This first set of exercises deals with the design aspects. The first two exercises cover the sizing of the two capacitors at the input of the inverter, and the three delta-connected capacitors at the output of the inverter. The third one is dedicated to the control of the switches and the PWM generation.
4.1.1. Computation of the Bridge Capacitors
This exercise refers to the two capacitors and located at the input of the inverter bridge. For more details, seeFigure 3.
The voltage across the two capacitors is fixed to , in other words:
which leads to:
That means that the charging current of equals the discharging current of , and vice versa.
Starting from this reasoning, consider the combination where and , and do the following:
Express and as functions of the source current
Compute the instantaneous values of and as functions of and the instantaneous load currents given as: , and
Show that there should be a minimal value of and in order to ensure a minimum of fluctuation in the voltages and
Compute that value.
4.1.2. Computation of the Filter Capacitors
This exercise refers to the three capacitors mounted in delta configuration and composing the C-Filter. See Figure 7 for more details.
The values of the load resistances and inductances as well as the filter inductances are summarized in Table 2. The point of this exercise is to compute the value of the filter capacitance, for that do the following:
Compute the transfer function of the LC filter
Compute the cut-off frequency of the filter
Compute the value of the filter capacitance that ensures a cut-off frequency of 600 Hz.
4.1.3. Voltage Levels and Associated Switches Control
This exercise refers to the material introduced in Sections 2.2, namely, the control of the switches and the PWM generation.
See Figure 3 for the topology of the whole inverter, Figure 4 for the topology of one arm and Figure 5 for the control of the four switches, which is based on the intersection between the reference signal and the two carriers.
Since this exercise is intended to help the student understand and design the PWM generator, he is asked to do the following:
Determine the control status (On/Off) of the twelve switches and fill out Table 8 below.
Design the circuit, based on (i) relational operator and (ii) logical operators that produces the switches control of Figure 5.
Table 8: Voltage Outputs and Associated Control Switches
4.2. Inverter Mode
4.2.1. Changing DC Voltage Source
This exercise refers to Section 2.3 and is intended to change the value of the DC Voltage source and observe its impact on the levels and waveforms, essentially, the inverter voltages.
For that, keep all the parameters unchanged except for the slider: Vdc (V)
Figure 13: Changing DC Voltage Source
Apply the changes, as shown in the first column of Table 9 below, observe the waveforms and fill out the rest:
Table 9: Output Voltage Levels
Verify that the voltage value of Display4 follows Vdc/2*Reference Amplitude*sqrt (3/2) for each Vdc value in Table 9 above.
4.2.2. Changing AC-Source Frequency - Synchronization On/Off
This exercise is intended to highlight the pulsations phenomenon obtained during the loss of synchronization between the AC-source and the inverter output, a phenomenon like the loss of synchronization between a power grid and a synchronous generator.
Change the slider Frequency (Hz) and observe the pulsations in the inverter currents as shown in Figure 14 below.
Figure 14: Changing AC-source Frequency
Click the SYNCHRONIZEbutton that forces the PWM reference frequency to stick to the BEMF frequency and observe the waveforms of Figure 15 below:
Figure 15: Synchronize Button Activated
4.2.3. Changing AC-Source Phase Shift
This exercise is intended to show the impact of changing the phase shift of the AC Source with respect to the reference signal. Using the slider PhaseShift (Deg) do the following:
Choose positive values, thus rendering the load more inductive, and observe the waveforms of the voltages and currents as shown in Figure 16 below.
Figure 16: Changing AC-source Phase Shift; Load More Inductive
Repeat the exercise with negative values (capacitive load) as shown in Figure 17 below.
Figure 17: Changing AC-source Phase Shift; Load More Capacitive
4.3. LC Filter Activated
4.3.1. Changing PWM Frequency
This exercise is intended to change the PWM frequency and observe its impact on the waveforms and the power flow. For that, keep all the parameters unchanged except for the slider: PWM Frequency (Hz).
Figure 18: Changing PWM Frequency
Apply the PWM frequency values of the first column of Table 10 below, observe the waveforms, read the displays, and fill out below:
Table 10: Changing PWM Frequency with LC Filter ON
Disable the LC Filter button and repeat the same exercise.
Table 11: Changing PWM Frequency with LC Filter OFF
How does the change of PWM Frequency impact the THD of load and inverter currents? Hint: Please observe the values of Display6 and Display7.
4.3.2. Changing AC-Source Amplitude
This exercise is intended to show the impact of changing the amplitude of the AC Source and to observe the source current and the power flow. Using the slider Amplitude (V), do the following:
Increase the value of the amplitude to 75 V and observe the waveforms and the power flow.
Figure 19: Changing AC-source Amplitude to 75 V
Increase the value to 82 V and redo the same observations.
Figure 20: Changing AC-source Amplitude to 82 V
Determine the amplitude at which the power flow vanishes.
4.3.3. Changing AC-Source Phase Shift
This exercise is a repetition of 4.2.3 except that the LC filter is ON. Repeat the same steps as before.
Figure 21: Changing AC-source Phase Shift; Load More Inductive
Figure 22: Changing AC-source Phase Shift; Load More Capacitive
4.4. Rectifier Mode
As previously mentioned, in Rectifier Mode, when the PWM_Disablebutton is activated (i) the DC source is disconnected, (ii) the PWM generation is disabled and (iii) the first set of control parameters is disabled.
Click the Connect Filterbutton, observe the waveforms and read the displays
Figure 23: Rectifier Mode; LC Filter ON
Click the APPLY_RECT_LOADbutton, observe the waveforms and read the displays
Figure 24: Rectifier Mode; LC Filter ON & DC Load Connected
Check that the current and voltage at the DC side are coherent with the value of the DC resistance.
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Heres some tips my brother uses for his....
Use Pecan wood. Seems to really have the best flavor out of all of the ones we have tried. Try not to use pieces that have Bark as it can leave an off or bitter flavor.
Use the smoke stack valve on top to control temp. If you need to get the fire blazing the sliding door in the firebox is good but use the top smokestack cover to make the little adjustments.
By all means use the water on the bottom idea....for an extra touch fill it with beer and some garlic.
SLow and long is the way to go and thr rough rule of thumb is one hour for every pound. For super long smoking times not a bad idea to rotate the food 1/2 way through the cook. Also keep in mind food cloer to the smoke box willl cook hotter while food placed by the stack will cook cooler.
Some Fun items to do when cooking..
Smoked Onion-Place a whole sweet maui onion on the grill. The outside will turn black as coal but the inside will cook slowly and gently.
Smoked Cheese-Use a Cedar Plank and cut various blocks of cheese on top. Cheddars and Swisses work very well. Get some crackers ready because when you take it right out of the smoker its still semi soft and spreads very easily.
For those who love to BBQ the smoker is a dream come true as it prolongs the BBQ process ten fold.
One item we make occasionally that is unusual but delicious is something we call Tokyo Tacos.
Its basically a cut of Round Eye-which is a cut of meat that is tough as hell but round. Smoke the hell out of it and then slice as thin as possible. I use a meat slicer but a sharp knife should do the trick. When youve got your thin slice, top with some grated daikon, and a small drizzle of soy sauce and a squeeze of lime. Its a very interesting taste with the coolness of the daikon contrasting with the smoke of the meat and the tartness of the juice and the salt of soy.


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Hadrian's Gate is a famous tourist landmark, located in Kaleici, Antalya. It stands out between two towers of the city walls.
Hadrian's Gate, commonly known as Three Gates, is one of the most beautiful ancient works of art in Antalya. The gate was built in honour of Roman Emperor Hadrian. With its breathtaking decorations which connects the city to the outer world, this antique gate has rich reliefs as glamorous as the ones in Rome.
The gate is different from the other ones in Anatolia, because of its amazing bass reliefs and column heads decorated with flowers. These reliefs fascinate the visitors even today.

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Audio Agitation: Tattarrattat
Tattarrattat — a word created by James Joyce in his opus Ulysses is a palindrome that refers to the specific rhythm of someone knocking on a door. For this week’s Audio Agitation, we take "tatarrattat" as our guiding light, our investigation of rhythm as it appears in instrumental melodies.
Audio Agitation presents songs that dart from cluttered to classical, sweet to strange.
The 442s: According to their bio, the 442s features “two outstanding members of the world-class St. Louis Symphony with two of the city’s finest jazz musicians.” The instrumentation is classical, but the approach is not. These musicians occasionally make use of other STL musicians like vocalist Erin Bode who sings on their past album. The group is slated to release a new album this year.
Animal Children: This self-titled album is the product of area percussionist Kaleb Kirby and was recorded at local studio Native Sounds. Kirby functions as a JazzU professor and has appeared with Tommy Halloran's Guerrilla Swing outfit. Kirby’s control is most evident on the album track Plus | Minus. The 442s maestro Adam Maness appears on the album as well.
Marble // Wall: Last year, area percussionist Louis Wall and classically trained Nika Marble began filtering classical music through experimental riffs and rhythmic structures. The music is at times familiar and jagged, as if you pushed a Satie-centric player piano filled with kitchen implements down the stairs. It’s a good thing. The pair plays primarily acoustic improvisation sets and have yet to release a proper album.


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ALBANY - New York State's Democrats accuse Republicans of backing off their promise to put politics aside when new election districts are drawn now that the GOP will hold the pen.
Republicans who will take majority control of the Senate in January deny they have turned their backs on the reform pledge that helped them win in November. Instead, they said recent public comments simply reflect the priority to address more pressing issues, including creating jobs.
Democrats cited Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos' published remarks to Newsday's editorial board about redistricting, the most valuable prize in winning the majority.
"If there is a way that we can fashion a nonpartisan thing and I'm going to discuss that with the speaker and the governor, I wouldn't mind doing that," Skelos told Newsday. "Can you take politics out of it a hundred percent, I don't think that will occur. But I think there's a way you can do it better and that's what we'll look at."
Redistricting has traditionally been used by the majority parties to protect their incumbents by creating districts dominated by voters enrolled in the majority's party. The districts are set for 10 years, until the next Census.
In Albany, the majority controls legislation and spending and has traditionally returned more money for pet projects in districts represented by a majority legislator.
"Senate Republicans are already making it clear they will not keep their pledge to reform state government through nonpartisan redistricting," said Senate Democratic leader John Sampson of Brooklyn.
Skelos spokesman Mark Hansen said there is no change in the Republicans' support of independent redistricting since signing former New York City Mayor Ed Koch's "New York Uprising" reform pledge.

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NEW YORK -- Two Stanley Cup Playoff series will be decided in a Game 7 doubleheader Tuesday when the Boston Bruins play host to the Toronto Maple Leafs (7 p.m., ET, NBCSN, Sportsnet, CBC, TVAS), followed by the San Jose Sharks facing the Vegas Golden Knights (10 p.m., ET, NBCSN, Sportsnet, TVAS).
The past two playoff series between the Bruins and Maple Leafs have culminated in unprecedented Game 7 drama, both occurring at TD Garden. In 2013, Boston became the first team in NHL history to overcome a three-goal, third-period deficit to win a Game 7 (Boston 5, Toronto 4 ,OT). In 2018, the Bruins became the first team in League history to overcome three deficits of at least one goal to win a Game 7 in regulation (Boston 7, Toronto 4).
Five current Bruins appeared in both the 2013 and 2018 contests: goaltender Tuukka Rask, defenseman Zdeno Chara and forwards Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand and David Krejci. Two Maple Leafs players have done so: defenseman Jake Gardiner and forward Nazem Kadri.
Chara (0-4--4 in 12 GP) is set to tie an NHL record by playing in his 13th career Game 7, joining all-time co-leaders Patrick Roy and Scott Stevens.
Most Game 7 Appearances, All Time
Patrick Roy 13
Scott Stevens 13
Zdeno Chara 12
Glenn Anderson 12
Ken Daneyko 12
Stephane Yelle 12
Dave Andreychuk 11
Nicklas Backstrom 11
Doug Gilmour 11
Al MacInnis 11
Alex Ovechkin 11
Mark Recchi 11
Most Game 7 Appearances, Active
Zdeno Chara, BOS 12
Nicklas Backstrom, WSH 11
Alex Ovechkin, WSH 11
Patrice Bergeron, BOS 10
Chris Kunitz, CHI 10
Milan Lucic, EDM 10
David Krejci, BOS 9
Valtteri Filppula, NYI 9
Dan Girardi, TBL 9
Mike Green, DET 9
Carl Hagelin, WSH 9
Anton Stralman, TBL 9
The Sharks (6-4 in Game 7s) will host a series-decider for the fifth time, having won three of their previous four contests on home ice. In their most recent appearance, goaltender Martin Jones stopped 20 shots as San Jose blanked Nashville 5-0 in the 2016 Second Round during their run to the Stanley Cup Final.
The Golden Knights will be making their Game 7 debut. The most recent franchise to play its first Game 7 was the 2018 Winnipeg Jets, who registered a 5-1 victory at Nashville to capture the Second Round series. Golden Knights center Paul Stastny tallied a pair of goals for Winnipeg, including the game-winner. Stastny has recorded 4-4--8 in four Game 7s overall.
Game 7 Trends
Of the 172 all-time Game 7s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs:
* The team that scores first is 128-44 (.744)
* Home teams own a 100-72 record (.581)
* Forty-one have required overtime (23.8%). Home teams have a 21-20 edge.
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text: This week, I was asked to do a vegetarian recipe for the Stockpiling Moms website. I tweaked a recipe from another cookbook and came up with Gluten Free Slow Cooker Squash and Apples. This is an easy appetizer or side dish, or perhaps even a low-sugar dessert for some. It smells lovely while it is cooking too. Nicholas agreed that it tastes like warm apple pie. He gave it 6 Thumbs Up!


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Southeast Missouri State's Otahkians decisively ended previously unbeaten Norfolk State's NCAA Division II women's basketball title hopes Friday night, routing the Spartanettes 85-52 in the national semifinals.
Southeast Missouri State (31-3), ranked 10th in the nation and playing on its home court, will face North Dakota State tonight at 9 for the championship. In the third-place game, NSU will play Bentley (Mass.) at 7 p.m.
North Dakota State beat Bentley 83-76 in the first semifinal.
The Otahkians never gave third-ranked Norfolk State (33-1) a chance to set a single-season record for consecutive women's basketball victories, outscoring the Spartanettes 41-15 in the first half. Southeast Missouri, which won its 21st consecutive game, held NSU 37.7 points below its Division II-leading scoring average of 89.7.
Southeast Missouri hit 29-of-43 free throws, Norfolk State 4-of-9. The Spartanettes missed all 13 of their 3-point attempts.
Division II Player of the Year Tracy Saunders provided Norfolk State's only significant offense with 16 points on 7-for-12 shooting from the field, but none of her teammates reached double figures as the Spartanettes shot 24-for-72 (33.3 percent) from the floor.
Three Southeast Missouri players made double figures - Jerri Wiley with 22 points, Renee Rogliardi with 17 and Stephanie Holland with 11.
The Spartanettes relied all season on defensive pressure, forcing opponents into 38.9 turnovers per game. But the Otahkians committed only 19 giveaways.

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Noah Cates goes from Beijing to Broad Avenue after the Philadelphia Flyers signed the ahead prospect to a two-year entry-level contract.
Cates signed a deal Monday for the remainder of this season and 2022-23 and is anticipated to play within the NHL instantly. His faculty season ended when Minnesota-Duluth was eradicated from the NCAA Match Saturday by Denver.
The Flyers drafted Cates within the fifth spherical in 2017. He has since recorded 99 factors in 139 NCAA video games and helped Minnesota-Duluth win the nationwide title in 2019.
Cates was one in all 15 faculty gamers picked to play for the U.S. on the Beijing Olympics, which the NHL skipped. He was named an alternate captain regardless of being simply 23 and put up three factors in 4 video games.
“Noah has had an distinctive collegiate profession, and we’re glad to have him signed,” normal supervisor Chuck Fletcher stated. “We have now adopted his progress intently and are excited to observe his continued progress in our group.”
Michigan Tech, one other faculty hockey powerhouse that was eradicated this weekend within the NCAA event, noticed two key gamers signal on with NHL golf equipment on Monday, as effectively.
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed Huskies defenseman Colin Swoyer to a $750,000 contract for subsequent season. He’ll report back to the American Hockey League’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to play the remainder of this season on an newbie tryout settlement.
And the New Jersey Devils signed Huskies proper wing Brian Halonen to a two-year, entry-level contract beginning with subsequent season. He, too, will report back to an American Hockey League affiliate, the Utica Comets. Halonen led the Huskies in scoring with 21 targets and 44 factors.
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||Kidney Morphology and Function in the Young of Rats Malnourished and Exposed to Nitrofen during Pregnancy.
Chase-Deesing, C. ;
Kavlock, R. J. ;
Zeman, F. J. ;
||California Univ., Davis. Dept. of Nutrition.;Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC.
Kidney functioning tests ;
Nutritional deficiencies ;
Laboratory animals ;
Prenatal exposure delayed effects ;
||Most EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. Check with individual libraries about paper copy.
||The separate and combined effects of prenatal protein deficiency (65 casein) and prenatal nitrofen exposure (12.5 mg/kg on gestational days 7-21) on renal morphology in the 21-day fetal and postnatal rat were examined. Maternal protein deprivation reduced maternal feed intake, feed efficiency, weight gain, and the number of litters produced at term. Numbers of nature glomeruli, creatinine clearance, water diuresis, and response to ADH, but not the hydropenic response, were lower in the PPD neonates. These changes in morphology and function suggest that prenatal protein deficiency delays renal development and possibly results in a decrease in glomerular clearance and in tubular response to a water load and to anti-diuretic hormone. Evaluation of postnatal renal function showed that prenatal nitrofen exposure depressed the ability to excrete excess water, the response to ADE, and urine concentrating ability. The functional deficits indicate tubular dysfunction, but little or no effect on glomerular function. Renal dysfunction may contribute to the increased mortality in PPD+nitrofen pups by reducing the ability to respond to stress, but the effects are not sufficiently marked to be considered the primary cause of death. (Copyright (c) 1986 by Hemisphere Publishing Corporation.)
||Pub. in Jnl. of Toxicology and Environmental Health 19, p1-21 1986. Sponsored by Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC.
|NTIS Title Notes
||Reprint: Kidney Morphology and Function in the Young of Rats Malnourished and Exposed to Nitrofen during Pregnancy.
|PUB Date Free Form
||PC A02/MF A01

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Consumers Less Worried about Panic Shopping as Pandemic Drags On
As pandemic panic buying subsides, consumer concerns about the availability of food, household cleaners and other consumer packaged goods (CPG) products continue to ease – even as most of those consumers worry about the economy opening too soon, according to fresh survey results from the Consumer Brands Association (CBA).
The Arlington, Va.-based trade group said that for the first time since the pandemic and social isolation kicked in, “concerns over access to every CGP category did not go up.” Take food and beverage as one shining example. As one can imagine, that CPG category stood as a top consumer concern during the earlier stages of the COVID-19 outbreak. But now, according to the CBA survey report, that concern has dropped to 61% of consumers, which is 16 points lower than it was on March 18, the peak of food and beverage concern so far during this pandemic. “The drop in concern reflects the supply chain working out many of the early kinks and stores restocking any items that were wiped out in March,” the trade group said.
You can bet legitimate supply chain concerns still exist in the world of food retailing. For example, the closing of meat processing plants because of worker illness is still an issue in the United States that looks all but certain to continue. Even so, consumer worries about other CPG items continue to decrease, according to the CBA. That includes household cleaning products, which are in hot demand as the country as a whole awaits a flattening of the COVID-19 curve and the economic gains that would presumably follow. The new survey report found that consumer concern about the availability of those products dropped to 70% this week from 74% last week. “While that’s still a strong majority,” the report noted, “it is the first decline seen yet.”
More broadly, the trade group’s new report found that 59% of U.S. consumers “have noticed greater availability of at least some high-demand products.” Such a data point reflects the determination of the CPG industry to pull its weight through this pandemic, according to the association.
“The CPG industry is working overtime to ensure Americans have what they need to stay home and stay safe,” said Geoff Freeman, president and CEO of the CBA. “This week’s survey results demonstrate that the industry’s hard work is paying off among American consumers.”
Even so, the survey report found that those consumer are at least mildly worried, in general, that the so-called reopening of the country will happen too soon. “When asked, most Americans think the government will reopen the country in early summer, which is also the most common choice for when respondents feel it will be appropriate to lift restrictions, but by a significantly smaller margin (41% to 34%),” the trade group said. “This difference implies that many Americans think the government will move too fast to reopen.”

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The St. George Greenmarket opened with a bang Saturday, revving up the 2015 growing season with 10 food producers. That's a record number for the market's inaugural showing on Staten Island.
"I love this market. I really do," enthused market manager Nan Smith, flashing a smile. "And, I love the community that supports it."
"Happy New Year!" wished a passing customer to Ms. Smith.
Market loyalists expressed relief and delight that the market ended up back at St. Marks Place and Hyatt Street right behind the St. George Theatre, where it lived for the past five years. This home might not have happened as a high-rise will be going up on the spot sometime in the future.
Priscilla Marco, chair of Community Board 1, said, "I came to support our 20-year old Greenmarket in St. George. And, getting it to be in the exact same place as it has been for the past five years was a lot harder than we thought -- but it's exactly where we wanted it."
Along with city and state agencies plus Grow NYC, Ms. Marco is working for a permanent home to the Saturday market -- open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. through December this year. She points out that each time the market moves it becomes harder for farmers to establish and recapture their customer base from season to season. This has been the fourth location for the market in its two-decade history, displaced because of the new courthouse construction.
LONG, HARD WINTER
The market, awash in sunlight on this Saturday, sees seafood from Long Island, baked goods from New Jersey, honey from Upstate and herbs from Pennsylvania.
"We have spring vegetables -- asparagus, kale, herbs, flowers," said Ms. Smith.
"Well, it was a very long, cold winter, so it's a slow-to-start growing season because the ground has to warm up," she added. "Honey is the new producer in this market. We did have honey before but we've never had such variety."
The local "liquid gold" can be found at Rabbits' Run Farms and Apple State Hilltop Family Farm, the latter who are new to Staten Island's North Shore Greenmarket.
"We are grateful to the property owners to let the St. George Greenmarket be here for another season," said Ms. Marco, nodding to the crowd of about 40 fellow shoppers in the parking lot around her. "You can see by the turnout how important it is to the community."
Ms. Smith encouraged all Staten Islanders to, "come on out to see what's new! See how it changes through the season!" encouraged Ms. Smith to Staten Islanders.


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Codenamed Samsung phones listed in Apple trial filing
Samsung may be preparing two or more handsets for Windows Phone 8, according to court documents. Filed as part of the ongoing Apple vs Samsung trial, two handsets labeled "Marco" and "Odyssey" are listed as running WP8 and using Qualcomm's MSM8960 dual-core 1.5Ghz system-on-chip, which Microsoft is using in tests of its mobile operating system, according to The Verge.
The Odyssey will have a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED display with an HD resolution of some description, and an eight-megapixel rear-facing camera. Sporting NFC, it may take advantage of Wallet Hub and Tap + Send in WP8. The Marco will have a smaller four-inch S-AMOLED display with WVGA resolution and a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera. Both will have a front-facing two-megapixel camera and LTE network connectivity.
Both the Odyssey and the Marco are expected to be released in some form by the fourth quarter, matching earlier reports.


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CBD industry calls on UK government for improved sector regulation
Cannabis chocolate edibles infused with CBD
A combined plea from the UK consumer cannabinoid industry, which includes applications within confectionery, has called on the government’s Home Office department to urgently create safeguards for the sector with a legal framework covering sales of CBD ranges, writes Neill Barston.
As industry observers noted, pledges by the present Conservative administration had been made in 2021 on the issue – with no agreement presently in place, leaving sector players, including manufacturers of specialist confectionery, effectively in limbo.
According to the newly-launched #SaveOurCBD campaign, the present market uncertainty constitutes “an existential threat to the future of over 400 companies” supplying over 12,000 products consumed by 18 million adults in the UK, jeopardising a market estimated to be worth £690 million.
“We call on the Home Office to provide urgent clarity regarding the establishment of a legal framework within which businesses can operate securely, safely, and responsibly,” said campaigners in their bid for regulatory support for the industry.
Moreover, industry consultancy firm Medic Pro recently offered analysis that confirmed the status of CBD products as being legal for sale in the UK, providing controlled active Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is limited to no more than 1mg per container, though gaining industry approval for product licences has proved challenging – taking up to one year, as well as costly – with companies facing the prospect of paying up to £50,000 to have their ranges scrutinised.
Notably, in February 2020 the Food Standards Agency (FSA) unveiled detailed plans to regulate CBD as a food product, an millions of pounds have since been invested in research by an industry eager to meet the highest food safety standards mandated by the Novel Foods process.
Significantly, as Confectionery Production has previously reported, the past few years have seen an explosion of products across the CBD space, including new series targeting the confectionery market – yet a perceived lack of regulation emerging or legal clarity has caused concern within the industry, with existing government regulations reportedly being drawn up before the advent of a broader range of oil-based products that are now increasingly available.
In addition, as the group noted, in January 2021, the Home Office sought advice from the Government’s Advisory Committee on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to make necessary amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act to accommodate the sale of CBD products. After a year-long public consultation and public call for evidence, ACMD submitted a comprehensive report to the Home Office in December 2021 outlining clear recommendations regarding what would constitute an appropriate legal framework to accommodate CBD sales.
As campaigners concluded, the absence of legal clarity now prevents the FSA from granting Novel Food authorisations, stalling businesses’ operations and impeding innovation in the sector. Recent actions taken by the Home Office against a well-established CBD company have exposed the vulnerability of every business operating in this sector.
Furthermore, as they added, the wider market, including over 12,000 products has become a key one for the industry, with regulators stating that over-the-counter sales of CBD products in England and Wales, should have a maximum daily intake of 70mg.
Steve Moore, a representative of the #SaveOurCBD campaign and Lead Counsel for The Association for the Cannabinoid Industry said: “We understand the complexities the Home Office faces, but businesses have consistently acted responsibly throughout this period. There is no valid reason why the Home Office cannot provide the much-needed legal clarity that the industry urgently seeks.”


The growing popularity of wearables in a range of adventure and extreme sports is a seminal trend driving the rapid evolution of the wearable cameras market. The wide range of applications of wearable cameras can be put to use is on account of their hands-free functionality to record images in high-resolution and live stream videos of the high-octane moments on the go. Relentless efforts of camera manufacturers to bring technology advancements are expected to sustain the growth momentum of the wearable cameras market. Over the past years, the advent of wearable cameras with robust design features, high-frame rates, hybrid-cloud features, and a long battery life has opened new avenues in the worldwide wearable cameras market. The rising use of these wearable among enthusiasts to capture family moments is also fueling the growth of the wearable cameras market.
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With several exciting prospects shaping the contours of the dynamics, the global wearable cameras market is projected to proliferate at a robust CAGR of 13.4% from 2017 to 2022.
Wearable cameras are gaining popularity among users to record live events out of proclivity, curiosity, or mere self-aggrandizement. The growing number of product launches with higher processor speed that supports rapid sharing of content is a key factor aiding in the expansion of the wearable cameras market. In recent years, a slew of wearable cameras in the economy and mid-range price segments is catalyzing the steady evolution of the wearable cameras market. Both the sectors jointly accounted for around 67.0% of the global wearable cameras market in 2017.
The various application areas where wearable cameras are extensively used are the sports and adventure, industrial, and security. The rising use of wearable cameras by the militaries world over is fueled by the rising demand for high-tech cameras in the defense industry. Technological advances in the wearable cameras market are continuously improving the functionalities, thus bolstering the uptake in the sector. However, the low affordability of high-end wearable cameras in emerging markets is a key factor hindering the growth of the market.
The profuse demand for wearable cameras with a slew of advanced features in the sports industry is a notable factor boosting the wearable cameras market. This is increasingly supported by the sale of these camera through sports segment. By the end of 2017, the estimated share of the segment in the overall wearable cameras market was over 25.0% and the distribution segment is projected to rise at robust CAGR of 14.0% during 2017–2022.
The industrial application area in the wearable cameras market is also presenting large lucrative prospect for manufacturers and distributors. The current share of the industrial segment in the global wearable cameras market is close to 24.0%. By the end of 2022, segment is anticipated to reach a worth of US$2,300 Mn. On the basis of various product types, the demand for head-mount type in the global wearable cameras market is rising at a lucrative pace. Currently, it accounts for a sizeable share and by the end of the assessment period, this segment is expected to reach a worth of US$4,800 Mn.
Of the key regional markets for wearable cameras, the demand for wearable cameras in North America is potentially high and is expected to remain so throughout the assessment period. North America wearable cameras market is expected to rise at 15.7% in between the assessment period of 2017-2022.
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The rising demand can be attributed largely to the burgeoning demand for wearable cameras among adventure seekers and outdoor sport enthusiasts. The growing affordability of wearable cameras among the regional population and the launch of technologically-advanced products in recent years are factors driving the regional market.
Some of the prominent players who view for leading shares in the wearable cameras market are Hitachi, Ltd., Axon Enterprise, Inc., GoPro, Inc., General Electric Company, General Electric Company, Pinnacle Response, iON America LLC, and Digital Ally, Inc.
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The pitchers: Opening Day pitcher (in eight days; seems like kinda awkward timing between starts) Francisco Liriano gets the call, matching up against Jake Odorizzi. Trey Haley, Curtis Partch and AJ Schugel are also on the Bucco agenda.
The lineup: John Jaso 1B, Cutch CF, David Freese 3B, Starling Marte LF, Fran Cervelli C, Josh Harrison 2B, Jordy Mercer SS, Elvis Escobar RF, Frankie P.
|Josh Harrison getting ready to take over second base (photo Dave Arrigo/Pirates)|
After getting two hits off David Price yesterday as a late sub for Cutch, Tito Polo gets another call tonight, tho from the bench. Cutch is back in the saddle after a day off because of a quad tweak. However, Gregory Polanco was removed from the lineup because of a sore right shoulder, perhaps a consequence of a dive and hard crash landing yesterday. He's day-to-day. Michael Morse isn't in the lineup; he's expected to miss a couple of days with a mild hammy strain.
This afternoon: The Bucs got bopped by the Twins 3-0. Kyle Lobstein went nine up, nine down, but the second time around in the fourth, the Twinkies got to him for a pair of runs, adding another off Rob Scahill. The Pirates were held to six hits for a second straight outing, with Cole Figueroa banging out a pair. Striking out 13 times didn't help the cause much, either. The box score is here.
- Brian Luxton of Low And Away picks John Jaso as his breakout Bucco for 2016.
- Cincinnati signed Ross Ohlendorf to a one-year major league deal; he opted out of his KC contract and found a landing spot w/the Reds.


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15 July 1998
ISRAEL PRESENTS REPORT TO UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE
The Human Rights Committee this morning started consideration of a report presented by Israel on its efforts to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Mr. Joshua Schoffman, Deputy Attorney General of Israel, introduced the report and said that Israel was proud to be a Jewish State and was equally proud of being a democracy. He said Israel was a "true representative democracy" in which the enjoyment of rights by all of its residents and citizens had improved significantly over the years.
The Israeli delegation is also composed of Richard Bardenstein, Advisor to the Ministry of Justice; Malkiel Blass, Director of the Public Law division at the State Attorney's Office; Yosef Lamdan, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations Office at Geneva; and Alexander Galilee, Deputy Permanent Representative.
Mr. Lamdan told the Committee that Israel hoped that the debate would be professional and devoid of the political considerations that usually accompanied discussions concerning the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Israel is one of 140 States parties to the International Covenant and is obliged to submit periodic reports to the Committee on its efforts to implement the provisions of the treaty.
When the Committee reconvenes at 3 p.m., it will continue its consideration of the Israeli report on civil and political rights.
Report of Israel
The initial report of Israel (
) reviews the implementation of the treaty's provisions on an article-by-article basis. The report indicates that Israel has no formal constitution as yet. Instead, it has chosen to enact Basic Laws dealing with different components of its constitutional regime; these Basic Laws, taken together, comprise a "constitution-in-the-making". Its recognition of the universal right to self-determination is embodied in its Declaration of Independence, which affirms Israel's faithfulness to the principles of the United Nations Charter.
With regard to equality, the report says that given the lack of a written constitutional right to equality, the principle of gender equality has been given form largely through specific legislation and case law. In the Declaration of Independence, it was stated that the State of Israel will maintain complete equality in social and political rights for all citizens, irrespective of religion, race or sex.
The report states that Israel is a party to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The current legislation does not contain an explicit definition of "torture" as such. Instead, a variety of statuary provisions cover all acts of torture, the report says.
According to the report, Israel has been living under a state of emergency since its inception in 1948.
Presentation of Report
JOSHUA SCHOFFMAN, Deputy Attorney General of Israel, introducing his country's initial report, recalled that Israel was celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this year, in parallel with the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. Indeed, Israel's history had been intertwined with that of the United Nations.
Israelis were proud of being a Jewish State and were equally proud of being a democracy, Mr. Schoffman went on to state. The population of Israel had increased tenfold since 1948, both through natural increase and through the absorption of millions of immigrants from all over the world, most of them from countries without a democratic tradition.
War was declared on Israel even before its inception and it had faced armed attacks against the country and its citizens by those who did not recognize the legitimacy of its very existence, Mr. Schoffman said. The Arab minority, whose proportion within the population had risen over the years, had suffered from the ramifications of the Arab-Israeli conflict, which had impeded its legitimate quest for equal rights. Within the Jewish community, fundamental differences on what it meant to be a Jewish State had made the issue of religion and state a particularly divisive one, he added.
Mr. Schoffman underlined that despite those obstacles, Israel was a "true representative democracy" in which the enjoyment of rights by all of its residents and citizens had improved significantly over the years. Life expectancy had risen, as had the level of education and of health care; infant mortality had decreased dramatically; and the rate of improvement was significantly greater in the Arab population that in the Jewish population, though the gaps between the two sectors still existed.
Discussion of Report
In response to written questions prepared by Committee experts in advance, the delegation said that the main purpose of the ongoing Middle East peace process was to enable the people in the region to exercise their right to self-determination. The initial peace agreement had already prompted the establishment of a Palestinian Authority in Gaza and the West Bank.
The delegation said that the Palestinian Authority was fully responsible for the administration of its own affairs and for the maintenance of its internal security. The Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank had been exercising their self-determination by electing their own representatives and running their affairs within these territories. With regard to the situation in southern Lebanon, Israel had no direct governmental function there except for measures of self-defence against the terrorist group of Hezbolah. The forces in southern Lebanon acted independently and received no orders from the Israeli Government.
In response to a question on equality and non-discrimination, the Israeli delegation said that Israeli Arabs and other members of minorities enjoyed full equality and were not discriminated against in either education or employment. However, Arab women in Israel, on the whole, were far less employed outside of the home than were Jewish women. Of the 350,000 Arab women who were of working age, roughly 83 per cent did not belong to the workforce. The reluctance of the traditional Arab communities to allow women to work outside their homes stemmed from religious and economic concerns.
Furthermore, the delegation said that Israeli laws prohibited all forms of discrimination by private or public employers and other spheres of social activities.
Differences existed between the Jewish and non-Jewish populations in various ways that arose from Israel's fundamental identity as a Jewish State, the delegation said. Moreover, Israel acknowledged that over the course of its turbulent history, inequalities had arisen between Jews and non-Jews. Nevertheless, Israel remained committed to a policy of closing the gaps in treatment between the Jewish and non-Jewish sectors, and to ensuring equality of social and political rights for all of its citizens.
The delegation said the Bedouin population in Israel was perhaps the most disadvantaged single community in terms of per capita income, unemployment, and the level of infrastructure and services in their communities. There were approximately 100,000 Bedouins in the Negev, and roughly 38,000 in the Galilee. For most of Israel's history, the Bedouins had been engaged in a dispute with the Government over possession of lands and housing rights.
On State funding for religious institutions, the delegation said that until recently, local and national government funding for Jewish religious services was considered essentially the exclusive domain of Orthodox Jewish institutions. As a result of a petition filed by reform institutions, the Ministry of Religious Affairs had amended its funding allocation criteria to guarantee funding of Orthodox and non-Orthodox institutions on an equal basis.
Women in Israel enjoyed full equality in all spheres of social life, the delegation affirmed. In 1993, legislation had been enacted to ensure the advancement of women, particularly their representation in all sectors. Practical measures were also taken to achieve equality for women in the conduct of public affairs and in military service. The participation of women in internal job tenders in the civil service had been increasing consistently over the last several years. In Israel, men and women performed mandatory military service, although the conditions of service varied between the sexes.
The state of emergency, in vigour since the inception of Israel, had caused a tremendous problem in terms of financial and human resources, the members of the delegation said. The state of emergency had remained in force due to the ongoing state of war or violent conflict between Israel and its neighbours, and the attendant attacks on the lives and property of its citizens.
During the debate, several Committee experts expressed views on the attitude of Israel in the occupied Palestinian and other Arab territories where Israel was exercising effective occupation. One expert said that despite the transfer of power from Israeli military and civilian control to Palestinian control in Gaza and the West Bank, Israel still occupied populated areas in these territories. For that reason, Israel remained accountable to the Committee for the implementation of the Covenant in those territories. With regards to Lebanon in particular, Israel's obligation to implement the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights was obvious.
Some experts said that Israel was not observing the minimum standard of human rights, both inside and outside prisons. They also said that Israel had restricted Palestinian right of movement; refused to allow returning Palestinian refugees to go back to their homes; confiscated land and water; and refused to lease land to Arabs.
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Young Tiger NTR and Ram Charan are teaming up for a multi-starrer which is directed by SS Rajamouli. The regular shoot kick-started recently and NTR has been spotted with a thick beard and a fat look during the film's launch. Soon after this, speculations started that Tarak will gain huge weight and will be seen in a bulky look for the movie. Some of the web portals even published a picture of NTR which is old citing this as the new look.
His fitness trainer Lloyd Stevens took twitter to clarify all the speculations. He said "Guys please note these pictures of @tarak9999 circulating around are over 1 year old, this is NOT his current look". The picture happened to be one year old one and NTR's current look has been kept under wraps. Made on a massive budget, this untitled project will release during 2020.


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Zimbabwe’s energy crisis
Zimbabweans are enduring hours-long power cuts as the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) tries to manage dwindling electricity output. The rolling blackouts imposed earlier this month are the most stringent in three years, with ZESA blaming low water levels at a dam which feeds the Kariba hydroelectric plant. But the cuts are just one of the daily challenges millions of Zimbabweans face. Days after the power outages began Zimbabwe’s energy regulator announced a rise in fuel prices by 46 percent, pushing petrol prices towards five dollars a litre. The hike followed a 150 percent fuel price increase in January that prompted street protests and led to a security clampdown in which 17 people were killed. As Zimbabweans grow ever-more frustrated with getting less while paying more, we’ll look at how the ruling Zanu PF party is handling the crisis.
Botswana’s elephant hunting ban ends
Elephant hunting has resumed in Botswana following a decision by the government to end a five-year ban on the practice. The country’s environment ministry says the new measures were drawn up after “extensive consultations with all stakeholders” and pledged that hunting would be organised in an “ethical manner”, but conservationists and animal-rights campaigners are outraged. The government of President Mokgweetsi Masisi says the reinstatement of elephant hunting is a way to safeguard rural communities that often face herds of elephants that eat or trample their crops, but critics say the government’s move to allow hunting is designed to court rural voters in the run-up to elections due later this year. We’ll look at both sides of the argument.
Mauritanian bloggers imprisoned
Campaigners for human rights and press freedom are urging authorities in Mauritania to immediately and unconditionally release two prominent bloggers who have been imprisoned for more than two months after being arrested for Facebook posts critical of the government. Abderrahmane Weddady and Cheikh Ould Jiddou were charged with “malicious accusation” soon after being detained on March 22. In a series of Facebook posts Weddady and Ould Jiddou covered allegations that authorities in the United Arab Emirates froze assets in Dubai bank accounts held by Mauritanian individuals linked to the government. We’ll look at the prospects for the men’s release and what the case says about the right to free expression in Mauritania.
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The regular session of the presidency of CCI of RA
On October 19, a sitting of the presidency of the Chamber of commerce and industry of RA took place with the existing remote distance.
Presenting the created situation, Mr. Sargsyan specified that all the structures of the Chamber should work more cooperatively to support the businessmen as much as possible. The issues of appointment and reappointment of CCI of RA representatives in Spain (city of Malaga) and in the Russian Federation (Samara region, city of Togliatti) were previously discussed. Relevant decisions were made by election.
The Secretary of the Arbitration Court, Vahagn Dallakyan, presented the issue of approving the rules of procedure of the arbitrators with the new edition of the Arbitration Court, informing the court of the change of the internal payment threshold, other details, which will be additionally published on the Chamber’s website.
Edgar Mehrabyan, Program Manager of the CCI of RA, presented in detail the information on the use of the CRM (Member Management System) system by the regional chambers, which will give an opportunity to get the necessary information about the business. Martin Sargsyan, who conducted the session, added that it would be beneficial if the inter-chamber functions were added to the intra-chamber functions in the next stage, in order to easily solve bigger problems.
Vardges Hovakimyan, President of the Tavush Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry, mentioned the learning experience of their organization in joining the chamber, effective cooperation with the regional administration, informing and publicizing the members of their chamber, especially the amended economic laws, and other issues. Large-scale regional meetings are also planned.
The information on the introduction of the e-commerce system was presented by the Executive Director of the CCI of RA Andranik Aleksanyan.
The speaker mentioned as an instructive example the initiative of the founding president of “ER & V COMFORT” company Ruben Shahmuradyan to provide about 20,000 products to the CCI of RA to organize electronic sales.
Mr. Aleksanyan also mentioned the activities of the Chamber on the organization of work conditioned by the Minister of Health of RA Order No. 65.
The other members of the presidency participating in the session remotely expressed their standpoints and opinions, made suggestions on the discussions in question.


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ConvaTec DuoDERM CGF Wound Dressing for Treating Pressure Ulcers
By definition, a pressure ulcer is localized damage to the skin and/or underlying tissue that typically occurs when the epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis is compressed between bone and external hard surfaces. When some combination of friction, shearing, or other force is introduced and on a repetitive basis a significant wound may ensue. It is not uncommon to find pressure ulcers on those confined to a wheelchair or bedrest for significant periods of time without enough relief to allow for optimal healing.
An important part of pressure ulcer care is found with the dressing applied to the wound. One brand that has made its mark in this capacity is ConvaTec, namely for its DuoDERM CGF wound dressing solution, an adherent dressing system dedicated solely to the effective management of exuding wounds. If you’re suffering from a pressure ulcer you will want to add this superior ConvaTec product to your medicine cabinet right away. Here’s why.
Why ConvaTec’s DuoDERM CGF Wound Dressing Offers One of the Most Effective Pressure Ulcer Treatment Solutions in Canada
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TransCelerate’s growing portfolio of Initiatives focuses on the shared vision of accelerating and enhancing the research and development of innovative new therapies. Our Initiatives develop practical solutions to overcome inefficiencies in clinical research and are drawn from the combined expertise of our members and industry collaborators.
Clinical Data Standards
The Clinical Data Standards Initiative, in collaboration with leading industry organizations, aims to develop industry-wide Data Standards in priority Therapeutic Areas (TAs) to support the exchange and submission of clinical research and meta-data, while improving patient safety and outcomes.
Clinical Data Transparency
The Clinical Data Transparency Initiative was formed with a mission of developing a model approach for redacting privacy information found in clinical study reports and a model approach for the anonymization of patient-level data shared with the broader healthcare community.
Clinical Research Access & Information Exchange
Clinical Research Access & Information Exchange seeks to provide a better window into information about clinical research and trial options and to contribute to a more rewarding clinical trial experience via better exchange of information with trial participants.
Common Serious Adverse Events (SAE) Fields
The Common Serious Adverse Events (SAE) Fields Initiative intends to conduct a feasibility assessment, develop best practices relating to identifying the most critical SAE fields, and work with an industry standard setting organization to promulgate standards in this area, all with the intent of increasing the quality of what is reported and creating efficiencies for sites, CROs and regulators.
TransCelerate’s Comparator Network establishes a reliable, rapid sourcing of quality products for use in clinical trials for participating Member Companies to avoid counterfeiting and avoid delays in study start-up.
Data Monitoring Committee
This initiative aims to facilitate development of a means of expanding clinical trial sponsors’ access to a broader pool of candidates when convening DMCs, and to provide an approach for newly identified individuals to gain experience through mentoring relationships.
Digital Data Flow
This initiative aims to move the drug development process from a current state of manual, study start-up asset creation (i.e. Case Report Forms, Procedure Manuals, Statistical Analysis Plans, and Schedule of Activities) to a future state of fully-automated, dynamic, study start-up readiness via an open-sourced, vendor-agnostic technical solution that will reduce cycle times and improve data quality for sponsors, third-party providers, sites and regulators.
The eConsent Initiative will create a common approach for the electronic consenting of patients using an array of digital elements and process efficiencies to increase insight into patients’ understanding, increase regulatory compliance, and reduce quality risks.
Interpretation of Guidances & Regulations
The Interpretation of Guidances & Regulations Initiative will share expertise to more efficiently and effectively meet the intent of ambiguous regulatory requirements and guidances in both the pharmacovigilance and clinical areas.
The Investigator Registry Initiative enhances TransCelerate’s Shared Investigator Platform, and accelerates identification and recruitment of qualified investigators, which will avoid duplication of standard site qualification and the creation of investigator documentation, and thereby reducing cost and trial length.
Modernization of Statistical Analytics
The Modernization of Statistical Analytics Initiative aims to analyze methods for considering and validating novel statistical computing platforms to propose to Health Authorities and better enable them to support these platforms.
Modernizing Clinical Trial Conduct (MCTC)
The Modernizing Clinical Trial Conduct (MCTC) Initiative will use data and experience to develop practical guidance and solutions to enable the successes of continuity solutions implemented during COVID-19 while collaboratively engaging with major stakeholders including regulators, patients, sites, and industry groups.
The Patient Technology (PT) Initiative seeks to facilitate and accelerate the industry’s progression towards a future where patients have access to innovative technologies that enhance the patient experience and reduce patient burden in clinical trials.
Pediatric Trial Efficiencies
The Pediatric Efficiencies Initiative thoroughly assessed potential solutions that would lead to faster access to new drugs for pediatric patients. Rather than continue as a standalone initiative, we will transition the focal points of pediatric populations across the broader TransCelerate portfolio, where appropriate.
The Protocol Deviations Initiative has developed a toolkit to reduce confusion in definition and a holistic approach to the management of protocol deviations. These improvements should ultimately lead to improved patient safety, reliability of study data, human subject’s protections and data quality.
Shared Investigator Platform
The Shared Investigator Platform (SIP) will facilitate interaction between investigators and multiple clinical trial sponsors, enabling study planning, study start-up and study conduct activities while reducing the administrative burden on site staff.
Site Qualification and Training (SQT)
The SQT Initiative collaborates with TransCelerate Member Companies, investigator sites, CROs and health authorities to achieve the goal of enhancing and simplifying clinical trial SQT processes and to reduce administrative burden on sites.


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After a hotly contested 2024 LCS Spring Split, some of the best players in the league are being recognized for their talent—including some names that League of Legends fans might not have expected to see at the top of the leaderboard.
Riot announced the LCS’ All-Pro teams for the 2024 Spring Split today. The All-Pro First Team, for example, consisted of a whole slew of new faces, including Shopify Rebellion AD carry Bvoy, 100 Thieves’ mid laner Quid, and FlyQuest support Busio. These three League players only recently joined the LCS over the last year, with Bvoy shining as the true carry for a Shopify Rebellion squad that otherwise struggled throughout the split.
In fact, Shopify Rebellion finished with a disappointing 5-9 record, but Bvoy stood tall with the third-most kills among LCS marksmen and a whopping 77.1 percent kill participation while sitting in the top three in all damage categories, according to League stats aggregate Oracle’s Elixir.
His efforts kept Shopify Rebellion competitive, and although his team isn’t in the playoffs, he can still head into the next split with some confidence. Meanwhile, both Quid and Busio jumped into the postseason with a head full of steam after their teams finished at the top of the regular season standings.
As newer additions to the league, the two players made their mark with some massive performances from their respective roles, helping their squad reach new heights in the spring. Alongside teammates like Bwipo and River, who also made the All-Pro first team, these promising talents have taken a great step toward solidifying their legacy in the league.
Here are the second and third All-Pro teams for the 2024 LCS Spring Split:
2024 LCS Spring All-Pro second team
- TL Impact
- FLY Inspired
- C9 Jojopyun
- C9 Berserker
- 100T Eyla
2024 LCS Spring All-Pro third team
- 100T Sniper
- C9 Blaber
- FLY Jensen
- FLY Massu
- C9 Vulcan
You can catch all of the action in the 2024 Spring Split playoffs when the LCS continues with the second round on March 22.


Posted By Lauren Hanon & Prof. Shauna Van Praagh
In the McGill Journal of Law and Health’s pilot episode of Medical Records, Journal Executive Lauren Hanon interviews Professor Shauna Van Praagh on the legal and social issues that arose surrounding the events of the tragic death of Éloise Dupuis in October of last year. In this episode, Professor Van Praagh discusses informed consent, the right to refuse treatment, religious freedom, and how we, as a society, engage with these issues when there are conflicts between what is right in law, and what feels right morally.
CBC articles mentioned in this episode:
Calls to amend Quebec Civil Code mount in wake of Jehovah’s Witness death
Friends, family gather to remember Jehovah’s Witness who died after giving birth


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Rising like grievous angels from the ashes of Graham Parsons’ musical pyre, I See Hawks in L.A. is a band of bluegrass bohos from Sin City (where, as we all know, “on the 31st floor, a gold-plated door won’t keep out the lord’s burning rain”) that represents just the latest incarnation of Americana’s country roots blown like tumbleweeds across the arid, apocalyptic landscape of southern California. In other words, the airborne sounds one immediately associates with this Echo Park outfit is not the squawking of Eagles but the tangy tweet of Flying Burritos. I haven’t seen hawks in L.A. myself, not once, and if it’s a strange, clunky band name, it does capture the wingspan of influences riding the plucky breeze of their music. Founded in 2000 by Rob Waller and Paul and Anthony Lacques, the Hawks are wise, wizened and talented musicians, though the overt politics of their lyrics and crystalline, too clean sound occasionally give them the aura of a Humboldt County bar band. The Avett Brothers lite, perhaps? That might be too pissy. We aren’t talking the difference between, say, Kenny G and Miles Davis here, but the Hawks are definitely more polished and competent than innovative or passionately roughed up. Stupid as it is to say, it’s a matter of taste. I like the prog clarity and expert precision of Pink Floyd, but prefer my country and bluegrass to have a swampy, sludgy, more slapdash edge. If, however, you are a fan of the tight harmonies and layered instrumentals of well-made and well-played Western bluegrass, by all means go see the Hawks in Eugene or Cottage Grove. I See Hawks in L.A. take flight at 7:30 pm Thursday, July 1, at Sam Bond’s ($5, 21+) and 9 pm Saturday, July 3, at the Axe & Fiddle, Cottage Grove ($5, 21+). — Rick Levin
An Experiment You Can Dance To
It may seem like an unlikely pairing at first. Eugene’s Forever Growing (pictured) creates a complex and playful sound from shades of jazz, classical and rock. Guitarist Andrew Becker describes the band as a “funk trance jazz fusion trio” with songs meant for dancing. Ashland’s Karrgo Bossajova is a jam band turned melting pot of funk, jazz, blues, heavy metal and psychedelia. “From heavy crunch tones to light harmonic textures to choppy funk rhythms, Karrgo Bossajova has a little bit of everything for everyone and will keep any crowd dancing for hours on end,” says guitarist Blake Norris.
Forever Growing and Karrgo Bossajova first played together at a pizza joint in Ashland. The Eugene show marks their fourth time playing together. When the bands join, they create an entity entirely different than the sum of its parts. “Each band is an element unto itself,” says Norris.
Norris says that Karrgo Bossajova loves combining with other bands because of the improvisational aspect it brings to the performance. “The best part of the two-band experiment is that the music is not strictly pre-determined,” he says. “It’s electrifying to see how different people’s free-flowing ideas can be conglomerated to make something so beautiful and rare.”
The Karrgo Bossajova / Forever Growing Cozmic Duality plays at 7 pm Friday, July 2, at Cozmic Pizza, $3-$10 sliding scale. — Catherine Foss
One Homecoming, Three Shows
Singer and guitarist Lea Jones lived in Eugene for 16 years, from 1975 until 1991, playing in several bands including The Tones (first in 1978), Slow Buck (1976-1980) and as his solo singer-songwriter self he calls Barefoot LeRoy (first in 1989). Jones and his wife moved to Maryland when she took a job there 20 years ago, and though Jones has returned to Eugene to visit regularly, he’s never reunited with his former bandmates … until now.
An odd turn of events shaped the reunion: A man heard one of Jones’s songs, “Integrity,” at a WINGS seminar a couple of years ago, and told Jones that they were using his song. Jones contacted WINGS and asked if they ever hosted concerts. They didn’t, but booked Jones for an acoustic show at one of their events. Meanwhile, Jones’s Slow Buck bandmates got together. They didn’t tell Jones about the meet-up at first, because he was in Maryland, after all. “When I got this WINGS thing together I called the guys up and said, ‘Do you want to give it a shot?’” Jones says. Guitarists Tom Sobieski and Chris Lewis, Mike Kane (fiddle and percussion) and Ed Gunther (sax and flute) said yes.
Slow Buck performs a blend of classic rockabilly, country rock, Texas swing and newgrass songs along with originals, says Jones. While in town, Jones will also be performing a capella doo-wop and Motown with The Tones, and as his folky alter ego, Barefoot Leroy. In Maryland, Jones performs solo regularly and in Swing States Road Show, performing “songs of peace, love and understanding from Bob Wills to Bob Marley,” he says. Slow Buck play at 8 pm Friday, July 2, at Tsunami Books ($10); the Tones play at 8 pm Saturday, July 3, at Tsunami Books ($10); Lea Jones plays at 7 pm Tuesday, July 6, at WINGS Seminars, 275 W. 5th Ave. ($10, a portion of the proceeds benefits WomenSpace).—Vanessa Salvia

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Singapore investors are keen to invest in crypto, but a troubling proportion of them have a limited understanding of the asset class.
In a survey conducted by ad firm BBH, results revealed the exposure to crypto from Singaporean investors. 1,000 Singapore investors were surveyed between May and June amid crypto winter.
BBH managing director Sid Tuli, who described the results as “shocking,” said “the impact of the crypto crash was far larger than we expected.”
One in three Singaporeans in the survey had invested in crypto. One in six said they had “lost so much money that it has seriously impacted their lives.”
The pandemic proved to be a catalyst for crypto, which is now the second most popular asset class for investors (behind stocks). 51% bought crypto over only the past two years.
However, just under half of crypto investors had a basic understanding of it, whilst a further half said they had no understanding of blockchain.
Some 61.8% of crypto investors in Singapore are under 35 whilst a quarter of those over 45 said over 50% of their portfolio was in crypto.
“Some people saw it as a shortcut,” Faraaz Marghoob, BHH group strategy director, said. “The future is hard to call, and from our research, we know people are inherently nervous about it. People don’t know if their jobs are going to be relevant anymore, so anything that can give them a sense of security over their future really appeals emotionally.”
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The FUD surrounding crypto winter hasn’t deterred investors in Singapore either, with the majority remaining confident about the asset class. Some 65% said they would continue to invest in crypto assets over the next three months, whilst 69% said crypto was the future of money – an increase of 11% over the month.
“Despite the recent crash, enthusiasm towards crypto investments remains relatively strong, with the majority of investors still standing in their belief that cryptocurrency is the future of money and that the value of their crypto assets will only go up over time,” Tuli said.

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Balloon pepper or Bishop's crown pepper is a chili of the Solanaceae family.
It is an ancient variety of chilli native to Peru.
It is also called Rocotillo pepper.
This pepper has a very characteristic shape.
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Balloon pepper is 80 cm to 1.20 meters high.
On the scale of Scoville it is considered not very pungent. (same intensity as Espelette gorria pepper)
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Sow Bishop's crown pepper seeds directly in a box of fine potting soil, cover with only 1 to 2 millimeters of fine substrate.
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Germination of Bishop's crown pepper seeds will take place 2 to 3 weeks later.
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