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Kindergarten reading workbook pdf provides a fascinating method for kindergarten youngsters to find out and fortify standard methods. The workbook includes simple stories followed by questions as well as exercises on reading sentences and passages, riddles, and sequencing.
The kindergarten workbook below will include reading practice, learn how to space letters and words, sequencing, lowercase letter worksheets, lowercase alphabet letters, correct letter, letter combination, capital letters, different between letters, letter recognition, letter sound, magnetic letters, and other worksheets. Will will put all worksheets in one PDF file.
What program will be included in Kindergarten?
- Phonic Programs
- Handwriting Program
- Reading Programs
- Practice Sentence
Printable activities that will include Kindergarten Reading Workbook
Lowercase Alphabet Letter
Learn how to write lower case letters by using 3 lower case dot letters. Each letter has an object that starts with a current letter. For example Apple for A letter.
Circle the correct letter for each picture. for example if picture of hat circle h letter.
Missing vowel worksheets will help kids identify missing letter by using image as illustration. This will help kids write proper letter formation. For example there is b and x letters behind box picture, so the missing letter is o.
This missing capital letter writing worksheet will help kids memorize all alphabet from A to Z by filling missing letter on the worksheet.
Difference Between Letter
Learn how recognize different letter coloring the box.
Worksheet for practicing recognizing letters. In this worksheets kids will try to identify g letter.
In this initial sounds activities, kids will try to mention beginning sound of each picture. For example c for cat.
Another way to learn letter sound is using magnetic letters like the picture above. Kids will must choose the correct beginning letter for each picture.
Shape Of Letters
This tracing worksheet for practicing writing uppercase letters, each letter has 4 tracing letter. this will help kids writing prompts and practicing writing motions.
Help kids to build a correct sentences using pictures as illustrations. Kids must arrange the list of words to make the correct order.
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Free-electron lasers are used to generate laser radiation using an accelerated electron beam. In this paper, an electrostatic accelerator was used with a thermionic cathode. Lasing pulses of the order of tens of microseconds were generated by passing the current pulses through a wiggler and resonator combination. The change in lasing power as a result of postsaturation variation of the energy of the electron beam during the lasing period is presented in this paper in the form of experimental measurements and simulations. In the experiments, the initial electron beam energy was 1.4 MeV and the current was 1.13 A, whilst the lasing frequency was always close to 102 GHz. It is shown that postsaturation, positively ramping the beam energy increases the radiation extraction efficiency by around 50%. Whilst a falling beam energy results in a reduction in extraction efficiency.
|Number of pages
|IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
|Published - Nov 2017
- Energy extraction
- free-electron laser (FEL) oscillator
- radiation power optimization


For many years my knowledge of my grandfather, John Thomas Merrikin, was very limited.
All I knew of him was that he came from Amber Hill, Lincolnshire, and was for many years a police officer in Leicester. At the beginning of WW2, my grandfather was called up into the Naval Reserve first of all on HMS Devonshire, and then Stoker First Class on HMS Acasta.
8th June 1940, grandad John Thomas Merrikin died in the Norwegian fjords after the Scharnhorst, and Gneisenau blew up HMS Acasta, and as they sank into the cruel freezing cold sea Nick Carter launched a torpedo at the Scharnhorst and damaged her quite badly.
It wasn’t until I joined the GLARAC (Glorious, Ardent, Acasta) Association in 2008 that I realised that HMS Ardent, and HMS Aircraft Carrier Glorious, were also bombed by the two German battleships – both the pride of Nazi Germany. The two British destroyers were accompanying HMS Glorious on convoy. I also became aware of a huge conspiracy as to why 1531 servicemen were killed, and only 43 servicemen survived without Admiralty intervention.
During the lockdown of 2020-2021, I decided to do some of my own research on the worst British naval catastrophe of WW2, and I began to write The Mystery Of Operation Alphabet to bring to life 8th June 1940. I did this by putting photographs on as many names of the war dead and survivors as possible to bring them to life too. I also wrote down stories from books and articles of what happened to the war dead and survivors in their own words, and also of their loved ones, rather than writing using my own words, as I wanted the servicemen to have their own voice.
The Mystery of Operation Alphabet has endless photos of the different ships, lists of the war dead, and also I have written down as many explanations and conspiracy theories as possible as to why the three ships were blown up and 1531 men were killed. I did this by bringing to light the opinions and theories of Admiralty, naval historians, government officials, and members of the GLARAC Association so you can make up your own minds as to what happened.
One of my main aims is to bring to light the bravery of commanders Barker and Glasfurd of HMS Ardent, and HMS Acasta, plus Nick Carter, leading seaman of HMS Acasta, the man who shot the Scharnhorst, to hopefully get the government to give these men military honour and recognition for what they did on 8th June 1940. Amazingly, even the commanders of the German battleships saluted the British ships HMS Glorious, HMS Ardent and especially HMS Acasta as they sunk in the Norwegian fjords to honour their bravery.
Last but not least, I would like to uncover why the government has kept the ships’ records under lock and key since 1940, and why they aren’t going to be made public until 2040/41.
So why not read this interesting and intriguing book to find out more?
Elaine Merrikin Trimlett Glover.


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Geometric vs. traditional morphometric methods for exploring morphological variation of tadpoles at early developmental stages; supplementary material
journal contributionposted on 2019-06-24, 12:48 authored by Marija Ilić, Vida Jojić, Gorana Stamenković, Vanja Marković, Vladica Simić, Momir Paunović, Jelka Crnobrnja-Isailović
We conducted a comparative (2D landmark-based geometric and traditional) morphometric analysis on tadpoles at early developmental stages. Two species of brown frog (Rana dalmatina and R. temporaria) and the common toad (Bufo bufo) were involved, all raised in the laboratory from fertilized eggs collected in their natural habitat. Taxonomic identification was confirmed by the DNA barcoding method with the 16S rRNA sequence as the gene marker. Interested to compare the methodologies for quantification and description of morphological differences among tadpoles of mentioned species, we aimed to: 1) calculate interspecies genetic distances as the most relevant measurement for species differentiation, 2) determine and describe size and shape variation, 3) identify relationships among the analyzed species at the morphological level and 4) assess their classification accuracy. Within the framework of the specified aims, both methodologies produced very similar results, i.e., the smallest divergence was between R. dalmatina and R. temporaria, while the most discriminative were B. bufo and R. temporaria. However, we observed subtle shape variation of the distal region of the tail that was detected only by the geometric morphometrics. Our findings support the following. Geometric morphometric method captures more subtle shape differences that were unable to be recovered from linear measurements. It performs slightly better in classification rate. Although it was not quantified, it stands to reason that there is no difference in time investment between the two approaches. Geometric morphometrics provides more information that can be leveraged to answer further questions and it has a clear advantage in visualizing.


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Lucinda Loya Interiors is a well-known interior design firm in Houston. Lucinda Loya created the firm in 2003, and it has since become a notable brand in the interior design sector, providing bespoke design solutions to clients across the United States.
Lucinda Loya, an interior designer with over 20 years of experience, is known for her unique approach to interior design, which incorporates modern and traditional aspects to create houses that are both timeless and contemporary. Clean lines, vibrant colors, and an emphasis on textures and materials define her unique style.
The firm’s track record is impressive, with residential and commercial projects ranging from sumptuous high-rise apartments to charming boutique hotels. Among their most notable projects are the Houston Four Seasons Hotel, the River Oaks Cézanne Apartments, and the River Oaks Country Club.
Lucinda Loya Interiors emphasizes client engagement, working closely with them to learn their wants and preferences in order to create a design that truly reflects their own style and personality. The firm’s designers, architects, and craftspeople are highly qualified and experienced, ensuring that each project is finished to the highest quality standards.
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by Wendy Gustafson
My 10-year-old granddaughter, Keira, is a great reader. She started early in her life and now hardly slows down to eat. She has even produced a few manuscripts herself. Keira reintroduced me to the series of books by R.A. Montgomery called “Choose Your Own Adventure.” When my kids were her age, they loved these books too. The library book we’re reading now is The Lost Jewels of Nabooti. When we travel in the car together, Keira reads the story out loud while I’m driving. I help with the hard words if I can guess from her try at pronunciation what word it might be, and we go on the adventure together.
Montgomery has an interesting concept. He has designed 38 different storylines in this one book. The first couple of pages are the set-up. We find out what the mystery is all about and get recruited to help. Then the first choice comes: “If you agree to go on tomorrow’s plane for Paris, go on to the next page. If you demand more time, information, and extra help, turn to page nine.”
And so it goes. Every few pages there is a choice to be made. It is not one choice that determines your fate in the story, it is many. Sometimes you wind up in a fruitless effort to escape a crocodile. Sometimes you end up the chosen leader for peace and justice.
So many paths are laid down for you by the author, so many endings prepared for you, gotten to by so many choices! To continue the story, you have to choose and choose again, yet you and the author work as a team to get you to the end, however deadly or delightful that end might be.
But remember, at any time, you can go back and make another choice. You can change the path of your story and affect its outcome. The new choice may take you over familiar ground for a while until you come to a turning point and a choice that changes everything.
God gave R.A. Montgomery the idea for this exciting series of books. God is an old hand at crafting adventure stories. He is the author of your life story, crafting both the beginning and the end. Your story starts in Love and ends in Love. You choose the many middle parts.
You never really know where your story will take you, but God the Author does. He is the one who has written the story. He is the one who imagined and planned it from the beginning. He knows every alternative offered. He knows every ending.
And every one of those endings is designed to end you up in the lap of God. It is His design to have you for His own forever.
Your life is an adventure that your choices write. The choices are daily—sometimes difficult, sometimes delightful. They may seem accidental, coincidental, or random. In reality they were planned before you were born. You choose, and then God the Author takes over. God is committed to anyway that will bring you home in the end. He has written that part where you get saved by a hero who sacrifices his own well-being to preserve and prosper yours.
It is all through the narrative, all through the story. Hiding in every choice you are given is that Hero who is always there to save and love you.
So choose. Choose to come safely home. Bring others with you. Involve the world in your happy ending.


We show you our most important and recent visitors news details Abu Dhabi makes groundbreaking progress in stem cell treatment of COVID-19 in the following article
Hind Al Soulia - Riyadh - The Abu Dhabi Stem Cell Centre has now treated more than 2000 patients suffering from the pandemic, with 1200 already fully recovered from the effects of the virus.
Progress made in COVID-19 stem cell treatment by ADSCC. (WAM)
ABU DHABI -The Abu Dhabi Stem Cell Centre (ADSCC) announced this week that it had succeeded in ramping up the number of coronavirus treatments from 73 in initial clinical trial.
This breakthrough comes following a decision by the Emirati government to make treatment available free of charge for all moderate-to-high risk COVID-19 patients in the country.
A treatment, branded UAECell19, has previously demonstrated efficacy with no significant changes in adverse events reported, an absence of any unexpected serious reactions (such as anaphylaxis, allergies or sudden death) and no reports of any lung complications as determined by radiological exams from inhalation of the nebulised product.
ADSCC has now treated more than 2000 patients suffering from COVID-19, with 1200 already fully recovered from the effects of the virus.
A team of doctors and researchers at ADSCC, led by doctor Yendry Ventura, announced in May they had developed a new treatment for COVID-19 patients.
UAECell19, an autologous stem cells based therapy, appears to help the body fight the virus and make the disease less harmful.
Following an initial trial, researchers were able to conclude that UAECell19 reduced the duration of hospitalisation from 22 days to just six, when compared to patients who had received standard treatment.
Further analyses revealed that patients treated with the stem cells were 3,1 times more likely to recover in less than seven days than those treated with standard therapy.
67 percent of the patients who received the stem cells treatment owed their recovery to the new treatment.
ADSCC has since secured intellectual property rights protection for UAECell19, which opens the way for the treatment to be shared widely so more patients can benefit.
ADSCC said researchers are at various stages of several investigatory efforts to establish effectiveness (Phase 3 trial), optimal efficacy of dosage, and efficacy to treat other respiratory diseases such asthma, COPD, and cystic fibrosis.
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To develop, control and evaluate HSE management system and program to ensure company operational activities in accordance with HSE quality management standard
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- To socialize and monitor HSE management system and program implementation to ensure system and program is implemeted with the rules
- To evaluate HSE management system and program to improve the effectiveness and successfull implementation of system and program.
- To conduct inspection and follow up the finding to prevent HSE violatons.
- To investigate accident and analyze the causal factor of the accident in order to reduce the level of accident in the workplace.
- Minimum Bachelor Degree majoring in Engineering/Mining/HSE
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Organizational decision support systems (ODSS) are a new type of decision support systems (DSS) focusing on the organization wide issues rather than individual, group, or departmental issues. Because of its organization wide scope, a typical ODSS cuts across organizational functions or hierarchical layers. Thus, seamless integration with organization's diverse IS applications running on heterogeneous platforms becomes a critical issue for building a successful ODSS. We analyze the Korea Telecom (KT)'s Operations and Maintenance (O&M) division focusing on its investment strategies. We develop a conceptual framework which links O&M investment decisions to performance of its operational branches across the nation. In this framework, performance of each local branch is evaluated on two dimensions: quality of service (QOS) and difficulty of the local operating environment (CDI: context difficulty index). This approach will enable O&M management to explicate the major causes behind differences in service quality among local branches and to determine proper scale and area of O&M investment for competing branches. To support the above framework, we also develop a prototype for the KTOM-ODSS with an EIS like user friendly interface. When a complete ODSS is implemented on top of various KT transaction processing systems, it will become a critical component of the O&M Integrated Decision Support Environment (IDSE).
|Title of host publication
|Information Systems - Organizational Systems and Technology
|IEEE Computer Society
|Number of pages
|Published - 1996
|29th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 1996 - Wailea, United States
Duration: 1996 Jan 3 → 1996 Jan 6
|Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
|29th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 1996
|96/1/3 → 96/1/6
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© 1996 IEEE.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Engineering


James Tubbs: the turbulent life of the great bow maker and master of the English school
English bow maker James Tubbs (1835-1921) is seen as the only European master bow maker who was able to create an independent tradition that could hold its own against the great French tradition of the 19th century. James Tubbs was the greatest member of a family with a five-generation history of bow making, and at the same time, James Tubbs, sometimes dubbed the “English Tourte”, was also the embodiment of the English school alongside his legendary predecessor John Dodd.
James Tubbs early years: William II. Tubbs and W. E. Hill & Sons
James Tubbs was born in London on 25 March 1835, the eldest of eleven children in a poor family that had eked out a meagre living for two generations with its bow making. James Tubbs grew up in a part of town that inspired Charles Dickens' depictions of poverty in Oliver Twist. He learned the trade of making bows from his father, William Tubbs, Jr. (1814-1878) and was probably either unemployed or a day labourer when he began working for W. E. Hill & Sons around 1858. The bows of the talented young master quickly won important awards for the highly esteemed company.
James Tubbs and the Hill bow
Tubbs worked for the Hills but in an atelier of his own, and it can be assumed that he was not their employee; instead, he had a tenuous arrangement in which the Hills provided him work. This may explain the minor scandal which James Tubbs caused in his later years: decades after working for the Hills, he managed to acquire some of the Hill bows he had created then and marked them his own seal.
James Tubbs own bow model
Despite the difficult circumstances of his early career, James Tubbs successes allowed him to move to new addresses in London until he ultimately set up his workshop in Wardour Street No. 94 in the 1870s. Immediately before this last move, he had finally begun working for himself; he developed his own bow model that did not deny its debt to Tourte but was still a stand-alone achievement in the history of European bow making.
James Tubbs most successful years
Tubbs celebrated his greatest accomplishments in the 1880s, when he built bows for famous musicians such as August Wilhelmj and was appointed the court bow maker for the Duke of Edinburgh. In the 1890s, he continued to refine the design of his bow by integrating the mathematic findings of W. S. B. Woolhouse, who – much like Vuillaume's studies on Tourte – recommended applying a logarithmic to the stick. On his birthdays, James Tubbs crafted especially elaborate, gold- and silver-mounted bows with artistic engravings and inlays; between 1876 and 1910, similar pieces were presented as prizes to the best students at the London Guildhall School and the Royal Academy of Music.
James Tubbs son Alfred
In 1891, his then 28-year-old son Alfred joined the company, which was subsequently renamed James Tubbs and Son. Around the turn of the century, Tubbs senior retired to Ashford near Staines, leaving the family business to Alfred and working on only the occasional bow. After Alfred's sudden death on 3 November 1911, James Tubbs returned to his atelier for a few years; one reason for resuming work was to help support his daughter-in-law, who in turn took care of the ageing master until his death in 1921.
W.E. Hill & Sons: on the Mt. Parnassus of the art of violin making
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E. Sartory: the modern classic of bow making


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This vulnerability assessment is an initial science-based effort to identify how and why focal resources (ecosystems, species populations, and ecosystem services) across the Sierra Nevada region are likely to be affected by future climate conditions. This assessment centers on the Sierra Nevada region of California, from foothills to crests, including ten national forests and two national parks. Twenty‐seven focal resources including eight ecosystems, populations of fifteen species, and four ecosystem services were identified as important by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) as part of their forest plan revision process or by Sierra Nevada stakeholders and are considered in this assessment. Vulnerabilities of these resources were evaluated during the Vulnerability Assessment Workshop (held March 5-7, 2013); resources included 8 ecosystems (alpine/subalpine, yellow pine/mixed conifer, red fir, wet meadows and fens, oak woodlands, chaparral, sagebrush, and aquatic), 15 species (fisher, marten, bighorn sheep, wood rat, willow flycatcher, mountain quail, sage grouse, Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog, mountain yellow-legged frog, red fir, blue oak, black oak, whitebark pine, bristlecone pine, and aspen), and 4 ecosystem services (timber and wood products, carbon, fire, and recreation).
The vulnerability assessment results are comprised of evaluations and comments from a participant breakout group during the workshop, peer-review comments following the workshop from at least one additional expert in the subject area, and relevant references from the literature. The resulting documents are not comprehensive; rather they are an initial evaluation of vulnerability based on existing information and expert input. They are intended to be living documents that can be revised and expanded upon as new information becomes available.
The overarching goal is to help resource managers and stakeholders plan their management of these focal resources in light of a changing climate. Specifically, this information can facilitate priority setting for management action and responses, helping to sustain optimal conditions for and productivity of focal resources.
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Winners of Mastercard Lighthouse Program
Jun 6, 2021
This week we were crowned Finnish winners of Mastercard’s Lighthouse fall program. The possibility to participate in this years program was a great strategic step for us, especially having built up relationships with partner banks and Mastercard ahead of the program. The program has helped to crystalize our next steps in our journey to digitalize the world of receipts.
‘We’ve been working closely with both the partner banks and Mastercard on a vision where cardholders can seamlessly receive their receipts digitally and within their banking application. It’s time to finally stop the madness and say goodbye to paper receipts!’ – Joel Ojala CEO, ReceiptHero
Given that the pandemic has changed the format of the event, the team still had a challenging schedule of workshops and meetings. We want to thank all partner banks, Mastercard and the organizers for putting on a great program and providing us a platform to meet advisors, potential customers and partners.
We know we cannot build the receipt rails without having a global player like Mastercard backing us, this is further validation that the team is working on something impactful for customers and also the environment.


McKee Barracks A Concise History
The book launch of ‘McKee Barracks A Concise History’ by Defence Forces veteran and historian Ronnie Daly along with author and military historian Paul O’Brien, was held in McKee Barracks on Friday 9th of November 2018. Here is a book review published in the November 2018 issue of An Cosantóir Magazine by P.C.
Authors: Ronnie Daly & Paul O’Brien
Publisher: A Defence Forces Publication, (November 2018)
Printed by Defence Forces Printing Press
Those of us that have been fortunate enough to have been given a guided tour of McKee Barracks by a former member of the Defence Forces, Ronnie Daly, know of his wealth of knowledge on the barracks and those that lived and worked within its confines.
A Concise History of McKee Barracks is Ronnie’s first book and with it, he has dispelled many of the myths associated with the barracks and set a very high standard for future barrack histories.
Formally known as Marlborough Barracks, the book takes in the conception of the complex, the construction of the barracks and the initial occupation by British Forces in the 1880s. This is very interesting and some research has gone into these particular chapters as the author describes the daily lives of those serving and the barrack routines at that time. Of particular interest is the cavalry trooper’s preparation for inspection and the ‘spit and polish’ required for various parades.
The book also takes in turbulent periods in our nation’s history such as the Rising, the War of Independence, the Civil War and the handing over of the barracks to the National Army. The decades that followed are also covered, with the history continuing up to modern-day.
Daly has enlisted military historian and a regular contributor to An Cosantóir, Paul O’Brien, whose writing skills make this publication a very easy and enjoyable read.
Both authors, Daly and O’Brien, must be commended for this work and I hope that this book, it’s content and layout, will be a template for future barrack histories as a series is long overdue.


Roy Arden was born in Vancouver in 1957 where he lives and works today.
He studied at the Vancouver School of Art and the University of British Columbia and has been active as an exhibiting visual artist since 1978. His « archival » works of the 1980’s examined the fundamental nature of the photographic and questioned its role in the construction of history. His large colour landscape photographs of the 1990’s registered the « landscape of the economy » in Realist tableaux. Arden’s work is regularly seen in commercial and institutional exhibitions in Canada and internationally. Arden has also taught, curated and published critical texts. [Source : VOX, 2002]


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Mushie Reusable Sticker Set - Space
Set the stage for imaginative storytelling with a reusable sticker book that features space themes and galactic scenes. With puffy stickers that can be used over and over again, little astronauts will enjoy pretend play with 3-2-1 countdowns and rocket ship blast-offs. The simple carrying handles let you take playtime anywhere with easy-to-hold cutouts at the top of the book. Watch littles act out countless scenarios as they move stickers around the book and explore the stars, planets and universe.
- Each set includes 50+ reusable puffy stickers to place, layer and reuse.
- Folded Reusable Sticker Set measures 8.7 x 9.9" (22.09 x 25.14 cm)
- Recommended for ages 3 years+


- At A Glance: Proposition 37 • It would require most genetically engineered, processed foods and produce sold in supermarkets and other retailers to be labeled as such. GMO food would be prohibited from using the phrase “natural” on their labels. Meat, dairy, alcohol and restaurant foods would be exempt.A California-based organization pushing for the labeling of GM foods, The Right to Know, highlights independent studies that have linked GMOs to increased allergies, asthma, autism, and ADHD.Opposition comes from agribusiness and pesticide companies, to name just a few.
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- A French research team documented that rats fed a ‘lifetime’ of Monsanto’s GM corn had premature death, organ damage, and massive tumors all over the body.
- According to Organic Spies, anywhere from 20%-30% of Whole Foods products contain GMOs.
- Studies have shown that eating GMO produce grown from seeds modified with Round-Up alters human DNA to the extent that people begin to produce. Round-Up in the GI tract!
- EU may also ban Monsanto GMO in the wake of shocking cancer findings.
- An animal study done by the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science suggests that genetically modified foods contributes to weight gain, excessive hunger, and other changes to the body. Salmon studied developed an inability to properly digest certain proteins and showed intestinal changes.
- A California-based organization pushing for the labeling of GM foods, The Right to Know, highlights independent studies that have linked GMOs to increased allergies, asthma, autism, and ADHD.
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The Federal Government has a responsibility to evaluate all requests for the use of government property and determine if it is an acceptable use of Federal property, if there are any potential impacts and mitigation of those impacts prior to issuing a real estate outgrant (lease, easement, license, etc) for access and use of Federal property. Outlined below is the process for submitting a request to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Garrison Project Office, for use of government property for the development of oil and natural gas resources.
As stewards of the public land and water at the Garrison Project, which includes Garrison Dam and Lake Sakakawea in Riverdale, N.D., the Omaha District must carefully consider the impacts and implications of any request to use the land or water in the development of oil and natural gas resources. Each request is reviewed for compliance with multiple Federal laws during this process. Two worth noting are 33 USC 408 (Section 408) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Section 408 requires the Corps to review activities that may alter, or temporarily, or permanently occupy an authorized civil works project to ensure that such activity will not be injurious to the public interest and will not impair the usefulness of the project. In order to provide Section 408 permission, the Corps must conclude that the alteration will not be injurious to the public interest or affect the project's ability to meet its authorized purpose. NEPA requires the Corps to consider any impacts that developing oil and natural gas resources could have on the public and the environment. Adverse impacts to the public, the environment, and the congressionally-authorized purposes of the Garrison Project must be avoided.
All requests to use Government property (also known as a real estate outgrant) at the Garrison Project must be submitted in writing to:
Supervisory Resource Manager
P.O. Box 527
Riverdale, ND 58565
When submitting a request, please be aware of the time necessary for review. Review times listed are estimates, actual times may vary. Applicants are responsible for payment of administrative costs and consideration when requesting use of Government property. Consideration is normally the fair market value of the lands requested while administrative costs are those incurred by the Government for evaluation of the request and issuance of real estate documents. Depending on the nature and complexity of the request, the Government may request that the applicant pay the administrative cost prior to the start of the review. Applicants should contact Garrison Project staff at (701) 654-7756 prior to submitting any written requests. It is also helpful to review the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Non-Recreation Outgrant Policy (ER 1130-02-550).
The steps for submitting a request are described below in the "Request Submittal Process" Section.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – July 9, 2020 – Fullintel has won a 2020 AMEC Silver Award for best crisis comms measurement and reporting, for its work assisting a major public company with monitoring and reporting on a high-profile crisis that garnered a high level of media and public interest.
Thanks to Fullintel’s round the clock crisis command center manned by experts, real-time crisis intelligence platform powered by AI, daily briefings and breaking news alerts, the client successfully alleviated significant negative fallout over the incident – keeping negative media and social media commentary at or below its initial goal of five per cent. The case study that won the award involved the company activating Fullintel’s 24/7/365 crisis media monitoring offering by calling Fullintel’s crisis hotline. From there a series of advisory alerts, management reports and collaboration assisted the client to successfully overcome the crisis.
“Crisis communications measurement and reporting has always been crucial, but with today’s business environment, combined with the increasing velocity of news and social media, it’s more important now than ever before,” said Fullintel President Andrew Koeck. “We’re thrilled to have won an AMEC Silver Award for our crisis communications work with a major public company. We’d also like to congratulate our fellow AMEC Award winners and nominees, who all submitted great work.”
The AMEC Awards, administered by the International Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC), is a global awards program for communications measurement. The awards aim to recognize and celebrate exceptional work while showcasing the importance of research, measurement, insights, and analytics.
Although awards are typically handed out at the 2020 AMEC Global Summit and AMEC Awards Ceremony (originally scheduled for June 2 to 4 in Vienna, Austria), this year’s event for the first time ever took place virtually this past week.
AMEC has more than 160 members in 86 countries worldwide.
Fullintel combines best-in-class technology with manual content searching and curation to deliver the most relevant, contextual, and affordable media monitoring possible. Our analysts monitor print, online, social media, broadcast, and influencer opinions in real-time – compiled by technology, supplemented, and verified by humans. Where technology alone fails, your dedicated analyst has you covered. Fullintel has offices in Cambridge, Mass., Ottawa, Ont. and Nagercoil, India.
AMEC is the International Association for Measurement and Evaluation of Communication. It is the world’s largest media intelligence and insights professional organization, representing organizations and practitioners who provide media evaluation and communication research. AMEC currently has more than 160 members in 86 countries worldwide. AMEC thinks and operates internationally, forming working groups from different countries to work together on new initiatives, all reinforced by its International Chapters in the Asia Pacific, North America, and Europe.


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Eric caused a sensation in the 1920s, delivering speeches answering questions and firing sparks out of his mouth. He made his debut in London at the Model Engineering Exhibition in 1928, and could stand, move his arms and head, and take a bow as well as speak -- probably thanks to a human operator hidden off-stage.
Eric is important because he was built around the time the modern concept of the robot was taking shape. And mysteriously, after wowing the crowd with his debut, Eric was taken on an international tour but disappeared soon after -- possibly cannibalised for parts, or lost.
In May, the Science Museum launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise £35,000 to build a new version of Eric ahead of its Robots exhibition next year. It's not entirely clear what made Eric work, so the team behind the recreation will have to reverse-engineer his inner workings from what he was able to do.
The campaign smashed through its target to raise £51,813, so another pioneering robot will be rebuilt too.
This is Inkha, the "mischievous" robotic receptionist that greeted visitors to King's College London from 2003 until 2014, "dispensing directions, information and attitude with a cocky tilt of her head."
Inhka the robot will also be refurbished.
Image: Science Museum
The additional funds will be used to replace Inhka's motors and update her software so she moves smoothly. "We'll upgrade her hardware so she can maintain her behaviours and physical functions, ensuring that the technology that controls her doesn't go obsolete," said the Science Museum.
After the conservation work, Inhka will join Eric in the 2017 Robots exhibition "where she will once again interact with the public, enjoying banter with visitors and perhaps even offering fashion advice."


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Elena de Santos began her piano studies with Elena Aguado, and continued with Fernando Puchol at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música in Madrid. She completed her Postgraduate studies with Michael Leuschner at the Saatliche Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg, Germany.
Santos studied Chamber Music with Mª Teresa Berrueta and Luis Rego, and later with Nicolás Chumachenco and Felix Gottlieb in Germany. She has completed a Master’s degree in Musical Creation and Interpretation at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid.
Santos has continued her piano studies, taking masterclasses with such well-known musicians as Jacques Rouvier, Akiko Ebi, Josep María Colom, Aquiles delle Vigne, Joaquín Soriano, Ramón Coll, Teresa Escandón, Almudena Cano, Andrzej Jasinsky, Graham Jackson and Anthony Spiri, among others.
She has received several awards from various competitions, including first prize at the “Jacinto Guerrero” National Piano Competition in Toledo; finalist at the “Ricard Viñes” International Piano Competition in Lérida; Injuve 2001 Music Circuits Program, and Young Musicians in Concert 2004, organized by the district of Castilla y León.
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Santos has premiered piano pieces by prestigious Spanish composers, some of which have been dedicated to her. She has recorded for the Spanish Radio and Television Corporation (RTVE) and German Southwest Broadcasting (SWR), and recorded an album called “Mujeres que dan la Nota” for the Cezanne Producciones label, which includes works by contemporary Spanish women composers. The CD was first presented at the New Music Miami Festival in the United States.
Currently, Elena de Santos combines her concert activity with teaching. She is a member of the Duo Hypatia, together with violinist Enrique Rivas, and is pianist of the Nuevo Ensemble de Segovia (“neSg”). Santos also teaches piano at the Conservatorio Profesional de Música “Teresa Berganza” in Madrid.


Artículo de Publicación Periódica: Obtaining accurate and calibrated coil models for transcranial magnetic stimulation using magnetic field measurements
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"Currently, simulations of the induced currents in the brain produced by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) are used to elucidate the regions reached by stimuli. However, models commonly found in the literature are too general and neglect imperfections in the windings. Aiming to predict the stimulation sites in patients requires precise modeling of the electric field (E-field), and a proper calibration to adequate to the empirical data of the particular coil employed. Furthermore, most fabricators do not provide precise information about the coil geometries, and even using X-ray images may lead to subjective interpretations. We measured the three components of the vector magnetic field induced by a TMS figure-8 coil with spatial resolutions of up to 1 mm. Starting from a computerized tomography-based coil model, we applied a multivariate optimization algorithm to automatically modify the original model and obtain one that optimally fits the measurements. Differences between models were assessed in a human brain mesh using the finite-elements method showing up to 6% variations in the E-field magnitude. Our calibrated model could increase the precision of the estimated E-field induced in the brain during TMS, enhance the accuracy of delivered stimulation during functional brain mapping, and improve dosimetry for repetitive TMS."
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Simon Boyd, managing director of REIDsteel, said: “There have been some incredibly serious allegations about completely unacceptable behaviour at the CBI.
“It is shocking and of deep concern to us that such misconduct appears to have been allowed to happen over a number of years.
“There is absolutely no excuse for this type of behaviour at any organisation or business, whether in the City of London or elsewhere.
“It is emphatically at odds with what REIDsteel stands for as a company where values of respect and inclusivity for everyone are non-negotiable.
“Our initial reaction was to break all ties with the CBI, both in terms of our company membership and in my role as a founder member of its manufacturing council.
“However, we have been re-assured by the immediate and decisive action taken by the CBI’s president Brian McBride and its new director general Rain Newton-Smith. This has included a dismissal, suspension of employees and the launch of a root and branch review of its culture and governance.
“They have spoken to us and given us confidence that they are committed and able to tackle the very serious issues at hand. Had they not already taken firm action and given such assurances, we would have withdrawn our membership.
“For now we have been given enough encouragement to reserve judgement and see how the situation develops. I hope they are able to restore trust and confidence in the CBI while eliminating every trace of unacceptable behaviour and practices where it may exist within the organisation.”


"Health Transition" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Demographic and epidemiologic changes that have occurred in the last five decades in many developing countries and that are characterized by major growth in the number and proportion of middle-aged and elderly persons and in the frequency of the diseases that occur in these age groups. The health transition is the result of efforts to improve maternal and child health via primary care and outreach services and such efforts have been responsible for a decrease in the birth rate; reduced maternal mortality; improved preventive services; reduced infant mortality, and the increased life expectancy that defines the transition. (From Ann Intern Med 1992 Mar 15;116(6):499-504)
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Healthcare simulation has significant potential for helping health services to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Rapid changes to care pathways and processes needed for protection of staff and patients may be facilitated by a translational simulation approach-diagnosing changes needed, developing and testing new processes and then embedding new systems and teamwork through training. However, there are also practical constraints on running in situ simulations during a pandemic-the need for physical distancing, rigorous infection control for manikins and training equipment and awareness of heightened anxiety among simulation participants. We describe our institution's simulation strategy for COVID-19 preparation and reflect on the lessons learned-for simulation programs and for health services seeking to utilise translational simulation during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. We offer practical suggestions for a translational simulation strategy and simulation delivery within pandemic constraints. We also suggest simulation programs develop robust strategies, governance and relationships for managing change within institutions-balancing clinician engagement, systems engineering expertise and the power of translational simulation for diagnosing, testing and embedding changes.


January 4 marks the first birthday of the Food Safety Modernization Act. I imagine most manufacturers that produce, market or import petfood to the US aren’t celebrating the milestone, because the new law means new regulations to comply with, along with the added costs of doing so (including myriad new fees from the Food and Drug Administration).
It might help to know, however, that a 2011 study showed US consumers would be willing to spend collectively US$4,500 to US$6,000 to prevent each case of short-term illness caused by contaminated food. The study, conducted by Kevin Haninger and James Hammitt of the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis and originally published in Risk Analysis International Journal, addressed human food safety, but the results would probably extend to petfood, at least on a smaller scale.
Reported in the October edition of FSMeDigest from Food Safety Magazine (www.foodsafetymagazine.com/article.asp?id=4363&sub=sub1#Article1), the study started with the seemingly simple goal of examining the “monetary value that consumers place on a safer food supply,” the authors wrote. Of course, doing so in a scientifically and statistically sound way gets pretty complex and detailed, and the article provides an overview of all that, including the two main methods or metrics for examining the valuation consumers put on safe food.
On its own, the finding that 2,858 randomly selected US adults are willing to pay more for safer human foods is important, though it should be emphasized that the amounts cited are collective. But the authors said their methods can lead to an estimate of what individuals would be willing to pay.
For the petfood industry, perhaps the critical implication in this study is the reason for conducting it in the first place. “Federal agencies are required to assess the costs and benefits of major regulations they develop to reduce the risks of foodborne illnesses,” the authors wrote. “According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one in six Americans (or 48 million people) become ill from such an illness each year. By estimating the individual willingness to pay to reduce these risks, analysts can determine whether the benefits of regulations exceed the costs imposed on consumers, food producers and others.”
In light of FSMA and its new regulations, this cost-benefit requirement is significant. Will that apply to buyers and producers of petfood, too? Will petfood manufacturers who have to make investments to comply with new regulations be able to access evidence, ideally provided by FDA, that the benefits justify the costs? And will that evidence be available in such a way that you can communicate it to consumers and potentially reap benefits yourselves via increased petfood sales?
Because, judging by the overwhelming consumer response to the 2007 melamine-related petfood recalls—which in turn has led to a continuing explosion of websites, blogs and other Internet forums touting so-called experts and expertise on petfood and pet nutrition—pet owners would very likely welcome marketing messages and other information that includes such evidence of safer petfood. And hopefully, they would put their money where many of them say their hearts are: providing the best, safest, most wholesome nutrition for their pets.


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The Camp Nou Stadium as a testbed for city physiology: a modular framework for urban digital twins
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ProjectIoTwins - Distributed Digital Twins for industrial SMEs: a big-data platform (EC-H2020-857191)
In this paper, the Camp Nou stadium is used as a testbed for City Physiology, a theoretical framework for urban digital twins. With this case study, the modularity and adaptability of the framework, originally intended for city-scale simulations, are tested on a large facility venue. As a proof of concept, several statistical techniques and an agent-based simulation platform are coupled to simulate a crowd in the stadium, and a process of four steps is followed to build the case study. Both the conceptual (interdomain) and technical (domain specific) layers of the digital twin are defined and connected in a nonlinear process so that they represent the complexity of the object to be simulated. &e result obtained is a strategy to build a digital twin from the domain point of view, paving the way for more complex, more ambitious simulators
CitationMeta, I. [et al.]. The Camp Nou Stadium as a testbed for city physiology: a modular framework for urban digital twins. "Complexity", 12 Octubre 2021, vol. 2021, article 9731180, p. 1-15.


The Provincial Government of Bataan is a recipient of a recognition conferred by the Presidential Communications Office FOI – Project Management Office (FOI-PMO) during the 2023 Freedom of Information (FOI) Awards held last Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at the Hilton Manila in Pasay City. Said award falls in the category, New Local Government Unit to pass an Ordinance on FOI.
In her message, PCO Undersecretary Cherbett Maralit emphasized that the FOI Awards stand as a testament to the transformative power of transparency in shaping a brighter future for our nation. Usec. Maralit further urged everyone to reaffirm their collective commitment to fostering transparency, accountability, and good governance.
Atty. Evangeline Q. De Leon, Assistant Secretary for Operations of PCO, commended various local and national agencies and departments for their enthusiastic support and unwavering dedication in implementing the FOI. This commitment contributes significantly to fostering citizen empowerment, increased public participation, and open governance.
Bataan achieved this milestone with the active participation of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan led by Vice Governor Cris Garcia in passing Provincial Ordinance No. 27 s. 2022, highlighting the commitment of local legislative bodies in promoting transparency and accountability.
The Provincial Information Office (PIO) headed by Ms. Angel Lara who received said citation on behalf of Gov. Joet Garcia, is in the forefront in the crafting of the Province’s FOI manual and in the implementation of said Ordinance, ensuring its effective dissemination and utilization, thus empowering citizens with access to vital information and reinforcing the principles of open governance in Bataan.
The City Government of Balanga also received this prestigious award. These joint efforts serve as a testament to the province’s unwavering commitment to transparency and excellence in public service.


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LSD is a drug. One that has been banned from research for a long time. Prior to banning LSD, it had shown positive possibilities in many many areas. Research was banned in the 1980’s. Since the 80’s technology for looking at brain activity has advanced immensely. Now it is possible to understand the physical effects of the drug on brain activity and function.
Here is an excerpt from the Guardian article.
“A dose of the psychedelic substance – injected rather than dropped – unleashed a wave of changes that altered activity and connectivity across the brain. This has led scientists to new theories of visual hallucinations and the sense of oneness with the universe some users report.
The brain scans revealed that trippers experienced images through information drawn from many parts of their brains, and not just the visual cortex at the back of the head that normally processes visual information. Under the drug, regions once segregated spoke to one another.
Further images showed that other brain regions that usually form a network became more separated in a change that accompanied users’ feelings of oneness with the world, a loss of personal identity called “ego dissolution”….
The study could pave the way for LSD or related chemicals to be used to treat psychiatric disorders. Nutt said the drug could pull the brain out of thought patterns seen in depression and addiction through its effects on brain networks.
Amanda Feilding, director of the Beckley Foundation, said: “We are finally unveiling the brain mechanisms underlying the potential of LSD, not only to heal, but also to deepen our understanding of consciousness itself.””


The Deputy UN envoy to Syria, Ramzi Ezzedine Ramzi, will be holding several meetings this week with authorities in Damascus as part of efforts to end the war in the country. The fighting in Syria is between the government, the rebels and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as they all control some part of the territory.
The arrival of Ramzi in Damascus came after Staffan de Mistura, UN Envoy to Syria, had constructive talks in Turkey with rebel groups concerning the city of Aleppo. Government forces are controlling the western side of the city while the rebels are taking care of the east since 2012. Mistura proposed a ceasefire plan to end the fighting in Aleppo. President Assad didn’t rule out his proposal plan saying that it was worth studying.
The UN is hoping that a ceasefire in Aleppo could lead to its expansion in areas heavily affected by the war. Some of the conditions forwarded by rebels are the assurance of an effective guarantee that Damascus will stop ground oprations and will not redeploy its Aleppo forces to the Eastern Ghouta region to fight against rebel positions there. Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said the handover of heavy weapons by rebels and the return of local administration into the city will be part of any Aleppo ceasefire agreement.
More than half of Syria’s population is estimated to have fled the country since the beginning of the clashes in 2011 when it all started as a protest march against Assad’s regime. An estimated 200,000 are believed to have been killed since then.
The presence of ISIS in the northern Syria, that is part of its proclaimed Islamic State, could jeopardize peace efforts.


Advanced Compression and Physical I/O
sunirNov 23 2009 — edited Dec 1 2010
Excerpt from AC twp.
"As stated above, the Table Compression feature has no adverse impact on read operations. However, compression requires additional work to be performed while writing the data making it unavoidable to eliminate performance overhead for write operations. Oracle has put in a significant amount of work to minimize such overhead for OLTP Table Compression. Oracle compresses a block in batch mode rather than compressing data every single time a write operation takes place. A newly initialized block remains uncompressed until data in the block reaches an internally controlled threshold. When a transaction causes the data in the block to reach this threshold, all contents of the block are compressed. Subsequently, as more data is added to the block and the threshold is again reached, the entire block
is recompressed to achieve the highest level of compression. This process repeats until Oracle determines that the block can no longer benefit from further compression. Only transactions that trigger the compression of the block will experience the minimal compression overhead. Therefore, a majority of OLTP transactions on compressed blocks will have the exact same performance as they would with uncompressed blocks.
How much physical disk i/o is this going to create?
Does it increase physical i/o because OLTP transactions are written uncompressed then re-written compressed when block thresholds are reached?
Background: Loading (using conventional path) hundreds of millions of records per day (200GB a day). Data is for OLTP.


There are estimated to be around 30,000 older people living with moderate or severe frailty across Nottinghamshire and Nottingham. Across England the figure is around 1.5 million or 15% of the population aged 65 years and over.
In 2014/15, members of Nottinghamshire Local Workforce Action Board (LWAB) came together to improve care for older people with frailty through an innovative toolkit and supporting training programme with the following aims:
- Enable supported self-care;
- Promote integrated assessment;
- Foster multi-professional and multi-agency learning and working;
- Deliver consistent education and training standards.
The training programme and associated toolkit have been running since October 2015. In addition to the Nottinghamshire programme, the training and education resources are being adopted and adapted across the country.
We’re also delighted that the Nottinghamshire Frailty Toolkit and associated training resources were also used to help shape the development of the national Frailty Framework of Core Capabilities.
There are six features of the combined training, education and toolkit which come together to provide an innovative and interactive approach to helping support older people living with frailty to self-care and have a better quality of life:
- The Frailty Toolkit App;
- Multi-Agency Training Events – either whole-day, half-day or two-hour sessions which can be customised to the most relevant setting;
- The Frailty Fulcrum;
- Supported Self-care Planning;
- FrailtySIM, the Frailty Virtual Reality Simulation – this is now being supported by funding from Ufi as part of its VocTech Seed Projects 2016
- Co-designed Case Study Exercises.
You can access the 3-month follow up evaluation of the April and May 2016 cohort here.
Access the Frailty Overview, including the Frailty Fulcrum.
Register your interest in deploying the Training and Toolkit in your area or organisation. Please note it is not currently possible to register for access to the toolkit via the “Create an account button”.
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On Nov. 24, the "Happy Cities of China Forum 2023" was held in Chengdu. During the event, the survey and selection results for the "Happiest Cities of China in 2023" were announced. Qingdao made its fourth appearance on the list, alongside other provincial capital cities and cities designated in the state plan, including Chengdu, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Changsha, Shenyang, Hohhot, and Taiyuan, according to the News Office of the People's Government of Qingdao.
The survey and selection activity, themed "High-quality Development Makes Cities Happier," focused on assessing the happiness of residents in Chinese cities and promoting vibrant practices in the construction of happy cities around how cities can enhance their modernized governance systems and governance capacities, with a commitment to people-centered approaches and the pursuit of high-quality development along a distinctive path of urban development with Chinese characteristics.
In recent years, Qingdao has been dedicated to realizing the objectives outlined in the city's 13th Party Congress, which aim to develop "the six aspects of the city." This dedication has led to continuous improvements in the well-being of its residents and has paved the way for the establishment of an internationally modernized socialist metropolis. Embracing a development philosophy centered on its people, the city has implemented numerous measures to enhance the quality of life for its residents. It aims to ensure that all developments prioritize the people, are accessible to the people, and that the benefits of progress are shared by all. Furthermore, Qingdao strives to distribute the achievements of its modernization efforts more equitably, enabling all citizens to enjoy a heightened sense of progress, happiness, and security.
Source: News Office of the People's Government of Qingdao


If you’re a business professional, entrepreneur or marketer, then hopefully you are taking time from work to spend with your loved ones this holiday season. While work is definitely a value in life, family and friends matter even more, because they give us people to share it with.
However, some people and companies often fail to see the value in time away from work—even during the holidays. This could not be further from the truth. In fact, objective studies have shown the positive effect time off can have on a person’s work. To explain, we developed six benefits of time off for the holidays.
1. Closer family relationships.
One major benefit from taking time off of work is more family bonding time to build closer family relationships. When workers spend genuine, quality time with their loved ones, they establish closer relationships overall, which can actually influence their work. Family time together—such as over the holidays—can increase family bonding and establish positive familial ties. This makes workers happier, healthier and more focused during their work hours.
2. Mental reset.
Of course, taking time off during the holidays is also a great mental reset for workers. When employees are constantly stuck in work mode, their brains can feel overwhelmed with stress, anxiety or information with everything going on. However, having time to relax and clear their heads gives employees the rest they need to mentally reset during the holidays.
3. More productivity.
Not to mention, this mental reset often results in more productivity when employees return to work after the holidays. According to The New York Times, “The importance of restoration is rooted in our physiology. Human beings aren’t designed to expend energy continuously. Rather, we’re meant to pulse between spending and recovering energy.” Simply put, when employees take time off, they come back more ready-than-ever to work hard.
4. Better work/life balance.
Numerous researchers and studies have discussed the importance of a healthy work/life balance. When employees have time off from work, they re-establish their identities as people, rather than just workers. This balance makes us feel more holistic, relaxed and capable of performing well in all areas of our lives.
5. Increased creativity.
When employees come back after taking time off, their mental reset and increased productivity can also influence their level of creativity. Have you ever been frustrated with a project, then taken a few steps away, and after a while came back with a whole new idea? It’s the exact same case with time off. Time away boosts workers’ creativity when they return.
6. New perspective.
Oftentimes in business, a new perspective is necessary for problem-solving, marketing and even sales. When workers take time away during the holiday season, they often return to work refreshed and with a new perspective in mind. CNN stated that this scenario is similar to asking a friend for advice on a situation. Because the friend is removed from the event, he or she has a fresh perspective in order to offer sound advice.
While work is an important part of life, nothing beats the value loved ones bring to the table. This holiday season, keep these benefits in mind as you take time off to celebrate with loved ones. Not only will you be happy for time off, but the company will be grateful, as well.


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They determine the way we deal with each other within the company. Just like our actions and relationships with customers, suppliers and other business partners. All of our employees are committed to developing and maintaining their skills accordingly. To this end, we hold regular internal business ethics training courses on the Code of Conduct and many other topics.
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The impact of sectoral heterogeneities in economic growth and catching up: Empirical evidence for Latin American manufacturing industries
Building on different strands of literature this paper proposes an
approach to characterize the structural patterns followed by the
manufacturing sector of Latin American largest economies ¡VArgentina,
Brazil and Mexico¡V during the last decades. The main focus of this
approach relies on the evolution of technological gaps with the world
frontier. Measures of relative labour productivity with respect to the
US (as a proxy for technological gaps) are used to identify industries
with different degrees of modernity and to analyze their distribution in
different points of time in order to establish stylized patterns in
their structural trajectories.
The empirical analysis provides evidence supporting the hypothesis that the economies of the region are characterized by high and persistent sectoral heterogeneities. Moreover, it suggests that the manufacturing sector of these economies had followed a trajectory of partial catching-up with structural polarization. In short, these economies are lagging behind at the aggregate manufacturing level, but show very heterogeneous trends within their own structures. While a small fraction of industries seems to be using technologies close to the frontier or has managed to achieve fast reductions in the technological gap, the remaining industries are far away from the technological frontier and keep lagging further behind.
Keywords: Latin America; Manufacturing; Structural change; Catching-up
JEL Classification: L16 (Industrial Structure and Structural Change); O14 (Industrialization); N66 (Manufacturing and Construction in Latin America)


The Dark Side of China’s Yuan Diplomacy
Dr. Lamont Colucci writes about China’s “colossal effort” in using predatory loan tactics to expand its influence and control. China gives billions of dollars in loans to nations across the world, knowing most of these nations will not be able to pay them back. They then require the given nation to turn over strategic points of interest, such as ports, when the nation defaults on the loan. As Dr. Colucci points out, the American left has habitually criticised the United States for using “dollar diplomacy”, but remains seemingly silent on China’s intentions and efforts to expand its influence. The United States and its allies must move to combat these injustices perpetrated by the Chinese Communist Party.
Democrats’ Deterrence Minimalism a Win for Putin
Pax Americana Institute Board of Advisors member Dr. Peter Pry speculates about the upcoming vote on the defense spending bill. The bill will determine if the United States is able to modernize its aging nuclear arsenal, or if Democrats will choose to abandon this necessity in hopes of “deterrence minimalism.” A pipe dream of the Obama administration, pursuing a zero nuclear weapons strategy hurts the United States and bolster enemies like Russia. Putin continues to push for a modernization of both nuclear weapons and ICBMs within Russia, thus putting the United States at an increased risk.
ISIS Brides Seek to Return to the West
American Spectator writer Evan Maguire reports on the developments surrounding multiple young women who had left their home nations to join ISIS and are now seeking to return to their places of origin. Most complaints from the individuals derive from refugee camp conditions they’re now subject to. As Maguire writes, these individuals are not subject to these conditions because of the situation around them — like everyone else that ended up there — they are in these camps because they joined a terrorist organization. President Trump has stated that he and Secretary of Defense Mike Pompeo will not allow these individuals back into the United States because of the threats they pose. Individuals who join terrorist organizations must understand there are consequences to their actions.


To help meet increased international demand for its PFAS remediation technology, OPEC Systems is creating a SAFF Manufacturing Pilot Plant at Emu Plains, Sydney.
The plant, which is being built to operate along lean manufacturing principles, will manufacture 50 SAFF units per year.
“We are in the process of transforming a 1596m2 space into a lean and highly efficient manufacturing operation where one SAFF unit will be completed every five days,” said OPEC’s Manufacturing Manager Enviro, Joerg Ziegler.
“A big focus for our plant in coming months is recruitment, and we expect to be employing an additional 30 people across multiple shifts.”
“We are looking for trained fitters and turners, people with experience in fluid transfer, as well as people with a mechatronics background for our PLC programming needs. We are also keen to work more closely with the disability sector.”
The plant will run on a ‘just in time’ basis, with a well-designed workflow to maximise efficiency, and within an environment where safety is prioritised.
“The plant is in its build up phase and will run up to three shifts to meet demand. And the flow of work plans that we put in place here will then serve as a blueprint for any additional facilities both here and overseas,” he said.
Lean manufacturing involves a critical examination of the overall use of resources in the supply chain. The team will identify ways to avoid bottlenecks and reduce waste, whilst improving cost efficiency and competitiveness.
Apprenticeships will also be on offer in the coming months, with OPEC keen to recruit people with a mechanical mindset.
OPEC Systems trades in the USA as EPOC Enviro.


Verification of source system status and infrastructure - analysis of software versions, database disk layout, system status, etc.
SAP system clone and copy
Unsorted unloading: - By default, R3load sorts table data by primary key before export. This requires time and resources in the source system. Under certain conditions, this sorting can be omitted.
In this context, generated jobs adapt to changes, even if, for example, a DB change, a release change or other changes have taken place. Nevertheless, once created copy jobs can be reused, which minimizes the maintenance effort and a certain susceptibility to errors. This is also the case when switching from one Any DB to another or when moving from an Any DB to Hana.
Before shutting down the target system
Fact: BDLS is a kind of "time eater" for system copies (except when using Hana). An important first step is to integrate the BDLS run into the system copy. Once the copy is effectively through, the BDLS is automatically started.
The task of a system copy created for updates is a carefully integrated system that takes on a specific role in an SAP system landscape. That is why customizing the SAP database of the target system differs significantly from customizing the database of the production system. In a system copy-based update, the database of the target system is completely overwritten with the contents of the production system. Therefore, all SAP-specific customization of the target system must be performed after the update with the system copy. The pre- and post-processing is often performed manually while the target system is running. Specific SAP transactions are used to customize the system. Execution can take a long time and is a source of human error. To automate most transactions, UC4 Automated System Copy for SAP can also be used. Before the update, UC4 Automated System Copy takes care of downloading the required content for the SAP customization from the target system and after the update is complete, uploading the content back to the system.
With "Shortcut for SAP Systems" you get additional functions for the SAP system copy.
Backup and restore are performed at the SAN device level and supported by HP System Copy software.
SAP Basis refers to the administration of SAP system that includes activities like installation and configuration, load balancing, and performance of SAP applications running on Java stack and SAP ABAP. This includes the maintenance of different services related to database, operating system, application and web servers in SAP system landscape and stopping and starting the system. Here you can find some useful information about SAP Basis: www.sap-corner.de.
This is time-consuming and requires very complex rework.


Crystal is a first time mom who’s conscious journey through pre conception, conception, pregnancy and birth process mirrored that of her deepest held beliefs about life and the sovereign nature of our being. Through the process of welcoming her son into this life, Crystal gained an even deeper trust of her intuition and in her partner.
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