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Magnetic Mix 161: Monsieur Frazier

Understated Recordings co-founder Monsieur Frazier steps in for a mix for listening, vibing and dancing.
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Monsieur Frazier is next up in our Magnetic Mix series. The Understated co-founder recently put out a new, self-titled EP, with three new records to get dancing to. The label has gone from strength to strength, expanding the music it offers, while also getting into events.

The LA-based producer, DJ and label head takes that same live ethos into this mix that gets going with some Jessy Lanza and doesn’t let up with tunes by the likes of Omar S, The Juan Maclean, MK, Todd Edwards and others.

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"As with any mix I do, I tried to include as many tracks from my homies as possible, as well as tracks from artists that I love, and who inspire me,” explains Monsieur Frazier. “I'm super happy with how this mix turned out, and I hope you all enjoy listening, vibing, and dancing along to it as much as I enjoyed putting it together, and recording it."

Listen to the mix now and follow along with the tracklist.

1. Marie Davidson & L'Ceil Nu - Renegade Breakdown (Jessy Lanza Remix)
2. Etari - Euphoric Disclaimer
3. House Alias - JazzzzzzzzzzzMUn
4. Quavius - That Beat
5. Omar S - You Want The Best
6. Michael Fam - Feel It
7. Aaron Smith & D'Bora - Going Round (MK Dub Mix)
8. The Juan Maclean - Leave Me When You Can (Original Mix)
9. Michael Fam - The High (Daggers)
10. Monsieur Frazier - More Vivid Than Life (Original Mix)
11. Nick Garcia - Break
12. First Choice - Let No Man Put Asunder (Alan Dixon DJ Tool)
13. Todd Edwards - Guide My Soul (Todd Edwards Club Mix)
14. musclecars - Sol (K15 Remix)

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On Wed, May 06, 2015 at 10:12:14PM +0000, Matt Corallo wrote:

> Personally, I'm rather strongly against any commitment to a block size
> increase in the near future. Long-term incentive compatibility requires
> that there be some fee pressure, and that blocks be relatively
> consistently full or very nearly full. What we see today are
> transactions enjoying next-block confirmations with nearly zero pressure
> to include any fee at all (though many do because it makes wallet code
> simpler).

I'm weakly against a block size increase in the near future. Some arguments
follow. For sake of brevity, this ignores the inherent practical and political
issues in scheduling a hardfork.

1. The everyone-verifies-everything approach inherently doesn't scale well.
Yes, it is possible to increase the capacity, within limits, without completely
destroying the system, but if scaling turns out to be a success, even a 20-fold
increase is just a drop in the bucket (this will not make a decentralized
Changetip possible). The gain will always be linear, at a total cost that
scales in the number of (full node) users times the block size. The whole idea
of everyone verifying the whole world's bus tickets and coffee purchases seems
ludicrous to me. For true scaling, as well as decentralized microtransactions,
the community needs to work on non-centralized 'level 2' protocols for
transactions, for example the Lightning network.

  I prefer not to rely on faith that 'Moore's law' - which isn't a physical law
but a trend - will save us. And it doesn't so much apply to communication
bandwidth as its techniques are more diverse. E.g. for Bitsat, 20MB blocks will
push the limit.

2a. Pushing up bandwidth and CPU usage will, inevitably, push people at the
lower end away from running their own full nodes. Mind you, the sheer number of
full nodes is not the issue, but Bitcoin's security model is based on being
able to verify the shared consensus on one's own. A lot of recent development
effort went into making the node software less heavy. Yes, one could switch to
SPV, but that is a serious privacy compromise. In the worst case people will
feel forced to move to webwallets.

  That was about sustained bandwidth - syncing a new node from scratch through
the internet will become unwieldy sooner - this can be worked around with UTXO
snapshots, but doing this in a way that doesn't completely pull the rug under
the security model needs research (I'm aware that this could be construed the
other way, that such a solution will be needed eventually and fast block chain
growth just accelerates it).

2b. The bandwidth bound for just downloading blocks is ~4GB per month now, it
will be ~52GB per month. Behind Tor and other anonimity networks, nodes will
reveal themselves by the sheer volume of data transferred even to only download
the block chain. This may already be the case, but will become worse. It may
even become harmful to Tor itself.

3a. The costs are effectively externalized to users. I, hence, don't like
calling the costs "trivial". I don't like making this decision for others, I'm
not convinced that they are trivial for everyone. Besides, this will increase
supply of block chain space, and thus push down transaction fees, but at cost
to *all users*, even users that hardly do any transactions. Hence it favors
those that generate lots of transactions (is that a perverse incentive? not
sure, but it needs to be weighted in any decision).

3b. A mounting fee pressure, resulting in a true fee market where transactions
compete to get into blocks, results in urgency to develop decentralized
off-chain solutions. I'm afraid increasing the block size will kick this can
down the road and let people (and the large Bitcoin companies) relax, until
it's again time for a block chain increase, and then they'll rally Gavin again,
never resulting in a smart, sustainable solution but eternal awkward
discussions like this.

4. We haven't solved the problem of arbitrary data storage, and increasing the
block size would compound that problem. More data storage more storage
available for the same price - and up to 20x faster growth of the UTXO set,
which is permanent (more externalization). More opportunity for pedonazis to
insert double-plus ungood data, exposing users to possible legal ramifications.

1. First, the obvious: It gives some breathing room in a year (or whenever the
hard fork is planned). If necessary, it will allow more transactions to be
on-chain for a while longer while other solutions are being implemented.

2. *Allowing* 20MB blocks does not mean miners will immediately start making
them. Many of them aren't even filling up to the 1MB limit right now, probably
due to latency/stale block issues. This makes objection 2 milder, which is
about *worst case* bandwidth, as well as 4, as the end result may not be 20MB
blocks filled with arbitrary "junk".

3. Investment in off-chain solutions is guided by not only fee pressure, but
also other reasons such as speed of confirmation, which is unreliable on-chain.
This eases objection 3b.

Whew, this grew longer than I expected. To conclude, I understand the
advantages of scaling, I do not doubt a block size increase will *work*
Although there may be unforseen issues, I'm confident they'll be resolved.
However, it may well make Bitcoin less useful for what sets it apart from other
systems in the first place: the possibility for people to run their own own
"bank" without special investment in connectivity and computing hardware.
Also the politics aspect (at some point it becomes a question of who decides
for who? who is excluded? all those human decisions...) of this I don't like in
the least. Possibly unavoidable at some point, but that's something *I*'d like
to kick down the road.

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Re: .mac not Syncing issues

2008-05-21 Thread Jeff Berg
Contact Bare Bones Support (just like it says at the bottom of this and every message)--they were very helpful in talking me through a similar problem a while back. Also, a Google for .Mac sync problems will provide a ton of information. Sorry I can't go into details now--you opened what

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On Apr 9, 2008, at 9:10 PM, Doug Ransom wrote: Does anyone know how effective the block-level file updates described in the Jungle Disk docs (below) will work with Yojimbo database? Sorry for the delay in replying to this but I didn't want to answer until I'd tested a backup.

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On Apr 26, 2008, at 12:42 PM, Bill Rowe wrote: The combination of block-level file updates and a nightly backup schedule would greatly reduce the opportunity for the type of problem I describe to occur. Also, I assume the nightly backup occurs when you aren't actively using Yojimbo. I

Attach a file?

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Alberto (Alpo) Martinez, whose cocaine-dealing empire stretched from New York to Washington, D.C., at the height of bloody drug turf wars three decades ago, was shot and killed in Harlem early Sunday, according to a high-ranking police official.The police said a 55-year-old man was shot several times in the chest, chin and arm while sitting in the driver’s seat of a Dodge Ram on West 147th Street near Frederick Douglass Boulevard.

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He was found carrying identification bearing the name Abraham Rodriguez, according to the police.

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In a prison interview with F.E.D.S. magazine quoted in The New York Times in 1999, Mr. Martinez — who confessed to 14 murders before becoming a government witness — described shooting a boyhood friend, Richard Porter, in 1990 because he suspected him of cutting in on drug deals.

“Paid in Full” also portrayed Mr. Porter’s life and his relationship with Mr. Martinez.

An accomplice had shot Mr. Porter twice, Mr. Martinez told the editor of the publication, which circulated among inmates. “He didn’t die, so I shot him in the head,” Mr. Martinez said.

Mr. Martinez said that he and an accomplice then dumped the body on City Island in the Bronx.

Mr. Martinez was raised in New York and came to play a prominent role in the violent turf battles over dealing cocaine and crack cocaine there starting in the 1980s.

He expanded his empire to Washington, D.C., where in 1991, he was arrested and later charged with 14 counts of murder, including the murders of a D.C. drug dealer and a Brooklyn drug dealer, among a slew of other charges.

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What to do with Plantains? Baked Plantains with Avocado Dip Recipe Perfect for Meatless Monday

I love plantains! My friend Laura makes the best fried plantains: they are so good, she always makes sure each person gets the exact amount so there will be no fighting over the last piece! Alas, Laura lives in CA and I don't get to see her often enough.

Thus, I'm left making my own plantains. I've fried them in the past and even made Puerto Rican Lasagna with plantains, but this time I decided to bake them for a healthier version.

What to do with Plantains? Baked Plantains with Avocado Dip Recipe

olive oil
2 super ripe plantains, peeled, sliced into 1/2" rounds
chipotle chile pepper

for the avocado dip
1 avocado, flesh removed
2 tablespoons Meyer lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1-2 tablespoons water
1/2 garlic clove, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
salt to taste

queso blanco, shredded
cilantro, chopped

1. Preheat the oven to 400F.
2. Brush a cookie sheet with olive oil. Place plantains on the cookie sheet and season with salt and chipotle chile.

3. Bake plantains for 20 minutes, then turn, season and bake for 5 more minutes.

4. Puree the ingredients for the dip.
5. Serve baked plantains topped with queso blanco and cilantro with a side of avocado dip.

These baked plantains were awesome! I do recommend you eat them immediately because they get soggy as they sit around. These could be a fun appetizer or a side dish. You can also melt the cheese on plantains and then top with fresh cilantro.

Have you cooked with plantains? What did you make?

Megan said...

I've never cooked them before, but I've had them, and I think I would love your version. The avocado dip sounds wonderful.

Olga @ MangoTomato said...

It was originally a dressing for my lobster tail salad, but it worked great as a dip too!

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Fried plantains are definitely my favorite. Also, mofongo with pork *drooling as I type*


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Book review: Domo Arigato, Mr. Toronto ~ Kelli Jean

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Book review: Domo Arigato, Mr. Toronto ~ Kelli JeanTitle: Domo Arigato, Mr. Toronto
Author: Kelli Jean
Series: Standalone
Release date: February 13, 2017
(Sub)genres: Contemporary Romance
Pages: 187
Buy: Amazon US ~ Amazon UK
Rating: four-half-stars
I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Just when environmental scientist Dr. Emery Bradford’s globe-trotting days seem to be winding down, she heads to Canada to help a sexy, bearded park warden, Julian Michael Jensen, investigate the unnatural wildlife and their deaths in the Algonquin Provincial Park.

The moment Julian and Emery meet, heated fireworks ignite, and keeping on task proves to be challenging as they battle their desire for one another. However, they have an important job to do that requires discretion and focus because what’s hidden in the forest threatens not only the wildlife, but possibly also their very survival, but new obstacles start to present themselves behind every rock and tree.

Can they hold on to their intensely growing attraction for each other while attempting to save Algonquin Provincial Park? Or will running for their lives destroy everything they are fighting for?

I know Kelli Jean for her ‘Ten Thousand Series’, each book a bit darker than the previous book in the series. Domo Arigato, Mr. Toronto is the authors newest book, it’s a standalone and very different from her other books I’ve read. It still contains serious topics, but overall, it’s much lighter and friendlier. Of course, the Hero still wears a beard…

“What the hell are you doing here?” “Not happy to see me?” I joked. “Are you…” “Am I what?” “How the fuck did you find me?” he asked, his eyes narrowing. “Are you stalking me or something?”

Emery is a 31-year-old environmental scientist who has traveled all over the world for her work, and because she loves to travel. When a friend calls in a favor to help at a Provincial Park, Emery agrees to help, not only for the work, but also because she’s curious about the park’s warden. Canada is only meant to be a quick stopover, but soon Emery discovers something very serious is destroying the wildlife. Her growing attraction to Julian – the park’s warden – isn’t helping either.

“Out of nowhere, Julian Michael Jensen actually walked out of my head and into the coffee shop. Like a derp, my jaw dropped, and I stared at him in all of his—holy crap, he’s at least six feet tall—blond, inked, and bearded glory.”

Julian works as a conservationist and warden in Algonquin Provincial Park, Canada. His work is his life; he’s passionate about what he does, the wilderness and its inhabitants mean a lot to him. Julian has some good friends where he works and lives, but women are a bit of scarce in the wilderness. When he discovers Emery is the scientist who comes to help him with his investigation, he’s a bit surprised. He was expecting a man, but instead he gets a beautiful, tempting woman.

“I did my best to ignore her. I had to. Because she was the cutest woman I’d ever come across in my thirty-three years, and what I wanted to do more than anything was haul her back to my bedroom for a few hours. Days. Weeks. However long it would take to get her out of my system.”

After an awkward first meeting, Emery and Julian talk it out it and start to focus on much more serious issues; the huge animal death in Algonquin Provincial Park. Since not everybody will be happy with an investigation, Julian and Emery need to keep their research under the radar, so for the first part of the journey, it will be just them. Traveling through the park under primitive circumstances brings the couple closer together, and not giving in to their attraction is no option. Both Emery and Julian haven’t been serious with a partner in a long time, so it’s not strange communication is a bit of an issue…

From time to time I enjoy watching reality shows about gold diggers in remote areas (well, hubby enjoys those series and I watch with him). I always wonder how these guys are with women… Julian is such an outdoor man and I really like him. He knows what he wants, but he’s a bit rough around the edges. Emery is a kick-ass woman, independent to the bone, but looking for a place (and a man) to settle down. Domo Arigato, Mr. Toronto is a bit different from the other books I know by this author, but it’s a well written story. Although Emery and Julian deal with some serious matters concerning the environment, the developing feelings between them feel realistic.

“I was here with him; he was here, inside me, a part of me once more. That wondrous feeling of homecoming wrapped itself around my heart and soul and hugged me tight. “Julian,” I whispered.”

I love Domo Arigato, Mr. Toronto. I give Emery, Julian and their story 4.5 stars.

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Fresh ricotta cheese makes for an especially rich gelato with a natural creaminess.

Martha Stewart Living, June/July 1994

Recipe Summary

Makes about 1 quart

Ingredient Checklist

Instructions Checklist
  • Place ricotta in a cheesecloth-lined sieve set over a bowl. Place in refrigerator, and drain overnight.

  • Combine milk and nutmeg in a medium saucepan; bring to a simmer.

  • Combine egg yolks and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Cream at medium-high speed until very thick and pale yellow, 3 to 5 minutes. Return the milk to a simmer.

  • Add half of the warm milk to egg-yolk mixture; whisk until blended. Return new mixture to saucepan with remaining milk. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon.

  • Have ready an ice-water bath. Remove saucepan from heat, and immediately stir in cream. Pass mixture through a sieve set over a medium bowl. Place bowl in ice-water bath, and chill. Whisk in drained ricotta until thoroughly blended.

  • Freeze in an ice-cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Store in an airtight container.

Cook's Notes

The ricotta needs to be drained overnight before using.


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les chapeaux para los ninos

In honor of Stuff on my Cat:

Trout with one of the charity baby caps. There are three ready to go: one is above, one is white and one is green. The sentimental fool in me (and there is one who is just screaming to get out) wants to note that the white yarn is from the Diva's most recent scarf and the green is from the Dude's blankie, which makes me feel that some small part of my knittin' love will keep yet another kid warm. Aw.

While I have plenty of odd balls still lying about in the odd ball box, I think I've scratched my current baby cap itch and will move on. I may be sentimental but I'm starting to get a little tired of the tiny toques and will get these bad boys in the mail tout de suite.

And I'd like to offer a formal apology to both French and Spanish speakers right now. Yes, I know what I'm doing to your language. Sorry.

In the Shameless Self-Promotion Dept., I offer this review from the Oklahoman. While any publicity is great, this particular piece leaves me wondering which book the reviewer read, because I'm not overly certain it was mine.

In the Foodies Are Nifty Dept., Ruhlman amuses himself with testicles -- because, seriously , what is more amusing than a testicle?

In the Things That Make Me Miss Austin Dept., this new show from the Rude Mechs makes me want to hop a plane and come on down. As much as I love Oneonta, the theatre here leaves a bit to be desired.

In the Black Dog Dept., the past day or two have not been great ones. The weekend was a lively one, full of friends and kids and chaos -- but in a good way. Monday just sucked, tho, for a variety of reasons that involving my extended family and the minutia of life and a kid who's not sleeping well for undetermined reasons. Today, frankly, wasn't shaping up much better and would end with schlepping children around to beg for candy.  I had this gloomy, woe-filled post draft in my head about how the black dog feels remarkable close right now and how the damn dog is always there and I'm just so tired of it and want to sob and gnash my teeth but since that all takes far too much energy, I'm just going to curl up in a little ball on the bed and wait for it all to go away -- not that any of what is in my life is all that hard to handle but I'm just not feeling well equipped to deal with it right now.

And then my doorbell rang, just as I was sitting down to type about how I could really stand something pleasant right now just as a reassurance from the universe that this, too, shall pass. At my door was a woman with a bag full of cleaning supplies who was here to spend two hours in my house doing whatever I'd like (that, of course, involved the cleaning supplies). For free, because Creative Cleaning Concepts, who are my go-to gals whenever I have lots of money and no time (around here lately I've had the inverse problem, which is, I suspect, part of the cause of the blue mood), was running a promotion for its past customers.

The place now smells of Pine-sol and all I have left to do is clean the bathrooms. Then, for a few brief moments, my grandmother would be proud of my nice, tidy house. It's amazing how much that alone can buck up your spirits and how the universe helps you out every now and again.

Which isn't to say that I'm now feeling fabulous but I'm at least rediscovering some sense of perspective. And that's enough.

worst. mother. ever.

I realized this morning that we never carved a pumpkin in honor of the Halloween.

There have been other projects, of course, like the Hallowig and the monster wreath -- but no actual pumpkin. In addition, my attempts at costuming have been lame, at best. I believe the Dude will be wearing one of the Diva's old costumes and the Diva will be wearing one of her many princess dresses. Still, lame.

Here's the wacky part -- I feel guilty about this. I may actually scout around and see if there are pumpkins to be had, despite the facts that a) I hate carving pumpkins with a white-hot passion and b) don't really have time and the will to deal with it tonight.

Still, I don't want the niblets to feel deprived, even though they probably won't remember any of it 48 hours after Halloween.

It is days like this when I really wonder if I should be allowed to have children. I don't wonder this because I might be depriving them of a frickin' Jack-o-Lantern but because I feel insanely guilty about the alleged deprivation even thought no one has said word one about carving a pumpkin.

I think when our society reached a point where we no longer had to be consumed with stress and guilt about getting the kids fed and free of life threatening disease, we had to channel all of that energy into worrying about trivial crap like pumpkins and preschools and play groups. It's like Newton's little known Fourth Law -- worry about the kids can neither be destroyed nor created.

"You're entitled to the work, not the reward."
-- August Wilson, playwright and Pittsburgher, and lifted from The Amateur Gourmet

It's something to keep in mind, yes? Especially when one wants to sell billions of books and reap billions of awards?

I have done my work. I am entitled to no more. Anything else that might happen will be gravy.

Still, one of them genius grant thingies would be lovely, if you wondered what I'd like for Christmas.

(Parenthetically -- does anyone else always confuse August Wilson with Lanford Wilson? No? Nevermind.)

making the donuts

Loose ends, in more ways than you might think.

Firstly, for thems who care (and I'm looking at you grandparents), Cory had his 15 month check-up a couple of days back and all is well. We did learn, however, that he is 25.5 pounds and 33 inches tall. Which means that he is utterly average in terms of weight and taller than 95 percent of his peers. This also confirms that he will soon be taller than the Diva, who is 3 years older and only a couple of inches taller. Good thing she has started growing again, otherwise the power dynamic was about to get really, um, dynamic.

I have mentioned on quite a few occasions that I hate sewing but love fabric. Designers like Amy Butler tick me off. How gorgeous are her new fabrics? How fabulous are her new designs? How fraught with angst would be my even imagining buying the fabric and starting one of these designs. You can see the dilemma.

Lois McMaster Bujold, who we love, is blogging over at Eos. How am I supposed to get anything done?

Speaking of things we loves -- downloaded the new Firefox and it is very, very good. As soon as I get all of my silly bookmarks rearranged, it'll be very, very, very good.

Speaking of rearranging -- after years of denial, I've finally realized that my first sweater ever (and, not coincidentally, my most elderly unfinished object) should be recycled and the yarn repurposed. It is a great leap in maturity that I am able to forget that I worked for hours and hours and hours on something that will only make me look larger and lumpier than I am, which is large and lumpy enough, thanks. So during the course of last night's America's Next Top Model (Brooke? Really?) I ripped and ripped some more. Now to soak. As usual, pictures and plans will follow.

Now to make the donuts, which for me is grading the exams and the papers, which is far, far less satisfying than making donuts.

more book fest

Darnell Arnoult knows every writer who has ever lived below the Mason-Dixon line and east of the Mighty Mississippi. I am not kidding.

We share an editor, Arnoult and I, and Leslie (our shared editor) and Leslie's assistant Andy hooked us up with copies of each other's books by way of introduction. I got a good chunk of Darnell's Sufficient Grace read on the plane and it is gorgeous and lush and wonderful.

But that isn't my point of this post. Still, you should read it. And I say that not as someone trying to make my imprint some money -- dude, my imprint has Dr. Phil so it doesn't need me to pimp for it -- but as a reader.

In the span of the 45 minutes or so that Ms A and I had coffee on Sunday morning at the Southern Festival of Books, I got to meet a very bewlidered Kaye Gibbons (there was a story w/r/t her bewilderment that involved no sleep, a sick kid and too many planes), shared coffee and cream cheese with Margaret Sartor, who I totally want to have take my picture, and met Tennessean columnist Gloria Ballard and Dove-nominated songwriter Belinda Smith, who happens to be Arnoult's cousin.

And if there was a writer who walked past who Arnoult may not have known personally, she had a lovely story about them, like her tale of John Hope Franklin's humility and humanity. I have a suspicion that she is the hub of the Southern Writer wheel, if a hub who very low-key and social. It is a working hypothesis, anyway, and I dare you to offer up another that is as satisfying.

Among our many conversations was one that involved Amazon and how addictive it can be for writers to continually check, simply because you want some sort of feedback even if you knwo that feedback is faulty. I am guilty of this and have been known to get a little blue whenever my number is higher than I would like. The best idea would be to ignore it entirely.

You can't see me, but I'm laughing myself silly just imagining *not* checking it. As if.

As we were leaving, Arnoult asked me two questions.

"Are Scott Miller and your husband Scott the same person?"

Perhaps I was simply giddy from all of the coffee. It took me a bit to recollect myself.

"If Miller and I got married it would end like some Appalachian murder ballad," I explained, once I stopped giggling. "I love him to pieces but there would be lots of drinking and someone would get drowned. Or maybe shot, come to think of it."

Her second question is one that I hope gets asked frequently:

"What was with all the knitters in your reading?"

the Hallowig and the PINK scarf

As promised, the Hallowig, as worn in my downstairs bathroom:

It is an amazingly clever pattern, one that I would knit again, should I ever need another Hallowig. What are the odds?

As much as I tried to get a picture of it in glow-in-the-dark mode -- I failed miserably. It does glow, however, and I'll see if I can't get a better picture outdoors on Tricks and Treats Day.

Oh -- and I am in no way responsible for the wallpaper in my downstairs bathroom. In fact, I'd like it to be known that I am in no way responsible for the downstairs bathroom in general.

I also finished up the Diva's new winter scarf, made with yarn from my Austin trip:

It's the Debbie Bliss design from Pam Allen's Scarf Style, done in DB cotton angora.

The Diva approves. It's a good thing I got it done, too. It snowed (but didn't stick) yesterday. I suspect it's going to be one of those coat-under-costume Halloweens.

Further proof that it's getting cold:

Mooch has taken up his winter position. That is a heating vent under him, btw. His girth makes the image hard to interpret.

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How many have your name?

I am unsurprised by this result but it is still good to know. Stolen from Snarkapuss, whose wedding was beautiful and who is also about to be an aunt.

Also stolen from my sidebar is this Creating Text(iles) post about her kitties and their havoc. I feel her pain. Mooch, while I was away, spent the better part of a day sitting outside the sliding glass door with a mouse in his mouth. Then he started tossing it in the air, so as to better enjoy its dead mousiness. Maddy, in a fit of her usual verbal flair, explained that "some cats kill mice" and then wanted to go out and touch it. I feel all icky just thinking about it.

Hopefully, tho, we will not see another repeat of the Heating Vent Incident, simply because the pointed stick seems to have gotten lost.

Other rabid fans of America's Next Top Model will enjoy this. (I think Melrose will take it this cycle. You?)

This morning in the shower I suddenly figured out what to do with all of the odd balls of yarn I have in the odd ball box. (Yes, I have an odd ball box. Say nothing.) I will be knitting baby hats, which isn't all that remarkable, really.

But while I was online at the Interweave site, where I found a place to donate said hats, I also clapped eyes on the preview of the upcoming issue. Holy mother of yarn! I must have the cover sweater. I'm pretty sure I have some yarn that I can use for it, too, even if I make the sleeves full length and the body just a scootch longer. Oh, you will be mine Nantucket Jacket. You will be mine.

(And if you and my yarn don't match well -- you will be mine Arwen's Cardigan. You will be mine.)

The Hallowig is done, btw. Pictures on the morrow.

a revelation

I used to hate flying.

"Hate" isn't the right word, really. I need one of those German cognates that denotes hate/knee-bending terror/extreme irrational thought.

Yes, I know how the physics of wings works. Yes, I know that I'm more likely to be killed driving to the airport. And, yet, that German cognate.

My only answer for a long, long time was to swallow a fistful of Xanax and hope for the best. Shortly after Maddy was born, tho, the fear of flying was replaced by so many other fears that it seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle.

Let me say that I'm still not a fan. A day when I am not in the air is a good day indeed.

But I don't mind it, really. Even better -- I've just come to find it ridiculous and annoying in equal measures. This has only been confirmed by the recent war on liquids.

What's helped, too, is a new ability to block out everything and get real reading done on flights. This past trip I tore through Robert Charles Wilson's Blind Lake and only read it on airplanes. A stewardess, in fact, was horrified by the cover. "What are you reading?" she said, with the lip curl of someone being attacked by turtle poop.

Little things like that make it all OK, somehow. And other little things like the ravenous trash bin beasts in Atlanta. Or the view of the Statue of Liberty and Lower Manhattan as you come into the hellhole that is Newark. Or the sense of limitless possibility of destination, where I could choose to fly to Toronto or East Timor if I can work out the cash and customs issues. Or the civic pride that's blazingly evident in the Cleveland airport, which does, indeed, rock.

In airports, I can usually feed my Starbucks addiction. On my way back from Memphis, I discovered that it was once again Pumpkin Spice Latte season, which is one of the many reasons I love fall. While drinking it, I hatched my latest brilliant scheme, whereby I leave signed copies of my book in airports across the country and let people see if they can find them, scavenger hunt style. The fact that most airport bookshops don't carry my book is a non-starter. I shall carry copies with me and put them on the appropriate shelf, faced-out if I can arrange it.

Mostly, tho, I think the German cognate has let up a bit because I love seeing other places. I can't really call myself a traveler -- I want my other places to have real beds and real showers -- but I can admit that I do love to just be other places.

Of course, now that I've admitted this, I'll have a series of terrifying flights and be right back where I started. I hope not, mind, but the fates hate it when you say these sorts of things out loud. Still, it's nice while it lasts.

quote of the day + shameless self promotion (2)

Q: "Do you think society is getting better in its attitude toward and understanding of depression?"

A: "I don't know. I would like to say that all of the world has become like Brooke Shields, 'Yes. Mental illness exists.' But my suspicion is that it's more like the Tom Cruise response where the feeling is that it's just the pharmaceutical companies selling medication and that there's really nothing wrong with you. 'If you try Scientology, you'll feel much better.' Or, 'try whatever brand of Christianity.' I think it's getting better, but we're not there yet.

"Depression and mental illness have always been labeled a women's issue. I don't think the numbers bear that out, but I think that's how it's viewed. The general societal response is, 'Suck it up girlie, and do as you're told.' I don't think larger reactions to mental illness will change until that attitude changes.

-- From an interview of Yrs Trly by Jerry Miller in the San Diego Reader.

Blunt, irreverent and probably offensive to legions, Martini always makes her point. Here, it is simply that, as she finds out, most new mothers "are responsible, reasonable adults who need to be less ashamed to admit that we struggle sometimes."

In asking for help, she sees that she did the mature thing - thereby stopping a runaway train, bringing some order out of chaos and realizing that, with treatment, there are "unseen benefits of losing your mind."

What is striking here is Martini's level of candor, sparing no secrets, her own or her family's or Appalachia's, and all the while maintaining a certain dignity for everyone concerned.

-- Review of Gothic by Karen Brady in the Buffalo News.

my compulsive wheelhouse

Curse you Apple Computers for providing the interface with which I can track both the status of my poor laptop and its progress across the country! I'm not generally obsessive nor compulsive but this ability to log in and see this sort of info is too tempting. Curse you!

And, for thems that care -- said newly-repaired laptop was in Wilmington, OH at 2:30 a.m. Allegedly, it will be back in my arms today. *sigh*

Oh -- and while I'm cursing things -- Curse you Today Show for spoiling who won Project Runway! I'm still going to watch the finale that I have on the DVR but, man, I hate knowing how it all turns out. I fart in your general direction, Today Show.

Anyone you'd like to curse today?


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We celebrate at this time of year the resurrection of Christ.  Christ’s resurrection was inevitable for at least two reasons.

First, Christ always existed.  He was with the Father from before time began (John 1:1,2).  There never was a time when He wasn’t.  He is eternal.  Furthermore, all things were created by Christ: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him (Col 1:16).  He was the author of life, and the author of life cannot be killed.  How can you kill the One who spoke everything into existence?  Life is stronger than death, and Christ, the author of life, is stronger than the creation, of which Satan is a part.  That which is eternal cannot die, that is the definition of eternal.  Christ, who is alive for ever and ever, who is eternal life, who always existed, became man, and then rose to the glorious state which He had before time began.  Acts 2:23 and 24 says, “This man was handed over to you by God’s set purpose and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross.  But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.”  What would have been impossible is that Christ did not rise from the dead, since He was both the author of life and life itself.  Death could not hold onto the author of life.

Second, because Christ always existed and because He created all things, He has authority over all things.  As the painter has power over the painting or the author has authority over the book, so Christ has authority over Satan and evil, both created things.  God only gave limited and temporal authority to Satan, and that only to fulfill God’s plan.  Those who sentenced Jesus to die had the authority to crucify Christ, but no authority over what would happen after Jesus’ death – that was determined by “God’s set purpose and foreknowledge.”  Their job was done.  They, unknowingly, only fulfilled what God had foreordained before the beginning of time.  God wanted to demonstrate that Christ is stronger than Satan, life is stronger than death and good is stronger than evil. God, who possesses all knowledge and all authority, raised His Son from the grave.  Satan had limited knowledge and limited authority, but Jesus has unlimited knowledge and authority.  Satan’s knowledge went back only to the beginning of time.  John 3:8 says, “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.”  When Christ was nailed to the cross Satan thought that he had destroyed the author of life, but the Eternally Existent One knew the eternal plan which had existed before time began. The author of life, the eternally existent One, the Alpha and the Omega, the source of everything that is good, the Creator of everything that is, rose from the dead.  It couldn’t have been any other way!

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Why do foreigners buy real estate in Montreal?

Question: Patrice, why do foreigners buy real estate in Montreal?

Answer: Last year, there was a census done for properties over $ 1 million sold in Montreal. To the amazement of most journalists specialized in real estate, more than 50% of these properties were purchased by non-residents. It’s huge, that’s more than in any other city in Canada. We’re talking about Vancouver, Toronto. Montreal has the largest number of foreign buyers in luxury properties. What do these foreigners see in Montreal, that us Quebecers don’t. Because let’s agree, we in Québec are never happy about anything. Nothing goes right. There are no jobs. The economy is not doing well. Are you watching the same news as me? Do you see what happens in Europe, in the rest of the world? In Quebec, it’s going fairly well. They must be onto something because they are arriving in large numbers, and want to eventually reture and live here. At one point, people have to stop whining and just really see what is going on here. If you compare, you will see that things are going very well. We are about 8 million in Quebec now, which share a land of resources. We are just about greatest source of resource that exists on the planet and there is a revolution that is about to happen between oil and electricity. Who is the largest electricity producer in North America? Quebec. So if all the cars on the planet run off of planet electricity, can you imagine the influx of money. The equalization payment at the moment is that the money is coming in from the west and going to the east. I can say that in a hundred years, the money will be coming from the east and going to the west.

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Patrice Groleau was born and raised in Quebec. He completed a Bachelor’s degree in human resources at the Université du Québec à Montréal, as well as a graduate degree in Entrepreneurship at the Université de Sherbrooke and in Advanced Project Management from McGill University in Montreal. Patrice Groleau obtained licenses in Risk Management from the Université du Québec à Montréal and Canadian Securities from the Canadian Securities Institute, as well as a Real Estate Agent degree and a Chartered Real Estate Broker’s & Agency Excecutive Officer (AEO) degree from the Collège de l’immobilier du Québec.

Member of the Organisme d’autoréglementation du courtage immobilier du Québec (OACIQ) and of the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board, Mr. Groleau also has a solid background in finance, having worked for several major financial institutions.

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Annual General Meeting: April 5

Updated: Mar 12, 2021

Join us for the McKernan Community League Annual General Meeting Monday, April 5 at 7:00 p.m ONLINE. Meeting details below. On the agenda:

  • Election of officers (president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, directors-at-large)

  • Year-end business (annual financials, president’s report, membership fees)

Meet the executive, find out how you can help, discuss your concerns.

The positions of president and vice-president and two of the director-at-large positions are open for election for two-year terms; secretary and treasurer will be one-year terms to 2022. Candidates have been nominated for president, treasurer and the directors, but not yet for vice-president or secretary.

The Board would particularly like to have representation from a younger community member (university student or young adult). If you are keen on helping to make connections in the community, we’d love to hear from you.

About the positions:

  • President: supervises the affairs of the Board; chairs all meetings of the League, the Board and the Executive Committee; and acts as the spokesperson for the League

  • Vice-president: presides at meetings in the President’s absence; replaces the President at various functions; and is responsible for the annual review of the Bylaws, Policies and Procedures.

  • Treasurer: Works with bookkeeper to track fees and income paid to the league; presents a detailed account of revenues and expenditures at every Board and General Meeting; presents an audited financial statement at the Annual General Meeting.

  • Secretary: Keeps minutes of the league, the Board and the Executive Committee, sends notices of meetings, and manages the Board correspondence.

  • Director-at-large: Attends meetings of the league and the Board, and carries out League business as required.

If you are interested in any of these positions, please contact Roberta Franchuk (president@mckernancommunity.org).

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Harnessing the power of advanced analytics in transmission and distribution asset management

Advanced analytics is helping T&D operators improve performance, reduce asset-management costs, and capture value. Here’s how successful utilities approach the transition.

Imagine a world where transmission and distribution (T&D) operators use the abundant data at their disposal to target maintenance activities to the needs and risks of individual assets; where they set priorities and organize schedules on the basis of highly accurate predictions rather than ad-hoc reporting after the event; and where they update network information and manage assets in close to real time.

That world is within operators’ reach, yet remarkably few have managed to grasp it. In principle, the process sounds simple: gather data, use it to predict the probability of asset failure, and then use those predictions to target maintenance activities to the assets that need them most. As an alternative to the routine or time-based preventive methods that most utilities still rely on, predictive maintenance holds out the promise of greater accuracy and reliability at lower cost.

And the savings are significant, especially in the context of a lean industry accustomed to annual gains of 1 to 2 percent in real terms, at best. We have seen operators reduce their costs by 10 percent in medium-voltage distribution grids, 15 percent in high- and medium-voltage overhead lines and underground cables, and 20 percent in high- and medium-voltage substations, while improving asset reliability. Even in an environment where tariffs are adjusted at the end of a regulatory period to account for industry cost performance, operators can benefit from a first-mover advantage, capturing higher returns on capital and a more likely repeat of outperformance in the following regulatory periods. Such improvements will become all the more critical in an industry where electric-vehicle connections, distributed generation, and other complex systems are proliferating.

Advanced analytics also provides significant other benefits when implemented as part of a broader performance-improvement program. These include smarter and faster data-driven decision making, improved capex and people management, increased safety, greater compliance with regulatory targets, and better regulatory-driven investments. In fact, using advanced analytics to reinvent asset management helps deliver impressive short-term impact while kick-starting analytics transformations in other parts of the business.

But as many operators have found, moving to analytics-powered asset-management approaches is easier said than done. Our estimates indicate that only 5 percent of maintenance activities in the electric-power industry are based on a data-driven predictive approach. All too often, gaps in data quality, IT architecture, advanced analytics capabilities, and maintenance strategies prevent operators from capturing this considerable opportunity. In this article, we reflect on our experience of helping T&D operators overcome these obstacles and use advanced analytics in asset management to reduce costs and risk, ensure regulatory compliance, and improve asset reliability.1

Some answers before you begin

We’ve found that operators often ask the same few questions as they embark on their advanced-analytics journey. Here are our answers:

Do we need to spend money installing sensors across our network to capture real-time data?

No. Sensors may be justified for critical equipment such as interconnectors, but the length of T&D networks and the very low probability of failure for most assets mean sensors are not warranted across the board.

Do we need big data?

No. Companies often assume they need massive amounts of data from anywhere they can get it. That’s not necessary to start. But you need all your available data, plus a few other types of data that you may not have readily available in house, such as weather forecasts.

Can we get a plug-and-play solution?

No. Each operator needs at least a semi-tailored approach that fits its starting position, performance level, and aspirations, while allowing for rapid and efficient implementation.

Can we do it gradually?

Yes. Most of the operators we’ve worked with started with a priority use case, whether it be low-voltage distribution poles or transformers, and moved on to explore other asset types or extend implementation from a pilot region across their entire geographic footprint.

What results can we expect?

It will depend on your specific circumstances, but other operators’ successes are encouraging. One transmission operator achieved a 10 to 15 percent saving on circuit-breaker maintenance by rescheduling inspection frequency; another reduced opex spending on inspections by 25 percent in HV overhead lines and 10 to 15 percent in HV underground cables. And one distribution operator both improved supply quality and saved 10 to 15 percent of its maintenance spending on distribution feeders by delaying inspections in areas with very low probability of failure.

How do we get started?

Having decided to proceed with a specific asset, an operator has three main steps to complete:

Step 1: Capture and clean up your data

The operator begins by capturing information about each of its assets. The level of detail varies by asset. As an example, transformers typically require data on about 200 variables.

Most operators tell us their data is scarce, patchy, or not even digitized. Getting it into good shape can seem an overwhelming task. Fortunately, advanced analytics can help. Data-validation algorithms raise alarms to enable anomalous data or trends to be corrected; heuristic algorithms can cover data holes; optical character- recognition techniques can be used to digitize documents even if they are in poor condition; and natural-language processing classifiers can help to capture data from free text. As part of this step, operators also use advanced analytics to reconstruct any networks where failures have occurred to identify the assets or elements affected. Some operators have this information stored in their supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, but in any case, they will need to examine additional data such as work orders, previous anomalies, historical load, metereological information, asset age, and other structural properties. After assembling and correlating these elements, operators can then rank assets by probability of failure.

Step 2: Quantify your health and criticality levels

Determining the health and criticality of each asset is the starting point in determining overall risk levels and segmenting asset-management strategies and maintenance and replacement activities.

To determine the health or condition of an asset, an operator will need to assess multiple technical variables—probably somewhere between 10 and 40, depending on the asset type. It will also need to consider factors relevant to its specific situation, such as technical thresholds set by local regulatory authorities, and temperature if it operates in a region with an extreme climate. As an example, Exhibit 1 illustrates the parameters and factors used to determine the health of transformers.

Harnessing the power of advanced analytics in transmission and distribution asset management
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To determine the criticality of an asset, an operator will need to assess not only its reliability, safety, and local environment, but also economic factors. The importance of specific factors varies widely across operators and regions. For instance, one operator we worked with in Asia–Pacific considers proximity to remote or disadvantaged locations and industrial hubs as a major factor, while for one US operator, proximity to forests and susceptibility to fire are key. Exhibit 2 illustrates typical variables used in assessing the criticality of substation assets.

The drivers of asset health are subject to technical judgment, engineering models, and individual experience. Even at the same operator, different people may have different opinions on the variables that matter most. To overcome subjectivity, operators should use engineering scoring models—predictive models based on electrical engineering science, institutional knowledge, and practical experience.

Calculating asset criticality: A substation example
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However powerful advanced analytics techniques may be, they can only be effective at optimizing maintenance if they compute the right data and logic. Senior leaders at one company were astonished to discover that one of the best predictors of a circuit breaker’s condition was the time it took to open a switcher—something that long-serving field technicians would have been able to tell them for years, if only they had been asked.

The use of advanced analytics enables operators to test technical knowledge and engineering logic rigorously and efficiently against failures or anomalies. The more data a model processes, the more accurate its estimates and predictions become. Computing power and mathematical knowledge converge to help operators frequently update and improve their methods for calculating the health of an asset. Mathematical and statistical techniques such as machine learning (including random forests, gradient boosting, and neural networks), fuzzy logic, and natural-language processing (including semantic analyzers and Bayesian classifiers) can be introduced, depending on the asset type. By combining insights into the health and criticality of each asset, an operator can determine its risk level, as shown in the example for distribution feeders in Exhibit 3. Having assessed the risk level for all of its assets, the operator can then move to the third and final step.

Modeling failure probability: A distribution feeder example
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Step 3: Tailor your asset-management strategy

This step involves reviewing monitoring and inspection frequency, adjusting routine and scheduled maintenance practices, and considering corrective maintenance and replacement suggestions. Utilities looking to improve their system performance, reduce costs, or both, can adopt this segmented approach to achieve their objectives. They capture benefits from extending asset life, from grouping similar anomalies for resolution by the same crews, and from multiple other opportunities, such as the optimization of pruning costs based on the risk of vegetation failure.

One operator we worked with decided to replace some ailing assets earlier than expected because they were critical, while allowing others to fail before they were replaced so that resources were not wasted on maintaining less critical assets. The operator also increased the frequency of inspection for some relatively healthy assets because any failure would have had a disproportionate effect on its network. Even though activity levels rose for the most critical assets and those needing replacement, the operator managed to reduce its total expected costs by 10 percent.

T&D companies can apply the same logic to every component of their network from substations to customer connections. A few operators have gone further and consolidated their approach across multiple asset types. This has given them a holistic perspective that allows them to optimize opex and capex allocation across multiple asset classes based on the expected risk of supply, bringing incremental savings of 5 percent on top of the 15 percent savings captured in the asset class originally addressed.

Some leading-edge companies are starting to adopt powerful software tools that present critical data in an easy-to-understand visual format—often in tablet apps—and suggest the optimal maintenance or replacement action for a given asset at a given moment. A field engineer, technician, or manager can adopt or reject the suggestion with a single click. A “yes” decision automatically triggers the system to generate the necessary work orders and put crews and resources in place.

Capturing value beyond asset management

Operators that use advanced analytics methods to optimize maintenance also reap additional gains that extend beyond asset management.

First, by using an extract, transform, load (ETL) process, operators can take data that resides in multiple databases and is organized in different ways, pull it out, and place it in a single consistently categorized database. Having data in a format from which it can be easily accessed and used by any part of the organization provides a reliable base—a single source of truth—for all asset-management decisions, eliminating the ambiguity and contradictions that come from juggling data from many sources. After spending a month implementing this step, one operator confessed that even if its transformation program had stopped there, the value of getting its data crystal clear would have made the whole effort worthwhile.

Second, data can be integrated in apps that allow frontline management to optimize the routing of maintenance crews based on distance, traffic flows, weather conditions, and so on. One operator went a step further and developed an app that enabled technicians to use their observations on the ground to update information on network health in real time via their tablets.

Third, the granular information delivered by advanced analytics gives operators better insight into crew performance and enables them to manage contractors more effectively. One US utility was paying contractors hundreds of millions of dollars to prune branches and remove fallen trees close to its distribution power lines. After analyzing and modeling its data, the company was able to optimize scheduling and increase trim productivity by comparing and scoring crew performance and flagging variations to supervisors. This enabled it to improve its negotiations with contractors and save 25 percent of its contract spending, with 5 percent savings captured in the first year alone.

Fourth, the use of sophisticated analytics enables operators to be more prudent in their capex as distributed generation grows. This trend may drive some customers out of the grid system altogether, leaving remaining grid operators (and their customers) to pay for upgrades to power infrastructure and stranded assets.

Fifth, as regulatory frameworks such as totex2 and RIIO3 evolve, they increasingly acknowledge the need for operators to invest more, adopt new technologies, and improve reliability, energy efficiency, and other quality indicators. Introducing advanced analytics enables operators to ticks most of these boxes.

Ingredients for success

Having worked with many companies in electric power and other industries, we know from experience that integrating analytics into asset management is not easy. We’ve found, however, that most successful transformations have a number of foundation stones in common:

Having the business work hand in hand with analytics and IT to address opportunities in an agile manner. Analytics translates business needs into IT needs, and IT focuses on delivering the greatest value possible to all parts of the organization. At companies where IT or analytics leads the change, the business side can often be disengaged and skeptical, and vice versa. In our experience, real progress can only be made when IT, analytics, and the business are in close alignment, follow a collaborative and iterative approach, and respond quickly and flexibly to change.

Basing maintenance strategy entirely on asset health and criticality. Putting robust criticality and health indices for all components of the T&D network at the center of a reliability-focused approach will enable operators to cut costs without compromising reliability and open up opportunities to reallocate funds to where they are most needed. In our discussions with operators, many have seen this approach as a way of facilitating more risk-based discussions on capital allocation.

Ensuring IT systems are properly integrated and data is well structured. Data from relevant systems (ERP, SCADA, and so on) will need to be seamlessly combined in asset health and criticality assessments and decision models. Operators sometimes delegate some of these systems to technical partners, but they will need to develop a holistic perspective across all their systems to understand how they can help meet business objectives.

Fine-tuning organizational structures and processes. The key steps here include dismantling silos, moving decision-making authority from departments to senior leaders, and implementing processes that integrate business needs, technical knowledge, and analytical insights, as well as fostering continuous improvement. In our experience, the development of success stories for different asset types and regions will help to overcome any organizational resistance to these kinds of changes.

Building stakeholder (and especially regulatory) management skills. Regulators may be uncomfortable at first with new asset-management approaches, particularly where they involve reducing monitoring frequency for assets in good health or low criticality. One company that wanted to reduce monitoring frequency from every two years to every five had its plans blocked by the regulatory authorities. Concerns about the integrity of power networks will need to be addressed constructively and in a way that highlights the reliability of predictive maintenance and its benefits for customers as well as the operators themselves.

Ensuring leadership from the top. Introducing advanced analytics at the point where the core business intersects with IT and data systems is a complex undertaking, and utilities often struggle to achieve the results they expect. Securing a strong collaboration between IT and technical and engineering teams is key. To make the transformation a reality, top management needs to make digitization a priority and instill urgency across the organization.

After decades of sweating their assets, T&D operators are running out of options when it comes to managing costs and protecting margins. Adopting advanced analytics to power predictive maintenance offers a new avenue to improve performance while reducing asset-management costs by as much as 10 to 20 percent.

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This aids in determining the loan amount that can be obtained, as well as the required own contribution and property cost. As a result, understanding your EMI is critical for determining your home loan eligibility and better planning your home purchase.

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How is EMI on loan calculated?

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Formula for EMI Calculation is –

P x R x (1+R)^N / [(1+R)^N-1] where-

P = Principal loan amount

N = Loan tenure in months

R = Monthly interest rate

The rate of interest (R) on your loan is calculated per month.

R = Annual Rate of interest/12/100

If rate of interest is 7.2% p.a. then r = 7.2/12/100 = 0.006

For example, If a person avails a loan of Rs 10,00,000 at an annual interest rate of 7.2% for a tenure of 120 months (10 years), then his EMI will be calculated as under:

EMI= Rs 10,00,000 * 0.006 * (1 + 0.006)120 / ((1 + 0.006)120 – 1) = Rs 11,714.

The total amount payable will be Rs 11,714 * 120 = Rs 14,05,703. Principal loan amount is Rs 10,00,000 and the Interest amount will be Rs 4,05,703.

It’s important to choose the proper loan amount with an EMI that fits your budget and a repayment period that meets your life goals. You will have to experiment with several combinations to discover the best one. Manually performing this can be time consuming.

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EMI’s begins from the month subsequent to the month in which disbursement of the loan is done. For loans for under-construction properties EMI usually begins after the complete home loan is disbursed but customers can choose to begin their emi’s as soon as they avail their first disbursement and their EMI’s will increase proportionately with every subsequent disbursement. For resale cases, since the whole loan amount is disbursed in one go, EMI on the whole loan amount start from the subsequent to the month of disbursement

2. What is a pre-EMI interest on a home loan?

Pre-EMI is the monthly payment of interest on your home loan. This amount is paid during the period till the full disbursement of the loan. Your actual loan tenure — and EMI (comprising of both principal and interest) payments — begins once the Pre-EMI phase is over i.e. post the loan has been fully disbursed.

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4. What is the maximum home loan that I can obtain?

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Orthognathic Surgery in Bangkok – Thailand

Orthognathic surgery in Bangkok, Thailand can be considered by those seeking easy-on-the-pocket surgical solutions to misalignment of jaws and other problems such as an under- or over-bite, protruding or retruding  upper and lower jaw and  pain caused by Tempromandibular Joint (TMJ) disorders.

Also known as corrective jaw surgery, orthognathic surgery in countries such as the US, Australia and Canada can be quite cost prohibitive. However, even after adding airfare and lodging costs to the cost of corrective surgery in Bangkok, one still ends up paying only a small percentage of the US prices.

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Is Bangkok the Right Destination for Jaw Surgery?

By choosing to have your orthognathic surgery in Thailand, you can look forward to the following:

  • Pay only a fraction of the prices charged in Australia, the USA and Canada
  • Get treated at a well-equipped clinic in downtown Sukhumvit we work with
  • Highly competent and well experienced dental professionals we work with
  • Multilingual staff which helps cut down language barriers
  • Prompt attention at the clinic and easy scheduling of surgery without any wait-times
  • Indulge in sightseeing and enjoy a relaxing holiday

How Much You Save?

The following is a comparative table of the average cost of corrective jaw surgery in different parts of the world and how much you save by choosing Thailand as your surgery destination:

Avg. Cost in Australia

Avg. Cost in USA

Avg. Cost in Canada

Your Savings in Thailand

$14,000 to $17,000

$20,000- $40,000

Almost 70%

Please note that the above-mentioned are without-insurance prices. For the latest prices of orthognathic surgery in Thailand, fill our online quote-form.

From the above table, it is quite obvious that traveling to Thailand for corrective jaw surgery is any day more pocket-friendly than getting treated at a dental office in your home town.

In the United States, almost 45 million Americans lacked dental insurance in 2011 (as per Centers for Disease Control). With self pay orthognathic surgery costs going almost through the roof, Thailand makes for a viable option.

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Medical Tourism Corporation is committed to having you as a happy and satisfied client. And in its pursuit of high satisfaction rates, we have teamed up with one of the top dental clinics of Bangkok. Some of the highlights of clinic are as follows:

  • State-of-the-art in-house lab
  • Only Thai clinic to have both its dental facility and lab ISO 9001:2008 certified
  • European Society of Esthetic Dentistry membership
  • Strictest sanitary and sterilization techniques followed
  • Cutting edge technology with 3d CAD-CAM system and computerized x-ray
  • Hi-tech equipment sourced from the USA, Switzerland, Germany

What is Orthognathic Surgery?

  • Orthognathic surgery is a combination of orthodontic treatment, such as braces, with surgery of the jaw(s) to correct misalignment and deformities of the teeth, jaws and facial structure.
  • You make a candidate for orthognathic jaw correction surgery if you face problems with any of the following:
    • Difficulty in chewing and biting
    • Difficulty in swallowing
    • Problems with speech
    • TMJ (temporomandibular joint) pain
    • Improper bite
    • Jutting out jaw
    • Sleep apnea and other breathing problems
  • The procedure first involves correct alignment of teeth through braces. This may take anything from a few months to over a year.
  • After the teeth move to their correct position, the jaw is operated upon to reposition it and improve the facial structure.
  • Orthognathic surgical procedure may take 2 to 4 hours.
  • One may resume normal activity one to two weeks after corrective jaw surgery.

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US citizens

  • A visa is not required for a stay of less than 30 days.
  • US citizens need a passport with a minimum validity of six months for a stay of less than 30 days.

  • Australian citizens do not need a visa for a stay of less than 30 days in Thailand.
  • Thai authorities require you to have a minimum validity of 6 months remaining on your passport.

  • The less than 30 day no-visa-required rule holds good for visitors from Canada too.
  • A passport in good condition with a minimum validity of 6 months is a pre-requisite for entering Thailand.

UK citizens

  • No visa required for a stay of less than 30 days.
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The Thai capital is served by the Suvarnabhumi International Airport (IATA Code: BKK) which is located about 30 km (19 mi) from eastern Bangkok. Majority of the national and international airlines use this airport except Nok Air, Orient Thai and Air Asia which use Don Muang Airport (IATA Code: DMK), the old airport of the city.

  • Hot season – March and April mark the summer season. The average temperature during this time of the year is 35oC (95°F). Mercury can also hit the 40oC (100°F) mark during this time of the year.
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Bangkok experiences year-round tropical climate and can be visited any time of the year. However, the months of September and October experience heavy rains and can be avoided. The tourist high season runs from November to April.

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The Thai Capital abounds with architectural and cultural treasures. Add shopping to the equation and you have the recipe of a perfect holiday. Some of the must-dos of the city are:

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  • Wat Arun or the Temple of Dawn – An ornate Buddhist temple with a 70m high spire
  • Wat Pho or the Temple of the Reclining Buddha – One of the largest temples of the Thai capital featuring the famous statue of the reclining Buddha
  • Wat Phra Kaeo or Temple of the Emerald Buddha – The magnificent 14th century statue of Buddha made from emerald is the highlight of the temple
  • Jim Thompson House – A great tribute to the American who revolutionized the local silk industry after World War II, exhibiting magnificent pieces of Asian art
  • Chatuchak Weekend Market – A large marketplace for bargain-hunting.

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