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Fate of land tribunal: Punjab buys time in SC now
The SAD-BJP government now is busy on two fronts - defending the questionable shamlat land deals in the Punjab and Haryana high court, and challenging the high court's tribunal formed to probe such land deals in the Supreme Court.chandigarh Updated: Nov 29, 2013 22:50 IST
The SAD-BJP government now is busy on two fronts - defending the questionable shamlat land deals in the Punjab and Haryana high court, and challenging the high court's tribunal formed to probe such land deals in the Supreme Court.
The message is clear - lack of political will to re-open all such cases where the Justice Kuldip Singh tribunal has zeroed in on specific pastures of village common lands illegally occupied by the bigwigs ranging from police officers and bureaucrats to politicians.
The Punjab government is happy to buy time in the absence of any next date of hearing announced by the Supreme Court after November 18 when the apex court asked the state to issue public notices in the papers for the notices to be deemed as served so that the case be pursued further.
The state had mentioned in the apex court that the respondents concerned to its petition challenging the tribunal were not receiving the notices.
It is for the state's financial commissioner revenue (FCR), NS Kang, to immediately issue the public notices so that the matter on the tribunal's fate is pursued in the apex court.
"It may take a month or so, as it is yet to be decided whether the FCR would issue the public notice or our lawyers in the Supreme Court," a senior lawyer in the Punjab Advocate general office said.
As the senior state officials are tight-lipped on the issue, inside sources said the file was lying with the FCR for drafting the notices.
The more the delay the further would be the next date of hearing in the Supreme Court on the tribunal's fate.
Eyes on high court
It is now to be seen how well the high court takes the state's argument that the matter on the tribunal's fate was pending in the apex court.
"What is stopping the high court from renewing the tribunal?" wondered senior advocate ML Sarin, who was even appointed as amicus curiae in the parent case 'Mohinder Singh and others Vs State of Punjab' whose proceedings last year led the high court to announce the tribunal in May 2012.
In Sarin's opinion, the special leave petition (SLP) does not hold any weight, as he pointed out to the news reports of the high court already pulling up the state government for its "double standards" over the recent formation of a committee to probe shamlat land deals in Mohali in the face of the SLP in the Supreme Court.
Another senior advocate RS Bains said the SLP was likely to be set aside. Bains, who at one time, moved the high court for his clients challenging the mutations of the Nayagaon shamlat lands, said the high court was expected to take a call on extending the tenure of the tribunal.
Political will
The state seemingly lacks the political will to save village lands. While revenue minister Bikramjit Majithia is tight-lipped over the issue, rural development and panchayats minister Surjit Singh Rakhra sounded worried. "We will review the entire situation after the Delhi elections," Rakhra told HT, acknowledging that the panchayat lands were under constant threat of illegal occupation.
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The Batten Ballers have completed their second week of the regular season. Our football game on Sunday unfortunately did not go in our favor, as the other team had quite a bit of height and experience over us. We didn't let that get us down though, because no team is a match for our enthusiasm and spirit! Scott had an incredible interception in the final moments of the game, returning it for 80-yard touchdown. We plan to carry that momentum into our next game and hopefully we'll bring back a win!
Batten continued our legacy of frisbee dominance tonight despite the chilly autumn air with an 5-3 win. Aaron and Max had some great handling, and Scott and Kelly made some stellar defensive plays. Patrick and Ismael scored close points down the line. We'd also like to mention all of the newcomers that came out to play this week, we couldn't have done it without you! And a special shout out to Gina and Luke for representing the first year MPP classes!
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Intel has pushed back the due date of Klamath--the MMX-enabled version of the Pentium Pro with 512K onboard cache--from April to May so that it can simultaneously release 233 and 266 Mhz versions of the CPU. Intel wishes to more effectively compete with the AMD K5 processor, which will offer similar performance.
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Whenever the stock market has had a tremendous rise, as it has in recent months, you hear a lot of talk about taking profits and selling overvalued stocks (if not about paying income taxes on those capital gains or brokers' commissions on the trades).
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The New York attorney general filed suit Thursday against President Donald Trump and his three eldest children, alleging "persistently illegal conduct" at the president's personal charity, the Donald J. Trump Foundation.
The suit claims the president and his family used the nonprofit organization to pay off his businesses' debts and stage a multimillion-dollar giveaway at his 2016 campaign events, according to filings.
Attorney General Barbara Underwood is calling for Trump to pay at least $2.8 million in penalties and restitution and distribute any remaining assets be distributed to other charities. Underwood has asked a judge to dissolve the foundation.
In September 2017, former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced an investigation into the charitable foundation "to make sure it's complying with the laws governing charities in New York," Schneiderman said at the time.
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About the Foundation
It was started in 1988 to, according to Trump, give away some of the money made from sale of his book, "The Art of the Deal."
It's assets are modest – the largest amount of money in it at any one time was $3.2 million (2009). Its lowest point was in 2007, the foundation's assets were $4,238. It had about a $1.3 million at last report (2014).
No paid staff; the board is made up of Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump and one Trump Organization employee. The Trumps report they each spend 30 minutes a week on foundation work.
Where does the money come from?
Not Donald Trump, apparently. The last time he donated to the foundation was in 2008, according to tax records that go through 2014. That is not to say he has not donated in 2015 or 2016, those records have not been released. The money is donated by others and is doled out to people who request donations.
According to David Fahrenthold of The Washington Post, the money has come from a variety of donors who don't wish to talk about donating. What Fahrenthold has found out from tax filings is that:
- WWE head Vince McMahon and his wife, Linda, donated $5.5 million.
- Richard Ebers, who Fahrenthold described in an NPR interview as "a sort of high-end ticket broker, like tickets to events, in New York City," gives between $450,000 and $600,000 every year, "always in very odd amounts. It's never an even amount."
- John Stark, the chief executive of a carpet company that does business with Trump, has given more than $64,000.
- NBC Universal gave the foundation a $500,000 donation. Fahrenthold said the donation was to cover the cost of the contributions Trump made to contestants on his show, "The Apprentice."
- People Magazine gave $150,000 for photos of his son, Barron.
- Comedy Central gave $400,000 as an appearance fee for Trump for a roast sponsored by the channel.
- Donna Clancy gave $100,000. She was a tenant at a Trump-owned office building.
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Trump has given a total of $5.4 million to the foundation through 2014.
Who gets the money? How much?
The donations have generally been small, by foundation standards - $5,000 to $15,000 - and have often gone to organizations that have done business with Trump.
Here are a few of the larger donations made by the foundation through the years:
- $100,000 to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and $35,000 to Samaritan's Purse, both run by Franklin Graham
- $50,000 to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- $25,000 the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- $40,000 to the Drumthwacket Foundation, which maintains the upkeep of the New Jersey governor's mansion
- Trump sponsored one of Sen. Rand Paul's trips to Guatemala where the senator in his capacity as a physician performed eye surgeries for needy patients.
- $100,000 to the conservative activist group Citizens United
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Controlling Particle Morphologies at Fluid Interfaces: Macro- and Micro- approaches
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The controlled generation of varying shaped particles is important for many applications: consumer goods, biomedical diagnostics, food processing, adsorbents and pharmaceuticals which can benefit from the availability of geometrically complex and chemically inhomogeneous particles. This thesis presents two approaches to spherical and non-spherical particle synthesis using macro and microfluidics. In the first approach, a droplet microfluidic technique is explored to fabricate spherical conducting polymer, polyaniline, particles with precise control over morphology and functionality. Microfluidics has recently emerged as an important alternate to the synthesis of complex particles. The conducting polymer, polyaniline, is widely used and known for its stability, high conductivity, and favorable redox properties. In this approach, monodisperse micron-sized polyaniline spherical particles were synthesized using two-phase droplet microfluidics from Aniline and Ammonium persulfate oxidative polymerization in an oil-based continuous phase. The morphology of the polymerized particles is porous in nature which can be used for encapsulation as well as controlled release applications. Encapsulation of an enzyme, glucose oxidase, was also performed using the technique to synthesize microspheres for glucose sensing. The polymer microspheres were characterized using SEM, UV-Vis and EDX to understand the relationship between their microstructure and stability. In the second approach, molten drop impact in a cooling aqueous medium to generate non-spherical particles was explored. Viscoelastic wax based materials are widely used in many applications and their performance and application depends on the particle morphology and size. The deformation of millimeter size molten wax drops as they impacted an immiscible liquid interface was investigated. Spherical molten wax drops impinged on a cooling water bath, then deformed and as a result of solidification were arrested into various shapes such as ellipsoids, mushrooms, spherulites and discs. The final morphology of the wax particles is governed by the interfacial, inertial, viscous and thermal effects, which can be studied over a range of Weber, Capillary, Reynolds and Stefan numbers. A simplified Stefan problem for a spherical drop was solved. The time required to initiate a phase transition at the interface of the molten wax and water after impact was estimated and correlated with the drop deformation history and final wax particle shape to develop a capability to predict the shape. While the microfluidic synthesis approach offers precise control over morphology and functionality, large particle throughput is a limitation. The drop impact in a liquid medium emulsion approach is limited to crosslinking or heat sensitive materials but can be extended to large scale production for industrial applications. Both approaches are simple, robust and cost effective making them viable and attractive solutions for complex particle synthesis. The choice of the approach is dependent on considerations such as particle material, size, shape, throughput and end application.
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Organization of Software Application Areas at The University of Michigan College of Engineeringby David J. Anderson, The Univ of Michigan, United States,
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Below are listed some of the benefits of hosting this type of event, with relevant examples from recent AIPH-approved International Horticultural Exhibitions (Categories A1, and A2/B1).
- Repositioning of the image and brand of the city/country by strengthening national identity and international relationships
- Generate a new source of revenue
- Promote industrial progress in the field of horticulture and landscaping through an exchange of horticultural knowledge
- Promote awareness of sustainability and environmental issues
- Strengthen capability to organise international, multi-cultural events
- Attract a large number of people and promote eco/green tourism industry
- Generate demand of goods or services related to the "green" area
- City development: develop parcels of land by installing new infrastructure (tunnels, high ways) and other improvements (develop parks, green spaces, and play grounds)
- Create jobs and new opportunities
- Cooperate and share their ideas in particular areas
- Educate and involve citizens
- Promote innovation in the horticultural sector
- Boost the economy
- Change politically, socially, environmentally and economically
1. Repositioning of the image and brand of the city/country by strengthening national identity and international relationships
Floriade 20121, in The Netherlands, has contributed to the international brand awareness of the region and in that respect has had promotional value. The contact with the diplomatic network (embassies) brought Greenport Venlo and the region to international attention. Floriade Dialogue 2009-2012 contributed to improve the international awareness of the territory. It was an international platform and network, bringing together international professionals within the field of science, business and government to discuss topics such as adequate and safe food production, responsible use of natural resources and green architecture and business.
After the Expo in 2013, Suncheon2 has been recognised as the ecological capital of South Korea, as a green city role model and one of the most liveable cities in the world (Silver prise at the 2010 LivCom Awards, UNEP – United Nations Environment Program).
Xi'an3, China, thanks to the International Horticultural Exhibition in 2011, has been recognised as a new ecological city, decorated with large areas of water and green trees. It has become a city with flourishing economic development and advanced science and technology.
In 2010, Taipei4, the 7th city to host an International Exhibition in Asia, was a demonstration of the characteristics and accomplishments of Chinese Taipei in technology, environmental protection, humanity, and arts. Eleven corporations received the "Green Energy Award" and eleven gas stations received the "Greening and Beautification Excellence Award". Moreover, while TIFE (Taipei International Flora Exposition) was in session, representatives from AIPH member states, various governments, and cities, sister cities, enterprises from various countries, and famous gardens from around the globe, totalling 30 countries, 60 cities, and 92 institutions, came to visit or participate in international competitions held in the Global Garden Area and indoors. TIFE was successfully marketed through press and broadcast media. TIFE attracted foreign visitors, which greatly improved the international image and recognition of Taipei City. Organising this event was an opportunity for Taiwan to enhance its international rank and reputation.
Thailand5, with the A1 Royal Flora in 2006, gained the image of being a leader in agricultural products promoting exports and tourism.
1 Picture, source: http://www.inparkmagazine.com/brc-designed-floriade-2012-world-horticulture-expo-opens-in-venlo-netherlands/
2 Picture, source: http://koreatravelnotes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/suncheon-bay-garden-expo-and-jangdae.html
3 Picture, source: http://www.morfae.com/1015-plasma-studio/
4 Picture, source: http://www.ivanhenares.com/2011/05/taiwan-2010-taipei-international-flora.html
5 Picture, source: http://mychiangmaitour.com/royal_flora/
2. Generate a new source of revenue
In Suncheon6 2013 (South Korea), new businesses were developed in the green sector (solar energy, sustainable garden development, electronic transportation) and new industries grew (landscape architecture, floriculture, eastern medicine, beauty industries).
A total of 75 famous enterprises participated in the TIFE in Taipei. TIFE introduced promotions with 500 partner stores in Taipei City and 185 partner hotels throughout the nation to increase the occupancy rates and bring about substantial economic benefits.
6 Picture, source: http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Travel/view?articleId=106212
3. Promote industrial progress in the field of horticulture and landscaping through an exchange of horticultural knowledge
In Chiang Mai7 2006 (Thailand), thanks to the expo, they developed the Horticultural Knowledge Centre, useful for exchange of knowledge and technology among horticulturists around the world; promoting Thailand as a hub for horticultural production and exports (fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs). Five years later, with the A2/B1 Exhibition, international Symposia were organised and hosted 4,500 participants and presented a forum for academics and researchers to exchange their knowledge and experiences in horticulture.
The expo in Taipei 20108 provided onsite microclimate reports, supported by the cutting-edge technologies of the Central Weather Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communication. It was the first expo that planned the pavilion of dreams that integrated high-tech, culture and art:
The 65" Multi-view Naked Eye Stereoscopic Display
The largest smart controllable liquid crystal glass
360° panoramic
Huge FleXpeaker
7 Picture, source: http://www.changpuak.ch/GALLERY/Royal%20Flora%20Ratchaphruek%202006/index.php
8 Picture, source: http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20101103000015&cid=1803
4. Promote awareness of sustainability and environmental issues
Expo in Suncheon 20139 is also known to be an environmentally-friendly expo because of the introduction of new techniques in recycling within the expo grounds:
Recycling of trees: trees that were left after deforestation or in danger of being disposed of were moved to the Expo grounds. The trees that have found a new home are growing strong
Recycling of rocks and boulders: most of the large rocks and boulders found on the Expo grounds were supplied from the Expo construction sites and other construction sites near Suncheon and have become excellent materials to decorate the Expo grounds
Environmentally-friendly compost, earthworms: the compost used to grow flowers and trees, was made by mixing micro-organisms and waste
Reed fences: made by weaving reeds taken from Suncheon Bay, providing warmth for the cold construction site. The reed fences were much cheaper than the zinc-plated counterparts, and the 2.5 metre-tall reed fences can be recycled and made into natural fertilisers after the Expo
Dream bridge/the Container Bridge10: built using 30 abandoned shipping containers, preserved the structural properties of the containers which act as a shelter from the rain and sun
The garden exhibition was composed of natural objects such as trees, flowers and rocks, with only a limited number of facilities needed to be constructed, there was no need to dismantle or remodel the expo grounds after the event. It was planned to serve as an 'Eco-belt', by connecting the downtown area of Suncheon city to the Suncheon Bay Area.
For the expo in Taipei the City Government team authorised the Foundation of Taiwan Industry Service to conduct carbon emission surveys.
The results show that the total carbon emissions during TIFE 201011 totalled around 144.6 thousand tons, most of which came from transportation (inside and outside park areas, and international transportation), accounting for around 73%. The data were estimated with reference to carbon emissions during large events in different countries, of which transportation also accounted for the majority. Therefore, the traffic control measures and encouraging the use of public transport were truly effective energy-saving strategies.
In addition, TIFE12 practised energy-saving and carbon reduction form inside out. There was the utilisation of renewable energies, including the solar photovoltaic power generation in the three pavilions of the Xinsheng Park Area and the wind power generation in the Dajia Riverside Park Area. Inside the 14 pavilions were energy-saving and water-conserving equipment, too. There were the low-carbon transportation tools, including the hybrid low-floor shuttle buses planned for TIFE featuring reduced gas consumption and emissions, Luxgen's electrical cars and intra-park green buses. With the further reduction of 811.1 thousand tons of carbon emissions as a result of the energy-saving and carbon reduction proposal introduced by individual departments and offices of the Taipei City Government.
The pavilion of the New Fashion (FE EcoARK)13, was built with 1.25 million recycled and treated PET bottles:
- It's the world's most eco-friendly structure certified with the LEED platinum status
- The world's only structure built with 100% recycled PET materials
- The world's first large-span, carbon neutral, experimental structure
- It features the world's sturdiest, most lightweight, translucent screen
- The world's first structure combining PET walls with LED lights
- The world's only building able to self-produce building materials to minimise pollution generated from transport.
9 Picture, source: http://kidsfuninseoul.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/suncheon-bay-garden-expo-2013/
10 Picture, source: idem
11 Picture, source: http://www.taiwaninsights.com/2010/11/
12 Picture, source: idem
13 Picture, source: http://flora-e.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=8267564&ctNode=47048&mp=expo_EC
5. Strengthen capability to organise international, multi-cultural events
Before the Exhibition takes place, the country hires experts in the field of project management. A clear example is Antalya14, the next Recognised Horticultural Exhibition, the organisers are dealing for the first time with the preparation of this world-event and they're acquiring more expertise in the field.
Organisers for Royal Flora Ratchaphruek15, starting in 2006 with the A1 expo and continuing for the second time in 2011 with the A2/B1, increased their capability to organise a World-Class exhibition in Thailand, creating the world's leading Tropical Horticultural Exhibition with a significant trading ground for agricultural technology and unique international plant specimens by promoting the potential of Thai garden plants.
Organising the Deaflympics16, in Taipei 2010, was an invaluable chance to begin a dialogue with the world of sport.
14 Picture, source: http://artvin.habermonitor.com/en/haber/detay/the-sky-was-colored-with-expo-2016-antalya/345852/
15 Picture, source: http://thaitours2008.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/international-horticultural-exposition.html
16 Picture, source: http://www.taiwanembassy.org/mp.asp?mp=1
6. Attract a large number of people and promote eco/green tourism industry
A proof of this is given by Expo Xi'an 201117 which attracted approx. 15,700,000 visitors and Expo Taipei 2010, with its 9,000,000.
In Venlo 201218 (The Netherlands), 54% of the tourist entrepreneurs in the region realised more turnover than in 2011, 95% of the hotels in the region had more turnover than in 2011 and the number of foreign guests in the region increased by 17% (versus a nationwide increase of 3%)
In Rostock 200319, a large number of tourists arrived in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania (Rostock's region): 51% of visitors came from other regions / abroad and 49% were internal visitors (29% of which were from Rostock and 20% from the region). They integrated the outside sites to the park; this was to make the hidden treasures of Rostock, related to its art and culture, accessible for tourism and local recreation. The visitors could obtain information on site in a particular pavilion, especially set up for this purpose20.
During the Royal Flora in 2011, 86.4% of entrepreneurs in hotel and accommodation sectors earned higher revenues, 36.67% for food centres and restaurants' entrepreneurs and 100% of van and bus entrepreneurs earned higher revenues.
Suncheon Bay in 2013 from a local tourist attraction turned into an international, world-class, eco-tourist destination.
In Xi'an 2011 the turnover of hotel accommodation increased 23.5% on the previous year and the turnover for the catering industry grew 24.3% with an increase in total retail sales of social consumer goods of 18.6%.
The total number of visitors in Taipei21 grew by 26.67 % in 2010 (year of the expo) and by 9.34% the next year (the expo covered the period 2010-2011), and continued the next year, 2012, with +20.11%.
17 Picture, source: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/expo2011/2011-05/03/content_12434061.htm
18 Picture, source: http://www.svenstimac.com/author/svenstimac/
19 Picture, source: http://www.horstweyrich.de/naturbauten2.html
20 For further information: IGA 2003 Rostock. Abschlussbericht zur grunen Weltausstellung am Meer, page 93
21 Picture, source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_International_Flora_Exposition#mediaviewer/File:2010_Taipei_Flora_Expo_sea_of_flowers.jpg
7. Generate demand of goods or services related to the "green" area
The demand for plants throughout Taiwan increased as a result of TIFE 2010 (Taipei International Flora Exposition), driving growth of the flower industry. Export flowers in 2010: USD 149 million +35% from 2009 (USD 110 million).
8. City development: develop parcels of land by installing new infrastructure (tunnels, high ways) and other improvements (develop parks, green spaces, and play grounds)
The IGA 2003 (Germany) facilitated the construction of the Warnow Tunnel, the western feeder road for the A20 motorway and the HanseMesse Rostock, the reconstruction of the main train station and the urban railway station Lutten Klein, as well as many residential improvement measures in the neighbouring boroughs. The reed hall house turned into a meeting point for social and cultural events. The ship "Dresden22" has returned to its old mooring, after complete refurbishment and modernisation by IGA GmbH. The German pavilion has been reutilised at the Federal Horticultural Show 2005 in Munich. The park stage had only been planned for one season but was set up again subsequently for further cultural events and concerts. 11 of the 22 gardens of nations remained after the event as beauty spots for visitors. During IGA 200323, in Germany, new connections have been made, linking Rostock to the new motorway A20 to Hamburg and to the A19 to Berlin. Moreover during the preparation of IGA, the main station was redeveloped, the interurban railway and bus station Lutten Klein opposite the IGA grounds was set up and the inner city tram network was extended. It is very important to notice that the Macklenburg village Schmarl was redeveloped even if not integrated in the IGA grounds, this shows how, thanks to the Exhibition, a lot of areas could be renewed.
After the expo the Innovation Tower at the entrance to the Floriade 2012, and the transparent "Flora Villa24", are used as representative company headquarters. The site is now a high value business park. Moreover, 200 million EUR were invested in infrastructures in the region, such as the highway between Germany and The Netherlands.
In Suncheon 2013, the expo site has been transformed into an ecological garden filled with trees and flowers. The Expo grounds act as an eco-belt to protect Suncheon Bay. The nation's first Personal Rapid Transit system is an environmentally-friendly and uniquely enjoyable way to convey up to six people in each pod from the Garden Expo site to Suncheon Bay25. Moreover, they built the Dream Bridge of recycled containers and high-tech IT gardens have been created, the facilities of which utilised eco-friendly energy. Moreover they are implementing some health policies, for instance, by developing the Carbon Level Monitoring Systems in order to reduce city carbon levels.
Chiang Mai's exhibition area has been developed into a comprehensive learning and research centre in agriculture for the benefits of all people, not only academics and students, but also farmers and the general public.
The expo park in Xi'an has now turned into an ecological environmental protection site for sustainable use. They created a movie-themed park, with new movie production facilities, 5D cinema and other first-class entertainment facilities.
In Taipei 2010, the pavilions have been renovated and some of them are offices or host today large exhibitions. They can be rented by public and private organisations as a venue for cultural activities. Some of the pavilions turned into exhibition centres or museums (e.g. museum of Mongolian and Tibetan Cultural Relics and the Taipei Fine Arts Museum). Dajia Blue Highway has been improved and is still operating, the same for the Flora Tunnel and the pedestrian bridges.
During Pacific Flora 2004, in Japan26, a new road was opened near the venue from around Hamamatsu station. 70% of the venue turned into a public park.
22 Picture, source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frieden_(museum_ship)#mediaviewer/File:Rostock_Traditionsschiff_Typ_Frieden_(01).JPG
23 For further information: IGA 2003 Rostock. Abschlussbericht zur grunen Weltausstellung am Meer, page 11-12
24 Picture, source: http://www.interiordesign.net/projects/detail/1929-project-villa-flora-in-venio-the-netherlands/
25 Picture, source: http://magazine.seoulselection.com/2013/04/11/suncheon-bay-garden-expo-2013/
26 Picture, source: http://www.inhamamatsu.com/activity/garden-park.php
9. Create jobs and new opportunities
According to a survey, in Suncheon 2013, 11,000 green jobs were created.
In the framework of the Floriade27 disadvantaged people are helped to rejoin the labour market and trained for a new future. This has led to a substantial government saving to benefits of ca. 1.4 million EUR in 2012. At the end of the Floriade 60% of these people is moved on to a new job.
In Taipei 2010 the employment rate increased with 23,244 (person/year) additional jobs.
27 Picture, source: http://www.familyadventureproject.org/2012/07/theatre-of-nature-at-floriade-venlo/
10. Cooperate and share their ideas in particular areas
In Floriade 201228, some countries took Greenport Venlo as an example in the development of their own food production (this is specifically the case in Russia). This offers new business opportunities and forms of cooperation for companies from Venlo region, particularly in agro-technology and logistics. Moreover the visit of Qingdao to Floriade 2012, has led to a trade mission of Venlo to this Chinese region
11. Educate and involve citizens
Suncheon 2013 was also recognised as a Citizen's Expo. The municipality involved people from the region to design gardens. Moreover they named some students as the ambassadors of the venue and hired volunteer workers from the neighbourhood.
An important initiative was carried out during IGA 2003, Germany: the 'Green Class Room', in which associations from the region were involved, for the first time at a horticultural show, to offer an educational program at all levels of age. The evaluation of the project showed that it was important to address the needs of all the senses for successful environmental education. Where there was something to touch, feel, taste, smell or observe, the event went well and involved everybody29.
29 For further information: IGA 2003 Rostock. Abschlussbericht zur grunen Weltausstellung am Meer, page 65
12. Promote innovation in the horticultural sector
In Xi'an 201130 (China) thanks to the expo, they promoted a green low-carbon idea with new horticultural techniques. With the introduction of state-of-the-art engineering methods, they built a new ecology repairmen and construction of drainage basin around the two rivers Chan and Ba. This led to the prise "Chan Ba Ecological Zone as the most popular destination for Conference in the year 2009-2010 in China".
In Chiang Mai, after the closing of the Expo, in 2007, they created a learning centre of horticulture and Thai traditional culture
30 Picture, source: http://www.bjreview.com.cn/life/txt/2011-12/26/content_416229.htm
13. Boost the economy
Taipei's31 Economic benefits during Expo TIFE 2010: NT$43.068 billion, including investments of around NT$13.591 billion from the government and private enterprises. Operational benefits: NT$17.678, and industrial related results of both benefits combined that totals NT$11.799 billion. With the investment from the government and private enterprises deducted, net benefits of TIFE come around NT$29,477 billion.
For Suncheon 2013, the expo represented 679 billion won of added value, with a production stimulation of 1332.3 billion won.
In Royal Flora 201132 (Thailand) the gift shops and souvenirs' entrepreneurs earned a higher revenue, with +40% in December, +30 % in January and + 25% in February. Moreover the number of vehicles and passengers at the bus terminals in the airport was 4 times more than the previous year, and the number of passengers passing through the airports in the northern regions increased by 24.5%.
31 Picture, source: http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20101105000001&cid=1103
32 Picture, source: http://amazingezone.com/inspiration/apostrophy-light-garden-royal-flora-ratchaphruek-by-new-media-designers-in-thailand/
14. Change politically, socially, environmentally and economically
The previous examples show that every country has experienced a visible effect in its political, social, environmental and economic areas, visible in the infrastructures, transport, communication system, new job opportunities (in particular in construction and services), tourism and entertainment. Hosting an International Horticultural Exhibition has a positive effect all round.


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Tarkan Attacks Turkish Media Terror
Tarkan has finally begun to update his official site to inform his fans about his "side of the story" regarding the increasing animosity between the Turkish press and the artist, which has risen to dangerous new heights straight after the release of his 2007 album Metamorfoz.
Tarkan Deluxe had reported that prior to the recording of the end-of-year show for TRT, which is scheduled to be broadcast tomorrow evening, a fight had broken out between different security personnel. According to the mails Tarkan Deluxe has received about the matter, so much happened on that unfortunate night that Tarkan will need to re-film some of the show again today.
Media Blockade
There had also been a media frenzy after the filming of the event, when Tarkan refusing to oblige reporters with an interview, waited in his vehicle as his security team tried to make an exit through the paparazzi that had barricaded the singer's way.
The main evening's news yesterday on most TV channels tried to report the story as Tarkan's bodyguards attacking the press. Others tried to report it in a more objective way, detailing the incident as being instigated by a member of the paparazzi that began to shout out rude remarks to Tarkan, which finally led to Tarkan's security team being heavy handed with the reporters.
As Tarkan's way home was blockaded, he and his girlfriend Bilge Öztürk were forced to seek sanctuary at Les Ottomans Hotel for the night.
In an unprecedented move, Tarkan has responded by releasing a newspaper paper interview with him on his official site, which ran today in Turkish paper Taraf about the media incident on 28 December (see top pic).
Tarkan Deluxe had ran an earlier article about the dangerous antics of the paparazzi, and reported how Turkish pop diva Sezen Aksu had requested the celebrity press not to give into malice in regards to Tarkan. You can watch video footage of the media frenzy aired on Turkish TV stations yesterday evening by clicking here.
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Revealing that it was the press that had actually acted heavy-handedly, by even menacing a few of the fans that had attended that evening's filming, Tarkan expressed his shock and anger at witnessing the reporters force his fans off the road and menace them to female journalist Elif Kutlu.
"At one time, as we were waiting in the traffic, a group of fans from the [TRT] concert managed to pull up alongside our vehicle with theirs, they were playing our songs and calling out to us. Then I was witness to something that filled me with horror. A few of the paparazzi came out of their vehicle and threatened them ... I was so upset, what right had they, [my fans] were only trying to show their love for me."
The artist also went on to detail a horrifying chase, with the paparazzi hounded their vehicle all the way back to his home, blowing their car horns and forcing them to drive dangerously. Tarkan reached his home only to find that some reporters had arrived ahead of them and blocked his front entrance.
Kutlu's article in Taraf drew similarities to what happened to Tarkan that evening with Lady Diana's death in Paris, where she had been relentlessly pursued by reporters seconds before her vehicle had fatally crashed.
She suggests that in the nature of celebrity, there is a strong need to dismantle significant parts of the culture for re-examination and asks in her piece of her profession when this "media terrorism" will end.
You can read the report, in full and in English, at Tarkan Translations.
Taraf is a new paper, which opened its doors in November 2007.
Album is Panned by Music Critics
Amidst its early sales success, the album continues to be slated by music critics in the Turkish press.
The reporter that had once called Tarkan "Turkey's Last Greatest Star", Mehmet Tez has panned the singer's 2007 contribution in his column for Sabah. Describing it as a "clichéd" work that has fallen too far under the influence of what Britney Spears would sound like had she turned to rock music, he does however mention three songs as worthy of note - "Vay Anam Vay", "Arada Bir" and "Pare Pare" - but doesn't believe this album is a good development in Tarkan's music as a whole.
Meanwhile, in his recent article for paper Hürriyet, Onur Baştürk lands a more scathing attack on Tarkan's latest contribution to Turkish music. Suggesting that some will like what Tarkan does no matter how bad it is simply because of who he is - or the sound of his voice - the journalist claims that if anyone else were to sing his 2007 songs they wouldn't be as popular.
Even though he admits to the album initially being sold quicker than it was printed, he puts forward the view that the songs have not been taken to heart by many, and disputes this will be an album that is appreciated over time.
Baştürk had recently chronicled a history of Tarkan's sexy imagery, and had leaked the lyrics to Sezen Aksu's song "Nezaket" in his September column, which had been removed from Tarkan's 2007 album Metamorfoz. He had also interviewed the artist on the eve of the 2003 release of Dudu for Aktüel magazine.
In addition to the papers, Turkish news channel NTV's weekly music slot "Gece Gündüz" (Night & Day) also ran a piece on Tarkan after the release of the album, on 26 December, in which popular music critic Naim Dilmener found Tarkan's 2007 album his "most average work" to date.
You can watch the show discuss Tarkan's 2007 image and album, with English subtitles, below.
Watch NTV's "Gece Gündüz" slot on Tarkan
"Gece Gündüz" on Tarkan's 2007 Album and Image
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Tarkan Pinched!
But it's not all gloom for Tarkan in the press.
Even though some fashionistas might not have liked Tarkan's latest image, some have expressed that Tarkan looks "cool", his beard looks the most beautiful, and would look "sexy in a sack", while one mature Turkish actress recently revealed her fondness of the star.
Explaining the time she got her daughters to help her backstage after a Tarkan concert, the actress describes how she had kept pinching "the sweet thing" - hastening to add, however, that Tarkan's girlfriend Öztürk is her lawyer, too.
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Apologies in advance if this gets a bit long winded or is not in the proper forum, but today is a happy day, and I feel that I must share this story of mine.
While I'm sure nobody here recognizes my name, I was actually a regular poster on the first incarnation of Acmlm's Board many years ago under a different name (sometime in the early 2000s if I had to guess). A longtime friend from high school originally introduced me and some of our mutual friends to the board, and it became a staple of our online presence at the time. The creative layout and RPG stat elements were the first things to catch my eye. Later on, I later grew to love the Sim-Battle Arena and Story Forums, and it was one of my first forays into the world of creative writing. It was simple, a bit crude, and so much fun.
Over time, my school friends all began going inactive as we began graduating and other priorities began taking over. I still lurked and occasionally posted all through the second incarnation until some personal matters came to pass, one of which being far more terrible than I ever expected.
Years later, it was brought to my attention that the same school friend who introduced me to Acmlm's Board long ago, a guy who posted under the names Trunxy and Jin Dogan, unexpectedly passed away in a swimming accident. After he died, it felt like a huge chunk of childhood innocence was gone. His memorial in the subsequent days was the last time all of our real life "Acmlm friends" were all together.
Years later, in a fit of nostalgia, I dug up thousands of my old posts from the old board's archive. They were super awkward to the moon, but it was a wonderful time capsule to a far simpler era in my life. During my search to chronicle what happened to the board, I eventually stumbled onto this Kafuka board, having no idea it existed for all this time. I was shocked and quite glad to see that many users from those years were still around and posting today. I immediately created an account, and here I am.
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Found out a neat little fact today. The old high school Trunxy / Jin Dogan and I went to held a fundraiser memorial soccer game a couple days ago.
As it turns out, the students, alumni, and families raised over $3000 in scholarship money for the students in his name. It was a good day.
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Best of aea365 week: John Nash on Creating Outstanding Presentation Slides
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My name is John Nash, and I am an associate professor at Iowa State University in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies with a joint appointment in Human Computer Interaction. I'm also a program strategist, evaluator, and design geek.
2014 Update: I am now an associate professor at the University of Kentucky in the Department of Educational Leadership Studies and director of the dLab (http://dLab.uky.edu).
Today I'd like to share ways to improve slide presentations.
Hot Tip: Know Your Audience – This is an oft overlooked tip from Nancy Duarte, author of slide:ology, a wonderful book on the art and science of creating great presentations. Duarte suggests seven questions to ask before developing any presentation:
- What are they like?
- Why are they here?
- What keeps them up at night?
- How can you solve their problem?
- What do you want them to do?
- How can you best reach them?
- How might they resist?
It's easy to see how these questions would be important to answer in a business or sales presentation. However, amongst evaluators, they are often overlooked when designing a client briefing or conference presentation. I'm especially drawn to question 5, which reminds me that every presentation should be a call to action.
Hot Tip: Let Go of Text – Text can be a crutch for the time-pressed and insecure presenter. Duarte suggests three strategies to excising text as a crutch on your slides:
REDUCE: Practice presenting your slides a few times, then highlight one keyword per bullet point. Deliver your slides from only the keywords, using the rest as notes. Eventually, consider replacing the keyword with an image.
RECORD: Read your presentation out loud and record the audio. Play it back. Once you get over the horror of hearing your own voice, you'll be able to concentrate on your content and not focus on the slides.
REPEAT: Practice, make note cards, draw a mind map, do anything that helps you visualize or create a cheat sheet. Then, look at your slides and delete as much as possible that's covered already on your cheat sheet.
Rad Resources: If I could recommend only two books on presenting, they would be the aforementioned slide:ology and Gary Reynold's Presentation Zen.
Hot Tip: Ignite! Ignite-style presentations are exactly five minutes long using 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. Using Ignite means delivering the most salient content, from a point of passion, while remaining story-focused (and thus, I argue, more audience focused). For example, watch Molly Wright Steenson's presentation on the otherwise arcane topic of pneumatic tube networks. Did you adsorb more information than in any other five minutes of your day? Notice how she uses minimal text, good images, and a great story to grab your attention.
The American Evaluation Association is celebrating Best of aea365 week. The contributions all this week are reposts of great aea365 blogs from our earlier years. Do you have questions, concerns, kudos, or content to extend this aea365 contribution? Please add them in the comments section for this post on the aea365 webpage so that we may enrich our community of practice. Would you like to submit an aea365 Tip? Please send a note of interest to firstname.lastname@example.com . aea365 is sponsored by the American Evaluation Association and provides a Tip-a-Day by and for evaluators.
Michelle Mandolia on One Year After I Got Hooked On Potent Presentations
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My name is Michelle Mandolia and I work in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Evaluation Support Division. At last year's conference, I attended Stephanie Evergreen's three Potent Presentations Initiative sessions on Message, Design, and Delivery (now available as a 3-part webinar series or as PDFs at http://p2i.eval.org/). P2i has been a game changer for me. Where I used to feel apprehensive about presentations, I feel excited to sit down to create because I know I have the tools. Here are a few tips on what helped me gain my footing once the introduction to content was over.
Lesson Learned: Start anywhere. P2i is a menu of many delicious options and you get to keep coming back for more. Start where you are most excited and most comfortable and build from there. I was eager to revamp a slide deck I had inherited. I mainly focused on design elements—making sure my photos were high quality and full bleed; eliminating bullets; and sticking to one idea per slide. Check out a before and after:
Developed into 3 Afters
Lesson Learned: Start small. For my coworker, a total redesign sounded daunting. She started with a new presentation and focused on minimizing text and making it pop. Our manager, whom my colleague was briefing, really responded to the new design. Here are examples of a previous version of a slide she used and the new version:
Lesson Learned: Just start. Ad libbing from bulleted slides is my comfort zone. Scripting the entire presentation makes for a great follow up reference document but it didn't work for me during delivery. Now, I make my talking points into actual bulleted slides—a subtle distinction but a psychological trick that helps me present with greater ease. The slide deck that the audience sees is new and follows p2i principles but the hardcopy I use when presenting contains my speaker note slides. Here's an example:
Do you have questions, concerns, kudos, or content to extend this aea365 contribution? Please add them in the comments section for this post on the aea365 webpage so that we may enrich our community of practice. Would you like to submit an aea365 Tip? Please send a note of interest to firstname.lastname@example.com . aea365 is sponsored by the American Evaluation Association and provides a Tip-a-Day by and for evaluators.
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Chris Metzner on Presentation Blues… and Reds and Yellows
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Hello, my name is Chris Metzner. I am a graphic and web designer based out of Jacksonville, Florida. I developed and continue to work with the AEA to maintain the p2i Potent Presentations Initiative website.
Most of us want to be better presenters. We are learning about the value of an important message, effective slide designs and powerful delivery techniques through the p2i website, but there is one thing we can learn more about that will take our presentation to the next, next level… a deeper understanding about color!
Cool Trick: Color affects our hearts and minds. An audience will respond to certain colors without realizing it, and by tapping into their emotions using a color scheme that matches your topic, you've made a more lasting impression.
- Red: Forces immediate action, very active, attention.
- Orange: Energizing, warming, positive drive.
- Yellow: Evokes creativity, positivity, visual antidepressant.
- Green: Conjures images of nature, growth, wealth, success.
- Blue: Expresses good health, harmony, calming, patience, suppresses appetites. Great for presenting data.
- Indigo: Displays a strong intention, forces concentration, meditation. Too much can make the composition feel heavy.
- Violet: Harmonizing, sophistication, feminine energy, royalty.
- White: Shows purity and makes the layout feel clean.
- Black: Strong and intense. Great for backgrounds because it brings stillness and binds everything inside the slide. Allows other colors to really stand out and emit their emotion.
- Gray: Communicates balance and helps all colors around it come alive.
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Knowing your audience and having a better understanding about the colors you choose for your presentation can help make it more effective. Try to pick two similar colors that communicate your intended message (i.e., red and orange for immediate action such as recommendations, or green and blue for peaceful environmental awareness evaluation) and one complementary/opposite color used for emphasis to really drive home key points.
Rad Resources:
- http://kuler.adobe.com (quick access to popular color schemes based on topics)
- http://colorschemedesigner.com/ (create a color scheme and see it in action)
- http://www.pictaculous.com/ (use your logo to get the right color scheme)
- http://p2i.eval.org/index.php/p2i-tools/ (downloadable documents about effective presentation topics)
Hot Tips:
- Doubting what color scheme to use? Try the colors in your organization's logo.
- Cool and neutral colors work best for the background, while warm colors, which people respond to more positively, work best for objects in the foreground.
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On the other hand it worked rather well for Herr Shicklgruber. We shouldn't be complacent. (Not saying you are; just being cautious.)Braininvat » Wed Aug 16, 2017 2:59 pm wrote:The plan for the Heyer funeral disruption seems like fairly definitive proof that Nazis are not only despicable human beings, but really stupid ones, as well. Not the way to draw support for their cause.
Braininvat » Wed Aug 16, 2017 6:59 am wrote:Not the way to draw support for their cause.
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The High-Level Meeting for RECs on the Implementation of the Plan of Action for the Second Decade
The high-level meeting of Regional Economic Communities (RECs) on the implementation of the action plan of the Second Decade of Education for Africa will take place from 6-7 November 2007 in Tunis, Tunisia.
The meeting is organized within the context of putting in place the conditions and mechanisms for the success of the Second Decade of Education (2006-2015). Reinforcing the role of education for the promotion of regional and continental integration is one of the most important objectives of the action plan for the Second Decade. The promotion of quality education is indeed one of the Millennium Development Goals. RECs are the pillars of the African Union. In this respect, they hold a key position in the chain of actors as they will be responsible for facilitating, coordinating and monitoring implementation of the Plan of Action of the Second Decade, particularly in the harmonization of activities at the continental and national levels. Furthermore, the RECs serve as the foundation for the integrated development of Africa, in all areas, including education.
This meeting is organized by the Commission of the African Union in partnership with the AfDB, UNESCO and the Association for the Development of Education in Africa.
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story: when i was 6 years old, i was awakened by my sister who was 13. she told me that she loved me and gave me her crimping iron (i'd been gawking at it since she bought it) and that if she could take me with her, she would. i did not see her again until i was 16. and then not again until i was 21. @ the age of 22, i found out some stuff that my mother had been lying about and i called my sister up and talked to her. now, my sister and i are pretty close. it has taken 6 long agonizing years of tearing away that scar tissue to repair 15 years worth of damage to our sister-relationship. but those 6 years have been worth it.
scar #4
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story: i have riddles of scars on my lower back and sides from my ex husband. he got mad enough to where he actually threw me through a double window-paned sliding glass door. i went through it. shattered both panes. flipped over the couch on the balconey. this was the incident that sent myself & lady o into the er. i was pregnant with lady n. and i never went back.
soooo idk where or why this post came out of me today. but maybe another day, i'll share some more scars. and when i do, you'll have some insights into ms. diva. that may or may not change your thoughts about me.
ps: i have decided to change my pattern with men. the next one will not be a woman beating fool. LOL


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In previous posts, I've talked about the perfect storm for innovation - alignment of an idea, policy, technology, people, and incentives. Roni Zeiger, a world class informatician who provided physician leadership for the Google Health project in the past, recently suggested an idea which I think has the potential for significant innovation in the world of patient and family engagement - Patient Friendly Orders.
Here's an analogy.
Last night I went to a neighborhood grocery store, Roche Brothers, to purchase a few vegetables. They were having a sale on romaine lettuce and a special bar code on each lettuce reminded the checker to give a dollar off per head.
Next to the cash register, a "consumer friendly display" showed each item scanned in plain english, not some odd abbreviation like Rmne Lttc, and its price. At the end of checkout, I noticed she forgot to scan the dollar off discounts, so I pointed to the display, identifying the problem. She immediately corrected it.
Imagine if every patient had access to a web page of their current hospital orders in patient friendly terminology i.e.
You are receiving an antibiotic called Ceftriaxone to treat your lung infection. It is being given once per day in your IV.
You are receiving Tylenol for your fever. It will given every 4-6 hours as needed for fever. You may requested it for pain but note that no more than 8 tablets will be given per day because more could adversely affect your liver.
You may request Benadryl as a sleep aid in the evening
I've posted the story of my mother's recent hospitalization for a broken hip and the challenge I experienced trying to obtain a list of the medications she was given (a total of 22, instead of the 2 she was actually supposed to take). Such a problem would not have occurred with Patient Friendly Orders. I could have scanned her orders from the airport before the flight to visit her and could have called the hospitalist with corrections. My mother would have immediately recognized the inappropriate nature of the treatment she was receiving since the vast majority of medications were discontinued years ago.
There are informatics, educational, and policy challenges to implementing Patient Friendly Orders, but I do not see it as much more complex than the Open Notes project we recently completed.
Maybe the National Library of Medicine, with it's wonderful vocabulary/code set resources and patient friendly educational materials could lend a hand.
Definitely worth a pilot and maybe even a new product development opportunity for a start up!
Thanks, Roni, for a great suggestion.


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Monday, January 1, 2018
Happy New Year / How We Rolled...
My 2017 X-Mas gift to y'all included on the inside cover the above picture related to a dungeon scenario, "The Planet," created by Postman Bob and myself. We ran this adventure over nights May 15th, July 10th, and August 21st in 1993. The monster entries have been updated to current rules, but otherwise the linked document is just about all we used to run three nights of balls to the wall gaming. (Well, that plus improvisations, of course...)
If memory serves, the party somehow ended up on the Starfleet vessel, the Farragut, which had been pretty much destroyed by a Klingon Bird of Prey. The heroes soon discovered this asteroid floating nearby was some sort of ship or creature.
The Klingon Bird of Prey was being used in some way by the ship/creature, the force door opening to the giant cilia was very, very bad, and several party members obtained Klingon armor in this adventure.
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Epidemiology and Severity of Sports and Recreation Injuries Presenting to a Tertiary Adult Emergency Department.
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i'm looking at the progress of freepascal every now and than because i liked pascal very much, back in the old days. the problem nowadays is developing GUI applications for mac os.
in the article it says, that carbon is near complete - but carbon is outdated and it's a question of time, till it's obsolete. no one wants to use carbon applications today. so my question is: what about cocoa?
are there chances that cocoa will be supported somewhen? i've searched the internet on this topic but can't find much.
Carbon is considered deprecated by Apple.However not by the users, since it seems the main widgetset used on Mac. What do you think the Offices, Adobe Reader and the many Aquifications of X apps (like e.g. LyX)use?
Carbon is way full featured enough, and is better suited to be accessed from existing applications.
Cocoa is an application framework, not a pure widget set. Even to the language (admitted, you appear to be able to avoid Objective C, but it is harder)
Carbon being deprecated by Apple means the resources that go into advancing the entire OS X Platform are on the Cocoa front alone. The law of diminishing returns will soon see the Carbon stallwarts either jumping ship when the dinky is still available or not. Apple gave you guys a decade to move to Cocoa.


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Reactions of aldehydes and ketones
The purpose of this experiment is to compare some reactions of ethanal and propanone.
We have chosen ethanal and propanone as relatively safe examples of aldehydes and ketones to illustrate their reactions in simple test-tube experiments. The reactions or properties to be investigated are as follows:
A. Condensation (addition-elimination)
B. Oxidation
C. Triiodomethane (iodoform) reaction
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ethanal, CH3CHO
propanone, CH3COCH3
2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine solution, C6H3(NO2) 2NHNH2
sodium hydroxide solution, 2 M NaOH
Bunsen burner, tripod, gauze and bench mat
Beaker, 250 cm3
Potassium dichromate(VI) solution, 0.1 M K2Cr2O7
Sulphuric acid, dilute, 1 M H2SO4
Fehling's solutions 1 and 2
Silver nitrate solution, 0.05 M AgNO3
Ammonia solution, 2 M NH3
Iodine solution, 10% (in KI (aq))
Part A
Condensation reaction with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine
1. Put 1-2 drops of ethanal in a test-tube and add about 2 cm3 of 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine solution. Note your observations. 2. Repeat for propanone.
Part B
Oxidation reactions
A.With acidified potassium dichromate (VI)
3. Into a test-tube, put 5 drops of ethanal, 2 drops of potassium dichromate (VI) solution and 10 drops of dilute sulphuric acid. 4. Shake the tube gently and warm in a beaker of hot water. Note your observations. 5. Repeat for propanone.
B.With Fehling's solution
6. Into a test-tube, put about 1 cm3 of Fehling's solution 1 and then add Fehling's solution 2 dropwise until the precipitate just dissolves. 7. Add about 7 drops of ethanal. Shake the tube gently and place in a beaker of boiling water for 5-10 minuters – until no further colour change occurs. Note your observations. 8. Repeat for propanone.
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Dr. Rodriguez-Mateos is a Junior Research Group Leader at the Division of Cardiology, Pulmunology and Vascular Medicine of the University of Dusseldorf, Germany. She received her PhD in Food Chemistry from the University of Reading, UK, in 2006 and then joined Professor Jeremy Spencer's group as a postdoctoral research fellow in the Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition at the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences of the University of Reading. She has considerable experience with the analysis of phytochemicals, in particular flavonoids, in human biofluids, and in conducting human intervention studies designed to understand the biovailability and biological activity of dietary flavonoids. She is currently investigating the factors that affect the absorption, metabolism and efficacy of dietary polyphenols in the context of cardiovascular function, using human intervention trials and experimental models.
Effects of blueberry polyphenols on vascular function in healthy men
Ana Rodriguez-Mateos, Catarina Rendeiro, Trevor W. George and Jeremy P. E. Spencer Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy, University of Reading, PO Box 226, RG2 6AP, Reading, UK
Blueberries are a rich source of polyphenols, in particular anthocyanins, procyanidins and hydroxycinnamic acids (1). Although blueberry-enriched diets have been shown to improve vascular function in animal models (2-7), currently very limited data exists regarding the effects of blueberry consumption on human vascular function. The aim of this work was to investigate whether: 1) acute blueberry consumption improves endothelial function in healthy men; 2) blueberry polyphenols-mediated effects on endothelial function follow a dose-dependency; 3) plasma polyphenol metabolites are correlated with the effects on endothelial function; 4) food processing affects the blueberry polyphenol-mediated vascular effects. Three randomized, controlled, double blind, cross-over human intervention trials were conducted in 21 healthy male subjects where they consume a blueberry drink (319, 637, 766, 1466 and 1791 mg of total polyphenols (TP)), a blueberry baked product or macro- and micro-nutrient controls. Measurements were taken at baseline after overnight fast and at 1, 2, 4 and 6 h post consumption. The primary endpoint was flow-mediated dilation (FMD). Secondary endpoints were plasma polyphenol metabolites and other markers of vascular function.
Our results show that there were significant increases in FMD at 1,2 and 6 hour after ingestion of blueberry polyphenols taken as a blueberry drink using freeze-dried blueberry dissolved in water or as a blueberry-containing baked product. At 1 hour post-consumption, endothelial function increased in a linear fashion up to the 766 mg intake level, after which the vascular response plateau and decreased slightly at the higher intake levels. A significant increase in plasma levels of polyphenol metabolites was observed after blueberry consumption.
In conclusion, blueberry polyphenol intake improves endothelial function in healthy men, and the vascular improvements correlate in time with changes in plasma polyphenol metabolites. A linear dose-dependency was observed at the lower range tested but not at the highest concentrations. Food processing did not seem to affect the improvements in endothelial function exerted by blueberry consumption.
Key words: Blueberries, polyphenols, endothelial function, flow-mediated dilation, food processing
1. Rodriguez-Mateos A, Cifuentes-Gomez T, Tabatabaee S, Lecras C, Spencer JP. Procyanidin, Anthocyanin, and Chlorogenic Acid Contents of Highbush and Lowbush Blueberries. J Agric Food Chem 2012.
2. Kalea AZ, Clark K, Schuschke DA, Klimis-Zacas DJ. Vascular reactivity is affected by dietary consumption of wild blueberries in the Sprague-Dawley rat. J Med Food 2009;12(1):21-8.
3. Kalea AZ, Clark K, Schuschke DA, Kristo AS, Klimis-Zacas DJ. Dietary enrichment with wild blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium) affects the vascular reactivity in the aorta of young spontaneously hypertensive rats. J Nutr Biochem 2010;21(1):14-22.
4. Kristo AS, Kalea AZ, Schuschke DA, Klimis-Zacas DJ. A wild blueberry-enriched diet (Vaccinium angustifolium) improves vascular tone in the adult spontaneously hypertensive rat. J Agric Food Chem 2010;58(22):11600-5.
5. Norton C, Kalea AZ, Harris PD, Klimis-Zacas DJ. Wild blueberry-rich diets affect the contractile machinery of the vascular smooth muscle in the Sprague-Dawley rat. J Med Food 2005;8(1):8-13.
6. Rodriguez-Mateos A, Ishisaka A, Mawatari K, Vidal-Diez A, Spencer JP, Terao J. Blueberry intervention improves vascular reactivity and lowers blood pressure in high-fat-, high-cholesterol-fed rats. Br J Nutr 2012:1-9.
7. Shaughnessy KS, Boswall IA, Scanlan AP, Gottschall-Pass KT, Sweeney MI. Diets containing blueberry extract lower blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive stroke-prone rats. Nutr Res 2009;29(2):130-8.