text:
October 13, 2009, Event Will Consider Broadband’s Impact on Health Care and Telemedicine; Second in a Series on ‘Setting the Table for the National Broadband Plan’
WASHINGTON, October 9, 2009 – Dr. Ted Eytan, Medical Director for Delivery Systems Operations Improvement with Kaiser Permanente, has joined the panel of experts for the next Broadband Breakfast Club, “Setting the Table for the National Broadband Plan: Health Care,” on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at 8 a.m.
The series, which will run until February 9, 2010, one week before the Federal Communications Commission’s plan is due to Congress, will continue the Broadband Breakfast Club’s year-long tradition of inviting top experts and policy-makers to share breakfast and perspectives on broadband technology and internet policy.
The panel on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, is the second in the series. It will consider: How will broadband affect burgeoning controversies over health care? Are the cost savings available through telemedicine as good as promised? Will information technologies be part of the solution – or just another complicating factor in the intricate medical system?
- Dr. Adam Darkins, Department of Veterans’ Affairs
- Dr. Ted Eytan, Medical Director, Delivery Systems Operations Improvement, Kaiser Permanente
- Col. Ron Poropatich, M.D., Department of the Army
- Dr. Jay Sanders, Global Telemedicine Group; often dubbed the “father of telemedicine”
The newest series of the Broadband Breakfast Club continues with a look at the developing National Broadband Plan. What is such a plan likely to resemble? How will it affect deployment, adoption and the use of broadband throughout the United States? How will it affect health care, the environment, the digital divide, and online learning?
Telecommunications advocates, policy-makers, journalists, and top officials seeking to trade insights on these important issue can attend the Broadband Breakfast Club, which includes a full American and Continental breakfast, for as little as $45.00, plus a modest registration fee. The events are on the record and open to the public.
The events are hosted by Drew Clark, Editor and Executive Director of BroadbandCensus.com and a respected journalist covering the politics of telecom, media and technology. Join the conversation for an engaging and in-depth examination of broadband – one of the most vital topics of our day.
Following the October event, the agenda for the series is as follows:
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 8 a.m. – The Environment and Telecommuting
How carbon-positive a technology is broadband? What’s keeping telecommuting from being more widely adopted as a technology? What are the other “green” benefits of broadband communication, and how can the National Broadband Plan best encourage them?
Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 8 a.m. – Bridging the Digital Divide
Increasingly, access to broadband is being seen as a civil right. Is the promise of broadband technology truly available to all? What are the best ways to “move the needle” in this country on broadband adoption? Globally, what lessons have and can be learned from other nations’ experiences in ameliorating the digital divide?
Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 8 a.m. – Education and Distance Learning
As with telemedicine, broadband has long offered the prospect that rural residents will be able to take advantage of something generally available only in urban or suburban areas: the best that higher education has to offer. Is broadband living up to this educational promise? Also, what role can both secondary and specialized forms of education play in helping turbo-charge the FCC’s National Broadband Plan?
Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 8 a.m. – Where to from Here?
One week before the FCC’s National Broadband Plan is due to Congress, the concluding event in this series of the Broadband Breakfast Club will consider a topic to be determined.
About BroadbandCensus.com and the Broadband Breakfast Club
The Broadband Breakfast Club is produced by Broadband Census News LLC, a limited liability company in the Commonwealth of Virginia devoted to news and events, including daily reporting from Washington and the states. The Broadband Breakfast Club has been inviting top experts and policy-makers to share breakfast and perspectives on broadband technology and internet policy on the second Tuesday of each month since October 2008.
Broadband Census News LLC is a sister company of Broadband Census Data LLC (d/b/a BroadbandCensus.com), which offers commercial services – including the independent verification of broadband data – to cities, states, carriers and broadband users. Both Broadband Census News LLC and Broadband Census Data LLC are subsidiaries of Broadband Census LLC, and are organized in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The “Broadband Breakfast Club: Setting the Table for the National Broadband Plan,” is sponsored by the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, the International Broadband Electric Communications, Inc., and the Benton Foundation. For additional sponsorship opportunities, please e-mail: email@example.com.
The Broadband Breakfast Club is Sponsored by:
Webcasts of the Broadband Breakfast Club Produced in Partnership with:


text:
Another Baby Dies in Las Vegas Foster Care
Aug 7, 2006
Ashanti Blaize, Reporter
A 7-month-old boy who was in foster care and brought to Sunrise Hospital in critical condition passed away.
The infant's foster mother called paramedics Wednesday and when they arrived he was not breathing.
Two additional children, ages two and three, were also found in the residence. These children were booked into Protective Custody pending further investigation.
Police are investigating the possible abuse of another child in foster care and at the same time, a blue ribbon panel looked at the problems with the system.
The new director of Clark County's Child Protective Services says he's trying his best to fix the troubled department.
Tom Morton, the new director of family services, is trying to defend his troubled agency. The problem is he's only been on the job for three weeks, so he's defending an agency he barely knows.
For 30 years Morton has been trying to protect the most vulnerable of children. From Alabama to Illinois, his job hasn't been easy.
"A long time ago a friend of mine described this work as like changing the fan belt with the motor running," he says.
Child welfare isn't something Morton always wanted to do. After graduate school he just kind of fell into it and then fell in love with it.
"It's kind of like that old movie with Judy Garland where she sings to Clark Gable - "I didn't want to love you but you made me do it." I can think of no more satisfying way that I could have spent my life," Morton says.
It's why he thought he was up to the challenge of reforming clark county's troubled department of family services.
He's been the agency's director for 15 days, but already its proving to be his most difficult task yet.
"People are asking why decisions got made before I was here and I really can't answer that but again I need a sense of history to understand how we got to where we are."
In his first 15 days, a child was left in a hot van alone by a child haven worker and in another case a 7-month-old boy in foster care was rushed to the hospital last night after he stopped breathing.
"Hopefully this is not going to be an example of how the next 49 weeks are gonna go." Morton says.
Hopefully this won't be the place that ends his 30-year love affair with child welfare work.
Today during that blue ribbon committee panel, Morton outlined one of the ways he believes could better the agency.
The plan includes working with parents of at-risk children first before pulling them out of their home and putting them into foster care.
Send feedback to reporter Ashanti Blaize at email@example.com

domain: news


text:
retro kitchen curtains retro kitchen curtains unique retro kitchen curtains retro kitchen curtains uk.
infrared sauna costco sauna infrared sauna zen saunas vitality 4 life infrared sauna zen infrared sauna yellow infrared sauna costco infrared sauna emf infrared sauna calgary costco.
alpine carpet cleaning alpine carpet cleaning alpine carpet cleaning how to make a cheap natural deodorizing carpet powder alpine alpine carpet cleaning.
dedon furniture outdoor furniture by modern patio dedon furniture australia dedon furniture online.
botanical prints books botanical print books garlic vintage botanical print with bible verse book plate antique botanical print books botanical print books.
most durable sofa fabric best couches for families large size of friendly sofa fabric top rated sectional sofas most durable couch couches for large families most durable sofa fabric for cats durable.
treegator watering bag the irrigation bag wraps around the trunk of a tree to hold and slowly release irrigation water.
mediterranean decorating ideas decorating ideas for living room also fireplace and hardwood coffee table.
extra large mixing bowl extra large salad bowl with creative fork spoon kitchen tools of fruit bowl.
zip lock bag for clothes clear package zip lock plastic bag for clothes socks storage transparent underwear packaging poly pouch bags retail and wholesale from.

domain: design


text:
honestly, I'd like to see a Halo spin-off focused on Naval Warfare
it would be awesome commandeering one of those giant ships
Take BF2142's capital ship mode, and put it into Halo.
If only Halo had that size and scale and evolved beyond an arena shooter.. Oh my god.
Now you're talking, a spin off Space Combat would also be awesome.
343 are going to try different genre's and Space Combat should make a return. --- Currently Playing: who the **** cares. DCUO Name: Techno Knight, Level: 30, Server: Crossfire, League: TheGothamKnights.

domain: game


text:
Feb 24, 2015 ... Allowance amounts can vary, but here's the big idea: Give your kids just enough
so that they can get some of what they want but not so much ...
Aug 13, 2013 ... Over all age groups, allowances average $65 per month, or just over ... Children
may receive a base amount of allowance apart from chores, ...
May 29, 2015 ... Yet with children over 8 or 9 years old, giving an allowance doesn't .... What
amount of the raise will be saved long-term for expenditures ...
Jul 1, 2010 ... An allowance is one of the best ways to engage children in the process of ... But if
you do pay an allowance, what is the right amount to pay?
Whatever your decision, your child's sex shouldn't have anything to do with the
dollar amount of the allowance. Boys and girls should be paid the same (and ...
While many families give allowance weekly, others do it biweekly or monthly. The
important thing is consistency. Set up a system to help you remember, so you ...
A weekly allowance gives a child a source of income that he or she can learn to
make decisions about. There is a heated debate concerning allowance: whether
An allowance can be a great way to teach kids money management skills. ... give
the allowance regularly and increase the amount as your child gets older.
Mar 21, 2012 ... Give them an allowance! Roughly 60% of all children receive an allowance, or a
set amount of money given on a weekly or monthly basis that ...
Mar 16, 2016 ... Wondering what the appropriate amount of allowance is for your kids? Start here.

domain: finance


text:
Tammy Jo Dearen
Tammy Jo Dearen, comic, promoter, impressionist and empowered-female extraordinaire is heavily rooted in the comedy community. She has appeared on Mind of Mencia and Rikki Lake; worked with Garrett Morris, Greg Proops, Gina Yashere, Laura Kightlinger, Wendy Leibman and Julia Morris. She produces more shows in Los Angeles than any other independent producer and her shows create an underground vibe like no other.
She’s been called a comedic “jackhammer”. She entertains the audience with her fun loving charm, high-energy, surprising edge, and unique perspective. She will keep you laughing and engaged through her journey of comedy, story-telling and character portrayals. You are in for a wild ride of humor.

domain: entertainment


text:
Click here to listen to today’s Diabetes Health in the News Podcast!
A new study has found that restricting sugar-sweetened treat and soda purchases could improve American diets, and it is believed that these results could benefit people on government-funded food programs.
Over a 12-week trial period, a food assistance program was created for low-income adults. Participants were divided into four groups – some received restrictions on sugary food and drink purchases, while others received a 30% discount on vegetable and fruit purchases.
Researchers from the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center found that when these restrictions were put into place, consumers bought fewer high-sugar beverages, candy, and baked goods, while they purchased more fruit. It is thought that these types of changes should be made to the government-funded Supplement Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) in order to improve eating habits and overall health.

domain: sociology


text:
Before he became the second Indian to win the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, not many had heard Kailash Satyarthi’s name. But within 90 minutes of the announcement, the child's rights activist had gained more than 4,500 followers on Twitter--and the list was growing at blazing speed. The 60-year-old activist has been a relentless crusader of child rights and his organisation, the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), has been at the forefront of the drive against child labour in India for years.
Over 30 years of activism, Satyarthi has won numerous awards, including the Medal of the Italian Senate in 2007
Reaching across gulfs of age, gender, faith, nationality and even international celebrity, the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday awarded the 2014 peace prize to Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India, joining a teenage Pakistani known around the world with a 60-year-old Indian veteran of campaigns on behalf of children. The awards, announced in Oslo by Thorbjorn Jagland, the committee’s chairman, were in acknowledgement of their work in helping to promote universal schooling and in protecting children from abuse and exploitation. Pointedly, Jagland said, “The Nobel Committee regards it as an important point for a Hindu and a Muslim, an Indian and a Pakistani, to join in a common struggle for education and against extremism.”
Not much has changed in terms of medal count since the end of action on Tuesday, save for the rich getting richer with the Norwegians tacking on one more medal. The Dutch have added two more to tie the Canadians for second place in the current medal standings with three final events yet to finish on Wednesday. Norway, Canada and the Netherlands have now stockpiled 12, 10 and 10 medals, respectively, while the United States is next in line with seven.
The following are highlights of what those sleeping may have missed Sunday morning., Feb. 9.
Norway's men's curling team is known for wearing outrageous uniforms. And their latest style for Sochi's Winter Olympics will draw new fans to the sport.


Gareth Southgate believes experience of playing teams from outside Europe will be key for England's Young Lions
England Under-21s manager Gareth Southgate believes this summer's Toulon tournament will be an 'invaluable' experience for his players, considering the way they have dominated their European Championship qualifying group.
The Young Lions sit six points clear of Moldova at the top of Group One with just three matches remaining, having racked up six wins and 24 goals during an unbeaten seven-game sequence.
Southgate's side are almost certain to reach the play-offs but the Under-21s boss knows beating European minnows is hardly a yardstick with which to measure success, highlighted by the way they performed so badly in Israel last summer after a fine run of form.
VIDEO: Scroll down for Gareth Southgate: We need to play teams who'll give us problems
Stuck in: England U21 boss Gareth Southgate warms up with his team during training at St Georges Park
Youth opportunity: Chelsea's Nathaniel Chalobah (left) shares a joke with Saido Berahino of West Brom
As a result, the Young Lions will be playing at the Toulon tournament in France next week, where they will pit their wits against Brazil, Colombia, Qatar and South Korea in their initial four group games.
'It is invaluable playing teams from different continents,' Southgate said.
'We play mainly at this age group European teams. We think we need to expose our players throughout the age groups to more South American, North American, African and Asian teams.
'It is an important thing for their development and we want tough challenges. It is no use ducking the big opponents. We want to play the best teams and test ourselves against the best teams.
'Only then will we know exactly where we are so that was important for us this summer.'
Under-21s regulars Tom Ince, Jesse Lingard, Wilfried Zaha and Danny Ings are unavailable for the tournament as they are too old.
The quartet have, though, been named in Southgate's 25-man squad as they are eligible for Monday's European Championship qualifier against Wales - a match for which Southgate has a number of players unavailable due to injury or involvement in club matters.
Despair: England failed to win a single game during last summer's U21 European Championships
Discarded: Which lead to Stuart Pearce, who had been in charge for six years, losing his job
'It can change very quickly,' he said. 'We've got three away games to finish the group with, which will be challenging.
'We've got a few new players coming in so you're not totally certain how that is going to pan out.
'We set off at the start to play a certain brand of football and to try and win while playing that brand of football. That will be our aim again on Monday night.
'We focus on performance and the way that we play and if you do that then results are a by-product of that.'
Liverpool defender Brad Smith is one of the new call-ups but may well be rested for the Wales match, while Manchester United goalkeeper Sam Johnstone is unavailable and Wilfried Zaha has also withdrawn.
'There is nothing serious,' Southgate said. 'Liverpool played on Wednesday and Brad Smith played the full 90 minutes so he might take a little longer to recover from that.
'Sam Johnstone may well be one that we have to assess because he has been carrying an arm injury. It may be that he has to go back.
'Everyone else up to this point is available for selection.'
Most watched Sport videos
- Manchester City players celebrate season with trophy parade
- Arsenal's Mezut Ozil shows seriously ill little boy around his home
- Nick Kyrgios posts bizarre rant over French Open on Instagram live
- Mkhitaryan trains despite plans to miss Europa League final
- Sterling on racism in soccer: 'Harder punishment is needed'
- Carling reveals Townsend as winner of its 'goal of the season'
- Vincent Kompany and players celebrate season with trophy parade
- Niki Lauda dies: Formula One stars pay tribute to three-time champion
- UEFA release ticket prices ahead of Euro 2020 tournament
- Billy Joe Saunders celebrates WBO title driving a cart with horse
- Pep Guardiola questions the need for FFP questions after Wembley win
- Bayern Munich bag Bundesliga title for seventh successive season


text:
Dave Chappelle, Is That You?!?
Dave Chappelle must have increased his protein intake because he’s bulked up. I may step out on a limb and say I see a muscle or two.
The missing-in-action comedian was spotted in Hawaii with his family over the holidays.
Don’t hurt em, Dave!
Latest posts by Xaviera B (see all)
- MOVIE SCOOP: T.I. Announces ‘ATL 2′ Is On The Way! - March 4, 2015
- TV SCOOP: Marlon Wayans To Host Celebrity Variety Show Feat. Ciara & Nicole Scherzinger - March 4, 2015
- Karrueche Tran Bids Chris Brown Adieu: ‘No Baby Drama For Me!’ - March 4, 2015

domain: celebrity


Husband knifes wife to death in Thantlang
(Photo: Thantlang Town)
21 January 2021 – Biak Hnem, mother of seven children, died instantly after her husband named Si Bik whacked her over her neck with a machete-type knife in an unprovoked event in Thantlang town today.
The incident took place in their current home at about 4:30pm near the town center after having moved from Thangzang village.
Thantlang police said that they had not been able to identify the motives behind the killing and that they had kept him in their custody.
“He [Si Bik] is a born-again and devoted believer in God, and sometimes travels to villages and preaches the Gospel as an evangelist. But he has been seen acting strange since late last year,” said one of the neighbours, who asked not to be named.
The dead body of Biak Hnem is currently placed in Thantlang General Hospital for a postmortem and the funeral service will take place tomorrow, according to the local sources.#


text:
Karneval revellers keep first responders busy
Alaaf! The Rhineland is in full Karneval swing, but not all the festivities were peaceful, as police were called to dozens of fights and pulled revellers out of the crowds on Thursday.
Cologne police reported taking their first drunk man into custody just before 11am Thursday.
As the day progressed – and the Kölsch continued to flow – more people were taken into custody while others were encouraged to go home.
Police were also called to Cologne's central train station when an abandoned suitcase was found. The area was cleared and the case opened to find only personal items inside. The owner has yet to turn up.
Broadcaster WDR reported that police had around 60 calls to attend to at 2:30 am on Friday, including several fights. One police officer was slightly injured.
First responders also answered 202 mostly alcohol-related calls. Ambulances said severl people had to be brought to hospital for overindulgence, but only eight of those were minors.
In neighbouring Aachen, four police officers were injured in breaking up fights around the city.
Despite the number of brawls, fights and fights, all Rhineland police called it a peaceful evening, "comparable to those of previous years".
Karneval is known as the "Fifth Season" and starts in November, culminating in a five-day party to mark the end of the season on Ash Wednesday, with the idea being that revellers get all their indulgences out before Lent.

domain: law


text:
Family Pajama Storytime
Family Storytime is from 10:00-10:30 for ages 2-5. This event is held in the childrens area of the library. Come hear a story about space and wear your pajamas. Bring your family with you. sing songs, play games and make a craft. All materials are provided. Registration is required . Any questions feel free to contact me at 3046272236 ext 114.

domain: library


text:
PHOTOS: Kendall Jenner’s Latest Pic Promoting Her Clothing Line Is Very Revealing
Kendall Jenner’s latest picture she shared Wednesday on Instagram to promote her collection of vintage T-shirts showed off a lot more than her clothing line.
The 21-year-old Victoria’s Secret model shared the snap to advertise where the shirts can be bought, and in just a few hours the shot went viral. (RELATED: Kendall Jenner, Nipple Piercing, No Bra — That’s Quite A Combination)
In the shot, Jenner wore blue jeans with a black t-shirt and has the shirt pulled up above her chest using only her hand to cover herself. The caption next to the post read, “Shop Vintage tees now at @kendallandkylie #kendallandkylie.”
Several other shots promoting her and sister Kylie’s latest clothing line have been shared on the social media account for the store. Here are a few of the most recent ones from their latest photo shoot.


Within a few seconds of landing onto the website a client has the capability to evaluate if the website is likely to provide the required information or it is just a waste of time, thus it is up to the web designer to ensure the web pages are developed in a manner that will allow an individual to easily get the needed information. The layout of a webpage is critical for the organization of the company page, it is essential to ensure the links are well organized so that when a client needs to be directed into a different page they can get the information with ease, companies with difficult to follow websites are noted to have low traffic.
The company relies on the customers’ ability to comprehend the information fast thus, the language used for the website is critical, depending on the targeted customers there is need to have the right kind of message and information to ensure the clients are well captivate on the page, posting relevant pictures allows the clients to easily related with the intended message. To ensure the clients are not easily destructed, Removing the following form the page is an excellent step as it allows the clients to focus on the contents of the message other than the adverts, further reports have indicated many clients are pissed with the continual pop adverts on the screens.
Social forums are noted to play a critical role in the role of business, the world the business is operating in is noted to be socially driven, the social forums are noted to have a lot of impact on the current business platforms, thus during the webpage development it is essential to ensure the social buttons are installed for the clients to be able to link up with the business on social sites. By the end of the day the company is interested on how well the business can communicate, in every message drawn up on the web page there is need to ensure for proper communication to the people, there is an installed call to action button, the clients are interested to know how the information they have gathered can impact on them directly.
Updating the content to fit to the current customer base is a defined way to ensure the people are able to get the needed information easily and directly relate with the clients intent, one of the best way to do so is use some of personal stories in order to attract the clients. Lastly, one of the great features is that consumers have over time been keen to ensure they are able to get offers from the different companies, one of the best ways to get the people’s attention on the website is offering them different products and services at discounted prices.


text:
Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape, South Africa. BelAfrique your personal travel planner - www.BelAfrique.com
Robberg Nature Reserve Beach, Plettenberg Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Keurbooms Beach, Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
Millonaire's row - Plettenberg Bay. Beacon Island Hotel in foreground.
Elephant Sanctuary at Plettenberg Bay. I AM MOST EXCITED FOR THIS
Keurbooms River at sunset - Garden Route, South Africa
Robberg Beach Plettenberg Bay
Whale Rock Ridge Gentlemen Estates - Plettenberg Bay: Capeco's unique plots at the entrance of Robberg, with stunning views over Plett, De Vlei and it’s beaches.
Sedgefield - South Africa: Sea Cave
Robberg beach, Plettenberg Bay

domain: geography


text:
Luxembourg is one of many countries experiencing the arrival of asylum seekers and refugees that have been displaced for reasons such as conflicts or instability in their own country. Managing a research team for the first time, CORE Junior PI Lucas Oesch leads the project ‘REFUGOV’ at the University of Luxembourg, which looks at the accommodation of asylum seekers and refugees in cities and camps.
“I am currently the Principal Investigator for a CORE Junior project called REFUGOV which looks at the management of reception facilities for asylum seekers in Luxembourg, and of refugee camps in Jordan,” Swiss national Lucas Oesch explains, continuing:
”I am working on this project together with my colleague Dr Léa Lemaire. More precisely the project analyses the involvement of local actors (for example employees of municipalities and NGOs) in the management of these reception facilities and camps.”
Management of refugee facilities: Local or state-level?
Lucas explains that asylum seekers and refugees are often accommodated in reception facilities or camps near cities or towns upon their arrival at their new destinations. In many cases, it is not the local actors who are directly in charge of the reception facilities and camps: their management falls under the responsibility of the central state.
“Yet, local actors are often indirectly involved in the management of reception facilities and camps, and of their residents, in a wide range of areas, including social assistance or community support, waste removal, and so on. The REFUGOV project looks at this involvement of local actors in the two highly different contexts of reception facilities for asylum seekers in Luxembourg and of refugee camps in Jordan.”
The goal of the project: Providing a better understanding of the mechanisms of reception of asylum seekers and refugees, whether in cities or in reception facilities and in camps.
“This can contribute to foster the design of inclusive spaces and processes of refugee accommodation in their host societies.”
Little existing research on refugee accommodation in Luxembourg
Lucas explains while a vast amount of research has been done on the reception of refugees in the neighbouring countries Germany and France, little research has looked at the accommodation of refugees in Luxembourg – one of the main reasons Lucas decided to embark on this project.
“I am interested in analysing the specificities of the question of the management of refugee reception and accommodation in the context of Luxembourg. I am also interested in putting into perspective processes of refugee reception in Luxembourg with the situation in other parts of the world. So I chose, in addition, to focus my research on Jordan as well, a country which has experienced the reception of a significant number of refugees for more than seventy years, for example Palestinian refugees, Iraqi refugees, and more recently Syrian refugees,” Lucas concludes.
More about Lucas Oesch
Lucas completed his PhD in 2012 at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) in Geneva, after which he spent a few years as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Manchester. During his PhD, he worked on the question of urban planning in Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan, spending about one year on his fieldwork in Amman.
“Refugee camps are spaces which should only be temporary and meant to accommodate displaced people while a durable solution to their future is determined. However, in many cases, refugee camps, and the stay of their residents in them, tend to last several years or decades, due to situations of protracted displacements. During this time, refugee camps evolve towards city-like spaces. My PhD has focused on the ways in which urban development is achieved in refugee camps, in these places which are not supposed to last,” Lucas explains.
About Spotlight on Young Researchers
Spotlight on Young Researchers is an FNR initiative to highlight early career researchers across the world who have a connection to Luxembourg. The campaign is now in its 5th year, with 60+ researchers already featured. Discover more young researcher stories below.


text:
Reporting treatment of a property purcahse straddling y/e
I became VAT registered on 1st March 2014, my year end is 31st March 2014.
How to calculate number of complete tax months elapsed
Company in process of being struck off - advice needed
When is the asset.deemed to pass to the beneficiary.
sub contract plumber working for the main contractor on new build, does he charge zero rate VAT?
when a company recharges another company?
What VAT registration threshold applies? Normal EU country or distance selling?
Selling a residential letting portfolio - can we claim ER?
Do i have to register my Ltd in Holland
Norweigen tax set of on CT600
Husband and wife shareholders but only husband receiving payment
I am looking for a tax specialist to deal with an issue, with a view to utilising their onging servi
Mortgage interest claim on Buy to let hic up
Using bank account of a different company.
tax return for 07/08 outstanding but IR website says cannot file
Has anyone else received one?
How to deal with the notional tax, where to include on tax return
Various payments to B&Q but no reciepts
Will I be able to utilise losses
84267 questions and 344448 replies from 27226 members
- Agent help line - long queues? 23 2
- Employee and subcontractor 112 1
- Do I need to report this to SOCA 3,739 40
- Is it possible to run/own a UK based business, as a resident of Italy? 137 2
- What are options for non CA firm 3,069 66
- Incorporated when they should not have 327 10
- Accounts Software 248 10
- SMP reclaimable by employer 124 2
- Company Director In Prison 500 12
- Flat rate VAT 165 3
- Have I dropped a major clanger? 2,411 23
- Deduction from Salary 861 23
- National insurance contributions 124 1
- AWeb - download file 221 4
- Director Drawings 264 6
- Accountancy Career 372 5
- Holiday Pay whilst on Mat Leave 159 1
- HMRC Agents Line 250 4
- calculation DTR restriction 104 1
- Charity work 263 11
- Property exchange - 8-year legal delay following fall-out 687
- Have you staged yet for auto enrolment? 534
- Cancelled 431
- Cancelled 366
- SAGE Payroll Data for Import to MS Dynamics AX 363
- Probiz 338
- Free-standing washing machine - unfurnished lettings 330
- Phishing emails purporting to be from CIPFA? 244
- Is this UK incapacity benefit taxable in UK or Jersey? 219
- Another HMRC computer glitch? 206


We are a leading company specializing in the business of manufacturing and supplying Echo Sounder. It is a type of sound navigation and ranging system used to determine the depth of water by transmitting sound pulses into water. We procure this device from the most authentic vendors of the market with our diligent agents. It works on the principle of transmitting sound waves from ships bottom and then measuring the time taken for the echo to be returned from sea. It's high resolution color LCD offers you clear viewing. This Echo Sounder is compact in design and easy to set-up.


text:
Amelie Bennett...Ending the world, one prophecy at a time. I was born to slay Crossworld demons. Big black flappy ones, little green squirmy ones. Unfortunately, the only thing getting slain these days is my social life. With my high school under attack, combat classes intensifying, and Academy instructors dropping right and left, I can barely get my homework done, let alone score a bondmate before prom. Then he shows up. Jackson Smith-Hailey. Unspeakably hot, hopelessly unattainable, and dangerous in all the right ways. Sure, he's my trainer. And okay, maybe he hates me. Doesn't mean I'll ignore the wicked Guardian chemistry between us. It's crazy! Every time I'm with him, my powers explode. Awesome, right? Wrong. Now my teachers think I'm the murderous Graymason destined to bring down our whole race of angelbloods. Everyone in New Orleans is hunting me. The people I trusted want me dead. Jack and I have five days to solve the murders, prevent a vampire uprising, and thwart the pesky prophecy foretelling his death by my hand. Shouldn't be too difficult. Getting it done without falling in love...that might take a miracle.
- Paperback | 352 pages
- 137.16 x 205.74 x 30.48mm | 249.47g
- 02 Apr 2013
- Entangled Publishing, LLC
- Entangled Select
- Fort Collins, United States
Other books in this series
About Cecily White
Cecily Cornelius-White, Psy.D. makes a habit of avoiding boredom whenever possible. She has enjoyed careers as a hand model, GAP salesgirl, movie projectionist, psychotherapist, yoga instructor, university professor, artist, dance choreographer, eating disorders specialist, psych diagnostician, book reviewer and copy editor. None of which are as much fun as writing novels. She currently lives in Springfield, MO with two FABULOUS kids, a schizophrenic yet well-mannered cat, and rockin' cool hamster named Merlin. She can swear in Klingon, take down an alien aggressor using only her mind (or a pair of chopsticks), and kill giant spiders without getting schmutz on her shirt. When not singing to herself, she spends time creating new worlds and thinking up ways to make this one better...
Our customer reviews
Prophecy Girl has all of the makings of a book that I'd love - initially. Cecily White has a delightful sense of humor that saturates the novel. It is a paranormal story set in New Orleans that nods to other supernatural works. Amelie Bennett, the protagonist, is snarky, stubborn, and just has something special about her that I cannot put my finger on, but I know that I would like to see it in more heroines. However, the issues that I had with White's debut clouded my enjoyment. Firstly, let me say that I didn't not like any of the characters. They were just the problem. It was really difficult for me to remember them from scene to scene. I could recall the name of the school's Queen Bee and clique member, but I had a hard time remembering the more important characters and what their roles were. I kept going back in the book to refresh myself on who people were. It is very rare that I have to do this when I'm reading. Prophecy Girl had enough twists that this was a pretty major problem for me. There was, of course, a romance in the novel. I had some mixed feelings about it, but I think Ami handled it as well as could be expected. She was very honest about her feelings, and she called Jack on his bulls--- when he dished it out. (Why can't more heroines do this?!) I will say that I do NOT like the whole teacher-student romance, even if they are close in age. I think anyone who is in a position of authority over their partner, especially a younger one, creates a lot of issues, and it's just wrong when a teacher is involved. But I won't rant because it wasn't terribly offensive. Jack was a substitute teacher for all of five minutes, so I just squinted my eyes at it a little and kept reading. Though I had a hard time enjoying the book as thoroughly as I think I could have, it was still a pretty good read. Cecily White is an author that I'll most definitely be keeping my eye on in the future, and I can't wait to read books with her fantastic writing style. I will try to read Prophecy Girl again because the positive aspects of the book are definitely worth it. - 2.5/5 Stars - *To satisfy FTC guidelines, I am disclosing that I received an ecopy of the book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. It has in no way affected the outcome. All opinions expressed are rambling, honest, and completely my own.show moreby Kayla Beck
(Source: I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read-to-review basis. Thanks to Entangled Publishing, LLC and Netgalley.) 17-year-old Amelie is a channeller. Descended from angels, channellers channel otherworldly energy to kill demons, and Amelie knows that this is what she was born to do. Before chanellers can graduate from their special school, they are put into pairs or bondmates - one channeller, and one guardian, but Amelie isn't ready to be paired with anyone at her school, until Jackson Smith-Hailey shows up. The problem? He's not a student, he's a teacher! Strange things are happening though, and after several people turn up dead, the finger ends up pointed squarely at Amelie, even though she has nothing to do with it. There are things that Amelie doesn't know though, things her father has hidden from her, and a prophecy that does not look good for her. Will the prophecy concerning Amelie come true? Why is she so attracted to Jack? And what has her father been hiding from her? I enjoyed this book. Even though some of the ideas might be considered cliché by some people, I liked the little touches and the writing style that made this a really entertaining read. Amelie was a truly kick-ass heroine! She was stubborn and bold and often did exactly what she wanted to do, even if it wasn't the thing she should be doing! She totally held her own, and wasn't afraid to make sacrifices for something she wanted. Jack was a real sweetheart! I liked him right from the beginning, and I loved how whilst keeping Amelie at a distance, it was also pretty obvious how he felt about her. I liked the romance between Amelie and Jack. There wasn't a lot of it, but the teasing and arguments between them were like flirting, and I loved the idea of bond-mates. Even though the soul-mate idea is not new, I liked how Amelie and Jack created yellow sparkles when they touched, and I liked how they both showed that they cared for each other without words. I liked the rest of the storyline, and I liked the brief glimpses of demon hunting that we got. The ending was pretty dramatic, and fitted with the rest of the story, although the thing that happens to Amelie right at the end was a little strange! Overall; a good YA paranormal, with a dash of romance. 7.5 out fo 10.show moreby Sarah Elizabeth


Denzil Porter brings the heavy aggression with his latest freestyle Lucille.
Denzil Porter releases a new video CareLess, the first off his recent release Semantics of Mr. Porter.
Denzil Porter drops off his new single, titled Bar School.
Chris Rivers and Denzil Porter drop a video version of their Luchini freestyle.
Chris Rivers and Denzil Porter bring some new jack flavor to Camp Lo’s classic Luchini.


Five hundred names. A nice, round figure. The list was composed of people (and a few pets) I met during our first 10 months in the southern Willamette Valley, 50 people at a time each month. We celebrated the list in December 2019 and pulled out fun facts – such as the most-common first name, the locations where I met most of the people, and pets vs. people.
Within two months of 2020 the pandemic struck, forcing us into individual isolation and communal physical-distancing. Facial coverings created another kind of barrier, separating us even further on many levels.
And yet the historic events of 2020 – Covid, wildfires, economic collapse, political elections, protests and rallies around social justice – didn’t happen in a vacuum. I continued to meet more people specifically as a result of the turmoil. More sources, more experts, more neighbors, readers, more business colleagues, more friends. More often those meetings were done by email and phone and video – but nevertheless new people who enriched our lives. I have a bit of catching up to do, so these columns in the future will cover names spanning from January 2020 through each week’s newspaper publication.
And the newspaper is a good place to start.
We added to our team in the past year. Chelsea began in March 2020, and quickly made a huge impact for us. She became our lead advertising designer, oversaw production on the 2020 Visitors & Newcomers Guide magazine and Emerald Valley Magazine’s Fall/Winter “Comfort Edition” and is designing the debut Emerald Valley Almanac annual now. Ramona, her mom, is a nurse and enjoys raising chickens. Emma also joined our team in September following a two-month internship. Her writing, photography and idea-generation has been valuable. By extension we’ve gotten to know her partner Nate, and her mom Julie, too.
Some folks have come and gone through the past year, and we miss them. Sarah came on board at a critical time for our business and did terrific sales work on our behalf. A new arrival still here: Hadlee, born in October to our sales leader, Jordan. Jordan was mentioned in the very first “50 First Names Only …” column while she was a bartender at The Roundup. I won’t count her name here.
Our new office in Springfield is working out well, and we’re grateful our landlord, Adriel, was willing to rent a small space in the Professional Building. We’ve gotten to know Susan, Jonathan, Julia, Moana and Lisa during our first six months there. I also met Ramon there, the installer for our phone and internet.
We’re meeting people all over the place in Springfield – and not just the Historic Main Street portion of downtown. Vahana and Rita from Springfield City Hall have been supportive, and helped The Chronicle acquire its street banner.
City Councilor Steve, Becki of the Springfield Board of Realtors, and Nancy, Springfield city manager. Aloha is an avid reader of our newspaper, and volunteered to help us sell subscriptions. Her bubbly and loving personality pays off for this veteran of phone-bank calls for charity organizations. We are proud to get to know Mark; his new podcast featuring women in leadership adds value to larger conversations. And congrats on earning his master’s degree!
It was good meeting Travis at Pleasant Hill Feed Supply, and hearing about his parents’ decision to buy the business and work to expand it. I met Jeff during the construction of the new Creswell 76 Station; he’d prefer I never mention his name, but based upon the high praise from his boss, I’d be remiss to leave him out.
Another difference-maker in their job is Lindsay. Her creativity and strategic thinking has Farmlands Market creating a more-welcoming environment in the store while also raising its profile on social media.
One of our favorite places in Cottage Grove is the Coast Fork Brewery and Feed Store, and the Brewstation. Dale, Heather, Stephen and Emily are a dynamic family and business. The family won CG Business of the Year in 2019. Speaking of the Grove, we’ve gotten to know the Chamber of Commerce’s Shauna and Georgia much better. We’re looking forward to building on this partnership. I’ve been interested in the Bank Building in Historic Downtown for years. It’s been a pleasure watching it renovated and reopen. Len’s vision and Chalice’s execution have paid off with a vibrant mixed-use building.
I met Valerie, who shares a last name with me, during a Chamber business breakfast event.
Amber and Rachel are Creswell residents who are on the front lines, rallying support for marginalized communities. Their bravery and courage to stand up for justice was inspiring.
We see Bobby, and Dave with his dog Pancho, on a regular basis in front of our Creswell newsroom.
Bob is a gifted photographer who contributes to the paper. He has a solid photo-journalism background and has generously shared his knowledge and perspective with us.
I was asked by Hannah, the only senior on the Lewis & Clark College’s women’s basketball team, to be part of their lecture series. The video conference hour flew by, and a bonus to chat with head coach Kristina for a bit, too.
Jeanette (insurance) and Lester (real estate) are newer advertisers and friendly folks.
Ariel has been working with the City of Creswell and local businesses on behalf of OregonRAIN. She’s also been a terrific resource and connector to experienced professionals.
Speaking with Bryce several times – after he won the Oregon Amateur and returned to San Jose State University – was a pleasure. He made the most of having a dad who runs Emerald Valley Golf Resort in Creswell.
Lots of folks have come into the newsroom – adhering to pandemic guidelines – to renew subscriptions, place ads or obits, or simply to chat. Others have messaged me over social media or called. Linda, Tim, and another Tim.
I met Denise only last week, and it’s an important connection. She’s the owner/founder of Bean Counters in Springfield.
Lastly, I finally met Jon face-to-face and we enjoyed a few hours of journalism “shop talk” while eating lunch at the Brewstation. We had plenty of common history stretching all the way back to Florida. A recently elected Cottage Grove city councilor, he said he’s enjoying the experience and is working to help the community grow.
For the record, from those 500 names on the 2019 list, Chris and its many variations was the men’s and overall most common, variations of Susan were the most common women’s name, and there were at least 10 pets included.
Noel Nash is publisher of The Chronicle.


text:
Frank Scott Jr.
Frank Scott, 35, defeated Baker Kurrus in the runoff election and will succeed outgoing Mayor Mark Stodola.
Theresa May's government will publish Brexit legal advice after lawmakers found it in contempt of Parliament.
Yellow vests movement
The new 'godfather' of the Sicilian mafia, Settimo Mineo, was arrested on Tuesday along with 45 other suspected mobsters.
The results of the all-Russian vote to rename airports all across Russia, headlined Russia’s Great Names, were announced late on Tuesday
Operation Northern Shield
IDF Northern Command on high alert as army starts 'neutralizing' not-yet operational passages into Israeli territory from southern Lebanon; Metulla area declared closed zone

domain: politics


text:
DYNB-FM 88.5 MHz
Region VI - Sibalom, Antique
Sibalom is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Antique. It is composed of 76 barangays.
The 2015 Census of Population conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority reported that Sibalom has a total population of 60,306 people. This population is distributed over 201.30 square kilometers of land.
Sibalom is known for its Natural Park, one of the last patches of lowland forest and the first protected area in the island, which harbors many unique species of plants and animals, some of which are on the brink of extinction.
In 2017, Radyo Kaabyanan was established by the National Nutrition Council in partnership with the Municipal Government of Sibalom under Phase V of the Nutriskwela Community Radio Network Program. “Kaabyanan” means “group of friends” in the Kinaray-a dialect spoken in Sibalom.
At the time of its establishment, the prevalence of underweight and stunting among pre-school children was 9.47% and 17.9%, respectively. As of 2018, the prevalence of underweight among pre-school children was 5.81% and stunting was 8.48% (Operation Timbang Plus, NNC).
DYNB- FM 88.5 RADYO KAABYANAN is located at Second floor, Municipal Economic Enterprise Development Office, Sibalom Public Market, Sibalom, Antique. It began broadcasting on 05 September 2017.
In 2019, the National Nutrition Council upgraded the transmitter of Radyo Kaabyanan from 100 watts to 300 watts with Effective Radiated Power (ERP) of 600 watts. The radio station can be clearly heard in 70 out of 76 barangays of the municipality.
Station Personnel and Community Radio Council
Second floor, Municipal Economic Enterprise Development Office , Sibalom Public Market, Sibalom, Antique


text:
Hotels seem to be springing up all around downtown Fort Wayne these days. But in 1974, the opposite was true.
About 10 a.m. on Jan. 13, 1974, Mayor Ivan A. Lebamoff led a 10-second countdown as more than 150 people stood in near-freezing weather near Hotel Van Orman at Harrison and Berry streets. It was the city's first explosive demolition project.
The crowd heard several sharp booms come from the 65-year-old building as 294 shaped charges strapped to columns in its basement and first floor were detonated.
Within seconds, the eight-story building had been reduced to a 25-foot-tall pile of rubble, according to a story by Chuck Crumbo in The Journal Gazette the next day.
The job went mostly according to plan, though a couple steel beams partially shoved in the wall of a nearby plumbing shop and some windows on another building were shattered by flying debris.
The Van Orman had been purchased at public auction by Fort Wayne National Bank. Just behind Fort Wayne's Famous Coney Island, the hotel's location became a parking lot.
On Oct. 20 of that year, another crowd gathered downtown to watch as the Keenan Hotel at the corner of Washington Boulevard and Harrison Street was demolished in similar fashion.
The 13-story hotel built in 1922 had hosted names like presidents Harry S. Truman and John F. Kennedy in its heyday. It was demolished using 330 pounds of high-velocity gelatin in 252 charges detonated in 11 blasts, according to a story by Dell Ford in The Journal Gazette the next day.
It was said to have been louder and cleaner than the Van Orman job, though it did break a window in St. John's United Church of Christ and crushed part of a fence at a McDonald's across the street.
The site also became a parking lot, near the Allen County Public Library.
History Journal appears monthly in print with additional items weekly on The Journal Gazette's website. To comment on items or suggest dates and topics, contact Corey McMaken at 461-8475 or firstname.lastname@example.org.
The following stories appeared in The Journal Gazette:
“Hotel Van Orman Now Just Pile Of Rubble,” Chuck Crumbo (Jan. 14, 1974)
Less than 100 pounds of space-age explosives brought the Hotel Van Orman, a repository for countless Fort Wayne memories, to a “grand and glorious death” yesterday.
At about 10 a.m., workmen from Controlled Demolition Inc. detonated 294 shaped charges that were strapped to 64 steel columns located in the building's basement and first floor.
Nine seconds later, the eight-story, 65-year-old structure had crumbled into a 25-foot high pile of bricks, steel and concrete.
Officials of the blasting firm and Martin Inc., prime contractor for the hotel's razing, rated the blast a success despite some “minor” damage caused when a couple of beams partially shoved in the south wall of the nearby Standard Plumbing Shop.
Despite a two-hour delay in the blast time, more than 150 persons, including elected city officials, stood in the near-zero weather waiting for Fort Wayne's first explosive demolition work.
Their wait was not in vain because the event was spectacular.
Preceding the blast, a 10-second countdown was announced over a squad car's public address system by Mayor Ivan A. Lebamoff, who was sporting a bright red hard hat and red overcoat.
When the Mayor announced the blasting moment, spectators first heard to sharp booms and then watched the middle of the hotel's Harrison Street wall begin to fall.
Within a second, a third boom sounded and the north wing, which fronted Berry Street, crashed earthward.
The last blast was just milliseconds later than that and the south wing, which fronted an alley running between Calhoun and Berry, tumbled on top of the rubble.
As the building dropped into the quarter-block area, which will eventually be paged into another parking lot, a thin tail of blake smoke could be seen trailing from the chimney on the southeast corner.
John D. Loizeaux, president of Controlled Demolition, explained later the smoke is his company's trademark.
Tom Martin, president of the wrecking firm, said the blast's shock was comparable to that of a passing bus. Spectators could not feel the ground move when the charges were detonated.
A couple of windows on the front of the Commerce Building, which faces Berry, were shattered by flying debris, a Martin spokesman said.
Martin termed the damage done to the plumbing shop, which rear wall was just 16 feet from the Van Orman, as minor.
He praised the work of Loizeaux and his crew and added they may be called back for “three or four” other demolition jobs to be done in the future.
Loizeaux also heaped praise on Martin's crew for the work they did in preparing the hotel for the “shot.”
Meanwhile, workmen studied the pile of debris and tried to determine why the steel beams had shoved in the plumbing shop's wall.
Loizeaux's 23-year-old son, Douglas, who is second vice president of the company, said apparently the debris had backed up in the basement and there was no way for the beams to fall but into the other building.
But young Loizeaux added the real answer would not be known until “we study photos of the show, frame-by-frame.”
Part of the reason for the two-hour delay, Douglas said, was due to the extreme cold. The colder it gets, he said, the more charges (are) needed for the blasting.
Deputy Police Chief Sam Leto said officers encountered no problems in dealing with the blast's spectators. Leto said Berry and Harrison streets will remain closed until Martin's crews clean the debris from the streets.
The Van Orman was bought by Fort Wayne National Bank for $36,000 at a public auction last November. The building was put on the block because its owners owed more than $100,000 in delinquent taxes. Demolition of the hotel reportedly cost the bank and additional $125,000.
“Keenan Demise 'Louder, Cleaner' Than Earlier Van Orman Blast,” Dell Ford (Oct. 21, 1974)
“Louder and cleaner.”
That's how one observer compared yesterday's demise of the Keenan Hotel at the corner of Washington and Harrison streets with the Jan. 13 demolition of the Hotel Van Orman.
There's no doubt about the “louder.” The Van Orman was a baby “boom-boom” – the Keenan a kingsize “BANG! BANG! BANG!”
But clean is a word that doesn't quite fit the territory following the likes of such dynamite demolition jobs.
Scheduled to crumble at 7 a.m., the 12 story hotel (officially it's 13, but you know superstition) didn't go until 9:25. Delays included time to lay a blanket of earth in the alley between the Keenan and McDonald's Restaurant. This was for the added protection of utilities – especially gas mains.
As with the Van Orman, Controlled Demolition Inc., a father-son operation headquartered in Towson, Md., was responsible for the Keenan affair which attracted hundreds of onlookers, including scores of amateur lensmen.
Some people were “on site” as early as 6 a.m. Theirs' was a long, cold wait. Many were fortunate to get a good (and relatively warm) view from the seventh floor of the now vacant Indiana Hotel – the last of the old downtown hostelries.
Jack Loizeaux, the father half of CDI, pulled the switch that set off the charges that destroyed the “house” that the late James Keenan built in 1922.
Credit for what the elder Loizeaux calls the “design” of the Keenan project goes to son John Mark.
After the dust and dust and dust had settled, son John explained CDI used 330 pounds of high velocity gelatin (”it's a safer brand of dynamite”) there were 252 separate charges and 11 separate blasts (”some not audible – depends on your hearing”).
It went fast. Faster than a big bankroll at a Las Vegas craps table. One minute a gutted hotel which in its better days had hosted numerous notables (i.e., Presidents Truman and Kennedy). The next, a giant heap of bricks and tons of dirt. FAST!
“Designer” John Mark's scenario for the Keenan collapse called for the center of the structure to fold first, followed by the west wall (back), then the east (front), and finally, the two ends. It went just that way.
Whereas the Van Orman demolition jarred a rear wall of Standard Plumbing and Hardware Supply, the Keenan job merely broke a Sunday School window in St. John's United Church of Christ and crushed a part of a parking fence belonging to McDonald's.
Jack Loizeaux said the job was “designed so it would kiss in the center but the hotel water tower and tank on the Washington Boulevard side got over in the alley and knocked down the fence.” He added that “if they were balling the building, they would have had many more problems.” Plus, it might be noted, a whole lot more time in tearing down the building.
Helen Keenan Robers, daughter of the builder and last owner of the hotel, was on hand for the big blast.
Her comment, offered with a smile, was “Ashes to ashes. Always look forward. Never look back.”
Paul Haddad, president of the Washington, D.C., based Wrecking Corp. of America which was responsible for the blast site preparation and the ensuing cleanup, said Washington and Harrison will be free of debris by 7 a.m. today. He estimated “two weeks” on clearing the rubble.


While this isn't on their debut self-titled album, you should give that album a listen anyway. It's fantastic.
May 27, 2020
(I actually like medium rare the best, so this isn't necessarily saying rare steak = best steak.
It's just a dumb meme metaphor. And Chris Gaines was soft rock, thus the exclusion.)


text:
The strange story of how “Wenger confirms Arsenal have found emergency replacement for Coquelin”
By Sir Hardly Anyone.
This is a story from the Daily Football Blog, which is identical in style, design, format and attitude, to the Football Columnist blog which is identical in style, design, format and attitude to Gooners Den, which is … (ok you get the idea)
The headline as they present the story is…
Wenger CONFIRMS Arsenal FOUND Emergency Replacement For Coquelin
Underneath that is the most curious sub-heading “Trouble times” but I think they might have meant Troubled Times.
Now I’m going into this story and through Untold giving this story a wider readership than it would otherwise have had, because I think that just as it is always important to out people who deliberately spread false rumours that the enemy is at the gates during times of war and national crisis, so it is with football. The reason I believe this is simple – real supporters of Arsenal, or indeed any club, invest a lot of emotion in our club, and to have someone deliberately muck about with that is rather annoying and can lead to dyspepsia. .But actually it is more than rather annoying. You see these sites don’t publish their mindless gibberish to attract people to advertising, getting them to click on a link to an advert when they think that they are clicking on a link to a story. No, this web site, the Daily Football Blog, doesn’t carry many adverts at all, and doesn’t use that technique..So what are their purpose? They are, as far as I can see, nothing other than a Fifth Column, deliberately set up to spread negativity and false stories about Arsenal. (Fifth Columnists, I should perhaps explain for readers whose first language is not English, is a phrase used in English about subversive elements who act outofasecretsympathywithan enemy. I am not sure how it translates into other languages – my apologies)..It was originally used to describe the activities of fascist sympathizersinMadridduring theSpanishCivilWar who put out a statement that the insurgentshadfour columnsmarchingonMadridandafifthcolumn ofsympathizersinthecityreadytoriseand betrayit. It was a statement that caused widespread alarm and rallied people to the fascist cause – as indeed was intended to..Here is the story so you can get the gist of what is going on here…
Arsenal manager has officially confirmed Francis Coquelin is out for “at least” two months. Earlier yesterday news broke that the Frenchman has damaged his kneel (sic) although at the point, the news was not confirmed by any major outlet which gave Arsenal fans the hope that the rumour could be false.
With Wenger now confirming the news, Arsenal not buying an outfield player last summer is finally showing to be a stupid move ( everyone knew it was a stupid move anyway ). Wenger went further to confirm Calum Chambers is been (sic) trained to play in the defensive midfield role.
This brings to question the point of signing Krystian Biliek last winter. The young Poland international was said to be Arsenal’s back up defensive midfielder but ever since he signed for the club, he has only made one appearance, as a sub in the disgraceful defeat to Sheffield Wednesday.
Personally, I believe Chambers can play the role of a DM but that does not override the fact that Wenger’s stubbornness has once again practically ruined Arsenal’s chance to win the title after a 11 years wait.
The first point to see is of course that this has nothing to do with “Wenger CONFIRMS Arsenal FOUND Emergency Replacement For Coquelin” which is the headline. And of course much of it was untrue – particularly the notion that somehow the major media had combined to suppress the news and so give false hope to Arsenal supporters. The media do tend to follow certain stories as a pack, and anyone who has worked in a newsroom knows that all media look at what their close rivals are doing, just to check they have not missed a story, or gone in a direction that no one else is taking, without throwing the Exclusive tag on it and making it seem like detailed original research.
Now it is a perfectly legitimate view to think that Mr Wenger is a disgraceful manager. I don’t believe it, and nor do most Untold readers, but it is a view, and it is up to anyone holding that view to put out evidence to that end and give some evidence. Commentators on Untold do it all the time (although sometimes forgetting the evidence bit).
But this is not like that, because it is using utterly false evidence – the headline is misleading, everything is negative, no alternative solutions are proposed and argued through – it is pure Fifth Column stuff.
But there is worse to come because looking elsewhere in the blogettas one finds
Coquelin Replacement? Arsenal To ANNOUNCE Signing Of POWERFUL 5ft 10″ Tall DM, Deal Practically AGREED
This is in Football Columnist Blog, a blog which as I noted above has exactly the same style and design as Daily Football Blog.
Arsenal have been given the go ahead to sign talented Genoa midfielder Diego Perotti after being told that he has an asking price of just £9.8million, according to Italian publication Calciomercato. According to reports, the deal has been practically agreed and it is just a matter of time before it is officially announced..The chances are of course it won’t happen, but that allows the Daily Football Blog to return to its Fifth Column approach by telling us how Arsenal could have signed this player but threw it away..Actually there is a lovely bit at the end of that article, and I reproduce it in full…
So of course the stories roll on. Gunners City goes with DONE DEAL – Club Confirms It! Arsenal Complete Signing Of HIGHLY Technically Gifted Midfielder, The Title Is Ours
Now that surely can’t be fifth column report. But remember one of the tactics of the fifth column was to raise hopes and then dash them, as well as saying that the enemy is all around us and we are doomed to defeat. Here is the story.
Arsenal have completed the move for exciting Dutch midfielder after the player impressed the club scouts.
The Arsenal ladies finished third behind Manchester City and Chelsea in this season and have started bolstering their squad ahead of the new season in a bid to oust their rivals to the title.
Via the club’s official site, it is reported that Danielle van de Donk has completed a move to the club on a permanent basis. The 24-year-old signed for the Arsenal ladies ahead of the coming 2016 season.
There is of course nothing wrong with running stories about Arsenal ladies, nor about Arsenal under 21s. In fact we were running a story yesterday about the under 19s. But this misleading approach is clearly there just to annoy.
Just two more…
BREAKING NEWS: ARSENAL STEAL MAN UTD TARGET, STAR ALREADY TRAINING WITH GUNNERS
Dundee United starlet Josh Donaldson has joined the Gunners for trial ahead of a potential switch in January.
The young goalkeeper is currently with Scottish club Dundee United but he has been given permission to train with Arsenal so as to give Arsene Wenger’s men the opportunity to watch him closely.
SIGNED & SEALED: Arsenal FINALY (sic) Agree 1st January Deal For SENSATIONAL midfielder
Oh yes? And where does that lead…
Wenger himself confirmed he would sign only “top players” in winter and this has seen the club linked to an avalanche of star players in recent weeks.
According to the Mirror, they claim Arsenal [sic] Gedion Zelalem is set to seal a new deal which will see him remain in Scotland for the rest of the campaign.
Sadly it is not just the fifth column lurking in the shadows that do this sort of stuff deliberately to upset Arsenal supporters. Charlie Eccleshare in the Guardian reduced himself to their level this week with…
Arsene Wenger and Arsenal have been unfortunate this season to lose so many attacking players to injury, which has left them playing their seventh-choice [sic] right winger Joel Campbell for key matches.
But there’s nothing unlucky about the mess Arsenal now find themselves in after it emerged on Sunday that Francis Coquelin will be out until at least the new year…
The piece rambles on through the mire for a while until it gets to this
The position Arsenal find themselves in is even more laughable given that a deal for Morgan Schneiderlin was reportedly all but completed until Wenger decided Coquelin’s emergence meant he was no longer needed.
The reality is that a number of people who actually bother to watch football as well as write about it, knew of Coquelin’s potential and ability years ago, and Schneiderlin had no interest in coming to Arsenal to sit on the bench while Coquelin came to his fullest potential, with Schneiderlin waiting for Coquelin to be injured. Players of quality don’t do that, although quite a few people like to maintain the myth that they do.
Let me try and spell it out. Top players don’t join clubs unless they are clearly designated a regular starting point in the line up. Do you think Ozil and Alexis would have joined Arsenal if we had already got a top player in their positions?
What is more to the point is that Arsenal pulled two rabbits out of the hat last season with players that some of us knew but the media and their fifth column allies didn’t. No reason to think that either this technique, or the technique of moving players around, won’t be used again.
All the press now speak of the Santi-Coquelin duology at the back of midfield as the norm, obvious, of course, exactly the thing to do. But if you had suggested Santi Caz playing alongside the DM two years ago there would have been howls of derisive laughter (as they used to say on Monty Python).
What Mr Wenger is brilliant at is creative solutions and finding young players of staggeringly amazing talent. Just remember, if Arsenal had followed the advice of the media and their fifth columnist friends Coquelin would have been sold years ago, so wouldn’t even have been there to help us through the second half of last season. But of course, none of them have to live by their crazy predictions and wild accusations.
The Untold Books
Woolwich Arsenal the club that changed football, is now available on Kindle at £9.99. For more details and to buy a copyplease click here or go to Amazon Kindle and search forWoolwich Arsenal.
Danny Karbassiyoon – what’s it like? By Danny Karbassiyoon
Arsenal: The Long Sleep 1953-1970. By John Sowman. Introduction by Bob Wilson.
26 November 1995: A 0-0 draw with Blackburn during the period of decline under Rioch. It was the start of a period of one win in eight, during which Arsenal only scored eight and managed to have a 1-3 home defeat by Wimbledon.
26 November 2005: Henry scored his 100th goal at Highbury against Blackburn. His goal came on half time with Fabregas and van Persie also scoring in a 3-0 win. It was Arsenal’s third successive win and made it five unbeaten, but sadly the run was not to continue.
9 comments to The strange story of how “Wenger confirms Arsenal have found emergency replacement for Coquelin”
How on earth can they keep on publishing such rubbish even knowingly that the transfer window is not open, or has not reopened since the last time it slam shut….?
You know some dim-wit will come on here saying that Schneiderlin went to The former PMGO team to compete with Schweinsteiger and failing to appreciate that not only is he a CM (not a DM) but he’s 31 and damaged goods. So 34 Year old Carrick is his real competition. If Schweinstiger does play a more ‘holding’ role then he’s more likely to be with Schneiderlin due to LVGs style of play. Add to this the 3 out of 4 (75%) chance that a new signing doesn’t shine in his 1st season, but that’ll be ignored because they have perfect hindsight.
I think the Bloggttas are trying to be speculative, dynamic & prolific with their rumours by linking the Boss to a top host quality players to sign in a window.
And if he didn’t afterall signed anyone out of rumoured players whom he’s being intentionally linked to sign. And later he has a problem of injury with a Gunner that is manning a position of which the media rumour mill & the bloggttas mill had linked him with to sign for that injured Gunner position, the media or the bloggttas will now say, the Boss is paying the price for his stubbornness or close-fistted.
Is only the JJS(Jony just come) will take the rumour mills at face value. But as time go by, he or she will learn to be cautious not to swallowed every rumour that’s been milled out by the media and the bloggttas, like I have learned.
Inadvertently as it maybe, I think the DMF void in the Arsenal’s midfield caused by the injury to le Coq, has immediately been filled with Flamini. And should in case of any mishap, the Boss has 3 credible options in the Gunners of, Ramsey, Debuchy & De Abreu he can call upon to manned the DM position.
By looking deeply into the current DMF situation at Arsenal, the Boss might not need to sign a DM at all in January window. But he could if the performance of his options at that position during the absent of le Coq informed him to sign one.
Unpredictably as it maybe, the Boss should sign a top quality left back as a standard cover for Monreal as Gibbs is being gradually shifted to the mid-left wing. Right? And due to being injury-proned, the Boss MUST sign a 4th top quality striker with no record of injuries as an adequate cover for Giroud. Walcott and Welbeck may not be firmly be reliable to manned the Gunners line crediblely as the position required during the tough 2nd half of the season campaign. This is because of the almost constant relapsing injury to Walcott and the long sidelined with injury which Welbeck is undergoing which may require a long time for him to hit top form when he finally returned to action.
Arsenal 3 titles charge MUST be maintained and the current winning momentum MUST not be allowed to stall but sustained to the very end of the season.
Bummer. No away fans in France for the next 2 or so weeks.
That terribly impressive pile of ManUre, told the world this week that they can win anywhere. The problem is, much of the time where they can win, isn’t where they are playing.
Date _ _ _ _ Game Loc. Can Win Where?
2015/11/25 Old Toilet _ Disneyland
2015/10/31 Selhurst Pk _ Glasgow
2015/10/28 Old Toilet _ Preston
2015/10/25 Old Toilet _ Paris
2015/10/21 Moscow _ _ _ Capetown
2015/10/04 Emirates _ _ Shackleton Crater (on the Moon)
2015/09/15 Einhoven _ _ Singapore
2015/08/30 Swansea _ _ Cardiff
2015/08/22 Old Toilet _ Twickenham
The trouble is, anyone can start up a blog, regardless of whether they know anything about the subject they’re blogging about.
As recent prominent Arsene Wenger purchases, add Cech to the list.
Yet still they whitter on.
These blogs must be written by some bored kid with poor command of English , but with enough passable ‘cut and paste ‘ skills . At least they didn’t use the Google translator – some unintentional fine jokes are usually the result .
Here are some samples of faux pas that are on my phone right now –
1. Two road closure signs , side by side – ‘ ROAD IS TEMPORARY CLOSED FOR ERECTION ‘ and ‘SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE ERECTION GOING ON ‘
2. On a menu for a high ranking august body dinner includes –
Appetizer – Scissors Salad ( Chicken)
Dessert – Cream Brule
3. On a signboard – ********* CHICKEN
4. A keep clean notice on a bus – I INCREASE CLEAN BUS .I FALL ALSO CLEAN .THANK YOU.
5. Signboard – RESTAURANT ************ WIFE FREE
Protest groups always make more noise. Most of these blogs are written by ‘Mr Angry’ types who have gone npast the point of no return. They have built a following of similar types of personality and created ‘gang’ culture. If you look at LG for example, when you read teh comments the people bear no resemblance to what we would call the average supporter. These people take pleasure from insulting and abusing people and will not accept an opposing view. They are football extremists.
I think I have said before, that what shocked me the most was the amount of negativity after we won the FA Cup with that fantastic display against Aston Villa. Literally minutes after our players were running around the pitch with the trophy, Wenger and the club was being criticised. Unbeleiveable – unless they are not really Gooners of course, which a lot of them are not. When we took Man Utd apart with that blistering first half display, one so called ‘supporter’ posted teh comments ‘bollocks’ as each of our goals hit the back of the net.
Start of this season they were putting forward names like Gary Monk and Eddie Howe as future managers. These peope are clueless clowns.
The bloggers are not supporters nor are they knowledgable. They are people who like the sound of their own voices and who have decided that celebrating great results somehow attacks their own position as chief WOB.
Thankfully, nobody really takes them serious and we shouldnt give them any publicity. Fantasy Football Managers who are unable to enjoy the good fortune they have in being Arsenal fans. I wouldn’t pee on them if they were on fire.
Surely the idea is to find a Dm to challenge coquelin and not to sit on the bench.Competition for places keeps players on their toes and hungry.If you knew you were first choice irespective of performance,your levels would drop.Competition is a good thing and knowing that if you dont shape you are dropped is harsh but necessary.
More unintentional humour –
SHOP LIFTERS WILL BE PROSTITUTED
PLEASE PAY YOUR PARKING FEE BEFORE EXISTING
PLEASE ” FLASH’ AFTER USING THE TOILET
THANGS YOU FOR COME FISITING US
GIVE SUCKBABY ROOM
Breakfast special – HALF BALL EGG & BURNING BREAD .

domain: sports


Jacket - Color: cream - 88% polyester, 11% polyamide, 1% elastan - Lining: 65% polyester, 35% cotton - Contrast lining - Tab detail on the shoulders - Front asymmetric metal zip fastening - Lapel collar with snap-button detail - Three front pockets - Inside pocket - Made in Italy
- Slim fit - The model wears size L and is 185 cm tall
Trousers - Colour: cream - 80% polyester, 11% polyamide, 1% elastane - Corduroy fabric - Zip fly and button closure - Front darts - Side pockets and back welt pockets - Patch pockets on legs with flaps and Nohow tag - Fitted hem with button - Made in Italy
- Oversize fit - The model wears size 34W - IT 48 and he’s 185 cm tall
All orders will be prepared starting from the 24 business hours after receiving the confirmation email.
After that they will be processed in a maximum of 1-3 working days.
Once the order is confirmed, you will receive an email from the courier (BRT/ DHL) with the tracking code.


text:
Thai photographers offer thanks to their teachers and their cameras on a huge gear altar
This has to be one of the strangest images I’ve seen for a while. Somebody kneeling at a table littered with cameras, lenses, drones and other photography related equipment. At first it appears to be some sort of photography cult that worships camera gear. Like a form of extreme GAS. But that’s not quite what this photograph represents.
It was posted to Facebook by Witsanu Deetuam. As I understand it, in Thai culture, respect is is vitally important. This respect is regularly shown to teachers and educators who positively benefit their lives. Also the tools which have the same result. In this case, the cameras that allow them to participate in the act of photography, and earn an income from it.
They are thanking their teachers for what they have learned, and they are thanking their equipment for helping to keep a roof over the heads of their families and food on the table.
If our translation is correct, it’s a very interesting and fascinating custom. I suppose it’s something many of us do in our own small way, at least toward those who have helped us learn and grow on our journey, if not the equipment itself. But I’ve never seen such a display of thanks and respect so large and open before.
If I have understood the situation incorrectly, or you have any more background information on the scene above, please do feel free to correct me below.
Can you spot your favourite piece of kit on the tablet? How do you show thanks and respect to those who have helped you on your photographic journey? Let us know in the comments.
[Thank you Thomas & Sirinun for assistance in translation]
John Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter – and occasional beta tester – of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

domain: hobby


Super Soft Wadding, 100% Polyester, 90 Inch Wide
- Buy 12 or more for £2.38 each and save 5%
- Buy 72 or more for £2.13 each and save 15%
Super Soft Wadding, 100% Polyester, 90 Inch Wide is a needle punched 100% Polyester Wadding which is excellent for hand quilting. No Need to pre-wash, this wadding has shrinkage of less than 1% - and it is recommended that you machine or hand quilt up to 10 Inches Apart.
Pre Washing Instructions (if desired)
- Hand Wash and Dry Naturally
- Use Warm Water and Mild Detergent
- Soak For 15 Minutes
- Squeeze out Excess Moisture by rolling in a towel
- Dry naturally by laying flat.
- DO NOT Machine wash or Tumble Dry before Quilting
After quilting, Super Soft Polyester Wadding can be machine washed and dried on the delicate cycle
The price is for a 1/4 metre (Approx 10 inches) of fabric and the width is approximately 90 Inches (2.30 metres). Multiple purchases will be cut in one continuous length (e.g. a quantity of 5 meaning 5 x 1/4 m = 1.25 metres, which would be cut and sent as a 1.25 metre piece)
|Cut Type||Cut To Length|
|Width||90 Inch Wide|
|Unit of Sale||1/4m Length x Fabric Width. Order Qty 3 we will send 0.75m Fabric as a continuous piece.|


CMACEWHEEL T20 High Perfomance Electric Bike
- Quickly remove the battery, and carry it with you for extended journeys.
- 20 x 4.0 CST Fat Tires, Suitable for all kinds of terrain.
- The 750W powerful motor can reach speeds of up to 30-45 km/h.
- 10Ah large-capacity battery, the purely electric driving mode can reach speeds of up to 20-35km,
- The moped mode has a battery life of 40-60km.
- Five-speed shift and disc brakes allow you to enjoy the fun of riding.
- Electric Gears and SHIMAN0 7 speeds shift, offer a smooth ride.
- Brand: CMACEWHEEL
- Model: T20
- Top Speed: 45km/h
- Speed: (Range Single Battery / Pure Electric: 20-35km / Boost Mode: 40-60km
- Speed: (Range Double Battery / Pure Electric: 40-7km / Boost Mode: 80 - 120km
- Charger: Input Voltage (V) 100 - 240V
- Rated Current: 2A
- Battery Type: Double Battery
- Battery Capacity: (10AH)
- Rated Voltage: 48V
- Input Voltage: 54V
- Motor Power: 750w
- Tires: CST 20*4.0in
- Frame Material: Aluminium Alloy
- Net Weight: 26kg
- Max Loading: 150kg
- Battery Weight: 2.3kg
- Gears: 5 Gears
- Transmission: 7-speed
- Charging Socket: European Standard Round Head
- Riding Modes: x3 Electric, Cycling (Without electric), Assistant Mode
- Brake: Disc Brake
- Waterproof: IP62
- Applicable Terrain: Beach, Field, Flat
Overall Size: 136*71-88*99cm
Package Size: 158*27*75cm (Disassemble the front wheel)
- 1 x CMACEWHEEL T20 Electric Bike
- 2 x Batteries
- 1 x Cloth Basket
- 1 x Charger ( European standard round plug )
- 1 x Repair Tools


text:
Tron (TRX) experiences far not the best period. Recently, it’s lost 20% of price and its position went down from #12 to #14. Meanwhile, Justin Sun makes another loud announcement that sparks tons of anger and sarcasm:
What do Twitter users think about it, and how this reaction can affect TRX price? Read TRX price predictions from TradingView and check out what the crypto community thinks about the current situation.
Sun doesn’t shine anymore
The above-mentioned tweet was met with sarcasm and outrage rather than positive reaction. People don’t believe Justin Sun anymore: all his previous statements were not supported by actions.
Here’s what Twitter users replied:
The list of sarcastic comments is a mile long. And this time, it seems to be justified: TRX continues losing its cost and positions.
Logically, Twitter users started making other negative statements about Tron project:
There’s a serious risk that Tron’s downtrend will go deeper because people are very disappointed. They do not want to invest in TRX – none of Justin Sun’s announcement was proved by true success.
But there’s a silver lining in the cloud
However, despite the wave of hatred overflowing Twitter and Tron account, there is some evidence that Tron may start regaining positions. Check the technical analysis from TradingView users: there are some interesting TRX price predictions.
TRX just needs direction
According to CryptoCurrencyAlerts, it’s too risky to trade now, so we should wait for a clear direction. We must see some momentum or over an EMA. This could create some big moves lower it goes. TRX has a habit of pumping due to hype marketing.
Up to 120% profit is possible
We can see that the price line of TRON / US Dollar has formed a bullish cipher pattern and entered in potential reversal zone. From here, the price action can move up to hit the sell targets soon.
Here you can see the targets generated by using the Fibonacci sequence:
Buy between: 0.02357392 to 0.01776023 (it’s still high time)
Sell between: 0.02815054 to 0.03913925
Downtrend seems to continue
Sometimes trading/investing is difficult, other times it's as simple as one thing on a chart. With Tron right now, it's clearly still in its downtrend so if you're looking for a safe buy time, keep an eye on this! This is also nearly identical to the Ripple situation.
Thus, if you buy TRX now, you have to be patient: the downtrend might continue for long.
Tron (TRX) price charts by TradingView


text:
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) blasted Rep. Steve King (R-IA) for opposing amnesty for illegal immigrant DREAMers who enlist in the military and falsely perpetuated the myth that American high-tech companies face a shortage of American high-tech workers.
Speaking on the Senate floor on Thursday, Schumer first said that it was a “shame” and a “disgrace” that King is “calling the shots of the entire House Republicans on immigration,” and, as a result, King has three wins, while the Republicans and the rest of America are winless on the amnesty issue.
He said House Republicans have “handed the gavel of leadership” to King, who was “manning the watch towers 24/7 to make sure” amnesty is not passed. King has repeatedly promised to be “ever vigilant” in making sure the House does not sneakily pass amnesty legislation.
Schumer praised House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) and Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) before saying King’s rhetoric on immigration is “beyond the pale.” He said Republicans have given King the “keys to the kingdom” on immigration reform and blasted King for opposing the ENLIST Act that would grant automatic citizenship to illegal immigrant DREAMers who join the military.
Schumer, who co-wrote the Senate’s amnesty bill and said immigration could pass by “June or July,” tried to make King the face of the opposition by saying he “spews hatred” and “calls the shots.”
Schumer then claimed, contrary to the evidence, that President Barack Obama was actually enforcing the nation’s immigration laws.
“Now, the record shows that he does enforce the law,” King said, even though Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) has thoroughly debunked the notion that Obama is the “deporter in chief.”
He also ginned up the false notion that high-tech companies cannot find American workers to fill job shortages.
“America is growing weary of Republicans talking a good game on immigration while high-tech businesses can’t get the labor they need to grow and create American jobs.”
The Senate’s bill would double or triple the number of high-tech visas at a time when Hal Salzman, a Rutgers professor and labor specialist, determined that though there are roughly 180,000 job openings in the STEM fields, “U.S. colleges and universities supply 500,000 graduates.”
Wages in the high-tech industry have stagnated since 2010, and many in the industry have said they have unstable careers with increasing job insecurity, as Harvard Professor Michael Teitelbaum recently noted. And even though U.C. Davis professor Norm Matloff found that H1-B workers are often less-skilled than their American counterparts and hired at lower wages, they are still used to offshore American jobs, as Ron Hira, an expert on H1-B visas, explained.
Numerous studies have also debunked the notion that there is a shortage of American high-tech workers.


text:
Next Level Communicationsundefined was up 21.8% in late trading after rising sharply shortly before 1 p.m. EDT.
this afternoon upgraded the communications equipment maker to buy from neutral, noting that its largest customer,
, recently reiterated its "very positive" view on DSL technology and said it plans to move to mass deployment of VDSL technology in the first half of 2002.
Hambrecht also said it believes Next Level will successfully secure financing from its parent company,
. Motorola was down 0.7%.


text:
COVID-19 can be diagnosed in fifty five minutes or significantly less with the enable of programmed magnetic nanobeads and a diagnostic software that plugs into an off-the-shelf cell telephone, according to Rice University engineers.
The Rice lab of mechanical engineer Peter Lillehoj has designed a stamp-sized microfluidic chip that actions the focus of SARS-CoV-two nucleocapsid (N) protein in blood serum from a normal finger prick. The nanobeads bind to SARS-CoV-two N protein, a biomarker for COVID-19, in the chip and transportation it to an electrochemical sensor that detects moment amounts of the biomarker.
The scientists argued their method simplifies sample handling when compared to swab-based PCR tests that are broadly utilized to diagnose COVID-19 and require to be analyzed in a laboratory.
“What is actually terrific about this device is that isn’t going to call for a laboratory,” Lillehoj claimed. “You can execute the entire exam and make the effects at the selection web-site, health and fitness clinic or even a pharmacy. The entire technique is easily transportable and uncomplicated to use.”
The study appears in the American Chemical Society journal ACS Sensors.
Lillehoj and Rice graduate university student and guide author Jiran Li took benefit of existing biosensing resources and combined them with their personal encounter in building uncomplicated diagnostics, like a microneedle patch introduced final calendar year to diagnose malaria.
The new software depends on a a bit a lot more complex detection scheme but provides correct, quantitative effects in a shorter quantity of time. To exam the device, the lab relied on donated serum samples from persons who were nutritious and others who were COVID-19-constructive.
Lillehoj claimed a more time incubation yields a lot more correct effects when utilizing full serum. The lab discovered that fifty five minutes was an the best possible quantity of time for the microchip to feeling SARS-CoV-two N protein at concentrations as reduced as fifty picograms (billionths of a gram) for each milliliter in full serum. The microchip could detect N protein in even reduce concentrations, at 10 picograms for each milliliter, in only 25 minutes by diluting the serum fivefold.
Paired with a Google Pixel two telephone and a plug-in potentiostat, it was equipped to provide a constructive prognosis with a focus as reduced as 230 picograms for full serum.
“There are normal strategies to modify the beads with an antibody that targets a specific biomarker,” Lillehoj claimed. “When you merge them with a sample that contains the biomarker, in this situation SARS-CoV-two N protein, they bond jointly.”
A capillary tube is utilized to provide the sample to the chip, which is then positioned on a magnet that pulls the beads towards an electrochemical sensor coated with capture antibodies. The beads bind to the capture antibodies and make a present proportional to the focus of biomarker in the sample.
The potentiostat reads that present and sends a sign to its telephone application. If there are no COVID-19 biomarkers, the beads do not bind to the sensor and get washed absent within the chip.
Lillehoj claimed it would not be hard for marketplace to manufacture the microfluidic chips or to adapt them to new COVID-19 strains if and when that gets important.
The Nationwide Institutes of Health, the Nationwide Science Basis and the Rice University COVID-19 Study Fund supported the study.
Resources offered by Rice University. Be aware: Material might be edited for fashion and size.

domain: chemistry