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TG Magna is the newest innovative material to hit construction, architecture and design industries. The material is made entirely from 100% recycled glass from industrial glass production waste. Achieving a true circular eco outcome from it's manufacture to application.
Internal Applications
The special optical characteristics of TG Magna come to the fore in such applications as shown here.
TG Magna creates exciting design options, using RGB LEDS to generate colour palettes.
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The most common fixing system for façade applications uses a specially developed fixing from Fischer Fixings Germany.
Façade panels for this system will be prefabricated at ToughGlaze's London based headquaters including drilling and placement of the secret undercut anchor.
Production Process
The waste glass material is inspected then broken in a controlled manner into shards. The glass is then put through a complex sintering process, without need for pressure nor binding additives, using only temperature, care and attention to produce a unique product that displays random yet even details.
TG Magna
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Patinated Finish
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Made from the production waste of metallic laminated solar shading glazing.
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Waste glass from the protective ultra-white glass used in PV production.
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Sourced from recycling 6-8mm low iron glass waste.
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Sourced from recycling float glass waste, whereby it's iron content provides the green hue.
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Patinated Sheet Size 3500mm x 1500mm
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LV dysfunction may be from primary cardiac disease or secondary to sepsis.
Standard echo does not measure contractility. Echo measurements of systolic function are dependent on preload, afterload and HR which should be kept in mind. For example a poor LV will often perform better with IPPV as preload and afterload are reduced.
Echo methods for measuring contractility include velocity of circumferential fibre shortening and LV wall stress relationship, mean and maximum acceleration of aortic blood flow, LV external power, maximal elastance and speckle tracking but are beyond the scope of this teaching (until such time as they come into general usage).
Dp/dt is predictive of the need for inotropes in cardiac surgery but it correlates well with fractional shortening which is simpler to measure. It can be useful with significant AR and MR which make EF inaccurate in measuring systolic function.
It is of course more important to see what the heart is actually doing, rather than what its intrinsic (load independent) contractility is, when clinical interventions are being planned.
Predicting EF accurately from eyeballing requires significant experience but there is evidence that eyeballing the LV and classifying it a normal, moderately impaired or severely impaired can be done with limited training.
LV failure
Decompensated – dilated cardiomyopathy, IHD, valve disease (AR, AS, MR). Dilated, thin walled LV with severe pulmonary hypertension.
Acute – AMI (extended or complicated eg acute regurg), sepsis, AR, myocarditis, contusion, drugs, dynamic LVOT obstruction. Normal sized LV, RWMAs if AMI, global dysfunction otherwise, moderately raised PA pressure.
Cardiogenic shock is caused by AMI more than 90% of the time. The mortality is 50-60%.
Tei index is relatively independent of HR and BP, is not based on geometric assumptions and is a better prognostic indicator for death than EF in dilated cardiomyopathy.
While most causes of cardiogenic shock are caused by AMI, in critical care the commonest cause is sepsis. In Sepsis, myocardial depression (LV and RV) is present in up to 60% in the 1st3 days.
VSR accounts for 4% of cardiogenic shock after AMI. Causes L to R shunt. Often seen at a thinned dyskinetic area +/- a pseudoaneurysm (a pseudoaneurysm is an incomplete rupture sealed with thrombus and pericardium).
The Vmax of the shunt reflects the LV pressure gradient and if LV pressure is assumed to be equal to systolic pressure, RV systolic pressure can be calculated.
Papillary muscle rupture and acute MR = 7%. Associated with inferior MI involving the postero-medial papillary muscle. Causes eccentric MR with normal LA size.
Myocarditis – autoimmune, infection, drugs, hypersensitivity. Often prodrome of flu-like illness. Can cause global or regional dysfunction. LV usually not dilated and may have wall thickening.
Stress cardiomyopathy. Results from emotional stress and causes apical ballooning. Coronary arteries are normal. Presents acutely and is reversible.
Aortic regurgitation. Acute AR usually caused by endocarditis or aortic dissection. Acute AR can be distinguished from chronic by the PHT. If acute the LV has not had time to adapt to the increased volume so SV falls and pressure rises. The CW doppler trace reflects how quickly the aortic and LVEDP pressures equilibrate in diastole. Because the LVEDP increases rapidly with each AR jet the deceleration time of the CW doppler trace is short (PHT <200 ms). Fluttering or premature closure of the anterior MV leaflet may also be seen.
AS and MS can present acutely in times of increased demand occurs (pregnancy, thyrotoxicosis, tachyarrhythmias).

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Tonight at the annual meeting of the ETS (Evangelical Theological Society) Tom Schreiner gave a helpful paper entitled "Justification: The Saving Righteousness of God in Christ," on N. T. Wright's view of justification.
Schreiner explained that he wanted to avoid two dangers in evaluating Wright's scholarship—uncritical adulation on the one hand and uncritical denigration on the other.
He began by listing a significant number of areas of appreciation, including:
- his "creative yet faithful, provocative yet conservative" work on the historical Jesus
- his insistence on proclaiming the unity of the biblical story, not missing the forest for the trees
- his work on exile and restoration
- some aspects of the New Perspective
- some aspects of his work on justification
With regard to justification—the focus of this paper and ETS in general this year—Schreiner summarized his concern with Wright as follows: "Tom tends to introduce false dichotomies, presenting an either-or when there is a both-and instead. To put it more sharply, even when he sees a both-and, he at times puts the emphasis in the wrong place, seeing the secondary as primary and the primary as secondary." (This echoes a sentiment by Doug Moo that Wright often backgrounds what the NT foregrounds, and foregrounds what the NT backgrounds.)
Schreiner then identified three false polarities in Wright's thought.
- Wright wrongly says that justification is primarily about ecclesiology instead of soteriology.
- Wright often introduces a false polarity when referring to the mission of Israel by saying that Israel's fundamental problem was its failure to bless the world whereas Paul focuses on Israel's inherent sinfulness.
- Wright insists that justification is a declaration of God's righteousness but does not include the imputation of God's righteousness.
After working through each of these points, quoting from Wright's writings, and explaining why he thinks the Bible resists these polarities, Schreiner concluded in this way:
We can be grateful on so many fronts for the scholarship of Tom Wright. His innovative scholarship has helped clarify biblical teachings and rectified wrong notions. My hope is that this paper will be received in the spirit in which it is intended, for like so many I stand in debt to his outstanding scholarship. Nevertheless, in my judgment Tom's view of justification needs to be both clarified and corrected, for our sure hope for eternal life is the righteousness of God which belongs to us through our union with Jesus Christ.
It was a helpful paper—an example of critique expressed in a careful and charitable way.
I'll let you know when the paper is published.


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The best way to get ahead with your marketing venture is to invest in SMS marketing and start using it immediately. Remember, by the time you finish reading this article thousands of other real estate brands will have joined the bandwagon. Therefore, be quick to go through these specific reasons why you should not hesitate in investing and start using SMS marketing today.
People now are more accustomed to devices, tools and software irrespective of their use. Therefore, automation in marketing is crucial to reach out to these tech-savvy people more effectively and easily.
All modern real estate businesses irrespective of their size have found that they can integrate SMS marketing effectively and transform their existing marketing strategy, courtesy of SMS marketing automation with different tools such as mass text message apps. These tools have huge potential to make a make your marketing campaign more targeted and result oriented by creating, scheduling and implementing smart marketing techniques.
Facts before the reasons
A few statistical facts will substantiate the reasons to invest in a SMS marketing campaign. According to the study report published by Simmons National Consumer Study, NCS it is found that:
- More than 91% of the population are accustomed to and use text messaging in any given week and
- About 51% of them are even willing to share their mobile numbers provided they are given some sort of incentives.
Another survey report conducted by Jamie Tolentino of The Next Web says that:
- SMS marketing is the most effective and useful approach to reach out to more and more users
- It has more than 90% read rate in a minute making it the most result driven and high yielding and
- SMS has highest rate for engagement which facilitates the timeliness of delivery as compared to emails and any other OTT or over the top apps
A third survey report published by Ken Rhie, the CEO of Trumpia says that:
- SMS marketing is best channel that is proven to allow the marketers to reach to their customers more effectively and
- It has more than 90% open rate making it the fastest ones to be read as compared to emails and direct mails that are known to be too slow and also the social media which is infamously known to be inundated with spams
Last but not least, there is an article published by Open Market that states most people prefer following those businesses and brands that use text messaging instead of phone calls for informing the users or for customer service. This is because most people now do like to talk over the phone.
However, there is additional research that suggests SMS marketing can be the most crucial and essential component of a multi-channel marketing strategy of any organization irrespective of its size, business type, and age or demographic.
Therefore, there is no doubt that implementing effective SMS messaging will be benefited in a great way by generating new leads. Most importantly, mobile devices used today are the best way to engage more customers through the buying or rental process.
Reasons to invest
If you are still not convinced about the power of SMS marketing, the following reasons will surely clear up all your doubts.
- The first significant reason to invest in a SMS marketing campaign is that it will allow you to ensure immediate delivery of messages. This is the most direct marketing channel available to you which has a proven record of 97% open and read rates and that is within just three minutes of delivery.
- It will also ensure direct delivery of your messages which will, in turn, start immediate communication and stimulate buying. The faster you communicate, the sooner the consumer will make a buying decision. This direct communication will also help you to cultivate and nurture long lasting relationships between you and your consumers.
- Research also shows that through SMS marketing you will get quick feedback from customers as more than 31% of customers will respond to your messages via a smartphone. Since the average response time is found to be less than six minutes, you will receive results in a comparatively short period of time if you initiate surveys through SMS.
- Through SMS, you will be able to know about the market trends, what customers think about you, and know what they like and dislike about your brand so that you can use such valuable data to improve your service and give your customers more value thereby raising their trust with your brand.
- The instant deliverability of text messages will provide instant results which is a very crucial aspect for time-sensitive messages. According to the IDC data, 62% of people check their smartphones immediately after waking up and 79% check their phones within 15 minutes after waking up.
- With over triple the open rate of emails which hovers around 30%, you do not have to worry about creating a great subject line to inspire the recipient to open and read your text message.
- SMS also has a very high conversion rate as all mobile users tend to respond to strong call to actions in text messages as compared to any other marketing channel. The primary reason behind this is the simplicity of the message that is short and does not have many links, not bogged down with multiple images and a clear and concise call to action.
Lastly, you do not have to deal with the spam filters with SMS as with emails. All these reasons make SMS a more effective real estate marketing strategy.


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Figure 1: Master plan for Tower Grove Park in the 1870's
Tower Grove Park was originally designed by its founder, Henry Shaw, in the 1860's. Shaw envisioned the park as a much needed "pleasure ground" for the city, and developed the plans in the Gardenesque style of landscape design to provide a space for visitors to not only enjoy casual recreation and leisure, but also to experience and learn about the individual plants within the park – many of which were exotic species from around the world. The Gardenesque style takes inspiration from the world of horticulture as well as the Picturesque movement. It combines these two interests to create a setting that puts the designer's intervention and the characteristics of each plant at the forefront while using elements of the Picturesque as a more of a backdrop. Some of the key features of Gardenesque landscapes include:
- They make certain that the designed landscape is not confused with nature.
- They use only exotic species (traditionally speaking).
- The focus is on each individual plant – the design is not a composition (a Picturesque tenant), but a collection of singular trees and shrubs.
- Room for growth to each plant's natural perfect form is to be maintained in perpetuity.
- They are to be highly maintained.
- They use strong geometric patterns / abstract shapes for their circulation as well as seasonal planting beds, to highlight the fact that the space has been designed.
- They have a feel similar to an arboretum or botanical garden rather than a purely "beautiful" landscape.
- They incorporate groupings of trees/shrubs and architectural elements (Picturesque concepts) to serve as background to the primary theme.
Though over a century's worth of change in the city, its population, and the environment have necessitated some adaptations to the park, many of Tower Grove's original Gardenesque features are still visible today. Below are a some of the most notable examples.
Figure 2: Specimen trees allowed to mature to their natural form
One of the most distinguishing features of Tower Grove Park today is the abundance of specimen trees and shrubs, which of course was intended to be the primary identity of the park from the beginning. Shaw's original plan called for large quantities of exotic specimen trees to be carefully sited so that their pure natural forms and characteristics could be most fully appreciated. Many of the plantings work in coordination to form spaces, while others are isolated within large swaths of lawn to be admired from all angles. Shaw also placed emphasis on framing views with his tree placement, most notably along the central axis, to create long views across the park. In this way some of the influence from the Picturesque is evident in the design.
Figure 3: Bold circular annual bed set in front of a picturesque background
One of the key principles of the Gardenesque style is to ensure that the designed landscape is in no way mistaken for a naturally occurring one. The use of geometric and abstract shapes serves to accomplish this goal, most notably through the use of circular planting beds filled with colorful annuals. Many geometric planting beds can still be found throughout Tower Grove Park in the most heavily visited areas. The photo above shows one such planting bed set in front of a middle ground of specimen trees and lawn, with the ruins, pond, and distant tree masses in the back. This is a classic example of the Gardenesque style and again one that particularly shows the strong influence of the Picturesque.
Figure 4: Tower Grove's ruins offer a Picturesque backdrop to the park's Gardenesque framework
While the Gardenesque style was primarily devoted to showcasing individual plants in an intentional manner, Gardenesque designers often recognized the value in adding certain classically "beautiful" elements into the landscape. Tower Grove Park includes many such features, including the "Ruins" and their pond, the statuesque entry gates and monuments, the numerous Victorian era pavilions, and multiple ornate foot bridges to name a few. Interestingly, over the decades as the park's trees and shrubs have matured and begun to lose a little of their Gardenesque character, these architectural features have become a more prominent part of Tower Grove's charm and identity.


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Bang and Olufsen's flagship Beoplay H95 headphones spare no expense
To celebrate its 95th year, Bang & Olufsen has announced what it calls its finest headphones yet in the flagship Beoplay H95.
The B&O Beoplay H95 (£700) combine the highest quality materials, long lasting comfort and effective noise cancellation for the "most satisfying user experience" to date in its wireless headphone range. And to celebrate the brand's 95th anniversary, 95 headphones will be available numbered 1-95.
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The earcup design is oval-shaped, using soft lambskin ear cushions for a superior fit over extended listening periods. B&O's engineers say they've created a design that fits "nicely around the ears" and is no bigger than it needs be. The ear cushions are detachable (they're magnetically connected), with the adaptive memory foam and rotating earcups to ensure close contact to the skin for a noise-isolating seal.
The headband uses an aluminum framework covered by a leather material for a minimalist and refined look. Even the provided flight adapter, charging cable and audio cable have been give a glamorous look, with matching aluminium housing and woven fabric cords.
Controls are of the physical variety, with an aluminium dial on each side. They're said to have been inspired by the focus rings on the lenses of high-end cameras (though if you ask as us, they look like the Surface Headphone 2 rotary dials), with the dial on the right controlling volume, and the dial on the left adjusting active noise cancellation and transparency modes.
Battery life is 38 hours with ANC on, which is more than either the Sony WH-1000XM4 of B&W PX7 (30 hours each). Tucked inside the earcups are four microphones for added clarity when making and taking phone calls. Beamforming and noise reduction technology is there to capture voices cleanly and reduce background noise, while "extensive" side-tone processing aims to give a more natural feeling to speech.
The B&O Beoplay H95 supports Bluetooth 5.1 for connectivity, as well as SBC, AAC and the new aptX Adaptive codec, which should ensure lower latency for video streaming, CD quality playback and a seamless wireless connection.
Available in Black and Grey Mist, the Beoplay H95 goes on sale in select retailers and Bang & Olufsen stores on September 10th. They'll cost £700.


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Lewy Body Dementia: The Artist Within
Sometimes the most fascinating people in the world to listen to are the ones who struggle to speak at all, whose body is crumbling, cheating itself of its once natural vigor and vitality, making simple communication the most seemingly insurmountable obstacle . The challenge thus, is to dig deeper to be heard, though their actual voices may not be used to convey their messages. My husband is one of these people.
Art suffers from Lewy body dementia (LBD), a heartbreaking disease that robs its victims of life's most precious, basic daily functions that most of us take for granted. Words often fail him. But still, he speaks volumes, just not in the traditional sense of communication. Instead, my husband, Art, presents his most eloquent and profound voice through his stunning, transcending oil paintings. Whether a portrait, a landscape, or an abstract (on his most troubling days), we are left to experience the simple beauty and compelling expression of his undeniably prolific talent.
What makes Art's ability to paint so unbelievably amazing is the fact that his arms and hands are often wracked with uncontrollable tremors. How he attacks his oil paintings while battling these unsettling and harassing spasms is unabashedly fascinating and inspirational. Art uses a few tools to help him better steady his hands as he paints: an artist's tool called a mahl stick, which has some bulk on one end to keep the artist's hands from bumping the painted surface (in his case a significant threat) and aligns and guides his hand as he paints; a tennis ball, that appears to be speared clean through by a paintbrush for those days when his hands will not cooperate with gripping a small, fine paintbrush (stiffness of hands, legs, arms is also a distressing and inhibiting aspect of LBD). Art is able to place his hands more easily around the ball, bringing his fingers gently together to meet at the base of the paintbrush, allowing him more concerted control to continue diligently striving his focus on his innovative creations.
Ultimately, his single most significant tool-simply using his fingers to freely experience the virgin touch of the paint to the canvas to produce from his imagination a masterpiece of inordinate dimensions. These are often the more abstract, colorful, free flowing works for Art. Some might call it finger painting, I call it genius.
Art has a mission to paint everyday. Each day he awakens to reach deep down and uncover his talent by seeking his vision, his originality, and his imagination. When he was given this debilitating, degenerative, life shortening sentence of Lewy body dementia (LBD)–he could have curled up in a ball and withered his time away, angry and despondent. He could have given up. But instead, he reaches out daily to discover new meanings in life through his artistic abilities.
Painting engages him in life, and gives him a purpose. Without his painting, I shudder to think how he would have responded to life's LBD curveball.The fact that he suffers tremendously from LBD makes these spirited gifts of art an astounding and treasured legacy. If you have been lucky enough to have been gifted one of Art's magnificent works, cherish it, and know you were given a little part of his soul, and have played a loving part in his path that makes his endeavors all that much more powerful.
Christine Lee
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Star Trek: Short Treks will be returning to CBS All Access with six new shorts, which you can preview in the Star Trek: Short Treks Comic-Con Trailer below. They also released the titles of the six shorts:
- Children of Mars
- The Girl Who Made the Stars
- The Trouble with Edward
- Ask Not
- Ephaim and Dot
Watch the Star Trek: Short Treks – Comic-Con Trailer from CBS All Access:
Star Trek: Short Treks returns with six new shorts starting this fall, only on CBS All Access.
Debuted at San Diego Comic Con during the Star Trek: Universe panel in Hall H, Star Trek: Discovery season two favorites Ethan Peck (Spock) and Rebecca Romijn (Number One) announced that they, along with Captain Christopher Pike, played by Anson Mount, will be returning to the "Star Trek" franchise with three U.S.S. Enterprise-focused Star Trek: Short Treks.
The trailer also revealed the titles for the six upcoming new shorts: "Ask Not," "Q&A," "The Trouble with Edward," "The Girl Who Made the Stars," "Ephaim and Dot" and "Children of Mars."


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If it's working, keep doing it. That's the attitude Toledo men's basketball coach Tod Kowalcyzk is taking when it comes to dipping into the transfer well. With transfers J.D. Weatherspoon and Justin Drummond helping lead Toledo to a 13-2 start this season, Kowalcyzk picked up another high-profile transfer on Monday.
Andre Applewhite, a Mississippi State transfer, committed to Toledo, a source says.— Evan Daniels (@EvanDaniels) January 13, 2014
Dre Applewhite, a 6'5'' redshirt freshman forward from Mississippi State, visited Toledo over the weekend and caught the Rockets win over Central Michigan.
Kowalcyzk used the success of his current stable of transfers—three of UT's top four scorers are transfer players—to pitch to Applewhite, and it worked. He is on campus now, will begin classes next week and will be eligible to play next season in December, at the end of fall semester, as a redshirt sophomore.
Applewhite started in his last six games with the Bulldogs before deciding to leave, telling the Toledo Blade's Ryan Autullo that "Things just didn't work out".
With two and a half years of eligibility left, and able to play right before the start of conference play next season, figures to be a likely candidate to replace Toledo small forward Rian Pearson next season; Pearson himself began as a transfer student.
With Applewhite on in the mix, Toledo now has two members on board for its 2014 recruiting class. Three star shooting guard Stuckey Molely out of Timber Creek High School in Orlando, Fla. signed a National Letter of Intent back in November.
Toledo plays Buffalo Wednesday night at 7 p.m.
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- College Basketball Rankings, Week 10: Toledo Holds At No. 4, Akron Rises In Mid-Major Top 25


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Happy Sunday!
Would you believe this is a decades-old knife rack with knives but it looks so sharp, thanks to a great photo app.
Stay Sharp
And what a good reminder of the importance of "sharpening" each other – friends, family, and co-workers. I'm blessed with so many who keep me on my toes, keep my eyes pointed in the right direction, and keep me sharp in my skills – from real estate to caregiving to helping, and more!
Walking Delights
I hope your Sweet Sunday is full of blessings and fun. I know it's REALLY hot for many today (101 degrees right now in the Roseville-Sacramento area for me at 6 pm!). But in an hour or so, it should be cool enough to take friends or family out for a pleasant stroll or to play at the park. Here in Roseville, we have 74+ parks and umpteen walking trails.
Tonight, though, I think I'll stick with walking around the block – and taking a bottle of water with me.
Have a great and cooler evening! 🙂


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The Aluminium EVO System profile
An alternative to decking substructures made of timber that work perfectly with our Eurotec adjustable decking and porcelain paving feet Profi-Line and ECO-Line.
- There is the option of both visible and hidden fastening
- Unaffected by climate-related issues such as cracks, warping etc. that naturally occur with timber
- The unique shape of the tool prevents the shearing off of screws
- Differs from timber substructures in that its profile is dimensionally straight and stable
(Black Edition of the Aluminium System Profile EVO)
Aluminium System Profile Connector EVO
The aluminium system profile connector EVO can be used to infinitely extend the system profiles. All that is necessary is that the connectors are to be plugged in and screwed with the screws supplied in the packaging, resulting in extremely stable results.
The Aluminium System Profile EVO Slim
This product can be combined with Eurotec's ECO-Line and Profi-Line adjustable feet, making it ideal for the multi functional Paving System installation system. Has similar benefits to that of the Aluminium System Profile EVO.
Aluminium System Profile Connector EVO Slim
The aluminium system profile connector EVO can be used to infinitely extend system profiles. All that is necessary is that the connectors are to be plugged in and screwed with the screws supplied in the packaging, resulting in dimensionally stable results. (Works completely in the same way as the non-slim connector and has only been adjusted for the System Profile EVO Slim).
The Twin System Clip – for the hidden fastening of decking with grooved sides
The system clip is placed between two wooden decking boards before being secured within the board groove using a stainless steel clamping plate. This plate is then attached to the aluminium substructure using a drilling screw between the joints. The spacer domes ensure uniform joint spacing from board to board. (The product comes with the clip and a screw).
The Twin Clip can be used with all timber or composite decking boards with grooved sides for the hidden fastening of decking.
Suitable for use with the Eurotec – EVO aluminium system profile – EVO Slim aluminium system profile- HKP deck-support system
- Weather-resistant
- Is compatible with Eurotec's Aluminium System Profile EVO and EVO Slim and the HKP deck-support system
- Decking boards can be replaced and or adjusted individually at any time
- There is a uniform board spacing of approximately 6mm
- Indirect and hidden fastening solution
- Supports constructive timber protection
Profile Drilling Screw Hardened Stainless Steel
Visible fastening to aluminium substructure
This self drilling screws/wing-tipped screws are suitable for the visible fastening of decking boards to the Eurotec EVO aluminium profiles and the HKP support profile, aluminium function strip and EVO Slim aluminium profile.
- Limited resistant to rust and is NOT resistant to acid
- Unsuitable for use in chlorous atmospheres (containing trivalent chlorine)
- Unsuitable for types of wood that contain high amounts of tanning agents. E.g. cumaru, robinia, oak etc.
- Stainless steel is in accordance with DIN 10088
- 10 years experience without corrosion problems with suitable woods
(using profile drilling screws on EVO aluminium system profile)
Profile Drilling Screw A4
Visible fastening to aluminium substructure
Used for the direct fastening of decking boards onto the aluminium system profile and the aluminium function strip.
- Unsuitable for use in indoor swimming pools
- Can be used with types of wood containing tanning agents and saline atmospheres
- Resistant to rust and limited resistance to acid
Wing-Tipped Profile Drilling Screw
Visible fastening to aluminium substructure
- Resistance to rust but this product is not acid-resistant
- Unsuitable in cholorous atmospheres (containing trivalent chlorine)
- Unsuitable for types of wood that contain high amounts of tanning agents. E.g. Oak, robinia, cumaru etc. A4 is the preffered option.
- 10 years experience without corrosion problems with suitable woods
- Stainless steel is in accordance with DIN 10088
- Special Feature: Screws in quickly without pilot drilling
Information on Working with Wooden Decks
- Pilot-Drilling – The best method for working with problematic woods. This mostly includes types such as hardwood and tropical woods, however some coniferous types can have a tendency to crack easily. E.g. Douglas fir. The pilot-drilling method prevents the wood splitting, but you must always ensure there is a minimum of 6mm in edge distance at the end of the board.
- Always take into consideration extreme fluctuations in wood properties within the same type of wood as the sources can vary significantly.
Advantages and Properties of Eurotec's Paving System:
- Highly efficient – Cost savings in materials, planning (due to modular/grid-based construction) and fabrication
- Straightforward installation resulting in time-saving
- Customisable surface design – Is compatible with Eurotec's hidden and visible deck-board fasteners and the stone slabs can be combined with WPC, timber etc.
- Mortarless installation
- Precise joint pattern
- Durable
- Certified high load-bearing capacity
- Even after the patio is laid, supply lines can be easily installed under the stone slabs
- Maintenance work can be carried out simply and easily at any time
- Differs from other conventional substructures due to its lower unladen weight
- Adjustable feet height can be varied resulting in its suitability for patios with a wide range of heights installed near the ground


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What great books did you hear about/discover this past week? Share your FRIDAY FINDS! Friday Finds is hosted by MizB at Should be Reading
The Vyne: Mystery of the Hidden Ember - Daniel Walls
For as long as he can remember, Asher has possessed unexplainable abilities, which his widowed father has forced him to keep hidden. But when an elusive girl named Scar enters his village, Asher's life is forever transformed. Bound by despair, the teens plot to run away. However, when a mystical medallion finds its way into Asher's hands, they soon learn that running is not an option, it's imperative. Asher is thrust into the pursuit of a legendary treasure, believed to possess the power to save the world from the prophesied apocalypse. And the key to unlocking this power lies within the secret of his curse. While hunted by dark forces, Asher realizes that Scar has secrets of her own; she is not the girl he thought she was. Time is running out as he struggles to find the strength to let go of his feelings and summon the courage to embrace his destiny. A chilling, heart-wrenching tale of colliding worlds and forbidden love, The Vyne reinvents steampunk-fantasy for a whole new generation.
Hush Money: A Talent Chronicles Novel - Susan Bischoff
They call their abilities Talents, and that's what they call themselves as well. Talents are people born with supernatural powers, feared by the population at large. Possession of an "unregistered ability" has become illegal, and those who are discovered are forcibly removed to government-run research facilities. They do not return.
And so the Talents try, as best they can, to keep their abilities secret–some more successfully than others. For some, keeping that secret begins to define who they are. That's where Hush Money begins…
Be normal, invisible. Don't get close to anyone. Those are the rules to live by for seventeen-year-old Joss. She spent years as an outsider, hoping to hide what she is, until the new girl, Kat, decides she's friend material. Kat doesn't realize her mistake when she stands up for Joss against Marco, a guy who's been giving Joss a hard time since freshman year. Joss is horrified when these heroics lead to the reveal of Kat's Talent. Now she has an unasked-for best friend, who is the victim of an extortion plot by the school bully, who used to like Joss. And if all that weren't complicated enough, Dylan, Joss's long-time crush, is finally starting to talk to her. But as Marco's best friend, can Dylan be trusted at all? Can Joss keep her secret and still save her friend? And what's more important, staying safe or doing what's right?


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Operating System Integration
Computer infrastructure typically consists of a collection of varied operating environments. While there may be a great deal of logic behind the drive to upgrade and thus bring these different systems into a single, united operating environment, the truth is, the cost is frequently prohibitive. Some business owners attempt to set up their own IT department to reduce these costs, only to realize that the price remains the same while they have acquired a few new employees on their payroll.
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How did you feel during that period? I mean, what were your
Well, obviously it was a very, very difficult kind of thing to see
your whole life's work end in this way. Not the way I planned to end
my -- I didn't feel that I was ready to retire! When I retired I did not
really retire, but my wings had been cut off. It was a very very difficult
time. Even when I announced my retirement Doris said -- somebody
must have said, "You've got to do something. Moe's been there thirty-
odd years." So Telbert King came to me and said, "We'd like to give
you a party." I said, "Look, I don't really want a party." He said, "No
no no, we want to do this. Doris wants a party for you, and we want
you to have whatever you want in terms of who should we invite, and
who should speak at it, and that kind of thing." So I said, "Alright,"
and I deliberately did not invite my friends from the outside. I did not
invite Ossie to it. I called Ossie and I said, "There's a party but I'm not
going to invite you to it because I don't regard it as a party. It's not a
celebration." Henry came, my brother Henry came. Nobody else came.
Since I would arrange the speakers I invited Davis to speak, Jesse to
speak, Nick to speak. Doris had a speech. Judy spoke. Then I spoke. I
made a sort of tactical speech. I spoke about the past and about what
this union meant, and what it means. I didn't engage in attacks on
anybody, but it was quite clear what I was talking about. The national
was still in the building, so for the first two months of my retirement I
moved out of my office down to the second floor, an office was created
for me with Louise Jonsson, Tony Gillotte was there. By the end of the
year the national decided to move here, and I came here.
Here being 330 West 42nd Street.
330 West 42nd Street. I've been here ever since, and I've been
doing things with the national. Obviously, I have been involved with
other things as well.
When, exactly, did you retire.
November 1st of 1982.
Do you remember any other particular incidents from that period
leading up to the retirement that kind of suggests what the situation
was like?
I remember the meetings of the executive council. I remember
the meeting on the Koch endorsement, because I was there. We had
decided that we wanted to endorse -- it was almost a natural thing
that we would have an endorsement of Cuomo in that primary. So it
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|My Photos - Romance of the heart
Romance plays a special role in my life.
A dreamy place to rest, cozy candlelight and a glass of wine, a stroll under the stars or splashing in the rain.
Just dreams and fall times can be that your partner is enjoying the happiness of the earth.
Never should we forget that a few romantic minutes can bring power for many days or weeks.
However, dreamy images, a bank for two, shadows are also included.
Enjoy every minute, for no one knows how many minutes of your life are left.


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Last week, DNA testing company 23andMe announced FDA approval for a test for consumers to find out if they have the genetic predisposition for a particular kind of colorectal cancer.
In particular, the company will be able to tell consumers whether they have two genetic variants that influence what's called MUTYH-associated polyposis, which is a hereditary form of colorectal cancer.
In the audio above, we talk with Shirley Wu, director of health product at 23andMe about the company's decision to make the test available to consumers. She says those who purchase it are required to watch an informational video that explains the issues and implications of the test at a 9th-grade reading level, a condition mandated by the FDA in its approval of the test.
Then Dr. Maen Abdelrahim, a gastrointestinal oncologist with Houston Methodist Cancer Center, discusses the pros and cons of consumers having direct access to such a test.


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The RDM (Rapid Deployment Module) represents an innovative product and approach to solving one of humanity's major issues: shelter. As we continue to develop and deploy our shelters, Visible Good will provide visible, sustainable and real impact on the ground to communities in need by creating and managing the pathway for funders and partners to successfully and completely fulfill the need for shelters of many types and sizes. It all begins with the RDM.
Single Units generally sell for $15,000-$18,000 depending on the customization's. Multi Units utilize a connector device which can be purchased either separately or as part on the larger system – Prices start at approximately $28,000 for a multi-plex unit.
"RDM" stands for: Rapid Deployment Module
It is a small building designed to provide safe, insulated, securable, semi-permanent shelter in disaster-stricken areas.
Comprised of just 40-odd pieces, it can be shipped and assembled quickly and easily without the use of special tools or skilled labor.
Because it has an integrated floor structure, it sits just slightly off the ground – a great benefit in wet or insect-ridden areas.
Hybrid structure rivaling the deployment speed and cost of tents but offering a raised floor shelter with more security, durability and weather appropriateness.
- Hard walls, locking doors and windows provide security and safety
- Lightweight wall and floor system produces a comfortable, well insulated interior
- The unit sits on adjustable feet, keeping the floor off the ground and away from insects, vermin and minor flooding
- Lightweight roof is vented, and the shade fly provides passive-cooling and heating
- Set up does not require tools or hardware
- Sets up with 2 people in about 30 minutes
- With the use of Connectors the Shelter Units can also be interconnected to form multiple configurations


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While the Eastern US has been hit with lots of rain we see the New York Metro local mountain bike favorite Plattekill Mountain Bike Park is open for the summer. Once again there are half price mountain bike lift tickets for premium Mountain Sports Club members.
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"Security for Citizens and Caring for Guests"
by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald
In this coming week's parasha, parashat Shoftim, Deuteronomy 21, we encounter the ritual of the Eglah Arufah, the ceremony of the heifer that is put to death.
If a corpse of a murdered person is found outside a city, and it is not known who the murderer was or which city the victim came from, the members of the Sanhedrin (High Court) in Jerusalem determine the closest city, and the elders or leaders of that city are required to bring a heifer to nachal eitan, a strong valley with running water. At that location the elders wash their hands over the heifer symbolizing the washing away of the community's guilt and say, "Ya'daynu lo shaf'chu et ha'dam ha'zeh, v'ay'nay'nu lo ra'uh," Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. The elders ask for forgiveness from G-d, for not safeguarding the roads and for not providing adequate security for the travelers.
The Talmud explains that the Eglah Arufah ceremony is purposely centered about a young heifer–an animal that has never produced fruit and has never done any work. This incomplete animal is to symbolically atone for the death of the man who died prematurely without producing "fruit." According to Maimonides, the purpose of the ritual was to publicize the killing in the hope of finding the murderer.
I've always been fascinated by the Eglah Arufah ritual. I know that we residents of New York City pride ourselves on having the great Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who as mayor of New York has restored law and order to a city which was on the verge of anarchy. Since becoming Mayor in 1993, Giuliani has reduced the rate of murder in the city by 65%. In 1993 there were almost 2,000 murders in the city. By the year 2000, the number of murders was reduced to 667. So, we pat ourselves on our shoulders as if to say what a wonderful achievement this is, but it's really not. Consider the fact that the entire country of Japan, with a total population of 126 ½ million citizens had 1,265 murders in 1999. New York City, with a population of 8 million people can hardly rejoice over 677 murders. Should we not be jumping out of our skins that even 10 innocent people, or even one innocent person was murdered this year?
I've also wondered what it would be like if the mayor or leaders of any city in the world had to go out twice or three times a day to perform the Eglah Arufah ritual whenever a dead person was found. I feel quite certain that much more effort would be made to prevent murders if government officials were required to attend these horrible daily rituals.
It is well know that the bottom line of Judaism and of Jewish life is the sanctity of human life. So, it should come as no surprise that Judaism has this unbelievable ritual known as Eglah Arufah to underscore the community leaders' responsibilities for protecting life.
As important as that lesson might be, we learn additionally from the Eglah Arufah ritual that both city officials, and hosts in general, have a responsibility of escorting visitors, to make certain that visitors can travel safely from one city to another. We see from this ritual that hosts who fail to provide security are held morally responsible.
The law of escorting visitors from city to city and providing security is actually part of the customs of Hachnasat Orchim, the ritual of welcoming guests in to one's home. According to Jewish law, it is proper for hosts to escort visitors from their home and even from their business offices, and walk with them approximately 4 cubits (that is, 8 feet) outside the front door. This is done not in order to "show guests the door," but to provide guests with a sense of security. Aryeh ben David, in his new and helpful book Around the Shabbat Table (published by Jason Aaronson Inc. 2000), cites Maimonides (the Rambam, the great Jewish philosopher, codifier and physician, 1135-1204), who insists that escorting guests when they leave is a greater mitzvah than inviting them in. This is rather surprising given all the hard work that is required to host guests in one's home.
Ben David points out that once a guest leaves the home, the guest feels quite vulnerable and alone. Attending the guest out of the home shows that the host doesn't really want the visitor to leave, and is in effect saying, I'm willing to leave the comfort of my own home to help you on your way. I am accompanying you because I wish to extend this visit, if but for a few minutes, to allow me to be with you a bit longer because of my affection and affinity for you.
Once again, we see that the ancient rituals of Judaism have very wonderful contemporary implications.
May all your journeys be safe, and may you be blessed.


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Kansas City Dog Club is an active and fun-loving group of pups and humans. We get together to socialize and share the love for our dogs.
That said, we are a real club, and we have a few guidelines for membership.
KC Dog Club guidelines break down into four basic rules:
- Own a dog
- Be active
- Be respectful
- Don't hide your identity
Own a dog
We're a club for humans AND their dogs. If you don't own a dog, we're not the right club for you. Consider volunteering at a great Kansas City area dog-related non-profit to get some time with the pooches or spend a day at Bar K, where you can meet and play with dozens of dogs all at the same time.
Be Active
We're a real-life, in-the-flesh social club, so members are expected to be active online and in the real world.
- Answer all of your profile questions 100% completely
Club activity starts with your member profile. Your profile is your application to join our club, so the more fun stuff you can add to it, the better.
- Members must attend at least one scheduled club get-together every three months
Once a member is inactive for three months, they are likely to never return. KC Dog Club is for members who want to be active on a regular to semi-regular basis.
NOTE – Become a Sponsoring Member if you cannot commit to attending one get-together every three months. Your Sponsoring Membership fee helps support the club.
- Stay up to date with messages from the organizers
We're an active group, so we have a lot of discussions and notes about club get-togethers. Install the Meetup app (available for iPhone & Android) and turn on the push and email notifications to get all the messages from club organizers.
Be Respectful
We're a social club, so be kind to other members, and be friendly to other people who are not in the club while attending club get-togethers. As well, if you RSVP to a get-together, show up – on time.
- Each member is responsible for their own dog
You know your dog better than anyone. If you have any special requests (need to walk at the back or front, don't pet her, etc), just let us know. As well, on hikes – we are off-leash friendly, but every city has leash laws – if you get a ticket, you pay it – not the club 🙂
- Keep your RSVP up-to-date
If you RSVP YES for an club get-together, but your plans change, update your RSVP to NO. We wait for all members who RSVP YES to show up before we start walks, hikes, walking around the dog park, etc. If you're not coming, don't make us wait. New members who "no-show" for their first RSVPed get-together will be removed from the club. Established members who "no-show" two times within a year will be removed. If you RSVP to attend a get-together with the club, you need to meet up with club members, or you will be counted as a "no-show." The club calendar is not simply a list of dog-related events around Kansas City.
Don't Hide Your Identity
We're a social club, for real humans and real dogs – to get-together in real life. Be yourself, your real self.
- Use your real first name in your profile
You can leave off your last name, if you like
- Use a real photo of you on your profile – Your profile photo must be: a clear shot, not "filtered," from the front, face in center, photo of entire face, looking at camera & no sunglasses
We're a social club that gets together in-person. It can get pretty difficult to meet up when members don't know who they're looking for. Bonus points – use a photo of you with your pooch!
- You are the only person on your profile photo
If you and your significant other want to join the club together, you each need your own profile, rather than a "couples" account. If you don't want to create an additional account, no problem You can bring them along as a +1 when you RSVP for a get-together, but you will be the club member, not them.
Miscellaneous Guidelines
In addition to our big 4 categories, we have a few additional membership guidelines
- You may be photographed at KC Dog Club get-togethers
We love to take photos and videos at club get-togethers to share with the world.
- KC Dog Club photographs and videos may be used on the KC Dog Club website, social media, and marketing materials
No, we're not selling these photos, but we may use them to help promote the club throughout the community and online.
- Do not sell or pitch your business's products or services to club members at get-togethers or through online club properties
If you're interested in a KC Dog Club sponsorship for your business, please send us an email. When members ask for recommendations, you are welcome to recommend your own service – simply, do not sell & pitch services and/or products to club members.
- Members who do not follow Kansas City Dog Club guidelines will be removed from the club
Nobody gets "kicked out" of the club. Simply, members who do not abide by club guidelines default on their membership. We believe in second chances. When a member is removed, they are welcome to request to re-join the club. Organizers may ask to speak with re-joining members before re-approving their membership
- By joining KC Dog Club, you agree to all club requirements and guidelines at all times
Not the right fit for you?
We understand that Kansas City Dog Club is not right for everyone. If you don't think our club is the right fit for you, please check out these great options for making dog-lovin' friends in the Kansas City area.
- Volunteer with a dog-related organization. Here is a list of KC Dog Club members' favorite volunteer opportunities
- Visit Bar K. Humans are free to enter. Meet and play with dozens of dogs
- Networking with Dogs! KC
- Swope Dogpark Friends
- Kansas City Area Dog Sports Events
- Kansas City Dog Lovers
- Overland Park Dog Lovers
- BarkHappy
Kansas City Dog Club's goal is to host 8+ events each month throughout the Kansas City metro area – a walk during a week night, and a dog-park get-together or hike during a weekend day.
In addition to a weekly walk and weekend events, we regularly schedule these types of events
- Dog walks all throughout the city
- Hikes on Kansas City's great paved and wooded trails
- Dog Park Get-togethers at great off-leash parks all over the city (FYI – We will always meet in the big dog area when a park has big & small dog sections)
- Potlucks at members' homes, with fenced-in yards for the pooches to play
- We attend dog-related organization charity events as a group
- Brunches, lunches, and dinners with the dogs
- We attend pretty much every dog-related festival around Kansas City
KC Dog Club events will have a event host(s). The event host(s) is designated on the event page. Look to the event host for leadership, and to address all questions during the event – on walks and hikes, the event host sets the route.
All members are welcome to share dog-related activities and host KC Dog Club events – if you don't see an event that fits your schedule… We will help you create one!
Any member who has attended at least three KC Dog Club events is encouraged to host an official KC Dog Club event. Contact Travis Pflanz, Lauren Caldwell or Judy Gabriel to host an event.
When you host an event, please follow these guidelines:
When suggesting an event for the KC Dog Club calendar
- Provide as many details as possible: location, date, time, hike/walk route, etc. Organizers will be happy to help flush out any details you need help with
- Suggest an event that is at least 1 week away. We've tested this many times over the past year – events that are scheduled less than 1 week out are very poorly attended
For all events
- Arrive on time (or early)
- If you have a KC Dog Club shirt, wear it
- Be friendly and welcome each attendee to your event – especially 1st time attendees. It's a good idea to check out the profiles of new members before events
- Introduce new members to at least two current members. Help them feel like part of the group
- Take attendance at the event and mark it on the app, or send an organizer a message listing the people who attended
- Remember that you are representing KC Dog Club. Be polite to everyone in the club, and everyone who is not in the club
- If you have an emergency and cannot make it, connect with another member who RSVPed YES and ask them to take over as host
- Events must be open to all KC Dog Club members
For walks/hikes
- Stick to the route that is outlined on the event page, if there is one. It's important that attendees know what length to expect
- If you've set a time-range for the length of the hike/walk on the event page, make sure to finish within that time-frame
For dog park get-togethers
- Post in the comments section of the event page what you are wearing
- Post in the comments section of the event page exactly where you are located
- Stay at this location for at least 15 minutes
- Overall, stay at the park for at least 45 minutes
- Website: www.kcdogclub.com
- Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/kcdogclub
- Members only Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/kcdogclub
- Twitter: twitter.com/kcdogclub
- Share your photos on the Meetup event page and on social media using the hashtag #kcdogclub


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With all things online these days, I've been wondering if anyone ever sends a virtual Valentine's card?
Perhaps it's not possible to send an anonymous card that way!
But it is nice to get things in the post (apart from bills and junk mail, that is), so I had an idea for a useful Valentine's gift this year.
We've packaged up our Pink and Red soft leather heart keyrings with gift wrap and a mini card for your special message, all for £10.50 including postage to your Valentine.
It's up to you whether your message is anonymous or not! We certainly won't tell who the gift came from 😉
Happy Valentine's Day…


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Directorate for Social, Behavioral
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NSF 98-318 July 8, 1998
|by Alan I.
Foreign S&E Ph.D. recipients were less likely to be in debt and had smaller levels of debt than U.S. citizens.
Those receiving doctoral degrees in non-S&E fields were less likely to be in debt than those receiving degrees in S&E fields.
Science And Engineering Ph.D.s?
Discussions about Government support for graduate education in science and engineering (S&E) often involve questions about graduate students' indebtedness. However, little has been reported about the amount and distribution of graduate student debt. This paper provides information about the indebtedness of new doctorate recipients from their undergraduate and/or graduate education: tuition and fees; living expenses and supplies; and transportation to and from school.
What was the level of indebtedness of 1993-96 S&E
Differences between U.S. citizens and foreign Ph.D.
Does primary mode of support influence debt levels?[4]
Do S&E Ph.D.s incur greater debt burdens than those
in other fields?
Among those who received doctoral degrees in the sciences and engineering, computer science, engineering, and mathematics majors appear to be in the best debt situation at the time of graduation-55 percent of the computer scientists and about half the engineers and mathematicians reported no debt at the time of graduation, and only 3-4 percent of these former students owed more than $30,000. In fields other than science and engineering, those who majored in education appear to be the least debt-burdened-56 percent had no debt at the time of graduation and only 5 percent reported debts exceeding $30,000. In contrast 10 percent or more of the Ph.D. recipients in three fields-business, architecture, and law-reported owing more than $30,000 at the time of graduation. In addition, architecture students were the least likely recipients to report no debt at the time of graduation.
A number of other factors not examined here but for which SRS survey data may be informative may affect the overall indebtedness of newly conferred Ph.D.s. These include: marital status; number of dependents; parents' highest educational attainment; age at time of degree; demographic factors such as gender and race/ethnicity; and the types of academic institutions attended.
Source: The source of data for this issue brief is the Survey of Earned Doctorates, which is an annual survey designed to obtain data on the number and characteristics of individuals receiving research doctoral degrees from U.S. institutions, including information on indebtedness.
This Issue Brief was prepared by:
SRS data are available through the World Wide Web (http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/). For more information about obtaining reports, contact firstname.lastname@example.com. or call (301) 947-2722. For NSF's Telephonic Device for the Deaf, dial (703) 306-0090. In your request, include the NSF publication number and title, your name, and a complete mailing address.
[1] S&E includes the physical sciences, mathematical sciences, computer sciences, environmental sciences, life sciences (including medical and health sciences), social sciences, psychology, and engineering.
[2] The choices that could be selected by respondents to characterize their debt positions have been identical since 1993. A number of changes were made in earlier surveys that do not permit comparisons of data from those surveys with data from the 1993-96 period.
[3] The remainder-7-8 percent-failed to furnish this information.
[4] This section and the next deal with U.S. citizens only. For both sections, data for the 1993-96 period are pooled together because they appear relatively stable from year to year.


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The winning sports picks continue as we rap up July with a good month and now stands at 40+ units for the season. Our CFL moved to 6 – 0 with another winning sports pick in the all Canada league. While the Houston Astros seem to be rebuilding at this point in the season we find them on a roll winning 3 in row and 4 of their last 5 games.
A deal that will take Berkman to the Yankees is said to be in place before today's deadline. In any case Houston looks to continue their hot streak and will send Wandy Rodriguez to the hill. Rodriguez is 8 – 11 with an ERA of 4.80 ERA but is a hot pitcher right now and will look to win his 3rd straight. In his last start he held Cincinnati to just 1 hit through seven innings. Rodriguez has faced the Brewers once this season coming away with a win allowing 1 run in 7 full innings. Houston won that game 5 to 1.
Dave Bush counters for the Brew Crew and he is 5 – 8 with an ERA of 4.27. Bush was rocked for 10 runs two starts back but bounced back in his last outing to avoid losing 3 straight. Bush lost his last decision against Houston and Wandy Rodriguez earlier this year. We look for Houston to continue it roll and win their 4th straight tonight over Milwaukee.
Check out the Winning Sports Picks and our very own Shark Tracker.
Sport betting information
Opening Line: Milwaukee +103 – Houston -109 Total is set at: 8.5
The Brewers are 2 - 8 in their L10 when facing a left-handed starter.
The Brewers are 0 - 4 in their L4 road games when facing a left-handed starter.
The Brewers are 3 - 15 in Bush's L18 road starts when the total is 7.0 - 8.5.
Houston is 4 - 0 in Rodriguez's L4 starts when he is on 5 days of rest.
Houston is 5 - 1 in Rodriguez's L6 starts when the total is 7.0 - 8.5.
Houston is 5 - 1 in Rodriguez's L6 starts.
Houston is 10 - 4 in Rodriguez's L14 home starts as the favorite.
The Under is 8 - 2 in the L10 meetings overall.
Umpire Information
The home team is 8 - 2 the L10 Cuzzi ws the home plate umpire.
Houston is 4 - 1 in their L5 games with Cuzzi as the home plate umpire.


text: I've been shooting the Mini-30 for a couple of years, I got it back before they were regulated here and I got it as a hunting rifle and it is licenced as such, so today it's not a problem. Having found a loophole via a competition and target licence to get a Mini-14 as an IPSC-gun. Would be quite cool also, to have something to stand out from the very common Swedish military modified FN-FNC's and AR-variant you see around here for that discipline. Also, well, ammo-prices has turned quite a bit on all russian calibers here. My paranoia tells me someone is aiming to use that ammo that used to go to the surplus-market themselves. Anyways, I'd like to hear if anyone ever owned both a 30 and a 14 and could tell me a bit about the differences? I am currently looking at the Tactical 14 and owning a 1989 30


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Mount Sinai and USC Researchers Develop Prostate Cancer Prediction Tool That Has Unmatched Accuracy
Current tools used to predict prostate cancer progression are generally subjective in nature, leading to differing interpretations among clinicians
New York, NY (February 7, 2019) — A team of researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC) have developed a novel machine-learning framework that distinguishes between low- and high-risk prostate cancer with more precision than ever before. The framework, described in a Scientific Reports paper published today, is intended to help physicians—in particular, radiologists—more accurately identify treatment options for prostate cancer patients, lessening the chance of unnecessary clinical intervention.
Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death in American men, second only to lung cancer. While recent advances in prostate cancer research have saved many lives, objective prediction tools have, until now, remained an unmet need.
Presently, the standard methods used to assess prostate cancer risk are multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI), which detects prostate lesions, and the Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System, version 2 (PI-RADS v2), a five-point scoring system that classifies lesions found on the mpMRI. Together, these tools are intended to soundly predict the likelihood of clinically significant prostate cancer. However, PI-RADS v2 scoring is subjective and does not distinguish clearly between intermediate and malignant cancer levels (scores 3, 4, and 5), often leading to differing interpretations among clinicians.
Combining machine learning with radiomics—a branch of medicine that uses algorithms to extract large amounts of quantitative characteristics from medical images—has been proposed as an approach to remedy this drawback. However, other studies have only tested a limited number of machine learning methods to address this limitation. In contrast, the Mount Sinai and USC researchers developed a predictive framework that rigorously and systematically assessed many such methods to identify the best-performing one. The framework also leverages larger training and validation data sets than previous studies did. As a result, researchers were able to classify patients' prostate cancer with high sensitivity and an even higher predictive value.
"By rigorously and systematically combining machine learning with radiomics, our goal is to provide radiologists and clinical personnel with a sound prediction tool that can eventually translate to more effective and personalized patient care," said Gaurav Pandey, PhD, Assistant Professor of Genetics and Genomic Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and senior corresponding author of the publication alongside co-corresponding author Bino Varghese, PhD, Assistant Professor of Research Radiology at the Keck School of Medicine at USC. "The pathway to predicting prostate cancer progression with high accuracy is ever improving, and we believe our objective framework is a much-needed advancement."
Researchers from the study gratefully acknowledge funding support from the Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) Training Coordinating Center (TCC) through the Data Science Rotations for Advancing Discovery (RoAD-Trip) program (grant #1U24ES026465-03). This work was also partly supported by NIH grant #R01GM114434, an IBM faculty award, and grant #PC140371 from the Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program.
About the Mount Sinai Health System
The Mount Sinai Health System is New York City's largest integrated delivery system, encompassing eight hospitals, a leading medical school, and a vast network of ambulatory practices throughout the greater New York region. Mount Sinai's vision is to produce the safest care, the highest quality, the highest satisfaction, the best access and the best value of any health system in the nation. The Health System includes approximately 7,480 primary and specialty care physicians; 11 joint-venture ambulatory surgery centers; more than 410 ambulatory practices throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and 31 affiliated community health centers. The Icahn School of Medicine is one of three medical schools that have earned distinction by multiple indicators: ranked in the top 20 by U.S. News & World Report's "Best Medical Schools", aligned with a U.S. News & World Report's "Honor Roll" Hospital, No. 12 in the nation for National Institutes of Health funding, and among the top 10 most innovative research institutions as ranked by the journal Nature in its Nature Innovation Index. This reflects a special level of excellence in education, clinical practice, and research. The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 18 on U.S. News & World Report's "Honor Roll" of top U.S. hospitals; it is one of the nation's top 20 hospitals in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Geriatrics, Nephrology, and Neurology/Neurosurgery, and in the top 50 in six other specialties in the 2018-2019 "Best Hospitals" issue. Mount Sinai's Kravis Children's Hospital also is ranked nationally in five out of ten pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World Report. The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked 11th nationally for Ophthalmology and 44th for Ear, Nose, and Throat. Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai St. Luke's, Mount Sinai West, and South Nassau Communities Hospital are ranked regionally.
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Using our Wildfire system, scientists are able to thoroughly investigate the formation of heterostructures from starting materials with vastly different properties
Original article by Markus Terker, Lars Nicolai, Samuel Gaucher, Jens Herfort and Achim Trampert
A plot showing the STEM images taken of the heterostructure demonstrating a tendency for disordered layers to order over time with annealing
Heterostructures, semiconductor structures composed of solid-state materials with different chemical properties, have found use in a variety of specialized applications where their unique characteristics are critical. The engineering of heterostructures is an important means in creating novel device concepts. In fact, it has already revolutionized the development of solar cells, transistors and even lasers. However, layering materials with vastly differing properties poses complex challenges.
Using the DENSsolutions Wildfire system, Markus Terker and his colleagues from the Paul-Drude-Institut in Berlin, Germany observe for the first time the atomic formation of a layered, metastable iron germanium crystal via two-step phase transformation. This research opens doors towards the design and formation of novel hybrid materials that combine vastly different properties, such as ferromagnets and semiconductors, and has appealing implications for optical-electronic industries.
Heterostructural interfaces and stability
Heterostructural interfaces are fundamental and versatile tools when designing electronics with varying properties, such as magnetic, optical, and transport capabilities. Since these interfaces can be used to stabilize otherwise metastable structures, understanding their structures and formation is essential to harnessing the full potential of these materials. Shedding new light on the growth of these interfaces from disordered to ordered states opens up the potential for new applications of this technology.
In this research, Terker and his colleagues observed the in situ annealing of two materials and the resulting FeGe₂ alloy interface between them. This gradual process, catalogued in the figure below, shows the crystallized FeGe₂ at the interface slowly ordering itself into layers of material.
In situ snapshots of the alloy interface ordering itself into periodic layers over the span of 60 minutes
From disorder to order
The starting sample consisted of a layer of Fe₃Si interfaced with amorphous germanium, a semiconductor. Heating the sample to 300 °C initiated the crystallization process and a thin layer of FeGe₂ crystal formed at the interface. This layer then grew as the sample was sustained at this temperature for the duration of an hour.
Whilst the sample was heated, in situ images were taken of the progression of the FeGe₂ crystal as it grew along the surface of the Fe₃Si base. After 15 minutes of annealing, the majority of the amorphous germanium film completely crystalized and reduced in size and disorder. However, this stage was still not completely ordered. By the 30-minute mark, the amorphous film completely crystalized and gradually ordered itself layer by layer until the entire film was in an ordered phase.
STEM images of the (b) disordered and (c) vacancy-ordered structure of FeGe₂ observed. Atomic models of the (a) disordered and (d) ordered phase of FeGe₂ observed. The colored dots indicate the atomic stacking order.
Metastable structure
Although it was expected that pure germanium would form during this solid-phase epitaxy, the researchers observed something else entirely. A strong diffusion of iron into the germanium film was detected at relatively low crystallization temperatures. Moreover, instead of pure germanium with a diamond structure, an epitaxial film with iron content was obtained. High-angle annular dark-field (HAADF) scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) confirmed that the resulting crystal had a different metastable crystal structure to what was expected. The figure below shows the heterostructure produced after the annealing process.
STEM images taken of (a) the heterostructure produced after the annealing process, and (b) a magnified image of the dotted black box showing the vacant layers
Novelty in findings
Phase transformations are one of the most fascinating phenomena in nature. Observing such transformations in real time and with the resolution of individual atoms could revolutionize our understanding of their chemical and physical processes. This research demonstrates that a novel crystal phase of FeGe₂ can be interfaced from two materials with vastly different physical properties: Fe₃Si, a ferromagnet, interfaced with amorphous germanium, a semiconductor. Terker and his colleagues were able to demonstrate that a hybrid sample preparation approach can yield thin samples suitable for high resolution HAADF STEM while at the same time retaining the sample composition and structure. This approach could be applied to many different heterostructures and lead to a much broader applicability of the in situ TEM method in the study of phase transformations.
"For the atomic scale investigation of small nanostructures at high temperatures, the reduction of sample drift is of paramount importance. The new generation of DENSsolutions Wildfire Nanochips offer the ideal solution for this due to their small and reproducible bulging. Their robustness also enables an easy and safe transfer of the specimen lamella of any form or sample geometry."
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PhD Student | Paul-Drude-Institut in Berlin, Germany
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"This is not going away, every community organization that I'm aware of in this city is looking for the same thing, and it's to not have Detroit become the Wild West city in the state of Michigan for medical marijuana," says Jim Ward, president of the Green Acres radio patrol (GWCRP), a community watch group.
Ward has been attending meetings with other Detroiters concerned with what they see as the over-proliferation of medical marijuana dispensaries in the city. Maybe, just as the creation of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act was, this is a case of citizens stepping in where the state has failed to perform.
"We're not trying to outlaw it or starting any campaigns or debate about the properties of marijuana; that's water under the bridge," says Ward. "But we do want it regulated."
I wrote about this in my last Higher Ground column focusing on City Councilman James Tate's efforts to come to grips with the situation after the state legislature failed to act on it in the 2014 session. A couple of days later, The Detroit News ran a related story; a few days later the Freep did the same on the cover.
Ward says that he's communicated with Council President Brenda Jones on the issue via email and that a goal of the group he's been meeting with is to get this in front of the mayor for action.
One area Michigan has been remiss about with medical marijuana is on dispensaries. One thing that Tate said is that he's pushing for state action on medical marijuana dispensaries. Maybe it will help, but it's not like the state legislature has cared much what Detroit has to say about anything in recent years.
Ward points out that there seem to be a lot of dispensaries on the Detroit side of Eight Mile Road. That would probably be due to the hard line that Oakland County has taken against medical marijuana and a history of busting dispensaries. Owners court fewer problems locating in Wayne County.
When I spoke to Tate, he reported that there are some 180 dispensaries in Detroit. Since then, there have been media reports of as few as 50. That's part of the problem, nobody really knows because there is no legal distinction on the city books for a marijuana dispensary.
"Any mind-altering chemical, I don't care if it's beer, liquor, or whatever, I can't just open a store and start selling beer," says Ward. "I have to get a license. That's the concern, the proliferation of stores in the city and they're not regulated."
He's got a point there. If nobody knows if there are 50 dispensaries, or more than three times that number in the city, it might be a good idea to know that as you develop policy. Hey, it's good to know because when people fear something, all kinds of ideas start circulating, and it's best to have real facts in the discussion.
For instance, Pam Weinstein of Rosedale Park asks, "Do we want the kind of business that invites holdups and robbery and gunplay?"
Not one of the community members interviewed for any of these stories had a complaint against any of the Detroit marijuana storefronts other than the fact that they exist and there is something scary about that.
Before I get into this let me say that I know Pam and have worked with her in the past around urban agriculture issues. For that matter, I know Ward, and I'm a member of the GWCRP.
But Pam's question echoes the point of view that caused the injustice of 6-month-old Bree Green being taken from her parents for six weeks in 2013. Because her parents are medical marijuana patients and had a grow room, a worker from the Michigan Children's Protective Services deemed the home unsafe for the child because someone might break in to get the marijuana.
I'm not sure what people would say if a diamond store opened in their neighborhood with all kinds of security deployed to keep the diamonds safe, but I'm pretty sure they wouldn't say it was inviting gunplay.
Still, I can't blame people for being concerned based on what they've been told about marijuana all their lives. And why not be concerned about what's going on in your community?
As Ward says, "We don't want to wait until we do have a problem."
Most folks want to see this resolved — municipalities, community residents, would-be entrepreneurs, and medical marijuana patients. Can the city do anything? Will the state act? Stay tuned.
Michigan Marijuana Majority
Michigan has officially joined the marijuana majority.
In response to the question would you "vote for a ballot proposal that would legalize marijuana used for adults 21 and over, create a system of licensed dispensaries to distribute the marijuana, and tax its sale," 50 percent of Michiganders responded yes and 46 percent responded no. That's not an overwhelming lead, but it's three points better than a similar poll conducted in 2013 and mirrors the national trend of a more positive attitude toward marijuana.
The poll of 600 voters conducted in December was commissioned by the Michigan chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws and conducted by EPIC MRA. The strongest support was from male Democrats with 70 percent; the strongest opposition was male Republicans with 63 percent reporting a likely no vote.
The Marijuana Majority concept is that the idea of regulating marijuana sales and stopping arrests for it is not a fringe idea; it is supported by the majority of Americans.


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Tom Hanks, Tokio Hotel And More Reveal Horror Films They Would Remake
Everyone knows that Hollywood is addicted to franchises, sequels, reboots and all manner of cinematic rehashings of the pop-culture past. Over 75 percent of the 30 highest-grossing films of the last three years were based on an existing entertainment franchise, which just goes to show there's a reason studios keep reimagining movie history instead of creating something new: audiences love them too.
But do actors? With [url id="http://www.mtv.com/specials/halloween/index.jhtml"]Halloween[/url] almost upon us, we wanted to know if the folks out in La-La Land secretly had a horror flick they're dying to remake.
Tom Hanks' fave picks -- "Night of the Living Dead" and " Nosferatu" -- have already been refashioned in one form or another, so the Oscar-winner decided he'd need to strike out for fresh territory. "Why don't you make a brand-new one?" he wondered aloud. "Knock off the remakes. Call it something like 'The Hyundai Accord That Ate Los Angeles.' Wouldn't that be scary!"
Justin Long counted "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and "Psycho" as his most beloved horror movies, but when it came to starring in a remake, he had a different idea of what would scare audiences. " 'High School Musical 2!' " he told us. "I'd love to play the Zac Efron part. That would be a horror movie if I was the teen-idol guy!"
Though they're not thespians themselves, the guys in [artist id="2034673"]Tokio Hotel[/artist] had some strong opinions about which scary movies should be remade, possibly with them in front of the camera. "You can remake 'Saw' !" frontman Bill Kaulitz laughed, explaining that he is only 20 and doesn't know many older films. " 'Saw' is really great. I saw all the 'Saw' movies!"
Guitarist Tom Kaulitz's pick? " 'I Know What You Did Last Summer.' " (In his defense, the title didn't sound so silly when he uttered its translation in German.)
Tobin Bell is one man who has been front and bloody center in a scary movie -- a bunch of them, in fact: the "Saw" franchise that Kaulitz so adores. But if he had the choice, Bell would take Shakespeare's "Richard III" for a frightening ride. "I think that'd be fascinating," he said, reasoning that while there have been many takes on the play, his would be the scariest. "I love the journey that he takes. He is one of the classic villains and conflicted people."
Uma Thurman has played superheroes, comic villains and martial-arts badasses, but said she couldn't bring herself to star in any sort of scary movie. "I'm not a horror person," the actress confessed. "They really scare me -- and it's a big problem. I've never been offered a horror movie. Maybe I don't give people that horror movie feeling!"


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The actress Brie Larson, perhaps best known for her roles in 21 Jump Street and United States of Tara, is having quite a summer. Last weekend, she received the best actress award at the Locarno Film Festival for her work in Short Term 12, starring as a foster-care-facility worker with troubles of her own. (The film, which also won the grand jury award at South By Southwest, opens in theaters on Aug. 23.) She can also be seen playing a popular teen in The Spectacular Now (which came out Aug. 2) and, this fall, in Don Jon (Sept. 27). Here, she talks to TIME.
TIME: Your characters in The Spectacular Now and Short Term 12 are almost opposite, a teenager who's supposed to be sort of perfect and then a young woman who's so troubled.
Brie Larson: I feel like that's kind of the only way for me to do it. I finish some sort of deep drama, which I really enjoy doing, and by the end of it I'm like, God, I don't want to go to work and anticipate crying. Then you go to the other side of it and do some broad comedy and by the end of that I'm like, ugh, I don't want the pressure to make people laugh.
So by that logic the next thing we can expect to hear you're doing is a big action franchise.
I just did a musical in India.
And you've had a music career of your own. Are you planning to continue with that?
I've always been writing music, the whole time. I don't know if that's something that I need to do professionally. Maybe it is. I have no idea.
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How did you first get involved with Short Term 12?
It was a script that was sent to me while I was in Georgia filming The Spectacular Now. I was told beforehand 'you'll want to read this as soon as you receive it because you're going to really relate to it and love it,' and that's absolutely true.
What jumped out at you when you read it?
The interesting thing about it, and it's something that I think is transferred into being something really interesting about the film, is that there were specific spots in the script that had holes in them because [my character] Grace has a very internal life. For an actor that's kind of the most beautiful gift to be given, a script that has the structure to support you but then also gives you this whole other side of creative freedom, to create something that is unique and mine.
It's pretty heavy stuff. How did you prepare?
I shadowed at a foster-care facility and got to hear about the struggles of it and the reason why you do it and the feeling behind it. It's pretty informative, to say the least, if you spend even just an hour there. I discovered that each kid is so unique that you use a different side of yourself or a different tone of voice in order to get into their world. So before we started shooting I sat down with each one of the kids and spoke with them about the backstory that they had created and then I was able to figure out what the rules and regulations are for each kid.
What was it like working with the kids?
There's a lot of wisdom in kids. They're not putting on some façade and it seems very easy for them to get into these dark characters and then get out of it. That's something that as an adult becomes harder to do, or at least it was for me. If I was playing a dark character I would feel dark even off camera.
Did you develop any tricks to unwind at the end of the day?
That was the other lesson I learned shadowing at the facilities. It's so important to put in the good fight for those kids and to be there, but then when you go home you let it go. For me it was cooking. I would take the food from lunch and box it up and take it home—I didn't have time to grocery shop and I was pretty broke at the time—so I would take the food from lunch and play Iron Chef with my boyfriend, reconfiguring the ingredients and turning it into something else. And watch South Park, and really just try to not talk about it as much as possible. I didn't need to keep getting into it, reliving it. During that drive [home] you brush your hair—I wear my hair on a side part but Grace wears it in the middle—and you just kind of differentiate yourself.
What was your best Iron Chef creation?
Oh gosh. Most of the time it just ended up being tacos. A lot of tacos.
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I noticed on your Reddit "Ask Me Anything" that you like to make fonts. Where did you learn how to do that?
I didn't. It's just something that I've always been really interested in. I get kind of stressed out about fonts as well. If they're ugly I have a really hard time with it. There are certain movies that I've just shut off after the beginning credits; if they're bad I just think 'this isn't for me.' But it's a really easy, structured way for me to decompress. You're just writing the alphabet over and over again and perfecting a letter.
Final question: serif or sans?