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Muve, a company created by Dr. James Levine of Mayo Clinic in Rochester, is moving ahead with more research funded by a $835,000 federal grant.
The goal? Strengthen the company's battle against the U.S. obesity epidemic. More that 72 million U.S. adults are considered obese.
"People who are overweight and obese need real support, real solutions," said Muve COO Jim Meyer, who wrote the application for the grant with Dr. Levine about 1 1/2 years ago. "We try to make it simple and to make meaningful. This research will help with that."
I can give you some hints on the real support and real solutions we fat people need, and none of them are tied to weight loss (but they are tied to improvement in health). How about making access to fresh/frozen fruits and veggies easier/cheaper for everyone? How about making safe places for everyone to get out and play/walk/bike? How about making sure everyone has enough income and time to prepare meals from scratch instead of having to rely on processed foods? Oh, those won't make fat people thinner, they'll just make them healthier, and healthier isn't the real goal here, is it?
The Gruve is a small iPod-like electronic device worn by people to track their daily calorie burn using activity sensors backed up by Dr. Levine's research. Going through the Muve process, individuals set a daily calorie usage goal to hit a targeted weight loss and health standard.
Yep, here we go again with the calories in/out bullshit = weightloss = health. EPIC FAIL, people, need I say more?
The first phases of the research will focus on the Gruve's performance as an anti-obesity tool, Meyer said. The later phases will explore additional versions of Gruve, possibly targeted at different age groups.
How long is this research going to last and how long is the follow-up going to be on the people who use this contraption to lose weight? What do you want to bet it's not going to be near long enough to find out that people who lost weight using this also started gaining weight back even though they kept using it the way they were instructed?
"We are thinking about doing a product for adolescents that we're loosely calling a Gruve Jr.," Meyer said. "And on other end of the spectrum, we want to research the possibility of a Gruve Sr."
I don't even want to think what the branding on these will look like.
Levine and others formed Muve in 2007 to create the Gruve using a system developed at Mayo Clinic based on the theory that small but steady movement can combat weight loss caused by the modern sedentary lifestyle.
Mayo Clinic and Dr. Levine have a financial interest in technology licensed to Muve. Mayo also holds an equity position in the company.
Follow the money, folks, they want in on the billions of dollars spent on weight loss products and WLS just isn't cutting it anymore (pun fully intended).
While Muve does sell to directly to consumers through its Web site, the majority of its sales are done now through corporate programs, with companies buying or partially funding the purchase of Gruves for employees.
Gee, think they want to get insurance companies to pay for these things too? Another way to get more money for something that doesn't really work long-term.
Overall, Meyer says that he believes the society's position on obesity is reaching the point that it was at with smoking 20 years, 25 years ago.
"People are started to get that obesity is hurting everybody."
Um, no, my fat isn't hurting my kids or my grandkids or the next-door neighbor or the guy sitting next to me at the bar like second-hand smoke does, thank you very much. My fat isn't causing disease (it can be correlated, but that is NOT causation).
I'm sorry, but fat is not the next "health war" that needs to be fought. If you want to fight a health war, fight for affordable access to health care for everyone.


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Andie Burazin
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Andie Burazin has a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Waterloo and a M.Sc. in Mathematics from McMaster University. At the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), she has been providing mathematics support to undergraduate students at the Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre (RGASC) since 2016. She currently holds a CLTA (Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream) as the RGASC's Numeracy and Scientific Literacy Specialist.
Andie usually teaches first-year mathematics courses, together with other undergraduate mathematics courses, in the Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences. This undergraduate teaching is very important, as it helps her to understand the needs of undergraduate students so that she can provide adequate support and resources for them.
At the RGASC, she runs mathematics drop-in sessions or booked appointments, teaches workshops and seminars for various disciplines (e.g., physics, MMI) where mathematics is needed as analytical tool and/or as a part of science literacy, and creates review sheets and handouts to assist students in understanding and learning mathematics. She is also a member of the UTM Foundational Numeracy Skills Working Group which will recommend strategies for improving undergraduate students' quantitative literacy.
Her current research interests are in mathematical education, particularly focusing on the transition from high school to post-secondary education. Andie has co-written and edited several mathematics and statistics textbooks and has published and presented papers on various issues in the transition that are relevant for both teaching practice and textbook writing. She is working as a researcher on a SSHRC-funded Health Numeracy project, where the goal is to create a theoretical conceptualization of health numeracy, and then apply it to build online teaching modules to the benefit of health care professionals and students in health-related fields, and ultimately the general public. Also, she co-organized a numeracy workshop with the Higher Education Quality Conuncil of Ontario, and is excited to bring the First-Year Maths and Stats in Canada Conference Series to UTM in May 2020.
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Former CIA director James Woolsey: Possibility that more than one country is involved in hacking is there. https://t.co/cxZqeyNvOI— New Day (@NewDay) January 3, 2017
Former CIA Director James Woolsey says political hacks in the U.S. could be the work of more than one foreign country.
"I think the possibility that there's more than one country involved is really there," Woolsey said Tuesday on CNN's "New Day."
"I don't think people ought to say they know for sure there's only one. I don't think they're likely to be proven correct. It shouldn't be portrayed as one guilty party," added Woolsey, who endorsed President-elect Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpWhite House sued over lack of sign language interpreters at coronavirus briefings Wife blames Trump, lack of masks for husband's coronavirus death in obit: 'May Karma find you all' Trump authorizes reduced funding for National Guard coronavirus response through 2020 MORE.
"It's much more complicated than that. This is not an organized operation that is hacking into a target. It's more like a bunch of jackals at the carcass of an antelope."
Woolsey suggested China and Iran could be behind cyber breaches in the U.S.
"Is it Russian? Probably some," he said. "Is it Chinese and Iranian? Maybe. We may find out more from Mr. Trump coming up today."
Trump on Sunday hinted he would reveal new information about alleged Russian hacking during a New Year's Eve celebration at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.
"[I know] things that other people don't know," he said. "I just want them to be sure because it's a pretty serious charge. I think it's unfair if they don't know."
The White House last week issued sanctions against Russia over the hacking of Democratic groups ahead of Trump's win in the presidential election.
The Obama administration also expelled 35 Russian officials.
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Can Modi Ban Caste And Give us Manuvaad Se Azadi?
The Prime Minister wants to be a Man of Destiny, he wants to make the 21st century India's century. But to do that, he must and we must make some bold moves. Something radical, even audacious. Something that disrupts the very fabric of our DNA, tears it apart and then creates anew. So here's an idea--instead of perpetuating reservations, why don't we, as a society, just BAN caste?


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The Eglinton Crosstown is a 19-kilometre light rail transit (LRT) line that will run along Eglinton Avenue through the heart of Toronto, with an underground central section. The line will connect Mount Dennis in the west to Kennedy Road in the east, and the new service will be up to 60 per cent faster than the bus service today.
What work is starting?
What: Enbridge Gas Distribution (Enbridge) will be relocating natural gas pipelines at the site of the future Dufferin Station.
Why: To accommodate the construction of the new Eglinton Crosstown Dufferin station, Enbridge is required to relocate natural gas pipelines that currently occupy the area. These pipelines are integral to Enbridge's gas system and must be re-routed to ensure the safe and reliable delivery of natural gas to customers in the Greater Toronto Area.
When: Crews will begin to occupy the area near Dufferin Street & Eglinton Avenue, starting as early as April 6, 2015. It is expected that this work will be completed over a two month period. Work could be rescheduled due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances.
Where: The project will primarily take place in side streets and laneways. Enbridge representatives will be in touch with affected businesses or home owners to notify them of any potential natural gas service interruptions or natural gas meter relocations.
Transit Information
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For more information about Eglinton Crosstown Project, please contact us [1]. We thank you for your continued patience as we work to build this important project.
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Planners Network UK (pnuk) is an organisation seeking to establish a network to support critical thinking about the current state of planning in the UK. We hope that the network can appeal to a broad range of practitioners, academics and activists interested in rearticulating the progressive purpose of planning. Most importantly we hope to establish the basis for connecting all those concerned about the current climate of debate.


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We have had a longtime connection to the family of Nic Nac through his breeder the late Maurice Messara and Nic Nac was purchased through his estate and offered to some longtime stable clients. So pleased to see him notch up his second win at Ballarat on the soft going in such convincing fashion for Tom Sadler who is riding a lot of winners for us!


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If we spark students' idealism and curiosity, they may begin to see us as more than paid servants, says Frank Furedi
Major events such as the recent industrial action provide social scientists with insights into the world we inhabit. We learn a little bit more about who we are and where others stand in relation to us. A lot has been said about the attitudes of management, the Government and the union.
But the most interesting insights I gained have been about students. Some have been strong supporters of their teachers' action. Others have responded with a surprising degree of indifference. But, for me, the most disturbing dimension of the student response is the manner in which a growing section of them regard their interests as distinct from and even contradictory to those of their teachers and institution.
A recently appointed sociology lecturer told me she was shocked by the lack of respect that some of her undergraduates have displayed towards her role as an academic. "I am paying you" and "you are here to teach us" were some of the phrases used by her consumerist-minded students. She had the distinct impression of being treated as a servant by customers who were interested only in the service she provided for them. The attitude that conveys the idea that "we have paid for our degrees, so you give us our money's worth" informs the way that her students regard their relation to academics.
Many academics have received e-mails from students indicating that the demand for getting "my money's worth" is fairly widespread. Others have been confronted with comments that convey the impression that academics are selfish and greedy individuals who are reluctant to put in a good day's work. Of course, we all understand students' concern for their future. But it is difficult to know how to respond to comments that are informed by the assumption that this was a dispute in which the interests of students and staff were contradictory.
In such a case, you have to engage in a very basic discussion about what is the role of a university, of an academic and of a student. It is one thing to participate in a debate about the rights and wrongs of industrial action. It is quite another to have to explain that your role is not simply to be useful to your students.
In such circumstances, legitimate arguments that point to the need to defend integrity and long-term coherence of academic life may come across as an exercise in narrow professional self-pleading. Once academics have to demand respect for their status and authority, they are well on the way to losing it.
It looks like the recent industrial action will accelerate the consolidation of a consumerist consciousness among undergraduates. Whereas in the past the contractual dimension of the student-teacher relationship was fairly implicit, it now exercises a dominant influence over the proceedings.
There is little doubt that, even if industrial action had not occurred, the sense that academics and students have potentially contradictory interests would have become more pronounced.
We do a very good job of containing and undermining the powerful sense of idealism and intellectual excitement that many young people bring with them when they come to university. The challenge we face is to do what we can to encourage that excitement and idealism so that they feel that their experience is not reducible to the language of hard cash.
Frank Furedi is professor of sociology at Kent University.
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Fronted by Janine Cathrein, this wistful and at times quite hushed indie-folk ballad is a surprisingly gorgeous earworm.
Its swirling melodies, deeply rich vocals and compelling instrumental delivery combine to create an evocative, lingering and dreamy sonic companion.
Hailing from Zurich,'Take Stock Of What You Have', follows the release of their debut full-length album White Creatures. Expect to be left stunned.


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As well as the theme park, you can come and enjoy around 2 hours of intense excitement and 700 years of history (from the Middle Ages to the end of the Second World War) making for an epic and unique saga. A blockbuster combining the most up-to-date technology, most spectacular special effects and the enthusiasm of more than 3,000 participants.
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- Lonely cow says goodbye
- Lilian and Brenda have a proper spat!
- Kenton insists Jolene keeps his favourite clothes
- Ambridge's growing obsession with spurtles
- Tony reckons safety in numbers
Lonely cow says goodbye
[Tony] "There you go girl., You have one last look around … Poor old lonely cow."
[Tom] "At least she's only going to market."
And at least she'll now have company.
When Brian spots Tony at the market:
[Brian] "Is he buying a house cow? Can't bear to be without one."
(very droll!)
Lonely cow sold for a whopping £1,450. And even though Tony was the one with cash in his pocket, it was Eddie who bought Tony a drink at market.
He (and the rest of the Grundys) know what it's like to no longer have cows to wake up to.
And that's that.
The last, final cow leaves Bridge Farm.
Lilian and Brenda have a proper spat!
Lilian staggers downstairs to work.
[Lilian] "What are you gawping at!?!"
Not a very good start to another working day with Brenda …
When Brenda tries to talk to Lilian about work, and ask if she knows when Matt will be back, Lilian simply leaves again.
When Brenda later talks to Brian, he reckons Lilian is hungover, amongst other things:
[Brian] "She put away an entire bottle of wine by herself before dinner … she's not right, is she?"
(well, it was Lilian's birthday. And since when has Lilian's capacity for booze been seen as an indication of anything being wrong?)
[Brenda] "I don't want to sound harsh, but Lilian in this state is not what I need."
Brenda wonders out loud how much more she can take …
When Lilian finally returns to work, she won't listen to Brenda's pleas for her to sign cheques to pay their suppliers (who have now been waiting a long time for their money). Brenda reckons this is more than her job's worth:
[Brenda] "All when it's well above the pittance you pay me."
[Lilian] "How dare you talk to me like that … we've taught you everything you know, with interesting work, with plenty of responsibility, And on your doorstep … you don't know how lucky you are … Matt and I have made you, without Amside, you'd be nothing. Just another village kid with horizon that don't stretch beyond the Borchester bypass. Maybe, Brenda, you should just accept your limitations and be grateful for what you've got!"
(blimey! Lilian really let rip there)
[Brenda] "You! You've never forgiven me from stealing Scott from you all those years ago, and you have the presumption to go out with your precious James … you know what Lilian, you're a snob with nothing to be a snob about. You ought to remember where you came from sometimes … you are spoilt, demanding, moody, unpredictable, and your relationship with Matt … I don't know why it's taken me so long, but I've had it up to here. You can stuff your job!"
And with that, Brenda departs.
I don't think there's much going back after what those ladies have said.
Kenton insists Jolene keeps his favourite clothes
(of hers!)
Jolene's trying to sort out the clothes she'll take to the swishing.
Kenton's getting in the way.
He reckons he remembers every item she wore on every date they had.
Though he does generally misremember …
Never mind.
[Kenton] "Why don't I help you try some more of these topes on. Or, help you take them off …"
(ugh! Did we need to hear that bit?)
Though he does generally misremember …
Never mind.
[Kenton] "Why don't I help you try some more of these topes on. Or, help you take them off …"
(ugh! Did we need to hear that bit?)
Ambridge's growing obsession with spurtles
[Jolene] "Jazzer reckons they're the only thing to keep the lumps out of your porridge."
What would Jazzer know …
No malt at a Highland Games?
Jolene was wondering if she should get malt whisky for the beer tent at the Highland Games/Fete.
Kenton reckons not.
[Kenton] "We don't want the Scottish dancers making a fatal mistake in their sword dance!"
Tony reckons safety in numbers
So he asks Tom to supper on Thursday, when Helen has invited Rob round.
[Tony] "Your mother wants more people round the table."
But Tom can't oblige. He has paperwork to do.
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Over 11 years ago, my family and I found our way to St. Mark's Episcopal church. We wanted a place where our 3 children could strengthen their faith and be welcomed into a community. Shortly after visiting for the first time, I signed on as youth leader and my husband Shane started singing at Sunday services. We soon became fully immersed in this wonderful place that we now call our second home. Over the years, I filled various roles at the church teaching Christian Formation classes to all ages and also starting up St. Mark's Preschool located here on campus. I will continue to minister to our Island's prekindergarten students at the preschool and also work in my new but familiar role as Family Minister.
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Check out the videos from Jamstack Conf Virtual, May 27. Watch the presentations
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I've got a new book in the works called "Beneath White Clouds." This one is a sci-fi romp about a man whose idyllic existence in a city in the sky is shattered when he falls beneath the clouds. What should be a dead, ruined world below turns out to be stranger than he ever could have imagined – and certainly nothing at all like the line he'd been fed by the man all his life.
George comes back up with an uncomfortable truth to tell and discovers everyone would rather question his sanity than admit to being party to evil. It's so much easier that way.
What will you find in this book? Good stuff. Hackers, goths, bureaucrats, AIs, biomechs, GMOs, post-apoc, familial dysfunction, nostalgia, big dreams, dark consequences, a self-aware plushy toy who really just hates everything. At the middle of it all, a guy with the odd notions that the truth is good and slavery and genocide are bad.
Before self-publishing, I'm taking a chance on a radical new publisher – Inkshares. They've replaced the traditional slushpile with a crowdfunding model. If enough people pledge to buy a book-to-be, Inkshares says "A'ight, the people want this. Let's edit it, shiny it up, and put it out there."
It is neat.
Find Beneath White Clouds on Inkshares.
The project is up and running, collecting pre-order pledges. As of now I have the drafts of the first four chapters up for your perusal. Take a gander, make some comments. I welcome any and all feedback. If you're intrigued, hit the 'follow' link to keep up with updates and new chapters. If you really like what you see, then please pre-order. And if you'd like to help me out, I greatly appreciate you sharing this project with anyone you know through all your favorite social media and good old-fashioned word-of-mouth.
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New South Wales to Up Domestic Welfare Standards
The state will now require animal-welfare officers to monitor practices at all local slaughterhouses.
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Today, Australian state New South Wales is unveiling new animal-welfare standards for its slaughterhouses, after a February edition of national news program Lateline exposed shocking instances of the abuse of pigs and cows. The Lateline footage, captured at a facility close to Sydney, depicts multiple breaches of the country's Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, prompting widespread outrage from both the public and government authorities. As a result, each slaughterhouse will now be required to hire a designated animal-welfare officer to oversee operations and ensure that workers are conducting themselves properly. However, some activists fear that the changes aren't enough, particularly because hiring decisions will be made in-house. Instead, they are urging NSW officials to install closed-circuit cameras designed to provide constant surveillance.
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Post # 341 What A Crazy TimeFebruary 18, 2015 at 3:49 PM | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Post # 341 What A Crazy Time
This has been a crazy time for us all. Winter suddenly hit with gale force winds and all the subsequent fun stuff to deal with. I meant snow. Lots of it. We're not near Boston or New Brunswick kind of snow, but more than we're used to dealing with.
First, almost exactly a week ago, we had an ice storm in the overnight hours when normal human beings are asleep. I knew we were supposed to get something, but have seen these things bypass us many times. We live right on the line of bad weather and no weather events. Typically, it's no weather event. So, at 5:45am when I looked and saw everything looked wet. I didn't think ice.
It was ice.
And the dogs were pulling on the leashes.
I hit a patch and went down. Hard. On cement. The back of my head hit the cement porch step and I saw stars for a few seconds. Partner/Spouse was in the shower so I couldn't holler for help. It was 5:45 am so no neighbors were about so I couldn't holler for help. So I lay there for a few seconds trying to asses whether or not anything was broken, bleeding, or otherwise compromised.
Then Jack, our little black cocker spaniel sidled over to me with his tail stub wagging and licked me on the face. Buddy, the little Boston Terrier (we call him the Terrorist) was in the yard not far from we looking confused since things weren't progressing normally. Dusty, our larger gold cocker spaniel, the only sensible dog we have, was pooping in the middle of the yard. He had a mission and nothing was going to deter him. I managed to get inside and holler for Partner/Spouse before settling down on a kitchen chair and putting my head on my arms.
No broken bones, no major blood loss (some minor cuts and scrapes), but a massively hurting left leg and left wrist. Had to take several days to rest and get back into the swing of things.
And, of course, Mother Nature wasn't done. Bitterly cold winds swept in. Just after the ice melted, and Dusty could stop peeing off the porch and actually go into the yard, the wind started. Temps plunged to single digits. The only way to stay warm was to not go outside and to drink Hot Toddies and eat homemade soup.
Then it snowed. We've had a dusting or two, but nothing really bad till Monday night. Even the bit we got wasn't bad in our part of the world. I didn't measure it, but it was less than six inches. BUT, it had to be dealt with and I was the one home. So, with my wrist brace on, and a game expression on my face, I shouldered my trusty snow shovel and plunged in. Two minutes later, I took the wrist brace off cuz it was getting in the way, and put on an Ace bandage. Three minutes later, I took the Ace bandage off and just shoveled my heart out.
Then I came inside, took a shower, savored another Hot Toddy at 2 in the afternoon, and felt all warm and cozy as I watched the snow plow cruise by and undo all my hard work. To be fair, it undid all the hard work for all my neighbors, too.
So today, I'm watching the sun rapidly melt the powdery white stuff and turn the yard into a giant slush bowl and wondering how I can live in a place the declared an Emergency Situation out of the threat of the possibility of another half inch of snow falling tonight? And my wrist hurts.
Oh, you heard me say Hot Toddy? Wondering when I was going to get around to that?
Hot Toddy is just a simple hot drink with spirits in it. The hot drink can be as simple as hot water, but that wouldn't have a very good flavor. Mostly it's hot coffee or hot tea, but in my house, it's usually hot chocolate because, well, you know, chocolate. Sugar and some hard liquor is added to the hot drink, and it's served like that. But if you have a roaring fire to sit in front of and soft music in the background, it's better.
There are lots of different recipes for a Hot Toddy. Hot Buttered Rum is probably the easiest. I've tasted that and to my thinking, it's disgusting. Warm some rum with a few spices (or not) and float a pat of butter on top. It's like drinking melted butter in rum.
The most common spirits to use are whiskey, rum, or brandy. Lemon features in most of the recipes I've ever seen. Honey is another ingredient that's pretty common. Spices can be as simple as a cinnamon stick, to a whole bouquet garni you mix to your own tastes.
A close friend drinks hot chocolate or hot coffee with chocolate syrup, Bailey's Irish Cream, brandy, and whipped cream.
In our house, it's usually hot chocolate and brandy. And a dessert on the side.
Well, enjoy your winter and your snow. Have a Hot Toddy on me and watch out for the ice!
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As the day went on we could feel the full force of a wind storm blow dust in from the desert. The clear blue sky evaporated and was replaced by air so thick with sand we almost had to chew it. Small pools of mud gathered in the corners of our eyes as we blinked to see through the thick heavy air that was whipping around us.
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Yesterday a group of us took a day trip to a city close by that is known for its warmer temperatures. We were able to trade in our winter coats for a day as we played hide- and-go-seek around a two thousand year old city.
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Chinese state media continued its attack on India over the Dalai Lama's recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh, claiming the residents of the northeastern Indian state were suffering under India's "illegal rule".
"Under India's illegal rule, the residents of Southern Tibet live difficult lives, face various kinds of discrimination, and look forward to returning to China," the official China Daily said in an opinion piece on Wednesday (12 April). China refers to Arunachal Pradesh as Southern Tibet.
China's foreign ministry and state media repeatedly voiced the country's opposition to the Dalai Lama's week-long trip to the border region of Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh last week, warning that it would "seriously damage" relations between India and China.
Arunachal Pradesh shares its border with Tibet, which China has claimed as its own territory. Beijing reportedly fears that the Dalai Lama's visit to the state could embolden Tibetans, who have been demanding independence from Chinese rule for many decades. The demand has the backing of the spiritual leader.
The Buddhist monk's trip has once again put the Tawang region "in the spotlight", the editorial said, calling the residents of Arunachal Pradesh "illegal Indian occupiers".
Tawang happens to be the birth place of the sixth Dalai Lama in 1683 and is at the centre of Tibetan Buddhism.
"The region was separated from China by the so-called McMahon Line in the early 1900s, a line the then foreign secretary of the British India, Henry McMahon, proposed as part of the Simla Accord, a treaty that was never validated," the newspaper observed.
It added that the Dalai Lama's visit only showed that he could not wait any further to "give away Tawang district" to India in exchange for India's support for the "survival of his separatist group". China considers the Tibetan and his followers separatists as they demand freedom from the mainland.
"He just hopes to add weight to his identity as a 'son of India' by selling the territory to India this time, ignoring the trouble he is making for the settlement of China-India border issues, regional peace and stability," the paper said.
When the spiritual leader was in Tawang on 5 April, China's foreign ministry warned the Indian side not to hype sensitive issues between Delhi and Beijing.
The China Daily went to state that the Tibetan monk's visit was a "testimony to his betrayal of himself, the people, the country, as well as regional peace".
Both the sides have been negotiating to resolve the territorial dispute over the 3,488-km border for more than 20 years but an agreement has remained elusive.


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Storage software giant Veritas is gathering together its top regional partners from across the GCC, North Africa and the Levant for a summit in Bahrain today. The event is designed to showcase the company's storage software vision for 2004 and beyond.
Storage software giant Veritas is gathering together its top regional partners from across the GCC, North Africa and the Levant for a partner summit in Bahrain designed to showcase the company's storage vision for 2004. During the seminar, held on May 6th 2004, Veritas senior management is presenting partners with information on the latest technologies available and discussing regional trends in the storage market.
"The analyst community has made it clear that software is the fastest-growing element of the storage industry," said Katie Spurgeon, channel manager at Veritas Middle East. "This channel summit gives Veritas' regional channel a better understanding of our comprehensive solution portfolio, how their customers in the Middle East can leverage those solutions and industry sectors in which new sales opportunities may be emerging here."
At the event, Veritas will highlight its full line-up of products including the company's data protection range, which is the benchmark for data backup and recovery. The benefits to businesses include protection of critical data, simplified management of data backup and recovery, and consistent, reliable data protection.
Utility computing will also be a major focus for the summit in Bahrain. Independent research carried out by Veritas claims that up to 79% of businesses surveyed in the Middle East are deploying internal service level agreements that form the basis of deploying IT as a utility.
Communicating the strategic vision to partners is a vital piece of the channel development process. These types of events give the channel the skills and knowledge to display to their customers and pursue upsell opportunities. Storage solutions remains a complex area involving software, services and hardware. It is this complexity, coupled with strong demand for storage solutions, which provides Middle East channel partners with compelling margin opportunities.


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The fourth flight by the Annapolis Royal Space Agency floated off without a hitch Saturday.
The group, made up of students and staff from Annapolis West Education Centre and members of the community, launched a high-altitude balloon with a payload of sensors, cameras and a 3D replica of town crier Peter Crofton Davies shortly before 9 a.m.
The balloon was designed to burst once it climbed to 30 kilometres in the upper atmosphere, and fall back to earth.
The group this year decided to incorporate an art project as well, sealing a balloon of paint in the capsule above a canvas. The tube containing the balloon was lined with several razor blades, so that when the paint balloon expanded at higher altitudes it would be cut open and flow to the canvas. The result will be displayed at ARTsPlace gallery as part of the opening of an exhibit called To the Moon and Back
Final preparations Saturday morning included making sure the two cameras and batteries were working, and that the batteries used to power everything were sealed tightly inside the styrofoam capsule, which also held hand warmers as heaters.
The helium-filled balloon was moved to the school's soccer field, where it was released on what was planned to be a three-hour flight that would end somewhere off Highway 8 in West Dalhousie.
Grade 11 student Elsa Hafting has worked on the project in three of its four years. She said she always looks forward to seeing the footage.
She said the projects have given her an interest in science and that is what she plans to study after high school, but isn't sure yet what field she will choose.
Her brother, Finn, is a Grade 12 student who has spent all four years on the project.
"It teaches a lot of teamwork skills and creates interest in computer programming," he said. "In Grade 9, I didn't know that you could program small chips to track packages like this, and now I'm making GPS trackers in my computer programming class at school."
The Annapolis Royal Space Agency, made up of Annapolis West Education Centre students & staff and community members,launched their 4th space balloon this morning. It will take photos and measurements from up to 30,000 meters. pic.twitter.com/gWIEnBxqiL— Ian Fairclough (@iancfairclough) June 22, 2019
He plans to move on to engineering and robotic systems after he graduates.
Last year was the first time the agency was able to launch and retrieve the capsule in the same day. One year it dropped in the ocean after a flight issue, and another time it sat in a field until the location transmitter started working again.
The flight plan this year, based on the jet stream and the trade winds, had it landing tens of kilometres away instead of hundreds.
"There's a weird storm that's almost created a vortex around here," Smith said after the launch. "It's going up and it just spirals and never really gets pulled in any direction. It sits right here and then corkscrews up and comes down that way."
As a teacher, he said, it's exciting to see the excitement in students taking part.
"There's so much work putting everything together, but when you get the footage back, it's the footage that will shock you, to see that you sent something up and have that view is very, very, very cool."
The capsule will record wind, temperature and pressure inside and outside.
Despite an unexpected foray over the Bay of Fundy that caused some anxious moments, Elsa Hafting said Saturday afternoon that the capsule landed safely in the woods in the Mickey Hill area of Annapolis County.
"It was at the top of a tree," she said. "It wasn't too bad, but we had to cut the tree down to get it."
As an added bonus, the team was able to see the capsule and parachute coming down.
"We were in the perfect spot where we could see it go past us as it came down," she said. "We've never seen that before, so it was really cool."
She said the painting "looks amazing," as does the footage from the cameras, which has been downloaded.
More information from the project and the results will be available on the group's Facebook page.


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In celebration of Prince's 56th birthday today,the artist in on the threshold of a huge comeback on Warner Bros. At the same time,this is not the first time he has been in such a position since the turn of the 21st century. Since Prince is now securely in the position of being the type of legacy artist in his field that he once musically admired? I am going to be presenting two reviews of the albums that symbolized Prince's last major comeback about a decade ago. Enjoy!
First off THE best thing on this CD is the title track-an as pure-as-funk-can-be distillation of all of Prince's musical influences-a trip back to funk 101.When I first heard the CD a couple years back I was slightly disappointed,expecting an album of songs just as funky.For one critical moment I forgot what Prince was all about-musical eclecticism.This album is free of is the heavy rap/hip-hip type funk of some of his symbol era recordings.Luckily a new wave of pop artists have taken Prince's classic sound as a base for their own and 'Musicology' finds him taking back that sound,representing Prince getting back to home plate in terms of his music-that means his freewheeling mixture of funk,soul and rock styles and everything in between.
"Illusion,Coma,Pimp & Circumstance" and "Life Of The Party" are both catchy,upbeat dance songs with a lot of programming and synthesizers,but they are used in a fairly organic fashion. Both.Both are about what is new and progressive in funk rather then the old school retro style of the title cut.The main styles used on this album are a series of sexy ballads based in classic 60's soul,"Call My Name",On The Couch" and "Dear Mr.Man" all put a great Princely spin on an old style.One of the most impressive songs here is the eerie "What Do U Want Me 2 Do"-another great example of a well crafted song with no musical boundaries that Prince does so well,with a very complicated rhythm pattern.Most of the rest of the album explores Prince's patented pop-rock sound on such hard edged tunes as "A Million Days" and "If Eye Was The Man In Ur Life",both showcasing Prince's multifarious ability on the electric guitar and his great rock n roll shouting.And he delivers one of the very best pop records of his career with the peppy "Cinnamon Girl",on my top ten list of favorite Prince songs actually and sounds very timeless.
The final cut "Reflection" is just beautiful-a pleasant,radio friendly pop/soul/folk ballad that's very gentle and attention grabbing.Having been released twenty years after his "Purple Rain" album this shows the music world that Prince has actually taught the mainstream audience of his generation some important musical lessons-that despite radio categorizing and such the barriers between funk,soul,rock,folk and jazz are not as big as they seem to be-even though each tend to have their own audience and are usually referred to apart Prince has found a way to bring them all together into one style AND get people to enjoy them over the years.And despite whatever angry,political rock-hip hop/funk that TAFKAP tended to specialize in Prince was always there bubbling under the surface.'Musicology' is a new beginning for Prince,a journey he started at the beginning of the millennium by taking his name back and (finally) his music.
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To me as a Prince fan of twenty years I was glad to see in Rolling Stone that '3121' got to Number 1-it's been awhile.But Prince's latest CD's since his post TAFKAP days have been a bit of a mixed bag.So I got this for my birthday and just slapped and on and BOY I must say I am impressed.But you have to put this CD on good stereo headphones-it burns.My opinion?Prince still has the nack for genre bending.And yes-'3121' has certain elements of his 80's sound,namely the synthisized hooks and the heavy pop hooks.But Prince has changed his mind about the musical styles he uses for the now patened 'Prince' sound (he really just deserves a genre of his now)-classic funk is still the base but the rock blends in more and the jazz and new Brazillian elements are actually put into play,and (thankfully) the hip hop stuff is dead.As always variety continues to be the spice of Prince.
The title song is very deep, bassy and mysterious but "Lolita" burns with a harder,sexier funk and has a great tune attached to it."Te Amo Corazon" is lovely,gentle latin pop jazz and very sudtle."Black Sweat" is the big hit-it's a fairly contemporary variation of the 1986 era Prince sound that produced "Kiss" and "Girls And Boys" but is much darkly sexier in tone."Incence and Candles" as well as the more uptempo "Love" and "The Word" take a more contemporary taste on funk but it's no in Prince's orbit it's barely noticable."Satisfied" is terrific-one of Prince most passionate forays into classic 60's soul with some great belting and Hammond Organ and very cleverly written."Fury" is the one tune that harkens all the way back to 80's Prince music with it's funk-rock pop mixture.The final three songs here are actually some of the best here-"Beautiful,Loved And Blessed" is very bouncy and hummable-Tamar takes lead and raps (a little) and does a good job.
"The Dance" has a latin feel too but tries at a type of music Prince hasn't really done before-the kind of Brazilian funk-jazz fusion Sheila E,George Duke.Airto and Flora Purim were doing in the 70's."Get On The Boat" is a terrific way to cap off-Maceo rips a solo through a cut totally worthy of James Brown-Prince himself even takes some grace notes from The Godfather himself.After all these years of hits and misses Prince is still THE MAN when it comes to his craft and at the very least '3121' finds him at the top of his game.I do not know if it is marriage or his new religion that have inspired him and besides these could all be songs that existed in his vaults since the 80's.But not likely-Prince is someone who seems to revel in letting the public here his latest material rather then relaying on his legendary vaults,which he only did briefly in the late 90's during his post Warner Brothers slump.'3121′ merges the old with the new-it reaches out to young listeners with it's bassy sonics,dancibility and use of technology as well as reaching out to more (shall I say) adult contemporary listeners looking to hear music from someone they grew up with-hard to believe Prince is lumped in with that age group now.And for those who just want to get funky?This like ANY Prince album is just the ticket.But it more then lives up to the hype and if he keeps moving on from this direction this could be the beginning of a new commercial comeback for his music.
Original Review From May 25th,2006
*Here are links to the original reviews.
For 'Musicology'- http://www.amazon.com/review/R1N3RE80DZWGUA/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B0001XTRCI
For '3121'- http://www.amazon.com/review/R1HDH29CYRI5VJ/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B000E97HIA


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The Role:Site Safety Engineer Based in Antwerp with travel UK and Europe Permanent position € Purpose of the job: The purpose of the Safety Engineer is to ensure that Project meets National International and internal standards and deliver safe and a reliable plant to the planned cost and schedule. The role will contribute in the SHE discipline within the project and provide functional support and guidance to the project managers and process safety engineers, including hand over and integration of activities with the site safety and SHE team that will work to ensure safety during operation. Required profile: Specific Role Requirements: * Degree qualified and chartered or equivalent in appropriate engineering discipline * Several years' experience in Chemical, Oil and gas or Petrochemical setting * Level 1 Safety Advisor as per Belgian Legislation * Good knowledge of the national laws, European guidelines and international HSSE standards * Sound knowledge of key discipline areas including: * HAZOP, QRA and LOPA * Process Safety Consequence Analysis * Machine Safety In general, personnel will require the following skills: * Fluent Dutch communication skills * Good English communication skills. * Excellent team player * Strong interpersonal, communication and influencing skills * Strong planning and organizing ability * Highly motivated, achievement oriented * Able to define and prioritize issues and then solve the problems through networking with other team members or external sources * Willing and flexibility to travel Responsibilities: The role reports to the HSSE Manager. The role responsibilities include: Pre-FEED Study Role: * Support the HSSE Manager to develop a clear and concise set of SHE standards which meet National and International standards. FEED Study Role: * To support the project HSSE Manager in the performance of his/her duties. * Support the layout of the site relating to safe operability and accessibility. * Work closely with the Process Engineers and Process Safety Engineers and advise them about SHE issues during design. * Advise and monitor all SHE and procurement work performed by the FEED Contractors and other third party designers/vendors, ensuring that all work satisfies Safety specifications and standards. * Participate in the SHE reviews of all FEED Contractors' and vendor systems, processes and procedures, including PEPs, Quality Plans, etc. for Safety aspects. * Provide the project team input into the preparation, review and approval of Procurement procedures, the Project Supplier List, contractor/vendor pre-qualification, Purchase Requisitions, Invitations to Tender, etc. * Provide Process Engineers and Process Safety Engineering input into tender clarification/evaluation, contractor/vendor selection and contract/purchase order negotiation and placement, ensuring all activities are carried out in accordance with the Code of Conduct and SHE standards. * Lead audits related to the SHE discipline of the FEED contractors and support audits from outside parties. EPC Role: * Responsibilities generally as above (but now related to working with the EPC Contractor) * Ensure the facilities are designed, built and commissioned in compliance with all relevant statutory and regulations. * Support the EPC Contractor and vendors to develop fit-for-purpose ITPs for equipment, packages and bulk material supply, auditing vendor compliance as required * Support the EPC Contractor to develop fit-for-purpose ITPs for fabrication and construction, auditing contractor compliance as required * Monitor vendor performance on all SHE matters, visiting vendor shops technical queries are resolved in a proper and timely manner, visiting vendor shops as appropriate * Support the QA Manager in resolving SHE non-conformances, concession requests, etc. * Liaise closely with the EPC Contractor personnel at the Module Fabrication Yard(s) and Construction Site on all SHE matters, ensuring SHE issues are resolved in a proper and timely manner. Manage the relevant interface(s) with the client's stakeholders, ensuring the operations function is well-prepared for eventual project ownership, including the timely handover of the agreed SHE deliverables to support training, operations and maintenance procedure development, Maintenance Management System population, etc.About Fircroft:Fircroft has been placing people in specialist technical industries for approaching half a century, focusing on mid to senior level engineers for contract and permanent roles worldwide. By applying for this job you give consent for Fircroft to contact you, via email & telephone, to discuss your application along with future positions and Fircroft's services.
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Latitude: 51.749 / 51°44'56"N
Longitude: 0.0587 / 0°3'31"E
OS Eastings: 542210
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OS Grid: TL422075
Mapcode National: GBR LDT.9NC
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Plus Code: 9F32P3X5+HF
Entry Name: Granary at Tylers Cross Farmhouse
Listing Date: 4 July 1984
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1182259
English Heritage Legacy ID: 118826
Location: Roydon, Epping Forest, Essex, CM19
County: Essex
District: Epping Forest
Civil Parish: Roydon
Built-Up Area: Broadley Common
Traditional County: Essex
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Church of England Parish: Roydon St Peter
Church of England Diocese: Chelmsford
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Former US Government Lead Cyber Official Set to Speak in Atlanta
The fourth annual Enterprise Mobility Exchange, East Coast event, taking place between the 7 - 9 July, at the Loews Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia is beginning to generate significant excitement throughout the community.
One of the main reasons for this is due to the increasingly impressive speaker faculty, which is growing in credibility and seniority with each new addition.
Among those already confirmed to lead one of the more the cutting edge and prominent sessions at the event is Andy Purdy, Chief Security Officer of Huawei Technologies USA.
Andy Purdy joined Huawei Technologies USA as Chief Security Officer in July 2012. Within his role, Purdy oversees Huawei USA's cyber security assurance strategy and systems, and supports the critical global security system adopted by all of the company's business groups and departments, including research and development, supply chain, marketing and sales, project delivery and technical service.
A highly experienced professional within this discipline, Purdy worked as Chief Cyber Security Strategist for Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) before joining Huawei USA. In this role he provided strategic input to the development and implementation of a company-wide initiative to address the cyber security needs of CSC's global client base, and worked in national and international venues to drive cyber public policy and awareness.
Purdy was also a member of the White House staff team that helped to draft the US National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace in 2003. He later went to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to help form and launch the National Cyber Security Division (NCSD), and the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), where he later served as acting director between 2004 and 2006, as the then-lead cyber official at DHS and the lead cyber official of the US government.
Purdy will be leading the event's 'Security Masterclass', which will focus on finding a balance between security and usability for mobile solutions within the enterprise setting.
This session will give the audience the opportunity to hear from leading information security professionals about their experience and insight into what is one of the highest priorities for any mobile deployments.
Purdy's involvement in the session is set to draw on the relevance of Huawei's long-term commitment to provide innovative and secure products and solutions to US operators and customers. For more information, you can visit the website to view the full agenda.


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Paul A. Miller Papers
Collection Number: A&M.3122
Overview Professional papers, correspondence, books, serials, and photographs documenting the professional career of Paul A. Miller, who served as president of West Virginia University, 1962-66. The material also deals with Miller's work as a graduate student, professor, and provost at Michigan State University, 1946-61; his tenure as assistant secretary for education in the Department of Health, Education & Welfare; and his term as president of Rochester Institute of Technology, 1969-79....
Dates: 1946-2010
West Virginia Labor Federation AFL-CIO Papers
Collection Number: A&M.1658
Overview The West Virginia Labor Federation AFL-CIO, which was formed in 1958, includes the records of those organizations which preceded it: the West Virginia Industrial Union Council (CIO) and the West Virginia State Federation of Labor, unofficially and more commonly known as the West Virginia Federation of Labor (AFL). There is from the AFL affiliate Congressional correspondence; officers' files (president and secretary-treasurer); delegate convention files; financial records; auditors' reports; and...
Dates: 1897-1972
West Virginia Labor Federation AFL-CIO Papers
Collection Number: A&M.0160
Overview Executive council minutes and proceedings, correspondence, and printed material of the state organization of the American Federation of Labor founded in 1903. Papers include congressional correspondence, 1950-1957; correspondence of President E. A. Carter, 1949-1957; a few papers of H. M. Rogers, 1905-1959, and Frank W. Snyder, 1906-1911; records of the Parkersburg Central Trades and Labor Council, 1924-1942; and a typescript copy of the minutes of the Wheeling Typographical Union.
Dates: 1905-1959


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The cooperation between Umno and PAS is not a political gimmick, but a sincere collaboration for the sake of Islam, the Malays and the country, said Bagan Datuk Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
He said both parties should be sincere to cooperate and had no hidden agenda in doing so.
The former deputy prime minister said he believed PAS was sincere in wanting to cooperate with Umno for the sake of Islam.
He said PAS and Umno should forget their past rivalry and be far-sighted.
"Before the 14th general election (GE14), there had been talks for the PAS-Umno cooperation, but PAS decided to stand alone.
"Barisan Nasional (BN) lost in GE14 because of the three-cornered fight…a price we have to pay dearly," he said at a leadership discourse on Umno-PAS cooperation which was also attended by Bagan PAS leader Datuk Misbahul Munir Masduki last night.
Ahmad Zahid, who is also Bagan Datuk Umno division leader, said the positive side of BN's defeat was that it made Umno, together with PAS, to become Opposition parties and for the two parties to know who were their true friends.
He said so far, no decision had been reached on the "tahaluf siyasi" (political cooperation) between Umno and PAS and that the matter was also not discussed during his meeting with PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang in Pasir Salak recently.


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Apartemen Puri Park View Apartment unit PPVC197Strategic location, affordable prices as well as complete facilities are the advantage of Puri Park View Apartment. This apartment is near with shopping centers such as Lippo Mall Puri, Puri Indah Mall, and FoodHall Kebon Jeruk. So, the residents can easily fulfill their daily needs. Besides that, from this apartment you can easily access JORR Highway and Kebon Jeruk Highway and near with hospitals, culinary center, and international schools as well.
Located on the 25th floor, this Puri Park View Apartment unit can be a smart choice for you. Facing the city, this unit already in fully furnished condition equipped with AC Dining Set, and TV. While in the kitchen has provided a Refrigerator. Even better, this unit is already installed with the capacity of electric power that fits with the needs of electronics provided in this unit, so you don't need to fear power shortage
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I am currently pursuing my dreams to travel the world. My plan is to stay on the road for 6 months or so and then see where life takes me. As I read, there are 195 countries across 7 continents in this world to choose from.
|Where I Have Been
Travel Dream
|Cambodia, China, Dubai-UAE, Hong Kong, Macao, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
|Iran, Pakistan, Qatar, South Korea, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Tibet
|Botswana, Kenya, South Africa, Mauritius, Morocco
|North America
|Arizona (Grand Canyon), California (Los Angeles, San Francisco), Nevada (Las Vegas), New York – USA
|USA Road trip – 50 states drive, Canada, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico
|South America
|Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Galapagos islands – Ecuador, Inca Trail & Machu Picchu -Peru, Uruguay
|Adventure cruise in Antartica
|Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Monaco, Scotland, Spain, Turkey, UK
|Amsterdam, Greece, Ireland -UK, Switzerland, Norway, Russia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sweden
|Australia/ Oceania
|Sydney, Pebbly Beach – Australia, Auckland – New Zealand, French Polynesia
|Gold Coast, Cairns, Darwin, Adelaide, Hobart, Perth, Melbourne – Australia. Milford Sound, Waiheke Island, Christchurch, Queenstown – New Zealand, Fiji
I never really dared to give up everything and just leave. I always thought that stability is the most important part of my life. I wanted to have a good job, a career. I wanted to have enough savings for the old age, a house, some investments, and I always wish to be near to my families.
However, I am no longer on the same page, and I believe I should take advantage of the time I have now. I must take chances before it may be too late, there is no better day than today to start living out my dreams.
I quit my job, with a lot of pain in my heart, because I truly love what I'm doing and I love the people I work with. I am often the only woman in the group, and I enjoyed the "bro" bonds with each and every one of them. After two decades, it's hard to say goodbye.
My first stop would be Italy in February. Nicky and I plan on getting to Venice Carnival which will be held in a week's time. I thought of buying costumes and masks from the online website, but Nicky said the costumes are not authentic. So, I do hope that I could rent something in Italy, in my size. If not, someone will get pinched.
February is also a month of hearts, love, and valentines. And in the town of Romeo and Juliet – Verona, the streets in the city center will be decorated with red hearts. That's a place to witness the love and fascinating warm atmosphere. I'm so excited!
I hope to attend the Italian language school, and then discover more parts of beautiful Italy, before moving on to other parts of Europe. I have always wanted to visit Ireland, and from there repeat my visit to Scotland. Despite the cold weather, Scotland is very beautiful. I want to come back to the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
I hope I would be able to visit my dream destinations. I am so fortunate that I can go almost anywhere with my Singapore passport without a visa. Of all my dream destinations, I only need a visa for Pakistan and Russia, and visa on arrival for few others.
I am keeping my options open, I don't know where I will be and how long I will go. But I will always come back to visit my close-knit families. They are everything to me.


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Asha and the Spirit Bird - Jasbinder Bilan
with Jasbinder Bilan
Children's Literature Event
Asha lives in the foothills of the Himalayas. Money is tight and she misses her papa who works in the city. When he suddenly stops sending his wages, a ruthless moneylender ransacks their home and her mother talks of leaving.
From her den in the mango tree, Asha makes a pact with her best friend, Jeevan, to find her father and make things right. But the journey is dangerous: they must cross the world's highest mountains and face hunger, tiredness - even snow leopards.
And yet, Asha has the unshakeable sense that the spirit bird of her grandmother - her nanijee - will be watching over her.
About the author
Jasbinder won The Times Chickenhouse Fiction Prize for her debut Asha And The Spirit Bird in 2017.
Jasbinder studied for an MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University, which is where she began writing her magical adventure Asha And The Spirit Bird.
She was born in India close to the Himalayas on the family farm. Her mum told her that she was born in a stable which all her brothers and sisters think is very funny!
On the farm they had lots of animals including a grumpy camel and a monkey called Oma who they adopted and became part of the family. Oma used to love carrying Jasbinder's brother off to the neem tree in the farm-yard where she would rock him to sleep in her arms.
One of the things that Jasbinder's family used to love doing was to sit outside under the starriest of skies, build a big fire and make pop-corn. This is when her uncles and grandma (her majee) would tell stories. Even though she was only a baby, it was those nights that gave her a love for the magic of stories.
When she was one and a half her family moved from India to Nottingham. But India was kept alive by continuing to talk about the farm and all the funny things that happened there during big family feasts.
'Fantastic debut...uplifting adventure...fire and fury...Bilan creates a vivid world.' - Alex O'Connell - The Times Review Children'd Book of the Week - 02.03.19
'An evocative debut...weaves ancient Hindu beliefs into a fast-past quest...satisfyingly classic in feel.' - Imogen Russell-Williams - Guardian - Books of the Month 25.01.19


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Yesterday Brazil Superior Court of Justice (STJ) denied patent term extension for two pipeline patents. One product is pramipexole which is protected by PP1100678-1 and another product is Dipyridamole and Aspirin which is protected by PP1100593-3 . Both the patents are from Karl Thomae GmbH (Boehringer).
The pramipexole patent (PP1100678-1) expires actually on 22/12/2004 but the patent term extension requested till 16/12/2010, and the dipyridamole patent (PP1100593-3) expires on 13/08/2006 but the patent term extension requested till 09/07/2012.
This decision is also in line with earlier decisions on patent term extension for Pipeline patents (sildenafil, Atorvastatin, Imatinib & Clopidogrel). Pipeline patents of brazil will expires 20 years from the first filing date (ie priority date).
Updated 13/07/2011
Another pipeline patent term extension is refused and INPI's view on pipeline patent system is upheld. Dronedarone is protected by PP1100771-0KB1 in Brazil and it expires on August 2010. Generally, patent term for pipeline patents will be calculated from first priority date of parent country. Since many patent applicant re-filed the patent application abandoning earlier filed applications or first filed during Jan 1, 1995 to May 14, 1997, to get benefited from pipeline patent system.
In dronedarone case, the earlier application was filed on 05/08/1991 as PI9103354-3 A2 (Abandoned) and which was re-filed as pipeline patent application on 12/05/1997 and granted as PP1100771-0K B1.


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Foxie - Springboard West Music Festival
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We hand select 40 of the most talented, emerging artists, out of thousands of applicants, to receive 2 full days of training from some of the industry's top executives during our Band Bootcamp.
We close out day 3 with our Band & Brew Crawl on Sat, Jan 11th in Ocean Beach! Artists take the insight they've received and put on the show of their careers for fans and mentors on 4 different stages in OB.
As an attendee, you'll get a card to mark off the artists you see perform as you go around from Winston's, The Holding Company, The Harp, to OB Brewery discovering new music. Then turn your cards back in at the OB Brewery when you're finished to win awesome prizes from our community partners. And don't forget to try our Springboard West collaboration brew available at each of the venues.
General Admission Tickets includes entrance into all 4 venues, a lanyard and game card.
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|Source: NBK website. Salary Portal services
include remote transfer of salary.
"NBK is always looking for simple and convenient solutions to make banking easier and more efficient for our customers," said Faisal Al-Fulaij, Deputy Head of Business Banking National Bank of Kuwait, "We take a lot of time to know our customers' needs and create innovative, easy-to-use products to that end."
With the NBK Salary Portal companies can transfer monthly allowances or salaries each month remotely. The salary portal then processes the salaries and creates a record of the payments which is then automatically sent to the Social Affairs and Labor Ministry of Kuwait. This simplifies compliance with government regulations and also creates an audit trail while reducing errors or inconsistencies. NBK charges KD1 per salary for the service.
NBK has 13 dedicated business banking hubs around the country including at the Head Office, Surra, Shuwaikh, Al Tadamoun, Mubarak Al-Kabeer, Jabriya, Arraya Tower 2 (fifth floor), Fintas, Salwa, Sharq, Al Ghazzali, Ras Salmiya and Hawally. The hubs are staffed with relationship officers dedicated to serving the needs of business banking clients. NBK Business Banking also offers point of sale, business credit cards, online banking, insurance, business loans, letters of credit and guarantee and local bill services.


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Re: LinearProgramming question (speed problem)
- To: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Subject: [mg12016] Re: LinearProgramming question (speed problem)
- From: "Culioli JC" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 03:40:51 -0400
- Organization: Ecole des Mines de Paris
- References: <email@example.com>
Sean Coffey a écrit dans le message <email@example.com>... >Can anyone help on how to use LinearProgramming for not-so-small >problems? > >I have a program with about 80 variables and about 120 constraints, >everything real. This just sits for more than a day on every machine >I have tried it on. (I have run Mathematica 2.2.2 on a PowerMac 8000, >and Mathematica 3.0 on a fast mainframe here.) > >The next smaller version, with 64 variables and 90 constraints, takes >just a few minutes on the mainframe. > >These are pretty small linear programs, so is there some memory limit I >need to raise, or a faster version of the LinearProgramming command? > If I were you, I would download a third party lp program like lp_solve and use Mathematica to produce the problem. Call the the lp program with Run[], if it works on your machine. I have used this to solve problems with "zillions" of variables using CPLEX , Mathematica providing the manipulation environment to create these problems, displaying the solution, etc. Have a look at : http://plato.la.asu.edu/guide.html to choose your lp program. Cheers.


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Bianca, a tenth grader has never gone on a date, but she isn't allowed to go out with boys until her older sister gets a boyfriend. The problem is, Kat rubs nearly everyone the wrong way. But Bianca and the guy she has her eye on, Joey, are eager, so Joey fixes Kat up with Patrick, a new kid in town just bitter enough for Kat.WATCH
For lowborn William (Heath Ledger), the son of a poor thatcher, it seems incomprehensible that he could ever realize his childhood dream of knighthood. But one day, at a medieval jousting tournament, fate deals William a shot at the ring. Before long he has reinvented himself as noble Ulrich von Lichtenstein of Gelderland, and is vying for the hand of the beautiful Jocelyn (Shannyn Sossamon). Told against the (by turns) oddball and awe-inspiring world of ...WATCH
While working together near Wyoming's Brokeback Mountain in 1963, sheepherders Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar begin an increasingly passionate affair. But keeping their relationship a secret from their wives proves agonizing and all-consuming.WATCH
A poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle -- and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.WATCH
Heath Ledger, Academy Award (R) nominee (Best Actor, Brokeback Mountain, 2005), stars in the scandalously funny adventure Casanova. After a lifetime of women falling head over heels in love with him, the world's legendary ladies' man (Ledger) meets the love of his life -- the one woman who thinks he's a total heel. Comic chaos ensues in a hilarious whirl of misadventures, disguises, and mistaken identities as the love-struck Casanova tries to win the heart ...WATCH
I Am Heath Ledger is a feature length documentary celebrating the life of Heath Ledger: actor, artist and icon. The documentary provides an intimate look at Heath Ledger through the lens of his own camera as he films and often performs in his own personal journey - extravagant in gesture and in action. It was his creative energy and unshakable willingness to take risks that instilled such an extraordinarily deep love and affection in the ...WATCH
I'm Not There is an unconventional journey into the life and times of Bob Dylan. Six actors portray Dylan as a series of shifting personae-from the public to the private to the fantastical-weaving together a rich and colorful portrait of this ever-elusive American icon.WATCH
"Lords of Dogtown" tells the radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. Stacy Peralta (John Robinson, Elephant), Tony Alva (Victor Rasuk, Raising Victor Vargas) and Jay Adams (Emile Hirsch, The Girl Next Door) are the Z-Boys, a bunch of nobodies until they create a new style of skateboarding that becomes a worldwide phenomenon. But when their hobby becomes ...WATCH
MONSTER'S BALL is a hard-hitting Southern drama tempered by a story of powerful life-changing love. It is the story of Hank (Academy Award winner, Billy Bob Thornton), an embittered prison guard working on Death Row who begins an unlikely but emotionally charged affair with Leticia (Academy Award winner, Halle Berry), the wife of a man under his watch on The Row.WATCH
In the latter part of the 19th century, Australia is still largely untamed. The former penal colony's first-generation Irish immigrant population lives in poverty. Having already experienced police brutality and the death of his father, bushranger Ned Kelly is wrongfully imprisoned on the trumped-up charge of stealing a horse. Emerging a few years later, in 1874, Ned is hardened but vows to stay straight. Rejoining his widowed mother and younger siblings, he makes money for ...WATCH
Matt Damon and Heath Ledger team up to bring you one of the year's most fantastic adventures in this magical tale based on the lives of the legendary storytellers. Will and Jake Grimm (Damon and Ledger) dazzle small towns with their imaginative folklore and elaborate illusions, but when the brothers journey into a real enchanted forest they encounter many of the fantastic characters and thrilling situations found in their beloved fairy tales!WATCH
Visionary filmmaker Christopher Nolan's sequel to the highly successful "Batman Begins," sees Batman (Christian Bale) as he raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a ...WATCH
In the tradition of Braveheart and The English Patient comes this lavish screen epic that combines thrilling adventure, soaring romance and rousing battle sequences. Heath Ledger stars as Harry Feversham, a British soldier with a golden future - until he inexplicably resigns from his regiment. Harry is branded a coward, disowned by his family, his beautiful fiancee (Kate Hudson) and his best friend (Wes Bentley). Heartbroken and abandoned, Harry receives news that his regiment has ...WATCH
A traveling magician sells his daughter to the devil in exchange for a life of extraordinary powers.WATCH
Alex Bernier (Heath Ledger) is a member of an arcane order of priests who is sent to Rome to investigate the mysterious death of the head of this order. The body may be of a Sin Eater, a renegade who offers absolution, last rites and therefore a path to heaven outside the jurisdiction of the church. Alex enlists the aid of his old comrade Father Thomas and of a troubled artist (Shannyn Sossamon) upon whom ...WATCH
In 1776 South Carolina, widower and legendary war hero Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson) finds himself thrust into the midst of the American Revolutionary War as he helplessly watches his family torn apart by the savage forces of the British Redcoats. Unable to remain silent, he recruits a band of reluctant volunteers, including his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel (Heath Ledger), to take up arms against the British. Fighting to protect his family's freedom and his country's ...WATCH
A 19 year old finds himself in debt to a local gangster when some gang loot disappears and sets him on the run from thugs. Meanwhile two street kids start a shopping spree when they find the missing money.WATCH


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Globally, immunization is recognized as the most cost-effective public health intervention. Immunization provides significant savings by avoiding the direct and indirect costs associated with children falling ill from vaaine-preventable diseases (VPDs). Immunization is a good investment because its return is about 44 times the cost of vaccination. Immunization is also important and strategic as it prevents morbidity, mortality, and vulnerability against all vaccine-preventable diseases like tuberculosis, diphtheria, pertussis, hepatitis, haemophilus Influenza, measles, pneumonia, yellow fever, meningitis, diarrhea diseases, etc.
The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey / National Immunization Coverage Survey (MICS/NICS) conducted in Nigeria in 2016/2017 revealed that only 25% (1/4) of eligible children had been fully vaccinated. The implication of this is that 75% (3/4) of children under two years in Nigeria (approx. 5,365,136) were at risk of contracting and dying from VPDs. As a result of this poor performance, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) with support from donors and development partners declared a state of public health concern and set up the National Emergency Routine Immunization Coordination Center (NERICC) on 4" of July 2017 to rapidly revamp routine immunization (RI) performance in the country.
Since 2017, NPHCDA working with donors and development partners (WHO, UNICEF, GAVI, BMGF, US-CDC, AFENET/NSTOP, USAID, CHAI, EU-SIGN, SOLINA and IVAC) has been tracking RI performance in all the thirty-six (36) states and FCT biannually, to monitor the impact of the RI interventions in all communities. This monitoring involves periodic assessment of RI programme performance using PAPA-LQAS (Programme Assessment for Performance management and Action - Lots Quality Assurance Sampling). In the 18 lowest-performing states, PAPA-LQAS is conducted quarterly for a more intensive programme monitoring and timely interventions. The PAPA-LQAS is independently conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) with technical support from the World Health Organization (WHO).
The bi-annual PAPA-LQAS conducted in all the 36 states and FCT indicates a gradual improvement in the RI performance, as shown in Figures 1 & 2 below.
Note: PAPA LQAS results showing the improvement in RI as evidenced by increasing numbers of LGAs in green and decreasing numbers of LGAs in yellow and red.
Colour Code
At least 52 out of the 60 children sampled in the LGA were appropriately immunized. The color green stands for an accepted lot for the LGA
Only 28 to 51 out of 60 children sampled in the WA were appropriately immunized. This is a failed lot
Only 4 to 27 out of 60 children sampled in the LGA were appropriately immunized. This is a failed lot
Only 0 to 3 out of 60 children sampled in the WA were appropriately immunized. This is a failed lot
No data due to security concerns
Note: Between quarter 2 in 2018 to quarter 2 of 2019, the number of LGAs with acceptable RI performance (green color) increased from 111 LGAs to 252 LGAs; while the poorest performing LGAs (orange and red) deceased from 237 to 88. Some LGAs were not sampled due to security concerns
Mat the second Quarter of 2019, only four states (Jigawa, Kano, Yobe and Lagos) have 70% of their LGAs attaining the benchmark as shown in Figure 3 below. On the contrary, none of the LGAs/Area Councils in Oyo, Kwara, Cross River States and FCT has acceptable RI performance at the moment.
Note: The digits in the bar represent the number of LGAs
To sustain the Improvement in RI performance, there is a need to rejuvenate commitment at all levels and strengthen implementation of proven, effective and innovative interventions. The progress recorded in most states can be attributed to the improved commitment and strong leadership in these states. However, some states are still lagging behind for various reasons including weak governance/coordination mechanisms, inadequate or non-release of funds for RI and PHC activities, inadequate human resource for health, weak accountability, lack of awareness/knowledge gap on the importance of immunization by parents and guardians, lack of proper involvement of traditional, religious, political and opinion leaders in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of RI/PHC programmes.
The Management and Board of NPHCDA would like to sincerely appreciate the leadership of His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari for providing the needed resources that led to significant improvement in RI. NPHCDA, donors and development partners would also like to appreciate the efforts of Governors and LGA Chairmen that have also provided the commitment, resources, and leadership that have gone a long way in contributing to the observed improvement in the RI performance in the country.
Nigerians are reassured that NPHCDA, donors and development partners would continue to support states and LGAs to strengthen RI programmes, which are entry points to improving PHC service delivery.
The general public may with to note that this report will be published on a bi-annual basis. For further information and Inquiries on the PAPA-LQAS methodology and how states can improve their performance or any other immunization related issues, please visit the NPHCDA website www.nphcda.gov.ng or call the NERICC center on 0803 123 0415/0803123 0416.
Disclaimer: The general public should note that PAPA-LQAS is not a measure of RI coverage (%) but rather a measure of RI performance and quality. The PAPA-LQAS is a collaborative effort between government and partners to periodically present an independent and objective score card that will enhance programme execution, delivery and accountability at all levels.
Dr. Faisal Shuaib, MBBS, MPH, DrPH
Executive Director/CEO NPHCDA
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New Music from the Monster Boy producer Bankyondbeatz! He Samples Moving On By Asa, A song off her latest album bed of stone. This song is off his debut mixtape Lengendary Reflection set to be released this year!
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text: If you didn't already see my previous post on my adventures at the Biltmore estate, I'd head on over to see it. 🙂 Anyway, here are more details from the estate and it's surrounding grounds. I was completely obsessed with the evil looking fish fountains. I did not get a chance to take photos of the rain pipes, but they ended with evil fish as well.