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Mirza Hasan Askari was born in Delhi in 1924. After schooling in Delhi, he did his graduation from Lucknow University in 1944 and joined the Indian army's public relations section. He was a direct descendent of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.
Released from the army at the end of the war, he joined The Statesman, Delhi, and worked there for a year before joining Dawn, Delhi, as a senior reporter. Migrating to Pakistan, M.H. Askari worked with Radio Pakistan's news department for several years, but later went back to Inter-Services Public Relations.
In 1962 he was the Chief Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Agricultural Development Corporation.
In 1972, M.H. Askari was posted as press counsellor at the Pakistan embassy in Paris and later was minister for press at the high commission in New Delhi. When he settled in Karachi in 1980, he renewed his association with Dawn as a columnist and then as assistant editor, specializing in South Asian affairs. Even after he left Dawn, he continued to write a weekly column for the paper.
Close to the literary circles of his time, M.H. Askari had kept company with eminent writers and was himself a writer of short stories. He was a founder member of the Pakistan Writers Guild.
Although his first love was short story writing, he was a wide-awake journalist. He kept abreast of contemporary thinking. Liberal at heart, his sympathies for the underdog could never be missed. It would be difficult to label him a leftist. He was too
He was very close friends with the eminent poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz who used to shun all other accomodation when in Paris, and stayed with Askari instead.
He was an avid reader and his English prose was simple and functional, suitable for
serious journalism. In mid-1980s he returned to journalism. He wrote leaders and a column in a leading newspaper. In his column, he usually chose South Asian subjects. In the journalistic fraternity, he was regarded as a specialist on South Asian themes. He wrote columns, usually on India-Pakistan subjects, to the last week of his life, though he had left leader writing and instead became one of editorial consultants of Oxford University Press.
He was a social animal par excellence, was in great demand by those who threw parties for the highbrows. His presence enhanced the parties. The 1990s saw Askari also as an activist. He became, in view of his fascination with South Asian peace and progress, a member of Pakistan-India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy quite early. When its sister organisation, the Pakistan Peace Coalition, was formed in 2000, Askari joined that too. For two decades, MH campaigned for normalisation of relations between India and Pakistan with a view to developing it into a grassroots level friendship.
He was a great believer in a true people-to-people rapprochement. He thought it was vital for Pakistan as well as the people of all South-Asia. Consequently, he was a great believer in the utility, indeed necessity, of SAARC. Its success alone could lift South-Asia out of its slough of underdevelopment and poverty. This was the leitmotif of most of his columns.
He wrote and spoke at seminars on these themes at some length. Insofar as these goals were concerned, he was a committed person and went on campaigning for them. His was a restless spirit and, although he spent so many decades doing PR work, he was never cynical, nor, of course, naive. He would always appeal to the rationality of people rather than to their prejudices.
He is survived by his wife. Nafees and three children Sherry, Lala Rukh and Ali Hasan Aksari.
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The wikipedia article on the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God would seem to have been written from a Brazilian perspective, and perhaps by a writer who prefers to concentrate on material rather than spiritual values.
It contains both facts and misunderstandings about this modern global church, which is now active in over 90 countries around the world. Rather than address the errors one by one, the aim of this article is to capture both the spirit of the church and its spiritual values, on the basis of its activities in the UK. As a human organisation it is always working to improve, however it is inspired and motivated by the Divine, and so it achieves much good.
In Britain and Europe UCKG has two simple objectives, to
advance the Christian faith
implement general charitable purposes
UCKG’s values are those of the Bible, and particularly the New Testament. They call for honesty in all business and personal dealings, respect for oneself and other people, especially parents, a high standard of morality, and above all, love for God. Its bishops and pastors do not add to or take away from the Bible but make it relevant and applicable to modern day life, so that it is more meaningful for church members and the community. They follow Jesus’ instruction to go out into the world and tell the good news of Christianity and its message of hope.
The result is that UCKG is honourable in all its activities, seeks to do good, and reaches out to all who need help and all who will listen.
As a Pentecostal church UCKG puts great trust in the Holy Spirit, which brought strength and courage to Jesus’ disciples and apostles a few weeks after the crucifixion [which we commemorate at Easter]. It believes that many of the benefits and blessings that the earliest Christians received are available to today’s believers.
UCKG believes strongly in connecting directly to God without formal religious ceremonies getting in the way. This frees members to get close to God in an informal and relaxed environment where they can focus on what He is saying. Man-made religious traditions and practices found in other Christian denominations are bypassed, however UCKG occasionally uses symbolism to illustrate a point and teach the people.
The church is highly adaptive, listening to and identifying the needs of its members and as a result many of them see great benefits. These may be at a purely spiritual level or may be material as well. UCKG offers extensive practical help – relating to training and jobs; in the form of counselling and support; through work with the UK’s national blood transfusion services and through social activities. UCKG believes people are entitled to a good life here as well as in the hereafter.
Source: UCKG official English website: www.uckg.org
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Richard John Bayntun Hippisley was born in Ston Easton, Somerset in 1956, the only son of John 'Ivan' Hippisley and Christine Ellen Lydia Boodé, a granddaughter of Admiral Sir Henry William Bayntun. Richard Hippisley, or Bayntun, as he was known, attended Rugby School in Warwickshire from 1880 to 1882 and Faraday House in London where he studied engineering and mathematics. His grandfather, known as the "Old Squire", was a member of many of Europe's leading scientific societies, and Bayntun inherited this interest in science.
When his father died on 6th February 1885, Bayntun, aged nineteen, became heir to the family's estates. The Hippisley family had been Lords of the Manor of Ston Easton since 1544, and Bayntun inherited these estates upon the death of his grandfather in 1898.
Bayntun married Constance Amy Francis on 4th January 1905 in Tiverton, Devon. She was born in Tiverton in about 1876 and was the daughter of Augustus Lawrence Francis and Emily Constance Unwin. Bayntun and Constance had three children together - John Preston, born 19th October 1905; Christine Elizabeth, born 30th September 1908, and Claude Francis Bayntun, born 28th September 1910.
Bayntun became interested in wireless telegraphy and in 1913 was appointed a member of the War Office Committee on Wireless Telegraphy. In September 1914 Bayntun and Edward Russell Clarke, a fellow amateur, were recruited by Sir Alfred Ewing, who had been appointed by Churchill to run the Admiralty's codebreaking team based in 'Room 40'. Hippisley and Clarke were sent to Hunstanton to set up a wireless station, which became known as 'Hippisley's Hut'. They subsequently set up a string of stations around the British Isles as well as in Italy and Malta.
Bayntun was awarded the O.B.E. in 1918 and the C.B.E. in 1937. He died in 1956 and was described in his obituary as "an almost unique personality" who "inherited a remarkable mechanical and scientific gift, which put him in the forefront, if not ahead, of most of his contemporaries". He was also described as "one of the men who really won the war."
'Some notes on the Hippisley family', A. E. Hippisley & I. FitzRoy Jones (Eds), Wessex Press 1952
'Room 40', Patrick Beesley, Oxford, 1984
'The Times', 11 April 1956, obituary of Bayntun Hippisley by Lt-Col Kettlewell
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When scientific data has an estimate
for its error attached to it,
it may limit the need for retaining
all of its digits both in the error
and in the number it refers to
(called the "central value" here).
Indeed the results of data after
processing by computers typically
has 16 digits many of which can
often be removed without
degrading the data.
It is often desirable to convert
such data (by removing digits)
to the form that will be most
efficient for human memory,
legibility, typing space, ink use, etc..
That process of removing digits
almost harmlessly, from the
"central value" and its error,
based on the size of the error,
is called "error rounding" here.
We use two types of error rounding:
"1.5 digit" and "2 digit".
"1.5 digit error rounding" (actually 0.5 to 1.5
digits): First map the error to the
interval [03.55,35.5) by moving it's decimal
point. Then "round to nearest" to an
integer in the interval [4,35].
"2 digit error rounding" (actually 1.0 to 2.0
digits): Same as above except the appropriate
intervals are:
(0,infinity)-->[09.55,95.5)-->[10,95]
(Those tailing digits are chosen to make
the last mapping an equal partitioning
approximately, and to enable a naive
inverse mapping: [10,95]-->[09.5,95.5)
which approximately reproduces the
original interval of [09.55,95.5)
(a better match is impossible)).
Then "round to nearest" the "central value"
at the decimal place that is aligned with
the first digit of the (rounded) error.
The error can then be appended in parentheses
to the end of the rounded "central value"
thus forming a compact notation, or it's
original decimal point placing can be restored
and it can then be placed after the rounded
"central value" with a "±".
"1.5 digit error rounding" is roughly the minimum number
of digits required to preserve knowledge of:
the width of the uncertainty; and the position
of the "central value" with respect to the
size of the uncertainty range. Thus it is the
form most efficient for human memory,
legibility, typing space, ink use, etc..
Here are some examples of the application
of that process to data:
Examples:
Form of data coming
from a computer
or equations:
case #1: "0.827... ± 0.119..."
case #2: "0.827... ± 0.367..."
After "1.5 digit error rounding"
is applied to that data it
becomes more efficient for human memory,
legibility, typing space, ink use, etc.,
and if the error limits were correct
no important information should be lost
when it is expressed in the following
form:
case #1: "0.83 ± 0.12" or "0.83(12)"
case #2: "0.8 ± 0.4" or "0.8(4)"
THE END
Information on the source of this
article:
The above procedure was conceived by
Erik Bergren on 2006/12/05,
and entered here on 2006/12/07.
It was designed to exactly match
results of standard methods used at CERN.
The procedure above matches
results for the procedure
used at CERN since 2002
describe at this web source:
http://pdg.lbl.gov/2006/reviews/textrpp.pdf
At section "5.3 Rounding"
page 13 of the pdf file.
http://pdg.lbl.gov/2006/reviews/textrpp.pdf
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Rejected -- This is good material - but it seems like it should be included into one of the many existing articles on this topic - for example: Round-off error, Precision (arithmetic) or Approximation error. SteveBaker 01:12, 8 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Comfortex Window Fashions is a manufacturer and fabricator of custom window treatments. A wholly-owned, independent subsidiary of the Netherlands-based Hunter Douglas company, they manufacture a complete line of custom window treatments, including cellular and pleated shades, wood alloy blinds and shutters, sheer window shadings, roman and roller shades, and cellular vertical blinds. Thomas J. Marusak serves as the President of Comfortex Corporation and is also one of the original founders of the company. Headquartered in Maplewood, New York, with manufacturing facilities in Phoenix, Arizona and Melbourne, Florida, it has about 750 employees. Comfortex currently distributes its product line to over 50 countries.
History
1986 - 1991
1986: Tom Marusak and John Schnebly founded a window treatment company to manufacture window coverings for greenhouse windows. They devised a motorized shading system that combined insulating cellular fabric and solar battery technology, called Smart Shade.
1987: Comfortex authorized Hunter Douglas as the primary distributor of Smart Shade.
1988: Comfortex created Sunset and Starburst specialty arch top window covering applications and launched Oasis Sunshades and Skylights for skylights, greenhouse and standard windows. Symphony Cellular shades were invented and developed with a $50,000 grant from the federal Small Business Innovation Research program.
1989: The New York State Science and Technology foundation gave Comfortex a foundation grant of $34,577 for the further development of Symphony. Masco invested $4.5 million in Comfortex in exchange for a 40% ownership.
1990: Comfortex began fabricating and distributing Smart Shade worldwide.
1991: Comfortex launched Symphony and Soprano Greenhouse shades. Hunter Douglas/Comfortex patent lawsuit over Symphony.
1992 – 1999
1992: Comfortex introduced the Composer Program enabling retailers to compete against national home chains by fabricating Comfortex products on site. Comfortex also entered into a agreement with Levelor to distribute Symphony to large big box stores like Home Depot and Sears.
1993: Comfortex received a grant from New York State Department of Economic Development to assist in exporting Symphony to the Asian Pacific perimeter. Matinee Room Darkening Double Honeycomb and Ensemble Pleated Shades were introduced.
1994: Metro Flame Resistant Double Honeycomb fabric was launched. Comfortex also received a grant from NYSERDA to develop new window coverings involving state of art electronic technologies.
1995: Comfortex launched Perfect Pitch Pleated Cellular Shades, Symphony Lite Double Honeycomb, and Softline Mini Blinds. Tom Marusak was appointed as a delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business
• 1996: Woodwinds Wood Alloy Blinds and Solo Single Cellular Fabric were introduced. Comfortex acquired Royal Wood in Phoenix, AZ.
• 1997: Comfortex received WCMA Product Innovation Award for Woodwinds product line. Balcony Skylight Shading System, Chordless Child Safety System, Ensemble Z pleated shades, and Shangri-La Sheer Horizontal shadings were launched. Comfortex acquired Verosol USA in Pittsburgh, PA. Shangri-La/Silhouette lawsuit began.
• 1998: Comfortex launched website, Comfortex.com. Shangri-La Nirvana head rail system and Softline Velvet Line were introduced.
• 1999: Comfortex announced Woodwinds Wood Tones, Serenade Roman Shades, and Acoustics “Soft Touch” double honeycomb fabric. Shangri-La/Silhouette lawsuit resulted in Comfortex merging with Hunter Douglas.
2000 - Present
• 2000: Comfortex became part of the Hunter Douglas family of companies. New products were introduced, including Virtuoso Single Honeycomb Cellular Shades, Omni-Rise Continuous Cord Loop, Universal Hardware Systems, Privacy Plus Room Darkening Blinds, Plantation ShutterBlinds, Shangri-La Room Darkening Shadings, and the Ensemble Designer Series Pleated Fabric Collection.
• 2001: The following Comfortex products were introduced: Stardust Soft Sheer Verticals and Baritone Single Honeycomb Cellular Shades. Universal Deluxe Hardware System was developed to Support Baritone fabrics. Comfortex was named EPA Energy Star Partner. ComforTrack Energy Saving Sidetrack was launched.
• 2002: Woodwinds Plantation Shutters, Harmony Cellular Verticals, and Chordless Ultra Cordless Cellular Shades joined the Comfortex family of products. Comfortex BlindCrafters program launched.
• 2003: Comfortex introduced Shutter Specialty Shapes, Sonata Sunscreens, and Baritone Blackout Single Honeycomb Cellular Shades. Comfortex partnered with Mohawk Flooring. Comfortex began to fabricate Trio Convertible Shades for Hunter Douglas.
• 2004: 3” vanes and Linen fabric were launched in the Shangri-La Sheer Horizontal Product line. Comfortex introduced Fanfare Blackout Single Honeycomb Cellular Shades.
• 2005: Serenade Roller Shades, Saratoga Soft Shutters and Basswoods Blinds product lines were launched. Comfortex also introduced WoodChimes “pre made” wood alloy blinds fabrication, Shangri-La DoorStyle Shadings, and the Harmony Designer Valance Program. Comfortex received the Technology in Production award from the Center for Economic Growth for RF Gluing and the EMR process for Cellular Shades.
• 2006: Comfortex partnered with Somfy to launch Cellular Motorized shades. Ovation Cellular Slider, Fusion Insulating Roman Panel Shades, and Ballet Performance Drapery sheers were also introduced.
The Comfortex BlindCrafter Program: A Strategy for Small Businesses
The early 1990’s presented a changing business landscape in the US. The growing number of “big box” stores was squeezing independent window treatment retailers into bankruptcy. In 1992, Comfortex created what was called the Composer Alliance, to keep its core customer base in business by providing independent window treatment reteailers with the ability to fabricate custom window fashions on-site. This allowed them to stay competitive with larger chain stores.
The Composer program evolved into the BlindCrafter program in 2002, which provides these retail fabricators with marketing and advertising support, and on-site training from Comfortex. There are currently over 200 window fashion dealers in the BlindCrafter network, and they can fabricate any of the Comfortex product lines.
Products
Cellular Shades
Baritone™ Light Filtering and Blackout Single Honeycomb Shades
Virtuoso® Light Filtering Single Honeycomb Shades
Fanfare™ Blackout Single Honeycomb Shades
Symphony® Double Honeycomb Shades
Matinee™ Room Darkening Double Honeycomb Shades
Metro™ Flame Resistant Double Honeycomb Shades
Acoustics® Soft Touch Double Honeycomb Shades
Ovation™ Cellular Slider
Pleated Shades
Perfect Pitch® Pleated Cellular Shades
Ensemble Designer Series™ Pleated Shades
Roller Shades
Serenade® Roller Shades
Cordless Shades
Chordless Ultra™ Cellular Shades
Motorized Shades
Motorized Cellular Shades
Motorized Shangri-La® Sheer Horizontal Window Shadings
Motorized Roman Shades
Motorized Roller Shades
Shadings & Sheers
Shangri-La® Eternity™ Light Filtering Sheer Horizontal Window Shadings
Shangri-La® Moonlight™ Room Darkening Sheer Horizontal Window Shadings
Shangri-La® DoorStyles Sheer Horizontal Window Shadings
Wood Blinds
Basswoods Wood Blinds
Wood Alloy Blinds
Privacy Plus™ Room Darkening Wood Alloy Blinds
Woodwinds® Reed Wood Alloy Blinds
Woodwinds® S Curve Wood Alloy Blinds
Plantation ShutterBlinds™ Wood Alloy Blinds
Drapery Sheers
Ballet™ Performance Drapery Sheers
Roman Shades
Serenade® Roman Shade: Classic Tear Drop
Serenade® Roman Shade: Flat Panel
Fusion™ Insulating Panel Shades
Vertical Blinds
Harmony™ Cellular Vertical Blinds
Stardust® Soft Sheer Vertical Blinds
Cellular Slider
Ovation™ Cellular Slider
Shutters
Woodwinds® Plantation Shutters
SoftShutters™
Specialty Shapes
Woodwinds® Specialty Shapes
Cellular Specialty Shapes/Arches
Pleated Specialty Shapes/Arches
Memberships and Associations
Comfortex is associated with the following organizations:
Window Covering Safety Council
Window Coverings Association of America
Window Covering Manufacturers Association
Energy Star
External links
Comfortex official website: http://www.comfortex.com
BlindCrafter official website http://www.blindcrafter.com
Draperies & Window Coverings: The Magazine for Interior Fashion Professionals/June 2006 Issue
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