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Dr. Hans ten Rouwelaar is Assistant Professor of Management Accounting & Control at Nyenrode Business Universiteit. Hans (born in 1959) studied Econometrics at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam (1977 – 1985). Ten years later, the data of his Master thesis (Rouwelaar, 1984) was used by his thesis supervisor Merkies (1995). After finishing his doctoral thesis, Hans worked for COTG (currently NZa) in Utrecht (1984 – 1989). In 1988 he decided to work as an independent remedial teacher in Amsterdam (1988 – 2000) next to his work as part time teacher at the Christelijke MEAO (currently ROC) in Amsterdam (1989 – 1992), and at the University of Applied Sciences in Utrecht (Hogeschool van Utrecht) (1992 – 2000).
Since 2000, Hans has been a fulltime Assistant Professor in Management Accounting and Control at Nyenrode Business Universiteit. During these years he has been involved as faculty member in a number of committees, like the Curriculum Committee (2001 – 2005) and the Exam Committee (2002 – 2006). Nowadays, he is coordinator of the Center for Information and Management Accounting Control Systems (the former Center for Accounting, Accounting and Control) (2005 – to date), also member (and from 2003 the chairman) of the Management Control Committee (Kerngroep MACO) for the Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (1998 – to date), member of the Theses Committee of Accountancy studies (2008 – to date), member of the theses committee of 2nd readers of the Master of Science in Management, member of the Committee of Appeal for Accountancy and Controlling studies (2011 – to date), and member of the University Teaching Qualification committee (2014 – to date).
As a lecturer, Hans is involved in several Masters of Science, Executive and in-company programs teaching Management Control as the main topic, and also coaching financial paragraphs of business plans (Rouwelaar and Kappelle, 2008). He was program manager for COA with Jean van der Bijl and Jos Stevens in 2002 and 2003 and for ENECO with Jan Smit in 2009. Moreover, he supervises thesis projects for the degree programs, e.g. the Master of Science in Accountancy, the Master of Science in Controlling (awarded best supervisor in 2014), the Master of Science in Management, and the Executive Master in Finance and Control (EMFC).
As a PhD Researcher, Hans has been writing this dissertation (May 2004 – May 2015). Besides that, he was leading a number of practice oriented research projects, e.g. two quantitative studies with ConQuaestor about corporate performance measurements in the healthcare sector (Eeken et al., 2010 and 2012), a qualitative study with PA-Consulting Group about the expected financial position in 2020 (Conijn and Rouwelaar, 2012), and some working papers with other co-authors. The results of these research projects are published in Dutch practitioners' journals (Conijn and Rouwelaar, 2012; Roon and Rouwelaar, 2013) or working papers (Rebel and Rouwelaar, 2015).
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In his leisure time, Hans is an active member of the parish board of the RK church De Goede Herder in Amsterdam-Buitenveldert (2001 – 2014), and Secretary of the Regional parish board of RK Amstelland (2001 – to date), which was trying to promote the cooperation or merger of the seven parish boards in Amstelland: Heilige Anna, Sint Augustinus, Sint Urbanus Bovenkerk, Heilige Geest, Sint Urbanus Ouderkerk, Zalige Titus Brandsma, and De Goede Herder. Since June 2014 these parishes are merged into the RK parish Amstelland. At the request of the Dean of Amsterdam (Ambro Bakker s.m.a.), Hans became a member of the Diocesan Pastoral Council of the Bishop of Haarlem/Amsterdam, which has as main task to advise the Bishop, Mgr. dr. Jozef Punt, and the auxiliary Bishop, Mgr. dr. Jan Hendriks of Haarlem directly (2013 – to date).
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Thursday, December 11, 2008
Spring Training 2009? Where'd everyone go??
Just read an interesting article on Spring Training in Clearwater for 2009. Jim Salisbury from the Philly Inquirer has an interesting article about the Phillies we may see in this year's World Classic put on by the MLB. Read this article here.
If you have reservations for March 2009, you may want to double check whether or not you'll even see the familiar stars on the Phillies this year down in Florida. That answer could be, "no". A lot of the Phils will probably be getting the call for the World Classic and their own home countries. Hamels for the USA along with Utley and Howard. There's goes two thirds of the team's stars for goodness sake. So this year, I probably won't be going down for Spring Training as the stars will be thin for all the teams probably.
Check your reservations!
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I hope Utley is healthy enought o play in the WBCReplyDelete
You should check out www.springtrainingtips.comReplyDelete
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A simple black-and-white board book takes toddlers on a trip to the farm.
Checkers and Dot (named for the patterns on their clothing) take their cat Stripesy and dog Spot to the farm, where they investigate what's inside the barn. In simple, rhyming text—only a couple of short lines per page—the little group meets a cow who "says hello with a Moo, Moo, Moo" and a horse who "eats hay with a chew, chew, chew." After next encountering some chickens and a grouchy duck, the cat and dog are ready to leave, so Checkers and Dot say goodbye. While the text is occasionally a bit awkward and rhythmically stilted, it is simple and sparse enough for the board-book crowd, with an appropriate vocabulary as well. The appealing black-and-white illustrations feature lots of interesting patterns sure to get little ones' attention. In a companion volume, Checkers and Dot at the Beach, the crew counts animals, from one crab to five fish. Here, too, the slightly strange story is rescued by the crisp, high-contrast illustrations, featuring large numerals in addition to patterns this time.
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Poll shows little confidence in Shatter to resolve crisis
Voters unhappy over handling of issue with 82% saying Minister's reputation damaged
Garda Reserve Xiao Du from Finglas at the Reserve Graduation ceremony at the Garda College, Templemore. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons
The credibility of the Government has taken a battering over its handling of controversies in the Garda, with little public confidence in Minister for Justice Alan Shatter to oversee a resolution to the crisis, according to the latest Irish Times /Ipsos MRBI poll.
In the poll, voters were asked whether the reputations of several individuals or institutions have been enhanced or damaged by the way they have handled the issue.
Mr Shatter comes off worst, with 82 per cent of respondents saying his reputation has been damaged. He is closely followed by former Garda commissioner Martin Callinan, with 79 per cent saying he has been damaged.
Some 74 per cent said the reputation of An Garda Síochána has been damaged by the events.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny also fares badly, with 70 per cent saying his reputation has been damaged, while Fine Gael follows closely on 69 per cent and the Labour Party fares slightly better on 63 per cent.
Garda whistleblowers Maurice McCabe and John Wilson come out far better, with 39 per cent feeling their reputations have been damaged compared to 47 per cent saying they have been enhanced.
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The Opposition parties and Independent TDs also emerged with their reputations enhanced from the controversy.
What will be worrying for the Government is that a substantial majority of Fine Gael voters believe Mr Shatter's reputation has been damaged and half of them believe Mr Kenny's reputation has suffered.
Unsurprisingly, supporters of Opposition parties and Independents believe the reputations of the Minister for Justice, Taoiseach and former Garda commissioner have been damaged.
The survey was undertaken on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week among a representative sample of 1,000 voters aged 18 and over, in face-to-face interviews at 100 sampling points in all constituencies.
The margin of error is plus or minus 3 per cent.
Asked if they were confident or not in Mr Shatter's ability to oversee a resolution to the crisis, 16 per cent said they were, 69 per cent said they were not and 15 per cent had no opinion.
There was more support for Mr Shatter in Dublin than in the rest of the country, with significantly more people in the capital confident he could do the job.
There was no great variation in views across the social spectrum or the various age groups.
Fine Gael voters were far more likely than supporters of other parties to express confidence in the Minister.
However, even among them a majority did not have confidence he could deal with the Garda issue.
Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil voters expressed the least confidence in Mr Shatter's capacity to deal with the situation.
Asked if Mr Callinan was right to step down from his post, 59 per cent of voters said he was, 25 per cent said he should have remained in situ and 15 per cent had no opinion.
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Android's new emoji arrive next week on Nexus devices
Android head Hiroshi Lockheimer said new emoji were on the way, and now they're right around the corner. The Google exec revealed that next week Nexus devices will be updated with the new taco, unicorn and lion face emoji that are part of the Unicode 8.0 standard. The change will require a "new keyboard, new font, new code" so it means a full system upgrade is on the way (as far as any other changes, Lockheimer is declining to "ruin the surprise"). If you don't have a Nexus phone, you'll have to wait for your manufacturer to push the upgrade… eventually. No matter how long that takes, emoji addicts will be happy to see Android picking up the pace on its Unicode support, following Apple which added the latest standard to iOS 9.1 and OS X El Capitan.
Look! New emoji coming to #Nexus next week. Fonts and tech details shared with OEMs to include in their updates too. pic.twitter.com/GwvKw2d67p
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- Wedding: May 2015
Just need some input about my dress! I still have the option of exchanging it.
Just need some input about my dress! I still have the option of exchanging it.
I think it looks great, but honestly I'm not loving the tulle along the sweetheart (at least not with a necklace that low), it looks like you need to pull your dress down an inch and I bet you'd like it better! What kind of wedding are you having?
noleygirl: Gorgeous dress, and it looks great on you! I'd nix the tulle across the neckline as well. Otherwise, it's a very pretty, unique dress.
i think it is beautiful! and it looks great on you. and that's saying something because i ususally am not into colored dresses
but i agree about the neckline 🙂
I love it and it looks stunning on you!
I completely agree with other bees… something about the tulle across the sweetheart line just doesn't do it for me. Other than that it is beautiful!
I love your dress! It looks amazing on you 🙂 I'm also really liking the tulle across the neckline. I think it adds a bit of character and makes it more unique than the average sweetheart.
WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW…I LOVE that dress!!!!!!
It looks ah-ma-zing on you!! Personally I love the tulle across the sweetheart too. simple elegance.
I think the dress is really unique! (in a good way lol) I agree with PPs that I don't like the tulle across the sweetheart neckline. but I guess thats a personal opinion! go with what you like!
If you're unsure about it and can still exchange it, try some others on to see if you like anything else better.
I loveit! I love the tulle across the neckline. It's wispy and different. I'd just try it without the sash. To me the sash gives it a harsh horizontal line that detracts fromt he ethereal feel.
I love the neckline! Gives it a special je ne sais quoi….
Since you have asked for our opinions, and since you can still change your mind about the dress, I will tell you that I think you can find a dress that you will love more than this one. There are two issues that would concern me about this choice. First, the gathered waistline means that there is a LOT of extra fabric in the skirt of this dress that is going to add bulk to your body that a different style of ball gown would not add. Second, although there are some beautiful textured and tulle skirts out there, I think that the placement of the darker elements in this skirt may result in an uneven pattern of dark and light in some of your photos. Even in this photo, the contrasting, decorative elements look whimsical and ethereal (both good things) in some places but streaky, blurred and distracting in others. I do not mean to be negative, but, since you asked, I thought I would share my thoughts.
Honestly, I agree with Brielle. I think there is something better for you out there. I would look around more for something you love.
I dont love it. It's pretty though. I would look around since you can.
ryba: agree with you.
Its beautiful! I'd just clean up the sweetheart neckline from that awful placement of the tulle.
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We went to find a much better, more picturesque beach today, not too far from where we are staying, at town called Perros-Guirec. There are 2 fabulous beaches here, the first one (the one we actually stayed at for most of the day but the smaller of the two) is called Trestrignel. It was very much like the beaches that we had been frequenting in Southern Brittany, in that it was very flat. The sea went out a long way but it was such a gradual descent that it was so safe for Stanley. For the most part we had the place to ourselves so we could just let him run around as much as he wanted.
The sea was much colder here than at the beach last week, but it didn't stop me going for a dip. I love swimming in the sea, but I didn't stay out there long as it was so cold it was making my body ache.
After lunch and a nap for most people (apart from me I might add), we went for a drive round to the next beach called Trestraou. This is much bigger, more popular and more touristy of the two and there were many more places to eat and drink. We stopped off for a coffee…which turned in to a crepe stop for some & Margarita stop for others…yep the latter was me (well I am on my holidays after all & 4pm *is* Margarita time isn't it?) 🙂


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K reissues the first collaboration between Khaela Maricich and Jona Bechtolt (YACHT), a record originally released in 2004, and here buffered by remixes from Lucky Dragons, Strategy, and Alan Fortarte of White Rainbow, among others.
So the idea for Poor Aim: Love Songs was to make a short record of radio-ready pop hits, at the time a new idea for the Blow. The first collaboration between Khaela Maricich (previously the only Blow member) and Jona Bechtolt (YACHT), they put it out in 2004 as the inaugural Pregnancy Series release, curated dually by Portland hometeamers States Rights Records and Slender Means Society, and had it reissued by K this year after commissioning remixes (from Lucky Dragons, Strategy, and Alan Fortarte of White Rainbow, among others) for most of the original tracks.
Those few who copped a copy at the time likely found it easy to recognize big pieces of it on the Blow's 2006 full-length Paper Television. Each record features tricky couples math, naturalism-as-sex-and-love metaphors, YACHT's propulsive synthwork and Maricich's pointedly broken syntax: Maricich asked the boy on "Hey Boy" "why you didn't call me?" and told another lover "You don't even believe in outer space/ Equal to the rate at which you doubt my crying face." Some dude asks her to put her heart in his hand and even though she knows he might hock it she can't keep it in her pocket, so, oh man.
The Blow beat accusations of exhibitionism and confessionalism the same way rappers do-- with specifics, and without being particularly sentimental. Rock 'n' roll, de-abstracted. When on "The Sky Opened Wide Like the Tide" she's wondering where her friends are tonight, her guesses are practical, a citywide Olympia, Wash., tour: "Are they at the Reef? Are they at Ben Moore's? Are they at the Capitol Theater?" By Paper Television, YACHT caught up, plundering commercial radio airwaves for regional rap crazes (snap music, hyphy, crunk, etc) and Timbalandesque gorgeous sound to put together the perfect palate for his partner's rapper sensibility. Poor Aim, for Bechtolt, was a more mixed bag-- "Hey Boy" came from J-Kwon's "Tipsy", a Billboard #2 that year, but most of his other original tracks stuck hard to the indie-dance friendly sped-up rave that the Blow are now notable for barely using.
The hip-hopization of indie rock was (is) a long time coming. By commissioning the six new remixes here, the Blow admit their songs aren't perfect, could be different, or better, and that they're open to new ideas. It's a casual gesture, too-- no pretense of their art as island-- inviting friends and like-minded people to make new work from theirs. The newly remixed Poor Aim is reminiscent of other Portland documents (the States Rights Records Bro Zone compilation comes to mind), on which artists feature other artists guest on and remix one another's work, bringing a mixtape mindset to an arena where work usually has to be singular and hermetically complete just to be taken seriously. On "The Love That I Crave", Maricich sings, "I'm so tired of being wasted just chasing the same old thing/ I want to get hit by a big thing, come take me, change me," which is as good an explanation of why they bothered to remix all this stuff as any.
YACHT and Maricich both take the opportunity to do reworks of their own, one way they embrace the evolution of their group. YACHT's "Hock It" remix loops the track's catchphrase to give it a chorus-- important for those commercial aspirations-- and also update it: give his track more heft, more G-funk, more quirk. His new "Hock It" is less linear, more club-worthy. Los Angeles-based Lucky Dragons aka Luke Fishbeck is the one non-Portland remixer. But it was his sojourns in Portland and tours with Portland artists over the last four years that helped YACHT, E*Rock, Bobby Birdman, and co. create their DIY-laptop scene. His Blow remixes are the smartest-- turning "The Sky Opened Wide" back into the gypsy ballad that it was before the electronics got to it, all wistful violin, guitar, and recorder; then taking the "we're over here" samples from that same song and making a new one of his own to close the record: pitch-shifting computer flutes; floating voices; samples cut in and out and scrambled, gently.
Strategy, a Portland-based remixer, LCDs-out "The Love That I Crave", glamming up the vocals and giving it a disco sheen, while Alan Fortarte takes "Hey Boy" to it's "Tipsy"-limit, chopping up Maricich's ABCs. It'd be easy to say then that the upshot of Poor Aim: Love Songs, v. 2, is process-in-motion, or window-into-band-at-work, proof of evolution, etc but if that stuff exists here it's on the fringes. The songs here are as charming, detailed and touching as ever. What more do you really need?


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The latest Military organisation to procure FlightPro® is the Belgian Air Component, who will be using the software to manage all aspects of their military flying operations, including training. FlightPro® was selected, after a rigorous competitive tender process, evidence of the critical nature of the capability sought by the Belgian MoD.
The deal with the Belgian Air Component secures Ocean Software's dominant global position in the Enterprise Aviation Operations Management Software space, particularly across Europe, as Belgium joins Ocean's rapidly expanding European customer list which includes the European Defence Agency, the Royal Air Force, the Finnish Air Force, Lufthansa, BAE Systems, and ST Aero.
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The England Coast Path – A project born out of years of Ramblers' campaigning.
In the past days I was really excited to discover that the worlds longest continuos coastal trail will be opened in 2020, and further more that it is right on my doorstep in England. The final trail will be almost 3,000 miles long, and for the first time it gives the right of access to open coast allowing people to walk over access land to explore right up to the water's edge. The England Coast Path will increase tourism, connect communities, boost rural economies, and allow opportunities for people to enjoy walking by the seaside. Natural England has been busy working with landowners, highway authorities and others to open up stretches of the path. With nine stretches now open and work underway on many more, it should be open in no time.
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Good morning and welcome back!
We're just a few days past the 40th anniversary of the Rolling Stone's album "Some Girls," so they'll bring us into the news...
1 big thing: A $350 million green tech VC fund
G2VP, a venture capital firm spun out of Kleiner Perkins and focused on green and sustainability-related tech including energy, has closed $350 million in capital, Axios' Kia Kokalitcheva reports.
Why it matters: Kleiner Perkins' investments in green tech were famously a bust, but according to partner Dave Mount, G2VP will focus on the areas that did deliver financial returns — applications of digital tech to sustainability and heavy industry.
- He cites agricultural data management company Farmers Edge and fleet management software provider Telogis as examples.
Backers include Shell: G2VP's debut fund is backed by family offices, institutional investors, and a number of relevant companies including Shell, Mitsui, and ABB. Kleiner Perkins chairman John Doerr is also an investor.
- The firm plans to invest in sectors ranging from energy technology to transportation and heavy industry, among others, though it has no specific target size for each category.
Be smart: Many of the failures a decade ago came from pouring a lot of money into developing new clean energy technologies, which was more capital and time intensive than expected, Mount tells Axios.
2. FERC duo wants major pipeline oversight change
In our Expert Voices section, a bipartisan pair of federal energy regulators said that the Transportation Security Administration is not well-suited to regulating the security of interstate natural gas pipelines.
On the record: Two Federal Energy Regulatory Commission members, Republican Neil Chatterjee and Democrat Richard Glick, note that TSA has just six full-time staff overseeing the nation's vast network of gas and oil pipelines, and has not imposed mandatory cybersecurity standards. They wrote:
Given the high stakes, Congress should vest responsibility for pipeline security with an agency that fully comprehends the energy sector and has sufficient resources to address this growing threat. The Department of Energy (DOE) could be an appropriate choice: It is the Sector-Specific Agency for energy security and recently created its own cybersecurity office.
The ultimate regulator must have the statutory authority, resources and commitment to implement mandatory standards, as FERC has done for the electric grid for more than a decade.
The context: The need to analyze the vulnerability of the gas pipeline system is among the the rationales that the White House is floating as it considers propping up economically struggling coal-fired and nuclear plants, although the commissioners don't get into that topic.
What's next: Pipeline security and the potential coal and nuclear aid are both topics that are likely to surface when all five FERC commissioners testify this morning before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
3. GOP senators urge climate move from Trump
Axios' Amy Harder reports ... 13 Republican senators, in a letter obtained by Axios, are urging President Trump to get behind an Obama administration-backed plan that they say would create American manufacturing jobs.
It would also cut greenhouse gas emissions, but that went unmentioned in their letter to the president.
What they want: The lawmakers are asking Trump to seek Senate ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, the effective 1987 treaty to repair the ozone layer.
- The amendment seeks to phase down out of refrigerants in appliances that are ozone-friendly but emit powerful greenhouse gases, and replace them with substances that don't degrade ozone or warm the earth.
Of note: The senators don't mention "Obama" or "climate change." It's one of the starkest signs of how the Republican Party is willing to support efforts to cut emissions as long as they don't mention one of these two hyper-polarizing topics.
- Instead, they talk up how the amendment, negotiated in Kigali, Rwanda, in 2016, would help "secure America's place as the global leader in several manufacturing industries."
Go deeper: Amy's got more here.
4. Report: Solar grows again but faces headwinds
New data: The U.S. added 2.5 gigawatts of solar PV capacity in the first quarter of 2018 — that's an increase from the same period a year earlier, but overall 2018 growth is expected to be flat, a new industry report finds.
- The industry expects to add roughly 10.6 gigawatts this year, the same level as last year, before higher growth in 2019 and later years.
Why it matters: The latest quarterly report from the Solar Energy Industries Association and GTM Research shows how the industry is still growing but faces headwinds from newly imposed import tariffs and other forces.
The big picture: "Many in the solar industry have framed 2018 as a year of reset after uncertainty from tax reform, Section 201 tariffs, and state-level policy changes caused a shock to the industry's growth," Greentech Media reports.
One level deeper: The report explores the looming effect of import tariffs on solar modules imposed early this year, which will affect big utility-scale projects the most and slow down the growth rate.
The forecast, per GTM Research:
- Near term: "2018 is expected to be somewhat insulated from the impact of the Section 201 tariffs due to developers securing tariff-free module supply from pre-tariff imports, thin-film PV not being subject to tariffs, and some domestic PV production."
- Long term: "[T]he impacts of these tariffs are significant — several developers have announced project cancelations, and more are in negotiations to restructure their [power purchase agreements] due to the higher costs resulting from the tariffs."
5. On my screen: Tesla, China, Exxon, renewables
Tesla: The company's former safety director, Carlos Ramirez, claims in a lawsuit that the California-based electric car maker fired him for internally raising concerns about the company's failure to report workplace injuries, Gizmodo's Jalopnik reports. Tesla reportedly responded to the suit, stating that Ramirez was fired after receiving an "onslaught of complaints" about his behavior.
- Why it matters, per Axios' Steve LeVine: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has an optics problem. This latest round of hysterics began with a news report about outsize workplace injuries at Tesla's Fremont plant. Musk claimed he was under attack by fake news. Now we have a former executive claiming he was fired for reporting the same thing internally.
China: Per Bloomberg, "China's push to eradicate smog by using more natural gas is set to get a boost as it pushes ahead with a plan to merge under one company a national pipeline network that would unify transport and investment decisions."
Exxon: Via Reuters, "Exxon Mobil Corp is pushing deeper into energy trading, building a global cadre of experienced traders and beefing up risk-management systems to lift profit."
Renewables: A Wall Street Journal feature takes stock of growing worldwide investment in renewable power projects, citing International Energy Agency data showing that over half the generating capacity added in recent years has been from wind, solar and other sources.
- Per WSJ, "In 2016, the latest year for which data is available, about $297 billion was spent on renewables — more than twice the $143 billion spent on new nuclear, coal, gas and fuel oil power plants, according to the IEA."
6. Chart of the day: energy costs for cars
Power vs. fuel: This brief Energy Department report compares energy costs for electric cars and internal combustion vehicles, based on average costs for power and gasoline in various regions and states.
Why it matters: It shows that using electricity rather than gasoline for mobility is cheaper nationwide, often much cheaper.
- However, that's just one consideration for consumers weighing purchase of electric vehicles that are currently just a tiny share of the auto market.
Go deeper: Check out our exclusive poll on electric cars showing growth potential despite doubts.
7. Gates-backed fund selects firms to stake
In more VC news, Quartz has the news that Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a $1 billion-plus fund launched by Bill Gates and other big investors, is backing a pair energy storage startups with very different technologies.
Why it matters: They're the first companies supported by the fund announced in 2016 to back next-wave, climate-friendly energy technologies.
Who they are, per Quartz:
1. Quidnet Energy is a firm that has developed a pumped hydro storage technology that does not rely on rivers or dams, but underground shale rock formations instead.
- "After water fills up tiny cracks in the rock, forcing more in creates pressure, which compresses shale like a spring. When energy is needed, the pressure is let off and the water that gushes out is used to run turbines that re-generate electricity," their piece notes.
2. Form Energy is a battery company that says it can achieve major cost savings and longer-term storage than traditional lithium-ion batteries.
Go deeper: Read more about the energy tech that Bill Gates wants to fund.


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When the circadian rhythm gets thrown off, it could come with an unexpected side effect: high triglycerides. The discovery, based on studies in mice with a "broken clock," helps to explain the normal rise and fall in triglycerides, which happens at about the same time each day, according to researchers who report their findings in the August issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication.
"We show that the normal up and down [of triglycerides] is lost in clock mutants," said M. Mahmood Hussain of SUNY Downstate Medical Center. "They have high triglycerides all the time." An elevated triglyceride level is a risk factor for atherosclerosis and heart disease.
Several biological, physiological, and behavioral activities show a characteristic recurrence with 24-hour intervals attuned to sunrise and sunset, the researchers explained. That circadian rhythm is driven by the interaction of so-called clock genes.
In normal mice, plasma triglycerides double or triple over the course of the day, reaching their lowest point at night when the nocturnal animals eat and are most active, the new report shows. In clock mutants, triglyceride levels don't change; rather, they stay high all the time.
The researchers delved further into the mechanism linking the animal's internal clocks to triglycerides. They found that a core component of the circadian circuitry--a protein known as CLOCK--controls levels of another protein (called microsomal triglyceride transfer protein, or MTP) that helps to ferry triglycerides through the bloodstream. That control takes place via yet another transcription factor.
"Metabolic syndrome and obesity are major metabolic disorders characterized by high plasma lipid concentrations," the researchers conclude. "Plasma lipids are tightly controlled by mechanisms regulating their production and clearance. Here, we show that light-entrained mechanisms involving clock genes also play a role in regulating plasma triglyceride."
If the findings in mice can be extrapolated to humans, it suggests that the effects of drugs designed to lower triglyceride levels by acting on MTP might depend on when they are taken each day, the researchers said.
"The dose needed may vary depending on the time of day," Hussain said. "Now we can start to think about [the role of] drug timing in controlling disease states."
The findings also suggest that activities that disrupt the circadian rhythm--staying up until 2:00 a.m. or traveling overseas--might come with real consequences for lipid metabolism, he added.


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- Be an incoming freshman, transfer or currently enrolled student (undergraduate or graduate) with a declared major in Architecture, Construction Science, Digital Media Arts or Community Development.
- Be in good academic and disciplinary conduct standing with the university.
- Have a minimum of 3.0 GPA for current/transfer students; for incoming freshmen a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 on the scale of 4.0.
- Proof of enrollment for the semester in which the application is filed for funding. [UNDERGRADUATE: 15 semester hours or GRADUATE: 9 semester hours.]
- Currently enrolled students provide a copy of their unofficial transcript along with a completed updated degree plan signed by your advisor or department head.
Deadlines to Apply
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In bid to boost safety, juvenile justice agency reviewing violent youth for possible transfer
Staff at the scandal-plagued Texas Juvenile Justice Department have been asked to review a few dozen violent inmates for possible transfer to adult prisons, a move that has sparked concern among activists and advocates.
"Children don't belong in adult prison," said Jay Jenkins, a project attorney with the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition. "Juveniles don't belong in adult prisons. Full stop."
But lawmakers and officials stressed that the review is part of a push to boost security by working to remove assaultive youth.
"I am very positive on the plan to once and for all make Juvenile Justice safe," said state Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston
The review coincides with a push to reduce the population of TJJD facilities amid ongoing staffing shortages and an unfolding sexual abuse scandal amid that has caused lawmakers, the governor and advocates to lose confidence in TJJD's ability to protect kids in its facilities.
In addition to reviewing troublemaking teens for possible transfer to prison from three of the agency's secure facilities, officials are taking a broader look at files of sentenced offenders at two other facilities just to "figure out what the next step is," according to a TJJD spokeswoman.
"Some facilities have been looking at sentenced offenders and specifically the ones assaulting staff, and if they meet the objective criteria for transfer, they're starting the process," said spokeswoman Carolyn Beck. "So they're making sure that process is starting for those kids that are hurting people."
Transfer to an adult facility, which ultimately requires a judge's sign-off, can take months, Beck said - so the ongoing reviews aren't expected to result in any moves in the immediate future.
The juveniles under review are those currently held on "determinate sentences," usually reserved for more serious offenses and leave the possibility of prison on the table if the juveniles have failed to demonstrate they've benefitted from services and programs before they turn 19. Although kids can be up for transfer to adult prison once they turn 16 if they meet certain criteria, typically the agency works to avoid that outcome.
It's not clear how many kids could undergo some type of review. Roughly 35 determinate-sentenced offenders systemwide meet transfer criteria and have a history of assaulting staff, Beck said, though she didn't have concrete data on how many fit that profile at the two facilities zeroing in on those teens for evaluation.
"The goal over time would be to reduce our population by approximately 250 to get to where we needed to be to be safe, based on the number of staff we have available," Beck said.
At the same time, this month the agency is taking a look at non-sentenced offenders who could be eligible for release back into the community.
"We are reinstating release criteria to make sure that all the kids that are appropriate to go home get to go home," Beck said.
Last year, when the agency previously put in place such criteria, it netted around 20 releases per month.
Agency officials have said in the past that a few hundred of the roughly 1,000 juvenile offenders could be better housed in community-based programs rather than a remotely located state facility.
With an eye to the future, the agency's governing board recently hired a new executive director, Camille Cain, whose vision for reducing the population in TJJD facilities also includes assessing which kids might be eligible to be transferred to prison or release on parole.
Beck stressed that the current sentenced offender reviews were "more for safety than for population management" and said they should have been getting done anyway.
She also debunked recent whisperings about possible large-scale transfer of youth to TDCJ, misinformation she said stemmed from discussions about how to make facilities safe.
"The rumor about them being told to review all the sentenced offenders as tied to population management is coming from this, these conversations," she said.
Cain declined to be interviewed for the story, citing the fact that she's only been on the job for a few weeks.
"The new director is trying to determine what the real problems are," Whitmire said. "I've got confidence in her."
Some experts questioned any push to move kids - even those with disciplinary problems - to adult facilities.
"I don't want to downplay if there are serious incidents of violence where people are getting hurt," said Michele Deitch, a criminal-justice expert and senior lecturer at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Austin, "but there's also just going to be a lot of youth who are acting out in anger and simply need to have different approaches tried in managing them."
Jenkins called transferring kids to adult prisons a "bad way" to solve juvenile justice disciplinary problems.
"The abuse that took place in the TJJD facility was horrific but the abuse for a young offender in the adult system is going to be much much worse," Jenkins said. "You're solving a sexual assault problem by creating a very strong likelihood of sexual assault."
Lance Lowry, a sergeant in Huntsville and former Texas prison union chief, begged to differ.
"TDCJ does a lot better job - you don't hear me saying that a lot - at managing the youth offenders than TJJD," he said. "The inmates run the asylum at TJJD - they have no control. We're just contributing to these guys becoming future wards of the state."


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Emergency Services Manager & Estimator
Mr. Orellana has previous experience in retail and banking. His management in retail helped him to develop positive customer skills that he applies daily while working at Phoenix Restoration. He started as a laborer doing a variety of tasks and through hard work and dedication he elevated himself to running the Mitigation department here at Phoenix Restoration. He enjoys the unique factors that each job brings to the table and welcomes any assignment.
1. What was your First Job?
Loews Theater
2. What are some of your interests or hobbies? Golf, Gaming, and my Cubs
3. Best advice received from boss, friend, or mentor?
"Do or do not, there is no try"- Yoda
4. Invention you wish you thought of?
Pet Rock
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IDB Group launches Open Innovation Challenge to reduce plastic use
September 26, 2019
Washington, D.C. — The Inter-American Development Bank Group together with MIT Solve launch an Open Innovation Challenge that seeks to find the most innovative solutions that substantially reduce or eliminate single-use plastic and plastic waste in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Rethink Plastics Challenge offers the selected solutions prizes totaling 60,000 USD.
IDB announces winner of the 2019 Superheroes of Development Award
September 16, 2019
The winning IDB-financed project developed a new solution to monitor public infrastructure works and to empower citizens to evaluate the use of public resources in Honduras. WASHINGTON D.C., September 12, 2019. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced the winner of the Superheroes of Development contest, an award given to executing agencies that have successfully implemented innovative solutions in projects financed by the IDB.
Spain makes contribution to IDB's migration initiative
March 20, 2019
Event on migration analyzes impact on Latin America MADRID - Spain has made a $5 million contribution to help the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) tackle urgent development challenges posed by the rise of transborder migrations in Latin America and the Caribbean. The contribution was announced at the conference Migration and Cities: The Road to Inclusive Integration held March 20, 2019 in Madrid.
IDB launches Superheroes of Development contest to recognize executing agencies
March 04, 2019
In its second edition, the call for proposals will be open from March 4th to May 17th, 2019. The Superheroes of Development Award will recognize executing agencies of IDB-financed projects that have successfully addressed challenges during its implementation. The contest will identify eight finalists from across Latin America and the Caribbean who will travel to IDB's Headquarters in Washington, D.C. to present their solutions.
Sustainable growth, infrastructure focus of IDB Annual Meeting in Chengdu, China
February 19, 2019
The media accreditation form is available for journalists
Inter-American Development Bank Group to hold Annual Meeting in Chengdu, China
December 20, 2018
Online media registration is available for March 26-31 gathering of Latin American and Caribbean leaders Spotlight on small and mid-sized firms, green financing, sustainable infrastructure investing The Inter-American Development Bank Group will hold its Annual Meeting in Chengdu, China, on March 26-31.
IDB President, experts to talk to members of media accredited to the Habitat III Conference in Quito, Ecuador
October 15, 2016
Habitat, the main global conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, is being held for the first time in Latin America The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will have a strong presence in the Habitat III Conference to be held in Quito, Ecuador, Oct. 17-20, 2016.
Chile to expand use of non-conventional renewable energy sources with IDB support
December 22, 2014
Arica 1 and Los Loros photovoltaic (PV) plants will eliminate an estimated 111,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually Chile will expand the use of renewable resources to substitute for fossil fuel generation to meet the energy needs of its mining industry with two loans from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) of $27.7 million for the Arica 1 project and $25.7 million for the Los Loros project. Both projects will sell energy to the spot markets.
IDB approves $153 million in loans to set up IDB-China Eximbank Equity Investment Platform
November 29, 2012
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved as much as $153 million in loans for the establishment of a new equity investment platform for Latin America and the Caribbean in partnership with the Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim).
IDB, China Eximbank further advance in the creation of equity investment platform for Latin America and the Caribbean
March 19, 2012
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank) are advancing in the creation of an investment platform for Latin America and the Caribbean that will mobilize as much as $1 billion for equity investments to promote sustainable economic development in the region.


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Steve has never been a fan of cake; he prefers pie or ice cream for dessert. We celebrated Steve's 40th birthday last night with a small dinner party at his friend Kerry's home. She made an excellent herb encrusted tenderloin roast and I was in charge of dessert. Instead of cake, Steve asked for a bowl of our favorite gelato (Talenti sea salt caramel). That's easy enough, but a birthday party still demands cake, so I made chocolate espresso cupcakes topped with caramel frosting. The frosting recipe is from Cook's Illustrated and is easy to make, and even easier to frost with. I added an extra ½ tsp of salt and sprinkled salt on top, to mirror the gelato. They were so delicious, even Steve ate one.
Caramel Frosting
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces and softened
2 cups packed dark brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups Confectioners' sugar, sifted
For the frosting: Heat 8 tablespoons butter, brown sugar, and salt in large saucepan over medium heat until small bubbles appear around perimeter of pan (see photo at left), 4 to 8 minutes. Whisk in cream and cook until ring of bubbles reappears, about 1 minute. Off heat, whisk in vanilla.
Transfer hot frosting mixture to bowl and, with electric mixer on low speed, gradually mix in confectioners' sugar until incorporated. Increase speed to medium and beat until frosting is pale brown and just warm, about 5 minutes. Add remaining butter, 1 piece at a time, and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.


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Frequent Links
Time 100
Time 100 (often written in all-caps as TIME 100) is an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the American world assembled by the American news magazine Time. First published in 1999 as the result of a debate among American academics, politicians, and journalists, the list is now an annual event. Although appearing on the list is often seen as an honor, Time makes it clear that entrants are recognized for changing the world, regardless of the consequences of their actions.
The final list of influential individuals are exclusively chosen by Time editors with nominations coming from the TIME 100 alumni and the magazine's international writing staff.[1] Only the winner of the Reader's Poll, conducted days before the official list is revealed, is chosen by the general public.[2]
- 1 History and format
- 2 2010
- 3 2011
- 4 2012
- 5 2013
- 6 2014
- 7 Multiple appearances
- 8 Selection criteria
- 9 Time 100 Award
- 10 Controversies
- 11 Academic research
- 12 References
- 13 External links
History and format
The list was started with a debate at a symposium in Washington, D.C., on February 1, 1998, with panel participants CBS news anchor Dan Rather, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, then New York governor Mario Cuomo, then–political science professor Condoleezza Rice, neoconservative publisher Irving Kristol, and Time managing editor Walter Isaacson.
The list was first published in 1999, when Time magazine named the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. Based on the popularity of the installment, in 2004 Time magazine decided to make it an annual issue, listing the 100 people most influencing the world. Those recognized fall in one of five categories: Leaders & Revolutionaries, Builders & Titans, Artists & Entertainers, Scientists & Thinkers, Heroes & Icons. Since then, the categories were amended to the following:[3]
- Titans
- Pioneers
- Artists
- Leaders
- Icons
List of individuals included in the TIME 100 in 2010
In its online presentation, Time introduced the list as follows: "In our annual TIME 100 issue we name the people who most affect our world".[4] The overall list was organized with 4 main sub-lists: Leaders, featuring Sarah Palin and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva; Heroes, featuring Chief Master Sergeant Tony Travis and Bill Clinton; Artists, featuring Conan O'Brien and Lady Gaga; and Thinkers, featuring Steve Jobs and Zaha Hadid.[4] The list included 10 Indians.[5] Oprah Winfrey continued her streak of having been included on every Time 100 list and was one of thirty-one women on the list. The list included many expected names and some surprises such as Scott Brown, who The Huffington Post described as a premature selection at that point in his career.[6] Others who were considered surprise selections included Elton John, Ashton Kutcher and Taylor Swift, according to the Daily Mail.[7] The announcement of the list was celebrated by a black tie gala at the Time Warner Center in New York City on May 4, 2010.[8] The list was published the following day.[7] Time readers contributed to the selection by an online vote of over 200 finalists.[9]
List of individuals included in the TIME 100 in 2011
The original online sources refer to the list with the following quote: "Meet the most influential people in the world. They are artists and activists, reformers and researchers, heads of state and captains of industry. Their ideas spark dialogue and dissent and sometimes even revolution. Welcome to this year's TIME 100."[10][11] The announcement was celebrated with a black-tie event in New York City on April 26, 2011.[12] The honorees were joined by A-list celebrities at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center for the event.[13] Time readers contributed to the selection by an online vote of over 200 finalists.[14]
The list included familiar global newsmakers such as U.S. President Barack Obama and Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel as well as what the media describes as "newcomers" to the global press.[15] The list included numerous figures representing the year of upheaval in the Middle East ranging from rebels, to political leaders to news correspondents. Although the events of what has been dubbed the Arab Spring, were prominent, media figures unrelated to those events also figured in the list as well.[16] Additionally, Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton were part of the list during the week before their wedding.[17] The list also included Katsunobu Sakurai, mayor of Minamisōma, Fukushima, which was the city most affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[15]
List of individuals included in the TIME 100 in 2012
List of individuals included in the TIME 100 in 2013
List of individuals included in the TIME 100 in 2014
The official list of 100 most influential people were revealed on April 24, 2014 featuring Beyoncé on the US cover and Robert Redford, Jason Collins and Mary Barra on its international covers.[18] A record of 41 women are included in the edition, the highest number of female personalities in the list's history.[19] The annual gala was held on April 29, 2014 in New York City.
Managing editor of Time, Nancy Gibbs says of the year's list:
The TIME 100 is a list of the world's most influential men and women, not its most powerful, though those are not mutually exclusive terms. Power, as we've seen this year, can be crude and implacable, from Vladimir Putin's mugging of Crimea to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's summary execution of his uncle and mentor Jang Song Thaek. Those men made our list, but they are the outliers, and not just because we generally seek to celebrate the best work of the human spirit. The vast majority of this year's roster reveals that while power is certain, influence is subtle. Power is a tool, influence is a skill; one is a fist, the other a fingertip. You don't lead by hitting people over the head, Dwight Eisenhower used to say. That's "assault, not leadership."
To assemble the list, we rely on our journalists around the world and our TIME 100 alumni (many of whom are as influential as ever).
If there is a common theme in many of the tributes, it's the eagerness to see what some engineer, actor, leader or athlete will do next. As much as this exercise chronicles the achievements of the past year, we also focus on figures whose influence is likely to grow, so we can look around the corner to see what is coming.[20]
Multiple appearances
Although each category is given equal weight during any given year, people from some science/political fields and heroes are more likely to make repeat appearances on the list from year to year. Repeat appearances are rare; only the following individuals have appeared more than twice.
Note: The order of the following list is based on the number of times each person has appeared on the Time 100. Those who are tied are listed alphabetically. Those listed in bold are the select few whose repeat appearances include Time's ranking of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
Listed ten times
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Oprah Winfrey
2013, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 & the 20th century.
Listed nine times
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Barack Obama
2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005
Listed eight times
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
2014, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 & 2004
(Finalist in 2010)
Listed six times
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Angela Merkel
2014, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2007 & 2006
(Finalist in 2010, 2008)
Listed five times
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Steve Jobs
2010, 2008, 2007, 2005 & 2004
(Finalist in 2009)
Listed four times
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Aung San Suu Kyi
2013, 2011, 2008 & 2004
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George W. Bush
2008, 2006, 2005 & 2004
(Finalist in 2009)
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Bill Clinton
2010, 2006, 2005, & 2004
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Jamie Dimon
2011, 2009, 2008 & 2006
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Bill Gates
2006, 2005, 2004 & the 20th century
(Finalist in 2010, 2008)
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Hu Jintao
2008, 2007, 2005 & 2004
(Finalist in 2009)
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Condoleezza Rice
2007, 2006, 2005, & 2004
(Finalist in 2008)
Listed three times
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Pope Benedict XVI
2011, 2009 & 2007
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The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso
2008, 2005 & 2004
(Finalist in 2009)
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Nelson Mandela
2005, 2004 & the 20th century
(Finalist in 2008, 2007)
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Rupert Murdoch
2008, 2005 & 2004
(Finalist in 2010, 2009)
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Benjamin Netanyahu
2015, 2012 & 2011
(Finalist in 2013, 2010, 2009)
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Larry Page
2011, 2005 & 2004
- Mark Zuckerberg - South by Southwest 2008 - 2-crop.jpg
Mark Zuckerberg
2011, 2010 & 2009
Selection criteria
In 2004 Time 's editors "identified three rather distinct qualities", when choosing the Time 100 explained Time 's editor-at-large Michael Elliott:
First, there were those who came to their status by means of a very public possession of power; President George W. Bush is the pre-eminent example. Others, though they are rarely heard from in public, nonetheless have a real influence on the great events of our time. Think of Ali Husaini Sistani, the Grand Ayatullah of Iraq's Shi'ites. Still others affect our lives through their moral example. Consider Nelson Mandela's forgiveness of his captors and his willingness to walk away from the South African presidency after a single term.[21]
In the 2007 Time 100 list managing editor Richard Stengel explained that the Time 100 was not a list of the hottest, most popular or most powerful people, but rather the most influential, stating:
Influence is hard to measure, and what we look for is people whose ideas, whose example, whose talent, whose discoveries transform the world we live in. Influence is less about the hard power of force than the soft power of ideas and example. Yes there are Presidents and dictators who can change the world through fiat, but we're more interested in innovators like Monty Jones, the Sierra Leone scientist who has developed a strain of rice that can save African agriculture. Or heroes like the great chessmaster Garry Kasparov, who is leading the lonely fight for greater democracy in Russia. Or Academy Award winning actor George Clooney who has leveraged his celebrity to bring attention to the tragedy in Darfur.
Time 100 Award
From 2005 to 2008 Time magazine awarded each Time 100 honoree Darko Mladenovic's Ray crystal sculpture produced by Swarovski.[22]
The fact that the then British Prime Minister Tony Blair was excluded from the 2004 list caused mild controversy. Time editor-at-large Michael Elliott defended the decision to consistently exclude Blair:
Gerhard Schröder and Jacques Chirac are not there either. This is a worldwide list. There are no Western European political leaders on it because they are not that powerful or influential at this time.[23]Although George W. Bush has been on the list several times, controversy emerged when he was dropped from the list in 2007 in part because of the Democratic victory in the 2006 congressional election.[24] Former Senator Rick Santorum (R–PA) of Fox News said:
The fact of the matter is, the president of the United States, I don't care who's in that office, is the most powerful man on the face of the Earth and has more influence over various aspects of lives, not just in this country, but around the world. And for Time magazine to dismiss that just shows you how biased and, I would argue, hateful they are.[25]
"Any U.S. president has a certain built-in influence", explained Adi Ignatius, Time's deputy managing editor who oversaw the list at the time. "Bush had actually squandered some of that built-in influence. His position on Iraq has cost him support in his own party...To a certain point, he sort of reached a lame-duck status".[26]
The list has generated controversy over who was included in other years as well. In 2005 conservative commentator Ann Coulter was listed, which led Salon to observe:
When Time magazine named Ann Coulter among its 100 "most influential people" last week, alongside such heavyweights as Ariel Sharon, Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, Kim Jong Il and the Dalai Lama, the choice produced guffaws online. Plugging the issue on Fox News last week, Time executive editor Priscilla Painton insisted it was Coulter's use of "humor" that made her so influential, stopping just short of suggesting that Coulter is the conservative Jon Stewart. But even Fox's Bill O'Reilly wasn't buying it. He pressed Painton: "Do you think people, Americans, listen to Ann Coulter? Do you think she has influence in public opinion?"[27]
Time magazine defended Coulter as a bestselling author whose controversial commentary strongly affected the United States' political debates; she did not, however, make additional appearances on the list.
In 2010, Time faced mild oppositions when they excluded Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan from their list, even though he was said to be very much "in the race". Khan's fan following has been claimed to be one of the biggest in contemporary cinema and this decision came as a surprise to readers from many parts of the world.[28]
In 2009, the winner of the annual Time 100 online poll was moot, the founder of the 4chan website, who received 16,794,368 votes. Time magazine claimed that their technical team "did detect and extinguish several attempts to hack the vote".[29] However, it was shown weeks before the poll ended that the results had been heavily influenced by hackers. The first letters of the top 21 names spell out "marblecake also the game". Marblecake is the name of the IRC channel (which would appear on IRC as #marblecake) used for communication by some of the participants in rigging the poll.[30][31]
A similar scheme was also performed in the 2012 Person of the Year poll when voting was rigged by members of 4chan's /b/ board to spell out, when sorted by descending positive votes, "KJU GAS CHAMBERS"[32] with the first letter of the nominees' names, alluding to allegations that the North Korean government had been operating gas chambers near the Sino–Russian border.[33] Similarly, when sorted in descending order by negative votes, the first letters of the names spell out [sic] "MM has CP buttsex",[32] with MM referring to Mohamed Morsi.
Academic research
The Time 100 has been cited in an academic analysis by Craig Garthwaite and Tim Moore, economists at the University of Maryland, College Park. In light of Oprah Winfrey holding the record for most appearances on the Time 100, the economists decided to measure if Winfrey was influential enough to decide a U.S. presidential election by examining the impact of her endorsement of Barack Obama for president. The economists wrote the following:
Oprah Winfrey is a celebrity of nearly unparalleled influence. She has been named to Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people six times—more than any other individual, including the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, Bill Gates, George Clooney and Rupert Murdoch. She was named one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th Century, an honor shared with Albert Einstein, Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Gandhi, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. She was only one of four people who were included on these lists in both the 20th and 21st Century. The others included Mandela, Gates, and Pope John Paul II.... The scope of Winfrey's influence creates a unique opportunity to examine the effect of endorsements on political outcomes.
The economists found a statistically significant correlation between the number of Winfrey fans in a geographic region (as estimated by magazine sales and book club selections) and the number of votes Obama received in that region during the race for the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. They found that the correlation even held up when they controlled for all kinds of confounding variables like race, gender, income, education, and sales of other magazines. They further found that the correlation only emerged after Winfrey had endorsed Obama, suggesting that it was the influence of her endorsement that caused the correlation. When they statistically removed the correlation to see how Obama would have performed without Winfrey's endorsement, they found that over one million votes vanished from Obama's total in the Democratic primary and that Clinton received far more votes.[34]
- ^ See who made TIME's 100 most influential list. YouTube. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "The 100 Most Influential People in the World: Readers' Poll". Time. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "The 100 Most Influential People". Time. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ a b "The World's Most Influential People". Time. 2010. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- ^ "Ten Indians on The 2010 TIME 100". Thaindian news. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
- ^ Linkins, Jason (April 29, 2010). "The Time 100 In 2010". The Huffington Post. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ a b Johnson, Chris (May 5, 2010). "Meet Elton John, Ashton Kutcher and Taylor Swift... some of the world's most influential people according to Time magazine". Daily Mail (London). Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ "2010 TIME 100 Gala". Access Hollywood. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ "The 2010 TIME 100 Poll". Time. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ "The 2011 TIME 100". Time. April 21, 2011. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- ^ "The 2011 TIME 100". Time. April 21, 2011. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
- ^ Vena, Jocelyn (April 27, 2011). "Justin Bieber, Amy Poehler Breakout Stars At Time 100 Gala: 'Parks and Recreation' co-star Aziz Ansari calls Poehler 'tremendously talented and really a leader in her field.'". MTV. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ "A-Listers Get Fancy in NYC for Time's 100 Most Influential People Gala". OK!. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ "The 2011 TIME 100 Poll". Time. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ a b Wong, Curtis M. (April 22, 2011). "TIME 100 Most Influential People: See Which World Figures Made The 2011 List". Huffington Post. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ Pompeo, Joe (April 21, 2007). "Time 100 list honors influencers in the year of Arab Spring". Yahoo! News. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ Blas, Lorena (April 21, 2011). "William, Kate among 'Time' 100 List". USA Today. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ Amy Eley. "Beyonce lands 'TIME 100' cover: 2014 list includes Robert Redford, Jason Collins". TODAY. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "'Time' list for 2014 includes 41 women". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "The Ties That Bind the 100". Time.
- ^ "TIME Names The World's Most Influential People". Timewarner.com. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ "Darko Mladenovic's Ray sculpture was awarded to TIME 100's World's Most Influential People".
- ^ Exclusive: Time 100 list; Revealed: the world's 100 most influential | Independent on Sunday, The | Find Articles at BNET.com[dead link]
- ^ "Osama in Time magazine power list". Ibnlive.com. February 3, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ "President Bush Not 'Influential' Enough for Time - Sean Hannity | Alan Colmes | Hannity & Colmes". FOXNews.com. May 4, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ "Obama among Time's list of 100 most influential". The Honolulu Advertiser. May 3, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ Boehlert, Eric (April 19, 2005). "Time hearts Ann Coulter - Salon.com". Dir.salon.com. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
- ^ "Why Shahrukh Khan was not among Time magazine's 100 most influential people". NDTV. 30 April 2010.
- ^ The World's Most Influential Person Is.... TIME. April 27, 2009.
- ^ Schonfeld, Erick (April 27, 2009). "Time Magazine Throws Up Its Hands As It Gets Pwned By 4Chan". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ^ "Marble Cake and moot". ABC News. April 30, 2009. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ^ a b "Who Should Be Time". Time. November 26, 2012.
- ^ Barnett, Antony (February 1, 2004). "Revealed: the gas chamber horror of North Korea's gulag". The Guardian (London).
- ^ The Role of Celebrity Endorsements in Politics: Oprah, Obama, and the 2008 Democratic Primary.


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It started as redemption.
To pull myself from the depths.
The dream I had for him,
Transferred onto a new charge.
In the beginning,
His willingness was my crutch.
Everything I asked he did.
I didn't have to face my fear.
Behind his quiet nature, I hid.
My fear suppressed.
For I only ever needed,
To ask just enough.
As time passed
Memories held me back.
My mind conflicted.
Deep down I was still broken.
I almost gave up.
But his heart drew me back.
He wouldn't let quit.
So I could not back down.
I made a plan.
It all started to align.
A lot to do,
And just enough time.
Yet, sometimes things aren't meant to be.
Timing is not always kind.
Less painful than the year before
The disappointment still a sting to my heart.
The year was a journey
One of healing
One without regrets
Despite an ending not expected
I will never forget how he saved me.
But now we will go our separate ways.
He to bring out the best in someone new,
Myself to chase another dream.


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Course Description: Effective exercise prescription and increasing physical activity has the potential to impact many chronic conditions. Through cases and review of recent publications, this webinar will provide recommendations and evidence for exercise prescription by physical therapists working with individuals at risk for, or living with, chronic disease such as diabetes, coronary artery disease, and Parkinsons. The AMA Physical Guidelines for Americans will be reviewed, with guidance for physical therapists to utilize this information effectively in clinical practice. We will also discuss how physical activity influences cognition as people age, and how you can effectively implement and bill for therapy maintenance programs when working with individuals with chronic conditions.
Course Objectives:
At the completion of this webinar, participants will:
- Identify how exercise and physical activity influence more common chronic conditions
- Determine appropriate intensity and frequency when prescribing exercise for specific chronic conditions
- Become familiar with strategies for implementing maintenance programs and billing for services when working with individuals with chronic disease
- Increase awareness of the precautions and contraindications for exercise with specific chronic conditions such as diabetes, coronary artery disease, and neurological disabilities
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Presidents Day and Washington's Birthday 2020, 2021 and furtherView below the dates for (among others) Presidents Day and Washington's Birthday 2020 and Presidents Day and Washington's Birthday 2021.
You can also see on which day the holiday falls and how many days it is until this holiday.
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Significance of President's Day 2020President's Day, formally known as Washington's Birthday, is a federal holiday observed in the United States on the third Monday of February. It is a day that celebrate all U.S. presidents (past and present) specifically George Washington (born on February 22), the first President of the United States.
History of President's DayThe history of President's Day 2020 dates back to the year 1800, following the death of President George Washington in 1799. His birthday on February 22 became a significant day of remembrance. At the time, Washington was recognised as the most important figure in American history.
While Washington's Birthday was unofficially observed for most of the 1800s, it was not until the late 1870s that it became a federal holiday. Senator Steven Wallace Dorsey was the first to propose the measure, and in 1879 President Rutherford B. Hayes signed it into law. The holiday originally only applied to the District of Columbia, but in 1885 it was extended to the entire country.
At the time, Washington's Birthday joined four other nationally recognized federal bank holidays—Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Independence Day and Thanksgiving—and was the first to celebrate the life of an individual American. Initially, President's Day was called Washington's Birthday. The shift from Washington's Birthday to Presidents' Day began in the late 1960s when Congress proposed a measure known as the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. This law sought to shift the celebration of several federal holidays from specific dates to a series of predetermined Mondays.
While some argued that shifting holidays from their original dates would cheapen their meaning, the bill also had widespread support from both the private sector and labour unions and was seen as a fail proof way to strengthen retail sales.
The Uniform Monday Holiday Act also included a provision to combine the celebration of Washington's Birthday with Abraham Lincoln's, which fell on the estimated date of February 12. Lincoln's Birthday had long been a state holiday in places like Illinois, and many supported joining the two days as a way of giving equal recognition to two of America's most famous statesmen.
The Uniform Monday Holiday Act passed in 1968 and officially took effect in 1971. Washington's Birthday was then shifted from the fixed date of February 22 to the third Monday of February.
Traditions of President's DayTraditionally President's Day 2020 is viewed as a time of patriotic celebration and remembrance. Many patriotic and historical groups stage celebrations, re-enactments and other events to highlight this holiday. Schools in a number of States are required to spend the days (leading up to Presidents' Day) teaching students about the accomplishments of United States' presidents, specifically focusing on the lives of Washington and Lincoln.
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KEENE, N.H. – With an 18 point showing from Ty Nichols, Keene State College downed men's basketball by the final of 85-45 Saturday afternoon at Spaulding Gymnasium in a Little East Conference contest.
UMass Boston 45, Keene State College 85
UMass Boston (3-3, 0-1 Little East Conference)
Keene State (5-2, 1-0 Little East Conference)
Nichols led the Owls to their first conference win of the year after going 7-for-10 from the field, which included four 3-pointers. Dizel Wright finished second on the team with 13 points, as the Owls shot 48.4% from the field, and 37.0% from distance.
The Beacons only double-figure scorer was senior Kevin Louis-Jean (Hyde Park, Mass.), who had 10 points in the conference loss. The senior forward went 4-for-5 from the field and 2-for-3 at the line. Ty Lee (Boston, Mass.) and Michael Boyd (Malden, Mass.) each recorded a team-high five rebounds, with lee also handing out three assists.
UMass Boston shot just 30.9% from the field and just 25.0% from 3-point range. They also struggled to possess the ball as they were charged with 23 turnovers.
The Owls never trailed in Saturday's contest, and quickly jumped out to a double-digit lead less than six minutes into the affair.
- With the win, Keene State has now defeated men's basketball in four straight games
- Iser Barnes (Boston, Mass.) finished second on the team with eight points
- Both teams recorded eight steals, while the Owls led on the glass 46-32
The Beacons will host Pine Manor College on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.


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American Bank Center
Catch some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment, including Carrie Underwood and Blue Man Group, along with live musicals like Green Day's American Idiot. This state-of-the-art entertainment venue accommodates approximately 8,000 fixed seats for sporting events such as basketball, ice hockey, boxing, and more and 10,000 for concerts.
Art Museum of South Texas
For over forty years, the stark white Art Museum of South Texas has been a landmark on Corpus Christi Bay. Approximately 15 distinct exhibitions are presented annually and showcase the work of entry level, mid-career, and recognized artists from around the world.
South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center
The 180-acre South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center showcases nine uniquely designed floral exhibits and gardens, including the acclaimed Orchid House and Plumeria Garden--plus the Bromeliad Conservatory and Butterfly House. The center has a full calendar of horticultural and environmental educational classes and workshops for adults, and camps and Junior Master Gardener series for youth.
Corpus Christi Museum of Science & History
The Museum's 25,000 square feet of history and science exhibits are a collection of carefully selected representations that are unique to the Texas Gulf Coast culture. From historic shipwrecks of early explorers to decorative artwork from local families, the collections and exhibits celebrate 500 years of South Texas history.
Heritage Park
Visit the site of twelve historical homes dating back to 1851. Many are Texas Historical Landmarks, and each is beautifully restored.
Hurricane Alley Water Park
Get wet and wild at one of the best water parks on the Gulf Coast. Rides include a six-story waterslide, a four-lane racer slide, two wave pools and a replica aircraft carrier. There's also a bar for grownups and a baseball-themed play area for the little ones.
King Ranch
As the world's largest working cattle ranch, the King Ranch boasts over 60,000 cattle and 300 quarter horses. Come explore breathtaking landscape that has been called "The Last Great Habitat". Besides the teeming numbers of northern bobwhite quail, white-tailed deer and wild turkey, the preserve is also home to a diversity of mammals, reptiles, birds and insects.
La Palmera Mall
Indulge your shopping jones at this indoor and open-air shopping mall located along the shopping corridor of South Padre Island. Visit over 100 shops and eateries including: Dillard's, JCPenney, Macy's, 2b, Aeropostale, Aldo, Aveda Institute Corpus Christi, Benjamin's, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Carter's, Charming Charlie, Coach, Forever 21, Francesca's Collections, Grimaldi's, Pandora, Papaya, P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Soma Intimates, Ulta, Vans, White House Black Market, Zumiez, and more!
Mirador de la Flor (Selena Monument)
Built to honor Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, a 23-year-old Tejano singer who was murdered in 1995 by her assistant and the head of her fan club. The 5'8" life-sized bronze statue of Selena wearing a leather jacket with microphone in hand was sculpted by H.W. "Buddy" Tatum, a Corpus Christi artist.
Texas State Aquarium
Marvel at a diverse range of undersea life at indoor and outdoor exhibits that include the 10,000-gallon Stingray Lagoon, the Dolphin Bay Underwater Room, a Shark Touch Pool, a Splash Park and more!
USS Lexington Museum
Known as "The Lex," this retired World War II-era aircraft carrier is docked a short distance from the Texas State Aquarium. The Lexington features a number of exhibits, as well as a museum, flight simulator and stunning views of Corpus Christi Bay.
Water Street Market
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1. Gruppentheorie (1956), by Wilhelm Specht.
The Mathematical Gazette 42 (340) (1958), 151-154.
[This book] is not a text-book, nor a reference book. The author's stated aim is to "make a selection from the gigantic abundance of results that will let the reader recognize the beauty of the theory and its manifold methods". In this he fails: no reader will recognise the beauty of group theory in this book unless he is already well familiar with it. The style is extremely condensed, and full use is made of symbols and formulas. On many pages the formulas outweigh the text, and the demands made on the reader are invariably very high: he has to extract significance from pages after pages of intricate formal arguments, without any guidance as to the motivation and organisation of the theory. The emphasis is so even throughout that it is difficult to separate the important from the unimportant. ... Specht's book has crystallised from a lone, patient and thorough study of the modern literature on the subject. This is not to say that Specht's book lacks originality; the author has devised a novel and systematic notational scheme, which has brought in its train a generalisation and unification of many diverse results, and has thus thrown new light on some aspects of the theory.
1.2. Review by: R H Bruck.
Mathematical Reviews, MR0080091 (18,189b).
This book was at first so impressive in its wealth of material that the reviewer regarded it as a complete encyclopedia on the subject. Soberer thoughts showed otherwise; it stands on a par with the well-known texts by Burnside, Speiser and Zassenhaus and the more recent volumes of Kurosh, but it does not supersede any of them. Rather than compare and contrast these books in detail, we shall quote some timely words from the Foreword: "An austere selection of material is, for all that, necessarily a function of personal taste; this truth must console the connoisseur if he misses this or that which lies in his heart."
Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 66 (2) (1960), 63-64.
Though entitled Algebraic equations, Specht's article (as it is explained in its introduction) deals with material usually called the "analytic theory of polynomials" or the "geometry of the zeros." ... Important theorems on symmetric functions of the zeros, quadratic and hermitian forms and Kronecker's method of characteristics are reviewed. Also included are theorems concerning the characteristic roots of matrices ... Specht's article [is] a well-organized survey of the analytic theory of polynomials. It should prove to be a valuable up-to-date reference source to all who work regularly or even occasionally in this field.
2.2. Review by: Jean Dieudonné.
Mathematical Reviews, MR0106274 (21 #5008).
The author reports on the subject called "Analytic theory of polynomials'', i.e. the properties of polynomials considered as special analytic functions of one complex variable, centering especially on the dependence of the zeros of a polynomial on its coefficients ... There is no attempt at complete coverage of the relevant literature, but the general methods are clearly delineated and the booklet is a valuable adjunction to the monographs on the subject.


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Notes app on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is a great app for quickly jotting down ideas, to-dos and notes. Starting with iOS 4, you can setup to wireless sync your notes so that you can access the notes on your iOS devices and Mac without manually syncing via iTunes. This feature however is not available for iPhone 3G users.
Notes app is using the email IMAP protocol for its wireless sync. To enable this, you need to setup an email account that supports IMAP such as MobileMe or Gmail (Notes wireless sync is not working using the "Microsoft Exchange" method of email setup under Settings app). From the property setting of the email account under Settings app->Mail, Contacts, Calendars, turn on the Notes option.
If you have more than one email account with the Notes sync turned on, an "Accounts" button will appear on the left top corner of Notes app. Tapping the button will allow you to select the account for the notes, or to view all notes.
Wireless sync of Notes app is automatic provided there is an Internet connection on your iOS devices. The notes will be sync to your email accounts, which you can access from Mac's Mail.app or web-based email system such as gmail.com.
For quick notes taking while on the move with your iOS devices, the build-in Notes app with wireless sync might be the only app that you need.