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12 Oct Nitrite: An Important Ion
What do plants need to grow and survive?
That’s a question that the average person could easily answer in just three words: water, sunlight, soil.
But wait—you’re reading this because you’re not the average person; you’re trying to become an expert in aquaponics and lead the movement towards a more sustainable future, right? Well, in order to do so, you must first be able to elaborate on that last point—soil.
Plants do not just “take in” soil; rather, plants utilize the elements held within the soil in order to grow and carry out their life processes. Just to name a handful: potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, sulfur, iron, and, of course, nitrogen. Nitrogen in particular is an essential element for the survival of plants (as well as animals) because of its use in the creation of amino acids, and therefore the formation of proteins. Yet plants cannot simply absorb nitrogen in its elemental or gaseous form. No—plants must typically absorb the bulk of their nitrogen in the form of nitrate (NO3-). How other forms of nitrogen are converted to nitrate is a relatively complex process, and can be explained through the nitrogen cycle (see Laura’s post on this topic). However, this blog post will touch solely upon the form of nitrogen that precedes nitrate: nitrite.
Not to be confused with nitrate (NO3-), nitrite (NO2-) is a polyatomic ion found within the soil, and is the intermediary between ammonia and nitrate. Responsible for the conversions between different forms of nitrogen are specialized bacteria, which are also found within the soil or—in the case of aquaponics—water.
Nitrosomonas is the bacteria responsible for the conversion between ammonia (NH3+) and nitrite. To a lesser degree, the bacteria Nitrosospira, Nitrosococcus, and Nitrosolobus also contribute to these changes. Nitrogen does not remain in the nitrite form for long, however; nitrite will rapidly oxidize into nitrate following its chemical conversion. In this second process, Nitrobacter, along with the aforementioned Nitrosospira and Nitrosococcus, take this nitrite and convert it into nitrate. With the nitrogen in its nitrate form, plants are finally able to absorb it for use in amino acid formation.
When monitoring an aquaponics system, it is important to ensure that the level of nitrate within the water and/or soil is balanced. A level of nitrate that is too low can lead to insufficient amounts of nitrogen available to the plants; a level of nitrate that is too high can lead to hypoxia (insufficient oxygen reaching tissue) in the fish. Nitrate levels are interconnected with nitrite levels.
It is important to note that in the very beginning stages of an aquaponics system, nitrite (along with ammonia and nitrate) levels will start very low. This is normal; as time progresses, the fish will produce more waste and bacteria will multiply, leading to gradual growth in these concentrations. As shown in the graph above, a new aquaponics system will undergo peaks in levels of different measurements over time. In other words, the cycle must complete before the system stabilizes. After stabilization, your aquaponics system should see very low levels of both ammonia and nitrite (as instantaneous conversions take place), and high levels of nitrate.
Here are a few general troubleshooting tips for maintaining healthy levels of nitrate and a healthy aquaponics system. Once the bacteria start producing nitrate, your nitrite levels should be as low as possible, below 0.5ppm. Before taking any action, however, remember to take comprehensive measurements of your system (ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, etc.) to ensure that you are pursuing the best possible solution. Because ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite are all closely intertwined, it is important to keep in mind how these three factors interact with one another.
Once your system has cycled (see graph above: ammonia spike, nitrite spike, then nitrate stabilization), nitrite should not be above 0ppm because bacterial populations should be large enough to immediately transfer ammonia to nitrite, then to nitrate.
When you SHOULD see nitrite: there will be a nitrite spike before nitrogen cycling is complete. If you don’t see a nitrite spike, follow these troubleshooting tips:
If ammonia levels are low (0 mg/L): add more fish. The ammonia being produced by the fish via their waste may not be enough.
If nitrite and nitrate are both low (0 mg/L), but ammonia is high (>3 mg/L): add more bacteria. Nitrosomonas and nitrobacter bacteria populations may not be large enough to sustain the conversion of ammonia, resulting in high levels of ammonia and low levels of nitrate. This problem may be solved through introducing more bacteria into the system.
When you SHOULD NOT see nitrite: after your system has cycled and stabilized.
If you see nitrite levels above 1 mg/L: add more nitrobacter bacteria to convert the nitrite to nitrate. Nitrobacter is found in most commercial bacteria products such as API’s QuickStart Bacteria.
While these general guidelines are hopefully of use to you, it cannot be stressed enough that every aquaponics system is unique; because there are so many factors influencing each system, there is no one flow chart or diagram that can directly solve any one problem. This is why it is important to first-and-foremost consider your actions from a systems perspective:
• How will changing one aspect of my system affect other parts of my system?
• Could there be any unintended consequences to this change I am about to make?
• What is the main goal for my aquaponics system (high fish yield, plant yield, etc.)? Which solution will best suit my overall goal?
• How might this change influence my system in the long-term?
Maintaining a successful aquaponics system requires balance as well as trial and error. Do not be afraid to problem solve or take risks—that is part of what makes aquaponics so fun!
Newton, David E. “Nitrates and Nitrites.” Environmental Encyclopedia. 4th ed. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 2011. 1157-1158.Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 11 Sept. 2016.
“Nitrification.” The Gale Encyclopedia of Science. Ed. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. 4th ed. Vol. 4. Detroit: Gale, 2008. 2993-2995. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 11 Sept. 2016.
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Elspeth joined M&C Saatchi as Group Executive Creative Director in June 2012.
Elspeth has been in advertising for 22 years, having spent most of her career in Canada before moving to London in 2009.
Prior to M&C Saatchi, Elspeth was ECD at digital agency Profero. There she helped win a number of awards, including AdAge ‘Top 10 agency to watch’, BIMA ‘Agency of the Year 2011’ and received the Grand Prix at Creative Showcase Awards. She helped win and led the digital work for M&S, Barclays Stockbroker, and MINI as well as creating the vision for ASOS marketplace.
Prior to Profero, Elspeth spent 10 years at Zig, an agency she and 2 partners co-founded. She helped take Zig from 0 clients and 0 staff, to a 130 person ‘Agency of the Year’ in 3 years, quickly winning a range of high profile business including Unilever, Molson Coors, Virgin Mobile and IKEA. They expanded to Chicago in 2005, selling the business to MDC/Crispin Porter Bogusky in 2006.
Prior to founding Zig, Elspeth was an Art Director at DDB, McCann, Lowe Roche and Leo Burnett.
Elspeth has served as a judge at Cannes, D&AD, The One Show, Communication Arts, The Clios, The Andys, The New York Art Directors Club and also chaired the Marketing Awards in Canada.
Elspeth has been featured in several publications including the Globe and Mail, Communication Arts, ‘Who’s Who in Canada’, ‘100 Canadians to watch’, ‘Outstanding Women’ and appeared on the front cover of ‘Report on Business’.
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Background: Rainwater in most developing communities of the globe remains the major source of water for drinking, washing, bathing and cooking purposes but often times; its portability is often not tested and trusted, thus putting the general populace at risk of myriad of water-borne illnesses including those from bacteria, virus, parasite and fungi respectively. However, the growing world population has continued to put the scarcely available water resources at high demand, thus the need to secure the integrity of these very important natural resources cannot be over emphasized given it’s critical applications and usage in our everyday life and survival on earth.
Method: This study was aimed at carrying out microbiological analyses of rainwater harvested and kept in two different atmospheric conditions within a period of 21 days. Rainwater samples from three different locations (Diobu, Trans-Amadi and Rumuolumeni) within Port Harcourt, Rivers State in Nigeria were harvested directly using pre-sterilized plastic bottles and transported to the laboratory for microbiological analysis.
Result: Sample A which was the pre-exposed sample of Diobu had the highest mean microbial load of 153 × 103 cfu/ml; sample C from Rumuolumeni which was kept in a darkroom for 21 days had a mean microbial load of 115 × 103 cfu/ml while sample B from Trans-Amadi which was exposed to sunlight for 21 days had the lowest mean microbial load of 29 × 102 cfu/ml.
Conclusion: The result showed the presence of microbial load in the sampled rainwater, and as such, contamination of rainwater can be reduced by varying the atmospheric condition by exposing it to sunlight for some period over time. Nevertheless, increasing the temperature of stored rainwater and any other water sample can help reduce the number of microorganisms present as most of them are mesophiles and as such, cannot survive in environments with high temperature. It is therefore strongly suggested that this could be an alternative means of water purification and treatment, especially in the rural communities of low income setting with huge visible lack of infrastructure and basic scientific technology for water disinfection option. However, the routine application of the above approach could massively reduce the increasing trend of water wash, water base and water borne infection among rural inhabitants especially when they are used in synergy with other treatment options like ultrasound and chlorination in a reduce quantity.
Azuonwu Obioma, Azuonwu Testimonies Chikanka and Olusanya Omowumi A
All Published work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Copyright © 2017 All rights reserved. iMedPub Last revised : October 18, 2017
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September 15, 2010 02:35:22 GMT
Rolex watches, a five-strand pearl necklace and other expensive things that Raffaello Follieri had given to the actress while they were dating would go under the hammer.
Jewelery given to Anne Hathaway by her ex-fiance, conman Raffaello Follieri, will be auctioned off later this month. The Italian businessman was sentenced to four-and-a-half years behind bars in December 2008 after pleading guilty to 14 counts of wire fraud, conspiracy and money laundering.
Hathaway, who dumped Follieri shortly before he was arrested by federal authorities, was subsequently forced to hand over all the expensive gifts he had lavished on her during their four-year romance for prosecutors to use as evidence in the case.
Items included Rolex watches, a five-strand pearl necklace, two rings and a Louis Vuitton box - and they will go under the hammer on auction website txauction.com on September 28, according to the New York Daily News.
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“Watching Captain wittle away on his ‘just in case’ peg leg sure gets boring sometimes; I’m not even sure what functionality that kraken decal has, anyway.” Quackington thought to himself.
With that, he hopped down and started to waddle away from C. Worthy’s home away from home; that is, sitting fully clothed in the bunker’s bath tub.
As Quackington started to roam the bunker’s hallways, he noticed something peculiar. One of the vents running along the bottom of the wall had its cover detached and laying on the floor. Intrigued, the duck stepped closer to the open vent and gave his wings a tiny flap to shake off some dust that had fallen and accumulated among his feathers. As Quackington peered into the void, he couldn’t help but be reminded of moments like this in movies, right before nothing bad ever happens.
“Those silent films are always so cheesy, what do they know?” He announced into the void.
Quackington could hear a faint squeaking that got louder the further he ventured through the vents. Eventually he turned a corner into an open room. The lucky duck couldn’t believe his eyes as he looked around at a room filled with about half a dozen hamsters scurrying around and munching on snacks.
Suddenly, two of the hamsters rushed over to him. “Woah,” one gasped to the other, “I’ve never seen a yellow hamster before!”
Quackington interjected, “Excuse you! I am NOT a hamster!”
“Hear that, he understands our language. Must be a hamster.” the critter replied.
“Look,” said the duck/yellow hamster, starting to get a bit upset, “I am not some hairball rodent.
My name’s Quackington and I’m the proud first mate of the Quee…”. He stopped his rant once he noticed one of the hamsters had taken off and then returned with a single chocolate chip as a peace offering, feelings quite hurt.
As Quackington stared at the hamster frowning in a way previously not thought scientifically possible, he wondered if maybe his opinions on hamsterkind were a bit harsh and outdated.
“Ya know,” his beak flapped as he accepted the food, “I think I could get used to this.”
This story first appeared on Gonzo Enterprises
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This is a complete list of American Gem Society locations, along with their geographic coordinates. The American Gem Society (AGS) is a trade association of retail jewelers, independent appraisers, suppliers, and selective industry members, which was founded in 1934 by Robert M. Shipley, who also founded the (GIA). Members are held to a high code of ethics with emphasis on consumer protection and education.
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800 - 900Record Count range based on most recent data extraction. Actual store count will be available upon purchase.
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The long-awaited showdown with Aaron Keener is finally upon The Division in the first expansion for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2. Warlords of New York takes players back to the Big Apple where the situation on the ground has changed significantly over the spring and summer. Paul Rhodes and Roy Benitez have split with Faye Lau and the Division. Rogue agents have risen in the ranks and now lead the reformed Cleaners and Rikers faction. The new expansion introduces the New York City map, a ten-level bump to the level cap, new equipment, a completely refreshed itemization system, and a transition to a season-based content system.
The Division 2: Warlords of New York’s plot is a bit of a disappointment. The build up to the inevitable showdown with Aaron Keener has been a long time coming but the conclusion falls flat. At this point, it feels like the writers are trying anything to keep the twists coming without any concern if it makes much sense. It isn’t entirely clear if the story is going down the path of a guilty pleasure or a train wreck, but it seems to be heading down the latter.
Warlords of New York coincides with the implementation of a slew of quality of life changes and a major overhaul of the loot system for all Division 2 players as part of Title Update 8. A lot of the changes were direly requested by players for months now. The biggest change without a doubt is the Gear 2.0 system. The stats and talents have been completely overhauled, simplifying the talents and improving the recalibration system. The changes make talents feel like they have more impact as flat stat buff talents have been merged into the item’s base stats. The recalibration system singlehandedly addresses the bank clutter problem with one swift strike as players no longer have to horde hundreds of items across several bank alts to keep rare talents and max attribute rolls. Players now extract those into their library and can apply them to as many items as they wish.
The quality of life changes are fantastic overall. Most are smaller fixes that address minor issues that have nagged the game from the start, like the inability quick travel to missions invaded by the Black Tusk. Other are a little more noticeable, like removing the intel cost for bounties and increasing the rate specialization points are awarded. The changes make the gameplay smoother and less of a hassle for the most part.
Warlords of New York introduces a new campaign, a revamped end game, and the season-based content system. The campaign itself is similar to the base game. It is a string of missions, with the longer ones being dungeons that can be replayed in full and smaller ones being revisited as possible bounty locations at a later time. The big difference is the more open-ended nature of the campaign as players are able to choose what order they wish to pursue Keener’s four lieutenants. The New York map is smaller than DC, but the mission design requires players to do a lot more exploring outdoors.
The revamped end game is where players will spend the bulk of their time. Progression has been lengthened with the SHD Watch that allows players to permanently increase their stats every time they level. This is a good replacement for the field proficiency caches that became useless after players completed their builds. The world difficulty can be increased like missions, which brings much needed challenge to the open world gameplay. More importantly, five modifiers have been added to the game. When enabled, these hobble the player in specific ways like removing their armour regeneration out of combat. In exchange, players get a sizable XP boost to their mission bonuses. These two changes go a long way in giving players some end game option outside of participating in raids.
Skill builds have always struggled in end game. Although Ubisoft Massive have made attempts to rebalance the issue, the Dark Hours raid proved the hardcore endgame was still tuned for weapon DPS builds. Part of the problem has been addressed with the major revamp to the skill system. The buffs and balances take a big bite out of untalented healing skills while significantly rewarding players who spend points into skill attributes. While this is a good step, the other half is creating content that requires a skill build or two in a team comp. Right now, a healer in the group is needed for end game content, especially as the difficult levels rise. The second half of the problem is how content is designed. The missions tend to be light on mechanics, which allow a certain degree of build agnosticism. The design of the next raids will be the big test for Ubisoft Massive’s implementation of the skill system. Unfortunately, Massive never released the promised second raid before Warlords of New York, and it was not included as part of the expansion.
Ever since Fortnite popularized the sea son-based strategy for monetizing games as a service, publishers and developers have been throwing their titles on the bandwagon. The Division 2 is the next title to get the treatment. No matter your opinion on season pass, almost everyone will agree it is better than the absolutely atrocious cosmetic events that ran for two to three weeks. The worst iteration of the event required players to grind levels in hopes of being lucky enough to be gifted a randomly awarded event chest for cosmetic items, with the final outfit being handed out for those willing to grind out the entire event. While things improved to a certain degree when chests were handed out every three levels, the event lengths seemed to shorten in comparison. The season pass system feels better balanced. Though the levels are more extensive, the 12-week limit feels more reasonable than the last couple of apparel events, and I found Ubisoft Massive’s estimation of 30 to 60 minutes per season pass level was correct.
Personally, I am not a huge fan of the Dark Zone. The concept works well, and I can see how many players enjoy it. I wander in there on occasion as it is still the best source of high-quality gear in a short period of time if players are willing to risk PVP. The Dark Zone changes are trying to drive players further towards PVP. Dark Zone currency and experience is now tuned as a PVP reward. PVE focused players are still given a hand as players can now see the rolls on their item so they can decide if its worth risking an extraction. The design is more like the original Division. At the end of the day, the changes will hopefully continue the trend of focusing the DZ experience as a PVP area versus one or two teams of min/maxed rogues curb stomping an entire map of PVE players trying to grind out gear quickly for their raid builds.
Warlords of New York has brought back four major neighbourhoods in New York City. Those of us who are only familiar with the city in pop culture will recognize some major landmarks, while other parts of the city will look a lot like DC. Compared to The Division 1, spring and the hurricane that supposedly happened earlier in the summer has changed the environment significantly. The Cleaners and the Rikers have also been given a makeover to mark the passage of time and the change in season. The entire look of the game has an eerie familiar yet not feeling that suits it well.
The audio experience has not changed significantly since the base game’s release. The sound effects and soundtrack are still an enjoyable listen. The voice acting is still solid, with the return of many familiar voices from the first game.
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2: Warlords of New York and Title Update 8 is a step in the right direction for The Division 2. It addresses a lot of the long-standing complaints to the game and adds a decent amount of much needed content for players to enjoy. While the new changes help breathe some life to the end game, it’s a shame that the long delayed second raid was not included in the expansion. As with the base game and the first Division, only time will tell how well the end game ages, but it’s a good start at least.
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On Tuesday we woke up with a plan. We were going to the Arc de Triomphe in the morning first thing and we then planned to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower. When we arrived we found out much to our dismay that the Arc was closed for the day. It was a holiday – Bastille Day. We were wondering why there was almost no cafes open and the subways were quite empty. After walking around for a little while down by the Arc we were off to the Eiffel Tower. The line was long and we needed to both use the restroom and when we went to the line we found out that it was closed for the day! If only we had just got in line and took turns using the toilet. We were bummed to say the least. They closed early because they were setting up for a concert and fireworks later that evening.
Since Wednesday would be our last day, we knew we would have to wake up early so we could go to the top of the Eiffel. After a long day of walking, walking, walking, and riding in disgustingly hot subways, the last thing you want to do is to get up early. (I must add here that Parisians do not smell so good. All that expensive perfume but lots of body odor!) But it is the Eiffel. So we arrived 15 minutes after it opened on Wednesday morning. One line was LONG, and the other was quite short. In our ignorant excitement we went to the short line. I did notice a sign that said no strollers allowed, but didn’t think anything of it – until we paid and entered the base of the Eiffel. Yep, we were not going up a nice big elevator, we were walking up stairs! The actual count of stairs includes 9 steps to the ticket booth at the base, 328 steps to the first level, 340 steps to the second level and 18 steps to the lift platform on the second level. But it felt like 1 million. Especially after walking so much the last two days. I stopped so many times. Tyler had the backpack and Isabella; I had the stroller. She walked a majority of the stairs as well. So she can brag when she gets older that when she was 18 months old she walked the Eiffel! 😉
Once we arrived to the observation level we were pleased. It was beautiful. That level is enclosed in metal bars you can see through and take pictures through, so Isabella stood up on the arm rests and looked down below on all the beauty of the Louvre, the Seine, Notre Dame, many old buildings and churches and so much more. As we took in the beauty, the other tourists around us were exclaiming how cute Isabella was. A couple people even took pictures of our Princess! It was quite funny.Tyler liked that we were at the top of the Eiffel Tower and people were taking pictures of Isabella.
Luckily, we were able to take the elevator to the very top. They don’t let you walk up to that level. Then we made sure to take the elevator down to the bottom. My legs were sore and shaky as it was. I knew I would be sore the next day. It was worth it though. We even saved money taking the stairs, and you know me, I love to be frugal.
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(1) New 2016 Topps The Walking Dead Seasons 5 Trading Cards Hobby Box Factory Sealed. 2 Autograph or Memorabilia Cards per Box. Four Years As #1 and Still Going Strong!2015 marks the 4th consecutive year as the #1 TV Show! 4 Years in a row for ages 18-34. 2 Years in a row for ages 25-54.
3.6 M+ Instagram followers. 100 Base Cards Tell the Entire Story of Season 5! Rust #'d to 99. Mud #'d to 50. Mold #'d to 25.Sepia #'d to 10. Blood #'d to 1. Autograph Cards with several Parallels! Dual Autographs & Triple Autographs to chase! Sketch Cards featuring characters from Season 5! The item "2016 TOPPS THE WALKING DEAD SEASON 5 TRADING CARD HOBBY BOX FACTORY SEALED NEW" is in sale since Wednesday, November 9, 2016. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Non-Sport Trading Cards\Sealed Trading Card Boxes". The seller is "paulsmith914" and is located in Florida, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.
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Saturday, September 5, 2009
Easy, yummy Lemonade Pie
Mix 2 packages of instant vanilla pudding with 1 2/3 cups of milk. Stir for 1 minute. Add 6 oz of frozen lemonade concentrate (thawed). Stir. Add a regular sized carton of cool whip. Stir. Put into a graham cracker crust. Chill. Garnish with lemons and dollops of cool whip. YUM!!!!!
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Richard Zand Adam Hardej
Senior Managing Partner, CEO
Mark Kelley began his career in mortgage, investment banking, and investments 31 years ago upon graduation from University of Delaware, Newark DE with a degree in Economics. Working for a top investment banking group in the Mid Atlantic gave Mark the Wall Street exposure and strategic relationships that are necessary to compete in today’s financial markets. Mr. Kelley has extensive postgraduate work at the University of Houston, Houston, TX and California Polytechnic, Pomona, CA in the management and banking fields.
Throughout his career, Mark has successfully cultivated key strategic relationships across the capital spectrum including but not limited to Insurance Companies, Pension Funds, Bank Consortiums, Investment Advisors, and HNW Investors. Specifically, Mark worked in conjunction with Diawa Securities and a number of rating agencies to help roll out one of the first small balance commercial mortgage backed securities programs to have national exposure. This platform along with its extensive product mix pioneered the small balance commercial capital business model. Using the small balance theory, Mark pioneered the bank outsourcing model through a series of community and regional banks to offer longer term fixed rate loan products and programs not traditionally available via banks. As a result, the bank network grew to a total of 680 community, regional, super-regional, national banks, and credit unions, Mark began to roll out other bank related products to use by the bank directly in the form of cash management services, asset disposition services and investment programs. This business model grew into a true financial services firm; AmVest which Mark successfully directed for eleven years and become a top-of-the-class company in the industry offering programs and services directly to bankers nationwide. His visionary approach became the blueprint for success with a product and advisory service mix which is offered to almost 900 banks nationally.
Working with banks and advising their clients created the momentum to fully integrate programs and products specific to the needs of real estate development and long-term development deals. Mark has been personally involved in the new Urbanist movement, neo-traditional neighborhood design and TND mixed use apartment projects throughout the South. Having the capital markets experience and strategic capital backing facilitated the financing the acquisition and the development of such projects more efficient. In his career, Mark has been involved in over 250 construction projects.
Mark is a founding partner of Fairchild, a comprehensive financial services company focused in commercial real estate finance, corporate finance, due diligence and advisory, and investments. In order to provide quality financial products Mark has assembled a team of professionals along with the technology necessary to provide access to products and services that improve the bottom line while enhancing stability. At Mark's direction, Fairchild has become a full service investment banking group using its defined network of banks, investors, private equity groups and high net worth clients to acquire and fund top tier opportunities on a national basis.
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The Dungeons: * 4 Unique Dungeons filled with hundreds of fiendish monsters and dozens of diabolical bosses. * Three Levels of Difficulty: Normal, Hard, and Nightmare. * Online single player or co-op up to 4-players. * Local Split-screen multiplayer co-op up to 4-players (only requires a single game copy).Make your Hero: * Choose your Race: Human, Dwarf, Elf, Halfling, or Orc. * Choose your Class: Champion, Ranger, Cleric, Wizard, and Rogue. * Customize the appearance of your Hero.Become a Legend: * Collect a huge variety of Weapons, Armor, and Accessories to customize your Hero and grow in power. * Craft powerful equipment and become a force of reckoning. * Embrace the Heroism system, allowing you to continually increase the power of your Hero.
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Indigenous Q’eqchi Authorities have announced a strike to begin on November 4 and lasting indefinitely, in protest of the state of siege imposed in El Estor. The state of siege was declared in El Estor following the violent eviction on October 23 of an encampment the community had set up in resistance to an illegal nickel mine. The resistance had established the encampment to block the passage of mining materials for the Fenix mine–a joint Swiss-Russian project–which the Constitutional Court in a 2020 ruling confirmed was operating illegally and had been since 2005, given that no free, prior, and informed consultation of the affected indigenous communities had been carried out. (Read more on our blog.)
In a press conference announcing the strike, indigenous authorities highlighted the failure of dialogue in the process so far. “We are not looking to start dialogue in our demands, nor will we accept it. We want the government to repeal its agreement regarding the creation of the state of siege and the suspension of preconsultation.” Indigneous authorities demanded the immediate annulment of the government decree enacting the state of siege, annulment of the pre- consultation process–which, according to Indigenous Authorities is being manipulated by staff of the mining company–and the inclusion of the 94 legitimate delegations of El Estor communities.
On October 31, the Convergence for Human Rights presented its report on the human rights violations that occurred within the first seven days of the state of siege, reporting disproportionate use of force by National Civil police, soldiers, and agents of the Public Ministry against the community and journalists. The report documents use of tear gas against women, children, and the elderly; violation of the freedom of the press, including physical attacks and destruction of equipment; 14 documented raids of the homes of human rights defenders, including Juan Bautista Xol and Carlos Choc; intimidation of indigenous authorities, purposeful targeting of youth during raids, with intimidation, threats, and physical abuse; and the illegal detention of defender Eduardo Bin.
Denouncing the violations as part of a psychological terror strategy, the Convergence condemned the state of siege which is still in place. According to Jorge Santos, Director of the Unit for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders of Guatemala (UDEFEGUA), the violence that has occured in the last week: “Like some kind of spiral or endless loop, the viciousness, violence, pillaging, exploitation of natural resources, death, and terror plagues the population that inhabits El Estor, particularly the Q’eqchi’ people.”
Latin American Coordinating Council for Indigenous Film and Media (CLACPI) denounced the “violent incidents in Guatemala on the part of the Guatemalan state and its police forces, which in the defense of multinational extractive interests have systematically repressed and violated the collective and individual rights of the Q’eqchi people.”
On October 29, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights called on the State of Guatemala to respect and guarantee the work of journalists, in accordance with international human rights standards, noting that “it is the duty of states to provide the press with the highest guarantees to carry out its work freely, safely, and independently, since it is journalists who keep society informed and contribute to the consolidation and strengthening of the rule of law.”
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Non-reusable Face Masks.
You might think that disposable face masks are only for doctors and nurses working in a hospital or workplace setting. For a very long time, this is actually the only time you watched them, but you are beginning to see them everywhere you which you seem, especially during flu season. Don’t dismiss these as something which you can never use, since you may realize that these are quite useful and even necessary in your life at some point. They may seem pricy at almost a buck a piece for some, but they’re well worth that cost should they perform the task for which they were meant.
Today, if you go into a hospital before flu season, you’re likely to see a supply of disposable face masks on the way in the doorway. Most offices and hospitals now ask that you place these on in the event that you’ve got the flu, have been exposed to the flu, or just if you are concerned that someone else you pass may have the flu. This can be very helpful in stopping the spread of flu in a health setting where you are most likely to catch the flu. Feel free to utilize these and don’t feel silly about it, unless of course, you enjoy getting the flu.
If you have a newborn during flu season, you might want disposable face masks at your home for people if you aren’t positive if they are well or not. In case you have a premature baby that you bring house during influenza season, you have to be more careful, because they might have weaker immune systems. If you don’t feel like having guests that may expose your preemie into the influenza, put your home in lock buy medical masks. There’ll be some people, such as grandparents, that you might choose to let to see. You can provide them face masks and let them know these are non-negotiable.
You can use them for other reasons too. It is possible to use disposable face masks to keep a number of this dust out of your lungs while you attempt to use it. Even though there is really no way to keep out the dust of your home and even your lungs, you are able to keep some from moving into your nasal passages with a mask. You may also wear these if you’re out in the spring and your allergies are getting the best of you. It may not appear pretty, however you will feel a bit better with the use of one on especially poor pollen days.
These are not your ordinary masks, and they do have their own limits. Disposable face masks might help you when you are doing things such as painting or working with fumes, but then again, they may not be the ideal type. If you are considering employing these for some thing like this, make sure you buy the right type. They can’t protect you when you’re not using one that is intended to keep out the materials by which you are working. You will find masks out there for all types of work, so check things out and purchase the ones that fit your needs.
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Guest Posts: An Overview
Content plays an important role in online marketing or internet marketing. Content plays a unique role in different kinds of SEO campaigns. Doing guest posts is a kind of process that improves the content creation capability. Publishing it on different websites which have a good rank on different search engines can prove to be quite beneficial. Subsequently, this will help generate good traffic to your website. This would help improve your popularity over the internet as well. You would not get paid for that but it would definitely be of help to you as it can drive traffic to your web page or blog. The better the website you have chosen, the better results you can expect. It is always good to choose only those particular websites whose search engine ranking is a lot better. Guest posts are now being considered as one of the best methods for generating backlinks. In return, it can help web pages rank better on different search engines such as Google. The guest posts should be high quality and the content being written should be completely natural or else that would be just another lame way of generating backlinks only.
Also Read:: How Guest Blogging Is Important For Businesses And Bloggers
Here are some of the reasons why guest post can be the best option for SEO :
Expansion of Network:
Guest posting is the best option to help generate a good network in a short time. This way you can get exposed to another community where influencers might be interested to know about you or can be a part of your business.
Social Media Promotion:
The use of guest blogs on different websites who are active on different social media
platforms can help improve the overall SEO results. Social media does play a great role in Social media networking.
Better online authority:
By guest posting on other websites, you get a better authority. After getting the best content, it becomes difficult to get likes and promotions. So, if you can be more active on other websites then they can definitely help earn a profit for this. Guest bloggers can prove themselves for getting the chance as an information source by contributing to other authoritative blogs.
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6 Signs of a Weakened Immunity
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Residing in a world completely dependent on smart devices, the immune system is our body’s very own smart system working day in and day out keeping allergies and infections at bay. The immune system identifies harmful substances and microbes from the outside environment as well as from inside the body to neutralize it and protect the body from diseases.
It protects the body from bacteria, viruses, pathogens and other harmful foreign elements. A complex immune response is initiated by the immune system when a potential enemy is identified. In people with autoimmune diseases, the immune system gets confused between harmful elements and the essential elements of the body, and attacks the essential elements instead. Let us find out more about the signs our body gives when our immune system gets weakened.
1. Frequent cold and flu like symptoms
Catching a cold twice or thrice a year is considered normal for adults. These symptoms usually go away in about a week. Individuals with a weakened immune system tend to catch a cold frequently throughout the year, sometimes even at the slightest change in their daily lives. These cold and flu-like symptoms tend to persist for longer durations compared to healthy individuals. People with a weakened immune system often have runny noses throughout the year.
2. Frequent infections of the skin
The largest organ of the body, the skin is also the first layer of barrier of the body against infections. A weakened immune system impairs the skin’s barrier which keeps many infections at bay. A damaged skin barrier results in frequent skin infections and rashes.
3. Feeling of fatigue all the time
Fatigue is a common response of the body whenever something in the body is not working as efficiently as it should. A weakened immune system makes people feel unnecessarily tired despite taking adequate rest and getting proper nutrition. In such cases, less energy is produced in the body which makes people feel tired and sleepy at the slightest exertion.
4. Slow healing of wounds
Healing of wounds after an injury is an automatic response of the body. This response is powered by the immune system. A weakened immunity naturally results in a delayed response by the body because of which wounds take much longer to heal and chances of infection increase by many folds. In individuals with a weakened immune system, healing after a surgery is more complex and physically taxing.
5. Frequent digestive issues
People who suffer from frequent diarrhea, acid reflux and associated digestive issues have a high chance of having a weakened immune system. In healthy individuals, the immune system is usually able to fight off stomach bugs of moderate strength without harming the good bacteria present in the gut.
6. Increased chances of life threatening diseases
A weakened immune system is unable to fight off carcinogens and potent viruses such as HIV. The viral infection HIV causes AIDS, a disorder in which the entire immune system gets affected.This can lead to serious diseases, sometimes even compromising an individual's ability to survive.
The optimum functioning of the body’s immune system is essential for living a fit and active life. Even a slight imbalance in the immune system may lead to several bodily complications such as an upset digestive system, frequent cold and flu, delayed recovery of injuries and even cancer. Therefore, it is essential to include immunity boosting food items and adequate exercises in our everyday life.
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Imagine your family's biggest source of income plummeting by 80 percent in one year. At today's oil prices, that's Alaska's situation. The state's oil and gas production tax is expected to bring the state $524 million in the current fiscal year, a shocking drop from the $2.6 billion collected last year.
But that's only part of the story. The state offers tax credits to oil and gas companies as a way to encourage investment that will, it is hoped, increase oil production. Once all the credits are factored in, our production tax is expected to generate negative returns to the state. You read that right: this year, for the first time in state history, we are making less than zero from a tax meant to compensate Alaska for the taking of its oil resources.
How is this situation possible? The Alaska Department of Revenue projects the state will pay $625 million to producers through various oil and gas production credits. Subtract that from $524 million in production tax revenue, and we're about $100 million in the red. Next year, the problem is expected to worsen, with the state netting negative $400 million on what has traditionally been our biggest source of unrestricted revenue.
I have learned these bitter facts over the past few weeks, and I feel obliged to tell Alaskans the hard truth. As for how we got here, it appears to be a combination of tax breaks and credits, and a tax structure that magnifies the state's losses at low oil prices. The last oil tax rewrite occurred during a period of sustained high oil prices, and there was little consideration given to the low-price scenario.
I remember when my parents and their neighbors fought for statehood so Alaskans could control our resources. I think we can all agree that an oil production tax that nets negative returns to the state does not meet Alaska's constitutional mandate to develop our resources for the maximum benefit of the people.
I support the philosophy behind tax incentives; I want to encourage companies to invest in Alaska. But giving away more in tax breaks than we collect is irresponsible, and it's unsustainable. It's like working a job and having more income withheld from your paycheck than you earn. It just doesn't make sense.
You elected me to offer forward-looking, straight-talking leadership free of political partisanship. I take my duty as a steward of Alaska's future very seriously. We must address our current fiscal crunch from all angles -- including reining in spending and thoughtfully assessing our revenue stream.
Our state has tremendous assets. We have wisely built significant savings. We have abundant natural resources. We have the resilience and resourcefulness of the Alaskan people.
I look forward to working with the Legislature and all Alaskans to stabilize our financial health and secure our future.
Bill Walker is governor of Alaska. He has decades of experience as an oil and gas attorney.
The views expressed here are the writer's own and are not necessarily endorsed by Alaska Dispatch News, which welcomes a broad range of viewpoints. To submit a piece for consideration, email commentary(at)alaskadispatch.com.
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According to the 2001 census carried out it was estimated that just over 9 % of the population of England. They made up a much smaller size of the population for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The UK ethnic minority population
Within England it was London that had the most diverse and highest percentage of minority groups, roughly 29% according to the United Kingdom Census 2001. After the capital it was the West Midlands followed by the North West.
The census also revealed other interesting regional diversity breakdowns, for instance it revealed that over 60% of Black British people of Caribbean descent lived in London. as you can imagine this sort of information can be very useful to organisations interested in targeting these specific groups.
It should be remembered that ethnic minorities are exactly that, they can be classified as a small minority group within a country.
On this page we aim to give a comprehensive breakdown of the multicultural make up of the United Kingdom.
Other useful links:
Black and Minority Ethnic - BME
Race Relations Act 1976
Back to diversity and inclusion
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Palpitation is an abnormality of heartbeat that ranges from often unnoticed skipped beats or accelerated heartrate to very noticeable changes accompanied by dizziness or difficulty breathing. Palpitations are common and occur in most individuals with healthy hearts. Palpitations without underlying heart disease are generally considered benign. However, heart palpitations can be symptoms of illnesses such as coronary heart disease, asthma, or emphysema.
Patients can notice palpitations through abnormal or normal awareness. The difference between an abnormal awareness and a normal awareness is that the former interrupts other thoughts, whereas the latter is almost always caused by a concentration on the beating of one's heart. In general, a palpitation can be one of two types of beats: premature atrial contraction, or a premature ventricular contraction. Palpitations may be brought on by overexertion, stress, anxiety, panic, adrenaline, alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, cocaine, amphetamines, and other drugs, disease (such as hyperthyroidism and pheochromocytoma) or as a symptom of panic disorder and many other factors. It can also happen in mitral stenosis.
Nearly everyone experiences an occasional awareness of their heart beating or weak chest, but when it occurs frequently, (more than 6 per minute as a rule of thumb) it can indicate a problem. Palpitations may be associated with heart problems, but also with kidney disease, electrolyte imbalances for magnesium and calcium, anemias, asthma, and thyroid malfunction.
Attacks can last for a few seconds or hours, and may occur very infrequently, or more than daily. Palpitations alongside other symptoms, including sweating, faintness, frequent headaches, chest pain or dizziness, indicate irregular or poor heart function and should be investigated by a medical professional.
Palpitations may also be associated with anxiety and panic attacks, in which case psychological assessment is recommended. This is a common disorder associated with many common medications such as anti-depressants.
Palpitations can also occur from blood loss, excessive pain, or lack of oxygen.
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Palpitations can be attributed to one of three main causes:
- Hyperdynamic circulation (valvular incompetence, thyrotoxicosis, hypercapnia, pyrexia, anemia, pregnancy).
- Sympathetic overdrive (panic disorders, hypoglycemia, hypoxia, levocetirizine antihistamines, anemia, heart failure, mitral valve prolapse).
- Cardiac dysrhythmias (premature atrial contraction, junctional escape beat, premature ventricular contraction, atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, heart block).
Anxiety can also cause palpitations in that the heart muscles are affected by the state of one's mind. Psychological problems can thus induce one to palpitate. Clinicians should therefore consider the psycho-social aspect before diagnosis.
Many times, the person experiencing palpitations may not be aware of anything apart from the abnormal heart rhythm itself. But palpitations can be associated with other things such as tightness in the chest, shortness of breath, dizziness or light-headedness. Depending on the type of rhythm problem, these symptoms may be just momentary or more prolonged. Actual blackouts or near blackouts, associated with palpitations, should be taken seriously because they often indicate the presence of important underlying heart disease. Another symptom is pain in arms or legs sometimes lasting through the night after the palpitation.
The most important initial clue to the diagnosis is one's description of the palpitations. The approximate age of the person when first noticed and the circumstances under which they occur are important, as is information about caffeine intake (tea or coffee drinking). It is also very helpful to know how they start and stop (abruptly or not), whether or not they are regular, and approximately how fast the pulse rate is during an attack. If the person has discovered a way of stopping the palpitations, that is also helpful information.
The diagnosis is usually not made by a routine medical examination and electrical tracing of the heart's activity (ECG), because most people cannot arrange to have their symptoms be present while visiting the doctor. Nevertheless, findings such as a heart murmur or an abnormality of the ECG, which could point to the probable diagnosis, may be discovered. In particular, ECG changes that can be associated with specific disturbances of the heart rhythm may be picked up; so routine physical examination and ECG remain important in the assessment of palpitations.
Blood tests, particularly tests of thyroid gland function are also important baseline investigations (an overactive thyroid gland is a potential cause for palpitations; the treatment in that case is to treat the thyroid gland over-activity).
The next level of diagnostic testing is usually 24 hour (or longer) ECG monitoring, using a form of tape recorder called a Holter monitor, which can record the ECG continuously during a 24-hour period. If symptoms occur during monitoring it is a simple matter to examine the ECG recording and see what the cardiac rhythm was at the time. For this type of monitoring to be helpful, the symptoms must be occurring at least once a day. If they are less frequent, the chances of detecting anything with continuous 24, or even 48-hour monitoring, are substantially lowered.
Other forms of monitoring are available, and these can be useful when symptoms are infrequent. A continuous-loop event recorder monitors the ECG continuously, but only saves the data when the wearer activates it. Once activated, it will save the ECG data for a period of time before the activation and for a period of time afterwards - the cardiologist who is investigating the palpitations can program the length of these periods. An implantable loop recorder may be helpful in people with very infrequent, but disabling symptoms. This recorder is implanted under the skin on the front of the chest, like a pacemaker. It can be programmed and the data examined using an external device that communicates with it by means of a radio signal.
Investigation of heart structure can also be important. The heart in most people with palpitations is completely normal in its physical structure, but occasionally abnormalities such as valve problems may be present. Usually, but not always, the cardiologist will be able to detect a murmur in such cases, and an ultrasound scan of the heart (echocardiogram) will often be performed to document the heart's structure. This is a painless test performed using sound waves and is virtually identical to the scanning done in pregnancy to look at the fetus.
See also
- Medic8 Family Health Guide
- MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia, NIH
- Arrhythmia (palpitations)
- Heart Palpitations
- Irregular heartbeat
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm (Arrhythmia)
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What are the signs of blood vessel problems?
Blood vessel symptoms are common when there is an alteration to normal blood flow in an artery or vein. This includes underlying blood vessel conditions, such as atherosclerosis or an aneurysm. In atherosclerosis, blood vessel symptoms result when plaque builds up in the arteries that carry blood to the head, organs and limbs. Most commonly, people develop atherosclerosis as a result of diabetes, genetic risk factors, high blood pressure, a high-fat diet, obesity, high blood cholesterol levels, and smoking.
The signs and symptoms of atherosclerosis are not usually apparent until blood flow becomes significantly restricted. The course of the disease varies among individuals. Some people with atherosclerosis have no symptoms at all, while others may have severe hypertension, aneurysm, blood clots, and pain caused by coronary or peripheral artery disease.
An aneurysm is an abnormal widening or ballooning of an artery due to weakness in the wall of the blood vessel. Aneurysms are dangerous because they may burst, spilling blood into the area surrounding the blood vessel. The disease can occur in the aorta, the artery that leads from the heart to the abdomen, in a blood vessel in the brain, or in a peripheral blood vessel.
The signs and symptoms of an aneurysm depend on its location. The disease course varies among individuals. Some people with an aneurysm have no symptoms at all, but if the aneurysm ruptures, internal bleeding occurs, potentially causing pain, low blood pressure, a rapid heartbeat, and lightheadedness. If the aneurysm occurs near the surface of the skin, pain and swelling with a throbbing mass are often felt.
Blood vessel symptoms can be a sign of a serious condition. Seek immediate medical care (call 911) if you have symptoms such as severe chest pain or pressure, rapid heart rate, the worst headache of your life, pain that radiates from the chest, shoulder, or arm, loss of consciousness for even a moment, or difficulty breathing.
Seek prompt medical care if your blood vessel symptoms are persistent or cause you concern.
What other symptoms might occur with blood vessel symptoms?
Blood vessel symptoms may accompany other symptoms, which vary depending on the underlying disease, disorder or condition. Symptoms that frequently affect the blood vessels may also involve other body systems.
Common symptoms of atherosclerosisThe most common symptoms of atherosclerosis are related to disturbances in the arteries of the heart, brain and limbs.
What causes blood vessel symptoms?
A variety of genetic and environmental factors is involved in the development of both atherosclerosis and aneurysms.
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While everybody else's answer may be correct in the context of reality, you're missing the point of the scene, if not the entire movie.
He works at the same company as everybody else, has the same position, shares the same lifestyle, the same interests and hobbies, has the same clothes, the same routines and hangouts, they share the same women, have similarly expensive apartments...
His entire "mask of sanity" is based on possessing all of the same things his peers have.
Why wouldn't he have the same number as everybody else? Bateman doesn't actually have an identity of his own. His existence revolves around emulating his peers to fanatical ends. The phone number is just another thing they all have in common, a serial number that fails to differentiate any of these characters from one another.
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Jury Still Out on Cell Transplants for Parkinson's
WebMD News Archive
March 7, 2001 -- In Parkinson's disease, brain cells stop making a crucial chemical called dopamine. Without it, muscle movement is poorly controlled, making it increasingly difficult to write, walk, or even speak. Drugs that replenish dopamine do provide some relief, but there is no cure, and the search for a better solution continues.
Now researchers have found that transplanting dopamine-producing fetal cells into the brains of Parkinson's patients may be a viable option. But results haven't been quite as good as hoped for.
The researchers randomly assigned 40 patients with severe Parkinson's disease to receive either the fetal cell transplant or a "sham surgery," where they did not receive the cells.
"We demonstrated without question that transplanted fetal tissue survives in patients with Parkinson's -- and at least in younger patients, it produces enough dopamine to [improve symptoms]," says researcher Paul E. Greene, MD, associate professor of clinical neurology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City.
The researchers, using a special imaging technique, were able to prove that the tissue was alive and functioning within the patients who had received the transplants, and that they were producing increased levels of dopamine.
Tests that measured the severity of various Parkinson's symptoms revealed improvements in the younger transplant patients, but not in the older transplant patients or in the patients who had not received the transplants.
"[However,] some of the patients who had improved [symptoms] did not really have improved functioning," Greene tells WebMD. "They still had ups and downs; they still had significant problems."
And older patients did not even show those modest improvements, "although [imaging] scans showed that the grafts survived and were producing dopamine," he says. "You can't ignore that, because the vast majority of Parkinson's patients are over 50."
And the problems did not stop there. Five of the patients who initially did quite well went on to develop dyskinesias -- those involuntary, "twisty turny" movements that are normally a side effect of Parkinson's drugs, Greene says. A few switched to weaker drugs to control the dyskinesia, but "some had unbearable dyskinesias even when they stopped allmedication," he says.
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Updated 31 July with Justice Ministry statement
Several copies of Muslim holy book the Quran kept in Mater Dei hospital's multi-faith room were desecrated yesterday, the Ministry of Health said this morning.
Slices of pork laid inside copies of the holy book, according to photos posted to Facebook by the Islamic Community of Malta.
Vandals also left behind a printout featuring a photo of Father Jacques Hamel, a Christian priest whose throat was slit by Islamic State terrorists in Normandy earlier this week, under the heading 'Victim of Islam'.
The "act of degradation" happened at some point yesterday afternoon, the ministry said.
In a Facebook post, the ICM said that it would not fall for the perpetrators' bait and encourage hate in "this beautiful country".
"We urge our fellow Muslim brothers to act responsibly," the ICM added.
In a tweet, Archbishop Charles Scicluna also condemned the vilification, saying "not in our name".
The Health Ministry condemned the "cowards" who carried out the desecration, and expressed its solidarity with the Muslim community.
Hospital authorities have reported the case to the police.
In a statement this afternoon, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Malta categorically condemned the act.
It noted that it always condemned every act of extremism and terrorism, wherever and for whatever reason it was committed. The killing of Christian priest, Fr Jacques Hamel, in France, was also condemned by the community all over the world, it said.
The community said that the act of vilification of the Holy Quran at Mater Dei Hospital was an act of provocation and hatred and it was sad that the vandals also left a printout photo of Fr Hamel, under the heading ‘Victim of Islam’.
"We think that this is very irresponsible and unjustified statement. The truth is, Fr Hamel is not the victim of Islam, but he is the victim of some ignorant, hatemonger, hardliner and extremists people who claimed to be Muslims.
"But, their actions cannot be justified according to the teachings of Islam and the Holy Quran – the sacred book of Muslims."
Opposition leader Simon Busuttil condemned the attack in a tweet, while adding that "this is exactly why we wanted to keep religious vilification as a crime."
That comment provoked a response from Justice Minister Owen Bonnici, who expressed disbelief at Dr Busuttil's comments. "Can't believe you are politicising this issue," he wrote back.
Dr Bonnici followed that up with an official ministry statement issued on Sunday morning. In the statement, the ministry clarified that while the decriminalisation of religious vilification relaxed freedom of expression, hate crimes remained a "very serious" crime under Maltese law.
"One would expect the Opposition Leader to have avoided politicising such an important issue," the statement said.
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CAR: Special Criminal Court brings hope to victims of brutal conflict A new court in Central African Republic established to investigate serious violations of human rights and alleged war crimes in the conflict-scathed country, held its inaugural session this week. The Special Criminal Court, passed by law in 2015, will now officially begin investigations into some of the most serious crimes against humanity committed in the country since January 2003. Comprised of local and international staff and backed by the United Nations, the creation of the SCC is a vital and welcomed move for a country locked in conflict for much of its recent history. The latest conflict erupted in 2012 after militia overthrew president François Bozizé, and the power grab sparked deadly violence among the mainly Muslim Séléka armed groups and the predominantly Christian anti-balaka militias, as well as others. The ensuing civil war has killed thousands and displaced more than 700,000. It is estimated that more than 14,000 children have bene recruited by its various warring parties. According to the UN’s latest Children and Armed Conflict report, verified cases of child recruitment quadrupled in 2017 compared to 2016. The ongoing nature of violence in the CAR, like many global conflicts, has led to a breakdown of government frameworks and institutions meaning holding those accountable for child recruitment, sexual abuse, murder and other heinous crimes is a near impossible task. And while the International Criminal Court has tried several individuals on charges of child recruitment – the ongoing trial of former LRA commander Dominic Ongwen is one notable example – no one from CAR has ever been arrested and tried at The Hague. It is why the commencement of proceedings at the SCC is such an important step and a brave move in a country where 80% of the territory is still believed to be under armed group control. The SCC can play a significant role in ending the impunity which has long-reigned in the country and its formation shows a rejection of past amnesties afforded to criminal acts. Based in Bangui and with many national judges and prosecutors involved, the SCC is not only well-placed to prosecute those found guilty under international legal standards but also to encourage national and locally adapted reconciliation processes. In a statement on 26 October, the UN Human Rights office said: “The credibility and legitimacy of prosecution initiatives require that they be conducted in a non-discriminatory and objective manner, regardless of who the alleged perpetrators may be. “We therefore commend ongoing efforts by the SCC, with the support of the State and interested partners, to seek to reinforce or develop the national and international capacity for investigation and prosecution, as well as to promote an independent, impartial and effective judiciary, ensuring also the means to mount adequate legal defence.” In such a challenging environment where violence persists and many of its citizens live in fear of further unrest and attacks, the SCC may offer a glimmer of hope for the thousands of victims in CAR. Read about Child Soldiers International's work in CAR here.
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Volume 5 of Biomembranes covers an important group of membrane proteins, the ATPases. The P-type ATPases couple the hydrolysis of ATP to the movement of ions across a membrane and are characterized by the formation of a phosphoyrlated intermediate. Included are the plasma membrane and muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ -ATPases, the (Na+ -K+) -ATPase, the gastric (H+ -K+) -ATPase, the plasma membrane H+ -ATPase of fungi and plants, the Mg2+ - transport ATPase, the Salmonella typhimurium, and the K+ -ATPase of Escherichia coli, KdpB. The other important classes of ATPase in eukaryotic systems are the vacuolar H+ -ATPases and the F0F1 ATP synthase, and, in bacteria, the anion-translocating ATPases, responsible for resistance to arsenicals and antimonials, and the (Na+ -Mg2+) -ATPase of Acholeplasma. Finally, eukaryotic systems contain a variety of ectonucleotidases important, for example, in hydrolysis of extracellular ATP released as a cotransmitter from cholinergic and adrenergic nerve terminals. Volume 5 of Biomembranes explores structure-function relationships for these mebrane-bound ATPases.
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Why would a company with such an impressive heritage in racing and high-performance street machines turn its focus to the SUV market? There are many answers to that question, most of which are also rooted in Porsche's history. In addition, after spending some time behind the wheel of both Cayenne variants, we had no doubts about the quality and capability of the new vehicle Porsche is producing.
Porsche is known for high- and ultra-high-performance cars, and has spent the last 50 years or so entering stock, modified, and custom-bodied cars into numerous races, thoroughly establishing Porsche as a company that strives for maximum horsepower and excellent handling. Porsche's history also includes a long lineage of vehicles equipped with all-wheel-drive, many of which were raced off-road. That, combined with a desire to enter the white-hot SUV market, made building a sport utility the next logical step for this manufacturer.
The Cayenne is available in two models: the Cayenne S and Cayenne Turbo. Both are equipped with a 4.5L V-8, with the addition of an intercooled twin-turbo setup for the Turbo. The normally aspirated Cayenne engine puts out 340 hp at 6,000 rpm and 310 lb-ft of torque at 2,500-5,500 rpm, while the turbocharged version offers an impressive 450 hp at 6,000 rpm and 457 lb-ft of torque at 2,250-4,750 rpm. The last time we checked, those numbers put Porsche in the lead for most horsepower available in an SUV.
The V-8 powerplant comes with four valves per cylinder and four overhead camshafts with VarioCam, a system that ensures the ideal cam and intake valve settings as the driving conditions demand. VarioCam receives its data from the Cayenne's Motronic ME 7.1.1 engine management system, which compares driver input to system data to determine any adjustments VarioCam should make. Motronic bases its system on factors that include engine speed, throttle position, the gear the vehicle is in, and oil and coolant temperatures.
Both versions of the Cayenne receive a six-speed automatic transmission, the Tiptronic S. This transmission gives the driver the option of manually selecting gears and adjusts to the owner's driving style. Thanks to the efficient exhaust system and the use of dual oxygen sensors, the Cayenne S and Cayenne Turbo meet LEV (Low Emission Vehicle) standards.
The Cayenne comes with a choice of two suspension setups. Both are sold with fully independent front and rear suspensions, but the Cayenne S has a steel spring/control arm front suspension, and a steel spring strut and coil spring/multi-arm rear suspension, while the Cayenne Turbo comes with control arms and air spring struts in front, with a multi-arm configuration and air spring struts in the rear. The air suspension is self-leveling and has six adjustable ride height positions. The air suspension allows for 4.56 inches of adjustability, with a maximum ground clearance of 10.75 inches.
At high speeds, the air suspension will bring the Cayenne closer to the ground, giving the vehicle the feel and handling characteristics of a vehicle equipped with a firm sport suspension. The Cayenne Turbo's suspension also uses Porsche's Active Suspension Management damping system, which controls the suspension's response to changes in road conditions.
When it comes to the off-road arena, the Cayenne is ready for almost anything, shy of a vertical cliff wall. This sport utility uses Porsche Traction Management (PTM), a full-time four-wheel-drive system that can direct all of the vehicle's traction to the front or rear wheels, depending on the conditions. It also works to provide the right amount of torque to the proper wheels when driving at high speeds. While PTM is a full-time system, the Cayenne can be switched to low-range with the flick of a switch in the cabin. Porsche Stability Management (PSM) helps keep the vehicle going in the direction the driver intended, even if the SUV is oversteering, understeering, or has lost traction.
The Cayenne also comes with six-piston aluminum monoblock calipers with 13.78-inch disc brakes in the front and four-piston calipers with 13-inch discs in the rear, with standard ABS. The Cayenne comes stock with 18-inch wheels and tires, with 19- and 20-inch packages offered as options. Both Cayenne models can tow 7,716 pounds.
As would be expected in a Porsche, the interior was given luxurious textures and materials, and offers the finest appointments. The interior was done in leather, with aluminum accents throughout. While both vehicles come standard with power windows, power-adjustable steering wheel, power front seats, and a 14-speaker 350-watt Bose stereo system, the Turbo also comes with bi-xenon headlights, a heated multi-function steering wheel, front seats with memory, Porsche Communication Management, and ParkAssist as standard equipment.
The Turbo's lights have sensors that adjust the headlight direction left or right, to provide the best possible visibility at night and on winding roads. The Cayenne's cargo area can be accessed by opening the tailgate or by just opening the rear window, and the rear of the vehicle can hold as much as 62.51 cubic feet when the rear seats are folded down.
After driving both models on wide open highways and curving canyon roads, taking them off-road through mud and dirt, and getting to know the Cayenne's interior amenities while stuck in Southern California traffic, we have come to the conclusion that Porsche has done its homework with this vehicle. Feeling the high-performance nature of this sport utility was not a surprise; this sport utility, like most Porsches, leaves its competition in the dust.
What was truly impressive was that even though most owners wouldn't even consider taking a Cayenne through the muck and mire we subjected it to, the Porsche performed very well off-road. It handled ruts and off-camber situations with ease, and kept driver and passenger alike comfortable over nasty, unforgiving ground. It handled like a dream on paved roads, clinging to the asphalt through sharp curves like... a Porsche.
The two biggest strikes against it are its polarizing love-it-or-hate-it styling, which will take some people a long time to get used to, and its pricetag, which starts at $55,900 for the S and a stunning $88,900 for the Turbo. However, this vehicle raises the bar for other luxury SUVs that are on the market, and raises it by quite a lot.
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Darleen Cervera, David Spann, Virginia Waugaman, William Anderson
August 16, 2010
Thomas A Graham
Organizational Behavior Kudler Fine Foods is a chain of upscale epicurean food shops located in San Diego, California. It was founded in 1998 by Kathy Kudler in response to her personal frustrations about the lack of a convenient, one-stop shop for gourmet cooks. The first store opened in La Jolla and was greeted with immediate success. Since then Kudler Fine Foods has expanded to include three different locations in the San Diego metropolitan area and has even more growth plans set in place. This paper will examine the apparent culture at Kudler Fine Foods as well as the organizational structure. We will also examine and analyze Kudler Fine Foods organizational performances which can be traced to the leadership style evidentially reflected in the employee motivation at Kudler and discuss what things are happening external to the organization that may drive change at Kudler.
Culture is a concept that every being in existence possesses. Culture goes far beyond that of individual; culture is an ever present and an ever changing concept within the realm of Corporate America. This type of business, as well as who is in charge of overseeing the business helps to determine the organizational culture. Organizational culture is a collection of shared values, ideals, beliefs and morals that help to conjoin the members within the organization. The culture within each business affects the employees’ attitudes toward the company (Balkin & Gomez – Mejia, 2002). Organizational culture exists on various levels. The levels of organizational culture are: visible culture, espoused values and core beliefs. Visible culture is considered to be a tangible concept. Visible culture encompasses, but is not limited to what is heard, felt and seen. Espoused values are values that are not as easily identified as the elements within
References: Mejia-Gomez, R.L & Balkin, B. D. (2002). Managing the Structure and Design of Organizations. The McGraw-Hill Companies International Trade Administration. (n.d.). Import Administration. Retrieved from http://trade.gov/ia/ Turban, E., Rainer, R. K., & Potter, R. E. (2003). Introduction to Information Technology Chapter 13: Strategic Systems and Reorganization. Retrieved from https://ecampus.phoenix.edu/content/eBookLibrary2/content/eReader.aspx. University of Phoenix. (2008). Virtual Organization Portal: Kudler Fine Foods. Retrieved from University of Phoenix, MMPBL/502 - Managing the Business Enterprise website.
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As the industry’s leading provider of custom fiber optic assemblies, Lynn
Electronics offers a vast array of assemblies ranging from the most basic of
pigtail cables to the most diverse outside plant (OSP) fiber assemblies for
data centers and telecommunication corporations.
In partnering with Corning Cable Systems, a global leader in high-quality
optical components, Lynn Electronics’ CAH Connections Gold Certified division
has the flexible abilities to accommodate customers the rapid fiber optic
assemblies their communication operation requires, backed by the trusted
reliability of Corning fiber components. In addition to meeting and exceeding
industry standards in terms of the quality of assemblies, Corning Cable
Systems’ Extended Warranty Program (EWP) provides coverage for all simplex and
duplex patch cords manufactured by our CAH Connections Gold Certified
division, and installed by certified NIH members, for 25 years after the date
of the purchase.
With two state-of-the-art fiber manufacturing facilities in California and
Pennsylvania, Lynn Electronics’ locations house over a million dollars of
fiber active jumpers and fiber accessories.
In strict adherence of the Trade Agreement Act (19 U.S.C. & 2501-2581) and
the Buy American Act (4 U.S.C. & 10a-10d), Lynn Electronics’ fiber patch
cords are manufactured right here in the United States of America.
In addition to Lynn Electronic’s all-encompassing selection of fiber
assemblies, we also offer an impressive variety of fiber accessories to go
along with the patch cords. From high-quality media converters and network
switches to SFP’s and XFP’s, our TEC Optix Solutions division manufactures
the configuration add-ons our datacom customers and contractors require.
Designed to optimize user-friendliness, Lynn Electronics’ media
converters, network switches and connector accessories are always stocked
to ensure our customers are provided with an immediate solution when
installing a fiber network.
As a proud member of the Corning Gold Program, Lynn Electronics’ fiber
assemblies meet Corning’s Gold standards in terms of manufacturing product
quality and the highest quality of fiber optic reliability. Lynn
Electronics’ CAH Connections Gold Certified division innovations and
manufacturing processes are audited annually to ensure strict adherence to
Corning’s rigorous standards.
As opposed to singlemode fiber assemblies, the cores of multi-strand fiber
assemblies are larger than the wavelength of the light being transmitted
through them, which enables better propagation of light through shorter,
slower LED applications.
Optical Time Domain Reflectometers (OTDR) are utilized to detect flaws and
determine where lossage occurs in fiber optic configurations. Lynn
Electronics’ selection of OTDR Launch Boxes offers users a wide range of
pulse suppression capabilities across vast fiber assembly distances.
In Lynn Electronics’ innovative efforts to provide the datacom industry
with the most advanced products and patches on the market, BRIGHT by Lynn
is a revolutionary self-powered traceable fiber jumper featuring a Uniboot
connector and Corning ClearCurve Glass. BRIGHT by Lynn offers a
cost-effective traceable fiber patch solution to prevent interconnectivity
faults. Capable of handling even the most rigorous of computing system
requirements, BRIGHT is Lynn Electronics’ answer to improvement of datacom
transmission across all industries, applications, and high-density
As a means of reducing the power of the signal passing through a fiber
optic link, Lynn Electronics’ selection of fiber attenuators is able to
withstand high levels of optical power with low polarization dependence.
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Astronomers created a catalog of ‘light-fingerprints’ to uncover the mysteries of exoplanets.
Cornell researchers have created a reference catalog using calibrated spectra and geometric albedos (the light reflected by a surface) of 19 of the most diverse bodies in our solar system: all eight planets, from rocky to gaseous; nine moons, from frozen to lava spewing; and two dwarf planets, one in the asteroid belt (Ceres) and one in the Kuiper belt (Pluto).
By comparing observed spectra and albedos of exoplanets to this catalog of our own home planetary system, scientists will be able to characterize them in reference to the wide range of icy, rocky and gaseous worlds in our home system.
“A Catalog of Spectra, Albedos and Colors of Solar System Bodies for Exoplanet Comparison” was published online July 31 in the journal Astrobiology and will be featured on the print edition’s cover in December.
Co-author Lisa Kaltenegger, associate professor of astronomy and director of the Carl Sagan Institute, said:
“We use our own solar system and all we know about its incredible diversity of fascinating worlds as our Rosetta Stone. With this catalog of light-fingerprints, we will be able to compare new observations of exoplanets to objects in our own solar system – including the gaseous worlds of Jupiter and Saturn, the icy worlds of Europa, the volcanic world of Io and our own life-filled planet.”
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This paper identifies and compares the land impact of all terrestrial energy forms. It also focuses on the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the use and supply of energy, as well as the maintenance and enhancement of terrestrial carbon sinks that are essential to mitigating climate change, as set forth in SDG 13 and the Paris Agreement of 12 December 2015.
Meeting these goals will require a rapid scale up of low-carbon, sustainable energy sources and their efficient distribution. Many of these activities have significant implications for land use, management and planning.
Energy and land use are further linked to issues addressed by other SDGs, such as those that relate to biodiversity, employment, rural development, soil degradation and water, among others. These linkages are briefly discussed in this publication.
This Global Land Outlook working paper is one of a series that aims to synthesize and compile knowledge, focus on the land-energy nexus (i.e., taking into account food and water) and provide data, contexts, and recommendations on the interaction between energy and land. The normative framework for analysis will be the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Download the working paper (PDF, external link)
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"A Very Potter Sequel" thrills opening night fans
On Friday night, half an hour before the opening night performance of “A Very Potter Sequel” - the highly anticipated new show built on the blockbuster online success of last year’s “A Very Potter Musical” - a stand-by line with about 35 people stood in one hallway of U-M’s Walgreen Drama Center, while a separate line for the 100 people lucky enough to already have tickets snaked around the main lobby. (4,000 e-mail requests for the free tickets came from everywhere for this weekend’s three performances at U-M.)
Several attendees sported Gryffindor shirts, a Michigan Muggle shirt, and striped ties (mostly maroon and yellow, naturally), though Team StarKid - the group of U-M students and graduates that created and produced “AVPM” and its sequel - offered their own selection of shirts for sale, which seemed to be doing brisk business.
Because the “Sequel” tickets were general admission, audience members who were angling for the best seats on opening night arrived early. So who was at the front of the line?
Bill and Sandy Lang, parents of Matt and Nick Lang - two of the show’s primary creators.
“Matt’s spent the last nine months of his life writing this show,” Bill Lang said. “And Nick quit his job and came back here around February or March. He quit his job in L.A. to come back and help his brother write the script.”
The three-hours-plus show’s third book writer is Brian Holden, while Darren Criss provided its music and lyrics. Team StarKid will take the show to a four day Harry Potter conference, called Infinitus, in Orlando in July, and then post it on YouTube for the world to enjoy.
Until then, the show’s creators urge those few who get to see “Sequel” live to keep its storyline and characters under wraps.
“The first ("Potter Musical") was kind of the highlight of our junior year,” said recent U-M graduate Caiti Schlitt, who attended "Sequel"'s opening night with her friend, Caitlyn Klaska. “It made your stomach hurt from laughing so much.”
“It was so unexpected,” said Klaska, also a new U-M graduate. “It was just this free show. And there were so many pop culture references, like Zac Efron, that were put into this story that we all know and love.”
Two others accompanying Schlitt on opening night were her aunt and her 10-year-old cousin, who traveled from Shelton, Illinois to see the show live.
But Bri Maresh, 24, had them beat, coming all the way from Alaska to see “Sequel.” She’d already made plans to travel to Orlando to see the show at Infinitus; but when a fellow Potter fanatic that she’d met online had her name drawn in the “Sequel” ticket lottery, she said, “I was like, ‘That’s fate. I have to go.’”
Meeting people in person that you’ve chatted with online is always a risky venture, however.
“My mom was sure (Bri) was going to be this 50 year old man,” said Bonnie Culhane, 19, of St. Clair Shores.
The two women - along with sisters Samantha (15) and Christine Winer (18) of Warren - had all entered the e-mail ticket lottery that happened April 3, coaxing siblings and friends to do so as well in order to increase their chances.
“I saw the first show on YouTube, and I was so disappointed that I didn’t find out about it in time to see it,” said Culhane. “It was just last year. But I found out it had been mentioned on Mugglenet, and so now I check there everyday. And every hour, I’m stalking (StarKid) on Twitter.”
Friday night’s packed-to-the-gills audience skewed young and slightly female, and the giddy excitement was palpable, with rampant speculation happening before the show (“Maybe it will be from Dumbledore’s perspective,” someone suggested from behind me).
And while I’m not at liberty to leak details about “Sequel”’s content, I will say that I laughed often, and that the crowd cooed at sweet or sad moments, and clapped and cheered thunderously at the first arrival of some familiar faces on stage. This was similar to the reaction that movie stars get when they appear in Broadway productions; and in a way, thanks to the viral success of “AVPM,” I guess that’s precisely what these U-M students and grads are.
After the show, in the lobby, one fan excitedly reported to her friends, “The cast is going to come out. They’re coming out!” And soon, photos were being taken with actors, and programs (cheekily listing “High School Musical” character Sharpay Evans as assistant director) were being autographed.
But in the end, was “Sequel” worth a 13 hour plane trip from Alaska?
Without hesitation, Maresh said, “Totally worth it.”
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Over two decades ago Instant Upright was given the objective to construct a canopy walkway in the Temburong forest of Brunei’s first National Park.
Instant upright designed and installed a series on Spandeck walkways to enable adequate access to different locations of the plant that were divided by a large void.
The Instant Upright Specials Engineering team was able to work quickly to design a lightweight, Spandeck platform with support frames.
Instant Spandeck is used to provide ceiling access at the world famous Roberto Duran Gymnasium in Panama.
The Walkway will provide permanent access to 3m high Solar Panels which are mounted around the air-conditioning units on the highest point of the roof.
Instant Edge Protection has recently provided a simple safe solution for the McAvoy Group, a long term customer of Instant’s Dealer Ridgeway Plant of Belfast.
A great application where Spandeck, the Instant walkway system provides access aboard the world famous Orient Express Train.
Fox Plant approached Instant UpRight to find a solution for reaching up and over their fleet of earthmoving equipment to keep them properly maintained.
A Zip-Up aluminium tower system from Zip-Up Svenska in Stockholm was the preferred choice and was constructed inside the gallery to carry out the intricate work.
Townlink Construction the contractors carrying out the work, brought in F.A.S.T. Scaffolds of Dublin to recommend a fast and safe access system.
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Explore Category: Explore
Washburn is the jumping off point to all things boating.
Boat Launches at the Washburn Marina and Thompson’s West End Park. $5 per day or an annual fee of $30. Can be purchased at Washburn City Hall, Leino’s Gas and Goods and Holiday Gas Station.
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Letting Artificial Intelligence in Education Out of the Box: Educational Cobots and Smart Classrooms
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This paper proposes that the field of AIED is now mature enough to break away from being delivered mainly through computers and pads so that it can engage with students in new ways and help teachers to teach more effectively. Mostly, the intelligent systems that AIED has delivered so far have used computers and other devices that were essentially designed for businesses or personal use, and not specifically for education. The future holds the promise of creating technologies designed specifically for learning and teaching by combining the power of AIED with advances in the field of robotics and in the increasing use of sensor devices to monitor our surroundings and actions. The paper assumes that “schools” (i.e., a place where children will gather to learn) will still exist in some shape or form in 25 years and that teachers will continue to oversee and promote learning among the students. It proposes that there will be educational cobots assisting teachers in the classrooms of tomorrow and provides examples from current work in robotics. It also envisions smart classrooms that make use of sensors to support learning and illustrates how they might be used in new ways if AIED applications are embedded into them.
KeywordsArtificial intelligence in education Robotics Sensors
Schools are places where much learning takes place in social and collaborative settings, and teachers play a large part in planning, shaping and steering the sequence of instruction. To teachers, many of the AIED systems that have been developed to date are mostly delivered via computers (with a few exceptions) and to teachers they are just a ‘black box’ in the sense that they leave teachers no real part to play in the use of the system. As a consequence, AIED currently forms little or no part of the activities in a typical classroom. This article takes a speculative look at how, over the next twenty-five years, AIED could break away from being delivered mainly through computers and pads so that it can engage with students in new ways and help teachers to teach more effectively.
One of the things that you do not hear questioned very much is why we are trying to use technologies like computers that were designed primarily for office workers as devices to promote learning in the classroom. Perhaps it is because we envision that we are preparing students for the modern workplace which is full of computers and tablets and that it makes sense for them to get used to the tools they will have to use in the future. Or more likely, no technology manufacturer sees education as its sole target market because they can sell more “boxes” if they are a one-size-fits-all device. They leave it to computer scientists to figure out how to make the technology perform a range of tasks. Of course, the flip side of the current situation is that schools and homes have computers, tablets and smartphones, so designing AIED systems for these enables immediate reach. However, new devices come very quickly. The first iPhone appeared in 2007 followed by the first Android phone in 2008, and the iPad was launched in 2010. Now smartphones and tablets are common technology, so it is conceivable that the technologies we have now will have been superseded by different generations of devices over the next 25 years.
We can see from Volume 1 of the this special issue of IJAIED that the field of AIED has come a long way in 25 years and that advances in technology have really boosted what we can make a business machine do. This article examines two main areas of fast-moving research where AIED could be applied to support and enhance learning; the first is in robotics and the second is in the creation of ‘smart classrooms’ that make use of sensors and the Internet of Things (IoT). The application of robotics for education is proposed as a way to create systems that transcend the limitations of the traditional computer paradigm and provide more social interaction that fits our biological predispositions in learning. The application of AIED to the IoT is proposed as a way to provide new ways of supporting learning and for leveraging the big data from rich interactions with ‘smart’ technologies to produce value for the teacher and classroom. In addressing these new potential futures new areas of research in which AIED could be applied are discussed. These include (1) creating systems that provide social interaction (an extension of the Computer Supported Collaborative Learning that already exists), (2) exploring new modalities for interfaces between learners, teachers and supporting technologies and (3) investigating the application of the Internet of Things in education.
Let us imagine for a moment a future in which the technologies used in learning are designed for that purpose and not just adapted from business machines. What would a teacher want help with in the classroom? What would a student want from a learning system? And, how will AI be integrated in this future world of education?
Before we embark on this thought experiment, I should declare some of my assumptions about what will happen to education in the next 25 years. Firstly, it seems that the school as an institution is highly durable and has become an accepted part of our society in all developed nations and in developing nations too. I am using the term school loosely to mean that a place where learners and teachers will gather physically and virtually to engage in teaching and learning activities. As agriculture became mechanised in the industrial revolution and the need for an educated workforce increased, schools became increasingly mandatory and over time the number of years that students spend at school has increased. If you were to remove schools from western society we would not be able to adapt easily as parents would have to stay home to look after children, even if they were able to attend school virtually. And these days many families have two parents working so they could not afford to halve their incomes. In short, unless there are some huge societal shifts I think that schools in some form or other will be with us for a while.
My second assumption flows from the first. If “schools” continue to exist then so will “teachers”. By “teachers”, I mean an adult who will oversee and promote learning among the students. Ideally they will hold content and pedagogical qualifications, but even in current schools there are skills shortages and teachers who are teaching outside their subject expertise.
Aied in Educational Cobots
In parallel to the advances that have been made in the last 25 years in AIED, the field of robotics has also made considerable advances. Researchers in robotics are currently exploring how socially assistive robots can help with everyday tasks like housework, guiding shoppers at the mall or train station, as well as more specialised tasks like rehabilitation after injury. There has also been work on robots in the classroom. Over the next 25 years robots will appear in many aspects of our lives and it seems inevitable that education is a sector where they could be very helpful.
I believe that over the next quarter century we will develop what I would like to call Educational Cobots. A cobot is a robot co-worker that works alongside humans to help them perform their work, so an educational cobot is a robot designed to support human teachers. This idea of humans and robots working collaboratively is an area of interest in robotics (for example, Green et al., 2008). As discussed later in this paper, robots have the potential to capture and retain the attention of learners in the classroom and this, on its own would useful to a teacher as attention is a precursor to learning. Teachers typically have class sizes of 25 students or more and even the most experienced teacher finds it challenging to differentiate their instruction and have students working on different tasks at different paces. Having educational cobots in the classroom would aid the teacher to differentiate instruction so that learners receive more tailored teaching. This is where the work already done in AIED will become essential to achieve this vision. If educational cobots had AIED capabilities they could do things like monitor learners as they engage with Intelligent Learning Environments (the ILEs could liaise directly with the cobot); flag and attend to learners who need extra help that the ILE cannot provide; keep learners engaged and interested; and answer questions that a learner might have.
We already know a considerable amount about how to structure learning tasks and assist students through them in ways that produce lasting learning. We also have begun to work on detecting the affective state of learners to better understand their progress and to intervene when needed. At the same time, researchers in robotics are investigating the best ways for robots to be designed in terms of appearance and actions to interact effectively with people and there is research on how children interact with robots. Combining the fields of robotics and AIED has the potential to create true educational technologies that are designed for the specific purpose of assisting in the teaching and learning enterprise.
Why Physical Embodiment is Important
There are good reasons to port our AIED systems into robotic bodies. It is argued by some cognitive researchers that the computational components of intelligence, such as those that AIED has been mainly focused on to date, is insufficient on its own to be regarded as the whole of human intelligence. They argue that human intelligence sits within a physical body, whose sensorimotor systems play a strong part in how we make sense of the world around us and act in it. This embodied cognition approach proposes that our physical bodies influence our brains in the same way as the mind influences bodily actions. Human beings interact with one another through our visual, auditory and sensory system, using skills that we have evolved over millions of years, such as recognizing objects, moving around physically, judging people’s motivations, recognizing a voice, setting appropriate goals, paying attention to things that are interesting. These are also the kinds of skills that teachers use.
Australian roboticist, Rodney Allen Brooks (2002) argues that if we want robots to perform everyday tasks alongside of humans, then their higher cognitive abilities, should be based on sensorimotor actions in their surrounding environment and their proprioceptive sense (awareness of its positioning and movement in its surroundings) supported by coordination of its visual, auditory and touch sensors. If a robot is to navigate the dynamic space of a modern classroom in which a variety of furniture moves position and many human bodies race around, then it will have to have the kind of intelligence that enables this, but it will have to work in conjunction with its AIED intelligence too so that it can use standard classroom equipment like white boards (or smartboards), paper (yes, that will probably still be around in 25 years) or specialist equipment like chemistry glassware.
Embedding AIED into robots would bring advantages over being constrained to an immobile box. Being able to move around the classroom as students are working on projects, recognizing the faces and voices of individual students, being able to point or gesture, and being capable of facial expressions would all enhance the interaction with students. Also, robots that could use equipment in particular subject areas such as physics or chemistry would be able to demonstrate phenomena in a physical way and not just via video or simulations.
Would robots need to be humanoid in appearance to be useful in the classroom? At present, robots in use in our society are not humanoid in appearance. Robots on production lines look like machines and the robot vacuum cleaners in our homes do not even look like conventional vacuum cleaners, let alone like human cleaners. For the most part, robots do not need to be humanoid, but would this be true of the classroom? There is evidence from neuroscience too that our acceptance of intelligent technology is influenced by how human-like it appears. Krach et al. (2008) used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study the brain activity of study participants who played a game against four different kinds of opponent; a computer, a functional robot, a human-like robot and a human. Unbeknown to the participants, all their opponents were just playing randomly. However, participants showed activation in the areas of the brain associated with ‘theory of mind’ (i.e., attribution of human intention) in an order of increasing human-like features (computer < functional robot < human-like robot < human). So embedding AIED in human-like robots would enhance their acceptance by the learner.
The strongest general argument for humanoid robots is that the designed world is made for humans. For example, cars have steering wheels that a human can grip and foot pedals that we can press. Doors are wide enough for humans to get through and can be opened by using our hands on the doorknobs. If a robot is made in a human-like form and size, with our limbs and basic physical capabilities, then it can navigate the existing designed world as we do, without the need to re-engineer everything from doorknobs to car controls. Of course, in the next 25 years cars will be driving themselves anyway!
However, some of the things that humans find simple, like recognizing objects in the surroundings, picking them up and manipulating them are very challenging for robots to do. For example, robotics researchers at UC Berkeley have designed a robot that can fold clean clothes that have been laundered, which is a major achievement because although robots have been able to interact with rigid objects, handling soft ‘deformable’ objects like a towel is very difficult (Prigg, 2015). However, the robot cost US$280,000 and the PR2 robot still cannot reach into the washing machine to take the clothes out of the dryer. But, advances will continue to be made over the next 25 years so at some point we can expect robots that could navigate the layout and furniture in a classroom of the future and use the teaching and learning equipment, whatever that may be in the future. You can also expect that, as more robots appear in our designed world, designers of objects might start to embed devices in those objects that would be helpful to robots to identify them and interact with them.
Another benefit to making a humanoid robot is that it is easier for humans to interact with, which would be important in the classroom both from the point of view of the teacher and the students. We humans need to learn how to operate non-humanoid robots like our robotic floor cleaners, and the interfaces are not always easy for us to come to grips with. As more and more robots appear in our lives over the coming quarter century, if there is no standardization of interfaces we will be driven crazy having to learn new ways of interacting with our car, home helper, gardener, and who-knows-what-else robots. The obvious way to standardize is to make them humanoid. We know how to operate with humans because we have done it all of our lives and we are hard-wired to do so and practiced at doing so through the filters of our socio-cultural settings. If the robots in our lives operated within this humanistic socio-cultural setting by speaking and understanding our language, recognizing our gestures, and sensing our emotions then they would be easier for us to operate with. This could be very important for learning in the classroom. If a robot is going to support a teacher, then she should be able to say to her cobot teacher aide, “I have noticed that the group of students in the corner is having trouble setting up the ramp experiment from the force and motion module. I am busy helping this group, can you go and make sure they set it up correctly and that they are on task.” An AIED system embodied in such a robot would be able to move to the group, check the experimental setup and then engage in dialogic tutoring to assist learning. We already know how to do the tutoring part, but it would become even more powerful if it could be deployed in flexible ways.
The learners would also likely respond more naturally to the robot teacher aide. In a study conducted at the Temporal Dynamics of Learning Centre (TDLC), one of the Science of Learning Centers funded by the US National Science Foundation, they found that young children engaged with a robot called Rubi initially for about 20 min before their attention went elsewhere. However, when the robot was programmed to react to their gaze and look at them, the attention span skyrocketed. We are biologically wired by evolution to respond to facial cues in interpersonal interactions. Rubi does not look much like a human, but researchers in Japan have been experimenting with much more lifelike robots. In a Tokyo elementary school a talking humanoid robot named Saya, that was originally developed as a receptionist robot in 2004 by professor Hiroshi Kobayashi of the Tokyo University of Science, has been used in the classroom in a limited way. Saya can speak multiple languages, and an array of motors in her head stretch the soft synthetic skin so that she can display emotions ranging from happiness and surprise to sadness and anger. But Saya could do little more than calling out student names and giving basic classroom control commands like saying, “Be quiet.” The robot did prove popular with the students and provoked emotions among them, including one student who cried when told off by Saya. Imagine, though, if Saya had pedagogical skills facilitated by AIED research. Kiesler et al. (2008) investigated how humanoid a robot would need to be for effective use in social assistive situations like in the classroom and found that people preferred interaction with a robot than a comparable on-screen agent. They attributed the robot with stronger, more positive personality traits and felt it was more lifelike. An interesting finding that could be relevant to the classroom was that participants were more inhibited with the robot than with the agent and showed less socially undesirable behaviour, as has been found in other research. Perhaps students will behave better with an Educational Cobot than with an on-screen agent, and this is one thing that could be investigated. As the field of robotics is relatively new, like AIED, we humans have not had a lot of experience in interacting with robots. Some of the robots used in South Korean classrooms have been little more than a TV screen on wheels, with the facial expression being handled simply as video in contrast to the multiple motors of the Saya robot. Even with the clever synthetic appearance of Saya, it was obvious that she was a robot and students went and poked the skin of her face, something they would never do with a real teacher. Once their curiosity was satisfied though and they knew what they were dealing with, they could interact with Saya.
Other researchers have investigated what roles a robot might play in the classroom. For example, Oshima et al. (2012) explored how Robovie-W, a communication robot, might support engagement as a partner in a cooperative learning group of pre-service teachers. They found that the style of student interactions with Robovie-W was similar to that with the human participants in the learning group and that adaptive learners interacted best with the robot. While these results are encouraging, the robot was not programmed with any intelligent learning software, simply turning its head towards a human who was speaking and reciting pre-scripted explanations of a text that was being discussed by the group. The intelligent interactions beyond that relied upon a human listening to student voices via a microphone and typing responses via a keyboard that were rendered as speech by the robot. So it was, in effect, a Wizard of Oz system for the most part. The next step could be to deploy full AIED systems via a robot. Shiomi et al. (2015) investigated whether the Robovie social robot might stimulate students’ curiosity for science if it were placed in a 4th and 5th grade elementary science classroom where students were free to interact with it during break time. As before, Robovie was used in a semi-autonomous mode where some interactions were automated but more complex ones were handled in a Wizard-of-Oz manner. In this study the robot was introduced as a new student in class, so it took on the role of a peer, rather than a teaching or teacher’s assistant role. Overall the presence of the robot did not increase the science curiosity of the students but the science curiosity of the students who asked Robovie questions did increase.
Other, off-the-shelf robots like Nao from Aldebaran Robotics have been used in classrooms and although they have a basic human form (head, eyes, body, arms, hands, legs and feet) they are short and not human sized. They are obviously robots, but French researcher Pierre Dillenbourg has programed the Nao to help students to learn to write letters of the alphabet (Loos, 2015). In that study the robot again took the role of a learning partner and the students had to teach the robot to form letters correctly. Kennedy et al. (2015) also used the Nao robot but in a tutoring role. Students participating in their study used a large touch screen to learn about prime numbers and the robot was aware of the students’ moves via a feed from the touch screen, although it could not use the touch screen itself. The study investigated whether a more social robot would produce higher learning gains than one that was asocial. An unexpected finding was that the asocial robot produced higher learning gains, which is contrary to similar research. Clearly there is more research to be done. Bothe the Dillenbourg and Kennedy studies illustrate that AIED researchers could start with off-the-shelf robots and see what their intelligent software could do via the robot’s body before moving to work with larger, perhaps purpose-built instructional robots that could assist teachers.
Aied in the Learning Environment
Now that we have explored some possible directions for using AIED in the classroom via robots, let us think about how AIED might be deployed in the physical classroom itself to create a ‘smart classroom’ that can support the students, the teacher and, of course, the educational cobots within in it.
In the last decade there has been a growth in the use of sensors to monitor our built environment (e.g., homes that control lights in rooms that we are using, opening a garage door as your car approaches, fridges that order groceries before you run out, etc.). This has led to what has come to be known as the Internet of Things (IoT) and companies in many industries are looking at how they can add value to their products by embedding in them sensors, chips and communicators so that they may gather and use data, and communicate with other objects or the Internet. A central tenet of IoT is that objects, people or devices (like educational cobots) are provided with unique identifiers and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.
What might this IoT approach look like in the classroom? What if manipulatives like blocks of different size and colors that are used to develop understanding of base ten counting were sensorized. Each block could ‘know’ its identity (e.g., I am a red block representing 10 units) and know where it is in relation to other blocks (e.g., I am lined up with and touching two other red blocks and one green block representing one hundred). If the learner had been asked to pick out blocks that represented thirty, then the block would know that the pattern that it was a part of did not total thirty. The green block would know that its value alone exceeded the target total and could have an LED light inside that flashed to indicate it was in the wrong place. No teacher or cobot would be needed in this interaction, but what would be needed is some AIED that governed the behaviour of the blocks. This is just a simple example, but what would more complex examples look like? For example, imagine a student learning to play the guitar in music lessons at school but still at the stage of mastering the fingering of basic chords. The music score shown on their electronic pad could be sending a signal to the guitar about what chord is to be played next and the finger positioning could be indicated directly on the fretboard of the instrument for the student to follow. Or the guitar fretboard might sense the students’ fingering of the chord and send that information to the music that would light up the bar being played in green if it matches or red when it does not. Again, no teacher is needed in this learning transaction. But what if the teacher wanted to know how that student had been doing, but he was helping another student at the time? The system could have recorded and analysed the student’s mistakes and advised the teacher that the student is still getting confused between chords C and F, it might call the teacher over so that the student gets some personal attention. Or it may just recommend some additional practice on some music that features the C and F chord changes. What sort of AIED will be required for this kind of object-to-object-to-teacher-to-student tutoring and how could systems that we have already be adapted to support it?
The students and the room itself could have sensors that help the teacher with classroom management tasks as well as learning tasks. There is already a wearable badge developed at MIT by Sandy Pentland’s team and produced by Sociometric Solutions that tracks the location of the wearer, senses when other badge wearers are in range and can detect emotion from the affective tone of the voice of the wearer. They currently cost about US$500, but as with all technologies they will doubtless get cheaper and when they do, what could be done to help teachers in the classroom if all students were wearing one? She could know, for example, if a student leaves the classroom without permission, and she could assign students to groups and get alerts if the vocal tone of any group seems to indicate that they are off task. It’s easy for a teacher to spot if a group is noisier than the rest of the room, but not to detect if the level of discussion dropped because they are not talking to each other in a collaborative task for example. Maybe the use of such badges over time would allow data to be gathered and mined so that typical patterns of small group work could be detected and aberrant ones where off task behavior is being displayed could be identified from the outliers. Then the badges of the students might light up to show if they are on task (green) or off task (red) so that the teacher could glance around the room and see easily which groups she needed to attend to as she wanders the class, monitoring the learning activities. Or these data could be sent directly to an educational cobot that could then head for the group that needs guidance.
High definition cameras in classrooms might give other valuable support. Cameras combined with facial recognition technologies could allow camera systems to capture images and sense the emotional state of the learners, recognizing the faces of individuals as it does so. What if we were to data mine the video stream from several well running classrooms to identify the features of a learning space that was productive and build predictive models and then build counterpoint models of classrooms where the overall activity is not productive so that we could tell the difference automatically via just the video stream. This kind of monitoring might be useful for beginning teachers who are less experienced at classroom management and maintaining the right blend of control and freedom than experienced teachers. Such a system could give feedback to the teacher about how to bring the class back to a productive state. How could AIED model and support effective classroom teaching if data from a range of sensors were available in real time?
To obtain more fine-grained data that could help to monitor individual learners rather than the classroom as a whole, students’ behaviour and affect could be captured via sensors in the classroom to supplement the information about the learners from other sources. Motion sensors like the Kinect system and biometric sensors like the wristbands that many people are now wearing for fitness purposes might be used to gather information about how engaged students are and to watch out for off-task behaviour. Data from biometric sensors tracking blood volume pulse and galvanic skin response could be used to detect changes in mood and how focused a student is, things that we already know are related to learning. Other uses might be to monitor students who are working in small groups to detect when a group is ‘in synch’ versus ‘unfocused’ and research on that is already being conducted at the Science of Learning Research Centre in Australia (slrc.org.au). With these potentially dynamic streams of data, AIED researchers will need to work on how to make sense of them in a learning context and what actions to take as a result (e.g., notify the human teacher or the educational cobot).
What is Needed to Move Towards This Vision?
The ideas proposed in this article are linked to those expressed by other authors in this issue. The article by Erin Walker and Amy Ogan focuses on the need to recognize the social role of technology’s use in learning. Educational cobots, if well designed, would take on a social role in the classroom, just like a teacher’s aide at present. Back in 1999, John Self (1999) argued that AIED is the only field of advanced educational technology that is aimed at building “computer-based learning systems which attempt to adapt to the needs of learners and are therefore the only such systems which attempt to ‘care’ about learners in that sense.” Maybe we can extend this idea in AIED to go beyond dealing with just the academic welfare of students and expand to embrace a more general concern for student well-being. Research in neuroscience and the physiology of learning has shown that there is a strong relationship between emotion and cognition (Zull, 2002, 2011). Studies have shown that the students of teachers who show a personal interest in them beyond the immediate subject being learned are more engaged and motivated, and conversely, in the absence of a caring teacher, learning is impaired. Would a caring educational cobot have similar effects?
The ideas expressed here also have links to Nikol Rummel’s article about deeper computational understanding of social interactions, attunement, and other affect-heavy constructs. For educational cobots to be effective they would need to be good at interacting with all kinds of students for long periods of time, monitoring their learning across a range of topics. To do that the AIED research community should apply more effort to developing the kinds of skills that Rummel describes in her article.
Movement towards educational cobots in the classroom has already begun. Japan and South Korea, in particular, are pursuing this goal with larger and more lifelike robots. Switzerland has started to investigate how small, off-the-shelf robots might be used in learning. AIED researchers will need to reach out to roboticists and find out what the state of the art is in robotics. We also need to let robotics researchers know what our field is capable of at present. AIED is a field that is the intersection of multiple fields like computer science, education research, cognitive psychology, instructional design and psychometrics. Those involved in AIED know that doing cross-disciplinary work is really hard. To collaborate effectively, each team member needs to gain at least a rudimentary understanding of the fields of the other partners. That way communication can take place and the team can collaboratively solve design and research problems together. But building this level of shared knowledge and collaboration takes time, so if AIED and robotics wish to come together to solve educational problems, then we need to arrange some initial exchanges of knowledge. Maybe some joint workshops or summits, or even visits to each other’s research labs, sabbatical visits or exchanges of doctoral students or post docs would get the ball rolling. Until AIED and robotics researchers understand more about one another’s disciplines, we will not be able to identify ways that the fields can work together to develop educational cobots, or something else that at this point in time we are unable to foresee or imagine.
To move toward the vision expressed in this article there will need to be greater use of intermediary technologies that allow an expansion of the kinds of human-technology interfaces beyond keyboard and mouse. Intermediary technologies like natural language processing of spoken dialogue, a key part of having a naturalistic interface with robotic or other smart technologies, have advanced greatly in recent years and with the advent of new approaches to machine learning like ‘deep learning’ these will undoubtedly continue to improve. Some researchers in AIED have already incorporated spoken dialogue into their systems and there was a 2009 AIED conference workshop on Educational Natural Language Processing that addressed the particular language processing issued in tutorial dialogues and a review of progress towards conversational dialogue in intelligent tutoring systems appears in Rus et al. (2013). Other intermediary technologies like touch based and tactile interfaces will also play a role in allowing for interactions with cobots and smart classrooms. There are also advances in virtual and augmented reality devices like the Oculus Rift that may have applications for cobots and smart classrooms.
We need to persuade research-funding agencies across the world that this is a new field with potential and to get funding for some proof of concept work to explore what is possible. As a first step, agencies could sponsor some of those ‘getting to know you’ type events and a step after that could be having a group of cross-disciplinary researchers identify what areas of joint research could be funded. The National Science Foundation in the USA did this kind of forward thinking in AIED to shape its funding of research in educational technology in the past and it helped to spawn many of the latest developments in the field. In fact, NSF is already funding projects in this field. For example, AIED researcher Lewis Johnson (2015) is conducting a project called RALLe that is investigating how to design simulation-based learning experiences for language learning by developing a prototype lifelike robot that engages in conversations in foreign language, and study its use in educational settings. See the article entitled Face-to-Face Interaction with Pedagogical Agents, Twenty Years Later by Johnson and Lester in Volume 1 of this special issue for more details. Maybe a way to push this forward is to hold a workshop at a conference such as Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Multimodal Interaction (ICMI), or at AIED.
There is also a research conference on the Internet of Things that held its 5th gathering in 2015 (http://www.iot-conference.org/) and it is sponsored by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The range of devices that are now ‘smart’ in some way is increasing and if AIED researchers want to find out what combinations of them could support teachers and students in the classroom, then they may just have to purchase sets of likely sensors and see what can be done with them. However, maybe AIED researchers should be working with electrical engineering departments at their own universities rather than trying to do this work alone. As with the educational robotics field, some injection of research funding to enable AIED researchers to get to know what technologies are available and who is doing relevant work in other disciplines would be most helpful to push forward in this direction.
The message I have tried to convey here is that it is time for AIED to be let out of the box, meaning the computer so that it can become embedded in other devices such as robots and in smart classrooms. The ideas presented here are meant to be a provocation to start thinking about what might be possible avenues for future AIED research directions and I recognise that some have already been doing research along these lines, so these ideas may not be new to you. However, I do not imagine that we will immediately be able to build a fully effective educational cobot or develop a smart classroom in the next few years, but we could set a course in that direction. Embarking on this course of action would lead to a considerable expansion for the field and lead to new collaborations with other fields such as robotics and electrical engineering. Themes of future research could include creating systems that provide social interaction (an extension of the Computer Supported Collaborative Learning that already exists); exploring new modalities for interfaces between learners, teachers and supporting technologies and investigating the application of the Internet of Things in education. Much of what we have learned about how to model knowledge and what the learner knows together with ways to provide feedback and pedagogy could be transported to robots. Doing so would introduce more ways of sensing what the learner’s affective state is and interacting with them in different ways. This would lead to new challenges, which would be very stimulating for AIED and allow us to expand our models and methods. Embedding AIED into smart classrooms would produce real time data streams from lots of sensors in the classroom and focused on the learners would require huge amounts of Educational Data Mining and would lead to new models of how learners behave in the wider environment of the classroom and not just with the instructional packages that we have developed to date. A practical step forward might be to hold a workshop on Educational Cobots and Smart Classrooms at AIED or a related conference such as Human-Robot Interaction. Now it is up to you where AIED goes next.
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An adaptive immune response is initiated by mature dendritic cells presenting processed antigen to naïve T cells. Assuming that the magnitude of the immune response is influenced by the number and type of antigen-presenting dendritic cells and by the duration of antigen presentation, we tested if chemokines that bind to receptors expressed on immature dendritic cells or TRANCE, a survival factor for mature dendritic cells, can serve as adjuvants. None of the immunomodulaters given as genetic adjuvants with a DNA vaccine encoding the full-length rabies virus glycoprotein augmented the transgene product-specific response. However, RANTES, MCP-1, MIP 1-β, and TRANCE given together with a DNA vaccine expressing a truncated and thus secreted version of the rabies virus glycoprotein enhanced the response suggesting that the tested genetic adjuvants promoted preferentially presentation of reprocessed antigen originating from transduced tissue cells. © 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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28 Dec Tile Roofs and Asphalt Shingles: An Honest Comparison
Roofing materials are a critical component of every home, whether you’re building a new or simply renovating your existing roof. The average home requires roof replacement after every 20 to 50 years. It’s preferable to do this task on the upper side of that limit. Universal Roof & Contracting recommends asphalt shingles and tiles. Here are some features and differences between them to help you choose.
As the name suggests, asphalt roof shingles consist of asphalt. Asphalt shingles feature waterproof and heat-reflecting properties. Tile roofing is made from terracotta or slate, which are heavy and durable. Each material has pros and cons making the final choice a matter of preference for what each can offer.
Besides materials, aesthetics is the next important thing to consider. Several so-called designer asphalt shingles complement the color and style of any home. Roofing tiles give off an ornate aura and work more towards giving a simple yet elegant look. If you want versatility, consider asphalt shingles. For a more traditional look, roofing tiles are much more ideal.
Roofing tiles do indeed stand the test of time as they boast a lifespan of up to 100 years. Though not the ultimate reason to pick tiles, it is a strong pull in that direction. Tiled roofing rarely falters, and that’s an overwhelming plus in its favor. One thing that favors asphalt shingles is their ease of repair and replacement.
Picking sustainable building materials can make a house greener. Asphalt shingles lose out here because their materials come from petroleum. Roofing tiles win because they consist of terracotta, slate, concrete or clay. Take note that they are all sustainable materials.
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Education is an important aspect of every person’s life. However, one should not forget that this is only the beginning of further development, an intermediate step preceding professional development. Consequently, universities should not transfer knowledge on their own but should consider ways of their practical application and consider students as future competitors in the labor market, looking for good work in reputable companies.
Pro-Papers experts have outlined the most important actions teachers can take to prepare young people for the future.
Job search help
Here are networking activities helping young people to grow professionally: interning, volunteering, participating in professional student organizations, working part-time, getting recommendations from a mentor. Educators can use their resources to support students in all these fields.
Even though the world seems to be big it is rather small, and interpersonal relationships often turn out to be decisive in it. Professors have dozens of graduates each year. After some time, these graduates launch their ect information on open vacancies and internships, agree on interviews, acquaint alumni with current students striving to makebusinesses or occupy high positions in prestigious companies. It is not at all difficult for an educator to ask around, coll the first career steps.
Teaching students to present themselves
Odd enough, some graduates leave their universities without knowing how to write a CV and a cover letter. What do students need complex concepts and formulas for if they cannot attract employers’ attention and apply all this knowledge in practice?
Professors should make sure young specialists can stand up to the competition by professionally presenting their skills and talents. Write resumes in class to analyze mistakes, determining whether all crucial aspects are displayed and how the document can improve. Use examples of resumes that the students can use as references. They receive helpful ideas of what a professional resume should entail in doing so. Hold staged interviews to let students rehearse communication with a recruiter, come up with answers for tricky questions, and lower anxiety. It is also essential to explain the difference between a cover letter, a CV, and a resume, showing that these documents should not restate each other.
The job search may be a rather long and tedious process, especially for a student who enters the labor market for tecialists’ salaries are usually comparatively low. Without mentorship and guidance, a young person may lose motivation andhe first time and cannot impress employers with an outstanding professional background. Also, junior sp forget about one’s ambitious dreams.
Professors should track learners’ psychological state, ask about their progress, explain that it is quite normal to face challenges on the way to a dream job, maintain an optimistic mood, try to make career-building exciting and funny, help young people to find the most suitable professional niche and fight for a place in it. Then learners will feel that they are not alone in a large and unfamiliar adult world, there is always somebody to lend a helping hand and support them morally.
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I use Listhings in my browser to make sticky notes and remind myself about stuff.
I am looking for an app/group of desktop apps for the same purposes.
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- Something similar to Listhings(above) but desktop-based, not within the browser, and with the ability to set reminders and timers on notes/todos.
Do you know of such app? Or something similar ?
What do you use in this area?
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OverviewVisionscape Interactive, Inc. is a privately held company located in San Diego, California, which was founded by husband and wife team Matt McDonald and Tammy McDonald in 1997.
VSI is a premier interactive game and 3D animation studio which develops cinematics and video games for the Xbox, Playstation 2 and GameCube consoles as well as animation for television and films.
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John Jairo Ruiz (#11) earned a place on Costa Rica's roster for its March 5, 2014, friendly against Paraguay. (Photo: Mexsport)
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – John Jairo Ruiz has received a call up to Costa Rica for next week’s friendly against visiting Paraguay, head coach Jorge Luis Pinto announced Thursday.
The 20-year-old forward plays for Lille in France and achieved nororiety for scoring three goals in four matches at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Pinto named 21 other players to the squad, including two from CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinalist Alajuelense – goalkeeper Patrick Pemberton and defender Jose Salvatierra.
"Undoubtedly, this list does not represent what the complete call to World Cup will be, but we are looking at a few alternatives,” said Pinto. “Similarly we want to continue the process of with some players, but this does not mean that they have a fixed place at the World Cup.”
Costa Rica’s attack will be fortified with Real Salt Lake’s Alvaro Saborio, who scored a team-best eight goals in qualifying for Brazil 2014, as well as Joel Campbell. The 21-year-old netted for Greece’s Olimpiacos in 2-0 UEFA Champions League win over Manchester United on Tuesday.
The Ticos will host Paraguay on Wednesday at the Estadio Nacional
COSTA RICA ROSTER
(International friendly: March 5, 2014, home v Paraguay)
GOALKEEPERS: Keilor Navas (Levante/Spain), Patrick Pemberton (Alajuelense)
DEFENDERS: Jose Salvatierra (Alajuelense), Cristian Gamboa (Rosenborg/Norway), Giancarlo Gonzalez (Columbus Crew/USA), Junior Diaz (Mainz 05/Germany), Roy Miller (New York Red Bulls/USA), Michael Umaña (Saprissa), Oscar Duarte (Club Brugge/Belgium), Waylon Francis (Columbus Crew/USA)
MIDFIELDERS: Michael Barrantes (Aalesund/Norway), Jose Miguel Cubero (Herediano), Yeltsin Tejeda (Saprissa), Diego Calvo (Valerenga/Norway), Oscar Esteban Granados (Herediano), Bryan Ruiz (PSV Eindhoven/Netherlands), Celso Borges (AIK/Sweden), Christian Bolaños (FC Copenhagen/Denmark)
FORWARDS: Joel Campbell (Olympiacos/Greece), Marco Ureña (Kuban Krasnodar/Russia), Álvaro Saborio (Real Salt Lake/USA), John Jairo Ruiz (Lille/France)
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C10 Cheyenne Super
ZZ4 350 V8 W/ SNIPER EFI, AUTO, PWR BRAKES/STEER, FRONT DISCS, SLICK COLOR COMBO
Beautiful paint, a bold interior, and a smoking fuel-injected 385 hp small block under the hood - this 1972 Chevrolet C10 Cheyenne Super is an awesome power pickup that loves to turn heads.
White is already distinctive style on vintage pickups. But the way this one radiates in the sunlight instantly signals you have a truck of added distinction. You can tell there was a recent investment in a quality modern application. But this one also get its vintage details right, too. We love the premium Cheyenne Super wood-like trim that contrasts nicely against the white paint, and it also appears like an almost unbroken line on this quality body. And they didn't forget the wood-like tailgate insert, too. The bumpers, trim, and bezels all shine brightly. Plus, not only do the American Racing Slat Flat wheels add to this vintage gleam, but also there large/modern 20-inch size hints at more upgrades within.
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Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea
state bound, Horizon Christian School defeated the Crane Mustangs 67-27 in a home playoff game Saturday night to advance to the final rounds of the 1A state tournament later this week in Baker City. At left, Mason Bloomster is a cut above the competition as he scores two of 18 in the game
For the Horizon Christian High Hawks, participating in high school basketball’s version of “March Madness” is something that they’ve become accustomed to in recent years, and this year is no different. The Hawks, guided by coach Darrin Lingel, advanced to the OSAA 1A state tournament quarterfinals for a fourth straight year following a 67-27 second-round home playoff win Saturday over the Crane Mustangs (14-12).
“We’re excited to have another trip to Baker and it’s exciting to have an opportunity to possibly win a state championship,” said Lingel, who led the Hawks to a state title in 2012 and a second-place finish in 2013. “Anything can happen there and we’re looking forward to the challenge.”
The No. 1-ranked Hawks (23-1) face the No. 3-ranked Imbler Panthers (21-4) Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in their opening matchup of the Elite Eight tournament March 6-8 at Baker High School. If Horizon wins Thursday, it’ll play the winner of a quarterfinal contest between Crosshill Christian (18-6) and Jordan Valley (22-4) in a 3:15 p.m. semifinal Friday. If Horizon loses to Imbler, it’ll play in a 9 a.m. consolation round game Friday.
The championship game is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. March 8. Along with Horizon, another favorite to make the championship game is the the No. 4-ranked Columbia Christian Knights (22-5), who are the Valley 10 League Champions from Portland and have remained undefeated against all 1A opponents they've faced. Horizon is also unbeaten against 1A teams, as the Hawks’ only loss (67-51) was to Class 2A Irrigon in their season opener back on Dec. 7.
“Columbia is a good team and they have two kids (6-8 Kameron Chatman and 6-8 Arkadiy Mkrtychyan) who have scholarships to NCAA Division I schools,” said Lingel. “Chatman is going to Michigan and Arkadiy is going to Idaho. If we have the opportunity to face Columbia, it could be a huge challenge, but we’ll have to win two other games first.”
As usual, Saturday’s game saw the potent and effective one-two scoring punch of junior Mason Bloomster (18 points, five rebounds, six assists) and senior Matt Totaro (19 pts., 10 rebs., two blocks) lead the Hawks to the win.
“It’s my third straight year going to Baker City to play in the quarterfinals, so that’s pretty exciting,” said Bloomster.
Crane, guided by first-year head coach Hector Martinez and assistant Mathieu Zander, responded to Horizon’s pressure well initially and even held a small lead for a couple of minutes in the second quarter.
“We’re really proud of our team for making it to the Sweet 16,” said Zander, whose squad traveled six hours from Eastern Oregon. “If you’re going to lose in the playoffs, then it might as well be to the No. 1 team in the state. We have no reason to hang our heads. Our kids played the best they could and we just lost to a better team. I hope they (Horizon) win it all, because then we can say that we lost to the state champions and they have a really high-class group of kids.”
Horizon regained an edge at 17-16 with 5:34 on the scoreboard clock, when Totaro sank an 8-foot jumper in the lane. From there, the game went the way of the Hawks, who found their rhythm and built a 33-19 halftime lead and a 55-21 lead after three.
“Our game plan is apply defensive pressure as often as we can, while utilizing our quickness advantage to get steals and convert fast-break scoring opportunities,” said Engel. “We always force a lot of turnovers and that helps get our transition game working very well … I love going to Baker and it was one of our goals at the beginning of the year to win the championship and we’re hoping to achieve that goal on Saturday.”
All 11 players on the Hawks team competed in the playoff game, including junior Ryan Aldrich, who played in his first home game of the season after recently returning to the team. Aldrich played for the first time this season in the Big Sky Conference District Tournament, Feb. 21-22 at Hermiston High School. For seniors Totaro, Engel, Amar Mann and Austin Requa, it marked the final home game of their career at the “Hawks Nest.”
“I’m really proud of all the guys for doing such a great job tonight, especially our seniors,” said Lingel. “It was their last home game, so it was somewhat of an emotional day for them. They’re really the core group and heart and soul of the team. They helped build a winning basketball tradition here.”
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ALL-DAY REGGAE: Good waves, good music and good vibes. Get them all at Sound Wave, located at the Wave House. Toots and the Maytals will be playing their reggae-punk mix with special guest, Tribe of Kings Soundsystem. Tickets are $29 and can purchased here. Start jammin' at 8 p.m.
MUSIC, COSTUMES AND STEAMPUNK—OH MY: It will be a night of music and costumes, both incorporating some Steampunk style. Don’t know what Steampunk is? It’s a creative movement much like Punk or Goth, but with a more humorous and whimsical side. Learn more about the movement during the most recent Chrononaut party at the Queen Bee’s Art and Cultural Center. Admission is $8 and it all begins at 7:30 p.m.
RED HOT RUBY: Ruby, dubbed “The First Class Sultry Lady of Blues,” has shared the stage with Blues greats like Etta James, Charles Brown and Buddy Guy. Check out her and her band, The Red Hots, at Humphrey’s Backstage Music Club. Enjoy the Blues/Rock tunes from 8 p.m. to midnight.
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Howdy from Texas!
After quite a bit of lurking I have decided to join in on the fun! My name is Beth-- I'm seventeen, and have been keeping Bettas for about two years. Due to a reptile obsession, I had to downsize my fishtanks quite dramatically last year, but I'm ready for a family of finned critters again.
In fact, I'm hoping to pick up a betta or two tomorrow when my family and I go fish-store-hopping. They're as nutty about aquariums as I am. <3
My goal is to spawn a pair of HMs or HMPKs this summer, but I need to find a pair first... I thought about purchasing from someone here, or Aquabid; but I'm lucky enough to have one or two LFSs that import stock (such as bettas) from Thailand from time to time. Fingers crossed I'll find some awesome new chullins tomorrow!
--Thank you all for reading, I look forward to chatting and learning on this wonderful forum.--
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Hedge funds query court's Anglo ruling
Published 05/01/2012 | 05:00
Two Cayman Island hedge funds have appealed a US court ruling that granted immunity to Anglo Irish Bank in a row over a $200m (€155m) subordinated bond.
The bank -- which is now known as the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC) -- was granted immunity by a New York District Court judge in November because the institution is a sovereign entity.
Hedge funds Fir Tree Capital Opportunity Master Fund and Fir Tree Value Master Fund had sought to prevent Anglo from moving assets out of the US. They also wanted their debts honoured.
The hedge funds acquired the $200m of bonds -- which had been originally issued in 2005 -- in November 2010.
The court had to closely examine the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act on foot of an application by Fir Tree for a preliminary injunction.
Fir Tree argued that sovereign immunity had been waived under the so-called 1950 Friendship Treaty between Ireland and the United States.
The court said that Fir Tree had no right to action under that treaty as the hedge funds were based in the Cayman Islands.
The court ultimately found that it lacked the jurisdiction because of the immunity of Anglo and dismissed the case. The judge said that Anglo's sale of a $9bn (€6.95bn) loan book hadn't constituted a breach of the terms of the bond agreement.
But Fir Tree has now appealed the ruling. It has until February 2 to lodge a brief with the court, while IBRC has 35 days after that to file its brief.
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We may not be able to change the world, but we can always view the world differently. Marv
Note that the original purpose of this special day was reconciliation. At the end of the Civil War, it was a time for coming together to honor those who had made the ultimate sacrifice. We’d like to see the dual purposes of this day — remembrance and reconciliation — resurrected.
“Loving God, we pray to you for people of every race, religion, language and nation. Help us always to respect and love each other for You have made us all. Let those who have given their lives for the sake of justice, peace and freedom be rewarded by your generous love. May their families and friends, and we who honor them today, remember them with love, now and always. Amen” Rev. Ron Gagne
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Air is life… we inhale and exhale air to live. What if it is contaminated? It means you are inhaling toxins. Is it right for your body? No! How to filter the air for healthy ventilation while you are in the car? Luckily your vehicle has a built-in system to filter the air for contaminants. It is your cabin air filter. How does it work? Why do you need to replace it? Let’s discuss this in detail in this blog.
Cabin Filter – How does it work?
To understand the working mechanism of a cabin filter, let’s first talk about the ventilation system of the human body. You inhale air from your nostrils and it travels through your trachea to the lungs bronchi and then from there to the alveoli. Is the air reaching alveoli unfiltered? No, it is filtered air. But where was it filtered? In your nose! There are mucus linings and cilia which filter the dust and other air pollutants. worms in cats ivermectin These contaminants are building up in your nose along with the nasal linings and you have to clear the airways for avoiding blockage. Have you noticed the waste you removed from the nasal cavity? It is a solid or semi-solid material of dark yellow or light black color. ivermectin horses persistance Now, coming back to the topic, keeping the human ventilation system in mind, think about cabin air filters.
It filters air and is similarly junked up with dirt, rubbish and other contaminants. ivermectin pour-on In this case, the air will not smell fresh. The bad smell is not the only concern, there is much more than that to decide for replacement.
Why replacement is necessary?
Cabin Air Filter installation is an ergonomic approach for the health and safety of passengers. If the installed cabin filter is not working, the air in your cabin is likely to have more harmful and odorous exhaust gases than the air external to the cabin filter. It is because there is much-polluted air on the road due to exhaust gases released by other vehicles including trucks. The gases are filtered and removed before reaching the cabin by cabin air filters. Additionally, they aid in the prevention of pollen and other allergens entering the vehicle.
In addition to the above features, it also helps decrease vehicle maintenance expenses. If there is dirt and polluted air stuck in the cabin, it poses more challenges to the ventilation system of the vehicle. It will make your AC work inefficiently, lowering the horsepower of your vehicle. A dirty cabin air filter might ultimately lead to engine burnout, leading your AC to stop operating if left unattended.
It is suggested that you should replace the cabin air filter after every 30k Miles. However, it’s always a good idea to check your owner’s manual for information on when your air filter should be changed.
Cabin Air Filter Replacement regularly is a simple way to keep all of your vehicle’s riders comfortable and your ventilation system running smoothly. A new cabin air filter will not only enhance the quality of the air inside your car, but it will also increase the airflow from the heating and AC system.
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Anti Snoring Devices Pillow – Anti-Snoring Mouthpiece For Restful Sleep
Snoring is famous for being a nuisance. It is loud; it is tumultuous; it can annoy your mattress partners so much that they force you to sleep on the couch.
But did you know that snorers may also suffer in their own sleeplessness?
I am one of those unfortunate individuals who can really wake myself up along with my huffing and puffing. I would receive a few hours of sleep before my snores kick and yank me from dreamland. Anti Snoring Devices Pillow
Not just can this frustrate me to the point of tears as I toss and turn through the night, but it could also lead to extreme daytime fatigue. I nod off at work. My relationships endure. I get tired and tired.
Thankfully, I’ve found some great anti-snoringgoods during the past couple of years of study.
VitalSleep is just one of many brands that I advocate for other people, but it’s plenty to provide people with similar battles to mine. Allow me to explain more.
Let me tell you a little more about this wonder mouthpiece.
Why Can We Snore?
There are a whole good deal of complicated answers to this query, but at the end of the afternoon, many snoring is that the result of vibrations on your own neck. They are usually caused by your body blocking your airway in your sleep and relaxing. With your jaw hanging open and your tongue lolling backward, oxygen is forced via a significantly narrower tube than normal.
Even the VitalSleep is a mouthpiece which you wear immediately to stop these vibrations. It works by applying a pressure to your jaw that retains your chin forward along with your airway open.
How VitalSleep Works? Anti Snoring Devices Pillow
The VitalSleep is considered a mandibular advancement device (MAD) as it literally progresses your mandible. I believe the VitalSleep to be a step above the rest, and the majority of them are in direct competition with each other, although there are MADs on the marketplace of the
It is if you’re looking for an anti-snoring device that works.
What Does This Look Like?
The VitalSleep is really a bi-bloc mouthpiece. This usually means that both upper and lower trays are two pieces. Despite its layers, nevertheless, it flexible, and its own fit can be corrected in several ways that make it even more comfy. But I’ll get to that part in a minute.
The very best thing about the VitalSleep is that its mobility. Unlike a number of those bulky, rigid mouthpieces available on the current market, the VitalSleep is made with a lot of give.
When wearing it, you may move your jaw from side to side. Also the VitalSleep makes it seem simple, although this is virtually unheard of in a MAD.
One other great thing about the VitalSleep is that it has a very appealing design. It is possible to choose between a version that is two-toned and solid-color, and they are both sleek little pieces of technology that you won’t be embarrassed to wear round the home.
There are air holes in the device, so it doesn’t matter if you breathe through your nose or your mouth. Both can be accommodated by the VitalSleep. You can also talk, drink and swallow as you are wearing it. You do not have to have a monk’s vow of silence once you stick it.
How Does it Affect? Anti Snoring Devices Pillow
That is where things get interesting.
For starters, there are two sizes supplied by the VitalSleep brand. One is advocated for women and bigger, and the other one is larger and recommended for men, but they’re the exact same product aside from their dimensions. It is possible to purchase what feels regardless of your sex.
Another aspect of the VitalSleep is that you can adjust its lower tray to acquire a specific angle for your jaw advancement. You can find hex screws and you’ll be able to adjust them between 1 – 7 millimeters. Anti Snoring Devices Pillow
Simply scale it back, Whether an excessive amount of distress to sleep is caused by an intense angle . Ramp it up When there is a anglen’t sufficient to stop your snores.
Last but certainly not the least, the VitalSleep is referred to as a”boil and bite” device. This means you could match it to the specifications of your own mouth by making a customized impression of your teeth.
Directions will be located in the box, but here are some basics:
- Drink a cup of water. |}
- Submerge the mouthpiece before it softens.
- Whenever it’s still malleable, bite down on its lower tray.
- Wipe it with cold water. |} The mouthpiece should harden and it ought to have strong and vibrant tooth marks on it.
Voila! That’s the boil and snack. It creates mouthpieces. You all could do it all together with five minutes and a couple of kitchen tools.
How Long Does it Last?
The VitalSleep has a normal lifespan of 6 – 12 months. There are a few measures that you may take to enhance its longevity, however, the day will come that it requires a replacement, so prepare yourself.
The main reason why the VitalSleep degrades is exactly the exact same reason the thermoplastic. It finally breaks down under pressure, and if you’re employing your VitalSleep for hours and hours the pressure really can add up.
Would you need to wring every moment from your mouthpiece? You are going to need to look after it. This means brushing it daily with a toothbrush and toothpaste like it’s really a part of your own mouth.
I am not going to lie: Fixing the VitalSleep can be a small hassle. There are numerous small cracks and crevasses plus it took some finagling to figure it out.
Having said that, it is a pattern for maintaining the item hygienic and safe. It has contact with your mouth bacteria all night long, so it needs to be cleaned regularly to prevent odors and discoloration.
Some Often Asked Questions
Absolutely! I am not one of those experts so you may want to take any questions that are overly-technical to their customer support department, but I will answer a number of the basic queries that I’ve seen around the net.
Can it be hypoallergenic? Anti Snoring Devices Pillow
Yes. The VitalSleep is totally free of latex and BPA, and it’s been accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It contains no chemicals or materials that could trigger the health problems of someone.
Can I wear it with dentures or braces?
It is different. The VitalSleep was not supposed to accommodate things such as dentures, braces, crownsand bridge work and missing teeth, but there is nothing to stop you by purchasing and using it. Naturally, it probably will not be effective at maintaining your airways available since the match will be wrong.
Can I use it in case I’m a stomach or side sleeper?
This is something which I love about the VitalSleep. Since its air pockets enable you to breathe through your mouth when wearing it, so you can sleep in any place that you would like. You do not need to stay on your back. It’s possible for you to turn, curl twist and sprawl to the content of your heart.
I’m a bit nervous about the”boil and bite” item. Is it tough to do?
It may take longer than one effort to you to get the impression of your teeth. However, VitalSleep states you can re-do the process up before the material starts to weaken. Just try again if at first you do not succeed.
Is there a guarantee? Anti Snoring Devices Pillow
Yes. You will have a full 30 days to decide if you like the VitalSleep, and you can send it back to the manufacturers for a complete refund if you come to the conclusion it isn’t for you. In the event you choose to keep it, you are also going to be protected by a yearlong warranty with replacements as needed.
Can it really enhance the standard of your sleep?
I’m after using the VitalSleep a man. Instead of waking myself up every couple of hours, I am ready soundlessly throughout the evening and to sleep profoundly. I am even dreaming therefore I assume the VitalSleep has restored my REM cycles following years of ones that are disrupted. I can not emphasize this enough: The VitalSleep works.
What Are the Pros and Cons?
Here is a list of pros and cons that will help you make your thoughts up.
In my view, it is difficult to beat on the VitalSleep as it has to do with mandibular advancement devices. Does this offer a layout using a size increments to ensure the match that is perfect, but it’s also acceptable for sleepers of all types, including individuals who want to breathe during the night through their mouth or sleep at positions.
It is backed in the event that you wind up disliking the VitalSleep. If it’s not suitable for you, It’s possible to find a full refund. Anti Snoring Devices Pillow
I feel confident advocating the VitalSleep to individuals with nighttime breathing issues. Whether you’re doing it for a loved one or yourself, it’s worth the trouble of buying a sleep support and eliminating your snores.
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OECD correctly reports that fears and threats on globalization are fully overblown. Overestimated threats emerge from concerns over wage inequality and the loss of jobs as labor-cost incentives in emerging markets push many existing enterprises abroad. However, moving production facilities and low-skilled jobs abroad does not mean that wages neccessarily decline. Job flight is compensated by infusing high-skilled jobs such as IT, consulting and services broadly based on new economy.
Overblown rosy fears about the danger brought by the liberalization of international trade nearly turned into the commedy. Empirically, the liberalization of international trade flows encourages labor and capital mobility giving incentives to accelerate the investment in human capital. Another questions that raises woes against the pursuit of free trade is whether offshoring worsenes the unemployment agony or not? The answer is No.
Despite the increased amount of offshoring investment, the unemployment rate among OECD countries steadily declined from 33,6m in 2006 to 32m in 2007. The explanation can be based on the correct empirical assumption that offshoring investment is an incentive for domestic economy where new jobs are added particularly in high value-added areas where knowledge is transferred at an intensive pace. Regarding offshoring, both sides benefit since this is a pure behavior of market equilibrium and free exchange.
Domestic economy (where offshore investment takes place) is fueled by intensive job creation in sectors where high value-added plays a sharing role. The other side benefits from job creation. Since offshoring is primarily focused on locations where labor cost proportions are low relative to the rest of the world, say Chinese, Vietnamese or Indian workers benefit from higher job creation which lifted millions out of poverty into the middle-class wealth.
There is also concern about wages. Wage inequality is actually a good sign reflecting the difference in skills, education and productive behavior between labor market agents. The wage inequality over the last period is actually the result of technological change and increased productivity in several areas compared to another.
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Capitol Kids is a youth theatre arts program designed to inspire curiosity and unleash creativity. More engaging than watching a movie, Capitol Kids live performances are entertaining and interactive, giving children the opportunity to think, imagine, and dream. Our shows are presented by professional touring companies, providing teachers and students with high quality, easily accessed, one-of-a-kind experiences that help kids develop into well-rounded thinkers and problem solvers.
Art is a crucial component to any complete education. Unfortunately, when education funding is reduced, arts programs are often the first courses eliminated. Capitol Kids was created to help ensure that all Yakima Valley children receive the benefits of arts programming; higher self-esteem, motivation, discipline, and creativity.
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AC HOTEL MINNEAPOLIS DOWNTOWN TO OPEN FALL 2016
The Brand’s Modern European Design and Spanish Heritage Come to Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Sept. 9, 2016) – AC Hotel Minneapolis Downtown, developed and co-owned by Mortenson and managed by Sage Hospitality, will open its doors to guests in the heart of Minneapolis’ thriving downtown in October 2016. Located at the intersection of 4th Street and Hennepin Avenue, the AC Hotels by Marriott is the brand’s first property in Minnesota and is part of a new breed of lifestyle hotels targeting creative and entrepreneurial travelers.
AC Hotel Minneapolis Downtown is a nine story modern hotel with Spanish roots and a European spirit. Offering 245 guest rooms and over 1,500 square feet of meeting space, the hotel features the signature AC Lounge and Bar, AC Library, AC Store collaborative Media Salons, Boardroom and a 24/7 Fitness Center, while being harmoniously connected to the heart of the city through the skyway system. The Hennepin Meeting Room is perfect for corporate and entrepreneurial groups with flexible seating and 675 square feet of meeting space.
Based on a belief that purposeful design improves lives, AC Hotels carves away what is unnecessary, in order to provide guests with thoughtfully designed moments of beauty; moments that elevate their stay and help them focus on what is important to them. That is why at all AC Hotels guests get only what they need, without paying for what they don’t. The result is sophisticated yet unpretentious style, innovative beverage and food programming and locally inspired experiences for both guests and locals.
“Minneapolis is such a vibrant city with an active arts scene and energetic urban culture,” said Toni Stoekl, Vice President of Lifestyle Brands at Marriott International. “Located in the heart of downtown and connected to the city’s skyway system, AC Hotel Minneapolis is situated perfectly for travelers looking to experience everything the city has to offer.”
“We’re thrilled to be partnering with Marriott to bring a modern lifestyle hotel to Minneapolis,” said Nate Gundrum, Director of Real Estate Development at Mortenson. “The new hotel is primed to become a preferred destination and meeting space for the next generation of travelers.”
AC Hotels by Marriott are designed for those creative, well-traveled, entrepreneurial spirits who are constantly on the go and who appreciate the oasis of a well-designed hotel that allows them to welcome moments of tranquility, be present and connect with others. Beautiful layers of deep gray and charcoal tones create a sophisticated and modern European sensibility, showcasing a timeless design that is contemporary and sleek. Guest rooms incorporate monochromatic schemes, with clean lines and hardwood floors. Furniture is lifted from the ground to create a sense of space and crisp white linens are used to craft a look that’s both refined and elegant. The AC Lobby features the brand’s signature open-concept spaces and features a thoughtfully selected collection of inviting furnishings, modern designs and textures that evoke the feeling of a well-curated art gallery. Ambient lighting and cozy seating in the AC Library and Lounge areas invites travelers to relax in chic surroundings, while also creating an effortless space in which to conduct a business meeting or connect with friends over cocktails. Each AC Hotel is designed to reflect the uniqueness and character of its urban location.
Beverage and Food Programming
At AC Hotels, premium touches are balanced with comfortable service. A signature element of the hotel includes an innovative beverage and food program within its AC Lounge. A twist on the traditional hotel bar, the experience includes offerings of local craft beers, specialty wines, expertly made signature cocktails and a selection of tapas-style small bites.
Located adjacent to the AC Lounge, the AC Kitchen serves a European-inspired continental breakfast selection of flaky croissants, savory egg tarts and Nespresso coffee. A signature piece in all AC Hotels is the Berkel slicer, offering visitors hand-cut meats including artisanal La Quercia Prosciutto for a true taste of Europe.
The AC Library provides a quiet space to linger and peruse the selection of inspiring titles that line the shelves, ranging from modern art to design, all in a soothing environment. Each AC Library features a rotating selection of specially selected reads by guest curators.
Complimentary Wi-Fi is offered for guests and locals to work, connect, explore and socialize. When a private meeting area is needed, guests can book a variety of spaces, which vary in size and are equipped with the latest audio-visual technology. State-of-the-art fitness centers and on-site parking round out the hotels’ offerings. To facilitate frictionless service Kallpods, wireless service buttons, are provided in the public and meetings spaces-- enabling guests to immediately request a staff member’s attention.
The new lifestyle hotel is AC Hotels by Marriott’s eighth property in North America (fifth in the Midwest) following the brand’s debut in New Orleans, Kansas City, and Washington D.C, and is part of a growing portfolio of over 60 hotels expected to open in the next few years in the U.S. and Latin America
AC Hotel Minneapolis Downtown is located at 401 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55401. For more information on AC Hotel Minneapolis Downtown, visit achotels.marriott.com or call 303.405.8391.
For more information on the latest news and updates from Sage Hospitality, please visit: sagehospitality.com.
Founded in 1954, Mortenson is a U.S.-based, family-owned construction and development services company. As one of the nation's top builders, Mortenson provides a complete range of construction services, including planning, program management, preconstruction, general contracting, construction management and design-build. The company also is a leader in real estate development, developing all asset types.
Mortenson has operations across North America with offices in Chicago, Denver, Iowa City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Portland, San Antonio, Seattle and in Canada. For more information, visit mortenson.com.
Denver-based Sage Hospitality was founded in 1984 and since continues to lead the hospitality industry in hotel and restaurant management as well as real estate investment. Sage is known for outstanding relationships with hotel brand and creating places that people want to go to, not through, including 10 unique restaurant concepts by Sage Restaurant Group and independent luxury properties by Sage Hotels. To learn more about Sage, visit sagehospitality.com
AC Hotels by Marriott
AC Hotels by Marriott is a lifestyle brand within the Marriott International global portfolio of 19 brands. The brand currently offers a portfolio of more than 90 hotels in Spain, Italy, Portugal, Denmark, Turkey, France, Mexico and the United States. Growth plans include more than 60 hotels set to open within the next three years throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. AC Hotels by Marriott debuted its first U.S. location in November 2014 in the iconic Cotton Exchange Building in New Orleans, followed by AC Kansas City in March 2015, AC Hotel Washington D.C. at National Harbor in April 2015, AC Chicago in May 2015 and AC Hotel Miami Beach in June 2015. For more information, visit achotels.marriott.com.
About Marriott International Luxury + Lifestyle Brands
Marriott International’s luxury and lifestyle brand portfolio includes The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, EDITION Hotels, BVLGARI Hotels & Resorts, JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Autograph Collection, Renaissance Hotels, AC Hotels and Moxy Hotels – totaling over 550 properties worldwide. By the end of 2016, the portfolio is expected to grow to 650 hotels with new locations in Geneva, Switzerland; Paris, France; Guadalajara, Mexico; Panama City, Panama; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Santiago, Chile; Santa Fe, Argentina; and Sanya, China. Marriott’s Luxury and Lifestyle portfolio also accounts for approximately 28 percent of Marriott’s system-wide development pipeline. Future plans call for more than 250 additional luxury and lifestyle hotel projects over the next several years.
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is a global leading lodging company based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, with nearly 4,500 properties in 87 countries and territories. Marriott International reported revenues of more than $14 billion in fiscal year 2015. The company operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts under 19 brands, including: The Ritz-Carlton®, BVlgari®, EDITION®, JW Marriott®, Autograph Collection® Hotels, Renaissance® Hotels, Marriott Hotels®, Delta Hotels and Resorts®, Marriott Executive Apartments®, Marriott Vacation Club®, Gaylord Hotels®, AC Hotels by Marriott®, Courtyard®, Residence Inn®, SpringHill Suites®, Fairfield Inn & Suites®, TownePlace Suites®, Protea Hotels® and Moxy Hotels®. Marriott has been consistently recognized as a top employer and for its superior business ethics. The company also manages the award-winning guest loyalty program, Marriott Rewards® and The Ritz-Carlton Rewards® program, which together comprise nearly 56 million members. For more information or reservations, please visit our website at marriott.com, and for the latest company news, visit marriottnewscenter.com.
NOTE: The statements about the expected future growth of AC Hotels by Marriott are “forward-looking statements" within the meaning of federal securities laws, not historical facts, and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including supply and demand changes for hotel rooms; competitive conditions in the lodging industry; relationships with clients and property owners; the availability of capital to finance hotel growth; and other risk factors identified in Marriott International, Inc.'s most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q; any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by our statements. These statements are made as of the date of this press release, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Since 1862, Charbonnel has been manufacturing inks and grounds for intaglio and lithography. Charbonnel has been the choice for the most renowned artists of our time: from Renoir, Degas, Lautrec and Picasso to present day masters such as Rauschenberg, Hockney, Diebenkorn and Thiebaud. The pigments are chosen for their excellent light fastness and low acidity. They are then blended with top-quality oils and finely milled to ensure trouble-free printing and a lasting work of art.
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One explanation for why invasive species are successful is that they escape natural enemies from their native range or experience lower attack from natural enemies in the introduced range relative to native species (i.e., the enemy-release hypothesis). However, little is known about how invasive plants interact with co-introduced herbivores or natural enemies of the introduced herbivores. We focus on Phragmites australis, a wetland grass native to Europe (EU) and North America (NA). Within the past 100–150 years, invasive European genotypes of P. australis and several species of specialist Lipara gall flies have spread within NA. On both continents we surveyed P. australis patches for Lipara infestation (proportion of stems infested) and Lipara mortality from natural enemies. Our objectives were to assess evidence for enemy-release in the invaded (NA) versus native (EU) range and whether Lipara infestation or mortality differed between invasive and native P. australis genotypes in NA. Enemy-release varied regionally; Lipara were absent throughout most of NA, supporting enemy-release of Phragmites. However, where Lipara were present, the proportion of invasive P. australis stems infested with Lipara was higher in the introduced (11 %) than native range (<1 %). This difference may be explained by the absence of Lipara parasitoids in our NA survey, strongly supporting enemy-release of Lipara. In NA, native P. australis genotypes exhibited higher Lipara infestation (32 %) than invasive genotypes (11 %), largely driven by L. rufitarsis. We attribute genotypic differences in infestation to a combination of Lipara exhibiting 34 % greater performance (gall diameter) and suffering four times less vertebrate predation on native than invasive genotypes. Our study suggests that complex interactions can result from the cointroduction of plants and their herbivores, and that a multitrophic perspective is required for investigating how biotic interactions influence invasion success.
Keywords: Biotic resistance, Chloropidae, Enemy release, Invasive plants, Invasional meltdown, Lipara spp., natural enemies Ele
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This paper frames the process of designing a level in a game as a series of model transformations. The transformations correspond to the application of particular design principles, such as the use of locks and keys to transform a linear mission into a branching space. It shows that by using rewrite systems, these transformations can be formalized and automated. The resulting automated process is highly controllable: it is a perfect match for a mixed-initiative approach to level generation where human and computer collaborate in designing levels. An experimental prototype that implements these ideas is presented.
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How you face it means everything
How many times do you promise to yourself that things will change? Sometimes we’re asking for small change, and for some of us, we want a do-over. The problem with spending so much time in this space, is that change fails to take place because the focus is on the result not on how or what is needed from you to make change possible. When you’re not clear on what steps you need to take, change is illusive because we’re wrapped up in the emotion and energy without the outlet to apply. So we eat ourselves up with guilt and frustration and sadness for what we know is out there for us, and because we haven’t found our way to it yet. We feel like we’ll never get there… but one day we will… when we stop trying to figure it out and just let go to love. When you don’t know what to do next… just put out love. Change happens with and without you. But how you face it, means everything. Go ahead and set your intentions now. Much love.
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Baltimore Ravens beat writer Aaron Wilson reports the Jets had former Jets defensive lineman Ropati Pitoitua in for a visit.
Defensive end ropati pitoitua visited his old team on friday meeting with the new york jets
Pitoitua was a casualty of the team picking Quinton Coples in the first round. He was with Gang Green from 2008 to 2011. He spent 2012 with the Kansas City Chiefs.
At 6'8" 315 pounds, he is a mountain of a man. He never quite developed into the beast Rex Ryan predicted he would be. Ropati has never become much of a pass rusher, but he does a decent job holding the point of attack against the run.
Defensive line depth has taken a big hit in recent weeks with the losses of Sione Pouha and Mike Devito. Pitoitua would be a cheap way to bolster the unit with a player who already knows the defensive system.
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Last month, a new track titled “The Great Divide” climbed into the Top 25 on Billboard‘s Dance Club Songs chart. It’s the typical mainstream floor-filler – sweeping verses, merciless beat – with an atypical backstory: The single marks the start of a second pop career for former viral sensation Rebecca Black.
Her stealthy return to the charts contrasts strongly with her initial arrival in 2011 as a mass-culture flashpoint. Black’s “Friday” video appeared online that year, celebrating the banal choices that dominate teen life and the impending arrival of the weekend. After the clip was picked up by Comedy Central’s Daniel Tosh, it became one of the early viral YouTube videos – with more than 100 million views in a month – as well as a convenient punching bag for anyone looking to vent about pop music, Auto-Tune singing, tween culture and the possibility of becoming famous with help from the Internet.
That history still stings: “I’d be lying if I said I was totally over the ‘Friday’ stuff and that it doesn’t affect me,” Black tells Rolling Stone. “When you’re 13, and you get so many people giving you death threats, telling you that you don’t deserve to live this life, calling you ugly, fat, terrible, the worst person in the world, that will affect you. I just try to give myself a break every now and then, and take some of the pressure off of trying to prove myself to everybody.”
Despite the vitriol aimed at “Friday” and its singer, the track’s main crime was being ahead its time. Viral song eruptions weren’t as common as they are now: Just this year, one meme-aided Hot 100 Number One song, Rae Sremmurd’s “Black Beatles,” has already been replaced by another, Migos’ “Bad and Boujee.” Also, the Billboard charts didn’t account for streaming activity in 2011, so Black wasn’t fully able to reap the benefits of her online cachet. And Auto-Tune is more widely accepted, at least by critics, as a stream of acclaimed artists – Future, Chief Keef, Young Thug, Lil Yachty – have used pitch manipulation to their advantage.
All these shifts should help Black as she steps back into the pop world at age 19. “The way the industry works now, this is not out of the norm,” says Nadine Santos, Director of Programming for Music Choice, which controls audio content for cable TV subscribers. “[Black] came out, she was young, she had ‘Friday.’ Whether people liked it or not, it got her name out there, and it reflected her age and where she was at the time. Now I feel like this new track can be looked at a little bit differently – more respected.”
Santos also points out there is recent precedent when it comes to an artist bouncing back from a song he or she might not be proud of: Look no further than the Chainsmokers, who held the Number One spot on the Hot 100 for nearly three months last year. “When they had ‘#Selfie’ [the Chainsmokers first hit, from 2014, which the group has referred to as “our stupid novelty song”], that was something they didn’t want to be remembered for either,” Santos says. “Now they’re one of the biggest duos in the industry.”
If Black pulls off her own version of the Chainsmokers’ turnaround, she will do so with help from YouTube, where she started her own channel at age 16. “I was homeschooled, and I got really lonely,” she remembers. “Through Twitter I started randomly reaching out [to video creators]. You’re at the point where you have nothing to lose, so you reach out to these people. Sometimes you connect.”
Although she’s been heavily cyberbullied, she still praises the Internet as a welcoming place. “Whatever you like and you can’t find in your immediate circle at school or in your hometown, there’s a great chance that you’re gonna find it online,” Black says. “There is a home for everybody.”
She presents her channel, which has amassed more than 1.3 million subscribers to date, as a space to exercise creative control and experiment: On YouTube, Black can be artist, music critic, karaoke-session leader, baker, shopping consultant and more. In an episode from last December, she rollicked across decades of pop music, discussing a new song from JoJo – the former teen star who recently mounted her own comeback – next to the Carpenters’ seasonally appropriate “Merry Christmas Darling.” Black talked about the joys of listening to albums from start to finish as her cat occasionally crept across the screen behind her.
“With ‘Friday’ came a lot of baggage.”
While honing her YouTube presence, Black also obtained her high-school diploma, moved to L.A. and started to woodshed her songwriting. “This time last year it was every day at studio sessions,” she says. “Every time I was in a studio or a writer’s room, I tried to soak in as much as possible.” She eventually fell in with Shari Short, a member of a songwriting group called the Writing Camp, whose affiliates have contributed to records from Beyoncé, Rihanna and Selena Gomez.
The first result of Black’s new phase was “The Great Divide,” which exists both as a plaintive piano ballad and a floor-wrecking dance cut. The downtempo version came first, bidding goodbye to the “Friday” era: “Wash my hands, turn my back,” Black sings. “I don’t need the memories we had.” “With ‘Friday’ came a lot of baggage,” she explains. “There were so many things that I was holding on to. I wanted to let those things go.”
This type of ballad has led to some surprising pop successes recently, such as Ruth B’s “Lost Boy,” an unusual, beat-less, keyboard-driven tune that climbed to Number 24 last year on the Hot 100. Santos also sees shadows of established stars Katy Perry and Demi Lovato in “The Great Divide.” “It was a great avenue for [Black] to go down,” Santos adds. “It comes from a more musical background, instead of the one-hit wonder type of song.”
The lung-busting hook and stately keys of “The Great Divide” primed it for transposition onto the dance floor. This is standard and savvy practice in pop – when you release a ballad, commission a remix, too, so a listener has more than one way to encounter a track. One of the three remixes of “The Great Divide” was put together by Dave Audé, who has 14 Number Ones as an artist and won a Grammy award last year for his rework of Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk.” “I wasn’t worried about any Rebecca Black[–related] backlash,” he says. “In fact, I was hoping I could help her go the other way with that, since she’s awesome and she’s very talented. She’s matured, and she can sing.”
On Friday, Black is releasing another song – an Eighties-pop-indebted cut titled “Foolish.” She co-wrote it with Short, Greg Ogan (another Writing Camp member) and Spencer Neezy. Black promises that an EP is coming this summer. At the moment, she says she is operating as an indie artist, without label support.
Occasionally a cyberbully still crawls out of the Internet’s woodwork. “Every now and then you get the ones that say the same things they’ve been saying for six years,” Black admits.
But more and more, the fans outweigh the trolls. “I had no idea the feeling of someone singing back the words that you wrote, or feeling the words that you wrote,” Black says. “That connection that YouTuber’s go for that we were talking about earlier? That’s getting it – and feeling like, ‘Oh, my God: I have a home.'”
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Nara Lokesh, Information and Technology Minister of the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh has been selected for the prestigious SR Nathan Fellowship by the Singapore government. The Minister is currently on a three-day tour of Singapore.
The fellowship is named after the Singapore’s sixth and longest-serving President SR Nathan. He was one of the architects of modern Singapore who transformed the country. The fellowship is being granted to those who have transformed the lives of the public by using technology.
Through this fellowship, Singapore government encouraged public leaders to take up studies in tackling different issues concerning the poor. Vietnam deputy prime minister Vu Van Ninh and governor of Jeju province Won Hee-ryong were recipients of the fellowship in the past.
Meanwhile, many NRIs welcomed the Minister Nara Lokesh on his arrival at Changi Airport in Singapore.
“Landed in Singapore to a warm reception from members of Singapore @JaiTDP. Also interacted with several Telugus who accompanied me on the flight from Vijaywada,” tweeted Lokesh as he landed in Singapore.
The Minister will interact with several ministers and industrialists during his tour. He would receive the SR Nathan Fellowship at Institute of Policy Study.
During his visit, the Minister would chiefly focus on the projects in the areas of housing for poor, commerce, culture, finance and culture being implemented in Singapore.
Lokesh could complete the study under fellowship in a span of 12 months.
It also needs to be mentioned that Lokesh has earned many awards including Digital Leader of the Year and Scotch Person of the Year. He also featured in the list of Top 100 Influential Young People.
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Online Flower Delivery In El Salvador - Bridge the Gap with Flowers
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El Salvador gains the benefit of being a part of Central America and is a rather densely populated area (relative to its land). The people of El Salvador are known as Salvadorans and they are very friendly, warm and hospitable. This brings to the fact that people often indulge in the exchange of gifts, flowers and other means of showering love and blessings to their loved ones. Although the country does not have a coastline on the Caribbean Sea, it is still well connected to all the parts of the America. Hence, traveling and sending something in the country is not complex and can be easily done. It is with the same ease that Online Flower Delivery in El Salvador is done. The country was once famous for its dense forests; however, gradually they are being cut to cultivate coffee plantations in the region. This certainly created a void in the people of the country as the natural vegetation was being cut. We at Aryan Florist intend to eliminate this void and bring prosperity through the positivity of the flowers. We send and deliver flowers that are grown in the nearby regions owing to its freshness and allow the people to continue showering their love and blessings at a worthy price. It is our endeavor to shed the misconceptions about the country and bring it to the forefront, because of its natural beauty and dense forests. Although the country is also known for its volcanoes, the people are opposite to this and are far calmer and loving, making us believe that opposites do attract each other. The fact that flowers bring with them fragrance and the air full of positivity, brings us to venture towards relentless prosperity and unending spirit for life for the Salvadorans. With this, we salute to their spirit and attempt to regain life after disrupted civil situation. We aim to fill the hearts again with same passion and love through our venture of online flower delivery in El Salvador.
Salvadorans are people who love nature as their generations have deep rooted love for dense forests and vegetation. They are people who have been close to nature which is a part of their personality. The rich and dense forests are evident of this fact, therefore, their love for flowers too is obvious. This made us take the plunge to send flowers to El Salvador. We know we are righteous in our decision as can be earmarked through the increase in orders and the vendors. Relationships and the need to show respect in relationships is a natural phenomenon in humans, and hence, people prefer to choose flowers over anything else. The need and requirements of flowers in El Salvador is a lot so we have obtained various means to send flowers to the people so that they may shower their love and show their feelings. The fact that flowers and other items to show love can be delivered to El Salvador has filled the people with zeal and enthusiasm. And it is our purpose to bring this into effective action through prompt delivery and good quality of flowers that reflect fragrance which touches the heart. Only if the fragrance touches the heart of the receiver, we believe we have satisfactorily delivered the feelings and not just a bunch of flowers. Quenching the desire of the heart is filling it with abundance of happiness and perpetual yearning for more. To ignite this yearning for more, we make sure that we perform our best in terms of procurement of flowers and delivering them on time. Also, we make sure that we show on our website, exactly what we sell and keep everything transparent in order to avoid any future tiff with the customer. We believe in creating one lifelong customer, as compared to many dissatisfied customers. Primarily, because of this thought, we have so far succeeded in our venture and have been able to reach this level of work. We are thankful to our customers for this and wish to have their love ceaselessly.
Often the pleasure of giving is above many other tangible pleasures of life. To be a part of this momentous journey that you have embarked upon is definitely a pleasure for us. Here, your command to Send Gifts to El Salvador is the last word, and we surely abide by that. In fact, we consider this as our privilege to be a stimulant in your life. To do so, we are always available for you to place your order on our easy to use website. If you wish to feel the pleasure of sending gifts and see a smile on the receiver's face, you have taken the right step to place an order with us, at Aryan Florist. We understand the that giving is a joy, and in this world of intimidation, we all are tired and look for various reasons to please ourselves. No other thing, as sending a gift will allow you to be very happy. Indulging in merrymaking, and partying with friends, all these joys will be zeroed when you begin to see the outcome of your gift when it reaches its destination. The number of calls, emails you receive speaks for itself as suddenly you become the most important person in the receiver's life. It is not because you have sent an item that is expensive, but because you have cared and more importantly you have been considerate to 'Show' that you care. I am obliged to say here, that 'Actions Speak, louder than Words'. Sometimes, when we just bite the words within our lips and still do not garner enough courage, it is for such a time that we must not think twice and send a gift. This way we will not be vocal yet speak through the gift and make the feelings crystal clear for an identified and glorious future. It is rightly said by someone, that we must not fall in love with the words the man speaks, but with the actions he takes. Impress your lady with your actions, and quickly send gifts to El Salvador, if you are miles away from her. She will remember you always for this and will reciprocate her feelings too, which will amaze you.
Flower Shops in El Salvador | Florist in El Salvador - Kindle Love and Enthusiasm
In a mountainous country with lots of vegetation and dense forest, the flower shops in El Salvador are all over, which are natural and becomes a part of the scenic beauty of the country. The Florists in El Salvador are as good as healers, as they understand the use of flowers in healing the mind. If the mind is healthy, it sure gives peace and harmony. We at Aryan Florist are also a part of the healing club and provide flowers for making the occasions more eventful and memorable. It has been said that people who spend money on flowers and indulge in sending gifts and flowers are often lively, less prone to falling sick, have good immunity and lead a life that is not stressful. We encourage this kind of giving as it changes the hormones in the body and makes it happy. A happy mind is a room for bliss and cheerfulness. This is perhaps the reason, why you feel happy when Christmas is around the corner. Needless to say, as you indulge into the process of giving and receiving gifts, your body and heart feel happy and secure. This gratifies the soul and gives a feeling of selfless love, just like the love of the Almighty, who expects nothing in return when he gives you blue sky to build your abode under it, water to satiate your thirst, mountains to protect you and surface to make you feel grounded so you may walk your way and devise your plan of action which will discern your fate. Faith here plays a very significant role, as, without stern faith, one cannot participate in acts of giving gifts or flowers. As Florists, we wish to inspire you to give more and give selflessly so you may feel pride and happiness that is unmatched to any other in your life. Try and you will explore this path of extending more of you, for the people you love and adore.
About the Country - Explore the Unexplored
El Salvador is a Central American Nation that is famous for volcanoes and has currently two active volcanoes. Since the country is placed amidst mountains, the landscapes are beautiful. El Salvador offers many places to visit, among which few are as follows:
With so many places to visit, and a strategic location of being placed in the Central America, the country is a bliss to be in. It is yet an unexplored land for many tourists; however, those who visit this small country once, show their desire to go there again. This is because of the positivity of the natural and serene ambience that attracts the mind. It is definitely a place to visit specially in holidays, around the Christmas to rejuvenate oneself and create memories.
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Cocktail Shaker w/ Wood Finish - 16 ounce
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This one will fool the eyes! With the look of real wood grain, this 16 oz. cobbler style cocktail shaker is very much made of the same high quality stainless steel as the rest of our shaker collection. The pale faux-wooden finish can compliment many bar and home settings, from classic tavern oak bars to tiki hut bars on the beach. A real favorite among our newest bar tools!
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Measles is a serious respiratory disease that is spread easily through coughing and sneezing. Measles is a very contagious virus that can spread even if the person with measles is no longer in the room. Measles can also be spread by an infected person even before a rash or any other symptoms appear. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2011, 38 percent of children younger than 5 years old who had measles in the United States had to be treated in the hospital. Although the number of cases in the U.S. is low, measles is common in other countries.
Measles is spread from person to person through the air by infectious droplets. Severe cases of measles can cause pneumonia, convulsions, brain damage, and death. One to three children out of 1,000 in the U.S. who get measles will die from the disease.
Symptoms of measles
- Fever—which can become very high
- Runny nose
- Feeling run down, achy (also known as malaise)
- Red, watery eyes (similar to pink eye)
- A rash that runs from the hairline to the face and neck
- Tiny white spots with bluish-white centers found inside the mouth (Koplik’s spots)
To prevent measles, get vaccinated. The vaccine available for measles is a shot that combines the vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR). Two doses of the MMR vaccine is recommend for children, starting between 12 and 15 months. The second dose should be given before the child enters kindergarten (between 4 and 6 years of age). The vaccine protects children by preparing their bodies to fight the measles virus. Almost all children (95 out of 100) who get two doses of MMR vaccine will be protected from measles. Be sure to ask your healthcare provider for a copy of your children's vaccine records.
Immunization protects future generations. Vaccines have reduced and, in some cases, eliminated many diseases that killed or severely disabled people just a few generations ago. If we continue vaccinating now, and vaccinating completely, parents in the future may be able to trust that some diseases of today will no longer be around to harm their children in the future.
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Woods Blend 100% Pure Essential Oil
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September 20, 2002 7:41 AM PDT
White House defends cybersecurity plan
"The one (claim) I hear the most often is that it was watered down," Howard Schmidt, vice chairman of the White House's National Critical Infrastructure Protection Board, said here Thursday. "It is not watered down."
On Wednesday, the White House formally
Earlier drafts of the report were more detailed and envisioned a far greater role for the federal government. An August version of the report seen by CNET News.com said that the government should improve the security of key Internet protocols and that complete online anonymity was worrisome.
"It's not the government's place to mandate and dictate to the private sector how to innovate," Schmidt said at a conference organized by the Internet Law and Policy Forum.
Schmidt, who was formerly Microsoft's chief security officer, stressed, however, that the report is a work in progress and that eight town hall meetings are planned for this fall before the document is submitted to President Bush. Those meetings will "dispel the myth that one group gets a vote more than someone else," Schmidt said.
Also at the conference, speakers praised the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) as working as intended.
Mark Bohannon, general counsel of the Software and Information Industry Association, said the law had become "a very positive force, a force of stability" that had produced "an environment that promotes everyone's interests."
The DMCA, which represents the most sweeping change to U.S. copyright laws since the 1970s, has come under legal fire from technology activists for prohibitions that limit Americans' rights to bypass copy-protection measures. Another section of the DMCA, which allows copyright holders to learn the identity of suspected pirates, is being challenged in federal court in Washington, D.C.
Orson Swindle, one of the Federal Trade Commission's five commissioners, warned of attempts to enact a broad privacy law to regulate the data collection practices of Internet companies. He said such a law would stifle innovation.
"Had we passed the kind of legislation that had been advocated a few years ago, it would have been a total disaster," Swindle said.
In May 2000, when the FTC voted 3-2 to ask for more power from Congress to regulate Web sites, Swindle was one of the two dissenters. He said at the time that "legislation could limit consumer choices and provide a disincentive for the development of further technological solutions. Government regulation may actually give consumers fewer choices, and as technology changes, less privacy."
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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
- a worshiper of Bacchus; bacchant or bacchante
- a drunken carouser
- the Bacchanalia
- a dance or song in honor of Bacchus
- a drunken party; orgy
Origin: L, place devoted to Bacchus
- of Bacchus or his worship; bacchanalian
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
- A participant in the Bacchanalia.
- The Bacchanalia. Often used in the plural.
- A drunken or riotous celebration.
- A reveler.
Of, relating to, or typical of the worship of Bacchus.
Origin: From Latin Bacchānālia, Bacchanalia; see bacchanalia .
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The supplementary material includes: - Suggested lesson plan ideas - Two informational text activities for individual or group practice - A full-text informational passages (The Gettysburg Address and Chief Joseph's surrender speech) - Argumentative essay handout - Thesis graphic organizer - Counterclaim graphic organizer. An editable, 37 slide PowerPoint - A PDF document with supplementary materials. Whether your plans include a trip to the Everglades on the western edge of Broward County, an evening playing on Miamis South Beach, a shopping day on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, all are very accessible and within an hours drive of Pompano Beach. Pompano Beach is home to the Hillsboro Lighthouse, one of the last functioning lighthouses in Florida. Keywords: ccss, common core, informational texts, informational text, information text lesson, Ethos, Pathos, Logos, Argumentative Writing Unit, Argument Writing, Argument Essay, Argumentative Essay. Argument and Persuasive Writing Strategies: This common core mini-unit includes everything you need to teach your middle and high school students about the different, effective persuasive and argumentative writing strategies. Situated on the east coast of Florida, between Miami and West Palm Beach (just 33 miles in either direction Pompano Beach is centrally located making it easy to take advantage of all the sights, sounds and attractions South Florida has to offer. Madison Place Highlights include: GE kitchen appliances Quality crafted custom designed flat paneled wood cabinets in kitchen with granite counters Impact resistant windows 18 x 18 Ceramic tile flooring in living areas on first floor Access control entry Full lawn maintenance Resort-Style Swimming Pool with.
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More than once, Caltrain engineer Rob Orantes has locked eyes with a suicide victim right before his locomotive took their life.
Orantes is not alone. According to Caltrain officials, most pedestrian fatalities that occur on the tracks are suicides. In 2005, eight of 10pedestrian fatalities involved someone who chose to end their life; so far this year, four of eight people who died after being hit by a train knowingly put themselves in death’s way.
“The victims make eye contact, as if to try and make us feel their pain,” said Orantes, who has worked for 12 years on the Peninsula Commute Service.
Immediately after a train hits a human being, an engineer has to put their emotions aside to deal with the victim, passengers and official questioning, Orantes said. Later, after the engineer has been released from duty, when they are at home, that's when the “feelings rush back.”
“These events fuel emotions from the moment they involve me: fear, anxiety, helplessness in trying to stop a train,” Orantes said. “They cut through me like a razor.”
Traditionally, rail representatives have tried to discourage drawing media attention to rail suicides, in fear of encouraging copycat behavior. However, officials from Caltrain and its operator, Amtrak, held a press conference Tuesday to announce sponsorship of a suicide-prevention fundraiser happening in San Francisco this July.
On behalf of the rail agency, Orantes, along with Caltrain conductor Bruce Shelton and Amtrak police officer Jake Mumford, will participate in the 20-mile “Out of the Darkness Overnight” walk on July 22-23, which was created to raise money to support suicide prevention.
Mumford, a former Union City police officer, said he has been assigned to more than a dozen rail fatalities that were suicides during his seven years working as an Amtrak investigator. He echoed Orantes in saying each suicide “haunts” him long after the work day ends.
“I love my job, but the worst part is going to these homes of the relatives of this individual and informing them that their loved one has just chosen to commit suicide on our railway,” Mumford said.
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Denis Gagnon, President of BCSI Investigations Inc., discusses the possibility of a connection between the Ben Tyner and Dean Morrison missing person cases on Global News. Click here to watch the video and learn more!
The 10 year anniversary of the tragic unsolved murder of Wendy Ladner-Beaudry was discussed on Global News yesterday and BCSI’s President, Denis Gagnon, was there to comment on the cold case. Check it out the article and video at https://globalnews.ca/news/5126613/wendy-ladner-beaudry-murder-10th-anniversary/
Now a fugitive from justice, ex-Vancouver realtor, Howard Chong is being pursued by both the police and BCSI. Click here to read The Province newspaper article published on January 20, 2019. Also, click here to check out The Province podcast regarding the case!
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We are still searching for information on Gabriel Brandon Klein, the 21-year old man charged with 2nd degree murder and aggravated assault after a double stabbing at Abbotsford Senior Secondary on Tuesday afternoon. How is it possible to be such a ghost in 2016? Guest: Denis Gagnon – President of BCSI Investigations Click here to Read More
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This latest video raises some questions about the work that the Creep Catchers seem determined to do. Are they doing more harm than good? And are they about to be slapped with lawsuits or criminal charges? Guest: Denis Gagnon – President, BCSI Investigations. Click here to listen the sound clip.
As the holiday season approaches and we are bombarded with Cyber Monday sales, BCSI investigator Denis Gagnon joins Lynda in studio to explain how scammers use the season against shoppers online…and if there’s anything you can do if you fall victim.
Click here to listen to Denis Gagnon, president of BCSI Investigations, explaining what “fake news” is and how to differentiate what’s real and what’s not news online.
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The average Coloradan likely knows two basic truths about school funding: It’s a vitally important and contentious issue, and it’s incredibly hard to understand.
School funding is complex in every state, but arguably more so in Colorado than anywhere else. Why? Because a tangle of state constitutional amendments adopted over the past few decades interact with and conflict with one another in ways that no one foresaw. It doesn’t help that our school finance law was last updated in 1994.
So, we’re breaking down the basics of school funding in the Centennial State.
How Schools are Funded in Colorado
- Public education in Colorado is funded by a mix of local property taxes and state income and sales taxes.
- There’s also some federal funding in the mix, especially for schools serving a high number of low-income students.
- Despite all the publicity federal education policy receives, the federal share of funding is relatively small compared to state and local funding in Colorado. (For the sake of this post, we’re focusing only on state money.)
In theory, any school district should be funded by relatively equal shares from state and local sources, with additional resources for students who need it most.
In reality, though, the state has taken on an increasingly large share over the years, thanks to property tax cuts mandated by the Gallagher Amendment (explained below). Currently, almost two-thirds of school funding in Colorado comes from the state, and just over a third from local property taxes.
The imbalance varies from district to district. School districts where property values are high fund a somewhat higher share of their budgets from local sources than less affluent districts. Douglas County, for example, generates 34 percent of its revenue from local property taxes, while the much lower-income Mapleton district in Adams County picks up just 24 percent of its school funding tab.
Not every district gets the same amount of money per-student. Our state’s current school funding formula distributes funds based on many factors, most prevalent among them:
- The number of low-income students a district has
- A district’s overall enrollment
The effects of this funding formula can be seen in this per-pupil funding graphic. On average, Colorado school districts spend roughly $10,200 per student annually. But this varies dramatically on either end of the funding spectrum. On one end, Lake County School District spends more than $25,000 per pupil. On the other end, Julesburg School District spends $6,943 per student.
The following four issues double down on the complexity:
- The Gallagher Amendment. Voters concerned about rising residential property taxes passed this amendment in 1982. It mandates that assessed value of residential properties statewide total no more than 45 percent of the state’s overall assessed value. This leaves the assessed value of businesses to make up the remaining 55 percent. The formula works well when commercial and residential property values rise or sink at similar rates.But when there’s a big housing boom, like Colorado is experiencing right now, things can quickly get out of whack. That’s doubly true if there’s a business downturn (think our recent oil and gas industry dip) at the same time. When that happens, homeowners get a property tax cut to get back to the 55-45 ratio. But the situation gets convoluted when you factor in TABOR.
- The Taxpayers Bill of Rights (TABOR). This amendment, passed in 1992, limits how much tax revenue state and local government can collect. TABOR and Gallagher collide in a way that directly impacts school funding. As the Denver Post explained in a recent article: “Gallagher can trigger an automatic reduction in the assessed rate, but under TABOR, the rate can’t go back up without voter approval. So when commercial growth outpaces home values, and residential values drop below 45 percent, the rate doesn’t adjust.” Commercial property just gets a rate reduction to get back to the 55-45 ratio.The combined effect of Gallagher and TABOR have led to the steep decline in how much local taxes contribute to school funding, and the state has had to pick up the slack.
- Amendment 23. Passed in 2000, Amendment 23 was designed to boost public education funding by mandating that school funding grow by inflation plus 1 percent from 2001-2011, and by the rate of inflation thereafter. The terms of the amendment were adhered to until 2009, when plunging tax revenues caused by the Great Recession prompted the legislature to adopt something called the Negative Factor.
- The Budget Stabilization Factor (previously known as the “Negative Factor”). You’ve likely heard one of these terms before. As explained by Chalkbeat Colorado, once the legislature decides how much per-pupil funding schools should receive based on our school finance formula, “they compare that amount to available tax revenue. The difference is that year’s ‘stabilization factor.’” While there have been legal challenges to the Negative Factor, Colorado courts have upheld that the legislature is following the law by increasing the base per-pupil funding amount.
So, to summarize:
- Colorado funds its schools through a mix of local, state, and federal dollars.
- Its current school funding formula is not only dated (last updated in 1994) but extremely complicated based on a number of related amendments and bills.
- There are vast inequities in how Colorado funds its schools, with per-pupil spending varying drastically across districts.
Thankfully, efforts are underway to update how the state funds schools and address the inequities in the current system. A recently-launched interim legislative committee will start meeting over the summer to study Colorado’s school finance formula with the goal of making changes in the 2018 and 2019 legislative session. Representative Alec Garnett (D) will serve as the Chair and Senator Owen Hill (R) will serve as the Vice Chair. The first meeting is scheduled for late July 2017.
Colorado Succeeds continues to push policymakers to adopt a system where:
- Money follows students to the public school they attend;
- Public school type does not influence the amount of money a school receives;
- Students are counted on multiple days, rather than the antiquated, single count day method;
- Local school leaders have greater autonomy to allocate portions of their school’s budget;
- Funding is weighted more to the needs of the students, for example at-risk and English language learners. (Colorado has made some progress on this.)
Colorado should fund kids, not systems. We’ll keep pushing the state until it does so.
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Mohd Roseli, Ahmad Nazarudin (2006) Effects of Paclobutrazol and Uniconazole on the Growth and Development of Syzygium Campanulatum Korth. Masters thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Syzygium campanulatum is a perennial indigenous species. It has been widely planted in urban areas as hedge plant, topiary and container planting. This ornamental species requires frequent trimming to maintain its shape due to its vigorous growth. However, the process of pruning or trimming is costly, time consuming and labour intensive. Such a practice may have to be scheduled as frequent as fortnightly to achieve the mentioned purpose, especially in the cases of maintaining the hedge plants and topiaries. Therefore, this study aims to discover an alternative approach in plant maintenance. The main objectives of the study are to determine the effects of plant growth retardants (PGRs) and the optimal dosage for controlling the growth of S. campanulatum for container purposes. This study also aims to determine the effects of PGRs on the appearance of this species after the treatment. The PGRs used were paclobutrazol and uniconazole. The first study screened paclobutrazol at ascending rates i.e. 0 gL-1, 1.25 gL-1, 2.50 gL-1 and 3.75 gL-1; and uniconazole at 0 mgL-1, 10 mgL-1, 20 mgL-1, and 30 mgL-1. The application of these PGRs inhibited the vegetative growth, reduced leaf area and increased the leaf area index significantly. Photosynthetic rate and transpiration rates of the plants treated with 3.75 gL-1 paclobutrazol were significantly reduced to 3.70 3molm-2s-1 and 1.43 mmolm-2s-1 respectively as compared to the control plants. On the other hand, uniconazole at 30 mgL-1 reduced transpiration rate and stomatal conductance to 1.26 3molm-2s-1 and 0.1 molm-2s-1 respectively as compared to the control plants. The most effective means for height suppression were application of paclobutrazol at 1.25 gL-1 and uniconazole at 10 mgL-1. The second study was carried out to determine the effects of these PGRs on plant tissue structure. The leaf and stem specimens of S. campanulatum were viewed under Scanning Electron Microscope, JSM 5610LV at an acceleration voltage of 15 kV. Cross sections of the treated leaf lamina of these PGRs showed that the palisade and spongy mesophyll cells were closely arranged due to the decreased leaf size. The palisade cell was found thicker following the treatment. As a result, the thickness of the treated leaf increased. Paclobutrazol at 3.75 gL-1 and uniconazole at 30 mgL-1 increased the palisade parenchyma by 35.17% and 37.56% respectively as compared to the control plants. Micrograph images of the stem cross section showed reduction in xylem thickness after the treatment with paclobutrazol or uniconazole. The xylem thickness were reduced by 48.56% and 39.38 after the application of paclobutrazol at 3.75 gL-1 and uniconazole at 30 mgL-1 respectively. This condition may affect water and nutrient uptake and ultimately slowed the growth of the treated plant. The third study was conducted to assess public preference on the appearance of the treated plants. A questionnaire form was designed and used in the survey. Results showed that 93.3% of the respondents agreed that the treated S. campanulatum plants had more attractive appearance and 96.7% of the respondents agreed that the aesthetic value of the treated plants increased. The results of these studies revealed that applications of paclobutrazol and uniconazole were very effective in controlling the growth of S. campanulatum in container, and hence extend the trimming cycle. This method can be a better alternative to overcome landscape maintenance problems such as shortage of funding, time and skilled gardeners.
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|Subject:||Syzygium - Case studies|
|Chairman Supervisor:||Associate Professor Mohd Fauzi Ramlan, PhD|
|Call Number:||FP 2006 38|
|Faculty or Institute:||Faculty of Agriculture|
|Deposited By:||Khairil Ridzuan Khahirullah|
|Deposited On:||15 Oct 2008 21:13|
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There are some episodes of Pretty Little Liars that are so creepy that I need to sleep with the lights on afterwards. Last night's episode was one of them. And not just because Hanna's ouija board planchette (anyone not know until this ep that's what that thing was called?) mysteriously made it's way from Ali's grave to Hanna's kitchen. It's the secrets and codes and mysterious people--uh, we'll get to CeCe AKA Ali if she was 30-years-old in a sec--that show up in Rosewood each week and make me squirm!
Here are the four things that creeped me out the most!
1. CeCe Drake--The Reincarnation of Alison DiLaurentis?
*From the immaculately blown out hair to the mischievous "I know all your secrets so you might as well do what I say" smile--who is this Ali lookalike for real? She claims she had an "intense" summer with Ali in Cape May but how come the girls never knew about her--yet CeCe knows every last detail about them? And the way she broke apart Nate and Jenna with one slick swipe of Emily's phone? That's a move straight out of Ali's playbook.
Big question: Did CeCe teach Ali all her tricks? Or did Cece learn from Ali?*2. Hanna and that Ouija Board!!!
OMFG. I spent many a sleepover as kid pulling out the Ouija board and ending up sleeping with one eye open. So let's review Hanna's amped up, crazy experience that would leave me sleepless for life! First of all, Hanna's blood MIGHT match the blood on Ali's anklet and the police know it. But, in a flashback, we learn that right after Ali went missing, Hanna and Mona tried to contact her via the Ouija. The planchette started moving and Ali's presence was felt so strongly that Hanna was positive she saw Ali staring back at them through the sliding glass door. Hanna never told the other Liars but she did call Mrs. DiLaurentis and give her false hope that Ali was still alive--a move the DiLaurentis family still holds against her. So what did Hanna do? She buried the planchette from that fateful night in Ali's grave only for it to come back to haunt her--and taunt her--in the kitchen last night! Yikes!
Big Question: Who did Hanna see that night? Is Ali, maybe, still alive? Or did that Ouija board just mess with my head too?
3. Could that Mental Hospital Be Anymore Cliche?
I mean, that place is straight off of Shutter Island. Screaming patients? Abandoned children's wards? Mona sitting in the dark? Was it just me or did anyone else think Hanna and Aria were going to get locked inside . . . seriously, they were brave to sneak back in!
Big Question: Who is Mona talking to on the outside for her intell? Or is maybe there someone on the inside with her?
4. Mona's Code
So, we learned that Mona and Hanna had a made up code so they could talk about people behind their backs. If you hear them say, "She lives under trees" they're actually calling someone a "Slut" (get it--take the first letter of each word to spell a new word). So it turned out that when Mona was chanting "No one to save Ali from evil"--she was actually warning Hanna and Aria that things were "Not Safe." When she chanted "Where were we? Mya's away sleeping sweet until Garret all rosy, count on me"--that was really just a code for a web site. Leave it to Spencer--who has basically become Harriet the Spy in a mini skirt--to crack that after one try. What was on www.massugar.com? A picture of Maya . . . asking for the "magic word" to enter the rest of the site.
Big Question: Um, yeah, so what does Maya, Mona and Ali all have to do with each other? They've got to be connected in some way or why else would Mona want the girls to see this site??
PS--Mona said one other phrase that the girls DIDN'T decode--"Miss Aria, you're a killer, not Ezra's wife."
What does that spell?
CHILLS, right? WTF? What did Maya know??
Oh, and you really want to even more creeped out? Head to www.massugar.com--it works!
What freaked you out the most? What are your most burning qs? Where do you think this is all going? And could Ali be alive? Or is that just crazy talk?
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President Obama is playing a cynical and dangerous game with his comments in the wake of George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. The problem is not that Mr. Obama may feel that by acquitting Mr. Zimmerman the jury was saying race played no role. That is his prerogative. But it is a problem when the president, in introducing a national dialogue on race relations at this time, indelibly links Trayvon Martin’s death with race and thereby inserts himself in the middle of a concerted effort by some, who will simply not accept the jury’s verdict, to have Mr. Zimmerman indicted on federal anti-hate laws.
This is an unprecedented role for an American president and should worry all those who value the rule of law – especially those of us in the Jewish community – and see it as the foundation for their liberties. Moreover, the careful way the president structured his remarks indicates he was well aware of what he was doing.
In an unscheduled appearance at a White House press briefing last Friday, Mr. Obama read a handwritten statement and noted that the judge presiding over the Zimmerman case “conducted the trial in a professional manner. The prosecution and the defense made their arguments… [the jurors] were properly instructed that in a case such as this reasonable doubt was relevant, and they rendered a verdict .”
But then he said: “Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago…. [I]t’s important to recognize that the African American community is looking at this issue through a set of experiences and a history that doesn’t go away.”
He went on to say that there are “very few African-American men in this country who haven’t had the experience of being followed when they were shopping in a department store” or “the experience of getting on an elevator and a woman clutching her purse nervously and holding her breath until she had a chance to get off.”
“That,” the president dramatically added, “includes me.”
So the president spoke about George Zimmerman in racial terms without even mentioning his name. Yet it is hard to imagine that the president’s remarks – which carried the suggestion that the jury didn’t quite get it – won’t have an effect on Justice Department officials tasked with the question of whether to bring a federal indictment of Mr. Zimmerman.
If even the president of the United States is intimidated by the likes of Al Sharpton, what can we expect of Attorney General Eric Holder?
It is ironic that the federal civil rights laws that allow separate federal and state prosecutions for the same acts were never designed for cases like the shooting of Trayvon Martin. Separate legal tracks were established to address palpably deficient or discriminatory state proceedings – which is hardly an accurate description of the Zimmerman state prosecution.
It will be recalled that prosecutors were criticized for overreaching in their attempts to have Mr. Zimmerman found guilty of second-degree murder rather than the lesser charge of manslaughter. Moreover, the complete lack of evidence as to Mr. Zimmerman’s purported racism – a thorough investigation by the FBI failed to turn up any racist statements or behavior in Mr. Zimmerman’s past – showed that prosecutors were hardly in the tank for him.
If the president felt duty bound to put Trayvon Martin’s death in a broader context, he should have waited until after a decision was made and carried out concerning federal charges against Mr. Zimmerman. In the meantime, if he thought he should intervene at all, perhaps he should have weighed in on the side of the rule of law, not emotion.
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Cent, the company that last year helped Jack Dorsey auction an NFT of his first tweet for $2.9 million, is temporarily halting most transactions to address “rampant” sales of fake and plagiarized tokens. In an interview published on Friday, Cameron Hejazi, the CEO and co-founder of the company, told Reuters Cent stopped allowing users to buy and sell most NFTs on February 6th. It continues to operate its Valuables marketplace, the place where people can purchase non-fungible tokens of tweets, but that’s about it.
"There's a spectrum of activity that is happening that basically shouldn't be happening - like, legally" Hejazi told Reuters. He said Cent has tried to ban bad actors but compared the effort to a game of whack-a-mole. “Every time we would ban one, another one would come up, or three more would come up,” Hejazi said.
Last month, OpenSea, one of the largest NFT marketplaces on the internet, said more than 80 percent of the tokens recently created through its free minting tool involved plagiarized work, fake collections and spam. The admission came after the company had tried to limit the number of NFTs users could mint for free. After reversing the decision, the company said it was working on several solutions to deter bad actors. Before January’s announcement, artists and photographers had complained for months that the company hadn’t done enough to address the issue of plagiarism.
"I think this is a pretty fundamental problem with Web3," Hejazi told Reuters. In the immediate future, he said Cent may introduce centralized controls to facilitate a reopening of its marketplace. The company could then later explore more decentralized solutions to the problem.
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Despite its name, an Indian word meaning “flowing water”, Toyah looked pretty arid when I visited. Perhaps nearby artesian wells or water flowing in Billingslea Draw inspired the name. Toyah is the oldest townsite in Reeves County, founded as a trading post for the large ranches in that area. In the early 1880s, before the railroad reached Reeves County, W. T. Youngblood and his family moved to the area in a covered wagon with a stock of general merchandise. Youngblood began his business by visiting each ranch as a peddler. At the time he was also building a one-room store of adobe.
In 1881 the first train arrived in Toyah, and that year a post office was established. By October 20, 1881, Toyah was described as a town of tents, saloons, and restaurants. At the end of the year the Overland Transportation Company announced stagecoach service from Toyah to Fort Stockton and Fort Davis-six times each way weekly. By 1886 the community also included the A. M. Fields Hotel. The first public school in Toyah was established in 1894 with one teacher and five grades in a one-room building. By the 1899–1900 term the school had forty-two students and two teachers; the next year the student population increased to fifty-five, though there was only one teacher.
The abandoned school building pictured above was built in 1912 and served as both elementary and high school until the late 1940s, when it was replaced. According to former students, the second floor was removed in the 1960s and the building used as the school’s gym. Although there aren’t any newer school buildings nearby. The Toyah school district was later consolidated with the Pecos school district.
Two famous people were forced to stop in Toyah in the late 1920s or early 1930s, although they were not there at the same time. World-renowned pianist Ignacy Paderewski and his family were traveling by rail when their train was forced to stop in Toyah while debris from a winter storm was cleared from the tracks ahead. To their good fortune, their railroad car stopped across the street from the stationmaster’s house. The stationmaster’s wife took the Paderewski’s servings of her English Plum Pudding. Thus began a lifelong friendship between the two couples. In September, 1928, Amelia Earhart was forced to land her plane near Toyah when it developed engine trouble during a cross-country flight.
Toyah reported a population of 771 in 1910, and the town became a major cattle-shipping point on the railroad. By 1914 the population of Toyah had increased to 1,062, and it remained above 1,000 until the Great Depression hit in 1929. In 1931 Toyah reported a population of 553, with seventeen businesses, including a bank. At one time or another in its history, Toyah had four churches, four stores, two banks, two hotels, two lumberyards, and a drugstore. Toyah was incorporated in 1933, and the number of businesses rose to twenty.
REFERENCES: 1) Julia Cauble Smith, “TOYAH, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlt27). Published by the Texas State Historical Association. 2) Texas Escapes – http://www.texasescapes.com/TOWNS/Toyah_Texas/Toyah_Texas.htm
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We'll be upgrading the forums soon to the latest build; which this time around is exciting because my company VNC Web Services
went through talks with the software provider and we're now officially making the software for the new owner of the forum software.
I'm hoping to have the time sometime within the next couple of nights to get this out of the way.
Today we had some traffic issues that are related to a webserver configure issue that I made while trying to make things a little faster, I apologize for any inconvenience that any of you may have had while I made a little mess; but I've reverted the changes and will monitor things closely tonight.February 5th Update
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On Thursday, September 4, at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St. Roy Guthrie, the owner of Chapungu Sculpture Park, talks about how the troubled country of Zimbabwe, once known as artistically barren, became a destination for international contemporary art collectors. A 6 p.m. reception precedes the discussion.
Guthrie has pioneered the promotion of Zimbabwe stone sculpture and has built up the most important permanent collection of this work in existence. From its humble beginnings as a small gallery in the capital city of Harare to the 20-acre sculpture park in the outskirts of the aforementioned city, Chapungu has now expanded to North America after opening a new park in Colorado in 2007.
Currently, more than 50 hand-carved stone sculptures are on exhibit at Powell Gardens. The artwork features titles such as The Birth, Sharing the Wisdom, Chameleon Man, Beer for the Wedding, and Earth Spirit. On Fridays in September at Powell Gardens, adults can purchase two tickets for the price of one for entrance into the exhibit. In addition, patrons who come to the Roy Guthrie discussion will receive admission price coupons.
The event is co-sponsored by Powell Gardens. Admission is free. Call 816.701.3407 to indicate your interest in attending or you may do so online. Free parking is available at the Central Library’s District Parking Garage at 10th and Baltimore.
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This is an anticipation guide that accompanies the 45 minute National Geographic video "Light the Ocean" that very clearly teaches your students how the ocean currents influence the distribution of marine life. In Florida, that's one of our standards. The movie is short, at 45 minutes, and will reach your visual learners, and my anticipation guide gives you the teacher a tool to measure student participation and engagement. Students not only create predictions about movie facts, but they also have to make corrections to any incorrect facts. At the end, I provided a 3 question survey for students to rate what they thought of the movie's effectiveness as an educational tool. As a teacher, I've learned to listen to what my students have to say! An answer key is also included, in the same file, on pages 3 and 4.
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Yellow-faced Moth Parasitic Wasp
Infrequent Ichneumon Wasp
S6: Male, profile
|Class:||Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) iNaturalist Observation|
|Order:||Ant Bee Wasps (Hymenoptera)|
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|Species:||Infrequent Ichneumon Wasp (Eremotylus sp)|
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Thank you Rachel Behm & Jonathan Hoskins for confirming the id of this species for us
General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
We found 7 specimens, 1 female and 6 males, in July, August & September. The female was ~13mm long, and the shown male ~15mm. We suspect they are different species, but with a lack of knowledge of the genera we can't be sure. Notice the huge ocelli, compared to their size.
It's very interesting that around the world there is confusion about these. There is a new Mirid genus that has been given this name and a couple of databases have confused these with the Mirid bug; clearly not though LOL
Rachel said "Eremotylus itself is so poorly known so I would love to see the specimen in person. If you see anymore please please take more pictures. I wish I could come over (from America) and catch them. Face and wing shots are very important for this group." We love her enthusiasm for our wildlife.
Given we've found 7 specimens, we are stoked to be able to add these sightings to Citizen Science databases to improve our knowledge of their existance & distribution in South Australia. We encourage everyone out there to post their interesting wildlife photo's to these databases (like iNaturalist) to improve Societies knowledge of our amazing wildlife; it's diversity & distribution.
Similar Species: Orange Caterpillar Parasite Wasp (Netelia sp ES01)
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TVG gets to grips with using a frying pan to dispatch the infected in the next Left 4 Dead title from Valve...
Let's get this Left 4 Dead boycott group stuff out of the way right off the bat. There's one particularly good reason why Valve can get a Left 4 Dead sequel onto the market a year after the original, and that's the game's AI Director. For those of you who haven't played the first game, this AI Director is able to procedurally generate swathes of the 'infected' enemies for players to co-operatively fight against. It can also tailor the infected's attack waves to the skill level of specific teams - the more successful you are, the more infected will be thrown at you. This forms the basis of L4D's gameplay, which is then set across a variety of 'campaign' maps (L4D had four maps, L4D2 will have five).
Designing a game in this way alleviates a vast portion of the workload that a developer would usually have when developing an FPS. There's no need to spend the bulk of dev time building a 12 hour campaign across a two year dev cycle. AI doesn't need to be painstakingly scripted through each set-piece and much fewer visual assets have to be designed thanks to the replayability of L4D's maps. Additionally, L4D doesn't have a deep storyline to worry about and focuses solely on the infected instead (in the same way that Counter-Strike focuses on counter-terrorism), so there's no need for a large number of artistically crafted cut-scenes and reams of dialogue between characters.
This co-op focused approach is not only very innovative, it's also very efficient. Once Valve had developed the AI Director for use in L4D, it had already done most of the hard work. Then it was simply a case of evolving the director, providing more content, and tweaking gameplay where required. These are the areas that Valve has been working hard on for L4D2 and in our recent hands on, this hard work shone through. The quality of the original has been retained and then some, while the content itself has seen a significant increase from the first game's load-out.
When it was initially released, L4D1 had four campaign maps (two of which were playable in the game's Versus mode) and five boss infected. The free 'Survival' DLC released earlier this year then added Versus mode compatibility for the two other campaigns and a new Survival mode (think Horde in Gears 2) that included 16 maps that were mostly taken from existing campaign sections. Left 4 Dead 2, on the other hand, will include five campaigns that are all playable in Versus and a new, as yet unannounced mode in addition to Survival as well. There will also be at least three new boss infected, which could be stretched to four depending on time constraints.
That's more than enough to justify a sequel alone and would be quite an excessive amount of additional content to fit in an expansion pack. Also, given the fact that Valve distributed its first set of L4D1 DLC for free, it would also be too much content to deliver as unpaid DLC releases over time. There's also the fact that L4D2 will feature AI Director 2.0, which will bring with it new challenges and different gameplay dynamics. In addition to controlling the infected, the updated director will now be able to alter players' routes through a campaign. Weather conditions, lighting across the maps, and even wall placement will vary from one playthrough to the next, allowing the director to usher players down different routes and serve up choices of riskier paths.
Any higher level of risk in a game should never go without a reward though, which is why gamers will be able to find goodies like incendiary ammo (i.e. bullets that set their victims alight) along these paths. Other new weaponry additions in L4D2 will include silenced sub-machine guns and a more accurate, scoped assault rifle. But the real focus for L4D2 in terms of weaponry will be with the new melee items. Valve has revealed that a baseball bat, axe, frying pan, and the pièce de résistance, a chainsaw, will all be in the final game. We've gone hands on with the frying pan and axe, which dispatch the infected with a pleasurable "bong" sound and ample decapitations respectively. Update: on 7/7/09, Valve unveiled a fifth melee weapon, the cricket bat. The announcment was timed to coincide with the start of The Ashes test series in the UK.
As with all of the hands on opportunities that have been provided by Valve so far, our playtest took place on the New Orleans themed campaign. In a first for the series, this campaign takes place during the day, although this is by no means an indication that all of the campaigns in L4D2 will be set in the sun, nor that they'll take place in New Orleans (there's still a lot to be revealed by Valve as far as campaigns are concerned). We went head-to-head with the new Charger boss, which bounded towards us at high speed before launching itself at our slightly-in-awe character, Coach. The creature was particularly hard to stop before it managed to inflict a health draining blow, although a few well placed bullets were enough to stop it in its tracks.
The level itself went from New Orleans back streets up to the first safe house, before continuing on down a dilapidated and very long bridge where abandoned vehicles lay strewn in all directions to hinder your progress. It was here that things started to get particularly hard and good communication between team mates was a pre-requisite for the level's completion. Our team came painstakingly close to the extraction point, where one player managed to reach the helipad only to get gnawed to pieces at the final hurdle. Such was the finely honed balance of Valve's gameplay using its AI Director that once one or two players had gone down, the remainder of the team soon suffered the same fate if they didn't successfully revive them.
Not only are we confident that this sequel from Valve is entirely justified, we're also satisfied that it will improve considerably on the original. Considering the mount of news articles and exposure that Valve has received as a result of the Left 4 Dead 2 boycott group (it even made the national broadsheets), we can only see this publicity being good publicity for Left 4 Dead 2 in the long run.
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If you are tired of the drip, drip, drip of your water filtration pitcher, but don’t want the ugly filter attached to the end of your kitchen tap, Moen is thinking of you. At this year’s International Builders Show, they unveiled their new “integrated filtration system” with Choice Flo™.
The Chateau model looks like your traditional kitchen faucet but due to two water channels instead of one, you get a choice of filtered or straight tap water. There’s a special handle mounted right on the sink that switches you from one water line that provides the normal tap option to water that has come through an under the sink carbon filter.
Moen says this carbon filtration system does a better job of eliminating contaminants than that dripping pitcher or faucet mounted solution. Most people aren’t too happy with current water situation…buying the bottled water is expensive, the pitchers too inconvenient and the faucet mounted options just plain ugly…and will be more than willing to try some new thinking in water filtration.
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LAS VEGAS – Urijah Faber’s MMA retirement might not last for all that long.
Although Faber (34-10 MMA, 10-4 UFC), who hung up his gloves following a win over Brad Pickett at UFC on FOX 22 in December 2016, is very happy with his post-fighting life, he said he constantly gets the itch for competition.
Faber is able to somewhat satisfy that desire by participating in grappling events such as next month’s Quintet 3 in Las Vegas, but it’s not quite the same adrenaline rush as a real fight. “The California Kid” said he doesn’t know what the future holds for him, but he won’t close the door on fighting for good.
“Could I do some more fights? Absolutely,” Faber told reporters, including MMAjunkie, at a recent Quintet 3 media event in Las Vegas. “Could I do years of more fights? Absolutely. Would I maybe do some fights? Very possible. But right now, I’m enjoying having my brain and having a good time.”
Faber, the former WEC champ and three-time UFC title challenger, said he still trains regularly at his gym, Team Alpha Male. He’s also still active in the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency drug-testing pool, meaning he remains eligible to fight at any time.
Despite being 39, Faber said he’s kept himself in tremendous shape since retiring and does not feel much in the way of wear-and-tear from his more than 13-year, 44-fight career. He was not pushed out of the sport due to an ugly string of losses or an inability to hang with top competition; he just felt it was time to move on.
The feeling that took him out of the sport could easily be the one that brings him back, though, he said.
“I’m still contracted to the UFC, I’m still in the USADA pooling just in case something comes up,” Faber said. “I train more than some of the guys who are pros, to be honest. I’m in the gym all the time when I’m in town, especially. I wouldn’t put it past jumping back in. I know that I’ve watched throughout. I’ve been a student of careers – guys like Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz and (Dan) Henderson and these guys who have fought well into their 40s.
“I know it’s very possible and I would be a candidate since I live such a healthy lifestyle and I didn’t take a ton of damage. But for right now, I’m just really enjoying doing what I’m doing. Being a guy who is mentoring and doing business and entertainment and having a lot of fun.”
The criteria for luring Faber back into the octagon isn’t all that complicated, he said. An intriguing opponent and a worthwhile payday are essentially the only two pillars standing in his way. Neither of those are on the table for him at the moment, though, so for now the UFC Hall-of-Famer simply plans to keep enjoying his life.
“I would never rule out a comeback,” Faber said. “This is the real world. It would have to be a fight that makes a lot of sense and have some good money behind it. It’d have to get me excited. That’s all.”
For more on the UFC schedule, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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Special Issue "Probing in Micro World Using Electrochemical Microsensors, Progress and Challenge"
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2008)
Dr. Xueji Zhang
1 World Precision Instruments Inc., 175 Sarasota Center Boulevard, Sarasota, FL 34240-9258, USA
2 Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CHE 205, USA
Fax: +1 941 377 5428
Interests: electrochemical sensors; biosensors; microelectrodes; nanosensors; free radical sensors; nitric oxide sensors; glucose sensors; DNA sensors; oxygen sensors; ion selective electrodes; gas sensors
Probing in micro world using electrochemical microsensors, progress and challenge will be covered in this special issue. Electrochemical microsensors have been studied for the last 3 decades as highly sensitive and selective yet relatively inexpensive device to probe micro world for applications ranging from chemical and biological sensing to clinical and medical care. This wide range of applications is due to electrochemical microsensors high sensitivity, selectivity, fast response time and low manufacture cost. In this special issue different electrochemical sensors and their applications will be described.
- Electrochemical Microsensors
- Nanosensors Design
- Fabrication, Application and Potential Commercialization
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