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2018 Audi A6 Interior -The 2018 Audi A6 hasn’t been redesigned as recently as many different cars in the elegance, however it nevertheless boasts one of the nicest interiors among luxury midsize Audi A6 2018 sedan. Soft-touch materials are anywhere, and each row of seats are spacious and supportive. There are lots of widespread and to be had tech features, headlined with the aid of the smooth-to-use mmi infotainment machine. The trunk area is common for the class.
The substances and production of the 2018 Audi A6 Design are pinnacle-notch. The knobs and buttons have a satisfying heft, and all interior surfaces are appealing and captivating to the touch. Yes, this Audi is getting on in years, however it offers up little (if something) to more modern competitors. The design is the largest region to be able to get a refreshment in 2018 Audi A6. Marc Lichte, the new layout chief, anticipate the A6 to be the aggregate of the a4 and the flagship a8. That’s why the overall design of the ride could be getting a number of effect from the ones two traces.
The wheel arches blisters, the signature style of the daytime running mild, and additionally the brilliant chrome strip at the returned facet will a part of the exchange. Of course, the A6 may have its very own signature and people style, however, it isn’t incorrect to take exemplary set up from the other a success productions. The Audi A6 Interior refreshed cabin remains comfy, well appointed and usually logical in layout, and Audi’s impeccable build exceptional is now complemented with an even extra range in to be had upholstery and trim.
General functions inside the Audi A6 2018 Interior include tri-zone automated climate manage, a sunroof, a ten-speaker sound device, satellite tv for pc radio, Bluetooth, navigation, a five-inch driving force statistics display within the gauge cluster, a rearview digital camera, the front and rear parking sensors, Audi pre-experience, and the mmi infotainment gadget with an eight.3-inch infotainment show display screen and navigation. In previous years, the 8.3-inch display screen and navigation have been non-obligatory.
Non-obligatory features consist of quad-sector computerized climate control, a 14-speaker Bose surround-sound machine, a Bang & Olufsen advanced sound gadget, Bluetooth streaming audio, HD radio, a touchpad with handwriting popularity, android auto and apple car play, a 7-inch color driver-statistics system, proximity key access, remote start, Audi connect services, blind spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control, automatic excessive beams, a 360-degree digital camera, lane preserve help, forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, and night imaginative and prescient assistant.
The A6 hasn’t been redesigned these days, and a maximum of its competitors has. However, this Audi still manages to maintain up with the Joneses from a technological viewpoint. The mmi infotainment device appears as one of the pleasant and most person-pleasant structures available on the market. It has sharp pictures and responds fast to inputs.
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The A6 has complete sets of latch car-seat connectors on both outboard seats and a top tether anchor on the center seat. All 3 tether anchors are clean to locate and are visually exclusive from other hardware in the automobile. Decrease anchors are recessed into a plastic housing within the seats, so they’re clean to locate and maneuver round with little attempt required to attach the automobile seat straps.


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In the North End, East Boise, and the Bench, the yards can be especially challenging. Whether it’s a Bench bungalow, North End classic, or contemporary bordering the foothills, Boise Landscape & Lawn is the yard care company of choice for some of Boise’s finest homes.
Old growth and high desert landscapes have special needs, so we’ve focused our training and education on caring for this area.
We know the impact of the seasons, the make up of the soils, the weeds to watch, and the best times to plant, pull, and cut the flowers, trees and shrubs that make their home in the high desert region of our city.
If a property looks immaculately clean, green, and gorgeous, there’s a good chance we did the landscaping, and are providing the weekly maintenance.
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text: A good place to find web design books and tutorials are Sitepoint.com. They offer books on web design, css , practical books for web development. It is amazing the low price for these web design books. Here are some of the top products from Sitepoint that I recommend.

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7th Annual Walk for the Animals takes to downtown Prescott.
PRESCOTT, Ariz., (May 29, 2018) – How could simply taking your dog for a walk raise $42,000 for pets in need? When more than 400 dedicated animal lovers come together to support homeless pets. It’s called peer-to-peer fundraising and it’s exactly what the Prescott-area community did for Yavapai Humane Society (YHS) at the 7th annual Walk for the Animals presented by Findlay Subaru of Prescott.
Saturday, May 19, hundreds of pet parents and friends of the animals joined together for Yavapai County’s largest dog walk at Mile High Middle School in Prescott. The Walk celebrated the special bond people share with their pets, and raised much needed funds and awareness for animals in need.
“Every dollar raised through this event stays right here in our community helping to fund more than two dozen programs and services that help support pet owners in need as well as more than 3,000 of the most vulnerable dogs, cats, and equines who come to YHS each year, “ says Terri Davis, Marketing Manager at YHS.
Hundreds of dogs brought their people out to this premier pet lover’s event to enjoy a beautiful 5K or 1-mile course and enjoy fun activities which included a lure course by Brittany AZ Rescue, pet-friendly vendor booths, dog adoptions sponsored by Cable ONE Advertising, animal wellness tent offering low microchips sponsored by Prescott Area Pet Emergency Hospital, music, food, face painting for the kids and more.
By all the laughs and cheers, it was clear that the crowd-favorite was the Strut Your Mutt contest sponsored by B and M Painting. Dogs competed in three fun categories: best trick, best costume, and owner look-alike. The hundreds of smiling faces at the Walk for the Animals—both human and canine—were a true testament to the joy a pet brings and the love of animals this community shares.
With the help of sponsors, vendors, volunteers, and participants, the Walk for the Animals proved to be a giant success once again by reaching the $40,000 goal! Businesses who are interested in sponsorship of the 2019 Walk for the Animals are encouraged to contact the YHS Marketing Manager at 928-445-2666 x 107.

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text: Clients will be picked at 7 am after when they have had their breakfast, either from the hotel or lodge where they will be staying in Victoria Falls. The guided tour of the falls is a must do experience for all those who get a chance to visit the adventure town of Zimbabwe [Victoria Falls]. When the tour of the falls is done clients will have the rest of time to book and do other activities such as afternoon game drive at the Stanley and Livingstone, bunji jumping, walking with the lions, elephant interaction and elephant ride. At 1.7 km long and 100 metres high, the Victoria Falls, also a natural wonder of the world is the definitive example of breath-taking power and splendid beauty wrapped up in one package- and a place which everyone should try to see at least once in their life time. The smoke that thunders! The falls! Torrents of water cascade over the cliff, plummeting down towards the bottom of the 100 metre high gorge, throwing up a cloud of mist and spray into the air.

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text: Welcome to the third session in the series of Infrastructure Pentest. By using intelligence gathering ( Recon ) we have completed the normal scanning and banner grabbing of the targeted organization. Yay!!. Now, it’s time for some metasploit-fu and nmap-fu. We will move port by port and check what metasploit framework and nmap nse has to offer.

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How do S.A.F.E. Cards® make safety training easier and more effective?
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Train > Pause and read the S.A.F.E. Cards® , or use it as “talking points.” Train on material that is directly related to the work being done right now!

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JDR Enterprises, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of Geonets, Geocomposites, Sub-Surface drainage composites, Sheet drains, & Strip drains for residential and commercial applications. Since 1982, JDR has been committed to providing the best possible products available while staying on the cutting edge of new manufacturing techniques and systems. JDR has worked with consulting engineers from around the world to solve tough drainage problems As a result of years of research, testing, and practical knowledge gained in the field, JDR has developed a comprehensive line of advanced drainage composites. J•DRAIN products are available through a world-wide network of top quality Distributors and Agents. Millions of square feet of J•DRAIN products have been installed throughout the world.
All members of the JDR Enterprises, Inc. organization are involved in the quality assurance process. The company mission statement emphasizes the commitment to quality in every employee's job. From the purchase of top quality raw materials through the manufacturing of finished products as well as technical support & customer service, each employee at JDR contributes to the quality experience in their individual department. JDR has an undisputed record of excellent product quality and customer service in the industry.
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text: Zemin Rheumatoid Arthritis LLC is a professional institution that provides rehabilitation service for the rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis sufferings by using Traditional Chinese Herbs. This institution is invested and founded by Mr. Hu Zemin, President of Hunan Zemin Ra Research Center of China. Mr. Hu is well known in China for his “TCM Nutritional Immune Rehabilitation Therapy”. This therapy only uses pure Chinese herbs, all natural, low side effects, is a safe, standard and effective rehabilitation methods. And until now already more than 200,000 RA&AS sufferings have restored their health in China by this method.

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No One Biopic in the history of Telugu cinema created so much enthusiasm among movie lovers as NTR Biopic. Makers of this Biopic planning to release this film in Two Parts, they felt that it’s impossible to narrate the life history of Legendary actor and Former(late)Cheif minister of Andhra Pradesh Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao in Single part. NTR biopic, which is being Directed by National award-winning director Krish Jagarlamudi, is a standout amongst the most anticipated movie in the history of Telugu cinema which is scheduled to hit the silver screen, January 2019.
Today morning the producers of NTR biopic has released another notice, which showcases another avatar of Nandamuri Balakrishna, who is portraying the role of his father and late Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao.
Analyzing the poster, Balakrishna is viewed as Bandipotu and a cameraman is seen attempting to catch the scene with a camera. The NTR biopic has been titled as ‘Kathanayakudu’. The released poster also revealed that NTR biopic-“Kathanayakudu” all set to release on ninth January 2019.
As Long as Telugu cinema alive NTR Will be remembered in Telugu cinema and he really defines the word of Hero by playing a different kind of roles in his career. A Roles Like Krishna, Rama, Duryodhana, Karna, Bheeshma fetched millions of fans and they even devoted him as a god.
Rana Daggubati will be seen assuming the role of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and Sumanth Akkineni is depicting the role of his grandfather ANR in NTR biopic. Bollywood actress Vidya Balan, who is playing NTR’s wife Basavatarakam in Kathanayakudu, said she is exceptionally energized in regards to her introduction in Telugu film industry.

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Barr Revisits Batman's Old Teammate in "Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Katana"
Longtime DC Comics' editor and writer Mike W. Barr recalls that he and his editorial colleagues used to lovingly refer to the Outsider known as Katana as "62 inches of bad attitude" in the 1980s. And while it's been over three decades since he co-created the hero with artist Jim Aparo, Barr tells CBR News that at the character's core, not much has changed.
The co-writer of "Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot and Katana," an anthology-style series that also features a Deadshot tale by Brian Buccellato and Viktor Bogdanovic, told CBR News that his new story with artist Diogenes Neves is about a militant uprising in Markovia led by the Jack Kirby-created King Kobra, and how the samurai superhero sees the conflict through the eyes and actions of a civilian resistance.
RELATED: Floyd Lawton Hunts Family in Buccellato's "Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot"
Barr also confirmed that members of the Suicide Squad will feature in the six-part miniseries, and shared his thoughts on Warner Bros.' casting of Karen Fukuhara as Katana in the upcoming "Suicide Squad" film slicing its way into theaters August 5, 2016.
CBR News: When you created Katana in 1983 with artist Jim Aparo as an original member of the Outsiders, what was your initial idea for the character?
Mike W. Barr: For all of the Outsiders, I wanted to bring a number of varied and different characters to DC Comics. I didn't want them to all be flying superheroes -- although we had a couple of those in there too. [Laughs] I also wanted a wide range of characters so I could put them in any kind of situation.
For Katana, specifically, I've always been interested in samurai culture, so I thought it would be cool to make on of them a samurai -- and a female samurai, to boot. Since the word "katana" also refers to a samurai sword, it became a perfect name for her.
Fast forward to 2016, and has Katana changed much in 33 years?
No, I don't think that she has changed much. In the office, we used to refer to her, because she was five-foot-two, as 62 inches of bad attitude. [Laughs] And she still is that, to some extent, although I don't think she's become, nor do I want her to become, a berserker killer like a lot of other characters.
For those not familiar with the character or her weapon of choice, what makes the Soultaker, her sword, so powerful?
To the best of my knowledge, the only power that the sword really has is the power to imprison all of its victims, which is pretty impressive power. It may have other abilities, but I don't think Katana or anyone else has learned about those abilities yet.
When Katana first meets up with Helga Jace, the royal scientist of Markovia, in this issue, they discuss Dr. Jace's theory that there is no gap between mysticism and science. Is there room for mysticism and science in a superhero comic?
I don't think it's difficult to do, I just don't think it's done very often. When dealing with Katana, it occurred to me that a good way to get her into the story would be to deal with the overlap of the mystical and scientific elements of the character.
When Katana arrives in Markovia, she finds a militant uprising, a megalomaniac and civilian unrest and resistance. Sadly, this could actually be a newspaper story.
Yes, but we often don't see the civilian side of a war story. Katana is basically a physical character, in the realm of Batman as a character, so I thought it would be interesting for her to view conflict through the eyes of civilians.
And the megalomaniac in question is the wildly underused and underappreciated Lord Kobra, who is a supervillain created by Jack Kirby, though he was never explored by the industry legend.
I've always like Kobra a great deal. He's one of Jack Kirby's great, and oddly underexploited, characters. He was one of the last things that he did for DC before he went back to Marvel in the 1970s. And although he's been used a quite a bit over the years by other creators, I feel there is some unrealized potential there, which I hope we explore here.
Dr. Jace asks Katana if she is going to call the Justice League in to help with the situation. Katana says no, but does namedrop the Suicide Squad. Are we going to see members of the Suicide Squad later in the series?
Yes, the Suicide Squad will be showing up in the second issue, and they guest star for the rest of the series.
Were you surprised when it was announced that Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment were going to make a "Suicide Squad" movie, and that Katana would be playing a role?
It surprises me a bit that it took 33 years -- a third of a century -- for the full potential of Katana to be realized. There are so few Asian female characters in the DC Universe, I thought one character that they should do was Katana. I am glad to see her realized on the big screen, but I am surprised that it's a part of the Suicide Squad.
I got a call on May 3 of last year from Geoff Johns, right before news of the film broke, that Katana was going to be in the "Suicide Squad" movie, and I was just delighted to hear that. It's an odd bit of placement for her, but I have to assume that David Ayer, who wrote and directed the movie, liked the character and figured she would be a good fit.
What do you think about the casting of Karen Fukuhara as Katana?
I've seen several pictures of Karen Fukuhara both as herself and Katana and she looks quite good. She's also five-foot-two, the same height as Katana, so that works too.
"Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot and Katana" #1, written by Mike Barr and Brian Buccellato and drawn by Diogenes Neves, Viktor Bogdanovic and Richard Friend is on sale now.


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Gen 22:13-14, And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
II Samuel 22:50, Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.
Abraham’s worship was compelling. We are not left to wonder if he was serious about his engagement with the Almighty. As he stood on Mount Moriah to offer his son, his sacrifice, obedience, fear, and faith make it obvious. Yet, there is one more attribute that defines his worship, a mark that is born of the previous four – Thanksgiving.
This loving father left that mountain different than when he arrived. No doubt his contenance must have conveyed the magnitude of the event. His intense brow, set jaw, and quivering chin, proceededing from a fixed, but breaking heart; had been replaced by a jubilant expression, and a triumphant spirit. The lines of sober contemplation which had previously marked his determined old face had been erased by the goodness of his loving, and all wise God. He had been refreshed, and his joy was uncontainable.
What could be the occasion of such joy, and solicit the thanksgiving of a once broken hearted father? Nothing, but a substitute!
This providential gift, this divinely appointed sacrifice, would be offered upon the same stones where Isaac had once lain; an altar that was built upon the unhewn foundational stones of sacrifice, obedience, fear, and faith. For, if Abraham’s worship had not been offered, in this way; no provision would have been supplied, and no testimony of thanksgiving given (Gen. 22:12).
Dear Christian, is your thankfulness to God lacking? Have you become bitter and critical? Do you feel neglected by God and others? Do you feel forsaken and alone? Are you discouraged and unhappy? Has your enthusiasm for sharing Christ with others been diminished? Most of us have been there, haven’t we? If, we would ask the Lord to help us retrace our steps, I believe we would discover a great truth. The problem is not rooted in God’s faithfulness to provide, but in our unwillingness to build the right kind of altar or to build an altar at all. Are our altars of worship built upon personal sacrifice, obedience, fear, and faith? If they are not, we are removing ourselves from God’s special provision; and are trying to achieve by some other means God’s divine blessings. In essence, we’re robbing ourselves of the joys that invoke and promote thankfulness. Our own disobedience shackles us in unthankfulness.
May the God of heaven forgive us for our lack of true worship, and deliver us from our bonds of unthankfulness by the power of our heavenly, substitutionary sacrifice, the Lamb of God, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

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Drastic Measures is a dramatic, energetic intermediate piano solo that teenagers love. Great for talent shows!
Drastic Measures, a contemporary sounding piano solo, is a blast for young and old intermediate students and will certainly be a crowd pleaser at this year’s recital! This piece is, well, drastic! The nervous energy will keep audience members excited and engaged throughout the piece.
After the debut of Drastic Measures, all the intermediate students present were begging me to play this new piece by their teenage friend!
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Drastic Measures and Mop Bop were a hit with my student…the audience loved both pieces and clapped to mop bop very enthusiastically. Love your music!
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This piece is definitely worth the studio license!
Your compositions have been so well-received in my studio this fall. Drastic Measures and Football Fever saved the day yesterday for sure. They liked the cover art, too!
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Very energizing for the guys. Sounds much harder that it really it! I find myself playing it as a warm up. Love it !


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Robert Hunter’s brief graphic novel Map of Days has a scope that is as far-reaching as it is enchanting, offering a story that’s both beautifully simple and gorgeously drawn. The book itself opens with a fairytale-esque prologue that tells of the origins of existence via several planet-shaped siblings, who come into being and begin to shape life, and one sibling’s overwhelmed state at the sight of what it creates.
After this, the bulk of the story centres on keen swimmer Richard, who spends his summers with his grandfather at his home by the sea. Richard continually notices his grandfather caring for an unearthly grandfather clock, and when his curiosity grips him, Richard opens the grandfather clock, steps inside, and discovers a startling home truth about his grandfather, the clock, and the very fabric of creation.
Published by Nobrow Press, Map of Days is sublime in its bare look and simplistic story-telling – the story itself has the potential head-numbing depth of any Doctor Who series finale, yet it’s presented in an almost child-like way, offering the reader an uncluttered and innocent tale of both our yearnings for freedom and the responsibilities we must take as we grow older.
The book is both illustrated and printed in a vintage style – characters lack pupils, or any sense of definitive detail for that matter, yet Hunter does a superb job in getting emotions out of his creations. The artwork itself matches the understated nature of the book, with simple 2D-ish designs given immense life through warm, solid colouring.
Map of Days is a book that demonstrates a fine balance in all its aspects, and one that is as spellbinding as any late-night bedtime story your parents may have read you. But this is a bedtime story you can read over and over again, no matter how old you are.

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The Christmas season is upon us; a quick glance at the social media of a handful of Church of God congregations suggests we are a Movement that knows how to celebrate! Certainly, the birth of Jesus gives us many reasons to celebrate, and that celebration has taken the form of hanging of the greens services, advent readings and candlelighting, choral cantatas, Christmas pageants, caroling, dinners (also known as potlucks, pitch-ins, and carry-ins!), and much, much more. Because the gift of Jesus is meant to be shared with as many people as possible, Church of God congregations have come up with a variety of creative means to share the reason for the season. A number of churches have already reported lives won to Christ, too! The following are just a few of the ways Church of God congregations are celebrating.
First Church of God in Knoxville, Tennessee, using the [hashtag] #WeAreBetterTogether, has come together on several occasions this Christmas season to fellowship and simply do life together. From the variety of delicious dishes brought to the annual Christmas dinner, to the impromptu Christmas game night following their last council meeting of the year, it was apparent that this church is a body of believers that knows church is more than just a Sunday morning experience. Instead of going separately, several members went to the theaters together to watch the new Christmas movie The Star. Community was evident, and reinforced by the [hashtag] #DontDoLifeAlone. Yep, we need each other, in our local churches, and across the Movement.
Christmastime worship at Knoxville First Church of God.
It’s not dinner, but breakfast that was on the menu at New Covenant Church of God in Franklin, Ohio. The “Merry Christmas Breakfast” was a community event involving numerous volunteers from the church to encourage the community and plant seeds of faith. “What a joyful and blessed time it is to make new friends and share the love of the Messiah!” they posted. Among other Christmas activities, the church, like many others across the Movement, participated in Operation Christmas Child.
TBA Church volunteers delivering gifts to a local elementary school.
Florida may be better known for palm trees than pines, but the Church of God there would no doubt rather sing “O Holy Night” than “O Christmas Tree,” anyway! TBA Church in Lakeland is one example of such spirit. Because Christ gave of himself, they were eager to give of themselves to the community. Highland City Elementary School was overwhelmed to receive the Angel Tree gifts delivered personally by several from the church.
Thousands of people benefited from the eighteenth annual “Miracle of Christmas” drive-through nativity at Crossroads Church of God in Yuba City, California. Featuring fifteen scenes, the experience took drivers beyond the birth of Jesus all the way to the cross and empty tomb. As the church put it, the Bible “came alive” in the free presentation, woven together with scriptures and live actors.
Seabird Chapel (Bandon, OR) will carol again to shut-ins with churches beyond our Movement. Because, #JesusIsTheSubject!
Scheduled for Christmas Eve, a free toy giveaway awaits families in the community of Macon, Georgia. Community Church of God, pastored by Jason McClendon, offers brand new toys as part of their music-filled production on Sunday morning. To ensure every child receives a toy, the church has developed an online form parents can fill out and prepare for a blessing. The only question that remains is who will receive the greater blessing—the children and their parents, or the congregation.
Did your church participate in a special Christmas activity or outreach this year? Let us know about it. Send a brief description* to chognews@chog.org. Thank you!
Across North America, and around the world, God is on the move in the Church of God. Join the movement. Reach our world. Donate today at give.jesusisthesubject.org.
*REMINDER: The offices of Church of God Ministries will be closed from December 20 through December 26 in observance of the Christmas holiday.
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INDIA: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) is expanding its scope after being awarded the contract to develop its first hybrid project, to be installed in India this year.
The deal was awarded by an unnamed independent operator, SGRE said. It will see SGRE install a 28.8MW solar plant alongside the up-to-50MW wind project in Karnataka state by the end of 2017.
It is the first time SGRE will execute such a project, signaling the firm's "determination to explore business opportunities that add value for its customers", SGRE said.
"With a market potential of around 15GW in India, our customers are increasingly interested in this type of integrated renewable system," said SGRE India's onshore CEO, Ramesh Kymal.
SGRE will be responsible for designing and commissioning the solar plant, with photovoltaic inverters supplied by Gamesa Electric, the firm said.
In June 2016, prior to its merger with Siemens, Gamesa installed a 2MW off-grid hybrid prototype project in northern Spain comprising a G52-850kW turbine, 245kW of solar modules, three 222kW diesel generators, and two battery storage systems.


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Subrahmanya or Karthikeya or Muruga, is special to the Tamil speaking peoples. Legend has it that the demons Tarakasura, Simhamukha and Surapadma were terrorising all creation and Brahma prophesied that only the son of Siva and Parvati could vanquish them. The Gods consequently prayed to Lord Siva and He emitted six sparks from His third eye which were handed over to Agni the fire god. Unable to bear their intensity, he in turn passed them on to the river Ganga, who in turn deposited them in the Saravana Lake. Here each spark was borne by a lotus and an infant came from each and was nourished by the six Krittika maidens, the companions of Parvati. When Goddess Parvati was handed the babies, they all fused into one child with six heads. As He was borne by Agni He was called Kumara and as Ganga carried Him He became Gangeya. In honour of the Saravana Lake He became Saravana and because He was suckled by the Krittika maidens He took the name of Karthikeya. As He set out to battle the three rakshasas (demons), He was handed the divine spear or Vel by His mother and this became His weapon. Indra, the king of the Gods gave Him his daughter Devasena in marriage. This was symbolic of His having taken over the command of the Divine (Deva) Army (Sena) and He was henceforth also referred to as Skanda (Kanda in Tamil) which means the war lord. He then set forth to battle and conquered the demons. The battle with Surapadma was in particular a fierce one and at the end of it the demon was cut into two, one part transforming into a peacock which became the Lord?s mount and the other into a rooster which became the Lord?s standard. He then fell in love with Valli, the daughter of a hunter king and with the help of His brother Ganesa, secured her hand.
In the Vedic tradition, Karthikeya is also Subrahmanya, the supreme Truth and He is the embodiment of Gnana Shakti, the energy of knowledge. Devasena is symbolic of Kriya Shakti, the energy of action while Valli is Iccha Shakti, the energy of desire.
The Tamils however worship this deity by the name they know best ? Murugan. The worship of Murugan is detailed in the 2nd century AD work Silappadikaram of Ilango Adigal and hence it is an ancient cult in south India. The etymology of the word Murugan has been given variously as a bright effulgent light and also as a fierce hunter. But to His devotees He is love and beauty. He is said to symbolise youth at its vigorous best and is therefore also Kumaran, the young deity. Therefore it is not surprising that over the centuries, hymnodists, poets, composers, lyricists and singers have lost their hearts to Him and immortalised Him in their creations. Kandan or Murugan is sung in various forms of composition often found in Tamil such as Kovai, Antadi, Pillai Tamil, Kavadi Chindu and Chindus of other types, Kalippu, Venba and Agaval. The Kanda Puranam of the 14th century AD scholar Kacchiyappa Sivachariyar is the definitive work on Murugan and His deeds. Arumuga Navalar, in the 15th century AD wrote the puranam in dialogue form and called it the Kanda Purana Vasanam. . It must also be mentioned here that owing to his passion for Valli, Muruga also acquired the image of a romantic god and had several compositions which depict maidens pining for him. Ghanam Krishna Iyer (1790-1854) composed ?Velavare? (raga Bhairavi) on Muruga in the padam or romantic song genre. The Viralimalai Kuravanji is an opera that depicts a girl awaiting union with Muruga in that shrine and is performed there even today.
Murugan is a hill deity, for most of His abodes are at an elevation. Among the many temples in His honour, Tamil Nadu has six important shrines as classified by the poet Nakkeerar of the Sangam period in his Tirumurugattrupadai. They are collectively called the Aaru (six) padai veedu (camps). In this offering we look at some of the compositions in Tamil, dedicated to these shrines.
The first of the six shrines is Tiruparamkunram. It is located on a hill a short distance from Madurai. It is believed that Muruga married Devasena or Deivanai here. The sanctum has the Lord with one face and four arms seated flanked by a kneeling Deivanai and a sage. The wedding of Murugan to Deivanai is celebrated each year during the month of Panguni (March/April) when the asterism Uttiram is in the ascendant. The temple was visited by Sundaramurti Swamigal and Tirugnanasambandar among the Nayanmars. Niramba Azhagiya Desigar of the 16th century AD composed the Tiruparamgiri Puranam which gives the legend behind the temple. Among modern composers Papanasam Sivan (1890-1973) dedicated several songs to Murugan and one among these; ?Kunram Kudi? (raga Todi) is on Muruga at this shrine.
The second of the six shrines is Tiruchendur. Unlike most other shrines dedicated to Muruga, this is not on a hill, but on the sea shore around 60km from Tirunelveli town. Tiruchendur is said to be the place where Muruga vanquished Surapadma and each year the Kanda Shashti festival, commemorating this is celebrated with great fervour. The Lord here does not wield the Vel for He is believed to be doing penance for absolving Himself of the sins of killing in battle. The temple has a unique practice of distributing the sacred ash or vibhuti in leaves. Sendil Andavan, as Muruga is called here, has been the subject of numerous compositions. The Tiruchendur Puranam was created in the 14th century AD by Verrimalai Kavirayar. Pagazhi Koothar of the 15th century AD wrote the Tiruchendur Pillai Tamizh and the Tiruchendur Kovai was written by Sarkarai Pulavar in the 17th century. Tiruchendil Venba is a composition of Sivagnana Yogigal of the 19th century. ?Senthil Andavan, Siva Kumaran? (raga Kharaharapriya) is a well known song of Papanasam Sivan on this deity. A romantic opera, Senthil Kuravanji, also exists and appears to have been performed here. Kovai Subri, whose song on the deity is featured here, is the pen name of a modern day composer who has remained anonymous. This composer has created songs on all the six shrines of Murugan. DK Pattammal and DK Jayaraman made many of his compositions famous.
The third of the six shrines is Palani also known as Avinankudi. The Lord here is in the form of a mendicant wearing only a loin cloth and wielding a staff. He is said to have come here in a huff, owing to His parents having given a sacred fruit to His elder brother Ganesa. Arriving here He was mollified by His parents who said that He (nee) was the fruit (Pazham) Himself and hence the name of the town. The temple is on a hill and is believed to have been built by the Chera Kings in the 7th century AD with extensions and additions by the Pandyas and the Nayaks. The main deity is believed to have been fashioned out of nine poisonous substances (Navapashanam) by a Siddha and is said to possess medicinal properties. Offerings of Panchmritam for anointing the deity are a common form of worship. The temple also specialises in Kavadi, in which people carry a heavy palanquin like structure, sometimes laden with offerings and climb the hill. The Kavadi later became a common offering to any Muruga shrine and also spawned the song form of Kavadi Chindu in which genre Annamalai Reddiar (1865-1890) created many songs. Pazhanikovai is an anonymous work of the 10th century AD on this temple. The immortal ?Kaa Vaa Vaa? (raga Varali) of Papanasam Sivan is dedicated to this shrine. We present here a song of Periyasami Thooran, a lyricist of the 20th century, composed on this deity.
The fourth shrine dedicated to Muruga is Swamimalai located close to Kumbhakonam. Also referred to as Tiruverakam, the temple is on an artificial hillock. Lord Shiva is said to have forgotten the meaning of the supreme Pranava and His son expounded it to Him, thereby becoming His Guru. The Lord here stands alone, wielding the Vajrayudha or thunderbolt and the staff or Danda. The 19th century poet Swami Kavirayar dedicated his Swaminatham to this temple. The song in this album is composed by Pamban Swamigal (1848-1929) a great devotee of Muruga and who composed among other works, 6666 songs on his favourite deity.
The fifth shrine is Tiruttani, close to Madras city. This is the place to which Muruga repaired with Valli after their courtship and marriage. Here He is enshrined with both His consorts. It is also believed that this was where He calmed down (Tani) from the wrath of killing the demons. Located on a hilltop, the temple has had many saints and savants associated with it, including Muttuswami Dikshitar (1775-1835) who received divine inspiration on its steps. Among the Tamil compositions, Papanasam Sivan?s ?Tanigai Valar? (raga Todi) is a grand one dedicated to this deity. Kachiappa Munivar of the 19th century AD wrote the Tanigai Puranam while Kandappayyar of the same period composed the Tanigai Pillai Tamizh, the Tanigai Ula and the Tanigai Antadi. Ramalinga Swamigal (1823-1874AD), the great savant also composed some of his immortal arutpas on this deity. In Tiruttani, as in Tiruchendur, a strong Devadasi tradition existed till 1947 when it was abolished. It was customary for the Tiruttani Devadasis to sing several romantic songs dedicated to Muruga. ?Valli Tirumanam? (the marriage of Valli), first created as a play in the 15th century AD became very popular on stage and did much to revive interest in drama in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The best remembered ones are the performances of SG Kittappa and KB Sundarambal. Their songs filtered back to the field of classical music and dance as well. The theme also became a subject for successful Tamil films.
The last of the six great shrines, is a surprisingly small one at Pazhamudircholai close to the famed Vaishnavite shrine of Azhagarkoil near Madurai. The temple here is of recent construction and there is also a dispute if this is the shrine referred to by Nakkeerar. The deity here was a simple spear or Vel, worshipped as Muruga from time immemorial. Later an idol complete with consorts was installed. A perennial waterfall called the Nupura Ganga is close by. The sthala vrksha or sacred tree here is of the rose apple variety and bears fruit during the Skanda Shashti festival. We present here a song by Koteeswara Iyer (1870-1936), the composer who created songs in all 72 melakarta ragas, several of them dedicated to Singaravelar, the Muruga deity of the Kapaliswarar Temple in Mylapore.
No write up on Murugan shrines can be complete without bringing in Arunagirinatha, the 15th century composer who created the immortal Tiruppugazh whose dazzling array of chanda talas still intrigue musicians. He also wrote the Kandar Alankaram and the Kandar Anubhuti. He travelled to many shrines and among these a majority were Murugan temples. He composed songs on the six sacred padai veedu temples and we end this offering with a set of verses of his in which all six shrines are covered.
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Dr Christopher Webster gave an informative presentation to the SMND RAG on groundbreaking research that could pave the way to for potential future drug development. Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered a novel function of the C9orf72 protein which is linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) – giving a new insight into the most common genetic cause of the degenerative diseases.
Would you like to be involved in the decisions made about MND research studies? Do you think you could act as a delegate for people with MND? Become a volunteering patient representative for the UK Motor Neurone Disease Clinical Studies Group (UK MND CSG).
The UK MND CSG are looking to appoint a patient representative to join their group that is responsible for developing and monitoring portfolio of MND research studies in the UK.
The representative would have the chance to provide their perspective on new and upcoming clinical studies and to offer advice to other patients when requested. You would be required to take part in monthly teleconferences (approximately 1 hour long) and to read relevant meeting papers before these meetings (provided via email communication).
If you think you would be a good patient representative, please read the Terms of Reference (pages 11-12) to familiarise yourself fully with the role and the related duties. If you wish to apply, please send your CV and a supporting letter explaining why you are interested in joining the group to h.hollinger@sheffield.ac.uk by 21 May 2017.
For any further questions about this position, please contact Hannah Hollinger.
In 2012 I was contacted by the Alumni office of Sheffield University as I was a student there from 1966 to 1969. Whilst speaking to the student representative of the Alumni office, I mentioned that, whilst studying at Sheffield, I met my late husband who was also a student at Sheffield. He died of Motor Neurone Disease in 2011. The student arranged for me to visit the university taking in an open day at SITraN. I was extremely interested to visit SITraN and very impressed by the excellent research being carried out.
Whilst at the open day, I became an associate member of the group. I have been very interested in developments in research and feel that, if required, I am able to comment on the needs and experiences of patient and carer. I am also happy to proof read any documents.
I think my experience is as expected and I do hope to be able to visit SITraN again.
I am very pleased that SITraN exists. MND is a terrible disease.
ALS Reversals – What are they?
Rick Bedlack, a neurologist at Duke University in Durham North Carolina, first encountered an ALS reversal in 2011, while leading an ALSUntangled review of Dean Kraft, an energy healer. On Kraft’s website was a video about a lady, who was reported to have been diagnosed with ALS and progressed to where she had lost nearly all movement and was near death. After two years of Kraft’s treatments, she was reported to have recovered most or all her motor function to where she could walk and use her arms normally. Rick was sceptical but nevertheless investigated. Her medical records suggested that her ALS diagnosis was correct and since then, Rick has found 22 additional ALS reversals and has started to focus further research into the area.
Positive effects from a new treatment these people started or from removing some toxic environmental trigger.
Rick has designed two new programs called Replication of ALS Reversals (ROAR) and Study of ALS Reversals (StAR) to help work through these hypotheses and received start-up funding for these from the Larry Vance Hughes ALS Foundation.
In the ROAR program, he is testing the exact same treatments that people with reversals tried in a larger number of patients. In the StAR program, he will be looking for ALS mimics in people with reversals, and will be comparing their genes to people whose ALS does not reverse.
So far Rick has found that ALS plateaus in disease progression and small brief reversals are not uncommon. On the other hand, large reversals lasting a long time are rare; using a US database of ALS patients, Rick found that less than 1% of 1000 ALS patients had an ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised (ALSFRS-R) improvement of at least four points lasting at least a year. Identifying ALS reversal in patients is key for enrolling more patients into Rick studies which are of vital importance to trying to identify a common ALS resistance factor.
A new website is now been launched, aimed at supporting people who are thinking about getting a feeding tube fitted and people who would like advice about using one. Cathy Soreny (filmmaker and nurse) talks to us about a new project from SITraN that involved members of the SMND RAG.
Motor Neurone Disease can affect eating in various ways – such as affecting swallowing and chewing, or it becoming difficult to use cutlery. People can start to choke, get chest infections and lose weight. A feeding tube may be suggested during a visit to clinic. Feeding tubes – often also called PEG, PIG or RIG tubes – enable liquid food to be passed directly into the stomach. Quite understandably people often feel a little alarmed and confused when a feeding tube is suggested. What will it look like? How will it feel? How will we cope with using it? There can be many questions, and sometimes people delay having a tube due to their concerns.
Dr Chris McDermott’s research team at SITraN in Sheffield has been very aware about these worries. They conducted a research study called ProGas to find out more about the pros and cons of feeding tubes in MND. One element of this study was interviewing people about how they felt about feeding tubes – first when they were deciding whether to have a tube or not, and then after they had had it fitted. Many useful ideas and themes came to light, and the SITraN team wanted to make sure that this information could be turned into easy to access advice for anyone thinking about a feeding tube.
Chris approached me and my team to tackle this, as we had made the myNIV website a couple of years ago, where people could learn more about using non-invasive ventilation machines. For myTube we again worked with a group of people who were living with MND and their carers, so their ideas and voice would be at the heart of everything we did. The whole project was a collaboration between these people, filmmakers, web designers and clinicians. myTube has been funded equally by the MNDA (the local South Yorkshire branch and central office) and Sheffield-based Westfield Health Charitable Trust.
From February until July this year we held four half day workshops. We asked the patient and carer group for their detailed thoughts and reflection on the research findings, and how these issues affect them in their daily lives. One key idea really came out of our group discussions – everyone felt they never had the chance to meet someone with a tube before they had their own fitted. So they wanted the website to be a way to ‘meet’ people, hear about their experiences and see their feeding tubes in use.
The website developed into a collection of short films, featuring the myTube team in their own homes, talking about how they made their decision, how they feed with their tubes and useful troubleshooting tips. The films are supported by brief sections of text and a list of carefully selected resources from trusted organisations, such as the MNDA’s range of fact sheets.
We are extremely proud of how this project has come together over the past year and much credit is due to the wonderful group of patients and carers who contributed so much – ideas, insight, honesty, creativity and humour! We would like to thank them all for making myTube a success – Marlene and Trevor Leigh, Terry and Rose Hobbs, Jason & Liz Liversidge, Michael Hickman, Dave Booker and Brian Jackson.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Michael Hickman as the new chair for the group.
Michael has a long history with the SMND RAG having served as a member since 2009 and will be an asset to the group moving forward.


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When a professional truck driver has a working truck cam -- also known as a "smart cam" or "dash cam" -- installed in his or her truck, the video footage recorded can save him or her big bucks. How?
At the scene of a two-vehicle accident between a large truck and car, law enforcement listens to both drivers and looks at the evidence.
the cost of any legal services rendered to help the trucker.
According to a December 2012 article, "the cameras serve as proof in case of an accident. Truck drivers are especially at risk for litigation. They're big and imposing on the roadway, but the cameras show that the driver isn't always at fault."
Let us look closer at the subject of truck cams (or truck camcorders) to learn more.
The type of device we're referring to on this page is mounted inside a commercial motor vehicle -- either on the dash or on the windshield -- for the purpose of recording action going on in front of the truck.
There are other types of truck cams which may be categorized as "back up cameras" or "rear-vision technology."
There are also systems of multiple truck cams positioned in various places around a rig. Those are topics for other pages.
We're using the words "cam" and "cams" here to describe camcorders to record video, not cameras (as the quote from the article above implies) that record still photos only.
It is always helpful for professional truck drivers to have some kind of camera by which to take still photos of damage done to their trucks after an accident.
You will see that we listed a camera on our job-related packing list.
Years ago, some trucking companies recommended that drivers take an "accident camera" or "disposable camera" with them for just such a purpose.
As technology has progressed, more and more drivers are taking photos with digital cameras or even their cell phones.
Beyond the ability to take still photos is the ability to take "moving pictures," a movie or video that can show how an accident happened.
This information can be vital in interpreting the still photos taken after an accident.
Of course, "stills" can be taken from videos.
As much as we would like to see a photo of an actual truck cam mounted in an actual commercial motor vehicle, it's been tough to find one.
The closest we've found -- and we're not even sure the photo was taken in a truck -- was here.
If you have one of these in your truck, please share your photo, your story about how you came to have it and the ways it has helped you save money through the form on our Truck Operations page.
It has also been difficult to find truck-specific products listed on Amazon.com, but one product has both cars and "delivery trucks" listed in the title.
This listing is from Amazon.com, with which we have an affiliate relationship.
As Vicki researched dash cams on Amazon.com, one thing became apparent: there is quite a bit of difference in pricing.
Some units are well under $100 and some are $100 and up.
We would be very interested in knowing if a smart cam intended for a car will work in a truck or will have all the features that professional truck drivers need.
If the unit is powered by 12-volt DC, does it automatically turn off when the engine is turned off?
If the unit has a rechargeable battery, how long does the battery power the unit (in minutes) before the unit shuts off?
What is the "life expectancy" of the battery?
How many gigabytes of data or how much recording time does the memory card have?
Once the memory card is "full," will the device record over previously recorded video footage?
What is the "life expectancy" of the memory card?
Are extra memory cards easily obtained and from where can they be obtained?
Can memory cards be used with other types of recording devices (like cameras)?
How easy is it to save footage you want to keep and what steps do you have to take?
Will you have to stop your truck to save footage you want to keep?
How easy is it to transfer the footage to your computer and in what file format(s) may they be stored?
What, if any, special cord or tool do you have to use to transfer video footage to another device and does it come with the truck cam?
Does the unit have "night vision" capability?
Does the unit automatically adjust from day vision to night vision or must the driver make that adjustment?
Does the unit record in color or only black and white?
Have there been reports of "pink" zones in videos taken on the unit?
Does the unit record sound? Can that capability be turned off in case the driver receives a hands-free phone call?
How is the unit mounted in the truck?
Have there been any reports of the mounting apparatus failing (like a suction cup not maintaining suction during travel)?
How well does the unit "dampen" or remove road vibrations from videos, even on really uneven roads?
What is the warranty for the unit?
Does the warranty cover the entire unit or only a part of it?
Does the unit have an extended warranty period?
How well does the manufacturer honor the warranty?
In degrees, how many degrees width does the lens capture?
How big is its screen?
What resolution is the video footage?
Does the unit "pivot" so that the driver can swivel the camera to an area other than straight ahead?
Does the unit have GPS tracking attached to the video footage or does it have the capability to link in with a separate GPS unit?
Does the unit in any way act like a "black box" that also records truck speed or other measurements?
How does the unit compare in features with units that are marketed for 4-wheeled vehicles?
When, if ever, does the unit or memory card ever go on sale?
If you use a truck cam in your commercial motor vehicle, we request your review of it.
Money saving tip: As awful as it sounds, there are people who purposely set up rear-end accident scams or "staged auto crashes."
One scam or technique that many truck drivers may be familiar with is "Swoop and Squat" -- where a vehicle pulls over in front of another and hits the brakes, effectively causing a rear-end accident.
InsuranceFraud.org says that the price paid is: Record blemished; Victims terrorized, killed; Life disrupted; and Premiums rise.
When traveling on major roads with at least two lanes of travel in their direction, some truckers prefer to travel in a lane that does not generally contain traffic merging in or exiting off.
Always be careful to observe "no trucks" prohibitions for these lanes.
Do not become overly confident that just because your lane isn't closest to merging that you're safe from potential collisions. Vehicles move in and out of traffic lanes all the time.
Be careful about using a truck cruise control in metropolitan settings, high traffic areas and during rush hour.
Even if you're using a hands-free headset to talk on the phone, you may want to turn off your phone when driving in these same areas, so that you can concentrate on driving.
Be careful about taking another driver's "word" for it that it is safe to change lanes.
This "word" can be conveyed by a hand motion or dimming of headlights.
Years ago, truckers dimmed their headlights as a courtesy to let other truckers know that it was safe to move over in front of them.
Unfortunately, in the space that is considered safe between two trucks, the driver of a small car can squeeze in between the trucks and attempt to pass on the right side of the forward truck.
If the driver of the forward truck isn't alert, he or she may attempt to move back to the right, hitting the car and causing an accident.
This is at least one reason why fewer truckers are dimming headlights, because they do not want to be implicated in an accident of this kind.
In at least three cases, Cargo Transporters has been able to use video evidence to quickly show plaintiffs attorneys the company was not at fault and drop what would otherwise have been a frivolous lawsuit, he says.
Return from How a Truck Cam, Smart Cam or Dash Cam Can Save Truckers Money to our Truck Operations page or our Truck Drivers Money Saving Tips home page.

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The Fat Lady is a whole lot of fun! She got plenty of power which is delivered with handling that is as crisp and direct as you would expect from a good 12m. And because she flies and turns fast, the fat Lady pops even with her considerable size. combine that with the hangtime of a big kite and you can throw everything from immense old-school to low, technical freestyle in the type of wind that you would normally have trouble just staying upwind.
Product design at Blade is founded on the understanding that no single kite design is ideal for all riders. More than that, every kite design is ideal for a specific group of riders. The principle is that every rider has a different physical and mental approach to kiteboarding, and these rider-specific characteristics are the basis for Blade kite development. Internally we call this our Rider-Centric Design Paradigm.
We focus on a rider-centric approach because the natural alignment between rider and kite does more to promote progression than any other aspect of kite performance. This method is more accurate than designing for predefined, such as New School, Freeride, Wave, All-around, etc. These categories alone are too broad and do not accurately align rider type to kite performance characteristics.
Blade development process is similar to boutique brands in other industries which design for specificity. The process starts by defining a specific rider profile, compiled from working with groups of riders with similar preferences then analyzing their performance needs. With a clear rider type in mind, performance characteristics are aligned to the specific demands of that rider type, and all key decisions during design development answer to these demands. The result is a finely tuned kite that delivers the best possible performance specific to that rider profile. The right kite for the right rider, this is Blade Natural Selection Process.
The Blade Bar features dramatically improved durability and precision through a redesign completely utilizing high end plastics and flexible materials which resist impact, deformation, and won't corrode or breakdown.
The Blade Bar features the Blade Swivel Dome G2, the second generation of the innovative Blade Swivel Dome. This proven and refined design combines the features and functionality of a chicken loop, swivel, and a 100% effective safety release into one fast, efficient mechanism.
With one simple gesture, Blade’s Absolute Depower Safety System immediately causes the kite to lose all power while remaining secured to you. The Swivel Dome has been designed to be put back together easily and quickly while in water.
The new Blade Bar is refined system which inspires confidence by combining comfort and safety with speed and ease of use, so you can focus on riding.

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The ShareCenter™ 2-Bay Network Storage, when used with internal SATA drives*, enables homes and offices to share documents, music, photos, and videos across the network and on the Internet, so family members, friends, or employees can easily access them. This device also allows for the creation of a central network point for backing up files and the built-in RAID 1 mirroring technology protects these files from drive failure. This device can be used to stream music, photos, and videos to UPnP AV compatible network media players. The ShareCenter™ 2-Bay Network Storage is also available with preinstalled hard disk drives with 1TB, 2TB or 4TB storage*.
The ShareCenter™ 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure, when used with internal SATA drives*, enables users to share documents, files, and digital media such as music, photos, and videos with other users on a home or office network. Remotely accessing files through the Internet is also possible using the built-in secure FTP server and web file server. Keep data safe by giving rights to specific users or groups and assign them to folders with specific read/write permissions. This function is ideal for the home, where children’s access can be restricted to only age-appropriate materials.
Back up your digital media files to the ShareCenter™ for safekeeping, and enjoy the benefits of the built-in UPnP AV media server. Stream digital content to compatible media players such as the PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, or D-link’s Boxee Box.
The ShareCenter™ includes a web file server which allows you to download your documents, photos, and other multimedia files from anywhere. Once configured, simply log into your ShareCenter™ using the friendly web user interface to view a listing of available files. A convenient USB port on the front of the ShareCenter™ can be used to attach external USB storage drives, USB printers, or an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for monitoring.
The included CD contains D-Link’s Setup Wizard and Easy Search Utility, which allows users to locate the ShareCenter™ anywhere on the network. Once located, they can use the utility to map the hard drive(s) so they will appear in “My Computer” on their PC. Backup software is also included on the CD, allowing users to back up valuable files from a computer to the ShareCenter™ manually, according to a schedule, or in real-time. Real-time backups are a great way to safeguard against unforeseen data-loss.
For consumers interested in reducing their energy costs and helping to save the environment, D-Link Green™ products provide eco-friendly alternatives without compromising performance. This device uses hard drive power management and Smart Fan speed control to reduce energy costs, minimize noise, and prolong the lifespan of your hard drives.
*SATA drives are not included with the DNS-320. DNS-320-1TB, DNS-320-2TB, DNS-320-4TB includes preinstalled 1TB, 2TB and 4TB storage respectively. Please refer hard disk compatibility list in the download section for more information.


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We are on the main campus, in Building 1, Room 123. Here's a map.
We're right on Mass Avenue, opposite Amherst Street.


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I'm trying to build an application that interacts with an API web service. That web service requires that i send my requests in jsonp, however In the documentation there isn't an option to send jsonp.
Is there indeed no way to send jsonp requests to an external server?
Just because it exists doesn't mean there's a Microsoft implementation of it. I'm sure you could write your own implementation of it if needed.


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Why are copyright owners interested in DRM?
What is the status of DRM development and implementation?
How does the law treat DRM?
Why is legal protection of DRM controversial?
How does DRM affect consumer rights and expectations?
How does DRM affect individual privacy?
How does DRM affect the public domain and libraries and archives?
Digital Rights Management (DRM), also sometimes called ECMS, or electronic copyright management systems, are technologies designed to automatically manage rights in relation to information. This can include preventing copyright works and other information from being accessed or copied without authorization and establishing and enforcing license terms with individuals. DRM is a form of continual protection that protects works and manages rights at all times, no matter where the works are located or who has possession of them. DRM attempts to promote authorized use of a copyright work, in part by precluding the possibility of copyright infringement. DRM systems comprise a number of technological components, which can include encryption, a surveillance mechanism, databases of works, owners and users, license management functionality and technological protection measures (TPMs).
New technological advances such as the Internet can make it easier to copy and distribute digital works. Potentially, these advances could greatly reduce copyright owners' costs of distributing copyright works. However, some copyright owners are reluctant to disseminate digital works because they are afraid that their copyright works will be immediately and widely infringed. This is where DRM comes in. DRM promises copyright owners a high degree of control over how works are accessed and used, even after the works are disseminated to users. Thus, copyright owners are interested in DRM because it will help them reduce online copyright infringement. However, there are additional motivations for copyright owners to distribute DRM-protected works. For example, DRM can potentially allow copyright owners to require users to pay for each access and use of a work they wish to make. DRM also possesses the ability to observe and report on usage characteristics, which can provide the distributor of the DRM with unique marketing information not otherwise available. This could give rise to new business models and to a continual revenue stream derived from copyright works. Note, however, that there is no essential connection between DRM and copyright: DRM may be deployed in respect of any content, regardless of the copyright status of the content (i.e., public domain materials are not subject to copyright), and may report to persons other than the copyright owner.
Alex Cameron, "Infusing Privacy Norms in DRM: Incentives and perspectives from law"
There are a number of well-known DRM-like systems in use including Apple's FairPlay and Microsoft's Windows Media DRM. While there are numerous DRM developments underway, DRM development to date has generally suffered from a lack of uniform standards and lack of interoperability. DRM systems developed to date have tended to be proprietary systems which require owners and users to "buy into" a particular technology or device.
DRM systems can be hacked and circumvented. There are a number of high-profile examples of this, including DeCSS protection for DVDs and Apple's FairPlay. Because of this threat of circumvention, a number of countries have signed on to two treaties regarding the establishment of global anti-circumvention laws - the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty. Some countries have passed laws implementing these WIPO treaties - laws that prohibit the circumvention of technological protection measures that form a central component of DRM systems. The most notorious example of such legal protection is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) in the United States. In 2004, a Parliamentary Committee recommended that Canada pass laws to implement the WIPO treaties (see the Bulte Report below). Amendments to Canadian legislation were proposed in 2005 under the Martin government but died with fall of that government. It remains to be seen what will happen next, although it is virtually certain some changes will be forthcoming.
Note that others have observed that Canada already has a variety of laws that potentially apply to unauthorized tampering with DRM, and consequently question the need for an additional layer of protection. Copyright law will still apply to any infringing activities that occur after circumventing TPMs, while the principles of contract law apply to anti-circumvention provisions in agreements with the consumer.
CIPPIC's copyright law reform page.
Legal protection of DRM is controversial for a number of reasons. DRM can be designed and used in ways that raise serious concerns. For example, DRM systems can limit public access to works that are freely available in the public domain, deny users the ability to make fair uses of copyright works (for research and other purposes), jeopardize the long-term preservation of information (as technologies become obsolete), frustrate attempts to improve the interoperability of different computer technologies, and infringe individual privacy (by tracking usage of the materials). DRM can also conflict with consumer expectations, especially when consumers are not warned about the presence of DRM through clear and conspicuous labeling. DRM and legal protections for DRM can have a corresponding negative impact in the areas of free speech, open source software, reverse engineering, network security, price discrimination and competition law. In the United States, the DMCA has been observed to stifle important research and technological innovation in a number of areas.
Michael Geist, "'TPMs': A perfect storm for consumers" Toronto Star, 31 January 2005.
Richard Owens and Rajen Akalu, "Legal Policy and Digital Rights Management"
Electronic Frontier Foundation, "Unintended Consequences: Five Years under the DMCA"
DRM can fundamentally alter consumers' ability to access and use goods that they purchase, in ways that conflict with their reasonable expectations. When a consumer purchases a book in a bookstore, neither the owner of the bookstore nor the owner of copyright in the book will be able to know or control how or where the consumer uses that book. DRM fundamentally changes this dynamic by forcing an ongoing relationship between the copyright owner and the user and enabling the copyright owner to place limits on the use of an item even after it is purchased. DRM could limit access and use to a single computer or to certain technologies, and to automatically prohibit uses that are not permitted by the copyright owners' license. For instance, if DRM were applied to the book in the example above, the purchaser would not be permitted to lend the DRM-protected book to a friend, unless the license specifically allowed them to do so.
Thus, DRM alters the distribution of works in a manner that in some ways resembles the licensing method that has been used to distribute computer software for years. Under this method, unlike traditional purchases of copyright works like movies, music and books, users do not actually purchase the content - rather, they purchase only certain piecemeal rights in relation to works. This also has an impact on the related concept of fair (legal) use. DRM does not consider or recognize the purpose for which an individual may want to access or copy a work. In other words, there is currently no way for a DRM system to know whether an individual is infringing or making a fair use of the work by, for example, copying for news reporting or private study. Consequently, consumers are effectively restricted to whichever rights the copyright holder wishes them to have. These rights are not necessarily the same as those that individuals have under the Copyright Act, or with respect to non-digitized copyright works.
DRM systems developed to date could have a dramatic impact on personal privacy. DRM's surveillance capabilities allow copyright owners to gather and analyze detailed information about users' reading, viewing and listening habits. Importantly, these activities are often ones that are typically performed in the privacy of users' homes where they would have no expectation that they are being watched. Each discrete access or use that a user makes (or perhaps even attempts to make) in relation to a work can be recorded by a DRM system. For example, among other things, copyright owners might be able to know how you paid for a song online, how many times you have listened to it, whether you replayed any parts of it more frequently, whether you copied (or attempted to copy) all or part of the song, and whether you sent (or tried to send) the song to a friend. This kind of surveillance and data gathering can invade privacy in and of itself. However, DRM may also invade privacy in the sense of reducing the scope of intellectual freedom. In other words, DRM may affect privacy because knowledge that their habits are being monitored may cause many users to avoid accessing or using certain forms of content in the privacy of their homes.
A study CIPPIC conducted in the fall and spring of 2006/07 substantiated these concerns. Our study, titled Digital Rights Management and Consumer Privacy: An Assessment of DRM Applications Under Canadian Privacy Law, analyzed the behaviour of 16 different digital services and products that utilized DRM, and compared that behaviour with the disclosures of the organizations distributing the DRM. We observed undisclosed tracking of usage and surfing habits, and unexplained communications with third parties including marketing companies. We also found that the organizations using these technologies often failed to comply with basic requirements of Canadian privacy law.
Privacy authorities have been vocal with respect to their concerns with the privacy implications of DRM. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has stated that it "would oppose legislation or legislative amendments that conferred unjustified privacy-invasive surveillance powers upon digital copyright holders." The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia and the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta each wrote to the Ministers responsible for copyright policy expressing their concerns with DRM, and requesting that they be consulted prior to the enactment of anly law privileging DRM. Other jurisdictions have voiced similar concerns. For instance, the European Union (EU) Copyright Directive codifies recognition that DRM systems can have an impact on privacy where DRM processes data about consumption patterns and traces online behaviour. The EU Copyright Directive provides that DRM should be designed in accordance with the EU Data Protection Directive.
Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, "Privacy and Digital Rights Management (DRM): An Oxymoron?" (October 2002).
DRM poses a serious threat to the ability of the public to access and use copyright works in the public domain. DRM conflicts with copyright in this way because under copyright law, copyright protection has a limited term. After the copyright term expires, the work enters the "public domain" and the public is free to access and use the work. Because of the limited access afforded by DRM, it has the potential to protect a work indefinitely, long after copyright in the work might have expired. This permanent lock-down of the public domain runs contrary to the principle of balancing the interests of creators and of the public in copyright law. Similarly, DRM also threatens access to many works over the long-term because data stored in proprietary DRM formats (whether it be songs, software, electronic books or other data) are at much greater risk of being lost once the playback media is no longer available, locking away the protected data forever. Indeed, this has already happened, according to Dennis Dillon, a librarian at the University of Texas in Austin, who states that information bought and paid for has since become inaccessible. Allowing libraries to circumvent DRMs, as recommended by some library associations, is likely a poor substitute for information accessibility. One is hard-pressed to imagine library associations employing armies of experts dedicated to defeating DRMs on material to be archived. Under DRM, libraries and archives of the future may be filled with irretrievable knowledge. The same holds true for individuals' collections of digital copyright works. In September 2004, a vice-president of Warner Music Group stated that, because of a lack of interoperability in DRM-related services, "[n]ext year, you'll start seeing people with potentially large libraries of content that won't play with their devices."
American Library Association, "Digital Rights Issues"

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Effective 3rd February 2019, there are new rules for smokers in Thailand. Smokers can’t just step out of the door and light up a cigarette. If you get caught, the fine can go up to 5,000 Thai Baht (RM 600++). This new smoking rules in Thailand is announced by Ministry of Public Health as reported by Sanook.
For the new smoking rules in Thailand, smokers cannot light up within five meters of the entrances or exits of any public buildings (which including public and private buildings such as offices, schools, hospitals and restaurants). The new smoking rules in Malaysia is three meters away and Thailand is five meters away.
The smoke free zones extend to all parks, markets and even bus stops. There is also no smoking allowed in any public vehicles.
The exception is that government offices and state premises, universities and airports can still designate a smoking area on their sites within strict rules.
Your information, many airports are following these new rules so they have removed the smoking rooms within the airport buildings. We understand that the new smoking rooms are located outside of the airport buildings. Please contact the service staffs for more information before you light up the cigarette in the airport.
The smoking fine is up to 5,000 Thai Baht (RM 600++). To all the smokers out there, just stick to the new rules and save the fine for food or shopping. We hope this will help you understand more on the new smoking rules in Thailand.
The public can ask for more information in compliance with the law, non-smoking public places at the Tobacco Control Bureau, Department of Disease Control, 02-590-3852 or the Department of Disease Control’s Hotline, Tel. 1422.


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Reviews, comments ….and you really have to laugh!
Lynching performances past – my write ups and photos.
You are here: Home » The Lynching » Reviews, comments ….and you really have to laugh!
and “troll life’ underneath the Jackie Walker drop down menus.
In a performing space in the Metropolitan Arts Centre in Belfast, a group of people gathered to see a play. Over the course of the following hour or so, the audience is made to tackle, head-on, the effects of racism, McCarthyism, poverty, the indifference of the state, party politicking, spin-doctoring and fake news.
The impact of the play in confronting these issues is magnified by the intimate nature of the setup, with audience and performer only feet apart; but also because it is auto-biographical. This is the story of Jackie Walker, as told by Jackie Walker, the veteran socialist and anti-racist campaigner. It’s her experience of institutionalised racism and of trial by a sensationalist mainstream media. The latter experience she says is akin to a lynching. This is how the show got its apt title.
Through the lens of her parents and herself, she displays where she got her radical socialism and her drive to see the freedom for all humanity. Her mother, Dorothy Walker, was born in Jamaica. In the 1950s, she was accepted into Howard University in Washington DC to train as a doctor. He she became involved in the growing struggle for civil rights, with the threats of lynching and Jim Crow laws never ever present.
It’s here that she met Jackie’s father, Jack Cohen. Of Russian Jewish descent, he was a Communist and also involved in the struggle for Civil Rights. The both travelled south to join the fight and boarded segregated buses in defiance of the apartheid laws.
The McCarthyist witch-hunting of the time eventually came for them, and the couple were targeted by the CIA. Dorothy was incarcerated in a psychiatric asylum where she was subjected to solitary confinement and shock therapy. Released in 1951, they set up home in Harlem, and Jackie was born. Eventually, Dorothy would return to Jamaica with her children.
Eventually, like so many Afro-Caribbean people, she and her young family travelled to England in the period following WW2. This is the environment in which a young Jackie experienced the harsh reality of institutionalised racism. The infamous signs declaring “No Irish, No Coloureds, No Dogs”, their home attacked and windows smashed, being spat on in the streets. These hateful events and more began to shape her political views.
The style in which Jackie tells the story of not only herself, but that of her parents forces the viewers to almost experience for it themselves. Of course, it is almost impossible for myself to know the true impacts of racism, but given the intimate setting, the simplistic set which forces your attention on Jackie telling her story generated an empathy that a thousand documentaries on the same topic could never achieve.
Her mothers’ death when still a child gave her stark experience of the indifference of the state in relation to poverty, with the damp, cold living conditions contributing to her illness. These experiences of economic inequality and systemic racism confirmed in Jackie the desire to struggle for a new and better world.
Jackie initially joined the Labour Party in 1991, viewing it as a socialist movement. Leaving around the time of Tony Blair’s leadership and the “democratic changes”; as she sarcastically describes them. She would eventually re-join after his resignation.
She has taken the show on an extensive tour around Britain, including a spell at the Edinburgh Fringe and as a fringe event at the British Labour Party conference. Its staging and tour has come up against large amounts of opposition from both within and outside the broader Labour movement in the UK.
Her history of involvement within Labour had always been to the left of its ‘broad church’. She was involved in anti-racism campaigning, a steadfast opposition to Zionism and in helping organise meetings in support of members like Benn, Foot and Corbyn.
It’s this involvement and history of organising that attracted the ire of those on the Labour right and the broader mainstream media. Jackie tackled these issues in particular in the second part of the show, as well as in a Q&A session afterwards.
Jackie was eventually elected as the vice-chair of Momentum. With this higher profile position, the forces rallying against Corbyn moved to spin and twist her positions in order to damage him. They took comments on her personal family history around slavery in the Caribbean and South America as an anti-Semitic assault. Her comments on the controversial IHRA definition of anti-Semitism; that it would disallow any criticism of Israel as a state, were captured on video and edited to create the image that she was against any definition of anti-Semitism.
With her personal family history and her activism in anti-Racism campaigns it becomes hard to believe; but with the end goal of damaging Corbyn, it becomes clear that there is no ends to which his opponents will go.
Her solution to counter this is a new and radical democratisation of the Labour Party; “There’s no other game in town.” The Labour Right and personalities such as Iain McNichol have worked with the large, bureaucratic backing of Unions and with their support for right-wing members, they will be difficult to shift.


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In the 1891 and 1901 Census recordsElizabeth Ann Simmonds was also known as "Eliza Ann Symonds."
On his birth records he was recorded as "Reginald Giles Symmonds."
About September 1921, Leonard, married Irene Ethel Osborn, in Newton Abbot, Devon, England .1 He had changed the spelling of his name to Leonard James Simmonds.


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Most jobs in this area involve starting at the bottom as a trainee or apprentice to learn the essential skills and procedures required in animal care.
Jobs include kennel maid, farm hand, stable hand, animal care assistant, dog grooming assistant, cattery assistant, pet shop assistant, assistant groom, zoo assistant and gamekeeper.
Cleaning and feeding animals both indoors and outdoors.
Caring for animals and general maintenance duties, possibly using machinery.
Bathing pets and clipping claws before the dog’s coat is trimmed.
As an apprentice you should expect to receive the minimum wage or apprenticeship wage.
Jobs can be outdoors, in all weathers.
Some jobs will be indoors in a surgery, laboratory, shop or grooming parlour.
Working hours can be long.
You will need basic maths and English. For some jobs, you will also need sciences. As this is a competitive area, you will need to describe any animal-related experience you have. This could be work experience or looking after your own or other people’s animals.
An apprenticeship will involve taking NVQs in your area of work. This could be NVQ 1 and 2 in domestic animal care, dog grooming or horse care.


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Remember we reported as recently as last October that there may well be ANOTHER Ghostbusters movie in the works at Sony? Now the Feig movie or the won being looked after by the Russo brothers/Channing Tatum, but an animated one?
Yeah, well that movie now has a director!
Sony Pictures Animation has signed up Fletcher Moules, the animator/director of those Clash of Clans ads (we’ve put the most famous one below), to helm this outing for the guys/gals in grey.
The movie, along with Paul Feig’s upcoming reboot, is from Ghost Corps, the think tank Ivan Reitman and Dan Aykroyd are heading that is created to create an all-new Ghostbuster shared universe with TV, movies, games, animated content and all that good stuff.
No word on which GBs the movie will feature – the new team, the original team, the IDW team (we so wish!), the Extreme Ghostbusters or the Real Ghostbusters or perhaps an all-new team.


text: Professional competences for us are a combination of knowledge, expertise, experiences and behavior, exerted in a specific situation. It is acknowledge in professional situations and can be validated. Nowadays, enterprises that desire to sustain business in a long-term basis need to excel in competence to manage the network of different social groups – the stakeholders. Enterprises count on their executives to create, develop and sustain the network with stakeholders. Based on that, we expect executives to have not only functional competences but also those more related to the social aspects – the societal competences.


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The Scottsboro Dog Park opened on June 13th, 2015, it is located at the Bynum Park Complex and is open to the public.
Two fenced in areas, one for larger dogs, and one for small dogs under 25 pounds.
An Open pavilion in each fenced in area.
Three benches in each fenced in area.
A dog bath in each fenced in area.
Dog must be spayed or neutered by 12 months of age to play. This shows your commitment to ending pet overpopulation in our community and allows for safer play for all dogs and people. There are no exceptions to this rule.
All dogs must have a current rabies vaccination and be free of fleas and intestinal worms.
Owners must scoop their pet's poop.
Aggressive dogs should be removed immediately.
Dogs must be 16 weeks old and should have all their parvovirus vaccines completed.
Animal Services will house any unattended dogs.
For the safety of smaller dogs under 25 pounds it is recommended to keep them in the small dog area.
Dogs must be leashed and under control outside of the park fences.
Dogs must be unleashed inside the park.
Children under 14 years of age are not allowed inside the park unless accompanied by an adult who is 19 years of age or older.
You are liable for any injury caused by a dog under your supervision. Users assume the risk of injury to themselves and their dog/dogs.