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Concerned about the new ACP guidelines on 'Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians', Andrea MacGregor asked me to publish her 'open letter':
I am a student about to graduate and register as a massage therapist in Canada, and I am writing to express my concern with your recommendation of the use of acupuncture in your new guideline for low-back pain management.
Leading medical and health research experts from around the world, including many who are highly familiar with the use of complementary and alternative therapies, have contributed to a highly informed commentary (attached) assembled by the Friends of Science in Medicine association (Aus.), which supports a strong conclusion that acupuncture is not effective for any specific condition, and that the evidence for it being an effective intervention for low-back pain is not convincing. Another review of acupuncture by FSM concluding that there is a lack of evidence of a therapeutic effect has been endorsed by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Respected American medical science writers also maintain that claims of acupuncture's efficacy are not science-based (examples here and here).
Additionally, previous acupuncture recommendations are being reconsidered by prominent institutions in other parts of the world. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guideline for NHS patients in the United Kingdom now recommends against the use of acupuncture for low-back pain, following a high-quality review that critically examined the existing evidence regarding the use of acupuncture and found it to be no more effective than a placebo. The Toronto Hospital for Sick Children has also recently removed references on their website that suggested the efficacy of acupuncture in managing specific chronic pain conditions. The World Health Organization has done the same, no longer suggesting that acupuncture is effective for low-back pain and sciatica.
As someone about to enter a field that is frequently associated with, or considered a part of, complementary healthcare, I know how tempting it can be for us, as professionals and as researchers, to exaggerate claims of efficacy and pin some very high hopes on "new possibilities" in physical therapies.
I also know first-hand how misguided and overblown some of these claims and hopes can be. Many of my own peers and instructors are proponents of acupuncture, and it is common for Canadian massage therapists to become licensed acupuncturists (a similar connection between massage and acupuncture communities, of course, also exists in the United States). I have often seen my own mentors and comrades pushing for the use of acupuncture treatments for many chronic and serious conditions for which there is no basis of evidence at all of acupuncture's efficacy, including systemic, neurological, and developmental conditions. When questioned, they will usually refer to authorities perceived as "legitimate", including the American College of Physicians, to say that claims of acupuncture "working" are backed by experts— whether their claims are even pain-related or not.
We see a similar situation with advertisers and media using the guise of "expert-backed" legitimization to recommend acupuncture in misleading ways, often to vulnerable people who could be making better-informed and more effective treatment and management choices for their conditions. Many of these advertising and media entities specifically mention the American College of Physicians as lending credence to their claims, sometimes somewhat out of context.
As someone with a chronic neurological disorder, I find it troubling to see untrue or exaggerated claims of benefit for incurable or serious conditions when we could be focusing on more accurate ideas and having more honest, realistic discussions of our options. This is also important when it comes to deciding how to best allocate our limited health funding resources. Quite a lot of our insurance and out-of-pocket funds are spent on alternative therapies, and it's important to see things going to use in a way that's proportionate and appropriate to the evidence we have.
I hope that you will reconsider your recommendation of a practice that is simply not supported by the majority of the research evidence that exists to date. Patients with complex conditions, including low-back pain, deserve accurate and realistic information regarding their treatment options, especially from such trusted and reputable sources as the American College of Physicians. Thank you for your time and attention.
Andrea MacGregor
Below are informed conclusions on acupuncture from 28 international experts from 10 countries, including Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States of America.
These include:
– Sir Richard John Roberts, English biochemist and molecular biologist, 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine – Prof Nikolai Bogduk AM, Emeritus Professor of Pain Medicine, University of Newcastle, Australia – Prof Timothy Caulfield, LLM, FRSC, FCAHS, Canada Research Chair in Health Law & Policy, Trudeau Fellow & Professor, Faculty of Law and School of Public Health, Research Director, Health Law Institute, University of Alberta, Canada – Prof. Assimakis Kanellopoulos, PhD MSc.Prof. Applied Physiotherapy, TEI Lamia, Greece – Prof Lesley Campbell AM, MBBS, FRACP FRCP(UK), Senior Endocrinologist, Diabetes Services, St Vincent's Hospital, Professor of Medicine, UNSW. Laboratory Co-Head, Clinical Diabetes, Appetite and Metabolism, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, SVH, NSW, Australia – Emeritus Prof Donald M. Marcus, MD, Professor of Medicine and Immunology, Emeritus, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States of America (USA) – Dr Michael Vagg, MBBS(Hons) FAFRM(RACP) FFPMANZCA, Consultant in Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine, Barwon Health. Clinical Senior Lecturer, Deakin University School of Medicine. Fellow, Institute for Science in Medicine, Victoria, Australia – Prof Bernie Garrett, The University of British Columbia, School of Nursing, Vancouver, BC, Canada – A/Prof David H Gorski, MD PhD FACS, surgical oncologist, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Team Leader, Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Team, Co-Leader, Breast Cancer Biology Program, Co-Director, Alexander J Walt Comprehensive Breast Center, Chief, Section of Breast Surgery, A/Professor, Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, , and Professor (Honorary) Hanoi Medical University, USA – Prof Carl Bartecchi, MD, MACP, Distinguished Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, USA – Prof David Colquhoun, FRS, Dept of Pharmacology, UCL United Kingdom (UK) – Prof Edzard Ernst, MD PhD FMEdSci FSB FRCP FRCP(Edin), Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, UK – Prof Marcello Costa FAAS. Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor and Professor of Neurophysiology (2012), Professor of Neurophysiology, Flinders University, Australia. – Emeritus Prof Alastair H MacLennan AO MB CHb MD FRCOG FRANZCOG. The Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Australia – Prof John M Dwyer AO PhD FRACP FRCPI Doc Uni(Hon) ACU. Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of New South Wales. Founder of the Australian Health Care Reform Alliance. Clinical consultant to the NSW Government's Inter-Agency committee on Health Care Fraud, Australia – A/Prof Steven M Novella, clinical neurologist Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut, USA – Prof William M London, EdD, MPH, Department of Public Health, California State University, Los Angeles, USA – Dr Steven Barrett, MD, retired psychiatrist, author, co-founder of the National Council Against Health Fraud (NCAHF), USA – Prof. Steven L. Salzberg, Ph.D., Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, and Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA – Prof Christopher C French, Head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK – Dr Cees Renckens MD PhD, gynaecologist, past president of the Dutch Society against Quackery, Netherlands – Dr Alain Braillon. MD PhD. Senior consultant. University hospital, France – Dr John McLennan, MBBS FRACP, Paediatrician, Vic – Prof Shaun Holt, BPharm(hons), MBChB(hons), Medical Researcher, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand – Dr Lloyd B Oppel, MD, MHSc, Canada – Professor Asbjørn Hróbjartsson, Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Southern Denmark & Odense University Hospital, Denmark – Prof Maurizio Pandolfi MD, Florence, former Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, The University of Lund, Sweden, Italy – Professor Mark Baker, Centre for Clinical Practice Director, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), UK
According to Sir Richard: "From everything I have read about acupuncture I have to conclude that the evidence for efficacy is just not there. I can believe it has a very strong and effective placebo effect, but if it really worked as advertised why are the numbers of successful outcomes so small when compared to treatments such as drugs that really do work. As a scientist, who likes to see proper experiments carried out so that the results can be judged with a rational analysis, the experiments I have read about just don't meet even a low bar of acceptability. I certainly do not believe it should be endorsed as an effective treatment by any professional scientific or medical body that values its reputation."
According to Professor Bogduk: "Although studies have shown that acupuncture "works", the definition of "works" is generous. Most studies show minimal to no effect greater than that of sham therapy. Needles do not need to be placed at specific points; so, learning about meridians is not required. Effectiveness is marginally greater in those patients who believe in acupuncture or expect it to work. However, no studies have shown that acupuncture stops pain, while also restoring normal function and removing the need for other health care."
According to Professor Caulfield: "In popular culture, acupuncture is often portrayed as being effective for a range of conditions. It is held up as an alternative medicine success story. In fact, the relevant data are, at best, equivocal. The most rigorous studies, such as those that are well controlled and use sham comparators, have found that in most situations acupuncture is little better than placebo. More importantly, the supernatural foundations of the practice – that illness can be attributed to an imbalance in a life force energy – has absolutely no scientific basis. Given this reality, public representations of acupuncture that present it as science-based and effective can be deeply misleading. Policies are needed to counter this noise, including, inter alia, the more aggressive deployment of truth-in-advertising regulations, the enforcement of a conceptually consistent science-based informed consent standard, and the oversight of healthcare professionals by the relevant regulatory entities."
According to Professor Kanellopoulos: "According to the systematic reviews in the field of acupuncture, the benefits of the method, if any, are nothing more than a temporary placebo effect. From a scientific point of view, acupuncture is based on a theory, which has nothing to do with modern physiology and medicine. From a researcher's point of view, any presented acupuncture effectiveness is due to methodological errors, data manipulation, statistical artefacts and (purposely?) poorly designed clinical trials in general. Finally, regarding the patient, any symptom's relief comes from despair and post hoc fallacy. After decades of research and over 3000 clinical trials, any continuation of practicing, advertising, and research in the field of acupuncture is a waste of resources and puts the patients at risk, raising ethical issues for both science and society."
According to Professor Campbell: "Acupuncture holds great theatrical appeal through its dramatic and historical aspects, particularly to those who feel that conventional medicine has failed to offer pain relief or sufficient improvement in symptoms. However an extensive body of data now exists from rigorous approaches to testing the validity of its claims of benefit actually related to the placement of the needles and not to placebo effect. For example, most recently the beneficial effect achieved in relieving fatigue in Parkinsons Disease (and there was one) was identical in a randomised controlled trial to that of placebo."
According to Professor Donald M. Marcus: "When trials of acupuncture for relief of pain of osteoarthritis of the knee or back pain include a sham acupuncture control, there is no clinically relevant difference in efficacy between the conventional and sham procedures. A number of sham procedures have been used, including toothpicks in a plastic guide tube in a study of back pain. It's evident that relief of pain, and probably other complaints, by acupuncture is mediated by a placebo mechanism. Since there is no scientific evidence supporting its efficacy, medical insurance should not pay for acupuncture treatments. Moreover, it is unethical to deceive patients by providing a placebo treatment without disclosure."
According to pain specialist Dr Vagg: "Due to the lack of a scientifically plausible mechanism, and the poor quality of the bulk of the research concerning acupuncture in its many and varied forms, no credible body of pain medicine researchers or clinicians has endorsed any type of acupuncture as a recommended treatment for any identifiable group of patients with persistent pain. Moreover, there is no reason to suppose that further research of high quality will change this conclusion, given that high-quality, randomized and double-blinded studies have uniformly shown that any form of acupuncture is indistinguishable from placebo, making further research unwarranted."
According to Professor Garrett: "Current levels of evidence on acupuncture as a therapeutic intervention for any condition is very poor. Most studies reported are of very poor quality and are not reliable. Unfortunately, there is a strong element of propaganda in the dissemination of support for acupuncture in China, as it is a part of the Traditional Chinese Medicine supported by the government there. As such, much research has been demonstrated to involve data fabrication and extreme levels of confirmation bias. There are also strong ethical concerns about research involving acupuncture in China for anesthesia or other conditions where there is no established clinical theoretical basis for its use, and far better established therapeutics are available. Overall the current state of evidence on acupuncture is that the effectiveness of acupuncture as a treatment of any health condition remains unproven, and the only good quality trials have identified it has no better outcomes than placebo. Therefore, any claims of efficacy made against specific medical conditions are deceptive."
According to Professor Gorski: "Acupuncture seems to garner more belief because it seems more plausible. The reason is that, unlike many other alternative therapies, acupuncture actually involves a physical act, namely inserting needles into the skin. However, it is also the case that the more acupuncture has been studied, the more it has become clear that it is, as David Colquhoun and Steve Novella put it, nothing more than a theatrical placebo. Indeed, as acupuncture is more rigorously studied in randomized clinical trials with proper controls and proper blinding, the more its seeming effects disappear, so that it becomes indistinguishable from placebo. Nor is it without risk, either. Recommending acupuncture to treat any condition is, from an ethical and scientific view, indefensible."
According to Professor Bartecchi: "Acupuncture has no medical value other than that of a placebo. Acupuncture as viewed by many of us in academic medicine is merely an elaborate, theatrical placebo, a pre-scientific superstition which lacks a plausible mechanism. It really fits the bill as an alternative medicine hoax."
According to Professor Colquhoun: "After over 3000 trials, some of them very well designed, there is still argument about the effectiveness of acupuncture. If that were the case for a new drug, it would long since have been abandoned. The literature suggests that acupuncture has only a small and variable placebo effect: too small to be of noticeable benefit to patients. Most of its apparent effects result from a statistical artefact, regression to the mean. The continued use of acupuncture probably arises from the lack of effective treatments for conditions like non-specific low back pain. That cannot be justified, Neither is it worth spending yet more money on further research. The research has been done and it failed to produce convincing evidence."
According to Professor Ernst: "The current evidence on acupuncture is mixed. Many trials are less than rigorous and thus not reliable. Much of the research comes from China where data fabrication has been disclosed to be at epidemic levels; it would therefore be a mistake to rely on studies from China which almost invariably report positive results. If we account for such caveats and critically review the literature, we arrive at the following conclusions: – Acupuncture is clearly not free of risks, some of which are serious; – The effectiveness of acupuncture as a treatment of any condition remains unproven, and – The current research in this area is mostly pseudo-research aimed at promoting rather than testing acupuncture".
According to Professor Costa: "Acupuncture as a part of Traditional Chinese Medicine is not based on science simply because, as for all pre-scientific medicines, whether Greco-Roman-European, Indian or any other, none are founded on any evidence. As a Neuroscientist, I teach medical and non medical students the very foundations of how the nervous system works and how sensory stimulation affects the brain. There simply is no evidence that twigging the skin with needles or, for that matter with toothpicks, does any more than create an expectation to feel better. This is the well-known placebo effect. Selling placebos under the disguise of medicine is totally unethical."
According to Professor MacLennan: "Acupuncture is elaborate quackery and like many placebos sold by those without responsibility for or knowledge of the wide range of health disorders and disease it can be dangerous. Dangerous because acupuncture may delay correct diagnosis and therapy, dangerous because it may delay possible evidence-based therapies and allow progression of disorders present and dangerous because it sucks limited health resources from the community. Acupuncturists derive their income from elaborate subterfuge, taking advantage of the gullible unwell who are desperate, uneducated and seek a magic cure. If there is a placebo effect it is usually temporary, and eventually disappointment from lack of long term effect may lead to secondary depression in the patient. According to Professor Dwyer: "Modern understanding of human anatomy and the distribution and function of the components of the human nervous system make a nonsense of theories that suggest there are invisible meridians criss-crossing the body wherein there are trigger spots which, when stimulated, can produce an array of benefits remote from that site. Scientists however, while dismissing the prescientific explanations offered by traditional Chinese medicine, have sought other reasons why acupuncture might provide clinical benefits particularly the relief of pain. Numerous theories have been addressed by numerous studies with many being conducted using disciplined scientific methods. The conclusions leave us with no doubt that acupuncture provides the scenario for a superb theatrical placebo; no more."
According to Dr Novella: "Pain is a big problem. If you read about pain management centers, you might think it had been solved. It has not. And when no effective treatment exists for a medical problem, it leads to a tendency to clutch at straws. Research has shown that acupuncture is little more than such a straw. It is clear from meta-analyses that results of acupuncture trials are variable and inconsistent, even for single conditions. After thousands of trials of acupuncture and hundreds of systematic reviews, arguments continue unabated. In 2011, Pain published an editorial that summed up the present situation well."
According to Professor London & Dr Barrett: "The optimistic article by Vickers et al did not consider an important point. Research studies may not reflect what takes place in most acupuncturist offices. Most acupuncturists are graduates of "oriental medical schools," where they learn about 5element theory, "energy" flow through meridians, and other fanciful traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) concepts that do not correspond with scientific knowledge of anatomy, physiology, or pathology. Practitioners of TCM typically rely on inappropriate diagnostic procedures (pulse and tongue diagnosis) and prescribe herbal mixtures that have not been sufficiently studied. Diagnoses based on TCM such as "Qi stagnation," "blood stagnation," "kidney Qi deficiency," and "yin deficiency" may not jeopardize patients who are treated in an academic setting, where they have received a medical diagnosed before entering the study. But what about people with conditions that TCM-trained acupuncturists are not qualified or inclined to diagnose? Real-world evaluations of acupuncture should also consider the cost of unnecessary treatment."
According to Professor Salzberg: "Acupuncture is a pre-scientific practice that persists only because of relentless and often very clever marketing by its proponents. The claimed mechanisms by which acupuncture works are clearly and obviously false: modern physiology, neurology, cell biology, and other scientific disciplines explain how pain signals are transmitted in the body, and none of them support the supposed "qi" or energy fields flowing along "meridians," as acupuncturists describe them. Hundreds of scientific studies have shown that acupuncture doesn't work for any medical condition. Acupuncture proponents ignore the evidence and persist, primarily because they profit from their practices. There are also documented risks of complications from acupuncture, ranging from infections to punctured lungs. For these and other reasons, recommending acupuncture for any patient is simply unethical. Acupuncturists make profits by putting patients at risk."
According to Professor French: "Acupuncture has been extensively evaluated with respect to its possible therapeutic effectiveness for a wide range of disorders. The overall conclusion from meta-analyses of such studies is that any beneficial effects reported are small in terms of effect size and probably best accounted for in terms of statistical artefacts and placebo effects, etc. In general, the higher the quality of the study, the less likely are any beneficial effects to be reported. In light of this, it would be unwise and unethical to recommend acupuncture as the treatment of choice for any condition."
According to Dr Renckens: "In 1683 the Dutch physician Willem ten Rhijne published the first book in the western world in which the word 'acupuncture' was mentioned, which referred to – as the Dutch title of the book was – 'The Chinese and Japanese way of curing all diseases and especially the podagra by burning moxa and stabbing the Golden Needle'. This exotic treatment did not gain any popularity in the Netherlands and was mainly ridiculed. This heavenly situation remained unchanged until Nixon's trip to China (1972) and the 'successful' acupuncture-treatment of the journalist James Reston of the New York Times. His story in that influential newspaper caused worldwide interest in acupunctures possible benefits. Also in the Netherlands and as early as 1989 a series of systematic reviews on the efficacy of acupuncture in a number of diseases was published in the Huisarts & Wetenschap, a journal of GP's in the Dutch language (Ter Riet et al. H&W,1989;32:308-312).Their final conclusion was: 'the main achievement of Chinese acupuncture is to have discovered a number of spots on the human body into which needles can be safely inserted'. The huge amount of scientific research into acupuncture has since been unable to undermine this right conclusion."
According to Dr Braillon: "No discrimination! The US Federal Trade Commission announced that homeopathic drugs should "be held to the same truthin-advertising standards as other products claiming health benefits"; very soon, homeopathic products will include statements indicating: "There is no scientific evidence backing homeopathic health claims" and "Homeopathic claims are based only on theories from the 1700s that are not accepted by modern medical experts." In Australia, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners formally recommended GPs to ban homeopathic products from their prescriptions and pharmacists to ban them from their shelves. The same should be required for acupuncture."
According to Dr McLennon: "Despite claims for effectiveness, there have been very few studies of acupuncture on children that have confirmed significant benefits. Conditions such as headache, abdominal pain, bed wetting and fibromyalgia and behaviour problems such as ADHD have been investigated. More trials with better structure have universally been recommended. A double blinded trial on the treatment of headaches with laser acupuncture illustrates the problems. The number of patients was quite small (21 in each arm), the diagnoses were reasonable medically but required rediagnosis to fit Traditional Chinese Medicine criteria and treatments were individualised based on these diagnoses. It was not made clear whether the patients were completely blinded i.e. unaware they received active treatment or placebo. Until blinding can be guaranteed, trials of acupuncture will remain inconclusive."
According to Professor Holt: "Unlike some alternative therapies, acupuncture has been extensively studied for many medical conditions and a summary would be that the higher the quality of the study, the less likely it is that a benefit other than a placebo effect is found. Studies have shown conclusively that a key aspect of acupuncture, putting needles into energy lines for medical benefits, is not true, and the same effect is elicited wherever the needles are placed. Acupuncture is not a science-based practice, can cause side effects and is not recommended for any medical condition."
According to Dr Oppel: "It is extremely concerning that there remains no plausible rationale for a mechanism of action of acupuncture. It is noteworthy that different schools of acupuncture offer contradictory patterns of treatment. It should not go without notice that acupuncture has been so well-researched that there are hundreds , if not thousands, of clinical trials now available Unfortunately, although there is no compelling evidence of effectiveness for any of the myriad of conditions where acupuncture is claimed to be of benefit, poor quality unreplicated trials continue to be put forward by proponents as proof of acupuncture's effectiveness. Critical thinkers will also take note that while the large majority of acupuncture trials are positive, the vast majority of properly controlled trials are not. We are in a situation now where we have excellent evidence that acupuncture is not effective."
According to Professor Hróbjartsson: "While there have been many trials done with acupuncture, most of them are small pilot studies and large scale high quality trials are rare. Some studies have reported measurable effects, but the mechanism is not yet understood, the size of the effect is small and it is possible that a large part of the effect or all of the effect is placebo. It is obvious that you would see a physiological effect when you stick a needle into your body, the question is whether that has a measurable clinical effect. There is insufficient evidence to say that electro acupuncture is any more or any less effective."
According to Professor Pandolfi: "With a rationale completely disconnected from the basic principles of science acupuncture cannot be considered as belonging to modern evidence–based medicine."
According to Professor Baker: "Millions of people are affected every year by these often debilitating and distressing conditions. For most their symptoms improve in days or weeks. However for some, the pain can be distressing and persist for a long time. Regrettably there is a lack of convincing evidence of effectiveness for some widely used treatments. For example acupuncture is no longer recommended for managing low back pain with or without sciatica. This is because there is not enough evidence to show that it is more effective than sham treatment."
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ACP's response is avidly awaited.
Andrea's piece should be required reading for all practitioners and students of all healthcare professions – including those of camisty (CAMs).
Every best wish for Andrea's enlightened career. I suspect she will do well.
Massage is most certainly therapeutic. No need to claim it can solve every health problem under the sun.
No need for needles to obtain the therapeutic benefit of the human touch. Invasive nonsensical needles.
Thank you Andrea for sharing your excellent letter.
A good rub is very soothing and can give some relief for sore muscles, but it does not cure appendicitis.
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Yes dr. Cox. This absurd opus nicely exhibits the level of impaired intelligence needed for the faith in homeopathy.
This is far from being unique. A well filled repository of remedy-rubbish is "hpathy.com"
It also contains a page on appendicitis where some idiot has copy-pasted from an informative text on appendicitis for the public and added senseless stupidity about shaken-water sugar pills to treat the problem:
Warning: Do not peruse the website hpathy.com or other (homeopathic texts for that matter) immediately before (loss of apetite) or after a meal (nausea, indigestion), and absolutely not with liquids or food in mouth (risk of aspiration or splattering on dinner table and bystanders)
Reading homeopathic "litterature" may increase risk of stroke and arrythmia in people with (genuine) health care education and normal intellectual capacity
So Dr. Ernst;
Does this mean you do not support acupuncture?
I went to an acupuncturist once and got good results. The needles were useless but her suggestion I switch to a firmer mattress worked.
Still the $60 I spent was a bit of a waste as I could have gotten the same advice from a television advertisement.


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Having already expressed a desire to build a vehicle that has a 1960s Microbus style, Volkswagen has gone ahead and done just that with the Bulli concept. The new vehicle concept was recently shown at the Geneva Auto Show as a part of its Heritage series.
A three-door prototype of the Audi A3 2012 model has been spotted by spy cams on route 40, between San Rafel and El Sosneado in Argentina. The new A3 concept, a sedan, was revealed earlier at the Geneva Motor Show.
The fourth teaser image of the Infiniti JX Concept car has been released. This 7-seater beauty has been custom made especially for family voyages. The crossover has style credits inspired by the car maker's earlier concepts.
DTM aggression is heating up. We had a peep into the BMW's rendering when it officially unmasked the M3 DTM concept race car. The covers of the M3 concept were lifted for the public to view and the product looked all set to debut against the likes of the German rivalries Audi and Mercedes-Benz.
Audi has unmasked the A5 DTM concept, much to the excitement of auto enthusiasts. Interestingly, Audi has done the release prior to the grand opening of the Frankfurt Motor Show. The new model is expected to replace the car maker's four-door A4 DTM that had grabbed the DTM title for the brand four times, starting 2004.
It's not just another electric-car concept debut from the Renault. Frendzy looks trendy and matches any current gas powered hatch. The automaker has unveiled its Frendzy concept car ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show starting this September.
Any Toyota fans out there eying the GRMN Sports Hybrid II?
We have some good news for you. Now, Toyota has announced its plans to unveil the all new GRMN Sports Hybrid Concept II at the Nurburgring 24-hour endurance race.


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The RFT is celebrating its 40th anniversary with our biggest Best of St. Louis ever! Our 2017 issue, "This is 40: Best of St. Louis," will pay tribute to 40 years of kicking ass and taking names, with guest writers from the paper's storied history and look back at the key moments in our coverage.
But it's not all about us. We're also using this birthday to pay tribute to the city we continue to adore after forty years of coverage, with four categories of honors for the places and activities we love. We also want to know about you -- more precisely, about the things you love in St. Louis: Your favorite places to eat and drink, your favorite places to shop, even a few of your favorite people.
Your votes will determine the Readers' Poll winners for this year's Best of St. Louis issue. We'll be compiling Readers Choice winners, from the Best Restaurant to the Best Book Store, and announcing them in our September 27 issue.
Only one ballot per person will be counted, and you must fill out at least a dozen categories for your vote to count. Voting continues through Saturday, September 20, 2017.


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Violent Aftermath: The 2009 Election and Suppression of Dissent in Iran
On June 13, 2009, the day after the tenth presidential election in the Islamic Republic of Iran, demonstrations erupted in cities across the country. Demonstrators protested what they viewed as widespread fraud—calls of "Where is my vote?" predominated. The Guardian Council had permitted only four men to campaign: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the incumbent; Mohsen Rezai, a former head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah), considered a conservative; Mir-Hossein Mousavi, a former prime minister of Iran during the war with Iraq, considered a reformist; and Mehdi Karroubi, a former speaker of the Majlis, also a reformist.
Mousavi had declared himself the winner late on Election Day. The government immediately announced that Ahmadinejad had won by 62 percent of the vote. The regime also responded by cutting off electronic communication avenues within Iran and with the outside world. As the week progressed, cell phone and internet services were regularly shut down and slowed. On June 16, the authorities announced that foreign journalists were forbidden from reporting from the streets, and that their visas would not be renewed. Hundreds of domestic journalists and members of the press were arrested and intimidated.
Despite these efforts, demonstrations continued throughout the country on an almost daily basis through the month of June. On at least one occasion, the crowd numbered in the millions. In response, the government confirmed that Ahmadinejad had won and unleashed the Sepah (commanded by Mohammad- Ali Jafari) and the Basij (headed by Hossein Taeb) upon the crowds. As the crowds became larger and persisted in exercising their rights to peaceful assembly, the security forces became increasingly violent. Demonstrators were attacked, beaten and shot in the streets. Many demonstrators were killed in the street. Thousands were arbitrarily arrested—the Judiciary reported that 4,000 people were arrested in the initial weeks. Daily demonstrations finally slowed after a particularly harsh crackdown on June 20 during which at least thirty people were killed.
However, throughout the summer and continuing into the winter, demonstrators flooded the streets on remembrance days, and the security forces continued to brutally suppress all expressions of dissent. Objection to alleged fraudulent elections gradually developed into broader expressions of dissatisfaction with the government. Over the course of a few months, the protests became less focused on the election and more on the general repressive nature of the regime. On December 27, Ashura, reportedly hundreds of demonstrators were arrested.
The Iranian regime also arrested people who were not demonstrating but whom the government charged with fomenting a "velvet revolution." The exact number of arrests remains unknown, but circumstantial evidence indicates that hundreds were arrested and detained merely for exercising their rights of association. The arrests captured broad segments of civil society, including leaders and members of political opposition and minority groups, members of the political establishment, lawyers, students, and academics. The arrests continued through the winter.
Many arrestees were threatened but released after a few days. However, many others faced torture, rape and sometimes death while in custody. Detainees were, and continue to be, subject to solitary confinement, lengthy interrogations, beatings, rape and other forms of torture. Many were not permitted contact with their families or lawyers, and many were coerced into providing public confessions. Some demonstrators were sent to the Kahrizak detention facility, where they were treated so brutally that the government ordered its closure and transferred detainees to Evin and other prisons. Three Kahrizak detainees died, due to lack of medical care, on the way to or shortly after arrival at Evin Prison. The families of many murdered demonstrators and detainees were denied permission to hold proper burial rites for their loved ones.


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|Please excuse me while I have a wash
Wednesday, 2 July 2014
Wordless Wednesday:Tongue
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You look as if you are concentrating really hard on getting that paw clean. XO, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista JoReplyDelete
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I feel like a peeping tomcat watching you bathe! Haha!ReplyDelete
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We saw a little fang, too!ReplyDelete
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As Principal of Structural Engineering at CenterPoint, Bruce is responsible for the overall team performance of this department, as well as client interaction, project coordination and quality assurance.
Bruce has more than 33 years of experience in the analysis and design of structural elements, framing and foundation plans, sections and details, and the preparation of design calculation and computer modeling. He has significant experience with alternative energy projects in both structural design and evaluations.
Prior to joining our firm, Bruce was the Project Manager on several multi-million dollar capital improvement projects for an industrial manufacturer. In this position, he managed projects from initial concept through design, specifications, installation, checkout, commissioning and final acceptance. These projects included building construction, structural modifications, land improvements, building remodeling and installation of new manufacturing lines.
Bruce earned his Bachelor of Science in Water Resources/Engineering Technology from the Pennsylvania State University in 1979, and also completed Graduate Studies there in Environmental and Structural Engineering in 1989.


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Saturday saw the SwimYourSwim team pulling out all the stops with a fantastic swim treble culminating in the first ever illuminated night swim at Thrybergh Country Park. With nearly 30 swimmers braving the 15º degree water and the safety team illuminating anything that didn't move ( Paul won the award for best illuminated Kayak), it was a fantastic atmosphere with… Read more →
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LAST FEW PLACES REMAINING – Join us by clicking here to register SwimYourSwim will be hosting an illuminated night swim at Thrybergh country park on the 14th of October. We would love you to join us for this inaugural event which promises to be a fun filled evening of swimming, cake and great company. The course will be… Read more →
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DATE CHANGE HATFIELD NIGHT SWIM to FRIDAY 3rd November Swimyourswim are hosting a special Bonfire Night Swim at Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre, near Doncaster on Friday 3rd November 2017. Swimming will be happening from 6pm-7.30pm – IN THE DARK!!! All you need is to book in, pay the £6.50 entry fee, then turn up on the night and swim! CLICK… Read more →
Thrybergh Illuminated Night Swim
Don't miss the opportunity to join us on the second of our three amazing monthly illuminated night swims next Saturday. Our second swim will be at Thrybergh Country Park in Rotherham with registration at 6.30pm and swimming from 7pm. TO BOOK YOUR PLACE CLICK HERE. Glow sticks and an illuminated course make the night swims look magical.… Read more →
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Clumber Park Swims 2017
We have the privilege of being able to offer you the fantastic opportunity of swimming in the beautiful lake at Clumber Park. We have a series of Sunday swims planned throughout September 2017 in partnership with the National Trust. The swims will run from 2pm – 4pm on the following dates:- Sunday 10th September – REGISTER HERE Sunday 17th September – REGISTER… Read more →
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The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards takes place tonight.
The awards honour the best U.S. television shows that air between June 1, 2016 and May 31, 2017.
This year's nominations have a Game of Thrones shaped hole as the latest season aired too late in the summer to be considered.
Tonight's awards kicks off at 8pm Eastern time, which means it'll be 1am before the show kicks off on our shores.
If you do want to stay up and watch some of the coverage, tune into E! Entertainment from 11pm where you can watch the Red Carpet coverage. Unfortunately, after that you'll have to rely on social media coverage as the show itself won't be broadcast outside of America.
But back to the awards itself! Want to know who's up for what? Then read on! Below is the list of nominees for the major awards.
Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul
The Crown
The Handmaid's Tale
House of Cards
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Outstanding Comedy Series
Master of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Outstanding Limited Series
Big Little Lies
Feud: Bette and Joan
The Night Of
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
Claire Foy, The Crown
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale
Keri Russell, The Americans
Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Anthony Hopkins, Westworld
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Pamela Adlon, Better Things
Jane Fonda, Grace and Frankie
Allison Janney, Mom
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Zach Galifianakis, Baskets
Donald Glover, Atlanta
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Carrie Coon, Fargo
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
Jessica Lange, Feud: Bette and Joan
Susan Sarandon, Feud: Bette and Joan
Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Riz Ahmed, The Night Of
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Lying Detective
Robert DeNiro, The Wizard of Lies
Ewan McGregor, Fargo
Geoffrey Rush, Genius
John Turturro, The Night Of
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
Ann Dowd, The Handmaid's Tale
Chrissy Metz, This Is Us
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Samira Wiley, The Handmaid's Tale
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us
David Harbour, Stranger Things
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
John Lithgow, The Crown
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Jeffrey Wright, Westworld
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Vanessa Bayer, Saturday Night Live
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Kathryn Hahn, Transparent
Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live
Judith Light, Transparent
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Louie Anderson, Baskets
Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Tony Hale, Veep
Matt Walsh, Veep
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Judy Davis, Feud: Bette and Joan
Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
Jackie Hoffman, Feud: Bette and Joan
Regina King, American Crime
Michelle Pfeiffer, The Wizard of Lies
Shailene Woodley, Big Little Lies
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Bill Camp, The Night Of
Alfred Molina, Feud: Bette and Joan
Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies
David Thewlis, Fargo
Stanley Tucci, Feud: Bette and Joan
Michael K. Williams, The Night Of
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
Project Runway
RuPaul's Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Late Late Show With James Corden
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Real Time With Bill Maher
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg, Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
Gordon Ramsay, MasterChef Junior
Alec Baldwin, Match Game
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway
RuPaul Charles, RuPaul's Drag Race
W. Kamau Bell, United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell
To see the full list of all nominations click here.
Some winners were already announced at the Creative Arts Emmys ceremony.
They included; Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid's Tale for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, Gerald McRaney, This Is Us for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series and Dave Chappelle, Saturday Night Live for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.
And of course Melissa McCarthy won the award for her hilarious Sean Spicer impression.


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A highly connected world opens plenty of new possibilities. One rising phenomena is the "wisdom of the crowds" that can be efficiently used, since the web lowered cost of information collecting and the reaching of large groups. An application of this potential is for example group forecasting. Group forecasting can happen from relatively small numbers as in Delphi Studies to an extensive set of participants as in polls. However there exist a number of other methods, which advantages and disadvantages each. Methods as Prediction Markets generates sometimes impressively accurate results, but also recently perform only average or below. So it is to assume that not only the method, but also the context of the question, the presentation of the question and the question itself have influence on the outcome.
Aim of this thesis is to investigate which biases can affect the performance of group decision methods. Based on relevant literature a list of biases is to create and should be argued regarding their relevance for different group forecasting methods. The five most relevant biases should be in addition considered from a cognitive load perspective.
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Kevin Garnett is back in the NBA. But he won't be talking trash to current NBA players but helping in the training of the Los Angeles Clippers.
According to reports, Garnett, formerly of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Boston Celtics, has officially signed as club consultant for the Clippers. The bulk of his task will be in helping L.A.'s big men, particularly DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin.
"Amazing. Amazing. Amazing. Besides him cussing me out, we played against each other. He's a great spirit and a great basketball mind, a Hall of Fame guy. Someone I looked up to coming up and even playing against. So any pointers he can give me, or tips, it's great. I just want to be a student when he's here," Jordan said about the Clippers' new hire via ESPN.
Garnett's legendary 'trash-talk' and intensity to help the Clippers
Clippers assistant head coach Mike Woodson also confirmed the move to tap Garnett. Woodson said that the former pro "brings so much to the table" and "so much to offer for the game of basketball.
"I mean, you [got to] take experience in terms of what KG's done. I'm happy he's a part of our family now. He's always been a part of Doc's family. And I just think as we move forward, he's going to help DJ a lot," Woodson added.
"I mean, all of our players. I mean, KG is going to be a Hall of Famer one day. And I think all the experience he's put out on the basketball floor, if these guys are willing to listen and learn, they will benefit in the long run."
According to other reports, Garnett won't be exclusively working as consultant for the Clippers. Darren Wolfson from 5 Eyewitness state that "KG" will be working with the Milwaukee Bucks and possibly with his former team, the Timberwolves.
KG has launched an elite consulting business, I hear. Will assist LAC & Bucks. Some w/ #Twolves would love to see KG helping here. https://t.co/8V9d6JUgUu
— Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) January 10, 2017
Garnett won the NBA title with current Clippers head coach Doc Rivers when they were with the Celtics. He is considered one of the best power forwards in the history of he game making the All-Star squad 15 times and winning the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in 2004. Garnett retired from the league after last season after his "homecoming" to the Timberwolves.
ALSO READ: Kevin Garnett on reality TV, future as an NBA coach; Works out with Giannis Antetokounmpo
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I came across this little tidbit while doing some other searches on the web concerning lead generation and cold calling.
If you are a sales person, an affiliate marketer or a job seeker, then you probably want to have your blog posts pop up on Google for certain keywords so prospects can take notice of your expertise.
Here are the variables of concern when you are using Google's publishing tool, Blogger:
- Blogger uses the title of your post to create the page file name (the piece of the URL that is right that is between the "/" and the ".html").
- When creating the page file name, Blogger limits the name to the first 39 characters.
- After you save the page out with the first page name, you can change the page title to something more catchy to grab people's attention but it won't change the page file name.
- Search engines look for keywords in the post title, the domain name and the page name, so when you first create your Blogger post, you need to have your keywords within the first 39 characters.
- Search engines also determine keyword relevancy by their location in the page title. So you also need to keep your keywords really close to the front of the page title in order to have high relevancy.
So what you find yourself confronted with is a sales engineering problem.
On the one hand, you can write up a page title with all of your keywords within the first 39 characters. The result will be a page name and a page title that will rank very high for your keywords. However, it will look really ugly to people and your audience will probably be more enticed to click on your competitors' items instead of clicking your entry. And the title broadcasted in your feeds will not induce people to click and read your post either. So what good does it do to get top billing for your keywords if no one wants to click on your post?
On the other hand, you can write a title that looks really enticing to your reader base and makes them drool with anticipation when they see it. However, such language tends to induce a sense of mystery or incite a sense of shock and awe. Such language needs a little more freedom in word placement. The result is that some of your keywords may be placed beyond of the 39-character limit. Net result, your feeds will look enticing, but your organic placement will stink.
So you see the engineering dilemma. You can have very high placement with a title that doesn't excite your audience very much, or you can have a title that makes your audience drool with excitement if they are willing to skip over to the 10th page of the search engine results.
So needless to say, when you create your Blogger post pages, you will have a little bit of work in front of you.
Here is another challenge. In Blogger, the title for all of your blog posts is preceded by the blog title!
Take a look at this:
This is a test blog I created on Blogger with the title, "The Business of Job Searches". Notice up on the title bar of the browser is the title of the page. This is typically the same text that's in the HTML title tag. It's also what the search engines like Google are looking for when determining search relevance.
Notice what happens when I click on a post.
If my keyword is leadership, I should have good organic search results. The word "leadership" is first in my title putting it within the 39 character limit for Blogger page names and way up front in the title. However, notice what is on the browser title bar, "The Business of Job Searches: Leadership Principles in Dale Carnegie Training"
In order to have 100% relevancy as far as the title is concerned, my keywords must appear as the first word of the title. Relevancy will drop to below 60% for keywords that have fallen to the 4th position or further. So the further along in the title a word is located, the less relevant Google considers it. If what I see in the browswer title bar is what's in my HTML title tag, then I'm in trouble. The relevancy for my keyword, leadership, is going to be below 60%. And it's all because Blogger places the blog title first before the page title where all of my keywords are located.
I guess there's some wisdom to having short blog titles.
Turns out that there is a way around this. But you'll have to do some editing of the HTML that makes up the framework of your blog.
First, get to your Blogger dashboard. As you can see here, I'm back as the 'EPW Test Dude' with my blog I created back a few posts ago. Look, it even has 5 posts.
Go to the Layout section:
And then to the 'Edit HTML' section
Now you'll see some pretty ugly stuff. Don't wig out. The piece that you want to edit is right there in front of you. You don't have to scroll down or do any kind of search. The piece you want is the following:
<title> <data:blog.pageTitle/> </ title>
This is the piece that essentially writes the blog page title right there in the HTML title tag and puts the title in the title bar of your browser.
What you want to replace that piece of code with is the following code:
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "index"'>
<title><data:blog.pageName/> | <data:blog.title/></title>
What this piece of code essentially says is, "if the index page is pulled up, also known as the home page or the first page of your Blogger blog, then go ahead and use the blog title in the title of the page and inside the HTML title tags. Otherwise, put the blog post title down first, followed with a "vertical bar" and then with the blog title, stuff all of that inside the HTML title tags and use it as the title of the page.
The result looks like this:
Save the template out by hitting the "Save Template" button below the edit box
Now, when you go look your post, you will see a slight change:
Notice that the blog post title is now first in the title and "Leadership" is now the first word in the title as well as in the page name.
It will take about a week for the results to make their way into the search engines, depending on how often you post and your current traffic. Of course, to increase it relevancy, we'll have to add some text into the body of the post that has the word leadership. To make it really relevant, we'll have to add some surrounding text that actually discusses leadership in a way that people find interesting. But for now, celebrate the fact that you now have some power over what's getting placed in the title tags of your Blogger blog and possibly increasing your organic search results.
Kudos to the guys at Eblog Templates for finding this snippet of code and making it available — and I'm sure that there are other, more exotic entries out there. I'll let you know as I find them. And I'll keep you updated on what kinds of changes I see in my search results.


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E-waste Recycling is a Major Global Issue!
According to some experts, thanks to modern technology nothing can be considered to be a waste. This is a concept that we should all respect and follow, because many of the valuable resources and non-renewable. People are well-aware that certain resources like paper, plastic and even water can be recycled. In fact, there are specialized companies that work in this field and they recycle such products on a daily basis and make them suitable for creation of brand new products. As a result of that, the need for mining new resources is reduced and so is the pollution caused by the process of production.
Today, we are witnessing a new type of waste that threatens our planet – electronic or e-waste. A huge number of ordinary people and experts believe that e-waste is important. But, do you know why E-waste Recycling is a Major Global Issue? Why there are so many people who are regularly recycling glass, paper, and plastics, but they are avoiding recycling computers, TVs, audio systems and other types of electronic devices and equipment? The fact is that recycling e-waste is equally important as recycling other materials. There are experts who claim that this type of recycling is even more important because e-waste has the worst effect on the environment which ultimately affects the health of all people.
People around the globe replace their electronic devices after 4 or 5 years and it seems that this trend is growing. This means that people tend to replace these tech gadgets and devices more frequently. So, what happens to the old and unused electronic devices that have become obsolete? If you care about the environment, you should find a good recycler specialized in e-waste recycling.
As previously mentioned, electronic devices and equipment are packed with useful materials like aluminum, copper, gold, and silver. The process of recycling allows separation of these materials and preparation for reuse. So, recycling makes extracting of materials from the soil obsolete and preserves the natural resources. Ten metric tons of computer electronic waste contains more gold compared to the amount of this precious metal extracted from 170 tons of gold ore.
Furthermore, e-waste recycling lowers the amount of greenhouse gas emissions. This is quite natural because the use of carefully recycled materials requires less energy compared to the use of pre-processed materials for the production of brand new products.
It is also worth mentioning that in addition to the useful materials found in these devices, there are many materials that can cause harm. Just a small quantity of these materials can lead to many negative consequences to the air, water, and soil around them. E-waste recycling is important for the world because it keeps these dangerous materials out of landfills.
In order to be sure that you have done everything you can to preserve the planet and process e-waste in the right way, you must use the services of the best recycling company in your area. Use the help of companies specialized in e-waste recycling.


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UPDATE: Senator Inhofe (OK) gave a statement a few days ago stating that he has at least 35 senators who oppose the Law Of the Sea Treaty (LOST)
31 who signed the Demint letter
2 who signed a joint letter in opposition (Senators Portman & Ayotte)
1 who said is he's "still researching" but will oppose this session (Senator Alexander)
Plus, Inhofe stated that if Kerry brings this to a floor vote many more will oppose.
It will be interesting to see if either Senators Graham or Manchin begin to squirm. No one likes to "swing in the breeze" when the whip count is sealed. Getting on the record with LOST is not a good move.
Plus Senator Isakson who has stated he'll vote no.
35 to date


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One Book, One Jewish Community
One Book, One Jewish Community Announces Our 2017-18 Selection
And After the Fire
By Lauren Belfer
The New York Times best-selling author of A Fierce Radiance and City of Light returns with a new powerful and passionate novel – inspired by historical events – about two women, one European and one American, and the mysterious choral masterpiece by Johann Sebastian Bach that changes both their lives.
Interweaving the stories of these women, their families and their lives, And After the Fire traverses over two hundred years of history, from the eighteenth century through the Holocaust to today, seamlessly melding past and present, real and imagined. Lauren Belfer's deeply researched, evocative and compelling narrative resonates with emotion and immediacy.
To learn more about the novel and the Kickoff Conversation and Book Signing on December 3 click here.
Check this page frequently over the next year for information on the events as they are publicized. Be sure to follow Jewish Learning Venture on Facebook and Twitter for updates about OBOJC.
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If so, show your support for the largest adult Jewish literacy program in North America by joining one of our new OBOJC Giving Circles. Thank you to those individuals and organizations who have already joined our circles!
Alyse Unterberger, OBOJC Staff
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****AP US History Students: To get your summer HW go to the Documents page of this site.
Welcome to Sukol's website. Hopefully, this website will help you keep up with daily activities, homework, grades and so much more!!!
About the teacher: I have been teaching at Shorewood High School for thirteen years. I earned a Bachelor's degree in History and Political Science from the University of Washington and a Master's degree in History from the University of Vermont. Currently, I have a 4-12 continuing certificate in Political Science, Social Studies and History. When I am not teaching, I enjoy traveling, reading, running, playing ultimate frisbee and most of all, hanging out with my 7 year old daughter.
To access daily homework and class activities, use Canvas!!!


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Enforcer avowing his undying love of the Giants on another topic and having some time to kill due to knee injury I picked up at work this weekend got me thinking about who the best and worst QB's are in the NFL right now. Bear in mind the following list is based solely on my opinion...and the heavy vicodin buzz to keep the pain in my knee manageable.
1) Tom Brady/Patriots
2) Drew Brees/Saints
3) Aaron Rodgers/Packers
4) Ben Rothlisburger/Steelers
5) Matt Shaub/Texans
6) Eli Manning/Giants
7) Phillip Rivers/Chargers
8) Mathew Stafford/Lions
9) Tony Romo/Cowboys
10) Michael Vick/Eagles
11) Jay Cutler/Bears
12) Matt Hasselback/Titans
13) Joe Flacco/Ravens
14) Alex Smith/49ers
15) Andy Dalton/Bengals
16) Tim Tebow/Broncos
17) Ryan Fitzpatric/Bills
18) Alex Smith/49ers
19) Matt Ryan/Falcons
20) Cam Newton/Panthers
21) Kyle Orton/Chiefs
22) Mark Sanchez/Jets
23) Kevin Coulb/Cardinals
24) Sam Bradford/Rams
25) Josh Freeman/Buccaneers
26) Carson Palmer/Raiders
27) Colt McCoy/Browns
28) Rex Grossman/Redskins
29) Dan Orlovsky/Colts
30) Blaine Gabbert/Jaguars
31) Matt Moore/Dolphins
32) Christian Ponder/Vikings
A couple of notes...
-I took Payton Manning out of the equation as he didn't play all year and may never play again. I would have put him at #3-Brees is better than he is/was at this point.
-Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees both had better stats this year than Brady, but Brady just has more history as a top performer. I think Aaron Rodgers is the guy to knock him from his perch in the next 1-3 years. I like Brees, but I don't think he'll ever have Brady's combination of stats and accomplishments.
-Culter is kind of a surprise to me when I started the list. I've never been a huge fan of his, but the Bears went straight in the shitter without him, and he played tough this year until injuries took him out.
-I put Tim Tebow right in the middle. His critics can disparage his lack of throwing ability in a pass happy NFL, but the position is "Quarterback"-not thrower. To me, I don't care if he has a different skill set than the other 31 quarterbacks. If a team is willing to take him on and rearrange how their offense runs to accommodate his style and the win with it-that's all that matters. He was also damn good against the Steelers. To his fanatical supporters though; while his personal winning record was good, the team was 8-8. The Broncos also didn't beat any teams with a winning record during the regular season.
-I briefly thought about putting Matt Ryan closer to the bottom, but I really think his team's problems are with the coaching. Mike Smith just makes too many stupid calls.
-There's no help for Carson Palmer anymore. The Raiders played better under Jason Campbell and the Raiders are going to feel the sting of this move for quite a while.
-On T.J. Yates; I tried to keep this list based on QB's who played the most games for each team as starters. I think he was thrown into a very tough situation and did amazingly well for a 3rd string guy and would have put him in the to 20 if he'd played more games and performed the same way he did in the games he did start.
Those are my picks; who are yours?


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HDR Alumni Panelists: Career options after your PhD
Dr Brett L Scarlett
Brett's professional work experience commenced with a technical role in information technology after completion of a Bachelor of Applied Science at RMIT. Building from this IT foundation, Brett's recent roles have been more business and commercially oriented but still very much IT-centric. Clearly a highlight of Brett's career to date has been his key roles in some of Australia's largest and most complex IT outsourcing engagements. Making the transition from technical to more business / commercially focussed roles occurred somewhat naturally but the completion of the Master of Business and later PhD (both with RMIT) really consolidated this.
What made you choose your current profession?
My Bachelor of Applied Science (Computer Science & Mathematics) at RMIT led to a cadetship with Telecom as a programmer in my final year and a full time job commencing immediately after final exams.
Where do you draw your inspiration from?
Many and varied sources: business and financial news; financial analysts' research; pop-culture; research reports (like Gartner, Economist); travel; online news feeds (including Twitter); art and architecture; bouncing ideas with colleagues; and contemplation of the teachings of Sun Tzu, Mao and the lessons of Buddha.
An accomplishment not many people know about?
I climbed the Jiankou Great Wall. This is one of the most scenic stretches of the Great Wall around Beijing. This is the real great wall, not like the Disney-style walls restored to please tourists.
Dr Greg Adamson
Dr Greg Adamson is Vice-President of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Society on Social Implications of Technology, an Honorary Fellow in the School of Engineering at the University of Melbourne, and an Operational Risk manager for a major Australian bank. Since completing his doctorate at RMIT in 2003, Greg has applied his research to both his professional work and to his honorary university work. In the financial services industry he looks at operational issues which can prevent the organisation achieving its goals. In his academic research he focuses on barriers to uptake for socially beneficial technologies. Primary areas of knowledge are: security and governance; project management; and the Internet. His current major project is chairing the IEEE 2014 Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century (21stcenturywiener.org), to be held in Boston next June.
What made you choose your current profession?
Operational risk is an interesting field which requires broad knowledge and analytic skills, the sort of skills that benefit greatly from post-graduate study. I chose to work in a large organisation as this provides me with the opportunity to tackle very large problems and to test novel solutions. Financial services was an ideal fit for my interests. Winning the role there depended on having a wide range of skills and a highly flexible approach to work.
Where do you draw your inspiration from?
My love of discovery constantly drives me, both in my work and in my academic and professional volunteering. I have read widely on the philosophy of technology, and I found the work of Norbert Wiener (founder of cybernetics, the 'cyber' in cyberspace) to be the most relevant to the current world.
An accomplishment not many people know about?
At the bank where I work I was able to develop an approach which reduced the total number of severe technology incidents by 25%, leading to a significant saving. The solution was based on an understanding of work practices, rather than technologies, required significant practical research, and remains in place today.
Dr Marcus Powe
As Entrepreneur in Residence at RMIT University, Dr Marcus Powe works with staff, students and alumni to refine and develop their ideas and business opportunities. In 2008, Marcus was awarded Australia's Best Entrepreneurial Educator. In 2009, he was awarded for sustained excellence in collaboration between universities and business in Australia. Marcus founded EIC Growth Pty Ltd to assist CEO's and leaders implement and measure creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. He specialises in growth for profit and not for profit organisations operating in turbulent market places.
What made you choose your current profession?
My current profession could be described as an entrepreneur. I own several businesses, teach, write and educate in several countries. The theme is always about innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. I have always explored opportunities, been curious about why some ideas are successful and others are not.
My study and research (PhD) have assisted me in understanding what works in the market place more often than not!
Where do you draw your inspiration from?
My inspiration is drawn from aspiring students who want to make a difference to the community through successful entrepreneurial ventures.
An accomplishment not many people know about?
Perhaps something that many may not know about could be that I have created and host a live global webinar every month about entrepreneurship, sharing my experiences and interviewing entrepreneurs around the world. My audience is over 1,000,000 aspiring entrepreneurs.
Dr Julie Novak
Dr Julie Novak is a Senior Fellow with the Institute of Public Affairs. She has previously worked for Commonwealth and State public sector agencies, including the Commonwealth Treasury and Productivity Commission.
What made you choose your current profession?
During the 1990s political and media discussions were dominated by economic issues. After exploring a few options, I finally settled to study economics as an undergraduate at University of Queensland with an additional Honours year. After about a decade of working in the public sector, both state and federal, I decided to work for a free market think tank, the Institute of Public Affairs.
Eager to round out my studies, I enrolled in the PhD program at the RMIT School of Economics, Finance and Marketing. Under the supervision of Sinclair Davidson and Steve Kates, I completed a thesis on the relationship between government size and economic performance in Australia.
Where do you draw your inspiration from?
Having long subscribed to the principles of free markets and civil society, I have drawn my intellectual inspiration from the works of many classical liberal economists and philosophers.These included Milton Friedman, James Buchanan, the German ordo-liberals, Ludwig von Mises, and twentieth-century American libertarians.
These days, I perhaps draw most of my intellectual inspiration from the works of nineteenth-century French classical liberals, such as Frederic Bastiat, Charles Dunoyer, Gustave de Molinari and Yves Guyot. I derive insights from both their ingenious methods in propagating the principles of freedom.
An accomplishment not many people know about?
An accomplishment is not worthy of an accomplishment if it is not disclosed already!
Dr Sittimont Kanjanaabootra
Dr Sittimont Kanjanaabootra is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, School of Architecture and Built Environment at The University of Newcastle, Australia. Sittimont is a practicing Design Mechanical and Construction Engineer with 4 years practical experience working in the Construction Industry on projects including high rise apartment complexes, warehouses, multi-storey shopping centres, hotel renovations, resorts and office buildings.
What made you choose your current profession?
Personal curiosity and eagerness to learn new things drove me towards this profession. Before I studied PhD, I was a practicing Mechanical engineer in an International company in Thailand. Back then I encountered work problems about knowledge and information management on a day-day basis. I believed then that were possible solutions somewhere in academia that can help me solve these problems. So I undertook PhD at RMIT. During my candidature, I have gained new knowledge outside the construction domain. After I graduated, I got a job as a research associate at Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre (SBEnrc)-Swinburne based. The work I did at SBEnrc provided opportunities to get myself engaged with research that was related to construction industry. I am now working as a post-doctoral fellow (research-only) at School of Architecture and Built Environment.
Where do you draw your inspiration from?
I'm inspired by my both supervisors who guided me and challenged me to think all the time.
An accomplishment not many people know about?
I completed my PhD in 3 years and 1 month. My research has been nominated for ACPHIS (Australian Council of Professors and Heads of Information Systems) Best Australian Information System Doctoral Thesis Award in 2012


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I'm With Stupid – October 3, 2014
by Todd Hartley
I'd like to ask a favor of all you do-gooders out there – all you sincere bleeding hearts who are concerned about everything and want to make sure nobody is offended by anything, ever, for any reason. I'm sure your hearts are in the right place, but could you please stop making up untrue crap about the TV shows and movies of my childhood just to show how PC you are? I'd really appreciate it.
The latest idiocy comes courtesy of Amazon Prime Instant Video, which has chosen to run the following disclaimer for one of its shows: "Tom & Jerry shorts may depict some ethnic and racial prejudices Read the rest of this entry →


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The Mentat system has been designed as a distributed modular system with an emphasis on its easy extendability and scalability. The core of the system reflects the architecture of MTA system Postfix. It consists of many simple modules/daemons, each of which responsible for performing a particular task. This approach enables smooth parallelization and extendability. All modules use the same core service framework, thus making implementing new modules an easy task.
The original Mentat's design presupposed features and tools enabling to collate and share security information. This function has, however, later been taken over by a twin project Warden with slightly humbler ambitions and simpler but ultimately better design. At present, the Warden system has profiled as a single communication channel for sharing security information and the Mentat system as a tool for streamlined security information processing. Mentat's source codes still contain some remains of protocols and components for data sharing between remote nodes.
|Implementation languages
|Python, Perl (the aim is to write any new code in Python, and gradually re-write the whole system into it)
|Data model
|Git repository
git clone https://homeproj.cesnet.cz/git/mentat-ng.git/
|Package format
|deb, tar (installation guides)
The diagram below provides an overview of the existing architecture of the Mentat system.
The Mentat system consists of tools allowing processing events both in real time and retrospectively over a particular period of time. At present, the following modules for real time processing are available:
Most modules enabling retrospective event processing are based on regularly re-launched scripts (i.e. crons). At present, the following modules enabling retrospective event processing are available:
The last important components of the system are administrative interfaces:
As mentioned above, all system features, including continuously running deamons or periodically launched scripts, use a simple implementation framework which ensures all common actions:
All continuously running deamons operate as 'pipes', i.e. the report enters on one side, the deamon performs relevant operations and the report reappears on the other side. To facilitate report exchange between individual deamons, alike in MTA Postfix, the file system and queues implemented by means of files and directories are used. Thus, all deamons alike use the predefined feature Mentat::Processor which ensures correct, easy and configurable configuration upload, log setting, deamonisaton, launches the processing using event service, correct ending at the end, etc. When implementing a new deamon, one only needs to configure the processing; everything else is provided for automatically, including the selection of a report from the queue and subsequent upload into the queue of another deamon in the processing chain.