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People laid off from jobs who work even a few hours on the side as an independent contractor may be putting their unemployment benefits in jeopardy.Under Pennsylvania law, individuals receiving unemployment compensation benefits are permitted to work as employees and have what they earn offset their unemployment compensation. But, the Pennsylvania unemployment compensation law mandates that individuals who are self-employed are not eligible for unemployment compensation.
A recent line of Pennsylvania appellate cases suggests that taking some side jobs while a claimant is engaged in seeking full-time employment will not automatically disqualify claimant from receiving an unemployment check.
“Self-employment” is not defined in Pennsylvania unemployment compensation law, so courts have looked to the law’s definition of “employment” for guidance. Under Pennsylvania law, a person is employed unless: 1) the individual is free from control or direction of an employer; and 2) the individual is providing services and is “customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, profession or business.”
The recent court decisions have placed emphasis on the second characteristic — whether the individual is “customarily engaged” in a business. If the income is sporadic or temporary, courts are more inclined to rule that the individual is not customarily engaged in business, so that they can continue receiving benefits. If, however, the individual is trying to make a living with a recently started business, instead of simply using it as a side activity, then the courts take a much harsher view, regardless of whether the individual has generated any income.
The bottom line is that individuals seeking to open a new business after being laid off should consider if their activities will disqualify them from receiving unemployment compensation.
For more information on this topic, please contact Beth A. Slagle at [email protected].
This article originally appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Business Workshop section. Business workshop is a weekly feature from local experts offering tidbits on matters affecting business.


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This is the shocking moment as a migrant mother is forced to bathe her infant child in a puddle in the Greek border village of Idomeni.
Several thousand migrants are stuck around the frontier as Balkan countries sealed their borders to prevent the families from continuing their journey northwards.
The mother is one of about 14,000 people stuck on the Greek side of the border with Macedonia. Around 2,000 migrants a day are arriving in Greece, only a fraction of that number are leaving. The backlog is causing a major problem. In the camp in Idomeni, there have been fights among refugees as aid organisations tried to distribute supplies and food.
Over the past week, some 70 children at the camp have been hospitalised suffering from fever and diarrhoea. The shocking image of the infant being washed in a puddle was taken on March 6. Since then, conditions have deteriorated further.
The camp has been hit by torrential rain over the past few days making it difficult for the migrants to start fires.
Government health experts at the camp say there is no sign yet of an infectious disease outbreak, but have been urging refugees at Idomeni to move to nearby army-built shelters.
At the nation's main port of Piraeus, near Athens, authorities began transporting hundreds of migrants and refugees to shelters in central Greece to try to ease overcrowding there.
The government says nearly 42,000 people are stranded in Greece following border restrictions and closures by Austria and several Balkan countries that started last month.
According to the International Organisation of Migration, 148,866 people have arrived in Europe by sea from Africa, Asia and the Middle East since January 1.
Five migrants, including a three-month-old baby drowned when a speedboat taking them from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos. Nine people, believed to be Afghan and Iranians were rescued from the water.
The president of Macedonia has defended his decision to close the border, claiming his country would have been 'flooded with jihadists'.
Gjorge Ivanov spoke out as 14,000 migrants desperate to make the journey through his country to Germany were stuck in a refugee camp at the border with Greece.
Macedonia shut its borders this week as countries along the route tried to halt the increasing flow of people, to criticism from German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Mr Ivanov said security forces had seized 9,000 false passports. 'We have to assume that many of these people who were travelling with forged papers want to enter the EU via the refugee route as radical fighters,' he said.
Approximately 400 refugees managed to catch what has been described as 'The Last Train to Europe' from Idomeni through Macedonia.
Yousif Shikmous from Syria wanted to bring his family to Germany. He named his new born son Merkkel. He and his family are now stuck on the Macedonian border with Serbia.
The group of mostly women and small children had caught a northbound train that took them to the border with Serbia. But instead of moving on, they found themselves in a no-man's-land between the Macedonian and Serbian frontiers - mired in a muddy limbo created by the latest chaos marking Europe's worst migration crisis since World War II.
Thousands of people now are similarly stuck along the route through the Balkans that saw more than one million people surge out of Turkey, through Greece and toward the wealthier nations of Europe in 2015.
Refused permission to move onward, they are caught by the suddenly changing entry rules and living in dire conditions in small, donated tents. And more people fleeing war and poverty keep streaming out of the Middle East and elsewhere.
It took two months for the Shikhmous family - 32-year-old Yousif, his 20-year-old wife, Dilan Haji, and young Merkkel - to escape the Syrian civil war. Their journey began in the town of Hasaka in northeastern Syria, where their son was born and named for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, even though they spell his name differently.
They went via Turkey and over the Aegean Sea to Greece, crossed the Greece-Macedonia border on foot, and boarded a special train to take the refugees to Serbia, paying £20 per person.
They reached the Serbian border Monday, where they got off the train to cross the frontier on foot and be taken to a refugee center for processing to continue the journey north.
But nations along the Balkans route have been tightening border restrictions this month on migrants and refugees. This week, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Macedonia suddenly refused them transit.
The Shikhmous family and the other refugees never made it across the Serbian border, having been told it had been shut to them for good. Still technically in Macedonia, they can see the Serbian border police patrol about 50 yards away.
They also learned that Macedonian authorities would no longer take them, having already stamped their papers.
They found themselves trapped, with no shelter or help. For four nights, they have been staying in a sodden field.
They stayed in the field, with border police keeping guard behind barricades. As heavy rain started falling, the vast grass field turned into pools of water and ankle-deep mud, strewn with garbage and small fires for warmth. Stray dogs roamed nearby, looking for food scraps amid the waste.
After a day or two, aid groups brought warm clothes, food, rubber boots and jackets, he said. They set up portable toilets and distributed tents. Doctors arrived to check on the children, many of whom have fallen sick with fever and respiratory and stomach ailments.
Loud coughing echoed through the makeshift camp Friday as refugees lined up for hot soup, many trembling, and some without shoes or warm jackets.
'They are in a very difficult situation. It has been raining, and the living conditions are horrible here,' said Mohammad Arif, the U.N. refugee agency representative in Macedonia.
Arif said that aid organizations have been trying to get those in the camp to move to a nearby migrant center already hosting several hundred people.
Macedonian authorities agreed Thursday evening to allow the refugees to move there, he added, but many people refuse, still holding out hope that the border with Serbia will suddenly open and allow them through.
'The refugees say, `Don't take us a step back; take us a step forward,' Arif said.
On Tuesday, the EU and Turkey agreed on the outlines of a deal - set to be finalised next week - that would send thousands of people back to Turkey. In return, the EU would take an equal number of Syrian refugees who have found shelter in Turkey.
In this way, officials hope to keep would-be refugees from dangerous sea journeys and ruthless smugglers. But some human rights activists believe the plan is illegal or could simply drive refugees to other, even more hazardous routes. Albanian police have increased their presence on the border with Greece.
Greece has begun sending back to Turkey dozens of people who do not qualify for international protection as asylum seekers, Turkish officials said. Most were from Pakistan and north Africa.
At the makeshift camp near the Serbian border, Mouaz Estwani said he does not want to return to Aleppo in northern Syria, which has seen fierce fighting in recent months.
'We don't want to go back - we are out of Macedonia now,' Estwani said, even if it meant spending weeks in the muddy camp.
Amid the chaos, Greece said it has managed to deport 81 economic migrants from Pakistan and north Africa. A Greek police statement said that 61 Pakistanis, seven Algerians and 13 Moroccans were picked up by Turkish authorities at a border crossing. All had entered Greece illegally from Turkey.
The police statement says Turkey refused to take in another nine north Africans due to problems with their documentation, but did not provide further details.
The NATO secretary-general says the alliance now has five warships deployed in the Aegean Sea as part of joint efforts with the European Union to stop the smuggling of migrants to Europe, with the focal point of operations a Greek island just five miles (nine kilometers) from Turkey.
The German Embassy in Tirana says that 806 Albanians were repatriated from Germany last week after their asylum requests were rejected.
An embassy statement said Thursday that the number of Albanian deportations from Germany this year is about 3,400, part of a total of 55,000 who asked for asylum in 2015.
Last year, Albanians were the fourth-biggest group of asylum-seekers in Germany after Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis, in search of better living standards and jobs.
Other people from western Balkan nations like Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia and Macedonia also have sought asylum in Germany, but Berlin considers them to be safe countries where individuals are unlikely to face the kind of persecution that would warrant asylum.
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland has toured the overcrowded refugee camp at the Idomeni crossing on Greece's northern border with Macedonia.
Nuland met Thursday with local government officials and representatives of non-governmental organizations to discuss living conditions at the site.
About 14,000 people are camped in the mud at Idomeni, or housed in an overflowing official camp, hoping that Macedonia will allow them to continue their trek north to central Europe. Greek authorities have urged the refugees to move to other organised shelters in northern Greece, as there is no immediate prospect of the border reopening.
Nuland also visited the Macedonian side of the crossing, speaking to Macedonian officials and police personnel from Slovenia, Serbia and other countries helping Macedonia patrol its border.

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Canada To Measure Marijuana Use By Testing Sewage
As a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana works its way through the Canadian Parliament, the government is gearing up to track cannabis consumption more closely than it has before. Statistics Canada has begun to do city-scale drug screening by monitoring what Canadians flush down the toilet.
Six cities have agreed to contribute samples from the place where all drains congregate — their wastewater treatment plants. Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, Alberta; Vancouver and Surrey in British Columbia; and Halifax, Nova Scotia, will participate. All told, the network would capture data on drug use from about a quarter of Canada's total 36 million inhabitants.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had aimed to legalize marijuana by July, but the draft legislation still has a ways to go. After the Canadian Senate passed it on March 22, five committees are now considering changes.
Regardless of what happens with marijuana legislation in Ottawa, Statistics Canada has already begun testing sewage for signs of drugs. Canada joins several countries in Europe that sample wastewater for drugs annually. New Zealand has been collecting data from sewage since last year, and Australia tests nearly half of its population's wastewater for substance use.
Statistics Canada's main goal is to get an unbiased read of how legalization affects cannabis use. "There are things like surveys and whatnot where people report frequency of use, but the consumption numbers weren't quite as reliable as we would like them to be," says Anthony Peluso, an assistant director of Statistics Canada. Eventually the testing may be expanded to 25 cities, he says.
Ideally, Statistics Canada would like to estimate how much cannabis Canadians consume, in total, through the sewage measurements. It might be possible then to subtract legal sales and arrive at the amount of cannabis sold illegally, Peluso says.
But the route from a wastewater treatment plant to that kind of calculation gets really murky really fast. For starters, Peluso says, Statistics Canada has to consider some basic questions that get quite complex on a national scale: "The suburban users, are they peeing in the city but consuming in the suburbs?"
Researchers say it's relatively straightforward to detect marijuana traces, such as tetrahydrocannabinol, the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Tests pick it up even in dilute wastewater. But there's something more difficult: using the THC concentration in sewage to extrapolate back to the amount of pot consumed.
Budding wastewater testing
According to Italian researchers who tested sewage for cocaine in 2004, to was the first time anyone had used wastewater to estimate illicit drug use. Toxicologist Ettore Zuccato, at the Mario Negri Institute in Milan, led the experiments; the results were published in the journal Environmental Health in 2005.
Zuccato had studied pharmaceuticals in wastewater previously, so recreational compounds were a logical next step."Cocaine was just a starting point, because cocaine was widely used by the population," Zuccato says.
Cocaine users only expel a tiny fraction of the drug in its original form, so Zuccato and his team also tested for chemicals produced when the body processes cocaine, or metabolites. That way, the experiments also separated cocaine that was snorted from cocaine dumped down the drain for disposal.
From the cocaine metabolites floating down the river Po, Zuccato's initial study estimated that Italians in the area were using a total of about four kilograms of cocaine per day. Assuming that 15-34 year olds were responsible for the use, the researchers estimated around 30 doses (a dose being four "lines," or 25 milligrams) per day for every 1,000 young adults. That figure was higher than national surveys had previously reported.
For Zuccato, the cocaine experiments were a gateway project. The next year, he and his colleagues published a study in Analytical Chemistry that detailed concentrations of opioid metabolites, amphetamines, and cannabinoids from marijuana.
A Cannabinoid Comparison
Soon, scientists around the world were reporting results from testing a few water treatment plants at a time. Use of MDMA, or Ecstasy, peaked on weekends, people in larger cities excreted more evidence of cocaine and smaller cities' sewage often reflected more opioid use.
But the sampling protocols were a bit of a patchwork, so it was difficult to compare drug use in Milan with that of Antwerp, Belgium. In 2010, Sewage Analysis Core Group Europe, or SCORE for short, started to standardize this testing.
Pretty quickly, SCORE agreed on how to measure evidence of cocaine, MDMA, methamphetamine and amphetamine. They also settled on standard estimates of total drug use from the wastewater concentration of these drugs and their metabolites.
By comparing results, scientists could see, for instance, that major cities in the Netherlands consistently top the list for MDMA use.
Other drugs gave researchers more trouble. Metabolites of heroin and marijuana would sometimes degrade in wastewater before tests could pick them up. So SCORE hasn't always included data on opioids and cannabinoids in its yearly reports — mainly because there's been some disagreement about how to analyze these compounds, Zuccato says.
Mysterious marijuana mathematics
Dan Burgard, a chemist at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash., has thought a lot about how to wring marijuana data out of sewage.
When Washington state voted to legalize recreational marijuana in 2014, the National Institutes of Health funded Burgard to monitor cannabis use by analyzing wastewater from two treatment plants in a western Washington city (he hasn't officially released results, or the name of the city yet).
Like Statistics Canada, Burgard wanted to measure marijuana use, and also compare legal cannabis sales with illicit use to get an idea of underground sales.
Sampling and testing cannabis metabolites went smoothly, thanks to sensitive lab equipment and consistent habits in Washington. "It turns out, in the Pacific Northwest, we don't need to concentrate the wastewater for cannabis metabolites, we have enough of them in there," Burgard says.
But estimating total marijuana use was harder. He struggled with a number he calls the excretion factor: the relationship between how much cannabis someone consumes and how much THC they excrete.
Researchers have studied this consumption-excretion relationship for marijuana, Burgard says, but, it's not always clear how closely laboratory test results would correspond to real-life use. In some experiments, participants receive intravenous injections of THC, and that's quite different from the smoking, eating or vaping that most people partake in. "I'm not sure the last time you hung out with stoners, but nobody seems to be injecting pot these days," he says.
Forensic toxicologist Eugene Schwilke, who has studied cannabinoid excretion, agrees that pinning down this kind of relationship to one number is tough.
With all drugs, there are lots of variables that affect the consumption-excretion ratio — tolerance to the drug and how a substance is administered, for instance. "There's also biological and metabolic differences between individuals within the population and so you can't assume any one thing," he says.
Marijuana is particularly tricky, he says, because the compound measured to detect cannabis use — THC-COOH— sticks around in fat, not water, and it leaves the body slowly, over days rather than hours. And while cocaine and MDMA have a couple of well-established modes of administration, there's a bit more variance in how people use marijuana.
Also, given that wastewater testing primarily samples liquids, not solids, it only provides a small window into all the cannabinoids that exit when you use cannabis. The majority of the chemical evidence of marijuana consumption appears in poop, Schwilke says, especially if partaking involves edible, rather than inhaled, forms of cannabis.
But even if wastewater tests did include more solids, current protocols test specifically for the compounds that show up in pee, not the separate chemical that you'd find in poo.


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THE Countess of Chester Hospital hosted a conference to discuss the use of donor breast milk in the care of premature babies.
The conference took place yesterday (Wednesday) in conjunction with the Cheshire and North Wales Human Milk Bank.
The meeting, the first of its kind in this area of expertise, brought together neonatologists, paediatricians, immunologists, nurses and midwives and those with an interest in the growth and nutrition of special care babies.
The conference included a programme of presentations from professors and consultants from Liverpool’s Women Hospital, Cardiff’s University School of Medicine, the Human Tissue & Milk Bank in Majorca and two London hospitals.
Dr Stephen Brearey, consultant paediatrician at the Countess of Chester Hospital, said: “The milk bank here is Chester has been in operation since 2003 and gone from strength to strength in providing milk for babies in the Cheshire and Merseyside Neonatal Network.
“The recent publication of the NICE guidelines on the operation of donor breast milk services aims to standardise the process in place for obtaining and distributing the donor milk.”


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LONDON, UK — To make a real breakthrough, Washington needs to synchronize its different strategies in the boiling waters of both the South China Sea and East China Sea.
The tension over territory disputes between China and neighboring countries has escalated in recent months. After the naval standoff with the Philippines around the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, China’s move to establish Sansha City on Woody Island in the Paracels chain sparked protests in Vietnam and drew concerns among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Meanwhile, triggered by Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara’s proposal to purchase disputed islands in the East China Sea, radical nationalists from China, Taiwan and Japan have repeatedly tried to land on islands to claim sovereignty, stirring regional stability.
The United States has taken different strategies dealing with the same opponent: China.
In the South China Sea, Washington has played a proactive role, encouraging countries claiming territories in the Paracel and Spratly island chains to return to the negotiating table in search of a peaceful resolution, while denouncing Beijing’s “divide and conquer” strategy that favors bilateral dialogues rather than a multilateral framework. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Indonesia earlier this week to urge Southeast Asian countries to present a unified front in dealing with Beijing.

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Tennis: Top seed Simona Halep cruised into the second round but second seed Dominika Cibulkova and third seed Eugenie Bouchard was ousted in the first round of Topshelf Open in Hertogenbosch. French Open finalist and world No.3 had a fine start to her grass court season as she breezed past Olga Govortsova of Belarus in straight sets 7-5, 6-2.
The World No.110 Govortsova had come into the main round as a qualifier. Eugenie Bouchard, who reached the semifinals at the Australian Open and French Open did not have an impressive start to the grass court campaign. The 20-year-old Canadian had joked and vowed to break Roger Federer's record of reaching most consecutive semifinals but it looks difficult for her to reach Wimbledon semifinals now, as she lost to Vania King in the first match.
Bouchard won the first set 6-2 but lost next two 6-3, 6-3 to bow out of the tournament. Second seed Dominka Cibulova, who had reached the final of the Australian Open, also lost 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 against Yaroslava Shvedova.


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New Zealand Cricket unveil all weather training facilities
Cricketers in New Zealand now have the ability to train on grass pitches throughout the year, thanks to a new marquee cover and climate control system at its High-Performance Centre in Lincoln.
The new facility, opened today by the Minister for Sport and Recreation, the Hon Grant Robertson, with officials from Sport New Zealand, High Performance Sport NZ and Lincoln University in attendance, will comprise nine full training pitches using indoor living turf technology – each able to be manipulated to mimic the conditions of venues throughout the world.
Covering a span of 50mx158, and 5.2m in height, the new all-weather facility will act as a winter training base for the White Ferns, Black Caps, and emerging players, as well as those players involved in NZC district and talent development programmes.
It was built at a cost of $300,000, of which $150,000 was contributed by Sport NZ, and will serve as a pilot for a possible roll-out to Major Associations throughout the country.
The minister said the new amenity was a good example of New Zealand innovation.
“It’s just fantastic to have a facility like this available for players in the middle of winter,” he said.
“Having grown up in Dunedin I know the value and understand the importance of all-weather, year-round training capability.”
New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White said the facility was a significant addition to the high-performance centre in Lincoln and an important one in terms of developing and preparing the country’s best cricketing talent.
“NZC is relatively small by international cricket standards and this can present challenges in the field of professional, high-performance sport,” said Mr White.
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“It forces us to be nimble and agile; to make the most of what we have, and to be lean and mean in terms of our operation.
“I think this new facility is a good example of that.”
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The Detroit Lions announced four roster moves on Thursday, confirming the signing of quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and the release of offensive lineman Logan Stenberg, while also making it known that running back Justin Jackson was retiring from the NFL and the team was signing running back Benny Snell to take his place on the roster.
The Bridgewater news has been expected since the beginning of the week, and now that the contract details were agreed upon on Wednesday night, this move was anticipated. Bridgewater is not expected to play in the Lions' first preseason game on Friday night against the Giants, but he is expected to join the Lions for next week's training camp practices.
“I see Teddy (participating) next week,” coach Dan Campbell told the media on Tuesday. “He’ll be here, but that’s the plan. He’ll be here, but I don’t see him doing anything until next week.”
Stenberg, who had been repping with the third team, was released to make room for Bridgewater on the roster. This move was expected as he has been inconsistent in camp and had failed to take the next step in his development.
Jackson retiring is a bit of a surprise, as he appeared to have solidified himself a spot on the roster based on his experience and special teams contributions. While Jackson had been repping as RB4 on offense—behind David Montgomery, Jahmyr Gibbs, and Craig Reynolds—he was a primary starter on most special teams units.
That being said, Jackson may have been contemplating retirement this offseason and it could very well explain why he was such a late offseason signing with the team, joining them just days before training camp began.
To replace Jackson’s spot on the roster the Lions signed Snell, who was drafted in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Steelers and had spent the last four seasons in Pittsburgh. Over that time, Snell played in 60 games, starting five, though all of those starts came during his first two seasons. While he was relegated to reserve duties on offense, Snell has been a regular special teams contributor for Pittsburgh, playing almost 1,000 special teams snaps over the last four seasons and contributing in all four phases.


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Pediatric Dentistry: Oral Health from Birth Through Adolescence
The journey of becoming an adult is one that every child will take. As parents, managing your child’s oral health should begin at birth. Pediatric dentistry is the specialty that protects the oral health of babies and children as they grow to adulthood. This includes monitoring and treating children who have special dental needs. Eten Dental office in Bayside, NY offers a complete range of pediatric dentistry services.
Tooth Decay and Sugars
Oral health begins in the womb. The mother’s diet and nutrition impacts the way a baby grows. Parents should take into account what babies and children eat. There is a connection between sugar and tooth decay. It is essential that parents begin brushing their children’s teeth early in life, especially after they eat or drink refined sugars. Early consumption of carbohydrates or added sugars can lead to early dental problems. PH is a measure of a fluid’s acidity at 1-7, and alkalinity at 7-14. A neutral pH is 7. Teeth will start to decay at pH 5.5. This decay happens in the pits and fissures of a tooth’s surface.
Sports drinks and sodas also have a negative impact on oral health. These beverages have low pH values (between 2-4) and are highly acidic. These beverages have caused a spike in the instances of enamel erosion. Some children are even diagnosed with Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), which is a disease that results from acid regurgitation from the gut. These severe acids of pH 1 cause tooth erosion, which means the protective enamel of the teeth starts to erode. Although GERD can cause erosion in early childhood and on erupting permanent teeth, it does abate for some children. A dental consultation will also determine whether your child’s enamel erosion is the result of psychological stress-related conditions like bulimia and anorexia. Since these conditions are characterized by vomiting, the teeth can wind up with significant acid-induced tooth damage.
Fluoride And Dental Health
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has described fluoride as “one of the ten most important public health measures of the 20th century.” Fluoride is added to public water at a level of 0.7ppm, allowing fluoride to be incorporated into teeth as they develop. Nearly 200 million Americans drink fluoridated water. This is a safe, cost-effective measure to improve oral health in children and adults.
Before teeth erupt from the gums, fluoride helps strengthen the enamel of the tooth, which means it is easier for teeth to resist decay processes. Fluoride can be found naturally in food and water. Once teeth erupt from the gums, fluoride helps rebuild the tooth enamel and can even reverse early tooth decay.
Fluoride can also be used in topically, and pediatric dentists often prescribe fluoride rinses, toothpastes and sealants. When you use fluoride toothpaste or rinses, the fluoride is applied to the surface of the teeth, making them stronger.
Teaching Healthy Habits
It is recommended that parents bring their children to the dentist at age one. The Age One Dental Visit should happen when the baby’s first teeth emerge. This helps establish a relationship between a dentist and a family. As baby starts teething, the excellent team at Eten Dental can help save your sanity with tips to help soothe the child so both of you can get some sleep.
Dentists can work with parents to establish healthy habits that will lead to a lifetime of oral health. Pediatric dentists can guide you to age-appropriate oral hygiene aids. Children should learn to brush their teeth in order to remove the bacterial biofilm that collects on teeth every day. Children should not share utensils or pacifiers, since dirty implements transmit bacteria.
Pediatric dentists can also help parents understand how to correct behaviors like bottles, thumb-sucking and pacifier-use that can have a negative impact on oral health if they continue for too long.
Transitions to Adolescence
Adolescence provides even more challenging transitions for oral health. When children transition to teenagers, they have permanent teeth emerging from everywhere. One significant development is that jaw growth occurs to match permanent teeth. This can result in malocclusion, which is essentially an overbite or underbite. Pediatric dentists can determine if your child will have bite problems as early as seven years old. The dentist can prepare you for the possibility of orthodontic treatment. Intervention by a dentist can make the necessary orthodontic procedures less serious if the underlying issues are identified early.
Orthodontic treatments today are more varied and have better results than ever before. Clear aligner technology uses trays that are computer-generated to fit over your child’s teeth. For many teens, this process is used rather than the more invasive braces. Some children will need traditional braces, and Dr. Hwang can help you figure out your child’s needs.
Missing Teeth and Other Special Problems
Some children and teens have missing or damaged teeth. For many kids, missing permanent teeth is a congenital birth defect. When permanent teeth erupt, there may be gaps and spacers. With retainers and braces, dentists can prevent a malocclusion.
When a person has missing or lost teeth, the remaining bone is changed. The most common injury to children is actually a sports injury to the front of the mouth. If your child is participating in youth sports like soccer, football, baseball, basketball or martial arts, pediatric dentists can recommend mouth guards to protect your child’s teeth.
Dental injuries that result in small fractures and chips can be fixed today thanks to tooth-colored restorative bonding materials. The advantage of these materials is that they can keep your child’s smile intact while they continue to grow. After they have transitioned to young adulthood, their facial growth will be complete and more permanent methods can be used, like veneers or crowns.
Contact Eten Dental
Dr. Hwang is an experienced pediatric dentist who can advise you on oral health of your children from birth to early adulthood. Contact our New York office for an appointment today, and put your child on the road to great oral health that will last a lifetime.

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Many of Minnesota's wetlands have been lost and the remainder degraded. The original proposal planned for 15,000 acres of wetland/shallow lake enhancement to provide critical habitat for each life stage of waterfowl and wetland wildlife. The six projects subsequently completed with this appropriation enhanced 13,800 acres of wetlands and shallow lakes in the Prarie and Forest/Prairie Ecosections of Minnestoa.
We propose restoration and enhancement of prairie and savanna on WMA’s, SNA’s, and Native Prairie Banks in Minnesota and restoration and enhancement of bluff prairies on State Forest Land in southeast Minnesota.
The proposal was to accelerate the protection of 1,220 acres of prairie grassland, wetland, and other wildlife habitat as State Wildlife Management Areas open to public hunting. Over the course of the appropriation, we acquired 11 parcels for a total of 1,484.05 acres which exceeded our total acre goal of 1,220 acres by 264.05 acres. Breaking down acres by ecological section we acquired 876 acres in the metro, 152 acres in the forest/prairie, and 456 acres in the prairie. We have a balance of $52,798 that will be returned to the Fund despite exceeding our acre goals.
CMSM opened its new permanent site with increased capacity to serve as an informal learning center that playfully engages children, families, and school groups in interactive experiences with the art and cultural heritage of southern Minnesota. With its current appropriation, CMSM is poised to strengthen its core as an institution that promotes arts and cultural heritage learning through continued
The occurrences of contaminants including antibiotics, other pharmaceuticals, and personal care products in the environment have gained increasing attention in recent years because of their potential health and ecological impacts. However, serious gaps remain in our understanding of these contaminants and the significance of the threats they may pose, such as to drinking water. Through this appropriation scientists at the University of St.
Working with the Metropolitan Council, the University of Minnesota - Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP) is investigating the opportunity for water conservation by private industrial water users across the Twin Cities metropolitan region. Private industrial water users are defined as industries that use private wells for their water supply. This work is determining factors that encourage or create barriers for implementation of identified industrial water conservation opportunities.
The Equity Alliance MN will bring to life absent narratives of Latino, Hmong, Native, Asian, African American, and women of the Civil Rights Era in a collaboration among youth, social studies teachers, Full Circle Theater (FCT), and St. Paul Neighborhood Network. The narratives, researched by youth, will be transformed by FCT into a six person play that will be presented, video recorded, and distributed with accompanying curriculum written by social studies teachers for teachers across the Equity Alliance MN and the state.
Protect approximately 276 acres in and near the Cannon River Watershed, including wetlands, prairies, Big Woods forest, and river and shallow lake shoreline to reverse habitat loss, improve watershed function and provide access.
The Children's Discovery Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota aims to strengthen its highly successful School Service Program by retaining a Program development coordinator, changing core interactive exhibits and creating new curriculum for pre-school and K - 5 students in ten northern Minnesota counties.
A cooperative study was conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Metropolitan Council, and the Minnesota Department of Health to assess groundwater and surface-water interactions in lakes in the northeast Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (TCMA), including White Bear Lake. An important product of the study was the creation of a groundwater-flow model focused on the northeast TCMA. The groundwater flow model is available for future use to assess the effects of groundwater withdrawals on lake levels as well as to describe other groundwater and surface-water interactions.
With the ML 2015 appropriation The Conservation Partners Legacy (CPL) Grant Program awarded 70 grants, 22 of these grants were the metropolitan area. Over 24,000 acres were enhanced, 2,500 acres were restored, and 386 acres protected through these 70 projects. Thirty-eight counties had CPL projects completed in them through 47 unique organizations. The average project for the ML 2015 grants was $96,000, with few exceptions most projects were completed on time and many were under budget.
Design and construct fishing nodes along Sucker Lake Channel, improve pedestrian connections, landscape restoration, and signage. Legacy funds will leverage non-state funds provided by the Vadnais Lake Area WMO for fishing node development and landscape restoration. Vadnais-Snail Lakes Regional Park had 746,300 visits in 2013.
Continue Implementation of adopted Master Plan to include a splash pad (small artistic interactive water feature with year-round interest.) Indian Mounds hosts approximately 344,000 visits annually, including 13% of both African Americans and Asians, and 3% Native Americans.
Design and construction of Tamarack Nature Center Campus Site and Infrastructure consisting of parking lot and roadway redevelopment, storm water management, pedestrian connections, landscape restoration, signage, and other site amenities at Bald Eagle-Otter Lakes Regional Park; supplement construction cost for Early Childhood Learning Center Project; supplement construction cost for the Tamarack Nature Center Interior Remodel project. *(There were 99,352 visits to the Tamarack Nature Center in Bald Eagle Otter Lake Regional Park in 2013).
Mississippi River Regional Trail. MnDOT identified and supported Mississippi River Regional Trail connection from Harriet Island Regional Park in St. Paul to the Mississippi River Trail in Dakota County. Design, engineering and construction for a combine
Develop a mountain bike trail master plan and initiate implementation of mountain bike trail improvements consistent with the master plan. ( There were 761,900 visits to Battle Creek Regional Park in 2013).


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"Your struggles don't define you; they are just part of your story."
- Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis
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Revitalizing Mental WELLNESS through empathy
Step into a therapeutic journey with a flexible and empathetic approach to mental wellness. In our safe and non-judgmental space, we work collaboratively, uncovering new perspectives and nurturing your innate resilience. I bring first hand knowledge and empathy to the table, having navigated the complexities of life myself. This shared understanding allows me to connect deeply with individuals from diverse backgrounds, different age groups specifically children, adolescents, and young adults - equippingthem with the tools to embrace their strengths and advocate for themselves in a world that often presents unique challenges.
My ultimate goal is to nurture the blossoming minds of children, youth, and young adults - providing them a space to embrace their true potential and finding harmony within themselves and the world around them.
During one-on-one sessions, I incorporate fun and interactive ways to connect with children and guide them in understanding their feelings, emotions, and behaviours. Sessions are designed to support their emotional and psychological well-being during this crucial stage of development. My role is to help them build coping strategies, emotional regulation skills, problem-solving techniques, and healthy communication patterns. I strive to ensure that families leave our sessions feeling supported, cared for, and equipped with effective resources that can be implemented into their daily lives, helping them reach their full potential.
Adolescents (Ages 13-18)
When I collaborate with adolescents, my primary focus is on building rapport and creating a trusting, safe, and connected environment. I believe in actively listening and ensuring that their voices and best interests are at the forefront of every decision-making process and approach. Sessions are designed to involve teens in helping them navigate through their experiences with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, trauma, and grief. My role is to support self-discovery, to enhance their understanding of themselves and others, and assist them in setting therapeutic goals that will lead to their overall happiness and success.
Young Adults (Ages 19+)
During these sessions, I cultivate a space that embraces and uplifts the individual journey, providing validation and support for young adults' unique experiences. By tailoring the approach to the specific needs of my clients, we'll incorporate various techniques such as mindfulness, trauma-focused therapy, and culturally-specific interventions. My collaborative approach will empower my clients to heal from trauma, nurturing a profound sense of self by fostering growth, self-reflection, and self-awareness.
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Dialectical Behavioural Therapy
We will embark on a transformative journey to gain insight into and navigate emotional experiences. Together, we will delve into how the body responds to trauma, emotions, and stressors. Through a collaborative process, we'll explore personalized coping and self-soothing strategies to navigate challenging emotions using evidence-based approaches such as Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT). We'll focus on building skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness. This holistic approach aims to empower clients to understand their triggers and bodily reactions, facilitating emotional growth and resilience.
I recognize the importance of my clients' unique voices and experiences, which may have been silenced due to family dynamics, cultural influences, or societal stigma. Rewriting one's story can support them in reclaiming their power.I strive to create a safe and nurturing space where clients can freely share their stories, unburdened by judgment or shame. My approach to narrative therapy will be customized to meet clients where they are at. I invite clients to weave a new story, one rooted in resilience, and to embrace a future defined by authenticity, wholeness, and infinite possibilities.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Harnessing the healing power of CBT, I provide clients with age-appropriate tools to help them gain control over their anxiety and unhelpful thinking patterns. Together, we'll embark on a cathartic journey, using interactive evidence-based CBT techniques including exposure therapy, a cornerstone of my practice. My intention is to empower clients to confront anxiety-inducing situations, to help them overcome fears and cultivate resilience.
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*Sessions are 50 minutes in length and consultations are 15 minutes. For cancellations made within 24 hours of the scheduled sessions, the full payment will be charged. Accepted methods of payment include:Visa, Mastercard, and American Express.
"True mental wellness comes from understanding that it is okay to not be okay, and that healing is a journey, not a destination." - Brianna Wiest
From our very first session, it was evident that Emaan had an unparalleled level of empathy and expertise. She created a safe and non-judgmental space where I immediately felt comfortable opening up, guiding me through the intricacies of my grief and providing a toolbox of coping mechanisms and techniques that empowered me to confront my emotions and heal. Emaan’s impact extended far beyond our sessions as her guidance and encouragement inspired me to make profound positive changes in my life. Through her unwavering support, I discovered a newfound sense of self-worth and resilience. Today, I stand stronger, more confident, and equipped with the tools to navigate life's challenges, all thanks to her exceptional work. If you are seeking a therapist who will not only provide professional guidance but also offer genuine care and compassion, I wholeheartedly recommend Emaan.
Our family has had the pleasure of working with Emaan and we could not be more pleased with her kind, gentle, and friendly approach. Even through virtual sessions, she very quickly gained the trust of our children, who speak freely with her and look forward to every meeting.
Emaan’s knowledge and support to our family have helped us increase our children’s confidence, lessen their anxiety, and improve their emotional regulation.As parents, we have always felt supported and understood by Emaan. She explains to us what she has taught in each of her sessions, how we can reinforce the lessons, and what the next steps will be. Having a plan and strategies to remind our children during emotional situations has allowed us to feel that we have some control and are on the right path.
When required, Emaan has also worked directly with our school to ensure our children’s new strategies were understood and being supported. We have recommended Emaan to several of our friends, and we will continue to do so, as her insight to our children’s behaviour, talent, compassion and support has been invaluable to us.
I want to thank you for taking the first step in seeking support. I acknowledge that getting here may have been tough, but you made it this far, and I commend you for that. Together, let us move forward.
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Detecting Pests in Agriculture using Artificial Intelligence
According to a United Nations report, up to 40% of yearly global crop production is lost to pests. Plant diseases cost the world economy over $220 billion and pests approximately $70 billion. These devastating losses exacerbate farmers’ hardships and cause scarcity of high-quality food. Fortunately, artificial intelligence proves to be a powerful ally for effective pest control applications in agriculture.
Agtech innovators can detect and forecast pest-induced losses in agriculture using AI for pest management. Field tests have shown that AI solutions can detect insect pests, such as flies & moths, and microbial pests, too! This article details some notable inventions and instances of AI-powered agricultural enhancements in pest detection.
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How Generative AI Saved Crops from Microbe Infestation
In 2017, several unidentified pest attacks caused rampant crop failures in India. Many farmers had to abandon their profession as it could not sustain them anymore. Three students from VIT-Chennai Campus rose to the occasion to defeat this invisible foe.
Using Intel’s OpenVINO™ technology, engineers Rishikesh Amit Nayak, Niharika Haridas, and Gideon Samuel Jacob developed a Microbial and Pest Outbreak Prediction System for Precision Agriculture.
It’s called Kishan Know, and it’s among the winners of Intel’s AI Global Impact Festival 2021.
Pests, even microscopic ones, have thermal traces. Though the thermal data is insufficient to paint a clear picture of the pests, it is good enough to detect their presence. The leaves of plants themselves create heat traces due to some hormones. Kishan Know uses satellite imagery and biological data from sensors to detect plant diseases.
The farmers would have to move around the field carrying the device, particularly in the perimeter where the pest attacks first occurred, to take thermal images of the crops. The inventors recommend this activity twice daily, once in the morning and another in the evening.
Once they analyze the collected data using AI, if any change is found in the plant temperature, it would indicate a particular pest or bacteria attack in the field, prompting the farmer to take remedial measures.
This method has proven effective and costs less than $1. Further, it’s accessible to every strata of the farming community.
While this project was only executed in a local community, we deemed the method & results noteworthy enough to highlight in our report.
Recommended reading: Keep an eye on these 10 Startups using AI in Agriculture in 2024
Using Machine Learning for Insect Pest Detection
Farmsense, a California-based agtech startup, is solving the insect pest problem. They use optical sensors and classification systems using machine learning algorithms to detect and track insects in real time.
Typical mechanical traps take 10 to 14 days after the bugs arrive to provide useful data. Some insect varieties only live as adults for approximately five days, rendering mechanical traps useless. Farmsense enables instant remedial measures.
Farmsense’s optical sensor, called FlightSensor, helps farmers identify pests within moments and mitigate damage from harmful insects. The sensor uses light curtains and shadows within a small tunnel. This tunnel contains attractants that draw the insects into it.
There’s a light source on one side and an optical sensor on the other. The sensor measures how much light is obstructed and how much light makes it across when an insect flies inside. That data turns into audio and is analyzed by machine learning algorithms on a cloud-based system.
Instead of other implementations that use vibrations, this sensor does not pick up ambient noises, such as wind or rain, providing more accurate results. FlightSensor is weather-resistant, automated, and energy-independent.
The company plans to bill its customers per season for approximately $300. While the price may initially seem steep, we consider them a substantial innovator. And we’re not alone in that thought.
On October 2, 2023, Farmsense won a grand prize of $750,000 in the 2023 Radicle Inclusion Challenge presented by Nutrien. They were one of the two winners chosen among 190 agriculture-focused startups from around the globe. The company has raised $2.2 million over six funding rounds since inception.
Insect infestations are projected to increase by 36% by the year 2050. Inventions like Farmsense’s FlightSensor would be one of the best options for farmers to quickly detect and eliminate these pests.
Trapping Insects using Artificial Intelligence!
Trapview, not unlike FarmSense, is another AI startup producing AI-powered insect traps to detect and forecast pest infestation on the farm.
The company’s invention traps insects by attracting them using pheromones. It then uses built-in cameras to record photographic data of pests. These images are sent to their cloud servers to be processed and produce clear-cut reports for the farmers recommending further actions.
“We’ve built the biggest database of pictures of insects in the world, which allows us to really use modern AI-based computing vision most optimally.”– Matej Štefančič, CEO of Trapview
The company claims these devices can be tailor-made to suit the specific crop and the terrain surrounding the farmland. This trap is designed to act as an alert system capable of detecting even one problematic insect entering it. If the insect variety is not deemed harmful, even a hundred shouldn’t trigger an alert.
Using your Smartphone Camera as a Microscope through AI
GoMicro, a South Australian agtech startup, has developed a way to detect pests and plant diseases with low-cost AI technology. They’ve designed a phone-attachable, clip-on magnifier that works on any cellular device.
The company’s software can detect pests and diseases accurately in the early stages of development, significantly reducing the need for chemical remedies. Furthermore, it can also assess the quality of produce, making it possible for farmers to meet consumer expectations.
The AI analyzes the macro image captured through your smartphone’s camera to distinguish distorted grains from good ones. Additionally, it can identify field fungi, severely damaged grains, sprouted grains, and white grain disorder.
The company plans to launch $1 versions of the attachable microscope accessory with AI software for farmers’ smartphones. In addition to fruits and grains, they extend their solution to detect seafood spoilage along the supply chain. Evidently, the pocket computers we all carry can accomplish a lot using very little augmentation.
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Pest Detection In Horticultural Crops Using AI
Plant Phonemics researchers from the University of Barcelona and Agrotecnio developed a smartphone application that detects early-stage diseases in horticulture crops. The app, called Doctor Nabat, is a project aimed at providing an early response to prevent the loss of crops. This project development involved working with Dubai’s International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA).
The farmer takes a picture of the crop through the app to start the diagnosis. Its algorithm uses deep learning to analyze 25,000 photographs of diseases, abiotic stresses, and nutritional deficiencies uploaded to its repository against the photo taken. The app then gives a precise diagnosis and the probability percentage of the detected pest or disease.
It also recommends and guides the farmers on treatment procedures. The newest version suggests solutions to remove pests with ecological fertilizers. The best aspect of this solution is that it does not need specialized hardware.
While we recognize it’s much slower than dedicated IoT sensors distributed across a large field, a smartphone app is a great way to induct small farmers to use AI technology without hefty upfront investments. We highly recommend testing the “free app” route to onboard early adopters to your project and establish trust among farming communities.
Advantages Of Using AI for Pest Detection In Agriculture
1. Reduced use of pesticides
A study published by Nature Geoscience found that 64% of global agricultural land (24.5 million square kilometers) is at risk of pesticide pollution from multiple active ingredients, and 31% is at high risk. AI can help ease this problem.
Using these AI solutions, farmers can precisely detect the type of pest infestation and the affected area. They need only use limited amounts of pesticides on that part of the farm, minimizing the impact on the soil and environment. Furthermore, as these solutions evolve, the AI models can be tuned to be more environmentally conscious and recommend safer pest control measures sooner.
2. Increased Efficiency
An AI-powered pest detection system can alert farmers of incoming pest infestation in real-time, enabling them to take swift action and effectively save their crops. Additionally, the remedial measures these AI systems recommend are precise and data-backed, helping farmers solve the pest problem better than traditional measures often driven by guesswork.
3. Lower Costs of Pest Control
As discussed before, AI-powered remedies require fewer pesticides and reduce the need for frequent human intervention, thereby saving time and resources. Nearly all innovators we discovered understand the farming community’s concerns around the initial costs of new farming solutions. They’re actively ensuring their products are accessible to every farmer in need, regardless of the farm size.
The future of AI in agriculture, particularly for pest detection, looks promising. Research reveals a massive $65 billion opportunity in agriculture, achievable by enhancing its foundational areas, such as logistics, storage, and pest management.
Efficiency, impact on the environment, and cost of implementation remain the most significant barriers delaying the widespread adoption of AI in agriculture. However, core facets of AI, such as deep learning, constantly evolve and become more effective.
In addition to pest control, artificial intelligence can greatly enhance crop yields by mimicking natural pollination! Read our report below on the innovative companies using AI for crop pollination management in agriculture.
Authored By – Hemanth Shenoy, Marketing


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Perfect Timing is a weekly photography project by two friends who met in college, became roommates and have been close ever since. We share a love for languages and travel, and although we’re from the same southern state, we now live on different continents, balancing a demanding work life with a private life. We both agree that everything happens for a reason, whether we see these moments as positive or negative at the time, propelling us ahead or slowing us down. We hope you will join us each week, as we share little moments of Perfect Timing with you.
This is it. The last week of our Project 52, “Perfect Timing.” As I was racking my brain for a photo this week, I realized I wanted to write a post and capture an image about something that’s been on my mind lately: living intentionally.
I know that this is a phrase that seems overused lately, but it is something I would like to strive for. I think I’ve begun that with the newest chapter that began for us this summer after we purchased our first home. We’ve worked on our house very intentionally, making sure to take our time about how we want to change it to fit our lifestyle and the feel we want it to have. It’s slowly coming together, and the process has been really rewarding. Like most things, the process is really the most special part–not the goal itself. So, with many other things in life, I’d like to take more time to live this way, intentionally and taking time to enjoy the process or journey that it takes to reach a goal or just to move from one day to the next.
As I was cleaning up some things in my office this afternoon, I found this card I received at an event this year, and the quote couldn’t have been more perfect. I hope you enjoyed our Project 52. We certainly have! There are plans in the works for what our next one will be. So, stay tuned. xo
Mary of Moe-Digger Photography and I became friends in college after we realized how much we had in common. We each grew up with three brothers, played sports and studied history, languages and cultures. I still remember our SLR cameras and our love for shooting with film. We have shared many wonderful experiences together over the years and have supported each other through some of the most significant moments in our adult lives. I am excited to take on this project with her. Check out Mary’s Perfect Timing photo for this week, too: Coloring.

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Second International TRADE FAIR in Zrenjanin (2018)
AOFI participated at the second International Trade Fair ZBIZnet 2018, as a part of a large and unique economic event under the slogan “start mouving” at the Hall “Medison” in Zrenjanin.
Support for entrepreneurs and businessmen from the territory of Serbia and the region is necessary as communication and rapprochement between business entities. On this occasion, new business contacts and cooperation have been accelerated, which indicates that this year’s event has succeeded in its mission.
At its stand, AOFI welcomed numerous guests and friends. All interested in the Agency dealing with insurance and financing of exports received the necessary information and support in the business.
A large number of participants and visitors showed that such a gathering is of great importance to Serbia, economy and economic development. Our Agency is becoming better and more beneficial every day because being a part of economic and economic development is and will always be our main goal and idea of business.


Newbie to PCB Layout (mechanical engineering background), and my startup is using KiCAD for circuit design and layout. I would like to have a trace on the bottom copper layer connect to a rectangular, solid pad on the front copper layer, but I want to avoid putting a hole into the the rectangular pad.
Do you have any recommendations for doing a blind via for this? I thought making a footprint with a circular pad would work because you can select “bottom layer only” but it’s still a through hole which makes sense as indicated by the drop down (“through hole”). I’m thinking blind vias only work as thru-holes from copper layer to copper layer, so I might have to make this a 3 layer board but not use the middle copper layer - only use it to connect to for plating - but am not sure how tedious this is or how this affects the previous work.


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There are more payday loan stores in the U.S. than all the McDonald's and Starbucks stores combined. It's clear that tens of millions of consumers across the nation want and feel they need this product. It's equally clear that government policymakers believe they know what's best for consumers.
Recent actions taken by the federal government to eliminate a variety of short-term loan products suggest a strong bias against all such loans period. If so, regulators need to reconsider before they destroy a critical source of credit for families and the economy as a whole.
I want to make a couple of things clear before proceeding. Until April when I reach mandatory board retirement age, I am chairman of Fifth Third Bancorp, which is one of four large banking companies to recently abandon very popular short-term lending products in response to regulatory pressure. Also, my consulting firm has done regulatory compliance work for one or more payday lending firms. I'm not speaking for those companies.
My motivation is to help millions of unbanked and underbanked individuals gain or maintain access to short-term credit on the best possible terms to meet emergency needs through reputable financial institutions. This is a subject I have written about for over a decade.
Recent actions by the Comptroller of the Currency essentially eliminated unsecured short-term consumer loans at national banks. The Department of Justice's "Operation Choke Point" attempts to prevent banks from lending to certain online lenders. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is apparently gearing up to take action against online lenders.
All of this is happening by regulatory fiat against activity that's clearly legal under federal and state laws without any involvement from the legislative branch of government and without explanation of the end game. How will consumers access much needed short-term credit? What are the rules and who will determine them?
Short-term consumer loans to borrowers without good credit histories can now be provided by only nonbank financial institutions. Before regulators go any further, they should open a public dialogue to make sure they don't do a lot more harm by eliminating the few lenders that remain.
Short-term, unsecured consumer loans to borrowers with weak or limited credit histories are necessarily expensive. The millions of people who use these loans are not irrational. To the borrowers, these loans are less expensive than a series of overdrafts. They are less painful than the consequences of defaulting on an auto loan or a mortgage. They are a better deal than having the electricity and heat turned off only later to pay for having them turned on again.
Research at the Federal Reserve Banks of New York and Kansas City both show that states that eliminate payday loans immediately experience a substantial rise in these costly outcomes. Significantly, these studies also find more households file for bankruptcy when payday loans are no longer available.
Are borrowers deceived by the terms of their payday loans? Clearly, guaranteeing transparency to the borrower is critical, but research done at Columbia University indicates that most borrowers understand the terms of payday loans and are pretty realistic about how many months it will take to repay the loans and at what cost.
Payday loans are heavily regulated by the states. Some states ban them. Other states regulate the terms in various ways, including the allowable amounts. It's not clear to me that we have done nearly enough research to determine which model is best and whether borrowers will be better protected by one federal model versus the many models used in the laboratory of states.
There is a role for federal regulators. Online lenders who avoid state law are violating state law, and federal regulators could help enforce those laws. Federal regulators have long had the power to punish false advertising, and they should continue to make the terms of loans transparent and understandable. More competition should keep loans as affordable as possible, and this is something federal bank regulators can and should be promoting.
It's important that government proceed cautiously and not take precipitous actions that will force millions of underbanked consumers into far more costly not to mention unsavory and potentially dangerous means of meeting their emergency financial needs. It's past time for a good, fact-based debate about the best way to satisfy this glaring societal need and then go about encouraging reputable, regulated institutions to deliver the goods at the lowest possible price.
It's easy for government to just say "no" to payday lending. A more responsible course is to encourage reputable bank and nonbank institutions to develop and offer quality services on the best terms possible, coupled with counseling for customers on how to better handle their finances and graduate to less costly, longer-term solutions.
I'm perplexed when I watch the government force banks out of the lawful business of providing short-term unsecured loans to meet emergency needs telling the banks it represents too much "reputational risk" while at the same time encouraging banks to provide services to marijuana dealers whose activities clearly violate federal and nearly all state laws.
"Curiouser and Curiouser!" Alice would proclaim.
William M. Isaac, former chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., is global head of Financial Institutions for FTI Consulting, chairman of Fifth Third Bancorp and author of "Senseless Panic: How Washington Failed America." The views expressed are his own.

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The U.S. Army had two important Patriot initiatives underway in 2013 – “Pure Fleet" and “Grow the Army." Pure Fleet involves upgrading all its tactical fire units to Configuration-3, Patriot’s most advanced version. And Grow the Army adds two battalions to the force structure, providing greater flexibility and more assets to meet air and missile defense requirements.
PATRIOT is not an acronym, though it is at times incorrectly expanded to mean Phased Array Tracking to Intercept Of Target. The Patriot can be transported worldwide via C-5 cargo plane. Built in diagnostic software; the computer tells you what's wrong with the system, making maintenance and repair much easier. Patriot battalions can interface with Hawk battalions and with the Air Force AWACS.
Patriot has completed well over 2,500 target search and track tests during the entire range of its performance envelope. In addition, over 500 missile firings have demonstrated Patriot's performance against the full range of tactical ballistic and cruise missiles. From the time production began in 1980 through 2003, over 170 Patriot fire units and over 9,000 missiles have been delivered. Patriot is deployed by the United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Japan, Israel, Taiwan and Greece. An international industry team of over 4,000 suppliers and subcontractors support the Patriot air defense system.
Modern production methods have proven effective in maintaining a production reliability of over 10 times the required specification. Reliability of Patriot systems deployed worldwide (measured in "mean- time- between- failure") remains over twice the required system specification. U.S. Army operational availability has been consistently over 95 percent.
Patriot Advanced Capability Phase 2 (PAC-2) was fielded in January 1991. A demonstrated anti-tactical ballistic missile capability was exploited in 1990 following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait when the U.S. Army rapidly directed PAC-2 tactical ballistic missile upgrades into production and deployment to Southwest Asia and Israel. Patriot performance against Iraqi SCUD missile attacks was seemed impressive at first, even though these SCUD missiles exceeded Patriot's design threat. Patriot success was initially believed to be over 70 percent in Saudi Arabia and over 40 percent in Israel [later these figures were reduced]. Public statements made by Congressman John Conyers and M.I.T. Professor Theodore Postol both suggested that Raytheon "misrepresented" the Patriot's Gulf War performance.
Improvements Based on Lessons Learned from the Gulf War "Quick Response" Program 1992: A radar shroud reduced interference and improved radar multifunction performance. A low-noise receiver was added to improve detection range. North-finding and global positioning systems were added to reduce system emplacement times. Remote launch modifications allowed launchers to be placed up to 10 kilometers from the control station, expanding Patriot's defended area.
In 2003 U.S. and coalition Patriot units were deployed throughout the CENTCOM region to protect forces and populations from the threat of ballistic missiles. The improvements, developed and fielded since 1991, reflected the enhanced capabilities of Patriot to protect against threats to both static assets and forces in the attack. The Configuration 3 Ground Equipment, GEM+, GEM and PAC-3 missiles were all combat-proven. Patriot had two fratricides in Iraq, one against a British RAF Tornado GR4A, the other against an F/A-18 Hornet . The Tornado was engaged because the system mistakenly classified it as an anti-radiation missile (ARM), which is a threat typically engaged automatically by the system. The other fratricide, on an F/A-18 Hornet, was a Patriot system and operator error resulting from a misclassified TBM. The system engaged the Hornet automatically after the software, in conjunction with the Patriot radar, incorrectly classified the aircraft as a TBM.
1. Phased array radar. It's beam is electronically aimed at a different piece of the sky every few microseconds. No moving parts.
Extremely difficult to jam.
2. Engagement Control Station (ECS). Where the computer and the operators fight the air battle. Man-machine interaction options here can range from letting the computer assist in target identification and prioritization to leaving the ECS and letting the computer fight the entire air battle itself.
3. 6 to 8 missile launchers. Missiles come factory packed in containers which are loaded directly onto the launcher. The Launcher can be located up to 1 kilometer away from the ECS/Radar, receiving commands automatically via microwave data link.
4. Patriot missile. Achieves supersonic speed within 20ft of leaving the launcher. Range: 100+ km. It can outmaneuver any manned aircraft and most missiles. It is controlled in flight automatically by the computer.
Patriot-unique equipment at the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB) includes the information and coordination central (ICC), communications relay groups (CRGs), antenna mast groups (AMGs), trailer mounted electric power units (EPUs), and guided missile transporters (GMT). The Patriot firing battery equipment includes the AMG, radar set (RS), engagement control station (ECS), truck mounted electric power plant (EPP), and up to sixteen launching stations (LSs). Both the battalion and firing batteries are equipped with a semitrailer maintenance center.
(1) The ICC is manned during air battle operations and provides necessary command and control links to interface with higher echelon, lateral and subordinate battalions, and its own firing units.
(2) The ECS is the only manned station in the battery during the air battle and is the operations control center of the Patriot battery. The ECS contains the weapons control computer (WCC), man/machine interface and various data and communication terminals. Its prime mover is a 5-ton tactical cargo truck.
(3) The RS is a multifunction, phased-array radar mounted on an M860 semitrailer. The prime mover is an M983 10-ton heavy expanded mobility tactical truck (HEMTT) tractor.
(4) The LS is a remotely operated, fully self-contained unit, carrying integral on-board power. The launcher is mounted on an M860 semitrailer towed by a M983 HEMTT 10-ton tractor. Each LS may be loaded with four PAC-2 missile rounds (MRs), or 16 PAC-3 missile rounds if the LS is PAC-3 modified. The MR consists of a Patriot missile mounted within a sealed aluminum canister that functions both as a shipping and storage container and as a launch tube. Canisters are either single or 4-packs and are mounted two by two on the launcher.
(5) The CRG provides a multi-routed, secure, two-way data relay capability between the ICC and its assigned fire units and adjacent units. The CRG also provides the capability for both data and voice exit and entry point communications with elements external to the Patriot ADA battalion.
(6) The AMG consists of four ultra high frequency (UHF) antennas used for communications between the ICC, CRG, ECS and adjacent units and or higher echelons. The AMG can be remotely controlled in azimuth from within the ECS.
(7) The EPP consists of two 150-kw generator sets, a power distribution unit (PDU), cables, and accessories mounted on a modified HEMTT. The PDU is stored between the generators and contains a parallel powerbus and power contractors to supply prime power to the ECS and RS.
Testing of Patriot's response to a unique, advanced electronic countermeasure (ECM) technique exposed an air defense system weakness and recommended corrective measurees. Over 155 Patriot surveillance investigations and 6 missile firings were completed in extensive ECM environments consisting of stand-off jamming, selfscreening jamming, and chaff.
The AN/MPQ-53 is a frequency-agile multifunction G/H- Band radar group which performs surveillance, Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF), tracking and guidance, and Electronic Counter Measures (ECM) functions entailed in the Patriot tactical air defence missile system. The antenna array is a 2.44 m diameter, 5,161-element phased-array planar configuration carried on a semi-trailer chassis. The antenna unit has separate arrays for target detection and tracking, missile guidance and IFF functions. The last of these tasks is carried out by an AN/TPX-46(V)7 interrogator, using a supplementary array adjacent the main circular search and track array on the antenna unit. Other supplementary arrays are for sidelobe cancellation and missile guidance signal reception.
The interrogator set AN/TPX-46(V)7 consists of the central processing/receiver-transmitter chassis and Mode 4 control panel chassis which accomodates interrogator computer KIR-1A/TSEC. Contractor designed antenna is integral to radar set face (LIN r18815, BOIP 770208). The IFF is designed for automatic operation under control of the engagement control station (ECS) weapon control computer. The Interrogator Set Mark XII/SIF equipment utilizes AN/TPX-46(V)7 technology for dedicated application to the Patriot system. The IFF provides a rapid secure means of identifying suitably equipped friendly aircraft, and thereby avoid their destruction by friendly fire. It is employed by Patriot fire unit, and is controlled and monitored by the engagement control station (ECS).
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Mihai is the founder and the Managing Partner of Mareș & Mareș. Highly regarded by clients and peers alike as one of the brightest white collar crime attorneys, he specializes exclusively on criminal defense for senior executives, entrepreneurs, major industrial groups, financial institutions and large international and domestic companies, in a wide range of matters involving money laundering, fraud, bribery and other forms of corporate misconduct. Described by The Legal 500 as “an energetic legal brain” and named one of the top White-Collar Crime lawyers in Romania, he is recommended as a Leading Lawyer in disputes.
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With a Ph.D. in criminal procedure from the Romanian Academy’s Legal Institute, Mihai regularly publishes articles and studies on criminal law and criminal procedure and participates in international and national conferences related to these fields.
Prior to founding Mares&Mares, Mihai was Garrigues’ managing partner in Romania, afer having collaborated with a reputed independent Romanian law firm.
- Mihai is a member of several relevant national and international bodies, among which: The International Bar Association – Business Crime Committee
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The popularity of green lifestyles continues to soar among business owners. So when the approximately 1 billion square feet of buildings are demolished and replaced with new construction each year, it’s not surprising that contractors are starting to embrace green building products. When it comes time to replace the flooring in your office, you have many possibilities at your disposal. But if you’re trying to decide on eco friendly flooring options, you may want to consider marmoleum tiles.
Marmoleum is actually made of all-natural materials like wood flour, jute, linseed oil, and other organic products. This flooring is made without the use of toxic chemicals and is installed without harmful adhesives. It can also be made in virtually any colour of the rainbow.
The lifespan of a marmoleum floor is estimated to last around 50 years, which means you won’t have to spend money on a replacement for several decades. Because this flooring has anti-static properties, dust and dirt will not stick to it. This makes this flooring a lot easier to maintain, saving you time and energy on cleaning efforts.
As an added bonus, marmoleum is surprisingly versatile and able to fit in with virtually any preferred style. This material can be created with over a hundred different colours, borders, and insets in mind. This gives you more control over the aesthetic properties of your office and allows you to benefit from all the points outlining above without sacrificing on visual quality.

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Judging by the video, there will be plenty of throwbacks for fans of Final Fantasy XV, with Noctis showcasing several outfits throughout the trailer, including fishing gear, his royal suit and the garments worn by an older Noctis during the game's climax, as well as the Choco-Mog and Assassin variants that were made available during FFXV's various festival events.
Noctis also brings with him a new stage for the game, with Cid and Cindy's Hammerhead Service Station serving as a new battleground.For more on Tekken 7, check out our review of the game, where we praise its accessibility and customisation options. Or take a look at Tekken creator Katsuhiro Harada's attempt to take on the game on Ultra Hard mode.
Matt Davidson is a freelance writer for IGN, who is firmly of the opinion that you can never have enough Noctis. You can follow him on Twitter if that's your jam.
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