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We specialize in making parties unique, enchanting and full of FUN for your little PRINCESS and Knights are of course always welcome. Our Princesses all have acting and performing backgrounds so your party will be theatrical and special. With Fairytale Princess Philly , you can order Elsa and Anna, Moana, Elena of Avalor, Shimmer and Shine , Cinderella, Belle, Little Mermaid,Ariel, Tiana, Tinkerbelle, Snow White , Rapunzel, Jasmine, or Barbie , to visit your little girl's birthday party . Each child will get a small gift. The parties also include princess games,facepainting, glitter tattoos, story time, songs ,dance, surprises..... Has your little princess ever wanted to ask princess a question? Well this is the place...... At the end, your princess would love to take pictures with everyone! The Birthday Princess will also receive a Special Princess Gift! We focus special attention on teaching the attributes of a true princess--kindness, humbleness, courage, and inner beauty.
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Hasslehoff : Mejorada del Campo, Spain Justo Gallego Martínez is building his very own Cathedral in Mejorada del Campo near Madrid, Spain
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NUCYNTA® ER (tapentadol) is indicated for the management of:
- moderate to severe chronic pain in adults
- neuropathic pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in adults
when a continuous, around-the-clock opioid analgesic is needed for an extended period of time [see 14.2)].
Limitations of Usage
NUCYNTA® ER is not intended for use:
- As an as-needed (prn) analgesic
- For pain that is mild or not expected to persist for an extended period of time
- For acute pain
- For postoperative pain unless the patient is already receiving chronic opioid therapy prior to surgery or if the postoperative pain is expected to be moderate to severe and persist for an extended period of time.
Nucynta ER Description
NUCYNTA® ER (tapentadol) is a mu-opioid receptor agonist, supplied in extended-release film-coated tablets for oral administration, containing 58.24, 116.48, 174.72, 232.96, and 291.20 mg of tapentadol hydrochloride in each tablet strength, corresponding to 50, 100, 150, 200, and 250 mg of tapentadol free-base, respectively. The chemical name is 3-[(1R,2R)-3-(dimethylamino)-1-ethyl-2-methylpropyl]phenol monohydrochloride. The structural formula is:
The molecular weight of tapentadol HCl is 257.80, and the molecular formula is C14H23NO•HCl. The n-octanol: water partition coefficient log P value is 2.89. The pKa values are 9.36 and 10.45. In addition to the active ingredient tapentadol HCl, tablets also contain the following inactive ingredients: alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E), hypromellose, polyethylene glycol, and polyethylene oxide. The film coating is comprised of polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol, talc, titanium dioxide, and the colorant FD&C Blue #2 aluminum lake is used for 100, 150, 200, and 250 mg strengths; and additionally, yellow iron oxide is used in 150 mg tablets. Printing inks contain shellac glaze and propylene glycol for all strengths, and black iron oxide (50, 100, 150 and 200 mg tablets) or titanium dioxide (250 mg tablets).
Nucynta ER Reviews
Active Nucynta ER Ingredients
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Fully cooked chicken salad shipped to stores in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana may contain tree nuts that are not listed on the label, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Caito Foods, LLC., based in Indianapolis, recalled 242 pounds of its “Derby City Chicken Salad Without Walnuts.” Tree nuts, a known allergen, are not declared on the product label, according to the USDA.
Below is the information about the recalled chicken salad:
- 15-ounce plastic clamshell packages of “Derby City Chicken Salad Without Walnuts”
- Produced on Aug. 31, 2018
- Lot code: GHMW 243 03
- Sell by date: Sept. 4, 2018
- Establishment number: P-39985
A complaint from a customer alerted the company to the mislabeled items. The company has not been alerted to any adverse reactions or illnesses.
Anyone who bought the product and also has concerns about an allergic reaction should throw the product away, or return the product to the place of purchase.

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Kotchergenko Engenharia (Kotchergenko) was founded in 1993 to fill a technological gap that existed between machinery and structural design. Since its inception, the company’s plan has been to differentiate itself from the competition through highquality technical engineering services.
To realize a unique service offering, Kotchergenko uses a combination of solutions, including externally acquired state-of-the-art software and internally developed custom applications. These solutions address a wide variety of engineering issues, such as upgrading equipment and investigating accidents involving machinery and structures.
Why Siemens PLM Software
The first market-based product lifecycle management (PLM) system used by Kotchergenko Engenharia was Ansys® software, which wasn’t well-suited to handling the company’s integration requirements at a time when the company needed it to sustain its growth. “The software’s architecture was limited, and its cost was too high,” says Frederico Mol, technology director at Kotchergenko.
Since the software license was about to expire and the company was experiencing a period of notable growth, Mol decided to look for another supplier that could offer a high-quality product capable of being integrated with other internal systems and at a reasonable cost. Mol explains that the company needed to integrate the systems that perform standards-based verification procedures of equipment with its main software.
Given that the company had acquired Femap™ with NX™ Nastran® software last year, it decided to do additional research on Siemens PLM Software’s solutions and discoveredTecnomatix® software. “We thoroughly reviewed Tecnomatix and decided to also acquire licenses a couple of months ago, because we concluded the software would give us new solutions to our portfolio. Not only did we consider Tecnomatix as the best option for us, we also felt comfortable acquiring it, because of our previous relationship with Siemens PLM Software and the great support provided,” concluded Mol.
At Kotchergenko, Femap with NX Nastran is used to conduct structural design calculations through the finite element analysis (FEA) method. A numerical tool for problem solving that is widely used in machinery and structural analysis, Femap with NX Nastran plays a key role in Kotchergenko’s core service, which consists of using simulation tools to verify clients’ machinery and recommending how to increase their production according to the equipment’s capacity, while also taking into consideration various requirements, such as durability, strength and safety. “Since design methods have evolved substantially, manufacturers are under more pressure to improve their products, reducing weight and therefore costs; however, their specifications do not always match market requirements,” notes Mol. “After we conduct our diagnosis, our clients are better prepared to question manufacturers and request changes to match product performance within expectations.”
Vital business component, substantial gains
With most projects utilizing Femap with NX Nastran, the solution has become a vital component in the company’s best practices. “We could have developed such software internally, but this would have demanded a great investment in terms of man hours and effort in an activity that is not part of our core competencies,” says Mol. “Our business is to provide engineering services. For some projects, the systems are designed internally in order to address specific standards that are required by the clients.”
By adopting Femap with NX Nastran, Kotchergenko is generating its models approximately 20 percent faster. The company has also achieved substantial cost savings as well as measurable gains in project quality and reliability. Importantly, with Femap with NX Nastran, the company can easily scale the software to its needs. Six licenses were acquired and more licenses appear imminent as the company is growing rapidly. Last year, the company posted a 77 percent increase in billings.
Adding Plant Simulation for logistics analysis
The Plant Simulation solution in the Tecnomatix portfolio is used for projects that have just started. “Plant Simulation allows us to conduct logistics analysis,” says Mol. “This, in turn, allows clients to assess the feasibility of an operation by doing a simulation with the product, either in transportation, loading, or the processing of the extracted mineral, until it reaches the nearest port for shipping. We had the demand, but we didn’t have the solution to offer; now we are prepared, because we understand the business opportunities at hand.” Mol notes, “Use of Plant Simulation helps increase our profitability as well as improves the accuracy of services provided to both new and existing clients.”
Plans for continuous process improvement, new consulting services
Currently, the entire company routinely uses Femap with NX Nastran, which forms the core of the company’s systems as all the others have to be integrated with this solution. Mol is convinced the tool meets all the needs related to finite element design calculation, and that it can be updated as needed. For Mol, each update is extremely accurate, and always contributes to improving processes.
One of the Kotchergenko’s goals is to increase the number of licenses it obtains from Siemens PLM Software, while it continues to grow. The company’s plans also include offering new consulting services, such as the logistics analysis services enabled by Tecnomatix and, in doing so, it hopes to diversify its client portfolio. Mol notes that the systems also helped Kotchergenko in its International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9000 quality certification process.


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In 2018, Hilton launched our ambitious Travel with Purpose commitment to deliver positive social and environmental change on a global scale by 2030. Responsible sourcing is a key part of our corporate responsibility strategy.
Among our 2030 goals was a global commitment to sustainably source poultry (including eggs) wherever possible and for every hotel Hilton manages. This was an extension of our 2015 commitment to switch to cage-free eggs in 19 countries, and for all Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Canopy by Hilton and DoubleTree by Hilton hotels by the end of 2017.
We have made important progress against that commitment, including sourcing more than 70 percent of eggs from cage-free sources across our footprint in the United States, our largest market, and the United Kingdom. As our 2018 corporate responsibility report noted, we continue to work with our hotels and suppliers to extend this commitment, including to markets that present challenges in terms of available, affordable supply.
Today we are pleased to join others in our industry and formalize our commitment of sourcing 100 percent of our eggs (shell, liquid, and egg products) globally from cage-free sources for Hilton’s entire portfolio* by the end of 2025. We will also make our cage-free egg policy available in key native languages, and continue to publish our progress annually.
We look forward to continuing our partnership with suppliers, civil society and the industry to drive positive and sustainable change in responsible sourcing.
*All owned, managed and franchised hotels globally.


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Sutter Medical Center Deploys Germ-Zapping Robot to Enhance Patient Safety
SACRAMENTO – Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento is the first hospital in the Sacramento area to enhance patient safety by deploying a Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot™ to battle the germs and bacteria that put patients at risk.
The comprehensive medical center in midtown Sacramento already posts an infection rate that is lower than the state and national averages, but officials acquired the robot in their quest to wipe out hospital-acquired infections altogether. The Xenex robot has been proven through scientific studies to destroy hard-to-kill superbugs – such as multi-drug resistant organisms like C. diff and MRSA – in hard-to-clean places.
Sutter Medical Center’s robot – Xhaiden I, which means “Beam of Cleansing Light” – was named by staff and is operated by the hospital’s Environmental Services team. Use of the Xenex robot enhances the hospital’s already thorough processes for cleaning rooms and killing the pathogens that cause infections.
“We have a seven-step process to clean patient rooms upon discharge and get them ready for the next patient,” said Sutter Medical Center EVS Director Debbie Sandberg. “Xhaiden will disinfect the rest of the room: cracks and crevices, ceilings and walls. This is in addition to what our staff already practices in keeping our patient rooms clean and keeps our patients as safe as possible.”
The Xenex robot works by pulsing xenon ultraviolet (UV) light that is thousands of times more intense than sunlight to destroy harmful bacteria, viruses, fungi and even bacterial spores lurking on hospital surfaces. The technology has been credited by other hospitals for helping reduce their infection rates by 50 percent or more.
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento is a 499-bed comprehensive adult, children’s and women’s hospital that includes two acute-care facilities – the Ose Adams Medical Pavilion and the Anderson Lucchetti Women’s and Children’s Center – connected seamlessly by a three-story spanning structure. It is the foundation of the Sutter Health system of hospitals and providers.
Sutter Health is one of the nation’s top five large health systems thanks to its integrated network of physician, employee and volunteer pioneers—more than 60,000 people strong. Rooted in Sutter Health’s not-for-profit mission, these team members partner to deliver exceptional care that feels personal. From physician offices to hospitals to outpatient care centers and home services, they proudly support and learn from the more than 3 million people in their care—nearly 1 percent of the U.S. population, in one of the most diverse and innovative regions in the world. Sutter pioneers adopt new technologies, make novel discoveries and embrace creative thinking to help patients and communities achieve their best health. From its street nurse program that provides check-ups for homeless people, to telemedicine-aided specialist consultations, to walk-in care clinics, to smart glass technology, the Sutter Health team goes beyond traditional models to make care more convenient and to nurture and empower people throughout their medical journey.
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University professors often post things on their office doors—photos, news clippings, conference posters, political cartoons. I’ve never been much for that. The objective, I assume, is to express something about yourself: who you are, what interests you, what values you hold. I’ve never participated in this custom because I haven’t wanted to alienate students who might not share my views. That’s not to suggest that I’m shy about those views. I will—and regularly do—share them with students, even those who I know disagree with me. But if posting my views on the door were to dissuade students from coming to me to discuss those views (and contrary ones), I would be losing the opportunity to have a meaningful dialogue. Plus, my tastes veer toward minimalism, and doors covered with postings are ugly. Thus, no postings.
Until today. My institution, the University of Missouri, is at a crossroads. We can be a place where ideas—even unpopular ones—are freely expressed, exchanged, and scrutinized. Or we can be a place where everyone’s feelings are protected at all times. It’s one or the other.
Tuesday morning, I opened an email and thought, “What a great prank. It looks so official!” The email, which was from the MU Police, read as follows:
To continue to ensure that the University of Missouri campus remains safe, the MU Police Department (MUPD) is asking individuals who witness incidents of hateful and/or hurtful speech or actions to:
- Call the police immediately at 573-882-7201. (If you are in an emergency situation, dial 911.)
- Give the communications operator a summary of the incident, including location.
- Provide a detailed description of the individual(s) involved.
- Provide a license plate and vehicle descriptions (if appropriate).
- If possible and if it can be done safely, take a photo of the individual(s) with your cell phone.
Delays, including posting information to social media, can often reduce the chances of identifying the responsible parties. While cases of hateful and hurtful speech are not crimes, if the individual(s) identified are students, MU’s Office of Student Conduct can take disciplinary action.
As it turns out, it was no joke. Anyone on my campus who witnesses “hurtful speech” is directed to call campus police—individuals who carry guns, drive squad cars, and regularly arrest people. Now rest assured, “cases of hateful and hurtful speech are not crimes.” They can give rise to, at most, “disciplinary action” by the MU Office of Student Conduct. But still, isn’t it a bit unsettling—chilling, even—to think that if you say something “hurtful” at Mizzou (e.g., gay marriage is an abomination, affirmative action is unfair and hurts those it is ostensibly designed to help, Christians who oppose gay marriage are bigots, Islam is not a religion of peace, white men are privileged in a way that leads to undeserved rewards, culture matters in cultivating success, Republicans are dumb), the police may track you down and you may be required to defend yourself before the student conduct committee? Perhaps the MU Police, or whoever crafted that email (let’s get real…it wasn’t the police), didn’t really mean that all hurtful speech is potentially problematic. But if that’s the case, then why did they word the email as they did? Pandering to an unreasonable element, maybe?
Contrast Mizzou’s approach to that taken by Purdue University. The day after the Mizzou email, Purdue president Mitch Daniels reminded members of the Purdue community that their school actually stands for both tolerance AND free speech. Here’s his letter:
The contrast between Mizzou and Purdue couldn’t be starker. And it really, really matters. I hope that posting these two documents on my door (along with this spot-on Wall Street Journal editorial) will not dissuade students from engaging in dialogue with me. But I can’t be demure on this one. So I now have—much to my aesthetic chagrin—a decorated office door. Please come in and talk, even if you think I’m wrong.


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The Rogers Eagles scored 21 unanswered points after an early 6-6 tie and went on to beat the Florence Buffaloes 35-14 in District 13-3A, Div. II action Friday in Florence.
The win created a four-way logjam for second place behind district-leading Lexington with one week remaining. Rogers, Florence, Blanco and Johnson City are all 2-2 in district play. The Buffaloes close the season Friday at third-ranked Lexington.
CJ Giddens had a hand in both Florence touchdowns, tossing a scoring pass to Jacob Cox and running for a 6-yard TD.
Cox's TD grab tied the game at 6 early in the second quarter. But the Buffaloes fell behind 27-6 before Giddens scored with 11:52 remaining.
That was plenty of time for a comeback, but Rogers' Jordan Riley returned the ensuing kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown.
Giddens led Florence (4-5) with 115 yards rushing. He was 14-of-34 passing for 155 yards and an interception. Cox led the Buffs with three catches for 62 yards.
Rogers improved to 5-4 overall.
UMHB women’s soccer advances to ASC Championship
Caitlyn Shaughnessy netted the go-ahead goal in the 53rd minute — her second of the game — and the Mary Hardin-Baylor women’s soccer team edged UT Dallas 2-1 on Friday to advance to the American Southwest Conference championship match for the first time in program history.
Shaughnessy, who starred at Lampasas, put the Cru up 1-0 in the ninth minute with an unassisted goal. UMHB held that lead until the 51st minute when UT Dallas’s Keely Fillman scored the equalizer.
Chelsea Graham assisted on the game-deciding score.
UMHB (16-3) will face Hardin-Simmons in Sunday’s 1 p.m. championship match in Abilene.
Belton volleyballers eliminated in area round by Plano West
The Plano West volleyball team swept Belton 25-15, 25-12, 25-21 on Friday in the area round of the Class 6A playoffs in Hillsboro.
Elicia Jackson and Hanna Griffin each had four kills to lead Belton (26-15). Jackson also had four blocks. Jamie Janczak added two kills and 10 digs. Madison Ward finished with 12 digs and an ace. Kale Kincannon had seven assists and six digs. Emily Holder tallied three assists and nine digs.

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At head of map "The Chicago Tribune: Columbian Exposition Souvenir." Insets: Chicago Tribune's new indexed miniture guide map of the World's Columbian Expositin at Chicago, 1893./"Copyright, 1893, by Rand, McNally & Co." Chicago Tribune's card map of Chicago./"Copyright, 1892, by Rand, McNally & Co." Includes "Index to Map of World's Columbian Exposition", "Index to streets North of 12th Street", and indexes of railroads, hotels, and theaters, etc. 1 map: col., mounted on cloth; 55 x 41 cm, folded to 23 x 15 cm This map is in the public domain. Please attribute access and use of this digitized map to the Stephen S. Clark Library, University of Michigan Library.
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Even before I had my first child, I was sure I would breastfeed. I didn't actually give it that much thought, other than to get measured up for a nursing bra a couple of weeks before the birth. I know, very prepared.
My breastfeeding journey is another post for another day, but suffice to say, I knew that human milk was best for human babies.
Knowing what I do now, I'm glad I had that determination, after all, I wouldn't be a breastfeeding counsellor without it. Turns out though that breastfeeding was far more amazing than I ever gave it first credit for...
First Feed ~
Stabilizes babys blood sugar following birth and super lovely skin to skin contact for mother and baby. Don't underestimate the protective action of this one feed on babys gut.
One Week ~
Breastmilk has helped to clear through the sticky black meconium and the uterus is contracting back to its normal size with BF help. Mum is guaranteed decent sofa time as she breastfeeds her newborn - you deserve the rest!
One Month ~
Think of the time NOT spent sterilizing bottles etc. If your baby was premature, then even exclusive breastmilk for 4 weeks gives a lower risk factor for heart disease later in life.
Two Months ~
By now you already have a lower risk for ovarian cancer. Woohoo! Then the added bonus of lower risk of food allergies at 3 yrs old for your babe (the BMJ got it wrong. Shocking)
Three Months ~
You won't be wearing yourself out with doctors visits as your baby is now less likely to develop gastroenteritis and suffer with diarrhoea... an absolute bonus for you!
Four Months ~
Your baby has less risk of developing eczema and asthma. Look at her. She's gorgeous and you made her all by yourself!
Five Months ~
Risk of cot death is significantly reduced, along with a lower risk of urinary tract infections.
Six Months ~
Baby has a lower risk of ear infections and good news if there's Diabetes in your family... BF for 6 months and you'll have a lower risk of Type 2 Diabetes.
One Year!! ~
You've saved a minimum of £450 in formula feed! Baby has lower risk of heart disease as an adult plus less likely to be overweight in later life.
Two Years ~
Mums risk of breast cancer has been slashed by a brilliant 8%. One cool bonus is that breastfed babies are more likely to have higher average scores on intelligence tests.
Some people say to me that a problem they have with breastfeeding is that it is not quantifiafble. Eg, how much did they take (dunno) etc... These milestone health benefits for both mother and child are measurable. Be proud though, whatever you achieve, just remember even from that first feed, you did a good job.
However if those milestones encourage you to BF longer, then I'm glad about that too. Care to share any known benefits of breastfeeding that you think should have been covered?
Info referenced from the NCT (UK) information sheet 'Reasons to be Proud'. For a full set of references, email me and I'll pass on the request to the NCT.
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a 6V battery a separate charger is required. The circuit shown here is able to charge both voltage batteries either it will be a 12V or 6V. It detects the voltage of the battery and auto selects the required input voltage to charge the battery connected. It can be used to charge Lead acid, sealed lead acid and other types of 6V and 12v batteries.
To setup the circuit few adjustments are required for the first time. For doing so remove the battery from the circuit and disconnect the 1K resistors from point 1 for temporary basis and connect it with positive rail of the 18V 2ampere power supply. Now connect 18V 2ampere power supply with the circuit and connect a DMM at the output of the LM317 and adjust the VR1 until the output voltage of LM317 shows 7.5V. After that reconnect that 1K resistor to its original place i.e. point1. Now disconnect 1K resistor from point 2 and connect it with the positive rail of the 18V 2ampere power supply and adjust the VR2 until the output of the LM317 shows 15V in the DMM. After that reconnect the point 2 to its original place.
Now remove the 18V 2ampere power supply from the circuit, take a separate adjustable power supply set its output voltage to 7.2V and connect it to the point3 (+) and ground / negative of the circuit, then slightly adjust 50K pot1 and stop on the point where relay gets deactivated. Now set 14.4V in the adjustable power supply and adjust pot2 and again stop on the point where relay gets deactivate. After these adjustment the circuit will be ready to use. Remove the adjustable power supply from the circuit connect the input 18V 2ampere power supply and connect the desired battery.
Note: For charging high ampere batteries LM338 IC can also be used in the place of LM317 with 10 ampere didoes in the place of both 1N4007 diodes used with LM317.
Here is the project of an automatic 12V & 6V battery charger with auto battery detection function. Normally battery charger circuits or devices are built to charge single voltage battery for example to charge a 12V battery a 12V charger is used but it cannot be used to charge a 6V battery, for charging
Hello Readers, We frequently add new circuit diagrams, so do not forget to come back often. Thank you.


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The United States has developed enough of its natural resources to aid other nations in ensuring their energy security, Energy Secretary Rick Perry said March 13.
Using the podium at CERAWeek by IHS Markit to toss barbs at American adversaries and critics of the Trump administration, Perry said a "cascade of innovation" had boosted all sectors of the U.S. energy industry.
"Energy independence used to be a soundbite. Now it's a reality," he said. Perry said the U.S. was entering a "new American energy era," with new and smarter ways to produce energy with reduced emissions. He said U.S. solar energy output had increased 90% in two years and wind energy was out-producing hydropower for the first time.
"Texas now produces 15% of its energy from wind and solar," the former governor of Texas said. "That is more, percentage-wise, than our friends in Europe. You've been surpassed, Europe, by Texas."
Perry took a less-veiled shot at European nations when discussing the Paris Agreement on climate change, from which President Donald Trump has sought to withdraw. Many of the same countries that harshly criticized the U.S. for its stance on the pact publicly, he said, were interested in making deals for American natural gas privately.
"We would go into the bi-lats, and they would say, 'How about buying some of that LNG you guys got?'" he said. In spite of the disagreements with European allies over the Paris treaty, Perry touted the new Partnership for Transatlantic Energy Cooperation, intended in part to open markets in Central and Eastern Europe to American energy exports. Without mentioning the nation by name, Perry made it clear in his comments that P-TEC was intended to reduce the reliance of European nations on Russian natural gas.
"For those countries, choice means this: if they were bound to just one nation for their energy needs, they are bound no more. If they were restricted to just one energy source for their needs, they are restricted no more," he said.
Perry noted that the U.S. has regained the mantle of the world's largest producer of both oil and natural gas and said American LNG exports increased 150% year over year while coal exports were the second-highest on record in 2018. The benefits of America's energy strength, he said, can be shared by others.
"We want other countries to benefit from the innovation, technology, that is unleashed by our energy abundance. What we offer is true energy choice, which is borne out of innovation and represented by a variety of supply," he said. The energy secretary credited members of the oil and gas industry for their work on reducing emissions through innovation and not due to "onerous regulations" from the Paris treaty. Perry also criticized environmental groups for their unwillingness to credit the energy industry for producing "more abundantly and cleanly than ever."
"I'm constantly amazed by the lack of discussion around the progress that we're already making, that we've already made," he said. "We need more open and candid discussions … not just banning ideas just because they don't meet someone's narrative."

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Nas' love life has been relatively quiet (at least as far as the general public is concerned) since his divorce from Kelis a couple of years ago. But the Queensbridge rhymer could be looking to get booed up once again. Nas was spotted out in West Hollywood with Bad Boy Records marketing executive Capricorn Clark.
The two were seen looking very couple-y while grabbing a bite to eat.
Nas is in Los Angeles finishing up his Life Is Good album and there hasn't been anything confirming that he and Clark are an item.


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Over the past few years the name of the Washington Redskins Football team has come under attack by many groups including portions of the government and media. The claim these individuals have is they say the team name itself has historical beginnings as a derogatory or racist tag and that it offends Native Americans, even though the latest conducted voting polls of Natives proves otherwise.
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What has become shockingly clear is that the media, nor the government seems interested in the opinions of those who support the team name and view it as a badge of honor and respect. I believe this is because those who have openly opposed the name ultimately have a ‘PC’ or politically correct agenda at hand and don’t want the other side of the story to get out.
Several Native Americans around the United States strongly approve of the team name and recently have come together to voice their opinions. Below is a video of several Native Americans who have a message they want all of the world to hear. The major media doesn’t want this to get out so make sure you share this with your friends…knowledge is power.


Turkey arrests 110 over alleged Kurdish militant links
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Turkish police say they have arrested scores of people over suspected links to the outlawed PKK militant group. The detentions come just weeks before major elections.
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In his victory speech, the 69-year-old newly re-elected President Erdogan pledged to unite a country deeply divided. Claiming 52.1 per cent of the run-off vote, Erdogan emerged victorious yet again. His challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, however, accused the President of deploying state machinery to his advantage, including the alleged denial of airtime on state television.
As treaty talks over plastic pollution begin in Paris, we find out why recycling schemes, rather than reducing use, may not be that green of an idea. We take a look at different reactions to Recep Tayyip Erdogan's re-election. Reactions to Juliette Triet’s Palme D'or speech also continue to roll in, with the French media having widely different takes. Finally, we find out about a bear with a sneaky sweet tooth.
Like a Paris deal for plastics, countries want to end plastic pollution with a global treaty. But observers are already concerned that it is ignoring the most obvious solution, while others are dragging their feet.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has urged Turkey to stop holding up Sweden's NATO entry bid, saying membership "will make Sweden safer but also make NATO and Turkey stronger."
The court has approved the move ahead of NATO membership talks with Ankara. Turkey has used its NATO vote to pressure Stockholm into delivering Kurds into its hands.
Following the reelection of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, analysts are asking whether Turkey sticks to the unorthodox low interest rate policy he has supported. The crisis-ridden market may be heading for a turnaround.
Turkey has increased its base interest rates by a whopping 6.5%, the clearest indication yet that the unconventional economic policy dubbed "Erdonomics" might be history now in Recep Tayyip Erdogan's new government.
Sweden is keen to join the alliance, but Erdogan has taken a dim view over Stockholm's attitude to pro-Kurdish groups, but PM Ulf Kristersson is hoping to change the Turkish president's mind.
Turkey has long sought the purchase of 40 F-16s from the US, and fresh talks with Washington come after Ankara ended its opposition to Sweden's NATO membership.
NATO members have said they want Ukraine in the alliance when the time is right, as Turkey drops its opposition to Swedish accession on day one of two-day summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
The court said "dual criminality" had not been met, and that the two people wanted by Turkey risked "being exposed to persecution."
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Deep in France's southern Lubéron mountains lies a stunning red and orange landscape reminiscent of the vast plains of America: the Colorado provençal. This spot of wild nature is in fact a former open-cast ochre quarry. Every year, some 300,000 visitors venture through these 30 unusual hectares, between fairy chimneys and strange sculptures, to discover the remains of the site's industrial past.
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Peter Sagan might have won only one race in 2020, but the Slovakian superstar said it’s not for a lack of a love of the game.
The 30-year-old kicked to a stage win in his Giro d’Italia debut this month that marked an odd season for the three-time world champion. Sagan was blanked at the Tour de France, where archrival Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) won two stages and the coveted green points jersey.
Speaking to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Sagan said he still loves racing despite seeing his lowest number of wins in his career.
“I still want to race. I still love racing,” Sagan said. “Everything changes. No one is the same as they were a decade ago, and it’s the same for racers, too.”
The star has one year left on his contract with Bora-Hansgrohe, and Sagan’s comments to the Italian sports daily is the strongest suggestion yet that he will continue racing beyond next season. Sagan has sometimes suggested he might end his career early, but next year he turns 31, and said he is still motivated to train and race.
“If I will [do] 20 races again next year, people will say I am back,” he said. “That’s not right either. I’m still here and I’m definitely not done yet.”
Since turning pro in 2010, Sagan boasts 114 victories on his palmarès, with multiple-win seasons every year except 2020. Sagan came close to early-season wins before the coronavirus pandemic shut down the racing calendar. When racing resumed, Sagan hit a string of podiums before finally punching across the line victoriusly with a solo victory in stage 10 of the Giro.
“I’m happy with how I won that stage — by attacking,” Sagan said. “I really had to fight for it. I think the public liked that and it will have a special place in my heart.”
Sagan also thanked the Italian fans for their support. He skipped the spring classics this year to target the Giro for the first time and lived up to his promise to come to Italy when the Giro was moved to October. With the Giro win, Sagan now has stage victories in all three grand tours.
“It was a beautiful Giro. Now I am a complete rider,” Sagan said. “I had a wonderful experience, and I got the win that I was missing, that I wanted.”


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Deloitte Consulting has named former U.S. Air Force surgeon general Dr. Mark Ediger a specialist executive for the consultancy’s federal health business.
In his new role, Ediger will focus on medical supply chain innovation, quality of care, patient safety, health data management and the future of health services across government, the company said.
Ediger’s experience in the military and in family practice makes him a “tremendous” resource to Deloitte’s clients, said Kevin Brault, principal at Deloitte & Touche LLP and federal health sector leader.
“Through his background stretching across the health field – from the implementation of the Patient Centered Medical Home and electronic health records to combat operations and disaster response – Mark has experienced the health ecosystem from a variety of perspectives,” Brault said.
Ediger spent two decades in the military, with his most recent roles as deputy surgeon general and the surgeon general of the Air Force.
Ediger has a bachelor’s degree and a medical degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and a master of public health degree from the University of Texas.


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text: The selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of nitric oxide by ammonia was studied for silica-supported copper oxide particles to be used as a sorbent/catalyst in a continuous process for the simultaneous removal of SOx and NOx from flue gases. The SCR-behaviour was determined as a function of the sulphation degree, i.e. the fraction of copper oxide converted to copper sulphate, at temperatures ranging from 20 to 450°C. Up to 350°C, the fresh catalyst with 0% CuSO4 showed a high selectivity towards production of nitrogen and water by the reaction of nitric oxide with ammonia and oxygen. At higher temperature, nitric oxide removal efficiencies decreased due to the oxidation of ammonia by oxygen. With an increase of the sulphation degree, the maximum temperature for selective catalytic reduction of nitric oxide gradually increased up to 420°C for a sulphation degree of 80%. In addition, the maximum nitric oxide removal efficiency increased as well. After regeneration of catalyst particles with a sulphation degree of 80%, realised by reduction with hydrogen and subsequent re-oxidation, the catalytic behaviour was similar to that of fresh catalyst particles with a sulphation degree of 5%. This is ascribed to the formation of some Cu2S during the reduction, which is oxidised to CuSO4 in the subsequent oxidation step. Since the selectivity towards the reduction of nitric oxide with ammonia is maintained up to about 375°C, a temperature which is very suitable for SOx removal as well, the silica-supported CuO investigated can be applied as a sorbent/catalyst for the simultaneous removal of SOx and NOx from flue gases. The reaction rate constants for SOx and NOx removal appeared to be of the same order of magnitude provided that the reduced sorbent/catalyst enters the absorber directly, i.e. without a separate pre-oxidation.

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Both supporters and opponents of a fiduciary standard on sales of investment products have stepped up lobbying for their positions amid signs the Senate Banking Committee could unveil bipartisan financial services reform legislation as early as this week.
Several insurance industry trade groups view the issue as a make-or-break one.
For example, in a recent statement, Thomas Currey, president of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, said that “while the stated intention of these changes is to help consumers, in our extensive experience, they likely will have the opposite effect.”
Specifically, as defined by NAIFA and other insurance agent trade groups, the proposal would expand the application of the Investment Advisors Act to require all broker-dealers, “except for mere order takers,” to also become registered and regulated as investment advisers.
Doing so, Currey argues, “would subject broker-dealers to the Investment Advisor Act’s “fiduciary standard” based on the “praiseworthy but vague standard that an investment advisor acts in the customer’s ‘best interest.’”
The differing views come against the background of signs that Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, will unveil a bipartisan financial services reform legislation bill this week.
That is because Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., ranking minority member of the committee, has apparently rejoined talks aimed at crafting a bipartisan package. Earlier, Dodd had said he would release the legislation he is working on with Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., near the end of February and that a markup of the legislation would take place the first week of March.
Now, Dodd says his goal is a draft of the bill this week, with a markup of the legislation the week of March 11.
The committee has been focused on more controversial issues in the legislation, such as the authority of a proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency, the authority of the Federal Reserve Board to oversee systemic risk, and the general authority of federal banking regulators.
What authority federal regulators will have over the insurance industry is another issue that remains unclear.
But life insurance agents are most concerned about the fiduciary standard issue. Industry trade groups are united on the issue. While NAIFA has taken the lead, the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting and the National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies are also involved. The American Council of Life Insurers is also lobbying the issue strongly, if behind the scenes.
But, a proposed amendment circulated among committee members by Sen. Tim Johnson, D-N.D., is generating an angry response from supporters of the fiduciary standard, led by consumer groups and investment advisors.
Specifically, the language in the proposed amendment calls for the Securities and Exchange Commission to undertake a study designed to determine appropriate obligations of brokers, dealers, investment advisors, and their associated persons relating to the provision of personalized investment advice about securities to retail customers.
Under this amendment, the SEC would be required to provide a report to Congress within 18 months. The amendment would also give the agency the authority to impose new rules dealing with the issue based on its findings.
But, under the amendment, the SEC would be allowed to impose new rules only if they addressed “regulatory gaps and overlaps in existing rules” that the study identified.
A spokesman for Johnson cautioned that his amendment might not be offered, and is just part of an effort by the committee to find common ground on the issue.
But consumer groups and investment advisers insist that the fiduciary standard is the way to go. They are led by the Consumer Federation of America and Americans for Financial Reform.
In a recent letter to the committee, the two groups, as well as a large number of other consumer advocacy groups, argued that, “…in proposing a new study, the amendment gives scant attention to the issue of what investor protections should apply in these circumstances.”
The letter added, “To the degree that it raises the issue at all-carefully avoiding the words ‘fiduciary duty’-it devotes more attention to the impact on brokers than to the impact on investors.
“The only investor ‘concerns’ to be addressed by the proposed study are taken directly from misleading industry talking points, which self-servingly suggest that raising the standard for brokers would result in increased costs or reduced investor choice,” the letter said. “But we have several decades of experience from the financial planning industry to tell us that combining a fiduciary duty for advice with product sales to implement recommendations has no such ill effects.
“On the contrary, investors stand to see costs reduced dramatically if brokers are required, as they would be under a fiduciary duty, to take costs into account when making recommendations,” the letter said.
“The only products that would lose access under this approach are those that cannot be sold under a ‘best interests of the client’ standard.”
A spokesman for Johnson said that no decision has been made “as to what any final amendment” on the issue will look like.
Jeff Gohringer, the spokesman, said the amendment is only a working draft.
“There is no question that a solution needs to be found to put an end to the current confusion that exists between the standard of care imposed on broker-dealers and financial advisers,” he said. “The disagreement is over what needs to be done, and Sen. Johnson is just searching for some common ground.”

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This past July and August, the Creença Art Residency hosted an ambitious, multi-artist project an hour outside of Barcelona. Initiated and curated by Void Projects, a new platform created by artist Axel Void, and organized in collaboration with Elsa Guerra, Jofre Oliveras and Charlotte Pyatt, the project hosted some 50 multidisciplinary artists from across the globe to create in situ work associated with the theme of Creença, or “belief.”
Artists were invited to present their interpretation of the subject from a personal, religious, or epistemological perspective inside Konvent, a former 19th-century convent in the town of Cal Rosal. Although once home to a bustling textile industry, the location is now practically abandoned. Despite its lack of resources, the location turns out to be the perfect setting for what organizers had in mind—a creative community living and working together under one roof.
The building’s faded hallways and bare rooms were transformed into studios and sleeping dorms for guests during the summer event. The close proximity of daily life and creation made the entire setting feel particularly motivating and inspiring, and pushed all the participants to create exceptional examples of their diverse practices. The location also provided a perfect opportunity for spontaneous collaboration, which occurred both on-site with paintings, sculptures, and drawings, and with installations within the ruins of a crumbling textile factory next door.
After hosting local and national artists for two months, Konvent opened its doors to the public for a three-day exhibition. The show was a mix between a massive group exhibition and an open studio event, which provided guests insight into the process behind the varied works. To celebrate the collaborative spirit nurtured during the residency, a sister exhibition opened at Montana Gallery in Barcelona early last month. You can learn more about Konvent and its recent collaborative projects on their website and Instagram. All photos by Vinny Cornelli unless otherwise noted.
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It was 2003 when Banksy (previously), following a record-breaking auction result for one of his canvases, created a harsh critique of the art market widely known as the Morons image. The photograph was taken from the legendary 1987 Christie’s auction where Van Gogh’s Sunflowers (originally titled Tournesols) broke the record for the most expensive painting at auction when it sold for $39.9 million. In Banksy’s interpretation, the elusive artist replaced the painting by the Dutch master with a text saying “I can’t believe you morons actually buy this s***.” A few years later the image was released as an unsigned edition at the Banksy’s 2006 Barely Legal show in LA, and it resurfaced every time a copy of the Morons print sold at auction.
Banksy has now become a household name, and that his work achieves strong prices at major auctions is no longer a curiosity or exception. When Sotheby’s announced that a final lot of their Contemporary Art Evening Auction on the Friday night of 2018 Frieze week in London would be a previously unseen version of Banksy’s arguably most iconic image, Girl With Balloon, the art world was ready for another exceptional result. The painting on canvas was presented in an exceptionally thick and ornate frame, and sold for 1,042,000 GBP (1,357,726 USD including premiums) which matched the artist’s previous auction record from 2008. The real sensation, however, came moments after.
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As the auctioneer was rounding up the evening and saying thank you and goodbye, an alarm went off and the canvas began to slide out of the bottom of the frame in strips. It seems that the artist built a shredder inside the thick frame that would allow the painting to self-destruct when triggered. At this point, it is unclear how the auction house could have allowed such a stunt, or what legal repercussions this act might have. Once again Banksy has managed to deliver quite the statement to the art market, and all inside the heart of one of it’s strongest and most established bastions. To quote his Instagram post on the surprising incident, “Going, going, gone…”
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Since 2007, Berlin-based artist Jan Vormann has used tens of thousands of LEGO bricks to patch crumbling holes in architectural structures around the world. His colorful bricks imitate the brick or cobblestone-constructed buildings he often “repairs,” however at a miniature scale. Some pieces have just a few dozen LEGOs incorporated into an installation, while others cover zig-zagging expanses that reach across entire walls.
Recently the artist took his Dispatchwork project to Stavanger, Norway where he participated in the 17th iteration of Nuart Festival. Vormann placed LEGOs into structures with missing grout, filled in bricks that have fallen out of walls, and built around cornerstones which have eroded over time. Vormann encourages others to join him in his playful additions to cities across the globe, and as built an interactive website to track new additions from Cape Town to Seoul. You can follow his miniature constructions, including a new installation at the Venice Architecture Biennal, by following him on Instagram. (via Juxtapoz)
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Striking Three-Dimensional Interventions by Mr. June Layer Geometric Paintings Onto Architectural Elements
Since 1985 David Louf, aka Mr. June, has been creating striking urban interventions, recently producing murals that layer three-dimensional effects onto architectural elements. Within the last year his vibrant geometric abstractions have challenged viewer’s perceptions in projects across the world, including a piece in Little Havana, Miami, an over 130-foot diameter dome in North Carolina, a mind-bending 3D mural for RAW project in Denver, and most recently, a grandiose piece for Urban Nation in Berlin.
Whether he is painting a graffiti piece, working in his multi-disciplinary graphic design studio, or creating a large mural project, Louf continuously aims to blend his love for typography, fascination with abstraction, and free spirit of graffiti culture. These results are regularly applied to the most unusual and unexpected urban structures.
Challenged by the existing architectural elements and obstacles, Louf likes to construct creations that will interact with their environment. He uses a laser liner to sketch up the main directional lines. Then he paints his abstract designs in an almost organic way, typically filling the entire side of whatever structure he is working on. “I always hope I can create a moment of awareness,” Louf tells Colossal. “Awareness of the viewer at that spot at that moment.”
Colossal ran into him fresh off the cherrypicker in Berlin where he had just finished painting a whole building opposite of Urban Nation. Now he is headed to future projects in Amsterdam, Aruba, and China, and prepping several studio pieces for an upcoming solo show in Miami during Art Basel week. You can see more of his geometric interventions on his website and Instagram, and the water tank roof he painted in Greensboro, North Carolina in the video below.
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Artist Adele Renault (previously) paints realistic portraits of the common pigeon, often highlighting real examples of pigeons whose stories are anything but ordinary. This year she painted a mural of “Baby Girl,” a New Jersey pigeon who won a 366 mile race 19 minutes ahead of the other feathered contestants. A few years ago she dedicated a series of smaller paintings to “Camp,” a pigeon adopted by a Chicago couple after finding his egg left on their kitchen table.
By focusing on these inspiring stories, Renault highlights the often overlooked bird as a magnificent creature rather than an urban nuisance. Her brightly hued public murals and paintings on canvas bring purples and blues into the bird’s feathers, and accentuate the iridescent tones one might not notice at first glance. Recently she published a book combining her avian works titled Feathers and Faces. You can view more of her large-scale paintings on her website and Instagram. (via My Modern Met)
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Michael Pederson, a.k.a. Miguel Marquez Outside (previously), installs miniature signs, work sites, and queues in unassuming locations, transforming ordinary plants and objects into moments of intrigue for unsuspecting passersby. In one recent work he tracks the lifespan of a solitary weed poking through a sidewalk crack. A tiny wooden ladder leans against a sign that marks the number of days the plant has been growing. In another work he installed two small stanchions in front of a hole in a stone wall. A small sign reads “Please wait here until called,” presenting the illusion that a mouse-sized club or popular eatery exists on the other side. You can see more of Pederson’s small-scale interventions and humorous additions to commonplace landscapes on Instagram and tumblr.
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French artist Julien Malland aka Seth Globepainter (previously) continues to create childhood-inspired interventions around Paris and the world. Earlier this year he had a major museum solo show at MoCA Shanghai which included elaborate sculptures and site-specific installations. He also painted one of his largest pieces to date on the banks of the Seine in Paris, and took part in a creation associated with the upcoming museum of street art at the Mausa Vauban. Malland’s poetic murals resonate with audiences of all ages.
“Sweetness and innocence from childhood regularly contrasts with the chaotic environments I choose to put them in,” the artist tells Colossal. He often places the children in environments with books as a reference to their imagination and creativity. After intensively traveling to over fifty countries during the last two decades, Malland is very much aware of the way globalization and modernization are influencing local traditions. “We read less and less with the proliferation of screen habits,” he explains. “While reading we create our own images suggested by words. The screen makes us lazy and spoils our imagination.”
Eight years after his first visit to Shanghai, Malland went back to the city this March to introduce a large project which took place both inside MoCA Shanghai and in its old alleys. Focused on the idea of childhood memories, the outdoor interventions were cleverly created on crumbling buildings and in deserted side streets. The works depicted children playing emblematic games of the ’70s and ’80s, and evoked the atmosphere of the once lively neighborhood. “The vanishing traditional way of life is being replaced by a more common consumer society,” he explains. “This kind of transformation is worldwide, but it’s faster and more sudden in China. Painting those emptied neighborhoods gives me the opportunity to highlight this metamorphosis and continue to explore the traditional Chinese habits that still intrigue me.”
A few months later he took part in a project initiated by Itinerrance Gallery and the Paris City Hall, painting the banks of Seine along with 1010, Momies, and Nebay. The four artists created a long stream of colorful artwork that following the riverbed for a little bit over a mile. Along with 1010’s trompe l’oeil abstraction of an abyss, Momies’ graphic composition in the colors of the French flag, and Nebay’s calligraphy, Malland painted an anamorphic piece visible exclusively from the Pont de la Concorde. The work depicted a child sailing on a paper boat through a rainbow vortex—another incarnation of his imagery that speaks about the purity and boundlessness of children’s imagination and spirit.
Finally, back in June this year he created two pieces inside of Mausa Vauban, an upcoming museum of street art in Neuf-Brisach, France. Once again he explored the idea of children at play. One work is a compelling installation of a little boy breaking a wall and leaving a pile of colorful bricks stacked around the room and an open passageway. Malland is currently preparing for solo shows in London (November 2018), and Shaghai (January 2019), as well as an outdoor project in a pediatric hospital in the US, and is also working on several new books. You can follow his travels throughout the globe on Instagram.
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Electronic medical records are being adopted at an all-time high. Now 409,839 eligible professionals and providers are getting “federal incentive payments” (i.e. kickbacks from Uncle Sam) for adopting or using an EMR system.
A recent study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association that examines the effect of EMR omnipresence. Specifically they were curious what the machines do to working conditions and how they affect stress, satisfaction and burnout among primary care physicians.
How was the study conducted?
The survey results came from 379 physicians dealing with various EMRs in 92 clinics spanning New York, Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, Wis., and even some rural areas in Wisconsin. The docs took a survey and reported on four aspects:
- Time pressure felt during patient encounters
- Perceived control over workplace issues
- Job satisfaction
- Job burnout
Afterwards, the clinic managers also marked which of 15 common features or functionalities were present in their EMR. From there, the clinics were grouped into three categories:
- Those having the majority of the 15 most common features (50% of the sample clinics)
- Those with a moderate amount (24%)
- Those with a low number of common features (26%)
What were the results?
Researchers compared the physicians’ responses to the clinic’s functionality classification (high, medium or low). Physicians at clinics with moderate-function EMRs experienced significantly more stress than physicians at clinics with low-function EMRs. The medium functioning EMR group had a higher rate of burnout. And here was a weird result: the physicians who operated the high- and medium-functioning EMRs felt less satisfied with their current position overall.
Okay, but what does this mean?
According to lead researcher Stewart Babbott, MD, of the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, the mid-functioning group having high stress might suggest that these clinics were transitioning. He went on to say, “Our finding that physician-reported stress was highest in the moderate-use group ‘made sense’ for those practices in which some of the functions were on paper and some in the electronic record or for those without a fully functioning EMR.” Fair enough, we’ve said it, too:
“A shoddy EMR is no doctor’s friend; it’s like having a friend you have to explain everything twice to.” – @AtlasMD (Click to Tweet)
And here’s our favorite part. Remember how we’ve been talking about all those boxes that need clicking? The ones that generally don’t do anything? The results showed a significant relationship between time pressure and physician stress in the group with high-functioning EMRs. It was only in this group, too. This suggests that physicians may be particularly pressured for time during patient encounters in the face of a large number of EMR functions. “This ‘made sense’ to us in thinking about the possibility that those in the high-use group had more to do in the EMR,” says Dr. Babbott.
Please, keep in mind that this study suggests CORRELATION and NOT CAUSATION. Dr. Babbott stressed this after the study, saying that further studies are needed to determine the precise relationships.
“Further study is needed to focus on those efforts which can be most specifically related to EMR use,” he says. “If the moderate-use group’s higher stress is due to that practice being in transition between a paper-based system and an EMR, then this work supports stress being an issue to address during that transition. Similarly, if the high-use group’s stress is related to more functions and requirements for each patient’s care, then addressing processes of care and care team support could be of benefit.” (We included this last quote if only to showcase how political this researcher is. We’d recommend better EMRs, too, but that’s just us.)
Unfortunately, there was no mention of Meaningful Use in the study. Strange, right? This is the same legislation demanding more features in the EMR, and incentivizing doctors to implement them. Of course, our perspective outside of the red tape is different than docs still operating within it. But if you ask us, a machine that stresses us out at work, is a machine we’d be happy to get rid of.

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Ascend Communications Inc duly announced its agreement to acquire Stratus Computer Inc yesterday, in a stock-for-stock exchange deal worth $822m (CI No 3,466). But Ascend is only interested in the SS7 Signalling System 7 software, operating systems software, fault-tolerant technology and its customer base of large telecommunications companies. The rest, including the company’s Enterprise Computer […]
Ascend Communications Inc duly announced its agreement to acquire Stratus Computer Inc yesterday, in a stock-for-stock exchange deal worth $822m (CI No 3,466). But Ascend is only interested in the SS7 Signalling System 7 software, operating systems software, fault-tolerant technology and its customer base of large telecommunications companies. The rest, including the company’s Enterprise Computer business hardware unit and the two financial and enterprise system software units, will be set up as separate subsidiaries and sold off by the end of the year, Stratus said. Ascend gets software for directing and managing traffic across voice networks, which it can combine with its own switching products for internet networks. Ideally the added intelligence of Stratus’ telecoms software developed for voice should put Ascend’s products for handling traffic across integrated voice and data networks on the road to competing with the likes of Cisco Systems Inc and Northern Telecom Ltd, which have already taken steps to develop equipment for new integrated networks. One plus for Ascend is that there is little crossover between Stratus’ service control point software which provides the brains of the network, and Ascend’s own lower-end SS7 signaling gateway software for use by internet service providers. But even if the products fit well together and the acquisition gives Ascend access to carrier customers, Ascend is still acquiring a company in some financial difficulty. Stratus last month announced it would lay off 400 staff under a $20m restructuring plan (CI No 3,460). And its plan to pare down its new buy might also cause some difficulties. According to Stratus spokesperson Roderick Randall, it is unlikely that Ascend will be able to divorce Stratus’ hardware platform and its telecoms software. Randall believes that Ascend will hold on to the intellectual property rights of Stratus’ hardware and jointly manufacture it, because of the interdependence of the hardware and software. You can’t cut the baby in half, he said. Stratus had been selling its software, which runs on Hewlett-Packard Co’s HP/UX Unix, as a stand alone service control point, which complemented equipment supplied by companies such as Alcatel SA, Siemens AG and Nortel. The hitch, however, was that companies such as Alcatel were quite capable of providing similar software functions as part of an integrated solution, making it harder for Stratus to compete. Under the agreement, each share of Stratus will be exchanged for 0.75 shares of Ascend, which will have a transaction value of $33.35 per share. The combination will be accounted for as a purchase and is anticipated to be accretive to Ascend’s earnings in 1999. Although the price Ascend paid is up on Stratus’ recent price, it falls below Stratus’ high of $60, according to Merril Lynch.


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Treatment of high-strength pet food wastewater using two-stage membrane bioreactors.
ABSTRACT A two-stage membrane bioreactor was used to treat dissolved-air-flotation pretreated, high-strength pet food wastewater characterized by oil and grease concentrations of 50 000 to 82 000 mg/L and total chemical oxygen demand (COD) and five-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) concentrations of 100 000 and 80 000 mg/L, respectively, to meet stringent surface discharge criteria (i.e., BOD5, total suspended solids [TSS], and ammonium-nitrogen [NH4(+)-N] of < 10 mg/L at an overall hydraulic retention time of 6.3 days). Organic contaminants were removed primarily in the first stage, followed by almost complete removal of ammonia in the second stage. Despite a rise in poorly biodegradable COD in the second stage, overall removal of TSS, BOD5, COD, and ammonia was 100, 99.9, 95.2, and 99.7%, respectively, thus readily achieving the required criteria. Consistent nitrite accumulation over a period of more than 100 days, even at dissolved oxygen concentrations of more than 2.5 mg/L, was remarkable. A residual alkalinity requirement for nitrification was quantified. Membrane performance was extensively studied in this work.

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» EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK: Tamar Braxton & Towanda Sing About Sister Trina....Finally Dating A Black Man» EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK: Toya Wright Tries To Explain WHY She Gave MempHitz A Hall Pass To CHEAT On "Marriage Bootcamp: Reality Stars"» Here's Why It Will Take Until 2020 For Us To See Those Harriet Tubman $20's
Tyra Talks Her Real Hair+Queenie's Got NeNe
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Tyra Banks and her real hair hit up "Larry King" yesterday. And here's a snippet of their interviewing airing this week:
King: All right. You kicked off season five of your talk show by revealing your real hair. Banks: Let's talk about my hair right now. I know it's been a big mystery. And I was like it was an unsolved mystery, and I felt like I needed to solve this mystery. Like I've worn weaves and wigs and pieces and clip-ons and clip-outs and clip-downs and around since I was 17, 18, and I wanted to show the real me. I wanted to show the raw me, and I just got out of the shower -- beat the face first of course, you all -- and then came out of here -- on this stage, and this is me, you all. This is me. King: How did that feel? Banks: Oh my God, it felt so liberating. It felt so liberating. I have worn fake hair since I was 17 years old. King: This -- is this real? Banks: Yes. This is me. You want to feel my scalp? King: Yes. Banks: Yes? It's a little kinky in the scalp. That's like real black girl hair. But -- go -- go in there. Yes. That's -- yes. It's kinky. Exactly. My natural hair texture is very kinky. You felt my real hair texture. This is straightened. This part is straightened. This part is not, inside. advertisement But, I mean, hair for black women, we spend $9 billion a year on hair products -- black women do. So growing up as a young girl and seeing images in the media where they're saying that a certain type of hair is beautiful and yours isn't is very difficult for a black woman -- for black women and it's a -- it's a long, political thing that we can do a whole show about. But I felt it was my responsibility to show as much of my real hair as possible.She also talks about not trying to BE Oprah at the source. Oh Tyra... Remember everyone's favorite homeless celeb Queenie? The one who "saves celebs from the paparazzi"?:
Well she Lil Mama'd NeNe yesterday while the paps were snapping her lunch with O.C. Housewife Gretchen. Those pics are here in case you missed them.
On a random note, is anybody impatiently waiting for this new Couple's Retreat movie?:
Faizon Love is a mess...
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We're drawing close to the launch of one of the most anticipated smartphones of 2017- the OnePlus 5. Last year's OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T were a huge success for the Chinese firm and they still are the best mid-range smartphones to purchase. That said, OnePlus will be under tremendous pressure to fill the shoes of the successful OnePlus 3, 3T with the OnePlus 5.
A few weeks ago, the company officially teased the smartphone as 'Hello 5,' confirming that its next smartphone would be called as OnePlus 5 and not OnePlus 4. Later on, OnePlus said that the phone would be released this summer, which will be in the month of June. As the launch date is nearing, we're witnessing more leaks about the phone, especially regarding the design of the phone. Also, some things are officially confirmed by the company itself.
Let's take a look at what rumours and OnePlus has to say about the upcoming Flagship Killer.
The major aspect in the question of OnePlus 5 is its design. The buzz is not entirely about the design of the phone, but how the dual cameras will be placed- horizontally or vertically. A lot of prototype device images have surfaced online suggesting both vertical and horizontal camera setup, but nothing is official for now, and the design of OnePlus 5 is still under the wraps.
All the prototype images missed out the 3.5mm headphone jack, but OnePlus confirmed that they are not going to ditch the ubiquitous audio transmitter- giving a huge relief for all the fans out there.
However, there's news which amazed me the most. The official Facebook handle of OnePlus Danmark (@OnePlusDanmark) has shared an exclusive prototype leak of Android Authority. The prototype in the leak has a similar design of the OnePlus 3T along with vertically placed dual cameras at the back.
So, will that be the final design of the OnePlus 5?
Well, answer this question before getting into the hardware of OnePlus 5- How many of you imagined the OnePlus 5 with MediaTek Helio X30 SoC? The answer would be NONE. I am saying this because OnePlus in its official forums page had confirmed that the OnePlus 5 would be powered by the Snapdragon 835 chipset, teamed with 6GB of RAM and Adreno 540 GPU. That official confirmation didn't excite me by any bit.
OnePlus in the same forums page stated that it is working on improving the touch latency in the OnePlus 5 by conducting various checks ahead of the release. Battery wise, the device may come with a 3600mAh unit with Dash Charge 2.0 technology.
The major aspect to look out for in the OnePlus 5 and it will define the phone' success in 2017 because almost every flagship phone has dual camera support, sans the Samsung Galaxy S8 series. OnePlus must employ dual camera setup in the phone and rumours are rife over the same.
Further, OnePlus has recently said that it's working with camera expert organisation DxO to improve the camera in the OnePlus 5. Finally, a OnePlus device might go ahead to the Samsung Galaxy smartphone in terms of camera.
Going by the rumours, the OnePlus 5 will be a groundbreaking device, but the end product should impress the audience like the OnePlus 3 or 3T.
If the rumoured features make their way into the final version of the OnePlus 5 and if OnePlus manages to get a decent camera smartphone (if not the best camera smartphone till date), the OnePlus 5 will dethrone the Xiaomi Mi 6 in its homeland and other countries as well. For now, the Xiaomi Mi 6 is the cheapest smartphone to come with Snapdragon 835 chip.


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Darwin’s Gift: herbarium specimens for Henslow
Charles Darwin was the Cambridge student who supplied the highest number of plants for Professor Henslow’s herbarium. His first addition was from Wales in August 1831, but he began serious collecting during his world trip on HMS Beagle
Darwin gathered plants every year between 1832 (182 collections) and 1835 (223) and altogether sent Henslow about 2,700 from the whole voyage - from the mainland of South America, the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the Galapagos Archipelago in the Pacific, and Keeling Island in the East Indies.
Darwin’s plants were a gift for his Professor and so he collected in the same way as Henslow. Darwin usually collected two or more plants at each location, up to an astonishing maximum of 31 from a single population in Chile. In addition, Darwin made a particular point of collecting all the plants he found in flower on the Galapagos Archipelago, since the flowers of these oceanic islands had not been studied previously and Henslow was particularly interested in geographical distribution.
Darwin made precise notes of the location of each collection he made during the voyage, and occasionally added other information. He followed the instructions given to him by Henslow in a letter, and so recorded dates only to the month of collection.
When he received the plants in Cambridge, Henslow “collated” and mounted the samples on to about 950 herbarium sheets, itself a very large task. He had sheets printed with “Mus Henslow” (Museum of Henslow) in the top corner and also brief printed locations - South America, Patagonia or Galapagos Islands – and the name “C. Darwin”. Henslow then hand-wrote the date of the collection and any brief notes that Darwin had supplied.
Using this precious material, Henslow published a short paper describing two new species of Opuntia
from the Galapagos in 1837 and followed this with an account of the native plants of Keeling Island in 1838. The task of identifying the species in this magnificent gift, however, greatly exceeded Henslow’s taxonomic knowledge of the world’s flora. So Darwin’s Galapagos plants were later dissected, drawn and described by his friend Joseph Hooker of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and were finally published in 1847.Handling plants, carrying out instructions
Darwin sent back the first box of Beagle
specimens from Brazil to Henslow late in 1832. After having examined the contents, Henslow offered his advice in a letter of January 1833 on how Darwin could collect geological and botanical specimens more effectively.
About plants, Henslow wrote,
“Avoid collecting scraps. Make the specimens as perfect as you can, root, flowers & leaves and you can’t do wrong. In large ferns and leaves fold them back upon themselves on one side of the specimen & they will get into a proper sized paper.”
Henslow accompanies this with a sketch of a leaf indicating, “this side is folded back at the edges.”
Two fern fronds in this first box had been inexpertly dried by Darwin to give a tangled mass. It is tempting to think that they occasioned the instructions about collecting in Henslow’s correspondence. Certainly, ferns along with the other plants were much better prepared from then on. For example Darwin’s samples of Pleopeltis aurea
(now Phlebodium areolatum
) from James Island in the Galapagos in October 1835 have the pinnae folded over, as instructed by his Professor. Further reading:
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Porter, D. 1986. Charles Darwin's vascular plant specimens from the voyage of HMS Beagle. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
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It was an unusual sight Oct. 9 at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Judaism’s holiest place. A group of tourists from Bahrain, wearing long robes and keffiyehs, stood alongside Jewish worshippers, and some even prayed to Allah themselves. One of the tourists pulled out an Islamic prayer rug, spread it out on the ground and knelt for the traditional prayer.
The worshippers, including several social media influencers, were part of one of the first groups of tourists to come to Israel. Fatima al-Harabi entered the women’s section at the Western Wall and inserted a note in between the ancient stones, as is customary. In an interview with a reporter from the public broadcasting corporation Kan she said that the site has great spiritual power and that in her note she asked for peace to arrive soon.
Harabi came as part of a group brought by the Sharaka organization, which aims to strengthen ties between Israel and Gulf states. Another member of the group, Salman al-Aoudi, told Al-Monitor that he had met Israelis on his travels elsewhere and his visit to Israel proved what he knew — that the country and people are beautiful and there could be a good relationship with them.
The tourists from Bahrain encountered at the places they visited many Israelis who were a bit surprised to see them, but they felt welcome. The locals asked to take photos with the Bahrainis, who wore their nation’s traditional garb. Aoudi said with a smile that an elderly woman had blown an air-kiss to him at the open-air Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem. The tour organizers took the group all over the country, including the mandatory stop for any tourist who wishes to understand Israel, the Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Center. In interviews and tweets, members of the group said that this was one of the most meaningful experiences of the trip to Israel.
However, not everyone reacted positively to the visit. Photos of the tourists at the Western Wall angered opponents of the normalization agreements with Israel, which they expressed in sharp criticism and insults quoted in the Arab press. They were called “the new settlers” and some of the vendors at the Arab market in East Jerusalem treated them with hostility. In the past year, since the agreements were signed, a few incidents occurred where tourists from the Gulf were cursed, spat at or physically assaulted on visits to Haram al-Sharif.
The first tourists from Bahrain did not visit Haram al-Sharif, likely to avoid such conflicts. They arrived a few days after the direct flight from Manama to Tel Aviv was launched and after Foreign Minister Yair Lapid inaugurated the Israeli Embassy in Manama Sept. 30. Protests were held against normalization during his stay in Bahrain, which were covered by the Arab press in nations opposed to normalization with Israel.
Will the Abraham Accords, opening of embassies and launch of direct flights bring a wave of tourists from the Gulf to Israel? It’s not clear. Flights in the opposite direction are very crowded. According to sources from both Israeli and Emirati administrations, more than 200,000 Israelis have visited the Emirates over the last year, many of them tourists and the rest businessmen. Bahrain, which is smaller, is also expected to receive many Israeli tourists.
Still, Israel is getting ready. A year ago, the Haaretz newspaper published a sort of guide for the Islamic tourist in Israel. It recommended visiting Haram al-Sharif, especially Al-Aqsa Mosque, considered one of the holiest sites in the Muslim world. Other recommendations were the Islam Museum in Jerusalem, which contains rare Islamic art collections, the cities of Acre and Ramle, which have a rich Muslim past, and other sites.
One of the people working to speed up incoming tourism from the Gulf is David Friedman, who served as the American ambassador to Israel in the Trump era and was instrumental in achieving the Abraham Accords. Friedman established an organization called The Friedman Center for Peace through Strength, one of whose goals is advancing the Abraham Accords and expanding them to more nations, among other ways, by bringing Muslim tourists to visit Israel.
Participants in the center’s inaugural event in Jerusalem Oct. 11 were former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who received a prize for his contribution to advancing ties between Israel and Arab countries, former US Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and even the famous quarterback Peyton Manning.
In an interview with Al-Monitor, Friedman said that the goal is to bring masses of Muslim tourists to Jerusalem, Israel’s capital, so that they could see that the reports they receive are biased, that Israel maintains and upholds the freedom of religion of all faiths, including Islam, and that it is possible to hold close ties with it despite differences in opinion. According to him, it is commonly thought that religion is one of the sources of conflicts, wars and violence, and that the time has come to change this and show that it is the opposite — that religion brings people of different faiths together, and that Jerusalem is the place to prove it.
“The road to peace passes through Jerusalem. The key to the Abraham Accords was the trust between a small group of people. When there’s trust there are no limits; when there’s trust, we can change the world. The role of Jerusalem is to unite the religions, and our vision is to bring tourism from the Arab world to the holy city so that all religions could visit and experience the uniqueness of this city,” Friedman said.
How would Israel overcome the opposition of Palestinians in East Jerusalem, for instance? “We will need security, that’s clear — but in the longer term when the Palestinians see how the agreements help them live better, with greater security and advancement in all fields, I hope they will end their opposition and join the process,” he answered.
Friedman expressed hope that the current American administration will not abandon its leading role in the peace processes between Israel and Arab countries, and will continue mediating and advancing additional agreements. “Without a steadfast United States, it won’t go forward,” he said.


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Dads are coming though during birth, with most moms, 73 percent, saying their husbands were rock stars or heros in the delivery room, in a new Wondertime survey.
Parenting.com weighs in on the gifted debate:
I am tired, it’s getting late and I have been on deadline most of the week. Here is a smorgasbord of news and nuggets to chew:
How are the time-outs working for you?
Don’t forget, the next Working Dad/Seattle P-I panel is this evening:
The mommy wars are back in the news, with The New York Times reporting that women are leaving the work force for the same reasons as men, layoffs and other tough economic changes, not motherhood in Poor Economy Slows Women in Workplace.
USA Today ran an interesting story on signs of an impending baby boom, or at least a boomlet, Is this the next baby boom?
It is time for another Seattle P-I-Queen Anne Books parenting panel. On Wednesday, July 23, Kimberly Ford will speak about her book “Hump: True Tales of Sex After Kids.”
Regular readers know I am always looking for new dad statistics and the new Fatherhood Initiative is full of good dad data, such as the fact that kids with involved fathers are more likely to bring home good grades, avoid drugs and steer clear of breaking and entering.
Can you hear it? Men have their own biological clocks, with older sperm linked with higher rates of autism, Down’s syndrome and even schizophrenia in some research, Scientific American reports in Fact or Fiction: Men Have a Biological Clock.