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Gary Neville gives verdict on Chelsea FC signing Thiago Silva
Gary Neville questions Chelsea FC's signing of Thiago Silva in the summer transfer window
Gary Neville has questioned Chelsea FC's decision to sign Thiago Silva on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain.
The Blues won the race to sign the experienced Brazil international on a free transfer from the Champions League runners up this summer after Silva's eight-year stay at PSG.
The 35-year-old will add a lot of experience to the Chelsea FC dressing room given that Silva won seven Ligue 1 titles during his eight seasons at the Parc des Princes.
However, the Brazil centre-half is in the twilight of his career, having enjoyed decorated spells at AC Milan and PSG at the height of his defensive powers.
Chelsea FC conceded more goals than any other Premier League team in the top 10 last season to highlight an area of weakness under Frank Lampard.
But Sky Sports pundit Neville is unsure whether Thiago will be able to improve the Blues defence given his age and his recent experience in Ligue 1.
"Again, it's an unknown. 35 [years old], 36 next week, played in the French league now for a number of years," Neville said of Silva on Monday Night Football.
"The intensity in the French league is nothing like our league. That's not to say Paris Saint-Germain are not a great team, they just got to the Champions League final, but you're talking about the Premier League. 'Particularly the intensity of this Premier League season, it's compact.
"It'll be a massive challenge for him in terms of the amount of games, the speed of football compared to what he's been used to. It'll be a step up in that respect.
"Can he play in matches, can he play at this level? Of course he can, he's a world-class player.
"But at this stage in his career… again when you ask if Chelsea can win the league, it's just a complete unknown. Will he adapt?"
Thiago started his career in Europe with AC Milan, where he won the Serie A title and the Coppa Italia before his move to PSG in 2012.
The Brazilian scored 17 times in 315 games in all competitions for the French club during his eight years at PSG.
Chelsea FC were 3-1 winners against Brighton in their Premier League opener on Monday night thanks to goals from Jorginho, Reece James and Kurt Zouma.
Lampard's side will take on defending champions Liverpool FC in their next Premier League fixture at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
MORE: Latest Chelsea news and views

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The plant
Aloe Vera is an age-old plant which has been proven to possess important therapeutic and cosmetic properties. There are more than 360 species of aloe, however only five of them have been proven to benefit health. Aloe Barbadensis Miller or as it is widely known Aloe Vera, is the most effective and widespread species.
Aloe Vera gel which is located in the hard, juicy and fleshy leaves, contains upward of 200 nutrients.
They are biologically active nutrients that reinforce each other so to constitute a valuable ally for health, for both prevention and repair of damage and for the improvement of cosmetic and organic problems. Vitamins, minerals, and trace elements, amino acids, enzymes, polysaccharides, lignin, malic acid, fatty acids, anthraquinones, steroids and many more function as a group and are absorbed in their entirety by the human body.
Etymologically, the word aloe comes from the hebrew word "alloeh" meaning bitter and bright substance, while the word vera has its root in latin, meaning real, genuine. Aloe's story takes us centuries back, when people used it as a therapeutic plant, due to its significant ability to treat and heal wounds, burns, and bites.
It is known that hundreds of historical figures made use of aloe's properties. Characteristically, Christopher Columbus carried on board pots of aloe, so that the sailors could avoid scurvy (lack of vitamin C). Officially, though, the plant's beneficial properties were validated in1959 by the FDA.
Aloe cultivation is complex as it requires particular conditions in soil and climate. It may grow on stony and dry fields, that must have a fast acting drainage system. It helps if the terrain is sloping.
The plant benefits from sunshine, plenty of light and wind, therefore, it does not thrive in low temperatures and places were there is heavy snow in winter. It is recommended to cultivate aloe in coastal regions with a warm climate, so that the plant is not required to use its own natural resources.
For all the reasons mentioned above, the land in Greece and in particular the climate of the South are especially favorable for the cultivation of high quality, potent aloe. It is also important to avoid planting in winter.
The ideal age for harvest and processing, when the leaves contain all valuable ingredients, is between 2 and 3 years. At this age inside the leaves, in gel form are all those ingredients that make aloe known as a "natural pharmacy".
Aloe, as a natural juice, taken daily at the right amount, helps in the prevention, rehabilitation, or alleviation of more than 100 different conditions. In particular:
– It prevents and reduced joint inflammation. It has reparatory and analgesic action, while it improves the mobility of muscles and joints.
– It has fungicidal and antimicrobial action, while operating as a preventative against colds, the flu and respiratory infections.
– It significantly improves digestion and food absorption as it regulates the microbiota. At the same time, it operates beneficially in cases of collitis and other digestive disorders such as constipation, hemorrhoids, stomach ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux and more.
– It is a very potent source of 9 vitamins (E, C, B1, B1, Β2, Β3, Β6, Β12, and follic acid), minerals, trace elements, enzymes, and aminoacids, in particular it is the sole vegetable source for B12.
– It has revitalizing and rejuvenative action on skin lesions (wounds, burns, etc) and skin disorders (acme, psoriasis, herpes zoster, blemishes, etc)
– It acts as an antiaging agent as it fights toxinosis: free radicals on the skin, while at the same time offering excellent hydration. It increases local blood circulation and improves the face's skin elasticity and brilliance, by promoting elastin fiber and collagen production.
– It improves blood circulation, mainly on the level of small capillary vessels, where happens the exchange of oxygen and nutrients for our cells.
– It contributes to the body's detoxification. When the levels of free radicals exceed the normal, they act destructively toward our cells. Aloe cleans the organs and assists in their normal function.
– It offers energy, while aiding in preserving a healthy body weight.
– It has anti inflammatory properties which results in suppressing inflammation in any part of the body.
– It actively contributes in the reduction of arterial pressure, cholesterol, and blood glucose in cases of diabetes mellitus.
– It has anti-allergenic properties.
– It contributes to dental and oral hygiene.
Aloe is the only plant – herb that is 100% biochemically compatible with the human body. This means that aloe is composed of the same elements that compose the human body. Therefore, benefits differ from person to person. Every person gains from aloe exactly what it needs (what is missing) and the rest are excreted without burdening the body.
It is ideal for vegetarians, smokers, athletes, people on a diet as well as those on medication. However, use by those having chronic medical conditions should be done by doctor's consent.
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The number of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia has increased from 936,000 in October to one million today. The flow of migrants puts pressure on health and education services in Colombia. Given that the situation in Venezuela is worsening, Colombians dread that the migratory crisis and its impact on Colombia will accentuate further. Former diplomat and current minister of foreign affairs of Colombia, Carlos Holmes Trujillo, has appealed to the international community to intensify their efforts and increase their support for the migrant population in the Colombian territory.
While presenting a report on the gravity of the Venezuelan migrant crisis, Holmes said, "The government estimates that we are already in the first stage of growth of the migrant crisis if the dire humanitarian, political, and economic situation in Venezuela doesn't improve. It is evident from the failure of the systems of electricity and water supply, and the fuel shortages." He added, "The flow of migrants is increasing. On average, 63,000 people enter Colombia from our borders every day; about 2,500 remain in our country."
He mentioned that there were 1,295,552 migrants in the country. "It is the second largest migration in the world, after the migration of Syrians to Turkey; but it is the fastest in the world as a large number of people have arrived in a very short time," he said.
For Holmes Trujillo, "the structural solution to the crisis is to oversee the creation of conditions that facilitate the end of the tyrannical and dictatorial regime of Maduro."
La solución estructural a la crisis migratoria tiene que ver con crear condiciones que permitan cese del régimen tiránico de Maduro. Por eso también llamamos a comunidad internacional a incrementar la acción solidaria, política y sanciones que den lugar al cese de la usurpación
— Carlos Holmes Trujillo (@CarlosHolmesTru) May 22, 2019
The Venezuelan migration is impacting the Colombian state in significant ways. Holmes offered some statistics:
- In 2015, there were 1,457 emergency health care visits by Venezuelans in Colombia hospitals. This number has risen to 131,958 by the end of 2018; the increase is enormous and exposes the rise of more than 8800% in the fiscal burden of the emergency health services.
- In critical locations such as the municipality of Cucuta, the Erasmo Meoz hospital attended to 488 cases of pregnancy and childbirth for Venezuelan women. Maternity care forms 86% of the cases of healthcare received by Venezuelans.
- To date, 20,000 children have been born to Venezuelan parents in the Colombian territory, creating a critical situation and the need for medical attention for the infant population.
- Two out of every three patients are women. Pregnant women are more than 20% of all patients receiving healthcare in Colombia.
- The illnesses associated with pregnancies have increased, including gestational syphilis, neonatal problems, etc. In Venezuela, access to contraception and prenatal care are virtually absent. Therefore, the Colombian healthcare service has had to bear the costs of pregnancies.
- More than 900,000 vaccines have been given to Venezuelan children, most of them under the age of five years. However, the demand is fast increasing.
- According to statistics from the Colombian ministry of education, about 150,000 Venezuelan children are enrolled in Colombian public schools. In municipalities like Villa del Rosario, Tibu, Ocaña, and Cucuta, there are no more vacancies for children, and the enrollment has increased by 159% between 2018 and 2019. The increased enrollment has affected the quality of education, and the problem demands increased efforts to provide schooling materials, meals for students, and better educational infrastructure.
- The Colombian Institute of Family Welfare has attended to more than 62,000 children up to the age of five years. However, it is necessary to expand their capabilities since they currently do not have adequate resources.
Colombian president Ivan Duque announced the framework of the Border Impact Plan which earmarked 60 billion COP for hospitals in the border region. However, according to Holmes, the crisis is so severe that despite these efforts, health care centers are in debt of more than 150 billion COP due to the provision of healthcare services to Venezuelans.
Additionally, he urged for investments in water supply, sewage, and electricity to avoid health and sanitation problems in border towns.
Resources are also needed for what are called 'second-generation challenges' such as the economic inclusion of migrants.
Insufficient aid
Holmes said that since January 2018, Colombia has received international aid of 288,196,294 USD. Meanwhile, the United Nations has made a call for 738 million USD in 2019 which will be invested in the region to assist 2.2 million of the three million Venezuelan migrants and refugees who, according to UNHCR, are in 22 Latin American and Caribbean countries.
However, so far, Colombia has only received 21% or 69.3 million dollars of these resources.
According to Holmes, these statistics are in stark contrast to the funds allocated in 2018 for similar crises in other parts of the world. For example, the UN dedicated 5.61 billion USD for the 5.3 million migrants and refugees in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt. The countries have already received 2.66 billion USD. Similarly, the UN brought attention to the plight of 1.4 million refugees from South Sudan in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sudan. The UN called for funds worth 1.4 billion USD, of which 700 million USD were mobilized.
Holmes remarked, "We see that compared to the number of migrants and refugees, the UN appeal for funds for our region is less than that for other regions, even as the crisis continues to grow."
Apart from reiterating the appeal for global cooperation for the crisis, Holmes asked the international democratic community to increase their acts of solidarity, political action, and sanctions to lead the way to the end of the usurpation.


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For a sustainable future for everyone...
Watch this space for information on what the Eco Squad have been up to.
Thanks to the hard work and effort of the Eco Squad, we achieved the Eco Schools Bronze Award.
The academic year beginning in 2020 has seen a number of things change in schools, but we remain committed to our eco goals and are working towards the Silver Award.
Goal - reduce waste, reuse and recycle
In autumn 2019 we began collecting our writing instruments for specialist recycling. Despite schools being shut to most children for half of the year, we filled 5 boxes and saved them from landfill or ending up in our oceans. A further ten big boxes full of crisp packets were recycled (about 5kg!!) as were many batteries. David Attenborough would be proud!
Goal - reduce litter in school and the local community
Afterschool club have taken on this role and have been keeping our school grounds tidy. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, our community litter picks with The Pick-up Artists (part of the Great British Spring Clean) had to be postponed.
Goal - healthy living
As a school, we have embedded mindful practise into our daily life over the last couple or years. The children report that the mindfulness activities helps them feel calmer and more ready to learn. Post-covid, well being and mental health are increasingly important and we are extending what we do to support good health.


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Winter Preparation will Make for an Easy Spring!
Tips on how to prepare for the winter season.
Winter preparation should start with cleaning out your flowerbeds; make sure you have all the debris and leaves cleanout to prevent the area from growing disease and bacteria that will affect the growth of your plants in the spring.
Make sure to blow or rake your leaves off the grass, so that you will prevent bare spots from occurring once that blanket of snow is down. If you leave the layer of leafs you can make a breeding ground for bacteria and mold to grow. This will mean extra work for you in the spring to get your beautiful lawn back.


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It is a relatively new best bariatric surgery in hisar for the treatment of morbid obesity but its use has increased significantly over the past ten years. This is a procedure that we perform laparoscopically, that is, through five small wounds in the abdomen, three of 5 mm and 2 of 12 mm. The main objective is to reduce gastric capacity, removing about 85% of the stomach. For this, once the patient is anesthetized, we pass a spark plug or probe into the abdomen through the mouth and using this as a mould, we use a linear cutting stapler (Ethicon Endosurgery) to the abdomen. Echelon Flex 60mm) begins 6 cm from the pylorus (where the stomach ends and the duodenum begins) to its angle (the junction of the esophagus with the stomach).
Then we make the second suture line manually, reinforcing the first one. We do not leave any kind of drainage, because we do not consider them useful and on the contrary they are very annoying for the patient.
Quality of life after permanent weight loss is one of the most important aspects people who decide to opt for obesity surgery want to improve. This improvement in quality of life includes global improvements in both physical, emotional and aesthetic health, agility and resistance to daily living, etc.
The best results for long-term control of obesity are achieved through bariatric surgery. There are a variety of surgical techniques to deal with obesity, and the use of one or the other depends on very different factors, not just the degree of obesity. Age, gender, potential future pregnancies, metabolic problems such as high cholesterol/triglycerides, high blood pressure and especially in adults suffering from diabetes are very factors in choosing the technique.
In this sense, a best bariatric surgery in hisar team must have the training and technical training to be able to perform the main types of operations for obesity. so that the most appropriate operation is offered to each patient, and this recommendation is not limited to techniques or operations known to that team.
Teams of excellence like ours, master all techniques applicable to obese patients, including revision surgery.
In any case, and once again, patients should be very involved and follow dietary and lifestyle change recommendations, and maintain close follow-up with the specialist's team over a long period of time.
Our patients have been able to lose up to 70 – 85% of their excess weight. Those thinking about surgery should talk to our Doctor about what their personal expectations should be for loss of excess weight.
Obesity operations performed in expert and well-coordinated teams have a necessary preoperative preparation phase, lasting between 1 and 3 weeks, or sometimes as long as 6 weeks. During this period, the patient should make a significant effort to abruptly change intake (he consumes only artificial hyperprotein nutrients and unsweetened fruits and salads) and also to physical exercise, including one hour of daily physical exercise.
In this phase, the involvement of the family and the patient's personal environment is very important. We always advise the patient, "don't look to the sides", "only look at the target, the day of the operation". The prize is a visceral weight loss that technically helps the surgeon, a reduction in edema and with it a reduction in potential perioperative thrombosis, and an improvement in cardio-pulmonary and emotional state of fitness.
Although weight loss due to best bariatric surgery in hisar is due to modifications in the anatomy of the stomach and intestines, as well as hormonal signals that relate the digestive system to the brain, the practice of physical exercise and the inclusion of one. A healthy diet is an important factor in maintaining results over time.
Practicing the exercise will further improve performance and reduce weight in a short period of time, as well as reduce the effects of loose skin, which usually occurs after losing a lot of weight. Appointments will be scheduled after the procedure where the specialist will provide individual follow-up with their medical support team.
Gastric bypass patients can eat a variety of foods, but always in small portions. A typical diet in the metabolic and best bariatric surgery in hisars diet includes protein-rich foods such as lean meats, eggs, low-fat dairy products (yogurt and cheese), whole grains and starches, fruits and vegetables. This is part of the follow-up that the specialist will provide together with the nutritionist.
Eating protein makes you feel full for a long time. It is also recommended to avoid raw vegetables, fruits with skin, nuts, popcorn, hard meats, fibrous foods and crusty breads, along with desserts and other foods with added sugar, which can block the new stomach condition . The nutritionist will prepare an individual diet for each patient before and after the procedure.


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India's automotive industry produced two million vehicles in 2014. India is the world's largest manufacturer of tractors and second largest manufacturer of two-wheelers. By 2020, it is projected to produce at least six million units annually, becoming the world's third largest automotive manufacturer.
Breakdown of automotive manufacturers in India:
- 16 for two-/three-wheelers
- 15 for passenger cars
- 14 for tractors
- 9 for commercial vehicles
The southern city of Chennai, dubbed the "Detroit of India," is notable for its collaboration with foreign companies including Ford, Nissan, Datsun & Royal Enfield, and Renault. In the western city of Pune, 225 German companies and Indian automotive groups are located in the Chakan industrial area. In Mumbai, ports, roads, and skilled workers are favorable factors for companies such as Bajaj Auto, Mercedez-Benz, Tata Motors, and Mahindra & Mahindra. Other major car manufacturers are located in Kolkata in the east, Pithampur in the west, Bangalore in the south, and Gurgaon (near New Delhi) in the north. Gurgaon is home to Maruti Suzuki, India's largest carmaker, which produces over 1.5 million small four-wheelers annually.
Out of the 16 most popular cars in India in 2015, the Ford Ecosport was the only American automobile on the list. Japanese and Korean companies such as Honda, Toyota, and Hyundai are the most popular. These companies often outshine Western brands by offering up-to-date assets such as keyless entry, long-life components, infotainment systems, and lightweight construction with aluminum and carbon fiber instead of the traditional steel.
A 2014 study by J.D. Power Asia Pacific demonstrated that Indian consumers are more likely to purchase cars based on brand distinguishability. Indian consumers are less interested in European and U.S. automotive companies such as Ford, Fiat, and Renault because their automobiles are difficult to distinguish.
Some of the major Indian automotive companies include Mahindra & Mahindra, Ashok Leyland, Hero MotoCorp, and Bajaj Auto. Mahindra & Mahindra is famous for SUVs and pickups. Ashok Leyland produces commercial vehicles as well as military vehicles and health units. Hero MotoCorp and Bajaj Auto are top two-wheeler manufacturers in India. Tata Motors is recognized as one of the most reliable and fuel-efficient brands in India. The company started out making light trucks and continues to do so.
India is also home to a boutique manufacturer, Chinkara Motors, known for its off-road Jeepster and sport car Roadster. Luxury cars such as BMW and Mercedes Benz are popular among India's upper class.
In 2015, the Maruti Alto, Maruti Swift, Hyundai Grand i10, Mahindra Bolero, and Honda Amaze were the most exported cars. Most exports from India are destined for Asia and Africa. India's Maruti Suzuki is the second largest exporter after Hyundai. Major exports from India include motorcycles, passenger cars, tractors, and transportation vehicles. India's $4.8 billion automotive exports greatly outweigh its $588 million imports.
Passenger Vehicles
Production of passenger vehicles (PVs) grows 13% annually and represents 51% of India's automotive industry. In 2014, approximately 622,000 units were exported. The most popular PV models are the Tata Nano, Maruti Suzuki Alto, Maruti Suzuki Swift, Honda City, and Toyota Etios Sedan. Nearly a quarter of PVs in India are driven by chauffeurs so comfort is the most important factor for consumers. For utility PVs, the Mahindra Bolero and Mahindra Scorpio are the most popular; for vans, the Maruti Suzuki Omni and Tata ACE Magic.
Commercial Vehicles
Commercial vehicles (CVs) can be categorized into small, light, medium, and heavy. CV production is expected to grow 11% annually until 2021. Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra are the top producers of light CVs in India.
Ashok Leyland is a leader in the production of medium and heavy CVs and specializes in rail and double-decker buses. Volvo India is a leading manufacturer for heavy-duty tippers (dump trucks) and luxury passenger buses.
Supplying India's agricultural industry, the majority of medium and heavy CVs are tractors. Top tractor companies include Mahindra & Mahindra, John Deere India Private Ltd., Escorts, Balwan Tractors (Force Motors Ltd.), and Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd.
In rural areas, the public transportation infrastructure is underdeveloped. Therefore, consumers rely on private vehicles, preferring two-wheelers because of their small size and low cost. Among these, motorcycles are the most prominent followed by scooters, mopeds, and electric two-wheelers. Two-wheeler production is expected to grow 12% annually until 2020.
This industry is dominated by Hero Honda Motors, Yamaha India, and TVS Motor Company. Some of the most popular motorcycles in India are the Yamaha FZ-S (Fazer), TVS Apache RTR 160, and Honda CB Trigger STD.
Three-wheelers are convenient alternatives to vehicles that congest India's narrow roads. The most prominent are auto rickshaws, used in urban areas as passenger carriers, goods carriers, delivery vans, mobile shops, and tankers. Three-wheeler production grows 8% annually.
With small engines and high mileage, three-wheelers are mainly used as taxis and are most common among people without their own forms of transportation but do not utilize public transportation. Bajaj Auto is one of the leading manufacturers for two- and three-wheelers. Piaggio Vehicles is also influential in the three-wheeler industry.
With high consumer demand and widespread foreign investments in India, the country's automotive industry will continue to flourish. To meet the increasing desire for inexpensive, modern, and efficient automobiles, the sector has to continue evolving to keep up.
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The first phase of the Moynihan Station megaproject ceremonially broke ground last fall, with plans to expand Penn Station's western concourse and give the Farley Post Office new entrances. But even once the shovels hit the ground, discussions of the project still came with a dash of pessimism, as transit officials started using phrases like, "Even if nothing else happens, this is money well spent." We hope they still feel that way, because the project might be headed for a derailment.
The Related Companies and Vornado developers who agreed in 2006 to develop the rear of the Farley Post Office as retail space now say?with a few months to go until the deadline for the deal?that the plan won't actually work. Why not? Major retailers, including Nordstrom and Target, haven't wanted the space, according to the Journal.
Plan B isn't exactly coming together, either: the Borough of Manhattan Community College refused a proposed land swap that would have created a new BMCC campus at the back of the Farley building. (The developers would have built apartments on the school's current West Side Highway space.) Anyone have a Plan C?
· Deadline Nears on Moynihan Station [WSJ]
· Moynihan Station coverage [Curbed]


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A blog about politics, education, Ireland, culture and travel. I am Conor Ryan, Dublin-born former adviser to Tony Blair and David Blunkett on education. Views expressed on this blog are written in a personal capacity.
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
An Irish example to follow?
Ireland's finance minister Brian Lenihan has guaranteed all savings and bonds in six major Irish banks - including their UK branches - for the next two years. His actions followed a disastrous day on the Dublin stock exchange yesterday. Robert Peston points out that this now puts British banks at a significant competitive disadvantage. Shouldn't Alastair Darling and the Bank of England follow suit with British banks?
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text: This was quite a party again this year. Although I didn't get to sample much, the food and wine looked great. My neighbors from Indio Spirits took pity on me and procured a crazy wonderful waffle bacon sandwich that became dinner. Chris and his partner from Indio got creative and served up great mini cocktails with both of our spirits. My favorite is the "Simply Sublime Ginger," a great combo of our ginger and their lemongrass lime vodka. The Raven and Rose was also there and made a great cocktail with our apple and rum. Sadly, I didn't get a break from the table so I will have to stop by to taste it. As usual, we made many new friends and Laurie (in the picture) hugged her bottle and recruited people to the table for a half an hour. We love virtual brand ambassadors!


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The University of Pittsburgh aims to modernize the energy infrastructure in Western Pennsylvania and around the country with the Energy Grid Research and Infrastructure Development (GRID) Institute.
Pitt recently announced plans to launch the Energy GRID Institute, an 18,600-square-foot laboratory currently under construction at the Downtown Energy Innovation Center (EIC). The space, which includes four separate specialized labs, will provide a place where researchers from Pitt's Center for Energy can work with private and public partners to design an efficient, updated power system for Pittsburgh.
"This is really meant to be an applied research activity, so the utilities are bringing the problems," says Pitt Vice Chancellor for Economic Partnerships Rebecca Bagley, who oversaw development of the project along with Pitt Swanson School of Engineering professor and Center for Energy director, Gregory Reed. "And then the researchers at Pitt, as well as other private sector partners, will all help with the solutions to the utility-driven challenges."
To help advance these efforts, the Institute will work with the City of Pittsburgh and the National Energy Technology Laboratory, which is part of the US Department of Energy's national laboratory system.
Among the Energy GRID Institute's partners are several companies, including area utility provider Duquesne Light and the global power management company Eaton, as well as local nonprofit support from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation and the Richard King Mellon Foundation. Moving forward, the Institute team will pursue more public-private partnerships in the Pittsburgh region and throughout the US.
The Institute works by addressing issues with Pittsburgh's energy infrastructure, which, as Bagley points out, goes back to the mid-20th century. Among the most critical focuses are integrating renewable technology, such as solar, wind and micro-hydroelectric, and transitioning from AC-only to more reliable hybrid AC/DC systems. Researchers and partners will also find solutions to problems related to energy operations, regulation and policy.
At an annual board meeting last Friday, Pitt Chancellor Patrick Gallagher highlighted the Energy GRID Institute as an example of the school's recent strategic efforts to redefine itself, saying its establishment "will firmly position Pittsburgh as a key player—regionally and globally—in the race to modernize our energy infrastructure."
Bagley believes the Institute's potential status could serve as an economic driver for the region and as an opportunity for Pitt students to hone their skills by working with faculty researchers and enhance their job capabilities by working side-by-side with partner companies.
"I think this can be a global resource where Pittsburgh, Pitt and the EIC are known for having these grid solutions and being the place to go, which creates a lot of economic activity, a lot of marketing opportunity and a lot of talent attraction," says Bagley.
Construction on the Energy GRID Institute will see partial completion by fall, but isn't expected to be fully functioning until early next year.


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What's your daily go-to work outfit? For many women whose offices have a business casual dress code, it's the shirt-and-slacks combo, and while you could upgrade your usual look with cigarette pants, knee-length dresses are classic closet investments you may be overlooking. Not only do they make you look immediately polished (without being overdone), they also give the illusion that you meticulously planned your OOTD—when in fact, slipping them on is one of the fastest, most convenient things you can do since you don't have to think of what bottoms to pair them with.
So if you're looking to breath life into your wardrobe with ultra-feminine pieces, here's one for each day of the workweek.
For a meeting-filled Monday: a crisp collared dress
Go with a clean silhouette on the first day of the week! This dress with a slightly vintage cut gives you that all-business vibe without looking boring.
TRY: Plains & Prints 2009 S/L Dress from the Timeless 25 Collection, which reinvents 25 of the brand's most memorable designs for its 25th anniversary; P2,498, available at Plains & Prints branches
For a slow Tuesday: a basic blue zip-up dress
Staying behind your desk the whole day doesn't mean you shouldn't dress up (pun intended). This piece allows you to play around with accessories. Go with a pair of statement earrings or cuff bracelets for accent.
TRY: BAYO Idelle dress, P1,695, available in BAYO stores
For a "Happy Humpday" Wednesday: a brightly-colored shift dress
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If you're considering getting a pug and live in an apartment or small home, you may be wondering if pugs make good apartment dogs. Good news – pugs make good apartment dogs! I lived with my pugs in 1 to 2 bedroom apartments the entire time that I owned them and it worked well. We live in a somewhat rural area so even when we lived "in town" we had a large yard and weren't close to other houses. However, pugs good live well in apartment complexes in most cases.
Do pugs need a yard?
Pugs need less exercise than many other dog breeds, but they should get some physical activity each day. Pugs don't necessarily need a yard. If you live in an apartment complex but can take your dog for a walk or two per day around your neighborhood or even the parking lot, they can go without a yard.
We always had a yard when we had our pugs, but truthfully, they didn't really explore it a whole lot. Pugs tend to be pretty clingy and my two were no exception to that rule. They enjoyed being outside with us, but most of the time they'd naturally stay within 20 feet or so of me and/or my partner. So, even if you have a fenced-in yard, they may not fully utilize it unless you are walking around with them.
How Much Activity Do Pugs Require?
Pugs should go on one daily walk, or get a similar amount of exercise in some other way. Pug puppies have more energy than adult pugs, and as pugs become seniors their interest in activity will usually decline.
If yu have a pug puppy, a couple walks a day or playing with them a lot inside the house can help keep them entertained and that may reduce their 'naughty' behaviors some, too.
I have an entire article on pug activity level if you're wanting to learn more.
Why pugs make good apartment dogs
Pugs make good apartment dogs for several reasons. Thse include:
- Pugs are relatively low-energy dogs. They don't need a ton of exercise, so going on a walk around your neighborhood should suffice. They don't need a big yard, or even a yard at all.
- They aren't "yappy" the way many other little dogs are. They have a somewhat deeper bark, and in general, aren't dogs that bark a whole lot. The potential exception to this would be if your pug has separation anxiety (which is common in pugs) and you would be leaving it alone in your apartment a lot. I wrote about why pugs shouldn't be left home alone all day in most cases. If you do plan to need to leave a pug home alone a lot and you live in an apartment, that may be a cause of concern. However, if you're committed to working on your pug's separation anxiety, it may still be doable.
- They are small. Apartment living is sometimes rather cramped, so having a big dog would just take up more space. That isn't an issue with pugs as they are pretty small. Also, many apartments will have size restrictions on what animals they do allow. The most common ones I have seen when apartment hunting in the past were pets under 30 pounds or pets under 50 pounds allowed. With pugs being under 30 pounds, this means that even if an apartment complex does have a weight restriction, it should still allow pugs.
- They're friendly and sociable. Apartment living with an animal usually means that when you take them outside for a walk, they're likely to encounter people more often than they might if you lived in the country and/or had your own house and yard. Pugs typically really enjoy other people, even strangers. So taking your pug for a daily walk and having them meet others who live in your apartment complex or the rest of your neighborhood is unlikely to cause any problems.
- Pugs don't need space. They are just happy to be with you. Pugs don't need a big house because they want to be on your lap all the time anyway. Even if you're considering an efficiency style apartment, your pug likely won't care one bit!


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Security forces clash with students at a Tehran university, as anti-government protests continue.
Iranian police clashed with students at one of the country's most prestigious universities on Sunday, according to social and state media reports.
Reports say a large number of students at Sharif university in Tehran have been trapped in the campus car park.
Videos on social media appear to show students running away from security forces, with apparent gun shots fired.
Anti-government protests erupted in Iran in September after the death of a woman detained by the morality police.
Mahsa Amini, 22, fell into a coma hours after morality police arrested her for allegedly breaking headscarf rules.
Officers reportedly beat Ms Amini's head with a baton and banged her head against one of their vehicles. The police have said there is no evidence of any mistreatment and that she suffered "sudden heart failure".
Protests started at her funeral and have spread across the country to become the worst unrest seen in the country for years.
One video posted on social media shows students running from security forces on Sharif university's campus. Sounds resembling gunshots can be heard from a distance.
In another, security forces on motorbikes appear to shoot at a car holding the passenger filming the video.
Iran International cites reports which say security forces attacked student dormitories and fired guns at their dorms. Other reports mention the use of tear gas on protesters.
Sunday was the first day of term for many students attending Sharif university for the first time. Reports say crowds had gathered outside the campus's main gate late in the evening after hearing about the clashes.
The BBC is unable to verify the events at the university.
The last two nights have seen an escalation in anti-government protests in Tehran and many other cities across the country, despite a growing death toll.
Iran Human Rights, an NGO based in Norway, says 133 people have been killed across Iran to date.
Authorities have promised to come down hard on the protesters, who they say have been put up to it by Iran's external enemies.
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Furor and Mystery by René Char
Rene Char (1907-1988) was one of France's most respected 20th century poets. Part of the Surrealist group in the late 1920's-1930's, he gradually drifted away from the group. During WWII he joined the resistance and wrote his forceful prose poems describing what he saw and experienced. This large, bilingual anthology, includes all of his well known books Feuillets d'Hypnos and Fureur et Mystere as well as a sampling of other poems and prose poems. Insightful essays are provided by Sandra Bermann, Mary Ann Caws, and Nancy Kline.


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Before you send another eulogy (and/or letter of complaint) to Netflix about the streaming service canceling One Day at a Time after three seasons, perhaps channel that energy onto this good news instead: It looks like a savior, who will not betray us, could be reviving the Inclán clan from small-screen purgatory after all. Per Deadline, the show's co-creator, Mike Royce, confirmed at this weekend's ATX Television Festival that other networks are circling the family sitcom, although he couldn't divulge too many details.
"All I can say is that there's hope — there's not not hope," he explained. "I've been through three 'save our show' campaigns. They didn't work. This is beyond miracle status. We just need to make sure it works out. We're talking and we hope to have news sooner rather than later." Actress Isabella Gomez added: "We are not dead yet. Let these networks know you want us back!" (We definitely have.) CBS All Access, Pop, and the CW are reported to have shown interest in saving ODAAT, although Netflix is apparently unenthused at the thought of the show moving to another network. Clingy ex alert.


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A 70-year-old landlady was so fed up with the drug dealings at her East Oakland house that she led a police raid on the building.
Amelia Galindo said Friday neighbors had been complaining to her for weeks that drug dealers had ousted her tenant and moved into the bungalow. Strangers were coming in and out of the house day and night and the neighbors said they were afraid to walk the streets.This week, Galindo decided she had enough.
With several police officers at her side, she went Wednesday to the house where Byron Holmes, 25, and an 18-year-old companion were arrested and charged with trespassing and possession of cocaine.
Galindo moved out of the bungalow 18 years ago to open a grocery store in the Merced County town of Dos Palos.
She said she had a string of "good, reliable tenants" until her most recent tenant moved out a few months ago.
That's when the complaints started.
"My neighbors, they knew what was going on," Galindo said. "There was so much traffic over there. I just knew I had to do something about it and I made up my mind to go over there."
The two men were arrested without incident, but police said they found two AK-47 assault rifles and three pit bulls in the house.
"I was thinking about it afterward, and I think I got pretty nervous later on. Just think about what could have happened. They had guns. There could have been shooting. Those men were prepared for anything."
But Galindo said she "would do it again if I had to, for the sake of my neighbors. They are really wonderful people."
However, Galindo said her crime-fighting days are over and she plans to sell the house.
"It's an eyesore now. It's so dirty. There is a lot of junk in there. They really ruined it. I don't want it any more."


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Fitness as a Tool for Addressing Mental Health
Apr 6, 2021
All it takes is a jog in the park or weight lifting session at the gym to notice that exercise leaves you in a good mood. Exercise is certainly better at stress reduction than a glass of wine after a long day. It may not be a quick fix to weight loss but it is an easy answer to better mental health. It's not simply an anecdotal experience to prove it and there's a lot more to it. There's loads of science to back up these claims. I looked to the national bestselling book, "Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and The Brain" for answers. The book totes the benefits of exercise at helping with conditions including anxiety, depression, ADHD, addiction and hormonal challenges.
According to authors Ratey and Hagerman, the main benefit of exercise is it greatly improves brain health. Physical activity is linked to the way we think and feel. It is well known that working out increases levels of important neurotransmitters that influence our thoughts and emotions. The mind body connection is at the heart of this research and it's the reason why by exercising frequently one can do things such as focus and learn better.
I was most interested in the effects exercise has on stress a condition all of us cope with in many forms on a daily basis. Interestingly, exercise itself is a form of stress. However the reason exercises help us cope with stress is that the brain activity caused by stress results in cell damage but the repair leves cells better equipped for the next time one is stressed. Exercise makes the brain better able to handle all forms of stress. Additionally, regular exercise raises the threshold at which the body can handle stress. It's a good idea to take a walk on your lunch break to better handle the next meeting.
Some other benefits of exercise on mental health are …
-Exercise impacts the same pathways as many medications used to treat anxiety.
-Endorphins, stress hormones, produce the feelings of wellbeing counteracting anxiety and depression.
Exercise regulates all of the neurotransmitters targeted by antidepressants.
-Exercise boosts levels of dopamine and norephineprhine improving symptoms of ADHD.
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gPROMS FormulatedProducts 2.2 – new version boasts usability enhancements and new bioprocessing libraries
LONDON, 15 September 2021 --- Siemens Process Systems Engineering (SPSE), recently released gPROMS FormulatedProducts 2.2, the mechanistic modelling environment for integrated digital design of robust formulated products and their manufacturing processes, and related digital process operation.
gPROMS FormulatedProducts 2.2 brings a host of usability enhancements in addition to a substantial number of additions and enhancements to existing libraries, examples, and documentation.
Dialogs for gPROMS activities, such as simulation, model validation, and optimisation, have been simplified to show only the most relevant process parameters and attributes. Commonly controlled and measured variables, key trajectories, and estimated parameters are now highlighted for each unit operation when configuring these entities and exploring results. Further improvements have been made to gPROMS FormulatedProducts' Global System Analysis capabilities, including the addition of contour plots, highlighting features and the ability to include one step re-simulate for a specific realization.
Version 2.2 also introduces key library enhancements and new models in active ingredient manufacture, formulation manufacture and product performance. New models include a basic stirred tank reactor, addition of LLE thermodynamics, moisture content controller, solid density sensor, and a spray dryer with internal fluid bed. Enhancements in this release include increased flowsheeting support for the Morphological MSMPR crystallizer, modifications to the continuous direct compression models, and improvements to wet granulators.
After the launch of gPROMS FormulatedProducts' bioprocessing capability earlier in 2021, version 2.2 expands and builds on the model libraries for this evolving sector with new and enhanced models available for bioreactor control systems, product quality attributes, tangential flow filtration, disc stack centrifugation, radial flow chromatography, and whole bioprocess modelling.
SPSE continues to lead innovation in advanced process modelling capabilities for the pharmaceuticals, food & beverage, consumer goods and specialty chemicals sectors through the support of industrial and academic partners, funded development projects such as NextGen DDaMM, D-DAP, DIDCOM-FP, and the Systems-based Pharmaceutics Alliance.


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Ideal for occasions: Photography, Wedding, Party, Holiday, Evening out, Prom
Made by the same makers of M.A.C. and Shu Uemura faux lashes.
1. Thoroughly clean your lashes and eyelids so they are make-up and oil free.
2. If needed, trim lash to fit your eyes.
3. Apply lash adhesive to lash band; wait 30 seconds for adhesive to become slightly tacky.
4. Place the lash as close to your natural lash line as possible. Use your fingertip to gently press along the band to secure in place.
1. Gently peel off lash strip, starting at the outer corner.
2. Use oil-based eye makeup remover to remove excess adhesive from lash band and eyelid.
3. Place lashes back onto the tray for future use.
1. Always remember to check fit. If it extends beyond your lash line, trim the excess with small scissors.
2. Give your glue enough time to become tacky before applying lashes. Wait 30-60 seconds for optimal results and hold lashes in place when applying, allowing the adhesive to dry completely.
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Civicorps Recycling is a social enterprise of Civicorps, a non-profit located in West Oakland since 1983. We re-engage young adults, age 18-26, to earn a high-school diploma, gain job skills, pursue college, and embark on family sustaining careers. Learn more about Civicorps' life-changing programs for East Bay youth, age 18-26.
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This section of the Internet
Tool Survey sketches a number of visions of the future that will be
enabled by Internet-Web-Object-Middleware-DBMS integration. The first several
visions are application visions, that is, visions of what this integration
will mean to user communities. The rest are technical visions of how enabling
technologies may change. Internet, web, object, middleware, and DBMS integration
are not the only enabling technologies in many of these visions but they
are important ones in providing the "glueware" for connecting
applications. At the level of this paper, details of how specific technologies
enable these visions are not included; many of these enabling technologies
are covered in other sections of the Internet Tools Survey.
This is the overarching vision. Its thesis is that our society will fundamentally change as access to information resource tools becomes pervasive. The scale is global with high quality information accessible (almost) everywhere and anytime. The thesis is that technologies like the Internet and WWW provide major enabling connectivity, and open the door to new networking technologies (ATMs, cable, ...); entertainment, publishing, and computing will merge (as TVs, phones, and Internet merge); structures of organizations are likely to change (virtual offices, virtual enterprises); information sources will become active (agents) and simulations more interactive, realistic, and collaborative (virtual reality); and all this will affect our economy (electronic commerce, electronic mall), our politics (all major candidates now have homepages), our defense (information warriors, digital battlefield), our education (digital libraries), and our lives (virtually everything will be connected).
Secure electronic cash, micropayments, watermarked copyrights, EDI - the Internet will be the gateway to selling direct electronically to the home or office. This is probably the vision that will fuel the most innovation - a modern gold rush. Electronic commerce will change the way we buy goods and services. Currently in the U.S. (but not in Europe), consumer credit laws hold individual credit card holders harmlessagainst fraud, making it OK to send credit cards over the Internet-but merchants must be cautious about accepting those credit card numbers because of that fraud. Electronic cash is just the start. The DARPA-backed CommerceNet Consortium is one of the prime movers in this area.
The Internet is an open marketplace where buyers and sellers meet. On-line shopping and catalog sales provide a means for merchants to monitor browsing and buying habits of individuals and groups, and provide specialized services (Virtual Vineyards, flowers, automobiles, buying services, virtual malls) based on profiles and preferences, giving rise to direct, targeted sales and narrow-casting. Service industries such as real estate, insurance, and travel are showing up on the net. Newspapers, magazine, and books are sold over the net. Many store fronts only exist on the net. Virtual books sold over the net for $1 might provide greater royalty than physical books sold in stores for $10, and individuals can themselves control production. Current information can be up-to-date and customized for consumers. So, instead of buying a generic car (or tank) manual, you buy access to an electronic manual that is customized by a car's specifications, updated as work is done to the car (or as recall notices are issued), reminds the owner when to schedule preventive maintenance, contains information on local service providers, and provides just-in-time information on home-auto repairs (or home printer repairs).
New markets for information products that formerly cost too much to package are possible with micropayments: licensing fragments from articles, the use of a program by the minute, locator and information summary services, a few minutes of expertise.
Advertising on the net provides not only ways to reduce costs for information providers but also gateways to in-depth sales information or direct connections to a sales force from interested parties. Consumers will eventually be able to compare value of products more easily or order custom products delivered to their home.
Incentives are high and there is a manifest destiny that information services will become increasingly sophisticated. Paralleling this will be the need for increased infrastructure standards as pervasiveness increases. A CommerceNet/Nielsen study shows that 11% of the US and Canadian population ages 16 and older has used the Internet in the last 3 months.
Yesterday, the "Web" and the "Enterprise" were two vastly different worlds; tomorrow, they will coalesce; today, both are in quick transition. Several changes are occurring in corporate computing:
The structure of the traditional office or enterprise will change if information and communication makes remote virtual presence the same as "being there." Virtual offices and virtual enterprises are legal entities that make heavy use of distributed infrastructure technologies to support remote work.
A virtual office (VO) is a distributed office where all or almost all office functions are distributed. It is a step beyond telecommuting, and relies on good organization and good electronic connectivity for communication. Office personnel may or may not be very mobile. Commuting is reduced and hiring can be best-of-class without geographic barriers. Technology enablers are email, WWW, video conferencing, phone lines, sharable files and compound documents; increasingly, much of the same groupware offered in the central office will be available to collaborators working anywhere in the world. OBJS is an example of a virtual office.
A virtual enterprise (VE) is an enterprise where the members are organizations that contribute certain resources to further the objective of the organization. Some VEs are ephemeral, created for a certain objective; others may have long life. Good interoperable computing infrastructure is needed to enable both virtual offices and VEs. The NIIIP Consortium is an example working to integrate Internet, Web, OMG, workflow, KBMS, agent, and STEP technology for this application.
In business or in a quickly unfolding international crisis, it is necessary to collect "interesting" information about a situation quickly. How can a swarm of agent-objects be released to locate and filter un/semi/structured information quickly?
Intelligent Integration of Information (I3): Given the huge reservoirs of information locked in legacy systems, how can that information be located, extracted, and merged with other information? Wrappers, mediators, glue and agents provide a family of approaches.
Situation assessment: A commander at a remote location views a map of a specific area and gets summary information on the events of interest occurring in that area, which may be stored or analyzed at other locations. In general, a situation description is a typed, structured network of nodes; information populates the network from decentralized information sources on a push or pull basis; it is possible to insert information analysis agents, to see what's new, to add information, and to simulate what-if scenarios. This sort of situation assessment can be used for military purposes, by corporations tracking the market, or by communities, e.g., JTF/ATD or a Guide to Dallas.
Fabric of Knowledge: focuses more on content and how to structure and elicit it and where to locate it so as to enable situation assessment in DoD and in everyday life.
Data dissemination: The soldier in the field needs fisheye views of information: specified quality of service, just-in-time updates, dynamic replication, and customized service, under conditions of limited and varying network bandwidth, changing connectivity, arbitrary delays, and variable and dynamic transmissions are all needed to provide just the information needed in the form needed just when it is needed and to accommodate different latencies and platform characteristics. Sometimes only unexpected information needs to be transmitted [Davidson]. Information has time value, and cost-benefit profiling will be necessary to help determine whether it is worthwhile to send the information, given timing considerations (the time of acquisition of the information, the times of the events described by the information, and the time required to transmit it), the cost (in terms of bandwidth and other resources) of sending the information, and the importance of the information.
Data filtering: The commander needs information filters, negotiation, analysis, situation assessment, all from distributed sources, constantly updated, with alerters for what is new, and "interestingness" metrics.
DoD JWID 95 included several scenarios. One was Tempo Brave, a disaster relief scenario in Asia (two countries, one with earthquake, other with typhoon). In general, the services want to be able to support multiple major military and/or civilian crises simultaneously. For JWID 96, JTF/ATD are planning for more collaboration beyond Videoconferencing and Whiteboards, continuous replanning, visualization, more of the impression of an integrated system, more robustness (server replication and recovery, user visibility into communications problems, and the ability to work over degraded networks.
The goals of theDigital Libraries program are locating, organizing, filtering, summarizing, analyzing, protecting, and updating information of any kind to make information dissemination and information fusion easier.
There are many aspects to agile manufacturing, which is the general ability to flexibly manufacture large or small, standard or custom parts and systems "better, faster, and cheaper." Some sub disciplines:
Several other communities beyond the manufacturing
community are beginning to work on standard domain libraries: The OMG Manufacturing,
Financial, and Healthcare Task Forces are examples as is the Open Geographic
Information Systems Consortium.
Fixed or mobile, the standalone desktop metaphor for a personal computer is quickly changing to personal connectivity. End-users at home, in business, or in DoD need personal views of the web conditioned on their personal working environment and their roles, consisting of environment settings for location, time, machine, network, mood, need, e.g., local/movies where local = Dallas near here via GPS.
The protocols that bind the Internet together synthesize a global computer out of a large collection of processors and networks. How do we program it? What is its model of computation? Telnet reduces the Internet to a multiprocessor while FTP reduces it to a file system. CORBA might reduce it to a distributed object system and, with scripting languages added, to a distributed agent system. However, the Internet has its own particular characteristics which need to be taken into account in any attempt to impose more familiar programming models on it [Cardelli].
Some have characterized the WWW as the network industry's first attempt at building the world's most primitive distributed object-oriented database system.
If we can encapsulate files as objects in an upward-compatible way so that files are strongly typed, there is support for inheritance, and there is support for methods, then we could automatically populate the Global Object Base. If it is just a matter of implementation, then files, RDBMSs, and OODBMSs may be similarly encapsulated so there is not a within-between distinction with respect to the content of a file and the structure of the file system and so that every DBMS object can be named (see, e.g., [Liljeberg, Heln, & Raatikainen], [Bowman & John] ). Also, see Semantic File Systems.
With virtual machine technology, applications can be built on a single platform and can run on almost any other platform. Objects can be transported across machine and network boundaries and can communicate with other objects via transports such as IIOP and DCOM, without considerations of diverse underlying platforms or operating systems
The Web now delivers global hypertext. Now, can the next generation become:
Architectures such as OMG's potentially provide a number of architectural properties like seamlessness, safety, evolvability, security, and scaleability. Componentware is a path to the future of component specifications and reusable implementations. Federating object services is the way to scale OMG to the Internet. Monolithic DBMS and stovepipe systems are bad but pervasive. Wrapping of Internet Services and legacy information systems fits here. Standards are needed but so is customizability for DoD and industrial applications. Widely available reference architectures and reference implementations are needed.
Business needs a large collection of common reusable standard component parts that can be delivered to workstations and assembled automatically into applications. Business objects and business rules need to be understandable by end-users (as opposed to ordinary code understandable only by application developers). Business wants services and products, not just simple applet animation. Reuse of Perl scripts and Java applets is hard due to tight application coupling, opaque semantics, and lack of abstraction [Carlson].
Firms increasingly provide product specifications and technical support to their sales representatives and customers via the network. They need interoperable multi-vendor configuration support; and must be able to catalog, index, search, and view secure active compound documents, in some cases applying restrictive terms to the activity (such as requiring payment) which may involve negotiation.
Today, we generally either pass authorship around to complete a compound multi-authored document or we send our sections by email to a designated editor. We are constantly regenerating the document in different formats and doing conversions, some manually, some semi-automated to compress or otherwise transfer the document between environments. The many conversion programs now available help. But it would be nicer and more seamless if, while reading a document, we could check out sections, annotate them with our comments or revise them, scan old versions, possibly issue structured queries, be notified if others made changes, and more. And do this over the net, with different parts of the document stored remotely, with appropriate concurrency control and security support, and with most data conversions automated. This scenario is more interesting if the kinds of data being shared also include CAD designs, patient records, digital libraries, and all those legacy databases out there. It is hard to believe that all this can be done without objects, for instance, using only Netscape helpers and typeless URLs. It is easy to see how an object layer would be useful. Sophisticated compound document architectures such as OpenDoc are aimed at a vision of "composing applications" as one now composes documents, and provide glue mechanisms for connecting heterogeneous applications.
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Many companies provide mortgage and related services for customers. One of them is Cenlar with the long experience in this industry. You need to know Cenlar mortgage contact info in order to talk with them then find more information.
Contact info is the most important thing to have. It is a part of media or tool to let customers find what they want. Today, you will get Cenlar mortgage contact info from various media. The most common one is website, phone, and email. Official website of Cenlar is www.cenlar.com.
It contains the basic information about the company. People from around the world can access it easily as long as the internet connection is available. This website helps to disperse information faster than other media. Most of internet users have smartphone as the device to access internet.
Well, website is also good place to share other Cenlar mortgage contact info. At homepage, you will see some links at the top sections. They provide information about service and product, history, management, career, and contact info. The latter is your destination.
Choose "Contact Us" then see the phone number and email for customer service. You may contact it via phone at 800 223 6527. This line is available at business hour from Monday to Friday. Besides the phone, you can contact via Cenlar mortgage email at firstname.lastname@example.com. This email gives the fast response for further inquiry.
Using Cenlar Mortgage Contact Info
You already know the Cenlar mortgage contact info. The next thing is how you will use them. As it mentioned above, the website is only for basic information. Cenlar provides personal loan and business partner with institution, credit union, agency, government, and bank. Personal loan for house is mortgage that's different from subservicing product for partner.
What is mortgage? In simple term, you get loan then pay for purchasing house or real estate. In this case, you need to pay certain amount of money monthly to overcome your debt.
The loan has varied period depending on how much money and real estate status. Personal loan lets people to have dream house without waiting too long for cash.
To know about mortgage, you need Cenlar mortgage contact info, particularly for customer service. Mortgage is different from other products. When buying a house, you still need to keep in touch with provider for payment.
Some people also take mortgage for investment to gain profit. They are investors with different requirement from personal loan. Contact info helps to deliver what they need to do for investing in this area.
On the website, Cenlar mortgage contact info gives two different supports: personal and business partner. If you are a part of Cenlar customer, you will be put at the top priority to be served ultimately.
Sometimes, you are in difficult situation and your payment is on hold. In this case, customer service will let you to meet professional from Cenlar to handle specific problem.
You can also visit Cenlar office directly. The headquarters is located at 425 Phillips Boulevard, Ewing, NJ 08618, 609-883-3900. Before visiting, make sure to have appointment. You need to ask for such thing via customer service. This is another function of Cenlar mortgage contact info.


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We are Up the Junction! Hubli Junction to be precise. Henry and I are rather lagging behind Justin and co in the other rickshaw. Whilst they have reached Hampi and in fact latest news puts them just 200 kms short of Hyderabad,...Read More
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#1 Tri-State Mold Testing & Removal Company for Residential House & Commercial Office Properties.
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As the number one mold inspection, testing, removal and remediation experts in Darien CT, Certified Mold Removal Inc. has both the most reasonable pricing and provides the most efficient answers to your indoor environmental issues. For your security our mold inspection, mold testing, and remediation specialists are all certified with the largest training group in the nation "MICRO" and undergo continuing training classes. We are licensed and insured utilizing an industry specific environmental insurance policy. Certified Mold Removal Inc. has been practicing certified mold inspection, mold testing, and mold remediation services to the homeowners of Darien CT 06820 Since 1995. Call now and we can have a certified inspection and testing professional at your Darien CT Home later today!
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Before we can start your Darien CT mold removal and remediation project we will need to address the source that has caused your mildew contamination issues. Whether it is a plumbing matter, lack of proper ventilation or flooding problem that has created this need, it has to be fixed in its entirety before any mold remediation or removal work can be performed. When your mold inspection and mold testing evaluation begins, our companies mold inspection and testing specialist will decide precisely the source of your microbial growth issues are in your Darien CT Home. During this inspection, our certified mold inspection and testing professional will proceed with mold testing to evaluate whether mildew problem has gone into the air in your home. After your mold testing is processed by an independent certified NACHI certified laboratory, we will have the much needed facts that will enable us to present you with a precise and successful written plan for mold remediation and removal services for your Darien CT 06820 home or office.
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Not all mildew is hazardous to the health of you and your family. This is why mold testing is required to determine both how severe your issues are and for developing a winning action plan for a successful mold remediation project in your Darien CT Home. At Certified Mold Removal Inc., we understand the importance of the health of you and your family and will rigorously follow all EPA and IICRC S520 guidelines for safe mold removal and remediation services in your home. Our companies certified mold inspection and mold testing experts will always carefully detail all of the practices that will be utilized when proceeding with your mold remediation and removal project. Our top priority is to make sure that all physical contamination in addition to any airborne problems in your Darien CT home or office is returned to a normal fungi ecology once your mold remediation project is finished. Our companies main objective is to ensure the safety of you and your family both during and after your mold remediation and removal project. You can relax knowing that Certified Mold Removal Inc. has the experience and know how to offer you the most cost effective answer for the mildew issues in your Darien CT 06820 home.
Black Mold Testing, Removal & Cleaning Specialists in Darien, CT
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When human activities may lead to morally unacceptable harm that is scientifically plausible but uncertain, actions shall be taken to avoid or diminish that harm.
as mentioned under Principle 15 of Rio Declaration : In order to protect the environment, the precautionary approach shall be widely applied by States according to their capabilities. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.
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HD26 - Model Parent Education Curriculum and a Study of Related Custody and Visitation Issues
Executive Summary:
The Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) of the Supreme Court of Virginia was requested by the 1999 General Assembly, pursuant to House Joint Resolution 591, to develop and disseminate information regarding (1) the goals and availability of parent education material; (2) the role of mediation in custody and visitation cases; and (3) the impact of denied visitation on children to Virginia's circuit and district courts and commissioners in chancery. The General Assembly further requested OES in the same legislation to convene an advisory committee to develop model curricula for parent education seminars. A committee comprised of a diverse representation of individuals involved in custody and visitation proceedings, as well as providers of parent education seminars and experts on child development was created. In addition, a literature review was conducted to develop information related to the aforementioned custody and visitation issues.
Goals and Availability of Parent Education Material
Our society has experienced fundamental changes in the institution of marriage over the past half-century, with over half of all marriages and nonmarital relationships ending in divorce or separation. A child's adjustment to the divorce or separation depends largely upon the parents' general parenting skills and ability to reduce conflicts. Parent education programs are organized, educational sessions that strive to assist families with the divorce, separation, and co-parenting transition. A national survey in 1998 found that about 48% of all U.S. counties offer parent education courses. Almost half of the parent education providers around the country make use of several proprietary programs that provide curricula, videos, and teachers' guides. A 1999 report of the Virginia Commission on Youth found at least twelve programs in Virginia that offer parent education courses. A list of these programs may be found in Appendix B, and an extensive list of resources for parent education programs is provided in Appendix C.
Role of Mediation in Custody and Visitation Cases
With the rise in the divorce rate in recent years, the traditional adversarial approach to handling marital dissolution has become increasingly cumbersome and unsatisfactory. Mediation is a dispute resolution process in which a neutral facilitates communication between parties and assists them in reaching a mutually acceptable resolution to their dispute. This more collaborative process is more appropriate for custody and visitation matters for a number of reasons. First, in a divorce or separation involving children, the disputants' relationship does not end once a settlement is reached. As long as a child is a minor, some ongoing interactions between the parents is necessary. Mediation improves parents' communication, negotiation and problem solving skills. Regardless of their differences, both parents share a very important interest, their children. Mediation is often a more appropriate process for parents, as opposed to the public, often unpredictable, adversarial system, because it empowers parents to be the private decision-makers about what is best for the children and to tailor a parenting plan that meets the needs of their children. In addition, there are many issues that need to be settled that go beyond questions that can be resolved by reference to legal standards, such as how to arrange for car-pooling or how to communicate regarding an unexpected change in the visitation schedule. These issues are best resolved through discussions between the parents themselves, with the assistance of the mediator, as opposed to traditional legal procedures.
Impact of Denied Visitation on Children
Existing research on denied visitation and its impact on child adjustment and development is scant and wrought with methodological problems. Denied visitation is more accurately divided into two categories: appropriate denial of visitation due to safety, parents' mental health, and children's developmental concerns; and inappropriate denial of visitation due to inter-parent hostility and unsubstantiated allegations of safety concerns. Inappropriate denial of visitation is often an expression of inter-parent conflict, is usually a process engaged in by both parents, and is better considered a joint expression of hostility. Children, in general, have a better adjustment to their parents' divorce when contact with the nonresidential parent is continued on a regular and frequent basis. There is evidence, however, that frequent contact with the non-custodial parent is beneficial only when inter-parent conflict is low and when the non-custodial parent engages in appropriate and constructive parent-child activities.
Model Parent Education Curriculum
In an effort to develop a model parent education curriculum, the specific issues the Parent Education Curriculum Advisory Committee took under consideration included: the purpose, goals, and objectives of parent education courses; the content of parent education programs; the level of detail of the model curriculum; the appropriate length of parent education programs; methods of presentation of parent education programs; parent education trainer qualifications; and various other logistics related to presenting parent education programs. A complete list of parent education course goals, objectives and content areas can be found in chapter four.
The primary purpose of parent education programs is to assist families with the divorce or separation transition as it affects the children. This is accomplished by educating parents on the importance of keeping children out of the middle of parental conflict and fostering a positive, nurturing relationship between both parents and children. Course content areas are generally parent-focused, child-focused, or court-focused. The Committee agreed that the primary approach of a model curriculum ought to be child-focused and include topics such as children's reactions to divorce/separation, responding to children's reactions, essentials of co-parenting, and keeping children out of the middle of conflict. This information should be interwoven with parent and court-related issues. The ultimate positive effects of this information is to reduce parental conflict and children's resulting emotional distress; reduce relitigation of custody and visitation issues; and reduce costs to the legal system.
1. The model curriculum should apply to all parent education courses that are presented to parents who are divorcing or separating and those who were never married and never lived together: It also applies to those who are now in the role of parents.
2. The model curriculum is an outline for parent education providers to use as a point of reference in designing parent education courses. The various sections of the outline are interrelated and should not be treated as separate and distinct subjects. The emphasis of the course should be on the effects of divorce, separation, and co-parenting of children.
3. A pre-class intake process should be conducted to determine the background and needs of the participants. This is helpful in making group assignments, in identifying participants who may pose a security risk, recognizing those who need child care, and in determining if there should be any special adaptations for language, cultural or disability needs.
4. As adults have various learning styles, literacy levels, languages, and cultures, teaching techniques should include a combination of lecture, discussion, videos, role-play, and visual and auditory teaching tools. Programs should consider a male-female co-trainer model and should provide participants with a comprehensive manual, which covers the information presented in the course.
5. Trainers should be able to demonstrate the following: knowledge of child development, background in divorce/separation issues, knowledge of family abuse issues and appropriate resources, experience in teaching adult audiences, and group facilitation skills. An undergraduate degree is preferable, but can be waived for equivalent life experience.
6. Courts should refer to parent education programs that are offered under the auspices of a community services board, accredited family-service agency, educational institution, or by a psychologist, certified mediators, licensed clinical social worker, or licensed professional counselor.
7. Programs should be a minimum of four hours and offered in one or two session formats. Two session formats of two hours each may pose more logistical and scheduling problems than one session of four hours.
8. Consideration should be given to the childcare needs of the participants, particularly if a court mandates the course.
9. Limiting the class size to 20 allows for a better learning experience. Use of a conference table or circle of chairs encourages group interaction.
10. The program location should be easily accessible through public transportation.
11. Programs should provide participants with an evaluation form at the conclusion of the course.
1. Childcare issues may pose problems for some parents. If programs choose to provide on-site childcare, they need to consider issues related to space, insurance, and licensure. The number of parents requiring childcare may affect the size of the class.
2. Transportation to the parent education program may be an issue for some parents, particularly if the course is more than one session or if the location is not accessible through public transportation.
3. The ability of parent education providers to meet the special needs of participants requiring a foreign language interpreter, sign language interpreter, or wheelchair accessibility must be considered when attendance at the course is court-ordered. In addition, the issue of who will pay for these services needs to be resolved.