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It was early September a couple of years ago, and a few friends and I were sitting around a campfire beside Taylor Lake in Gatineau Park when it happened. By chance, I looked up to see a spectacular display of northern lights sweeping across the sky. Conversation came to an abrupt stop as we paused to take in the splendour of the moment. It was one of those precious times that put the icing on the cake of a wilderness vacation.
It's one of many highlights that I have collected in several decades of exploring the Quebec bush, from canoeing the white water of the Dumoine River, which separates Pontiac and Temiscamingue counties, in the west, to paddling a kayak among the screeching whales that make their home in the starkly beautiful Mingan Islands on the north side of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in the east.
Quebec's wilderness - including its many parks and wildlife reserves - may not have the brand-name status of Ontario's Algonquin Park or New York State's Adirondack Park, but it's just as pristine, the insects just as annoying and, in this gas-conscious era, much of it a lot closer than going out of province.
Given all that, this nature boy (I eschew the term senior citizen, but I'll take the discounts, thank you very much) would like to suggest 10 Quebec hot spots and events that you should experience before you die.
These places and events are ones that I have enjoyed - and I'm only scratching the surface of what's available in the province. (The Route Verte, with more than 4,000 kilometres of bicycle trails, for example, has been judged the No. 1 cycling network in the world by a recent National Geographic publication.) I have provided phone numbers for some places, and you can get more information by Googling the name.
One of the treats of this river, which tumbles over the Canadian Shield, is flying by bush plane with your canoe strapped to a pontoon from Des Joachims (Swisha, as it's called in Ontario) on the Ottawa River to one of the lakes where you start the journey. There is relaxed flatwater paddling on the lakes formed by the river, and you'll get adrenalin rushes plunging through the rapids. Some of the latter may be a bit too rough - you'll know when hear the roar of the rapids and spot the well-trodden portage paths around them. You can find true friendship on this kind of trip. I misplaced my toothbrush on one occasion, but a friend shared his for several days. For information on flights, go to airswisha.com. Black Feather (blackfeather.com) organizes trips for individuals, groups and families.
This park, one of Quebec's best-kept secrets, is an incredible playground for the people of Ottawa and Gatineau. And it's only 21/2 hours from Montreal. With 90 kilometres of bike trails and 200 kilometres of cross-country ski trails, there are activities 12 months a year. The park has a large area for car camping in the summer, but reservations are advised. Call the visitor centre at 800-465-1867. The Lusk caves is a good spot for an afternoon of exploration, especially for children. Climbers practise their techniques on the Eardley Escarpment, which rises high above the Ottawa River. And there's even a nude beach near the prime minister's official country getaway on Lake Harrington. Oh, those naughty functionaries.
This magnificent park of 1,600 square kilometres, north of Montebello, comprising a huge swath of mountains with 763 lakes, is about two hours from Montreal. It is a paradise for hunting and fishing. Forty cabins are available for rent, all of them on the edge of lakes, as are the seven campgrounds, of which two are accessible by car. You can catch fish, you can shoot deer and small game, and logging companies can cut trees. But swimming is not allowed at the campgrounds. Does that make sense when there is so much inviting water? This is the land of the great patriot Louis-Joseph Papineau and curé Antoine Labelle of St. Jérôme, who was instrumental in the early development of the Laurentians. You can visit the Papineau seigneury house beside the Château Montebello on the Ottawa River. For information and reservations, go to sepaq.com.
This former railroad line has been converted into a cycling path (cross-country ski trail in winter) that runs north through the Laurentians for 200 kilometres from St. Jérôme to Mont Laurier. It is a well equipped path with bike shops, bistros and bed-and-breakfast stops for bikers and hikers. And it's becoming famous after been featured in the New York Times last year.
The park on Lake of Two Mountains is the closest campground to Montreal, and it is a busy spot. It is well served by bike paths that become crowded with families on the weekend. The camping areas are close to the lake, with its canoeing, kayaking and swimming. My son and I like the 7.5-kilometre mountain bike trail on the peak. It's a crazy trail with steep climbs and drops. I get off the bike and walk down some of them, while my son stays mounted and eats up the adrenalin rush. There is also a hiking path with stations of the cross built during the French regime to convert the local aboriginals who had been pushed off the Island of Montreal. Be prepared for a good climb and take bug repellent. More information is available at 800-665-6527 or www.bonjourquebec.com
This may well be the jewel of the 4,000-kilometre Route Verte cycling network, which was inaugurated last year and received immediate accolades from cycling organizations in Europe, the United States and the rest of Canada. The path, a short distance from the Lachine Canal bikepath (the busiest in Canada), runs alongside the broad and magnificent St. Lawrence River. It snakes past the raging
Lachine Rapids within sight of the Montreal skyline to René Lévesque Park and its collection of statues in Lachine. If you head west, the path will take you to Ste. Anne de Bellevue and along the Soulanges Canal to the Ontario border. If you go northeast, you will cross to Nuns' Island, the South Shore and eventually the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula. With its recognition by National Geographic, the Route Verte is destined to become one of the world's premier attractions for cyclists.
Our new dog went on his first (and last) camping trip to the park, and he spent much of the time snapping at mosquitoes at our site in the main campground overlooking Lake Wapizagonke. The park has superb facilities, with canoe rentals available at the lake. You can paddle to wilderness sites equipped with tent pads and, like all national parks, plenty of firewood. There are backwoods canoe trip routes and hiking trails where you have to cook on a gas stove because open fires are not allowed. That's a bit of a downer because part of the charm of going into the wilderness is the evening campfire. For campground reservations, call 877-737-3783.
A two-day drive from Montreal along the north side of the St. Lawrence River, this national park is a very special place. We put our kayaks into the Gulf of St. Lawrence at Mingan, and a few minutes later we heard the calls of the whales. The water is teeming with them, and they came within a few feet of our craft. Wildlife is abundant with the Atlantic puffin being a celebrated resident. There are 35,000 couples nesting on three islands, which may be closed to visitors while the birds are raising their young. There is good camping on several islands, and if you feel hesitant about heading out into the ocean swells on your own, then you can call on the services of Expeditions Agaguk and its 13 years of experience guiding kayakers. You can contact the company at 866-538-1588 or go to www.expedition-agaguk.com.
Vélo-Québec, the premier cycling organization in the province, runs an annual week-long tour through a region of Quebec in early August. This year, the moveable feast of more than 2,000 cyclists will go through Thetford Mines, the Beauce and Lac Mégantic. The tour has its own SAQ outlet, rock bands, bike shop, volunteers who can do repairs on the road, and sag wagon. The last stragglers of the day are taken past the bar tent where they receive a round of applause. The tour typically covers about 600 kilometres, and it's not too early to get your butt on the bike to get ready. For information, go to www.velo.qc.ca.
This modest cross-country skiing affair with three races (of 10, 20 and 33 kilometres) accommodates people all ages gliding over the Aerobic Corridor and the nearby trails of Morin Heights, which bills itself as the cross-country ski capital of the Laurentians. The Viking Ski Club, founded in 1929, plays a major role providing many participants and volunteers. For more information, go to the website www.skiloppet.com.


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Q: I would like to "room in" with my newborn, but our hospital requires that the baby be returned to the nursery every shift to check his vital signs (e.g., pulse, temperature and respiratory rate). What do you think about this?
A: Hospitals function best on routines. However, it seems your hospital wants to take your baby and tabulate his "numbers" far too often. If you have a premature or sick baby, these interventions are necessary. If not, your baby is much better off in your room, being held in your arms and nursing often. Healthy full-term babies almost never need to go to a nursery and can stay with their parents 24 hours a day.
You need to talk to the hospital staff about your wishes and ask your OB or pediatrician to mediate on your behalf, or you need to find another facility. Many of the best and more progressive hospitals no longer have well-newborn nurseries. Instead, they have special-care or intensive-care units for high-risk, sick or premature newborns, and the rest room in with their moms and dads.

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Nano Mobile Healthcare Inc (OTO:VNTH) came out strong at the opening of trading on January 26, outpacing most other peers in the directory of approximately 200 stocks we track in the cannabis industry with an early advance of 16.67%. After closing the previous session at $0.0006, shares of VNTH opened this morning at $0.0006 and are currently trading at $0.0007. So far, about 1.75 million shares have changed hands, compared to an average 30-day volume of 5.33 million for Nano Mobile Healthcare Inc. Shares moved as high at $0.0007 and as low as $0.0006 in today's early action.
The share appreciation gives the company a market capitalization of $29,488 based upon 49.15 million shares outstanding.
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When it comes to electrical safety in product and system design, merely following the code, statutory standards, or other regulations without deeper analysis can almost guarantee you an invitation into the legal forum. Similarly, expecting human behavior that contradicts human nature inevitably can lead to litigation as well. The bottom line is expecting that a product will not cause injury — no matter how innocuous it may be — is a recipe for disaster. Therefore, it's critical to use a well-defined design process that complies with legal standards.
Unfortunately, few engineers come to understand or really appreciate this aspect of the design process prior to finding themselves in a courtroom. Although engineers need not be lawyers, they do need to understand how the law views the process of engineering design. For any product or system that brings electrical energy into close proximity with human users, the risk of electrical injury must always be deemed "foreseeable."
Design considerations must be constructed upon knowledge of foreseeable risks from intended as well as unintended uses of the product or system. To comport with legal standards, foreseeable modes of failure must be identified and dealt with before the product or system ever enters the marketplace. Negligence in design attaches when the design process fails such that the designer's duty to follow the appropriate and proper design procedure has been breached.
The risk of electrical injury and ensuing litigation can be decreased by considering the design process in the context of the current legal environment. Electrical safety experts need to learn how to view design for electrical safety as it may someday be viewed in a legal forum. The ultimate goal is to better approach their responsibilities and maximize the safety of the electrical environment while minimizing liability exposure.
Attention to detail
The engineering design process, as defined in most engineering texts, may vary slightly. However, it generally contains a methodology consisting of the following:
- Identification
- Problem definition
- Search
- Constraints
- Criteria
- Alternative solutions
- Analysis
- Decision
- Specification
- Communication.
Simply stated, engineering design is an iterative process whereby the final product or system is reached through the process of design, analysis, and redesign until the final design (the optimal balance among all competing considerations) is reached.
This term is defined as "The omission to do something that a reasonable man guided by those ordinary considerations, which ordinarily regulate human affairs, would do, or the doing of something that a reasonable and prudent man would not do." The duty is defined in the context of what a reasonable person in a similar position would do.
Negligence in engineering design arises when an engineer fails to do what a reasonable engineer would have a responsibility to do in those same circumstances. Thus, to avoid negligence, it's important for an engineer to avoid failing in his duties. The question that is always difficult to answer when looking into the future is: How will a jury of non-engineers define an engineer's duties when examining in hindsight?
Engineering design, duty, and negligence
To understand how negligence arises in engineering design, it's critical to focus on the "analysis" step in the design process. Design analysis includes every aspect of design review — from considering whether the design meets technical specifications to an economic analysis, to an extensive study of product safety. The goal for the reasonable engineer is to hone in on the design of a safe product that meets the needs of the target consumer.
It is the analysis step of design that puts lawyers and engineers forever on a collision course. Engineers typically view design prospectively while lawyers look at design in retrospect. Engineers are taught that designs must be safe. Lawyers look to see if the design was negligent. Engineers are taught to design for the target consumer. Lawyers consider if the design was reasonable when considering a single consumer (their client), who has been injured.
When there is an injury, the battlefield is the courtroom, and the jury gets to choose who wins the war. The language between the professions may be different, but the goal is ultimately the same. The engineer must design a safe product/system for a reasonable consumer. The lawyer is tasked with testing the sufficiency of the design to see if it did, in fact, breach the legal standard for negligence, which, by default, makes the product or system unsafe in the eyes of the law.
Avoiding negligence
The engineer is seeking safety with the underlying (and often unstated) goal being to avoid negligence. Although taught in many different ways, the approach to minimizing liability exposure is largely the same for all design work. It requires identifying and managing the risks associated with all foreseeable uses and misuses of the product as part of the engineering design process. If the risk associated with a foreseeable mode of product failure is significant, such as the risk of substantial injury or death, proper design dictates that the engineer must modify the design per the following protocol (sometimes referred to as the "safety hierarchy"):
The risk must be removed by changing or altering the design.
If the risk cannot be removed, then the design must be altered so the device or system will fail on the side of safety.
If the device cannot be designed to fail on the side of safety, then adequate warnings must be provided so that those in proximity are appropriately made aware of the risks. Warnings must never be used as a substitute for good design (Steps 1 and 2) but, if used, should be used only as a last resort.
Good design ultimately hinges on knowing what should be foreseeable to a reasonable engineer and how a reasonable consumer will use (or misuse) the product/system. It all hinges on having a true understanding of what creates "reasonableness."
Designing for the reasonable consumer
In order for a designer to assess foreseeable risk, he or she must know what defines a reasonable consumer. This is clearly a moving target that must consider the pool of consumers, the nature of their interaction with the design, and the scope of risks posed by the design. The definition of a reasonable consumer who might purchase a surgical tool used only by physicians is vastly different than the reasonable consumer purchasing a shovel at a home repair warehouse.
When designing for electrical safety, knowing all foreseeable end-users becomes critical. Providing a product to be used by individuals trained to interact with electrical systems (such as linemen or electricians) sets a vastly different bar than providing products or systems to be used by or interacted with the general population. Placing erroneous expectations on the reasonable consumer sets the perceived bar for negligence at the wrong level.
One example that has been litigated with mixed results involves cases where laypersons contact power lines with ladders. The California Public Utility Commission reported 17 "ladder-related contacts" from the period of 1989 to 1997. On its face, it seems hard to blame the power companies when they spend an incredible amount of money on public campaigns to make people aware that power lines are lethal. All cities have codes mandating that power lines not be in vertical or horizontal proximity to structures. Ladders all have warnings about power line contacts. Still, these incidents occur with considerable frequency. Is it possible that the power companies are negligent in failing to understand their reasonable consumer?
Research has demonstrated that humans, even with knowledge of the risk posed by power lines — and even when acting with normal and reasonable diligence — can still contact overhead power lines because of the nature of human design and physical limitations. Accepting these facts as true, it becomes arguable that the power companies are negligent when they fail to consider all aspects of human nature and thus erroneously define their reasonable consumer.
A second example occurs when those designing for electrical safety fail to consider all that defines the current state of science regarding risk of injury from electrical contact. The current state of science dictates that contacts once thought to pose little to no risk can cause (in a small number of cases) long-term and debilitating injury. Still, the design of many systems and products relies solely on risk curves that are now antiquated and are not all inclusive when defining the limits for risk. Therefore, the response of the reasonable consumer is not properly anticipated. The designers have a duty to use the most modern definitions for the risk of harm during the analysis phase of their design process. When design is done properly, foreseeable injury should be abated and liability reduced, if not eliminated.
Final thoughts
For those designing for electrical safety, the magic word becomes foreseeability. The designer must be able to foresee modes of failure, the risks they pose, and who will ultimately consume or interact with the design or system. Not only must the design be forward looking with regard to issues of safety, but it must also consider how a jury of laypersons will look at the actions of the engineer in the context of the adversarial legal environment where every aspect of the design process will be questioned and tested. There is no guarantee that following a bulletproof process will yield bulletproof results; however, this strategy will create a position that is far more defensible in a courtroom, which will hopefully reduce the risk of injury and lessen the chance of you ever reaching the courthouse steps.
Morse is a researcher, consultant, and full professor of electrical engineering at the University of San Diego. He can be reached at [email protected].
Based on "Designing for Electrical Safety That Can Withstand Legal Scrutiny," by Michael S. Morse. © 2009 IEEE.


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"I got a HP laptops and I know some laptops can play Blue Rays. So, can Hp laptops play Blue Rays?" If you have blue ray drive and a Blu-ray Player Software then you can play blue ray movies. The ASUS External Blu-Ray drive itself works fine. It needs 2 USB ports for power which is normal (unless you prefer carrying around an extra power brick). It's cheaper than the black model because it's missing the Blu-Ray playback software and the lack of the useless glowing blue light. Amazon's description for this product is pretty poor.
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Mobile broadband is an easy way of getting online when you're on the move, allowing you do everything you would on a home connection — like sending e-mails, browsing the internet and even streaming video and music — wherever you are.
The arrival of 4G services in most of the UK means that mobile broadband is now faster than ever, making mobile internet an even more viable alternative to a fixed line connection.
As the name suggests, mobile broadband is a service you can connect to on the go. Mobile broadband gives you access to the internet on a laptop computer wherever there's a mobile phone signal.
Mobile broadband is accessed using mobile phone networks, either 3G or 4G, which means you can connect wherever there's 3G or 4G coverage in the UK and abroad and get on the internet at the touch of a button.
Mobile broadband is accessed using a dongle, USB modem or MiFi. Simply plug one of these mobile broadband modems into your computer or connect wirelessly with a MiFi and you can instantly access the internet.
The fact that mobile broadband is designed for laptops doesn't mean it can't be used by PC owners; in fact, if you're looking to sign up to home broadband but don't have a BT landline or don't want to pay the home phone connection fees, mobile broadband could be perfect for you. You can choose between pay as you go, contract or SIM-only short-term rolling contracts of one month.
It really couldn't be easier or faster to set up a mobile broadband connection. Once your new mobile broadband dongle has arrived, simply insert the USB modem into one of the USB ports on your laptop or PC (it shouldn't matter which USB port you choose) and it will begin installing the software you need to get online.
This means that everything you need for your mobile broadband connection is on the USB stick. Better yet, the stick is powered by your computer, so doesn't require an external power cable.
3G stands for third-generation and has been the UK's mobile broadband standard for some years. 4G, which is short for fourth-generation, is a newer mobile technology.
4G is capable of delivering mobile broadband connections speeds up to five times faster than 3G — but 4G networks aren't available everywhere just yet. 3G is slower but has the advantage of being much, much more widely available. Even if you have a 4G mobile broadband plan, you'll probably be connected to 3G more frequently than 4G.
Mobile broadband could make a massive difference to anyone who travels or uses their laptop in more than one place:
Really, mobile broadband is for anyone who wants anytime, anywhere broadband access. Maybe you just want to know that wherever you are, you have the flexibility to open your laptop and access your e-mails, or use all the online applications you would normally use in the office or at home.
If that sounds like you, then mobile broadband is exactly what you've been looking for.
Mobile broadband ISPs have realised that there's a huge number of business people out there who are keen to make the most of mobile broadband technologies and save time in their day. Dedicated business mobile broadband packages are now on offer from a range of ISPs.
Compare all business mobile broadband deals on our dedicated page.
There are a number of factors to take into account when choosing your mobile broadband package, and what may be considered the best mobile broadband for one person may not be for another.
Here are some factors to consider when choosing the best mobile internet provider:
You will no doubt have noticed that all the main mobile broadband providers are also the main mobile phone operators — for obvious reasons. The biggest providers for mobile broadband are:
Although the two may seem similar, they're actually quite different.
Wi-Fi is restricted to small areas and hotspots, whereas mobile broadband is accessible anywhere there's mobile phone coverage. More and more retailers, restaurants, transportation providers and other places are offering Wi-Fi, but relying on Wi-Fi doesn't offer the same freedom or guarantee as using mobile broadband.
A number of security concerns have also been raised in relation to public Wi-Fi signals, with hackers using open networks to steal data and sensitive information. Since it's not a public connection, mobile broadband is a more secure way to access the internet on the go.
That being said, combining mobile broadband with a Wi-Fi hotspot — since most mobile broadband providers also give free access to Wi-Fi hotspots — is a great way to boost your speeds. Just be careful with the type of information or data you're accessing on public networks.
Depending on a number of factors, mobile broadband coverage varies. In order to check whether there's mobile broadband coverage in the area you'll be connecting, click on the providers' websites and perform a street check.
The main factor affecting mobile broadband coverage is the distance from the mobile phone mast. The closer you are to it, the faster speeds you will be able to get. This applies for both 3G and 4G mobile broadband.
With mobile broadband you can take your USB stick/USB dongle with you when you go abroad and connect to the internet with ease.
Overseas usage comes at a cost, as you might expect, although these costs depend on the carrier you are with and are cheaper than you might think nowadays, especially if you're traveling in Europe.
For more information on using broadband abroad, see our guide on accessing broadband abroad.
Free tech goodies from BT and Virgin Media and one of the UK's cheapest broadband offers are among our best deals of the week.
As of April 1st, broadband and phone customers are entitled to automatically receive compensation for issues with their service.
Sky TV and broadband users can expect to see their bills increase Monday as a range of price increases come into effect.
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Like Tom Tomorrow. Click here for his must watch clip from Monday's show. http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/423268/january-28-2013/the-word—the-new-abnormal
Colbert nails conservative views on climate change. First, deny. Second, when the facts belie denial, accept but refuse to acknowledge human contributions. Finally, throw up your hands and say that even if it's human-caused we can't do anything about it anyway. Colbert may be giving some skeptics too much credit — many are still stuck in stage one or two. But this is otherwise just about perfect.


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It is always wonderful to hear from JewishGen Blog readers regarding success stories of their connections to family as a result of my postings. Such was the case when I published a piece on the Blog on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, entitled "Green Bagels and Matzoh Balls – It's That Time Of The Year Again."
"The internet can be such a powerful tool, but so is serendipity. Ann, you wrote a blog that Naomi read. She, in turn passed it to me. I thought it might be interesting and I clicked a link. Had Dickie Leopold not been registered in this site, then it might have just ended as quickly as it started. As they say, the rest is history. Both of you have performed a mitzvah and only good should happen in your lives."
(Left to right: Nettie Leopold, Unkn, Unkn, Harry Cowen, Dolly Leopold, Lillian Leopold, Unkn, Bessie Leopold Freedman)
(Bessie was oldest daughter in Leopold family)
(Grandfather and mother of Mervyn Silverstein)
Once the initial link was established between Mervyn and Dickie, e-mails flew back and forth and these too provided additional relatives who were copied on the messages. Now, Mervyn had an overwhelming sense of family and the continuity of it despite the distances involved and years that had passed without contact.


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Every year, the Department of State provides dozens of grants to nurture and strengthen New Jersey's rich cultural and arts heritage. Historians, educators, artists, performers, and many others use our grant funding to further their research, share their creativity, or host performances throughout the state.
This page provides you with access to general information on each of our grant offerings. Use these guidelines to apply for grants and learn more about the projects we support.
New Jersey Cultural Trust
Capital Historic Preservation
New Jersey Historical Commission
General Operating Grants, Project Grants, Mini Grants, and Prizes
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Programs for Organizations, Artists, Arts Education and Community Arts
Division of Travel and Tourism
Cooperative Marketing Grant and Destination Marketing Organization Grants
Office of Faith Based Initiatives
Social Entrepreneur and Enterprise Development Project (SE2D) and Social Innovation (SI) Grants
NJ Commission on National and Community Service
AmeriCorps Competitive Grants
The Center for Hispanic Policy, Research and Development
Grant Opportunities
Volunteerism and Service Directory
The Governor's Office of Volunteerism has produced the "Volunteerism and National Service - New Jersey Program Directory. It is a listing of the various volunteer centers, Americorps, Learn & Serve, Vista and Senior Corps programs in New Jersey.
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Governor's Office of Volunteerism
New Jersey Commission on National & Community Service
SeniorCorps - Foster Grandparent Program & Senior Companion Program are a part of SeniorCorps
The Center for Hispanic Policy - Hispanic Interns in Community Service Program
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Brand new serviced apartment coming up. Locate In CBD of Beijing. It's one of the good choice for the expats working in BDA yizhuang.
Transportation: Beside shuangjing subway station (Line 10 and 7),less 2 minutes walking to subway station. Only one subway stop to CBD Guomao. Walking to Guomao cost about 20 minutes. Many customer working in BDA yizhuang and living here. There have shuttle bus under the Shuangjing bridge.
Century Towers Introduction:Century towers are strategically located on the fringe of Beijing's Central Business District and a mere 2km away from China World Trade Center. The Shuangjing subway station is just a few minutes away putting you with easy reach of Beijing's business,shpping and entertainment districts.
Century Towers consist of 2 high rise residential blocks of 25 storey apartments with a total of 378 units. Each of the apartments provides an elegant and comfortable living envirorment of a home. Our guests can choose from a variety of apartments ranging from one, two, or three bedroom apartments. Century Towers provide a high quality alternative for those seeking a home envionment for either long or short term stay.
Century Towers Facilities:
§ Modern furnishings
§ Hardcover TOTO toilet ware
§ Fully equipped kitchen with
§ Refrigerator
§ Microwave
§ Television.
§ Washing Machine
§ Electric Kettle
§ Rice Cooker
§ Stove
§ Microwave Oven
§ Kitchen Exhaust Hood
§ Satellite TV Programs
§ Dual Air-conditioner Split Unit
§ 1 Extension Line and 2 Phone Sets
§ Direct Line (Optional)
§ In room electronic safe
§ Indoor Air Purifier
Century Towers Services:
§ Free roundtrip shuttle to CWTC.
§ 24-hour security
§ 24-hour guest services
§ Fully operational maintenance
§ Broadband internet access
§ Satellite TV
§ Residents activities
§ Laundry & dry cleaning services
Century Towers Tariff :
Serviced Apartments Name BedroomsSize(㎡) Rental(RMB/Month)
Century Towers 1 Br50 14000
Century Towers 1 Br 56 14500
Century Towers 1 Br 68 15000
Century Towers 2 Brs78 17000
Century Towers 2 Brs85 18000
Century Towers 3 Brs 110 21000
Century Towers 3 Brs 110 21500
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The Seahawks' suffocating defense in Super Bowl XLVIII wasn't just the best performance of the season, but of the last decade in the NFL. Only one thing went wrong on their way to the Lombardi Trophy
All season long Andy Benoit has studied NFL game film to break down tendencies, tactical concepts and the hidden games within the game. This is his analysis of the big one.
Broncos offense vs. Seahawks defense
This was the most impressive defensive performance of 2013, and perhaps the last decade. Seattle's physical domination, plainly evident on the live broadcast, was even more pronounced on the coaches' film. The Seahawks were the faster, stronger unit in every facet. As they closed on tackles, they looked like an SEC team taking on a Sun Belt Conference school. Truly.
Seattle's clever tactical measures on defense didn't confuse Peyton Manning as much as they out-leveraged the Broncos. The Seahawks' best ploy was using strong safety Kam Chancellor as a lurk defender a yard or two behind the linebackers, which isn't atypical. Chancellor basically plays this role in the base 3-over, 4-under zone, and it's a common league-wide alignment behind man coverage, which the Seahawks used in certain obvious passing situations. The lurk concepts were especially potent on Super Bowl Sunday because Seattle also had a zone-dropping defensive lineman who essentially served as an extra, shallow lurker in front of Chancellor. This took away Denver's inside crossing patterns and forced receivers to win in isolation against the suffocating press corners on the outside. Eric Decker never came close to getting open, nor was Demaryius Thomas, despite his big numbers (13 receptions for 118 yards), great in this sense either.
Speaking of Seahawks linebacker Malcolm Smith, did you realize your Super Bowl MVP played only 34 of 69 snaps?
It can be argued that the interior clogging got inside Manning's head. On the failed 4th-and-2 at the end of the first half, the play was designed for Wes Welker down the seam. Welker was open, and check-down target Julius Thomas was uncovered five yards downfield, over the middle. (Given the circumstances, Thomas could have been treated as the primary read on fourth-and-short.) But Manning uncharacteristically fixated on Demaryius Thomas, even though Thomas was clearly running a decoy route on the outside (he hardly even looked for the ball).
Manning did not make many mistakes like this, but he rarely looked comfortable. The extra lurk defender left the Seahawks with only a three-man rush, but that wasn't a problem because their outside edge-rushers aligned wide enough to still command one-on-one matchups against offensive tackles Chris Clark and Orlando Franklin, who were both consistently bull-rushed into Manning's lap. (Franklin also struggled with awareness at times.) And on the many occasions when the Seahawks still used their traditional four-man rush, defensive tackles Michael Bennett and Clinton McDonald consistently generated pressure. Manning was hit after several throws and frequently moved off his spot. Pressure was a critical factor that led to both of his interceptions, especially Malcolm Smith's pick-six, which was a well-designed Broncos deep-shot attempt ruined by Franklin being driven back into Manning.
Speaking of Smith, the third-year linebacker who was taken in the seventh round out of USC, did you realize that your Super Bowl MVP played only 34 of 69 snaps? The Seahawks spent a lot of time in nickel against the Broncos' three-receiver base, which is a package Smith often sits out, behind K.J. Wright. Smith only happened to be on the field for his pick-six because Seattle suddenly switched from nickel to their base 4-3 on the fly during Denver's fourth series. The nickel D had only played seven snaps to that point, so fatigue wasn't a factor. Most likely, the Seahawks realized their hybrid man-zone concepts were dominating the middle of the field, which meant Welker was not his usual threat. So, presumably, Pete Carroll and defensive coordinator Dan Quinn figured they might as well put more size inside.
Of course, we can't say for sure because the next time the Broncos had the ball, they were already trailing 22-0 with 3:21 left in the half, which meant they would be passing (might as well play nickel then). And the series after that, it was 29-0, which just meant more passing (and even more nickel).
When the Broncos did run the ball, it was ineffective. As they did against the pass, the Seahawks condensed the middle of the field. They featured "Bear fronts," which align three interior defensive linemen over the center and guards. This was a shrewd tactic because the Broncos' ground game, particularly their audibled ground game, takes place mostly in the A and B gaps.
The only blemish on the Seahawks' defensive performance was actually out of their control: Smith had a stellar game, but Chancellor was clearly the biggest difference-maker and should have been the MVP.
Seahawks offense vs. Broncos defense
The Broncos' defense was not awful, but it spent the entire game in reaction mode. That caught up to them down the stretch, illustrated by Seattle's last two touchdowns. Jermaine Kearse's TD late in the third quarter and Doug Baldwin's early in the fourth were products of sloppy tackling. The Broncos did a good job taking away most of the Seahawks' big-play designs, but due to an ineffective pass rush, they weren't able to create any big plays of their own.
The Broncos, somewhat uncharacteristically, featured split-safety concepts, meaning they kept their entire secondary back and defended Marshawn Lynch with just a seven-man box. From this look they played a lot of quarters coverage, hoping to limit a passing game (and the big plays) that's built on play-action and downfield patterns typically aimed at exploiting single-high coverage. Late in the game, figuring the Seahawks would nurse a big lead by staying on the ground, the Broncos started going to more single-high concepts—and the Seahawks responded with play-action.
Denver's unaided front seven, led by nose-shade tackle Terrance Knighton and linebacker Danny Trevathan, successfully contained Lynch, but it could not contain Russell Wilson. The second-year quarterback was a little less impatient from the pocket than he had been down the stretch of the regular season, but he still often looked to flee and make sandlot-style plays. The improvising worked, especially when Wilson went to his left. That, plus a handful of well-designed passing plays out of three-receiver sets and a few misdirection concepts such as Percy Harvin's end-around on the second play of the game, kept the Seahawks one step ahead all night.


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Rudolf Stolz was born in Kristiania (Oslo) and he had his background from office work before the 2nd Fram expedition. This caused some problems on the expedition. His big wish was to participate on the long and strenuous dog-sledge trips that characterised the expedition. During the 4-year long expedition, the men managed to survey c. 150 000 km2 of previously uncharted land in what are today the northern Canadian Arctic islands in the province of Nunavut. However, Stolz was apparently not suited to this type of work and none of the others wished to have him along. He was naturally dismayed by this and he complained in a letter to Otto Sverdrup, both of them being of course on the same ship at the time. Sverdrup laid out the facts to him in a face-to-face on the Fram in February 1900. Stolz took this so hard that Sverdrup took him along on the next sledging trip. Unfortunately this only served to illustrate Sverdrup's impression of Stolz when the latter's dog sledge ended in the water.
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The day after Chinese New Year (Rooster), 6 people shot to 'death'.
Bear in mind that Chinese people often put the symbol for Good Luck (Fu) upsidedown, which in this instance would make '6' a '9'...
Two assailants arrested one released making it a 'lone' shooter.
Alexandre Bissonnette, aged 27 (2+7=9), charged with attack.
The other person (Muslim/Arab descent) released.
AB is a 'fan' of Trump and Marie le Pen...
Also, forgot to mention that Isha (evening prayers) is at 18:15ish in/near Quebec, yet the shooting occurred at 20:00hrs and if anyone knows a local mosque one will usually see the attendees not staying too long after prayer and doubtful it would be an hour and three quarters after call to prayer.


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Jim Harper beat me to the punch on the new Christmas tree tax – probably because I initially thought it was a joke – but there's actually much more to say here beyond the USDA's claim that it's not a tax and the general absurdity of the situation. Three quick things:
First, there are obvious Free Exercise and Equal Protection issues here. That is, unless we consider Christmas trees to be wholly secular, this is an obvious burden on the free exercise of Christianity, and one that no other religion faces. Even if it might be reasonable to see Christmas trees as not particularly religious – pine trees played no role in The Greatest Story Ever Told and, e.g., my secular Jewish family always had a traditional Russian New Year's Tree (which has no ties to Russian Orthodox Christianity) – but do we want courts drawing lines between, say, creches/crucifixes and trees/Santa?
Second, and probably even more important given the times in which we live, where in the Constitution does the federal government get the power to tax the sale of a local agricultural product? Setting aside trees trucked in from out-of-state, there's no interstate commerce here to regulate. And if it's a tax (which, again, Ag officials deny) – presumably an excise, which is specified in the Constitution and which courts have construed to be a tax on transactions or privileges – how does assessing it to promote the general welfare or common defense? The administration cites the Commodity Promotion, Research and Information Act of 1996, under which the
tax mandatory fee funds a new program to "enhance the image of Christmas trees and the Christmas tree industry in the United States." That's what passes for the general welfare?
Third, even if the tax is a lawful use of federal power, shouldn't Congress be the body levying it, rather than an agency of the USDA?
I could go on, but this little 15-cent tree tax is a microcosm of what's wrong with constitutional law, evermore divorced from the Constitution as it is. Yes, under modern doctrine, the Christmas tree tax can be probably justified under either the Commerce Clause or the General Welfare Clause – and Congress can delegate to bureaucrats the power to levy certain "assessments" – but is that the kind of government we signed up for?
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Mark Webber has been handed a 20-second time penalty after the Singapore Grand Prix for gaining an illegal advantage when overtaking Kamui Kobayashi.
Webber went round the outside of Kobayashi in to turn seven late in the race, but with the Sauber defending the inside line Webber ran wide over the kerb and had all four wheels off the track on exit to complete the move. The stewards investigated the incident after the race and decided that Webber had gained an unfair advantage by leaving the circuit.
The punishment is a retrospective drive-through penalty, with the stewards' explaining: "Notwithstanding that the distance by which car 2 left the circuit was minimal, advantage was gained hence a breach did in fact occur."
As a result of the 20 seconds being added to his time, Webber drops one place from 10th to 11th, with Sergio Perez moving up in to the final points position. It's the second time that a Red Bull has fallen foul of such an incident this season, with Sebastian Vettel dropping from 2nd to 5th having been handed the same penalty for overtaking Jenson Button of the track at Hockenheim.
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"I wasn't too bad pace wise," Webber said. "The strategy was going alright, but the second safety car really hurt us and put us to the back of the queue. Around here, fighting and looking after your tyres is a bit of a mess. It's a shame. Sebastian got some good points for the team, so that's good and I'm just looking forward now to the next few races just trying to break this mini poor run we're having. I like Suzuka, so I'm looking forward to that."


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This page explains how to install Diablo II and play it under Arch Linux. This works as of patch 1.13c.
Blizzard downloader dependencies
Those packages are needed in order to run the Blizzard Downloader:
If one of those is not installed, the installation through wine will display this error message :
This application couldn't be executed for some reason. Please close all applications and try again.
Step 1
Set up a working Wine environment.
Step 2
Download Diablo II and Diablo II Lord of Destruction installation files from battle.net. I downloaded them on Windows and them moved via USB stick. You can also run the downloaders directly from Arch. They will produce 2 folders:
D2-1.12A-enUS and
D2LOD-12.12A-enUS (locale suffixes may be different for you).
After that, go to first folder and run:
$ wine Installer.exe
Enter your product key which can be found In your battle.net account and install. After it is finished, go to the second folder and run the same command. Once both are installed, download patch 1.13d from the Internet as updater will not work. After that, run:
$ wine LODPatch_113d.exe
Step 3
Now you need to configure the graphics. Go to
~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Diablo II (or where ever you installed) and run:
$ wine D2VidTst.exe
Click on Run Test. Once it's finished, pick whichever you want. Generally I prefer 2D even on Windows as very few modern cards support Glider. You can try 3D though and see if it lags or not.
Step 4
$ winecfg
Then, add Game.exe and make sure it uses ALSA under the sound tab and that it is emulated as Windows XP. I didn't have to change anything as those were default for me.
Additional information
While the information above will work for a fresh install from the actual CD's themselves, if you are a dual boot user you most likely have Diablo II installed on your Windows partition. If this is the case, you are capable of running the installation in Arch Linux, without much hassle.
You can start by mounting your Windows installation to a fixed-name directory, I like to create one in
/media and make sure it can be accessed by anyone.
$ mkdir -m 777 /media/windows $ mount /media/sdb2 /media/windows
Keep in mind that your drive letter will be different than documented, to locate your Windows partition do the following:
$ fdisk -l
The output will tell you what drive is HPFS/NTFS, the smaller size will be your Windows recovery partition (unless you do not have one), and the larger one will be your entire Windows partition.
I also recommend using the package ntfs-3g, which will allow you to write content to your Windows partition, in addition to being able to read it. This will make life much easier at one point or another.
Once you have your Windows partition mounted you may wish to copy your Diablo II directory to a location on the Linux partition, and choose not to mount Windows at all, this is perfectly fine and does not cause any problems, make sure you know whether or not your installation is in a x64 bit folder or a x86 bit folder.
$ cp -dpR /media/windows/Program Files/Diablo II /home/username/Desktop $ cp -dpR /media/windows/Program files (x86)/Diablo II /home/username/Desktop
Once you have successfully decided how to gain access to your content, you will need to have a Diablo II play disc for either classic, if you play classic, or expansion, if you play expansion. If you do not have the actual disc, and use a ISO I recommend mounting it as root using fuseiso from the fuseiso package.
# mkdir -m 777 /media/diablo
When you mount the actual ISO do it as a regular user, this will ensure the game is mounted with the proper permissions:
$ fuseiso /location/of/diablo.iso /media/diablo
S: and configured it as a CD-ROM mount to
You may also have issues running the D2VidTst, noticing that you have no available video displays, if this is the case you must take note to run Diablo II's
Game.exe with the window extension, other wise it will crash. WineHQ noted this as a coding error on behalf of Blizzard.
$ wine /media/windows/Program Files/Diablo II/Game.exe -w $ wine /media/windows/Program Files x(86)/Diablo II/Game.exe -w
And on a final note, this is a Windows game and you will notice that you will generate many notifications about missing fonts, this can be corrected by creating a symbolic link between the Wine fonts directory, and the Windows directory.
# ln -s /media/windows/Windows/Fonts /usr/share/wine/fonts
If you do not want to mount the Windows partition as mentioned before, copy the Windows Fonts directory into the Diablo II folder you have on the Linux partition, and create the symlink between wine and that directory.
If you use a desktop, you can create a shortcut. Otherwise just run:
$ wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Diablo\ II/Game.exe
-opengl , because it was left unfinished by the developers and may cause extra problems for you!
Error "ACCESS_VIOLATION" on start
Try setting
dsoundhw=Emulation. This can be done by starting winetricks Select the default wineprefix and then choose Change settings and check the box in front of dsoundhw=Emulation.
Another thing to try is to add
-w at the end of the command line. It will launch the game in windowed mode but it should work where fullscreen does not.
Only starts in windowed mode
Try running
D2VidTst.exe in the game folder and then select 3dfxGlide.
If the game still doesn't start in fullscreen place the
glide3x.dll into the game folder from this website http://www.svenswrapper.de/english/downloads.html. It is extra written for running Diablo2 with glide.


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In the wake of former President Ronald Reagan's long battle with Alzheimer's disease, radio host Rush Limbaugh [1] accused Democrats who favor stem cell research of trying to "capitalize on" Nancy Reagan's "suffering and pain" and of attempting to "take the occasion of Reagan's death" and Nancy Reagan's support for Alzheimer's charities "to put another chink in the armor of the ... pro-life crowd." In fact, Reagan's illness and death have renewed bipartisan support for expanding stem cell research.
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LIMBAUGH: [T]he way I put this is I don't think that Ronald Reagan [would] ever agree to embryos, human beings, being used as spare parts. Which is what we're talking about here.
But unfortunately, it's not about Reagan, it's about Nancy. And -- and what the Democrats are trying to do is capitalize on her suffering and pain. Alzheimer's is a charity that she has, obviously, associated herself with. And the Liberals are simply trying to do -- take the occasion of Reagan's death, and -- Alzheimer's, to put another chink in the armor of the -- of the pro-life crowd, by saying, "Well, look. Even Nancy Reagan realizes the reality here. We got to do this. And she looked at her husband and who her husband was and forth."
As USA Today reported [2], "Reagan's death after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease and his widow Nancy's public vow to find a cure have rejuvenated efforts in Congress to expand stem-cell research." The day before Reagan's death, 58 senators (including 14 Republicans) signed a letter to President George W. Bush urging him to expand stem cell research.
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^ Pakistan is producing its own UAVs....they have taken the step but it's a bit slow.
Check Burraq UCAV.
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#161 Metanoia
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Posted 21 August 2014 - 10:09 AM
^ Pakistan is producing its own UAVs....they have taken the step but it's a bit slow.
1) "We but teach bloody instructions which, being taught, return to plague the inventor" — Macbeth, Act 1, scene 7
2) "It is cream that rises to the top of milk. It is scum that rises to the top of a dirty pond."
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I know about Pakistani UAVs. I am talking about engine development. I do not know of any small scale turbojet engine made in Pakistan, like the Iranian one shown a couple of posts back.
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"It is my strong belief, that there is no ideology which is more democratic, enlightened and progressive than Islam."
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Posted 22 August 2014 - 05:50 AM
easy access to global market for UAVs, barring the very big ones explains our lack of interest in home grown drones.
iran has different problems
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Posted 22 August 2014 - 10:13 AM
5) H-110 Sarir (UCAV A2A )
- Length: 20 ft
- Wingspan: 30 ft
- Payload: 100 kg
- Developer : Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center
- Armament: 2 x Misagh-1 MANPADS flight cap from 3500m to 5500m, and its carrying capacity to 80 to 100kg,This missile is 1.65 in length, and can reach at 5000m range, 4000m flight cap, and twice the speed of sound when launched from the surface (660m/s), which would be improved when launched from aerial platform.
Misagh-1 Manpad
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Posted 22 August 2014 - 10:29 AM
6) YASIR UAV (Copy of Boeing Scan Eagle)
Length: 1.37 m
Wingspan: 3.11 m
Altitude: 15,000 ft
Endurance: 8 hours
Operational radius of 200 km
Developer: Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO)
Being gifted to Russian Air chief, Colonel General Viktor Bondarev by Brig. general Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of IRGC aerospace force.
Above SYRIA
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Images taken by Yasir of foreign forces in Afghanistan inside Afghan territory.
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Posted 22 August 2014 - 11:49 AM
- Range: 150 km
- Endurance: 8-12 hours
- Service ceiling: 18000 ft
- Speed: 220 km/h
- Length: 12.3 ft
- Wingspan: 18.6 ft (Mohajer 4)
- Weight: 174 kg
- Payload: 100 kg
- Developer : Ghods Aviation Industries
- User: Iran, Hezbollah (Lebanon), Syria, Venezuela
Mohajer was first developed at the peak of the Iran-Iraq war. Studies started between 1980 by Iranian universities and IRGC as Iran needed surveillance equipment to gather information about Iraqi moves. Four prototypes were built in 1981 and were initially put into service to monitor the enemy lines in Shalamche. This drone which was later named Mohajer 1 was Iran's first step to manufacture UAVs. Mohajer continued to photograph Iraqi lines to the end of the war and accomplished 619 sorties at the end. Mohajer 1 was armed with six RPG-7 rockets to attack enemy positions, making it the first UCAV used in War.
Following the successful use of Mohajer 1, Iran wanted a version with more range and endurance to monitor distant unreachable places. The version which was later named Mohajer 2 also had an auto pilot system to help it in its missions in places far from the reach of radio waves of command center. Its body was completely built with composite materials.
Mohajer 3 (also called Hodhod) was developed to further increase the range and endurance. The body was redesigned to achieve this goal.
Mohajer 4 was later designed for both Iranian Army and IRGC. The body was again redesigned and better cameras were installed on the drone. Range and endurance were increased much more. There are two other variants of Mohajer 4 called "Hodhod A/100" and "Shahin". Engine used in this Drone is WAE342 or 3w engines.Operational History
During the 1990s civil war in Afghanistan, Mohajer drones were reported to monitor the situation.[7] On November 7, 2004, Hezbollah, flew a Mohajer-4 over northern Israel for about 5 minutes. The UAV entered Israeli airspace at more than 100 knots and an altitude of about 1,000 feet, flew briefly over the seaside city of Nahariya, and fell into the sea. Iran sold eight Mohajer-4s to Hezbollah, according to an unnamed Iranian Revolutionary Guards senior officer quoted by London-based Arab daily newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat.[7]
In 2010, US satellite images revealed a Venezuelan facility that is reported to be manufacturing Iranian drones. Later, Venezuela unveiled a drone called SANT Arpía which is identical to Mohajer 2 except that it uses skids to protect the camera during the parachute recovery. This feature was only seen on Mohajer 4. According to some sources, Venezuela signed a $28 million contract to manufacture Mohajer 2 despite sanctions that prohibited Iran from exporting arms.[9][10]
· Mohajer-1: Initial variant developed during Iran-Iraq war.
· Mohajer-2: Slightly better range. Addition of auto pilot systems. Had an endurance of 1.5 hours and range of 50 km.
· Mohajer-3: Features a more box shaped body that is different from cylinder shaped bodies of Mohajer 1 and 2. With a range of 100 km and endurance of 2–3 hours.
· Mohajer-4: Body is again redesigned and features low mounted trapezoid shaped wings with upward wingtips to lessen the drag. Operational range is increased to 150 km, altitude to 15000 feet and endurance to 7 hours. The weight of the drone is almost double of the older versions. There are two sub-versions with unknown differences called "Hodhod A/100" and "Shahin"
Mohajer M2/Shahin, used by Saberin units AFAIK
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There is a series of mini turbojet variants produced by IACI, in 4-10 KN class ... Tolue-4 powers Karrar UCAV (at ~4 KN with MTBO of 20 hours) and Noor AShCM (Iranian C-802/3 variant) ... Tolue-5 probably powers Ghader AShCM at ~ 5 KN with MTBO of 100+ hours and is throttleable ... MALE UCAV's like Fotros and Shahed-129 are powered by bigger wankel powerplants.
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Now this s300 variant should be produced in high quantities to ensure deterrance. It would also protect airbases from cruise missiles and to an extent ballistic missiles. Even abm capability is questionable it is the first step and the rest will follow with faith and hard work.
I think before it is too late instead of relying totally on nuclear assets Pakistan should also work with China on high altitude sams. Naval forces for example are unprotected against high altitude long range targets if no high altitude system is present and considering the long range of anti ship missiles enemy aircraft can easily make hit and run attacks without your planes if any that can cover the navy catching them. Also static airfields that can be detected from satellites are the primary targets and all aircover will be gone once taken out by conventional cluster bms.
Other than taking out enemy planes sams to a degree can protect the airbases from cm and bms. Also with inflating decoys and frequent change of positions satellite pictures are useless unlike airbases. your military officials made a mistake by not equipping with sams till today and whoever has influenced them by excuses like it is expensive and planes can replace sams type of arguments are not thinking what is good for you but what is good for themselves actually.
-If you have faith and put resistance-hard work to it like defending your people or finding a scientific breakthrough then you channel down blessings the more you put resistance-work. If they believe in lies and covering truth then they put resistance for it work for it and cover truth by darkness and lies. The choice is given to us and thus the responsibility.
- Everything is from Allah. There is no other source of power and all causes are from Allah. This way you don't fall into theist or pantheist fatalism immobilising you.
- Submission, acceptance, let go of the roadblocks that we are sticking to the ego,fears,doubts etc.
We are in a constant war with our nefsh and eventualy we will experience death, the ego what we attach to will inevitably be gone whether we want it or not so do not stick to any result within this process.
- In this process desire everything but dependent on nothing without attaching to any cause but Allah. Everything becomes a tool a window for you. One who loves Allah loves everything from Allah. One who desires Allah desires everything from Allah.
- Take action, resist and be a wider channel for the 99 Forces of Allah. Ibadah is all your life process not snapshots of when you do Salat or dzikhr.
Gradually the false consciousness,the lies will melt away and Truth remains. You will experience what you do is from Allah. Then InshAllah you won't feel alone and disconnected.
If you can be selfless there can be wholeness in your conscioussness. If you can handle the internal battle which is the most important then you remove the blocks within the mind and your mind becomes like a channel. You can crush egos, smash idols, reveal the Truth, always transform and improve. Everything becomes possible. Most importantly it is the ego and lies that we are up against and at the essence the aim is to understand and live fully with the conscioussness of there are no many powers, sources of power like ego or images, only Allah. This fact in turn leads us to the point that it is those lies that makes us and the opponent seperate and prior aim should be on changing the opponent without using violence unless it is inevitable.
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Sarah Jessica Parker's much-anticipated shoe collection launches tomorrow and while yes, we'll be snapping up a stiletto or two, we really want to know how the actress' skin beams so brightly. Whether she's picking her kids up from school or attending a premiere at the New York City Ballet, Parker's always perfectly highlighted, so we went straight to the source and asked her makeup artist, Leslie Lopez, exactly how to get that amazing glow.
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When Parker's stepping out at night, Lopez says, "I like to push shimmer on the cheekbones, going up toward the temple, and also put the same shimmer on her clavicle, so that the whole look is pulled together and dewy."
Try RMS' Living Luminizer ($38), NYX's Born to Glow Liquid Illuminator ($7), or Clinique's Up-Lighting Liquid Illuminator ($26).
You already know to change your foundation with the seasons, but Lopez suggests mixing up your illuminators, too. "Sometimes I use a silver, sometimes a gold, or even a pink," she says. "It depends on the time of year, the season, how tan she [Parker] is, and what she's wearing."
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This if for all the Dolphin, Patriot and Bills fans.
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Area school systems fell in line with a statewide trend with a continued decrease in the number of students dropping out of school.
Area school systems fell in line with a statewide trend with a continued decrease in the number of students dropping out of school.
In 2011, 3.01 percent of North Carolina high school students dropped out of school, according to the Consolidated Data Report presented to the State Board of Education and released Thursday by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.
School systems in Onslow, Carteret, Jones and Duplin counties followed suit with decreases as well.
Onslow County Schools� rate, at 2.32 percent, is the lowest dropout rate the district has had since 1999-00, when it was 6.65 percent, while the student population continues to grow each year, said school district Public Information Assistant Suzie Ulbrich.
Onslow County Schools had a 17.8 percent decrease, with 157 students dropping out in 2011-12 compared to 191 students the previous year
�Overall we have seen a steady improvement in the dropout rate each year. We are pleased with the progress; however, we want every student to graduate. We continually strive to provide resources to support that goal including implementing transition programs to facilitate students� educational transitions between elementary school and middle school and between middle school and high school; identifying at-risk learners as early as preschool age, and with our large military population we have military liaison counselors to help those students with their transition into a new school and environment,� Ulbrich said.
Ulbrich said Career and Technical Education offerings and academies continue to expand to meet the needs and interests of students.
School officials in Onslow and Carteret counties say programs that keep students in school, under supervision if they are suspended helps keep them from falling behind and less likely to drop out.
Carteret County Public Schools saw a 19.6 percent decrease in its dropout rate, from 3.72 to 3.05. The school district had 82 students drop out of school compared to 102 the previous year.
Assistant Superintendent Blair Propst said they are pleased to see the decrease and will continue to work to lower the rate.
�Now that we�ve received the report, we�ll take it and look at in detail and see what we can do to decrease the dropout rate even further,� he said.
The Jones County school system saw the most significant decrease in the area, with its rate declining from 4.42 to 3.03. It had 10 students drop out compared to 16 the previous year.
In Duplin County, the dropout rate went from 3.52 to 3.29, with 85 students dropping out compared to 87 the previous year.
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