GNFC to facilitate digital transition of residential townships
Ahmedabad: The NITI Aayog has appointed the State-owned Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (GNFC) as the nodal agency to facilitate digital transition of residential townships across the country.After demonetisation, GNFC’s township in Bharuch was the first residential colony to adopt digital modes of payments. The firm’s digital drive was headed by it’s information technology division (n)Code Solutions. Impressed with the initiative, the NITI Aayog appointed the firm to replicate its model across the country.Last week, in Nagpur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched GNFC facilitated 81 less-cash townships in 12 States.The 81 townships include those of Central public sector companies, like ONGC, Indian Oil, NTPC, SAIL, BHEL, NMDC, CRPF, BSF and Police Lines, and private sector townships, like Reliance, Essar, Adani, Birla Aditya, Welspun. As of now, the initiative covers the townships Delhi, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, and Chhattisgarh.The townships cover a population of around 2 lakh and are collectively doing about 2.5 lakh transactions everyday — almost 9 crore transactions in a year.After the demonetisation, the GNFC had launched a drive to ensure that fertilizers and other products in its outlets were booked and sold using digital payment options, like credit or debit cards, e-wallets, and net banking channels.
Bachchans are busy having a gala time in Maldives. On Amitabh Bachchan’s 75th birthday, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan whisked away Big B to the beach destination. Away from the prying eyes of media and innumerable guests, the Bachchans rang in Big B’s 75th birthday. And it was one special night for the superstar. How do we know? Courtesy, his son Abhishek. Bachchan junior took to Instagram to give a sneak-peek into the big celebrations in Maldives. He posted a picture of Big B looking a lit-up signage which read ‘Happy Birthday’. As soon as the picture was posted by Abhishek, Big B’s fan club picked up the picture and posted on Twitter tagging the superstar.We are HERE to support you..& Still in celebration mood…It would really means a lot if you follow us !! #Happy75thBirthdayABSir ?? pic.twitter.com/hKiwSzv6lH- Amitabh Bachchan FC (@BachchanSrFC) October 11, 2017 The Cheeni Kum actor was stunned to see the picture on social media, and immediately replied back saying, “How did you get this?”how did you get this .. https://t.co/FuMh0dRnLW- Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) October 11, 2017 It seems Amitabh Bachchan had no clue that Abhishek had shared the picture on Instagram, and left him completely surprised when he saw it on Twitter. Reports suggest that Bachchans will be in Maldives for another 3-4 days. Mid-Day revealed that they would be indulging in a lot of water sports during their stay in Maldives. In fact, a yacht party is also on the cards.advertisementALSO WATCH: Amitabh and Ranbir talk acting, cinema and stardom in an intimate conversation
zoom German shipping company Hamburg Süd Group reported an increase in total turnover by 16.8 percent to EUR 6.05 billion (USD 6.8bn), the company said.The main drivers of the growth were ascribed to the takeover and integration of the container operations of the Chilean shipping company Compañía Chilena de Navegación Interoceánica S.A. (CCNI) in late March 2015 as well as the entry into the East–West trade lanes.Shipment volume in the liner business rose on the previous year by 21.5 percent to 4,101 million TEU.Despite the weakness of the South American economies, especially Brazil, Argentina, and Venezuela, this made it possible to meet the volume growth planned for the reporting year, the company said.A fleet capacity of 625,000 TEU (+16 percent year on year) propelled the Hamburg Süd Group into the ranks of the ten largest container shipping lines worldwide for the first time.The company’s liner division failed to meet expectations amid global overcapacity and freight rates fall of roughly 16 percent, the company said.Bulk shipping was also characterized by very difficult market conditions and it fell well short of the result planned for the reporting period. Only the company’s product tanker segment achieved a satisfactory result.With regard to the outlook, Hamburg Süd anticipates a further significant, albeit more moderate increase in carryings of some 8 percent for 2016 compared to the previous year.Because freight rates are expected to remain under pressure due to continuing overcapacities and weak economic development, it is anticipated that the shipping group’s turnover will stay roughly the same.“In the current market environment, Hamburg Süd, like most of its competitors, is also exposed to strong downward pressure on earnings. The projects successfully launched last year to achieve sustainable cost reductions will, therefore, also be further stepped up in 2016 by, among other things, measures to cut fuel consumption, the implementation of further synergies and economies of scale as well as progressive efficiency increases in processes. Where required, capacity reductions will be undertaken in individual trades,” Hamburg Süd explained.The company expects no fundamental improvement of the 2016 market environment in dry bulk shipping. For product tanker markets, the outlook for 2016 remains cautiously positive.As of December 31, 2015, Hamburg Süd’s fleet comprised 189 vessels, up from 168 ships in 2014, 48 of which are group-owned. A total of 130 ships were deployed in the liner services and 59 in the tramp sector (bulk carriers, product tankers).During the year, the Hamburg Süd Group took delivery of three more newbuilds of the “Cap San” class (10,600 TEU). Four vessels, each with a capacity of 3,800 TEU, were ordered for delivery in 2017.
Kolkata: On the day when Narendra Modi would be sworn in as the Prime Minister for the second time in Delhi, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will take part in ‘Satyagraha’ in front of Naihati Municipality as a token of protest against the assault on her party workers allegedly by BJP-backed goons in North 24-Parganas.Banerjee will participate in a sit in demonstration in Naihati at around 1 pm on Thursday and is also expected to visit the Trinamool Congress workers who were rendered homeless by BJP goons across the district. Also Read – City bids adieu to Goddess DurgaIt may be mentioned here that since the publication of the election results, many Trinamool Congress workers and their family members have allegedly been driven out of their homes by BJP activists in Naihati, Bhatpara, Jagaddal and some other parts of the district. The Trinamool Congress Supremo will also meet her party workers who have taken refuge in various places after being rendered homeless. Banerjee’s move sends a strong signal of assurance to the family members of those who have been subjected to the atrocities. Senior Trinamool Congress leader and Urban Development and Municipal Affairs minister Firhad Hakim said on Wednesday that BJP-backed goons had carried out hooliganism at Naihati Municipality and forced the councillors to join the saffron party at gunpoint. “They stormed into the municipality building, locked the room of municipal chairman, snatched documents from the councillors and forced them to go to Delhi,” he said. Also Read – Centuries-old Durga Pujas continue to be hit among revellers”Family members of the TMC councillors were threatened. Political leaders and councillors cannot resist armed goons of BJP. They forcibly captured the municipality and bombs were hurled on the houses of TMC councillors. Many of our councillors have been rendered homeless since May 24. There should be a democratic process. The municipality chairman of our party will step aside if BJP can prove majority in the no-confidence move initiated by us,” Hakim added. Taking a dig at BJP, he said those who speak about democracy are resorting to violence. Incidentally, municipal chairman of Naihati Ashoke Chatterjee met Hakim on Wednesday and told reporters that the BJP goons have ransacked the dialysis and CT scan units at the municipality. The family members of a TMC activist from Jagaddal had met Director General of Police (DGP) Virendra at Nabanna on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Kajol Mondal, a former Panchayat Pradhan of Saltora in Bankura, who received severe injuries after being beaten up allegedly by BJP workers, succumbed to his injuries at Durgapur Mission Hospital in Durgapur on Wednesday. The district police have so far arrested two BJP activists for their alleged role in the incident. Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari said that he has informed the matter to party Supremo Banerjee and also demanded stern punishment for the perpetrators. Adhikari also said that BJP activists had taken out a rally in celebration of their victory in the elections, when some of them dragged Mondal out of his house and brutally attacked him with sharp weapons. He received multiple injuries on his body and was admitted to the hospital. “We are with the bereaved family and will extend all sorts of assistance. We have no words to condemn such a heinous crime. Mondal had been associated with our party for over 20 years and played an important role at the local Panchayat. People of Bengal should introspect whom they have voted for,” Adhikari maintained.
‘Forward’, a new song performed by Grammy Award winning R&B singer-songwriter Ne-Yo, the Goo Goo Dolls’ Johnny Rzeznik, music legend Herbie Hancock, Delta Rae and Natasha Bedingfield, has been released as a grassroots effort to motivate and inspire nationwide voter participation in the upcoming 2012 Presidential election.The song was written and created by hit songwriters Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois of the The New Radicals, and Fred Goldring, who was behind the 2008 multiple award-winning grassroots music video ‘Yes We Can’ with will.i.am. Grammy Award winning producer John Shanks produced the record, and the powerful music video for the song was produced and directed by Graham Henman and his team at Hello and Company.The song is available for free download at www.forwardsong.com and sold on iTunes with net proceeds being donated to Ne-Yo’s Compound Foundation and to Arts Education programs focused on turning around arts and music based programs in public schools.Video: “Forward” (Official Video), Benefitting the Compound Foundation
Kolkata: More than Rs 1 lakh has been seized from former IPS officer and BJP candidate for West Bengal’s Ghatal Lok Sabha constituency Bharati Ghosh, police said on Friday. “Bharati Ghosh was travelling in her car on Thursday night when we seized Rs 113,895 from her bag. The amount has been sent to the Treasury,” a police officer said. Asked if there were more people with her, the officer said that there were other people but they were travelling in a different car. Also Read – Bengal family worships Muslim girl as Goddess Durga in Kumari Puja Ghosh said she was not carrying the money illegally. “It cannot be a crime when I am lawfully using my election fund after withdrawing it from the bank. How can they seize the money that belongs to me?” Ghosh said she was shocked when only she was asked to sign in the seizure list whereas there were other party colleagues with her. “Are they trying to say that I will not carry any money? Where is the Election Commission? I have been approaching them with various complaints but they are not taking any action,” the BJP candidate pointed out. Also Read – Bengal civic volunteer dies in road mishap on national highway “I have completely lost faith in the agency.” According to a Trinamool Congress leader, they had prior information that in different areas voters had been promised a sum of Rs 500-1,000. “We knew that Ghosh would bring money, so we informed the police. We demand her immediate arrest,” Trinamool’s Sheikh Sabirati said. “If the police have seized the money, there will be a case. The law will take its course,” BJP state President Dilip Ghosh said. In the Ghatal Lok Sabha constituency which votes on May 12, Ghosh is up against Trinamool’s celebrity candidate Deepak Adhikary alias Dev.
Charlie Gard’s parents have ended their fight to take him abroad for treatmentCredit:PA His comment comes one day after GOSH told a court hearing it was disappointed to find the professor had some financial interest in the treatment suggested for Charlie. In his first public statement since their decision, Dr Hirano said on Tuesday: “I became involved in Charlie’s case when I was contacted by his parents, and I subsequently agreed to speak with his doctors to discuss whether an experimental therapy being developed in my lab could provide meaningful clinical improvement in Charlie’s condition.”As I disclosed in court on July 13, I have relinquished and have no financial interest in the treatment being developed for Charlie’s condition.”Unfortunately, a MRI scan of Charlie’s muscle tissue conducted in the past week has revealed that it is very unlikely that he would benefit from this treatment.” Charlie is being cared for at Great Ormond Street HospitalCredit:PA The statement added: “Further, GOSH was concerned to hear the professor state, for the first time, whilst in the witness box, that he retains a financial interest in some of the NBT compounds he proposed prescribing for Charlie.”Devastatingly, the information obtained since 13 July gives no cause for optimism.”Rather, it confirms that whilst NBT may well assist others in the future, it cannot and could not have assisted Charlie.” 
In its positioning statement, the hospital submitted that Dr Hirano contacted it in December last year about NBT (nucleoside treatment) and at the beginning of this month said he had new information.It expressed concerns over his July 13 evidence to court that at this time he had not examined Charlie, read his latest medical records, or the opinions of experts who had seen him. The American doctor at the heart of legal arguments over Charlie Gard has denied having any financial interest in the experimental treatment considered for the baby.Dr Michio Hirano, professor of neurology at Columbia University Medical Centre in New York, travelled to London last week to examine the youngster. He also discussed the case with Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) doctors.On Monday, Charlie’s mother Connie Yates and father Chris Gard abandoned attempts to persuade a judge to let him travel to America for experimental treatment. Want the best of The Telegraph direct to your email and WhatsApp? Sign up to our free twice-daily Front Page newsletter and new audio briefings.
In South Africa, Northam Chrome Producers is realising improved recoveries, better grades and higher yields following the retrofit of Multotec spirals at its recovery plant. The decision to replace the existing spirals with those designed and manufactured by Multotec was taken by this chrome producer following extensive testwork performed by both Northam Chrome Producers and Multotec.Results from the test work performed at Northam Chrome Producers revealed that Multotec’s spirals outperformed the competitor units originally installed in the plant. Test work was later revalidated at Multotec’s in-house technology division in Spartan, Gauteng, South Africa by Faan Bornman, Technology Manager.Based on the outcome of these trials, Northam Chrome Producers decided to replace the existing spirals, which had reached their end of life, with Multotec spiral technology. “Tests showed that by using the Multotec spirals, the plant would be able to increase recoveries by an additional yield of 6%,” says Multotec’s Graeme Smith.Smith says Multotec was tasked with removing 172 spiral assemblies from Northam Chrome Producers’ existing recovery plant and replacing these with 72 Multotec spiral assemblies. These comprised Multotec HX5 and Multotec HX3 spirals with feed tonnage capacities ranging from 4-9 t/h per start.Smith says one of the biggest challenges of the eight-week long project was retrofitting the new spirals into the existing structure. Extensive work was done by Multotec’s in-house drawing office, which undertook all the drawings and confirmed the new layout of the plant, while also presenting the modifications needed to the structure to accommodate the new installation.The project was overseen by Smith and field service technician, Raymond Masinga. “The commissioning of the plant was an easy exercise. It started up the same day and immediately started outperforming the earlier test results,” Smith says. He reports that the entire plant’s yield is now closer to 30%, compared to the average of 21% in 2014.Northam Chrome Producers expects to see a return on its investment within a four year period.Smith says it is encouraging to hear from Northam Chrome Producers’ personnel based at the operation that the assembly has sustained its performance over the past 12 months. “We have increased the plant recoveries by 6% of additional yield. The customer has been very happy with the project overall, and we are engaging with Northam Chrome Producers on another large project.”Multotec is currently testing the performance of its own cyclones at the plant with the intention of replacing the existing units, which have also reached the end of their life.Smith says based on the feedback the company has received from many of its customers, Multotec has the best performing spirals in the market in fine and heavy minerals applications. He attributes the success of the performance of these large 1 m diameter spirals to their optimised feed-in angle.They were originally designed as a rougher and scavenger spiral to handle material ranging from 800 micron to 38 micron. “Such is their reputation in the international mining sector that a prominent iron ore miner wants to test them at one its flagship operations. Here, they will be used to recover fines ranging from 80 micron to 75 micron,” Smith says.The success of the performance of the plant at Northam Chrome Producers has also seen it turn to Multotec to help boost recoveries even further. He reports that work has already started on designing an extra stage in the existing plant to bolster recovery yields by up to 9%.Another important aspect of this project is that this is the first time that Multotec’s pipe launder systems have been used in a chrome application. This well-engineered system has been well received in mineral sands and iron ore applications due to the very high wear resistance characteristics.Unlike their steel competitors, the pipes are made from uPVC and PU lined, materials well-known for their resistance properties, boosting the lifespan of the pipes by up to nine times, according to Smith. They are also lighter than their steel counterparts making them much easier to handle on site in maintenance applications.“Two people can replace the pipe without the need for any lifting equipment on the small diameters. This is complemented by their polyurethane boot, which can be replaced in as little as five minutes every two to three years, depending on the application,” he says.All the steel pipes at Northam Chrome Producers were replaced with Multotec’s launder solutions as part of the overall installation. This was a very complex undertaking as each pipe was custom engineered and manufactured to meet the individual applications within the existing plant footprint.The picture shows the completed retrofit of cleaner stage (left) and scavenger stage (right) with the Multotec HX3 three turn large diameter spiral designed to handle chrome material ranging from 800 micron to 38 micron.
No Comments IRELAND’S CURRENT HEALTH expenditure was €20.3 billion in 2016, representing 7.4% of GDP.In 2011 current health expenditure was €18.4 billion or 10.7% of GDP.Overall there was a 10% increase in health expenditure in Ireland between 2011 and 2016, newly released figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show.The majority of health expenditure in 2016 (€14.6 billion or 72%) was financed by the government. The remainder was mainly funded by household out-of-pocket payments (13%) and health insurance (15%).Just over one-third of health expenditure happened in hospitals in 2016, with a further 18% in long-term residential facilities such as nursing homes and residential disability services. Ambulatory healthcare providers, predominantly GPs and dentists, accounted for 20% of expenditure.Retailers of medical goods (mainly pharmacies) accounted for a further €2.8 billion or 14% of all healthcare expenditure in 2016.The majority of health expenditure related to curative and rehabilitative care (€11.1 billion) and nearly half of this was for inpatient care (€5 billion). The next largest category was long-term care which amounted to 22% of expenditure, again with inpatient services the largest component of this (€2.7 billion).Pharmaceuticals and other medical non-durables made up the next largest category (13%). Administration of the healthcare system (public and private) amounted to €519 million in 2016, which was 3% of total current health expenditure.Hospitals and long-term care Services provided by hospitals accounted for over one-third of healthcare expenditure in Ireland in 2016 (€6.9 billion), 64% of this was on inpatient services (€4.5 billion).Long-term residential facilities and ambulatory healthcare providers each accounted for approximately one-fifth of the total current healthcare expenditure. Long-term facilities, which include nursing homes and residential facilities for people with a disability, predominantly provided long-term care inpatient services (€2.6 billion).Ambulatory healthcare providers accounted for 20% of healthcare expenditure in Ireland in 2016. These providers, which include GPs, dentists and other services such as home care providers and healthcare centres, mainly delivered outpatient services.In 2016 €4.1 billion was spent on healthcare in these settings, with 69% of this spent on outpatient curative and rehabilitative care.Expenditure on pharmaceuticals (€2.7 billion) accounted for 13% of healthcare expenditure, with the vast majority being provided by pharmacies.Other sectors also provided healthcare services amounting to €1.2 billion in 2016. Two-thirds of this expenditure (€828 million) was for the provision of long-term healthcare services in the home by people in receipt of transfer payments such as the Carers’ Allowance and the Domiciliary Care Allowance. Jun 23rd 2018, 7:00 AM Saturday 23 Jun 2018, 7:00 AM Short URL By Órla Ryan 24,223 Views File photo
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WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi knew this moment would come, even if others had their doubts — or worked to stop her.Pelosi was elected Thursday as House speaker, the only woman who has held the office and now one of few elected officials who will be returning to it. The last time a speaker regained the gavel was more than a half-century ago.The California Democrat has spent her political career being underestimated, only to prove the naysayers wrong. In this case, it was by winning back the Democratic majority and amassing the votes for the speaker’s job.“None of us is indispensable,” Pelosi told The Associated Press on the campaign trail last fall, “but I do know that I’m very good at what I do.”In accepting the gavel, Pelosi will give a nod to the new era of divided government with a pledge to “reach across the aisle in this chamber and across the divisions in this great nation,” according to her prepared remarks.“The floor of this House must be America’s Town Hall: where the people will see our debates and where their voices will be heard and affect our decisions,” she says.
Following the Inter Milan’s goalless match against Sassuolo on Saturday, Ghanaian full-back Kwadwo Asamoah claims the wrong choice cost them a chance of winning the game.While speaking to Inter TV Asamoah said:“All that was missing from our game was the final pass, we made the wrong choice on a number of occasions. The Coach asked us to remain calm, including in the final stages if the score remained goalless.
Lukaku backed to beat Ronaldo in Serie A scoring charts Andrew Smyth – September 14, 2019 Former Inter Milan star Andy van der Meyde is confident Romelu Lukaku will outscore Cristiano Ronaldo in this season’s Serie A.“We made a few mistakes on the ball and need to work on this: when a goal doesn’t come we have to concentrate on keeping the ball and attack at the right moment. The BUU campaign confirms that we are brothers of the world and are looking to combat discrimination.”In 2010, Asamoah was awarded CAF Most Promising African Player and named Ghana Player of the Year twice in 2012 and 2013 respectively.In 2013, Asamoah was ranked as the 27th best footballer in the world by Bloomberg.
Radical rogues ruining Bahamas tourism reputation Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsApp Related Items:Courdney Gardiner, nassau, straw market Recommended for you Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsAppThis day in history in 2001 September 4 a fire on bay street swallowed up the historic world famous straw market in Nassau… a fire said to be set after a lover’s quarrel; peanut vendor Courdney Gardiner was arrested and sentenced to two years for the mammoth blaze which sent vendors screaming from the building… today there is a new 38,000 sq ft site for the 500 straw vendors on Bay Street in Nassau. That original straw market was established in the 1940s after the sponging industry plummeted. Another Murder in Nassau GB Port Authority given new milestones, with extension of concessions
Legislation allowing medevac membership programs to continue is on its way to Gov. Sean Parnell for his signature.The Alaska House unanimously approved Senate Bill 159 on Tuesday. It sailed through the Senate in late February.An Airlift Northwest Lear Jet waits for a medevac call at Juneau’s airport. Airlift is ending its medevac insurance program in Alaska after losing a regulatory exemption.The programs operated in Alaska for several years under an exemption, but Airlift Northwest’s AirCare was discontinued last year when the Division of Insurance said it no longer met state standards.That resulted in lots of complaints from Southeast Alaskans, where AirCare had more than 3,000 members.Rep. Cathy Muñoz, R-Juneau, started working with the insurance division to come up with a fix and shared the resulting legislation with her Southeast colleagues. Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, introduced it in the Senate.“It basically just exempts these types of membership programs from the Division of Insurance requirements and it sets into law a reasonable regulatory regime within the division that allows this program to continue,” Muñoz says.She says the bill had a lot of support from retirees, the commercial fishing industry, and people who work in remote sites such as mining and timber.An emergency medical flight to Seattle or Anchorage can cost $100,000 or more. Membership programs are a supplement to other health care insurance to cover the patient’s co-pay.“The primary insurance will pick up generally about two-thirds of a medical transport and the membership involvement would allow that extra charge to be waived if that was the only extra coverage the individual had,” she says.Once the governor signs the bill into law, Airlift Northwest and other medevac companies will be able again to provide their membership programs to individuals who also carry medical insurance.In a previous interview with KTOO, Airlift Northwest executive director Chris Martin said the company has always been clear that AirCare is not an insurance program.“What an AirCare membership guarantees you is that you have no out-of-pocket expenses or no co-pay. So we bill the insurance, we take what the insurance reimburses us and you as our AirCare member do not see a bill for any further services,” she explained.
Stay on target Lego Unveils ‘Friends’ 25th Anniversary Central Perk SetThis Tree House Is Lego’s Most Sustainable Set Ever The countdown has begun! The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing is just days away (July 20). It’s going to be quite a celebration, and Lego wanted to contribute in a big way.A very big way — as in life-sized. The Lego crew designed and built a faithful reproduction of the space suit worn by Apollo 11 astronauts when they set foot on the lunar surface back in 1969.What does it take to create a brick-built tribute the Apollo 11 crew? It starts with building a team that has the right stuff. Lego assembled a group of 10 designers and master builders for this project.AdChoices广告Once the design has been finalized, it’s time to gather supplies and start building. This statue required a whopping 30,000 Lego bricks — 15 times as many as it takes to build Lego’s awesome, 1-meter tall Saturn V rocket!Interestingly enough, those 30,000 bricks stick to a pretty limited palette. The build uses just 10 different colors.So what do you do with a life-sized Lego Apollo 11 astronaut statue? You take it to the anniversary party, of course. Lego will be taking part in the four-day Apollo celebration being hosted by the Smithsonian from July 18th to the 20th.If you’re planning to drop by the National Mall in DC to check it out, you’re in for a real treat. Lego will actually let visitors help construct another massive build during the Apollo 50 Festival.Yes, you could be lucky enough to assist Lego’s builders in the creation of a gigantic tribute to space exploration: a 20-foot-tall version of “a critical component to the next phase of Mars exploration.”Lego is also helping to celebrate Canada’s role in the moon landing. On September 2, they’ll debut the tallest Lego rocket ever built at the Ontario Science Center. It will be built from 80,000 bricks and is going to stand 11 feet tall. It’s even going to feature light and sound effects… and will have a built-in smoke machine.More on Geek.com:Lego Launches Stunning 50th Anniversary Tribute to Apollo 11Best Space Documentaries to Stream Before Apollo 11 AnniversaryRelive Apollo 11 Moon Landing With NASA’s Restore Mission Control Center
M6, A500 and A50 South Cheshire: A Alsager: Roadworks and road closure on Clowes Road from September 21 until September 25 Alsager: Multi-way traffic lights on B5077 Crewe Road in Alsager from September 19 until September 30 Alsager : Roadworks and road closure on Hassall Road from Chancery Lane and Crewe Road to Church Road and Dunnocksfold Road from September 17 until September 20. Alsager: Multi-way signals on Heath End Road from August 17 until September 21 Alsager: Give and take traffic control on Ivy Lane on September 21 Alsager: Multi-way traffic lights on Linley Road at the junction with Linley Lane from September 3 until October 5. Alsager: Stop/go boards on Nursery Road on September 18 Alsager: Multi-way traffic signals on Pikemere Road from August 6 until October 12 Arclid: Stop/go boards on A50 Newcastle Road from Arclid Signals to Smallwood Signals from September 19 until September 20 Read MoreTourist, 27, arrested in Turkey after attack ‘left woman barely recognisable’ B Baddington: Two way lights on A530 Baddington Lane on September 21 Bosley: Two way temporary traffic lights on the A523 Leek Road outside Boggins Hill from September 13 until September 21. Bosley: Two way traffic lights on Tunstall Road near Bosley Wood Treatment until February 2019. Brereton Heath: Two way traffic signals on A54 Holmes Chapel Road at the junction with Lyndale Road from September 17 until September 21 Read MoreOpening date revealed for this AMAZING new cafe bar offering craft ales and light bites Congleton Congleton: Carriageway incursion on Back Lane near junction of Longdown Road from August 20 until October 1. Congleton : Carriageway incursion on Back Lane from September 17 until September 21 Congleton : Carriageway incursion on Back Lane near Travis Perkins from September 20 until September 27 Congleton: Give and take traffic control on Boundary Lane outside number 102 from September 12 until September 18 Congleton: Roadworks on Macclesfield Road on A536 until September 30 Congleton: Two way traffic signals on A34 Manchester Road near entrance to Jones Homes from September 19 until September 21 Congleton: Roadworks and road closure on North Street from September 17 until September 21 Congleton: Roadworks and road closure on Waggs Road near the junction with Swan Street from September 13 until September 17 Congleton: Carriageway incurision on West Street near The Lion and Swan from September 12 until September 25 Read MoreBravery medal was sold to replace stolen war memorial plaque Crewe Crewe: Two way traffic lights on Church Lane in Wistaston from September 17 until September 19 Crewe: Ongoing roadworks at Crewe Green Roundabout until December 1 Crewe: Lane closure on A534 Crewe Road near Nantwich Road roundabout from September 13 until September 19 Crewe: Give and take traffic control on Dane Bank Avenue from September 10 until September 21 Crewe: Multi-way traffic signals on Davenport Avenue from September 10 until October 22 near junction with Gresty Road Crewe: Road closure on Gresty Lane outside number 2 from September 13 until September 19 Crewe: Two way traffic signals on Gresty Road from September 17 until September 1 Crewe: Roadworks and road closure on Marley Avenue from September 13 until September 19 Crewe: Roadworks on Maw Green Road until October 31 Crewe: Multi-way traffic signals at junction Middlewich Road/Wistaston Green Road from July 23 until October 25. Crewe: Roadworks and road closure on Moreton Road from September 17 until September 21 Crewe: Two way traffic signals on Stewart Street outside number 45 on September 19 Crewe: Two way traffic signals on A532 West Street near number 497 from September 22 until September 23 Crewe: Multi-way traffic signals on A532 Weston Road in Crewe outside Hampton House from September 23 until September 25 Crewe: Road closures around A5078 Wistaston Road from September 22 until November 11 Crewe: Two way traffic signals on Wistaston Green Road near Handforth House from September 18 until September 21 H-M Haslington: Multi-way lights on The Dingle near Repton Drive from September 13 until September 17 Hassall: Two way traffic signals on Hassall Moss from September 14 until September 18 Key Green: Roadworks and road closure on Crouch Lane between September 17 and September 21 Mow Cop: Roadworks/road closure on Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop from the junction of Mow Cop Road from September 17 until October 26 Read MoreThe jobs you can apply for RIGHT NOW at intu Potteries Nantwich Nantwich: Give and take traffic control on Audlem Road from July 30 until September 28 Nantwich: Carriageway incursion on Chester Road, Action near Acton Primary School on September 18 Nantwich: Give and take traffic control on Chester Road near Acton Primary School from September 20 until September 21 Nantwich: Roadworks and road closure at on Crewe Road near London Road Roundabout on September 22 Nantwich: Roadworks and road closure on A534 Cuckoo Lane from Wrexham Road to Chester Road from September 22 until September 23 Nantwich: Roadworks and road closure on London Road near sub station from August 27 until September 17 Nantwich: Traffic control and two way signals on Shrewbridge Road outside Shrewbridge Lodge from September 11 until September 18 Nantwich: Two way traffic controls on Welshmans Lane near Greenabank from September 14 until September 20 Nantwich: Two way traffic lights on Wynbunbury Lane near Oaklea Farm until September 18 Read MoreAaron Nixon inquest: Friend claims dad was ‘chucked in’ fishing pool during attack N- R Newbold Astbury: Road closure on Gorse Lane near junction with Dodds Lane from September 13 until September 19 North Rode: Multi-way traffic lights on A536 Congleton Road from September 19 until September 20 Odd Rode: Roadworks and road closure on Dumber Lane at Mow Cop level crossing from September 22 until September 23 Radway Green: Multi-way traffic lights on B5077 Butterton Lane from opposite Corner Cottage to Nursery Road on September 18 Radway Green: Carriageway incursions on B5078 Radway Green Road from September 13 until September 17 Rode Heath: Roadworks and road closure on Heath Avenue from September 15 until September 17 Rode Heath: Give and take traffic control on A533 Sandbach Road from September 14 until September 18 Read MoreMajor plans revealed for 1,200 homes, 3,000 jobs and a new SCHOOL on this land Sandbach: Sandbach: Carriageway incursion on Bradwall Road from September 11 until September 19 Sandbach: Carriageway incursion on Bradwall Road from September 17 until September 19 at the junction of Wesley Road Sandbach: Two way lights on A534 Congleton Road near Green Street from July 23 until September 28 Sandbach: Carriageway incursion on Crewe Road outside number 116 from September 12 until September 18 Sandbach: Some carriageway incursion on London Road outside Wilkinson from September 19 until September 20 Sandbach: Carriageway incursion on A533 Middlewich Road outside number 227 from September 12 until September 18 Sandbach: Give and take traffic control on Moss Lane from September 14 until September 18 Read MoreMother and two babies rescued after car leaves A50 S-W Scholar Green: Two way traffic lights on A34 Congleton Road North near number 247 from September 12 until September 18 Scholar Green: Two way traffic lights on Spring Bank on September 18 Wildboarclough: A54 Buxton Road closed in both directions until November 4. Willaston: Two-way signals on Crewe Road near the Peacock Hotel on September 17 Winterley: Stop/go boards on Crewe Road outside number 326 on September 19 Want to keep up to date with the latest traffic and travel news?Each day Stoke-on-Trent Live journalists bring you the latest news on the roads and railways across Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire, South Cheshire and further afield to help keep you on the move. For the very latest updates on roads including the M6, A500, A50 and more, visit our dedicated traffic and travel news channel here. We also run a live news feed each weekday, which you can access on our website’s homepage from 7am to 9pm from Monday to Friday. And for more as-we-get-it updates on the roads across the region and beyond, join The Sentinel’s traffic and travel Facebook group here. Newcastle Borough South Cheshire Stafford Borough and Uttoxeter Stoke-on-Trent
M6 to shut for up to 24 hours Staffordshire Moorlands Get the biggest Daily stories by emailSubscribeSee our privacy noticeThank you for subscribingSee our privacy noticeCould not subscribe, try again laterInvalid EmailDrivers are being warned to expect traffic and travel delays due to roadworks across South Cheshire this coming week. Motorists hitting the roads of the area on Monday morning can expect a raft of delays and road closures waiting for them. The following roadworks are taking place in the area between Monday September 17 and Sunday September 23. This list contains only the roadworks considered to be most likely to cause delays on key routes as well as those involving road closures and temporary traffic lights. It is not exhaustive and does not feature some minor or emergency repairs that come up after publication. Other roadworks may finish or start before schedule or be cancelled altogether. If you only want information about roadworks in a different area of North Staffordshire and South Cheshire, visit the links below, otherwise scroll down for the roadworks most likely to disrupt your journey in South Cheshire in the coming week All information from Highways England, local authorities and utility companies. Read MoreRoadworks in North Staffordshire and South Cheshire (Sep 17-Sep 23 2018) Full list of roadworks
News | Radiation Therapy | August 15, 2019 First Patient Enrolled in World’s Largest Brain Cancer Clinical Trial Henry Ford Cancer Institute is first-in-the-world to enroll a glioblastoma patient in the GBM AGILE Trial (Adaptive… read more News | Proton Therapy | August 08, 2019 MD Anderson to Expand Proton Therapy Center The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center unveiled plans to expand its Proton Therapy Center during a… read more News | Radiation Oncology | July 31, 2019 Laura Dawson, M.D., FASTRO, Chosen as ASTRO President-elect The members of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) elected four new officers to ASTRO’s Board of… read more The MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center expansion is expected to be completed in 2023. Rendering courtesy of Stantec. News | Radiation Therapy | August 02, 2019 Varian Showcases Cancer Care Systems and Software at AAPM 2019 Varian showcased systems and software from its cancer care portfolio, including the Identify Guidance System, at the… read more Technology | Treatment Planning | July 02, 2019 RaySearch Releases Version 9A of RayStation Treatment Planning System Latest version of flagship TPS supports additional radiotherapy machines and treatment techniques, enhances integration with RayCare oncology information system Related Content The top piece of content in July was a video interview explaining how Princess Margaret Cancer Center is using machine learning to create automated treatment plans. This was a hot topic at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 2019 meeting in July. News | Brachytherapy Systems | August 14, 2019 Efficacy of Isoray’s Cesium Blu Showcased in Recent Studies August 14, 2019 — Isoray announced a trio of studies recently reported at scientific meetings and published in medica read more News | Radiation Therapy | August 16, 2019 Drug Accelerates Blood System’s Recovery After Radiation, Chemotherapy A drug developed by UCLA physician-scientists and chemists speeds up the regeneration of mouse and human blood stem… read more Following radiation, the bone marrow shows nearly complete loss of blood cells in mice (left). Mice treated with the PTP-sigma inhibitor displayed rapid recovery of blood cells (purple, right). Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/Nature Communications News | Patient Positioning Radiation Therapy | August 15, 2019 Mevion and C-RAD Release Integration for Improved Proton Therapy Treatment Quality Mevion Medical Systems and C-RAD announced the integration between the C-RAD Catalyst PT and the Mevion S250i proton… read more Catalyst PT image courtesy of C-RAD July 2, 2019 — RaySearch announced the release of RayStation 9A, the latest version of its radiation therapy treatment planning system (TPS). RayStation 9A holds several improvements, supports additional machines and treatment techniques, as well as enhancements in the integration with the next-generation oncology information system (OIS) RayCare.RayStation 9A adds support for treatment machines with dual-layer multi-leaf collimator (MLC) and non-rotating jaws, which are properties of the Varian Halcyon machine. This feature is one more step towards RaySearch’s goal to unify treatment planning for as many treatment delivery machines and systems as possible, eliminating complications and additional steps that arise from using multiple software systems.Another improvement is the support for directly deliverable multi-criteria optimization for volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for Varian machines. This enables the same possibility for these machines as Elekta machines have had since the release of RayStation 8B.New for this release is also the improved machine modelling for photons, allowing diagonal profiles in the beam commissioning module of RayPhysics. Extended possibility to export VSim plans for further use in any TPS is also new.Improvements for proton therapy planning include caching of spot doses to speed up the optimization process. For carbon ion planning, support for Canon Medical machines have been added. The microdosimetric kinetic model (MKM) for calculation of radiobiological equivalent (RBE) dose is included. This is an important step to support carbon ion treatments in Japan, where most of the current carbon ion facilities are located. Support for connectivity with the interface IONTRIS used for Siemens carbon ion machines has also been added.RayStation 9A also includes several general improvements, such as support for a 6D (six-dimensional) couch during planning. Enhancements in the integration with RayCare, such as automatic generation of treatment plans based on a patient’s diagnosis, are also included.For more information: www.raysearchlabs.com FacebookTwitterLinkedInPrint分享 News | Proton Therapy | August 06, 2019 IBA Signs Contract to Install Proton Therapy Center in Kansas IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) recently signed a contract and received the first payment for a Proteus One solution… read more News | Patient Positioning Radiation Therapy | August 07, 2019 Qfix kVue One Proton Couch Top Validated by Mevion Medical Systems Qfix and Mevion Medical Systems announced that a special version of the kVue One Proton couch top is now both validated… read more Feature | August 05, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor Most Popular Radiology and Radiotherapy Topics in July 2019 August 5, 2019 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Imaging Technology New (ITN) magazine website fr read more 
BANGKOK (AP) – Doctors have advised Thailand’s Queen Sirikit to rest after an exam showed a slight reduction in blood flow to her brain.The Royal Palace announced Sunday that the 79-year-old queen had felt dizziness and staggered slightly while walking for exercise a day earlier. However, she remained conscious and could speak.It said a physical examination and magnetic resonance imaging scan showed a slight shortage of blood in the cerebellum, but no hemorrhaging. Think Tank analyzes the second round of Democratic debates Comments Share Meghan McCain to release audiobook on conservatism, family Top Stories More Valley freeways to be closed this weekend for improvements The problem came just over a week after King Bhumibol Adulyadej was found to have bleeding in his brain’s outer membrane that caused twitching in his hand. He said to have recovered after receiving intravenous medication.The 84-year-old king, the world’s longest-serving monarch, is Thailand’s most revered figure and news of the royal family’s health is carefully watched.(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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