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With the launch of the new framework programme, it has been decided to give separate identities to the prizes that are awarded in the areas of excellence in collaborative research and excellence in science communication. Both prizes will continue and will now be awarded at a new event: the European Science Awards. The Descartes prize for excellence in transnational, collaborative research will continue as before, but the Descartes label has been removed from the designation of the prize for excellence in science communication to avoid confusion between these distinct yet complementary activities. Due to this change, some reconstruction of the information on these pages is currently underway - we hope to have full rebranding completed shortly. In the meantime, we apologise for any inconvenience caused.


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Lonnie Pera is a partner at Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, focusing her practice on three areas: airline law and regulation; international aviation law; and international trade. Her trade practice often overlaps with the firm's aviation practice and focuses on doing business in Cuba.
Ms. Pera advises foreign and domestic airlines, charter brokers, and tour operators on a wide range of aviation-related matters. She has extensive experience in public charter and single entity charter matters and has negotiated numerous contracts between airlines and tour operators. Ms. Pera represents clients before the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Transportation Security Administration, and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Her services include assisting airline clients with economic and operating authority, operating clearances (including landing rights and Federal inspection services), aviation safety and security, bilateral negotiations, and enforcement matters. She also has guided airline clients in obtaining international air carrier bonds and in implementing voluntary government programs (including CBP's air carrier initiative program and Customs-Trade Participation Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program). Moreover, she has advised these clients on cargo transmission requirements and the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) transmission requirements. She has successfully challenged CBP civil penalties and liquidated damages for alleged Customs violations as well as DOT and FAA penalties for alleged transportation violations.
In the international trade area, Ms. Pera counsels clients on export controls (under the Export Administration Act), defense controls (under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations), and foreign assets control matters. She advises clients on the scope of permitted transactions (including exports and aircraft operations) and prepares various types of license applications to engage in restricted transactions. These applications seek Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) licenses to engage in certain transactions, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) licenses to export and reexport controlled U.S. goods, and Office of Defense Trade Control Policy (DDTC) registration and licenses to export defense articles and services. Ms. Pera also develops compliance programs for clients.
Ms. Pera's international trade practice focuses on the U.S. embargo against Cuba. In this area, her clients include travel agencies, tour operators, air carriers, exporters, freight forwarders, and non-profit organizations. She provides advice on OFAC's Cuban Assets Control Regulations, assists with compliance programs, seeks OFAC specific licenses and BIS reexport/reexport licenses, advocates regulatory changes, and defends against enforcement and civil penalty matters. She also has obtained government authorizations and waivers for U.S.-Cuba charter flights and for special events, including the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, the 1999 Baltimore Orioles-Cuba baseball game in Havana, and the 2012 visit to Cuba by Pope Benedict XVI.
With overlapping practices, Ms. Pera regularly advises aviation clients not only on the DOT and FAA transportation requirements and limitations but also on export controls and transactions restrictions that apply to aircraft operations. These limitations and restrictions can impact an airline's entire operation, from the sale and transportation of passengers and cargo to the storage of supplies and aircraft spare parts. See U.S. Overflight and Air Transportation Restrictions.
Ms. Pera is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. She is a member of the District of Columbia Bar Association andthe Maryland State Bar Association.
U.S. Restrictions on Overflights and Air Transportation Services - Lonnie A. Pera, 2018.
U.S. Changes Travel and Transportation Requirements to Cuba - Lonnie A. Pera, 2015.
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Fridays Academy: Gender and Macroeconomic Policy
As usual on Fridays, based on Raj Nallari and Breda Griffith's lecture notes.
Gender and Macroeconomics
Disaggregating indicators of well-being by gender informs on the level of gender equality or inequality at a given time for a given place. When we examine gender issues we are interested in the meaning of these gender equalities or inequalities and their implications for development, both at the personal level and at the level of the economy.
As noted by the WB (2001) [1], foremost among the costs of gender inequality is its toll on human lives and the quality of those lives. Some of the findings from this report are summarized here.
- Societies with large, persistent gender inequalities pay the price of more poverty, malnutrition, illness and other deprivations.
WB 2001 cites the examples of excessively high female mortality rates in China, Korea and South Asia and links this to the social norms in these countries that favor sons. The results have been an estimated 60-100 million fewer women alive today because of gender discrimination.
- Mother's illiteracy and lack of schooling directly disadvantage their young children.
Children are disadvantaged in terms of poorer quality of care, higher infant and child malnutrition and mortality. Data from WB 2001 indicate that child immunization rates rise with mother's education.
- Additional household income in the hands of women is more likely to benefit children directly.
When a woman controls a household's resources, she is more likely to spend more on necessities and on the development of her children compared to a man in a similar situation.
- Gender inequalities in schooling and urban jobs accelerate the spread of HIV.
Data from WB 2001 suggest that HIV infection rates are higher when the gap between male and female literacy rates are wider. Moreover, according to this same source, 'the AIDS epidemic will spread rapidly over the next decade – until up to one in four women and one in five men become HIV infected, already the case in several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (WB, 2001; p. 9).
- Gender norms and stereotypes impose costs on males.
In the former transition countries, men have experienced higher mortality rates associated with increased stress and anxiety due to rapidly worsening unemployment among men (WB, 2001; p. 10).
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Squee Spree: Sugar Victory
You squeeps voted last week in the face off between the Galago and the Sugar Glider. The results are in and the Sugar Glider is victorious! So get ready to see a lot more of these widdle, gliding squees this week.
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July 3, 1936-April 16, 2007
DUDLEY -- Charles Wayne Todd, 70, 140 Hereford Drive, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital.
Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late L.D. and Eva Faircloth Todd. He was retired from AP Parts. A lifetime member of the American Legion Post 11, he served as Post Adjutant for four years and was active in the American Legion Baseball Program and the American Legion 40-8 for 10 years. He was also a lifetime member of the NRA.
Memorial services will be held at a later date.
He is survived by his wife, Janice S. Todd; stepsons and daughters-in-law, Danny and Ann Sullivan of Goldsboro, the Rev. Wade and Dominque Sullivan of Dudley, Gary and Denise Sullivan of Beautan-cus and Randy and Lisa Sullivan of Rosewood; daughter, Cathy Pennington of Grantham; sisters, Janice Wilkerson of Fremont and Faye Roberts of Lumberton; grandchildren, Christy, Dan, Wade, Andy, Chad, Kimberly, Kyle and Steve; and seven great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to Brogden United Methodist Church-Building Fund, 2918 US 117 South, Dudley, NC 28333.
Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home is serving the family and online condolences may be sent to the family at www.shumate-faulk.com.
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In this video I show you how to make a Neck Pillow and fill it up with clothes to save space when I travel. Since I already have some spare shirts with me while traveling. Why not put it in the Neck Pillow 😉
When traveling is done, you get your clothes out and fold the pillow to a very small package.
The dimensions I used are:
Width: 43cm (17 inch)
Height: 35cm (14 inch)
Tube thickness: 11cm (4.5 inch)
The size depends on your body. You can play a bit with sizes while making your template. Another tip is to fold the template in the middle before cutting to make 2 even sides.


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August 25-29, 2014
Joel Salatin raises chickens and cows at Polyface Farm near Swoope, Virginia, but if you ask what he does, he'll tell you he's a grass farmer. Walking the long, sloping fields of Joel's farm, you pass a cluster of mildly curious cows. Before long, you come to two metal sheds, and you see that the sheds have wheels, like on a school bus. Then come the chickens. Thousands of them. The chickens are pasture-raised here, and lay their eggs in egg mobiles which Joel moves everyday.
Sustainable agriculture has no single figurehead—nor does this defiant, disparate movement have a center—but if it wants an able spokesperson, Joel Salatin would be a safe bet. He's a professional contrarian, a knowledgeable agricultural apostate who not only practices what he preaches but has the rare capacity to explain it to others. While his summers are devoted to farming, his winters are spent literally barnstorming the country—from grange hall to farm to classroom—as he expounds on the joys of grass farming. The science of it is simple enough. Grass is a solar collector. It uses photosynthesis to transform the sun's rays into chlorophyll. When cows eat grass, they convert this energy into protein and fat.
But what about the chickens? Unlike cage-free or free-range chickens, Joel's chickens participate in the ecosystem, fertilizing the soil in which the grass grows, and keeping the cows free of bothersome bugs.
Title: Pasture Management
Featuring: David Evans and his dog Bueno of Marin Sun Farms
Location: Inverness, CA
Found on Page 172 in Local: The New Face of Food and Farming in America
One of the biggest misconceptions people have about David is that he's a poultry farmer. He's not. David's a pasture farmer whose family has worked these headlands for four generations. While his parents primarily raise cattle, David has integrated the use of poultry, which he houses in "hoop houses." Skids running beneath them allow the houses to be moved each morning providing the chickens fresh pasture.
The pasture is a viable renewable resource, but it needs maintenance. David uses cattle and poultry as tools to harvest the solar energy stored in these grasses and convert it into nutrient dense food. This process also maintains pasture biodiversity.
The Southern Foodways Alliance documents, studies, and celebrates the diverse food cultures of the changing American South. They set a common table where black and white, rich and poor — all who gather — may consider our history and our future in a spirit of reconciliation.
A member-supported non-profit, based at the University of Mississippi's Center for the Study of Southern Culture, Southern Foodways Alliance stage symposia, produce documentary films, collect oral histories, sponsor scholarship, mentor students, and publish great writing. Donations from generous individuals, foundations, and companies fund our good work.
Host a painting party with these in your classroom, or at your home and invite the neighbors over! The Lexicon of Sustainability is excited to present a new way to participate in the movement. Inspired by street artists, the Lexicon has converted our popular information artwork into posters for anyone and everyone to paint and share with their community.
From an interview with Alexis Koefoed of Soul Food Farm
Alexis Koefoed of Soul Food Farm in Vacaville, California, recalls the first time she heard the term cage-free: "I got kind of excited. I thought maybe there were free chickens running around. It took a little research, and I found out it didn't mean much. Actually, the chickens were still in big huge houses on industrial factory farms. I didn't think it was anything more than just good marketing, so we think things are nicer and sweeter and kinder than they really are."
Alexis Koefed and her family bought the land which would become Soul Food Farm in the late '90s. No house, no running water, no electricity. Just 55 acres of prime pasture and farmland in Vacaville, CA, which had been untended for 30 years. Over time, a vision began to emerge. At first, it was simply about feeding people, supporting their family and being able to afford this farm. Over time, subjects that had been on the fringe of their belief system before began to take everyday importance. The family immersed themselves in issues of community land use, the true cost of feeding people, workers' rights, and the humane treatment of animals. Today, Soul Food Farm has layers of diversity that allows Alexis and her family to harvested sustainable products all year long.
While many conscientious eaters go out of their way to purchase pasture-raised eggs laid by happy chickens, it's a little-known fact that almost all eggs have a hidden cost: millions of baby male chicks are killed each year at the hatcheries which raise egg-laying hens. Even humane, organic egg producers are reliant on these large hatcheries.
"It's a dirty little secret, isn't it?" says farmer Nigel Walker of Eatwell Farm in Dixon, California, who has ordered thousands of Production Red chicks each year for his diversified organic farm. "Many customers have asked me about this practice, and I've been very truthful with them," he says. "I've always been uncomfortable with it, but I wasn't able to find a good solution until now."
Nigel was born in Leicester, England, and studied at Writtle Agricultural College in Essex. Though the school taught production farming with chemicals, Nigel received permission to fulfill his practicum at an organic farm in Kent, England. He studied drip irrigation in 1985 in Israel, a country where "if you waste water it's treason." He returned to England and farmed there until moving to California in 1992.
A multi-national study conducted by researchers in Kenya, Australia, and Austria was recently published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This study has vast implications for understanding how to create sustainable livestock systems.
Title: Pastured Poultry
Featuring: Megan and Craig
Location: Stone Barns Center for Food Agriculture, Pocantico Hills, NY
Found on Page 185 in Local: The New Face of Food and Farming in America
The raising of pastured poultry embraces "humane, people-friendly, environmentally enhancing " practices, says Craig Haney of Stone Barns Center for Food Agriculture.
After feathering out (and as the season permits), the poultry are given constant access to fresh-growing palatable vegetation, with movable or stationary houses utilized for shelter.
The egg mobile provides shelter from the elements, protection from predators, a clean, private space to lay eggs, and a place to roost at night.
Why should people be willing to pay more for pastured poultry? Craig says, "Doing things right takes more time. We devote hundreds of hours from May through November just moving the egg mobiles across our fields. This evenly distributes the manure on the pastures while providing the birds with fresh air and continually clean fields where they can express their natural behaviors like scratching and foraging, roosting and dust bathing. And sunshine is a wonderful natural disinfectant. The eggs and meat are then healthier for us to enjoy".
In Argentina, beef is a way of life. But over the last few decades, the traditional methods of raising cows on grass has faded away, only to be replaced by the feedlot model. At Las dos Hermanas Ranch, they maintain the old ways of managing the grass, the water and the cows.
Joe Morris has owned and operated Morris Grassfed Beef since 1991 when he took over the management of his grandparent's 200 acre ranch near San Juan Bautista, just south of San Jose, California. Today, he leases an additionall 7,000 acres and runs 250 cows to serve their grassfed beef direct marketing business, as well as approximately 1,800 stockers.
Joe comes from a lineage of ranchers stretching back five generations, the msot recent of which was his grandfather who ranched in the 1980s. He is deeply influenced by the vaquero tradition that grew out of two complimentary influences—the indigenous skills of Native North Americans in using animals to take care of the land and the horsemanship of the Spanish settlers in California. The tradition emphasizes caring equally for the well being of the land, the animals and the people, recognizing their interdependence and its potential to produce beauty.Download Interview
Truly sustainable livestock farming requires the use of a pasture-based system. Pasture-raised animals roam freely in their natural environment where they're able to eat nutritious grasses and other plants that their bodies are adapted to digest. In addition to dramatically improving the welfare of farm animals, pasturing also helps reduce environmental damage, and yields meat, eggs, and dairy products that are tastier and more nutritious than foods produced on factory farms.
Title: Grass Farmer
Featuring: Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm
Location: Swoope, VA
Found on Page 176 in Local: The New Face of Food and Farming in America
Everything in Joel Salatin's hands grows plentifully in this field. In fact, he picked this entire bouquet from by his feet. Grasses include fall panicum, pigweed, chickory, timothy, fescue, redtop, orchard grass, narrow leaf plantain, wide leaf plantain, and red clover.
Cows are herbivores, and they just love to graze on Joel's bouquet. Just like every other grazing herd in the world, these cows are followed through their grazing fields by birds. They scratch through dung and peck parasites off herbivores.
The birds in Joel's field are chickens. These omnivores are a biological pasture sanitizer. As the electric fence moves down the field, placing the cows on fresh grazing land, the chickens follow behind, preparing the paddock for the next grazing cycle.
Joel Salatin and his family own Polyface Farm in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. They produce salad bar beef, pastured poultry (eggs, turkeys, broilers), pigaerator pigs, forage-based rabbits, and forestry products, serving about 5,000 families, 50 restaurants, and 10 retail stores. Author of eight books on how-to and broad cultural themes, Salatin offers lecture performances around the world. Polyface Farm may be the only farm in the world committed to 365/24/7 unannounced visitors from anywhere to see anything at any time.Download Interview
Title: Egg Mobile
Featuring: Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm
Location: Swoope, VA
Found on Page 176 in Local: The New Face of Food and Farming in America
Egg mobiles, or portable hen houses, are moved every one to two days, preferably behind herbivores, like cows. This allows chickens to have access to unimpeded pasturage.
Chickens are biological pasture sanitizers. They scratch through cow patties and spread them out, reducing the overload of nutrients in one spot and destroying the incubation environment conducive to parasite development. By eating fly larvae out of cow patties, chickens reduce irritation to the herd, increasing their comfort, health and performance. Chickens eat newly exposed grasshoppers, crickets and other herbivorous critters which compete with the cows for available forage. The chickens scratching pulls up duff and moldy leaves, aerating the soil surface and freshening the plant structure.
Pastures don't just happen. They are like all biological systems, always in a state of flux between degeneration or regeneration. Chickens are extremely hard on forage and dump hot manure with a carbon/nitrogen ratio of 7 to 1. As a result, stationary henhouses soon develop bare spots where the forage is tilled out and killed. The soil is overloaded with nitrogen toxicity which leaches into the groundwater and over stimulates grass clumps with bitter forage repugnant to the chickens. If you want a regenerating pasture, you have to manage it for that successional improvement or it will deteriorate.
Chef Ann Cooper is the Renegade Lunch Lady. She is an internationally recognized author, chef, educator, public speaker, and advocate of healthy food for all children. She is also the founder of Food Family Farming Foundation, a nonprofit organization created to empower schools to serve nutritious whole food to all students. F3 supports positive change through educational training programs, direct services, a web portal and collateral resources. Chef Cooper envisions a time soon when being a chef working to feed children fresh, delicious, and nourishing food will no longer be considered "renegade."
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So I thought everything was going to go smoothly since the electrician hooked up the SWG today with the help of Sean's nice diagram.....
I went to turn the pump off tonight and the on/off switch is directly connected to the SWG. Ok, so how am I ever going to be able to turn my pump off after it cycles and leave the power on to the autopilot so it does not lose its digital interfaces?
I am really wondering if this guy has ever done electric for a pool. I know some of these old timers are lost with today's technology...it seems he is one of them. Before he left, he told me the SWG has to be powered on all the time so it does not lose what is in memory...well, doesn't he know he has it connected to the pump????
The autopilot is currently wired to operate low/high speed of the pump vs on/off.
As he was working today I had asked him about the Intermatic 1353, which is able to program a dual speed pump. Would this be the correct timer to use?
I have ZERO electrical understanding, so I guess I am wondering even if he adds the intermatic clock, if it will power off the pump and not the SWG.
Here is a picture of the electrical panel as of today.
As of right now, I have no salt in our pool so my purifier is at 0%.
Our solar panels also have yet to be installed with that small control box....oh no...
DH and I are wondering if we should take our losses and have someone else finish for us.
Please help me!!
(I am also having a problem with my Whisperflo DS pump, should I post a separate topic for that one? I feel like such an ***** with all of thes issues pool people have left me with...they are such a breed)


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Users can search for auto mechanic jobs on the NAPA jobs website by typing "mechanic" or "auto mechanic" into the search engine, as well as the location in which they want to work. NAPA then pulls up a list of openings, if applicable. Users can apply to jobs of their choice through the website.
To find auto mechanic job openings on Indeed.com, users can type in "auto mechanic" into the What segment of the website search engine. Clicking on Find Jobs pulls up a list of openings from across the United States. By typing a city, state or ZIP code into the Where component of the search engine, users can limit their search returns to a defined geographic area. Indeed.com enables users to further limit search results by radius mileage, job type (such as full-time or part-time), salary range, company name and employer/recruiter. Users can sign up for email updates when new auto mechanic jobs become available.Learn more about Job Search


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It's at about this time of year – after five months or so of steady clouds and rain – when Vancouverites thoughts turn to . . . Vegas. Who couldn't use a few days in the sun, enjoying the slots and sights of Sin City?
There is, however, the little issue of cost. Flights to Vegas aren't exactly cheap. Neither are hotels. For frugal Vancouverites looking for a cheaper alternative, however, there is another option: a staycation at River Rock Casino Resort in good old Richmond, B.C.
Now, I'll be the first to admit that River Rock isn't exactly a "Bellagio of the North" and that Richmond might not boast all the allures of Las Vegas Strip. But – since I needed a break from the rain this weekend – I decided to give it a shot.
I'm glad I did.
The first big upside over Vegas is the convenience of getting there. Instead of a four-hour flight out of Bellingham, I took a 15-minute Canada Line ride from downtown Vancouver on Friday afternoon to the Bridgeport Station. A covered walkway leads you right into River Rock. No airport security. No connecting flights. No turbulence.
Inside, River Rock doesn't compare to the scale of Vegas resorts, but for B.C. it's certainly not too shabby. The main lobby is an airy atrium, with windows offering panoramic views of the Fraser River and a very nifty semi-circular escalator leading to the second floor. I popped into the casino, lured by a candy-apple red BMW Z4 convertible – the prize for one lucky slots winner.
For a casino of its size, River Rock packs a lot of punch. There are plenty of slots but also some very active blackjack and poker tables, roulette and craps. On a Friday evening, the place was bustling with a mixed crowd – Chinese tourists looking for a thrill, pensioners and retirees tugging away at one-armed bandits, and a sizeable younger set who clearly came to party. And one huge plus over the Vegas casinos: River Rock is non-smoking. So you can gamble away without choking on second-hand smoke.
True to all the planet's great casinos, River Rock also boasts an indulgent – if not exactly cheap – buffet. It features all of the usual suspects: an enormous salad bar; a dessert bar with an absurd selection of cakes, tarts, flan, custard and more; and stations dedicated to Chinese classics like lo mein and sweet-and-sour fish, as well as Italian standbys like spaghetti Bolognese.
But on Fridays and Saturdays, there's a a little something special: all-you-can-eat prime rib and crab legs. Famished after losing more than I'd like to admit at the slots, I skipped the salads and sides altogether and loaded up on the big ticket items, gorging on at least a dozen fresh crab legs and a significant chunk of beef.
River Rock is also no slacker in the entertainment department. The casino's Show Theatre hosts Vegas-caliber, big-name acts year-round (B.B. King stopped by a few weeks ago for a concert; Mike Tyson was in town on his speaking tour over the weekend; and Penn and Teller are due up on March 22). On Friday night, the main event happened to be Rumble at the Rock IX, a night of boxing.
You might not think that watching grown men (and women) clobber each other for three hours would be fun – but it turns out to be a blast. The venue is intimate, so you see sweat (and occasionally blood) fly off boxers' bodies with each jab, hook and roundhouse landed. The card featured nine fights – from local amateurs hoping to make a splash to lesser-known pros eager to move up the ranks.
The action is pretty much non-stop. I saw one poor amateur from Metro Vancouver get konked out two seconds flat into his match by a monstrous right, a pair of budding women fighters go toe-to-toe for five rounds and – to cap the night – a wild, upset victory by an unknown American boxer against much hyped Canadian middleweight Adam A-bomb Trupish.
About this time – 11 p.m. or so – you might expect action to be winding down at River Rock in sleepy Richmond. Hardly. Following the stream of well-lubricated fans leaving the fight, I headed to Lulu's Lounge, a bar inside the casino. The dance floor was packed with a very enthusiastic crowd getting down to quite possibly the best James Brown cover band on the planet.
Lead singer and James Brown lookalike Mike Henry – dressed in a bright red, double-breasted suit – strutted his stuff for some inspired renditions of Sex Machine, Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, I Feel Good and dozens of other classics (In fact, he did so many splits on stage I'm amazed he didn't tear his pants). Another perk for bargain hunters: There's no cover at Lulu's – rare for a quality, live music venue in Vancouver.
In the wee hours of morning, after the band had left the stage, I finally retreated to my room at the Hotel at River Rock. Feet tired and head spinning, it was a welcome sight: big king bed stacked with pillows, immaculate bathroom and even a peekaboo view of the Fraser River at night. I watched a few ships glide by, before slipping off to sleep.
The next morning, a bit worse for wear but strangely recharged from my short sojourn, I checked out and hopped on the SkyTrain for a quick ride home. It may not be Vegas, but for convenience, affordability and plain fun in the Lower Mainland a staycation at River Rock isn't a bad option at all.
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Shri Sanjay Kumar (IAS) honourable Executive Director and Health Secretary, State Health Society, Bihar inaugurated our Patna office and call centre on 23rd November 2010. We started off with 10 Ambulances in Patna in '09 consisting of 5 Advanced Life Support Ambulances and 5 Basic Support Ambulances. By September 2010 the number has increased to 45 in 38 districts of Bihar.
All the Ambulances have GPS system installed to track the location of the patient and the nearby hospital. These Ambulance works in 38 districts which is controlled by CDC 24x7.
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MJ Degree FAQs
Yes, unless the requirement is waived.
No, you do not need to be in a certain profession. Applicants for the online M.J. degree, however, must have at least two years of experience in a field related to children and/or families.
No. M.J. graduates may not practice law nor sit for a bar examination with this degree. If you are thinking about becoming an attorney, we suggest that you thoroughly research attending law school to get a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree. The admissions process for the J.D. program at Loyola is completely separate from that for the M.J. Program.
No. The American Bar Association guidelines do no permit M.J. courses to be applied towards the J.D. degree.
The skills and knowledge gained with Loyola's online M.J. degree can be used to open and improve career opportunities in every area of practice that affects children and families. Most Loyola graduates will use their online M.J. degree to complement and significantly enhance previous work and life experiences. The program is designed to help students develop leadership skills that will equip them to assume management positions within their organizations consistent with their career objectives.
Unlike campus-based programs, students are able to take advantage of the program without having to relocate to Chicago. Online learning is also flexible, convenient, and geared toward each student's own schedule and needs. And distance learning is student-centered. Students have regular contact with faculty and other students through e-mails, chat rooms, discussion boards, and instant messaging. Assignments are turned in and returned with in-depth feedback to the student's home page within days. Student services are available with the click of a mouse. Finally, online education is grounded in adult learning theory, making it an excellent learning medium for busy professionals.


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Wipro Corporation & GE Healthcare Wipro: India's 3rd largest software provider
Utilized distribution networks to deliver products to approximately 80% of customers
"largest medical systems sales and service provider" in India What is an Ultrasound? 1994: Pre-natal Diagnostic Technique (PNDT) Act GE's Response educated salespeople
required affidavits from its customers
conducted frequent audits
Ariel Glazer GE Healthcare in India United States India Population 290 million 1,200 million Healthcare spending
(% of GDP) 15.3% 5.1% Healthcare spending
(per capita) $5,670 $28 Sample Comparison Healthcare Statistics Illegal to sell ultrasounds to unqualified practitioners
Manufacturers must provide details of recent ultrasound buyers
Doctors must fill out "F form" to specify the reason for the ultrasound, if the woman had previously had children, and a signed statement assuring that the doctor and patient aren't interested in learning the sex of the child
The Act was ineffective because it was not enforced on the doctors Banned the use of technology for prenatal sex determination for the purpose of sex-selective abortions Respecting Human Rights through Outward Looking
Educational Campaigns and Promotion of Standard Practices
Work with Government and Promote Standard Industry Practices.
Raise Public Awareness of Human Rights.
Lessons Learned by GE Detection of fetal defects or complications during child birth; diagnosis of gallbladder disease; evaluation of blood flow in blood vessels; identifying abnormal structures in the heart; detecting kidney stones and prostate cancer early Problem: Ultrasounds can be used for prenatal gender
determination Dilemma: In 2007, global headquarters set a high growth rate for GE India at 20% Sales of Ultrasound
Scanners in India Indian Sex Ratio
Statistics Result: In 2004, sales shrunk by 10%, but by 2006,
sales rebounded Where should we place the blame?
The government? The doctors administering the test? The manufacturer?
How will GE India meet the aggressive targets set by global headquarters?
Should GE step back from its aggressive sales strategy?
What additional efforts does GE need to make to prove its intentions of promoting prenatal care? Discussion Questions
Mantero, Franco. General Electric , " Promoting Ethical Ultrasound Use in India ." Last modified 2009. Accessed December 5, 2012. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC4QFjAA&url=http://files.gecompany.com/gecom/citizenship/pdfs/ge_ethical_ultrasound_use_india_casestudy.pdf&ei=WwDAUPLSI4KGjALZ1IHoBQ&usg=AFQjCNG3lRD_ydeJry6NmOR0a5gNABfJJQ.
Shah Singh, Harmeet . CNN World, "India combats sex-selective abortion as gender ratio loses balance." Last modified 2011. Accessed December 5, 2012. http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/02/india.sex.ratio/index.html.
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Articles by Caitlin Hayward-Tapp
The show that asks: "What do we hope for now?"
Declaring war on "the big boys", Motherland goes on a journey through gender with a sense of humour and social responsibility. Caitlin Hayward-Tapp finds it thoroughly thought-provoking
Caitlin Hayward-Tapp // 5 November 2012
Ripening, not aging
Artist Suzanne Lacy's 'The Crystal Quilt', currently showing at The Tate Tanks, shares women's experiences of aging. Caitlin Hayward-Tapp talks to her about identifying as a feminist, her performance art and art as activism
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From the margins to the mainstream
The Tate Modern is focused on modern art, yet it has become a British establishment. However, its latest move is bold and women-focused. Caitlin Hayward-Tapp visits the press opening of The Tanks, a permanent space to come and see performance art and installations
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Heritage Committee
The Heritage Committee is focused on ensuring that the US Navy Supply Corps captures and can continue to appreciate and value the rich history of the contributions of the Supply Corps to the Navy and the United States.One goal of the Heritage Committee is to reach out to former Supply Corps officers to gather "sea stories". The first article in this endeavour is by RADM (ret) Robert Phillips. RADM Phillips gives a fascinating account of the Navy Supply Corps involvement in DaNang, Vietnam during the Vietnam War in the excerpt below:
"To understand the Navy Supply Corps involvement in the "I" corps (the five Northern Provinces of VietNam) Tactical Zone, one needs to go back to the events which occurred in the 1968 Lebanon Crisis.
An oversimplified version is that the USMC was sent in to assist the Lebanese government and they were to secure the airport. The USMC WWII experiences were not of a garrison variety but rather to take control by an amphibious landing, secure the island, and move on to the next island. In Beirut they quickly landed and secured the airport but over the following months it became apparent that they did not have a sustainable system for getting logistical support from the waterfront to the troops."
Read the entire story here.
Photos courtesy of RADM (ret) Phillips


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Who doesn't love General Tso? Typically, you see general tso's as a chicken dish listed on menus and in cookbooks; however, for those who are vegetarian the Tofu General Tso is a great alternative. I found this easy and scrumptious recipe for Tofu General Tso adapted from That's So Vegan (thanks for the recipe!).
1 package firm tofu
1 tbsp cornstarch
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup water
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp siracha (or to taste)
1 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp water
2 tbsp sesame seeds
1. Preheat oven to 400º and grease baking sheet. Press the tofu between paper towels to get rid of excess water and cut into small cubes. Toss the cubes with a tablespoon of cornstarch and place them on the sheet to bake for about 20-25 minutes.
2. Heat the garlic over low heat in a saucepan. After a minute, add in the other ingredients (except for the cornstarch mixture) and stir for about 3 minutes. Mix in the cornstarch and whisk until thickened. Remove from heat.
3. Once tofu is cooked, place cubes in bowl and mix in the sauce. Serve with brown rice and broccoli.


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Champions Trophy 2009: How Will Pakistan Fair?August 20, 2009
As the Champions Trophy is around the corner, and teams are announcing their final roster, I decided to preview their chances in the tournament.
First, I'll look at Pakistan.
The most unpredictable team in international cricket. Their chances are 50-50. After a humiliating loss against Sir Lanka in Odis, many people may have written them off.
But their chances are open.
Their first encounter is gonna be with a troubled West Indies team. With the absence of key players, the West Indies will not be a difficult opponent to beat.
Pakistan will next face arch rivals India, on 26th Sept, Pakistan have never lost to the men in blue in this tournament. So the match will be an interesting affair, with Record supporting Pakistan.
Next, they'll face the world champions. It will be the first time that Australia will not be going in as world No. 1 in any 50-50 tournament. It is hard to pick the winner of the match, as both teams have never faced each other in the tournament, but the record suggests Australia will win.
Conditions will be difficult for the Pakistani batsmen...bowlers will enjoy bowling! Pitches will be fast and bouncy, which is both an advantage and disadvantage for the team.
The disadvantage is that batsmen will struggle with the bouncy and fast wicket, whereas the advantage is bowlers will love the wicket and may make wicket hell for other teams!
The Best possible team in my opinion is:
Salman Butt
Imran Nazir
Younus Khan (C)
Shoaib Malik
Kamran Akmal (WK)
Shaid Afridi
Rana Naveed
Mohammed Amir
Omer Gul
Saeed Ajmal
The reason for selecting this team is that you'll start with two very different openers; where Imran Nazir will try to pace up his innings. In the meanwhile, Butt will play an anchor role.
Third up will be Skipper Younus Khan, currently Pakistan's best ODI batsmen, he will continue his good run with the bat and will be followed by the likes of Misbah and Malik.
There will be nothing for Misbah and Malik to lose so they'll try their level best and will be followed by Kamran Akmal, Shaid Afridi, and Rana Naveed who will pick up the run rate.
The bowling attack will be headed by Omer Gul, with the support of young Amir and the experienced Rana. The spin partnership of Ajmal and Afridi can also do wonders.
Verdict: Semi-Finalists
Note: This Is My Opinion, Give Yours too!
Group A - Pakistan v West Indies
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Sat Sep 26
14:30 local | 12:30 GMT
18:30 PKST Group A—India v Pakistan
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by Carolyn Scarbrough
Last week, their bulbous buds were
fisted tight and now their extravagance drags
across the sidewalk and dirt, sweetness
riddled with ants. At night the fresh-waxed
cars of prom-going teens pass by, girls
in lavish dresses that will brush all night over
thresholds and the tops of boyfriends'
shoes. The weight of ripeness, the living as if
it's all a feast, then these soiled tattered petals
which remind me of a remarkable elderly woman
brushing a hair behind her ear, lovely still and strong
still, but underneath, biology shredding the strong heart,
the quick mind.
All night the boys drive by, calculating
how to remove expensive dresses that the girls'
bodies are unaccustomed to. The girls submit to
the evening gowns, every move accompanied by odd pullings,
rubs and rustles, the gowns altering everyday movements-
the careful car exit, the required lift to climb stairs, the simple lack
of a pocket or comfortable shoes. Do they see my young
girls watching and pointing excitedly?
They are princesses, the happily ever-afters
driving by in freshly waxed cars with boys in ties
and tuxedos. In our yard, my own daughters
are drawn to the statuesque iris,
the shouty tulips, and I must lead them
to the peonies, raise the ant infested heads
to their noses and see their surprise as
they inhale again and again.
Carolyn Scarbrough has published in Gulf Coast, Poet Lore, Sundog, Tar River Poetry, Conduit, Connecticut River Review, High Desert Journal, Minnesota Review, and The Southeast Review. She has an MFA from the Bennington College Writing Seminars, works as a pediatric ICU nurse, and is the mom to five kids, two dogs and the cat. Basically, she says, she writes despite all the reasons to not write, much like a willful child!


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AN: God bless whoever came up with the idea of songfics. I wouldn't have half as many stories without them in my life. I love 'em! They're so easy to write when the song fits, and this one is actually pretty close. Linda Eder is my hero! Everyone listen to her songs! I order you! But please read my fic first. I'd really appreciate it.
Just so everyone knows, I'm following the manga ending, 'cause I haven't seen the anime ending yet. I'm so freakin' deprived over here, ain't I? I mean, I know what happens, but it's not the same as actually seeing it, ya know? ARGH! Oh well. I don't own CCS, and I don't own the song. I don't know how to say goodbye, either. -;;
(PS. I omitted one four-line segment of the song. It was the only part that didn't fit. If you know the song, don't get angry with me! It was an artistic liberty! Nothing more!)
I Don't Know How to Say Goodbye
The front door slammed shut; seconds later, a eleven year old girl wandered into the kitchen.
The two young men already in the kitchen threw her smiles. One was the smile of a longtime friend; the other was the smirk of an older brother who was more than ready to let the teasing commence.
"Well, look who's…home…" the words barely made it off Touya's tongue when he took a really good look at his little sister. His smirk faded to something akin to concern. "Sakura?"
Kinomoto Sakura looked nothing like her usual self. Her chin was tilted down, but even that failed to hide the fact that her normally mobile face was pale and drawn, and her bright green eyes were brimming with tears she had yet to shed.
"Sakura-chan?" Yukito said from behind Touya. "Are you all right?"
She nodded. "Hai," she said, but her voice cracked even on that single syllable.
Touya moved around the counter and stopped in front of her. He bent down to about her eye level. "Why are you crying? Did something happen?" His expression darkened. "Was it that Chinese gaki?"
She shook her head again, this time in a negative response; as she did that, a few drops fell from her eyes. She realized this, and suddenly made a mad dash out of the room and up the stairs. A short moment later, a door slammed shut upstairs.
Touya straightened up and sighed. "I'm gonna kill that Hong Kong brat," he muttered as he stared up towards the spot where he had last been able to see his sister.
Upstairs, in her room, Sakura had thrown herself on her bed without even bothering to take off her school jacket or change out of her uniform. She buried her face in the sleeves of her coat, finally letting her tears fall. They made several damp spots on the fabric.
"Yo, kiddo!" Kero popped out of the little drawer that was his bedroom and waved a paw in the air in his ever-bubbly greeting for his chosen Mistress. But that energy vanished when he saw Sakura laying face down on her bed, crying.
He landed on the bed and regarded her for a moment before expressing his concern. "What's the matter, Sakura? Low fever? Tummy hurt?"
She shook her head. "Iie."
But all she could hear was Syaoran's calm voice, saying the three words that had turned her once-again nice, ordered world completely upside down. "I love you."
He had seemed so calm, so sure of himself. A far cry from the stuttered, red faced moments that she now realized were attempts. He had been trying to tell her. Which meant that this wasn't a new development. He had felt this way for a long time.
"You're my number one. That's all I wanted to say."
And then he had left. He had walked away as though he had just made a comment to her about the weather. He had left her standing there on the sidewalk, gaping like a fish caught on a hook. And she had been too stunned and too stupid to give him any kind of response.
And the teddy bear. The infamous teddy bear that had fallen from his school bag as he pulled one of his legendary blushing-stuttering-running away disappearing acts. She had picked it up and tried to return it, and he had told her to keep it. It had been that long. And she had been too stupid to even notice, too dumb to get a clue when it was right in front of her.
And he had walked away.
How do I feel about Syaoran? she wondered, closing her eyes. What does he mean to me? I know he's a good friend to me, but is that all?
She paused for a moment.
No. It's not. But…this is still different from what I felt towards Yukito-san. What is it?
Li Syaoran frowned as he listened to the voice on the other end of the line. "Hai, okaa-san…"
He listened a little longer, and frowned again.
"Hai…hai…" he murmured. "Yes, I understand…" His expression fell even further as he sighed and nodded, even though the person on the other end of the line couldn't see it. "All right, mother. I'll come back to Hong Kong."
A few seconds later, he said goodbye. He moved the phone away from his ear and replaced it gently in the cradle. But his hand stayed on the phone for a long moment afterwards. He didn't move at all; he just stared at the harbringer of his personal doom.
Stupid phone.
After all this time, he was finally going back. He was going back to Hong Kong, back to his homeland, his Clan, his family, and his destiny as future Clan leader. He was to become one of the most powerful individuals in China. By all accounts, he should have been thrilled.
So why did it feel like someone had just dropped a few tons worth of granite into his stomach?
He slowly moved his hand away from the phone and turned away from it. With equally slow movements he walked into his living room and took a seat, perched on the end of the couch.
He was going back. He was leaving Tomoeda behind.
Which meant…
He was leaving Sakura behind as well.
His hands clenched into fists in his lap as he thought of the emerald-eyed, auburn-haired, ever-smiling Card Mistress. Well, she hadn't been smiling when he had just blurted out the truth to her like that.
She didn't answer me, either, he thought absently, remembering how stunned she had looked. She really hadn't had a clue. I probably screwed things up. Ugh…whoever said that the course of true love doesn't run smooth knew what he was talking about.
He didn't even know if the Clan would accept her. She wasn't of the Clan, she wasn't of the blood. Traditionally, that just wouldn't fly. But she was the Master of what were formerly known as the Clow Cards, now changed with her own power to become the Sakura Cards.
That might make her a little more acceptable in the eyes of some Clan members, but it would probably make others feel like murdering her. And no idle threats, either. Certain members of Syaoran's family could very well be capable of killing the young Card Mistress to suit their own designs. Not that he would let that happen.
But she was powerful. She had defeated Yue in the Final Judgement, changed the Cards, and broken a spell created by Clow Reed himself. She was a force to be reckoned with, she had the cards…there was no reason for them not to accept her.
Oh, who was he kidding? Tradition was tradition. She wasn't of the blood, and he was the future Clan leader. The lineage had to be kept pure.
But living without Sakura…
Syaoran stood up and walked to the window. For some reason, he was suddenly incapable of sitting still. Quite a far cry from the stoic, disciplined warrior who had arrived in Tomoeda on that fateful day so long ago. That boy at age ten could have been caught in the middle of a hurricane and probably not batted an eye or moved a muscle.
Now here he was, going all to pieces and losing all his self-control over some girl.
Except she wasn't just some girl. She was Kinomoto Sakura. The girl he loved.
The girl who hadn't given him an answer.
And the girl he was probably going to have to leave behind forever.
Sakura clutched the package to her chest. A gift from Mizuki-sensei. She had gotten one, and Tomoyo had gotten one. This one was for Syaoran.
What should I say to him? she pondered, trying to imagine the moment when she would see him and speak to him. She hadn't seen him since that day after school, when he had confessed.
"I love you."
The words still played themselves over and over again within her memory.
And I still don't have an answer for him, Sakura lamented, hugging the small package tighter. But he deserves an answer. What do I do? What should I say? But I promised to give him this present from Mizuki-sensei. It's his. But what should I say? Oh, this is hard…I don't have an answer.
She turned a corner, heading for his apartment—and stopped.
A moving truck was parked by the curb in front of the building. Several burly men were loading boxes and things up into the truck. One of the men was holding a clipboard, and seemed to be conferring with…Syaoran.
Just then, the Chinese boy's eyes happened to drift her way, and they widened in surprise. He walked towards her slowly, as if not quite believing that she was actually there. "Sakura?"
She stared at him for a moment, then remembered her mission. "I—uh—here!" she thrust the present at him. "This is from Mizuki-sensei!" She ducked her head, not quite able to look at him.
He was silent for a moment. Then he took the package. "Thank you."
She lifted her eyes. She opened her mouth as if to say something, but then hurriedly closed it again, as though changing her mind. She glanced around, perhaps looking for something to talk about—anything to break that awful, awkward silence!—and her eyes lighted on the moving truck.
"There's a lot of boxes," she commented, feeling incredibly stupid for stating the obvious. "Is someone moving?"
"It's me."
Sakura spun around to stare at him in shock. Feeling poleaxed was getting to be a regular occurrence as of late. "Nani?"
"It's me," he repeated. "I'm going back to Hong Kong."
Time stopped. It was as if someone had whipped out the TIME Card and turned it loose, full force. She suddenly found it extremely difficult to breathe or move; her mind slowly processed the words, and finally, what he had said really dawned on her.
"But—but—" she stammered, then trailed off. "When are you leaving?"
"TOMORROW?" she yelped.
He nodded. "I was going to stop by your house if I didn't see you today."
"But…it's just so sudden."
A hand touched her shoulder, and she looked back up, right into his surprisingly compassionate amber eyes. God, he had beautiful eyes…
"I'm glad I came to Tomoeda," he said softly, smiling gently at her. He almost never smiled. "And…and I'm glad that I met you…Sakura."
"Hey, kid, can you come over here and confirm this address for us?" one of the movers called, waving his clipboard in the air.
"Hai!" Li turned and jogged back over.
Sakura watched his retreated back. Suddenly, she just had to leave. She had to get away. Even though she knew it was the cowardly thing to do, she turned on her heel and ran as fast as she could.
Syaoran turned back and stared at the spot where she had last been standing. She was gone.
He sighed unhappily. "Sakura…"
Kerberos watched passively as his Mistress flew into her bedroom, slamming the door behind her.
"Whatcha doing?" he asked, flying over next to her as she dumped her prize out onto the rug and began sorting through everything.
"He's leaving," she said. "Syaoran's going back to Hong Kong. He's leaving tomorrow."
Kero wisely said nothing. After all, what could he say? He could make some disparaging comment about 'good riddance,' but Sakura was already upset enough as it was, and negative comments wouldn't help anything. He could express his sympathies and share her sorrow—but that might show that the brat had grown on him, and he didn't want that getting back to the kid.
So he opted for an entirely different option. "So what's this for?"
She looked up at him with tears in her eyes, but a look of steely determination on her face. "I finally figured it out, Kero-chan. I finally understand how I feel about Syaoran. So I have to make it," she looked down at the box in her hand, "before tomorrow."
Sakura got down to work. She had never put this much into anything in her life. She paused very rarely, stopping only to flex her fingers or stretch her arms and her back, which was aching from being hunched over her work. But she didn't stop. She couldn't give up.
Kero watched her for a while, then went to bed. But after a while, his head poked out of his drawer-bedroom. "Sakura? Are you still up?"
She nodded, not taking her eyes away from the fabric clenched between her fingers.
"Is there anything I can do to help?" he asked, flying over to look over her shoulder.
"Iie. I want to do this myself," she replied, pulling at another stitch.
The little guardian beast sighed good naturedly. "All right, all right. I get the message. I'll go back to bed and get out of your hair." He patted her hair affectionately. "But if there's anything I can do to help you out, wake me up, okay?"
Sakura looked up at him, and gave him one of her most dazzling smiles. She set down her work so she could take both of his tiny paws in her hands. "Arigatou, Kero-chan."
As promised, the Beast of the Seal returned to bed, and Sakura continued her work. It was getting extremely late. She hadn't ever stayed up this late before she had taken on the duties of the Cardcaptor, and then when all those strange things had started happening—Eriol's handiwork, they now knew—she had once again been sent on several late-night excursions. But Eriol had returned to England, and all the Cards were sealed, changed, and safely tucked away in their book in her desk drawer.
Yet here she was, sewing as fast as her fingers would go, at two o'clock in the morning. To anyone else, it probably would have been insanity. To Sakura, it was anything but.
Yukito came in later, bearing food, and she told him that it had happened. He had been right. She had found the one she loved most.
The he had asked if she would introduce the lucky boy to her.
And she had faltered, nearly crying, when she told him that her love was leaving, moving far away. But everything would work out, she had told him. She was sure of it.
After all, it wasn't called an invincibility spell for nothing.
He left, and she continued her frantic work.
Finally, as dawn peered over the horizon, she sat back, exhausted, and looked at the results of her handiwork. It was finally, blessedly finished.
Then the phone rang, bringing a message of doom.
"Li-kun's plane leaves at ten this morning!" Tomoyo said, calling from the choral competition.
She would never make it…
Li sat alone on the bus. There were few other passengers, so he didn't have many distractions from his own thoughts. Thoughts which were, strangely enough, centered on a very specific person.
I never did get an answer, he realized sadly, glancing at his watch. It was almost time. A few more minutes, and he would be gone from Tomoeda, maybe forever.
He looked out the window, and his eyes widened in shock.
Sakura was running towards him. Behind her was her brother astride his motorcycle. Touya didn't exactly look thrilled, but he didn't make any threatening gestures or anything.
"Sakura?" Syaoran threw open the window and leaned out just in time to catch something she was holding out to him. She thrust the handmade teddy bear into his hands.
"I finally figured it out," she said, breathless from her run. "My number one is you, Syaoran."
He looked at the teddy bear in his hands for a moment, then smiled at her. God, that smile could make her go weak at the knees. "Arigatou. Can I name this bear Sakura?"
She smiled back up at him. "Hai. Can I name the one you gave me Syaoran?"
He nodded. Oh god, this had to be a dream. Any minute now, he would wake up in his bed in the Clan home in Hong Kong, and the whole thing would have just been one long dream. But he didn't wake up. Nothing changed. He was still leaning out the window, holding a teddy bear made for him by the girl he loved—the girl who loved him back.
Then the bus started moving.
"I have some things to take care of in Hong Kong!" Syaoran called, still leaning out the window. This was dangerous, but he didn't care. "It might take a while. Will you wait for me?"
"Yes!" she called back, coming to a stop at the corner and waving as the bus roared off into the distance. Her hand dropped to her side as she panted. "Yes…I'll wait forever if I have to. After all, Syaoran, you're the one I love most."
AN: I am so in college! One of the music professors just walked by and said, "Another day, another fifty cents," and I replied with "Yeah, but fifty cents is half a load of laundry!" Argh. You know you're an impoverished college student when quarters become an uber-precious resource and commodity (usually due to the fact that the quarter machine in the laundry room is broken).
Anyway, I basically took the manga plotline and tried to get into their heads a little more—ya know, what they were thinking and stuff. Key word: tried. How pathetic am I! First I think of quarters in terms of doing laundry, and then I start analyzing anime characters for fun. I HAVE NO LIFE!


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Download the authoritative guide: Enterprise Data Storage 2018: Optimizing Your Storage Infrastructure
Storage technology is evolving extremely rapidly but our file systems are not. Is it time to re-think files systems so we can take advantage of this new technology?
Enterprise SSD - And Much More
Perhaps it's because I'm getting older but it seems like things are changing faster every year (my wife tells me it's because I'm getting older).
Regardless of the cause, things are changing quickly, particularly in storage world. SSD's are becoming very popular, pushing out spinning drives. We even have SSD's coming with 60TB's of capacity (link). Enterprise SSD's are quickly impacting enterprise storage designs. Spinning drives are now coming in massive capacities courtesy of Shingled Memory Recording (SMR) technology that come in 10TB and 12TB capacities. Non-Volatile memory is on the horizon. Yet, some aspects of storage are not changing or not changing much at all to adapt to these new technologies.
As I'm sure everyone knows, storage is not just the storage device, or the network interfaces, or the controller. File systems are also part of storage. Management tools, network protocols, and even processes are part of storage. As with any new technology in computation/storage, new technology can move the bottleneck to a different place in the solution as a whole.
Then some new technology comes along and pushes the bottleneck out or moves the bottleneck to a different location in the solution. The important thing to realize is that if technology pushes a great deal in one direction, the other aspects need to adapt or they become a bottleneck.
I believe we are a point in storage where aspects of storage need to evolve or change and to do it quickly. One of those aspects is the file system.
Before jumping into file systems moving forward, let's look at file systems of the past. I won't go too far back only to where spinning disks became popular. This includes hard drives and floppy drives. This is rotating media where a mechanical "head" reads and writes information to the media. By looking down at the drive you can think of it as a cylinder. The "tracks," which is where the data is written as concentric circles on the media, this is where the terms "cylinder," "track," "head", etc. come from. However, the physical layout of today's hard drives don't correspond to the geometry anyway. It is simply used as a vestige of the past.
File systems store the data and the metadata (data about the data). In general, Linux views all file systems using a common set of objects: (1) superblock, (2) inode, (3) dentry, and (4) file. The superblock is at the root of the file system and maintains state for the file system.
The inode, one of the most fundamental parts of a file system, represents all files and directory objects. It contains all the metadata to manage the objects including the permissions. Dentries are used to translate between inodes and names. Typically there is a directory cache that keeps the most recently used translations around (faster lookups). It also maintains the relationships between directories and files.
And finally, a VFS (Virtual File System) file represents an open file. This is done to keep the state for an open file as the write offset, etc.
Enterprise SSD – A Look Inside
Solid State Disks (SSD's) use solid-state storage instead of spinning disks for storing data. The drive is constructed of flash memory. The most common cell used in SSD's is the NAND Flash. For this device, the transistors are connected in series. These groups are then connected in a NOR style where each line is connected directly to ground and the other is connected to a bit line. This arrangement has advantages for cost, density, and power as well as performance but it is a compromise as we shall see.
In NAND Flash memory the cells are first arranged into pages. Typically, a page is 4KB in size. Then the pages are combined to form a block. A block, illustrated below in Figure 2, is many times formed from 128 pages giving a block a size of 512KB.
BlockView of NAND Flash
The blocks are combined into a plane. In many cases, a total of 1,024 blocks are combined into a plane, giving it a size of 512MB as show in Figure 3.
Plane View of NAND Flash
There will almost always be multiple planes in a single NAND-flash die. Manufacturers will also put several dies into a single NAND flash chip. Then you can put multiple chips in a single drive.
Data can be read from SSD's a single bit at a time but writing data to the SSD has to be done in blocks. This is a result of the chip layout and can cause issues with write operations to SSD's. To write even a single bit to a specific block on the SSD that contains data, requires that the data on the targeted block is first read and stored in memory. Then the block data in memory is updated with the new data and then written to an open block on the drive.
As you can imagine doing write IOPS to SSD's can be a difficult task, especially if the data is spread all over the blocks. While SSD's naturally have amazing performance to begin with, the probability of doing lots of updates to blocks can get fairly large. Drive manufacturers use all sorts of techniques to improve the data update on SSD's but the interaction between the hardware design and the file system still causes problems.


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Spike is essentially Princess Twilight's messenger. He possesses an impressive fiery breath, which along with burning things can be used to instantly transport messages back and forth between Twilight Sparkle and anypony who knows the spell to send the message through him.
Spike, being Twilight's number one assistant, will do anything he can to help a pony who needs it. Most dragons tend to be ill-tempered, but Spike was raised by ponies and tends to act more like one. Being a dragon who was raised by ponies has caused him to question his identity from time to time and has led to him sometimes feeling insecure, but he knows very well who is true family and friends are and that helps to comfort him when he's feeling a bit down.
Spike has also been shown to have the occasional feelings of jealousy and greed. He was very jealous when Twilight got Owlowiscious because he felt that the owl would replace him, but eventually warmed up to the bird. He also had a temporary greed-induced growth spurt on his birthday one year due to a desire for more and more presents. Spike can also be a bit sarcastic when something or somepony is irritating him. Luckily, Spike is getting better about those things, and he also has his Noble Dragon Code to look back to in case any of these problems arise...Except maybe the sarcasm. Oh, does he love to snark.
Spike knows nothing of his birth parents. What he does know is that somehow his egg ended up in Canterlot, and that it was hatched by the means of Twilight's magic awakening him during her entrance exam into Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns. While Twilight was studying, Princess Celestia would take care of him with a bit of Twilight's help. Once Twilight was old enough to care for him at all times, he would spend the rest of his days with her.
Eventually, Princess Celestia gave Twilight an assignment to move to Ponyville and make some new friends. Along with Twilight, he met Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and of course, Rarity. He still has a bit of a lingering crush on Rarity, but he has come to terms with it being unrequited. He does have a very close friendship with her, though, and has even helped her rid herself of a creativity spell that was harmfully possessing her. He learned that even if he did like her, that he would not let that affect his judgement around her if she was doing something dangerous or harmful. He learned that he would always be honest with anypony he cared about. He and Rarity have shared many good moments together, as well as a few that weren't but helped them improve as people.
Spike isn't just well-known in Ponyville or even Equestria, either: He's also known as Great and Honorable Spike the Brave and Glorious in the Crystal Empire, because he played a very important part in retrieving the Crystal Heart and helping Princess Cadance and Shining Armor save the Empire. He also saved the spectators at the Equestria Games in the Crystal Empire during an ice-archery mishap that led to a cloud freezing into a jagged glacier that nearly fell on the audience.
Currently, Spike has been continuing his duties as Twilight's assistant and lives with her and Owlowiscious in Twilight's new castle. Will he have more opportunities to be the heroic dragon he is? Of course!
Fun Facts:
-Spike has a great love of comic books. His favorite series is The Power Ponies.
-Spike is also a surprisingly good cook, and is able to fine-tune and control his fire breath while he bakes.
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Report NEP-GEO-2011-11-28This is the archive for NEP-GEO, a report on new working papers in the area of Economic Geography. Vassilis Monastiriotis issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.
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The following items were announced in this report:
- Catarina Cardoso & Eric J. Pentecost, 2011. "Human Capital and Spatial Heterogeneity in the Iberian Countries' Regional Growth and Convergence," Discussion Paper Series 2011_04, Department of Economics, Loughborough University, revised Nov 2011.
- Ángel Alañón-Pardo & Josep-Maria Arauzo-Carod, 2011. "Agglomeration, accessibility and industrial location: evidence from spanish municipalities," Documentos de trabajo de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales 11-02, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales.
- Wolfgang Polasek, 2011. "The Extended Hodrick-Prescott (HP) Filter for Spatial Regression Smoothing," Working Paper series 45_11, Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis.
- Duschl, Matthias & Schimke, Antje & Brenner, Thomas & Luxen, Dennis, 2011. "Firm growth and the spatial impact of geolocated external factors: Empirical evidence for German manufacturing firms," Working Paper Series in Economics 36, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Department of Economics and Business Engineering.
- Brian A'Hearn & Anthony J. Venables, 2011. "Internal Geography and External Trade: regional disparities in Italy, 1861-2011," Economics Series Working Papers 578, University of Oxford, Department of Economics.
- A'Hearn, Brian & Venables, Anthony J, 2011. "Internal Geography and External Trade: regional disparities in Italy, 1861-2011," CEPR Discussion Papers 8655, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Gert-Jan Linders & Tatyana Bulavskaya & Henri De Groot & Ferdinand Paraguas, 2011. "Determinants of regional productivity growth in Europe: an empirical analysis," ERSA conference papers ersa11p64, European Regional Science Association.
- Ignazio Vinci, 2011. "Planning Innovation and Regional Development: the Spreading of Urban Strategic Planning in Southern Italy," ERSA conference papers ersa11p1634, European Regional Science Association.
- Berliant, Marcus & Watanabe, Hiroki, 2011. "A scale-free transportation network explains the city-size distribution," MPRA Paper 34820, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Thomas K. Bauer & Michael Fertig & Matthias Vorell, 2011. "Neighborhood Effects and Individual Unemployment," SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research 409, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).
- Elvira Uyarra, 2011. "Regional innovation systems revisited: networks, institutions, policy and complexity," Openloc Working Papers 1113, Public policies and local development.
- Luisa Gagliardi, 2011. "Does Skilled Migration Foster Innovative Performance? Evidence from British Local Areas," SERC Discussion Papers 0097, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE.
- Meyborg, Mirja, 2011. "The impact of West-German universities on regional innovation activities: A social network analysis," Working Paper Series in Economics 35, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Department of Economics and Business Engineering.
- Stefano Magrini & Margherita Gerolimetto, 2011. "A spatial nonparametric analysis of local multipliers," ERSA conference papers ersa11p1692, European Regional Science Association.
- Tomaso Pompili & Michela Martinoia, 2011. "Building Synthetic Indicators For Aspects Of Territorial Capital Towards Their Impact On Regional Performance," ERSA conference papers ersa11p1528, European Regional Science Association.
- Marie Ferru & Michel Grossetti & Marie-Pierre Bès, 2011. "Measuring social embeddedness : how to identify social networks in science-industry partnerships ?," ERSA conference papers ersa11p971, European Regional Science Association.
- Riccardo Crescenzi & Luisa Gagliardi & Marco Percoco, 2011. "The Bright Side of Social Capital: How 'Bridging' Makes Italian Provinces More Innovative," SERC Discussion Papers 0096, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE.
- Amparo Maset-Llaudes & Ana Mª Fuertes-Eugenio & Pilar Pardo-Forcadell, 2011. "Integrated Urban Regeneration: An Empirical Study Of The Normative Framework In Spanish Regions," ERSA conference papers ersa11p1781, European Regional Science Association.
- Peter Bönisch & Peter Haug & A. Illy & L. Schreier, 2011. "Municipality Size and Efficiency of Local Public Services: Does Size Matter?," IWH Discussion Papers 18, Halle Institute for Economic Research.
- Chadi, Adrian, 2011. "Regional unemployment and norm-induced effects on life satisfaction," CAWM Discussion Papers 47, University of Münster, Center of Applied Economic Research Münster (CAWM).
- Fabio Padovano, 2011. "Causes and Consequences of Bailing out Expectations of Subcentral Governments: Theory and Evidence from the Italian Regions," Economics Working Paper Archive (University of Rennes 1 & University of Caen) 201128, Center for Research in Economics and Management (CREM), University of Rennes 1, University of Caen and CNRS.


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Adoboli knew how to hide fake trades
Kweku Adoboli was working on complex trades in a culture that promised big returns.
Crucially, he had experience working in UBS' backroom operation - this is where the checks and balances take place.
Like Nick Leeson, who brought down Barings Bank 17 years ago, he knew how to hide his fake trades.
There are still many questions about UBS management and how they managed to miss such vast sums: at one stage, the potential losses were £7 billion, double what the bank made in profit the year before all this kicked off.
Could this happen again? Not this specific trade, because the banks know about it now. And there is some evidence that the culture is changing.
But one bank observer told me this evening that he could guarantee there would be new loopholes to exploit and, as a result, more trade crimes.


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Thirty-six years ago yesterday I started working for Farm Press.
It was a stressful morning. I had to switch names on an airline ticket. The late Harris Barnes, who was editor of Southeast Farm Press at the time, had planned to cover a weed tour sponsored by the University of Kentucky Extension Service. He had a conflict and thought it would be a good opportunity for me to get to know the territory—on my first day of work. I used his airline tickets. They let you do that back then.
I was flying out of Atlanta, where I would be based once I found a place to live, but I was still in South Carolina, so I had to get up early, drive three hours to the Atlanta airport—in rush hour traffic—to make the flight.
I did. I arrived in Lexington, rented a car and had to ferret out where the Kentucky weed tour was stopping. I found that, too—and a hotel, and the agenda for the next few days.
I made it back to South Carolina by Thursday, wrote up the notes from the tour, mailed the stories, along with black and white photos, to Clarksdale, Mississippi, and made plans to cover another weed tour—this one in Alabama, Florida and Georgia—the following week. That began a routine that persisted for most of the next three-plus decades.
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I don't know how many flights I've made in the last 36 years, can't imagine the number of bad hotel beds I've tried to sleep in, or how many dirt roads I've traveled looking for a farm, a ranch or a tour of some kind. I've been lost in the country more times than I like to admit.
On behalf of Farm Press I've traveled coast to coast, a foreign country or two, shot thousands of pictures ( a few of them usable) and pounded out enough words on typewriter and computer to fill several books.
I also have been privileged to work with some of the best people on this planet. That starts with the folks at Farm Press I found willing to accept a rank greenhorn. Glen Rutz, Ed Phillips and Hembree Brandon, all of whom are still gainfully employed by Farm Press, had already logged in a few years. Glen and Hembree both celebrated 40 years of service earlier this year. Ed was still fairly new.
All three, at one time or another, have taken my rough copy and made it readable. They taught me a lot about writing clean, crisp sentences (mostly), and to make certain photo subjects remove sunglasses in the field. Sometimes I still need tweaked, and these three, and others, do amazing jobs of making me look better than I am. Forrest Laws came on a few years later and often fixes my comma mistakes.
Ann King, our office manager, came in a year after I did and I can't recall the number of times she's corrected an expense report, talked me through indecipherable insurance forms, and kept me humble (no small task). Sandy Perry, whose various responsibilities defy a title, helps me with all manner of computer trouble, printing jobs, and glitches too numerous to name.
I could go through the staff and list folks who have saved my bacon many times but space is limited. I will mention Slate Canon who builds Southwest Farm Press pages and helps me through the new world of website management. And Sherry Cook who is incapable of being grumpy when I ask for a favor over the phone. We have great people at Farm Press.
And then there are the hundreds of farmers, ranchers, Extension, research and industry people I have been privileged to interview since June 19, 1978, and who have made my job seem more fun than work.
Someone is credited with saying something like: if you love your job you'll never work a day in your life. I guess I haven't worked much in 36 years.


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Class of 2014 Gridiron Legend: Robert Brazile
A 10-year veteran of the Houston Oilers from 1975 to 1984, Robert Brazile became a Houston legend as one of the leagues' most feared linebackers and guided the Oilers to consecutive AFC Championship games in 1978 and 1979. Following a successful career at Jackson State, Oilers' head coach and general manager Bum Phillips selected Brazile with the sixth overall pick and quickly slotted the rookie into the outside linebacker position in the 3-4 defense.
Nicknamed 'Dr. Doom' by his teammates, Brazile was named the 1975 Defensive Rookie of the Year, earned Pro Bowl selections in each of his first seven years in the league and was an eight-time All-Pro.
Brazile is a member of the NFL's All-Decade Team for the 1970s after racking up 1,281 tackles in his career, the second highest in Oilers/Tennessee Titans team history. Brazile displayed a knack for getting after the quarterback, but is only credited with 11 sacks because the stat did not become official until the 1982 season. Brazile was recently inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame and is a member of the SWAC Hall of Fame and Jackson State Hall of Fame.
Following his career on the gridiron, Brazile coached a minor league football team and is currently a teacher for special needs children in Mobile, Ala.


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