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2021-03-13 Hambidge Second Saturday STUDIO TOUR at the Cross-Pollination Art Lab Lindbergh Center
SCHEDULE
• In the Cube Gallery (noon-4pm) you will find "The Space Between," a new project from Dr. Fahamu Pecou that works to dispel the pervasive myth of violence and discord within the Black male community, and seeks to both normalize expressions of care, concern, and compassion while challenging the pervasive image of Black violence and trauma.
• Jessica Brooke Anderson will be offering visitors (one at a time) an opportunity to select a gift from her collection of family objects. She recently inherited 3 houses worth of heirlooms, and is using this opportunity to redistribute these items to the community. In exchange for "adopting" a piece of her family history, she is asking to photograph each object with its new owner, in hopes of creating a new family tree, made up of strangers, all interconnected through the lives and objects that came before.
• Participate in a self-led writing exercise / creativity booster in the space outside of Arvin Temkar’s studio. Arvin is a writer and photographer whose work examines complexity, tension, and hope in a multiracial, multiethnic America, and has been published in major publications across the country. He will also be displaying some of his photography in the windows of his studio.
• Visit the Teller Productions Workshop to observe artist Scottie Rowell’s shadow puppet play time and experience Push. Press. Pull., an ever-changing art installation exploring human’s love of buttons. Only one family/group/pod allowed in the space at time.
• Jasmine Williams and Sierra King are excited to share with the public in progress works across both of their disciplines of printmaking and archiving. The public at large is welcomed into their space, limited to 2 at time, to view THROUGHLINE - where the lives of Black Women Artists intersect. Additionally there will be limited edition "I AM WOMAN" tote bags that were hand printed in the art lab and older edition prints available to purchase by Jasmine Nicole Williams.
• FRANK/ie CONSENT will present ‘Love Shrines,’ their first installation of shared things, in which their new album (collaborated with The Cradle) will play with casual, non-demanding events happening and video documentation of their recent love baptism. After the installation, there will be a live music performance by FRANK/ie CONSENT and the generosities of people they love. The performance will begin around 5:30.
• Floyd Hall will be presenting Seeing + Sounds, featuring a series of streaming recorded audio content in addition to visual projections.
• From 2-3:30, Matriarc Society will be providing a photo shoot session with a local femme music maker at no cost. Guests may observe the process from the windows on the corner of Magnolia Lane and Morosgo Drive.
• Dance Hub ATL residents are approaching this event as an open process with space to have conversations if visitors are interested in learning more. Four artists - Porter Grubbs, Catherine Messina, Frankie Mulinix and Nadya Zeitlin - will share glimpses of their current creations. In addition to performances, we will introduce a new addition to our Hub - installations by Dima Alekseyev. For more details and updates, check their Instagram page @dance_hub_atl. Donations are greatly appreciated and will support artists' further process.
Dance Hub ATL Performance Schedule - IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL
2:00 - Studio is open to live visitors (up to 16 people at the same time, 10 chairs in the seating area. Masks are required).
2:30 - Catherine Messina's process is a peek into the creation of phrasework for a large scale piece, and how to restage that work after a year away due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Two of the original cast of eight will share some of the prompts in creating duets, unison work, formations, and more. Online via Instagram Live and in-person.
3:00 - Nadya Zeitlin will show Alice, study #1 - the beginning stage of a new work that Bautanzt Here is designing inside Dance Hub ATL. Online via Instagram Live and in-person.
3:30 - The butoh piece performed by Frankie Mulinix is exploring memory, changing identity, and brain injury. Online via Instagram Live and in-person.
4:30 - Porter Grubbs will share some improvisation scores that they've been working on for Medium Collective’s summer series. Plus they will set up a layout with some of their Demon Body portraits and narratives that they've drafted. Online via Instagram Live and in-person.
Jakarta, Indonesia. 26 November 2019.
A film screening and discussion for “Posesif” is held at the Institut Français d'Indonésie in Jakarta. The film underscores the year’s campaign theme, the importance of breaking the cycle and to stop normalizing violence.
Photo: UN Women/ Radhiska Anggiana
Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/end-violence-against-women
Reframing the Pap Smear – Opening Reception
Monday, January 9, 2012
Venue: Art Bar
Visual Arts
Don’t fear the smear! Women’s health doctor demystifies the speculum as a tool to embrace, not avoid.
Reframe the Pap – the creation of women’s health doctor Sheila Wijayasinghe – looks at images of the speculum, the medical tool used in Pap tests to normalize the instrument by placing it in various familiar surroundings – with the view that women should be equally comfortable with regular pap testing as they would be with everyday objects.
“Pap testing is a women’s best defense against cervical cancer. Women should embrace the speculum as a tool of positivity and not fear the smear,” says Dr. Wijayasinghe.
Every year in Canada over 1,300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and almost 400 women will die annually of this disease. While the Pap Test itself is a short procedure, it can invoke a great deal of anxiety in women. Some women are afraid of the speculum, the plastic or metal tool used for the Pap Test, and avoid seeing their doctor.
“Art and social media are some the best tools to promote healthy life choices. By starting a conversation about rarely discussed health topics we can increase awareness and help women make active choices to support their well-being,” added Dr. Wijayasinghe.
All proceeds raised from Reframe the Pap will go towards the Immigrant Women’s Health Center (IWHC) in Toronto, a sexual health clinic serving immigrant, refugee and marginalized women across the City of Toronto.
More About Reframing the Pap Smear Here
Art Bar: The Art Bar (named after a weekly figure drawing class ongoing since 1957) is our storefront room with large windows facing Queen Street West. It is an intimate space for parties, meetings, conferences or exhibitions.
Photos by: Laynna Meyler
Mach 10 Hypersonic Plane - Turbine Based Combined Cycle - IO Aircraft
Drew Blair
www.linkedin.com/in/drew-b-25485312/
20 Passengers plus 3 crew
10,000 mile range
Mach 10 Cruise
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Advanced Additive Manufacturing for Hypersonic Aircraft
Utilizing new methods of fabrication and construction, make it possible to use additive manufacturing, dramatically reducing the time and costs of producing hypersonic platforms from missiles, aircraft, and space capable craft. Instead of aircraft being produced in piece, then bolted together; small platforms can be produced as a single unit and large platforms can be produces in large section and mated without bolting. These techniques include using exotic materials and advanced assembly processes, with an end result of streamlining the production costs and time for hypersonic aircraft; reducing months of assembly to weeks. Overall, this process greatly reduced the cost for producing hypersonic platforms. Even to such an extent that a Hellfire missile costs apx $100,000 but by utilizing our technologies, replacing it with a Mach 8-10 hypersonic missile of our physics/engineering and that missile would cost roughly $75,000 each delivered.
Materials used for these manufacturing processes are not disclosed, but overall, provides a foundation for extremely high stresses and thermodynamics, ideal for hypersonic platforms. This specific methodology and materials applications is many decades ahead of all known programs. Even to the extend of normalized space flight and re-entry, without concern of thermodynamic failure.
*Note, most entities that are experimenting with additive manufacturing for hypersonic aircraft, this makes it mainstream and standardized processes, which also applies for mass production.
What would normally be measured in years and perhaps a decade to go from drawing board to test flights, is reduced to singular months and ready for production within a year maximum.
Unified Turbine Based Combined Cycle (U-TBCC)
To date, the closest that NASA and industry have achieved for turbine based aircraft to fly at hypersonic velocities is by mounting a turbine into an aircraft and sharing the inlet with a scramjet or rocket based motor. Reaction Engines Sabre is not able to achieve hypersonic velocities and can only transition into a non air breathing rocket for beyond Mach 4.5
However, utilizing Unified Turbine Based Combine Cycle also known as U-TBCC, the two separate platforms are able to share a common inlet and the dual mode ramjet/scramjet is contained within the engine itself, which allows for a much smaller airframe footprint, thus engingeers are able to then design much higher performance aerial platforms for hypersonic flight, including the ability for constructing true single stage to orbit aircraft by utilizing a modification/version that allows for transition to outside atmosphere propulsion without any other propulsion platforms within the aircraft. By transitioning and developing aircraft to use Unified Turbine Based Combined Cycle, this propulsion system opens up new options to replace that airframe deficit for increased fuel capacity and/or payload.
Enhanced Dynamic Cavitation
Dramatically Increasing the efficiency of fuel air mixture for combustion processes at hypersonic velocities within scramjet propulsion platforms. The aspects of these processes are non disclosable.
Dynamic Scramjet Ignition Processes
For optimal scramjet ignition, a process known as Self Start is sought after, but in many cases if the platform becomes out of attitude, the scramjet will ignite. We have already solved this problem which as a result, a scramjet propulsion system can ignite at lower velocities, high velocities, at optimal attitude or not optimal attitude. It doesn't matter, it will ignite anyways at the proper point for maximum thrust capabilities at hypersonic velocities.
Hydrogen vs Kerosene Fuel Sources
Kerosene is an easy fuel to work with, and most western nations developing scramjet platforms use Kerosene for that fact. However, while kerosene has better thermal properties then Hydrogen, Hydrogen is a far superior fuel source in scramjet propulsion flight, do it having a much higher efficiency capability. Because of this aspect, in conjunction with our developments, it allows for a MUCH increased fuel to air mixture, combustion, thrust; and ability for higher speeds; instead of very low hypersonic velocities in the Mach 5-6 range. Instead, Mach 8-10 range, while we have begun developing hypersonic capabilities to exceed 15 in atmosphere within less then 5 years.
Conforming High Pressure Tank Technology for CNG and H2.
As most know in hypersonics, Hydrogen is a superior fuel source, but due to the storage abilities, can only be stored in cylinders thus much less fuel supply. Not anymore, we developed conforming high pressure storage technology for use in aerospace, automotive sectors, maritime, etc; which means any overall shape required for 8,000+ PSI CNG or Hydrogen. For hypersonic platforms, this means the ability to store a much larger volume of hydrogen vs cylinders.
As an example, X-43 flown by Nasa which flew at Mach 9.97. The fuel source was Hydrogen, which is extremely more volatile and combustible then kerosene (JP-7), via a cylinder in the main body. If it had used our technology, that entire section of the airframe would had been an 8,000 PSI H2 tank, which would had yielded 5-6 times the capacity. While the X-43 flew 11 seconds under power at Mach 9.97, at 6 times the fuel capacity would had yielded apx 66 seconds of fuel under power at Mach 9.97. If it had flew slower, around Mach 6, same principles applied would had yielded apx 500 seconds of fuel supply under power (slower speeds required less energy to maintain).
Enhanced Fuel Mixture During Shock Train Interaction
Normally, fuel injection is conducted at the correct insertion point within the shock train for maximum burn/combustion. Our methodologies differ, since almost half the fuel injection is conducted PRE shock train within the isolator, so at the point of isolator injection the fuel enhances the combustion process, which then requires less fuel injection to reach the same level of thrust capabilities.
Improved Bow Shock Interaction
Smoother interaction at hypersonic velocities and mitigating heat/stresses for beyond Mach 6 thermodynamics, which extraordinarily improves Type 3, 4, and 5 shock interaction.
6,000+ Fahrenheit Thermal Resistance
To date, the maximum thermal resistance was tested at AFRL in the spring of 2018, which resulted in a 3,200F thermal resistance for a short duration. This technology, allows for normalized hypersonic thermal resistance of 3,000-3,500F sustained, and up to 6,500F resistance for short endurance, ie 90 seconds or less. 10-20 minute resistance estimate approximately 4,500F +/- 200F.
*** This technology advancement also applies to Aerospike rocket engines, in which it is common for Aerospike's to exceed 4,500-5,000F temperatures, which results in the melting of the reversed bell housing. That melting no longer ocurrs, providing for stable combustion to ocurr for the entire flight envelope
Scramjet Propulsion Side Wall Cooling
With old technologies, side wall cooling is required for hypersonic flight and scramjet propulsion systems, otherwise the isolator and combustion regions of a scramjet would melt, even using advanced ablatives and ceramics, due to their inability to cope with very high temperatures. Using technology we have developed for very high thermodynamics and high stresses, side wall cooling is no longer required, thus removing that variable from the design process and focusing on improved ignition processes and increasing net thrust values.
Lower Threshold for Hypersonic Ignition
Active and adaptive flight dynamics, resulting in the ability for scramjet ignition at a much lower velocity, ie within ramjet envelope, between Mach 2-4, and seamless transition from supersonic to hypersonic flight, ie supersonic ramjet (scramjet). This active and dynamic aspect, has a wide variety of parameters for many flight dynamics, velocities, and altitudes; which means platforms no longer need to be engineered for specific altitude ranges or preset velocities, but those parameters can then be selected during launch configuration and are able to adapt actively in flight.
Dramatically Improved Maneuvering Capabilities at Hypersonic Velocities
Hypersonic vehicles, like their less technologically advanced brethren, use large actuator and the developers hope those controls surfaces do not disintegrate in flight. In reality, it is like rolling the dice, they may or may not survive, hence another reason why the attempt to keep velocities to Mach 6 or below. We have shrunken down control actuators while almost doubling torque and response capabilities specifically for hypersonic dynamics and extreme stresses involved, which makes it possible for maximum input authority for Mach 10 and beyond.
Paradigm Shift in Control Surface Methodologies, Increasing Control Authority (Internal Mechanical Applications)
To date, most control surfaces for hypersonic missile platforms still use fins, similar to lower speed conventional missiles, and some using ducted fins. This is mostly due to lack of comprehension of hypersonic velocities in their own favor. Instead, the body itself incorporates those control surfaces, greatly enhancing the airframe strength, opening up more space for hardware and fuel capacity; while simultaneously enhancing the platforms maneuvering capabilities.
A scramjet missile can then fly like conventional missile platforms, and not straight and level at high altitudes, losing velocity on it's decent trajectory to target. Another added benefit to this aspect, is the ability to extend range greatly, so if anyone elses hypersonic missile platform were developed for 400 mile range, falling out of the sky due to lack of glide capabilities; our platforms can easily reach 600+ miles, with minimal glide deceleration.
The goal of "SlutWalk" is to bring together people of all genders, ages, professions, religions, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and economic statuses to create a dialogue and bring an end to attitudes that normalize victim blaming and slut shaming and to ultimately put an end to rape culture.
Licensing information: Due to the nature of this event and its goal to protect victims of violence everywhere, all photos are copyrighted and may not be used without explicit permission.
If you would like to use this photo to protect survivors of sexual assault and prevent violence, feel free to send me a request. for more information see www.slutwalkdc.com
Any other use, including embedding, is a violation of the license. Thank you and thanks for promoting the health of people and the communities they bring health to.
Taking its point of departure from this year's AV Festival theme As Slow As Possible (after John Cage), this symposium seeks to investigate how we might activate temporal concepts which are resistant to those normalized in mainstream commercially driven cultural forms.
How are artists, composers or musicians exploring time in ways that often utilize the latest digital technologies but also challenge their conventional deployment? The subject of 'Slowness', albeit in its most varied manifestations embracing multiple non-linear 'speeds' and rhythms (and thus refusing any simplistic polarization with 'speed' as such), will provide a central theme for the panel discussion, and ideas relating to how time can be multiplied, diversified, folded and suspended in contemporary art and culture will also be examined.
Eminent French philosopher Eric Alliez, cultural and music critic Paul Morley, performance art specialist and writer Laura Cull, and film theorist and philosopher John Mullarkey will draw on their unique intellectual and personal engagements with time in the history of ideas, popular culture and contemporary art in this afternoon symposium, an 'overture' of sorts to the 24 hour opening of the AV Festival. A selection of artists participating in AV Festival will present short surveys of their working practice to kick-start the proceedings. Moderated by Katherine Waugh.
Biographies
Eric Alliez is a French philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy at Kingston University, UK. His research areas include philosophy and contemporary art, history of time and studies on Deleuze and Guattari. Publications include Capital Times: Tales from the Conquest of Time (1996), La Pensee-Matisse: portrait de l'artiste en hyperfauve (2005), L'Oeil-Cerveau: Nouvelles histories de la peinture moderne (with Jean-Clet Martin 2007)
Laura Cull is a lecturer in Performing Arts at Northumbria University in Newcastle. She is editor of Deleuze & Performance (Edinburgh University Press) and chair of the Performance & Philosophy Working Group within Performance Studies International. Her PhD develops the concept of ‘differential presence’ in performance through the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze.
Paul Morley is a cultural critic and author, he wrote for the New Musical Express from 1977 to 1983 and was the first presenter of BBC2's The Late Show. He still regularly appears on BBC2’s Newsnight Review programme. For the short-lived Channel 4 arts strand Without Walls he wrote and presented a documentary on boredom. Morley is the author of Words and Music: the history of pop in the shape of a city, Ask: The Chatter of Pop and the biographical book Nothing.
Katherine Waugh is a writer and filmmaker based in Galway. She is co-director, with Fergus Daly, of The Art of Time (2010), a film that explores philosophies of temporality in contemporary art, film and architecture. The Art of Time screens as part of the Festival at Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle on Sat 3 March.
John Mullarkey is Professor of Film and Television Studies at Kingston University, London. He has also taught philosophy and film theory at the University of Sunderland, England (1994-2004) and the University of Dundee, Scotland (2004 to 2010). He has published Bergson and Philosophy (1999), Post-Continental Philosophy: An Outline (2006), Philosophy and the Moving Image: Refractions of Reality (2010), and edited, with Beth Lord, The Continuum Companion to Continental Philosophy (2009). He is an editor of the journal Film-Philosophy, and chair of the Society for European Philosophy.
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Original article: Study: Self-Censorship Rife Among Palestinian Reporters.
April 19, 2015 - New York City - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has dinner at the Intercontinental Hotel in New York City Sunday April 19, 2015 with leaders from business and higher education that will be joining New York's trade mission to Cuba. This is the first Governor-led state trade mission to Cuba since President Obama began the process to normalize diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba. (Office of the Governor - Kevin P. Coughlin)
One of my fav shots of these first two days I've been stepping into photography. This one taken from Moyua Square. This time I took advantage of the lane lines to normalize surrounding elements and focusing in the tower central edge. I chose the b/w for this one due to many non-important items that could make lose the attention on the real character.
Reframing the Pap Smear – Opening Reception
Monday, January 9, 2012
Venue: Art Bar
Visual Arts
Don’t fear the smear! Women’s health doctor demystifies the speculum as a tool to embrace, not avoid.
Reframe the Pap – the creation of women’s health doctor Sheila Wijayasinghe – looks at images of the speculum, the medical tool used in Pap tests to normalize the instrument by placing it in various familiar surroundings – with the view that women should be equally comfortable with regular pap testing as they would be with everyday objects.
“Pap testing is a women’s best defense against cervical cancer. Women should embrace the speculum as a tool of positivity and not fear the smear,” says Dr. Wijayasinghe.
Every year in Canada over 1,300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and almost 400 women will die annually of this disease. While the Pap Test itself is a short procedure, it can invoke a great deal of anxiety in women. Some women are afraid of the speculum, the plastic or metal tool used for the Pap Test, and avoid seeing their doctor.
“Art and social media are some the best tools to promote healthy life choices. By starting a conversation about rarely discussed health topics we can increase awareness and help women make active choices to support their well-being,” added Dr. Wijayasinghe.
All proceeds raised from Reframe the Pap will go towards the Immigrant Women’s Health Center (IWHC) in Toronto, a sexual health clinic serving immigrant, refugee and marginalized women across the City of Toronto.
More About Reframing the Pap Smear Here
Art Bar: The Art Bar (named after a weekly figure drawing class ongoing since 1957) is our storefront room with large windows facing Queen Street West. It is an intimate space for parties, meetings, conferences or exhibitions.
Photos by: Laynna Meyler
Reframing the Pap Smear – Opening Reception
Monday, January 9, 2012
Venue: Art Bar
Visual Arts
Don’t fear the smear! Women’s health doctor demystifies the speculum as a tool to embrace, not avoid.
Reframe the Pap – the creation of women’s health doctor Sheila Wijayasinghe – looks at images of the speculum, the medical tool used in Pap tests to normalize the instrument by placing it in various familiar surroundings – with the view that women should be equally comfortable with regular pap testing as they would be with everyday objects.
“Pap testing is a women’s best defense against cervical cancer. Women should embrace the speculum as a tool of positivity and not fear the smear,” says Dr. Wijayasinghe.
Every year in Canada over 1,300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and almost 400 women will die annually of this disease. While the Pap Test itself is a short procedure, it can invoke a great deal of anxiety in women. Some women are afraid of the speculum, the plastic or metal tool used for the Pap Test, and avoid seeing their doctor.
“Art and social media are some the best tools to promote healthy life choices. By starting a conversation about rarely discussed health topics we can increase awareness and help women make active choices to support their well-being,” added Dr. Wijayasinghe.
All proceeds raised from Reframe the Pap will go towards the Immigrant Women’s Health Center (IWHC) in Toronto, a sexual health clinic serving immigrant, refugee and marginalized women across the City of Toronto.
More About Reframing the Pap Smear Here
Art Bar: The Art Bar (named after a weekly figure drawing class ongoing since 1957) is our storefront room with large windows facing Queen Street West. It is an intimate space for parties, meetings, conferences or exhibitions.
Photos by: Laynna Meyler
Session 5: Managing Capital Flows
This session will focus on the challenges in the region associated with the normalization of U.S. and other advanced economy monetary conditions, including ongoing and possible spillovers to Asia, appropriate policies to be implemented by spillover-receiving countries, and the possible role for international policy coordination in ameliorating the negative impact of volatile capital flows. Key themes to be addressed include: How EM policy makers can prepare for / cope with financial volatility associated with asynchronous AE monetary policy stances. Experience with macroprudential policies and their potential role in managing capital flows. Regional insurance mechanisms, and their role in containing contagion from financial turbulence. Past experience of the IMF in facilitating coordination of macro-financial policies among key economies and possible ways forward.
Moderator:
Maurice Obstfeld, Economic Counsellor and Head of Research Department, IMF
Panelists:
Sukudhew Singh, Deputy Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia
In-chang Song, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Finance and Strategy, Korea
Yiping Huang, Professor, National School of Development, Peking University
Chatib Basri, Former Minister of Finance of Indonesia and Senior Lecturer Department of Economics University of Indonesia
Eswar Prasad, Professor of Economics, Cornell University
One of the most visible differences between the FD versions & their retail counterparts is that the make-up is more normalized & the extra bells & whistles are removed in favor of more 'regular faces'. While the changes for the other girls are far more dramatic Sloanes is much more simple - a fully red lip instead of the red heart/paler lip and the removal of glitter. Preferably I would've made Sloane's lips a slightly darker shade of the pink on her make-up but the red is fine enough.
The most prominent difference is Sloane's hair tho. Everyone e;se's is either identical or relatively similar but Sloane not only lost the bangs but has longer hair that's entirely red. The rooting is SLIGHTLY better but nothing extra phenomenal. The hair ornament, despite placement (do note that my Sloane's was moved & is instead closer to the top of the hairline/on the forehead) is mostly identical barring the slight lightening of the blue paint for the bow.
April 19, 2015 - New York City - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has dinner at the Intercontinental Hotel in New York City Sunday April 19, 2015 with leaders from business and higher education that will be joining New York's trade mission to Cuba. This is the first Governor-led state trade mission to Cuba since President Obama began the process to normalize diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba. (Office of the Governor - Kevin P. Coughlin)
Reframing the Pap Smear – Opening Reception
Monday, January 9, 2012
Venue: Art Bar
Visual Arts
Don’t fear the smear! Women’s health doctor demystifies the speculum as a tool to embrace, not avoid.
Reframe the Pap – the creation of women’s health doctor Sheila Wijayasinghe – looks at images of the speculum, the medical tool used in Pap tests to normalize the instrument by placing it in various familiar surroundings – with the view that women should be equally comfortable with regular pap testing as they would be with everyday objects.
“Pap testing is a women’s best defense against cervical cancer. Women should embrace the speculum as a tool of positivity and not fear the smear,” says Dr. Wijayasinghe.
Every year in Canada over 1,300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and almost 400 women will die annually of this disease. While the Pap Test itself is a short procedure, it can invoke a great deal of anxiety in women. Some women are afraid of the speculum, the plastic or metal tool used for the Pap Test, and avoid seeing their doctor.
“Art and social media are some the best tools to promote healthy life choices. By starting a conversation about rarely discussed health topics we can increase awareness and help women make active choices to support their well-being,” added Dr. Wijayasinghe.
All proceeds raised from Reframe the Pap will go towards the Immigrant Women’s Health Center (IWHC) in Toronto, a sexual health clinic serving immigrant, refugee and marginalized women across the City of Toronto.
More About Reframing the Pap Smear Here
Art Bar: The Art Bar (named after a weekly figure drawing class ongoing since 1957) is our storefront room with large windows facing Queen Street West. It is an intimate space for parties, meetings, conferences or exhibitions.
Photos by: Laynna Meyler
April 19, 2015 - New York City - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has dinner at the Intercontinental Hotel in New York City Sunday April 19, 2015 with leaders from business and higher education that will be joining New York's trade mission to Cuba. This is the first Governor-led state trade mission to Cuba since President Obama began the process to normalize diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba. (Office of the Governor - Kevin P. Coughlin)
Evolution of receptor binding specificity of the Panama- and Fujian-like viruses.
A, Phylogenetic analysis of evolutionary history of human H3N2 viruses isolated in China from year 2000 to 2002 covering flu seasons from 1999–2000 to 2002–2003. The red stars denote the position of A/Panama/2007/1999 virus and A/Fujian/411/2002 virus on the phylogenetic tree. Key amino acid changes are shown at the indicted positions during the evolution from Panama-like viruses to Fujian-like viruses. B, Dynamic changes of amino acids at 13 sites that differ between Panama-like viruses and Fujian-like viruses alined along the phylogenetic tree in A. Color code of amino acids, represented by a single letter, is shown. ‘X’ and ‘-‘ indicates unknown amino acid and gaps, respectively in the HA sequence. C, Comparison of calculated binding strengths for all HAs in A to both avian (α2–3) and human (α2–6) receptor analogs, normalized to those of HA of A/Panama/2001/99 by . The heat map of binding strength is aligned with the corresponding HAs in the phylogenetic tree to indicate dynamic change of the binding strengths of these viral HAs to both avian and human receptors during evolution. Scale of normalized binding strength values is shown. From year 1999 to 2003, cool colours changed to be hot colours. It reflects the binding strength was decreased, especially for the avian receptor analog. The red stars denote the normalized binding strength values of A/Panama/2007/1999 virus and A/Fujian/411/2002 virus.
Reframing the Pap Smear – Opening Reception
Monday, January 9, 2012
Venue: Art Bar
Visual Arts
Don’t fear the smear! Women’s health doctor demystifies the speculum as a tool to embrace, not avoid.
Reframe the Pap – the creation of women’s health doctor Sheila Wijayasinghe – looks at images of the speculum, the medical tool used in Pap tests to normalize the instrument by placing it in various familiar surroundings – with the view that women should be equally comfortable with regular pap testing as they would be with everyday objects.
“Pap testing is a women’s best defense against cervical cancer. Women should embrace the speculum as a tool of positivity and not fear the smear,” says Dr. Wijayasinghe.
Every year in Canada over 1,300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and almost 400 women will die annually of this disease. While the Pap Test itself is a short procedure, it can invoke a great deal of anxiety in women. Some women are afraid of the speculum, the plastic or metal tool used for the Pap Test, and avoid seeing their doctor.
“Art and social media are some the best tools to promote healthy life choices. By starting a conversation about rarely discussed health topics we can increase awareness and help women make active choices to support their well-being,” added Dr. Wijayasinghe.
All proceeds raised from Reframe the Pap will go towards the Immigrant Women’s Health Center (IWHC) in Toronto, a sexual health clinic serving immigrant, refugee and marginalized women across the City of Toronto.
More About Reframing the Pap Smear Here
Art Bar: The Art Bar (named after a weekly figure drawing class ongoing since 1957) is our storefront room with large windows facing Queen Street West. It is an intimate space for parties, meetings, conferences or exhibitions.
Photos by: Laynna Meyler
日中国交正常化50周年を祝して、中国のナショナルカラーにライトアップされた東京タワー。展望デッキには「未来」が点灯。
The Tokyo Tower was lit in Re to mark the 30th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China on January 31, 2022.
The 2020 EPI climate change issue category includes the following indicators: carbon dioxide (CO2) emission growth rate, methane (CH4) emission growth rate, F-gas emission growth rate, nitrous oxide (N2O) emission growth rate, black carbon emission growth rate, CO2 from land cover growth rate, greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity trend, and GHG per capita. All indicators and composite indices in the EPI are normalized as a 0–100 proximity-to-target score, with 100 representing "at target" and 0 being furthest from the target.
The goal of "SlutWalk" is to bring together people of all genders, ages, professions, religions, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and economic statuses to create a dialogue and bring an end to attitudes that normalize victim blaming and slut shaming and to ultimately put an end to rape culture.
Licensing information: Due to the nature of this event and its goal to protect victims of violence everywhere, all photos are copyrighted and may not be used without explicit permission.
If you would like to use this photo to protect survivors of sexual assault and prevent violence, feel free to send me a request. for more information see www.slutwalkdc.com
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Session 5: Managing Capital Flows
This session will focus on the challenges in the region associated with the normalization of U.S. and other advanced economy monetary conditions, including ongoing and possible spillovers to Asia, appropriate policies to be implemented by spillover-receiving countries, and the possible role for international policy coordination in ameliorating the negative impact of volatile capital flows. Key themes to be addressed include: How EM policy makers can prepare for / cope with financial volatility associated with asynchronous AE monetary policy stances. Experience with macroprudential policies and their potential role in managing capital flows. Regional insurance mechanisms, and their role in containing contagion from financial turbulence. Past experience of the IMF in facilitating coordination of macro-financial policies among key economies and possible ways forward.
Moderator:
Maurice Obstfeld, Economic Counsellor and Head of Research Department, IMF
Panelists:
Sukudhew Singh, Deputy Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia
In-chang Song, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Finance and Strategy, Korea
Yiping Huang, Professor, National School of Development, Peking University
Chatib Basri, Former Minister of Finance of Indonesia and Senior Lecturer Department of Economics University of Indonesia
Eswar Prasad, Professor of Economics, Cornell University
Reframing the Pap Smear – Opening Reception
Monday, January 9, 2012
Venue: Art Bar
Visual Arts
Don’t fear the smear! Women’s health doctor demystifies the speculum as a tool to embrace, not avoid.
Reframe the Pap – the creation of women’s health doctor Sheila Wijayasinghe – looks at images of the speculum, the medical tool used in Pap tests to normalize the instrument by placing it in various familiar surroundings – with the view that women should be equally comfortable with regular pap testing as they would be with everyday objects.
“Pap testing is a women’s best defense against cervical cancer. Women should embrace the speculum as a tool of positivity and not fear the smear,” says Dr. Wijayasinghe.
Every year in Canada over 1,300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and almost 400 women will die annually of this disease. While the Pap Test itself is a short procedure, it can invoke a great deal of anxiety in women. Some women are afraid of the speculum, the plastic or metal tool used for the Pap Test, and avoid seeing their doctor.
“Art and social media are some the best tools to promote healthy life choices. By starting a conversation about rarely discussed health topics we can increase awareness and help women make active choices to support their well-being,” added Dr. Wijayasinghe.
All proceeds raised from Reframe the Pap will go towards the Immigrant Women’s Health Center (IWHC) in Toronto, a sexual health clinic serving immigrant, refugee and marginalized women across the City of Toronto.
More About Reframing the Pap Smear Here
Art Bar: The Art Bar (named after a weekly figure drawing class ongoing since 1957) is our storefront room with large windows facing Queen Street West. It is an intimate space for parties, meetings, conferences or exhibitions.
Photos by: Laynna Meyler
Reframing the Pap Smear – Opening Reception
Monday, January 9, 2012
Venue: Art Bar
Visual Arts
Don’t fear the smear! Women’s health doctor demystifies the speculum as a tool to embrace, not avoid.
Reframe the Pap – the creation of women’s health doctor Sheila Wijayasinghe – looks at images of the speculum, the medical tool used in Pap tests to normalize the instrument by placing it in various familiar surroundings – with the view that women should be equally comfortable with regular pap testing as they would be with everyday objects.
“Pap testing is a women’s best defense against cervical cancer. Women should embrace the speculum as a tool of positivity and not fear the smear,” says Dr. Wijayasinghe.
Every year in Canada over 1,300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and almost 400 women will die annually of this disease. While the Pap Test itself is a short procedure, it can invoke a great deal of anxiety in women. Some women are afraid of the speculum, the plastic or metal tool used for the Pap Test, and avoid seeing their doctor.
“Art and social media are some the best tools to promote healthy life choices. By starting a conversation about rarely discussed health topics we can increase awareness and help women make active choices to support their well-being,” added Dr. Wijayasinghe.
All proceeds raised from Reframe the Pap will go towards the Immigrant Women’s Health Center (IWHC) in Toronto, a sexual health clinic serving immigrant, refugee and marginalized women across the City of Toronto.
More About Reframing the Pap Smear Here
Art Bar: The Art Bar (named after a weekly figure drawing class ongoing since 1957) is our storefront room with large windows facing Queen Street West. It is an intimate space for parties, meetings, conferences or exhibitions.
Photos by: Laynna Meyler
Io Aircraft - www.ioaircraft.com
Drew Blair
www.linkedin.com/in/drew-b-25485312/
io aircraft, phantom express, phantom works, boeing phantom works, lockheed skunk works, hypersonic weapon, hypersonic missile, scramjet missile, scramjet engineering, scramjet physics, boost glide, tactical glide vehicle, Boeing XS-1, htv, Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, (ARRW), hypersonic tactical vehicle, hypersonic plane, hypersonic aircraft, space plane, scramjet, turbine based combined cycle, ramjet, dual mode ramjet, darpa, onr, navair, afrl, air force research lab, defense science, missile defense agency, aerospike,
Advanced Additive Manufacturing for Hypersonic Aircraft
Utilizing new methods of fabrication and construction, make it possible to use additive manufacturing, dramatically reducing the time and costs of producing hypersonic platforms from missiles, aircraft, and space capable craft. Instead of aircraft being produced in piece, then bolted together; small platforms can be produced as a single unit and large platforms can be produces in large section and mated without bolting. These techniques include using exotic materials and advanced assembly processes, with an end result of streamlining the production costs and time for hypersonic aircraft; reducing months of assembly to weeks. Overall, this process greatly reduced the cost for producing hypersonic platforms. Even to such an extent that a Hellfire missile costs apx $100,000 but by utilizing our technologies, replacing it with a Mach 8-10 hypersonic missile of our physics/engineering and that missile would cost roughly $75,000 each delivered.
Materials used for these manufacturing processes are not disclosed, but overall, provides a foundation for extremely high stresses and thermodynamics, ideal for hypersonic platforms. This specific methodology and materials applications is many decades ahead of all known programs. Even to the extend of normalized space flight and re-entry, without concern of thermodynamic failure.
*Note, most entities that are experimenting with additive manufacturing for hypersonic aircraft, this makes it mainstream and standardized processes, which also applies for mass production.
What would normally be measured in years and perhaps a decade to go from drawing board to test flights, is reduced to singular months and ready for production within a year maximum.
Unified Turbine Based Combined Cycle (U-TBCC)
To date, the closest that NASA and industry have achieved for turbine based aircraft to fly at hypersonic velocities is by mounting a turbine into an aircraft and sharing the inlet with a scramjet or rocket based motor. Reaction Engines Sabre is not able to achieve hypersonic velocities and can only transition into a non air breathing rocket for beyond Mach 4.5
However, utilizing Unified Turbine Based Combine Cycle also known as U-TBCC, the two separate platforms are able to share a common inlet and the dual mode ramjet/scramjet is contained within the engine itself, which allows for a much smaller airframe footprint, thus engingeers are able to then design much higher performance aerial platforms for hypersonic flight, including the ability for constructing true single stage to orbit aircraft by utilizing a modification/version that allows for transition to outside atmosphere propulsion without any other propulsion platforms within the aircraft. By transitioning and developing aircraft to use Unified Turbine Based Combined Cycle, this propulsion system opens up new options to replace that airframe deficit for increased fuel capacity and/or payload.
Enhanced Dynamic Cavitation
Dramatically Increasing the efficiency of fuel air mixture for combustion processes at hypersonic velocities within scramjet propulsion platforms. The aspects of these processes are non disclosable.
Dynamic Scramjet Ignition Processes
For optimal scramjet ignition, a process known as Self Start is sought after, but in many cases if the platform becomes out of attitude, the scramjet will ignite. We have already solved this problem which as a result, a scramjet propulsion system can ignite at lower velocities, high velocities, at optimal attitude or not optimal attitude. It doesn't matter, it will ignite anyways at the proper point for maximum thrust capabilities at hypersonic velocities.
Hydrogen vs Kerosene Fuel Sources
Kerosene is an easy fuel to work with, and most western nations developing scramjet platforms use Kerosene for that fact. However, while kerosene has better thermal properties then Hydrogen, Hydrogen is a far superior fuel source in scramjet propulsion flight, do it having a much higher efficiency capability. Because of this aspect, in conjunction with our developments, it allows for a MUCH increased fuel to air mixture, combustion, thrust; and ability for higher speeds; instead of very low hypersonic velocities in the Mach 5-6 range. Instead, Mach 8-10 range, while we have begun developing hypersonic capabilities to exceed 15 in atmosphere within less then 5 years.
Conforming High Pressure Tank Technology for CNG and H2.
As most know in hypersonics, Hydrogen is a superior fuel source, but due to the storage abilities, can only be stored in cylinders thus much less fuel supply. Not anymore, we developed conforming high pressure storage technology for use in aerospace, automotive sectors, maritime, etc; which means any overall shape required for 8,000+ PSI CNG or Hydrogen. For hypersonic platforms, this means the ability to store a much larger volume of hydrogen vs cylinders.
As an example, X-43 flown by Nasa which flew at Mach 9.97. The fuel source was Hydrogen, which is extremely more volatile and combustible then kerosene (JP-7), via a cylinder in the main body. If it had used our technology, that entire section of the airframe would had been an 8,000 PSI H2 tank, which would had yielded 5-6 times the capacity. While the X-43 flew 11 seconds under power at Mach 9.97, at 6 times the fuel capacity would had yielded apx 66 seconds of fuel under power at Mach 9.97. If it had flew slower, around Mach 6, same principles applied would had yielded apx 500 seconds of fuel supply under power (slower speeds required less energy to maintain).
Enhanced Fuel Mixture During Shock Train Interaction
Normally, fuel injection is conducted at the correct insertion point within the shock train for maximum burn/combustion. Our methodologies differ, since almost half the fuel injection is conducted PRE shock train within the isolator, so at the point of isolator injection the fuel enhances the combustion process, which then requires less fuel injection to reach the same level of thrust capabilities.
Improved Bow Shock Interaction
Smoother interaction at hypersonic velocities and mitigating heat/stresses for beyond Mach 6 thermodynamics, which extraordinarily improves Type 3, 4, and 5 shock interaction.
6,000+ Fahrenheit Thermal Resistance
To date, the maximum thermal resistance was tested at AFRL in the spring of 2018, which resulted in a 3,200F thermal resistance for a short duration. This technology, allows for normalized hypersonic thermal resistance of 3,000-3,500F sustained, and up to 6,500F resistance for short endurance, ie 90 seconds or less. 10-20 minute resistance estimate approximately 4,500F +/- 200F.
*** This technology advancement also applies to Aerospike rocket engines, in which it is common for Aerospike's to exceed 4,500-5,000F temperatures, which results in the melting of the reversed bell housing. That melting no longer ocurrs, providing for stable combustion to ocurr for the entire flight envelope
Scramjet Propulsion Side Wall Cooling
With old technologies, side wall cooling is required for hypersonic flight and scramjet propulsion systems, otherwise the isolator and combustion regions of a scramjet would melt, even using advanced ablatives and ceramics, due to their inability to cope with very high temperatures. Using technology we have developed for very high thermodynamics and high stresses, side wall cooling is no longer required, thus removing that variable from the design process and focusing on improved ignition processes and increasing net thrust values.
Lower Threshold for Hypersonic Ignition
Active and adaptive flight dynamics, resulting in the ability for scramjet ignition at a much lower velocity, ie within ramjet envelope, between Mach 2-4, and seamless transition from supersonic to hypersonic flight, ie supersonic ramjet (scramjet). This active and dynamic aspect, has a wide variety of parameters for many flight dynamics, velocities, and altitudes; which means platforms no longer need to be engineered for specific altitude ranges or preset velocities, but those parameters can then be selected during launch configuration and are able to adapt actively in flight.
Dramatically Improved Maneuvering Capabilities at Hypersonic Velocities
Hypersonic vehicles, like their less technologically advanced brethren, use large actuator and the developers hope those controls surfaces do not disintegrate in flight. In reality, it is like rolling the dice, they may or may not survive, hence another reason why the attempt to keep velocities to Mach 6 or below. We have shrunken down control actuators while almost doubling torque and response capabilities specifically for hypersonic dynamics and extreme stresses involved, which makes it possible for maximum input authority for Mach 10 and beyond.
Paradigm Shift in Control Surface Methodologies, Increasing Control Authority (Internal Mechanical Applications)
To date, most control surfaces for hypersonic missile platforms still use fins, similar to lower speed conventional missiles, and some using ducted fins. This is mostly due to lack of comprehension of hypersonic velocities in their own favor. Instead, the body itself incorporates those control surfaces, greatly enhancing the airframe strength, opening up more space for hardware and fuel capacity; while simultaneously enhancing the platforms maneuvering capabilities.
A scramjet missile can then fly like conventional missile platforms, and not straight and level at high altitudes, losing velocity on it's decent trajectory to target. Another added benefit to this aspect, is the ability to extend range greatly, so if anyone elses hypersonic missile platform were developed for 400 mile range, falling out of the sky due to lack of glide capabilities; our platforms can easily reach 600+ miles, with minimal glide deceleration.
Io Aircraft - www.ioaircraft.com
Drew Blair
www.linkedin.com/in/drew-b-25485312/
io aircraft, phantom express, phantom works, boeing phantom works, lockheed skunk works, hypersonic weapon, hypersonic missile, scramjet missile, scramjet engineering, scramjet physics, boost glide, tactical glide vehicle, Boeing XS-1, htv, Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, (ARRW), hypersonic tactical vehicle, hypersonic plane, hypersonic aircraft, space plane, scramjet, turbine based combined cycle, ramjet, dual mode ramjet, darpa, onr, navair, afrl, air force research lab, defense science, missile defense agency, aerospike,
Advanced Additive Manufacturing for Hypersonic Aircraft
Utilizing new methods of fabrication and construction, make it possible to use additive manufacturing, dramatically reducing the time and costs of producing hypersonic platforms from missiles, aircraft, and space capable craft. Instead of aircraft being produced in piece, then bolted together; small platforms can be produced as a single unit and large platforms can be produces in large section and mated without bolting. These techniques include using exotic materials and advanced assembly processes, with an end result of streamlining the production costs and time for hypersonic aircraft; reducing months of assembly to weeks. Overall, this process greatly reduced the cost for producing hypersonic platforms. Even to such an extent that a Hellfire missile costs apx $100,000 but by utilizing our technologies, replacing it with a Mach 8-10 hypersonic missile of our physics/engineering and that missile would cost roughly $75,000 each delivered.
Materials used for these manufacturing processes are not disclosed, but overall, provides a foundation for extremely high stresses and thermodynamics, ideal for hypersonic platforms. This specific methodology and materials applications is many decades ahead of all known programs. Even to the extend of normalized space flight and re-entry, without concern of thermodynamic failure.
*Note, most entities that are experimenting with additive manufacturing for hypersonic aircraft, this makes it mainstream and standardized processes, which also applies for mass production.
What would normally be measured in years and perhaps a decade to go from drawing board to test flights, is reduced to singular months and ready for production within a year maximum.
Unified Turbine Based Combined Cycle (U-TBCC)
To date, the closest that NASA and industry have achieved for turbine based aircraft to fly at hypersonic velocities is by mounting a turbine into an aircraft and sharing the inlet with a scramjet or rocket based motor. Reaction Engines Sabre is not able to achieve hypersonic velocities and can only transition into a non air breathing rocket for beyond Mach 4.5
However, utilizing Unified Turbine Based Combine Cycle also known as U-TBCC, the two separate platforms are able to share a common inlet and the dual mode ramjet/scramjet is contained within the engine itself, which allows for a much smaller airframe footprint, thus engingeers are able to then design much higher performance aerial platforms for hypersonic flight, including the ability for constructing true single stage to orbit aircraft by utilizing a modification/version that allows for transition to outside atmosphere propulsion without any other propulsion platforms within the aircraft. By transitioning and developing aircraft to use Unified Turbine Based Combined Cycle, this propulsion system opens up new options to replace that airframe deficit for increased fuel capacity and/or payload.
Enhanced Dynamic Cavitation
Dramatically Increasing the efficiency of fuel air mixture for combustion processes at hypersonic velocities within scramjet propulsion platforms. The aspects of these processes are non disclosable.
Dynamic Scramjet Ignition Processes
For optimal scramjet ignition, a process known as Self Start is sought after, but in many cases if the platform becomes out of attitude, the scramjet will ignite. We have already solved this problem which as a result, a scramjet propulsion system can ignite at lower velocities, high velocities, at optimal attitude or not optimal attitude. It doesn't matter, it will ignite anyways at the proper point for maximum thrust capabilities at hypersonic velocities.
Hydrogen vs Kerosene Fuel Sources
Kerosene is an easy fuel to work with, and most western nations developing scramjet platforms use Kerosene for that fact. However, while kerosene has better thermal properties then Hydrogen, Hydrogen is a far superior fuel source in scramjet propulsion flight, do it having a much higher efficiency capability. Because of this aspect, in conjunction with our developments, it allows for a MUCH increased fuel to air mixture, combustion, thrust; and ability for higher speeds; instead of very low hypersonic velocities in the Mach 5-6 range. Instead, Mach 8-10 range, while we have begun developing hypersonic capabilities to exceed 15 in atmosphere within less then 5 years.
Conforming High Pressure Tank Technology for CNG and H2.
As most know in hypersonics, Hydrogen is a superior fuel source, but due to the storage abilities, can only be stored in cylinders thus much less fuel supply. Not anymore, we developed conforming high pressure storage technology for use in aerospace, automotive sectors, maritime, etc; which means any overall shape required for 8,000+ PSI CNG or Hydrogen. For hypersonic platforms, this means the ability to store a much larger volume of hydrogen vs cylinders.
As an example, X-43 flown by Nasa which flew at Mach 9.97. The fuel source was Hydrogen, which is extremely more volatile and combustible then kerosene (JP-7), via a cylinder in the main body. If it had used our technology, that entire section of the airframe would had been an 8,000 PSI H2 tank, which would had yielded 5-6 times the capacity. While the X-43 flew 11 seconds under power at Mach 9.97, at 6 times the fuel capacity would had yielded apx 66 seconds of fuel under power at Mach 9.97. If it had flew slower, around Mach 6, same principles applied would had yielded apx 500 seconds of fuel supply under power (slower speeds required less energy to maintain).
Enhanced Fuel Mixture During Shock Train Interaction
Normally, fuel injection is conducted at the correct insertion point within the shock train for maximum burn/combustion. Our methodologies differ, since almost half the fuel injection is conducted PRE shock train within the isolator, so at the point of isolator injection the fuel enhances the combustion process, which then requires less fuel injection to reach the same level of thrust capabilities.
Improved Bow Shock Interaction
Smoother interaction at hypersonic velocities and mitigating heat/stresses for beyond Mach 6 thermodynamics, which extraordinarily improves Type 3, 4, and 5 shock interaction.
6,000+ Fahrenheit Thermal Resistance
To date, the maximum thermal resistance was tested at AFRL in the spring of 2018, which resulted in a 3,200F thermal resistance for a short duration. This technology, allows for normalized hypersonic thermal resistance of 3,000-3,500F sustained, and up to 6,500F resistance for short endurance, ie 90 seconds or less. 10-20 minute resistance estimate approximately 4,500F +/- 200F.
*** This technology advancement also applies to Aerospike rocket engines, in which it is common for Aerospike's to exceed 4,500-5,000F temperatures, which results in the melting of the reversed bell housing. That melting no longer ocurrs, providing for stable combustion to ocurr for the entire flight envelope
Scramjet Propulsion Side Wall Cooling
With old technologies, side wall cooling is required for hypersonic flight and scramjet propulsion systems, otherwise the isolator and combustion regions of a scramjet would melt, even using advanced ablatives and ceramics, due to their inability to cope with very high temperatures. Using technology we have developed for very high thermodynamics and high stresses, side wall cooling is no longer required, thus removing that variable from the design process and focusing on improved ignition processes and increasing net thrust values.
Lower Threshold for Hypersonic Ignition
Active and adaptive flight dynamics, resulting in the ability for scramjet ignition at a much lower velocity, ie within ramjet envelope, between Mach 2-4, and seamless transition from supersonic to hypersonic flight, ie supersonic ramjet (scramjet). This active and dynamic aspect, has a wide variety of parameters for many flight dynamics, velocities, and altitudes; which means platforms no longer need to be engineered for specific altitude ranges or preset velocities, but those parameters can then be selected during launch configuration and are able to adapt actively in flight.
Dramatically Improved Maneuvering Capabilities at Hypersonic Velocities
Hypersonic vehicles, like their less technologically advanced brethren, use large actuator and the developers hope those controls surfaces do not disintegrate in flight. In reality, it is like rolling the dice, they may or may not survive, hence another reason why the attempt to keep velocities to Mach 6 or below. We have shrunken down control actuators while almost doubling torque and response capabilities specifically for hypersonic dynamics and extreme stresses involved, which makes it possible for maximum input authority for Mach 10 and beyond.
Paradigm Shift in Control Surface Methodologies, Increasing Control Authority (Internal Mechanical Applications)
To date, most control surfaces for hypersonic missile platforms still use fins, similar to lower speed conventional missiles, and some using ducted fins. This is mostly due to lack of comprehension of hypersonic velocities in their own favor. Instead, the body itself incorporates those control surfaces, greatly enhancing the airframe strength, opening up more space for hardware and fuel capacity; while simultaneously enhancing the platforms maneuvering capabilities.
A scramjet missile can then fly like conventional missile platforms, and not straight and level at high altitudes, losing velocity on it's decent trajectory to target. Another added benefit to this aspect, is the ability to extend range greatly, so if anyone elses hypersonic missile platform were developed for 400 mile range, falling out of the sky due to lack of glide capabilities; our platforms can easily reach 600+ miles, with minimal glide deceleration.
Reframing the Pap Smear – Opening Reception
Monday, January 9, 2012
Venue: Art Bar
Visual Arts
Don’t fear the smear! Women’s health doctor demystifies the speculum as a tool to embrace, not avoid.
Reframe the Pap – the creation of women’s health doctor Sheila Wijayasinghe – looks at images of the speculum, the medical tool used in Pap tests to normalize the instrument by placing it in various familiar surroundings – with the view that women should be equally comfortable with regular pap testing as they would be with everyday objects.
“Pap testing is a women’s best defense against cervical cancer. Women should embrace the speculum as a tool of positivity and not fear the smear,” says Dr. Wijayasinghe.
Every year in Canada over 1,300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and almost 400 women will die annually of this disease. While the Pap Test itself is a short procedure, it can invoke a great deal of anxiety in women. Some women are afraid of the speculum, the plastic or metal tool used for the Pap Test, and avoid seeing their doctor.
“Art and social media are some the best tools to promote healthy life choices. By starting a conversation about rarely discussed health topics we can increase awareness and help women make active choices to support their well-being,” added Dr. Wijayasinghe.
All proceeds raised from Reframe the Pap will go towards the Immigrant Women’s Health Center (IWHC) in Toronto, a sexual health clinic serving immigrant, refugee and marginalized women across the City of Toronto.
More About Reframing the Pap Smear Here
Art Bar: The Art Bar (named after a weekly figure drawing class ongoing since 1957) is our storefront room with large windows facing Queen Street West. It is an intimate space for parties, meetings, conferences or exhibitions.
Photos by: Laynna Meyler
Reframing the Pap Smear – Opening Reception
Monday, January 9, 2012
Venue: Art Bar
Visual Arts
Don’t fear the smear! Women’s health doctor demystifies the speculum as a tool to embrace, not avoid.
Reframe the Pap – the creation of women’s health doctor Sheila Wijayasinghe – looks at images of the speculum, the medical tool used in Pap tests to normalize the instrument by placing it in various familiar surroundings – with the view that women should be equally comfortable with regular pap testing as they would be with everyday objects.
“Pap testing is a women’s best defense against cervical cancer. Women should embrace the speculum as a tool of positivity and not fear the smear,” says Dr. Wijayasinghe.
Every year in Canada over 1,300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and almost 400 women will die annually of this disease. While the Pap Test itself is a short procedure, it can invoke a great deal of anxiety in women. Some women are afraid of the speculum, the plastic or metal tool used for the Pap Test, and avoid seeing their doctor.
“Art and social media are some the best tools to promote healthy life choices. By starting a conversation about rarely discussed health topics we can increase awareness and help women make active choices to support their well-being,” added Dr. Wijayasinghe.
All proceeds raised from Reframe the Pap will go towards the Immigrant Women’s Health Center (IWHC) in Toronto, a sexual health clinic serving immigrant, refugee and marginalized women across the City of Toronto.
More About Reframing the Pap Smear Here
Art Bar: The Art Bar (named after a weekly figure drawing class ongoing since 1957) is our storefront room with large windows facing Queen Street West. It is an intimate space for parties, meetings, conferences or exhibitions.
Photos by: Laynna Meyler
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Using five criteria, real estate brokerage Redfin and the Beer Institute have attempted to quantify which American cities are the "best American beer cities for beer lovers."
— These Are the 15 Best Cities for Beer Lovers
29 June 2016.
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▶ Results
☞ "At the head of the list of the best cities for beer lovers were Pittsburgh, Buffalo, and Milwaukee, and the majority were Rust Belt cities, powered by their relative affordability, low tax on beer, and plenitude of breweries.
☞ The old guard of beer cities was well represented by the hometowns of Miller (Milwaukee), Budweiser (St. Louis) and Coors (Denver) placing in the top 10.
☞ On the West Coast, stalwarts like Seattle, Portland and San Francisco all placed highly, however the growing price of homes along the West Coast kept them from the top spots."
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▶ Methodology
"Data on active brewery permits per state and breweries per adults aged 21+ per state was provided by the Beer Institute and the figures are from 2015. The beer tax per state was found from the Tax Foundation study conducted on March 17, 2016. Walk Score and median home sale prices as of May 2016 were taken from Redfin.com. The final ranking was determined by ranking 50 cities according to each metric, and then taking the average of all those rankings to rank order the top 15 best cities for beer lovers. Our real estate agents then weighed in on the list. The Redfin team consumed many beers from all around the country in order to ensure the accuracy of the list."
▶ Criteria:
☞ The number of breweries in the city's state per 100,000 adults aged 21+.
☞ The number of active brewery permits in that state.
☞ State beer taxes (lower ranked better)
☞ The median home sale price.
☞ The city’s 'Walk Score.'
▶ About Walk Score
☞ Walk Score, from the company of that name, is a numerical walkability score using an algorithm awarding points ...
☞ Points are "based on the distance to the closest amenity in each category. If the closest amenity in a category is within .25 miles (or .4 km), we assign the maximum number of points. The number of points declines as the distance approaches 1 mile (or 1.6 km)—no points are awarded for amenities farther than 1 mile. Each category is weighted equally and the points are summed and normalized to yield a score from 0–100. The number of nearby amenities is the leading predictor of whether people walk. Relevant amenities include businesses, parks, theaters, schools, and other common destinations."
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▶ About the Beer Institute
The Beer Institute is a national trade association representing companies that produce and import beer sold in the United States. It was organized in 1986 to represent the industry before Congress, state legislatures, and the public. Different than the Brewers Association, the Beer Institute represents all breweries, large and small, although primarily funded by the American chapters of international companies such as Anheuser-Busch InBev, SABMiller, etc.
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Session 5: Managing Capital Flows
This session will focus on the challenges in the region associated with the normalization of U.S. and other advanced economy monetary conditions, including ongoing and possible spillovers to Asia, appropriate policies to be implemented by spillover-receiving countries, and the possible role for international policy coordination in ameliorating the negative impact of volatile capital flows. Key themes to be addressed include: How EM policy makers can prepare for / cope with financial volatility associated with asynchronous AE monetary policy stances. Experience with macroprudential policies and their potential role in managing capital flows. Regional insurance mechanisms, and their role in containing contagion from financial turbulence. Past experience of the IMF in facilitating coordination of macro-financial policies among key economies and possible ways forward.
Moderator:
Maurice Obstfeld, Economic Counsellor and Head of Research Department, IMF
Panelists:
Sukudhew Singh, Deputy Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia
In-chang Song, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Finance and Strategy, Korea
Yiping Huang, Professor, National School of Development, Peking University
Chatib Basri, Former Minister of Finance of Indonesia and Senior Lecturer Department of Economics University of Indonesia
Eswar Prasad, Professor of Economics, Cornell University
150706-F-WU507-250: A crowd of roughly 120 people, mostly Vietnamese-Americans waving flags of both countries, and some dressed in traditional Vietnamese attire, attend the arrival of Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam's Communist Party, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, July 6, 2015. Trong is scheduled to meet with President Obama July 7, which will be the first visit at the White House since the two countries normalized relations about 20 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace/RELEASED)