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Event Description
Ready to run around "The World"? Then this event is for you!
Both races take place in Flushing Meadows Park on a scenic and relatively flat course that includes a gentle curve around "The World" - the iconic 140-ft tall World's Fair Unisphere. Accurately measured USATF certified course
Event details and schedule
Choose one of the following three options:
1-Mile Race: 9:30 a.m. start. An out-and-back course, the "turnaround" is a gentle 250-meter curve around the Unisphere. Course includes a small hill. Sprinters, runners and joggers welcome! Participants must complete the mile in under 20 minutes. View course map
4-Mile Race: 10:00 a.m. start. Two laps around a 2-mile loop, which includes the 1-mile section described above (you get to run around the Unisphere twice!), and an additonal section that touches the shores of Meadow Lake.
1+4 CHALLENGE: Run the 1-Mile Race at 9:30 am, catch your breath and rest up, then set off on the 4-Mile Race at 10am! Competitors are eligible for awards in both the 1-mile and 4-mile races, and those with the fastest combined 1-mile and 4-mile times will receive "1+4 CHALLENGE" awards.
Free parking, bag check, aid stations every mile, medals for all finishers, free "I Ran Around the World" T-shirt, and post-race pancake breakfast!
There will be a kids race at 9:15 a.m. for children under 13. Maximum distance 400M, depending on the age and number of participants. Registration is $2 and is on race day only, starting at 8:30 a.m. Each child will be issued there own race bib number and receive a small prize.
Men's and Women's awards categories, for all races:
Under 50: Top 3
50-59: First place
60 and over: First place
Medals for all finishers
Awards ceremonies at 10:45 AM
Free "I Ran Around the World!" race T-Shirts for all participants registered by November 29 (Early Registration).
For participants registered after November 29, remaining T-Shirts will be available after the race on a first-come first-serve basis.
T-Shirt sizes are Unisex: X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, 2XL
Hot pancakes are even more enjoyable when they're earned, and we're cooking them up fresh for everyone on race day! And yes, friends and family are welcome to dig in, too.
1-Mile: 20 minutes
4-Mile: 1 hour (minimum 15 minute/mile pace)
1-Mile: Open to ages 10 & up
4-Mile & 1+4 CHALLENGE: Open to ages 15 & up
Register Online here on this website (Processing fee applies).
1-mile: Early $18, Late $23, Race-day (IF available) $35
4-mile: Early $23, Late $28, Race-day (IF available) $40
1+4 CHALLENGE: Early $27, Late $32, Race-day (IF available) $45
Early registration: Through Friday, November 29 (online or by mail)
Late registration: Through December 13, 5PM (online only)
Race-day registration, IF AVAILABLE: 8:30 - 9:15 am on race day, except for 4-mile registration which ends at 9:30 a.m. Cash, check, money order ONLY. (Sorry, no credit cards). Please check our website on Dec 1 to see if race day registration will be offered.
Remember: Register early and save yourself a few bucks, guarantee yourself a T-shirt, and make things easier for us!
Entries cannot be transferred to another person.
Number pickup for all races will be on race day only:
1-Mile Race and 1+4 CHALLENGE: 8:30-9:15 a.m.
4-Mile Race only: 8:30-9:30 a.m..
At 1.4 square miles, Flushing Meadows is a huge park (larger than Central Park), please familiarize yourself with the map and directions before race day - whether you're driving or taking the subway, we don't want you to get lost! There is free parking next to the race staging area.
Will be posted on the race webpage within 24 hours.
From race directors to course monitors, all Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team races are staffed by its own volunteers since the Team's inauguration in 1977 by its founder and fitness advocate, Sri Chinmoy.
Today, the SCMT puts on over 500 races a year in 20 countries across 5 continents, ranging from short kids fun-runs, to marathons to the world's longest certified road race – the annual Self-Transcendence 3100 mile race (yes, 3,100 miles, it's not a typo). We love running and putting on races – we hope you enjoy the friendly atmosphere we provide, free of commercial sponsors. Read more >>
This event is sponsored by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in cooperation with the NYC Parks Dept.


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New trailer for Man of Steel = droooool
There are no words to describe how excited every member of my household is about this. We all love Superman, and I have a special place in my heart (ahem) for Henry "Hubba Hubba" Cavill.
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If you want to see the trailer in all it's cinematic glory, it's playing with The Hobbit (which stars not one but TWO of my other fantasy husbands: Bret McKenzie – yes, "Brit" – and Richard Armitage aka the hot Yorkshire one out of Spooks) which opens in the UK tomorrow.

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It's been a long time since I've made red velvet and it's always going to be one of my favorites because it was one of the first cakes I perfected. It's really just a chocolate cake with buttermilk but it's so moist and rich that it seems like it would be a hard recipe to follow…but it's so easy I could make it every day haha. A lot of people don't know that red velvet is a chocolate cake..sorta. It has a tablespoon of cocoa and that's really the only flavor other than a little vanilla. I got this recipe from Bakerella but I tweaked it a little and I used my own cream cheese recipe because her recipe is a little too sweet and too oily for me.
Red Velvet Cake
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 Tablespoon cocoa (I added an extra teaspoon)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups oil (I use a little less than a cup..)
1 cup buttermilk
1 Tablespoon vinegar (I don't put vinegar)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 oz. red food coloring
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease and flour two 8 inch cake pans.
- Lightly stir eggs in a medium bowl with a wire whisk.
Add remaining liquid ingredients and stir together with whisk until blended. Set aside.
- Place all the dry ingredients in your mixing bowl and stir together really good with another wire whisk.
- Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix on medium-high for about a minute or until completely combined.
- Pour into cake pans and then drop the pans on the counter a few times to release any air bubbles.
- Bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- After about ten minutes, remove from pans and cool completely on a wire rack. I also cover in plastic wrap while the cakes cool.
- Then make the frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting
12 oz. cream cheese (a box and a half)
1/2 lb butter (2 sticks)
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar–sifted!
Cream the butter and cream cheese in your mixer -medium high speed.
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Conmen Striked Again
The following dialogue was re-constructed by the old folks' son. His old folks were conned and this blogpost is to serve as a lesson and information for all Malaysians.
Yesterday at around 11.30am, Ma received a phone call. There was a male voice crying at the other end of the line, saying "he is in pain, got beaten up by people and asking Ma to help him". When Ma asked who he is, another male Chinese voice said:
Cbinese Male (CM): He is your son, We got him with us.
Ma: What happened? Why is my son with you? What have you done to him?
CM: He owed us (Ah Long) a lot of money.
Ma: How come my son got owed you money. He never borrow from Ah Long.
CM: He got football debts.
Ma: My son don't gamble, how come got owe you debts.
CM: He stood as guarantor for a friend's loan. Now that friend runs away, so we got your son to settle the loan. We have been watching your son for 2 weeks.
Ma: How much is the loan?
CM: RM40,000. You bring money to get your son back or we will kill him. Chop him up into many pieces.
Ma: How is my son now? (She already assumed the crying voice is my voice, and she is panicky, fearing for my safety.)
CM: He felled down and knock his head. Got some bleeding on the head. We will take him to the clinic afterwards. You quickly bring the money to bail your son or he will die.
Ma panic and screamed for Pa.
Pa then talked to the CM on the phone. CM warned Pa & Ma not to make police report, or talk to anyone or inform the neighbours or call other people. Demanded Ma to stay near the phone.
CM then instruct Pa to withdraw money RM12,000 from bank to bail his "son". CM asked Pa where he stays and where is his bank he will take money from. (Amount was later reduced to RM10,000)
Pa told him they stay where they stay and his bank is Hong Leong Bank.
CM then instructed Pa to go to Hong Leong Bank to withdraw RM10,000 and to go to the bus stop in front of the fast food restaurant at the main road and wait for further instructions.
CM warns Ma not to go out of the house. She also cannot put down the phone or cut off the line. She is to hold the phone and keep listening to CM's instruction.
PA then rode his motorcycle to HLB and withdraw RM10K from his FD. HLB Officer was courious as to why Pa wants to withdraw so much cash. Kept asking him what he wants so much cash for and is there anything wrong? She noticed Pa looked worried and nervous. The Officer noticed that the FD was joint-name with me and she called me from her office (that time was around 1.00pm) to ask if I am aware why my Dad needs to withdraw so much cash. I told her I am not aware of any reasons, and if he needs money, then let him take it.
After a while, I felt it a bit strange that Pa wants to take so much money, so I called home to check. But the house phone was engaged. I tried a few times and then I just forgot about the matter.
(Little did I know that Bank Officer was an angel send by God to try and intercept and stop Dad from giving the money to those confidence tricksters. But I was not sensitive enough to realize that God was doing something to save us from being cheated.)
Pa then took the money all RM10K inside an envelope and walked towards the bus stop. There were some people waiting for bus. Pa sat on the bench and another CM was sitting at the other end of the bench talking on his hp. CM2 then walked towards Pa and said "got call for you".
Pa took the hp and CM1 asked if Pa has withdrawn the money. Pa said "yes" and CM1 told Pa to pass the money to CM2. CM1 told Pa on the phone, that after they counted the money and found correct, they will release his son in about 20 mins time. Then they will come and talked about "how to settle the balance amount".
Pa gave the envelope to CM2 and he walked away, climbed up the overhead bridge and cross over to the other side of the road.
Pa went home and waited. After waiting for about 30 mins, and I still didn't appear, Ma got worried and called my hp, and asked where I was and did I go anywhere in the morning. I told her I was in the office the whole day and got no time to go out.
There are a few things we can learn from this episode.
1. Don't panic when we received such phone calls. Try to stay calm and rational. Ma wanted to call my wife to find out where I was actually, but the CM warned Ma not to go out of the house. CM got Ma to hold onto the handset all the while when Pa went to the Bank to withdraw money. CM kept talking to Ma to prevent her from going out to make phone calls or seek for help.
2. If we are confident of our children's activities outside of the house, then we can confidently ignore the caller and can even challenge him to show proof.
3. Make an effort to contact another family member to verify the facts.
4. Demand to speak to the "victim" to verify their claims. Try to stall for time and seek help from police, neighbours, family members.
5. Don't hand over cash without seeing the "victim" first.
6. There has been many similar cases circulating in the internet. Do take note and warn our children.
7. If there is someone claiming to be from the mobile operator company asking you to shut down your hp for 3-4 hours for "up-grading/maintenance of network / system"; please ignore them. Once your hp is switched off, no one can contact you. That's when they will move in and try to con your family members to pay money to bail/rescue you. Since your hp is unreachable, family members may be misled into believing that you are being caught by them and the threat is real. You will then succumb to their tricks/demands.
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Now that everything is up and running, I can make my grand reveal to those of you who aren't in my close circle who've seen me toiling away day and night.
I've officially opened my new (2nd) business!
Right now, jewelry is my big seller. I also have candles in the unique scents you've never heard of before: "Help Me Hide the Body", "Jack Horner's Orgasm", "I Just Cleaned My Bathroom", and the ever-so-popular "Sugar Tits".
By popular demand, I'm now selling "Life Savers" (pictures above) that go in your purse or in your backpack (or on your dog's leash – coming soon!) to keep everything organized, nice, and neat in one spot. They have SO many ways you can customize them, too!
Eventually, I also hope to be able to sell a variety of costume items, because we all know I have a passion for that.
So thank you for sticking around while I've been absent, but please…go check out my Etsy page www.etsy.com/shop/AnniesColorado
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Established in 2005 the Classified Employee Scholarships of $500 are awarded to four applicants to attend classes at Metropolitan Community College.
Scholarship Summary:
The Independence School District Board of Education established these scholarships to honor the current Classified Employee of the Year. The scholarships will annually reflect the name of the current Classified Employee of the Year.
Criteria / Requirements:
• Complete application for drawing
• Must be a high school graduate or have GED
• Must be currently employed by the School District in a full or part-time classified position, have less than an associate's degree and be employed by the District when the scholarship is used
• Funds may be used for tuition and books at any Metropolitan Community College campus
• Scholarships are NOT transferable and must be used by the employee
• Scholarship must be used within one year of the award date
Recipients determined by a drawing under the direction of the Board of Education and the Coordinator of Development of the ISD Foundation. Approval of recipient is made by the Board of Directors of the School District of Independence Foundation, Inc.
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Cozy apartment 50 meters from Platja d'Aro beach - Baix Empordŕ
Girorooms Travel - The apartment is located in a quiet street a few steps from the beach and the center of Platja d'Aro, has 2 double bedrooms
- Parking
- Car not needed
- Terrace
- Balcony
- Bed linen
- Shower
- Towels
- Washing machine
- Ironing board
- Kitchen
- Oven
- Microwave
- Fridge
- Freezer
- Teapot
- Kettle
- Coffee maker Nespresso
- Dishes
- Wifi
- Free wifi
- Tennis
- Horse riding
- Paddle
- Golf
- Mini-golf
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- Surf
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- Hiking
- Via ferrata
- Fishing
- Cinemas
- Water park
- Church
- Smoking not allowed
- Pets not allowed
- Parties not allowed
- Hooligans not allowed
- Bachelor parties not allowed
- Youth groups not allowed
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Cozy apartment 50 meters from Platja d'Aro beach
In order to improve your stay and also facilitate the rest of the neighbors, we ask you to comply with a series of rules: when you make the entry, we will make an inventory record, when leaving, you must leave the apartment under the same conditions as You are at the moment of entry, please, please communicate any damage that you may have caused.
You must also follow the following rules:
- prohibited carrying pet animals
- prohibited the celebration of parties or bachelor parties
- We do not allow reservations for groups of hooligans
- smoking is not allowed in the facilities of the site or in the apartment.
- It is necessary to respect the noise schedules of the city
- If you make use of the trash, you will have to dispose of the trash to the nearest containers, ask the team for their location.
Apartamento a 50 metros playa Marbella 17
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Younger Brother's new album creates intriguing landscapes. It mixes electronica, pop, trance and dance to create a sound all its own. And there is a jam band influence as well. Grateful Dead fans will be interested to note that Furthur drummer Joe Russo is a member of this band. As is Marc Brownstein from the Disco Biscuits. All of the songs on Vaccine are originals.
"Crystalline," the album's opening track, begins with dark notes, forboding, like from a horror or suspense film. Those fade into the background as the vocals come in. The vocals have an undeniable beauty. There is something almost angelic about them - but an angel trapped between worlds. "Where did you come from?" It ends as electronica over those early notes, but the song is much more than that.
"Shine" begins in a ghostly realm. A dangerous wind gives way to a great dance rhythm. It then has a fun pop thing going on. It's catchy and has a beauty as well. How does this song achieve all of that? You'll have to give it a listen yourself. The lyrics are simple, but effective: "Sometimes you shine/Sometimes you fall/Sometimes you know/Sometimes you need/Someone to hold/Something that's real."
"Pound A Rhythm"
About a minute and fifteen seconds into this track, "Pound A Rhythm" grabbed me. There is this brief eerie sound, followed by an excellent moment on keys. It has a nice rhythm on drums too, something to dance to. And then there is a wild instrumental section. This song sounds like nothing else I've heard. I love it. And when it seems over, it's not.
"Night Lead Me Astray"
"Night Lead Me Astray" is beautiful. It eases in before kicking in with an intriguing drum rhythm, and there are some surprising changes throughout. But it's the vocals that really drive this song, and make it one of the best tracks on this CD. Here is a taste of the lyrics: "I don't want to wake up, wake up again with the world the same as she was back then/I know I'll fall over and over and over/and you'll pick me."
"Train" reminds me a bit of Sting - the feel of some of his more ethereal, exploratory music - though this track is in some ways the closest to "rock" on this album, due mostly to the guitar. This song has a good beat (and yes, those handclaps are cool), and a great groove. It's just an all-around fantastic song, one of this CD's highlights. Ruu Campbell wrote the lyrics while taking the train into the studio.
"SYS 700" begins like a clock ticking away the moments of purgatory, then moves into darker sounds, like the opening of the first track. The song builds, and when you think it will explode, it actually surprises you by going into a relatively quiet, or at least subdued, percussive section. Trance dance - close your eyes, and spin around the floor. Toward the end the mellow vocal line is combined with the electronica dance beat, and it works wonderfully.
"Tetris" has a slow build, sounding at first like a heartbeat behind glass, or within machinery, but with beauty behind it, like a sunrise. A sunrise to destroy the machines, the mechanical landscape. Then there is a march on the snare drum - as if to some kind of war - with wind blowing round the field of battle. And then the vocals begin - high, and within the rolling storm. "Tetris" ends with the line, "I'm still here."
CD Track List
- Crystalline
- Shine
- Pound A Rhythm
- Safety In Numbers
- Night Lead Me Astray
- Train
- Spinning Into Place
- Tetris
Younger Brother is Simon Posford on synth and guitar, Benji Vaughan on synth, and Ruu Campbell on vocals, with Marc Brownstein on bass, Tom Hamilton on guitar, and Joe Russo on drums.
Vaccine is scheduled to be released April 26, 2011 through Twisted Records and SCI Fidelity Records.


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Abraham did not travel alone.
Apart from his many followers, he had three companions: Aner, Eshkol and Mamre.
When God commanded Abram (henceforth Abraham) to circumcise himself and his male household, he asked advice from these three friends in turn, as to whether he should carry out God's wish.
Aner answered, "you are an old man, the operation will be painful, don't do it."
Eshkol answered, "The pain is not a problem, I am sure you can withstand that, but why should you mark yourself in this way among your enemies"?
But Mamre answered, "Look, surely you can trust God, who protected you from the fiery furnace and in the battle with the four kings, to know what He is doing here."
So Abraham went ahead with the circumcision, and God said to Mamre, "In recognition of your support' it will be recorded that I spoke to Abraham among the oaks of Mamre" ('Eilonei Mamre' Gen. 18:1).
This is a puzzling story. Abraham bravely walked through a fiery furnace to demonstrate his beliefs. Abraham obeyed God unquestioningly on much more difficult issues - the command to sacrifice his son, for example, or the command to leave home for the unknown.
Why should he particularly seek advice from his friends on this matter?
Earlier in the Torah Rashi taught us that when it came time to do the bris Abrahams hand froze out of nervousness. G-d took his hand and helped him do the Bris. Abraham nervous!
What was it, then, about circumcision, which unnerved him so?
Perhaps it can be answered in this light. The main activity of Abraham and his wife Sarah was kiruv, or converting people to the idea of monotheism. Abraham was successful in relating to thousands of men and women. He taught them all about G-d. Abraham felt that part of his success lay in the fact that he looked just like everyone else - he appeared to be "one of the boys". In this way, he believed, he could best approach people and then get his message across. Perhaps he felt that if her were marked externally as "different" by circumcision, his entire life mission would suffer.
Mamre reassured him, "Don't worry, God knows what He is doing. Trust Him!"
Perhaps the time had come in Abrahams life where he no longer needed to be one of the boys. There is a higher level of influence. When people saw Abraham they said, "You are a prince of G-d!" They looked at Abraham and saw what a man can be. His courage to stand apart and be different is what gave others the strength to make difficult changes in their lives. He stopped being just an influence and became a light.
As for us, already at eight days old we stand out. Jews are born to stand out. We are in this world to shed a light of morality, goodness and G-dliness. We are not here to be "one of the boys".
From Reachings by Rabbi Yaacov Haber
This week's Dvar Torah is dedicated by my friend Jeff Zucker to the memory of his beloved mother, Ita bat Shalom, A"H, who shares her Yartzeit, 11 Cheshvan, with Rochel Imeinu.
May her neshama have an aliya.
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May 23, 2019
EUNEC organised for its members a seminar on 'Education Councils and the European Education Area'. The seminar was hosted by Cnesco and took place on 16 and 17 May 2019 at the premises of CIEP at Sèvres, close to Paris. About 40 persons (education stakeholders, experts and policy makers), coming from 12 countries, participated at this event.
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Project 'Inclusion or discrimination? From the analysis of the school results to the strategies for the suces of students with immigrant origin'
August 27, 2018
The consortium formed by the Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences of the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa with the European Network of Education Councils, the High Commission for Migration in Portugal and its Observatory for Migration, the School of Business & Economics and the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa has won the funding for the development of the project entitled "Inclusion or discrimination? From the analysis of the school results to the strategies for the success of students with immigrant origin".
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EUNEC seminar on 'Community Schools', Brussels, 23-24 May 2013
May 28, 2013
EUNEC organized a seminar for its members on the theme of 'Community Schools'. The programme included a key note presentation by professor Alan Dyson, presentations of policy practices from the Member Councils, and a visit to 'Sint Joost aan Zee', a community school in the city center of Brussels.
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EUNEC took part in the study 'Mapping European stakeholders on migrant education'
April 24, 2013
This SIRIUS network study was undertaken with the purpose of mapping the positions of European civil society stakeholders and some stakeholders in EU member states on the education of migrants in Europe. EUNEC has been interviewed by Ms Maria Golubeva, author of the study.
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EUNEC recommendations on 'Rethinking Education'
April 04, 2013
On 20 November 2012 the European Commission has published an impressive set of policy recommendations that have to reinforce the cooperation between EU Member States and give a new impetus to education policy in the EU Member States. The most important part of the proposal is the Communication 'Rethinking education: Investing in skills for better socio-economic outcomes' The Commission takes the opportunity of the long expected Communication on skills to gather all aspects of European Education and Training policy in an encompassing framework and to give some new impetus. The European Commission wants to put Education and Training high on the agenda, in the EU and in the Member States.
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Information session by the European Commission, DG EAC, on 'European governance' and on the Commission Communication 'Rethinking Education' on 10 December 2012
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Mr Boris Sloboda, Policy Officer at DG EAC (Education and training in Europe 2020; country analysis) explained the role of Education and Training in Europe 2020, insisting on the mechanisms of the new governance under the European Semester, and analysing the recent Annual Growth Survey 2013. The second part of his presentation focused on the headlines, the objectives and the background of the Communication of the European Commission 'Rethinking education'.
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With an investment of $1 billion, the Mumbai-based Mahindra Group led by Anand Mahindra is all set to strengthen its business in the US over the next five years.
"We have so far invested around $1 billion in the US among all the businesses and we should invest another billion over the next five years," Mahindra & Mahindra Managing Director Pawan Goenka told PTI in New York.
In line with the expansion plans, Mahindra Group also targets to double its employees in the US over the next five years from the current headcount of 3,000 people. The planned investment will be allocated across business verticals. However, the quantum of investment would depend on various factors like market conditions and success of projects that are currently in progress in the US.
At present, the $19 billion Mahindra Group generates around $2.5 billion from its seven business verticals in the US. The group is a prominent player in the US in IT industry with Tech Mahindra and Mahindra USA which sells tractors and utility vehicles.
Also read: Anand Mahindra wants Rajinikanth's Thar SUV used in new film Kaala; find out why
"The growth will be led by Mahindra USA where we intend to double revenues from $500 million to $1 billion in next five years and then there is Tech Mahindra," Goenka detailed company's expansion plan. Mahindra USA also plans to launch new off-road vehicles in the US with inputs from Mahindra North America Technical Centre (MNATC) besides other group entities.
Goenka further acknowledged how important success in the US is. "Building the Mahindra brand in the US is very important for us because it is the place everyone looks up to. The brand which gets successful in this market gets automatic recognition in so many places," he said.


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Improving base-R examples
Earlier today I saw the hundred bazillionth question about how to use the
paste function. My initial response was "take a look at example(paste) to see how it works".
Then I looked at
example(paste), and it turns out that it's not very good at all. There isn't even an example of how to use the
collapse argument. Considering that
paste is one of the first functions that beginners come across, as well as being a little bit tricky (getting to understand the difference between the
sep and
collapse arguments takes a bit of thinking about when you are new), this seems like a big oversight.
I've submitted this as a bug, with a suggested improvement to the examples. Fingers crossed that R-core will accept the update, or something like it.
It got me thinking though, how many other base functions could do with better examples? I had a quick look at some common functions that beginners seems to get confused with, and the following all have fairly bad example sections:
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If you have half an hour spare, have a go at writing a better example page for one of these functions, or any other function in the base distribution, then submit it to the bug tracker. (If you aren't sure that your examples are good enough, or you need advice, try posting what you have on r-devel before submitting a bug report. Dealing with bug reports takes up valuable R-core time, so you need to be sure of quality first.)
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Certain ages of mankind have received its name from the techniques used in them and today we might say that information technology and communications are also very profoundly affect the shape and even the content of the relations of human beings each other and societies to which they belon.
One administration to the height of the times in which it operates has to accompany and promote for the benefit of the citizens the use of electronic communications. These have to be the first and main beneficiaries of the leap, unthinkable just a few decades ago, that has been in the field of electronic communication technology.
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Ky Sealy, Senior Principal Engineer at WiTricity Corporation will speak during this year's Wireless Power Summit session on higher power, which will feature several presentations around wireless charging for electric vehicles. Ahead of this year's highly anticipated Wireless Power Summit, Ky gave us some updates on current market conditions which are driving towards adoption and 2 of the biggest trends happening with automotive wireless charging.
What do you think is the biggest challenge facing automotive charging, right now?
When consumers purchase an electric vehicle, they are forced to adopt a new behavior which does not benefit the global adoption of EV's. Plug-in electric vehicle charging (wired charging) is currently fraught with interoperability issues between many different plug-in standards. Furthermore, plugging in a vehicle is tedious, not automated, and can be problematic for those with physical challenges – especially as the power level and cable size become large. The issue of breakage and theft must also be considered. Standardized wireless charging of electric vehicles eliminates the many hassles of plug-in charging and is enabled with grid-to-vehicle efficiencies greater than 90%. With wireless charging consumers are now able to park and charge without thinking about it. No plugs. No mess. No hassles.
What are the market conditions which are driving towards adoption?
The SAE J2954 publications and standardization is gaining more traction and moving quickly in order to enable a truly interoperable and wire-free charging experience for electric vehicles. There is a great deal of interest among automotive OEMs in wireless charging for their electric vehicles, but concern about ending up with charging systems which are not highly interoperable – the desire is that any vehicle can charge at any wireless charging station. Adoption of the standard is expected to be ubiquitous and synonymous with electric vehicle wireless charging and continued automation of electric vehicles. Consumers demand a truly wire-free experience without the hassle of worrying about interoperability between vehicles and wireless charging infrastructure available. Wireless charging is fundamental to an autonomous future.
What are some of the big innovations and trends going on with wireless charging for automotive?
Over the last few years, automotive wireless charging implementations have become much more efficient, smaller, and higher power. These trends show efficiencies for wireless power systems better than some presently installed wired plug-in chargers and can be comparable with even the most efficient implementations. Beyond efficiency, the user experience for wireless charging continues to improve and enables use-cases that had been previously impossible. Some vehicle manufacturers have already announced release dates for automotive wireless systems as early as 2018 and that trend is expected to continue as the adoption of electric and automated vehicles continues to increase.
What are you most looking forward to hearing at Wireless Power Summit 2017?
Wireless power at a distance enables new user experiences with transformative products. I'm looking forward to seeing the latest presentations in wireless power which promote spatial freedom, high power delivery, and optimal user experience afforded by wireless power. I expect to see a continued amount of innovation in this area as the demand for wireless charging and a better user-experience increases.


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Rice University's Blue Gene/P has made a new list of the world's fastest 500 supercomputers.
The supercomputer installed in March is No. 377 on the list compiled by the University of Mannheim, Germany; the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; and the University of Tennessee. Blue Gene is intended to aid a broad range of scientific and engineering research related to energy, geophysics, basic life sciences, cancer, personalized medicine and more.
"Blue Gene is well-adapted for use by Rice faculty and researchers who study protein folding, bioinformatics and biological systems, from single molecules to tissues and organs," said Kamran Khan, Rice's vice provost for information technology. "Researchers who specialize in biochemical solutions and reactions and molecular dynamics are benefiting from the outstanding processing power, which allows them to model more atoms and yield a better understanding of what happens at grain boundaries."
The machine doubled the number of supercomputing hours Rice offers its faculty and students when it was installed earlier this year. Blue Gene/P is also being used by researchers at the University of Sao Paulo, which signed a collaboration agreement with Rice in March.
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text: Syria: The drums of war? We examine whether the West has a mandate for military intervention in Syria. Inside Story28 Aug 2013 09:36 GMT Politics, US & Canada, China, Russia, Syria's Civil War Weighing up military options against Syria, the United States has given its strongest response yet to a suspected gas attack that killed hundreds of civilians last week.The White House insists there is little doubt President Bashar al-Assad is responsible, with the US government describing the suspected chemical weapons attack as a "moral obscenity" that is "inexcusable" and "undeniable". What is the objective of the intervention of the West? Is it to get rid to Bashar al-Assad? Or is it to help Syrians to achieve democracy and freedom? Or is just because Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons? There should be [an] investigation and tangible evidence that the regime has used chemical weapons; [they should] not base their claims on YouTube videos that have not been verified." Halla Diyab, a spokesperson for the Organisation for Freedom and Democracy in Syria President Barack Obama put his credibility on the line last August when he said the use of chemical weapons in Syria would constitute a red line that would compel an American response. Now Secretary of State John Kerry is making it clear which way the US is leaning. "What we saw in Syria last week should shock the conscience of the world. It defies any code of morality. Let me be clear: The indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children and innocent bystanders by chemical weapons is a moral obscenity. By any standard, it is inexcusable and - despite the excuses and equivocations that some have manufactured - it is undeniable," he declared. Meanwhile, Walid al-Moallem, Syria's foreign minister, told a news conference on Tuesday that accusations being made against the Syrian government were "categorically false". "We are all hearing the drums of war being beaten around us. If these countries are willing to launch an aggression or military act against Syria, I believe, the pretext of chemical weapons is false, baseless and groundless. And as I said, I challenge, I dare them to produce any single piece of evidence," he added. Russia and China have vetoed three UN Security Council resolutions calling for punitive measures against Syria. Going to war without a UN mandate is legally complicated, but it has been done before. The Obama team is said to be looking at the 1999 NATO air war on Kosovo as a precedent. Back then, the US bypassed the Security Council and sought backing from NATO instead, using the protection of civilians as justification.NATO assembled a broad-based coalition that provided some legitimacy. If the Americans choose the same route in Syria, they could again look for backing from NATO, and from Arab League countries. The US administration could also seek a non-binding resolution from the UN General Assembly. It would not carry the same weight as a Security Council resolution, but it could provide international political cover. So, does the West have a mandate to intervene in Syria? What would an international intervention imply? And is this the right moment for it? To discuss this, Inside Story, with presenter Jane Dutton, is joined by guests: Mark Kimmitt, the former US Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, and a former deputy director for strategy and plans at CENTCOM, the US Central Command; Halla Diyab, a spokesperson for the Organisation for Freedom and Democracy in Syria; and Toby Cadman, an international lawyer with Omnia Strategy, specialising in war crimes and human rights. " ... We would all prefer that peace comes immediately for Syria, we would all like to see the killing ended. We don't want to see either Russia, Tehran or Hezbollah become the eventual victors in there, but how much longer will the people of the world stand by while the civilians in Syria, at best, are sent away or, at worst, are slaughtered." Mark Kimmitt, former US Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Source: Al Jazeera Tell us what you think


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If you're planning to watch tonight's episode of Top Chef Masters, join us here in the comments at 10 p.m. ET. It'll be an open thread—jump in with your observations or play-by-play as the episode unfolds. Who will remain? Someone who has a functional nose. Tonight's Quickfire involves a blindfolded taste test. They say you eat first with your eyes, but that schnoz is pretty important too. Also, the winner better get along with former Top Chef contestants—twelve of them will return tonight as sous cheftestants to help with the elimination challenge. Someone might want to put a leash on Dale Talde of Top Chef's fourth season, who is looking pretty feisty in this clip. Michael Chiarello looks about ready to smack him. Watch the preview, after the jump.


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The clear division between divine and arcane magic of Pathfinder is practically non-existent in Sword & Sorcery. In fact, it can be argued that such distinction is more proper of Christian medieval legends. Famous sorcerer and witches of myth were usually wise men and women, already instructed in their occult and mystical crafts before any pact or covenant with the gods.
That said, I think the easiest way to incorporate a "S&S ethos" to Pathfinder is simply to remove divine spellcasters. If you don't mind some extra work, you could try to adapt the Arcana Evolved magic system to Pathfinder. In this excellent variant of the d20 system, there's no distinction between different kinds of magic (a very cool example is the mind witch class). Arcana Evolved even has a magister class that's the mystical equivalent of the fighter – a character that is equally adept with all kinds of spells. Of course, you could also buy Conan d20, but the idea here is to use Pathfinder.
Ok, here's my "dirty and cheap" way of using priests and cultist in a Pathfinder S&S campaign with mechanical benefits (after all, you can always just use the arcane spellcasters as it is, with all religions been just cults controlled by lay members or arcanists).
First of all, remove all divine spellcaster classes. Clerics really have very little in common with S&S, the same goes for Paladins (if you really need a "divine empowered" champion, steal this excellent class here). Rangers can be kept if you use the Spell-less Ranger of Kobold Quarterly #11 – but I find that unnecessarily, as Barbarians and Rogues are more than capable for the role. Druids are an interesting case, for they surely meet some of the archetypes of S&S – the classic shaman or forest witch –; just define that their magic is arcane. Maybe Druids are the primordial spellcasters of the setting, when magic was learned directly from spirits and feral ancient beings of the jungles. Druid magic is unrefined and bestial, with lots of blood and sacrifices at moonlit menhirs (never forget the menhirs!). I also would keep Oracles, as a natural "evolution" of the Druid (but beware, I only do this because I'm a total fanboy of this class). Oracles are also arcane spellcasters in a S&S setting. Their magic traditional was the result of mankind contacting "higher" orders of outsiders and creating the first organized temples and cults. Maybe they're the real servants of the strange and alien Outer Gods of the setting. So, Oracle magic is still frightening and inhuman – that's way they're cursed –, just a step above druid barbarism. Actually, I would establish that the first wizards were ambitious and unscrupulous men that literally stole the knowledge from the Things of Outside and their Oracles. In the old and decadent desert metropolis ruled still by these Oracles all sorcerers and wizards are hunted and sacrificed (in an arena full of nasty beasts of course). Finally, we're left with the Inquisitor class. While clearly based on a Christian archetype, I believe that the Inquisitor could be adapted to a S&S setting. It has the right mood. As with the other cases, just rename their magic to arcane.
Before going to the next step in adapting Pathfinder to a S&S style, I just want to let clear that the classic distinction of arcane/divine magic is, in the end, purely a matter of flavor. Renaming a type of magic to arcane doesn't really change anything else. Even if the old conundrum of "arcane casting and armor" bothers you, remember that classes like the Bard already bypass some of these limitations. Therefore, nothing can stop the Gamemaster from renaming the Inquisitor (or Druid) an "arcane caster" and specifying that they can cast these spells only with the armor proficiencies granted initially by their class.
A more serious consequence is that, because the Druid, Oracle and Inquisitor don't follow a divine patron they couldn't anymore have their powers revoked if a particular ethos was broke. That isn't true. Remember, in this implied setting these classes represent an older restrict style of spellcasting. They still have "ethos", but of ritual nature (instead of a moral one). Think about them more like taboos. The old wu jen class of AD&D (or even the 3rd Edition version) is a great source for those. Try to create taboos with strange, unsettling or weird requirements – maybe a Druid can't sleep under an artificial roof or eat cooked food; while a particular Inquisitor can't talk to members of the opposite sex; and that Oracle must eat the little finger of all human enemies defeated. Be creative and use the taboos to strengthen the genre's themes. Think of these taboos not as divine obligation but as crude spell requirements of old arcane traditions. Remember that that's why these guys hate wizards, sorcerers and other "charlatans" – they got it easy.
Let's proceed.
Second part: all spellcasters have the option of adopting a "divine" patron. This is represented by a new feat called Adept, that grants access to a Cleric's Domain. These extra powers and spells are the result of the spellcaster been initiated into a cult or religion of the setting. Note that these sects don't follow a true deity. Maybe they're servants to an outsider or a chthonic monstrosity.
To counterbalance this extra boost of power to spellcasters I added a special type of "divine retribution" effect. If the Adept spellcaster break his patron's ethos, he automatically suffer a bestow curse effect without any saving throw (chosen by the Gamemaster and proportionally to the ethos' violation). The only way to remove this curse is by atonement before this patron. Another option is to join another "religion", by been formally accepted by the new cult's "god" (the Gamemaster may allow the use of powerful spells like wish or maybe an artifact or unique creature to remove the curse).
Again, it's important to remember that this patron's ethos shouldn't be of a moral nature. Don't bother with the good/evil axis. We're talking about Sword & Sorcery after all! Deities are, at best, distant and amoral forces. Usually they're petty and wicked beings, with strange agendas and disturbing desires. If you really want to S&S-style, forget about ethos – make the god's presence a constant thing. The Adept receive always disturbing dreams and signals from its patron, urging him to get an artifact, old spell or person; or to kill some rival spellcaster and take control of its temple. Treat the Adept's "god" really as an unfathomable and demanding master.
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Pinnacle Strategies Promises Rapid Results Critical Chain Project Management
Plano, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/16/2012 -- Even lean manufacturing companies continue to experience failure to deliver projects to schedule, budget, and scope and according to Mark Weoppel, CEO of Pinnacle Strategies, "More companies are experiencing cancelled projects at an alarming rate. This problem affects all projects in all industries from basic R&D to IT to construction. Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) enables firms to consistently deliver projects in half the time, within or under budget. CCPM users also report improved quality of work life for project team members."
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The demands to do more with less, and do it quicker, continue to characterize all project environments today. Many companies have moved to management by project, and proceeded to train people in the ways of the Project Management Institute Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), or industry specific approaches such as Software Engineering Institute Capability Maturity Model (CMM) or the Construction Industry Institute (CII).
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CCPM by Pinnacle Strategies integrates with the important parts of the CMM and PMBOK, and makes them work for clients.
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Walking has plenty of benefits—for your health, your state of mind, and often your wallet. It was the first reliable form of transportation, and seems like the safest, most affordable way from point "A" to point "B."
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Chelsea are plotting a summer move for Valencia left-back Juan Bernat, as Jose Mourinho looks to life after Ashley Cole.
The Blues are willing to listen to offers for Cole at the end of the season, with the defender now firmly out-of-favour.
And with his departure expected, Mourinho is looking for alternatives, and highly-rated Bernat has emerged as a key transfer target.
The 21-year-old, who has also been linked with Manchester United, is known for his speed and crossing ability and Chelsea scouts are believed to be making regular checks on his progress.
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Bernat is rated at about £6million, meaning he would be much better value than Southampton ace Luke Shaw, with he said to be valued at £30million.
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Microsoft plans to expand its data center operations in Wyoming. Microsoft opened a data center outside of Cheyenne last year…and this spring plans to grow it with a $274 million addition. Governor Matt Mead met the news with excitement. He says he's made growing the Wyoming technology sector a priority and sees the expansion as a good sign.
"When you have Microsoft coming in the first place it is huge. But probably even a bigger story is they've only been here a short period of time and they're already doubling their investment. It shows not only did they make the right choice in the first place but things have worked out so well that what we represented Wyoming could present to a company like Microsoft was not only true, it was true to the fullest extent," says Mead.
The total investment by Microsoft will be nearly $500 million. The first stage of the new data canter is estimated to come online in the summer of 2015.


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Let's be honest: the word "paperwork" carries a pretty negative connotation for most of us. Whether we're at home doing taxes and dealing with school forms, or at the office, amidst contracts and reports, we generally don't like it.
Paperwork's place in the "doghouse" is especially entrenched at work. In Adobe's "Paper Jam" survey of office workers worldwide, 61 percent said they'd change jobs just to deal with less of it.
That's a big problem for business, but it begs the question: how much actual paperwork still exists in 2015? Hasn't it all been digitized? According to the customers we've been talking with as we built Adobe Document Cloud, the answers are "a lot" and "no." In this digital age, they say, paperwork still abounds: it's the contracts and purchase orders we have to sign, the mock-ups that must be initialed, the expense reports we all love, and it's much of the stuff we're spending a fortune overnighting all over the world. These used to be back-office things; now, they're part and parcel of every workday for many employees.
Until then, documents drive business, but the processes we use to work with them are slow, broken and/or fraught with risk. In short, there's a "document disconnect" and it has serious, bottom-line repercussions for business—problems that extend far beyond worker frustration and morale.
Those problems are explored in a just-released study by IDC, "The Document Disconnect: Hidden Opportunity, Big Payoff." IDC surveyed 1,500+ line-of-business leaders, IT leaders, and information workers in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia, and Japan. The goal was to "assess the effectiveness of their organization's document-based business processes."
The bottom-line impact is staggering. Line-of-business execs across sales, HR, procurement, and more estimate that solving their disconnect could yield a 36 percent increase in revenue, a 30 percent reduction in cost, and a 23 percent reduction in business/compliance risk.
Some of the other key findings:
- No business is immune. Think your business is safe? Think again. According to IDC, the document disconnect is "a pervasive problem that affects all functional areas of the organization. Disconnected document processes can be found in every department, and they have a very significant negative impact on the organization."
- Sometimes, the simple things aren't. Even "basics" like signatures and dates are a problem, and getting it wrong can be costly. Thirty-six percent of business leaders say they experience problems with "agreements that are missing signatures, initials or dates—or that have been signed by the wrong person."
- Mobile productivity lags. Just because workers have mobile devices doesn't mean the devices help them be productive. Almost half say they "often have to wait until they are back at their computer to complete document-based tasks."
- Customer engagement suffers. These aren't just "internal problems." Sixty-three percent of line-of-business leaders say "document process issues negatively impact customer satisfaction." Almost 80 percent of them say "gaps in automation in their existing systems—and the lack of integration between them–adversely impact the quality of the customer experience they can provide."
- Disparate technology doesn't help. Over 80 percent of line-of-business leaders in sales, HR, procurement and more say problems "arise because they have different internal systems/applications that don't 'talk' to each other," while 43% of workers say they often have to copy/paste or rekey information.
At the individual worker level, Adobe's "Paper Jam" research and IDC's study are aligned: according to the former, 55% of office workers feel mundane and inefficient processes distract them from more important tasks, while execs surveyed by IDC say workers spend 36 percent of their time on administrative tasks—and less than two-thirds on their core job function.
You may not care about paperwork. You may think of it as a necessary evil, the cost of doing business. You may think that a paperwork problem, or even a "document disconnect," is an internal matter only. But the truth is, in our experience—and the IDC research supports this—this is an insidious problem that damages your ability to engage effectively with customers. It is a problem that sucks up revenue, money and time.
You may not care about a document problem, but if your organization wants to stay competitive in a very connected, mobile world, you should—because these are problems that will kill business.
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Adobe DC is killing me. It replaced Adobe Reader and Acrobat on my computer and has been making all my partially-editable PDFs fully editable. I make templates, and everytime I open one in DC, every single form field or shape is editable, even if the entire thing was uploaded as a rasterized JPG. Furthermore, Adobe is still merging my text boxes and fields AFTER I close the document, which means that when a client opens one of my templates, half the fields are merged together and they can't figure out how to put their information in. I've had a hell of a time getting any actual support or answers. I just read up on one 'expert's answer on here, and what he said was to not edit PDFs. Are you kidding me?? All I want is for Adobe to do what it brags about being able to do….open documents, easily edit their content, and retain their integrity and quality. But everytime I open one of my templates, I never know what I'm going to get. I've been using Adobe for almost ten years and I have never been so frustrated with it as I have since DC came out. I was already having problems, but the fact that DC (which was supposed to be a solution) made things even more difficult for me….I'm at my wit's end.


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Running a multi-container application using Visual Studio 2017 cannot get simpler. You can not only run the multi-container application, but you are able to debug all its containers directly from Visual Studio by setting regular breakpoints.
As mentioned before, each time you add Docker solution support to a project within a solution, that project is configured in the global (solution-level) docker-compose.yml file, which lets you run or debug the whole solution at once. Visual Studio will start one container for each project that has Docker solution support enabled, and perform all the internal steps for you (dotnet publish, docker build, etc.)
The important point here is that, as shown in below Figure, in Visual Studio 2017 there is an additional Docker command for the F5 key action. This option lets you run or debug a multi-container application by running all the containers that are defined in the docker-compose.yml files at the solution level. The ability to debug multiple-container solutions means that you can set several breakpoints, each breakpoint in a different project (container), and while debugging from Visual Studio you will stop at breakpoints defined in different projects and running on different containers.
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Matteo is a seasoned admissions consultant with Square One Prep, starting with us before he had the MBA diploma! He is now in his fourth year with us.
While at Wharton, Matteo was selected to be a teaching assistant for several Accounting and Finance classes and co-organized the annual Private Equity Conference. He also served as an Admission Fellow, supporting the Admission office in interviewing and selecting MBA candidates for future classes.
After earning a cum laude Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and a Master of Science in Finance & Accounting from Bocconi University (Milan, Italy), with international experience in the US and India, Matteo joined a major management consulting firm. There, he spent more than 3 years, working for international clients in the Industrials, Energy and Financial Services industries, across a wide range of topics (M&A, organization, sales-force effectiveness, strategy etc.). He then earned his MBA, with Honors, from Wharton, majoring in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management. Afterward, he rejoined his pre-b-school firm, adding luxury e-commerce and private equity industries to his list of coverage until he joined a Private Equity firm in London in 2017 where he invests in distressed and special opportunity situations across Europe.
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text: pmoreno 1 Report post Posted November 21, 2008 Why is it not being published that Azith has the abilities to penetrate the biofilms defenses and kill the bacteria within? I thought we had a few medical researchers on this site. In my opinion that would be a great article to write and publish. It would also be useful to all the parents out there who are trying to explain this connection to our Dr's that don't seem to get the PANDAS /strep connection because our kids often culture negative from a throat swab. If only that article was out there I believe the treatment of our PANDAS kids would be so much more cut and dry. I pray one day the confusion of this diagnosis will be cleared. The research being done on zith's effects on biofilms is in the area of cystic fibrosis, and there have been papers published on its effectiveness in that area- it just hasn't been applied to other areas. I suspect many doctors would simply say that it doesn't apply because your child doesn't have cystic fibrosis, but, If I was trying to convince a doc to try zith, I'd bring the info on biofilms and the studies done on using zith to destroy biofilms in CF. It sure makes sense to me. However what's so confusing is when I google zith vs. augmentin I always get a ton of articles that insist that augmentin is superior to zith in eradicating strep? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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I'm assuming that most people who run their own sites use their blogroll as their daily reading list (if they don't use some sort of feed reader, which I don't). That said, maybe you don't. If not, I've added a new link on the sidebar to The Chief Canuck. Another Canuck-centric blog has been chiseled into the EOB template. Stop by and check it out if you like.
Also, in a mini-roundup… the CBJ are getting some attention from some Buckeye-heavy sites now that the football team is off for another five or six weeks. Check out the following:
- Herringbone over at Death Cab for Woody has some thoughts up on the latest Jackets contest with Vancouver, and pleads for Jason Chimera to shoot the puck. Ditto that request from the EOB desk.
- sportsMonkey over at Men of the Scarlet and Gray also chimes in on the latest great effort resulting in a shutout.
I'm guessing there will be much more from both of these sites in the coming weeks and months. There's the Heisman ceremony, OSU basketball ranked in the top 10, and a little football game coming up on January 8th as well. Stop on over and say "hey" if those topics float your boat.
Thanks for stopping by the End of the Bench. And for those of you who got here searching for "mennonite sleep bench", I hope you found what you were looking for.
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Trail-blazing journey from a forest-dweller to a 'super farmer'
Meet Daasi, the tribal woman from the Sollepura resettlement colony, who had no clue about farming few years ago, but is now a model farmer!
Written by Manish Machaiah
Daasi was a widow with ten children, living in the Nagarahole forest and eking a living from selling minor forest produce. Till an opportunity to move out came her way in the form of a voluntary relocation package. Along with some 60 other families, she left the national park in 2007. She was given a house and three acres of land at Sollepura in HD Kote taluk.
That was around ten years ago. Today, Daasi, aged 55, belonging to the Jenukuruba tribe of honey collectors, earns around Rs 4 lakh annually, from the crops she grows on her land. She harvests a variety of crops ranging from maize, pepper, beans, tomato, and chilli. Daasi also rears some poultry, sheep, and goats.
No small wonder that this woman has been bestowed recently with two awards for her achievements in farming. These are the awards from HD Kote Agriculture Department and Vijaya Karnataka. The latter, a Kannada daily in the state of Karnataka has recognized Daasi as 'Superstar Farmer' for cultivating diverse crops. She is among 13 other farmers honoured across Mysore and Chamarajanaagar district.
From a forest dweller living in Sunkada Katte range of Nagarahole National Park to a 'super farmer', this is the story of a transformation where hard work, perseverance and support played a big role.
WCS-India field staff played a significant role in this achievement. The team helped in providing Daasi with seeds as also providing access to attend various training programs in Mysore and Bengaluru. The team has left no stone unturned in giving her access to all facilities available from the government, including medical facilities.
"I felt like an officer on the stage," said Daasi after the award function. "I am very happy. I lived half of my life in forests with no clue of the world outside. After moving out I know lots of things, which I still find difficult to believe. I have learned a lot from all the training programs which happened in Mysore, Bengaluru and other places. That is the reason I was able to accomplish what I did. I just want see my kids to stand on their feet and do hard work. I thank the WCS team who made all this possible. Not only me and my family, but there are around 60 plus families around here who are happier than me now," she noted.
According to Govindappa H L, the WCS-India staff who works at the Sollepura centre, "These are people who had no clue of farming. That makes their success really commendable. I must say that the women here have been more enterprising and ready to put efforts, than the men. While some have taken the training we have helped them access, and gone on to other areas of livelihood, few like Daasi have decided to stay put and make a success on the land given to them." Adopting the multi-crop pattern has helped them by ensuring that if one crop fails, there are others to fall back on, he adds.
He points out how the people have picked up the skills of farming purely from the training and exposure to various Krishi melas. WCS staff have taken them to agricultural colleges, poultry training centres, etc.
Daasi's husband, who was a forest watcher, passed away in 2005, leaving Daasi with 10 kids (6 daughters, 4 sons). Four of her daughters are now married. One works at a beauty parlour, thanks to the training sponsored by WCS-India and four of her sons are into farming, one of who helps her with his wife in farming the land. The rest of the labour, who work on her three acres, are paid by Daasi, the woman who once owned nothing more than a hut inside the forest.
It was primarily the need for education for her children and better health facilities, as also fear of wildlife, that made her opt out of the forest, she says.
"After my father's death in 2005, my mother decided to take up the relocation package which was provided by the government. She was struggling to take care of me and my siblings. We were somehow surviving in the forest. When mother accepted the relocation package it was a boon for us. We have improved a lot since we moved out. We are now able to live happily all because of my mother," says the Daasi's eldest son, Daasappa who was only 18 years old when they moved out.
Daasi plans to continue with her hard work as much as she can in future. She is an inspiration not only to her own family but also to the whole society.
(So far, 792 families have moved out from remote corners of the Nagarhole Tiger Reserve to the four resettlement centres in the outskirts of Hunsur town.)
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About the Hall Of Fame
The Australian BMX Hall Of Fame recognises champions and legends of our sport. There are three categories for Inductees:
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Annual Presentation
An awards ceremony will be held annually with an Awards night dinner. Successful Hall Of Fame Inductees will receive domestic travel and accommodation to attend the awards night, and be Officially Inducted at the awards ceremony.
Nominating Process
All Nominees regardless of category are considered on merit. Historical results, personal profile, and achievements form the basis for background checking Nominees, who are then put forward to the Australian BMX Hall Of Fame Advisory Board members. This Advisory Board then acts as a Selection Committee to determine worthy inductees based on strict criteria. Nominees will be considered in no particular ranking, and all will be considered on merit. Once a nomination has been received for a person there is no need to re-nominate if unsuccessful. Each nomination carries over into subsequent years for consideration. Additional information for non-successful applications is welcome at any time.
Members of the public are invited to submit nominations for the following year by the closing deadline of October 30th. Nominations must be made using the Nomination Form and include detailed justification.Complete forms (with attachments if required) can be sent via email or post.
Post form to: Australian BMX Hall Of Fame, PO BOX 63, Warrandyte, VIC. 3113
Nomination Form can be downloaded here.
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- Nominee is recognised as an influential figure in the sport of BMX
- Has achievements at State, National or International level such as World Championships
- Has raised the profile of the sport of BMX in Australia through media, sponsorship, promotion or endorsements, innovation or office
- Is held in high regard on a personal level, with attributes including character, leadership, sportsmanship and integrity.
- In the case of Rider category: Nominees are considered based on their results in the sport, and in the case of pioneers (pre-1981) riders are assessed on their impact and profile within the sport.
The Australian BMX Hall Of Fame is managed by the Australian BMX Museum. The Museum is the caretaker of the Hall Of Fame Exhibition currently in the planning stages with key stakeholders. The Australian BMX Museum will feature select displays of historical items from Hall Of Fame Inductees including:
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Where required, replicas of important memorabilia will be created when originals no longer exist. An Official physical location for the Australian BMX Museum and Hall Of Fame is still under investigation. Until then, a mobile (pop-up) exhibition will feature each year at select events when opportunities arise.


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Coding education in schools
Coding education in schools: crucial as English and Maths - or is it?
...The teaching of digital literacy in the classroom is a global education trend on the rise. The inclusion of "coding" – the algorithmic language of computers – in school curriculums around the world exemplifies a shift away from the focus on instructing children how to use computers, applications and programs towards teaching them about how computers are built, how they work, and how to instruct their function and behaviour through coding.
Digital Learning and Mathematics launch
With music and dancing inspired by Michael Jackson's "Thriller", NAO invites delegates at the AAMT Conference to join the new Digital Learning and Mathematics community.
Australians defend RoboCup World Championships
A University of New South Wales (UNSW) team of student engineers and their robots are in Hefei, China to compete in the RoboCup World Championships. The team will defend their 2014 World Championship title in the Standard Platform League. The waist high robots play on a nine-metre-long field, much smaller than a regular soccer field. "Under-6s soccer is the best comparison," said team leader and PhD student Sean Harris. "They've got two eyes, a face, legs, arms, torso, just like a regular person, and they're a little bit clunky in the way they walk around." Each team has been given the same robots but it is the software design that gives players the edge. "In our competition it's a standard platform, so everyone purchases the same robots and then it's all about the artificial intelligence and the programming and the smarts that you give the robot," Mr Harris said.
Sean Harris tells Lindy Kerin the UNSW team are prepared for the match (The World Today)
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Shaner Properties needed a website that was built to rise above the skyline of competitors on the internet with a rapid response rate, smooth search functions and cross-medium capabilities.
WCE wanted to showcase the unique qualities and services of Shaner Properties while also clearing the clutter often found in real estate websites. How do you build a responsive, intuitive site with the capability to function as well on mobile as on laptops or PC's? With a good blueprint, of course.
WCE constructed a website using WordPress as the solid bones of the foundation. The result was a website with lasting curb-appeal to passersby in the digital world. The sleek images and elegant theme beckon in potential clients, while the powerful design and interactive aspects turn visitors into customers.
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A lauded real estate investment and development firm located in thriving Miami, FL, Shaner Properties provides an array of real estate services to clientele from across the globe.
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B is for Baluster/Spindle – the vertical member, plain or decorative, that acts as the infill between the handrail and baserail.
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Friends – I'm so honored to have some of my images featured in this new book by Bearwave Publications! The book is currently on the printing press right now. I'm planning to have a quantity available for purchase on Oct. 1 & 2, 2016, during second weekend of our ArtPrize Artist Demo Days at Peaches… Read More
"My Michigan" book by Bearwave Publications
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