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How do I check if an object is an instance of a given class or of a subclass of it?
Use the built-in function isinstance.
if isinstance(obj, MyClass): print "obj is my object"
You can check if an object is an instance of any of a number of classes by providing a tuple instead of a single class, e.g. isinstance(obj, (class1, class2, …)), and can also check whether an object is one of Python's built-in types. Examples:
if isinstance(obj, str): print repr(obj), "is an 8-bit string" if isinstance(obj, basestring): print repr(obj), "is some kind of string" if isinstance(obj, (int, long, float, complex)): print obj, "is a built-in number type" if isinstance(obj, (tuple, list, dict, set)): print "object is a built-in container type"
Note that most programs do not use isinstance on user-defined classes very often. If you are developing the classes yourself, a more proper object-oriented style is to define methods on the classes that encapsulate a particular behaviour, instead of checking the object's class and doing a different thing based on what class it is. For example, if you have a function that does something:
def search(obj): if isinstance(obj, Mailbox): print "search a mailbox" elif isinstance(obj, Document): print "search a document" else: print "unknown object"
A better approach is to define a search() method on all the classes and just call it:
class Mailbox: def search(self): print "search a mailbox" class Document: def search(self): print "search a document" obj.search()
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Nora Gavin #4
An ancient volume of philosophical heresy provides a motive for murder in this haunting, lyrical novel of forensics, archaeology, and history--the fourth in an acclaimed suspense series. What sort of book is worth a man's life? After a year away from working in the field, archaeologist Cormac Maguire and pathologist Nora Gavin are back in the bogs, investigating a ninth-century body found buried in the trunk of a car. They discover that the ancient corpse is not alone--pinned beneath it is the body of Benedict Kavanagh, missing for mere months and familiar to television viewers as a philosopher who enjoyed destroying his opponents in debate. Both men were viciously murdered, but centuries apart--so how did they end up buried together in the bog?
While on the case, Cormac and Nora lodge at Killowen, a nearby artists' colony, organic farm, and sanctuary for eccentric souls. Digging deeper into the older crime, they become entangled in high-stakes intrigue encompassing Kavanagh's death while surrounded by suspects in his ghastly murder. It seems that everyone at Killowen has some secret to protect.
Set in modern-day Ireland, "The Book of Killowen" reveals a new twist on the power of language--and on the eternal mysteries of good and evil.
This book was simply brilliant. I am still reeling from the creativity of Author Erin Hart. The way she intertwined the ancient history with modern Ireland was truly enthralling. The use of archeology to help solve the mystery was almost as much fun as the mystery itself. I don't think I could have enjoyed this book more.
Nora & Cormac are dynamic characters dripping with intelligence and charisma. I will happily read any book starring these two. I was instantly attracted to them and found them easy to relate to. Neither is pushover, rather they complement one another beautifully. Adding to the mystique is a group of eccentric artists, each with their own secrets.
Resist the urge to purchase a ticket to Ireland after reading this book! It is incredibly descriptive. I felt like I was sitting on the rolling green hills as I read. Beyond that, this book taught me a great deal about Ireland's history. It was fascinating. I was just as wrapped up in the mystery as I was with the times gone by.
Like I said, this book was brilliant. It was a roller-coaster ride at its finest and even brought me to tears at the end.
5 Stars for The Book of Killowen and pair it with pint of Guinness.
Purchase link – The Book of Killowen (Maguire)
More books from Erin Hart
Haunted Ground: A Novel (Nora Gavin Book 1)
Lake of Sorrows: A Novel (Nora Gavin Book 2)
False Mermaid (Nora Gavin Book 3)
The Book of Killowen (Nora Gavin 4)
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I have been working on a project recently that required going through 1000s of criminal defense attorney websites across the United States. Now I realize there are some "rules" on exactly how attorneys can advertise and what they can, and cannot, say in those advertisements. One thing is obvious though from looking at these sites. Either attorneys are overly cautious with their websites or the Internet is simply not an area where they feel they should devote marketing dollars.
As phonebooks fade into the history books, more and more people use the Internet to find businesses. Personally, and I know I am not alone in this thought, when researching a business and deciding whether or not to do business with them, my first impression is their website. If the site looks like something from the mid-1990s and doesn't look like anyone has put a thought into updating it since then they are most likely going to get skipped over. Now this doesn't mean I am looking for some big fancy website, but at least tell me about your firm, the types of cases you specialize in, about yourself and other attorneys working in the office, where did you go to school, do you have any big cases that I can reference, and most importantly where are you located and how do I contact you. Please remember that potential clients are looking for your services because they have encountered events that could potentially change the rest of their lives. Either they or a family member are now tasked with finding an attorney and they want to make the best decision in a limited amount of time. I ask that you please give them as much information to base that decision on.
With that said, here are some interesting observations I made:
- Approximately 7 out of 10 have an outdated design or limited functionality. Many of the sites I looked at didn't even fully work. Links were dead. Menus navigating to 404 pages.
- Approximately 8 out of 10 do not have email addresses available for the office or attorneys. While I understand you don't want to have someone misinterpret having an attorney/client relationship through email, some potential clients may have a general question they want answered about your firm or services. Even providing a default email that goes to an office admin or paralegal can go a long way to attracting those clients. Contact forms are one thing, but not everyone wants to fill out a form and sometimes just shooting an email over is a whole lot easier.
- Approximately 2 out of 10 don't even list the attorney's name on the site. What is the purpose of the website if you are not even going to put your name on it? I understand you want the firm's name on there, but at least tell me who I am going to be hiring.
- Approximately 5 out of 10 use generic templates created by Yellowpages or similar services. I have nothing against a Yellowpages site. But at least utilize the features available. The majority of the sites I looked at that use these generic services don't bother to list contact information, attorney names, or even a brief description of the types of services that offered.
- Approximately 8 out of 10 are not mobile friendly. One thing I have learned from this project I am working on is that the majority of individuals searching for criminal defense attorneys use mobile devices. What is worse about this observation though is I also included sites that didn't even work in current desktop browsers.
- Approximately 2 out of 10 don't list an address and/or contact information. If I am looking for an attorney, I want to know that the one I choose is at least in my area. If you do not provide an address and/or phone number I am moving on to the next listing.
- Approximately 2 out of 10 don't resolve hostnames, have suspended hosting accounts, and/or other technical issues.
- Approximately 2 out of 10 of the attorneys had multiple websites. Some had Yellowpage sites that linked to their real site. I already found you on the Internet once, don't make me dig across multiple domains and sites to get all the information.
I know there are several companies that specialize in designing websites for attorneys, but after looking at the sites that are out there I think this is a prime market for someone to come in and disrupt. One side note, I did notice there is a direct correlation between the size of the firm and the quality of the site. Also, small boutique firms that specialized in a niche of criminal of defense also had higher quality sites. I am by no means saying that the quality of an attorney's website is a direct relation to the quality of the attorney. But I do think attorneys could do a better job overall of providing information to potential clients through their websites. I know if I was looking for a criminal defense attorney personally, overall site quality would play a role, and I am positive I am not alone.
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"Think of you"—the clip for New York duo MS MR's theatrically serious single—is the latest in a long and storied line of indie acts creating lo-fi, VHS-styled music videos.
The expertly directed/edited clip shows lead singer Lizzy Plapinger, her defiant shock of red-orange hair, producer Max Hershenow and the duo's backing band playing a hokey public access TV show. And tearing it apart.
As the video channel-surfs between different low-budget TV standbys—painting tutorials, exercise programs, talk shows—a little boy watches it all from home. Before long, MS MR's emotionally intimate but musically sweeping song blows his mind and yanks him into the warped world.
Watch it above and check out our interview with MS MR where Plapinger talks about her dream of getting a song on Lena Dunham's Girls.


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What Is Aesthetic Resolution?
The Question Posed at the Frick
Attend to the vagaries of the contemporary scene long enough and you could come to the conclusion that no one much cares about art anymore. The "challenging," "transgressive" and "edgy," sure-there's no shortage of dealers, collectors, curators and critics eager to swoon at the mere whiff of the stuff. But what about the art object that's coherently shaped and formally sound, that's aesthetically pleasing and rewarding to look at? It doesn't rank high on the cultural totem pole.
Which is why it's refreshing to come across the following question: "When does a work of art achieve aesthetic resolution, and when does it fall short?" In an era when practically anything is forgiven if it's done in the name of art, the mention of "aesthetic resolution" sounds impolite, even a bit radical. Leave it to the revolutionaries at the Frick Collection to bring such a clarifying question to light with The Unfinished Print , an exhibition that comes to New York City from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
The Unfinished Print sets out to examine how and when a work of art is complete-a venture fraught with not a little peril. Any attempt to unravel an artist's decisions is bound to meet with frustration. Art, by its very nature, makes a hash of step-by-step analysis. What kind of person would want to dissect something that pulses with life? Having said that, the human animal is innately curious, and questions of process are bound to intrigue us. Printmaking lends itself to investigative disassembling: A print can exist in a variety of finished states, at times different in temper.
The chief artist to watch is Rembrandt. At the Frick, you see him create three very different depictions of the crucifixion from the same etching plate, endowing each print with a peculiar spiritual emphasis. The first state of The Three Crosses (1653) is a sweeping historical panorama, with all the distance and grandeur that implies. The second is bathed in the cleansing light of God's beneficence; it's a transparent avowal of faith. The third state is scabrous and harsh, a scathing indictment of the folly of men. Rembrandt was incapable of putting down (or augmenting) a mark that did not tap into the most profound reserves of feeling. Variations in tone, line and texture are established with grave purpose. Rembrandt didn't tinker for tinkering's sake.
Even at his most callow-as in The Artist Drawing From the Model (circa 1639), basically a showy advertisement of technique-Rembrandt works with a panache that is expansive and humble. Take a look at what surrounds him at the Frick. In comparison, Edgar Degas is a fuss-budget, Edvard Munch a decorator, Jacques Villon a dilettante and Piranesi hapless. That's not to say they don't merit attention-they do; Albrecht Durer, Anthony van Dyck and Hendrik Goltzius are no slouches, either. But don't kid yourself: The Unfinished Print is Rembrandt's show all the way.
The Unfinished Print is at the Frick Collection, 1 East 70th Street, until Aug. 15.
Night Vision
Walking through Into the Night , an exhibition of photographs by William Gedney and Christopher Wool at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, I couldn't help but wonder: What are the qualifications for becoming a curator nowadays? As "curatorial advisor," Bob Nickas has found that Mr. Gedney and Mr. Wool have an affinity: Both take black-and-white pictures, usually at night, of public places markedly absent of people.
Mr. Gedney is drawn to the anonymous and ungracious architecture of the less wealthy precincts of Detroit, Knoxville, Tenn., and Coxsackie, N.Y. The Lower East Side of Manhattan is Mr. Wool's domain: He takes photographs of garbage-strewn lots, overstuffed trash cans, stray dogs and abandoned office furniture. In boiling down artistic commonality to subject matter alone, Mr. Nickas does a disservice to the artists-or at least to Mr. Gedney. Mr. Wool-well, he's been done a favor here. Better known as a painter of cryptic plays on words, Mr. Wool doesn't know the first thing about photography. Oblivious to the fundamental role that light plays in defining form and establishing mood, or to how composition can contribute indelibly to both, he takes garish photos of grubby subjects because he likes garish and grubby things. He can't envision anything else.
Mr. Gedney, in stark contrast, alights his camera on a darkened street and discovers an America that is suffused with mystery, tinged with sadness, and unsentimental about being down on its luck. He knows enough about form to transform a political statement-a street sign that carries the graffitied message "Stop war"-in to an abstraction. He knows enough about humankind to embody its dashed dreams within the play of fulsome, velvety shadows and spare moments of sharp, filtered light.
Mr. Gedney, unlike Mr. Wool, is a photographer through and through. Whether Mr. Nickas, the show's organizer, knows the difference-or cares that there is one-is an open question. That he has no interest in artistic quality is obvious; otherwise, P.S. 1 would be fêting Mr. Gedney with a richly deserved one-man show. As it is, he shares museum space with an artist for whom photography is a lark. It's a museological bungle that, alas, probably won't prevent Mr. Nickas from reaching the top of the curatorial ladder.
William Gedney–Christopher Wool: Into the Night is at P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, 22-25 Jackson Avenue at 46th Avenue, until Sept. 27.


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Saturday, 26 May 2012
Thousands to head for the coast as dreary May turns Mediterranean
Yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far, with the mercury hitting 28.5C (83.1F) at Hurn near Bournemouth, nearly double the May average temperature for England of 15C, and hotter than Barcelona, Athens and Casablanca.
Although top temperatures today may be fractionally lower, at about 25/26C, roads to the coast will be packed and beaches will be crammed as millions of people go in search of the sun in the first weekend that feels like summer. In some parts of the country, train companies are gearing up for an increase in passengers of up to 25 per cent.
In its latest briefing on the drought, which is still affecting much of south-east and eastern England, the Environment Agency said this week had been the driest since the end of March. Just 2mm (0.08 inches) of rain or less fell in south-east England, while 9mm was recorded in the north-east and north-west. River flows have decreased from high levels seen during weeks of rain and are now normal for the time of year, while the warm, sunny weather following the rain has prompted lots of plant growth, which means soils are drier than normal.
It feels like the perfect rehearsal for the four-day national party marking the Queen's Diamond Jubilee at the end of next week, and while the chances of the ideal weather repeating itself are not guaranteed, the intermediate-range forecast is promising, with warmth and sunshine likely to return after a mid-week blip of some cloud and rain.
This weekend, however, will be an unblemished golden one, the climax of an extraordinary fourth week of May which has seen a complete weather turnaround from the grey chill of the first three. An area of high pressure to the north and east of Britain has brought an enormous stream of warm air in from the Continent.
The burst of warmth has done wonders for wildlife, most notably bringing basking sharks, the world's second largest fish (which are harmless to humans), close inshore on western coasts, especially in Cornwall and the Isle of Man.
In the west, the sharks' arrival is increasingly seen as a true mark of the start of summer (and it supports a nascent shark-watching industry). "We've had 28 sightings in the last week," said Eleanor Stone, marine officer of the Manx Wildlife Trust. "People are talking about it, saying the basking sharks are here, so summer's arrived."
Near Land's End, the Cornwall Wildlife Trust will be running a session today for volunteers for its 2012 basking shark observation project and the trust already has stunning photos of this year's sightings on its website.
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Forest first; Trees second.
Focused on Real & Knowable facts that filter through the "experts" fluff and media hyperbole. Where we've been, what the future may hold and developing a better way forward.
It's official but it's worse than believed. The soft patch continued into the second quarter as GDP growth for posted at a very sluggish 1.3 percent annualized rise, following a downwardly revised increase of 0.4 percent in the first quarter. Analysts had forecast a 1.9 percent boost for the latest quarter and the first quarter was previously estimated at 1.9 percent. Today's report includes standard annual revisions going back three years for most series.
Demand numbers improved but barely. Final sales of domestic product improved to up an annualized 1.1 percent from 0.0 percent (unchanged) in the first quarter (previously 0.6 percent). Final sales to domestic purchasers also nudged up, rising 0.5 percent from 0.4 percent in the prior period (previously 0.4 percent).
Most of the anemia in the second quarter came from the consumer sector which came to a screeching halt with a 0.1 annualized percent uptick in the first quarter, following a 2.1 percent rise the prior quarter. Government purchases declined modestly while gains were seen in net exports, business investment in structures and equipment, and even residential investment. Inventories nudged up.
Economy-wide inflation according to the GDP price index only incremental change in momentum, rising 2.3 percent, following an increase of 2.5 percent in the first quarter. Analysts expected a 2.0 percent gain.
Increasing acceleration in benefit costs fed an outsized 0.7 percent second-quarter increase in the employment cost index, the largest increase of the recovery. Benefits, which make up 30 percent of the index, rose 1.3 percent on top of the first-quarter's 1.1 percent jump with wages & salaries, which make up the remaining 70 percent, showing no acceleration at plus 0.4 percent.
When stripping out government workers and looking at just the private sector, benefits rose a quarterly 1.6 percent vs 1.2 percent in the first quarter with wages & salaries showing incremental acceleration at plus 0.5 percent. Add these two together and total compensation in the private sector -- and this is a special sign of increasing pressure -- rose 0.8 percent vs 0.5 percent gains in the prior two quarters.
Year-on-year rates tell the same story with benefits up 3.6 percent vs 3.0 percent in the first quarter and wages & salaries unchanged at plus 1.6 percent. These readings are for both government and private workers combined. Total year-on-year compensation is up 2.2 percent from 2.0 percent in the first quarter. A look at just the private sector shows an outsized three tenths increase in the year-on-year rate to plus 2.3 percent.
If the economy were in a solid growth mode these results would definitely be a concern for Federal Reserve policy makers who keep a close eye on compensation and often comment in detail about benefit costs. But the economy, based if nothing else on this morning's accompanying release of GDP data, isn't in a solid growth mode, making these early signs of compensation inflation a distant secondary concern.
Initial jobless claims dropped a very sharp 24,000 in the July 23 week to 398,000 for the first sub-400,000 reading since early April (in a partial offset the prior week was revised 4,000 higher to 422,000). The four-week average of 413,750 is down a steep 8,500 in the week for a nearly 15,000 improvement from the month-ago reading, a comparison that points to improvement for the monthly jobs report.
Continuing claims have also been coming down, down 17,000 in the July 16 week to 3.703 million. The unemployment rate for insured workers is down one tenth to 2.9 percent.
One factor that may cloud today's report is uncertainty about retooling in the auto sector, a factor where timing is always hard to gauge and where uncertainty is even greater this year due to ongoing production cutbacks tied to Japan. Minnesota, where the government is shut down, is also a special factor though the state did not provide any related details this week. Yet given that the Labor Department isn't citing any special factors, today's report offers badly needed good news for the stock market.
Headline durables disappoint and ex transportation is soft but the picture is more complex. New factory orders for durables in June fell 2.1 percent, following a rebound of 1.9 percent the prior month (previously up 2.1 percent from the factory orders report). The June advance came in below the median forecast for a 1.0 percent rise. Excluding transportation, durables edged up 0.1 percent after rebounding 0.7 percent in May.
Transportation was the weakest component, dropping a sharp 8.5 percent, following a 5.8 percent rebound in May. All major subcomponents of transportation were down. For June, motor vehicles slipped 1.4 percent, nondefense aircraft dropped 28.9 percent, and defense aircraft fell 205 percent. But Boeing is expected to boost nondefense aircraft soon and autos are expected to recover from supply shortages from Japan.
Ex-autos, weakness was in machinery, down sharply. All other industries in ex autos were up.
Within ex-autos, machinery dropped 2.3 percent in June. On the positive side, gains were seen in primary metals, up 1.0 percent; computers & electronics, up 0.2 percent; electrical equipment, up 0.4 percent; and "other," up 0.2 percent.
So, the real picture is a mostly positive June with isolated weakness in transportation and machinery.
Focusing on investment, new orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft have been volatile but slowly trending up. New orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft slipped 0.4 percent in June, following a 1.7 percent gain the month before. Shipments for this series advanced 1.0 percent, following a 1.3 percent increase the month before.
Overall, the picture for durables manufacturing is mixed, though recovery from temporary weakness in nondefense aircraft and autos should bump up orders and production in durables manufacturing in coming months.
On the news, equity futures eased and Treasury rates nudged down.
The purchase index fell 3.8 percent in the July 22 week to extend a run of weakness that points to trouble for July home sales. The refinance index, which spiked higher earlier this month, fell back 5.5 percent. Rates moved slightly higher in the week with 30-year mortgages averaging 4.57 percent.
Growth in national business activity is below historical trend based on the Chicago Fed's index which comes in at minus 0.46 in June vs a downwardly revised minus 0.55 in May. At minus 0.60, the three-month average is at its lowest level since October 2009. The three-month average in May is revised lower to minus 0.31. Weakness in personal consumption & housing is weighing most heavily on the index followed by employment. Production & income is also a negative with sales, orders & inventories the only plus.


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Representatives from various colleges as well as all the branches of the military regularly visit LHS. Students are able to sign up to meet with representatives during class times in the Counseling Office. This is a great time to ask questions about admissions, career paths, financial aid, application deadlines, costs, scholarships, A+ acceptance and much much more!
Upcoming visits include:
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The following colleges sent a representative to LHS during the 2019-2020 school year!
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The course begins with an overview and definition of both mental illness and addiction and goes on to describe the prevalence of co-occurring disorders. Common factors in co-morbidity are also reviewed. Changes in the brain through development are reviewed, as well as how co-occurring disorders are diagnosed and treated. This course is based upon material published by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), whose materials are freely available.
This course on co-occurring disorders is designed for peer support counselors, recovery residence administrators, substance abuse counselors, and paraprofessionals who want to work in substance abuse treatment. This course is appropriate for beginning level practitioners.
Authors: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Learning Objectives: This course will provide the practitioner with an introduction to co-occurring disorders. Specifically, a professional will:
Citation: National Institute on Drug Abuse (2010). Research Report Series: Comorbidity: Addiction and Other Mental Illnesses. NIH Publication Number 10-5771 Reviewed by TM DiDona, PhD 2018 and found to be current. For a full list of current references, please Click Here
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- PhD in Engineering (90 cr) with a specialization in Biomedical Engineering
Online and Distance OpportunitiesSome online coursework may be available for your program; contact dept. for details.
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Application checklist and deadlines
1. Required by Graduate Studies
- Application for Admission with $50 non-refundable application fee
- One set of transcripts
- If English is not your native language: verification of English proficiency
- If you are not a US citizen and you expect an F or J visa: financial information
2. Required by Biomedical Engineering
- Entrance exam(s): GRE (International applicants only)
- Minimum English proficiency: Paper TOEFL 550, Internet TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5
- Three recommendation letters
- Personal statement of research interests
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When sending GRE or TOEFL scores, our institution code is 6877 and a department code is not needed.
Application Deadlines for Biomedical Engineering
- For Financial Consideration: January 15 for Fall.
- Otherwise: Rolling Admissions.
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Nonlinear Dynamics of MEMS; Smart MEMS; IoT; Smart Building; Online Monitoring and Diagnostics; Big Data Analysis
Emission Control Technologies; Biological Treatment of Recalcitrant Air Toxics; Atmospheric and Indoor Air Pollution Control; Treatment, Fate, Tansport of Emerging Contaminants; Advanced Water/Wastewater Treatment Processes Development
Solid Mechanics; Electromechanical Effects; Fiber Networks; Biomechanics
Cerebral Hemodynamics and Emboli Detection during Pediatric Cardiac Surgery; Ultrasound Micromorphology Analysis of Achilles Tendon
Dentistry; Development of Maxillofacial Prosthetic Materials; Cartilage Tissue Engineering
Damage and Fracture with Peridynamics; Modeling of Corrosion Damage and Stress Corrosion Cracking; Failure in Heterogeneous Materials; Dynamics of Granular Materials; Optimization of Material Composition and Optimal Shape Design
Analytical Methods via Internet; Biomedical Devices; Fluid-Flow Sensors; Inverse Problems
Design and Analysis of Algorithms; Optical Networks; Graph Algorithms; Information Retrieval; Bioinformatics; Combinatorics
Multi-Domain Networks; Structural and Algorithmic Graph Theory; Design and Analysis of Algorithms; Bioinformatics; Data Mining Models
Robotic Highway Safety Markers; Miniature Surgical Robots; Real-Time Measurement of Track Stiffness; Planetary Cliff Descent Using Cooperative Robots
Structural Engineering; Materials Science; Biomedical Engineering; Engineering Mechanics; Computer Applications; Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization of Engineered and Economic Systems; Aerospace
Sustainable Energy; Research and Training Provider Expertise in Airborne Infection Control; Mold and 'Sick Building' Syndrome; Fire, Explosive and Windstorm Mitigation; Post-Disaster Response and Recovery; Energy Efficiency
Sediment Transport; Fluid Mechanics; Hydraulics; Watershed Modeling
Optical Sensors/Actuators for Structural Health Monitoring; Micro/Nano Photonic Devices and Structures; Optical Biochemical Sensors
Digital Signal Processing; Joint-Source and Channel Coding; Data Compression
Thermostabilization in Complex Systems Engineering; Human-interactive Neuromorphic Supercomputing Networks; Model-Based and Data-Driven Fault Detection and Diagnosis for Large-Scale Hybrid Networks; Nature-Inspired Swarm Intelligence Algorithms
Bioenergy Systems; Bioprocess Modeling and Optimization; Biochemical Conversion of Cellulosic Biomass
Biomedical Engineering; Biomaterials
In Vitro Models of Brain, Liver, Cancer Nanoscale Drug Delivery Platforms for miRNA/Small Drug Molecules
Developing nanoparticle-based delivery vehicles for transport into the brain for more effective brain cancer and brain injury treatments; Nanoparticle-mediated delivery of nucleic acids into brain tumors
Testing and Modeling Geomaterials; Computational-Experiemental Constitutive Damage Modeling
Indoor Air Quality; Air Flow Modeling and Measurement; Energy Simulation of HVAC Systems; Air Cleaning and Filtration Technologies
Stem Cell Therapy for Brain Diseases
Regulate Cell Function and Fate via Applying Biomaterial Cues; Integrate Molecular Engineering of Key Signaling Molecules to Reveal the Role of Focal Adhesion, Cytoskeletal Tension, Cell-Cell Interaction, and Immune Response
Nanoscale Laser Material Processing and Characterization; Nanoimprinting; Nanoparticle Formation; Thin Film Deposition
Large Deformation Thermo-Mechanical Response of Materials
Polymeric materials, nanostructures ans coatings
Mechanical Systems Design and Analysis; Medical Robotics; Modularity in Mechanical Systems; Graph-Theoretic Techniques in Robotics and Mechanical Systems Design
Apply Metabolic Engineering Principles and Synthetic Biology tools to the Microbial Synthesis of Industrial or other Value Added Chemicals from Renewable Feedstocks; Develop New Enzyme Catalysts and Auxiliary Functional Proteins
Laparoscopic and Esophageal Surgery; Esophageal Motility; Robotic Surgery
Bioinformatics; Systems Biology; Bayesian Networks; Genetic Variations
Tissue Engineering of Growth Plate Cartilage; Gene Delivery to hMSCs; Gene Delivery in General; DNA Vaccination Particles
Importance of tissue mechanics in regulating cellular behaviors and how disturbances promote cellular dysfunction that underlies disease development. The goal is to translate an understanding of this fundamental cause of disease to develop new therapies, medical devices, and prognostic indicators. Areas of application include cardiovascular medicine, ophthalmology, fibrosis, and diabetes
Digital Signal Processing; Computer Architecture; Parallel Computing; Wireless Sensor Networks; Image Processing; Multimedia Security; Cross Layer Design
Health Care Monitoring of Medicare Patients
Molecular Communication Theory for Nanonetworks; Communication Engineering Applied to Intelligent Drug Delivery Systems; Biological Circuit Network Engineering
Building Information Systems; Software Engineering; Bridge Engineering; Big Data Related to Asset Management; Seismic Engineering; Structural Dynamics Including Aeroelastic Phenomena; Multiphysics Simulations
Database Systems; Constraint Programming; Geographic Information Systems; Bioinformatics
Bioprocess Engineering and Biosensors; Detection of Pathogens in Drinking Water; Lung Cell Spectroscopy
Engineering Healthcare Environments Conducive to Healthy Occupant Outcomes; Effects of Sound on Human Perception, Performance, and Health; Multi-Source, Time-Variant Sound Environments; Quantifying Environmental Noise and Impacts
Experimental Investigations of Multi-Scale Phenomena of Fluid Flow and Cellular Mechanics and their Applications in Engineering Systems; Breast cancer stem Cell Regulation by ECM mechanics; Biophysical Mechanism of Calcium-Based Cell Motility
Reconstruction and Analysis of Genome-Scale and Community Models; Systems-Level Analysis of Omics Data; Development of Genetic Toolkit and Engineering Metabolic Pathways; Redesign Photosynthetic Apparatus and Carbon Fixing Mechanism
Gene Regulation Using uORFs in Yeast; Whole Genome Phylogeny; Characterizations of Microbiomes
Nanoscience of Hybrid Optical Materials; Generalized Ellipsometry; Nanostructure Properties and Multi-Ferroic Heterostructure
Facility Planning; Project Management; Ethics; Environmental Engineering; Sustainable Construction; Investigation of Renewable and Sustainable High Performance Building and Community Applications
Medical Device Manufacturing; Additive Manufacturing; Laser-Based Manufacturing; Process Sustainability and Energy Consumption; Surface Integrity; Fatigue and Corrosion; Biodegradable Metals; Finite Element Analysis of Manufacturing Processes
Physical Work Capacity Testing of Younger and Older Workers Funded by the U.S. Department of Labor; Back Injury Risk Analysis Using a Lumbar Motion Monitor (LLM)
Biomechanics; Human Movement Variability and Injury PreventionUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha
Biomaterials; Ultrasound Medicine and Biology; Protein Engineering and Design
Biomedical Research; Medical Therapeutics, Devices, and Surgical Tools; Intuitive, Ambulatory Biosensors; Biomechanical Behavior of Tissues and Organs
Multiscale Characterization; Elastic and Stochastic Wave Propagation; Experimental Ultrasonics; Linear and Nonlinear Vibrations; Structural Acoustics
Safer, More Abundant Sources of Biotherapeutics; Pioneered Genetically Engineered Versions of Human Anticoagulant; Protein C, Human Anti-Hemophiliac Factors VIII and IX, and Fibrinogen from the Milk of Transgenic Livestock
Solid Phase Reactants; Thermal Stresses and Crack Development; Piezoelectric Sensors; Point-of-Care Diagnostics; Theoretical Investigation of Errors in Polymerase Chain Reaction Process
Novel interventions for the treatment of low back pain using three major arms of research: engineered biomaterials to prevent and reverse nerve growth, targeted delivery of antioxidants to modulate inflammation, and development of in vitro test beds to mimic disease progression
Noise Control; Room Acoustics; Building Environmental Effects on Humans
Lighting and Power Distribution Systems for Buildings; Building Environmental Effects on Humans
Fluid Dynamics; Role of Fluid-Structure Interactions of Vocal Folds in Voice Production; Multiscale Modeling of Atherogenesis; Interaction of Fluid Stresses on Bacterial Biofilm Growth and Evolution
Bioprocess Engineering
Modeling Biological Processes at Cellular Level Using Queuing Theory; Molecular Signaling, Gene Delivery, Targeted Drug Delivery, Metabolomics Networks
Nanorobotics, BioMEMS and Mechanobiology; Micro/Nanosytems for Cellular Engineering to Manipulate Cells Through Delivery of Biomolecules; Cell-Cell Interactions to Understand Mechanotransduction Under Physio/Pathological Conditions
This summary page is maintained by Graduate Studies.
For additional details check out the dept./program website: Biomedical Engineering.
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This addition is not meant to be a comprehensive design outlet
..but to provide the basics and starting point for further decision making and research.
Building/Planning your home bar
Before starting the bar company in 2000/01, I originally designed kitchens for 10 years
..and sold over 600 projects. In that time, I also designed numerous home basement bar projects, second kitchens, or various kitchenettes or other small projects. Naturally, projects of this nature pale in comparison to the complexity of old English bar design or my vision of it.
Fortunately, this experience in kitchen and home design prepared me for the installation issues and problems associated in furniture design and its next step toward permanent installation.
In some applications, bar cabinets work better then a movable piece of furniture. Yet, the typical gripe with cabinets is that kitchen look. However, with a little ingenuity and effort, you can transform a basic set of cabinets into a reasonable home bar.
Reasons you might consider building a bar from stock cabinetry include:
The cons in building from stock cabinetry
Our company still sells cabinets. Its the main staple of our business. Our store is over 40,000sqft stocked with 1000s of in-stock cabinets and hundreds of vanities. We sell our value cabinet line and deal primarily in one order line Kabinart (dont confuse this with Kraftmaid).
I want to briefly discuss Kabinart. For the few of you watching your budget and want a quality cabinet at a reasonable price, then Kabinart should be on your short-list. The cabinet is all-wood, features under-mount glides, hidden hinges, 5/8 dovetail drawers and should please 95% of the average customers.
Kabinarts negatives include a lack of specialty pieces and a small selection of moulding/accessories. Kabinart does not serve the uber cabinetry niche....but is worth finding your local dealer for a price. Its a price sensitive world now and saving money is a priority.
And I also wouldnt classify Kraftmaid or Jim Bishop Cabinets as top-of-the-line either, but these companies would be your next step up. Your final step will be a total custom solution which then hinges on the quality, experience, and design of your custom fabricator.
Just because you have custom cabinets doesnt make your job look better! A good designer can take stock cabinets, add a twist of custom magic, and create beautiful projects. The problem with that is finding the designer-installer.
I will say this
.and pay attention closely. Any design whether it be kitchen or bar project will hinge primarily on your attention to detail
..your design around the cabinets, use of other elements, lighting, countertops, flooring, etc. Your cabinets, although important, must work with the other elements to make a scene. Buying the best cabinets will not make the best design.
So, to summarize
So, you want to buy cabinets and make a bar
.where should I go?If you just want a simply project without much flair, then a Big Box designed project might be what you want. Yet, dont expect the Big Box employee to be a designer. They are trained trained in how to provide a quality kitchen project with little trouble. Each store will likely have their expert that has actually stayed around 5+ years. Again, this is hit or miss. Im not totally discounting the Big Box employee, but this is the place a lot of kitchen designers will break a tooth.
If you really want to step outside the Box, then you need to visit your smaller shops. They may charge for their designs or have other fees, but ultimately your budget will make the final decision.
Finish Top-coat on cabinets versus furniture.In 2005, we started an experiment that measured the durability of our finish to other importer finishes AND the standard stock cabinet lacquer finish. Obviously, you can see from the results how fast the lacquer broke down.
Im not here to argue for or against cabinet finishes. They meet a standard that is acceptable and will likely last 20+ years. In our experiment, we had the glass sitting on top of the finish 24/7. In vertical cabinetry, this isnt the case. After you have your cabinets installed, you use a standard laminate countertop, some synthetic stone version, or actual stone.
Tips on making simple cabinetry look more like a bar.Use base moulding at the bottom of the peninsula.Use cabinet doors or shadow-box the side veneer.Sometimes the cabinet company will sell premium ends called furniture grade ends.You must use a crown moulding!Use of corbels.
Mouldings or moldings crown, base, accents, corbels.I will argue that your design primarily hinges on MOULDING!!! Proper use and detail of moulding is critical to a high-quality installation or design. Why do you think our designs look so good? Our moulding changes are endless
I never cease to experiment with new designs, build-ups, or profiles.
I believe the biggest mistake in most new designs today centers around their lack of moulding detail. Its awful
..too small or just not enough. Honestly, I dont understand how something so obvious is so neglected.
Occasionally, you will see a moulding too big
.yet, this is hard to find. Sometimes, I will see a moulding that is out of proportion. In this case, they will push out horizontally too far without making a vertical transition UP. This makes the crown look funny. If you want large crown, you have to proportion the transition in height by a vertical move
.not just big.
Side Panels.The end of any cabinet should not be left flat. Again, another minor detail that is often overlooked by others. The ends of all cabinets should look as if they finish with details, not a lack of detail.
It could be as simple as buying a cabinet door ($30-$150), shadow box it, or any other stock/custom moulding.
I remember a Horchow vanity from their catalog that was about $1400
and it had flat side panels. I just dont understand if promoting quality and heirloom status, how this can be ignored?
Designing a canopy into a bar cabinet installation.There are no rules here
..nor instructions. A cabinet shop/manufacture is not going to have such a unique piece
If you plan to design a canopy into a home bar constructed with cabinets, you can expect to call an experienced carpenter.
There is a leading moulding manufacture called Enkeboll. They design and manufacture mouldings, accents, corbels, and a wide variety of accessory pieces to complement a home bar project. Of course, there are others
but Ive been particularly impressed with a few trade magazine articles.
Ive included two custom-made bars using Enkeboll products to highlight what a high-quality constructed job would look like.
The first design is more of a stand-alone project assembled with Enkebolls mouldings in more of a custom furniture project.
The second design is more of a cabinet installation mixed with moulding to make a permanent bar. Although this installation likely involved custom cabinets, you can construct this bar idea using stock standard cabinets and moulding. The basic cabinet installation would not be that difficult. The lower section wrapped in moulding would also not be that difficult. The bar tabletop and canopy would likely take the greatest time (and money). If you like what you see, they probably call the main piece an arched valance.
Recently, I was watching an episode of Flipping Out from Bravo
.and I saw Ryan and a client discuss a magazine advertisement from Enkeboll. It was an elaborate 10-12 kitchen centerpiece centered around the oven.
I have to admit I am guilty of watching this crazy show
..Jeff reminds me of an old boss when I worked on Hilton Head Island.
Obviously, these designs are impressive
.and as such, you should expect the cost will also be impressive. The client in the show was spending millions.
There are other moulding and corbel manufactures
and it seems there are more and more each year. If you are on a tight-budget, you can find other alternatives to Enkeboll. Just check the search engines for moulding, molding, corbels, etc.
Technically, there really isnt much to discuss about a custom bar-type canopy. It could be designed as a furniture piece or it could be as simple as a hanging 2x4 structure covered in veneers and moulding.
Glazes, Cabinet Doors.
The picture to the right is a basic run of cabinets 60 with a simple 4 crown moulding. Although this cabinet run is for an office, the leaded glass doors would look good in a proper setting. Also, notice the doors in this picture are not full-overlay. You still see the frame.
The cabinets above in the Enkeboll features full-overlay doors
.and you dont see much of the frame.
Cabinet Accents and Corbels sold by The English Bar Company.If you decide to go the cabinet route, we will be adding various mouldings & corbels specifically for bar installation in 2009. Since 2005, weve used our bar wood excess to laminate and make large beautiful corbels.Take a look at a corbel from us and some Asian importer.
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Tactile Instinct
Text by Joy Ng
Photography by Rebecca Toh & Jotham Koh
We live in a tactile world.
Our familiarity with the objects around us informs our subconscious sense of well-being. Since time immemorial, we have forged intimate tactile relationships with natural materials such as ceramics, glass, wood and metal. These relationships go beyond utility to satisfy our need for the aesthetics. Unfortunately, this fragile relationship is being threatened in the face of an increasingly technological world, where much opportunity for human touch is lost.
Edwin Low noticed this prevailing phenomenon in our society, where food is fast, products are mass-produced, and craftsmanship is lost to machines. This prompted him to launch Supermama in a quaint shophouse, creating a utopian sanctuary for idealists and dreamers. In this whitewashed space, every detail is meticulously curated, from the arrangement of music to the subtle scent that permeates the space.
Founded in 2011, Supermama is a retail gallery where guests are encouraged to appreciate every object as though they were looking at art in a museum. As time passed, the space evolved into a haven for many homegrown designers and artists who needed a studio space. In late 2012, a second branch, Supermama@8Q, opened, and it became the flagship store for Low's other brainchild, the Democratic Society label. We look at four Japanese craft facilities that have pledged their allegiance to providing "canvases" for the label.
—The process of making porcelain heats up in the hands of these masters
KIHARA is a Japanese porcelain brand based in Saga prefecture. With over 20 different collections of ceramic ware under its label, the company has access to more than 200 kilns and 400 years of porcelain-making tradition and techniques.
Arita-yaki (有田焼), or porcelain made in the town of Arita, exudes a certain quality of whiteness that is unrivalled in any other porcelain production areas. Knowing that the porcelain canvas used for the "Singapore Icons series" originated from craftsmanship that has existed since the Edo period has made the design collaboration a pretty overwhelming experience.
—The purest of metals shine on here, along with the legacy of generations of craftsmen
Led by its fourth-generation owner Mr Katsuji Nousaku, NOUSAKU possesses the finest techniques of working with metal, such as casting of brass and bronze. Nousaku's commitment to its craft is recognised in its capability to produce and work with 100% tin, a purest state that makes the metal malleable. This breakthrough redefines the boundaries of the structures of metal and brings about a new possibility to product design.
The metal foundry, based in Toyama prefecture, also sees the next generation of craftsmen helming its production processes. With an average age of just 25 years old, one could say that they are more than ready for the leap into the next era.
—No one can resist the whisper-thin touch of fabrics from this far-from-lightweight company
Founded in 1928 and based in Nagoya, MARUJU LTD. is a textile company that specialises in design, printing, fabrication and processing (conditioning) of textile materials such as linen and cotton. While textile fabrication is a familiar trade, textile conditioning is an uncommon one. The technique, which requires many rounds of washing, produces fabric materials so gentle that they are often referenced as the most tender touch on an infant's skin any fabric can get.
—No dreams are shattered in this workshop, where the thinnest of glass is made
The glass-making workshop goes back one hundred years, when the facility first started producing light bulbs. Evolution in the industry saw SHOTOKU GLASS COMPANY transforming its business into producing handcrafted glasses. "Today, this craft of handmade glasses is rarified," explains Mr Yoshifumi Saito, Creative Director of the company. They are one of the few workshops left that produce Usuhari glass. Each glass is individually blown, and is extremely thin with walls less than 1mm in thickness, yet sturdy.
"The beauty of the Usuhari glass is that it feels like you're holding water in an almost magical way—it makes your normal drinking water very precious."
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As many as five policemen were killed and nine more wounded in insurgents attack on Sunday morning on the police headquarter in Gardez city of eastern Paktia province, according to a local security source.
The assault was followed by five attackers at around 06:50 a.m., one of the attackers detonated his explosives packed in car at the entrance of the police headquarters and paved way for the rest to get inside.
The provincial governor's spokesman, Abdullah Hasrat said at least one policeman was killed and two more were wounded in the incident; however, a security source told Ariana News that the attack left five policemen dead and nine injured.
The assault ended after all five attackers have been gunned down, the source added.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.


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The "Common Good" in Action
Last week, a cohort of organizations addressing homelessness in Albuquerque came together for a peer learning session on client engagement. Among the participants were two individuals that had experienced homelessness and now sit in leadership positions at a local homeless services clinic, Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless (AHCH). CEOs... more


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8 Iconic Red Carpet Celebrity Looks ...
Red Carpet Dress styles can vary through the years. While fashions come and go, there are some red carpet dress styles that become entrenched in history. These are the dresses that when mentioned, most people will have some idea of what you're talking about. Not all of the dresses are necessarily good taste either, with some red carpet dress fashions being quite controversial. These are a few outfits that have cemented themselves as some of the most iconic red carpet looks.
1. Gwyneth Paltrow in Ralph Lauren
Gwyneth Paltrow worth this pink Ralph Lauren gown to the Oscars in 1999. It was also the year that she won an Oscar for her role in the movie 'Shakespeare in Love'. Her light pink dress was elegant and sophisticated, and was so popular that it was even credited with bringing the colour pink back in fashion.


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I love sketch comedy. The Chapelle Show, SNL from the 80s and 90s, the Carol Burnett show, you name it. So, for anyone who hasn't seen a Key and Peele sketch yet, you're missing out. The show isn't on TV anymore, but you can catch all of their episodes on Hulu.
Because of who I am, one of my favorite reasons to watch Key and Peele is because of the brilliant and intentional way they use language in their sketches. They speak MAE, they speak AAE, they use accents, they code-switch for the purpose of the punch line…I just love this ish.
I love it so much that I play some of their sketches in my undergraduate class to teach them about code-switching and *why people code-switch. Not only do my students literally LOL, but they actually learn about the link between cultural identity and the way we speak.
Okay, so now fast-forward to my day job. I do research on the influence of dialect and cultural identity on MAE literacy. Now, what does that mean exactly?
The best way to explain it is to dissect "The Substitute Teacher" sketch from two different angles. It's best if you watch the sketch first, just sayin'.
Okay, follow along…
First, Key's character starts the sketch by saying that he's the new substitute teacher for that day and that he used to work in the inner city schools à code for "don't start none won't be none." Most people watching the show would infer that working in the inner city meant that this teacher worked with some "rough" kids (read Black and Brown). I myself have worked in inner city schools and don't find all the kids to be "rough", but we know the way society portrays these things. I digress.
The humor is that his students for the day are clearly not the "start none" kinda kids. They are a roomful of White middle class kids in a suburban school waiting to do chemistry. And then it begins. Roll call. Key's character starts to call off the names of the students and it is hella hilarious. He reads the names of these White middle class kids with the phonology and the stress patterns that you would speak in African American English (AAE).
Still confused?
Okay, think about this…most people who are used to speaking Mainstream American English (MAE) would pronounce this word "police" as "puh – LEECE" but many AAE speaking people would say "PO – leece" changing the stress pattern and the pronunciation. Just like many people who speak MAE would pronounce "Devonta" as in Devonta Freeman as "Duh VON-tah" but if you are in the AAE speaking culture, you more than likely say "Duh- VON-tay." Slight change in pronunciation, but it makes a difference.
So, right off the bat you can start to see how dialect influences literacy. Each name is read with the stress pattern and phonological features of AAE (with some creative liberties taken of course) and each kid is confused as hell as to what the teacher is saying, more on that later.
Think about how this relates to the real world classroom. If you have a different phonological system in your head than the one you are being asked to read, then you may end up reading words differently than the MAE writer intended them to be pronounced. If the word is "Blake" and your MAE phonological systematic rules that you have grown up with makes you understand the word as "Bl – ache" then you have more than likely read the word "correctly" according to MAE literacy standards. BUT, if you read "Blake" as "Buh-LAH-kay", according to your own phonological systematic rules, you are correct, but according to someone else's rules, you are wrong. AAE-speaking children can sometimes be "wrong" when learning to read in the classroom.
Dialect influences literacy y'all. Simple as that.
Second, let's get back to how those White students felt during the roll call. One, it took them a while to understand what the teacher was even trying to say. Granted, they were given a lot of context because they knew the purpose of that event was to say the names of the individuals in the classroom. But, if you notice, their ears had to adjust to the dialect differences of the teacher's speech pattern so that they could understand what was happening. Once they started to catch on to the pattern, it became a bit easier, but easier in the sense that effective communication was starting to take place.
What was *not easier was the identity piece these kids may have been feeling because no one likes it when your name is pronounced incorrectly.
Okay, these were high schoolers with privilege, so perhaps the embarrassment was kept at a minimum. And to be honest, perhaps in another scenario, Key's character would've been made fun of by the students. But, imagine a 1st grade Black boy named Dont'a (pronounced "Don-tay" I'm on a football kick) during roll call and the teacher calls out looking for a "Doan-tuh" – right off the bat this kid is feelin' some kinda way about his name not being pronounced correctly. Feeling a slight disconnect between himself and the teacher from day one.
His cultural identity has been hit hard, and it's only the first day of class.
I could really go one and one about all of the cultural and language symbols I see in this sketch, but I'll leave some of the mystery to you.
And these are examples of AAE, but believe me, this same scenario could be seen with any kid who speaks a dialect that is not MAE.
So here's the takeaway folks, the different ways we speak impact our communication interactions, cultural identities, and acquisition of MAE literacy. Think about that next time you are interacting with someone whose dialect differs from yours.


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Green Cleaning Certification: Gone Green? Got Evidence?
For many years, green cleaning was considered to be a fringe activity, done for political or marketing purposes. But, as more customers understand the benefits of cleaning to improve health with an eye toward the indoor and outdoor environments, green cleaning is becoming mainstream.
Indeed, some customers are demanding their building service contractors use environmentally preferable products and procedures. But, until recently, the terms "green" and "environmentally preferable" were ill-defined at best — there were no legally binding definitions of these words, and just about any manufacturer could call its products "green" if they wanted.
Although "green" still isn't a legally defined term, several organizations have stepped in to fill that information void with standards of their own. Some, such as Green Seal and the U.S. Green Building Council, cover the products and procedures themselves with extensive testing, leading to certification; others, such as the Soap and Detergent Association, offer their members less stringent guidelines to follow when producing and marketing their products.
Although none of these standards carry the force of law, many manufacturers and buyers alike want validation from a reputable third party that these are indeed green products, and not just marketing claims, says Arthur Weissman, president and CEO of Green Seal, a Washington-based organization offering environmental certification for cleaning products.
Proactive BSCs can offer certified products to their customers, but some clients are starting to require them, Weissman says. So, contractors should familiarize themselves with some of the more common certifying bodies and associations.
The Green Seal of approval
"We have 15 years as a non-profit 'eco-labeling' organization," says Weissman. "In recent years, our focus has been on building maintenance and janitorial products. We started that back in 1999, when we developed a consensus standard for the Aberdeen Proving Grounds."
The GS-37 standard was born from that project in 2000, and a number of states and municipalities began adopting the guideline for their own contractors and direct purchasing. Eventually, says Weissman, it became the de facto environmental standard for cleaning products. (See sidebar for specifics.)
Another factor adding legitimacy to GS-37 and other Green Seal Standards is the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings (LEED-EB), a rating system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
The LEED-EB Rating System was built around existing nationally recognized standards in the marketplace, explains Steve Ashkin, president of the Ashkin Group, Bloomington, Ind., and the green-cleaning expert on the LEED-EB committee. So, USGBC adopted Green Seal's standards for general purpose, glass, washroom and carpet-care chemicals.
"The US Green Building Council has no financial stake in Green Seal, but recognized that this standard has been widely adopted by the cleaning industry with over 30 manufacturers offering products which have been certified to meet the standard," Ashkin explains. "Thus, utilizing the Green Seal standard made it easy for the buildings to identify the appropriate products, as well as for the product manufacturers who now have a single standard."
In cases where GS-37 is not applicable — such as carpet cleaners, floor finishes or strippers — products that comply with the California Code of Regulations for maximum allowable volatile organic compound levels are required, Ashkin adds.
Following the LEED
Contractors who clean LEED-EB buildings will need to use Green Seal or California Code-compliant products, or they risk their customers' certification, Ashkin says.
Right now, LEED-EB isn't a concern for many BSCs, because there aren't many certified buildings. However, USGBC president Tom Hicks says that's changing.
"At the present time there are 15 facilities representing 8.4 million square feet of floor space that are LEED-EB certified," says Hicks. "There are 64 buildings totaling nearly 20 million square feet that have registered their building as part of either the LEED-EB Pilot program or the balloted version of the LEED-EB rating system. If, as the USGBC projects, LEED-EB follows the same adoption rate as LEED for New Construction, then cleaning contractors will start having more and more customers in the LEED program. Thus, while they may not have many customers asking for it today, cleaning contractors may want to prepare for the demand that we believe will continue to accelerate into the future."
Still Green Seal certification is entirely voluntary, stresses Weissman. As such, products that don't go through the certification process might still be safe and effective (although they may not be usable in LEED buildings).
Unless the customer is a LEED facility or otherwise demands Green Seal products be used, it's up to the market and to the buyers whether to use certified or non-certified products, Weissman adds.
Other customers who might demand Green Seal products include government buildings — states including Massachusetts, Minnesota and Missouri have adopted green-purchasing requirements, says Weissman. Schools and universities also are becoming interested; there is a pilot project in the works between Green Seal and an educational association to get green cleaning into New York schools, he adds.
Sustainable soap
Another green standard with which BSCs should familiarize themselves is the Washington-based Soap and Detergent Association's (SDA) Principles for Sustainable Development.
"SDA and its members are defining their commitment to sustainability," says SDA's vice president Brian Sansoni. "As an association representing the manufacturers of cleaning products, we wanted to specifically spell out that this is what we believe in."
SDA's Principles are not specific rules or standards; they're voluntary operating guidelines for the association's member companies, who manufacture cleaning chemicals and raw ingredients.
"We're not asking members to sign a paper saying they're sustainable; there's no blood oath," he explains. "We're also not trying to replicate existing programs; our members may already be certified. These principles help further the dialogue."
Under the Principles, SDA members are implored to only market products that have been shown to be safe for humans and the environment, through careful consideration of the potential health and environmental effects, exposures and releases that will be associated with their production, transportation, use and disposal. They also should promote transparent communication of safety and handling information across the supply chain, and support basic research to resolve uncertainties around human and environmental safety when they arise.
The principles go a step beyond health and environment, though, and include economic- and social-sustainability factors.
Regardless of where the standards come from, Sansoni is pleased that buyers and sellers of green products are beginning to see "green" and "sustainable" as not only marketing terms, but as more concretely defined and proven concepts.
"As regulators and policy makers get caught up on green cleaning discussions, we always want to make sure these policies are science-based, and not political," Sansoni says. "It's a popular marketing tool, but we want people to understand that 'sustainable' isn't anything new. But the term can get hijacked politically."
|Focus On: Green Seal Certification
Green Seal's GS-37 standard applies to institutional and industrial cleaners (there also is a standard for floor products, GS-40). To meet certification requirements, manufacturers must prove that:
• Each product as used when diluted with water from the cold tap at no more than 50 °F, shall clean common soils and surfaces in its category effectively, as measured by a standard test method.
• The undiluted product shall not be toxic to humans, nor shall it contain any ingredients that are carcinogens or that are known to cause reproductive toxicity. It shall not be corrosive to the skin or eyes. It shall not be a skin sensitizer.
• The undiluted product shall not be combustible.
• The product as used shall not contain substances that contribute significantly to the production of photochemical smog, tropospheric ozone, or poor indoor-air quality. The volatile organic content of the product as used shall not exceed 1 percent by weight for general-purpose and bathroom cleaners, or 3 percent by weight for glass cleaners. The product as used shall not contain more than 0.5 percent by weight of total phosphorus. The product may not contain alkylphenol ethoxylates, dibutyl phthalate, heavy metals or ozone-depleting compounds.
• The product as used shall not be toxic to aquatic life, and ingredients should be biodegradable.
• The product must be a concentrate, except for FIFRA-registered bathroom cleaners. The primary package shall be recyclable or manufacturers should provide for returning and refilling the package.
• Fragrances must be identified, and must follow the Code of Practice of the International Fragrance Association.
• The product manufacturer, its distributor, or a third party shall offer training or training materials in the proper use of the product. These shall include step-by-step instructions for the proper dilution, use, disposal, and the use of equipment. Manufacturers shall have product labeling systems to assist non-English-speaking or illiterate personnel.
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For this article, we had a coffee with Martin, or "Marv" as we call him, who joined WATTx in his role as a Captain of Trajectory (our internal title for entrepreneurs-in-residence). Since the beginning of July, he moved to his new role as a CTO for Loopstock, our latest venture that he is co-founding. We took the opportunity to sit down with him, and discuss his role, his ambitions, and the vision he has for his new venture.
What did you do before WATTx?
I was the CTO of a startup called 'Plants & machines' where we developed IoT solutions for horticulture.
What inspired you to join WATTx?
I was really interested in checking out different economic fields to see what kind of problems exist in the world and to find out which of these were worth solving. I want to work on projects that have a big impact, that could help a lot of people with solving problems they have in their daily routine. I think the WATTx approach of looking for problems, observing, and finding opportunity areas is really nice. Here, we start with getting an overview of what's out there so that we can come up with creative technological solutions that improve people's lives.
So far, would you say that you're satisfied with your journey at WATTx?
Yes, it's been epic and really great. I had a lot of fun working with a lot of very intelligent people, all easy going, all forward thinkers. Nobody is negative, people give constant constructive feedback. Everyone is excited about our process and wants to see it go through.
I want to work on projects that have a big impact, that could help a lot of people with problems they have in their daily routine.
You joined us as a CoT - Captain of Trajectory - can you explain what it means?
I was actually the first CoT WATTx hired, so the role wasn't too defined when I joined. I started by doing research in various projects and got to know the WATTx' work process of coming up with new ideas quickly and validating or just killing them just as fast. Killing a project was a bit of a hard thing to do for me in the beginning. But I finally got used to it, and I think it's the right way to handle innovation projects.
Then I took part in a longer research topic around IoT in hospitals. It was really fun. We've been looking at problems that exist in a hospital setting and have paid special attention to the user experience. We started questioning and interviewing a lot of stakeholders inside of hospitals to see what their daily routine was, where they had friction in their work processes, and what their everyday pain points was.
So, it was your choice to join the IoT in Hospitals project?
Yes, Exactly! I was really curious because I didn't know a lot about hospitals in the beginning. It is such a complex setting, like a manufacturing floor with a different purpose, to heal human beings. It is interesting to see how processes in hospitals are intertwined and how they are all focused on essentially helping people.
I really like the chaos around creating a startup where you have to be involved in everything. You have to be quick and decisive about what you want to do.
How does a normal working day look for you?
I'm usually in the office.
During the research phase of a project, you spend a lot of time finding information on the internet, interviewing different stakeholders, and reading through all the papers you can find or books on the matter. You want to get a scope of what the broader picture is before actually starting to dig deeper.
During the phase that follows the research, you have to process all the information and start looking for potential solutions.
Now that the project I am working on is more concrete, it's pretty much being a co-founder again. Dealing with all the tasks, even those that are not related to the product development per se, handling day to day operations, talking to pilot project partners, pitching the concept. That is quite exciting. I really like the chaos around creating a startup where you have to be involved in everything. You have to be quick and decisive about what you want to do.
The Loopstock team. From left to right: Wen, Pedro, Marv, Blake, and Tristan.
Can you tell us more about the process, and how you manage to grow an idea into a concept and then to an actual product?
I probably can't give you a step-by-step instruction on how to solve problems. For me, this has always been a bit of a surprise. You have all this information that you gathered during research, you look at the problems that came out of the various interviews you conducted, and then you cluster the problems and do a lot of Design Thinking to actually structure this knowledge. Suddenly, something pops into your mind. You start thinking about it, you refine the idea in your mind, and when you're lucky it turns into a solution.
This leads us to Loopstock, our latest venture. Can you tell us more about it?
During the research phase we talked to a lot of stakeholders working in hospitals, especially nurses. We looked at their work processes and discovered that a lot of their time is spent on doing inventory management; counting inventory, restocking, and basically keeping everything in stock so that the hospital operates efficiently. Our findings seemed crazy to me as the main objective of working as a nurse is actually to care for a patient.
As we dug more into the problem we understood that many more stakeholders were involved in inventory management. Not only the nurses but also doctors. We found out that doctors sometimes couldn't find items they needed to take care of their patients, and instead spent time on running through the different hospital wards, looking for the missing medicine or medical supply.
Then you have hospital's supply chain managers. They rarely know what is going on in the hospital. Their work is often based on guess work. This is crazy when you consider the fact that inventory amounts to 30% of hospital costs.
Loopstock aims to be Europe's premiere solution of inventory management in hospitals.
What solution does Loopstock offer to the inventory problem?
We track the inventory through RFID tags and use RFID scanners inside the storage rooms. Thus we can tell how many products are stored in each room and in which quantities, as well as which supplies leave those rooms. We also track the expiration dates of medicine so that we can make sure that nothing goes to waste anymore. Finally, we provide the supply chain manager with real-time insights on what stock is available and therefore provide them with more flexibility in doing their job.
"We want to make sure that nurses and doctors are able to do the job they love: to care for their patients."
Loopstock provides value for the management of hospitals… but who's the end user?
The supply chain manager benefits the most from the insights we bring to the hospital. But in the end, the ultimate goal is to reduce the overall time spent on inventory by especially nurses but also doctors. Loopstock removes the need to count supplies. We want to make sure that nurses and doctors are able to do the job they love: to care for their patients.
What are the next big steps?
The next big thing to do for me is finding a co-founder to team up with. Then, together, we will have to hire a team of developers to improve the product, iterate and release it to the market in the next few months.
Martin is currently looking for a CEO to build Loopstock with. If you're interested check out our job ad and apply here.
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Researchers Find the Tin Pan Alley of the Whale World
Whales sing their haunting melodies across miles of ocean in order to attract a mate -- but as it turns out, those songs aren't quite as original as you might have thought. According to researchers studying whale culture, evidence suggests that humpbacks are not above taking someone else's tune and passing it off as their own, until everybody is singing just about the same thing. In fact, biologists believe they have discovered the 'tin pan alley' of the aquatic music scene -- and there may be a single, musically-inclined whale serving as the undersea King of Pop.Researchers say that, each year around breeding time, male humpback whales start singing roughly the same tune -- and they've traced back the original melody to a spot off the eastern coast of Australia. For just about a decade, this region, and perhaps a single individual crooner in the waters there, has produced the tunes that take the whale world by storm.
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The hit-making tune then ripples eastward across the South Pacific Ocean, from Australia to French Polynesia, infecting genetically distinct groups of whales who all start singing the same song during breeding season.
In typical pop music fashion, the tunes are not all that original most of the time, said researcher Ellen Garland, a graduate student at The University of Queensland.
"It would be like splicing an old Beatles song with U2," Garland said. "Occasionally they completely throw the current song out the window and start singing a brand new song."
The study is one of the longest of its kind, aiming to document the "dynamic" whale culture on a global scale, the results of which will be printed in the journal Current Biology. These finding highlight the interconnectedness of marine habitats despite the great distances they cover, proving yet again the fragility of an ecosystem as vast and unmovable as the world's oceans.
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|Archived February 20, 2019
Home-Schooled Children Tour St. Petersburg Center
On February 8, 33 home-schooled children and their parents toured the USGS Center for Coastal and Regional Marine Studies (CCRMS) in St. Petersburg, FL. Pam Goebbel of St. Petersburg organized the tour. Pam is a home-schooling mom who decided she wanted to expose her children to more science, and so she began her own science curriculum for other home schoolers.
Two groups of students were each given a 45-minute tour. Gene Shinn's toilet demonstrating the flow of water through porous limestone in the Florida Keys was a hit with these groups.
So was Bob Halley's description of Navassa Island, a National Wildlife Refuge administered by the Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service since late 1999. Situated about 50 km west of Haiti, the refuge includes natural resources both on the island and in a 4.8-km-wide marine habitat surrounding the island.
The students came away with new vocabulary words: conterminous, guano, and Florida Bay. We hope to see many of these children and their parents back for our open house in October.
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Radio Interview Explores African Dust
Florida Coastal Storm Defenses
Home-Schooled Tour
Environmental Academy Web Site
Congressional BriefingSea Otter Research
John Hughes Clarke"Imaging Water Mass Variability"
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