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mariacallous · 2 years ago

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Ukraine faces a winter humanitarian crisis unless it can prevent a collapse in its electricity supply caused by the relentless campaign of Russian bombing, the chief executive of the country’s national grid has said.

Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, the chief executive of Ukrenergo, said “virtually all” large non-nuclear power stations in the country had been hit, as well as more than 30% of the network’s routing substations.

Describing the position as critical, the energy boss said Ukraine had asked western countries for badly needed spare parts last week – and repeated calls for more missile defence systems to help prevent damaging attacks.

“This is the biggest missile attack on electricity infrastructure in history. Therefore, the impact is huge. Unfortunately the situation is critical. They are trying to specifically destroy the Ukrainian power system, and this supplies tens of millions of the population,” he said.

If the Russian attacks continued, “power cuts in Ukraine will become longer and longer”, Kudrytskyi warned, adding that despite Ukrenergo’s efforts, it was not possible to repair the grid as fast as it was being destroyed. “It’s much easier obviously to launch missiles than to restore substations,” he said.

The focus now is on keeping the lights on. “Before these missile attacks, the main goal was to supply as much energy as our customers need. However, now we’re speaking about the survival of the system,” Kudrytskyi told the Guardian during an air raid warning in Kyiv.

Electricity was also necessary to sustain gas supplies, the chief executive said. “If the customers will spend too much time without electricity, and if heating systems have no connection to electricity, that will create big, social humanitarian problems.” He said Russia wanted to create “a humanitarian catastrophe” in Ukraine.

Power cuts lasting several hours have become increasingly frequent in most areas of the country after a sustained Russian bombing campaign aimed at the electricity network that began last month.

For now Ukrainians appear to be coping with the additional uncertainty and hardship without much complaint, accepting it as an unavoidable challenge they must overcome.

Under the heading “No Power?”, a co-working space in Kyiv, Kooperativ Kyiv, has advertised that it has two electricity supplies and two internet suppliers so that people can work uninterrupted by the outages. “We’ll get through these times together,” read the advert.

Ihor Sudakov, who lives next to a power station in east Kyiv that has been repeatedly hit, said he had attempted to prepare for further outages. “We’ve bought power banks – we keep at least three charged at a time,” he said. “We’ve also ordered this type of charging station that can charge a fridge and stove. Our building only has electricity so if the electricity goes we need to be able to cook.” As a double backup, he said, he had bought a propane camping stove.

“I’m not worried that Russia will try to hit the [Kyjv] power station again – I know they will. It’s part of their terrorist tactics … so it’s about trying to be as autonomous as possible.”

An attack involving 55 cruise missiles and five drones took place on Monday, aimed at the country’s hydro plants for the first time. Russian missiles targeted the electric infrastructure of the hydro plants, Kudrytskyi said, but not the dams themselves, which are considered more resilient.

Although 44 of the missiles were said to have been intercepted by Ukraine, the damage caused on Monday was significant, the chief executive said. “It was in line with the scale of the attack, which was very big. This was a massive attack; massive damage [was] inflicted.”

On Monday, 350,000 homes lost power in Kyiv and 80% of the water supply was disrupted after the attack, although both had been restored on Tuesday. Another 20,000 remained without supply in the Kyiv region, said the governor, Oleksiy Kuleba.

In Kharkiv, where the main power station was damaged on Monday, Kharkiv hospital number 4 has been running on a reduced voltage – 180W instead of 220W – and there were concerns that this may damage the hospital equipment, said Oleksandr Dukhovsky, the head of paediatric surgery at the hospital.

He said the hospital had fewer than five days’ worth of diesel to supply its backup generators. “We are not scared but we understand we need to be careful,” said Dukhovsky, adding that hospital staff were not losing faith and were willing to do what was necessary to win against Russia.

Ukrainian officials do not release pictures of the damage to power plants and substations because they do not want Russia to precisely see what impact the attacks are having, but some facilities are acknowledged to have been destroyed.

In Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, which is now less than 50% controlled by Russian forces and their proxies after recent Ukrainian advances, utilities have been intermittent or absent for months.

Dmytro Myshenin of the NGO Vostok SOS, based in Kramatorsk, said that supplies had improved in a few towns but were still absent in places deemed too close to fighting, or very damaged.

Towns such as Kramatorsk and Sloviansk had had their water and gas supplies reconnected after the frontline was pushed back and people had returned, he said. But in areas closer to the frontline, people have now spent months living in dire conditions without running water and gas and some also without electricity.

“There are many people surviving with portable wood-fired stoves and there aren’t enough of them,” said Myshenin. “We need more of everything.”

A week ago, Ukraine sent out lists of replacement parts it needed to the US, UK, EU, and other western countries because “we need a lot of this equipment now”, Kudrytskyi said. He added that there was an urgent need for “western defence systems, which have proven to be very efficient against Russian missiles”.

But the chief executive rejected claims that Ukraine could have better prepared. “We’re asking for defence systems all the time. I mean, this is not something new,” he said. “It’s not about our military needs. It’s about humanitarian catastrophe that has to be prevented for tens of millions of people in Europe.”

Kudrytskyi said it would be possible for Ukraine – which used to be energy self-sufficient before the Russian attacks – to purchase electricity from Europe. But this would only be a partial help because of the damage to the country’s grid, which would make it harder to route electricity across the country, he said.

“We can buy some energy from the EU because the Ukrainian power system is connected to the European power grid,” Kudrytskyi said. “However, we might be unable to deliver this important energy to certain regions, if the grid is damaged.” He also warned there was a danger of transmission bottlenecks.

Large cities were at particular risk, he said, because of their huge energy demand. Among these, he listed the country’s main urban centres of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro.

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filthysweetie · 5 years ago

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James Bond drabble

Prompt: “Dear Diary...”

missed a day >.< this one is begging to be a longer story, but i had to cut it so i can finish packing...note that there’s a brief description of torture in this one.

Edit: This now has a sequel here if anyone wants to read it :)

———

Dear Diary,

Let it be known this is done under duress. Apparently, not being a bloody field agent does not get you out of psych evaluations and ‘recommended’ methods to cope with ‘high stress levels’ and ‘worrying tendency to identify job performance as self-worth’. I bet they didn’t make Boothyard do this. You get kidnapped once and then everyone suddenly thinks you’re a delicate flower.

Hell, Bond got kidnapped (I guess it’s just called captured when they’re agents…which actually is now making me quite offended that when I was taken it was called kidnapping) on 7 of his last 15 missions. I don’t see him writing a damn diary about it! (Although god, imagine that.) Besides, what’s the point of keeping a diary if it’s mandated and also!! Your psychiatrist will be reading it? Maybe I should start writing in code. 01000110 01110101 01100011 01101011 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 00100000 01000100 01110010 00101110 00100000 01011001 01100101 01101110 00101110 ——— “What is…that?”

Q turned, not the least bit surprised to see James standing there behind him. He had a mission coming up and was obviously ready for his kit. Q did a little ritual over the case, always so sad to see the fine pieces of machinery go when the chance of them returning was so dismal. Instead of focusing on the kit, though…Q followed his eyes to the little journal on his desk. It was covered in stickers (most of them shiny, some of them hello kitty gifted by a little one on the tube who got three on before he or her mother noticed) and attached in the pen holder was a pen with a fuzzy feather top. It was rainbow.

Can’t blame the man for noticing it, it was a rather stark deviation from the normal color pallet and maturity level of Q’s desk.

“Oh, that old thing?” Q pat the top with a little more force than necessary, “my psych assigned diary. I figure if they choose to treat me like a child I may as well oblige.”

James took a moment before speaking, “And what, pray tell, made them think you need it?”

Q blinked, “Does that mean you’ve done it too?” That was a bit of a surprise. The double-o agents seems to thrive on their disregard of ‘normal’ coping, of medical, and of psych all together.

“Answer the question, Q.” James had the audacity to roll his eyes.

“Now I’m very curious,” Q can’t help it, “what do you write in it? About the girls you like? About more interesting ways to destroy my tech?”

“Mostly survivors guilt.” James says, nonchalant.

Well, that answers that, “Oh…” damn it, now he’s obliged to answer James’ question regardless of if this is an interrogation tactic or not. He gives a half shrug, “Dr. Yen assigned it after the kidnapping.”

“Excuse me?”

“I know, I thought it was all very much over the top as well.” Q fights a sigh, “Now your kit—”

James shakes his head, “No, wait, you were kidnapped?”

Q blinks, ignores the chill that goes down his spine; “I knew they didn’t release that on the official channels but I assumed you’d know none the less.” Q clears his throat, “Now, your kit.”

James quiets then, but there are a lot of questions behind his eyes. Who’s to say if Q focuses on his tech a bit more than he normally would. ——— Dear diary,

I didn’t realize it had been kept quite so secret. I should have known, we are a spy organization. But I was {Q hesitates over the word, crossing out kidn and captu wishing suddenly that he was using his standard pencil instead of this purple inked mess of a pen} gone for 11 days. I guess I figured they would have told the double-os at least, maybe brought them in to help find me. Not that I needed anyone’s help, of course, I mean I got out of there myself, didn’t need anyone rescuing this damsel.

But the fact that {Ja is scribbled over fully; must remember that this will be read} there were agents I’m the primary handler of that didn’t notice at all. What excuse were they told when I wasn’t on the comms? Would they have just kept been given excuses until the forgot to keep asking?

My cats were fed, at least. Moneypenny thought I would come back, or at least held out enough hope to not sell my apartment and put my cats in a shelter after 11 bloody days.

R had been searching non-stop—bless her, I think she needs this exercise more than me. Poor girl looked like she hadn’t slept since I’d left; keeping all the missions on track while searching for me. It was her and Riley and Sunil that found me on the security footage after I got out of that place and got me a pickup. It’s not like I was forgotten or anything. {Why do I feel forgotten? Q stares at the line in it’s stark purple ink for a long moment before crossing it out. He doesn’t want to talk about that with himself, let alone Dr. Yen.}

Regardless. R has finished debriefing me on all active missions that I’d missed some portion on, and overall everything is going well. Testing of the new laser pen fell behind during my absence but it’s to be expected. It will give me something to do tomorrow when most of my active agents are in transit. ——— “Q, Sir, we really need you in the pit.” Laila said, standing at the threshold of his office, seeming a bit more frazzled than normal. There are no alarms (auditory or silent) going off around her, so the attitude was a bit perplexing.

Q puts the soldering iron down on it’s stand and takes off the magnification glasses, replacing them with his own, already getting up and heading towards her, “What’s the matter?”

“Sir, one of the agents is being belligerent; requesting to speak only to you before moving forward with his mission.”

That’s a new one; “Alright then, transfer the secure line to my station please, Laila.”

It’s always nice, walking out to the floor, seeing his people working away. Standing at the center of it is like being cocooned within the greatest minds of London. It’s safe.

“Yes?”

“Q”Jame’s voice is instantly recognizable, “I’ve arrived in Paraguay and will be rendezvousing with the contact at 1430.”

Q waited. Nothing.

“And?”

“That is all.”

Q blinked, glad that James couldn’t see the confusion that must certainly be coving his face, “You called me away from my prototypes to give me a standard mission update that you could have given to any one of my people?”

“Had to make sure you were still around, Q”

“Still—” it clicks, “Oh. Well. Yes, I am very much still around.

“Good.” Is that a smile in his voice or is Q projecting? “I’ll check in again after the rendezvous.”

Q’s throat clicks, dry; “I’ll be here.” ———— Dear Diary,

When will this little experiment be over? It’s been a half month! I haven’t got much free time at all, and wasting it in this damn book isn’t helping anyone. Least of all me. ————— “I notice you haven’t actually written anything about the kidnapping?” Dr. Yen asks, looking through his entries with a clinical eye.

“I much prefer to call it capture.” Q says in leu of an answer. The sticker covered mess looks silly in her hands, but she seemed to have enjoyed his take on ‘making it his own’ even if he’d been doing the antithesis of that. Granted, some of his minions have added stickers to it too—so next to hello kitty is a ‘back it the fuck up’ sticker in fancy script with an old school desktop monitor showing the phrase, and a sparkly unicorn that Trevor insists is from his kids but Q has his doubts. If he leaves it on his desk unattended, when he comes back there are always new stickers. No one ever opens it, respecting some privacy that doesn’t really need respecting (it’s not like there’s anything of substance in there), but it’s a nice gesture none the less.

Dr. Yen smiles, “Of course,” Q wishes she were a bit more of a dick like Dr. Reynard had been—it was easier to dismiss someone when they were being an ass, “I notice you haven’t written about your capture—or escape for that matter—at all. There are some references to it, but no detail. Do you have any thoughts on why that is?”

Q takes a sip of tea. It is nice that these meetings are uninterrupted tea time—though he could do without the conversation.

“There’s nothing important to say about it.” Q set the mug down, making sure to be gentle about it, “it’s all done, and I don’t exactly plan to get kidna—captured again.”

Dr. Yen gives an amused smile, “no one really plans to get captured at all.” Then, “Sometimes the act of writing down an experience”—she stopped using ‘traumatizing experience’ a while ago, Q did not have a traumatizing experience, thank you—“can solidify it in our reality. It may be difficult to do that at first, but once it is solidified, we can begin to process it in a healthy way.”

“It’s already written up in the after-action report.”

“Yes, but that was what happened, not how it felt to be going through those things.”

Q rolls his eyes, “do you want me to write a soliloquy on how sad and lonely it was and how I felt abandoned by MI6 and made peace with my death? Or maybe how it transformed me in ineffable ways and I have a new lease on life?”

It was so annoying to lay on that perfect level of sarcasm to have it disregarded so thoroughly, “If that’s how you feel, yes.” God she’s so earnest.

“Well it wasn’t” Q snapped out. He picked up the mug again and took another sip. Setting it down extra soft, with barely a ‘clink’ on the glass table, “Excuse me, I must be more tired than I thought.”

“Not to worry,” Dr. Yen smiled, “your job is stressful any given day of the week, it’s certainly understandable. Please do give it a thought though as you go through this week. Sometimes putting things to paper allows our minds to ‘get it out of our system’ instead of having it linger in our subconscious.”

“Very well. I will give it some thought.” ———— Dear Diary,

Lets give it the old college try, shall we?

I admire James Bond. He’s one of our best field agents, though his record for returning his tech is abysmal. He seems to come back from the brink of death more times than a cat and never seems to let it affect him. Always ready for the next mission.

I want to be like that. He’s been through so much, the loss of M, the burning of his home, the burning of so many false starts at a normal life, and he comes back and he may be battered but he’s still whole. Undoubtedly whole. I get kidnapped once and now I can’t even get a good nights sleep unless I’m folded awkwardly on the little couch in my office, and of course that sleep is poorer for other reasons.

I know I’m capable, I know I can destroy countries and get myself out of most any situation that I find myself in, but I didn’t realize exactly how that situation would affect me. I haven’t lost confidence in my abilities, but maybe loss of confidence in my security? Is it just a waiting game to see when I’ll next be thrown into the back of a van, drugged, and then wake up in a windowless room, IV in my arm strapped to a chair with no fucking idea how much time has passed? When will I next find myself threatened and beaten? The soles of my feet slashed, so dehydrated that I can’t put my head up without feeling dizzy?

Obviously I can survive it. I have.

The thought of it happening again…it’s terrifying. And it can happen at any time. And I thought I admired James because he looked like a good lay. Maybe it’s because he seems unbreakable and I worry I’m already broken. ———— Q stared at the pages for a long time. Was he supposed to feel hollow?

He tore them out, crumpled them like a secret and then lit them on fire. This was a spy organization after all, no point in letting that level of weakness get out. ———— Dear Diary,

Laila got a new corgi puppy. Despite being a cat person, I have to admit it’s quite cute.

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adposto1 · 4 years ago

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User PickWard says:

“Our soundtrack site is performing beautifully with ZoomSounds. Very stable—both on desktop and on mobile—and have had zero end-user complaints. Really great plug-in, and I've tried a lot!”

2. MP3 Sticky Player WordPress Plugin

Create an uninterrupted audio playback experience for your website visitors with this WordPress audio player. Listeners can browse other websites while enjoying your audio on a popup player that deploys in a separate window.

Compatible with MP4 and YouTube videos, this mobile-ready player runs on all major browsers. Features like HTTP live streaming, deep linking, share buttons, and Shoutcast and Icecast support create a complete WordPress media player that gives your audience a dynamic AV experience.

User 5dportal says:

“This player plugin is the best MP3 player in the market, hands down.”

3. Responsive HTML5 Audio Player PRO WordPress Plugin

This high-performance WordPress audio player encourages listeners to interact with your content. With playlist search, lyrics integration, download, purchase, and social share capability, this WordPress audio plugin keeps listeners engaged. Integrate this player into your existing website design with fully customizable colour schemes. Mobile-compatible, responsive design ensures that your audio will reach your audience, every time.

User leonordl says:

“Great design and great, fast support! Definitely recommend it!"

4. Radio Player Shoutcast and Icecast WordPress Audio Plugin

Stream radio content on your website with this WordPress audio plugin. Add a radio stream, and this plugin will automatically load the name, categories, current song, and artist photo of all MP3 audio streamed.

Fully compatible with responsive websites, this plugin also allows you to disable responsive behaviour for integration into non-responsive sites, should you desire. With support for Shoutcast and Icecast and over 70 customization options, this is the only WordPress audio plugin you need for radio streaming.

User rfisher68 says:

“This product has been fantastic since the day I purchased it. The free radio players available on the net are nothing shy of a complete hassle. The customer service here is top notch. In fact, I purchased an additional player, that's how impressed I was with the first one.”

5. tPlayer—WordPress Audio Player

Create as many playlists as you want, each with an unlimited number of tracks, with this WordPress audio player. This plugin is a powerful and highly customizable audio player, with many unique front-end options—for example, you can let listeners enjoy an automatic “Top 10 songs of the week” playlist and consult song details and stats directly in the player, or add this player to any post or page as a widget. This WordPress audio plugin runs on all major browsers, is mobile-friendly, and can be installed in any WordPress theme.

User soulshakepower says:

“I found it really hard to find a decent audio player nowadays since it's all about video. I've tested dozens of plugins but I'm glad I found tPlayer. It is trendy, has a lot of features, and most importantly it works great on all devices!”

6. Native HTML5 Radio Player WordPress Plugin

Weave cross-platform radio streams into your website with this WordPress audio player. This plugin plays all MPEG and AAC audio streams using HTML5 live streaming technology. Mobile-ready for both iOS and Android, this fully responsive player features a streamlined design that works on all major browsers. Simple and straightforward to use, the audio player features “Now Playing” song information and displays album cover images with links to iTunes.

User danmason says:

“Stylish, simple to use, and very well designed player. Support was fast and helpful, too. This is an outstanding plugin worth every penny.”

7. Disk Audio Player for WordPress

This easy-to-use WordPress HTML5 audio player is customizable, with multiple skins and unlimited colour options. Retina ready and mobile responsive, this audio plugin features keyboard control, external links to support purchases and downloads, track info, and playlists with an adjustable scrollbar. Configure your audio player easily with a drag-and-drop admin panel.

User TooCrazyMedia says:

“Really good player. Best support!”

8. WavePlayer—WordPress Audio Player With Waveform and Playlist

Host your own audio tracks and play them in this beautiful, modern WordPress audio player. This plugin's interface is built around the waveform of the audio file that is playing, and it allows you to insert custom track information for your files. Ideal for music and podcast websites, this WordPress audio plugin is fully integrated with WooCommerce, and uses Font Awesome 5 for high-quality icon design.

User herringla says:

“There are just too many good things about this plugin. Basically, if you're using anything else to play your music files on your WordPress website you're missing out!”

9. HTML5 Audio Player WordPress Plugin

This mobile-compatible WordPress audio plugin can be used as a fully functional player, or to play background music on your WordPress site. This plugin features continuous playback and shuffle options, as well as the ability to automatically generate a playlist from a folder of .mp3 files. Insert multiple instances of this player into your website or a page and customize the design by changing the colour or hiding elements, to best complement your website.

User Paully says:

“The support I received regarding this plugin is fantastic. I would highly recommend any plugin from this developer. Thanks for your A-class service.”

Best-Selling WordPress Video Players

1. WordPress Responsive YouTube Playlist Video Player

Play YouTube content on your website using this fully responsive and intelligent resizing WordPress video plugin. Simply enter a YouTube playlist, channel, or single video ID as a source, and this plugin will run your video content smoothly on mobile and desktop devices. This WordPress video player has a fully customizable CSS-built interface rather than the default YouTube player.

With total control over play options, unlimited playlist length, and integrated social sharing features, this plugin is a full-service solution for your WordPress video player needs.

User Splash1 says:

“Great looking playlist, easy to use, and does exactly what I need. Great job!”

2. Elite Video Player—WordPress Plugin

This powerful WordPress video player supports the most popular video platforms and includes multiple advertising options. It's truly versatile, so you can play content from YouTube, Vimeo, self-hosted videos, Google Drive, local videos, live streaming content, and more.

This WordPress video plugin supports pre-, mid- and post-roll video and pop-up ads, so you have full control of the advertising potential of your content. Play videos from multiple sources in your playlists, track plays and advertising data using integrated Google Analytics, and expect seamless performance across platforms with this WordPress video player.

User davidmfraser says:

“Quite simply the best video player I have used in connection with WordPress, and I have tried several. Easy to set up and customize the player. Very simple and intuitive, even for those with not much of a tech background. Aesthetically, fantastic to look at. The support is very good, quick as well. Very happy—5 stars!”

3. Ultimate Video Player WordPress Plugin

Stream audio or video from a server, YouTube, or Vimeo with this WordPress video player. Features like responsive layouts and skins, multiple playlists, optional deep linking, and VR support enhance this video player’s functionality.

This WordPress video plugin incorporates multiple video engines, allowing it to work on mobile or desktop devices no matter which browser is used. This player includes advertising support and is integrated with both Google Analytics and Google AdSense, so you can make the most of your views.

User wollesen1 says:

“Elegant, seamless plugin with a lot of customizations available. I needed a responsive video player that would host local video, and also pause when clicking anywhere on the video, among other things. I'm very happy with this purchase.”

4. WordPress Vimeo YouTube Popup Plugin

Use this WordPress video player plugin to easily create popup videos on your website. Users can click any designated element on your site—image, link, or other elements—to play YouTube or Vimeo videos in a popup player. This WordPress video plugin includes shortcodes to make your job easy.

This player is responsive to browser sizes, has a scrollspy so that your video is always visible in the browser, and supports autoplay, so you can be sure that your visitors will view your featured video content.

User wipeoutmedia says:

“Thank you for creating this awesome solution. I have been looking for something like this for a while now and am so happy to have found it. Five stars for quality!”

5. Video Player and Fullscreen Video Background

Enhance your website with a full-screen video background using this WordPress video player. Responsive and mobile-friendly, this player supports YouTube, Vimeo and self-hosted video files, and can automatically pull video thumbnails, titles, and descriptions for YouTube content. Customize your player style and functionality with over 30 parameters, choose a fixed width or full width, or even add texture over your video images.

User sandasusin says:

“Great plugin and great support!”

6. Facebook Live Video Auto Embed for WordPress

Embed Facebook live streams to your WordPress site with this WordPress video plugin. Compliant with new Facebook data policies, this plugin detects if your Facebook account, page, or group is currently live and automatically embeds the video stream on your site.

This video plugin features many customization options, including custom messages for website visitors during live streams and when offline. This WordPress video player is responsive out of the box, which allows you to easily embed your Facebook video content on your website for an effortless viewing experience.

User rmangram says:

“The support is awesome, especially when you have to keep your website accurate and up-to-date. They have been responsive, and the app works great and easy.”

WordPress Video Gallery Plugins

A video gallery plugin lets you include your videos in image galleries or sliders.

Here are the top-rated WordPress video galleries plugins that are available for you to download on CodeCanyon.

1. Essential Grid Gallery WordPress Plugin

With the Essential Grid Gallery WordPress Plugin, you can add photo galleries but also video galleries. Include galleries built with other popular plugins, link to video sites such as YouTube and Vimeo, and create gorgeous grid-based galleries.

Additional features:

layout options

skins

skin editor

import/export

video tutorials

2. The Grid: Responsive WordPress Grid Plugin

With The Grid, you can create endless layouts and grids for your videos. It also includes a touch slider (also known as a carousel) for mobile, and WooCommerce support so you can use powerful, responsive video to help sell your products.

Additional features:

premium support

skin builder

custom post type support

social stream support

touch slider

3. Media Grid: WordPress Responsive Portfolio

The Media Grid: WordPress Responsive Portfolio plugin lets you build bespoke, fully customisable grids of images, video and other media using a simple drag-and-drop interface. It also has a dynamic grid mode, letting you create video grids in moments.

Features:

visual grid builder

dynamic grids

fill grids with existing posts

lightbox

item attributes

4. Video Gallery WordPress Plugin

This plugin is dedicated to video galleries. With the Video Gallery WordPress Plugin, you can link to YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook pages to import video and display it on your site. It's responsive and includes analytics so you can see how many people are watching your videos.

Additional features:

self-hosted or streamed video

analytics

retina ready

five skins and skin generator

set play from time for each video

5. Ultimate Layouts for WPBakery Page Builder

The Ultimate Layouts plugin will help you create a layout for video and other media if you're using the WPBakery page builder plugin.

It's responsive, integrates with YouTube, and lets you build unlimited layouts using the WPBakery page builder, so you don't have to switch to an unfamiliar interface. Display grids, lists, and carousels with ease.

Features:

70+ layouts and design builder

WooCommerce compatible

supports custom post types and custom taxonomies

integrates with AdSense for video advertising

6. Final Tiles WordPress Gallery

The Final Tiles plugin is another plugin you can use to create a customisable video gallery in your site. It features two layouts: Final Tiles with mixed image sizes and Masonry with a uniform image size. You can embed videos among your images or create a gallery just from video.

Features:

mix landscape and portrait images and video with flexible grids

seven lightboxes

social sharing for each video

intuitive admin panel

Free Audio and Video Player WordPress Plugins for Download in 2020

The premium audio and video player WordPress plugins will give you the greatest amount of features and control over the media player. This will ensure that the user experience is the best it possibly can be. However, many website owners are on a tight budget and cannot afford to purchase these premium plugins, but their media still needs to be uploaded to their website.

To help WordPress website owners that are on a budget, I have collected a list of five of the best free WordPress audio and video plugins available.

1. CP Media Player

The CP Media Player allows you to add files to the player that are in the format MP4, OGG, WebM, MP3, WAV and WebSRT. The player guarantees support for all browsers that implement the HTML5 standard.

2. Audio Album

Audio Album enables you to style a group of audio files as a single block formatted as an album. The colors can be customized in the Audio Album section of the WordPress customizer. The player can be added to your website with the shortcodes available.

3. FV Flowplayer

FV Player is a complete solution for embedding FLV or MP4 videos into your posts or pages. This player comes with a wide range of features, including custom start and end screens and media looping.

4. WooCommerce Music Player

Music Player for WooCommerce allows you to add a music player in the pages that contain your products. When uploading music to the player, you can associate audio files with a specific price and sell the audio files.

5. Compact WP Audio Player

Compact WordPress Audio Player is an HTML5 plugin that can easily be embedded on your WordPress post or page using a shortcode. All major browsers will display this .mp3 and .ogg audio player.

How to Add an Audio Player to Your Website Using WavePlayer

To help show you just how easy it is to create an audio player and add it to your website with one of the premium audio player plugins available, we are going to go over how to create an audio player with the WavePlayer WordPress plugin.

1. Adding the Audio Player to a Page or Post

Once you have uploaded the audio files that you would like to add to WavePlayer in the media library, head on over to WP Dashboard > Pages > Add New. From the page creator page, we are going to click the Add Media button in the page editor.

This will open up the WordPress media library. From there, we will click the Create WavePlayer link. We can now pick the audio files that we would like included in the audio player and click the Create a new WavePlayer button on the bottom right of the screen.

Adding media to the WavePlayer

2. Editing the Audio Player Settings

Now that we have created the audio player, it is time to style it. On the right-hand side of the screen, there will be a menu of options for us to customize. The first setting we are going to change is the style—we will change this to Dark as it will fit with our website's theme. Next, we will change the wave mode to Bars (6px) so the waveform will have a better impact on smaller screens.

Finally, click the Insert WavePlayer button at the bottom right of the screen, and the WavePlayer shortcode will be added to the text editor in on your page. Click the Publish and Preview Changes button and you can see the audio player we just created on our pages.

3. Adjusting the Settings Further

When creating the audio player, we were able to adjust a few of the styling options. If we click on WP Dashboard > Settings > WavePlayer, we can access many more customizable features.

One of the best features to customize is in the Waveform Options tab. This will allow you to change the color of the waveform and preview these changes instantly, unlike in the WaveForm creator. This will help you match the audio player with your website's theme more accurately. Feel free to browse all the other options in the WavePlayer settings to ensure it functions exactly how you would like it to.

Install an Audio and Video Player WordPress Plugin Now!

If you looking for a way to feature your audio and video content on your website in a stylish and interactive way, then purchase a premium WordPress audio and video plugin from CodeCanyon.

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While you are on CodeCanyon, feel free to check out the thousands of premium WordPress plugins available, as well as the best-selling, trending WordPress plugins of the year.

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10 TO WATCH : MAYOR’S EDITION 71519

RICK HORROW’S TOP 10 SPORTS/BIZ/TECH/PHILANTHROPY ISSUES FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 15 : MAYOR’S EDITION

with Jacob Aere

Last week, a ticker-tape parade through Manhattan. Now, it's back to work. In the wake of the USWNT’s fourth World Cup title, boosting interest in the nine-team National Women's Soccer League, where all 23 members of the USWNT compete, is now top priority. As JohnWallStreet notes, capitalizing on the World Cup frenzy is easier said than done, especially when attendance is already a struggle. Portland averages 18,000 fans and Utah averages 11,000, but the other seven franchises average fewer than 5,000. While the NWSL still boasts the majority of the world's top players (including reigning world player of the year Marta), Europe is closing the gap. Wealthy clubs like Olympique Lyon and Barcelona have upped their investments in women's soccer, leading to a record seven European countries reaching this year's World Cup quarterfinals. If the NWSL can't keep up, the balance of power in the sport could ultimately shift — both at the club level (Americans could be lured overseas by bigger paychecks) and internationally (continued investment could threaten the USWNT's dominance). With the future of U.S. women's soccer at stake, the NWSL must seize the moment like never before.

87% of the top 30 advertisers that ran spots during the Women’s World Cup also did so during the Men’s World Cup last year, according to a MediaRadar study. “Looking at how top industries spent TV ad dollars on each tournament, we notice several similarities, but also some differences,” said Todd Krizelman, CEO and Co-Founder of MediaRadar. “Industries such as Retail and Media and Entertainment accounted for a similar share of the ad dollars in both tournaments, but then there were industries where the share of spend was noticeably different.” Industries that accounted for a larger share of spend during the men's tournament included Technology, Non-Alcoholic Beverages, and Beer, Wine and Spirits, while Finance & Real Estate, Apparel, Home Furnishings, and Toiletries and Cosmetics accounted for a larger share of spend during the women’s events. This is yet another sign that consumers, and their brands, view the women’s national team to be every bit as economically viable as the men’s.

DC-based educational technology leader EVERFI has partnerships with the NFL and United Way, as well as MLB, the NHL, and NBA. But it’s a recent alignment with the EPL that is taking up much of co-founder Jon Chapman's time these days. Chapman, who serves as EVERFI's head of global partnerships, last Friday spoke with SportsBusiness Daily about working with some of the premier leagues in sports, his favorite places to travel, and his family's most recent trip across the pond. "I recently got back from London after meeting with the EPL, and they’ve got a really innovative program called Primary Stars, which focuses on elementary age students. We are helping them bring that program to the U.S.,” Chapman said. “It’s a lot of fun working with this variety of leagues, and the way it came about is really just that the sports world is a small one. If you do well by one of the leagues, there’s a really strong network effect.” And as mental health issues and suicide rates climb across the U.S., EVERFI last week launched important new courses to help colleges and universities support students during transitional periods – a critical need as students return to campuses across the nation next month.

Minor League Baseball has announced its list of Top 25 teams in licensed merchandise sales for 2018, with the combined totals of all 160 teams setting a MiLB record with more than $73.8 million in retail sales. The $73.8 million total marks a 4.2% increase over 2017’s record total. The Top 25 list includes: Albuquerque Isotopes, Charleston RiverDogs, Charlotte Knights, Columbia Fireflies, Columbus Clippers, Corpus Christi Hooks, Durham Bulls, El Paso Chihuahuas, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Gwinnett Stripers, Hartford Yard Goats, Indianapolis Indians, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Nashville Sounds, Pawtucket Red Sox, Portland Sea Dogs, Richmond Flying Squirrels, Rochester Red Wings, Sacramento River Cats, Salt Lake Bees, San Antonio Missions, Tacoma Rainiers, Toledo Mud Hens, and Trenton Thunder. Rick recently spoke with Octagon Executive Vice President Woody Thompson, who leads that agency’s baseball practice. Here’s what Thompson shared: “Baseball has done a really great job. From a municipal standpoint, their engagement with these cities has been fantastic and the cities have really gotten behind it…Baseball has a place in this country in the hearts and minds of everybody. Whether you’re a kid or you’re an adult, baseball is there for you.”

After a Wimbledon for the ages, World Team Tennis, U.S. hardcourts return. Armed with new CEO Carlos Silva, two new franchises, a new TV partner, and a new streaming partner, World Team Tennis returns for its 44th season this month, with the eight-team league, which now includes the Vegas Rollers and Orlando Storm, and features 16 matches on CBS Sports channels July 14-August 3, including the league’s debut on broadcast TV July 21. While we won’t see Wimbledon champs Simona Halep and Novak Djokovic competing, this year’s WTT athletes include returning players Venus Williams, Sloane Stephens, Bob and Mike Bryan, Madison Keys, Victoria Azarenka, Monica Puig, Eugenie Bouchard, and John Isner. Elsewhere, the 2019 Citi Open in Washington, DC will see fans offered a new fan experience showcasing D.C.’s “most innovative” culinary fare. Levy will be the exclusive food and beverage partner for the long-running tennis tournament. In a delicious new twist, Levy will rebrand concessions and VIP hospitality fare throughout the tournament grounds with customized menus from Chef Jose Andres and favored local D.C. eateries.

As David Beckham took in Wimbledon action on Centre Court, his MLS Inter Miami franchise secured permission from city commissioners to build a soccer-specific stadium in Fort Lauderdale. The motion was approved for the City of Fort Lauderdale to enter into a comprehensive agreement with Beckham’s MLS project to develop the Lockhart Stadium site. Inter Miami, which will join MLS in 2020, plans to invest up to $60 million to construct a state-of-the-art, 18,000-seat stadium at the site of the now demolished Lockhart Stadium. The venue will temporarily house the MLS franchise for two seasons while the club looks to construct a permanent stadium in Miami on a 73-acre site near Melreese golf course. Lockhart site construction will begin once the FAA approves the process due to the site’s proximity to Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. Meanwhile, Beckham is working with his new Studio 99 content house and LeBron James’ Uninterrupted to co-produce a documentary series charting the launch of Inter Miami. Studio 99 already has a slate of projects in development with a broad focus beyond sports.

The New York Islanders have revealed plans for a new train station as part of their $1.26 billion redevelopment project at Belmont Park. The total train station cost, which will be part of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) line, is expected to be $105 million. $97 million of that figure will be funded by redevelopment group New York Arena Partners, with the state providing the remaining $8 million. According to Newsday, the train station will be partially open by 2021, when the Islanders hope to open their new arena, and fully operational by 2023. The service is expected to alleviate concerns over a lack of public transport to the Belmont Park site, which as well as a 19,000-seat arena and entertainment complex is to feature a 250-room hotel and 435,000 square feet of retail space. The announcement of Long Island’s first new LIRR station in nearly 50 years coincided with the release of new analysis of the project’s economic impact. The study claims that the new arena, hotel, and retail village will generate nearly $50 million in new public revenue per year and produce $725 million in annual economic output.

Ever since Steve Ballmer bought the team, the Los Angeles Clippers have done their best to make an impression in a market long dominated by the Lakers. While the Lakers cratered last season, the Clippers created a blue-collar identity en route to a playoff appearance. With a net worth of $42 billion, Ballmer is the wealthiest owner in North American sports, and he's utilized that wealth to bulk up the Clippers' front office and medical staff — two areas of increasing importance in an era of load management. Off the court, the Clippers have carved out their own space in Los Angeles in hopes of attracting new fans and being viewed as much more than a little brother. Ballmer has donated more than $10 million to build 350 Clippers-branded public basketball courts throughout the city — a philanthropic effort that doubles as a way to win the hearts and minds of young L.A. residents. There are also plans for the team to move into a new, privately-financed arena in Inglewood by 2024. The L.A. basketball landscape dramatically changed last week — and if Ballmer has his way, that change could be permanent.

Captain Morgan is toasting Major League Soccer, courtesy of a new agreement to become the league’s official spiced rum and exclusive spirits partner through 2022. The new deal names Captain Morgan as an official sponsor of MLS All-Star – taking place in a few weeks in Orlando – the Campeones Cup (August 14), and MLS Cup (November 10). Fans will soon be able to purchase custom-labeled bottles of Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum featuring official team colors and crests. “From New York to Seattle to Los Angeles, everything about Major League Soccer, its intensely passionate fan base, the atmosphere at each match, and the exciting growth of the sport in the U.S. mirrors the energy that Captain Morgan stands for,” said Christina Choi, DIAGEO Senior Vice President, Rum, Gin, and Tequila. “Our goal is to reward that dedicated fan base, and the crews that get together to support their clubs each and every week, with the fun only Captain can bring.” The rum brand also becomes an official sponsor of Chicago Fire Soccer Club, D.C. United, New York City FC, Philadelphia Union, and Seattle Sounders FC.

MLS-Liga MX Leagues Cup confirms domestic rights deals for new North American soccer tournament. According to SportsPro, ESPN and Univision have secured U.S. rights to the inaugural Leagues Cup, the new continental club soccer competition featuring eight teams from MLS and Liga MX, North America’s two powerhouse leagues. ESPN will host U.S. English-language coverage across both its linear and over-the-top channels throughout the seven-match tournament, which kicks off July 23. ESPN+ will stream three quarter-final matches including Chicago Fire v Cruz Azul on the opening day, as well as Houston Dynamo v Club America, and Real Salt Lake v Tigres UANL on July 24. This is a bold move to further the passion for soccer in North America; a move that will prove fruitful in the long run for MLS, which sees some of the youngest average fan ages when compared to other major North American sports leagues.

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Bantayan, Philippines Accommodation: Airbnb and Coucou Bar Hotel and Restaurant Duration: 6 days After a night in Cebu City we were ready to begin our journey north, up the west coast of Cebu Island and across the Tanon Strait to Bantayan Island. The Pittsburgh Penguins had an important game that morning which I was adamant about watching. My fandom left us with little time and a tight window to make the last bus that would allow us to catch the final ferry for the day. As we ran into the station we immediately spotted a bus with a sign for Hagnaya, the town where the ferry was to depart from. We hopped on with our backpacks only to find that it was absolutely packed with people. There was no room to sit let alone maneuver. We asked the guy working the bus if there would be another soon. He assured us there would be and told us to wait in the same spot. After 20 minutes or so doubt began to set in. We asked the station attendants who gave us ambiguous answers, leaving us with little confidence that we would be traveling that day. I started running around to other parts of the station when, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a small bus with a sign for Hagnaya Port! It was a different company and a much smaller, older looking bus…but it was going to where we needed to go. We got on and asked some locals if this was, in fact, the correct bus. They assured us that it was and off we went. The ride took about four hours. The bus dropped us off at the ferry station which conveniently left within minutes of our arrival. After an hour and a half on the ferry we arrived to the remote island, hungry and tired from a stressful day of travel. Bantayan is a fairly large island. There are a few communities that inhabit different parts of the island, some in small villages and others in slightly larger towns. The island itself is off the international tourist radar, leaving it pure and undeveloped. It is a hidden gem with beautiful beaches, amazing people and uninterrupted local flavor. I hope it never changes, but the locals are not optimistic. It’s remoteness saved it’s serenity and kept the large hotel chains away. The “airport” (which consists of one gravel runway and a plane used for skydiving) is not capable of receiving commercial flights, which has been the key to keeping Bantayan a secret. But once that changes, the island will as well. Vanessa found us an Airbnb accommodation with a family who has a spare apartment on their property. Crissy, the Airbnb host, picked us up from the ferry and drove us to their house. It was quite far outside of Santa Fe, but its remoteness and location added to the experience. After maneuvering down a few dirt paths we arrived to a very small village. The village was very rural with only a few paths among the trees. We pulled up to a gated house and drove into the property. We were shocked. It was like a parallel universe to the outside world. There property sat right on the beach and had a perfectly manicured yard scattered with palm trees, a volleyball court and a gazebo overlooking the clear water. Their quaint white house was quite the contrast to the village homes outside. Our apartment was separate from the house. It had a full kitchen and a huge bedroom/living room. We were excited to say the least. Crissy is Filipina and her husband, Joe, is a middle aged Scottish fellow. They have two children. Mixed marriages are not uncommon on the island (or in the Philippines for that matter). On the island there was a surprisingly large expat community almost exclusively made up of men, most of whom were either married to or dating locals. It seems a little weird at first, particularly when there is a large age gap between the two, but we met others that were much closer in age too. Many Filipina women do actively seek out foreigners and are often encouraged by their families to do so. This is typically for monetary reasons. I am by no means saying that this is always the case and we met plenty of couples with whom it was clearly not the situation. Honestly, it is usually quite obvious as the couples in it for the wrong reasons are usually far apart in age and visibly unhappy. We’ve seen this elsewhere, but it was definitely the most prevalent in the Philippines. Crissy told us that the village’s annual “fiesta” was taking place on the night of our arrival and warned us that the music would be blaring for most of the evening and into the night. We took that as an invitation. These are the opportunities that we hope for while on the road. Around 9pm we wandered out the door and followed the music. We maneuvered our way down a dark path and within minutes found ourselves in the center of the village at a full blown Filipino fiesta! The two of us stood out like sore thumbs. This is a village of 500 people so everyone knows each other. All eyes were on us. It was fairly dark with a few lights coming from the five or six food stands. There were also one or two gambling stands where dozens of men gathered around to bet on which number an oversized dice would land on. But the real party was on the basketball court. A 20x10 foot wall of speakers towered over the courts. Plastic tables and chairs filled with people drinking stood around the evening’s dance floor. Kids flooded the dance floor. Teenagers and adults also jammed out to the eclectic and repetitive mix that the DJ put out. We stood there wide eyed taking in the scene. I couldn’t help but smile to myself and appreciate the beautifully obscure moment in the middle of the jungle on a remote Philippine island. Apparently we caught the attention of a few young guys sitting at a table. They smiled and kindly invited us to join them. We accepted and made our way over. After some high decibel conversation we learned that two of them were brothers and the rest were friends. Their family was sitting at the table next to us. They offered us some of their libations (grape tang powder poured directly into a bottle of rum) and we shot the shit. We talked sports, family, jobs etc. The older brother was 27 years old and has two children with his current wife and one from a girl he dated when he was 16 who now lives in Ohio. His younger brother was 21 and has one child. One is a Stephen Curry fan and the other a Lebron fan. They both idolize Manny Pacquiao. Apparently, the annual fiesta is also the annual award ceremony. Trophies are given out for an array of local sports champions. Little did we know, but we were sitting with the basketball champs. After quite a few shots of their concoction we were convinced to dance. The whole family joined us on the dance floor. We stood in a circle moving and grooving Filipino style. It was hilarious. Depending on the song the dance floor is either full or empty, we went back and forth quite a few times…it was like clockwork. Apparently the DJ only plays song when someone pays. He would then announce the name of the the sponsor for the next X number of songs. To be a part of the annual fiesta in a small village on a remote island in the Philippines is something special. It is not always easy to find something so local and festive. It the kind of experience that we hope for every day during our travels. Bantayan continued to deliver. The following day we took the motorbike for a cruise to explore the backroads of the island. The bumpy dirt roads were canopied with massive palms. Small rundown homes were nestled among the lush jungle vegetation with a few makeshift basketball courts, churches and shops in between. I pulled over to take a few pictures when a group of young children immediately spotted me and ran over to say hi. They were so excited. All of them jumped into my shots and started to pose, it was hilarious. This scene caught the attention of a guy nearby who told us to follow him on our motorbike to a spot nearby where him and his friends were swimming. He seemed trustworthy enough so we followed his lead. A few minutes later we arrived to the bay where five or six of his friends were hanging out. They were in their early 20s, both guys and girls. The crew invited us right in. They told us that on this part of the beach there was a freshwater deposit and that the hole is the shape of a heart. Neither of us really wanted to go in. I was happy just chatting on the beach. They weren’t going to drag me in, but Vanessa was a different story. A very strong (and apparently drunk…as I found out from her friend) girl took Vanessa by the arm and literally dragged her in with all of her clothes on. It was pretty aggressive, but funny watching from the sidelines. I stayed on the beach chatting with a very outspoken young man. He was back visiting his family as he recently moved to Manila to go to university. Vanessa enjoyed the water. After an hour or so we said our goodbyes and continued our motorbike tour. That night, sick of Filipino food, we decided to check out a spot called Bantayan Burrito Company. It is located on the main road in Santa Fe in a small cove of outdoor restaurants. We were warmly welcomed to sit with a group of four foreigners. The tipsy crowd was very inviting and we quickly dove into conversation. The crew all knew each other. They were all expats who were living on Bantayan. One of them was the British owner of the burrito shop, another two were American brothers who ran a non for profit company building houses and repairing coral on and around Bantayan. They all had local girlfriends who were chatting in the kitchen, but later came over to join the party. One thing lead to another and the owner of the burrito shop told us that they all planned to go to a party at the “airport”. Our new friends invited us to join which we obviously agreed to. We drove our motorcade about ten minutes up the island until we hit a dirt road that lead us through an opening in a feeble fence that surrounded the airport. We rolled up to the only building on the airport’s property, a small rundown one-story house with three white rooms. Hanging out on the stairs and porch were eight very drunk locals and one weathered and adventurous looking older Canadian fellow. We quickly learned that he was the skydiving instructor that runs a small business on the island. He seemed drunk to us, but we quickly learned that he was many years sober. The young and friendly man next to him was unmistakably drunk, he was the pilot. There was a spread of food inside the building and a bottle of liquor outside. We were greeted warmly and offered plenty of drinks. It was a warm Filipino night at the airport, the light from the small terminal was the only one for kilometers. The local electronic music blared as the flushed faced locals swung their hips and encouraged us to join in. We did. The pilot and skydiving instructor took us to see their bright red three seater airplane, the only one on the island. It was old and awesome. It was a successful night with new friends and another for the Bantayan memory bank. Top Things to do in Bantayan Paradise Beach It’s an adventure to get here, but that’s what makes it special. On our trusty motorbike we followed directions that we found online. It required some hairy maneuvering down the backroads of Bantayan, particular towards the end. Given its remoteness we were surprised to find a guy chilling in the shade collecting a fee to enter. It was a nominal amount. The beach has flawless white sand and clear water. It is hidden in a cove providing a sense of enchantment. We were the only people there, it was perfect. Kota Beach Another very unique beach, but easier to find. The beach is located just off the main street in Santa Fe. It sits in front of Kota Beach Resort, but anyone can just walk on. While the water is clear, there are jellyfish (as there were at every beach) and some of them are deadly. I scouted the area before taking a dive into the ocean but obviously missed something. As I threw my arms into the water I felt a shock through my entire system. I dove directly into a four foot jellyfish. Its tentacles wrapped around my arm. I pulled away taking the tentacles with me which cause an excruciating stinging sensation. Immediately red lines appeared on my arm and within seconds they began to puff up like blisters. Luckily we were near the hotel. I ran over and asked for vinegar which they had readily available for instances like this. The vinegar subdued the swelling leaving me with red and itchy arms. St. Peter and Paul Church Located in the town of Bantayan, this is one of the oldest churches in the Philippines. We walked into a packed house. The town of Bantayan is worth visiting, it reminded us of some of the small towns we stumbled across in South America. On the square there was also an excellent bakery worth ducking into for some dessert. Ogtong Cave The cave is located within a run down resort on the island. It costs a couple bucks to get in. In the middle of the resort’s property there is a short flight of wooden stairs that takes you into the small opening. Inside the cave is a beautiful fresh water spring. It was small but stunning. We swam around and explored a little deeper. Afterwards we walked down to the hotel’s beachfront and enjoyed the shallow waters. Best Restaurants in Bantayan Bantayan Burrito Company This is where we met our expat friends. The burritos were as excellent as the company. The atmosphere is an inviting spot to sip on a San Miguel. Local Seafood Restaurant across from Coucou Hotel This place had made to order food, a rarity in a lot of the Philippines. The food was really good for a change and for the right price.

#Philippines #Asia #southeastasia #beach #Bantayan #ocean #island #travel #adventure #explore #ChasingCorners

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kayleyfaheyus · 6 years ago

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Listen Up! The ROI on NLC

Married people, who can relate to listening to your spouse without really listening? No, just me? For years, I’d heard my husband, Luke Worrell ALC, come back from the National Land Conference raving about how valuable it was – the speakers, the networking and everything in between. I didn’t fully grasp what he meant until I experienced NLC18 for myself this year. It was the single most valuable professional development tool I’ve put in my work belt in a long time.

Luke and I are blessed to work together in the land business that his dad, Allan Worrell ALC1, started and that we now own together – Luke as a land broker and farm manager, and me on our marketing and operations functions. NLC18 equipped each of us with new ways to become more effective and efficient in our roles. Allow us to elaborate…

Networking Opportunities

Luke: The NLC has become somewhat of an annual pilgrimage to me. Like many organizations and activities, you get what you put in, and the NLC has given me so much. The thing I most value about the conference is the chance to come together with colleagues from around the country and network. It can go beyond networking as well; I have made countless genuine friendships over the years by attending this event.

The 2018 conference in Nashville was special to me. Not only was it the first NLC that Allison and I could attend together as business partners, but it held certain symbolic meaning to me personally. My very first NLC was in Nashville back in 2011. I was “green as grass” to the industry and literally knew no one there other than my dad. I was there lacking confidence and not really knowing what to make of everything and everyone. Ray Brownfield held a national position with RLI at that time and was on stage talking about how the NLC held such distinction to him. He cited that networking through RLI has led to great business. I distinctly remember a younger, naïve version of myself sitting there wondering to myself if what Ray was saying was true or something nice he felt like he had to say since he was in leadership….

Fast forward seven years to 2018 and I was in Nashville again, this time winning the National ALC-to-ALC Networking Award for the largest real estate transaction closed between two Accredited Land Consultants. Low and behold, the colleague with whom I partnered and closed that sale was Ray Brownfield himself. As it turns out, Ray was telling the truth back in 2011! Closing on an $8.4 million farmland sale is a huge gift from God that makes for a great story and a feather in the cap to networking at these events. The biggest take away goes beyond an award-winning sale – it is the people. Since that first trip to Nashville in 2011, Ray has become a trusted colleague, a mentor of sorts and a genuine friend. The wonderful thing about the NLC and going year after year is that I could say that about many other members of the Realtors Land Institute. Barring tragedy or the birth of a child (literally the only reason I missed Tucson in 2015!), I refuse to miss the National Land Conference. It is an invaluable experience for me as a land professional, and me on a personal level.

Knowledge Acquisition

Luke: Another obvious benefit of the NLC is amount of knowledge you take away. Over the years, the conference has continued to add high-quality breakout sessions that essentially create a buffet of knowledge. You can pick and choose from numerous choices and tailor your conference experience to expand your knowledge in just the right places.

Nashville was a prime example. I went into the conference wanting to learn more about reaching different types of buyers, other than those I have grown accustomed to. Because of the numerous breakout options available at NLC, I was able to do just that. On one day of the conference alone, I learned about working with foreign buyers on land acquisitions, understanding what motivated institutional investment groups and how to better position myself on social media to appeal to a broader base. Keep in mind I was able to attend all of these sessions in an eight-hour window of time. There isn’t anywhere else I could cover that range of topics in depth in such a short period of time. Over the course of three or four days, the quality of options to learn is incredible.

Allison: Just as Luke was able to acquire new knowledge to help him as a land broker, I was able to expand my knowledge on topics that help me better market our company and address some operational challenges we’re facing. I either participated in a session, met with an exhibitor, or swapped strategies with other attendees on the following topics, and more:

Tools for tracking sales leads and processes within the sales cycle

Tips for how to motivate our brokers and measure their performance

Social media tips and tricks – when to post, what platform to use, how to engage the audience

How to improve our online footprint

Tips for becoming more effective and efficient

For at least three of those topics, I had signed up for various webinars over the past year and cancelled at the last minute because something came up at work that made it fall on the priority list (not RLI webinars, of course – those are can’t miss!). Participating in the National Land Conference allowed me to pull away from the day-to-day so that I could finally devote uninterrupted attention to topics that will help to grow our business.

Public Relations

Allison: You might be surprised to read that Public Relations is one of the value-added benefits we identify for the National Land Conference. But, hear me out. Anything you do to develop yourself professionally is an opportunity for you to demonstrate to landowners, lenders, attorneys and others with whom we all share the agribusiness space, that you embrace the notion of lifelong learning within your craft. That you aren’t just someone who operates solely off of intuition in your little corner of the world.

Tactfully slide into conversation that you just got back from the National Land Conference and that you learned about XYZ topics, compared land market trends with brokers in neighboring areas and invested in developing yourself to the benefit of those whom you serve. In our market in Central Illinois, after Luke returns home from a work conference, I often contact the local radio station and offer him up for an interview on their farm programming show. They usually jump on the chance to fill a timeslot, and it’s a great way to position ourselves as thought-leaders within the ag realm, so it’s a win-win for everyone. Write about what you learned at the conference on your blog and/or company newsletter. Post a photo from the conference on your social media pages.

Make the most of any conference you attend, leadership role you hold or award you win. You can bet your next commission check that I leveraged Luke’s ALC-to-ALC Networking Award to his advantage! It’s okay to toot your own horn (in a humble, high-integrity way of course) about awards you earn. More than just a plaque in your office, industry awards are tangible ways to show potential clients and business partners that you have the credentials and experience they’re looking for in a land broker.

And for goodness sake, get your ALC designation! Talk about good publicity!

Can you tell that we’re big fans of the National Land Conference?! Taking time out of your territory might seem like a costly endeavor, whether financially or procedurally. But we assure you, it is an investment that pays for itself. If you’ve never been, what are you waiting for? Let’s meet up in Albuquerque for NLC19!

1 For those of you who know Allan, rest assured, he hasn’t retired. We honestly don’t think he ever will – he loves the land business too much! He’s just tired of dealing with the headaches of business ownership.

This article originally appeared in the 2018 Summer Terra Firma Magazine, the official publication of the REALTORS® Land Institute.

About the Authors: Luke and Allison Worrell own Worrell Land Services, LLC, specializing in land brokerage, farm management and land appraisals across Central Illinois. Luke is an accomplished Land Broker who has earned the Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) designation. He is also an Accredited Farm Manager (AFM) who manages 84 farms across Central Illinois. Luke is an active leader in many ag-industry organizations, both nationally and locally. Allison leads the company’s strategic marketing and communications efforts. She brings to the business a unique blend of professional experiences from her background with a national pharmaceutical wholesaler, as well as non-profit work.

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adposto1 · 4 years ago

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Gulberg Islamabad Commercial Projects

Besides housing projects,

Gulberg Islamabad

has a number of commercial projects that are under development in different blocks. These commercial projects are aimed at providing state-of-the-art business opportunities to investors and high-end lifestyle to the residents. Since these projects are both commercial and residential, they offer the best of both the world opportunities for the investors and residents alike.Civic Center

A defining commercial project, Civic Center is designed and built while keeping the needs of the business community at its core. A number of unmatched facilities make it an ideal business location.

Blue Area

Located at a 10-minute drive, Blue Area has a number of projects that cater to the residential and business needs of the people. It offers excellent facilities and is an ideal place for investors.

Business Square

An ideal place of opportunities with fulfilling and state-of-the-art facilities. Business Square is a hub of business and residential opportunities.

Business Park

The business park is a robust corporate hun in the making. The park has a number of commercial projects that also offer housing opportunities and more.

All of these projects are fine examples of the quality of living that Gulberg Greens Islamabad is striving to introduce.

The Mission of Gulberg Islamabad

Since Gulberg Islamabad is a project of IBECHS, it is a trusted name and people are investing in this mega project. For booking and other details, please contact the main office.

Defining Qualities of Gulberg Islamabad

Gulberg Islamabad has some key and defining qualities that will help you in deciding why you should invest in this emerging luxurious and high-tech city.

It is a Melting Pot for the Corporate World

To the commercial side, the housing project covers areas like civic center, business park, blue area, business square, and D-Markaz.

Besides, other commercial projects are also in the pipeline and are planned and built by keeping the needs and comforts of the people in mind.

The project is a Hub of Sustainable Lifestyle

These efforts include considering the present ways of how they use natural resources and finding more eco-friendly and sustainable options for transportation and energy production and usage.

E-project builders are conscious of the way energy is used and do their best to embed this belief of sustainable energy consumption in each of the construction cycle and plan.

It Offers Clean and Green Living Environment

Other than plants and flowers, there is a considerable number of fruit trees also. These fruits include mangoes, figs, dates, olives, peaches, palm and pine trees.

All the scenery is a calm sight for sore eyes and a perfect morning sight with a cup of coffee.

It has State-of-the-Art Infrastructure

The infrastructure is concrete and built with sustainable options. Since the comfort and wellbeing of the residents are at the heart of the project, a wide and well-spaced network of roads is built.

It has a Well-Built Electricity Back-up

It has a Solution to Water Shortage and Drainage

It has a Full-Fledged Security System

It will Provide Uninterrupted Sui Gas

Installment Plan for D-Markaz Plots

Block

Number of Plots

Size

Price

Down Payment

Balance Amount On

D-Murkez Commercial

50*50

67,865,000

20,359,500 cro

11 Installments

D-Murkez Commercial

50*50

67,865,000

20,359,500 cro

11 Installments

D-Murkez Commercial

131

80*80

52,258,500

174,195,000 cro

11 Installments

#gulberg #gulberg islamabad #gulberg greens #gulberg residencia #adposto

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joefnolan80 · 6 years ago

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Listen Up! The ROI on NLC

Networking Opportunities

Knowledge Acquisition

Tools for tracking sales leads and processes within the sales cycle

Tips for how to motivate our brokers and measure their performance

Social media tips and tricks – when to post, what platform to use, how to engage the audience

How to improve our online footprint

Tips for becoming more effective and efficient

Public Relations

And for goodness sake, get your ALC designation! Talk about good publicity!

This article originally appeared in the 2018 Summer Terra Firma Magazine, the official publication of the REALTORS® Land Institute.

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Engine Dyno Technique, Gen III Gasket Help, Weird AMC Engine Trivia

Chicken or Egg: Dyno Style

Peter Stanwicks; Haddam, CT: I don’t have any muscle cars or hot rods, but really admire the technology and craftsmanship. I mostly do old sports cars and boats. My most recent project was building a Bristol 100D cross-pushrod engine. What is the procedure for an engine dyno test? Is a load put on the engine gradually as the throttle is opened to wide-open throttle (WOT)? Is the load then reduced to allow the engine to gain rpm? Another way to ask the question: Is the entire dyno test done at WOT and the load varied to produce the rpm?

Steve Magnante: Interesting question, and one with a couple of answers. In the old days, dynos were manually operated and had two control levers: one connected to the carburetor and the other to the dyno to manipulate load. The results could be influenced by the operator and the technique used. Dyno operators had to be well trained or damage could result.

But today’s dynos are mostly automated and have one handle (or dial) that controls the throttle. Outfits like Superflow, Dynamic Test Systems (DTS), and Land & Sea manufacture a range of affordable dyno units, helping the practice of dyno testing and tuning spread throughout the land. Before this, dynos were the sole province of Detroit automakers and only the most well-funded professional race teams and engine shops.

During a test on a modern commercial unit, the operator generally pushes the handle from idle to full open (WOT) in a steady move that takes just a couple of seconds. From there, the handle is maxed and the computer controller takes over as long as the operator keeps the handle buried (pulling the handle back aborts the run in an emergency). To answer your question, the carburetor/EFI throttle blades are wide open throughout the test, which usually takes place over 15 to 20 seconds. Of course, without a load, revs would shoot to the moon and parts would scatter. But because the crank is attached to a power-absorption unit, it’s safely harnessed and protected from destruction. And it is the power-absorption unit that is discussed next.

Most affordable dynos found in small shops are of the water-brake variety. Here, a rotational element (affixed to the crankshaft) churns inside a stationary housing (stator). It’s quite similar to a torque converter, but with the converter held still and using water instead of ATF. The amount of drag on the crank/engine is controlled automatically by the dyno computer.

A strain gauge connected between the non-moving stator and its rigid mount determines how much torque the crankshaft is spitting out. Then, since horsepower is a mathematical equation derived from torque, the horsepower curve/chart is calculated by the dyno’s computer—as well as torque. Other sensors monitor, record, and print out information pertaining to A/F ratio, brake-specific fuel consumption, fluid temperatures, and more.

More expensive eddy-current dynos rely on an electrical current instead of water. Here, a steel rotating element (affixed to the crank) spins through an electromagnetic field. Increasing the magnetism adds load against the crank, which is then measured as torque. The eddy-current dynos are far more costly, but offer greater load-control precision. They can hold an engine within 1 or 2 rpm versus the less precise water-brake’s 5 to 10 rpm capability.

The cream of the crop is alternating-current dynos, which use (essentially) a huge AC electric motor. These dynos can measure engine output (by absorbing power), but also have the ability to reverse the situation, bully the engine, and power the crankshaft. This is useful in replicating real-world, on-track conditions where downshifting, upshifting, and coasting are part of the horsepower-delivery picture. In these modes, the rear tires of a moving car can actually “motor” the engine due to vehicle momentum. While water-brake and eddy-current dynos are passive, AC dynos can be active and copy this sort of condition.

To further answer your question about the relationship between the engine and dyno during testing, every dyno is calibrated to keep a firm grip on the crankshaft as they arm-wrestle each other. If this grip was iron-tight, the engine wouldn’t be able to accelerate and no data would be gathered. So dyno power-absorption units must be set to allow the engine to creep up to the preset redline. This is called the acceleration rate and is generally measured in rpm per second. Most commercial dynos let the engine rpm rise at the rate of 300 to 600 rpm per second, but this can be manipulated. Hopefully, this sheds some light on the dyno situation for you. As for your Bristol, there’s no law that says every car has to have a V8 to be quick and fun.

Hardly bigger than a 5-pound coffee can, the power-absorption unit—aka water-brake—is exactly that. Fairly inexpensive, water-brake test stands brought dyno testing to the common man.

Reader Peter Stanwick’s Bristol mill has hemispherical chambers, but every other pushrod is horizontal! You gotta Google “1938 BMW 328 engine” to see how it works!

In-Car, LS Cam-Swap Advice

Dave Conant; via CarCraft.com: I have an LS3 in a 1969 Nova, and I’m thinking about swapping cams. I really don’t want to go through the hassle of pulling the engine and want to do the swap in the car. I’m worried about the harmonic damper and front cover. I know Gen III engines don’t use alignment pins or dowels anywhere but the heads and transmission. How do I install the front cover so the seal is centered before the damper goes back on?

Steve Magnante: Being a total, clean-sheet design, the Gen III small-block gave Chevrolet engineers a rare opportunity to eliminate some to the previous small- and big-block’s more frustrating traits. Back in 1955 when Harry Barr, Ed Cole, and the guys whipped up the original 265ci mouse V8, many competing American V8 engine-block designs featured bulk-adding, deep-skirt crankcase extensions. By slashing the block down to the crankcase centerline, more than 50 pounds of dead weight was eliminated from the block alone. Then by making the intake manifold do double duty as the tappet valley cover, even more weight was saved.

But the resulting oil pan rail/timing cover was a sealing nightmare. With its dual cork side gaskets and semicircle end seals (one-piece by 1986), achieving a leak-free assembly was rare. By contrast, the Gen III takes sealing to a whole new level. All mating surfaces are flat and uninterrupted, and a new wave of gaskets—with integral silicone beads and foolproof, anti-crush shims—are the norm. They’re easy to seal up and rarely leak a drop of fluid.

That said, your observation regarding the Gen III’s lack of front cover-alignment pins is correct. The goal is to position the timing cover so there is equal distance all around the crank snout and seal before tightening it down. It’s not a big deal—if the engine is on a stand and out of the car. There, you can eyeball things and get by. But with the engine in the car, unless you’re a giraffe, it’s about impossible.

Predicting this hassle, GM service departments were issued special tools and fixtures to aid in-car servicing. Tool subcontractor Kent Moore Tools offers what you need. Get the front and rear cover-alignment tool set (PN J41476) and harmonic-damper installation kit (PN J41665). These tools and fixtures are easy to use and yield a leak-free job.

Speaking of yield, don’t forget that the factory damper bolt; like all fasteners on the Gen III V8, it’s a one-time-use, torque-to-yield item. The factory guide says to use the Kent Moore damper-installation tool to seat the damper after your cam swap. Then it says to take the old bolt and use it to crank down the damper to 240 ft-lb. Then you’re supposed to remove the old bolt and replace it with a fresh one. This bolt gets tightened to 37 ft-lb and a second pass with a rotational-angle-type torque wrench spins it another 140 degrees past the 37–ft-lb mark. Doing all of this in the car is a hassle. You can skip it by switching to an old-fashioned bolt from ARP (PN 234-2503). It’s even reusable!

More Info ARP Fasteners; 800/826-3045; ARP-bolts.com Kent Moore Tools; 888/220-8350; ToolSource.com

Some AMC Weirdness

Steve Magnante: Nobody asked for this one, but the aluminum-block construction seen in this month’s Bristol and LS3 engine discussions reminded me of some cool AMC engine history. Did you know AMC offered an optional aluminum-block, six-cylinder engine in 1961–1964? Manufactured for AMC by the Doehler-Jarvis division of the National Lead Company, it was essentially an aluminum-block version of Rambler’s iron 195.6ci OHV six. The alloy mill saved 50 pounds and was only offered in the midsize Rambler Classic—never the compact American (bummer).

AMC also toyed with an all-aluminum V8 that never saw mass production. Based on Rambler’s first 250, 287, 327 V8 family (1956–1967), only prototypes were made. Alcoa (the Aluminum Company of America) was in charge of casting the T356 sandcast blocks and heads. I discovered a 327ci version (in parts) in the hands of hardcore Rambler historian and collector Larry Daum.

One final bit of AMC engine trivia concerns the 1983 2.5L Jeep inline-four-cylinder engine. A replacement for the Pontiac-sourced 2.5 four used previously, the new 2.5 was expanded into the 4.0L inline-six in 1988. At AMC’s Kenosha, Wisconsin, engine plant, the four- and six-cylinder heads were machined on the same line for efficiency. But since the four-banger head was shorter than the six, it was cast with a dummy extension that allowed it to fit onto the same drilling, decking, tapping, and so on stations as the longer 4.0 head. After the final machining operation was completed, the stub was simply sawed off. The circular shaved area that accepts the thermostat housing on the 2.5 is where the stub used to exist. If only engines could talk—the stories they’d tell!

More than 100,000 aluminum-block sixes were installed in early 1960s Rambler Classics. I found this one in a Massachusetts boneyard.

Rambler’s version of an LS1, this lightweight 327 was produced in 1957 by Alcoa as a feasibility study.

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Gulberg Greens Plots and Apartments.

Defining Qualities of Gulberg Islamabad has some key and defining qualities that will help you in deciding why you should invest in this emerging luxurious and high-tech city. It is a Melting Pot for the Corporate World Many of the big business centers are situated in Gulberg Islamabad. The area is well- developed and for the people who are abroad and looking for a suitable residence in the Twin Cities, Gulberg Greens is usually the first choice. To the commercial side, the housing project covers areas like civic center, business park, blue area, business square, and D-Markaz. Besides, other commercial projects are also in the pipeline and are planned and built by keeping the needs and comforts of the people in mind. The project is a Hub of Sustainable Lifestyle Gulberg Islamabad is one of its kind housing project that is built on providing sustainable and green living style to the residents. Sustainable living is a green living mode in which the people make decisions mindfully, to decrease their carbon footprint. These efforts include considering the present ways of how they use natural resources and finding more eco-friendly and sustainable options for transportation and energy production and usage. E-project builders are conscious of the way energy is used and do their best to embed this belief of sustainable energy consumption in each of the construction cycle and plan.

It Offers Clean and Green Living Environment The project is based on the ‘80% Greener and 100% Healthier’ motto as a considerable vast of land is dedicated to plants, flowers, trees and other types of green. As the development efforts increase in pace, they increase their pace to manage the greenery also. Instead of filling up the entire place because of the increase in demand, they have employed over 500 people to maintain and look after the shrubbery. It has a dedicated nursery that contains nearly all kinds of flowers and plants. Other than plants and flowers, there is a considerable number of fruit trees also. These fruits include mangoes, figs, dates, olives, peaches, palm and pine trees. All the scenery is a calm sight for sore eyes and a perfect morning sight with a cup of coffee. It has State-of-the-Art Infrastructure The infrastructure is concrete and built with sustainable options. Since the comfort and wellbeing of the residents are at the heart of the project, a wide and well-spaced network of roads is built.

This network includes Gulberg Expressway, which is a 12 lane road with a 220 feet width. It allows signal-free traffic and an underpass is also on its way to make the traffic even more smooth and effortless for residents and visitors. It has a Well-Built Electricity Back-up Pakistan has a major electricity issue. Gulberg Islamabad uses the solar system to power the housing society. Since the aim is to play a productive role in the wellbeing of the country. The society is trying its best to play its role. It has its own 132 kVA electricity grid station that is built to provide non-stop electricity to the residents. The electricity is provided by an underground network and has power transformers to regulate everything. It has a Solution to Water Shortage and Drainage The project has a huge and well-built water reservoir for each block. This makes sure that the water supply is uninterrupted. As for the drainage. It has an underground water drainage and sewerage system that helps in keeping the society clean. It distributes the water evenly and makes sure that the surrounding areas stay clean and healthy. It has a Full-Fledged Security System Gulberg Islamabad is quite high in maintaining the security network in the housing society. The network has over 500 security guards that are alert 24/7 to keep the residents safe. Moreover, there are CCTV cameras everywhere to monitor the activities and make sure that no non-relevant people enter society. It will Provide Uninterrupted Sui Gas There is an uninterrupted Sui gas supply in the society. The project has made sure that the residents do not have to go through any problems related to it and they get non-stop gas supply throughout the whole year. 6. The Mission of Gulberg Islamabad Gulberg Islamabad is on a mission to revolutionize the way people live and give them a comfortable and luxurious way of living. The location is ideal for both the residents of Islamabad and Rawalpindi as it is located on the main Islamabad Highway and has a central location. The project is approved by the Capital Development Authority and is further extended to Gulberg Greens and Gulberg Residencia projects. The project promotes green living by offering a clean and green living surrounding.

It is a step towards preserving natural resources and making them a part of human life. This green living will help the residents to gain optimal health as the project has about 80 percent of its land covered with greenery. To emphasize their goal of green living in a better manner, they have dedicated the land to a wide range of fruit trees, plants, and flowers, all of which add to the beauty of the project. A refined balance between maintaining the quality of life and staying in touch with the latest technology and development is one of the defining qualities of Gulberg Islamabad. It has a high-tech infrastructure, complete with a network of wide roads with an approximate width of 220 feet. To add to the functionality, the city will have a signal-free drive that will be supported with an underpass. An underpass is an absolute must to control and manage the influx of traffic and Gulberg Islamabad has strong plans of adding this important aspect into the project’s building structure. It will ease the commute between the twin cities and the people will not have to wait in endless traffic lines. Besides the residential and spaces for greenery, the project has carefully planned spaces that are meant to accommodate multiple businesses. Furthermore, it also aims at providing a nearby residential option for the people working in those companies. Since Gulberg Islamabad is a project of IBECHS, it is a trusted name and people are investing in this mega project. For booking and other details, please contact the main office.

Gulberg Islamabad Commercial Projects Besides housing projects, Gulberg Islamabad has a number of commercial projects that are under development in different blocks. These commercial projects are aimed at providing state-of-the-art business opportunities to investors and high-end lifestyle to the residents. Since these projects are both commercial and residential, they offer the best of both the world opportunities for the investors and residents alike.The principal objective of the present research was to find out the bearing capacity of Plot 96, Civic Block, Gulberg Greens, Islamabad. Three boreholes had been drilled at various locations with boreholes depth ranging up to 60 feet. Borehole drilling was done by using percussion boring rig, and number of disturbed and undisturbed samples had been acquired. Field testing included Standard Penetration test (SPT), field density test and moisture content tests performed in accordance to ASTM standards. The test performed in the laboratory comprised of Sieve analysis, Atterberg limits, Standard penetration test, and chemical test on soil and ground water samples. Sieve analysis test showed that from the existing surface level (ESL) up to the maximum investigated depth of 60 ft, the subsurface was composed of silty sandy clay in loose to medium dense state followed by silty sand of medium dense to very dense state.

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1. CP Media Player

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2. Audio Album

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4. WooCommerce Music Player

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