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While there has been an upsurge in the general level of cross-border transactions, both inbound as well as outbound, the tax law dealing with the same has not kept pace with the increase in the complexity and growth in the level of sophistication of such transactions, bemoans Ms Shefali Goradia, a partner with BMR Advisors (www.bmradvisors.com).
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Niteen Tulpule, Director-Corporate Finance, KPMG, decided to play it safe when eWorld asked him about the recovery from the US slowdown. “It is still early to comment on the timeframe for a turnaround at this point. The full impact of the sub-prime crisis has still to play out.”
However, he sees positives in commodity prices coming off their recent highs and oil prices declining as well as some positive economic data trickling in from the US.
When speaking at a recent seminar in New Delhi, the Defence Minister, Mr A. K. Antony, spoke of increased transparency in defence deals and tendering process. He highlighted that a major change in DPP-08 (Defence Procurement Procedure-2008) was the inclusion of broad details of the trial methodology forming part of the RFP (request for proposal) so that vendors were aware right at the outset about the modalities for product evaluation.
The much-awaited DPP-08, which supersedes the 2006 policy, carries several key amendments, effective from September 1, 2008, informs Mr K. Ganesh Raj, Industry leader - Defence & Aerospace, Ernst & Young P Ltd.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Not only is the retail sector in India seeing a number of new entrants, but also new and interesting formats like home shopping via television channel and online portals (e-commerce).
Layaway sale — a popular concept in countries such as the US, the UK and Canada, with big retailers and small-time stores, alike, promoting such sales and attracting customers through this model — is gaining momentum in India and one is li kely to hear a lot more of this in the future, says Mr Rajiv Goyal, Director, Ernst & Young India Pvt. Ltd.
Monday, September 22, 2008
GaneshaSpeaks.com is an emerging online astrology service firm that provides astrological guidance using Indian Vedic astrology principles via mobile, the Internet, telephony as well as offline.
Hemang Arun Pandeet, Founder, GaneshaSpeaks.com, while acknowledging that offline is where astrology finds the largest market and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future, is confident that online astrology services have the potential to become a good alternative for the serious Net user and believes it can become an industry by itself within the next five years.
The face of the logistics industry is changing, feels Mr Rajesh Subramaniam, Senior Vice-President, International Marketing, FedEx Services. “Previously logistics managers were focused on reducing costs. The decision today has become more marketing-focused, with enhanced services and customer satisfaction being the key,” he explains during the course of a recent interaction with Business Line.
All of a sudden, conferences and seminars on IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) are the in-thing, where you can find accounting professionals busy taking notes and asking questions, so that they are ready for the 2011 deadline when India will be converging with IFRS.
But why should we be focussing on the IFRS now? When posed that query, Dr Kamal Gupta, former Technical Director of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), asks in response, "Can India be isolated, if more than 100 countries already adopt IFRS, and more than 150 will adopt it by 2011?"
Doing business in India is not getting easier. Our rank in the World Bank's recent report `Doing Business 2009' (www.doingbusiness.org) is 122, a fall from 120 last year, in a list of 181 countries, ending with Congo. Among the countries ahead of India are Mauritius (24), Colombia (53), Pakistan (77), Kenya (82), China (83), Sri Lanka (102), and Nepal (121). It may be a consolation, though, that Brazil (125), Indonesia (129), Sudan (147), Iraq (152) and Afghanistan (162) are behind us in the tally.
The country's performance in the sub-indicators has seen a major fall, especially in `trading across borders' (minus 9), `starting a business' (minus 7, from 121 last year to 114 now), `dealing with construction permits' (minus 5), and `protecting investors' (minus 5).
"On the overall ranking, India went down by two places from 120 to 122, especially because other countries reformed more and moved up faster," says Ms Sabine Hertveldt of the Doing Business Project, IFC (the International Finance Corporation), Washington DC, speaking to Business Line over the phone, shortly after the release of the report.
Even as those in the IT (information technology) industry clamour for tax incentives, others wonder if IT has not matured enough to be able to sustain itself without any further fiscal support of tax incentives from the Government.
"Over the period, Indian IT/ITeS companies have definitely moved up the value chain, and the sector is currently poised at the `growth stage' of its lifecycle," says Mr K. R. Girish, a Bangalore-based chartered accountant with KPMG, and also the Convener for Economic Affairs and Public Policy, CII, Karnataka.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Earlier this year, the Indian sports industry saw one of the biggest financial investments, to date, with the launch of the Indian Premier League (IPL). With it also came concepts such as ‘auction of players’, ‘franchisee model expansion’ and direct corporate involvement, into the Indian sports market. With India’s recent success in the non-cricketing arena at the Beijing Olympics, financial investment into other sports is also likely to increase.
“The first season of the IPL has given us a glimpse of what is possible,” says Nandan Kamath, a sports lawyer and Director at the Bangalore-based sports career management firm GoSports and adds that the pace of growth in other sports will primarily be determined by how well our Indian sportsmen, sportswomen and teams perform in those disciplines.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Mr Saurabh Tripathi, Partner and Director of Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Mumbai, reminds us that India, for long, was a 5-6 per cent growth story, and that a dip to 7.5 per cent (from 9 per cent) is not such a bad state to be in. He believes the India growth story is intact and says that there are many areas where Indian companies will show the world a different way of doing business.
While consulting has not matured as an industry in the country with huge under-penetration compared to more mature economies, he says the consulting share of emerging markets (including India) will go up in the future.
Chennai-based learning and mobile technology company Valued Epistemics Private Ltd (VEPL), through Wizdom.in, offers online learning programmes to develop verbal and quantitative skills for GRE (Graduate Record Examination) and delivers this ‘adaptive learning’ programme to one’s mobile phone or PC. In line with its strategy of perfecting the platform and using it to launch multiple programmes over a period of time, the company is re-launching its GRE off ering as http://www.greedge.com/, while retaining Wizdom.in as the brand name for the learning platform that powers it.
VEPL Managing Director Anand Kannan holds a Ph.D from Purdue University, US. He worked with Nokia in the US for several years as a research engineer and has been involved in projects in wireless LAN research, GSM and CDMA radio technology, entry-level mobile application development and business model development for low income markets.
The new direct tax code that the Government is planning to introduce, to replace the current Income-tax Act, is expected to emphasise transparency and taxpayer-friendliness. Similarly, making suitable amendments in the indirect tax provisions would be a welcome step towards getting more clarity and achieving simplification and transparency.
While such moves encourage not only tax compliance but also convey the right messages to the tax paying community, there is a need, in the interregnum, to look at a few current issues that worry corporates, says Mr Uday Ved, Head of tax and regulatory services, KPMG India.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
What is the outlook for cross-border deals in the coming 12-15 months? "There is likely to be a decline in cross-border deals," feels Mr Ranjan Biswas, National Director, Transaction Advisory Services, Ernst & Young. "Outbound deals (Indian firms acquiring overseas), which has so far been very strong for Indian companies, will be a challenge in the coming times, given the low business confidence and the rising cost of funding," he explains, during the course of a recent email interaction with Business Line.
One is once again witnessing a proliferation of online offerings, with newer companies targeting niche verticals. BankBazaar.com claims to be the first neutral company worldwide to provide customised competing loan offers from leading banks and NBFCs.
Mr Arjun Shetty, COO, BankBazaar.com, says, “We provide loan applicants with an easy platform to compare rates between different financial institutions and to apply for the loan online, all within 15 minutes and without needing to speak to anybody.”
Eaton India, part of the global $13-billion diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation has introduced the diesel electric hybrid power systems and is the first company to make the technology commercially available for trucks and buses. “Our hybrid customers are reporting fuel savings of 30 to 60 per cent.
“With the growing road network in India, the impetus on improving infrastructure and the increasing concerns over the environment, there is scope to make use of the technology for a more fuel efficient and safe environment around us,” said Mr Shyam P. Kambeyanda, Managing Director, Eaton India, during a recent interaction with Business Line.
Monday, September 8, 2008
"Global demand for offshore (BPO) delivery will continue to remain strong in the long term and there is tremendous headroom for growth" says Mr Niteen Tulpule, Director-Corporate Finance, KPMG, in an email interview with Business Line. "Demand for jobs is likely to remain high and this will be on a pan-India basis in the future."
He believes that there is a big opportunity in the KPO (knowledge process outsourcing) space and that one will witness a lot of M&A (mergers and acquisitions) activities, especially in the analytics segment.
Looks like the iPhone, which was launched recently in India with a lot of fanfare, may not be without its own set of hitches.
Rajat Khare, CEO, Appin Security Group (ASG) — an Information Security R&D organisation offering security services such as protection from hackers, application security, and piracy prevention — sees several challenges in the use of iP hone, at least in the early stages. He is of the view that without a proper convergent network in place, all the features that the iPhone has on offer cannot be fully utilised.
Globalisation has brought in not just newer methods of conducting business but also controversies, in the taxation space. Of late, one has seen a spurt in the number of taxation-related decisions by various tribunals and courts.
An expert in the field of international taxation, Mr S. P. Singh, Senior Director with Deloitte Haskins & Sells, India, has been closely associated with the development of transfer pricing and international taxation in India.
India is one of the largest tea producers in the world, with last year’s production exceeding 900 million kgs. However, this year, the tea industry is going through a supply crisis, especially from the north-east region. There has been a very small carry-forward stock from last year, and the current crop has been delayed due to climatic reasons. Crop from South India, while good, has not able to make good for the shortfall.
Mr M.C. Appaiah, Chief Operating Officer of the Kolkata-based Duncans Tea Ltd, told Business Line in an interview that he expects a big shortfall in the domestic industry, thereby creating pricing pressure in the second half of the year.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Sashi Chimala was probably among the first 100 engineers to be shipped from India to work onsite in the IT (information technology) industry in the US. His first assignment was with Burroughs Corporation (later renamed Unisys). This was almost three decades ago, when outsourcing and offshoring was unheard of, and IT had not yet become a `fashionable' industry to work in.
Talking about those early days in the IT Industry, Chimala says ...
While the offshore growth story has seen Indian IT and ITeS companies hiring in a big way in the last few years, it has brought its own set of challenges, with ‘talent’ being one of the key issues.
“Innovative techniques will improve an organisation’s cost per hire and retention rates,” says Dr Cabot Jaffee, Chairman, Global Talent Metrics, US, a provider of HR products and services that help organisations combat human capital challenges, including talent acquisition, selection, engagement and retention.

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YingBin Xie and Kimmy Doherty, speak with New Paltz senior, Narin Kerim, to gain insight on the realities of food insecurity at SUNY New Paltz and other college campuses. They also speak with SUNY New Paltz’s food pantry chaplain, Rev. Diana Smith about how the on campus food pantry combats these issues.
- Chiz’s Heart Street: A Community of Acceptance and Love
- Self To Stage

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A Norwegian Jewish woman who last summer was the victim of an apparent anti- Semitic attack has been assaulted again.
Myriam Geelmuyden was found unconscious and with her face cut Monday evening near the doorway of her home in the central Italian town of Assisi.
Geelmuyden told police she had opened the door to a young man who claimed to be delivering a telegram, but who instead attacked her, cutting her face in two places.
Geelmuyden, a writer, said she believed that her attacker may have been one of three youths who assaulted her in the street last August, slashing her face and yelling anti-Semitic slogans.
Her lawyer, Gian Vito Ranieri, said Tuesday he was convinced there was a link between the two incidents. He told reporters that Geelmuyden had received several threats in the months since the first attack.
A policeman involved in the investigation said Tuesday that “all possibilities” were being investigated, but “the modality of the incident does not allow us to espouse the theory of a racist attack.”
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.


text: Laura studied Music at Oriel College, Oxford, gaining a BA (Hons) in 2000. After two more years in Oxford as Assistant Manager of the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, she joined Harrison Parrott where she remained for six years. A keen cyclist and traveller, Laura spent the next several months pursuing adventures in North and Central America and East Africa. Upon her return to the UK she became Festival Manager at the Ryedale Festival in Yorkshire, before spending three years as an Artist Manager at IMG Artists. Laura moved to Cambridge in 2012 to join Hazard Chase, and when not working is often to be found playing her violin in local ensembles or rowing on the River Cam. Laura became an Associate Director in 2016.

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The TopN exporter loads data in one of two ways, each entry in opcharts_topn_properties tells it which to use.
- From NMIS threshold data
- From opCharts Resource models
After the data is loaded the script put's it into an ordered array, then takes the TopN nodes for this "resource" and loads the last 1h of data for each of these using NMISx / opCharts Resource model which is used to display sparklines in the TopN table in opCharts.
In this step, the exporter goes through each node, for each node, if it is active, checks each of the entries in opcharts_topn_properties.
From NMIS threshold data
The loop looks up the value in the -node file "status" section, if the property and method of the entry match one of the current opcharts_topn_properties entry, the value is grabbed and considered for TopN.
Example opcharts_topn_properties for threshold data:
From opCharts Resource Models
When the method is listed as "resource", the script looks for the specified resource for each node, if it is found each index is iterated through and the current value is grabbed and considered for TopN.
Example opcharts_ton_properties entry for resource data:
This attribute can have three possible values, these mostly control the links created for each row in the TopN table.
If the value is index_id, then the value in the "index" attribute of the "status" section will be used to look-up NMISx resource sparkline data, otherwise the first resource will be used (so basically it's not indexed)/
- resource_id - the link will go to the resource, eg "cpu", so all graphs in that resource will be shown by opCharts. This does not map into the resource model, eg, for a CiscoRouter it links to nodes/asgard/resources/nodehealth as that is where the CPU data is stored. This is figured out by using the 'type' attribute in the "status" section.
- index_id - the link will go to the resource index, all graphs for that resource/index shown (eg asgard/resources/interface/indicies/10 )
- dataset_id - the link will go to the resource/dataset, so graphs for that specific dataset will be shown ( eg asgard/resources/nodehealth/datasets/MemoryUsedIO), I can't find anything actually using this setting at the moment.
Load last 1h of data
After the values are loaded and TopN list is figured out "addSummaryData" is called which loops through the TopN lists, using NMISx it loads the resource and requests the last 1h of data and adds these values as an array into the data atttribute of the output data. The suffix for the attribute is also looked up and added to the output data.
The topn data is then saved to <omk_topn>, one file per opcharts_topn_properties entry.


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I’ve been waiting for silicone baking cups to be available in Saizen, but after one year I haven’t found any silicone cups yet so I tried searching online for sellers. I also followed a few bento shops in Instagram but I still can’t find some silicone cups. To my dismay, I even considered purchasing from Amazon. But one fateful day, I dropped by the baking section of SM Department Store and poof! There they are right before my eyes.
Only one brand is available, the Baking Divas. I purchased one box (8 pcs) of silicone baking cups for PhP 530. The silicone baking cups come in four colors: yellow, blue, orange, and green. They are primarily used in baking cupcakes, but I’ll be using mine for packing bento lunches.
The Baking Divas silicone baking cups are made with food grade silicone so they’re safe to use. I think they’re also thicker compared to other brands. The size of each cup is 3oz (2.795″ x 1.85″ x 1.378″).
Toothsome Trivia from the Baking Divas box:
Cupcake’s origins can be traced as far back as 1796, when a recipe notation of “a cake to be baked in small cups” was written in American Cookery by Amelia Simmons. Cupcake probably got its name from the amount of ingredients used to make the cake (a cupful of butterm a cupful of flour, a cupful of sugar, etc.) This practice dates back in 18th century when only a few people can read and this convention made it simple to remember the recipe. These recipes later on became known as 1234 cakes or quarter cakes, they are called as such as they are made up of four ingredients: one cup of butter, two cups of sugar, three cups of flour, and so on. This method also is easier to distinguish a pound cake from a cup cake, as both have similar ingredients. Also these cakes were originally baked in small tins or cups.
Going back to bento, silicone cups are considered one of the essential supplies, along with cutters, lunchboxes, food picks, and punchers.
Here’s what I want to accomplish when I said ‘bento lunches‘. There are thousands of bento suggestions on Pinterest.
I ordered EasyLunchboxes last month from Amazon and I’m excited to use them for packing lunch for my husband and kids. I’m expecting them to arrive later this month. 🙂
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Objective: Desmopressin may be a useful treatment in some, but not all, patients with nocturnal enuresis. We have evaluated a relation between nocturnal urine output in patients with primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis and the treatment response to synthetic vasopressin.
Design: Adolescent or adult enuretics and normal subjects were enrolled in the study and admitted to hospital for a 24 hour investigation of the diurnal variation in urine output, plasma vasopressin (AVP) and plasma atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP). The enuretics were characterized prior to investigation as either 1-desamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin (DDAVP) responders or non-responders. During admission the fluid intake was restricted to 25 ml/kg per day.
Patients: Twenty-four patients (15-37 years) with primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis and 9 normal subjects (24-31 years).
Measurements: Circulating levels of AVP, ANP, plasma electrolytes and plasma osmolality were measured (1400, 2000, 2300, 0200, 0500 and 0800 hours) together with urine volume, urine osmolality and urine electrolytes during daytime and nighttime. Tubular reabsorptive capacity for water, osmoles and creatinine were assessed as well as urinary and fractional excretion rates of sodium and potassium.
Results: Controls and DDAVP non-responders had a significant decrease in urine output at night concomitant with a significant plasma AVP amplitude in peak/nadir values although both groups lacked a significant nocturnal increase in AVP. In contrast, in DDAVP responders there was no circadian variation in urine output and thus a nocturnal polyuria together with no oscillation in plasma AVP. The DDAVP responding group had a nocturnal urine production significantly larger than the two other groups. However, the mean 24 hour AVP levels were similar in all groups. The excessive urine production at night in DDAVP responders was accompanied by nocturnal natriuresis due to an increased fractional excretion of sodium. In contrast, nocturnal antidiuresis in controls and DDAVP non-responding enuretics coincided with diminished sodium excretion. Average ANP levels were elevated in both enuretic groups compared to normals, whereas a circadian variation was detected only in the latter.
Conclusion: It is concluded that DDAVP responsiveness is linked to the nocturnal urine production and that no pathophysiological role can be ascribed to AVP or ANP in DDAVP refractory adolescent and adult enuretics. Moreover, it is suggested that an abnormal tubular handling of sodium may contribute to the nocturnal polyuria seen in DDAVP responders.

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Collection of over fifty coins from the around the world: Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas, ca. 18th to 20th century. Various countries and states, including the Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Jaipur (India), the Netherlands, Germany, Mexico, Colombia, Panama, France, Austria, Hungary, the Philippines, Belgium, Tsarist Russia, British Hong Kong, Hu Poo (China), Italy, and Spain. Includes World War II era coins from Germany, France, and Spain. All coins in circulated condition. Also included in a 1922 series 50,000 German Marks banknote from the Weimar Republic in circulated condition. A few silver coins.
Keywords: numismatics, collectible, collector, foreign, obsolete, coinage.

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Baby In Wedding Dress
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- Scoop-neck A-line Sleeveless Ball Gown Flower Girl Dress
- A-Line Silhouette Sleeveless Sweet Flower Girl Dress
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- Chiffon Illusion Sleeve Ruched V-Neckline Gown
- Strapless layered Split Front Dress With Lace And Ruched waist
- Chiffon Pleated Appliques Cap-Sleeve Empire Dress
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- Off-the-shoulder Half Sleeve Natural Pleats Ruffles Wedding Dress
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Stirlin Developments acquired the Leafbridge site in North Hykeham in 2013 with outline planning consent granted in 2017 on 22 acres, offering up to 300,000 sq ft of employment space.
O’Boyle Civil Engineering has now started site preparation works following application approval from North Kesteven District Council.
The first six acres of the development is expected to be available for occupancy by the end of 2019, with the full site completed over multiple building phases.
Paul Wheatley, senior project manager at Stirlin Developments, said: “We are really excited to see the hard work we have put in over the last few years start to come to fruition as our Leafbridge project moves into the implementation phase. Our vision for Leafbridge is to create a new place of enterprise in the city to support Lincolnshire’s growing economy and there’s no doubt the site has that potential.
“The next stage of the works will now begin, and over the next 12 to 18 months we are going to see the park’s landscape transformed, building on its inherent natural beauty. Working with our partners we will be constructing a diverse range of buildings of astounding design that will help create a business community with a sense of pride of place.
“We’re currently in talks with a number of businesses interested in taking space on the site which, long-term will develop a community comprising of vibrant and innovative office and industrial users who value the opportunity to occupy modern premises within a green environment.”
Other companies involved with the project include Roberts Architects, Globe Consulting, Steve Gilman Design, Lumax Engineering, Lucas Machinery, Aeroscape, Minster Surfacing, Delta-Simons and Pygott & Crone.
Rob O’Boyle, director at O’Boyle Civil Engineering, said: “We’re very proud to be involved in this exciting project with Stirlin Developments. The Leafbridge development will add greatly to the regeneration of this area of the city, providing superb business facilities in a unique natural setting.”

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Iran expelled two Dutch diplomats earlier this month after the Netherlands accused Tehran of involvement in assassinations in the northwestern European nation.Amsterdam also recalled its ambassador for consultations. Now, Iranian media have pushed a complex conspiracy alleging that the Dutch diplomats were spies and that one of them is Jew-ish and connected to Israel.“We expelled two Dutch diplomats,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on March 4, accusing the Netherlands of an “illegal expulsion of Iranian diplomats.” Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok indicated that the Dutch intelligence service had pinpointed Iran as being responsible for political killings in the Netherlands. These allegedly involved murders in 2015 and 2017. Now, both Mashregh News and Tasnim News have published articles accusing Euro-pean countries of spying on Iran.The articles begin by noting that Western countries have a long history of supporting coups in Iran, dating back to the 1950s. “The presence of some European ambassadors, who later be-came known as senior intelligence officials, was watched by Iranian intelligence agencies,” Mashregh News notes.Suspicions were raised by the movement of embassy personnel and their attendance at street gatherings. “The Islamic Republic of Iran has recently expelled two agents from the Nether-lands embassy,” claims Tasnim News. The article notes that initially, the diplomats were ex-pelled and were described as diplomats, but that later research shows that this was a cover. “They had diplomatic cover,” the article claims, asserting that the two “agents” were women from the Netherlands, and that one of the diplomats was Jewish and “has many connections and communications in Tel Aviv.”“Spying at the highest level,” the article asserts. Tasnim then claims that the German ambassa-dor to Iran, Michael Klor-Berchtold, is a member of the Intelligence Service of Germany, and accuses him of having a relationship with Israel. “The German intelligence officer has been in charge of joint circles with the Zionist intelligence service.” The article then claims that there are more spies in the French, Australian and Danish embassies. The list goes on to name “agents” from these embassies.The article singles out French Ambassador Philippe Thiebaud and questions why a former am-bassador to Pakistan and South Korea would be sent to Tehran. It claims that his role is related to knowledge of the nuclear weapons program of Pakistan and North Korea and therefore is focused on the Iranian nuclear program at the center of the current Iran-EU discussions aimed at preserving the JCPOA nuclear deal.The articles seem timed to coincide with tensions that Iran has had with Germany, the Nether-lands and France over accusations last year of Iranian involvement in attacks across Europe. In January, a letter signed by the foreign ministries of the UK, Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium and Denmark raised “serious concern” regarding Iran’s role in “hostile acts on EU terri-tory.” It is therefore unsurprising that Iranian media would concoct a story about many of these same countries having “spies” in Iran. The articles may be intended to build pressure on the Iranian leadership regarding these EU states.


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APCAC Leads Coalition to Eliminate Unfair Taxation of U.S. Citizens Working Abroad
Sen. DeMint, Rep. Meeks Address Pending Legislation and Impact on U.S. Competitiveness
April 1, 2008 - The Asia-Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce (APCAC), together with several of its member American Chambers of Commerce in Asia, launched a coalition in Washington today on behalf of Americans living and working abroad. The Alliance for a Competitive Tax Policy seeks to eliminate the unfair taxation of American expatriates against what has been the biggest tax increase on American expatriates in 30 years.
Rep. Meeks (D-NY) and Sen. DeMint (R-SC), are sponsors of legislation to eliminate the unfair taxation of foreign income of U.S. citizens, and participated in the launch of the Alliance for a Competitive Tax Policy on April 1 on Capitol Hill. They were joined by APCAC members Tami Overby, who is President & CEO of AmCham Korea, William Oberlin, Chairman of AmCham Korea, and representatives from several prominent Washington based business associations, and the Washington tax and trade firm of Akin Gump.
The U.S. is the only industrialized country in the world which taxes its citizens on income earned internationally. U.S. citizens working abroad are taxed by both the country they live in and by the U.S.
The Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act (TIPRA) of 2006 included several provisions which significantly increased the taxation of Americans working and living abroad.
Effects of Taxation on Competitiveness
The current American tax system unfairly penalizes many Americans working overseas. In many cases, as a direct effect of TIPRA changes, Americans working overseas are often pushed into the highest tax bracket, although their salaries and benefits remain the same. Additionally, higher marginal rates were levied on employer-provided payments reflecting the higher cost of living overseas, and the deduction for housing costs was capped at a lower level.
Kristin Paulson, chair of the Asia-Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce, said, “The changes in U.S. tax law that Congress passed in 2006 have increased the tax burden on Americans working abroad by as much as $ 25,000. This is simply unfair and discourages Americans from taking jobs outside the United States.”
The US tax system harms America’s competitiveness by making it even more expensive to hire Americans relative to hiring Europeans or Australians than previously. Experience has demonstrated that Americans often are the best “salespeople” for American products.
Several studies have shown a direct correlation between citizens working overseas and U.S. exports. A 2005 PriceWaterhouseCoopers study estimated that removing the cap on the foreign earned income exclusion would increase U.S. manufactured exports by US$ 14.4 billion supporting 137,319 domestic jobs in the U.S.
The Asia-Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce (APCAC) consists of 25 member AmChams in 19 countries and economies. APCAC AmChams represent the growing interests of over 50,000 executives and over 10,000 businesses in 19 countries and economies of the Asia-Pacific region. The APCAC membership manages trade volumes in excess of US$ 400 billion and direct investments (FDI) of nearly US$ 300 billion.
The Saipan Chamber of Commerce started even before the political status of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) was defined in 1978. Towards the end of 1959, a group of entrepreneurial businessmen got together to form a loose association of businesses. Today, the Saipan Chamber of Commerce is the largest private business organization in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. With over 140 business members, the Chamber is an association aligned to make a difference in the Commonwealth community.


Worldwide unit sales of smartphone hardware exceeded 1.2bn in 2014, but in mature markets, such as the UK, average selling prices (ASPs) have begun to drop and will continue to do so in 2015, according to analysts at GfK.
In its latest survey of the global smartphone market, the analyst house said in the final quarter of 2014 alone, smartphone sales grew by 20% year-on-year, reaching $115bn. while 346m units shipped, up by 19% compared with the same period in 2013.
In regional terms, all areas saw growth in unit sales and value, with the exception of the market GfK terms "developed Apac [Asia-Pacific]", which was hindered by changes to subsidies in South Korea. Latin America, meanwhile, saw the highest rate of growth.
China is set to remain the largest market in terms of both unit sales and value for the time being, said GfK.
But even China is now starting to see the effects of market maturity, reported the analysts, with growth slowing dramatically in the last six months of 2014 and flat-lining during the last three months of the year. The value of those units sold, however, grew by 21% year-on-year as Chinese consumers traded up to premium handsets.
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GfK director of trends and forecasting Kevin Walsh said adoption of higher-priced smartphones with larger screen sizes was effectively a universal trend in mature markets.
“GfK global data shows that the 5 to 5.6-inch segment grew by more than 130% year-on-year in the last quarter of 2014, and by nearly 150% in the full year,” he said.
“In 2015, we forecast this segment to become the dominant screen size band, surpassing 4 to 4.5-inch for the first time.”
All other regions, save North America and developed Apac, but including Europe, saw ASPs drop in 2014, and GfK forecasted growth rates would slow significantly in 2015.
“Global smartphone growth will be only 14% this year, down from 23% in 2014,” said Walsh. “We forecast emerging regions to drive growth in 2015 as smartphones further penetrate lower price points.
“Smartphone price bands above $150 will see a decline in their market share. At the next level down – $100 to $150 – sales will remain stable, but it is the cheaper smartphones priced below this point that will gain share.”


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its one of the panels from page 51
of End of Infinity.
it's 15 frames, ~171kb, and took a couple days' worth of spare time. i actually kinda like the pencil test more, since the feathers were easier to see. i didn't save it, though, so here's some pure lines.


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Patrice M. Milos, Ph.D., vp and CSO, Helicos BioSciences, says her company focuses on scientists who sequence directly. She notes that Helicos takes a different approach to cell biology research because of the lack of PCR, ligations, or gel purification.
“Genomic DNA is sheared, tailed with poly A, and hybridized to the flow cell surface containing oligo dT for initiating sequencing by synthesis,” says Dr. Milos. “Our technology has been used successfully to sequence an array of bacteria representing the diverse genomic content of microorganisms, C. elegans, and, just recently, a near complete human genome.”
Dr. Milos explains that the nature of sample preparation has allowed for direct sequencing of nucleic acid from a variety of sample types including formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissue and archival tissue samples. “We also optimize our sample preparation to allow preparation and sequencing from picogram quantities of nucleic acid,” she continues.
Helicos addresses what to do with the data, too. “We provide pipelines that help process data. We have SNP Sniffer software for identifying nucleotide variants,” says Dr. Milos. “Other companies’ work allows us to layer our sequence data with their data-visualization tools.”
Target enrichment is useful when a researcher is interested in sequencing a particular genome segment. Agilent’s SureSelect platform can capture a subset of exons or other genome targets and wash away the rest of the genome prior to sequencing. SureSelect replaces other labor-intensive methods of targeted re-sequencing such as PCR techniques that cause major bottlenecks in most NGS workflows, according to Dr. Ernani.
Consequently, Agilent recently introduced the SureSelect DNA Capture Array “as a way to do smaller scale target enrichment,” he says. “This complements Agilent’s in-solution SureSelect Target Enrichment System, designed for a broad range of NGS study sizes including automated high-throughput workflows.”
The Agilent SureSelect DNA Capture Array was the result of work done in collaboration with the Gregory Hannon lab at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories. Probes were designed through eArray, Agilent’s web-based design application, and high-fidelity microarrays were then custom synthesized using the SurePrint fabrication platform.
In addition, Dr. Ernani notes that Agilent acquired Velocity 11, now called Agilent Automation Systems, and is integrating these new capabilities into the next-generation workflow, particularly the BRAVO system. Agilent also provides tools for quality control of samples using the microfluidic 2100 Bioanalyzer with its High Sensitivity DNA Kit.
“This combination allows our customers to use less PCR in their target enrichment strategy, thus reducing potential for sequencing bias,” explains Dr. Ernani.


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If there is one word to describe Voyager’s most current form, it is colourful. Voyager have truly come into their own in recent years, crafting a path of success both on and off stage. Most recent performances include an almost sold out headline tour across Australia, opening main stageDownload Festival Australia, and a national Australian tour with Twelve Foot Ninja.
Voyager have now announced a short trip to the Northern Hemisphere in September 2019 to get heads turning in preparation for their forthcoming album.
Album details and pre-orders will be announced in due course via the band’s new label Season of Mist.
The band’s expedition commences at Space Rocks, where Voyager are set to put on an out of this world performance. They join Anathema and Amplifier in the Space Rocks Live session and will perform at the Indigo2.
Following this festival, the band will perform their own intimate headline show at London’s 229 followed by shows in Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester, before heading to Euroblast (Germany) and Progpower Festival (Netherlands).
Danny Estrin, vocalist and keytarist of Voyager muses about coming back to Europe, saying “We’re coming back to give Europe a taste of what’s to come for our new album. Just a taste though. Two London performances in two nights? Challenge accepted. Returning to two of our favourite festivals? Accepted. And just how could we turn down performing alongside Anathema at the prestigious Indigo2 where the Metal Hammer Golden Gods have been held? Well, the answer is that we couldn’t - so we’ll be seeing you all very soon for a special run of intimate shows in the UK to prepare everyone for our new album. It’s going to be colourful.”
The genre-transfiguring act blend new-romantic and 80’s infused vocals, keytar solos, technical yet melodic fretwork, groovy bass and bombastic drumming efforts. All of which make Voyager the pop/prog/power/rock/metal force that they are renowned as today.


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'The uncertainty is great': Sask. reviewing guidelines for restaurants, gyms, places of worship
REGINA -- The Saskatchewan government has announced it’s reviewing guidelines for the hospitality industry, gyms and places of worship.
The review comes after cases of COVID-19 have surged in the province. On Tuesday, the province reported 240 new cases and 2,055 active cases.
In a news release, the government said it will be consulting with the hospitality industry, athletic organizations, fitness business owners and faith leaders about ways they can mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
The province said it wants to know how current guidelines can be enhanced, adding that many of these businesses are taking measures seriously.
“We’ll be watching the numbers closely, and if they (increase), we will have to look at additional measures in some of these areas,” said Premier Scott Moe during a news conference. “We are going to do everything we can in the meantime and provide every opportunity for businesses to stay open in a safe manner.”
Some have called for the province to implement a short shutdown of all activities to get a grip on the increasing case numbers.
Others, however, have said a shutdown would further harm businesses in Saskatchewan.
Moe said the province may have to consider a lockdown in the near future if cases continue to rise.
He suggested he didn’t want a lockdown now because it would negatively affect jobs.
“We would lose permanently tens of thousands of jobs in the province,” Moe said, adding that the province hasn’t re-couped 15,000 jobs that were lost after the first shutdown in the spring.
As well, he said Manitoba decided to lock down when new cases hovered around 500 per day. Saskatchewan is about two to three weeks behind Manitoba’s case count, he added.
“Our goal is to bend the curve prior to Christmas and avoid that lockdown,” he said. “We are going to use every tool in the toolbox to avoid a lockdown.”
Moe acknowledged he could not provide as much certainty as he would like for businesses.
He said he wished he could provide detailed thresholds of what the province would do should cases reach a certain point.
“I wish we could put forward those numbers and say, if this happens, here’s the reaction,” he said. “Unfortunately we don’t know what the Covid numbers are going to be in the days ahead, we don’t know what the hospitalizations are going to be in the days ahead … the uncertainty is great and I wish I could provide more.”
In a news release, NDP Health Critic Vicki Mowat said the government’s approach in handling the pandemic has confused people.
For instance, she noted, masks weren’t mandatory for all of Saskatchewan until Tuesday. The government had phased in mask use, first with major cities and then to smaller communities.
“Constantly shifting the goal posts is not helpful,” Mowat said.
She said the province needs to act now.
“In the face of the alarming rise in cases and the pressures on our hospitals, the Sask. Party saying they will review further measures instead of taking action is nowhere near enough," Mowat said. "The government has had nearly nine months for consultation.”


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Making Sense of Lifelong Learning: Respecting the Needs of All
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BeschreibungMaking Sense of Lifelong Learning looks beyond the rhetoric about lifelong learning (LLL), and asks long overdue questions such as, Who is actually in need of LLL? What are the motives of institutions, employers and the Government in promoting LLL? And, who says what is and what is not LLL?In the context of the previous government attempts to enhance the economic strength of the country, the author also makes suggestions as to what might be done to encourage wider participation in LLL, particularly with regard to the increasing economic and social gaps in today's society. The considerable demographic changes to the workplace have affected the entire population, and yet employers, the government and the individual all have very different expectations from LLL. It is this previously unchallenged 'mismatch' that is one of the central themes of the book.
Inhaltsverzeichnis1. Introduction 2. Lifelong Learning; paradox, contradiction, rediscovery 3. Evolving a practice of Lifelong Learning 4. Catching up; who are the missing learners? 5. Motivational mismatches for Lifelong Learning 6. Towards a wider participation - encouraging it 7. Widening participation - doing it; government leading from the front 8. Postscript; Making sense of Lifelong Learning
Untertitel: Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: ROUTLEDGE CHAPMAN HALL
Erscheinungsdatum: Juni 2003
Seitenanzahl: 165 Seiten

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WORKS LATELY PUBLISHED.
NONENTITY OF ROMISH SAINTS
INANITY OF ROMISH ORDINANCES.
WALTER FARQUHAR HOOK, D.D.,
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THE following Treatises were originally delivered as Sermons; the first on the Festival of All Saints, and the second upon the reopening of a church for divine service on the 5th of November.
Although much has been inserted in the body of the Discourses which was at first intended for the notes, the form of Sermons has been retained, both to avoid the trouble of reconstruction, and also because the thoughts of the writer more easily flow in the form of composition to which he is habituated.
Having been requested by a friend to address his congregation on the Festival of All Saints, the author thought it a good opportunity to supply an answer to those who assert of the Church of England, that, since the Reformation, she has not been productive of Saints; and having been requested by another friend to preach at the reopening of his church, the author took occasion, from the event occurring on the 5th of November, to point out that a due attention to æsthetics is not, of necessity, connected with the principles of the Church of Rome.
We differ from the Church of Rome fundamentally and irreconcilably.
Of reconciliation there can be no hope until the Decrees and Canons of the Papal Council of Trent


thescarsareontheinside-deactiva asked: How do you feel about the GOP cutting security for the embassy?
1) The State Department, and the Marines and other officials at the embassy, say they did request extra security because they felt in danger.
2) The Obama administration denied the request.
3) Obama and Biden lied to America, saying there was no extra-security request.
You’ve been lied to. You fell for it. But you can still correct yourself.


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Vintage Original Mason Drinking Jar (options available)
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These drinking jars are perfect for the summer months. Designed around mason jars, they've been repurposed and reimagined, now featuring pastel tints, lids and gorgeous stripped straws. These come in an assortment of two colourways.
- Dimensions - 7.5 x 13 cm
- Material - Glass, PE Plastic, Tin
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Murder, She Wrote Season 3 (3-DVD)
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- Number of Discs: 3
- Rated: Not Rated
- Run Time: 18 hours, 3 minutes
- Video: Color
- Released: March 14, 2006
- Originally Released: 1986
- Label: Universal Studios
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Get ready to open another chapter of TV's most beloved crime series, "Murder, She Wrote," with all 22 entertaining episodes from the third season! Acclaimed actress Angela Lansbury won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama in this season, and it's no big mystery to see why. From international espionage to insurance scams to murder in the air, Jessica Fletcher (Lansbury) is the only one clever enough to read between the liens and see the clues nobody knew were there. Along for the chase are a stunning line-up of guest stars, including George Clooney, Courtney Cox, Leslie Nielson, Tom Selleck and many, many more. It's mystery lover's dream come true!
Wildly popular for its entire 12-year run, MURDER, SHE WROTE was one of the most successful mystery shows of all time. Angela Lansbury stars as Jessica Fletcher, a widowed mystery writer who stumbles across a murder in each episode, and cleverly deduces who the criminal is before anyone else can. Much of the viewer's pleasure comes from investigating the crime along with Jessica, and from Lansbury's charming portrayal of the amateur sleuth, a role for which she received an astonishing 12 Emmys. MURDER, SHE WROTE also broke new ground by being one of the very first (and still one of the few) American television programs to feature an older woman in the lead role. MURDER, SHE WROTE - THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON presents the show's third season in its entirety.
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1970 Maverick with 1971 Boss 351
It is powered by a .030" over Boss 351, it has BME alum sbc rods, Ross pistons that finished up at 9.6:1, it has a Babe Erson solid roller cam of unknown specs (do know it has a 108 lobe center and that the lift on intake is .630"), but the biggest changes are in the heads and intake. It has an Ford Motorsport M-9424-A351 Windsor/Yates style intake on the Boss heads, this was done by making up 1/4" alum plates that matched the intake exactly then milling the heads and screwing the plates to the heads, then filling in intake ports behind the plates. I run a 850dp set up by C&J in Santa Fe Springs Ca that now flows 945cfm. It has a C4 with std ratios,and a manual reverse pattern valve body.I run a 4500 convertor but it's really tight for its size and stall and I have no problems at 40mph in 3rd with it slipping in and out. It has an 9" rear end that I run 4.58's in most of the time. (I did run 5.13's in the 1/8 mile photo's that are posted). I also run a pinion brake instead of a trans brake and so far that has kept me from having to buy a mega buck trans. And even though everyone tells me you can't run alum rods on the street I have had no problems, but I do run a 3qt accumulator just in case. I have had a lot of fun with this car and it's dead nuts consistant.
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The correlation of customer satisfaction, purchase intention, purchase decision, and brand establishment are recently in-depth discussed in the most of previous studies and further, few studies specifically emphasize on the research of the effects of individual differences of cognition on reference price. This study takes tolerance of ambiguity as moderator variable aiming to examine the impact of different levels of tolerance of ambiguity on consumer cognition as consumers were provided with advertised reference price. The experiment was designed and conducted with the treatment of two factors and two levels. Furthermore, the data gathered was analyzed according to methodology of the t-test and the two-way ANOVA method. Results of this study indicated that offering reference price influenced consumers’ cognition of “shopping goods” rather than “convenience goods”, the promotion effectiveness of reference price correlated with different levels of tolerance of ambiguity on consumers’ cognition of “shopping goods”. Particularly, the goal of this study is to cross-analyze the individual differences of consumers and to further explore the correlation among individual differences, and the reference price. According to the results of this study, not only the enterprises are able to make the appropriate marketing strategy for consumers with a wide variety of personality traits and to enormously increase the sales volume.
Key words: Reference price, consumer personality, individual cognition, tolerance of ambiguity.
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Apr 25, 2020
Dr. Diana Reiss chats to Dr. Chris Parsons about some of the latest research on dolphin linguistics, intelligence, and self-awareness - including her ground-breaking work on dolphins recognizing themselves in mirrors and her new research in which her research subjects are using a dolphin-friendly ‘iPad’.
Apr 21, 2020
Dr. Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara is the guest this week talking to Dr. Chris Parsons about marine mammal conservation in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, as well as the work of the Society for Marine Mammalogy in helping to promote marine mammal science around the world.
Apr 11, 2020
This week, Dr. Chris Parsons talks to Erich Hoyt about the designation of Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) for whales, dolphins, seals and other marine mammals. They also talk about the recent designation of a Russian killer whale population as ‘endangered’ and the problem of...
Apr 5, 2020
This week, Chris Parsons’ guest is Dr. Peter Corkeron - the first Australian to get a PhD on the biology of living cetaceans - in a slightly different type of episode in light of the difficult times we are having at the moment. Peter talks about how the life of a marine mammal scientist often does not go as planned...


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This summer, fifty-one NYC Girl Scouts in grades 9-12 from across the five boroughs, many from low-income communities, will have a unique opportunity to develop ideas for socially responsible businesses and have them evaluated by some of New York’s best and brightest women. Barnard’s Athena Center for Leadership Studies is partnering with The Girl Scouts of Greater New York’s (GSGNY) Girl Scout Leadership Institute New York (GSLI-NYC) to offer a 10-day Summer Intensive at the Girl Scouts’ Camp in Dutchess County and on the Barnard campus in July. This iniative will continue throughout the 2013-14 school year. Read more about this program in The New York Daily News.
Throughout the Summer Intensive, participants will work together in small teams on their business ideas, and will gain critical problem-solving skills as marketers, storytellers, public speakers and first-time entrepreneurs. The GSLI-NYC summer program will offer workshops taught by successful entrepreneurs on topics ranging from “Developing a Business Idea” to “Getting Funded,” and will include site visits to start-ups throughout New York. The Intensive will culminate in a Pitchfest on Thursday, July 18, during which each girl will have five minutes to sell her idea to a panel of established entrepreneurs and fellow students as well as leaders representing Barnard and the Girl Scouts.
The Summer Intensive program features an Entrepreneurial program from Barnard’s flagship Pre-College Program, “Entrepreneurs-in-Training,” which was designed by Nathalie Molina Niño, a consultant to the Athena Center, who is spearheading entrepreneurial strategy, and customized with the Girl Scouts of Greater New York. View a complete list of events, instructors and Pitchfest panelists.
“For young women to succeed in entrepreneurial ventures, they need to learn differently and be encouraged to use their creativity and talents, whatever their ideas might be, because women have skills that may be different from the ‘norm’ of the business world,” said Ann Dachs ’81, director of Barnard’s Pre-College Programs.
“A gender leadership gap continues to persist, and there is an urgent need for action to close it. To ensure that women can advance, we believe that intervention must begin early in a girl’s life,” said Barbara Murphy-Warrington, Chief Executive Officer of the Girl Scouts of Greater New York. “With GSLI-NYC, we are taking a major step towards realizing that potential. The impact this Institute will have on the lives of these fifty-one young women reflects our commitment to reshape the leadership landscape for today’s girls, and to ensure that they receive the support and encouragement they need to make a difference in their communities and the world.” GSLI-NYC is a programmatic initiative which is part of a larger strategic plan for GSGNY focusing on closing the leadership gap for girls and women and to expand its service from 28,000 to 60,000 girls.
Kathryn Kolbert, the Constance Hess Williams ’66 Director of Barnard College’s Athena Center, said, “We are thrilled to launch these dynamic entrepreneurship programs for teenage girls. The program will cultivate girls’ ability to follow their dreams, help them learn essential leadership skills, and nurture entrepreneurial spirit—a key attribute for lifelong success.”
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Climate effects on Ecosystems - Research group of Veiko Lehsten
Ecosystem response to climate change and land use
My research group focuses on applied biogeographical themes, particularly responses of vegetation and ecosystem properties to changes in climate and land use both in the past as well as in the future, with important applications both for advancing theoretical understanding and practical ecosystem management.
Main areas of research are analyses of the effects of climate on natural phenomena. Some examples are:
- vegetation, using dynamic vegetation models
- wildfires, using statistical methods
- ecosystem services as well as their interactions with each other.
We are also active in the analysis of phenology and have been assessing carbon fluxes of natural systems and their relation to land use and climate.
I am currently employed at the Department of Dynamic Ecology / Macroecology at the WSL/ Switzerland (60%) and at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science at Lund University; (INES;40%). At INES I have currently three PhD students employed and over the last years 4 postdocs were working in my projects.
Research categories and projects
Dynamic vegetation modelling
Disseminating and facilitating reasearch data


I’ve known for years that engineers who make measurements wirelessly are using a special type of wireless specifically designed or the purpose. We are told that we need a digital wireless without a compander circuit to be able to measure accurately. Fine. No doubt those that know about such things are right but I wonder what sort of problems come up with using an off the shelf wireless rig.
Since as a general rule, we use omni mics for making audio measurements the path of least resistance is to start with a wireless lapel / omni lav mic. For this experiment, I’ll be using a Sennheiser Evolution series rig.
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text: The people who brought you the 562 Fest will be screening various independent films at Stay Gallery this summer. Join us for the first Summer Feature Film event this Friday, July 7th, at 7:30p. The movie on display will be Moonlight. Admission is $3 at the door. Bring your blanket, lawn chairs, and snacks!

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And Other Stories
@ London Book Fair,
11 – 13th April
You can find us sometimes at the Central Book Stand
and sometimes in the Literary Translation Centre, where Stefan will take part in the iTranslate panel
on digital opportunities between 11:30-12:30 on Tuesday 12th April.
Do come and say hello – we’ll be looking out for some exciting new writing for 2012 and beyond!


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Arizona has led copper production in the U.S. since 1910 and still enjoys that distinction, producing approximately 64% of domestic copper. The first of Arizona’s “Five Cs,” copper is the state’s most valuable mineral commodity, comprising 75% of the value of Arizona’s total nonfuel mineral production.
In addition to copper, molybdenum, construction sand and gravel, portland cement, crushed stone, and lime contribute significantly to Arizona’s economy. These six commodities comprise 99% of the state’s total production value, worth $7.84 billion in 2008.
Over 350 quarries and aggregate plants produce industrial minerals and rock products such as, lime, construction sand and gravel, salt, and pumice and perlite.
In addition to metals, energy sources such as uranium and coal are mined on the Colorado Plateau.
Copper mining and refining provides over 10,000 jobs in Arizona. According to the Arizona Mining Association, the combined direct and indirect impact of copper mining was worth up to $34.2 Billion in the U.S. economy and 12.1 billion in Arizona.
Many towns were built on mining claims from the 1880s to the 1920s, with mining companies like Arizona Central and Phelps Dodge investing in equipment, refinement facilities, and infrastructure to transport goods. Immigrants from all over the world found work in the mines. Labor disputes between miners and their company were common. By the 1970s copper was running out.
Some early mine sites, such as Bisbee and Jerome, shrank to the brink of nonexistence when the mines closed but found new life as tourist havens. Former copper towns in central Arizona have formed the Copper Corridor, a movement to attract tourism due to their mining history. Others, like Morenci and Bagdad, still significantly contribute to Arizona’s gross exports. The Morenci open pit complex is the largest copper mine in North America and the largest employer in Greenlee County. Additional copper-rich areas have been identified as potential future mine sites.
- Copper is an excellent electrical conductor. Copper wiring made widespread use of electricity possible in the early 1900s.
- Copper transformed and modernized households in the 1920s and 1930s with piping and wiring.
- The average home contains about 400 pounds of copper for electrical wiring, pipes, and appliances such as refrigerators and microwaves.
- Copper production bolstered wartime efforts with specially made equipment in World Wars I and II.
- Copper is required for semiconductors, cell phones, computer chips, and other advanced technology.
- Nearly one half of the copper consumed annually in North America comes from recycled material.
Arizona is the second-largest producer of molybdenum, which is extracted as a byproduct of copper in the Sierrita, Mission, Mineral Park, and Bagdad mines. Used primarily in the steel industry for corrosion resistance, strengthening and heat resistance, molybdenum (moly) chemicals and powder products can be used in water treatment, lubricants, and petroleum refining. New mining techniques are able to extract gold ore from mines in western Arizona.
Silver and Gold
Gold and silver play a significant role in Arizona’s mining history. In the 1850s–1860s, prospectors placer mined gold from rivers in central Arizona. New technology has unlocked previously unaccessible ore, and two gold mines have opened in the past decade.
The Cochise County town of Tombstone was founded near a silver deposit that produced $13 million of the precious metal, and silver was found in Globe and Superior. Arizona’s name is thought to come from Arizonac, a silver mine southeast of Nogales that produced large silver nuggets, some weighing over a ton. Today, Arizona is fifth in the nation for the production of silver, mined mostly as a byproduct from copper processing.
Any metal-bearing rock is known as ore. The feasibility of a mine is determined in part by ore grade. In the early 1900s, 30% pure ore (600 pounds of copper per ton) was the average copper content. By the 1930s, ore purity (concentration) had fallen to approximately 4%. Newer mining technologies were developed to process ore with low mineral content, and today it is common to mine ore with a purity of just .35%—only 7 pounds of metal per ton!
Extraction techniques have changed from underground methods to “open pit” mining that can process larger volumes of raw material refined on site. Industry and mining comprises about 5% of Arizona’s total water use (approximately 386,600 acre-feet, or 126 billion gallons per year). In 2010, fresh water consumption at a concentrator plant was around 200 gallons per ton of ore.
Copper minerals generally occur as oxides or sulfides. Copper sulfides are crushed, ground, floated and the resultant concentrates are transported to smelters for refining into anodes. Today most copper oxides are liberated by solvent extraction. Ore is exposed to acid in a heap leach to liberate the copper ions. Sulfuric acid is commonly used to extract copper; cyanide solution is often used for gold. The metal dissolves and binds to the liquid, which seeps onto a plastic–lined catchment pool and is directed to the solvent extraction process, followed by the electrowinning of the copper to form copper cathodes.


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One of the fastest-growing real estate brands announces 22 new franchise locations in first quarter, significantly outpacing previous rates of growth
Following a year in which Realty ONE Group had sold 30 new franchises, the family-owned and debt-free real estate franchisor has sold an additional 22 franchises in the first quarter of 2018, the company announced today.
Reaching this benchmark puts Realty ONE Group on the path to achieve its goal of selling 100 franchises in 2018, nearly doubling its footprint in a single year. Prior to 2017, the company had sold 14 franchises in what was its heaviest franchising year at the time.
“We are pleased to report such explosive growth,” says Kuba Jewgieniew, founder and CEO of Realty ONE Group. “It’s been 12 years since I launched Realty ONE Group with an agent-first model, and now we’re seeing the vision become a reality across the United States and beyond. I am extremely proud of our team which has worked tirelessly to bring the dream to fruition.”
From the outset, Realty ONE Group was built on powerful branding and an industry-disruptive business model that gives real estate agents 100 percent of their commissions, empowering them to reinvest and scale their businesses as they see fit, while the franchisor supports them with comprehensive coaching and proprietary technology.
“Once we began to focus primarily on franchising last year, the company and the brand really took off,” says Vinnie Tracey, president of Realty ONE Group Affiliates, the franchising arm of the parent company. “We’ve been growing steadily at a healthy and sustainable pace, and we expect this rate of expansion to continue—if not accelerate—in the second quarter of 2018 and through next year.”
Today, Realty ONE Group has more than 10,000 agents and 113 offices. The brand also transcends the real estate industry as it fuels philanthropic endeavors across the nation through the nonprofit Realty ONE Group Cares program, which saw Realty ONE Group’s associates log 529 hours of community service and impact 15,897 lives last year.
For more information, please visit www.RealtyONEGroup.com.
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RARITAN TWP. When Rob Mancabelli was the technology supervisor at Hunterdon Central Regional High School, he believed that the educational technology the district adopted was having an impact, but there was no real way to know.
That was between 2003 and 2009. In February 2012, after writing a book about learning and technology, touring the country speaking about it, and earning an MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mancabelli started the company BrightBytes to help schools answer that question and figure out ways to improve things.
Since then, 1% of the schools in the country have adopted “Clarity,” a program his company launched to assess and advance a district’s investment in education technology, Mancabelli said. And the company is growing fast. Mancabelli expects BrightBytes to have 10% of the country's schools on board by the end of the school year.
Among existing customers are the six Flemington-Raritan schools.
On the district website is the “Clarity” parent survey which, along with surveys of administrators and teachers, is used by BrightBytes to forge a “roadmap” for the district's ed tech future.
Globally, schools spend about $150 billion each year on educational technology, according to Mancabelli. Until he started BrightBytes, he said, no one knew how to measure its effectiveness.
If you simply replace an overhead projector with a computer and an LCD projector you’re not automatically advancing learning, he said. But if you use the videophone application Skype to connect a Flemington-Raritan Spanish class with Hispanic students in a South American school, you will advance learning. And not only because the students are hearing the language spoken by native speakers, but because the students can talk about their actual lives. That boosts student engagement, which enhances learning, he said.
Michael Mitchell, Flemington-Raritan’s technology supervisor, attended an Education Week conference in Boston where Mancabelli was the keynote speaker, and where BrightBytes was located before it moved to San Francisco. Mitchell, Mancabelli said, was the first person from his old life in Hunterdon who had an interest in his company’s work.
Mitchell recommended that the district “partner” with BrightBytes to help identify “areas for growth in terms of technology integration and how to allocate needed resources in lean times.”
The first step is data collection. The online survey at the district website asks parents, teachers and administrators what technology they already have and how they use it. The company will compare their answers against practices that MIT researchers and others have identified as impacting educational achievement.
BrightBytes then recommends technology and staff investments to optimize the capabilities of what’s already there and recommends what to do next.
Mitchell said, “The data we collect and the consulting we receive from BrightBytes is designed to help make our technology initiatives more effective…as well as saving money for the district.”
According to Mitchell, the district will pay the $4,312 fee for the BrightBytes effort through e-rate grant reimbursements for technology.
For Mancabelli, the goal is to "dramatically transform what children can learn and do."


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The build quality is good but they don't hold 10 rounds very well and that's the important thing. The tenth ball pushes against the cap causing it not to close all the way and isn't very secure. Some 10 rounds may work due to the paint but it's not consistent every time with holding any 10 rounds. I might use these for holding some first strikes someday but not for my regular 68 paint. If they would extend the mold of the tube a little bit then that should solve the problem. Just needs a little more space for the cap to secure all the way down on.
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After shipping Matt Ryan off to Indianapolis for a third-rounder, the Falcons were an obvious landing spot for one of the quarterback prospects from the 2022 draft cycle. Many predicted they’d land Malik Willis in the backend of the first round or with one of their second-round picks.
However, Willis slid and Atlanta chose to go with Desmond Ridder in the third round. According to reports from Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Terry Fontenot and Arthur Smith chose Ridder over the other prospects, Willis in particular, because of the Liberty product’s lack of signature moments in college.
Atlanta had its pick of quarterbacks entering the third round, with only Kenny Pickett off the board. Choosing a quarterback in the draft, even late on Day 2, requires a clear vision for everyone in the organization. And to convey that vision, Atlanta’s brain trust would need clear-cut examples of exactly what the Falcons would be getting, for ownership or otherwise. After asking around, I get the sense that Atlanta felt Malik Willis, despite immense talent, lacked the signature moments while at Liberty to sway such a decision, whereas Desmond Ridder — the team’s pick at No. 74 — showcased a more complete body of work.
Fowler added that the Falcons thought the Cincinnati signal-caller “showcased a more complete body of work.”
“Plus, Ridder’s confidence and polish in the process helped,” Fowler included. “Coaches who interviewed him noted that the QB outlined his plans to unseat a veteran wherever he landed.”
Ridder’s career at Cincinnati rivals any in college football. He totaled 10,239 yards and 87 touchdowns while adding 2,180 yards and 28 touchdowns on the ground. Willis’ two-year career at Liberty is much less impressive, totaling 5,107 yards and 47 touchdowns while running for 1,822 yards and 27 touchdowns. The latter obviously possesses the skillset to be a franchise quarterback, but Ridder is better prepared to take over a team sooner rather than later.
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Friday, July 22, 2011
Chase 12 June 23rd 2011 Drivin' To Cheyenne.
A warm solo afternoon, I took off to get ready to go out chasing for the next day starting in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Leaving Greeley, I was watching convection trying so desperately to structure and survive as convective towers rose from the foothills. One caught my attention to the west in the way it was able to cycle through mesocyclonic bases. The anvil on this thing was linearly sheared killing any chance of strengthening as it came off the mountains. From observance, it was very Colorado given this time of year. Continuing on up to the great Cheyenne Ridge on hwy 85 severe weather was popping near Larimer southwards near the Colorado/Wyoming border moving slowly eastward towards Cheyenne. As they neared Cheyenne though, very light rain along with lots of lightning set the atmosphere to go out and shoot some lightning. I went by Shep & Becca's place and we all went out to a tall hill to watch some lightning. Weather is weather in any way, shape, or form.