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• CF-JEI Trans-Air Ltd., St. James, MB. Delivered 01-Jan-1957. Disposed of Circa Jan-1967.
• CF-JEI ON Central Airlines Ltd., Kenora, ON. Registered at least prior to Certificate of Airworthiness renewal dated 24-Apr-1970. Canx prior to Certificate of Airworthiness renewal dated 11-may-1973.
• CF-JEI Parsons Airways Ltd., Kenora, ON. Regd prior to Certificate of Airworthiness renewal dated 11-May-1973 Canx date unknown.
• CF-JEI Kenora Air Services Ltd., Kenora, ON. Regd., 26-Jul-1979.
Accident: Margot Lake, ON. Lat 50.07N, Long 94.39W. 15-Jun-1985. The aircraft was chartered to fly four fishermen and their gear to Margot Lake. Weather conditions at the lake were deteriorating, and the pilot reported a ceiling of 700 feet above ground level and a flight visibility of three miles in rain and fog. The winds were estimated to be from an easterly direction at eight knots. The pilot landed the aircraft in a southerly direction in the narrow section of the lake. Touchdown was at a higher than normal speed, and the pilot was unable to bring the aircraft to a stop before it struck the rocky shoreline. The lake is approximately one and one-half miles long and has a narrow section in the middle. The pilot elected to land on the narrow section of the lake in reduced visibility so as to keep the shoreline in view. He reported that, during the approach, the visibility was reduced in moderate rain to the extent that he had to fly by looking out the side window. He also reported that his ground speed seemed to be increasing during the final landing phase and the aircraft would not settle onto the water. It is possible that there was a slight tail wind component which caused the aircraft to touch down farther down the lake than the pilot had anticipated and at a higher than normal ground speed.
• C-FJEI Kenora Air Services Ltd., Kenora, ON. Regn format changed at unknown date pre 1989. Canx 30-Jun-2017.
Note: Still on CCAR as CF-JEI at Jan-2011 although painted as C-FJEI at least since 1989.
Total Time: 17,741.9 hours in 2013.
• CF-JEI (As per CCAR but painted as C-FJEI.) River Air Ltd., Kenora, ON. Based Minaki, ON. Regd 21-Jul-2017. Canx 28-Nov-2023.
• CF-JEI Elk Island Air Inc., Winnipeg, MB. Regd 02-Feb-2024.

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A series of eleven small earthquakes ranging in magnitude from 2.1 and 4.0 have taken place beneath Youngstown Ohio since March 2010. Each earthquake is reported to have had their epicenters near the Ohio Works Drive injection well used by D&L Energy Inc. to dispose of waste water from nearby hydro fracking jobs. D&L began injecting the waste water from the fracking jobs, referred to as brine, into its Ohio Works well in December 2010.
The earthquakes early in the spring led the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, ODNR, to have Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory install seismic monitoring equipment in the area to determine whether there was any relationship between fracking or water disposal activity and the earthquakes. A report is expected in the near future, but after the earthquakes, on December 30th and 31st, use of the disposal well has been halted. ODNR has halted deep well disposal of fracking waste water in the D&L Ohio Works Drive injection well and four other injection wells in the Youngstown area pending analysis of the data collected by the Lamont-Doherty scientists.
In hydraulic fracking on average 2.8 million gallons of chemicals and water is pumped into the shale formation at 9,000 pounds per square inch and literally cracks the shale or breaks open existing cracks and allows the trapped natural gas to flow. While geologists and engineers believe that there is little risk that the fracking “water,” a mix chemicals and water, will somehow infiltrate through the shale and the thousands of feet to reach the groundwater reserves though a fissure created by the fracking, there are other routes of contamination and impact. An now concern is focused in Ohio on the disposal of the flowback water that is not absorbed into the rock formations.
The water that is absorbed into the rock formations may change the formations in ways we do not yet understand, it is the disposal of the flowback that is the focus of this investigation. Though the water in the hydro frack is exempted from the clean water act (by a 2005 act of congress), the flowback which contains “proprietary” chemicals and contaminates from the geological formation is not and must be disposed under state regulations. This is not the first study of earthquakes associated with the disposal of fracking water.
Researchers of the University of Texas at Austin were part of a team of researchers who studied a series of small earthquakes that struck near Dallas, Texas in 2008 and 2009, in an area where natural gas companies had used fracking. The epicenter of the quakes turned out to be about half a mile from a deep injection disposal well under the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport used to dispose of the fracking fluid. The largest earthquake of the series measured 3.3 on the Richter scale, a very small earthquake. In a study that was published in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, the researchers also reviewed records from US Geological Survey seismic-recording stations in Oklahoma and Dallas. It was concluded by the researchers that the fracking did not cause the earthquakes, but there seemed to be a relationship to the deep well injection of the fracking fluid to the earthquakes.
Columbia's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory scientists have the advantage of having placed seismic monitoring equipment in the area before the last few quakes which included the strongest of the series at 4.0 on the Richter scale on New Year’s Eve. The location of the earthquake epicenter is expected to be in the area of the Ohio Works Drive injection well an area of no previous seismic activity. It has been speculated that the earthquakes were triggered by the fluid injected into the well that permeated a previously unknown fault.
Our ability to recover natural gas buried a mile or more beneath the earth has increased. Advances in horizontal drilling which allows a vertically drilled well to turn and run thousands of feet laterally through the earth combined with advances in hydraulic fracking, the pumping of millions of gallons of water and laced with thousands of gallons of chemicals into shale at high pressure have increased our ability to recover natural gas from shale ahead of our knowledge of the consequences of the fracking and disposal of the waste water. Wastewaters from the hydraulic fracturing process must be disposed of safely, and deep injecting wells had been the favored method. There are 177 similar injection wells around the state of Ohio that will remain in use. The Youngstown-area well has been the only site with seismic activity, according to the ODNR. Only five Youngstown area wells have been shut down.

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Ultrasensitive and Broadband MoS2 Photodetector Driven by Ferroelectrics
A few-layer MoS2 photodetector driven by poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) ferroelectrics is achieved. The detectivity and responsitivity are up to 2.2 x 10(12) Jones and 2570 A W-1, respectively, at 635 nm with ZERO gate bias. E-g of MoS2 is tuned by the ultra-high electrostatic field from the ferroelectric polarization. The photo response wavelengths of the photo detector are extended into the near-infrared (0.85-1.55 mu m).


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Protesters fighting to block controversial plans for a new airport in the west of France are gearing up for their next skirmish in what is becoming an increasingly ugly battle with authorities determined to get the proposals off the ground.
Around 2,000 hectares of mostly farmland in rural western France are set to be the stage for what is likely to be a violent confrontation on Saturday, when anti-airport activists square up to riot police.
Protesters, battling plans to build a new €580 million airport near Nantes, have organised a mass "re-occupation" rally when they will attempt to reconquer part of the proposed site after scores of them began being unceremoniously evicted by police last month.
Saturday’s confrontation, dubbed ‘high risk’ by police, will just be the latest in a long line of clashes between authorities and various groups united in their battle to prevent the proposed new airport at Notre-Dame-Des-Landes from ever taking off.
Although their campaign dates back many years, it has taken an ugly turn in recent weeks, with riot police using tear gas to break up camps of protesters who responded in kind by throwing Molotov cocktails and setting up burning road blocks.
‘Police fanning the flames’
Many have blamed the police operation, unfortunately code-named 'Caesar', for the increased antagonism.
“If the conflict is more violent today, it is entirely down to the police,” Geneviève Lebouteux, regional councillor from France’s Green party, told FRANCE 24. “By evicting people to silence the dissent, all the government has succeeded in doing is to help the movement gain momentum.”
Opposition to the airport at Notre-Dame-Des-Landes dates back over four decades, when the idea to build a new airport for Nantes was first floated.
Plans finally took shape in the 1990’s before eventually being put out to consultation in 2003. The new “Great West” airport was finally given the green light in 2008 after proposals survived a lengthy public enquiry.
It was originally due to be operational by 2017, but with several legal disputes still unresolved and protesters showing no sign they are ready to give up the fight, that date appears optimistic.
A question of capacity
The government and regional authorities insist the proposed transport hub, which will cater for up to 9 million passengers annually, is essential for the region.
It will replace the current Nantes-Atlantique airport, which they claim is stretched to capacity and cannot be expanded to handle the more than the 3 million passengers currently passing through its gates.
Those in favour also believe the new airport is vital to improving economic development in the west of France.
But on the other side of the trenches are environmentalists angered over the harm that will be done to the eco-systems of the local wetlands and the rise in pollution that a new airport would bring.
They have been joined by farmers furious after having had their land expropriated to make way for the airport and a proposed new road system. Earlier this year several farmers went on hunger strike for 28 days until authorities agreed to temporarily halt the evictions.
Various political groups, from the Greens to the radical left, are also supporting the protesters’ campaign.
They all believe there is an alternative, cheaper and more environmentally friendly solution to the problem that would have much less of an impact on the local population.
“The existing airport is being used at 50% of its capacity. It has its problems but the government have never really tried to remedy them. All they have thought about is building a second airport,” Lebouteux told FRANCE 24.
Much of the opposition’s ire is directed towards Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, who as former mayor of Nantes was a key supporter of the project, and the company Vinci, who will operate the new airport.
“Vinci is acting against the law, demolishing houses even though the plan has not been completely validated by law,” Lebouteux said. “The government has adopted scorched earth policy. They want to make us believe that the project is well advanced, but it’s not working.”
'We all live on the same planet'
The ranks of protesters have been swelled lately by anti-capitalists who have come from far and wide to join a fight they believe has a resonance far beyond Notre-Dame-Des-Landes.
One activist recently evicted from the site told FRANCE 24 that the battle of Notre-Dame-Des-Landes mirrors other social conflicts.
“This is happening in many places. Immigrants were driven towards Calais, Roma gypsy camps are being dismantled and the poor are being gradually forced out of city centres. It’s all the same,” the militant told FRANCE 24 on condition of anonymity.
“It is not just those who live near Notre-Dame-Des-Landes who should be concerned by this battle. It does not matter whether we come from the other end of Europe or just around the corner, we all live on the same planet,” he said.
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Working with the new Leica M10 Monochrom and Alan Schaller
The whole world was waiting for it. And we already had it since months! The new Leica M10 Monochrom, probably the most sought after b/w-only camera of the last years. To be entrusted with it‘s global launch-campaign was amazing. But being able to shoot with the best kept secret of the industry such a long time before its uncovering rendered us speechless. Just to give you a little taste, this incredible piece of equipment is so limited that the waiting list can take up to a year.
After intense concepting and planning, the idea for our campaign was decided upon. Equipped with several Leica SL2‘s and the fantastic Leitz Cine Lenses, our team got sent on a trip straight into a cliche – grey, grim, rainy London. The mission was to accompany a heavyweight of contemporary b/w photography, Alan Schaller, for a day and film him doing what he does best. Working exclusively with the Leica M Monochrom and a keen eye for the interplay of light, geometry and humans, Alan‘s unique take on street photography is widely recognized and exhibited.
The Leica ambassador came well prepared for our shooting, as he was among the first to get his hands on the new M10 Monochrom and tested it extensively. While hunting down motifs worth capturing, our team absorbed Alans deep insights about photography and the liberating quality of limitations. Shooting on locations such as the Tate Modern, Soho, the London Underground and many of Alans favourite secret spots around the city was an adventure well worth the freezing cold and wet feet we all ended up with. The outcome speaks for itself - a film far from anything advertisement usually looks like, and maybe one of the most inspiring films our agency has ever made.
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Chinese Zodiac was awarded Best Feature Film (Foreign), Audience Choice, and Golden Jury, and nominated for Outstanding Music. [phtoto/mtime.com]
The 11th Abuja International Film Festival ended in Nigeria on Sept 26, with films from more than 10 countries participating in its competition section. Chinese films were also listed in the nominees.
The categories open to foreign films include Best Feature Film (Foreign), Best Short Film (Foreign), Best Documentary, Best Directing, Outstanding Male Actor, Outstanding Female Actress, and Outstanding Music. After the examination and discussion of the jury panel, Chinese Zodiac, The Grandmaster and Walking to School were nominated for Best Feature Film (Foreign), Jackie Chan (Chinese Zodiac) was nominated for Outstanding Male Actor and Best Directing, Kar Wai Wong(The Grandmaster) and Peng Jiahuang & Peng Chen (Walking to School) were nominated for Best Directing, and Chinese Zodiac was nominated for Outstanding Music.
After a fierce competition, Chinese Zodiac was awarded Best Feature Film (Foreign), Audience Choice, and Golden Jury, and Jackie Chan was awarded Best Directing. China was the most awarded country among all the foreign participants, while Egypt won one award. Nigeria made a clean sweep of the remaining awards.
The Abuja International Film Festival is a renowned Nigerian festival. In addition to film exhibition and appraisal, seminars and business negotiations were also included this year.
The Nigerian film industry, boasting its low cost, large-scale production and domestic popularity, is labeled “Nollywood”, enjoying equal fame with India’s Bollywood. The film industry, as a major part of culture industry, is vigorously supported by Nigerian government.


text: Legend has it there’s a study out there that says 90% of what we worry about never comes to pass. Whether that study is real or not, it’s most likely that this statistic holds in your life. How much of our lives do we miss because we’re agonizing over what might happen down the road? How often do we fail to act – even if it’s the right thing to do – because we fear any number of possible consequences? Fretting over the future doesn’t solve any of those impending problems. It only paralyzes your actions of the present. It stresses you out, makes you mentally and physically tired, and saps all the fun out of what could have been another great day. Next time you start to worry about what might happen, think of this: You can prepare, but you cannot predict. So do what you can, and forget what you cannot.

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A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action by attempting to liberate a presidential campaign worker and an underage prostitute.
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A tale of greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends: a mafia enforcer and a casino executive, compete against each other over a gambling empire, and over a fast living and fast loving socialite.
Tony Montana manages to leave Cuba during the Mariel exodus of 1980. He finds himself in a Florida refugee camp but his friend Manny has a way out for them: undertake a contract killing and arrangements will be made to get a green card. He's soon working for drug dealer Frank Lopez and shows his mettle when a deal with Colombian drug dealers goes bad. He also brings a new level of violence to Miami. Tony is protective of his younger sister but his mother knows what he does for a living and disowns him. Tony is impatient and wants it all however, including Frank's empire and his mistress Elvira Hancock. Once at the top however, Tony's outrageous actions make him a target and everything comes crumbling down.Written by
This film is dedicated to Ben Hecht and Howard Hawks, the writer and director of the original Scarface (1932). Brian De Palma's Scarface is a loose remake of the 1932 movie, which is also about the rise and fall of an American immigrant gangster. The producer of the 1983 version, Martin Bregman, saw the original on late night TV and thought the idea could be modernized and still pay respect to the original film. De Palma's flick is dedicated to the original film's director, Howard Hawks, and screenwriter, Ben Hecht. See more »
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...los que no se adapten... al esfuerzo y al heroísmo de una revolución... ¡No los queremos! ¡No los necesitamos!
[in subtitles: They are unwilling to adapt to the spirit of our revolution. We don't want them! We don't need them!]
[Translation word-for-word:... the ones that won't adapt... to the effort and heroism of a revolution... We don't want them! We don't need them!]
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We see a proverb at the beginning of the movie that says: "Enjoy yourself, every day above ground is a good day." ANONYMOUS, MIAMI 1981 See more »
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Brian De Palma's Scarface depicts cinema at its most macabre, and not for a second does Stone's cut-throat screenplay go awry in its unforgiving attempt to limn the naked reality associated with drug mafia and the kingpins who govern it. Brian De Palma's unquenchable thirst to mimic the gore reality on the celluloid didn't go well with the MPAA, which rated even the highly censored third cut of the movie as 'X'. Brian De Palma and the producer Martin Bergman arranged a hearing with the MPAA and roped in a panel of experts including some narcotics officers, who testified the movie's verisimilitude to the conditions prevalent in the drug underworld. Their testimonies greatly convinced the members of the rating board, who eventually condescended to give an 'R' rating to the aforesaid third cut of the movie. Brian De Palma used the pervasive kerfuffle as a subterfuge to release the unedited original version of the movie instead of the curtailed one and kept this fact surreptitious for months until the movie was released on videocassettes.
A remake of a 1932 classic of the same name, Scarface portrays the life of a young, tempestuous Cuban émigré named Tony Montana, highlighting his sanguinary journey from being a thug to becoming a kingpin of drug mafia. Montana's story is one of rise and fall, trust and deceit, love and hatred, greed and lust, but most importantly: life and death. He is a hapless victim of the vicissitudes of his time; a product of his tainted conscience and naked ambition. As the modern-day Macbeth, Montana is the quintessential anti-hero of American cinema: he adores his friends and folks, and is unforgiving to his foes.
Brian De Palma took yet another calculated risk by choosing Al Pacino, who was then going through a lean patch in his career, to play Montana's part. Pacino took few months off to prepare himself for the role and to perfect his Cuban accent. Chagrin driven, Pacino uses all his talent and guile to give Montana an ineffable charm and an element of frenzy, which not only brings Montana to life, but also makes the portrayal, singularly remarkable. Pacino's breathtaking performance, which is arguably his best, manages to hold the viewer in a transfixion right from the inception to the finale. In fact, it's clear from the very first scene itself (the first scene in which Pacino is interrogated by the police for being a Cuban emigrant) that Pacino is on an inexorable mission to outperform not only his contemporaries, but also himself. He punctiliously takes care of the nuances and the subtleties in mannerisms needed for an exorbitant portrayal such as Montana's. As Tony Montana, Pacino not only substantiates his acting prowess and answers his critics once and for all, but also establishes Montana as a cult figure in American cinema. The entire cast has given a thorough performance with a special mention of Michelle Pfeiffer and Steven Bauer. Pfeiffer is absolutely ravishing in her intense portrayal of the quintessential, uber-sexy mobster's moll. The chemistry between Pfeiffer and Pacino is scintillating and at times, awe-inspiring.
The movie is a highlight reel of some of the most graphic and grotesque sequences ever caricatured in cinema. The scene in which Tony Montana asseverates his innocence and loyalty to the drug kingpin Frank Lopez elevates cinema to a new zenith, while the Macbeth like climax gives the movie an operatic feel that is seldom associated with cinema.
Scarface marked the upsurge of a new force in cinema: the triumvirate of De Palma, Stone and Pacino. Almost three decades have passed since Scarface, but Al Pacino, Brian De Palma and Oliver Stone still enjoy a global iconic status as they continue to enthrall the audiences worldwide with their idiosyncratic cinematic styles.
PS. Scarface has become a prototype in modern cinema and is one heck of a cinematic experience, but is not meant for the faint-hearted, or the sycophantic adherents of conservative cinema. 9/10
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Everyone has forgotten someone’s name, misplaced their glasses or walked into a room and not remembered why they entered? Normal age-related memory decline affects more than half of all seniors, and those over 80 are the most vulnerable.
A new UCLA study has found that a memory fitness program offered to older adults in their senior living communities helped improve their ability to recognize and recall words, benefitting their verbal learning and retention.
New research published in the September issue of the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, also found that as a result of the program, seniors’ self-perceived memory improved, an important factor in maintaining a positive outlook on life while aging. The average age of participants in the study was 81.
As people get older, it takes longer to learn new information and to retrieve it, including names, dates, the location of household objects, meetings, and appointments, according to the study’s senior author, Dr. Gary Small, UCLA’s Parlow-Solomon Professor on Aging and director of the UCLA Longevity Center.
The six-week, 12-session program differed from other cognitive training courses in that it offered not only memory-training techniques but also education about lifestyle factors that may impact memory ability and overall brain health. Participants learned stress-reduction exercises and were instructed about the importance of daily physical exercise and maintaining a healthy diet rich in antioxidants. “Lifestyle and environmental factors may play a role in cognitive decline, so our program included education about healthy living in addition to memory-training techniques,” said Small, who is also a professor at the Semel Institute.
Although the UCLA team has offered similar programs in other settings, such as at senior centers and on the UCLA campus, this is one of the first times that such a comprehensive memory program has been designed for and offered in a retirement living community. This made participation easier, since seniors in most cases simply walked down a hallway rather than having to drive to a class off-site. The one-hour education sessions focused on memory enhancement. They included explanations of how memory works; offered quick strategies for remembering names, faces and numbers; and provided basic memory tools such as linking ideas and creating visual images. Trainers also discussed the role of a healthy lifestyle in protecting and maintaining memory.
Among the older adults attending the classes, the researchers found marked improvement in verbal memory, as well as improvements in how they perceived their memory, compared with the controls.

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Study: Indiana Toll Road corridor primed for economic development
If you drive the Indiana Toll Road, you know it's a huge thoroughfare for semis taking products from coast-to-coast. But could more businesses be developed along the toll road corridor? A recent economic study from Ball State University says that answer is yes.
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Many weird, creepy and colorful animals lurk in the deep sea- some that you simply need to see to believe! There are so many cool creatures living in the earth’s oceans that it is believed humans have only discovered and explored 5% of them- this means that there are many weird and wild animals still left to discover that may look like something out of your wildest dreams.
1, Christmas Tree Worm
The Christmas Tree Worm is a beautiful creature that looks like a plastic decoration for a small gold fish take. The Christmas tree worm is a colorful creature that has tree-like crowns that radiate from their central spine. They come in many colors including orange, yellow, blue and white. Christmas tree worms are not very big- averaging 1.5 inches in length. They have appendages that they use to breathe and catch prey. Christmas tree worms generally eat microscopic plants and are stationary- meaning that once they find a place that they like they do not move very often. They hide from predators by hiding in the burrows that they anchor themselves with.


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The Business Research Company’s Music Recording global market report, covers the year-on-year growth of the global Music Recording market historic and forecast growth. It also includes chapters on the Music Recording market trends, geographical analysis, and competitive landscape.
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The global music recording industry size is expected to reach $65 billion by 2022, significantly growing at a CAGR of around 4.5% during the forecast period.
Music Recording Market Trends
The music recording industry consists of the revenues from the production and distribution of musical recordings, from publishing music, or from providing sound recording and related services earned by entities (organizations, sole traders and partnerships) that are in the music recording industry.
Wearable technology such as gloves and jackets are being used by artists during live performances. Wearable technologies are accessories such as clothing, headgear and gloves etc. These devices are self-equipped to connect with machines without human intervention. Devices such as Sound Brenner Pulse help performers stick to a rhythm. This is also equipped with exercises to enhance artists’ rhythm, speed, accuracy and endurance. Other technology variants such as Drumpants, MI.MU are also widely used in the music recording industry.
The global Music Recording market is primarily driven by rise in disposable income, increasing investments in entertainment industry and rapid globalization.
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The global Music Recording market report covers the following regions under the geographical analysis section: Asia Pacific, Western Europe, North America, Middle East, Africa, South America, and Eastern Europe. Major countries under each of these regions are also covered under the country analysis chapters.
With increase in internet and mobile penetration, the global Music Recording market is expected to increase in potential and scope. TBRC’s report also covers the Music Recording drivers and restraints in the market.
The global Music Recording market’s segment shares in each geographic region are mentioned in the report, along with the historic and forecast growth rates for each segment presented visually with supporting reasons to justify the growth rates.
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Knowitall.ch interviews Paul Vanderbroeck, co-author of HERE WE ARE: The International Career Couple Handbook.
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A German Shepherd named Nikki, who was noticed alone within the rain clutching onto a stuffed toy, has been rescued by two non-profit group.
The non-profit organizations, Virtually House Animal Rescue and South Lyon Murphy Misplaced Animal Restoration, caught Nikki and is now serving to her get the medical consideration she wants.
Chatting with PEOPLE, Gail Montgomery, the cofounder of Virtually House Animal Rescue, stated she obtained non-public messages and footage of Nikki wandering the streets of downtown Detroit whereas it was raining.
Montgomery described seeing the pictures of Nikki clutching onto her stuffed toy within the pouring rain as “gut-wrenching and heartbreaking.”
And so as to add onto the heartbreaking pictures of Nikki, Montgomery was instructed that the German Shepherd has been on her personal for months as a result of dying of her proprietor.
Montgomery later reached out to the South Lyon Murphy Misplaced Animal Restoration to assist discover and catch Nikki.
And after Nikki’s “gotcha day” on Might 2, the non-profit organizations took her to the vet and discovered some horrible information.
In line with the South Lyon Murphy Misplaced Animal Restoration, “Nikki is heartworm constructive. That is horrible information as that is such an costly therapy. She’s not spayed. She’s by no means had a shower a day in her life and he or she has a double ear an infection.”
Nonetheless, after Virtually House Animal Rescue obtained Nikki a foster household, her therapy continued. And in a Fb put up replace, Virtually House stated Nikki is “with the bestest foster couple ever.”
Since Nikki needed to survive alone for months, she needed to eat no matter was out there. And this prompted inner issues. In line with Montgomery, “they discovered plastic baggage, twigs, and bones in her abdomen.”
Nikki has been to 2 vets to date and had undergone a sequence of exams and blood work.
Thankfully, Nikki’s highway to restoration goes nicely because of her ongoing therapy and the fantastic assist she’s been getting from her foster dad and mom and everybody round her.
Montgomery reveals that Nikki doesn’t want her stuffed toy anymore and as a substitute, is cuddling together with her foster dad and mom.
“She nonetheless sort of sleeps on it, however she’s not obsessive about it like she was in Detroit when she was strolling round,” Montgomery added.
If you wish to donate to Nikki’s therapy or assist different animals in want, it’s possible you’ll ship your donations to Virtually House Animal Rescue and South Lyon Murphy Misplaced Animal Restoration.


Quantitative studies on population dynamics and life history traits of key species are useful to predict changes in the structure and organization of biological communities. In this context, Hermodice carunculata (Pallas, 1766) is a selective scavenger/carnivore polychaete species (known as a fireworm) that, in recent years, has exhibited a northern expansion along the whole basin, including the Italian coasts, and an increasing abundance in its southern areas. Here we report ecological data and fireworm abundances from two shallow stations of the Salento peninsula in the Ionian Sea (Lecce, Italy), characterized by different hydrodynamic exposure levels and structural communities. The observed densities by visual census in the years 2019–2021 (up to 18 ind./15 m2) document a striking shift compared to the past anecdotal reports of the rare occurrence of fireworms along the studied area. Additionally, their abundance seems to be driven by the substrate coverage; in fact, a higher density of fireworms was observed where the biodiversity is richer. Results from this study will serve as a baseline reference for future investigation of the invasiveness potential of a species that can act as a biological marker of ocean warming.
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I posted this as a heads up for retail investors who may be seeking a low entry point. IMHO this is the opportunity.
Just an FYI. No indication of what it represents.
Never said is was one trade but several within about a 5-10 minute period. Pretty much as it occurs everyday. I couldn't care less who understands and who doesn't. Pointed it out for anyone who IS interested.
that takes place. One just occurred.
and will provide the impetus for a continued move higher.
Relax and enjoy your investment and give it time to grow. Day traders trade constantly and the reasons for company growth don't apply.
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I'm sorry, you apparently did not comprehend how extensive the tissue lab applications and the expansion of the toxicity lab functions can be. I did and so do their present and future partner clients.
More and more shares are in more firm hands.
reconsider their recent ratings?

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Now that nearly the whole 911 line is “turbo charged”, how does Porsche make their top dogs stand out? By giving them more bite, that’s how. The base Turbo now offers 540 hp and the Turbo S makes a whopping 580 hp (up from 520 and 560 respective). Porsche’s usually conservative estimates have the Turbo reaching 60 miles per hour in just 2.9 seconds and the Turbo S getting there in 2.8. In addition, the Turbo S now reaches a top speed of 205 miles per hour, and the Turbo manages 198 miles per hour. Our guess is that once tested those numbers will drop a few tenths. What else has Porsche changed with the new Turbo models? Let’s explore.
Sport Chrono Package And PSM Sport Mode
Perhaps the most exciting change is the adoption of the Sport Chrono Package as standard on all 911 Turbo models. The Sport Chrono package includes the smaller diameter 918 Spyder-inspired GT Sport steering wheel with mode switch. This is also now optionally avaiable on the new 991.2 Carrera and Carrera S models as well, and allows the driver to select between Normal, Sport, Sport Plus, and Individual drivetrain modes. These modes allow adjustment of PDK shift strategy, throttle response and damper control. Another new feature of the package is the “Sport Response” button. When the little button in the center of the mode switch is pressed, it sets the car up for the best possible responsiveness (likely with an overboost function) allowing the vehicle to produce optimal acceleration for up to 20 seconds.
Porsche Stability Management system now has three modes, including the standard ‘Full On’ mode, the new “PSM Sport” allows a higher threshold similar to what was available in “Sport Plus” mode on the previous generation activated with a short press of the PSM button, and “PSM Off” is still an option with a long press of the button.
New Standard and Optional Features
Sport Chrono, Parking Assist, LED headlamps, and Porsche Dynamic Light System are all now standard across the Turbo range. New options for both cars include radar-based lane change assist, and a front axle lifting system which can raise the front of the car 40mm for access to steeper driveways, or traversing speed humps. As is usually the case, the 911 Turbo S still comes standard with PASM, PDCC, and PCCB, all of which are optional on the standard 911 Turbo. The Turbo S also offers as standard 18-way Adaptive Sport Seats Plus, a two-tone leather interior, a more advanced version of PDLS dubbed PDLS+, Sport Design exterior mirrors, and additional carbon interior bits.
On the outside, Porsche has simply made many of the same updates to the bodywork as they have done on the new 991.2 Carrera and Carrera S, as well as a few distinctly Turbo-specific styling tweaks. The front end has been redesigned to include ‘side air blades’ and narrow LED lights. All Turbo models are fitted with a new design 20-inch wheel. The center lock wheels on the 911 Turbo S now feature seven sets of double spokes instead of the former ten. Measuring 9″x20″ at the front and 11.5″x20″ at the rear, the Turbo and Turbo S now feature the same sized wheels, endowing the regular Turbo model with an increase of half an inch on each corner. In identical fashion to the 911 Carrera models, new door handles without recess covers give the car a sleeker look. Out back, the new 911 Turbo features three-dimensional tail lights with their four-point brake lights and what Porsche calls ‘aura-like illumination’. There are also redesigned dual tailpipes and exhaust tips to look forward to. The new rear decklid grill now features right and left sections with longitudinal vent vanes, and the middle cover is intended to optimize air flow to the engine.
Inside, the 911 Turbo new features the newly developed infotainment system that all 2017 911 variants will carry. PCM with navigation is standard. The 7-inch touch screen monitor features new connectivity functions with Porsche’s “Connect Plus” system. The new navigation uses Google maps, as well as Google StreetView, which is a massive improvement. The system can now process handwritten prompts, and is much more compatible with smartphones (connectivity via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or cable). The Turbo still features a 555 watt Bose system with 12 speakers as standard, while an 821 watt Burmeister system remains optional.
U.S. Pricing Of The 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo and 911 Turbo S*
911 Turbo Coupe – $159,200
911 Turbo Cabriolet – $171,500
911 Turbo S Coupe – $188,100
911 Turbo S Cabriolet – $200,400
In the United States, the new generation of Porsche 911 Turbo is expected to reach dealerships in April of next year.
Canadian Pricing Of The 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo and 911 Turbo S*
911 Turbo Coupe – $181,800
911 Turbo Cabriolet – $195,800
911 Turbo S Coupe – $214,800
911 Turbo S Cabriolet – $228,800
In Canada, the new generation of Porsche 911 Turbo is expected to reach dealerships some time in the 2nd quarter of next year.
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We often hear complaints and concerns about the self-centered nature of this generation of youth. In a society filled with instant gratification and focused on a me-ism attitude, too often our young don’t think beyond themselves. The question frequently asked centers around what an individual wants, needs desires, or feels, not what one can do for others without getting something in return. Such was not the case for two pre-teen boys in Orlando who made the ultimate risk, that of their lives, to save an infant and a baby who were trapped in a fire.
[/vc_column_text][banner300 banner=”5517620b381df”][vc_column_text]Isaiah Francis, 10, and Jeremiah Grimes, 11, were doing what most young boys there age do, they were playing video games when they smelled something which caused them to look out the window. Much to their shock and surprise, the house next door to them was on fire. The quick thinking boys immediately jumped into action.
Isaiah spoke with WOFL Fox 35 in Orlando and recounted their experience. He said, “So we ran over there as fast as we could, and the dad was outside trying to find water. We asked them if there were any kids in there, and he said, ‘Yes!’ We said, ‘Where?’ He said, ‘In the kitchen!'”
Despite the threat of danger, the boys raced into the house. Once inside, they saw flames, but found the young children anyway. Jeremiah said, “I grabbed the infant, and Isaiah grabbed the one-and-a-half year old.”
After getting the children out of the house, Jeremiah called 911. The boys also carried the kids down the street five houses down to Isaiah’s house to get them away from the danger and make sure they are okay.[/vc_column_text][banner300 banner=”553157113d3ff”][vc_column_text]The boys are being hailed as heroes and, to listen to their experience, it is not surprising. Jeremiah said, “Mostly, it was just dark. You could see black and orange flames everywhere, and I was kind of scared of doing that.” In speaking about the experience, Isaiah added, “I was scared, but got through my fear and went into the fire.”
In a society where so many of our young are self-absorbed, selfie takers, accused of bullying, and obsessed with reality television, it is beyond refreshing to witness two pre-teen boys risk their lives to save that of young children who could not fend for themselves.
There is hope yet for this generation.
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China Everbright Water clinches 2 waste water treatment projects in Jiangsu
MAINBOARD-LISTED China Everbright Water said on Thursday that it has secured two waste water treatment projects in China's Jiangsu province, worth a total investment of 503.6 million yuan (S$99.6 million).
The first, worth around 478 million yuan, is the Jiangyin City Xili Centre waste water treatment plant and ancillary pipeline network and pumping stations project located in Jiangyin City's Lin’gang Economic Development Zone.
The group will fund, construct and operate the project on a build-operate-transfer model exclusively for a concession period of 30 years, with a return on investment via waste water treatment service fees.
The Xili project will mainly provide services to the Xiagang, Shengang and Ligang districts, and the Huangtu Town area.
It consists of a waste water treatment plant with a design daily waste water treatment capacity of 50,000 cubic metres, a waste water pipeline network of around 49 kilometres in length, and nine waste water pumping stations.
The other project is the Chengxi reusable water project with an investment of 25.6 million yuan, designed to have a daily reusable water supply capacity of 33,000 cubic metres. Discharged water from the project will be used to replenish water in rivers within the plant.
An Xuesong, Everbright Water executive director and CEO, said that with the rapid development of Lin’gang Economic Development Zone, the Xili Project will meet the growing demand for waste water treatment in the zone.
It will also better facilitate the zone in satisfying relevant environmental protection policies’ requirements and achieve sustainable development.
He added that Everbright Water will adopt measures, such as optimising overall planning, to achieve synergy among its Jiangyin projects.
China Everbright shares were trading at S$0.36 on Thursday, up 0.5 Singapore cent or 1.41 per cent as at 9.12am. This was following the announcement, which was made before the market opened.


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US-based private equity fund Silver Lake Partners will invest Rs 7500 crore for a 1.75 equity stake in Reliance Retail Ventures, the retail holding arm of Reliance Industries, said a RIL filing to the stock exchanges.
Reliance Retail Venture's subsidiary Reliance Retail operates India's largest, retail business serving close to 640 million footfalls across its 12,000-odd
This investment values Reliance Retail at a pre-money equity value of Rs 4.21 lakh crore, and is being viewed by industry watchers as a vote-of-confidence in Reliance Retail's ability to lead a disruptive, technology-led transformation of India's retail sector in a post-pandemic world.
This is the second large investment by Silver Lake in a Reliance Industries subsidiary after investing $1.35 billion or Rs. 10,200 crore in Jio Platforms for a 2.08 percent stake in two tranches earlier this year.
Silver Lake Partners is a specialist firm focused on technology companies and has invested in global tech majors like Twitter, Airbnb, Alibaba, Dell Technologies, ANT Financials, Alphabet’s Waymo, and Verily amongst others.
With this deal, Jio Platforms and Reliance Retail now account for over Rs 9 lakh crore of RIL's valuation.
Commenting on the transaction with Silver Lake, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries, said, “I am delighted to extend our relationship with Silver Lake to our transformational efforts of building an inclusive partnership with millions of small merchants while providing value to Indian consumers across the country in the Indian retail sector.
We believe technology will be key to bringing the much-needed transformation in this sector so that various constituents of the retail ecosystem can collaborate to build inclusive growth platforms. Silver Lake will be an invaluable partner in implementing our vision for Indian Retail.”
Reliance Retail, through its New Commerce strategy, has started a transformational digitalization of small and unorganised merchants and is committed to expanding the network to over 20 million of these merchants, helping them benefit from the use of technology tools and efficient
supply chain infrastructure to deliver a superior value proposition to their own customers, the company release said.
Commenting on the investment, Egon Durban, Co-CEO and Managing Partner of Silver Lake, said, “We are pleased to deepen our relationship with Reliance with this investment. Mukesh Ambani and his team at Reliance have created an outstanding world leader in retail and technology through their courageous vision, commitment to societal benefits, innovation excellence and relentless execution. The success of JioMart in such a short time span, especially while India, along with the rest of the world, battles the COVID-19 pandemic, is truly unprecedented, and the most exciting growth phase has just begun. Reliance’s New Commerce strategy could become the disruptor of this decade. We are thrilled to have been invited to partner with Reliance in their mission for
Last month, Reliance Retail had acquired Future Group's retail, wholesale, logistics, warehousing biz in a slump sale.
Commenting on the deal with Future, broking firm Motilal Oswal said Reliance Retail's market share of organized grocery retail would rise to 38 percent from 22 percent earlier.
"The organized grocery market, with the only other player being DMart, has now virtually turned into a duopoly market," the Motilal Oswal report said.
"Reliance targets deep penetration in this space, and DMart focuses on the cluster approach. With the entry of giants such as Amazon, Flipkart, and other online players, the cumulative size of the online Grocery market, once ignored for its non-viability, has now reached an estimated stellar scale of Rs 200-250 billion. This may be viewed as the third dominant force in the Retail market. This deal should further aid Reliance in its online venture Jiomart. Through this, the company aims to create a hub-andspoke model using its deep network of stores as an inventory sourcing warehouse
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A class of non-Gaussian second order random fields
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Non-Gaussian stochastic fields are introduced by means of integrals with respect to independently scattered stochastic measures distributed according to generalized Laplace laws. In particular, we discuss stationary second order random fields that, as opposed to their Gaussian counterpart, have a possibility of accounting for asymmetry and heavier tails. Additionally to this greater flexibility the models discussed continue to share most spectral properties with Gaussian processes. Their statistical distributions at crossing levels are computed numerically via the generalized Rice formula. The potential for stochastic modeling of real life phenomena that deviate from the Gaussian paradigm is exemplified by a stochastic field model with Matérn covariances.
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The circumstances surrounding a mishap involving a Lockheed Martin-owned F-35B Joint Strike Fighter last week, in which a still unnamed U.S. Air Force pilot at the controls at the time was able to safely eject and suffered no serious injuries, remain under investigation. However, the incident, dramatic video footage of which was captured at the time, makes it worthwhile to discuss an obscure feature on the aircraft: an 'auto eject' system that can engage the jet's Martin-Baker US16E ejection seat without direction under very particular circumstances.
The F-35B was conducting a test flight ahead of its formal delivery when the accident happened on December 15. The incident occurred at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth in Texas. Lockheed Martin's main F-35 production facility in Fort Worth shares a runway with this base.
The footage of the mishap, seen above, starts by showing the F-35B hovering. The B variant of the F-35, which is currently in service with the U.S. Marine Corps, Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF), and the Italian armed forces, is short take-off and vertical landing-capable.
As the video continues, the aircraft drops vertically at a relatively high rate. It then touches down briefly, bounces back up into the air, abruptly pitches forward, and comes down again, hitting the runway nose first. The hard impact leads to the jet's nose gear breaking off completely. At this point, power is not cut and the aircraft is propelled forward. The F-35B whipsaws back and forth as it spins out onto the adjacent grass and digs in on one side. The pilot is then seen ejecting while the aircraft is still in motion. A major fear in such circumstances relates to the aircraft rolling over, thus preventing a safe ejection.
The incident had already highlighted the so-called "zero-zero" capabilities of the US16E ejection seat, which refers to its ability to safely function and save the pilot's life even when the aircraft it is installed on is without forward airspeed or altitude, even as the aircraft is sitting stationary on the ground.
It is unclear whether or not the aircraft's auto-eject system was triggered during the December 15 incident. The War Zone reached out to Lockheed Martin for more information. A representative for the company subsequently directed us to contact the U.S. military's F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO), currently overseen by the U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), and Martin-Baker, US16E ejection seat's manufacturer. The War Zone has reached out to both of those entities for additional details about this incident and the auto-eject feature more generally.
Though not regularly discussed, the existence of the auto-eject capability is no secret, even being listed among the US16E's features on Martin-Baker's website. The F-35B is the only version of the Joint Strike Fighter to have this system and is the first U.S. aircraft of any kind with such a capability, according to past information released by the F-35 JPO.
The inclusion of the auto-eject system on the F-35B is tied directly to the complicated way in which the aircraft achieves vertical flight. Lift in the hover mode is provided by a large fan installed vertically in the center of the jet's fuselage and from the thrust from the jet's Pratt & Whitney F135 engine, which is diverted downward via an articulating exhaust nozzle. The engine provides direct power to the lift fan via a large drive shaft attached to a carbon clutch. All three main variants of the F-35 are substantially different from each other in various ways, but the B version is especially so, right down to its core structure, due to this unique propulsion arrangement, as you can read more about here.
"Why do we need auto-eject? There's no auto-eject on the Harrier and over the life of the Harrier we've had one or two engine problems, and it's sort of sunk into the sea or it's sunk into the ground, and the pilot has ejected," Graham Tomlinson, a test pilot with U.K.-headquartered BAE Systems who was involved in early F-35B flight testing, said during a talk hosted by the Royal Aeronautical Society in 2020.
The F-35B replaced all versions of the Harrier jump jet, another vertical take-off and landing-capable combat jet, in RAF and Royal Navy service. It is slated to eventually fully take the place of the Harrier in the U.S. Marine Corps, as well.
"Why has the pilot usually been able to get away with it is because on the Harrier the thrust is central. There's one engine in the middle. The thrust comes out of four nozzles, more or less in the middle [of the aircraft]," Tomlinson continued. "So when the engine begins to cough and splutter, the thrust loss is sort of symmetric, it's near the center of gravity."
"On this thing [the F-35B], ... if you lose the core engine, you get an instant pitch up. If you lose the lift fan, you get an instant pitch down."
Tomlinson said that the possibility of a total sudden loss of thrust from the main engine is less pronounced given that inertia will keep the turbine spinning for at least some amount of time in many cases. How the lift fan works means that a failure there is much more dangerous, he explained, adding that simulations had shown an F-35B would end up flipping over nose down in less than two seconds if the drive shaft were to break during a hover.
This is "far too fast for any super-human test pilot or whatever to react [to]," according to Tomlinson. "There's no way you're going to react quickly enough to get out."
The exact mechanism or parameters by which the auto-eject system determines the aircraft to be outside of the pilot's control and triggers the ejection sequence is not clear. Nor is the exact status of it on the F-35B fleet. It is known that the US16E seats on all F-35 variants are otherwise linked to the aircraft's flight systems to help prevent the pilot from ejecting in unsafe conditions.
Interestingly, the Soviet Yak-38 and Yak-141 jump jets developed during the Cold War had engine arrangements more in line with that of the F-35B, but with vertically-mounted jet engines instead of a lift fan in both cases, and also had auto-eject systems. As with the F-35B, this feature appears to have been included primarily due to the potential for sudden nose-down pitch if the lift engines failed.
It remains to be seen what the investigation ultimately determines the cause or causes of the December 15 mishap to have been, and whether it emerges that the auto-eject system on the F-35B came into play at all.
Regardless, the auto-eject capability is an interesting and relatively obscure feature on the B variant of the Joint Strike Fighter, apparently made necessary by the jet's already unique means of hovering in mid-air.
Special thanks to Scott Lowe for reminding us of Graham Tomlinson's remarks about the auto-eject feature on the US16E ejection seat in the F-35B.
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Yes, fat tire bikes are better for heavy riders. Fat Tire Bikes, having the most robust built, wide and thick tires having a larger grip on surface areas, and the heavy-duty suspension increase its weight bearing capacity to a remarkable standard.
If you are a plus-size rider or if you are thinking about giving your friend a ride on your bike then fat tire bikes are the ideal choice. The weight-bearing capacity of a fat tire bike is around 350 to 500 lbs, although it may increase or decrease due to some key factors.
The frame structure and materials are gonna be robust, so you don’t have to worry about it breaking down.
To be more certain about the weight-bearing capacity, you can always invest in a Carbon Fiber or titanium alloy frame, if it’s too much for your budget then going with a high-quality aluminum alloy frame would get the job done.
Tire thickness, air pressure, rim quality, and the number of spokes will also play a major role in proper weight distribution and increase the weight-bearing capacity.
If you are still not convinced and want to understand the pros of fat tire bikes in simple words then
Do Fat Tire Bikes Hold More Weight
Yes, fat tire bikes hold more weight than any other bike type. According to our research, you can generally expect 150lb to 350lbs from any regular fat tire bike.
For getting a 550 lbs weight-bearing capacity, you may need to add heavy-duty suspension and highly durable rim and spokes to your fat bike.
Here is a chart to help you understand the height, size, and weight limit for fat bikes:
|Weight limit (in pounds)
|150lbs – 300 lbs
|300lbs – 400 lbs
|350lbs – 450 lbs
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The average weight-bearing capacity of a fat tire bike is around 350 to 500 lbs.
How Much Weight Can A Fat Tire Bike Hold
Expecting 150lbs to 400lbs would be the norm from a fat bike. The heavy-duty built, durable metal alloy body, thick and wide tires, all of these combined helps the fat bike to carry more weight than other bikes.
There are ways to increase the weight-bearing capacity of the fat bike. Implementing better heavy-duty suspension, changing the rim and spokes to titanium alloy, and increasing the air pressure slightly may help you even create a 550lbs weight-bearing capacity fat bike.
Can A 300-pound Person Ride A Bike?
Yes, a 300-pound person can easily ride a bike. Nowadays, most bicycles are made with heavy-duty metal or carbon fiber, and a durable frame structure, ideal weight distribution, and optimal suspension ensure a heavy weight-bearing capacity.
If a 300-pound rider is on a mountain bike or using a fat bike then they have nothing to worry about. Thanks to the carbon fiber frame, rims, and highly durable build, a 300-pound rider can even effortlessly ride on a thin-looking racing bike.
The only time the weight of the rider is gonna be an issue is if the bike is worn out. If the rims and hub are broken or any defect is found on the frame of the bike, the weight-bearing capacity may decrease.
How To Know The Limits Of Your Bike Tires?
The weight-bearing capacity of your bike tires may depend on the air pressure, thickness, and structure of the rim and spokes.
For air pressure, its unit would be in PSI. For most tires if the air pressure is 100 psi, it will easily tolerate 160 lbs or more. If you increase the air pressure or PSI just a little, there would be a significant rise in the weight-bearing capacity.
Why Can Some Bikes Hold More Weight
Due to their frame structure and metal quality, suspension, tire thickness & air pressure, rim and spokes quality, some bikes hold more weight.
Different bikes are designed for various purposes:
Are Fat Bikes Good For Trail Riding?
Yes, you can ride any trail with your fat bike. However, there are other bike options for riding on trails with better suspension and other features.
Do Fat Bikes Hold More Weight
Yes, fat bikes can hold more weight. The frame built and gigantic size tires help the fat bike to withstand more than 500 lbs.
What Bicycles Are Good For Heavy Riders?
You can rely on fat bikes, mountain bikes, and more. A bike with a heavy framework, good suspension, and big tires is good for heavy riders.
Fat tire bikes are ideal for plus-size riders. Depending on your height and weight you can go for a medium or an extra large size fat bike.
The weight-bearing capacity of the fat tire bike depends on the material used for building the frame, suspension capability, rim and spokes quality and quantity, tire thickness and air pressure, and many more.
Having a fat tire bike ensures a smooth and stable ride even in extreme weather. Hope you will enjoy riding the fat tire bike, have a safe ride.


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Iranian Atomic Envoy: Construction at Parchin Not the IAEA’s Concern
Iran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) stressed his country’s position that the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog was not authorized to inspect Tehran’s construction activities at the Parchin military site southeast of Tehran, the pro-regime Iranian news agency, Tasnim, reported on Tuesday.
Reza Najafi asserted, “Parchin is a conventional military site, in which construction is a normal issue, and it is not the agency’s concern.”
Najafi was responding to IAEA Director-General Yukiya Amano’s repeated concerns that work at the site could “undermine the capability” of the IAEA to verify past activities Iran had engaged in there.
“The issue is so clear,” Najafi said, “that even U.S. officials have acknowledged it.”
To back up this claim, the Tasnim report quoted U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who called Parchin a “conventional military site, not a nuclear site. So there wouldn’t be any IAEA or other restrictions on new construction at a site were they to occur.”
However, Israeli intelligence agencies have previously stated that Iran has been secretly using its Parchin military site to test technologies that can only be used for detonating nuclear weapons.
Both the IAEA and U.S. intelligence have concurred with the Israeli assessment, long suspecting that Iranian scientists were experimenting at Parchin with high-explosive detonators for nuclear weapons.
Late last month, the Associated Press revealed that the IAEA had signed a secret side deal with Iran, which would allow Tehran to use its own inspectors to investigate the Parchin military site, where it has long been suspected of conducting nuclear-weapons work.
The agreement would task Iranian personnel with providing the IAEA with the photos, videos and environmental samples from the Parchin complex, which are vital to determining Iran’s past nuclear-related activities at the site.


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By Rachel Mealey on AM
A study of child protection workers across Queensland has found many commonly face traumatic stress as part of their work, but find it hard to seek help.
Child protection workers are exposed to the worst cases of child neglect and abuse as well as the threat of violence from children's parents and family members.
James Cook University research has found that workers were often bullied or labelled "not up to the job" for seeking help.
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Background: Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), using break-apart red (3') and green (5') ALK (anaplastic lymphoma kinase) probes, consistently shows rearrangements in <100% of tumor cells in ALK-positive (ALK+) nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Increased copy numbers of fused and rearranged signals also occur. Here, correlations are explored between the percentage of ALK+ cells and signal copy number and their association with response to ALK inhibition.
Methods: Ninety ALK+ NSCLC cases were evaluated. The percentage of positive cells, pattern of positivity (split, single red, or both), and copy number of fused, isolated red and green signals were recorded. Thirty patients had received crizotinib.
Results: Increased isolated red signal copy number (contributing to both single red and split patterns of positivity) correlated with a higher percentage of ALK+ cells (r = 0.743, P < .0001). Mean fused copy number was negatively associated with isolated red signal copy number (r = -0.409, P < .0001). Neither percentage of positive cells (r = 0.192, P = .3), nor copy number of isolated red signal (r = 0.274, P = .195) correlated with maximal tumor shrinkage with crizotinib.
Conclusions: The strong association between increased copy number of key ALK signals and percentage of positive cells suggests that the <100% rate of cellular positivity in ALK+ tumors is due to technical factors, not biological factors. In ALK+ tumors, neither the percentage of positive cells nor signal copy number appear to be informative variables for predicting benefit from ALK inhibition. The inverse relationship between fused and isolated red copy number suggests ALK+ may be a distinct "near-diploid" subtype of NSCLC that develops before significant chromosomal aneusomy occurs.
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LANCASTER - In a chilling tape-recorded confession played Monday in Garrard County Circuit Court, 17-year-old Jonathan Dyer recounted how he and Danny Poff, 22, snuck into the home of Burdette Earls and beat Earls and Sandra Jernigan with 2-by-4 boards. Earls died from his wounds.
"We done it," Dyer says early in the recording.
Kentucky State Police Detective Monte Owens, who interviewed Dyer in the tape, played the recording in a hearing in which Dyer's attorney, Public Defender Susanne McCollough, sought bail for her client. McCollough, noting that Dyer was not arrested until a week after confessing, had sought a $25,000 property bond for her client.
Circuit Judge Hunter Daugherty denied the motion, citing Kentucky law that prohibits bail to persons whose crimes could make them subject to the death penalty.
Poff and Dyer are charged with the capital murder of Earls, 65, and assaulting Jernigan, 43, during a burglary June 19 on Harmon's Lick Road. Both are also charged with two counts of robbery and tampering with evidence. In addition, Poff is charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and being a persistent felony offender.

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Superstar Nigerian singer, Davido has added the 2023 Maybach Virgil Abloh to the list of luxury cars in his garage.
The singer who has on several occasions proven his taste for luxury this time has kicked start his album tour with a rare whip.
He took to social media to reveal that he had acquired a rare Maybach which has only 150 of its kind in the whole world.
This came shortly after Wizkid spent over 600 million to acquire his desired whips.
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The much-anticipated Nigeria Idol Season 9 Auditions of 2024 portal has opened! Brace yourselves as the search for the next music sensation kicks into high gear, promising a rollercoaster of talent, emotions, and unforgettable moments.
Nigeria Idol Season 9 Auditions 2024 portal is currently open for interested candidates to try out for Nigeria’s largest musical competition program in 2024.
The Nigerian Idol Season 9 Audition
Nigerian Idol seeks to identify the top vocalist in the nation who fits the description of a “National” singer as well as an international artist.
A nationwide hunt for Nigeria’s next solo superstar is the focus of the television reality series Nigerian Idol, which will provide one up-and-coming artist with an opportunity that most exceptionally gifted singers have only ever dreamed of.
As the stage is set and the spotlight beckons, aspiring superstars from every corner of Nigeria are converging to showcase their vocal prowess and charisma. The Nigeria Idol Season 9 Auditions are not just about finding a singer; they are about unearthing a diamond in the rough, a star waiting to illuminate the music industry.
Auditions are happening in key cities across the nation, providing a platform for dreams to take flight. From the bustling streets of Lagos to the historic landscapes of Kano, the search for raw talent is relentless. Contestants are pouring their hearts and souls into every note, each performance a testament to their passion for music and a burning desire to be the next idol.
The esteemed panel of judges, comprising industry veterans and musical maestros, are ready to be swept off their feet by the extraordinary talents that will grace the stage. With a keen ear for originality and an eye for the potential to command a stage, they are set to make tough decisions in the pursuit of discovering Nigeria’s next music sensation.
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Any applicant that cannot go to the venues will be disqualified from taking part in the audition.
Nigerian Idol Season 9 Audition Application Process
The Nigerian Idol 2024 audition is currently accepting applications. Interested parties may send in their entries using https://www.africamagic.tv/nigerianidol
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- To be eligible, you must be a Nigerian citizen and between the ages of 16 and 30.
- Please click the application gateway link above and enter your information so that, if your audition is accepted, the organizers can get in touch with you.
- Next, submit your audition for singing. Kindly prepare this before filling out the form. Make sure to select the section of your song that best showcases your voice for your audition video, which should not exceed 30 seconds. Instruments and backtracks are not permitted.
If your audition is accepted, you will receive an invitation to a live audition with the Nigerian Idol judges.
Similar to what transpired in the previous season of the Idol format, a panel of three judges composed of some of the most powerful figures in the music industry will have the difficult task of selecting fifty gifted singers to compete for the chance to become famous in a series of live shows.
These 50 aspirants will be given assignments to demonstrate their musical aptitude to gain entry into one of the most competitive and quickly expanding music industries in the world.
So, buckle up for a musical odyssey like no other as Nigeria Idol Season 9 Auditions take center stage, shaping the destiny of aspiring artists and setting the rhythm for the nation’s next music sensation!


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CHAPTER 06.03: LINEAR REGRESSION: Linear Regression with Zero Intercept: Derivation
In this segment, we're going to talk about linear regression, but we're going to talk about a special case of no intercept. So this is the example where you have no intercept for a linear regression model. If you remember that what we are trying to do here in the linear regression with no intercept is, given x1, y1, all the way up to xn, yn, somebody's telling you to best fit now y is equal to a1 x, that's it. There is no intercept, there is no a0 quantity in your linear regression model, but what that means is that the regression model is going right through the origin, because when x is equal to 0, y is going to be 0 as well. A good example of this can be when you have stress versus . . . stress versus strain data. So let's suppose you're taking stress versus strain data for a piece of steel, let's suppose, you're going to get stress versus strain data, then you may have to regress it to sigma is equal to E epsilon. So here there's no . . . there's no intercept in this straight line, this is a special case of a straight line where the intercept is 0. So you're going to, this is stress, and this is strain, and once you have the stress versus strain, whatever regression you're going to draw, the slope of that line will be simply the Young's modulus. So this is a pragmatic application of why we would want to use a straight line regression model without the intercept. Now, if we go back to the formula where we had, given x1, y1, all the way up to xn, yn, so this was something which we did previously, that if it's given, and somebody says, hey, best fit y is equal to a0, plus a1 x. And when we had this, where we had the intercept, then we developed the formulas. We got a1 equal to n times summation, xi yi, i is equal to 1 to n, minus the summation of xi, summation of yi, divided by n times summation, xi squared, i is equal to 1 to n, minus summation, xi, i is equal to 1 to n, squared. And then a0 we got as y-bar, minus a1 x-bar. So this is what we obtained when we had y is equal to a0, plus a1 x, so I'm just recapitulating what we have done. This is what we got for a1, this is what we got for a0. Now, somebody might suggest that, hey, since a0 is equal to 0 . . . since a0 is equal to 0, I can just simply use whatever a1 I get here to choose, since a0 is equal to 0, can I use a1 of the above formula for y is equal to a1 x model? The question is that since a0 is equal to 0 for our current model, in which we have no intercept, can I simply use this expression for a1, say that, hey, this is my value for a1 for the regression model of y is equal to a1 x? And somebody might say, no, why don't you just go just go ahead and take this one? Since a0 is equal to 0, 0 is equal to y-bar, minus a1 x-bar, so this looks nice, so a1 is y-bar divided by x-bar then. But what is wrong with this? There are a lot of things wrong with this. There are a lot of things wrong with choosing this to be the value of a1 for your y is equal to a1 x regression model. So you cannot use this expression for your a1 for your regression model, you cannot choose this one for your regression model, and the reason why that is so is because the way a0 and a1 were found for . . . a0 and a1 were found for your linear regression model which had an intercept and had a slope, was based on the fact that you are minimizing with respect to a0 and a1. You are minimizing with respect to a0 and a1, that's how you got these two expressions, but when you have this simple . . . this simpler linear regression model where there's no intercept, you can only minimize with respect to a1, and since you only can minimize with respect to a1, you cannot use the same formulas as are given here, because a0 is fixed. Your a0 is fixed for your regression model with no intercept, because a0 is 0, so you cannot minimize something which is already fixed. So that's why using these formulas are not valid, so I'm going to put a big cross right here. So this is a wrong formula to use, this is a wrong formula to use, so both of these are wrong formulas to use for if your model is y is equal to a1 x. So the question arises how will I find a1? Well, you go back to the drawing board by calculating the sum of the square of the residuals, and finding out what a1 is. So again here, what's going to happen is that the residual at each point will be the observed value, which is yi, minus the predicted value, which will be a1 times xi, because the value of x at that particular point is xi. So that is the residual. Now I want to square the residual, that's this, then what I want to do is I want to sum all these residuals from all . . . of all the data points, i is equal to 1 to n, and that's what my Sr is. So for this model, the sum of the square of the residuals is simply squaring the residual at each point, and then adding them all up, just like I had for the regular linear regression model. Now, in this case, in order to find out the derivative . . . in order to find out a1, all I have to do is to take the derivative with respect to a1, and put that equal to 0, and in this case it will turn out to be 2 times summation, yi, minus a1 xi, times minus xi, going from i is equal to 1 to n. So it is 2 times this quantity, times the derivative of this inside bracket quantity, parentheses quantity, with respect to a1, which is minus xi, and that I'll have to put equal to 0. So if I expand this, I get -2 summation, i is equal to 1 to n, xi yi, plus 2 summation, a1 xi squared, i is equal to 1 to n, this is what I get by expanding the summation there. The 2 and 2 cancels, and then I can take this to the right-hand side, because it's a known quantity, and I can take a1 outside, because it's a constant, so I'll get a1 times summation, i is equal to 1 to n, xi squared is equal to summation, i is equal to 1 to n, xi yi, that's what I'm going to get. And what that . . . this particular equation here, this particular equation here is going to give me the value for a1, which is summation, xi yi, i is equal to 1 to n, divided by summation, i is equal to 1 to n, xi squared. So that is the way you're going to find out what the value of a1 is for the regression model, y is equal to a1 x. So as part of your homework, I'm going to, since we are taking the first derivative, so we took the first derivative with respect to a1, put that equal to 0, that only tells me it is a min or max. It does not tell me whether it is a, this a1 which we just found out, the a1 expression which we just found out, whether it corresponds to a minimum or a maximum. What I would like you to do is to use the second derivative test to show that a1 value you got corresponds to a minimum. So what you'll have to do is you'll have to take the second derivative of Sr with respect to a1, put that equal . . . then substitute the value of a1 which you just . . . which we just obtained, and then see whether that quantity is positive, that will correspond then to a minimum, so that's part of your homework. And that's the end of this segment.


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Since 2016, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) runs free on-line training courses for medical staff, medical physicists and other medical professionals specializing in radiodiagnostics and radiotherapy with involvement of ionizing radiation sources (IRS).
Currently, the medical staff all over the world is provided with the possibility to be trained with the help of free on-line training course on radiation protection in nuclear medicine and to obtain the corresponding certificates based on examination results.
The following on-line courses are available:
“Safety and Quality in Radiotherapy”. The IAEA web-based platform provides free access to this training course. To get free access – it is necessary to create personal account by the following reference. The training course shall be available right here after activation of your personal account.
“Radiation dose management in computed tomography”. Access details are by the following reference.
Both training courses are in English. They were provided to improve radiation protection at IRS medical use.
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