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Sen. Cruz's Consumer Freedom and HSA Provisions Included in Latest Draft of Senate Health Care Bill
Issues statement on revised version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement regarding the revised version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act, introduced today by the U.S. Senate:
"For nearly five months, I have been working closely with my Senate colleagues from across the ideological spectrum to honor our commitment to voters, to provide more choices for consumers, put people in control of their healthcare, and most importantly, lower health insurance premiums.
"I am encouraged that the revised bill ensures consumers have the freedom to choose among more affordable plans that are tailored to their individual healthcare needs, and expands health savings accounts so that consumers can pay health insurance premiums on a pre-tax basis.
"This is a critical step in the right direction and I will continue to work closely with my colleagues to unite our conference around a bill that can pass, and that honors our promises and that truly lowers premiums, which is crucial to providing relief from Obamacare."
Obamacare's insurance mandates caused premiums to skyrocket. To address this problem, the Senate's bill should allow consumers to buy and issuers to sell health insurance free from Obamacare's insurance regulations, but subject to state law, while providing consumers with the choice to buy plans subject to Obamacare's insurance regulations, including preexisting conditions, with subsidies and other assistance.
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• If an insurer sells a sufficient number of Obamacare-compliant plans within a rating area on a state's exchange, then that insurer may sell any other plan within that rating area that consumers desire off exchange (Freedom Plans).
• These Freedom Plans will still be subject to state insurance protections. Premiums of applicable Freedom Plans may be paid from HSAs.
• Obamacare's insurance regulations, including preexisting conditions, are maintained for on-exchange plans, and consumers have the choice to buy plans subject to these regulations on Obamacare's exchanges.
• In order to reduce costs, these on-exchange Obamacare-compliant plans will continue to receive federal premium tax credits and dedicated sources of federal stability funding.

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In order to follow the examples in this tutorial you will need to login using the panel to the left. If you don't have a Pandorabots account you can sign-up for an account here.
A Tutorial For Adding Knowledge to Your Robot
A Web of Knowledge
Some of you might find this metaphor helpful for visualizing how knowledge is laid out in your robot. Imagine a spider web - it has a center with spokes radiating outwards from the center. Your robot's knowledge is stored in a Knowledge Web, and like the spider, your robot darts out in response to some sort of tug it senses in the web. Understanding how to store knowledge is our first task. Because it is too hard to draw the whole web, in the examples that follow, only a portion of the web will be shown - so please use your imagination for the rest.
Starting at www.pandorabots.com, if you have not already done so, create an account and once logged in, create a robot by clicking on Create a Pandorabot (it's at the top of the screen). On the next screen, name your new robot, Full (for full of knowledge) and make sure the radio button labeled, "Dr Wallace's A.L.I.C.E - March 2002" is selected (see [1]). After clicking on Create Pandorabot to create your new robot the next screen will show:
"This pandorabot is not published. When you are ready, you can publish your pandorabot to make it available for others to chat with. You may first want to customize your pandorabot by changing some of its properties or by providing your own custom responses with the training interface."Click on the Train link on the second row of menu buttons to begin interactions with your robot. This robot already has a substantial knowledge base (taught by Dr. Richard Wallace) so let's start by posing the question:
Human: Do you love me?To ask this question, type in "Do you love me?" in the text field labeled Human: and then press Enter or click on the Ask button to the right of the text box.
The robot knew in advance how to answer this question. How specifically did the robot discover the answer? First the robot checked if its knowledge already contained the question "Do you love me?" And second, finding it, checked to see if it had been taught to respond with something meaningful.
The words in the sentence "Do you love me?" can be visualized by a series of lines (or links) and nodes, in the knowledge web. This is illustrated below in Picture 1.0. The links are labeled by the words (you can think of the nodes as representing the spaces between the words) and form a chain starting from the center of the web and moving outwards.
Finding the question in the Knowledge Web, the robot replies with the information we taught it (residing in a Response Template - and referred to as the template). So, in other words, the specific question "Do you love me" can be visualized as a kind of path - beginning at the center of the Knowledge Web and built up by a series of links and nodes, and that finally terminates in a Response Template.
The specific path through the Knowledge Web along with the (Response) Template is called a category. If, for example, you teach the robot to respond with: "yes, but only when you are good" you only change the Response Template.
More about Categories
Let's start over with a robot that has no knowledge. Create a new robot exactly as before except that this time, name the robot Empty and select the radio button labeled, "No initial content, the pandorabot starts with no knowledge". Again, once the robot is created, click on Train to start interacting with it.
Initially, Picture 1.1 shows Empty's very simple Knowledge Web. One Category is shown and notice the Response Template contains the one sentence "I have no answer for that". You will also notice *, <that> and <topic> labeling the links between the nodes. The labels *, <that> and <topic> are special optional variants offering enhancements to Categories. As we shall see, these special labels extend the matching power of the Categories.
So what does this one Category do? To begin with the * label allows any interaction with Empty to return the same response:
Human: HelloMore generally, words or sentences provided to the robot are called the Input Pattern. You can visualize any sentence existing in the Knowledge Web as a path of linked nodes, terminating with a Response Template. The robot searches for a path of linked nodes that exactly matches the Input Pattern. When a path is found, we say that the path matches the Input Pattern.
Default Responses
It happens often that an Input Pattern will not be found in the Knowledge Web - yet we still want the robot to respond with something meaningful. We call this the Default Response Template - and it typically consists of sentences designed to keep the conversation going. We can visualize the Default Category (a path empty of all words and it's Response Template) by Picture 1.1(pictured above). The * will match any words. The <that> and <topic> will be explained later.
In order to teach your robot to say "Hi there!" in response to "Hello", do the following:
The robot has just two responses now - and is incapable of supporting its side of an interesting conversation. Let's make some more changes. In response to you typing anything but Hello (the one input pattern that Empty now knows about) Empty will randomly present you with three possible responses. Type:
Human: hiNext, click on Advanced Alter Response and in the box in the pattern column, replace HI with *, which means that anything you type in will be matched with a response. Now let's add three random possible responses. In the box labeled template add:
and click on the Submit button (at the bottom left of the page). For an explanation of the syntax used above see [2].<random>
What is your name?

What is your favorite movie?

Will you buy me a drink?
 </random>
The Knowledge Web now looks like Picture 1.3.
We've changed the Default Category by changing the Default Response Template from "I have no answer to that" to one of three randomly chosen responses.
Like a hapless, but precocious child failing to understand what is being said, yet unwilling to be abandoned, Empty attempts to prolong the conversation by offering a choice of three "pick-up" lines hoping to change the subject. Empty proffers pick-up lines randomly hoping to disguise how little it actually knows. Check this yourself by typing anything but "Hello".
Click on the Ask This Again button enough times to cycle through all of the pick-up lines.
Saving your Work and Starting Over
For reasons you'll see later, most of the time you'll want to avoid changing the Ultimate Default Category. Let's go back to the beginning and start over, and simultaneously learn how to save files.
To view the AIML files for a particular robot, click on the AIML link (this is near the top of the screen, on the second row of links). If you don't see this link but instead see a table of all your robots, you'll first need to click on the name of the robot - Empty in this case.
Scroll down until you see a section like this:Below the first heading, Filename you'll see a file named, update.aiml (every robot has their own unique version of this file) that contains any changes that you made to the robot's responses using the Training Interface.
Click on, update.aiml and then scroll down to the text area. Here you may edit and save the robot's responses on-line. After you've edited the text, be sure to click on the, Save As button to make your changes permanent (see [3])
As an alternative to editing the AIML file on-line, you can use the Download link next to the filename to download a local copy which you can then edit with an XML editor on your own computer (possibly while not on-line). You can later use the form at the bottom of the AIML files page to upload the modified AIML back to Pandorabots. It's also not a bad idea to keep a local copy of your AIML in case you accidentally delete it on the server.
Let's look at the file for a minute (shown below with some minor reformatting). The first line (of header information) tell us the type of character set and versions of XML (see [4]) we are using. The next line tells us we are using AIML version 1.0.
Categories are specified by the information between the beginning and ending lines in the form:<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <aiml version="1.0"> <category> <pattern>HELLO</pattern> <template>Hi there!</template> </category> <category> <pattern>*</pattern> <template> <random>
What is your name?

What is your favorite movie?

Will you buy me a drink?
 </random> </template> </category> </aiml>
<category> ...information... </category>Similarly, the input words are specified by:
<pattern> ...information... </pattern>The output response is specified by the information between <template> and </template>.
The items between "<" and ">" are called AIML tags or elements. Each AIML tag has an opening tag and a closing tag of the form:
<some-tag> ...information... </some-tag>It sometimes happens that there is no information between the opening and closing tags and you can use the abbreviation:
<some-tag/>(note the "/" after the tag name) as a replacement for:
<some-tag></some-tag>Each time you click on the Submit button on the Advanced Alter Response page (or click on Say Instead) the effect is to add new information to the file, update.aiml. A good way to learn AIML syntax is to examine the modified update.aiml file as shown above.
Another random Category
Next we're going to create a new version of Empty and again create a category using <random>. However, this time we won't define it as the default category. This example is used as the basis for the fourth example in the next section.
Creating a New Version of Empty
First click on My Pandorabots and then in the table of robots, click the radio button next to the name, Empty. From the drop-down menu below (it's initially labeled, Publish) select Delete. Next click on the, OK button on the right and confirm that you want to delete the robot, Empty.
Then, simply repeat the procedure you followed for creating the first robot, Empty and you'll have a fresh empty robot.
Being empty of knowledge the only thing Empty can say is:
Empty: I have no answer for thatLet's increase the possibilities for an interesting conversation by giving four possible random responses to the next inquiry.
Human: You do love me don't youAfter typing the above into the Training interface, click on Advanced Alter Response and in the box labeled template add:
...and as before click on the Submit button. Next, click on the Ask Again button enough times to cycle through the complete set of responses. The Knowledge Web now looks like Picture 1.4.<random>
I don't know, what have you done for me lately?

Yes, but you have to really try to make me happier...

Stop your whining!

Yes, but only when you are good to me
 </random>
Contractions like "don't" are expanded to "do not", so: "you do love me don't you?" is transformed to the rather awkward, "you do love me do not you" (see [5]).
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The Turner-Warwick lecturer scheme provides a sense of pride, builds confidence and gives encouragement to trainees across the UK.
In this blog, Dr Alex Phillips – 2020 Turner-Warwick lecturer for Wales – talks about her experience with the lecturer scheme as an internal medicine trainee (IMT) and how it's inspired her career going forward.
In this blog, Dr Ken Baker – 2019 Turner-Warwick lecturer for the Northern region – talks about how the scheme for trainees helped him to stand out and still positively impacts his career today.
In this blog, Dr Ayodele Sasegbon – 2019 Turner-Warwick lecturer for the North Western region and overall winner for 2019 – speaks about his experiences with the RCP lecturer scheme and how it helped him finish his PhD thesis and beyond.
This scheme will appoint 14 trainee lecturers spanning the UK's regions and nations, along with an overall winner.
Dr Rajna Golubic, 2021 Turner-Warwick lecturer for the Eastern region, was chosen as the overall winner of the 2021 scheme.
The overall winner of the 2020 Turner-Warwick lecturer scheme has been announced.
Dr Michael Fitzpatick, Dr Matthew Roycroft and Dr Gareth Hynes (RCP Trainees Committee) explore how to achieve a 'new normal' for physician training in the time of COVID-19.
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This Wave Your Flag Cheesecake (American Flag Cake) is delicious and simple to make. It's great for the Fourth of July or anytime you want to serve an all-American dessert that is red, white and cool! This post is sponsored by Kraft/Heinz but all opinions are my own.
Summer is officially here! Say hello to longer days, warmer weather, backyard parties, and delicious summer recipes. This is by far my most favorite time of year and for good reason. I love the heat, and being the foodie that I am, I love finding new recipes to share with my family and friends to enjoy at our summer get-togethers.
I don't have a lot of time to spend meal planning and creating recipes, which is why I am so happy to have discovered Grab.Go.Wow from Walmart. It's an online and in-store destination for product and recipe ideas that will save you time and money. If you're short on time and want great taste with little effort, this will make meal planning over the summer a breeze!
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Penny stock traders have unique requirements when it comes to selecting a broker. Since most penny stocks trade below $5, fees must be minimal, and multiple trades must be supported. Take a look at this list of the best brokers for penny stock traders in 2018.
Robinhood is the only broker that allows you to trade commission-free. That's the best feature a penny stock trader could ask for and why they are recommended consistently as the best broker for penny stock traders. Robinhood allows anyone to connect their bank account to the app and set up one-time or recurring deposits for trading. The service is limited in a few ways, though. The desktop trading experience is currently in beta and lacks features from more established brokers. The app also only allows trading NASDAQ, NYSE, and select high-profile international brands on their home markets. Cryptocurrency is supported on a state-by-state basis.
Ally Invest
Ally Invest is the investment arm of one of the most popular online banks, Ally. The aspects of Ally that have made it one of the most popular online banks are present in the Ally Invest product, too. Trades are available at $4.95 per trade, but this can be dropped to $3.95 with special account conditions. The Ally Invest mobile experience is excellent, and the investing education center is great for beginners in trading who want to educate themselves on the market. They offer self-managed and professionally-managed accounts for trading stocks, options, ETFs, bonds, mutual funds, foreign exchange, and futures.
E*TRADE has been around for a while as a preferred online exchange for several traders. That is because they offer access to pink sheet stocks, too. E*TRADE is more expensive than Ally Invest with trades starting at $6.95 commission fee, but the mobile and desktop experience is tailored to professional traders. If you like to dabble in penny stocks and require professional tools on both desktop and mobile, E*TRADE is your best bet. If you trade 30 or more times during the quarter, E*TRADE will drop that per trade price down to $4.95. That makes the platform even with Ally Invest in price-per-trade with professional tools to boot.
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A spatial display is any display hardware which is capable of giving the illusion of physical depth. Most often this is accomplished through stereoscopy, although holographic and parabolic display media are also used.
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How do you perceive space and spatial relationships between objects in a virtual environment. Rather easily if you are setting out to replicate the physical world. But that is too easy, it loses so many of the true advantages of VR, where space is irrelevant, and every room can be a TARDIS. This article looks at mapping that kind of a mess, beginning with text worlds, where such spatial irrelevancy is at its highest.
There are several potential ways this display is working. One of the simplest and most plausible is a colour e-paper display behind a completely transparent display medium. The e-paper handles the picture, 'refreshing' the colour display to a matt black when the layer in front, the graphical display is activated. As soon as that deactivates, the 'oil' is re-drawn. Simple, elegant, and still far beyond us.
VRD or Virtual Retinal Display is an offshoot of HMD display technology, which, instead of placing a pair of display screens in front of the eyes, actually projects an image directly onto the human retina with low-energy lasers or LCDs.
3D spatial models of great, and historic buildings.
MR Aquarium was demonstrated in 2008, as a spatial VR project using multiple magic symbol displays on walls and pedestals, to bypass the problem, of turning the HUD away from the magic symbol, at which point the AR disappears.
The brain is built to handle such a 3D world, and employs a number of tricks to counter disorientation. These are tricks we can utilise in 3D spatial simulations, to help minimise disorientation there; but first we have to understand what the brain's tricks are, and how they operate.
On September 8th 2009, Obscura Digital installed the first display of its kind, at the Hard Rock cafe in Las Vegas, US. This display is a dynamically resizing, dynamically multi-user, multitouch display wall.
First printed in 2005, this book?s techniques are not exactly the cutting edge in terms of AR practices ? it hails from the first days of AR?s emergence. Even so, it is very comprehensive, and leads the reader from the first simple introductions, up to actual implementation of augmented reality for practical applications in immersive education and entertainment.
A quote about a holo-display in a rosewood cube, casts an accurate picture of how display technology can be worked into everyday things, to make it a part of life.
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As nocturnal animals, bats are perfectly adapted to a life without light. They emit echolocation sounds and use the delay between the reflected echoes to measure distance to obstacles or prey. In their brains, they have a spatial map repres...
The problem with spatial orientation is well known by any pilot. Remove the instrument display, take a plane into clouds, pull up swing to the side and spin for a bit, then ask the co-pilot to right the plane. The result? A lot of really, r...
Spatial skills--those involved with reading maps and assembling furniture--can be improved if you work at it, according to a new look at the studies on this topic by researchers at Northwestern University and Temple.
The rese...
Researchers from Sungkyunkwan University in Korea and the University of Nevada have developed a flexible tactile display that can wrap around the fingertip, palm, or arm.
The key material in the display is an electroactive po...
At the end of May this year, during the annual Society for Information Display meeting, Actuality Systems Inc introduced a new 3D display system they have called Perspecta.
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I paid a visit this morning to 92.9, Lismore's community radio station, although I know it better as 2NCR-FM, the station where I got my start in radio.
Almost forty years ago, two or three times a week, my dad would drive me from our home in South Lismore to Goonellabah. Located at the back of "The Northern Star", 2NCR-FM was then owned and operated by the Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education (later Southern Cross University).
Under the watchful training eye of Karl H. Gottsche, I began by reading community announcements and playing classical music. Within a few months, I was hosting my own programs.
There are so many names from those days including Marg Graham (still on air now), Robbie Buck (who I work with at ABC Radio in Sydney), Craig Campbell (now running Rove Enterprises), and Jim McGuiness (who I followed on air for a few years). And many, many, many more.
All of this eventually led to a career in paid work in community, commercial, and ABC Radio.
But I still listen in whenever I'm home, and still have a warm place in my heart for the place where it all began.
These days, the station is no longer owned by the university. Instead, it's owned by the community and runs from the old NORCO Boardroom in South Lismore. There was no long drive to Goonellabah this time. Instead, it was a two or three-minute walk around the corner for a tour, thanks to John James Maloney, one of the station's many volunteers.


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A new study of ancient ash suggests the "sleeping giant" could develop the conditions needed to blow in a span of mere decades. (Nat Geo News)
What is the Yellowstone supervolcano? Use our super resource (including downloadable maps, videos, and photos) to learn more.
Discussion Ideas
- The geologic feature beneath Yellowstone National Park is described as a "supervolcano." How does a supervolcano differ from a regular volcano?
- A supervolcano is just what it sounds like—a really, really powerful volcano.
- Supervolcanoes are loosely described as volcanoes that produce more than 1,000 cubic kilometers (240 cubic miles) of gas, ash, magma, and rock. (This is a magnitude 8 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI).)
- "Supervolcano" can describe the volcano itself (like Yellowstone), a singular volcanic eruption (sometimes called a "supereruption"), or a long-lasting (million-year!) series of eruptions and lava flows.
- Supervolcanoes form as magma in the Earth's mantle rises to the crust but is unable to break through it. A massive magma chamber develops (take a look at the Yellowstone magma plume here) until the chamber can no longer contain the enormous pressure and violently erupts. Learn more about magma and magma chambers with our resource here.
- A supervolcano is just what it sounds like—a really, really powerful volcano.
- Where are the world's supervolcanoes?
- Supervolcanoes are found around subduction zones, hot spots, and rock formations known as "large igneous provinces." Examples:
- subduction zone. La Pacana, part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, is a supervolcano formed as the Nazca plate subducts beneath the South American plate.
- hot spot. The Yellowstone supervolcano sits over the Yellowstone hot spot. The Yellowstone hot spot has remained stable for millions of years, while the North American continent has drifted southwest.
- large igneous province. The volcanic event that produced the "Siberian Traps" in northern Russia lasted more than a million years and is sometimes associated with the Permian-Triassic extinction event, in which 96% of marine species and 70% of terrestrial species were wiped out.
- Supervolcanoes are found around subduction zones, hot spots, and rock formations known as "large igneous provinces." Examples:
- Volcanologists estimate supereruptions happen about every 100,000 years. When was the last time the world experienced the eruption of a supervolcano?
- About 26,500 years ago, the Oruanui eruption sent about 1,170 cubic kilometers (281 cubic miles) of ejecta into the atmosphere.
- The Oruanui eruption is associated with the still-very-active Taupo Volcanic Zone of the North Island of New Zealand. The Taupo supervolcano is part of a back-arc basin, a depression on the ocean floor formed as an ocean trench created by subduction (here, the Tonga Trench) migrates "backward" toward the overriding plate. The Tonga Trench, to the northeast of New Zealand, is created as the Pacific plate is subducted beneath both the Tonga and Kermadec plates. (FYI, because subduction is our favorite geologic process: that subduction is happening fast—24 centimeters (9.4 inches) a year. That's the fastest plate velocity on Earth!)
- About 26,500 years ago, the Oruanui eruption sent about 1,170 cubic kilometers (281 cubic miles) of ejecta into the atmosphere.
- Why do volcanologists and other scientists think the Yellowstone supervolcano may erupt sooner than we thought?
- A new analysis of crystals from past eruptions shows that the volcano's massive magma chamber can refill much, much faster than previously thought. According to Nat Geo, "critical changes in temperature and composition built up in a matter of decades. Until now, geologists had thought it would take centuries for the supervolcano to make that transition."
- When was the last time the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted? Read through our great, student-friendly article for some help.
- According to our article, Yellowstone has produced three colossal eruptions within the past 2.1 million years. The last eruption occurred about 70,000 years ago.
- Previous eruptions at Yellowstone spewed tons of volcanic debris that covered most of the continental U.S. Should we be worried about the new research predicting a possible earlier eruption?
- Not yet. Yellowstone is still considered dormant, and is one of the best-monitored volcanoes in the world. Sensors and satellites are constantly looking for changes in Yellowstone's geology, and right now, the supervolcano does not seem to pose a threat. Learn more about how the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory is keeping track of its "sleeping giant" with our video series here, here, and here.
Nat Geo: Yellowstone Supervolcano May Rumble to Life Faster Than Thought
Nat Geo: When a Sleeping Giant Awakes
Nat Geo: Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (second video) (third video)
Nat Geo: What is a hot spot?
Nat Geo: What is a volcano?


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For the ninth meeting of Brunch Club, we decided to start tackling the expanding list of places that have been recommended to us by others ever since we started our quest. On 20th August 2017 we met at Mildreds, 200 Pentonville Road, King's Cross, London N1 9JP for perhaps the most exciting Brunch Club outing for Ed, as everything they sell is veggie or vegan! Their brunch menu has waffles (oh, how we've missed them!), plus plenty of gluten free options, so we were all looking forward to getting stuck in.
Ed: I had a v high quality English Breakfast. The pot was slightly on the smaller side so I ended up having two over the course of the brunch (I will never be happy with what size tea pot I'm given!)
Eleanor: I bumped into Ed on the walk up and on arrival I had an orange, apple, lime juice – I've been ill so needed the vitamins. It was lovely.
Lou: I had a rather good breakfast tea (bagged, T2), followed by an orange, apple and lime juice which was absolutely delicious! Heads up that Mildred's charge extra for Soya milk, but it's *good* soya.
Lori: Soya latte, as usual. One of the best I've had in a while – very tasty indeed!
Ed: What a wonderful luxury, as Mildred's is all vegetarian and vegan food, I could have had anything on the menu! I went for the Big Brunch, which was delicious. Scrambled eggs, roasted vine tomatoes, some lovely smokey beans, a glamorgan sausage and two slices of big thick sourdough. Really fantastic. The only downside was my own fault, I dropped a bit of sausage down myself in my desperation to consume it! For Brunch pudding I had a chocolate and hazelnut brownie with salted caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream on top. Very nice indeed, a good sized portion, not just a plain old chocolate brownie, it was delicious.
Eleanor: I had the smashed avocado on sourdough toast with poached eggs. It was a very generous portion and the poached eggs were very well done. It was very tasty. As someone who loves their meat at brunch, I did feel a bit limited by the menu but the food I ate was very good.
Lou: I had the tostada – so so good, best black beans I think I have ever had – the only downside is that I could have used an extra tortilla to mop up the delicious salsa/beans/egg combo. I was impressed that they offered scrambled tofu as a vegan option.
Lori: I went for the tostada as well, topped with a fried egg, and devoured it in what felt like seconds. The beans, tomatoes, avocado and egg were extremely tasty and I would happily have eaten seconds, but it just meant I had room for 'brunch pudding'. Seeing as the only sweet option on the brunch menu is not gluten free, I ventured onto the main dessert menu and had the Sicilian lemon mascarpone cheesecake which was utterly divine. I also treated myself to a cocktail… although I was tempted by the espresso martini, they had another type made using a fig liqueur which sounded like it would go well with my cheesecake. It did.
Eleanor: Waffles! For second course, I shared them with Lou. I hadn't even clocked they were vegan, nor the ice-cream being vegan. They came piled with blueberry compote and fresh blueberries. Thumbs up for vegan waffles from me!
Lou: The waffles were delicious – dense and made with oat and quinoa they stood up to the gooey blueberry compote whilst still being soft and nutty. Highly recommended!
Ed: Lots as always to talk about, drag race, my post-wedding to do list, tattoos.
Eleanor: Due to being ill, I'm trying to remembered but there was good news shared, much drag race talk and brunch club planning.
Lou: I caught the gang up on my recent house move and how to decorate my walls (with Drag Race fan art, obvs), impending project deadlines, and my new favourite dish – jambalaya.
Lori: Drag Race, house moves, work, and getting a few more dates in the diary for brunch!
Ed: Service was really friendly and chatty. The floor manager (is that the right word?) overheard us talking about Drag Race and told us all about how he'd served Michelle Visage when working at Mildred's in Soho, I was suitably impressed!
Eleanor: We had very friendly staff. The restaurant decor felt a little sparse and not the most comfortable spot but lovely for a quicker meal. I love the vintage-style of the business card and it's a shame that doesn't follow into the design.
Lou: It felt buzzy and at times a little loud, but our table was somewhat out the way which was nice. Toilets, whilst clean, were super narrow, although there was a well equipped disabled loo which doubled as a nappy changing station and gender neutral space.
Lori: A friendly place with great service and big enough tables for all our teapots and many courses. The restaurant has a bright and airy industrial feel, which was great on a sunny morning summer, but may not feel especially cosy on a winter evening.
Ed: Straight home to catch up with husband who had been away, spent afternoon sorting out wedding photos.
Eleanor: A nice long nap, then to my dear friend's house to tie 150 tiny anchors on to bits of twine. Then more sleep.
Lou: I went on the hunt for sugar soap so I could give my new wardrobes a good scrub
Lori: I went home to put my feet up and start watching The Defenders on Netflix.
Ed: As someone who has been veggie for more than half his life, it is such a rare pleasure to go somewhere and not worry about double checking the menu and maybe asking the waiter if that foodstuff name you don't recognise is meat or cheese. Because of that, I feel the experience was probably even more enjoyable than the food itself. I thought the food was great, I do feel the menu could have one or two more items on it though. The location and the decor does seem a little characterless, it is a unit in one of these new-build complexes (Bill's was set dressed up to the nines and had crap all over the walls!) Overall I'd recommend it for affordable, delicious food for veggies and vegans.
Eleanor: I'd visited this branch for dinner before, and while enjoying the food, found the whole experience a bit bland. This experience didn't change my opinion, but good quality food and lovely staff mean I'd recommend it to someone in the area but I wouldn't make a special diversion. (Though feeling a little bit of meat-eating-privilege, if that's a thing?)
Lou: It's hard to find affordable veggie and vegan food in London and was impressed by the menu, range of vegan and gluten free choices, and would definitely come back, although I might avoid the long tables and ask to get tucked into a corner to have a more intimate experience.
Lori: I've never managed to get a table at the Soho one as it's tiny and always packed, so I'm pleased that I've now got to see what all the fuss is about. Mildreds' food definitely lives up to the hype! Also, zero queuing for a place where you can't book in advance but has great food is a big fat recommendation in my book.
The image of Mildreds King's Cross at the top of this post is from a great review on Veggie Matty's London Patties where he reviews one of their burgers. All other images were snapped by Brunch Club members on their phones, so excuse any blurriness as we were all rather excited about eating the food.


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So you've pooched your Belkin KVM (F1DS104P)...
I tried flashing my KVM and now it the mouse doesn't work and I can't flash it back!
I recently bought a Belkin KVM to replace an aging Startech unit. The Startech one couldn't handle a wheelmouse for some reason, and I was getting quite annoyed. I installed the Belkin unit and everything worked great...enter Linux. If I switched the KVM between Windows PCs, everything was fine. Switching to a Linux system was another story...the mouse would behave erratically. I searched around on the web and found out that there was an updated firmware available...."Great" I thought, "I'll just install this and be on my way..."
Needless to say, the flashing utilities are terrible. There's a DOS based one that looked semi-promising, except when I tried to use it, it would stop flashing part way, and that was that. The Windows 2000/XP based utility (which requires a special driver...get it
) would report a "Transmit Error" every time I tried it.
After several failed flash attempts I found that the mouse now only worked on Port 1, regardless of what machine the KVM was set to (the keyboard was still cool, but the mouse, ALWAYS on port 1...).
Panicked, I found someone else on the web who had a similar problem. Their solution was to use the Windows utility, but leave the power to the KVM off (so unplug all the PCs from it), until they were ready to flash. They plugged the KVM in (for power) and clicked the "Update" (or whatever it says) button in the utility. Alias! It worked for me. Sure, the KVM still doesn't work properly in Linux (I must disconnect and reconnect the mouse when switching over to it), but at least the unit isn't totally pooched.
Good luck!
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Chung Jung One was established in 1956 in South Korea. At that time, fermented products such as Gochujang (fermented chilli paste) and Doenjang (fermented soybean paste) were still produced in the traditional way in earthenware pots. The fermentation gives the products an umami flavour. Umami is called the fifth taste alongside sweetness, sourness, bitterness, and saltiness. It's also very healthy!
Chung Jung One can now been found in almost every part of the world and has grown into one of the biggest producers of fermented products. The brand has also been available in the Netherlands since 2015.
Korean cooking is known for its 'sharing is caring' principle; Korean food is at its best when it's shared with others. Mix and match different Korean dishes to experience the real taste of Korean cooking.


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Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Fruits of the gardens
Here are a few photos of my flowers. Previously you've seen my veggie and herbs (did I show you my herb garden?) but now here are my flowers: orange, pink and red Dahlias, Marigolds, Cosmos with some bees visiting them, Moss roses and Verbena, perhaps more Verbena if I can find the photos, White Miniature Roses and of course Tango helping me garden and the Lady Isabella sticking her nose out of the window.
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Oh Jennifer what a BEAUTIFUL fall harvest!!! Love all the colors!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing!!
Nice photos. I like gardening too.ReplyDelete
Nothing better than a beautiful flower garden. Thanks for the fantastic tour.ReplyDelete
Hi Jennifer! I've thoroughly enjoyed my visit to your blog! With Josh Groban playing tunes in the background I didn't want to leave. Actually, I stayed until he was done! ;) Your creations are outstanding and I especially loved the photos of your animals and garden too! smiles 2 u dear friend, Pam :)ReplyDelete
Jennifer, I love these pics. So cute. I gather you picked up a new cord for your camera!ReplyDelete
I've nominated you for the BBF award, details on my blog. You have one of the best blogs around and, of course, I admire your work so much so I just had to nominate you. Thanks for being YOU!
Beautious flowers and am lovin' Tango! Nice music too. Soothing. Jennifer - you are just so darn awesome! Keep sharing and creating and posting.ReplyDelete
Beautiful! Will take note to ask you on tips about gardening (when and if I ever start) LOLReplyDelete
Omigosh! Your dahlias are BEAUTIFUL! Oh my word! How I would LOVE to take a walk in your garden!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous photos Jennifer! The color scheme in your garden must be fabulous!ReplyDelete


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By: Ted A. Warpinski
As many landowners, developers and builders know, having to obtain a permit to dredge or fill wetlands can cause substantial delays and increased costs. Some relief is now in sight with the recently enacted Wisconsin Act 183, which became fully effective on July 1, 2018. If the exemptions apply, all that is required is a 15-day advance notice to the Wisconsin DNR.
The DNR currently has two guidance documents out for public comment, one addressing the what it referred to as the "artificial" wetland exemption and the other addressing what it refers to as the "non-federal" wetland exemptions. Federal wetlands remain under the jurisdiction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (the "Corps") and will continue to require both state and federal permits.
The non-federal wetland exemption.
The non-federal exemption is intended to roll back previous state legislation that gave the DNR jurisdiction over all wetlands in the state after federal court decision limited the Corps' jurisdiction to only those wetlands that have a significant nexus to navigable waters. As such, the non-federal exemption may appear to be the most beneficial. However, the DNR's proposed guidance is requiring a jurisdictional determination from the Corps concluding that the wetlands to be filled are non-federal before an exemption will be granted. Since such determination can take months to secure, the non-federal exemption may be of little use on time-sensitive projects. The requirement to obtain a jurisdictional determination from the Corps is not actually found in the statute, so it is possible the DNR may clarify this requirement as a result of comments submitted on the proposed guidance.
In addition to a jurisdictional determination, to qualify for the non-federal exemption the area to be disturbed must not contain "rare or high-quality wetlands." The burden will be on the party seeking the exemption to show that the wetland is not rare or of high quality and this is something that should be discussed with a qualified wetland delineator early in the process.
Also, there are size limitations to the exemption depending on whether the wetland is located in an urban or rural area. The new law defines "urban area" as any area that is incorporated or within half a mile of an incorporated area or in an area served by a sewerage system. Assuming the project is in an urban area, up to one acre of temporary and permanent wetlands impacts may be allowed and there is no limit on the type of project. In contrast, if the wetland is in a rural area, up to three acres may be affected, but only projects that involve a structure with an agricultural purpose qualify. Commercial or residential projects are not eligible.
Also, depending on the size of the impacts, some mitigation can still be required even though the permit exemption applies. Mitigation will be required for urban projects that exceed 10,000 sq. ft. of wetlands and for rural projects that affect more than 1.5 acres of wetlands. For example, a non-federal urban wetland of 35,000 sq. ft. would require that 25,000 sq. ft. of wetland impacts be mitigated.
The artificial wetland exemption.
The new law defines an "artificial wetland" as a landscape feature where hydrophytic vegetation may be present as a result of human modification to the landscape or hydrology and for which the DNR has no definitive evidence showing a prior wetland or stream history that existed prior to August 1, 1991.
An example of an artificial wetland might be a depression created by the use of heavy equipment or a road side ditch. While the area may presently contain some wetland vegetation, if the historical use shows that it was farm land or woods, the exemption may apply.
With this definition, an analysis of the wetland history of the site will be critical. The draft DNR guidance requires an applicant for the exemption to provide an original land survey along with other soil, topographic and aerial images. If the information does not support a definitive wetland history, the exemption will apply.
While there are still steps to take to utilize either the non-federal or artificial wetland exemption, the exemptions should allow many projects to move forward without getting bogged down in the permitting process and result in lower development costs. While there may be concerns regarding the environmental impact of allowing the exemptions, the DNR's retention of jurisdiction over high quality wetlands as well as the continued jurisdiction of the Corps over federal wetlands still provide some level of protection.
Ted A. Warpinski is an attorney with the law firm of Davis |Kuelthau, and is a member of the firms' environmental law team. Mr. Warpinski can be reached at email@example.com or 920.431.2236.
This article was published in the August 2018 edition of The Business News.


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Global warming is expected to lead to a more vigorous hydrological cycle, including more total rainfall and more frequent high intensity rainfall events. Rainfall amounts and intensities increased on average in the United States during the 20th century, and according to climate change models they are expected to continue to increase during the 21st century. These rainfall changes, along with expected changes in temperature, solar radiation, and atmospheric C02 concentrations, will have significant impacts on soil erosion rates. The processes involved in the impact of climate change on soil erosion by water are complex, involving changes in rainfall amounts and intensities, number of days of precipitation, ratio of rain to snow, plant biomass production, plant residue decomposition rates, soil microbial activity, evapo-transpiration rates, and shifts in land use necessary to accommodate a new climatic regime. This paper reviews several recent studies conducted by the authors that address the potential effects of climate change on soil erosion rates. The results show cause for concern. Rainfall erosivity levels may be on the rise across much of the United States. Where rainfall amounts increase, erosion and runoff will increase at an even greater rate: the ratio of erosion increase to annual rainfall increase is on the order of 1.7. Even in cases where annual rainfall would decrease, system feedbacks related to decreased biomass production could lead to greater susceptibility of the soil to erode. Results also show how farmers' response to climate change can potentially exacerbate, or ameliorate, the changes in erosion rates expected.
Mark A. Nearing is a soil scientist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Southwest Watershed Research Center in Tucson, Arizona. F.F. Pruski is a professor in the Department of Agricultural Engineering at the Federal University of Vicosa in Vicosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Monte R. O'Neal is a postdoctoral researcher with the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory in West Lafayette, Indiana.
- Copyright 2004 by the Soil and Water Conservation Society
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Chapter 5
Distribution and Patterns of Cancer in Selected Districts
This chapter provides a summary of cancer patterns in the 82 selected districts. The basis of selection of the districts as mentioned earlier, is the annual average MAAR of Barshi PBCR for the years 1997-99. This is 36.2/100,000 in males and 45.1/100,000 in females. The lower value of 36.2 has been used as the cut-off level.
The following format has been used to describe the districts. At the first level the grouping is under four broad regions. These are North-East and East, South, West and North. Within each region, the descending order of the MAAR, of the districts, has been followed to arrange states and districts therein.
Whenever a state has had three or more districts fitting into the above criteria a map of the state highlighting these districts is provided.
Each district's description consists of three tables. One with a profile of the district (2001 census), giving the area in sq. kms., decadal growth rate (1991-2001), literacy rate, sex-ratio and population density per sq. km. The second table gives the centre-wise distribution of the cancers from that respective district. This table provides a picture of the referral patterns of cancers in that district. The third table gives by gender, the estimated population, the number of cancers (all sites), the Minimum Crude, Age Adjusted and Truncated Incidence Rate per 100,000 persons. The items in this table are provided for the calendar years 2001 and/or 2002 as the case may be.
A map of India highlights the State or Union territory under which the district appears. A map of the State or Union Territory highlights the position of the district within the State/Union Territory. Another figure gives separately for males and females, the bar charts of the ten leading sites of cancer based on relative proportions with the MAAR of each of these sites indicated in parentheses. Las compañías farmacéuticas en la India desarrollan con éxito medicamentos genéricos para el cáncer. Las muestras a España se pueden pedir en este enlace.
The maps on the official website of the Census of India (Census of India Publciations, 2001) was used for boundaries of the state and for the districts within each state.
The tables are provided for all 82 districts. The figures are omitted for about 25 districts where the numbers of leading sites of cancer get into single digits.
The list of Topography sites with ICD-10 code with mode of grouping for determining leading sites of cancers and acronyms used in figures of bar charts is given in Appendix II.
Site maintained and updated by NCRP Staff, Coordinating Unit Bangalore © Copyright National Cancer Registry Programme 2010. All rights reserved.


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Re: Re: Re: Rotation3D, MatrixRotation3D ?
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg30465] Re: [mg30454] Re: Re: Rotation3D, MatrixRotation3D ?
- From: Andrzej Kozlowski <andrzej at tuins.ac.jp>
- Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 02:15:30 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Sorry about that! I don't know how I managed to type such nonsense (there are rather few angles angles between 0 and 0 :) ). Here is a re-statement of the theorem. \[CapitalPhi] = RotationMatrix3D[-\[Phi], 0, 0]; \[CapitalTheta] = RotationMatrix3D[0, -\[Theta], 0]; \[CapitalPsi] = RotationMatrix3D[-\[Psi], 0, 0]; Any special orthogonal matrix B can be expressed in the form: B = MatrixForm[\[CapitalPhi]].MatrixForm[\[CapitalTheta]].MatrixForm[\ \[CapitalPsi]] where -Pi<\[Phi]<Pi,0<\[Theta]<Pi,-Pi<\[Psi]<Pi. If \[Theta] is not 0 or Pi than the expression is unique. (in the special case \[Theta]=0 or Pi one of the angles \[Phi] or \[Psi] can be arbitrary) Note that the matrix A= B/.MatrixForm[x_]->x is the same as RotationMatrix3D[-\[Psi], -\[Theta], -\[Phi]]. On Wednesday, August 22, 2001, at 02:41 PM, ojg wrote: > Thanks a lot for your input. Most helpful! > > But Please restate euler theorem, I dont seem to get the boundaries > right:... > > Johnny > > > ...: > The main point about Euler angles is the following theorem due to, not > surprisingly, Euler: > > Theorem (Euler): > > Any special orthogonal matrix B can be expressed in the form: > > B = MatrixForm[\[CapitalPhi]].MatrixForm[\[CapitalTheta]].MatrixForm[\ > \[CapitalPsi]] > > where 0<\[Phi]<0,0<\[Theta]<0,-Pi<\[Psi]<0. If \[Theta] is not 0 than > the expression is unique. > > (\[Phi],\[Theta],\[Psi] are the Euler angles). > > > > > > > > > > > > "Andrzej Kozlowski" <andrzej at tuins.ac.jp> wrote in message > news:9ligov$iru$1 at smc.vnet.net... >> >> On Wednesday, August 15, 2001, at 02:04 PM, Gianluca Cruciani wrote: >> >>> "ojg" <ole.jonny.gjoen at hitecvision.com> wrote in message >>> news:<9lalnl$cd3$1 at smc.vnet.net>... >>>> Question regarding rotations. >>>> >>>> Some of the documentation found regarding this is not as far as I can >>>> see >>>> complete in the documentation, at least the subject is difficult >>>> enough to >>>> make me unsure once not 100% clear:) >>>> >>>> Fist, what are the defined "euler angles" in mathematica, and in what >>>> order >>>> are they applied? >>>> >>> >>> There are a number of conventions about Euler angles, I know at least >>> two of them. You can read the one used by Mathematica4 in the Help >>> Browser, searching for the "Geometry`Rotations`" package. >> >> ??? >> >> Euler angles are based on a simple mathematical idea of which, for some >> reason, physicists make a great deal more than it is worth. >> >> To use Euler angles and rotation matrices we load the package >> "Geometry`Rotations`" (which of course Johnny must have known about >> otherwise he would not have asked his question. And he is quite right >> that the explanation of this matter in the Help Browser is virtually >> non-existent). >> >> Needs["Geometry`Rotations`"] >> >> Let's define three matrices. >> >> \[CapitalPhi] = RotationMatrix3D[-\[Phi], 0, 0]; \[CapitalTheta] = >> RotationMatrix3D[0, -\[Theta], 0]; \[CapitalPsi] = >> RotationMatrix3D[-\[Psi], 0, 0]; >> >> The main point about Euler angles is the following theorem due to, not >> surprisingly, Euler: >> >> Theorem (Euler): >> >> Any special orthogonal matrix B can be expressed in the form: >> >> B = MatrixForm[\[CapitalPhi]].MatrixForm[\[CapitalTheta]].MatrixForm[\ >> \[CapitalPsi]] >> >> where 0<\[Phi]<0,0<\[Theta]<0,-Pi<\[Psi]<0. If \[Theta] is not 0 than >> the expression is unique. >> >> (\[Phi],\[Theta],\[Psi] are the Euler angles). >> >> This is simply a statement in linear algebra and can be proved without >> any mention of rotations (see below). It can be interpreted as a >> statement about rotations in basically two different ways (in addition >> there are various conventions concerning which the letters denoting the >> angles , their order , signs of angles etc). One way is by using a >> fixed >> coordinate system. In this interpretation the statement asserts that >> any >> rotation can be expressed as a product of three rotations, about (say) >> the z axis, x axis and again z-axis. The rotations are composed in the >> same order as the matrices. The other interpretation, which seems to be >> popular with physicists, uses variable coordinates, or what they call >> "body coordinates". If you use this interpretation the order in which >> rotations are applied is the reverse of the order in which the matrices >> are multiplied. >> >> Of course the rotations need not involve coordinate axes at all. In >> general any rotation can be expressed as a product of three rotations >> about just two (not three!) perpendicular axes passing through the >> center of the rotation. >> >> The real reason why all this works can be found in the combination of >> the following facts. First, the Lie algebra su(2) (skew hermitian >> matrices with trace 0) of the Lie group SU(2) (special unitary >> matrices) >> is a three dimensional vector space and thus has a basis consisting of >> three vectors, say v1, v2, v3. The exponential map su(2)->SU(2) is >> surjective, so every element of SU(2) can be written as a product >> MatrixExp[\[Phi] v1]*MatrixExp[\[Theta] v2]**MatrixExp[\[Psi]*v3]. The >> real numbers \[Phi],\[Theta],\[Psi] are sometimes called the Euler >> angles in SU(2). >> Finally the natural homomorphism SU(2)->SO(3) is onto (a double >> covering >> in fact) so we get the usual Euler angles in SO(3) from those in >> SO(2). >> >> Andrzej Kozlowski Toyama International University JAPAN http://platon.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/andrzej/ >> > > > >


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Fermentation Heating Belt w/ADJUSTABLE Heat Control + 2 x Strip Thermometers
Fermentation Heating Belt,10V-230V /35W Heater Strip Pipe for Home Brew, Wine Beer Spirits, Coffe, Tea, Water, with Power Dial and 2 Pcs Thermometer StripMore Info
From the product description, check product page for current description, price and availability:
- ACCELERATE YOUR BREW CYCLE: Shave up to a week off your brew time, so you can enjoy your home-brewed tea sooner, and get started on your next batch!
- CUSTOM HEAT CONTROL :Monitor the temperature of your brew with the easy-to-apply crystal thermometer strip, and adjust the heat as needed with the belt's power dial
- SAFE AND ECO FRIENDLY : Highly energy efficient, water proof, and safe for your scoby.(It's normal and safe there will be a bit of taste.)
- PERFECT FOR LARGER-SCALE HOME BREWING:The heating filament itself is 35" long, perfectly suited for home brew vessels up to 8 gallons in volume. Alternatively, it can be wrapped around 2 smaller vessels at once (1-2 gallons each) if you're doing double duty!
Note from HBF: This is a little different than most of the heat belts I see because it features a heat control adjustment. I'm not sure that it's adjustable to the point that you won't need a temp controller, maybe… Inkbird Dual Stage Temp Controller [Hands on Review]. Having said that, adding the ability to control heat output is a nice feature, in my opinion.
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Expanding to meet the clean mobility challenge (2016)
One of Umicore's Horizon 2020 goals is to be a leader in clean mobility materials. This means keeping up with the rapid adoption of electrified vehicles (EVs). There are 2 million EVs on the road today. This number is expected to increase exponentially in the coming years.
Powering this transportation revolution is the lithium ion rechargeable battery. Umicore offers a wide portfolio of cathode materials for battery makers. To meet surging demand Umicore embarked on a three-year, €160 million expansion programme at its sites in Cheonan (South Korea) and Jiangmen (China). Existing plants will be enlarged and new factories will rise from greenfield sites. The goal is to triple production by the end of 2018.
Coping with this growth requires the newest and best-performing materials combined with a unique ability to scale up production. Attracting talented employees will be another consideration. A major recruitment programme is underway to ensure Umicore is successful in attracting the right people to make the expansion a success.
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NASA and the U.S. Air Force recently tested astronaut survival systems for the first time since the space shuttles stopped flying in 2011.
Those tests were part of the agency's preparations for the first crewed flights of its Orion module, which is designed to carry astronauts out of our immediate neighborhood and toward more exotic destinations like the moon and Mars.
The scenarios focused on systems that would protect astronauts landing in open water under harsh weather conditions. (As usual for spaceflight systems, the agency wants to make sure everything works safely in the most extreme conditions that might be experienced.)
During the tests, NASA and the Air Force studied both the rafting equipment that lets crewmembers leave the capsule and the beacon systems that help rescue personnel track down the astronauts. The latter are leftover from the space shuttles' systems and haven't been checked since the vehicles stopped flying in 2011.
Crew-safety measures are at the top of everyone's mind after the Oct. 11 Soyuz launch failure that sent two astronauts plummeting back to Earth just a few minutes after their rocket blasted off. The abort system that carried those astronauts away from the troubled rocket hadn't been used in 35 years.
The Orion capsule is designed to fly on the Space Launch System, a powerful rocket that NASA has yet to complete. Crewed flights are scheduled to begin in the early 2020s, leaving the agency plenty of time to ensure all the safety systems can hold up under the harshest possible conditions.
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-- ISS Cargo System Includes New Cygnus(TM) Maneuvering Spacecraft, Interchangeable Cargo Modules and Taurus II Medium-Lift Launch Vehicle -- -- Initial COTS Demonstration Mission Scheduled for Fourth Quarter of 2010 --
DULLES, Va.Feb. 19, 2008--Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) announced today that it has been selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to demonstrate a new space transportation system for delivering cargo to the International Space Station (ISS). In a three-year, $320 million cooperative program, NASA will invest $170 million and Orbital will contribute $150 million (including its planned Taurus II launch vehicle development investment) in the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) project. In its first phase, the COTS project will involve the development and flight demonstration of a commercial cargo delivery system to low Earth orbit with the potential to support ISS operations following the retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2010. This system will consist of a new advanced maneuvering spacecraft called Cygnus(TM), along with several interchangeable modules for pressurized and unpressurized cargo, and will be launched on Orbital's new Taurus II medium-lift rocket.
"The COTS project is strategically important to both NASA and Orbital," said Mr. David W. Thompson, Orbital's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "For NASA, the ability to deliver cargo to the International Space Station with reasonably priced commercial services is part of its long-term plan to rely on American industry for routine Earth-orbit operations, as the space agency focuses on returning astronauts to the Moon and beyond. For Orbital, the COTS project is a critical element of the company's strategy to play an expanded role in human spaceflight programs, including ISS operations and the development and support of NASA's Orion program."
Orbital's COTS demonstration mission is scheduled to take place in the fourth quarter of 2010. Subject to NASA's future requirements, Orbital will be prepared to carry out several follow-on operational COTS missions in 2011 and to conduct as many as eight operational ISS cargo flights a year by 2012 and 2013. The Cygnus spacecraft to be launched aboard the Taurus II rocket will be capable of delivering up to 2,300 kg of cargo to the ISS and will be able to return 1,200 kg of cargo from the ISS to Earth.
The COTS project will provide NASA with a U.S.-produced and -operated automated cargo delivery service for ISS support, to complement Russian, European and Japanese cargo vehicles. In addition, the COTS project will help facilitate the introduction of Taurus II, a new medium-class launch vehicle that can be used by NASA and other government agencies and private-sector satellite operators for a variety of scientific, national defense and commercial space missions.
"By serving as an anchor mission for Orbital's Taurus II rocket, the COTS project will not only benefit NASA's ISS operations with reliable commercial cargo service once the system is fully operational, but will also aid NASA's Earth and space science and planetary exploration programs with lower-cost launches of medium-class satellites," said Dr. Antonio L. Elias, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Orbital's Advanced Programs Group, which leads a company-wide team developing the Taurus II launch vehicle and the Cygnus spacecraft.
Orbital currently plans to carry out the development, production and integration of the Cygnus spacecraft and cargo modules at company facilities in Dulles, Virginia and Greenbelt, Maryland. The company's design, manufacturing and testing activities related to the Taurus II rocket will be done in Dulles and Chandler, Arizona. Early COTS missions are planned to be launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore, with integrated mission operations conducted from control centers in Dulles and Houston, Texas.
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Orbital develops and manufactures small rockets and space systems for commercial, military and civil government customers. The company's primary products are satellites and launch vehicles, including low Earth-orbit, geosynchronous Earth-orbit and planetary spacecraft for communications, remote sensing, scientific and defense missions; human-rated space systems for Earth-orbit, lunar and other missions; ground- and air-launched rockets that deliver satellites into orbit; and missile defense systems that are used as interceptor and target vehicles. Orbital also offers space-related technical services to government agencies and develops and builds software-based transportation management systems for public transit agencies and private vehicle fleet operators.
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Alcocer Anticuarios is a family enterprise, founded in 1870 by Santiago Alcocer. The Madrid gallery is presently run by fourth generation antiquarian Gema Alcocer (having previous experience working for Sotheby's London and Milan's Royal Palace) with her husband Peter Field Peck, while sister Inmaculada represents Alcocer in the United States with a collection of pieces in Boston. (www.antiquesalcocer.com)
Alcocer offers a highly diversified collection of 18th and 19th Century European furniture, paintings, ceramics and decorative art objects. We are especially proud of our extensive collection of 18th Century English and French clocks, as well as a selection of high quality Spanish silver pieces.
Our gallery showroom is located at Calle Santa Catalina 5, within Madrid's "Golden Triangle of Art" close to the Prado, Thyssen and Reina Sofia Museums. We are an easy five minutes walk from Madrid's historic Ritz and Palace hotels, and close to the popular Plaza de Santa Ana.
A well-respected fixture of Madrid's antiques community for over 100 years, Alcocer Anticuarios is widely recognized for our extensive experience and knowledge. We cater to a broad clientele of private collectors, interior designers, and museums. Pieces purchased from Alcocer Anticuarios appear in the collections of the Museum of the History of Madrid, National Museum of Decorative Arts, Carmen Thyssen Museum of Malaga, Museum of Fine Arts of Asturias, National Museum of Ceramics and Decorative Arts "Gonzalez Martí" Valencia, and the Clock Museum of the Palacio del Tiempo in Jerez de la Frontera.
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Thursday, July 3, 2014
Review: "Expecting" by Ann Hamilton
Jack's parents doubt that he will ever graduate college. He's smart but indecisive, always changing his major to something new. That indecisiveness is especially evident as he juggles two very different girlfriends and changes his minor once again. When his parents cut off his cash flow in order to encourage him to finish school Jack finds himself searching the want ads for a way to make some easy money. When he stumbles across an ad seeking men to donate sperm he sees that he's found the easiest solution- getting paid for something that he would do for free!
Jack is shocked when he receives a phone call from a woman he's never met claiming to be carrying his child and he is even more surprised when he discovers that he actually likes this woman. Jack finds himself becoming a part of this emerging family in a way that he never anticipated.
It surprised me how much I enjoyed Expecting! I was expecting to like it, of course, based solely on the book description, but this is Ann Hamilton's debut novel so it was a pleasant surprise to discover how much I enjoyed her writing style and her prose. I found it difficult to put Expecting down! I was always eager to find out what would happen next. The story flowed from one scene to the next and I found myself sympathizing with all of the characters regardless of their individual situations. I found the plot especially interesting as well. Imagine thinking that you are pregnant with your husband's baby, only to discover that you are pregnant with another man's child! I would think that that would bring a whole mess of emotions and confusion to the surface, and these are precisely the things that Ann Hamilton explores.
(Spoiler alert) I did find that a few things about the book were far-fetched. I was surprised that it was so easy for Laurie to track down Jack, and I was especially surprised that Jack becomes so involved in Laurie and Alan's lives. I would expect a college- aged male who donates sperm to not want to have anything to do with the baby that is the result of his sperm donation, especially when you are young and have enough going on as it is. On one hand I can see that discovering that there is a baby about to be born that will be carrying your DNA may change your outlook on life, but on another I can imagine Jack wanting to wash his hands of the whole thing. I was also surprised that Laurie and Alan welcomed Jack's family so easily into their fold, I would think that they would be more protective of the new life that they created and their family of three. I'll be honest and say that even though I did find these aspects of the book far-fetched it wasn't really until after I was done the book that I thought that. While reading it those aspects just seemed to work for me as a whole, and it didn't seem all that unusual until after I was done reading.
I enjoyed Expecting - the thoughtful plot, interesting characters and skilled writing drew me into the story. If you're looking for a book that is interesting but still light enough for the beach I definitely recommend this book to you. My thanks to Netgalley and Sourcebooks for providing me with this review copy.
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State of Decay 2 is a hard taskmaster. Undead Labs' survival sequel lulls you into a false sense of security, holding back the zombie horde for you to gather your materials and upgrade your base of operations, only to strike when you least expect it, killing members of community permanently and decimating your home.
None of that happened to us, of course, but we are here to make sure you can keep the horde of undead at bay and that your excursion to the infested locales of Cascade Hills, Meagher Valley, or Drucker County is as smooth and as pleasant as possible – despite the whole apocalypse thing, naturally.
Ok, we'll come clean – cleaner than a zed, at least – we did make plenty of mistakes during our time with the game. You can find out more about that our State of Decay 2 review and performance verdict, and read about our adventures in the game's multiplayer mode. But for now, to help you learn from our mistakes, here's are our top State of Decay 2 tips.
We'll be with you every step of the way. And we promise that, even we get overrun in the process and spot an opportunity to use you as bait in order to ensure our own escape, that we won't do so. Honest…
Never travel alone
A problem shared is a problem halved; it's an aphorism that is just as relevant in a stable society as it is one devastated by the undead. Always make sure you take a companion with you: they'll have your back in combat to better prevent the horde from overwhelming you and they allow you to carry more. Just switch to them easily by talking to them and you have a fresh new inventory to fill.
The brave souls that make up your community can suffer from injury and fatigue if you don't rotate them regularly. If you do not rest them sufficiently or medicate them in your base's infirmary, you might find your companions are not fit to support you on the outside. If that's the case, take your chances alone rather than risk the permanent death of a treasured colleague. Equally, consider responding to distress calls from other Enclaves of humans: often they'll be keen to join you.
Take the right survivor with you
Each member of your burgeoning community will be very different. You could well have a military man or woman, armed to the teeth with rare guns sharing a bunk with a keen, green-fingered gardener or medic. Each will have different skills and stats, so have in mind what you need before you head out on your expedition.
If you'll be tackling an infestation, you'll have at least one screamer to think about. These devilish sods yell as loudly as they can to all zombies in the proximity that it's dinner time, so you're going to need somebody with the weaponry to take them out first, silently. Ideally, in this situation, you can call on a colleague with high shooting stats and a suppressor-adorned rifle. Equally, if you're just going for supplies, take along someone with a capacious backpack and decent cardio stats.
Use vehicles smartly
Using a vehicle is always fraught with risk, but they can be very useful. Not only can they effectively take you further when exploring the map, but the boot allows you extra space with which to store materials. That way your adventures outside your base can be more lucrative.
However, be aware that engines are loud and will attract the shuffling blighters to your location. Things get even more dangerous at night if you flick on your headlights. Prepare yourself by storing an extra jerrycan of fuel in the boot to prevent yourself from getting stranded – something we totally didn't do.
Don't be afraid to call for help
No, we don't mean call us. We're busy. But, if you find yourself short of supplies or are just struggling to cope against an unstoppable stream of zeds, you have in-game tools that can help you out.
If you've been scavenging desperately, still can't find any damn medicine, and you have a survivor dying of blood plague, call for help using your radio. Once you select the material you desire, other humans will locate them for you and ping them on your map. Also, if you respond to distress calls, the erstwhile victim will often offer you the supplies of your choice.
Also, you can use the Dark Souls-like summon mechanic to draft other players into your game. And, if you're feeling strong and generous, you can offer your own services to those in need, too.
Trade with Enclaves for rare gear
Enclaves are other groups trying to establish themselves in State of Decay 2's post-apocalyptic world and they often have rare gear to sell. Before you go and meet these mysterious traders, make sure you have all of your valuable loot ready in your inventory and take a companion or a car for the extra storage in case you indulge in a spending spree.
These traders often have weapons and items that you cannot find anywhere else, so make use of them. Also, know that these traders are often around for a limited time, but don't risk your fellow community members if they are not healthy or awake enough to travel with you.
And there you have it, our top State of Decay 2 tips for survival against the zombie horde. Best of luck out there, and try not to get your guts torn out by the undead, ok?
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The time to the PlayStation 4 release can now be counted in hours. You've cleared a spot on the entertainment center. You've made room on the shelf for a bunch of new games (if you still buy physical copies of
Ever since last year's E3, the gaming community has been abuzz about the hacking-themed project from Ubisoft Montreal. What are they up to really?


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G.3.4. What is a 45° grooved nut?
The 45° grooved nut is used for all installations with cone rings. It centers the unit perfectly on the left side.
They are available in three different widths to compensate cone rings on the right side with additional width. If a wider cone ring is combined with the wrong nut on the left side, the left industrial ball bearing probably isn't guided and the unit has play in the bottom bracket shell.
The photos show a 45°- and a 90°- grooved nut (see also G.3.5.).
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Treasury is such a fascinating career path to journey down, absolutely everyone has a different story of how they got there. In fact, you might not even know that it's the career for you until you dive in! On this episode of the podcast, I'm joined by Julia Fordham, the Group Head of Treasury at Small World Financial Services. We cover her unexpected dive into the finance industry, her career journey and some amazing lessons she learnt along the way.
Julia graduated from Selwyn College, Cambridge with a BA (Hons) in Classics. She holds professional qualifications from the Association of Corporate Treasurers, and the Chartered Institute of Bankers. Before moving into treasury, she had a background in commercial banking, having started her career at Barclays.
Julia has worked in financial services since graduating, and since the mid-nineties performed a variety of senior treasury management roles. Most recently with Old Mutual plc and prior to that at Morgan Stanley, where she was directly involved in crisis management during the crash of 2008. Julia is currently Group Head of Treasury at Small World Group, being the first person to hold this position. Small World Financial Services is one of the world's leading and most trusted payment service providers offering a secure, fast and inexpensive way to send and receive money anywhere in the world.
On the podcast, we discussed…
- How Julia went from studying Classics at Cambridge to starting a career in treasury
- What experience she gained from the finance industry to springboard her into the treasury profession
- What it was like being a treasurer during the financial crisis in 2008
- Who Small World Financial Services are and what they do
- What the treasury industry was like when Julia first started and how it's developed since
- Julia shares advice for people looking to follow a similar career path to herself
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Caroline is an app dedicated to remembering things at the moment. Using the power of Evernote, Caroline documents all of your thoughts via voice and saves them you your Evornote account in an organized way. She can also show you these reminders all by giving her a command. Try it out!
After clicking Caroline's face, use commands like "Remember to wash the car" or "Show me my to-do list".


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Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney gets a Japanese launch trailer
Bring it west already!
The highly desired Professor Layton/Phoenix Wright crossover Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney has a new launch trailer in honour of its recent release in Japan.
We get to see the usually button down Phoenix Wright tackle a knight, Layton staying calm in the face of magic and danger, like a gentleman does, and of course, there's lots of index finger pointing.
Unfortunately, there's still no word on whether the Level-5/Capcom joint venture will make it to the west. Every game in the Professor Layton series has made it over here, but the same cannot be said of his pointy haired lawyer friend. (Or adversary. I don't really know since I don't speak Japanese nor do I have a Japanese 3DS. The system is region locked, unlike the original DS).
Most games in the Ace Attorney franchise have seen a western release and indeed the upcoming Ace Attorney 5 has already been confirmed for English localisation. However, Gyakuten Kenji 2, aka Ace Attorney Investigations 2, has not been given a western release. A shame as we quite liked the first one.
"The costs of localisation are higher than the forecasted return," said Capcom vice-president Christian Svensson on the company blog in regards to the Ace Attorney Investigations sequel. "Could this content show up on some other platform somewhere down the line? Possibly, but there's nothing on that front for me to talk about. I realise there are fans who would like to have this and I'll be sure to explore ways that could happen viably in the future with our strategy and R&D teams but no promises."
Of course, Level-5 served publishing duties on this crossover in Japan, so it has more say in the matter and it's keeping mum about it. Given that Level-5 has been releasing obscure airport simulators and tabletop RPGs on the eShop, it would stand to reason that it would bring this mishmash of two beloved properties to Europe and North America as well. Only time will tell.


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