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The first question we need to ask about data mining is, does it even work?
'We don't even need to raise privacy questions until we see whether or not it's working,' said Leslie Harris, executive director of the Center for Democracy and Technology. No one has definitively answered that question, but Harris said 'the executive branch is bewitched with this technology.'
So bewitched that incoming Judiciary chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) devoted the committee's first hearing of the new Congress to the Privacy Implications of Government Data Mining. The senator said effective congressional oversight is long overdue and cited a 2004 Government Accountability Office report that identified 199 data-mining programs in 52 agencies.
Leahy used a loose definition of data mining, including any type of database search. Real data mining is more intelligent, using algorithms not only to search data from multiple sources, but also to analyze it for patterns and relationships.
The government has plenty of these programs planned. The Homeland Security Department's $40 million Analysis, Dissemination, Visualization, Insight and Semantic Enhancement is slated for review by the DHS inspector general before going into operation. The Treasury Department is working on a program to gather and mine data on as many as 500 million financial transactions involving wire transfers of $3,000 and more across U.S. borders. The Treasury program is three years behind schedule and has drawn complaints from the banking industry and privacy advocates that it is burdensome and intrusive.
Will these systems work? It depends on what you expect from them. Properly tuned, they could be useful investigative tools, providing avenues for follow-up in the wake of an event. But as a predictor of terrorist activity? Not likely, said Jim Harper, director of information policy studies at the Cato Institute.
'Data mining is not, and cannot be, a useful tool in the anti-terror arsenal,' Harper told the Judiciary Committee. 'The incidence of terrorism planning is too low for there to be statistically sound modeling of terrorist activity.'
In other words, the familiar disclaimer used by brokers pitching investments applies here: Past performance is not an indicator of future performance. To catch anyone by using data mining technology, the number of false positives would be too great to be acceptable.
Not everyone agrees, of course. Kim A. Taipale, executive director of the Center for Advanced Studies and Technology Policy, said the false-positive problem can be overcome, but only if development of the technology is allowed to continue unfettered. Restricting the technology is not the answer to privacy concerns'it's effective rules on the use of data, he said.
Even if data mining is shown to be an effective tool for preventing terrorism, some big hurdles remain for its appropriate use. These include deciding who owns the personal data being collected by government and how do we protect individuals from the mistakes that inevitably occur?
So far, the government has shown itself incapable of resolving problems, even in the relatively simple terrorist watch lists that repeatedly flag innocent travelers trying to get on commercial airplanes. Until it shows that it is capable of handling this kind of data responsibly, government should not be attempting anything more complex.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The UMBC men's and women's indoor track and field teams have been picked to finish fourth and fifth at the 2011 America East Indoor Championships, respectively, as announced by the conference Wednesday. The Retrievers open up the 2010-11 season with the Bison Opener Saturday in Lewisburg, Pa.
The men, who finished third at last year's indoor conference meet, will look to rely on junior Joshua Hewitson (New Market, Md./Linganore), who finished fourth in the 500-meter dash and broke the UMBC record at the IC4A Championships, and seniorKeith Onto (Point Pleasant, N.J./Point Pleasant Boro/St. Francis (PA)), who broke the school record in the heptathlon and took home silver at the conference meet.
Also returning to the team is senior Michael Christmas (Invercargill, New Zealand/James Hargest College), who placed fourth in the 800-meter run at the conference meet and is the school record holder in the outdoor 800, and junior Aaron Brooks (Upper Marlboro, Md./Dematha), who set the UMBC record in the shot put a year ago.
On the women's side, both of UMBC's gold medal winners from the conference meet, seniorSara Parkinson (Chorley, England/Loughborough University) and sophomore Amanda Deller(Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen), return as the Retrievers look to build on a fifth place finish at last year's America East Championships. Parkinson earned gold and broke the UMBC record in the 5,000-meter run also took home bronze in the 3,000-meter run and finished fourth in the 1-mile run. Deller, who won the shot put at last year's conference meet, also took home bronze in the weight throw.
Also returning are juniors Kiki Malomo-Paris (Northern Ireland/Glenlola Collegiate School) and Laura Walker (Eldersburg, Md./Liberty), who set school records in the long jump and pole vault, respectively.


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Bang-bang is the term often used to describe basic directional-control valves. It refers to how the valves shift—from completely open to completely closed. This usually occurs in an instant, causing fluid to rapidly accelerate and decelerate. Under certain conditions, this can cause fluid hammer, which sounds like a hammer striking the hydraulic system from inside. Hence, shifting the valve from one position to another can produce a bang-bang sound.
A less-informal term to describe these components is discrete valves. This term refers to how the valves operate: They shift from one discrete position to another, such as extend, retract, and neutral. Proportional valves, on the other hand, control direction and speed. In addition to shifting into discrete positions, they can shift into intermediate positions to control actuator direction, speed, acceleration, and deceleration.
Even more basic than the discrete directional-control valve is the binary valve. As in digital electronics, binary valves operate either on or off. Whereas discrete valves generally use a spool to achieve two, three, or more positions, discrete valves use a plunger, poppet, or ball that seals against a seat. The advantage to this type of operation is that it provides a positive seal to prevent cross-port leakage.
Perhaps the simplest of all directional-control valves is the check valve, a specific type of binary valve. Basic check valves allow fluid to flow in one direction but prevent fluid from flowing in the opposite direction. As with all fluid power components, directional-control valves can be represented by standard symbols published in ISO 1219. Figure 1 shows a cross-section of a spring-loaded check valve and its ISO 1219 representation.
1. Basic check valve allows fluid to flow in one direction, in this case from bottom to top. Shown are ISO symbol and cross-sectional photo of spring-loaded check valve. The spring keeps fluid from flowing unless downstream pressure acting on the poppet overcomes spring force.
Ports and Positions
The two primary characteristics for selecting a directional-control valve are the number of fluid ports and the number of directional states, or positions, the valve can achieve. Valve ports provide a passageway for hydraulic fluid to flow to or from other components. The number of positions refers to the number of distinct flow paths a valve can provide.
A 4-port, 3-position spool valve serves as a convenient illustration (Fig. 2). One port receives pressurized fluid from the pump, and one routes fluid back to the reservoir. The other two ports are generally referred to as work ports and route fluid to or from the actuator. In this case, one work port routes fluid to or from the rod end of the cylinder, the other routes fluid to or from the cap end.
The valve represented in Fig. 2 can be shifted to any of three discrete positions. As shown, in the neutral position, all ports are blocked, so no fluid will flow. Shifting the valve to the right routes fluid from the pump to the rod end of the cylinder, causing its piston rod to retract. As the piston rod retracts, fluid from the cylinder's cap end flows to the reservoir. Shifting the valve to the left routes fluid from the pump to the cap end of the cylinder, causing the piston rod to extend. As this occurs, fluid from the rod end of the cylinder flows to the reservoir. Returning the valve spool to the center position again blocks all flow. (In reality, a relief valve would be provided between the pump and directional valve. It is omitted here for simplicity.)
2. Schematic shows simple circuit to control cylinder extension and retraction using a 4-port, 3-position spool valve.
Spool-type valves are widely used because they can be shifted to two, three, or more positions for routing fluid between different combinations of inlet and outlet ports. They are used extensively for directional control of actuators because a single valve can produce extension, retraction, and neutral. However, these same functions can be accomplished with binary valves. Figure 3 shows four normally closed (NC) binary valves grouped into a hydraulic integrated circuit to provide the same functionality as the spool valve represented in Fig. 2.
3. Arranging binary valves into a hydraulic integrated circuit allows them to accomplish the same functions as discrete spool-type valves while retaining the advantages of binary valves.
However, an important distinction must be made between binary hydraulic and electric switches. When an electric switch is closed, a switching element allows electrical current to flow through the switch. When the switch is open, the electrical path is interrupted, so current cannot flow. In contrast, when a hydraulic valve is open, it allows fluid to flow. When it is closed, fluid cannot flow because its flow path is blocked.
With all valves in the neutral condition, as shown, fluid flow to and from the pump, reservoir, and actuator is blocked. Energizing valve A routes pressurized fluid to the cap end of the cylinder, causing the rod to extend. Simultaneously energizing valve D routes fluid from the cylinder's rod end to the reservoir. In similar manner, energizing only valves B and C causes the rod to retract and routes fluid from the cylinder's cap end to the reservoir.
The valves in Fig. 3 are arranged to match the closed-center spool condition of the valve in Fig. 2. An open-center condition (Fig. 4), could be achieved simply by making all the binary valves normally open (NO) instead of normally closed. Likewise, tandem- and float-center configurations can be accomplished by using NO and NC binary valves.
4. Above are common center-spool arrangements for matching neutral-position fluid routes to the application.
These and other common center-position configurations can be quite specialized, depending on the application of the valve. Most manufacturers offer a variety of center-position configurations as standard, off-the-shelf items. Although the vast majority of directional-control valves for industrial applications are 2- and 3-position, many valves used in mobile equipment come in 4-position configurations to accommodate special needs.
When specifying the specific type of valve needed for an application, it has become common practice in North America to refer to the number of ports on a valve as the way, such as 2-way, 3-way, or 4-way. However, international standards use the word ports. Thus, what is known as 2-way, 2-position directional valve in the U.S. is called a 2-port, 2-position valve internationally and can be abbreviated 2/2. The number before the slash identifies the number of ports, and the second number refers to the number of positions.
Spool Valves
The most common sliding-action valve is the spool-type valve (Fig. 5). Fluid is routed to or from the work ports as the spool slides between passages to open and close flow paths, depending on spool position. Spool valves readily adapt to many different spool-shifting schemes, which broadens their use over a wide variety of applications.
Many mobile applications require metering or throttling to enable the operator to slowly or gently accelerate or decelerate a load. In these instances, the spool may be modified with V notches, for example, so that a small displacement of the spool gradually permits increasing or decreasing fluid flow to gradually speed or slow actuator and load movement. This technique is also used in valves for industrial equipment. A beveled or notched edge on the spool is commonly referred to as a soft-shifting feature.
A variation of the single- or multiple-spool valve is the stack valve, in which multiple spool and envelope sections are bolted together between an inlet and outlet section to provide control of multiple flow paths. In addition to providing a central valve location for the machine operator, the valve grouping reduces the number of fluid connections involved and increases ease of sealing. The number of valves that can be stacked in this manner varies from one manufacturer to another.
Valve Operators
Valve operators are the parts that apply force to shift a valve's flow-directing elements, such as spools, poppets, and plungers. The sequence, timing, and frequency of valve shifting is a key factor in fluid power system performance. As long as the operator produces enough force to shift the valve, the system designer can select any appropriate operator for the conditions and type of control under which the system will operate.
Operators for directional-control valves are either mechanical, pilot, electrical, and electronic, or a combination of these. Different types of actuators can all be installed on the same basic valve design. A common directional valve often is used that makes provision for mounting a variety of different operators on its body.
With a mechanical operator, a machine element or person applies force on the valve's flow-directing element to move or shift it to another position. Manual operators include levers, palm buttons, push buttons, and pedals. Purely mechanical operators include cams, rollers, levers, springs, stems, and screws. Springs are used in most directional valves to hold the flow-directing element in a neutral position. In 2-position valves, for example, springs hold the non-actuated valve in one position until an actuating force great enough to compress the spring shifts the valve. When the actuating force is removed, the spring returns the valve to its original position. In 3-position valves, two springs hold the non-actuated valve in its center position until an actuating force shifts it. When the actuating force is removed, the springs re-center the valve, leading to the common identification, spring-centered valve. Detents are locks that hold a valve in its last position after the actuating force is removed until a stronger force is applied to shift the valve to another position. The detents may then hold this new position after the actuating force again is removed.
Mechanical operation is probably the most positive way to control industrial fluid power equipment. If a valve must shift only when a machine element is in a certain position, the equipment can be designed so that the machine element physically shifts the valve through a mechanical operator when the element reaches the correct position. This arrangement virtually eliminates any possibility of false or phantom signals from shifting the valve at the wrong time.
However, mounting mechanically operated valves on a machine requires some special cautions. The valve and actuator may be exposed to a wet or dirty environment that requires special sealing. The actuator will probably be subjected to impact loads, which must be limited to avoid physical damage. Valve alignment with the operating element also is important, so the valve must be mounted accurately and securely for long service life.
Pilot-actuated valves are shifted by pressurized fluid (often about 50 psig) that applies force to a piston that shifts the valve's flow-directing elements. An important advantage of pilot operation is that large shifting forces can be developed without the impact and wear that affects mechanically actuated valves. Pilot-operated valves can be mounted in any convenient or remote location to which pressure fluid can be piped. The absence of sparks and heat buildup makes pilot-actuated valves attractive for applications in flammable or explosive environments.
Electric or electronic valve operation involves energizing a solenoid. The force generated at the solenoid plunger then shifts the valve's flow-directing element. Solenoid-actuated valves are particularly popular for industrial machines because of the ready availability of electric power in industrial plants. However, mobile equipment makes extensive use of solenoid-operated valves as well. The selection of ac or dc solenoids depends on the form of electrical power available. At one time dc solenoids offered longer service life, but improvements in ac solenoid designs have eliminated that advantage.
There is a practical limit to the force that solenoids can generate. This means they cannot directly shift valves requiring high shifting forces. Furthermore, valves using large solenoids also consume substantial electrical power when valves must remain actuated for long intervals. Heat buildup can also pose problems in these situations. The solution is to use small, low-power solenoids in combination with pilot pressure. The solenoid starts and stops pilot flow, and pilot pressure provides the high force to shift the valve's flow-directing mechanism (Fig 5).
5. This cutaway view of a spool-type directional-control valve has pilot valve. When the force needed to shift the main spool of the valve exceeds the practical limit of a solenoid, the pilot valve uses fluid pressure to shift the main spool left or right.
Many valves have combinations of these operators so that the valve can be shifted in response to more than one type of signal. For instance, the solenoid of a 4/3 valve can shift the valve spool in one direction, and a spring would shift it back to the neutral position when the electric signal ceases. Because many valves use more than one type of operator, it is important to determine the role of each. For example, a pilot-solenoid valve may require pilot flow and electrical power to operate. Or it may use either one: solenoid power if an electrical source is available, or pilot operation is the environment must be explosion-proof.


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"They're hilarious testicles you hang on back of your truck! Go truck nuts for Truck Nuts!" Billy Bob Thompson says in the voice of an over-enthused infomercial salesman. In this particular skit, he's trying desperately to film a thirty-second spot for a local Truck Nuts dealership. His supposed acting coach, dressed in a tight white turtleneck and even tighter white pants, becomes borderline abusive as Billy struggles with his line: "Take it from me, you'll go truck nuts for our Truck Nuts!" Take two after take three after take four, he still can't strike the right tone or twist his face into the perfect expression. The acting teacher – strangely similar to Romanian gymnastics coach Béla Károly – loses his cool and brandishes a pair of plastic testicles in front of Thompson's face. That's basically it, but the crowd goes nuts – pun entirely intended.
"Truck Nuts" was one of four skits that sketch-comedy group, Camp Woods, put on that evening. Their fifteen-minute gig was the grand finale of Comedy Dreamz, a show featuring sketch, stand-up and improv comedians from across the greater Philadelphia area. This month's Comedy Dreamz was hosted at The Barbary, a grungy late-night hotspot in North Philly. Think: hipster dive-bar meets eighties dance-party. The room was cozy and dark, except for a glowing EXIT sign and the red lights illuminating the sides of the bar. Oh, and the low-hanging, over-sized disco ball. Just before Camp Woods took the stage, the MC's offered club-goers two specialty drinks: the 'Panty Destroyer' (one shot more than 'Panty Dissolver') and, my personal favorite, 'Ryan Gosling's Bathwater." Circa midnight, Camp Woods made their Comedy Dreamz debut.
Catchy opera music drowned out the noise of clinking beer glasses. (Who knew opera music could be catchy?) It was an operatic jingle from a mundane insurance commercial: the song looped, "Call JG Wentworth, 877-Cash-Now." As the song repeated, Camp Woods actor Sam Narisi removed his ill-fitting khaki pants, waddled across the stage in briefs, and began putting on stockings over stockings over stockings. Until he reached about ten pairs. Audience in suspense all-the-while, he finally exclaimed, "It's pantyhose time!" Narisi was JG Wentworth himself, and when he finally received a call from someone who had heard his promising hotline jingle, he had no "cash" to give them. At least not "now". Whoops.
Next, Camp Woods' Madonna Marie Refugia and Patrick Foy took on the roles of Cassandra and Bartholomew in "Millionaire-Billionaire." She, the millionaire, and he, the billionaire, they sexy-talked about net worth and got off just verbalizing their wealth. "Say it slow," Cassandra demanded seductively, as Bartholomew responded, "Twenty…two…billion." His net worth sounded so delicious that Cassandra had an orgasm. To return the favor, Bartholomew asked for her net worth: "Say it slow, and like you're from the South," he insisted. "Two-point-one…million…dollars," she responded sensuously. She reached a second sexual climax when Bartholomew recited all the celebrities whose net worths were lower than his. "Oprah mother-humping Winfrey!" he added, last but not least, sending his lover over the edge.
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Transcribing Camp Woods' short, out-there stints just doesn't do them justice. "We go for absurdist and weird stuff," explains Thompson. "We try to stray away from what you'd see in mainstream comedy like SNL or Colbert-type shows where they lampoon politics." The seven-person troupe boasts the witty-yet-quirky writing and acting of Billy Bob Thompson, Rob Baniewicz, JP Boudwin, Brendan Kennedy, Patrick Foy, Sam Narisi, and Madonna Marie Refugia. They're all in their mid-to-late twenties, but Camp Woods is pretty young itself. Launched back in 2009 by Boudwin, Foy and Narisi, the group remains relatively new. But since then, the four others have jumped on the Camp Woods bandwagon after meeting at variety shows and comedy workshops around the city.
We're all huddled in a booth upstairs at the Barbary, beers in hand. A vintage Pacman machine seems to enthrall Rob (who introduced himself to me as "Robot"), but he's drunk and equally as excited to fondle the table lamp and twirl it around is finger. "We're the good comedians in Philadelphia," he proclaims, "and that's exactly how we found each other. It was just that simple. Billy and I were in other sketch groups and Brendan's a brilliant standup. Pat and Sam went to college together and did video and web-comedy. We all met Madonna in a sketch workshop and loved her stuff."
When it comes to humor, the group shares the same sensibilities. "We all have the same sense of humor, just have different ways of writing it," Rob explains. The group has no 'one' creative artistic approach; they come together with pitches and bounce ideas off each other. And it helps that Boudwin, Kennedy and Thompson live together. They even have a green screen set up to keep their creative juices flowing.
In fact, one of Camp Woods' most publicized, hyped web-clips was produced at home in front of that green screen. The video, "Mystery Science Andre 3000," remakes a one-minute excerpt from Satellite of Love with a raunchy voiceover from Outkast's Andre 3000. The homemade video was re-tweeted by Questlove from The Roots, which bumped up viewership and scored Camp Woods some much-deserved attention both online and in the Philadelphia City Paper. "Mystery Science Theater has a cult following," explains Thompson, "so Andre 3000 ended up being our most well-known work outside this city." He and Boudwin conceived of the idea while high, and it sure is a short-and-sweet masterpiece.
Despite the popularity of Mystery Science Andre 3000, Camp Woods agrees that web-comedy doesn't quite compare to live sketch and stand-up. "I was initially partial to video stuff because I went to film school," says Thompson. "But part of the beauty of doing it live is knowing people's immediate reactions, whereas online you can really only judge how much people like it through view counts. It's just not as gratifying."
To date, Camp Woods' biggest and best live-shows have been at the Chicago Sketch Fest (January 2012) and the Boston Improv Festival. They have also performed at the North Carolina Comedy Arts Fest, Philly Sketchfest, Philadelphia Fringe Festival, New York's ABC No Rio, and the Chicago Snubfest (which grants admission only to those who have been rejected from other festivals). But Thompson's personal favorite was a performance at New York's Upright Citizen's Brigade (UCB) last fall. "We crushed that," he laughs. "It was the best feeling I've had in a while." At the UCB, Thompson starred in a Camp Woods favorite known as "Rude Sloth." The premise? A rude sloth. Guy shows up to a hotel called the Rude Sloth Hotel. Guests at said hotel are given a rude sloth to hold onto during their stay. Said guest refuses the sloth, and the animal acts rudely. Easy enough. With Narisi as the guest, Boudwin as the concierge, and Thompson in a head-to-toe sloth outfit, "Rude Sloth" is generally a crowd hit.
It's not always that easy, though – especially with a flat crowd. The group works effortlessly to predict and read its audience. "There are times when we do things like Comedy Dreamz at bars where people really are only laughing at the pussy/dick/fart jokes," Boudwin says. "But then you go to a crowd in a theater and do that, they don't pick it up as well. Knowing when and where to add it in is a big part of what we do. Our ideas are funnier than curse words or messy parts of the body." So what to do with a dead crowd? "I start yelling my lines!" Narisi interjects. ("Shock them!" Thompson adds, shaking as if electrocuted.)
Every month, the group discusses which sketches have worked with audiences and which haven't. This Saturday, at the Walnut Street Theater's F. Harold Festival, Camp Woods will be doing a "Best Ofs" set. In addition to the Rude Sloth, Millionaire-Billionaire and JG Wentworth shorts, they'll be bringing back four more treats for the crowd. "Homeless Haiku" will feature three homeless men in a quasi-poetry slam, cursing their blunt, stream-of-consciousness thoughts ala haiku. In "Laser Arm," a man who works for the mob realizes he's invincible because he has…wait for it…a laser arm. In "Farting Magician," Brother A tells Brother B that their father's in the hospital, but Brother B is too distracted to care. He's intrigued by a magician who, with a press of a button, will fart, and fart, and fart again. Finally, "Glitter Pocks" is about a coal miner's family, wondering how they will deal with the father's sickness, glitter pocks. He works at a glitter mine, and by God, he can't stop coughing up glitter! (With Thompson as the miner, each time he sneezes into his hand, glitter explodes around his face. Obviously.)
Camp Woods will be performing at their monthly sketch showcase Camp Woods Plus tomorrow night at L'etage (6th and Bainbridge, Philadelphia)
Alexandra Levine is a recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, and she is now an aspiring writer living in New York City.
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Calvert County author Peter Abresch has a new mystery out just in time to add a touch more intrigue to the election of a new pope.
Recycling Jesus, the author's 10th novel, is a mystery wrapped in the Church's most venerated relic, the Shroud of Turin. The crime might have gone undetected had not the Shroud's guard been killed.
Retired DEA agent Duncan Crouther is recruited to investigate. He is joined by the well-traveled and good-humored priest, Father Kevin O'Byrne. As the crime occurred on Italian soil, the Italian military police, the Carabinieri, are also involved — in the person of Maria Teresa Sconzo, a beautiful, fast-driving and very resourceful agent.
The spiritual and secular intertwine as this trio does some Grecian island-hopping in their quest to answer a very intriguing question. Do the thieves plan to use DNA from the Shroud to recreate Jesus?
The trail leads the three to a Russian billionaire's private island retreat on the site of an old monastery. Step by step, the vast extent of the billionaire's egomaniacal plan is revealed. Because, as Abresch writes, "if you clone one, you can clone a bunch …"
Abresch, author of the Elderhostel Mysteries as well as several books on writing, is a skilled narrator. He pulls you in with fast cars, fast boats and a fast-moving plot. Father O'Byrne thickens the plot with apt biblical stories and quotes.
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Expanding prepayment is key to universal health coverage
Health insurance schemes hold untapped potential for achieving universal coverage of health services, according to a study of countries in Asia and Africa published this month in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization.
Potential for improved health
The study found that community and social health insurance schemes in these countries increase financial protection for members of such schemes by reducing the need to pay for health services at the point of delivery. They also help improve health because people belonging to insurance schemes are more likely than non-members to use health services – both inpatient and outpatient. Today, however, many low and middle-income countries are not making maximum use of such schemes.
Universal health coverage means that all people can use the health services they need while being protected against the financial hardship often associated with paying for them. In 2011, WHO's 193 Member States committed themselves to reforming their health financing systems to move towards universal health coverage, but progress is patchy.
"Many countries remain uncertain as to how to finance universal health coverage," said one of the authors, Dr Ernst Spaan from the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center in the Netherlands, adding that the study findings suggest that pre-paid schemes, such as health insurance, provide one solution to this problem. "Our study found that certain health insurance schemes, particularly community or social health insurance, hold untapped potential for low and middle-income countries.
Prepaid health financing mechanisms key
"In addition to providing financial protection to those who fall ill, our findings back the view of WHO that prepaid health financing mechanisms, such as health insurance, are a key route to universal coverage," said Dr Spaan, referring to out-of-pocket payments that force millions of people into poverty every year.
Country evidence from Africa and Asia
The study reviewed evidence from countries in Africa (mainly the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, the United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda) and Asia (mainly China, India, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam).
WHO health financing expert Joe Kutzin agreed that health insurance schemes can promote progress towards achieving universal coverage "as long as careful attention is given to specific design features, such as government subsidies to ensure that the poor are included in them, otherwise schemes can actually harm progress towards this goal." WHO is working with its Member States to support their efforts to progress towards universal coverage.
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The Science of Forming
Formability Comparisons--Steel and Aluminum
The following list contains the properties commonly used for comparison. Where applicable, the stress-strain graph identifies the measurement region for each property.
• Young's Modulus (E)—the slope of the initial elastic stress.
• Yield strength (YS)—the stress at the onset of permanent plastic deformation.
• Work-hardening exponent (n)—the slope or increase in strength with deformation.
• Ultimate tensile strength (UTS or TS)—The maximum stress (load) point.
• Strain rate hardening: (m): Any increase or decrease in stress as the rate of deformation is increased.
• Total elongation (% tot. elong.)—Maximum elongation over a specified gauge length (usually 2 in.) at fracture in a tensile test.
• Normal anisotropy ratio (rm)—A measure of the resistance of the sheetmetal to thinning—not shown on graph.
• Minimum point on forming limit curve (FLC0)—The allowable stretch for all combinations of surface strain—not shown on graph.
Obtaining the properties for steel is relatively easy since most of the high-formability steels are a single alloy (low carbon) and one temper (O or recrystallized). In contrast, aluminum has a large number of possible alloys and an extremely complex system of tempers. To illustrate property comparisons, the table below shows two automotive alloys with good formability: aluminum-killed draw-quality (AKDQ) steel and a copper-magnesium heat-treated aluminum alloy (2036-T4). The table provides the data necessary to assess the relative formability of the two samples.
1) The elastic modulus for aluminum is one-third that of steel. Therefore, aluminum springback will be three times that of steel.
2) The YS is the basis for this comparison and therefore they are equal. However, many regions of the world use UTS for comparison purposes.
3) The UTS of the aluminum is higher than the UTS of steel. This may be a result of heattreating the aluminum to a T4 temper. The UTS is a parameter only found in the tensile test and rarely is a parameter in sheetmetal forming.
4) The work-hardening exponent (n-value) is the key measure of the stretchability of sheetmetal. A high n-value: a) reduces any localized strain distribution (strain gradient) that attempts to form and b) increases the maximum allowable stretch defined by the forming limit curve. Over the measurement range of 10 to 20 percent stretch in the tensile test, the n-value for AKDQ steel is constant.
5) The positive strain-rate hardening coefficient (m-value) of the steel also acts like the n value to reduce any localized strain gradients and assists in improving stretchability. A positive m-value means that the onset of the strain gradient gains strength over its neighbor elements and retards its growth. A negative m-value means that the onset of the gradient loses strength and accelerates the gradient growth. Therefore, the negative m-value of the aluminum sample increases the formation of localized strain gradients and thereby tends to negate some of the advantages of the n-value. The aluminum part will have more severe localized strain gradients and the accompanying localized thinning. These severe gradients mean that springback variation of the aluminum sample will be more difficult to control.
6) The bendability of sheetmetal is proportional to the total elongation. Therefore, the AKDQ steel is capable of a smaller R/t (punch radius to sheet thickness) ratio than the 2036-T4 aluminum.
7) The normal anisotropy ratio (rm) for the steel sample is more than twice that of the aluminum sample. This means a slightly larger limiting draw ratio (LDR) is available to draw a deeper cylindrical cup from a circular steel blank.
8) The higher set point (FLC0) for the forming limit curve means that the whole forming limit curve is higher for the AKDQ steel sample than for the 2036-T4 aluminum sample. Therefore, the steel has higher limiting strains than the aluminum.
This type of material comparison using textbook values at least provides an early warning of forming problems ahead. Having the mechanical properties of the actual coils of sheetmetal determined by a test laboratory is an even better method to assess the conversion from one metal to another. MF
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The series finale of "The Office" offered a satisfying mix of the elements that fueled the best big-network sitcom of its time – proving by turns delightfully absurd (Angela and Dwight exchanging wedding vows while standing in his-and-her graves), cringe-worthy (Dwight firing of Kevin, via a message on a cake) and hilarious (Michael's surprise return to deliver the dirtiest – and funniest – "That's what she said!" line in the show's history).
Sure, it was too much to expect the kind of ratings and hoopla that surrounded the farewells of past classics, such as "Seinfeld," which left the air 15 years ago this week as more than 76 million fans watched. "The Office," after all, was a show of its time, reflecting an era of downsizing – from jobs to TV audiences.
"The Office" also echoed the shifting entertainment landscape, using the Reality TV convention of characters addressing an off-camera camera crew – unseen until this compelling final season, in which the documentary team emerged as a key character, adding a new, welcome layer of depth.
But perhaps the most telling moments came when the characters took the stage for a "Survivor"-like reunion show before the nuptials.
"The Office," over nine seasons and some 200 episodes, gave us all an amazing gift – a show we'll cherish and deeply miss. (That's what she said!)
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Another day, another update on the Facebook IPO, but no official S-1 filing yet.
A lot of excitement has been building up around the impending Facebook IPO. Facebook is expected to file its first S-1 filing anytime this week. Apparently, it has chosen Morgan Stanley to lead its initial public offering.
According to reports, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs were the top two investment banks fighting for the coveted "left lead" position on the IPO prospectus, and the former seems to have won the battle.
Morgan Stanley also led the much hyped Groupon and Zynga public offerings in 2011, which might have tipped the scales in its favor.
On the other hand, Goldman Sachs had managed a private deal in Facebook stock almost a year ago, which didn't go as planned.
The average underwriting fee is approximately 5% to 7% in big tech IPOs, but the fee may be much lower in Facebook's case.
Interestingly, it seems that Facebook is planning to raise only about $5 billion, instead of $10 billion which was reported earlier.
Assuming a $100 billion valuation, this means a free float of only around 5%, which has been the case in all recent tech IPOs, presumably to keep the stock price inflated.


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I wanted to check if it was my computers settings or the web servers settings. I keep having my login disconnected...I am still on the form but no longer logged in. I have to log back in to send a pm or post. This does not happen all the time but it is rare when it does not. The remember me check box never works for me either. Me or server settings?
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Andrew Ryan, the artist behind the spectacular, brain-bending Dragon Age and Mass Effect crossover art, has continued adding to his glorious gauntlet of crossover characters.
The most recent additions are deadly asari Liara and Samara. Liara has taken the role of High Enchanter and Samara, with her strict justicar's code, makes a perfect Knight-Commander. (Preferably with fewer murderous paranoid delusions than a certain DAII Knight-Commander.)
Ryan has also updated Shepard and Kaidan, the first two from the set, to tweak their poses and bring them into line with the detail and style of the rest of the series. The entire rogues' (and mages', and warriors') gallery is getting too big to embed, so hit up his DeviantArt page for the full set.
First Enchanter Liara and Knight-Commander Samara [Andrew Ryan - Tumblr]
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Hi Sean,
I've had this wine a number of times over the years and no matter the vintage I've always noticed a VA-latex component on the palate. It doesn't cross the line into flawed, can't even drink stage but it's there and never seems to go away. I don't know if the wine sees more oxygen at some point in the wine making process, if it's due to native yeasts... I won't play winemaker but I notice it's there year after year, bottle after bottle.
Anyway, I mention this to see if anyone else notices this or if I'm just hypersensitive to something in this wine.
Happy tasting!
Tom, very interesting! Have never noticed this on this wine. I will keep a look out for it tonight and see if I can tell what you are referring to. Will be interesting to see if others notice the same. Thanks for the comment.
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I like the nose! A bit muted, but elegant aromas of earth and coffee grinds. I'm hoping that it will open up over time. At times I can get the sort of VA hints, but only sometimes. The palate is a bit tart for me. My guess is that over time this may very well cool down. Not a bad wine for the money, although I think I liked last year's a bit more
LI, I found the nose a bit muted initially as well but opened up after a few minutes. '05 was a pretty special year in many respects, including the '05 Kiona Lemberger. Thanks for the comment!
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My notes: black cherry, some kind of wild berry, and an earthy, rustic smell in the background. Spice on the palate. Very smooth, a little mellow in the middle, but pretty nice especially for the price.
Roger, thanks for the notes. Definitely has some interesting earthy, rustic qualities to it. Part of what I like about this wine is that it has a lot more complexity than you usually see at this price point.


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Six minutes to six, said the great round clock over
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Lieutenant Blandford remembered one night in
particular, the worst of the fighting, when his plane
had been caught in the midst of a pack of Zeros. He
had seen the grinning face of one of the enemy pilots.
In one of his letters, he had confessed to her that he
often felt fear, and only a few days before this
battle, he had received her answer: "Of course you
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That's why he wrote the 23rd Psalm. Next time you
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shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for Thou art
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imagined voice, and it had renewed his strength and
Now he was going to hear her real voice. Four minutes
to six. His face grew sharp.
Under the immense, starred roof, people were walking
fast, like threads of color being woven into a gray
web. A girl passed close to him, and Lieutenant
Blandford started. She was wearing a red flower in her
suit lapel, but it was a crimson sweet pea, not the
little red rose they had agreed upon. Besides, this
girl was too young, about 18, whereas Hollis Meynell
had frankly told him she was 30. "Well, what of it?"
he had answered. "I'm 32." He was 29.
His mind went back to that book - the book the Lord
Himself must have put into his hands out of the
hundreds of Army library books sent to the Florida
training camp. Of Human Bondage, it was; and
throughout the book were notes in a woman's writing.
He had always hated that writing-in-habit, but these
remarks were different. He had never believed that a
woman could see into a man's heart so tenderly, so
understandingly. Her name was on the bookplate: Hollis
Meynell. He had got hold of a New York City telephone
book and found her address. He had written, she had
answered. Next day he had been shipped out, but they
had gone on writing.
For 13 months, she had faithfully replied, and more
than replied. When his letters did not arrive she
wrote anyway, and now he believed he loved her, and
she loved him.
But she had refused all his pleas to send him her
photograph. That seemed rather bad, of course. But she
had explained: "If your feeling for me has any
reality, any honest basis, what I look like won't
matter. Suppose I'm beautiful. I'd always be haunted
by the feeling that you had been taking a chance on
just that, and that kind of love would disgust me.
Suppose I'm plain (and you must admit that this is
more likely). Then I'd always fear that you were going
on writing to me only because you were lonely and had
no one else. No, don't ask for my picture. When you
come to New York, you shall see me and then you shall
make your decision. Remember, both of us are free to
stop or to go on after that - whichever we choose..."
One minute to six - he pulled hard on a cigarette.
Then Lieutenant Blandford's heart leaped higher than
his plane had ever done.
A young woman was coming toward him. Her figure was
long and slim; her blond hair lay back in curls from
her delicate ears. Her eyes were blue as flowers, her
lips and chin had a gentle firmness. In her pale green
suit, she was like springtime come alive.
He started toward her, entirely forgetting to notice
that she was wearing no rose, and as he moved, a
small, provocative smile curved her lips.
"Going my way, soldier?" she murmured.
Uncontrollably, he made one step closer to her. Then
he saw Hollis Meynell.
She was standing almost directly behind the girl, a
woman well past 40, her graying hair tucked under a
worn hat. She was more than plump; her thick-ankled
feet were thrust into low-heeled shoes. But she wore a
red rose in the rumpled lapel of her brown coat.
The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away.
Blandford felt as though he were being split in two,
so keen was his desire to follow the girl, yet so deep
was his longing for the woman whose spirit had truly
companioned and upheld his own; and there she stood.
Her pale, plump face was gentle and sensible; he could
see that now. Her gray eyes had a warm, kindly
Lieutenant Blandford did not hesitate. His fingers
gripped the small worn, blue leather copy of Of Human
Bondage, which was to identify him to her. This would
not be love, but it would be something precious,
something perhaps even rarer than love - a friendship
for which he had been and must ever be grateful.
He squared his broad shoulders, saluted and held the
book out toward the woman, although even while he
spoke he felt shocked by the bitterness of his
"I'm Lieutenant John Blandford, and you - you are Miss
Meynell. I'm so glad you could meet me. May...may I
take you to dinner?"
The woman's face broadened in a tolerant smile. "I
don't know what this is all about, son," she answered.
"That young lady in the green suit - the one who just
went by - begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And
she said that if you asked me to go out with you, I
should tell you that she's waiting for you in that big
restaurant across the street. She said it was some
kind of a test. I've got two boys with Uncle Sam
myself, so I didn't mind to oblige you."
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