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|Charge Transport and Rectification in Arrays of SAM-Based Tunneling Junctions
Nijhuis, Christian A.; Reus, William F.; Barber, Jabulani Randall; Dickey, Michael D.; Whitesides, George M.
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|Nijhuis, Christian A., William F. Reus, Jabulani R. Barber, Michael D. Dickey, and George M. Whitesides. 2010. Charge transport and rectification in arrays of SAM-based tunneling junctions. Nano Letters 10(9): 3611-3619.
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|This paper describes a method of fabrication that generates small arrays of tunneling junctions based on self-assembled monolayers (SAMs); these junctions have liquid-metal top-electrodes stabilized in microchannels and ultraflat (template-stripped) bottom-electrodes. The yield of junctions generated using this method is high (70−90%). The junctions examined incorporated SAMs of alkanethiolates having ferrocene termini (11-(ferrocenyl)-1-undecanethiol, SC\(_{11}\)Fc); these junctions rectify currents with large rectification ratios (R), the majority of which fall within the range of 90−180. These values are larger than expected (theory predicts R ≤ 20) and are larger than previous experimental measurements. SAMs of n-alkanethiolates without the Fc groups (SC\(_{n−1}\)CH\(_3\), with n = 12, 14, 16, or 18) do not rectify (R ranged from 1.0 to 5.0). These arrays enable the measurement of the electrical characteristics of the junctions as a function of chemical structure, voltage, and temperature over the range of 110−293 K, with statistically large numbers of data (N = 300−800). The mechanism of rectification with Fc-terminated SAMs seems to be charge transport processes that change with the polarity of bias: from tunneling (at one bias) to hopping combined with tunneling (at the opposite bias).
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Merits of lawsuit loan
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Litigations may sometimes put you in a really bad financial crisis. When you have no other option to turn to, this money will serve as a relief. You will be able to meet some of the most necessary requirements such as medical bills, living expenses, etc.
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This a a simple build how i play annie.
To all lovers of annie this is sure the best build i found to pwn everyone...
Pros / Cons:
> great nuker
> High AoE dmg
> with combo from lvl 6++ you can normally 1 hit down anyone who is not very tanky
> with my items sequence bye bye squishy :D
> great animations : " you smell like burning ahahahah :P "
> squishy early game
> very targeted because of high AOE dmg
> annoying when you are doing a great job and others just say Annie it´s OP omg xD
i Choose the Runes i use for every AP charapther i find them very usefull and well i never had problem with them,
magic penetration - more dmg to tankers but great too vs low mag resist champs.
mana regeneration - always usefull even so you can fail the last it on minions sometimes.
cooldown reduction - very usefull to faster recharge of your skills ( all of them ).
Ability Power( early game) - very good in the begginning cause it gives almost +15 AP at lvl 1.
Well simply i always use those masterys so i dont have much to talk about it you can use others if you prefer changing one or two is not such a big diference but i really prefer this way...
Start out with doran´s ring cause it´s very usefull hp + ap + mana rengeneration.
Then if you kill one or 2 ppl you can buy catalyst protector cause it´s very good, good mana for more combo and good health also helps after you kill someone.
Go for sorcerer´s shoes to have some penetration or even 1st if you got many kills and easy opponentsmejai´s soulstealer to start stacking(if you dont get stacks and you die 2 much maybe you should try to build a Abyssal Scepter or a Banshee´s veil depending of your opponnent).
Rod of Ages will be a continue of your catalyst the protector + extra ap and rylai´s scepter will give slow to all enemies you hit if they try to run you just pwn them + extra AP has all your items gave till now :P (if you are experience and you think you better have more dmg instead of buying crystal scepter go 1st for rabadon´s deathcap and then go for rylai´s...)
rabadon´s deathcap will be your last important item of build if you get it of course you are already pwning all and also the passive of deathcap +30% ap will boost your ap even more than the 155 ap it already gives, so then they can say wtf noob team feeded :P.
Void Staff not for the extra AP just if your opponnet has magical resist is very usefull not only tankers belive me, some time squishies buy magical resist vs me :D OR
you can go for Zhonya´s Hourglass to get higher defense and also it´s active to be immune for 2 seconds it´s very usefull when your are being targeted
Skill Sequence:
your combo before ultimate should be:
1st Disintegrate ( use your passive to turn it into stunner )
2nd Incinerate ( make sure you get clost to hit it well )
when you have your ultimate at lvl 6 and after molten shield:
1st use your Summon: Tibbers ( stun your opponnent + massive dmg )
2nd Disintegrate ( use it before Incinerate cause it has low cooldown )
3rd Incinerate ( give massive dmg )
4th molten shield ( to be sure you dont die )
5th ignite ( if your opponnent is running with low hp )
Summoner Spells:
ingite and flash will be a good help with flash you can run from ganks or flash fast to stun your opponnent without getting him to run before you get clost to it.
you can also use clarity if you always go low on mana or maybe exausth to versus melee opponnents...
some people think that ghost is also a good spell, in my oppinion it´s not so good because you alreayd got flash that is better than ghost but well if you like more of course you can use ghost.
Ranked Play:
this is a good way how to do it:
Early Game:
try to go to the mid cause it´s all about annie to farm alone to get your ulti fast and easly kill your opponnent. Try to last hit minions with your 1st skillDisintigrate cause if you last hit minions you dot lose mana and you start preparing your stun.
If your opponnet is a noob try to double hit him when ever you have stun like Disintegrate to stun + Incinerate to give a bunch of dmg, do it some times and when you see you can combo to knock him out be sure you end with your ignite to ensure the kill.The items you
should get if you catch your opponnet till 6 2 times or 3 are catalyst the protector and sorcerer´s shoes or if your opponnets dont even gank you in mid to try to supress your killing spree just buy mejai´s instead of catalyst to start stacking even earlier.
Mid Game:
At mid game if your opponnet still has the tower dont push it 2 hard it´s better to let him stay with the tower and when you kill him dont go to destroy it just go help the sides if needed cause you already are winning mid and you dont win game just cause you end your mid tower 1st. The item now is Rod of Ages, it´s very imporant and you´ll see because instead of gain hp and mana leveling after killing opponnet or whatever whenever you kill one you will have enough hp and mana to pwn other even if you dont lvl up ^^, start getting giant belt or more AP depeding of opponnets ganking at the time.
Late Game:
Well if you play it good you should have 14++ stacks and now it´s important to kill and never but never die! thats why you need rylai´s to slow them down whenver you hit them with a skill and the active of zhonya is so usefull when you have cooldowns or wating for your team to arrive fast and of course the AP the 2 items give is outstanding to your dmg. Void staff is just when you are overfeeded and you want to hit harder on tankers that 40% mag pen is very usefull. Dont forget in team fights you should never go 1st wait far from your team and when team fight engage strike into the mid of it with your ultimate stunning all or even 1st flashing to the mid but please always be sure you have your stun ready it´s very important to team fights DONT EVER FORGET IT!
Hope i could help and try it out really good i know the items are very similiar to other builds you see but i find this way to buy like catalyst the protector in 2nd and so on very good for my little annie ^^


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Flip through catalogs for J.C. Penney, Restoration Hardware or Pottery Barn and you could see a braided rug for sale. You might assume that rug was made overseas, but there's a good chance it was made in Pawtucket. As part of our on-going series, Made in Rhode Island, Catherine Welch visited Colonial Mills where thousands of braided rugs are shipped out of Pawtucket to major chain stores across the country.
Tucked inside an old brick mill, a handful of workers meticulously move pieces of material through machines to make long spaghetti-like strings of fabric in crazy quilt patterns of green, pink and blue. The back wall of this room is lined with rolls and rolls and rolls of fabric. It's the company's secret stash, said Colonial Mills' Meredith Thayer.
"So this is all the fabric that we carry for ourselves and use it for our products whether it be rugs or baskets or bowls," said Thayer.
Meredith Thayer has been roaming around this rug factory since she was a little girl. Now she's Colonial Mills chief designer. She grew up with many of the employees here, like Tony Loura. "Tony I've known since I was little. He and I work very closely together on product, on prototype, and I love them," said Thayer.
Loura has worked at Colonial Mills for 28 years. In that time he's watched technology speed up the process. "Right now we can produce so fast," said Loura. "Our average ship days used to be 30 days and everybody was happy. Now if we don't ship the order within five days, it's a problem."
How the Rugs are Made
Even with the technology making a braided rug is complicated. Two hundred years ago scraps of old clothing were sewn together and braided into a rug by hand. Today, machines dominate the process although here at Colonial Mills it still starts with a woman sewing together pieces of fabric.
The craftsmen at Colonial Mills cut and stitch the fabric into long spaghetti-like ropes that will then become braided rugs. They also braid yarn into rugs. Thayer walks up to a waste-high bin filled with big spools of minty green and electric colored yarn. Most of the yarn and fabric are made in the U.S. It's how the owner, who happens to be Thayer's father, does business. "You know my father has always found that it's very important that we stay in the United States and we source as much as we possibly can from the United States," said Thayer.
Maintaining control of the product from start to end is a big reason why Donald Scarlota stays put in Rhode Island. He says he's been asked why he doesn't make his rugs overseas and tells people he has no desire to do that. "Right now I can get up, walk out of my office, walk out on to the production floor, see what's going on," said Scarlota.
Scarlata has owned Colonial Mills for 35 years. He spotted it for sale in the Boston Globe, got his brother involved, together they came up with the $3,000 down payment, and then they waved good-bye to their jobs in corporate America.
"We felt that braided rugs have been around since the pilgrims, and the chances are that they will be around after we are dead and buried too," he said.
Back on the factory floor a machine that fills nearly an entire room sorts hundreds of spools of yarn sitting on racks that climb from floor to ceiling. Carefully selected colors of yarn move through the machine and end up on even bigger spools.
And those bigger spools are then sent to the automatic braiding machine. Colonial Mills has a whole row of these machines that make a racket as they whirl spools of yarn up through mechanical fingers that braid the colors into a long rope.
"The fun thing about these braids is you can switch colors out and get totally different looks," said Thayer." You can get one that looks like a hounds tooth, one that looks like a twist you can play with color, like, crazy"
From here, the braided yarn and spaghetti-like ropes of fabric move upstairs to a place where they'll start looking like rugs.
Two huge, bright green tables line the walls of a massive loft-like room. Sewing machine stations are set up along the green tables. The tables are covered in holes to release a constant stream of air. "They're like giant air hockey tables. They pump out a bunch of air so they can turn the rugs, see they're spinning them easily," said Thayer.
The women at the machines, and it's all women, guide the rugs across the so-called air hockey tables into the sewing machines. Everything at Colonial Mills is sewn by hand. Many of these women have been doing this work for years, and Thayer knows the constant sewing is tough on the hands.
"Sewing is one of hardest things to do here. The machines move at a pace that's far beyond your traditional sewing machine," said Thayer. "They have certain requirement we have to hit daily monthly so they're moving fast."
Rebounding From the Recession
Home decorating took a hit in the housing bust and so did Colonial Mills. There used to two shifts, now there's one. But business is picking back up, and owner Donald Scarlata is grateful for the help he got from both the city of Pawtucket and the state.
"All of them worked with me during my difficult financial times, so you know, they've helped me," said Scarlota." And I don't know whether it's obligation but I don't feel the need to leave."
A new product that happened by accident also helped Colonial Mills get through tough times. It started with some woven baskets they made to hold rolled up rugs at a Laura Ashley store. "And then we got word that they wanted more baskets, and we said, 'why what are you doing with them'? Well we're selling them. Oh, you're supposed to be selling the rugs out of them and keeping the basket full."
That conversation turned on a light bulb. Now what's called "soft storage" is about 20 percent of Colonial Mills business. The company is putting a modern twist to the traditional braided rug, banking on the baskets, the neon colors, and some funky new patterns to keep the centuries-old handcraft relevant for the next generation of home decorators.
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Reappointment / Non-Reappointment Guidelines
Faculty Reappointment Cycle General Information
Who is Included in the Faculty Reappointment Cycle?
Regular faculty who do not now have tenure or continuing contract should be included in a cycle unless they have been currently reappointed beyond June 30, 2019 (for fiscal year faculty) or August 31, 2019 (for academic year faculty). The evaluation and reappointment of non AFUM unit faculty, such as non-represented faculty (Union Code= blank) or part-time regular faculty (Union Code= 009), does not need to follow the AFUM time table.
How is the Reappointment cycle determined?
The AFUM agreement bases the reappointment cycle (notice of reappointment/non-reappointment) on the years of service in a probationary (tenure track or continuing contract eligible) appointment. The reappointment cycle for soft money faculty is based on the number of years of regular University service unless otherwise noted in the faculty member's personnel file. All Instructors/Lecturers with on-going (non-fixed length) appointments are included in the first year reappointment round. However, the AFUM Collective Bargaining Agreement no longer requires reappointment reviews and notice of reappointment to faculty holding the Instructor or Lecturer rank who have earned Just Cause Protection (more than six years of service). Provisions for evaluating such faculty have not changed and are still in accordance with AFUM Article 10.
Appointment Date Reappointment Cycle
- December 1, 2017-November 30, 2018 1st Year
- December 1, 2016-November 30, 2017 2nd Year
- November 30, 2016 or Earlier 3rd & Subsequent Year
Faculty holding fixed-length appointments, (Contract Type-= Fix) and all faculty with the rank of Lecturer or Instructor, are included in the First Year Reappointment Cycle (who have not yet achieved "just cause protection")
Is there a reappointment format for faculty to follow?
Tenure/continuing contract eligible faculty with more than 3 years of service in a probationary appointment are encouraged to use a specifically developed format that they will eventually use for their application for tenure/continuing contract.
Does prior credit affect the Reappointment cycle?
How long may a department recommend for a reappointment term?
Following the first year, based on performance, tenure track/continuing contract eligible faculty may be reappointed for a one year term. Second or third and subsequent year faculty may be reappointed for a one or two year term; however, the reappointment of a 2nd or 3rd and subsequent year faculty member, which is not for a terminal year, will guarantee employment for a year beyond the stated term.
First year faculty are normally reappointed for a term greater than one year.
Ongoing lecturers/instructors may be reappointed for up to three years.
Soft money faculty may not be reappointed for a duration which extends beyond the time for which funding is currently available. The recommendation should clearly distinguish between the term of the reappointment and the duration of funding that is currently available for the position.
Tenure track faculty should not be reappointed beyond the year of mandatory tenure/continuing contract consideration. For example, a faculty member who is to be considered for tenure/continuing contract in 2019-20 should not be reappointed beyond the end of that academic/fiscal year.
The recommendation concerning reappointment should be to reappoint for a specific term or to reappoint for a terminal year. The recommendation is for the coming year, beginning July 1 or September 1, 2019, although reappointment of 2nd or 3rd and subsequent year faculty, which is not for a terminal year, will also guarantee employment for the 2020-2021 year.
Administrative Guidelines
AFUM – Article 7, Appointment, Reappointment/Non-Reappointment and Contract Status
Sections C and D of Article 7 outline a peer recommendation process for reappointment/non-reappointment which is very similar to the process used in promotion and tenure decisions. The main points of the process are summarized here.
Consideration of faculty for reappointment is automatic; the unit member does not have to request consideration. It is the department's responsibility to identify those faculty who need to be considered for reappointment in 2018-19 and schedule the review to fall in the appropriate reappointment cycle. Non fixed length unit faculty whose current appointment ends on or before August 31, 2019 must be considered for reappointment during the coming year. Faculty holding joint appointments are reviewed by a single peer committee for the purpose of evaluation, reappointment, tenure and promotion. The composition of the peer committee for the unit member in a joint appointment shall reflect the proportion of responsibilities assigned to the unit member in each department, division, or other appropriate unit. For the purpose of evaluation, reappointment, promotion, and tenure there shall be a single recommendation from the peer committee. Please note that a cooperating (unsalaried) appointment is not a joint appointment.
Fixed Length Faculty
To ensure that AFUM faculty holding fixed length term appointments who are to be recommended for subsequent fixed length appointments are evaluated via the regular peer review process, they are included in the first year cycle. If their appointment is expected to end with the 2018-19 academic year, no action is required beyond notifying the Dean or other administrative officers that the faculty member is not being considered for a subsequent appointment at the present time. All AFUM unit faculty holding fixed length appointments will receive a notice from the Provost reminding them of the nature of their appointment by March 31 or appointing them to another fixed length term appointment. It is especially important that department chairs clearly communicate with fixed length faculty about the nature of their positions and potential reemployment opportunities. Approval of AFUM is required to extend fixed length faculty beyond three years of service.
Who Must Be Considered
The following AFUM unit faculty should be considered for reappointment by the department peer committee:
Tenure-track or continuing contract eligible faculty (including faculty who are requesting early tenure/continuing contract consideration during the coming year)
"Soft-money" faculty
Lecturers/Instructors with on-going appointments.
The following faculty should not be considered for reappointment:
- Faculty with multiple-year appointments that extend beyond August 31, 2019
- Faculty who were appointed for fixed-length terms and clearly informed of the nature of their appointments
- Faculty who have indicated in writing their intent to resign at the end of the year, or
- Faculty in terminal-year appointments resulting from non-reappointment or denial of tenure last year.
Peer Committee
The Chairperson (Dean or Director in units without Chairpersons) must instruct the Peer committee as to its responsibilities following the enclosed time table.
These instructions to the Peer Committee should include the following points:
- in writing the names of faculty who must be considered,
- the date by which the committee must make a recommendation,
- the faculty member must have an opportunity to meet with and address the committee prior to preparation of the written recommendation,
- the committee has access to the personnel file of the faculty member being considered,
- the committee should evaluate the faculty member before considering reappointment. Refer to guidelines on faculty evaluation.
No administrator to whom a Peer Committee makes recommendations can be a voting member of that committee. The Chairperson should not chair the Peer Committee, nor act as its secretary. It is, however, important that the Chairperson convene the Committee and be present during the Committee's deliberations.
All reports of the Peer Committee must be signed by all members participating in the report. The names of all Peer Committee members must be listed and a tally of the vote must be recorded.
The written Peer Committee recommendation is forwarded to the Chairperson and to the faculty member. The faculty member has an opportunity to respond, in writing, within one week of receipt of the Peer Committee recommendation by the Chairperson. (The Chairperson should make sure that the faculty member receives the Peer Committee recommendation and is aware of the right to respond to that recommendation in writing.)
Once the faculty member has had an opportunity to respond to the Peer Committee recommendation, materials may be added to the file being reviewed for reappointment consideration only in very limited circumstances. Please contact your Human Resources Partner if you have questions concerning additional file materials.
The Chairperson prepares his/her recommendation, distinct from that of the Peer Committee, at the end of the one-week response period or after receipt of written comment, if any. The Chairperson's recommendation is forwarded to the Dean along with the recommendation of the Peer Committee and the faculty member's written response, if any. A copy of the Chairperson's recommendation should be sent to the faculty member at the time it is submitted to the Dean.
Upon receipt of the Chairperson's recommendation, the Dean/Director/Associate Provost will make a recommendation to the Provost, and the Provost to the President. The unit member should receive copies of these recommendations at the same time such recommendations are made. The unit member will be informed of the President's decision concerning reappointment by letter on or before the contractual deadline.
Faculty Member
The unit member has no right to respond to administrative recommendations or to grieve until formally notified of a negative decision by the President. Therefore, if a unit member requests the opportunity to meet with an administrator during reappointment consideration, the administrator is not obligated to meet with the unit member.
If a faculty member grieves the President's decision, the grievance will be filed with the first administrative officer (Chairperson, Dean/Associate Provost, Provost) making a negative recommendation. There is no provision in the contract for a faculty member to file a grievance against a Peer Committee.
Departmental Responsibility Relating to Personnel Materials for AFUM Unit Faculty
AFUM Collective Bargaining Agreement
Excerpt from Article 6 – Personnel File
Each campus shall maintain, for official University purposes, one (1) personnel file for each unit member. This file shall be kept under conditions that insure its integrity and safekeeping and shall contain copies of personnel forms, official correspondence to and/or from the unit member, written evaluations and other appropriate materials relating to the unit member's employment.
Unit members shall be sent a copy of all material placed in the file at the same time it is placed in the file. Any material or correspondence addressed to a unit member which is to be placed in the file shall be marked cc: Personnel File. Any material or correspondence not addressed to a unit member which is to be placed in the file shall be sent to the unit member with a notation that such material has been placed in the file.
To meet these contractual requirements, copy notations for reappointment (or promotion/tenure, continuing contract, etc.) recommendations should follow one of the following formats:
cc: Personnel File
Professor (faculty member)
cc: Department Chair (for personnel file)
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PANORAMA CITY, Calif. — A local woman received a huge Mother's Day surprise.
Early Sunday morning, Elvie Lambert got a knock on her door from reporter Erin Myers who revealed the hard-working mom had won KTLA'S Ultimate Mother's Day Contest.
Elvie's daughter Stacy nominated her to receive the special honor, and helped pull off the surprise.
The mother-of-three appeared stunned by all of the attention and the TV cameras, but later admitted she really enjoyed her gift.
Elvie was treated to an in-home spa day by Serve the Goddess Salon and a chef from the International House of Pancakes prepared breakfast for the entire Lambert family.


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Works on his high attack speed, and his cloak to allow him to get to places.
Early game hold side lane. once past lvl 3, cloak->hit weakest->poison->expurge when they are out of range or turret gets to close.
Mid game, solo ganking, using boots and teleport to support the lanes and push turrets when not attack. Be Everywhere.
Late game, pushing lanes and killing towers with super attack speed.
End Game, Spraying and Praying all over there nexus.
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Paterson, NJ – August 25, 2017
Boys and Girls Club School Supply Drive
The Boys & Girls Club of Paterson & Passaic hosted a back to school backpack giveaway event providing school essentials to children throughout the community. Altice employees joined their efforts, volunteering to help distribute backpacks as well as sharing information about affordable broadband services.
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Rising Star Chef Andrew Le of The Pig and the Lady - Biography
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The term "family meal" takes on a different meaning for 2012 Hawaii Rising Star Chef Andrew Le. Born and raised in Honolulu to Vietnamese parents (his father from Hue, his mother from Hanoi, both having immigrated to Hawaii to escape the Vietnam War), Le had an American upbringing, but a strong connection to his Vietnamese heritage through his mother's authentic food. Now working nearly every day with his parents and brother, Le is selling his family's heritage for all to eat, exposing Honolulu diners not just to his take on Vietnamese staples pho and spring rolls, but also fragrant chicken salads, vegetarian stews, and French-inspired soups.
Le has been away from islands only briefly. He attended the Culinary Institute of America in New York, and after graduating in 2006 returned to Hawaii. He immediately landed a line cook job at the exemplary Chef Mavro under one of the original founders of modern Hawaiian cuisine, George Mavrothalassitis. Le soon was named sous chef. However, in 2011, unsure of what he wanted to do next—he had toyed with the idea of a brick-and-mortar restaurant of his own, but was leery of the risk—Le left Mavro and opened his now-famous pop-up The Pig and the Lady. It's at the pop-up and the farmers markets that Le, along with Mama Le and the rest of the Le clan, cook up what is essentially family meal in the truest sense those lucky enough to snag a table.
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At the 19th Annual Conference on Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics held in Antalya, Turkey, in May 2007, the most recent developments and implementations of large-scale and grid computing were presented. This book, comprised of the invited and selected papers of this conference, details those advances, which are of particular interest to CFD and CFD-related communities. It also offers the results related to applications of various scientific and engineering problems involving flows and flow-related topics. Intended for CFD researchers and graduate students, this book is a state-of-the-art presentation of the relevant methodology and implementation techniques of large-scale computing.Multiphysics. Computational. Framework. for. Propulsive. Energetic. Systems. F.M. Najjaraa, A. Haselbacherb, R. Fiedlera, S. Balachandarb, and R. Moserc aComputational Science aamp; Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, 1304 West Springfield Avenue, Urbana, ... Modern SRMs are enriched with aluminum particles to increase specific impulse and to damp combustion instabilities [1].
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Best Spots to Hide a Nanny Cam. Hidden nanny cameras are no super spy secret anymore. Everybody knows about these gadgets, including the target, the nannies. The challenge lies in hiding these cleverly. Want to try these tips?
How to Catch Ogre Nannies.. Like your boss, you want your nanny to be productive and not waste time snoozing or using the phone for personal calls. In your case, you also want to be sure that your nanny is not mistreating your baby in any way. It goes without saying, but we'll say it anyway, it's better to be overly skeptical than sorry. But nannies know about the hidden nanny cameras and they're just as sneaky as ever. Some nannies will even go as far as to replace nanny tapes or re-record over digital recorders; even if they're just doing something as harmless as raiding the refrigerator. If a nanny suddenly realizes she's been caught doing something wrong or just mildly embarrassing, there's no telling what they might try to do with your nanny cam.
It is a nuisance that ads for nanny cams also advise where you can hide the tiny gadgets. But you can pull a fast one by being more creative with your hidden nanny cameras. Yes, it's true that it's against the law not to inform that nanny that you have electronic spies in the house. But if you are not living in California or Massachusetts, you do not have to give the nanny a nanny cam map. We say forget this rule if you so feel compelled. This is your child we're talking about. The point of the nanny cam is to get you the information you need to protect your kids. Consider this though, if you feel compelled to spy on your nanny, or even have a tiny hunch that something's going on, it may be time to forget the nanny cam and hire a new nanny!
Hiding the Nanny Cameras. So where can you hide the nanny cameras? Every conceivable place has been thought up by great spy minds. Even helpless furry teddy has been enlisted to keep an eye on the nanny! Here are some great suggestions where to hide your nanny cam:
Best Spots to Hide the Nanny Cam:
Obviously, the nanny knows there are hidden nanny cameras in the nursery. She will behave there, even without a spy camera. But if your budget allows, hide one there anyway. Have you thought about placing a framed picture near the head side of the crib or the baby's bed? You can see the nanny's face if she is smiling and being kind to your baby ..or not.
The kitchen is another popular area, but where can you set up the hidden nanny cameras without being redundant? On top of the cabinets tucked in some decor or plants. Also, above the fridge if you can tuck something back, away from the front edge. Any place up high is best, especially if your nanny is not exactly the athletic type to reach in high places. Think about a wide sweep view setting and a close up to check how the nanny prepares food for the children. Hide the camera in the framework of a mirror using a tiny drill to create a camouflaged hole, or lamp on the counter where food is usually prepared, and on the ceiling install a smoke detector clone, which is in reality, a camera (that's our favorite!)
Unfortunately, the bathroom is an accident-prone area. Install the camera on the wall where a view of every move can be captured. Do not place the camera where movements can be obscured. Your nanny may not be able to explain the bump on your baby's head, but the camera will tell all. Think about installing a fake air freshener, up high, in a corner, above the door, facing the tub area. It's really sad, but the truth is that bath time has been said to be a high stress moment for most nannies, especially if they're caring for more than one child and it's been a "long day." This is a common time for "accidents" to happen.
Use the pinhole camera in the living room. This is where nannies spend their time watching TV. Check if she is watching adult movies instead of letting the kids watch their favorite cartoon show. Children are impressionable and pick up what they see and hear every single second. Be alert to this and make sure you know what your nanny is allowing on the television. Of course, now with the advancement of technology, you can install other parent watch software directly on your TV now.
If you have watched YouTube videos showing nanny brutality, most of them show the nanny's back and the baby cannot be seen. You could not see if the nanny was pinching or squeezing the baby. Avoid this oversight, place hidden nanny cameras on both walls (even if you have to risk having more than one "air freshener" on the wall.) It's better to have your nanny cam discovered, and have her be extra careful because she knows she's on camera. You have to ask if they have any problem working while being taped, then why are they working there? Sometimes, simply be asking this question will cause your nanny to be extra cautious just because now she has reason to believe she may be recorded.
If you've caught the nanny being abusive on tape, even mildly verbally abusive, fire her on the spot! Don't wait until things worsen, or more harm is done to the children. It would be the responsible thing to do for other families in the nanny's future to report her and let other families know not to hire her. Unfortunately, it doesn't take much to hurt a small child or even cause fatal brain injuries. Most fatal injury cases report that the nanny was under great stress, very apologetic, and shocked at the severity of damage done with slight shaking or hitting. Who knows, you may be the person who saves a child's life in the future. If you should have the misfortune of discovering a nanny who shouldn't be in the business, don't just fire her, report her to authorities and file charges so that it appears on official records. You won't just be doing the kids a favor, but the nanny as well. Nobody wants or intends to lose their temper and hurt a child. It's a devastating reality and you can do something about it.
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William Moffitt became President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Nanosphere, Inc. in July 2004. Nanosphere (NSPH) is developing and commercializing a nanotechnology-based molecular diagnostics platform for earlier detection of disease and economical decentralization of complex genetic testing. Mr. Moffitt has 35 years of experience in the diagnostics and medical device industry, and has spent the last 20 years developing novel technologies into products and solutions that have helped shape the industry.
Prior to joining Nanosphere, he served as president and CEO of i-STAT Corporation, a developer, manufacturer and marketer of diagnostic products that pioneered the point-of-care blood analysis market. Mr. Moffitt led i-STAT from its early research stage to commercialization and through its initial public offering in 1992 to its acquisition by Abbott Laboratories in 2003. Prior to i-STAT, Mr. Moffitt held increasingly responsible executive positions from 1973 through 1989 with Baxter Healthcare Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of health care products, and American Hospital Supply Corporation, a diversified manufacturer and distributor of health care products, which Baxter acquired in 1985. Prior to entering the medical device and diagnostics field, Mr. Moffitt was director of an experimental education program in science funded under Title III of ESEA in the city school system in Washington, N.C.
Mr. Moffitt is also active on the boards of other companies and industry associations. He is non-executive chairman of the board of Glysure, Ltd., a privately held U.K.-based company developing continuous intravascular blood glucose measuring devices for monitoring insulin therapy in critical care settings; he is a director of Nevro, Inc., a privately-held company developing therapeutic pain management devices and, he is a director and a member of the executive committee of the Illinois Biotechnology Association ("iBIO") where he also serves as an entrepreneurial coach for start-up companies.
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EMCC Communiversity to be an asset
The two-story structure under construction between East Mississippi Community College's Golden Triangle campus and the PACCAR plant is easily visible to passing motorists traveling along U.S. Highway 82. It will be a large-scale workforce training center that will offer credit and non-credit courses to students seeking careers in advanced manufacturing.
"The style will be very modern," Pryor Morrow's Michael W. Taylor, the architect of record for the Communiversity, "We were told EMCC wanted something that would impress visitors. As much as we all like traditional architecture, it doesn't really impress people from other countries."
He said the campus that will house EMCC's "Communiversity" won't conform to the traditional square-block, brick-and-mortar architecture prominent throughout the Southeast.
"For this project, our goal was to really step up our game with a level of architecture that is on par with the rest of the world," Taylor said.
The modern theme dovetails with the building's purpose. The Communiversity, officially known as the Center for Manufacturing Technology Excellence 2.0, will house credit and non-credit courses related to training students for careers in advanced manufacturing. The facility will boast state-of-the art equipment needed to prepare students to work in high-tech industries.
According to EMCC President Dr. Thomas Huebner, Automation and Control, Electro-Mechanical Technology/Mechantronics and Precision Machining and Manufacturing are just a few of the programs that will be offered at the new, 145,638-square-foot, $42 million facility that is expected to open in late 2018 or early 2019.
"This facility will prepare students to work in high-tech industries right here in the Golden Triangle," Huebner said. "We are committed to providing our local industries with a highly qualified workforce and our students with the skills needed to excel in today's automated manufacturing environment. PryorMorrow has done an outstanding job in creating a unique building that will be visually striking and will, at the same time, help us meet the educational needs of our community partners for many years to come."
Heubner said the main building will feature curved lines and a wall of glass that faces outward, with a large open space inside for exhibits by local industries to showcase their products. Students from area schools will be able to tour the building and learn about the technology that goes into making the various products.
He said there will be classrooms, computer labs, and office space on the second floor, with student lounge areas scattered throughout the building.
"Common spaces will have different elements that will enhance the space and really reinforce the idea of technology and collaboration," Taylor said.
Taylor said much of the student training will take place in 21 high-bay laboratories designed to allow the easy access for the setup and removal of heavy machinery like that used by area manufacturers. Most of the bays will be housed inside two, single story wings that will intersect the main building at 45-degree angles.
"We worked pretty hard on making things as transparent as possible," Taylor said. "We jumped on every opportunity we could to put glass inside so you could see activity going on in the different rooms. When the building is being used to its full purpose, it is going to be buzzing with activity. No matter where you are at, you will be able to look into classrooms and see people learning. The idea is to make the whole facility stimulating and buzzing with activity."
Taylor said the project was fun for us because this was the first time in a long time we could really step out of the box and do something exciting. He said he thought it would draw a lot of attention because it is different than what is around this area.
Last year, U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran and the Appalachian Regional Commission announced the award of a $4.6 grant to construct six high-bay classrooms in addition to the 15 already planned. This was the second grant by the ARC, which has provided $10 million for the project. Other funding partners for the $42 million facility include the Mississippi Legislature and Clay, Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties. The Golden Triangle Development LINK has also been instrumental in the project.
Speaking at the official Communiversity groundbreaking in December of 2016, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said one of the truly unique aspects of the project has been the level of cooperation among the various agencies.
"What the Communiversity is going to represent is government at all levels, cities, counties, state and the federal government, all coming together to help create an environment that will produce the workforce of tomorrow," Reeves said. "That is something in which we can all be proud."


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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and Turkey will hold high-level economic talks next week, a Moscow official said on Thursday, hoping to restore normal trade ties amid political tensions over the war in Syria.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, the government official responsible for agriculture, will meet his Turkish counterpart Minister Mehmet Simsek in Moscow on April 18, a spokeswoman for Dvorkovich told Reuters.
Ties between Moscow and Ankara, which have long used trade restrictions against each other during political rows, have been strained in recent days after Turkey called for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a staunch Russian ally, to step down.
Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci will attend the talks, Russia's Tass news agency reported, citing Huseyin Dirioz, Ankara's ambassador in Moscow.
"Of course, we expect to clarify the question of the restoration of our economic relations. This is very important for our countries," Tass quoted Dirioz as saying.
Turkey has effectively put purchases of wheat, maize (corn) and sunflower from Russia on hold by imposing high import tariffs from mid-March.
The official reason for Ankara's move on Russian imports remains unclear. The Turkish economy ministry has said that an improvement in political ties with Russia was "not fully reflected yet in economic relations."
Russia is yet to restore a visa-free regime with Turkey after a previous row, and to resume purchases of tomatoes.
Turkey's tourism industry relies heavily on visitors from Russia, which may suspend charter flights to Turkey due to the "difficult political situation" there, the Federal Air Transport Agency warned airlines earlier this week, according to a source at one of the airlines.
The meetings in Moscow will take place soon after an April 16 referendum on amending the constitution to grant Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers.
Russia imposed trade restrictions on Turkish goods and other sanctions after Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet near the Syrian border in November 2015.
The two countries restored ties in August and Moscow has lifted most restrictions, but it has yet to resume purchases of some vegetable products from Turkey.
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Loosely based on Shakespeare's 'King Lear', this British gangster film revolves around a family consumed by greed, rage and grief. Sandeman (Richard Harris) believes his wife has been deliberately murdered after being killed in a mugging. Sandeman's rage agitates long-festering rivalries and bitter resentments, leaving his family in grave danger as his crime-ridden world begins to fall down around him.


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Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert shredded House Speaker John Boehner's negotiation tactics over the fiscal cliff in an appearance on Sean Hannity's Fox News program Tuesday night. It's the latest in an intra-party onslaught against Boehner by both establishment Republicans and conservatives who don't appreciate the speaker's continued caving to Obama on fiscal cliff dealings.
"When Jay Carney says he [Obama] has moved halfway on this thing, what you got to go back and see is the president demanded $800 billion in tax increases," Gohmert said. "John Boehner starts out and says 'okay we'll do that.' And, what do they [the White House] do? They move to $1.6 trillion in tax increases. It's pretty clear the president doesn't want a deal."
Earlier in the segment, Gohmert expressed worry that Boehner will slip into the same trap former Republican Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush found themselves in after increasing taxes. While both allowed taxes to increase under Democratic congressional pressure at the time, they did so with the promise of future spending cuts. Obviously, those spending cuts never came.
"We know that our problem is too much spending," Gohmert told Hannity. "We know that President Reagan fell into the trap. And President George H.W. Bush fell into the trap. [Democrats say] 'just raise taxes on somebody and we'll come along with cuts later.' We cut ourselves, our own House budget, over 11 percent over two years. That gives us the moral authority to say to every agency in the federal government: 'You're cutting your budget 11 percent.' Not only that: In 2009, it was the Pelosi-Reid-Obama budget. They spent $1.5 or $1.6 trillion more than we brought in and we brought in $2 or $3 trillion. Why can't we go back to their budget in 2008 and say, 'you know what, this was Pelosi's and Reid's budget. It spent around $2.5 trillion. That cuts over a trillion off of where the president stands.'"
Kansas Republican Rep. Tim Huelskamp, who with Utah Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz joined Gohmert on the Hannity segment, said he's "afraid this is exactly the trap I think the president would like us to walk into: to get Republicans to support a tax increase."
"Over the weekend, we know the Speaker offered a $1 trillion increase in revenues – I call that a tax increase – and put that on the table," Huelskamp said. Obama rejected the offer, a move that prompted Huelskamp to quip: "If I was the president, I wouldn't have accepted that either. I'd say 'I want some more.'"
"Now he [Boehner] wants the House to step into something which, by the way, on May 23, Nancy Pelosi said 'raise taxes on millionaires and we'd be satisfied with that,'" Huelskamp added. "The real issue is spending. Republicans should be for something. We should put something on the floor which is a serious attempt to address the problem of spending and put that in Harry Reid's lap and say to the president: 'Where are your spending cuts?'"
Chaffetz said he wasn't pleased with Boehner's original "plan B" option but finds an apparently revised version presented to the GOP conference later on Tuesday to be acceptable. It's unclear what's in the revised version.
"Given what's on the books right now, doing nothing, what is actually law, is going to be one of the single largest tax hikes we've ever had," Chaffetz said. "So, what we're going to do if we do go with this – I'd call it the 'modified plan B' – it would actually be one of the largest tax reductions. We're going to protect about 99 percent of the people in this country from this massive tax hike."
Chaffetz said he'd support such a "modified plan B."
But when Hannity asked Gohmert if he would support what Chaffetz said he would about raising taxes on only one percent of Americans, Gohmert simply replied: "It doesn't look good to me."
Huelskamp said that he "will not support this proposal" from Boehner to raise taxes, adding that he wants Americans to understand the speaker and the president are still having secret negotiations too. "Let's be clear: 'Plan A' is still under way," Huelskamp said. "There are still negotiations going on at the White House."


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All Your 'Hotline Bling' Memes Couldn't Get Drake His First Solo No. 1
Sad birthday boy.
Sorry, Drake: Billboard didn't get you that No. 1 you wanted for your birthday. For a sixth week, the Weeknd's "The Hills" has topped the Hot 100 chart, edging out Drake's "Hotline Bling" to deny his Canadian compatriot his first solo No. 1 song. (Drake's only chart topper came as a featured artist on Rihanna's "What's My Name?") Instead, for a third week, Drake will have to settle for the runner-up spot. But wait, with all those memes, how did he again fall short? Unfortunately for Drake, his deal with Apple Music proved to be his downfall: Apple Music does not currently report its video streams to Nielsen Music (which decides Billboard's rankings), meaning all those times you replayed the video on Apple Music (for GIFing purposes, surely) didn't help him in the long run. Once Drake moves the video over to Vevo and YouTube, those views will start to count toward the chart, which means it's technically still possible for him to get his first solo No. 1 — just not likely any time soon.
But even next week might prove too late for Drake. Besides the Weekend, he'll also have to contend with the decade's biggest seller: Adele. With the arrival of her latest single, "Hello" — which broke the single-day Vevo record and raked in as many as 450,000 song sales in two days — she's on pace to have the largest U.S. digital sales week ever for a single song. That means she's more than guaranteed to debut in the top spot on next week's Hot 100. Drake yearned for the days when women used to call him on his cell phone, but someone should've warned him about Adele and the power of her flip phone.


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CSC342 Computer Architecture
Lead Faculty: Dr. Ronald Uhlig
Course DescriptionAn examination of advanced hardware design, analysis, and low level programming with emphasis on the structure of the machine. In addition, the machine cycles and instructions, pipelining, addressing modes, and architecture concepts are covered. Includes assembly language programming and program control structure
Learning Outcomes
- Describe and explain the hardware organization and operation of Von Neumann computers in terms of structure and interaction of the basic blocks.
- Describe the details of pipelining.
- Explain machine operations in terms of register transfer language.
- Define the basic types of machine instruction and address modes.
- Analyze, design, code, test and trace the execution of binary machine-language programs.


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(Stephens puts the stamp on TUF Brazil winner Ronny Jason, while Kenny Florian does his best Joe Silva impersonation in the background. Photo via Getty.)
Jeremy Stephens is a perfect example of a fighter who all but saved his career by dropping a weight class. While Stephens was a staple of the UFC's lightweight division for some five years, his last three appearances all resulted in losses — a pair of one-sided decisions to Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone and a first round KO (the first of his career) at the hands of Yves Edwards.
Since making the cut to featherweight, however, "Lil Heathen" has been a man reborn (also, acquitted). With decision victories over Estevan Payan and Darren Elkins and a brutal KO over TUF Brazil winner Rony Jason (who did not take the loss well), Stephens has gone from a perennial gatekeeper to a fighter ranked just outside the top 10 on the UFC's totally unbiased rankings system.
And now, Stephens will be given arguably the biggest fight of his career when he faces off against #4 ranked Cub Swanson in the main event of a Fight Night card scheduled for June 28th in San Antonio. The likelihood of the winner receiving a title shot? Kinda sorta maybe. The likelihood that this fight turns into a slugfest the likes of Lawler vs. Hendricks? Definitely maybe.
Swanson, on the other hand, has strung together five straight wins since dropping his UFC debut to Ricardo Lamas, including stoppage victories over Ross Pearson, Charles Oliveira, and Dennis Siver. He also has some pretty funny-lookin' tattoos, if you ask me.
Who you like, Nation?


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Without a song the day would never end
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36 hours in Fisherfield
Labels: backpacking, Bothying, Bushbuddy, Fisherfield, Hillwalking, scotland
The connections between landscape and identity are explored in this outdoor and travel writing blog from the Highlands of Scotland.
Labels: backpacking, Bothying, Bushbuddy, Fisherfield, Hillwalking, scotland
Looks fantastic.
I think the pink is Marsh Lousewort, but I can't quite make out the blue. Are they tiny harebells?
Cheers Tom. I took a close up of the blue ones, I'll add it tonight and give drop you a line so you can have a look at it.
A'Mhaighdean is just fantastic. The whole area makes for superb backpacking and good to see the stove is going to work for you.
I've added a close up of the mystery blue flower.
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California, Climate Action and Hope for the Future
Posted by Stef McDonald on January 30, 2017
Climate science and climate policy are leading California in the right direction. We asked participants and attendees at the 2017 California Climate Change Symposium: What gives you hope for the future? Here are their answers:
"Sub-national action around the world (cities, states, regions, business)." — Ken Alex, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Governor Jerry Brown, Jr.
"Increased collaboration between decision makers and scientists to develop creative and practical solutions to challenges related to climate change gives me hope for the future." — Jamie Anderson, Senior Water Resources Engineer, CA Dept. of Water Resources
"I am heartened by an increasing awareness of the crucial role that communities on the ground must have in successful and lasting implementation of all environmental policies, but particularly climate policy." — Karen Andrade, Postdoctoral Researcher, UC Davis
"I see more cross-sector collaboration happening and that is exciting. There is an openness to learn from each other." — Elizabeth Baca, Senior Health Advisor, Governor's Office of Planning and Research
"A renewed dedication by the scientific community to be more outspoken about the facts of climate change and its current and likely future impacts." — Patrick Barnard, Coastal Geologist, United States Geological Survey
"I'm proud to work for California, where we can move forward with climate change. I am hopeful that we can make a difference here and collaborate with others throughout the country and world to make important contributions." — Rupa Basu, Chief, Air and Climate Epidemiology Section, OEHHA
"Wider adoption of new cleantech technologies particularly in the field of transportation." — Steve Baule, Manager of Special Projects, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
"One strength of California is the many recent graduates that have focused on climate change issues and are ready to work across disciplines to implement solutions now to address climate change impacts." — Paige Berube, Program Manager, Ocean Protection Council
"Enhanced role for natural and working lands in the Revised, Draft AB 32 Scoping Plan." — Louis Blumberg, California Climate Change Program Director at The Nature Consevancy
"The pace and scale of wetland restoration in San Francisco Bay, and its utilization in conjunction with more traditional flood protection solutions, bodes well for a more resilient Bay community." — John Bourgeois, Executive Project Manager, South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project
"The marketplace has already spoken in favor of a clean energy future. Meanwhile, utility companies and small business owners, alike, have discovered how to reduce carbon pollution and energy use cost-effectively. We now have the success stories that have been so urgently needed. Now, what is needed is outreach the brings these solutions to light and gives voice to the many everyday people who are successfully embracing a prosperous, climate-friendly future." — Tom Bowman, President, Bowman Change, Inc.
"We are gaining a better understanding of the kind of actions needed to have our forests serve as stable long-term carbon sinks — and the consequences of not taking those actions." — Jim Branham, Executive Officer, Sierra Nevada Conservancy
"Actions to integrate climate change considerations into planning and operations of the critical infrastructure we all depend on in California." — Judsen Bruzgul, Senior Manager, ICF
"When we consider how diverse California agriculture is in terms of resources, climate, crops and commodities, it gives me hope to see that diverse solutions are presented by research and innovation. Farmers and ranchers are able to use site-specific information and precision agriculture technologies to optimize production and also co-benefits (ecosystem services)." — Carolyn Cook, Senior Environmental Scientist, California Department of Food and Agriculture
"In the utility industry, there has been a steady increase in both statewide and national collaboration regarding climate science and adaptation. This large scale collaboration and willingness to share information and ideas gives me hope that we will be able to make significant strides in the coming years." — Brian D'Agostino, Meteorology Program Manager, SDG&E
"With the drought, the same communities that have been vulnerable to water contamination and affordability challenges are the ones on the front lines of climate change and extreme weather. Small, low-income communities and rural communities of color have been hit hardest by water scarcity as the drought has further exposed drinking water vulnerabilities. The drought has left far too many Californians without running water, but it has also built momentum to finally address water challenges in small, low-income communities. Drought-impacted communities are standing up and demanding that local and state leaders address long-standing water injustices to make water safe, reliable, and affordable for all Californians." — Susana De Anda, Co-Executive Director & Co-Founder, Community Water Center
"In California, researchers have been working to understand the causes and consequences of the drought, the government and the public have been working to address the drought, and these groups have interacted. This interaction is a shining example for the nation and the world." — Noah Diffenbaugh, Professor, Stanford University
"Remotely sensed data, such as actual evapotranspiration and snow water equivalent, and improvements in data collection and computing are providing much improved estimates of the water balance that is integral to understanding our environment in the face of a changing climate. That being said, in order to achieve widespread impacts, it is still imperative that policymakers use scientific data and information to mitigate and adapt to these changes." — Lorraine Flint, Research Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey California Water Science Center in Sacramento
"Youth involvement in leadership. We are blessed with an upcoming generation of bold and innovative souls who will not stand to repeat the mistakes of earlier generations." — Matt Gerhart, Bay Area Program Manager, State Coastal Conservancy
"Community-based participatory research as a means to support collaborative research efforts between scientific researchers and community members to address equitable resource allocation, and other climate change conditions disproportionately affecting under-resourced, low-income communities of color." — Nahal Ghoghaie, Bay Area Program Coordinator, The Environmental Justice Coalition for Water
"BCDC and other regulators are eager to work with project applicants and other stakeholders to formulate ways to work more efficiently in light of growing climate threats while also emphasizing transparency and the appropriate conservation and development of natural resources." — Larry Goldzband, Executive Director, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
"Scientists and academics are increasingly reaching across interdisciplinary boundaries, as well as reaching out to stakeholders and the public, to address our most pressing environmental problems." — Alex Hall, Professor, UCLA Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
"We in state agencies are realizing that we need genuine, robust community engagement to develop programs, policies and projects that are effective and lasting. We are starting to create structures to obtain sustained community input, and to share more decision-making power with communities. These structures include collaborating with community-based organizations to conduct workshops; establishing climate justice advisory groups to provide input to documents, policies and conferences; and providing guidance to agencies to help them promote equity and health as they account for climate change in their infrastructure and investments." — Linda Helland, Climate Change and Health Equity Program Lead, California Department of Public Health
"Executive Order B-10-11" — Heather Hostler, Chief Deputy Tribal Advisor, Governor's Office of Edmund G. Brown Jr.
"Monitoring and modeling capability to improve the understanding how past management practices and climate change have affected wildfire risk, and thus help to inform better management strategies to reduce fire hazard." — Yufang Jin, Assistant Professor, University of California, Davis
"California's connectedness to the international adaptation science and policy community is particularly exciting right now. The success of the Under2MoU is testament to the increasing role of states and cities to accelerating climate action and California is very much center stage in driving momentum at the sub-national level." — Robert Kay, Principal, Climate Change, ICF
"What gives me hope isn't "new" but rather the increased attention and focus on better connecting and understanding climate change in the context of people's lived experience and day-to-day lives and moving away from climate change in the abstract." — Nuin-Tara Key, Resilience Program Manager, Governor's Office of Planning and Research
"I am hopeful that so many scientists and policy makers are co-developing research programs to find ways to adapt to the changes that are happening." — Kristy Kroeker, Assistant Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz
"With the election of Donald Trump, it is increasingly clear that climate science at the federal level will be under attack. But California's commitment to robust climate science and progressive public policy position our state to lead regionally, nationally and internationally on needed solutions and action." — George Leonard, Chief Scientist, Ocean Conservancy
"Increasing awareness of the role of the natural system to increase the resilience of an urbanized estuary." — Jeremy Lowe, Senior Environmental Scientist, San Francisco Estuary Institute
"Through the Jalisco's Energy Agency we will design and introduce strategies to mitigate climate change that generates a positive social and economic impact, privileging the preservation and restoration of the state's ecological balance. In addition, we will generate energy alliances that allow us to be a leading, innovative and avant-garde state." — Sergio Medina Gonzalez, Ph.D., Jalisco's Energy Agency
"There are two things in my field that give me hope. First, the recognition that transportation is a major contributor to GHG emissions and therefore has to be a major part of the solution; and, second, the continued development of technology to make transportation more sustainable." — Jeff Morales, CEO, CA High-Speed Rail Authority
"More research, open data." — Anne Neville, Director, California Research Bureau
"I have been surprised by the number and vigor of potential partners in working on nature-based solutions to sea level rise. TNC has active partnerships with the U.S. Navy and with Caltrans to develop ways to manage built infrastructure and nature together. We no longer have to make the case to these partners — they get it!" — Sarah Newkirk, Coastal Program Director, The Nature Conservancy
"There's increasing saliency on climate change among American voters. Those that rated it a top three issue increased from 4% of U.S. voters in 2012 to 10% in 2016." — Bob Perkowitz, Founder and President, ecoAmerica
"I am very excited about the international efforts on both ocean acidification and greenhouse gas emissions that California has helped to spearhead. It has been inspiring to see so many different jurisdictions come together and lean on each other to tackle our global CO2 challenge… and in a very short amount of time! The grit, kindness, and positivity across these communities continues to renew my hope." — Jenn Phillips, Policy Advisor, California Natural Resources Agency/Ocean Protection Council
"I think the best hopes for the future as far as climate change is concerned are: 1) Actively anticipating and planning for the effects of climate change rather than passively ignoring them until it's too late; 2) Policy and technology advances in alternative energy sources that make renewable energy less costly than using fossil fuels." — David Pierce, Climate Researcher, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
"California's tree mortality epidemic is unprecedented. However, with disaster comes opportunity and forest health issues have never been such intensely focused on by such a wide range of stakeholders. I am hopeful that together, we can channel this focus and energy towards achieving meaningful, long term forest health goals in our state." — Ken Pimlott, Director, CAL FIRE
"I have found the utilities efforts to work on adaptation issues encouraging. The Department of Energy's Partnership for Energy Sector Climate Resilience is voluntary and I have been impressed with the willingness of some of our utilities to step out and put resources and work behind those efforts. That, combined with the improvement in modeling of climate scenarios from California's Climate Action Team Research Group, gives us the opportunity to increasingly move towards thorough and consistent adaptation planning efforts." — Liane Randolph, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission
"I see hope in the fact that cities are more open to partnerships and collaboration when it comes to addressing climate change. With less silos and jurisdictional turfs, I see increased investments, more value propositions, and smart approaches that leverage new partners and advance economic growth. The era of catalytic solutions to climate change is here." — Susana Reyes, Senior Sustainability Analyst, Office of L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti
"I'm inspired by the enthusiasm of Department of Public Health staff for engaging in climate change work. The urgency with which my colleagues view the threat of climate change and their dedication to addressing it gives me hope for the future." — Elizabeth Rhoades, Climate Change Lead, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
"Consensus messaging and moral framing of climate change both increase support for mitigation policies." — Connie Roser-Renouf, Associate Professor, George Mason University
"Hopefully, I will have additional monitoring capability by this Spring to continue to inform policy decisions." — Terry Sawyer, Co-Founder, Hog Island Oyster Co.
"The passion and skill of the people working on this issue (and the passage of Measure AA in the Bay Area)." — Mary Small, Chief Deputy Director, Coastal Conservancy
"The brilliant, resilient, and diverse coalition of residents across the state that are taking coordinated actions to achieve climate equity and climate justice in their communities." — Madeline Stano, Staff Attorney, Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment
"Evidence that compost application can enhance carbon sequestration in soils!" — Sintana Vergara, Postdoctoral Scientist. University of California Berkeley
"The management community has recognized acidification as an important issue and is challenging us as scientists to help them develop solutions." — Stephen Weisberg, Executive Director, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Authority
"Raising the energy efficiency of appliances is essential to achieve our low-carbon energy future because electric appliances are a growing portion of California's electricity load. In December, the California Energy Commission adopted first-in-the-nation energy efficiency standards for computers and monitors with support from industry, environmentalists, consumer groups and utilities. These computer standards will ultimately save Californians an estimated $373 million annually." — Robert Weisenmiller, Chair, California Energy Commission
"Policy leaders and citizens of the Bay Area have identified the threats and approved the funding through Measure AA to take steps to address them." — Carl Wilcox, Policy Adviser to the Director for the Delta, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
"A new cap and trade program called Transformative Climate Communities, which seeks to integrate our climate investments and build innovative models for greenhouse gas reduction and community revitalization through local, multi-sector partnerships concentrated in the poorest and most polluted parts of the state." — Randall Winston, Executive Director, California Strategic Growth Council
"LA County voter approval on November, 2016 of four major public investment measures — Metro Measure M for transportation, LA County Measure A for parks, LA City Measure HHH for homeless housing, LA Community College District Measure CC — all by more than 70% inspires me. It means we no longer need to fear asking voters to step up to solve our most challenging problems that require public investments." — Denny Zane, Executive Director, Move LA


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Marketing firm Physicians Interactive has found that oncologists—a hard group to connect with—are easier to reach if marketers think handheld. The firm said oncologists used mobile devices to open about 50% of the emails PI launched in 2013, and 80% of those were opened on iOS devices.
The dot-pharmacy URL is a step closer to becoming what the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy would consider a domain with integrity. The association announced that it has entered negotiations with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers—which oversees domain suffixes like .com and .edu. The association says the negotiations would put it on the hook for verifying that companies with .pharmacy comply with pharmacy laws and practice standards.
Biosimilar Herceptin is coming to India, but marketers will not be able to say so. The Wall Street Journal reported that Roche won a case that prevents the biosimilar manufacturer from using the brand name Herceptin in its marketing. The decision also bars Biocon-Mylan from comparing its lookalike breast cancer treatment's manufacturing processes, safety, efficacy and sales, with those of Herceptin.


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Snow paralyzes suburbs; roads blocked
Roadways are jammed, trains are stalled and police are reporting vehicles in ditches across the Chicago area in the early portion of what is expected to be a blizzard of historic proportions,
threatening to leave up to 2 feet of snow as it rolls across the Midwest with its sights on the Northeast.
Early risers this morning were facing 8-foot snow drifts in some places.
The National Weather Service reported 13 inches of snow in Schaumburg as of midnight, 12 inches in Glen Ellyn. The heaviest snowfall was expected now through 5 a.m.
Snow drifts reaching 5 feet were reported in Lake County by 8 p.m., and hundreds of cars are stranded on roadways that cannot be reached by emergency vehicles, according to Lake County sheriff's police.
The sheriff's office was frantically calling snowmobile clubs to lend their support to reach stranded pedestrians and bring them to warming stations, police said.
As of 8:30 p.m. high winds left 47,000 ComEd customers without power in the Chicago area: 26,700 of those in Chicago, 6,000 in the north region, 3,300 in the west region and 11,000 in the south region.
Whiteout conditions have been reported along with wind gusts reaching close to 60 mph.
A blizzard warning is in effect until 3 p.m. today, and some local governments have declared a state of emergency, giving city officials the power to "do what is necessary" to ensure safety.
"We may need to barricade streets and prohibit cars and pedestrian traffic in certain areas," said Elgin City Manager Sean Stegall.
Whiteout conditions have been reported in Lake County and thundersnow was reported in Northbrook as of 8 p.m. and later in Arlington Heights and Des Plaines.
Intense snowfall rates possibly exceeding 4 inches per hour are in the forecast, making travel nearly impossible, according to the National Weather Service.
"You won't be able to see across the street at times with snow blowing sideways during the height of the storm," said Edward Fenelon of the Chicago National Weather Service office.
Portions of Green Bay Road and Route 60 are completely shut down in Lake County, and Lake Shore Drive has been closed off in Chicago for most of the night.
Officials are urging drivers to stay off the roads at all costs. About half of all deaths in a blizzard are due to traffic accidents or people becoming stranded with their vehicle, according to the National Weather Service. Snow may become so blinding that snowplow operators have to be pulled off highways for their own safety.
Multiple Metra lines reported delays of more than 90 minutes, and others were completely stalled as blowing and drifting snow caused causing switch problems.
Cook County and areas closer to Lake Michigan and Indiana could get as much as 20 inches of snow in the end, with isolated spots hitting the 2-foot mark. Surrounding counties are expected to receive between 16 and 18 inches, according to forecasts.
Winds of 30 to 40 mph are expected to stir up Lake Michigan and produce waves reaching 20 feet, which forecasts fear will crash onto and flood Lake Shore Drive.
Over 1,300 flights were canceled at O'Hare International Airport Tuesday and all flights were canceled at Midway, according to the Chicago Department of Aviation.
Both airports continue to stay open, but most airlines have announced they will have limited or no flights through either airport on Wednesday.
Train lines faced potential snow-related slowdowns, too.
Lone locomotives were running back and forth all night into Wednesday morning on some Metra lines to ensure snow couldn't accumulate, potentially clogging tracks and rendering vital track switches inoperable.
In response to the storm, Gov. Pat Quinn has declared the state a weather disaster area.
If the forecasts for the Chicago area hold true, it would be the third-biggest snowstorm, overshadowed only by the 21.6 inches in 1999 and the mother of all Chicago snowstorms, the 23 inches of snow that fell in 1967.
For the first time in 12 years, Chicago closed its public schools. Many businesses planned to remain shuttered Wednesday, as did cultural attractions and universities.
Associated Press contributed to this story


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