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A record number of Oxford students were found guilty of ‘academic misconduct’ last year, new data has revealed.There were 57 reported cases in the proctorial year 2017-18, of which 53 were for plagiarism.The figure reflects an increase of 47% from 2016-17.The rise in cases comes despite the University warning students they could face expulsion if caught copying others’ work without acknowledgement.In the senior proctor’s annual oration, the outgoing holder of the role, Dr Edward Bispham, said that there had been steady increase in “reports of plagiarism and collusion, which are concentrated in particular parts of the University.”While Dr Bispham did not elaborate upon that claim, in 2011, the senior proctor said: “The great majority of [plagiarism] cases come from international students at the Saïd Business School.”Details of the four cases of academic misconduct that did not fall under plagiarism were not given.In October, government watchdog, the Quality and Assurance Agency for Higher Education, published a guide for universities outlining how they could fight a rise in “pernicious” cheating, and encouraging the use of increasingly sophisticated technology.Legal expert and the bursar of New College, David Palfreyman, said the majority of cases involved international students taking postgraduate degrees. He told the Daily Mail: “A lot of people on these courses have a lot at stake, and might be tempted to cheat because they are paying the full fees.”In 2009, the senior proctor revealed that one student had plagiarised almost half of their final-year project. “[It] contained some twenty-nine pages out of sixty-five that had been copied verbatim from a previous year’s report,” he said. “Admittedly they had been carefully retyped using a different typeface.”Proctorial years run from 9th week of Hilary Term to 8th week of the following Hilary.
INDIANAPOLIS — As the cost of child care in this country continues to grow, so does the chorus of voices calling on Congress to take action. For many working families, the cost of child care is one of their biggest monthly expenses and legislation to help ease that burden has been introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate.Among those urging passage is Carla Moquin, president of the Parenting in the Workplace Institute.“A lot of parents are in a position where child care is so expensive that it makes it almost impractical for them to even work, especially for minimum-wage, low-income employees,” she said, “And so I think it’s really critical on a societal scale and on an individual family scale to provide more options to these families.”The cost of center-based day care varies widely from state to state, but the U.S. average is now nearly $12,000 per year.The bills working through the committee process include SB 2565, a Senate plan to increase the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, along with HR 5000, a House proposal to put more funding into federal child-care program grants.Moquin said it’s also critical to provide other support, since there’s been a growing number of moms opting out of the workforce in the past decade, citing reasons such as the high cost of day care and limited job opportunities.“We need to look at lots of options to make it workable for families: telecommuting options, on-site child care, making it easier for mothers to breastfeed,” she said. “We need to look at the bigger picture and all of the different components that go into supporting families and making it possible for them to take care of their kids and have an income at the same time.”Having access to stable and high-quality child care also is vital for life-long success for kids, Moquin said, since the vast majority of a child’s brain development happens by age 5.Reps. Cheri Bustos, William Enyart, Bobby Rush and Janice Schakowsky, all D-Ill., are co-sponsors of the House bill.The texts of SB 2565 and HR 5000 are online. A Pew Research study on working moms is at pewsocialtrends.org.

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Press Release (ePRNews.com) - DELHI, India - Feb 04, 2017 - Going with the latest pronounced estimate, the US $29.6 billion global LED lighting market is expected to touch US $ 33.1 billion by the end of 2017. The credit for the surge goes to the regional lighting development as LED lighting accounts for 23% of total lightings in Europe, which is the highest across the world. The second and third highest absorbing regions are to be found in North America and China. However, Asia- Pacific region is expected to witness the fastest growth rate in LED lighting. Indian government has already adopted mass replacement of the conventional lighting sources with the LEDs for its plan to changeover 700 million LED light bulbs and 35 million streetlights across the country by 2018.
LED lighting in Southeast Asia has strongly developed in recent years, and has gradually strengthened to replace traditional lighting. Although under the influences of the overall economic environment in 2015, growth slowed down, but it is expected that along with policy incentives and increase of replacement demand, LED lighting penetration rate and import scale of Southeast Asia will continue to increase in the next few years, turning it as a major hub for manufacturers across the globe exporting LED lighting products.
To witness all this and many more, LED Expo Thailand 2017 (http://www.ledexpothailand.com/) is the best place to be a part thereof. Focusing on LED lighting products & technology, the Show is dedicated to science, technology and applications of the solid state lighting i.e. LEDs. It aims to accelerate the growth of the LED lighting markets in the Southeast Asian region by providing a dynamic hub for LED/lighting companies to congregate, promote, discuss, transact, partner and gain insights on neighboring LED markets at a niche level.
Thailand is ranked as the 50th largest country in the world is a part of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and ASEAN’s Economic Community along with nine other countries namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. The aim of AEC for 2015 is to create a single ASEAN market with gross domestic product (GDP) of $2.5 trillion and trade of $1 trillion.
Over the last four years, LED Expo Thailand has proved its mettle as why it is a vital initiative towards energy conservation and a green environment by the host organization- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) and the show organizers- IMPACT Exhibition Management Co., Ltd. and MEX Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd. This year in addition to EGAT, The Ministry of Energy is also a host organisation to the show additionally being supported by the Federation of Thai Industries. Acting as a prelude to the show every year, a series of roadshows are held all over Southeast Asia in an attempt to engage regional LED lighting sectors and promote energy efficiency & investment opportunities in those respective countries.
There’s no denial to the fact that as Thailand continues to implement its new energy framework that’s stable, sustainable and affordable; opportunities for LED lighting products & components’ manufacturers as well as suppliers would be getting unfolded in abundance. According to statistics, the Thailand lighting market valued at US$ 800 million, in 2014, up 12% compared to 2013. The country’s LED industry is estimated to grow over 30% in the next five years with indoor and construction applications consisting two major components of the country’s LED lighting industry.
The country has witnessed immense growth in the use of LED products especially in sectors like automotive wherein the number of car with LED headlights is expected to grow exponentially from 1 million to 5 million with the value of LED components growing from US$ 130 to US$ 300 million. Pushing the boundaries are the government projects under EGAT wherein a pilot program has been flagged off to use LED Streetlight as well as replacements on EGAT’s properties and dam areas. What’s more, the planned public & private infrastructure projects right from the construction of new Parliament house to stadium to residential, commercial, hospitality and entertainment projects are showing great potentials.
Adding further momentum to this drive is CP ALL’s ‘7 Go Green’ project wherein over 500 million THB has been invested to replace the existing light sources with the LED light bulbs in 7-Eleven stores throughout Thailand. The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) is preparing to replace one million street lights nationwide with LED bulbs. For all these and many other similar opportunities, what better a place can be than the forthcoming LED Expo Thailand! Source :
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EVOLUTION OF DIGITAL IMAGING IN SKIN LESION DIAGNOSIS
Although skin lesions are visible to the naked eye, early-stage melanomas may be difficult to distinguish from benign skin lesions with similar appearances. This has led to many missed melanomas despite an epidemic of skin biopsies. The number of unnecessary biopsies varies by clinical setting, the expertise of the examiner, and the application of technology. For example, in children in whom melanoma rates are low and changing moles are common, there are over 500,000 biopsies a year to diagnose approximately 400 melanomas.
Dermatologists who specialize in skin cancer routinely employ total body photography and dermatoscopy as diagnostic tools for the detection and diagnosis of melanomas. Total body photography permits the early detection of changing lesions and avoidance of biopsy of stable lesions. Dermatoscopes, simple hand held devices that eliminate surface glare and magnify structures invisible to the “naked eye”, significantly improve the distinction of melanomas from other skin lesions. When used by skin cancer specialists, total body photography and dermoscopy make it possible to detect melanoma very early in its evolution, while decreasing the number of unnecessary biopsies and improving recognition of atypical lesions. In clinical trials, training in dermoscopy or sequential imaging led to improvements in early detection of melanoma for both non-specialist dermatologists and primary care physicians. Specialized systems for image acquisition, storage, and retrieval have been developed for physicians to facilitate total body photography assisted follow up and digital dermoscopic monitoring.
The adoption of technological aids for melanoma detection by dermatologists in general practice and primary care physicians — who constitute the front line in melanoma detection — has been slow due to cost and inconvenience. This is changing due to the mobile revolution as smart phone based digital cameras and dermatoscopes enter the professional market.
In addition, there has been a proliferation of apps for the public. While the potential of consumer apps to educate and aid in melanoma detection is great, the first generation apps have evolved without regulation or oversight. The availability of inaccurate self-diagnosis” apps may lead some patients to delay a consultation with a clinician. Indeed, a small study of the accuracy of some of these apps endorses this concern. As of February 9th 2015, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has assumed responsibility for regulation of consumer diagnostic apps and on February 23, 2015 the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) fined app makers for false advertising.

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text: Brendan Bourque-Sheil is a Houston-based playwright and storyteller. His plays have been produced in Houston by Stages Repertory Theatre and The Landing Theatre Company, and in Chicago by Death and Pretzels Theatre Company. He's a regular contributor to the monthly live show Grown Up Storytime, and KPFT's So What's Your Story. He works as a Literary Associate specializing in new play development for The Landing Theatre. He also teaches Creative Writing for the Alley Theatre's Department of Education and Community Engagement, and for the Kinder High School of Performing and Visual Arts.


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LC4 Chaise, Kennedee sofa, Geometrie coffee tables. Cassina and Poltrona Frau
Concrete slabs & pea gravel
This looks as though it should be a roof terrace. This decked patio is by Tim Davies Landscaping
Lounge that sits with windows to a courtyard and skylight above.
Sacada - foto enviada por Michela
Self watering hanging basket
hanging basket using cone hanger
Planters for the garden. Easy and cheap to make. Fill with your favourite blooms, can also be used to grow strawberries for a vertical garden. Great if space is limited, or if you want to add height to the garden.

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Bunny hunts for an Easter egg as young readers wag her tail.
When readers pull the large, smoothly moving tab on the right edge of the book, a mechanism inside moves the rabbit’s puffball tail, covered in white felt, that protrudes over the top of the pages. The back cover extends higher than the front and internal pages to protect the tail—and little fingers—as it moves. Bunny finds three eggs, one on each double-page spread, but they belong to a butterfly, a duckling, and a robin, respectively. (The butterfly’s and the duckling’s eggs are brightly painted Easter eggs; the robin’s are its clutch of bright blue eggs in a nest.) The sound that each animal makes is written on the bottom right corner of the previous recto, providing a clue as to who will be appearing on the next page. (“Flap! Flap!” goes the butterfly; “Chirp! Chirp!” goes the robin.) Bunny becomes more and more despondent, with her ears sinking lower on the page. A trio of bees finally brings Bunny her egg, tied up with a yellow bow. While the cartoons are relatively static, using thick, black lines awash in bright colors, Yoon succeeds in showing Bunny’s feelings with deft changes in eye and mouth placement.
A pleasant, if one-note, bit of fun, the perfect size for a toddler’s Easter basket.(Board book. 1-3)

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Park Hyatt Saigon
The Park Hyatt Saigon Hotel lies in a cultural area of Ho Chi Minh City within a 15-minute walk of War Remnants Museum, featuring a sauna, a hairdresser and a beauty salon. Operating in Ho Chi Minh City since 2004, this hotel features Italian architecture and modern comforts.
The hotel is ideally located in the exhibition district, close to a museum and an opera. This classic property is about 5 km away from the center of Ho Chi Minh City.
The venue is set next to a shopping mall, a market and boutiques.
The hotel offers 244 luxurious rooms appointed with free wireless internet, a mini bar, a personal safe, flat-screen television and a seating area. Some rooms feature a stunning view over the garden. They have parquet floor and sophisticated furniture.
Guests can have breakfast in the restaurant every morning. The on-site 24-hour restaurant tempts guests with Vietnamese dishes. The elegant bar serves a selection of cocktails, coffee and afternoon tea. Offering various dining options, Hoa Tuc and Nha Hang Hoang Long are about 5-minute walk away.
Park Hyatt Saigon Hotel is within a 15-minute drive to Tan Son Nhat International airport.
The hotel provides guests with car and limousine rental services.
An outdoor swimming pool and a tennis court are offered on site. On-site fitness facilities include fitness classes, a gym and yoga classes.

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Multifunction laser radar systems can collect two-dimensional target images of intensity, range, or velocity, and many such systems augment their active-sensor channel with a FLIR channel. This paper addresses the problem of optimal target detection using such an active-passive sensor, focusing on the performance benefits that accrue when multidimensional data-active-sensor range, velocity, and intensity, plus passive-sensor intensity - are combined in the detection processor. Generalized likelihood ratio tests are derived for active-passive detection processing, and quantitative performance results - receiver operating characteristics - are obtained through computer simulation of pixel-level statistics. The performance predictions for the gamut of multidimensional, multipixel detection processors are confirmed via experiments performed using a multidimensional laser radar test bed.
This paper deals with the theory of monopulse angle tracking with a laser radar employing heterodyne detection. The detector is assumed to be of the quadrant type. The target's angular location is inferred from the location of its diffraction pattern in the detector plane. A generalized gain characteristic for the detector can be used to relate the strength of the matched filter outputs, which correspond to the spatial regions (halves) of the detector surface, to the corresponding angular location of the target. The maximum likelihood angle estimator is derived for a speckle target. The performance of an approximation to the maximum likelihood angle estimator is evaluated for both the speckle and glint targets. The angle estimator performance is also evaluated in the presence of atmospheric turbulence and beam jitter.
This paper shows how these signal probability density functions in power and in voltage propagate down the signal processing electronics chain using data from the Army Missile Optical Range (AMOR) facility. The AMOR targets considered here are 'analytical targets' consisting of rotating diffuse disks and rotating diffuse spheres illuminated by a CO2 laser. It is hoped that the analyses presented will clarify and clearly illustrate the origins of these various signal probability density functions with the added benefit that the signal processing calculations are performed on data from a coherent laser radar system.
This paper extends techniques of convex set reconstruction from support line measurements, assesses their performance with respect to various parameters, and applies these to laser radar data. Specifically, the techniques are applied to both range-resolved and Doppler-resolved data, which provide one and two support line measurements, respectively. The resulting reconstructions provide size and shape estimates of the targets under observation. While such information can be obtained by other means (e.g., from reconstructed images using tomography), the present methods yield this information more directly. Furthermore, estimates obtained using these methods are more robust to noisy and/or sparse measurement data and are much more robust to data suffering from registration errors. Finally, the present methods are used to improve tomographic images in the presence of registration errors.
The signal isolation capabilities of rotating wave plate type single sideband electrooptic modulators operating in different configurations are analyzed. Discussion includes a broadband configuration in which the microwave pump wave travels in the backward direction. Experimental results confirming the feasibility of a simple configuration are presented.
In this work, the issues of broadband tuning in the design of a high average power Ti:Sapphire amplifier for a chromatic scanning lidar system are addressed. A novel pump delay and staging scheme is used to maintain high extraction efficiency with flat temporal and spatial pulse profiles while tuning over a 700-900 nm range. The effects of the chromatic scanning scheme on ASE suppression and beam pointing are discussed in relation to the amplifier optical system. The average power scaling for three power amplifier geometries (zigzag slabs, parallel plates, and active mirrors) was investigated to determine the limitations of each. Pump light is provided by diode laser-pumped Nd:GGG slab lasers which make up over 60 percent of the system weight. Predicted electrical to light laser efficiency was 3-4 percent over the wavelength tuning range.
The global winds measurement application of coherent Doppler lidar requires intensive study of the global climatology of atmospheric aerosol backscatter at infrared wavelengths. An airborne backscatter lidar is discussed, which has been developed to measure atmospheric backscatter profiles at CO2 laser wavelengths. The instrument characteristics and representative flight measurement results are presented.
A low average power, pulsed, solid-state, 1.06-micron coherent laser radar (CLR) for range and velocity measurements of atmospheric and hard targets has been developed. The system has been operating at a field test site near Boulder, CO since September, 1988. Measurements have been taken on moving targets such as atmospheric aerosol particles, belt sanders, spinning disks, and various stationary targets. The field measurements have shown that this system exhibits excellent velocity measurement performance. A fast-tuning CW Nd:YAG oscillator has also been developed which has a frequency tuning range of greater than 30 GHz (which spans a target radial velocity range of over 16 km/s) and a tuning speed greater than 30 GHz/ms.
A CW CO2 lidar sytem developed to determine the feasibility of using such a system for detecting and measuring low-level wind shear is discussed. The system was constructed from off-the-shelf components at a relatively low cost. Results of preliminary testing of the system are included. Wind shear measurements have been achieved but the capability of the system to measure large-scale microburst-generated wind shear has not been determined at this time.
System considerations and the design of infrared coherent lidars utilizing tropospheric backscatter are discussed. Requirements regarding power measurement, Doppler measurement, antenna and laser energy considerations are addressed. A design for an improved CO2 laser source is proposed that meets these requirements and is compact and capable of unattended operation.
The system level issues that any Doppler ladar, operating from a polar orbiting platform, will confront are described. Emphasis is given to signal-to-background issues. It is found that the ladar behavior is quite distinctive depending on the relationship between viewing direction and satellite motion. The relativistic correction to the Doppler shift is analyzed and compared to the signal. The results indicate the need for taking account of the relativistic effect.
The Lidar In-Space Technology Experiment (LITE) is a Shuttle experiment that will demonstrate the first use of a lidar system in space. Its design process must take into account not only the system design but also the unique design requirements for spaceborne experiment.
An overview of some of the developments completed on an alexandrite laser for making water vapor DIAL measurements is presented in this paper. A computer control for active stabilization of the two intracavity etalons has been implemented and recently tested in an aircraft environment. Long-term frequency drift (i.e., 2 hours) of less than 0.7 pm has been observed in the laboratory. An alignment technique to get the optimum free spectral range ratio for the two etalons is also developed.
A differential absorption lidar (DIAL) system developed at NASA Langley Research Center for the remote measurement of atmospheric H2O and aerosols from an aircraft is briefly discussed. This DIAL system utilizes a Nd:YAG laser-pumped dye laser as the off-line transmitter and a narrowband, tunable Alexandrite laser as the on-line transmitter. A 1-m monochromator and a multipass absorption cell are used to position the on-line laser to the center of the H2O line. The receiver system has a 14-in. diameter, f/7 Celestron telescope to collect the backscattered laser light and focus in into the detector optics. Return signals are converted to electrical signals by the optical detector and are digitalized and stored on magnetic tape. The results of fligh tests of the system are shown.
A multiwavelength CO2 direct-detection DIAL system has been designed and developed to produce range-resolved vapor concentration contour plots of a 1 x 1 km grid at 20-m spatial resolution in 10 s intervals.
The design and operation of a differential absorption lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) system capable of remotely measuring
the vertical stmcture oftroposphenc pressure and temperature is described. The measurements are based on the absorption
by atmospheric oxygen of the spectrally narrowband output of two pulsed alexandrite lasers. Detailed laser output spectral
characteristics, which are critical to successful lidar measurements, are presented.


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- Prepare Pinch of salt.
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ODESA, Ukraine — In a nation at conflict, and a metropolis aching for some semblance of normality, the Odesa Opera reopened for the primary time because the Russian invasion started, asserting civilization in opposition to the barbarism unleashed from Moscow.
The efficiency on Friday within the magnificent Opera Theater, opened in 1810 on the plateau above the now shuttered Black Sea port, started with an impassioned rendering of the Ukrainian nationwide anthem. Images of wheat swaying within the wind fashioned the backdrop, a reminder of the grain from its fertile hinterland that lengthy made Odesa wealthy however now sits in silos as conflict rages and international meals shortages develop.
“In case of sirens, proceed to the shelter within the theater,” stated Ilona Trach, the theater official who offered this system. “You are the soul of this opera house, and we think it’s very important to demonstrate after 115 days of silence that we are able to perform.”
Odesa has been typically quiet up to now few weeks, however simply 70 miles to the east — within the port metropolis of Mykolaiv, the place President Volodymyr Zelensky paid a go to Saturday — Russian shelling kinds a day by day onslaught. That Russian President Vladimir V. Putin covets Odesa — as a port important to Ukraine’s economic system, as a metropolis lengthy a part of the Russian after which Soviet empires and as a cultural image — is not any secret.
If the cobble-stoned, tree-lined boulevards of the town counsel calm, it’s a fragile quiet that could possibly be damaged at any time. But then Odesa — its historical past a procession of triumph and trauma as borders shifted, the Holocaust enveloped it and cycles of growth and bust adopted each other — has at all times lived for the second.
The theater — a rococo palace of gold braid, purple Lyonnais velvet, chandeliers and mirrors — was a couple of third full on account of safety restrictions. Viacheslav Chernukho-Volich, the Opera’s chief conductor, led a efficiency that included a duet from “Romeo and Juliet,” and arias from “Tosca,” “Turandot” and from the Odesa-born composer Kostiantyn Dankevych.
The music appeared a defiant miracle of tradition and wonder, the last word rebuke to the Russian savagery at Bucha and Mariupol, locations which have turn out to be synonyms of the gratuitous destruction unleashed by Mr. Putin in a conflict reflecting his obsession that Ukraine is a fictive nation.
“We got permission to perform from the military 10 days ago, and today is pure happiness,” stated Mr. Chernukho-Volich. “At the start of the war the explosions and sirens terrified me, as if I had plunged into some unreality, a World War II movie, but humans get used to everything. It is difficult, yet we want to believe in the victory of civilization.”
Mr. Chernukho-Volich labored in Moscow for a number of years, however in 2014, when Mr. Putin annexed Crimea and instigated a separatist conflict in Ukraine’s japanese Donbas area, he stated he had an epiphany: the imperial concept was inseparable from Russia, and any politician, like Mr. Putin, ready to unleash its elixir would without delay thrive at dwelling and threaten the world. He left.
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Now he performs in an opera home first designed by a St. Petersburg architect and rebuilt after a hearth by Viennese architects, with its facade adorned with a bust of Alexander Pushkin. And he lives in a metropolis based by a Russian empress and considerably laid out by a French duke, dwelling through the years to merchants of each religion and creed, drawn from the Mediterranean and from throughout the steppes of Central Asia.
All this Mr. Putin desires to position beneath the more and more brutal clampdown of his rule, within the title of a Russian imperium. He desires to silence the polyglot murmuring of Odesa, a metropolis outlined by its openness, whose music is its mingling.
“Odesa is its own nationality,” stated Grigory Barats, a member of the Odesa Jewish neighborhood largely dispersed by the Russian invasion. Attending the live performance, he stated he was pondering of his 96-year-old mom in Brooklyn who as soon as labored on the theater.
The applause on the finish of the efficiency was sustained, punctuated by cries of “Bravo!” Backstage, Marina Najmytenko, a soprano who performed Juliet, brimmed with pleasure and emotion. “It is art that is going to help us survive and to preserve our essence so that we win this war,” she stated.
When, I requested, would that be? “Unfortunately,” she stated, “it will go on for some time. It makes us depressed just how crazy Putin seems to be.” But, she continued, Juliet gave her a selected inspiration. “It is Shakespeare, it is youth, and it is pure love.”
In some methods the opening of the Opera, in a metropolis hit simply two months in the past by a rocket assault that killed eight individuals, captured two aspects of Ukraine because the conflict grinds on and entrance traces transfer slowly, if in any respect: a rustic the place one thing superficially resembling regular life has been restored in large areas whilst preventing is intense within the east and elements of the south.
“It is important to show that Odesa is alive, that Ukraine is alive, that we want to live and create, while the way of the Russian occupiers is killing and death,” Gennadiy Trukhanov, the mayor of Odesa, stated in an interview. “If Mr. Putin dared to strike the opera, the hatred he would face throughout the world is unimaginable.”
Mr. Trukhanov, lengthy considered as having pro-Russian sympathies, has pivoted to turn out to be an outspoken defender of Ukraine and his metropolis because the conflict started. Waving away accusations of affiliation with organized crime, he stated he was saddened to see “Russia destroying its claim to be a cultural nation.”
Could Mr. Putin strike central Odesa? “Anyone capable of Bucha, of Mariupol, of what is happening down the road in Mykolaiv, is capable of anything,” he stated. “That is what we have learned.”
For now, nevertheless, the present goes on in irrepressible Odesa, whilst cultural tensions rise. Mr. Trukhanov is beneath stress to rename Pushkin Street, close to the City Hall. The sensible Russian playwright and novelist lived in Odesa in 1823.
“No,” the mayor stated. “I would not support that. Odesa is the intercultural capital of Ukraine. I am worried by the growth of hatred of all things Russian.”
But that hatred is maybe the inevitable results of Mr. Putin’s unprovoked conflict: Tell a nation it doesn’t exist and it’ll cohere as by no means earlier than in defiant resolve to safeguard its existence.


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Be prepared for more of those inevitable upcoming Snow days. We have several Children’s Activity Books such as “More Incredibly Awesome Crafts for Kids” by Better Homes and Gardens, “Make Amazing Toy and Game Gadgets” by Popular Mechanics for Kids, “Kitchen Fun” by Owl and Chickadee Magazines, “Kids Easy Knitting Projects” and Kids Can Crafts: Friendship […]
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We have lots of new 2013 Harlequins & even 2014s- To make room for these books, we have reduced the 2011s from 10 for $10.00 to 10 for $5.00- come in while supplies last.
Happy Family Literacy Day. ABC Life Literacy Canada is encouraging Canadian Families to have “15 Minutes of Fun” learning together. #7 on their list of fun ideas is to create a Family Book Club. For more great ideas visit familyliteracyday.ca and take 15 minutes a day to learn with your Family because learning can happen at […]


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Inside the Studio: Anna Karenina
November 5, 2018
Step inside the studio with Principal Dancers Heather Ogden, Guillaume Côté and Evan McKie as they rehearse for the North American premiere of Anna Karenina, John Neumeier’s acclaimed re-imagining of Leo Tolstoy’s masterwork.
Hailed a “visceral experience” (Dance Europe) and “an Anna Karenina for our times” (NPR), Anna Karenina showcases the full-range of the company’s dramatic artistry.
The ballet has enthralled audiences in Hamburg and Moscow and Toronto audiences are familiar with Neumeier’s acclaimed works for the National Ballet, including Nijinsky, A Streetcar Named Desire and The Seagull.
Anna Karenina opens the 2018/19 season and is onstage November 10 – 18, 2018.

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A recent study released by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University found that the more often children have dinner with their parents, the less likely they are to smoke, drink of use illegal drugs. "It is vital that frequent family dinners become a permanent fixture for children, not only when they are young, but throughout their teenage years," says Dr. Wade F. Horn, assistant secretary for Children and Families at the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. "The frequency of family dinners decreases significantly as children enter and go through high school -- and that's just when the benefits of family dinners may be needed most."
Teens Bring More To The Table
Eating meals together is one aspect of family life that has been demonstrated to benefit children, and the time spent around the dinner table fosters security and trust. Rituals and togetherness have long been touted as forceful factors behind healthy youth development. A 1999 study by RL Tepper, found that young people whose families routinely ate meals together spent more time on homework and reading for pleasure.
Using this study as a cornerstone, President Bush, former First Lady Barbara Bush and CASA board member Jamie Lee Curtis are getting the message in front of the American public. President Bush is citing a Family Day to help promote parental engagement as a simple and effective way to raiser healthier children.
Teens who have dinner with their families five or more nights in a week are:
* 32 percent less likely to try cigarettes
* 45 percent less likely to try alcohol
* 24 percent less likely to smoke marijuana
* Twice as likely to receive A's in school compared to teens who have dinner with their families two or fewer times a week.
Family Dinners Foster Good Eating Habits
Another trend that is paralleled with the decline of the family dinner is the rise in obesity in children. Studies show that frequency of eating family meals is associated with greater consumption of fruits and vegetables, less fried food, less saturated and trans fats and more fiber. "As parents, we need to foster eating habits that last a lifetime," says Karen Hutcherson co-owner of Relish! (www.relishrelish.com) an online menu service designed to help busy families with dinner planning. "You don't have to be a gourmet cook to prepare wonderful meals, you just need to be organized. Plan ahead, shop ahead and use some of the useful services available."
Make Dinner Hour A Priority
Americans are beginning to recognize that our children are over scheduled and that the demise of the dinner hour has some serious consequences. The front door on our homes is a revolving door with busy kids rushing from one activity to another. The family SUV is in overdrive and many parents find that it's easier to grab fast food than to take the time to prepare a healthy meal at home.
* Take a stand with coaches, dance teachers and anyone else who is eating into your dinner hour. If enough parents get together, attitudes will change.
* Even if you get home late, don't rely on fast food. Have your older children help prepare the food and eat late if you have to.
* Turn off the TV, don't answer the phone and make sure the dinner hour is an open forum for children to discuss their issues.
* Resist the urge to be the manners police or to lecture or preach.
* Plan your meals on Sunday and have everything in the refrigerator by Monday. With a little organization, you can have your meals planned and ready to go.
Tools of The Trade
For only $7 a month, Relish! offers subscribers weekly menus with easy to follow grocery lists. "All of the dinners are tested and simple, so no sloppy casseroles or kitchen blunders," says Hutchinson. "We also have many extras to offer, like freezable dinners, simple desserts and more, so log on to www.relishrelish.com."


What is a 2006 Silverado worth?
2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Value – $1,925-$11,516 | Edmunds.
How many miles will a 2006 Chevy Silverado last?
A well-taken-care-of Silverado can last over 200,000 miles, which for many drivers, is over 20 years of use! Even if your Silverado isn’t in perfect condition, you can expect it to reach over 150,000 miles and about 10 years of driving.
How long is a 2006 Chevy Silverado single cab?
205.7 to 224.5″2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Regular Cab / Length
What liter is 2006 Chevrolet Silverado single cab?
|Engine||V8, 4.8 Liter|
|Total no. valves||16|
How much horsepower does a 2006 Silverado have?
345 hp @ 5,200 rpm
Used 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Specs & Features
|Horsepower||345 hp @ 5,200 rpm|
|Torque||380 lb-ft @ 4,000 rpm|
|Cam type||Overhead valves (OHV)|
What engine is in a 2006 Silverado?
A 195-hp, 4.3-liter V-6 is standard, but most buyers select one of the V-8s: a 285-hp 4.8-liter or a 295-hp 5.3-liter. A higher-output version of the 5.3-liter V-8 yields 310 hp. The SS version gets a high-output 6.0-liter V-8 that pumps out 345 hp and 380 pounds-feet of torque.
What engine is in a 2006 Chevy 1500?
4.3 L V6
4.8 L V85.3 L V86.0 L V8
2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500/Engine
How much horsepower does a 2006 5.3 Vortec have?
Used 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT3 Crew Cab Specs & Features
|Base engine size||5.3 L|
|Base engine type||Gas|
|Horsepower||295 hp @ 5,200 rpm|


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New Music: Download Burna Boy – Anybody (Mp3 Download)
Download new music from Burna Boy – Anybody (Mp3 Download).
Burna Boy comes through with a brand new track after the long wait and titles it ‘Anybody’.
The self acclaimed African Giant has been relatively quiet since dropping ‘Dangote’ earlier in the year and collaboration with DJDS on their project, “Steel & Chopper”.
The new song is expected to be part of his upcoming project titled ‘African Giant’.
Download below and enjoy.


HAZLETON LOGISTICS PARK – HAZLETON, PA
The Hazleton Logistics Park project consists of a single class-A speculative warehouse facility to be constructed on 94.3 acres of land and located within the Pennsylvania I-78/I-81 Industrial Corridor. At full completion, the facility is anticipated to provide 1,200,000 square feet of industrial warehouse space to the region.
ALAMEDA BTS (EXELIXIS) – ALAMEDA, CA
The Alameda BTS project is anticipated to consist of a build-to-suit 4-story, Class A, office facility, serving as an expansion of the current Exelixis headquarters campus, located in Alameda, CA. The building is to be constructed on approximately 5.12 acres of land and is anticipated to total 220,000 square feet. Hillwood has entered into a long-term lease agreement with Exelixis, a biotechnology firm based in Alameda.


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This project aims at developing an artificial intelligence-based approach for the automated extraction of patient-specific information on spinal muscle morphology from medical images.
- Lead school School of Health Professions
- Additional schools School of Engineering and Computer Science
- Institute Physiotherapy
- Research unit Spinal Movement Biomechanics
- Funding organisation BFH
- Duration 01.01.2021 - 31.07.2022
- Project management Dr. Stefan Schmid
- Head of project Dr. Stefan Schmid
Prof. Marcus Hudritsch
Benjamin Noah Fankhauser
Michael von Arx
- Partner Inselspital
- Keywords Medical image processing, Neural networks, U-Net, CT scans
MSK modeling is only accurate if the models are patient-specific, particularly in terms of muscle properties. To adjust such parameters, we usually rely on manually segmented CT scans, but these processes are highly time-consuming and therefore not applicable for research on larger samples or for everyday clinical practice. A possible way to speed up these processes might be to use an artificial intelligence (AI) approach such as deep learning, which uses biologically-inspired neural networks that enable computers to learn from observational data. A well trained neural network could thereby reduce the time needed for image segmentation from several hours to a couple of seconds per patient. The overall aim of the project is to create, train and verify a neural network for the automated ex-traction of patient-specific paraspinal muscle morphology from CT scans to allow for appropriate simulation of spinal loading using MSK modeling.
Course of action
To be able to train the neural network appropriately, we will establish a training dataset consisting of approximately 200 trunk CT/MRI scans of healthy children and adolescents. To extract the required training data, scans will be manually segmented, including the assessment of trunk muscle morphology by determining muscle cross-sectional area (CSA) and relative location for each horizontal vertebral mid-plane using a custom-built image processing software. Using our training dataset, we will then retrain a ready trained convolutional neural network (CNN) for the recognition of vertebral body as well as erector spinae and multifidi muscle contours. The process of retraining a ready trained network is called transfer learning and takes far fewer epochs and results in better accuracy. Finally, muscle morphology data will be implemented into our MSK models using a previously established MATLAB-pipeline.
A dataset of 56 (instead of the planned 200) CT scans was established. To be able to appropriately segment the CT scans, we first developed a custom segmentation tool, which we used to manually segment the scans (952 individual slices). We then used the data from 54 selected scans to train an extended U-Net architecture with 3 layers, first for detecting vertebral bodies and then for muscle cross-sections. Finally, the network was evaluated using data from the 2 remaining scans, which resulted in a dice score of 0.84 and an intersection over union of 0.62. Hence, the network was able to automatically detect the selected muscle cross-sections, but not yet with human-like performance.
This project laid the groundwork for a fully automated recognition of muscle cross-sections to inform MSK models of the spine. To achieve human-like performance of the neural network, however, further optimizations are required.

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Battle Rage: Reflex is a challenging shoot 'em up game with giant robots.
Help us solve the toughest (or most puzzling) game puzzles and challenges.
What the heck is a wiki?
Our attempt to answer issues which most commonly occur on IGN's wikis.

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Multipurpose flour mill unit minimizing hardships in tribal hamlets during covid 19 pandemic
To increase the consumption of locally grown food crops by the tribal families an attempt was made on pilot basis by established 14 Multipurpose Processing mills in Tribal gudems (Villages) and benefiting 5000+ tribal household members under Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) activities of Krishi Vigyan Kendra of Professor Jayashankar Telangana state Agricultural University, Adilabad.
Before establishing multipurpose flour mills, tribals used to go to mandal headquarters or nearby towns for milling of Sorghum, Wheat and Millets into flour (Atta) and rawa for their daily food preparation. With the help of our Multipurpose flour mills, tribals are happily processing their locally grown foods into different products during this ongoing COVID Pandemic. The mill can also be used for preparation of condiments like Ginger + Garlic Paste, Turmeric Powder, Chilli Powder etc.
Advantages of Multi Processing Units
1. To process locally grown Sorghum, Millets, Wheat, Pulses and other foods for their household consumption
2. Benefiting 1000+ households with about 5000 household members
3. One farmer is managing the unit in each village and earning an amount of Rs. 2800 to 3500/month apart from regular farm income
4. Reduced the gaps in primary processing of sorghum, millets, soybean, red gram, Bengal gram and spices for domestic consumption at Tribal hamelts
5. Tribal families need not to go to nearby mandal headquarters or major villages for flour milling or spices like chilli powder and turmeric powder
6. Preparation of varied diets from locally grown foods helped them to reduce nutritional deficiencies among children and girls
7. Tribal womens were trained to produce malted foods, dhal milling and spice powders for income generation


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Water Year 2009, as recognized by climatologists and hydrologists, began on October 1st. The fact that it corresponds with the Federal fiscal year is merely a coincidence. The following description of the Water Year by climatologist Nolan Doesken is from the October 1, 2008, edition of The Catch
(the bi-weekly newsletter of CoCoRaHS
—the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, & Snow Network):
The water year is the best approximation of the consecutive 12 months that span the "water storage/water usage" hydrological cycle. The water year cycle is particularly obvious in the Rocky Mountains and western U.S. where snow begins to accumulate at high elevations in October and doesn’t melt until the next spring and summer.
Another way to think of the “Water Year” is the resting/replenishing season followed by the growing, harvesting and water-consuming season. As October begins, the summer growing season comes to an end. With the coming of colder weather, evapotranspiration shuts down. In the mountains and the northern states, snows begin to fall. For much of the country and especially the northern states, the months of October through March are months where precipitation from the sky exceeds evaporation from the ground. This means that soil moisture and ground water can recharge. Runoff that reaches the rivers and streams may increase (except in cold areas where the water remains frozen). Then, when next spring comes the temperatures rise again, plants come back to life, snow melts, rivers surge. Then evapotranspiration increases as plants begin to grow. By the summer months, evapotranspiration will once again exceed precipitation for most of the country. This means that soils dry out, river flow may decrease, and little or no water recharges aquifers. Drought becomes especially problematic when precipitation falls short of expectations during the spring and summer months. By next September, crops will be harvested, temperatures will again cool, and yet another water year will come to an end.
The Water Year calendar (October 1-September 30) does not exactly correspond to phenological events in the Midwest, but it’s close enough. As we enter the month of October here in southwestern Michigan, for example, most of the native flowering plants have gone to seed; apples and grapes are being picked; soybeans are being harvested, soon to be followed by corn; tree leaves are turning color and beginning to fall; and the migratory birds are gathering for their southward journeys.
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Car restorer Bernd Aberle from Winnenden, Germany, knows a lot about classic Porsches. But a 356 A Carrera from the 1950s was something special, even for him. The car was made even more unusual when Aberle found out who the owner was: former Formula 1 driver John Watson. Here are a few pictures of the successful restoration job.
The Porsche owned by a Formula 1 racing driver
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- Pocso Section 6, Posco Act 2012
- Revisional jurisdiction cannot quash an FIR
- Important of Sec 397 Crpc
- Suspension of sentence pending the appeal; release of appellant on bail
- A 17-year-old boy raped in Janakpuri a 17-year-old girl he connected with on Instagram and then put her in an e-rickshaw that left her outside the Dabri Mor Metro station in south Delhi,
- 10th Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam World Peace Award is crowned to Rajyogini BK Dr Ratan Mohini Ji, Chief and Spritual Head of Brahmakumaris
- Bail after conviction Crpc 389
- A 12-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by a tea stall owner and three minors
- Anti-dowry IPC section 498A is being misused as a tool to unleash 'legal terrorism': Calcutta HC
- IPC 366A This Section deals with acts of kidnapping or abduction of a woman with the intent to compel her to marry any person against her will or to be forced or seduced to illicit intercourse. Such an act is liable to imprisonment which may extend to ten
ALL INDIA COUNCIL OF HUMAN RIGHTS,LIBERTIES & SOCIALJUSTICE
FREQUENT ASK QUESTION
Q: What are “first, second and third generation rights”?
A: First generation human rights were the first to be conceived by the United Nations, and were fundamentally political. The second generation of human rights is fundamentally social and economic. It gives people the right to be employed. The third generation of human rights is the rights of groups. This gives the individual the right to be part of a collective group.
Q: What is meant by “non-state actors” as perpetrators of human rights abuses?
A: Often it means corporations. Sweatshops, polluting industries, mass evictions to make room for hydroelectric projects, and even murder and rape occur in commercial enterprises in countries where the government either turns its back or is actively complicit. Often the corporation involved is far richer than the country where it operates, which makes enforcement unfeasible and officials cheap to buy. Or the actor can be an individual or a community, as is the case with domestic violence, a human rights abuse on a very local scale.
Non-state actors act autonomously from recognized governments. They may include armed paramilitary groups, insurgents, guerrillas, liberation movements, NGOs, corporations, educational institutions, private donors, religious organizations, the scientific community, private individuals, the media, etc. Their few shared characteristics result from their distinctly unofficial nature (compared with state actors), their greater flexibility and, often, their unaccountability under national and international laws. Non-state actors vary greatly in ideology, objectives, strategies, form and level of organization, support-base, legitimacy and degree of international recognition. There is growing recognition of the need to ensure that non-state actors also comply with international human rights laws
Q: Who enforces human rights, and how?
A: A bevy of legislation exists to protect human rights, but it is much more difficult to ensure that states respect the treaties they have signed. Two covenants, on civil and political rights and on economic, social and cultural rights, were adopted in 1966. Other treaties, on children’s rights, women’s rights, racial discrimination and torture, have followed. Nearly every government has signed at least one of these international treaties. The International Criminal Court was set up in 2002 to try individuals accused of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
To enforce the protections found in human rights covenants and treaties, people push governments to bring their actions into line with international standards by using in-country justice systems or human rights bodies, regional human rights commissions or courts, the United Nations human rights system, and by applying political pressure from within or outside the country.
Non-state actors act autonomously from recognized governments. They may include armed paramilitary groups, insurgents, guerrillas, liberation movements, NGOs, corporations, educational institutions, private donors, religious organizations, the scientific community, private individuals, the media, etc. Their few shared characteristics result from their distinctly unofficial nature (compared with state actors), their greater flexibility and, often, their unaccountability under national and international laws. Non-state actors vary greatly in ideology, objectives, strategies, form and level of organization, support-base, legitimacy and degree of international recognition. There is growing recognition of the need to ensure that non-state actors also comply with international human rights laws.
Q: How have human rights influenced international developments in the last 50 years?
A: For the first time in history, there exists a universal code of human rights, one to which all nations can subscribe and to which all people can aspire. Since 1945, non-governmental organizations have contributed immensely to the work of the United Nations and human rights. Growing international awareness, fostered by mass communications, has heightened the sense of urgency for respect of human rights. In 2002, an international criminal court was established to prosecute and punish persons responsible for crimes against humanity
The general framework within which human rights activities are pursued worldwide and human rights law is developed is based on an overlapping network of international treaties and agreements. These include the UN Charter and the 1948 UN International Bill of Human Rights containing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1976) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1976). Also included are the Hague (1900) and Geneva Conventions (1949) that form the basis for international humanitarian law under which many of the more recent abuses against non-combatants in conflicts have been prosecuted
Since l949, and particularly in the past twenty-five years, cases involving the abrogation of rights set forth in this framework have been pursued in national and multilateral justice systems and now constitute a considerable body of law. Regional systems with jurisdiction in Europe (the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms , the European Commission of Human Rights , and the European Court of Human Rights ); Latin America (the American Convention on Human Rights , the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights , and the InterAmerican Court ); and Africa (the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights ) offer special opportunities for adjudicating human rights cases on behalf of individuals in those regions whose national systems may be unreliable. The recent establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in July, 2002, will further institutionalize the international human rights system – both by providing a venue for prosecution of individual perpetrators of the most heinous crimes and by transforming the global legal landscape as state parties to the ICC make improvements to their own human rights law to meet their treaty obligations
The emergence of a transnational human rights movement – organizations that work internationally to monitor and report on human rights abuses and those with a national focus that hold their governments accountable — have given life to these legal institutions and structures and transformed the focus of “security” from one on the state to one that considers the individual. While states will, no doubt, continue to pursue policies with national interests paramount, the concept of human security as it is evolving is playing an increasing role in how national interest is defined, and promises to have significant implications for the future of international relations.
Q: Why are Economic, Social and Cultural rights (ESCR) often separated from Civil and Political rights (CPR)?
A: The Cold War, which did damage on many fronts, resulted in the rights which were treated as equal in the Universal Declaration being separated into two Covenants, one on Civil and Political Rights (seen as the strong suit of the West) and one on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (seen as the strong suit of the East). This division was greatly reinforced by Amnesty International’s — the best known human rights organization — decision to focus its work, for pragmatic reasons, exclusively on (a few) civil and political rights. The identification of human rights with only civil and political rights helped governments and organizations avoid challenging the inequality of economic and social arrangements in powerful nations as well as between those nations and the rest of the world.
This Great Divide is to some degree a Cold War hand-me-down. In the market-driven, individualistic West, where all rights are individual, governments were seen as required to allow for free speech, free assembly, etc.—none of which cost any money—but not to provide for anyone economically. How you fared economically, socially or culturally was your own problem, or between you and the market. Attempts to require the government to protect economic rights were socialist and suspect. In the Soviet Bloc, on the other hand, the state was expected to provide the basics for economic survival, and any attempt to say otherwise was capitalist and suspect. Individual rights of expression, etc., were not important in the collective state. Each side portrayed the other’s approach as tyranny, and both sides were right. Neither side did very well with cultural rights.
The separation is rooted in cold war rivalries. When the two covenants, on civil and political rights and on economic, social and cultural rights, were adopted in 1966, they were kept separate because of a disagreement between the western and eastern states over which rights were more essential. The U.S. strongly promoted civil and political rights, where as the Soviet Union felt all rights must be equal.
A core human rights principle is the indivisibility of civil, political, economic, cultural, and social rights. Yet human rights discourse and practice for the past fifty years have been dominated by civil and political rights. Both history—the gross violations of civil and political rights in World War II—and politics—Cold War dynamics, the perception that achieving economic and social rights was a longer-term, progressive and more expensive undertaking—help explain how this emphasis developed.
Even though economic, social and cultural rights are covered under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, international attention toward human rights originated in countries [the United States, European countries] interested in furthering civil and political rights and with a vested interest in not challenging the economic basis of their societies.
Q: Human rights is a great idea, but how realistic is it?
A: Human rights is not an abstract idea but the expression, codified into law, of what all human beings clearly must have to live fully human lives. It is because human rights are so deeply rooted in what all people need, want, and will fight for that they have been the basis for social movements and actions around the world that have freed countless political prisoners, stopped acts of torture and execution, overthrown tyrannies, established justice, torn down walls, ended the system of racial apartheid, improved working conditions and obtained education, shelter, health care, and food for those denied them. The idea of human rights is only as realistic as the idea of, and our willingness to work for, human freedom and dignity.
There are societies now where governments neither infringe on rights nor permit other actors to do so—different rights for different societies and maybe nobody gets all of them. The peoples of all countries are ready, it’s only the governments and special interests that lag behind
Advancing human rights, teaching about human rights, encouraging peoples all over the developing and the developed world to learn and assert their human rights is essential to most long-term social change.
Q: Are legal remedies the primary tools for protecting and promoting human rights?
A: They’re very powerful tools, but not the only ones. Another approach is to add human rights to the discourse, so that not only legislators but the public sees the issue that way, which makes the desired change easier. A court decision may not be necessary—perhaps a policy change will do the job, or a change in practice by an industry, or an informed public who will call attention to abuses or refuse to submit to them
There are many tools that are necessary for the protection and promotion of human rights. These include advocacy and outreach strategies, community organizing, learning to build coalitions, creating a grassroots constituency, informing people of their rights and how these rights can be exercised, research and documentation, and legal remedies.
Legal remedies are an important, but not exclusive, tool for promoting and protecting human rights. Education about the nature of human rights, and information about violations are equally important. Social and cultural human rights particularly, such as the right to food, clean water and health care are not easily addressed with legal remedies. Promotion of social and political understanding that human rights are inalienable to basic dignity is still the most powerful tool for advancing human rights.
Q: What is the relationship between human rights and what are known as civil rights in the U.S.?
A: There actually is a far greater relationship between human rights and civil rights than most of us appreciate. Many of the early civil rights leaders in this country drew their inspiration from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights or linked their struggle to the international rights movements. Much of that early inspiration was lost in the post World War II period as the civil rights movement looked increasingly inward and began to have success at home
Civil rights—the right to life, freedom of expression, the right to vote, personal safety and integrity—are included in agreements in which nations pledge themselves to the general protection of Human Rights. The United States has recently ratified the most notable international agreement on civil rights: The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Q: Aren’t human rights confrontational, controversial and political?
A: Human rights are standards which governments themselves have approved and pledged
to uphold. Human rights are only as confrontational, controversial or political as the refusal of governments to uphold their own standards. In a growing number of situations the role of human rights is not to confront but to guide governments in setting priorities and adopting policies that will improve the lives of their citizens
It can be, but so can most other issues. The values inherent in human rights are deeply imbedded in the American Constitution, laws and legal structure, and therefore very much reflect the ideals of this nation. Confrontation and controversy are inevitably part of the clash between ideals and reality – but can lead to a more affirmative vision of the world and our place in it. Controversy is always part of social change and we should embrace it and harness it in that spirit.
For certain governments human rights are a highly sensitive and controversial issue, but consistent standards must be applied—as enshrined in the international instruments—to all countries where human rights violations occur.
Q: I understand rights are important, but what about duties? Doesn’t human rights reduce responsibility on the part of the individual?
A: To the degree that forces beyond an individual’s control create a situation from which she cannot escape, that situation can become a human rights one. In fact, some human rights work promotes the performance of duties or contributions to society, be it caring for one’s family, participating in civic activities such as juries or community office, or helping one’s cultural community to function.
Human rights law provides the international standards to make judgments about individual responsibility. The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and the statutes of ad-hoc tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia focus on individual legal responsibility for crimes against collectivities
Everyone is endowed with human rights and as a result we all have the duty and responsibility to respect and make sure that everyone can exercise their rights. Instead of limiting our individual responsibility, promoting and protecting human rights requires us to fulfill our duties as fellow humans and ensure that no one is denied their basic rights
Any solid teaching about human rights also teaches about responsibilities and duties to be a good citizen, to do the work necessary to secure one’s rights, to protect others’ access to those same rights.
It is difficult to imagine how individuals can fulfill their responsibilities—to family, community, society—when their rights are not respected. What is expected of victims of violence or discrimination, people wrongly denied work or health care, or those driven out of their shelter and off their land? A human rights approach requires the state to provide the framework in which rights are respected and responsibilities can be met. Only in this context will individuals have the capacity and motivation to exercise their responsibilities as members of society.


Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant: Now less than four months are left in the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia in October this year. In such a situation, the national selectors will keep a very close watch on the performance of the players in every T20 series from now on. This is because in each series the performance of the players will be compared to prepare the team for the T20 World Cup.
Batting Average: Rishabh Pant’s batting average in T20 International is 23.15 while Dinesh Karthik is scoring runs in this shortest format of cricket with a batting average of 35.07. That is, Dinesh Karthik is ahead here.
Batting Strike Rate: Rishabh Pant has a strike rate of 123.91 in T20 Internationals, while Dinesh Karthik scores runs at a blistering strike rate of 146.13. That is, here too Kartik is ahead.
Wicketkeeping: In T20 Internationals, Rishabh Pant has so far taken 23 wickets behind the wickets in 48 matches. At the same time, Dinesh Karthik has sent 20 players to the pavilion in 37 matches. That is, in the matter of wicketkeeping, there is an equal competition between the two.
Karthik’s performance was better than Rishabh in IPL 2022 as well
In this season of IPL, Rishabh has scored runs at a batting average of 30.91 and strike rate of 151.78. On the other hand, Dinesh Karthik has scored runs at a batting average of 55 and a strike rate of 183.33. Dinesh Karthik was also the best striker of this season.


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Humans have a love/hate relationship with the cliques, clades, and classes that compartmentalize their world. That tension forms the backbone of so much dystopian sci-fi: The protagonist of Divergent is special because she doesn't fit into her society’s rigid castes of personality traits; Minority Report is all about the follies of judging people before they act. These stories are fun to think about in part because they’re fiction, not fact.
But now that neuroscientists have used maps of people’s brains to accurately predict intelligence, reality creeps ever so much closer to fiction.
By intelligence, in this case, the scientists mean abstract reasoning ability, which they inferred by mapping and analyzing the connections within people’s brains. But the study, published today in Nature Neuroscience, is compelling because it gets at a fundamental and very uncomfortable truth: Some brains are better than others at certain things, simply because of the way they’re wired. And now, scientists are closer to being able to determine precisely which brains those are, and how they got that way.
Intelligence research is relatively young. But ask researchers about the future of the field, and they get science fiction-y fast. “In the future, WIRED could put job applicants in an MRI scanner and look at their functional connections and determine if they’re going to be good writers,” Todd Constable, an author of the paper, says half-jokingly, as if that weren’t the most terrifying thing to say to a journalist. “It’s really early days, but that’s kind of the direction it’s headed.”
Richard Haier, an intelligence researcher at the University of California, Irvine, has some more serious, non-journalistic applications in mind: Eventually, he hopes, schools could scan children to see what sort of educational environment they’d thrive in, or determine who’s more prone to addiction, or screen prison inmates to figure out whether they're violent or not. Two researchers brought up Minority Report as a salient example.
Figuring out if little Timmy’s a visual or auditory learner is great and all, but that other data—if you’re prone to addiction, or violence, or predisposed to having delusions—is much touchier. “It’s a double-edged sword,” says Laura Cabrera, a neuroethicist at Michigan State University. Schools could use the data to guide admissions decisions, companies could hire based on mental aptitude, insurance companies could base coverage on cognitive predispositions. Predictive brain scanning could lead to a whole new form of neurodiscrimination.

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Presley, Pat Boone, Vanilla Ice, Margaret Seltzer (AKA- The Notorious B. Jones)... The last name(s) on the exploitation roster is just the latest lame attempt at appropriating and repackaging black life and culture in the US of A through that ever prescient white filter of success!
The truly sad thing in all this, of course, is that there are people of color born and raised in every hood throughout the country who could tell the real story, describe the real problems, and yes, offer up real solutions. People who work minor miracles each and every working day as teachers, counselors, community activists... But their book deals, bonuses and other assorted media perks are not quite so forthcoming.
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is hopeful his ‘big win’ over Chelsea will give the players even more confidence.
Arsenal made a short trip to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea on Sunday in their final Premier League game. The north London side secured a 1-0 win, with Gabriel Magalhaes’ second-half goal giving them three points and inflicting a defeat on the Blues.
After a goalless first half, Arsenal found the lead and would be the winner in the 63rd minute. A cheeky Bukayo Saka shot from an Arsenal corner beat everyone at the near post and Gabriel headed the ball into the second stick.
Arsenal then finished the game to secure a deserved win, with the Gunners looking like the better team all night.
Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal’s win over Chelsea was a ‘big win’
Speaking after the match, Arteta was asked if the win over Chelsea was a big win. Arteta admitted that it was a great victory against the best rivals.
“Great victory for us. I think it’s another step for us. Coming here against a great opponent, the best world-class players in the whole field, dominating the game and winning it is very significant. Hopefully it will give the boys even more confidence,” the Arsenal manager said. [via Football.London].
Arsenal dominated the game against Chelsea, who were the second best team throughout the game. The Gunners dominated possession with 56% of the ball. Arsenal also recorded 14 shots, of which two were on target.
Chelsea, meanwhile, had 44% of the possession and had five shots, but could only register one shot on goal.
Meanwhile, the victory returned Arsenal to the top of the Premier League points table. Manchester City briefly held the spot after their 2-1 win over Fulham on Saturday. But Arsenal regained first place with their victory over Chelsea.
Arsenal now have 34 points from 13 Premier League games so far this season. That’s two more points than second-placed Manchester City have earned so far in the English top flight this season.
Man City have 32 points from 13 games, while Newcastle United are third with 27 points from 14 games. Tottenham Hotspur, who lost 2-1 to Liverpool on Sunday, round out the top four with 26 points from 14 games.


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|Publication number||US6568068 B1|
|Application number||US 09/486,748|
|Publication date||May 27, 2003|
|Filing date||Aug 31, 1998|
|Priority date||Sep 3, 1997|
|Also published as||CA2302216A1, EP1010353A1, EP1010353A4, WO1999012391A1|
|Publication number||09486748, 486748, PCT/1998/422, PCT/IL/1998/000422, PCT/IL/1998/00422, PCT/IL/98/000422, PCT/IL/98/00422, PCT/IL1998/000422, PCT/IL1998/00422, PCT/IL1998000422, PCT/IL199800422, PCT/IL98/000422, PCT/IL98/00422, PCT/IL98000422, PCT/IL9800422, US 6568068 B1, US 6568068B1, US-B1-6568068, US6568068 B1, US6568068B1|
|Inventors||Gad Golan, Yuly Galperin|
|Original Assignee||A.T.C.T. Advanced Thermal Chips Technologies Ltd.|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (8), Referenced by (3), Classifications (21), Legal Events (4)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This application is a continuation of a 371 of PCT/IL98/00422, filed on Aug. 31, 1998.
The present invention relates to the manufacture of electrical heating devices, particularly those employing thermistors with positive temperature coefficient of resistance (PTC) as heating elements.
Positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heating elements, such as thermistors, are used in electrical heating devices, such as electrical radiators, electrical heating fans, and air conditioner heaters. They have an advantage over electric wire heaters in that they are self-regulating as to temperature and thus are not subject to overheating even in response to abnormal electric currents. As with all heating devices, they must operate at elevated temperatures and must tolerate transitions between ambient and operating temperatures. As is known in the art, this thermal cycling introduces mechanical and other strains to such devices that can cause them to operate at reduced efficiency and can shorten their lifetime.
Prior art has attempted to address these problems by means of design of the heating elements. U.S. Pat. No. 4,954,692, which discloses a PTC thermistor heating device employing a type of spring to introduce pressure on the interface between the PTC thermistors and the radiators of the device, is typical of one approach. The thermal cycling that the device experiences in normal use still applies pressure variation on the PTC thermistors and their interface with the radiators which causes varying resistance, reduced efficiency, and shortened lifetime of the PTC elements and of the entire device. Another known approach is to introduce a thermally and possibly electrically conducting adhesive to the interface, as in U.S. Pat. No. 5,358,793. Devices employing adhesives fabricated according to known methods only partially alleviate the abovementioned problems and are subject to micro-fissuring in the adhesive layer and to interface breakdown when exposed to thermal cycling.
The present invention seeks to overcome the disadvantages of known art in positive temperature coefficient (PTC) thermistor electrical heating devices by providing an improved method for their fabrication. The method includes steps of pre-exposing the devices to operational temperatures while monitoring the electrical resistance of the devices and maintaining the stability thereof by adjusting the pressure across the interface between the thermistor heating elements and the radiators of the heating devices. Use of this method produces PTC thermistor electrical heating devices with an extended useful life compared to those produced according to known art.
The present invention further seeks to provide a system for fabricating positive temperature coefficient (PTC) thermistor electrical heating devices according to the abovementioned method.
There is thus provided, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, a method of fabricating positive temperature coefficient (PTC) thermistor electrical heating devices which includes: assembling the heating devices with PTC thermistor heating elements preselected according to electrical resistance, applying pressure across the interface between the PTC heating elements and the radiator plates of the heating devices during their assembly, and exposing the heating devices for extended periods of time to both ambient and operational temperatures. A further feature of the present method of fabrication is ensuring that any temperature changes are very gradual. The present method of fabrication further includes continuously monitoring the electrical resistance of the heating devices and holding their electrical resistance stable by adjusting the pressure applied across the interface between the PTC heating elements and the radiator plates.
There is further provided, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a system for performing the abovementioned fabrication method which includes a constant temperature chamber for controlling the temperature environment of the heating devices, an ohm-meter circuit for monitoring their electrical resistance, and an adjustable clamping device for adjusting the pressure across the interface between the thermistor heating elements and the radiators of the heating devices.
The present invention will be more fully understood and appreciated from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic side-sectional view of an electrical heating device typical of those fabricated in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a flow chart of steps in fabricating an electrical heating device in accordance with the method of the present invention; and
FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a system for fabricating an electrical heating device in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Referring now to FIG. 1, there is shown, by way of example, an electrical heating device referred to generally as 10, typical of those fabricated in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Electrical heating device 10 has an array of one or more heating elements 11, which are positive temperature coefficient (PTC) thermistors. They are fabricated with preferably parallel, generally flat, surfaces on opposing faces 22, which are coated with a conductive metal such as aluminum, to serve as thermal and electrical contact surfaces. On opposing sides of heating elements 11 are heat radiator units, referred to generally as 20, each of which includes a plate 12 and cooling fins 13 extending generally transversely therefrom. Radiator units 20 are made of material that is a good thermal and electrical conductor, such as aluminum. The plates 12 of the radiator units 20 are fabricated with flat inward-facing surfaces 24 to serve as thermal and electrical contact surfaces. The plates 12 are positioned so that the inward-facing contact surfaces are generally parallel to and in touching contact with the outward-facing contact surfaces of the heating elements 11 so as to define thermal and electrical interfaces therewith. The conduction across the interfaces may optionally be improved by the use of a thermally and electrically conductive adhesive thereat. Attached to the plates 12 are electrodes 14 which allow the heating device 10 to be connected to an electrical circuit to provide electric power thereto or to measure the electrical resistance thereof.
A method for fabricating a PTC thermistor electrical heating device in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown schematically in the flow chart in FIG. 2, and a system for fabricating a PTC thermistor electrical heating device in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown schematically in the block diagram in FIG. 3.
Referring now to FIG. 3, there is shown a schematic block diagram of a system for fabricating a PTC thermistor electrical heating device in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Heating device 10 is connected in an electrical circuit with an ohm-meter 27 to measure its electrical resistance. There is also an adjustable clamping mechanism 28 to adjust the pressure on the thermal and electrical interfaces between heating elements 11 and radiator plates 12 of heating device 10 (FIG. 1). Heating device 10, together with pressure adjustment clamping mechanism 28, while connected to ohm-meter 27, are enclosed in chamber 29 to provide a constant temperature environment in order to expose heating device 10 to thermal cycling with gradual temperature changes in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
The method shown in FIG. 2 includes the following steps wherein numbered components of the heating device which are referenced can be seen in FIG. 1 and the numbered elements of the fabrication system which are referenced can be seen in FIG. 3:
preselecting the PTC thermistor heating elements 11 for the heating device so that they all have an electrical resistance within a 25% range around a desired nominal value
assembling the heating device 10 by arranging the PTC thermistor heating elements 11 in an array and enclosing them between radiator plates 12, optionally applying a thermally and electrically conducting adhesive to the interface 22 and 24 between the PTC heating elements 11 and the radiator plates 12, and by installing an adjustable clamping mechanism around the device on the radiator plates 12 for applying pressure on the interface 22 and 24 thereby
continuously monitoring the electrical resistance of the heating device 10 by attaching an ohm-meter 27 (FIG. 3) to the heating device electrodes 14
placing the heating device 10 with the ohm-meter 27 connected in a temperature-controlled chamber 29 (FIG. 3)
holding the heating device 10 at a temperature of 15-25° C. for 16 hours while monitoring the electrical resistance
during first constant-temperature test, if the electrical resistance chances by more than 15-20%, adjusting the pressure across the interface in the heating device to cause the electrical resistance of the heating device to return to its original value
gradually, at a rate of no more than 40° C./hr, heating the temperature-controlled chamber 29 (FIG. 3) up to 250° C.
holding the heating device 10 at a temperature of 240-290° C. for 8 hours while monitoring the electrical resistance
during second constant-temperature test, if the electrical resistance changes by more than 15-20%, adjusting the pressure across the interface in the heating device to cause the electrical resistance of the heating device to return to its original value
gradually, at a rate of no more than 40° C./hr, cooling the temperature-controlled chamber 29 (FIG. 3) to ambient temperature
It will further be appreciated, by persons skilled in the art that the scope of the present invention is not limited by what has been specifically shown and described hereinabove, merely by way of example. Rather, the scope of the present invention is defined solely by the claims, which follow.
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|U.S. Classification||29/612, 29/611, 219/121.46, 219/483, 29/619, 219/121.83, 29/620, 338/99, 338/114, 29/621, 219/505|
|Cooperative Classification||Y10T29/49083, Y10T29/49101, H05B3/14, H05B2203/017, Y10T29/49099, Y10T29/49098, H05B2203/02, Y10T29/49085|
|May 4, 2000||AS||Assignment|
Owner name: A.T.C.T.-ADVANCED THERMAL CHIP TECHNOLOGIES LTD.,
Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:GOLAN, GAD;REEL/FRAME:012186/0652
Effective date: 20000409
|Dec 13, 2006||REMI||Maintenance fee reminder mailed|
|May 27, 2007||LAPS||Lapse for failure to pay maintenance fees|
|Jul 17, 2007||FP||Expired due to failure to pay maintenance fee|
Effective date: 20070527