The Hills of Ajyad

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We went to a friend’s house in Mecca.

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Had this delicious creme caramel.

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Arabic dish

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Compliment to the chef!

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Bye … We’ll be back, insyaallah.

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I wonder how the use a bike up these hills.

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The breathtaking view ….

Qahwah

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Saudi coffee, or ‘‘Al-Qahwa’’ (Arabic: قهوة‎, qahwah, locally gahwah or g’hawah), is made from coffee beans roasted very lightly or heavily from 165 °C (329 °F) to 210 °C (410 °F) and cardamom, and is a traditional beverage in Arabian culture. Traditionally, it is roasted on the premises (at home or for special occasions), ground, brewed and served in front of guests. It is often served with dates or candied fruit. This brewing method is common in Najd and Hijaz, and sometimes other spices like saffron (to give it a golden color), cloves, and cinnamon. Some people add a little evaporated milk to slightly alter its color; however, this is rare. It is served from a special coffee pot called dallah(Arabic: دلة‎) and the coffee cups are small with no handle called fenjan.  (Source:  Wikipedia)

Well, the qahwah I had while in Mecca has strong taste of cardamom indeed. It warmed the body well on a chilly day.  One cup at a time for me is sufficient.

PENANGGUHAN SESI TAKLIMAT PENGURUSAN TATATERTIB: STAF TIDAK HADIR BERTUGAS

Merujuk kepada emel saya yang terdahulu berhubung sesi Taklimat Pengurusan Tatatertib: Staf Tidak Hadir Bertugas, dukacita dimaklumkan bahawa sesi tersebut yang dijadualkan akan diadakan pada 22 Disember 2015 terpaksa DITANGGUHKAN kepada suatu tarikh lain yang akan dimaklumkan kemudian.

Segala kesulitan amatlah dikesali, harap maklum dan terima kasih.

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How BMW electric cars make little people happy

BMW’s electric vehicles (EVs) are in the headlines at the moment, with the plug-in i3 announced as the winner of the New Zealand Car of the Year in December.

But BMW EVs of a different kind have been making a much bigger impact this year: GoBabyGo, a charity organisation that provides and adapts ride-in electric cars for children with impaired mobility, delivered its 50th vehicle in December. The organisation was founded just 16 months ago.

BMW is a major sponsor, hence the exclusive use of baby-EVs with the blue-and-white roundel. Other key sponsors include Allied Medical, a mobility specialist, and website company Zyber.

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IEEE P802.22.3™ – Standard for Spectrum Characterization and Occupancy Sensing

The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) invites all interested parties to actively participate in the working group (WG) effort for IEEE P802.22.3™ Standard for Spectrum Characterization and Occupancy Sensing.

Scope
This Standard defines a Spectrum Characterization and Occupancy Sensing (SCOS) System. It specifies measurement parameters and device behaviors. It includes protocols for reporting measurement information that enable coalescing the results from multiple such devices. The standard leverages interfaces and primitives that are derived from IEEE 802.22™ 2011, and uses any on-line transport mechanism available to achieve the control and management of the system. Interfaces and primitives are provided for conveying value added sensing information to various spectrum sharing database services. This standard specifies a device operating in the bands below 1 GHz and a second device operating from 2.7 GHz to 3.7 GHz.

Need for the Project

Recently, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) in the United States and other regulators such as OfCom UK, have broadened their horizons for cooperative spectrum sharing approaches in order to optimize spectrum utilization. For example see the PCAST Report (See §8.1). FCC/ NTIA are in the process of opening new spectrum bands that specifically require multi-levels of regulated users (e. g. primary, opportunistic etc.) to share the spectrum.
There is emphasis on greater spectrum efficiencies, spectrum sharing and spectrum utilization, which requires not only database driven configuration of the radios, but systems that can provide spectrum occupancy at a particular location and at a particular time.
Stakeholders for the Standard
Manufacturers and users of semiconductor, personal computer, wireless devices and sensors, consumer electronic devices, mobile devices, wireless Internet service providers etc.
Upcoming Meetings
The best way to get involved in the project is to attend a face-to-face or virtual meeting.  The next meeting of IEEE P802.22.3 will be held via teleconference on 6 January 2016 at 9 AM EST.  There is also a face-to-face meeting at the Sands Venetian Hotel in Macau, China 13-16 March 2016.

Dial-In Instructions for 6 January Meeting:

Join the WebEx
9:00 AM (EST)
Meeting Number: 966 345 272
Meeting Password: Hello123
Attendee access code: 175 552 5

Provide your phone number when you join the meeting to receive a call back. Alternatively, you can call:

Call-in toll-free number (ATT Audio Conference): +1 888 331-6674 (US)
Call-in number (ATT Audio Conference): +1 312 777-1452 (US)
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