In the wake of widespread digital transformation taking place among domestic and international enterprises, increased bandwidth capacity is critical to maintaining fast and reliable connectivity to mission-critical applications and data hosted in the cloud. In order to achieve this level of connectivity, companies are becoming increasingly reliant upon private, secure and direct connectivity to their cloud-based resources. In fact, according to a study done by Equinix, total bandwidth on the private links utilized by enterprises for network interconnection is growing faster than that of the public internet, expected to outpace it by double in the next three years.
In a conference panel at Capacity North America earlier this month, Gina Nomellini, GTT Communication’s Chief Marketing Officer, offered a perspective on the growing importance of the network to the enterprise in driving digital transformation and connecting to the cloud.
“There has been an evolution in terms of the type of connectivity requested by enterprise customers,” explained Ms. Nomellini when discussing the topic of enterprise cloud connectivity trends. “Many of our clients have graduated from individual, dedicated Layer 2 VLAN architecture to complex interconnectivity between applications at Layer 3. In addition, we are seeing a growing number of enterprises opting for hybrid-WAN and SD-WAN solutions for more cost-effective and secure internet connectivity options.”
According to Ms. Nomellini, when it comes to the most disruptive trends throughout the industry, data security remains top-of-mind for many enterprises, particularly for those that utilize the public internet to access cloud resources. To mitigate this concern, GTT layers on additional services to ensure enhanced security and performance of their interconnections.
In addition, the trend toward increased network flexibility has become a critical element of an effective connectivity strategy, as today’s enterprises demand access to high-capacity connectivity without wasting valuable financial resources on unused bandwidth.
“For enterprises that experience a high level of variation in bandwidth consumption, dynamic network capacity is necessary to deliver superior flexibility,” Ms. Nomellini said. “The promise of SD-WAN helps meet that need in allowing companies to optimize their bandwidth efficiency and providing added advantages in high-cost markets where bandwidth is scarce.”
“In the end, your cloud is only as good as your network,” she added. “By combining automation and simplicity with cutting-edge services and solutions, GTT is committed to providing clients with private, secure and reliable interconnectivity to the cloud-based applications and resources that are integral to their businesses success.”
For more information about GTT and its cloud connectivity services, visit www.gtt.net.


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TP Vision wins four EISA Awards
Amsterdam, August 15th, 2021
Philips Fidelio joins Philips TV by winning official recognition for outstanding flagship products
- 65” OLED+936 wins EISA Home Theatre TV of the Year 2021-2022 Award
- 55” OLED806 wins EISA Best Buy OLED TV 2021-2022 Award
- Philips Fidelio B97 wins EISA Home Theatre Soundbar 2021-2022 Award
- Philips Fidelio L3 wins EISA Wireless headphones 2021-2022 Award
TP Vision has enjoyed a long and consistent success for its flagship Philips TVs at the prestigious EISA Awards and that has continued in 2021 with two wins for the company’s OLED TVs. However, a new development this year are also two EISA Audio Awards, in the headphone and sound bar categories, as recognition of the successful Philips Fidelio relaunch.
It is widely accepted that Philips OLED TVs have continually set new standards for picture and sound quality in the TV market, consistently winning multiple five-star reviews, group tests and awards across all European media. Philips OLED TVs have also enjoyed a multi-year success with EISA, one of the most prestigious expert organisations, and the company is delighted that in addition to awards for the new OLED TV range EISA has also recognised the outstanding quality of the Philips Fidelio range – just two years after the brand’s re-introduction.
For almost 40 years, the Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) – a community of 60 leading technology publications, from 29 countries – represents the largest independent awards panel of tech gurus from across the world of consumer electronics. Every year, the ESIA Jury of experts reward the best products for the most desirable, highest performing, innovative technology and unique design flair in each class, with an official EISA Award Citation.
Commenting on the latest EISA Awards, TP Vision’s Chief Marketing Officer Martijn Smelt said: “We have total respect for the opinion and authority of the EISA judging team, so we are naturally delighted that our OLED TVs have once again been recognised as the best in the market. The addition of two audio awards for Philips Fidelio is a fantastic development and the true reward for all of the intensive work our team has put into relaunching this series.”
Commenting on awarding the Philips 65OLED+936, EISA Home Theatre TV of the Year 2021-2022, the judges said:
“Offering exemplary images, blockbuster audio and employing Philips’ most advanced image engine. The latter works in unison with the latest OLED panel and a suite of well-judged picture modes to present a first-rate picture, with professional-grade calibration an option. Yet it’s the sound that most marks this 65in TV out as the one to beat. The integrated speaker system, once again engineered by audio specialist Bowers & Wilkins, features an upgraded 3.1.2 driver array, resulting in a Dolby Atmos experience with a rarefied sense of space, detail and clarity, plus a rich, robust bass response. More than just a TV, Philips’ 65OLED936 is a complete home theatre package.”
On awarding the Philips 55OLED806 as EISA Best Buy OLED TV for 2021-2022, the EISA judges said:
“A superb-value 4K HDR TV, Philips’ 55OLED806 introduces technology previously reserved for the company’s high-end models, including four-sided Ambilight smart illumination and anti-burn-in technology. These new talents partner HDR10+ and Dolby Vision playback, the app-laden Android 10.0 platform, and advanced HDMI specification to craft an OLED television with all-round appeal. Designed for gamers, streaming TV addicts and movie lovers (the latter benefiting from automated selection of Filmmaker Mode or Home Cinema Mode), this mid-range model serves up a stellar picture performance.”
Honouring the Philips Fidelio B97 Soundbar with its immersive and enthralling home cinema sonics, the EISA judges said:
“Its performance is one of deep, explosive bass, an expansive soundstage, midrange clarity and enveloping ambience. It’s flexible too – the surround speakers can attach to the main soundbar (recharging their internal batteries at the same time), while connections cover both wired and wireless options including HDMI eARC, Chromecast and DTS Play-Fi. Preset listening modes and custom EQ then help tailor the B97 to your taste – and it sounds delicious…”
After experiencing the Philips Fidelio L3s the EISA judges said:
“The active noise cancellation (ANC) system, based on a hybrid design with dual microphones, works superbly and is completely transparent. Meanwhile, the frequency extension of the headphone’s 40mm drivers is surprising, with powerful but perfectly controlled bass, extremely low distortion and a tonal balance that doesn’t alter with ANC in play. It’s an unfatiguing sound that encourages long listening sessions, something helped by the Fidelio L3’s comfortable design and long battery life. You won’t want to take it off.”
The 55” OLED806 is on-sale across Europe now. The 65” OLED+936 will be officially launched on 31st August. Both, the Fidelio B97 Soundbar and the Fidelio L3 headphones are currently available.
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About TP Vision
TP Vision Europe B.V. is registered in the Netherlands, with its head office in Amsterdam. TP Vision is a wholly owned company of TPV Technology Limited (‘TPV’), one of the world’s leading monitor and TV manufacturers.
Founded in 2012, TP Vision is today one of the largest global players in the consumer TV and audio industries. It develops, manufactures and markets consumer electronics products and technologies that offer a superior audio and visual experience.
With a strong focus on the consumer and hospitality market, TP Vision’s product portfolio includes consumer audio products and televisions, professional displays and content operation systems. These products, and solutions, are brought to market through TP Vision’s own brand AOC, as well as the Philips brand, used under license from Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Home to leading electronic brands and award-winning products, TP Vision employs over 2,000 people globally, with operations in Europe, Americas, Middle East, India and selected countries in Asia-Pacific.
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The CMO Club invites you to join your fellow CMOs and Heads of Marketing on Thursday, October 20th for your next Houston CMO Club Dinner and Roundtable at Cafe Annie! The event will be a great evening of peer networking and an insightful roundtable around Capitalizing on big moments: What all CMOs can learn from Sports Marketing, led by Amber Cox, VP & CMO for the Houston Dash and Dynamo.
This past August, the Houston Dash sent not one but seven players to the Games in Rio, the most of any National Women’s Soccer League Team. At the next event, Amber will share her insights on leveraging Olympic star power back home in Houston, and what every CMO can learn from sports marketing.
The CMO Club private events and dinner roundtables are for Senior Marketing Executives only. These roundtable conversations provide the opportunity to learn from and network with fellow marketing leaders, share insights, develop lasting relationships and leverage the CMO Club benefits.
Do you know a Head of Marketing you’d like to bring along? You may bring one eligible Head of Marketing as your guest to the event. We always encourage new faces. Please RSVP to firstname.lastname@example.org with their name, title, company name & contact information.

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15th February 2013, 12:16 PM
Balsa Machine Arcas kit
I ordered some parts for other projects and also picked out one of their Arcas kits. I am impressed by the kit on first inspection. Balsa nose cone, laser cut wood rings and fins. Nice metallic decal and the Arcas data plate.
Very nice kit for the price. Includes rocket data sheet for scale builders. Will get some kit pics later in the weekend.
If you have built any of the Balsa Machine kits, please share.
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15th February 2013, 12:48 PM
Sounds very nice, I hope you share some pictures ,I`d like to see the kit !
ROCKETRY DELINQUENT ,I put my soul in what I do.
I built a rocket, and on the seventh day ,I rested
CTI.....a better way to fly
15th February 2013, 01:37 PM
Yup, built one several years ago. IIRC, aren't the fins basswood? In any event, high quality parts that produced a very nice model. The only drawback, and this is obviously only my opinion, is the 13mm power. In that scale, I know it had to be limited to that, too bad we don't have a 13mm B out there.
22nd April 2013, 08:36 PM
Here is what I have done on the BMS Arcas so far. It is ready for primer. Will probably go with the Model Masters line of paints for this little model. Still have some sealing and sanding to do on the nose cone. This is a light model only .6 oz as it is now. Made up a kevlar harness that wraps around the motor tube and cut a small notch in the upper ring to pass cord through. Tied a loop on the end and should make a nice harness for whatever shock cord I use. This rocket will probably scoot off the pad pretty quick and go really high for it's size, so I am thinking a long thin streamer to help track and find it.
The fins are basswood, very little sanding was needed to fit them. Motor mount assembly with the tail cone took the most time. Slow bending and shaping of the paper tail cone gets the best results in a smooth bend.
Nice little kit. Might just order some of the other kits next time I order parts from BMS.
19 5/8 inches long-- 498 mm
BT-50 body tube
22nd April 2013, 08:43 PM
BMS is a top notch vendor!
22nd April 2013, 08:46 PM
Yep, BMS makes some fine kits! My favorite rocketry vendor.
22nd April 2013, 08:59 PM
What are you using as a photo booth there?
22nd April 2013, 09:46 PM
I consider their Astrobee 1500 to be one of the masterpiece scale kits of all time! You can still find them...
22nd April 2013, 11:10 PM
Just one of those cardboard displays from Hobby Lobby and a simple Sony point and shoot camera. Doesn't take fancy gear for Internet pics. I take the pic, then using the simple editing with my Mac mini, I reduce the large image file down to a size I can upload easy with my dial up Internet. I can handle the smaller 50k or so size files much easier than the full size mutli mega pix files right out of the camera.
Pics still look good in the posts even with the small file size.
Now just got to figure out how to get these files moved into a folder that I can use with my profile. Just haven't taken the time to figure it out.
Too busy building and launching rockets.
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The evolution of the Second Amendment is expertly detailed in a spellbinding New Yorker story, “Battleground America," in the current issue. Here are some highlights.
6.“In 1957, when the N.R.A. moved into new headquarters, its motto, at the building’s entrance, read, ‘Firearms Safety Education, Marksmanship Training, Shooting for Recreation.’ It didn’t say anything about freedom, or self-defense, or rights.”12.“According to the constitutional-law scholar Carl Bogus, at least sixteen of the twenty-seven law-review articles published between 1970 and 1989 that were favorable to the N.R.A.’s interpretation of the Second Amendment were ‘written by lawyers who had been directly employed by or represented the N.R.A. or other gun-rights organizations.’ In an interview, former Chief Justice Warren Burger said that the new interpretation of the Second Amendment was ‘one of the greatest pieces of fraud, I repeat the word ‘fraud,’ on the American public by special-interest groups that I have ever seen in my lifetime’.”14.“There are nearly three hundred million privately owned firearms in the United States: a hundred and six million handguns, a hundred and five million rifles, and eighty-three million shotguns. That works out to about one gun for every American.”15.“According to the General Social Survey, conducted by the National Policy Opinion Center at the University of Chicago, the prevalence of gun ownership has declined steadily in the past few decades. In 1973, there were guns in roughly one in two households in the United States; in 2010, one in three. In 1980, nearly one in three Americans owned a gun; in 2010, that figure had dropped to one in five.”

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14 August 2017
Was a time if you attended games at Nat Bailey Stadium you would have attended with my friends and I: The Beer Army. We had some kind of fun in the bleachers there.
Then the AAA franchise fucked off to Sacramento and The Beer Army found better shit to do than follow the A franchise which took its place. Much as people around here lost interest in NBA basketball after the Grizzlies fucked off. Disloyalty is not something us Beers take kindly to.
The Expos scramming South sealed baseball in a coffin for what I figured would be the rest of my life.
Today though I found myself once again in the East End grandstand. The baseball was good (Salem's wild man starting pitcher Stetson Woods made a fan of me); the beer cold as ever; the fans both charming and civil, qualities of Dope City that are getting rarer by the day.

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Shopping for Father’s Day might not be totally back to normal, but the Tulsa area still offers a wide selection of gifts that are perfect for that special dad.
We have rounded up some really cool gifts that are practical and fun, items that Dad will appreciate receiving.
With only a few days left to shop, these items also easily can be found all over town.
Hasty-Bake hardwood charcoal
Probably few cities can boast the number of locally made barbecue products that Tulsa does, from grills and sauces to rubs and grilling accessories, including the upscale grills from Hasty-Bake.
If a Hasty-Bake grill is not in the budget right now, check out the many accessories offered in its store. Hasty-Bake offers dozens of accessories and products that work well with any kind of grill, including its popular hardwood lump charcoal, preferred by many grilling enthusiasts.
The charcoal can be found at a number of supermarkets, hardware stores and specialty stores around town, in addition to the Hasty-Bake store. It’s not a particularly sexy gift, but it will get used.
Local barbecue sauces and seasonings
Oklahoma-made Head Country might be the most popular line of barbecue sauces in the state, but we have some tasty sauces and rubs right here in Tulsa.
Bubba-Q-Boys is a local rub from Josh and Kristy White, who enter barbecue competitions under the same name. The rub, developed in 2008, is available online at bubba-q-boys.com. It recently was added to the shelves at all 17 Reasor’s stores and is available at 13 additional locations. Check the website for details.
The rub is used on the pulled pork that goes on the nachos at McNellie’s Pub and is used on brisket, bologna, pizzas and sandwiches at Elgin Park. The rub comes in a 12-ounce bottle and is gluten-free.
Other local sauces and seasonings can be found at Rib Crib, Burn Co. BBQ, Billy Ray’s Catfish & BBQ Co. and Oklahoma Joe’s Bar-B-Cue outlets, to name a few. Dad might welcome a gift pack of several brands and flavors.
Fine scotches, bourbons are spirited choices
Recent years have seen a surge of dad’s who appreciate fine scotches, bourbons and other spirits. Prices vary greatly, but expect the most coveted brands to go for around $40 to well into the $100s.
If you aren’t sure what Dad likes, check with your favorite liquor stores for advice. It’s a good bet they can come up with something that will hit the mark.
Combo gifts from Ida Red
Ida Red gift shop offers a wide variety of Father’s Day-themed gifts, including books, T-shirts, coffee cups and novelty items. Depending on Dad’s sense of humor, you might want to check out a couple of hand sanitizers that we can’t print in a family newspaper.
The Ida Red downtown store is closed temporarily.
Not your granddad’s socks anymore
A pair of socks for Dad might have been a practical if uninspired gift in the not-too-distant past. No more.
Men’s socks have become something of a fashion statement, whether they have superhero, college or sports themes — or are just wildly colorful.
Yard, garden art from Garden Deva
This local company offers an array of metal art that can be whimsical, clever, useful and just plain fun, with prices ranging from about $5 up into the $100s, depending on size and complexities.
Most are designed to be yard or garden art, but some work as interesting pieces inside the house, as well. Perfect for that man cave.
A man can’t have enough tools
Whether Dad likes to tinker around the house with simple projects or is a full-fledged woodworker and handy man, believe us, he never can have enough tools and gadgets for the jobs at hand.
Even if you happen to buy him a new wrench set, screwdriver set, drill bits, power tool, hammer, garage vac, work light — pretty much anything — that he already has, it will be appreciated. Many items wear out, break or, most commonly, get misplaced, and it’s always better to have two of something instead of just one.
For the beer drinkers
Did you know that the Tulsa area has 18 breweries, including one, New Era: Fine Fermentations, that specializes in gluten-free beers? It’s easy to stop by any of them and pick up something Dad is going to like.
A comprehensive list of local breweries will be published in the July 11 Tulsa World Magazine, available to newspaper subscribers and at a number of outlets around town. Until then, you can also find a gallery of local breweries at tulsaworld.com.
Many also brew special summer beers, timely additions to Dad’s beer cooler.
Coffees make hot gift items
Just as it is with beer and spirits, many dads have become huge fans of specialty coffees, and many are custom-roasted in Tulsa.
They can be found in supermarkets, coffee shops and gift shops all over town. They cost in the range of $8 to $16 for a bag of beans or ground coffees, an inexpensive gift that certainly will not go to waste.
How about a Golden Driller bobblehead?
What dad wouldn’t want a Golden Driller bobblehead on his work-from-home desk?
Buck Atom’s Cosmic Curious on 66 just got in a shipment of the iconic Tulsa landmark.
Themed T-shirts great for summer
You can’t go wrong with a cool T-shirt as hot weather arrives.
Some of the most popular feature Tulsa, colleges, Route 66, local breweries, high schools, local businesses and restaurant logos, and they are easy to find all over town.
Dine in, dine out both tasty options
Most restaurants now have limited dine-in service, as well as curbside pickup and delivery. The following have reported specials for Father’s Day. Most require reservations.
• Mahogany Prime Steakhouse, 4840 E. 61st St., mahoganyprimesteakhouse.com, 918-494-4043 — salad, dessert, mashed potatoes and choice of 12-ounce filet, 14-ounce rib-eye, salmon, pork chop or chicken Marsala for $59.99 per person.
• Rib Crib, multiple locations, ribcrib.com — to-go package includes one rack St. Louis-style ribs, 1 pound smoked chicken, 1 pound sliced or chopped brisket, one family side salad, two large sides baked beans, two large sides potato salad, 16-ounce container barbecue sauce, one loaf of bread, one chocolate cream pie and pickles, peppers and onions for $79.99. It feeds six to eight. Order deadline Thursday, June 18.
• Ruth’s Chris Steak House, River Spirit Casino Resort, 8330 Riverside Parkway, ruthschris.com, 918-995-8600 — choice of a rib-eye, plus a cold-water lobster tail, salad and side, starting at $59 per person. Takeout, delivery and dine-in Friday-Sunday, June 19-21.
• Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 1976 Utica Square, flemingssteakhouse.com, 918-712-7500 — prime bone-in rib-eye and lobster tail with salad and dessert for $100 per person; bourbon tasting experience for $20. Dine-in and curbside pickup Friday-Sunday, June 19-21.
• Bonefish Grill, 4651 W. Kenosha St., Broken Arrow, bonefishgrill.com, 918-252-3474 — salad, cold-water lobster tail and two sides for $19.90; dine-in only. Bourbon-glazed salmon family bundle for takeout and delivery includes salad, sides, salmon and cookies for $43.90; feeds up to five.
• Metro Diner, 7474 S. Olympia Ave., metrodiner.com, 918-387-3553 – takeout heat-and-serve meals include meat lovers or vegetarian breakfast casserole with croissants and fruit for $39, Iron City meatloaf with mashed potatoes and French-style green beans for $44, and roasted turkey with cranberry sauce, cornbread and French-style green beans for $44; meals feed up to four and include salad and chocolate chip cookies; available Friday-Sunday, June 19-21; order deadline 5 p.m. Friday, June 19.
• The Fresh Market, 8015 S. Yale Ave., thefreshmarket.com, 918-477-7838 — takeout meal includes three options: choose four 10-ounce New York strip steaks or four 7-ounce Atlantic salmon fillets or mix and match two of each, then receive four veggie kabobs, 1 pound of broccoli cranberry slaw, four twice-baked potatoes and a chocolate decadence bar cake for $49.99 to $59.99, depending on selection. Online ordering deadline 2 p.m. Thursday, June 18, or call the store. Meals can be picked up Friday-Sunday, June 19-21.
• Fassler Hall, 304 S. Elgin Ave., 918-576-7898 – 2 pounds of grill-ready sausage, potato salad, Brussels sprouts and sauerkraut for $40.
• The Tavern, 201 N. Main St., 918-949-9801 – grill four Tavern burgers at home; meal includes side salad, mac and cheese plus brownies for $75.
• Elgin Park, 325 E. Reconciliation Way, 918-986-9910 – take-home pizza kit includes two pizza doughs, pepperoni, sausage crumbles and assorted veggies for $25.
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Yes. It’s off trail. It is in the Mill Creek drainage above where the Vivian Creek Trail crosses Mill Creek at the beginning of the trail. The first graffiti appears about a quarter mile up the wash. Then it appears periodically all the way to the Mill Creek Jump Off. It’s difficult to tell, but the second picture above is of a rock in the center of the Jump Off at just below the beginning of steepest section of the headwall.
The puzzle of it all is (maybe I’m stereotyping here) my experience is that people tag areas that are easy access and highly visible (see Big Falls). High visible at least–I am often extremely impressed by how some access pretty crazy places in the city. This idiot had to work very hard for something that few will see. I think quite a few people do the water fall hike, but above the falls to the top of the Jump Off — not too many.


FTIR Analysis of Nitrogen Species in a Fluidized Bed Combustion Chamber
Conference contribution, 1994
The present paper shows how the FTIR measurements in the combustion chamber of a commercial fluidized bed boiler was performed and evaluated. Problems with interfering compounds are discussed. It is concluded that the present instrument is not suitable for measurement of hydrogen cyanide. The influence of instrument resolution and the removal of the main interfering component, carbon dioxide are demonstrated. However, the problem with interfering species is much less severe for ammonia, and the present instrument can be used for the determination of this species.
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VIENNA, November 20. /TASS/. Iran has no plans to extend negotiations on a nuclear deal with six world powers and wants to achieve a comprehensive solution by the November 24 deadline, a source in Tehran’s delegation said on Thursday.
“Despite Western media reports, we can say that over the past two days of the current round of negotiations the issue of extending the process after November 24 has not been raised,” the source said.
“Iran would not want this. We will be trying to reach a compromise within specified time,” the source said, confirming that a ministerial round of talks could be held late this week.
Officials from Iran and P5+1 group of world powers (five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany) gathered in Vienna this week for the last round of negotiations before a November 24 deadline to reach an accord that would end sanctions in exchange for curbs on Tehran's nuclear program.
The high-level gathering is one of series of meetings in the final weeks before the deadline expires.
The parties say they still aim to meet the deadline for a deal, despite doubts among many experts that they can reach an accord that would end a decade-old dispute over Tehran's nuclear program with just a few days remaining.


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“A suspect in the series of bombings that have terrorized the city of Austin, Tex., died early Wednesday, blowing himself up in his vehicle as officers closed in on him, the authorities said,” reports The New York Times.
The story adds: “A law enforcement official identified the suspect as Mark Anthony Conditt, a 23-year-old white man.
“Officials did not rule out the possibility that the man had accomplices.”
The Times adds this comment from Austin police chief Brian Manley: “We do not understand what motivated him to do what he did.”
Reports CNN: “Investigators believe [Conditt] is responsible for the five explosions that killed two people and injured five others in Austin or south-central Texas since March 2, authorities said. They also warned a wary public not to let down their guard.”
The CNN story quotes police chief Manley saying: “We don’t know where this suspect has spent his last 24 hours, and therefore we still need to remain vigilant to ensure that no other packages or devices have been left throughout the community.”


This could possibly be the best car in the world. The new M3 has a new 3.2-liter engine with 330 horsepower, more than 37 percent more than the previous M3. BMW estimates a 0-60 time of 5 seconds. Needless to say, we cannot wait to drive one and will be the first to tell you how terrific it is.
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Board approves committee appointments, EMTALA compendium development protocol for cooperative venturesThe Boards of Directors of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons met May 17-18 in Rosemont, Ill. and took the following actions:
AAOS First Vice President James H. Herndon, MD, presented a plan for a new orthopaedic coalition for patient safety
Diversity activities. At the request of AAOS President Vernon T. Tolo, MD, the Diversity Committee reviewed a series of recommendations resulting from the December Board workshop on diversity. The Diversity Committee, in turn, ranked them by priority and made recommendations regarding their implementation. The Board approved establishing a Diversity Oversight Panel for implementation of the Diversity Committees recommendations. The panel carries a three-year appointment. The charges of the panel include:
Strategic plan update. The AAOS strategic plan is reviewed and updated each year. Minor changes were made this year to reflect the recommended additional focus on patient safety and professionalism.
The Board approved the 2003 Strategic Plan as submitted with the addition of one new goal: Promote unity within the national orthopaedic community as well as the orthopaedic international community.
Cooperative commercial ventures. The Board approved a protocol, presented by Alan Morris, MD, chair of the Council on Health Policy and Practice, that provides guidance on how the AAOS might enter into cooperative commercial ventures whereby AAOS would acquire and sell qualified practice management products developed by outside vendors and other commercial entities.
Under this new protocol, the Board approved a Council on Health Policy and Practice request that AAOS enter into a cooperative venture with Aristar Inc. for the AAOS to market the companys OrthoStar software program. That approval is pending investigation of whether the program is compatible with an RRC required software product used by residents. OrthoStar is used on a computer linked with a personal digital assistant. Under the agreement, the AAOS would be the exclusive distributor of the program.
Clinical trials project. Marc F. Swiontkowski, MD, chair of the Clinical Trials Project Team, presented a progress report on this project. Other members of the project team were Joseph Bernstein, MD, Robert Keller, MD, James Weinstein, DO, MS, and Gordon Guyatt, MD, consultant.
He stated that the project team examined various options for AAOS involvement in supporting clinical trials and agreed that is possible to develop trials that would be of benefit to orthopaedics. The Board approved the Project Teams recommendations in concept to develop a clinical trials business plan and directed the team to work with the Department of Research and Scientific Affairs to develop a plan complete with a proposed budget and measures of success.
EMTALA compendium. The Board approved a funding request from the Patient Access to Emergency Care Project Team to develop a compendium of information on EMTALA issues. The compendium will be made available to the AAOS membership on the Practice Management section of the AAOS Website.
Nursing shortage advisory opinion. The Board of Councilors (BOC) American Nursing Shortage Advisory Opinion, which supports legislation and other efforts to address the nursing shortage in the United States, was adopted upon the recommendation of the BOC and referred to the Council on Health Policy and Practice for further study.
Committee appointments and actions. Several committee appointments were approved, including that of Robert D. DAmbrosia, MD, as the chair of the 2003 Nominating Committee and David A. Wong, MD, as chair of the new Patient Safety Committee. The Board further approved amending the charges to the Nominating Committee to state: "Members may serve every fourth Annual Meeting;" the motion becomes effective for those elected to serve on the Nominating Committee reporting at the 2003 Annual Meeting. The Board also approved a plan presented by First Vice President James Herndon, MD, for development of an Orthopaedic Coalition for Patient Safety. The Patient Safety Committee will provide oversight for the coalition.
Professionalism and ethics. In response to discussions on professionalism held at the Board workshop in December 2002, Dr. Herndon presented a set of principles on this topic that have been adopted by numerous other organizations. They were initially developed by the American College of Physicians American Society of Internal Medicine Foundation. Upon his recommendation and that of the AAOS Ethics Committee,and after much discussion, the Board adopted as AAOS policy a document entitled "Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter." This document will be posted on the AAOS Website in the near future.
Recommendations by the AAOS Ethics Committee that the titles of two primary AAOS ethics texts be changed to incorporate the concept of professionalism were approved. The revised titles include "Principles of Medical Ethics and Professionalism in Orthopaedic Surgery" and the "Code of Medical Ethics and Professionalism for Orthopaedic Surgeons." The Board also approved another Ethics Committee recommendation that the AAOS guidance documents on ethical matters be renamed "Opinion on Ethics and Professionalism."

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August 06, 2023
Professor Jing Li from School of Chemistry, and Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) has developed a novel synthesis method: by activating nitroalkanes using elemental sulfur to generate thioacylation reagents in situ.
June 14, 2023
The Chinese Pangenome Consortium (CPC), comprising 26 institutions including Xi'an Jiaotong University, Fudan University, and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, published their Phase I research findings in the journal Nature on June 14.
June 03, 2023
Ge Chenyang and his team at the National Key Laboratory of Human-Computer Hybrid Enhanced Intelligence, located at Xi'an Jiaotong University, have achieved a significant breakthrough in the real-time transmission of ultra-low bitstream intelligent images through a shortwave channel.
May 19, 2023
A paper entitled High-performance multimode elastocaloric cooling system was published in Science, revealing the latest breakthrough of Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) in solid-state refrigeration.
XJTU medical-industrial crossover team achieves the first force-chemical synergistic treatment for atopic dermatitis
May 05, 2023
The Institute of Bionic Engineering and Biomechanics (BEBC) of the School of Life Sciences and Technology of Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) has developed a multi-functional hydrogel skin dressing based on the intersection of mechanics, materials science and dermatology.
May 04, 2023
Professor Gao Chuanbo from Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) and his team proposed a method to synthesize metastable phase platinum-based nanocatalysts using non-noble metal nickel.
XJTU researchers develop multimodal sense-store-compute integrated neuromorphic electrochemical transistor
May 02, 2023
Professor Ma Wei's research group at the State Key Laboratory of Strength of Metal Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University has designed a new organic electrochemical transistor (OECTs).
April 29, 2023
Professor Song Zhongxiao's team at Xi'an Jiaotong University, in collaboration with researcher Xiong Shizhao from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, studied the impact mechanisms of lithium wire growth, interface defects, and internal defects/interface defect synergies on the electrochemical-mechanical failure of solid-state electrolytes, and achieved a series of breakthroughs.

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It’s just the right season to get some big, beautiful, colorful tomatoes. This recipe is a super-simple way to highlight the brilliant flavor of this summer fruit.
Here’s an easy one for quick-lunchers everywhere. And you’ve probably got these ingredients in your kitchen already!
My partner’s parents affectionately refer to this dish as “Jen Salad.” It’s a chopped salad with basil, coated in a simple goat cheese-based dressing. It takes about 5 minutes to prepare, and makes a great side for a grilled protein of your choice (I like to do this with chicken).
Another recipe inspired by quickly expiring produce from my friend’s market share! In this case the basil I received had begun to oxidize, so I wanted to use it before it went completely dark and limp. I also used some basil from the plant I am growing on my window sill. I really do not like pignoli (pine nuts), so I decided to make my pesto with almonds, but you can use pignoli and follow the same basic recipe if you’d like.


The federal government approved a disaster declaration to cover the losses Big Island farmers have suffered as a result of volcanic smog (vog), from Kilauea, Hawaii.
The move will allow Big Island farmers to apply for low-interest emergency loans, U.S. Sens. Daniel Akaka and Daniel Inouye said in separate news releases. Eligible producers may borrow up to 100 percent of actual production or physical losses up to $500,000.
Kilauea has long emitted sulfur dioxide, which forms vog when mixed with dust and sunlight. But in March, the volcano’s sulfur dioxide emissions grew dramatically when a new vent opened near the summit at Halemaumau crater.
The vog burns and dries plants, particularly protea and other flowers.
Farms in the Kau communities of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, Pahala, Naalehu have experienced the most damage. All are downwind of the new Halemaumau vent.
Jesse Broder Van Dyke, an Akaka spokesman, said he wasn’t sure how long it would take for U.S. Department of Agriculture to start making low-interest loans.
Tony Bayaoa, whose protea farm in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates has been wrecked by the vog, is anxious for the aid to begin flowing. She said some of her neighbors have already put their farms up for sale.
The 2008 Farm Bill makes vog-affected farmers eligible for additional federal disaster aid, Broder Van Dyke said. This is a new program, however, so it’s expected to take longer for the assistance to reach farmers.
The Farm Service Agency in Washington D.C., which administers such loan programs, did not return a phone call seeking comment after hours on Wednesday.
A recent survey of protea farmers conducted by the University of Hawaii showed eight farms on the Big Island expect to lose more than $360,000 in sales this year because of vog.
Ten farms reported losing almost $550,000 since March, including lost production and the cost of replacing dead plants.
The survey said 94 percent of the 33.4 acres the farmers have planted have been damaged.
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PARIS — Galerie 53 and Galerie Routes, two side-by-side galleries in Saint-Germain-des-Près, have joined together to mount an historically interesting exhibition of abstract paintings titled Trois Américains à Paris (Three Americans in Paris). This show celebrates the accomplishments of three American abstractionists in Paris who were inspired by the city as well as by Abstract Expressionism. The artists themselves, their experiences and discoveries, are an important element of this spirited exhibition: The first thing I noticed was that the work exemplifies how being outside of one’s own (American) system, yet not really within another (French) system, is tremendously liberating for an artist.
All three of these Francophile American painters contributed, as soldiers, to the liberation of France and chose to return in the immediate postwar period after receiving scholarships from the GI Bill. Which is understandable, as American artists had been drawn to Paris since the late 19th century. Indeed after World War II, Paris was a center of importance for, among others, Joan Mitchell, Ellsworth Kelly, Peter Saul, Sam Francis, Shirley Jaffe, Norman Bluhm, David Budd, and the three expatriates presented here: John Levee, John Franklin Koenig, and Joe Downing.
John Levee (born 1924 and the only living artist in the show) took a Master’s degree in philosophy from the University of California Los Angeles before becoming an aviator in the Second World War. Following the war he decided to stay to work as a painter in Montparnasse, after studying at Académie Julian.
Levee is a magnificent painter of force and guts and forthrightness. He exhibits a talent for gravitas here with strong gestures rendered in blacks and understated colors, as well as a penchant for impasto surfaces. Intense in passionate emotions, the painter’s muted hues have a deeply moving, arousing deportment, such as in his “September III” (1957). Its charcoal blacks, grays, and greens explode on an idiosyncratic gray-and-blue ground that opens up more peacefully to the right. It is a painting dense with explosions and growth.
With the furious loose brushwork and roughened surface of “Composition” (1961), his straightforward accomplishments are not to be denied. This hot off-hand elegant painting expands the field of the Abstract Expressionists, continuing their use paint as a physical thing. Even in the suggestive waving thicket of its surface, we still see the AbEx mandate that we look at paint simply as paint, so that the surface is neither given to narration nor to intellectual content.
Joe Downing (1925–2007) also participated in the Second World War, where he served as an artillery observer assigned to a unit that landed at Normandy soon after D-Day. He then studied art at the Art Institute of Chicago before moving to France in 1950, living in Paris and Menerbes until his death. Downing also left us several books of his poetry.
Downing’s surfaces, such as in the marvelous “Abstract Composition” (1970) and “Recall” (1975) are much smoother and cooler than Levee’s, by which he achieves a delightful form of lyrical abstraction that deserves acknowledgment superior to what he has received until now. The work’s exquisite complex surfaces, as seen here, should do that, as in them I detected a vision of an open system of free-floating signifiers altogether fitting to the present-day digital atmosphere. With “Yellow Abstraction” (1965), Downing exhibits the delightfully light touch of a capricious spirit.
John Franklin Koenig (1924–2008) was also in the war and indeed sustained a wound. After recovering with the help of studying art, he too moved Paris, working at the bookstore of Jean-Robert Arnaud, who became his longstanding professional and personal partner. In 1950 the two opened the Galerie Arnaud, and in 1955 began publication of the art review Ciamise, dedicated to non-figurative art.
The flowing surface of Koenig’s painting “Le tombeau de Belial” (1960) has something of the unfathomable velvety quality of intimacy and hesitancy. It is subtly calibrated, suggesting doubt as well as strength, thus uncertainty through perhaps premeditated clumsiness. It allowed me to see the artist slowly make up his mind and then shift, like the sea. As we see with “5,4,3” (1969), his painterly gifts included experimentation with subtle color and complex but contained marks in rather original and very pleasing ways.
All told, the quality and diversity of this exhibition demonstrates the power of abstraction to suggest musical composition. And it reaffirms that special thing Americans in Paris often feel (see, for example, the French book Trois Américaines à Paris about Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Susan Sontag and Angela Davis). There is something unique about how artists relate to each other in Paris, and to the people who write about and buy art here. It is about that wonderful space of being not really in or out: the space of leeway.
Trois Américains à Paris continues at Galerie 53 and Galerie Routes (53, rue de Seine) through October 25.

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According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Ahmedabad was reported to be the third hottest place in Gujarat on Wednesday, which followed Rajkot, the city with the highest temperature and Surendranagar with the second-highest.
Ahmedabad experienced a maximum of 42.4 Degrees Celsius and a minimum of 28 Degrees Celsius, which were equal to and near to the normal temperature respectively in the city. Whereas the hottest place in the state – Rajkot reported a maximum of 43 Degrees Celsius and was followed by Surendranagar at 42.8 Degrees Celsius on Wednesday.
The maximum temperature in Ahmedabad on Wednesday is expected to hover around 43 Degrees Celsius. For the next three days after today, the maximum temperature is likely to remain similar and thereafter a fall of two to three degrees is expected during the subsequent two days in the city, said the IMD in its statement.
Apart from Gujarat, many parts of India are experiencing high temperatures this season. Around 11 cities in the country were reeling between 44 Degrees Celsius and 45 Degrees Celsius of maximum temperature on Wednesday. Uttar Pradesh’s Banda was reported to be the hottest place in the country with a maximum of 46.2 Degrees Celsius temperature. Banda was followed by Jhansi at 45.4 Degrees Celsius, Prayagraj in UP and Pilani in Rajasthan at 45.2 Degrees Celsius and Madhya Pradesh’s Nowgong along with Churu in Rajasthan at 45 Degrees Celsius.

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The drive to Sofitel is unexpectedly surprising. As we were driving on Ralston, we see all these well structured office buildings, and all of sudden, we see water, nature and the beautiful Sofitel!
It's a great place to visit on Sundays as they have bottomless mimosa, all your can enjoy oysters, crab legs, tender chicken breasts, macaroon for dessert and much more. In the addition, the view is absolutely gorgeous!!


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Ensuring that your children eat healthily can be a real challenge. Not only are some children picky eaters, but being stretched for time and watching the monthly food budget can make mealtimes an ordeal. However, there are ways to make mealtimes healthier while keeping the family happy and the bank balance in check. Have a look at the following tips for ideas on how you can help your children to eat more healthily without mealtime battles.
A moveable feast
Children’s likes and dislikes are notoriously unpredictable. They might love a food one day and refuse it the next, not to mention that their appetites don’t always line up with family mealtimes. Like adults, children can also quickly become disenchanted with the ‘same old’ meals. Serving a combination of new foods and those they’re used to allow them to enjoy variety with the added comfort of the familiar. When doing your weekly shop, plan on serving one new type of food a day to begin with (working up to two or three a day as you go along), and ensure that you’ve also covered off the essential food groups. And remember that foods in season are fresher and less expensive.
Home cooking really is better for you
Parents have long days and cooking from scratch can sometimes feel like too much. Dedicate a couple of hours a week to cooking healthy meals in bulk and freeze them until needed. Stews and most casseroles freeze well and can be divided into small or large containers. Take one out in the morning and leave it in the fridge – it will be thawed by the time you get home and you’ll have the benefit of knowing that you’ve avoided unhealthy amounts of salt, fat, artificial flavourings and other preservatives. If your children are old enough, include them in the food preparation. They’ll learn about healthy food choices and build essential skills for life at the same time. Home cooking is better for you, much easier on the budget and really convenient when all you need to do is pull a meal out of the freezer on busy days.
Your children depend on you to make choices for them
As parents, and the ones who do the weekly shop, we have a responsibility to choose wisely. Young children eat what’s given to them and getting them used to healthy foods can be done from a very early age. Keeping unhealthy foods in the house (even if eaten only rarely) just creates temptation. If your child is used to eating well from babyhood, their fascination with crisps, fast foods, biscuits and sweets won’t be as pronounced. We don’t miss what we don’t have and getting your child into the habit of expecting healthy foods consistently will set them on the right course for life.
Remember their five a day
Getting your child to eat their essential five servings of fruit and vegetables a day isn’t easy but mealtime challenges can be avoided if you remember that it’s simple to hide them in your children’s favourite foods. Try adding pureed vegetables to pasta dishes or make your child a nutritious smoothie after school with in-season fruits. Whether dried, stewed, fresh, frozen, tinned or in juice form, all count towards their five a day. And be sure to watch the amount of salt and fat you’re using when adding vegetables to casseroles, sauces and stews; they add up and can undo your good work.
School lunches – the hidden culprit!
While school lunches include a portion of fruit and a portion of vegetables, giving your child a packed lunch can also be a healthy choice. Try adding fun foods like naturally sweet raisins and dried apricots, or baby carrots with a little tub of low fat hummus.
It’s also a good idea to visit your child’s lunch room if you can and ask questions about the amount of support the school gives to picky eaters.
Offer healthy snacks
Keeping healthy snacks within easy reach is a good idea for children who come home from school famished. It’s tempting to keep biscuits in the cupboard as a quick and easy option, but if they’re not in the house, they’re not there to tempt. Try keeping a selection of fresh fruit within easy reach, chilled carrot and celery sticks in the fridge, or smoothie ingredients and healthy choice muesli bars to hand.
Set the example
Children who watch their parents enjoy healthy food are likely to do the same. Try and sit down as a family whenever possible – it’s a good way to show your children that you’re not asking them to do anything you wouldn’t do yourself.
You can find additional information on helping your children to eat healthily by visiting these websites:
Advice on what food groups to include in your child’s lunchbox plus tips on encouraging children to enjoy new foods.
This website offers a comprehensive guide to feeding babies, toddlers and families with a range of healthy recipes. You can also obtain advice on weaning, breastfeeding and bottle feeding.
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By Bess Jowsey, Pasture to Profit farm consultant
Managing this year’s ‘spring flush’ will be a challenge for us all. With the unprecedented amount of rain over spring, farmers in the North have struggled to adhere to their spring rotation plans. With most of my clients approaching what would normally be magic day (where grass growth exceeds stock demand) with some high covers and partially grazed platforms, decisions will need to centre around maintaining a wedge and managing the varying quality within it.
Farmers who graze less intensively and delay turnout until conditions are favourable will face similar challenges in building a wedge while accelerating growth leads to declining quality through April and into May.
I encourage you to walk your farms. Knowing your daily growth from the last couple of weeks, what your average farm cover is, and most importantly what your wedge looks like, will improve your chances of making good decisions going forwards. Without the usual grazed area to stimulate growth you could find that magic day is delayed.
Looking at your wedge, divide paddocks into three categories:
- Un-grazed but residuals can be achieved
- Un-grazed but residuals can’t be achieved (eg. grass length, ground conditions or accessibility)
Based on your average farm cover and growth vs demand, consider whether some of your grazing area will need to be mechanically harvested. Ideally, you do not want to be grazing the high covers that will result in poor residuals – these are best for silaging and should be cut as if mimicking grazing where possible. Those using a pasture management package like Agrinet will be able to use the forecasting tool to get the proportions right and reduce the risk of silaging into a short-term deficit.
Key things to consider are:
- How many leaves are the ‘grazed’ paddocks at? When grazed areas are reaching ideal pre-grazing grazing covers then these will have your highest quality and are best to target. If residuals on their first grazing weren’t ideal due to ground conditions, these must be nailed on the second round.
- If needed ‘un-grazed but residuals can be achieved’ paddocks can be utilised in the wedge alongside those being grazed a second time. The quality of this grass should still be high and getting these grazed will help stimulate growth further.
- If all un-grazed areas will result in poor residuals but are needed to stop a shortfall in the wedge, then pre-mowing these could be a strategy employed to ensure residuals are achieved.
- With the temperature and day length p this time of year, nitrogen will get a great response rate. Applying nitrogen strategically now could see you being able to graze through without needing to go into these higher covers.
While grazing 2020 hasn’t got off to the best of starts, ensure this doesn’t negatively impact on the rest of the growing season. To talk through what would be best for your situation, get in touch with me or your local Pasture to Profit farm consultant.

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View of the coast from Anaga mountains#
The Anaga mountains and park 28.530556,-16.240833 are located in the northernmost part of Tenerife.
This aread has the highest amount of precipitation, is hence heavily wooded.
The beautiful hiking trails do not see many of the sun- hungry tourists. They offer splendid views down to the coast, both West and East.


Energetic hero, Ram was going through a bad phase and pinned all his hopes on his new film Hello Guru Prema Kosame. The film opened to some career-best collections for Ram and is going steady on the second day as well.
Seeing the response, Ram thanked the audience for making his Dussera so special. The comedy and simple fun generated from the film is being appreciated by the family audience.
With the holiday season on, the collections are going get better in the coming days say trade experts. Trinadh Rao directs this film which has Anupama Parameswaran as the female lead.
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- Taxiwaala’s US premiere collections
- Dil Raju launches Nandita Sweta’s Akshara
- Ram vows to satisfy his fans with his next film
- Taxiwaala off to a good start in the Telugu states
- Ram Charan appreciates Taxiwaala


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This was my first ever cave diving trip, well first ever diving trip. On the Saturday I got a selection of diving kit of various people and also went climbing down at Split rock because it was such a nice day. We all met at the belfry and Trebor checked my kit over. It was then off down Swindon's. The most difficult bit was getting through sump 1, as you had to push all the kit in front of you. Once at sump 2 I was shown how to assemble my kit and I was ready to go. Sump 2 was quite straightforward but I got quite cold waiting in great bell before we did sump 3. We went as far as sump 6 because it was my first trip. I thought the best sump was 4 as it was a bit more technical because you had to manoeuvre round rocks. A thoroughly enjoyable trip.
Caving: Stocks House Mine Shaft (09-Apr-00)
Stocks House Mine Shaft
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After the cave diving trip I went straight to stocks house via The Hunters to do some digging. Tony was already down there and I continued digging the upstream level with him. We broke through after clearing a lot of boulders to a small tube about 6ft in length and through into a small chamber.
Diving: Swildons Hole (09-Apr-00)
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Dusseldorf (Germany): Hosts Germany overpowered India 2-0 in an action-packed encounter here on Tuesday to end their campaign at the 3-Nations Invitational hockey tournament as winners.
Germany previously won 2-1 against Belgium, drew 2-2 with India and lost 2-5 to Belgium in their opening match to finish with seven points while India earned four points from their outings.
Though India began well and won a penalty corner as early as the second minute of the match, the German defence was too good to break for young drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh who had scored a double in India's 3-2 win against Belgium on Monday.
The following minutes of the first quarter saw Germany, the Rio Olympics bronze medallists showcase an improvised execution of attack and ball possession to take early control of the match.
They came up with different variations to make space in the striking circle and found success with Thies Ole Prinz perfectly deflecting the ball into the post in the seventh minute to take Germany's score to 1-0.
Though Germany earned a penalty corner seconds before the end of the first quarter, they couldn't convert the shot as India keeper Akash Chikte came up with a good save.
India played the second quarter patiently, rotating the ball between themselves waiting for an opening in the German defence. Despite several circle penetrations, it took till the 29th minute for the real chance to materialise as India bagged their second penalty corner of the game. The opportunity went amiss though and the first half ended with 1-0 advantage to Germany.
After a goalless third quarter, India continued to stand up to the German challenge, getting closer each time to finding a breakthrough.
An opportunity came by with a little over three minutes left for the final hooter when India won another penalty corner but Harmanpreet's fiercely struck flick was defended by German goalkeeper denying him an equaliser.
With time ticking away rapidly, India pulled out their goalkeeper to play with an extra attacker but could not materialise.
Germany, meanwhile succeeded in pumping their second goal into the post in the 60th minute, thanks to Timm Herzbruch and took home a well-deserved victory.

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The History of the San Ramon Valley Democratic Club
The first Democratic clubs in the San Ramon Valley area probably were organized during the early years of the 20th Century, particularly during and after the Great Depression, when wage earners and the desperate poor turned to the Democrats for relief. We have no records of organized Democratic activities for that period but it is known that residents of Alamo and Danville were organized and active after World War II in the elections of the late 1940’s.
Early History-Reagan & Clinton Years
The rise and fall of SRVDC membership mimicked the fortunes Democrats experienced nationwide. After the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980 the SRVDC fell into apathy and then roused itself for the Clinton years of 1992 to 2000; the main activity was registration of voters. Patt Perlow was President and Chris McGinnis was Treasurer. In 1996 Ellen Tauscher unseated Congressional Representative Bill Baker in a bitter fight that temporarily energized the Democrats in the 11th Congressional District.
Change of Club Name
In 2002 Janine Lappin, assisted by Kish Rajan, set out to create a Blackhawk Democratic Club. Janine went to the Central Committee in Martinez to secure a Charter and was given the Charter of the comatose San Ramon Valley Club. She changed the organization’s name to the Blackhawk Democratic Club, with herself as President. For several months Blackhawk residents Janine, Teresa Cheung, Carl and Rita Carlson, and Dorie and Michael Hecker had lunch and chatted in the Blackhawk Grill, joined by non-Blackhawkers Yvonne and Gordon Kimber, and Peggy and Barney Rubin. Except for a Barbara Boxer fundraiser, those luncheons were the only activity of the SRVDC during that period.
Janine asked Peggy Rubin to be Vice President. With a response from Peggy that only as an activist would she accept, they agreed. Realizing that a Democratic club could not flourish behind the Blackhawk gates, Peggy sought an inexpensive location suitable for club meetings elsewhere in the Valley. After a several months of meetings cramped into the bar area at Mudd’s Restaurant in San Ramon, the restaurant made their Fireside Room available for only the cost of meals. Continued availability of the room made possible the Club’s continued growth.
The Link Leadership
In 2004 Ray and Judy Link joined the Club. Ray organized meetings to rewrite the By-Laws and better define the Club organization. He became the President of the reorganized Club and held that position for five years. During that time the Club strongly participated in Democratic activities: registering voters, holding fundraisers, and phone-banking in support of candidates and ballot initiatives. We believe these activities contributed in some measure to the successful elections of Congressman Jerry McNerney, State Senator Mark DeSalnier, and Assembly Member Joan Buchanan.
Upon the closure of Mudd’s Restaurant in late 2007 the SRVDC meeting place shifted to the Crow Canyon Country Club. In 2009 the Club leadership was passed to Jim Donnelly, and the future is before us.

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Indian Idol is back for its 11th season. The singing reality show has been one of the most popular ones on Indian television. The show is now back with judges Anu Malik, Neha Kakkar and Vishal Dadlani for its new season. Currently, auditions for the new season are on and fans have been excited about the kind of talented singers that are participating in the show this year. In the recent episode though, one of the singers to audition was none other than Azmat Hussain. This name ring any bells? Yes, Azmat is the same child who won became the winner of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Little Champs 8 years ago and was handed a trophy by Shah Rukh Khan. Hussain was a viral sensation back then thanks to his amazing voice and his exceptional talent although, in his recent Indian Idol audition, the singe had a rather sad story to tell. Indian Idol 2019: Who Are the Judges and Host? Is Neha Kakkar Indian Idol Winner? What Is the Age Limit to Participate & Other Questions Answered.
In a video of Indian Idol Season 13 auditions, that is now going viral, we see Azmat sharing how his life changed after the big win but unfortunately not in a good way. In this video, we see Neha recognising Ajmat immediately. When asked about his journey, Hussain said that he was spoiled by the bad company and also went through a phase of drug addiction. He also said that he started hating his own voice and even quit singing.
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The singer later gave his audition on the show and several viewers expressed their support to the struggling singer on social media. A Twitter user commented saying that hopefully, the singer can once again find the motivation and strength to sing as beautifully as he did in his younger days. The show's judge, Vishal Dadlani also tweeted in support of Azmat saying, "We will do whatever we can to encourage him, this I promise you. The vocal coaches at Indian Idol will definitely help #Azmat find his voice again, and we will try to help him recover his love for music."
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The combination of MELD score and ICG liver testing predicts length of stay in the ICU and hospital mortality in liver transplant recipients
BMC Anesthesiology volume 14, Article number: 103 (2014)
Early prediction of outcome would be useful for an optimal intensive care management of liver transplant recipients. Indocyanine green clearance can be measured non-invasively by pulse spectrophometry and is closely related to liver function.
This study was undertaken to assess the predictive value of a combination of the model of end stage liver disease (MELD) score and early indocyanine plasma disappearance rates (ICG-PDR) for length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), length of stay in the hospital and hospital mortality in liver transplant recipients.
Fifty consecutive liver transplant recipients were included in this post Hoc single-center study. ICG-PDR was determined within 6 hours after ICU admission. Endpoints were length of stay in the ICU, length of hospital stay and hospital mortality. The combination of a high MELD score (MELD >25) and a low ICG-PDR clearance (ICG-PDR < 20%/minute) predicts a significant longer stay in the ICU (p = 0.004), a significant longer stay in the hospital (p < 0.001) and a hospital mortality of 40% vs. 0% (p = 0.003).
The combination of MELD scores and a singular ICG-PDR measurement in the early postoperative phase is an accurate predictor for outcome in liver transplant recipients. This easy-to-assess tool might be valuable for an optimal intensive care management of those patients.
In 2002, the United Network for Organ Sharing introduced a new allocation policy for cadaveric liver transplants based on the end-stage liver disease (MELD) scoring system .
However, while the MELD score is an accurate predictor of waiting list mortality [2, 3], recipient-derived methods including MELD [4–7] and, for example, the Child-Pugh score [5, 8] poorly predict mortality in liver transplant recipients. Similarly graft derived methods like the donor risk index, also has poor predictive value . The 2008 Survival Outcomes Following Liver Transplant (SOFT) Score , on the other hand, incorporates 18 recipient- and donor- derived factors as well as operative factors and, as a result, accurately predicts short-term recipient survival following liver transplantation.
Due to the improvement in surgical techniques and a reduction in allograft rejection, the 1-year patient and graft survival is 90% [4, 11, 12], with the highest mortality rate during the early postoperative period in the critical care unit [13, 14]. Major complications occurring in the early postoperative phase are mainly due to graft non-function, acute rejection, sepsis, neurological complications and haemorrhagic shock.
Only limited date on the critical care management of and complications in liver transplant recipients are available [15–18]. Therefore, an easy-to-assess test with good accuracy would be valuable for outcome prediction and risk stratification in the postoperative phase of liver transplant patients.
High MELD scores reflect the severity of liver disease before transplantation and are associated with postoperative morbidity and complication [4, 19]. Less is known about factors which predict postoperative outcome of liver transplant recipients. The assessment of post-transplant liver function traditionally is based on several nonspecific liver function tests that are difficult to interpret and need serial observation . Indocyanine green (ICG) is closely correlated with hepatic function due to its hepatic metabolization. It has proven to predict outcome in critically ill  and septic patients , but its relevance in liver transplantation is elusive [23, 24]. Classically ICG measurements were performed either by spectrophotometry  or with a fiber-optic aortic catheter placed through the femoral artery . Both methods correlate well with graft function, but are time consuming, expensive or invasive. On the other hand, the method of non-invasive ICG measurement based on pulse dye measurement using a finger-clip correlates well with the classical measurements , but it is non-invasive and easy to use.
Therefore we evaluated the predictive power of preoperative MELD, postoperative ICG measurement and a combination of these values regarding length of stay in the ICU, length of stay in the hospital and mortality by performing single and combined ROC analysis.
From September 2007 to June 2009, 50 consecutive patients who underwent transplantation at our center and received an ICG test within six hours after admission to the ICU were included in this Post Hoc analysis. Following approval by the local ethic committee (KEK Kantonale Ethik Kommission [Cantonal Ethical Committee] 4, Canton Zurich), all patients gave written informed consent before transplantation for postoperative data analysis.
ICG liver test
The ICG liver testing was performed noninvasively by pulse spectrophotometry (LiMON®, Pulsion Medical Systems AG, Munich, Germany). After intravenous injection ICG-bolus (0.25 mg/kg; ICG Pulsion Medical Systems AG, Munich, Germany), plasma ICG concentrations were determined by pulse spectrophotometry with a finger-clip sensor that detects two near-infrared wavelengths.
The plasma disappearance rate of ICG (ICG-PDR) was calculated automatically by the time course of the blood ICG concentration (normal value: ICG-PDR ≥ 16%/minute).
After ICU admission, volume was assessed with passive leg raise test and focused transthoracic echocardiography and corrected if necessary. ICG-PDR measurements were performed within 6 hours from admission to the ICU.
All livers were transplanted without a veno-venous bypass, as described by McCormack and colleagues .
Gender, age and body mass index were collected for recipients and donors. For recipients, uncorrected MELD scores, SAPS II as well the incidence of renal replacement therapy (RRT) and hepato-renal-syndrome (HRS) before transplantation were recorded. The values of creatinine, haematocrit, platelets, INR and bilirubin immediately prior to transplantation were gathered. Creatinine values for patients on RRT were excluded. HRS was defined according to the definitions by Arroy  and Salerno .
The incidence of cadaveric or living donors as well as extended donor criteria was registered. Extended donor criteria (marginal grafts) were defined as age of 65 years or older, cold ischemia time of 720 minutes or longer, or biopsy-proven steatosis (micro- or macrovascular in ≥60% of hepatocytes or ≥30% macrovascular steatosis) .
The ICG-PDR was measured within the first 6 hours after admission, the factor V 24 hours after transplantation, and the peak values for bilirubin during the first postoperative week were recorded.
Data concerning length of ICU and hospital stay were collected and hospital mortality was recorded.
Continuous variables were compared with the Mann-Whitney U, or Kruskal-Wallis tests, where appropriate. Differences among proportions were compared using the Fischer’s Exact or the Pearson χ2 tests, where appropriate. All p values were two-sided and considered statistically significant if p ≤0.05. Sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, diagnostic odds ratio (OR), and the receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve were also calculated [32–36]. According to the results, a cut off of 4 days for length of stay in the ICU and 37 days for length of stay in the hospital was determined. Thereafter a logistic regression model including gender, age, BMI and the combined MELD/ICG score was performed. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS Statistics version 20 (SPSS: An IBM Company, Chicago IL, 2012).
Twenty-seven patients stayed in the ICU for more than four days and thirteen patients had a hospital stay of more than thirty-seven days (Table 3). Patients with an ICU stay longer than four days were characterized by a significantly higher MELD score (p = 0.007), significantly decreased ICG-PDR (p = 0.001), significantly elevated peak bilirubin within the first postoperative week (p = 0.03) and significantly decreased factor V within the first 24 hours after operation (p = 0.03). Patients with a prolonged hospital stay over 37 days were characterized by significantly higher MELD score (p < 0.001) and significantly elevated peak bilirubin within the first postoperative week (p = 0.008).
A ROC analysis was performed, which is presented in Table 4 and Figure 1. According to the determined cut off value, a MELD >25 was significant for prolonged ICU stay over four days (OR 4.12, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.2 - 13.8, p = 0.024) and a prolonged hospital stay over 37 days (OR 13.0, 95% CI 2.5 - 68.6, p = 0.001). ICG-PDR < 20%/min was significant for prolonged ICU stay (OR 3.54, 95% CI 1.1-11.8, p = 0.047) and prolonged hospital stay (OR 4.67, 95% CI 1.20-18.34, p = 0.027) respectively. Peak bilirubin >100 μmol/l within the first postoperative week was significant for a prolonged hospital stay (OR = 0.063, 95% CI 0.007-0.54, p = 0.01) but not for prolonged ICU stay (OR = 0.39, 95% CI 0.12-1.21, p = 0.10). Factor V measurement 24 hours postoperatively failed to achieve significance for both length of stay in the ICU (OR = 0.35, 95% CI 0.11-1.13, p = 0.09) and length of hospital stay (OR = 2.13; 95% CI 0.56-8.16, p = 0.34). Four patients (8%) died during hospitalization, characterized by significantly higher MELD scores (p = 0.032) and significantly decreased ICG-PDR (p = 0.026) compared to survivors. Peak bilirubin (p = 0.12) and factor V (p = 0.31) were not significantly different between survivors and non-survivors.
Based on these findings, a combination of MELD and ICG-PDR was tested. A positive MELD/ICG-PDR combination was defined as a high MELD score (MELD score > 25) and a decreased ICG-PDR (ICG-PDR < 20%/min), while all other possible combinations were defined to be a negative combination (Table 5).
A positive MELD and ICG-PDR combination predicted a twice as long ICU length of stay of median 9 days (p = 0.004) and a twice as long hospital stay of median 42 days (p < 0.001) compared to all other possible combinations. Hospital Mortality in case of positive combination was 40%, while it was 0% in case of negative combination (p = 0.003).
A multivariate analysis of ICU length stay selected the MELD/ICG combination as the most prediciting factor, while OR could not be calculated because all cases were discriminated. BMI was significant in this analysis with p = 0.007 (OR 9.61, 95% CI 1.88-26.5). Gender and age were not significant in this analysis (p = 0.16 and p = 0.11 respectively). Concerning Hospital length of stay, the MELD/ICG combination was significant with p = 0.006 (OR 64.17, 95% CI 3.3-1253) and age was significant with p = 0.045 (OR 22.63, 95% CI 1.08-415.2). Gender and BMI were not significant in this analysis (p = 0.61 and p = 0.60 respectively).
The major new findings of this study - undertaken to determine whether an easy-to-use combination of a singular ICG-PDR measurement early after transplantation and MELD correctly predicts postoperative ICU stay, hospital stay and hospital mortality - are that the positive combination of a high MELD score and a low ICG-PDR predicts a significantly longer stay in the ICU (9 days vs. 4 days) and a significantly longer hospital stay (42 days vs. 22 days) as well as a significantly higher hospital mortality (40% vs. 0%) compared to liver transplant recipients with a negative score.
The main limitations of our study are its small sample size and the post-hoc design, but nevertheless the results are promising and should be validated in another prospective collected dataset of liver transplant patients.
Our easy-to-use assessment combines the MELD score, for which it has been proven that high scores are associated with a prolonged postoperative course [4, 19] with an early postoperative ICG-PDR measurement of global liver function.
Low ICG-PDR values in the early postoperative phase of liver transplant recipients predict complications during the early postoperative period [23, 24] while normal values have been shown to predict an uncomplicated postoperative course . Outcome prediction by ICG-PDR values has yielded conflicting results [24, 37, 38].
Measurement of ICG-PDR is an accurate test for evaluating liver function, but, as shown by Levesque’s results , its limitation is the lack to identify the underlying cause of a dysfunction. ICG-PDR is a test for global hepato-splanchnic blood flow and biliary excretion. Therefore, changes in ICG-PDR may be due to local disturbances in hepatic blood flow or systemic disturbances. It has been proved that absence of flow in the hepatic artery and primary graft dysfunction or non-function leads to diminished ICG-PDR [39, 40]. Moreover, it has been shown that ICG-PDR in patients with septic shock is reduced due to hepatocellular dysfunction . For sepsis, it has been shown that recovery and survival is related to the course of repeated ICG-PDR measurements, where continuously low ICG-PDR over time is associated high mortality [22, 23].
Clinical benefit of our findings is risk stratification: Due to early assessment in the postoperative course, the combination of MELD scores and early postoperative ICG-PDR measurement might be valuable to identify risk patients in term of prolonged postoperative course and increased mortality and to prompt appropriate intensive care actions without time delay. This includes reassurement of hepatic blood flow by Doppler ultrasound, angiographic computed tomography or arteriography as well as calculated volume management and early goal-directed therapy in case of sepsis . The negative combination of MELD scores and ICG-PDR seems to identify recipients with short postoperative course and low mortality. This negative predictive value is in agreement with the ICG-PDR data reported by Schneider  and may be useful as a criterion for transferring patients from the ICU to a peripheral ward and allows optimal utilisation of the ICU resources.
While the combination of the MELD score and a singular ICG-PDR measurement in the early postoperative phase and BMI were identified as predictors of ICU length of stay, the combination of MELD score and ICG-PDR and age were identified as predictors for hospital length of stay. Therefore, the MELD and ICG-PDR combination seems to be the best predictor and risk stratificator in liver transplanted recipients admitted to the ICU in terms of ICU length of stay, hospital length of stay and hospital mortality.
In conclusion, the combination of the preoperative MELD score and a singular ICG-PDR measurement in the early postoperative phase (within six hours) is an interesting and easy to assess tool that should be addressed in a larger cohort of patients to evaluate its usefulness in terms of risk stratification and outcome prediction.
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Hepatitis B virus
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MB and SK designed the study, PS performed the study, GB collected data and drafted the manuscript, DAR analysed data, SK and MB wrote the paper. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Klinzing, S., Brandi, G., Stehberger, P.A. et al. The combination of MELD score and ICG liver testing predicts length of stay in the ICU and hospital mortality in liver transplant recipients. BMC Anesthesiol 14, 103 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2253-14-103
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zest from ½ lemon
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