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Want Tori to Coach You Too? Tori's Health Step by Step coming soon. Win free copies, prizes, access to exclusive behind-the-scenes, free access to Coach Tori, and more. and receive a copy of Tori's Weekly Challenges. We'll also notify you of when Tori's Program becomes available. I've been asked, even criticized, about adding a focus on nutrition to Desert. There's a reason why. I had poor nutritional examples growing up. Being confused on the issue of nutrition cost me a lot. I remember yo-yo'ing a lot. The only time I even came close to being my desired weight was when I did high-intensity workouts daily. At one point, I was exercised about 6 hours a day. I was in multiple dance classes and a karate class, as well as another karate club that met for two hours three days a week. I also rode my bike to campus, and even added a one hour workout when I got home. I was still thirty pounds overweight. I can attest to the coined phrase "You cannot exercise away a bad diet." It was hard to consider diet for me, because I had a genetic heritage that leaned on the heavy side. I felt trapped, having a low metabolism. It seemed if I even looked at what others ate, I was the one who gained weight. Every once in a while, someone would mention diet to me, but it did little to sway me. Why? Bad examples. Brad Pitt in Ocean's Eleven. Every scene he's in, he's eating something unhealthy. In Hollywood and at school, lots of "lean" people were eating the things I loved: pizza, ice cream, hamburgers, fries, bread, cake, cookies, etc. I also knew several "weighed down" people who were eating a healthy diet. It wasn't until I was in college, having just finished my laps in swimming plus a jog, that I stopped by to visit a friend--a slim friend who never seemed hungry. It seemed so unfair as I watched her prepare herself a salad and two small slices of pizza. I knew in that moment that if I ate like her, I would look like her. I also knew that if I prepared a small salad and two small slices of pizza, that by the end of the meal I would end up not eating just one personal pizza, but two or three. I started to believe in nutrition, but I didn't have faith that someone like me could do it. I was right, and I was wrong . . .

ORG PowerShift Ventures Title BIO Steve Papermaster is the Chairman of Powershift Ventures LP, an Austin, Texas-based technology venture development company focused on building software and technology companies. He currently serves on the boards of directors for several public and private companies. In 2001 President George W. Bush appointed Mr. Papermaster a member of the President's Council of Advisors in Science and Technology (PCAST). In this capacity, Steve serves as Chairman of the Energy Committee, as well as being a member of the Technology for Combating Terrorism Committee. He is also the founder and chairman of Technology Network Texas (TechNet), a national high-technology advocacy group for policy issues and is a member of the National Executive Committee. Prior to founding Powershift Ventures, Mr. Papermaster was the founder, chairman and CEO of BSG Corporation, a global software and systems integration company. He began his career as a consultant with Andersen Consulting. Mr. Papermaster received the 1996 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Austin and has served as a national and world judge for the Entrepreneur of the Year awards since 1997. In 2001 he served as the United States' judge for the World Entrepreneur of the Year award. Steve is active as a community leader with organizations such as the American Cancer Society, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the Jewish Community Center, and the 360 Summit. Mr. Papermaster received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance with highest honors from the University of Texas at Austin.

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ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR ANGELA LEONG ON KEI Sociedade De Jogos De Macau, SA (SJM) CAO Office, 2/F, Hotel Lisboa, Macau www.sjmholdings.com Angela Leong On Kei was raised by a family in which her mother was the breadwinner, her father having passed away during her childhood years. Inspired to start her own business to improve the living standards of her family, Leong had to work three to four part-time jobs back-to-back when she first arrived in Macao to sustain both herself and support in no small measure her family members. She recalls that as busy and hectic as life was in those days it was nevertheless fulfilling despite the painstaking efforts she had to make to progress. Not having received much education, Leong always believed that she had to work much harder than anybody else as she firmly subscribed then, as she does now, to the idiom that 'diligence can make up for the lack of talent'. The real turning point of her life, however, was undeniably when she met Dr. Stanley Ho Hung Sun – respected far and wide for his business acumen as well as philanthropy – brought together by their common interests and hobbies. From the outset, it was obvious that Dr. Ho appreciated her genuine aspiration of starting a business of her own, which, given her evident studiousness, fortitude and diligence, was the perfect foil for his erudition and rich business experience. Consequently, Dr. Ho gave her periodic counsel, revealing to her the path of entrepreneurialism, during which process he became not only her mentor but partner in life, with the best tacit understanding of each other. Given her passion and burgeoning talent for business, Leong soon created a new world in the business sector, entering the mainstream management of Sociedade de Jogos de Macau S.A. (SJM) with people's valued and appreciated recognition of her efforts, since when she has participated in expanding and innovating the company's business, ascending over time to her current position as Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer, demanding roles in which she supervises the company's daily operations. Having overcome numerous difficulties and challenges along the way – such as partaking in and witnessing the listing of SJM Holdings and the construction of the Grand Lisboa Palace project, among other milestone events – she can finally heave a sigh of relief that all the hard work has finally paid off, although by no means is it finished. Meanwhile, Leong has continuously followed the philosophy of 'repaying society for one's gain from it' as espoused by Dr. Ho, leading the company in taking the initiative to fulfil its corporate social responsibilities and keeping a close eye on social and livelihood issues in the course of seeking a breakthrough in the company's development. It will come as no surprise, then, that she is proactively involved in many associations and groups that seek to make society a more level playing field, taking the long view that we all have a responsibility to venerate those who have gone before and those generations currently emerging. Leong has continuously followed the philosophy of 'repaying society for one's gain from it' as espoused by Dr. Ho, leading the company in taking the initiative to fulfil its corporate social responsibilities and keeping a close eye on social and livelihood issues in the course of seeking a breakthrough in the company's development. Bearing this philosophy in mind, SJM has made fruitful achievements – gaining wide public recognition in the process – in just a few years in areas such as the development of the company's non-gaming elements, the promotion of responsible gaming, ongoing and evolving staff training, and supporting schemes in practical ways for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), a priority for the MSAR Government in its declared objective of the territory transforming itself into a World Centre of Tourism and Leisure, among many other initiatives. Leong is fully aware of how difficult life can be for grassroots workers, having been one of them and gone through similar trials and tribulations of her own. When she delved further into corporate management, therefore, she recognised the need to bridge the communication gap between staff and the company in order to balance the rights and interests of both parties. This notion encouraged her, in turn, to establish the SJM Staff Welfare Consultative Committee, on which she serves as chairperson, to fight for employees' benefits, earning her much admiration from the staff. She always recalls what Dr. Ho has continually stressed: "When one drinks water, one must not forget where it comes from", which means one must put oneself in others' shoes for 'harmony' and a 'win-win' situation. The saying also transpires to be her life motto as well as the vision of the company's development. SJM, which continues to prosper under Leong's stewardship, now operates over 50% of the casinos in Macao and employs around 20,000 members of the community. These employees have not only made outstanding contributions to the government's tax coffers but provided ample employment opportunities for society. They have also won wide recognition from Macao residents and various sectors of the community for their achievements in aspects as diverse as public welfare and charity, responsible gaming, and urban construction. Given her outstanding achievements in the gaming industry, Leong was awarded the Medal of Merit – Industry and Commerce in 2009 by the Macao SAR Government and has been crowned 'Successful Female Entrepreneur' by several organisations, for which she has expressed her gratitude for the recognition of government and commerce with typical humility. In addition, she was also awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star (B.B.S.) in 2015 by the Hong Kong SAR Government. She believes that she still has a lot to learn in managing an enterprise – in particular in a business and social environment that is changing at a faster pace in Macau than possibly in any other part of the world – and is adamant that she will continue to look to Dr. Ho as a role model in her further contributions to industry and society. In conclusion, she often advises young people – in whom she has invested much time and effort over the years through scholarships and educational 'love your country' fieldtrips – that when they first enter society they have to bear hardships, be level-headed and prepare themselves for a career they are passionate about. There is no such thing as luck or copying the path to success, she admonishes – only relentless diligence can pave the way for youngsters eager to create a bright future of their own.

La cité administrative de Liège est un ensemble de bureaux destinés à accueillir différents services publics. Le bâtiment datant de 1967 est un des premiers gratte-ciel de Liège, il a été dessiné par les architectes Jean Poskin et Henri Bonhomme. Historique Dès 1901, la ville de Liège envisage la centralisation de ses services communaux sur les sites de l'ancien hôpital de Bavière et de la tour des Finances. Mais la concrétisation de ce projet n'arrive qu'à partir de 1961. À cette époque les services de la ville sont dispersés, on compte pas moins de 28 bureaux répartis dans 18 bâtiments pouvant être distants de plusieurs kilomètres. La construction commence le et l'inauguration du bâtiment a lieu le . Description Reposant sur 300 pieux en béton armé, la tour est construite sur une surface de , s'élève à de hauteur et compte près de bureaux. Les architectes, influencés par le style international, s'inspire fortement du siège des Nations unies situé à New York. Œuvres Deux jeunes filles qui se coiffent les cheveux (ou Confluence) de Idel Ianchelevici, placée au pied de la Cité. Citation de Michel de L'Hospital gravée à la base du pignon sud-ouest : Peinture murale, depuis 2006, de l'artiste Nicolas Kozakis représentant les contours de la grotte de la Nativité. Rénovation La tour n'a jamais fait l'objet de grands travaux de rénovation depuis son inauguration en 1967. Toutefois, ces travaux de rénovation sont prévus pour début 2020 et devraient durer 27 mois. Depuis 2013, une partie des employés ont déménagé rue des Guillemins. Notes et références Voir aussi Articles connexes Patrimoine public de Liège Liste des plus hauts immeubles de Liège Cité administrative Lien externe Bâtiment à Liège Gratte-ciel en Belgique Gratte-ciel construit en 1967

W Two Worlds Episode 9: The failed happy ending September 21, 2016 November 8, 2016 heroonthebeach [Image credit: Dramabeans.com] We're now halfway through the series! Yay! And I get more excited moving backwards because while I am a strong supporter of the series as a whole, I cannot deny that this series had a significantly stronger start than ending. Each epsiode kept me on my toes and I kept getting more and more impressed with Song Jae Jung's ambitious story telling. It was so powerful that I rewatched the first half of the series with my wife till the wee hours of the night and we both proclaimed it's the best TV drama we've ever watched. It was that impressive. I've watched two other dramas pertaining to the interaction between two different worlds – Signal and now Queen In-hyun's Man (episode 9 by now). While both shows explore deep issues about the implications of changing the past, the amount of interaction between the two worlds in W is just one notch higher than both shows. The characters are not just participants in the other world (i.e. the comic world) but have the power to actively shape what goes on. We keep getting introduced to new rules governing the comic world, which is intriguing and fun. Plus the Going into this episode, I was concerned it was going to be a typical slow moving transition episode where Yeon Joo pines for Kang Chul throughout. However, the characters quickly get into action in putting together a happy ending for the comic. While Yeon Joo continues to have heart breaking brief encounters with Kang Chul, Seong Moo and Soo Bong are actively writing the end of W after receiving some help from Kang Chul. Given that Seong Moo had never meant for the villain to be caught, writing this happy ending isn't easy and Soo Bong asks how they are going to kill the killer since they had made his crimes perfect, with no plot holes. Seong Moo admits some plot holes are inevitable, but they need to ensure the face they give to the killer is logical to Kang Chul. This is where we realize Kang Chul has also helpfully provided them with the case files of all his research on the case to ensure that the killer they create does not fall within the suspects in these files. A smart move indeed! Seong Moo has already decided on the killer's face and Soo Bong gasps when he sees it. We move back swiftly into the real estate manhwa world where Ajusshi alerts Kang Chul that they've managed to catch the killer on the rooftop through a black box camera of a delivery truck. We watch the video and realize that the fact of the killer is that of Seong Moo himself. Gasp! He claims this is the face that Kang Chul will remember and thus won't be suspicious. The return to the revenge thriller storyline excites Crazy Dog who waxes lyrical about it to Yeon Joo. This prompts her to call Song Boo who then relates to her the planned happy ending that will happen over four episodes. The killer's identity will be revealed through the W channel and he will be promptly captured by the police. However, just getting him captured is insufficient and dad intends to kill the villain off through Assemblyman Han. Now that the villain's identity is revealed, Assemblyman Han's case against Kang Chul is void and he's asked to step out if the presidential race. Angered by this, he sends people to kill the villain and frame it as a suicide. However, one of the accomplices is caught by W station's crew and featured on the network where he reveals Assemblyman to be the mastermind. Assemblyman Han is caught and the comic gets the happy ending that everyone wants. Of course Yeon Joo is not as interested in all these and wonders what happens to his love life. Soo Bong tells her that there will be a happy reunion between Kang Chul and Soo Hee at the end, but the story won't go so far as having them date or get married. Yeon Joo realises that she has really just faded away completely from the Kang Chul's world and nobody will remember her. While reminiscing on their happy moments, she falls asleep but is awakened by an announcement that calls all personal to come and help. She responds to the call and we realize she's back in the comic world again and more importantly, the planning ending has not gone and planned. We learn that there has been a shooting at the W network right as they were announcing the discovery of the villain's identity. More scarily, we return to dad's studio and realize that his face has been stolen! The episode ends with the villain taunting Kang Chul and Yeon Joo staring at news of the shooting, shocked by this recent turn of events. So much to talk about in this episode! Where do we start? Let's start with Seong Moo since he's back in the author's seat. While the reason he gives for giving the villain his face is so that Kang Chul will believe it, part of me wonders too whether it's because he believes he can have some more control over the character given that it's modeled after himself. It could also be seen as him confronting his own dark, "killer" tendencies and trying to entrap and eradicate that side of himself. He regains control over the narrative of W too and keeps it as a revenge thriller, deciding not to pursue any possible new romantic ending for Kang Chul. By bringing the narrative back on track, he wins back a segment of his readers like Crazy Dog who are now psyched about what's going to happen and even more impressed that the writer has done a "Hitchcock" move by writing himself into the comic. This victory is shortlived though because just one episode in, he has lost control of the narrative again and now the villain goes on a killing spree at the W network and details the planned storyline. More importantly, Seong Moo has lost his face in the real world and it now seems like we only have Yeon Joo to rely on to save the day. As for Yeon Joo, she's now the only one besides the villain who has knowledge of the two worlds and how to move between them. Kang Chul's memories of this have been erased thus rendering him ineffective. I like that the amnesia trope was not over-played in this episode and there's also a realization by Yeon Joo that her disappearance from Kang Chul's life may have benefitted him as he now returns to being the Kang Chul everyone loved before – always strong, never discouraged, everyone's hero. However, Yeon Joo's appearance and exit in the comic book world in this episode went against what has been previously established and what happens after this episode too. It seems like she appears whenever Kang Chul briefly remembers her because he still has some recollection of the dream. However, how does she leave then? It was established that she can only leave when his emotions changed. What's more bewildering is why she appears in the hospital at the end of the episode. Who brings her in? Is it Kang Chul and why? It can't be that he needed her medical support this time round because there's a hospital full of doctors. Could it be the villain who pulls her in – but there's no real reason for that too? Another possibility is that there's a bigger force at work driving this narrative, determining who gets pulled in, where they appear and how they leave. We never quite get an answer for this. What I thought would be logical was if Yeon Joo had realized through reading the comic that things had gone wrong, then she rushed to her dad's home and realizes he has lost his face. From that point, she then realises she needs to enter the world to save Kang Chul and set things right. However this would have been less exciting and shocking compared to what actually happened – just wish there was a little more consistency and clarity on why Yeon Joo reappeared in the comic a second time since there's no reason why dad, Kang Chul or the villain would bring her in. If anyone has any theories, do let me know. Moving on to Kang Chul, he has decided to accept the "wretched fate" that dad has given to him but tells dad to stop running away and bring the story to a proper close instead of repeatedly trying to kill him without any context. Once again, Kang Chul helps to give dad a sense of purpose to bring the revenge thriller to a meaningful close and win him favour in the public's eyes. He devises a plan for the dad to create a convincing suspect that he can believe in, based on all the case records of W. When we piece together Kang Chul entire plan including how he saves Yeon Joo by asking her to draw everything as a dream sequence, we realize that he was really actively devising a comprehensive plan in the previous episode. What this shows too is that Yeon Joo's decision to save Kang Chul from death was not in vain, as it helped him come to terms more with the fate that he had been given by Seong Moo. What has changed though is his motivations, which are no longer just about solving a crime but to protect and save the woman he loves. The killer needs to be identified and taken down because he now knows of Yeon Joo and will find ways and means to kill her. However the loose end that Kang Chul fails to address in his plan is that the killer knows of the existence of both worlds and has already attempted to kill Yeon Joo in the real world. This unfortunate gap is what leads to this plan for a happy ending to fail. What I really like about this show is that it maintains a very tight core of three characters which are continually challenged and developed and their relationships give the crazy twists and turns of this series a strong emotional core. All in all, yet another strong episode with so much happening both in terms of plot and character development. Impressive work! UncategorizedW Two Worlds Previous Article W Two Worlds Episode 10: A world controlled by the villain Next Article W Two Worlds Episode 8: The dream reset One thought on "W Two Worlds Episode 9: The failed happy ending " MPF April 2, 2018 / 6:33 am "just wish there was a little more consistency and clarity on why Yeon Joo reappeared in the comic a second time since there's no reason why dad, Kang Chul or the villain would bring her in. If anyone has any theories, do let me know." Maybe because Kang Chul's emotion has a lot to do with the story line and how it will flow. Yeon Joo is already a part of his emotion, his soul (not just his memory, which is why Kang Chul has a tear upon awakening from the dream at the Hospital.) Probably, his subconscious mind calls for Yeon Joo (his Heroine by his heart and soul) even he wont acknowledge it in the physical realm.

Censure au Centre Pompidou Julio Le Parc presents a brief explanation about a situation in which he was not permitted to include a pamphlet with his works in the Denise René L'intrépide exhibition. Due to this situation, which he considered to be censorship, Le Parc invited, through this writing, anyone who wanted to accompany him on Friday, April 20, 2001, at 6:30 PM to paste the pamphlet over one of his works. Julio Le Parc (1928) was born in the Province of Mendoza, in Argentina, and graduated in Buenos Aires. In 1955, he participated in the student movement that took over the country's fine arts schools, and in 1958, Le Parc traveled to Paris on a scholarship. While there, between 1960 and 1968, he became part of the GRAV, Groupe de Recherche d'Art Visuel [Experimental Visual Arts Research Group], which, in turn, participated in the Nouvelle Tendence [New Tendency] international movement. He later continued his visual research and production within the kinetic art movement. On many occasions, his positions on various issues from the point of view of a Latin American artist were accounted for. Since 1945, the Parisian Denise René art gallery has promoted abstraction, especially in its geometric and kinetic aspects. Given that the authorities at the Centre Georges Pompidou did not allow him to include his pamphlet that accompanied the works presented in the Denise René L'intrépide exhibition, which took place there between April 4 and June 4, 2001, Le Parc titled this explanation Censura en el Centre Pompidou [Censorship at the Pompidou Center]. This source has been selected as evidence of the invitation to the symbolic act in which he proceeded to stick the pamphlet on one of his works. This document is linked to the pamphlet dated April 3, 2001. Note that the exhibition was also presented at the Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria [Grand Canary Island], between September 18 and November 18, 2001, albeit with another title:El arte abstracto y la Galería Denise René [Abstract Art and the Denise René Gallery]. Book or Pamphlet Manifestoes Cachan, Francia Julio Le Parc, Continuel-lumiére mobile 1968 Julio Le Parc, Continuel-lumière mobile 1960-1966 Centre Georges Pompidou Le Parc, Julio. Censure au Centre Pompidou. Cachan: by the artist, 2001. Archivo Julio Le Parc, París, Francia. Courtesy of the Private Archives of Julio Le Parc, Cachan, France Fundación Espigas, Buenos Aires Cristina Rossi.

Okay, so this may not be a video about the BEST falafel in Berlin, but it is probably the cheapest 🙂 We wanted to make a video that illustrates that you can live on a tight budget, but not give up your social life completely. Eating out is a huge part of a lot of people's lives and it is a wonderful way to spend time with family and a friends, however it can easily become a super expensive habit … appetizers, dessert, drinks… I mean it is not surprising for people to easily spend over 30 euros a person on a dinner out, which is over a weeks worth of food budget in our frugal lifestyle. So we decided to show you how eating out cheaply can be done in Berlin and enlisted the help of our friend Alix (instagram.com/ouijetaimeaussi) who found falafel for just 50 cents. The main way to make sure that being frugal doesn't dictate your entire life is to be creative and proactive. Instead of waiting for other people to suggest things to you (let's go to this new bar?, want to go get sushi? go to the movies?) make the effort to organize events for all your friends. Not only will you be able to keep the budget low for the activities, but your friends and family will appreciate you taking the initiative to plan fun things for everyone to do. Some cheap things that can be done anywhere: movie night in with homemade popcorn, go on a hike and bring a picnic lunch, go on a walk in a park, game night, have a potluck, look up free events in your area, the list goes on and on! If you have any favorite free activities share them with us in the comments below : ) We'll have 6 videos in this series and we hope to cover not only how to make great tasting, healthy meals, but also fun things to do that are free, the struggles that come up and so much more. If you have any questions or suggestions for us please leave us a comment below! We absolutely love hearing from you and can't wait to share more. Previous: Previous post: Berlin Pop-Up with Stag Barber Co. Next: Next post: VLOG 10: $3 A DAY – Part 2 with Vegan Recipes!

March 30, 2018News Alert "Frivolous" Town Complaint Results in Attorney's Fees Award for Affordable Housing Developer Judge Finds that None of the Issues Raised by Town Were a "Close Call" Beveridge & DiamondBrian Levey, Dylan King The Massachusetts Land Court's recent award of attorney's fees to an affordable housing developer serves as a warning to municipalities opposed to affordable housing projects under the Massachusetts affordable housing statute, M.G.L. c. 40B. In Town of Sudbury v. Bartlett, et al., Land Court Case No. 16 MISC 000734 (2017), the Town sought to block development of property that it had sold to the developer, arguing that the parcel was subject to a deed restriction. The Land Court rejected this argument and sided with the developer in a decision on cross-motion for summary judgment. The developer filed a subsequent motion to recover attorney's fees under M.G.L. c. 231, § 6F. The Section 6F motion required the judge to determine, in part, if the Town's claims in the underlying action were "wholly insubstantial, frivolous and not advanced in good faith." The developer claimed that "the Town advanced claims that it knew or should have known were without merit, and that it did so in an attempt . . . to use any means available to stop the G.L. c. 40B development." After reviewing the facts, Land Court Judge Howard P. Speicher made plain that he "did not find any of the… issues raised by the Town to present anything resembling a close call." When the Town argued that reference to an approved subdivision plan in the deed is tantamount to a restrictive covenant, the Judge called it a "dangerous and farfetched proposition." The Town's contention that an equitable servitude can be imposed by "circumstances to be deduced from other evidence, including statements at public hearings" met a similar fate: the Judge found that this claim is "not supported by any statutory or case law . . . [and] is antithetical to our jurisprudence . . . ." As required for an award of attorney's fees under Chapter 231, § 6F, the Court also found that the offending party operated with an absence of good faith. Massachusetts case law supports a finding of the absence of good faith where there is evidence that municipal claims against a Chapter 40B developer are brought with the intention of delaying or preventing low or moderate incoming housing projects. Here, the Court found undisputed factual evidence in the minutes of town meetings and correspondence that the Town was aware prior to filing its complaint that the parcel was not subject to any deed restrictions or covenants. The record also demonstrated a desire by the Town to file the complaint to merely block the proposed development. At one point in the process, a member of the Board of Selectmen said to the Developer, "that type of a project will bring the riff-raff into the center of town . . . you know, riff-raff like they have in West Virginia, with people that will be working on their cars in the front yards, hanging laundry on their laundry lines, and leaving a mess outside." Finding that the Town had run afoul of Section 6F, the Land Court ordered the Town to pay the Developer more than $75,000 for attorney's fees incurred in fighting the Town's frivolous complaint. The Town of Sudbury serves as a harsh reminder for opponents of Chapter 40B projects that legal challenges must be based on substantive issues and cannot be a mere pretext for delaying or blocking an unpopular development. Beveridge & Diamond's Boston Office represents developers and owners of residential, commercial and industrial projects in land use and environmental permitting and litigation throughout Massachusetts. For more information please contact Brian Levey or Dylan King.

Plan B? Green Party Candidate Jill Stein's Message to Bernie Sanders Supporters Kurt Schrader D-OR voted to ban GMO labelling Kurt Schrader (D-OR 5th CD) is one of the 275 Members of Congress who just voted for the DARK ACT (Deny Americans the Right to Know) which prevents all states from enacting their own GMO labelling laws ever, and overturns existing state laws which do require GMO labelling. Named the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 by a bunch of politicians who know next to nothing about about the dangers of GMOs the legislation was recently passed in the House Committee. If you are a member of the Pacific Green Party, live in Oregon Congressional District 5, and are OUTRAGED by the Congressman's vote, please considering running against him 2016! We'll help you do so. Jill Stein invited to meet with Russian leaders From Green Party Watch: "Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has been invited to Russia later this year. Stein said that after attending the UN Climate Change Conference 2015 in Paris, she is planning to visit Moscow on a mission for international peace and diplomacy." Click here to read the full article. Transgender Day of Remembrance 20 Nov 2015 Greens celebrate the diversity of humankind. We believe everybody has a right to be who they are, free from constricting stereotypes, in peace. Our society must heal from all the useless violence by facing the awful truth of our social failures and embracing the radical changes necessary to build the better world we know in our hearts is possible. To find events in your area click here. State-wide RANKED CHOICE VOTING to be on Ballot in Maine by Alan F. Zundel On November 18th the Maine Secretary of State determined that a state-wide ranked choice voting initiative has enough valid signatures to appear on the ballot in the November 2016 election. Maine voters will decide if ranked choice voting will be used for federal and state offices for the first time in U.S. history. To read the rest of Alan's fine article please visit his blog at RCV Oregon. Maine Initiative for Instant Runoff Voting Will Be On 2016 Ballot Published in Ballot Access News on November 18, 2015, by Richard Winger. On November 18, the Maine Secretary of State determined that the initiative for instant runoff voting (for all federal and state office except President) does have enough valid signatures. It will appear on the November 2016 ballot. Darryl Cherney running for Green Party Presidential nomination I am deciding now if I'll run for the Green Party Presidential nomination. Many deadlines are approaching. I am requesting that state parties provide me information on the requirements for earning delegates and/or qualifying for a primary. Please read my revised platform/manifesto and "like" my facebook page. I need your signatures here to achieve recognition from the GPUS as a candidate. I seek your input now! My platform is below the fold. CHRIS HEDGES - CALLING ALL REBELS: THE MORAL IMPERATIVE TO REVOLT Speech by noted author and activist Chris Hedges to our neighboring Green Party of Orange County on September 20, 2015. America's Big Election Night Photo and Article by Blair Bobier Although a number of important—and under-reported—elections just took place in the U.S., the election that might ultimately matter most to Americans happened last month in Canada. There, the Liberal Party executed an '08 Obama-like ousting of the governing Conservative Party. Three aspects of the Canadian election are particularly notable and inspiring—if not downright revolutionary. One is the Liberal Party's promise to change Canada's winner-take-all elections; two is the re-election to Parliament of Green Party leader Elizabeth May; and three, is the inclusive Cabinet appointed by the new Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. German Greens support protection for Snowden The European Parliament narrowly adopted a nonbinding but nonetheless forceful resolution on 29 October 2015 urging the 28 nations of the European Union to recognize Edward J. Snowden as a "whistle-blower and international human rights defender" and shield him from prosecution. "It's the first time a Parliament votes to ask for this to be done — and it's the European Parliament," said Mr. Albrecht, a German lawmaker with the Greens political bloc. Click here to read the full article.

Rear-end bicycle accidents happen more often than you would think, especially with more and more people riding their bikes as transportation in big cities. Just like in rear-end car accidents, when a driver is distracted, going to fast or just not paying attention, they can hit a bicyclist in front of them when traffic suddenly comes to a stop. These accidents can cause serious damage, either impacting them directly or throwing them forward over their handle bars in the next car or pavement. Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers LLC appreciates how startling it can be when a vehicle hits a bicyclist from behind. Our law office has a history representing injured Chicago bicyclists who have been injured in rear-end collisions. Our office will do what it takes to ensure you receive maximum compensation for your injuries. Talk to a bicycle crash lawyer today about your rear-end crash by completing our intake form here and we will review your case for free. In heavy traffic cities like here in Chicago where there are ample bicycles sharing the roads with motor vehicles, there are bound to be collisions. Unfortunately for bike riders, they are at a physical disadvantage when they are hit by a car, van or truck, with little or no protection. Although there are bike lanes in many cities and over 200 miles of them here in Chicago, to get where a rider needs to go they often still must enter traffic. Left-hand turns. Left-hand turns are one of the most common precursors to a rear-end bicycle accident. When a cyclist needs to move over into traffic to get in the left lane and turn, they are susceptible to a rear-end accident. No bike lanes. Many streets still do not have bike lanes, so cyclists are sharing the road with traffic and can easily be rear-ended. Distracted drivers. Even when riding in a bike lane or on the shoulder of a road, motorists can drift over when distracted and rear-end a cyclist. In November 2012 just outside of Auburn, IL, a 71-year old avid cyclist was rear-ended and killed by a young driver that drifted into the shoulder. Although almost no rear-end accidents are the fault of the person being hit, in either bicycle or auto accidents, there are ways to avoid these accidents. No one wants to be seriously hurt or even fatally injured while riding their bicycle. When riding in traffic, there is little a cyclist can do to avoid a rear-end crash. Even with mirrors to see the traffic behind a rider, they will have difficulty getting out of the way of a vehicle that is about to hit them. The best way to avoid a rear-end accident on a bike is to use bike lanes and stay out of traffic whenever possible. For left hand turns, instead of getting over into the left hand lane with traffic, take the slightly longer route. Continue through the intersection in the bike lane, then, turn left and go through the intersection again in the correct direction. It can take a little longer, but it can be safer. Even with the best defensive riding, not all rear-end bicycle accidents can be avoided. When a cyclist is rear-ended, there is a good chance they will have an injury that will need medical attention, may make them miss work and cause other expenses. Having an experienced Chicago bicycle injury attorney from Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers LLC can ensure that the liable driver and their insurance company cover all the expenses that are caused by the accident.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee's softball complex certainly wouldn't be considered among the famed launching pads like Coors Field or even the old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. But the ball was once again flying out of the yard in bunches as Wawasee clubbed its way past Concord, 8-2, Monday night in the final game of the first rotation of the Northern Lakes Conference season. Madie Wilson locks in on a base hit for Wawasee. Wawasee smacked three more homers Monday to run its season total to 16 homers overall, two by Meghan Fretz and another by Kayla White, her first career homer. Fretz and White homered in the first and Fretz hit a no-doubter in the fifth. Fretz also added a solid single to push her batting average to .592 this season. White also had three hits on the day. Cristina DeLaFuente ripped a two-run triple in the fifth among her two-hit day, and both Graceann Kerlin and Hannah Haines each had two hits. Kylee Rostochak walked twice and scored a run. Graceann Kerlin gunned down another baserunner Monday evening. Fretz was just as monstrous in the circle, striking out 11 Concord hitters. But the Minutemen did cause problems in spots, only for Fretz and company to get out of trouble when needed. A leadoff single by McKenzie Loge in the fourth broke up Fretz's no-hit bid, but Concord drew a pair of walks to load the bases without an out recorded. A pair of fielder's choices and a strikeout produced just one run, and a little laboring in the seventh from Fretz, who walked six batters overall, still allowed just one more run. In all, Concord managed just one hit as Wawasee moved to 6-1 overall in the NLC as round two will begin Wednesday. Kiley Austin took the loss for Concord, giving up five runs on five hits and a walk, serving up the two homers in the first. In the JV game, Concord doubled home two runs in the top of the ninth to take a 5-3 victory. Leah deSomer homered to highlight Wawasee's day. Wawasee (14-3) will visit Warsaw Wednesday, a 6 p.m. varsity start. Wawasee's Cristina DeLaFuente slides under the tag attempt of Concord's Skylar Decker to complete a two-run triple.

Police Commission OKs Plan For More Funding, Training for LAPD – Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | Black News by News Headlines | Sep 30, 2021 | Black New-US, Black Sociology and Politics, Current News Headlines | 0 comments LAPD Cruiser (File Photo) The Los Angeles Police Commission today approved an $18.5 million plan from the police department aimed at improving how it handles protests and civil unrest, but the City Council will need to approve the funding increase. The Los Angeles Police Department — which has a $1.76 billion budget this fiscal year — had initially submitted a proposal seeking an additional $66.7 million to incorporate 106 recommendations from three reports that found the department mishandled aspects of its response to last year's protests against racism and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's killing in Minneapolis. The original request was reduced to $18.5 million when the police commission asked the LAPD to re-evaluate its recommendations and the cost. The three reports were released in March and April and found common themes of lack of preparedness, training and unity of command. The new proposal calls for nearly $12.6 million for training, with the top two priorities being mobile field force training and the use of less-lethal launchers, which the reports found officers weren't properly trained in and in some circumstances used against peaceful protesters. The report called for all department officers to receive mobile field force training every two years, with half the department being trained one year and the other half the next. Much of the funding for training is for overtime for officers, so that it does not cut into patrol duty. The department's proposed recommendations also include more than $4.1 million for technology and equipment, including for four officers and four intelligence analysts to form a new team monitoring social media. The budget would also purchase social media software. Commander Randy Goddard told the police commission that social media software helps the department "due to the volume of information across so many platforms, channels, apps, and services.' "Software assists a small group of trained personnel in vetting and making sense of this information," Goddard said. The LAPD's use of social media has already drawn some criticism. The Brennan Center for Justice, a nonprofit think tank based at New York University School of Law, reported on Sept. 8 that the department gives broad authorization to its officers to collect social media data from people they interact with on patrol. It also found that the department is set to begin using a new social media surveillance tool called Media Sonar, which identifies connections between people and builds individual profiles using data from 300 sources with 2 billion records. Related: LAPD to Stop Detonating Explosives In Residential Areas After South LA Blast Brian Hofer, who chairs Oakland's Privacy Advisory Commission, joined the commission meeting and said the department should create guard rails to prevent the software from being misused. "Products like Media Sonar and Dataminr are not benign. They can be extremely invasive to our privacy and civil liberties interests because they provide analytical tools, that's what you're purchasing," Hofer said. "Sufficient guard rails need to be put in place to distinguish between tracking people simply because they're using hashtag BLM versus some organizer for the Proud Boys saying `show up with baseball bats and a bag of bricks' … that's where you need to be able to draw those lines with community input to ensure that use is appropriate." Goddard said the department would work to establish guard rails in an update to its 2015 social media guide, and Hofer said the department should periodically report to the commission on use of the products. The reduction from the original $66.7 million request was made available to the public on Friday afternoon, which drew some criticism because it left only one business day for people to review it before submitting public comment to the commission. Both proposals were met with opposition from activists calling for a continued decrease to the LAPD's budget. Following the scaled-back proposal released Friday, activists reiterated their opposition to any additional funding for the LAPD. "This is yet another police money grab, using LAPD's violence to increase police resources and spy powers," the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition said. "This is the opposite of what our communities faced down LAPD violence last summer to demand: defunding the police." The Stop LAPD Spying Coalition, Los Angeles Community Action Network, Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles, White People 4 Black Lives and the National Lawyers Guild of Los Angeles signed a letter to the police commission urging them to reject the proposal and commit to reducing the LAPD's budget. "This is the moment to stop expanding an institution that keeps harming our communities. The interpersonal harms that our communities face have been produced by years of police consuming more and more resources that could instead be used for housing, health care, education and other investments that actually keep people safe and healthy," the letter stated. Commissioner Eileen Decker responded to those concerns. "I do understand that there are many who believe that the money should not be spent on this department, that it should go elsewhere," Decker said. "I understand that the city does need to invest in community resources, but I also believe the city needs to invest in the department, as well as in these training procedures. These issues I don't think are mutually exclusive."

Keith Ashcroft Keith Ashcroft (b. 1977, St Helens, UK) is a painter based in Salford, UK. He graduated with a BA Fine Art from Manchester School of Art in 2000. Keith is a Lecturer in Painting with The Open College of the Arts and co-runs Oceans Apart, a gallery in Salford dedicated to contemporary painting. Keith has exhibited his work widely across the UK. Recent exhibitions include 'Cut From Cloth', solo exhibition, Huddersfield Art Gallery (2022), Beep Painting Prize 2020, Elysium Gallery, Swansea (2020), Contemporary British Painting Prize 2018, Huddersfield Art Gallery & Menier Gallery, London (2018), The New English Art Club Annual Exhibition 2018, Mall Galleries, London, The Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize Exhibition 2018, Mall Galleries, London. Special Commendation – Beep Painting Prize 2020 Specail Commendation – Contemporary British Painting Prize 2018 keithashcroft.com Gary James Williams Gary James Williams is an artist, curator & consultant at Phenomena Fine Art. His artistic practice is realised through national and international research and collaborative projects, exhibitions and interventions, including 'In the requisition of the ephemeral: emerging & evolving' (2021) and 'In the requisition of the ephemeral: interventions' (2019) published by Phenomena Fine Art Publishing, in collaboration with Jo Manby: 'Constructing a narrative' – Manchester Metropolitan University Special Collections (2018) and 'Pursuing the narrative' – Bankley Gallery, Manchester (2011), 'Legacy' – alumni group show, Manchester School of Art, MMU 2017 and the Arts Council England funded solo NL/UK Touring Exhibition: 'In Transcience – incidents & interventions…,' 2007-2009: Gallery Oldham, Oldham, UK (2009), Yorkshire Art space, Sheffield, UK (2008), Galerie Forma Aktua, Groningen, NL (2007). When intentionally making comparison in my approach to drawing, and in switching between the physical and digital worlds, the idea of the temporary and the permanent in the process of drawing becomes more assertive. Emphasising the marks that intentionally remain in the process of developing a work or those that have been erased and have now become underlying impressions on a physical surface or, have become untraceable or non-existent in the digital spatial world, becomes a point of exploration and discovery. Where there was once a physical surface and now light and space, the context of the ephemeral in the process of drawing becomes more tangible and its value extended. In developing the series of works, 'adumbration of a temporary space', the idea of the temporary and the permanent that is found in the process of drawing leaves a degree of uncertainty as to what the resulting work will be. The only certainty is that it remains as an example of the process of drawing as a work in itself. garyjames williams Sophie Benson Sophie Benson is an artist who works with drawing and painting. Her practice investigates representations of real and imagined space and the potential of drawing in series. Her interest lies in echoes of events manifest in landscape, which arises out of an interest in landscape itself and its hold on the imagination. One -person shows include; The Space Between, Long & Ryle, London, Vanishing Points, King's Place Gallery, London, From a Distance, University Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Present Perfect, Gallerie Heppacher, Esslingen, Germany. She has won several awards including a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, the Prix Collioure, Year of the Artist Award and special project grants from the British Council and the Rootstein Hopkins Foundation. Signs of Life is part of a series of drawings which began as traces of light and shadow, suspended in an imaginary space, the space of the night or deep underwater. The drawing remains provisional, with the appearance of being suspended at a point of change. Marks map and travel across the surface, leaving a smudge, line, and imprint of what has gone before. art.mmu.ac.uk Matthew Bamber My work incorporates a multi-disciplinary approach that includes collage, photography, video, drawing and sculpture, using methods that involve the collection of images from various sources: including personal and public archives and also found-images from internet searches. Selected images are printed and made into assemblages that are photographed and re-worked. Over the last five years, I have been interested in how images operate, thinking about my own consumption of images that depicted violence as a starting point to create a body of work. I have many influences within my work. I'm inspired by the Baroque: as a way of constructing my images pictorially; as a way to perceive the world; and also as a way of dealing with a multitude of imagery. Through constructing assemblages, I have also developed a passion for the history of still-life and collage. More recently, my work has focused on researching LGBTQIA+ histories, theories and themes. In 2021, my research expanded into looking at queer archives as inspiration for my work. I'm currently interested in researching around historical representations of queer domesticity. Through the archive, I'm also thinking about my history and identity construction. During 2021 I was awarded a develop your creative practice grant from Arts Council England. Recent exhibitions include Undisclosed Resources curated by Efrem ZelonyMindell, Leeds Summer Show 2021 and Here </> There Exhibition, SIA and Today Art Museum, Beijing. My work was recently included in a Queer Zine Dictionary publication produced by The Feminist Library, London. In 2016, I was Associate Artists at Atlantic Center for the Arts, Florida with Josiah McElheny. matthewbamber.com Carolyn Curtis Magri Carolyn Curtis Magri's recent work includes Slip Drawings, 'Top Floor', Gallery Frank, Ebor Studios, Littleborough (2021), Cones of Vision, Hebden Bridge Open Studios (2021), Studio 30, 'One', Linden Mill Gallery, Hebden Bridge (2020), 'Pandemic', The Co 19 Project On-line Exibition (2020), Sylvia Plath Pen Tributes Digital Drawings, Heptonstall Museum (2019), 'If Pigs Could Fly', Victoria Gallery, Preston and One Person Drawing Exhibitions, Linden Mill Gallery, Hebden Bridge (2018, 2017) and Silenced Voices, The Portico Library, Manchester. carolyncurtismagri Bethan Hamilton Only Human Oracle Having developed an interest in Tarot in 2018 after a year of particularly intense "eco-anxiety", learning to read Tarot offered me comfort, deepened my connection with my intuition and gave me a sense of control. On a global scale 2020/21 has been and still continues to be, a particularly challenging and emotional time for us all – from an environmental, world health, political and basic human rights perspective. Tarot can be a tool to help us highlight, analyse and work through the issues that we are facing on both a personal level and collectively. From 2019 through to 2020, over a 14 month period I created a series of 78 Tarot inspired pencil drawings, which after receiving project funding on Kickstarter in July 2020 went into print production and is now a usable contemporary Tarot deck. The Monochromatica Tarot consisted of 78 cards featuring hand-drawn card designs inspired by the 1910 Rider-Waite Tarot deck. Each individual card started out as a detailed hyper-realistic A5 pencil drawing on paper, which was then photographed and scaled down to form a card design. Each design depicts my personal interpretation of the imagery and symbolism of the original Rider-Waite cards. Through research and care, my aim was to create artworks that respect and embody the Rider-Waite Tarot symbolism without creating a reproduction or imitation of the original imagery and to attempt to create a deck that was more diverse and inclusive, that could better represent the world we share together. After creating my own Tarot deck, I was inspired to begin to create my own Oracle deck. Oracle decks are very similar to Tarot decks, as they are also a tool for self-reflection and an aid to spiritual practices. However, Oracle decks aren't as traditionally structured as Tarot decks. There is no predetermined numbered system, card meanings, themes, or imagery and there is no set requirement for the number of cards in a deck. Oracle cards are generally considered to be less ambiguous, with more concise meanings. As part of my Only Human Oracle deck project I am currently working on a series of 38 anatomical pen drawings, which will be photographed, scaled down and digitally layered on top of water colour paintings and washes to create card designs. I chose to study images of human anatomy for this project because I am very interested in further exploring and determining the links between metaphysics, spirituality, divination, human physiology and mental health/wellbeing. bethanhamilton.co.uk Pavel Büchler, artist, teacher and occasional writer, was born in the former Czechoslovakia and lives in Manchester. The drawing of The Exhibition(2012-2022) is a cumulative copy of the entries from a visitors' book for an unknown exhibition of an unknown artist in a Czech regional gallery. Nick Crowe and Ian Rawlinson Since 1994 Nick Crowe and Ian Rawlinson have been drawn to the articulation of power and authority, to the grammar and rhetoric that surrounds them. Their works often combine densely layered visual and acoustic allusions to faith, politics, national identity and the environment. They are interested in spectacle and its cultural effects and have made work derived from military and biblical sources, from memorials and the uses of public space and from the legacies of the nuclear and coal industries. They live and work in Manchester and Berlin. Solo exhibitions include Turnpike Gallery, Leigh, 2018; BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, 2017; MEWO, Kunsthalle Memmingen, 2016; Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, 2015; Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 2013; Plataforma Revólver, Lisbon, 2012; SALT, Istanbul, 2012. Group exhibitions include 5th Moscow International Experimental Film Festival, 2020; Newlyn Art Gallery, 2019; Malmö Konstmuseum, 2018; Z33, Hasselt, 2017; Kunstraum Kreuzberg, Berlin, 2016; Kunstverein Konstanz, 2015. works.croweandrawlinson.net Stefan Gant Stefan is a practicing artist exhibiting both nationally and internationally. He studied B.A. (Hons) Sculpture, Winchester School of Art (2000-2003) and M.A. Drawing at Wimbledon School of Art, London (2005-2006). His practice and research enquiry explores the intersection of contemporary drawing with digital technology since 2005. Practice and research has led to being artist in residence with the School of Archaeology, University of Oxford since 2013, currently based at Blenheim Palace in collaboration with spatial archaeologist, Dr John Pouncett. He was formerly artist in residence at an archaeological excavation site in Bodfari, north Wales in collaboration with YBA, Simon Callery and archaeologist, Professor Gary Lock, University of Oxford (2013-2018). Both practice and research has been published with JVAP (Journal of Visual Arts Practice, Routledge) and Open Archaeology Journals and received support from the Arts Council of Wales. Stefan is currently Senior Lecturer in Drawing and Digital Practice, University of Northampton. Selected exhibitions include: Ineligible (2020) (art/archaeology), International Museum of Contemporary Sculpture, Santo Tirso, Portugal; Lumen Prize, Global Award for Art and Technology (2019, prize winner) selected by Tate Gallery, Serpentine Gallery, Media Lab China, Future Everything and Goldsmiths, University of London presented at Barbican Centre, London and exhibited at Cello Factory, London; Drawn to Investigate (2020) The Ruskin Museum, Lancaster University, UK; Rhych: Simon Callery, Stefan Gant & The School of Archaeology, University of Oxford (2018) Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw, Wales; Painting, Drawing and the Digital International Symposium & Exhibition (2017), Avenue Gallery, University of Northampton in collaboration with Drawing Center, New York, USA (Co-Chair, Organiser, Curator and Exhibitor); The Sketchbook Today (2015), Avenue Gallery, University of Northampton in collaboration with Tate Britain and Rabley Drawing Centre (Exhibition Organiser, Curator and Exhibitor); Jerwood Drawing Prize (2007, 2010, 2012); National Eisteddfod of Wales, Y Lle Celf (2007 Highly Commended, 2009, 2013) and Secret, Royal College of Art, London (2006 to date). stefan.gant Mary Griffiths Mary Griffiths' practice begins with close observation through drawing. Figurative drawings are developed in the studio and are the root of her abstract works, through which their essential geometries are rendered. Her themes are the North, working-class experience, architecture, industry, and science. These are lenses through which she examines memory, illuminating the past and making insightful connections between the material world and the cosmological. Exhibitions include; Drawing Biennial, Drawing Room, London (2021); Summer/Winter Exhibition, Royal Academy, London (2020); Protest and Remembrance, Cristea Roberts Gallery, London (2018); Wild Honey, The Turnpike, Leigh (2018, solo); Prospect Planes, with physicist Kostya Novoselov, for the Great Exhibition of the North, Newcastle/Gateshead (2018); Wonder Materials: Graphene and Beyond, Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester and touring internationally (2016-18); From Seathwaite, permanent wall drawing at the National Graphene Institute, Manchester (2015, solo); Still Further, Bureau, Manchester (2014, solo); Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy (2014); Cabedal, Plataforma Revolver, Lisbon (2012); Fathom, Bureau, Manchester (2012, solo); Memory of a Hope, Ceri Hand Gallery, Liverpool (2011). Mary Griffiths studied English at Newcastle University and Fine Art at Manchester School of Art. She worked as a curator in museums and galleries until 2020, most recently at the Whitworth, The University of Manchester. A book of her drawings, Pictures of War, was published by Carcanet in 2009. Mary Griffiths' work is in the Arts Council Collection; The Turnpike; The Whitworth; private collections. mary_griffiths__ David Gledhill David Gledhill has been a professional artist since graduating in 1981. He has exhibited throughout the UK and internationally in Frankfurt, Berlin, Milan, and Brussels. His recent work appropriates photographic archives to produce paintings that address historical and political themes through the lived experience of their subjects. In addition to his activity as an artist, David has contributed writing and reviews to numerous artists' projects and publications. He is co-director of Rogue Artists' Studios CIC in Manchester, the largest artist's studio provider in the North of England. David is a Lecturer in Fine Art at the University of Bolton and was awarded a PhD by Manchester Metropolitan University in 2020. David is represented by Philips Art Gallery, Manchester, and works are held in the collections of East Sussex County Council, Rank Xerox, Halliwell's, Touchstones Rochdale and Steven Berkoff. davidgledhill.co.uk Paul Haywood I make stuff and play with material ideas and visual form at Ebor Studios. Located on the Pennine edge in the township of Littleborough, Rochdale, this place is the source for much of the content of what I do in the studio; the colour palettes, shapes, linear structures, compositions, and systems of production. My studio space is divided into three workstations: 1. a mini laboratory for experiments with pigment preparation and paint and ink making, 2. a worktable for small objects and constructions (what I consider to be 3-dimensional poems), 3. the rest, a loosely organized mess where I paint and draw and think. I studied, a long time ago, at Rochdale Art College, then at Trent Polytechnic, and finally at Reading University. I trained to be an Art teacher at Goldsmith's College. In my professional life, I'm the Dean of Academic Programmes for Art and Performance at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts, London. I have the privilege of working within and alongside this world-class community of academics and practitioners to contribute to the development of a next generation of creative thinkers, artists and cultural activists. I sit on the Project Group and co-convene the Tools Group for the Shared Campus, an international network for Arts, Design, and Performance Higher Education that is creating intercultural and transnational platforms in support of co-operative learning and borderless education. I co-Chair the National Association for Fine Art Education (NAFAE), the subject specialist Higher Education network for Fine Art in the UK. paulhaywood.net The use of stories has always been important in my work. Sometimes I illustrate the story directly in my paintings. For other work, the story will give me a starting point, which then develops into a series of drawings and ideas. From this, other ideas develop and the story starts to become insignificant, creating a new story by the time the painting is complete. The work is very theatrical, and often the canvas is the stage. The characters in my work are liked and disliked in equal measures. Some people want to cuddle and hug them, while others find them sinister and do not feel comfortable with them. Depending on your view of the character, what is happening in the pictures appears differently. This often makes the subject matter ambiguous. I love the idea that one painting can create completely opposite feelings depending on your opinion of the character. Good/ Bad, Warm/Cold, loving/sinister, Protective/Threatening. The 'Untold Tales' book series developed from experimenting with mixed media and looking at events, occasions, places visited, stories from books or just playing with imagery and materials. Some are planned and some are spontaneous. I am also a writer and illustrator of children's books – my third book 'The Girl who Really Really Really loves Nature' is out now, published by the Natural History Museum. I am a founder member of Rogue Artists Studios in Manchester City Centre, where I continue to work, and which now houses over 90 artists. I have exhibited widely across the UK and in the USA and have work in Private collections across UK, USA, Germany, Australia, Cyprus. johnhamiltonartist.com Naomi Lethbridge Naomi Lethbridge is a graduate of the University of Dundee and Manchester Metropolitan University. She exhibits widely throughout Europe, as well as teaching sculpture and drawing. Her work is concerned with obsessive documentation, often finding interest in the mundane and repetitive, with a quiet and intense focus. naomilethbridge.co.uk Pam Ibbotson Pam Ibbotson studied Fine Art at Sheffield Hallam University, gaining a first class honours degree in 1987. She was elected a member of the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts in 1988. Since then, the artist has exhibited widely, including the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Prizes she has received have included the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts Major Award and the Runner-Up Award. In 2013, she undertook an MA Visual Arts (Painting) course at West Dean College in West Sussex, passing with distinction. Pam Ibbotson's paintings have been described as containing a 'highly skilled inventiveness' and the effect of her work has been compared to 'Van Gogh's almost visionary sense of the underlying rhythms of nature'. Robert Clark. The Guardian. mafa.org.uk David Lunt David Lunt is a Manchester born artist who studied BA Fine Art at Loughborough University 1997-2000 and MA Art and Design Studio Practice 2004-05. He has exhibited work in a number of recognized institutions, notably FACT (Liverpool) Cornerhouse (now HOME Manchester), The Portico Library (Manchester) and The Harris Museum (Preston). In 2017, he was shortlisted for the 'Greater Manchester Art Prize'. More recently he hasexhibitedwith London based astronomy collective 'Lumen' and 'Artgene' in Cumbria and was included in Warrington Open (2020) the 'Greater Manchester Open' exhibition at HOME in 2022 and 'Fronteer' gallery Sheffield in the exhibition 'Celestial Bodies'. axisweb.org Lisa Denyer Lisa Denyer's practice explores the polarities of a slow, considered painting process against the speed and sensory perceptions of daily life. The work relates to the body, the spaces we inhabit, and the visuals we are presented with on a day-to-day basis. Surfaces are developed using collage in an approach that is both spontaneous and contemplative. Geometric elements are tested in variations using paper cut-outs before a composition is set, often framing gestural marks. The supports are dense and weighty and usually handmade. She uses heavy plywood, clay, panel, sandpaper, or wood as surfaces on which to work. These are selected for their textual qualities and for the way they assist, and disrupt, the application of paint. lisa-denyer.squarespace.com Lee Machell Lee Machellsituates his practice within a vocabulary of commonplace objects that he invests with the status of sculpture. The main concerns of Machell's practice are its object centric sculptural statements, and the orchestration of his works often calls for a topographical understanding of the space they occupy. Machell's work is process based and material led, and often pays reference to the various accoutrements of the studio. Kodak (2020) is a continuation of Machell's drawings on paper using matches. A Kodak slide carousel is encircled with matches; once lit, a sequence of sparks charts its shape and the smoke captures its impression on paper. In Kodak, Machellplays with the paper's physicality, its state as a combustible material. Paper's molecular structure as primarily carbon allows it to char easily when set alight and the chemicals in the match create tonal nuances, with the smoke enabling unpredictable patterns to evolve. In previous works on paper, each work's inception is an object that Machelluses to create drawings that synthesize the various elements of his practice. In Cap (2013) Machelldelineatesan oil paint tube's screw cap;as the heat permeates the plastic, it captures the object's minute detail on paper. Past sculptural works continue the reductive approach inherent in Machell'works on paper, such as handle (2012) in which two paint tubs' handles interlock to create a loop. As previously distinct objects -one part is "male" and the other "female" -a simple action serves to unite them as a sculptural entity that rests weightlessly on the floor's surface. leemachell.co.uk Kara Lyons Kara Lyons is an artist and founder of Ebor Studio and Gallery FRANK in Littleborough, Greater Manchester. She is a sculptor whose works embraces drawing as a key part of her practice. Alongside partner Paul Haywood, she established Guns to Goods; an ongoing project making artworks of value from recycled guns in the interests of peace-making, in collaboration with Greater Manchester Police and community based charity Carisma. Kara's portrait of peacemaker Erinma Bell MBE, made from recycled guns, was the first-ever portrait of a woman to be unveiled in Manchester Town Hall. This was the first in a series of oversized portrait heads she is continuing to make in celebration of notable women –a project pursued to address the paucity of representations of women in the public sphere. She has completed a portrait of Bishop Libby Lane, the first woman bishop to be appointed in the UK, and is currently working on a representation of Maxine Peake. Her abstract monument 'Clasp' is dedicated to pioneering nurse Mary Seacole and was commissioned for the inauguration of the Mary Seacole building on Salford University Campus, In association with AFL Architects. karenlyons.co.uk Hellen Parrott My visual art practice has its beginnings in making things as a child, I then moved into photography, particularly of the landscape. I went on to study embroidery. My visual arts practice has widened over the years beyond making exhibition work, to encompass freelance teaching, writing books and articles, research, mentoring and coaching. Photography and the landscape remain important to me. These creative activities have worked alongside and are integrated with my management, development, and leadership roles in the arts and cultural sectors, higher education and public sector. I am based on the edge of Sheffield, close to the Peak District National Park. My exhibition work is usually textile based, often drawing on historic techniques, such as traditional nineteenth century handstitched English quilts and eighteenth century calico printing. For over nine years, I focussed solely on using running stitch to make large scale works. My works are often densely handstitched, sometimes in combination with a wide range of other processes including dyeing, machine stitching, painting, and drawing. Drawing has always been part of my visual arts practice, most often as a way to explore an idea, or solve a problem when realizing my ideas for exhibition work. I rarely share my drawings They remain a private resource to be consulted and developed, an archive of ideas, some realized, some not. @landandlight Jo Manby Jo Manby is a painter and writer based in Greater Manchester. She is represented by Comme Ca Art Manchester. After graduating in Foundation Art at North Staffs University and English and Art History at the University of York, she has worked extensively in galleries and museums. Currently, the editor of the Fourdrinier, the online art journal published by PAPER Gallery Manchester, Jo's art writing has appeared in numerous art publications, including Art Review, Modern Painters, a-n magazine, Contemporary and make: the magazine of women's art. Rocket Man –String of Lights belongs to an ongoing series of drawings. They are inspired by being distracted while watching Netflix films and series by the dazzling light effects of sparkling lights seen out of apartment windows, sheer curtains blowing in a breeze, trees, and shrubs glimpsed out of half open window blinds. I make a line drawing with colour notes in a few seconds flat, as reference. Later, I draw out the ensuing design on graph paper and add gouache paint. In terms of motivation, it's about making the best use of time. I also enjoy the fact that the graph paper encourages abstraction simply because of its pre-existing structured format. I don't think the end result is recognizable, but it's a new piece of work. commecaart.com/jo-manby Jill Randall Jill Randall makes sculpture and prints, and has exhibited her work extensively nationally and internationally. Randall's work often reveals the sublime and beautiful, the poetic and resonant in bleak and unpromising places, and often involves making work with and from post-industrial, toxic, or 'spoiled' environments. Recent work has focussed on artists residencies in industrial settings as the context for new work, and Randall has established innovative ways of interpreting industrial heritage, especially metal-mining, through contemporary arts practice, demonstrating how the visual arts can be a mechanism for cultural regeneration and re-engagement. She is interested in harnessing post-industrial legacy to create artworks, and has created several interventions in industrial environments, going as an artist into non-art situations, and responding to the place and the people, a process the artist describes as "slow burn", often resulting in collaborative new works with the workforce and industrial processes. In 2008, Randall won an 'Artists At Work' Award from Artworks Wales to undertake an Artist's Residency at Parys Mountain, Anglesey, an abandoned copper mine. Randall investigated how this remarkable post-industrial site can be utilized to produce artworks from its specific topography and chemistry, and developed a substantial body of new work, culminating in the solo exhibition, "Golden Venture"', at The National Waterfront Museum, (The National Industrial Museum of Wales), in 2011. This work has continued in historic metal-mining sites in Cornwall, Australia and Mexico, and forms part of an ongoing series with metal as the narrative thread throughout. The drawing presented in the exhibition, 'Found Drawing, Parys Mountain Underground. Bridge,16 fathoms. First attempt ', has been selected from a body of 10 large 'found drawings'. These huge, brightly coloured drawings have been created by the passage of time in pitch blackness in the abandoned underground mine workings at Parys Mountain Copper Mine, Anglesey, by the repeated action of mineral drippings through the mine. Strategically placed, left for 6 weeks, and then retrieved (with difficulty), they have been carried up and down rickety ladders in pitch blackness, retracing the steps and actions of the early miners. The drawing both describes, and is created by, its unique environment. jillrandall.co.uk Richard McVetis Artist Richard McVetis is preoccupied with the repetitive nature of process. For over a decade, he has used hand embroidery to explore the subtle differences that emerge through ritualistic and habitual making. The inscribed stitches mark the rhythms of the hand, a delicate performance of obsessive intricacy. Meticulously stitched multiples of dots, lines, and crosses record time and map space. Each stitch is an embodiment of thought and patience; a record of human presence, of time and decay. McVetis uses making to understand the world, to give material form to abstract ideas, making the intangible tangible. You are seeing what McVetis describes as "a landscape of time" These physical, tactile, and repetitive modes of creation allow him the time to see and think, to occupy a space. Richard McVetis graduated in Constructed Textiles from the Royal College of Art in 2008. Since completing his BA in Embroidery at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2005, he has been short-listed for several distinguished prizes, including the Jerwood Drawing Prize, UK, 2011 and 2016; the international Loewe Craft Prize, 2018. In addition, McVetis has shown work nationally and internationally at several exhibitions, including The British Textile Biennial, Rossendale, UK, 2021; RENEW at Kettles Yard, UK, 2019; Loewe Craft Prize, The Design Museum, London, UK, 2018; Collect Open, Saatchi Gallery, UK, 2017; 'Form + Motion' –a major exhibition with British Council and Crafts Council for the Cheongju Craft Biennale, South Korea, 2017 richardmcvetis.co.uk Babs Smith Babs Smith is an Artist based at Ebor Studios, Littleborough. She was the winner of a Graduate Scholarship on the University of Salford Art Collection Graduate Scholarship Scheme in conjunction with Castlefield Gallery, Manchester. She was Winner of the People's Choice Award at Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival. She was selected for the Neo Print Prize and the Salford Open in 2018 and has been recently nominated for a Create Art & Design Award UOS. Babs has shown work alongside the Acquired Exhibition at Salford Museum & Art Gallery and in the Superlative Artistry of Japan, where her work is currently housed at Salford Museum. Her work is in the Salford Museum and Art Gallery Collection and the Salford Universities Collection. Babs has undertaken a number of public commissions and has her work housed at the National Outdoor Centre, North Wales and the Autism and Criminal Justice System, Salford. She is currently developing projects with DCC Data in Manchester and Manchester based musician Holly Phelps. babssmithart.co.uk Dorothy Ann Simister An obsession with drawing horses and a praising primary teacher set me on a determined path to draw and paint. I completed a degree in Fine Art Painting at Camberwell School of Art in the mid to late 70s, which is where I found an interest in shop window reflections. I was mainly brought up in North Wales and attended an exceptional art foundation course at Chester College. I then progressed to the fine art degree at Camberwell, exhibiting at the Royal Academy in the New Contemporaries exhibition. On leaving Camberwell I was awarded the Adrian Tredfall Fund Award, by the 'Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths of London'that enabled me to travel to Italy to look at art. A post graduate teaching certificate at Sussex University gave me a wonderful year in Brighton, where I could study shop window and draw Brighton's iconic views. After teaching for a while, I spent an explorative7months in India and South East Asia, drawing and painting as I travelled. Returning to Britain in the 80s, I helped develop New Moon studios with a group of artists, who exhibited in many venues around South East London. I also showcased work with a group called Artists against Racism. I recorded through drawing and paintings the Miners'strike and Wapping newspaper demonstrations, involving myself in the political upheavals of the time. Through-out this time I taught drawing and painting part-time, worked as a ceramics technician, had two children and continued to draw. In 1995, my husband, children and I moved to Burnley and I retrained as a primary school teacher. I continued to make small drawings and paintings, carefully kept in sketchbooks, while on mountain walking trips in Britain and around Europe. dorothyannsimister.com Claire Tindale Working primarily with sculpture and installation, Claire Tindale uses the miniature as a conceptual framework, to explore physical and psychological spaces, responding to environments and those who occupy them. A hospital, an empty office building, and a library, are just some of the spaces that she has been commissioned to respond to. Initially the use of the miniature emerged in response to the conditions of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, with the creation of a 1/12th scale model of a care home. Conveying contraction in relation to mental capacity and physical space Subsequent projects have combined miniatures, with full-scale elements, to explore themes of responsibility, vulnerability, disorientation and power balance. Filtering Through juxtaposes hand-crafted miniatures with full-scale components to convey the impact of medical treatment on the daily life of someone suffering from poor kidney function. Exhibitions include: Felt , Salts Mill, Saltaire, Homeness , AIR Gallery, Altrincham, Time after [( )] after Time, The Briggait, Glasgow; Miniature Worlds , Castlefield Gallery, Manchester; BiblioTech , The Portico Library, Manchester and Start from Where You Are: Second Degree Potentias , Bloc Project, Sheffield. Tindale is a member of Paradise Works, Salford, Manchester. In 2017 she was selected for MDP Studio Book Program and in 2019 she was shortlisted for the GM Arts Prize. 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Home > JOURNAL-OF-SUSTAINABLE-MINING > Vol. 21 (2022) > Iss. 2 Investigating the causes of stope instability at Golden Valley Mine Ashley Ruvimbo Sabao, Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences, Department of Mining and Mineral Processing Engineering, Mutare, Zimbabwe / Central South University, School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Changsha, China Prosper Munemo, Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences, Department of Mining and Mineral Processing Engineering, Mutare, ZimbabweFollow Peter Kolapo, University of Kentucky, Department of Mining Engineering, USA Author ORCID Identifier Ashley Ruvimbo Sabao 0000-0002-7161-1402 Prosper Munemo 0000-0001-5126-5322 Peter Kolapo 0000-0002-8840-1284 The study is based on mining operations that are concentrated in a ground exposed to flooding with varying stope dimensions. Stope stability was assessed in the four stopes, which resembled the mine's different ground conditions using the stability graph complemented by the equivalent linear over break slough (ELOS) stability approach. The stability graph showed that the stopes in rock masses exposed to flooding fell in the potentially unstable and caving zones whereas the ones that were not affected by flooding fell in the stable zones. The ELOS approach showed that mining the previously flooded rock masses resulted in high over-breaks in the stopes despite them having smaller hydraulic radii. Therefore, it was deduced that although stope extension plays a part in the over-breaks experienced in different stopes, it is not the main cause of the overall stope instability. The results confirm the supposition that over-break is largely controlled by pore pressure than it is by blast induced stresses. Continuous implementation of the old support systems was no longer compatible with the state of the ground conditions. Hence, the mine should implement 6 × 8 m pillars, which have an acceptable factor of safety against failure. Sabao, Ashley Ruvimbo; Munemo, Prosper; and Kolapo, Peter (2022) "Investigating the causes of stope instability at Golden Valley Mine," Journal of Sustainable Mining: Vol. 21 : Iss. 2 , Article 8. Available at: https://doi.org/10.46873/2300-3960.1354 Explosives Engineering Commons, Oil, Gas, and Energy Commons, Sustainability Commons Journal in Numbers Selected Papers from The Fifth International Symposium on Mine Safety Science and Engineering (ISMSSE2021) Climate change impacts on the mining industry All Issues Vol. 22, Iss. 1 Vol. 21, Iss. 4 Vol. 21, Iss. 3 Vol. 21, Iss. 2 Vol. 21, Iss. 1 Vol. 20, Iss. 4 Vol. 20, Iss. 3 Vol. 20, Iss. 2 Vol. 20, Iss. 1 Vol. 19, Iss. 4 Vol. 19, Iss. 3 Vol. 19, Iss. 2 Vol. 19, Iss. 1 Vol. 18, Iss. 4 Vol. 18, Iss. 3 Vol. 18, Iss. 2 Vol. 18, Iss. 1 Vol. 17, Iss. 4 Vol. 17, Iss. 3 Vol. 17, Iss. 2 Vol. 17, Iss. 1 Vol. 16, Iss. 4 Vol. 16, Iss. 3 Vol. 16, Iss. 2 Vol. 16, Iss. 1 Vol. 15, Iss. 4 Vol. 15, Iss. 3 Vol. 15, Iss. 2 Vol. 15, Iss. 1 Vol. 14, Iss. 4 Vol. 14, Iss. 3 Vol. 14, Iss. 2 Vol. 14, Iss. 1 Vol. 13, Iss. 4 Vol. 13, Iss. 3 Vol. 13, Iss. 2 Vol. 13, Iss. 1 Vol. 12, Iss. 4 Vol. 12, Iss. 3 Vol. 12, Iss. 2 Vol. 12, Iss. 1

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Q: Modifiable Array of strings in PostgreSQL I am looking to store an Array of strings in a table which I can then append more data to. My table looks like this: CREATE TABLE users (id SERIAL, username varchar(32), password char(40), name varchar(64), age integer, successful_logins varchar(32)[10], failed_logins varchar(32)[10], roles text[3]); I have tried this but it doesnt do anything: UPDATE users SET successful_logins = array_append(successful_logins, :timestamp) WHERE username = :username; The :varname comes from a JDBI Driver I am using, but I am passing in a String. Why doesnt this work? Is there a better way to get the same result? EDIT: Here is the driver I am using: <dependency> <groupId>postgresql</groupId> <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId> <version>9.1-901.jdbc4</version> </dependency> I get no error and it seems to be releted to my DAO or driver. Here is the DAO code: import org.skife.jdbi.v2.sqlobject.Bind; import org.skife.jdbi.v2.sqlobject.SqlUpdate; @SqlUpdate("UPDATE users SET successful_logins=ARRAY_APPEND((SELECT successful_logins FROM users WHERE username=:username),:timestamp)WHERE username=:username") void addSuccessfulLogin(@Bind("timestamp") String timestamp, @Bind("username") String username); When I try this in psql with the vars replaces with values it works. I am wondering if this this a casting issue? Do I need to cast my String to something? A: I am not familiar with your JDBI library, but I tried this in the Postgres console and it worked: UPDATE mytable SET successful_logins = ARRAY_APPEND( ( SELECT successful_logins FROM mytable WHERE id=1), 'Some additional value' ) WHERE id=1 Perhaps the problem is that you need to select the existing successful_logins value before you pass it to the array_append. EDIT: Well, it looks like you're missing a space between ARRAY_APPEND() and WHERE... A: When I was making the call to addSuccessfulLogin I was doing: addSuccessfulLogin(username, timestamp); instead of addSuccessfulLogin(timestamp, username) So it was trying to find a username based on a timestamp, which doesnt exist. This is why there were no errors. SO make sure you call your own API correctly!

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The Grooming Guru An Expert's Guide To Male Grooming LINK-UPS, BROADCAST WORK & AMBASSADORIAL ROLES STYLE WRITING THE HAPPY BEAR Tag: 1 million Paco Rabanne lighten up with 1 Million Cologne On April 15, 2015 By groomingguruIn Fragrance, News, Product reviewsLeave a comment Love it or loathe it Paco Rabanne's 1 Million is a fragrance phenomenon. It's a heady cocktail, though, so if it's a little bit too 'in-your-face' for you maybe you should check out 1 Million Cologne. Sharper and fresher than its best-selling brother it has a slightly bitter, cocktail feel (the result of mandarin orange and a fresh marine accord) which makes it a much better option for summer. It's spikier and not quite as rounded and creamy as the original 1 Million fragrance but is just as ferociously commercial and has lost non of its tenacity – when I tested it out on my skin I could still smell it 12 hours later. Paco Rabanne 1 Million Cologne is available now. Paco Rabanne's Invictus: standing on the shoulders of a giant? On October 25, 2013 October 28, 2013 By groomingguruIn Fragrance, Insider Interviews, News3 Comments It's already hit the top spot of the best selling men's fragrances in the UK and now that we're in the frenzied run up to Christmas you can be sure that Paco Rabanne's Invictus, which launched at the end of July, is going to be at the top of many a man's festive wish list. It's success, of course, comes in the wake of a fragrance phenomenon – Paco Rabanne's 1 Million. Since its launch back in 2008 1 Million has become the envy of fragrance houses worldwide. So popular has it become that, remarkably, a bottle is sold every five seconds. Such popularity isn't without its drawbacks though. After all, how do you follow a fragrance that that's become a modern classic and also a benchmark for commercial success in a notoriously fickle market? It was this very question that I put to Paco Rabanne Vice President Vincent Thilloy when I met him in Paris a while back. "In truth we could not have imagined how successful 1 Million would become or how it would end up a market leader," he told me. "Although I suppose key to its success was the fact that we took a risk with it, especially with the bottle. Few companies are willing to take real risks these days but the way I look at, it's not taking a risk that's the risk!" Certainly, 1 Million's gold bullion bar bottle and the novel 'trophy' flacon of Invictus are both unlike anything on the market but according to Thilloy it's still the 'juice' inside that matters most. "Having a great bottle is only part of the story," he believes. "Ultimately, the smell of the fragrance is everything because you'll only buy a fragrance again if someone says you smell great." So how does Invictus – a fragrance that was over two and a half years in development – smell? Well, if you haven't tried it yet it's at the other end of the spectrum to 1 Million. Where that fragrance is sweet, warm and sexy Invictus is fresh and sporty. Sure, it features earthy patchouli and warm woody notes but there's a fresh 'marine' vibe (think the smell of ocean spray) and a slight metallic something going on there too. Fundamentally, though, it's a fragrance of two halves. "With Invictus we really wanted to create something that was fresh but not in a traditional 'cologne fresh' way – we wanted a fragrance that had two distinct sides to it," says Thilloy. The beauty of this olfactory duality – and what differentiates it from 1 Million is that you can wear Invictus in the day and into the night, as the warmer base notes develop. Paco Rabanne's fragrances have always tapped into man's most ardent aspirations. 1 Million was about a desire for wealth and the playboy lifestyle, Black XS was about wanting to be a rock star and Invictus is about being a champion. So now that this latest fragrance is firmly on the fragrance map what next? "I can't tell you," says Thilloy coyly. "But what I can tell you is that we're already working on it!" Viktor & Rolf hope to spice up fragrance market with new fragrance On January 27, 2012 January 27, 2012 By groomingguruIn Fragrance, News, Product reviews4 Comments In the last few years the Holy Grail in terms of men's fragrance has been to come up with something as successful as Paco Rabanne's surprise hit 1 Million. I say surprise because, in reality, the fragrance itself is a bit 'meh' – its natural home being a Wolverhampton nightclub on a rainy Saturday night. But the bling bling bottle is genius which kind of makes it the 'all-fur-coat-and-no-knickers' of the fragrance world. Or 'all-leather-jeans-and-no-Y-fronts' if you prefer. But still it sells – by the bucket load. In a crowded, increasingly competitive, market bottle design really matters (witness Marc Jacobs' novel Bang flacon) so it's no surprise that a stand-out bottle was top of mind when creating Viktor & Rolf's new fragrance for men, Spicebomb. Designed to resemble a hand grenade (it even has its own pin) it's certainly eye-catching, though I'd have liked to have seen it a little heavier myself, since a weighty bottle always says quality to me. And, so, what about the fragrance itself? Well, it's quite different to the design duo's first men's fragrance, Antidote. The brief here was clearly to create something sexy, wearable and very 'now' and in this respect it succeeds admirably. Spicebomb hits you like…well, a bomb really, with one big olfactory wallop. There's chilli, saffron and pink pepper along with fresh bergamot and grapefruit notes and leather, tobacco and vetiver ones. It's a more conventional blend than the press bumpf would have you believe and to me it has a headiness akin to fragrances like Mugler's A*Men and a faint gourmand quality (the cinnamon maybe?). It doesn't feel quite as sophisticated, daring or as complex as Antidote, nor as quirky, but because of this it should be able to reach way beyond the former's narrow customer base. Who knows? It may even go off like a….No, I'll resist that one. Viktor & Rolf's Spicebomb is available exclusively from Harrods now and nationwide from 7th March priced £45 for 50ml eau de toilette. View grooming_guru's profile on Twitter View GROOMINGGURU's profile on Instagram View GROOMINGGURU's profile on Pinterest View leekynaston's profile on LinkedIn The Grooming Guru writes for… To see some of my work for The Telegraph click the logo… Find me on the web! 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St. Bernard School's curriculum is based totally on Catholic principles. Based on our Catholic heritage and traditions, all students are involved in religion class and the celebration of Mass. Students attend Mass or Prayer Service once a week. During all these Masses the classes will sit together to build community. The Diocesan course of study with suggested texts is followed at all grade levels in all areas of the curriculum. Ongoing evaluation of different subject areas provides for a continual updating according to the needs of the study. We make use of a wide variety of supplemental materials to meet the developmental needs of each grade. Our primary and intermediate grades (grades 1-4) have the option of participating in a multi-age classroom. to provide parents with an opportunity to see what students are studying and how well they are doing. We think learning is important and that learning should continue after school hours. The daily homework in no way is to be viewed as punishment, but rather as a way for encouraging and extending learning.

I'm a guitar player who has switched to bass. This band is riff based so there's plenty room for creativity I'm a rhythm guy anyway. I have played bass in grungy style bands back in the early 90's and did use my fingers then. This band is much more plodding and thicker sounding. I use a pick now and it really allows me to keep tight tempo. I actually wish I had used a pick many years ago I'd probably never gone to guitar. Any other bass pickers here? It seems to me that down tuned 4/4 riff rock almost demands it yet I see so few "pros" using a pick. Depends on the style, but yeah. I do. Took me a few years to figure out I needed a larger pick, or my thumb would ache. I saw J Mascis and Mike Watt play J's solo material many many years ago (this is back when they were doing Stooges covers too). During the show, I thought it was weird that Watt was playing with a pick. I asked Watt about it afterwards and he told me that J asked him to play with a pick because he prefers how it sounds.

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On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Arcane Mage for each boss of the Uldir raid. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.1.5. This page will be a rough outline of the bosses and mechanics in Uldir. This page will focus primarily on how an Arcane Mage can optimize its performance on the raid bosses in Uldir, and not on an actual raid strategy for the bosses. Initially, this page will focus on Heroic mode and lower, however, as more bosses are being killed on Mythic, the guide will also include optimizations for Mythic bosses. Arcane Mages are looking to be a very strong pick in Uldir, due to their strong burst DPS, which is amplified on multiple bosses. This is mainly due to the bonus damage phases or strict DPS checks on certain mechanics. Additionally, there are no fights which Arcane truly struggles with, since none of the fights contain Arcane's main weakness, 2-target cleave. The fight is comprised of two main mechanics, Plasma Discharge and Sanguine Static. Sanguine Static targets a player in the raid and shoots 5 blood orbs towards the target. Be ready to sidestep the projectiles when he finishes the cast. If you are not running Slipstream, make sure you are not channeling Evocation when you are targeted with this spell, as it will knock you back and interrupt you. A location to drop Plasma Discharge should be marked before the fight begins. You should use Blink (or Shimmer, if you chose the talent) to get out of the group and start dropping the blood. When you are done dropping the blood, you can use Displacement to get back into the group. This mechanic is the main reason for picking Slipstream, as it allows you to still do some damage while dropping these debuffs off, if you get any Clearcasting procs. If Taloc has cast Cudgel of Gore and his weapon remains on the ground, do not stand between the boss and his weapon at any time in Phase One or Phase Three. In Phase 2, you begin your descent into the raid. Taloc goes immune to all damage and begins to spawn two sets of adds, so make sure that you do not use any big DPS cooldowns right before the boss enters Phase 2. Coalesced Blood is the Phase 2-exclusive add and must be prioritized over all other targets. Volatile Droplet will be soaked or burned down quickly as a secondary target. 4.1. Suggested Talents for Arcane Mage on M.O.T.H.E.R. Rune of Power is a lot better for DPS on this boss if you can pull it off effectively, so it is advised that you practice with Rune of Power, only changing to Incanter's Flow if you end up having a lot of issues with Rune of Power. 4.2. Arcane Mage Playstyle on M.O.T.H.E.R. Effectively playing Arcane on M.O.T.H.E.R. is all about how effectively you can deal with the different abilities that force you to move a lot. M.O.T.H.E.R is another 3-phase fight, split into three rectangular boss rooms. Each room is on a timer, based on when the boss enters. All players must pass through the barrier and reach the end to defeat M.O.T.H.E.R. before they are incinerated. Wind Tunnel conjures a gust of wind in the room, which pushes you towards zones of fire. On beta, you could stand against the wall where the boss is tanked to avoid getting pushed into the fire. However, the assumption is that this will be changed to no longer work on live. If this indeed does not work on live, you can deal with this effectively by using Shimmer early on when the wind starts pushing you, and then waiting a couple of seconds and using Displacement to get back to where you Shimmered from. This should allow you to keep DPSing for the entire duration of the wind without ending up in the fire. Purifying Flame creates several void zones beneath players that must be moved from. You can use a stack of Shimmer on this, but make sure you check the timer of Wind Tunnel, and hold on to the Shimmer if Wind Tunnel is coming soon. The main fight mechanic revolves around Defense Grid. Everytime players cross into the next room, the entire raid takes damage and adds spawn, based on how many players crossed the threshold. If many players are crossing over, make sure you preemptively cast Prismatic Barrier, or if a huge number of people are moving over at once, use Greater Invisibility. These adds are the top priority in this encounter. They must be stunned, interrupted, and knocked back until they are dead. If their cast completes, the raid will wipe. Depending on how many people move over at once, you should either burn them down one after the other, or AoE them down if there are 3 or more close to each other. Fetid Devourer is a fight that Arcane Mages should excel on. This is due to the vulnerability phase, which Arcane Mage can exploit very well due to its high burst DPS. During the vulnerability phase, the boss will take increased damage from 50% onwards. If the boss is close to 50%, save your cooldowns to burn the boss. The main boss casts very few abilities. Rotting Regurgitation is a cone ability targeted at a random player, which must be dodged or you will take a large amount of damage and have Malodorous Miasma applied to you. If you are afflicted with Malodorous Miasma, be it random or through the breath, it will evolve into Putrid Paroxysm, which is another debuff which does substantially more damage in a short duration. If you have this debuff, consider casting Greater Invisibility, especially if it lines up with Shockwave Stomp. Shockwave Stomp (Heroic and up) is a raid-wide knockback, which pushes you backwards a considerable distance. Make sure you watch for this timer before using cooldowns, such as Rune of Power. You can use Shimmer while mid-air from this knockback to return back to your original position. Two adds will spawn from six waste disposal units at random. You can save a stack of Rune of Power for these adds to quickly burn them down. Make sure you have enough Mana when these adds spawn, so you can focus on priority damage to them. There are a couple of choices that you can make in terms of talents. It mostly comes down to what your raid needs extra help with. If your group has trouble clearing the phase one Silithid Warriors, you can opt into Reverberate (or Nether Tempest, for a more hybrid approach). This encounter is split into three phases, with a few basic mechanics that persist through the whole fight. The main mechanic is Surging Darkness. This creates three zones of darkness centering where the boss casted the ability. One zone will be safe for every pulse. Make sure you have Shimmer stacks available for this mechanic. Phase 1 spawns many Silithid Warriors that fixate a target and can be stunned and burned down effortlessly. Simply use Arcane Explosion on them when they are clumped up until 4 Arcane Charges, and then use Arcane Barrage, repeating until they are dead. If you talented into Nether Tempest or Arcane Orb, you should use them as described on the Rotation page. During Phase 1, players will be targeted with Eye Beam at random. Players fixated by C'Thun's gaze will have a small indicator below them that will show if they are standing close enough to cleave another player. Always avoid having other players in your circle while being fixated and use a personal coolwdown, such as Prismatic Barrier. Phase 2 is a priority damage phase. Three adds will spawn and begin casting on players. These casters can be interrupted, stunned, CC'd, but not moved. Counterspell should be used to interrupt them. The boss mechanic during this phase casts Roiling Deceit on a handful of players. These players will take damage and then drop a cloud at their feet upon expiration. Get this cloud out of the raid by using Shimmer right before the debuff expires, and then using Displacement to get back to the group. Phase 3 is the final phase of the fight. There will be no more adds or previous Old God mechanics during this phase. Instead, the boss will spawn Orb of Corruption around the boss room. These orbs must be soaked by players. Players who soak the orb get a temporary damage increase and once the buff times out, they will be mind controlled until killed. Mind controlled targets must be silenced, stunned, or interrupted while they live. You should soak one of these orbs while all your cooldowns are ready, so you can maximize the DPS bonus from the orbs. Vectis will begin the fight by casting Omega Vector on a few party members. This debuff does not expire and will bounce from target to target the entire fight. Everytime the debuff bounces, the player contracts one stack of Lingering Infection, which increases all nature damage taken. While Omega Vector deals shadow damage, other fight mechanics deal nature damage. During the "up phase", the boss will cast two abilities. Contagion is a raid wide nature damage explosion and Gestate stuns the target dealing shadow damage to all players around the target and spawns and add. This add must be burned down immediately or the healing absorb debuff it casts on the raid will be too much for your healers. If you get this debuff, you should Shimmer out of the group, and Displacement back into the group after you have spawned the add. Vectis submerges and spawns Plague Bombs, which must be soaked by players. During this phase, Vectis will also send out waves of blood that must be sidestepped or the player will take a stack of Lingering Infection. These waves of blood move quite quickly and are hard to dodge if you are close to the submerged boss, so you should remain relatively far away. If a Plague Bomb spawns close to the submerged boss, you can soak this by using Shimmer to get to it, and then casting Ice Block to avoid getting hit by the waves of blood. If you are very comfortable with the fight, you can run Rune of Power to help burst down adds quicker. However, there are a lot of reasons that make Rune of Power hard to use, especially if you are one of the main soakers for Pool of Darkness, in which case Incanter's Flow is a better option. Additionally, you can run either Resonance or Charged Up, depending on if you need more priority DPS or more AoE DPS. The same choice goes for Touch of the Magi versus Nether Tempest. The main mechanic that Arcane Mages can handle is Pool of Darkness (Heroic and up). Due to having both Shimmer and Displacement, we have a lot of mobility to get into the pools. You can then use Prismatic Barrier to reduce the damage taken from them, or Greater Invisibility / Ice Block if you are soaking these pools at the same time Dark Revelation or Deathwish is happening. There are three sets of adds that spawn in Phase 1. Nazmani Bloodhexer spawn in packs of two and must remain separated. Focus these first and kill them quickly. If your group runs a strategy in which you crowd control these adds, you can use Polymorph on them when needed. The second Bloodhexer may possibly cast Congeal Blood; the add that spawns from this cast is the only target that takes priority over the two Bloodhexers. Bloodhexers can be hard CC'd, knocked back, stunned, and silenced, as well as the add that they spawn. These adds are the ones you will most likely want to use your DPS cooldowns on. Nazmani Crusher is your second priority and Bloodthirsty Crawg are normally just burned down through passive cleave. The Crushers will spawn one at a time and the Crawgs will spawn four at a time. When there are no Nazmani Bloodhexers active, target the Crusher and cleave off of him. The choice between Rune of Power and Incanter's Flow largely depends on how comfortable you are with the encounter. You will want to go the standard single-target DPS talents on this fight, however, Resonance and Reverberate can be considered if your group has trouble killing the groups of adds. Nether Tempest is a good hybrid option if you want to add a bit more DPS to the groups of adds, without giving up a lot of single-target DPS. This fight consists of a boss phase and an intermission phase. During the boss phase, just be aware of any Annihilation stacks you have. Clear them if they get too high, or if you are called to clear them using Existence Fragments. You can limit the number of stacks you receive by avoiding casts of Obliteration Blast, which targets a random player and shoots a laser at them, and its intermission counterpart, Obliteration Beam. If you get Imminent Ruin, simply Shimmer when it is about to expire, and then use Displacement to get back. At 75% Health, the boss moves into the middle of the room and takes 99% less damage, so make sure you do not activate your DPS cooldowns when the boss is close to 75% Health. During the intermission, two large N'raqi Destroyers spawn and must stay separated while being burned down. Additionally, several players will be targeted with Visions of Madness. Try to stay grouped so players can cleave them down easily. Counterspell any adds that are out of the main group. Damage timings are very telegraphed during this fight. Raid-wide damage is dealt after every mind control break, at the beginning of every intermission, and also when Imminent Ruin expires. If any mechanics line up, or you are afflicted with Imminent Ruin, be sure to use your Greater Invisibility or Ice Block. You can run Nether Tempest over Touch of the Magi if you need more add DPS during the first phase. Aside from that, a standard single-target talent setup is recommended. G'huun is the final boss of the raid. The encounter consists of an upstairs minigame portion, as well as three downstairs phases. Arcane Mages are a decent choice (but by no means the best choice) for the upstairs mini-game, as with the double Shimmer usage, they can get very far along the platform to deliver the Power Matrix. So, if your group is lacking Warriors, Monks and Demon Hunters, it is worth trying as an Arcane Mage. Phase 1 is the add phase. Your focus in this phase is to cleave down all units, but have at least one target ready to be focused down. The priority is Blightspreader Tendril (Heroic and up), then Cyclopean Terror, and finally Dark Young. Make sure all casts during this phase are interrupted. The Dark Young add will cast an ability called Dark Bargain in a circle around itself. If you take one stack, you deal increased damage and healing but also take increased damage. If you get a second stack, you will be mind controlled. You can coordinate with your healers to get one stack of this for bonus DPS. You should make sure to line up your DPS cooldowns for this buff. During this phase, G'huun will also cast Explosive Corruption on one random player. This player should move to the edges of the room, so they do not infect any other members. This ability will persist through the fight. You can simply Shimmer out right before it expires and use Displacement to get back in. When G'huun is forced from his lair, he stops stops spawning the adds from the previous phase and brings new mechanics to the fight. Be sure to spread to reduce stacks of Putrid Blood contracted from the Wave of Corruption. A player will be targeted with Blood Feast, rooting them to the ground. Stack up on that player to remove all stacks of Putrid Blood. He will spawn a Gibbering Horror, whose strength is increased by the amount of Putrid Blood stacks that were removed. Focus this down when it is active and avoid being interrupted by Mind-Numbing Chatter. At 15%, the final phase begins. The upstairs mechanics end and the raid takes a large amount of damage. Only two new mechanics are added to the phase, but you are no longer able to remove Putrid Blood, so spreading is very important. Malignant Growth (Heroic and up) must be moved away from if they spawn nearby. G'huun will also be casting Gaze of G'huun, which will fear you if you face him, so make sure to turn away right before it. If you have a Clearcasting proc, you can start the Arcane Missiles channel before Gaze of G'huun finishes, and turn around already, as your channel will not be interrupted from facing away. 30 Aug. 2018: Added guides and talent recommedations for Heroic and Normal modes. 10 Aug. 2018: Added Arcane Mage Boss by Boss page (empty for now).

Q: Question about a differentiable function at point $a$. Let $f$ be differentiable at point $a$. Prove than if $\lim \limits_{n \to \infty}x_n =\ a^{+}$ and $\lim \limits_{n \to \infty}y_n = a^{-}$ then $$\lim \limits_{n \to \infty} \frac{ f(x_n) - f(y_n)}{x_n - y_n} = f'(a)$$ I thought about proving this by using lagrange's theorem, but I didn't know where to go with this because the question has limit and its talking about one point, not an interval. Is there any ideas how to solve this question? A: Since $f$ is differentiable on $a$ then $$f(x_n)=f(a)+(x_n-a)f'(a)+(x_n-a)\epsilon_1(x_n)$$ where $\epsilon_1(x_n)\xrightarrow{n\to\infty}0$ and similarly we have $$f(y_n)=f(a)+(y_n-a)f'(a)+(y_n-a)\epsilon_2(y_n)$$ where $\epsilon_2(y_n)\xrightarrow{n\to\infty}0$. Now subtracting the two equalities and we get $$f(x_n)-f(y_n)=(x_n-y_n)f'(a)+\underbrace{(x_n-a)\epsilon_1(x_n)-(y_n-a)\epsilon_2(x_n)}_{=R_n}$$ $$R_n=(x_n-y_n)\epsilon_1(x_n)+(y_n-a)(\epsilon_1(x_n)-\epsilon_2(y_n))$$ and notice that $$0\le a-y_n=\underbrace{(a-x_n)}_{\le0}+(x_n-y_n)\le x_n-y_n$$ Can you take it from here? A: Using algebraic manipulation we may write $$\begin{align}\frac{f(x_n) - f(y_n)}{x_n - y_n} &= \frac{[f(x_n) - f(a)] - [f(y_n) - f(a)]}{x_n - y_n} = \frac{f(x_n) - f(a)}{x_n-y_n} - \frac{f(y_n) - f(a)}{x_n - y_n}\\&=\underbrace{\Bigg(\frac{x_n - a}{x_n - y_n}\Bigg)}_{t_n}\frac{f(x_n) - f(a)}{x_n-a} + \Bigg(\frac{(x_n - x_n) -(y_n - a)}{x_n - y_n}\Bigg)\frac{f(y_n) - f(a)}{y_n-a}\\&=t_n\underbrace{\frac{f(x_n) - f(a)}{x_n-a}}_{\to f'(a)} + \Big(1 - t_n\Big)\underbrace{\frac{f(y_n) - f(a)}{y_n-a}}_{\to f'(a)} \end{align}$$ Notice that $$y_n < a \Rightarrow x_n - a < x_n - y_n \Rightarrow \frac{x_n - a}{x_n - y_n} < 1$$ then the sequence $\{t_n\}$ is bounded and $0 < t_n < 1$. Then $$\lim_{n \to \infty}\frac{f(x_n) - f(y_n)}{x_n - y_n} = \lim_{n \to \infty}t_n\underbrace{\frac{f(x_n) - f(a)}{x_n-a}}_{\to f'(a)} + \Big(1 - t_n\Big)\underbrace{\frac{f(y_n) - f(a)}{y_n-a}}_{\to f'(a)} = f'(a)$$

This Thursday – Make the Call for Home and Community-Based Long-Term Care! Health reform will begin moving through two key House committees this week. Your Representative serves on one of these committees. We need your help this Thursday the 16th to advocate for including home and community-based long-term care in the bill. Thousands of seniors are impoverished and forced into nursing homes prematurely because they lack of coverage for these services. If Congress does not address this problem now, it may be decades before this opportunity arises again. Urge your Representative to include the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act, H.R. 1721, in the House health reform bill. I'm a constituent calling to urge Representative X to support including the CLASS Act in the House health reform bill. The CLASS Act would create a voluntary insurance program to help those in need receive home and community-based long-term care. Too many seniors and their families are impoverished and forced into nursing homes prematurely because they lack of coverage for these services. The CLASS Act will help address this major unmet care need. The CLASS Act is supported by President Obama and over 100 national groups, and would reduce the deficit by $58 billion, including over $4 billion in state and federal Medicaid savings. Thank you for adding your voice to the health reform debate!

Q: Flutter Error Message Bottom overloaded by 45 pixels I want to create a login screen using Flutter. This is my code so far: Future showInformationDialog(BuildContext context) { TextEditingController name = TextEditingController(); TextEditingController deadline = TextEditingController(); return showDialog( context: context, barrierDismissible: false, builder: (BuildContext context) { return AlertDialog( title: SingleChildScrollView( physics: NeverScrollableScrollPhysics(), child: Form( child: Column( children: <Widget>[ TextFormField( controller: name, maxLength: 40, textAlign: TextAlign.left, keyboardType: TextInputType.text, autocorrect: false, decoration: InputDecoration( labelText: 'Name der Klausur: ', border: OutlineInputBorder(), ), // The validator receives the text that the user has entered. validator: (value) { if (value.isEmpty) { return 'Gib den Namen der Klausur ein!'; } return null; }, ), SizedBox(height: 20), TextFormField( controller: deadline, maxLength: 8, textAlign: TextAlign.left, keyboardType: TextInputType.datetime, autocorrect: false, decoration: InputDecoration( labelText: 'Deadline: ', border: OutlineInputBorder(), ), // The validator receives the text that the user has entered. validator: (value) { if (value.isEmpty) { return 'Gib das Datum der Klausur ein!'; } return null; }, ), SizedBox(height: 20), DropDownFormField( titleText: 'Priorität', hintText: 'Bitte auswählen', value: '', dataSource: [ { "display": "Niedrig", "value": "Niedrig", }, { "display": "Mittel", "value": "Mittel", }, { "display": "Hoch", "value": "Hoch", }, ], textField: 'display', valueField: 'value', ), SizedBox(height: 20), ], ), ), ), actions: <Widget>[ FlatButton( onPressed: () { return showDialog( context: context, builder: (context) { return AlertDialog( content: Text(name.text), ); } ); }, child: Text('Save'), color: Colors.blue, ), FlatButton( onPressed: () { return showDialog( context: context, builder: (context) { return AlertDialog( content: Text(deadline.text), ); } ); }, child: Text('Save'), color: Colors.blue, ), ], ); }); } When the keyboard opens, it collides with the textfields -> I get an error: Bottom overflowed by 49 pixels. What could be the issue? I have tried everything but I got stuck here. SingleChildScrollView or resizeToAvoidBottomPadding: false didnt help me. Maybe I don't know how to use them correctly. For any help I would be happy. A: Is it me, or can't I find the code for your login screen? The error is thrown because there isn't enough place for your widget on the screen. Are you using a ListView or a Column? With a ListView you can scroll so if there isn't enough room for the content the user can scroll down to see what isn't on the screen.

Cloud Computing and the Hype Cycle We are about 6 months into the hype cycle, with a lot left to go. What will the industry be feeling over the coming months and years? There was an article today at ComputerWeekly, called "The end of the IT Department, is it in the cloud?" In it, Tom Austin of Gartner says he expects uptake of cloud services to increase dramatically by 2013. If it is true that the hype-cycle is cresting, there will be 5 years of trough, which is unlikely. We haven't really gotten started with cloud computing and there is a lot of hype left to be generated. There was a lot more hype around Web 2.0 in my opinion and cloud computing has a lot more substance. Austin agrees saying, cloud computing is "probably the single biggest magnitude wave of change that we've ever seen." The situation now though, is that those on the edge of IT are getting tired of hype in general. It started with the dot com boom, then Web 2.0, Social Networking, and now there are a lot more skeptics out there. Anything getting buzz in the industry is going to get a lot more scrutiny as well -- and faster. There are a lot of parallels between the hype around Web 2.0, Social Networking, and Cloud Computing, but the significant difference is that cloud computing is more difficult for the consumer to understand, because few of them interact directly with cloud computing services. For them, cloud computing is mostly behind the scenes. They use and interact with Web 2.0 websites and social networks, but they know little of the infrastructure behind the systems. For that single reason, the buzz will not reach such dramatic levels as Web 2.0. Still though, "cloud computing" only really got started at the end of 2007, it is premature to be suggesting we've reached the crest of the wave. We have yet to really understand what cloud computing is and all the benefits it will offer society. Most conversations about the topic outside conferences are still trying to explain exactly what cloud computing is. Until we understand what it is, how can we comprehend the magnitude of the influence? You could say we don't understand it enough and therefore expect too much, but the opposite is true. <div id=blog20190718172231> </div> <script> getContent("/blog/Cloud+Computing+and+the+Hype+Cycle&noheader=true&nofooter=true" ,"blog20190718172231"); </script> <script src="http://www.qrimp.com/blog/Cloud+Computing+and+the+Hype+Cycle&noheader=true&nofooter=true&jsembed=true"></script>

Starting today, Dec. 4th and until Saturday, dec. 8th, the first installment in the New Age Lamians trilogy by amazing author Didi Oviatt will be on promotion … for free on Amazon. But before I entice you with the blurb and an excerpt, let me extend Didi a (very late) Congratulations on her (fairly) new contract with creativia Publishers. Congratulations, Didi, it's very well deserved! Dr. Brooklyn abruptly stopped at a solid metal door and turned to face me. "Now Jack. I know you're scared but I assure you everything is for the greater good and will turn out just fine in the long run. I'm going to need you to do everything I tell you to without question. You'll be restrained and it's for your own good. Please do not fight it, Jack. That could be a very large and painful mistake on your part." I stared at her wide eyed and cautious. She leaned in and gave me a quick unforgettable kiss on the cheek before shoving the door open. My eyes wandered from one end of the room to the other. I'm not sure exactly what I expected, but I do know that this was not it. The center of the room contained a large see through tank of some clear liquid. Surrounding it was screen after screen of some technology that I was yet to be familiarized with. With a person standing next to each machine. I instantly recognized the fact that they'd been waiting for me. Dr. Brooklyn pointed around the room at all of the people. As she spoke, two men walked up to me and started stripping me of the comfort of my gray sweatsuit. My muscles clenched and I flinched in embarrassment. No one besides my father had seen me naked, and even when I changed in front of him he would look away. Not since I was a baby being dressed by my mother had I been in the buff around a woman. She passed away when I was 5, God rest her soul. I looked down in shame remembering the warning not to fight. I wanted more than anything to grab my clothes and run, but not before knocking a few of these Company wimps to the ground. I held in the notion and wearily looked back up at Dr. Brooklyn. She explained to me that I would be lowered into the liquid. She told me to breath just the same once I was emerged as I do on a regular basis. As she gave me instructions, the same two men that had stripped me of my clothes, fastened tight cuffs around my wrists, ankles, and waist. The cuffs were secured to a couple of bars to my sides and above my head by thin yet obviously indestructible cables. Before I knew it I was being hoisted up into the air. The metal bars were strong, holding me in place with my feet shoulder width apart and my arms extending out to my sides. The doctor no longer made any explanations. She turned her back to me and started spitting out orders to the rest of the room. I watched from above as the distance between myself and the floor exceeded. I was lowered into the tank feet first. The liquid was a thick, warm gel. I wiggled my toes feeling the slime slip and then mold into place between them. By the time I was waist deep I could no longer move my feet. I became motionless and without feeling as I descended to my fate. Further and further down I was engulfed in the shocking warm fluid. Past my stomach and to my neck. I took in shallow breaths as the gel touched my chin. By leaning my head back I tried to keep my mouth out for as long as I could. The wet warmth engulfed the remainder of my flesh. I held my breath and opened my eyes. Everything was a blur, I could see the silhouette of each body in the room yet I could not tell apart who was man and who was woman. I peered out of the tank in fear searching for Dr. Brooklyn, but with no success. I remembered her words to breath the liquid as if I was breathing regular air. I was now completely motionless from head to toe. I couldn't feel a thing aside from the weakening pound of my heart. The lack of oxygen was dulling my mind as I continued to hold my breath. After a few more seconds I could no longer take it. I felt as if my chest was going to explode leaving my body dead in this disgusting paralyzing gel. I couldn't take it any longer. Unable to part my lips I let the air out through my nostrils and took in a giant breath. Rather than air filling my lungs I felt the slime slowly making its way down my nasal cavity and into my chest. Strangely I felt as if I had been breathing it all my life. Oxygen was flowing through my body and into my brain as if I was breathing the natural fresh air I had taken for granted on an otherwise normal day. No sooner than my body began to relax the pain struck. The first needles were injected into the backs of my knees. I could feel each one, long and sharp as they pushed through my skin and into the joints of my legs. I tried with all my strength to move away from the pain but I was rendered motionless. The molded gel held me in place as the same pain was now being shoved into the insides of my elbows. Followed by my neck and lower back. I tried to move away and escape the torture, but I could not. The mold held me in place as all six needles made their way further and further painfully into my flesh. The excruciating pain of the serum was then pushed into my body though these burning needle tips. Thick like hardening sap on a pine tree. I felt it burn its way into my veins. Engulfing my body in shock and fire. Every molecule hurt as the fibers attached themselves throughout me. It spread like a slow plague infecting my body with smoldering hot lava. Though motionless on the outside I was screaming and thrashing on the inside. With every beat of my heart the burning pressure was pushed from one end of my body to the other. Reaching my brain last. I felt as if my head was exploding into a thousand pieces. Like it was being ripped apart by rabid wolves. I screamed at the top of my lungs yet was heard by no one, as the sound was masked by the disgustingly thick gel I was being held in. My mind darkened as it clouded over by a deep gray followed by an ultimate darkness. Welcoming the illumination, my mind slipped into a much needed unconscious state. Sounds wonderful, Jina, and congrats to Didi! Thank you so much Jina! And, congrats to you with the recent contract too! What an exciting year for so many of us. May 2019 continue to offer as wonderful of all things bookish for both of us! Cheers, my friend! Previous PostPrevious Have you met Boredom and his twin, Time?

Monica Lewinsky's Purgatory Ryan Lash/TED CC Sophie Caldecott - published on 04/07/15 Relentlessly and cruelly shamed, she's already paid her price "It is September of 1998," Monica Lewinsky tells us in her recent Ted Talk; "I'm sitting in a windowless office room inside the office of the Independent Council… listening to the sound of my voice, my voice on surreptitiously taped phone calls that a supposed friend had made the year before. I'm here because I've been legally required to personally authenticate all 20 hours of taped conversation. […] Scared and mortified, I listen; listen as I prattle on about the flotsam and jetsam of the day, listen as I confess my love for the President and, of course, my heartbreak; listen to my sometimes catty, sometimes churlish, sometimes silly self being cruel, unforgiving, uncouth; listen deeply, deeply ashamed to the worst version of myself, a self I don't even recognize." The experience she describes is probably as near to purgatory on earth as you'll ever find. Her situation was a modern day re-enactment of the Scarlet Letter, a woman branded for life by a culture that has turned her name into a byword for sex and scandal without any thought of the woman behind the name. Lewinsky was not unique in making a life-altering mistake at the age of 22, but unlike her, most of us don't have to confront our faults so directly – not until we get to purgatory, anyway. Then we will see clearly, with all of the glory and horror that such clear sight entails. We will understand things we have striven our entire lives to understand, and we will see ourselves exactly as we are, free from all self-deception. It is bound to be painful; after all, one of the most difficult experiences in life is coming face to face with the hurt we have caused someone else, that awful moment as the realization hits you that your words or actions have had a harmful effect on someone. Some people do seem to go through at least part of their purgatory on earth, and they deserve respect because they have been through a trial by fire that most of us have been spared. In his book on French life in the reign of Louis XIV, The Splendid Century, W. H. Lewis describes another such example. When the King's favor passed from his mistress Louise de la Vallière to another woman, Vallière (who was still in love with the King) was forced to sit outside the room where the King's trysts would happen so that public suspicion wouldn't fall upon the new mistress, who had "a troublesome husband." As W. H. Lewis writes, "Small wonder that when at last [Vallière] summoned up courage to enter religion, the unsentimental Carmelites said that she had done much to expiate her sins in the last five years she had spent at Court." Stone throwing has become a lot easier in the age of the Internet. That's not to say that the Internet is evil, rather that it is, like everything else in life, what you make of it; it reflects the best and the worst of human nature. Stone throwing happened before the time of Christ, and it has continued to happen ever since, under various different guises. It happens in online newspaper articles and on blogs, it happens in endless strings of comments on photos and videos, it happens on Twitter, under trending hash tags. It's easier than ever to deceive yourself about the real impact that your words and actions have when you're sitting alone behind a computer screen cloaked in anonymity, easy to forget that the web is far from a 'virtual' world and is, in fact, populated with living, breathing people. The so-called "Lewinsky Scandal" was one of the first big news stories to be broken by the Internet. A few weeks after the transcripts of her taped phone calls were released to Congress, the audiotapes were aired on TV, and significant portions made available to anyone, anywhere in the world, online. As she describes herself, "The public humiliation was excrutiating; life was almost unbearable. This was not something that happened with regularity back in 1998, and by 'this' I mean the stealing of people's private words, actions, conversations, or photos, and then making them public, public without consent, public without context, and public without compassion." Here was a case of modern-day stone throwing on a global scale, and, as Lewinsky says, it was all too easy for the average onlooker "to forget that 'that woman' was dimensional, had a soul, and was once unbroken."

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Trump signs executive orders on preexisting condition protections, surprise billing Trump signs executive orders on preexisting condition protections, surprise billing (Fierce Healthcare, 9/24/20) On September 24, the president signed an Executive Order (EO), An America-First Healthcare Plan . Executive Orders do not have the force of law and cannot change existing laws or formal regulations. The EO states, "It has been and will continue to be the policy of the United States to give Americans seeking healthcare more choice, lower costs, and better care and to ensure that Americans with pre-existing conditions can obtain the insurance of their choice at affordable rates." Neither the EO nor any other documentation provides proposals about how to achieve these goals, particularly if the Affordable Care Act is ruled unconstitutional, as the administration is urging the Supreme Court. (The Court will hear arguments about the case on November 10.) The EO also mentions surprise medical billing and care for veterans. For an analysis of the EO, see Administration Health Ca Quality improvement webinar opportunity The Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services and the Bureau of Quality Improvement Services believe that a true person-centered system measures a service or program by its ability to achieve quality, person-centered outcomes for the individuals being supported. Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities should be provided with the opportunity to take risks and learn from a full range of life experiences, both the successes and the disappointments. We are committed to ensuring that they are able to do so. With that in mind, the Bureau of Quality Improvement Services is offering a web-based learning opportunity about Finding the Balance: A Shift to Person-Centered Practices at no cost to participants. Providers, direct support professionals, families and self-advocates are welcome to attend. Webinar participants will better understand: Balancing what's important to a person and their choices, while considering health and safety concerns ( important for) to sup Extension of Public Health Emergency The Secretary of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar, has extended the determination that a public health emergency exists through January 21, 2021 (90 days from the previous extension on October 23). Accordingly, there is an extension through that date of the Medicaid "maintenance of effort" (MOE) pre-requisite for an enhanced federal Medicaid match for states. The MOE prohibits disenrollment of, or a reduction in services for any Medicaid beneficiary enrolled on or after March 18, 2020. See Secretary Azar Extends Public Health Emergency Medicaid Protections for Beneficiaries and States (Georgetown Center for Children and Families blog post, 10/5/20). Transition after Public Health Emergency Ends Policy analysts are starting to think about how states will transition back to "normal" when special rules for the federal Public Health Emergency expire. See: Medicaid Maintenance of Eligibility (MOE) Requirements: Issues to Watch When They End (Kaiser Family Foundation, 9/22/20) Pharmacists can now vaccinate a greater age range The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a third amendment to the Declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) to increase access to lifesaving childhood vaccines and decrease the risk of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks as children across the United States return to daycare, preschool and school. 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Q: Eager Loading of Associations using MongoMapper I'm looking to Eager Load Associated Documents using MongoMapper. Say I have an author with a :has_one condition to a Post, I should be able to load the author using a single query Post.find(:all, :include => :author) Any suggestions? A: UPDATE: The code below is just as models workflow.. I tried it after some coding and it didnt work! Lets say you have Post model and User model. User has_many posts, and you want All the users (authors) with their posts. Here a tip to handle it. and my example is fetching one post. post.rb class Post include MongoMapper::Document key :title, String key :body, String key :user_id, ObjectId belongs_to :user end and user.rb class User include MongoMapper::Document key :name many :posts, :embed => :title end Now, u = User.first p = u.posts.first puts p.title # read it from embedded doc puts p.body # lazy loading The trick here is to embed the mostly common fields like the name of the user, _id, user slug, etc. I didnt test what above, but you have to give a try! Best --Amr

John Christian Miller (born 1942 in Brooklyn) is an American author and screenwriter. He is best known for his work on National Lampoon magazine and the film Animal House, which he also acted in with co-writer/actor Douglas Kenney. The latter was inspired by Miller's own experiences in the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity at Dartmouth College, in which he went by the name "Pinto". Miller graduated from Dartmouth in 1963. Filmography Bibliography Screw (1968) National Lampoon (1970) National Lampoon's Animal House: The Full-Color, Illustrated Novel from the Hit Movie (1978) The Real Animal House: The Awesomely Depraved Saga of the Fraternity That Inspired the Movie (2006) Notes External links ] 1942 births Living people American humorists American male screenwriters Tuck School of Business alumni National Lampoon people

October 29, 2018 - Notice of Change to PAR-18-953. See Notice NOT-TR-19-012. January 7, 2019, June 10, 2019, October 24, 2019, June 8, 2020, October 26, 2020, June 7, 2021, October 25, 2021, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. All types of non-AIDS applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due on these dates. To address this significant public health concern, the NIH investment into discovery research has contributed to unprecedented opportunities to translate scientific advances into better treatments. Gene therapy and related approaches are an example of opportunities that have resulted from technological advances. However, to evaluate such potentially transformative treatments, researchers, biopharmaceutical companies, and regulators need high quality, natural history data, as well as biological and clinical outcome measures fit for the intended purpose. The absence of such information often represents a bottleneck in therapy development for many rare diseases. Validation – A process to establish that the performance of a test, tool, or instrument is acceptable for its intended purpose. For this FOA, the intended purpose should be the collection of data in a clinical trial that will be used to determine whether to move forward with the intervention being tested to a later stage trial or for regulatory approval. Applications to this FOA should focus on clinical validation. Biochemical and molecular biomarkers should have substantial data supporting analytical validation collected prior to submission of an application to this FOA. The proposed studies should have a research question able to be addressed within the defined timeline. The projects should not include clinical trials. If considering clinical trials, then please reference the NCATS website for other open opportunities. Projects appropriate for this initiative need not be high risk/high reward studies; however, they should advance the field by facilitating clinical trial readiness through the development of missing components that are essential for rigorous clinical trials. Projects should be distinct from those supported through the traditional R01 mechanism and should have a broader scope than those suited for an R03. 1) Those that define the presentation and course of the rare disease (e.g., natural history studies including retrospective projects, and longitudinal or cross-sectional approaches), in ways that are essential for the design of upcoming clinical trials. This FOA will support applications for testing of biomarkers or outcome measures so that they are ready for use in multi-site studies. Biochemical or molecular biomarkers should include justification that describes accuracy, precision, analytical sensitivity, analytical specificity including interfering substances, dynamic range, and expected normal values. For imaging, radiological, or physiological biomarkers, the justification should provide preliminary data on the accuracy, reproducibility, sensitivity, and specificity as determined by study of a patient cohort (but not necessarily in the same rare disease). An appropriate study could start with a small manageable set of candidate biomarkers, and based on data acquired during the study, be narrowed down to one or a few appropriate biomarkers for use in a clinical trial. Studies to develop or incorporate patient-reported or patient-centered outcomes. Studies evaluating the responsiveness of biomarkers or COAs through the observation of patients who are receiving treatment as part of their clinical care. Applications can request budgets that are up to $275,000 direct costs for the 2-year project period of the award. No more than $200,000 direct costs may be requested in any single year. Applications may request no more than 2 years. Need for Clinical Trial Readiness - The Significance section of the Research Strategy should also include a subsection with the heading "Urgent Need for Clinical Trial Readiness". This subsection should describe the need for conducting the trial readiness study at this time. Applicants should describe the clinical trial design issues (e.g., biomarker or COA validation or qualification, data for power calculations, defining inclusion/exclusion criteria, determining the duration of the trial, etc.) that will be addressed by this trial readiness study. Describe the potential impact of the proposed studies in addressing significant needs in the design and increasing the likelihood of success of upcoming clinical trials. Projects appropriate for this initiative need not be high risk/high reward studies; however, they should advance the field by facilitating clinical trial readiness through the development of missing components that are essential for rigorous clinical trials. How is this project moving the field forward and making a difference for clinical trials? How likely are the proposed studies to establish clinically validated biomarkers and/or COA measures with well-defined contexts of use, or to fill gaps in understanding the disease natural history that are currently obstacles for the design of upcoming clinical trials? As appropriate, how clearly does the application describe the COU of the biomarker or outcome measure such that it will enable the design of upcoming clinical trials? For studies that are ancillary to an ongoing clinical trial or longitudinal study, how will it advance the design of future trials beyond that of the parent study? How will the additional burden of the ancillary study affect the participants in the parent study? How well does the consent obtained for participation in the parent study relate to consent for the ancillary study? How well characterized are the assays for biochemical or molecular biomarkers in terms of accuracy, precision, sensitivity, selectivity, dynamic range, and expected normal values? How well optimized and ready for implementation in a multi-site study are the methods for measuring imaging, radiological or physiological biomarkers, and/or COAs?

Menus & Big Platters Starters, Sides & Hot Favourites Our Kiosks Quality Commitment Our Brand Become a Sushi Daily Artisan Become our Retail Partner Partnership Join our Business Support Team Grab&Go Menu Our Kiosks Blog Our Promise Careers Contact Grab&Go KELLYDELI COMPANY LIMITED 1. INTRODUCTION FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person's liberty by another in order to exploit them for personal or commercial gain. To act ethically and with integrity in all our business dealings and relationships and to implement and enforce effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere in our own business or in any of our supply chains. To ensure transparency in our own business and in our approach to tackling modern slavery throughout our supply chains, consistent with our disclosure obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2015. We expect the same high standards from all our contractors, suppliers and other business partners, and as part of our contracting processes, we include specific prohibitions against the use of forced, compulsory or trafficked labour, or anyone held in slavery or servitude, whether adults or children, and we expect that our suppliers will hold their own suppliers to the same standards. To improve our practices to combat slavery and human trafficking. KellyDeli Company Limited, as the holding company of the 'KellyDeli Group' (defined below), is taking steps to ensure compliance with legislation relating to Anti-Slavery and Human trafficking, as well as doing our utmost to go above and beyond these requirements. Although we are in our infancy as a company and in our efforts to combat these unfortunate trends, we have taken, and continue to take, these positive actions. 2. OUR STRUCTURE We are a global food retail and restaurant company. We are the parent company of the KellyDeli subsidiaries throughout Europe, including: France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands Sweden, Denmark and Portugal ("KellyDeli Group"). The Group has over 400 employees throughout Europe, with a global annual turnover of 359.3m euros as of 2018. 3. OUR BUSINESS Our business is organised into numerous business units such as partnership management, quality and supply chain. 4. OUR SUPPLY CHAINS Our supply chains include an estimated 45 suppliers throughout Europe who supply products to each of our kiosks. These suppliers range from large scale cross-country suppliers to local small-scale suppliers. 5. OUR POLICIES ON SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING Our Human Rights Policy and supplier questionnaire reflects our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity all our business relationships and to implementing and promoting effective systems and controls. In 2020, we will review and update our sourcing policies to improve further our requirements. 6. DUE DILIGENCE PROCESSES FOR SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING As part of our initiative to identify and mitigate risk we are in the process of implementing within our entire organisation both whistleblowing and due diligence service providers. We aim to: Identify and assess potential risk areas in our supply chains. Mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our supply chains. Monitor potential risk areas in our supply chains; and Protect whistle blowers. 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Technical Support Specialist | Tecplot, Inc. In my technical support role here at Tecplot, Inc., I have learned that choosing the best plotting image formats may not be the highest priority for many scientists and engineers, but it definitely is considered important. After all, it would be a shame to spend all of that time carefully analyzing your results and making those plots oh-so-pretty only to have the images look less-than-stellar outside of Tecplot products where everyone will see them. If your primary intent is to share your results onscreen in the form of a presentation, an email, or informal report, I recommend the Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format. The image file size is small but the quality on screen is indistinguishable from the original plot. The file format also is highly compatible with operating system image viewers, office applications, email applications, and Web browsers, as long as you aren't still using a 90s-era browser like Netscape Navigator 3. If your primary intent is to publish the image, either digitally as a PDF or physically as a printed piece, I recommend the Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) format. While PNG is a pixel-based image, EPS is a vector image, which maintains its smooth definition when scaled. The Windows Metafile (WMF) format also is recommended for Windows-only applications. The only two downsides with EPS and WMF files are that they don't support translucency and file sizes can be large. To export plot images in Tecplot 360 or Tecplot Focus, choose the Export option from the File menu (In Tecplot RS, the Export option is available in the Project menu). If you want more information on the available exporting options, click on the Help button at the bottom of the export dialog.

It seems that in the summer, everyone is on the go, all the time. A busy schedule then turns into eating unhealthy, and considering that the number of fast food restaurants in our nation has more than doubled since the 1970s, it is all too easy to grab something on the fly. With all the barbecues, pool parties, and spending time outside, chances are your summer will be filled with temptation that will put your weight loss goals on hold. However, just because you are following a weight loss program, doesn't mean that your taste buds have to suffer. Here are some simple summertime swaps made by our weight loss center in Louisville to make sure your healthy lifestyle doesn't become compromised during the warm weather! Iced tea comes with a lot of excess sugar, so swap it out for naturally sweet iced green tea. Green tea has a ton of antioxidants in it, and is light and refreshing for hot days. Lighten up your salad and add some lemon juice and balsamic vinegar to add a punch of flavor. Go one step further and add it to a spritzer bottle instead of pouring it out yourself and you'll save calories with every bite. We're not saying swap out all of your meals for fish, but at least try one meal with fish every week. You'll save fat, calories, and get a great serving of protein in the process. Plus, there is no better time to eat fish than in the summer! Craving something to munch on? Popcorn is a great swap and you'll be able to eat more and get more creative with toppings in the process! This dessert couldn't be any easier to make — combine fresh fruit and yogurt and toss into the freezer overnight. You'll get your frozen food kick in no time at all. These simple food swaps will ensure you eat healthy all summer long! If you need a little extra help reaching your weight loss goals this summer, do not hesitate to come down to our weight loss center in Louisville today!

Alberto Rigoni Announces New Solo Album "Odd Times" Italian Alternative Metal Group BAD AS Join Sliptrick Bassist Alberto Rigoni, Metal Injection Crush – Bassists Alliance Project Review Alberto Rigoni Announces New Album "BASSorama" and Fundraising Campaign After the release of four progressive rock/fusion/ambient solo albums (Something Different, Rebirth, Three Wise Monkeys, Overloaded), which featured also contributions from musicians such as drummer Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree), keyboardist Kevin Moore (ex Dream Theater), singer Goran Edman (ex Y. Malmsteen) and many others, Italian composer and bass player Alberto Rigoni announces that he is now working on a new album. "I've just started the composition of a new album that will be called "BASSorama" and… well, since I'm an eclectic guy, this time the music will be quite experimental, with funky, electro, rock, fusion and ambient influences. I've also invited, as special guests of the album, some of the best bass players from around the world, such as Living Colour's member and bassist Doug Wimbish, who will contributing amazing bass grooves (more artists TBA soon). The album will be released in Digipack CD and digital format by the end of 2016 (digital songs may be released one by one during 2016). A single song along with a video will be released in Autumn 2015." – Alberto Rigoni The Fundraising Campaign As an independent artist, Alberto is looking for supporters who can help him in reaching the budget for the production (recordings, mix, mastering, artwork etc.) of "BASSorama" and started a fundraising campaign that will end on December 31st 2015. You can support Alberto's new album clicking on the following link albertorigoni.net/bassorama A preview of the new album can be listened at soundcloud.com/albertorigoni/bassoramapreview/ Visit online: albertorigoni.net albertorigoni.bandcamp.com facebook.com/albertothebassrigoni vivaldimetaproject.com facebook.com/vivaldimetalproject Related Topics:Alberto Rigoni, Latest More in Bass CDs New Album: Pierluigi Balducci, Electric Wood Pierluigi Balducci, Electric Wood… Pierluigi shares… On this record I have collected a series of recordings... New Album: Mikael Berglund, Nordicana Mikael Berglund, Nordicana… Mikael shares… With the extensive amount of new releases in these days and... Heavy-Hitting Bassists Featured on "Pondicergy Airlines" Hadrien Féraud, Linley Marthe, Michel Alibo, Étienne Mbappé featured on drummer Stéphane Edouard's "Pondicergy Airlines"… This... Review – Warwick Pro Series Corvette $$ 4-String Bass Your Opinion – My Favorite Bass of All-time Was (Or Is)…

Romero Rubio est une station de la Ligne B du métro de Mexico, dans la délégation Venustiano Carranza. La station La station ouverte en 1999, a pour emblème le buste de Manuel Romero Rubio, avocat qui fut secrétaire du gouvernement en 1884. La station est ainsi nommée en raison de la colonie voisine. Voir aussi Articles connexes Liste des stations du métro de Mexico Ligne B du métro de Mexico Station du métro de Mexico Station de métro mise en service en 1999

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Q: If-else working, switch not I am making an app that has a grid of images with text and each one opens a different activity. It works fine but just for design purposes I want to replace my if-else statements with switch statements (which I assume I can do) however it doesn't work. Right now my working code to set the label on each image is: if(position == 0) textView.setText(R.string.zero); else if(position == 1) textView.setText(R.string.one); else if(position == 2) textView.setText(R.string.two); else if(position == 3) textView.setText(R.string.three); else if(position == 4) textView.setText(R.string.four); else if(position == 5) textView.setText(R.string.five); ect.... I want to use: switch(position) case 0: textView.setText(R.string.zero); case 1: textView.setText(R.string.one); case 2: textView.setText(R.string.two); case 3: textView.setText(R.string.three); case 4: textView.setText(R.string.four); but when I did that ever label was the last one that I defined (in my example it would be "four"). I also have a similar code for each object to start a different intent with the position variable however that does the opposite and makes every intent equal to the first one. Is my syntax wrong or will this not work for my situation? A: Using a break statement after each case should fix the problem. I would also use a default statement as well after the last case. A: This is the solution. You need to use break to avoid going through each case: switch(position) case 0: textView.setText(R.string.zero); break; case 1: textView.setText(R.string.one); break; case 2: textView.setText(R.string.two); break; case 3: textView.setText(R.string.three); break; case 4: textView.setText(R.string.four); break; I would recommend to read the oracle documentation about the switch statement. A: You need to break; after each statement in a case, otherwise execution flows down (all cases below the one you want will also get called), so you'll always get the last case. switch(position) { case 0: textView.setText(R.string.zero); break; case 1: textView.setText(R.string.one); break; case 2: textView.setText(R.string.two); break; case 3: textView.setText(R.string.three); break; case 4: textView.setText(R.string.four); break; } Here's the official tutorial explaining when to and when not to use break;. A: You need to use break statement after eace case operations. In a switch-case statement if you dont use a break statement then all the cases after that specific one will be executed also case 0: textView.setText(R.string.zero); break; A: Don't forget to put break; after each case: like that: switch(position){ case 0: textView.setText(R.string.zero); break; case 1: textView.setText(R.string.one); break; case 2: textView.setText(R.string.two); break; case 3: textView.setText(R.string.three); break; case 4: textView.setText(R.string.four); break; } A: In the Switch-case statements, you need to put break; after each case. switch(position){ case 0: textView.setText(R.string.zero); break; case 1: textView.setText(R.string.one); break; case 2: textView.setText(R.string.two); break; case 3: textView.setText(R.string.three); break; case 4: textView.setText(R.string.four); break; default: System.out.println("not available"); } Also you need to put default: at last, because when all case are wrong that time perform default: action. In the switch-case statement not forgot about break; and default action. A: You need to break; after each branch: switch (position) { case 0: textView.setText(R.string.zero); break; // <-- here // etc } Legitimate uses of switch when you don't break exist, those are called fall throughs; or because you return or throw.: switch (someNumber) { case 0: return 0; // no need for break here case 1: throw new IllegalArgumentException(); // no need to break here case 2: System.out.println("Oh, I got two!"); // fall through case 3: return 3; default: System.out.println("Meh") // No need to break: last possible branch } return -1; will return 3 even if you enter 2. But otherwise you need to break. A: Each break statement terminates the enclosing switch statement. Control flow continues with the first statement following the switch block. The break statements are necessary because without them, statements in switch blocks fall through: All statements after the matching case label are executed in sequence, regardless of the expression of subsequent case labels, until a break statement is encountered. Switch is faster than if-else statement Bottom line : Default is optional(works like else statement in switch), Break is mandatory. Interesting fact: you won't see any compilation error, even if you forgot to place the break statement. A: The switch needs a break with in each case. But in your case it could be done much simpler by defining an array as shown below. String values = {R.string.zero, R.string.one, R.string.two, ... }; Use this to populate textView : textView.setText(values[position]);

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The RCMP Musical Ride represents a colourful Canadian tradition. The troop of 32 horses and riders will perform a variety of cavalry drills choreographed to music. Working through a unique medium, they support the RCMP community policing efforts throughout Canada. The Musical Ride was developed in 1876 by early members of the North-West Mounted Police to display their riding ability and entertain the local community. It has evolved over the decades into a uniquely Canadian performance enjoyed by tens of thousands of spectators every year. Members of the Musical Ride are first and foremost police officers. They all have at least two years experience in active police work before volunteering for duty with the Musical Ride. Surprisingly, most have no prior riding experience.

CT Dems hold watch party at Hartford baseball stadium Electric vehicles steal the spotlight at 2022 Houston Auto Show Aug. 20, 2020 Updated: Aug. 20, 2020 11:59 p.m. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro speaks to the media during the virtual Democratic Convention for the nomination of Joe Biden for president at Dunkin' Donuts Park in Hartford in August. Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less Sen. Richard Blumenthal speaks to the media during the virtual Democratic convention for the nomination of Joe Biden for president at Dunkin' Donuts Park in Hartford on Aug. 20. Christian Abraham / Hearst CT MediaShow MoreShow Less Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, left, chats with Senator Chris Murphy as they attend the virtual democratic convention for the nomination of Joe Biden for president at Dunkin' Donuts Park in Hartford on Thursday. US Senator Richard Blumenthal speaks to the media during the virtual democratic convention for the nomination of Joe Biden for president at Dunkin' Donuts Park in Hartford, Conn., on Thursday Aug. 20, 2020. Democratic Party Chairman Nancy DiNardo speaks to the media while attending the virtual democratic convention for the nomination of Joe Biden for president at Dunkin' Donuts Park in Hartford, Conn., on Thursday Aug. 20, 2020. Delegate Audrey Blondin, of Goshen, attends the virtual democratic convention for the nomination of Joe Biden for president at Dunkin' Donuts Park in Hartford, Conn., on Thursday Aug. 20, 2020. Dunkin' Donuts Park is the site for the state's virtual democratic convention for the nomination of Joe Biden for president in Hartford, Conn., on Thursday Aug. 20, 2020. Senator Chris Murphy, right, chats with Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro as the attend the virtual democratic convention for the nomination of Joe Biden for president at Dunkin' Donuts Park in Hartford, Conn., on Thursday Aug. 20, 2020. Nancy DiNardo, chairman of the Connecticut Democratic Party Tyler Sizemore / Tyler SizemoreShow MoreShow Less In a 2019 file photo, Nancy Wyman, then-Democratic state chairwoman, left, joined Speaker of the U.S. House Nancy Pelosi, center, and Nancy DiNardo, right, who has since returned to the head the Democratic State Central Committee. Dan Haar /Hearst Connecticut Media /Show MoreShow Less Democratic Party Chairman Nancy DiNardo US Senator Chris Murphy speaks to the media during the virtual democratic convention for the nomination of Joe Biden for president at Dunkin' Donuts Park in Hartford, Conn., on Thursday Aug. 20, 2020. Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin speaks to the media during the virtual democratic convention for the nomination of Joe Biden for president at Dunkin' Donuts Park in Hartford, Conn., on Thursday Aug. 20, 2020. Participants sit on the field during the virtual democratic convention awaiting the nomination of Joe Biden for president at Dunkin' Donuts Park in Hartford, Conn., on Thursday Aug. 20, 2020. Governor Ned Lamont attends the democratic convention for the nomination of Joe Biden for US President at Dunkin' Donuts Park in Hartford, Conn., on Thursday Aug. 20, 2020. Former Vice-president Joe Biden accepts the nomination for US President during the virtual democratic convention for Connecticut Democrats at Dunkin' Donuts Park in Hartford, Conn., on Thursday Aug. 20, 2020. HARTFORD — State Democrats turned a minor-league baseball stadium into a political rally Thursday to celebrate the nomination of former Vice President Joe Biden in a virtual Democratic National Convention watch party that is the prelude to a historic November showdown for the White House. By the time of the broadcast of Biden's acceptance speech on the big screen in left field, only about half of the state's 100 delegtes were left at the tables spred around the infield. And their applause when Biden declared that if elected president, he would "restore the promise of America," was nothing close to the roar of a Yard Goats crowd. But the coronavirus pandemic cancelled the AA baseball season, and the convention in Milwaukee, for that matter, but the state party wanted to do something to bring people together and to give delegates a perk to energize them into the fall campaign. "It was very moving," said delegate Lydia Martinez of Bridgeport as she walked toward the exit at about 11:30. Delegates would have otherwise been whooping it up in Milwaukee, but rather than watch the virtual event at home, they accepted the limits of political spectacles in the age of the coronavirus and, as they have all week, watched from afar a big screen TV package of music, platform videos and high-profile pols, including the roster of presidential hopefuls tht Biden overcame on his way to the nomination. The evening was divided into two parts: a cocktail party for Connecticut's highest elected officils, and the watch party for the rank-and-file delegates in a balancing act of masks, limited attendance and restrictions on reporter access. "The days of cozying up to foreign dictators are over," Biden said as the political operatives clapped and cheered from their infield tables. "This is our moment to make hope and history rhyme." After the cocktil event, and early enough for most TV and newspaper deadlines, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, of Greenwich, said the week's virtual convention has been "electrifying" and underscores the differences between Biden and President Donald Trump, while being entirely different from noisy halls and long speeches. "This one has been so relatable and moving," Blumenthal told reporters. "Donald Trump has killed Americans through his negligence, his contempt for the rule of law and science, and that is coming across so powerfully and convincingly. The only way Donald Trump wins this election is to steal it. To sabotage the election machinery, to diminishing and degrading the Post Office, but also inviting the Russians to continue interfering." Blumenthal said that the top-secret documents on Russians interference indicates that the mischief is continuing. Gov. Ned Lamont, an early Biden supporter, said the candidate appreciates the help from state residents. "Everybody trusts the man, understands the man," Lamont told reporters. "He's been around for a long time. This is a guy everybody knows well, and he knows them. I'm 66 years old, I have never seen such a consequential election in my life. Another four years of Donald Trump? That might be irreversible." Attorney General William Tong of Stamford, who sponsored the cocktail reception before the evening's viewing, charged that Trump's overt attempt to slow down the U.S. Postal Service, with his postmaster general ripping out huge mail-processing machines in mail distribution centers throughout the country, is upsetting. 3rd District U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro of New Haven said the fundamental issue in the upcoming presidential will be "trust." But the Trump administration has split the country while "hollowing out" federal service agencies, she said. "What they did, deliberately in my view, with this pandemic and the coronavirus, is to further erode that trust in government," she said. "When people's health is at grave risk, their economic security is at grave risk, their social justice is at grave risk, and that we know in these areas and what this pandemic exposed was the racial inequities in all these areas." Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, who earlier in the week participated in a panel discussion on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, said Kamala Harris's choice as a running mate is something she will cherish forever. "Knowing that this is the week we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage, to have Kamala Harris chosen to be the vice presidential candidate for a major party is historic, and I've just been enjoying this moment all week," she said. "We don't have a human being in the White House today," said U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy. "We don't have somebody that cares at all about what families are going through. We don't have somebody in the White House who grieves when 170,000 Americans have died and 70 million have lost their jobs." The night culminated with the high-stakes, prime time acceptance speech of Biden, who faces the challenge of framing himself to uncommitted voters as an alternative to the Republican president, whom he attacked as unprepared for a job he hasn't grown into, with his only success dividing the country. For State Party Chairman Nancy DiNardo of Trumbull, the virtual convention marked a 48-year association with national Democratic politics, going back to 1972, when U.S. Sen. George McGovern, who was crushed in a landslide by then-President Richard Nixon. That year, in New York's Madison Square Garden, DiNardo checked credentials at one of the building's entrances. DiNardo's first stint as state party leader stretched from 2005 to 2015. After the 2018 election, Nancy Wyman, the former lieutenant governor, became the public face of the party for a couple years. Then after Wyman retired earlier in 2020, Lamont asked DiNardo to return. "The governor knew I have experience with both state and national conventions, not that that matters this year," DiNardo quipped on Thursday. "The staff did a great job putting this together." The four-day schedule has included daily virtual "breakfasts," with guests such as Lamont, members of the congressional delegation and former presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke. The ball park was rented for $18,000. As of Thursday, state Republicans, whose national convention to nominate the president for a second term, hve not decided on a spot for a watch party. Thursday's breakfast speaker was Chris Dodd, the former longtime U.S. senator who co-authored massive changes to the oversight of the nation's financial industry after the real estate bubble burst in 2008, sparking the Great Recession. In the afternoon, state Democrats released a video that featured Connecticut actors James Naughton, Harvey Fierstein and musician Javier Colon, along with others who — in six words, say why they support Biden and running mate Harris. "We weren't sure what we'd get with the six-word challenge, but what people shared was just great," DiNardo said. Others participating in the home-video project were television producer Jody Hamilton, daughter of Carol Burnett, Bysiewicz, U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, Mashantucket Pequot Chairman Rodney Butler, state Sen. Saud Anwar; former Bloomfield Mayor Joseph Suggs, Connecticut Public producer Harriet Unger, student Izzie Schackner, actress and dancer Carolyn Paine; dancer Alex Zarlengo; registered nurse Madeline Appleton, Deputy Consumer Protection Commissioner Arunan Arulampalam and his family, and South Windsor Mayor Andrew Paterna.

In 2017, Dana Williamson wanted to help solve hunger in America. Along the way, she learned the United States discards more food than any other country: nearly 40 million tons — 80 billion pounds a year. It equates to 219 pounds of waste per person per year. That's like every person in America throwing more than 650 average-sized apples right into the garbage — or the landfills. Williamson's question was: If so many people are going hungry then why do we throw away food? Her research led her to Food Rescue.us, a national organization that "rescues" excess food directly from food donors (restaurants, cafeterias, caterers, etc.) to social service agencies that feed the hungry. "They were only on the east and west coast. I reached out and said I wanted to bring it to Utah," says Williamson. Williamson was Utah's first "food rescuer." To get started, she contacted Westminster College's cafeteria. "They were closed for winter break and had food going to go bad. I loaded my car with this amazing produce and brought it to my friends at the YWCA. Both sides thought it was a great idea," says Williamson. Williamson launched her nonprofit organization called Waste Less Solutions. According to their website, the organization's mission is to make a significant reduction in food waste in Utah. They educate consumers and food entities on the issue and solution. Volunteers can download the Food Rescue.us app and become "food rescuers." They drive "rescued" food from donors to organizations that will help those in need. "It's like 'Uber' for food waste," says Williams. "Once you download the app, look at the schedule for rescues. Pick one, click on it, and it will tell you specific instructions on where and when to pick up and drop it off. Then report the food you rescued." They've saved over 513,000 meals — equivalent to providing three meals a day to over 171,000 individuals within the Salt Lake County area. Now the program is launching in Ogden thanks to a partnership with Ogden CAN (Civil Action Network). Together, the nonprofits found the funding to hire Isaac Farley, a Weber State graduate, to launch the food rescue program in Ogden. While Farley attended Weber a few years ago, he founded O-Town Kitchen. This business produced uniquely flavored jams and jellies created from surplus food donations. He has since received a master's degree. He says he is "eager to reduce food waste and increase food security in the Ogden area." Farley is looking for food donors in Ogden and the Weber County area who would like to participate in the food rescue program. "Everyone in the food business should know whenever they have food waste, even if it's once a year, they can call us. Don't throw it away. We want to be an available resource to educate people in reducing their food waste, and to make a difference," says Williamson. Besides "rescuing" food from large excess food donors, Waste Less Solutions also has a program called GardenShare. "We rescue from backyard gardens. Home gardeners can hop onto our website, locate a cooler, and drop in their extra produce. Then food rescuers will come to the share site and take it to a nonprofit that can get it to the people in need," says Williamson. Volunteers can also sign up to host a Garden Share site. You can place a cooler on your front porch or another place. "You don't have to be home. It's very convenient," says Williamson. If you are interested in becoming a "food rescuer," helping to locate new food donors, want to set up a garden share, or putting a sign in your yard advertising the GardenShare program, go to www.wastelesssolutions.org. Farmers Market Ogden's Winter Market opens on Saturday at Union Station Vessel Kitchen offers healthy options at Station Park Ogden Beer Co. launches, takes over ex-Ogden River Brewing space

Acute Lymphoblastic LeukemiaAcute Myeloid LeukemiaAround the PracticeChronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaHead & Neck CancerHER2-Positive Breast CancerK-CastMultiple MyelomaNon-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)Ovarian CancerProstate CancerRenal Cell CarcinomaSmall Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Brain CancerBreast CancerColorectal CancerGastrointestinal CancerGenitourinary CancerGynecologic CancerHematologyLeukemiaLung CancerLymphomaPediatric CancersSkin Cancer All NewsNP/PAPractice ManagementTechnology Around the PracticeClinical ConsultExpert InterviewsK-Cast Multiple MyelomaK-Cast SCLCMedical World NewsTumor Board SeriesWebinars Oncology Journal EducationImage IQPodcastsPollsQuizzesSlideshowsToolkits CureToday.com © 2021 MJH Life Sciences and Cancer Network. All rights reserved. Around the Practice HER2-Positive Breast Cancer K-Cast Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) © 2021 MJH Life Sciences™ and Cancer Network. All rights reserved. ACS may miss its goal of decreasing ca incidence by 25% Oncology NEWS International, Oncology NEWS International Vol 16 No 12, Volume 16, Issue 12 In 1998, the American Cancer Society (ACS) set a challenge goal for the United States to lower cancer incidence by 25% between 1992 and 2015. At about the midpoint (2004), overall cancer incidence rates had declined at a rate of about 0.6% per year, about half the pace needed to achieve the 25% goal by 2015 In 1998, the American Cancer Society (ACS) set a challenge goal for the United States to lower cancer incidence by 25% between 1992 and 2015. At about the midpoint (2004), overall cancer incidence rates had declined at a rate of about 0.6% per year, about half the pace needed to achieve the 25% goal by 2015. Similarly, ACS estimates that it goal of reducing cancer mortality by 50% from 1990 to 2015 may also be only half met. "New understandings of preventable factors are needed, and new efforts are also needed to better act on our current knowledge about how we can prevent cancer, especially by continuing to reduce tobacco use and beginning to reverse the epidemic of obesity," the investigators wrote (Sedjo RL et al: CA Cancer J Clin 57:326-340, 2007). The researchers calculated cancer incidence trends using SEER data, and presented data on delay-adjusted incidence trends for all cancer sites; all cancer sites without prostate cancer included; all cancer sites stratified by sex, age, and race; and 20 selected cancer sites. Since cancers may be reported to registries years after the initial diagnosis, delay-adjusted rates were estimated to account for such delays in reporting. Rates for all cancers were calculated without prostate cancer to avoid the effects of PSA screening. All rates were age adjusted to the 2000 US standard population. From 1992 to 2004, cancer incidence rates fell by about 8% (0.6% per year). Incidence increased in the early 1990s apparently due to a rise in prostate cancer incidence associated with increasing use of PSA screening. "The declines in cancer incidence were most apparent among men and among those aged 65 years and older," the authors said. Declines among men are related primarily to declines in lung and prostate cancer. The reason for the declines in older people is unclear, but may be related to the fact that long-term benefits of smoking cessation are more apparent with advancing age and to the wide access to clinical preventive services in the Medicare system, including colorectal and cervical screenings. Although decreasing trends were similar in all races, African Americans continued to have a higher cancer incidence than whites. Trending down in incidence were cancers of the prostate, lung (men only), colorectum, ovary, oral cavity, stomach, and cervix uteri. Invasive breast cancer began to trend downward after 1999, and lung cancer incidence in women has been stable in recent years. No downturn was seen in multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, leukemia, or in cancers of the corpus uteri, bladder, pancreas, or brain, and rates actually increased for melanoma and cancers of the kidney, liver, thyroid, and esophagus. The investigators said there has been "mixed success" in reducing the prevalence of major cancer risk factors. Although historical declines in tobacco use and use of HRT in women have contributed to declines in the incidence of some cancer sites, "these favorable changes are somewhat offset by the increasing prevalence of obesity, which contributes to higher risk for many types of cancers," the investigators said. The researchers also noted that mammography rates have declined somewhat in recent years. On a more optimistic note, screening for colorectal cancer has been rising, and colorectal cancer is "on target" to meet the 2015 goal.

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Secondary Effects Doctrine By David L. Hudson Jr. Other articles in Legal Terms and Concepts Related to Speech, Press, Assembly, or Petition The secondary effects doctrine is used when content-based laws, many times regulations of adult-oriented businesses, are aimed at the secondary effects of protected expression. The laws can more easily pass First Amendment scrutiny. Before the secondary effect doctrine was introduced, Boston created an "adult entertainment district," as shown in this 1974 photo, in hopes it would keep the sex business from spreading to other parts of the city. (AP Photo/J. Walter Green, used with permission from the Associated Press) The secondary effects doctrine permits normally unconstitutional content-based regulation to be treated as if it were content-neutral. The doctrine took shape in the context of regulation of adult entertainment businesses, which allegedly impose adverse side effects — for example, increased crime and decreased property values — on the communities in which they are situated. In effect, the doctrine allows for a reduced degree of judicial scrutiny in the instance of regulation of adult-oriented expression. This contrasts with the strict scrutiny requirement normally accorded regulation of First Amendment–protected expression. Critics claim that the secondary effects doctrine has proven fertile ground for abuse, enabling government officials and the communities they represent to conceal their distaste for adult entertainment behind claims of harmful effects. Justice William J. Brennan Jr. warned in his dissent in Boos v. Barry (1988) that the doctrine "could set the court on a road that will lead to the evisceration of First Amendment freedoms." Regulations on adult entertainment businesses led to secondary effects doctrine Adult entertainment establishments are subject to an array of zoning and licensing requirements. A typical regulation provides that adult businesses cannot be within 500 feet of a church, school, playground, or another adult-oriented business. Others dictate the distance between patrons and performers, limit the hours of operation, or prohibit totally nude dancing. Strict licensing requirements must be observed when opening adult businesses. The Supreme Court introduced the secondary effects doctrine in its decision in Young v. American Mini Theatres (1976). The city of Detroit had adopted an anti-skid row ordinance preventing adult businesses from locating within 1,000 feet of any two existing adult businesses or within 500 feet of any residential area. The theater that challenged the law contended that the zoning ordinance was a content-based law that targeted businesses because officials did not like the expressive messages conveyed by the adult material displayed. The Court expanded the secondary effects doctrine in City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc. (1986). The city of Renton, Washington, passed an adult-business zoning law in 1981 that prevented adult businesses, like the Renton theater pictured here, from locating within 1,000 feet of any residential area, school, park, or church. The Court upheld the ordinance based on the secondary effects rationale. (AP Photo/Barry Sweet, used with permission from the Associated Press) Court cited neighborhood deterioration as 'secondary effect' of adult business concentration The Court reasoned that the law was not passed to silence offensive expression but to prevent the deterioration of neighborhoods. In a footnote, Justice John Paul Stevens characterized such neighborhood deterioration as a "secondary effect," writing that it is "this secondary effect which these zoning ordinances attempt to avoid, not the dissemination of 'offensive' speech." The Court expanded the doctrine a decade later in City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc. (1986). The city of Renton, Washington, passed an adult-business zoning law in 1981 that prevented adult businesses from locating within 1,000 feet of any residential area, school, park, or church. Two adult businesses challenged the law on First Amendment grounds, pointing out that Renton officials had offered no evidence of harmful secondary effects to the city itself. The Court upheld the ordinance based on the secondary effects rationale. In delivering the opinion of the Court, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist wrote that "our result is largely dictated by our decision in Young." Law targeting secondary effects of protected expression could be considered neutral He noted that the zoning law resembled a content-based law but ruled that it could be considered content-neutral because the law targeted the secondary effects of the businesses, not their expressive content. The Court also ruled that a city does not have to conduct its own study to justify its reliance on the secondary effects argument. Instead, the city could rely on studies conducted in other cities. The Court extended the secondary effects doctrine from land-use regulations to the content of adult expression in Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc. (1991). In Barnes, a narrow majority of the Court upheld an Indiana public-nudity law applied to totally nude dancing at strip clubs. In his concurring opinion, Justice David H. Souter relied on the secondary effects doctrine even though the restriction seemingly imposed a direct regulation on the expressive content of nude dancing. In City of Erie v. Pap's A.M. (2000), the Court applied the secondary effects rationale to uphold a city law banning totally nude dancing. The case involved his club, the only club in Erie, Pennsylvania, featuring all-nude dancers. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, used with permission from the Associated Press) Court applied secondary effects doctrine to uphold city's ban on nude dancing In City of Erie v. Pap's A.M. (2000), the Court applied the secondary effects rationale to uphold a city law banning totally nude dancing. Ironically, both Justice Stevens, who first used the term "secondary effects" in Young, and Justice Souter, who extended the secondary effects doctrine beyond zoning cases in Barnes, dissented in Pap's A.M. Souter admitted he had made a mistake in Barnes: "I may not be less ignorant of nude dancing than I was nine years ago, but after many subsequent occasions to think further about the needs of the First Amendment, I have come to believe that a government must toe the mark more carefully than I first insisted." In City of Los Angeles v. Alameda Books (2002), the Court upheld a Los Angeles ordinance prohibiting a single adult establishment from functioning as both an adult bookstore and an adult arcade showing adult films. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote that "it is rational for the city to infer that reducing the concentration of adult businesses in a neighborhood, whether within separate establishments or in one large establishment, will reduce crimes." Secondary effects doctrine also used for laws involving noise, harm to children The secondary effects doctrine has been applied in cases far removed from the land-use regulation of adult businesses. Some of the secondary effects cited by government officials include noise, security problems, reduced privacy, appearances of impropriety, employment discrimination, negative effects of gambling, competition in the video-programming market, sexual arousal of readers, and harm to children. A federal judge in Kentucky used the secondary effects rationale to uphold the constitutionality of a public high school dress code, determining that the code was really aimed at the "secondary effects of student dress," such as gang activity, violence, and inability to identify campus visitors. David L. Hudson, Jr. is a law professor at Belmont who publishes widely on First Amendment topics. He is the author of a 12-lecture audio course on the First Amendment entitled Freedom of Speech: Understanding the First Amendment (Now You Know Media, 2018). He also is the author of many First Amendment books, including The First Amendment: Freedom of Speech (Thomson Reuters, 2012) and Freedom of Speech: Documents Decoded (ABC-CLIO, 2017). This article was originally published in 2009.​ Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc. (1991) Boos v. Barry (1988) City of Erie v. Pap's A.M. (2000) City of Los Angeles v. Alameda Books (2002) City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc. (1986) Content Based Content Neutral David Souter Expressive Conduct Harmful to Minors Laws Licensing and Permit Laws Nude Dancing Young v. American Mini Theatres (1976) Zoning Laws Paul, Bryant, Daniel Linz, and Bradley Shafer. "Government Regulation of 'Adult' Businesses Through Zoning and Anti-Nudity Ordinances." Communications Law and Policy 6 (2001): 355-391. Hudson, David L., Jr. "The Secondary Effects Doctrine: The 'Evisceration of First Amendment Freedoms.' " Washburn Law Journal 37 (1997): 55–99 Hudson, David L. Jr. Adult Entertainment and the Secondary Effects Doctrine. Nashville, Tenn.: First Amendment Center, 2002. Hudson, David L. Jr. "The Secondary-Effects Doctrine: Stripping Away First Amendment Freedoms." Stanford Law and Policy Review 23 (2012): 19-30. Hudson, David L. Jr. "Secondary-effects doctrine." Freedom Forum Institute, Sept. 13, 2002. David L. Hudson Jr.. 2009. Secondary Effects Doctrine [electronic resource]. The First Amendment Encyclopedia, Middle Tennessee State University (accessed Jan 29, 2023). http://www.mtsu.edu:8443/first-amendment/article/26/secondary-effects-doctrine

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Costa Rica has just run on 100 percent renewable energy for 300 days "However, it's not just a hotspot for newlyweds or keen surfers either, the popular travel destination has also set its sights on saving the world, via its advances with renewable energy. Back in 2015 it managed to generate 100 per cent of its electricity from renewable energy sources for 299 days, and in 2016, it ran for 271 days on everything but fossil fuels. Now, it appears that Costa Rica has done it again. The small country has purportedly run for a whopping 300 days solely on a mixture of hydro, geothermal, wind, biomass and solar energy." Click here to read more from VT. U.S. Wind Turbine Database It's the No. 1 power source, but natural gas faces headwinds California leads subnational efforts to curb climate change

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Poland could be without Kamil Glik at the World Cup after the defender injured himself within hours of being included in Adam Nawalka's 23-man squad. The Monaco defender hurt his shoulder while reportedly attempting a bicycle kick in a hybrid game of football-volleyball in training on Monday. The 30-year-old had already been included in the list of players Nawalka submitted to FIFA and will undergo assessment in Nice on Tuesday. Stuttgart defender Marcin Kaminski, one of 12 cut from the 35-player preliminary squad, will remain on stand-by until the extent of Glik's injury is known. While the absence of the former Torino man would come as a major blow, Poland are able to call on star striker Robert Lewandowski for their first World Cup appearance since 2006. Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny and Napoli pair Arkadiusz Milik and Piotr Zielinski are the other headline acts, while Southampton defender Jan Bednarek looms as an alternative to Glik. Drawn in Group H, Poland first face Senegal on June 19 before further clashes with Colombia on June 24 and Japan on June 28.

Emma Gonzales' Coughing Fit At School Underlines Why It's So Important For Both Staff & Parents To Be On The Same Page About School Medication Policies By Jaime Lutz Dealing with medicine at school can be a complicated matter — but the story of a 9-year-old girl in Utah who was denied her inhaler after a coughing fit at school drives home why it's so important for everyone to be on the same page about school policies. According to Fox 13 in Salt Lake City, fourth grader Emma Gonzales had just recieved an inhaler over the weekend after going to the emergency room for a coughing fit. When she started coughing in class, she took the inhaler out; however, because her school, Columbia Elementary, was not aware that Gonzales had been prescribed the inhaler, the girl's teacher sent her with it to the office, where staff took it. School district officials said that the staff were required to verify that the inhaler was Gonzales' for safety purposes. "When I get into the coughing fit, I kind of hurtle up on the ground, can't breathe and then I start to kind of feel a little nauseous," Gonzales told Fox 13. She says that this coughing episode got so bad that she threw up on her pants. Fox 13 reported that officials for the school district said that staff had been correct in taking the inhaler; they needed to make sure that it was Gonzales', not another student's. The inhaler did not have her name on it, and Gonzales's parent had not yet filled out the paperwork documenting it as hers that the school's medication policy requires. "There could be all sorts of problems if children were just allowed to take any medication and we didn't have that verification. Again, this is for the student's safety," said district spokeswoman Sandy Riesgraf. Gonzales' parents believe that the school should have rethought the medication policy when their daughter began throwing up; said Britney Badger, Gonzales' mother, to Fox 13, "When a child is puking all over themselves and they can't breathe, you know you kind of have to take action right then and there." School officials state that they monitored Gonzales carefully, and that if she had been in serious jeopardy, they would have called 911. Gonzales' parents are keeping her out of school for the moment. I understand the school's reasoning; safety is important, as is proper documentation, especially in the case of minors. At the same time, though, an inhaler is not a particularly dangerous drug. If I were an administrator, I probably would have concluded that it was more dangerous not to let the child take the medicine. In any event, what the story illustrates the most is the importance of everyone — parents, staff, and all — being aware of what a school's policies are to avoid such incidents happening in the first place. Image: Aerial M./Flickr

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Government Settles With Researcher Put on Watch List For Supporting Bradley Manning By Ryan Gallagher May 30, 20135:41 PM David House, a founding member of the Bradley Manning Support Network Photo by PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images Back in 2010, MIT researcher David House was working to raise legal funds for WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning. For his efforts, it seems that House's name was placed on a watch list database alongside suspected terrorists and criminals. After returning from a vacation in Mexico in late 2010, House arrived at a Chicago airport to board a flight back to Boston. But the then 23-year-old activist, who helped set up the Bradley Manning Support Network, was detained by Homeland Security officials who, without a warrant, confiscated his laptop, video camera, cellphone, and USB drive. House was interrogated about whether he had any connection to WikiLeaks and quizzed about his relationship with Manning, the Army private accused of leaking thousands of classified government documents. The incident prompted House to launch legal action in the district court against the government for violations of his constitutional rights. He alleged that he had been specifically targeted for his political beliefs and activism, accusing the DHS of violating both the First and Fourth Amendments by confiscating his laptop and other devices, which were held by the authorities for 49 days before they were returned by mail. The government countered in a motion to dismiss that there were no "factual allegations" showing that House had been targeted because of his work with the Manning support group. Furthermore, the government said, performing a "routine search" of his electronic devices without a warrant should not be a problem because doing so wouldn't "impede the future activities" of the Bradley Manning Support Network. Last week, however, House won a significant victory in the case. With the help of the ACLU, he reached a settlement with the government, which agreed to destroy all of the data it obtained from his laptop and other devices when they were first confiscated. Notably, the government also acknowledged as part of the settlement that House was on a Homeland Security watch list database called "TECS Lookout." According to government guidance, the lookout system is supposed to flag people who enter the United States who are deemed of law enforcement interest. It features the names of drug smugglers, criminals, and suspected terrorists—reportedly among them until recently was Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the deceased Boston Marathon bombings suspect. That House's name appeared on this database, in all likelihood as a direct result of his lawful political activism, is a stark illustration of the extreme nature of the U.S. government's aggressive pursuit of anyone remotely associated to WikiLeaks—and comes at a time when even President Obama has expressed concern about the potential "over reach" of leak investigations. House's appearance on the TECS list also discredits the government's previous attempts to play down and dismiss the suggestion that he was specifically targeted for his politics and role with the Manning support group. If there were any other, legitimate reason for monitoring him, the government would almost certainly have disclosed it during the case. As part of the settlement, the government agreed that it would make sure House's name would no longer be "routinely accessible to customs officers" on the watch list. But it also made sure to inform him that he "may continue to be subject to lawful searches and inspections" and said that the settlement was not "an admission or presumption of wrongdoing." House, of course, doesn't agree—and he's celebrating a triumph. "The government's surrender of this data is a victory through vital action not only for the citizens put at risk," he said in a statement, "but also for anyone who believes that Americans should be free to support political causes without fearing retaliation from Washington." Terrorism WikiLeaks

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And in the work's most intensely and ravishingly beautiful movement, the Agnus Dei, the only word that suffices to describe the effect of Anthony Dean Griffey's inspired singing is "sublime." – – Bernard Jacobson, Seattle Times PETER GRIMES (Title Role) Opéra National de Paris – Bastille "The American tenor Anthony Dean Griffey made one of the truly remarkable debuts here in the title role. While his voice doesn't quite have the amplitude of Ben Heppner (who did the part here in 2001), Griffey's vocal qualities wed perfectly with those needed by Grimes." Jacques Doucelin, Le Figaro, January 30, 2004 "The ensemble of singers was uniformly excellent, but Anthony Dean Griffey stood out from the rest with his beautifully nuanced performance." Assia Rabinowitz, Le Figaro, January 27, 2004 Bruckner – TE DEUM "Anthony Dean Griffey sang with majesty and authority." Alex Russell, musicweb.uk.net, November 2003 OF MICE AND MEN (Lennie Small) New York City Opera "It's impossible to imagine a more affecting and nuanced portrayal of the slow-witted, itinerant ranch-hand Lennie than that offered by tenor Anthony Dean Griffey. Griffey, who first mesmerized audiences in the role five years ago, wholly embodied Lennie's curious character – from his hunched shoulders, shuffling gait and fidgeting hands to the sudden shifts of expression on his often-bewildered face. Griffey's Lennie was so utterly unaware of his strength and unaccountable for his actions that even Steinbeck would have been impressed. The emotional intensity of Griffey's dramatic performance was coupled with an equally expressive vocal reading. His lithe lyric tenor was tender in its high notes and impassioned in the lower register, all the while possessing the perfect degree of stylistic simplicity for the role." Stacey Kors, Newsday (New York), October 17, 2003 THE GOOD SOLDIER SCHWEIK (Title role) Glimmerglass Opera "Best of all, Anthony Dean Griffey as Schweik gently but firmly commands the stage every minute, both through the appealing emotional tug of his plangent tenor and the wide-eyed, lovably innocent character he creates." Peter G. Davis, New York Magazine, August 25, 2003 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (Mitch) "What is undeniable is that Fleming and Gilfry put over this appealing music magnificently, as do Janice Watson and Anthony Dean Griffey." Richard Morrison, The Times (London), June 26, 2003 "Anthony Dean Griffey was moving and slightly disturbing as Mitch, starting out with Oliver Hardy-bumptiousness and ending in confused rage and frustration. Somehow, the beauty of his voice made his roughness all the more poignant rather than deracinating it." H.E. Elsom, ConcertoNet.com, June 25, 2003 Florentine Opera "Anthony Dean Griffey, as Lennie, led the strong cast. This tenor combines power, clarity and beauty from top to bottom. Griffey's effortless, float-away tenor was an apt foil for the weighty, burly bass of Ron Nelman's George." Tom Strini, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 9, 2003 Recital – North Carolina Highpoint Community Concert Association "Tenor Anthony Dean Griffey and pianist Warren Jones are at the pinnacle of success in the world of classical music; they returned to their North Carolina home for a concert Friday night." "One of Griffey's gifts is a magnificent stage presence; this was evident throughout the evening. His vocal ability is top?notch. Beautiful phrasing, gorgeous tone, especially in the middle register, and the ability to sing dramatically and tenderly in the same phrase is evidence of his artistry. Another great strength is his ability to genuinely convey heartfelt emotion. His English diction is splendid; one hardly needed the printed texts." 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Andrew Druckenbrod, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 7, 2002 Recital – New York, NY As Guest Artist for David Daniels, Carnegie Hall "His [David Daniel's] performance of Benjamin Britten's 'Abraham and Isaac,' for which he was joined by the wonderfully sincere tenor Anthony Dean Griffey, was a never-to-be-forgotten occasion, with Martin Katz playing piano as though the composer himself were turning his pages." Terry Teachout, The Washington Post, December 2, 2002 "In one point of departure from the recital norm, Mr. Daniels brought theatrical drama, and another singer, onto the stage: Anthony Dean Griffey, the tenor, joined him and his accompanist, Martin Katz, in Britten's Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac. It was an inspired choice: the piece was lovely, and both singers performed it outstandingly, starting in the pitch-black auditorium, their backs to the audience, joining in the harmonies Britten used to limn the voice of God. Mr. Griffey was a powerful, satisfying Abraham, and Isaac's music, written for the darker-toned mezzo Kathleen Ferrier, seemed to fit Mr. Daniels like a glove." Anne Midgette, The New York Times, November 28, 2002 Elgar – THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS "Tenor Anthony Dean Griffey, in the role of Gerontius, was magnificent, singing raptly, sweetly, with impeccable diction, hitting the high notes squarely in their center with a sense of clarion endeavor rather than human strain." Tim Page, The Washington Post, November 5, 2002 "The soloists were uncommonly good and well-matched to their roles. Tenor Anthony Dean Griffey, a last-minute substitute for the ailing Stanford Olsen, stepped in seamlessly. He proved startlingly effective in the dual roles of the dying old man Gerontius, and later his questing soul. Mr. Griffey's diction was impeccable, his grasp of the role profound." T.L. Ponick, The Washington Times, November 9, 2002

ETWQQM - 2014 (Volume 3 - Issue 03) Dielectric Properties of Water at Microwave Frequencies Ravika Vijay, Ritu Jain, K. S. Sharma, 2014, Dielectric Properties of Water at Microwave Frequencies, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY (IJERT) ETWQQM – 2014 (Volume 3 – Issue 03), Article Download / Views: 166 Authors : Ravika Vijay, Ritu Jain, K. S. Sharma Volume & Issue : ETWQQM – 2014 (Volume 3 – Issue 03) Ravika Vijay1, Ritu Jain2 and K. S. Sharma2 1Department of Physics, Poornima Group of Institution, Jaipur 302022 2 Department of Physics, The IIS University, Jaipur 302020 Abstract The complex permittivity of water was measured, . in terms of the dielectric constant (') and dielectric loss factor ('') over the frequency range from 1 GHz to 50 GHz and MATERIAL AND METHOD temperatures ranging from 300C to 600C. The PNA network analyzer model E8364C and open ended coaxial probe 85070E were used for the analysis. '-f and ''-f curves plotted at different temperatures. ' decreases with increasing frequency at all temperatures. In frequency range 9-10 GHz, dispersion region is found. '' increase with increasing frequency, a peak value is obtained at frequency about 19.5 GHz (relaxation frequency) and then show decreasing trend with increasing frequency at lower temperature (300C). As the temperature increases, reduces the drag to the rotation of the water molecules, so reducing the friction and hence the dielectric loss. As the temperature increases, the relaxation time decreases, and the loss factor peak shift to higher frequencies. In this frequency range re-orientation process of water molecules is observed. Keywords dielectric constant, dielectric loss factor, relaxation frequency, temperature, water. The dielectric behaviour of pure water has been the subject of study in numerous laboratories over the past fifty years. As a result there is a good understanding of how the complex permittivity * = – j " varies with frequency from DC up to a few tens of GHz and it is generally agreed that the dielectric dispersion in this range can be represented either by the Debye equation or by some function involving a small distribution, of relaxation times [1]. The interactions of electromagnetic fields with materials are described through the fundamental electrical property i.e., relative permittivity of the material. Distilled water as needed for the present research was obtained from the Chemistry lab CEERI, Pilani. The dielectric constant (') and loss factor ('') of the water were measured in the frequency range 1 GHz to 50 GHz by using a PNA network analyzer, model Agilent E8364C. The test probe consists of an open ended coaxial probe system (Agilent, 85070E). The system software calculates the dielectric properties of the sample from the changes in the phase and amplitude of the microwave signal delivered by the probe of open-ended coaxial line due to reflection at the interface with the sample to be analyzed. The calibration of the Network analyzer was done by using three different loads, viz., (i) air, (ii) a short circuit with the metal contacts, and (iii) distilled water at room temperature. After calibration, the analyzer and the probe system were tested by taking measurements on a standard liquid (methanol, in the present case) of known dielectric properties. The measured values of dielectric constant (') and loss factor ('') for methanol at frequencies 1 to 50 GHz at room temperature (250C) are displayed in Fig. 1, along with standard dielectric data (up to 5 GHz) reported by Gregory and Clarke [5] and the values reported by Mishra et al. [6] up to 20 GHz. The values of dielectric parameters for methanol above 20 GHz are not available in literature for a meaningful comparison. The relative permittivity (*) is also a complex quantity with real and imaginary components given by Risman [2]. * = – j " [1] where, is the real component of * (called as dielectric constant) and = imaginary component of * (called as dielectric loss factor), and j appearing in equation 1.2 is a imaginary unit (= -1). The real component of the permittivity (i.e., dielectric constant – ) represents the effective capacitance of a substance and serves as a measure of the ability of the substance to store electrical energy. The 20 '' imaginary component, (i.e., the dielectric loss factor – ) is related to various mechanisms of energy absorption, responsible for energy dissipation in the material and is always positive and usually much smaller in magnitude than dielectric constant. The substance is lossless if dielectric loss factor = 0 [3-4]. Fig. 1. Variation of dielectric Constant (') and loss factor ('') of water with frequency at room temperature (250C) ' measured values ' Misra et al. up to 20 GHz ' NPL Data up to 5 GHz '' measured values '' Misra et al. up to 20 GHz '' NPL Data up to 5 GHz Frequency (f) (GHz) oscillations of dipoles are faster and since at high temperatures molecular agitations also increase. At high temperatures, increased molecular agitations and rapid oscillations under the influence of high frequency EM radiation result in fluctuations in ' values, giving rise to zig- zag behavior, i.e., ups and downs in '-f curves at high temperatures in the high frequency region (35 50 GHz). Dielectric Constant (') Fig. 2. Variation of dielectric constant (') and loss factor ('') of methanol with frequency at room temperature (250C) Dielectric polarization under the influence of external electric field and lagging of the polarization vector behind the high frequency electric field by virtue of the inertia of the molecules, are the phenomenon responsible for the frequency dependence of dielectric properties [7]. The temperature dependence of the dielectric properties of materials is a complex phenomenon. It may increase or decrease with the temperature depending on the nature of material. RESULT AND DISCUSSIONS In its pure form, water is a classic example of a polar dielectric. The water molecules behave as dipoles with dipole moment 6.2 x 10-30 Coulomb-meter. In Figs. 3 and 4, variation of dielectric constant (') and loss factor ('') respectively of water with frequency is shown for temperatures (30°C to 60°C) over the frequency range 1 GHz to 50 GHz. From Fig. 3, it is observed that as the frequency is increased from 1 GHz to 50 GHz, ' decreases with frequency at all temperatures, the rate of decrease with frequency being faster at low temperatures and slow at higher temperatures. It is also observed that the '-f curves for at 300 and 400C, intersect each other at frequency 8.5 GHz, while Fig. 3. Frequency dependence of the dielectric constant (') of water at indicated temperatures This is because in liquid water the molecular stretching and molecular librations shif the frequency of molecular vibrations to higher side, on raising the temperature (as hydrogen bonding weakens at higher temperatures, the covalent O-H bonds strengthen causing them to vibrate at higher frequencies) [8]. Dielectric loss factor ('') the curves at 500 and 600C, intersect each other at frequency 25 14.5 GHz. Thus, the '-f curves for different temperatures intersect each other somewhere in the frequency region (8.5 GHz f 14.5 GHz). These curves show dielectric dispersion to this intersection frequency region. Below this frequency region (f < 8.5 GHz) ' decreases with increasing temperature whereas above this frequency region (f > 14.5 GHz) ' increases with increasing temperature. This behavior of variation of ' with frequency at different temperatures may be attributed to the effect of temperature on the dispersion of EM waves in water. Further, it can be noticed from Fig. 4.3 that at low temperature (300C), a smooth curve of '- f is obtained, but at higher temperatures (40- 600C) and at higher frequencies (35- 50 GHz) overlapping of many absorption peaks are observed. When temperature is increased, both the strength and extent of the hydrogen bonding decrease. These results in lowering of dielectric constant at low frequencies but at high frequencies 15 40 C Fig. 4. Frequency dependence of the dielectric loss factor ('') of water at indicated temperatures From Fig. 4, it is observed that at low temperature (300C) dielectric loss factor ('') of water increases with increasing frequency, acquires a maximum value at a frequency of about 19.5 GHz (relaxation frequency) and then slowly decreases with increasing frequency. A smooth ''-f curve is obtained at this temperature (300C). An increase in temperature, reduces the drag associated with the rotation of the water molecules, so reducing the friction and hence the dielectric loss. As such, in the low frequency region the value of '' at a particular frequency decreases as the temperature is increased as observed from Fig. 4. As the temperature increases, the relaxation time decreases (i.e., relaxation frequency increases) and hence the loss factor maxima shifts to higher frequencies, as evidenced by Fig. 4, from which it is apparent that the maxima in ''-f curves shifts from 19.5 GHz to about 38.0 GHz as the temperature is increased from 300C to 600C. In the higher frequency range (30 50 GHz) where the operating frequency is greater than the relaxation frequency, re-orientation process of water molecules is becomes active. The re-orientation process may be modeled by using a wait- and-switch process where the water molecules have to wait for a period of time until favorable orientation of neighboring molecules occurs and then the hydrogen bonds switch to the new molecule [9]. At these frequencies (30 to 50 GHz) and at higher temperatures (40 to 600C), multiple relaxation losses are observed. The dielectric properties of fresh juice of water can be efficiently and accurately measured by E8364C PNA network analyzer and 85070E coaxial probe in the frequency range 1 GHz to 50 GHz. The present values of ' and '' are found to be in good agreement with the values reported by other researcher. These measurements may be useful in dielectric heating applications and for quality sensing application as well for developing new techniques. The authors are grateful to the Vice Chancellor, The IIS University for providing necessary facilities for this work. They are also grateful to Emeritus Scientist Dr. S. N. Joshi, and Gyrotron Laboratory, CEERI, Pilani, India for useful discussions and permitting use of the Network Analyzer for this work. Ravika Vijay also, thanks Director, Poornima Foundation, Jaipur for permitting her to take up this research work. E. H. Grant, S. Sznowski, and R. J. Sheppard, Biological Effects of Nonionizing Radiation, Chapter 2, Vol. 157, pp. 4756 ACS Symposium Series, 1981. P.O. Risman, Terminology and notation of microwave power and electromagnetic energy, Microw Power Electromagn Energy, Vol. 26, pp. 243250, 1991. R. E. Mudgett, Electrical properties of foods, In: Engineering Properties of Foods (Edited by M. A. Rao and S. S. H. Rizvi), pp. 329 390, Marcel Dekker, New York. 1986. E. Nyfors, and P. Vainikainen, Industrial microwave sensors, Chapter 2. Norwood: Artech House. 1989. A. P. Gregory, and R. N. Clarke Tables of the complex permittivity of dielectric reference liquids at frequencies up to 5 GHz, NPL Report (CETM 33) (2012). D. Misra, M. Chabbra, R. Epstein Benjamin, M. Mirotznik, and R. Foster Kenneth, Noninvasive Electrical Characterization of Materials at Microwave Frequencies Using an Open- Ended Coaxial Line: Test of an Improved Calibration Technique, IEEE Trans on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 38, pp. 8-14. 1990. M. S. Venkatesh, and G. S. V. Raghavan, An overview of microwave processing and dielectric properties of agri-food materials, Biosystem Eng. Vol. 88, pp. 118, 2004. M. Praprotnik, D. Janezic, and J. Mavri, Temperature dependence of water vibrational spectrum: a molecular dynamics simulation study, J. Phys. Chem. A. Vol. 108, pp. 11056-11062, 2004. U. Kaatze, R. Behrends and R. Pottel, Hydrogen network fluctuations and dielectric spectrometry of liquids, J. Non-Cryst. Solids, Vol. 305, pp. 19-28, 2002. Quality Valuation of Groundwater for Irrigation at Dhanbad Municipal Solid Waste Management and Disposal

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Home/News/Crime & Police/Three in Custody, More Arrests Expected in Howard County Theft Attempt Crime & PoliceNews Three in Custody, More Arrests Expected in Howard County Theft Attempt Mark Pitz Send an email November 1, 2021Last Updated: November 1, 2021 What started Thursday morning with a report of an attempted theft and included multiple vehicle pursuits, ended with three people in custody and more arrests anticipated in north Iowa. The Howard County Sheriff's Office says it received a 911 call at about 7:30 a.m. Thursday about an attempt to steal a trailer in Elma. The caller and several other vehicles followed three suspect pickups, two Chevys and one Dodge, east of Elma on gravel roads at high rates of speed. Law enforcement joined the pursuit with Sheriff Tim Beckman stopping the Dodge truck on 200th Street near York Avenue, by striking it with his squad car. The pickup was reported stolen out of Minnesota leading to the arrest of 42-year-old Jesse Devlaeminck of Rochester for first-degree theft, reckless driving, and several traffic violations. Shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday, the Howard County Sheriff's Office received a call that one of the Chevy pickups was at the AV Express in Alta Vista, but the pickup took off before authorities could arrive. Sheriff Beckman located both Chevy trucks just after 2 pm on Lincoln Avenue, north of B17, and a high-speed chase began on 175th Street to Robin Avenue, where one truck went south and the other north. Sheriff Beckman pursued the southbound pickup, which drove into a harvested bean field near the Chickasaw County line. Sheriff Beckman followed as the pickup left the field south on Randolf Avenue, where he says he lost sight of the pickup. However, a short time later, he discovered tracks leading to knocked down corn at the intersection of Randolf Avenue and 110th Street in Chickasaw County. The fugitive Chevy pickup was located, but the driver was gone. During a large-scale search of the area, the Cresco Fire Department says its drone located the driver hiding in the field just before 4 p.m. Investigators say the Chevy was reported stolen out of Mitchell County and held items reported stolen earlier in the day from Elma, resulting in the arrests of the driver, 36-year-old Nathaniel Thompson of Mankato, Minnesota, and a passenger, 38-year-old Eleana McDonough of Wilmar, Minnesota. Thompson was also charged with felony eluding, first-degree theft, third-degree burglary. McDonough is facing first-degree theft and third-degree burglary charges. Assisting with the pursuits, apprehensions and investigation were the Chickasaw, Mitchell and Winneshiek County Sheriff's Offices, Cresco Police Department, Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Motor Vehicle Enforcement, Iowa DNR law enforcement, and Howard County Emergency Management. An investigation is still ongoing and the Howard County Sheriff's Office says more charges are expected along with more defendants. Charles City Tire Shop to Rebuild Bigger with New Name Last Public Tours of New Floyd County Law Enforcement Center Completed

«Страна Наири» — Документальный фильм армянского кинорежиссера Амо Бек-Назаряна про Армению. Наири — ассирийское название «группы племён» на территории государства Урарту, на части которого теперь расположена Армения. Фильм посвящен 10-летию установления Советской власти в Армении. Фильм явился заметным явлением в армянском "немом" кино. В фильме использованы разнообразные средства: документальная съёмка, фрагменты из игровых картин, инсценировки с актёрами. Стремясь к образному отображению действительности, другие армянские режиссйры использовали в дальнейшем этот опыт. Считается одним из лучших армянских документальных фильмов. Примечания Ссылки Документальные фильмы СССР Немые фильмы СССР Фильмы Амо Бек-Назарова Чёрно-белые фильмы СССР Документальные фильмы 1930 года

Critical infrastructure covers a vast array of systems that modern societies rely on to ensure safety, security and service. Industrial control systems (ICS) and critical infrastructure are common targets for cybercrime, with almost 40% of them facing a cyber-attack at some point in the second half of last year. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security deems 16 sectors as critical as their failure to function would jeopardize public health and economic security. These industrial sectors include chemical, physical facilities, communications networks, critical manufacturing, defense, industrial, emergency services, energy, dams, financial services, food & agriculture, government facilities, healthcare, IT, nuclear materials, transportation and water and waste system. Given the wide scope of these critical areas, each comes with its own unique challenges regarding information they utilize to ensure services—to both citizens and businesses, that rely on stability in order to prosper. Yet, they do have one thing in common, an increase in destructive malware attacks in recent years; as damaging any of these sectors can greatly affect a society. In this recent whitepaper, The Cybersecurity Challenges in Critical Infrastructure, we discuss critical infrastructure, how it differs from traditional IT environments and the challenges that lay ahead.

/** * @file * * Represents a entity which produces a report summarizing the test outcomes for the user * * An example of a report producer is the entity which prints the outcomes of the tests in a file * * @date Oct 27, 2017 * @author Lorenzo Nodari <lorenzo.nodari.it@ieee.org> */ #ifndef REPORT_PRODUCER_H_ #define REPORT_PRODUCER_H_ #include <stdio.h> #include "test_report.h" #include "section.h" #include "list.h" #include "typedefs.h" #include "model.h" /** * Struct used to contain the statistics used by @crashc to give the user additional info on the run tests */ struct ct_test_stats { /** * The number of total tests @crashc have detected * * @definition Test * It's is a single loop of a @testcase */ unsigned int total_tests; /** * The number of passed tests * */ unsigned int successful_tests; /** * The number of failed tests * */ unsigned int failed_tests; }; /** * Contains function pointers to the implementations of the function used to produce the report of the particular parts of the tests. * * @definition Report Producer * It's an entity which, given a in-memory representation of the outcome of the tests just performed by @crashc, * generates an output (e.g. json, xml, sql db) which nicely summarizes the outcomes of the tests. * * This allows for easy customization and high code maintainability. Use this struct to generate your custom test reporter. * For example, one may want to create a test reporter which save its data ina mysqlite database. */ struct ct_report_producer { ct_test_reporter_c test_reporter; ct_snapshot_tree_reporter_c snapshot_tree_reporter; ct_summary_reporter_c summary_producer; ct_assert_reporter_c assert_reporter; ct_reporter_c report_producer; }; /** * Prints the string representation of a ::ct_snapshot_status * * @param[in] status the status to compute the string representation of * @return a string representation of \c status */ char* ct_snapshot_status_to_string(enum ct_snapshot_status status); /** * Prints the string representation of a ::ct_section_type * * @param[in] type the type to compute the string representation of * @return a string representation of \c type */ char* ct_section_type_to_string(enum ct_section_type type); //TODO in my opinion these functiosn should be placed in another header called like "default_report_producer.h" /** * @addtogroup defaultReportProducer Default Report Producer * @brief a struct ct_report_producer which print the summary of @crashc test outcomes in a file by writing the test correctly indented * @{ */ /** * Prints the report of the executed tests in a default format * * \note * The report will be printed in the file specified by struct ct_model::output_file * * @param[inout] model the model to handle */ void ct_default_report(struct ct_model* model); /** * Prints the tests summary in a default format * * \note * The report will be printed in the file specified by struct ct_model::output_file * * @param[inout] model the model to handle */ void ct_default_report_summary(struct ct_model* model); /** * Prints a the report of a single test with a default format * * \note * The report will be printed in the file specified by struct ct_model::output_file * * @param[inout] model the model to handle * @param[inout] report the test report to put in the file */ void ct_default_test_report(struct ct_model* model, struct ct_test_report* report); /** * Prints a representation of a snapshot tree in a default format * * \note * The report will be printed in the file specified by struct ct_model::output_file * * @param[inout] model the model to manage * @param[inout] snapshot the snapshot to write into the file * @param[in] level the depth level \c snapshot is in the snapshot tree */ void ct_default_snapshot_tree_report(struct ct_model* model, struct ct_snapshot* snapshot, int level); /** * Prints a default report for the assertions related to a specific snapshot * * \note * The report will be printed in the file specified by struct ct_model::output_file * * @param[inout] model the model to manage * @param[inout] snapshot the snapshot to write into the file * @param[in] level the depth level \c snapshot is in the snapshot tree * */ void ct_default_assertions_report(struct ct_model* model, struct ct_snapshot* snapshot, int level); ///@} /** * Creates a new initialized structure in the heap * * @return a structure containing the statistics data related to the tests */ struct ct_test_stats* ct_init_stats(); /** * Creates and initializes in memory a new default report producer structure * * @return a structure representing a naive report producer */ struct ct_report_producer* ct_init_default_report_producer(); /** * Frees the memory occupied by a struct ct_test_stats * * @param[inout] stats the structure to dispose from the memory */ void ct_destroy_stats(struct ct_test_stats* stats); /** * Frees the memory allocated for the default report producer * * @param[inout] producer the structure to dispose from the mermory */ void ct_destroy_default_report_producer(struct ct_report_producer* producer); #endif /* REPORT_PRODUCER_H_ */

Melissa Harris-Perry on Race, Media, and the Story Behind This Year's Presidential Race | Democracy Now! the Maya Angelou presidential chair at Wake Forest University, where she directs the Anna Julia Cooper Center on Gender, Race, and Politics in the South. She's also executive director of the Pro Humanitate Institute at Wake Forest and runs the Wake the Vote initiative. Last month, professor, author and political commentator Melissa Harris-Perry had a very public breakup with MSNBC after four years of hosting her eponymous weekend show. Reaction extended from the blogosphere to the floor of the House, where Illinois Congressmember Luis Gutiérrez stood next to a sign of the NBC peacock with the hashtag #NBCSoWhite and suggested the network has a racial diversity problem. But even though her show is now off the air, Melissa is still sparking critical conversations. She joins us to talk about this year's presidential contest, voter ID laws, anti-LGBT legislation and much more. REP. LUIS GUTIÉRREZ: What's going on at NBC? Last week, Wake Forest University professor and MSNBC television host Melissa Harris-Perry was abruptly pulled from the airwaves without even a chance to say goodbye. NBC said they wanted a show that was more about politics. But I have to say that when I watched the show, Melissa Harris-Perry was talking about politics in a unique way, like few others on the airwaves. She brought diverse voices to the table to talk directly and unapologetically about the politics of race in America, a major theme among candidates and a critical conversation to include on the airwaves. I'm sad to see her go, just like Alex Wagner before her, but I am even sadder because I don't think these are isolated cases. AMY GOODMAN: That was Democratic Congressman Luis Gutiérrez speaking on the House floor about the important role of Melissa Harris-Perry's show on MSNBC. Well, her show may be off the air, but she's still sparking critical conversations. To talk more about this year's presidential contest, controversial new voter ID laws, the U.S. media, anti-LGBT legislation and much more, we are joined by Melissa Harris-Perry herself. She is the Maya Angelou presidential chair at Wake Forest University, where she directs the Anna Julia Cooper Center on Gender, Race, and Politics in the South. She's also executive director of the Pro Humanitate Institute at Wake Forest and runs the Wake the Vote initiative. MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY: It's so nice to be back. MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY: That was amazing. AMY GOODMAN: —the congressman, with that hashtag, #NBCSoWhite. Why did you leave MSNBC? MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY: I didn't mean to leave. I certainly wanted to stay. I refused to go back on air, initially, simply because what had happened was the show was gone, and I felt that they were asking me to come back to anchor my hours, but not to actually host my show. MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY: So, the show had a certain kind of branding. We did certain kinds of work. We brought particular voices. We had a perspective and a point of view, and we had a lot of editorial control. That had been true for four years. But over the course of really the months that began in 2016, we had moved to kind of—and I want to be clear: I think the word "politics" is the wrong word. It was horse-race election coverage. Right? Which is not the same thing, from my perspective, as "politics." I wasn't prepared to simply do horse-race election coverage. And so, I had not been invited to host my show nor to even anchor during my hours for weeks. After some other media outlets asked questions about that, I was then invited back, not, again, to host my show, but to anchor 10:00 a.m. to noon, Saturday and Sunday. I felt that doing so would have been to signal to the audience that everything was fine. And everything was not fine. Therefore, it was important to actually not be there, so that it would be a clear and visible signal that everything was not fine. AMY GOODMAN: You mean your show at that time was now called Place for Politics, like the rest of MSNBC is branded? It wasn't Nerdland or MHP anymore? NERMEEN SHAIKH: So who were the—just give us a sense of the kinds of voices that you had on your program. MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY: I mean, you know, for us, we were—we were a roundtable, basically, of, at any moment—sometimes it might be a one-on-one, but it was often three to four people at the table. We worked really hard to make sure that we had diverse voices, so that both meant racially diverse, it also meant diverse in perspective, it also meant diverse across genders, it also meant diverse across perspectives. And, you know, so, for us, that meant, at any given moment, you might have, you know, a cis heterosexual white man like Dave Zirin, who nonetheless is one of our favorite black feminists, but is a cis heterosexual white man, doing—kind of performing a black feminist analysis of sports, at the same time we might have, you know, Kenji Yoshino, who is a queer Asian constitutional scholar, who would be there to talk to us about the Supreme Court. So he's doing kind of very clear, straightforward, straight-ahead analysis of the Supreme Court, but also doing it in a body that might be unusual. AMY GOODMAN: Well, you brought up sports, so tell us what happened Super Bowl time—not that sports were your big thing, but this Super Bowl, 50th anniversary, was certainly huge with what Beyoncé did. MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY: Yeah. Well, so, Beyoncé dropped "Formation" the night before the Super Bowl. For us, that was kind of right in the wheelhouse of all the things we cared about. "Formation" took up the issue of Hurricane Katrina. And, of course, as you know, I lived in post-Katrina New Orleans. My husband is an advocate and civil rights attorney who did a lot of post-Katrina work in New Orleans. And, of course, our show had been thinking about New Orleans for a long time—and, frankly, thinking about Beyoncé for a long time. So we immediately knew that we wanted to address this video, address the popular culture questions, address the racial questions, address the Black Lives Matter imagery that emerged as a result. And we were told not to do so. AMY GOODMAN: What do you mean? Who told you not to do so? MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY: The sort of senior—what's the word? He wasn't—he's not a producer on our show, but he was—he's the person, Chris Peña, who was sort of over what happened on the weekends. And he simply came in and said, "No, you can't do it." And so there was a back-and-forth struggle for a few hours. MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY: I don't think it's about ratings, though. This was never said to me in any way as being primarily a ratings question. It's really a direction question. It was a—and I want to be really clear about something: I think, in an organization built on hierarchy, that those at the top have every right to change direction. And so, one of the things that I think has gotten lost is, as though I have an argument with the directional change. Now, I do, in the sense that that isn't the direction I wanted to go in, but that isn't really where the—sort of where the fight broke out. I'm the leader of an organization; I've changed direction in my organization. The issue was that there was a directional change that was not being communicated either to me as an employee or, even more importantly, to my audience. And so, what happened was, we were simply disappeared, with no communication to the audience, and then I was going to sort of reappear as though everything was fine. That, for me, was what was unacceptable. So, the email communication that was leaked was about me explaining to my team why I was making their life harder by not coming back to host. And clearly, the portions of it that ended up in The New York Times were the most inflammatory or potentially inflammatory portions relative to race, which is the point at which I made a decision to leak the entire letter, so that people could read the entire email and make a decision on their own about what they thought I was saying, one way or another. But the issue wasn't that MSNBC made a decision to go a new direction. That's their right. It's their channel. It was that they weren't communicating it. MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY: I have a Ph.D. in it, that's right. AMY GOODMAN: And here we are in one of the most contested elections we have ever known. AMY GOODMAN: Your thoughts, what you can't say now on MSNBC? MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY: Well, I guess what I'd say is, for me, what's—I have—you know, it was interesting to listen to Congressman Gutiérrez stand there and say that he saw politics in our show. I certainly felt that we were completely capable of covering an election. We had covered elections previously. We've been on air for four years. Obviously, we covered the 2012 election. AMY GOODMAN: You were in Iowa when your show was in Iowa, but you weren't on your show? MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY: I did not—I did not—well, I was on my show as a guest, but I was not allowed to host my own show. Ari Melber hosted my show; I was a guest on it. That was part of how we knew things were going wrong. I was not allowed to host my own show, nor was I invited to be any part of coverage in New Hampshire. I was not invited to host my show from South Carolina, despite the fact that I live in North Carolina and was in South Carolina. I have no idea why. No one communicated any of those things to me. MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY: That's true. I did. I loved our show. It's been gone for a little over a month, and I am surprised even about how much I miss it. The people I worked with, turns out, were—I said I didn't know how few friends I had, until suddenly the folks who I talked to every day for four years were gone. They were the people I talked to about politics all the time, and I miss them profoundly. That said, in the end, when I was invited to come—again, to come back to host those hours or to anchor those hours, but not to host the show, I definitely felt that I was being used in order to signal that everything was fine. And again, everything was not fine. When I talk about mammy, the symbol of mammy is one kind of historically where the African-American woman cares more about the family of the employer than about her own family. And what I want to be really clear about was that I care more about the MHP show family, about our audience, about our team, than I do about Andy Lack or Phil Griffin's family, their profits, their ratings—which seem to be just fine. Again, this wasn't an argument about whether or not they were making the right decisions for their bottom line. But again, my primary job is as a college professor. My primary intellectual, personal and political commitments are actually not about how many TV minutes or hours I get. I felt like I needed to have been communicated with clearly, so that I could make a decision about what direction I was going in. The decision to not have a conversation with me about any of that, the decision to leak not only this information but other information later when the conversation started, the attempt to silence me once we had the struggle—and particularly in the context of MSNBC having rehired Brian Williams and having made public comments where they said things like, you know, "We're in an NBC family where second chances are always possible, where redemption is an important part of who we are"—it is, frankly, painful that after four years of working extremely hard for these people, after giving up a lot of family time and personal time and professional time, to be discarded in that way. And so, for me, although I don't know what the reasons are, I am pleased that, ultimately, I cared more about my family than about theirs. NERMEEN SHAIKH: Well, very quickly, before we conclude, can you talk about your experience in the context of the concept "crooked room" that you talk about in your book, Sister Citizen? MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY: You know, I probably can't, only because I don't know that we can analyze ourselves in that way. Sister Citizen is about the stereotypes that African-American women are bound by, so the ways that we think—that we know who black women are, based on some very old stereotypes of mammy, of Jezebel, of the angry black woman. And so, I sometimes feel like I see them happening, particularly in the context of media and social media. But the truth is, we're not very honest about who we are as ourselves. None of us can see ourselves very well. It's kind of like we can't hear the sound of our own voice because of how it reverberates. So, I will leave it to others to write the thought pieces about that. AMY GOODMAN: —post it online at democracynow.org. We're on our 100-city tour, tomorrow Columbus, Ohio at the Ohio State University; then on Saturday in Missouri, in St. Louis and Columbia and Kansas City; on Sunday in Santa Barbara and in Los Angeles; on Monday in San Francisco. Check our website at democracynow.org. Hundred city, folks, we're going on the road.

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Dietary fat and cardiometabolic health: evidence, controversies, and consensus for guidance Nita G Forouhi, professor1, Ronald M Krauss, professor2, Gary Taubes, journalist3, Walter Willett, professor4 Although difficulties in nutrition research and formulating guidelines fuel ongoing debate, the complexities of dietary fats and overall diet are becoming better understood, argue Nita G Forouhi and colleagues In past decades, dietary guidance has almost universally advocated reducing the intake of total and saturated fat, with the emphasis shifting more recently from total fat to the replacement of saturated fat with polyunsaturated fats and the elimination of trans fat. These recommendations and the link between fat consumption and the risk of cardiovascular disease have been among the most vexed issues in public health: are dietary fats "villains," are they benign, or are they even "heroes" that could help us consume better overall diets and promote health? And, which dietary fats fit into which category? The medical literature is still full of articles arguing opposing positions. For example, in 2017, after a review of the evidence, the American Heart Association Presidential Advisory strongly endorsed that "lowering intake of saturated fat and replacing it with unsaturated fats, especially polyunsaturated fats, will lower the incidence of CVD".1Three months later, the 18-country observational Prospective Rural Urban Epidemiology (PURE) Study concluded much the opposite: "Total fat and types of fat were not associated with cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, or cardiovascular disease mortality".2 The devil, as always, is in the detail, including the inherent complexity of human diets, methodological considerations, and the role of bias and confounding. This article takes a critical look at the evolution of scientific understanding about dietary fats and health, the difficulties of establishing public health dietary guidelines, and what the current advice should be for dietary fat consumption. Although the focus is on cardiovascular disease, we also consider other outcomes, including weight gain and obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cancer. History, evolution, and current understanding of dietary fat and health The public health debate about dietary fats and health has been ongoing for over 60 years. The "diet-heart hypothesis" (box 1) has been the focus of discussions on dietary fat and health because coronary heart disease has been and remains the main cause of death worldwide. Diet-heart hypothesis The seemingly simple diet-heart hypothesis was first proposed by nutritionist Ancel Keys in the early 1950s. The hypothesis outlined a sequence of relationships in which a fatty diet elevates serum cholesterol levels, leading to atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction. The focus of the hypothesis soon shifted from the total fat consumed in the diet to the more nuanced idea that saturated fats should be replaced by polyunsaturated fats and the benefits of replacing animal fats with vegetable fats were advocated. Total cholesterol as the atherogenic biomarker was later replaced by cholesterol subfractions: the cholesterol in low density lipoproteins and high density lipoproteins, and serum levels of triglycerides. That science, too, has continued to evolve in complexity with further research (fig 1). Pathophysiological and genetic studies and randomised clinical trials with different cholesterol lowering drugs have led to a consensus that low density lipoprotein (LDL) particles are a cause of coronary heart disease.3 The effect of saturated fat on LDL cholesterol levels145 and the association of LDL with coronary heart disease13 have led to the inference that dietary saturated fat directly promotes the development of coronary heart disease. However, direct evidence of the benefits of lowering cholesterol or LDL cholesterol by changing the fat content of the diet is lacking. Meta-analyses and systematic reviews still place emphasis on the results of a few small trials done 40 to 50 years ago, supplemented by the observations of prospective epidemiological cohort studies.46789 This evidence has not been sufficient to resolve controversies as both the randomised trials and the observational evidence have many methodological and interpretive problems. Moreover, as the science has evolved, fat consumption itself and its relation with health have become more complex. Fat is not just fat Despite decades of dietary advice that the lower the total fat content, the healthier the diet, researchers and public health authorities now agree that to consider the effect of total fat intake alone on health is meaningless; different types of fats must be considered (box 2). Dietary fats and their food sources Dietary fats are mostly triglycerides, with each triglyceride molecule containing three fatty acids on a glycerol backbone The structure and function of dietary fatty acids can vary greatly depending on chain length (6-24 carbon units); number of double bonds—saturated (with no double bonds), monounsaturated, or polyunsaturated; and whether the double bonds are in a cis (same side) or trans (opposite side) position Polyunsaturated fats with double bonds that are 3 carbon atoms or 6 carbons from the n-terminal end of the fatty acid (n-3 or n-6, respectively) are considered essential—that is, they must be obtained from the diet because they are not synthesised in the body. Both have important structural and physiological functions Different fatty acids have distinct biochemical properties and can therefore produce different metabolic and physiological effects with different clinical manifestations, such as cardiovascular, neurological, or other Food sources of dietary fats Food sources of individual fatty acids vary within each class. For instance, within the omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acid class, alpha linolenic acid comes from plants, including some nuts and seeds such as walnuts and linseed, whereas eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid come mostly from fish and other marine sources Many food sources contain different types of fatty acids. For example, olive oil is a good source of monounsaturated fatty acids but also contains saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids in smaller proportions. Animal products are rich in saturated fats but some also contain large proportions of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids To produce public health guidelines on which foods to eat or avoid to reduce the risk of chronic disease is complicated because dietary fats are typically mixtures of different types of fatty acids. Animal fats, for instance, are the main sources of saturated fats in many modern diets, but some animal fats are higher in monounsaturated fats than saturated fats, and polyunsaturated fats in vegetable oils will typically contain both omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids in different concentrations. Hence, conclusions about the health effects of saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids are unlikely to consistently translate to the health effects of the fats, oils, and foods in which those fatty acids are present. Foods are not just nutrients The scientific investigation of nutrients (both macro- and micronutrients) is essential for understanding pathophysiological mechanisms of disease. However, people do not consume isolated nutrients and the foods they eat are more than the sum of their nutrients. Synergism and interactions between different components of foods together with the degree of processing and preparation or cooking methods lead to a "food matrix" effect which is not captured by considering single nutrients. Different types of food that are high in saturated fats are likely to have different effects on health. For example, dairy products and processed meats, both high in saturated fats, are differentially associated with many health outcomes in prospective epidemiological studies, often in opposite directions.10 One explanation for this divergence is that despite their similar fat content, other components of these two food groups are associated with different health effects. For example, dairy products contain minerals such as calcium and magnesium and have probiotic features if fermented, whereas processed red meat has a high salt and preservative content. The potential for residual confounding from lifestyle, dietary, and socioeconomic factors and bias in observational research limits causal interpretation. However, it is also unlikely that randomised clinical trials of individual foods or food groups for disease endpoints will be possible, not least because of the problems of sample size, adherence, dose, duration, and cost. For this reason, dietary guidance is usually derived from analysis and synthesis of different types of evidence. Nutrient replacement Within overall diets, eating less of one macronutrient implies eating more of others to keep calorie intake the same. Dietary manipulations in clinical trials always involve multiple variables. If total fat reduction is the intervention in a randomised trial, any effect observed could depend on the replacement source of energy, whether it is mainly carbohydrate or protein or a combination of the two. The quality of the replacement macronutrient (for instance, highly refined grains versus whole grains) can also influence the observed effect. If reduction of saturated fat but not total fat is the intervention, the effect will differ depending on whether the replacement fat is a mostly polyunsaturated fat, in which case whether an omega 3 or omega 6 polyunsaturated fatty acid, or a mostly monounsaturated fat such as from olive oil. The same principles apply to observational studies, when statistical models of associations between diet and disease need to adjust for total energy intake. In recent years, most observational studies have done this, but the comparison sources of energy (eg, carbohydrate or unsaturated fats) are often not specified. In meta-analyses of observational studies that adjust for total calorie intake, higher intakes of polyunsaturated fatty acids in place of saturated fatty acids were associated with a lower risk of coronary heart disease.61112Similar findings were seen for total and cardiovascular mortality in 128 000 men and women followed for up to 32 years with repeated measures of diet.13 Replacing saturated fatty acids with polyunsaturated fatty acids has been part of dietary guidelines since the 1970s and has led to modest reductions in saturated fat intake and an increase in plant oil consumption in the US (eg, polyunsaturated fatty acid intake increased from about 3% to 7% of energy intake) at a time when coronary heart disease mortality fell by nearly 75%.14 At a minimum, these findings support the safety of these dietary changes, although the benefits of changing the type of fat are difficult to quantify because of changes in other factors such as other aspects of diet, smoking, and emergency medical services. A global perspective on the health effects of dietary fats and other macronutrients was provided by the PURE study, which included 135 335 individuals in 18 countries.2 Higher intakes of total fat and saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fatty acids individually were associated with lower total mortality but not with cardiovascular disease mortality or incidence, except for inverse associations of saturated fatty acids with the incidence of stroke. In contrast, higher carbohydrate intake was non-linearly associated with increased total mortality; in nutrient substitution analyses, only the replacement of carbohydrate with polyunsaturated fats was associated with lower mortality. Although limited by the observational study design, these findings add to the concern about guidelines that focus on limiting the intake of total and saturated fats, particularly without considering the replacement nutrient. Taken together, a single nutrient approach can be misleading both in the interpretation of research findings and in the health implications of translating results into dietary guidelines and public health programmes. Importance of lipid components in the diet-heart hypothesis As the diet-heart hypothesis evolved in the 1960s and 1970s, the focus shifted from the effect of dietary fat on total cholesterol to LDL cholesterol. However, changes in LDL cholesterol are not an actual measure of heart disease itself. Any dietary intervention might influence other, possibly unmeasured, causal factors that could affect the expected effect of the change in LDL cholesterol. This possibility is clearly shown by the failure of several categories of drugs to reduce cardiovascular events despite significant reductions in plasma LDL cholesterol levels.151617 LDL cholesterol can also be reduced through diet in ways that do not reduce the risk of coronary heart disease; for instance, when saturated fat is replaced by carbohydrates, this lowers LDL cholesterol but also reduces HDL cholesterol and increases triglycerides.5 In the past, these effects were considered less important as researchers and the pharmaceutical industry focused on the effect of the reduction of LDL cholesterol. Since the 1980s, studies on the LDL cholesterol biomarker itself and the effects of dietary fats on other biomarkers of disease have revealed a more complicated situation. Researchers now widely recognise the existence of a range of LDL particles with different physicochemical characteristics, including size and density, and that these particles and their pathological properties are not accurately measured by the standard LDL cholesterol assay.18 Hence assessment of other atherogenic lipoprotein particles (either LDL alone, or non-HDL cholesterol including LDL, intermediate density lipoproteins, and very low density lipoproteins, and the ratio of serum apolipoprotein B to apolipoprotein A1) have been advocated as alternatives to LDL cholesterol in the assessment and management of cardiovascular disease risk.17192021 Moreover, blood levels of smaller, cholesterol depleted LDL particles appear more strongly associated with cardiovascular disease risk than larger cholesterol enriched LDL particles,22 while increases in saturated fat intake (with reduced consumption of carbohydrates) can raise plasma levels of larger LDL particles to a greater extent than smaller LDL particles.22 In that case, the effect of saturated fat consumption on serum LDL cholesterol may not accurately reflect its effect on cardiovascular disease risk. While polyunsaturated fats and monounsaturated fats reduce LDL cholesterol levels, their effects on cardiovascular disease risk factors that are associated with lipoprotein particles are less clear. Although uncertainty exists about the causal role, if any, of elevated triglycerides or low HDL cholesterol levels in coronary heart disease, there has been continued interest because of their association with insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome, and their relevance in global populations.1923 Notably, these lipid markers improve—that is, triglycerides decrease or HDL cholesterol increases—when saturated, monounsaturated, or polyunsaturated fats replace carbohydrates. Trans unsaturated fatty acids (trans fats) are an example of a fatty acid category whose effects on lipid biomarkers of cardiovascular disease risk are consistent with their association with cardiovascular disease events in prospective cohort studies. When substituted for other macronutrients, these fatty acids, such as those in industrially produced hydrogenated oils, have been shown to increase levels of LDL cholesterol and the number of atherogenic lipoproteins (LDL and very low density lipoproteins), while also increasing triglycerides and reducing HDL cholesterol and LDL particle size.24 To complicate the relation further, dietary fatty acid composition may affect the risk of cardiovascular disease independently of these lipid biomarkers, specifically through the effects on inflammation, endothelial function, thrombosis, ventricular arrhythmias, and blood pressure. However, as reviewed recently,25 insufficient evidence exists to draw firm conclusions about the effects of fatty acid type on these factors (fig 1). Diet-heart hypothesis and current understanding. HDL: high density lipoprotein, HDLc: high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL: low density lipoprotein Finally, consideration must be given to the role of personal factors that may alter the effect of dietary fat on LDL cholesterol and other lipids. For example, evidence from clinical trials suggests that saturated fat may have little effect on LDL cholesterol levels in people with obesity.2627 Moreover, the possibility of differing effects of dietary fats on lipids in racial and ethnic subgroups has not been systematically evaluated. Beyond cardiovascular disease In the 1960s and 1970s, national per capita intakes of total and saturated fat correlated with rates of cancers of the breast, colon, prostate, and other common cancers in Western countries. Although the ecological findings were potentially confounded by many aspects of diet and lifestyle, and no clear biological basis was shown, these findings were used to support widespread dietary recommendations to reduce total fat intake.28 Later prospective cohort studies with follow-up of up to 20 years have not found positive associations between total fat intake and the incidence of these cancers,29 nor have large clinical trials, most notably, the Women's Health Initiative.30 However, the Women's Health Initiative may not be informative because the blood lipid fractions of participants randomised to a low fat diet did not change, which raises questions about adherence to the diet. In another trial in which participants did show the expected change in blood lipids with a low fat diet, no effect on breast cancer incidence was observed.31 A comprehensive review of the literature by the World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research concluded that no convincing or probable relation exists between intakes of total or saturated fat and risk of any form of cancer.32 An association between omega 6 intake and cancer incidence is also not supported. Weight gain and obesity The assumption that diets high in fat promote weight gain is based on the relative energy density of macronutrients—9 kcal/g for fat compared with 4 kcal/g for carbohydrate or protein. This assumption, however, ignores the important role of macronutrients in hunger and satiety and in pathways regulating fuel partitioning, fat storage, and fatty acid metabolism. Randomised trials of diet and weight loss are easier to conduct than trials that have chronic disease as the outcome because they can be shorter and require far fewer participants. However, several design issues are important in interpreting trial findings. For example, many people initially comply with the intervention diets when they start in a trial and lose weight but regain much of that weight by one year. Because long term weight control is of interest, trials should last a minimum of one year and ideally two years or longer. Moreover, dietary interventions such as counselling, monitoring, feedback, and support can help with weight loss independently of the specific dietary advice because of healthier eating, and this complicates interpretation. Control diet groups should receive a similar intervention. In studies where the intensity of intervention was similar for the diets tested, participants randomised to low carbohydrate, high fat diets lost about 1.5 kg more weight than those in the low fat group.33 Diets higher in fat and restricted in carbohydrate seem to help weight loss28 but dietary adherence is a critical factor in the effectiveness of any diet.34 Another relevant factor for weight loss is diet quality. A trial comparing diets high in carbohydrates or fats showed an equal amount of weight loss by participants when consuming whole and natural food sources while avoiding sugar, sugary drinks, refined grains, trans fats, and processed foods in general.35 Maintaining a healthy weight to prevent obesity is also important. The typical weight gain in many Western countries is about 0.5 kg a year, which seems small but by age 50 this results in weight levels that are associated with important health risks.36 Few randomised trials have examined the effects of diet on long term weight gain in people who are initially not overweight. In prospective observational studies, a simple design assessing baseline diet in relation to long term weight change is not optimal because many people change their diet during follow-up; a longitudinal design examining the change in diet with change in weight is preferable. Evidence is sparse, but an analysis in the Nurses' Health Study suggested that intakes of saturated and trans fat were positively associated with weight gain in women who were normal weight at the start, while intakes of mono and polyunsaturated fat (mainly omega 6) were not; total fat intake was only weakly associated with weight gain.37 Taken together, the evidence does not support a benefit of low fat diets for weight loss or prevention of overweight compared with low carbohydrate diets. Other aspects of diet may have a greater influence on long term weight control, including the quantity and quality of carbohydrate intake; thus any effect of fat is likely to depend on its food source and the overall dietary pattern. A combination of insulin resistance and an inadequate capacity to secrete insulin leads to the development of type 2 diabetes, with adiposity a critical risk factor. Prospective studies report little association between total fat consumption and risk of diabetes but an association may exist, as with cardiovascular disease, for type of fat. The findings of a few short term feeding trials (usually lasting four weeks, with some up to 16 weeks) that assessed intermediate endpoints support this evidence. Evidence from randomised controlled trials suggests that industrially produced trans fats increase inflammatory factors and adversely affect lipid levels, but no or inconclusive evidence was found for an effect on markers of glucose homoeostasis.3839 Evidence from prospective studies suggests that intake of industrially produced trans fats is positively associated with the incidence of type 2 diabetes, while the intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids is inversely associated.440 More specifically, a blood biomarker of the most abundant omega 6 fatty acid, linoleic acid, is inversely associated with the incidence of type 2 diabetes.4142 Despite promising studies in animals, diets rich in marine omega 3 fatty acids have not been shown in humans to reduce insulin resistance or the incidence of type 2 diabetes. However, biomarker studies point to an inverse association between blood omega 3 fatty acids (alpha linolenic acid) derived from plants and type 2 diabetes.4143 Because the type of dietary carbohydrate may also affect the risk of diabetes, any relation between dietary fat and type 2 diabetes may depend on the quantity and quality of carbohydrate as well. Moving from controversy to consensus Two related issues have caused the most controversy about the relative roles of saturated fats and polyunsaturated fats and the evidence for making public health recommendations. Since the 1960s, the evidence has suggested that replacing saturated fats in the diet with polyunsaturated fats reduces the risk of chronic disease and premature death. In practice this means replacing red and processed meat and high fat dairy with fish, nuts, and seeds, and replacing animal fats such as butter and lard with vegetable oils such as corn, sunflower, soy, rapeseed, or olive oils. The PREDIMED study, a large primary prevention randomised controlled trial on people at high risk of cardiovascular disease, reported that increased intake of extra virgin olive oil or nuts with a Mediterranean diet significantly reduced the incidence of cardiovascular disease compared with a low fat dietary advice group.44 However, while the intake of unsaturated fats increased in both the olive oil and nut arms and may therefore have contributed to the clinical outcomes, there was no nutrient substitution for saturated fats and their intake was not reduced compared with the low fat dietary advice group. How this evidence should be interpreted and applied remains controversial. Since 2000, clinical trials lasting up to two years have suggested that low carbohydrate diets in which total and saturated fat replaces the carbohydrate content of the diet have beneficial effects on overweight as well as on lipid risk factors such as HDL cholesterol and triglycerides (but not LDL cholesterol) and on risk factors for type 2 diabetes.4546 Here, we ourselves disagree on the significance and interpretation of these trials because long term trial evidence is not available, definitions of low carbohydrate vary substantially across studies, and few clinical trial data exist on the incidence of clinical endpoints (see related article in this series on diet and management and prevention of type 2 diabetes).47 These controversies arise largely because existing research methods cannot resolve them. In the current scientific model, hypotheses are treated with scepticism until they survive rigorous and repeated tests. In medicine, randomised controlled trials are considered the gold standard in the hierarchy of evidence because randomisation minimises the number of confounding variables. Ideally, each dietary hypothesis would be evaluated by replicated randomised trials, as would be done for the introduction of any new drug. However, this is often not feasible for evaluating the role of diet and other behaviours in the prevention of non-communicable diseases. One of the hypotheses that requires rigorous testing is that changes in dietary fat consumption will reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases that take years or decades to manifest. Clinical trials that adequately test these hypotheses require thousands to tens of thousands of participants randomised to different dietary interventions and then followed for years or decades until significant differences in clinical endpoints are observed. As the experience of the Women's Health Initiative suggests, maintaining sufficient adherence to assigned dietary changes over long periods (seven years in the Women's Health Initiative) may be an insurmountable problem. For this reason, among others, when trials fail to confirm the hypotheses they were testing, it is impossible to determine whether the failure is in the hypothesis itself, or in the ability or willingness of participants to comply with the assigned dietary interventions. This uncertainty is also evident in diet trials that last as little as six months or a year. In the absence of long term randomised controlled trials, the best available evidence on which to establish public health guidelines on diet often comes from the combination of relatively short term randomised trials with intermediate risk factors (such as blood lipids, blood pressure, or body weight) as outcomes and large observational cohort studies using reported intake or biomarkers of intake to establish associations between diet and disease.48 Although a controversial practice, many, if not most, public health interventions and dietary guidelines have relied on a synthesis of such evidence. Many factors need to be considered when using combined sources of evidence that individually are inadequate to formulate public health guidelines, including their consistency and the likelihood of confounding, the assessment of which is not shared universally. The level of evidence required for public health guidelines may differ depending on the nature of the guideline itself. The controversies over the effects of replacing saturated fatty acids with polyunsaturated fatty acids—reduced consumption of animal fats, increased consumption of vegetable oils—and the significance of the evidence from trials of very low carbohydrate, high fat diets suggest both "additive" and "subtractive" nutritional approaches to prevention of cardiovascular disease (box 3). Both depend on assumptions about the nature of biological normality in human diets. The replacement of saturated fats with polyunsaturated fats implies that saturated fat as a nutrient causes disease and is being reduced and/or that the consumption of vegetable oils is healthy and without long term risks. Box 4 appraises the debate about the role of omega 6 and omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and the use of plant oils. The consumption of very low carbohydrate, high fat diets assumes that high levels of dietary fat and saturated fat can be consumed for a lifetime without the risks outweighing the benefits. A point of controversy is whether such assumptions can be accepted without long term clinical trials of the kind that would be required for a pharmaceutical means of prevention. This controversy might be resolved by longer term clinical trials, but the cost and methodological and ethical challenges of such dietary trials suggest they may never be done. Public health preventive measures can be divided into two main categories. Subtractive—Rose described this as "the removal of an unnatural factor and the restoration of biological normality".49 For coronary heart disease, this would include smoking prevention or cessation and, more recently, the near elimination of industrially produced trans fatty acids through a combination of information, advice, and regulation. Despite the absence of long term randomised controlled trials to support the benefits of these interventions, the evidence from observational studies and, in the case of trans fats, short term feeding trials is considered sufficiently consistent to support these public health interventions. Additive—Rose described this as "not removing a supposed cause of disease but adding some other unnatural factor, in the hope of conferring protection".49 Additive measures for coronary heart disease would include a high intake of polyunsaturated fats and long term medication. Rigorous testing would be required as for any pharmaceutical therapy to ensure long term safety and that harm does not outweigh benefit. Role of omega 6 and omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in health Both omega 6 and omega 3 are essential fatty acids and are intrinsic to cell membranes and the structure of the central nervous system. They are precursors of eicosanoids, which are involved in inflammation, cardiac rhythm, thrombosis, vascular function, and many other processes. Evidence suggests, but is inconsistent, that adequate intake of omega 3 fatty acids reduces cardiac arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Concerns have been raised that omega 6 polyunsaturated fats are pro-inflammatory but this is not supported by controlled feeding studies and large cross sectional observations.50 In a follow-up study of over 128 000 men and women for up to 32 years, higher intake of linoleic acid (the most abundant omega 6 fatty acid) was associated with lower risks of coronary heart disease, cancer, and total mortality.13 The inverse association between linoleic acid intake and risk of cardiovascular disease and overall death is approximately linear up to about 8% of energy, beyond which data are lacking.13 Notably, linoleic acid levels in blood, a direct marker of dietary intake, were inversely associated, with the incidence of type 2 diabetes in prospective studies but arachidonic acid was not.4151 In contrast, blood omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids were modestly inversely associated with coronary heart disease52 but the association with type 2 diabetes varied by subtype: plant origin omega 3 fatty acid (alpha linolenic acid) was inversely associated while marine origin omega 3 fatty acids were not.41 Use of plant oils to replace saturated fatty acids With the exception of the cardiovascular benefit44 of extra virgin olive oil (comprised predominantly of oleic acid, a monounsaturated fat), which has been used for thousands of years in Mediterranean countries, most of the literature on the effects of plant oils on the risk of cardiovascular disease and other outcomes has examined intakes of specific fatty acids. These oils contain a combination of saturated, monounsaturated, and omega 6 and omega 3 fatty acids but the proportions vary greatly. Plant oils also contain other minor constituents, including polyphenols and antioxidants, which may influence the effect of oil consumption on disease risk. A reduction in cardiovascular mortality was observed in the older randomised trials that used plant oils containing both omega 6 and omega 3 fatty acids to replace saturated fat.53 Recent publications from the Sydney Diet Heart Study and the Minnesota Coronary Trial raise questions about very high intakes of plant oils containing only omega 6 fatty acids.5354 The concerns raised are complex and discussed elsewhere.1 The safety of long term use of polyunsaturated plant oils was supported by a significant inverse association between the intake of polyunsaturated plant oils and all-cause mortality at 32 years of follow-up; no increase in risk was seen for any outcome.13 Evidence also exists that rapeseed (canola) oil reduces the risk of coronary heart disease: most notably, rapeseed oil was the primary intervention in the Lyon Heart Study of secondary prevention of coronary heart disease, which reduced recurrent cardiovascular disease or death by about 70%.55 Other specific types of oil, including corn, sunflower, coconut oil, and palm oils, have not been well studied. Although a recent report suggests that coconut oil compared with butter results in a more favourable lipid profile (lower LDL, higher HDL cholesterol), and compared with olive oil was equivalent in lipid effects,56 further research is needed in large long term trials and current recommendations on caution about use should be upheld.1 Some plant oils, including corn and sunflower oil, have little omega 3 content. If these are the primary oils consumed and intake of omega 3 fatty acids from fish and other sources is low, this could result in inadequate intake of these essential fatty acids with possible adverse effects on cardiovascular disease and other outcomes. Also, to benefit from the use of unsaturated oils assumes that they are not partially hydrogenated as this (and some other industrial processes such as deodorisation if done improperly) produces trans fats. In summary, evidence exists of the long term safety and benefit of many of the commonly consumed unsaturated plant oils. Further research is needed to define more precisely the long term effects and optimal intakes of specific fatty acids and plant oils, and their interactions with genetic and other dietary factors, including the amount and type of carbohydrate intake. Although authorities still disagree, most consider that public health decisions should be made on the weight of the available evidence, acknowledging its limitations, and seeking to obtain further, better evidence when indicated. Equally important is to acknowledge when evidence is insufficient to formulate any guidance, in which case all the relevant options should be clearly outlined to enable informed choice. For cardiovascular health, substantial evidence supports the importance of the type of fat consumed, not total fat intake, and the elimination of industrially produced trans fats Much of the evidence suggests that the risk of coronary heart disease is reduced by replacing saturated fat with polyunsaturated fats (including plant oils) but not when carbohydrate is the replacement nutrient Controversies remain about long term health effects of specific plant oils and of high fat, low carbohydrate diets, and research is needed to resolve these The focus of dietary advice must be on the consumption of foods and overall dietary patterns, not on single nutrients Contributors and sources: The author group spans a wide range of expertise from nutritional epidemiology and public health (NF, WW), to science journalism (GT), to cardiology and lipidology (RK), and all have contributed to past dialogue on dietary fats and health. Sources of information for this article included systematic reviews and primary research articles based on randomised clinical trials, or prospective observational study designs as well as dietary guidelines. All authors contributed to drafting this manuscript, with NGF taking a lead role and she is also the guarantor of the manuscript. All authors gave intellectual input to improve the manuscript and have read and approved the final version. Competing interests: We have read and understood BMJ policy on declaration of interests and declare the following: NGF receives funding from the Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit (MC_UU_12015/5). She is a member (unpaid) of the Joint SACN/NHS-England/Diabetes-UK Working Group to review the evidence on lower carbohydrate diets compared with current government advice for adults with type 2 diabetes and is a member (unpaid) of ILSI-Europe Qualitative Fat Intake Task Force Expert Group on update on health effects of different saturated fats. 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The Design Build Show Episode 5 with Nick Schiffer of NS Builders Alright! Welcome to the fifth installment of the design build show. I'm here with Mr. Nick Schiffer, NS Builders. Awesome, thanks for being here! Yeah, thank you for having me. We're here at Post 390, a great restaurant in Boston. Just had a delicious dinner. Had a great conversation- we should have been videoing the whole thing, we would have been able to go home and you guys could've just watched that. So Nick's been in business for 4 years- he has an incredible following. He does things differently. Little bit. And it's good, I mean we were just talking about how this industry needs to change. I mean, the whole preference behind – we chatted obviously earlier – really in the beginning, it was building a brand and a culture that people were attracted to. And not just from a client standpoint, but from a subcontractor, from employees, from other professionals. I wanted to build something a little bit different where we worked in a team effort no matter what- subs, our employees… everyone came to work for the same reason because they really, really enjoyed what they did. And if I could give them the opporutunity to showcase their craftsmanship and the effort that they wanted to put into it, and promote that through social media- I was going to take advantage of that. Awesome. Now your tagline is Design, Build, Repeat. But when I asked you, you know you asked me what I called myself and I said a Design Builder, I asked you what you called yourself and you said a BUilder. A builder. And that's your background, right? Yeah. Finish carpenter by trade, and for the last 20 months or so I've really removed myself from the field and let the guys I've hired… so about 20 months ago it was just myself and one other, and then over the course of, again, the last 20 months we've hired now 8 as of today. I've removed myself from the field because, number one, I'm focusing on growing my brand and the business. But also, allowing the guys to learn, but also mess up and kind of teach that way. And learn that it's alright to mess up. But yes, my background is: I'm a builder, I'm a finish carpenter, I consider myself a builder now because I've stepped out of that just strictly carpenter role. Before it was a carpenter? Yeah, definitely a carpenter. And there's days I miss it. Everyone's always like, "What's your five year goal, or ten year goal?", and I think my goal would be to wake up, and decide whether I want to put the belt back on, or be a builder. You know? And just have that flexibility. I always say, like Tom Silva. He wakes up on This Old House, and he decides whether he's going to boss people around, or he's gonna put the belt on and help. And I like that. There's times- every once in a while I get the opportunity to jump in the shop with the guys or in the field, but you know the next day I wake up and I'm like, "I didn't get anything done yesterday". It's like I got a thousand emails… I understand! That's good you have skills in that area, I'd be like, "Oh man, I just messed up this whole job!" "My guys are gonna have to spend the next three days fixing this.." Yeah, yeah. So where does design build come in to play? To be totally honest, I think the "Design, Build, Repeat" came into play with more of… It was more part of the branding. I was trying to build something that was more recognizable, and from a branding side of things, when someone asks a question, it really drives them to think about something. So the "design, build, repeat" to many it's silly, sometimes they think it's stupid..and they always ask like, well they get the design build part, but why repeat? And that- when they ask that question- that's enough for me, like, you've already thought about this? So that is already engraved, you've already given this enough thought that that's gonna stick with you. But to play on that.. So I'd say that it's branding first, but to really dig into it, you know, for us we're not a design build firm technically. Technically we don't have an architect on staff, but we like to be involved as early as possible in the process as possible. So, whether we- sometimes we'll hire an architect as say a sub, and we'llhold it under our umbrella. Or we'll work with an architect that the client is aleady working with. But, us being involved early on in the process allows us to help develop a budget, and help develop a realistic budget as the design unfolds. As you know, a design can get all the way to the end only to be budgeted to something that is not obtainable. And nowadays, the architect, traditionally nowadays, is not held accountable for the budget. It's not in their rolodex. It's not in their wheelhouse for what they're responsible for. We were talking about- for me design-build is all about accountability. So it seems like it's almost like a natural progression for you, and your whole- and I just see that in a lot of what you're talking about. It's not- I'm not avoiding having an architect on staff by any means, I just think, you know, I'm a carpenter and now a builder. I don't know how to necessarily hire an architect, right? I've worked with great architects, I've worked with successful architects, and I've worked with not great architects. But I know who I jive with- so I think, going back to the whole culture of the business, everyone I hire is very much like this. We sit, have coffee, have a beer, and we'll chat, and if I like you? Realistically you're probably going to start work tomorrow. And because we can work together and there's a good culture, the level of technical skill that you have might vary, and it might not meet the necessary criteria as an apprentice, or a carpenter, or a lead. But I know that you're passionate, and you're in it for the culture and the right reason. I can teach that side of it: I can teach the technical side. So I think, I think you're right in the sense that it could be a natural progression for us, we've just been successful with the approach we've had now. Where we have the opportunity to work with different architects for different projects, and really allow… certain architects are good at traditional, certain architects are good at modern. I think my guys are skilled enough where they can sway back and forth. We tend to do a lot of the modern things because it takes a lot of effort to make it look good. Modern, everyone's always like, "There's no base, there's no trim". Yeah I know what you mean- you can tell something's not plumb in a modern home, right? Yeah. There's a lot of thought behind it. Stuff has to line up. If that ceiling isn't flat? Everyone's gonna know it's not flat. Traditional? That's okay if it's not flat. The molding might cover it, or maybe it just looks like an old home. I'm not downplaying either, I really like tradtional, and I really like modern. Cool. So I'm writing a book right now. I think it's going to be called The Architect Rebuilt. Or Building the Architect. And I'm studying a lot of the history of the architect. The architect is Greek, the word is Greek for Master-Builder. Traditionally you started off as an apprentice. Then, there was a lot of stone building, so tradionally you'd be a stone mason, and then like, the pinnacle there was like, "You are now the Master-Builder, you are now the Architect". So, when I say it's a progression, I'm thinking, I think you might be headed in that direction! But we'll see, we'll see. Yeah, I mean. I think design has a lot to do with it. I actually thoroughly enjoy the design. I really like thinking about- even in the rough framing when we're framing soffits- I'm sitting there imagining how light is coming through a window, and you know, is that shadow line going to be screwed up looking. Or, if that soffit's on this side of the room should we turn it into a tray ceiling? Or, you know, I 'm thiking… rather than the technical like, "we need a soffit because there's ductwork", it's like, "Yeah, I get the ductwork needs to be there, but how do we turn that soffit into something that looks like we thought about it?". And that's where, you know, a lot of my guys really look to me when we're dealing with that side of rough construction and I'm watching them progress into thinking that way. Which is awesome. Because I show up on site and I'm looking at a soffit that has nothing in it, I'm like, "What's that for?". And they're like, "Oh, well we have one across here, so when it's sheetrocked it's gonna look balanced." Sure, yeah. And that is design, right? And the earlier that can be thought with, I think, the better, right? Then, not necessarily having to have that conversation on site but earlier in the design process. And the accountability is there too, as the builder I could have just framed the soffit and said, "Well, the architect didn't draw a soffit over there." Instead, we'll take the approach of you know, let's make this a triangle. Homeowner, architect, builder. And it shouldn't be just two people, it has to be all three. Before anything gets to the homeowner, lets talk amongst the builder and the architect- "These are my thoughts". yes. The premise of the book really, is like design-build is a mentality, and it's all about accountability. The best architects I know, the best buiders I know, they look outside of their own sphere, and look to create a great project. A lot of the things you've been talking about, you didn't just start to… you know, you started thinking about everybody involved, the people that worked with you, the clients. Right. And that, I mean, there's a hashtag on instagram that we use on instagram a lot is collaboration over competition- Tom Silva actually mentioned it on our podcast. But it is, when you're collaborating rather than competing… even though the architect may run the job or have a contract with the client, you guys could be competeing and butting heads the whole way- like, "The architect didn't draw it" or "the builder should have known that..". Instead, you collaborate on it and at the end of it the client is so- they're not micromanaging. There is no immaturatity, in my opinion, where it's he said, she said. And at the end of the day the product comes out so much better, because two people were thinking together every step of the way- -taking responsibility for the whole project- -exactly. Not leaning on or pushing the responsiblity somewhere else where something went wrong. Even in the worst situations my guys have come back like, "Oh, it wasn't drawn…". I'm like, "I know it wasn't drawn. I'm not blaming you for missing it, we need to think about this stuff. Lets go back to the designer or the architect, and lets just chat." And it's like, 'Well, who's paying for it?". And it's like, "We'll figure that out. That's not important. The important thing is that the client gets what they are expecting. And what they're expecting is a professional builder and a professional architect to work together-" See, you're very uncommon. Because you're, as a builder, architect, separate, it's set up almost adversarial. As a design-build firm, that's why I like to have it all in house because we can control it. We can really be responsible for it. That's amazing to me, just that viewpoint. You know, if everybody had that viewpoint it'd be different. We'd live in a totally different world. Yeah, but even like, you look at it how it's set up. It's set up to be adversarial. And I was going to ask you that question: How do you counter that, or how do you get around that? And you just do, huh? Yeah? I mean, we can even bring it down… Forget the architect for a second. Even a plumber. The plumber shows up and he plumbs the house, and there's an LVL in the way. The first thing he's gonna do is blame the framer. Or, you know, the electrician. But what would a great plumber do? He's gonna call and be like, "Lets work through this". And before he even calls, offer a solution. And that's one thing- I will not call an architect with a problem. I'll call an architect with a solution. I honestly don't understand why people don't do that, because you're wasting so much time. the fact that, If I pick up the phone and say, 'Hey, the LVLs in the wrong spot, call me with a solution", I'm wasting a day. Minimum. Where it's like, "Hey, the LVL is in the wrong spot, but if we do this, and we do that, this could work. Are you okay with that?". That's just second nature. I've never even considered the other option. Where, you know, the same thing- the plumber or hte electrician. If there's an issue, don't call me with a problem, don't e-mail me with a problem, or don't tell me you're walking off the job… Call me and offer a solution. And if you're going to offer a solution, maybe I have to put a carpenter back on the job for a day to fix something we screwed up. I'm way more willing to do that if you call and offer a solution than if you call and say, "There's an issue, you need to fix it". Then I'm just gonna be mad at you for acting like a child. Yeah, the carpenter is still going to be on site, but then we're going to probably fix it to the exact way we think it needs to be done, only not to know whether or not that's helpful to you or not. So I think approaching problems with a solution, whether that solution is right or wrong, at least thinking in that mindset will train you to have less issues on a job. Yeah, sure. How about pre-construction? We're talking about a scenario -and I think it's great, the analogy with the subcontractor does just break it down so clearly how it's not just… how it's collaboration not competition throughout the whole facet of a project. That's really what makes a successful project. But what about pre-design? How do you- you say you're not a design-build firm but when we're talking, you are really getting- We operate that way -you're trying to get ahead of it. So how do you do that? So I mean, a lot of times we'll get a call and say, "Hey, listen, we're working with an architect, we'd like to shop builders, and…" and I usually pause the conversation. I say, "listen, before we even talk about price, or if we can do the job, or obviously if our schedule jives, if a rough budget jives, or maybe you don't have a budget… First we need to make sure that we like eachother". It starts with the personality. We sit down, we meet in person, we get through the whole, "can we fit into our schedule, does it work within our budget, is it a typical scope that we would handle," but from a PreConstruction side, what we do is we operate from a retainer. So early on in the design, we'll try to get involved as early as possible. It could be a napkin sketch, for all that matters. You know, we wanna- you like me, I like you, lets sign a retainer. What that retainer is gonna do is it will allow us to have billable time applied to that retainer and we'll work through that napkin sketch. And say, yeah, based on that napkin, we're probably in the range of 2-300 thousand for this renovation. "Allright, well I was thinking we were gonna be somewhere around 250 so we're in the same ballpark. Great. Lets take this a step further. Lets do our preliminary drawings". And as those preliminary drawings are developed, we're basically billing time, but also offering our time to watch that design progress and offer history experiences like, "Alright, we've done that before, and that's gonna drive our cost up". Or, "Why don't we do this instead of that, because we will be able to save money there". So by the time that preliminary set is done, now we're maybe saying, "Hey, this is going to be 225-270". Now we're even tighter on the budget. Alright cool, lets get to a design set. Now we have selections being started, being chosen. Now we start bidding out the tile selections and furnishings, and finishes and stuff like that. Now we get to the point where we almost have everything we need to sign a contract. And you know, full transparency on our end, if we get to that point? You have a design that you can almost build off of at this point. You have a budget that you can basically say, "I know how much this project is going to cost". Maybe at this point we don't like eachother anymore. We can cut ties. We're covered because we're billing our time in PreConstruction. But they have a product there, right? They have a product. Either way, if you did that for them, they'd probably be very endeared. They always want you to do the work at that point, right? Realistically if you're at that point with the client, why would they not? And you too! You set up the project to be successful. What that retainer is allowing us to do is just that- we're covering our cost to put in the effort to meet with our subs. To sit down, maybe walk the project and get hard numbers, so yes. We're offering a product at the end of that service. But shouldn't you just be doing that for free? Well, this is the most common comment that I get is people say, "Well, why don't more people do this?" And I honestly believe that people are afraid to charge for that. It's set up this way, this adversarial- -a free estimate's fine- -it doesn't make sense. Whereas that's half the value the client's getting in the design process. Otherwise they can get to the end of the design process, have beautiful drawings to hang up on their wall, and not be able to build it. How often has that happened to you where you get a set of drawings where it's twice, three times, what the client wanted to spend. Absolutely. It's like, "Hey, we're in Construction Drawings, can you bid this?" Sure. You're a million bucks. "Oh, well we were hoping to be like 500". Well, that's not what you have drawn. And so you go back. Right. And that is exactly why people hire a design-build firm. They want to be able to design and budget a project within their specs so that they have something tangible at the end of it. So to not hire a design-build firm, you have to almost, like, not care what it costs? Is that what you're saying? Well, depends on the builder. We're not a design-build firm. That's why I promote us in the sense that, lets get involved as early as possible. No, I'm trying to joke. But I do, like.. Yeah, but you're right. Yeah, I am. To whatever extend. It's like, yeah, we're going to design something all the way to the end. Alright we have everything picked out. And yeah, if you're at that point, I'm not going to say money can't be a concern, but you either have to have a really good understanding of what stuff costs, or the budget isn't as important- Or you had a great architect who knows their limitations, who knows.. who really wants to design something that's built, so they're gonna bring you in. They're going to make sure that they're taking the steps properly. Because architects, I fid, they don't build. So that's the role you're filling. It's like "Hey, this is more buildable for the same cost", or "That's gonna be outside your budget range", so it's like, it's helpful to have that information. You can't really make a decision without that information and not have to come back to it, right? Right. I mean, at the end of the day you're not only wasting time but you're also wasting money, because if you get to that point with an architect, you've invested thousands of dollars to get to a design that you find out you can't build. You cannot physically afford to build that project. And now they don't have any… they're like, "Oh, we designed what you said. This is what you asked". And I've spoken to builders who play that game, and it's like they're in cahoots with the architect. It's almost like change orders are… I've heard them say, you know. It's how they make their money. They're making the architect more money too. That's frustrating to me, because… The longer I'm in business and the more I do this, the more transparent I try to be. Which has bitten me in the ass, but it's also been really great. With the clients that want to work with us, it's great. And you know, we don't… I don't want to write change orders. It's just more work. We've priced jobs where the client will say, "Hey, this is our budget". Alright. I priced the job off a pricing set, I meet with the architect, and we're one and a half times their budget. And they're like, "Alright, lets reduce this, this, and this.." Now we're at like 40% over their budget. And I get to a point where, you know.. I remember one specific one where I was like, "Alright. I'm over, we're not going to be able to do the job." And we went through line item by line item in our proposal. And this is something that we got a PreConstruction Agreement with, we had a retainer, I'm being paid to put this proposal together to be accurate. And the client went through, and they're like, "Nah, everything's covered. I figured we were going to be 40% over. Everything's here, so why not just proceed off of this? This is what I really thought it was going to cost." And that happens a lot. On all sze projects. A lot of people are going to give you a budget number, knowing in their mind, 'Alright, I know it's gonna cost 140, but I'm going to tell them 100 because that way it gives me 40% contingency". Depending on what stage we're pricing the project, I'm going to throw a contingency in immediately, and I'm going to sit down with the client, and say, "Before you look at the bottom number, we have 10% contingency in that cost. So that's just money that we don't know if you're gonna spend or not, so just take that out and just plan on having that ten thousand dollars in a piggy bank somewhere if we run into something, or because you haven't fully designed it, or maybe are we doing a steam shower? Anything." I'm going in a little bit of a circle here, but that's why being involved early on we help develop that process. And being able to charge for that in a PreConstruction agreement, taking a retainer, and being accurate with your proposal. Because if someone calls and they want a free estimate? Sure, alright. This is the drawing. You're probably I dunno, 4-6 hundred thousand. "Well that doesn't help me." You asked for a free estimate. That's as free as I can get. I told you- when we interview designers, I always have them bring a set, so I can spend 15 minutes. And I always am just looking for things I don't understand, but I'm always amazed.. I'm like, "Somebody went through this 50 sheets.. if I were to do that, and then I have all these questions, if I were to get my questions answered and properly get them answered… that's a week!" Who's paying for that? Yeah, it's incredible. That's why the system is a little broken there, it just doesn't make a lot of sense. I think we're similar in that we'd rather be up front with people. Keep things simple too. I'm not so smart that I can start to like… Well we talked about that, the reputation that the industry has, right? There's… I hate the word, to use the word sneaky, but there's that level of discreetness to the industry like, "Well what's his markup?" or "What's his fee" or "What's that", or "Oh, he buys his plumbing fixtures for…" And we talked about also how, whenever those numbers are presented….I've had, you've probably had this question when you go to a vendor: "What do you want me to show the client?" Yeah! Or I'll get the email like, "Hey this is your price, but here's the invoice with their price". It's great to be..like get around… Yeah, it complicates it. So when they walk into the showroom, and the salesman/sales lady is like, "Yeah, you know what, I'll give you the Builder's discount" and then they come back and they're like, 'Hey, we got a Builder's discount…". I've been in that position before. We used to just blanket markup everything. I'd call, and be like, "So you just sent me an invoice for 40% more to show the client, the client came in the store and decided to purchase it themselves and then got 40% off list. You were trying to set up where we were gong to make more money-" Instead, you just created a problem. Yeah. Instead, I'm just going to be transparent: "This is what we pay, here's what you'd pay us to do the job. If you don't want us to do the job, these are all the numbers you need to do the job, manage it yourself". I'd really like to make a change in that department. It would just simply things tremendously for people. Right. Yeah, it's really the transparency. And to speak to social media, for us, that's really what we decided that, or I decided, in promoting the business and the culture that we have is that: let's just be transparent and own our mistakes, own the process. We're not perfect- when someone calls us out on something…. I post a picture with a grout line that's screwed up, I know I'm getting called out. And I'll just wait. And I'll wait for that one guy that's like, "Yeah that looks great, your grout sucks". It's like alright, cool man. I appreciate your feedback, lets me a little more… you know. Bring something more to the table. But we'll talk about it in that we're not perfect, but explaining the process and being open about it rather than trying to hide and be… Oh man, it's like invigorating. It makes you feel good. When you've made a mistake- and everybody makes mistakes, nobody's perfect. So just owning that. We got a letter this week from a client who was selling a house. We put a condenser in a location that was complained about by a neighbor that was not within a setback. We moved it.. .we had to do a whole… it was not… we learned a lesson that one, right? But they were so appreciative, man. They had moved, and it just made us feel good, right? And you know, that speaks volumes. The fact that you went and corrected it. So many people would have been like "It's not my problem". And when you have a separate architect, and you have a separate builder- "Architect told me to put it there." You get this. So just having the mentality like you do for the client eliminates that. And even you know, you could hire a design-build firm, they could still get around it, so it's really… Oh of course. "Yeah, we told you i the beginning that the condenser was going to be there and that it was going to be this loud and you said okay. It says it right here in the contract". But what would that do? That client will never refer you. I agree. And even at the end of the day when we talk about transparency, what really is being transparent. You can show the client whatever the client wants to see, so it's really like, for me it's really just the client, from the client's point of view, they've got to have like a gut feeling. They've got to feel comfortable with this. They have to trust you. With you, being transparent, you're just showing people what you do all the time on social media. It aligns with that, right? So you're building that truts just in doing what you're doing. Everyone wants to know, "Well, what's too much transparency". You can decipher that any way that you want- some clients don't wnat to see the breakdown. Some clients just don't. You have to cater your transparent approach to the clientelle that you want to work for. If you want to only work for clients that don't want to see- they just want- give me a check. Give me a bill. That's great. The client really wants to know they're getting a fair price, they don't want to be over paying. If a client doesn't remodel every day, they look at a line item… what context are they evaluating with? It's not super helpful for them. Alright, plumbing is this. This is the number for plumbing. And this is the number for electrical. It doesn't need to be line by line, like every single line for us. Just, they want to understand but you're right. There is a level of trust both ways. I think that goes back to our initial consult, it's like, we're gonna sit down like this. And you're gonna get to know me, and I'm gonna get to know you, and then we're gonna walk away and we're gonna say, "Were there any red flags? Is that client going to be an issue? Or is that builder going to be an issue for me?". We wanna make sure we like eachother. We're in your life for a good part of the year, maybe more. If we think we might not like eachother, that's probably a really good time to not go on a second date. And if we think hey, we're going to like eachother, then there's a level of trust. You trust me to do a particular job, I trust you to pay. We work, you pay. We work, you pay. That's the relationship. Depending on how transparent that approach is, or how that service is, will dictate how that relationship sways throughout the procgress. Awesome, just jumping off a little bit- one of the things I love about design build is the loop. YOu're designing it, you're building it, when you're building it you're getting that feedback right then and there. And then when the project is done maybe there's warranty things, and you can always feed that back into the design and make it better the next time. Do you have any examples on that? I'm feeding you on the concrete floor, and how that changed things going forward for you. Obviously you never made that mistake again. I did not. But just that loop. There is, especially because we talk about it. I'm going to answer this a little bit in a couple directions. When there is a mistake, rather than hiding it or not talking about it our trying to get around it and not fix it, instead I almost make a little bit too much of a big deal about it. It's like, "Hey guys! Come here! We messed this up. Lets talk about it, lets over-talk about it, and lets figure out how we fix it. Well, this is what we need to do, it's gonna cost this much money…". The money portion I get. At the end of the day we need to make sure the product is right for the client. That client will refer us based on our performance. If our performance is poor, we don't get referred. We make the mistake, and I'll talk about it, and we'll sit down, and we'll make sure that it's known that the whole team knows the mistake that we made, the client probably knows at this point because I probably posted a picture about it, and we'll talk about it real quick. This is what it took to fix. Now what that is doing is that the client sees it, respects our transparency. The team sees it, they see that alright hey- remember that time when we put the wall faucet too high and Nick ripped all the tile off the wall and made us move it? Yeah, lets not do that again. Lets make sure that when we're putting a wall faucet, we call Nick, and the lead, and the designer, to make sure that we know the height. Or get a drawing for it. So everybody's learning from it. Rather than, I could have just went in, secretively ripped the tile off the wall, moved the faucet down, put the tile back and noone would have known about it. And it would have happened again! Instead, lets really really learn from the mistake. And I think that goes with the warranty- you're avoiding a warranty issue. Maybe we installed the faucet and forgot the washer, and then the thing leaks. It's a warranty issue, lets talk about that. Why did we forget about the washer? What was the reason? Did it not come with it? Did the plumber forget about it? Just making mistakes more known and humanizing us as builders, architects, and people… Humanizing that portion of it will, I think, entail really elevate the respect of the trades as we're not trying to sweep anything under the rug anymore. Yeah, I agree man. that's awesome. Well, thank you very much for being on this show- you've inspired me! Likewise! I can't wait to read the book. Yeah, it's gonna change the world. I really do believe that. In the next 5 to 10 years you're going to see Universities, the way that architects are trained, change. Because it really should be like.. You should have the architect or the person who is gonna be fully in charge of the whole process know how to do the whole process. Agreed. I think especially with technology now, there's so much less that we can hide, that everyone really needs to collaborate. And design-build is a perfect example of that. You know, the collaboration is the only way… not the only way, but collaboration will make success easier for all parties including the client. Awesome. Thank you Nick! To learn more about Bradley and the entire NEDC team, visit our team page or follow us on Facebook! Published May 22, 2018 | By dave

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Q: What to do with a build "dist" folder So I finished a very small angular2 project, and build it trough angular-cli with the command "ng build --prod". I get a "dist" folder out of this. But what should I do with this dist folder in order to make it run ? Publish it to a server ? Regards. A: Yes! Upload the contents of the dist folder to your webserver to host it live. This step where you take your finished, built project and send it to the server is often called "deployment". Depending on where you host your site you may have command line tools available to make deploying your app just as easy as building it (for example, upload to an Amazon S3 bucket with AWS command line tools, firebase deploy with firebase-tools, and even the Angular CLI can deploy to Github's gh-pages with ng github-pages:deploy)

The OSCE Needs a Change Ján Čarnogurský © RIA Novosti The West disregards the Eastern argument that the OSCE no longer serves its purpose, because it believes that the OSCE should serve the interests of the West. I remember reading about the 1975 Helsinki Conference in the Czechoslovak media. It was convened to replace the post-war peace conference and to give us the hope that the Cold War will end, despite the prevailing skepticism. Ultimately, the Helsinki Conference helped end the Cold War, but the eastern block of countries failed to formulate a different set of values and rules that would win broad public support in the East and West alike. In 1993-1995, I held the elected post of vice-president of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. By that time, the Soviet Union collapsed and the annual assembly meetings were attended by delegations from the former Soviet republics that had become sovereign states. Russian was the official language of the Assembly, with speeches in Russian simultaneously translated into its other official languages. It was funny to see delegates from the former Soviet republics, in particular Ukraine and the Baltics, deliver their statements in broken English or French, although they could speak fluent Russian. I later wrote in a newspaper that the Russian delegation looked lonely. Pressure put on Russia continued to grow. European countries were becoming increasingly more loyal vassals of the United States, and voting at the OSCE agencies turned into mindless lobbying for US interests. The OSCE's inability to constructively contribute to the settlement of international issues became public knowledge through TV reporting of the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the investigation of the crash of Malaysia Airlines' plane over Ukraine. OSCE officials did go to very dangerous areas in the conflict zone and to sites that were vital for determining the cause of the crash, but afterwards they mostly provided neutral comments. In this situation, even outsiders could see that the OSCE badly needed a change. The OSCE was established in the 1970s when the East and the West were balanced politically and militarily. The OSCE's mission was to implement this balance in the sphere of military and economic relations and by monitoring elections and protecting human rights. But conditions have changed since then. Russia and the West are now balanced only in the sphere of strategic weapons, and the West feels that it prevails in all other spheres. Unfortunately, the West has been trying to use the OSCE as a tool for attaining superiority. It doesn't care that by doing this it is robbing Europe of an additional instrument for strengthening or preserving peace. The OSCE has abandoned its initial mission and instead of helping us overcome the vestiges of the past Cold War it is paving the way to a new cold war. The West disregards the Eastern argument that the OSCE no longer serves its purpose, because it believes that the OSCE should serve the interests of the West. Developments can proceed in two ways. Under the first scenario, the OSCE mission should be revised. We need to provide a scientific and political explanation for the difference between the current international situation and that of the 1970s. How should the new conditions have influenced the OSCE's structure and operation? How can the system of security and cooperation in Europe be restructured? If the sides reach an agreement on this score, should they formalize these changes, for example, in a Final Act II? The second scenario is tragic. The West only started cooperating with Russia in the fight against Islamic terrorists after the terrorist attacks in Paris. Must we wait for more tragedies? Europe is more vulnerable to them than Russia. Besides, Europe lacks Russia's inner resolve to stand up against terrorism. NATO will not protect Europe from Islamists. Never since WWII have Russia and Europe needed so much to pool their efforts against a common enemy as they do now. Will we see the leaders like Churchill and Stalin who will help us overcome our differences and bring us together against this common enemy? The OSCE reform will ensue from this, much more important battle. I recommend you this article on the Valdai Club website: https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/the-osce-needs-a-change/ What Does Putin's Conservatism Seek to Conserve? Follow the link Values ​​and Norms in World Politics Follow the link LIVE: A Three-Move Game: Will It Be Possible to Avoid Zugzwang? An Expert Discussion Follow the link

None Dare Call It 'Appeasement' admin- Let me get this straight. It's perfectly fair for Barack Obama and his cohorts to repeatedly disparage President Bush's foreign policy as "cowboy diplomacy" but unspeakably horrific for Bush to analogize the Democrats' approach to foreign policy to appeasing Hitler? When Obama compared Hillary Clinton's threats against Iran to President Bush's threatening "bluster" and "cowboy diplomacy," no one batted an eye. But when Mr. Bush, in addressing Israel's Knesset, compared those who want to negotiate with today's terrorists and tyrants to an American senator in 1939 who lamented that Hitler's march into Poland might have been avoided "if only I could have talked to Hitler," Obama, other Democrats and the mainstream media went ballistic. What's wrong with the president assuring our major Middle East ally that, under his watch at least, America will stand by it against our common enemies, such as the Holocaust-denying Iranian regime? Well, plenty, if you listen to Democrats and the MSM. If President Bush is articulating a position with which they don't agree, he is politicizing foreign policy — an unforgivable sin. Never mind that Democrats not only have been politicizing foreign policy for the past seven years but also undermining our official policies in the process. Jimmy Carter's intermeddling with Hamas, Nancy Pelosi's junket to Syria, and trips to Iraq by other Democratic members of Congress to sabotage U.S. policy are but several egregious examples. CNN immediately went into overdrive to protest President Bush's "smearing" of Obama. They also likened it to John McCain's alleged smear of Obama in accurately reporting that Obama was Hamas' choice for president. Democrats including Tom Daschle, Joe Biden, John Kerry and Dick Durbin were outraged that Bush inserted himself into the presidential campaign. There go these projecting Democrats again — always accusing Republicans of committing sins they invented. While Bush is free to politic all he wants to, I don't believe that's primarily what he was up to here. Unhappily for Democrats, Bush is still president, and it remains his job to quarterback American foreign policy. In making a foreign policy speech in Israel, it is wholly appropriate, indeed necessary, for him to make his strongest case in support of his policies. In making his case to stand tough against terrorists — a case he has been making without interruption since 9/11, during and in between election cycles — it is perfectly logical and essential for him to mention — and refute — the opposition party's criticisms of his policy. It's part of how you sell your position. Democrats can choose to interpret everything through their partisan prism, but Bush was wearing his presidential cap in Israel and was stumping not for John McCain, but for the United States of America. It's too bad, but understandable, that Democrats so often find themselves on the wrong side of our national interests. President Bush was acting abundantly presidential and in furtherance of our national interests when assuring Israel and warning Iran that we will stand by our closest Middle Eastern ally. Not only is it fair for President Bush to make this point but also it is late in coming. Democrats have been enjoying a free ride on this issue for years, and it's time they were confronted on it — aggressively. These are the people who can say whatever they want about President Bush, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan but cry foul when anyone even hints at holding them accountable for their recklessness. They are rarely taken to task for their irresponsible "plans" to withdraw our troops from Iraq — no matter what our generals say and absolutely irrespective of the deathly consequences that inevitably would follow. Though Obama's pacifist armies object to characterizing him as an appeaser, he proved it again this week in his remarks to Democrats in my hometown of Cape Girardeau, Mo., in saying NATO hasn't provided enough troops to help us in Afghanistan because "they are still angry about us going into Iraq." Implicit in his statement was his opinion that NATO is justified not only in being angry at us but also in not helping us in Afghanistan. Shouldn't we expect our American leaders not to defend NATO in this situation, regardless of its misplaced "anger" about Iraq? Shouldn't NATO's decision to help in Afghanistan be governed solely by whether it's the right thing to do? Shouldn't Obama be condemning, instead of providing cover for, NATO's dereliction of duty here? The answer is an unqualified yes, but Obama's instinct — in line with that of the entire Democratic leadership — is to blame America first. That's not just a bumper sticker; it is the sad reality, proved time and time again. If I were President Bush and Democrats accused me of labeling them as appeasers, I'd say: "Guilty as charged. And I'm just getting warmed up. And I fully expect John McCain to follow my lead. Let's have this debate out in the open. Nothing is more important to America's future." The Clintonizer Battery (Audio) The Danger in Appeasing Gay Rights Activists Written By admin-

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Thank you. 2016 has been one hell of a year for all of us; and one hell of a year to start a new chapter in life as a business partner. It has been a rollercoaster journey, but one where the continual support of the CIO and innovation leadership community, both user and supply-side has been incredible and I thank you all so much. Horizon began its life back in June 2015. A series of meetings, both with the community and others revealed a fantastic opportunity in the market and one I had to seize right there and then. Work began for the remainder of that year and then in January of this year it was time to put the ideas into action. Icon Business Media (publishers of the Horizon podcasts, events and website) was born as not only a significant chapter for me personally, but also for Icon Photomedia, a highly successful photography and imagery organisation, as it grew into new areas. Becoming a business partner is a learning curve that rivals an ascent of the Mont Ventoux and one I am still very much on. Fortunately I have been on one of the most advanced courses you can ask for; eight years of spending time both professionally and at leisure with the UK's best business technology leaders teaches you a great deal about commerce and the ways of dealing with the challenges that you face day in and day out. Though none of us could have predicted just how damaging Brexit would be and when a significant customer goes under in your first half of trading it is an experience you are unlikely to forget in a hurry. But the insights shared by you in the community over lunch, a coffee and even a bike ride gave me the necessary tools of the trade. Another massive winning card in my pack was business partner Matt Gore. Having been at the helm as founder and leader of one of the UK's most successful photography services business, Matt has known how to navigate the tricky waters of 2016. As with all of us whose formative careers were through the 90s and into this century, Matt has a wealth of editorial and creative skills honed from adaptability. Anyone in business, media and technology from 1995 onwards has lived through some of the most dramatic periods of change and as a result has a skill set that is as wide as it is deep. That creativity and adaptability is what brought us together as a business partnership and has been at the core of our outputs in 2016. Alongside my amazing wife, my greatest thanks goes to Matt Gore. Probably the most significant moment of the year for me was the Innovation Leadership Summit in September. Having hosted more major conferences than is really good for your health, it was very different to produce, moderate and co-own an event, especially when you have a very important sponsor commitment in a deal you brokered. A special thank you to partner eSynergy Solutions who we will continue to work with in 2017. To see so many CIOs register and then attend the event will be something that will live with me forever. Thank you all so much, the sight of that room, full of so many leading CIOs was almost overwhelming. I must also say a huge thank you to some stalwart supporters who have been generously sharing advice and time with me for a number of years, but whose support this year made a substantial difference. A particular thank you must go to Mike Altendorf, Ian Cohen, Catherine Stagg-Macey, David Tebbutt, Ian Cox, Tony Westbrook, Richard Sykes, Richard Corbridge, Chris King and Jerry Fishenden. Throughout the year CIOs, innovators and suppliers have said to me time and again "how can we support your business?" Support us you have and thank you. 2017 looks set to be as exciting a rollercoaster ride as year one; the reception of our new podcast programme has been incredible, our first event for 2017 is already booked in and we promise to continue to be just a bit disruptive, producers of quality journalism whether written, spoken or live, we have some great ideas to revise old formats and most importantly to support you in the community.

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Trigger For Autoimmune Disease Identified FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles Summary: Researchers have discovered a possible trigger for autoimmune diseases such as lupus, Crohn's disease and MS. Findings may explain how women are more susceptible to autoimmune disorders than men. Source: National Jewish Health. Newly identified cells help explain why women suffer autoimmune disease more often. Researchers at National Jewish Health have identified a trigger for autoimmune diseases such as lupus, Crohn's disease and multiple sclerosis. The findings, published in the April 2017 issue of Journal of Clinical Investigation, help explain why women suffer autoimmune disease more frequently than men, and suggest a therapeutic target to prevent autoimmune disease in humans. "Our findings confirm that Age-associated B Cells (ABCs) drive autoimmune disease," said Kira Rubtsova, PhD, an instructor in biomedical science at National Jewish Health. "We demonstrated that the transcription factor T-bet inside B cells causes ABCs to develop. When we deleted T-bet inside B cells, mice prone to develop autoimmune disease remained healthy. We believe the same process occurs in humans with autoimmune disease, more often in elderly women." Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system attacks and destroys the organs and tissue of its own host. Dozens of autoimmune diseases afflict millions of people in the United States. Several autoimmune diseases, including lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis strike women two to 10 times as often as men. Overall, about 80 percent of autoimmune patients are women. There is no cure for autoimmune disease. B cells are important players in autoimmune disease. The National Jewish Health research team, led by Chair of Biomedical Science Philippa Marrack, PhD, previously identified a subset of B cells that accumulate in autoimmune patients, autoimmune and elderly female mice. They named the cells Age-associated B cells, or ABCs. Subsequent research showed that the transcription factor T-bet plays a crucial role in the appearance of ABC. Transcription factors bind to DNA inside cells and drive the expression of one or several genes. Researchers believe that T-bet appears inside cells when a combination of receptors on B-cell surfaces — TLR7, Interferon-gamma and the B-cell receptor — are stimulated. NeuroscienceNews.com image is for illustrative purposes only. Transcription factors bind to DNA inside cells and drive the expression of one or several genes. Researchers believe that T-bet appears inside cells when a combination of receptors on B-cell surfaces — TLR7, Interferon-gamma and the B-cell receptor — are stimulated. Through breeding and genetic techniques the research team eliminated the ability of autoimmune-prone mice to express T-bet inside their B cells. As a result, ABCs did not appear and the mice remained healthy. Kidney damage appeared in 80 percent of mice with T-bet in the B cells and in only 20 percent of T-bet-deficient mice. Seventy-five percent of mice with T-bet in their B cells died by 12 months, while 90 percent of T-bet-deficient mice survived 12 months. "Our findings for the first time show that ABCs are not only associated with autoimmune disease, but actually drive it," said Dr. Rubtsova. ABCs have attracted increasing interests since their discovery in 2011. Dr. Rubtsova and her colleagues at National Jewish Health have expanded their study of ABCs beyond autoimmune disease and are looking at their involvement in sarcoidosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis and chronic beryllium disease. About this neuroscience research article Funding: Funding provided by US Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health. FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology Placebo Reduces Feelings of Guilt Source: William Allstetter – National Jewish Health Image Source: NeuroscienceNews.com image is in the public domain. Original Research: Full open access research for "B cells expressing the transcription factor T-bet drive lupus-like autoimmunity" by Kira Rubtsova, Anatoly V. Rubtsov, Joshua M. Thurman, Johanna M. Mennona, John W. Kappler, and Philippa Marrack in Journal of Clinical Investigation. Published online February 27 2017 doi:10.1172/JCI91250 Cite This NeuroscienceNews.com Article [cbtabs][cbtab title="MLA"]National Jewish Health "Trigger For Autoimmune Disease Identified." NeuroscienceNews. NeuroscienceNews, 10 May 2017. <https://neurosciencenews.com/autoimmune-disease-triggers-6641/>.[/cbtab][cbtab title="APA"]National Jewish Health (2017, May 10). Trigger For Autoimmune Disease Identified. NeuroscienceNew. Retrieved May 10, 2017 from https://neurosciencenews.com/autoimmune-disease-triggers-6641/[/cbtab][cbtab title="Chicago"]National Jewish Health "Trigger For Autoimmune Disease Identified." https://neurosciencenews.com/autoimmune-disease-triggers-6641/ (accessed May 10, 2017).[/cbtab][/cbtabs] B cells expressing the transcription factor T-bet drive lupus-like autoimmunity B cells contribute to multiple aspects of autoimmune disorders and may play a role in triggering disease. Thus, targeting B cells may be a promising strategy for treating autoimmune disorders. Better understanding of the B cell subsets that are responsible for the development of autoimmunity will be critical for developing efficient therapies. Here we have reported that B cells expressing the transcription factor T-bet promote the rapid appearance of autoantibodies and germinal centers in spontaneous murine models of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Conditional deletion of T-bet from B cells impaired the formation of germinal centers and mitigated the development of kidney damage and rapid mortality in SLE mice. B cell–specific deletion of T-bet was also associated with lower activation of both B cells and T cells. Taken together, our results suggest that targeting T-bet–expressing B cells may be a potential target for therapy for autoimmune diseases. "B cells expressing the transcription factor T-bet drive lupus-like autoimmunity" by Kira Rubtsova, Anatoly V. Rubtsov, Joshua M. Thurman, Johanna M. Mennona, John W. Kappler, and Philippa Marrack in Journal of Clinical Investigation. Published online February 27 2017 doi:10.1172/JCI91250 Feel free to share this Neuroscience News. ABCsage associated b cellsautoimmune diseasesB cellsCrohn's diseaseGeneticsHealthLupusMultiple SclerosisNational Jewish HealthneurobiologyNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Accessopen scienceSLET cellsTLR7 Julie Hunt says: Really grateful that someone is looking into AI diseases. It's long overdue. Please keep up the fantastic work. Betsy RIley says: Very promising news. Good to see attention given to this class of diseases. Jeannette says: I have enjoyed and learned so much from your research findings. As I and a family members have autoimmune diseases, your findings are so helpful. Thank you so much …

A Baltimore native, Mr. Schuster joins Curio after several years of working in food and beverage operations. As a certified Lean Six Sigma practitioner, Grant helped Chesapeake Spice successfully implement a number of cost- and time-saving projects. He also created a company-wide, BRC-compliant training program. Grant received his Bachelor's in Business Administration from Emory University's Goizueta Business School in 2013 with concentrations in Organization & Management Consulting, Marketing, and Real Estate.

HomeAt RiskAlberta MD: Canada 'Lying' About Tar Sands Health Impacts Alberta MD: Canada 'Lying' About Tar Sands Health Impacts February 27, 2014 News Editor At Risk, Latest News, RSS Comments Off on Alberta MD: Canada 'Lying' About Tar Sands Health Impacts WASHINGTON, DC, February 27, 2014 (ENS) – The governments of Alberta and Canada have been "lying," to cover up the health impacts of the Canadian tar sands industry on northern Alberta communities, a Canadian medical doctor told U.S. senators at a news conference Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Dr. John O'Connor, a family physician who serves mostly aboriginal patients between Fort McKay and Fort McMurray, appealed to the lawmakers "to keep up the pressure. This is an ongoing tragedy. A total disgrace." Dr. O'Connor was invited to brief two U.S. Senators on the health effects of extracting, refining, transporting and burning the world's largest deposits of bitumen, or extremely heavy crude oil, located in northeastern Alberta. In a news conference on Capitol Hill Senators Barbara Boxer and Sheldon Whitehouse called for a study on the health impacts of the tar sands industry. From left: Tom Shepherd, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Senator Barbara Boxer, Hilton Kelley, Dr. Stuart Batterman, Dr. John O'Connor, Feb. 26, 2014 (Photo courtesy Office of Senator Boxer) Senator Barbara Boxer, a California Democrat who chairs the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat who serves on the committee, invited Dr. O'Connor to Washington to brief them on his experiences. Saying the health impacts of tar sands oil are being ignored, the two senators Wednesday called on Secretary of State John Kerry and the Obama Administration to conduct "an immediate and comprehensive study" of the public health risks to communities from the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would carry diluted bitumen from Alberta, across the U.S.-Canada border to refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast. "Health miseries follow tar sands – from extraction to transport to refining to waste disposal," Senator Boxer told reporters at the news conference. O'Connor said he came to Washington "with absolutely no political agenda" but felt he had to act as an "advocate for patients" because his frequent calls for Canadian authorities to take precautionary measures of safeguard the health of northern Alberta communities have been ignored. "In my experience, when pressure is exerted outside Canada, the government reacts," said O'Connor at the Washington news conference. "These are published, peer-reviewed studies that indicate that the government of Alberta and Canada have been lying, misrepresenting the impact of industry on the environment," said O'Connor. The Alberta physician cited statistics for rare cancers that are now 400 times more frequent than would be expected in the tiny community of Fort Chipewyan, which lies just north of the oil sands. O'Connor pointed to the case of Fort Chipewyan Councillor John Chadi who fell ill last fall just 48 hours after being sworn into office. He was diagnosed with rare, incurable bile duct cancer, also found in other people living nearby. The Alberta government denies any link between the oil sands industry and cancer, stating on its website that there is "insufficient evidence to link the incidence of cancer in Fort Chipewyan to oil sands operations" and rates of cancer are "within the expected range." Dr. John O'Connor tells reporters of health problems caused by tar sands pollution. Feb. 26, 2014 (Photo courtesy Office of Senator Boxer) O'Connor said Canadian physicians are afraid of repercussions, "if they dared to speak 'health issues and tar sands' in the same sentence." But he told the news conference of a December 2013 study by scientists from the University of Michigan and UC Irvine showing that rates of leukemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma have soared since 2004, particularly among men who live downwind of emissions from the tar sands operations. One of those scientists, Dr. Stuart Batterman, professor of environmental health sciences at the U. Michigan School of Public Health, was also at Wednesday's news conference. "We need to be proactive and avoid this situation in the first place," Batterman said. He said the problem should be solved before cancer develops, not relying on damage control after the disease has appeared. Boxer told reporters at the news conference, "We need to clearly understand that as tar sands oil flows to our Gulf Coast refineries, it will increase the toxic pollution that already plagues communities like Port Arthur, Texas, which is near many refineries that will process tar sands." Hilton Kelley, a community representative from Port Arthur, told the news conference that his city is already on the U.S. EPA's list of cities with dangerous ozone levels, and its residents suffer from asthma, respiratory ailments, skin irritations, and cancer. Tar sands will add another threat to Port Arthur and other communities that are already in distress. "To get to the Gulf Coast, tar sands will be transported by pipeline through communities in environmentally sensitive areas in six states. We know from experience how harmful this can be, because tar sands oil is very difficult to clean up when a spill occurs," said Boxer. In their letter to Secretary Kerry requesting a public health study of the Keystone XL pipeline, the senators wrote, "Tar sands oil is very difficult to clean up when a spill occurs, and a 2010 tar sands pipeline spill into the Kalamazoo River still has not been resolved." "In neighborhoods in Detroit and Chicago, massive open piles of tar sands waste byproduct, known as "pet coke," have resulted in billowing black clouds containing concentrated heavy metals. Children playing baseball have been forced off the field to seek cover from the clouds of black dust that pelted homes and cars," the senators wrote. Fifth Annual Healing Walk protest of the tar sands industry, July 5-6, 2013, Fort McMurray, Alberta, (Photo panorama by Zack Embree) First proposed by the Alberta company TransCanada in 2008, Keystone XL requires a Presidential Permit because the pipeline would cross the U.S.-Canada border into Montana. The State Department is responsible for reviewing applications for cross-border oil pipelines, deciding whether the pipeline would serve the U.S. national interest and making a recommendation to the President, who makes the final decision. The Keystone XL pipeline is now in the National Interest Determination/Final Decision phase after years of environmental impact reviews and challenges to those reviews. In their letter requesting an assessment of the public health risks, Boxer and Whitehouse wrote, "The Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement was woefully inadequate regarding human health impacts, and we believe it is critically important that peer-reviewed research on these issues is fully considered before any decision is made on the Keystone XL pipeline." "We believe that putting more Americans at risk for asthma, cancer, and other serious health impacts is not in our national interest," the senators wrote to Kerry. "Clearly much more needs to be done before any final decision on the Keystone XL pipeline is made, and we urge you to complete a comprehensive human health impacts study – nothing less than the health of our families is at stake." State Dept. Review Clears Keystone XL Environmental Contractor Assad Regime's Drought Response Triggered Syrian War

It's Not Clear How Many People Could Actually Work To Get Medicaid03:39 Jessica Boddy Many people who are on Medicaid are also in college or taking care of relatives, according to health policy analyst Leighton Ku. That would make it harder for them to meet work requirements proposed by the GOP. (Courtesy of Milken Institute School of Public Health) Republican House leaders are making last-minute changes to their health care proposal in a bid to woo more conservatives ahead of a vote scheduled for Thursday. One of those changes would let states impose work requirements on some Medicaid recipients. A handful of states asked the Obama administration for that authority but were denied. To further examine how requiring millions of Medicaid recipients to work could impact lives across the country, NPR's Audie Cornish spoke with Leighton Ku, a professor of health policy at George Washington University. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. Interview Highlights On whom this requirement could affect The way it's written right now, it might affect millions of adults on Medicaid who aren't elderly, disabled or pregnant. They could be required to work to get their health insurance. Among the people who enrolled in Medicaid under the expansion, about 13 percent might be considered able-bodied but not working right now. Of those, the great majority said the reason they weren't working was because they were taking care of family members. If you look across the nation, it might be millions of individuals who receive Medicaid benefits at the moment but potentially could be required to work under the rules Congress is considering. On why requiring people to work to get Medicaid could prove problematic Most Medicaid recipients want to work, and a majority of those on Medicaid [who can work] are already working. The problem is that many of them live in places where jobs aren't available or they don't have the right sorts of skills. Others have health problems or family obligations, or in some cases they're trying to better themselves in other ways like going to college. If someone is going to college to get training so they can have a meaningful job later on, that doesn't count as meeting the work requirement in these policies. There are people who are trying to better themselves [but] have problems, whether related to work or family obligations, and this'll say, "You can't keep your health insurance anymore." I disagree that this creates opportunity for people. People already had the opportunity to go look for work and get job training. This will actually disallow some of them to pursue other opportunities. On how requiring work for health insurance differs from requiring work for food stamps There are some work requirements in the food stamp program (SNAP). But that makes a little more sense in this context: If people work, they'll make more income and help make them economically self-sufficient. In the context of Medicaid, that makes less sense. Only a quarter of jobs available to people enrolled in Medicaid offer health insurance to their workers. It's not as though work requirements get them to the point where they'll be self-sufficient with respect to health insurance coverage.

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Cultural Competence: Remember the 3 R's Check the news headlines and you can't avoid seeing stories – usually negative – that essentially involve cultural clashes: wars, immigration debates, police-involved shootings, terrorism, the list goes on. In healthcare, there are similar clashes. A child taken from its parents because the parents disagree with doctors about cancer treatment, a patient who chooses alternative remedies rather than conventional treatments, even healthcare affordability and accessibility; all involve cultural issues. Cultural awareness is an acceptance and understanding of the differences, especially differences in attitudes and values, between people from diverse backgrounds. This awareness is essential across the spectrum of human interactions, from international diplomacy to daily interactions with our neighbors. The ability to respond respectfully and effectively to people of all backgrounds and cultures is Cultural Competence. Cultural competence is critical for therapists who must be able to meet the health care needs of diverse patients. Those therapists can achieve better health outcomes for their patients by developing treatment plans that are appropriate for the patients' individual cultural factors. You might think that only therapists who work in inner-city clinics or urban schools would have to be culturally aware. After all nursing homes, especially in rural areas, generally draw patients from the local community, which may on the surface seem to be a fairly homogeneous group. But even residents of small communities will have varying levels of education, economic resources and family involvement. America's ever-increasing diversity will require that therapists in every community must be willing to learn about the effect of cultural factors on health care delivery. Does this mean that every therapist must be multilingual or must be an expert in sociology? Of course not. But a therapist must be aware of the cultural environments in the communities he or she serves. Learning and awareness of cultural factors will naturally follow. Remember these 3 Rs: 1. RECOGNIZE cultural factors that are obvious or not so obvious…do this without making assumptions. 2. RESPECT cultural differences, without judgment. Don't consider these differences to be problems, or something to be fixed. 3. RESPOND with a therapy plan that is appropriate to the person, taking into account any cultural factors which may impact that plan. But first and foremost, the therapist is treating a person, an individual who is more than just the face of an ethnic background or national origin, more than just an education or labor statistic. This is a person who to some degree is seeking help returning to a comfortable level of functioning. Learn more about Careers at HTS. Contact our Recruiting Department today Recruiting@htstherapy.com or Search Our Therapy Jobs. December 22, 2015 /0 Comments/by htstherapy Tags: awareness, Competence, Cultural, diversity, recognize, respect, respond https://www.htstherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/HTS-logo.png 0 0 htstherapy https://www.htstherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/HTS-logo.png htstherapy2015-12-22 08:00:412017-03-13 14:26:59Cultural Competence: Remember the 3 R's You're Invited to Join Us November is National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month Subscribe to Rehab Insider! Get the latest news and trends in post-acute care. Therapy's Role in Dementia/Memory Care Relocating for a Job? 5 Tips for Your Job Search Subscribe to Rehab Insider!