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Coffee machines has come a long way from its humble beginnings in 1908.
From a very simple drip coffee maker design, today's machines come with a plethora of features that make them the equivalent of 21st century smartphones.
Super-automatics deliver excellent coffeehouse style beverages in the comfort of one's home. And one of the best on the market today is the De'Longhi ESAM 6900.
This is a fully automatic espresso maker that combines a stunning look with optimum coffee making convenience.
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De'Longhi is to small appliances as Ferrari is to performance sports cars. Both are Italian brands that produce some of the world's most loved design-centric products. Established in 1902, De'Longhi is best known for its amazing air conditioners and portable heaters.
However, it has expanded its product line to include other home appliances. The company is famous for its Artista series of espresso makers. Its Prima Donna line is another series that is making a huge impact in the lives of coffee lovers around the world. One of the most iconic models of the Prima Donna line is the Exclusive ESAM 6900.
This machine has almost everything you need in a super-automatic. Its beverage offerings may not be as varied as what other brands can offer. However, being able to provide at least 7 different hot beverages that you can tweak to suit your tastes is already a great start. The machine offers enough customization that should stimulate the creativity of avid coffee drinkers. Creating a barista specialty coffee is now possible with the unique programming of the ESAM 6900.
One feature that is worth mentioning is the LatteCrema system. This guarantees a more defined milk foam that you can put on a variety of drinks and not only espresso. The machine's double boiler design allows the making of beverages in a flash. You will also love the hot chocolate drink-making capabilities of the De'Longhi 6900. The company already provides you with two separate carafes for your milk and chocolate. The best part is you can store these carafes in the refrigerator.
The machine's 13-level grinder is something that coffee purists will love. It gives them more leeway in fine-tuning the strength of their drinks. This is in addition to setting the preferred volume and the ideal temperature of the water. There is an integrated active cup heating tray, too, for those who want a hot cup of joe.
The different technologies integrated into the De'Longhi ESAM 6900 make it an expensive machine. However, it is still more affordable than some brands that have almost the same feature set as the ESAM 6900.
- Provides consistently amazing drinks
- Makes hot chocolate with a press of a button
- Very easy to program, customize, and operate
- Allows for the storage of 6 user profiles
- Features the LatteCrema system
- Good number of grind settings
- Easy to maintain with its integrated alerts and auto-cleaning cycles
- Comes with refrigerator-safe milk and chocolate carafes
- Provides active cup heating
- Expensive
- Small water tank capacity for its price
- Large footprint
- Requires purchasing special cleaning products
- Not touchscreen
Aesthetics, Footprint, and Form Factor
The De'Longhi ESAM 6900 is a very elegant machine. This is even though it has a greater proportion of ABS plastic in its construction than metal. The machine has a very characteristic European styling that De'Longhi decided to enhance with its own brand of design. It pays that the ESAM 6900 has a good mix of black and silver in its styling.
The control unit features a large TFT display that provides very simple messages to go with colorful images. What we were surprised to see in this espresso machine is the customizability of its wallpaper. Other brands that have the same display do not let you change the way the screen looks.
Below the screen is a row of 6 buttons that correspond to the preset user profiles of the machine. each button has a shiny silver finish that adds to the overall elegance of the unit. The buttons are very nice to the touch, too. On both sides of the screen are LED-lit touch keys. These allow you to make the appropriate selections that are displayed on the screen. There are no knobs to turn, except for the grinder settings control which De'Longhi placed next to the hopper.
The ESAM 6900 is a bit large. However, a standard US kitchen countertop should still be able to accommodate its 15.55-inch deep by 11.02-inch wide footprint. It is also a bit taller than other brands with a height of 16.73 inches. We have seen coffee machines at this price range that are only 13 inches tall. One thing you need to remember is to put an allowance to the machine's vertical space requirement. This is because the 6900 comes with a top-loading bean hopper. Opening the hopper lid will increase the machine's height to 18.75 inches.
Features and Functionalities
There are plenty of reasons why many people love the De'Longhi ESAM 6900. This is a machine that has a stunning look that more than complements its awesome performance. Of course, no machine is ever perfect. In this section of our review, we shall explore the noteworthy features and functionalities of this machine. We will also point out some issues that may be deal-breakers for some people.
Convenient Beverage and Cleaning Programs
The De'Longhi ESAM 6900 features several coffeeshop style recipes that people love. Fancy a delicious, pressure-pulled shot of espresso? The ESAM 6900 can give you this beverage in less than 30 seconds. The machine also delivers amazing lattes, macchiatos, cappuccinos, and ristrettos. It also has a dedicated program for making a wonderful mug of heartwarming hot chocolate. There is a hot milk option, too. Unfortunately, the machine does not have a flat white coffee program.
We are amazed at how stunning and rich the milk foam that the machine produces. This is possible because of the ingenious LatteCrema system integrated into the programming of the machine. You can add a rich and dense layer of foam in every espresso shot. The best part of the milk foam is that it never loses its consistency.
There are also maintenance programs in the ESAM 6900. These include maintenance alerts and automatic self-rinsing and descaling of the unit. While these programs can make for easy cleaning and maintenance, they do require some specialty products to accomplish their tasks.
Ample Personalization Options
Customizing the temperature and volume of water for each beverage is already a standard among super-automatics. The same is true with the strength of the coffee dosing. You will see these three customization options in the ESAM 6900.
However, De'Longhi provides more latitude when it comes to beverage customization. The unique programming of the machine allows up to 6 different users to program and store their preferred beverages in the ESAM 6900. The machine already comes with 6 preset user profiles. These include coffee latte, chocolate, latte macchiato, cappuccino, milk, and long. You can tweak the settings of these profiles to suit your specific needs.
The user-specific customization also includes programming the machine's auto-on and auto-shutoff feature. This is very handy in large households that may have members who have different coffee preferences and different drinking habits. For example, if one member drinks only macchiato at 5 in the morning, then that member can program the ESAM 6900 to turn itself on a few minutes before 5 AM. He only needs to press the specific user profile and the machine does the rest.
Modest Capacity Tank and Hopper
This is one aspect of the ESAM 6900 that we have mixed feelings. We find its 47-ounce water tank capacity to be small for its price. The less expensive De'Longhi ECAM 28465M model holds 67 ounces. It is still large, considering that the machine can produce about 20 double shots of espressos or about 10 cups of regular coffee.
While its water tank capacity is modest, the ESAM 6900's bean hopper capacity is quite voluminous. You can put about half a pound (9 ounces) of coffee beans in the hopper.
Efficient Grinder and Double Boiler Design
The ESAM 6900 comes with a double boiler design that works to process both coffee and milk at the same. Both boilers feature the industry-standard Thermoblock technology to hasten the speed of making hot beverages. We must give De'Longhi a big plus here. We have seen similarly-priced espresso machines that only have a single boiler design.
In addition to the double boiler system, the ESAM 6900 also features a very durable and efficient conical burr grinder. While almost every other machine has this type of grinder, we find it very remarkable that the ESAM 6900 has 13 grind settings. Again, this is already impressive for most people. Do take note that some more expensive machines only provide 5 to 6 grind settings. The grinder does not create too much noise. This is perfect when trying to sneak out at night to get a quick cup.
Milk and Chocolate Carafe
De'Longhi thought it more appropriate to include two carafes with the ESAM 6900. This makes the unit more appealing, since it already comes complete with the right tools you need to make a fantastic beverage. We are also amazed at the design of the carafes. Take note that you cannot interchange the two. You should only put milk in the milk carafe and chocolate in the chocolate carafe.
The milk carafe has a built-in frothing wand that allows you to make amazing foam. We could almost see the wide smile of coffee purists who prefer a frothing wand over an automatic mechanism. It is not fully manual, though. A dial controls the action of the frothing wand. You can adjust the cream-to-foam ratio in your preparation.
The chocolate carafe, on the other hand, features a pair of mixing blades at the bottom of the container. When you pour your chocolate powder or syrup and place the carafe under the hot water or milk spout, the carafe blades automatically mix the different ingredients.
One very useful feature of these carafes is that you can remove them from the ESAM 6900 and store them in the refrigerator. No beverage will ever be wasted.
Integrated Cup Warming Technology
People always say that the coffee they get from a super-automatic is simply not hot enough. There are a few ways modern coffee machine users can address this issue. One is to crank up the temperature of the boiler. A machine that has a double boiler design can deliver 'hotter' drinks than a single boiler machine. You can increase the temperature of either or both coffee and milk boilers.
The other, often-overlooked, way of achieving the desired temperature of one's drinks is by using a cup warmer. Most of the machines on the market feature a passive type of cup warming. It can raise the temperature of the cup, but only by a few degrees. The best solution is to use an active cup heating system. Thankfully, the De'Longhi ESAM 6900 has this feature. You will no longer complain of a coffee that is not of the ideal temperature, even though you have already set the temperature parameters of the boiler to the maximum
Operation, Cleaning, and Maintenance
De'Longhi engineered the ESAM 6900 with optimum convenience in mind. From the way you operate the machine up to its maintenance, the ESAM 6900's ingenious programming is a breeze to manage. However, it is important to realize that mastering the different functions of any given super-automatic requires time. The learning curve will depend on one's tech-savviness and the amount of time and effort exerted in learning more about the machine. Suffice it to say, you can master the different controls and programs of the ESAM 6900 in less than a day if you put your mind to it.
Maintaining the espresso machine is also easy. However, we do have to caution you about becoming overly confident with the machine's controls. This espresso maker already has a self-cleaning feature. You need to program this during the initial setup of the machine. It is also important to set the correct level of water hardness before you start making coffee. This will help make the maintenance of the ESAM 6900 easier.
One thing we love about this De'Longhi product is that it already gives you step by step instructions on how to clean it. There are also reminders and alerts that the machine displays on its screen. Even if you do not have a logbook to keep the machine's maintenance schedule, the ESAM 6900 will do it for you.
There is one very specific advantage of this machine over other brands. De'Longhi allows you to remove its brew unit for manual cleaning. Other brands use cleaning solutions that may not remove all the impurities in the brew unit. Manually removing the brew unit allows you to perform a more thorough and deeper cleaning.
The main downside to cleaning the ESAM 6900 is the different products you need to purchase to keep the machine in pristine condition. You cannot use any ordinary cleaner. These cleaners should meet the exacting standards of De'Longhi.
Who this Product is for? / Should You Buy This?
The De'Longhi ESAM 6900 is great for anyone who has the money to bring home the appliance. While expensive, this machine will only cost you half the price of other premium coffee machine brands. It has many of the features of more expensive units, while also showcasing its own feature set that other machines do not have.
The ESAM 6900 is also ideal for households that cannot do away with drinking coffee every day. Given its capacity, however, the machine is not ideal for households with multiple power drinkers. The machine is only capable of producing a limited number of beverages for every refill of the tank. Power drinkers can still buy the ESAM 6900, provided they do not mind refilling the tank every now and then.
Because of its programmable user profiles, the machine is perfect for large households with members that have different beverage preferences. Each member can program his or her own beverage and store it as a user profile in the machine. This sets up the ESAM 6900 for its unparalleled one-touch convenience.
The De'Longhi ESAM 6900 is one of the most sought-after super-automatic espresso makers today. It is pricey and its water tank capacity is not that noteworthy when you consider its price. However, the features that the machine offers and the convenience that it provides make the ESAM 6900 a wonderful choice for coffee lovers everywhere. Its elegant design can make any kitchen look more stunning. When you consider all the pros and cons of this machine, you know that you are getting more than your money's worth.
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After a grueling triple-overtime basketball battle, Michael Brooks stood in an arena more than 2,000 miles away from home with tears running down his face, listening as a crowd of 22,791 appreciative fans chanted his name.
The capacity crowd saw two National Players of the Year, three All-Americans, five future NBA players, and nine NBA draft picks that night on December 15, 1979 in Provo, Utah. It was the championship game of the Cougar Classic between the hometown BYU Cougars and the La Salle Explorers, and it would become the greatest game in the history of the Marriott Center.
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In the opening game of the 1979 Cougar Classic, La Salle pulled off a 72-67 upset over Texas A&M under the direction of head coach Lefty Ervin. The Aggies started the season ranked 13th in the land, struggled getting out of the gate, but finished the season as Southwest Conference champions. It was a big win for the Explorers.
"Late against Texas A&M, I had been poked in the eyes and it was called as a foul," recalled Kurt Kanaskie, the starting shooting guard on that La Salle team and current assistant coach at Air Force. "I could barely see, essentially blind. So, I stepped up to the line and made my first shot. Before my second attempt I called a timeout. Coach Ervin was upset. He thought I had been careless with a timeout. He was shouting at me and I explained that I called timeout because I was worried about being able to help on defense because I couldn't see."
"Then coach took a second and looked at me and yelled, 'If you couldn't see, why did you take the first free throw!?'"
After the game, Ervin explained that a key to the game was to "rake the big man." This phrase baffled Utah media members, so Ervin clarified that rake was an East Coast term for stealing the ball. In a crucial final possession, La Salle backup point guard Greg Webster raked Texas A&M star big man Vern Smith to ensure the victory.
Throughout the contest, the Explorers were led by Michael Brooks, an All-American and captain of Team USA's 1979 Pan-American Games gold medal team — and team captain of the 1980 Olympic team that would never compete. Brooks scored 23 points while holding A&M's Smith to just 10.
This game caused Ervin to declare his optimism about the kind of season he thought La Salle was going to have. "I don't know if we are good enough to make the top 10, but I think we can make the top 20," he said.
While La Salle put together 40 minutes of great effort to work out a win over Texas A&M earlier in the evening, BYU had a strange night against UC-Santa Barbara. Most every player on the Cougars had spent the day taking two final exams, perhaps leading to BYU having an off night.
"For a few agonizing moments there the Coogs were the Black Sox reincarnated," wrote Deseret News reporter Lee Benson. "You'd have sworn they were throwing the game. They were tossing all kinds of passes to a new sixth man named Thin Air. Once, they threw a free throw that missed the basket by a foot. Another time a shot went up from six feet that hit the edge of the backboard. Of 14 shots made in the first half only three were outside eight feet."
Despite the rough first half, the Cougars responded in the second half with junior Danny Ainge's clinical 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting and 4-of-6 from the line, which he did while also dishing nine assists. Sophomore Devin Durrant led the Cougars with 25 points and eight rebounds. Steve Craig provided a spark from the bench with 18 points and three assists.
The win extended the 18th-ranked Cougars' record to 5-1, but coach Frank Arnold was still waiting for things to come together.
"We are yet to hit on all five pistons," Arnold said after the game. As Arnold looked forward to the matchup with La Salle, he quipped, "If we play like we did tonight (against Santa Barbara), I'll not be real comfortable." He also added, "Brooks, he's a superstar, but boy I'll tell you, he's not alone."
Arnold would be proven both right and wrong. He wasn't going to be "real comfortable," but for a very long stretch, Brooks was going to be alone.
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"My first impression was how clean the city was," La Salle point guard Kevin Lynam said of his first visit to Provo, "and how friendly the people were! Coming from the East Coast, from Philadelphia — it's the 'city of Brotherly Love' — but sometimes not so. Everyone seemed very genuine, but it was snowy and cold there."
The hometown Cougars' starting lineup for the 1979 Cougar Classic championship game was comprised of Ainge, Durrant, Scott Runia, Fred Roberts and the late Alan Taylor. Meanwhile, La Salle started Brooks, Kanaskie, Lynam, James Connolly and Stan Williams.
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"Brigham Young had Roberts, Taylor, and another guy who was 6-foot-10 [Stan Trumbo]," Brooks, who now coaches basketball in Switzerland, remembered in an interview with Vanquish The Foe. "Stan Williams and I were the tallest guys on our team, and we were 6-foot-7. I knew that was going to be a challenge."
"I was looking forward to playing Danny Ainge," Kanaskie recalled. "BYU ran the same play at the beginning of every game. It was a backdoor cut and we were prepared for it. We stole the ball."
With an uptempo style on display, BYU finds itself trailing early while struggling to find a transition game — leading to a 2-of-8 start from the field. Meanwhile, La Salle is fire. All five starters score by the time the Explorers reach 13 points, and Kanaskie drains three 20-footers over Durrant. Even Williams, a 47 percent free throw shooter, drops in two charity attempts. Everything finds the bottom of the net for La Salle, which leads 17-5 early.
The Marriott Center crowd — sensing the game getting away — increases its presence in support, willing the Cougars to get going. Mercifully, Runia hits back-to-back jumpers to keep the Cougars within shouting distance.
For the next 10 minutes or so, the teams trade buckets, with BYU failing to get closer than 10 points and La Salle unable to extend the lead beyond 14.
During this stretch, Explorers star Brooks puts his full offensive arsenal on display. He scores with post moves on both the right and left block; runs a curl to the right elbow, catches a pass, and quickly turns over his right shoulder to drain a 15-footer; flies down the floor to throw down a huge "dunk shot"; and scores off the dribble while drawing a foul. With his varied offensive collection, of course Brooks drew fouls — any defender would be off balance trying to handle him. Brooks makes his free throws. Thirteen points.
Ervin offered this on-the-nose description of Brooks: "When he turns on the energy, and it's usually turned on, there isn't much you can do to stop him. He has awesome physical and mental energy."
With BYU down 12, Ainge draws a foul while having his shot goaltended. He hits the free throw, cutting the deficit to nine, 42-33. For the first time since going down 15-5 two minutes into the game, the Cougars pull within 10. Sensing a shift in momentum, the crowd begins to surge.
A La Salle miss put the Cougars on the run and Runia hits from the corner. The lead is down to seven. The Explorers travel on their next possession, making it BYU ball yet again, and the crowd surges still.
"This is when it gets so difficult for visiting teams to play in the Marriott Center," color analyst Mel Rogers explains to his TV audience watching on KBYU. "The Cougars get a roll going, the fans come to life, and it seems like everything you do as a visitor goes wrong."
Durrant hits two from the line, and La Salle slows its pace to take advantage of the lack of shot clock. The Explorers deliberately work the ball around, throwing seven straight passes from guard to guard 30 feet from the hoop. The crowd boos loudly. After 50 seconds, La Salle gets careless and turns it over. Runia quickly finds Roberts for a bucket to end the half: 42-39, Explorers.
Out of the halftime break, Ainge and Durrant each score within the first minute to give the Cougars their first lead at 43-42. The lead would change three times in the next few minutes, but with 17:00 minutes remaining, La Salle's Williams grabs an offensive rebound and put back, making BYU's lead 49-48.
This was an important moment. The putback by Williams comes just before the beginning of perhaps the single-most dynamic and dominant individual performance to ever be witnessed in Provo.
For the next 16 minutes, Michael Brooks will score every point for La Salle — 28 consecutive points — single-handedly keeping his team alive in front of a sellout road crowd versus the 18th-ranked team in the country.
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The young Michael Brooks, a freshman, tried out for his basketball team at Philadelphia's West Catholic Prep. After a couple practices, his coach made cuts. There were 19 spots on the roster, and agonizingly, Brooks listened as 18 names were called — none of them his. Finally, he heard his name. Last.
As Brooks then recalled, "I couldn't do anything right in practice. I was thinking about quitting, but then one of the starters who didn't play in one game was crying and threatening to quit, too. I thought to myself, 'God, here I am not playing and this guy is crying.' So I waited until the last game of the season and told the guys I was going to start the next year. They all laughed at me and said, 'Aw, get outta here.' I figured maybe I'd bitten off more than I could chew. But I started."
Michael honed his game on an old backboard nailed to a light post at 58th and Willows in the Angora neighborhood in Southwest Philly. His pledge to hoops helped him endure pressures to join a neighborhood gang. "All the guys knew I wanted to play basketball and besides, who's ever seen a tall guy in a gang?" Brooks then recollected.
Michael's desire to play ball was strong enough to lead him from being the last guy on the team as a freshman to starting as a sophomore, and it kept him away from trouble. Now, even though he was seeing the floor, he had a new problem. Michael was being overlooked.
Just four blocks to the west of West Catholic Prep, a high school basketball sensation named Gene Banks was playing for the Speedboys of West Philadelphia High. Gene and Michael were friends and childhood teammates. During Michael's senior year, he was setting all the records at West Catholic but despite that, he remained under-recruited. Banks' shadow loomed large as nearly every coach making the trip to West Philadelphia came to see Banks play and try to entice him to their program. Banks was, after all, the number-one high school player in the country that year.
Beyond that, Banks' style was flashy and intoxicating, while Brooks brought his lunch pail to the court. Banks would commit to Duke where he was a two-time NCAA All-American performer. While the coaches flocked to Banks, just a nine-minute walk down Chestnut Street was another program-changing player in Brooks, playing in relative obscurity.
This was much to the benefit of then-La Salle coach Paul Westhead. "La Salle showed the most interest from the beginning," he explained then. "We literally went to every game that Michael played his senior year. When he began showing how good he was, it was too late for other schools to try to come in and sweep him away."
The local universities knew about Michael, as reflected in the only five schools that showed any genuine interest in him: St. Joseph's, Villanova, La Salle, Rutgers and Memphis State (now, University of Memphis).
Brooks decided in La Salle's favor, influenced by an encounter with Explorers legend Tom Gola. Gola led La Salle to the National Championship in 1954 and is honored as the namesake of La Salle's basketball arena. As Brooks reminisced, "He had a nice Cadillac. When I first met him, I was in shock. He drove me from my high school to the campus and I couldn't say anything. I just sat there in amazement and watched him drive. When someone like that talks to you, you feel honored."
The speechless young man ended up surpassing the Cadillac owner in multiple categories of La Salle's record books, most notably in scoring.
Just five years removed from being the last guy to make his high school team, Brooks was named captain of Team USA, which he led to a gold medal at the Pan-American games. His Team USA coach, Indiana's Bobby Knight, declared before the beginning of the 1979-80 season: "If I were allowed to start my own team tomorrow and pick anybody for it that I chose, the first person I would pick would be Michael Brooks."
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Arnold would talk about his adjustments for the All-American: "We went to our jockey defense. Surrounding (Brooks) as best we could... We tried one, two and even three men on him. He went over, through and around them."
Brooks is out-working and out-hustling Taylor, Roberts, and Trumbo. Brooks begins his scoring run by shooting 6-of-6 which he converts for 14 points, as two scores go for three-point plays. Taylor fouls Brooks on a 12-footer in the middle of the key, and after the ball drops through the basket an audible groan emanates from the 22,000-plus spectators. Sure, the shot means La Salle has extended its lead to seven, but there is a keen sense of dread in that groan, as if the crowd feels there is no way BYU is going to win with him on the floor — especially with how volcanically hot he's shooting.
"As they say in today's world, that was Jordan-esque," Brooks remembered with a huge laugh. "When you're hot, they go in. In that era of basketball, it was unheard of. I wasn't thinking about how many points I was scoring in a row. I'm just thinking about, 'I have the hot hand, teammates are giving me the ball, and hopefully I can make them proud by making the shots.'"
Brooks finally misses a shot on his ninth try during the 28-point stretch, during which he shoots 13-of-17 from the field and 2-of-4 from the stripe.
"The amazing thing about Michael's scoring run was that it wasn't forced," Kanaskie pointed out. "Sure, we knew he was hot, but it all occurred within the system and through the course of play. Michael got the ball because he worked to get open and was in good scoring areas. Coach didn't tell us to just force the ball into him. As he continued to score, honestly, we never really realized that he had scored so many in a row."
There's 8:30 left now, and Brooks has powered La Salle to a 66-63 lead. The Explorers slow their tempo considerably and inexplicably, Brooks' teammates are finishing offensive possessions without their superstar touching the ball. Because of this, La Salle is unable to extend its lead. Meanwhile, Durrant picks up a couple buckets, rakes the ball away, leads two breaks, and finds Alan Taylor for a stuff. The mini burst gives BYU a 69-68 lead with 6:30 left.
With five minutes left and BYU maintaining a one-point lead, coach Arnold signals for the four-corners offense. The highly educated BYU fans erupt! With ball handlers like Ainge, Runia, Craig and Durrant, it was tough for any team to get the ball back without conceding a basket or a trip to the foul line.
"We felt like rabbits chasing that four-corners offense. It was difficult because it seemed like every player could dribble really well and it was hard not to foul," Lynam recalled. "Whenever BYU had a two- to four-point lead, they let Ainge and Craig work that offense and it was a game changer."
"Defending it was so tiring; at the end of the game your legs are just burning because you are just literally racing around the court," Lynam continued. "Then you've got to collect yourself and just stay in front of your guy, eventually he has to do something with the ball."
Add Taylor, Trumbo, Roberts or Greg Kite crashing the offensive glass, and the fans knew it was tough for opponents to prevent the Cougars from a second chance opportunity.
Each player takes turns dribbling to the circle then turning and passing the ball back to their teammate at half court. With each pass back the enormous crowd cheers louder. BYU uses the scheme to great success, extending its lead to five on a pair of Ainge free throws with 3:00 left. It's 77-72.
The final basket from Brooks during his 28-consecutive point run is his most impressive. Lynam quickly finds Brooks, who is collapsed upon immediately by Taylor, Durrant and Ainge, making the red-hot player feel like he's in a clown car. But Brooks elevates with six arms desperately trying to disrupt his shot. Nothing. But. Net. BYU leads 79-76 with 1:30 left on the clock.
Craig immediately pushes the ball to the rim, where he's called for charging through La Salle's Connolly. Arnold is beside himself and has a fiery conversation with Craig. One can assume with a high probability of accuracy that the content of that 'conversation' was about holding a three-point lead with a little more than a minute left and playing alongside the perfect group of players for the four-corners offense. Instead, very little time is used and the charge sends Connolly to the line as the Explorers are in the bonus. Connolly, an 83 percent foul shooter, misses the front end of a one-and-one. BYU secures the rebound.
La Salle's full-court pressure troubles Craig and Ainge, but they cycle the ball up to a wide-eyed Runia, who sees the lane open and, rather than milking the clock, takes it straight to the hole — and misses a floater. La Salle collects and Lynam is fouled while handling the ball up the floor. Lynam hits both free throws, ending Brooks' consecutive points streak. BYU leads 79-78.
With 50 seconds left, Arnold is finally able to coax the Cougars back into running four corners. After 20 seconds tick away, La Salle is left with no choice and fouls Runia near mid-court. He sinks both free throws, but La Salle's backup point guard Webster quickly puts up a floater and it drops through. BYU leads 81-80 with 23 seconds remaining.
In their haste to break the press and beat a 10 second violation, the Cougars pass to Roberts, who to this point in the season was a 53% free throw shooter. Wisely, La Salle fouls Roberts with 0:13 on the clock. Roberts hits the first, but misses the second. 82-80, BYU.
Lefty Ervin calls timeout for La Salle. Imagine for a minute that you are Ervin. Is there any doubt who you want to take the big shot?
Surprisingly, the Explorers don't go to the baller Brooks, who has a monster 41 points at this point. Kanaskie misses a shot three feet behind the top of the key. The rebound is gathered by the shortest player on the floor, the point guard Lynam, who tosses up a rainbow with one second left and nails it.
Lynam remembers his clutch shot. "I was fortunate to knock down that shot. It was a lucky break as the ball fell into my area. I quickly picked it up and just shot it. There wasn't more to it than that."
The Cougars and Explorers head to overtime tied, 82-82.
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In the first three minutes of overtime, the Cougars and Explorers trade baskets. But a defensive stop is finally made in an unusual way: La Salle fouls Ainge, who misses the front end of a one-and-one.
Ainge then almost comes away with a steal, but bobbles the ball which finds its way to Brooks for a jam -- 45 points for Brooks, a new Marriott Center record (previously 44 from Arizona's Coniel Norman), and the Explorers hold a four-point lead.
BYU's superstar Ainge responds with a slick 22-footer. La Salle employs four corners, resulting in a Lynam layup, who totals six points in the short extra frame.
The Cougars miss on their next trip down the floor, La Salle's Connolly rebounds, but Durrant makes a heads up play to tie him up for a jump ball. Alternate possession wasn't the rule then — they simply went to the nearest jump circle and let the athletes decide. Down four with less than a minute left, Durrant wins the critical tip, and Ainge controls and fires home an 18-footer for two. That's Ainge's last bucket of the game to finish with 19 points. Ho-hum stuff for BYU's G.O.A.T.
La Salle tries to set up four corners again, but Ainge knocks the ball loose and Runia comes away with it, drawing a foul on a breakaway layup. The senior all-conference performer hits both pressure-packed free throws. He's made four of those pressure freebies thus far. Tie game, 39 seconds left.
La Salle elects to play for the last shot. Lynam tries another buzzer beater from 19 feet. The shot is short, bounces off the front of the rim, off the glass, and then falls over the front of the rim to the delight of the crowd.
"There wasn't much time left when I got the ball," Lynam recounts. "I had to rush. One of the defenders [Runia] closed out, I had to adjust the shot, I kind of had to hitch it back cause I though he was going to block it. I wouldn't have taken that shot in a regular game scenario with time left. The defender made a good defensive play, but that one almost went in as well."
Brooks scores with 3:48 to go in the second overtime and is fouled by Taylor, who has fouled out of the game with 18 points and 14 rebounds. Taylor would go on to be a first team All-WAC performer. Brooks misses the foul shot. The next time down the floor, Brooks hits a turnaround J for 49 points and a four-point Explorer lead.
On the next La Salle possession, Ainge picks up his fifth foul, leaving the Cougars to dig out of a hole without their two best players.
"When Ainge fouled out," Lynam discloses, "I suspect the crowd thought, oh my gosh, we just lost Danny Ainge. That wasn't looking great for Brigham Young at that point."
Fortunately for BYU, Runia hits a jumper, Roberts rakes a steal, and Durrant connects on a shot. It's tied once again with 17 seconds left. Durrant scored a team-high 25 points.
Webster brings the ball up the floor for the Explorers and finds Brooks at the free throw line, which elicits something I've never heard. In anticipation and fear of Brooks' next shot, screams are audible at the Marriott Center. Brooks squares to the basket and misses off the left side of the rim. The rebound bounces high above the backboard, Trumbo gathers the ball in, and BYU is awarded a timeout with 0:07 remaining.
Out of the timeout, BYU fails to connect on the inbound pass for a turnover, as the Cougars always find ways to make life just a little more difficult. Brooks and Lynam get bottled up, but Kanaskie fires a wide open 18-footer angle left ... and it rims out.
"I wish I would have made that shot." Kanaskie told us. "We needed to close out that game. The longer it went, the more unlikely it became that we would win."
The Cougars survive again, and the crowd is treated to triple overtime with the score 98-98.
Trumbo scores the first basket of the third extra period on a tip in, marking BYU's first lead in any of the overtimes. The Cougars later extend the lead to four when Runia drives into the lane and finds Trumbo on a hard backdoor cut.
La Salle responds exactly how it should, immediately finding Brooks on the left post. He spins to the middle of the lane and hits a push shot to take his total to 51 points on 24-of-36 shooting — a record-setting performance in points, field goals made and field goals attempted. All three records still stand today. Brooks would play all 55 exhausting minutes that night.
"I take a lot of pride in being able to play all 55 minutes of the game. I wasn't expecting to, but I was able to," Brooks explained. "I didn't think much about it while it was happening. I was just trying to do my best to help my team win. After the game I was a little bit tired, needless to say."
In reference to the 51-point Marriott Center record, Brooks told Vanquish The Foe, "Sure, records are made to be broken, but I don't think this one will ever be broken." Perhaps if Jimmer never did it, he may be right.
Runia finds Trumbo in a deja vu moment for another lay-in. Trumbo has six of his 10 total points in the third overtime.
With 1:01 remaining and a 106-104 lead, Runia is fouled and steps to the free throw line to embark on the most elaborate free throw routine in BYU basketball history, agonizingly adding to the suspense of the moment. Runia takes a faux overhand shot and catches the ball chest high two feet in front of him, crouches low and bounces the ball quickly six times, then pounds four more slow dribbles as he rises up from the crouch, cocks the ball, hesitates, bends his knees, and finally releases.
Roberts approaches Runia to give him five. Instead they oddly shake hands, and have a quick and seemingly pleasant conversation. Runia's grinning ear to ear as he receives the ball again from the official. He performs his pre-shot ritual and drains the second. That marks 6-of-6 from the line for Runia, all made with the highest amounts of pressure possible in this extremely tight game.
With 10 seconds left and La Salle down two, Trumbo's huge overtime period is given its exclamation point as he swats a floater from Kanaskie driving baseline.
Finally, ball game. The Cougars win the 1979 Cougar Classic 108-106 in three overtimes.
★ ★ ★
Michael Brooks' performance landed him the honor of Cougar Classic MVP despite the loss. The partisan capacity crowd chanted "Brooks! Brooks! Brooks!" and remained in the Marriott Center for a five-minute standing ovation. Brooks slowly turned to each side of the arena with tears streaming down his face as the fans' appreciation and admiration cascaded down to the floor in a fitting display of sportsmanship.
"The standing ovation that 23,000 people gave Michael Brooks at the end of the game — I'm actually getting chills just thinking about it — was really genuine." Lynam told Vanquish The Foe. "Usually the MVP is from the winning team, in this case Brooks got it and everybody stood to their feet and gave him a healthy round of applause. Making it a point, almost over the top, to show their appreciation for the performance he put on."
"I don't think anyone on our team suspected that would happen," Lynam recalled. "We had goosebumps and Brooks broke down. I never saw him do that before."
What was behind the tears?
"The emotions of playing 55 minutes and being wiped out. Add losing in triple overtime by 2 points, then ending up the MVP of the tournament despite the loss," Brooks explained. "To have 23,000 people shouting your name in an opposing team's gym and feeling the crowd had really appreciated the effort I gave, it was really an exceptional honor."
"It made me really proud to play in front of the spectators at Brigham Young University. It was very emotional for me."
"It was the biggest ovation of the night," Kanaskie recounted. "The BYU fans were very gracious to Michael and he deserved every bit of it."
Coach Lefty Ervin later recalled, "I'll never forget that scene. People were crying. I took a team back there a few years later (November 30, 1984) and they were still talking about it."
Brooks' mother, Rita, was quoted as saying, "I called him up the day before the game and told him to go out and score 50. Little did I know he was going to do it." It ended up being the marquee performance for Brooks that season, who was later awarded the 1980 National Player of the Year trophy.
Deseret News reporter Lee Benson recorded: "There were nearly as many blue-and-white heroes as there were uniforms. Danny Ainge, Fred Roberts, Devin Durrant, Alan Taylor, Steve Craig, Steve Trumbo and Scott Runia — in particular, Scott Runia — took turns making key free throws, steals, field goals or defensive gems, all of which were absolutely necessary..."
"There were so many key punches, I can't remember them all," Coach Arnold said, echoing Benson's sentiment.
The game still eats at Kanaskie. "To this day, I feel bad about that game," he said. "It got away. BYU was very talented and we had them on the ropes in their building. Plus, winning the Cougar Classic was very prestigious those days, we had multiple opportunities to do so and came up just short. It's not a very happy memory for me."
Lynam carries some fondness for the night, however. "You always want to win a game, but looking back 35 years later and it is still one of the games that sticks out in my memory. Emotions that night were pretty high, triple overtime game in a sold out arena, well played game. It's a great memory. One of the best trips I had as a player was the one to Brigham Young."
Before BYU, Arnold was an assistant at UCLA under John Wooden and was a first-person witness to a 115-5 campaign in his four years there. He was on the sidelines as the Bruins won three championships. He watched Bill Walton and Sidney Wicks up close.
But of Michael Brooks and his 51-point performance, Arnold stated, "The single greatest performance by a college player I've ever seen. As good a college basketball player I've ever seen."
"I never had a game like that again," Brooks said. "I played in the NBA, I played in France and was named the best player of the year twice in a row, I won French championships. But this one game against Brigham Young is the one game that in my mind will always go down as my best game ever as a player. My marquee performance of my career."
"Sometimes when my best friends get talking, they get into what their best games were," Brooks continued. "When it is my turn, I like to recall that I played 55 minutes in a triple overtime game, scored 51 points on 24-of-36 shooting with lots of rebounds in a game that unfortunately we lost. It is a memory that will stay with me for the rest of my life."
Two National Players of the Year, three All-Americans, five future NBA players, nine NBA draft picks, record-breaking performances, both teams shooting better than 50 percent (with no three-point line), and all the drama one could possibly desire.
It was the greatest game ever played in the Marriott Center.
★ ★ ★
Special thanks to Michael Brooks, Kurt Kanaskie and Kevin Lynam for permitting interviews and making this game come to life. Other quotes were obtained through researching microfilm archives of newspapers, magazines and books.
More thank yous to Kevin Bonner and La Salle Athletics, Kyle Chilton at BYU, Troy Garnhart at the Air Force Academy, and Pascal Rosenrens at BESP for your time and effort on our behalf. Thanks to those from the SB Nation family who lent assistance, including Matt Brown, Paul Flannery, Brett Hein and Steve Pierce.
Watch the classic on BYUtv.org with Jay Monson and Mel Rogers on the call.


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By Stephanie Bernaba
Dining out with kids can be tricky. Some people don't even try. Sometimes it's a hassle just getting everyone in the car, let alone finding a place everyone will like. And finding a restaurant that tolerates, even welcomes families with kids, is an even bigger challenge. So, I've searched the state up and down for places the whole family will enjoy. If you're looking for glitz and glamour, you won't find it here. But you will find some great food, and family outings that fit snugly into your budget. So go out, relax, and enjoy that ever-elusive family meal!
Asia Grille
622 George Washington Highway, Lincoln
(401) 334-3200, www.asiagrille.com
When your family is in the mood for Chinese, head to Asia Grille. Boasting a relaxed atmosphere, two large dining rooms, and an even larger menu, Asia Grille is a great choice for the hungry family. With oversized entrées and combination plates, sharing, mixing, and matching to please picky kids is a breeze. As a testament to Asia's staying power, their takeout line is often out the door – even on weeknights! The restaurant is also allergy-friendly. Just remember to inform your server! The greatest thing about Asia, though, is its location, in walking distance to shopping, a movie theater, and a bowling alley with games for the kids. Make a night of it! Open for lunch and dinner seven days a week. Eat in or take out.
El Fuego Mexican Grill
344 Main Street, Wakefield
(401) 284-3353, www.elfuegomexicangrill.com
Fresh, cooked-to-order Mexican is on the menu at El Fuego. Offering a large selection of tacos, quesadillas, nachos, and burritos, as well as fresh daily specials, El Fuego can satisfy even your strongest Tex-Mex cravings. Specials include Hawaiian and buffalo-style items. They are also very allergy-friendly, and have several seafood and veggie options (try the fish burrito!). Their prices are low, and their portions large. Their children's menu offers pint-sized versions of their fresh, local fare. And no entrée on El Fuego's menu is over $9.99. As a starter, try the warm tortilla chips and salsa, and for dessert – churros! Open seven days for lunch and dinner. Eat in or carry out.
Bluebird Café
554 Kingstown Road, Wakefield
(401) 792-8940, www.bluebirdcaferi.com
The Bluebird Café offers diners tummy-pleasing tastes of New Orleans, Mexico, the Southwest, and the Caribbean. Featuring falling-off-your-plate breakfasts such as blueberry buckwheat pancakes and husband-approved jambalaya hash, the Bluebird Café hits the spot for the whole family. If you're ready to spice things up a bit, try the huevos rancheros or Boudin, a Cajun sausage filled with pork and rice. Restless kids? Hit the book nook for some kid-approved reading. Offers daily specials and specialty coffees. Open for breakfast and lunch (closed Tuesdays), and for breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Fridays. Eat in or take out. BYOB.
Crazy Burger Café & Juice Bar
144 Boon Street, Narragansett
(401) 783-1810, www.crazyburger.com
Featured on Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives in 2009, Crazy Burger has become a bit of a household name. Offering a large selection of gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian fare, along with juice and smoothie bars, Crazy Burger satisfies the surfers and the sandcastle smashers alike. Kids love the homemade milkshakes and the eclectic décor, and moms and dads love the Magic Green Soup (it really is magic!), homemade pickles and ketchup, and the Mumbai Turkey Burger. Be warned! The dining room fills up fast, so arrive early! Open seven days for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Eat in or take out.
The Charlestown Rathskeller
489A Old Coach Road, Charlestown
(401) 792-1000, www.thecharlestownrathskeller.com
Nestled deep in the woods of Charlestown, the Rathskeller is a hidden gem. With ample seating, a large outdoor recreation area, and an impressive sampling of American fare, the Rathskeller is a treat for both kids and adults. Unique plates like roasted beet salad, mussels frites, and, of course, their famous truffle pecorino fries, will please Mom and Dad, while a full kid's menu and fresh lemonade will satisfy tiny tummies. With so much great food to choose from, you'll have no choice but to come back again and again! Open for lunch and dinner seven days a week. Eat in or take out.
Kingston Pizza
West Warwick, Wakefield, Kingston, Narragansett, Middletown, Wickford, Charlestown
With all the pizza options out there, people have become very choosy – and not just the kids! Kingston Pizza offers families both really tasty pizza and reasonable prices. With a full menu including calzones, salads, dinner specials, and the ever-popular hot wiener (at select locations – check local menu offerings), it would be nearly impossible to not find something your family would like. Sprinkle in specialty creations like the Garlic Rose pizza, with cloves of fresh garlic and roasted roma tomatoes, and the 735-I Beemer, featuring spinach and feta, and you're certain to get everyone's motor running. Kingston Pizza offers flavorful sauce, top-shelf toppings, and fresh, thick, crispy crust. They also offer gluten-free crust and several vegetarian options. And what's best – when you order a large pizza, you get a small cheese for free! I dare your kids to turn it down. Open seven days for lunch and dinner. Eat in, take out, or delivery.
Mew's Tavern
456 Main Street, Wakefield
(401) 783-9370, www.mewstavern.com
You may know Mew's as a busy watering hole, or for its famous wood-grilled pizzas, but did you know that Mew's is also a great place to dine with your family? With an extensive menu, creative specials, and countless beer selections, Mom and Dad can enjoy the meal of their dreams while kids munch on nachos and delicious kid-sized options. The dining room has a large tree guests can sign at its center, and hanging from the ceiling and walls there are items like boats and dollar bills, which definitely sparks mealtime conversation. And have you tried their amazing southern barbecue? I recommend the half chicken with their house-pickled veggies. For a twist on the ordinary, try the Rhody Red Eye Burger or the Pork Belly Fried Rice. Swing by the lobby on the way out to buy a tee or sweatshirt to commemorate your trip. Open for lunch and dinner seven days a week. Eat in or take out.
Seven Moons
6900 Post Road, North Kingstown
(401) 885-8383, www.sevenmoonsonline.com
If you know Seven Moons simply for its extensive menu and friendly takeout, you've been missing out. In addition to offering seven types of South Asian cuisine, Seven Moons offers a novel dining experience for the whole family. Kick off your shoes in the sushi lounge, with Japanese-style seating (each table seats four), and an open sushi bar, or enjoy your dinner in one of several traditional dining rooms. Try the Seven Moons Lettuce Wraps or Crispy Chicken Wings with Red Pepper (a personal favorite), while your kids expand their palates with kid-friendly Chicken Tatsuda and Green Tea Tempura Ice Cream. Seven Moons has a full bar and is allergy-friendly. Open for lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday, and dinner only on Sunday. Eat in or take out.
Village Haven Restaurant
90 School Street, Forestdale
(401) 762-4242, www.thevillagehaven.com
If you're looking for pay-one-price, family-style eats, Village Haven is the place to go. Village Haven offers a family-style dinner featuring chicken, salad, pasta, french fries, and ice cream for dessert. And kids under four eat free! If that isn't enough food, Village Haven also offers a full menu with daily specials (try the sirloin tips!). Large party? No problem! Village Haven has several dining rooms, and can reserve your table in advance, great for birthdays and celebrations. They even do weddings! Ask your server for a bag of their famous cinnamon rolls to go. Open for dinner Wednesday through Saturday, and for lunch and dinner on Sunday. Eat in or take out.
Wine & Cheese
1861 Smith Street, North Providence
(401) 349-3446, www.wineandcheeserestaurant.com
If you're looking for a traditional Italian dining experience, you'll find it at Wine & Cheese. With entrées ranging from spaghetti and meatballs to baked fish, and a full lineup of pizzas, calzones, and salads in between, Wine & Cheese is a great place for a night out with extended family. Not into Italian? Try the Wine & Cheese Burger, a hand-pressed Angus burger with sautéed spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, and provolone cheese. Kids love the cheese ravioli, bread, and butter, and the moms (well, this one) love the garden salad and sausage and broccoli rabe. Celebrating? Ask about their function room, which can accommodate up to forty people. Open seven days for lunch and dinner. Eat in or take out.
Stephanie Bernaba, of Richmond, is a writer, photographer, artist, and mother of three school-aged children, who creates handmade gifts and jewelry, searches for unique treasures, gardens, and works for the Preservation Society of Newport County. She blogs about how to eliminate waste by using existing resources and can be found at www.instagram.com/stephaniebernaba.


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History of our foundation goes well back for several years. It is the continuation of Atatürk University Chronic Kidney Diseases Treatment Foundation. To overcome problems during establishment of a hemodialysis center, Dr. Ayla San formed Atatürk University Medical School Chronic Kidney Diseases Treatment Foundation, in 1980. Through the foundation, a modern two stories dialysis center was put in service in 1984. Again through the foundation, by organizing 2nd Nephrology Congress, the continuation of Nephrology Congress that could not be donee for a long time, was provided. She opened lots of dialysis centers associated with the foundation (particularly in Gümüşhane and Kars) or contributed in establishment of them. She assumed dialysis responsibility of eastern Turkey by training many doctors, nurses and technicians In 1992 Tissue Matching Laboratory was set within the foundation and in 1993 again within the foundation, Nephrology and Hypertension Polyclinic was established. Atatürk University Chronic Kidney Diseases Treatment Foundation, which delivered important services in the eastern region, was relocated to Ankara and renamed as Anatolia Kidney Foundation in 1995 to serve better and expand its services nation wide. Also a Health, Education, and Research Center was established within the foundation. Within the center, as a health activity, Kidney Diseases and Hypertension Polyclinic was established and a health check up on was carried out in Gümüşhane, which was selected as a pilot area. The foundation expanded its service area being a consulting office in health services. The center prepared a course for a private dialysis center as an education activity and carries on two research projects at the moment. Two books written by Ayla San named Dialysis in our Country, Past and Present and History of Dialysis and Transplantation in our Country has been widely demanded and admired. She also concluded her incomplete duty by finishing the book named Turkish Nephrology History. The newspaper Renaliz issued every four months is a publication that is completely for educational purposes and has been the first scientific nephrology newspaper in Turkey and again broadly admired. Renaliz analyzes every subjects in Nephrology in a detailed fashion. Renaliz that reached 55th issue. It has been published for sixteen years. These comprehensive symposiums were held, which go under the titles of The First Congress on Hemodialysis and Quality in Turkey (May 14, 2003-Ankara), The Symposium on Chronic Renal Failure and Nutrition in Turkey,(October 24, 2003, İstanbul), The Second Congress on Hemodialysis and Quality in Turkey (July 1-3, 2004- Trabzon), The Second Congress on Chronic Renal Failure Nutrition and Metabolism in Turkey (November 25-27, 2004- Ankara),The Book of The Third Congress on Hemodialysis and Quality in Turkey (March 24-26, Bolu) Anatolia Kidney Foundations Third Renal Diseases and Nutrition Congress was actualized within the Celebration of Anatolia Kidney Foundations Tenth Year at Ankara University Medical School, Morphology Building, Senior Professor Abdülkadir Noyan Lecture Hall on 3rd October 2006. In this congress we hold MY ANATOLIA photograph exhibition in cooperation with The Establishment of Photographical Arts. Also its catalogue which includes all photographs of this exhibition. Furthermore Anatolia Kidney Foundation Day was arranged within May 8-14 2006 Foundations Week concerned 2006 Foundation Civilization Year. As part of these celebrations attention will be drawn to the spirit of World Kidney Day on 9 May 2006. A panel discussion has been organised for kidney health professionals to focus on "Early detection and prevention in renal diseases. By the way our foundation arranged The Invitation to the Regard of Turkish Language photograph exhibition in cooperation with The Establishment of Photographical Arts. In this context we aimed to notify by photographs that degenerations and invasions by foreign languages in our native language. We will hold Intensive Care and Nephrology Symposium in Konya, on September 7-92006 in cooperation with Konya Seljuk University, Meram Medical School, Nephrology Section. Furthermore, the foundation informs the public by Renaliz paper and public meetings about organ donation. It gives place to warnings and informative slogans about organ donation and also about other health issues in the calendars that have been published since 1990. The scientific community also admires services of the foundation. The foundation is quickly accepted in Ankara since there was a great necessity for a foundation like ours. Our foundation believes that there is lack of education beneath every problem in our country and attaches very much importance to the education. The foundation delivered prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places to doctors and nurses for the articles communicated in the congresses carried out for the last 3 years. For the last 7 years the foundation delivers Anatolian Kidney Foundation Special Prize. (First Award was given in The First National Hypertension and Renal Diseases Congress on May 26-30, 1999 in Antalya) In addition, Education Encouragement Prize also has been given since 2003. IFKF decided to organize the World Kidney Day (WKD) in 2003, when the first congress was head. The main theme was Are Your Kidneys OK?. The Second WKD was celebrated in Ufuk University on March 8, 2007 together with Womens Day in which there was an exhibition called Women of Anatolia. The main theme was CKD Common, Harmful and Treatable. The Third WKD was celebrated on March 13, 2008 in Ufuk University. An exhibition named Health Army in Çanakkale War opened with a cocktail, which attracted great attention. The main theme was Your Amazing Kidneys. The Fourth WKD meeting was held together with the coordination of Turkish Hypertension and Nephrology Association and Ufuk University. The main theme was Protect Your Kidneys: Keep Youd Blood Pressure Down. 10th International meeting of IFKF was organized in İstanbul between 17th and 20th May 2009. The poster which was prepared by Anatolia Kidney Foundation was awarded the best and the invitation preparedby Anatolia Kidney Foundation was exhibited in the ISN meeting in Italy. The Fifth WKD meeting was held at Ufuk University with the contribution of AKF on 11th March 2010. The main theme was Protect Your Kidneys: Control Diabetes. The Sixth WKD activities were held at Ufuk University on 10th March, 2011. The main theme was Protect Your Kidneys: Save Your Heart. 12th IFKF meeting was held in Vancouver between 4-7 April 2011, where 3 posters prepared by AKF was awarded the second. The Seventh WKD was celebrated on March 8th, 2012 with the invaluable support and participation of scientists. The main theme was Donate Kidneys to Save Lives. The activities and presentations were sent to the committee of IFKF 14th meeting, as posters which were awarded the third by the WKD Activities committee. . The eighth meeting of International Association of History of Nephrology was held between 11 and 14 September 2013 in Antigue Olympia-Patra. Prof. Ayla San, MD participated with her speech onNephrological Knowledge in Turkey during the 18th, 19th and early 20th Centuries, which was published in journal of Nephrology. Timeline for a Humanistic Nephrology, reports from the 8th, IAHN Congress-Ancient Olympia-Patra (Greece) (11-14 September 2013, Guest Editors: De Santo Natale G., Di lorio B, Diamandopouos A. A, Bellinghieri G., Rutkowski B, Vol. 26/ Suppl. 22, November-December 2013, Pages: 164-169). The same work was published in History of Nephrology later which gained great recognition by Athanasios A. Diamandopoulos, Garabed Eknoyan and Stewart Cameron. We realized the 9th World Kidney Day more enthusiasticallly and excitedly. By celebrating on 14th March 2014 instead of the 13th March. This years issue was Aging and Chronic Kidney Disease The fact that it was not mentioned until then was a deficiency. It provided us with the feeling of the need fort he Geriatric Nephrology and the preparation of guidelines for Geriatric patients . Prof. Ayla San, MD gave information on Kidney diseases in our country and activities which were held on World Kidney Day broadcast on TRT School Channel Daily Guidelines Program on April 17th 2014. * 2015 Kidney Health for All (12 March 2015, but we arranged on 12 March 2015) * 2016 Kidney Diseases and Children: Act Early to Prevent It! (10 March 2016) Our foundation, which made the belief of Live and Give Life a slogan, publishes the newspaper called Renaliz once in three months, which is preparing the 63rd issue nowadays. Our foundation emphasizes education thinking that one of the most important problems in our country is education as a consequence it has given numerous awards to doctors and nurses in different congresses. In addition, it tries to inform the public of the organ donation through open meetings and Renaliz since 1980. It received great recognition by scientific circles. Prof Ayla San was presented the Joel D. Kopple Prize in the16th IFKF annual meeting held in Tokyo, Japan, on 9-12 July 2015. Our foundation in the belief that Gîving Life is more important than Living tries to raise awareness in healthy living and bringing up should be our national mission. Ourfoundation in thebeliefthat Gîving Life is moreimportantthanLiving triestoraiseawareness in healthylivingandbringingupshould be ournationalmission. |
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Sándor Ferenczi: L'enfant terrible de la psychanalyse
Flammarion, Paris, 2020
384 pp., illus. Paper, 23,90 euros
This is the fourth great biography of Benoît Peeters, after his acclaimed books on Belgian comics artist Hergé (Hergé, Son of Tintin, Johns Hopkins UP, 2011), French philosopher Jacques Derrida (Derrida: A Biography, Polity Press, 2012) and French poet and philosopher Paul Valéry (Paul Valéry: Tenter de vivre, Flammarion, 2014). Although not directly related to his professional career as scriptwriter, comics, and visual studies scholar (in 2015, he was appointed as the UK's first ever comics professor at the University of Lancaster), Peeters's life-long interest in psychoanalysis is present in all his writings and takes here an explicit form in this biography of one of the most touching as well as most heartbreaking figures of the psychoanalytical movement. Born in 1873 and thus almost 17 years younger than his "father" Freud, Ferenczi died in 1933, that is six years before Freud who at the end of his life had felt betrayed by the independent, unorthodox thinking and working of his "son". Longtime marginalized, made utterly suspect and eventually almost forgotten, Ferenczi's work and thinking has known an important revival since various decades. His exceptional commitment to psychoanalysis not just as a theory but as a cure and a therapy are nowadays considered crucial to both the technique and the ethics of psychoanalysis. His increasing emphasis on empathy in the relationship between analyst and patient (it would be a slight anachronism to refer here the notion of "care", although this is clearly part of Ferenczi's intellectual and emotional horizon) also makes him an extremely contemporary figure. His special awareness of child abuse, which he did not discard as "fiction", like official psychoanalysis longtime wanted to have it, makes its importance even more timely, as shown by the recent outburst of child abuse affairs and scandals (to which one might add also the #metoo movement).
Sándor Ferenczi: L'enfant terrible de la psychanalyse is a biography that rightly focuses on Ferenczi as a public figure. His relationship with Freud, the role he played in the introduction and development of psychoanalysis in Hungary, the synergies and conflicts in the international psychoanalytical society, his travels (with or without Freud) to the US and elsewhere, the elaboration of a therapeutic technique and above all the progressive understanding of the limitations of orthodox psychoanalysis at the same time as his constant desire to frame his less orthodox ways of thinking and doing not as a critique of Freud but as expansions and continuation of his foundational take on psychoanalysis, are the chief perspectives of Peeters's biography. In the case of Ferenczi, however, the boundaries between the public and private spheres are impossible to maintain. His own life displayed many examples of the painful confusion between the role of the analyst/scientist and his personal if not very intimate feelings and attitudes, as most tragically exemplified first by the tortured relationship with his companion (and later spouse) Gizella and the latter's daughter, Elma, who with whom he has been in love while simultaneously having her as a patient, eventually even sending her to Freud to continue her treatment, and second by the no less strenuous relationship with Freud himself, whom he both worshipped as a father and challenged as a competitor. But also Ferenczi's theoretical contributions to psychoanalysis testify of the refusal to separate "science" and "life". As Peeters convincingly demonstrates, there is a direct link between the growing dissatisfaction with orthodox psychoanalysis and his problematic human relationship with Freud. The biographical clash between "father" and "son" translates into the theoretical and methodological critique of the "coldness" of the analyst (an axiom of classic psychoanalysis) as well as the growing belief in the necessity of understanding, care, and empathy on the side of the analyst (a "female" position strongly discredited by Freud as anti-scientific).
Peeters's approach as a biographer takes the best of both worlds, that of the "all facts" Anglo-Saxon tradition and the of the more "literary" way of doing, while also escaping the possible pitfalls of either method (an excessive focus on "evidence" in the case of the Anglo-Saxon biographies, a tendency to give priority to the biographer at the expense of the portrayed person in the case of the French biography). Based on a perfect synthesis of all publicly available material in French and English, Sándor Ferenczi: L'enfant terrible de la psychanalyse is thus a kind of analytical novel, which does not "invent" a new alternative way of rewriting Ferenczi's life –something much needed after the biased and unfair presentation of Ferenczi in Ernest Jones biography of Sigmund Freud (three volumes published from 1953 to 1957, a work initially taken as the "official" biography, today discredited in more than one regard)– but presents its material from a certain point of view, in line as well as sympathy with Ferenczi, and according a rhythm and logic that is also indebted to a more essayistic way of writing, as shown by the exceptional care that Peeters takes of the pace of his writing, closer to that of a novel than to that of a traditional biography.
The most striking and truly admirable feature of Peeters's work as a biographer is that he succeeds in giving a clear idea of the intellectual and historical background of theoretical debates, concepts, and discussions without having to burden his reader with detailed and highly specialized information on the disciplinary and theoretical context of the story that he is telling. Peeters's much acclaimed biography of Derrida, for instance, managed to perfectly sketch the meaning of "deconstruction" about without having to sacrifice the properly biographical stance to a technical description and discussion of this new philosophical tradition. In a similar vein, his book on Ferenczi, which is also a book on the life-long but very complex relationship between the scientist who "made" psychoanalysis (and who progressively proved to be more interested in theory than in actual therapy) and the one who "did" psychoanalysis (and whose scientific and theoretical concerns were inseparable from a deep-felt need to actually help patients), is not a book that also contains long explanations on the basics of Freud's theory. Not because the knowledge of this theory is taken for granted or considered a necessary prerequisite for the reading of this biography, but because Peeters has developed the art of discussing theoretical and methodological questions through his discussion of actual biographical facts, here often based on the selection and clever comments of fragments of letters –in many periods the chief way of communication between two persons who did live in different cities, Vienna and Budapest. This is a great achievement, not only in terms of readability but also in terms of actual relevance of the concepts and debates under scrutiny, which are presented in light of their historical as well as contemporary relevance.


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AIP congratulates Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne on their receipt of the Nobel Prize in physics "for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves."
Below you will find links to work published in relevant journals.
From the American Physical Society (APS)
Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
B. P. Abbott et al. (LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 061102 – Published 11 February 2016
Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes
Emanuele Berti
February 11, 2016• Physics 9, 17
Focus: LIGO Bags Another Black Hole Merger
June 15, 2016• Physics 9, 68
Synopsis: LIGO Picks Up on the Third Ring
June 1, 2017
Gravitational Waves
From the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
Teaching the science behind the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics
Available until 11/3/17
From AVS: Science & Technology of Materials, Interfaces, and Processing
Development of ultrahigh and extreme high vacuum technology for physics research
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films 21, S25 (2003)


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Latex modified concrete deck overlay systems are used nationwide. However, cracking, spalling and delamination have been observed both in the case of old and new bridge deck construction. Such problems have also been observed even before a newly constructed bridge deck has been opened to traffic.;In this investigation, the effect of reinforcing Latex Modified Concrete (LMC) with carbon fibers is examined. The study focuses on formulation of the mix design and laboratory test methods to evaluate the potential of using Carbon Fiber Reinforced Latex Modified Concrete (CFLMC) for bridge deck overlays. A tension test method of concrete was perfected during the course of this research.;At a low volume fraction of 0.15% (ratio of the volume of carbon fibers to the volume of concrete), CFLMC showed an average increase of 26% in strain to failure compared to LMC, in a direct tension test. Besides an average 17% increase in ultimate flexural strength, the stress strain curves also show an average increase of 43% in failure strain under flexure. Improvements in strain to failure or ductility have the potential to reduce cracking in overlays. Fracture tests predict the fracture toughness of CFLMC to have an average improvement of 27%, compared to LMC.
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Oommen, Dony Cherian, "Carbon fiber reinforced latex modified concrete for bridge deck overlays" (2006). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 4254.


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Shaw Wraps 5G Trial
Canada's Shaw Communications said this week it had completed its first 5G tech trials in Calgary, which focused on comparing signals using both 28 GHz millimeter wave and 3.5 GHz spectrum and to better understand the interoperability between those two bands.
The tests, held at Shaw's Barlow Campus Technology Center in Calgary, was conducted with Nokia, CableLabs and Rohde & Schwarz using pre-commercial equipment.
The work in the 28 GHz band came way of developmental licenses provided by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, the operator said. Shaw has plans for additional tech trials in the coming months as it tests the emerging 5G ecosystem and moves on improving performance on its LTE-Advanced network.
"We are pleased that our first trials have been a resounding success, and through our partnerships with best-in-class industry leaders we will work to better understand 5G's strengths and capabilities while continuing to invest in our network to offer Canadians a new era of strong and sustainable competition for the next generation of wireless technologies," Shaw COO and CTO Zoran Stakic, said in a statement.
"The learnings from this field trial, together with the cross-industry collaboration on this and other cable industry 5G trials, ensure that Shaw and the rest of the industry are well positioned to use their fibre and HFC infrastructure to advance 5G on a broad scale," added CableLabs SVP and CTO Ralph Brown.
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M7 Gas Mask Bag
The M7 gas mask bag was a rubberized waterproof canvas bag that contained two items designed to help soldiers deal with the potential of German gas attacks both during and after the Operation Overlord assault on June 6, 1944. The first item was an M5-11-7 assault gas mask. The second was an extra gas detection brassard which could be used to replace the brassard that was worn into combat during the initial beach landings.
Infantry soldiers generally wore the M7 bag strapped to their chests for easy access to their gas masks, while paratroopers wore theirs attached to their upper thighs (their parachute prevented them from wearing them on their chests).
Not all troops who landed on Normandy on June 6th were outfitted with the M7 bag and M5 gas mask. The initial assault troops, those who had the highest degree of probability of getting wet, were the ones issued with the M7/M5 combination. Soldiers landing in later waves were often issued the M3-10-6 gas mask, which was not designed to be waterproof.
The symbol beneath the letters "US" is the branch insignia of the U.S. Army Chemical Corps.
Sergeant Horvath and the other Rangers are seen removing their gas mask bags as soon as they reach relative safety. Although history records that the Germans (fearing Allied retaliation) did not use gas, one wonders if they were wise to discard them so early on? The extra weight and bulk of the bag and mask were probably more than most soldiers wished to carry, however there is photographic evidence of soldiers still wearing their M7 bags days after D-Day.


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We reported earlier how Dianna Muller made national headlines, and arguably cemented a folk legend status in the firearms community, when she told the House Judiciary Committee "I will not comply" with an assault weapon ban. Di rocked for sure. But equally impressive, in a quite measured performance, Amy Swearer delivered the most important testimony of the entire hearing.
Amy Swearer on the Assault Weapon Ban
During Swearer's opening remarks, she read a prepared statement that showcased her deep knowledge of the subject. As a Senior Legal Policy Analyst with several published pieces, Swearer clearly conducted exhaustive research on assault rifles. She also has facts on crime statistics and the 2nd Amendment.
Then she simply schooled those in favor of an assault weapon ban.
Swearer gave a compelling argument that previously banned features make rifles safer, not more dangerous. She argued statistics show overwhelmingly that rifles don't pose a great danger to society. Swearer showed that law-abiding citizens purchase these guns. And they use them for lawful purposes. Finally, Amy Swearer makes a point that AR-15s and the like give law-abiding citizens a chance against assailants.
Above all, Swearer showed the hypocrisy and fallacy of the anti-gun movement. Now let's hope the politicians will listen.
1. 'Assault Weapons' Characteristics Make Them Safer, Not More Dangerous
"The term 'assault weapon' does not have one official definition, but typically denotes firearms that have a range of features associated with modern semi-automatic rifles such as the AR-15," Amy Swearer read from her prepared statement. "It should be noted that the phrase 'assault weapon' is not a technical or legal term, but rather appears to have become popular as part of a concerted effort by gun control advocates to manipulate those with limited knowledge of firearms into confusing certain semi-automatic rifles with 'assault rifles,' which are functionally distinct and heavily regulated by the federal government."
We all remember the inept restrictions of the previous AWB, limiting pistol grips, bayonet lugs, barrel shrouds and more. Swearer points out that gun control advocates typically attack such accessories and features. While they in no way change the functionality or legality of the firearm, they sure look scary. But in practice, a ban on these accessories takes away accessories that promote better marksmanship and better control. In effect, it makes the guns less safe.
"In short, proposals to ban 'assault weapons' are, for all intents and purposes, proposals to force law-abiding citizens to use firearms that are harder to fire accurately and more likely to cause them injuries, even when being used for lawful purposes."
2. Semi-Automatic Rifles Not Significant Factor Behind Gun Violence
The attack on semi-automatic rifles shows an incredible level of hypocrisy from gun control advocates. Statistically speaking, AR-15s don't constitute a problem. If this is really about safety and human life, the numbers point to handguns. However, the left knows that's a much harder sell. With that in mind, they've demonized the black gun, painting it the mass murderer weapon of choice.
"Far from being the weapon of choice for would-be criminals, semi-automatic rifles are statistically the type of firearm least likely to be used for unlawful purposes, particularly compared to handguns," Swearer said. "Over the last decade, rifles of any kind were definitively used in only 3-4 percent of gun homicides, and it is not clear how many of those deaths actually involved the use of 'assault weapons' compared to other types of rifles. The average American is, in fact, four times more lkely to be stabbed to death than he or she is to be shot to death with a rifle of any kind.
"Gun control advocates, politicians, and the media routinely characterize semi-automatic rifles, specifically the AR-15, as the 'weapon of choice' for mass public shooters," Swearer continued. This is objectively incorrect. Over the last decade, more than half of mass public shooters have used handguns alone. Of those who did use rifles, the majority also brought other firearms, such as shotguns or handguns."
3. Semi-Auto Rifles Commonly Owned by Law-Abiding Citizens, Used for Legitimate Purposes
The left likes to paint black gun ownership as a recent phenomenon. Additionally, gun control advocates often portray the AR-15 as a weapon of war. They say it's used only to kill innocent civilians by mass murders.
"Over the last several decades, there has been a concerted effort by gun control activists to characterize certain semi-automatic rifles as 'weapons of war' that have 'no business on our streets,'" Swearer said. "Ostensibly, this is to create the impression that the cosmetic features associated with firearms like the AR-15 serve no legitimate civilian purpose, and render a firearm objectively inappropriate for lawful uses like hunting, recreational target shooting, or self-defense. On its face, this is an absurd premise."
"Moreover, federal law enforcement agencies refer to even select-fire AR-15 style rifles as 'personal defense weapons,' Swearer continued. "… It is little wonder, then, that many law-abiding citizens also rely on semi-automatic rifles as their own personal defense weapons, particularly in situations where law enforcement cannot protect the. Far from needing to be better protected from these rifles, law-abiding Americans benefit when they are allowed to defend themselves with them."
4. 'God Forbid'
To close, Swearer told the story of a woman who grew up uninitiated to firearms. She went decades before ever handling one, until her daughter took her to the range. They shot a handgun that day. The woman, according to Swearer, proved a terrible shotgun with a handgun from a mere few yards away. But then the woman picked up an AR-15, and she produced "a fist-sized grouping of lead in the center of that target from 20 yards out."
That woman is Swearer's mother.
"Now, I pray that my mother is never confronted with a situation where she is compelled to point a firearm at another human being, much less pull the trigger," Swearer said. "I would infinitely prefer to live in a world where I never have to consider the possibility that someone would threaten her life or the lives of those around her.
"God forbid that my mother is ever faced with a scenario where she must stop a threat to her life," Swearer continued. "But if she is, I hope she has a so-called 'assault weapon' to end that threat."


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Copper can make a beautiful and durable roof. However, there really is no practical way to keep it shiny. In most applications, it will have turned to a brown "aged penny" color within 12 or so months. It will develop the characteristic green patina over time, perhaps 3 - 15 years. Salt environments speed up that process. There are also painted steel and aluminum roofs available which have a copper look. Some of those colors may be lower gloss. | |||
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Tournament organiser StarLadder has partnered with esports bookmaker LOOT.BET to launch an analytical show based on prominent tournaments for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
Named the LOOT.BET Show, the broadcast sees Russian analysts and casters – such as Oleksandr "petr1k" Petryk, Alexey "xaoc" Kucherov, and Antonina "Tonya" Predko – predict upcoming results, look back at recent matches, and place bets on LOOT.BET's platform.
Viacheslav Shcherbakov, Senior Sales and Operations Manager for StarLadder commented: "Last autumn, we aired the 'LOOT.BET Show' pilot season dedicated to the FACEIT Major: London 2018, and our audience liked it very much. That acclaim prompted us to extend the project, make it even more ambitious, long-lasting, and professional. The very first issues of the show indicate its success, and actually, this doesn't surprise us as 'LOOT.BET Show' is a great alloy from best talents, hottest CS:GO matches, and betting which always increases the emotions of people."
Released on almost a daily basis around prominent CS:GO tournaments, the LOOT.BET Show is broadcast live on Twitch and then subsequently uploaded to YouTube. It's set to run until January 2020 with around 30 events being covered.
Paul Brel, Head of PR at Livestream Ltd – the operator of LOOT.BET – added: "Betting is all about analysis since if you wish to profit from it, you must understand and know your discipline well, be aware of events, and be able to make sharp predictions. And we've tried to make the 'LOOT.BET Show' format as universal as possible so it could suit not only those who already bet or plan to bet on CS:GO but those who are just interested in the game and want to improve their analytical skills as well."
The show is currently running alongside the IEM Katowice Major, which is currently in the New Legends Stage. The event will run until March 3rd with a collective prize pool of $1,000,000 (£768,465) being dished out to the top 16 teams.
Earlier this week, StarLadder confirmed it would be hosting the next CS:GO Major in Berlin, Germany. The fifteenth Major event in history, the action will take place over September 5-8th at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.
Esports Insider says: StarLadder continues to display its dedication to CS:GO and a show such as this has solid potential. The game sees a number of incredible tournaments each and every year and there's a lot of analysis and discussion that can take place surrounding them, so the LOOT.BET Show seems like a great idea!


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Schneider Electric is showcasing emerging technologies at GITEX Technology Week that facilitate the development of smart cities and digital transformation in the Middle East and Africa.
Speaking on the occasion Ahmed Khashan, president of Gulf Countries Schneider Electric said "The Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) continue to play a pivotal role in shaping our strategy towards an ecosystem that enables productivity and drives digital transformation – whether it be for an office building, a hospital, or a university. Collaborative efforts between government and private bodies have been vital in fast-tracking digital transformation initiatives and building sustainable, secure and reliable urban communities especially in the UAE."
As estimated by the International Data Corporation (IDC), investment in technologies enabling smart cities in the Middle East and Africa region is expected to hit the USD$2.30bn mark by 2021. Building cities integrated with next-generation technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoTs) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) requires a huge investment, starting with creating a suitable infrastructure that supports current advancements.
The ever-increasing urban population has resulted in growing energy demands, coupled with the advent of new technology and the need for smart cities that improve systems and create a sustainable and reliable infrastructure.
The integration of smart solutions that promote the efficient use of resources and data plays a crucial role in this drive towards smart cities while improving safety, mobility and overall well-being.
"Building vibrant smart cities is the basis of economic development for the UAE. Schneider Electric's contribution towards government-led initiatives reflects our purpose as a company and is a step forward in utilising energy efficiency in developing smart buildings – a fundamental element in the transformative journey to a smart city. Our business model at Schneider Electric is to have a strong local footprint and create an ecosystem for our partners by providing access to sophisticated solutions that promote sustainability and digital transformation in support of the region's digital transformation," added Khashan.
'Role of Smart Cities for Economic Development', a report commissioned by Chordant, emphasises the central importance of technology as a driver of economic development in future Smart Cities. The smart city concept has the potential to boost the economic development of global cities by 5 per cent and deliver over US$20tn in additional economic benefits by 2026.
Moreover, Schneider Electric also offers Expert Learning Sessions to visitors throughout the GITEX Technology Week 2019 with a variety of relevant topics such as enhancing business efficiency with Edge Computing, digital transformation of buildings, hotels and hospitals, and improving operations of a data center infrastructure with EcoStruxure IT Solution etc.
Schneider Electric is located in Hall 8 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
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