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From cities as big as New Delhi to small ones like Gopalpur in Odisha and everywhere in between, citizens are affected by the historical rise in population, pollution and climate change-induced disasters. All these issues are converging in cities and posing a threat to urban dwellers especially to the underprivileged. Cities continue to grow in both numbers of people and economic activities. More economic activities, in the present context, mean more emissions. Cities and the issues related to climate change are closely linked. Cities contribute to climate change in a big way—from fossil fuel consumption for electricity generation, running of vehicles and industrial production; to change in land use, reckless exploitation of natural resources and irresponsible waste disposal. Reports suggest that cities are responsible for over 70 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. As cities continue to fill the atmosphere with deadly pollutants, people are experiencing longer droughts, erratic rainfalls, deadlier storms and frequent trips to hospitals. The impact of climate change on finances of the city can be just as devastating as the physical ones. Unexpected expenditures from storms, flooding, and drought can lead to major disruptions in business operations and city budgets. Increasing temperatures, heat waves, changing precipitation patterns, intensification of extreme weather events and rising sea levels have become a reality. Such changes have also challenged many traditional industries in peri-urban regions like agriculture, fishing, and forestry. They are facing new obstacles. Cities may be taking some steps to tackle climate change related issues but they need to treat the problem rather than the symptom. The major problem lies in ever-increasing emission rates of cities. Reducing emissions drastically, adopting measures for negative emissions and the sustainable lifestyle are required more than ever. The World Resource Institute did a case study of Arnala village that is situated along the north-western coast of Mumbai. Lubaina Rangwala, Managing Associate, Climate Resilience Practice, WRI, wrote in her report that the village has a predominantly agrarian and fishing economy and a population of 19,350 people. Using this village as a case study, the institute conducted research to document and analyze the interconnected impacts of urbanization and climate change on the livelihoods of fishing and agriculture-based communities in peri-urban coastal areas. The report says that villages like Arnala demand attention because due to increasing levels of climate uncertainty and regional pressure, youth in the village are gradually moving away from the village’s traditional industries. Rapid urbanization in the region and poor waste management systems have resulted in water pollution, straining the fishing industry. Indeed, urban expansion in coastal cities (or their peripheries) often results in the deterioration of mangroves, threatening fish species and driving down profits for fisheries. This is not the story of just Arnala. The situation is the same in many cities, even in the landlocked regions. Often people who are on the frontline of climate change induced risks are the least responsible for the crisis. Urban poor are the first ones who suffer the worst consequences of disasters whether it is flooding in Chennai or collapse of a portion of Ghazipur landfill. They have weak safeguards. Recently, Delhi witnessed ‘severe’ air pollution level when PM2.5 and PM10 concentration crossed the ‘emergency’ threshold. National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) for the National Capital Region banned construction related activities including stone crushing, road construction activities, closed brick kilns and power plants in the national capital as proposed in the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). It was aimed to bring down the pollution level. In the given scheme of things, the poor daily wage labourers suffered economically for no fault of theirs. With the change in weather and wind flow, the crisis will be over and the situation will get back to normal but who will compensate the losses of the poor? How are the governments and other agencies going to address this? Bhure Lal, Chairman of EPCA, has said in a written reply to the Apex Court that “…GRAP is designed as a response plan to rising pollution and not a substitute for long-term actions….” Then why is there no concrete long-term action plan? The government has not banned diesel vehicles from plying on the roads, power plants are still operating in the city, no major overhaul in the policy for making the use of private cars more expensive and no visible efforts to increase the frequency and connectivity of buses in the capital city. The recent hike in metro fares added to the woes as the ridership went down. While implementing climate change action plans, the government needs to address the issues of climate justice that the Government of India had raised in COP21 in Paris. The logic was that the developed countries contributed to GHG emission because of increased industrial activities thus they must be held accountable and must pay to the least developed and developing countries who did not contribute to global warming but are facing climate change induced risks. Many island nations including the host country of this year’s COP-Fiji are facing an existential crisis. Why is such logic not applicable at the local level? Why should the poor, who are the least responsible, pay the price? Governments at all levels, local, state and centre, must develop consensus and bring changes in policies to reduce emission in the cities. There is no simple solution to this as various complex issues are interlinked with roles of many government and non-government agencies. National Green Tribunal (NGT) and EPCA have limited powers to take action against the emitters. It has been a regular occurrence that government bodies have failed to implement the actions suggested by the NGT or EPCA. For example, there is a clear directive of EPCA to issue a warning in case of poor air quality but no such mechanism exists. The government officials are just informing people through newspapers and media channels. In another case, Delhi had implemented vehicle rationing scheme last year to bring down pollution levels but the application of the scheme had too many loopholes. The NGT had asked to do away with exemptions and bring two-wheelers under the purview of the Odd-Even scheme. Delhi is not the only city that is facing the issue of severe air pollution. However, it is undoubtedly among the most polluted cities in the world; yet it has no innovative solution at its disposal to address the problem. Indian cities can learn from the experience of global cities and their action plans to tackle the problem. What are other cities doing to curtail air pollution? Stringent norms against the emitters, a more effective vehicle and road rationing scheme and smog-sucking towers are among the few measures that have helped Chinese cities to bring down their emission and curtail air pollution. In many Chinese cities, vehicle rationing system automatically becomes effective when the air quality plummets. The warning alarm system is also strong. Citizens get a message on their mobile phones if air pollution reaches the dangerous level. Many European cities had started developing cycle-friendly infrastructure almost a decade ago as it was hailed as a great cost-effective and environment-friendly alternative to fossil fuel-run vehicles. Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Malmo, Dublin, Montreal, Vienna, Berlin, Barcelona and a host of Chinese cities are some fine examples. While in India, cities did make some efforts to build cycle lanes and bike docks, the fundamental issues related to their success have not been addressed. For example Lucknow, Noida and Delhi built cycle lanes but these paths are encroached upon by street vendors or locals using them as parking space. India may be world famous for its IT talent but this has not been used for solving basic civic issues. Cycles in China can be rented through a mobile app, locked through a digital code, returned anywhere in the city and the payment for the service can be made online. Authorities in Indian cities or any private party have not done this as even in the national Capital, the general public has no idea from where to rent cycles. However, the lower middle class still has no option but to ride bicycles in our cities but as soon as they can afford one, they buy a two-wheeler. The first major hurdle is non-availability of continuous cycle track within the city and it makes cycling unsafe and inconvenient. According to the statistics of the government of India, cyclists and pedestrians account for almost 60 per cent of total deaths in road accidents. Buildings too are big energy guzzlers. The concept of green buildings in India has not picked up the pace yet. However, Bureau of Energy Efficiency with UNDP has started Energy Conservation Building Code cells in many states but the concept has not picked up yet at the ground level to make a difference in cutting emission levels of cities. These steps need to be expedited for building more liveable cities for our citizens and to leave a healthy ecosystem for future generations. For this, cities would have to reduce their ravenous appetite for energy in a time-bound manner and the role of local bodies will be central.	http://urbanupdate.in/cities-climate-change-and-the-crisis/
Live Stream Meditation Interested in learning more about meditation and all of its benefits? Here at Copper Beech Institute, we’ve created a virtual community of practice where people can share meditation together on an ongoing basis. Live Stream Meditation is a weekly opportunity to practice with others through Zoom, a simple and convenient service that allows us to connect virtually-- by phone, computer, or mobile device. Now you can experience the peace, compassion, and practical wisdom that Copper Beech Institute has to offer by joining our community from anywhere around the world! Each week on Monday from 12:30 pm-1:00 pm EST, one of our core faculty will lead a 10-minute meditation and share a brief teaching. Join us each week and experience the support of our teachers and welcoming community. We’ll even send you the recording afterward, so you can revisit the meditation any time you’d like. We trust that you will emerge feeling calm, energized, and ready to meet the challenges of your daily life. Let’s discover the gifts of mindfulness together and find the courage to meet each day as it unfolds! Here’s a look at our upcoming schedule and themes: April Theme: Creating Space (outer and inner) April 1, 2019: Amanda Votto April 8, 2019: Amanda Votto April 15, 2019: Amanda Votto April 22, 2019: Amanda Votto April 29, 2019: Amanda Votto Copper Beech Institute is vibrant community of meditation and contemplative practice. If you are a seasoned practitioner of meditation and yoga, you are welcome to deepen your practice here. If you have always wanted to explore mindfulness and contemplation but have never had the opportunity, we encourage you to discover something new here. Copper Beech Institute is an oasis of growth and transformation no matter your background or experience. We look forward to your being a part of our growing community on and off campus!	https://www.copperbeechinstitute.org/live-stream-meditation
Why Are Equity Indicators Needed? For decades, federal, state and local accountability systems have focused on educational outcomes like test scores and high school graduation rates, revealing vast disparities between students on the basis of race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. In our new project, we attempt to take a systematic account of the disparities in resources and opportunities that might be driving those unequal outcomes. To that end, and in line with the recommendations in our recent Blueprint for Advancing Equity in NYC Schools, the Research Alliance is developing a set of education equity indicators aimed at informing policy decisions and enhancing public understanding of educational inequality in New York City. The work is closely aligned with The National Academies of Sciences Framework for Monitoring Educational Equity, which proposes 16 indicators designed to measure disparities in both academic outcomes and access to vital resources and opportunities, throughout K-12 education. The indicators cover 7 separate domains, including K-12 learning and engagement, access to high-quality curricula and instruction, and access to supportive school and classroom environments. We have begun work on a set of indicators for New York City, which we ultimately hope will: - Provide insight about the drivers of inequality in NYC schools; - Help meet students’ needs at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing racial and socioeconomic inequalities; - Identify promising leverage points to help City schools recover from the pandemic; and - Orient the system toward greater accountability for improving equity over time. We look forward to working with a wide range of stakeholders, over the next several years, to ensure that the indicators we develop yield authentic and actionable information about the City’s public schools. We welcome input from students, teachers, parents, administrators, school district officials, and community-based organizations about the kind of information they would find most useful. For technical information, visit our working technical appendix. COVID-19 and Equity in Education We have begun an initial effort to develop education equity indicators for New York City as part of the COVID-19 and Equity in Education Project, which is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the AIR Equity Initiative. This project is taking stock of key aspects of the City’s equity and opportunity landscape in the years leading up to the pandemic and then assessing changes that have occurred in the wake of multiple upheavals connected to Covid-19. We believe this work will provide critical evidence to inform high-stakes decisions about the long-term recovery of the system—particularly opportunities to better serve the City’s most vulnerable students. For more information about this project, please contact Dr. Kathryn Hill. Related Publications Introducing the Indicators of Education Equity Project The first in a regular series exploring indicators of equity in NYC schools, this post examines differences in academic engagement and progress in high school and highlights important questions about the factors driving these disparities. Access to Advanced Coursework in NYC High Schools The second post in our series examines the degree to which students in NYC have had opportunities to take classes that would help them graduate from high school and prepare for post-secondary education, exploring how access to advanced coursework varies by race/ethnicity and neighborhood poverty. How Equitable is Access to a Positive School Climate in NYC Schools? The third post in our series examines how school-wide perceptions of school climate vary by race/ethnicity, finding that Black students, in particular, appear to attend schools with climates that are rated lower on average. How Equitable is Access to a Positive School Climate in NYC Schools? Part 2 The fourth post in our ongoing series examines an important indicator of opportunity for NYC high school students: their access to a positive school climate.	https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/research-alliance/developing-equity-indicators-nyc-schools
Background: Racial and socioeconomic disparities exist in access to medical and surgical care. Studies of national databases have demonstrated disparities in route of hysterectomy for benign indications, but have not been able to adjust for patient-level factors that affect surgical decision-making. Objective: We sought to determine whether access to minimally invasive hysterectomy for benign indications is differential according to race independent of the effects of relevant subject-level confounding factors. The secondary study objective was to determine the association between socioeconomic status and ethnicity and access to minimally invasive hysterectomy. Study Design: A cross-sectional study evaluated factors associated with minimally invasive hysterectomies performed for fibroids and/or abnormal uterine bleeding from 2010 through 2013 at 3 hospitals within an academic university health system in Philadelphia, PA. Univariate tests of association and multivariable logistic regression identified factors significantly associated with minimally invasive hysterectomy compared to the odds of treatment with the referent approach of abdominal hysterectomy. Results: Of 1746 hysterectomies evaluated meeting study inclusion criteria, 861 (49%) were performed abdominally, 248 (14%) vaginally, 310 (18%) laparoscopically, and 327 (19%) with robot assistance. In univariate analysis, African American race (odds ratio, 0.80; 95% confidence interval, 0.65–0.97) and Hispanic ethnicity (odds ratio, 0.63; 95% confidence interval, 0.39–1.00) were associated with lower odds of any minimally invasive hysterectomy relative to abdominal hysterectomy. In analyses adjusted for age, body mass index, income quartile, obstetrical and surgical history, uterine weight, and additional confounding factors, African American race was no longer a risk factor for reduced minimally invasive hysterectomy (odds ratio, 0.82; 95% confidence interval, 0.61–1.10), while Hispanic ethnicity (odds ratio, 0.45; 95% confidence interval, 0.27–0.76) and Medicaid enrollment (odds ratio, 0.59; 95% confidence interval, 0.38–0.90) were associated with significantly lower odds of treatment with any minimally invasive hysterectomy. In adjusted analyses, African American women had nearly half the odds of receiving robot-assisted hysterectomy compared to whites (adjusted odds ratio, 0.57; 95%, confidence interval 0.39–0.82), while no differences were noted with other hysterectomy routes. Medicaid enrollment (compared to private insurance; odds ratio, 0.51; 95% confidence interval, 0.28–0.94) and lowest income quartile (compared to highest income quartile; odds ratio, 0.57; 95% confidence interval, 0.38–0.85) were also associated with diminished odds of robot-assisted hysterectomy. Conclusion: When accounting for the effect of numerous pertinent demographic and clinical factors, the odds of undergoing minimally invasive hysterectomy were diminished in women of Hispanic ethnicity and in those enrolled in Medicaid but were not discrepant along racial lines. However, both racial and socioeconomic disparities were observed with respect to access to robot-assisted hysterectomy despite the availability of robotic assistance in all hospitals treating the study population. Strategies to ensure equal access to all minimally invasive routes for all women should be explored to align delivery of care with the evidence supporting the broad implementation of these procedures as safe, cost-effective, and highly acceptable to patients.	https://pennstate.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/social-determinants-of-access-to-minimally-invasive-hysterectomy-
Lowest financial Mark for Mark Zuckerberg now The year 2022 has not been a good news for the multi-billioner FB tycoon. This year Mark Zuckerberg’s $71 Billion wealth has been victimized of its own wipe-out coming to At $55.9 billion. Putting focus on Meta struggle is considered the prime cause of the financial debacle bringing Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth to the twentieth rank among global billionaires. This is his lowest spot in last eight years since 2014. It was May 2012 when Zuckerberg took the company public with majority shares. Prior to this five years ago in the year 2007 he became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire at the age of twenty three. Now in accordance with Forbes’ Real Time Billionaires’ list, September 2022 witnesses , Zuckerberg’s financial fall down fetching his net worth to $52.8 billion. Famous for being cofounder and chief executive officer of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg founded the world’s largest social network Web site. In the year 2004 he launched the social media platform during his studies at Harvard University along with four other students. Zuckerberg’s wealth appears almost tied up in Meta stock lately. Holding more than 350 million shares, as per the company’s latest proxy statement, shows a confusing state of the management.	https://bharatexpress.com/uncategorized/wiping-out-wealth-brings-zuckergerg-down-to-20th-global-rank-8817
Lead Researcher Kimberly Kahn appeared on Portland news channel Koin 6 in December to discuss this research. Led by Dr. Kimberly Kahn of Portland State University, the purpose of this investigation is to explore social identity-related factors that influence drivers’ behaviors in interactions with pedestrians at crosswalks. Dr. Kahn and her research team conducted a field experiment where black and white male and female pedestrians wore identical clothing and repeatedly crossed the same intersection in a systematic manner, with coders in the field marking drivers’ behaviors. The initial study found that black male pedestrians were passed by twice as many cars and waited nearly a third longer to cross than white male pedestrians. The second phase of the research, Racial Bias in Drivers' Yielding Behavior at Crosswalks: Understanding the Effect builds on the first study and examines how additional factors, such as gender, affect drivers’ stopping behaviors at crosswalks. Novel findings include: - When pedestrians were categorized by gender, female pedestrians were more likely to have the first car stop for them than male pedestrians. - When pedestrians were categorized by race, white pedestrians more likely to have the first car stop for them than black pedestrians. - Black men were likely to have the most cars pass them before one stopped. - Drivers were more likely to stop with their vehicle behind the stop bar when the pedestrian was white, but after the bar when the pedestrian was black; demonstrating an intrusion into the crossing space for black pedestrians and a possible safety risk. - At unmarked crosswalks, drivers rarely stopped for any of the pedestrians. With a black pedestrian, cars were more likely to stop after the stop bar, infringing on the pedestrian's crossing space. With white pedestrians, the cars were leaving more of a buffer for the pedestrian to safely cross. "We think that that has implications for pedestrian safety, and may help partially explain why we see disproportionate pedestrian fatalities based on pedestrians' race. If cars are stopping closer to black pedestrians, that could have safety implications," Kahn said. The findings contain potential implications for safety design. "When stopping is perceived as discretionary, rather than mandatory, that's where these types of biases are more likely to impact behavior," Kahn said. The differences in stopping behavior may reflect implicit biases that are impacting drivers' decision making. "It's not necessarily that drivers are consciously seeing pedestrians and saying, 'I'm not going to stop for this group compared to another.' Instead, the situation tends to reflect implicit or less conscious biases. Particularly when there's a lot of stimuli going on, in a fast-paced activity like driving with quick decisions; those are the conditions under which these subconscious, implicit biases are more likely to affect our behavior," Kahn said. Dr. Kahn will present these findings in a NITC webinar on October 26, 2017. Read about the research in more detail in this project brief. To get updates about this and other NITC research projects, sign up for our newsletter. The National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC), one of five U.S. Department of Transportation national university transportation centers, is a program of the Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University. The NITC program is a Portland State-led partnership with the University of Oregon, Oregon Institute of Technology, University of Utah and new partners University of Arizona and University of Texas at Arlington. We pursue our theme — improving mobility of people and goods to build strong communities — through research, education and technology transfer.	http://community.pdx.edu/financial-management-association/news/research-investigates-racially-disparate-crosswalk-interactions
Facial expression recognition is an emerging research area for improving human and computer interaction. This research plays a significant role in the field of social communication, commercial enterprise, law enforcement, and other computer interactions. In this paper, we propose a time-efficient hybrid design for facial expression recognition, combining image pre-processing steps and different Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) structures providing better accuracy and greatly improved training time. We are predicting seven basic emotions of human faces: sadness, happiness, disgust, anger, fear, surprise and neutral. The model performs well regarding challenging facial expression recognition where the emotion expressed could be one of several due to their quite similar facial characteristics such as anger, disgust, and sadness. The experiment to test the model was conducted across multiple databases and different facial orientations, and to the best of our knowledge, the model provided an accuracy of about 89.58% for KDEF dataset, 100% accuracy for JAFFE dataset and 71.975% accuracy for combined (KDEF + JAFFE + SFEW) dataset across these different scenarios. Performance evaluation was done by cross-validation techniques to avoid bias towards a specific set of images from a database. Recommended Citation Puthanidam, Roshni Velluva, "Time-Efficient Hybrid Approach for Facial Expression Recognition" (2017). Master's Projects. 565.	https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/etd_projects/565/
Tummy Time is the period during the day your baby spends awake and on their stomach. It is a crucial exercise for baby’s motor, visual, and sensory development. Baby can begin Tummy Time as a newborn. They can continue to do Tummy Time throughout their first year. How do you do tummy time with a one month old? How to do tummy time - The ideal time to do tummy time is after your baby wakes up from a nap or following a diaper change. - Clear a small area of the floor. … - Surround your baby with a few favorite toys. - Try to keep your baby belly-down for three to five minutes, two to three times a day. 14 апр. 2020 г. Should a 1 month old have tummy time? In the first month, aim for 10 minutes of tummy time, 20 minutes in the second month and so on until your baby is six months old and can roll over both ways (though you should still place your baby on her stomach to play after that). How early can babies start tummy time? When To Start Tummy Time With Baby The American Academy of Pediatrics says parents can start tummy time as early as their first day home from the hospital. Start practicing tummy time 2-3 times each day for about 3-5 minutes each time, and gradually increase tummy time as baby gets stronger and more comfortable. What can a baby do at 1 month? In the very beginning, it may seem that your baby does nothing but eat, sleep, cry, and fill his diapers. By the end of the first month, he’ll be much more alert and responsive. Gradually he’ll begin moving his body more smoothly and with much greater coordination—especially in getting his hand to his mouth. What happens if you don’t do tummy time? “If a baby doesn’t get early tummy time, they don’t push up on their elbows, they don’t get their heads up and looking around, and they don’t gain strength in their neck and back muscles,” she explained. Do one month olds recognize mom? Right from birth, a baby can recognize his mother’s face, voice and smell, says Laible. The next step is linking those sounds and smells he trusts with something he can see. That’s why he’ll start studying your face as if he’s trying to memorize it. Does tummy time help with gas? Tummy time is good for strengthening the muscles your baby needs to lift his head and, eventually, to crawl and walk. But the gentle pressure on baby’s tummy can also help relieve gas. When can babies hold their head up? Everything that happens with head lifting between birth and 3 or 4 months of age is a warm-up for the main event: the major milestone of your baby having full control of their head. By 6 months, most babies have gained enough strength in their neck and upper body to hold their head up with minimal effort. When should we stop tummy time? As your baby grows, strive for a minimum of 15-30 minutes of tummy time per day, while encouraging him to play longer. Once your child is rolling over and independently spending time on his stomach, usually by 6 months old, you can stop dedicated tummy time. Does holding baby count as tummy time? Chest-to-chest time with a parent does count as tummy time, but remember it is resistance against a firm surface that assists in muscle development. That’s very hard to accomplish when your child is lying on your chest. Tummy time is more than just flat head prevention. At what age should I start sleep training my baby? Experts recommend beginning sleep training when babies are 4 to 6 months old. This age range is the sweet spot, since babies are old enough to physically make it for six to eight hours overnight without needing to eat but aren’t quite at the point where the comforting you provide has become a sleep association. What should I do with my 2 week old when awake? When your baby is awake, give him or her supervised time on his or her tummy so he or she can develop upper body muscles. Focus and begin to make eye contact with you. Blink in reaction to bright light. Respond to sound and recognize your voice, so be sure and talk to your baby often. How much does a 1 month old weigh? Baby weight chart by age \|Baby age\|\|Female: 50th percentile weight\|\|Male: 50th percentile weight\| \|Birth\|\|7 lb 2 oz (3.2 kg)\|\|7 lb 6 oz (3.3 kg)\| \|1 month\|\|9 lb 4 oz (4.2 kg)\|\|9 lb 14 oz (4.5 kg)\| \|2 months\|\|11 lb 5 oz (5.1 kg)\|\|12 lb 4 oz (5.6 kg)\| \|3 months\|\|12 lb 14 oz (5.8 kg)\|\|14 lb 1 oz (6.4 kg)\| How long should a 1 month old sleep at night without eating? By 1 month old, babies may start to sleep for 14 hours a day and will likely have one long stretch in the first part of the night of at least four or five hours, followed by waking up and eating every two or three hours. What is normal poop for a 1 month old? Most babies will have 1 or more bowel movements daily, but it may be normal to skip 1 or 2 days if consistency is normal. Breastfed babies’ stools tend to be soft and slightly runny. The stools of formula-fed babies tend to be a little firmer, but should not be hard or formed.	https://chloetoesboutique.com/little-baby/quick-answer-can-a-baby-do-tummy-time-at-1-month.html
This is an overview of my current VMware homelab. I added links to the corresponding prices via tweakers.net (dutch IT website). Number Item Price per item Total per item 2x 2x 1x 1x 6x 4x 3x 3x 2x Total without GPUs € 4.862,28 incl. GPUs € 9.846,68 The lab is mostly used for EUC related VM’s. It’s currently running the following VM’s:	https://vhojan.nl/homelab-v1-0/
Abstract In principle, the development of sensory receptive fields in cortex could arise from experience-independent mechanisms that have been acquired through evolution, or through an online analysis of the sensory experience of the individual animal. Here we review recent experiments that suggest that the development of direction selectivity in carnivore visual cortex requires experience, but also suggest that the experience of an individual animal cannot greatly influence the parameters of the direction tuning that emerges, including direction angle preference and speed tuning. The direction angle preference that a neuron will acquire can be predicted from small initial biases that are present in the naïve cortex prior to the onset of visual experience. Further, experience with stimuli that move at slow or fast speeds does not alter the speed tuning properties of direction-selective neurons, suggesting that speed tuning preferences are built in. Finally, unpatterned optogenetic activation of the cortex over a period of a few hours is sufficient to produce the rapid emergence of direction selectivity in the naïve ferret cortex, suggesting that information about the direction angle preference that cells will acquire must already be present in the cortical circuit prior to experience. These results are consistent with the idea that experience has a permissive influence on the development of direction selectivity. Orientation and direction selectivity in visual cortex. a Left: A bar visual stimulus that is swept back and forth across the receptive field of a cortical neuron. The orientation of the bar is varied over 4 angles, and the direction of motion of the bar is varied over 8 directions. Right: Responses to stimulation at different orientations and directions. This particular neuron responds to many orientations and directions, but provides particularly strong responses for stimuli moving up and to the right. b A tuning curve graph of the responses of the same cell as a function of direction angle. The preferred direction and the “null” direction (direction opposite the preferred) are indicated. Adapted from [, ] In ferrets and primates, direction selectivity develops postnatally. In ferrets, it has been shown that the development of direction selectivity requires visual experience. a Profile of development of orientation selectivity and direction selectivity in ferrets [] and rough equivalent in macaque from []. b The influence of experience on the development of direction selectivity in ferret. Light-reared animals (that is, typically-reared animals) exhibit strong direction selectivity for animals P63 or older []. By contrast, dark-reared animals P63 or older exhibit poor selectivity for direction selectivity. Animals that were dark-reared until P45–50 and then reared under typical conditions (“Early dark-reared”) also failed to develop direction selectivity, indicating that early visual experience is required for the proper development of direction selectivity []. Animals that were dark-reared only until P35, and then allowed 2–3 weeks of visual experience, exhibited strong direction selectivity []. Finally, artificial experience with moving stimuli for 3–6 h is sufficient to cause a rapid increase in direction selectivity in visually naïve ferrets []. Adapted from [] Initial biases in the naïve cortex correlate with the direction angle preference that is acquired. a Left: Sketch of imaging field in ferret visual cortex at the onset of visual experience. Neurons exhibit very weak direction selectivity, as indicated by small arrows. Nevertheless, there are regions that have statistically significant biases for particular directions, such as right (green) and left (blue) as shown []. These biases are found even in animals that have been dark-reared [], suggesting that they are formed independent of any visual experience, including that through the closed lids. Middle: Artificial experience of 3–6 h with moving visual stimuli is sufficient to produce the rapid emergence of direction selectivity in visual cortex. In this case, stimuli moved in one of two opposite directions (random alternation), 5 s on, 5 s off, in 20 min blocks, with a 10 min rest period. Right: Sketch of imaging field after bidirectional experience, with enhancement of direction selectivity in both regions []. b Left: Sketch of initial imaging field at the onset of visual experience. Middle: Animal is provided with 3–6 h of artificial experience with moving stimuli, but here the stimuli move only in a single direction. Right: Sketch of imaging field after unidirectional experience. Neurons in regions that were biased toward the “trained” direction exhibit robust increases in direction selectivity. Neurons in regions that were biased to the opposite direction showed little change. Neurons in intermediate regions could be recruited to exhibit selectivity for the trained direction [] A feed-forward model with Hebbian plasticity and increasing feed-forward inhibition can, in principle, develop direction selectivity in an instructive manner. a Schematic of the feed-forward model []. An array of LGN neurons with a broad array of different position preferences and response latencies provide input to a cortical excitatory neuron and a feed-forward cortical inhibitory neuron. The cortical inhibitory neuron provides input to the excitatory neuron. The picture shows an immature network that has a slight (subthreshold) bias for downward motion (darker LGN cells indicates slightly stronger weight). Connections from LGN to the cortical excitatory neuron undergo spike-timing-dependent plasticity, while the synapse from the cortical inhibitory neuron onto the cortical excitatory neuron increases with each bout of stimulation, forcing competition among the inputs []. b Responses from the naïve model cortical neuron and LGN neurons to upward and downward stimuli. Each row of LGN cells responds to stimuli at a particular position, with varying latencies. Each black square represents the spiking activity of a single LGN cell. In the middle of the stimulus, the 5 LGN cells along each diagonal are activated simultaneously, allowing the cortical excitatory neuron to fire. c Connections after hundreds of bidirectional stimulation events. The increasing inhibition has forced the cortical excitatory neuron to develop selectivity for downward motion; the LGN inputs that support upward motion (the direction opposite the initial bias) are eventually weakened, because they do not drive the cell after the feed-forward inhibition has developed to full strength. d After training, the cortical neuron responds to stimulation in the downward direction exclusively. Stimulation with downward motion at the appropriate speed (∆d/∆t) will cause the 5 cells that comprise the diagonal to be activated simultaneously, providing strong drive to the cortical neuron. Stimulation with upward motion activates the same 5 LGN cells, but asynchronously, such that they do not drive the cortical cell. Adapted from [, ] Hypotheses about initial circuit and the effect of speed training. a Hypotheses about initial circuit. In Possible Juvenile State I, the cortical neuron can receive input from an array of LGN cells with a wide variety of position preferences and latencies. In Possible Juvenile State II, the cortical neuron is pre-constrained to receive inputs from cells with particular position and latency values. b Hypothesized adult state. Neurons with particular position and latency preferences converge on the cortical neuron, resulting in direction selectivity. c Impact of providing experience with stimuli moving at different speeds. In Juvenile State I, only LGN neurons with positions and delays that were activated by a particular speed are strengthened, resulting in speed selectivity that matches the experienced speed. d Speed selectivity before and after training under Juvenile State I. e In Juvenile State II, the eventual speed tuning is built-in before the onset of experience, and visual experience with moving gratings merely enhances this pre-constrained tuning. f Speed selectivity before and after training under Juvenile State II. Experiments in ferrets strongly resembled the outcomes in (e) and (f) []. Adapted from [] Direct cortical activation in visually naïve ferrets produced an increase in direction selectivity. a Engineered viruses that cause the expression of Channelrhodopsin-2 were injected in young ferrets several days before eye opening. b Initial orientation and direction selectivity were assessed with visual stimuli. c Next, the visual display was switched off and patterned light was shone on the cortex to produce specific activity patterns for several hours. d Periodically, the visual display was switched on and orientation and direction selectivity were assessed with visual stimulation. We found that 9 h of this direct cortical stimulation protocol resulted in an increase in cortical direction selectivity []. Adapted from []
WILLARD M. MILNE INVESTMENT COMPANY, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Paul COX, Defendant and Appellant, v. Andrew O. McARTHUR et al., Third-Party Defendants and Respondents. No. 15190. Supreme Court of Utah. May 31, 1978. Jim R. Scarth, St. George, for defendant and appellant. 608 Ralph V. Benson, Cedar City, V. Pershing Nelson, Provo, for plaintiff and respondent. WILKINS, Justice: Defendant Cox appeals from judgment entered in the District Court for Washington County upon a directed verdict in favor of plaintiff and third-party defendants, and against defendant. Cox owned two parcels of land; one containing approximately six acres, located in St. George, and another smaller tract in Cedar City, Utah. The Cedar City property had been sold at foreclosure sale, and the six month redemption period thereon was due to expire at midnight on December 12, 1970. On that date defendant called upon Third-Party Defendant McArthur, seeking to borrow money to redeem this property. McArthur lacked sufficient funds himself, so he called Willard Milne to join him in the transaction. As a result of these negotiations, an agreement was entered into between Cox and McArthur whereby McArthur agreed to purchase the Cedar City property, together with the St. George property, for $37,800, the amount needed by Cox to redeem the Cedar City property. McArthur gave Cox a check in the full amount and Cox delivered an executed warranty deed to the Cedar City property, which deed was absolute and unconditional in form. By a separate written instrument, Cox agreed to convey the St. George property at the conclusion of condemnation proceedings to which part of that property was then subject, and McArthur granted Cox an option to repurchase the two properties within eighteen months for $44,604. Subsequently, McArthur assigned all of his interest in the agreement as well as an undivided one-half interest in the Cedar City property to plaintiff. Cox failed to exercise his option within the eighteen month period and also failed and refused to convey the St. George property. Plaintiff brought this action for specific performance of the agreement to convey the St. George property, or in the alternative, for judgment of foreclosure, on the theory that the agreement constituted a note and mortgage. Cox answered, denying that the agreement was an absolute sale and an option to repurchase, asserting that the agreement was a mortgage. Cox counterclaimed against plaintiff, and joined McArthur and all of the individual partners of Willard M. Milne Investment Co., (a limited partnership) as defendants in a third-party complaint, praying, inter alia, that the Court quiet title to both parcels of property in defendant and that he be "afforded all rights of a mortgagor." McArthur answered and counterclaimed, maintaining that the agreement was an absolute sale and not a mortgage. The case was tried before the court, sitting with a jury, but at the close of evidence, the court directed the jury to find that the transaction was an absolute sale and not a mortgage, upon the motion of the plaintiff. In the case of Kjar v. Brimley, 27 Utah 2d 411, 497 P.2d 23 (1972), this Court reversed the summary judgment entered against the grantor of an absolute deed, on the ground that there were facts at issue precluding summary judgment and said:Whether a transaction in the form of a sale with an option to repurchase is in fact a sale, or a loan disguised as a sale to cover up a scheme to collect usurious interest is an issue for the trier of fact. The controlling question is what was the intention of the parties as it existed at the time of the execution and delivery of the instrument? 497 P.2d at p. 25. Defendant's argument on appeal is that the evidence is conflicting with regard to the parties' intent; that there was sufficient evidence to support defendant's position, and that the court erred in refusing to submit the question of the parties intent to the jury. 609 A number of circumstances relevant to determining whether the parties intended instruments in the form of a deed and an option to repurchase to be considered a mortgage are set forth in the case of Kjar v. Brimley, ante, including, (1) the adequacy or inadequacy of consideration compared to the value of the property; (2) whether the grantee or the grantor was in possession of the premises after the transaction; (3) the conduct of the parties before and after the execution of the instruments; (4) the financial condition of grantor at the time of execution of the instruments; (5) the overall relationship of the parties financial, business, debtor-creditor, etc., and (6) whether the grantee of the grantor paid the taxes, etc. Defendant's evidence disclosed: (1) defendant received only the amount needed to redeem the Cedar City property, but agreed to convey the St. George property in addition thereto. And he paid $500 by check to plaintiff as consideration for the option; (2) defendant remained in possession during the option period, and he was required under the agreement to continue to pay real estate taxes and insurance on the property. Moreover, rents were collected by the defendant, and were not demanded by plaintiff until after the option period expired; (3) defendant was under financial pressure at the time of the transaction and was about to lose the property in Cedar City. He explains that title was conveyed to plaintiff in an effort to avoid further encumbrances and judgments against the property due to court actions then pending against defendant; and (4) the difference between the amount advanced and the repurchase price agreed to constitutes 12% interest on the amount advanced for the eighteen month period, which is the amount of interest the defendant alleges plaintiff demanded. The written agreement contains language indicating that the repurchase price would be reduced pro rata for interest, if the option to repurchase was exercised within the eighteen month period. Defendant points out that any provision for interest indicates a security arrangement and not a sale. On the other hand, plaintiff's evidence discloses that no note was executed, and plaintiff therefore contends that there was no debtor-creditor relationship as plaintiff had no right to compel repayment. Plaintiff also argues that the intent of the parties is controlling in this case, and of the three persons present at the time the instruments were executed, two of them, Third-Party Defendant McArthur and the attorney who drew the papers, testified that the parties intended an absolute sale, while only the defendant testified otherwise. It appears that this case is essentially one in equity, as the plaintiff has prayed for specific performance, and defendant, in asking the court to give the deed and option to repurchase the effect of a mortgage is also seeking equity. The parties do not contend, however, that this case was not properly tried before a jury, and as there is no indication in the record that the Judge considered the jury as being merely advisory, we assume that the parties have consented to presenting their case to a jury whose verdict would have "the same effect as if trial by jury had been a matter of right", under Rule 39(c), U.R.C.P Thus the determination of whether a directed verdict is proper must be tested by the rules governing cases at law; viz., whether reasonable minds would disagree on the evidence presented so as to provide a question of fact for the jury. As the question of *610 the parties' intent is a question of fact, and as the evidence recited, above, is in conflict, the question should properly have been presented to the jury, and the Court erred in directing the verdict. Reversed and remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion. Costs to defendant. CROCKETT, MAUGHAN and HALL, JJ., concur. ELLETT, C.J., dissents.NOTES In Kjar, supra, this Court stated: "A mortgage may exist, although the mortgagee has no right to compel payment. The law may imply a promise to repay a debt under particular circumstances of any case, where it is clear that the lender had relied on the property for his security ..." 497 P.2d at p. 25. Kjar v. Brimley, supra. Finlayson v. Brady, 121 Utah 204, 240 P.2d 491 (1952); Boskovich v. Utah Constr. Co., 123 Utah 387, 259 P.2d 885 (1953).	https://law.justia.com/cases/utah/supreme-court/1978/15190-0.html
Paul is known for diving in deep to deliver the research and strategies his clients need to succeed at market. His experience includes conducting patentability and infringement analyses, performing prior art searches for domestic and international clients, and drafting written opinions for Patent Cooperation Treaty applications based on international search results. When it comes to patent prosecution, Paul’s clients benefit from his expert-level knowledge in legal practice as well as engineering. He holds degrees in both Computer and Electrical Engineering and specialized in Patent Law while attending law school. His background allows him to prepare and prosecute patents with the efficiency of an engineer and the business sense of a professional with deep insights into all corners of intellectual property law. Practice Areas Industries - Paul previously served as a Patent Analyst, where he conducted prior art searches for businesses ranging from individual inventors to global corporations and covering a wealth of industries. - Paul is an expert in claim mapping procedures, which are conducted alongside prior art searches and while drafting Patent Cooperation Treaty written opinions. - Paul was directly responsible for leading a team of Patent Analysts and managing their research efforts on behalf of clients around the nation. - Direct: 703.668.8221 - Fax: 703.668.8200 - [email protected] Download vCard While attending law school, Paul performed international prior art searches and wrote patentability opinions as a Patent Analyst with an IP services company contracted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He also has experience as a Technology Group Manager responsible for conducting patent research for business clients in the consumer electronics, computer and internet, and information technology industries.	https://www.hdp.com/people/paul-h-baszner/
DNV updates carbon capture and storage RP DNV has published new procedures designed to provide the required safety level in transporting CO2 by pipelines and strengthen the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. This follows the outcome of the CO2SafeArrest joint industry project (JIP) between Energy Pipelines CRC (Australia) and DNV. The work has been supported by the Norwegian funding body CLIMIT and the Australian Commonwealth Government under the Carbon Capture & Storage Research Development and Demonstration Fund. The need to transport CO2 is expected to increase significantly in the years to come as part of the widespread view that CCS is a viable means to reduce CO2 emissions. Reliable transport from where it is captured to a storage site is therefore of utmost importance. An updated recommended practice (RP), DNVGL-RP-F104 Design and operation of carbon dioxide pipelines, has been published based on the results from the CO2SafeArrest JIP. This results in a new empirical model for the assessment of running ductile fractures in CO2 pipelines. The JIP involved two large-scale CO2 crack arrest tests being carried out on 24-in pipelines to better understand the safety implications of CO2 releases. The testing was performed at the DNV Research and Development facility in UK. The RP can also be used alongside DNVGL-ST-F101 Submarine pipeline systems. Hari Vamadevan, Regional Director UK & Ireland, Senior Vice President with DNV’s Energy Systems business area, stated: “We are seeing globally the drive from industry and governments to proceed with CCS, and all major routes to successfully decarbonizing gas rely on the large-scale uptake of the technology. This RP gives guidance to the industry to contribute and ensure that safe and reliable operations continue to take place as CCS begins to scale worldwide. It also supports the fact that the repurposing of existing infrastructure can be carried out safely in the future.” Transport of CO2 can be done either through the use of existing pipelines or the construction of new pipeline systems. DNVGL-RP-F104 is supporting both the design of new pipelines and the reuse of existing infrastructure by describing a process of how to requalify the pipelines for CO2 transport through various steps. Requirements for requalification is primarily identified through a change of medium in the pipeline, for example, from natural gas as in the original design, to CO2 . Both for new CO2 pipelines and requalification of existing pipelines, the operators of the pipelines need to fully understand the threats, failure mechanisms, consequences and probabilities of pipeline failures in order to ensure that they are operated safely. Recent Drilling News We use cookies on our website to give you the best experience. You may opt out by clicking the Reject button. If you provide an email address through a contact/registration form, we or our sponsors may use that email address for email marketing and other communications until unsubscribed. Cookie settingsREJECTACCEPT Privacy & Cookies Policy Privacy Overview This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
This brown bag presentation will explore how different – and mutually contradictory – versions of stories about Lorenza Congo (a heroic figure in San Ignacio de Moxos, in the Bolivian Amazon) circulate, and what the different tellings do for the people who are doing the telling. Though the field where this is studied is far away from the political scene here, the topic relates to the “post-truth” moment that many are struggling to understand in the US today. Looking at such a broad topic (the era of misinformation, etc.) in a narrow setting will help actors within the US and other locations outside Bolivia get a handle on it in their own work. Chuck Sturtevant is a political anthropologist with ten years of experience working in Bolivia. His work focuses on the theories of knowledge that sustain “other” systems of political practice in the Bolivian lowlands. After the presentation, discussion will focus on questions like:- How do we deal with the circulation of multiple contradictory stories?- Why do impossible stories circulate?- How does storytelling sustain political practice, in the Bolivian Amazon and beyond? Limitless is a foundation that delivers technology to others for the use of instant messaging as a tool to connect knowledge (doctors, psychologists, lawyers, etc.) with people who require that knowledge. On March 18th we will present two experiences where we use instant messaging for good in this brown bag lunch (BBL) session. 1) Prevention of juvenile suicide and homophobic bullying. With the Itgetsbetter.org" Foundation in Chile, more than 90 psychologists serve children victims of bullying via several chat channels. Today we are preventing 1 suicide a day for children and impacting on the public policies that the government is developing. 2) Legal support for immigrants and refugees. With the NGO Jesuit Migrant Service, a network of volunteer lawyers support migrants and refugees who could be deported. They use instant messaging channels to talk to migrants, lowering costs, geographical barriers and increasing the number of people served. Juan Jose Soto is the Former Head of Digital Government of Chile, was Advisor to the Minister of Economy, CFO of Ciudadano Inteligente Foundation and currently is the CEO of Let's Talk, and Director of Limitless Foundation. The lack of a robust and transparent address infrastructure affected the assessment, emergency preparedness, rescue and reconstruction operations efforts for Puerto Rico during and after Hurricane María. Please join us for a conversation on Puerto Rico’s address data governance issues. An address infrastructure is an essential public good; the establishment and maintenance of good civic addresses save lives, is critical for public and private services and an important tool for fostering overall social and economic development. While the focus of this talk will be about recent experiences in Puerto Rico, over half of the world's population still have problems with addressing infrastructure. Come join us for this lively learning opportunity and discussion. Seating is limited. Please RSVP to secure your spot. Raúl Ríos-Díaz - ZIPDatum LLC, Address Consultant, Digital Media Creations, Inc. Mr. Ríos-Díaz has been involved with addressing and postal issues for almost 30 years, specializing in Postal Strategy Consulting and addressing solutions for the Caribbean. Mr. Ríos-Díaz brings expertise in the development of local solutions to handle Puerto Rican-style addresses. He worked on creating the addressing standards used in Puerto Rico and was responsible for data collection efforts in Puerto Rico to create the largest delivery point database available for the island. More recently, his work to validate and geocode address data for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) demonstrated the value of specialized software to handle Puerto Rico addresses. He is the former Address Management System Manager for the US Postal Service (USPS) in charge of PR and the USVI. Dr. Sperling recently retired as a Senior Policy Analyst of Geographic Information and Analysis at HUD’s Office of Policy, Development and Research. Previously, he was a key player in the initial building of the Census TIGER database which helped jumpstart the GIS "revolution” that propelled hundreds of new businesses offering location-based services. He was responsible for overseeing the development of the first “intelligent” digital street map for Puerto Rico and its first inclusion of address information. Jon authored several papers on the census geography and addressing challenges of Puerto Rico for the 1990, 2000 and 2010 Censuses and was directly involved in enabling digital spatial data sharing capabilities and training workshops with local governments as well as efforts to enhance coordinate accuracy and address data quality. Dr. Sperling was part of a small research team that recently received the ACM SIGSPATIAL 10 Year Impact Award in 2018. The Initiative for Civic Address Systems Assessment in Puerto Rico (iCASA PR) is an organization started after the devastation of Hurricane Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico in 2018, committed to help communities overcome the problems of “data invisibility” by evaluating and improving their civic addressing systems based on data-driven quantitative and qualitative assessments. Rampant corruption can destroy public support for democracy. New technologies create opportunities for financial shenanigans on an unprecedented scale, but also provide powerful new tools for transparency, accountability, and grassroots citizen watchdogs. We’ll be hearing from National Democratic Institute and Center for International Private Enterprise. Led by new Hub member Blake Ratner of Collaborating for Resilience, join us for this BBL. Launching governance innovations and making them stick requires creativity, persistence, and a robust model for thinking about how multi-stakeholder dynamics work, how to navigate conflict, and how to catalyze collective action. Come for an introduction to principles for building effective multi-stakeholder dialogue, and share the challenges you or your organization face. Suitable for practitioners working on any dimension of civil society engagement, public policy, and governance reform. This discussion will share the success story of sustainable development through participatory tax governance in one of the provinces in Pakistan. At its core, it's about women's empowerment through educating beauty salon entrepreneurs, which resulted in boosting tax revenues. Though this project, the registered taxpayers increased by 137% and the tax revenues increased by 330% post the awareness workshops. How social media can be helpful in effective good governance? What are the effective ways in which good governance can be injected into government departments? Despite many advances the global movement to promote transparent governments and fight corruption has made in recent years, it seems that still too often, the issue of open government remains a niche realm limited to experts and technocrats. How can open government advocates better explain what opengov is and why it matters to everyday citizens, and link this issue to their daily concerns? Luther Jeke, head of the iCampus - Liberia's first innovation hub - will be visiting DC and sharing what his community is learning about how to encourage citizen participation and accountability, even in the midst of great challenges to basic education, health and economic development. Eyad will present on the idea of using an awareness campaign to fight Corruption in Jordan. Viktoria will present on the challenges the Bulgarian higher educational system faces today including fraud and corruption in universities. Bring your lunch and join us for a conversation with Anne Wallestad, President & CEO of BoardSource. Drawing from BoardSource’s signature study, Leading with Intent: A National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices, she will share insights on trends, strengths and challenges that boards and executives are facing. Through an interactive conversation, she will discuss how – as executives – you can make high-value investments in your partnership with your board, and why it matters. The global trend of autocratization – the gradual or sudden demise of democratic regime traits – provides new challenges to the work of international actors such as the Open Government Partnership (OGP). Capitalizing the world’s largest dataset on democracy, the research of the Varieties of Democracy Institute (V-Dem) can help OGP staff and partners and other advocates of open government to understand the current processes of backsliding and closing space better. In this seminar, the Deputy Director of the V-Dem Institute, Anna Lührmann, who will be visiting DC from Sweden, will present the V-Dem dataset and lead a discussion. A challenge capacity building programs have longed faced is the lack of leading indicators for capacity building. In other words, the field has not been able to directly predict how or, even if, organizational and technical capacity development leads to improved performance or results. The Cooperative Capacity Framework solves this problem. The framework consists of five, measurable organizational states that correlate to performance. Our experience with the framework tells us that as organizations move up to a higher state, their performance, by any stakeholder indicator, at least doubles. Dan argues that high-quality implementation of foreign aid programs often requires contextual information that cannot be seen by those in distant headquarters. Tight controls and a focus on reaching pre-set measurable targets often prevent front-line workers from using skill, local knowledge, and creativity to solve problems in ways that maximize the impact of foreign aid. Drawing on a novel database of over 14,000 discrete development projects across nine aid agencies and eight paired case studies of development projects, he argues that aid agencies will often benefit from giving field agents the authority to use their own judgments to guide aid delivery. This “navigation by judgment” is particularly valuable when environments are unpredictable and when accomplishing an aid program’s goals is hard to accurately measure. Every year RightsCon brings together activists, technologists, policy makers, and business and government representatives to talk about the current state of human rights in the digital age. Members from the Open Gov Hub community attended this year's RightsCon in Toronto on May 16-18, and we want to share all that we learned (or didn't learn) with you during this brownbag lecture. Integrity Idol is an innovative global campaign run by citizens in search of honest public servants. Integrity Idol began in Nepal in 2014, spread to Liberia in 2015 and has now evolved into a global campaign that is currently in 6 countries and has been viewed by more than 10 million people worldwide. Over the last year, Accountability Lab ran the first ever Integrity Idol Campaign in South Africa. After nominations were received from all of the country and nominees were thoroughly vetted, we are now in the final stage of the campaign where citizens get to vote for their favorite honest public official from 5 finalists. There is no better way to get a feel for Integrity Idol than by viewing it firsthand, so bring your lunch and join us for a casual screening of 5 short films (about 5 min each) highlighting the work of the current Integrity Idol South Africa finalists. Cheri-Leigh Erasmus serves at the Accountability Lab's Programs and Learning Manager and will facilitate this event. She's a spent a decade in the higher education and nonprofit management arenas in South Africa and the US. The Accountability Lab supports change-makers to develop and implement positive ideas for integrity in their communities, unleashing positive social and economic change. Many of the social, environmental, and economic challenges we face are downstream consequences of outmoded economic systems and organisational models whose roots date back to the industrial age. The scale, urgency, and complexity of these challenges demand a fundamental upgrade to business-as-usual. Over the past few decades we have seen many for-profit companies broadening their purpose to pursue social and environmental aims, while many nonprofits and governmental organizations have adopted market-based approaches to advance their goals. At the same time, a rapidly growing movement of “for-benefit” enterprises around the world have been leveraging the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. These pioneering for-benefits are challenging the traditional boundaries that separate the public, private, and social sectors, giving rise to a new, fourth sector of the economy. Join us with the CEO of Fourth Sector Group, Heerad Sabeti, and Professor of Government and Politics at George Mason University, Alan J. Abramson, to hear more. This event will feature a discussion between Matthew Murray and Anton Pominov, to discuss the current state of play for Russian anti-corruption activists in Russia. It will explore what opportunities for progress in the fight against corruption exist in Russia and what strategic choices Transparency International’s chapter in Russia makes to address current challenges to the field in Russia. Ample time for discussion with the audience will be made in order to ensure open dialogue with attendees. Join us as we hear from Innovation Network, an evaluation and research consulting firm that specializes in advocacy and public policy evaluation and maintains a diverse client portfolio in the areas of health and health equity, social justice, and theory of change and evaluation planning. Using cases from their work, they will share an overview of how advocacy evaluation is used within the nonprofit sector, introduce some key tools—along with their strengths and limitations—and open a discussion about how these tools and strategies may be used in different contexts. In the last decade, there have been significant numbers of civil society organizations working on ensuring the government becomes more transparent and accountable in Nigeria, while promoting a culture of citizen participation and engagement. This presentation will look at the metamorphosis of these organizations and how they have challenged the status quo using online and offline technologies. It will also look at challenges in the near future, and how international organizations can support their work. At this event we will share reflections and lessons from two ongoing projects in open fiscal governance: Follow the Money in Mexico, implemented by Global Integrity, and Somos Chiantla in Guatemala, implemented by Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI). During this brown bag, Hub Fellow (through Atlas Corps) Edison will first highlight successful projects, accomplishments and lessons from his 10+ years working in the nonprofit and public sectors in Albania and across the Balkans. Then, he will share some key skills he has developed, examples of previous work, and his priorities for the coming year throughout his fellowship. After his fellowship, he is excited to advocate open government across his home region and learn from each of you throughout the year! The world is facing an alarming education and learning crisis, due in part to data systems unable to keep up the pace. The Education Commission’s costing and projection model uses the best data available today and employs advanced statistical methods to fill in data gaps and project into the future, creating the most complete base of data and analytical estimates for decision-making and advocacy around education. This brownbag will unpack what this innovative model does, as well as goals to make it a global public good for achieving SDG 4 on education. How can you measure the strength and sustainability of your organization's programs, while also gaining insights into the connections within it? Two of IREX’s US Government funded exchange and leadership development programs, the Community Solutions Program and the Mandela Washington Fellowship, conducted SNAs to learn more about how these programs build the networks of their Fellows (which Open Gov Hub members have hosted!) and what the secondary impact of these networks might be, especially for sustainability of the program's outcomes. They will share insights on how these fellowship programs can support social change agents to carry forth impact within their own communities once the fellowship has ended. Esri Story Maps platform allows you to easily and powerfully embed and combine dynamic web maps with audio, video, photographs, sketches, and text in a compelling framework. This BBL guides you through the steps to create a story map using the right application template for your purpose and audience. Whether your goal is to share information with the public, present research findings, showcase points of interest in your city, or something else, you will learn useful tips to create an engaging story map more quickly and easily. Two leading Canadian organizations will share their experiences of developing and implementing open data strategies for the non-profit sector. Using recent case studies, the presentation will cover opportunities for using open data and open licensing to increase impact within the sector by making better use of its information assets and resources, and the challenges encountered to implement these strategies. Corruption is typically seen as an amorphous force, or a sum of improprieties perpetrated by unconnected individuals, a supporting act to the depredations of, say, transnational criminal organizations. This talk with Sarah Chayes, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, will explore how corruption is better seen as the organizing principle of sophisticated networks that tie together members in the public, private, and criminal sectors. In this brown bag lunch, Esri’s team will show you what AGOL is and how it interacts with your work. Learn how to host content and services in the cloud easily and securely. Explore content access and restrictions with named users. This event is rich with live demonstrations, so you’ll walk away more confident in configuring app templates, managing organizational tools, and conducting easy online spatial analyses. Reimagine what your GIS can do for you. - Why do INGOs (International Non-Governmental Organizations) and CSOs (Civil Society Organizations) need to think about power? - Why are citizens critical sources of power, and what does this mean for INGOs and CSOs? - What's the difference between sustainability and impact for CSOs? - Is the "confrontation versus collaboration" dichotomy for citizen-state engagement misguided? What's the alternative? - As civic space is under threat both in non-democracies and democracies, are such hybrid civil society organizations potentially better suited to "weather the storm"?	http://opengovhub.org/events/?category=Brown+Bag+Lunch+%28BBL%29
BACKGROUND Display screens integrally or operatively coupled to information handling devices (“devices”), for example laptop and/or personal computers, generally display elements (e.g., text, icons, applications windows, navigation elements, etc.) according to predetermined display settings (e.g., that may be based on one or more factors such as the native display resolution, dimensions of the display, etc.). When these elements are moved to another display screen having different display settings then the size of these elements may change. BRIEF SUMMARY In summary, one aspect provides a method, comprising: receiving, at an information handling device, an indication to display an element; identifying, using a processor, a universal size designation for the element; and displaying, on a display associated with the information handling device, the element at a size associated with the universal size designation and irrespective of a screen scaling factor associated with the display. Another aspect provides An information handling device, comprising: a processor; a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to: receive an indication to display an element; identify a universal size designation for the element; and display, on a display associated with the information handling device, the element at a size associated with the universal size designation and irrespective of a screen scaling factor associated with the display. A further aspect provides a product, comprising: a storage device that stores code, the code being executable by a processor and comprising: code that receives an indication to display an element; code that identifies a universal size designation for the element; and code that displays the element at a size associated with the universal size designation and irrespective of a screen scaling factor associated with the display. The foregoing is a summary and thus may contain simplifications, generalizations, and omissions of detail; consequently, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the summary is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting. For a better understanding of the embodiments, together with other and further features and advantages thereof, reference is made to the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The scope of the invention will be pointed out in the appended claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 illustrates an example of information handling device circuitry. FIG. 2 illustrates another example of information handling device circuitry. FIG. 3 illustrates an example method of displaying an element on a display screen based on a universal size designation for the element. DETAILED DESCRIPTION It will be readily understood that the components of the embodiments, as generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations in addition to the described example embodiments. Thus, the following more detailed description of the example embodiments, as represented in the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the embodiments, as claimed, but is merely representative of example embodiments. Reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment” or “an embodiment” (or the like) means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment. Thus, the appearance of the phrases “in one embodiment” or “in an embodiment” or the like in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the described features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. In the following description, numerous specific details are provided to give a thorough understanding of embodiments. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that the various embodiments can be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with other methods, components, materials, et cetera. In other instances, well known structures, materials, or operations are not shown or described in detail to avoid obfuscation. Generally, a display screen may have a single scaling factor that controls the size of all elements (e.g., text, icons, applications windows, navigation elements, etc.) displayed on it. More particularly, when an element is initialized (i.e., activated to be displayed) or transferred to a particular display, the dots per inch (DPI) size at which the particular element is displayed at is dependent on the native scaling factor. Issues may arise when the native scaling factor is not compatible with the intended nature of the element. Specifically, certain elements may have an intended, or desired, viewing size that the scaling factor associated with different displays may distort (e.g., an application window may appear too large or too small, text may be blurred, etc.). As the tendency for users to interact with elements across different monitors, especially disparately sized monitors having different resolutions, becomes more prevalent, solutions are needed to better manage the size of elements. One conventional solution allows programs to dynamically scale themselves to the dot pitch of the native display. However, this solution requires a large amount of program intelligence and generally only works for programs that do not distort when their size is adjusted (i.e., some windows operate best at a fixed size and become distorted when their size is changed). Another conventional solution is directed to the concept of screen area magnification, in which some programs can make the area inside their client window larger or smaller by zooming (e.g., the magnification within a web browser may be increased, etc.). However, this solution fails to handle differences on different screens (e.g., certain programs do not need to be magnified on larger screens, etc.) and differences between screen element desires by the user. Yet another solution is directed to the independent scaling of fonts and picture elements. More particularly, this scaling fails to produce the same output on all screens due to the differences with respect to screen size and DPI differences. Accordingly, an embodiment provides a method for assigning a universal size designation for each element displayed on a monitor and maintaining the size associated with this designation when the element is transferred, or opened, on a disparately sized monitor. In an embodiment, an indication to display an element on a display screen may be received at a device (e.g., an indication to initialize an element, a transfer indication, etc.). An embodiment may then identify a universal size designation (e.g., a DPI size designation, etc.) assigned to that element and thereafter display the element at a size associated with the universal size designation. In an embodiment, the size associated with the universal size designation may be maintained across all monitors and may allow the element to be displayed at the size irrespective of a screen scaling factor associated with a native display. Such a method may allow elements to retain their user-desired size when they are displayed on different monitors. The illustrated example embodiments will be best understood by reference to the figures. The following description is intended only by way of example, and simply illustrates certain example embodiments. 100 110 120 110 100 110 100 FIG. 1 While various other circuits, circuitry or components may be utilized in information handling devices, with regard to smart phone and/or tablet circuitry , an example illustrated in includes a system on a chip design found for example in tablet or other mobile computing platforms. Software and processor(s) are combined in a single chip . Processors comprise internal arithmetic units, registers, cache memory, busses, I/O ports, etc., as is well known in the art. Internal busses and the like depend on different vendors, but essentially all the peripheral devices () may attach to a single chip . The circuitry combines the processor, memory control, and I/O controller hub all into a single chip . Also, systems of this type do not typically use SATA or PCI or LPC. Common interfaces, for example, include SDIO and I2C. 130 140 110 There are power management chip(s) , e.g., a battery management unit, BMU, which manage power as supplied, for example, via a rechargeable battery , which may be recharged by a connection to a power source (not shown). In at least one design, a single chip, such as , is used to supply BIOS like functionality and DRAM memory. 100 150 160 120 100 170 100 180 190 System typically includes one or more of a WWAN transceiver and a WLAN transceiver for connecting to various networks, such as telecommunications networks and wireless Internet devices, e.g., access points. Additionally, devices are commonly included, e.g., an image sensor such as a camera, audio capture device such as a microphone, etc. System often includes one or more touch screens for data input and display/rendering. System also typically includes various memory devices, for example flash memory and SDRAM . FIG. 2 FIG. 2 FIG. 2 depicts a block diagram of another example of information handling device circuits, circuitry or components. The example depicted in may correspond to computing systems such as the THINKPAD series of personal computers sold by Lenovo (US) Inc. of Morrisville, N.C., or other devices. As is apparent from the description herein, embodiments may include other features or only some of the features of the example illustrated in . FIG. 2 FIG. 2 210 210 220 250 242 244 242 220 222 226 224 220 222 The example of includes a so-called chipset (a group of integrated circuits, or chips, that work together, chipsets) with an architecture that may vary depending on manufacturer (for example, INTEL, AMD, ARM, etc.). INTEL is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries. AMD is a registered trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. in the United States and other countries. ARM is an unregistered trademark of ARM Holdings plc in the United States and other countries. The architecture of the chipset includes a core and memory control group and an I/O controller hub that exchanges information (for example, data, signals, commands, etc.) via a direct management interface (DMI) or a link controller . In , the DMI is a chip-to-chip interface (sometimes referred to as being a link between a “northbridge” and a “southbridge”). The core and memory control group include one or more processors (for example, single or multi-core) and a memory controller hub that exchange information via a front side bus (FSB) ; noting that components of the group may be integrated in a chip that supplants the conventional “northbridge” style architecture. One or more processors comprise internal arithmetic units, registers, cache memory, busses, I/O ports, etc., as is well known in the art. FIG. 2 226 240 226 232 292 238 232 226 234 236 In , the memory controller hub interfaces with memory (for example, to provide support for a type of RAM that may be referred to as “system memory” or “memory”). The memory controller hub further includes a low voltage differential signaling (LVDS) interface for a display device (for example, a CRT, a flat panel, touch screen, etc.). A block includes some technologies that may be supported via the LVDS interface (for example, serial digital video, HDMI/DVI, display port). The memory controller hub also includes a PCI-express interface (PCI-E) that may support discrete graphics . FIG. 2 250 251 280 252 282 253 284 254 255 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 261 262 263 294 264 265 266 268 290 250 In , the I/O hub controller includes a SATA interface (for example, for HDDs, SDDs, etc., ), a PCI-E interface (for example, for wireless connections ), a USB interface (for example, for devices such as a digitizer, keyboard, mice, cameras, phones, microphones, storage, other connected devices, etc.), a network interface (for example, LAN), a GPIO interface , a LPC interface (for ASICs , a TPM , a super I/O , a firmware hub , BIOS support as well as various types of memory such as ROM , Flash , and NVRAM ), a power management interface , a clock generator interface , an audio interface (for example, for speakers ), a TCO interface , a system management bus interface , and SPI Flash , which can include BIOS and boot code . The I/O hub controller may include gigabit Ethernet support. 290 268 266 240 268 FIG. 2 The system, upon power on, may be configured to execute boot code for the BIOS , as stored within the SPI Flash , and thereafter processes data under the control of one or more operating systems and application software (for example, stored in system memory ). An operating system may be stored in any of a variety of locations and accessed, for example, according to instructions of the BIOS . As described herein, a device may include fewer or more features than shown in the system of . FIG. 1 FIG. 2 FIG. 1 FIG. 2 Information handling device circuitry, as for example outlined in or , may be used in devices capable of supporting at least one display screen. For example, the circuitry outlined in may be implemented in a laptop embodiment, whereas the circuitry outlined in may be implemented in a PC. FIG. 3 301 Referring now to , an embodiment may display elements according to their universal size designation. At , an embodiment may receive an indication to display an element on a display screen integrally or operatively coupled to the device. In the context of this application, the element may refer to virtually any digital element that may be displayed on a display screen (e.g., text, icons, applications windows, navigation elements, etc.). In an embodiment, the indication to display the element may be associated with an initialization indication. For example, an embodiment may receive a command from a user to launch an application window (e.g., by user interaction with a shortcut icon, etc.). As another example, the initialization indication may correspond to the initialization of the operating system. More particularly, responsive to identifying that the system has started, an embodiment may thereafter display one or more home screen elements (e.g., one or more desktop icons, taskbar icons, search bars, etc.). In an embodiment, the indication to display the element may be associated with a transfer indication. The transfer indication may correspond to the movement of an element from one display screen to another display screen. For example, in a conventional dual monitor setup where two display screens are both connected to the device and positioned next to each other, a user may select an element on one display screen and seamlessly move it over to the adjacent display screen (e.g., via clicking and dragging, etc.). As another example, a user may select an element on a mobile device (e.g., a tablet, etc.) and wireless transmit it (e.g., via a BLUETOOTH connection, a near field communication (NFC) connection, another type of wireless connection, etc.) to another device (e.g., a laptop computer or other monitor, etc.). 302 At , an embodiment may identify a universal size designation for the element. In the context of this application, the universal size designation may refer to a size associated with the element that may be consistent across any display screen that displays the element. Stated differently, an element may appear the same, real-world size on two different display screens, where the two display screens may have different dimensions, resolutions, overall native scaling factors, etc. In an embodiment, the universal size designation associated with the element may correspond to an assigned DPI size. More particularly, each element inside the OS that gets drawn may be independently assigned a real-world DPI, which identifies the real world size it should be displayed at (e.g., 100 DPI, etc.) in the real world. Thereafter, by utilizing existing algorithms for relating the dot pitches of the display screen, its dimensions, resolution, and/or aspect ratio, the OS may then draw that element at that specific scaling factor/DPI size, regardless of which display it is being presented on. In an embodiment, the DPI size for an element may be originally set by a manufacturer and/or may later be adjusted or established by a user. Additionally or alternatively, for new elements that appear after the designations to the elements are originally assigned may be dynamically assigned a crowdsource DPI size. For example, an embodiment may access a database (e.g., stored locally on the device, stored remotely on another device or server, etc.) that comprises data related to common sizes that other users have assigned to the new element and thereafter adopt that size designation. Alternatively, an embodiment may identify a particular aspect ratio utilized for like elements on a particular display screen and thereafter adopt that size designation. In an embodiment, the DPI size may be assigned to each individual element (e.g., each icon, each application, etc.). For example, a user may desire for a window associated with a specific media watching application to appear at a larger size than a window associated with a different media watching application. Alternatively, in another embodiment, all like elements may be assigned the same, or similar, DPI size. For example, all desktop icons may be assigned the same DPI size, all windows associated media watching applications may be assigned the same DPI size, all windows associated with word processing applications may be assigned the same DPI size, etc. In an embodiment, the universal size designations described above may be stored at an accessible storage location so that they may be readily accessed from one or more devices. For example, the universal size designations may be stored in a cloud service that a user's device may have immediate access to. Accordingly, when a user logs into a device that is able to access the cloud service, the universal size designations for all designated elements may be identified and thereafter implemented on the user's device. 302 303 302 304 Responsive to not identifying, at , a universal size designation for the element, an embodiment may, at , take no additional action. Additionally or alternatively, an embodiment may display the element using default display settings (e.g., with reference to the scaling factor on the native display, etc.). Conversely, responsive to identifying, at , a universal size designation for the element, an embodiment may, at , display the element at a size associated with the universal size designation. As previously mentioned, an embodiment may display the element at the universally designated size irrespective of a native scaling factor associated with the display screen it is initialized on or transferred to. For example, windows associated with a particular word processing application may have been assigned to appear at 130 DPI. Subsequently, when a window associated with the word processing application is transferred to another display (e.g., a 100% scaled 24″ 1080p monitor, etc.), then the window will scale itself down so that it appears at the consistent size (i.e., 130 DPI). The various embodiments described herein thus represent a technical improvement to conventional methods for displaying elements on a display screen associated with a device. Using the techniques described herein, an embodiment may receive an indication to display an element on a display (e.g., an initialization indication, a transfer indication, etc.). An embodiment may then identify a universal size designation for the element (e.g., a DPI size designation, etc.) and thereafter display the element at the universally designated size. The element may be displayed at the universally designated size irrespective of any native scaling factor associated with the display screen it is being displayed upon. Such a method may allow for more consistent sizing of elements across disparate displays and minimize the instances of manual user size adjustment on these elements. As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, various aspects may be embodied as a system, method or device program product. Accordingly, aspects may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment or an embodiment including software that may all generally be referred to herein as a “circuit,” “module” or “system.” Furthermore, aspects may take the form of a device program product embodied in one or more device readable medium(s) having device readable program code embodied therewith. It should be noted that the various functions described herein may be implemented using instructions stored on a device readable storage medium such as a non-signal storage device that are executed by a processor. A storage device may be, for example, a system, apparatus, or device (e.g., an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device) or any suitable combination of the foregoing. More specific examples of a storage device/medium include the following: a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or Flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. In the context of this document, a storage device is not a signal and “non-transitory” includes all media except signal media. Program code embodied on a storage medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to wireless, wireline, optical fiber cable, RF, et cetera, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. Program code for carrying out operations may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages. The program code may execute entirely on a single device, partly on a single device, as a stand-alone software package, partly on single device and partly on another device, or entirely on the other device. In some cases, the devices may be connected through any type of connection or network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or the connection may be made through other devices (for example, through the Internet using an Internet Service Provider), through wireless connections, e.g., near-field communication, or through a hard wire connection, such as over a USB connection. Example embodiments are described herein with reference to the figures, which illustrate example methods, devices and program products according to various example embodiments. It will be understood that the actions and functionality may be implemented at least in part by program instructions. These program instructions may be provided to a processor of a device, a special purpose information handling device, or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via a processor of the device implement the functions/acts specified. It is worth noting that while specific blocks are used in the figures, and a particular ordering of blocks has been illustrated, these are non-limiting examples. In certain contexts, two or more blocks may be combined, a block may be split into two or more blocks, or certain blocks may be re-ordered or re-organized as appropriate, as the explicit illustrated examples are used only for descriptive purposes and are not to be construed as limiting. As used herein, the singular “a” and “an” may be construed as including the plural “one or more” unless clearly indicated otherwise. This disclosure has been presented for purposes of illustration and description but is not intended to be exhaustive or limiting. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. The example embodiments were chosen and described in order to explain principles and practical application, and to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the disclosure for various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. Thus, although illustrative example embodiments have been described herein with reference to the accompanying figures, it is to be understood that this description is not limiting and that various other changes and modifications may be affected therein by one skilled in the art without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure.
Paula Deen Flat Iron Steak Recipes. Close this dialog window review this recipe. Using a skillet over high heat, sear roast until brown in oil. Preheat a grill to medium heat. Drain the steak, discarding the marinade. Bake for 10 minutes on each side or until golden brown if desired! The Flat Iron Steak Originates From The Throw Subprimal Of The Creature And Is The Second Most Delicate Cut After The Tenderloin. It’s known as the “steward’s steak” in the uk,. Sprinkle 2 to 3 tablespoons on sliced steak, tossing to ensure the meat is covered. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the soy sauce, oil, worcestershire sauce, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, garlic and pepper. Quick Pickles Recipe By Paula Deen Paula Deen. Keto beef and broccoli recipe [quick and easy to make] great www.ruled.me. The dessert consists of 3 layers of soft sponge cakes with tasty cream cheese in an italian style. Here are the five steps to cooking flat iron steaks in the oven: Discover Our Recipe Rated 4.4/5 By 14 Members. 1 (2 pound) flat iron steak. 4 tbsp of worcestershire sauce. Original recipe yields 6 servings. Add The Brandy And Continue To Simmer Until Mushrooms Are Tender. A delicious dessert to prepare for a special occasion and win over all our guests. Stir together 2 cloves minced garlic, 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder, and 1/2 teaspoon olive oil in a small bowl and set aside. This marinated flat iron steak recipe is soooo yummy. Kosher Salt And Freshly Ground Black Pepper. Season meat with salt and pepper on both sides and use olive oil to coat the entire steak. Rub the mixtue into the steaks to season and drizzle with olive oil. Remove steaks to a serving plate, and keep warm repeat process with remaining 3 steaks.	https://mankillerfdn.org/paula-deen-flat-iron-steak-recipes
Induction of inner ear fate by FGF3. Loss-of-function experiments in avians and mammals have provided conflicting results on the capacity of fibroblast growth factor 3 (FGF3) to act as a secreted growth factor responsible for induction and morphogenesis of the vertebrate inner ear. Using a novel technique for gene transfer into chicken embryos, we have readdressed the role of FGF3 during inner ear development in avians. We find that ectopic expression of FGF3 results in the formation of ectopic placodes which express otic marker genes. The ectopically induced placodes form vesicles which show the characteristic gene expression pattern of a developing inner ear. Ectopic expression of FGF3 also influences the formation of the normal orthotopic inner ear, whereas another member of the FGF family, FGF2, shows no effects on inner ear induction. These results demonstrate that a single gene can induce inner ear fate and reveal an unexpectedly widespread competence of the surface ectoderm to form sensory placodes in higher vertebrates.
- n.d. - Technique, Material, Format - color on silk, hanging scroll - Dimension - 119.4 x 51.1 cm - Inventory Number - 95-JP-00C - Category - Nihonga (Japanese-style Painting) A man is seen wearing a formal kimono in the style of an Edo Period (1603–1868) samurai. And yet his face is that of a foreigner. Mixing both Western and Japanese elements, the image is slightly disorienting. At the end of the Edo Period the port of Yokohama was opened for trade, prompting people and goods to pour in from abroad. The painter Goseda Horyu not only studied ukiyo-e and orthodox painting with the traditional Kano school, but he was also greatly interested in acquiring the techniques of Western painting. It is believed he was the first to develop a unique style of painting on the traditional material of silk, in which subjects wearing Edo Period clothing would be depicted in the style of a photographic portrait. However, many things remain unknown about his work, and so we can’t say that with certainty. What is known is that such paintings were popular as souvenirs for foreign visitors at the time. As such they were invariably taken abroad with their owners, meaning only a few now exist in Japan.	https://inventory.yokohama.art.museum/eng/6211
In close communication and collaboration with Japan Medical Affairs colleagues as well as Asia Pacific Region, the Medical Scientist is responsible to provide scientific/medical guidance, throughout product life cycle. * Manage and professionally develop medical managers, field (associate) director and MSLs including hiring, training, evaluation, motivation, etc. * Manage regular communication with KOLs and clinical trial investigators to provide medical guidance and more extensive background. Support creation of optimal access environment for AABP products by engaging political government and industry policy shapers and promoting government engagement in Advocacy initiated public private partnerships and initiatives. Monitors activities conducted by clinical investigative sites as they relate to AbbVie clinical studies to ensure successful execution of the protocol. This position functions in an off site and affiliate based capacity.	https://www.daijob.com/en/jobs/search?pg=0&fl=1&il%5B%5D=105
The term citizen is dated back from the time of Ancient Greeks. The citizen was a person who was playing a role in advantage of the Greek society. In this regard, the term Global citizenship, though a new term, refers to anyone who works to make the w world better through playing a vital role of making other people living better through not destroying the environment and other issues that affect the human life. The concept of Global citizen applies to the concept of citizenship at a global level and is strongly connected to the factor of globalization and cosmopolitanism. There are two related but different in application, the World citizenship and Global citizenship. In most cases the two concepts are merged. The Global citizenship deals mostly on ethics and moral disposition that guide in understanding of individuals and groups in global context and reminding them of their responsibilities within their respective and global community. According to the current status of global citizenship, there are a lot of issues that are happening in the global citizenship. Most of the people are less concerned unto what is happening to their neighbors and how they affect them through what they are doing. The globalization has really affected different communities globally. As far as am concerned, in the 15 years to come, there will be a lot that will have happened to the concept of the global citizenship. There have been dramatically climate changes which have influenced take of actions to address issues that are brought forth by it. In this regard, it will be much different from what it is now. All life will be affected and could fatal to human existence. To address the issues of global citizenship, am acting activist through informing others in the community how importance it is by becoming a better global citizen and also how they can make the world a better place for them and for others.	https://prime-essay.com/samples/personal/global-citizenship-essay.html
An interview with Strom Noir Your latest album, Urban Blues, was released last January by the Polish label Zoharum. You’ve written about the album as being a journey through the city you live in and you’ve described the process as being akin to listening to music while taking urban walks with background sounds and noises supplementing the music in a non-recurring way which, in turn, triggers a feeling of reverse déjà-vu. In the light of this, would you consider Urban Blues to be a sort of experiment in sonic flânerie? Well, I would say that I still consider Urban Blues as a “regular album” in terms of its structure and track’s composition. I guess that in order to meet the condition of sonic flânerie it would require to be more connected with a specific area or place also in terms of the sound used, not only in the way it is meant to be listened. The reasons why I would recommend listening to it on headphones while walking through the city are presented in its title. Firstly, because of how external sounds can co-exist with the (ambient) music in a fascinating way and, because a city, with its variety of sounds, offers the best experience (urban). Secondly, there’s some strange sort of loneliness and isolation one can experience in a city when listening to the music (blues). Even if you are surrounded by heaps of people, music is able to totally change your perception of reality and to take you somewhere else. Can the journey be sometimes more important than the destination when creating music? Within the whole process of creating music, the first moments when I start working on a new track are crucial to me, when I am looking for the right guitar sound, the right notes & chords, and when I am trying to capture an atmosphere and to transform it into a sound… I guess that, when you are recording drone music, you have to achieve a particular state of mind, and by that I mean the stage in which music represents the only object you are focused on – the only reality. Once you achieve it, you can and you must record a lot. Therefore, I try to record as much as possible during the “first” session. These moments are the main reason why I make music. Alas, from the rest of the process, which consists of the more technical parts, I don’t get as much. Moreover, once the album is out, I don’t listen to it. Field recordings can sometimes feel as an easy shortcut to create a specific mood. How do you feel is the best way to approach them? A couple of years ago I used to take a digital recorder everywhere I went, no matter whether it was on a long trip or even just a short walk near my home. I believed that interesting sounds could be found anywhere and that I just needed to look for them. But it is not as easy as that… The process of recording sounds is, in some ways, akin to photography. You can either stand and wait, or go around and seek, depending on what you are actually looking for. Currently, I am not recording as much as I used to. I guess on “Urban Blues” there is only one massive field recording used – there is a long sample of an old man playing on ninera (hurdy-gurdy) in the centre of Bratislava in the title track. That was really a special moment, an old man dressed in the medieval clothes sadly playing & singing surrounded by crowds of walking and talking people. That was a real urban blues… Your music has an organic feel to it thanks to the use of acoustic instruments. Could you describe your working process and the importance of texture? Currently, I am recording acoustic guitar in a kind of lo-fi way – I use a portable audio recorder with microphones set to a very sensitive level in order to capture also various room, or even street, sounds and noises. Afterwards, the signal is processed in a similar way, as in the case of an electric guitar – through various guitar pedals. I consider an organic element to be really important, or it might be better to say a balance between acoustic and electronic sound, and therefore, I always tend to have some human / nature elements present in the music of Strom Noir. Since I don’t use vocals the only way to reach a balance is through the use of acoustic instruments. How would you describe the journey your music has taken since your first release on Black Orchid Productions in 2007? I suppose that my early recordings were influenced by the fact that I had played in a band previously. When you are in a band, you are always confronted with others and if something is taking a wrong direction there is still someone you can get feedback from at an early stage. So, in the end, you do compromise but, at the same time, you can be sure that result has some kind of “standard”. And this is fully absent when you are making music on your own. Therefore, to try and achieve the right level of self-criticism is really fundamental. Another closely related issue is that you have to know “when the track is done”, which is also significantly different when you are solo. So, I would say that my approach hasn’t changed that much in terms of the recording techniques, but more so in the terms how I am thinking about my music. One of the tracks on Urban Blues, Zavtra, has a Rusyn title, not for the first time, I suspect. How important is it for you to identify as being of Rusyn origins and does this translate in any way in your practice? No, it doesn’t influence me significantly in terms of everyday life. However, from time to time, I do feel that I should do some kind of homage to my Rusyn roots. Thinking back to your collaboration with Peter Nejedly, how influenced are you by the visual arts and what importance do they hold in your music? I would distinguish between the impact of the visual arts during the composition process and the way the final music is complemented by the visual when it is presented to the listeners. From a composer’s perspective, you are influenced by everything that surrounds you, in general. Whereas I used to record usually at night, I can’t simply throw away the impressions and images of the day and, since our times are strongly based on visuals, these are always somehow transformed into the music. On the other hand, from the perspective of the listener, I believe that music should stand on its own, independent from other arts form as much as possible in order to provide the listener with the possibility of focussing just on the music. In order to be fully absorbed by the sound, you have to switch off your other senses to fully understand the music. Slovakia seems to be quite a vibrant place in terms of experimental and electronic music with people like Jonas Gruska, Dead Janitors, Aches, Casi Cada Minuto, The Ills, Daniel Thoth aka ::.:, Zeleny Antoin aka Jacques Kustod, Avoided and the Noize Konspiracy. What is the actual situation on the ground in terms of festival, labels, and venues? Regarding experimental and electronic music in general, the situation has never been better than at present. I suppose that it is probably thanks to the fact that there are many more active labels than anytime in the past. Labels such as Exitab or LOM do a good and important job in support of local artists. And this goes hand in hand with greater opportunities for performing live, which, in turn, generates higher public interest etc. On the other hand, if you break down the experimental music scene into several of its subcategories, many of which are really marginal, Slovakia is simply too small a country for it. Also, is there an actual sense of community amongst experimental sound artists specifically in Bratislava? As I said, thanks to these new labels, many new artists have appeared during the last two-three years. I would say that currently there is a new generation of artists emerging, especially here in Bratislava, and even if Bratislava is quite a big city, people used to know each other. Although, to be honest, I have to say that I am not as much involved in the local scene as I wish to. What are you currently working on? Firstly, I am looking forward to seeing some older stuff finally released. Two cassette releases have been planned for a longer time and hopefully they should come out during the course of the year. Furthermore, I have another album ready but I still haven’t decided when or where to release it. These three works are pretty different compared to Urban Blues. Regarding new tracks, I have plenty in progress but I have decided to slow down a little. Having said that, I would be happy for the follow up to Urban Blues to come out next year .	http://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2014/04/urban-blues/
Complicated drug regimens are often a challenge for people with complex health and social needs — including individuals with physical and behavioral health comorbidities, seniors, and those dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. It is not uncommon for people with complex needs to take 20 or more medications daily, typically prescribed by multiple providers, and often with complicated dosing schedules and confusing instructions. Outside of clinic walls, people are left to interpret and develop their own medication schedules with little to no ongoing support, which is where things get tricky, if not downright dangerous. In the U.S., 119,000 deaths are attributed to medication errors annually. The more complicated the medication regimen, the higher the probability of a patient not following it correctly, widening the gap for largely preventable adverse drug events to occur. This Health Affairs blog post highlights how ThedaCare, a large nonprofit health care system in Wisconsin, is working to address medication complexity through the use of a medication risk score card to identify at-risk patients, and the deployment of community paramedics for in-home services. This work is part of the Community Management of Medication Complexity Innovation Lab, a national initiative led by the Center for Health Care Strategies with support from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.	https://www.chcs.org/deploying-community-paramedics-to-address-medication-complexity-at-home/
“Views by Three”. These sessions will build off the classic panel discussion format by bringing together leading experts representing diverse or contrasting perspectives to debate on hot topics within the areas of cultural diversity and education. Each “Views by Three” will include a discussion with the audience. The four sessions are planned as follows: I. “Role of Religion, Religiosity, and Identity in Schools” Prof. Dr. Fenella Fleischmann, Utrecht University, Netherlands, Prof. Dr. Orhan Agirdag, Leuven University, Belgium, and Prof. Dr. Daniel Faas, Trinty College, Ireland. Religion has become a central point in discussions of migrant and refugee adaptation. The experts on this panel will discuss the role of religiosity, religious affiliation, and religious practice in the educational success of youth in schools. II. “Innovative Methods for Studying Diversity in Educational and Community Contexts” Dr. Jamis Jia He, German Institut for International Pedagogical Research. Prof. Dr. Tendai Chitewere, San Francisco State University, USA, and Prof. Dr. Loes Keijsers, Tilburg University, Netherlands. The panelists’ expertise ranges from ethnographic, geospatial coding to intensive longitudinal ecological momentary assessment to analysis of multi-level, multi-national, large scale datasets. The panelists will discuss how their methods and methodologies could be implemented in studies to understand students in culturally diverse schools embedded in culturally diverse communities. III. Disaggregating the “Migrant” Label: What Issues are Relevant for all Migrants versus Specific Groups? Prof. Dr. Gülseli Baysu, Kadir University, Turkey, Prof. Dr. Peter Titzmann, University of Hannover, Germany. Oftentimes in educational research “migration status” is used as a categorical variable. The experts on this panel will discuss when and whether it is important to disaggregate “migrants” as a group and what issues relevant for school adjustment are migrant-group specific (e.g., by particular heritage country or status such as refugee, undocumented) or relevant for all migrant children. IV. “Effective Interventions for Students, Teachers, and Schools to Promote Positive School Adjustment” Prof. Dr. Adriana Umaña Taylor, Harvard University, USA, Prof. Dr. Piet Van Avermaet, University of Ghent, Belgium, and Dr. Sheree Bennett, Lisa Küchenhoff, International Rescue Committee, Berlin. In this panel, leading scholars who focus on different levels of intervention—with students, teachers, and school-wide—will discuss effective interventions that can improve student adjustment, teacher development, and school conditions for culturally diverse schools and communities.	https://www.cdme-potsdam.de/ao-program/welcome-3/
WhidbeyHealth Medical Center’s policy and practice is to admit and treat all persons without regard to color, race, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, handicap, pregnancy, veteran’s status, religion, country of origin or financial status or any other categories protected by federal or state law. WhidbeyHealth recognizes the autonomy of adult patients and their right to consent to or refuse medical care.Patient choices regarding care may be expressed verbally or via written Advance Directives. Whidbey Island Public Hospital District is committed to providing healthcare services to all persons in need of medical attention regardless of ability to pay. Federal law requires that we educate all Whidbey Island Public Hospital District employees, contractors and agents about our policies on state and federal False Claims Act statutes and whistleblower protections and penalties. Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)/Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR) is defined as the withholding of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the event of a patient’s sudden cardiopulmonary arrest. WhidbeyHealth Medical Center participates with other Western Washington Rural Public District Hospitals, some of which are also Critical Access Hospitals, through an Interlocal Agreement that governs the sharing of information, services and other arrangements. The agreement and amendments are available below: - Our Interlocal Agreement 2018 - A 2010 amendment to that agreement - A 2012 amendment to that agreement - A 2013 amendment to that agreement This resolution of the Commission of Whidbey Island Public Hospital District approves the terms of the amended and restated Interlocal Agreement. As a patient of WhidbeyHealth, you have the right to medical services without discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. You also have the right to designate your partner or child as a visitor, regardless of legal recognition. Primary Care Clinics are located throughout Whidbey Island that offer outstanding, personalized care and will provide or direct you to the resources you need. Contact one of our clinics to schedule your appointment. WhidbeyHealth complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. Whidbey Island Public Hospital District Notice of Privacy Practices, effective Sept. 1, 2018. Our policy is to provide individuals or their personal representatives with access to protected health information (PHI) in accordance with 45 CFR 164.524. This policy ensures that all patients and visitors of WhidbeyHealth Medical Center and its clinics are treated with equality, in a welcoming, nondiscriminatory manner, consistent with applicable state and federal law. As a WhidbeyHealth patient, you have many rights to ensure you receive the best care possible. You also have responsibilities that help both you and your caregivers make informed decisions about your treatment while you are in our care. WhidbeyHealth has a designated Public Disclosure Officer assigned to assist the public in accessing public records maintained by the hospital district. Public disclosure requests should be sent directly to the Public Disclosure Officer. If you have any questions about where or how to send your request, or you have questions about the process -please call our Public Disclosure Officer: Jake Kempton Legal Administrator WhidbeyHealth Medical Center 101 N. Main Street Coupeville, WA 98239 360.678.7656, ext. 4001 360.321.7656, ext. 4001 To submit a request, please email here and make sure “Public Record Request” is in the subject line. Consistent with Washington law, WhidbeyHealth believes that every woman has a right to plan if, when and how to have a family. The Robert and June Sebo Health Education Center meeting rooms at the Whidbey Island Public Hospital District (WhidbeyHealth Medical Center) are primarily for the use of the district for programs and meetings that represent or promote the hospital district’s services. For more information, download the Educational Center Policy here. Meeting rooms may be reserved by calling Administration staff at 360.678.7656 ext. 4001. WhidbeyHealth does not mandate that any physician provider participate in the “Washington State Death with Dignity Act,” nor encourage any provider to do so. It is the individual provider’s decision to participate. At WhidbeyHealth Medical Center, we provide you with the benefit of having services and resources that work with you at the time of admission to help plan for your more seamless transition home or to another level of care. Our RN Care Managers and Medical Social Workers are skilled in coordinating your care through the duration of your hospital stay to make sure that we are delivering the right level of care, improve quality, reduce your costs. Our goal is to deliver a more connected-care experience that is tailored to meet the needs of each individual patient. To learn more, call 360.678.7656, ext. 2350 or 360.321.7656, ext. 2350. WhidbeyHealth recognizes patient rights to exercise their autonomy to make decisions about their own healthcare in accordance with the Patient Self-Determination Act. This policy applies to any patient with decision-making capacity, a valid advance directive, and/or a legally appointed health care representative (proxy).	https://whidbeyhealth.org/patients-visitors/policies
The invention belongs to the technical field of electroluminescent materials, and discloses an organic semiconductor material and a luminescent device. The organic semiconductor material comprises atleast one substrate material and at least one doping material. The substrate materials are provided with structures shown as a general formula (I), and the doping materials are provided with structures shown as a general formula (II) or a general formula (III). The organic semiconductor material and the luminescent device have the advantages that lightening voltages of the luminescent device prepared from the organic semiconductor material can be obviously lowered, and the luminescent efficiency of the luminescent device can be obviously improved; the efficiency of the organic semiconductor material for deep blue phosphorescent devices can be obviously improved, and accordingly application of the organic semiconductor material to sky blue phosphorescent devices, green phosphorescent devices and red phosphorescent devices can be anticipated according to energy transfer principles.
The article appeared in the MSDN Architecture Journal, Issue #21, Sep 2009. To download a copy of this edition of the MSDN Architecture Journal, click here. Extending Service Boundaries to Infrastructure Resources by Nayan B. Ruparelia and Salim Sheikh With data centers considering infrastructure resources as service-on- demand resources and amalgamating them with application services, we redefine an SOA service as comprising the server-side application and the infrastructure that hosts it. The business benefits of this type of architecture are twofold—a reduced infrastructure footprint and a lower cost of service delivery— and are enunciated as follows: - Commoditization of services enables true SOA-service rationalization that takes place at the service level, instead of separately at the software and hardware boundaries. This reduces the data-center (or infrastructure) footprint for the business and, thus, provides a more environmentally friendly SOA service at lowered costs. - Encapsulation of an SOA service across the hardware-software stack provides a complete measure of return on investment (ROI)—from application to infrastructure. This gives a more transparent, accurate, and rationalized view of the cost of a service and its time-to-market (TTM) cost. These factors drive down the cost of an SOA service, because it allows the business to measure reusability of the SOA service across all tiers of IT and, thereby, create a framework for more efficient use of services. Problem Statement Generally, an SOA service comprises applications that serve client (or consumer) applications. The management of infrastructure resources that the service consumes—specifically, in relation to capacity and performance—is left to the engineer to plan and model manually. This means that service demands might not always be met within the required time constraints, if the capacity management is reactive instead of proactive; thus, there is a danger that the infrastructure will act as a bottleneck. Conversely, infrastructure resources can remain idle should the service demand be below that which is provisioned by capacity planning. This represents a waste of money on unused infrastructure. Furthermore, capacity planning and modeling, when performed properly, can itself be a very costly and time-consuming exercise and would need to be performed regularly in order to track changing SOA-service workloads over time. Therefore, a more efficient and cost-effective solution is needed for designing and implementing SOA services. In this context, we refer to infrastructure resources as the hardware platform and its related services that are required for hosting the SOA applications, not the ESB. Proposed Solution We propose an SOA service that makes up the entire hardware- software stack. We term such an SOA service a “composite service element” that would be provided in a virtualized environment, in order to better provision the resources of the service and measure its resource usage. The host platform (comprising hardware computing resources such as CPU, RAM, and local storage) as well as the operating system would be provisioned as a virtual machine (VM). The VM, as much as the software that it hosts, can be considered a service; we denote this VM as an SOA service element. Furthermore, the entire hardware-software stack can be virtualized to include the storage (such as SAN and NAS devices), the LAN, and the interfaces to both of these. This means that all of the layers in the architecture that comprise the logic, data- access, and data-storage layers can be virtualized and provisioned as part of a single SOA service. To address performance, scalability, and availability requirements, the VM can be configured in a cluster to provide both integrity and workload sharing. The number of VMs that are used in the cluster would be defined by orchestration software that would instantiate VMs as needed. Indeed, the resources of the physical computer that hosts the VM would also be provisioned to suit demand. In addition, virtualization of the storage and the LAN means that these components can be provisioned individually to meet the workload demand. Demand forecasting can be performed by instruments that measure the resource requirements and predict their usage over certain timeframes by using various load-prediction models.1 This demand forecast can then be used to drive workflow- automation software (such as the HP Blade Matrix System) that would provision the virtualized resources to meet the predicted demand. Service-Element Pattern A pattern is a solution to a common problem that is documented in a consistent format and used as part of a larger collection.2 We propose the service element as a pattern that is defined by a VM; thus, the SOA-service design pattern comprises the producer application and its virtual host. Conclusion In this article, we redefine an SOA service as being composed of the entire hardware-software stack; we refer to this type of service as a composite service element. Furthermore, virtualization is used so that we might be able to provision our SOA service in an efficient and complete manner and with the smallest cost overhead possible. Also, our approach predicts the workload demand and integrates it with workflow-orchestration technologies, so as to automate the provisioning of resources that are used by the composite service element. Apart from a reduction in cost, a benefit of this approach is that it reduces resource consumption in an environmentally friendly manner. Resources For additional information, please refer to the blog of the lead author. References - Andreolini, Mauro, and Sara Casolari. “Load-Prediction Models in Web-Based Systems.” ACM International Conference Proceeding Series. Vol. 180, October 2006. - Erl, Thomas. SOA Design Patterns. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2009. Page 86. Nayan B. Ruparelia ([email protected]) is an IT Architect at EDS, part of Hewlett Packard’s TSG group. Salim Sheikh ([email protected]) is an Independent Consultant and Enterprise Architect, certified in a number of frameworks including TOGAF, Zachman, COBIT and ITIL. He is also a Certified Process Professional and LEAN/Six Sigma practitioner.	https://uksheikh.com/2010/01/20/extending-service-boundaries-to-infrastructure-resources/
CONTEMPLATION OF LIGHT Jiří Matějů´s paitings are visual metaphors. Naturally, this does not tell much. Above all, metaphor is related to literature, and therefore it is necessary to comment on it further. Classical poetics describes a metaphor as a means that transfers a word from a place where it is usually used to a place where a word is missing. It is a naming of something that does not have its own naming. Something analogical could also be found in the field of perception: the thing we do not see is what is not present in the visible world, however, not because it would not presently be there. It is not possible to see it directly; it is necessary to perceive it indirectly, metaphorically. This is what characterizes, most aptly, Jiří Matějů´s paintings. Briefly said, in his paintings the colour becomes a metaphor of light. The difference from verbal metaphor consists in the fact that light has its own name, however, it itself is not visible – thanks to light we see objects entering visual presence, we see them only in the light. Jiří Matějů´s metaphorical paintings also go through a paradox, as if crosswise; they are not in direct visualization of the nonvisible, but its contemplation. Above all, this effect is reached quite easily by objectless, non-figurative, colourful compositions. The colour does not serve to distinguish; the colour is itself and in the composition of the painting it forms itself – it is seen as a colour, nothing more than colour. And in this sense colour is a goal of contemplation, which is nothing other than an absorption into questioning. Why do I see the colour? Because of the light; however, it is not an answer; it is a contemplation of an answer, a contemplation of light. Making a presence of absence and the present absent. According to a legend Wassily Kandinsky saw Monet´s Haycocks in 1869 on an exhibition in Moscow. He related this experience to what he read about Niels Bohr´s quantam physics: physical reality does not have any substance, nor tactile reality; there are only jumps of energy quantum, reality is dispersed into virtual particles, in the grounds of the material there is something immaterial. It is passed on that it was Kandinsky who asked the question, if an object is destroyed what replaces it? Jiří Matějů answers by his paintings. Light and colour in such a composition by cancelling the contrast between background and foreground, exterior, and interior, because it is a pure space of harmony between the visible and the nonvisible taking place between colour and light. Contemplating these paintings, it is the question laid out in front of us, we can perceive, what is earlier than the visible and recognizable world, which is in fact immaterial, energetic, a colourful texture of light for which our sight have always been woven. Visual metaphor: one in the other, nameless in name, absently present. It is important not to miss the fact that Jiřího Matějů´s paintings, even though they seem to be geometric and structurally static at first sight, they are extremely dynamic. They are not only visual metaphors, but what more, they are the movement of metaphorization, they transfer colour from place to place, typical of the colour, to the place where it is diffused and absorbed by light and it is regarded to be the real carrier. Light is not scattered into colours; scheme of colours always refers to ephemeral (and thus various, diverse) moments in which we realize that our proper names name something that is not typical of them. And there we realized that when seeing we do not see anything.	http://prinzprager.com/node/140?page=1
Fasten your seat belts, rev up the engine and hit the roads only to find yourselves immobile for hours. See 'Unity in Diversity' as vehicles, along with people and animals, of all shapes, sizes and forms unite only to diverse in every possible direction. Speed of cars is challenged by that of cows as both parties try to reach their desired destination by disobeying the ever-absent cops. Here you might want to agree with us when we say that snail's pace seems faster than the pace of turbo-charged engines.On our roads, Indian Standard Delay is inevitable. We wish you and ourselves a happy and safe journey!	https://www.theplayclan.com/yatayat-jam-coasters
(2002). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0377-0273(01)00272-4 Abstract One of the fundamental questions in modern volcanology is the manner in which a volcanic eruption is triggered; the intrusion of fresh magma into a reservoir is thought to be a key component. The amount by which previously ponded reservoir magma interacts with a newly intruded magma will determine the nature and rate of eruption as well as the chemistry of erupted lavas and shallow dykes. The physics of this interaction can be investigated through a conventional monitoring procedure that incorporates the simple and much used Mogi model relating ground deformation (most simply represented by ?h) to changes in volume of a magma reservoir. Gravity changes (?g) combined with ground deformation provide information on magma reservoir mass changes. Our models predict how, during inflation, the observed ?g/?h gradient will evolve as a volcano develops from a state of dormancy through unrest into a state of explosive activity. Calderas in a state of unrest and large composite volcanoes are the targets for the methods proposed here and are exemplified by Campi Flegrei, Rabaul, Krafla, and Long Valley. We show here how the simultaneous measurement of deformation and gravity at only a few key stations can identify important precursory processes within a magma reservoir prior to the onset of more conventional eruption precursors. Viewing alternatives Download history Metrics Public AttentionAltmetrics from Altmetric Number of CitationsCitations from Dimensions Item Actions Export About - Item ORO ID - 62 - Item Type - Journal Item - ISSN - 0377-0273 - Extra Information - Some of the symbols may not have transferred over correctly into this bibliographical record. - Keywords - volcano; magma physics; micro-gravity; deformation; caldera; eruption triggers - Academic Unit or School - Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) - Depositing User - Users 12 not found.	http://oro.open.ac.uk/62/
The ACA standardized many streamlined enrollment and renewal procedures that states pioneered for children in the decades following the passage of CHIP in 1997. It also provided federal funding to support state upgrades to Medicaid eligibility systems, since many states had outdated systems that impeded updates to enrollment and renewal processes. Since the ACA was enacted, states have invested significant time and resources to upgrade or build new eligibility systems, using available federal funding. The modernized technology of these new systems has served as the cornerstone for states to implement the streamlined enrollment and renewal processes in the ACA. Under these processes, states are to use available electronic data to verify eligibility criteria at application and renewal; to provide individuals multiple methods to apply, including online, by phone, via mail, or in-person; to coordinate eligibility decisions with Marketplaces; and to renew Medicaid coverage every 12 months. Implementation of these processes has varied across states, in part reflecting different starting places before the ACA. However, as of January 2017, nearly all states have moved closer to the processes outlined in the ACA, with continued work occurring during 2016. As a result of these efforts, the Medicaid enrollment and renewal experience has moved from a paper-based, manual process that could take days and weeks in some states to a modernized, technology-driven approach that can happen in real-time in a growing number of states. This shift has reduced burdens on individuals and states and led to shifting roles for eligibility workers, with some states scaling back or redirecting staff resources. The findings below present the status of state systems and processes as of January 2017, and identify changes made to systems and processes during 2016. Unless otherwise indicated, the findings are for Medicaid systems and processes for children, pregnant women, parents and expansion adults. Many of the system upgrades and streamlined processes focused on these groups, and some separate eligibility rules and processes apply to seniors and individuals with disabilities. However, as indicated in the findings below, an increasing number of states are capitalizing on the federal funding available for system upgrades to expand improved systems to include all Medicaid groups and non-health programs. As of January 2017, 39 states can make Medicaid eligibility determinations in real-time (defined as within 24 hours). One of the notable features of upgraded eligibility systems is the ability to check against other electronic data sources in real-time or overnight to provide timely eligibility decisions. During 2016, Idaho and New Mexico began determining eligibility in real-time, and several more states anticipate reaching this milestone in early 2017. At least 50% of applications receive a real-time determination in 15 of the 35 states that were able to report this data (Figure 8), including 9 states that report over 75% of applications receive a real-time decision. States are expanding improved Medicaid eligibility systems to include eligibility decisions for seniors and individuals with disabilities as well as non-health programs. Prior to the ACA, most states used one system to determine eligibility for all Medicaid groups as well as some non-health programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Given the complexity of system upgrades, many states initially built their new systems to determine eligibility for the non-disabled groups affected by the ACA streamlining changes. As new systems were launched for these groups, states continued to use their old systems to determine eligibility for seniors and individuals with disabilities as well as non-health programs. As states finished initial implementation of new systems, a number began expanding them to include other groups and programs, using the ongoing federal funding available for system upgrades. During 2016, the number of states with systems that determine eligibility for all Medicaid groups grew from 24 to 29 (Figure 9). The number of states that include at least one non-health program in their Medicaid system increased from 18 to 21. In addition, several states added additional non-health programs to their systems during 2016. Thirty states plan to expand their systems to include seniors and individuals with disabilities and/or additional non-health programs in 2017 and beyond. Medicaid eligibility systems are integrated with or connected to Marketplace systems in all states. In 12 of the states with a State-based Marketplace (SBM), there is one system that determines eligibility for both Medicaid and Marketplace coverage (Figure 10). The remaining 39 states coordinate with the Federally-Facilitated Marketplace (FFM), HealthCare.gov. This count reflects the dismantling of Kentucky’s SBM enrollment system, kynect, during 2016. States coordinating with the FFM must electronically transfer data back and forth with the FFM to coordinate Medicaid and Marketplace eligibility decisions. Nine of these states have authorized the FFM to make final Medicaid eligibility determinations based on the eligibility rules established by the state, enabling the states to enroll individuals in Medicaid after receiving the account transfer. During 2016, Louisiana began on relying final determinations to facilitate enrollment under its newly implemented Medicaid expansion. In the remaining 30 states, the FFM assesses Medicaid eligibility based on the state eligibility rules. In these states, after receiving the account transfer from the FFM, the Medicaid agency may check state data sources or request additional documentation before completing the eligibility determination. When the ACA was first implemented, there were significant problems with account transfers that contributed to delays in Medicaid enrollment. As of January 2017, only 6 states report ongoing, regular delays or difficulties with transfers, down from 20 as of January 2016. Individuals can apply for Medicaid online and by phone in nearly all states as of January 2017. Under the ACA, states must provide multiple methods for individuals to apply for health coverage, including online, by phone, by mail, and in person. In 2013, prior to ACA implementation, 36 states had an online Medicaid application and individuals could apply for Medicaid by phone in 15 states. As of January 2017, individuals can apply online for Medicaid in all states except Tennessee, and individuals can apply by phone in all states except Tennessee and Minnesota (Figure 11). At least 50% of Medicaid applications are submitted online in 18 of the 45 states that were able to report the share of applications received online. The features and functions of online applications vary across states (Figure 12). In all 50 states with an online application, applicants can start, stop, and return to finish the application at a later time. Applicants can upload electronic copies of documents with their application, if needed, in 33 states. With the addition of Ohio in 2016, all Medicaid groups, including seniors and people with disabilities, can apply through the online application in 30 states. Individuals can also apply for a non-health program, such as SNAP or TANF, using the online application in half of states. This count includes Kentucky, which launched an online multi-benefit application in 2016. Just over half of the states (26 states) have a web portal or secure login that enables consumer assisters to submit applications on behalf of consumers they help. Massachusetts and New Jersey added a portal for consumer assisters in 2016. In some states, the assister portals have additional functions or features that support the work of assisters, such as the ability to check a renewal date. These types of tools may help reduce workloads on state administrative staff, for example, if assisters are able to update addresses and other information. This functionality may also allow the state to track, monitor and report the work of assisters. In 41 states, individuals can create an online account to manage their Medicaid coverage after enrollment (Figure 13). Most states provide a wide array of functions through online accounts and states have expanded functionality over time, with several states adding functions to their accounts in 2016. Most of these accounts allow enrollees to report changes, review the status of their application, to renew coverage, and to view notices. Smaller numbers allow enrollees to go paperless and receive electronic notices or to pay premiums. Online accounts create administrative efficiencies by reducing mailing costs, call volume, and manual processing of updates such as an address change. They also provide enrollees increased autonomy to manage and monitor their coverage. States have begun to make online applications and accounts accessible through mobile devices, such as phones or tablets. As of January 2017, individuals in 28 states can complete and submit the online Medicaid application through a mobile device. Nine of these states have designed a mobile-friendly version of the application and/or developed a mobile “app” for individuals to apply through a mobile device (Figure 14). Similarly, in 27 states, enrollees can access the online Medicaid account through a mobile device. In 12 of these states, there is a mobile-friendly version of the account and/or the state has created an “app” for enrollees to access the account through a mobile device. A number of states indicate that they plan to enhance mobile access to online applications and accounts in 2017 or beyond. One major shift under the ACA has been for states to rely on data from reliable electronic data sources rather than paper documentation to verify eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP. This change provides for a faster, more efficient eligibility determination process that reduces paperwork requirements for individuals and eases administrative burden on states, although it required significant upfront work by states to establish system connections to other data sources. All states verify income eligibility, as well as citizenship and qualified immigration status of applicants, as required in Medicaid and CHIP. States must verify citizenship or qualified immigration status in advance of enrollment. Individuals who attest to a qualified status but who cannot have their eligibility confirmed electronically must be given a reasonable amount of time to provide adequate documentation. Nearly all states (44 states) verify income prior to enrollment, while 7 states complete the verification after enrollment. Verification of other eligibility criteria, such as age/date of birth, state residency, and household size vary across states and criteria, reflecting state options to verify this information before or after enrollment or to rely on self-attestation of information. If a state relies on self-attestation, it must verify information if it has any data on file that conflicts with the self-attestation. All states access income and other information from the Social Security Administration, and many states also use state wage and unemployment data to verify eligibility criteria. As of January 2017, more than two-thirds of states get income and other information through the federal data hub, which was established by the ACA. The data hub enables states to access information from multiple federal agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service, the Social Security Administration (SSA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and a commercial database that provides earnings reported by large employers. States not using the federal hub rely on direct links to SSA and DHS databases that existed before the ACA. In addition, most states utilize state wage and unemployment data for income and other information. Fewer states rely on federal or state tax data. As of January 2017, 42 states were processing automated Medicaid renewals (Figure 15). This count includes five states that newly implemented automated renewal processes during 2016. Similar to data-driven enrollment, under the ACA, states are to use electronic data when available to renew coverage without requiring an individual to fill out a renewal form or provide documentation. This approach minimizes paperwork for individuals and reduces workloads for states. Among the 38 states able to report the share of renewals that are completed through automatic processes, 19 states report that more than 50% of renewals are automated (Figure 16), including 10 states with automatic renewal rates above 75%. In comparison, only 3 states reported that over 75% of renewals were automated as of January 2016. If a renewal cannot be completed based on available data, states are expected to send a pre-populated notice or renewal form to the enrollee and to allow individuals to renew by phone. Between January 2016 and 2017, the number of states able to send pre-populated renewal forms or notices increased from 41 to 43. In 13 states, the forms are populated using updated sources of data from electronic data matches. With the addition of Arkansas and Texas during 2016, individuals can renew Medicaid coverage by phone in 41 states as of January 2017. Most states are up-to-date on renewals as of January 2017. Six states report ongoing delays in processing renewals, most often citing system challenges or staff capacity as contributing factors. Presumptive eligibility. Presumptive eligibility is a longstanding option in Medicaid and CHIP, which allows states to authorize qualified entities—such as community health centers or schools—to make a temporary eligibility determination to expedite access to care for children and pregnant women while the full application is processed. The ACA broadened the use of presumptive eligibility in two ways. First, it allows states that provide presumptive eligibility for children or pregnant women to extend the policy to parents, adults, and other groups. In 2016, two states (Missouri and Wyoming) expanded their use of presumptive eligibility. As of January 2017, over half of states use presumptive eligibility for children or pregnant women, while smaller numbers have adopted this policy for other groups. Second, the ACA gives hospitals nationwide the authority to determine eligibility presumptively for all non-disabled individuals under age 65. With the addition of Tennessee during 2016, hospital-based presumptive eligibility has been implemented in 46 states of as January 2017; 38 states report that hospitals are submitting applications through this process. Express Lane Eligibility. Express Lane Eligibility (ELE) is another longstanding option that allows states to enroll or renew children in Medicaid or CHIP based on findings from other programs, like SNAP. As of January 2017, seven states (Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, New York, South Carolina, and South Dakota) enroll children in Medicaid through ELE, while three states (Colorado, Iowa, and Pennsylvania) do so in CHIP. Georgia ended its use of ELE for children in 2016. New York has a waiver to use ELE to enroll parents. Six states use ELE to renew children’s Medicaid coverage (Alabama, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, South Carolina, and South Dakota), while two states (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania) do so in CHIP. Massachusetts also uses ELE to renew parents and expansion adults in Medicaid under Section 1115 waiver authority. 12-month continuous eligibility. States are expected to re-determine eligibility every 12 months. During this 12-month period, enrollees are required to report changes and will lose coverage if these changes make them ineligible. However, states have an option to provide 12-month continuous eligibility to children, which enables them to provide more stable coverage by disregarding changes in income until renewal. Continuous eligibility promotes retention and reduces the number of people moving on and off of coverage due to small changes in income, which decreases administrative costs. It also improves states’ ability to monitor quality of care given that many quality measures require at least 12 months of continuous enrollment. States can adopt 12-month continuous eligibility for children as an option, but must obtain Section 1115 waiver approval to provide it to parents and other adults. The number of states that have adopted 12-month continuous eligibility remained stable in 2016. As of January 2017, 24 states provide continuous eligibility to children in Medicaid, 26 of the 36 states with separate CHIP programs use it in CHIP, and Montana and New York provide it to parents and other adults under waiver authority.	https://www.kff.org/report-section/medicaid-and-chip-eligibility-enrollment-renewal-and-cost-sharing-policies-as-of-january-2017-medicaid-and-chip-enrollment-and-renewal-processes/
Want to start a lively - even contentious - discussion among programmers? Just ask, "Is it safe to use dynamic memory allocation?" Popularized in C/C++, dynamic allocation eases development by doling out system memory to application processes as needed at runtime and retrieving the memory when it is no longer needed. But dynamic allocation is widely considered taboo in safety-critical embedded software. The use of the C runtime library’s malloc() and free() APIs, which do the grunt work of dynamic allocation, can introduce disastrous side effects such as memory leaks or fragmentation. Further, malloc() can exhibit wildly unpredictable performance and become a bottleneck in multithreaded programs on multicore systems. Due to its risk, dynamic memory allocation is forbidden, under the DO-178B standard, in safety-critical embedded avionics code. Developers across the embedded industry seem to react viscerally to the topic. In a recent Internet technical group discussion, the question, “Do you use dynamic memory allocation in your embedded design?” garnered an astonishing 77 responses, typified by “generally, it is considered a violation of best practices” for fault-tolerant systems, and “if the requirements include ‘five-nines’ (99.999 percent uptime) reliability, hard real-time, or small memory footprint, the answer is ‘never.’” Job seekers, take note: One consulting engineer’s interview strategy “is to gently probe the prospective employee on their dynamic memory allocation usage in real-time apps. If they have no problem with it, they are not going to be hired.” A better strategy – both for code safety and job interview success – is to replace the standard (default) allocators in safety-critical code with customized memory allocation functions that more closely match specific allocation scenarios. The following discussion describes two such custom memory managers: a stack-based allocator and a thread-local allocator. Another way to rid an application of malloc() and free() – and thus gain better performance, stability, and predictability – is to replace code based on standard allocation functions with off-the-shelf software that incorporates custom allocators. Use of an In-Memory Database System (IMDS) is discussed as an example of this “buy rather than build” approach. It’s standard, but is it the best? Why are standard (dynamic) memory managers a poor choice for mission-critical code? Typically they are based on list allocator algorithms that organize the memory pool into contiguous locations (free holes) in a singly linked list. The allocator then “walks” this chain looking for the appropriate hole to meet a request. List allocators are the quintessential general-purpose function: They do a pretty good job of allocating and deallocating memory across a wide range of situations – but “pretty good” is not good enough in mission- or safety-critical systems. Stack-based algorithm: Allocate and rewind memory Certain application scenarios call for allocating many short-lived objects, then freeing them all at once. A stack-based allocator (not be confused with the application call stack) is one type of custom allocator that works well here. With this algorithm, each allocation returns the address of the current position of the stack pointer and advances the pointer by the amount of the request (Figure 1). When memory is no longer needed, the stack pointer is rewound. Processing overhead is reduced because there is no chain of pointers to manage, nor are there any allocation sizes or free holes to track. This approach is safer, too: A memory leak can’t be accidentally introduced through improper deallocation because the application does not have to track specific allocations. Figure 1: A custom stack-based allocator (Click graphic to zoom by 1.9x) The overhead eliminated by using a stack-based allocator versus a standard list allocator increases as the application continues to run. When memory is deallocated in random order, the list allocator often needs to add both a pointer and a size value to its chain (this is called fragmentation), so that pointers and size values represent an ever-larger percentage of total heap size. So the list allocator’s overhead (the amount of meta-data that must be managed and the likelihood of having to walk further to find a suitable free hole) grows as the application continues to run. (With the stack-based allocator, all chunks allocated from a point in time are returned to the heap in one action, avoiding fragmentation.) The multithreaded, multicore allocation challenge The default malloc() and free() functions that are controlled by a mutex are often to blame when multithreaded applications bog down on multiprocessor hardware. Threads using these allocators can cause locking conflicts, and the OS resolves these in part via performance-draining context switches. A custom thread-local allocator avoids conflicts by assigning a specific memory pool to each thread. The thread’s allocation is performed from this block without interfering with other threads’ requests, thus enhancing performance and predictability. When a thread allocator runs out of memory, some other allocator can assign it another block if the system allows it. The thread-local allocator uses a Pending Request List or PRL for each thread to coordinate the release of memory blocks that are freed by a thread other than the one that performed the original allocation. Memory that is allocated and deallocated by the same thread requires no coordination, and therefore no lock conflicts occur. In short, problems are avoided in safety-critical code by removing memory management responsibility from malloc() and free() and assigning it to the application, which uses custom allocators that mesh with specific application tasks. The custom allocator sets aside a buffer for the exclusive use of that task, usually during boot-up, and satisfies memory allocation requests from it. If the buffer memory runs low, the application is informed and can free up memory inside the buffer. Or it can find more memory elsewhere to devote to the task. Exhausting the memory in this dedicated pool has no impact on other parts of the system. Custom allocators that might be chosen include the ones discussed, as well as bitmap allocators, block allocators, and others. Allocation via third-party application The benefits of custom memory allocators can also be harnessed by integrating third-party software that uses them. IMDSs are a good candidate to benefit from custom allocators, because they are designed expressly to manage application objects in RAM. Figure 2 illustrates allocation/deallocation using malloc() and free(). Figure 3 shows the same process using McObject’s eXtremeDB, an IMDS that incorporates custom allocators, including stack-based and thread-local. At the start of Figure 2, a C program defines a structure, declares a pointer to an instance of that structure, and allocates memory for it via malloc(). Figure 2: Memory allocation using malloc() and free() (Click graphic to zoom) Figure 3: Memory allocation using an in-memory database system (Click graphic to zoom) The programmer using the IMDS defines classes in a database schema file, which is processed (via a special compiler) to produce a .C file, as well as a .H file that contains type definitions and function prototypes. If the program that uses malloc/free is multithreaded and threads will share the Sensor object, the developer must implement concurrency control. With an IMDS, concurrency is managed automatically via transactions. Figure 3 shows how a transaction begins (mco_trans_start) and gets a transaction handle. Calling Sensor_new() claims some of the memory pool dedicated to the IMDS for a new Sensor object. (In a military/aerospace application, a sensor object could represent anything from optical sensors for tracking missile targets to biosensors for defense in chemical warfare or motion sensors to aid in navigating an aircraft.) Sensor_new() returns a handle to the database object, through which the object’s values can be written and/or read. In contrast, the C program works directly with the structure’s fields, creating the need for concurrent access controls in a multithreaded application. When the C program finishes using the Sensor structure, free() returns memory to the heap. When the code with the IMDS finishes, the space in the database is relinquished, the transaction ended, and the memory used for the sensor object returned to the dedicated memory pool. The eXtremeDB IMDS can run low on memory, but this would generate a “database full” error message that can be dealt with by the application. In contrast, memory fragmentation and leakage caused by malloc() and free() could destabilize the entire system. The IMDS offers a mechanism that works “behind the scenes” to allocate and free memory with greater efficiency and flexibility from using multiple underlying allocator types, avoiding the riskiness inherent in malloc() and free(). Custom memory managers, though, are not particular to an IMDS. For example, off-the-shelf code to manage sensor networks is well-suited to a type of custom memory manager called a block allocator. While discrete sensor values are not known in advance, these values’ size is fixed and known (like a 4-byte timestamp and an 8-byte value), and the block allocator excels in parceling out memory chunks of a predefined size. The stack-based allocator is useful for any computing requirement that can be divided into a first stage in which all the memory is needed, and a second stage in which all the memory is no longer needed. Any program that has to parse some input stream fits this description. For example, a communication surveillance program might parse a stream of text (spoken words), build a tree of tokens (words or phrases), then perform some post-processing on it. That post-processing could be deciding whether a given word or phrase is relevant within its context. In fact, it is hard to think of an application type that would not benefit from memory management that is geared to its specific allocation patterns and challenges. Of course, customizing memory management adds another consideration to the already complex task of software development. But software engineers entering the safety-critical arena know the demands and stakes are higher than in consumer or business application development. Writing code that avoids dynamic memory allocation and instead uses one or more custom memory managers is less convenient. But it adds safety and stability, and that’s a trade-off engineers of safety-critical systems should embrace. Steve Graves is cofounder and CEO of McObject, a provider of embedded Database Management System (DBMS) software. He can be contacted at [email protected].	https://militaryembedded.com/avionics/safety-certification/justifiably-apis-militaryaerospace-embedded-code
In order to study the origin and the characteristics of the oil from the oil seepage area and the source rock the geochemical approaches are considered to be the most appropriate tools of all. The geochemical approaches of Total Organic Carbon Content (TOC), Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Ultravioletvisible spectroscopy (UV-Vis) will be the main analyses in this project in which the study area was conducted at the oil seepage of the transect area located in the Miri Formation, Sarawak. The Miri Hill structure is considered to be an asymmetric, slightly overturned, northeast-trending anticline, bounded to the southeast by a set of northwest-hading steep normal faults, of which the Shell Hill Fault. Miri Formation is mainly composed of underlying argillaceous Setap Shale with the upper part is dominated by arenaceous sandstone. The oil – source rock correlation will be carried out by studying the rock samples of the source rock, the Setap Shale of different beds and the oil seepage found at the seepage area. The similarities in terms of the chemical composition of the source rock and the oil seepage will be observed and discussed. The samples were taken from three study areas. The oil seepage area is located at 4°24'04.5"N, 113°59'57.1"E and the shale sample areas are located at 4°22'53.8"N, 113°59'27.1"E and 3°48'37.1"N, 113°44'25.8"E. These three areas will be the main study areas of this project. Actions (login required) Document DownloadsMore statistics for this item...	http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/18236/
More than five years after Scotland's capital Edinburgh became the second most visited city in the UK, the country's hotel market continued to flourish. Edinburgh had an impressive 46.1% increase in its hotel room number as over 5000 new rooms were added between 2009 to 2019. The occupancy level reached at least 80% from 2014 to 2019. The hotel market of Glasgow, Dundee, Falkirk, and Stirling have also seen great increases in demand and supply in recent years. While the Covid-19 pandemic had a significant impact on occupancy levels in 2020, the sector is expected to recover quickly in the coming years. The positive outlook naturally relies on the availability of the Covid-19 vaccine. Hospitality experts have predicted an average occupancy level of 55% for countries in the UK by the end of 2021 and a return to earlier peaks by 2023. Tourism remains the biggest influencer of the hotel and hospitality market of any region in the world, and Scotland is no different. In 2019, according to the data, 15.5 million tourists visited Scotland. About 12 million of them came from the UK – the rest arrived from other countries. Interestingly, tourists from Germany have made up about 13% of the total entries for the past few years. Falkirk is one of the cities that benefited significantly from the positive tourism numbers in recent years. With popular attractions such as The Falkirk Wheel, The Kelpies, and Dollar Park, Falkirk experienced a 50% increase in the number of visitors within 8 years. Moreover, significant numbers of cyclists, campers, and sight-seers visit every year the North Coast 500 route since its launch in 2015. According to a report by Highland and Island Enterprises, this route increased Scotland's number of visitors by 26%. When it comes to hosting events, festivals, concerts, and conferences, Scotland doesn't hold back. In Edinburgh, the Hogmanay celebrations every New Year's Eve has attracted millions of visitors for years. In 2017, Edinburgh's Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) rose to 221.6% when compared to the rest of the month. The very next year, the RevPAR for Hogmanay was 216.1% when compared to other days of the month. The influx of investor cash has also played a huge role in boosting the local hotel market. The higher the quality of hotels in Scotland, the more they appeal to visitors. Also, having a variety of luxury properties to choose from has been a strong incentive for tourists. Between 2018 and 2019, Glasgow increased its number of available hotel rooms by 1000. In fact, the city's hotel room supply has risen 22% in 10 years. According to experts, the future looks quite positive for Scotland's hotel market. As more money is being funneled into the sector, its growth appears more than likely.	https://www.tourism-review.com/hotel-market-in-scotland-likely-to-grow-again-news11828
Leonie Haimson needs help. New York’s most passionate education blogger has not appreciably changed the way the city’s public schools are run. A persistent critic of Mike Bloomberg’s educational policies, and president of a group called Class Size Matters, Haimson gets noticed but continues to be shrugged off by City Hall. It doesn’t matter how many “ordinary” New Yorkers agree with Haimson. City voters have almost no power to shape municipal policy. They lost most of their clout two decades ago when they approved a new government structure that gave the mayor almost sole control over the city’s budget, land use, contracts, and, de facto, over the City Council itself. (Most Council members would deny this.) Even a local referendum to change the city charter can be preempted by the mayor. Today, New Yorkers usually must resort to litigation or to state intervention to derail an initiative the mayor truly wants. And with the 1989 loss of the Board of Estimate, the mayor’s historic partners — the city comptroller, the City Council president and the five borough presidents — lost the control over resources they needed to give their board of education appointees teeth. Faced with this strong-mayor reality, in 2002 the state legislature capitulated to Bloomberg’s arguments to extend mayoral control to include the school system. The board of education was replaced with a Panel for Educational Policy, dominated by mayoral appointees. Bloomberg’s firm grip on the system got renewed in 2009. Once he had this authority, the billionaire computer systems and business communications magnate used it to “corporatize” the school system. He hypercentralized the education department bureaucracy, marginalized the teachers union, and vastly expanded the role of technology and testing in the public schools. With the help of Federal education programs such as No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top and a fiscal stimulus called the New Markets Tax Credit program, which supports charter school construction, Bloomberg has been able to put his imprint on K-12 education in New York City, close marginal traditional public schools, open more charters, and dramatically increase the Department of Education’s use of private sector services. To critics such as Haimson, this transformation has been largely destructive. But as compelling as Ms. Haimson’s writing may be, she has had limited impact — probably because her focus has been more on symptoms than on the underlying cause: the huge concentration of municipal power in the mayor’s office. She needs a counterpart who can focus on a political strategy to convince Albany to rescind or diminish mayoral control and replace it with a more moderate alternative. This doesn’t need to be a frontal assault. One of the beauties of political power is that it is fungible, so any partial transfer of control from the mayor to other elected officials — over land use, the budget, ethics rulings, franchises, or contracts — could force him to negotiate for political support when he’s making major education policy decisions. Of course, that may frighten other elected officials. Once they are perceived as affecting school policy decisions, they, like the mayor, could be blamed for anything that goes wrong. The borough presidents, the comptroller, the Council, and the public advocate may be more content to stay out of Leonie Haimson’s sights and let the mayor be her sole target.	https://citypragmatist.com/2010/12/27/class-size-matters-but-power-matters-more/
PLOS BLOG 18/12/14 Chagas disease is turning up in (un)likely places. Who is ready for it? Hello there! If you enjoy the content on Public Health Perspectives, consider subscribing for future posts via email or RSS feed. Please welcome another guest post by Charles Ebikeme. –Beth Chagas is a more dangerous and much more pervasive disease than we give it credit for. A tropical disease that is really no longer quarantined to the tropics, Chagas has been known to turn up in unlikely places — and those unlikely places are becoming more and more important. Chagas is also known as American trypanosomiasis, and is found mainly in Latin America, where it is mostly transmitted to humans by the faeces of the triatomine “kissing bug”. About 7 to 8 million people are estimated to be infected with Chagas worldwide. Recently, researchers at the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics demonstrated that bed bugs can transmit Trypanosoma cruzi, the infectious parasitic agent that causes Chagas disease. Traditional distribution of Chagas’ disease by Tomato356 at Wikipedia. PLOS 31/07/14 Acute Chagas Disease: New Global Challenges for an Old Neglected Disease. Abstract Chagas disease is caused by infection with the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, and although over 100 years have passed since the discovery of Chagas disease, it still presents an increasing problem for global public health. A plethora of information concerning the chronic phase of human Chagas disease, particularly the severe cardiac form, is available in the literature. However, information concerning events during the acute phase of the disease is scarce. In this review, we will discuss (1) the current status of acute Chagas disease cases globally, (2) the immunological findings related to the acute phase and their possible influence in disease outcome, and (3) reactivation of Chagas disease in immunocompromised individuals, a key point for transplantation and HIV infection management. Citation: Andrade DV, Gollob KJ, Dutra WO (2014) Acute Chagas Disease: New Global Challenges for an Old Neglected Disease. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 8(7): e3010. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003010 Figure 1. PLOS 08/07/15 A Spatio-temporal Model of African Animal Trypanosomosis Risk. Abstract Background African animal trypanosomosis (AAT) is a major constraint to sustainable development of cattle farming in sub-Saharan Africa. The habitat of the tsetse fly vector is increasingly fragmented owing to demographic pressure and shifts in climate, which leads to heterogeneous risk of cyclical transmission both in space and time. In Burkina Faso and Ghana, the most important vectors are riverine species, namely Glossina palpalis gambiensis and G. tachinoides, which are more resilient to human-induced changes than the savannah and forest species. Although many authors studied the distribution of AAT risk both in space and time, spatio-temporal models allowing predictions of it are lacking. Methodology/Principal Findings We used datasets generated by various projects, including two baseline surveys conducted in Burkina Faso and Ghana within PATTEC (Pan African Tsetse and Trypanosomosis Eradication Campaign) national initiatives. Conclusions/Significance Author Summary Study area. PLOS 24/03/15 Optimal Strategies for Controlling Riverine Tsetse Flies Using Targets: A Modelling Study. Abstract Background Tsetse flies occur in much of sub-Saharan Africa where they transmit the trypanosomes that cause the diseases of sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in livestock. One of the most economical and effective methods of tsetse control is the use of insecticide-treated screens, called targets, that simulate hosts. Targets have been ~1m2, but recently it was shown that those tsetse that occupy riverine situations, and which are the main vectors of sleeping sickness, respond well to targets only ~0.06m2. Methodology/Principal Findings A deterministic model, written in Excel spreadsheets and managed by Visual Basic for Applications, simulated the births, deaths and movement of tsetse confined to a strip of riverine vegetation composed of segments of habitat in which the tsetse population was either self-sustaining, or not sustainable unless supplemented by immigrants. Conclusion/Significance Seasonal use of tiny targets deserves field trials. Author Summary Editor: José M. PLOS 26/04/11 Chagas Disease among the Latin American Adult Population Attending in a Primary Care Center in Barcelona, Spain. Abstract Background/Aims The epidemiology of Chagas disease, until recently confined to areas of continental Latin America, has undergone considerable changes in recent decades due to migration to other parts of the world, including Spain. We studied the prevalence of Chagas disease in Latin American patients treated at a health center in Barcelona and evaluated its clinical phase. We make some recommendations for screening for the disease. Methodology/Principal Findings We performed an observational, cross-sectional prevalence study by means of an immunochromatographic test screening of all continental Latin American patients over the age of 14 years visiting the health centre from October 2007 to October 2009. All the infected patients were in a chronic phase of Chagas disease: 81% with the indeterminate form, 9.5% with the cardiac form and 9.5% with the cardiodigestive form. Conclusions We found a high prevalence of T. cruzi infection in immigrants from Bolivia. Author Summary Methods. PLOS 27/04/12 Public street lights increase house infestation by Triatoma dimidiata, vector of Chagas disease in the Yucatan pen. PLOS 27/04/12 Public Street Lights Increase House Infestation by the Chagas Disease Vector Triatoma dimidiata. Triatoma dimidiata is one of the primary vectors of Chagas disease. We previously documented the spatio-temporal infestation of houses by this species in the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico, and found that non-domiciliated triatomines were specifically attracted to houses. However, the factors mediating this attraction remained unclear. Artificial light has been known for a long time to attract many insect species, and therefore may contribute to the spread of different vector-borne diseases. Also, based on the collection of different species of triatomines with light traps, several authors have suggested that light might attract triatomines to houses, but the role of artificial light in house infestation has never been clearly demonstrated and quantified. Here we performed a spatial analysis of house infestation pattern by T. dimidiata in relation to the distribution of artificial light sources in three different villages from the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico. Figures Editor: Andres G. Results. PLOS 17/05/11 Evaluation of Spatially Targeted Strategies to Control Non-Domiciliated Triatoma dimidiata Vector of Chagas Diseas. PLOS 21/06/11 Community Participation in Chagas Disease Vector Surveillance: Systematic Review. Abstract Background Vector control has substantially reduced Chagas disease (ChD) incidence. However, transmission by household-reinfesting triatomines persists, suggesting that entomological surveillance should play a crucial role in the long-term interruption of transmission. Yet, infestation foci become smaller and harder to detect as vector control proceeds, and highly sensitive surveillance methods are needed. Methodology/Principal Findings We searched Medline, Web of Knowledge, Scopus, LILACS, SciELO, the bibliographies of retrieved studies, and our own records. Conclusions/Significance CP should become a strategic component of ChD surveillance, but only professional insecticide spraying seems consistently effective at eliminating infestation foci. Author Summary Blood-sucking triatomine bugs are the vectors of Chagas disease, a potentially fatal illness that affects millions in Latin America. Figures Editor: Ricardo E. Copyright: © 2011 Abad-Franch et al. Introduction Methods Figure 1. PLOS 11/10/11 Managing Tsetse Transmitted Trypanosomosis by Insecticide Treated Nets - an Affordable and Sustainable Method for.	http://www.pearltrees.com/guatemalt/references-plos/id6158616
Additional info : Original Colour poster designed by Andy Warhol and used to help promote the album 'Rockbird' on Geffen Records. Poster measures 24” x 24”. ‘1986 The David Geffen Company. Made in U.S.A. For promotional use only. Not for sale’ stamped in the bottom right corner. Condition : Very Good. Some light handling marks across the poster. Please refer to photo.	https://www.fincharie.co.uk/products/blondie-debbie-harry-original-promo-poster-geffen-1986-andy-warhol
Calcium-induced changes in annexin V behaviour in solution as seen by proton NMR spectroscopy. The behaviour of human annexin V in the presence of calcium was studied by NMR. We observe the formation of well defined dimers, as well as a change in the local dynamics of one His side chain. We assign the observed changes to either His98 or His267 residues and conclude that they could be related either to the hinge-bending motion reported from crystal structures, or to a local side chain rearrangement within the calcium-binding loops concerned. Dimerization was also confirmed by a small-angle neutron-scattering experiment. Under the experimental conditions used, we do not observe the conformational change involving Trp187 seen in previous studies, which occurs at higher relative calcium concentrations.
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE In the drilling of oil and gas wells, drilling rigs are used to create a well by drilling a wellbore into a formation to reach oil and gas deposits. During the drilling process, as the depth of the wellbore increases, so does the length and weight of the drillstring. The drilling rig may be electrically operated from generators driven by engines. Several generators may operate in parallel to provide sufficient electrical power, perhaps including with enough margin to power during electricity blackouts. During various operations of the drilling rig, the power demand of the drilling may vary with a large power gradient versus time. This may impose large power swings on the rig power grid, with potential erratic responses of some components, including engines. Also, in some operating conditions, large amounts of energy may be dumped into heat. SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts that are further described below in the detailed description. This summary is not intended to identify indispensable features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended for use as an aid in limiting the scope of the claimed subject matter. The present disclosure introduces an apparatus including a well construction system. The well construction system includes motor equipment and an electrical power system. The motor equipment includes a drawworks motor, a top drive motor, or a combination thereof. The electrical power system includes a generator-set that generates AC electrical power that is output at a generator node of the generator-set. The electrical power system also includes a rectifier. An input node of the rectifier is coupled to the generator node during a generation state of the generator-set. The rectifier converts AC electrical power received at the input node of the rectifier to DC electrical power that is output to an output node of the rectifier. The output node of the rectifier is coupled to a DC node. The electrical power system also includes a inverter electrically coupled between the DC node and the motor equipment. The inverter inverts DC electrical power received from the DC node to AC electrical power that is provided to the motor equipment. The inverter also converts AC electrical power generated by the motor equipment to DC electrical power that is provided to the DC node. The electrical power system also includes a power recovery and regeneration system electrically coupled to the DC node during a recovery state and during a regeneration state. The power recovery and regeneration system includes a first energy storage device and a second energy storage device. The first energy storage device is connected in parallel with the second energy storage device during a charge state. The first energy storage device is connected in series with the second energy storage device during a discharge state. At least one of the first and second energy storage devices does not comprise a capacitor bank. The present disclosure also introduces a method including operating a well construction system. The well construction system includes motor equipment and an electrical power system. The motor equipment includes a drawworks motor, a top drive motor, or a combination thereof. The electrical power system includes a power recovery and regeneration system, which includes an energy storage device that is not a capacitor bank. Operating the well construction system includes generating AC electrical power that is made available on an AC node, and converting AC electrical power available on the AC node to DC electrical power available on a DC node. The motor equipment consumes DC electrical power available on the DC node. Operating the well construction system also includes storing energy based on DC electrical power available on the DC node by the power recovery and regeneration system, and regenerating the stored energy from the power recovery and regeneration system to AC electrical power, DC electrical power, or a combination thereof for consumption by an electrical consumer of the well construction system. The present disclosure also introduces a method including operating a well construction system that includes a generator-set, an electrical system, and an electrical power consumer. The generator-set includes a prime mover and a synchronous electrical machine. The electrical system includes a power recovery and regeneration system, which includes an energy storage device that is not a capacitor bank. The electrical power consumer is electrically coupled to the electrical system. Operating the well construction system includes storing, in the power recovery and regeneration system, energy distributed in the electrical system. Operating the well construction system also includes starting the prime mover, which includes electrically coupling the power recovery and regeneration system to the synchronous electrical machine. The present disclosure also introduces an apparatus including a well construction system that includes motor equipment and an electrical power system. The motor equipment includes a drawworks motor, a top drive motor, or a combination thereof. The electrical power system includes a generator-set that generates AC electrical power that is output at a generator node of the generator-set. The electrical power system also includes a rectifier. An input node of the rectifier is coupled to the generator node during a generation state of the generator-set. The rectifier converts AC electrical power received at the input node of the rectifier to DC electrical power that is output to an output node of the rectifier. The output node of the rectifier is coupled to a DC node. An inverter is electrically coupled between the DC node and the motor equipment. The inverter inverts DC electrical power received from the DC node to AC electrical power that is provided to the motor equipment, and converts AC electrical power generated by the motor equipment to DC electrical power that is provided to the DC node. A power recovery and regeneration system is electrically coupled to the DC node during a recovery state and during a regeneration state. The power recovery and regeneration system includes a first energy storage device and a second energy storage device. The first energy storage device is connected in parallel with the second energy storage device during a charge state, and is connected in series with the second energy storage device during a discharge state. Each of the first and second energy storage devices includes a capacitor bank, a battery, a flywheel, and/or a combination thereof. The present disclosure also introduces a method including operating a well construction system that includes motor equipment and an electrical power system. The motor equipment includes a drawworks motor, a top drive motor, or a combination thereof. The electrical power system includes a power recovery and regeneration system that includes a capacitor bank, a flywheel, or a combination thereof. Operating the well construction system includes generating AC electrical power that is made available on an AC node, and converting AC electrical power available on the AC node to DC electrical power available on a DC node. The motor equipment consumes DC electrical power available on the DC node. Operating the well construction system also includes storing energy based on DC electrical power available on the DC node by the power recovery and regeneration system, and regenerating the stored energy from the power recovery and regeneration system to AC electrical power, DC electrical power, or a combination thereof for consumption by an electrical consumer of the well construction system. The present disclosure also introduces a method including operating a well construction system that includes a generator-set, an electrical system, and an electrical power consumer. The generator-set includes a prime mover and a synchronous electrical machine. The electrical system includes a power recovery and regeneration system that includes a capacitor bank, a flywheel, or a combination thereof. The electrical power consumer is electrically coupled to the electrical system. Operating the well construction system includes storing, in the power recovery and regeneration system, energy distributed in the electrical system. Operating the well construction system also includes starting the prime mover, including electrically coupling the power recovery and regeneration system to the synchronous electrical machine. Operating the well construction system may thereafter comprise operating the prime mover and the synchronous electrical machine as a normal generator-set. These and additional aspects of the present disclosure are set forth in the description that follows, and/or may be learned by a person having ordinary skill in the art by reading the material herein and/or practicing the principles described herein. At least some aspects of the present disclosure may be achieved via means recited in the attached claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present disclosure is understood from the following detailed description when read with the accompanying figures. It is emphasized that, in accordance with the standard practice in the industry, various features are not drawn to scale. In fact, the dimensions of the various features may be arbitrarily increased or reduced for clarity of discussion. FIG. 1 is a schematic view of at least a portion of an example implementation of apparatus according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a schematic view of at least a portion of an example implementation of apparatus according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. FIG. 3 is a schematic view of at least a portion of an example implementation of apparatus according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. FIG. 4 is a graph depicting one or more aspects of the present disclosure. FIG. 5 is a schematic view of at least a portion of an example implementation of apparatus according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. FIG. 6 is a graph depicting one or more aspects of the present disclosure. FIG. 7 is a schematic view of at least a portion of an example implementation of apparatus according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. FIG. 8 is a schematic view of at least a portion of an example implementation of apparatus according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. FIG. 9 is a schematic view of at least a portion of an example implementation of apparatus according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION It is to be understood that the following disclosure provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different features of various embodiments. Specific examples of components and arrangements are described below to simplify the present disclosure. These are, of course, merely examples and are not intended to be limiting. In addition, the present disclosure may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples. This repetition is for simplicity and clarity, and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. The present disclosure introduces one or more aspects pertaining to limiting the power transient on the drilling rig power grid, as well as recovering some energy during operations involving stored energy recovery, such as potential energy when the drillstring moves downwards in the wellbore. The present disclosure introduces one or more aspects pertaining to storing and retrieving energy in various mediums, such as may reduce the transient effect and/or enhance efficiency of power generation. Systems and methods and/or processes according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure may be used or performed in connection with well construction operations, such as at a well site for constructing a well to obtain hydrocarbons (e.g., oil and/or gas) from a formation. For example, some aspects may be described in the context of drilling a wellbore in the oil and gas industry. One or more aspects of the present disclosure may be applied in other contexts, such as for any construction operations. One or more aspects of the present disclosure may permit generation, recovery, and regeneration of electrical power. For example, during some operations, excess electrical power may be generated and/or some equipment may be operated in a way that temporarily generate electrical power, and this electrical power may be stored in “energy storage systems.” This period may be referred to herein as the “charging” period of the energy storage system. In other conditions, the stored energy may be extracted from the energy storage system. This may be referred to herein as the “discharge” or “recovery” period of the energy storage system. Such energy storage systems may include one or more energy storage devices, such as a capacitor bank or/and a battery and/or a flywheel. The charging and discharging of the storage system may involve some losses. The recovered energy is less than the provided energy during the charging period. Energy recovery from the storage system corresponds to the energy discharge from this storage system, associated with regeneration of power on the rig power grid(s). Such recovery of energy and power regeneration may occur during, for example, instances when a demand of a well construction system exceeds generation of electrical power, and/or during low power states to permit one or more generator-sets (“gensets”) to become inactive. Other aspects of the present disclosure may permit operation of gensets independently of each other to permit increased efficiency of the gensets. One or more aspects of the present disclosure also pertain to permitting the genset to operate at optimum speed for highest system efficiency. Further aspects of the present disclosure may permit power recovery and regeneration equipment to operate in conjunction with a fast-starting process of additional gensets when the rig power demand reaches or exceeds the capacity of the active genset(s). The fast-starting process of the genset may be based on the usage of the alternator as a direct-current brushless (DCBL) motor using part of the stored energy to start the genset and to insure its proper connection to the rig power grid. Other aspects of the present disclosure, and various modifications apparent to a person having ordinary skill in the art that are within the scope of the present disclosure, may be gleaned from the present disclosure. FIG. 1 100 104 102 106 104 108 110 is a schematic view of at least a portion of an example implementation of a well construction system operable to drill a wellbore into one or more subsurface formations at a well site in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. A drillstring penetrates the wellbore and includes a bottom hole assembly (BHA) that comprises or is mechanically and hydraulically coupled to a drill bit . 100 118 112 104 120 118 106 114 120 106 106 102 104 FIG. 1 The well construction system includes a mast (at least a portion of which is depicted in ) extending from a rig floor that is erected over the wellbore . A top drive is suspended from the mast and is mechanically coupled to the drillstring , which extends through an opening in the rig floor. The top drive provides a rotational force (e.g., torque) to drive rotational movement of the drillstring , such as to advance the drillstring into the one or more subsurface formations to form the wellbore . 116 114 112 106 116 116 116 116 106 116 116 106 106 106 104 116 116 114 106 106 106 104 116 114 106 114 102 Manual, mechanized, and/or automated slips may also be disposed in the opening through the rig floor . The drillstring can extend through the slips . In mechanized and/or automated implementations of the slips , the slips can be actuated between open and closed positions. In the open position, the slips permit advancement of the drillstring through the slips . In the closed position, the slips clamp the drillstring to prevent advancement of the drillstring , including with sufficient force to support the weight of the drillstring suspended in the wellbore . In manual implementations of the slips , the slips may be manually placed in the opening to clamp the drillstring to prevent advancement of the drillstring , including with sufficient force to support the weight of the drillstring suspended in the wellbore . The slips may be manually removed from the opening to permit advancement of the drillstring through the opening and into the one or more formations . 120 118 122 124 126 128 130 132 134 124 122 120 122 120 126 118 The top drive is suspended from the mast via hoisting equipment. The hoisting equipment includes a traveling block with a hook , a crown block , a drawworks , a deadline anchor , a supply reel (not depicted), and a drill line with a deadline . The hook of the traveling block mechanically couples with the top drive , although other means for coupling the traveling block with the top drive are also within the scope of the present disclosure. The crown block is suspended from, coupled with, and/or otherwise supported by the mast . 128 130 112 132 130 132 130 132 130 126 132 130 126 134 The drawworks and the deadline anchor are on and supported by the rig floor . The drill line is supplied from the supply reel through the deadline anchor . The drill line may be wrapped around and clamped at the deadline anchor such that the drill line that extends from the deadline anchor to the crown block is stationary during normal drilling operations, and hence, the portion of the drill line that extends from the deadline anchor to the crown block is referred to as the deadline . 126 122 132 126 122 132 126 128 128 128 132 122 120 128 132 132 132 128 122 120 The crown block and traveling block comprise one or more pulleys or sheaves. The drill line is reeved around the pulleys or sheaves of the crown block and the traveling block . The drill line extends from the crown block to the drawworks . The drawworks can comprise a drum, a prime mover (e.g., an electrical motor), a control system, and one or more brakes, such as a mechanical brake (e.g., a disk brake), an electrodynamic brake, and/or the like. The prime mover of the drawworks drives the drum to rotate and reel in drill line , which in turn causes the traveling block and the top drive to move upward. The drawworks can reel out drill line by a controlled rotation of the drum using the prime mover and control system, and/or by disengaging the prime mover (such as with a clutch) and disengaging and/or operating one or more brakes to control the release of the drill line . By unreeling drill line from the drawworks , the traveling block and the top drive may move downward. FIG. 1 118 126 122 124 Implementations within the scope of the present disclosure include land-based rigs, as depicted in , as well as offshore implementations. In offshore implementations, the hoisting equipment may also include a motion or heave compensator between the mast and the crown block and/or between the traveling block and the hook , for example. 120 136 138 140 106 136 106 136 136 136 106 106 102 104 120 138 140 120 136 136 144 118 142 120 144 120 136 120 114 112 106 FIG. 1 The top drive includes a drive shaft , a pipe handling assembly with an elevator , and various other components not shown in , such as a prime mover and a grabber. The drillstring is mechanically coupled to the drive shaft (e.g., with or without a sub saver between the drillstring and the drive shaft ). The prime mover drives the drive shaft , such as through a gearbox or transmission, to rotate the drive shaft and, therefore, the drillstring , such as to advance the drillstring into the one or more subsurface formations to form the wellbore . The prime mover for the top drive may be an electrical motor (or a set of electrical motors). The pipe handling assembly and elevator permit the top drive to handle tubulars (e.g., single, double, or triple stands of drill pipe and/or casing) that are not mechanically coupled to the drive shaft . The grabber includes a clamp that clamps onto a tubular when making up and/or breaking out a connection of a tubular with the drive shaft . A guide system (e.g., rollers, rack-and-pinion elements, and/or other mechanisms) includes a guide affixed or integral to the mast and portions integral to or otherwise carried with the top drive up and down the guide . The guide system may provide torque reaction, such as to prevent rotation of the top drive while the prime mover is rotating the drive shaft . The guide system may also or instead aid in maintaining alignment of the top drive with the opening in the rig floor through which the drillstring extends. 110 146 148 150 152 154 120 106 110 104 110 156 106 104 110 A drilling fluid circulation system circulates oil-based mud (OBM), water-based mud (WBM), and/or other drilling fluid to the drill bit . A pump (or set of pumps) delivers drilling fluid through, for example, a discharge line , a standpipe , and a rotary hose to a port of the top drive . The drilling fluid is then conducted through the drillstring to the drill bit , exiting into the wellbore via ports in the drill bit . The drilling fluid then circulates upward through an annulus defined between the outside of the drillstring and the wall of the wellbore . In this manner, the drilling fluid lubricates the drill bit and carries formation cuttings up to the surface as the drilling fluid is circulated. 158 160 162 162 164 166 166 At the surface, the drilling fluid may be processed for recirculation. For example, the drilling fluid may flow through a blowout preventer and a bell nipple that diverts the drilling fluid to a return flowline . The return flowline may direct the drilling fluid to a shale shaker that removes at least large formation cuttings from the drilling fluid. The drilling fluid may then be directed to reconditioning equipment , such as may remove gas and/or finer formation cuttings from the drilling fluid. The reconditioning equipment can include a desilter, a desander, a degasser, a centrifuge, and/or other components. 166 168 164 166 168 168 146 After treatment by the reconditioning equipment , the drilling fluid may be conveyed to one or more mud tanks . Intermediate mud tanks may also be used to hold drilling fluid before and/or after the shale shaker and/or various ones of the reconditioning equipment . The mud tank(s) can include an agitator to assist in maintaining uniformity (e.g., homogeneity) of the drilling fluid contained therein. A hopper (not depicted) may be disposed in a flowline between the mud tank(s) and the pump to disperse an additive, such as caustic soda, in the drilling fluid. 100 112 The well construction system can also include other equipment, such as to handle tubulars (e.g., drill pipes and/or casing, which may further be single joints and/or double- or triple-joint stands). Example equipment that may be operable to handle tubulars can include a catwalk for transferring tubulars from a ground level to the rig floor , an iron roughneck to make up and/or break out joints of tubulars (e.g., in a drillstring), a pipe handling manipulator operable to transfer tubulars from, e.g., the drillstring to a fingerboard for storage (e.g., temporary storage during tripping operations) of the tubulars, and/or other example equipment. In accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure, various equipment can be used to perform functions relating to handling tubulars in an automated manner, personnel can manually handle tubulars, and/or any permutation therebetween. 104 120 106 120 120 106 106 116 106 120 116 120 120 106 116 114 106 120 136 136 120 136 106 120 106 120 106 116 To form the wellbore (e.g., “make hole”), the hoisting equipment lowers the top drive , and thus the drillstring suspended from the top drive , while the top drive rotates the drillstring . During this advancement of the drillstring , the slips are in the open position and/or are removed. When the upper end of the tubular in the drillstring that is made up to the top drive nears the slips , the hoisting equipment ceases downward movement of the top drive , the top drive ceases rotating the drillstring , and the slips close and/or are placed in the opening to clamp the drillstring . The grabber of the top drive clamps the upper portion of the tubular made up to the drive shaft . The drive shaft is driven via operation of the prime mover of the top drive to break out the connection between the drive shaft and the drillstring . The grabber of the top drive then releases the tubular of the drillstring , and the hoisting equipment raises the top drive clear of the “stump” of the drillstring extending upward from the slips . 140 120 106 112 140 140 140 The elevator of the top drive is then pivoted away from the drillstring towards another tubular extending up through the rig floor , such as via operation of a catwalk and/or manual transfer of the tubular. The elevator and the hoisting mechanism are then operated to grasp the additional tubular with the elevator . The hoisting equipment then raises the additional tubular, and the elevator and the hoisting equipment are then operated to align and lower the bottom end of the additional tubular to proximate the upper end of the stump. 106 106 106 A joint between the tubular and the stump of the drillstring is made up. For example, an iron roughneck can clamp onto the stump of the drillstring and can then rotate the suspended tubular to engage a threaded (e.g., male) connector with a threaded (e.g., female) connector at the top end of the stump. Such spinning continues until achieving a predetermined torque, number of spins, vertical displacement of the additional tubular relative to the stump, and/or other operational parameters. The iron roughneck can then clamp onto and rotate the additional tubular with a higher torque sufficient to complete making up the connection with the stump. In another example, roughnecks can manually make up the joint, such as by using tongs, a cathead, and/or other equipment. By creating this joint, the additional tubular becomes part of the drillstring . 120 106 106 136 106 106 136 106 116 The grabber of the top drive then grasps the drillstring proximate the upper end of the drillstring . The drive shaft is moved into contact with the upper end of the drillstring and is rotated via operation of the prime mover to make up a connection between the drillstring and the drive shaft . The grabber then releases the drillstring , and the slips are moved into the open position and/or are removed. Drilling may then resume. 104 170 104 170 104 During drilling operations, managed pressure drilling may be implemented to maintain a pressure within the wellbore . A flare stack can be implemented in a managed pressure drilling system to burn off excess gas originating from the wellbore . By burning off excess gas, the flare stack can facilitate maintaining pressure in the wellbore . 172 172 172 100 172 100 172 100 100 100 112 A power distribution center is also at the well site. The power distribution center includes at least a portion of an electrical power distribution system (examples of which are described below and illustrated in following figures), one or more hydraulic systems, one or more pneumatic systems, the like, or a combination thereof. The electrical power distribution system of the power distribution center can distribute alternating current (AC) and/or direct current (DC) electrical power to various motors, pumps, or the like that are throughout the well construction system . Similarly, the power distribution center can distribute pneumatic and/or hydraulic power throughout the well construction system . Components of the power distribution center can be centralized in the well construction system or can be distributed throughout the well construction system . For example, when one or more components of the well construction system is mobile and/or moveable such as the rig floor and equipment supported thereby (e.g., a “walking” rig), some components can be situated in a fixed location at the well site, such as the one or more generators and some components of the electrical power distribution system, while other components can be supported by the mobile and/or moveable component(s), such that those other components may be moveable with the mobile and/or moveable component(s). 174 174 100 100 120 174 108 A control center is also at the well site. The control center houses one or more processing systems of a network of the well construction system . Generally, various equipment of the well construction system , such as the drilling fluid circulation system, the hoisting equipment, the top drive , etc., can have various sensors and controllers to monitor and control the operations of that equipment. Additionally, the control center can receive information regarding the formation and/or downhole conditions from modules and/or components of the BHA . 108 108 174 108 108 108 108 176 FIG. 1 The BHA can comprise various components with various capabilities, such as measuring, processing, and storing information. A telemetry device can be in the BHA to enable communications with surface equipment (which includes a surface acquisition module that receives communications from the telemetry device), such as at the control center . The telemetry may be based on mud-pulse telemetry (sending coded pressure wave to the surface via the drillstring) or e-mag telemetry (sending coded current wave through the earth and the drillstring). The BHA shown in is depicted as having a modular construction with specific components in certain modules. However, the BHA may be unitary or select portions thereof may be modular. The modules and/or the components therein may be positioned in a variety of configurations throughout the BHA . The BHA may comprise a measurement while drilling (MWD) module that may include tools operable to measure wellbore trajectory, wellbore temperature, wellbore pressure, and/or other example properties. 108 110 110 136 120 106 120 146 146 The BHA may also include a steering system operable to change the trajectory of the wellbore. Such device is installed above the drill bit . This steering device can be either a steerable motor or a rotary steerable motor. The steerable motor operates in a sliding mode while steering the drill bit . Such process utilizes specific angular positioning of the top drive shaft to set the steerable motor toolface. Furthermore, oscillation of this angular position may be imposed by the top drive , and accurate control of the top drive motor either drives the motor against the drillstring torque or dissipates the rotational energy into a brake resistor when rotating opposite the make-up direction of threaded connections between the joints of the drillstring (e.g., counterclockwise). When using a rotary steerable motor (RSS), the RSS acts as self-control robot to change the trajectory of the wellbore while the drillstring is maintained in rotation by the motor of the top drive . The setting of the RSS is via downlink to the BHA (either to the MWD or RSS), such as via the transmission of a digital frame(s) via modulation of the flow of the pump(s) . Such process utilizes control of the pump(s) so that a fast flow rate change can be delivered to generate the digital bit pattern of the frame via the flow rate. Such sharp variations of flow rate translate into sharp variations of power requirement from the rig power grid. 108 180 108 178 108 108 The BHA may comprise a logging while drilling (LWD) module that may include tools operable to measure formation parameters and/or fluid properties, such as resistivity, porosity, permeability, sonic velocity, optical density, pressure, temperature, and/or other example properties. The BHA may comprise a formation pressure measurement while drilling (PWD) and/or sampling while drilling (SWD) system comprising a sample module for communicating a formation fluid through the BHA and/or obtaining a sample of the formation fluid. The PWD and/or SWD system may comprise gauges, sensors, monitors, and/or other devices that may also be utilized for downhole formation pressure measurement and/or sampling and/or testing of a formation fluid. The operation of PWD and SWD tools may also utilize downlink to the BHA . 106 104 104 128 128 During well construction, the drillstring may be removed from the wellbore , such as for when a casing is to be lowered in the wellbore . The lowering of this casing may create heavy loads on the drawworks . The short lifting to remove the slips may create a power drain on the rig power grid, followed by a 12-meter (for example) slide downwards, which is accompanied by heavy brake action and concurrent heavy energy dissipation in the resistor brake. When the casing is at the proper depth, the cementing of that casing may be performed. This may entail cement slurry displacement involving pump action while reciprocating the casing over a stroke of more than 4-5 meters (for example). Such stroking of the casing may generates large variation of electrical power conditions, such as high electrical consumption during the upward stoke followed by heavy braking, which may include dissipating electrical energy through the brake resistor associated with the drawworks . 100 FIG. 1 FIG. 1 A person having ordinary skill in the art will readily understand that a well construction system may include more or fewer equipment than as described herein and/or depicted in the figures. Additionally, various equipment and/or systems of the example implementation of the well construction system depicted in may include more or fewer equipment. For example, various engines, motors, hydraulics, actuators, valves, or the like that were not described above and/or depicted in may be included in other implementations of equipment and/or systems also within the scope of the present disclosure. 100 100 FIG. 1 FIG. 1 Additionally, the well construction system of may be implemented as a land-based rig or on an offshore rig. One or more aspects of the well construction system of may be incorporated in and/or omitted from a land-based rig or an offshore rig. Such modifications are within the scope of the present disclosure. In the case of offshore rigs, fixed units (not floating) are similar to land rigs. However, floating units involve heave compensation systems for the risers and the tubulars in the wellbore. Such heave compensations can be entail a riser tension meter and drillstring compensation. Furthermore, floating units entail positioning to stay above the well within sufficient accuracy. Such positioning may be achieved via the usage of windlasses to pull on anchoring systems, or via dynamic positioning using propeller systems. These systems may also generate large variations of power requirements on the rig power grid. 100 118 128 172 174 168 146 164 166 118 FIG. 1 Even further, one or more equipment and/or systems of the well construction system of may be transferrable via a land-based movable vessel, such as a truck and/or trailer. As examples, each of the following equipment and/or systems may be transferrable by a separate truck and trailer combination: the mast , the drawworks , the power distribution center , the control center , and mud tanks (and associated pump , shale shaker , and reconditioning equipment ), etc. Some of the equipment and/or systems may be collapsible to accommodate transfer on a trailer. For example, the mast and/or other equipment and/or systems may be telescopic, folding, and/or otherwise collapsible. Other equipment and/or systems may be collapsible by other techniques, or may be separable into subcomponents for transportation purposes. In some land rig applications, the rig power may be provided from a fixed power grid. In such cases, the distance to the power plants may be sufficient enough that voltage swings may be generated during the power transient at the rig. FIG. 2 FIG. 1 FIG. 2 FIG. 1 200 200 200 100 200 200 100 is a schematic view of at least a portion of an example implementation of an electrical power generation and distribution (EPGD) system according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. Portions of the schematic view may be in a form referred to as a one-line schematic. A person having ordinary skill in the art will readily understand that multiple conductors carrying different phases of alternating current (AC) electrical voltage and/or current may be illustrated as a single line in a one-line schematic. The EPGD system includes electrical power generation and electrical power recovery and regeneration. For the sake of clarity, the below description of the EPGD system is presented in the context of the well construction system depicted in , with the understanding that the EPGD system shown in is an example implementation of EPGD systems within the scope of the present disclosure, and that the EPGD system and similar implementations may be deployed in the well construction system shown in and other well construction systems within the scope of the present disclosure. 200 202 202 202 204 202 204 204 202 204 202 202 200 The EPGD system includes one or more gensets each including one or more generators. A genset can be or include, for example, a prime mover, such as an engine like a diesel or natural gas engine or a turbine, and an alternator. The prime mover drives rotation of the alternator to create a magnetic flux in the alternator and thereby induce an AC electrical power. For example, a drive shaft of the prime mover can be mechanically coupled to a rotor of the alternator such that the drive shaft of the prime mover is capable of driving rotation of the rotor to thereby induce the AC electrical power in a stator of the alternator. In some examples when in a steady state generation mode, the one or more gensets can generate three-phase 600 V AC power at 60 Hz. The electrical power generated by the one or more gensets is output to a common AC node (e.g., a bus), and hence, the one or more gensets are electrically connected to the common AC node . The common AC node can be or include electrical cables, bus bars, a combination thereof, and/or other example conductive components. Various circuit breakers and/or switches (not shown) may be disposed between the one or more gensets and the common AC node to control bringing the one or more gensets online and/or decoupling the one or more gensets from the EPGD system . 263 202 146 A power control room (PCR) includes a control system(s) for the gensets to insure proper output, frequency and voltage, as well as multiple breakers (not shown) to control the safety of power distribution. On the drilling rig, there are two main locations for power consumption, the pump system and the central package 146 260 200 261 260 263 263 260 FIG. 2 The pump system , designated in as drilling fluid (DF) pumps , may comprise multiple (e.g., two to five) triplex or other types of pumps. Each pump may be driven by one or more electric motors, which may be associated with one or more variable frequency drives (VFDs). Thus, the EPGD system includes a VFD system , which may comprise two to ten VFDs depending, for example, on the pumping configuration of the well construction system. Each VFD may be individually driven at its selected operating mode. The VFD(s) associated with the pumps may be located in a power house, such as either a dedicated triplex power room (TPR) or the PCR . The PCR may be located in the vicinity of the genset(s). Each VFD for the pumps may be either an independent VFD or a set of inverters fed by a single rectifier involving a DC bus (not shown) to feed the inverters. 204 263 128 120 265 Via the common AC bus , the PCR also feeds power to the central package, which may include the drawworks , the top drive (and/or rotary table system), and perhaps other major drilling operation components. These components may be driven by one or more electrical motors. Each motor (or set of motors) may be driven by an individual VFD or inverter arrangement. The central package may utilize power fed from two to six VFDs depending, for example, on the rig configuration. The VFDs associated with the central package may be located in a local electrical room (LER) , which may be installed in the vicinity of the central package. 265 206 204 206 204 206 206 206 206 206 208 208 To manage power distribution to the LER and perhaps other components of the central package, an input node of a main rectifier is electrically connected to the common AC node . The main rectifier is operable to convert AC electrical power available on the common AC node to DC electrical power. The main rectifier can be a thyristor based rectifier or another rectifier (e.g., diode system). The main rectifier can be controlled by a controller to control a voltage level of the DC electrical power output by the main rectifier . In some examples within the scope of the present disclosure, the main rectifier can output 800 V DC power, although other examples are also within the scope of the present disclosure. The electrical power output by the main rectifier is output to a first DC node for power feeding related to the central package, for example. The first DC node can be or include electrical cables, bus bars, a combination thereof, and/or other example conductive components. It is noted that some implementations within the scope of the present disclosure may comprise an independent VFD for each motor. Thus, an independent rectifier and inverter may drive each motor. However, the scope of the present disclosure is not limited to such implementations. 214 208 216 216 128 214 214 208 216 214 208 214 214 216 214 216 216 208 214 216 214 208 FIG. 1 A drawworks (DW) inverter is electrically connected to and electrically disposed between the first DC node and a DW motor . The DW motor , in this example, is a motor of a drawworks (e.g., drawworks in ) driven by a system to control the power feeding (such as a VFD) to that motor, permitting control of rotation direction, speed, torque, and braking. The DW inverter , in some examples, is operable to permit a bi-directional flow of electrical current. For example, the DW inverter can be or include an inverter with a freewheel diode. In a first directional flow of current from the first DC node to the DW motor , the DW inverter inverts DC electrical power available from the first DC node into AC electrical power. The frequency and amplitude of the AC electrical power is controllable by the DW inverter . The AC electrical power is output from the DW inverter to the DW motor , which is primarily operated based on the frequency of the AC electrical power. Hence, by controlling the frequency of the AC electrical power output by the DW inverter , operation (e.g., rotations-per-minute, or RPM) of the DW motor can be controlled. Thus, for example, the motor operating points (e.g., drive torque and speed) of the motor can be properly set. In a second operating condition, the motor may act as a generator when the rotation speed is higher than the synchronization speed. When opposite directional flow of current from the DW motor to the first DC node occurs, the DW inverter converts AC electrical power generated by the DW motor into DC electrical power via the rectification effect provided by the free-wheeling diodes of the inverter. The DC electrical power is output from the DW inverter to the first DC node . 216 216 216 214 208 208 207 208 208 For example, the DW motor can generate power when submitted to sudden deceleration, or when the force acting on the drawworks is in the same direction as the displacement (or velocity). Such situation may occur during trip-in operations. During a trip-in operation, tubulars, such as a drillstring, are lowered into a wellbore, and this lowering results in drill line being released from the drawworks. Gravity and the release of drill line permits the lowering of the tubulars into the wellbore. The release of the drill line drives rotation of the DW motor , which may result in the DW motor becoming a temporary generator. The AC electrical power generated as a result of this temporary generation can be converted to DC electrical power by the DW inverter and made available on the first DC node . This generated electrical power is sufficiently managed so that the voltage of the first DC node doesn't rise. A brake resistor chopper may operate in chopping action to apply power onto a brake resistor (associated with the drawworks) for a selected proportion of time. This time proportion permits control of the power dissipated in the brake resistor . 210 208 212 212 210 120 210 210 208 212 210 208 210 210 212 210 212 212 208 210 212 210 208 212 212 212 212 210 208 FIG. 1 A top drive (TD) inverter is electrically connected to and electrically disposed between the first DC node and a TD motor . The TD motor associated with its inverter , in this example, is the motor of the top drive (e.g., top drive in ) associated with a method to control its output (such as a VFD). The TD inverter may be operable to permit a variable or even a bi-directional flow of electrical current. For example, the TD inverter can be or include an inverter with a freewheel diode. Thus, in a first directional flow of current from the first DC node to the TD motor , the TD inverter may invert DC electrical power available from the first DC node into AC electrical power. The frequency of the AC electrical power is controllable by the TD inverter . The AC electrical power is output from the TD inverter to the TD motor , which is operated based on the frequency of the provided AC electrical power. Hence, by controlling the frequency of the AC electrical power output by the TD inverter , operation (e.g., RPM) of the TD motor can be controlled. In a second, opposite directional flow of current from the TD motor to the first DC node , the TD inverter may convert AC electrical power generated by the TD motor into DC electrical power. The DC electrical power is output from the TD inverter to the first DC node . In some situations, such as during a stick-slip occurrence of the drillstring driven by the TD motor , the TD motor can generate power. During a stick-slip occurrence, a lower portion of a drillstring may become stuck in the wellbore while the top drive continues to rotate the upper portion of the drillstring. With the lower portion being stuck while the upper portion is rotated, a torsional potential energy accrues in the drillstring. After the torsional potential energy builds sufficiently to overcome the forces causing the lower portion to be stuck, the lower portion of the drillstring slips and the torsional potential energy is released, causing increased rotation of the drillstring that may be sufficient to drive rotation of the TD motor , which in turn may result in the TD motor becoming a temporary generator. The AC electrical power generated as a result of this temporary generation can be converted to DC electrical power by the TD inverter and made available on the first DC node . 218 208 220 220 218 208 220 218 220 A switch is electrically connected to and electrically disposed between the first DC node and a second DC node . The second DC node can be or include electrical cables, bus bars, a combination thereof, and/or other example conductive components. The switch is operable to electrically couple and de-couple the first DC node to and from the second DC node . The switch and other switches described herein may be an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), a thyristor with adapted turn-off circuitry, a relay, and/or another type of switch. As described below, the second DC node is controlled to open and close based on various states of power consumption, recovery, and/or regeneration. 222 220 223 222 222 220 222 223 223 220 223 223 222 220 223 223 220 228 222 223 223 228 A chopper is electrically connected to and electrically disposed between the second DC node and one or more capacitor bank . The chopper permits a bi-directional flow of electrical current. The chopper is controllable based on an input signal to determine a frequency, duration of being in a closed stated (to permit current flow), and/or duration of being in an open state (to prevent current flow). In a first operational mode, electrical current may flow from the second DC node through the chopper to capacitor bank during, for example, charging of that capacitor bank . Such flow is possible as long of the voltage of the second DC bus is higher than the voltage of that capacitor bank . In a second operation mode, electrical current may flow from a capacitor bank through the chopper to the second DC node during, for example, discharging of that capacitor bank , as long as the voltage of that capacitor bank is higher than the voltage of the second DC node . A choke may be installed in series between the chopper and each capacitor bank to limit the instantaneous current to (or from) the capacitor banks . The choke may be an inductor and/or other electrical components. 223 224 225 226 227 214 225 226 227 224 225 226 227 223 224 225 226 227 223 224 225 226 227 223 FIG. 2 FIG. 2 FIG. 2 Each capacitor bank includes a set of first capacitors , , , associated with switches (not numbered). The purpose of these switches is to select the connection of the capacitors , , , either in series or parallel, such as: (a) the four capacitors , , , connected in parallel (as depicted in by capacitor bank A); (b) two blocks of the capacitors connected in parallel (e.g., // and //) with these two blocks connected in series (as depicted in by capacitor bank B): or (c) all four capacitors , , , connected in series (as depicted in by capacitor bank C). 224 225 226 227 223 223 223 222 220 223 223 223 222 222 223 222 223 222 223 th th During energy storage, the four capacitors , , , are connected in parallel (e.g., as depicted by bank A), permitting charging up to 900 or even 1000 volts (V). When starting discharge, the capacitors are first discharged to 850 V. Then they are grouped in mode “b” (e.g., as depicted by bank B), and the voltage of the bank jumps to 1700 V. The chopper feeds power back to the second DC node until the capacitor bank (in mode “b”) drops to 850 V (each capacitor is down to 425 V). Then, capacitor bank is switched to mode “c” (e.g., as depicted by bank C), and the voltage jumps again to 1700 V. The chopper continues the discharge cycle until the capacitor bank is down to 850 V (each capacitor is at 212.5 V). With such system, the energy recovery is quite large, because each capacitor will start the discharge cycle in the range higher than 850 V, while the discharge is completed when the capacitor is at 212.5 V. This means that the residual energy in the capacitor is 1/16of the initial value. If the initial charge voltage would be pushed to 1062.5 V, the residual energy would be less than 1/25(4%). Such storage/discharge with the bi-directional chopper and the switches of the capacitor banks may provide an efficient method for a simple implementation. It is noted that the action of the chopper may be coordinated with the switching action inside the capacitor banks , such that the chopper does not conduct during switching transitions in the capacitor banks . 122 120 223 122 223 122 For the following description, the action of “storage” entails an increase in the energy of a capacitor, battery, flywheel, or other storage apparatus, while “discharge” entails an extraction of energy from the storage apparatus. “Recovery” pertains to recovering energy that would otherwise be lost, such as the potential energy of the drillstring during trip-in, as this potential energy is “dissipated” into brake actions. “Regeneration” pertains to introducing the recovered energy back into the system. According to one or more aspects of the present disclosure, when speed of the traveling block (carrying the top drive ) reduces, kinetic energy may be recovered and stored in the capacitor banks . When the traveling block is subsequently accelerated upwards, energy is discharged from the capacitor banks and converted into kinetic energy (and/or potential energy) to accelerate the travelling block . 223 220 223 223 223 223 223 223 223 Control the direction of current flow to/from the capacitor banks entails controlling the difference between DC voltages of the second DC node and the capacitor banks . The method described above for the capacitor banks permits changing voltage by a factor of two at a capacitor bank by switching the capacitors of that bank between three modes (depicted by banks A, B, and C) of different series/parallel arrangements. 224 227 223 223 238 223 223 222 223 220 222 During the energy-storing phase, the capacitors - of the capacitor bank are connected in parallel (as depicted by bank A). If multiple capacitor banks are available, a control switch for each capacitor bank is closed. During charging, multiple banks may be connected in parallel onto the chopper . During discharge, the capacitors in the individual banks may be connected in series, parallel, or combination of series and parallel to ensure the current flow from the capacitors onto the second DC node via the chopper . E= CV 2 Equation (1) set forth below applies when using a capacitor to store energy. ½ (1) where E is energy, C is capacity of the capacitor, and V is voltage across the capacitor. E= C V −V 2 1 1 2 2 2 Accordingly, the delta energy at the storage bank can be expressed as set forth below in Equation (2). Δ½() (2) where Vis the initial voltage and Vis the final voltage. 223 222 With such system, the voltage is a direct indicator of the energy that can be used. It is noted that the voltage at the capacitor increases during energy storage and decreases during discharge. To ensure the proper current transfer while the voltage at the capacitor banks is continuously changing, the switching conditions of the chopper are continuously adjusted. K P K P E mv E =mgh 2 m is the mass of the traveling block and the top drive, tubulars (e.g., drillstring), and/or other equipment carried by the traveling block (collectively the “moving equipment”); v is the velocity of the moving equipment; g is gravity; and h is the height of the moving equipment relative to ground level (or the maximum travel distance of the moving equipment). The size capacitor may be selected in relation to the energy that may be converted from other forms of energy available at the rig. For the drawworks, two types of energy may considered, the kinetic energy of the moving part, and the potential energy available from the movement. The kinetic energy Eand the potential energy Ecan be determined via Equations (3) and (4) set forth below. =½ (3) (4) where: The velocity may be estimated from an estimated/measured displacement of the moving equipment during a predetermined period of time, such as thirty meters (m) in thirty seconds (s), giving a velocity of 1 m/s. Thus, if the moving equipment had a total weight of 200 tons, the kinetic energy would be about 100 kilojoules (kJ), which is relatively small, whereas the potential energy would be about 60 megajoules (MJ). If such energy is to be stored in a capacitor between a voltage of 900 V and 600 V, the capacity would demand a large capacitor operating at high voltage. 200 223 223 223 223 223 222 223 222 FIG. 2 n However, in the EPGD depicted in (and others within the scope of the present disclosure), a capacitor global bank may be built from multiple banks A, B, C, . . . , . With such parallel overall construction, it is possible to ensure multiple combinations of interconnections (series and parallel) to ensure that the resonance frequency defined by the capacitance of the connected capacitor bank onto the inductive load (determined mainly from the motors) has low excitation by the switching (and associated frequency noise) from the chopper . An associated PLC (not shown) may be utilized determine optimal set-up of capacitor banks and the switching frequency at the chopper to limit resonance in the system. 223 223 223 The above-described system may also or instead operate with one or more batteries in the bank for energy storage. The similar charge/discharge method may be used to transfer energy in/out of the storage bank . The determination of the available energy at the storage may be related to the voltage with a more complex relation than described above for capacitor banks. In such implementations, the level of energy may be normalized at the end of a charge cycle. The current and voltage versus time of charge and discharge of each cycle may also be monitored for a direct estimate of the energy transfer (with its direction). 243 KF KF R R E I 2 A flywheel (FW) energy storage can be another system to store energy, whether instead of or in addition to the capacitor- and battery-based storage implementations described above. Such devices include a rotary flywheel permitting storage of kinetic energy E, such as according to Equation (5) set forth below. =½ω (5) where Iand ω are respectively rotary inertia and angular velocity of the flywheel. 244 244 244 244 244 The rotary inertia is of a flywheel mechanically linked to an electric machine that can be used as a motor, such as to store energy by accelerating the flywheel, and/or that can be used as a generator, such as to recover energy from the flywheel. The electric machine is connected to power electronics to permit the power transfer from/to the rig power grid, by driving the electric machine as a motor, or by operating the electric machine as a generator. The electric machine may be implemented via different types of electrical, three-phase machines, such as an induction machine or a synchronous machine (either with permanent magnet rotor flux or with DC rotor winding) that may be used as an alternator or a brushless DC (BLDC) motor. 244 220 220 245 220 243 245 220 V I Δt= I DC DC R 2 1 2 2 When the electric machine is operated as a motor, it can be driven from the second DC node to accelerate the flywheel sufficiently to consume enough power so that the voltage of the second DC node does not increase above a certain level. An inverter converts DC power from the second DC node to AC voltage for driving the flywheel system . The inverter consumes DC power from the second DC node to accelerate the flywheel, and the consumed power equals the “stored” power. The energy (power×time) may be as expressed as set forth below in Equation (6). ½(ω−ω) (6) where: DC 220 Vis DC voltage at the second DC node ; DC 220 245 Iis DC current from the second DC node to the inverter ; Δt is time; 2 ωis final rotational speed of the flywheel; and 1 ωis initial rotational speed of the flywheel. It is to be noted that energy transfer calculations performed via Equation (6) may have to be compensated or otherwise corrected for system inefficiencies, including, but not limited to inverter and motor inefficiencies. 244 245 FIG. 2 The control system is operable to ensure the power transfer by continuous monitoring of the DC voltage, and creating the proper drive frequency for the electric machine , to ensure the proper increase of rotational speed. In , this is performed by the FW inverter . 244 244 247 244 220 The stored energy as kinetic energy can be recovered and transformed in electrical power over time by using the electric machine as a generator associated with a rectification system. This rectifier can be a diode associated with the IBGT of the inverter. Depending on the type of electric machine , the DC rectification can also be a separated (controlled) rectifier built with thyristors or IGBTs. The voltage of the alternator output can be controlled by the proper setting of the DC flux in the rotor of the electrical machine . With such design, the recovered power can be fed back onto the second DC node . This may be adequate if the rig central package can absorb this recovered power, such as via lifting actions of the drawworks, drilling actions of the top drive, and others. 244 245 244 244 The control of regenerated power is performed by a PLC (not shown). In the case of an induction electric machine , the control may be performed by the frequency of the FW inverter . In the case of a synchronous electric machine with rotor flux winding, the control may affect the DC flux in the rotor of the electric machine . 244 SEMO SEMO V =KΦω For a synchronous electric machine , the voltage output Vmay be as set forth below in Equation (7). (7) where K is the machine constant and Φ is DC flux at the rotor (proportional to the injected DC current). 239 245 244 240 247 244 239 240 244 A switch may exist between the FW inverter and the electric machine , and a switch may exist between the FW controlled rectifier and the electric machine . The switches and may be used depending on the type and control scheme of the electric machine . 223 243 204 242 220 204 217 204 206 The recovered energy from the capacitor banks and/or the flywheel system may be fed back to the AC node . For example, a regeneration inverter may consume DC power from the second DC node and generate AC power at the correct frequency and phase to be injected back to the AC node via a switch . The recovered energy may also be fed back to the AC node via a “four-quadrant” active rectifier used as the main rectifier . 244 245 206 For example, in this “discharge” mode, the PLC or other controller (not shown) controls the output of the FW electric machine so that its output voltage is at the proper level, and perhaps adapted to a nominal voltage. If power is to be regenerated as AC power, the PLC also controls the FW inverter (or the active “four quadrant” rectifier ) to generate the intended output (frequency and voltage). For example, the frequency may be 60 or 50 Hz, and the AC voltage may be 600 V. 243 210 214 212 216 208 218 214 214 244 243 217 240 In some operating conditions, energy may be stored in the flywheel system . In such cases, power may be provided by the drawworks or the top drive. A diode associated with their inverters , may be utilized to ensure conversion of electrical power generated by the corresponding motor , as DC power on the first DC node . The switch is closed to permit the DC power to be input onto the regen inverter . The inverter may be controlled by a PLC (not shown) to create the proper AC power for accelerating the electric machine to store more kinetic energy. During such “storage” period of energy in the flywheel system , the switches , are open. 200 253 253 253 254 254 170 202 254 254 254 256 254 256 258 258 258 258 204 256 259 258 204 FIG. 1 The EPGD system may also comprise an alternative electrical power generation system . The alternative electrical power generation system may be an alternative electrical power generation source that is not a genset, for example. As illustrated, the alternative electrical power generation system includes a heat-to-electrical current (H2I) converter . The H2I converter may be positioned proximate a heat generating source, such as a flare stack (e.g., flare stack in ). Such H2I could also be associated with the heat generated by the exhaust gas of the genset(s) and/or other heat-generating components. The H2I converter converts heat to DC electrical power. The H2I converter may be or comprise a solid-state converter capable of converting heat flux to a DC electrical current, such as a Peltier element. Such system provides DC power at low voltage. Furthermore, this DC voltage may vary depending on the available primary energy. Thus, this DC voltage is adapted to the proper level for adequate usage at the rig. This applies not just to H2I implementations, but also for other sources of low and variable DC power. An output node of the H2I converter is electrically connected to a flare (FL) inverter that inverts the DC electrical power generated by the H2I converter into AC electrical power. The FL inverter outputs the AC electrical power to a primary winding of a transformer . The transformer can be an electromagnetic isolation transformer that maintains a voltage correspondence between the primary winding and the secondary winding of the transformer , and/or that can step up a voltage from the voltage supplied across the primary winding to the voltage provided across the secondary winding. The secondary winding of the transformer is electrically coupled to the AC node . A PLC or other controller (not shown) may control the output of the FL inverter and/or associated switches of the secondary winding of the transformer to insure the adequate matching of power output of this power system onto the AC node . Such monitoring may include voltage and current. FIG. 2 256 256 204 Although not shown in , the FL inverter may also be connected to one or more battery to insure proper energy transfer from the battery to the FL inverter . The energy of such batteries may be connected to an inverter to generate AC power to be fed to the AC node . 254 254 207 254 Depending on its technology and construction, the H2I converter may convert heat flux into electrical power or vice-versa (as is the case with a Peltier element). Because the H2I converter is able to convert electrical power to heat, such device may be connected to the BR chopper to dissipate brake power from the drawworks, such as during trip-ins or other scenarios when the heat source is not active at the H2I converter . 253 254 The alternative electrical power generation system can comprise, be instead of, or include in addition to the H2I converter , a solar conversion system (e.g., including solar panels), a wind conversion system (e.g., including a wind turbine), and/or other example alternate energy generation systems. 260 204 260 204 260 The DF pumps are electrically connected to the AC node . The DF pumps may include a transformer (not shown) to step down a voltage of the AC node to an operational voltage of the DF pumps , for example. 262 204 262 204 262 262 A small load is also electrically connected to the AC node . The small load may include a transformer (not shown) to step down a voltage of the AC node to an operational voltage (e.g., 120 V AC) of the small load , for example. The small load may include various control and/or communication components and/or other ancillary components that use electrical power, such as lights, heating-ventilation-air-conditioning (HVAC) of rooms or buildings, etc. 200 202 204 202 204 202 204 204 200 A person having ordinary skill in the art will readily understand modifications to the EPGD system that may be made within the scope of the present disclosure. For example, when the gensets are a large distance from the AC node , a step-up transformer and a step-down transformer may be disposed between the gensets and the AC node to reduce power dissipation and/or loss as a result of transmitting electrical power the large distance between the gensets and the AC node (or even part of the AC node , if split into more than one node). Various control and protection components, such as circuit breakers and controllers, may also be included in the EPGD system for protection against faults. 200 206 210 212 214 216 222 217 254 204 208 212 216 220 223 222 223 214 245 212 216 243 FIG. 10 A controller may control various aspects of the EPGD system during various operations. A controller, such as illustrated in and described below, can have indications of various voltages, currents, and rotational speeds as inputs, and can control voltages, frequencies, and phases of inverters, voltages of rectifiers, and states of switches. Indications of currents that can be input to the controller can include indications of (i) a current output from the main rectifier , (ii) a current between the TD inverter and TD motor , (iii) a current between the DW inverter and DW motor , (iv) a current through the chopper , (v) a current through the switch , and/or (vi) a current from the H2I converter . Indications of voltages that can be input to the controller can include indications of (i) a voltage of the AC node , (ii) a voltage of the first DC node , (iii) a voltage at the TD motor , (iv) a voltage at the DW motor , (v) a voltage at the second DC node , (vi) a voltage at the capacitor banks (e.g., at a node between the chopper and the capacitor banks ), (vii) a voltage at the output node of the regen inverter , and/or (viii) a voltage at the output node of the FL inverter . A person having ordinary skill in the art will readily understand that when a current and/or voltage is described, such description may include three-phase currents and/or voltages, respectively, when such current and/or voltage is AC electrical power. Indications of rotational speeds that can be input to the controller can include indications of (i) a rotational speed of the TD motor , (ii) a rotational speed of the DW motor , and/or (iii) a rotational speed of the flywheel of the flywheel system . 200 210 214 214 245 206 247 222 223 207 208 208 216 208 Based on inputs to the controller, the controller can control the operation of various components. The controller can control the open and closed states of the switches and choppers of the system . The controller can further control the voltage, frequency, and, in some instances, phase, of AC electrical power output from the TD inverter , the DW inverter , the regen inverter , and the FL inverter . The controller can also control the voltage of DC electrical power output from the rectifiers , . The controller may also control the chopper to transfer the proper DC power to a capacitor bank during energy storage. The controller may also control the chopper to control the DC power transfer to the brake resistor . The brake resistor may be operated to dissipate power generated by a motor to ensure braking effect, such as the drawworks motor when moving the load downward. Such energy dissipation through the brake resistor may occur when storage of energy is not available or permitted (as may be already full). A person having ordinary skill in the art will readily understand how such components can be controlled using a controller as described herein. 202 212 216 260 262 217 218 204 200 218 217 208 220 202 212 216 223 222 208 220 243 243 220 245 During normal drilling operations, for example, the gensets may generate electrical power that meets and/or slightly exceeds electrical power demands of the well construction system, e.g., from the TD motor , the DW motor , the DF pumps , and/or the small load . In some instances during these operations, the switches , may be open such that no electrical power may be regenerated onto the AC node , such that the electrical power recovery and regeneration components are isolated from the remainder of the EPGD system . At other instances during these operations, the switch may be closed while the switch may be open, such that electrical power recovery and storage may occur. For example, excess electrical power available on the first and second DC nodes , , such as a result of excess generation by the gensets and/or from temporary generation by the TD motor and/or the DW motor , may be transferred to charge a capacitor bank by the selective closing of the chopper . Excess electrical power available on the first and second DC nodes , may also or instead be transferred to the flywheel system for storing kinetic energy in the flywheel system by inverting the DC power on the second DC node to AC electrical power (via the FW inverter ). 223 243 223 243 217 218 239 222 223 220 223 245 243 243 223 243 223 217 218 239 240 243 247 220 222 220 223 223 222 223 247 243 220 208 218 220 214 204 217 Energy may also be balanced between the various electrical power storage components. This may permit the optimum usage of each storage system, despite their different response characteristics, such as charge and discharge speed, number of charge/discharge cycles, and efficiency of keeping a charge versus time. For example, if a capacitor bank is charged to a corresponding greater amount than the flywheel system , energy can be transferred from the capacitor bank to the flywheel system . The switches , can be open while the switch is closed. The chopper can selectively close to transfer DC electrical power from the capacitor bank to the second DC node (e.g., discharge the capacitor bank ), that DC electrical power may be converted to AC electrical power by the regen inverter , and that AC electrical power may be provided to the flywheel system for storage. Similarly, for example, if the flywheel system is charged to a corresponding greater amount than a capacitor bank , energy can be transferred from the flywheel system to the capacitor bank . The switches , , switch can be open. The switch is closed and the flywheel system provides AC electrical power to the rectifier , which converts the AC electrical power into DC electrical power that is made available on the second DC node . The chopper can selectively close to transfer DC electrical power from the second DC node to a capacitor bank (e.g., charge the capacitor bank ). As explained above, the DC chopper may discharge energy from a capacitor bank , and the rectifier may discharge energy from the flywheel system to generate DC power on the second DC node . Such DC power can be transferred onto the first DC node via the switch . In other operation modes, the DC power of the second DC node may be converted to AC power by the REGEN inverter and fed onto the AC node by closing the switch . FIG. 3 400 400 is a schematic view of at least a portion of an example implementation of an EPGD system according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. Portions of the schematic view may be in one-line schematic form, as described above. The EPGD system includes electrical power generation and electrical power recovery and regeneration, and is illustrated and described as being in a low (e.g., “zero”) power state. 400 402 404 402 406 408 404 410 412 th th th th th th th The EPGD system includes N gensets that includes a first genset and an Ngenset , with N being a number greater than one. The first genset includes a first prime mover with a drive shaft mechanically coupled to a first alternator , and the Ngenset includes an Nprime mover with a drive shaft mechanically coupled to an Nalternator . Reference below to the first through Ngensets, prime movers, or alternators includes the first genset, prime mover, or alternator, the Ngenset, prime mover, or alternator, and (if N is greater than two) the second through N−1genset, prime mover, or alternator. th th th th 406 410 408 412 408 412 406 410 The first through Nprime movers , may each be or include an engine, such as a diesel or natural gas engine, a turbine, and/or other example prime movers. The first through Nalternators , may each be an alternator with a controllable input DC flux to control an amount of electrical power generated by that alternator. The first through Nalternators , are driven by the respective first through Nprime movers , to output electrical power, such as three-phase AC electrical power. th th th th th th 408 412 414 416 414 416 414 416 418 204 422 414 416 418 402 404 418 FIG. 2 Outputs of the first through Nalternators , are electrically connected to a respective one of a first breaker through an Nbreaker . The first through Nbreakers , may be high current breakers used for protection against surges in current. The first through Nbreakers , may be electrically coupled to a common AC node directly or indirectly, such as the AC node shown in . For example, one or more switches may be electrically connected between each of the first through Nbreakers , and the AC node . In a low power state, switches and/or circuit breakers may be open to de-couple the one or more of the first through Ngensets , from the AC node . 420 418 420 214 206 420 418 418 FIG. 2 A regen inverter or a four-quadrant rectifier, collectively referred to below as simply the regen inverter is electrically connected to the AC node . The regen inverter can be, for example, the regen inverter and/or the main rectifier shown in . One or more flywheel systems, capacitor banks, and/or other energy storage means may supply electrical energy to the regen inverter . That electrical energy may then inverted to AC electrical energy with phase (e.g., for three-phase power), frequency, and voltage matching what is available on the AC node . The AC electrical power on the AC node may then be used to supply power to, e.g., a small load, such as for controllers, computers, communication devices, etc., at the well site while drilling operations that may otherwise use a large amount of electrical power are idle. Hence, when a small amount of electrical power is used, flywheel systems, capacitor banks, and/or systems that recover and regenerate energy may be used to supply electrical power during low power states. th th 402 404 420 408 412 418 418 One or more controllers are operable to control the operation of the first through Ngensets , and the regen inverter . Control inputs may include the voltage, current, frequency, and phase of AC electrical power at each of the first through Nalternators , . Such information may be utilized to ensure proper connection of each alternator on the AC node . Control inputs may also include the voltage, frequency, and phase of AC electrical power on the AC node , and/or indications of energy that has been stored, such as voltage at a capacitor bank and/or rotational speed of a flywheel. 420 420 418 406 410 418 th th One or more of the controllers related to the regen inverter may control the voltage, frequency, and phase of the AC electrical power output by the regen inverter to match the AC electrical power available on the AC node . One or more controllers related to engine management of the first through Ngensets (perhaps including one controller per engine) can control injection of fuel in the corresponding one of the first through Nprime mover , to ensure that the engine operates at the intended speed. Each alternator output frequency is proportional to the speed of the alternator and drive engine. The injection rate is adjusted to vary engine torque, such as may be due to a variation of power demand at the alternator. One or more controllers related to the alternator management adjust the DC flux through the alternator to ensure that alternator provides the proper voltage output in relation to the rotation speed and the AC node . 418 418 422 418 418 422 418 By operating the gensets in such a manner, the controllers can keep the rotational speeds of the prime movers and alternators at a level such that the frequency, phase, and voltage of the alternators matches the frequency and phase of AC electrical power on the AC node . When connecting an additional genset on the AC node , the switch for the added genset is initially open, the RPM is set slightly below the intended RPM, and the flux is set so that the alternator voltage matches the voltage on the AC node . The PLC waits until the phase of the alternator output temporality matches the phase on the AC node , and the corresponding switch is closed so that the additional alternator phase is locked on the phase of the AC node . The flux of this alternator may be readjusted to ensure power generation, and the fuel injection may be simultaneously adapted to keep the engine at the intended RPM. 200 400 218 239 240 223 222 214 204 217 243 244 247 214 204 217 FIG. 2 FIG. 4 Referring to the EPGD system of , various switches may be open and closed during a low power state to implement the EPGD system of . For example, the switches and may be open, while the switch is closed. In this configuration, DC electrical power from a capacitor bank may be discharged through the chopper and inverted to AC electrical power through the regen inverter , and that AC electrical power may be made available to the AC node through the switch . Similarly, the flywheel system may be discharged by converting AC electrical energy from the electric machine to DC electrical power through the FW rectifier , and that DC electrical power may be converted back to AC electrical power with proper phase, frequency, and voltage through the regen inverter , which AC electrical power may then be made available to the AC node through the switch . FIG. 4 FIG. 2 200 is a graph depicting one or more aspects of the present disclosure, illustrating a transient event, which in the depicted example is a sudden increase in power demand. The aspects may be implemented in association with the EPGD system shown in . Description of how the sudden increase in demand may be met by electrical power generation below can be applicable to meeting a deficit in electrical power generation relative to a demand by using power regeneration. 502 1 202 502 1 202 504 1 223 243 502 506 223 508 243 506 504 502 504 506 508 A demand increases at time T. While the gensets may not be able to meet this sudden increase in demand at time T, the gensets may be able to ramp up a generator supply over a period of time following the time T. Hence, a capacitor bank and/or flywheel system may supplement the power supply to facilitate meeting the change in demand . As illustrated, a capacitor supply may be provided by discharging a capacitor bank to provide a more instantaneous increase in supplied power. A flywheel supply may be provided by discharging a flywheel system to provide a more lasting power supply in comparison to the capacitor supply , e.g., until the generator supply has ramped up to meet the demand . Hence, by combining the generator supply , the capacitor supply , and the flywheel supply , a sudden increase in demand of electrical power may be more readily satisfied or met. 200 212 216 210 214 218 217 239 260 262 217 218 239 218 240 239 FIG. 2 Again referring to the EPGD system of , various switches may be open and closed during a sudden increase in demand. Depending on what causes the sudden increase, different switches may be opened or closed. For example, if a consumer of power that consumes DC electrical power (e.g., the TD motor and/or the DW motor through respective inverters , ) is the cause of the sudden increase in demand, the switch may be closed while the switches and may be open. Similarly, if a consumer of power that consumes AC electrical power (e.g., the DF pumps and/or the small load ) is the cause of the sudden increase in demand, the switch may be closed while the switches and may be open. If, for example, consumers of power, of which at least one consumes DC electrical power and at least one consumes AC electrical power, are the cause of the sudden demand, the switches and switch may be closed while the switch may be open. 222 223 220 223 222 223 220 223 220 243 244 247 220 218 217 220 214 204 217 The chopper can close upon the occurrence of the sudden demand increase to supply power from a capacitor bank to the second DC node , and when the capacitor bank is discharged to some amount, the chopper can open to de-couple the capacitor bank from the second DC node such that the capacitor bank does not supply electrical power to the second DC node . The flywheel system can discharge energy by discharging AC electrical power from the electric machine through the FW rectifier to convert the AC electrical power to DC electrical power, which is then supplied to the second DC node . If DC electrical power is to be supplied to a consumer of DC electrical power, then switch may be closed to provide the DC electrical power. If AC electrical power is to be supplied to a consumer of AC electrical power, then switch may be closed such that DC electrical power on the second DC node is inverted to AC electrical power with proper phase, frequency, and voltage through the regen inverter , and that AC electrical power may then be made available to the AC node through the switch . 504 202 200 504 506 508 FIG. 4 FIG. 2 Additionally, the ramping up of the generator supply in may be based on emissions from the gensets in . One or more controllers used in the EPGD system can further have as inputs, for each genset, indications of emissions (e.g., exhausts) of the prime mover, such as nitrous oxide (NOx) and/or carbon monoxide (CO), and indications of rotational speed of the prime mover. Such controller(s) can further control the injection rate of fuel into the prime mover and DC flux through the alternator. The controller(s) can ramp up the gensets, and thus the generator supply , based on the emissions so that pollution can be reduced during the ramp up. By permitting the capacitor supply and/or the flywheel supply to meet the deficiency of power supply, the gensets can be ramped up smoothly and efficiently to reduce pollution generated by the prime movers. FIG. 5 FIG. 2 FIG. 2 FIG. 6 600 600 600 200 is a schematic view of at least a portion of an example implementation of an EPGD system of a well construction system in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The EPGD system includes electrical power generation and electrical power recovery and regeneration. Portions of the schematic view may be in one-line schematic form. Some components in the EPGD system are common to the EPGD system shown in , which commonality is shown by common reference numerals. Reference is made to the description of for these common components, and further description of these common components is omitted with respect to for brevity. 600 601 602 604 603 608 610 606 604 614 612 610 614 606 612 604 610 614 614 th th th th th th th th th FIG. 3 The EPGD system includes N gensets, with N being a number greater than one. A first genset includes a first prime mover operable to drive a first alternator , and an Ngenset includes an Nprime mover operable to drive an Nalternator . Each prime mover and alternator may be similar to those described above with respect to . A first controlled rectifier is electrically connected to and electrically disposed between an output node of the first alternator and a first DC node , and an Ncontrolled rectifier is electrically connected to and electrically disposed between an output node of the Nalternator and the first DC node . Reference below to the first through Ngensets, prime movers, alternators, or rectifiers includes the first genset, prime mover, alternator, or rectifier, the Ngenset, prime mover, alternator, or rectifier, and (if N is greater than two) the second through N−1th genset, prime mover, alternator, or rectifier. The first through Ncontrolled rectifiers , convert AC electrical power output by the respective first through Nalternators , to DC electrical power that is supplied to the first DC node . The first DC node can be or include electrical cables, bus bars, a combination thereof, and/or other example conductive components. 606 612 614 Each controlled rectifier , and the alternator settings (e.g., rotor flux) are adjusted so that an intended amount of power may be converted from AC to DC and transmitted to the first DC bus at the intended DC voltage. For such power transfer control, one or more PLCs and/or other controllers (not shown) may monitor the power transfer via measurements of voltage on both sides of the rectifiers, as well as the transmitted current. With such control, one or more PLCs and/or other controllers may impose the proportion of power that each genset provides. In some scenarios, however, one or more of the gensets may be operating in such condition that it provides no power. 616 614 618 616 614 618 618 616 A switch is electrically connected to and electrically disposed between the first DC node and a second DC node . The switch is operable to electrically couple and de-couple the first and second DC nodes , . The second DC node can be or include electrical cables, bus bars, a combination thereof, and/or other example conductive components. As described below, the switch is controlled to open and close based on various states of power consumption, recovery, and/or regeneration. 620 618 622 624 620 222 622 223 FIG. 2 FIG. 6 FIG. 2 A chopper is electrically connected to and electrically disposed between the second DC node and a capacitor bank (CB) that includes a capacitor . The chopper may be like the chopper in . The capacitor bank in is illustrated generically, but is understood to be similar to the capacitor bank(s) of and/or other capacitor banks within the scope of the present disclosure. 626 618 630 618 626 214 630 247 626 628 628 630 628 632 634 632 243 FIG. 2 FIG. 2 FIG. 5 FIG. 2 An input node of a regen inverter is electrically connected to the second DC node , and an output node of a regen controlled rectifier is electrically connected to the second DC node . The regen inverter may be like the regen inverter in , and the regen controlled rectifier may be like the rectifier in . An output node of the regen inverter is electrically connected to a first node of a switch . As described below, the switch is controlled to open and close based on various states of power consumption, recovery, and/or regeneration. An input node of the regen controlled rectifier is electrically connected to a second node of the switch and a flywheel system that includes a flywheel motor . The flywheel system in may be like the flywheel system in and/or other flywheel systems within the scope of the present disclosure. 210 214 258 614 212 216 260 636 614 636 262 636 614 636 262 The TD inverter , the DW inverter , and the DF pump inverter are electrically connected to the first DC node , such that the speed of the TD motor , the DW motor , and the DF pumps can be controlled individually. An input node of a load (LD) inverter is electrically connected to the first DC node , and an output node of the load inverter is electrically connected to the small load . The load inverter inverts the DC electrical power available at the first DC node to AC electrical power that is output to the output node of the load inverter to provide AC power at the small load at an intended frequency (such as 50 or 60 Hertz). 600 FIG. 6 The EPGD system of permits the gensets to be operated independently without regard to matching a frequency and/or phase of AC electrical power on a common AC electrical bus or node. Ac electrical power output from each genset is converted to DC electrical power by a respective rectifier without the AC electrical power being provided to a common AC electrical bus or node onto which multiple genset might provide AC electrical power. Hence, each genset can be brought online without matching a frequency and/or phase of some other AC electrical power. Each genset can have a prime mover operating at a rotational speed different from the other genset(s), for example. Voltages from the different combinations of a genset and respective rectifier can be matched, for example, by controlling DC flux through the respective alternators and/or by controlling firing delays of thyristor-based rectifiers. 600 606 612 614 210 614 214 614 636 620 626 630 614 618 622 620 622 626 630 212 216 632 602 608 602 608 FIG. 9 th th th One or more controllers may control various aspects of the EPGD system during various operations, and each controller may be at least similar to at least a portion of the implementation depicted in and described below. The one or more controllers can have indications of voltages, currents, rotational speeds, fuel consumption (perhaps instantaneous) and/or settings of an injection system of the prime movers, and/or emissions as inputs, and can control voltages, frequencies, voltages of rectifiers, states of switches, and phases of inverters. Indications of currents that can be input to the one or more controllers can include indications of (i) a current output from the first through Ncontrolled rectifiers , , (ii) a current between the first DC node and the TD inverter , (iii) a current between the first DC node and the DW inverter , (iv) a current between the first DC node and the load inverter , (v) a current through the chopper , (vi) a current input to the regen inverter , and/or (vii) a current output from the regen controlled rectifier . Indications of voltages that can be input to the one or more controllers can include indications of (i) a voltage of the first DC node , (ii) a voltage of the second DC node , (iii) a voltage at the capacitor bank (e.g., at a node between the chopper and the capacitor bank ), (iv) a voltage at the output node of the regen inverter , and/or (v) a voltage at the input node of the regen controlled rectifier . Indications of rotational speeds that can be input to the one or more controllers can include indications of (i) a rotational speed of the TD motor , (ii) a rotational speed of the DW motor , (iii) a rotational speed of the flywheel system , and/or (iv) a rotational speed of one or more of the first through Nprime movers , . Indications of emissions that can be input to the one or more controllers can include indications of concentrations of nitrous oxide (NOx) and/or carbon monoxide (CO) of one or more of the first through Nprime movers , . FIG. 5 212 216 260 620 616 628 210 214 626 636 658 210 214 626 636 658 606 612 630 606 612 630 602 608 604 610 606 612 th th th th th Although not shown in , the one or more controllers may comprise a first PLC at the rig lever, a second PLC for the system of gensets, third PLCs each controlling one of the gensets, and fourth PLCs each controlling one of the motors , or one of the pumps . The first PLC can control the open and closed states of the chopper and the switches , . The first PLC (or fifth PLCs each controlling one of the inverters , , , , ) can further control the voltage, frequency, and perhaps phase of AC electrical power output from the inverters , , , , . The first PLC (or sixth PLCs each controlling one of the first through Nrectifiers , or the rectifier ) can also control the voltage of DC electrical power output from the first through Nrectifiers , and the rectifier , including controlling a firing delay of each rectifier. The third PLCs each control the fuel injection into the first through Nprime movers , , the first through Nalternators , , and the DC flux through the first through Nrectifiers , . A person having ordinary skill in the art will readily understand how such components can be controlled using PLCs and/or other controllers as described herein. 600 622 632 624 622 622 632 600 FIG. 5 FIG. 2 FIG. 2 FIG. 2 FIG. 5 FIG. 2 The EPGD system of can permit recovery or storing of power, and balancing of stored energy between the capacitor bank and flywheel system , as described above with respect to . The voltages, charging, discharging, and other operation of the capacitor(s) in the capacitor bank can be adjusted as described above with respect to . The capacitor bank and the flywheel system may supply electrical power in a low power state as described with respect to . Power regeneration may occur in the EPGD system of as described above with respect to when a consumer of power consumes DC electrical power. It is noted that voltage at the energy storage device or medium during the “discharge” process is higher than the voltage during the “charge” process. When utilizing a capacitor bank, voltage levels may be controlled by switching the capacitors between parallel and series connections, as described above. When utilizing a flywheel, voltage levels may be controlled via an inverter by increasing or decreasing (e.g., progressively or in one or more steps) a drive frequency of an associated motor. For example, the inverter may create higher drive frequency to accelerate the flywheel to a higher rotational speed and, thus, store a higher level of energy, which may be discharged at a higher voltage. However, acceleration of the flywheel may be limited to change the speed of the flywheel, as the drive voltage of the inverter is limited by rectified voltage at the input to the inverter. Thus, the rectified voltage and/or the drive voltage may be boosted, for example, via a transformer. Accordingly, relative voltages of the power recovery and regeneration system affect the process of transferring stored energy from the capacitor bank to the flywheel and finally to the DC bus at an intended voltage. FIG. 6 702 704 706 708 710 711 702 711 712 714 714 With the prime movers being permitted to operate at different rotational speeds, the prime movers can individually be operated to minimize fuel consumption and/or reduce emissions. is an example graph illustrating efficiency curves for power curves of a prime mover according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The closed curves , , , , , illustrate increasing levels of brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC), from a lowest BSFC to a highest BSFC . A maximum operational curve is illustrated, and a constant rotational speed reference line is also illustrated. The line shows how operating a prime mover at a same rotational speed with varying torque can have varying BSFC. 718 720 730 720 751 711 720 716 Two power operating lines and (and even ) are also shown that illustrate two (or three) constant powers as functions of torque and rotational speed of the prime mover. For a given rig operation, a level of power may be required so that the engine may have to operate following a constant power line (such as ). For each constant power line, there is a point of highest efficiency that corresponds to the intersection of the highest BSFC and that power curve, such as the point of highest efficiency at the intersection of the highest BSFC and the power curve . When considering power levels, a highest efficiency line for operating the prime mover is also illustrated. 716 Operating a prime mover along the highest efficiency line can result in optimized performance of the prime mover. For example, less fuel can be consumed, which can further result in less pollution from emissions from the prime mover. Further, for some power demands, lower rotational speed can be used, which can reduce wear of the prime mover. Also, the prime mover may have less heat generated as a result of the improved efficiency, which can reduce aging of the prime mover. 730 732 730 716 734 736 730 730 753 753 FIG. 7 The controller that controls the operation of the prime mover can have inputs indicating the fuel consumption (e.g., injector drive process), rotational speed, and/or torque of the prime mover, and indicating the voltage and/or current (e.g., power) output by the alternator. The well construction apparatus has a demand, which may in turn determine how much electrical power that the genset will produce to meet the demand. This power to be produced by the genset can be illustrated as power line in . The controller selects a first operational point (e.g., first point ) along the power line near or at the highest efficiency line . The controller sets the genset to the first operational point and permits the genset to reach steady state. At steady state, the controller determines the efficiency of the genset based on the inputs to the controller. The controller then iteratively selects other operational points (e.g., second point and third point ) along the power line , and at each point, the controller permits the genset to reach steady state to determine the efficiency of the genset. After testing multiple points along the power line , the controller determines which of the points has the highest efficiency, and sets the prime mover to the operational point having the highest efficiency (e.g., ). If the controller has a predefined sets of B SGC curves and the curve of highest efficiency, the selection of the operation point can be immediate. As there may be multiple gensets available in the well construction system, the controller may operate different gensets at different operating points to ensure the global efficiency at the system level is obtained. FIG. 7 800 800 is a schematic view of at least a portion of an example implementation of an EPGD system of a well construction system in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The EPGD system includes electrical power generation and electrical power recovery and regeneration. Portions of the schematic view may be in one-line schematic form. 800 802 802 804 806 802 808 808 806 th th FIG. 7 The EPGD system includes multiple gensets, including a first genset , as well as second through Ngensets that are schematically depicted in . The first genset includes a first prime mover , such as an engine, like a diesel-powered or natural gas engine, and/or other example prime movers. The prime mover drives a first synchronous (SYNCH) electrical machine , which may be an alternator, for example. The first genset further includes a first rotor position sensor . The first rotor position sensor is operable to determine a position of the rotor of the first synchronous electrical machine . The second through Ngensets include prime movers, synchronized electrical machines, and rotor position sensors. 800 810 223 243 810 812 810 814 214 810 814 FIG. 2 FIG. 2 FIG. 2 FIG. 7 The EPGD system includes one or more regen equipment associated with an energy storage system such as the capacitor bank and/or flywheel system in . The regen equipment is electrically connected to a regen rectifier . The regen equipment is electrically connected to a regen inverter (such as the regen inverter in ), such as when the regen equipment includes the flywheel system. Some regen equipment, such as a capacitor bank or battery bank, may be electrically connected to the inverter without a regen rectifier, e.g., since DC electrical power is provided by the capacitor bank or battery. A person having ordinary skill in the art will readily understand how various switches in the systems of would be opened and closed to implement the connections illustrated in . 814 816 816 818 806 818 820 204 822 206 820 824 208 FIG. 2 FIG. 2 FIG. 2 An output node of the regen inverter is electrically connected to a first node of a switch , and a second node of the switch is electrically connected to a second node of a switch and an input/output node of the first synchronous electrical machine . A first node of the switch is electrically connected to an AC node , such as the AC node in . A controlled rectifier , such as the main rectifier in , is electrically connected to and electrically disposed between the AC node and a DC node , such as the first DC node in . 814 820 816 818 826 828 830 832 th Because there are multiple gensets, switches electrically connected between a respective genset and the regen inverter , and between the respective genset and the AC node , can be implemented as described with respect to the switches , , and as illustrated by the switches , electrically connected to a second genset and the switches , electrically connected to the Ngenset. 800 800 806 810 816 818 826 828 830 832 812 814 814 822 824 FIG. 7 The EPGD system in may be implemented to bring one or more gensets online (from stop condition) to the power distribution system quickly, e.g., a “fast start.” The “fast start” of the additional genset is obtained by using the corresponding synchronous machine as a BLDC motor associated with the corresponding rotor position sensor, the VFD and the controller to properly switch the current in the three phases of the synchronous machine while maintaining the optimum DC flux in the rotor. With such method, the large size electrical machine can rotate the engine to start it and quickly bring it to the intended speed for synchronization onto the network. Furthermore, the control insures that the synchronous machine is in phase before changing the operation mode of this synchronous machine from motor to generator. A controller has as inputs a demand, such as from a job plan and/or command resulting from a human-machine interface (HMI), the rotational speed of the prime mover, the rotor position of the synchronous electrical machine as determined by the rotor position sensor, the voltage and current at the machine phase windings, the DC current into the rotor flux winding of the synchronous electrical machine, and an indication of the stored energy in the regen equipment , such as a rotational speed of a flywheel system, voltage at a capacitor bank, and/or energy in a battery bank. The controller has as outputs respective control signals to open and close the switches , , , , , and , to control the regen rectifier to control a DC voltage output, to control the regen inverter to control the voltage, frequency, and phase of an AC power output from the regen inverter , to control injection of fuel to the prime movers (perhaps via additional controllers specific to each prime mover), to control a DC flux in the synchronous electrical machines, and to control the controlled rectifier to control a DC voltage output to the DC node . 802 816 818 826 830 828 832 812 814 808 814 814 806 816 806 804 806 806 804 804 806 For example, if the first genset is to be brought online while one or more other gensets are already online and generating power. Switch is closed and switches , , and are opened. The switches , may be left to previously selected modes, such that the corresponding gensets may continue to provide power. The regen rectifier and the regen inverter are then controlled based on the rotor position determined by the first rotor position sensor , such that the AC power output from the regen inverter permits driving the synchronous machine as a BLDC motor in relation to the current rotor position and the intended output torque and speed. The AC power output from the regen inverter is then supplied to the first synchronous electrical machine through the closed switch , and the first synchronous electrical machine is used as a motor (starter) to rotate the engine and permit engine running operation by proper fuel injection, and also bring the first prime mover up to the intended RPM speed corresponding to the intended electrical output. Due to the rotor position sensor of each machine, the phase of the rotor of this electrical machine may be aligned on the other rotor position to allow generator synchronization The DC flux in the first synchronous electrical machine and the injection of fuel to the first prime mover in bringing the first prime mover up are also controlled to generate the proper torque at the first synchronous electrical machine during motor operation. 804 806 814 816 818 802 820 822 824 When the first prime mover is brought up to speed, the first synchronous electrical machine may be changed from motor mode to generator mode by disconnecting the inverter by opening the switch . Then the switch is closed. Power generated by the first genset is then supplied to the common AC node . The rectifier may also be controlled to control a DC voltage output to the DC node . FIG. 8 FIG. 7 FIG. 7 FIG. 8 900 900 900 800 is a schematic view of at least a portion of an example implementation of an EPGD system of a well construction system in accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The EPGD system includes electrical power generation and electrical power recovery and regeneration. Portions of the schematic view may be in one-line schematic form. Some components in the EPGD system are common with the EPGD system in , which commonality is shown by common reference numerals. Reference is made to the description of for these common components, and further description of these common components is omitted with respect to for brevity. 900 818 828 832 902 904 906 800 FIG. 5 FIG. 7 th The EPGD system may not have a common AC node or bus, such as the implementation depicted in . The respective second nodes of the switches , , are electrically connected to a respective first controlled rectifier , second controlled rectifier , and Ncontrolled rectifier . Hence, when each genset is generating, the AC power output from each genset can be individually converted to DC power. In such implementations, each genset can be brought up to speed as described above with respect to the EPGD system of without reference to a frequency or phase of an AC power because the output of each genset is individually converted to DC power. FIGS. 7 and 8 FIGS. 7 and 8 The synchronous electrical machines in can be used as alternators to generate AC electrical power, and as DCBL motors to start the corresponding prime movers. By using the synchronous electrical machine as a DCBL motor, the prime mover can be started and brought to a nominal operation speed in a short amount of time. A power distribution system of a well construction system can operate with a minimum number of gensets operating to meet the demand of the well construction system. When demand is increased, power can be regenerated by a flywheel system, capacitor bank, and/or battery bank as described above, and the flywheel system and/or capacitor bank may be used as a power source to start up one or more gensets quickly, as described in , such that the gensets can be quickly brought online to meet the increased demand. In some instances, prime movers of offline or inactive gensets can be kept warm by heat available from cooling fluid of prime movers of active or online gensets. Lubrication systems of offline prime movers or inactive gensets may also remain active to keep those prime movers lubricated. FIG. 9 1000 1000 1000 is a schematic view of at least a portion of an example implementation of a controller, e.g., a processing system , according to one or more aspects of the present disclosure. The processing system may execute example machine-readable instructions to implement at least a portion of an equipment controller that may implement control as described herein. The processing system , or portions thereof, may implement various ones of the PLCs and controllers described above. 1000 1000 1000 FIG. 9 The processing system may be or comprise, for example, one or more processors, controllers, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), industrial computers, personal computer based controllers, soft PLCs, special-purpose computing devices, servers, personal computers, and/or other types of computing devices. Moreover, while it is possible that the entirety of the processing system shown in is implemented within one device, it is also contemplated that one or more components or functions of the processing system may be implemented across multiple devices, some or an entirety of which may be at the well site and/or remote from the well site. 1000 1010 1010 1012 1040 1012 1010 1012 1010 The processing system comprises a processor such as, for example, a general-purpose programmable processor. The processor may comprise a local memory , and may execute program code instructions present in the local memory and/or in another memory device. The processor may execute, among other things, machine-readable instructions or programs to implement logic for monitoring and/or controlling one or more components of a well construction system. The programs stored in the local memory may include program instructions or computer program code that, when executed by an associated processor, enable monitoring and/or controlling one or more components of a well construction system. The processor may be, comprise, or be implemented by one or more processors of various types operable in the local application environment, and may include one or more general-purpose processors, special-purpose processors, microprocessors, digital signal processors (DSPs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), processors based on a multi-core processor architecture, and/or other processors. 1010 1014 1022 1014 1016 1018 1016 1018 1016 1018 The processor may be in communication with a main memory , such as via a bus and/or other communication means. The main memory may comprise a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory . The volatile memory may be, comprise, or be implemented by a tangible, non-transitory storage medium, such as RAM, SRAM, SDRAM, DRAM, RDRAM, and/or other types of random access memory devices. The non-volatile memory may be, comprise, or be implemented by a tangible, non-transitory storage medium, such as read-only memory, flash memory and/or other types of memory devices. One or more memory controllers (not shown) may control access to the volatile memory and/or the non-volatile memory . 1000 1024 1010 1022 1024 1024 1024 1000 The processing system may also comprise an interface circuit , which is in communication with the processor , such as via the bus . The interface circuit may be, comprise, or be implemented by various types of standard interfaces, such as an Ethernet interface, a universal serial bus (USB), a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) interface, and a third-generation input/output (3GIO) interface, among other examples. One or more other processing systems may be communicatively coupled to the interface circuit , e.g., via a network. The interface circuit can enable communications between the processing system and one or more other processing system by enabling one or more communication protocols, such as any Ethernet-based network protocol (such as ProfiNET, OPC, OPC/UA, Modbus TCP/IP, EtherCAT, UDP multicast, Siemens S7 communication, or the like), a proprietary communication protocol, and/or another communication protocol. 1026 1024 1026 1010 1026 One or more input devices may be connected to the interface circuit . One or more of the input devices may permit a user to enter data and/or commands for utilization by the processor . Each input device may be, comprise, or be implemented by a touchscreen, a keypad, a joystick, one or more control switches or toggles, and/or one or more buttons, among other examples. 1028 1024 1028 1024 1028 1028 One or more output devices may also be connected to the interface circuit . One or more of the output device may be, comprise, or be implemented by a display device, such as a LCD, and/or a LED display, among other examples. The interface circuit may also comprise a graphics driver card to enable used of a display device as one or more of the output device . One or more of the output devices may also or instead be, comprise, or be implemented by one or more individual LEDs, a printer, speaker, and/or other examples. 1000 1030 1010 1022 1030 The processing system may comprise a shared memory , which is in communication with the processor , such as via the bus . The shared memory may be, comprise, or be implemented by a tangible, non-transitory storage medium, such as RAM, SRAM, SDRAM, DRAM, RDRAM, and/or other types of random access memory devices. 1000 1032 1034 1036 1038 1030 1032 1010 1034 1010 1032 1034 1030 1032 1034 1010 1032 1034 1052 1054 1032 1034 The processing system may comprise one or more analog input (AI) interface circuits , one or more digital input (DI) interface circuits , one or more analog output (AO) interface circuits , and/or one or more digital output (DO) interface circuits , each of which are in communication with the shared memory . The AI interface circuit can include one or multiple inputs and can convert an analog signal received on an input into digital data useable by the processor , for example. The DI interface circuit can include one or multiple inputs and can receive a discrete signal (e.g., on/off signal), which may be useable by the processor . The AI interface circuit and DI interface circuit are communicatively coupled to the shared memory , where the AI interface circuit and DI interface circuit can cache and/or queue input data and from which the processor can access the data. The inputs of the AI interface circuit and DI interface circuit are communicatively coupled to outputs of various sensors (e.g., analog output sensor and digital output sensor ), devices, components, etc. in a well construction system. Example sensors can include voltage transducers (e.g., potential transformers), current transducers (e.g., current transformers), rotor position sensors, rotational speed sensors, etc. The AI interface circuit and DI interface circuit can be used to receive, interpret, and/or reformat sensor data and monitor the status of one or more components, such as by receiving analog signals and discrete signals, respectively, of the various sensors, devices, components, etc. in the well construction system. 1036 1010 1030 1038 1010 1030 1036 1038 1030 1036 1038 1056 1058 1036 1038 The AO interface circuit can include one or multiple outputs to output analog signals, which can be converted from digital data provided by the processor and temporarily stored in the shared memory , for example. The DO interface circuit can include one or multiple outputs and can output a discrete signal (e.g., on/off signal), which may be provided by the processor and temporarily stored in the shared memory , for example. The AO interface circuit and DO interface circuit are communicatively coupled to the shared memory . The outputs of the AO interface circuit and DO interface circuit are communicatively coupled to inputs of various devices, components, etc., such as one or more analog input controllable components and or more digital input controllable components , in a well construction system. Example controllable components include switches, controllable rectifiers, inverters, injection controls for prime movers, DC flux control for alternators, etc. The AO interface circuit and DO interface circuit can be used to control the operation of one or more components, such as by providing analog signals and discrete signals, respectively, to the various devices, components, etc. in the well construction system. 1000 1039 1039 1010 1022 1039 1040 1039 1016 1018 1012 The processing system may also comprise a mass storage device for storing machine-readable instructions and data. The mass storage device may be connected to the processor , such as via the bus . The mass storage device may be or comprise a tangible, non-transitory storage medium, such as a floppy disk drive, a hard disk drive, a CD drive, and/or DVD drive, among other examples. The program code instructions may be stored in the mass storage device , the volatile memory , the non-volatile memory , the local memory , a removable storage medium, such as a CD or DVD, and/or another storage medium. 1000 The modules and/or other components of the processing system may be implemented in accordance with hardware (such as in one or more integrated circuit chips, such as an ASIC), or may be implemented as software or firmware for execution by a processor. In the case of firmware or software, the implementation can be provided as a computer program product including a computer readable medium or storage structure containing computer program code (i.e., software or firmware) for execution by the processor. In view of the entirety of the present disclosure, including the figures and the claims, a person having ordinary skill in the art will readily recognize that the present disclosure introduces an apparatus comprising a well construction system comprising: (A) motor equipment comprising at least one of: a drawworks motor, a top drive motor, or a combination thereof; and (B) an electrical power system comprising: (1) a generator-set operable to generate AC electrical power that is output at a generator node of the generator-set; (2) a rectifier, wherein: (i) an input node of the rectifier is coupled to the generator node during a generation state of the generator-set; (ii) the rectifier is operable to convert AC electrical power received at the input node of the rectifier to DC electrical power that is output to an output node of the rectifier; and (iii) the output node of the rectifier is coupled to a DC node; (3) at least one inverter electrically coupled between the DC node and the motor equipment, wherein the at least one inverter is operable to: (i) invert DC electrical power received from the DC node to AC electrical power that is provided to the motor equipment; and (ii) convert AC electrical power generated by the motor equipment to DC electrical power that is provided to the DC node; and (4) a power recovery and regeneration system electrically coupled to the DC node during a recovery state and during a regeneration state, wherein the power recovery and regeneration system comprises a first energy storage device and a second energy storage device, wherein the first energy storage device is connected in parallel with the second energy storage device during a charge state, wherein the first energy storage device is connected in series with the second energy storage device during a discharge state, and wherein at least one of the first and second energy storage devices does not comprise a capacitor bank. At least one of the first and second energy storage devices may comprise a battery, a flywheel, and/or a combination thereof. The motor equipment may comprise the drawworks motor and the top drive motor, the at least one first inverter may comprise a drawworks inverter and a top drive inverter, the drawworks inverter may be coupled between the first DC node and the drawworks motor, and the top drive inverter may be coupled between the first DC node and the top drive motor. The first generator node may be coupled to an AC node, the well construction system may comprise a drilling fluid pump and a small load, an electrical system of the drilling fluid pump may be coupled to the AC node, and an electrical system of the small load may be coupled to the AC node The first generator node may be coupled to an AC node, and the electrical power system may comprise an alternative electrical power generation system coupled to the AC node. The alternative electrical power generation system may comprise a heat-to-electrical current converter, a solar panel, a wind turbine, and/or combinations thereof. One the first and second energy storage devices may be a battery, and the other of the first and second energy storage devices may be a flywheel. The first energy storage device may comprise a first battery and the second energy storage device may comprise a second battery. The first battery may be electrically isolated from the second battery during an adjustment state to the first battery, and the second battery may be electrically isolated from the first battery during an adjustment state to the second battery. The first energy storage device may comprise a first flywheel motor, and the second energy storage device may comprise a second flywheel motor. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise: a second DC node; a second rectifier having an output node coupled to the second DC node; and a second inverter having an input node coupled to the second DC node, wherein one of the first and second energy storage devices may comprise a flywheel. The power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to configure, during the recovery state: the second DC node electrically coupled to the first DC node; and an output node of the second inverter electrically coupled to the flywheel, wherein the second inverter may operable to invert DC electrical power available on the second DC node to AC electrical power that is provided to the flywheel. The power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to configure, during the regeneration state: the second DC node electrically coupled to the first DC node; and an input node of the second rectifier electrically coupled to the flywheel, wherein the second rectifier may be operable to convert AC electrical power from the flywheel to DC electrical power that is provided to the second DC node. The generator node may be coupled to an AC node, the input node of the first rectifier may be coupled to the AC node, an AC electrical power consumer may be coupled to the AC node, and the power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to configure, during the regeneration state, the output node of the second inverter electrically coupled to the AC node. The generator node may be coupled to an AC node, the input node of the first rectifier may be coupled to the AC node, an AC electrical power consumer may be coupled to the AC node, and the power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to configure, during a second regeneration state: the second DC node electrically de-coupled from the first DC node; the input node of the second rectifier electrically coupled to the flywheel, wherein the second rectifier may be operable to convert AC electrical power from the flywheel to DC electrical power that is provided to the second DC node; and the output node of the second inverter electrically coupled to the AC node, wherein the second inverter may be operable to invert the DC electrical power available on the second DC node to AC electrical power that is provided to the AC node. At least one of the first and second energy storage devices may be a flywheel operatively connected with the motor equipment, and the inverter may be operable to increase frequency of the AC electrical power that is provided to the motor equipment to increase the rotational speed of the flywheel and thus increase amount of energy stored by the flywheel. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise: a second DC node; a second inverter having an input node coupled to the second DC node; a third DC node; a second rectifier having an output node coupled to the third DC node; and a transformer, wherein at least one of the first and second energy storage devices may be a flywheel. The power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to configure, during the first recovery state: the second DC node electrically coupled to the first DC node; an output node of the second inverter electrically coupled to a primary winding of the transformer, wherein the second inverter may be operable to invert DC electrical power available on the second DC node to AC electrical power that is provided to the primary winding of the transformer; and a secondary winding of the transformer electrically coupled to the flywheel. The power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to configure, during the first regeneration state: the second DC node electrically coupled to the first DC node; the third DC node electrically coupled to the second DC node; and an input node of the second rectifier electrically coupled to the flywheel, wherein the second rectifier may be operable to convert AC electrical power from the flywheel to DC electrical power that is provided to the third DC node. The transformer may have multiple taps on the secondary winding, each of the multiple taps may have a different ratio of number of windings of the primary winding to number of windings of the secondary winding, and the power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to, during the first recovery state, selectively couple one of the multiple taps of the secondary winding to the flywheel. The first generator node may be coupled to an AC node, the input node of the first rectifier may be coupled to the AC node, an AC electrical power consumer may be coupled to the AC node, and the power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to configure, during the first regeneration state, the output node of the second inverter electrically coupled to the AC node. The first generator node may be coupled to an AC node, the input node of the first rectifier may be coupled to the AC node, an AC electrical power consumer may be coupled to the AC node, and the power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to configure, during a second regeneration state: the second DC node electrically de-coupled from the first DC node; the third DC node electrically coupled to the second DC node; the input node of the second rectifier electrically coupled to the flywheel, wherein the second rectifier may be operable to convert AC electrical power from the flywheel to DC electrical power that is provided to the third DC node; and the output node of the second inverter electrically coupled to the AC node, wherein the second inverter may be operable to invert the DC electrical power available on the second DC node to AC electrical power that is provided to the AC node. The electrical power system may comprise: a second generator-set operable to generate AC electrical power that is output at a second generator node of the second generator-set; and a second rectifier. An input node of the second rectifier may be coupled to the second generator node during a generation state of the second generator-set, the second rectifier may be operable to convert AC electrical power received at the input node of the second rectifier to DC electrical power that is output to an output node of the second rectifier, and the output node of the second rectifier may be coupled to the first DC node. The first generator-set and the second generator-set may be operable to generate AC electrical power at different frequencies when the first generator-set and the second generator-set are generating AC electrical power input to the electrical power system. The first generator-set may comprise: a prime mover having a drive shaft; and a synchronous electrical machine having a rotor mechanically coupled to the drive shaft. The power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to configure, during a starting state of the first generator-set, the synchronous electrical machine electrically coupled to the power recovery and regeneration system and electrically de-coupled from the input node of the first rectifier. At least one of the first and second energy storage devices may comprise a flywheel, the power recovery and regeneration system may comprise a second inverter, a second rectifier, and the flywheel, and the power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to configure, during the starting state of the first generator-set: an input node of the second rectifier coupled to the flywheel, wherein the second rectifier may be operable to convert AC electrical power from the flywheel to DC electrical power that is output to an output node of the second rectifier; the output node of the second rectifier coupled to an input node of the second inverter, wherein the second inverter may be operable to invert DC electrical power received at the input node of the second inverter to AC electrical power that is output to an output node of the second inverter; and the output node of the second inverter coupled to the synchronous electrical machine. The present disclosure also introduces a method comprising operating a well construction system, wherein the well construction system comprises: motor equipment comprising at least one of: a drawworks motor, a top drive motor, or a combination thereof; and an electrical power system comprising a power recovery and regeneration system, wherein the power recovery and regeneration system comprises at least one energy storage device that is not a capacitor bank. Operating the well construction system comprises: generating AC electrical power that is made available on an AC node; converting AC electrical power available on the AC node to DC electrical power available on a DC node, wherein the motor equipment is configured to consume DC electrical power available on the DC node; storing energy based on DC electrical power available on the DC node by the power recovery and regeneration system; and regenerating the stored energy from the power recovery and regeneration system to AC electrical power, DC electrical power, or a combination thereof for consumption by an electrical consumer of the well construction system. The at least one energy storage device may comprise a battery, a flywheel, and/or a combination thereof. The motor equipment may comprise the drawworks motor, an inverter may be electrically coupled to and disposed between the drawworks motor and the first DC node, AC electrical power may be generated by the drawworks motor during at least a portion of operating the well construction system, and the inverter may convert AC electrical power generated by the drawworks motor to DC electrical power that is made available on the first DC node. The motor equipment may comprise the top drive motor, an inverter may be electrically coupled to and disposed between the top drive motor and the first DC node, AC electrical power may be generated by the top drive motor during at least a portion of operating the well construction system, and the inverter may convert AC electrical power generated by the top drive motor to DC electrical power that is made available on the first DC node. AC electrical power may be generated by a generator-set during at least a portion of operating the well construction system, the generator-set may comprise an engine prime mover, and operating the well construction system may comprise controlling operation of the engine prime mover while AC electrical power is generated by the generator-set based on emissions of the engine prime mover. Operating the well construction system may comprise: generating, by a first generator-set, AC electrical power at a first frequency that is made available at the first AC node during at least a portion of operating the well construction system; generating, by a second generator-set, AC electrical power at a second frequency that is made available at a second AC node during at least a portion of generating, by the first generator-set, AC electrical power at the first frequency, wherein the second frequency may be different from the first frequency; and converting AC electrical power available on the second AC node to DC electrical power available on the first DC node. AC electrical power may be generated by an alternative electrical power generation system coupled to the first AC node. The alternative electrical power generation system may comprise a heat-to-electrical current converter, a solar panel, a wind turbine, and/or combinations thereof. The at least one energy storage device may comprise a flywheel, and storing energy by the power recovery and regeneration system may comprise inverting DC electrical power available on the first DC node into AC electrical power that is made available to the flywheel. The at least one energy storage device may comprise a flywheel, the power recovery and regeneration system may comprise a transformer, and storing energy by the power recovery and regeneration system may comprise: inverting DC electrical power available on the first DC node into AC electrical power that is made available to a primary winding of a transformer; and electrically coupling a secondary winding of the transformer to the flywheel. Electrically coupling the secondary winding of the transformer to the flywheel may comprise selectively electrically coupling one of multiple taps of the secondary winding of the transformer to the flywheel. The at least one energy storage device may comprise a flywheel comprising a plurality of flywheel motors, and storing energy by the power recovery and regeneration system may comprise: selectively configuring the flywheel motors in parallel; and providing AC electrical power to the parallel flywheel motors. The at least one energy storage device may comprise a flywheel, and regenerating the stored energy from the power recovery and regeneration system may comprise converting AC electrical power from the flywheel to DC electrical energy made available on the first DC node. The flywheel may comprise a plurality of flywheel motors, and regenerating the stored energy from the power recovery and regeneration system may comprise: selectively configuring the flywheel motors in series; and converting AC electrical power from the series flywheel motors. The at least one energy storage device may comprise a flywheel, and regenerating the stored energy from the power recovery and regeneration system may comprise: converting AC electrical power from the flywheel to DC electrical power made available on a second DC node; and inverting DC electrical power available on the second DC node to AC electrical power that is made available on the first AC node. The present disclosure also introduces a method comprising operating a well construction system, wherein the well construction system comprises: a generator-set comprising a prime mover and a synchronous electrical machine; an electrical system comprising a power recovery and regeneration system, wherein the power recovery and regeneration system comprises at least one energy storage device that is not a capacitor bank; and an electrical power consumer electrically coupled to the electrical system. Operating the well construction system comprises: storing, in the power recovery and regeneration system, energy distributed in the electrical system; and starting the prime mover, wherein starting the prime mover comprises electrically coupling the power recovery and regeneration system to the synchronous electrical machine. Operating the well construction system may comprise, after the storing and the starting, operating the prime mover and the synchronous electrical machine as a traditional generator-set. The at least one energy storage device may comprise a battery, a flywheel, and/or a combination thereof. The at least one energy storage device may comprise a flywheel, the power recovery and regeneration system may comprise the flywheel, a rectifier, and an inverter, and electrically coupling the power recovery and regeneration system to the synchronous electrical machine may comprise: electrically coupling the flywheel to an input node of the rectifier; electrically coupling an output node of the rectifier to an input node of the inverter; and electrically coupling an output node of the inverter to the synchronous electrical machine. Operating the well construction system may comprise, after starting the prime mover, electrically coupling the synchronous electrical machine to the electrical system. Operating the well construction system may comprise generating electrical power by a second generator-set electrically coupled to the electrical system, wherein: the electrical power generated by the second generator-set may be provided to the electrical system; and electrically coupling the power recovery and regeneration system to the synchronous electrical machine may be performed while the electrical power is being generated by the second generator-set. The present disclosure also introduces an apparatus comprising a well construction system comprising: (A) motor equipment comprising at least one of: a drawworks motor, a top drive motor, or a combination thereof; and (B) an electrical power system comprising: (1) a generator-set operable to generate AC electrical power that is output at a generator node of the generator-set; (2) a rectifier, wherein: (i) an input node of the rectifier is coupled to the generator node during a generation state of the generator-set; (ii) the rectifier is operable to convert AC electrical power received at the input node of the rectifier to DC electrical power that is output to an output node of the rectifier; and (iii) the output node of the rectifier is coupled to a DC node; (3) at least one inverter electrically coupled between the DC node and the motor equipment, wherein the at least one inverter is operable to: (i) invert DC electrical power received from the DC node to AC electrical power that is provided to the motor equipment; and (ii) convert AC electrical power generated by the motor equipment to DC electrical power that is provided to the DC node; and (4) a power recovery and regeneration system electrically coupled to the DC node during a recovery state and during a regeneration state, wherein the power recovery and regeneration system comprises a first energy storage device and a second energy storage device, wherein the first energy storage device is connected in parallel with the second energy storage device during a charge state, wherein the first energy storage device is connected in series with the second energy storage device during a discharge state, and wherein each of the first and second energy storage devices comprises at least one of a capacitor bank, a battery, and a flywheel. The motor equipment may comprise the drawworks motor and the top drive motor, the at least one inverter may comprise a drawworks inverter and a top drive inverter, the drawworks inverter may be coupled between the DC node and the drawworks motor, and the top drive inverter may be coupled between the DC node and the top drive motor. The generator node may be coupled to an AC node, the well construction system may comprise a drilling fluid pump and a small load, an electrical system of the drilling fluid pump may be coupled to the AC node, and an electrical system of the small load may be coupled to the AC node. The generator node may be coupled to an AC node, and the electrical power system may comprise an alternative electrical power generation system coupled to the AC node. The alternative electrical power generation system may comprise a heat-to-electrical current converter, a solar panel, a wind turbine, and/or combinations thereof. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise the capacitor bank and the flywheel. The first energy storage device may comprise a first capacitor and the second energy storage device may comprise a second capacitor. The first capacitor may be electrically isolated from the second capacitor during an adjustment state to the first capacitor, and the second capacitor may be electrically isolated from the first capacitor during an adjustment state to the second capacitor. The first energy storage device may comprise a first flywheel motor and the second energy storage device may comprise a second flywheel motor. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise the battery and the flywheel. The first energy storage device may comprise a first battery and the second energy storage device may comprise a second battery. The first battery may be electrically isolated from the second battery during an adjustment state to the first battery, and the second battery may be electrically isolated from the first battery during an adjustment state to the second battery. The first energy storage device may comprise a first flywheel motor and the second energy storage device may comprise a second flywheel motor. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise a second DC node, a second rectifier having an output node coupled to the second DC node, a second inverter having an input node coupled to the second DC node, and the flywheel, and the power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to configure, during the first recovery state: the second DC node electrically coupled to the first DC node; and an output node of the second inverter electrically coupled to the flywheel, wherein the second inverter may be operable to invert DC electrical power available on the second DC node to AC electrical power that is provided to the flywheel. The power recovery and regeneration system may also be operable to configure, during the first regeneration state: the second DC node electrically coupled to the first DC node; and an input node of the second rectifier electrically coupled to the flywheel, wherein the second rectifier may be operable to convert AC electrical power from the flywheel to DC electrical power that is provided to the second DC node. The first generator node may be coupled to an AC node, the input node of the first rectifier may be coupled to the AC node, an AC electrical power consumer may be coupled to the AC node, and the power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to configure, during the first regeneration state, the output node of the second inverter electrically coupled to the AC node. The first generator node may be coupled to an AC node, the input node of the first rectifier may be coupled to the AC node, an AC electrical power consumer may be coupled to the AC node, and the power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to configure, during a second regeneration state: the second DC node electrically de-coupled from the first DC node; the input node of the second rectifier electrically coupled to the flywheel, wherein the second rectifier may be operable to convert AC electrical power from the flywheel to DC electrical power that is provided to the second DC node; and the output node of the second inverter electrically coupled to the AC node, wherein the second inverter may be operable to invert the DC electrical power available on the second DC node to AC electrical power that is provided to the AC node. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise the capacitor bank and a chopper, wherein: the chopper may be coupled to and disposed between the second DC node and the capacitor bank; and the chopper may be operable to selectively electrically couple and de-couple the capacitor bank or part of the capacitor bank or even to interconnect part of the capacitor bank in series to and from, respectively, the second DC node. The power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to configure, during a first balancing state: the second DC node electrically de-coupled from the first DC node; the chopper selectively coupling the capacitor bank to the second DC node to transfer DC electrical power from the capacitor bank to the second DC node; and the output node of the second inverter electrically coupled to the flywheel, wherein the second inverter may be operable to invert DC electrical power available on the second DC node to AC electrical power that is provided to the flywheel. The power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to configure, during a second balancing state: the second DC node electrically de-coupled from the first DC node; the input node of the second rectifier electrically coupled to the flywheel, wherein the second rectifier may be operable to convert AC electrical power from the flywheel to DC electrical power that is provided to the second DC node; and the chopper selectively coupling the capacitor bank to the second DC node to transfer DC electrical power available on the second DC node to the capacitor bank. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise the flywheel operatively connected with the motor equipment, and the inverter may be operable to increase frequency of the AC electrical power that is provided to the motor equipment to increase the rotational speed of the flywheel and thus increase amount of energy stored by the flywheel. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise: a second DC node; a second inverter having an input node coupled to the second DC node; a third DC node; a second rectifier having an output node coupled to the third DC node; a transformer; and the flywheel. The power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to configure, during the first recovery state: the second DC node electrically coupled to the first DC node; an output node of the second inverter electrically coupled to a primary winding of the transformer, wherein the second inverter may be operable to invert DC electrical power available on the second DC node to AC electrical power that is provided to the primary winding of the transformer; and a secondary winding of the transformer electrically coupled to the flywheel. The power recovery and regeneration system may also be operable to configure, during the first regeneration state: the second DC node electrically coupled to the first DC node; the third DC node electrically coupled to the second DC node; and an input node of the second rectifier electrically coupled to the flywheel, wherein the second rectifier may be operable to convert AC electrical power from the flywheel to DC electrical power that is provided to the third DC node. The transformer may have multiple taps on the secondary winding, each of the multiple taps may have a different ratio of number of windings of the primary winding to number of windings of the secondary winding, and the power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to, during the first recovery state, selectively couple one of the multiple taps of the secondary winding to the flywheel. The first generator node may be coupled to an AC node, the input node of the first rectifier may be coupled to the AC node, an AC electrical power consumer may be coupled to the AC node, and the power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to configure, during the first regeneration state, the output node of the second inverter electrically coupled to the AC node. The first generator node may be coupled to an AC node, the input node of the first rectifier may be coupled to the AC node, an AC electrical power consumer may be coupled to the AC node, and the power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to configure, during a second regeneration state: the second DC node electrically de-coupled from the first DC node; the third DC node electrically coupled to the second DC node; the input node of the second rectifier electrically coupled to the flywheel, wherein the second rectifier may be operable to convert AC electrical power from the flywheel to DC electrical power that is provided to the third DC node; and the output node of the second inverter electrically coupled to the AC node, wherein the second inverter may be operable to invert the DC electrical power available on the second DC node to AC electrical power that is provided to the AC node. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise the capacitor bank and a chopper, wherein: the chopper may be coupled to and disposed between the third DC node and the capacitor bank; and the chopper may be operable to selectively electrically couple and de-couple the capacitor bank to and from, respectively, the third DC node. The power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to configure, during a first balancing state: the second DC node electrically de-coupled from the first DC node; the third DC node electrically coupled to the second DC node; the chopper selectively coupling the capacitor bank to the third DC node to transfer DC electrical power from the capacitor bank to the third DC node; the output node of the second inverter electrically coupled to the primary winding of the transformer, wherein the second inverter may be operable to invert DC electrical power available on the second DC node to AC electrical power that is provided to the primary winding; and the secondary winding of the transformer electrically coupled to the flywheel. The power recovery and regeneration system may also b e operable to configure, during a second balancing state: (A) at least one of: (1) the second DC node electrically de-coupled from the first DC node; (2) the third DC node electrically de-coupled from the second DC node; or (3) a combination thereof; (B) the input node of the second rectifier electrically coupled to the flywheel, wherein the second rectifier may be operable to convert AC electrical power from the flywheel to DC electrical power that is provided to the third DC node; and (C) the chopper selectively coupling the capacitor bank to the third DC node to transfer DC electrical power available on the third DC node to the capacitor bank. The power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to configure, during a second recovery state: the second DC node electrically coupled to the first DC node; the third DC node electrically de-coupled from the second DC node; the output node of the second inverter electrically coupled to the primary winding of the transformer, wherein the second inverter may be operable to invert DC electrical power available on the second DC node to AC electrical power that is provided to the primary winding of the transformer; the secondary winding of the transformer electrically coupled to the input node of the second rectifier, wherein the second rectifier may be operable to convert AC electrical power from the secondary winding of the transformer to DC electrical power that is provided to the third DC node; and the chopper selectively coupling the capacitor bank to the third DC node. The transformer may have multiple taps on the secondary winding, each of the multiple taps may have a different ratio of number of windings of the primary winding to number of windings of the secondary winding, and the power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to, during the second recovery state, selectively couple one of the multiple taps of the secondary winding to the input node of the second rectifier. The electrical power system may comprise: a second generator-set operable to generate AC electrical power that is output at a second generator node of the second generator-set; and a second rectifier. An input node of the second rectifier may be coupled to the second generator node during a generation state of the second generator-set, the second rectifier may be operable to convert AC electrical power received at the input node of the second rectifier to DC electrical power that is output to an output node of the second rectifier, and the output node of the second rectifier may be coupled to the first DC node. The first generator-set and the second generator-set may be operable to generate AC electrical power at different frequencies when the first generator-set and the second generator-set are generating AC electrical power input to the electrical power system. The generator-set may comprise: a prime mover having a drive shaft; and a synchronous electrical machine having a rotor mechanically coupled to the drive shaft. The power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to configure, during a starting state of the generator-set, the synchronous electrical machine electrically coupled to the power recovery and regeneration system and electrically de-coupled from the input node of the rectifier. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise a second inverter, a second rectifier, and the flywheel, and the power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to configure, during the starting state of the generator-set: an input node of the second rectifier coupled to the flywheel, wherein the second rectifier may be operable to convert AC electrical power from the flywheel to DC electrical power that is output to an output node of the second rectifier; the output node of the second rectifier coupled to an input node of the second inverter, wherein the second inverter may be operable to invert DC electrical power received at the input node of the second inverter to AC electrical power that is output to an output node of the second inverter; and the output node of the second inverter coupled to the synchronous electrical machine. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise a second inverter and the capacitor bank, and the power recovery and regeneration system may be operable to configure, during the starting state of the generator-set: the capacitor bank coupled to an input node of the second inverter, wherein the second inverter may be operable to invert DC electrical power received at the input node of the second inverter to AC electrical power that is output to an output node of the second inverter; and the output node of the second inverter coupled to the synchronous electrical machine. The present disclosure also introduces a method comprising operating a well construction system, wherein the well construction system comprises: motor equipment comprising at least one of: a drawworks motor, a top drive motor, or a combination thereof; and an electrical power system comprising a power recovery and regeneration system, wherein the power recovery and regeneration system comprises at least one of: a capacitor bank, a flywheel, or a combination thereof. Operating the well construction system comprises: generating AC electrical power that is made available on an AC node; converting AC electrical power available on the AC node to DC electrical power available on a DC node, wherein the motor equipment is configured to consume DC electrical power available on the DC node; storing energy based on DC electrical power available on the DC node by the power recovery and regeneration system; and regenerating the stored energy from the power recovery and regeneration system to AC electrical power, DC electrical power, or a combination thereof for consumption by an electrical consumer of the well construction system. The motor equipment may comprise the drawworks motor, an inverter may be electrically coupled to and disposed between the drawworks motor and the DC node, AC electrical power may be generated by the drawworks motor during at least a portion of operating the well construction system, and the inverter may convert AC electrical power generated by the drawworks motor to DC electrical power that is made available on the DC node. The motor equipment may comprise the top drive motor, an inverter may be electrically coupled to and disposed between the top drive motor and the DC node, AC electrical power may be generated by the top drive motor during at least a portion of operating the well construction system, and the inverter may convert AC electrical power generated by the top drive motor to DC electrical power that is made available on the DC node. AC electrical power may be generated by a generator-set during at least a portion of operating the well construction system, the generator-set may comprise an engine prime mover, and operating the well construction system may comprise controlling operation of the engine prime mover while AC electrical power is generated by the generator-set based on emissions of the engine prime mover. Operating the well construction system may comprise: generating, by a first generator-set, AC electrical power at a first frequency that is made available at the first AC node during at least a portion of operating the well construction system; generating, by a second generator-set, AC electrical power at a second frequency that is made available at a second AC node during at least a portion of generating, by the first generator-set, AC electrical power at the first frequency, wherein the second frequency may be different from the first frequency; and converting AC electrical power available on the second AC node to DC electrical power available on the first DC node. AC electrical power may be generated by an alternative electrical power generation system coupled to the first AC node. The alternative electrical power generation system may comprise a heat-to-electrical current converter, a solar panel, a wind turbine, and/or combinations thereof. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise the flywheel, and storing energy by the power recovery and regeneration system may comprise inverting DC electrical power available on the first DC node into AC electrical power that is made available to the flywheel. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise the flywheel and a transformer, and storing energy by the power recovery and regeneration system may comprise: inverting DC electrical power available on the first DC node into AC electrical power that is made available to a primary winding of a transformer; and electrically coupling a secondary winding of the transformer to the flywheel. Electrically coupling the secondary winding of the transformer to the flywheel may comprise selectively electrically coupling one of multiple taps of the secondary winding of the transformer to the flywheel. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise the capacitor bank, and storing energy by the power recovery and regeneration system may comprise electrically coupling the capacitor bank to the first DC node. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise the capacitor bank and a transformer, and storing energy by the power recovery and regeneration system may comprise: inverting DC electrical power available on the first DC node into AC electrical power that is made available to a primary winding of a transformer; converting AC electrical power available on a secondary winding of the transformer to DC electrical power that is made available on a second DC node; and electrically coupling the capacitor bank to the second DC node. Converting AC electrical power available on the secondary winding of the transformer may comprise converting AC electrical power available on a selected one of multiple taps of the secondary winding of the transformer. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise the capacitor bank comprising a plurality of capacitors, and operating the well construction system may comprise adjusting respective voltages of the capacitors. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise the capacitor bank comprising a plurality of capacitors, and storing energy by the power recovery and regeneration system may comprise: selectively configuring the capacitors in parallel; and electrically coupling the parallel capacitors to the first DC node. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise the flywheel comprising a plurality of flywheel motors, and storing energy by the power recovery and regeneration system may comprise: selectively configuring the flywheel motors in parallel; and providing AC electrical power to the parallel flywheel motors. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise the flywheel, and regenerating the stored energy from the power recovery and regeneration system may comprise converting AC electrical power from the flywheel to DC electrical energy made available on the first DC node. The flywheel may comprise a plurality of flywheel motors, and regenerating the stored energy from the power recovery and regeneration system may comprise: selectively configuring the flywheel motors in series; and converting AC electrical power from the series flywheel motors. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise the capacitor bank, and regenerating the stored energy from the power recovery and regeneration system may comprise electrically coupling the capacitor bank to the first DC node. The capacitor bank may comprise a plurality of capacitors, and electrically coupling the capacitor bank to the first DC node may comprise: selectively configuring the capacitors in series; and electrically coupling the series capacitors to the first DC node. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise the flywheel, and regenerating the stored energy from the power recovery and regeneration system may comprise: converting AC electrical power from the flywheel to DC electrical power made available on a second DC node; and inverting DC electrical power available on the second DC node to AC electrical power that is made available on the first AC node. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise the capacitor bank, and regenerating the stored energy from the power recovery and regeneration system may comprise: electrically coupling the capacitor bank to a second DC node; and inverting DC electrical power available on the second DC node to AC electrical power that is made available on the first AC node. The present disclosure also introduces a method comprising operating a well construction system, wherein the well construction system comprises: a generator-set comprising a prime mover and a synchronous electrical machine; an electrical system comprising a power recovery and regeneration system, wherein the power recovery and regeneration system comprises at least one of: a capacitor bank, a flywheel, or a combination thereof; and an electrical power consumer electrically coupled to the electrical system. Operating the well construction system comprises: storing, in the power recovery and regeneration system, energy distributed in the electrical system; and starting the prime mover, wherein starting the prime mover comprises electrically coupling the power recovery and regeneration system to the synchronous electrical machine. Operating the well construction system may thereafter comprise operating the prime mover and the synchronous electrical machine as a normal generator-set. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise the flywheel in which energy is stored, a rectifier, and an inverter, and electrically coupling the power recovery and regeneration system to the synchronous electrical machine may comprise: electrically coupling the flywheel to an input node of the rectifier; electrically coupling an output node of the rectifier to an input node of the inverter; and electrically coupling an output node of the inverter to the synchronous electrical machine. The power recovery and regeneration system may comprise the capacitor bank in which energy is stored, and an inverter. Electrically coupling the power recovery and regeneration system to the synchronous electrical machine may comprise: electrically coupling the capacitor bank to an input node of the inverter; and electrically coupling an output node of the inverter to the synchronous electrical machine. Operating the well construction system may comprise, after starting the prime mover, electrically coupling the synchronous electrical machine to the electrical system. Operating the well construction system may comprise generating electrical power by a second generator-set electrically coupled to the electrical system, the electrical power generated by the second generator-set may be provided to the electrical system, and electrically coupling the power recovery and regeneration system to the synchronous electrical machine may be performed while the electrical power is being generated by the second generator-set. The foregoing outlines features of several embodiments so that a person having ordinary skill in the art may better understand the aspects of the present disclosure. A person having ordinary skill in the art should appreciate that they may readily use the present disclosure as a basis for designing or modifying other processes and structures for carrying out the same functions and/or achieving the same benefits of the embodiments introduced herein. A person having ordinary skill in the art should also realize that such equivalent constructions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, and that they may make various changes, substitutions and alterations herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. The Abstract at the end of this disclosure is provided to permit the reader to quickly ascertain the nature of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
"Environmental chemistry was my favourite module in my first year at University and I knew that if I were to pursue a career in chemistry it would be in this field, so I applied to the British Geological Survey (BGS). Part of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), BGS is world-renowned for its research of the solid earth and wider environment. Based in the analytical geochemistry department, I spent most of my time working in the inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) laboratory. The ICP-MS is an instrument used for trace element analysis and at BGS it was employed to test geoenvironmental samples such as groundwater, soils and rocks. Initially my tasks were to dilute samples and prepare calibration standards but by the end of the year I was able to run the instrument myself with a little help. I also got the opportunity to carry out my own research project over the 12 months. This focused on arsenic in household dust found in homes in Cornwall and its impact on these households. Cornwall is known to have elevated levels of arsenic in the environment due to the mineralised geology of the area and historic mining activities. One of the main things I learned during my placement was time management. Balancing my work duties, project work, distance modules, a social life and staying fit for my university sport (I was very involved with the University of Surrey Boat Club) was challenging. Prioritising tasks and not wasting time was key. My analytical thinking also improved greatly during my Professional Training year. My research project is probably the achievement I’m proudest of from my placement: being able to use the skills and knowledge I’ve learned at Surrey on samples from the environment was a great opportunity. Away from the workplace, I was also very proud of the goal I scored for BGS in the organisation’s annual football match against academics from the University of Nottingham! While I’m now aiming to become an officer in the British Army – pushing myself in a completely different direction – studying chemistry at Surrey has been a good decision because a chemistry degree can take you anywhere. My advice to prospective students would be to follow what interests you; you’ll find studying a module that you enjoy is so much easier. I’d also definitely recommend taking a Professional Training year. It gives you the opportunity to gain workplace experience which is so important to potential future employers." Discover more about our chemistry programmes, including our MChem Chemistry.	https://www.surrey.ac.uk/student-life/what-our-students-say/joshua-coe-mchem-chemistry
Half Inuit and half outsider, Edie Kiglatuk is the best guide in her corner of the Arctic. But as a woman, she gets only grudging respect from the elders who rule her isolated community on Ellesmere Island. When a man is shot and killed while out on an “authentic” Arctic adventure under her watch, the murder attracts the attention of police sergeant Derek Palliser. As Edie sets out to discover what those tourists were really after, she is shocked by the suicide of someone very close to her. Though these events are seemingly unrelated, Edie’s Inuit hunter sensibility tells her otherwise. With or without Derek’s help, she is determined to find the key to this connection—a search that takes her beyond her small village and into the far reaches of the tundra. White Heat is a stunning debut novel set in an utterly foreign culture amid an unforgiving landscape of ice and rock, of spirit ancestors and never-rotting bones. A suspense-filled adventure story that will captivate fans of Henning Mankell’s bestselling mysteries, this book marks the start of an exciting new series. Editorial Reviews Editorial Reviews Details Details \|Available Formats :\|\|CD, MP3 CD\| \|Category:\|\|Fiction/Mystery & Detective\| \|Runtime:\|\|13.13\| \|Audience:\|\|Adult\| \|Language:\|\|English\| To listen to this title you will need our latest app Due to publishing rights this title requires DRM and can only be listened to in the Audio Editions app DRM (Digital Rights Management) is a copyright protection for digital media. While much of Audio Editions’s content is DRM free, and allows for usage across platforms, select products on Audio Editions are required by publishers to have DRM protected files. These products will be playable exclusively on the AudioEditions.com apps, available for iOS and Android devices.	https://www.audioeditions.com/white-heat
On its 60th anniversary, what have we learned from To Kill a Mockingbird? Today marks the 60th anniversary of a widely beloved and fantastic book: To Kill a Mockingbird. This book, written by Harper Lee, has become a classic of modern American literature. For decades now, it has been a staple in high school programs and almost every student has had to read it at least once. The story is set in Monroeville, Alabama, where lawyer Atticus Finch lives with his children. Throughout the book, Atticus will teach them both directly and indirectly about justice, empathy, honor, integrity, and the importance of doing the right thing in a town deeply affected and ruled by racism. Schools may be closed right now, but if you want to experience a book that will forever change your life, try getting ahead and reading this one. Because it’s more than just another book they force us to read. It transcends all classrooms and is full of valuable lessons that, even 60 years later, are more relevant than ever. These are only a few of them. Don’t judge a book by its cover This lesson is present throughout the entire book, but it’s most notorious when it comes to Boo Radley. Just like Boo, many people today are misjudged for the way they look, talk, or dress. But you’d be surprised what others can teach you if you get to know them before judging them. The best act of bravery is doing the right thing The need to fit in can sometimes make us do things that we know are wrong. Atticus knew that defending a black man was something the entire town would be against, but he did it anyway—because defending an innocent man was the right thing to do. Doing what’s right, even when it is highly unpopular, is bravery at it’s finest and has the power to change the world. The world is an unfair place, but we can fight to make it a fair one Scout and Jem Finch had to learn how unfair the world can be from an early age. But they also learned from his father that we have the power to fight for justice. No matter how overwhelming the world situation may be, there’s always a way out if we’re willing to join the fight. Be true to yourself Being true to your beliefs and your conscience is a moral responsibility we all have. You may not agree with the opinion of others, and that’s okay. But if you betray yourself because of what others think, then you’re left with nothing. As Atticus said, “before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority ride is a person’s conscience.” Sixty years after its release, we still remember To Kill a Mockingbird as a life-changing book. Harper Lee has gifted us pages full of characters, stories, and lessons that we keep with us even today. If you haven’t read this book yet, you’re definitely missing out.	https://www.trendingsloth.com/world/5428/to-kill-a-mockingbird-turns-60-how-relevant-is-it-today
Download John’s bio John F. Reinhart is the CEO and executive director of the Virginia Port Authority (VPA). He is responsible for the broad programmatic areas of business development and growth, strategic marketing, finance, and operations of Virginia’s marine terminal facilities: Virginia International Gateway, Newport News Marine Terminal, Norfolk International Terminals, Portsmouth Marine Terminal, Richmond Marine Terminal and the Virginia Inland Port. “Fundamentally, we base the organization on values and work to focus colleague behaviors on those values each and every day. The goal is to reinvent the port and accelerate the evolution of the port in order to become a catalyst for commerce and economic development and improve competitiveness in a global marketplace.” He leads the port with emphasis on maintaining integrity and respectfulness amongst colleagues, as well as the importance of being “a good corporate citizen to the community.” Since becoming CEO, John has worked to understand the public community in addition to the private sector in order to serve all of the constituents of the Commonwealth. He enjoys managing a team that is building confidence within the company, the customer base, and the community. He says it is essential to communicate the challenges that the organization has overcome to achieve success in order to demonstrate the hard work of the entire company and continue raising trust and respect in the port. “It’s very satisfying to have the opportunity to watch people grow, to see the organization mature, to create economic vitality for Virginia and to prepare for a better tomorrow.” Prior to joining the VPA, John worked for the Maersk organization for 23 years. He served from 2000-2014 as CEO of Maersk Line, Limited (MLL) and a member of the board of directors. During his career with Maersk, he held the positions of President, UMS, senior vice president and regional director. After retiring from Maersk, John began his tenure with VPA in February 2014. John currently serves on multiple regional boards including the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) Board, Hampton Roads Business Roundtable, Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce Regional Board, Reinvent Hampton Roads, Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance, Greater Richmond Partnership, GO Virginia Regional Council and Nauticus Foundation. His awards and honors include: Virginia Business Magazine’s 2016 Business Person of the Year, 2015 Merchant Marine Medal for Outstanding Achievement, 2014 Colgate W. Darden, Jr. Scouter Citizen of the Year, 2009 Seafarer’s International House, Outstanding Friend of the Seafarer and the 2007 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award. John received his bachelor’s degree in general studies and political science from Ohio University and later earned his Executive MBA from the University of Michigan.	http://www.portofvirginia.com/about/our-leadership/our-leadership-john-f-reinhart-ceo-and-executive-director/
[en] It is conventional to imagine that the various parameters which characterize our physical theories, such as the fine structure constant or Newton's gravitational constant, are truly 'constant', in the sense that they do not change from place to place or time to time. Recent developments in both theory and observation have led us to re-examine this assumption, and to take seriously the possibility that our supposed constants are actually gradually changing. I will discuss why we might expect these parameters to vary, and what observation and experiment have to say about the issue.	https://inis.iaea.org/search/search.aspx?num=10&orig_q=DEI%3A%22FINE+STRUCTURE%22&lang=en-US&login=false&user=External&src=ics&sort=date:D:L:d1&search-option=Everywhere&q=+inmeta:RecordType%3DMiscellaneous&dnavs=inmeta:RecordType%3DMiscellaneous
If you were born between December 22nd and January 19th, you have a Capricorn sun sign in the Zodiac. Those with Capricorn heavily influenced in their BIRTH CHART will strongly benefit from this information as well. For example, if Capricorn or the planet Saturn (the ruling planet for Capricorn) is at your MC (Midheaven) or ASC (Ascendant), you could exhibit these traits just as strongly, sometimes even stronger, than a Capricorn sun sign would. Another way to use this information is by working on the particular "House" in your BIRTH CHART where the sign Capricorn resides. This would be the area of life in which you pertain these particular traits. The Goat December 22 - January 19 "I Use" Ruling Planet: Saturn Element: Earth Quality: Cardinal Capricorn - 12/22-1/19 Capricorn people are determined, ambitious, and dedicated to their goals. They have an enormous amount of patience and excel at strategic planning. Capricorn's are natural leaders; they are powerful, disciplined, and focused. With their restricted behavior, Capricorn people appear close-minded and unwilling to change. They can be dominating and un-forgiving, critical and indifferent. Capricorn's are so determined to build, that they may become materialistic and selfish. POSITIVE TRAITS Responsible Reserved Disciplined Patient Strategic Determined Ambitious Powerful leaders Persevering Focused SHADOW TRAITS Close-minded Restricted Stern Critical Unwilling to change Materialistic Spiteful Unforgiving Dominating Indifferent House #10 Earth's atmosphere is divided into 12 sections called "Houses." These "Houses" represent a separate area and specific function in our lives. Every birth chart consists of these 12 "Houses," However, the order of the layout depends on the exact time of birth. As the planets orbit, they create aspects to these sections (Houses) in the atmosphere. Their energy effects each individual differently, depending on the aspects that were apparent at your time of birth. Capricorn is the natural ruler of the tenth "House" in the Zodiac. This is the "House of Career and Public Standing." This "House" shares certain qualities with Capricorn, even when occupied by a different sign. The tenth "House" relates to all matters outside the home - your profession, status in the community, and public reputation. This "House" governs ambition, aspiration, and attainment. The tenth "House" reveals the way other people see you. It reflects your image of power, position, and honors that you acquire. This is "graduation," the place you arrive at through your own efforts. Ruling Planet: Saturn Saturn is the planet of responsibility, structure, and discipline. This planet governs rules, commitments, and boundaries. Saturn is the ruling planet for Capricorn. "In astrology, Saturn is associated with restriction and limitation. Where Jupiter expands, Saturn constricts. Although the themes of Saturn seem depressing, Saturn brings structure and meaning to our world. Saturn knows the limits of time and matter. Saturn reminds us of our boundaries, our responsibilities, and our commitments. It brings definition to our lives. Saturn makes us aware of the need for self-control and of boundaries and our limits." ["Saturn"][2002-2018] Retrieved from [https://cafeastrology.com/saturn] Element: Earth Capricorn is an Earth Sign. Earth signs are practical and stable. They are grounded, dependable, nurturing, and responsible. Quality: Cardinal Capricorn is a cardinal sign. Cardinal signs are enterprising and outgoing. They are the initiators.	https://www.naturalhealinggems.com/capricorn
This mouth-watering mashed potato casserole is topped with Corn, Cheddar Cheese, Chicken Strips, and a drizzle of brown gravy! It’s easy to make ahead of time and bake later for a quick family dinner! Ingredients: For Homemade Mashed Potatoes: 5 medium Russet Potatoes, of equal size 1 stick butter, softened 1 cup half and half, warmed Salt/pepper For Casserole: 5 cups mashed potatoes 1 cup frozen corn 1 cup cheddar cheese, freshly grated 6 Tyson Chicken Strips .87 oz. packet Brown Gravy Mix Instructions: Homemade Mashed Potatoes Rinse the potatoes thoroughly and pat them dry. Leave the skins on. Add the potatoes to a large pot of COLD and salted water, enough water to submerge them by 1 inch. Use 1 heaping teaspoon for each quart of water. Bring the potatoes to a gentle boil and maintain this boil until they are fork tender. Drain the potatoes. Hold them with a pot holder and peel off the skins. Return them to the pot. Add the completely softened butter and mash them to desired consistency. Warm the half and half in the microwave for 30 seconds and stir it into the mashed potatoes. Season with additional salt/pepper if desired. Preparing the Casserole: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Take out your chicken strips and let them sit at room temp for about 5 minutes if you prefer to slice them first. Spread the potatoes on the bottom of a 9 x 13 casserole dish. Note: If your mashed potatoes are cold, warm them first. Top with corn and cheese. Carefully slice the chicken strips into pieces of desired size and top the casserole dish with them. Bake for 20 minutes, until the chicken is crisp. Prepare the gravy on the stove top according to package instructions while the casserole finishes baking. Drizzle your desired amount of gravy over the casserole dish and serve! Notes: Milk may be used instead of half and half. You can also use cream for ultimate decadence.• If you prefer a creamier consistency, additional milk or half and half may be added to the mashed potatoes until your desired consistency is reached.• For quicker mashed potatoes, you can peel them and slice them into thirds of equal size so that they finish boiling more quickly.	https://foodiemomskitchen.com/mashed-potato-casserole-with-crispy-chicken/
The Key Comprehension Routine: Primary Grades teaches K-3 students basic comprehension skills using existing classroom materials. Teachers learn how to use oral language, visuals, and read-aloud to provide grade-appropriate instruction that can be incorporated during core reading and subject-area instruction. Adoption of The Key Comprehension Routine: Primary Grades across grades K-3 in a school provides a consistent set of introductory comprehension skills as students move from grade to grade. This professional development offering consists of two days (11 hours) of training. If participants want to receive a 15 PDP certificate that meets the Massachusetts teacher certification requirement of 15 PDP's related to strategies for students with disabilities, and additional 4 hours of independent practice activities can be added. This professional development uses the content from The Key Comprehension Routine: Primary Grades and incorporates information about the learning needs that students with learning disabilities have with comprehension. Training Description - Oral language: how to use oral language and a rich language environment in the classroom to improve listening comprehension, a necessary precursor for reading comprehension - Text structure — sentences: how to analyze text for read aloud and reading that contains complex sentences and how to build syntactic awareness - Text structure — paragraphs: how to use knowledge of paragraph structure to support comprehension - Text structure: building awareness of the difference between narrative and informational structures - Categorizing and main idea skills: expanding basic categorizing into main idea skills and identifying main ideas during read aloud and reading - Top-down topic webs: introduction to a flexible, foundational graphic organizer to organize verbal or written information - Two-column notes: introduction to a format that teaches the difference between main ideas and details - Retell and summary: using retell to organize and describe the events from a story, and using basic summary to analyze text to identify the most important ideas - Question generation: students learn that thinking can occur at different levels from easy to difficult through an introduction to question generation using Bloom’s Taxonomy View Printable Brochure/Registration Form or Register Below. Who Should Participate All grades K-3 teachers, educators who provide support to struggling readers, literacy specialists and coaches, and elementary administrators. Registration Enter the number of attendees you wish to register for The Key Comprehension Routine: Primary Grades (for students with learning disabilities).	https://keystoliteracy.com/event/comprehension-strategies/
Not long ago, I wrote an important blog post called Arrogance, Ignorance, and Playwright Respect , which got more views than anything else I’ve ever written (if you haven’t read it, I encourage you to, because it is such an important issue). Sadly, we playwrights know what an uphill battle it is to have the integrity of our work respected, and it’s worse still when we see that much of the fault lies with educators who perpetuate the idea that the director’s job is to “make the script better.” Imagine my outrage when I saw this recent call for plays. Let’s take a look… CALL FOR PLAYS 2015 ORIGINAL SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL WORDS PLAYERS THEATRE ROCHESTER MINNESOTA Words Players Theatre, Rochester, Minnesota, is calling for one act plays for our 8th Annual Original Short Play Festival. The Festival will accept the submission of any script which has not been previously published or produced. Why? These are student directors who no doubt have never heard of my script, nor countless others by playwrights far more recognized. It’s new to them and isn’t that what matters? Unfortunately, asking for unpublished and unproduced ten-minute plays is becoming more and more common and the sad fact is that most theaters don’t even know why they’re asking. Theaters like unpublished plays because they’re not held to a specific royalty, but there is no reason to ask for the privilege of first production unless there is grant money attached and if you’re getting money, so should the playwrights. We intend to evaluate and select scripts by mid-September and will notify you then as to whether we have selected your script for production. Rehearsals for the plays will begin in September. That’s quick turnaround. Cool. It’s all downhill from here. Original, creative work is at the core of what we do here at Northland Words. Whether it’s each of our original Shakespeare in the Park productions, our annual Thornton Wilder Short Play Festival or our “Original Short Play Festival,” we celebrate the reality that all performance art is original. Merely preserving “the way it was done” is for mummies and pottery shards, not performance art. The deadline for submission to this year’s Festival is August 15. Plays may be sent by email to [email protected]. Oh boy… words of warning. Does “the way it was done” mean “the way it was written”? I fear so… PLEASE KNOW: ➢ Our production of the play is our only “compensation” for its use. Then why do you need first production rights? And why is production by your students such an honor that we should hand over first production rights? ➢ There will be two performances of most plays, October 23 & 24, 2015. It is possible that some plays will perform only once. For only two or maybe even ONE production? Are you kidding? ➢ The plays will be produced with minimal or no costumes, props or sets. ➢ The plays will be directed by student directors (mostly high school- and college-age) under the mentorship of our Artistic Director. Oh, and first production rights for what will clearly be a very professional operation. ➢ While authors are welcome to confer with the directors, such conference is at the discretion of each director. Student directors will develop their autonomous interpretation and will maintain independent control of each production. They will in all probability modify settings and dialogue to fit our production situation and their own visions of the shows. Directors will, in particular, strive to make each play “entertaining” to our audiences and may modify the scripts, accordingly. WHAAAAAAAAT????? Please, I hope no self-respecting playwright—no, ANY PLAYWRIGHT—would read this and still consider sending a script. This is outrageous. Heinous. Disgusting. And worse, it underscores the very idea I put forth in my previous blog post that it is teachers who are perpetuating the idea that it is the director’s job to “make a script better,” or, in this case, “more entertaining,” without even so much as a consult with the playwright. Why? Because it is the student director’s “autonomous vision.” When did theater become autonomous? This is appalling beyond words. Please refer to the Dramatists Guild Playwrights Bill of Rights to see just how abusive this is. I didn’t get further than this before I dashed off an email, and posted to Facebook and Twitter. ➢ Our casts are comprised of amateur community actors of all ages. A large percentage of them are quite young (high school- and college-aged). ➢ We largely ignore considerations of age, race and gender in our casting decisions. We may modify scripts, as necessary, in light of this consideration. Oh, so you don’t just mess with dialogue and setting in your quest for the most entertaining play? So I could send you a period piece about slavery, and somehow you could turn it into a contemporary play about three clowns named Jiggedy-Boo and it’s all cool. Question: why aren’t you just writing your own damned plays? ➢ We will record each production for possible online posting (with author credit), as well as for further promotional, artistic or other uses. These recordings will be the property of Words Players / Northland Words. This is So funny. IF—and by IF I mean never—I were to send you a play, and you mangled it beyond recognition, do you think I would want any EVIDENCE of that? But gee, thanks for the author credit. ➢ We don’t pay for the scripts. Yeah, you’ve made that perfectly clear. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: ➢ Although there are no hard and fast rules for submission, by and large we will give preference to those plays which, in our judgment, appeal to the broadest audience. A lot of great art, of course, does not do so. But our emphasis is perhaps less on the artist-centered goal of producing “great art” (whatever that is) than on the more community-centered goal of producing art that communicates well with its audience. In our case, the audience invariably includes a large percentage of young people. We will prefer scripts that appeal to them as well as to old non-young people. Sniffs a little of age discrimination, but more sounds like “We want to turn your plays into commercial pap.” Part of this emphasis is our desire to give writers and directors first-hand experience of the vagaries of “marketability” as much as the more arcane goals of “art.” (This doesn’t mean we’re necessarily looking for Neil Simon. Although we’ll certainly consider his script, if he wants to submit one! Neil? Yes, I’m sure Neil would love the opportunity to see how you can improve his plays. Neil? Do you have a Twitter? (Neil is not amused.) Only that we will strive to make each play both understandable and interesting to our audiences. And again: an important consideration of marketability is an understanding of each particular audience.) Because as writers, we have no idea how to do that. We never strive to be understanding or interesting. Could this get any more insulting? You’re essentially saying that teenagers who are learning to direct have clearer visions than the playwrights who wrote the plays. ➢ That being said, we also encourage fresh and original approaches to theatre. We prefer most of all plays that are significant and interesting, without off-putting superciliousness. I’m just laughing now. So absurd. ➢ We will also give preference to younger and newer authors. Read: who don’t know any better. But this doesn’t just sniff of age discrimination, it SMACKS of it. Again, we don’t have inflexible rules about what ages constitute “youth;” this is only a general consideration. LOL. Really. If we don’t laugh, we cry. ➢ We will also prefer, of course, those scripts which will work well with the minimal and specific production standards outlined above. A play with a cast of fifty, necessarily set in pre-Revolution Versailles, may well be a fantastic play but will probably be unworkable in our particular situation. But why? You can just change setting, dialogue, stage directions, age, gender, etc. and voila! An entertaining play that will be understood by your audience. ➢ We have performed Festival plays as long as 30 minutes but prefer those under 15. Plays may be sent by email to [email protected] and should include name, address and telephone number. The deadline for submission is August 15. Suffice to say I did not send a submission, but a carefully and strongly worded email that alludes to all I’ve said above. If you have any questions about any of this, please don’t hesitate to talk to us. We’re very excited about the prospect of presenting these original plays. – Daved Driscoll, Director I hope to hear from you, Daved. Change these guidelines, and I will take it all back. Publicly. In the meantime, we’re blowing up Twitter with #playwrightrespect. UPDATE: In light of the magnitude of backlash and attention this post created in two short days, I quickly followed up with this post, which is–and always was–the real point, and considers what we need to do moving forward: ARE WE AFRAID TO DEMAND PLAYWRIGHT RESPECT? I also urge you to read the post linked in the first paragraph, which is the issue that sparked this outrage in the first place. SECOND UPDATE: Here is the result of all the discussion, a “clarification” at Words Players, which is a far cry from the guidelines the Dramatists Guild supplied to replace the originals. And here is a very misinformed column still denouncing any attempts by playwrights or the Dramatists Guild to make ourselves understood. 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Restart a Heart Day is an annual training event on October 16th relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillator use or first aid surrounding heart attacks. Education and training will be offered to the general public in CPR and what to do in the event of a heart attack. The Resuscitation Department is keen to deliver lifesaving knowledge to the community on Restart a Heart Day safely during this pandemic. As this is something we commit ourselves to support every year and Members of the team have arranged to deliver Virtual learning opportunity for schools, business and the public in our local community. Doing this virtually has allowed the team to reach a wider audience and could see up to 2000 viewers. An amazing opportunity to teach someone to save a life. Zoom Meetings: Time: Oct 16, 2020 11:30 AM Duration 45mins Click here to join Zoom Meeting Passcode: CPR1 Time: Oct 16, 2020 01:00 PM Duration: 45mins Click here to join Zoom Meeting.	https://www.swft.nhs.uk/looking-after-me/restart-heart-day-202
The Garden City would be a sort of anti-bedroom-suburb, a place not just to live but to work, with factories sitting at a healthful distance from homes (unlike in Howard’s soot-choked London). It would be compact enough that residents would be able to stroll across it in 20 minutes or so, and linked to other Garden Cities and larger cities by rail. The land beneath the Garden City would be publicly owned, and rents would fund public services. Howard’s 1902 book Garden Cities of To-morrow inspired scores of experiments in the U.K., Germany, Sweden, and elsewhere, including many social-housing projects. It was slower to catch on in the United States. Projects along similar lines were cut short by the Depression. But with the New Deal, advocates saw an opportunity. The RA, under the leadership of Rexford Guy Tugwell, a left-wing economist in FDR’s “brains trust,” built three suburban demonstration towns along Garden-City lines: Greenbelt, Maryland; Greenhills, Ohio, outside of Cincinnati; and Greendale, Wisconsin, near Milwaukee. All of them were located near cities for proximity to jobs, but also to accommodate people shut out by a severe urban-housing shortage. Greenbelt was different from the suburbs that had sprouted around U.S. cities in the 1920s, developments of single-family homes built by private homebuilders. Instead of streets lined with detached houses, Greenbelt had townhouses and apartment buildings, many designed in a striking Modernist style, and arranged in “courts” around shared green spaces to promote social cohesion. Greenbelt wasn’t just a dormitory suburb, either—it had a downtown with a grocery store and movie theater, and a beautiful Art Deco school that children could walk to on special pathways and underpasses, safe from car traffic. Most unusually, early Greenbelters didn’t buy their homes—they rented them from the U.S. government. In other words, Greenbelt was aspirational, suburban public housing. The whole thing was so unorthodox, so strange, that people from around the Washingtonian region (and the world) flocked to the muddy construction site between 1935 and 1937 to see what was taking shape. The Washington Post reported that the number of visitors in those years was an astonishing 350,000. But the project had powerful detractors. Some saw a master-planned federal city as the height of social engineering. The construction and real-estate industries cried foul at what they perceived as competition from Uncle Sam. Greenbelt was derided in the press as a boondoggle, “Tugwelltown” and “Tugwell’s Folly.” Tugwell himself resigned before the town’s completion, bowing to political pressure. He had hoped to build 25 model towns, and ended up with partial versions of three. It’s true that Greenbelt was far from perfect. It did cost a lot to build, partly because of its emphasis on make-work (no heavy machinery was used). There weren’t many jobs for residents nearby, and commuter transportation to Washington was a stubborn problem. More egregiously, the town barred African Americans from being tenants, including the black workers who had helped build it, a perversion of its utopian principles. “Tugwelltown” gave homes to ordinary Americans of modest means during a severe housing shortage. Its high-quality design, with contributions from leading figures such as Clarence Stein and Douglas Ellington, made a statement: Even in a country that prizes homeownership, renters deserve comfortable and attractive places to live, and living in subsidized housing isn’t something to be ashamed of. After the end of World War II, Congress divested itself of the greenbelt towns. Suburbanization took off around the nation, led by the private sector but resting on government incentives, and it promoted a dream very unlike Ebenezer Howard’s. Urban-planning students around the world still learn about Greenbelt, but most postwar suburban developers ignored it and built monocultures of single-family homes, for purchase only. Now we are reckoning with the results. The spread-out, single-use neighborhoods that characterize so many American suburbs require residents to drive almost everywhere, increasing greenhouse-gas emissions (and making us more stressed and sedentary). Large, detached dwellings need more energy to heat and cool than apartments and attached homes—and residential energy accounts for a hefty share of U.S. energy use. Suburbia’s carbon footprint cancels out the environmental progress made by American cities, researchers have found. Plus, the impervious surfaces of roads and parking lots, which are all too prevalent in the suburban landscape, contribute to heat-island effects, pollution, and flooding. Finally, despite suburbia having become quite diverse, many suburbs with good schools and desirable amenities remain socially and racially exclusive, keeping out less-affluent people through restrictive zoning policies or by blocking new development. The way the Green New Deal can harness the spirit of Greenbelt is not by building new towns from scratch. That could fuel sprawl and would be resource-intensive, even if the new buildings were net-zero-energy. It would also be legally iffy (the original greenbelt-towns program died in the courts after a New Jersey municipality balked at the feds’ land grab). The better approach is to retrofit existing suburban places to be more sustainable, livable, and equitable. Working with states and localities, the federal government could perhaps choose a handful of pilot sites to test and refine strategies, and roll them out from there. Upgrading and building affordable housing—near job centers and transit, and to the highest standard of energy efficiency—would help meet an urgent need while enabling green-workforce training. The government could prioritize extending or building light-rail and bus-rapid-transit systems in suburbs, and redesigning roads for walking and biking, so more suburbanites can leave their cars at home (or never need to buy them in the first place). Federal funding might be linked to loosening local zoning laws that raise housing prices and increase segregation. (In fact, presidential hopefuls Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Cory Booker both recently floated bills that embrace this principle.) With legalized duplexes and “granny flats,” as well as new affordable housing, suburbs would densify and be able to support more local transit, businesses, and services, and become more socioeconomically integrated. More than half of Americans live in suburbs. Even major densification of central cities couldn’t come close to accommodating all those people. Suburbia is here to stay, so it’s imperative to address its environmental problems. Electrifying vehicles is an essential step to cut emissions, but longer-term, to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change, Americans must change how we live and get around more fundamentally. If we could think that big in the 1930s, we can do so again. And with only 11 years left to keep global warming under the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius, it’s past time to get started.	http://smartcities.org/index.php/how-the-green-new-deal-could-retrofit-suburbs/
Waynflete has long valued learning in community as fundamental to their philosophy of education. The more diverse perspectives on a question, the philosophy holds, the greater the opportunity to learn. This approach requires students to possess the courage to speak up and the skills and mindset needed to learn from viewpoints other than their own. A functional democratic republic requires the same of its citizenry. Unfortunately, at the national level, those capacities are in sharp decline, hampering our ability to address the urgent matters of our time. With that decline in mind, in March 2018, Waynflete launched an experiment in democracy known as The Can We? Project. Waynflete invited a diverse cross section of American youth from seven high schools in southern Maine to a three-day retreat where the students identified what they cared about most, learned from each other’s perspectives, formulated proposals for a better world and presented their ideas to people with the power to turn ideas into reality. In the middle of this month, we completed the second Can We? retreat. Making this experiment come to life has been a journey of learning for the adults involved as well. Early on in the design process, Waynflete reached out to the Maine Heritage Policy Center, hoping to tap their expertise in policy and government as well as the think tank’s political viewpoints, which tended to be more politically conservative than those of the organizers. For their part, the Maine Heritage Policy Center has experienced firsthand how a lack of open dialogue can hamper policymaking – Augusta is rife with examples over the last several years. Believing meaningful discourse can make a difference, the center entered into the partnership with the goals of engaging a younger audience and teaching them how to talk about and solve policy disputes in a civil manner. Having the Maine Heritage Policy Center on board challenges students to engage with a viewpoint that may differ from their own, which is how students truly learn and grow. There’s so much we can learn by listening – and disagreeing – through open dialogue with one another. Most importantly, The Can We? Project is not about validating students’ existing beliefs. Instead, it challenges students to reach their third thought, the namesake behind Waynflete’s civic engagement programming. For example, when asked a moral question, people often respond first with emotion followed by the construction of a rationale that justifies their initial response. Thus, to generate true insight into such questions, we must get to at least our third thought, which has been informed by careful listening and deep reflection. The Maine Heritage Policy Center and Waynflete have created common cause by supporting youth to think critically, creatively and collaboratively, turning their energies headlong into the prevailing culture of division, partisanship and groupthink. Planning is already underway for Can We? 3.0. The incredible success of the participants in tapping the wisdom inherent in their different viewpoints illustrates the potential of democracy to create a better world, which should make every American hopeful about the future. In the meantime, we cannot afford to wait for young people to come of age to fix our broken world. The partnership between the Maine Heritage Policy Center and Waynflete suggests the kind of work that those in charge now should be doing today. Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page. Enter your email and password to access comments. Invalid username/password. Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration. Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code. Send questions/comments to the editors. - Things to Do Alex Cuba concert scheduled for Strand Theatre - Local & State Read more University of Maine System stories - Columns J.P. Devine Podcast: What does it mean to ‘pass’?	https://www.centralmaine.com/2019/11/30/commentary-the-can-we-project-is-a-hopeful-experiment-in-revitalizing-democracy/
The Signaling Mechanisms in Plants cluster is making UNT the place to be for investigating ways to improve crop yields, increase renewable energy sources, reduce the need for fertilizers and strengthen plant defenses against pests and disease. The cluster’s groundbreaking studies made the cover of the 2011 issue of UNT Research, which reports on science, scholarship and the arts at the university. Other stories feature UNT’s next-generation work in nanotechnology, the new Center for Electronic Materials Processing and Integration supported by the Semiconductor Research Corp., Miranda warnings research that went all the way to the Supreme Court, and experts in fashion design and the digital world of merchandising and hospitality management. You’ll also find news about other research studies and initiatives such as the new Nanofabrication Analysis and Research Facility under construction, and you can read about award-winning student researchers and 10 of the faculty experts who joined us this fall. UNT Research is delivered to local and global business, government, education and research institutions. The magazine is designed to illustrate UNT’s mission as a student-focused public research university with a legacy of excellence. Below: Researchers in UNT’s Signaling Mechanisms in Plants cluster include, from left, Brian Ayre, Guido Verbeck, Coordinator Kent Chapman, Jyoti Shah, Rebecca Dickstein, Barney Venables and Amanda Wright. They study how plants use cellular communication in growth, development and stress response. (Photo by Jonathan Reynolds) Posted on: Tue 18 January 2011 Faculty and staff members have roles in transforming UNT into a nationally prominent university. Share your ideas on how you can help UNT to own excellence, keep students on track and improve graduation education.	http://inhouse-old.unt.edu/faculty-focus-groundbreaking-research-plant-science-and-more
Wolf Brigade Publishing Co. is home to a unique and beautiful crew of creators. Part of what is of paramount importance to us is representing versatility. We are fortunate to be home to some of the most unique and original writer’s anyone can encounter. We strive to provide a home-base to songwriters and songwriter/artists who may not fit within traditional genre bubbles, but rather traverse new spaces in the musical landscape. We recognize that an songwriter or songwriter/artist’s talent is as unique as the individual him or herself; and we celebrate that individuality. We help those who are uniquely gifted, find a home and a path for their unique gifts.	https://www.michaelfarren.com/publishing
Singer and songwriter Asim Azhar apologizes to his fans for releasing a music video during Muharram. The “Habibi” singer immediately removed the music video in respect of the holy month. There is no doubt that Asim Azhar has made quite a mark in the industry through his exceptional voice and artistic flair for music. The maestro has quite an aesthetically pleasing sense of music and is amazingly good at what he does. The young singer is currently enjoying the success of his single “Habibi“. Asim was set to release a new music video this weekend but immediately backtracked. Since it is the holy month of Muharram, Asim Azhar took down the video for his song on YouTube. The 25-year-old singer and songwriter did not want to hurt the sentiments of his fans by posting a music videos on the eve of Muharram-ul-Haram. Asim took to his social media to apologize for offending any of his Muslim fans for his action. “I always avoid posting during the first 10 days of Muharram,” Asim wrote, acknowledging his mistake and emphasizing the importance of Muharram. The singer also teaches his fans about the history and significance of Imam Hussain. The first month of the Islamic calendar year is sacred among Muslims. The Day of Ashura falls on the 10th of Muharram as the entire month is about martyrdoms and continues till the 20th of Saffar(the next month). Muharram is one of the four sacred months of the year when even warfare is forbidden. What do you think about Asim Azhar’s apology? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.	https://propakistani.pk/lens/asim-azhar-apologizes-to-fans-for-uploading-video-on-first-muharram/
The Automation Engineer II will work with a small R&D team in Dallas to produce an industry leading Mobile Robotic solution for the Material Handling Industry. They will utilize the latest technologies to integrate robotics into material handling systems for complex applications. This includes R&D and prototype development to successfully bring new products to market. The process involves understanding the customer's goals and objectives, and developing engineered solutions to meet these goals. Technologies used in this position include low level automation, 2D and 3D machine vision, optical devices, specialty conveyors, robotics, end of arm tooling, safety systems, and simulation. The Automation Engineer will be capable of executing all phases of a controls project including: concept and research, sales support, estimating, component selection, network design, panel design, ACAD layout, device troubleshooting, PLC/PC control programming, HMI development, on site installation and debug, and after sales support. The Automation Engineer will cross-train as required in robotic programming.	https://www.robotics.org/job-detail.cfm?job=544
Melanocytes sustain a lifelong proliferative potential, but a stem cell reservoir in glabrous skin has not yet been found. Here, we show that multipotent dermal stem cells isolated from human foreskins lacking hair follicles are able to home to the epidermis to differentiate into melanocytes. These dermal stem cells, grown as three-dimensional spheres, displayed a capacity for self-renewal and expressed NGFRp75, nestin and OCT4, but not melanocyte markers. In addition, cells derived from single-cell clones were able to differentiate into multiple lineages including melanocytes. In a three-dimensional skin equivalent model, sphere-forming cells differentiated into HMB45-positive melanocytes, which migrated from the dermis to the epidermis and aligned singly among the basal layer keratinocytes in a similar fashion to pigmented melanocytes isolated from the epidermis. The dermal stem cells were negative for E-cadherin and N-cadherin, whereas they acquired E-cadherin expression and lost NGFRp75 expression upon contact with epidermal keratinocytes. These results demonstrate that stem cells in the dermis of human skin with neural-crest-like characteristics can become mature epidermal melanocytes. This finding could significantly change our understanding of the etiological factors in melanocyte transformation and pigmentation disorders; specifically, that early epigenetic or genetic alterations leading to transformation may take place in the dermis rather than in the epidermis. Introduction In vertebrate development, melanocytes originate from the neural crest and undergo a complex process of fate specification, proliferation, survival and differentiation, before finally residing in the epidermis (Le Douarin, 1999). The presence of a melanocyte stem cell niche has been shown in hair follicles of mouse and human skin (Nishimura et al., 2002; Yu et al., 2006). However, no obvious spatially restricted niche of melanocyte stem cells has been found in glabrous areas, which are abundant in melanocytes. Melanocyte stem cells in hair follicles lose their self-renewal capacity with aging, leading to hair graying. By contrast, skin melanocytes sustain lifelong proliferative potential. Although it is a rare case, repopulation of melanocytes occurs in vitiliginous areas after UVA treatment, even in glabrous skin (Davids et al., 2009). These data suggest that extrafollicular melanocyte stem cells might exist, and could potentially function as a reservoir for melanocytes in postnatal epidermis. Neural crest progenitors and stem cells have been characterized in recent years in murine, avian and human models. Using in vitro cultures of single neural crest cells or by labeling single neural crest cells with vital dyes, the neural crest cell population was found to contain pluripotent progenitors as well as early restricted precursors (Bronner-Fraser and Fraser, 1988; Morrison et al., 1999; Trentin et al., 2004). A pure or enriched population of neural crest stem cells has been isolated from mouse trunk neural tubes using low-affinity nerve growth factor receptor (NGFRp75) as a marker (Stemple and Anderson, 1992). These NGFRp75-positive cells have self-renewal capacity, as well as displaying multipotent differentiation properties, and might thus represent murine neural crest stem or progenitor cells. How neural crest cells become committed to the melanocytic lineage and what factors control the survival, proliferation, migration and differentiation of melanocyte precursors remains largely unknown. Such issues are of great importance for understanding the mechanisms of several pigment cell pathologies, including melanoma (Dupin and Le Douarin, 2003). In haired skin areas, increasing evidence suggests that NGFRp75-positive multipotent adult stem cells do exist within hair follicle dermal papillae and that they might contribute to the renewal of neural and non-neural cells, including melanocytes (Fernandes et al., 2004; Toma et al., 2001; Yu et al., 2006). These findings led us to hypothesize that the extrafollicular reservoir for melanocytes might be located in the dermis where stem cells would be exposed to less physiological or chemical stress than in the epidermis. Here, we show that the dermis-derived stem cells (termed dermal stem cells or DSCs) from human glabrous skin are multipotent, similarly to neural crest stem cells, and can differentiate into melanocytes. Using a three-dimensional (3D) skin reconstruct model, we demonstrate for the first time that DSCs differentiating into melanocytes migrate from the dermis to the epidermis, suggesting the existence of a reservoir for melanocytes in the more protective dermal layer of the skin. Results Isolation of dermal spheres from neonatal human foreskins Previous studies have shown that multipotent precursor cells that can be differentiated both into neural and mesodermal cell types are present in human foreskins (Toma et al., 2005). With the aim of finding melanocyte precursors in locations other than hair follicles, the epidermis and basement membrane of foreskins were dissociated from the dermis. Dermis-derived single cells were then grown in HESCM4 medium, which is sufficient to maintain human embryonic stem cells in an undifferentiated state in the absence of feeder cells (Fig. 1A). Although most of the single cells gradually died, some cells started forming clusters within 5-7 days of culture (Fig. 1B). After 10-14 days, characteristic 3D spheres were observed (Fig. 1C), which were termed ‘dermal spheres’. The majority of dermal spheres adhered to plastic, and only a small number of spheres floated. The dermal spheres were easily detached by tapping the flasks as they separated from the monolayer cells, which were strongly attached to the culture flasks. The subcultured spheres showed the same morphology as those in the primary culture (Fig. 1D). Nineteen of 24 (79%) foreskin samples formed spheres, and the sphere-forming efficiency of single cells was approximately 0.085% (3840 spheres from 4.6×106 single cells). To test whether other cell populations derived from foreskins form spheres in HESCM4 medium, we isolated melanocytes and fibroblasts from foreskins and cultured them in HESCM4 medium. After 1 week of culture, most melanocytes started to die, and all cells died within 2 weeks (Fig. 1E). Although fibroblasts readily grew in HESCM4 medium, they did not form spheres (Fig. 1F). These results indicate that the dermal sphere-forming cells are unique and are neither melanocytes nor fibroblasts. Dermal spheres express neural crest stem cell and ES cell markers To investigate the expression of stem cell markers in dermal spheres, they were cytospun onto slides and stained by immunocytochemistry. After testing more than 10 human ES and neural crest stem cell markers (data not shown), three markers (OCT4, nestin and NGFRp75) were found to be consistently expressed in most of the dermal spheres (Fig. 2A-C). The human ES cell marker OCT4 showed a characteristic punctate nuclear staining pattern both in dermal spheres and in H9-derived embryoid bodies (EBs) (Fig. 2A). The majority of cells within the dermal spheres were strongly positive for the neural crest cell markers nestin and NGFRp75 (Fig. 2B,C). NGFRp75 was expressed only in the dermal spheres, not in single cells surrounding the spheres. Additionally, not every cell in the spheres expressed NGFRp75, indicating that the spheres were composed of heterogeneous populations. Some of the NGFRp75+ cells coexpressed OCT4 (Fig. 2D). However, the melanocytic markers HMB45 and tyrosinase-related protein 1 (TYRP1) were negative (data not shown), suggesting that mature melanocytes did not exist within the spheres. FACS analysis showed that 12% of the dermal cells were positive for NGFRp75 (Fig. 2E). Dermal spheres contain cells capable of self-renewal Self-renewal capacity is a common property of neural crest precursor cells (Trentin et al., 2004). We examined whether cells within the dermal spheres can undergo self-renewal by serial cloning in vitro. Three dermal sphere cell lines were cloned to test their self-renewing ability and to exclude contaminating cell populations. By 15 days, single cells derived from the spheres formed small colonies. A typical sphere appeared after approximately 90 days (Fig. 3A). We termed these cloned dermal sphere cells ‘dermal stem cells’ (DSCs). Some wells contained flattened cells that proliferated into monolayer cultures with a fibroblastic morphology, but they were unable to reform spheres (data not shown). Approximately 0.3% (3 out of 960) of the single dissociated spheres were capable of forming new spheres. The cells in reformed spheres were able to divide, similarly to EBs and human hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs), because proliferating cells were detected by Ki67 staining (Fig. 3B). DSCs differentiate into melanocytes and other neural crest-derived cell types The multipotency of DSCs was characterized by the induction of differentiation into several cell lineages. Re-formed spheres were enzymatically dissociated into single cells and were plated onto coated tissue-culture-grade plastic in differentiation medium. After 2-3 weeks under appropriate differentiation culture conditions, cells were characterized by immunostaining. When cultured under the same conditions that allowed the differentiation of human HFSCs into neurons (Yu et al., 2006), cells acquired a dendritic morphology and expressed β3-tubulin (Fig. 4A). They were also positive for neurofilament M (NFM) protein and MAP2 (not shown). Smooth muscle cells originate from the mesoderm layer and it was recently shown that they can be differentiated from human embryonic stem cells and mesenchymal stem cells (Gong et al., 2008; Lu et al., 2009). Our previous work showed that human HFSCs can differentiate into smooth muscle cells (Yu et al., 2006). In smooth muscle differentiation medium, dermal-sphere-derived cells were successfully induced into smooth muscle cells that acquired abundant cytoplasm and displayed immunoreactivity for smooth muscle actin (SMA) (Fig. 4B). DSCs were also able to differentiate into chondrocytes expressing collagen II (Fig. 4C). Adipogenesis was seen when dermal sphere cells were cultured in adipocyte differentiation medium. After 2 weeks of culture, lipid droplets were present in some cells, which could be detected by Oil-red-O staining (Fig. 4D). Finally, DSCs were subjected to conditions favoring melanocyte formation as defined with human ES cells and HFSCs (Fang et al., 2006; Yu et al., 2006). After 2-3 weeks of culture in melanocyte differentiation medium, most of the cells had died and floated, whereas some of the attached cells had developed dendritic processes and expressed the melanocyte markers MITF, DCT, S100 and HMB45 (Fig. 4E-H). Moreover, a significant decrease in NGFRp75 expression was observed in induced melanocytes compared with dermal sphere cells (supplementary material Fig. S1). DSCs migrate to the epidermis and differentiate into melanocytes of 3D skin reconstructs Unlike epidermal melanocytes or melanocyte stem cells in the hair follicle bulge region, DSCs cultured in HESCM4 medium did not express melanocyte-lineage-specific markers such as TYRP1 and HMB45 (data not shown). Since melanocytes in mouse skin are localized in hair follicles only, suggesting that they have different regulatory properties to human epidermal melanocytes, mouse skin might not be a suitable model to study the mechanisms of human melanocyte differentiation. By contrast, the behavior of melanocytes in human skin reconstructs reflects the physiological situation in human skin more accurately (Haake and Scott, 1991; Meier et al., 2000). Thus we, used human 3D skin reconstructs to further evaluate the differentiation and migration of melanocytes from DSCs (Fig. 5A-C). Skin reconstructs consist of a ‘dermis’ of collagen with embedded fibroblasts and an ‘epidermis’ of multi-layered keratinocytes with melanocytes at the basement membrane separating the epidermis from the dermis. We first introduced melanocytes differentiated as a monoculture from DSCs into skin reconstructs to test whether they could function as well as bona fide epidermal melanocytes. When the skin reconstructs were harvested and sectioned, the DSC-derived melanocytes were localized at the basement membrane zone of the skin reconstructs in the same manner as epidermal melanocytes in human skin. They were pigmented, as detected by Fontana-Masson staining, and expressed the melanocyte markers S100 and TYR (Fig. 5A). We further questioned whether we could directly induce melanocyte differentiation and migration from DSCs in the 3D context. First, DSCs were embedded in collagen I, which constitutes a large part of the dermis of skin reconstructs. After 2-3 days, we observed migratory ability of single cells of the spheres in collagen I (Fig. 5B). Next, we embedded NGFRp75-positive DSCs together with human foreskin fibroblasts into the dermal layer of skin reconstructs and seeded keratinocytes on top of the dermis. After two weeks of culture, NGFRp75-positive cells coexpressed the melanocytic marker HMB45 (Fig. 5C). Strikingly, some HMB45-positive cells were now seen in the epidermis where melanocytes normally reside. Melanocytes found in the basal layer of the epidermis no longer expressed NGFRp75, suggesting that it had been downregulated by keratinocytes (Fig. 5C). To track long-term cell migration, DSCs were transduced with a lentiviral vector encoding GFP and then incorporated into the dermis of skin reconstructs (Fig. 5D). At day 5 after seeding keratinocytes, single cells started migrating out from spheres. At day 8, few cells reached the epidermis-dermis interface. At day 10, GFP-positive cells were tightly aligned at the basement membrane position, and the number of these cells dramatically increased at day 12 (supplementary material Fig. S2). DSC-derived melanocytes gain E-cadherin expression upon contact with keratinocytes. The control of cadherin expression is essential for neural crest migration and melanocyte localization (Nakagawa and Takeichi, 1998; Nishimura et al., 1999). Thus, we characterized the profile of cadherin expression during DSC differentiation to melanocytes. Both E-cadherin and N-cadherin were negative in dermal spheres before embedding into the dermis of the skin reconstructs (Fig. 6A,B). These data confirm that epidermal melanocytes, which express E-cadherin (Tang et al., 1994), are not contaminating in dermal spheres. After two weeks of culture in the skin reconstructs, all dermal cells including NGFRp75-positive cells were negative for both cadherins (Fig. 6C). A few cells residing in the dermis expressed N-cadherin; however, they did not express either NGFRp75 (Fig. 6D) or the melanocytic marker S100 (data not shown), suggesting that these cells are probably fibroblasts co-embedded with dermal spheres. S100-positive melanocytes that homed to the epidermis were all positive for E-cadherin and remained negative for N-cadherin (Fig. 6E,F). NGFRp75-positive OCT4-positive cells are located in foreskin dermis To determine the location of DSCs in situ, we analyzed protein expression of OCT4 and NGFRp75 in human foreskins. Highly OCT4-immunoreactive cells were found in the middle and lower dermis (Fig. 7A). These cells were small and round. A larger number of NGFRp75-immunoreactive cells were seen located in the entire dermal compartment (Fig. 7B). Most of the NGFRp75-positive cells were spindle shaped, which corresponds to the morphology of nerve fibers (Fig. 7B, arrows); however, some small and round NGFRp75-positive cells were also seen as single cells (Fig. 7B, arrowheads). Furthermore, double staining with OCT4 and NGFRp75-antibodies demonstrated the presence of a small population that co-expressed both antigens (Fig. 7C). Those cells were round and had small amounts of cytoplasm. NGFRp75 was strongly expressed at the peripheral part of the cells and punctate OCT4 staining was seen in nuclei. Discussion In the present study, we demonstrate that dermal stem cells isolated from human foreskin are capable of self-renewal and differentiation into multiple lineages. Using a 3D skin-equivalent model, we show that the dermal stem cells can differentiate into HMB45-positive melanocytes inside the dermis. These dermal melanocytes are able to migrate to the basal layer of the epidermis to become functionally more mature, E-cadherin-positive epidermal melanocytes upon contact with the surrounding keratinocytes. Nishimura and co-workers (Nishimura et al., 2002) reported that postnatal stem cells for melanocytes found in hair follicles express Dct and appear to be restricted to the melanocyte lineage. Unlike these stem cells from mouse trunk hair follicles, human DSCs do not express any known melanocyte markers. Similarly to neural crest stem cells from other embryonic and postnatal sources, the DSCs expressing NGFRp75, OCT4 and nestin are multipotent and are able to generate neuronal and non-neuronal lineages. DSCs can generate melanocytes under the same conditions as human embryonic stem cells (Fang et al., 2006). The existence of multipotent skin-derived precursor cells (SKPs) has been shown in human foreskins (Toma et al., 2005), However our DSCs appear to be different from SKPs growing in suspension and differentiating into neural lineages but apparently not melanocytes. DSCs shared mesenchymal markers such as slug and snail (data not shown), which are expressed in SKPs. However, the neural crest marker NGFRp75 was expressed only at low or undetectable levels in SKPs, whereas it is highly expressed in DSCs. Additionally, some of the DSCs express an embryonic stem cell marker, OCT4. Collectively, these data suggest that DSCs are similar to, but distinct from SKPs. Unlike the previous studies using medium containing bFGF and EGF, defined to grow neural stem cells, we used human embryonic-stem-cell-based medium conditioned with mouse embryonic fibroblasts. This culture medium maintained the ability of DSCs to differentiate into not only neural and skeletal derivatives but also melanocytes. Our data suggest that factors derived from fibroblasts support the maintenance of DSCs in a more immature state. It is largely unknown how multipotent DSCs exposed to several signals in vivo integrate them to regulate the outcome of a particular phenotype; however, in vitro studies indicate that the integration is regulated by stem-cell-intrinsic differences in the relative sensitivity and timing of responses to growth factors (Shah and Anderson, 1997). Several growth factors have been identified that direct melanocyte differentiation. It was shown that a synergistic interplay of three growth factors — EDN3, SCF and WNT3a — is required for the differentiation of ES cells into melanocytes. Our previous study suggested that these three factors perform subtle but differing roles in human ESC-to-melanocyte differentiation (Fang et al., 2006). During embryonic development, EDN3 has several roles in regulating the melanocyte lineage, supporting the migration, survival, proliferation and differentiation of melanoblasts (Dupin and Le Douarin, 2003). Knockout mice for either Edn3 or the endothelin-B receptor exhibit a nearly complete loss of melanocytes (Baynash et al., 1994), suggesting that this pathway is crucial in the development of melanocyte populations. Another factor that participates in melanocyte differentiation is SCF, the ligand of c-KIT. Recently, Motohashi and colleagues showed that c-KIT-positive melanoblasts (non-pigmented, Tyrp1-positive and nestin-negative cells) from murine skin retain the potential to differentiate into other neural crest cell derivatives, such as neurons, glial cells and smooth muscle cells (Motohashi et al., 2009). Their study indicates that c-KIT-SCF signaling has a crucial role in supporting the survival and multipotency of neural crest stem cells. However, it has not yet been addressed whether this is also the case in human skin. The last factor — Wnt — has a variety of roles in neural crest development, including the induction and proliferation of the melanocyte lineage (Le Douarin, 1999). The absence of Wnt ligands and of β-catenin from neural crest cells leads to the loss of expression of MITF (microphthalmia-associated transcription factor) and melanocyte differentiation markers (Dorsky et al., 1998; Hari et al., 2002). Neuronal and glial fates are inhibited by high levels of Wnt signaling, thus it is likely that Wnt3a signaling determines the melanocyte fate of neural crest cells. Interestingly, DSCs differentiate into melanocytes without exogenous Wnt3a when incorporated into the dermis of skin reconstructs. It is likely that when undifferentiated cells are embedded into the skin reconstructs, they first interact with fibroblasts and later are attracted by keratinocytes inducing differentiation and migration. It was shown that Wnt3a is expressed at the basal layer of the human epidermis (Jia et al., 2008), suggesting that keratinocytes might have a role in regulating the melanogenic commitment of DSCs in the skin. It is still not clear whether DSCs differentiate to melanocytes first, then migrate to the epidermis or if they migrate first and then complete their differentiation to melanocytes. Our study shows that DSC-derived melanocytes coexpress both NGFRp75 and the melanocytic marker HMB45 when they stay in the dermis, whereas they lose expression of the former once they anchor to the basement membrane. The data support the idea that completion of melanocyte differentiation is determined by physical interactions with keratinocytes. Because NGFRp75 influences a variety of cellular functions depending on the cellular context (Cragnolini and Friedman, 2008), it is not surprising that this receptor might have a physiological role in DSCs. In fact, we observed that inhibiting NGFRp75 by infecting dermal cells with a lentiviral shRNA vector abolished the formation of spheres (unpublished results), which suggests that NGFRp75 is crucial for the self-renewal capacity of DSCs. Classical cadherins, such as E-cadherin, N-cadherin and P-cadherin, determine melanocyte positioning in the skin. Specifically, the expression of E-cadherin has a key role in guiding melanocyte progenitors to the epidermis (Nishimura et al., 1999). In mice, most melanocytes eventually disappear from the epidermis during postnatal life (Hirobe, 1984), whereas in human skin, melanocytes remain in the epidermis throughout the entire life span. The growth of epidermal melanocytes is tightly regulated by adjacent keratinocytes via homophilic interactions of E-cadherin. An escape from the control of keratinocytes as a consequence of the loss of E-cadherin is one of the critical steps of malignant transformation of melanocytes. Interestingly, DSCs were positive for neither E-nor N-cadherin. It is conceivable that the lack of cadherins allows melanocyte precursors to migrate to the epidermis. Mouse melanocyte progenitors do not express E-cadherin in the early stages and upregulate the E-cadherin expression level markedly before emigrating into the epidermis. We did not observe any E-cadherin-positive cells in the dermis of skin reconstructs, suggesting that DSC-derived melanocytes acquire E-cadherin expression only upon contact with keratinocytes. In summary, we isolated multipotent DSCs from human foreskin dermis. These cells are capable of forming spheres, they express the neural crest marker NGFRp75 and the undifferentiated marker OCT4, display an extensive self-renewal capacity and can successfully differentiate into several derivatives of neural crest, including melanocytes. Cultures of 3D skin reconstructs revealed that intradermal DSCs can differentiate into melanocytes, which can then migrate to the basal epidermis and establish bona fide communication with keratinocytes through upregulation of E-cadherin. These data strongly indicate that stem cells in the dermis constitute a reservoir for epidermal melanocytes. Thus, our work provides a window of opportunity to explore the possibility of DSC involvement in physiological and pathological events such as tissue repair and neoplastic changes of melanocytes. Materials and Methods Cell culture DSCs were isolated from human foreskins. Briefly, foreskins derived from circumcisions of newborns were washed with Hanks' balanced salt solution (HBSS) (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA). Excess adipose tissues were removed, and the skin specimens were cut into approximately 0.5×0.5 cm2 pieces and were incubated in 0.48% dispase II (Invitrogen) at 4°C. After 18 hours, the epidermis was manually removed from the dermis. The basement membrane attached to the dermis was carefully scraped away using a surgical blade to remove all melanocytes. The dermis was minced into 1-2 mm squares and incubated in 1 mg/ml collagenase type IV (Invitrogen) for 24 hours at room temperature. The suspensions were diluted in 10% Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium (DMEM) (Invitrogen) and were serially filtered through 100 μm, 70 μm and 40 μm cell strainers (Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, NJ). Single cells were cultured in HESCM4 medium, which contains 80% KnockOut™ DMEM/F12 medium (Invitrogen), 20% KnockOut™ serum replacement (Invitrogen), 200 mM L-glutamine (Invitrogen), 0.1 mM β-mercaptoethanol (Sigma), 1% nonessential amino acids (Invitrogen) and 4 ng/ml basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) (Fitzgerald Industries International, Concord, MA). This medium was conditioned by using it overnight as a growth medium for mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) as described previously (Xu et al., 2001). The conditioned medium was mixed with fresh non-conditioned medium at a 3:1 ratio, sterilized by filtration, and supplemented with additional bFGF at 4 ng/ml before use. To subculture cells, the detached spheres were incubated in 0.25% trypsin with EDTA and 1 mg/ml collagenase IV for 5 minutes at 37°C and split at 1:3 ratios. The human embryonic stem cell line H9 was obtained from the WiCell Research Institute (Madison, WI) and cells were cultured on mitotically inactivated MEF feeder layers in HESCM4 medium. Human hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs) were cultured in HESCM4 medium as described previously (Yu et al., 2006). WM3248 melanoma cells were cultured in Tu 2% medium which including 80% MCDB153 (Sigma), 20% Leibovitz's L15 (Invitrogen), 2% fetal bovine serum (FBS), 5 μg/ml insulin (Sigma) and 1.68 mM CaCl2 (Sigma). Human melanocytes and fibroblasts were isolated from foreskins and cultured in 254CF (Invitrogen) and DMEM with 10% FBS, respectively. Flow cytometry Single cells obtained from fresh human foreskin tissues were serially filtered with 100 μm, 70 μm, and 40 μm cell strainers. Cells were incubated with NGFRp75 FITC-conjugated antibodies (CD271-FITC) (Miltenyi Biotec, Gladbach, Germany) for 60 minutes at 4°C on a shaker. Mouse IgG was used as an isotype control. Propidium iodide staining was performed to exclude the dead cell population in FACS analyses. Cells were analyzed using a FACScan (Becton Dickinson) and FlowJo software (Tree Star, Ashland, OR). Clonal analysis To obtain single cells, dermal spheres were dissociated by incubation in 0.25% trypsin-EDTA, 1 mg/ml collagenase type 1a (Sigma), 1 mg/ml collagenase IV and 2% hyaluronidase (Sigma) for 5 minutes at 37°C. Single cells were then serially diluted in HESCM4 medium and seeded in 96-well plates at 0.75 cell/well. After 24 hours, each well was scored for the presence or absence of a single cell. To each well containing a single cell, an additional 20 μl fresh HESCM4 medium was added every 3 days. Differentiation assays Dermal spheres were dissociated into single cells, as described above, before plating onto tissue culture-grade plastic-coated chamber slides (Fisher Scientific, Pittsburgh, PA). For melanocyte, chondrocyte and adipocyte differentiation, slides were coated with 10 ng/ml fibronectin (Becton Dickinson). For neuronal and smooth muscle cell differentiation, slides were coated with 0.1% Matrigel® (Becton Dickinson). Melanocyte differentiation medium contains 0.05 μM dexamethasone (Sigma), 1× insulin-transferrin-selenium (ITS) (Sigma), 1 mg/ml linoleic acid-bovine serum albumin (LA-BSA) (Sigma), 30% low-glucose DMEM (Invitrogen), 20% MCDB201 (Sigma), 10−4 M L-ascorbic acid (Sigma), conditioned medium of mouse L-Wnt3a cells (American Type Culture Collection, Manassas, VA) (50%), 100 ng/ml stem cell factor (SCF) (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN), 100 nM endothelin-3 (EDN3) (American Peptide, Sunnyvale, CA), 20 pM cholera toxin (Sigma), 50 nM phorbol ester 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (Sigma) and 4 ng/ml bFGF (R&D Systems). Neuronal differentiation was performed as previously described (Fernandes et al., 2004). Single cells from spheres were plated in chamber slides coated with Matrigel® in DMEM-F12 (3:1) supplemented with 40 ng/ml bFGF and 10% FBS and were then incubated for 5-7 days. Cells were then cultured for an additional 5-7 days in the same medium without bFGF but with the addition of 10 ng/ml nerve growth factor, 10 ng brain-derived neurotrophic factor (Peprotech, Rocky Hill, NJ) and 10 ng/ml NT3 (Peprotech). For adipocyte differentiation, cells were cultured in medium containing low-glucose DMEM, 1× ITS (Sigma), 1 mg/ml LA-BSA (Sigma), 1 μM hydrocortisone (Sigma), 60 μM indomethacin (Sigma), 0.5 mM isobutylmethylxanthine (Sigma) and 10% horse serum (Invitrogen). For chondrocyte differentiation, cells were cultured in medium containing 90% high-glucose DMEM, 10% FBS, 1× ITS, 1 mg/ml LA-BSA, 50 nM dexamethasone and 60 pM transforming growth factor- β1 (TGF-β1) (R&D Systems). For smooth muscle differentiation, cells were cultured in medium containing 90% DMEM-F12, 10% fetal calf serum, 0.1 M non-essential amino acids solution and 60 pM TGF-β1. Immunostaining To prepare cytospin slides, suspensions of dermal spheres or EBs from the H9 embryonic stem cells were transferred to 15 ml falcon tubes. The tubes were allowed to stand for 2 minutes and the spheres or EBs settled to the bottom. Supernatants were discarded and the cells were resuspended in small volumes of PBS. 200 μl of each cell suspension was dropped into each cytofunnel and spun at 800 r.p.m. for 3 minutes. The slides were dried for 30 minutes at room temperature and fixed with acetone (Fisher). Cells in the chamber slides were washed with PBS three times, then fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde in phosphate buffer solution for 20 minutes at room temperature. For nuclear and cytosolic staining, cells were permeabilized with 0.5% Triton X-100 for 5 minutes. After blocking for 30 minutes at room temperature with 5% bovine serum albumin, cells were stained with primary antibodies specific for nestin, NGFRp75, OCT4 (Abcam, Cambridge, MA), CD133 (Millipore, Billerica, MA), MITF (a gift from D. Fisher, Mass General Hospital, Charlestown, MA), TYRP1 (Sigma), DCT (a gift from V. Hearing, NCI, Bethesda, MD), tyrosinase (TYR) (Millipore), HMB45 (Dako, Glostrup, Denmark), S100 (Invitrogen), E-cadherin (Becton Dickinson), N-cadherin (Becton Dickinson), neurofilament-M (NFM, a gift from V. Lee, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA), MAP2 (Millipore), β3-tubulin (TuJ1) (Millipore), collagen II (Millipore) and smooth muscle actin (Sigma). Isotype-matched IgG was used as a control. Primary antibodies were incubated overnight at 4°C, then removed. Cells were washed three times with PBS, and secondary antibodies conjugated with Alexa Fluor 488, 568 or 647 (Invitrogen) were added and incubated for 1 hour at room temperature. Cells were counterstained with DAPI and examined using a Nikon E600 upright fluorescence microscope. Paraffin-embedded skin reconstructs were sliced in sections, deparaffinized, followed by antigen retrieval and staining as described above. Immunohistochemical staining for NGFRp75, OCT4, TYR, S100, HMB45 and Fontana-Masson (melanin) was performed on paraffin or frozen sections using standard immunoperoxidase techniques. Oil-red-O staining Oil-red-O staining was performed to detect adipocyte differentiation. Cells were fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde, covered with Oil Red O (Fisher) solution and incubated. After 16 minutes, cells were washed with isopropanol and cell nuclei were stained with hematoxylin solution. Recombinant lentiviruses The mammalian expression vector, H1UG-1, derived from the FG12 lentiviral vector (Qin et al., 2003) was used to produce GFP expression in DSCs. The lentivirus was produced by co-transfection of human embryonic kidney 293T cells with four plasmids: a packaging defective helper construct, a Rev plasmid, a plasmid coding for a heterologous envelope protein and the H1UG-1 vector. Human skin reconstructs Human skin reconstructs were generated as described previously (Fukunaga-Kalabis et al., 2006). Briefly, inserts of tissue culture trays (Organogenesis, Canton, MA) were coated with 1 ml bovine collagen I (Organogenesis) and layered with 3 ml collagen I containing 7.5×104 fibroblasts. After 4 to 7 days of incubation at 37°C, DSC-derived melanocytes were mixed with keratinocytes and seeded on top of the dermal reconstructs at a ratio of 1:5 (melanocytes to keratinocytes). For spheres, skin reconstructs incorporating approximately 1100 undifferentiated DSC spheres, and 7.5×104 human GFP-fibroblasts were mixed in 3 ml collagen I. After 4 days, human keratinocytes were added and the cells were cultured in skin reconstruct medium: keratinocyte serum-free medium (Invitrogen) with 60 μg/ml bovine pituitary extract, 2% dialyzed fetal calf serum (Invitrogen), 4.5 ng/ml bFGF, 100 nM EDN3, and 10 ng/ml SCF. Cultures were kept submerged in medium containing 1 ng/ml epidermal growth factor (EGF) (Invitrogen) for 2 days, 0.2 ng/ml EGF for another 2 days, then raised to the air—liquid interface via feeding from below with high-calcium (2.4 mM) medium. Two weeks later, skin reconstructs were harvested, fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin for 3 hours, and processed by routine histological methods. Acknowledgements We thank Clemens Krepler for the critical reading of the manuscript. We thank James Hayden and Frederick Keeney of the Wistar Institute Microscopy Facility for assistance with imaging and Tao Wang for help with analyses of FACS data. This study was funded in part by grants from the National Institutes of Health CA 025874, CA076674, CA080999 and CA 10815. Deposited in PMC for release after 12 months. Footnotes - ↵* These authors contributed equally to this work - Supplementary material available online at http://jcs.biologists.org/lookup/suppl/doi:10.1242/jcs.061598/-/DC1 - Accepted December 8, 2009. - © 2010.	https://jcs.biologists.org/content/123/6/853.long
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Usually, words in legislation are given their plain English or Welsh (see section 156 of the Government of Wales Act 2006) meaning. Where the words might give rise to two or more different interpretations, the Court will try to determine the intention of the legislative body that made the legislation (e.g. the National Assembly for Wales). In all cases, decision-makers will need to understand the general purpose of the legislation and the purpose of the particular provision being relied upon. In some cases the legislation may appear to give a decision-maker unlimited discretion and powers, without qualification (e.g. “the Welsh Ministers may grant the application”). However, consideration must also be given to the nature and purpose of the power and whether there are any express or implied limitations on the exercise of that power. Consideration should also be given to whether legal advice is necessary. An express limitation is a specific provision in legislation which limits the decision-maker’s power. For example, section 2(2) of the Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Act 2012 specifically limits the scope of local authorities’ power to make byelaws under section 2(1). An express limitation may also be in the form of a list of particular purposes for which a power may be used, or a list of the criteria to be applied in using the power. These express limitations may be in the same section or part of the legislation as the power being relied upon, or in a different part of the same legislation, or in different legislation altogether. An implied limitation arises where there is no specific limitation on the power being relied upon, but where the Court may imply or infer a particular limitation. For example, if a provision in legislation provides that “upon receipt of an application, a local authority may grant a licence”, despite the seemingly broad discretion given to the local authority by the use of the word ‘may’ (rather than ‘must’), the Court may still require the local authority to grant the licence in particular circumstances (e.g. where the applicant fulfils all the prescribed application requirements). In some cases, decision-makers will be given powers under Measures or Acts of the National Assembly for Wales. In these cases, a decision-maker must comply with any express limitations set out in the legislation. It must also comply with the implied restriction that it must exercise its power in accordance with the legislative competence of the National Assembly at the time the legislation was made. Effectively, the decision-maker is prevented from taking any action that would have fallen outside the legislative powers of the National Assembly when the Measure or Act was passed.	https://law.gov.wales/constitution-government/public-admin/intro-admin-law/welsh-government-guidance-on-making-good-decisions/is-the-decision-within-the-scope-of-the-decision-maker's-power/How-should-decision-makers-interpret-their-powers/?lang=en
Celebrity food heater Pete Evans has advised his followers to reduce the size of their brains by adapting their level of scientific knowledge to that of a caveman. “The human brain evolved to understand only paleo science, so modern humans should only believe whatever the guy in the tribe with the squarest jaw reckons is right,” said Evans in a series of wall paintings that he tweeted from his cave. “The modern human brain isn’t meant to understand stuff like evidence based science. The natural order of things is to pay attention to the biggest loudmouthed galoot.” “Pete Evans must be right because he’s on TV all the time and they wouldn’t let you be on TV if you were some kind of idiot,” said paleo science fan Lucy Olduvai. “These people saying not to listen to Pete are weaklings with uneven jaws who’d be useless in a fight with a sabre toothed tiger.” Evans expands his theories in his latest books The Renaissance Was Crap and Aristotle Was A Tugger. “If these ancient Greek guys were so smart how come we only have sculptures of their heads whilst cavemen skulls that are over four million years old are still everywhere,” said Evans. “That’s because following paleo science fills your brain up with bone and helps protect it from people who say things you don’t want to hear.” Peter Green http://www.twitter.com/Greeny_Peter In Sydney? Come and see our live show That’s (un)Australian! at Sydney Fringe Comedy on Sept 6, 8 and 10. Book tickets here. You can follow The (un)Australian on twitter or like us on facebook.	https://theunaustralian.net/2016/08/30/listening-to-my-bs-can-remove-cells-from-your-brain-claims-pete-evans/
Eligible Medical Services Applicants must include detailed information about services/connected devices for which they are applying for funding, and will need to submit supporting documentation for their requests; eligible services include: Telecommunications Services and Broadband Connectivity Services: Voice services and Internet connectivity services for health care providers or their patients. Recurring expenses are eligible for up to 12 months of funding. Information Services: Internet connectivity services for HCPs or their patients; remote patient monitoring platforms and services; patient reported outcome platforms; store and forward services, such as asynchronous transfer of patient images and data for interpretation by a physician; platforms and services to provide synchronous video consultation. Recurring expenses are eligible for up to 12 months of funding. Connected Devices: Tablets, smart phones, or connected devices to receive connected care services at home (e.g., broadband enabled blood pressure monitors; pulse-ox; etc.) for patient or HCP use; telemedicine kiosks/carts for HCP site. General guidance regarding eligible services and/or connected devices can be found on the FAQs for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program.	https://www.usac.org/about/covid-19-telehealth-program/covid-19-telehealth-program-application-resources/eligibility/eligible-medical-services/
Aaron van Dorn's Spotlight article in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine highlights the important issue of urban environments and public health. 1Anthropogenic factors are the leading cause of growing environmental pollution levels globally and policy makers increasingly look to urban planning strategies to alleviate the harmful effects of exposures. - van Dorn A Urban planning and respiratory health. Lancet Respir Med. 2017; 5: 781-782 2 The Lancet Planetary Health Our polluted world: the need for a global pollution strategy. Our polluted world: the need for a global pollution strategy. Lancet Planet Health. 2017; 1: e209 To read this article in full you will need to make a payment Purchase one-time access Or purchase The Lancet Choice Access any 5 articles from the Lancet Family of journals Subscribe to The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Already a print subscriber? Claim online access Already an online subscriber? Sign in Register: Create an account Institutional Access: Sign in to ScienceDirect References - 1.Urban planning and respiratory health.Lancet Respir Med. 2017; 5: 781-782 - 2.Our polluted world: the need for a global pollution strategy.Lancet Planet Health. 2017; 1: e209 - 3.Land cover and air pollution are associated with asthma hospitalisations: a cross-sectional study.Environ Int. 2017; 109: 29-41 - 4.Natural environments: (Green infrastructure). Supplementary guidance to the national planning policy framework.https://www.gov.uk/guidance/natural-environment(accessed Oct 4, 2017).Date: January, 2016 Article Info Publication History Published: January 2018 Identification Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. ScienceDirectAccess this article on ScienceDirect Linked Articles - Urban planning and respiratory health - In 1844, William Cullen Bryant, an American poet and newspaper editor, wrote of London's spacious public parks , “All round these immense inclosures press the densest population of the civilized world. Within, such is their extent, is a fresh and pure atmosphere, and the odors of plants and flowers, and the twittering of innumerable birds…These parks have been called the lungs of London, and so important are they regarded to the public health and happiness of the people, I believe a proposal to dispense with some part of their extent, and cover it with streets and houses, would be regarded in much the same manner as a proposal to hang every tenth man in London”. - Full-Text - Urban trees and asthma: a call for epidemiological research - Air pollution is now the greatest environmental cause of premature death, and more than 80% of people living in urban areas that monitor air pollution are exposed to air quality levels that exceed WHO limits. Likewise, prevalence of asthma—which has been linked to poor air quality—has been increasing in many countries over the past few decades. In both scholarly literature and popular media, one strategy to address these seemingly interconnected problems has received increasing attention, namely, urban greening and tree planting in particular.	https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(17)30441-1/fulltext?code=lancet-site
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Physical therapy may be used to help alleviate some of the symptoms of scleroderma, reduce pain associated with the condition, and improve mobility, according to a news article that appears in Scleroderma News. Physical therapy exercises could help stretch the skin, muscles, and joints affected by scleroderma. Doing so could help improve the patient’s posture, increase the range of movements that a patient can perform, as well as prevent the loss of muscle mass and strength. Performing physical therapy could also reduce other symptoms of scleroderma, including gastrointestinal, lymph node, and nervous system problems, the news story continues. Since scleroderma can affect the entire body, physical therapy regimens usually involve multiple areas of the body. Exercises could include stretches of the shoulders, elbows, wrists, neck, fingers, and back, as well as the face and mouth. Other exercises could include walking, cycling, ellipticals, neural mobilization exercises, and the adoption of special postures combined with soft tissue massages.	https://ptproductsonline.com/pain-management/posture/physical-therapy-may-help-loosen-patients-scleroderma/
This article on “The Maritime Executive” shows how the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) have called on governments to do more to prevent the rise of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, most particularly off Nigeria. According to the ICC International Maritime Bureau data, there was a noticeable increase in the number of reported incidents off Nigeria in 2016 (36 compared to 14 in 2015). There were 54 attacks in the Gulf of Guinea. ECSA would like to see several measures taken including proper protection by coastal states, investigation of the potential use of private maritime security guards by shipowners and the establishment of effective judicial systems. Information sharing and transparency about the situation in the maritime security domain should be available through trusted reporting centers. An efficient and well working reporting and coordination system to respond to incidents is also required. Initiatives could focus on providing technical assistance in areas such as ship maintenance and repair and through sharing of best practices. One such example is the launch and implementation of the Gulf of Guinea Inter-regional Network (GoGIN), as it aims to facilitate the cooperation between the 19 Gulf of Guinea coastal countries by setting up an effective and technically efficient network for the exchange of information and further coordination. ECSA also encourages E.U. member states to actively contribute to the maritime security outside the territorial waters in cooperation with regional states and coordinate the deployment of naval vessels. For more information about GoGIN visit the CMR page of the project and its website.	https://criticalmaritimeroutes.eu/2017/07/03/gogin-news-european-shipowners-call-states-action-piracy/
Here you will find results on the delivery quality of letters and parcels, customer satisfaction, the employee survey and the reduction of CO₂ emissions. 97.0 percent of A Mail letters and 99.3 percent of B Mail letters arrived on time in 2021. The target of 97.0 percent was achieved, and indeed exceeded for B Mail. For parcels, 95 percent of PostPac Priority and 95.9 percent of PostPac Economy consignments arrived on time. The target of 95.0 percent was achieved, and exceeded for Economy consignments. Unlike letters, the delivery times for parcels were measured only from March to October 2021. Because the other four months were severely affected by the pandemic, they were excluded from the measurement after approval by PostCom. Despite difficult conditions and a record volume of parcels, Swiss Post staff delivered parcels and letters reliably and on time. The majority of customers are very satisfied with Swiss Post: the figure for overall satisfaction in 2021 is 81 points (on a scale of 0 to 100 points). The figure remains stable compared to the previous year. And it shows that Swiss Post and its services continue to impress – despite the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic and rising parcel volumes. The approximately 12,500 private and business customers surveyed give their “Customer experience” (CEM index) a score of 80 points (previous year: 79 points). This index comprises the following aspects: simplicity, agility and reliability. The results of the 2021 employee survey for the Group are stable at a very high level, with a slight tendency towards improvement compared to 2020. This is despite the ongoing challenges posed by the pandemic and changes resulting from the new strategy. The questions on “My team” (81 out of 100 points), “My direct manager” (84 points) and “My commitment” (79 points) receive particularly high scores. 88 percent of participants see a professional future for themselves at Swiss Post. All in all, 31,663 employees took part in the survey, representing a response rate of over 73 percent.	https://geschaeftsbericht.post.ch/21/ar/en/non-financial-results/
Best universities in Malaysia 2022 Malaysia is a country in South East Asia known for its stunning natural beauty and diverse population. Made up of two main land masses, the Malaysian Peninsula and Malaysian Borneo, the country is known equally for its cosmopolitan capital and its wildlife-rich rainforests. The jungles of Borneo are home to over 1,000 species of animals, many of which are endangered. These include orangutans, clouded leopards and pygmy elephants.	https://student-cms.prd.timeshighereducation.com/taxonomy/term/28492
This document specifies an IPv6 profile for 3GPP mobile devices. It lists the set of features a 3GPP mobile device is to be compliant with to connect to an IPv6-only or dual-stack wireless network (including 3GPP cellular network and IEEE 802.11 network). This document defines a different profile than the one for general connection to IPv6 cellular networks defined in [I-D.ietf-v6ops-rfc3316bis]. In particular, this document identifies also features to deliver IPv4 connectivity service over an IPv6-only transport. Both hosts and devices with capability to share their WAN (Wide Area Network) connectivity are in scope. This Internet-Draft is submitted in full conformance with the provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet-Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. 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IPv6 deployment in 3GPP mobile networks is the only perennial solution to the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses in those networks. Several mobile operators have already deployed IPv6 or are in the pre-deployment phase. One of the major hurdles encountered by mobile operators is the availability of non-broken IPv6 implementation in mobile devices. [I-D.ietf-v6ops-rfc3316bis] lists a set of features to be supported by cellular hosts to connect to 3GPP mobile networks. In the light of recent IPv6 production deployments, additional features to facilitate IPv6-only deployments while accessing IPv4-only service are to be considered. This document defines a different profile than the one for general connection to IPv6 mobile networks defined in [I-D.ietf-v6ops-rfc3316bis]; in particular: This document specifies an IPv6 profile for mobile devices listing required specifications produced by various Standards Developing Organizations (in particular 3GPP and IETF). The objectives of this effort are: Pointers to some requirements listed in [RFC6434] are included in this profile. The justification for using a stronger language compared to what is specified in [RFC6434] is provided for some requirements. The requirements do not include 3GPP release details. For more information on the 3GPP releases detail, the reader may refer to Section 6.2 of [RFC6459]. Some of the features listed in this profile document require to activate dedicated functions at the network side. It is out of scope of this document to list these network-side functions. A detailed overview of IPv6 support in 3GPP architectures is provided in [RFC6459]. This document makes use of the terms defined in [RFC6459]. In addition, the following terms are used: PREFIX64 denotes an IPv6 prefix used to build IPv4-converted IPv6 addresses [RFC6052]. A 3GPP mobile network can be used to connect various user equipments such as a mobile telephone, a CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) or a M2M (machine-to-machine) device. Because of this diversity of terminals, it is necessary to define a set of IPv6 functionalities valid for any node directly connecting to a 3GPP mobile network. This document describes these functionalities. This document is structured to provide the generic IPv6 requirements which are valid for all nodes, whatever their function or service (e.g., SIP [RFC3261]) capability. The document also contains, dedicated sections covering specific functionalities the specific device types must support (e.g., smartphones, devices providing some LAN functions (mobile CPE or broadband dongles)). The requirements listed below are valid for both 3GPP GPRS and 3GPP EPS (Evolved Packet System) access. For EPS, PDN-Connection term is used instead of PDP-Context. This document identifies also some WLAN-related IPv6 requirements. Other non-3GPP accesses [TS.23402] are out of scope of this document. The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [RFC2119]. This document is not a standard. It uses the normative keywords only for precision. The text above focuses on the specification part which explains the behavior for requesting IPv6-related PDP-Context(s). Understanding this behavior is important to avoid having broken IPv6 implementations in cellular devices. It is increasingly common for cellular hosts have a WLAN interface in addition to their cellular interface. These hosts are likely to be connected to private or public hotspots. Below are listed some generic requirements: This section focuses on cellular devices (e.g., CPE, smartphones or dongles with tethering features) which provide IP connectivity to other devices connected to them. In such case, all connected devices are sharing the same 2G, 3G or LTE connection. In addition to the generic requirements listed in Section 2, these cellular devices have to meet the requirements listed below. Note that the 3GPP network architecture requires both the WAN (Wide Area Network) and the delegated prefix to be aggregatable, so the subscriber can be identified using a single prefix. The security considerations identified in [I-D.ietf-v6ops-rfc3316bis] and [RFC6459] are to be taken into account. This document does not require any action from IANA. Many thanks to H. Soliman, H. Singh, L. Colliti, T. Lemon, B. Sarikaya, M. Mawatari, M. Abrahamsson, P. Vickers, V. Kuarsingh, and J. Woodyatt for the discussion in the v6ops mailing list. Special thanks to T. Savolainen and J. Korhonen for the detailed review.	https://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-v6ops-mobile-device-profile-03.html
An exciting part time position is available to manage the JCMA educational program in schools. Our workshops provide a forum to promote the acceptance of diversity and difference and encourage harmony in our schools and wider community. We aim through our schools program to positively counter stereotypes and religious discrimination. Email to the Executive Officer at [email protected] or mail to PO Box 146, East Melbourne Vic 8002. For Enquiries: Contact by email: [email protected] or call (03) 9287 5590 or mobile: 0400 211 221. JCMA are looking for people of Jewish, Christian or Muslim faith backgrounds who are dynamic and articulate and confident public speakers for this unique opportunity to share experiences of their beliefs and practices with young people in schools. Our workshops provide a forum to promote the acceptance of diversity and difference and encourage harmony in our schools and wider community. We aim through our schools program to positively counter stereotypes and religious discrimination. To apply: Forward your CV by email, including a response to the skills & experience criteria to [email protected] or call (03) 9287-5571.	http://jcma.org.au/employment/
The Byron story hails from the misspent nights of my youth. During a four-year stint in America, I ate enough hamburgers to sink the Titanic. My favourite diner was the Silver Top, in Providence, Rhode Island. I would end up there, late at night, frequently a little worse for wear, with two or three friends. We always ordered hamburgers. They were simple, tasty things – a bit messy, made with good quality meat and only the classic adornments: lettuce, tomato, red onion, and maybe a slice of cheese or bacon. The ultimate comfort food, and so satisfying in their simplicity. In London in 2007, it struck me there weren’t any restaurants offering hamburgers like those at the Silver Top – and so Byron was born. We were busy from the day the doors opened - and many millions of hamburgers later, our mission remains the same: to serve proper hamburgers, the way they should be.	https://www.quidco.com/byron-hamburgers-in-store/
~ No. 02 ~ Paint me with Saffron. Inspired by the works of Rabindranath Tagore, we try to explore the role of Indian identity just after British rule in 1947. Colonial rule used religious lines to separate people but Tagore’s literature always empowered the repressed. This first moment of partition which the British claimed was implemented out of “administrative necessity” on the grounds that Bengal had become ungovernably large, occurred in a moment when stirrings of separate identities were slowly working their way into the nationalist narrative. Differences in beliefs became a dividing factor while class and caste systems were becoming more socially motivating. When the British administration drew the line of partition in Bengal, they did so in such a way as to separate the largely Hindu areas of the western parts of Bengal from the largely Muslim areas of the eastern parts. Many Hindus who were advocates of Indian nationalism quickly acted to protest the partition organizing boycotts of British goods and giving rise to what became known as the Swadeshi (self-rule) movement together with the Khadi Textile initiative emphasised by Gandhi’s advocation. Textiles became a way to hold onto cultural representation, a way to carry on Indian traditions in a pragmatic sense. Self-sufficiency as a way to unite through collective effort. Even to this day the effects of such monumental social disruption are felt but we hope to re-examine the works of those who were brave enough to carry the torch through similar issues. The words of Tagore echo strongly, where one must not desire sheltering from dangers, but to be fearless when facing them. Photographer: Clothing: Models: Embroidery:	https://haat-ery.com/paint-me-with-saffron
Analysis of chapter 17 de Prince In this article you will find the’ analysis of chapter 17 de Prince. Chapter XVII de the Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli is a clear example of the consistency of the analytical capacity of Niccolò Machiavelli (a humanist with a remarkable rational intelligence). Machiavelli offers, Thanks to “Prince” a simplification of reality and a textual functional to future mass revolutionary construction practice by a Prince. In Chapter XV Machiavelli began to develop a speech tied to morality, What is correct or not to maintain a solid and Principality have a power rooted. In Chapter XVII, as we can see from the title in Latin, that summarizes the content, talks about the cruelty and compassion, whether it is better to be loved or feared. Machiavelli This chapter begins by referring to Chapter XV, where it has already exposed some qualities (on moral) the Prince must have to maintain perfectly the Principality, his reign. Later we find a typical literary form used by Machiavelli to enunciate certain information (R1, “I say that”) that allows us to more easily find fundamental nuclei of the speech. The Prince must desire to be merciful and humane, However, it must be careful not to be too generous. Another feature typical of the author is to bring concrete examples to make truthful the work and the content itself (Choose clear examples, that show what happens if you take certain behaviors). L’example proposed is that of Cesare Borgia. His cruelty had enabled him to reunite the Romagna, While the Florentines to escape “El cruel name” left destroy Pistoia. A Prince too pitiful instead leave breack unrest in society. These two examples clearly show the reader the two possibilities that a Prince and the consequences for a given choice. According to the author it would be better to be loved than feared; However, it is difficult to reconcile these two features, so it is better to be feared. A blatant example is to Piero de Medici. Due to the passage of French troops his Government was weakened and was overthrown by the people, not the most feared so much (the people were previously affected by the sermons of the Friar Girolamo Savonarola who prophesied a future vengeance of God due to corruption). Machiavelli worked for the Republic until 1512 When the Medici family was able to rebuild the signoria of Florence, He was fired and the following year imprisoned on charges of activities-medicee faction. After his release from prison, he retired to his home at the Albergaccio, where he composed “the Prince“, a treatise on political science consists of 26 chapters where are exposed clearly and concisely its analyses personal policies. We continue this analysis of chapter 17 de Prince observing the pessimism towards the macchiavelliano men, He considers bad for nature (r. 14-15 “ungrateful , fickle, simulators and dissimulatori, radiation avoiders de’ dangers, Covetous of gain). Men are, According to this chapter, totally ungrateful to offer all their belongings (r 15-16) When do their interests, but when the Prince to need revolt. The grammatical construction “ought not to Miss” There is a clear indication that Machiavelli is introducing another feature that needs to have the Prince. He is to be feared but not hated, also should not steal or kill, Since it would be hated by the people, but above all must not touch the property of subjects, because men forget before his father's death that the loss of a heritage. Finally Machiavelli (r. 31 “I conclude, therefore,”) summarizes in a few lines if it is better to be feared than loved, concluding that it is important to be feared but not hated, because only the people decide who to love. In this chapter, as regards the style, the use of the building is clearly the author's dilemmatica. Each quality is distinct from the others and after eliminating the inconvenient develops other highlights that will break into other alternatives (type of tree). With regard to the linguistic level just remember that Machiavelli uses clear and simple language, without literary adornments, because it believes that it will be the content itself to elevate the work. To conclude this analysis of chapter 17 de Prince is necessary to emphasize that the reader's attention is often moved from the subject in what you need to do to keep the United, presenting clear examples to clarify the consequences of specific practices.	https://lacultur.altervista.org/en/analisi-del-capitolo-17-de-il-principe/
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) invites interested local businesses, suppliers, manufacturers and contractors to attend an information session on Tendering for Business with the Principal Contractors for Cairns Significant Projects. This will be a great opportunity for local small to medium businesses to find out more about the tendering process and to learn tips to increase the chances of tendering success. The workshop will include: - An overview of TMR's Significant Projects in Far North Queensland - Tendering tips and upcoming opportunities presented by the Principal Contractors - A session on 'Tendering for Business, tips' presented by the Department of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning. FAQs Is this event free? Yes! This event is a free workshop. What are the parking options? Parking is available on-street on a first come first served basis. What do I need to bring? Tea, coffee and water will be provided. This event is not catered. Do I need to bring my printed ticket to the event? No, this is not a requirement. How can I contact the organiser with any questions? You can us the contact button to contact us directly via the Eventbrite page. Otherwise please call 1800 187 937.	https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cairns-significant-projects-tendering-for-business-workshop-tickets-57755232455?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
To promote material transparency along the supply chain. BACKGROUND Just as consumers have a right to know the contents of the food they consume (whether to avoid allergic reactions or to make healthier nutrition choices), they should also have a right to know what is in the products and materials that make up the buildings they occupy. Due to the complex and multi-tiered nature of the global material production supply chain, little is known about the tens of thousands of chemicals in circulation today. This lack of data obscures necessary information required to identify potential hazards to the environment and human health. Demand for material ingredient disclosure at the consumer level pushes supply chain transparency and—even more importantly—supports innovation and green chemistry.	https://standard.wellcertified.com/v17/mind/material-transparency
The changing epidemiological changes among Far East and Southeast Asians and among Asian Americans in the USA are reviewed to determine whether these epidemiological shifts might have implications for the care of patients with HCC. Changing epidemiology of hepatocellular carcinoma in Asia - Medicine, BiologyLiver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 2022 HCC remains a major disease burden in Asia, and the management of HCC should be adjusted dynamically based on the changing epidemiology, as metabolic factors, including metabolic syndrome, obesity and non‐alcoholic fatty liver diseases, is increasing rapidly in Asia. NCAPG is a prognostic biomarker associated with vascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma - Biology, Medicine - 2021 Vascular invasion is closely associated with tumor recurrence and poor patient outcomes in individuals diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); the potential value of NCAPG as a prognostic biomarker of vascular invasion in HCC patients is explored. Hepatic Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - Medicine - 2021 After hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma, NAFLD patients have better DFS and OS than patients with other risk factors and subgroup analysis and meta-regression suggested that the survival advantage of NAFLd patients was more pronounced in studies published after 2015 and from Asian centers. Update on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. - MedicineGastroenterology & hepatology - 2020 Data is reviewed on best practices for early detection and diagnosis of HCC and the current status of treatment options, which has been associated with increased survival. Update in global trends and aetiology of hepatocellular carcinoma - MedicineContemporary oncology - 2018 This is a narrative review of findings of multiple studies that were retrieved from electronic databases like PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Cochrane about the epidemiology and various risk factors for the development of HCC. Current epidemiology in hepatocellular carcinoma - MedicineExpert review of gastroenterology & hepatology - 2021 Interventions to minimize the global burden of HCC aim to reduce rates of the most common risk factors and implement effective treatment of underlying etiology and comprehensive screening programs for HCC. Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Oman - MedicineSultan Qaboos University medical journal - 2020 The majority of Omani HCC patients were male and had cirrhosis due to viral hepatitis, and few patients were identified by the national surveillance programme and presented with advanced disease precluding therapeutic or even palliative treatment. Single center analysis of therapy and outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma in Sub-Saharan Africa - MedicineExpert review of gastroenterology & hepatology - 2020 This study found that antiviral treatment of HBV infection was associated with longer survival in HCC and Sorafenib seemed beneficial in patients that used this modality and NLR was a good prognostic factor. Treatment and the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in Asia - Medicine, BiologyLiver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 2021 Intensive surveillance programmes and the development of radical and non‐radical treatments are indispensable for the improvement of prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. References SHOWING 1-10 OF 144 REFERENCES The clinical management of hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States, Europe, and Asia: A comprehensive and evidence‐based comparison and review - MedicineCancer - 2014 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common primary malignancy of the liver, represents 1 of the leading causes of cancer deaths in the world with an estimated 21,670 deaths in the United States… Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Differ between Japan, United States, and Europe - MedicineLiver Cancer - 2015 Differences between the aforementioned European and American clinical practice guidelines and Japaneseclinical practice guidelines will be discussed, as these guidelines primarily consist of both a surveillance and diagnostic algorithm and a treatment algorithm. 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Epidemiology and survival of hepatocellular carcinoma in north-east Peninsular Malaysia. - MedicineAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 2013 HCC in this study affected a wide age range, mostly male, in advanced stage of disease, with no treatment and very low survival rates, and primary prevention should be advocated in view of late presentation and difficulty of treatment. Prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: Comparison of 7 staging systems in an American cohort - MedicineHepatology - 2005 The Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging system had the best independent predictive power for survival when compared with the other 6 prognostic systems and provided the best prognostic stratification for this cohort of patients with HCC. Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Trends of Incidence and Survival in Europe and the United States at the End of the 20th Century - MedicineThe American Journal of Gastroenterology - 2007 Increasing incidence in southern Europe is probably related to hepatitis B and C infection and increasing alcohol intake, while improving survival may be due to greater surveillance for cirrhosis, and the survival gap between clinical and population-based series suggests management is better in centers of excellence. Hong Kong Consensus Recommendations on the Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma - MedicineLiver Cancer - 2015 Distinct from other regional guidelines, these recommendations provide guidance on the use of antiviral therapy to reduce the incidence of HCC in CHB patients with cirrhosis and to reduce recurrence of CHB-related HCC. National Cancer Centre Singapore Consensus Guidelines for Hepatocellular Carcinoma - MedicineLiver Cancer - 2016 The NCCS Consensus Guidelines for HCC have been successfully implemented in the CLCC since their publication online on 26th September 2014, and the guidelines allow outcomes of treatment to be compared to international data and will be reviewed periodically to incorporate new data. Epidemiology and survival of hepatocellular carcinoma in the central region of Thailand. - MedicineAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 2014 Surgical therapy or RFA seemed to provide better outcomes than other treatments but only in patients with early stage lesions, and Appropriate screening patients at risk for HCC might be an appropriate way to achieve early diagnosis and improve the treatment outcome.	https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Comparison-of-hepatocellular-carcinoma-in-Eastern-Choo-Tan/1e257f795081179b07fd166aee0afc3fb98d3394
Our emblem represents the quest and desire for knowledge and truth in the process of getting an education. The bird symbolizes the pupil's in search of the very best things in life to gain knowledge and empowerment in building up a commanding personality which can be achieved through series of sportive, artistic, creative, and cultural activities, because without these education is not complete. The Sun and its light pictures a bright, promising and colourful future of the child. It evolves happiness, gaiety, affection and sense of universal enlightenment. We associate the inner leaves to the pupil's journey and the cycle of life. They denote victory and achievement of great excellence attained by the steady ascent of the gradient career. The outer leaves represent hope, growth and prosperity. They can be similarly associated to the constant changes of a student's life while embracing new opportunities... reminding us that our goal can be reached with steadiness and hard work. Our emblem stands for "Truth, Charity and Resoluteness". It is a blend of excellence in success which makes us distinctive.	https://alphaehsschool.org.in/school-emblem
Perceived obsolescence has been displayed experimentally in many situations, but remains understudied theoretically. We develop a model of consumer demand, where ﬁrms aim to maximize their proﬁt from consumers who enjoy network beneﬁts from updated products. Firms face two key choices, pricing and whether to obsolete their product through introducing a new mod-el. In this paper, we demonstrate that perceived obsolescence can be an eﬀective strategy for ﬁrms, but must be employed with caution. We then use our ﬁndings to derive several testable implications that enable businesses to determine for themselves whether perceived obsolescence can be a viable strategy for them. In particular, we categorize the key diﬀerences in optimal strategies between ﬁrms that sell products with network beneﬁts, such as social media products, as opposed to those that sell status symbols, such as watches. Keywords: Firm Utilization; Perceived Obsolescence How to cite this article: Ace Kim. Firm Utilization of Perceived Obsolescence. Global journal of Economics and Business Administration, 2021, 6:36. DOI:10.28933/gjeba-2021-09-1605 1. Bulow, Jeremy, “An economic theory of planned obsolescence,” The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1986, 101 (4), 729–749. 2. Fels, Antonia, Bj¨orn Falk, and Robert Schmitt, “Social media analysis of perceived product obsolescence,” Procedia CIRP, 2016, 50, 571–576. 3. Forman, Laura, “Facebook Ads Could Be Reaching Saturation Point,” https://www. wsj.com/articles/facebook-ads-could-be-reaching-saturation-point-116061328072020. 4. Koca, Esma, Tommaso Valletti, and Wolfram Wiesemann, “Designing Digital Rollovers: anaging Perceived Obsolescence through Release Times,” Production and Operations Man-agement, 2021. 5. Krajewski, Markus, “The Great Lightbulb Conspiracy,” https://spectrum.ieee.org/ the-great-lightbulb-conspiracy 2014. 6. Lewis, Sharon, “Planned Obsolescence, And Other Open Secrets Of The Fashion Industry,” https://www.jumpstartmag.com/planned-obsolescence-fast-fashion/ 2020. 7. London, Bernard, “Ending the depression through planned obsolescence,” Revue du MAUSS, 2014, pp. 47–50. 8. Tassi, Paul, “Why its scary when 0.15% of mobile gamers bring in 50% of the revenue,” https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2014/03/01/ why-its-scary-when-0-15-mobile-gamers-bring-in-50-of-the-revenue/?sh=79b38ed40659 2014. This work and its PDF file(s) are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.	https://escipub.com/gjeba-2021-09-1605/
Transcript: In the fight against planned obsolescence, the European Parliament wants to set minimum resistance criteria for products and better inform consumers about their durability. The aim is to encourage repair and reduce waste. The good news ? 77% of consumers in the EU would rather fix broken products than buy new ones. MEPs in this video:	https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/planned-obsolescence-why-things-don-t-last_N01-PUB-170608-OBSO_ev
Breadcrumbs Links: Guidelines For Navigation Breadcrumbs are contextual links which helps in performing navigation within the document. Usually, on top of a page below title bar, the breadcrumbs appears in horizontal manner. There is a link which navigates to previous page from where the user can link to current page. Breadcrumbs helps the user to navigate to the starting or entry point. A greater than sign is used as a hierarchy separator along with other elements such as >> or >. Structure of Breadcrumb Links: The structure of breadcrumbs is given below: Home page > Section page > Subsection page or Home page : Section page : Subsection page or home page : section page 1 : section page 2 The file managers such as Windows Explorer (from Windows Vista onwards), Mac OS’s Finder, GNOME’s Nautilus, KDE’s Dolphin, Xfce’s Thunar, MATE’s Caja, and SnowBird allow breadcrumb navigation. Types The type of breadcrumbs which are location and attribute are listed below: - Location: Provides information about location of page in the website hierarchy. - Attribute: Provides information about the current page. Usability Location breadcrumbs are not suitable for sites where there is a lot of diversity in content and single category does not fully justify the content. The breadcrumbs allow us to trace back to previous location and enable us to reach current page. Types The three types of breadcrumb links which are given below: Location-Based Breadcrumb Links The location based breadcrumb link displays the structure of website in textual form. The visitor navigates from home page to current page. User can view the information related to other products which eventually helps to understand the hierarchy in an efficient manner. Path-Based Breadcrumb Links The path based breadcrumb link allows user to provide information about the steps which the user will take in order to reach at particular page.The number of reasons due to which breadcrumb links are not recommended such as: - Back button provides redundancy - Helps user to navigate to wrong section - Reaches to web page Attribute-Based Breadcrumb Links This link provides information about particular item related to web page. There are several ways in which user can reach particular item. The location based and attribute appears on the same page. The visited and unvisited will be displayed in different color. Advantages Of Breadcrumb Links The Breadcrumb links offers various advantages which are listed below: 1. Breadcrumb Links Support Website Navigation Location-based breadcrumb links provides option to navigate within the website. 2. Breadcrumb Links Support Website Usability The two factors involving usability are: - Effectiveness (Task Completion): Whether user can achieve the goal? - Efficiency (Quick-And-Easy): How quickly user can achieve the goal? 3. Breadcrumb Links Support Content Findability The location-based breadcrumb link support searching which helps the searchers to navigate in your website. 4. Breadcrumb Links Provide Information Scent The information helps to provide answers to queries such as: - Where can I go? - Where am I? - What shall I click? 5. Breadcrumb Links Communicate Content Aboutness A location-based breadcrumb starts with a link and ends at the current page. This helps to navigate as the user moves to the internal of the hierarchy. The site hierarchy includes page heading, communicate to user and listing in the search engine about the page content. Breadcrumb Link Dos And Don’t s There are various Do’s and Don’t of Breadcrumb links which are listed below: Breadcrumb Dos - You can begin a location-based breadcrumb which takes you to home page and ends at the current page. - There are simple separators between different levels of links.A forward slash (/), less-than sign (<), or a double less-than sign symbols are widely used. - The breadcrumb links are clickable items. Breadcrumb Don’ts - It is advised not to use reverse breadcrumb-link text for your site . - Do not use the URL structure for breadcrumb. The URLs should be easyto type and remember. - Do not make the breadcrumb so small that the user finds it difficult to read it. - Do not allow breadcrumb links to dominate. They should never distract the visitor from content heading and navigation.	http://technologiesreview.com/2015/04/06/breadcrumbs-links-guidelines-for-navigation/
- Assessing the effects of air pollution on human health and sensitive habitats. - Distribution of agricultural emissions (of ammonia and greenhouse gases) for the UK, Portugal and South Asia. - Comparing top-down and bottom-up inventories Brief CV - My work primarily involves the spatial modelling of pollutant emissions at landscape to national and global scale, including the spatial distribution of effects, accumulation in sensitive habitats and scenario modelling. - I develop data processing techniques for many projects, using a suite of geographic information systems (GIS) and data manipulation tools (e.g. R, FME, ArcGIS). - I lead on reporting to the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI) and several projects for government agencies. - I also provide data analysis training and mentoring for colleagues and visiting scientists.	https://www.ceh.ac.uk/staff/edward-carnell
Successful relationships in business are dependent on good working relationships founded on mutual trust. When people take on key roles they need to understand their responsibilities and the scope of the tasks they’re tasked with carrying out. But what if, despite your achievements and the position you’ve reached, you don’t think you deserve it? Imposter Syndrome is when you feel like a fraud at work and that, sooner or later, you’ll be found out. “It is more common than you think. I have successfully helped many individuals to find ways of conquering their fears while accepting who they are”, explains Mike Pollitt, owner of True Progress Coaching, in Wilmslow, Cheshire. “It’s down to how you see the world and if you have an underlying sense of inferiority that expresses itself in you constantly questioning your self-worth”. What is the Impact of Imposter Syndrome? It’s not just about feeling this inner discomfort. It can also impede development and lead to failure. Mike explains, “You can end up avoiding situations where you believe you’re more likely to be vulnerable to exposure. You can then end up underperforming at the very things you do best”. Feeling like an imposter at work impacts on the individual and on relationships with others. Constant technological change and innovation requires many senior managers and directors to depend on others to supply the right kind of knowledge and expertise. This is a trust issue and trust is more likely to be undermined if the senior person in the relationship feels uncomfortable with their status. “There’s a tendency for sufferers of Imposter Syndrome to try and retain too much control”, continues Mike. “Paradoxically, they see delegation as a kind of weakness that could lead to others realising they’re not actually worthy of being in charge”. The growth of knowledge-sharing in organisations requires greater levels of adaptability from senior members within the structure and can be a challenge to an older, strong-assertive leadership stereotype. “People can end up hiding their fears, especially men”, Mike concludes. “Even the most successful of us can struggle with self-doubt”.	https://hraspectsmagazine.co.uk/imposter-syndrome-threat-to-workplace-success/
Alternating current bridges (rectifiers) are used for rectification in three-phase or alternating current generators (alternators) of motor vehicles. Semiconductor diodes having a p-n junction made of silicon are used in most cases as rectifying elements. Six semiconductor diodes are, for example, interconnected in a three-phase generator to form a B6 bridge. Occasionally, diodes are also connected in parallel, for example, twelve diodes are used instead of six diodes. In alternating current generators having a different number of phases, accordingly adapted diode bridges are used. The diodes are configured for operation at high currents having current densities of more than 500 A/cm2 and at high temperatures having a maximum junction temperature Tj of approximately 225° C. The voltage drop in the forward direction, forward voltage UF, is typically approximately 1 volt for the high currents used. In the case of operation in the reverse direction, only a very low reverse current IR up to a breakdown voltage UZ generally flows. Starting from this voltage, the reverse current increases very strongly. Another voltage rise is thus prevented. In most cases, Zener diodes (Z diodes) having reverse voltages of approximately 20 volts to 40 volts are used in this context, depending on the electrical system voltage of the motor vehicle. At breakdown, Z diodes may briefly be subjected even to very high currents. They are therefore used for delimiting the overshooting generator voltage in the event of load changes (load dumps). Such diodes are usually packaged in robust press-in diode housings, as described in German Application No. DE 195 49 202 B4, for example. One disadvantage of such a device is that the forward voltage of the p-n diodes results in conducting-state power losses and thus in an efficiency deterioration of the generator. Since two diodes are on average connected in series during a power output of the generator, the averaged conducting-state power losses in a 100-A generator are approximately 200 W. The associated heating of diodes and rectifiers must be reduced by complex cooling measures, e.g., by using heat sinks or fans. German Application No. DE 10 2004 056 663 A1 proposes to use so-called high-efficiency diodes (HEDs) instead of the p-n diodes to reduce the conducting-state power losses. High-efficiency diodes (HEDs) are Schottky diodes which, in contrast to conventional Schottky diodes, do not have the barrier lowering effect (BL) caused by the reverse voltage and thus have low reverse currents. High-efficiency Schottky diodes (HEDs) include a combination—monolithically integrated on a semiconductor chip—of a conventional Schottky barrier diode (SBD) together with other elements such as magnetoresistors, p-n junctions, or different barrier metals. They are often implemented in trench technology. With the aid of high-efficiency Schottky diodes (HED), essentially lower forward voltages UF may be implemented which are in the range of 0.5 V to 0.6 V. The low conducting-state power losses of the diodes increase the efficiency and the output power of the particular generator. Since Schottky diodes, as majority carrier components, switch very quickly, the radio interference suppression of the generator additionally improves in certain frequency ranges by up to 10 dB. Due to the lower reverse power losses, the complexity for cooling the diodes may be additionally reduced compared to the use of p-n diodes. A production of high-efficiency Schottky diodes (HEDs) is, however, complex and technically very sophisticated. In addition to the very fine trench structures, which have mesa widths in the range below 500 nm and must be etched into the silicon, a cost-effective production of suitable and stable Schottky contacts represents a challenge, in particular. Nickel silicides or other suitable silicides are preferably used as Schottky contacts. In modern semiconductor plants, in which power MOSFETs are produced, these silicide processes are usually not available.
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The present invention relates generally to gas turbine engines, and, more specifically, to cooled turbine blades and stator vanes therein. In a gas turbine engine, air is pressurized in a compressor and channeled to a combustor wherein it is mixed with fuel and ignited for generating hot combustion gases. The combustion gases flow downstream through one or more turbines which extract energy therefrom for powering the compressor and producing output power. Turbine rotor blades and stationary nozzle vanes disposed downstream from the combustor have hollow airfoils supplied with a portion of compressed air bled from the compressor for cooling these components to effect useful lives thereof. Any air bled from the compressor necessarily is not used for producing power and correspondingly decreases the overall efficiency of the engine. In order to increase the operating efficiency of a gas turbine engine, as represented by its thrust-to-weight ratio for example, higher turbine inlet gas temperature is required, which correspondingly requires enhanced blade and vane cooling. Accordingly, the prior art is quite crowded with various configurations intended to maximize cooling effectiveness while minimizing the amount of cooling air bled from the compressor therefor. Typical cooling configurations include serpentine cooling passages for convection cooling the inside of blade and vane airfoils, which may be enhanced using various forms of turbulators. Internal impingement holes are also used for impingement cooling inner surfaces of the airfoils. And, film cooling holes extend through the airfoil sidewalls for providing film cooling of the external surfaces thereof. Airfoil cooling design is rendered additionally more complex since the airfoils have a generally concave pressure side and an opposite, generally convex suction side extending axially between leading and trailing edges. The combustion gases flow over the pressure and suction sides with varying pressure and velocity distributions thereover. Accordingly, the heat load into the airfoil varies between its leading and trailing edges, and also varies from the radially inner root thereof to the radially outer tip thereof. One consequence of the varying pressure distribution over the airfoil outer surfaces is the accommodation therefor for film cooling holes. A typical film cooling hole is inclined through the airfoil walls in the aft direction at a shallow angle to produce a thin boundary layer of cooling air downstream therefrom. The pressure of the film cooling air must necessarily be greater than the external pressure of the combustion gases to prevent backflow or ingestion of the hot combustion gases into the airfoil. Fundamental to effective film cooling is the conventionally known blowing ratio which is the product of the density and velocity of the film cooling air relative to the product of the density and velocity of the combustion gases at the outlets of the film cooling holes. Excessive blowing ratios cause the discharged cooling air to separate or blow-off from the airfoil outer surface which degrades film cooling effectiveness. However, since various film cooling holes are fed from a common-pressure cooling air supply, providing a minimum blowing ratio for one row of commonly fed film cooling holes necessarily results in an excessive blowing ratio for the others. Accordingly, it is desired to provide a turbine airfoil having improved film cooling notwithstanding external pressure variations therearound.
On March 9, university staff (not faculty, except in the School of Medicine) will receive an email from the Gallup Organization asking them to take an employee engagement survey for Johns Hopkins. All staff are encouraged to use the link in that email and spend a few minutes answering the questions. This is your chance to join the conversation about how we can build an environment where everyone is motivated and supported to do their best work. Participant responses will be completely confidential, and your honest feedback will help your team identify areas of strength and ones that need improvement. We need you to be part of the conversations we will have this spring—among top leaders and within work areas—about making engagement a more visible part of our daily efforts.	https://hub.jhu.edu/announcements/2015/03/09/engagement-survey-begins-for-university-staff/
NCJW and JWA partner on reproductive justice storytelling initiative Preserving narrative serves activist and historical aims. Storytelling is an act of transmission, but several Jewish professionals hope it serves as a means of activism as well. In preparation for Rosh Hashanah, and in conjunction with a self-described “week of action,” National Council of Jewish Women is partnering with the Jewish Women’s Archive on a storytelling initiative. The two groups are asking community members to share narratives about abortion and reproductive health through JWA’s Story Aperture app. The objective, according to NCJW Pittsburgh’s Kate Rothstein, is to not only document and archive experiences but to “normalize” behavior and reposition communal understanding. Whether people realize it, “almost everyone knows and loves somebody who has had an abortion,” Rothstein said. Hundreds of thousands of abortions occur each year within the United States, but determining the exact number is difficult, according to Pew Research Center. Although a specific count is “hard to come by,” the think tank credited the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Guttmacher Institute with compiling nearly 50 years of related data. Based on figures from 49 reporting areas ending in 2019, the CDC found that the abortion rate was 11.4 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44. The Guttmacher Institute found that in 2020, among the same demographic, the abortion rate was 14.4 per 1,000. Abortions occur for myriad reasons, and there’s value in articulating these stories, Rothstein said. “Keeping things secretive attaches a label of shame to something, and there shouldn’t be shame about a decision that someone is making about their own life and their own body.” Storytelling is also an act of reclamation, she said. “There is a narrative — that has been pushed by a minority — that people of faith should be anti-abortion,” Rothstein said. Yet there are many groups of religious individuals, including most Jews, who favor abortion rights. According to a 2014 Pew study, 83% of Jews believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Shira Zemel, co-director of NCJW’s abortion access campaign, pointed to Pew’s findings and said that although the Jewish community is “not a monolith,” there’s broad support for abortion. Given that overwhelming stance, it’s problematic to be dictated to by “the religious right” and told that these views are inconsistent with the tenets of faith, she added. Zemel said the time has come for a “culture change in this country, particularly around the intersection of religion and abortion.” Telling stories, marching or publicly blowing the shofar, she said, are all ways help to rally groups and effectuate change. Jennifer Sartori of the Jewish Women’s Archive said that in addition to the activist element of storytelling, there’s another purpose to asking people to share the intimacies of their lives. Whether to help further contemporary understanding or to aid future historians, it’s imperative to ensure that the historical record is complete, she said. Sartori serves as JWA’s chief communications officer and encyclopedia editor. She said the organization has long been interested in collecting stories, but that the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision made clear that more effort was needed to preserve the tales of women, their allies and those who’ve experienced a reproductive health journey “We want to bring people's experiences out of the shadows and really show how this is such a real and painful and complicated experience that so many people in so many backgrounds have gone through,” she said. Sartori hopes people in Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania will share their stories — whether about abortion, in vitro fertilization, miscarriage, stillbirth or related activism. “It's not only the national figures and the national speakers whose voices are important,” she said. “It's people in small towns and bigger cities around the country, whose stories are just as important.” By preserving these tales people can “help us continue to really push for reproductive justice.” PJC Adam Reinherz can be reached at [email protected].	https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/ncjw-and-jwa-partner-on-reproductive-justice-storytelling-initiative/
A chicken fried steak recipe is a classic American dinner that will satisfy your craving for fried chicken. It can be prepared in a variety of ways. It is best to cook the steak in a heavy skillet or cast iron pot that is heated to 375deg Fahrenheit. This will ensure that the breading sticks to the steak and cook evenly. Once the steak is done, you should rest it on paper towels to remove excess oil. In the United States, chicken fried steak is often served with a creamy country gravy, made by combining the pan drippings with equal parts flour. Cook until the flour turns a warm brown color, and then add cream or milk. In different parts of the country, the chicken fried steak recipe can be customized based on local tastes and preferences. If you don't have a cast-iron skillet, you can use a different oil for frying the steaks. Peanut oil or canola oil are both suitable. You can also use fresh oil. When frying the steaks, you can sprinkle seasonings on the top and serve with gravy. This recipe is ideal for busy people, as it can be prepared in about 30 minutes. Most people have most of the ingredients in their homes. If you are a health-conscious person, you can also make it gluten-free by using gluten-free sausage instead of chicken. The ingredients are inexpensive and very easy to prepare. Once you have cooked your chicken fried steak, you can store leftovers in the fridge for 3 to 4 days. You can reheat leftovers in the oven or microwave. As long as you store the leftovers well, you will be able to enjoy your tasty dinner anytime. You can also freeze them for up to 2 months and enjoy them anytime! To make this recipe, you need to cut the cube steak into thin slices. You should also dip it into an egg mixture. Once you've browned it on both sides, you should remove it from the pan and place it in the oven to keep warm. After this, you should make the gravy. The steaks should be cooked until they're the color of a milk chocolate. In addition to frying the steak in the oven, you can also air fry them. To do this, all you need is a 400-degree air fryer and the steaks. Spray the steaks with cooking spray. Once you've done this, you can cook your chicken fried steak in no time. This method is more convenient and will give you the same crispy texture as traditional oven-fried steaks. Chicken fried steak is similar to country fried steak in that the meat is coated in a breading. The difference between chicken fried steak and country fried steak lies in the amount of oil used. In a country fried steak, the steak is immersed in the oil, and the batter expands and becomes crisp. The resulting fried steak is served with creamy gravy and sides. You can also serve the chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes or a green salad. Cooking Tips Strip Steak Tacos Recipe – How to Cook New York Strip Steak Tacos Strip Steak Tacos Recipe – How to Cook New York Strip Steak Tacos Strip steak makes an excellent meat for fajitas. These fajitas are easy to prepare and require little clean-up. The steak is already seasoned, so you don't need to marinate it before cooking. You can even freeze it for 30 minutes before you start cooking it. If you plan on frying or baking the steak in tortillas, you should first marinate the steak before you begin cooking it. The marinating process will make it tender. Also, top sirloin steak is more tender than bottom sirloin. You can also purchase beef tenderloin, but it is more expensive than the other cuts. First, heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and peppers. Cook until they are soft but not browned. Once they are soft, add the steak and stir-fry until it is no longer raw. Remember that the steak doesn't need to be cooked all the way; it will finish cooking when you add the vegetables. Strip steak is a great option for fajitas because it has a great flavor and is easy to cook. Whether you want to use it in a taco or as part of a fajita, strip steak is easy to prepare. You can grill it to your liking and then serve it with grilled vegetables. You can even add your favorite toppings to it. Once the steak has been marinated, you can cook it on a hot grill or cast iron skillet. For medium-rare steak, you should cook it for about four minutes per side. If you don't have a large enough skillet, you can cut the meat into thin strips. In addition to flank steak, you can also use skirt steak for fajitas. Skirt steak is tougher than flank steak and requires more time to cook. It is also tougher to chew, but the flavor is more intense than that of flank steak. It can be served with grilled vegetables, salsa, and cilantro. Strip steak is a higher-end cut of beef. It is made from the short loin subprimal and comes with the backbone, but the backbone is usually removed. The more marbling, the higher the quality. As a result, strip steaks are one of the most expensive cuts of beef. Cooking Tips How to Prepare Crusted Steak With Lemon Butter Steak Sauce How to Prepare Crusted Steak With Lemon Butter Steak Sauce Crusted steak is a popular dish at steakhouses, which is easy to make at home. You can grill or bake it, depending on your preference. First, you need to bring the steak to room temperature. Then, mix the crumbs with herbs and sprinkle them over the meat. Cook the steak until it is cooked to your liking. When cooking steak, use a thermometer to check the temperature. The internal temperature should be at least 150°F. You can also add sea salt, if you want to. Continue to cook the steak until it reaches a perfect medium rare or well-done level. When you're finished cooking your steak, you can move it to the cool side of the grill away from the coals. It'll finish cooking slowly over gentle heat, ensuring that it is just right. After heating the steak, prepare the butter. You'll need it for the final crust, which helps with the magic char. If you don't like butter, you can use beef tallow or butter alternatives. You can also brush the steak with melted butter on one side, then the other side. Remember to turn the steaks every few minutes to achieve the final crust. If you're not careful, you may end up with a burnt steak. Peppercorns are also an essential ingredient for the crust of the steak, as they add additional flavor and texture. Crushed peppercorns can be crushed using a rolling pin, mallet, or spice grinder. You can also include tomato or balsamic vinegar to the mixture. If you have a conventional grill, you can use this method to cook steak on it. If you're looking for an easy way to prepare a steak with a crispy crust, you'll want to try a Parmesan Crusted Steak. The combination of spices, herbs, and cheese in this recipe transforms the steak dining experience. Serve it with grilled vegetables and a glass of red wine to make the most out of it. Another easy method for preparing a crusted steak is by using blue cheese. It adds a bit of texture to the steak and also helps bind the ingredients together. It also pairs well with balsamic-glazed caramelized shallots, which add a nice balance of flavors. To prepare the steak crust, you first need to make sure you have a skillet large enough to accommodate the steak. After that, you can place the steak in the oven for a few minutes to get the bottom part of the steak hot. Once it reaches the desired temperature, it should rest for about five minutes before serving. When preparing a steak crust, you should always consider the cut of beef you're using. It's important to choose a cut with the right fat and lean meat. You may also want to make the steak as thin as possible to reduce the risk of it being overcooked. Cooking Tips Hawaiian Steak Recipe and Houston’s Hawaiian Ribeye Recipe Hawaiian Steak Recipe and Houston's Hawaiian Ribeye Recipe Hawaiian steaks are made with tender slices of beef, juicy pineapple, and sweet mini peppers. These ingredients are marinated and grilled until tender. Hawaiian steaks can be served with potatoes, fresh vegetables, and a simple salad. If you're looking for a fast and easy dinner idea, Hawaiian steak kabobs are a great option. To make Hawaiian steaks, you'll need Hawaiian seasoning salt. This seasoning mix contains ‘alaea salt, garlic, onion, and ginger powder. It's best if you apply the seasoning mix to the steaks at least 20 minutes before grilling. You can use Hawaiian seasoning salt for steaks, chicken, fish, and vegetables. Just remember to apply it liberally. Hawaiian steaks can be cooked using a grill or on a barbecue grill. This method results in a juicy center and charred edges. The meat is best grilled in Hawai'i. Once you've cooked the beef, it can be stored in an airtight container for three to four days. To prepare Hawaiian steaks, start by marinating the steak. You can use soy sauce, pineapple juice, apple cider vinegar, and garlic. Then, pour the marinade over the steaks and let them marinate for at least a day. You can also make the compound butter ahead of time and use it to cook the steaks. Before grilling the steak, you should season it well on both sides. Heat a cast-iron pan on medium-high. Cook the steak for about two minutes on each side. Once finished, remove the steak from the grill and refrigerate it. Once the steak is cool, remove the excess fat. To grill Hawaiian steaks, heat up a grill to medium-high or high. Grill the steaks until desired degrees of doneness are reached. The internal temperature of the steak should be 130F for rare steaks and 140F for medium-rare steaks. After the steaks are ready, you should transfer them to a cutting board and cover them with aluminum foil. Let them rest for 5 minutes before slicing. The meat used in Hawaiian steaks is usually made from Spam, which is widely mocked on the mainland. It's also served with pineapple. Spam is eaten in about a third of U.S. households and was the winner of a state fair recipe contest. One Hawaiian state fair recipe even turned Spam into a nacho burger. 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Closure Materials for Equine Ventral Midline Celiotomy Materials selected for closure of the abdominal midline following equine surgery are important to avoid surgical site infection, dehiscence, or herniation. A study compared the use of n-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBC) to stainless steel skin staples (SS) in horses surviving at least 15 days following colic surgery [Martinez-Lopez, J.; Brown, J.A.; Werre, S.R. Incisional complications after skin closure with n-butyl cyanoacrylate or stainless-steel skin staples in horses undergoing colic surgery. Veterinary Surgery 2021; 50;186-195; DOI: 10.1111/vsu.13534]. Good apposition of the skin at closure is important to minimize contamination of the incision site, especially during surgical recovery. Some surgeons are concerned that stainless steel staples are not able to adequately bridge the skin gap for full apposition. In humans and dogs, cyanoacrylates have been shown to have similar or lower surgical site infection rates. Cyanoacrylate has the ability to bridge the incision and hold skin edges together as it polymerizes on contact with blood to form a solid film. By 5-10 days after application, cyanoacrylate sloughs away, yet while present, it provides some anti-bacterial effects. The study evaluated from medical records at the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center from 2014–2018. It included 218 horses that underwent colic surgery. All horses had subcutaneous closure. Skin closure was done with SS in 113 (51.8%) while 105 (48.2%) were closed with NBC, which is FDA approved for veterinary use. It is noteworthy that horses receiving SS for closure had longer anesthetic times of about 20 minutes. While in hospital, the most common complication was surgical site infection (SSI) in 11 of 14 (78.6%) horses developing an incisional complication. An increased packed cell volume on admission was associated with in-hospital complications. Of the 218 cases, 166 were available for follow-up for up to 28.5 months, and including five in-hospital complications, 30 of 171 horses (17.5%) developed incisional issues: - Before discharge, five (6.4%) of the horses developed complications. - 16 of 166 (9.6%) developed post-discharge incisional complications. - Of these 16, 9/86 (10.5%) were closed with SS and 7/80 (8.8%) were closed with NBC. - Post-discharge complications included: Hernia (5), drainage (6), drainage and subsequent hernia (2), erythema (1), firm swelling on incisional scar (1), prolonged edema and sheath swelling (1). - Horses with an in-hospital complication had a 12.1-fold greater risk of post-discharge complications. - Surgical site infection occurred in 20/171 (11.7%) - Hernia formed in 10/171 (5.8%). Of the 166 horses followed between 9 months and 4.6 years, 78.9% returned to the same or higher level of performance and 3.6% performed at a lower level. Those not able to return to their intended use numbered 24 (14.5%). Of those, 19 died or were retired for non-colic reasons while five were retired due to owner decision. In summary, the authors stated: "There was no statistical difference in incisional complications between SS closure 19.1% (17/89) and NBC closure (15.9% (13/82), and no difference in surgical site infection with SS 12.4% (11/89) compared to NBC 11% (9/82), and no difference in hernia development with SS 6.7% (6/89) compared to NBC 4.9% (4/82)."	https://equimanagement.com/articles/closure-materials-for-equine-ventral-midline-celiotomy
I like yoga. That being said, yoga comes in two parts: the physical stuff and the mental stuff. The physical stuff, sign me up—I could sit in down dog all day. But the mindfulness part? That's what I struggle with. Instructor after instructor would tell me to picture myself on a beach or pretend my breath is a song and I couldn't help but laugh. But I wanted to be able to do it. People are always talking about the benefits of mindfulness—how, according to science, it makes you less stressed, happier, and healthier on a daily basis. And realistically, if I wanted to get good at yoga, I had to embrace it. But how can I be mindful when I don't have the time, the patience, or honestly the head to really do it? Well, I discovered one great answer at a recent panel of entrepreneurs. When asked how they practice mindfulness regularly, one speaker said—get this—that she switched hands when she brushed her teeth. It was such a simple fix, even I could do that! No breathing techniques, no images of beaches, no apps or music or coaching. While it initially seems like a cop out, she pointed out that our everyday habits become so tired, broken, and monotonous that we usually complete them without any thought. Switching them up, she says, brings our awareness back to where we are in the moment. I mean, who isn't going to notice the awkward and quite uncomfortable feeling of brushing your teeth with the wrong hand? That got me thinking—how else could I switch up my routine in even the smallest ways? What habits have gotten so easy, so thoughtless, that I'm losing precious time to be mindful? And that's such a powerful phrase—controlling your mind. Isn't that exactly what we want to do all the time? And yet we don't. In order to take back control of your mind, you have to get it off the cyclical routine. So let's start mixing things up a bit—and not just for today, but every day. Maybe that means moving to the other side of your office for a week. Or, choosing to walk a different route from your desk to your parked car. Or, eating in the kitchen instead of at your desk. Or, it could just mean bringing awareness back to the things we do constantly—paying close attention to the buildings we always pass on our way home, the people who sit next to us every day, or even the way our generic snacks taste. Overall, the more we challenge ourselves, even if it's in little ways, the more we'll unintentionally bring mindfulness into our daily lives, rather than struggle to summon it at random.	https://clslegalstaffing.com/articles/stop-stressing
Serum cholesterol levels of nondiabetic and streptozotocin-diabetic rats fed a high cholesterol diet. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of dietary cholesterol on the total blood cholesterol levels of nondiabetic and streptozotocin-diabetic rats. Thirty-six Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups: nondiabetic/control diet (C), streptozotocin-diabetic/control diet (D), nondiabetic/control diet + 2% cholesterol (CH), and streptozotocin-diabetic/control diet + 2% cholesterol (DH). Plasma cholesterol levels were not significantly elevated in the D group (63.4 +/- 9.0 mg/dl) when compared with the C group (71.3 +/- 3.9 mg/dl) but were significantly higher (p < 0.01) in the CH group (89.8 +/- 8.1 mg/dl). There was nearly a six-fold significant elevation (p < 0.0025) in the DH group (530.0 +/- 58.0 mg/dl) contrasted to the nondiabetic rats fed the same diet. The results of this study indicate that streptozotocin-diabetic rats fed a high cholesterol diet experience hypercholesterolemia.
Want to see a demonstration? WATCH VIDEO Now that you have mastered the Startup Session, you can begin to make questions/messages people will receive via notification - Notification Initiated Sessions (NIS). To learn more about Notification Initiated Sessions, click here. Begin by clicking the “+” sign next to Notification Initiated Sessions. Create a name for this Session. Keep in mind that this name will appear in the notification on the smartphone for the user. Choose whether the NIS type is Regular or Trigger. If Trigger, choose "Timed to Trigger" (i.e. 15 minutes after response) or "Activated by Trigger" (i.e. a weeks worth of daily follow-up questions). Next, you will choose the Session Duration. This determines how long your NIS will be available to users. You have four options, ongoing, limit by range of days, limit by range of dates, and limit by completed Sessions. For more information about these options, click here. We will choose “Ongoing.” The next option is to select whether the notifications will be sent at fixed or random times. For this example, we will select fixed. To learn more about these options, click here. The user response window determines how long the user has to respond to a notification after it has been sent. The time is set up in an hours: minutes format. So this example is set for one hour and five minutes. You can choose to send the NIS everyday, on certain days of the week, or on exact dates. To learn more, click here. For this example we will choose everyday. Further, you can choose which time the notification will be sent. Choose whether allow reminders, or additional notifications that remind participants to answer a prompt if they have not completed it. This example is set for two reminders: one ten minutes after the initial prompt, and another ten minutes later. If you would like to add an additional fixed time, you can do so by clicking “Add Notification Time.” If you would like to add a different set of days for this set of NIS, you can click “Add Schedule.” Adding an additional might be especially useful if, for example, you want users to receive fewer notifications/later in the morning on the weekends vs. weekdays.	https://lifedata.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/208118846-Creating-a-Notification-Initiated-Session
For the first time, Laredo, Texas, officially recognized June 17 as "Dump the Pump Day" as part of a local initiative to encourage people to cut down on their car usage and utilize public transportation. Officials from the electric vehicle industry say the nation needs some $87 billion in charging infrastructure investment in the next 10 years to get it on the path to 100 percent EV sales by 2035. A proposal by on-demand scooter company Bird faced hesitation from city leaders. Some voiced safety concerns about the vehicles being used on the stretch of U.S. Highway 30 that runs through the city. The Montgomery County Public Schools district is transitioning all 1,400 school buses to electric models, aggressively retiring diesel buses as more districts explore funding and cleaner transportation options. As the Smart Columbus project closes out its five-year run, the city is preparing for a new smart city future, building on the projects, successes and lessons learned to begin exploring innovations around renewable energy and closing the digital divide. Researchers from the University of Texas at San Antonio want to evaluate whether electric scooters can effectively collect data on everything from weather to traffic. The tech needed for the research is in development. In recent months, global auto manufacturers have released plans to electrify their vehicle fleets by 2030 or 2035, setting up a race to see who can most quickly shift entirely away from producing vehicles powered by gasoline. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg addressed the opening session of the Forth Roadmap Conference this week, stressing the need to transform the transportation sector as a central effort to combat climate change. A three-year competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, General Motors and Mathworks challenged students from 11 universities to convert a 2019 Chevrolet Blazer into a hybrid vehicle. A report released this week by the California Energy Commission found that charging infrastructure isn't being built fast enough in the state to meet its lofty transportation and climate change goals.	https://www.govtech.com/tag/ev
A legend of history teaches us that Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon discovered the “Fountain of Youth” in, what is today, St. Augustine, FL in 1513. Drinking water from the “Fountain of Youth” is supposed to bring healing and reverse the aging process. Although it’s a nice story, I don’t think most of us would put much trust in the validity of the claim. After all, it’s 2017 now, and we have learned a thing or two about the aging process. Well here is something you may not have fully realized… Exercise is “The Fountain of Youth”. Studies today prove that regular moderate exercise can help us avoid over 38 diseases that are caused by inactivity. Exercise literally helps the cells in you body grow younger! Our bodies are designed to move and need to move! Sedentary bodies age much more quickly. During July, we want to celebrate our “Fountain of Youth” at Spartanburg Athletic Club. Let’s take the opportunity to “Grow Younger” together in body, mind and spirit. Try a class you haven’t tried before, take a tennis clinic, or consult with a member of our Personal Training team to find new ways to get you moving and keep you moving and motivated.	http://sacfitness.com/grow-younger/
Predictive forecast model strategy to enhance process control and refine feeding strategy of essential amino acid in CHO cell cultures Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells are an invaluable cell line for robust and reliable production of therapeutic proteins in the biopharmaceutical industry. There is significant pressure on the industry to accelerate process development to increase productivity and economics, but conventional empirical strategies, which are time-consuming and labor-intensive, are not well-suited to meet the growing demand for biologics and requirements to lower the cost of goods sold. Recent advances in -omics technologies, such as genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics, that effectively link the genotype to the phenotype of an organism has greatly increased our understanding of CHO cells at a cellular level. Genome-scale models of CHO metabolism can be used for guiding effective process optimization, CHO cell engineering efforts, and bioreactor monitoring and control. Published in Biotechnology & Bioengineering, “A genome-scale nutrient minimization forecast algorithm for controlling essential amino acid levels in CHO cell cultures,” authors describe a newly developed genome-scale model that can forecast key CHO cell process parameters including cell growth and essential amino acid consumption to guide cell culture media optimization. Knowing how nutrients are utilized by the cells can ultimately improve bioprocess control through the optimization of media, feeding strategies, and other process parameters to maintain optimal nutrient profiles to achieve higher process performance while controlling toxic metabolite accumulation in the spent media. Recently, Michael Betenbaugh, Ph.D, and Yiqun Chen, Ph.D, from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) joined Ji Young Anderson and Milla Neffling, Ph.D, from 908 Devices for a dynamic discussion to learn more about the genome-scale model to predict amino acid levels and the critical role of new analytical tools like the REBEL analyzer (908 Devices, Inc.) in model generation. Watch the Dynamic Discussion Listen to this 20-minute roundtable discussion hosted by 908 Devices on the highlights of a new peer-reviewed article exploring model-based approached to cell culture optimization Watch Now https://info.908devices.com/l/679413/2022-05-31/2zqrr6 The authors investigated how a genome-scale model can help to control a process and to design feeding strategies that lower production costs by utilizing a nutrient minimization strategy. First, the model was shown to accurately predict key nutrient levels by the simple measurements of viable cell density. This model was tested and validated by daily measurements and was used to limit the concentration of three key nutrients: the essential amino acids Leucine, Valine and Lysine. The experimental design goal was to achieve the same growth and titer in the control, as in the nutrient minimization experiment. The growth patterns were nearly identical in the two experiments, whereas the titer was slightly lower in the nutrient minimization experiment. The authors discuss how the model can be further refined by always including the amino acid measurements when refining the model to specific cell lines and bioprocesses therefore highlighting the need for rapid at line amino acid measurements. Nutrients, such as amino acids, must be supplied through the culture media to maintain growth and productivity. However, optimizing essential amino acid levels for a given cell line can be a challenge—too much or too little can have a negative impact on cell growth, and ultimately process productivity. Maintaining amino acid levels at their optimum by preventing over- or under-feeding of the culture contributes to better amino acid utilization for maximum productivity and can help reduce operational costs. The development of models is a data-intensive endeavor, and the industry has struggled with access to high-quality datasets, which has been a stumbling block in the past for model development. New analytical tools like the REBEL analyzer solves the data acquisition issue by bringing amino acid analysis to the point-of-need in the lab allowing for faster and more frequent measurements. Streamlining the amino acid data analysis allowed the authors access to the necessary data required to support the larger initiative of developing these predictive models. Overall, the authors found that the forecast model accurately predicted the concentration of essential amino acids based on viable cell density (VCD) measurements. This finding holds great potential to enhance process control by guiding media composition or feed control strategies for CHO cell-based bioprocesses. This model supports a nutrient minimization approach to bioprocess optimization that can lower nutrient cultivation costs and limit accumulation of undesirable metabolic by-products that negatively impact performance. While no model is perfect, as evidenced by minor deviations between observed and model-predicted concentrations, the authors emphasize that the expansion of at-line measurement with tools like the REBEL allow for continual updating, refining, and adapting of the model. Continuous improvement of the model fit helps increase the accuracy and forecast reliability. “Instruments like the REBEL and genome-scale models form a critical partnership that will become increasingly important in this data-driven generation. They work together to provide better understanding of systems like CHO cells that can also be applied to other systems like cell and gene therapies across a wide spectrum of technologies.” said Mike Betenbaugh, AMBIC Director and JHU Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Currently, the model can be accessed through a graphical user interface developed with the Advanced Mammalian Biomanufacturing Innovation Center (AMBIC). Users can use the model to predict the consumption levels of up to twelve essential amino acids in CHO cell-based bioprocesses.	https://cellculturedish.com/predictive-forecast-model-strategy-to-enhance-process-control-and-feeding-levels-of-essential-amino-acid-in-cho-cell-cultures/
These terms are only conjectures, but are thought highly likely to be correct for n<18. A tiling is perfect if no two tiles are the same size. The order of a tiling is the number of tiles. An integer n is the order of a perfect isosceles right triangled square if and only if n>=7. We require the area of each triangular tile to be m^2 or m^2/2, where m is an integer. A tiling of an integer-sided square can often be scaled by the factor 1/sqrt(2) and still meet this requirement. J. D. Skinner II, C. A. B. Smith, and W. T. Tutte, On the Dissection of Rectangles into Right-Angled Isosceles Triangles, Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series B 80 (2000), 277-319. Table of n, a(n) for n=1..22. S. E. Anderson, Perfect Squared Rectangles, Squared Squares, and Isosceles Right Triangled Squares S. E. Anderson, Tilings by Triangles (see Morley's Isosceles Right Triangulation code (MIRT code)) Diagrams for the known tilings associated with the conjectured terms up to a(20) are in pdfs downloadable from Stuart Anderson's website. All squares are depicted with integer sides, but many can be scaled by the factor 1/sqrt(2). In MIRT code (see link for an explanation) one of the three known tilings for n=21, area 1156, is -162 114 66 127 126 -56 82 -113 102 -63 -83 35 34 -103 -57 90 91 -26 45 44 -25. The known tiling for n=22, area 1225, is -165 134 103 92 91 -76 -36 67 143 47 46 -52 -85 84 -23 75 -14 53 -120 121 -115 114. The tilings for a(11) and a(12) were found by J. D. Skinner and published in Skinner et al. (2000). G. H. Morley found the tilings for subsequent terms. Cf. A129947.	http://oeis.org/A174386
Day of Pho kicks off in Ho Chi Minh City December 12 is now considered the Day of Pho - a traditional Vietnamese dish. A host of activities were organised by the Tuoi Tre newspaper in cooperation with the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism and the Vietnam Culinary Culture Association. During the event, local residents had a chance to enjoy delicious bowls of pho sold by many popular brands. The Day of Pho helps spread the love of Vietnamese pho, connecting Vietnamese people all over the country and the world in preserving and promoting the dish’s value through activities such as a competition to find the country’s best pho chefs and brands. This year marks the fifth Day of Pho, which aims to promote the value of pho among international friends. The image of a bowl of Vietnam’s iconic rice noodle soup with accompanying side dishes has also appeared on Google’s homepage in 20 countries to mark the Day of Pho./.	https://en.vietnamplus.vn/day-of-pho-kicks-off-in-ho-chi-minh-city/218086.vnp
In 1964 1996 there were produced wooden toys in the furniture department. In 1994 national public consumption products company AKMENA was privatized. In 1994 company has started the cooperation with Swedish concern IKEA , the production of children furniture was started. Now company produces the classic and modern design living room, bedroom, children furniture, children beds, kitchen tables, chairs, different shelves, coffee tables, shoe boxes, commodes and furniture components. CS Akmena is introducing...	https://www.pageinsider.com/akmenaine.lt
This toolkit provides resources to help users better understand health equity, health inequalities, and the social determinants of health. Information on how communities can work towards addressing existing issues is provided through a combination of presentations, resources, and hands-on practice. Resources within this toolkit include a training with exercises, multiple webinars from leaders in the public health field on topics related to healthy equity and case studies that highlight efforts throughout the U.S. to address some of the root causes of health inequities. A Healthy Foundation: Health Equity Training This training, originally designed by CommonHealth ACTION for APHA Affiliate leaders, will help users better understand health equity through detailed presentation and hands on exercises. Learning Objectives: Please note: This training has been separated into three parts due to the size of the file. Health Equity Training Part 1 Health Equity Training part 2 Health Equity Training part 3 Better Health Through Equity: Case Studies in Reframing Public Health Work This resource highlights state and local efforts from health agencies and one Tribal Nation across Colorado, Oregon, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin to address the root causes of health inequities. Those root causes include racism and unequal distribution and access to resources such as a living wage, health care and quality education and housing. The report features the stories of the health agencies as they shifted their thinking and their work from focusing on health disparities to advancing health equity. Health Equity webinar This webinar discusses health equity and project implementation. What are the challenges and opportunities of applying a health equity lens during implementation? How do we continue to keep health equity at the center of our work? Featured speakers include: View webinar View webinar slides The Impact of Racism on the Health and Well-Being of the Nation We know that racism, both intentional and unintentional, affects the health and well-being of individuals and communities and stifles the opportunity of many to contribute fully to the future and growth of this nation. The following series of webinars, developed by APHA, looks at racism’s impact on health and disparities:	http://plan4health.us/tools-and-resources/toolkits/health-equity/
Q: Lots of ancient questions being VTCd In reviewing the queue I've noticed a lot of questions from 4 or 5 years ago being VTC'd "unclear". The odd thing about these is that a number of them have an accepted answer so clearly(!) they're not unclear. Are others seeing this pattern, or am I just noticing normal behaviour and this is "noise" in the close pattern? A: I haven't paid attention recently, but on the topic of closing questions with useful answers, I'll repeat some of what I wrote on another meta question. If you're working the close review queue, please check whether the question has good answers. If there are good answers, prioritize editing over closing, even if that means putting words in the asker's mouth. If there aren't any good answers and the question can't be saved without a drastic edit then the question should be closed. Ideally, closure (apart from duplicates) should be a temporary state. A question should either be open or deleted. If a question is closed, it means that we aren't confident that we can provide quality answers, so we shouldn't expose those answers to the world. And a question that has no answers and no means to add one is not useful either. So if a question has a useful answer which is on-topic for the site, but the question itself is not fit for the site, then please edit the question to match the answer. In a bit more detail: If the question is off-topic then it's probably not fit for the site. Even if an off-topic question gets a good answer, this site isn't a good place for it because voters on this site can't be expected to be good judges of off-topic answers. If the question is too broad or primarily opinion-based but someone managed to write a good answer, this means that the question isn't so broad and opinion-based. The question may need to be edited to be more focused or less subjective, but the proof of the pudding is in the answering. In particular, having a comprehensive answer disproves “too broad”. If the question is unclear but someone managed to write a useful but perhaps partial answer, then the question should be edited to match this answer. The problematic case is when there are multiple good answers that interpret the question is different ways. In this case the thread is usually not salvageable (this is why it's best to close unclear questions as quickly as possible), but it may be useful to preserve the answers by copying them to two or more new (or old) questions. Note that accepted answer isn't synonymous with useful answer. Sometimes askers accept the first answer even if it's completely broken. And an answer can be accepted, but trivial and therefore not useful (e.g. if the question is essentially an RTFM case). Use your own judgement.
"Nature it's all over me, get it off." ~ Melman from Madagascar After I graduated from high school in 1995 my dad took me and my twin sister to the Grand Canyon. I don't remember being overly impressed with it, though I was a teenager who was on a vacation with her dad, so that is not really much of a surprise. It wasn't until we jumped out of an airplane and skydived, that I began to understand the vastness of that area -- it would be twenty years until I returned and began to understood its awe-inspiring beauty. My family and I entered the mighty Colorado River on a 7-day wilderness rafting adventure that would have me more out of my element than anything I could have ever imagined (and I had imagined a great many things). I am a city kid, born and raised (...on the playground is where I spent most of my days...); the only time I had every gone camping was when I volunteered at a camp for kids with HIV/AIDS when I was in my late teens. The other camp counselors knew how out of my element I really was and would play "sounds of the city" over the loud speaker at night so that I would feel more at ease. So, it is no surprise that on the first night on the river, I could not fall asleep until I heard the sound of a singular airplane, miles overhead, roar by (ah, sounds of city...and I was fast asleep). My family jokes that I wouldn't last but a few hours on those reality shows "Man vs. Wild" or "Naked And Afraid", and they are probably right. I have many food allergies, so putting me into a wilderness environment sans hospital or cellular service without a quick and easy escape route, is a big anxiety trigger for me. I am also a healthcare provider and I like to know my closest route to medical care if needed. So being trapped in a place that you cannot get out of, unless an emergency does occurs -- which we were assured would only take about 3 hours by helicopter -- is actually less than reassuring! Couple that with my irrational fear of all things creepy and crawly and you will understand why I was not looking forward to this isolation. My motto for most of my adult life, however, has been feel the fear and do it anyway! And so, I did. Just a note: on day 5 of our trip a scorpion visited us in our camp, and on day 6 I am certain a rattlesnake joined me at the OSCAR (that is what our guides called our human waste bucket). Not so irrational after all! This trip exposed me to beauty and adventure that words nor pictures can describe. The Grand Canyon covers over a million acres of land with 270 miles cut through by the Colorado River. The walls of the canyon are hundreds of millions of years old, geological master pieces that formed over billion of years. I heart science and so the geological history that is, and lies within, the Grand Canyon, along with the night sky, the mere memory of which still takes my breath away, was worth every second of my city-kid anxiety. At night, we would set up our cots and sleep with the sounds of the mighty Colorado River rushing by, lulling us to sleep, covered by a blanket of stars that were so vivid and close that you could have covered yourself up with them. The inter-sanctum of the canyon itself, can't be explained or described by mere words on a page, it is just not possible. We would hike through the canyon and emerge into these oasis' that only exist in movies, or so I thought-- picture Land Before Time's Great Valley scene but in high-definition. The water was a color blue only seen in digitally enhanced photos that I didn't think actually possible in real life, and had I not seen it with my own eyes, I may have denied its existence all together. The beauty is still so vibrant due in part to how few people are actually allowed to raft down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon each year. We were told that because the number of rafting tours is limited, we were only a small percentage of people who get to experience it in this way (about 10,000 a year). This helps to keep the Grand Canyon preserved for generations to come -- our duty as occupants of this fine earth and all its natural wonders! This was not a vacation for the faint of heart, this was a vacation of extremes -- extreme temperatures as the Colorado River, starting just below the Glen Canyon dam was a chilly 46 degrees F. The water at that point is pulled from the bottom of the dam and never sees the warmth of the sun. Therefore, when we rafted through one of the biggest rapids of the trip on day one (the 2nd and 9th largest degree of difficulty rapids in the US lie within the stretch of the Colorado River from mile 0 to mile 188), it was no surprise that we were literally left speechless, for as soon as we were hit with that mighty Colorado rapid, the wind was knocked out of us. Not to worry though, the outside temperature ranged anywhere between 108-118 degrees F, and we were quickly dried out, warmed up and begging for some relief from the sun. All of this made for a very sound sleep on night #1 (after the airplane flew by, of course). When we were not rafting on the river, we were hiking up the canyon and over ledges no wider than a foot in certain sections, with the canyon wall jutting out at us and nowhere to go but down. At one point we could have literally plummeted to our deaths had any of us made one small error in judgment! Keep in mind also that my 9 year old daughter was on this trip...my parental anxiety, it was through the roof on those days. You have to feel the fear if you are to reap the best rewards, and experiencing the Grand Canyon that intimately was one of the best rewards I could have ever reaped. The US National Parks and other canyons like Antelope Canyon on Navaho land, are this country's best kept natural wonders, and everyone should take in their majestic beauty and immerse themselves in their mind-blowing vastness. Because, "we must take adventures to know where we truly belong." For me, the realization of how much one can push themselves outside of their comfort zone, in combination with the hypnotic power of being out in the best this country has to offer, has changed me. Nature was all over me, and I did not want to get it off. If given the chance, it could be all over you too!	https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nature-its-all-over-me_b_8034352
Laura L. Lovett. Conceiving the Future: Pronatalism, Reproduction, and the Family in the United States, 1890-1938. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2007. xi + 236 pp. $59.95 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-8078-3107-6; $19.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-8078-5803-5. Reviewed by Holly Allen (American Studies Program, Middlebury College) Published on H-Amstdy (November, 2007) Modernism, Pronatalism, and Nostalgia for the White Farm Family In Conceiving the Future: Pronatalism, Reproduction, and the Family in the United States, 1890-1938, Laura L. Lovett provides a refreshing perspective on American reproductive politics in the Populist and Progressive eras. While historians of American eugenics tend to focus on "negative" eugenic campaigns like forced sterilization and immigration restriction, Lovett examines the "positive" eugenic implications of various campaigns that celebrated the reproductive vitality and democratic promise of the rural white family. Indeed, Lovett persuasively links American pronatalism with racialized forms of American agrarianism from the late nineteenth century through the 1930s. Lovett argues that, while France and Germany overtly sponsored pronatalism through state programs and subsidies, American pronatalism was indirectly expressed in movements as diverse as Populism, campaigns for irrigation and land reclamation, conservationism, and "fitter family" contests. Lovett's project is broad in scope, encompassing the careers of five historical figures, each of whom, Lovett argues, contributed significantly to American pronatalism. These figures include Populist Mary Elizabeth Lease, George Maxwell of the National Irrigation Association, economist and sociologist Edward A. Ross, President Theodore Roosevelt, and Florence Sherbon, organizer of "fitter family" contests. Through her analysis of these figures and their work, Lovett asserts that American pronatalism thrived in the interstices between agrarian ideology, modernist reform politics, and the nostalgic embrace of the rural, white home. Throughout the project, Lovett analyzes the complex interplay of nostalgia for a rural past and faith in modern science and government that animated the careers of each of the five figures whom she studies. Lovett's concept of "nostalgic modernism," which she uses to describe how each of her figures invoked traditional rural ideals in support of scientific and governmental expertise, captures a crucial dialectic of reform and regulation in the Populist and Progressive eras. The first figure whom Lovett addresses is Mary Elizabeth Lease. In her chapter devoted to Lease, Lovett argues that Lease and other Populist women sought political and economic power through their central place in the rural producer-family. According to Lovett, Lease's maternalism justified her role as a female political leader, but it also reinforced a notion of motherhood that was both essentializing and implicitly racist. Lovett argues that Lease's maternalism idealized the rural producer family while lamenting the growth of America industrialism with it teeming immigrant populations. Lovett considers not only Lease's support for Populism but also her involvement with the Kansas State Board of Charities and a subsequent tropical colonization scheme. Taken together, Lovett argues, these aspects of Lease's career exemplify the interplay between agrarian ideology, scientific racism, and modern state regulation that characterized pronatalism in this period. Lovett's next chapter examines George Maxwell, his ties to the National Irrigation Association, and his idealization of the rural, male-headed home. That Lovett is able to identify pronatalism in the rhetoric and practices of the National Irrigation Association is a testament to the uniqueness and complexity of her analysis. Lovett writes that "land reclamation … was as much an effort at social engineering as it was hydrological engineering" (p. 13). She demonstrates that Maxwell used the ideal of the male-headed home situated in healthful, rural surroundings to promote irrigation and land reclamation, as well as to establish "homecroft" communities in the Midwest and elsewhere. Lovett contends that the success of national reclamation and irrigation legislation in 1902, which expanded federal authority over land use, owed much to the National Irrigation Association's rhetorical commitment to the rural, male-headed home. Following her chapter on Maxwell, Lovett considers economist and sociologist Edward A. Ross's concept of race suicide. Lovett notes that while Ross criticized feminists for reproducing too little and immigrants for reproducing too much, he also "idealized a natural order that nostalgically reconstructed the American rural family" (p. 79). Shaped by generations of frontier experience, Ross's rural family ideal represented the best of the "American race" at a time when farm life was giving way to "the deteriorating influence of city and factory" (p. 89). Lovett shows how Theodore Roosevelt extended the influence of Ross's ideas by taking up the theme of race suicide and actively promoting large rural families as an antidote to the growth of new immigrant populations in the nation's cities. Lovett's discussion of the new photographic conventions for representing the white family, which placed children in a stair-step formation that emphasized the close spacing of siblings, is particularly engaging. Next, Lovett examines Theodore Roosevelt's campaign to conserve both the nation's natural resources and its ideals of the rural family and country life. She focuses on two commissions launched in 1908: the National Conservation Commission and the Country Life Commission. While much has been made of Roosevelt's commitment to conservation, Lovett places that commitment in a broader, eugenic context, demonstrating that conservation commissioners like Gifford Pinchot and Sir William Plunkett were also involved in the preservation of country life and its most vital institution, the farm family. By demonstrating how women's groups like the General Federation of Women's Clubs and the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) promoted the welfare of farm wives, Lovett once again implicates maternalism in the scientific racism of the eugenics movement. A final section of the chapter addresses eugenic family studies of small New England towns, further reflecting how a nostalgic preoccupation with rural folkways was combined with a concern for rural families' scientific betterment. Lovett's final chapter, which focuses on Dr. Florence Sherbon and the "fitter family" contests of the 1920s, explicitly ties the idealization of rural life to the eugenics movement. According to Lovett, Sherbon organized better baby contests in Iowa and briefly worked for the Children's Bureau in the 1910s before organizing fitter family contests in Kansas and becoming a child welfare specialist at the University of Kansas in the 1920s. While other scholars have disregarded the fitter family competitions of the 1920s, Lovett argues that they carried broad cultural significance and helped to propagate a positive concept of eugenics that, like Lovett's other examples, drew on nostalgia for the rural white family while promoting expert intervention into Americans' reproductive practices. Lovett notes that while the families who participated in fitter family contests in Kansas were few in number, they enjoyed broad cultural visibility as exemplars of white, rural fecundity at time when many Americans remained apprehensive about the cosmopolitan cast of modern urban life. Sherbon's career further illustrates the intersections between maternalism, agrarianism, and scientific racism that Lovett identifies with Mary Elizabeth Lease, DAR President Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, and other female reformers. Lovett's research is impressive. Her intellectual portraits of Lease, Maxwell, Ross, Roosevelt, and Sherbon--each of which addresses the specific figure's simultaneous investment in reproductive politics and agrarianism--are detailed and engaging. In addition to analyzing a specific historical figure, each chapter also addresses a series of minor figures and related cultural developments. The scope of Lovett's study is therefore quite broad--so broad, at times, that her focus on pronatalism is diffused. Some of Lovett's figures seem more relevant to the history of pronatalism than others. Lovett's chapter on Mary Elizabeth Lease focuses primarily on Lease's maternalism, not on pronatalism per se. Certainly, Lease based her leadership claims on her ability to speak for mothers, children, and the ideal of the rural producer-family. Lovett also discusses how Lease's maternalism propelled her onto the Kansas State Board of Charities and informed her advocacy a tropical conlonization scheme. While Lovett's research into Lease's career is impressive, she could do more to establish and foreground Lease's contributions to pronatalist thought. Likewise, Lovett could do more to establish how George Maxwell's activism on behalf of irrigation and land reclamation constituted a significant contribution to American pronatalism. Lovett presents an engaging analysis of Maxwell's homecroft ideal, with its focus on the rural, male-headed home. Yet, Lovett stops short of calling Maxwell a pronatalist. Instead, she asserts that he "was sympathetic to American pronatalist concerns, and his family ideal acknowledged women's reproductive role" (p. 74). Neither Lease's maternalism nor Maxwell's homecroft movement was explicitly concerned with propagation of the white race in the way that Ross's social theory, Roosevelt's conservationism, and Sherbon's fitter family contests were. Indeed, Lovett could do more to explain how Lease's and Maxwell's relevance to American pronatalism is greater than that of other late-nineteenth-century reformers who touted traditional concepts of motherhood, family, and the home. Lovett's case for the "positive" eugenic influence of Ross, Roosevelt, and Sherbon is much stronger than it is for Lease and Maxwell. In these cases, Lovett persuasively illustrates how American pronatalism incorporated nostalgia for the rural, white family into its campaign on behalf of scientific racism and reproductive regulation. While Lease and Maxwell are less convincing as pronatalists, all of Lovett's chapters are rich and thought-provoking. Throughout Conceiving the Future, Lovett offers incisive intellectual portraits and a challenging analysis of how gender and race informed the dynamic of residual agrarianism and emergent scientific and governmental regulation in the Populist and Progressive eras. If there is additional discussion of this review, you may access it through the network, at: https://networks.h-net.org/h-amstdy. Citation: Holly Allen. Review of Lovett, Laura L., Conceiving the Future: Pronatalism, Reproduction, and the Family in the United States, 1890-1938. H-Amstdy, H-Net Reviews. November, 2007. URL: http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=13803 Copyright © 2007 by H-Net, all rights reserved. H-Net permits the redistribution and reprinting of this work for nonprofit, educational purposes, with full and accurate attribution to the author, web location, date of publication, originating list, and H-Net: Humanities & Social Sciences Online. For any other proposed use, contact the Reviews editorial staff at [email protected].	https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=13803
There are features of Research, Estimation, Issue, Risk, Opportunity, Process, Measurement, QA, Training, Meeting in the navigation of "Project"-"Other". With these features, you can better manage the various processes of the project. We will introduce the features of Research and Estimation in this article. First of all, you need to go to "More"-"Admin"-"Member"-"Privilege" to assign the relevant permissions to the users. 1. Research Plan and Research Report The feature Research includes 2 parts: Research Plan and Research Report. A key part of the software development process is research, and the results of the research directly determine the value of products. Any software that is approved by the users is always subject to a detailed research process. 1.1 Research Plan Click "Project"-"Other"-"Research"-"Create Research Plan". Fill in the name and other information. Click Save, and it will go to the list of research plans automatically. If you have created the research report for this plan, you can click the button "View Research Report" to view it. Besides, you can click the button "Edit Research Plan" to edit it. 1.2 Research Report There are 2 methods of creating research reports. Method 1: Click "Create Research Report" in the top right corner. Method 2: Click "Create Research Report" in the action bar on the right side of the research plan list. The page of Create Research Report. Then you can view it in the list of research reports. 1.3 The Relationship Between User Requirements and Research Reports When creating user requirements in the Product module, you can select "Research Report" as the source of the requirement, and the drop-down box will show all the research reports. The source and the name of the research report can be viewed on the details page of the user requirement. If you have selected the research report when creating user requirements, you can view the related user requirement on the details page of the research report, too. 1.4 Templates of Research Plan and Research Report The outline of research plans and the content of research reports can be saved as templates for the convenience of reusing. 2. Estimation The project manager, product owner, and relevant stakeholders shall review the project requirements and objectives, determine the project scope and make preliminary estimates of the project scale. The product owner shall identify the efficiency of the organization or project team based on historical experience and historical data (organization-level metrics library), then estimate the workload, duration, and budget of the project based on the scale estimate. The results are recorded in the project estimation (testing, QA, configuration, and project management work need to be estimated). - Workload Estimation: Calculate the workload required for the project based on known scale, complexity, and identified work efficiencies. - Duration Estimation: Based on the division of project milestones, the workload of each milestone is decomposed, and the duration required for each milestone is estimated based on the workload and input resources. In general, Duration = Milestone Workload/Number of people invested in the milestone - Budget Estimation: Costs are divided into direct costs and indirect costs from a financial perspective. Direct costs include personnel salaries, procurement outsourcing costs, etc. Indirect costs include rent, utilities, welfare, training, etc. 2.1 Set Basic Information of Estimation Before making any estimation, you need to go to "More"-"Admin"-"Model"-"Global Setting"-"Estimation" to set the unit, unit labor cost, working hours/day, and working days/week. 2.2 Workload Estimation Select your project and then click "Other"-"Estimation", you will find the workload estimation. You need to estimate the workload before you can proceed with the "Duration Estimation". Set the scale of the project, total man-hours, unit labor cost, estimated labor cost, and the daily man-hours. The scale in the workload estimation is the total number of man-hours required for the project. It can be customized by setting a new scale or using the actual scale of the project. To check the actual scale of the project, just go to Project - Software Requirement List and check the total man-hours required. 2.3 Duration Estimation Now you can go to the duration estimation. The duration estimation is an estimation of the workload for each stage. The workload of each stage will be allocated according to the workload and workload%. Or you customize and fill in the information according to the actual stages. 2.4 Budget Estimation Before starting the budget estimation, you need to go to "More"-"Admin"-"Global Setting"-"Subject" to add the subjects. Budget Estimation includes Summary and Budget List. Click Batch Create or Create Budget. Fill in the related information. Click Save and it will go to the page of Budget List automatically. There are buttons for edit and delete available on the right side. The total budget can be viewed in the Summary.	https://www.zentao.pm/book/project-management-tool-waterfall-agile-manual/733.html

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