LIST: New prohibited items in airports, airlines (Philstar.com) - July 31, 2019 - 9:18pm MANILA, Philippines — The Office for Transportation Security last week released an updated list of prohibited items or items which are not allowed to be brought or carried to the airport and aircraft after the International Civil Aviation Organization set an expanded items list under the international standards. The transportation security clarified that the revised list of the ICAO are still subject to special requirements or instructions from the airlines. The list of items that cannot be brought or carried include chemicals and other toxic substances. The transportation security released the revised list of prohibited items which amended Memorandum Circular No. 02 series 2015 to MC No. 005 series of 2019 “to make it more relevant to existing threats to civil aviation, and to settle the concerns of departing … [Read more...] about LIST: New prohibited items in airports, airlines
Single item dynamic lot sizing problems an updated survey
Japan team develops briefcase-sized dialysis machine
A team of Japanese researchers has developed a briefcase-sized portable dialysis system for use by renal disease sufferers, hoping it may prove a life-saver during disasters when medical care is difficult to access. Measuring 30 centimeters tall, 18 cm wide and 12 cm deep, the apparatus weighs 3 to 4 kilograms, including batteries, making it far smaller than conventional portable dialysis machines that are about the size of a mini fridge, according to the team. The instrument is equipped with a hemofilter that is one-eighth the size of its standard equivalent, and a blood-drawing pump about the size of an American $1 coin. Both of the downsized elements helped the team reduce the machine's overall size, it said. The researchers from the University of Yamanashi, Kobe University, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare and Kitasato University aim to start sales of the new device to medical institutions by 2023, after clinical tests are completed. People who have problems with their … [Read more...] about Japan team develops briefcase-sized dialysis machine
Amazon’s Size Is Becoming a Problem
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By Christopher Mims WSJ Sat., May 11, 2019 Amazon.com Inc. has a Facebook Inc.-size problem: It’s become such a gigantic, sprawling, powerful business that its inevitable missteps are beginning to erode trust in its products and services, good will in Washington, and its ability to achieve globe-spanning dominance. Let’s pause to reflect that the company that has made one-day shipping of tens of millions of items the industry standard is also the global leader in cloud computing services, owns the Whole Foods grocery stores (and is building a second chain), helps police departments identify criminals, is building its own air cargo fleet, has an $11 billion-a-year advertising business, is working on a plan to give everyone on Earth internet from space, has put always-on microphones in at least 1 in 10 U.S. homes, built an Oscar-winning film and TV studio from scratch, and is competing directly with UPS, FedEx, Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, IBM, the … [Read more...] about Amazon’s Size Is Becoming a Problem
Raptors think bigger after sizing up Game 3 damage
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By Doug Smith Sports Reporter Fri., May 3, 2019 PHILADELPHIA—The danger is to write it off as an aberration, to think that a horrible Game 3 of the Raptors-Sixers series — coming on the heels of six good Toronto outings as it did — was just one of those things and that if the Raptors give their collective heads a shake and come to their senses, the world may once again feel right. It would be easy to think that, and in some ways understandable. This is a veteran Toronto team that has shown an impressive level of consistency all season, never too high and never too low. But it would also be oh so ridiculous to think this is just more of the same, and not dealing with it could very well cost them their season. “We’ve got to change it, man,” coach Nick Nurse said here Friday. “You can sit around and say ‘It’ll be OK,’ but I tend to take the version of ‘We’ve got to make it OK.’” But … [Read more...] about Raptors think bigger after sizing up Game 3 damage
Lot severance requests divide neighbours in Long Branch
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By Tess Kalinowski Real Estate Reporter Thu., May 2, 2019 Rob Thompson’s 1939 bungalow has a sweet, cottagey facade befitting its position across the street from Lake Ontario. You can’t see the water from his west-end window but the houses across the road — mostly newer and bigger with a few veering to mansion-like proportions — have the lake in their backyards and are fronted by large, leafy trees. The 1,000-square-foot interior of his house is just the right size for its single occupant, Thompson says. But the home’s comfort is fading. The front steps need replacing, cold air seeps through the windows and there are boards tacked to the dining room ceiling to prevent its collapse under a roof that has been leaking since 2016 after a windstorm blew away the shingles. The fix doesn’t entirely mask the spreading damp. It was designed to be temporary, to keep the place habitable while Thompson rebuilds — something many of … [Read more...] about Lot severance requests divide neighbours in Long Branch