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Former head of Royal Bank of Scotland Fred Goodwin to reduce pension

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Sir Fred Goodwin, the former head of Royal Bank of Scotland has said he will reduce his pension by up to £200,000 a year, leaving him with approximately £350,000 a year.

He has been heavily criticised for receiving a large pension, while being blamed for contributing to RBS’ recent issues, which is now owned mainly by the UK government, after a £20 billion bailout last autumn. RBS has previously threatened legal action to recoup some of the money.

In October 2008, Goodwin agreed to a deal with the bank that allowed him to take his whole pension of £703,000 a year. There was no penalty for claiming it early, at the age of 50. Both the board of RBS and the UK government were criticised for failing to do more to prevent Goodwin gaining such a large pension.

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Yahoo announces closure of Briefcase

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Yahoo!’sNASDAQYHOO Briefcase service is to be closed after ten years.

The directory-cum-internet portal’s Briefcase, which offers 30mb of online storage of files up to 5mb, is to be shut down on March 30. Data not retrieved before then will be deleted.

Usage of the service has declined in recent years and has been superseded by other companies’ offers. Google has plans for a GDrive service, whilst Microsoft’s Live Mesh is now in beta. Yahoo! Mail now has unlimited storage, as do paid accounts with the Yahoo!-owned photo- and video-sharing site Flickr. A spokesperson for Yahoo! said that “[d]iscontinuing the service will allow us to focus our efforts on more broadly used products”.

Yahoo has been losing market value since Microsoft’s deal to buy the company fell through in May 2008 and the company has reduced staff. Yahoo! still dominates the market for display adverts but this market is shrinking against targeted search adverts, where Google dominates.

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Polish humanitarian Irena Sendler dies at age 98

Monday, May 12, 2008

Irena Sendler, a Polish humanitarian who saved the lives of 2,500 Jewish people during World War II, died on May 12 in a Warsaw hospital. She was 98.

In 1942, when the Germans began liquidating the Warsaw Ghetto, Sendler, who had been active in the ?egota underground organisation dedicated to helping Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland, smuggled children out by drugging them and placing them in body bags as typhoid fever victims. She then placed them with Polish families and in convents, hiding their records in jars so they could have their identities re-established after the war.

She was arrested by the Gestapo Gestapo in 1943 and sentenced to death after being tortured in Warsaw’s Pawiak prison. Her colleagues from ?egota saved her by bribing her German captors before the planned execution.

Born on February 15, 1910 in Otwock, Poland, Selndler had been a front-runner for the Nobel Peace Prize, and had been recognised by Israel’s Yad Vashem institute as one of the Righteous Among the Nations for her work.

In 2007, she was honoured by the National Assembly for organising the “rescue of the most defenceless victims of the Nazi ideology: the Jewish children.”

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Improved Design And Manufacturing Processes Help Washing Machine Saving Energy

Improved Design And Manufacturing Processes Help Washing Machine Saving Energy

By Himfr Paul

With the development of science and technology, more and more new technology is applied to the design and manufacture of washing machines. Is now more popular frequency technology and direct drive technology.

In today’s rapid economic development, energy shortage as a constraint to economic development of countries has been a major problem, due to excessive energy consumption leading to environmental deterioration in the world as a serious problem faced.

In view of this situation, China’s relevant departments to guide consumers to buy higher levels of energy efficiency appliances, and promote the development of energy-saving products in 2005 and gradually implemented a variety of household appliances product energy efficiency labeling system requiring the sale in China Products must be pasted energy-efficiency labeling. Very high market share as a family home appliances, household electric washing machine products in March 1, 2007 implementation of energy efficiency labeling system.

For energy efficiency labeling system, various washing machine manufacturers have done their best to introduce a number of innovative design, is committed to developing a more energy efficient products for the market to gain an advantage.

Motor is a key component of energy.

Machine energy, the most direct and effective way is to use efficient components, especially the key components. For the washing machine products, motor undoubtedly the most crucial parts. Choose a high efficiency motor efficiency of the machine will play a crucial role. The face of rising international metal prices, some lawless parts manufacturers to save cost, use low-quality enameled wire, silicon steel and other raw materials, resulting in reduced motor efficiency.

This is a waste of national resources, the majority of washing machine manufacturers should unite to resist this approach, a positive response to the call of the national energy-saving environmental protection, use of some efficient motor. In addition, the selection and efficient drainage pump or drain valve and other components will also increase the efficiency of the whole machine to play a role.

Heating pipes should be matched with the machine.

Mentioned earlier, can use high-efficiency washing machine motor to improve energy efficiency, it is not efficient motor selection will definitely be saving it? Obviously not, also need reasonable machine motor and matching. Because the motor is a very special product, the output power can change with the load changes in a certain range. In the change process, its efficiency is not a fixed value, would at some point reaches its maximum. In machine design, should be the washing machine is rated state design the most efficient point in the vicinity.

For the drum type washing machine, heating pipe is the largest component of energy consumption, under normal circumstances, the energy consumption for heating wash water washing the whole process of energy consumption accounted for 70% to 85%. The heat pipe is essentially purely resistive component, a difference of less efficient, power factor (the ratio of useful work to total power) are close to 100%. So for the heating pipe, saving the most critical issue is how to make a better match with the machine.

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On the same drum type washing machine, if the use of smaller heating power tubes, for a long time heating the washing water can be heated to the required temperature; use a larger heating power control, short heating the washing water can be heated to the required temperature, power consumption should be the same, so which way is better? Obviously be the latter. Longer heating time for the former, it is possible just to heat the water to the desired temperature, washing process is over, the hot water will be discharged directly, the white wasted.

The short period of time the water heated to the required temperature can make clothes a long time at high temperature washing water washing, more favorable to remove the stains. Because the temperature can increase the solubility of detergent, so that faster movement of molecules dirt, dirt molecules and weaken the fabric of the combination strength. In this way, dirt in the effect of surfactant can be more easily removed from the fabric.

But not the blind pursuit of high-power heating pipe, one power too easily lead to security risks, and is currently the home also has a limited distribution; second, because there are a number of washing powder contains a variety of enzymes, the highest enzyme activities not the same temperature, if temperature rises too quickly, you can not give full play to the activity of certain enzymes may lead to the effect of removing some stains worse. Therefore, the choice should be scientific and reasonable heat pipe, to achieve the best match with the washing machine effect.

Select the appropriate amount of water must be.

Heating energy consumption of washing water on the impact of the most important factor is the wash water, wash water required for heating the heat , where m refers to the washing water quality. Therefore, the rational design of washing water, to avoid excessive heating caused by the energy of the waste water directly reduce the washing machine can play the role of consumption.

In addition, the drum type washing machines, test volume of a detergent, added 1.0% of rated washing capacity, so the concentration of detergent, washing water entirely by the decision. Less washing water will increase the concentration of detergent, washing machines will also be improved cleaning ability. However, the wash water is also determined by washing the dirt under the concentration, the concentration of too much dirt will cause its suspension in the wash solution in reduced ability to larger trend of re-sedimentation. If the re-deposition was greater than the capacity of decontamination will be washing effect may lead to deterioration. Therefore, selection of water must be appropriate, both energy-saving, but also to achieve good cleaning results.

Rational use of soaking time.

Currently, many enterprises in the washing process with a certain soaking time, so that the active chemical components in detergents and stain clothes in full effect, to achieve the purpose of improving cleaning effect, while also reducing the time pulsator operation , play the effect of energy conservation. According to tests show that the simple immersion of the clean than the very limited improvement. Many companies now put forward the concept immersion movement is through rational design pulsator rotation and soaking time, the combination of washing and soaking together, the improvement of the wash will play better than the results.

Appropriate use spray rinse mode.

For the wave-wheel washing machines, GB 12021.4-2004 standard indicators developed more severe classification, to achieve energy efficiency rating a very difficult. Now a number of washing machine manufacturers in pursuit of this target, at “desperate” way of using spray rinsing. The so-called spray rinse, that is, after washing, rinse the first time is not filled with water by rinsing the way; but when the side of the water spray rinse, but also intermittently for dehydration, drainage. This can reduce the washing machine rinse water, rinsing process also reduces motor operating time to achieve the conservation of energy.

But it would have a greater risk that the standard GB 12021.4-2004 provides not only wash ratio, power consumption, water use efficiency of the label of these three indicators should be explicit, but also provides for washing and rinsing performance of the dehydration performance must meet GB / T 4288-2003 standard. If one failed, even if the measured energy efficiency rating for one has no meaning.

Way of using spray rinsing rinsing performance of the project is likely to cause failure, but the performance is bound to have some effect on the wash. Therefore, this method must be used with caution, to go through the full test verification can be used rear no problem.

Frequency and direct-drive technology is conducive to energy conservation.

Using the frequency characteristics of the motor is the largest energy-saving washing machines. In general, washing is the single-phase motor used capacitor motor, by its principle, structure and manufacturing process constraints, the efficiency of this motor is only about 40% efficient, but also 50%; the conversion efficiency of the motor more than 80% will naturally play a saving effect. In addition, there are washing machines wash than the high frequency, low noise, little vibration, the advantages, but also more in line with current green design principles.

Direct-drive technology is used to speed direct-drive DC brushless motor for washing or cleaning tube dehydration technology. The traditional washing machine motor and washing tube through the skin between the drive to bring this center will inevitably arise due to the efficiency of mechanical wear loss, while the direct-drive technology is eliminating the intermediate links, coupled with the efficiency of brushless DC motor itself significantly higher than on ordinary single-phase induction motor, it greatly improves the efficiency of the whole machine.

Manufacturing methods can also improve efficiency.

These are now commonly used in washing machine design process, several energy-saving methods, and some in the manufacturing process issues that need attention, can also increase the overall efficiency of washing machines, large manufacturing enterprises to draw attention.

Installed between the pulley to improve accuracy, reduce transmission losses. During installation, the wave-wheel motors and washing washing machine should ensure that the pulley cylinder in the same horizontal plane; for drum type washing machine, you should ensure that both in the same vertical plane, so you can minimize the friction generated by mechanical damage, thus improving the mechanical efficiency is equivalent.

Improve the clutch (reducer) between the precision gears. By increasing the precision gears, gear reduction between the amount of engagement of mine, also can reduce the adverse result of the mechanical gear with the losses and improve mechanical efficiency.

The above points are now commonly used in the washing machine industry, a number of energy-saving design, manufacturing methods, hoping that with the personnel involved in the cause of the increasing and the development of science and technology, we also invent more and better ways of saving our country emission reduction, environmental protection and make a greater contribution.

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International environmental standard washing machine energy, EU market, all the washing machines are sold put a green label (Eco-label), on the washing machine’s energy consumption, dehydration effect, washing effect by A, B, C, D, E, F, G grade (below the table shown), and water consumption was strictly the provisions; Australia is on the washing machine by star category (Star rating system), the best for the 6 stars, 1 star the worst. Please note, however, washing machines, the key is to wash clean clothes, all the energy, water and other indicators on the premise that washing effect (Washing performance), the European Union provides the latest washing machines to reach 1.00 degree wash, wash washing machine in Australia provided of at least 0.80.

In Europe, these indicators of tests conducted in the specialized agencies, all tests with reference to the IEC60456 standard, the standard GB4288 with China is different. Such as cleaning than test, their requirements for low foam detergent powder washing powder (including SIK Foam Inhibitor), contaminated clothing is not the same configuration more different contaminants, pollutants required to have blood and chocolate, butter, etc. consistent with Western habits, and GB4288 is consistent with the Chinese people’s living habits.

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‘Black boxes’ pulled from Air India plane wreckage

Monday, May 24, 2010

The black boxes from an Air India flight that crashed into a valley of near the southern Indian city of Mangalore Saturday, killing 158 of the 166 onboard, have been found by investigators. The flight data recorder was recovered late yesterday and the cockpit voice recorder was located today.

At the end of Sunday, 146 of the 158 bodies have been identified, and all have been recovered.

According to reports, the plane touched down at Mangalore’s Bajpe airport, overshooting the touchdown point by several thousand feet; one tire did not hit the runway at all. Sudden braking occured, the airliner’s wings hit a neighboring cliff, and the plane careened into a heavily forested ravine where it burst into flames. “The plane veered off toward some trees on the side and then the cabin filled with smoke,” said survivor Umer Farooq, “I got caught in some cables but managed to scramble out.” “I didn’t think of anything at the time. All I knew was that I had to get out and get far away from the plane. The fire was spreading fast. Behind me I could feel other people jumping out but I didn’t turn back to look,” said survivor Koolikkunnu Krishnan.

The black boxes record communication data, technical information such as speed, altitude, etc., as well as conversation in the airplane cockpit, which could help investigators determine why the jet crashed. “The black box has been recovered from the crash site. It is vital in finding information about key details like the last moments of the flight and whether there was any error from the pilot’s side. The box will be brought to the accident lab of the Director General of Civil Aviation in the national capital where it will be opened and to find out what exactly went wrong,” reported investigators. They did not clarify which box they were refering to, but both have been recovered.

The Air India Express Boeing 737-800, which had departed from Dubai of the United Arab Emirates, was bound for Mangalore in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. The Bajpe airport has a “tabletop” runway which means it is set atop a hill surrounded by a deep gorge. The airport, which was constructed in 2006, has seen over 32,000 successful landings since opening. After visiting the eight survivors, Arvind Jadhav, chairman of Air India said, “My heart goes out to those who died and who lost friends and relatives.”

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Shuttle launch called off due to faulty fuel tank sensor

Wednesday, July 13, 2005

The U.S. space agency NASA called off the launch of Space shuttle Discovery today after a problem with a fuel sensor in the external tank used to detect fuel exhaustion. According to the agency-run NASA TV, the low-fuel sensor was either malfunctioning or damaged. The launch was already facing the threat of a scrub due to thunderstorms in the area.

The sensor is one of four used to trigger the engine cutout after launch. Although only two are required for normal operation, and the Shuttle can be flown with one, NASA elected to maintain full redundancy. Should more of the sensors fail, the engine might burn out due to lack of fuel, a situation that has not been tested.

The problem was detected during a simulation of an empty tank. When placed in a mode simulating an empty tank, three of the sensors correctly registered that the tank was empty, while the faulty sensor stayed in the “full” state. NASA is currently unsure whether the problem relates to the sensor, the instrumentation circuits reporting the sensor’s state, or the simulation circuits.

The problem comes after a separate incident yesterday when a cockpit window cover fell from the Orbiter, damaging thermal protection tiles. A similar problem caused the replacement of the fuel tank in June. NASA described the problem as an “intermittent fault”.

The launch, which was scheduled for 3:51 ET (20:51 UTC), would have been the first launch of a shuttle since Columbia‘s February 2003 crash which killed all crew members aboard.

It is still unknown to NASA officials what caused the sensor to become defective. It is also unknown at the moment whether the issue will be fixed on the launch pad, or in the Vehicle Assembly Building – in which it takes close to a full day’s time to transport a shuttle between the two areas.

In the interim, the crew of the shuttle will stay at KSC unless there are further delays, in which case the crew might be transported back to JSC in Houston for refresher training.

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Von D from “LA Ink” TV series sets world record for tattooing

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Realising how visual a medium tattooing is, tattoo artist Kat Von D of TV series LA Ink set a world record while raising funds to fight childhood blindness. In 24 hours, Von D tattooed 400 people with an “LA” logo, in her West Hollywood, California tattoo shop.

The December event at High Voltage Tattoo drew 1000 people in line, although only 400 could get the image emblazoned on them, for a $20 donation. Most learned of the event through her MySpace profile. In all, the funds raised will help 32,000 children’s eyesight, through Vitamin Angels.

Vitamin Angels is the only organization in the world solely dedicated to eradicating vitamin A definciency among children, with the goal of warding off youth blindness by 2020. The year 2020 is chosen because perfect vision is described as “20/20“.

First in line at the event was Jose Flores, who had camped out in front of the store since 7:15 the previous evening. Doors didn’t open until 10 am, and Flores didn’t get the tattoo until Von D was done with her friends and family, including internet celebrity Jeffree Star.

A Guinness World Records official was scheduled to attend, but was caught in a snow storm.

Katherine Von Drachenberg told the Los Angeles Times that, as a teenager, she “be at the mall and parents would grab their kids and be like, ‘Honey!’ It was like that scene in Pretty Woman, where the women on Rodeo Drive think Julia Roberts is going to shoplift. Now people just come up to me more out of curiosity — everyone from grandmas to soccer moms.”

The record setting event was filmed for LA Ink, a series that airs Tuesday nights on TLC in the United States. The series is a spin-off of Miami Ink, a series featuring Von D’s previous place of employ, before she set off on her own.

The series’ second season started last night, however that particular episode will air March 4.

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Soundproofing From Loud Upstairs Neighbors In Condo Or Apartment

Soundproofing From Loud Upstairs Neighbors In Condo Or Apartment

It can also be caused by chairs dragging across a hardwood floor above or simply the impact of a fork or plate that is dropped on the floor above. Impact noise is transmitted through the structural members of the floor/ceiling assembly and generally travels down through the floor joists and into the ceiling below at lightening speed. Impact noise is the most annoying noise you will ever have to deal in your condo or apartment. Sometimes it can actually feel like you neighbor is living in your unit. Sound familiar? When dealing with impact noise, it is always best to completely remove the existing ceiling and start from scratch. This can be a real chore especially if your ceiling is plaster and not drywall. (For plaster ceiling consult local drywall contractor) Once the ceiling has been removed, it is then recommended that you fill the joist cavities with sound batt insulation such as rock wool, mineral wool, or cotton batt insulation. Roxul and Greensound are common brand names for these batt materials. It is always best to completely fill the cavities with one of these materials, but if you dont have enough of these materials you can always fill the remainder of the cavity with common fiberglass insulation. Just make sure that the first layer of insulation (the layer against the sub floor above) is cotton, mineral wool, or rock wool. Now that your joist cavities are filled, you will then want to float your ceiling on sound clips and furring channels. Float my ceiling? What are you talking about dude? Im glad you asked; a floated ceiling is a ceiling that is connected to the ceiling joists using a device called a sound clip. Sound clips isolate the joists from the new drywall that will become your new ceiling. Heres how it works. You will screw the sound clips onto the bottom face of the joists and they will run parallel to the joists. The sound clips are then fitted with a metal furring channel also known as hat channel because it looks like a Dick Tracy hat if you look at it from the side. Furring channels come in 20 and 25 gauge steel, you can use either gauge with the Americlip sound clips. The furring channels will run perpendicular to the joists as they are fitted into the sound clips. Once you have all of your rows of sound clips and furring channel installed, you are ready to drywall. There is a trick to floating a ceiling and that is to make sure that your new ceiling drywall does not touch the adjoining walls and is completely independent of the ceiling joists. You will screw in your new drywall using self-tapping drywall screws that will screw through the drywall and into the metal furring channels. Once you are finished screwing the drywall to the furring channels, you will make sure that you have maintained a gap around the entire perimeter of the new ceiling. This gap will be filled in with acoustical caulk that is designed to remain pliant throughout the life of the caulk. Now that the new floated ceiling is installed and you have caulked in the gap around the perimeter youll then tape mud and paint the new ceiling as normal. Now if you are looking for the ultimate in soundproofing from impact noise as well as airborne noise from above, it is recommended that you float 2 layers of 5/8 drywall on the sound clips and furring channel, and between the layers of drywall you will apply a product called Green Glue. Green Glue is a visco elastic damping compound that when applied between 2 layers of drywall or any rigid wall board, acts to deaden both layers of wall board thus not allowing the drywall to resonate or transmit sound. When the sound is unable to pass through the drywall it dissipates rapidly and turns into heat energy. To sum this up, the absolute best way to soundproof your ceiling from the noisy neighbors above is to float the ceiling using the Sound clips and furring channel, and then installing 2 layers of 5/8 drywall suspended from the sound clips and furring channels with Green Glue sandwiched between the 2 layers of drywall. Now if space is an issue or money is a concern, you can get some great soundproofing and impact protection by simply adding another layer of 5/8 drywall to your existing ceiling, applying the Green Glue to this new layer of drywall and then simply screwing the drywall over top of you existing drywall or plaster ceiling. This method will not be quite as effective as the complete floated ceiling system using Green Glue, but if you are on a budget and need effective protection from the impact noise from above, Green Glue is a great way to go.

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Britain launches 2012 Olympic Lottery games

Saturday, July 30, 2005

The first ever Olympic lottery scheme has been launched to the public in Britain, seven years to the day that the Olympics will be hosted to the City of London.

A scratch card game will be one of the schemes that would be used to help make money for the Olympic Games in 2012. It is called “Go for Gold” and it costs £1 to buy. The actual amount that the National Lottery could give would be £1.5 billion pounds, but the lottery games would raise an estimated £750 million for sporting infrastructure.

Olympics Minister and Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell said the game was needed now to raise the cash necessary to develop the venues that will host the event.

She stated: “The Lottery needs to raise altogether £1.5 billion of which we estimate that £750 million over the seven years between now and the Games will come from the new Olympic lottery game.”

Coe stated: “Camelot have a very good record for raising money, certainly for good causes.”

The games went on sale on Thursday.

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Egypt cancels 15 year gas supply contract to Israel

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the termination of a natural gas contract between Egypt and Israel is a business matter and not a political issue between the two counties. Netanyahu’s statement on Monday backs away from other officials’ earlier responses to the action.

Egyptian Natural Gas Company announced Sunday, April 22 that it will stop supplying Israel with natural gas over a disagreement about payments. The company’s leader claims the other side is in “breach of contract” as Gasco has not been paid for what has already been delivered.

In 2005, Israel and Egypt, under former president Hosni Mubarak, signed a 15-year trade deal whereby Egypt would supply natual gas at a discounted rate to the Israelis. Tensions between the two countries have made Israel cautious about relying on Egypt for its energy. Since the 2011 Egyptian revolution, the pipelines for transporting natural gas from Egypt to Israel have been damaged up to 14 times.

When this decision was broadcast on Sunday night in Egypt, commentators for Egyptian news services discussed whether this decision was a blatant contractual infringement, a necessary commercial move, or an attack on the original peace treaty between Egypt and Israel made at Camp David in 1978.

In Israel, Yuval Steinitz, the finance minister, said, “This is a dangerous precedent that diminishes the peace treaty [between the two countries].”

Avigdor Lieberman, foreign affairs minister, had called on Egypt to reverse the decision and prevent the contractual dispute from escalating into a political issue. Since Netanyahu’s more recent comment, Lieberman has also backed away from characterizing the issue as a political dispute.

Egypt’s natural gas exports once made up 40 percent of Israel’s natural gas reserves, but Israel has looked for other options as the political atmosphere in Egypt changed. Israel is developing its own offshore fields, and it has begun to import other types of “dirty fuels,” like gas and diesel. As a result, Israeli consumers have seen a nine percent increase in electricity costs and Israel is preparing for the possibility of blackouts.

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