A team at UC Riverside led by computer science assistant professor Ahmed Eldawy is collaborating with researchers at Stanford University and Vanderbilt University to develop a dataset that uses data science to study the spread of wildfires. The dataset can be used to simulate the spread of wildfires to help firefighters plan emergency response and conduct evacuation. It can also help simulate how fires might spread in the near future under the effects of deforestation and climate change, and aid risk assessment and planning of new infrastructure development.
The open-source dataset, named WildfireDB, contains over 17 million data points that capture how fires have spread in the contiguous United States over the last decade. The dataset can be used to train machine learning models to predict the spread of wildfires.
“One of the biggest challenges is to have a detailed and curated dataset that can be used by machine learning algorithms,” said Eldawy. “WildfireDB is the first comprehensive and open-source dataset that relates historical fire data with relevant covariates such as weather, vegetation, and topography.”
First responders depend on understanding and predicting how a wildfire spreads to save lives and property and to stop the fire from spreading. They need to figure out the best way to allocate limited resources across large areas. Traditionally, fire spread is modeled by tools that use physics-based modeling. This method could be improved with the addition of more variables, but until now, there was no comprehensive, open-source data source that combines fire occurrences with geo-spatial features such as mountains, rivers, towns, fuel levels, vegetation, and weather.
Eldawy, along with UCR doctoral student Samriddhi Singla and undergraduate researcher Vinayak Gajjewar, utilized a novel system called Raptor, which was developed at UCR to process high-resolution satellite data such as vegetation and weather. Using Raptor, they combined historical wildfires with other geospatial features, such as weather, topography, and vegetation, to build a dataset at a scale that included the most of the United States.
WildfireDB has mapped historical fire data in the contiguous United States between 2012 to 2017 with spatial and temporal resolutions that allow researchers to home in on the daily behavior of fire in regions as small as 375-meter square polygons. Each fire occurrence includes type of vegetation, fuel type, and topography. The dataset does not include Alaska or Hawaii.
To use the dataset, researchers or firefighters can select information relevant to their situation from WildfireDB and train machine learning models that can model the spread of wildfires. These trained models can then be used by firefighters or researchers to predict the spread of wildfires in real time.
“Predicting the spread of wildfire in real time will allow firefighters to allocate resources accordingly and minimize loss of life and property” said Singla, the paper’s first author.
The paper, “WildfireDB: an open-source dataset connecting wildfire spread with relevant determinants,” will be presented at the 35th Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS 2021) Track on Datasets and Benchmarks and is available here. A visualization of the dataset is available here. Eldawy, Singla, and Gajjewar were joined in the research by Ayan Mukhopadhyay, Michael Wilbur, and Abhishek Dubey at Vanderbilt University; and Tina Diao, Mykel Kochenderfer, and Ross Shachter at Stanford University.


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Ottolenghi and Tamimi's lifelong explorations of the diverse cuisines, flavors, and ingredients of Jerusalem have inspired this novel cookbook. Jerusalem is clear and straightforward enough for home chefs, but the more experienced will embrace the at times detailed ingredients list as forays into the tangled alleys of Israeli cooking. The authors intersperse the sections with observations on the history and culture of Jerusalem drawn from their childhoods and visits back.
Heidi Swanson write recipes with tactile clarity and sympathy for the home chef. The recipes in Super Natural Everyday are creative, but always simple and nourishing. Heidi encourages flexibility with her ingredients; you can tailor your recipes to the season and your geography. I highly recommend this immensely readable, West Coast–inspired cookbook.
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Introducing a call for papers for the proposed workshop on Self-Programming in AGI Systems. The workshop will be part of the next conference on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), hosted by Google, Inc. August 3-6th, at its headquarter facilities in Mountain view, California, USA.
A compact description of areas of interest is included in this post, and full descriptions, questions of interest, information and submission guidelines can be found on our dedicated workshop page.
Self-Programming in AGI Systems – Call for Papers
The behavior of a computer system consists of a sequence of operations. A major difference between conventional systems and intelligent systems is that the former follow predetermined programs provided by human programmers, while the latter systems are capable of “self-programming” in the sense that their behavior is not always explicitly specified by a human, but rather “decided by the system itself” to various degrees. In a broad sense many existing AI techniques can be considered as capable of “self-programming”, including, for example, abilities for searching, planning, production systems, genetic programming, inductive logic programming, reinforcement learning, reactive agent/robot, adaptive agent/robot and so on. Therefore, self-programming is often achieved via learning, though there are other possibilities.
Artificial General Intelligence
The term “artificial general intelligence” (AGI) refers to general-purpose systems with an integrative and holistic intellectual and cognitive abilities. For a system to be considered AGI, some form of self-programming is necessary component, since such systems have to be capable of learning whole new skill-sets from experience, not simply improving performance on a single or a small set of pre-programmed tasks. Existing AI techniques can only achieve this to a certain degree and many problems remain unsolved. Many techniques are yet to be discovered to achieve advanced levels of system autonomy. Given the special requirements of AGI, we need to compare and evaluate alternative answers to fundamental questions related to self-programming processes.
The proposed AGI-11 Workshop on “Self-Programming in AGI Systems” provides an opportunity for AGI researchers to discuss these questions. Please see our dedicated workshop page for further information.
The AGI conference, the 4th in its series, will be held August 3-6th (Wed-Sat), 2011. The exact date of the workshop has yet to be determined. Information is provided on the official AGI Conference Website.
Workshop Organizing Committee
Kristinn R. Thórisson (Reykjavik University, thorissonru.is)
Pei Wang (Temple University, pei.wangtemple.edu)
Deon Garrett (Icelandic Institute for Intelligent Machines, deoniiim.is)


30th Anniversary Edition. Written in a fast-paced thriller style, The Goal, a gripping novel, is transforming management thinking throughout the world. It is a book to recommend to your friends in industry - even to your bosses - but not to your competitors.
Alex Rogo is a harried plant manager working ever more desperately to try improve performance. His factory is rapidly heading for disaster. So is his marriage. He has ninety days to save his plant - or it will be closed by corporate HQ, with hundreds of job losses. It takes a chance meeting with a professor from student days - Jonah - to help him break out of conventional ways of thinking to see what needs to be done. The story of Alex's fight to save his plant is more than compulsive reading. It contains a serious message for all managers in industry and explains the ideas, which underline the Theory of Constraints (TOC), developed by Eli Goldratt.
One of Eli Goldratt s convictions was that the goal of an individual or an organization should not be defined in absolute terms. A good definition of a goal is one that sets us on a path of ongoing improvement.
Pursuing such a goal necessitates more than one breakthrough. In fact it requires many. To be in a position to identify these breakthroughs we should have a deep understanding of the underlying rules of our environment. Twenty-five years after writing The Goal, Dr. Goldratt wrote Standing on the Shoulders of Giants. In this article he provided the underlying rules of operations. This article appears at the end of this book.


Who declared November 11 would be Armistice Day?
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson
One year later, in November 1919, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day.
Why is the 11 of November important?
A two-minute silence was held at 11am to remember the people who have died in wars around the world. Remembrance Day marks the day World War One ended, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, in 1918. Remembrance Sunday is also marked each year, this falls on the second Sunday in November.
Did ww1 end on the 11th minute?
On this day, at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War ends. At 5 a.m. that morning, Germany, bereft of manpower and supplies and faced with imminent invasion, signed an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside Compiegne, France.
What time is 1 minute of silence?
The National Retail Association encourages retailers to observe the one-minute’s silence on Remembrance Day on the 11th of November at 11.00am to pay tribute to those who have served during times of war and armed conflict.
Is it 1 minute silence or 2?
Since 1919, on the second Sunday of November, otherwise known as Remembrance Sunday, a two minute silence has been observed at 11am at war memorials, cenotaphs, religious services and shopping centres throughout the country.
What happens if November 11 falls on a Saturday or Sunday?
Veterans Day is a U.S. Federal Holiday, that is always celebrated on November 11th. If the Holiday falls on a Saturday, it is observed on the previous Friday. If the Holiday falls on a Sunday, it is observed on the following Monday.
What is the difference between Remembrance Day and Armistice Day?
The UK has come together for Remembrance Day, which is also known as Armistice Day. A two-minute silence was held at 11am to remember the people who have died in wars around the world. Remembrance Day marks the day World War One ended, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, in 1918.


Embeddings Among Toruses and Meshes
Toruses and meshes include graphs of many varieties of topologies, with lines, rings, and hypercubes being special cases. Given a d-dimensional torus or mesh G and a c-dimensional torus or mesh H of the same size, we study the problem of embedding G in H to minimize the dilation cost. For increasing dimension cases (d < c) in which the shapes of G and H satisfy the condition of expansion, the dilation costs of our embeddings are either 1 or 2, depending on the types of graphs of G and H. These embeddings a,re optimal except when G is a torus of even size and H is a mesh. For lowering dimension cases (d > c) in which the shapes of G and H satisfy the condition of reduction, the dilation costs of our embeddings depend on the shapes of G and H. These embeddings, however, are not optimal in general. For the special cases in which G and H are square, the embedding results above can always be used to construct embeddings of G in H: these embeddings are all optimal for increasing dimension cases in which the dimension of H is divisible by the dimension of G, and all optimal to within a constant for fixed values of d and c for lowering dimension cases. Our main analysis technique is based on a generalization of Gray code for radix-2 (binary) numbering system to similar sequences for mixed-radix numbering systems.


Designed by Contec Systems, dataSOFT CONFIG is a unique Windows software application that allows you to reconfigure and customize your PLC’s program and subsequent operation of the CEM Systems without relying on the original Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) vendor for changes to your programming.
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Contec’s standard dataSOFT CONFIG ladder logic program contains hundreds of pre-programmed operating sequences which control the sampling, calibration, and housekeeping cycles of your system without requiring the knowledge of PLC ladder logic programming or vendor assistance.
A software companion to Contec’s dataSOFT SUITE environmental data acquisition software, dataSOFT CONFIG has numerous setup windows containing easy to use matrix tables and sequence timing delays.
You simply construct the sequential operating requirements of your PLC by selecting which digital outputs will be energized during each operating sequence and how long to keep the outputs energized before moving to the next sequence.
You can even change when the PLC records zero and span calibration data or to use digital inputs to record the zero and span data from Opacity or Stack Flow Monitors.
Additionally, dataSOFT CONFIG will allow you to shut down the sample pump or to prevent a calibration cycle based upon the presence or absence of digital inputs that may be connected to sample pressure or moisture monitoring devices.
Once you have configured dataSOFT CONFIG, a simple click of the Save button will download the new configuration to the PLC. The PLC ladder logic will automatically configure the PLC’s operation of the CEM to your new requirements.
dataSOFT CONFIG communicates with Allen Bradley’s PLC based hardware families.


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The blind, Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng will be presented with the first-ever 'Westminster Award' for his contribution to human rights, human life and human dignity on Monday, 20 May.
Intimidated, beaten, arrested and imprisoned, Chen Guangcheng, who lost his sight as a baby, is a self-taught lawyer and human rights activist who has challenged the brutal practices of forced abortion and compulsory sterilisation of women pursued by the authorities in China, which have led to tens of millions of babies being killed. He escaped house arrest, fled to the American Embassy in Bejing and was eventually permitted to fly to the USA with his wife and children. Chen refuses to be silenced and is coming to London and Brussels to share his experiences with senior politicians and to call for tough international action to put pressure on the Chinese Government to end these barbaric practices.
The award, an engraved silver platter to be known as the Westminster Award for Human Life, Human Rights and Human Dignity, will be presented to Chen in the Grand Committee Room of the House of Commons, London, by the Vice Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Pro-life Group, Fiona Bruce MP (Cons. Congleton,) and Chris Whitehouse, a Trustee of the Right to Life Charitable Trust, in the presence of an invited audience of MPs, Peers, human rights activists and the media.
Speaking today, Fiona Bruce MP said: “Chen Guangcheng’s fight for respect for life from its earliest moments - at great personal cost to himself - stands out as a beacon of bravery across the world. It will be an honour for all present to acknowledge this when he receives his very much deserved award in Westminster tomorrow.”
Chen Guangcheng commented through a translator saying: “I am truly honoured and delighted to receive this first ever Westminster Award on this my first ever visit to the British Parliament. I have always been encouraged in my work by the knowledge that I had friends here in the Palace of Westminster and throughout the United Kingdom. I thank them all for their support.”
Lord Alton of Liverpool who invited Chen to London said: “Chen must rank as one of the great men of this generation. He loves his country and its people but not its coercive one child policy. One day he will be celebrated in China as a national hero who bravely stood against the system and paid a heavy price for doing so".
Right to Life Trustee, Chris Whitehouse added: “Chen’s family in China continue to be brutalised, intimidated and threatened. This must stop. In saluting Chen’s truly remarkable courage we call on the Chinese authorities to cease their cowardly bullying of his innocent family and friends”.
Chen’s campaigning work is actively supported by China Aid in recognition of which Right to Life will also be presenting Chen with a cheque along with the award. The visit was sponsored by the LIFE Charity, the Christian campaign group CARE, and the Right to Life Charitable Trust.


Breanne Litts & David Gagnon
Reminiscent of the introduction of the iPhone ten years ago, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) hardware have had sudden enhancements in accessibility and usability that may quickly lead to ubiquity. These media invite education researchers to adopt situated and sociocultural notions of learning for their study based on the inherent ability of AR and VR to both immerse learners in realistic contexts of action as well as fuse virtual content with place. To promote broad investigation and impact, we have developed a narrative-based mobile game development platform called ARIS (Augmented Reality and Interactive Storytelling) that invites researchers, educators and learners to become designers of AR learning experiences. To build on this work, we argue to explore a new genre of immersive learning experiences using AR and VR technologies. We show how learners can build their own immersive experiences through “StoryCoding,” a storytelling approach to programming concept that supports new opportunities for computational thinking across the curriculum. We also introduce “Holographic Learning Experiences,” which draw on technology such similar to the HoloLens to create immersive experiences. The projects we present will demonstrate the merit and impact of investigating immersive learning experiences as a new genre of learning.


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For over 30 years, unlimited liability companies have been ubiquitous in USCanadian M&A transactions. Typically interposed between a US parent company and a Canadian operating company, these entities quietly function to make such structures more tax efficient. They are facilitated by Nova Scotia's venerable Companies Act, which has allowed for the incorporation of corporations with unlimited liability for over a hundred years. Unlimited liability of shareholders is the singular defining characteristic of the ULC, but the precise nature of ULC shareholder liability was apparently regarded as something of a technicality and rarely, if ever, closely examined in the professional or academic literature or considered by the courts. Perhaps unlimited liability was considered too familiar a concept to require detailed analysis, or perhaps it was considered irrelevant in practice because the debts of modern ULCs are typically guaranteed by their parent companies. In such a structure, the liability of the parent company seems clear This apparent clarity proved illusory, however, following the recent financial crisis, when a number of ULC parent companies faced bankruptcy and restructuring and the precise nature of their unlimited liability was suddenly the subject of intense scrutiny and conflict.
Sarah P. Bradley, "Unlimited Liability in the Modern Context: An Examination of Shareholder Liability in Nova Scotia Unlimited Liability Companies" (2015) 38:1 Dal LJ 69.


Handgun Ownership Raises Odds for Gun Suicide
MONDAY, Feb. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Owning a handgun increases a person's risk of firearm-related suicide more than owning a shotgun, a new study finds.
Researchers surveyed surviving loved ones of 121 gun owners who had died by suicide, including 93 who died by a firearm and 28 by other means.
The survey respondents were asked about the types and numbers of firearms the person who died had owned.
According to the findings, 77% of those who died using a firearm and 61% of those who died by another method owned a handgun, the survey found. Nearly 90% of people who only owned handguns used a firearm in their suicide death, compared to about 82% of those who only owned shotguns.
The study, published online Feb. 11 in the journal Archives of Suicide Research, also found that the more firearms a person owned, the less likely they were to use one to take their own life.
The finding surprised study author Michael Anestis. He is executive director of the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center at Rutgers University, in West Piscataway.
"Although such stockpiling may increase the odds of other problematic outcomes, it appears from our results that the risk for firearm suicide may actually be highest among those who own only one or a small number of firearms," Anestis said in a university news release.
Suicide deaths have increased 33% in the United States in the last 18 years, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In an attempt to reduce suicides, researchers are trying to identify factors that affect whether a person uses a firearm or other methods to take their own life, Anestis noted.
"It is clear that firearm access increases risk of suicide death overall, but little is known about what differentiates firearm owners who die by suicide using a firearm from those who choose another method despite having firearm access," he explained.
Shotguns, which tend to be used mainly for recreational purposes like hunting, are often stored in hunting lodges or with locking devices, Anestis said. That makes them less accessible than handguns, which are often bought for protection and may be stored loaded and easily accessible.
"It also may simply be that any firearm in the home bestows risk of use as a suicide method, but that when multiple types of firearms are owned, an individual is likely to default to handguns due to logistical issues or ease of access," he suggested.
The findings may help improve knowledge about which people at risk for suicide are most likely to use firearms, which could lead to more effective interventions, Anestis added.
The U.S. National Institute of Mental Health has more on suicide prevention.
SOURCE: Rutgers University, news release, Feb. 11, 2021


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***MA - ACTION ALERT***
Raw Milk Hearing in Framingham, MA, This Wednesday, December 16
Dear Raw Milk Fans,
WE NEED YOU NOW!
There will be a hearing this Wednesday night, December 16, at 7PM, that will determine whether or not Doug Stephan is granted a license to sell raw milk from his farm in Framingham, Massachusetts, a town of 70,000 or so people 20 miles west of Boston.
The meeting will be in the Blumer Room in the Town Hall, 150 Concord St, Framingham, MA. Click here for a map and directions. There's a train that leaves South Station, Boston at 6:15PM and arrives in Framingham at 6:52PM; the town hall is a few minutes' walk from the train station. This sounds like a good option. Bring a book for the train ride. Might I suggest The Raw Milk Revolution, by David E. Gumpert?
THE MORE PEOPLE SHOW UP AT THIS HEARING TO SUPPORT DOUG, THE BETTER HIS CHANCES.
Personally, I would be thrilled to have a 30-cow raw milk dairy within 20 minutes of my house in Cambridge. The closest one right now is 40 minutes away (Oake Knoll Ayrshires in Foxoro), and is quite small—10 cows last I herd (sic). Stephan's farm would only be the 26th raw milk dairy in Massachusetts, a bellwether state on many issues.
SO IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT, PLEASE COME TO THE MEETING!
SPREAD THE WORD!
Click here for the meeting agenda. There will be stuff going on at the meeting besides the raw milk hearing—but I can guarantee that the raw milk part will be the highlight!
Some additional background:
My understanding is that this is the first time anyone in Framingham has applied to the city Board of Health for such a license. As such, precedent will be set. There are three possible outcomes: the board could grant the license; the board could grant the license, but with town-specific requirements that are tougher than the state requirements; or the board could deny the license. This hearing is a very important one in Massachusetts, and could point the way for future such hearings.
Doug will make the case that his dairy farm cannot survive selling milk for pasteurization. In the past year and a half, the price paid to him by dairy corporations has dropped from $28 or $29 for a hundredweight, to $12 or $13 for a hundredweight. It costs him $24 per hundredweight to produce the milk.
Here are some articles on the issue:
The outcome of this case will have bearing on all of our ability to get raw milk, and to get the food we want, the way we want it, not just in Massachusetts, but around the US. Now is the time to act.


MB Capital and GT Capital Announce Acquisition of General Extrusion Inc.
Youngstown, Ohio, January 1, 2024 – MB Capital, in partnership with GT Capital, is pleased to announce the acquisition of General Extrusion Inc. (GEI), a leading company in the aluminum extrusion industry based in Youngstown, Ohio. This strategic acquisition, effective as of January 1, 2024, marks a significant step in MB Capital and GT Capital’s manufacturing strategy, enhancing their capabilities and creating synergies with other companies within the group.
MB Capital, a Toledo, Ohio-based family office with a focus on manufacturing and distribution companies, has long been committed to long-term investments aimed at company growth and market expansion. This acquisition fits perfectly within this investment philosophy, promising to amplify both reach and capabilities.
GT Capital, led by Gilles Teste, a seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience in the automotive industry, will play a pivotal role in this new chapter. Gilles Teste will step in as the new CEO of General Extrusion International, LLC, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table.
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“This acquisition represents a tremendous opportunity for our group to expand our manufacturing capacity and capabilities in the Midwest,” said Gilles Teste, GT Capital. “We feel privileged to continue the great legacy that the Schuler family has left behind at GEI and are excited about building on this foundation in Youngstown.”
GEI, known for its innovative approach in the manufacturing sector, recently installed a state-of-the-art 8-inch extrusion press, demonstrating its commitment to cutting-edge technology and quality. Under the new ownership, GEI is poised to explore new opportunities and add more fabrication capabilities, significantly enhancing its market presence and service offerings.
The acquisition by MB Capital and GT Capital is expected to yield considerable benefits for GEI, including an expanded customer base, enhanced production capabilities, and access to broader markets. The integration of GEI into the MB and GT Capital portfolio will be carried out with a focus on maintaining operational excellence and continuing to provide high-quality services to all clients.
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An initial coaching consultation will help us determine if we are a good fit, prior to me taking you as coaching client.
Coaching programs are unique to each individual and will vary in length, averaging from 3 - 6 months.
Coaching will be via video-conference or phone call. Regular coaching session may be up to 60 min long and are held in the strictest confidence, adhering to ICF's Code of Ethics
Single session is great for someone who wants to get a feel for coaching.
Also the single session is ideal for the client who has one, clear, targeted issue to address, and who can implement behavioural and thought change independently without support.
For single session I use an organic approach to coaching, focusing on the issue or concern presented by the client.
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Package includes Discovery 2h Session plus 10h weekly/bi-weekly sessions, email and accountability support between sessions.
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In Latin, the verb “potare” means “to drink.” That’s how we get the word potable. Experts believe the term has been in constant use since the times that the Romans built the aqueducts. We wonder if there has always been confusion over its meaning in the hundreds of years since.
Here’s another way to break it down. Think of the word “potable” as an assurance that the water is safe. On the other hand, consider “non-potable” to be a warning – it may as well have a red flag attached to the sign. If a faucet, fountain, spigot, or hose is labeled simply as “water,” that leaves some doubt.
You can treat the water with a few drops of chlorine bleach or iodine. Others prefer to use calcium hypochlorite in a granular form. In addition, a few different companies produce water purification tablets to disinfect non-potable water.
Heating water to the boiling point of 212 degrees Fahrenheit is one of the most common ways of removing potentially harmful contaminants. It’s effective and doesn’t require any additional chemicals. That’s why communities issue notices to boil water in the event of emergencies or burst pipes.
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Due to the bidirectional data exchange from LV to external software, the LV programs can be used in their user interface. (e.g. ADD-In technology)
For pressure vessel design, simultaneous design and calculation can be carried out with the appropriate CAD program, material extracts can be created and CNC programs generated.
Interface to ANSYS Mechanical (In planning stage)
With this interface you can create an FE model from your strength calculation and then perform an FE analysis in ANSYS Mechanical.
The core of the integration of LV Design ATLAS and ANSYS Workbench is the fast parameter exchange in the form of a parameter editor, via which the user can link freely selectable parameters.
The exchange is possible bi-directionally.
With the Scenario Manager it is possible to easily calculate different variants of an apparatus. Different variants can mean, for example, that entire series of a heat exchanger with different shell diameters, tube diameters, tube pitches, tube passages etc. are calculated or that different load cases (variation of mass flows, temperatures, power etc.) are simulated for a given heat exchanger.
The great advantage of the scenario manager is that all input data for the different scenarios is completely predefined in an EXCEL table and automatically transferred to the program. This saves an enormous amount of time, as almost any number of calculations can be carried out at once.
Interface to VISIO
Visual vessel configurator
An interface to Microsoft Visio is now available for the calculation programs / modules. This extends the range of functions of the calculation programs by a multitude of helpful functions.
A license of Microsoft VISIO 2013 / 2016 (Standard Edition) is required to use the LV-VISIO interface. We recommend Microsoft VISIO 2016.
List price (1 license): 500 EUR plus VAT
Interface to Excel (MS-Office)
LV software comes standard with a bidirectional interface that can be used to transfer data from LV to Excel and from EXCEL to LV.
Interface to 3D-CAD SolidWorks
Pressure vessel parts are calculated directly in the SolidWorks design environment.
Universal CAD Interface
Interface to 3D-CAD ALIBRE Design
Bi-directional interface to a cost-effective 3D CAD program from Alibre.
LV software programs can be integrated into the Design II simulation program.
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|This dramatic close- up traverse along the south flanks of Diran and Phuparash crosses a rugged pass.
Rakhan Gali (4548m) is a pass connecting the Bagrot and Haramosh valleys that skirts the southern ramparts of the Rakaposhi- Haramosh Range. The remarkably scenic route is seldom used because people prefer to travel by vehicle along the roads between villages in these valleys.
The Swiss Foundations for Alpine Research 1:250,000 orographical map Karakoram (Sheet 1) covers the trek.
Guides and Porters
Porters ask for per stage, plus the payment for food rations. Porters do not ask for the clothing and equipment allowance. Porters from Bagrot only carry loads between Chirah and Rakhan Gali, which is the boundary of Bagrot’s territory, and Haramosh porters carry between Rakhan Gali and the Gilgit- Skardu road. Large parties need to change porters, which can be prearranged by sending a message to Khaltaro, but smaller parties may be able to avoid it.
GETTING TO/FROM THE TREK
To the Start
See the Diran Base Camp trek
From the Finish
Sassi- Gilgit wagons; vehicles travelling along the Gilgit- Skardu road are fairly frequent.
Day 1 : Chirah to Gargoh
4- 5 hours, 12km, 800m ascent
From Chirah (2700m), a trail climbs the east side of the valley above the Hinarche Glacier, then drops to the Burche Glacier’s silty outwash stream. Cross the footbridge and ascend through Sat village, whose fields and forests hug the Burche Valley’s north side. Continue to Dar, a summer settlement two to three hours from Chirah, and descend to the glacier. The trail moves onto the glacier and in 1.5Km it divides. One branch heads east to Rakhan Gali and the other heads north off the glacier. The north branch follows a clear stream through a pretty valley busy with logging activity. Beyond this valley are pastures and glaciers at the base of Miar peaks (6824m). From these pastures, it’s also possible to day hike or camp on the ridge rising to the north. Continue south along the east branch of the trail two Hours over moraine to Gargoh (3500m). These herders’ huts are along the Burche Glacier’s south margin, in a level area with trees and plentiful water.
Day 2 : Gargoh to Agurtsab Dar
2-3 hours, 5km, 450m ascent
Continue south and east up the Gargoh Valley two to three hours to Agurtsab Dar (3950m), a good high camp with a clear stream. This pasture has no herders’ huts.
Day 3 : Agurtsab Dar to Darchan
5- 6 hours, 14km, 598m ascent, 1348m descent
Agurtsab Dar to the top of Rakhan Gali takes three hours, following the stream to the pass. The grass ends 1½ hours above Agurtsab Dar after which the route ascends over tedious scree and rock. Expert to find snow in the saddle. From Rakhan Gali (4548m), descend very steeply two to three hours through the pastures of Ber (3400m) and one to 1½ hours farther down in this sylvan valley to the summer settlement of Darchan (3200m).
Day 4 : Darchan to Hanuchal
6- 7 hours, 15km, 1600m descent
Continue down the Darchan Gah on a trail to Khaltaro (2500m), the main village, three hours from Ber. The main trail continues three to four hours to Hanuchal (1600m) on the Gilgit-Skardu road, just west of Sassi.
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Researchers presented their findings on pre-seroconversion window in patients with acute HCV infection at the Conference on Retrovirus and Opportunistic Infections in Seattle, Washington.
Researchers from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases used various assay algorithms in the aims of better understanding the pre-seroconversion window in patients with acute hepatitis C (HCV) infection.
Pre-seroconversion window is the amount of time when a patient is virologically positive but IgG antibody (Ab) negative, this depends on the testing method used. The research team’s findings were presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2017) in Seattle, Washington.
Individuals tend to develop acute HCV between 2 weeks to 6 months after viremia. Acute HCV infection does not always lead to chronic HCV; however, since acute infection is mostly asymptomatic and rarely diagnosed, many individuals go on to develop chronic HCV. In those who do present with symptoms, acute HCV can cause jaundice, dark urine, white stool, nausea, and upper abdomen pain for anywhere between 2 and 12 weeks.
The researchers pulled data from studies on commercially available HCV seroconversion panels. They evaluated primary viral infection and subsequent IgG Ab seroconversion. Laboratory results were gathered from 82 repeat donors, making up 754 visits. Thirty-nine of them were excluded—23 were HCV RNA positive at baseline, 12 remained HCV negative during the study period, and four whose interval to estimate the initial infection date more than 30 days.
The 43 donors who remained had acute HCV infection with a median of four days in between clinic visits.
Date of detectable infection was estimated using HCV RNA positivity (nucleic acid testing (NAT) by any assay) and Murex HCV Ag/Ab Combo Assay. Date of detectable seroconversion was estimated using the Architect Anti-HCV Assay, Ortho HCV Version 3.0 ELISA, and Murex 4.0 ELISA.
“The average time spent in the RNA +/Ab- stage prior to positivity by the Murex HCV Ag/Ab Combo assay was estimated to be 18 days and 25 days from the binomial regression models fitted with logit-cubic link function and log-log link function, respectively,” the researchers explained.
The team estimated the mean duration of recent infection (MDRI) prior to seroconversion with six different testing algorithms. The results showed that MDRI point estimates with the NAT (considered the gold standard) ranged from 29 to 41 days. The Murex HCV Ag/Ab Combo assay showed 25 to 45 days.
The Architect Anti-HCV assay and Murex 4.0 ELISA had equivalent MDRI point estimates and 95% confidence intervals—40 to 45 days—for patients tested with all assays, except Ortho. NAT and Murex HCV Ag/Ab Combo assay also had similar MDRI estimates.
“Our estimates regarding the pre-seroconversion window period of acute HCV infection are in agreement with the published literature (~45 days), including previous estimates calculated among people who inject drugs,” the team confirmed.
The assays had fairly consisted of MDRI point estimates. The Ag/Ab assay may be a more cost-effective option than NAT for the HCV seronegative populations. Confidence intervals were also similar, but more investigation is needed due to some inconsistency, the researchers said.
Although up to 80% of acute HCV infections develop into chronic cases, concentrating on the short-term infections is important in order to reach the World Health Organization’s goal of 90% reduction in HCV cases by 2030.


Renewable energy resources, such as wind, are available worldwide. Locating areas with high and continual wind sources are crucial in pre-planning of wind farms. Vast offshore areas are characterized with higher and more reliable wind resources in comparison with continental areas. However, offshore wind energy production is in a quite preliminary phase. Elaborating the potential productivity of wind farms over such areas is challenging due to sparse in situ observations. Mediterranean basin is not an exception. The overall aim of this thesis is to perform analysis in model efficiency in estimation of wind energy from regional to local scale.
First, we are proposing numerical simulations of near-surface wind fields from regional climate models (RCMs) in order to obtain and fill the gaps in observations over the Mediterranean basin. Four simulations produced with two regional climate models are examined. Remote sensing observations (QuikSCAT satellite) are used to assess the skill of the simulated fields. A technique in estimation the potential energy from the wind fields over the region is introduced locating the three potentially interesting sub-regions for wind farms.
Then, we use local-scale model (large-eddy simulation) with implemented parameterization of wind turbine in order to simulate real case flow in theoretical wind farm. Information reported with regional climate model would be used to create inflow conditions for the selected sub-region of the Mediterranean Sea for simulating theoretical offshore wind farm.
Finally, we would compare the estimation of wind power potential obtained by regional climate model and power production of theoretical wind farm obtained with large-eddy simulations for chosen sub-region. Within this multi-scale approach, we would present different numerical computational efficiency in application of wind energy and justification in usage of both regional and local scale models. The novelty of this multi-model methodological approach could be considered in offering significant information for wind industry.


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Associate Professor and Department Chair
Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Political Science
Roger White, Ph. D., is associate professor of political science. He holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Dr. White's teaching and research interests include Civic Education, Civil Discourse, Civic Engagement, and other courses within the subfield of Political Theory. In 2004, he received the Loyola, City College Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 2005, he was named Professor of the Year for the state of Louisiana by the Carnegie Endowment for the Advancement of Teaching. In 2006, he received the Loyola, City College Award for excellence in Community Service. In 2008, Dr. White received the Award for Faculty Advisor of the Year by the Loyola Student Government Association.
Dr. White’s research has appeared in Social Theory and Practice, International Studies in Philosophy, The Journal of Thought, The Journal of Information Technology Impact, and Bulletin de la Societe Americaine de Philosophie de Langue Francaise. He is currently at work on developing new models for community organizing and community empowerment in an age of globalization. Before coming to Loyola, Dr. White served as a community and labor relations expert for employee organizations in California, Texas, and Louisiana.
Dr. White is Faculty Advisor for Loyola Society for Civic Engagement (LSCE), a student organization that promotes critical thinking on campus through panels, debates, and forums around controversial issues of the day. He also serves as Faculty Advisor for Loyola’s annual student scholarship conferences devoted to themes such as World Peace.
- History of Political Thought I
- History of Political Thought II
- Political Economy
- American Political Thought
Areas of Expertise
- History of Political Theory
- Civic Engagement
- Human Rights


Originally a grand Queenslander, Courtyard House suffered several unsympathetic modifications prior to our involvement. Presented to our team as a block of units, our challenge was to uncover and restore the house to its former identity whilst catering for an expanding young family. Situated on a dual access lot, the site presented several complications, including its steep topography. Some levelling and manipulation of the site was required to achieve a cohesive integration between the house and landscape which resulted in a double storey house to the front of the site and a single storey extension to the rear.
Linked by a corridor, the extension presents as a single-storey pavilion situated within a landscaped garden. The design of the pavilion maximises its connection to the outdoors with large sliding doors and high-level clerestory windows.
While materials characteristic of the traditional Queenslander were employed to restore the existing house, the extension adopted a more modern palette; creating a clear distinction between old and new.


On her 11th birthday, White Horse Coffee founder, Jean Brillman, received the very best present a horse-crazy kid could get...a white pony named Peppermint Patty. That was just the beginning of a life-long obsession with horses. Spending many long days at horse shows with no decent coffee, is how the idea behind the White Horse brand was born.
Starting with the coffee truck in 2017, Jean primarily went to horse shows and private events serving her coffee, espresso, and ice cream combo menu. In 2018, while taking a walk through Jenkintown PA, she came across a beautiful space with a For Rent sign and knew that this was the perfect space for the brick and mortar version of the truck. After doing a lot of research and discovering that Jenkintown did not have a coffee shop or ice cream shop, she and her husband secured the space and the White Horse Coffee & Creamery cafe was born.
In March 2021, Jean started roasting her own coffee and by September had grown so much that White Horse further expanded to an additional location housing a USDA organic roaster and sustainable marketplace. White Horse coffee is not only specialty grade, USDA organic and fair trade, but also sustainably roasted on a zero-emissions, all electric roaster which reduces the carbon footprint of coffee by 90%! It is also packaged in compostable bags and always micro-roasted in small 6lb batches.
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Who We Are & What We Do
Since 1961, ASPIRA of New York has been dedicated to serving New York City youth and their families, providing opportunities that would otherwise not be available to them, and serving as an effective advocate, fighting to improve education in the Puerto Rican and Latino communities.
To foster the social advancement of the Puerto Rican/Latino community by supporting its youth in the pursuit of educational excellence through leadership development activities and programs that emphasize commitment to the community and pride in the Puerto Rican/Latino culture.
To be the premier Latino youth services organization in New York, helping Latino youth to aspire to improve their lives through educational excellence, and to better their communities through enlightened leadership.
ASPIRA Triple A Process
The ASPIRA Youth Leadership Development curriculum places a high priority on the use of a student-centered, participatory project-oriented curriculum. Students in ASPIRA’s Leadership Development Program engage in the ASPIRA Triple A Process. ASPIRA uses a club structure to implement the process which consist of three principles: Awareness, Analysis and Action.
What Do I Know?
The process of verbalizing or otherwise expressing already held knowledge on a subject matter.
What Do I Need To Know?
Through an inquiry based process of sharing and digesting information, participants engage in group work and critical thinking.
Make It Happen.
Each participant will have opportunities to assume leadership responsibilities and to work cooperatively with a small group to achieve common goals.


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REQUIRED: 4+ years of Healthcare/Pharmaceutical Digital Marketing experience
REQUIRED: FDA Regulatory Process experience
REQUIRED: HCP experience
REQUIRED: CRM/Digital Marketing
Manage top tier healthcare client to help grow their email marketing business. Day-to-day management and oversight of client engagements, including status report generation, weekly meetings/calls, monthly meetings, communications with account stakeholders, communications with internal stakeholders, billing, strategy sessions, Quarterly account/benchmark reviews, and first level escalations
Fully understand the client’s business including objectives, roles, and concerns.
Effectively work with multiple departments throughout project development and implementation.
Assist Account Director with multichannel campaign results analysis, optimization and strategic recommendations, best practices recommendations, client presentations, requirements documenting, training, and Legal Privacy and ISP compliance discussions.
Continually look for ways to improve account growth through clear understanding of clients’ objectives and goals.
Knowledgeable of all products offered the full integrated communication resources of the organization with multiple offices.
Provide leadership and mentoring to Associate Account Executives, Account Executive and Account Managers, as assigned.
Prepares data processing specifications and perform audits.
Coordinates or leads efforts with production team to ensure FDA accuracy and quality of deliverables and obtains proper sign off.
Coordinates or Directs third party vendor services.
Prepares well-organized, clear and concise communications.
Responsible for Change Requests to notify team of scope changes.
Responsible for Alerting Management of any significance client changes or barriers that impact budget and/or timelines.
Point of contact for the client; liaison to Epsilon; represent the client interests; Agency.
Driver of communication with client; expectation setting, ex: budget, timeline, scope.
Understand financial reporting and process; profit and loss management; may lead the efforts to create the content of the reports.
Responsible for day-to-day functions of our business, including revenue processes, accounting, and reporting.
Consistently strengthens and adds value to the client relationships.
Leverage knowledge of technology capabilities to provide recommendations and solutions to clients.
Thorough understanding of competitive landscape and development and application of leadership in area of expertise.
Thorough understanding of managing multi-channel marketing campaigns; specifically, direct mail and email campaigns
Required Skills & Experience
At least 4+ years of relevant client experience in multichannel marketing; specifically, digital/email, direct mail and social media marketing or other related disciplines.
Must have healthcare/pharmaceutical digital marketing experience.
Strong understanding for FDA Regulatory process.
HCP experience is highly preferred.
Strong knowledge of marketing principles and strategies; specifically for Healthcare/Pharma vertical.
Demonstrated experience in managing client relationships.
Strong understanding of CRM/email and/or digital marketing processes
Demonstrates a clear aptitude for managing projects.
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
Knowledge of customer retention process and the ability to analyze processes.
Self directed with a sense of urgency in solving client issues
Bachelor’s Degree highly preferred


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Narrator Robin Miles delivers the profound conclusion to The Kingston Cycle. Miles portrays Robin Thorpe, who has always been aware of the injustice and inequality that surrounds her and the other citizens of Aeland. Until now, she has mostly worked in subtle ways to fight it. But after her friend and mentor is assassinated, all that changes. As Thorpe becomes more confident in her new role, Miles's narration becomes more powerful and commanding, perfectly illustrating Thorpe's path to leadership. But Thorpe is also facing a painful personal circumstance, which Miles portrays with compassion. Miles's compelling narration will resonate long after the story ends, offering both hope and inspiration. K.M.P. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2021]
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- Seventy-five percent of men who abuse their spouses go on to abuse the children as well.
- Women are eight times more likely to hurt their children when they are being abused than when they are safe.
- Increased risk of violent and abusive behaviors.
- Adolescent males who see abuse in the home are ten times more likely to abuse their future spouse than those raised in a non-violent home.
- Girls who see abuse in the home are more likely to become involved in abusive relationships than those who don’t are.
- Seventy-five percent of violent children come from homes with domestic violence.
Children may feel:
- Guilty about the abuse and for not stopping it
- Abuse is their fault
- Excessive grief for family problems/loss and for personal loss
- Confused about conflicting feelings toward the parents: love, hate, fear
- Fear of abandonment, the unknown, and personal injury
- Anger about the violence and the chaos in their lives
- Embarrassed about events and dynamics at home
- Behavioral problems (often seen in opposite extremes)
- Act out/withdraw
- Needy/overly independent
- Low self-esteem/overbearing
- Refuse to go to school
Other behavioral problems:
- Become caretakers for younger siblings and for parent(s)
- Act aloof, sarcastic, defensive
- Wet bed
- Frequent nightmares
- Trouble setting own limits and/or following directions
- May scream excessively when infants
- Isolated from friends and relatives
- Relationships are frequently stormy, start intensely and end abruptly
- Difficulty in trusting, especially adults
- Poor conflict resolution and anger management skills
- Excessive social involvement (avoid home life)
- May be overly passive with peers, or bully peers
- Engage in exploitive relationships either as perpetrator or victim
- Play with peers gets exceedingly rough.
- Somatic complaints (headaches, stomachaches)
- Nervous, anxious and a short attention span
- Tired, lethargic
- Frequently ill
- Poor personal hygiene
- Regress to previous developmental stages such as: bedwetting, thumb sucking
- Desensitization to pain
- High-risk play and activities
- Self abuse
YOUR CHILDREN DEPEND ON YOU FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY. IF YOU ARE A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HAVE CHILDREN AT HOME, PLEASE KNOW THAT HELP IS AVAILABLE


SOUNDS NEVER HEARD BEFORE”Théâtre de la Ville (Paris, 2012)
The Breton Erwan Keravec and the Basque Beñat Achiary explore new territories and their music goes beyond the boundaries of genres and styles. Their vocal and bagpipe improvisations are forging sounds that have never been heard before, sounds that create a contemporary tradition bordering on the universal.
The meeting of Breton bagpipe and Basque song, in virtuose improvisations void of any regionalist connotation and carried by the breath of an inventive master piper who cultivates the sound strangeness of his instrument to turn tradition into avant-garde, and a charismatic word juggler.Télérama
Keravec’s main concert pitted bagpipes against voices, including extraordinary vocal improvisations from Basque singer Beñat Achiary, who growled, shrieked and keened into the microphone to match the intensely expressive microtonal wailings of Keravec’s pipes. Despite playing both Breton and Scottish traditional music, Keravec explained his desire to remove the pipes from their cultural associations and hear them afresh as a ‘pure’ musical instrument – and his radical experimentation with their sound made a profound, visceral impact.The List, David Kettle


What’s New: Intel today announced the pricing of its inaugural green bond issuance, totaling $1.25 billion. The net proceeds of the green bond offering will be used to fund eligible projects in six key areas that support Intel’s sustainability goals, including green buildings, energy efficiency, circular economy and waste management, greenhouse gas emissions reductions, water stewardship, and renewable electricity. The green bond is part of a $6 billion overall debt public offering, and the proceeds from the remainder of the offering will be used for general corporate purposes including but not limited to refinancing of outstanding debt, funding for working capital and capital expenditures.
“Intel’s first-ever green bond aligns our financing priorities with our commitment to sustainable business practices. It will help us advance the goals we have undertaken in our RISE 2030 framework, including our commitment to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across global operations by 2040, and enable us to accelerate investment in areas where we can have significant and immediate impact on global environmental issues.”
Why It Matters: This green bond is intended to fund advancements in Intel’s environmental sustainability goals through projects that meet defined eligibility criteria.
Intel has published its green financing framework, which details the eligible projects within each of the six key sustainability areas. The framework also reinforces the company’s history of corporate responsibility and its long-standing commitment to creating a more responsible, inclusive and sustainable world, enabled through technology and the expertise and passion of its employees.
ISS ESG, the responsible investment arm of Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), has issued an opinion supporting the framework, which can be found on ISS’s website. In its 2022 ESG Corporate Rating for Intel, ISS notes that the company “shows a high sustainability performance against the industry peer group on key ESG issues faced by the semiconductor industry.”
More Context: Intel’s continuing commitment to corporate responsibility is embedded in its purpose, which is to create world-changing technology that improves the lives of every person on Earth. The company recently announced a commitment to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across global operations by 2040. This commitment builds on Intel’s 2030 RISE strategy, which is detailed in the 2021-2022 Corporate Social Responsibility Report.
Intel will publish an annual green bond impact report beginning in 2023 to provide an update on the allocation of the net proceeds of the green bond offering for the period specified in the terms of the green bonds.
Editor's Note: An updated link to the 2021-2022 Corporate Social Responsibility Report has been added to this story.
The Small Print:
Statements in this document that refer to future plans or expectations are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations and involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. For more information on the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, see Intel’s SEC filings at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that the net proceeds from the green bonds will be used for projects suitable for the investment criteria of any investor.
This release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of Intel in any jurisdiction where such offer or sale is not permitted.


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Community Conversations about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Section 3
Please remember that you will need to register for each of the 5 sessions individually.
The Indiana Free Library and the League of Women Voters of Indiana County are collaborating to host community conversations about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) by discussing books authored by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds.
The aim of these community conversations is to increase our understanding of the principles of DEI with a focus on social justice issues as well as enable us to build support and connections in our community. The promotion of DEI is an initiative of AAUW (American Association of University Women), the American Library Association, and LWV (League of Women Voters.)
Community organizations and individuals including middle school and high school students, college students, parents, and community members are welcome to participate in the book group meetings.
Book group participants may choose to read either of the two books noted below. The books are aligned and organized into the same five sections.
• Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You; Author Jason Reynolds
• Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America; Author Ibram X. Kendi
Multiple copies of both books are available to borrow from public libraries and organizations throughout Indiana County. The books were purchased with grant funding from the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania.
Section 3: 1826-1879; William Lloyd Garrison


History – Democrats in the Keystone State
Founded in 1792, the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee is the governing body of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party charged with steering the direction of our party and organizing for Democrats across the ballot. The Cumberland County Democratic Committee is the most local level of the Democratic Party’s governance in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania’s nickname is “The Keystone State” because it was the middle colony of the original thirteen colonies, and because Pennsylvania has held a key position in the economic, social, and political development of the United States for over two hundred years. Today, the Cumberland County Democratic Committee remains key to organizing, connecting, and electing Democrats working to ensure voting rights, human rights, and civil rights for everyone.


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Following inspection, the master disc is now ready to be cut. In terms of sound quality, cutting the lacquers is the most important part of the vinyl manufacturing process. Similar to a record player needle, the sound from your recording is passed through a sapphire-tipped cutter and is etched on to the disc. The music is recorded in real time from start to finish, which creates one continuous groove in the record.
The lacquer master is now ready to act as the mold for the metal stamper.
The next step is to create a stamper from the master. The master is sprayed with silver nitrate, creating a new stunning silver disc with the grooves intact. In order to stiffen the disc, it is submerged in a solution of nickel and an electrocharge fuses the nickel to the silver. This new disc is now a perfect ‘negative’ of your lacquer master, with ridges instead of grooves. This is your metal stamper…
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Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, PhD, MPH, professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, received the “Making a Different World” award at the 6th Biennial National Latino Cancer Summit in San Francisco on July 31. The award honors … Read More »
Three Keck Medicine of USC hospitals were recently awarded quality improvement awards from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) received the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus … Read More »
Two Keck School of Medicine of USC stem cell scientists have received new research grants from the National Institutes of Health.
Neil Segil, PhD, professor of research stem cell biology and regenerative medicine, will use his $2.82 million grant to explore … Read More »
Anne Michels, MD, assistant professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology (practitioner) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, is the first of two new full-time female gynecologists to join USC Student Health. Michels will be providing care for USC … Read More »


At a time when companies are amping up their game in the space of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), Microsoft is shutting down AltspaceVR, a social virtual reality platform that the Redmond-based tech giant acquired a few years ago.
The announcement regarding the shutdown of AltspaceVR comes just days after Microsoft announced that it plans to cut around 10,000 people from its workspace. The company says that the move will shift focus “to support immersive experiences powered by Microsoft Mesh.”
Microsoft said, “We look forward to what is to come, including our launch of Microsoft Mesh, a new platform for connection and collaboration, starting by enabling workplaces around the world. In the near term, we are focusing our VR efforts on workplace experiences, learning from and alongside our early customers and partners, and ensuring we deliver a foundation that enables security, trust and compliance. Over time, we hope to extend to consumer experience[s] a[s] well.”
AltspaceVR was among the first social VR experiences, along with platforms like VRChat and Rec Room. The startup was nearly shut down around 2017 but was acquired by Microsoft as a part of the company’s efforts to build its own mixed reality ecosystem. Before the platform shuts down, the company allows users to download their data.
As per the reports, Microsoft is cutting the entire AltspaceVR team as part of the reorganization and is also reducing the headcount of its HoloLens team. It appears that the company is scaling back mixed reality ambitions and is focusing more on the hardware side of the business.


A weighty issue – is obesity a disability?
Can an employer be held liable for discriminating against an employee on grounds of their weight? Ian Machray looks at a recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal.
There is no specific law against “weight discrimination”, but the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) recently considered the extent to which an obese employee could qualify as disabled. If an obese employee is considered disabled they would qualify for protection from discrimination, harassment, victimisation and the employer would have to consider reasonable adjustments to help ensure the employee is not at a disadvantage in the workplace.
The EAT was clear that weight by itself could not be a disability, but it could lead to conditions that might qualify the employee for protection. Possible examples could include a long-term obese employee who suffers from mobility or breathing difficulties which has a substantial impact on their day-to-day activities. In this case, the employee suffered from many conditions – asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure, chronic fatigue syndrome, bowel and stomach problems, anxiety and depression, sacro-iliac joint pains among others – which resulted in symptoms such as shortness of breath, constant fatigue, poor concentration and memory together with pain in many areas of his body.
The key is to focus on the impairment(s) from which the employee suffers and not the cause of the condition(s). Practically speaking, from the employee’s perspective, if the cause of their condition has not been diagnosed it is often harder for them to provide appropriate medical evidence but employers should not be tempted to assume that this means the employee is not disabled. The same principle of focusing on the impairment not the cause is illustrated when dealing with alcohol dependency, where the condition itself is expressly excluded from protection, but accompanying conditions, such as liver disease or depression, can mean that the employee is disabled.
The case serves as a useful reminder to employers that the definition of disability under employment law is wider than often expected. Any employee who suffers from a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities, will qualify as disabled.
A final point to consider about obese employees is potential indirect sex discrimination as there are more obese women than men in the UK. So employers should ensure that any workplace rules which have a greater impact on obese employees can be justified, for example, on health and safety grounds.