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The lease allows Dynegy to operate the plant and regulates the cooling water it discharges back into Estero Bay through an outlet next to Morro Rock.
The terms include certain concessions, such as two land deeds to come in lieu of a partial payment from Dynegy next fiscal year, and mean new projects for the city, Mayor Bill Yates said.
The property concessions are "something we've wanted forever," he added. "It's a great deal for us to finally get ownership of that."
The land includes a triangle-shaped property on two acres adjacent to the power plant, which the city could use for parking, and a Front Street parcel below the Surf Street stairs slated for a future maritime museum.
The council is slated to meet with museum organizers in 2013 so they can begin fundraising for that project, Yates said.
The power plant lease also includes monthly rent payments and annual sums for fire protection and activities, such as neighborhood workshops to brainstorm future options for the site when the antiquated plant eventually closes.
In May, Dynegy officials formally notified the California Energy Commission that it would not modernize the power plant, open since the 1950s. The company also announced that it plans to operate the existing facility for as long as possible.
Since 2004, the city has collected $750,000 a year in fees on the plant's leases.
Dynegy will also continue its 10-year lease to the city for Lila Keiser Park and the adjacent land on J Street, which allows Morro Bay to apply for park improvement grants, Schultz said.
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This interview was originally published in September 2011.
Mathieu Santos is one of the founding members of and the bassist for the New York City-based orchestral-pop indie band Ra Ra Riot, signed to Barsuk Records. He and his fellow band members met in January 2006 during their last semester of college at Syracuse University. The band has since released several albums and EPs, toured throughout the country and has had their songs placed in film and television. Ra Ra Riot's album The Orchard was nominated for an Independent Music Award in January, 2011. In August, Mat released his first solo album, Massachusetts 2010.
I recently spoke with Mat about how Ra Ra Riot came to be, what he has learned about touring and building a band and some advice he has for artists that want to make music their career.
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Thanks so much for taking some time to talk to me, Mat. How did you get started with Ra Ra Riot?
We all met at Syracuse University and officially formed in January, 2006. None of us knew each other before the band started. Milo, our guitarist, was the link between everyone; he brought us all together. We all met for the first time at our first practice.
And it just clicked.
Yeah. Originally, it was just supposed to be something to do during our last semester at school – a fun thing to do for a few months. It did end up being so much fun, and we were able to build up a little bit of a following within the campus community. So, we decided to keep it going in the summer and book our first tour.
It's interesting: As a kid, I played in a band at NYU, and after college, I was met with the very harsh reality of how much harder it is once you can't knock on everyone's door in your dorm room, and when you no longer have that centralized mechanism of a campus. How did you go about booking a tour when you hadn't toured previously?
We were pretty lucky, because right from the very beginning we had a really great manager, Josh, who was a really good friend of ours at Syracuse. He was actually living in the house that we were living in, so he just became our manager by default. He was a management major at Syracuse and was also interning for Sony Records at the time. He was already pretty savvy about the music industry, as was Rebecca, our violin player, because she was a music industry major. We were fortunate enough to have friends in our circle who knew a little bit about what they were doing.
The first tour we booked was pretty bare bones – a lot of small clubs in the Northeast. There were eight shows over a two-week span. It wasn't anything too grand, but it was enough to get a taste for it and get a little something going. It was nice because having left school, everyone knew someone in every city we played in. We had at least a small crowd come out.
So it was really that simple: "Who do we know in this town? Whose couch can we crash on here, and how can we get people out?"
Exactly. It was a lot of fun. We rented an old police van and just did it. We didn't really know what we were doing. But it went okay. And it was fun enough for us to want to try to do it again on a little bit bigger scale.
Obviously, a lot of bands aren't lucky enough to have a guy like Josh, who I've talked to on and off since I saw you guys play at a Ben Sherman – of all places – in 2006. A lot of people don't get that lucky to have somebody with a lot of practical experience who is really dedicated and just says, "Come hell or high water, money be damned, I'm going to manage that band." From your perspective, what did you do to grow your band? Which elements and techniques wound up being the most effective for growing a fan base?
The time we were starting out was when Myspace had reached its pinnacle as an influential tool for bands. So, that helped a lot. Working with Josh was great for everyone, because we couldn't have gone as far as we did without him. And he probably couldn't have done as much without a client like us. It worked out perfectly that it was the first band he managed and the first real band we had played in. It was a great symbiotic environment. And it still is today.
In general, the internet was a major help. And Josh is good at making connections. The first thing that really helped us get to the next level was CMJ, which we played the first year we were together, in the Fall of 2006. By then, we had done a bunch of really small tours. And then CMJ worked really well for us. We got a lot of positive coverage on a lot of blogs and a few other publications too as a result.
Did you have a publicist at that time, or was that all Josh just making cold calls?
At that time, I honestly don't remember. But it was probably mostly just Josh. I think it was at that CMJ that we met our lawyer, our booking agent and our first publicist. Up until then, we were still doing everything ourselves.
I realize everyone has their own perspective based on their unique life experiences and path in the music business. But you weren't a band for very long before you had your first booking agent come on board.
It happened within about the first eight months.
There are so many bands that do well in a lot of different markets and can't get anyone to take a risk on them. Talent aside, what do you think you guys were doing right that made an agent jump on board?
When we first formed at Syracuse we formed primarily to be a house party band, which was all that was going on at school. There were a couple clubs on campus, but mostly we played house parties. Our whole performance was tailored to that environment, so there was a lot of uninhibited energy and a lot of interaction with the crowd. We were just having a lot of fun, and our whole idea was just to keep doing it as long as that was still the case. I think a lot of people related to that when they saw us play. It was a fun, un-self-conscious, energetic thing that was different from what a lot of people were doing at the time.
We were really nervous coming into CMJ, because it was our first big thing, and we knew it was also a very industry-focused event. But we tried not to think about it too much and just did what we did. We got so much positive feedback from it, that we knew we were going in a good direction.
And it was right around that time that you started to have labels, publishers and people sniffing around. How would you recommend that people starting out get that attention and then how should they deal with it?
It was a little confusing, a little scary. It takes a while to gauge where people are coming from. But it was also very exciting, especially since we didn't expect to be playing together beyond just one semester. Then, we did a couple tours, and CMJ came. And it was the first time we started considering the possibility of doing the band as a full-time gig. We thought, "Wow, there's really interest. We can actually make the leap from the college environment to touring the country." It was just a matter of listening the feedback of everyone that was interested in working with us. A lot of it was just feeling everyone out and trying to pick the people who we thought wanted to work with us for the right reasons. That idea has always been really important to us.
It was a little daunting, but we were all in it together. It was the first time any of us had ever experienced anything like it, so it was a galvanizing thing, and we were just really excited to take the next step.
It seems almost like it's similar to all of a sudden waking up one morning and looking like a Playboy model. Suddenly, everyone wants something from you. It's very strange. I've seen people weather that not so gracefully. But it seems like things have worked out for you.
You mentioned on the Uncensored Interview website that surviving in the music business and doing the DIY thing was very different than what you'd imagined. What are the big, key things you'd want to tell yourself if you were starting over?
That's an interesting question. For us, because every step of the way has been a pleasant surprise, I think we've always just been excited that whatever is happening is happening. In retrospect, when we look back at our first tour and how bad the conditions were – sleeping in rest stops every other night, etc. – it's surprising, because at the time it was really exciting. I think we've been really cautious the whole time to always trust our gut with the people we work with. That's definitely served us well.
At the beginning we were definitely a bit naïve in terms of trusting people. On one of our first tours, we had a horrible incident in Montreal. Our van was broken into, and everyone's laptops, phones and cameras were stolen. It was a situation where we left the van alone for maybe ten minutes. But we weren't that careful. Now we're a bit too paranoid for our own good. But it's better to be prepared than to get ripped off like that. There's no worse feeling than being really far away from home, having everything taken and just feeling lost. A van with a trailer is a pretty easy target.
I can't think of anything else off the top of my head that I would do differently. Every step has been such a big learning process for us. We knew nothing about touring the first tour we went on and we knew nothing about recording the first time we went into the studio. But we've learned all these things over the years.
I know that questions about your experiences become difficult questions to answer after a while, not because the answers are difficult but because it becomes harder and harder to divorce yourself from the experiences as time progresses. What are some small, practical things you've learned about touring?
Touring is always tough, because a complete lifestyle change can happen in as little as a day. One day, you're at home and comfortable; the next day, you're in a van for the next four-and-a-half weeks. It usually takes a while to adjust. The two-week mark is always the hump that's the hardest to get over. I think we've all learned to take touring day by day and not get overwhelmed by the scale of it. If you focus just on what you have to do that day, it makes everything pretty easy to get through. It's all about finding a system that works for you.
You guys are all still pretty young. But are there things you've found you have to be careful of in regards to your health while on tour?
Lately, a lot of us have been finding more time to go for a run or do other things like that while we're on tour. Taking out time to do that is really important. You also need alone time and time to reset and take care of your body after you've been sitting in a van all day.
We also do try to eat well. It's a little difficult to do, but if you can find a Whole Foods every day, it makes a big difference. Actually, that's one of the most important things: Nothing can boost morale more than a good meal. Sometimes it gets hard to find places in the middle of nowhere, but it's totally worth it if you can make the effort to find good food.
Do you have any additional advice for artists just starting out that want to make music a career?
Our main guiding motto has always been, "Let's have fun, and let's keep doing it as long as we're still having fun." We've had times in the past where we've stopped to reconsider and have asked ourselves, "Do we still want to do this? Are we still having fun?" And we have always decided that yes, we are. We don't want to be doing anything else. I would tell other musicians, "Just do what feels right. Trust your gut and your instincts."
Building a good team is also really important. People will tell you a lot of things and make a lot of promises. But you really have to get a feel for the people you work with. And you have to know they're in it for the right reasons and that they care about your music and your career. It's very important to be close to the people you work with.
But really, as long as you're having fun, everything else will fall into place.
To learn more about Mathieu Santos, visit the Ra Ra Riot website and check out his solo album Massachusetts 2010. You can watch the interview the band did for Uncensored Interview below.
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Imagine that you've recently completed some solid training in proofreading and/or copy-editing, and you're looking forward to your new existence as a fully fledged editorial professional. But wait! How can you be sure you're correctly applying all that you've learned?
One of the best places to learn is on the job, but this can be particularly stressful when you're starting out. You want to be sure you're doing the best work you can for a paying client – not only to offer them a good service for the money, but also to secure repeat business.
Here are some tips for getting valuable proofreading or copy-editing practice when you're starting out, or if you're expanding into new areas – without risking your reputation on a live job.
Once you've undertaken enough basic training, one further training route that the SfEP offers its members is mentoring (as do some other editorial organisations, such as EAC). You can be mentored in general proofreading or copy-editing, and there is now also the option of specialist mentoring in areas such as fiction, biomedical journals, law and music. Your mentor will send you exercises to work on (usually extracts from material they have edited previously) and will then provide you with detailed feedback and guidance on your strengths, as well as where you need to improve, over the course of several months. On successful completion of mentoring you will be awarded points that can be used towards upgrading your SfEP membership.
You might choose to carry out practice in the form of further self-study after completing more formal courses. One book that comes highly recommended and has been used by many proofreaders when starting out is Advanced Professional Member Margaret Aherne's Proofreading Practice: Exercises with model answers and commentary.
Those of us who work freelance can lack opportunities to simply lean over and ask a more experienced colleague for help if we get stuck, or if we don't know where to turn to support an editorial decision. One ever-reliable source of information on best practice is the SfEP forums. You can ask your own question as it arises, or search the extensive archives to see if the topic has been discussed before. (Often, it has!) Alternatively, read the forums regularly and see what others are asking. Sometimes the battle when trying to improve as an editor is not finding the answer to a particular question – it's finding out what questions it's necessary to ask.
The SfEP forums aren't the only places to go for advice. Other online forums, such as the Editors' Association of Earth Facebook group, are also invaluable and easily accessed sources of advice and support, and can provide a slightly different perspective.
This is one method that does require a live job and a dash of good fortune, but sometimes as a proofreader you will be lucky enough to see the work of an editorial professional employed earlier in the process, such as the copy-editor or the development/commissioning editor, as part of your proofreading or copy-editing job. Even a small insight into how someone else – perhaps someone considerably more experienced – works can be illuminating. Don't simply collate what's there, or skip over it – try to understand why editorial decisions have been taken, and what the implications are for you and the wider publishing process.
If you are able to attend a local SfEP group, this could provide an ideal opportunity to pick colleagues' brains about best approaches to work. Perhaps you could suggest sharing examples of how group members have tackled real-life jobs, or short extracts from them … NDAs and client confidentiality permitting, of course.
It sounds obvious, but it can be easy to overlook the need to read voraciously, outside of actual work. If you specialise in particular types of editing work, and most of us probably do, it's obviously important to read widely in these areas – but really, almost any kind of reading will help to train your eye and help you to know what good writing looks like (and what it doesn't). And let's face it, it's not as if more reading is a chore for most editors!
This might sound obvious, but you can't ever have too much practice. It's possible to get up to speed with the basics of editing fairly quickly, but it can take years to get really good. You never stop learning, even over the course of decades – technology and software move on, and editorial fashions and tastes change. Keeping up to date with innovations and reflecting on your practice never stop being important.
By Liz Jones has been an editor since 1998, and full-time freelance since 2008; she is an Advanced Professional Member of the SfEP. She specialises in trade non-fiction, fiction and educational publishing, but also works with a range of business clients and individuals. When not editing she writes fiction, and also blogs about editing and freelancing at Eat Sleep Edit Repeat.
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This entry was posted in Getting started, Professional development, Training and tagged CPD, mentoring, training on August 4, 2016 by Abi Saffrey.
This post has been incredibly helpful Liz. Thank you so much for sharing it! I am just about finished with my editing certificate (from Simon Fraser University) and have begun taking on as much volunteer work as I can.
Thanks, Micayla (and apologies for the slow reply). I'm glad you found it helpful, and good luck!


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This volunteer project will not take place in the event of inclement weather. Volunteer projects are dependent on the season and the needs of the park.
Closed-toed work shoes are required. Do not bring additional bags, as there is really no place to store belongings. Dress comfortably and be prepared to get dirty! Best to remove jewelry, and wear hair tied back.
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In Pure object-oriented (OO) languages, everything in the system is, consistently, an object, without exception: every class, instance, method, character, punctuation mark, etc. Consistency makes much programming easier to learn and do, faster, and more productive. In non-pure OO languages (C++, Java, etc.), some things are, inconsistently, not objects: classes, primitives (characters, punctuation), etc. Inconsistency makes much programming harder to learn and do, slower, and less productive. On this page, languages are arranged in two groups and levels: 1) Top group: types or classes of language. 2) Bottom group: specific languages.
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Son style pictural fortement réaliste se caractérise par une profusion de couleurs très lumineuses se raccrochant au courant romantique d'empreinte  hayezienne.

Il organisa plusieurs expositions des travaux de restauration à Prato et à Sienne et écrivit également des  articles sur l'art art pour des revues françaises et italiennes.

Il mourut à Sienne le , son corps enterré dans le cimetière même qui  contient plusieurs de ses travaux et son tombeau a été conçu par Luisa Mussini, la fille de son professeur, et qui fut, à partir de 1893, son épouse et son assistante. Quelques jours après sa mort, le conseiller Guido Papini  dédia une salle du Palazzo di Pretorio à sa mémoire, en exposant ses croquis et d'autres travaux que l'artiste avait donnés à sa ville de naissance en 1911.

Œuvres
 Décorations à l'oratoire Sainte-Thérèse, chapelle Raffo, sanctuaire Sainte-Catherine,
 Nativité du Christ et Présentation au temple, des gables de la façade du  Duomo de Sienne.
 Gravure et niellage en complément des marqueteries du pavement intérieur du Duomo de Sienne commencées par  Pinturicchio, Duomo de Sienne
 Décoration à fresque, chapelle Vinaccesi, Duomo de Prato.
 Décorations église del Carmine, Lavagna.
 Décorations des chapelles du séminaire Chiappeto, Ligurie
 Décorations de l'église Sant'Anna, Nostra Signora del Monte, Gênes.
 Transport du corps de Saint Stéphane (1860), retable, Musée diocésain, Prato.
 La Sainte Famille (1898), Duomo, Prato.
 Portrait d'Emilia Sampieri (1870),  Prato
 La Naissance de Vénus,
 Annonciation, carton préparatoire de la fresque, chapelle Raffo, cimetière de la Miséricorde, Musée civique, Prato.
 Saint Ludovic de Toulouse (1861), église San Domenico, Prato.
 Bozzetto pour les fresques de la salle du Risorgimento, Palazzo Pubblico (Sienne).
 Œuvre dans la partie  des collections de la Monte dei Paschi di Siena.

Notes et références

Bibliographie
 Francesca Ceccherin,  english.mps.it
  , Prato/Sienne, 1964.

Sources

Liens externes

 Monographie sur un site de Prato
 Alessandro Franchi sur le site Artnet.fr
 Portrait de Alessandro Franchi et Giuseppe Felli (1855) sur le site .it

Naissance à Prato
Peintre italien du XIXe siècle
Peintre italien du XXe siècle
Peintre portraitiste italien
Peintre fresquiste
Peintre d'art sacré
Peintre de l'école siennoise
Naissance en mars 1838
Décès en avril 1914
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Décès à 76 ans

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Soil types vary from sandy clay to decomposed granite.
Chardonnay grapes are harvested between 22° - 23° Balling.
Grapes were crushed and the juice allowed skin contact for up to 8 hours. Tradition is that the berries should be yellow and sunkissed when it is fully ripe. The juice is fermented with wild yeasts in 80% stainless steel tanks and 20% 3rd and 4th fill French oak barrels without proper settling. The juice is stirred often during fermentation to lift the lees, but also for some time after fermentation.
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Br(u)no: Rain, Flooding and, Literally, Sh*t
Bruno Zalubil July 11, 2020 Br(u)no: Rain, Flooding and, Literally, Sh*t2020-07-11T08:58:08+02:00 Column
Photo credit: KK / Brno Daily.
Last night, a dramatic thunder and lightning storm crossed over Brno, putting the finishing touches on a scorching day. The breeze was cool and refreshing. It was a nice summer night to contemplate the past and the future. It was pleasant.
The forecast says that it is supposed to rain again today, particularly in the late morning. That, unfortunately, will not be pleasant. It is the exact time when some of us will be running in a race at the Brno Lake.
What are you going to do? Come Hell or high water, you do what you have to do.
There is a reason for that saying. High water can definitely be Hell. Flooding is a common and deadly occurrence in the Czech Republic. And there will probably be much more to come this summer.
It all reminds of one of the worst days of my life.
I was on my way out of the house to attend the opening game of the 2016 football season: FC Zbrojovka against Slavia Praha. The rain was definitely coming down strongly, but, as a fan, you do what you have to do.
Something smelled strangely at the front door. When I opened the basement door, the smell was even stronger. At the bottom of the stairs and around the corner, I found the source. The 50cm X 50cm plastic cover that covered the access hole to the underground plumbing was hovering 30cm above the concrete floor over a square column of sh*t. The rain was coming down so heavily that it had backed the sewage into our basement.
The stench was overwhelming. The rain pounded against the windows. And the water was starting to gush out around the sides of the sh*t column. The edges were beginning to water down and spread as a brown sludge around the basement hallway and into the adjoining rooms, including the one where we had long-term storage of non-perishable foodstuffs.
My eight-months-pregnant wife was upstairs with our infant daughter, yet the basement of our home was, literally, filling with our own sh*t.
My mother-in-law came to the basement door to see what the commotion was about. "Hovno!" I screamed, using the Czech word for sh*t. "Hovno je všude!" Sh*t is everywhere! Normally, I would never use a swear word with her, but, for several moments (apparently despite the smell), she didn't realize that I was literally talking about sh*t and not just expressing anger.
The concrete pipe that went from the basement, under the front yard and out into the public sewage system had disintegrated and filled with dirt. When the rain came down the gutter pipe from the roof, it had nowhere to go but into the basement, pushing back everything that had been accumulating in that section of the pipe for the past months: urine, feces, hair, undigested corn, toilet paper.
Suffice it to say, I missed the Zbrojovka game (it was called off because of the rain anyway) and set to, literally, shoveling sh*t.
I had to use a hand trowel. It was unpleasant.
Come Hell or high water. You do what you have to do.
Four years later, after the passing of my mother in law, we are in the process of buying the house. And, since the latest public land-use plan has been released, we are hoping and praying that the many new variants that would require the demolition of our home will not come to pass.
At least there is a bright side. Today, while running 10 kilometers, when I hit the point where I am tired and in pain, I will know that it is still better than, literally, shoveling sh*t.
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Trekking in New Guinea Leads to Solar Panel Mission in Remote Mountain Village
Diane Andrews Posted on POSTED 12:00 AM, April 24, 2013
"Where in the world is Naduri? Where is New Guinea?" are the first questions people ask when Peter and Karie Stephens tell them about their plan to take their two young sons to Naduri during summer vacation.
The village of Naduri is located in a remote, mountainous area of Papua New Guinea and can be reached only by footpath or in an aircraft light enough to land on its single grass airstrip. It has about 300 adults, an uncounted number of children, no electricity, and no hot and cold running water. Naduri is so remote that even Google Maps has trouble pinpointing it.
Drawn by the dual call of mission and adventure, the Santa Clara couple and their sons, Mikey, six, and Mason, four, will embark on a one-week trip to install solar panels on the village's only school—an elementary school completed in March by the nonprofit Kokoda Track Foundation (www.kokodatrackfoundation.org), based south of New Guinea in Sydney, Australia.
"We want our boys to know about the kids in Naduri. Our boys have so much, and we don't want them growing up thinking it's normal," says Karie. "We want them to know that just because people live far away doesn't mean that they're strange."
Even the Stephens had never heard of far-away Naduri before Peter and his father embarked in August 2012 on a 60-mile trek along the Kokoda Track—an old, single-lane trade route that crosses the Owen Stanley Mountain Range, which separates the east and west coasts of New Guinea.
During WWII, Australian troops battled Japanese troops along the track. With the help of locals from villages such as Kokoda and Naduri, the Australians prevailed, preventing the Japanese from reaching and invading Australia.
Stephens—a Santa Clara police officer—and his dad, Noel Stephens—originally an Australian but now a U.S. citizen, spent eight days hiking the steep, muddy track. Naduri, adopted by trek organizer BackTrack Adventures, was one of the villages they visited along the way.
Seventh Day Adventist missionaries long ago brought Christianity to New Guinea, and when a Naduri village elder learned that Stephens' dad was a retired Methodist minister, the elder told them that the village needed Bibles and a solar panel for their church. Stephens' dad sent the Bibles. Now Stephens and his family are installing the solar panel, but on the school instead.
"I really think it's great that the love of Jesus has stayed there," says Karie. "We think of the villagers as our brothers and sisters, and I'm excited because we're in a position to fill their need."
Stephens is purchasing the solar panel kit from a New Guinea company. He plans to travel to Ohio in May for training in how to install solar panels and will train the villagers to maintain the installation, which will power lights, fans, and projectors.
The Stephens, both former Marines, are raising money to offset the mission cost of about $15,000 with the help of their church, the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Clara. For more information, including how to make a tax-deductible contribution to Power Up Papua, visit www.poweruppapua.com.
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, second only to Greenland. Its population of 7.5 million is comprised of almost 1,000 different tribal groups speaking about 1,000 languages, making New Guinea the most linguistically diverse area in the world. Luckily for the Stephens, English is the language for education and, if not English, people speak Tok Pisin, a language derived in part from pidgin English.
"Visiting New Guinea makes you take things slower," says Peter. "The people in the villages don't have iPhones and laptops—everything everybody in this area gets worked up about on a daily basis."
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I just bought a ND2901 and found that the average copy speed of my 2 SD cards is about 15 MB/s which is much lower than the advertised 40 MB/s.
The first card is a Sandisk Extreme Pro 95 MB/s SDXC, and the second one is a Sandisk Extreme 60 MB/s SDCX. I tested both cards can read at their rated speed when using a Macbook Air.
The strange part is that when I copy the 2 SD cards using a SD-to-CF converter, the speed is raised to 25 MB/s. The converter specification states 25 MB/s is the fastest speed it can do, so the bottleneck is on the converter and not the card. But it is still much faster than using the plain SD card.
I am wondering if my ND2901 is faulty or not. Can someone please give me some advice? Thanks.
I've seen speeds of around 25MB/s on my ND2901 using Sandisk Extreme Pro SDHC 95MB/s cards (16 and 32 GB).
Could anyone from NextoDI please indicate which SD cards actually do get to a download speed of 40MB/s?
ND2901 provides max. 40 MB/s for SD memory card.
but in reality, the speed rate could be slow caused by other things, like file system or each file size..etc.
I am getting about 36 MB/sec. from the SanDisk Extreme Pro 32GB card. I don't have the 64GB card to test. Can anyone else confirm that it is very slow as mentioned above?


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From a moderate beginning in 2007 to become the largest e-commerce marketplace in India, Flipkart went through both difficult as well as successful phase At first it was started as the very small website, but through firm determination and extraordinary technical skill of their founder duo-Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, they finally reached the top.
But, Do you ever wanted to know how the site started? What was the first item sold on Flipkart? So, here in this post, I am going to talk about some interesting facts about Flipkart.
About Binny and Sachin Bansal
As we know that opposites attract, and this holds for the co-founders of Flipkart. Both Binny and Sachin Bansal went through the same school but were not good friends. They are the former students of IIT-Delhi and there they became close friends. Then they worked for Amazon as the software engineer, which later turned out to be their biggest competitor. But before joining Amazon, Binny was twice rejected by Google. Then he worked for Sarnoff Corporation, where he created a sensor of car that warns a car turning a lane without giving a signal. But after working for a year they left Amazon to launch their Online Bookselling site and thus founded Flipkart. They launched Flipkart with the capital of 4,00,000 rupees in cash in an apartment in Bangalore.
During the initial days, both Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal used to deliver books on their scooters in Bangalore. And in October 2015, they had been seen at the doorsteps of some customers, personally delivering goods to gain a thorough understanding from their online buyers.
The First Order
The first book they sold after launching the Flipkart was "Leaving Microsoft to change the world" by John Wood to a customer from Hyderabad. And it was Sachin Bansal who did the packing and Binny Bansal was the delivery boy. Also in an interview, Sachin Bansal told that during the early days they used to write fake reviews of books on their website to encourage buyers to buy and it worked!
The Merger
In 2014, Flipkart gained Myntra.com for $300 million and then they bought Myntra's competitor Jabong for $70 million. They also acquired Appiterate, which was launched as an A/B mobile testing tool, to enhance its mobile platform. Flipkart also acquired eBay. in, PhonePe, Letsbuy.com, etc.
Flipkart Big Billion Days
The Big Billion Day sale was a big twist that made Flipkart remarkable, as they escape Amazon's market share. It was started in 2015, and in this three-day sale, they sold products that worth $ 200million. Then in 2016, the sale worth $225 million. And you will be surprised to know that during this 3-day sale, shoes and TVs are sold more than the combined sale of all retailers in India.
Xiaomi Tie-up
You will be surprised to know that it took only 40 minutes for Xiaomi Mi3 first batch and an additional 1.70 lakh units to sell. And also 2,40,400 units of Xiaomi Redmi 1S budget Android Smartphone, priced at just Rs.5999 were sold under a total of 1 minute.
Flipkart Termed as Alibaba
Flipkart was started from the personal saving of Binny and Sachin Bansal which was about $6000 and is now making $1.5 billion yearly and termed as India's Alibaba.
Flipkart Brand-Divastri
Flipkart launched its first private-label fashion brand named Divastri for women's.
You will be surprised to know that 13 million visitors are visiting Flipkart daily.
Acquisition by Walmart
On May 4, 2018, it was reported that the US retail chain Walmart had won a bidding war with Amazon to gain most of the shares of Flipkart for the US $15 billion. And on May 9, 2018, Walmart publically announced its plan to gain a 77% of controlling share in Flipkart for $16 billion.


The applications and demand for sheet metal fabrication within the construction industry has grown significantly in recent years. The days of standard profile panels and building edges are long gone. Modern manufacturing techniques and design packages can produce unique features to find practical and aesthetic solutions in building design.
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A homeschooling mom of three, Kim is married to her best friend and biggest supporter, Darren. She loves coffee with vanilla creamer, chocolate chip cookie dough, Mexican food, and walking through the vineyards of Livermore, CA. Her family attends Cornerstone Fellowship where Kim can be found preaching on the occasional weekend or leading Bagels & Bibles, a large community bible study for women.
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Your headlights are your first line of defense when it comes to protecting yourself and your vehicle's inhabitants from a potential accident while driving at night. Aside from being powerful tools that help you see in the dark, they also tell other drivers on the road where you are, contributing to a collective safety network of roadway luminosity.
These days, headlight covers are typically manufactured from hard clear plastics, rather than glass. Over time, these headlight covers can yellow and cloud over, resulting in decreased effectiveness and not-so-appealing aesthetics. In this post, we'll explain why our headlights oxidize, how it can be prevented with basic maintenance, and how you can treat and fix your already foggy headlights.
Modern headlight covers are made from durable polycarbonate plastic, a naturally clear, amorphous and heat resistant thermoplastic. Polycarbonate plastic was chosen as a replacement for acrylic plastic headlight covers for its immense strength, useful in applications that require both transparency, and potential impact resistance traits.
These poly lenses are prone to oxidation, as they also act as a natural UV filter. Oxidation occurs from prolonged exposure to air and sunlight that damages the exterior coating of the material, and manifests as a yellow cloud, or haze. General wear and tear from the road can also play a part in headlight deterioration.
Gravel, dirt, stones and dust will chip, scratch and pit the headlight cover, accelerating the oxidation process. Water vapor and condensation inside the headlight can also affect the clarity and vividness of your lights – this is caused by trapped air and high moisture content that can diffuse and scatter the path of your lights onto the road.
Luckily, polycarbonate plastic headlight lenses can be treated and prevented with some basic and regular maintenance efforts. All vehicle components wear down with age, and your headlights are no different – the advantage of preventative maintenance is that you can easily integrate it into a monthly, or semi-monthly routine.
First, consider parking your vehicle out of the sun as much as possible. This will not only preserve the exterior coating of your headlight covers, but will also contribute to saving your vehicle's paint job from oxidation and fade. Park it in a garage, or under the shade of a tree or building should the option present itself. Second to parking, a light polish can be easily applied to your headlights every few months to help remove the developing layer of oxidation. This polish should contain no grit or abrasive properties, and is only used to remove subtle yellowing from the clear coat on the polycarbonate lens cover. A polish that contains carnauba, for example, will help to protect the lens.
Second, don't underestimate the advantages of a good wash. Keeping your vehicle clean is always a good way to help protect the aesthetic and function of your headlights. A good automotive wash at least 4 times per year will help to prevent and remove any buildup of oxidation, acids, and grime that can contribute to foggy headlights.
When regular maintenance isn't enough to counteract the effects of headlight oxidation, have no fear – there are a few ways, both DIY and professional, that can help to breathe life back into your foggy headlights.
Common baking soda and toothpaste can be effective restoration agents for foggy headlights. Both substances are abrasive enough to remove oxidation grit without damaging or scratching the clear coat underneath. A good store-bought polishing compound can also be a good entry-level headlight fix.
The saving grace of most critically damaged and/or yellowing headlights are designated headlight restoration kits that are specifically designed to bring your headlight lenses back to life. These kits consist of a mildly abrasive polishing compound, microfiber cloth, fine grit sandpaper and a fixture to which you can attach to a drill or a motorized polisher. These kits are designed to remove yellow haze by buffing out the damaged layer of oxidation from the lens.
First, clean the lens with water and an automotive soap to remove and excess dirt or road grime. Then apply a liberal amount of the headlight restoration polish and use the provided attachment to gently polish and remove the existing fogginess. Be especially careful – as you're using an abrasive substance – to not gouge the deeper surface of the headlight lens. As you progressively polish, you will notice the yellow fog start to disappear. Simply rinse off the remaining cleanser with a brush or a clean rag, and polish until dry.
Repeat on the other headlight!
While we may neglect our headlights when compared to brakes, body repairs, and engine maintenance, the light they provide is the primary safety feature of any vehicle, and as such, deserves our attention every now and then. A bit of elbow grease, and an hour of polishing are all you typically need to restore your foggy headlights to a like-new appearance that will maximize the effectiveness of your lights when driving.


One great way to ensure that your small business remains on the road to perpetual growth is by investing in quality control services. This approach is valuable because it ensures that all of the products and services you're providing clients are safe. Also note that the consistent use of quality control services can decrease the likelihood of an unwanted work-related accident. Companies such as Reactor Services are pleased to offer clients inspection services as well as a catalyst screening system. Before you hire an inspection company, be sure to check their rating with the Better Business Bureau (BBB). If the company has not attained a rating, check the online reviews that former customers have left about them.
If you're serious about growing your small business in 2017, make sure that you find a mentor. This mentor will be able to help you in numerous ways. First, she or he can help you identify your professional strengths and weaknesses so that you can learn how to operate most effectively on the job. Second, the mentor can oftentimes provide you with job leads when you're ready for professional advancement. A third benefit of having a mentor is that she or he will generally be willing to write you strong letters of recommendation whenever they're needed. Generally, it's advantageous to select a mentor who has extensive experience and knowledge in your field.
In addition to finding a mentor, make sure that you focus on optimizing your company's online presence. This approach will help you market your products and services to individuals who haven't been exposed to your brand through traditional advertising mechanisms like radio commercials and print ads. Some of the digital marketing strategies a firm's representatives might deploy to help your small business grow in the ecommerce sector include web design and development, online reputation management, and social media optimization.
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Best answer: Do electric cars make pollution?
Do electric cars emit air pollution?
Do electric cars reduce air pollution?
How do cars cause pollution?
What are the cons of electric cars?
Why EV is not the future?
Why are cars bad for the environment?
Are hybrid cars better for the environment?
Which vehicle does not cause pollution?
How much of pollution is from cars?
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Why you shouldn't get an electric car?
Why electric cars will never work?
Are gas cars better than electric?
Electric cars have several benefits over conventional internal combust engine automobiles, reduction of local air pollution, especially in cities, as they do not emit harmful tailpipe pollutants such as particulates (soot), volatile organic compounds, hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, ozone, lead, and various oxides of …
Unlike traditional motor vehicles, electric vehicles do not run on diesel or gasoline. Electric vehicles, therefore, do not emit air pollutants. Furthermore, electric vehicles are very economical—they help motorists reduce fuel consumption.
Because EVs do not rely on fossil fuels for power, they may not have certain components that ICE vehicles do. For instance, parts such as fuel lines, fuel tanks, and tailpipes. This means that most EVs do not emit carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), which helps reduce air pollution.
Burning gasoline and diesel fuel creates harmful byproducts like nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, benzene, and formaldehyde. In addition, vehicles emit carbon dioxide, the most common greenhouse gas. The good news is that you can reduce pollution from motor vehicles.
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Disadvantages of Electric Vehicles – cons
Finding a Charging station – EV charging stations are fewer and further between than gas stations.
Charging takes longer.
The driving range on a full charge.
Higher Initial Purchase Cost.
Replacing the Batteries is Expensive.
High cost of electricity: Electricity is expensive to generate and transmit. A natural gas fueled SOFC can produce electricity at a lower cost than the electric utility used to recharge batteries. Shortage of materials: Lithium-ion batteries require materials that are in relatively short supply.
Cars are a heavy CO2 emitter and air polluter
cars are a major contributor to air pollution producing significant amounts of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter. 80-90% of cars' environmental impact comes from fuel consumption and emissions of air pollution and greenhouse gases.
Improved fuel economy, as well as reduced fuel consumption, is a major benefit of hybrid cars. … Since hybrid cars use the electric motor more, they burn less fuel. This causes fewer emissions. It uses electricity: Since hybrid cars partially depend on electricity to run the vehicle, the use of gas is lowered.
Aeroplane. Cycle is an eco-friendly vehicle that does not pollute the environment.
Transportation and Climate Change
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation account for about 29 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, making it the largest contributor of U.S. GHG emissions.
IMPORTANT: Frequent question: Why plants do not make use of all the energy available to them?
Most of the air pollution takes place due to the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, gasoline to produce energy for electricity or transportation. The release of carbon monoxide in high level indicates how much fossil fuel is burned. This also emits other toxic pollutants in the air.
EVs, while expensive to purchase, may be cheaper in the long run because the vehicles require less maintenance and aren't bound by fluctuating gas prices. However, the drawbacks, including range anxiety, price, recharging length, and high chances of motion sickness, may outweigh the pluses.
So why aren't there more electric vehicles (EVs) on the world's roads? Reasons for the slow uptake of electric vehicles vary between countries. A UK survey found the most common reason for not buying one was a lack of fast charging points (37%) followed by concerns about range (35%) and cost (33%).
Going electric is cool, but gas-powered cars will always be cooler. … But, just because there's a surge of momentum in desire for electric cars, that doesn't mean that electric cars will always be better than gas cars. On the contrary, gas-powered cars will remain relevant even as the EV revolution comes in full swing.


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EPSRC Reference: EP/L016443/1
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Golunski, Professor S Plucinski, Dr P Wass, Professor DF
Biocatalysts Ltd BP CatScI Ltd
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23 Oct 2013 EPSRC CDT 2013 Interviews Panel N Announced
The report 'Higher Degree of Concern' by the Royal Society of Chemistry highlighted the importance of effective PhD training in providing the essential skills base for UK chemistry. This is particularly true for the many industries that are reliant on catalytic skills, where entry-point recruitment is already at PhD level. However, the new-starters are usually specialists in narrow aspects of catalysis, while industry is increasingly seeking qualified postgraduates equipped with more comprehensive knowledge and understanding across the cutting edge of the whole field.
The 2011 EPSRC landscape documents acknowledged the existing strengths of UK catalysis (including the concentration of academic expertise in the south-west), but recognised the critical need for growth in this strategic and high-impact field of technology. Over the following 18 months, the universities of Bath, Bristol and Cardiff worked closely together to put in place the foundations of an alliance in catalysis, based on the distinctive but complementary areas of expertise within the three institutions. This bid will build on this alliance by creating a single training centre with unified learning through teaching and research.
Building on the best practice of existing and established postgraduate training, and benefitting from the close geographical proximity of the three universities, each intake of PhD students will form part of a single cohort. The first year of the PhD will involve taught material (building on and expanding Cardiff's established MSc in catalysis), a student-led catalyst design project, and research placements in research laboratories across all aspects of catalysis science and engineering (and across all three institutions). This broad foundation will ensure students have a thorough grounding in catalysis in the widest sense, fulfilling the industry need for recruits who can be nimble and move across traditional discipline boundaries to meet business needs. It will also mean the students are well-informed and fully engaged in the design of a longer PhD project for the next three years. This project will be the same as the more traditional PhD in terms of its scholarship and rigour, but still include wider training aspects.
A further benefit of the broader initial training is that students will be able to complete PhD projects which transcend the traditional homogeneous, heterogeneous, engineering boundaries, and include emerging areas such as photo-, electro- and bio-catalysis. This will lead to transformative research and will be encouraged by project co-supervision that cuts across the institutions and disciplines. We have identified a core of 28 supervisors across the three universities, all with established track records of excellence which, when combined, encompasses every facet of catalysis research. Furthermore, full engagement with industry has been agreed at every stage; in management, training, project design, placements and sponsorship. This will ensure technology transfer to industry when appropriate, as well as early-stage networking for students with their potential employers.
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Harmonious pairing of Love and music at Columbia Orchestra
By Janene Holzberg
| For The Baltimore Sun |
Despite dismal wintry weather, 40 people of all ages turned out recently to watch the Columbia Orchestra rehearse.
The event — one of three open rehearsals offered each season — occurred midway through preparations for the all-volunteer orchestra's Jan. 31 concert, "Cinematic Inspirations."
Conductor Jason Love noted that audience members had the opportunity to observe how the music comes together, then interact with the musicians on a break.
Love, who became the group's fourth conductor and music director in 1999, likes to let the audience in on the group's inner workings as a way to demystify the classical music world.
The North Carolina native said it also inoculates the community against "the disease we battle," what he calls the "I didn't know Columbia had an orchestra" syndrome.
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The orchestra was started in a Columbia living room in 1977, a decade after the planned community was founded by James Rouse.
Today, "we have well over 100 musicians on our roster, making us larger than most professional orchestras," said Love, 44. "And we are one of the busiest community orchestras in the nation."
The Columbia Orchestra has multiplied its audience since Love took the reins, climbing from an annual attendance of 1,100 in his first season to 11,000 in his 15th season, which ended in June.
He increased the number of performances from six to 16 a year over the same period while overseeing a budget that quadrupled from $50,000 to $200,000. The organization receives grants from the Community Foundation of Howard County, the county and state arts councils, PNC Foundation and Vantage House, among others.
Performances regularly attract more than 600 to the Jim Rouse Theatre and Performing Arts Center at Wilde Lake High School, which has a capacity of 730, making the topic of a building a larger performing arts venue an oft-revisited one.
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The group formerly performed at the Smith Theatre at Howard Community College before outgrowing that site's 424 seats.
Those who know Love say the conductor is the driving force behind the orchestra's continuing growth.
Coleen West, executive director of the Howard County Arts Council, used Love last month when she joined a throng of county agencies requesting budget dollars from Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman and the County Council.
"I testified for a short while, but then I introduced Jason and he played his cello for the remaining two minutes" of her allotted time, West said. "Everyone thought it was an amazing way to drive home what we [as a granting organization] are supporting.
"Jason is charismatic, young and dedicated, and he challenges the musicians to be the best they can be. We use the Columbia Orchestra as a model organization because they've done everything right."
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Becoming a musician
Love lives in Anne Arundel County in a guest house far enough removed from neighbors that he can practice his cello or play electric guitar whenever he wants.
He grew up in the small town of Burlington, N.C. His world changed when, around age 14, he heard the North Carolina Symphony play, and he quickly "plowed his way" through the local library's collection of classical recordings.
"The musicians looked very dashing in their tuxedos, and I was so excited by the music and the enthusiasm of the conductor," recalled Love, who wears a white tie and tails at the podium.
Love eventually came to Baltimore to attend the Peabody Conservatory where, after consistently ranking as the top student cellist in North Carolina, he had an epiphany.
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Upon hearing the school's top musicians perform, "I realized, 'Oh, I stink, and I've got a lot of catching up to do,' " he said.
Love had earlier considered becoming a physicist, though he says he wasn't smart enough. He also mulled being an actor, though he says he didn't have enough stage presence.
That left music, for which he had talent — and an unusual look: His head of curly hair dramatically turned gray by the time he was 30.
Devoting 60 percent of his time to conducting and 40 percent to performing and teaching, Love is nothing if not serious about his musical goals.
Yet he and his parents and two older sisters loved to laugh together when he was growing up, and he has woven that family legacy into his life by listening to stand-up comedians on satellite radio and through his occasional unpredictability at the podium.
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He has surprised orchestra members at symphonic pops concerts by dressing as Professor Dumbledore for a performance of music from "Harry Potter" films, and as a Klingon and Darth Vader for "Star Wars"- and "Star Trek"-themed concerts, among other costumes.
Love knows the Columbia Orchestra is the main avenue to hearing classical music for most of its audience members, in part because of its convenient access, frequent family-oriented programming and subsidized ticket prices, which cover only a third of the orchestra's expenses.
"We exist to show you great works of art, but we balance that with finding the next masterpieces," Love said.
One of those offerings was a piece composed by Christopher Rouse, a cousin of Jim Rouse who won a 1993 Pulitzer Prize for his Trombone Concerto.
"It is a most virtuosic piece and an aesthetically challenging piece, but it went over well," Love said, noting the well-known preference of many audiences for the familiar.
"We're not always playing easy pieces to sell; we're asking our audience to keep growing with us."
'The critical part'
Love said the area's concentration of phenomenal musicians translates to orchestra members' ability to rise to any challenge he sets before them.
That's a point shared by Jonathan Carney, concertmaster of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for the last 13 years. Carney, a violinist who's known Love for 25 years, said the concept of an all-volunteer orchestra works well in Columbia because there are a large number of scientists and doctors living in the area who "tended to play a musical instrument to a fairly high level in high school and college."
"These types of professionals tend to do well in music, largely because they are perfectionists and music is all about that," Carney said.
In turn, that level of musicianship is what attracted someone of Love's caliber to be the orchestra's conductor, Carney said.
"Jason is also a perfectionist who is highly trained and a fantastic conductor who understands the technical, musical and psychological needs of an orchestra," he said.
"He's spontaneous, intuitive and a master of situations that are constantly in flux. When Jason asks me to play I say, 'Yes.' I'd be happy to work with him on a weekly basis."
Asked where he sees himself in five years, Love says he'd be "perfectly thrilled" to have the same job.
"I find there are lots of opportunities here to grow and to forge new musical journeys," he said.
"Columbia was a big experiment, and Howard County can be quite experimental. Keeping fresh eyes on what we're doing will be the critical part."
•Young People's Concerts will be held at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Feb. 21, also at the Jim Rouse Theatre. Dance Connections will join the orchestra with Greg Jukes as narrator. General admission tickets for ages 11 and under are free; $15 for ages 12 and up. In between the concerts there will be a free musical instrument "petting zoo" for children to try out instruments.
To purchase tickets for either event, call 410-465-8777 or go to columbiaorchestra.org.
Two Columbia Orchestra events are coming up:
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•"Cinematic Inspirations" will feature the world premiere of a work commissioned by the Columbia Orchestra from Catholic University composer Andrew Earle Simpson, a score for the 1920 silent film "One Week" starring Buster Keaton. "William Tell Overture," "Night on Bald Mountain" and "Grand Canyon Suite" will also be performed. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at the Jim Rouse Theatre, 5460 Trumpeter Road, Columbia. Tickets range from $10 to $25.
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APPSC Recruitment For English and Law Faculty -Applications in prescribed form are invited from citizens of India for filling up of 19 (nineteen) posts of Assistant Professor for the Govt, Law College of Arunachal Pradesh in the pay band-3 of Rs. 15600-39100 with AGP of Rs. 6000/- per month plus other allowances as admissible to Arunachal Pradesh Govt, Employees from time to time. Vacancy position is subject to variation.
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Candidates, who are, or have been awarded a Ph.D Degree in accordance with the University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D Degree) Regulations, 2609, shall be exempted from the requirement of the minimum eligibility condition of NET/SLET/SET for recruitment and appointment of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in Universities/Colleges/institutions.
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The Centre for Computer Science and Informatics Research has three main areas of research:
The Centre also hosts a very highly regarded PhD programme. Find out more about the PhD Programme in Computer Science at the University of Hertfordshire.
In the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014), half of CCSIR's research outputs were rated internationally excellent or world-leading. Find out more about our REF results.
Between 2008 and 2013, our research has received more than £8.4 million of external funding from the EU, UK research councils such as the EPSRC and BBSRC, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and foundations such as the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, the Garfield Weston Foundation and the Henry C. Hoare Charitable Trust.
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Desaru Coast Adventure Waterpark
As regular readers will be aware, my job requires me to travel to Singapore every two to three months for business purposes. As a rule I land in country late on Saturday afternoon, giving me a day and a bit to recharge batteries before I have to be useful. At one stage I thought that I might buy an annual pass for Universal Studios Singapore, but that idea fell by the wayside after my last visit because the mandatory locker policy made the experience an ordeal instead of the pleasure it should have been. Since then my usual Sunday routine has been a late breakfast, a few hours in the gym, a Gold Class movie, and an early dinner.
For this trip I decided instead to book a package tour from WTS Travel to the new Desaru Coast Adventure Waterpark located in the south-eastern corner of Malaysia. I'd expected the journey to take us across the Johor-Singapore Causeway, but our driver decided to use the Tuas Second Link instead. This seemed like a strange choice at first glance, given that it was around forty kilometres longer, but I've since realised that it had the advantage of using motorway for virtually the entire distance, making for a much more comfortable drive. The two customs checkpoints were very fast today, unlike on my last trip, and as a result the journey took around two hours and fifteen minutes from door to door.
The park is promoted as "one of the world's largest water parks", and while that might be true in terms of raw size it belies the fact that the twenty-one acre facility has a great deal of open space. There are thirty-five numbers on the map, but that's only because the designers have labelled everything they can think of; there are separate entries for the Penawar River and the Penawar River Entrance, separate entries for the Entrance and Exit, and there's even a number for Hard Rock Hotel Guests Only. The metric that matters to the average visitor is the number of rides, slides, and pools, and that's where the truth is revealed; as of this writing the park has twelve, which is one less than the Legoland Waterpark has installed in around one third of the space. More to the point, there are only nine of interest to anyone over the age of ten: four slides, a pirate ship, a water coaster, a lazy river, a huge wave pool, and a surfing simulator. The paucity of attractions was painfully obvious for my visit, as all of the majors had wait times in excess of forty-five minutes despite inclement weather. I was only able to manage six rides in six hours, and that was without stopping for food.
On the positive side, the park does look the part. The general theme is that of a Malaysian fishing village, and there is a consistency of presentation that works very well. The staff are without exception friendly; every time I looked at one my glance was met with a smile, and while announcements were only made in the local patois staff made a point of personally delivering an English translation to anyone who looked vaguely western. There was a good selection of park merchandise in the gift shop, and the food and drink prices were very fair. Credit cards were accepted throughout; though I had a small amount of local currency with me I could easily have gotten away without it. The only thing that I really didn't like was a strict no re-entry policy; each wristband can be used once and only once.
Visitors from western countries might be surprised to learn that virtually all guests today were wearing t-shirts with their swimwear; those of us who chose not to could be counted on one hand. This would seem to be a technical violation of the park's dress code, which states that proper swim attire is required, but that rule was just one of a number that was being widely ignored. Another forebade the use of mobile phones on rides and in pools, yet a sizeable percentage of guests had waterproof phone cases hanging from their necks, and I later discovered these on sale at one of the park shops. The one rule that I did see being rigidly enforced was a requirement to wear life jackets in the wave pool, suggesting that Malaysia has its own supply of lawyers seeking to justify their existence.
I decided to begin my visit with a quick photo run centered around the park's water coaster, a Mack creation that was the primary reason for my visit. After about ten minutes the heavens opened in dramatic fashion, which I took as my cue to switch into swimwear. Soon after I'd deposited everything into a locker and headed back for my credit, only to learn that it was temporarily closed due to what was now little more than drizzle. My immediate reaction was a double-take and a request for confirmation, which was provided with an apologetic grin; in defiance of all reason, management at Desaru Coast Adventure Waterpark have decided that they will only operate their water coaster in dry conditions. Rather than camp out at the entrance I made my way over to the Penawar River where I enjoyed a few minutes of gentle floating. There was a mid-course waterfall, but the route split giving those who wanted to bypass it the option to do so.
The two largest slides in the park use four-person ProSlide CLOVERleaf rafts, and both launch from the same tower. I'd expected to have to join another group for weight and balance reasons, but it was surprisingly difficult to achieve that in practice. At the boarding platform a number of groups indicated that they wouldn't be willing to share with a stranger, a fact explained to me by the operator with an apologetic "local people". I was rescued by an Australian couple on a road trip, and as they'd already experienced Riptide our return to ground level was by Tempest, an authentic Tornado slide with a yellow and brown funnel. I decided that going back for the other was more hassle than it was worth, and instead went for a spin on Wild Whirl which I was able to enjoy on my own.
The top of the slide had revealed empty boats cycling on the water coaster, and I duly made my way back across to it only to find the multitudes pouring out of the queue. No barrier had been put up, and given that I decided to join the few hardy souls camping out in line. I'd been in situ for no more than ten seconds when an operator came over to me to say that the ride was closed due to lightning in the area, but that I could wait if I wanted to. I decided that sitting down for a while was preferable to standing in line for another slide, especially given the thick clouds in the sky that promised further rain. In due course my patience was rewarded with the announcement that the ride was now open.
Kraken's Revenge (#2549) has a themed antechamber immediately prior to its boarding station with capacity for perhaps thirty guests. Each wall has two enormous flat screen televisions that are presumably intended to add atmosphere, though they were powered off today. The room also features a number of nautical props, including a small cannon which isn't secured to anything and which can easily be sent rolling across the room by children and/or the terminally immature. Seating is on a first come first served basis, though single riders are moved forward to occupy gaps, leaving me with my first lap in the second row instead of the back seat that I'd hoped for. On the plus side, this gave me a clear view of the ride mechanics, which are quite interesting. The ride uses a standard chain, but it is engaged only after the boats are lifted out of the water by a separate conveyor belt. I concluded that this was both to protect the mechanism and to minimise the amount of axle grease landing in the water trough; while the system will inevitably get wet it is probably best if the chain isn't continuously immersed.
There are two separate sets of anti-rollback ridges on the ascent, one on each side of the boat, though they are inaudible in regular operation; one presumes that they are held out of the way magnetically until they are actually needed. At the apex there is a short pre-drop of a few feet, and today this was all that was needed to trigger maniacal screams from the locals. The right turning descent that follows goes almost to ground level, and the boats negotiate it effortlessly, in sharp contrast to recent Intamin efforts. The climb that follows leads to a straight drop, an airtime hill, and a splashdown that delivered a mild spray rather than a drenching. My second lap in the front seat almost an hour later was similar, indicating that one could probably ride fully clothed without particular difficulty.
My last ride was on Super Twister, a tube slide with three triangular shaped direction change modules. I've a feeling that these were supposed to turn me ninety degrees, but I hit the third at an awkward angle and ended up going backwards for the final segments of the descent, which certainly made things interesting. There wasn't enough time for anything else after I splashed down, so I made my way back to the changing rooms. These were clean, but lacking in both hot water and soap; enthusiasts making their own trip might want to plan for the latter.


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