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Just because seniors with Alzheimer's disease are cognitively impaired doesn't mean they can't have some fun. Here are five fun activities for ageing adults with Alzheimer's disease and why they may be beneficial.
1. Going to a Zoo
Visiting a zoo and observing the brilliant colours of the animals offers visual stimulation, and the wildlife sounds could enhance your parent's auditory senses. Your loved one may also enjoy a trip to the petting zoo, where he or she can benefit from the tactile stimulation of petting, holding, and cuddling baby farm animals.
Alzheimer's disease can make it difficult for older adults to manage everyday activities independently. If your senior loved one needs help managing an illness or assistance with daily tasks, make sure you choose a top-rated provider of elder care. North Coast Home Care Assistance is here to help your loved one live a happier and healthier life in the golden years. From the mentally stimulating activities in our Cognitive Therapeutics Method to our friendly Care Managers who are available to answer your questions 24 hours a day, we offer a wide array of high-quality at-home care services.
2. Engaging in Pet Therapy
Contact with dogs and cats may lower blood pressure, prevent loneliness, relieve depression, and reduce a person's perception of pain. Caring for the animals may also provide a sense of purpose and something to look forward to.
3. Playing Catch
Playing a simple game of catch can be therapeutic for seniors with Alzheimer's disease. Throwing and catching a colourful inflatable ball can enhance hand-eye coordination and stimulate visual senses. Try not to play catch with a hard ball, as this could cause an injury if your loved one is unable to catch it. Beach balls are perfect for games of catch, and their colourful patterns may cheer up your loved one. Playing catch can promote feelings of accomplishment and self-esteem.
Recovering from a stroke, managing the symptoms of Alzheimer's, and a variety of other health-related situations can make it difficult for a senior to continue living at home without someone there to help. North Coast, NSW, live-in care professionals are trained to help seniors who need 24/7 assistance. With the help of a live-in care worker, your elderly loved one can maintain a higher quality of life while ageing in place.
4. Painting
Expressing feelings and artistic abilities through painting can be therapeutic for seniors living with cognitive decline. Elderly people may enjoy a sense of accomplishment when their artwork is admired by others. Praising seniors for their beautiful artwork could also instil a sense of accomplishment.
5. Crocheting
Many people with Alzheimer's disease love to crochet, especially if they crocheted prior to the onset of cognitive decline. If your loved one has forgotten some of the steps, a quick refresher can put him or her back on track to making beautiful patterns. Crocheting can increase flexibility and hand-eye coordination. While knitting is a fun activity, it may be more challenging because it requires the use of two knitting needles as opposed to only one crochet hook.
The days, weeks, and months following an Alzheimer's diagnosis can be challenging for both seniors and their families. However, these challenges can be made less stressful with the help of care workers trained in professional Alzheimer's care. North Coast Home Care Assistance is here to help your loved one enjoy the golden years while simultaneously managing the symptoms of Alzheimer's. To schedule a free in-home consultation, call one of our professional Care Managers at (02) 6646 3527 today.


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Vb 6.0 different from vb.net
Upgradations of VB.NET
1. Object Oriented Concepts of Polymorphism, Inheritance and Encapsulation (PIE), operation overloading, parameterized constructors, class-level attributes and operations are incorporated into VB.NET.
2. You can pass arguments to Function by Value and also By reference.
3. Two or more variables can be declared with the same Dim statement.
4. Data types Variant and Currency are erased, New Datatypes are Long & decimal.
5. API's are enhanced.
6. Need to set name space for different commands. Need to know their classes where they are kept.
7. Arrays can be created with index starting from 0.
8. Default properties for a control are not available.
9. Let Get and Resize properties are introduced.
10. Data Access ADO,DAO, RDO. etc
11. Early Binding, Free threading are new issues.
Vb 6.0 different from vb.net
Difference between VB 6 and VB.Net
- Runtime Environment of the two versions are different. VB 6 used the VB-Runtime. VB.Net used the .Net Common Language Runtime (.Net CLR).
- In terms of object oriented support, VB.Net is much enhanced.
- VB.Net uses ASP.NET in creating web applications while VB 6 used ASP.
- VB 6 used standard library compared to .NET independent class library along with enhanced VB library of VB.Net
- Other features of VB.Net is you can use reflections to read the meta-data. It can also generate code to define and invoke types of runtime.
- VB.Net has Try…Catch… syntax to handle exceptions at runtime while VB 6 used 'On Error Goto'
- VB.Net has no hidden code from the developer, means you can access and control your application.
- VB.Net is a compiled language, VB 6 is interpreter based language.

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text: Here some other clips of Frans Stroeven. The name of this dvd is the Deadly Art of Eskrima Knife Fighting. His partner is Marcel van Dongen. This knife video is also broadcasted on the Cebu television. The links are here: part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ6-4K27QR0 part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA3QCEl_cVU part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkahDy5EkFE I hope you all enjoy watching. greetings dp19


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Overview of Translational Regulation
Translational regulation refers to the control of the levels of protein synthesized from its mRNA. Although most examples of control are thought to affect the initiation of translation, there are two types of regulatory factors, one for proteins and one for short non-coding RNAs. This regulation is vastly important to the cellular response to stressors, growth cues, and differentiation. In comparison to transcriptional regulation, it results in much more immediate cellular adjustment through direct regulation of protein concentration. The corresponding mechanisms are primarily targeted on the control of ribosome recruitment on the initiation codon, but can also involve modulation of peptide elongation, termination of protein synthesis, or ribosome biogenesis. While these general concepts are widely conserved, some of the finer details in this sort of regulation have been proven to differ between prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms.
The rate of protein synthesis in organisms is mainly at the transcriptional level, and then is regulated and controlled in the process of translation. It is affected by many factors such as sex, hormones, cell cycle, growth and development, health status and living environment, as well as the changes of many biochemical substances involved in protein synthesis. Because translation and transcription in prokaryotes are usually coupled and their mRNA lives are short, the speed of protein synthesis is mainly determined by the speed of transcription. Weakening is a way of regulating the speed of translation by affecting transcription in the first place through the excess and inadequacy of translation products. The structure and properties of mRNA can also regulate the speed of protein synthesis.
Translational Regulation in Eukaryotes
The initiation of translation is that eIF-3 binds to 40S subunit and promotes the dissociation of 80S ribosome from 60S subunit. At the same time, eIF-2 binds to Met-tRNAfmet and GTP under the action of coeffective eIF-2, and then binds to 40S subunit and mRNA through the action of eIF-3 and eIF-4C. In addition to eIF-3, eIF-1, eIF-4A and eIF-4B are required for binding of mRNA to 40S small subunits, which are energized by hydrolysis of ATP into ADP and Pi, and are transferred to small subunits by cap binding factors with mRNA. However, no S-D sequence matched to the small subunit 18SRNA was found at the mRNA5 'end. It is currently believed that by cap binding, the mRNA is scanned downstream on a small subunit, enabling the start codon AUG on the mRNA to be fixed in the anti-password position of Met-tRNAfmet for translation initiation.
Compared with prokaryotes, the marked difference in elongation of eukaryotes lies in their separation from transcription. Although prokaryotes can undergo two cell processes simultaneously, the spatial separation provided by the nuclear membrane prevents this coupling in eukaryotes. Eukaryotic elongation factor 2 (eEF2) is an adjustable GTP-dependent translocation enzyme that moves a new polypeptide chain from site A to site P in the ribosome. The phosphorylation of threonine 56 inhibits the binding of eEF2 to ribosomes. It has been demonstrated that cell stressors such as hypoxia induce translation inhibition through this biochemical interaction.
The termination of the polypeptide chain is achieved by hydrolysis of the heterodimer composed of the release factor eRF1 and eRF3. In some cases, translation termination is thought to be leaky because non-coding-tRNA may compete with release factors to bind to termination codons. This is possible because two of the three base pairs in the termination codon may occasionally outperform the release factor base paired tRNA.
Prokaryotes and Translation Initiation Complex
The initiation process of E.coli translation initiation complex is described below.
Each mRNA in prokaryotes has its ribosome binding site, a short fragment of 8-13 nucleotides upstream of AUG called the SD sequence. This sequence is complementary to a portion of the 16S rRNA 3'end of the 30S subunit, so the SD sequence is also called the ribosomal binding sequence. This complementarity means that the ribosome can select the correct position of AUG on the mRNA to initiate peptide chain synthesis. The binding reaction is mediated by initiation factor 3 (IF-3), and IF-1 promotes the binding of IF-3 to small subunits, so the IF3-30S subunit-mRNA ternary complex is formed first.
In the presence of initiation factor 2, formylmethionyl initiation tRNA binds to AUG in the mRNA molecule, and IF3 sheds off from the ternary complex to form a pre-30S initiation complex, which requires the participation of GTP and Mg2+.
The 50S subunit 30S is base on precursor complex, while IF2 sheds to form the 70S starting complex, namely 30S subunit-mRNA-50S subunit-mRNA-fMet-tRNA-fmet complex. FMet-tRNA-fmet occupies the peptide acyl site of 50S subunit. The A site, on the other hand, is empty and awaits the entry of the corresponding aminoacyl tRNA at the second codon of the corresponding mRNA, thus entering the elongation.
Role in Disease
Many clinically effective antibiotics work by specifically inhibiting protein synthesis in prokaryotes, which inhibit bacterial growth without damaging human cells. Drugs for the treatment of bacterial infections can be identified by using the differences in protein synthesis between the two groups.
The eIF4E inhibitory protein regulates the initiation of translation by interacting with eIF4E, which in turn regulates the rate of translation. This regulation of eIF4E inhibitory proteins has a profound effect on cell growth, development, cancer, and neurobiology.
In addition, the widespread expression of translational controlled tumor protein(TCTP) in a variety of tumors suggests that TCTP is a potential and valuable diagnostic target for malignant tumors. Specific TCTP inhibitors or neutralizing antibodies also provide new ideas for the treatment of related tumors.


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Classification: Binnion, Hump.
OS Grid Ref: V894365 This data is currently only accurate to a 6 figure grid reference (c.a 100m).
Click here to learn how to help improve it.
UK Area: 51 - Bantry to Clear Island (OS Maps 1:50k 88.)
Latitude: 51.570808, Longitude: -9.595918, Height: 268 metres (879 feet)
Prominence: 100 metres (328 feet)
Unique Waypoint POI Name: 0268.p (DoBIH Hill ID: 20963)
Associated Parent Hill:
Mount Gabriel (Cnoc Osta) (407m, p310)
External Links for Knockaughna:
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Mount Gabriel (Cnoc Osta) (4.1km)Mount Corrin (5.4km)Gouladane (6.2km)Fahane (6.9km)Seefin (Sui Finn) (7.7km)Knockaphuca (Cnoc an Phuca) (9.2km)Derrylahard East (Derrylahard Hill) (10.0km)Caher Mountain (Cathair) (10.2km)Knocknamaddree (Cnoc na Madrai) (12.4km)Mount Kid (15.1km)
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Kete a finalist in 2010 New Zealand Open Source Awards
Tuesday, 12 October 2010 21:49
8 October 2010
Kete has been chosen as a finalist in the Open Source Project category of the awards. Winners will be announced at a gala event on November 9th.
Kete, an open source Ruby on Rails application originally written by Katipo for the Kete Horowhenua site, has been chosen to be a finalist in this year's NZ Open Source Awards.
It's great to be acknowledged for our hard work on the project and exciting to be in such excellent company for the finals.
Thank you to all the users of Kete, our partners (including Diginal New Zealand, also a finalist) on the project, the sites, and the contributors of code and funding. Well done everyone.


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ITeck is excited to announce that we're participating in ASAE's Technology Conference & Expo at the National Harbor in early December.
This unique conference of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) provides a vital opportunity for association leaders to come together to address and learn about the ever-evolving technology needs and demands in the distinct environment in which associations operate.
The conference offers a wealth of learning opportunities and networking possibilities and you'll find ITeck's information booth set up in the Expo Hall throughout the conference (Booth 127). Come by and say hello!
Interested in learning more about the conference? Education opportunities include Compliance & Security and Project Management & Strategy, among others – areas in which ITeck can provide support and guidance. Find out more about the conference (December 4 – 5) or contact ITeck directly to learn about our participation and services.


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Its being going on and off on its own until yesterday when it seemed it would not turn on all effort prove abortive. just a while ago I plugged it in on my lappy, lo and behold! I heard charging sound, I was able to browse the memory. What I know now is that it on but the screen is blank, not even any indication to confirm any task its undergoing, when it receives call is plays ringtone. What is wrong with it?
How can I rectify this?, thanks.
I had even planned on flashing it.
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This is a continuation of a series. If you haven't read "Part 1" then you might not understand this posting. I suggest you go back (scroll down) to see and read Part 1 before reading Part 2.
In this posting I deal with another topic that seems to cause great confusion in the family of God. It has to do with blame and who is responsible. Specifically, when things go wrong in your life, who caused it, and who is responsible?
It is only natural to seek out the sources of our frustration, and when possible to find the parties responsible for our pain or suffering. And, of course, when we do find the responsible party we would like for them to pay or be punished for their action.
And, it is entirely possible that this can be done, at least to some extent, in some situations. But, there are many situations where this may be impossible, and that causes problems for our human reasoning, which always wants to assess blame and responsibility for everything that is wrong.
For the Christian, however, there are some additional dimensions to consider beyond the natural ones. We have an enemy, and his weapons and attacks may be represented in the natural world, but are spiritual in their origin. And while we might like to blame the Devil and punish him for his crimes, it is not in our realm to do so, at least not yet.
While it is convenient to blame the Devil for everything wrong even that option doesn't always fit. Worse, that assessment may be incorrect. I'm sure the Devil gets some corrupt pleasure out of being blamed for things he had no part in. For in doing that it causes confusion and distraction to the children of God.
So, let me divert a bit and talk about "control", as that factors into how things enter our lives, and what we do about it. Some things are in our control, while others are not. Some things 'seem' to be in our control, but really are not. And, finally, there are some things that we should control, but for whatever reason we do not. For the most part, whether we accept it or not, you are mostly not in control of what enters, or tries to enter your life. You are in control, or should be in control, however, of how you react to those things. And that is a crucial point. So, while we are not in control of those things that may try to come at us, we do have some say and authority over what those things do to us. Of course, there are conditions to this statement.
For example, if you do not possess the shield of faith, and are not skilled in its use, or choose not to use it, then you will be susceptible to the fiery darts of the Devil. We can understand that in the Book of Ephesians. So, there are definitely conditions on how well we can deal with the attacks from the enemy. You cannot stop or control the darts that are thrown at you. This is beyond your level of control. But, you can quench these darts using the shield of faith.
But, the enemy comes at us in many ways besides throwing fiery darts. He can work through associates, friends, brothers and sisters, spouses, children, parents, and anyone he can manipulate. In most cases, you cannot stop these attacks either. But, you can prevail and overcome.
So, when the enemy uses someone to provoke an attack on you, who is to blame? Is it the person's fault? It is the enemy's fault? And, still further, maybe it's God's fault for letting it happen in the first place?
Jesus made it clear, "in this world you will have tribulation." Now, we can interpret this in many different ways, but simply in my definition it means something like this, "as long as you are alive in this world you can expect to have some trials and problems." But, as we know there is more to the verse, "but be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world." And now my interpretation of this phrase might look something like this, "yes, you will have troubles in this life, but don't worry I have provided a way for you to overcome, prevail, and be successful, despite these apparent setbacks."
Jesus did not say He would do away with problems, or the things that go wrong. But, He provided assurance that because He overcame these things, we can be overcomers also. In other words, Jesus has granted to His children the power to overcome whatever situation you may find yourself in.
Most everyone can agree on the points I've made above, but I suspect this may be where there is a parting in the understanding. For it is my firm conviction, from experience and the Word, that although we are given the power to overcome any situation that comes our way, it does not mean that the situations will go away, or that we will come out unscarred or without wounds of the battle. This point is crucial, for I believe this is where there is a great misunderstanding, and a cause of confusion for many Christians. They either believe that God has made them exempt from the problems of the world, or that they will be completely unaffected by any events that take place in the battle. I think both of these assumptions is incorrect.
To understand what I'm trying to say we have to turn to the Apostle Paul who made the statement in Galations 6:17:
"From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus."
What does that mean? My interpretation of this scripture is simply this, "I have suffered for the Lord Jesus Christ, and have the marks in my body to prove it. Therefore, let no man give me grief about my sacrifice for the Lord's sake."
If we put this in the context of the battle of life that we've been talking about, it might sound like this, "Let no man bother me anymore, for I bear in my body the battle scars of my fight for the gospel of Jesus Christ."
In summary, we need to know that Jesus has provided the means for victory. But, that even in victory there may be battle scars, whether they are physical or mental. But, these are not a sign you are doing something wrong, but rather you are doing something right.


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Winner of the Foundation for Coast Guard History's award for "a brilliantly researched chronicle of shipwrecks along the New Jersey Shore from 1642 to the present day." New Jersey Shipwrecks takes us on a gripping voyage through the "Graveyard of the Atlantic," a name bestowed upon the state's treacherous shoals and inlets. Before this coastline became a summer playground of second homes and resort beaches, it was a wild frontier of uninhabited and shifting sandbars. From the days of sail to steam and oil, ships (and submarines) have been drawn to this coast. And, for thousands of vessels, it became their final resting-place.Early rescuers braved the seas in small boats, using simple buoys and rope to help the wreck victims. Others invented new technologies to assist in rescues. Quoting from original letters and reports, Shipwrecks reveals the sense of duty and honor which prevailed in these brave rescuers. Many devoted their lives — literally — to help save others whose lives were turned upside down in stormy Atlantic waters.From the early wrecks of the 18th century to the present day, the life-and-death drama of maritime disasters is captured in Shipwrecks, along with the history of the U. S. Lifesaving Service (later to become the Coast Guard), lighthouses, legends, and true accounts of heroism.142 historic photographs and illustrations are displayed in this quality, large-format softcover. The book includes a detailed listing of the wrecks along the New Jersey Shore, as well as an index and bibliography.Nota de la solapa:
"A gripping and informative account of what appears to be America's deadliest coastline. After reading New Jersey Shipwrecks, you'll never look at the Jersey Shore as before. Thank God for modern engines and GPS. A great read." — W. Hodding Carter, author of A Viking Voyage and Stolen Water: Saving the Everglades from its Friends, Foes and Florida "A book of historic importance .... vivid and powerful accounts of life and death. It reads like an engrossing novel. I was swept away." — Sharon J. Wohlmuth, New York Times best-selling co-author of Sisters, Mothers and Daughters and Best Friends "Gripping tales are recounted in stunning detail. The writing is crisp and numerous illustrations are dramatic. Once you start reading Shipwrecks, you will not put this book down.— Gary Jobson, championship sailor, America's Cup Hall of Fame inductee, ESPN and Athens Olympics sailing commentator."New Jersey Shipwrecks offers a marvelous and detailed unveiling of an underwater world that combines dream and nightmare in equal measure." — Madeleine Blais, Professor of Journalism, University of Massachusetts; author of the national best-seller In These Girls, Hope Is A Muscle "A well-written and wonderfully illustrated book that recounts the fascinating and often frightful stories of the major shipwrecks and disasters along the treacherous New Jersey coast." — Robert M. Browning Jr., Chief Historian, U.S. Coast Guard "A riveting chronology of horrors and heroism [and] an engrossing narrative that covers over three centuries of maritime disasters, filled with the suffering of the victims, the occasional selfishness of the cowards and opportunists, and the selfless courage of the rescuers. It is history as a 'page turner'!" — J. Revell Carr, author of All Brave Sailors; former president and director of Mystic Seaport
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Condolences, Opportunities and Appreciation
The Chamber extends its condolences to those in, and those who have been a part of, the international business community in Tokyo, Chubu and Kansai who are grieving the loss of loved ones and colleagues who perished on Malaysian Airlines Flight 17.
We also extend our condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of ACCJ member Yoshinori "John" Ikezoe, the CEO and Co-owner of RE/MAX Japan. John passed away suddenly in early July.
He was a panelist on the Leaders and Role Models breakout session during the Women in Business Summit in May and was very excited to be launching RE/MAX Japan.
Opportunities to Get More Involved
The 2014 Nominations Committee—with Royanne Doi serving as Chair, Harry Hill as Vice Chair and Allan Smith as Board Liaison—will be working hard over the summer to draft a proposed slate of qualified candidates for positions on the ACCJ Board of Governors.
The slate will be presented at the 2014 Ordinary General Meeting this coming fall. If you are interested in being nominated or have any questions about the nominations process or what the eligibility requirements are to hold an elected office, please contact Royanne, Harry, Allan or Sam Kidder.
This year several members have indicated an interest in reinstituting the Education Committee, given the importance of training students and employees so that they can work even more successfully in an increasingly global work environment, and to empower future generations (especially young women) to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Tourism is another renewed area of interest for many members and, given the opportunities presented by the current popularity of Japan as a vacation destination and by the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, we will look to revitalize our current Travel Industry Committee to strengthen its focus on tourism.
If you are interested in joining either committee, being a part of committee leadership, helping create new committee descriptions and/or brainstorming about possible speakers, advocacy issues or information that would be helpful for committee members, please contact me, Sam or Laura Younger. We welcome your involvement and ideas.
These are areas of interest that members have recently brought to my attention. If there are other business areas that you are interested in but do not see covered by an existing committee, subcommittee or task force, please let me, Sam or Laura know.
Sam Kidder Announces His Retirement
In case you missed the press release, Sam announced that he will retire from the ACCJ at the end of this year after serving as Executive Director for eight and one-half years.
Prior to joining the ACCJ, Sam had a distinguished career with the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service, during which, among other posts, he served as Minister-Counselor for Commercial Affairs at the Embassy of the United States in Tokyo.
Sam has helped the Chamber maintain its solid financial foundation, even in the wake of the global financial crisis, and was a primary conduit for the sharing of information between US government authorities and ACCJ members during the Great East Japan Earthquake.
During Sam's tenure, the ACCJ has expanded its advocacy through landmark thought pieces, including the 2009 Internet economy white paper, the 2010 growth strategy white paper, as well as white papers in the healthcare and financial services sectors. He has welcomed as guest speakers two sitting prime ministers and has engaged many US and Japanese Cabinet members and thought leaders on economic and policy issues affecting the United States and Japan.
We are very grateful for Sam's many contributions and look forward to working with him further over the next five months. We are very focused on ensuring a smooth transition after Sam's retirement and the search for Sam's successor is well under way. If you have any questions about the transition or the search process, please contact me or Sam.
2014 Diet Doorknock
This year's Diet Doorknock (DDK) will take place on October 28–30. The DDK is the Chamber's largest consolidated advocacy initiative, in which ACCJ leaders and members engage with Diet members and senior government officials on key issues of import to the ACCJ.
Last year more than 70 ACCJ members visited about 50 members of the Diet and other ministry officials.
It is a tremendous undertaking organized by the Government Relations Committee, which is chaired by Arthur Mitchell and vice-chaired by Larry Greenwood.
If you would like to assist with this year's DDK, please contact Arthur, Larry, Sam or Ethan Schwalbe (the ACCJ Associate Director for External Affairs). Your committee leaders can also provide you with more information about the DDK, including how to participate. •
Jay Ponazecki


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U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly says Congress should pass gun control legislation preventing felons, people with mental illness and those on the government no-fly list from purchasing firearms. The Indiana Democrat has been a strong supporter of gun rights while in Congress and has previously been endorsed by the National Rifle Association. But Donnelly said Monday that he also believes in "common sense."
Evansville's Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden has reopened to the public following a fish kill in a lake. The zoo opened four hours late Monday following the overnight fish kill. Zoo spokeswoman Kelley Weis says it appeared hundreds of fish of multiple, unspecified species died.
Four flavors of Nature Valley Protein Chewy Bars and Nature Valley Simple Nut Bars are being recalled for potential listeria in the sunflower kernel. General Mills hasn't received any reports of illnesses due to the chewy bars, but is urging you to throw away all products regardless of when or where they were purchased. Those who have the product being recalled may call General Mills Consumer Relations for replacement. The number is (866) 896-4365.
Getting Indiana's kids motivated when it comes to post secondary education was the focus of a recent event in Indianapolis. The Postsecondary Counseling Institute features a series of workshops for educators, parents, youth workers, and community leaders. Tracy Butler from the Indiana Youth Institute says a lot of the focus is on first generation students – kids who are the first in their family to even consider going on to college.
But getting students interested is just the start. According to the Indiana Department of Education just 3 in 10 students who enroll at a four-year campus graduate on time and fewer than 65 percent finish within six years. At the state's two year colleges, fewer than 1 in 10 students finish on time and less than 2 in 10 graduate within three years.
Progress has been made when it comes to how many Indiana kids finish high school. The graduation rate has increased over the last decade from less than 80 percent to around 89 percent in 2015.
Groups on both sides of the abortion law debate say they're reviewing the U.S. Supreme Court ruling against Texas' regulation of abortion clinics to see whether it could impact similar Indiana laws.
Indiana Right to Life President Mike Fichter says the court "showed an utter disregard for women's health" with Monday's decision striking down Texas' requirements that doctors performing abortions have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals and clinics to meet hospital-like standards for outpatient surgery.
Indiana law says doctors performing abortions must have hospital-admitting privileges, but lets them reach an agreement with another doctor who does.
Indiana Planned Parenthood spokeswoman Ali Slocum says the group is first awaiting a federal judge's ruling expected this week on whether to block a new Indiana law banning abortions sought because of a fetus' genetic abnormalities.
With high temperatures and humidity, working Hoosiers face hazardous conditions during the summer months. A combination of these conditions and physical labor can put a worker at risk for serious, potentially fatal, health issues. The Indiana Department of Labor (IDOL) advises employers to take additional precautions to prevent heat-related illnesses during the hottest season of the year.
IDOL staff encourages all working Hoosiers to learn the three magic words: Water, Rest, Shade.
1. Water: Workers should proactively drink five to seven ounces of water every 15 to 20 minutes, approximately one bottle of water an hour, to replenish lost fluids. Workers must not depend on thirst to determine when and how much water to drink. Thirst is an indicator he or she already is dehydrated.
2. Rest: Regular rest breaks help workers function in hot working environments, both outdoors and indoors. Rested workers are more productive and less likely to experience fatigue or discomfort.
3. Shade: Employers should provide shaded break areas for outdoor workers. Resting in the sun does not effectively cool a worker.
Employers are required to ensure employees are not exposed to serious safety and health risks in the workplace. Heat-related illnesses are always preventable, and employers and employees must work together to actively prevent the hazardous conditions and circumstances that result in a heat-related illness.


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Utilities, tools, and gadgets may be used to support learning by providing organisational capacity, tracking capability, or activities to reinforce learning. They can be stand-alone hand held devices, or they may be application-based or downloaded software connected to mobile devices or computers.
Students at Ashburton Intermediate in Christchurch developed an understanding of subject specific vocabulary through the use of online flashcards.
During 2013, students at Stanley Avenue School in Te Aroha were empowered to take increased responsibility for developing their personal fitness using the utility application SportyPal.
Switch it! Maker 2 and Choose it! Maker 2 were used to help a 10 year old student, who was non-verbal, communicate activity choices with a single press head-switch at Kaka Street Special School.
Students used software to support formative assessment in mathematics.
Geocaching was used at Papatoetoe High School to strengthen students' "learning to learn" capabilities, and deepen teachers' understandings of effective teaching.
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Hello! This will be a short entry. I basically wanted to let you know that I am working hard on what will be my first book. In fact, I have gotten the first draft completed. It will take a bit more of my time to get the book edited and ready for printing. Therefore, my blog entries may be a bit shorter than usual for a while which will allow me more time to complete the book. If you like my blog, then you will like the book. The book will be a collection of memoirs from my life from birth to about twenty. Some of these have appeared as blog entries and I will be editing them to fit the format of the book. By the way, the name of the book will be "Souvenirs From a Life".
I want to thank each and every one of you who have read my blog and have been so supportive. I know that I can count on you to be a little patient while I get this project completed. Feel free to contact me or to leave a comment at any time. You have all meant so much to me as I have shared my life with you via this blog. Until next blog, God bless you and keep being you.
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In Marriage to Merger by Addison Fox: Mayson is an independent, successful business woman. She and her sisters have turned around the family's magazine business, making it into a success. Maysn is happy with her life, but on the night of her sister's wedding, she starts to feel like something is missing. She's not sure what, but she has that feeling. When Mayson runs into Holt, a late wedding guest, in the hotel lobby, sparks fly! Before the night is through they are heating up the sheets with a lot so much passion it steams off the pages!
After that night, neither can stop thinking about the other…but Mayson didn't tell Holt who she really was so he has no way to reconnect with her. In a great turn of events, they meet up again at a weekend house party. The unexpected bond and feelings they both have are still strong, especially physically! But Mayson has something she has to tell Holt about their night together that will either push them apart or bring them closer together…
Holt has never had a desire for a long term relationship and what he feels for Mayson after her revalation leaves him confused but at the same time nervously happy. He's not sure what the right thing for him to do is, and he seems to have some trouble defining his feelings to himself and to Mayson! Mayson knows what she wants and doesn't want. She does not want a relationship based on business. She doesn't want to get trapped into a relationship or marriage like her mother did. After seeing her sister and her new husband together she knows love is out there, and that is what she wants!
"She couldn't be in love with Holt Turner, couldn't even give it room to take root in her mind. Love wasn't a business meeting. It wasn't a merger. It wasn't rationale. What she had with Holt wasall of those things, not love. It couldn't be."
Holt has not had the best childhood. The issues and bad feelings from that have followed him into adult life, and he's still having trouble dealing with them…especially when those old hidden problems threaten to become more and more visibe. He needs to be able to deal with it before he can move forward and have with Mayson what deep down they both already feel and want. Both Mayson and Holt really need to decide what is right for them and how to move forward from here. Will it be together or separately? Do either of them have room in their busy lifes for an emotional attachment? Do they want that?
I really liked both Mayson and Holt in Marriage to Merger. Addison gives us two very strong characters, but they work well together. Both of them are honest, driven, and open with each other. Holt knew he had to be honest with Mayson, and as hard as it was for him he was. He really wants to do the right thing and take care of Mayson, but has a hard time with his feelings. Mayson is used to being so independent and she definitely does not want someone to take care of her, but at the same time she wasn't a bitch about it and really saw things from Holt's point of view. It will be great to see if their one night stand moves on to a relationship!
I would have liked to know a bit more about Mayson's younger sister and the story with her and her husband. We got a general idea and I think this could be another story all together!
Addison gives us a straight forward (and by that I mean I love that the characters are mature enough that they don't play games with each other or keep secrets) romance that has lots of passion with Merger to Marriage. What started out as a one night stand could lead to a lot more, Holt and Mayson had an immediate connection with each other even then!


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ISLAMABAD: The incoming Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government will have to redouble its efforts to pull the national economy from nose diving, party's financial guru Asad Umar was cautioned by the Ministry of Finance.
He was warned that the country's foreign currency reserves would again fall below $9 billion mark soon and budget deficit trends were also not positive.
Umar, likely to become the 35th federal minister for finance, held a one-on-one meeting with Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar, who briefed him about the latest developments on the economic front.
Economic policies and politics to be separated: Asad Umar
The meeting was held a day after Umar met with the media and described the current state of the economy as "dire". Before the meeting, he briefly met with all senior officers of the ministry.
In his media briefing, the corporate executive-turned-politician described Pakistan's external sector's performance "far worse than five years ago" but still manageable.
Umar did not disclose the details of his interaction with Dr Shamshad but said that he "discussed cricket with Dr Shamshad Akhtar".
However, sources in the Ministry of Finance said that the interim finance minister gave a detailed briefing on the economic indicators for FY2017-18 and a possible strategy to deal with those issues.
Umar, sources said, was informed about the issues related to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the role the caretaker minister played in this regard.
He was reportedly informed that Pakistan's gross forex reserves would slip below $9 billion by the end of September even after securing a $2 billion official inflow from China and arranging $1.4 billion commercial loans over the past two months.
The assessment was in line with Umar's opinion. He is reported to have said that the PTI government would have to make crucial decisions about handling the external sector challenges before the end of September.
The would-be-finance minister was informed that forex reveres were expected to remain around $10 billion by the end of this month, the sources said.
After the Chinese injection of $2 billion, the gross official reserves had bounced back to over $10.4 billion by the end of July.
The caretaker finance minister is also said to have informed him about the fiscal situation, which Umar had already described as being unsustainable.
He was told that over the previous fiscal year (2017-18), budget deficit increased to 6.8% of GDP or Rs2.3 trillion.
In absolute terms, it was the highest-ever budget deficit recorded in the country's history.
The previous PML-N government had set the budget deficit target at 4.1% of GDP, which had been breached by a wide margin.
Historically, the budget deficit and current account deficit were major reasons behind seeking bailout packages from the IMF.
Sources said the caretaker finance minister favoured seeking an IMF bailout package.
Umar was also briefed about fiscal trends witnessed in the current fiscal year.
For this year, the last parliament had approved a budget deficit target of 4.9% of GDP or Rs1.9 trillion. But, Umar was informed that initial trends were not positive.
The budget deficit in the first month of the new fiscal year was close to Rs150 billion or 0.4% of GDP, significantly higher than the one recorded in the same month of the last fiscal year.
Higher interest payments were said to be the main reason for excessive spending in July, sources said.
They said that interest payments in July alone amounted to two-thirds of the total spending, indicating that controlling current expenditures would be an uphill task for the PTI government.
The last National Assembly had sanctioned Rs1.62 trillion for debt servicing in the ongoing fiscal year and about 15% of that has already been consumed in a single month, sources said.
The caretaker finance minister also informed Umar about the steps she had taken to 'contain' expenditures and correct macroeconomic imbalances, said sources.
US should worry about paying off their debt to China, says Asad Umar
They said she listed increase in interest rates and devaluation of the rupee as measures to improve the balance of payment situation.
Another challenge that Umar will have to face is building a good team at the Ministry of Finance.
He might not have been briefed about that but almost all additional finance secretaries had either gone on leave or were planning to take long leaves.
Those include additional secretaries dealing with human resource management, budget, internal finance and external finance.


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What Young India Wants is a first book by this celebrated author which I read to the completion. This is a first non-fiction venture by Chetan Bhagat which consists of compilation of his essays and articles (columns to be more precise) which he scribed over the time for newspapers.
Posts tagged Chetan Bhagat
Stop Abusing Indian Literature & Fiction
Biblical blunder, as one may call it, has pissed me off literally because of the fact that I don't see anything coming apart from love (or is it?), sex, flirt, betrayal, campus antics, urban shots and all those frivolous dumps in print …


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– After Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett vetoed a bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 earlier this year, he commissioned a study to look at the economic impact of raising the minimum wage. The study has found that the county would lose approximately 47,000 jobs by 2022. (WaPo, 8/1)
PFM [the economic consulting group] found that increasing the minimum wage to $15 would result in an aggregate loss of $396.5 million of income in the county by 2022 as businesses laid off employees, cut remaining employee hours and benefits, and suspended plans to invest in new locations and hire additional workers.
"We can't minimize some of the impacts outlined here," said Leggett, who explained his decision to veto the earlier bill by saying he was worried that the wage hike would hurt the county's economy. "Even if it's not 47,000 jobs lost, even if it's half that, those are some startling numbers. You can't discount it all."
– Older people are dying on job at higher rate than all workers (WTOP, 8/2)
NONPROFITS | Patty Stonesifer, CEO of Martha's Table, discusses how using data and measurement has improved the impact of her organization. (Chronicle, 8/1 – Subscription needed)
– Public school students in the District are getting a chance to study abroad for a week in the summer for free. (WaPo, 8/2)
– The Justice Department's civil rights division will begin investigating colleges' affirmative action admissions policies that are considered discriminatory against white applicants. (NYT, 8/1)
HOUSING | The Mortgage Interest Deduction Mostly Benefits DC's Highest-Income Residents (DCFPI, 8/1)
PHILANTHROPY | Funders Concerned About AIDS is hosting its annual AIDS Philanthropy Summit on September 18 and 19 in DC. Register here
Words from James Baldwin on his birthday…
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Shin Se Kyung's Surprising Scruffy Appearance
Actress Shin Se Kyung surprised netizens by revealing a picture of herself in a messy state.
On the evening of March 10th, the actress posted a picture of herself on her personal twitter account. In the photo, she is wearing a shirt where the shoulder area is ripped.
In addtion, she is looking at the camera with matted hair, and the blood that can be seen through her ripped shirt is especially drawing attention.
Netizens who saw the photo commented, "I think she is in the middle of the shooting for her drama," "I thought it was a ghost. How scary," and "It's scary but she's still beautiful."
Meanwhile, Shin Se Kyung is busy shooting for her new SBS drama "Fashion King," which will air on Marh 19.
What do you think of her appearance? Scary or still beautiful?


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Burundi's ditching of Bujumbura as its capital city has critics accusing President Pierre Nkurunziza of seeking to avoid opposition dissent and deflecting attention from the country's dire economic crisis.
Burundi's parliament this week rubber-stamped a decision to relocate the capital to the ancient city of Gitega in the central highlands, following through on a promise made by Nkurunziza in 2007. Gitega was home to Burundi's royal family during the country's time as a kingdom and some say returning the seat of power there is akin to a symbolic 'restoration'.
Patrick Hajayandi, an analyst with the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, a think tank based in Cape Town, told RFI it makes economic sense to shift the capital to a place outside the main business hub and to create jobs in needier parts of Burundi.
"Bujumbura is Burundi's only major city, with a population of over a million. Other parts of the country have been marginalised and ignored," he says. "All the services and all of the business opportunities are located in one place. There is a very important need to decentralise and to create other urban spaces for the country."
One of the world's poorest countries, Burundi descended into political unrest in 2015, when Nkurunziza oversaw changes to the constitution allowing him to remain in power beyond the usual two terms. Some saw it as a move to break the Arusha peace deal that helped to end the civil war.
Long-term move
Bujumbura is seen an opposition stronghold and critics say that by moving the capital, the ruling CNDD-FDD party is hoping to gain an advantage ahead of elections in 2020. Nkurunziza, 54, has himself already said he won't be seeking re-election, surprising many.
China's recent construction of a 20 million US dollar presidential palace in Bujumbura has raised doubts as to the government's intentions. Jean-Regis Nduwimana, a media analyst from Lake Tanganyika University, told RFI he doesn't believe Nkurunziza's government has a genuine policy of 'decentralisation', or any real interest in creating jobs.
"Everyone knows that Burundi is not a real democracy. We know it's an authoritarian regime run by a despot who controls everything in every sector - so how can we talk about decentralisation?" Nduwimana asks. "[Nkurunziza's] political opponents have real decentralisation policies, but this regime has another agenda."
Others argue that Gitega is too small and underdeveloped to serve as the capital city, and that the authorities should direct their focus on more urgent issues - such as food shortages and Burundi's refugee crisis. However Hajayandi, a Burundi national, says relocating the capital doesn't mean the government can't also address those issues.
"It's true that, for the moment, Gitega doesn't have enough infrastructure. It's also true the country is experiencing some financial shortages, but to call the decision [to move the capital] irrational is an exaggeration. It will take many years for this town to be transformed into a capital city, and it's up to the regime to do its utmost to make sure the means to do that are available."
Steering clear of Bujumbura
For now, the president is most often seen outside of Bujumbura, and he hasn't been able to shake off suggestions he's sidestepping the security threat there. Some 1,200 people were killed in the violence that followed Nkurunziza's bid for a third term - and hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee their homes.
Nduwimana says it's no surprise the 54-year-old would want to distance himself from dissent: "Since the political unrest, he's spent a lot of time in rural areas, including around Gitega. He knows there's a security problem in Bujumbura and that in the future he risks facing security issues because there are armed groups targeting the capital city and in operating in eastern parts of Burundi close to Bujumbura."
Burundi's government says the process of moving its capital will take about three years. First to be rehoused in Gitega is the Senate - starting Friday - followed by five ministries.


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Bots are here to make your life easy, but don't expect instant declutter
Suppose you want to buy movie tickets, what normally would you do? Two things, either you would go to the theatre and buy tickets physically, or you would search online and buy your tickets. But how about doing the both but in a slightly different way? Like, without going to the theatre or browsing, you will be doing the same things by typing things out. Confused? Well in simple way, how about instead of browsing a website, you will have a conversation similar to the type of experience you would get when you actually go to a theatre to buy tickets?
Welcome to the planet of Chatbots! Though they are not anything very new but they have become a sudden rage, today. Chatbot or Chatterbot, a chatter robot is a kind of conversational mediator, a computer program planned to simulate an intelligent conversation with one or more human users via auditory or textual methods.
Know the Chatbots
A Chatbot is a facility, powered by set of laws & at times artificial intelligence that you interrelate with by means of a chat interface. The facility could be any number of stuffs, starting from useful to amusing, & it could exist in any main chat products like Facebook Messenger, Text Messages, Telegram, & the likes.
A Chatbot: What do they do?
Chatbots can be described as automated programs to help converse with businesses, & also make procures online. Bots are plain AI systems that you interact with, by way of transcript. Those interactions can be straightforward, like asking a bot to give you a weather report, or more complicated one like having one troubleshoot a crisis with your internet service.
With bots, the possibilities are endless. You can build (businesses) and do (individuals) anything imaginable. Bots are beneficial at performing unfussy tasks, similar to providing the weather forecast or arranging a pizza. Bots make people's lives easier.
A Future with the Chatbots
Welcome to the bot-centric future. The tech paradigm has been changing. We are gradually but progressively moving towards bots. Foremost tech companies who generally decide tech fads have made it obvious at their relevant yearly tech events that bots are coming! They are set to compel the smartphone customers to navigate the net in a chit-chat manner with a virtual aide "Assistant" will soon become too impersonal. Siri, Alexa, & others will be placed from impersonal automaton to units that recognize our behaviour, practice, relaxation & interests just like, if not better than, our relatives & closest friends. Moreover, they're constantly with you and accessible at the tap of a key.
Rather than visiting a site to gather information or downloading one more app, we will call these AI aides to carry out our tasks. Simply say "find me a flight to so and so places on so and so days/time" into your phone and a "bot", which understands your location and the fact what you mean and will send back some options.
Chatbots will become the predominant way we interact with businesses. Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri, Google Now, Microsoft's Cortana, & Facebook's Messenger are among prominent examples. With tech businesses' growing curiosity in artificial intelligence & machine learning, bots are believed to steal the main stage when it comes to consumer communicating with the businesses. A lot of aspects have come together to create this sudden increase of bots viable. One of them is the reality that individuals are just simply bored of downloading applications. Then again, they are easy and cheap to deploy and maintain and there's no need for end users to establish anything on their phone's systems. The processing and hosting for the service is on the server side.
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July/August 1999
Volume 4, Number 5
Down and Dirty
by E. Donnall Thomas Jr.
I Really Don't Want to Do This
by Butch Goodwin
Just Do It
A photo essay by Ben O. Williams
Drummond Island: Lake Huron's Jewel
by Greg Frey
Cockers On the Coast
by Barbara Haupt
Disjointed Thoughts from a Waiting Room
by Ryan Frame
Tick Trouble
by Rand Constalie
Trip Report: Down Home Doves
by Bill Stahl
Tips from the Dobbs Training Center
by Jim and Phyllis Dobbs
Teaching your dog to mark, Part I
Training with Mike Lardy
by Mike Lardy
Returning to pile work for problem solving.
Ask D.L.
by D.L. Walters
Training with the Pros
by John Dahl
How to train safely in the long, hot summer.
The Wingshooter
by Bob Butz
A novice's guide to gun fit terminology.
Waterfowling North America
by Chuck Petrie
Death in the short grass.
Veterinary Q&A
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Cedar bedding.
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NIKKI SUDDEN & THE JACOBITES - Texas [UK 1986]
English singer-songwriter and guitarist, born 19 July 1956 in London, England, UK and died 26 March 2006 in New York, USA.
Together with his brother, Epic Soundtracks, Nikki Sudden formed what was to become Swell Maps, releasing 4 singles and 2 albums on Rough Trade (UK) between 1977 and their break up in 1980. All these releases hit #1 in the UK Independent Charts. Swell Maps are remembered, particularly by similarly minded US based bands such as Sonic Youth, as pioneering exponents of the 'DIY Punk' school.
Sudden then began a solo career making two albums 'Waiting On Egypt' and 'The Bible Belt' before joining up with Birmingham guitarist, Dave Kusworth. The pair formed the Jacobites in 1983, going on to make two albums, 'Jacobites' and 'Robespierre's Velvet Basement', the latter reaching No. 1 in the German Independent Charts. This tied in with their first German tour which lead to Sudden relocating there.
When the Jacobites split in 1986, Sudden returned to his solo career with Creation Records, releasing five solo albums over the next five years: 'Texas', 'Dead Men Tell No Tales', 'Kiss You Kidnapped Charabanc' (with Rowland S. Howard), 'Groove' and a compilation, 'Back To The Coast'.
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Three parameters where you can see that time passes by too fast for new developments
Thursday, 26 July 2012 | Posted by: Sonja Specks, European Coatings Journal
Time is the calculation factor today
In my opinion it is the unit for modern exploitation.
Companies are asking for parameters and targets like this:
- How many innovations did you make during a specific period of time?
- How many new developments were established in the market in a specific period of time?
- How much money did you gain from cash-cow-products during a specific time period?
I think it's a good method to compare time periods, to interpret trends and your economic power.
Never set targets below the previous time period
I have to confess: this method comes with a hitch. The parameters are never set below the previous time period. This means: more turnover, more innovation, more new developments. Sounds good. But: the new targets have to be reached with the same number of employees, facilities or money. It would be even better to reach the targets with even less staff and money, of course.
The results of the rush- three reasons you can see that time passes by too fast
New products might not be really new
I wonder if this hunt for a new product, whether it is innovation or a new development, shows "novelties", which can really be claimed as new. Maybe it's just a new label on the bottle, maybe just an off-the-peg system or even an older nearly forgotten product with a new name.
No time to try out something else
Testing new ideas, trying out and going new ways is the basis of scientific research. But when time becomes shorter to gain more money from developments, this kind of work will be suppressed. For a simple reason: trying out something else doesn't bring any money in a certain time period.
Conversation set on a minimum
Exchange supports creativity. Meeting other people, catching latest news and getting latest research results - these are the corner stones to realise innovations in your company. But for this the employee needs to be available. Even this money and time is indispensable these days, if the employee is not directly involved with a new development.
I truely hope we will return to sensibly using our working time. It is not just a question of efficient utilization of time and ressources.
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City/Town: Smyrna, Ga. 30080
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On September 18th, we gathered a remarkable group of innovators and thought leaders in the location data space at Real World Talks 2018. The event was even bigger and better than last year's conference, ProxSummit, with nearly 150 attendees, 20+ speakers and the most respected minds in the industry - all gathered to talk about the challenges and opportunities arising in our fast-evolving industry. Unacast set the stage for the event by talking about what Trust Through Transparency really means, where we are today, and where we're going. Read on for a full overview of that opening presentation.
Before we get starting we need to talk about how the industry as we see it: The Location Data Pyramid.
We have talked about his pyramid before, and now I want to focus on the layers that keep these three company types working well together: Trust and Transparency.
Trust through Transparency is also one of the core values at Unacast - as a Norwegian born company. Fun fact: Did you know that everyone in Norway can see the net worth and income of all other Norwegians? Talk about radical transparency. No wonder this concept is engraved in our DNA.
It goes without saying that everyone at Real World Talks is hugely optimistic about the future of the location industry and the use of location data - that's why we are all here today. It's such a valuable dataset when captured and understood right, for all companies and individuals
However, the main challenge as I see it, in capitalizing on this opportunity, is the trust we build with the consumers who provide data, as well as with the companies who use the data.
We can't treat location data as any other data source.
Yes, transaction data, household data, house record data and financial data has been used to create insights for decades. However, as an industry we have to acknowledge that location data is different. It's not "cold" facts, about ownership in companies, what we occasionally search for online, or our house and when we bought it. It's about understanding where our physical body is moving and where we are at any given point in time. That's why for many individuals and companies, using location data is seen as a sensitive class of data - and rightfully so.
So, when we talk about sensitive data like this, which has great potential for game-changing use cases across multiple industries, we have to build trust. And we have to build trust early, while the industry is young with the first industry players contributing to its future. The online industry did this wrong. It took way too long before fraud, viewability and brand control became a focus.
Let's make sure we don't make the same mistake.
Trust in data has to be seen from two transparency perspectives:
In the last 12 months, we've seen an increased industry focus on understanding the sources behind location data. Previously, the industry "closed their eyes" and bought whatever was in front of them without asking questions.
Yes, it is important to understand if it's bidstream, or GPS, or background vs. foreground, etc.. Just like it is important to understand the ingredients in what you buy and eat.
And this will constantly change as new data sources are introduced, and as we get smarter about how to use the data and the different benefits of the data sources. As an example, Unacast early on worked with beacon data, when everyone thought that was going to be big. In the end, it wasn't. That said, we have always kept the vision of understand human mobility, but decided to change tactics on what data sources are the most important to capture that mobility. As location data sources continue to evolve, that might happen again.
What really concerns me is the lid the industry and companies are putting on the coming privacy challenges our industry will face. The other week, I attended a conference with multiple sessions on privacy, and yet it was clear to me that the industry does not want to talk about this in detail.
Personally, I see GDPR as the right direction for our industry. It is my strong belief, as the founder of a location data company and being from Norway, that users should have the option to opt out at any time. And we have to be clear with the user on what exactly their data is being used to do. Only in this way can we create the trust with the users we need.
So, what should we expect to happen?
That said, privacy is not a product - it's not about having the best privacy. Either you are privacy compliant or you are not. Period. And we should not allow any shortcuts.
The second piece of the trust equation is about the data that gets passed on to companies and organizations who use the data to make better products and take better decisions - most often GPS data. First, we need to understand the origin.
GPS is a global public service overseen by the U.S. government. The system, started in 1989, requires a constellation of at least 24 satellites orbiting the earth, which transmit radio signals to users.
→ Marketers Need To Know The Truth About GPS
There are currently 31 operational GPS satellites in orbit; they circle the Earth at an altitude of about 20,000 km (12,427 miles) and complete two full orbits every day. Our smartphones use this GPS signal, minimum of 4 satellites, to determine our location and find a restaurant nearby, track our morning run, or provide turn-by-turn directions.
That's pretty mind-blowing: 12k miles per hour communication with tiny GPS chip in our phones moving between tall buildings. No wonder GPS data is not always accurate.
In addition, when location data is processed most companies hide it behind a black box - only showing the conclusions but not how those conclusions were made. What happens behind the black box is hidden from view.
This has far reaching consequences, like companies misunderstanding what places users are actually visiting - which renders all products based on that data essentially useless.
Needless to say, the lack of transparency and understanding the capabilities and limits of data sources is limiting the growth and use of location data in different industries, as they don't know the full story of the data. Some examples are:
The only solution is transparent location data - that we can all trust.
The Unacast Clear View Data Pledge includes a greater effort to educate buyers about the questions to ask and information to request when they're shopping for a location data vendor. As part of this pledge, Unacast makes the following promises to its customers, prospects and partners. Join us in this pledge!


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The FDA's most recent unofficial guidance on distribution by manufacturers of research concerning off-label uses. [1] With minor textual revisions, the February 28, 2014 draft Guidance essentially restates the safe harbors acknowledged in FDA's unofficial 2009 "Good Reprint Practices" Guidance [2], and expands them to medical reference texts and clinical practice guidelines. Under the 2014 Guidance, drug and device manufacturers can engage in some forms of distribution of peer-reviewed research about off-label use of their products without fear this will be used as evidence of misbranding. In not backtracking from the 2009 reprint reforms, but rather expanding them to embrace similar forms of communication, the 2014 Guidance is consistent with the glacial evolution of FDA's position on speech concerning off-label use.
This evolution has been tortuous. FDA's initial position, in the early 1990s, was that manufacturers were prohibited from providing doctors with any unsolicited information about use of their products for uses not approved (i.e. "indicated") on product labels. Originally, FDA attempted to enforce its position, while evading judicial review of its constitutionality, through issuing informal warning letters threatening misbranding actions whenever a manufacturer engaged in communications discussing off-label uses. After a judicial decision refused to condone FDA engaging in censorship through ad terrorem threats of prosecution [3], in 1996 FDA issued a Guidance which finally made an overt assertion that manufacturers could not distribute reprints or enduring materials like textbooks discussing off-label uses, but were limited to distributing reprints discussing only on-label uses. [4] Congress itself found FDA's policy too restrictive, and in 1997 permitted manufacturers to distribute reprints discussing non-approved uses, at least when an application for approval of that use was pending. [5] The District Court for the District of Columbia found both the 1996 Guidance and the relevant provisions of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act (FDAMA) violated the First Amendment, and put in place an injunction permitting manufacturers to distribute materials from bona fide peer-reviewed journals and textbooks. [6] On appeal, FDA, which had already abandoned defense of the 1996 Guidance, mooted the case by conceding that neither the FDAMA nor a 1997 Guidance on continuing medical education gave it any enforcement authority, but merely identified safe harbors within which FDA agreed that it would not seek to restrict manufacturer dissemination of information discussing non-approved uses of their products. [7]
In some ways resembling the armistice ending the Korean Conflict, the 2000 Court of Appeals decision in WLF v. Henney left the FDA and manufacturers engaged in an armed truce on opposite sides of the First Amendment. FDA had tacitly acknowledged the First Amendment protects some forms of distribution of materials discussing off-label uses beyond the conservative minimum safe harbor recognized in the FDAMA, and manufacturers had recognized there is an undefined line – perhaps not quite as liberal as the WLF injunction -- which, if crossed would subject them to the sledgehammer of a misbranding prosecution. Following the FDAMA expiring by its own terms in 2006, FDA, in an effort at agency-industry détente, sought to define this de facto status quo in its 2009 Good Reprint Practices Guidance. In the 2009 Guidance, FDA for the first time acknowledged that manufacturers could distribute to doctors, without a prior request from the doctor for information, [8] some unabridged, unedited and un-highlighted reprints of articles primarily written by independent researchers published in bona fide peer-reviewed journals. This position is carried forward – in many cases in near-identical language – in the new 2014 Guidance.
In the 2014 Guidance, like its 2009 predecessor, FDA seeks to preserve awareness of the distinction between on- and off-label uses by imposing some "time, place and manner" restrictions separating dissemination of off-label materials from distribution of promotional materials concerning approved uses. The Guidance requires a disclaimer the distributed reprint concerns a use which had not been approved by FDA, a discussion of all significant risks or safety concerns known to the manufacturer concerning the unapproved use, and enclosure of the current FDA-approved label. The Guidance also requires a conflict of interest disclosure of the manufacturer's interest in the drug and any ties of any author to the manufacturer. The Guidance also calls for the reprinted article to be distributed with a comprehensive bibliography of adequate and well-controlled studies about the use of the product and, where one exists, a representative publication coming to a different conclusion about the off-label use.
Where the 2014 Guidance goes beyond the 2009 Guidance is in extending the reprint safe harbors to medical reference texts, which had been covered by the 1996 Guidance but not discussed in the 2009 Guidance. In applying the reprint safe harbors to textbooks, the 2014 Guidance makes some adjustments necessitated by the different context of medical texts. For example, whereas redistribution of the entire unedited work is required for journal reprints, redistribution of relevant chapters of a medical reference text is permitted. The 2014 Guidance also applies, with similar contextual adjustments, to Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) intended to help clinicians make decisions for individual patient care in situations where there are few or no approved products. Here, the primary restriction relates to a requirement that the CPG be "trustworthy" in that it conform to Institute of Medicine's standards to ensure that the CPG reflects an adequate systemic review of evidence and assessment of the benefits and harms of alternative care options.
It would be an exaggeration to say the 2014 Guidance reflects a full embrace by FDA of the First Amendment. It fails to acknowledge the changed landscape resulting from recent pro-speech Supreme Court decisions [9] and in some instances clings to regulatory theories called into question by United States v. Caronia, [10] a decision it studiously ignores. There has also been long-standing criticism of the First Amendment validity of some of the restrictions in the 2009 Guidance. In particular, a narrow interpretation of the requirement that reprints discuss only what FDA considers "adequate and well-controlled clinical investigations" – a threshold not always attainable for some off-label uses that may nevertheless represent the standard of care – could become a pretext for censorship and represent a significant government intrusion into clinical research. The same is true with respect to the requirement that the reprinted article not be "significantly" influenced by anyone having ties to the manufacturer, as it is common for researchers involved in studies examining cutting edge uses to have ties to the manufacturers who are most interested in exploring these issues. The WLF injunction had, pointedly, sought to address this issue by requiring disclosure of these interests, not a bar on circulating publications in which researchers with ties to the manufacturer were involved. Finally, in practice, the required steps to segregate distribution of reprints from promotional materials at conferences can become an issue of form over substance, while FDA's efforts to regulate exactly what a manufacturer's representative can say when handing the reprint to a doctor give rise to obvious substantive and practical problems in reconciling enforcement with the First Amendment, particularly in light of the Second Circuit striking down the enforcement efforts in Caronia.
These concerns, however, are issues to resolve another day. Perhaps the most important take-away from the 2014 Guidance is that in it, the Obama Administration did not back away from, but instead essentially embraced and even mildly expanded, an approach developed in the waning days of the Bush Administration. The 2009 and 2014 Guidances together thus reflect a bipartisan consensus that manufacturers should be able to distribute some peer-reviewed research about off-label uses: a striking, and welcome, departure from the Agency's initial efforts in the 1990s to prohibit such communications.
[1] Guidance for Industry – Distributing Scientific and Medical Publications on Unapproved New Uses — Recommended Practices. FDA February 2014. Available here.
[2] Guidance for Industry – Good Reprint Practices for the Distribution of Medical Journal Articles and Medical or Scientific Reference Publications on Unapproved New Uses of Approved Drugs and Approved or Cleared Medical Devices. FDA, January 2009. Available here.
[3] Washington Legal Foundation v. Kessler, 880 F. Supp. 26, 36 (D. D.C. 1995).
[4] Guidance to Industry on Dissemination of Reprints of Certain Published, Original Data and Guidance for Industry Funded Dissemination of Reference Texts. 61 Fed. Reg. No. 196 (Oct. 8, 1996).
[5] See Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act (FDAMA), 21 U.S.C. § 360aaa.
[6] Washington Legal Foundation v. Henney, 56 F. Supp. 2d 81, 88 (D.C. Cir. 1999) .
[7] Washington Legal Foundation v. Henney, 202 F.3d 331 (D.C. Cir. 2000).
[8] A separate series of informal Guidances have addressed what manufacturers can provide in response to a request for information. Responding to Unsolicited Requests for Off-Label Information about Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices, December 2011 (available here).
[9] See, e.g., Sorrell v. IMS Health, Inc., 131 S.Ct. 2653, 2670-71 (2011).
[10] 703 F.3d 149 (2d Cir. 2012), Most tellingly, while repeating a long regulatory history discussion originally advanced to defend the now-defunct 1996 Guidance, the 2014 Guidance's "Background" discussion does not address the Second Circuit's finding in Caronia that FDA could not punish manufacturers merely for disseminating truthful, non-misleading materials about off-label use of their products.


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The emission spectra of some well known elements.
The visible spectrum of the Sun.
The emission and absorption lines of Sodium.
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10 meter - Keck at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
Best observing conditions in the world: >
Mauna Kea Volcano, Hawaii - 14,000 feet >
angular resolution (arc sec) = 0.25 wavelength(microns) / diameter(meters)
Examples: >
200 inch Palomar Observatory >
has twice the resolving power >
has four times the light gathering power >
of the 100 inch Mt. Wilson Observatory >
Invented during the 19th century and served astronomers well >
Advantage: Long-term storage of information >
However "Old Fashioned" >
e.g. only records 5% of light >
Silicon device: >
Send data directly from CCD to Computer >
"Electronic" image >
Uses (records) as much as 90% of light >
Radio Telescopes: Made from dishes
which focus the radio signals on a receiver.>
The RESOLVING POWER for radio signals is inherently worse than for visible light due to the much LONGER wavelength.>
angular resolution (arc sec) = 0.25 wavelength(microns) / diameter(meters)


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