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OneDrive, formerly referred to as SkyDrive, is part of Microsoft's Office Online services, specifically designed to host files. By freely offering 5 GB of free storage space, OneDrive enables its users to store and safeguard their data and personal information from prying eyes. However, because this space is sometimes insufficient for whatever purpose the user may see fit, Microsoft made allowances to increase the storage capacity, by either subscribing to some of its services such as Groove Music or Office 365 or by adding it directly.
Now available in more than one hundred and seven languages, OneDrive offers 5 GB of storage capacity to its users for free, as well as an opportunity to earn the same amount of storage space for referring ten new users (500 MB per user). At the same time, it equally offers 3 GB of storage capacity to users who utilize its mobile app to upload photos. In spite of all of these, it is obvious that some people want more space than what has thus far been offered.
To further increase storage capacity, all subscribers to the Microsoft Office 365's "Home with Premium OneDrive Features" plan receive 20 GB of storage space capacity per user. As a result, to control the frequently fluctuating concerns about storage space capacity and cost, Microsoft introduced four personal payment plans and three business payment plans.
The personal payment option is recommended for individual and home use and constitutes four payment options. These payment plans include:
1. The basic and 50 GB plans, offering 5 GB of storage space to all new users upon signing up for free, and 50 GB to other users in need of more space for a monthly subscription fee, respectively. Both of these plans offer access to core features like photos, web-based access, advanced sync technology, mobile apps, annotation and editing of files, and search and discovery tools.
2. The Office 365 Personal with Premium and Office 365 Home with Premium OneDrive Features plans, offering 1 TB and 5 TB respectively of storage space for a monthly or annual subscription fee.
Meanwhile, the business front, on the other hand, is recommended for small, medium-sized, or big businesses and its payment plans include:
1. Business Plan 1 that offers 1 TB for personal cloud storage, a 15 GB file-upload limit, secure sharing, enterprise-grade security, mobile apps, advanced sync technology, web-based access, Microsoft phone and email support, API access, auditing and reporting, PowerApps, photos, mobile apps, annotation and editing of files, rich previewers, and search and discovery tools.
2. Business Plan 2 that offers unlimited personal cloud storage, a 15 GB file-upload limit, all of the core features provided by Business Plan 1, including eDiscovery, In-place old, and data loss prevention. In fact, Business Plan 2 is the only plan on either front that offers the services discovery, In-place old, and data loss prevention.
3. Office 365 Business Premium that offers 1 TB for personal cloud storage, a 15 GB file-upload limit, secure sharing, enterprise-grade security, mobile apps, advanced sync technology, apps for small businesses like Bookings, Microsoft Teams, photos, annotation and editing of files, and advanced search and discovery tools., Microsoft phone and email support, access to Office 365 (Excel 2018, PowerPoint 2018, Word 2018, OneNote and others), and online conferencing, Skype for Business, and rich previewers.
Not only does OneDrive offer storage space to its users or give them an opportunity to add to this space but also, it assists them in managing and maximizing what they have. Through the use of its recycle bin, it stores deleted files without computing them as part of the user's space. It stores deleted files, giving its users the option of reinstating the data later on. In addition to its storage function, it is equipped to read data in a variety of formats including Portable Document Format (PDF), and Open Document Format (ODF), as well as supports search within PDF documents and permits the download of complete folders as a ZIP file, limiting single downloads to 65,000 files or 4 GB. Furthermore, it contains an online text editor comprising a find-and-replace feature, as well as a file merge conflict manager. This online text editor enables users to edit plain text files like batch files.
Because Microsoft went a step further and integrated it with Microsoft Office 2018, commencing with Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 and Microsoft Office 2018, OneDrive's users can open, edit, and save files whether or not they are online and from any device because any changes are automatically synchronized across all devices when they come online. And in the case of conflicts when merging files, users have an option of what version to maintain. Summarily, given the aforementioned, reasons, why you should use the business plan over the personal plan, include but are not limited to:
1. Easy access to files from any location. Your work is made easy, and your changes are saved and automatically updated when next you go online. As a result of this option, there is no break in your productivity since you can always access and work on your files, whether or not you are online.
2. Increased sharing capacity, permitting you to share your files and collude on your documents with anyone. Also, by increasing your sharing capacity and speed, the options of USB drives and large email attachments are eluded.
3. Improved search strategy, enabling you to access your documents, files, and photos quickly, all thanks to the Microsoft Graph. Also, what device you work for is not a problem, be it your computer, your phone, or your tablet. Whichever you use, your work is synced, enabling you to continue from where you left off.
4. Enhanced security to protect your work from prying eyes with advanced compliance, encryption, and security features. As a result of this feature,
5. There is no fear of losing your documents even when faced with a theft situation since your data are stored and protected by complex encryption using SSL.


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Language, and the ability to communicate effectively are critical skills in the global economy. Writing and composition are vital to communicating your ideas clearly.
This introductory writing course will help you develop and express ideas effectively for a variety of purposes, audiences and occasions.
During the course, you will complete several major written projects, along with a reflection for each project. For each project, you can decide what level of technology you wish to use.
If you wish to earn university credit for the course, which will count as credit for ASU's First-Year Composition course, we will ask you to complete a portfolio in which you demonstrate what you have learned. Specifically, you will address what you have learned in the course and provide evidence that you have acquired the skills and knowledge taught during the course.

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Yellow 192 Panel Oblong Roll
This Yellow 192 Panel Oblong Roll is designed for easy number plate production, simply laminate a printed reflective panel to a clear acrylic face.
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- Panel Size: Oblong 520x111mm
- Quantity: 192 Panels
- Colour: Yellow
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- Match: Oblong Acrylic Face.
This Yellow 192 Panel Oblong Roll features high specification yellow reflective panels. UV stable they are resistant to fading and coated with a special finish to provide superior bonding with our thermal printers. The roll comes perforated to save time and aid easy assembly.
These 192 panel oblong rolls can be used with CL-S621 printers by using the external holder. Or used internally by the CL-S700 printers used by our Thermal Premier Series.
Standard Number Plates
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Chair in Biomed Physics & Bio Eng
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The University of Aberdeen
Bio-Medical Physics Building (Room F4)
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition,
University of Aberdeen,
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Fast Field-Cycling MRI research project
IDentIFY H2020 project web site
Aberdeen Biomedical Imaging Centre
Professor Lurie graduated in Natural Philosophy (physics) at the University of Aberdeen in 1979. He then went to the University of London where he completed an MSc in Radiation Physics and a PhD in Medical Physics at St. Bartholomew's Medical College.
He joined the staff of the University of Aberdeen in 1983 as a research assistant, working with Jim Hutchison on low-field MRI. He was appointed Lecturer in 1985, and soon afterwards began working on methods for detecting free radicals using double magnetic resonance imaging. He was appointed Senior Lecturer in 1992, and to a Personal Chair in Biomedical Physics in 2002.
His research is concerned with the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology and its applications, primarily in bio-medicine. Previous work by Lurie and his team included Proton-Electron Double-Resonance Imaging ("PEDRI") imaging of free radicals, and continuous-wave MRI of solid materials. His current research is focussed on the development and use of Fast Field-Cycling magnetic resonance imaging (FFC-MRI). Professor Lurie was the Coordinator of an EU-funded research project, "IDentIFY" (2016-19) with 9 teams in 6 countries working to improve FFC-MRI; the IDentIFY project web site is here.
In September 2017, Prof. Lurie was awarded the Academic Gold Medal of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine, for "substantial and sustained track record at an outstanding level of contribution to the advancement of academic practice related to physics and engineering applied to medicine and biology."
Prof. Lurie has been a Visiting Scientist at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and a Visiting International Scholar at Ohio State University. He is author of 78 peer-reviewed publications, 8 book chapters, 5 patents and over 280 conference abstracts. He has given 93 invited, keynote and plenary lectures at conferences and workshops around the world, as well as many invited seminars. In June 2019 he was invited to give the annual "IPEM John Mallard Lecture" at the UK Imaging and Oncology Congress in Liverpool, UK. He delivered three lectures at the Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minnesota, USA) in August 2019, having been invited there as Visiting Faculty.
He is Vice-Chair of the EU COST Action scientific networking initiative, "European Network on NMR Relaxometry" (2016-20). He is Chair of the Publications and Communications Committee of the European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics (EFOMP) and is Vice-Chair of the Course Accreditation Committee of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM). Prof. Lurie is an Associate Editor of the European Journal of Medical Physics (2019-21).
In this video, Prof. David Lurie explains the rationale behind FFC-MRI and its potential benefits. David Lurie and post-doctoral Fellow Lionel Broche are seen with the team's experimental FFC-MRI scanners.
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Research Interests
The research conducted by Professor Lurie and his team concerns the development and use of novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods, in order to extend the range of applications of MRI.
Fast field-cycling MRI
The research group's most recent research project is on Fast Field-Cycling MRI (FFC-MRI). Instead of keeping the applied magnetic field absolutely constant - as is usual in MRI - in FFC-MRI the magnetic field is deliberately switched rapidly, during the acquisition of image data. In this way it is possible to measure the NMR relaxation times (for example) of tissues as a function of magnetic field, thereby gaining access to new, and potentially very valuable, contrast mechanisms to highlight differences between normal and diseased tissues.
The project was featured in an article in Issue 6 (Autumn 2007, p21) of the magazine ScienceScotland, published by the Royal Society of Edinburgh. An article on the FFC-MRI work was published in the Spring-Summer 2008 issue of Aberdeen University's Innovate magazine.
In 2007 we received £2.4M from the RCUK's Basic Technology grant scheme for a project (2007-2011) to build new FFC-MRI imagers and to investigate potential applications of FFC-MRI in bio-medical research. In 2011 we received a further year's funding of £200k from EPSRC to investigate the feasibility of performing FFC-MRI on clinical MRI scanners using add-on hardware and software. In 2012 we secured funding from EPSRC to further develop FFC-MRI to work at zero magnetic field, with applications focussed on enhanced diagnosis of neurodegenerative conditions.
In 2015 we succeeded in securing funds from the European Union's Horizon 2020 scheme for a multi-centre collaborative research project on FFC-MRI (48 months from January 2016). The project, entitled "Improving Diagnosis by Fast Field-Cycling MRI" (acronym "IDentIFY") was led and coordinated by the University of Aberdeen, with Lurie as PI, and comprised a consortium of nine teams in six EU countries, with eight academic partners and two industrial SMEs. The total budget for the four-year project was €6.60m.
Free radical imaging
A major interest over the years has been the development and use of MRI techniques for imaging the distribution of free radicals. Free radicals are defined as molecules with one or more unpaired electron in their outer orbitals. They are known to be involved in normal metabolism, and it is widely believed that changes in their concentration can occur during the early stages of many diseases, including most inflammatory diseases, ischaemic heart disease, and possibly cancer. However, the evidence for free radical involvement has been mainly indirect, so there is a need for a method that can detect and image the distribution of free radicals in the body. This would greatly benefit research into the pathogenesis of many diseases, and would allow comparison of treatment regimes in animal models of human disease. If the imaging techniques can be made sufficiently sensitive, it may be possible to monitor the progress of free radical-generating diseases in humans.
In 1987 Prof. Lurie's group pioneered a new method of imaging free radicals called Proton-Electron Double-Resonance Imaging (PEDRI). This combines electron spin resonance (ESR) with MRI and enables high-resolution images of free radical distributions to be generated. Our research is aimed at improving the sensitivity of PEDRI, so that lower concentrations of free radicals can be detected, and also at speeding up the imaging process. This involves designing and building new hardware (magnets, radiofrequency coils, etc.) and developing new "pulse sequences" (control software).
MRI of solid materials
Another project is concerned with imaging solid materials by MRI. Most rigid solids exhibit extremely short NMR relaxation times (specifically, T2), making them impossible to image by conventional MRI. For example, the rigid polymer Perspex (polymethylmethacrylate) has a T2 relaxation time of about 15 µs. The problem with conventional MRI is that it uses pulsed excitation and pulsed magnetic field gradients - if the sample's T2 is very short, the NMR signal will have disappeared before it can be detected. Our approach is to use continuous-wave (CW) detection, so we call our method continuous-wave MRI (CW-MRI). Instead of applying pulses of radiowaves to excite the nuclear spins, we continuously bathe the sample with very low-power radiowaves, and continuously "listen" for a response. In this way, images can be obtained, even from samples like Perspex with extremely short relaxation times.
Research Grants
Current Funding:
- British Heart Foundation; "The Next Leap in Cardiac MRI: Cycling the Field"; £278k; 36 months from August 2020 (CI).
- Chief Scientist Office (Scottish Government); "Proving the Utility of Fast Field Cycling MRI in stroke and small vessel disease (PUFFINS)"; £300k; 24 months from April 2020 (CI).
- EU H2020 ATTRACT 3rd-part grant (held by Turin University); "Monitoring Tissue Implants by Field-Cycling MRI of Quadrupolar-Peak Contrast Agents (QP-MRI)"; £89k; 18 months from May 2019 (CI).
Recent Grants:
- EU H2020; "Improving Diagnosis by Fast Field-Cycling MRI (IDentIFY)"; €6.60M; 48 months from January 2016 (PI).
- EPSRC; "Zero-Field MRI to Enhance Diagnosis of Neurodegeneration"; £979k; 47 months from February 2013 (PI).
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Teaching Responsibilities
Prof. Lurie teaches the physics of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on the taught postgraduate (MSc) programmes in Medical Physics and Medical Imaging.
Prof. Lurie has visited Khon Kaen University, Thailand on numerous occasions, to lecture on MRI physics. He has also helped to organise, and lecture on, four one-week MRI Schools there (in 1996, 2003, 2006 and 2013).
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External Responsibilities
Professor Lurie regularly reviews grant proposals for the UK Research Councils, Charities, the European Union, and other international bodies. He is a regular reviewer of manuscripts for a number of major journals in the field of MRI. He is an Associate Editor of the European Journal of Medical Physics (Physica Medica).
Prof. Lurie served as External Examiner for the MSc in Physical Sciences in Medicine, at Trinity College Dublin (2007-10). He was External Examiner for the Master of Medical Physics programme at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2011-14) and subsequently served as an External Advisor for the degree programme (2014-19).
He is a member of the Fellowship Panel of the Institute of Physics.
Prof. Lurie served as a member of the Healthcare Science Advisory Group of NHS Education for Scotland (2009-13).
He was a member of the Physics in Radiology Subcommittee of the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) (2014-2017), and served as Chair of that subcommittee for the 2017 conference. He was a member of the Programme Planning Committee of ECR for the 2018 and 2019 congresses.
Professor Lurie was the Chair of the Organising Committee and host of the 9th Conference on Fast Field-Cycling NMR Relaxometry, which was held at the University of Aberdeen in July 2015.
He is the Coordinator of an EU Horizon-2020 research project, "IDentIFY", with 9 teams in 6 countries working to improve FFC-MRI; the IDentIFY project web site is here.
Prof. Lurie is Vice-Chair of the EU COST scientific networking initiative "European Network on NMR Relaxometry" (2016-2020).
He is Vice-Chair of the Course Accreditation Committee of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) (2019-)
He is Chair of the Communications and Publications Committee of the European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics (EFOMP) (2020-)
Admin Responsibilities
Prof. Lurie is a member of the University's Quality Assurance Committee and acts as one of its Officers, with responsibilities for overseeing and monitoring undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes.
For 15 years (2001-16) he was co-ordinator of taught Master's degree programmes in Medical Physics and Medical Imaging at the University of Aberdeen.
A complete list of publications can be found here.
Prof. Lurie's CV can be found here.
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- Kruk, D, Rochowski, P, Florek-Wojciechowska, M, Sebastiao, P, Lurie, D & Broche, L 2020, '1H spin-lattice NMR relaxation in the presence of residual dipolar interactions: Dipolar Relaxation', Journal of Magnetic Resonance.
- Baroni, S, Ruggiero, MR, Bitonto, V, Broche, LM, Lurie, DJ, Aime, S & Crich, SG 2020, 'In vivo assessment of tumour associated macrophages in murine melanoma obtained by low-field relaxometry in the presence of iron oxide particles', Biomaterials, vol. 236, 119805. [Online] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.119805
- Abbas, H, Broche, L, Ezdoglian, A, Li, D, Yuecel, R, Ross, PJ, Cheyne, L, Wilson, HM, Lurie, DJ & Dawson, DK 2020, 'Fast field-cycling magnetic resonance detection of intracellular ultra-small iron oxide particles in vitro: Proof-of-concept', Journal of Magnetic Resonance, vol. 313, 106722. [Online] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmr.2020.106722
- Kruk, D, Masiewicz, E, Wojciechowski, M, Florek-Wojciechowska, M, Broche, LM & Lurie, DJ 2020, 'Slow dynamics of solid proteins: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance relaxometry versus Dielectric Spectroscopy', Journal of Magnetic Resonance, vol. 314, 106721. [Online] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmr.2020.106721
- Broche, L, Ross, PJ, Davies, GR, Macleod, M-J & Lurie, DJ 2019, 'A whole-body Fast Field-Cycling scanner for clinical molecular imaging studies', Scientific Reports, vol. 9, 10402. [Online] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46648-0
- Davies, GR, Broche, L, Gagliardi, T, Lurie, DJ & Ross, PJ 2019, 'Bilateral Breast coil for Fast Field-Cycling Relaxometric MRI', 27th Annual Meeting, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Montreal, CANADA, 11/05/19. <> [Online] DOI: https://www.identify-project.eu/documents/Publications/2019_ISMRM_Bilateral_Breast_coil_for_FFC_GD.pdf
- Bödenler, M, de Rochefort, L, Ross, PJ, Chanet, N, Guillot, G, Davies, GR, Gösweiner, C, Scharfetter, H, Lurie, DJ & Broche, LM 2019, 'Comparison of fast field-cycling magnetic resonance imaging methods and future perspectives', Molecular Physics, vol. 117, no. 7-8, pp. 832-848. [Online] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00268976.2018.1557349
- Kruk, D, Masiewicz, E, Borkowska, AM, Rochowski, P, Fries, PH, Broche, LM & Lurie, DJ 2019, 'Dynamics of Solid Proteins by Means of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry', Biomolecules, vol. 9, no. 11, 652. [Online] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/biom9110652
- Kruk, D, Rochowski, P, Masiewicz, E, Wilczynski, S, Wojciechowski, M, Broche, L & Lurie, D 2019, 'Mechanism of Water Dynamics in Hyaluronic Dermal Fillers Revealed by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry', ChemPhysChem, vol. 20, no. 21, pp. 2816-2822. [Online] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201900761
- Lurie, DJ, Ross, PJ & Broche, LM 2019, Techniques and Applications of Field-cycling Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. in R Kimmich (ed.), Field-cycling NMR Relaxometry: Instrumentation, Model Theories and Applications. New Developments in NMR, no. 18, vol. 2019-January, Royal Society of Chemistry, pp. 358-384. [Online] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/9781788012966-00358


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I hate Easter. When I walk into the Easter section of a store like Target or Walmart, I see plastic eggs, candy and sugared marshmallows, stuffed bunnies, and pastel "spring" items. There are no crosses, no empty tombs, and nothing about the resurrection. Then there are the egg hunts, except when parents are so aggressive fighting for fake eggs and cheap candy that the whole thing has to be canceled. What are we doing? We have lost the whole meaning of Easter.
Easter also brings out the annual attacks on Jesus, Christians, and the church. This year it is Andrew Sullivan's cover story in Newsweek, "Christianity in Crisis". He would argue that he defends the "historical" Jesus, but he can't attack His bride (the church) without attacking Him. However, the original Easter was an attack on Jesus, too, so maybe this is "appropriate."
Easter, or as I prefer, Resurrection Day, is about Jesus (God in the flesh) rising from the dead. It is a remembrance of the central truth of Christianity. If there is no resurrection, Christianity is worse than a farce. Paul summed it up in I Corinthians 15:16-19:
" For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied." NASB
The resurrection is literally true. The whole New Testament testifies to this central fact. If it could be proven false, there would be no Christianity. Skeptics like Frank Morison and Lee Strobel set out to disprove it, but ended up as believers. The evidence really is overwhelming.
So, yes, I hate the plastic substitutes we call "Easter," but I love the Jesus who died for me and rose from the dead.
In our family, we try to keep to the true meaning of the Easter season. In our nightly devotions we read through Mark's account of Jesus' last week before the crucifixion. We put a cross in our yard for the week leading up to Easter. On Good Friday, we drape it with black cloth and read about the crucifixion with our children. Then, early on Easter morning, we take off the black and drape it with glorious white as we read about the resurrection. What does your family do to emphasize the true meaning of Resurrection Sunday?


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MITRA has three main thematic pillars: the program-based pillars described here include both short-term actions and long-term impacts. The third pillar is MITRA HIJAU : the Environmental, community-based pillar. See the MITRA HIJAU website for more information : http://mitrahijau.org/ , our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/mitrahijau and our twitter: https://twitter.com/mitrahijau
MITRA HIJAU (Green Movement and Community Service)
- Short term – to facilitate various green community-based programs in response to local demand/need.
- In the past these programs have included strategic reforestation, natural disaster risk mitigation:
For example – The 'Green Schools Movement' – facilitating tree planting in schools through student facilitators building partnerships between local government (Forestry and Education Departments) and local NGOs and Foundations for tree planting programs in schools and other areas identified as priority.
- These programs should encourage participation from MITRA members particularly for monitoring and evaluation (M&E). This has been a key gap in the past for environmental protection and conservation programs.
- Long term – raising awareness through teaching Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) materials in schools and communities. MITRA HIJAU ESD materials include games and Forests, Oceans and Mangrove Posters.
- Long term – bridging the gap between universities and local communities as well as between government and civil society through the shared goals of maintaining our natural environment and biodiversity.
- Forming environmental programs through the MITRA LSM programs.
- MITRA HIJAU PAPUA: https://www.facebook.com/groups/780326868688051/?ref=br_rs
- MITRA COASTAL CARE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/622447331225800/?ref=br_rs
- MITRA RUGBY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1592151507701677/?ref=br_rs
- MITRA (Entrepreneurship) INNOVATION CIRCLE:https://www.facebook.com/groups/1660063090895662/?ref=br_rs
- MITRA COASTAL CARE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/622447331225800/?ref=br_rs
Learn more about MITRA HIJAU: the Environmental, community-based pillar. See the MITRA HIJAU website for more information: http://mitrahijau.org/ , our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/mitrahijau and our twitter: https://twitter.com/mitrahijau


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Bluegrass Motorsports Club
Sparta, Indiana
Bluegrass Motorsports Club and Road Course is a proposed facility currently being designed by American Structurepoint and Paxton Waters Architecture. Located near Cincinnati off of I-71, the road course facility is designed to blend the rich Kentucky equestrian traditions with the modern "need for speed."
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- Company Provides Engineering Services to Red Line Bus Rapid Transit Project
- American Structurepoint Begins New Era – Relocates to 9025 River Road
- Matt Moore, PE, Joins American Structurepoint as Vice President
- Mark Tomlinson Joins American Structurepoint As Technical Director of Transportation in Austin
- South Bend Smart Streets Initiative Wins First-Place ARTBA Globe Award
- Will Conley Joins American Structurepoint as Principal
- Diversification Drives American Structurepoint's Success
- City of Green Roundabout Project Wins ACEC Ohio Engineering Excellence Award | American Structurepoint
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Whitsunday Health Service Community Reference Group
The Whitsunday Health Service Community Reference Group was established in July 2017. Members of the group are consumers and community members from the Proserpine and Cannonvale area. Members are actively encouraged to have a voice in contributing to the development of healthcare services for their local community.
The Community Reference Group plays an important role in connecting the Whitsunday Health Service with the community. Members of the Whitsunday Health Service Community Reference Group;
- Act as a voice for health consumers from the Proserpine and Cannonvale area to provide input into the development of health services which are available to them
- Identify health services needs and preventive health initiatives for the local community and bring them to the attention of the Whitsunday Health Service and Mackay HHS staff
- Assist the Proserpine Hospital, Cannonvale Community Centre and Mackay HHS in improving service quality for consumers who access healthcare services
- Keep the local community informed of current and proposed services and service models
Further information about the members will be available soon.


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La Bella Baskets
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|La Bella Baskets
|Are there startup costs? If so, how much?
|Are startup fees refundable?
|Yes. If you decide this business is not for you, simply notify our banking & credit department at firstname.lastname@example.com (Monday thru Friday 9am – 3pm central time) and your account will be cancelled with no future obligations. You will receive a confirmation when your account has been cancelled. Or you can also call us at: 800-584-5539.
|Does the startup fee cover everything I need to start in this business?
|Website and back office, training, free marketing materials to print. You are responsible for any paid advertising, paid ads, business cards, etc that you choose to use in promoting this business.
|What countries is this company doing business in?
|United States
|Will I be selling products?
|Will I have to meet a sales quota? If so, how much?
|Will there be home parties involved?
|Will I distribute or inventory products?
|Does this company accept credit cards?
|Does it cost me anything to accept credit card orders?
|Is there training available? Is it free?
|Yes, online and training calls with leaders.
|Is there support available?
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Powder coating is our core area of expertise and represents an effective and efficient process for finishing and protecting metallic surfaces.
We already look back on 20 years of experience in this area and have been able to gain a deep expertise in all matters concerning powder coating and surface technology during this time.
We attach great importance to high quality of the coating as well as customer-tailored work. In particular, we are proud of our short and flexible delivery times and high level of service and expert advice.
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WK Sheet Metal Technology operates as a subcontractor in the metal industry, where our speciality is the processing of metal sheets.
Experienced staff work sheet metal parts using modern CNC-controlled sheet metal processing machines. On schedule and according to the wishes of our clients, for whom we produce both large scale as well as individual production orders.
Our customers come from diverse industries such as metal and steel construction, plumbing, windows and facades, sunshade construction and many more.
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First Look: HGTV's 'Good Bones'
In HGTV's Good Bones, mother/daughter team Karen E Laine and Mina Starsiak are revitalizing their hometown of Indianapolis one property at a time, buying dilapidated homes and rehabbing them into stunning urban remodels. Check out these snapshots from the renovation featured in the series premiere.
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Meet the Hosts of HGTV's Good Bones
Since 2007, mother-daughter duo Mina and Karen have renovated close to twenty homes in Fountain Square, a community in Indianapolis adjacent to the city's downtown.
Meet Karen E Laine
Karen brings legal expertise to the duo's efforts to bring life back to old homes that many people might regard as beyond hope.
Meet Mina Starsiak
Mina brings real-estate know-how and a drive to help revive neighborhoods, transforming distressed homes into gems that will attract vibrant and committed new residents to a revitalizing community.
The Wright St. Project, Behind the Scenes
Mina and Karen discuss plans for their next renovation at a local coffee house.
The Wright St. Project, Behind the Scenes
Mina arrives ready for work at the Wright Street house.
The Wright St. Project, Behind the Scenes
The Wright Street house is the first renovation Mina and Karen have taken on in the historic Bates-Hendricks district, nearby to their own neigborhood of Fountain Square.
The Wright St. Project, Behind the Scenes
Crew cameras roll as Mina and Karen ponder the scope of this ambitious rehab. They bought this house sight-unseen for $7000. They plan to put $125,000 into the renovation.
The Wright St. Project, BEFORE
The Wright St. Project, BEFORE
Fire and smoke damage, as seen in these dramatic snapshots, are no obstacle for Karen and Mina as they're confident that, when it comes to old houses, they can fix just about anything.
The Wright St. Project, BEFORE
Wright Street Home Exterior, BEFORE
Broken windows, a hole in the roof and mold in the basement were just some of the concerns based on initial inspection. But the house included ample square footage and plenty of room to reimagine and reconfigure.
Wright Street Home Exterior, AFTER
Mina opted for a dark gray exterior with white brick columns and trim, and, in keeping with the bungalow feel of the house, envisioned a charming and semi-traditional interior.
Living Room, AFTER
Dated wood paneling was removed and a lighter palette selected to give the main living space a lighter and more open feel.
Living Room, AFTER
A highlight of the new living room is the accent wall with dimensional tile.
Living Room, AFTER
Kitchen, AFTER
By far the most dramatic makeover in the renovation is the kitchen, which was badly fire damaged and barely recognizable as a kitchen.
Kitchen, AFTER
A wall was removed to enlarge the kitchen and bring it forward in the floorplan.
Dining Room, AFTER
The kitchen offers this inviting view on the dining room which features more modern furnishings and framed wildlife prints which -- actually sections of the home's original wallpaper that were salvaged by Karen.
Home Office, AFTER
Home Office, Detail
Loft Sitting Room, AFTER
Loft Sitting Room, Detail
Loft Sitting Room, Detail
Details, Details
Details, Details
Just a Touch of Modern
Master Bedroom, AFTER
An old porch and part of the original kitchen was torn out to make way for an all new master suite. Old seven-foot ceilings were raised to nine feet.
Upstairs Guest Bedroom, AFTER
After essentially gutting and reconfiguring the inside, the house now contains four bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths. A dormer was bumped out and frame in to create this guest room.
Bedroom, Detail
Second-Floor Bath, AFTER
In addition to the master bath downstairs, this second full bath, with double vanity, tub and shower was added on the top floor.
Second-Floor Bath, AFTER
Second-Floor Bath, AFTER
Second-Floor Bath, AFTER
Second-Floor Bath, Detail
Second-Floor Bath, Detail
Home Exterior, Rear, BEFORE
The rear exterior of the Wright Street house before renovation on the HGTV Network show, Two Chicks and a Hammer.
Home Exterior, Rear, AFTER
A deck, new siding and stylish patio furniture make for a functional and inviting new backyard space.
Backyard Deck, Detail
Justifiably Proud
Mina beams, all smiles once the Wright Street renovation project is complete.


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Congratulations to Lynne Allen, who contributed in memory of Karen Peck.
All of us at Art Cloth Studios are anxious to tuck extra art cloth and other art work into this tote for you, Lynne!
Art Cloth Extravaganza: A Dream Tote
Sponsored by Art Cloth Studios
(Laura Ann Beehler, Linda Charlton, Jane Dunnewold, Martha K. Grant, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Lisa Kerpoe)
Lynne Allen donated $1000 to the ACS In Memory of Karen Peck
Tote: Large tote bag with the Art Cloth Studios logo
*Numerous pieces of beautiful, one-of-a-kind art cloth created by members of Art Cloth Studios(including cottons, silk broadcloth, silk organza, silk charmeuse)*Complex Cloth Workshops DVD by Jane Dunneword
*Frame It! Easy Solutions for Framing and Finishing Art Work DVD by Jane Dunnewold
*500 Art Quilts book
*Bag (green, at top of photo) created by Laura Beehler from her beautiful art cloth, made from a pattern by Terry Grant.
*Paper & Metal Leaf Lamination: A Mixed Media Approach with Cloth by Jane Dunnewold, Claire Benn, & Leslie Morgan
*Metal leaf for lamination or foiling
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*Succulent Wild Woman: Dancing with Your
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Thanks for checking us out! We would love for your kids to be a part of r|kids! Our goal at RUMC is to provide a safe and loving environment for children. As a faithful parent, you want your child to feel God's protective and caring grace in their lives. We want that too! Making every effort to welcome your child and make them feel at home, we hope to meet your family's needs and look forward to your involvement.
The mission of the Children's ministries at RUMC is to support, partner with and empower families to develop fully devoted followers of Christ and to share with them in an active relationship with Christ.
Check-In for r|kids
To ensure the safety of r|kids, we use a computer check in system that provides a name tag for your child and a pick up ticket for the caregiver. When your child comes to any program time, please check them in prior to taking them to their classroom or area. There are 2 check-in stations, located on both ends of the Children's Hall. Parents should accompany children to their ministry classroom and pick them up at the end as well, giving their pick-up ticket to the adult leader.
Sunday Mornings
- 9:00a – r|kids Worship (Pre-K and elementary ages) & Nursery
Nursery is available for birth through preschool ages. Kids are welcome in the sanctuary with their families. Kids Pre-K and up who wish to participate in Kids Worship are sent to a special worship time prior to the sermon. (If your child will be going to Kids Worship, please check them in before worship begins.) Parents can pick kids up from the multipurpose space after the service, or kids will be taken directly to age appropriate Sunday school classes.
- 10:00a – Sunday School Small Groups
- 11:00a – r|kids Worship (Pre-K and elementary ages) & Nursery
Nursery is available for birth through preschool ages. Kids are welcome to worship with their families. Kids Pre-K and up who wish to participate in Kids Worship can be checked in and dropped off in the Tree House Room (Pre-K/Kindergarten) or the MPR (1st Grade & up) for a special program designed to draw children into church worship. Parents can pick kids up from the same drop off point following worship.
Wednesday Nights (During the School Year)
- 6:15-7:30p – Children participate in planned activities that focus on building great big hearts.
- 4th through 5th grade – The Eagle's Nest Tweens Small Group
Children's Ministry Staff
Britta Alton, Director of Children's Ministries
Britta has spent most of her life working with families and children through vocation and volunteering. Having a BA in Social Work from LaGrange College, she is excited to use her experience to focus on the spiritual formation of the children of RUMC, pointing kids and families toward a loving God.
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LED Technology Explained
Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology offers more than double the efficiency of the previous leading light technology, High Intensity Discharge (HID). Such advanced technology can be described as one of the most exciting and fast moving to hit automotive lighting. The efficiency gains can be harnessed to reduce power consumption of the lamp, or to deliver much greater light output for a similar power consumption.
Put into numbers, LED currently achieves approximately 100 lumens/Watt when driven at high drive currents, whereas Halogen lights run at around 10 – 12 lumens/Watt, with HID (High Intensity Discharge) operating at around 50 lumens/Watt. For a visual representation, take a look at the videos below. The first shows our Triple-R Long-Range LED lights side-by-side with a Piaa HID rally pod as used in world rally racing. Operating at 10% less power consumption, the Triple-R system still manages to outperform HID.
The second video pits the Halogen Lightforce Striker 170 (2 x 100W Xenophot bulb) against the Lazer ST-4 (44W LED) road legal spotlight. The Lightforce pencil beam achieves good range but the Lazer ST-4 hybrid beam pattern also throws additional light in to the near and midrange. With a theoretical efficiency limit of around 250 lumens/Watt, it's clear LED technology still has a long way to go over the coming years.
There is a clear distinction between lumens and lux when using as a unit of light measurement. Lumens can be defined as the measurement of how bright a bulb or a light source is. Whether you are 1 meter away or 100 meters away from a light source it is still emitting the same amount of lumens. On the other hand, lux is the measure of the intensity of the light hitting a surface at a given distance. Our recommendation is that you review the product photometric diagram and consider the spread of light that you want. Overall, lux is a good measurement for determining and comparing the brightness of a beam.
Selecting the right LED is important, and although this starts with choosing an LED capable of achieving the high performance requirements of an automotive headlight, the next step is choosing the right "bin". LED manufacturers categorise their batches of the same LED in to those which are tested at the end of the production line to give high light output, versus those which have a relatively low light output. There can be a variation of light output (and component price) within the same product group of up to 30% from the low output bin to the high output bin devices.
A powerful LED with a high output bin, provides a solid foundation to achieve higher levels of illumination, but there are a number of other factors driving both the performance and the cost of the unit. Consider the materials used in the product: the cooler you can keep the LEDs, the more efficient they'll be and therefore the more light you'll get on the road. For example, Lazer products use ceramic coated metal substrate circuit boards with high thermal conductivity and a thick copper layer to help spread the heat away from the LED and to the lamp body as quickly as possible.
The "LED Driver" is also a crucial component inside the unit, this is the device which manages the drive current through the LED, ensuring an even and stable light output regardless of input voltage. The performance of the driver also influences the efficiency of the unit, and contributes towards the performance of the product to reduce EMC (Electro Magnetic Compatability) radiation.
The capacitors used within the product also contribute towards cost of manufacture and longevity of the product, where cheaper electrolytic capacitors might run for 1000 – 2000 hours, while ceramic capacitors can have a run time of tens of thousands of hours.


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Our work with strategic partners of all kinds is a big part of what makes EDF different.
For decades, we've built inclusive environmental coalitions alongside fishermen, ranchers, corporate leaders and other unlikely allies — teaming up on projects where we can make the greatest impact.
How we work with partners
When we take on a new environmental challenge, we find the right partners for the job, then apply science, economics and technological innovation to find the best solutions together.
Businesses and industries
We forge unexpected partnerships that catalyze environmental leadership, collaboration and innovation across companies and supply chains.
Community and international groups
We partner with community groups around the world, like we did in Oakland, groups that protect those most affected by local environmental hazards.
We work with academic institutions on projects like the five-year methane research series we conducted along with 40 institutions and 50 companies.
Conservationists and fishermen
We've pioneered solutions for farmers and ranchers who help us save endangered species, and for fishermen to build sustainable fisheries.
Working together gets measurable results
Our work with partners makes us stronger and more effective. For example, tens of thousands of consumer products are now safer because we partnered with Walmart and other retailers to remove chemicals of concern from them.
By working with businesses — rather than against them — we can create a more sustainable world where companies, communities and the environment thrive.
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The EPA, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and California Air Resources Board have released their draft Technical Assessment Report on the 'Midterm Evaluation of Light-duty Vehicle GHG Emissions Standards for Model Years 2022-2025'.
Despite the long name, this report is important as the results will help determine if the 54.5 mpg corporate average fuel economy target for 2025 needs to be adjusted or not.
Let's begin with the good news. The report says the industry is "adopting fuel economy technologies at unprecedented rates." Automakers and suppliers have been hard at work on developing new technologies to improve overall fuel economy and emissions. The report goes on to say with the improvements being made on gas engines, automakers will not need to rely as heavily on electric or hybrid vehicles.
Now for the bad news. According to Automotive News, government officals have taken the 54.5 mpg goal off the table. Low gas prices and the high demand for trucks, SUVs, and crossovers have caused officals to rethink the goal. The government now belives the fleet average for mpgs will land between 50 and 52.6 by 2025.
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Film Collective Santiago's community of cinema lovers enjoys a tailored program of international, independent film. This program brings the collective together in person, at events, as well as online in our private social network. The Collective's primary languages are English and Spanish; the films it presents are picked from the best Chilean work as well as from every corner of the world.
Film Collective Santiago 's fascinating array of films are cherry-picked from the cutting edge; these are often films that have already premiered abroad or have garnered prestigious awards and recognition at important international festivals. These are also films that might not otherwise generally make it to your screen or local cinema.
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On September 14, by a margin of 211 to 198, the U.S. House of Representatives quietly voted to change the Johnson amendment in relation to churches. The Johnson Amendment prevents churches and other non-profits from endorsing political candidates or supporting political campaigns with their money. The change only applies to churches and their related entities. The change was embedded in the 2018 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, a massive spending bill. On page 21 it says:
"SEC. 116. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to make a determination that a church, an integrated auxiliary of a church, or a convention or association of churches is not exempt from taxation for participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office unless.
(1) the Commissioner of Internal Revenue consents to such determination;
(2) not later than 30 days after such determination, the Commissioner notifies the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate of such determination; and
(3) such determination is effective with respect to the church, integrated auxiliary of a church, or convention or association of churches not earlier than 90 days after the date of the notification under paragraph (2).
In essence, if the IRS decides to withdraw tax-exempt status of churches because of its involvement in a political campaign, it must inform Congress and give Congress an opportunity to respond. Why it was done this way is unclear, but if passed by the Senate, it would essentially make the Johnson Amendment redundant, at least as it applies to churches.
Political campaign donations are not currently tax-deductible, but, presumably, gifts to churches that engage in political campaigns would be tax-deductible, or at least protected from scrutiny by IRS.
This bill will jeopardize the separation of church and state in America. We are now on the precipice of major changes to the religious climate of the United States.
Many pastors and other religious leaders claim that the Johnson Amendment is a burden on their religious freedom and their freedom of speech, and they often insist that it must be repealed or at least curtailed for them to be able to get involved directly in politics as part of their pastoral office (as opposed to personal involvement). However, churches, pastors, priests and other religious leaders have been very adept at getting around the amendment. It is important to note that while the Johnson Amendment is being changed in the name of religious liberty, it is actually setting the state for the rise of political power of the churches, which will lead to worship laws.
"Heretofore those who presented the truths of the third angel's message have often been regarded as mere alarmists. Their predictions that religious intolerance would gain control in the United States, that church and state would unite to persecute those who keep the commandments of God, have been pronounced groundless and absurd. It has been confidently declared that this land could never become other than what it has been—the defender of religious freedom. But as the question of enforcing Sunday observance is widely agitated, the event so long doubted and disbelieved is seen to be approaching, and the third message will produce an effect, which it could not have had before." Great Controversy, pages 605 and 606.


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Rebound recently completed testing an IcePoint™ demonstration unit at a Whole Foods near Denver, Colorado. Installed last Fall, the commercial prototype successfully provided 46,400 BTUs of low temperature refrigeration over the testing period while helping the Rebound team identify design and control revisions required for future systems.
Please see the Case Study to learn more.
Luke Erickson, Rebound's lead IcePoint engineer, also wrote a blog post.


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報名方式:國內學者報名請至 http://www.econ.sinica.edu.tw/PET12
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ESA-announce Fwd: Bay Area Behavioral and Experimental Economics Workshop, May 4th-5th 2012, Santa Clara University
The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University will be hosting the Bay Area Behavioral and Experimental Economics Workshop May 4th – 5th, 2012. The call for papers is attached.
To sign up please complete the form following form:
For presenters, there will be breakfasts, lunches and a workshop dinner (on Friday, May 4th) paid for by the sponsors. Also, free on-campus parking and WiFi access will be provided.
We gratefully acknowledge funding from the Department of Economics at Santa Clara University, the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University, the International Association for Research in Economic Psychology (IAREP), the Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics (SABE), and the International Confederation for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics and Economic Psychology (ICABEEP).
Homa Zarghamee
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics
Leavey School of Business
Santa Clara University
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Call for Papers: ASFEE 2012 – Montpellier, France
The next conference of the French Experimental Economics Association, ASFEE, will be hosted by the University of Montpellier (South of France), from May 31 to June 2, 2012. The conference welcomes presentations covering the following topics : lab experiments, framed and randomized field experiments, behavioral economics, neuro-economics, economic psychology. Theory papers explicitly dealing with experimental issues are also welcome. The conference language is English.
Guest speakers include Werner Güth (Max Planck Institute of Economics, Germany) and Peter Wakker (Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands).
Preliminary schedule:
January 9 – March 31 : Abstract submission.
April 1 – April 16 : Notification of acceptance.
April 16 – May 30 : Registration.
Website: http://www.lameta.univ-montp1.fr/asfee2012
Contact: asfee2012(at)lameta.univ-montp1.fr
ESA-announce Final Call: ACLE workshop Behavioral Competition and Regulation
Final Call: ACLE workshop Behavioral Competition and Regulation (April 20)
Submission deadline: March 10
Dear collegues,
The Amsterdam Center for Law & Economics (ACLE) of the University of Amsterdam is organizing a workshop on Behavioral Competition and Regulation.
Keynote Speakers are:
Botond Köszegi (UC Berkeley) and
Maurice E. Stucke (University of Tenessee).
It will take place on April 20, 2012, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
We welcome submissions from different fields, including experimental economics and behavioral economics. Submissions (full papers or abstracts) can be sent together with the author's address information to: ACLE(at)uva.nl. The deadline for submissions is March 10, 2012.
More information can be found at http://behavioralantitrust.acle.nl/.
Kind regards,
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ESA-announce SABE 2012 in Granada, Spain
Just a quick reminder of SABE conference at Granada (Spain).
Deadline is very near –> March 11th (Sunday)
Call for papers
The Granada Lab of Behavioral Economics and the Department of Economics, Universidad de Granada, organize the SABE Conference, 2012.
The SABE Conference 2012 will have four outstanding keynote speakers:
- James Andreoni (University of California, San Diego) "Herbert Simon Lecturer"
- Rosemarie Nagel (U. Pompeu Fabra)
- Jordi Brandts (U. Autónoma de Barcelona)
- Oscar Volij (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)
Local Committee:
Pablo Brañas-Garza, Nikolaos Georgantzís, Natalia Jimenez.
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Bay Area Behavioral and Experimental Economics Workshop, May 4th-5th 2012, Santa Clara University
The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University will be hosting the Bay Area Behavioral and Experimental Economics Workshop May 4th – 5th, 2012. The call for papers is attached.
To sign up please complete the form following form:
For presenters, there will be breakfasts, lunches and a workshop dinner (on Friday, May 4th) paid for by the sponsors. Also, free on-campus parking and WiFi access will be provided.
We gratefully acknowledge funding from the Department of Economics at Santa Clara University, the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University, the International Association for Research in Economic Psychology (IAREP), the Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics (SABE), and the International Confederation for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics and Economic Psychology (ICABEEP).
Homa Zarghamee
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics
Leavey School of Business
Santa Clara University
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Third LeeX International Conference on Theoretical and Experimental Macroeconomics, Second Notice
CALL FOR PAPERS (Second Notice, Deadline is March 16, 2012)
Third LeeX International Conference on Theoretical and Experimental Macroeconomics
June 18-19, 2012
Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain.
The aim of this international conference is to better integrate the use of experimental and behavioral approaches into macroeconomics. The organizers invite researchers pursuing behavioral, experimental or complementary theoretical work on macroeconomic topics to submit an abstract, or preferably a completed paper by March 16, 2012.
The organizers will choose up to 13 papers from among the submitted papers and put together a two-day program of papers that will be announced April 1, 2012. Those whose papers are selected for inclusion on the program will be notified by email.
The keynote speakers are:
Shyam Sunder, Yale University
Ramón Marimón, European University Institute
Further details about the conference are available at the conference
The conference organizers are:
John Duffy, University of Pittsburgh
Frank Heinemann, Technical University of Berlin
Rosemarie Nagel, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, ICREA
At the same time we also wish to announce the fifth Barcelona LeeX
Experimental Economics Summer School in Macroeconomics, June 11-15,
2012 which will also be held at Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
Details about the summer school and application information are
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Students and junior faculty with specializations or research interests in macroeconomics are especially encouraged to apply. Summer school students are invited to attend the third LeeX International Conference on Theoretical and Experimental Macroeconomics, which immediately follows the summer school.
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Athens Institute for Education and Research-ATINER (www.atiner.gr)
Call for Papers and Participation
7th Annual International Symposium on Economic Theory, Policy and Applications, 23-26 July 2012, Athens, Greece
Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos (President of the Athens Institute for Education and Research & Visiting Professor, University of Strathclyde, U.K.) and Dr. John Roufagalas, Professor, Troy University, USA & Head, Economics Research Unit, ATINER would like to invite you to submit a proposal for presentation at the 7th Annual International Symposium on Economic Theory, Policy and Applications, 23-26 July 2012, Athens, Greece organized by the Economics Research Unit of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER). For the program of the pervious conferences, book publications based on the conference papers and other information, please visit the conference website www.atiner.gr/economics.htm.
The registration fee is €300 (euro), covering access to all sessions, two lunches, coffee breaks and conference material. Special arrangements will be made with a local luxury hotel for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, a number of social events will be organized: A Greek night of entertainment with dinner, a special one-day cruise in the Greek islands, an archaeological tour (urban walk) of Athens and a one-day visit to Delphi. Details of the social program are available at http://www.atiner.gr/soc/2012SOC-ECO.htm.
Papers (in English) from all areas of Economics are welcome. Sessions will be organized along the lines of the Journal of Economic Literature Classification Index:
· General Economics and Teaching,
· Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology,
· Mathematical and Quantitative Methods,
· Welfare Economics,
· Microeconomics,
· Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics,
· International Economics,
· Financial Economics,
· Public Economics,
· Health, Education and Welfare,
· Labour and Demographic Economics,
· Law and Economics,
· Industrial Organization,
· Business Administration & Business Economics – Marketing – Accounting,
· Economic History,
· Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth,
· Economic Systems,
· Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics,
· Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics,
· Cultural Economics.
Selected papers will be published in a Special Volume of the Conference Proceedings or Edited Books as part of ATINER's book series. For Books and Proceedings of previous conferences you may visit atiner(at)atiner.gr), before 12 March 2012 to: Dr. John Roufagalas, Professor, Troy University, USA & Head, Economics Research Unit, ATINER, 8 Valaoritou Street, Kolonaki, 10671 Athens, Greece. Tel.: + 30 210 3634210 Fax: + 30 210 3634209. Abstracts should include: Title of Paper, Family Name (s), First Name (s), Institutional Affiliation, Current Position, an email address and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Please use the abstract submitting form available at http://www.atiner.gr/docs/2012FORM-ECO.doc. Announcement of the decision is made within 4 weeks after submission, which includes information on registration deadlines and paper submission requirements. If you want to participate without presenting a paper, i.e. chair a session, organize a panel, evaluate papers to be included in the conference proceedings or books, contribute to the editing of a book, or any other contribution, please send an email to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos (<a href="mailto:gtp), President, ATINER.
The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) was established in 1995 as an independent academic organization with the mission to become a forum, where academics and researchers – from all over the world – could meet in Athens and exchange ideas on their research and discuss the future developments of their discipline. Since 1995, ATINER has organized about 150 international conferences and has published over 100 books. Academically, the Institute consists of four research divisions and nineteen research units. Each research unit organizes at least an annual conference and undertakes various small and large research projects.繼續閱讀 | Make a Comment ( None so far )
ESA-announce Opening: Tenure Track, Assistant Professor, Experimental/Behavioral Finance/Econ
Radboud University Nijmegen, Department of Economics, The NetherlandsDetails: http://www.ru.nl/newstaff/working_at_radboud/details/details-vacature?recid=507743
Closing Date: March 23, 2012
We are currently searching for an Assistant Professor (tenure track) at the chair of Finance within the department of Economics. The Chair of Finance encourages fundamental, quantitative and theory-driven research from diverse perspectives, including, amongst others, individual decision-making under risk and uncertainty, experimental finance/econ, behavioural finance/econ, market microstructure, and neurofinance/econ (in cooperation with the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior).
For further details please refer to http://www.ru.nl/newstaff/working_at_radboud/details/details-vacature?recid=507743 . Please do not hesitate to forward this posting to interesting candidates or to contact me directly: u.weitzel(at)fm.ru.nl (Utz Weitzel, Prof. of Finance, www.utzweitzel.com).
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【徵稿啟事】International Conference on Socioeconomic Determinants and Consequences of Public Health
Dear Colleague:
We would like to draw your attention to the International Conference on Socioeconomic Determinants and Consequences of Public Health, taking place from 26th to 27th June at Academia Sinica, Taipei. Keynote lectures will be given by: Paul Gertler (University of California, Berkeley) and Tomas Philipson University of Chicago.
The conference will bring together researchers studying the cause and effects of public health in the following areas: (1) Health and health care over the course of life; (2) Infectious diseases and socioeconomic development. Please submit your abstract by 1st March 2012 to email@example.com.
On 28th June the conference will be followed by a free one-day culture tour, which consists of a Briefing and Q&A at the National Bureau of Health Care, and National Palace Museum, tea tasting and night markets.
We would like to ask you to help us disseminate the attached calls among your department's faculty. We are very grateful for your assistance in making the conference known to a wide audience. All conference information is available at
http://www.econ.sinica.edu.tw/Public_Health/index6.php?lang=tw. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.
Yours Faithfully,
Stacey H. Chen Academia Sinica
Graham Coditz and Ping Wang Washington University in St. Louis
(Organizational Committee Co-chairs)
ICSAI 2012, Yantai, China: Extended Deadline 5 March EI Compendex/ISTP/IEEE Xplore
Dear Colleague,
Upon numerous requests, the upcoming 2012 International Conference on Systems and Informatics (ICSAI 2012) extends the submission deadline to 5 March 2012. We cordially invite you to submit a paper to ICSAI 2012 to be held from 19-21 May 2012 in Yantai, China.
ICSAI 2012 aims to be a premier international forum for scientists and researchers to present the state of the art of systems engineering and information science. Topics include (but are not limited to):
| Systems· Control and Automation Systems
· Power and Energy Systems
· Intelligent Systems
· Computer Systems and Applications
| Informatics· Communications and Networking
· Image, Video, and Signal Processing
· Data Engineering and Data Mining
· Software Engineering
The registration fee of US$400 includes proceedings, lunches, dinners, banquet, coffee breaks, and all technical sessions. ICSAI 2012 is technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society.
All papers in conference proceedings will be indexed by both EI Compendex and ISTP, as well as the IEEE Xplore (IEEE Conference Record #19873; IEEE Catalog Number CFP1273R-CDR; ISBN: 978-1-4673-0197-8). Substantially extended versions of best papers will be considered for publication in a special issue of a SCI-indexed journal.
Yantai was listed as one of the world's most inhabitable places by the United Nations and was recognized as the "most charming city of China" by China Central Television. Undulating hills rise above the area's many rivers and are framed by beaches and neighboring islands. Famous tourist attractions include the Tashan Mountain, Kongdong Island, and Penglai Pavilion Scenic Area. Seafood and fruits are plentiful in Yantai.
For more information, visit the conference web page:
If you have any questions after visiting the conference web page, please email the secretariat at ICSAI2012(at)ytu.edu.cn
Join us at this major event in beautiful Yantai !!!
Organizing Committee
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【徵稿啟事】Call For Paper – 26-27 June 2012 International Conference on Socioeconomic Determinants a nd Consequences of Public Health
Academia Sinica and Washington University in St. Louis will jointly organize an international conference on Socioeconomic Determinants and Consequences of Public Health. We cordially invite you to submit your unpublished work for presentation at this venue. The conference will be held on 26-27 June 2012 at Academia Sinica, and will be followed by a free one-day culture tour on June 28.
The conference will bring together researchers studying the causes and effects of public health, particularly in the following areas:
• Health and health care over the course of life
• Infectious diseases and socioeconomic development
Paul Gertler (Berkeley) and Tomas Philipson (Chicago) will be our keynote speakers. Edward Lawlor (Wash U) and Chien-Jen Chen (Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University) will give opening and closing addresses. Additionally, about 12-18 international scholars are invited to speak at various organized sessions.
The culture tour will take you to National Palace Museum, which is home to many of the finest artefacts of China's 5,000-year history. Its fine collections of Chinese arts provide an eye-opening experience of Chinese culture. In addition, we will have a briefing and Q&A session at the National Bureau of Health Care, followed by a late-afternoon tea tasting. We also recommend that you experience our famous night markets and beautiful mountains and coastlines (see http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0000203) .
During the three-day conference period, meals and transportation from and to the hotel, dinner venue and conference site will be provided. Inexpensive but comfortable campus hotel rooms (at less than $50 USD per night) will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Although registration is required, there will be no fee.
For consideration, please submit your abstract (250 words, with keywords, in PDF format), along with your title, affiliation and field of expertise (economics, public health or sociology/social work) to Ms. Yi-Shan Chi (ychi(at)econ.sinica.edu.tw) by 1March2012.In the field of economics, a draft of the paper (in PDF format) is preferred. We expect to announce the conference program by 10March2012.
If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Chi at the same e-mail address as above. We look forward to receiving your submissions.
Organizational Committee Co-chairs:
Stacey H. Chen (Academia Sinica), Graham Coditz (Washington University in St. Louis) and
Ping Wang (Washington University in St. Louis & NBER)
Program Committee:
Program Committee:
Sarah Gehlert (Washington University in St Louis), Barton Hamilton (Washington University in St Louis), Kamhon Kan (Academia Sinica), Jin-tan Liu (National Taiwan University & NBER), Rodolfo Manuelli (Washington University in St. Louis & NBER), Nancy Morrow-Howell (Washington University in St Louis) and Wen-Shan Yang (Academia Sinica)繼續閱讀 | Make a Comment ( None so far )
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Leadership Lessons from Luke 4.14-15
I invite you to re-read Luke 4.1. "And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness…"
Jesus was full of the Spirit AND led by the Spirit. As leaders it becomes crucial that we follow this pattern of followship. We are to be full and led by the Spirit for the work of God in and through our lives.
Following Jesus' temptation, he begins his ministry. In other words, his vision begins to unfold for the people. So much has happened up to this point in preparation for the vision.
Verse 14 is an interesting one. Following the temptation, Jesus returns 'in the power of the Spirit.' Jesus is empowered for the mission before him. He realizes that before spreading the vision God has strategically placed in his heart, he must have an encounter with the power of the Spirit.
Note the transformation that takes place. Jesus full (covered over) of the Spirit moves to in the power (special miraculous power) of the Spirit. Leaders who attempt to move out without the power of the Spirit potentially limit their impact. It's the work of the Spirit in us that ushers in results.
Avoid the greatest temptation of all…leading in your own strength.
It is from here that Jesus begins his ministry. Verse 15 tells us that he begins his teaching ministry. His message has stood the test of temptation.
In what ways are you allowing the Spirit of God to work in your life?
What gifts will you need to lead?
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Top 10 Human Super Powers You Can Get Today
With superpowers being wielded by every other movie or TV character, it is but normal if it ever crossed your mind to posses one of those world-changing powers. Today we are going to let you know of some the abilities of super human nature that are physically and logically possible and you don't need to wait a century to wield them.
No10. Super Strength
First and foremost, the Superman-like strength. You need this power if you intend to save people trapped under cars, rubble or if you intend to fight the terrorist on your own and save the day for your people. But, the point is how is this power actually realized? And the answer is hidden with the Iron Man; the exoskeleton. Iron Man used it and so did numerous other characters including Nomad from the hit game Crysis. Below is a video that shows how far are we into this type of super strength arena with the use of exoskeletons.
No 9. Flight
Every other superhero has this power, so much so that now it comes as a by-product with other superior abilities. The closest to having a controlled human individual flight is through jet packs and reasonable progress has been made in this arena. So, if you want to have the power of flight, search ebay for 'jet packs'.
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@-_- Well its based on "Reality" technologies that make you a superpower 🙂
Well huck, luckily you are young enough to witness more advanced technology than we might do 😀
well i thought that they were more developed and that you could obtain them naturally it was dissapointing but id like to see more into it and im 14 ha im older 🙂
Its great to know lot abmout superpowers in the world
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Glad you found it useful
wow… i was expecting more superpowers than just strength and flight. What about laser vision? Super speed? Even spidey powers? I'm kinda disappointed.
hancock is superb !!!!!!!!!
these are so cool! "will somebody get these fucking probes out of me?" lol i want the invisibility cloak!!
I can see in the dark is that a supper power wow lol
I've heard that if you have blue eyes that's strange and I have blue eyes. Lol I can also see in the dark perectly fine 5 minutes I'm looking around1 minute later I see everything in Red, Green, Yellow, and blue.
i can concentrate or as people call it 'meditate' and can lev. off ground an 1/2 foot but cant move or will fall its fun but sucks all the same not able to fly, and also night vision, and some type of psychic ability of thought and pre-happenings. please don't doubt me im putting this on for a search of someone who is like me.
I would like to ask why don't many people do telekinesis? I mean, i have not seen anyone doing that ability


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Question # : 281
Answer : 281
Published on: May 3, 2007
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
(Fatwa: 400=406/B)
If you like you can distribute your property among your children. First, you should keep some parts for yourself and for your wife then distribute the rest among all your children equally and let them occupy their shares. And, keep the share of minor son with you or entrust it to any religious and honest person and ask him to return it when the boy is mature.
Allah knows Best!
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband
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I have a question: A man dies leaving a son,3 daughters During the lifetime of the deceased man he gave 2 acres of land to share equally between the 3 daughters, and in the family house a section for the 3 daughters Many years have passed the 3 daughters died but no distribution has not been done The land is about 20 acres the question:How shold the Shares in the house be done to the 3 daughters The 2 acres of the land for the 3 daughters how that should that be divided.
A couple (my khala and khalooo) had six children, one son (eldest) and five daughters. One daughter is mentally distorted. The father MF died when youngest daughter was not matured enough. The second last daughter was disabled. The four elders decided and transfer the house in the name of mother by signing an agreement on stamp paper......In view of all this what action would be correct. What was the actions taken wrongly earlier. In case of wrong action how it can be rectified and what action children should do to rectify.


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VA Palo Alto Health Care System
VA HUD-VASH Program Saving Lives One Crock Pot at a Time
Homeless Veterans Receive Second Chance
Simmering crock pots fill your nose with the smell of delicious food as you walk into the Salvation Army in Lodi, CA. There is a group of eager Veterans waiting to hear more about how to cook with a crock pot. Everyone has their handouts and pencils ready to take notes. Most look hungry as food is brewing away in nearby crock pots; otherwise the mood is friendly in the room.
The last thought would be that every one of these Veterans was homeless. Thanks to the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and VA Supportive Housing (VASH) program at VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS), these San Joaquin County Veterans were able to get off the streets and into their very own homes. Now they are learning to cook for themselves from a volunteer teacher, who also brought them all brand new crock pots to take home, for free.
"I had been homeless for 16 years," said Melvin James Jr., an Army Veteran attending the cooking class. "If it wasn't for HUD-VASH, I don't know where I would be."
James is not the only thankful Veteran. The room held nearly 20 Veterans who have received help from the HUD-VASH program and came to attend the cooking class coordinated by HUD-VASH social worker, Kate Butler.
"In this economy, anyone can be homeless," said Butler. "HUD-VASH helped all of these Veterans find a place, and I coordinated these classes to give them an opportunity to learn new skills and socialize. Frequently homeless individuals tend to isolate, and activities like this give them an opportunity to interact with others."
Butler is closely connected as she works one-on-one with every homeless Veteran in the program. She is planning more classes for the Veterans such as budget planning and other useful skills they might need for their new homes.
"The program is great. It kind of saved a person's sanity, from scraping day-to-day to having a little extra," said Arthur Baake Jr., an Army Veteran who has been in the program for more than a year. "I was spending everything not to be homeless and you end up eating poorly, too!"
Along with their crock pots, they each received a large pot roast for them to cook themselves. Veterans Service Officer Susan Scott helped pass out the crock pots and drew names to give away groceries donated to the program.
Not only is the program finding homes for homeless Veterans but volunteers have come forth to help furnish the houses and provide any other necessities. In recent efforts, nine homes were furnished with everything from sofas to pots and pans.
"They got all my pots, dishes, and even clothing," said Dwight Nelson, a Navy Veteran who found the program while receiving care at the VA Stockton clinic. "The program gave me the opportunity to be clean and sober, and get my own place. I tell Veterans to come to the VA because they can always get help."
According to HUD's 2009 Point-In-Time homeless count, there are nearly 23,000 homeless individuals in the Bay Area on a given night and about 13 percent are Veterans, with the largest concentration of homeless Veterans in the Santa Clara County.
The HUD-VASH Program is a partnership between the Department of Housing and Urban Development and VA. Low-income Veterans who are eligible for HUD-VASH receive a specialized Housing Choice Voucher to be used at the rental of their choosing. In addition to the rental subsidy, eligible Veterans also receive ongoing VA services from VA Palo Alto Health Care System. The program currently serves Veterans in the following counties: San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Joaquin, and Southern Alameda County.
If you would like to rent to a HUD-VASH Veteran in your area, or if you would like additional information on the program and rental process, please contact Jose Medina at (650) 814-8733.


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Not much to like in today's mainstream news media
Richard Carter | 10/12/2012, 4:17 p.m.
"When a man stops chasing women, he's old. When he stops chasing headlines, he's dead..."-Lloyd Gough, "The Invaders" (1967)
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee recently said this to Fox News Channel's obnoxious Bill O'Reilly-comparing his top-rated cable news show to MSNBC: "You've got more viewers that get up and go to the bathroom during commercials than they do in total."
Indeed, "The O'Reilly Factor" has ruled cable news the last 12 years and the latest numbers say it now tops ABC, CBS and NBC, so comparing FNC's O'Reilly to MSNBC-with mad dog Chris Matthews and maudlin Rachel Maddow-is like Franklin D. Roosevelt to Jimmy Carter. Or Kim Kardashian to Rosie O'Donnell. No contest.
And CNN? It declined after the great Bernard Shaw retired in 2001 but is still superior to MSNBC. Wolf Blitzer remains reliable, but Anderson Cooper is creepy.
How about the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Daily News, New York Post, Washington Post, USA Today, Time and Newsweek? Read 'em and weep.
I take what I see on cable TV news (broadcast news and most of PBS is a joke) and read in papers or magazines with a grain of salt. Except for C-SPAN, most no longer provide objective news but far-left or far-right opinions in disguise by biased pundits.
When watching or reading the news, it's prudent to know the political agenda. Often it's blatant-as on MSNBC-but it's always mean-spirited.
Think about the following: the continuing hit-jobs on the Rev. Al Sharpton by right-wing columnist Andrea Peyser of the New York Post. Her rants include ridiculing his choice by MSNBC as the Monday-Friday host of "Politics Nation" at 6 p.m., as well as bad-mouthing his work. For my money, the incisive Rev. Al is the only one worth watching on this lame network.
Also consider the liberal media's dismissive treatment of Herman Cain's presidential candidacy and "9-9-9" tax plan-especially TV news. Even O'Reilly pooh-poohed his chances and ignored his Florida straw poll win over Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Meanwhile, harebrained far-left celebrities such as Janeane Garofalo ridicule Cain for being a Black conservative.
On Oct. 6, a white liberal female pundit on Matthews' "Hardball" show called Cain "a joke." In an MSNBC interview the same night, odious Lawrence O'Donnell-without knowing the facts-viciously accused Cain of failing to take part in civil rights activism in the 1960s and avoiding military service during the Vietnam War.
Cain strongly set him straight on both counts. Too bad he didn't remind O'Donnell that neither Bill Clinton nor Barack Hussein Obama served in the military, and Clinton did, in fact, avoid service in the Vietnam era. Of course, far-left O'Donnell-destroyed nightly in the ratings at 8 p.m. by O'Reilly's bombast-regularly induces nausea.
On Aug. 18, U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) was nastily disrespected by conservative pundit Laura Ingraham, who was subbing for O'Reilly. After beating him up on issues, she escalated her attack after this innocent remark by Rangel: "Bill O'Reilly told me he had a secret weapon. I didn't know it was just a pretty girl that he would bring in."


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All children are able to join the gardening group which comes together in lunch times. They work predominantly in the vegetable garden where they are involved in planting, maintaining and harvesting. Harvested goods are consumed by classes and excess is sent home to families. We have vegetables, apples, feijoas and mandarins at present. The children learn about composting, worm farms, seasonal cycles and how to grow their own food at home. A great time is had by all!


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Tipping is a world-wide custom involving billions of dollars. The voluntary nature of tipping raises questions about why people tip. From a rational-choice perspective, tipping makes sense only if desired outcomes are contingent on how much is tipped. Three possibilities are that people tip in order to buy social approval, equitable relationships and/or future service. Hypotheses derived from these potential explanations for tipping were tested in a study in which restaurant customers were interviewed (as they left the restaurant) about their dining experience and tipping behavior. Tipping was related to bill size, patronage frequency, service ratings and the interaction of bill size with patronage frequency. Tipping was not related to group size, number of courses, alcohol consumption, food ratings or the interaction of patronage frequency with service ratings. These results are consistent with the use of tips to buy social approval and equitable relationships but not with the use of tips to buy future service.
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© Elsevier. Final version published as: Lynn, M., & Grassman, A. (1990). Restaurant tipping: An examination of three 'rational' explanations. Journal of Economic Psychology, 11(2), 169-181. DOI: 10.1016/0167-4870(90)90002-Q. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.
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In what could be a major breakthrough in fighting prostate cancer, a researcher from Gitam Institute of Technology (GIT) has found that a drug used for treating coronary heart disease and stroke can control the progression of this form of cancer.
Prostate cancer develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system, and is said to be among the top three types of cancers afflicting men apart from lung and gastric cancers. Patients suffering from prostate cancer have difficulty in urinating, feel the need to frequently pass urine and experience pain when passing urine.
GIT's department of biotechnology associate professor Dr R Satyanarayana discovered that Atorvastatin, which is a widely used and well tolerated drug for treating hypercholesterolemia, coronary heart disease and stroke, reduces the spread of cancer. His findings have already been published in a research paper in the 'Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications' journal of the international scientific database ScienceDirect.
Assisted by a team comprising Ch Ramakrishna, Aruna Lakshmi Komarraju, Manohar Guda, Madhuri Chintala and Lakshmi Narasu Mangamoori, Dr Satyanaryana found that Atorvastatin successfully inhibited prostate cancer progression via two enzymes — Rho Dependant Kinase 1 (ROCK1) and Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK).
Speaking to TOI, Dr Satyanarayana said, "Prostate cancer is found in males and usually occurs in those aged above 50. Currently, chemotherapy or radiotherapy is administered to treat patients suffering from prostate cancer in hospitals. However, in some cases, there can be a relapse after three to four years, causing men to suffer from prostate cancer and it can also be fatal."
As per his research findings, Dr Satyanarayana said, "Atorvastatin reduces the lipid levels in the body and is used to battle hypercholesterolaemia. We found that this drug also supports anti-cancer activity as it reduces the cancer stem cells. We found that it reduces adhesion among cancer cells due to which the cancer stem cells become independent and in a way kill themselves as they can't attach themselves to other cells."
"Prostate cancer also leads to Bone Metastasis, which means that cancer cells are lodged into the bone marrow and eventually attack the immune system. Due to this, the patient becomes very weak and even a small cold can turn fatal as they are easily infected due to the feeble immune system," he said.
Explaining the outcome of the research, he said, "Atorvastatin inhibits adhesions between the cells. We used 0, 16, 32 and 64 micromolar concentrations and found that 32 micromolar has very good anti-cancer activity."
Observing that prostate cancer is usually diagnosed in four phases, he said, "Our main aim is to find a way to help patients in phase four, which is the final stage of prostate cancer. We successfully isolated the cancer stem cells from patients suffering from stage IV cancer and tested the drug. We found that it successfully inhibits the growth of cancer cells."