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School District Leave Policies, Teacher Absenteeism, and Student Achievement
, Randy A. Ehrenberg, , Eric L. Ehrenberg
NBER Working Paper No. 2874 (Also Reprint No. r1607)
In an effort to reduce salary costs, many school districts have begun to offer teachers financial incentives to retire early. Often, however, these districts have limits on the number of cumulated unused sick leave days that teachers may receive cash payments, credits toward future health insurance, or retirement credits for, at retirement. Thus, one might expect that in addition to stimulating early retirement, early retirement incentive programs may interact with sick leave provisions and provide an unintended incentive for increased teacher absenteeism. To the extent that less learning occurs when regular teachers are absent and student motivation to attend school is also reduced, student academic performance may suffer. This surely would be an unintended side effect of these policies. To address these issues, this paper, which is based on an extensive data collection effort by the authors, presents an econometric analyses of variations in teacher and student absenteeism across the over 700 school districts in New York State in 1986-87 and of how such variations influence student test score performance.
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Me Before You
By Jojo Moyes
Rating: 5/5 Stars
Louisa Clark has lost her job after working for six years at a local cafe. Now after leaving or turning down multiple temp jobs and her family beginning to feel the financial strain of losing her income, Lou takes the next available job. She begins working as a companion for a young man who is a quadriplegic as the result of an accident.
Will Traynor, no longer recognizes the life he is living, after a tragic accident has forever taken his lavish and adventurous lifestyle away. He no longer sees the point of living, until Louisa sweeps in and makes it her mission to show him how much he still has to live for.
Review: From watching the trailer for this upcoming movie, it is pitched as mainly a love story, but for me, the love aspect in this book takes a back seat to so many more important themes. How do we measure someone's quality of life? If someone is rendered incapable of ending their own life, is it the duty of those who love them to assist in their efforts? Or disregard their wishes in favor of life and the law?
Even the love story turns traditional portrayals on their head. In this story Lou's boyfriend has the qualities most people would say make him ideal. He is attractive, charming, sociable. However, Lou is drawn to Will, whose body is breaking down and never seeks to make others feel comfortable in his presence. I think Moyes does a great job of taking a heart felt story and leaving the readers with a lot more than simple entertainment.
I highly recommend reading Me Before You before seeing the movie, and can't wait to read its sequel and watch how the adaptation plays out.


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Keith Beall Joins Oklahomans for Lamb
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, June 19, 2017 – Lieutenant Governor Todd Lamb announced today that Keith Beall has joined Oklahomans for Lamb as campaign manager. Beall, 48, has served as the Lieutenant Governor's office chief-of-staff since 2011.
"Keith Beall has been a consummate professional as my chief-of-staff at the state Capitol, and I know he will continue to provide sound professional and political advice as I begin pursuit of the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2018," Lamb said. "Keith cut his political and campaign teeth in the early 1990s as a key member of the Oklahoma Republican Party staff, and followed that by serving on the staffs of former Governor Frank Keating and current Third District U.S. Representative Frank Lucas. He also worked for several years in the private sector. Keith has a wealth of coalition and grassroots campaign experience and I am excited to have him join my campaign team."


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Defying the odds, the most unlikely delivery ever, and burning Tebow in effigy
Highlights from the Patriots 45-10 victory over the Denver Broncos:
My friend, Eddie, purchased a random ticket for the game while still in Norway and then flew into the US the day before the game. When he met us in the parking lot to begin our tailgate party, we learned that his seat was directly in front of ours.
In a stadium that seats over 60,000 people, he managed to purchase the one seat available in our section.
We hoped it was a sign of things to come.
Friends from California also arrived at the game, via train and taxicab, and texted me from the Patriots Pro Shop asking if we needed anything. My friend, Shep, had been taunting me about a hat he purchased weeks back, and so I took a photograph of the hat atop his head and asked the girls to buy it for me. They did, and then somehow we managed to find one another amidst the shanty-town of tents and Easy Ups that filled one of the many parking lots adjacent to the stadium.
It was the most unlikely delivery ever. A plane from California to Boston, a train to Mansfield, MA, a taxi to Foxboro, MA, a walk to the Pro Shop, and then a delivery to our tail gate.
And it was well worth it. The hat rules.
Oddly enough, our friends from Norway saw our friends from California in the South Street train station in Boston but didn't know each other, so both groups eventually found their way to our tail gate party, where they reunited.
It was one of those strange days.
There were thankfully few Denver Bronco fans at the game, but I did have a run-in with one after he became enraged over a fellow Patriots fan's derisive comment about his team allegiance.
"Why would you say something like that to me, man?" he yelled. "C'mon! I'm a Florida Gators fan, so I like Tebow.Why do you have to hate on me like that? What's your problem?"
Clearly this guy had never been to an NFL game before. If he expected that he was going to be able to dress like an orange and not be berated, he was kidding himself.
The two guys looked angry and ready to fight (which happens from time to time at game), so I jumped in and explained, "Look, man. This is Massachusetts and we are Patriots fans. We don't even like each other. There's no way in hell that we are going to like you."
This caused the people around us to laugh and the situation to diffuse.
A few minutes later a Christmas tree labeled a Tree-bow was burned in effigy amidst the tents and grills in the parking lot. Drunken Patriots fans danced around the burning tree, nearly catching themselves on fire in the process.
You never know what is going to happen in an NFL parking lot.


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Pacific Branch Student Travel Awards
The Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America is offering a limited number of travel awards to student members attending this year's PBESA meeting. These grants will provide up to $500 to help offset travel and attendance costs. Students and/or their advisor are responsible for all remaining costs incurred to attend the meeting. This travel grant program is intended to encourage student involvement in the PBESA annual meeting while they are in the early stage of their career. Therefore, preference will be given to students attending the PBESA meeting for the first time. Application details are listed below.
Any questions regarding the application process, please contact Dr. Amber C. Vinchesi.
Application Process
Submit an Application
- Applicant must be a graduate (or undergraduate) student in good standing from an accredited institution within the Pacific Branch with an interest in entomology or a related field and a desire to become a contributing member of the PBESA.
- Applicant must have written support from a faculty member at their current university.
- Award recipients may be asked to work at the meeting in a designated area for part of the meeting. Work responsibilities may include assisting with session operations, supporting the registration desk, poster session set-up or teardown, or other related duties involved in the operations of the PBESA meeting.
- Award recipients will be required to submit original receipts for reimbursement after the meeting.
- Students are encouraged to stay and share a room in the conference-approved hotel.
- Awards will be granted based on combination of merit, need, and availability of funding.
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- Download and complete the application form.
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Nomination packages must be received through the PBESA awards submission site by Friday, February 7, 2020 at 12:00 Midnight.


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Imports dipped overall at the combined Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in May, reflecting the ongoing uncertainty amid a trade war that is skewing trends and numbers.
The Port of Los Angeles reported a 7.8% increase in volume for May — but the Port of Long Beach's volume declined 16.6%. The dip at Long Beach came after what had been a long string of historic highs in import volumes reported over the past year, as companies front-loaded cargo in anticipation of higher tariffs.
The trade war has thrown the industry in limbo, Gene Seroka, the Port of Los Angeles' executive director, said Wednesday, June 12.
"We've been in this tariff debate for over 15 months," he added. "It's causing the industry to make decisions very differently."
Seroka said the long running uncertainty has taken a toll.
"We've never been in this situation where negotiations" are taking so long, he said. "Europe is in a state of suspended animation and China is in the headlines every day. This has been very difficult on the manufacturing supply chain."
Those who ship agricultural goods have been among those hardest hit, port officials said.
They also noted that goods poured into the U.S. in historic numbers over the past year as shippers tried to beat the threatened uptick in tariffs.
That makes year-to-year volume comparisons trickier.
"One year into the trade war, escalating tariffs have pushed retailers to order goods early," Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero said in a June 11 statement. "Warehouses are brimming with inventory as a result, and in response, ocean carriers are managing their vessels to deal with reduced demand."
Diminishing warehouse space also has become a factor.
The vacancy rate now is just 1% in the L.A. area's 1.8-billion square feet of warehouse space, Seroka said.
In May, the Port of Los Angeles reported a container volume growth of 7.8% compared to the same month last year. For the first five months of 2019, port volumes have increased 5.2% compared to the same period last year.
But Long Beach's May decline, after historic numbers were recorded in 2018, affected the twin ports' overall volume.
The numbers were 16.5% lower when compared to the year before.
"We are hopeful Washington and Beijing can resolve their differences before we see long-term changes to the supply chain that impact jobs in both nations," Cordero said.


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Genesis is one of the nation's leading providers of post-acute healthcare services from short-term to long-term care and a wide variety of living options and professional clinical services. We are changing how care is delivered by bringing together people like you — passionate, highly skilled and motivated to make a difference.
Join the Genesis team as a Certified Nursing Assistant where you will work alongside a Licensed/Registered Nurse to directly impact residents' quality of life by assisting with their activities of daily living (ADLs). You will also ensure that residents and families receive the highest quality of service in a caring and compassionate atmosphere which recognizes the individual residents' needs and rights.
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- Successful completion of a state-approved CNA program and current certification required * Minimum of a high school education or high school equivalency diploma preferred
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From Statistics Canada the Daily, August 18:
"As of July 1, there were 7,035 hog farms in Canada, up 0.1% from the same date a year earlier. These farms reported 1.2 million sows and gilts, up 0.7% from July 1, 2015.
Canada exported 2.9 million hogs in the first half of 2016, down 0.1% from the same period in 2015. There was continued strong demand for hogs in the United States. According to the most recent US data, hog inventories reached their highest June 1 level in over 50 years, up 2.0% from June 1, 2015. Hog slaughter in the US was 1% higher in the first six months of 2016 compared with the same period in 2015.
Hog slaughter increased in Canada in the first six months of 2016, up 1.3% from the same period in 2015 to 10.6 million head.
The January-to-June 2016 pig crop was 14.4 million head, up 2.2% from the same period in 2015."


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Lotus unleashes 316kW, 290km/h Exige Cup 430
Hethel, Norfolk - This is not a limited-edition hotrod, insists Lotus, the new Exige Cup 430 is a production car; anybody with £99 800 (R1.44 million) to spare can order one.
It's an inspired piece of parts-bin engineering, combining the savagely potent supercharged 3.5-litre V6 of the Evora GT430 with the smaller and lighter Exige chassis and a specially developed body kit that gives it a phenomenal 220kg of downforce.
Thanks to a new Edelbrock supercharger and water-to-air charge cooler, new intake plumbing, a larger throttle body and an all titanium free-flow exhaust system, all developed specifically for this car, the big V6 is rated for 316kW at 7000 revs, and 440Nm at 4000rpm.
Given that in its lightest possible cofiguration the Cup 430 weighs just 1056kg, that's a power-to-weight ratio of very nearly 300kW / ton - which has necessitated a new oil cooler configuration and an uprated 240mm clutch, 12mm larger in diameter.
Lotus quotes a 0-100 launch time of 3.3 seconds and a top speed of 290km/h, with the standard close ratio six-speed manual gearbox
The new front clam with special carbon fibre ducts has wider radiator openings, to allow for a new front splitter and air curtain mechanism to reduce drag, while a new lighter rear clam panel supports a larger, straight motorsport wing, high-mounted to increase downforce without affecting the car's drag coefficient.
To balance the downforce front and rear, the new front splitter with trailing lip separates the airflow under the car so that new air curtain elements int the front clam panel move air though to the front wheel cavities to help reduce turbulence and drag generated by the front wheels.
The front louvres reduce the pressure within the front wheel arches, further increasing downforce, and the cut-out sections behind the rear wheels, also reduce wheel arch pressure.
But power, as any racing driver will tell you, is nothing without control; so the Cup 430 comes standard with new Nitron shocks, adjustable for rebound, and low and high-speed compression damping, and Eibach adjustable front and rear anti-roll bars.
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres - 215/45 ZR17 in front and 285/30 ZR18 at the rear - adorn lightweight forged alloy wheels, over forged, four-piston AP Racing brake callipers. Standard kit includes a T45 tubular-steel rollover bar, a new seatbelt anchorage frameand a lithium-ion battery; options include an FIA-compliant roll cage, and electrical cut-off and fire extinguisher controls.
There's more of the light stuff inside, with handlaid visible-weave sections including a new binnacle surround, door sills and bespoke race seats with new lightweight seat runners.
Body-colour inserts brighten the seats, transmission console, centre stack and window switches, the centre console, door panels and dashboard are trimmed in alcantara synthetic suede; leather or tartan trim is no cost option, along with contrast stitching and an alcantara steering wheel.


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Storage, Asset Management, and Shredding require secure systems and processes managed by competent, thoughtful and trustworthy individuals. This is critical to us, as it translates to our clients' confidence in our ability to safely manage your assets.
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- Have complete background checks and drug testing.
- Must sign confidentiality agreements.
- Are bonded and insured.
- Are uniformed with picture identification.
- Are well trained to meet our strict standards for security and service.
Secure Records Solutions is:
- Compliant with all Federal and State privacy laws that apply to the proper and secure destruction of information.
- AAA Certified member of NAID.
We commit to:
- Provide Certificates of Destruction for all shredding performed.
- Provide documentation of an annual audit certifying the procedures employed by our firm for the destruction of documents and media.
- Provide locked security containers for the collection of all documents to be shredded.
- Place and lock your confidential material in our secure containers when handed to us. They will always be accompanied by one of our staff members until they have been shredded.
- Shred all documents before leaving your location.
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The Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACTA)
In general, the Act amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA") to enhance the accuracy of consumer reports and to allow consumers to exercise greater control regarding the type and amount of marketing solicitations they receive. FACT Act also establishes uniform national standards in key areas of regulation regarding handling and disposal of consumer information in the possession of all companies and organizations.
Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (EEA)
The Economic Espionage Act is a very powerful law which helps with the enforcement of properly handling information. This law is the first federal law that defines and severely punishes misappropriation and theft of trade secrets. However, according to this Act, the government will only protect companies who take "reasonable measures" to safeguard their information.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.
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Federal Privacy Act of 1974
This law was established in 1974 to ensure that government agencies protect the privacy of individuals and businesses with regard to information held by them and to hold these agencies liable for any information released without proper authorization.


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AEG, the world's leading sports and live entertainment company, hosts 100 million fans annually at more than 120 stadiums, arenas and other facilities around the world. In an effort to lower its energy use and minimize its environmental impact, the company has installed an innovative, advanced Tesla Powerpack battery/energy storage system at StubHub Center in Carson, CA, home of Major League Soccer's LA Galaxy. GreenSportsBlog spoke with John Marler, AEG's Senior Director, Energy and Environment Systems, about StubHub Center being the first stadium to have on-site energy storage.
60 cents per kilowatt hour.
According to John Marler, that is the exorbitantly high price for electricity AEG pays Southern California Edison for electricity at StubHub Center, from noon to 6 PM on high demand, hot summer weekdays. The price goes down to as low as 10 cents per kilowatt hour overnight.
StubHub Center, Carson, CA, home of the LA Galaxy. (Photo credit: Stephanie Romero/LA Galaxy)
This price disparity exists for large commercial customers^ because in Southern California, as elsewhere, there is more demand on the electrical grid during peak times than off-peak times. During peak times, the grid also tends to use more carbon-intensive forms of electric power generation, such as from "peaker plants," which are activated on very hot days to meet demand.
John Marler, AEG's Senior Director, Energy and Environment Systems. (Photo credit: AEG)
Like other large commercial customers, AEG has a strong incentive to conserve electricity and reduce demand during peak hours. But during game days, stadium lighting, air conditioning, and other loads must be turned on, causing electricity usage to spike.
"AEG has implemented a variety of energy efficiency strategies at StubHub Center over the years," said Marler. Thing is, until recently, there hasn't been an ideal way to manage event-related spikes in energy usage.
If StubHub Center could generate* and/or buy electricity during the nighttime hours when it's cheap (again, only 10 cents per kilowatt hour), store the electrons that were generated or bought and then use them during peak hours, meaningful savings would be the result. And, if a multitude of customers have the same capability, the entire grid could benefit, in that the utility could meet demand more cost-effectively and with more environmentally benign generation resources (i.e. dirty peaker plants might not have to be used.)
Enter the Tesla Powerpack.
In January 2016 StubHub Center installed 20 Tesla Powerpack commercial batteries for the purpose of shifting usage from peak to non-peak periods and to reduce event-related demand spikes, becoming the first stadium to have energy storage on site.
The technology embedded in the batteries used in Tesla electric vehicle (EV) drive trains is similar to the technology in battery systems that power homes, businesses and now stadiums. So, to my eyes, Tesla is much more than an iconic EV maker—which is off-the-charts cool as it is— it is rapidly evolving into a Battery Systems Manufacturer/Energy Storage company.
Tesla PowerPack battery-powered energy storage system, similar to the one installed at StubHub Center. (Photo credit: Tesla)
Tesla broke ground in 2014 on its already-iconic Gigafactory outside of Sparks, NV, to meet not only what it expects to be huge demand for EVs, but also for other advanced battery systems and, energy storage. By the time of its planned completion in 2020, Gigafactory is expected to produce 35 gigawatt hours worth of lithium ion batteries annually, which is more than was produced worldwide in 2013. A great deal of the energy stored on those batteries will have been generated from clean sources, as the roof (Gigaroof?) will be the site of a massive solar installation.
Some Gigafactory production will be devoted to the Tesla Powerpack, which, it says here, will help to power more stadiums than just StubHub Center in upcoming months and years.
The energy storage system also works on non-game days. It interacts directly with the Southern California grid, earning revenue for AEG by providing valuable demand response (a voluntary program that compensates large retail customers for reducing their electricity use during periods of high power prices or when the reliability of the grid is threatened) services to the utility. Thus, the Tesla Powerpack installation is expected to save AEG money, reduce the stadium's carbon footprint, and contribute to a healthier power grid in Southern California.
AEG's and the Galaxy's leadership in on-site energy storage with Tesla Powerpacks is just one example of their green bona fides. Fans and employees are being encouraged to take green actions through the new Protect The Pitch (PTP) initiative, which:
- Supports community and fan-based environmental projects, including a weekly Farmer's Market at StubHub Center.
- Shares AEG's/the Galaxy's best-in-green-class efforts in energy efficiency, waste management and water management at StubHub Center, with the subtext being that fans can take similar actions at home.
- Highlights Galaxy employees' many green volunteer actions, including tree planting and beach cleanup.
The acronym PTP was initially made famous by legendary ESPN college basketball analyst/screamer Dick Vitale—"He's a Prime Time Player, a PTPer!!" I think it's fair to say AEG, StubHub Center and the Galaxy are PTPers in their own right as they shift electricity usage away from prime time.
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Hot flashes. Night sweats. Vaginal dryness and discomfort. These common, unpleasant signs of menopause affect about 75 percent of all U.S. women at midlife, and there's no doubt about the most effective treatment for them: hormone replacement therapy, also known as menopausal hormonal therapy.
But, in 2002, preliminary findings from the hormone therapy arm of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) sounded an alarm that warned against hormone replacement therapy use. The WHI, conducted by the National Institutes of Health, included two large, long-term randomized clinical trials designed to determine whether hormone therapy could counteract or lessen the onset of age-related disease in postmenopausal women.
Instead, the studies found an increased risk of breast cancer, heart disease, stroke, gall-bladder disease and blood clots in the legs and lungs among participants who took certain forms of hormone replacement therapy for more than five years. Researchers stopped both trials early, and prescriptions for hormonal therapy plummeted. (The researchers, however, continued to gather observational data on participants even after the hormones were stopped.)
Six years later, a second analysis of the WHI data suggested that hormone replacement therapy's potential harms were overstated for healthy women younger than 60. Why the change in viewpoint? Several reasons:
The 27,234 WHI participants' average age was 63—a good 10 to 15 years older than the average woman in her 40s or 50s who seeks hormone replacement therapy for relief. The average age of menopause is 51.
At the start of the trials, many participants already had high blood pressure, were current or former smokers and were obese —all risk factors that might have influenced outcomes.
When researchers took a second look at the data, they realized that the timing of hormone replacement therapy made a big difference in its risks and benefits. The greater the gap between the last menstrual period and the start of hormone therapy, the greater the risk for heart disease, strokes, and dementia.
In the study arm of WHI that reported increased cardiovascular risk and cancer, the researchers used only one form of hormone, oral Prempro (Premarin and Provera) or Premarin alone. Women today have more hormone options—including a variety of estrogens and progesterones, as well as different modes of delivery and lower doses—that may have fewer risks, which vary by therapy.
WHI wasn't designed to look at the short-term use of hormone therapy for relief of menopausal symptoms; it was designed to investigate the prevention of disease over the long term.
What we now know
Based on the reanalysis, it turns out that the benefits of symptom relief can outweigh the risks in healthy women younger than 60 who start hormone replacement therapy at the onset of natural menopause and use it for less than five years. Some studies have found a slight dip in cardiovascular risk for women under age 60, but cardiovascular risk persists in older women. Breast cancer risk increases with longer-term use (more than five years) of certain types of hormone replacement therapy.
Studies have shown that hormone replacement therapy can reduce hot-flash frequency and severity by 75 percent to 87 percent, respectively. Some research suggests that certain types of hormone replacement therapy prescribed to relieve hot flashes and night sweats—called vasomotor symptoms—may also help improve the following menopause-associated conditions:
• Genitourinary symptoms, such as urinary incontinence and frequency
• Vaginal dryness and irritation and painful intercourse
• Sleep disturbances
• Joint pain
• Anxiety and mild to moderate depressive symptoms
• Bone loss and fractures
A new age of hormone therapy
Most experts now agree that hormone replacement therapy's risks depend on a woman's age, the duration between her last period and treatment, and the length of time she uses hormone replacement therapy. "Healthy women in their 50s have a low risk of developing complications from menopausal hormonal therapy," says Wen Shen, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of gynecology and obstetrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. "For most women within 10 years of menopause onset, it turns out that menopausal hormonal therapy at low doses is a good option for the relief of significant menopausal symptoms."
Within the past three years, the Endocrine Society, the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) have released guidelines suggesting that hormone replacement therapy is safe and effective to treat vasomotor symptoms. The groups also agree that doctors should prescribe hormone replacement therapy only to relieve moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms and not to prevent osteoporosis, heart disease, dementia or other chronic conditions—although new guidelines may be forthcoming.


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One tenth of Britain, including moorlands and hillsides, could be used to grow crops for biomass and biofuels. Countryside protection groups warned that this would turn large swaths of the countryside into monocultural landscapes and pose a threat to wildlife.
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI), a £1bn public-private investment body, said it was launching a project to map all the "under-utilised" land in Britain to find out how much could be turned over to growing bioenergy crops.
Research funded by the Natural Environment Research Council estimates that in England alone almost five million hectares could be used. David Clarke, chief executive of the ETI, said that the body had made the conservative estimate that 2.4m hectares could be used in Britain to grow bioenergy crops, used as substitutes for fossil fuels such as petrol and coal to reduce carbon emissions.
The 12- to 18-month project will find out what this land, which also includes semi-industrial sites and is unsuitable for growing food crops, is specifically used for, who owns it and the suitability of the soil for growing the bioenergy crops that include willow trees. Pilot projects could follow.
Energy companies are planning to build at least four new biomass plants in Britain, mostly using wood pellets. The carbon released from burning the biomass can be re-absorbed by planting more crops, neutralising the emissions. The government has started to pay subsidies to growers of such bioenergy crops.
But Abi Bunker, agriculture policy officer at the RSPB, said planting hundreds of thousands of acres would damage biodiversity and also degrade water quality, particularly in upland areas. "We're fully supportive of the UK's commitment to boosting renewable energy, including bioenergy from sustainable UK sources, but we're concerned biodiversity is getting forgotten," she said. "Local environmental considerations should be integrated if you want a truly sustainable solution."
Ian Woodhurst, of the Campaign to Protect Rural England, added: "Large bioenergy crop monocultures will damage landscape character and cause problems for wildlife, for example by obstructing the movement of some species around the countryside. In the 70s hundreds of conifer forests were planted and now we are spending a lot of money getting rid of them. We don't want to go back to that."
Clarke admitted the plans could prove controversial. "The question we are trying to answer is whether you could use that number, from a cost and land point of view. We have to recognise that issues around land-use and biodiversity are critical."
The ETI also said that it was launching a project this year to study the feasibility of filling rock formations on the east coast with water to store waste heat that would otherwise be vented into the atmosphere by power stations or industrial installations such as refineries. This hot water would then be pumped through pipes to heat homes and businesses during the winter.


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Flashback Five – Ridley Scott's Best Movies
Director Ridley Scott has brought stylistic virtuosity to pics dealing in sci-fi (Alien), war (Black Hawk Down), crime (American Gangster), and fantasy (Legend). This man is so much more than Blade Runner! But which of his cinematic visions rises above the rest? Clearly, these.
1. Alien (1979)
Yucky things happen in outer space when an extraterrestrial parasite latches onto astronauts and, in the process, gives tapeworms a good name. More about claustrophobia than gun power, this chest-bursting classic features one of the scariest monsters in movie history. Most importantly, the flick introduces Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), the greatest big-screen heroine ever. (Sorry, Angelina.)
2. Blade Runner (1982)
No one imagines dismal futures as richly as Ridley Scott does. If Alien showed his knack, Blade Runner showed his genius. His nightmarish take on 2015 Los Angeles is as mind-blowing as it is meticulously rendered — from fire-spewing skylines to neon-washed cityscapes. And what a plot: private eye Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) hunts down androids while wondering if he's one himself.
3. Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
The director's cut has become a marketing device, yet this one is actually essential. Scott's lavish exploration of the Crusades received mixed reviews upon its initial release. Recut and expanded, this complex tale of religious conflict deserves the epic treatment that Scott gave it. If you thought Gladiator was good, you're in for a treat.
4. Black Hawk Down (2001)
Forget G.I. Jane. Please! This is really Scott's first war pic, a frenetic, gruesome depiction of the chaos and courage of soldiers under fire — specifically a rescue mission in Mogadishu that results in many deaths and few returns. And since Scott is not a "message" filmmaker, he leaves the viewer to ponder whether the sacrifices are worth it.
5. The Duellists (1977)
Scott specializes in revitalizing genres. He did it first with this period piece about a long-simmering feud between two officers during the Napoleonic Wars. While the film forecasts the intense rivalries of Scott's Gladiator and American Gangster, what makes The Duellists worthy of his top five is that it's got the best sword fights on celluloid.
Honorable Mentions
6. Gladiator (2000): This bloody Shakespearean sword-and-sandal movie paved the way for Troy, Game of Thrones, and Joaquin Phoenix.
7. American Gangster (2007): Scott's sprawling crime saga shows he's an actor's director, not just a stylist, as Denzel Washington gives his finest performance in years as real-life drug lord Frank Lucas.
8. Thelma & Louise (1991): This gritty, unlikely chick flick — albeit one with murder and rape — focuses on strong women (Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis) who'd make mincemeat of the ladies from Sex and the City.
9. Robin Hood (2010): Scott reunites with Gladiator star Russell Crowe for this radical reenvisioning of the bandit of Nottingham.
10. Legend (1985): A flop at the box office, this goth cult hit serves up twisted charms that extend beyond the tastes of Dungeons & Dragons players.
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Brocade, Creanord, and Intel have partnered together to develop an approach to Virtual Service Assurance Management (vSAM), enabling more open and deterministic service deployment and resource usage in a virtual environment. The initial environment for demonstration is the mobile S/Gi-LAN, but the approach is generic enough to apply to various other NFV-based use-cases, including virtual CPE. A static demonstration of the capabilities of this solution will be on display at Mobile World Congress 2016 (Brocade booth Hall 2 2G29, Creanord in Team Finland Pavilion Hall 1 E04, with a live demonstration at NFV World Congress (19-22 April 2016, San Jose). In addition, the VSAM work is an approved ETSI NFV PoC (PoC #39).
Why is Service Assurance Needed in an NFV Environment?
Service providers continue to have concerns about the determinism and manageability of services on virtual infrastructure and across programmable networks. While the physical appliance era tightly integrated the hardware resources with application software and OSS stack, the promise of the NFV era is to decouple and modularize this architecture, and to use APIs to gain visibility into network metadata and re-provision infrastructure and services as required. To do this a horizontal service assurance capability is required that interfaces agnostically to NFVI, VNF and service management layers.
Telco workloads are typically driven by Service Level Agreements (SLAs), often with regulations associated with real-time, always-on service delivery. In order to deliver these services, operators must have mechanisms to track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), used to guarantee SLAs. According to Heavy Reading NFV Market Tracker shown below, five of the top eight challenges are directly impacted by the service assurance capabilities of the SDN/NFV system.
Brocade, Creanord, and Intel believe that resolving the operator challenge related to visibility, measurement, reporting, and assurance of virtual services is an important step in accelerating the deployments of NFV. By combining Brocade's strength in SDN and NFV, Creanord's SLA, virtualized service assurance and probe technology, and Intel's carrier-grade hardware resources and deep understanding of computing architectures, many of the challenges defined above are addressed.
The Solution Approach
The virtualized service assurance management (vSAM) is an E2E service assurance fabric that spans NFVI-PoPs and WAN underlay. The vSAM may be configured with thresholds for KPI violation of the NFVI and underlay. Thus when a NFVI KPI such as CPU load or underlay KPI such as latency are violated for a configurable length of time, the vSAM informs the service orchestration layers.
In addition to the interrupt-driven model, the vSAM may also poll NFVI and underlay resources at any stage to give a service orchestration entity a real-time accurate view of network resources across the NFV architecture. This allows the service orchestrator to make deterministic and efficient use of resources when provisioning or modifying services.
Making this work requires Intel's deep understanding and expertise into x86 and software architectures, along with Brocade and Creanord software components. The following diagram illustrates the solution architecture, followed by a list of components provided by each vendor.
|Brocade Components
|· Brocade vRouter 5600
· Brocade SDN Controller
· Brocade Service Function Chaining (SFC) SDN Application (for demonstration)
|· Creanord EchoVault SLA Performance Assurance System: Creanord EchoVault system provides powerful performance reporting and SLA management with multi-vendor support.
· Creanord vProbe: The Creanord vProbe provides virtualized, powerful and accurate end-to-end network performance measurements and monitoring in data centers and other central locations as well as at the network edge.
|Intel Components
|· Dual Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v3
· 2x Intel® 82599 10 GbE
· Collectd-based VNF KPI Monitoring Agent
· VNF and DCI Underlay Impairment Agent (for test purpose)
An Example of How This Works
If we consider the diagram above. We have 3 NFV locations that represent 3 Gi-LANs sites with SDN-based service chaining whereby we selectively and dynamically route subscriber traffic coming from the mobile core GGSN and PGWs onto service chains for processing.
Now, let's understand the impact of a failure within a service chain.
Under normal circumstances, service chains would be served by the local Gi-LAN PoP, however, in the figure below, a failure has occurred on the pink (voice) service chain whereby a Session Border Controller (SBC) on Gi-LAN A has either failed or overloaded (as in it has exceeded a KPI threshold we have defined for that service chain).
When the failure occurs, vSAM immediately notifies the Brocade service chaining application. The service chaining application then decides on how to reroute the service chain based on network-wide NFV and underlay KPI state. In this case it decides to route the chain over the WAN link to the SBC in Gi-LAN B, after it has checked that the SBC on Gi-LAN B is not too loaded to take the traffic and the underlay WAN is exhibiting the right characteristics (reported by Creanord vProbe) to ensure service integrity (very low latency for the voice service for example).
In addition, similar actions would need to be taken in the event of WAN link failure, WAN link overload, VNF failures, or a combination of multiple simultaneous conditions. In any of these scenarios, vSAM notifies the service chaining application, which checks VNF resource and network state and reroutes the chain appropriately.
|Virtualized Probes
|May be deployed and relocated at will across the NFVI infrastructure
|Combined NFVI and underlay KPIs
|One holistic view of service and network KPI state without expensive of external proprietary correlation
|Configurable thresholds
|Thresholds may be set in accordance to service descriptors defined at service creation time, and modified at any stage in the service life cycle
|Interrupt and Poll mode architecture
|Enables fast responses to resource overloads or failure to ensure SLAs but also allows background OSS processes to mine vSAM network status as needed
|Integration with Service Chaining Application
|Ensures E2E service integrity and determinism whilst making best use of NFVI resources negating site over dimensioning
|Open Source Architecture
|Delivers multi-vendor capabilities leveraging open source platforms with open APIs from vendor infrastructure
|Multi-Site Architecture
|vSAM can scale to many locations making it very applicable for vCPE, MEC, C-RAN and distributed EPC applications for example
By implementing a vSAM horizontal architecture, whereby service assurance KPIs are abstracted and open, service providers can remove tight dependencies between upper layer service management systems and NFVI. This ensures NFVI presents an open interface from a platform and network point of view, which helps address operator challenges around vendor modularity, on-site resource usage optimization, service integrity and velocity across the whole SDN/NFV architecture.


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As adults, we all know where babies come from. Yet as we parent the children we adopted through the sniffles and broken bones and first recitals and first broken hearts, it's easy to forget where our children came from. The "raw material" that God used to create our children came from two living, eternal human beings.
While other chapters in the book Handbook on Thriving as an Adoptive Family deal primarily with the identity issues common to most families who have adopted, this module will focus on the actual relationship with birth family members. There's a difference between knowing information about someone and actually having a relationship with him or her. In our well-connected world, it is more likely than ever that your child will now, or someday in the future, have contact or relationships with the people who brought him into this world.
For starters, modern-day adoption encourages sharing with children from the beginning that they were adopted. This story, however it is told, usually includes the role of the birth mother, and perhaps, other members of the birth family.
A wide array of children's books available today help families make this story come to life. Even if a book portrays a different adoption scenario, it helps your child understand that adoption can happen different ways, with the result of a loving family.
What most books don't address is what it's like to have two different parents with two very different roles (unlike a divorce and/or remarriage family situation).
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Miss Davey absent, by permission, on the occasion of her brother's leave of absence from France (Nov 30-Dec 4)
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Miss D Smith left at three o'clock in the afternoon as she received bad news from France. She will take a few days leave of absence.
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30th November 1916
The afternoon session commenced at 12:55pm instead of 1:30pm in order that the girls might attend a children's service in connection with the national mission at 3:30pm.
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Barokes Wines are the inventors of the innovative and patented Vinsafe wine packaging system which enables premium quality wine to be canned with stability and longevity. This unique Australian invention has opened new markets for wine geographically and demographically.
Barokes operate on a global basis, producing and marketing products within Australia and exporting to a number of international markets.
Barokes have committed over a decade of research and development (since 1996) to create a purpose built product for the global wine market. Barokes wine in a can is a unique Australian invention with a number of patents granted for Vinsafe around the world and patents pending.
Furthermore, the success of Barokes Wines at international wine shows has been outstanding These medals are a clear confirmation of the premium quality of these innovative wines currently taking global markets by storm and clearly positions the Vinsafe technology as the leading wine in a can packaging system globally. No other wine in a can product currently on the market has achieved this level of international recognition.
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HONG KONG (Reuters) — Swiss bank UBS
AG has put two bankers on leave as part of an internal investigation
into the hiring of a close relative connected to a potential Chinese
corporate client, IFR reported on Monday.
The move comes after U.S. federal officials launched a separate
probe into employment practices at JPMorgan Chase & Co, reviewing
the circumstances behind the U.S. bank's hiring of well connected
Chinese bankers. That investigation has prompted investment banks
across Greater China to look into the roles of certain Chinese
Joseph Chee, head of capital market solutions at UBS, and colleague
Sharlyn Wu, were put on leave last week, IFR reported, citing
unnamed sources. IFR, a Thomson Reuters publication, did not
identify Wu's current title.
The effective suspension of the two bankers comes after an internal
probe into the hiring of Joyce Wei, the daughter of the chairman of
Chinese industrial company, Tianhe Chemicals.
UBS declined to comment. Chee did not respond to a call to his
mobile phone. Wu did not respond to a call to her office.
Tianhe is pursuing a Hong Kong IPO later this year in a deal that
could raise as much as $1 billion. The IPO plans came into focus
last month after IFR reported that JPMorgan dropped its pursuit of a
role in the offering because of its previous employment of Wei.
Hong Kong securities license filings show that a Jiao Wei worked at
JPMorgan from January 2012 to August 2013, and joined UBS in
October. Jiao is Joyce Wei's Chinese name, a person familiar with
the matter told IFR last month, affirming also that she is the
daughter of Tianhe's chairman.
IFR reported then that UBS was among the banks seeking a mandate for
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of Justice are investigating whether JPMorgan violated bribery laws
by improperly hiring the relatives of well connected Chinese
officials. That investigation is ongoing and the bank has not been
accused of any wrongdoing related to the issue.
Separately, citing a confidential email, The New York Times reported
earlier on Monday that JPMorgan Chief Executive Jamie Dimon was
asked by China's top insurance regulator to hire a family friend as
a "favor".
(Reporting by Fiona Lau of IFR, with additional reporting by Elzio
Barreto and Denny Thomas; editing by Michael Flaherty and Ian Geoghegan)
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I don't fit into any group. It's occurred to me today that I'm not old enough to be considered an "elder woman" and I'm not young enough to hang out with the young' in's. (maybe because I call 'em young' in's.) I am "older" than the typical parent of a 2 and 4-year-old which places me in a different zone altogether I think. Which is ok…I suppose. I really don't have to fit into any group. It doesn't bother me until I get into my head and think, I don't fit in anywhere. I truly don't mind because in all honesty, I fit in everywhere. I can hang with the kids, possibly as a role-model-esque-type person, but still, I can hang. I adore the elder folks who have so much wisdom that should spill over onto us each and every day, even if it is something like, "Don't eat that second bran muffin." I like the 20-year-old's because life is still somewhat-new, yet not, and people aren't looking to them to be too responsible. "They're still young!" after all. It's when you hit your 30's that people expect more maturity and knowledge regarding IRAs, mortgages, and such. In your 40's, I guess you're supposed to have it all together because if you don't, people view you as a mess, but after the initial "OH. MUH. GUH! I'm 40." sets in, I think you start to become happier with who you are in general. Then come your 50's, you get all comfy, but see your nest emptying to a point. 60's? The eternal "they" start to announce your "next chapter" and you're supposed to retire with grace and gratitude. Then in your 70's, they start talking about your "final act." Now that has to be scary. It has to be an eery feeling looking back on what you've done, what you haven't, and wishing you could change so many things, and being thankful that you can't at the same time.
Today I'm thankful that I have a chance to experience things that so many haven't. I get to live, breathe, work out, listen to my children's laughter, doze off while "watching" a movie, hug my husband, and praise God above for all the little things that add up to huge blessings. Cheers (Gatorade) to fitting into every group and loving it!


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Registration to the Experience & Living Labs workshop "Users do IT the Living Lab way" is open!
The Experience & Living Lab Catalyst support Activity invites EIT ICT Labs partners to a one-day workshop with the objectives to:
- present the user-research services that Living Lab facilities from EIT ICT Labs are currently offering to Partners;
- understanding Living Labs Key principles developed by Botnia Living Lab, co-founder of the ENoLL (European Network of Living Labs)
- learn how to plan and implement successful ELL catalyst tasks in practice (also relevant to the upcoming 2014 Technology Experimentation catalyst).
What you can get from the workshop?
- Researchers interested in co-creation and user-centered research will learn how to apply innovative new user's involvement methodologies, as well as how to access services for user's data collection.
- Personnel from big ICT firms and SMEs will learn how to access services for testing and validating their technologies with real users in real life settings.
- Living Lab managers & coordinator will learn a sound approach for leveraging internal assets to offer user-centric research services to research centres, big ICT firms, SME's and public bodies.
Workshop structure and methodology
This one-day workshop (9:00-15:00) is a combination of presentations and creative work in smaller groups. It includes real stories from on-going EIT ICT Labs ELL catalyst tasks to stimulate the interaction and knowledge sharing among participants. Together we will work on a real Living Lab case to assess and plan for the optimal Living Lab operation based upon the Living Lab key principles and from existing best-practices.
Practical info
When: 28 November 2013, 9:00-15:00
Where: Trento CLC, Via Sommarive 18
How to get to Trento? Here.
Costs: no costs for participation but delegates have to cover their own expenses for travel and accommodation etc. (Coffee and lunch is offered for free).
Workshop language: English
Registration: there is a limitation of 20 participants by the principle of "first registered". To register send an e-mail to Nicola Doppio.
The workshop is organized by Trento Rise, LTU, Inria, Novay, Fortiss and Forum Virium Helsinki within the EIT ICT Labs E&LL Catalyst support activity in 2013. The work is coordinated by Fabio Pianesi, Research Director of EIT ICT Labs.
For further questions please contact the workshop organizer team:
Nicola Doppio, Trento RISE/ EIT ICT Labs
Annika Sällström, Botnia Living Lab
We welcome all to a creative and fruitful workshop!


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After a long, cold winter many of us need to lose a few pounds to get ready for the fast approaching bikini season. We know that dairy, carbs and sugar make us gain weight. But we need something naughty to look forward to and fantasize on… Personally, I am unable to crack my sweet tooth. I wanted something to replace my winter German Chocolate Cake obsession with that would give me multiple benefits. I finally hit upon it.
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Spring Clean Your Body – Detox Easily by Spacing Mealtimes Out as Long as Possible
Springtime is here! The tulips and cherry blossoms are out in force along with the snails who accompany those regular spring showers… But along with the flowers comes that inevitable itch to rid the house of those winter dust balls hidden behind the couch and the ancient fingerprints that patchwork the windows and light switches.
Ah – the joy of spring cleaning! (Grrr) I spent all of yesterday in my underwear cleaning furiously while blasting Kylie Minogue's Fever album. Unfortunately, I am more of a seasonal scrubber since I have far too little time to make a day-to-day art of it. But, as I cleaned I had to ask myself, wouldn't this have been less work if I had been more organized?
The same philosophy applies to the cleaning of one's body. In an age where we are under many pressures and combining a busy work and home life, it is easy to be careless about our eating habits. Under pressure we may munch on acid forming foods or drinks throughout the day or drink too much coffee or exercise less. These habits create stress on the body's ability to detoxify itself making it more acidic and inflamed. Poor detoxification can lead to aging, cancer, diabetes, weight gain and even (as epigenetics tell us) worse genes for our future offspring.
However, with a little organization and discipline, your body actually detoxes itself. Yep. As the wonderful Dr. Alejandro Junger says in his book Clean:
"When the digestive tract isn't constantly needing to work to process food, the body can direct energy towards detox and repair. Making sure your meals are full of fat and protein keeps you from needing to constantly graze and keeps blood sugar levels stable. It also allows the body to go into fat-burning mode more easily, which releases more stubborn toxins stored in fat cells." Continue reading
Rejuvenate You with these 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace
I went through a rough patch recently and like a typical American I reached for some self-help. I grappled with books on Buddhism, spirituality, religion, mysticism, Deepak Chopra (my favorite man and curiously, endlessly prolific), Eckhart Tolle, Pema Chodron etc. I underlined, highlighted, took notes, meditated and did a lot of yoga. But one of the best summer-uppers I found on how to feel peaceful was in a book by Dr. Wayne Dyer – a biggie in the world of self-development.
This site is about anti-aging and health but I realize I have largely overlooked the arena of mental health and spirituality which has a significant impact on how we age and evolve. If we are stressed and angry we age more quickly, become sick and can be infertile. In life, we are taught to buy expensive creams, cars, clothes and go to the gym to look good but we have overlooked training our minds. We can all be sorcerers, witches, and deities if we learn to control our thoughts and direct them. We can re-vitalize our bodies and our health with our mind. You must think of your mind as a muscle you must learn to flex daily in new directions for rejuvenation and peace.
I am happy I read all of those books because I will now consciously try to teach my child how to think and to be aware of the words which she chooses .. I am still quite overwhelmed by all that I am learning so I thought I would let Dr. Wayne Dyer talk to you directly through my notes on his book. I read these every morning and try very hard to stick to them though I am still re-booting my hard-drive from its deeply ingrained foundation! Continue reading
The Anti-Aging Mineral You May Be Missing Out On
I found the below article on Shape mag and thought it worth passing along:
You probably know which foods are rich in vitamin C, calcium, and even iron, but what about zinc? According to a new study published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, this key mineral should be at the top of your mind. Continue reading
Fight Aging and Cancer with an Alkaline PH – 4 Steps to Getting There
An alkaline diet may lower your risk of exhaustion, premature aging, sickness, allergies, muscle aches, joint pain and osteoporosis. A study published in 1994 in the New England Journal of Medicine found that women who neutralized their body's acidic state with an alkalizing agent absorbed calcium and phosphorous better and increased the rate their bodies formed new bone matter. Continue reading
11 Ways to Increase Production of Anti-Aging Hormones Naturally
Given my hereditary vanity and my playgirl lifestyle, I was compelled – out of sheer preservationary panic – to extensively research anti-aging methods. This research led to a hardy consumption of resources relating to hormones.
Hormones are the chemical messengers that keep our body in balance. They control pretty much every system in our body including our reproductive system, our metabolic processes, our immunity, our digestion, our ability to regenerate and the speed at which we age. Continue reading


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Two delegations from India and Russia on Sunday, the first day of their five day visit to Syria, said that life is normal and the reality is different from what is being reported by some media.
The delegations' members said in statements to SANA that they came to try to closely inspect the situation in Syria and the reality of the events taking place on the ground.
The Russian delegation is a media one that includes representatives of a number of Russian media.
Hassan Nasr from Russia Today channel said that the delegation' visit aims to get acquainted with the truth about what is happening in Syria and convey the real picture of the events after visiting a number of the Syrian cities.
He noted that despite the many criticisms facing it, Russia Today is working hard to convey the true image of the events in Syria and is trying its best to contact all the categories of the Syrian people and all of the parties concerned in order to reflect a complete picture as it is on the ground regardless of the accusations those parties are faced with.
Taymour Olevsky, a correspondent of the Echo of Moscow radio station, and Rita Shelikhova, in charge of Media Affairs at the Russian Senate, expressed hope that the Russian delegation's visit will succeed in conveying the reality about Syria.
The Indian Delegation: Everything Is Normal in Damascus
The Indian delegation visiting Syria includes researchers, intellectuals, academics, journalists, political analysts and representatives of tourism and travel companies.
"My first impression was that everything is normal in Damascus and life is quite calm unlike what I used to see on some media, particularly the American news network whose reports were proved contrary to reality," said Sima Mustafa, a member of the delegation.
Satich Jacab, producer at the Indian P7 news channel said he came to get to know what is truly happening in Syria because "I know that the news and reports being broadcast on some channels and media are opposite to the reality and fabricated by some sides."
He likened some channels' coverage of the events in Syria to that of the European correspondents in Baghdad during the U.S. invasion of Iraq. "I was in Baghdad…I saw how those correspondents wrote news reports which were completely in contradiction with the reality."
Director of Diplomatic Agency for Tourism and Travel said that what he found on the first day of his visit is totally different from what he used to see in the reports of some media on several incidents which took place in Syria.
"I discovered that those media are exaggerating some of the events," he added, noting that Syria is a new market for India and can be invested.
After touring the old city of Damascus and speaking to ordinary people in the streets, journalist Alia Alana from the Indian Express newspaper said "As a journalist I saw the situation is quite natural…I did not see anything abnormal…I don't know why those media are trying to promote this wrong image of Syria."
Patriarch Hazim: The Conspiracy Targets All the Syrians
The delegation members visited Patriarch Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch and All The East and told him that what they saw on the ground is contrary to what the Western media is trying to promote on Syria.
They noted that India faced a pressure campaign similar to the one facing Syria now, but it reflected positively on India as it has pushed it to establish developed industries.
Patriarch Hazim said that Syria is facing a conspiracy that targets all the Syrians, stressing that President al-Assad is sparing no effort to bring the current crisis to an end.
Later, the delegation met Head of Damascus University, Mohammad Amer, and expressed readiness of the Indian scientific and research sectors to boost scientific relations with Syria particularly in the fields of biotechnology and nanotechnology, IT and human resources development.


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Churches, mosques, and synagogues have likely been a linchpin of your community for years. From the churches of Harlem to the synagogues of the Lower East Side, there is a deep sense of history in many urban spiritual centers. The only reliable way to guess the ethnic make-up of an immigrant neighborhood is to peep the holy temples on every corner.
The center of politics, art, and local identity in the community used to be these places of worship. These sanctuaries will surely shut down in short order. As the generations who went to these churches flee to more affordable rents, the agnostic children of WASP take their place, and have little use for these holy spots as they stand. A new generation prefers to pray in private to a diety they aren't sure exists.
It's strange seeing so many empty churches in gentrified communities. These vast spaces with matching rents no longer have any "practical use." These buildings, with their stained-glass windows and sculpted rock, are historical landmarks; developers are going to have trouble reducing the buildings to piles of rubble for condiminiums. Many of them turn into temporary art spaces as they fall into disrepair. This week it is an art gallery. Next week their will be an indie-rock show. The week after it will be the newest outpost of the Brooklyn Flea.
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As major American airline companies are expanding route networks in China – with United Airlines flying to Hangzhou in July, American Airlines enhancing its service in Hong Kong, and Delta Air Lines strengthening collaboration with China Eastern Airlines – China's airports are becoming increasingly important transit bases and they may seriously rival Japan's Narita International Airport as Asia's top aviation hub.
United Airlines is operating 84 services weekly between US and China, the highest number among US carriers, after launching its San Francisco-Xi'an service in May this year and the San Francisco-Hangzhou service on July 13. Meanwhile, the carrier is still looking at reaching into China's inland cities.
American Airlines will initiate its Los Angeles-Hong Kong route in September. The carrier is also competing with Delta Air Lines for the Los Angeles-Beijing route, which is scheduled to be launched in December pending a decision from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Delta Air Lines projected that its daily passenger volume between China and America will almost double in 10 years, from 7,700 in 2015 to 13,500 in 2025. A senior executive from the airlines said that its fights to Britain are currently still contributing the highest turnover, but it is only a matter of time that the routes to China will usurp those to the UK. Through China Eastern Airlines' airline network, in which Delta owns 3.5% stake, Delta hopes to tap local demand and help American corporate travelers reach all destinations in China.
The American airline companies are not only eyeing the passenger traffic between China and the United States. Mark Krolick, managing director of United Airlines, hopes to use China as a base to tap passenger traffic in Southeast Asia, making use of Air China's headquarter city Beijing as its transit hub between America and Asia. Delta Air Lines, on the other hand, uses China Eastern Airlines' base city Shanghai.
Narita International Airport in Japan has been a major Asian hub for the US carriers. However, as there are more US flights to China than Japan, and air service in China is improving, China is offering the right conditions as a transit hub for US passengers.
As the Chinese government actively supports the development of airport infrastructure, evident by the go-ahead in January 2013 for building a new international airport at Daxing, a suburb south of the capital city, US carriers will enjoy the prospect of having more room to grow their route networks in China as well as less congestion and reduced flight delays. (Translated by Jerry)