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Industry: Research & Development
To collect in-store product data which will allow the client gain knowledge of any issues with their product or competitor products.
The successful candidate will become familiar with a global set of product standards which will allow them rate each product for different criteria. The data needs to be collected efficiently whilst always maintaining complete accuracy.
There are approximately 60 products which need to be rated in each store. For each product we will rate 6 different samples. The data is recorded on a hand-held device which is provided. Each evening this data is fed back to Eolas (our company) for verification.
Any sample with an issue is purchased and a photographic recording is taken of the issue.
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We complete 15 stores in each location each quarter of the year, so in total, it will take approx 80 – 85 hours per quarter to complete.
We require a trustworthy and hardworking person, who is willing to be trained to perform product ratings to a standard that has gained Eolas International an excellent reputation in this field. The candidate would need to be settled long-term in the location and give a certain commitment to remain with Eolas for some time.
12 days per quarter during a 30 day window. This is a set window and will not be negotiable. For the first iteration, while you gain experience, it will take longer – approx 15 days.
Extensive training will be provided prior to initiation. This will be primarily done on-line. It will be done at scheduled times with multiple participants and you must make yourself available at the allocated times. Total duration approx 7 days. You will receive a reduced fee for the training period. You will be accompanied in your first stores by one of our representatives and you will be fully trained before being left on your own.
Good - written and spoken English
Good communication skills, both by email and phone
Attention to detail
Car Transport
Broadband and PC/Laptop. (Field researcher responsible for this)
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text: August Macke was a leading member of the German Expressionist movement, with his work absorbing the key artistic influences of the time, including Impressionism, Post-Impressionism and Cubism. A founding member of The Blue Rider group, Macke collaborated with artists such as Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc - with the group playing an integral role in the development of modern art. The array of influence means that Macke's work often shifts style, yet the Fauvist influence of bright bold colour remains a persistent theme in his work. This is clearly present in his Tunisian paintings, completed in 1914 on a trip to the country with Paul Klee - they represent a creative peak for the artist. Unfortunately Macke was killed only months later serving at the front during the First World War.


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With the F1 British Grand Prix tomorrow, our thoughts are turning to the classic racing watch. Here's 10 of our favourite watches to be seen wearing at Silverstone...
Meccaniche Veloci Quattro Valvole Modificato A
It began with a piston and ended up this beauty from Meccaniche Veloci. With four valves for high precision dials, justify the price by telling yourself you're getting four times the style in one watch.
Tissot Racing-Touch
The Racing-Touch is the new kid on the block but with its bright orange strap, logbook for recording lap times and scratch-resistant touchscreen, we'll bet it's a future classic. Just don't ask us why it has a tide calculator.
Tag Heuer Monaco Steve McQueen
The stereotypical motorsport enthusiast's watch – but how could we leave it out? An iconic chronograph, subtly evolved from the original worn by Steve McQueen in the 1971 movie Le Mans. Don't feel you need to be as butch as Steve to wear it. Frankly, no one is.
Lucien Piccard Stratosphere Dual Face
If you want to keep your eyes on the road at all times and you don't have over £100,000 to spare, your best bet for a true "driving watch" is the LP Stratosphere. It's dual faced which means you won't need to move your wrist whilst your hands are on the wheel. Genius.
Chopard Mille Miglia
This is a watch for the sophisticated racer – the kind who insists his opponent starts before he does but still wins. The rubber strap is inspired by 1950s-era Dunlop tyres, not just any old tread.
Lambretta Luigi Motor Racing
Sometimes you just want to know how fast you're getting around the track without blowing a fortune on your wristwear, and the Luigi does precisely that. Compared to the others, this is the "value" option with just a chronograph stopwatch to keep you company in the car.
Breitling for Bentley GT Racing
What? You didn't think a watch with the word Bentley in the title would come cheap did you? It has a silhouette of the Bentley Continental on the reverse for a start. Our tip: get the vehicle first. You don't want other drivers thinking you're a phoney.
Giuliano Mazzuoli Contagiri Steel
You can tell that the watchmakers over at Giuliano Mazzuoli know a thing about cars. The limited-edition Contagiri watch has an hour hand which pings back to the start once it has completed the 270 degrees around the dial to 12 o'clock. So it should look just right inches away from your dashboard.
Oris Williams F1 Team Skeleton
This high-tech-looking watch from Swiss watchmakers Oris is endorsed by Williams F1, but it's the skeleton dial revealing the timepiece's "engine" that really gives it that fresh-from-the-pitlane feel.
Graham Silverstone Stowe Gulf
Plenty of racing circuits have been the inspiration for luxury watches and so it's no surprise that Silverstone inspired a whole collection from Graham. This watch is named after one of the most dangerous turns on the circuit and is extra large for easy at-wheel reading.


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HollywoodLife.com spoke with Dr. Robi Ludwig, who tells us that the reports that Kristen isn't showering are a big indication that she's 'depressed' and her way of getting angry with herself for hurting Rob, so sad!
Kristen Stewart is so upset over cheating on Robert Pattinson that she wants to punish herself, according to top psychotherapist Dr. Robi Ludwig.
"Kristen is punished herself by not taking care of herself," Dr. Ludwig explains. "She's grieving and wondering if she's lovable, and will anyone love her?"
But Dr. Ludwig explains that as long as this doesn't go on for more than a few weeks, Kristen will be okay.
"If this goes on for two weeks or longer, it's possibly a clinical depressive state and she should be evaluated," she tells us. "But right now, it might be more of an extremem depressive reaction, and it's understandable under the circumstances."
Do you think you'd handle this breakup the same as K-Stew?
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Social Media, Newspapers and Radio Serve As Platform for Common Core Debate
Part two: Senate hearing on national education standards likely this week
The next legislative step for the Common Core educational standards likely will take place Wednesday afternoon in Lansing.
That's when a special joint meeting of the Senate Education Committee and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on K-12, School Aid Education is scheduled examine the issue.
The "Common Core State Standards" resolution (HCR 11) passed easily in the House last week on an 85-21 vote. HCR 11 would authorize the state to move toward the implementation of the standards under certain conditions set forth in the resolution.
Common Core standards were adopted by the State Board of Education in 2010, but the debate about implementing them has waged on since then. Supporters and opponents have lobbied legislators, education experts and the public a variety of ways. They've turned to social media, newspaper articles and columns and radio interviews over the last few months to make their point.
In a Sept. 22 column in the Detroit Free Press, Chester E. Finn Jr., a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and chairman of the Koret Task Force on K-12 Education, and Michael J. Petrelli, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution who specializes in education, wrote that Common Core was good for conservatives.
Finn and Petrelli said conservatives should "declare victory" because they say Common Core follows six conservative principles fiscal responsibility, accountability, school choice, competitiveness and innovation and traditional education values.
"Common Core demands accountability, high standards, and testing — not the low expectations and excuses that many politicians and the establishment have permitted," Finn and Petrelli wrote. "The core standards are pegged at a high level, which will bring a healthy dose of reality to the education-reform conversation."
They continued:
"We understand that many conservatives are justifiably angry about the inappropriate role the Obama administration has played in encouraging the adoption of the Common Core through its Race to the Top program," they wrote in the Free Press. "But the standards were developed by the states, and implementation is unquestionably a state effort, not a federal one. We see the Common Core as a great conservative triumph. They don't give in to moral relativism, blame-America-first, or so many other liberal nostrums that have infected our public schools."
Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, disagrees. He has been vocal in his opposition to HCR 11, and has stated his objections to it during appearances on radio stations.
"I can't predict whether the vote will be up or down, but I think it will be close," Sen. Jones told Michigan Capitol Confidential. "I can tell you that there is a lot of opposition out there from a variety of people."
Gov. Rick Snyder supports the Common Core standards, as does a large bipartisan coalition of groups, some of which have generally disagreed on other education issues in the past.
Sen. Jones said the lack of local control is one of the main reasons he opposes the Common Core standards.
"I believe we need some statewide standards but I don't believe we want something that came down from the federal level," he said. "I don't believe we need Common Core. A lot of people try to compare us to other nations that basically take students when they are very young and place them in what we might consider as vocational training. Comparing what they do to our education system is really like trying to compare apples to oranges.
"For the most part, I think we do a pretty good job of teaching our children," Sen. Jones continued. "We do have serious problems in our inner cities. But a lot of those problems have more to do with issues outside of the classroom, such as safety. As a former sheriff I believe providing a safe way for students to get to and from school should be at the forefront of our efforts."
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TAURUS & PISCES consist of long-time friends Gert Bruins (Pisces) and Peter Everts (Taurus), who got to know each other in 1985 and have stayed friends since.
I got in touch with them and they answered my questions.
When, where and by whom was your band born ? Did any of you, past and present members, play in any other bands before joining up in your band ? Why did you choose that name and which bands were you influenced by ?
Actually T&P didn't start as a band in the regular meaning of the word. Gert and Peter teamed up as musicians after being friends for many years. It all started somewehere after the turn of the century when we decided to sing and play guitar together. Gert had to be encouraged in a certain way to pick up the guitar , write songs and start singing because, contrary to what you might think, he's a very modest guy. haha. Before that Peter had been playing in bands since mid seventies, mostly rock and symphonic rock orientated. We chose the name T&P simply because, astrologically, Gert is Pisces and Peter is Taurus. Inertia is our second album and formost the result of a studio project.
After releasing the album we were asked if we could do the whole thing live, which wasn't our purpose in the first way. We felt challenged and decided to find some other musicians with which we, as a musical collective, could performe live shows and arrange new material together.
Our main influences stem from the experimental adventures in the seventies when all different kinds and types of music were mixed and put together. A tremendously inspiring era in rock music. Nowadays you'll find bands as Porcupine Tree and the likes travelling the same path.
How is it to run a band in Holland these days ?
Complicated; Holland is a small country with a small audience for our style of music and even less oppurtunities to play.
Over to your only album so far. Please tell us more about the Inertia album from 2008.
As we mentioned before it's actually our second album. Inertia was written, composed, arranged and recorded in a relative small studio at Peters house. He lives in an old farmhouse with plenty of space. We met on many occasions and every session was fun and inspiring. Especially the proces of recording and producing propelled us in a exiting phase; because we didn't have a reputation that could be harmed or should be met we felt free to experiment with all kinds of different sounds. E.g. sometimes we compressed parts over the top just for fun, to see how it would work out, as we liked it we decided to keep it that way.
It is my understanding you are now working on and off on a new album. What can we expect from this new album ?
Due to lack of time (we both have our daily jobs and families) and the fact that we live quite far apart from each other the proces of our third album turns out te be a bit frustrating in terms of output. Maybe we should give it the title Inertia as well, haha. Because of our own need to bring something in the open we're working on the release of a 16 minute track. The third album will be released after that. We're planning to record all the new material with a real drummer and lean a bit more on heavy guitar riffs.
For those of us unknown with your music; how would you describe you music and which bands would you compare yourself with ?
The hardest question so far. Describing music in words is like saying 'water' to a fish in the desert suggesting it will feel the wet. Just listen and stigmatise it with your own words.
Besides of the new album, what is your latest status and your plans for the future ?
We certainly would like to be on stage more often because performing for a live audience is uncomparable to anything. But our greatest wish is to be picked up by any professionals as producers, a label, etc. that would help us to bring the whole thing to the next level.
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Today I have the great pleasure of bringing you a double product review from the renowned dessert manufacture GU. Apologies to all of you trying desperately to stick to your January diets, but come on - what were you really expecting on a website such as this one :D
Back in October 2010 I posted a news article from The Grocer magazine which talked about GU's portfolio expansion with them launching a range of Cookies (See HERE). Described as adding 'some adult appeal to a category dominated by own-label and confectionery brands, such as Rolo and Smarties', I thought this sounded like a half decent idea, however I was then disappointed to read they were only going to be made available in Asda - Boo!!!
Just last week though, low and behold I found both these Caramel & Milk Chocolate and Ultimate Chocolate GU cookies gracing the shelves of my local Tesco - one came only assume that this exclusivity to Asda was just for a few months only. Anyway, £2.00 of my cash bought me a pack of two different flavours - my thoughts on them are below.
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'American-style cookies with chunks of chocolate and caramel'
These were the first I sampled out of the two and I was loving the fresh cookie and toffee smells that emanated from the bag when I opened it. Aesthetically the cookies were a touch pale, possibly a little under baked, but they were still pretty impressive and looked to have a decent amount of caramel and milk chocolate pieces dispersed throughout.
Texture wise these were very decent cookies and had a delightful fresh softness that yielded instantly and melted like butter in the mouth. A consequence of the cookie softness was that the flavour longevity wasn't particularly long lasting, though the limited time they did last in the mouth the flavours generated were altogether very pleasant. The base flavour generation of the cookie was predominantly dominated by a buttery shortbread biscuit taste that was enhanced by the slightest of salty hints. Where present the chocolate and caramel chunks added further interest to the experience, offering bursts of cocoa and brown sugar toffee suggestions. A whole cookie was a satisfying snack, but I was expecting that given it's size.
8.0 out of 10
GU Cookies Ultimate Chocolate
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'American-style cookies with chunks of rich chocolate'
Judging by the limited stock left on the shelf at the time, it would appear that these Ultimate Chocolate cookies were the better selling variant out of the two. In proposition and looks I personally thought they were the less appealing out of the two I'm showing you today. Don't get me wrong the cookies still smelt gorgeous and looked appealing, however I was disappointed to see that GU hadn't chosen to use two different chocolate types (e.g. milk chocolate base, white chocolate chunks etc), which I think would have made them look even more attractive.
When it came to the taste test the cookies were every bit as soft as the caramel variant, and additionally had even larger chocolate chunks to add weight to the light, crumbly cookie base. As promised on the front of pack, the chocolate taste was indeed rich, and took hold of the buttery, shortbread flavours a little more than the caramel cookies. The chocolate flavour hit was delivered with a keen sharpness and in a more satisfying sustained manner, but the flavour progression was perhaps a little limited and in need of an added x-factor like say a nut, to make it truly special.
8.1 out of 10
Overall I thought these were very decent cookies but I wouldn't say they were quite there in regards to being rated as highly as the likes of Heavenly Cakes. One thing I do know for sure is that they were more to my liking than than usual supermarket own brand offerings, which I tend to find overly sugar laden and sickly. Judging by the taste I would suggest that the quality of ingredients is far superior to the supermarket cookies - I guess this is reflected in the price. Neither of these were by any means perfect, but I would buy them again and would happily suggest you guys give them a try.


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Are you ready for BOOT CAMP?
If you've always wanted a serious culinary education without the cost or time commitment of culinary school, this is the perfect course for you.
Our professional chef will lead you through the ins and outs of professional cooking, and you'll be preparing gourmet caliber dishes in just five short weeks.
You will learn important, foundational culinary skills: knife handling, how to create nuanced sauces, how to properly butcher a chicken, how to create decadent desserts and much more. We will debunk common myths, share effective tips and tricks, and drive home key culinary points (taste, taste and taste again!). You'll learn a whole host of new recipes, but more importantly, you'll learn the concepts behind what you're doing. Recipes don't know how heavy your pan is, how hot your stovetop gets, or the fact that you're using shallots because your local grocery store was out of onions. The more you understand about the WHY and HOW of cooking, the greater control you have over each dish you make.
After completing this course you will be a better home cook, and you will be more adept at creating delicious meals to share with family and friends!
During each session you will get hands-on experience executing techniques and recipes, all with personal feedback and assistance from the chef. You will prepare several dishes per class, then there will be time at the end of each session to eat your creations and engage in a roundtable discussion with the chefs and your fellow students about techniques, flavors and other culinary topics.
NOTE: Class will not meet on Saturday, Sept. 1 due to the Labor Day holiday. They will resume the following week and run through Saturday, Sept. 15.
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Walking toy teaches colors
Keep tiny feet in motion and imaginations churning with with adorable rainbow colored push toy! Rainbow-colored cylinders click and clack pleasantly as the wooden wheel is spun or rolled along the ground. The result is a twirling rainbow of colors and a soft clattering sound. Walking toy boosts coordination and encourages toddlers' balance, and physical strength. For ages 12 months and up. Color Roller Push Toy Dimensions: 22.24" x 3.94" x 5.43"
Hape believes that the future begins and belongs to our children. It is our duty to leave them with infinite possibilities, not unsolvable problems. Their toys are created to inspire play, learning, and exploration of the world we live in; through responsible business practices they aspire to leave the world in a better condition than when we received it.
Hape toys are designed first and foremost for children. Each product is developed to enhance a child's developmental skills. Neither language, nor culture, nor gender impedes the intuitive play patterns. What children see as fun, parents and educators recognize as age-appropriate learning basics; social, sensory, physical, and emotional skills. Using natural materials, water-based paints, and strict quality and safety standards make every Hape toy an investment kids will love and parents can trust.


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2012-13: Rowed in eight events … sat in the three seat of the club 4 boat at the Head of the Charles (10/20) … rowed in the eight seat of the varsity 8 boat at the Foot of the Charles (11/10) … crewed in the second varsity 8 in the seven seat at the Beanpot (3/30) … sat in the five seat for the Knecht Cup (4/13) and the Muri Cup (4/27) … sat in the No. 2 seat in the varsity 4 boat at the Knecht Cup, the Dad Vail (5/10) and the IRA Championships (6/1).
2011-12: Rowed in varsity 8 at the Foot of the Charles, sitting in the one seat … rowed in novice 8 at the Knecht Cup, Dad Vail Regatta and EAWRC Sprints, sitting in the eight seat … rowed in second varsity 8 at the Muri Cup, sitting in the seven seat.
Off The Water at MIT: Majoring in ocean engineering.
High School: A 2011 graduate of Walnut Hills High School … FAVC all-conference academic award … OSAA scholar athlete award … sixth place in lightweight 8+ at 2010 US Rowing youth nationals … first place in lightweight 4+ at 2011 Midwest junior rowing championship … National Merit Scholarship commended scholar … Miami University book award … class valedictorian.


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Chinese officials on Friday renewed their accusations that exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and those around him are responsible for instigating a wave of self-immolations in China.
The protests that have seen has many as 68 ethnic Tibetans set themselves on fire in the past 20 months – 55 of whom reportedly have died – are unprecedented in modern Tibetan history, and they've sharply challenged the Chinese Communist Party's usual means of pacifying trouble. Neither Beijing's investment in infrastructure in ethnic Tibetan areas nor its deployment of police and a tough security crackdown has ended the campaign. Many in China's Tibetan enclaves say the protests are the result of an authoritarian regime that's targeted their culture, language and religion.
At a meeting of party leaders from western Sichuan province, where more than half the self-immolations have occurred, an official accused the Dalai Lama and the "Dalai clique" of masterminding the incidents.
"They are the plotters, instigators, organizers and directors of self-immolation incidents in the Tibetan area," Li Changping, a member of the Communist Party's provincial standing committee in Sichuan, said during a question-and-answer session with reporters.
Li and his fellow officials were in Beijing for the party's 18th National Congress, an assembly that will usher in a changeover of China's top leadership. On Wednesday, the day before the congress began, three teenage monks in Sichuan reportedly burned themselves as a trio. The youngest, 15-year-old Dorjee, died at the scene, according to London-based Free Tibet. Security forces took the two 16-year-olds to a hospital.
"These protests are aimed at sending the next generation of China's unelected regime a clear signal that Tibetans will continue to fight for their freedom despite China's efforts to suppress and intimidate them," Stephanie Brigden, Free Tibet's director, said in an emailed statement.
At least six ethnic Tibetans have set themselves on fire since Sunday, according to rights groups. On Friday, thousands of students in the province of Qinghai, where two men reportedly lit themselves on fire from Wednesday to Thursday, marched with "slogans demanding equality of nationality, freedom for Tibetans and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet," according to a statement by the Tibetan government in exile, which is based in Dharamsala, India.
Because the Chinese government has made access to those areas difficult, and at times impossible, for foreign reporters, much of what's known is through information released by activists with contacts in the region and the Tibetan government in exile. However, many ethnic Tibetans in Qinghai and Sichuan told a McClatchy reporter earlier this year that the self-immolations were in reaction to Chinese government policy and not due to any schemes by the Dalai Lama.
A predominantly Tibetan area in the north of Sichuan has been the epicenter of the self-immolations, which began in March 2011 with a monk at the Kirti Monastery.
In his remarks on Friday, Li, the Sichuan official, blamed the trouble at Kirti in large part on a religious figure connected to the monastery. From his description, Li was clearly speaking of Kirti Rinpoche, the exiled abbot of the monastery, who, like the Dalai Lama, fled to India in 1959.
Li didn't explain how Kirti Rinpoche, a man who says he was born in 1942, or others would be able to coordinate a sustained campaign of self-immolations in a region with a heavy police presence and where communication services are closely monitored and routinely cut.
From Sichuan, the self-immolations spread to ethnic Tibetan areas in Qinghai, adjoining Gansu province and Tibet itself, which Beijing rules as the Tibet Autonomous Region.
During a meeting of officials from the Tibet Autonomous Region on Friday – local delegations held gatherings throughout the day at the party congress – the region's vice governor, Lobsang Gyaincain, also blamed the Dalai Lama's followers for the protests, according to an account of the meeting by the Associated Press.
"The external Tibetan forces and the Dalai clique are sacrificing other people's lives to attain their secret political motives," he was quoted as saying.
Researcher Joyce Zhang contributed to this report.


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The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra is excited to announce a program providing transportation from patrons' homes to scheduled RPO concerts. Several drivers associated with Lifespan/RSVP, the volunteer mobilizing program for adults over the age of 55, have offered to volunteer their time to provide rides for a limited number of RPO patrons who can no longer drive themselves. These volunteer drivers have been trained by and are registered with Lifespan/RSVP. The program is offered for Monroe County, depending on driver availability.
Each volunteer driver can transport up to three passengers from one residence to an RPO concert, and will return them to that residence after the concert. Passengers will be dropped off at the Gibbs Street entrance to the Eastman Theatre, and will be picked up there following the performance. All passengers must be age 55 or over. All must be able to enter and exit the vehicle with only normal assistance. The drivers would not be able to take patrons who use wheelchairs, or who would need any type of lift in or out of the vehicle. Use of the service will depend on driver availability.
If you are interested in using this program, please contact (585) 454-7311 x 241.
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Freaky wrote:Here u can request for all type of BANGLA moviez if u have 50 posts or above.
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What is the fine for deploying illegal fireworks in Brisbane? Is this enforced by a citation or can you be arrested?
I think it might help deter illegal fireworks if the offending folks knew that the penalty is more than a slap on the wrist.
Obviously consideration for fellow citizens, pets and other animals, and safety concerns have not deterred these inconsiderate people from pursuing their own pyrotechnic pleasures.


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Why is a resistor in MOS FET if it operates on voltage?
The MOS FET operates on voltage, so I feel that this resistor is not necessary.
Why is it there?
Amongst other things, the FET gate resistor is inserted to:
|- protect against parasitic oscillation,
- protect against surge on the gate,
- suppress the switching speed,
- make adjustments to match the current drive capacity of the previous stage.
The main purpose of this resistor is to protect against parasitic oscillation (resonance).
Parasitic resonance occurs when Q of the resonant circuit becomes large due to parasitic capacitance and parasitic inductance in the MOS FET.
Therefore by adding a several-10 to several-100 Ω resistor to the gate, the Q value is lowered and oscillation and ringing are reduced.
A resistor with an even higher resistance value is necessary to protect against surge, but be aware that a high resistance causes the operation speed to drop significantly.
We therefore advise you to determine an appropriate resistance value that accords with the specifications of your system.
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Stand on the High Line near its southern end, and look to the west toward the Hudson River. You will see a giant construction site covered with steel beams, plywood, backhoes, and other heavy duty equipment. It is all part of the ongoing work to build the new High Line Headquarters and Whitney Museum of American Art.
Follow us after the jump for a construction update and photos.
You may not realize it at a glance, but much has happened on the job site since our last update in November.
Crews recently finished driving more than 50 steel piles into the ground to the support the new High Line Headquarters. You may have seen this work in action if you have visited the High Line in recent weeks. The crews use a giant rig to raise a heavy weight above a pile, and then they release the weight, letting it fall down along a guide onto the top of the pile. The process repeats itself over and over, as the pile is slowly driven into the ground.
Construction crews are now working to build the plywood forms and installing steel rebar for the concrete pile caps and grade beams that will distribute the load of the building across the steel piles below ground.
Others are working to connect the utility services along Washington Street to an underground vault that will provide electricity to the new building. Most of this work takes place below ground, so there won't be much to see over the next few weeks. The next big visual milestone will be the arrival and installation of the building's steel frame in the early spring.
Meanwhile back in the office, we are busily working to design new temporary signage for the construction fencing. The City requires that we install temporary construction scaffolding along the path near the southern end of the park to protect High Line visitors as crews work to erect the building's frame and complete construction. We are taking advantage of the temporary surface and installing a map, historic information about the High Line, and information about the design and construction of the High Line Headquarters. Stay tuned for a sneak peak at the signage design.


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Will Your Next Viral Load Be as Undetectable as the Last? Study Says: Probably
June 10, 2009
If your past several viral load test results have been undetectable, there's about a 95 percent chance that your next one will be, too, according to a large Swiss study published in the May 6 issue of HIV Medicine, the official journal of the British HIV Association. The new findings may reignite the debate over just how likely people with HIV are to transmit the virus if their HIV viral load has been consistently undetectable while they were on treatment.
The Background
That debate exploded in January 2008, when the Swiss Federal Commission for HIV/AIDS released a controversial report for Swiss physicians. The report examined a series of studies involving heterosexual couples in which one partner was HIV positive and the other was HIV negative (called "magnetic" or "serodiscordant" couples). The report stated that it was almost impossible for a heterosexual, HIV-positive person on HIV meds to pass HIV to his or her partner during unprotected sex, provided the HIV-positive person:
Most of those finer points were lost when the story went public, however. Headlines screamed that the commission was giving HIV-positive people a nearly unequivocal green light to have unprotected sex. (The venerable Agence France-Presse may have taken the oversimplification cake with "Patients on AIDS Drugs Don't Transmit Virus.") Accusations flew, the researchers came under fire, clarifications were issued, and ultimately the furor died down.
But the question remains: Are there cases in which HIV-positive people can have unprotected sex with their HIV-negative partner without having to worry about the possibility of transmitting HIV?
Central to answering this question is the issue of exactly what it means to have an "undetectable" viral load. Any number of things can happen during the three-month span that usually passes between a person's viral load tests, such as an interaction with a new herbal supplement, prescription medication or over-the-counter drug. And sometimes, albeit rarely, a person's viral load can briefly spike for reasons that are still unknown.
But what are the chances that any of these things will happen? If a person had an HIV viral load test two months ago and it found her or his viral load was undetectable, what are the odds that's still the case now?
The Study Findings
This study was conducted by some of the very researchers who were at the center of the Swiss Federal Commission brouhaha. In fact, three of the researchers -- Pietro Vernazza, M.D., Bernard Hirschel, M.D., and Enos Bernasconi, M.D., all prominent Swiss HIV experts -- had been co-authors of the very report that ignited the controversy in January 2008. The study's primary author was Christophe Combescure, Ph.D., of the Division of Clinical Epidemiology at University Hospital Geneva.
The thrust of the study was an examination of viral load test results in 6,168 people participating in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. All were HIV-positive people who had at least one viral load test result below 50 copies/mL (the lowest level at which commonly used viral load tests are able to detect HIV) between May 2003 and December 2007 while they were taking HIV treatment. Some other quick facts about the participants:
Unsurprisingly, the researchers found that the more undetectable viral loads a person already had, the more likely it was that her or his next viral load would also be undetectable. But there was a limit. A person with one undetectable viral load had an 84.5 percent chance of his or her next viral load being undetectable. The odds rose steadily to 94.5 percent for people with five undetectable viral loads -- and then remained at around 95 percent for people with more than five undetectable viral loads.
When they looked at the reasons why people developed a detectable viral load, the researchers found (unsurprisingly) that having missed more than one dose of HIV meds in the past four weeks was a major factor. They also found that a detectable viral load was more likely to occur among people who were on HIV meds but who were not taking combination HIV treatment, also known as HAART.
Interestingly, the Swiss study also noted that the specific clinic that an HIV-positive person went to impacted her or his odds of maintaining an undetectable viral load. The researchers suggested this might be because centers use different procedures to conduct and analyze viral load tests, possibly causing variation in the test results.
The Takeaway
Do these results help or hurt the argument that it can sometimes be "safe" for some HIV-positive people to have unprotected sex with their HIV-negative partners? Despite their deep involvement in the controversial Swiss statement of January 2008, the researchers avoid making any definitive claims in this study. The closest they come is this somewhat ominous line within the study's conclusion: "Our data leave open the possibility that unexplained high [viral loads] in seemingly well-controlled patients, although rare, can occur."
Are those odds low enough to warrant having sex without protection? The researchers avoided giving an opinion on the issue. But we hope that won't stop you from offering your take.
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Everyone says that leftovers are "the best part of Thanksgiving," but your leftovers can be so much more than dry meat on bread with mayonnaise. My new book Kitchen Matrix has 20 recipes for leftover turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce, along with a slew of tantalizing uses for extra veggies (and if you're anything like me, you'll have a lot of those). You'll have to buy the book if you want all the recipes, but here are a few clever uses for leftover cranberry sauce. These are universal enough to accommodate almost whatever kind of cranberry sauce you're starting with (even the canned kind).
Cranberry-Yogurt Parfaits
In individual glasses, alternate layers of cranberry sauce, plain Greek yogurt, honey, and chopped pecans. Garnish: fresh mint.
Cranberry Negroni
Mix equal parts gin, Campari, vermouth, and cranberry sauce in a cocktail shaker with ice. Garnish: orange or lemon peel.
Cranberry-Braised Chicken
Cook chicken parts in butter, rotating and turning as necessary, until browned on all sides; remove from the pan. Add chopped onion, garlic, and fresh ginger and cook until soft. Stir in cranberry sauce and a little chicken or turkey stock or white wine; add the chicken. Cover and cook over medium-low heat, turning the chicken occasionally until it's cooked through. Garnish: grated orange zest.


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LTE System Toolbox facilitates the process of testing an LTE design by providing a golden reference implementation. With its comprehensive set of transmitter, receiver, and channel model components, the system toolbox provides test vectors and metrics needed to verify each individual component of the transmitter or the receiver. The set of components includes:
The system toolbox provides a comprehensive specification of the time-frequency resource grid. The grid represents the framework that the LTE standard uses to organize data and multiplex various channels and signals before OFDM transmission on each antenna. By using the functions that generate and populate various elements of the grid, you can verify design correctness and catch placement and mapping mistakes in your implementations.
LTE System Toolbox enables you to model and simulate the physical layer of the LTE standard. With link-level simulations, you can obtain expected measures of performance, including throughput and block-error rate, and evaluate real implementations based on simulated measures. The system toolbox also enables better system planning by facilitating link-level simulations that provide some of the parameters needed to design a cell tower of a given geometry and propagation profile.
The set of supported functions for transmitter, receiver, and channel modeling operations includes:
LTE System Toolbox enables you to set up tests that measure the throughput performance of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) under conformance test conditions specified in the LTE standard document TS 36.101. With the system toolbox data structures, you can concisely express all system parameters. With the system toolbox functions, you can express all combinations of transmitter, channel model, and receiver operations. Using these tools for conformance and block error rate (BLER) testing, you can obtain link-level performance measures and verify compliance with standard specifications.
LTE System Toolbox provides a variety of time-domain signals, or waveforms, that you can use to test, measure, and verify various implementations. You can generate individual waveforms for all combinations of LTE transmitter parameters. Generated waveforms can be customized using MATLAB®, providing greater flexibility than the reference measurement channel (RMC) generation offered by hardware-based signal generators. You can then use each generated waveform to test and verify the accuracy and performance of software or hardware implementations of a receiver.
Waveforms generated by the system toolbox have the following features:
You can generate downlink test model waveforms as specified in LTE standard document TS 36.141. The system toolbox provides flexibility for generating these waveforms—it includes functions for programmatic use, and waveform generation tools with user interfaces for interactive use.
In addition to providing tools for generating LTE waveforms, LTE System Toolbox enables you to generate 3GPP Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) downlink and uplink waveforms, and reference channels to model standard-compliant W-CDMA, HDSPA, HSUPA, and HSPA+ signals.
Waveforms generated by the system toolbox can be transmitted over the air using RF signal generators or supported software-defined radio (SDR) devices. Signals captured using RF signal analyzers or SDR devices can be analyzed and decoded in MATLAB with LTE System Toolbox functions. This hardware connectivity feature enables you to validate your designs by replacing simulated channels and impairments in your end-to-end model with live radio signals.
Use Instrument Control Toolbox™ to configure and communicate with RF test and measurement instruments, and use Communications System Toolbox™ hardware support packages to connect to supported SDR devices.
LTE System Toolbox provides functions for signal information recovery, including identification and source localization. These measurements are useful for obtaining information necessary to decode a signal or for ascertaining the location and identity of a mobile unit. For example, in an emergency, first responders can use these measurements to quickly locate the mobile unit in distress.
Signal information recovery measurements in the system toolbox include:
The system toolbox provides a comprehensive set of receiver functions for modeling how a mobile unit (UE) communicates with the network. These functions enable you to perform UE cell-search procedures, obtain cell identities, and extract system information such as the master information block (MIB) and the system information block (SIB). The process involves acquiring slot and frame synchronization, demodulation, and decoding of the majority of the downlink channels.
By demodulating and decoding the MIB information, you can obtain essential parameters such as the system bandwidth. You can then extract additional system parameters, such as SIB1 that contains the public land mobile network (PLMN) identity and other scheduling information for SIBs other than SIB1. Obtaining these parameters is essential for handoff, mobile unit localization, and other system access and registration procedures.
LTE System Toolbox functionality is accurate and comprehensive, and it conforms to the LTE standard specification. Data structures and functions in the system toolbox comply with the supported 3GPP LTE standards. The system toolbox provides a comprehensive set of transmitter, channel model, and receiver operations for downlink (base station to mobile) and uplink (mobile to base station) transmissions.
LTE System Toolbox has been used in the industry since 2009. The accuracy of the system toolbox physical layer models has been verified by successfully exchanging digital baseband signals with commercial signal generator and analyzer instruments.
The 5G library for LTE System Toolbox enables you to explore the behavior and performance of 5G radio access technologies as defined by the Release 15 3GPP NR standard V15.0.
Using this library, you can simulate the following aspects of 5G:
The 5G library for LTE System Toolbox includes the following reference examples:
To use the 5G library, you must have the latest version of LTE System Toolbox. After you install, click Get Add-ons and select the 5G library.
Already have LTE System Toolbox? Download the 5G library now.


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This is the first post about building a WiX 3 installer from zero. The reason I've decided to write this WiX series is that the good sources are quite hard to find and examples even harder.
The finished installer (at the end of the series) will be localized in 2 languages, have localized EULA check, product key validation via a custom action, updating (and killing the running app when updating) and wrapping both localized MSI's into a bootstrapper that will enable you to choose the installation language and install prerequisites like .Net framework 3.5. Those are the general features and we'll well dive into each feature in a separate post.
We'll be using WiX 3.0.5419.0 in Visual Studio 2008. You can download WiX at the SourceForge Wix Site. I'm expecting that you're familiar with basic WiX operations and how to make the WiX project.
To help you with your WiX development be sure to use the ORCA tool (download via Win SDK or directly from here) for viewing/editing MSI tables and default MSI logging capabilities like "msiexec /i SuperForm.Installer.msi /l*v SuperFormLog.txt" which will write a very detailed log of what it's doing at each step.
The application we'll be installing is called SuperForm which solves all your label's text color needs by using the awesome action of pressing a button.
The first thing we have to do is to create a new System Environment variable SuperFormFilesDir containing the path to the directory where you keep the files you'll install on the users computer. We'll be using this variable in the automated building of wxs fragment file that holds the correct directory/files structure. This is my preference in environments with multiple developers. It is highly unlikely that all developers have the same directory structure. If you work alone you can also take the "preprocessor variables" route described below in Project Properties –> Build. I'll be using the System Environment variable approach.
We have three projects of which the most important for us is the WiX project. Logically the project is divided into 7 folders and 1 main file.
We also need to include some references:
All non WiX files (others than wsx, wxi, wxl) don't really need to be included in the project but i like to include them for clarity. This way we see exactly what is in the installer from the project itself.
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The typical maintenance department has several spools of THHN wire on a rack or pallet, ready for projects or repairs. THHN is a good, general-purpose insulation. However, suppose you need to rewire a machine tool. Would THHN be the most appropriate kind of wire? Would it be appropriate at all?
To ensure you use the correct insulation type for the application, turn to Chapter 3 of the NEC. Article 310 contains Table 310.13(A), Conductor Applications and Insulations.
Most application descriptions are very general. For example, you can use moisture-retardant thermoset (RHW) in "dry and wet locations." A few application descriptions are specific. For example, you can use moisture, heat, and oil-resistant thermoplastic (MTW) in machine tool wiring. Before using wire from those maintenance spools, check the table for applicability. If that insulation isn't allowed for your application, then look for that application in the table to find the allowed insulation types.
For most applications, this table will give you several insulation types from which to choose. Your ultimate selection will depend first on the temperature range and ampacity (Tables 310.17 through 310.20) and then on other factors (e.g., cost and availability).


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The self described open-source rogue-like survivalcraft / driving game in a sci-fi zombie apocalypse has successfully reached its goal on Kickstarter, and one of the developers will now be able to work on it full-time for a few months to implement for example a back-end for proper graphics.
But see and hear about it yourself:
The first stretch-goal is close too, with 12 days remaining to pledge money towards this cool project.
Less rosy does it look for the previously featured Data Dealer project. With only 48 hours to go, but still about 10k missing it will be a close finish if at all. They got some remarkable press lately though and jumped up about 10k in the last days, so it is still possible. So if you haven't done it yet, pledge here.
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A second reason for concern is the distribution of impacts among people and
across regions. The impacts of climate change will not be distributed equally.
Some individuals, sectors, systems, and regions will be less affectedor
may even benefit; other individuals, sectors, systems, and regions may suffer
significant losses. This pattern of relative benefits or losses is not likely
to remain constant over time. It will be different with different magnitudes
of climate change. Some regions may have gains only for certain changes in temperature
and precipitation and not for others. As a result, some regions that may first
see net benefits eventually may face losses as well as the climate continues
to warm.
Research into the distribution of impacts of climate change is in its infancy,
in large measure because this research poses several methodological challenges.
A first difficulty is synthesisthe need to reduce the complex pattern
of individual impacts to a more tractable set of regional or sectoral indicators.
The challenge is to identify a set of indicators that can summarize and make
comparable the impacts in different regions, sectors, or systems in a meaningful
way. A range of indicators and methods have been put forward. Many models use
physical measures such as the number of people affected (e.g., Hoozemans et
al., 1993), change in net primary productivity (NPP) (White et al., 1999), or
the number of systems undergoing change (e.g., Alcamo et al., 1995).
The most widespread numeraire, however, is economic cost (Nordhaus, 1991, 1994a;
Cline, 1992; Hohmeyer and Gaertner, 1992; Titus, 1992; Downing et al., 1995,
1996; Fankhauser, 1995; Tol, 1995; Mendelsohn and Neumann, 1999). This numeraire
is particularly well-suited to measure market impactsthat is, impacts
that are linked to market transactions and directly affect GDP (i.e., a country's
national accounts). The costs of sea-level rise, for example, can be expressed
as the capital cost of protection plus the economic value of land and structures
at loss or at risk; agricultural impacts can be expressed as costs or benefits
to producers and consumers, including the incremental costs of adaptation. Using
a monetary numeraire to express nonmarket impacts such as effects on ecosystems
or human health is more difficult. It is possible in principle, however. There
is a broad and established literature on valuation theory and its application,
including studies (mostly in a nonclimate change context) on the monetary value
of lower mortality risk, ecosystems, quality of life, and so forth. However,
economic valuation can be controversial and requires sophisticated analysis,
which still is mostly lacking in a climate change context.
Physical metricssuch as NPP or percentage of systems affectedon
the other hand, are best suited for natural systems. When they are applied to
systems under human management, they suffer from being poorly linked to human
welfare, the ultimate indicator of concern. Some researchers therefore recommend
different numeraires for market impacts, mortality, ecosystems, quality of life,
and equity (Schneider et al., 2000b). They recognize, however, that final comparisons
across different numeraires nonetheless are required; they regard this as the
job of policymakers, however.
Persistent knowledge gaps is a second source of difficulty. Distributional
analysis depends heavily on the geographical details of climate change, but
these details are one of the major uncertainties in the outputs of climate change
models. This is particularly true for estimates of precipitation; for example,
estimates of water-sector impact can vary widely depending on the choice of
Uncertainties continue at the level of impact analysis. Despite a growing number
of country-level case studies, our knowledge of local impacts is still too uneven
and incomplete for a careful, detailed comparison across regions. Furthermore,
differences in assumptions often make it difficult to compare case studies across
countries. Only a few studies try to provide a coherent global picture on the
basis of a uniform set of assumptions. The basis of most such global impact
assessments tends to be studies undertaken in developed countriesoften
the United Stateswhich are then extrapolated to other regions. Such extrapolation
is difficult and will be successful only if regional circumstances are carefully
taken into account, including differences in geography, level of development,
value systems, and adaptive capacity. Not all analyses are equally careful in
undertaking this task.
There are other shortcomings that affect the quality of analysis. Although
our understanding of the vulnerability of developed countries is improvingat
least with respect to market impactsinformation about developing countries
is quite limited. Nonmarket damages, indirect effects (e.g., the effect of changed
agricultural output on the food-processing industry), the link between market
and nonmarket effects (e.g., how the loss of ecosystem functions will affect
GDP), and the sociopolitical implications of change also are still poorly understood.
Uncertainty, transient effects (the impact of a changing rather than a changed
and static climate), and the influence of climate variability are other factors
that deserve more attention. Because of these knowledge gaps, distributional
analysis has to rely on (difficult) expert judgment and extrapolation if it
is to provide a comprehensive picture.
Box 19-2. The Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Zones
The impact of sea-level rise has been widely studied for many parts of
the world. Although uncertainties remain, several generic conclusions
can be drawn. First, impacts will not be distributed evenly. Islands and
deltas are particularly vulnerable. Second, forward-looking and sustainable
economic development, coupled with efficient adaptation (mostly protection
of vulnerable shores), can significantly reduce the economic impact of
sea-level rise. Some analysts have even found that coastal vulnerability
may decrease if the rate of economic development is sufficiently high
and climate change sufficiently slow. However, not all countries will
be able to undertake the necessary adaptation investments without outside
financial assistance, and uncertainty about sea levels (e.g., as a result
of storm surges) may make it difficult to identify efficient policies.
Third, coastal wetlands can cope with a relatively modest rate of sea-level
rise, but not with a fast one. Additional wetlands could be lost if their
migration is blocked by hard structures built to protect developed coastal
areas. Fourth, most of the impact will not be through gradual sea-level
rise but through extreme events such as floods and storms. This makes
people without insurance or a strong social network especially vulnerable.
Thus, as a whole, sea-level rise is likely to have strong negative effects
on some people, even if the aggregate impact is limited. Fifth, the aggregate
impact of sea-level rise could be roughly proportional to the observed
rise. At a local scale, however, sea-level rise is more likely to be felt
through successive crossings of thresholds.
A third problem is adaptation. There has been substantial
progress in the treatment of adaptation since the SAR, but adaptation is difficult
to capture adequately in an impact assessment. Adaptation will entail complex
behavioral, technological, and institutional adjustments at all levels of society,
and the capacity to undertake them will vary considerably (see Chapter
18). Various approaches are used to model adaptation (e.g., spatial analogs,
microeconomic modeling), but they are prone to systematic errors about its effectiveness.
The standard approach used in coastal impact assessment and in many agricultural
models is to include in the analysis a limited number of "prominent" but ultimately
arbitrary adaptations. This underestimates adaptive capacity because many potentially
effective adaptations are excluded (Tol et al., 1998). On the other hand, approaches
that are based on analogssuch as the Ricardian approach used by, for example,
Mendelsohn et al. (1994), Mendelsohn and Dinar (1998), and Darwin (1999)probably
overestimate adaptive capacity because they neglect the cost of transition and
learning. This is especially true for cases in which adaptation in developed
countries today is used as a proxy for worldwide adaptation to an uncertain
future climate. Only a very few studies model adaptation as an optimization
process in which agents trade off the costs and benefits of different adaptation
options (Fankhauser, 1995; Yohe et al., 1995, 1996).
The analysis is further complicated by the strong link between adaptation and
other socioeconomic trends. The world will change substantially in the future,
and this will affect vulnerability to climate change. For example, a successful
effort to roll back malaria (as promoted by the development community) could
reduce the negative health effects of climate change. On the other hand, growing
pressure on natural resources from unsustainable economic development is likely
to exacerbate the impacts of climate change on natural systems. Even without
explicit adaptation, impact assessments therefore depend on the "type"
of socioeconomic development expected in the future. The sensitivity of estimates
to such baseline trends can be strong enough in some cases to reverse the sign
(i.e., a potentially negative impact can become positive under a suitable development
path, or vice versa) (Mendelsohn and Neumann, 1999).
Despite the limits in knowledge, a few general patterns emerge with regard
to the distribution of climate change impacts. These patterns are derived from
general principles, observations of past vulnerabilities, and limited modeling
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In December 2010, 11 leading ME/CFS patient advocacy organizations, led by PANDORA founder Marly Silverman, sent a letter to the new chief of the CDC's Viral Diseases Branch – Dr. Elizabeth Unger – urging implementation of 9 changes in the way the CDC conducts ME/CFS research. The list of suggested changes, which had also been proposed earlier at the April 2010 CDC Stakeholders' Meeting, and the names of the signatory organizations, are attached below.
Then on Jan 3, 2011, the group announced that they had created an email petition – Tell CDC to Change their ME/CFS Research – that patients & other advocates could sign, urging key CDC and HHS decision makers to implement the 9 changes.
In just nine days, more than 600 patients had signed the petition, which was then emailed on behalf of each to a list of "Dr. Unger's bosses" within the CDC, as well as HHS leaders Howard Koh, MD, Assistant Secretary of Health, and Dinah Bembo, Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Health.
CDC Agrees to Meeting. On Feb 13, PANDORA Communications Director Tina Tidmore announced to participants that the petition would be discontinued "because we have received a commitment to one of the goals."
According to the announcement:
"Dr. Elizabeth Unger with the CDC [has] contacted PANDORA asking for a meeting to discuss how to develop future dialogue with patient organizations. She said she wants to establish venues to restore trust and will discuss the 9 action points listed in the letter and petition.
"She also agreed to a phone conference including representatives from other patient organizations that joined in this effort. This is expected to be in March, but we do not yet know exactly when.
"Thank you for participating. This is a first step."
Asked about next steps for organized advocacy, Tina responds:
"In the history of government activism, there is an action of pressure. Then if the target comes to the table, the activists hold off until it is seen what comes out of the meeting. Although PANDORA is taking down the petition for now [at 640 signatures], depending on what happens at that meeting, further and possibly stronger action may be forthcoming.
"Dr. Elizabeth Unger has up until now not had the power to make changes, as she was not directing the ME/CFS program. But in her new position, she now does. This is an opportunity for a change in CDC research. We don't know what the ME/CFS research under her leadership will look like. But it is a good sign that she is willing to listen to patient organizations.
'Different than many patient organizations, PANDORA (http://www.pandoranet.info) empowers patients to participate in organized advocacy efforts and keeps patients informed of advocacy opportunities through their facebook page and newsletter."
In summary, this series of events is just more proof that strong activism is working for the ME/CFS community, and with this assurance, we suspect it will never be the same.
1. Accept the invitation from patient organizations to an open dialogue through quarterly meetings, where they can inform you of how CDC policies affect patients and their quality of life, and where you can educate the patient community on the reasons for decisions made by the CDC in relation to this disease. PANDORA's 2009 response to the CDC's request for input to the 5-year Strategic Plan, as shown on their website, is a good starting point for discussions.
2. Establish monthly conference calls with a panel of other ME/CFS researchers, such as those who are members of the International Association for CFS/ME, for the purpose of creating collaborations.
3. Change the diagnostic criteria for ME/CFS so they more accurately reflect the NeuroEndocrineImmune disorder discovered in the Incline Village and Lyndonville outbreaks. Study that illness. The CDC should use the increasingly more popular and scientifically well-received Canadian Case Definition for its current and planned 5-year strategy.
4. For cohorts, use patients from well-known physicians who specialize in caring for ME/CFS patients and have done so for decades. As research history shows, finding the common denominator of an emerging illness requires the cohort criteria be narrow. AIDS is a great example of this. In-hospital studies are best conducted in facilities trained and dedicated to the treatment of ME/CFS patients.
5. Use your influence and resources to support the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee recommendation that the federal government establish and coordinate a network of specialized care / research centers. This is the principle behind the NeuroEndocrineImmune Center promoted by PANDORA and recommended by the New Jersey Legislature.
6. Change the name of the illness to one that reflects the serious and debilitating reality that many patients experience. Correcting the misconceptions caused by the trivializing name, "chronic fatigue syndrome," rests with the CDC because that is where the current name originated. Invite input from patient organizations, leading ME/CFS researchers, and recognized ME/CFS clinicians in choosing a new name that reflects the pathology and not just one symptom.
7. Establish a proactive physician education program through seminars and curriculum in medical schools, showing the biological findings in the majority of patients with this illness. Provide current evidence-based information on diagnosis and management of ME/CFS to health care providers, persons with ME/CFS, caregivers, and evaluate associated outcomes.
8. Request that Congress allocate more research funding for ME/CFS to bring it in line with funding levels of other disabling diseases.
9. Abandon the psychological research (such as the childhood trauma study) and, instead, study the possible connections to infections in ME/CFS. This is certainly much more appropriate for your branch, the Chronic Viral Diseases Branch.
Signatories: PANDORA, Vermont CFIDS Association, CFS Knowledge Center, Rocky Mountain CFS/ME & FM Association, Mass CFIDS/ME & FM Association, Mothers Against Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, CFS/FMS Organization of Georgia, CFS Solutions of West Michigan, Wisconsin ME/CFS Association, Inc., Medical Professionals with ME, Connecticut CFIDS & FM Association, and a group of leading individual patient advocates.


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August 5, 1934 - August 22, 2013
Las Vegas, NV - Formerly of Wallkill, NY
Betty Lou Hoffman of Las Vegas NV, formerly of Wallkill, NY a retired Bus Driver and Realtor, passed away peacefully at her home on August 22, 2013. She was 79.
The daughter of the late Fred G. "Whitey" Marks and Orvia King, she was born August 5, 1934 in Ware, MA. She was married for 52 years to Chuck Hoffman.
She was a bus driver for Wilson Bus Co. for 22 years and a Realtor for Williams Century 21 Realty for 8 years.
Survivors include her husband, Charol "Chuck" Hoffman, at home; son, Charles Robert Jones and his wife, Nereida of Spring Creek, CO; brother, David "Whitey" Marks of Wallkill; granddaughters: Meghan Henry of Port Jervis and Darla Hall and her husband, Robert of Wallkill; grandson, William Henry and his wife, Anna of Silverthorne, CO; great grandchildren: Christopher, Nicholas, Mitchel and Victoria Hall of Wallkill, and Maitu, Jordon, and Colon Henry of Silverthorne, CO. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her step mother, Elizabeth "Libby" Marks.
Memorial Visitation will be in November, date and times to be announced.
Burial will be in New Hurley Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Walden Human Society, PO Box 135 Walden, NY 12586 or Disabled American Veterans Association, P.O. Box 14301 Cincinnati, OH 45290-0301
Arrangements were made by Wallkill Funeral Home; for directions or condolences please visit Wallkillfuneralhome.com


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Building partnerships takes time and trust. Coalitions develop over time. Even when everyone can agree that the cause is worthy (and certainly libraries fall into that category) there can be competing demands for money or space or time. Don't assume that one conversation or meeting will be sufficient to accomplish the goal. It may take months or even years to bring the right combination of people and resources together to make the dream reality.
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Advocacy is organic. Well planned approaches and informed partners will help move an initiative in a single direction but the final outcome may be tempered by many factors beyond the control of coalition members.
4. Hating the process
Advocacy is not speed dating. While there is a danger that so much effort is spent on introspective development that the goal gets lost, successful coalitions acknowledge a portion of time and effort will be needed on the "who, what, when, where and how" details.
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Pitcher with Landing of General Lafayette at New York, 16 August 1824
Made by James and Ralph Clews, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, 1818 - 1834
Made in Cobridge, Staffordshire, England, Europe
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Various methods of printing on a ceramic body by means of a transfer were introduced in England in the 1750s. For printing under the glaze, the earliest and most basic method consisted of applying color—most notably cobalt blue—to an engraved copper plate. From this engraved plate, the design was transferred to a thin paper which was then pressed onto the unglazed surface of a ceramic object before being softened with water and peeled away. The decoration was hardened in a muffle kiln, then glazed and fired again. The resulting decoration had the appearance of an engraved print.
This process of printing on ceramics allowed standardization of decoration, permitting intricate designs to be created quickly and in large quantities. The major centers for the production of English transfer-printed wares were located in pottery centers in the county of Staffordshire and in Liverpool. As early as the late eighteenth century, manufacturers working in these areas realized the potential of the nascent American market and created ceramics decorated with scenes of this country's monuments, both built and natural.


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~OCTOBER 2011 Extra Edition~
Japan Travel Updates is a publication of the Los Angeles Office of the Japan National Tourism Organization.
JNTO Welcomes New President
Kyoto Wins "Best Asian City" Honors from Condé Nast Traveler Readers
Japan Airlines Announces In-Flight WiFi; Boston-Tokyo Nonstop Flight Details
JNTO Tourist Information Center in Tokyo Moves; Gets Makeover
Ise Shikinen Sengu Ceremony Schedule Announced
Come visit us at Booth #501!
The Expo will be held from December 6-8, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Come meet with us and find out how Japan can be your client's next luxury destination!
A word from new JNTO President Ryoichi Matsuyama
My name is Ryoichi Matsuyama, newly appointed as the president of JNTO on the 1st of October 2011. First of all, on behalf of the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), I would like to express my sincere appreciation for the support for Japan from all over the world after the 3.11 Earthquake this year.
Since March, strong efforts have been put into recovering from the damage caused by the earthquake. The number of visitors to Japan has been picking up over the past few months and those who have come have found Japan is safe and still a fabulous place to visit. I appreciate those who understand and support Japan.
Japan's tourist attractions are open and functioning well, just as they were before the earthquake. During the last seven months, we have heard many comments from people who visited Japan saying Japan stands unchanged and full of incredible things to see and do. JNTO will work hard to spread those words to the world.
Autumn is coming, temples and shrines, Japanese gardens, and castles will be full of beautiful coloured leaves all over Japan. We are ready to greet travellers from all over the world with unparalleled hospitality to all parts of Japan - from the popular destinations of Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto to the lesser-known Tohoku area, with hits stunning natural onsen spas and beautiful autumn foliage.
I, as the president of JNTO, would like to take the lead and to do my best to present Japan as a country of endless discoveries with my deepest appreciation to all the people who supported Japan after the earthquake. Please do visit Japan and do not miss out on our beautiful autumn season in Japan.
Ryoichi Matsuyama, President
Located over 500 miles southwest of Tokyo, the Kumamoto and Kagoshima area is a place that represents so much of what makes Japan a wonderful destination - not to mention that the area played a big role in defining how modern Japan looks. This is a land where the cherry blossoms bloom early and the seaside is never far away; a place that saw the beginnings of Japanese and western culture integrating over 400 years ago. This is a land where castles and volcanoes are part of the scenery and waterfalls share mountainsides with hot springs. Furthermore, regardless of what brings you to the region, the memories you take home will last a lifetime.
Our look at this area begins in Kumamoto!
The Basics: Visitors to Kumamoto often gravitate towards historic attractions or hiking, but find numerous other reasons to stick around. Hikers and hot spring ("onsen") fans will find a lot to love here; the hiking trails and outdoor activities surrounding Mount Aso welcome over 18 million people to the region each year. To the west lie the lush Kikuchi Gorge area and the cosmopolitan Kumamoto City area - the prefecture capital. Across the sea from the capital is where you'll find the Amakusa Islands, which are known for their picturesque vistas and their ties to the history of Christianity in Japan (see below). From there, head to the sea on a traditional four-masted Utase-bune fishing boat, or unwind at a seaside onsen, including one where the baths are found inside caves in the landscape.
Tsujunkyo Bridge at night
Only in Kumamoto
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We now head south, to the southernmost prefecture on the main Japanese islands.
The Basics: With a collection of islands that stretches towards Okinawa and over 1,600 miles of coastline, it's tempting to call Kagoshima a tropical destination. While the weather can be warm and welcoming, there are numerous mountain towns as well, along with Sakurajima's active volcano across the bay from southern Kyushu's largest city. Add to that museums dedicated to the region's role in leading the Meiji Restoration, and you can see why Kagoshima can feel like the tropics at one moment and a traditional samurai village the next. Visitors will likely begin their journey in Kagoshima City, where shopping and food options are abundant and there's always a view of the volcano on Sakurajima. Those that want to get a closer look can take a quick ferry to Sakurajima itself to hike or visit the lava observatory. Nature lovers can visit the Kirishima Mountains, flower gardens, and island forests, while those who just want to relax can take their pick from a number of different Onsens - or the world's only natural steam sand bath in Ibusuki.
Only in Kagoshima
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The slate of 2012 tours is coming into view - including the tours for next year's busy Cherry Blossom Festival season. Here comes the list:
All Japan Tours
Destination Japan
Globus Journeys
InsideJapan Tours
Jack's Countryside Japan Tours
Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo
The Peninsula Tokyo
JNTO is here to help! We can provide you with updated information, advice, brochures, and more to make yours a trip to remember. If you have any questions, feel free to contact our office between 9AM and 5PM Pacific Standard Time. We look forward to assisting you!
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Seaside Stroll around Scenic Stanley is a 5.3 kilometer moderately trafficked loop trail located near the city of Stanley & Shek O, Hong Kong that offers scenic views and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and birding and is accessible year-round.
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A famous market, beaches, temples, museums, historic buildings, waterfront promenade, park and military cemetery Stanley, located on a peninsula on Hong Kong Island's south coast, is a popular tourist destination that allows visitors the opportunity to escape from densely populated urban Hong Kong into more relaxed and scenic surroundings. The town sits along the shore of an attractive bay framed by a backdrop of hills and the forests of nearby Tai Tam Country Park. In Chinese, Stanley is known as "Chek Chue," which is a reference to the red-flowering cotton trees in the area; its English name is taken from Lord Stanley, British secretary of state for war from 1916-1918 and 1922-1924. Following the British colonization of Hong Kong in 1842, Stanley, which at the time was the largest town on Hong Kong Island, became a temporary administrative center before moving to the new city of Victoria (now Hong Kong Island's Central district). Until the 1970s it was also a major fishing town with daily catches being sold in the narrow streets. Today the town is home to many wealthy locals and expats and, with something of a "Mediterranean" feel to it, is a popular leisure destination. The town also has a large prison, housed in former British barracks on the outskirts of the town. The town is perhaps best known among tourists for its famous market, but as visitors following this walk will discover, it has much more to offer including beaches, temples, museums, historic buildings and some excellent waterside bars, cafes and restaurants. The town is host to the annual International Dragon Boat Races during Tuen Ng Festival. Visitors traveling to Stanley can also enjoy the added bonus of reaching the town by an exhilarating bus ride over the hills of Hong Kong Island with panoramic views (see tips below).