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Being a Bantu from Eastern Africa I have been struck recently by how words which color both my language and our national language Swahili have in common with Shona that is spoken in parts of Southern Africa especially Zimbabwe.
Swahili for anyone not familiar with the language is the most colorful language in the world.It is spattered with Bantu,Arab,Portuguese even Indian influence and originated along the Kenyan coast before it became the national language .
Words like nyoka(Swahili for snake),muti(Bantu reference to charms),while the Shona call a witch doctor nganga the Swahili word for it is mganga.
All these learnt while reading a number of books on Zimbabwe.A country which has become famous for all the wrong things in the last two decades.It fell from being a bread basket to a country whose inflation rate hit the stratosphere and it started receiving food aid.
I did a review of a book about Robert Mugabe called Dinner with Mugabe here and why his story could be that of any other African liberation leader.
What struck me however and sent chills down my spine was the book The Fear :The Last days of Robert Mugabe by Peter Godwin.
Godwin whose parents left England for Zimbabwe has written many other books but The Fear is a book that is raw,unedited and tells about what happened in Zimbabwe after the disputed 2008 elections.
The accounts of victims whom Peter visited in hospitals in Harare,in villages outside the capital tell of blood curdling human violence.
It did not matter if you were black or white but if you voted for Morgan Tsvangirai's(the only other contender in this election) MDC or movement for democratic change,you got your ass whipped black and blue literally.
These handy men of the state reigning error on their brothers and sisters did not discriminate on sex,age or color,everyone had to be taught a lesson,how could they shame the country's liberator from white rule(read Mugabe) by voting against him.
They had to be taught a lesson.
African leaders watched silently while these was going on….but here is why they should not have kept quiet…
Reading this excerpt from the book it is easy to understand why African leaders are sometimes all lumped together.It was an observation made by one of Mugabe's former students who had travelled widely in the 1960's and had met a lot of the new crop of leaders who would take over leadership in their countries after independence….
"I knew Kaunda and Banda and Kenyatta before independence,when they were still on bicycles,when we were still elarning.I know the leadership of Africa:a father is a figure head.It's about masculinity.All radical fathers want to dominate their wives and kids,so in a political party,that domination is carried out too-you don't want people to answer back-you select "yes" men.People have to listen and obey,or else."
That short paragraph summed up all of Africa's struggle with democracy for me.
Years after many countries were set free by their colonial masters,many more countries ar now shackled with new slave masters who bear the same color as a majority of citizens in these countries only difference being that they wield bigger whips.
When will things change…?
Change will come when we stop thinking political leaders will save the continent.
Change will come when the millions living on this continent collectively pull themselves up by their sandal straps and start the move towards change….. themselves not at the behest of so called father figures.
Change will come when we as a continent understand that so long as one country in Africa is at war,then we are all at war.
Change will come when we challenge the so-called father figures to stop dragging us backwards in the past where terror,submission and blind obeyance earned you brownie points but left you less of a human being.
Change will come when we dare tell these father figures that they are wrong to think submission is a sign of respect.
Change will come when demand that our leaders stop living in a past full of the ghosts of colonialism.
Change will come when we are all working to ensure the sins of the past are not visited on any other future generation of Africa's children.

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Skinny tyres, mud, short, sharp off-road races, with hurdles, obstacles and intense action. That's cyclo-cross, a form of off-road racing that pre-dates mountain biking by decades. Cyclo-cross is also one of the most accessible forms of cycle sport with racing for everyone from young kids to grandmothers. Throughout the autumn and winter, it's probably taking place in a park near you.
The rider
Although ultra competitive and technical at the highest level, cyclo-cross is one of the most accessible forms of cycle sport, with racing categories from under 12 to over 50 and everything from regional leagues in local parks to world-class events attracting riders from across the globe.
The bike
Cyclo-cross bikes are from a distance, very similar to road bikes, with 700c wheels, rigid frames and forks and dropped handlebars. However, there are significant differences; cyclo-cross bikes have wider knobbly tyres, slighter lower gearing, different frame geometry, more clearance for mud and either cantilever or disc brakes.
The venue
Cyclo-cross takes place in off-road venues such as public parks and other open spaces. Surfaces can include grass, mud, gravel and sand. Courses are short and winding, enabling multiple laps to be completed within a set distance. Courses often feature obstacles such as hurdles and sand pits, forcing riders to dismount and carry or run with their bikes. Some courses are more "technical" than others, featuring tight single-track trails, tree roots and other obstacles.
The events
At a local level, cyclo-cross races are multi-lap events usually lasting for an hour for senior riders, with shorter distances for other categories. At the end of the set time, a bell is rung signifying the last lap, known as the "bell lap". Racing seldom sees large bunches forming due to the nature of the terrain, with groups of two or three riders forming at the most. Cyclo-cross is often a personal battle between the rider and the course, making it engaging for riders of all abilities. There's no "getting dropped from the bunch" in cyclo-cross.
Kingston Wheelers CC are heavily involved in the cyclo-cross season, which generally runs through the autumn and winter, although summer cyclo-cross leagues are becoming more popular. Riding club events is a great way to start, allowing you to build your skills and confidence and pick up tips from more experienced riders. Many clubs run cyclo-cross skills sessions for young people and adults. Contact your local club to see what's happening in your area.
Cyclo-cross racing is an autumn and winter sport, with well-organised leagues throughout the country. Races are easily accessible, often only requiring a day licence to take part. For local events, you don't need even need a dedicated cyclo-cross bike, you can have a go on any decent cross-country mountain bike.


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meatballs and pasta (uk version - metric)
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Meatballs are fantastic! They're perfect like this, with a one-minute homemade tomato sauce and spaghetti, but you could also try polenta or simple chunks of fresh crust bread. I like to make meatballs with a mixture of beef and pork, as I think it gives a really wonderful flavour and texture.
To make your meatballs
• Pick the rosemary leaves off the woody stalks and finely chop them
• Wrap the crackers in a tea towel and smash up until fine, breaking up any big bits with your hands
• Add to a mixing bowl with the mustard, minced meat, chopped rosemary and oregano
• Crack in the egg and add a good pinch of salt and pepper
• With clean hands scrunch and mix up well
• Divide into 4 large balls
• With wet hands, divide each ball into 6 and roll into little meatballs – you should end up with 24
• Drizzle them with olive oil and jiggle them about so they all get coated
• Put them on a plate, cover and place in the fridge until needed
To cook your pasta, meatballs and sauce
• Pick the basil leaves, keeping any smaller ones to one side for later
• Peel and finely chop the onion and the garlic
• Finely slice the chilli
• Put a large pan of salted water on to boil
• Next, heat a large frying pan on a medium heat and add 2 lugs of olive oil
• Add your onion to the frying pan and stir for around 7 minutes or until softened and lightly golden
• Then add your garlic and chilli, and as soon as they start to get some colour add the large basil leaves
• Add the tomatoes and the balsamic vinegar
• Bring to the boil and season to taste
• Meanwhile, heat another large frying pan and add a lug of olive oil and your meatballs
• Stir them around and cook for 8–10 minutes until golden (check they're cooked by opening one up – there should be no sign of pink)
• Add the meatballs to the sauce and simmer until the pasta is ready, then remove from the heat
• Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook according to the packet instructions
To serve your meatballs
• Saving some of the cooking water, drain the pasta in a colander
• Return the pasta to the pan
• Spoon half the tomato sauce into the pasta, adding a little splash of your reserved water to loosen
• Serve on a large platter, or in separate bowls, with the rest of the sauce and meatballs on top
• Sprinkle over the small basil leaves and some grated Parmesan
• from Jamie's Ministry of Food
• 4 sprigs of fresh rosemary
• 12 Jacob's cream crackers
• 2 heaped teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 500g good-quality minced beef, pork, or a mixture of the two
• 1 heaped tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 large egg, preferably free-range or organic
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• olive oil
• a bunch of fresh basil
• 1 medium onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• ½ a fresh or dried red chilli
• 2 x 400g tins of chopped tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 400g dried spaghetti or penne
• Parmesan cheese, for grating
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1. Asymptotic Analysis (1974), by James D Murray.
This book gives an introduction to the most frequently used methods for obtaining analytical approximations to functions defined by integrals or as solutions of ordinary differential equations. The emphasis throughout is on the practical use of the various techniques discussed. Heuristic reasoning, rather than mathematical rigor, is often used to justify a procedure, or some extension of it. This book is mainly intended for mathematicians and scientists whose primary aim is to get answers to practical problems.
1.2. Review by: Ll G Chambers.
The Mathematical Gazette 58 (406) (1974), 312.
This book sets out to give a heuristic treatment of asymptotic analysis which will be useful to those who are interested in actually obtaining solutions to problems. There are six chapters. In the first there is a discussion of concepts and definitions of asymptotic expansions, sequences and series, and in the second Watson's lemma and Laplace's method for integrals are considered. It is pointed out that, if a parameter is involved in an integral, the expressions for the asymptotic expression can change discontinuously for continuous changes in the parameter. In the third chapter the author deals with the method of steepest descents, and illustrates the method by finding the first term of the asymptotic expansions for the Hankel and Airy functions. The usefulness of this chapter is consider- ably enhanced by the detailed discussion on the choice of path. The fourth chapter deals with the method of stationary phase and particular attention is paid to the relation with the problem of dispersive wave motion. The fifth chapter, entitled Transform integrals, deals almost entirely with the asymptotic expansions of Fourier transforms for large values of the parameter. The sixth and longest chapter is concerned with a different problem, namely the solution of differential equation ... Whilst on the whole the book is confined to the treatment of the leading term of asymp- totic expansions, it fulfils a want, and can be recommended. The treatment is clear and the principles are set out very well.
Mathematical Reviews MR0740864 (85m:34085).
This is the second edition of the author's book [1974]. It contains the basic and elementary subjects of asymptotic methods for functions defined by integrals or as solutions of ordinary differential equations, and can serve as the resource book for readers of more specialized books ... This book is suitable for a semester course for senior or first-year graduate students with some knowledge of complex variables and ordinary differential equations.
Biometrics 35 (3) (1979), 705-706.
Although from Fisher's time to the early '60s statistics has been the main point of contact between mathematics and biology, there is an older tradition of applying sets of differential equations as models of biochemical and biophysical processes within an organism. The past decade has seen a tremendous development of interest in this area of research. An interesting mathematical aspect of recent work is that it directs attention to certain non-linear differential equations, and their solution in terms of asymptotic expansions derived from singular perturbation methods. There is a contrast in attitude between workers in this field and those in the statistical and stochastic processes communities, in that here they are concerned with developing mathematical systems which reproduce very accurately the phenomena that are being modelled, rather than merely recapturing what is hoped are the salient features; and that the testing of hypotheses is envisaged in terms of critical laboratory experiments rather than the analysis of data, or the contemplation of broad agreement between theory and observation. J D Murray's book is a valuable and unconventional introduction to the field. The dominant theme is diffusion. ... sufficient detail to be understood by the non-biologist". While this may be strictly true, there is still a feeling of unreality about studying a mathematical analysis designed to resolve several competing biological theories, none of which one understands, and for that reason the book would per- haps most profitably be studied as an adjunct to a course in mathematical biology, given by someone who under-stands both sides, as the author clearly does.
3.2. Review by: Fred L Bookstein.
Human Biology 50 (4) (1978), 562-564.
No one seems to be bridging the crevasse between mathematical and organismic biology. D'Arcy Thompson's On Growth and Form , the unique masterpiece acknowledged by both fields, was the last major effort at modelling of whole organisms; it invoked old-fashioned geometry as its primary mathematics. Since then, mathematical biology has gone off in directions incompatible with organismic concerns. The elements of models are now drawn from information theory, algebra, and differential analysis quantitative or qualitative. Notwithstanding the hybrid re- searches, like R. A. Fishers on travelling waves in genetic propagation, in the main the field is badly split between two spirits: that of the physiologist and biochemist, who attempt to reproduce reliably observed curves using systems of model equations with a few parameters; and that of the "biological topologists," notably René Thom and the late C. H. Waddington, who attempt to describe the principles underlying the very presence of reliable patterning across organisms. One camp studies how biological systems work, while the other attempts to understand how it is that the first camp has something to study - why systems happen to work at all. Mr Murray s competences lie squarely on one side of the crevasse, although he finds the problems of the other side as intriguing as any intelligent layman should. The book before us deals, in five chapters, with enzyme kinetics, facilitated diffusion (by ligands across membranes), diffusion processes in chemical communication, homogeneous temporal oscillators and nonlinear wave phenomena based in those oscillators. ... From the deterministic study of nonlinear differential equations can emerge biochemical models of reproducible quantitative phenomena; but the biological aspect of these systems can be studied, at best, by analogy, while chemical mechanization of macroscopic phenomena is premature. It is that reproducibility itself which is the object of biological study, not the particular values or curves at which systems stabilize. Mr Murray is not interested in these essentially biological concerns, but only in the behaviour of the mathematical systems. One concludes from these Lectures that this branch of mathematical biology will remain far more mathematical than biological for a long time to come.
The Mathematical Gazette 75 (472) (1991), 240-243.
This fat book is full of goodies. Flicking through the pages shows a stimulating mixture of graphs, equations, biological diagrams and photographs (my favourite shows an adolescent Valais goat with its front half black and its rear half white). The topics discussed include population dynamics (of course), the kinetics of enzyme reactions, chemical oscillations and waves, wavelike movements in fish, the spread of epidemics, and pattern formation in many contexts, including the coats of mammals (this is where the goat comes in), butterfly wings, sea shells, and visual hallucinations. You can enjoy the book without any prior knowledge of biology; it is written for mathematicians, by an applied mathematician who has devoted many years to serious biological research. Each biological topic is introduced carefully and in some depth. But you need to know plenty of mathematics, at the level of advanced undergraduate courses on mathematical techniques. Readers should be familiar with (or prepared to read up about) the phase plane, matrix methods for linear ordinary differential equations, asymptotic methods, elasticity theory, Laplace transforms, and so on. The method of matched expansions for singular perturbation problems is explained from scratch, in the context of the kinetics of enzyme reactions, but it would probably help to have met it before. The author is always careful to give references for mathematical techniques as well as to the biological literature.
4.2. Review by: Karel Kuna.
Folia Geobotanica & Phytotaxonomica 30 (1) (1995), 101-102.
This volume of biomathematic texts covers a wide range of methods used in mathematical modelling of living systems. Twenty chapters of the book deal with continuous and discrete population models, reaction kinetics, modelling of biological oscillators, modelling based on diffusion, wave phenomena, spatial pattern formation, epidemic models. Some of the advanced mathematics used is discussed in three appendices: phase plane analysis, means for assessing the roots of a polynomial (this is useful for stability analysis of differential equations), Hopf's bifurcation theorem with proof and examples of use. (Hopf's theorem gives the necessary conditions for the existence of periodic solutions of the system of ordinary differential equations.) I would describe the book generally as a survey of modelling by deterministic dynamical systems. It can be used as a toolkit of techniques or as a learning text. ... Throughout the book the exposition is quite clear, and each chapter is followed by a few exercises. No previous knowledge of biology is needed, but the level of mathematics required is sometimes demanding. Nevertheless, basic knowledge of ordinary differential equations and linear algebra is sufficient for informative reading. Murray's book can be an excellent guide to an exciting field of biomathematics for people who are interested in deterministic modelling. Stochastic approaches (together with some other topics - e.g. population genetics) are not considered. Of course, deterministic models are too coarse in comparison with Nature and should be used and interpreted carefully. Let me conclude by quoting the Preface. "... the use of esoteric mathematics arrogantly applied to biological problems by mathematicians who know little about real biology, together with unsubstantial claims as to how important such theories are, does little to promote the interdisciplinary involvement which is so essential."
4.3. Review by: Jonathan G Bell.
SIAM Review 32 (3) (1990), 487-489.
It has been fashionable in recent years to include in the mathematical curriculum a course on mathematical modelling, and to have biological topics included in the course. It has been less common to devote a whole course to mathematical biology. Part of the reason has been that in the past, few references have been available in textbook form to draw from at the upper undergraduate and beginning graduate level. ... Murray's new book is ... sweeping in scope, though topics of classic centrality in mathematical biology, such as neurobiology and genetics, are not well represented. This lack reflects partly the author's tastes, and partly the breadth of each of the latter subjects taken on their own. Murray, of course, is a leading biomathematician whose interests lie particularly in developmental biology, and this topic is strongly represented in the book under review. ... There is a wealth of material here, only a fraction of which could be covered in a one semester course, but I think the book would be fun to use at this level. ... I like the author's choice of topics and general style, and look forward to trying the book out on a class.
4.4. Review by: J France.
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series D (The Statistician) 40 (3), Special Issue: Survey Design, Methodology and Analysis (2) (1991), 344-345.
An impressive cover, showing a magnificent yellow leopard imperiously gazing at you from a green background, sets the scene for this handsome book. 'Mathematical Biology', with its 292 figures, is a rich and beautifully illustrated textbook on a subject which represents an exciting modern application of mathematics. The emphasis throughout the book is on the application of mathematical models in helping to understand the underlying mechanisms involved in a biological process. ... This book therefore contains much useful material for biologists and mathematicians alike, at both undergraduate and research stages. Parts of the book are suitable for biological and mathematical science courses at various levels and it provides an invaluable reference work for practising modellers and biomathematicians. It is also essential reading for all those traditional applied mathematicians and biometricians who require a little cultural broadening. The book demonstrates admirably that there is much more to applied mathematics than classical studies of physical problems, and that there is much more to biomathematics than traditional biometrics, rooted in the philosophy of empiricism and steeped in the doctrines of experimental design and analysis and the obfuscations of stochastic modelling. It refreshingly illustrates the considerable potential of dynamic, deterministic, mechanistic modelling as an aid to advancing biological concepts and thereby increasing understanding in the life sciences.
4.5. Review by: Jonathan Bell.
Mathematical Reviews MR1007836 (90g:92001).
This book covers a diversity of topics from mathematical biology. ... The book is well written and its level is appropriate for a beginning graduate class. It has a number of exercises at the end of each chapter.
Mathematical Reviews MR1239892 (94j:92002).
The readers of this book are intended to be biologists as well as mathematicians. No previous knowledge of biology is assumed, but a brief description of the biological background of each topic is given. This book contains 20 chapters and several appendices on phase plane analysis, Routh-Hurwitz conditions, Hopf bifurcation and limit cycles as well as many others topics. The author considers mathematical biology to be the most exciting modern application of mathematics. He believes that mathematical biology research, to be useful and interesting, must be relevant biologically. Thus the emphasis throughout the book is on the practical application of mathematical models in helping to unravel the underlying mechanisms involved in the biological processes. The main purpose of the book is to present some of the basic and, to a large extent, generally accepted theoretical frameworks for a variety of biological models. Some of the main topics are population ecology, reaction kinetics, reaction diffusion mechanisms, travelling waves, special pattern formation, evolution and epidemiology.
SIAM Review 46 (1) (2004), 143-147.
Now into its third edition, Murray's book has grown to such an extent that it has undergone binary fission, spawning twins (here after nicknamed affectionately MBI and MBII). Together, these volumes total some 1362 pages, nearly double the size of the first edition. I leafed through MBI page by page, comparing chapters and sections to the corresponding parts of the first edition. I noted with pleasure that many up dates had been incorporated throughout the material; for example, population growth figures had been updated and corrected (to 2100), and much more detailed biological background with actual facts had been included in section 1.1 on continuous growth models. Nice touches of humour ("Great is the power of steady misinterpretation" Darwin, p. 4) and a good discussion of the pitfalls of curve fitting were new. My (now middle-aged) eyes appreciated the much clearer and more modern font used through out the books. This makes the text clearer and more readable. Many of the figures have also been improved, enlarged, and formatted better than in the first edition. ... MBII [is] subtitled "Spatial Models and Biomedical Applications." Many of the original chapters on the topics of PDEs, pat terns, and models for embryonic development that I had remembered from the first edition are included in this volume. But it quickly became apparent that the older material had been considerably augmented with new chapters, new topics, and a variety of works, based on research publications of the past decade. In this volume it becomes clear that compiling the third edition was a "labour of love." The book has a significantly different feel from the original first edition. Considerable scholar ship and research have gone into the many historical and background passages, and the author's enjoyment in setting down these histories, anecdotes, and curiosities is evident. ... In this volume, one can see more clearly the underlying strategy employed in constructing this two-volume survey of the field of mathematical biology: "Write about what you know best." Indeed, MBII is to some extent a "Collected Works of the J. D. Murray School." As such, it forms an impressive legacy and displays true mastery of genuinely interesting and nontrivial mathematics, coupled with solid applied mathematics techniques, motivated by actual biomedical and biological problems. Applied mathematicians will find plenty of problems here to which analytic, numeric, and approximation methods can be applied. Aspiring modellers will see many examples of the art of modelling and learn some good philosophical approaches. (Take, for example, these quotes: "The final arbiter of... biological relevance ... must lie with further ... experiments... . The interaction between experimental investigation and theoretical modelling . .. resulted in better understanding of the underlying biology," p. 234; "We argue that mathematics is required to bridge the gap between the level on which most of our knowledge is accumulating ... and the macroscopic level ... which is of primary concern," p. 533.) ... In summary, I recommend the new and expanded third edition to any serious young student interested in mathematical biology who already has a solid basis in applied mathematics. Personally, I'd not trade in my copy of the older first edition with its (comparatively) sleek and compact form, but, to my mind, the third edition volumes rank among the best graduate-level texts currently on the market.
6.2. Review by: Peter Saunders.
The Mathematical Gazette 90 (518) (2006), 373-374.
While mathematical biology is now an established discipline, it is not a subject in the same sense that mathematical physics is. It does not possess a relatively small set of fundamental laws and equations from which large numbers of applications flow, and it probably never will. Instead, mathematicians and physicists, almost always working closely with biologists, are tackling a wide range of problems using whatever techniques seem appropriate. A book on mathematical biology cannot follow the pattern we would expect in physics: basic theory leading on to applications. It cannot even be a sort of encyclopaedia of the subject, because there is far too much to cover. So Murray has selected a number of areas that he considers especially interesting or important, naturally including those to which he himself has contributed. He supplies the necessary biological (and, where appropriate, physical and chemical) background to allow someone new to the field to understand the problems; and while he expects a reasonable mathematical sophistication from his reader, his calculations are given with sufficient detail and explanation for them not be too hard for most of his intended readers to follow. ... I find myself a bit out of sympathy with this book. To explain why, let me quote from the preface, where Murray writes: 'I must stress, however, that mathematical descriptions of biological phenomena are not biological explanations. The principal use of any theory is its predictions and, even though different models might be able to create similar spatiotemporal behaviours, they are mainly distinguished by the different experiments they suggest and, of course, how closely they relate to the real biology.' Those of us who, like Murray, have been in the field long enough to remember some of what used to pass for mathematical biology, will understand why he feels it necessary to insist that we tackle real problems and look for results that actually say something about the real world and can be tested. All the same, my own view is that science is at least as much about explanation as it is about prediction and that theory can make fundamental contributions to biology just as it has to physics. ... Mathematical Biology provides a good way in to the field and a useful reference for those of us already there. It may attract more mathematicians to work in biology by showing them that there is real work to be done. What I missed, however, was the excitement that comes when you realise that there are some very deep questions in biology and that mathematics has an important role to play in tackling them.
6.3. Review by: Trachette L Jackson.
Mathematical Reviews MR1908418 (2004b:92003).
Mathematical Reviews MR1952568 (2004b:92001).
Thirteen years after the first edition [1989], the two-part third edition of this book made its much anticipated appearance. Part I: An Introduction, focuses on the use of ordinary differential equations to model physiological, ecological and medical phenomena. This book is timely, up-to-date, and features many new subjects including the use and abuse of fractals, temperature-dependent sex determination, dynamics of marital interactions, and HIV pathogenesis. Each of the fourteen chapters thoroughly tackles a subject by considering numerous examples. All sections begin with biological background, and at times historical context, progress to mathematical model development and end with the biological implications of the mathematical approach. This book introduces the field of mathematical biology to the reader and presents models which capture the essence of various interactions allowing their outcome to be more fully understood. Natural systems often behave in a way that reflects an underlying spatial pattern. This second volume of the third edition of Murray's Mathematical biology focuses on partial differential equations (spatial models) and their application to the biomedical sciences. Reaction-diffusion and mechanical mechanisms for generating spatial patterns in biology are two major areas of emphasis. Examples are taken from mammalian coat patterns, stripe and tooth formation in alligators, pigmentation patterns on snakes, bacterial chemotaxis, vascular network formation, and wound healing. There are also interesting chapters on the geographic spread of epidemics and the growth and control of brain tumors. Each chapter deals with its particular topic in great detail, usually focusing on one biological example and the associated mathematical model and results. This volume is not an introductory text and requires knowledge of partial differential equations, making it extremely useful in graduate courses and for reference.
Mathematical Reviews MR1959242 (2003k:00008).
The authors write, "We are motivated by trying to understand why some couples divorce, but others do not, and why, among those who remain married, some are happy and some are miserable with one another. There are high levels of divorce in today's world ... . We began this modeling about seven years ago attempting to model only one phenomenon: the fact that in our laboratory we could predict from one variable which couples would eventually divorce and which would stay married �" I was rather surprised by the title of the book when I received it; I had not really thought of describing marriage in mathematical terms (as my wife will gratefully attest), though of course there is no reason why this should not be a valid level of description for the theoretical social scientist. This book is the result of a great deal of work by an interdisciplinary group of scientists, and I think deserves to be seen by a wider audience than the title might suggest.


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_Mike Alessi Shines at Seattle Supercross, KTM News Release
Red Bull/KTM Factory rider Mike Alessi earned his season best finish at the Seattle Supercross when he crossed the line in 6th overall at the end of the rough twenty lap main event.
Both Alessi and his teammate Andrew Short looked strong upon arrival at Qwest Field when Short qualified 4th fastest in timed practice and Alessi was 10th. Both riders were placed in the first heat based upon their qualifying times.
It was in the heat race where Alessi first showed the Seattle crowd that he was 'Ready to Race' when he earned another signature holeshot aboard his KTM 350 SX-F. Alessi maintained the lead for the majority of the first lap before he was passed by James Stewart. Short was next to pass Alessi and moved into 2nd. Both Short and Alessi maintained their top three positions to qualify into the main event. Collectively their 2nd and 3rd place heat finishes marked the best for the duo this season.
Alessi had another decent start when the gate dropped for the main event, rounding the first corner in 6th position. He quickly moved into 4th when two riders bobbled through the whoops and continued to charge forward. On the next lap he made a pass on Kevin Windham to take 3rd and even closed in on Chad Reed for 2nd on the following lap. Alessi made a mistake in the whoops on the fourth lap and allowed Windham to get back around. Alessi maintained 4th position until the eighth lap when he got cross-rutted on a triple and went over the bars landing on the cement pad on the side of the race track. He quickly recovered only losing two positions. Two laps later, Ryan Dungey suffered a crash and allowed Alessi to regain 5th position. That position swap was short-lived when Alessi suffered another set back in the same section he crashed in earlier, this time landing off the track but safely riding it out to reenter behind Dungey once again. Once back on course, Alessi held his pace and went on to finish his best race this season with a 6th place result.
"I felt really good all day today and my bike was working great. I have really picked up my training program as I begin preparation for the longer motos outdoors and it is paying off. I am excited for the break this weekend and looking forward to spending some time at home before heading to Salt Lake City," remarked Alessi.
Alessi's teammate, Short, did not have the race he anticipated. Short had a great jump off the line but came together with Windham and then collided with Austin Stroupe sending both riders to the ground in the first turn. Short was slow to recover as the bike had landed on his leg in the crash and he was also left with a broken clutch lever. Despite starting approximately 40 seconds down from the leaders and without a clutch lever, he charged forward to finish 10th overall at the end of the race.
Short commented, "As bad as the main event went for me, I am actually excited about my night in Seattle. I rode great in practice and in my heat and am pleased with the progress I am making. I am not particularly found of the deep rutted courses and it was rewarding to know that I was competitive with my lap times tonight. It's unfortunate that I had some set backs in the main event but overall I am pretty happy with how I rode tonight. I am looking forward to the final two races."
Next Event: Salt Lake City, UT - April 30, 2011
Overall Results -
1) James Stewart
2) Kevin Windham
3) Chad Reed
4) Ryan Villopoto
5) Ryan Dungey
6) Mike Alessi - KTM
7) Kyle Regal
8) Davi Millsaps
9) Tommy Hahn
10) Andrew Short - KTM
11) Michael Byrne
12) Nick Wey
13) Fabien Izoird
14) Ivan Tedesco
15) Jason Thomas
16) Vince Friese
17) Tyler Bowers
18) Cole Siebler
19) Chris Blose
20) Austin Stroupe
Overall Point Standings -
1) Ryan Villopoto - 293
2) Chad Reed - 287
3) Ryan Dungey - 286
4) James Stewart - 284
5) Trey Canard - 255
6) Andrew Short - 196
7) Kevin Windham - 187
8) Davi Millsaps - 158
9) Justin Brayton - 141
10) Ivan Tedesco - 134


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TAP presents a reinvented Business Class
Friday, 04 January 2013 00:00
TAP Portugal presented recently its "new" business class, best in terms of comfort and quality, with new menus created by Chef Vitor Sobral, who reinterprets typical Portuguese cuisine. The new TAP Executive class is updated from its decorating, lighting, quilts to replace traditional blankets, comfort kits and new a new table service. The new executive tap menus together a wide selection of fish dishes, poultry and meat dishes to traditional cod and octopus. Chef Vitor Sobral created 24 new main meal dishes, 18 garrisons for salads, 12 sauces / chutneys harmonized with the trimmings, six new soups, six new desserts and cold snacks for long flights. And for coffee, chestnut or chocolate are offered. The class now has a decor with patterned fabrics in shades of blue and gray carpets with notes in bright green. The lighting is softer during service. Old-fashioned blankets were replaced by traditional quilts.
Lisbon creates Film Commission
Saturday, 08 December 2012 00:00
The Lisbon Municipal Council (CML) last week announced the creation of the Lisbon Film Commission, an entity to cut red tape in the permitting of filming in the Portuguese capital with collaboration from the Lisbon Tourism Association (ATL).
It will promote the city of Lisbon at the national and international levels as a preferred destination for filming and photo shoots, acting in making the city attractive and competitive for holding film production activities, audiovisual, new media and advertising.
Besides promoting the city as a destination for filming, the Lisbon Film Commission will also contribute to the tourism brand of the Portuguese capital. The Lisbon Film Commission will then ensure the procedures for filming in Lisbon, which will run through an electronic form, and also created the Counter Initiative Lisbon with a specialized support office.
Pico in the Azores to get a Thalasso Spa in 2014
Tuesday, 04 December 2012 16:17The new "Fonte Spa Thalasso" on Pico will be the first Spa in the Azores with Thalassotherapy and unique local offerings.
The "Thalassotherapy" spa will open in 2014 at the Aldeia da Fonte in the Azores.
Algarve- a health and wellbeing destination
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Golden Year for Portugal at World Travel Awards: Portugal is top golf and beach destination
Thursday, 11 October 2012 14:57
The 2012 World Travel Awards, hosted at the new Conrad Algarve Resort saw Portugal win seven awards. The Algarve region, the golfing industry and three hotels were among the winners.
Portugal scooped the following recognition; Europe's Leading Golf Destination and Europe's Leading Beach Destination, which saw the Algarve win the top award.
The Conrad Algarve Resort claimed the title Europe's Leading New Resort; Vila Joya Resort was named Europe's Leading Boutique Resort; Dunas Douradas Beach Club was named Europe's Leading Villa & Apartment Residences; Martinhal Beach Resort & Hotel received the award for Europe's Leading Villa Resort and Quinta do Lago Hotel was elected the Mediterranean's Leading Hotel.
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Breaking through the wall
There are some things we do, as humans, that seem on the outset to be impossible.
This weekend, I climbed the Grouse Grind.
Actually, I can be a bit arrogant about some things, so it didn't seem impossible at the outset. I thought, I can do this, no problem. I exercise occasionally. How hard can it be? I'm sure I actually thought "how hard can it be?" which should have immediately tipped off the writer in me.
But it wasn't until about ten minutes in that I decided the whole ordeal was impossible. The Grouse Grind is 3 km of stairs rising 2800 vertical feet, with an average incline of 30 degrees. That's a lot of very steep stairs. After ten minutes, my legs burned, I was feeling light-headed, and I hadn't yet reached the 1/4 mark.
It took a few rest stops, but I eventually made it to the halfway mark (about 34 minutes in). At which point it occurred to me that I had to do all of that all over again.
But then, shortly after, it stopped being a problem. It stopped being about how much my legs hurt, how much my head was swimming, how much I wished I had brought an extra water bottle — and just became about putting my foot on the next step. And the next step. And the next step. I reached the 3/4 mark, and then I was at the top (after a total of 1 hour 7 minutes).
Athletes talk about hitting the wall, and it's true. At some point, you hit a wall and feel like you can't go any further. But you do, because you have to, and then — well, you're past the wall. You break through. And suddenly, it's not so hard anymore.
And this phenomenon isn't limited to feats of physical ability. As humans, we do a lot of things that seem impossible on the outset. Some of them, we have no good reason to do, other than perhaps to prove to ourselves that we can. Or it's that human inclination of "Because it was there."
Some of them we have to do. And not because we're forced into doing something, but because a situation appears around us very suddenly and all we can do is move forward and get through it. All manner of hardship happens like this — the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, any time life takes a sudden turn for the worse.
At first, it seems like there's no way you will ever make it. The grief is too much, the pain too hard. Days go by of you living your life not because you choose to move forward, but because life moves forward anyway. For a time, things get harder and harder. You find your coping mechanism, but it doesn't really help.
And then, suddenly, one day, everything is a little bit easier. You've broken through the wall.
You didn't notice it happen. Looking back, there was no defining moment when you can say, "That's when it started getting better." It just… was.
Not perfect. There's still hardship, still pain, whatever it is. But it's no longer about how you won't make it.
It's about taking that next step. And the next step. And the next step.
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Click Here if you missed part 1 of this series, about how to use social media to connect with patients and share digital content.
Hospitals, doctor's offices, and other healthcare facilities walk a fine line between adopting contemporary, innovative technologies and appealing to consumers who associate healthcare with the nostalgic appeal of the family doctor. Although mobile phones have been around for a long time, smart phone market share continues to grow. The newer smartphone technology allows facilities to embrace new technology while still providing personalized, "old-fashioned" care.
A simple example: The text message. A few weeks ago, I scheduled an appointment with my dentist. The office manager asked me, "Would you like a receive a text message reminder?" I said yes, and promptly forgot about the appointment I'd made. The day before the appointment, I received a text from the office, reminding me of my appointment. The text also gave me the option to cancel or reschedule, if necessary.
Why it worked: As a patient, I welcomed the convenience and unobtrusiveness of a text. I was impressed that I was able to change my appointment directly from the reminder text. For providers who schedule appointments weeks or months in advance, it's important to give patients enough time to move their appointment if something comes up. This system makes it easy for both parties, and encourages the patient to give the office plenty of notice.
More in-depth: The Intelligent IVR: Especially at large practices and facilities, an IVR system is the most efficient way to route calls to appropriate extensions. But an intelligent IVR does much more than that. It uses your callers' mobile phone (either the number they call from or one they supply) to deliver offers that can range from appointment setting, to contest entries, to app downloads, directions, and more.
Why it works: Intelligent IVRs create a bridge between the three-dimensional and virtual worlds. Offering mobile options through an easy-to-use system makes patients feel at ease with your business. The content they receive is tailored to their own individual needs. It's easy for consumers and can help to reduce call volume at a busy facility.
Adding mobile options to your office or facility's offerings is beneficial. It propels you into the contemporary world, increases brand awareness, and gives patients the information they want in the way they want it, increasing engagement.
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July 18, 2016
Not a long time ago, one of the many technology conferences in Europe – Phoenix Conference – was held in Prague. It is interesting in the fact that it explores the potential of financial technology in the emerging markets of Central and Eastern Europe. Banks from all over the region showed serious interest in the event even though financial institutions of the Czech Republic, Austria, Poland and Turkey were dominating at that point in time.
The common theme on the first day of the conference was the issue of innovation – the models of organizational implementation and related problems. One of the key drivers, in addition to changing customer preferences and appearance of new FinTech companies for all financial and technological ecosystem, is the European directive PSD2. Under this directive, banks will be obliged to open the APIs and their infrastructure to third-party developers.
The representatives of Czech Erste Bank speculated about the introduction of this legislative initiative. They believe that in the near future, banks will be divided into two parts. The first part will continue to provide standard banking services, which will cease to be marginal for the banks in the near future. For example, the opening of accounts, conducting settlement and cash services, etc. The second part would deal with acquisition and customer service, where the focus is profit. Erste was insistently trying to demonstrate innovation in the field of open APIs to outside developers and even made a rap/hip-hop ad. It's up to your taste. Have you seen it? I have and now, I can't seem to forget it as well.
The process of organizational adaptation has become a key theme of speeches. Turkish bank Yapi Kredi and the Polish Alior Bank dedicated their speeches to adapt to the new conditions. The fourth-largest plastic card issuer in Turkey, Yapi Kredi, talked about why it reflected on changes in the development and promotion of domestic projects. Once the company even came up with the proposal to authenticate clients through selfies in the mobile bank application; the project failed to get the approval of the legal department and security department. However, after a while, MasterCard made it happen and Yapi Kredi decided that it did not want to miss such solutions anymore.
Yapi Kredi demonstrated a few interesting cases. For example, FinTech Istanbul – the cooperation platform for banks and financial technology companies – was based on the association of card-issuing bank BKM in Turkey. The Apsiyon startup has run within the framework of technological cooperation of banks and FinTech startups. It provides a SAAS solution for housing management companies. Besides that, the FinTech Istanbul Bounty application was conceived. Anyone can become a 'mystery shopper' by using it.
Alior Bank has more innovations in its fundamental approach. The audience listened with special attention to this company's presentation. Alior was started in some attic in Krakow in 2008. The bank has already managed to hold an IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, has attracted 3 million customers and has built the fourth-largest sales network in the country. The bank has allocated a fully independent innovation lab department dedicated to new FinTech developments, with an independent budget and submission directly to the chairman of the board. The department is developing pilot projects with agile methodologies that are required to be expeditiously implemented in the bank if they succeed. The bank has projects with Uber, including lending company drivers at reduced interest rates and with Voice PIN, which was also presenting at the conference. Because of the implementation of voice biometrics, Alior reported a decrease in the cost of recovery, 6.5 times to be exact.
The second day of the Phoenix Conference was devoted to pitching of FinTech startups. I presented AmmoPay, a service developed and launched in the framework of ID Finance in August last year. AmmoPay is an automatic online service of POS lending which allows buyers to arrange installments for a variety of goods in the store through a mobile application. The project combines disruptive financial technologies in online lending with the traditional offline shopping experience.
AmmoPay integrates directly with retail cashier software 1C:Retail, which is used in 60,000 retail sales points in Russia. Besides, it supports mPOS-lending services. The target partners of the service are retail stores in the segments of non-electronic products (clothes, shoes, beauty) with an average client check of up to $1,000. Despite a short period of operation, AmmoPay has connected over 1,500 stores. In the medium term, we plan to develop this project in Europe.
I have also provisionally identified two groups of FinTech startups pitching at the conference and have highlighted the most interesting players.
On the second day of the conference, what caught my attention were Savedo and Raisin. Both players deal with the transfer of funds of depositors in Germany, the Netherlands and the UK in Eastern Europe banks that offer higher rates on deposits. These startups provide customers with a simplified process of bank checks when opening accounts within the European banking directive. At the same time, deposits are covered by public insurance. We have already started negotiations with these companies on the financing of ID Finance subsidiaries, operating under the brand "MoneyMan" in Spain and Poland.
A whole group of startups presented voice and video biometrics solutions. It was the Polish VoicePIN which grabbed my attention in particular. The company offers audio biometrics in order to optimize access to mobile applications and reduce the cost of customer service through their authentication in the contact center. A company called Qafis presented its services as well. The startup offers a full cycle of biometrics, including facial recognition, fingerprint, eye for any clients including public institutions, government agencies, banks and finance, health care companies, etc.
For tech banks present at the Phoenix Conference, changes in the relations of traditional financial institutions clients are obvious. Amazon, Facebook and Uber were mentioned as potential threats in almost every bank representative's speech. Erste, Alior, YapiKredi and other banks are willing to change processes to develop and implement better customer service, trying to integrate into the agenda; in general, they are determined to meet the challenges of the time. Open-minded banks are already in a constant search for new solutions. They are ready to work with FinTech companies through M&As or partnerships. But neither the banks themselves nor the young ambitious startups are ready to predict the industry's development even three years ahead.


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Our civilization, as we know it, is currently standing at the brink of a new, far-reaching technological revolution.
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The European General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") is effective as from 3.00 am (Mauritian time) today, 25 May 2018.
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When the Constitution was enacted in 1968, there was not much business around apart from sugar cane, industries accessory to it and basic trade and commerce for the needs of colonial Mauritius.
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Our civilization, as we know it, is currently standing at the brink of a new, far-reaching technological revolution.
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The much awaited Data Protection Bill (the "Bill") was on the Order Paper at the National Assembly for first reading yesterday.
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Watch Archibald Slim's new video for "Stand Tall."
Back in March, Awful Records artist Archibald Slim released a self-produced album called The Other Special Guests, which was followed up by a B-Side version of the project with 4 songs on it that came out in April. Today, he decides to revisit the latter, and share the official video for the self-produced cut "Stand Tall."
Check out the SiaBluntGutsNation-directed clip above and sound off in the comments below. The Other Special Guest B-Sides out now via iTunes.
ICYMI, be sure to listen to Archibald's latest release "WHAT?" which dropped just two weeks ago.


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Mount Vernon Ohio
Come live in Mount Vernon, Ohio
Known by locals as "America's Hometown" and named "Ohio's Most Livable City" by Ohio magazine, Mount Vernon Ohio has picturesque historic neighborhoods, charming shops, popular restaurants and two of the finest rural museums in Ohio.
Mount Vernon Real Estate is one of the more desirable places to live in Ohio, offering a high quality of life in a strong local community.
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Established in 1805, Mount Vernon is the county seat of Knox County. With a current estimated population of 16,037, Mount Vernon Ohio is thriving town rooted in a rich history with historic houses and buildings built in the late 1800s.
Shopping, and Entertainment – Mount Vernon Ohio has numerous local shopping options including boutiques, bookstores and coffee shops in the historical downtown, while the modern downtown area has a Walmart, Kmart, JCPenny's, grocery stores, a movie theater and plenty of restaurants.
Mount Vernon also features a local farmers offering fresh produce at the Mount Vernon Farmers Market from June until October. More than 50 vendors come to town to sell fresh fruits, vegetables, baked goods, cheeses and meats.
During the first Friday of each month from May through October, downtown Mount Vernon transforms into a pedestrian mall with entertainment, food, music and shopping.
The Knox County Agricultural Museum reveals the area's rich agriculture history with a large collection of farm and home implements from the 1800s and 1900s.
The Knox County Historical Museum represents numerous aspects of Knox County's history including authentic memorabilia of Dan Emmett, the composer of Turkey in the Straw and Dixie.
The Woodward Opera House, America's Oldest Authentic 19th Century Theater, is also located in Mount Vernon.
Parks and Recreation – Numerous outdoor activities, including boating, camping, hiking and biking are available to residents of Mount Vernon Ohio real estate.
The 14-mile Kokosing Gap Trail and the Mohican Valley Trail that leads from Mount Vernon to Brinkhaven offers opportunities for jogging, hiking, biking or rollerblading.
The Hiawatha Water Park is a fairly new facility, offers hundreds of ways to offer summer fun. There are tons of ways to get soaked, with an Olympic sized pool, slides, tunnels and waterfall- everyone will have a great time.
In the winter, the Snow Trails Winter Resort, located about 20 minutes away from Danville, in Mansfield is a great facility dedicated to outdoor family fun. They offer skiing, snowboarding and snow tubing. With over 50 years of exciting wintertime fun and action sport events, it's a wintertime do not miss.
Mount Vernon also has the Pacemakers Dragway, for racing enthusiasts.
Living – Being situated in the geographic center of the state, Mount Vernon Ohio real estate offers easy access to the surrounding metropolitan areas of Columbus, Cleveland, Newark and Mansfield.
Rolls-Royce Energy Systems Inc., which manufactures turbine-related equipment, is the largest employer in Mount Vernon.
The annual Knox County Fair is a popular community event that highlights agriculture as an important and enduring industry in the county.
The Dan Emmett Music and Arts Festival is a big event that showcases a host of musical talents performing musical genres of bluegrass, country, folk, oldies, rock-n-roll, Christian and big band.
Home prices are generally much less than the outlying metropolitan areas with a median price of $101,000.


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Emraan Hashmi is nothing if not surprising. The actor has not had a bona-fide hit in a long time. But that has not deterred him from experimenting. From playing a cricketer in Azhar to a ghost in Raaz Reboot, he is marching ahead with full steam.
His latest endeavour however is sure to grab more than a few eyeballs for sure as he has indulged in choicest of cosplay which is the practice of dressing up like your favourite movie, TV or comic-book character.
To say that he has succeeded, would be an understatement because his cosplay for Hannibal Lecter (Silence of The Lambs, Hannibal) and Walter White (Breaking Bad) is spot-on! Though, as a fan of Heath Ledger's portrayal of Joker, Hashmi's attempt leaves just a little scope for improvement. Regardless, the attempt is a great one and we wish more of our actors do so! Meanwhile, check out the pics here.
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Proper plant management in the yard and garden includes weed control. Weeds take vital nutrients from the soil, choke out desired plants, and encourage diseases and insect pests in the landscape. Weed killers, known as herbicides, prevent weeds in a yard, but have several disadvantages. In addition to the careful and proper use of weed killers, implement nonchemical weed control methods such as hoeing, mulching and pulling to obtain optimal results with minimal chemical application.
Plant Damage
Herbicides used over a large area easily damage other plants, especially on windy days or days with temperatures over 29.4 degrees C. Wind blows the chemical on to other plants, while high temperatures increase vapour drift, especially of broadleaved weed control chemicals. Non-selective weed killers represent a special concern, because they kill any plant with which they come in contact. Excessive weed killer application causes spreading of the chemicals to other areas in the landscape, potentially harming desired plants. Herbicide injury causes twisted stems, curling leaves, stunted development and distorted fruits and flowers. This damage often takes weeks to develop following weed killer exposure, making proper diagnosis unlikely in the home garden environment.
Chemical weed killers do not effectively control all types of weeds. Annual broadleaved weeds growing in the top 1 to 2 inches of soil respond well to herbicide application, while large-seeded varieties easily withstand these chemicals, according to Alabama Cooperative Extension System. This means that other control methods still remain necessary, even when weed killers have been applied.
Some herbicides remain on plants or in the soil for long periods of time. This may be ideal when trying to permanently eradicate all plant growth from a location, such as a patio area. This proves problematic however, in many landscaping or gardening situations, when gardeners wish to plant new grass, shrubs, or vegetables. Plant damage also occurs when treated plants with residue, such as lawn clippings, are used in the landscape for other purposes like mulching.
Environmental Risks
Weed killer chemicals are toxic to frogs and other amphibians. Low-dose exposure to certain weed killers may increase the risk of certain health conditions in humans, including low sperm count, infertility and testicular cancer, according to a January 2010 article in Mother Earth News. Other weed killers, such as pelargonic acid, are naturally occurring components of plants commonly eaten by humans, making them safe for use, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Weed killers are toxic if consumed by children or pets, so proper storage in inaccessible, locked areas is vital to ensure safety.
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- Alabama Cooperative Extension System: Weed Control in Home Gardens
- Missouri Botanical Garden: Weed Killer (Herbicide) and Chemical Damage to Plants
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Homeowner's Guide to Protecting Frogs --- Lawn and Garden Care
- Mother Earth News: Roundup Kills More Than Weeds
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The Aramand system was a star system located within the Brak sector in the Expansion Region of the galaxy. It was centered around the primary star of Aramand and contained four planets. The system was also part of the Aramand Cluster.
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The Mail Industry Is Evolving, Migrating from Paper Mail to E-CommerceBell and Howell
By Ramesh Ratan, CEO, Bell and Howell
I recently had the privilege of participating in a roundtable panel discussion at the PostalVision 2020/5.0 Conference in Pentagon City, Virginia. This conference drew high-level leaders from both Ramesh Ratanpublic and private posts from around the globe, as well as regulators and congressional staffers.
The topic of our session was "E-Commerce Delivery Innovation" and I was able to share my thoughts via a brief presentation before participating in the discussion with executives from Keba, Swapbox and DHL Germany.
My message to the assembled guests is that despite the decline in mail volume, postal operations can leverage new technology to jump on the proverbial e-commerce bandwagon and pick up more business in parcel handling and sorting.
First of all, I reassured the participants that paper mail is not going away. Due to email and other communications channels, mail volume continues to decrease worldwide, but at a slower rate than previously. Current estimates are that we will see an average annual decline between 3 and 4 percent over the next few years.
However, many consumers still wish to receive their bills, statements, catalogs, etc., by mail. The U.S. Postal Service continues to process between 45 and 50 billion pieces of First Class mail every year. In fact, direct mail is rising between 1 and 2 percent every year, and we are seeing the emergence of multichannel (paper and digital) marketing.
Technology will be at the center of the movement to increase the value of paper mail by making it more interactive and digital-friendly. Think of QR codes on direct mailpieces that, when scanned with a mobile device, can lead the consumer to online content. Think of advances in geofencing that can add coupons to an envelope based on a business address and radius, or alert route drivers of pickups/deliveries in an area by having packages glow or labels chirp. The global economy will drive geocoding for greater delivery efficiency and perhaps a global addressing system based on longitude and latitude. Near-field and GPS technology can lead to augmented reality, where scanning an address or map could guide you to your destination via an onscreen display.
USPSOther innovations include video postcards that use organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and polymers than allow for flexible screens. Reverse envelopes – with a reverse, inverted or bottom flap – allow for additional marketing space and digital color printing.
Regarding other trends that will affect the future of mail, I relayed my predictions that privatization of posts will continue to occur, that home delivery will change due to days of service and more cluster mailboxes, and that more homes and businesses will rent or purchase parcel lockers.
I am proud to say that Bell and Howell is leading the charge of adapting technologies and processes developed for paper mail to the expanding field of e-commerce fulfilment. We strongly advocate for increasing the value of paper mail by making it more interactive and digital-friendly. We have always been involved in customer transactions, pioneered wrapping technology, and have been at the forefront of automated document factories (ADFs).
As the global mail industry continues to evolve, we are using technology to help many of our customers migrate from paper mail to e-commerce. Our products like CartonWrap, ParcelMgr and high-throughput print-and-apply labelers are already helping clients improve efficiency, save money, and reduce waste.
The proliferation of the Internet has spurred a surge in online purchases, but at the end of the day products still need to be processed and shipped. There is room for all global posts to thrive in this new reality if they make the necessary technological adaptations to accommodate e-commerce.
Ramesh Ratan is the CEO of Bell and Howell.
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Central Community Dollars for Scholars Helps Central Warriors Succeed Through Scholarships - Elkader, IA
Our Mission:
The purpose of Central Community Dollars for Scholars® will be to raise funds to assist the graduates of Central Community High School, Elkader IA in paying the rising cost of continuing education.
An all-volunteer Board of Trustees will develop an operational process, promote the Dollars for Scholars program, raise funds for scholarship distribution, and award the scholarships on a fair, equitable and nondiscriminatory basis to deserving students.
Our Goals
The goals of Central Community Dollars for Scholars are:
1. Award every Central high school graduating senior who applies at least a minimum scholarship.
2. Increase the endowment fund every year to provide extra funds for scholarships.
3. Maintain and increase the named scholarships awarded each year.
Central Community Dollars for Scholars, in Elkader, IA, is a nonprofit foundation that supports academic success in our community. As part of Scholarship America's® national network of locally based, volunteer-driven Dollars for Scholars chapters, our mission is to mobilize our community on behalf of postsecondary education success for our students.
Central Community Dollars for Scholars helps our hometown students achieve their educational goals by raising scholarship funds, establishing endowments, providing assistance with college readiness and the financial aid process, and distributing scholarships each year.
This website provides resources from our chapter to our volunteers, community and students. You can learn more about our history, goals and volunteers through the "About Us" link, and find out what's new by clicking on "News and Events." Volunteers -- and those who are interested in becoming volunteers -- can click on "Volunteer Login" to get connected.
Great Give Day is set for May 11th, 2017
Great Give Day is a 24-hour, online giving event organized by the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque to grow philanthropy in our seven-county region, including Allamakee, Clayton, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson and Jones Counties.
On May 11 support Central Community Dollars for Scholars by clicking on the image below.
Free Application For Student Aid - FAFSA
Finally, if you are a student looking for our Dollars for Scholars chapter scholarships, you're in the right place! Just click "Student and Parent Login" to begin filling out your student profile -- not only will you find and apply for our scholarships that way, you'll also discover scholarships from across the Scholarship America network that you may be eligible for. You'll also find valuable financial aid, college success, internship and career resources, so get started today!


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Marc Maron says there's a 'punk rock' element to his podcast "WTF" hitting public radio
Last night, public radio's comedy nerd king Jesse Thorn, host and producer of popular shows The Sound of Young America and Jordan, Jesse, Go!, announced that podcast WTF with Marc Maron will get the public radio treatment.
We've taken the hundreds of episodes of the WTF podcast and boiled them down to what we think is ten hours of exceptionally compelling radio. We've chosen the best stories and the best guests and made a ten-episode public radio series, produced by Marc, [TSOYA editor] Nick [White] and me.
This is exciting news for me, as someone who supports any respectful dissemination of quality comedy content. More importantly, its great news for Maron, who now has the opportunity to reach hundreds of thousands more audience members (adding to the few hundred thousand that download his podcast each week) as well as Thorn, who, in 2007, became the youngest host in Public Radio International history and who has been earnestly championing comedy on radio since 2000.
"Our goal was to transform a long form comedy nerds' paradise to a still-pretty-long, but to a little-tighter tour for people who weren't already comedy nerds," Thorn tells Punchline Magazine.
So here's how it works: Ten best-of-type episodes of WTF with Marc Maron are now available for public radio stations to broadcast, once they've been licensed and paid for. WBEZ, part of Chicago Public Media, is the first station to make a firm commitment, although they haven't officially announced their WTF scheduling plans. WCAI in Cape Cod will likely be the next to pick up WTF.
Hardcore WTF'rs who have already heard the uncut, unedited versions of these episodes at wtfpod.com or on iTunes can mosey on over to prx.org to hear all 10 episodes now. You'll notice Maron has recorded public radio-customized intros that fully explain who he is and what he's doing. (We pasted the first part of the Maria Bamford/Bob Odenkirk episode below for your sampling pleasure).
Some of the other episodes include Maron's chats with Conan O'Brien, Judd Apatow, Louis C.K., Margaret Cho and of course the famous Carlos Mencia throw down, which has been singled out by This American Life's Ira Glass as a great piece of investigative journalism. In fact, Glass, who's become sort of the walking symbol of all good things on public radio, has been ultra supportive of both Maron's podcast as well as Thorn's desire to get WTF on public radio. By the way, Glass is even writing the liner notes for Maron's new album– tentatively slated for a summer release.
Like Thorn, Maron is excited about the prospective additional exposure and the opportunities to reach a different audience. "Stand-up comedy is pretty close to the gutter as far as art goes. My whole life I feel like I've had one foot in the gutter — and I don't mean gutter in a negative way — but then past the sidewalk and up the stairs is NPR," Maron, a former Air America radio host, tells Punchline Magazine. "I've just been straddling the two worlds. It's exciting that I could take the world I came from and bring it to public radio."
The 10 episodes of WTF will be scheduled at the discretion of each station who licenses the show, but more than likely, stations will decide on a 10-consecutive-week run.
"There's kind of a punk rock element to all of this," Maron says. "Because these are the same shows I've recorded in my garage or in my car. And now they're going to be heard on public radio."


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Dynamics 1.2Richard Koch and Pierre d'HerbemontAbout Dynamics:Dynamics is a program written to illustrate the connection between Julia Sets and the Mandelbrot Set. It can draw magnified portions of the Mandelbrot set fairly rapidly, although it uses no clever mathematical ideas to speed drawing.The source code is included. Mandelbrot drawing is performed by a single small method call, and readers are encouraged to optimize for the velocity engine separate the calculation into smaller tasks for optimization on multiprocessor machines. Dynamics is distributed under the GPL public license, and thus free. Downloading the disk image file with OmniWeb is easy; click on the "Dynamics Program" link and OmniWeb will download the file and open it, revealing a Finder window. Drag the program to the Applications directory.Downloading with Internet Explorer is harder. Press the mouse on the "Dynamics Program" link and hold it down until a dialog appears. Choose "download link to disk." A file named "dynamics.dmg" will appear in your directory. Close Internet Explorer and go to the Applications folder. In the Utilities subfolder, find and open Disk Copy. Select the "Mount Image" menu item and open dynamics.dmg. Dynamics Program Dynamics Source Code Richard KochDepartment of MathematicsUniversity of OregonEugene, Oregon 97403
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How does the Google Algorithm really work? Wouldn't we all like to know. It would make some our jobs a lot easier. Or maybe it would leave us with no jobs, because if Google would just tell us how to rank, what job would an SEO have?
Google will never reveal its algorithm I suspect. But they are trying to be a bit more 'open' towards their public. At least, they are trying to look more open. And so they made this video about the Google Algorithm. Even though they won't tell you everything about the algorithm it is still a very useful video. Did you for example know they made 500 changes to the algorithm last year alone?


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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Work is a pleasure in tomorrow's office
Work stations with a built-in treadmill and portable meeting rooms are just some of the developments that may become commonplace in the offices of the future.
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Monday, October 20, 2008
7 Ingredients of good corporate design
For a good corporate design, we need to be aware of two main elements, which can be further broken down into a total of seven "ingredients".
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Sunday, October 05, 2008
Incredible Custom Shoes Designs
Here is a mix of cool custom designs for shoes.
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Creative Bus Stop Advertisement Designs
To catch the eye gives cause to design something completely different.
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