2013年1月31日星期四

Others should check on the specifics of their policies


If your regular health insurance doesn't cover you while abroad, you need some when you travel. Medicare participants and citizens of countries covered by national health services generally fall into this category. Others should check on the specifics of their policies. I have coverage through the Freelancers Insurance Company, which uses the Blue Cross Blue Shield program; my policy states that I'm "assured of receiving care from licensed health care professionals no matter where" I am through the Blue Card Worldwide network.I went to the Blue Card Worldwide Web site and was relieved to find many affiliated hospitals listed in the Asian cities I was planning to visit.
But I was still suspicious. I offered a hypothetical to the customer service phone line: what if, in an emergency, I ended up at an out-of-network hospital because I couldn't communicate with paramedics or there was no affiliated hospital nearby?The representative was stumped, put me on hold, and came back. "I checked with a supervisor," she said. "The claim would come through, we would deny it, then you would have to appeal it," she said. Appeals, she added, were made on a "case by case" basis.In other words: good luck. On the other hand, many travel insurance policies will reimburse medical expenses no matter what hospital you end up at.
Freelancers wouldn't speak on the record to clarify further. But since I wouldn't be engaging in any high-risk activities and I had a fighting chance of being covered should the very unlikely worst-case scenario occur, I decided the medical coverage added minimal benefit. I did, though, arm myself with a printout of all the affiliated facilities in the areas I was visiting.This one is simple: without coverage, if I have to be medically evacuated home from a distant land, I'm out something like $30,000. So it comes down to how likely the scenario is.Headed to a particularly isolated region? Climbing mountains or fording rivers? Then having evacuation coverage as part of a package or separately (the cheapest I found for my trip on insuremytrip.com was $40) is a good idea.This kind of insurance offers reimbursement (sometimes partial) for prepaid reservations if your trip is canceled, interrupted or delayed. I rarely spend much on a trip before I leave beyond the plane ticket (always coach) and maybe the first night in a hotel (always cheap). But for others, with expensive seats and long prepaid reservations, it might make sense.Also worth noting: some credit cards will provide similar coverage. My United Mileage Plus Explorer card from Chase does. And although it is probably harder to get a claim processed with Chase than with World Nomads, I didn't see much justification for duplicate coverage.

2013年1月29日星期二

How To Travel The Silk Road?


A journey or a tour along the historically significant Silk Road will take tourists through several countries including Syria, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and of course, China. These countries house sites and places that either have historical or archeological importance. In order to explore the tourist destinations along the Silk Road, one needs to be sure of a lot many factors like the expenses and the course that can be followed keeping all of the above in mind.
Realizing the growing interest in the various tourist destinations along the Silk Road, many Travel Companies in China are coming up exciting Tour & Travel Packages for exploration of the sites.The companies offer various packages through which people can explore tourist destinations across the Silk Road through several routes, while on trips that can last for quite a number of days. While planning to travel along the Silk Road, there are certain points which, if considered, can make trip a memorable experience.Firstly, it is important that one has due knowledge of the region one is visiting. This can be achieved by going through the brief history or background of Silk Road, getting to know the basic landmarks and significance of the area.Secondly, it is necessary to prepare a planned excursion or trip keeping in mind the amount of time and money one can spend. Based on this, one can opt for various routes.
The need for good lodging after a good day of exploring is a necessity. It is important to plan the trip keeping in mind the accessibility to good hotels or lodges as well.The mode of transport throughout the journey can be crucial in deciding whether the trip is enjoyable and pleasing, or just a bunch of aches and hassles.One can also read up on various historical references of monuments and sites along the Silk Road, so as to get a better idea of the places that are to be visited.Uighur Tours is one of the most appreciated and sought-after companies, offering exciting China Silk Road Tour Packages. The company arranges fully planned trips to the wondrous land of the China Silk Road, and ensures proper accommodation and travel all throughout the trip.This is capital of China which is also known as the political, economical, educational and cultural centre of China. History of Beijing is long was started approximately 500, 000 years ago. Tourists who are planning China tour can include these places in it.

2013年1月22日星期二

Coal crushing equipment of coal handling plant system in the thermal power plant


Coal unloaded in the wagon tippler hoppers/track hoppers is conveyed to crusher house by belt conveyors via pent house and transfer points depending on the CHP layout. Suspended magnets are provided on conveyors at pent house for removal of tramp Iron pieces. Metal detectors are also provided to detect non-ferrous materials present in the coal before crushers. In case the sized coal is received, then the coal is sent directly to stockyard and the crusher is by-passed.Common coal crushing mechanical jaw crusher,impact crusher, and so are several. In the thermal power plant coal handling system, the general use of hammer crusher for crushing coal, while the system is used jaw crusher or cone crusher. Crushing using a simple swing jaw crusher. The use of complex swing broken jaw crusher, cone crusher with crushing.
Conveyors leading to crusher house have facility for manual stone picking, at a suitable location after penthouse. In line magnetic separators are also provided at discharge end of conveyors for removal of remaining metallic ferrous tramp from the coal before it reaches the crushers. Coal sampling unit is provided to sample the uncrushed coal. The size of the coal received is normally (-) 300 mm which may, however, depend on coal tie up. The received coal is sized in crushers (ring granulators) from (-) 300 mm to (-) 20 mm. Screens (vibrating grizzly type or roller screens) provided upstream of the crushers screen out (-) 20 mm coal from the feed and 20 mm coal is fed to the crushers. A set of rod gates and rack & pinion gates is provided before screens to permit maintenance of equipment downstream without affecting the operation of other stream.
The crushed coal is either fed to coal bunkers of the boilers or discharged on to conveyors for storage in coal stockyard through conveyors and transfer points.Crushed coal is sent to stockyard when coal bunkers are full. Stacking/ reclaiming of coal is done by bucket wheel type stacker-cum- reclaimer moving on rails. The stacker-cum- reclaimer can stack coal on either sides of the yard conveyor. During stacking mode coal is fed from conveyors on boom conveyor and while in reclaim mode, boom conveyor discharges coal on the yard conveyor for feeding coal to bunkers through conveyors and transfer points. The yard conveyor can be reversible type depending on layout requirement.If you have this need, please contact us as soon as possible, we are pleased to provide you with the most comprehensive product information, and the best prices.

2013年1月17日星期四

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2013年1月15日星期二

The crushing plant can be composed of two-stage plants or three-stage


After gold ore processing, gold mixture contains many different impurities. We need to use gold ore washing machine (gold ore washing machine in South Africa) to clean it. Generally, there are two types washing machine, wheeled gold washing machine and screw gold washing machine. According to different situation, you can choose different type machine used as gold ore washing machine . They are both high efficiency. The difference between wheeled and screw washing machine is that they are suitable for different terrain. You can choose one depending on the circumstances.The rotary scrubber is an autogenous rotating drum scrubber, utilising pebbles and rocks within the feed source to fracture and disintegrate clays, agglomerates and soft oxides. Disintegrated material is homogeneously slurried within the drum, whilst the autogenous load is retained within the drum by reverse flights located at the drum discharge end. Slurry and washed oversize overflows the drum discharge throat to the concentric exit trommels.
According to the different requirments of different crushing process,PP Series Portable Crushing and Screeing Plants can form the following two processes of "crushing first,screening second"or"screening first,crushing second",The crushing plant can be composed of two-stage plants or three-stage.The two-stage plants consists primary crushing plant and secondary crushing plant,while the three-stage plants include primary crushing plant,middle crushing plant and tertiary crushing plant,each of which is of high flexibility and can be used individually.Four brothers arrested over ATM machine theft in Al Ain.PP Series Portable Crushing and Screening Plants is of short length.Different crushing equipment is separately installed on a separate mobile chassis.Its short wheelbase and tight turning radius mean they can be transported on highway and moved at crushing sites.
Material fed into the hammer mill from the top falls into the grinding chamber. The material is contacted by a series of hardened steel hammers rotating at high speed. The material is ground by repeated contact with these hammers, contact with the walls of the grinding chamber, and particle to particle contact. The material remains in the hammer mill grinding chamber until particles become small enough to escape by passing through the perforated screen that covers the bottom half of the grinding chamber.Interchangeable hammer mill screens are available with hole diameters from 1/64" to 2", to allow for fine or coarse grinding of most products. The output volume of the hammer mill is determined by screen size, shaft speed (normally 3,600 rpm), and configuration of the hammers, which can be set up to suit your application. Your product can be test ground free of charge. Test grinding will establish the capability of the hammer mill to process your material and determine the proper model and set up (bottom discharge or material handling fan, and belt drive or direct drive) to suit your needs.

2013年1月9日星期三

Four brothers arrested over ATM machine theft in Al Ain


A gang of four brothers whose attempt to steal and drive away with an ATM (automated teller machine) was foiled by a young Emirati man, were arrested by the police here in less than 24 hours.The incident occurred on January 3 at the branch of the Abu Dhabi National Bank in the city, a top official of Al Ain police said on Tuesday. The report about the arrest of the family gang who were GCC nationals, was reported on Monday following completion of the investigations.Brigadier Hamad Ajlan Al Amimi, Director of the Al Ain Police and Directorate of the Abu Dhabi Police, said that the police operations room received a call in the early hours of Thursday reporting the incident saying some masked men were attempting to steal an ATM machine belonging to a bank.
Police patrols moved to the scene of the incident, where police found the door's glass had been smashed by the suspects and they had dragged an ATM machine from a room containing other three ATMs, they used an iron chain to pull the machine and then load it on to a vehicle.The ATM machine was found almost a kilometre from the bank's branch, smashed into four parts.The suspects failed to steal the contents of the ATM as they fled when a young Emirati chased the suspects before reporting the incident to the police.Police formed a team to trace the perpetrators. Investigations led to the arrest of four brothers, some of whom were unemployed.The suspects confessed to the crime and said they planned to rob the ATM machine.
Brigadier Al Amimi described their criminal method as the first of its kind to occur in the city of Al Ain.Police investigation revealed that the car, which used by the suspects was stolen from one of Abu Dhabi's car showrooms, and they installed a plate number, which was also stolen from another car.He praised the role of Al Ain Police as well the public's role in tracing the suspects.He pointed out members of the public must inform the police about any illegal activities they notice before taking action in order not to expose themselves to danger.Abdullah Awad Alsyari, a 22-year-old Emirati in Al Ain, said he saw the burglars load an ATM machine onto their SUV (sports utility vehicle). The sight made him suspicious as it was late at night.Officials with vending machine companies in Winnipeg say they have had to spend thousands of dollars to upgrade their machines to accept Canada's new $20 bill.At least one company, Vend-Tec Group, says it will cost upwards of $25,000 to replace all of its vending machines to accept the new notes, on top of the $30,000 it has already spent upgrading the same machines to accept the latest $2 and $1 coins.

2013年1月7日星期一

TURCK BL Compact On-Machine Flexible Block I/O Simplifies Communication


TURCK has announced the BL compact on-machine, flexible block I/O for Industrial Ethernet. BL compact is an I/O solution for collecting a variety of signals in a single, rugged node on a network. Rather than routing all signals through a control cabinet, this device makes it possible to obtain analog, digital, thermocouple, RTD, serial, RFID or a mixture of signal types in a compact, machine-mountable device over Ethernet.Up to two signals types can be combined in any combination in BL compact, including, but not limited to, RFID and analog and digital and serial. BL compact may be customized to suit a user's specific needs, allowing devices to be added to an existing network and signals gathered on the machine without an enclosure. This drop-in solution can be used to connect up to 16 devices, which significantly reduces the time it takes to run wires for each device back to the control cabinet and the potential for wiring errors."With the ability to employ two protocols in a single device, BL compact enables our customers to experience a more streamlined, simplified Industrial Ethernet solution," said Chris Vitale, Senior Product Manager, TURCK. "This simplicity, combined with the flexibility to mix and match I/O types, allows their own end user base to efficiently satisfy diverse applications that may require different Industrial Ethernet protocols."
"This is, to me, the ultimate match-up in college football," said Brent Musberger, the lead announcer for ESPN.Kelly molded Notre Dame using largely the same formula that has worked so well for Saban in Tuscaloosa: a bruising running game and a stout defense, led by Heisman Trophy finalist Manti Te'o."It's a little bit old fashioned in the sense that this is about the big fellows up front," Kelly said. "It's not about the crazy receiving numbers or passing yards or rushing yards. This is about the big fellas, and this game will unquestionably be decided up front."While points figure to be at a premium given the quality of All-America team (first-teamers Barrett Jones and Chance Warmack, plus second-teamer D.J. Fluker)."That's football at its finest," said Te'o, who heads a defense that has given up just two rushing touchdowns. "It's going to be a great challenge, and a challenge that we look forward to." "That was really kind of a weird national championship because it was a team we already played," Jones remembered. "It was kind of another SEC game. It was in the South, and it just had a very SEC feel to it obviously. This year is much more like the 2009 game (against Texas) for me. We're playing an opponent that not only we have not played them, but no one we have played has played them. So you don't really have an exact measuring stick."

2013年1月6日星期日

Teach for America's Public Relations Machine


I've got to hand it to Teach for America. No matter its mixed track record of achievement, it continues to get fawning coverage by the media ("Deferring Six Figures on Wall Street for Teacher's Salary," The New York Times, Jan. 3). I assume that's because graduates of elite colleges who shun lucrative offers from the private sector to teach in the hardest-to-staff schools are supposed to deserve high praise.If I'm right, what does that reveal about our values? Are we supposed to be grateful for the sacrifices they are making? Or is that more important than the effect they have on students? Since I've already weighed in on the latter ("Top Collegians Won't Solve What Ails Classrooms," The School Administrator, Sept. 2008), I'll confine my comments to the former.
From its beginning in 1990, TFA always conveyed a sense of noblesse oblige to my way of thinking. As an Ivy League graduate, I know that the cachet of a degree can open many doors.Review of Commission Crusher Software.But teaching should not be primarily a form of giving back, especially when it means teaching at inner-city and rural school with disproportionate numbers of disadvantaged students. I say that because it implies paternalistic arrogance toward the students being saved. TFA's two-year commitment underscores this feeling. Instead, teaching should be a professional career choice.Some readers will no doubt respond that I'm giving missionaries a bad name. On the contrary, I have the highest regard for the work done by Albert Schweitzer and others. But they are not fundamentally teachers. As a result, the judgment made about them should be different from the judgment made about classroom teachers. Idealism and dedication, of course, are not limited to missionaries. The teachers I know have elements of both. The point is that missionaries and teachers have different goals.
The protracted recession has caused many graduates from top-tier schools to put their real career plans on hold and take their knowledge and skills to the classroom through TFA. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they perform as well as, or even slightly better than, traditionally certified teachers. To the extent that such performance helps students who otherwise would be shortchanged, I commend TFA. But let's not forget that there is hubris associated with TFA ever since it was the subject of Wendy Kopp's senior thesis at Princeton.I am trying to write a basic client-server-model networking library in Python.  It is available FOSS here. I have tested this library with a client and server on my local machine, but now I want to try it in the Real World.