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O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;For His lovingkindness endures forever. Oh let Israel say,“His lovingkindness endures forever.” Oh let the house of Aaron say,“His lovingkindness endures forever.” Oh let those who [reverently] fear the Lord, say,“His lovingkindness endures forever.” Out of my distress I called on the Lord;The Lord answered me and set me free. The Lord is on my side; I will not fear.What can [mere] man do to me? The Lord is on my side, He is among those who help me;Therefore I will look [in triumph] on those who hate me. It is better to take refuge in the LordThan to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in the LordThan to trust in princes. All nations encompassed me;In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off. They encompassed me, yes, they surrounded me [on every side];In the name of the Lord I will cut them off. They swarmed around me like bees;They flare up and are extinguished like a fire of thorns;In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off. You [my enemy] pushed me violently so that I was falling,But the Lord helped me. The Lord is my strength and song,And He has become my salvation. The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous:The right hand of the Lord does valiantly. The right hand of the Lord is exalted;The right hand of the Lord does valiantly. I will not die, but live,And declare the works and recount the illustrious acts of the Lord. The Lord has disciplined me severely,But He has not given me over to death. Open to me the [temple] gates of righteousness;I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to the Lord. This is the gate of the Lord;The righteous will enter through it. I will give thanks to You, for You have heard and answered me;And You have become my salvation [my Rescuer, my Savior]. The stone which the builders rejectedHas become the chief corner stone. This is from the Lord and is His doing;It is marvelous in our eyes. This [day in which God has saved me] is the day which the Lord has made;Let us rejoice and be glad in it. O Lord, save now, we beseech You;O Lord, we beseech You, send now prosperity and give us success! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord;We have blessed you from the house of the Lord [you who come into His sanctuary under His guardianship]. The Lord is God, and He has given us light [illuminating us with His grace and freedom and joy].Bind the festival sacrifices with cords to the horns of the altar. You are my God, and I give thanks to You;[You are] my God, I extol You. O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;For His lovingkindness endures forever.
As the last psalm in the Hallel series, Psalm 118 provides us the text of the last words of corporate worship Jesus shared with His disciples before His death.
At any time prior to His arrest that evening, Jesus could have fled up over the Olivet hill and lost Himself in the Judean desert, but He had long ago resolutely set His face toward the cross(Luke 9:51).
Perhaps today you have been running away or advancing straight ahead in the most difficult situation you have ever faced. If the Lord is directing you to go forward, then let the mind of Jesus- reflected in this psalm-be in you.
The value of Psalm 118 is that it tells us that the circumstances of Jesus did not alter His faith that God is good and His love endures forever. After the sing of this song, the hours ahead would be filled with the betrayal of Judas, that apathy of His closest friends and followers, their abandonment in the moment of His crisis, the denial of His dear friend Peter, suffering flogging and insult, total miscarriage of justice, the torture of crucifixion coupled with the supreme aging of bearing our sins, and feeling forsaken by His Father.
Facing all this in Gethsemane, Jesus sought the comfort of His disciples and was sadly disappointed that they could not even pray with Him for even an hour in His extreme sorrow and pain. There may be times that when we cry and no other human seems to listen. In those times we must, like Jesus, find assurance and comfort from the fact that God hears us(verses 5-7). As our Lord continues praying through this psalm, He considers the advantage of trusting God rather than others(verses 8-9).
The concept of encirclement that dominates Psalm 118 in verses 10-12 was no doubt fresh in the mind of Jesus as He tells His disciples He was surrounded with sorrow(Mark 14:34). Three times Jesus describes Himself as surrounded. The picture here is that of a swarm of bees stinging him or an army positioned on every side with no way of escape. In Psalm 118 for every mention of the word “surrounded” there is a counterblow of faith: “In the name of the Lord, I cut them off.”
Every time we move forward into crises or seasons of deep trial or vulnerability, the enemy tries to make us think, “We’ll never survive this.” Can we not instead speak these Spirit given words:
“The Lord helped me”(verse 13)
“The Lord is my strength and my song”(verse 14)
“The Lord’s right hand is lifted high”(verse 16)
“I will not die but live”(verse 17)
“I will enter the gates of righteousness”(verse 19)
“You answered me” (verse 21)
Knowing that the rejection by others was part of the Father’s plan to elevate Him, Jesus could say, “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”(verse 24)
Psalm 118 ends with the theme of procession. That evening just before Calvary, Jesus looked forward to the future procession into heaven itself(verse 28).
The final words of this psalm which were spoken in the Last Supper are these: “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever(verse 29).
We too can go forward into our trials with these words on our lips and hearts.
Dr. John Thompson


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Holiday Artists' Open House
Laurie Pollpeter Eskenazi and Sophia Forero present their holiday collections; 15% of all sales go directly to hunger relief
Care for the food insecure is a dear issue to artists Laurie Pollpeter Eskenazi and Sophia Forero. To provide relief to struggling families in DuPage County, these local artisans are continuing a 15-year tradition of artful giving by hosting the Holiday Artists’ Open House, a seasonal show benefitting Loaves and Fishes Community Services. The show will be held November 19-21 at the Potting Shed in Naperville. Forero and Eskenazi will be joined by Kristen Jongen, an internationally recognized artist, writer, motivational speaker, and founder of Soul Soup. Also showing will be Cheryl May, oil painter and mixed media creator, and Kate Keilty, potter and arts educator. Together they will present an array of holiday gifts that give back to others: from colorful ceramics, to sparkling jewels, whimsical ornaments, original prints, greeting cards, books, oil paintings, and much more. All pieces are made in the USA. The schedule for the show is as follows: Thursday, November 19th from 6-9pm; Friday from 10am-9pm; and Saturday the 21st from 10am-5pm at the Potting Shed, located behind 225 N. Wright Street in Naperville. This eclectic group of Midwestern artists sells their work all over the US. The list of stores includes Macy’s, museum shops like Asheville’s Biltmore Estate, galleries such as Zoo Gallery in Destin, Florida, and boutiques like Patricia Shoppe of Door County, Wisconsin. Of all sales from the three day show, 15% will go to aid the food and empowerment programs Loaves & Fishes provides for DuPage County residents.
Date & Time
November 21, 2015
10:00AM - 5:00PM
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National Longitudinal Survey of Youth NLSY97
Welcome to the 16th Round of the NLSY97
You may have noticed that it has been awhile since the last time we interviewed you. In between Round 15 and Round 16, a decision was made to transition from interviewing you every year to every other year. One of the primary reasons for this change was to lessen the burden on you. Another is that it will cost less money to run the survey every two years. Just like many of you, we have had to trim our budget and find ways to reduce our expenses. But in order for the survey to continue to succeed, it means that we need your participation more than ever.
Since we last spoke, our country has gone through some difficult times. Many of you have been hit hard by the economic downturn; while for others, it might not have been as hard. As we, as a nation, hit these bumps in the road, it is important to document these changes over time. And when times are tough, we need to hear from you. We want to know how these events are affecting you, your family, and your community. Your information is as important as it has ever been.
As you can see below, researchers have been busy looking at trends on different topic area in the NLSY97 Data.
(Click picture to see recent research papers on these topics)
(Click picture to see recent articles on these topics)
One of the reasons this survey is so important is because it represents the experiences of people from all across the country. Your story represents more than just you when you sit down with your interviewer. You aren’t just telling your story, we get to hear the story of 1,900 like yourself when our interviewers talk with you.
If policymakers and researchers are to truly understand how change affects us as individuals, a community and a nation, then we must continue to support surveys like this. That is why I hope you will join me, and participate in the survey this year.
On behalf of all the dedicated NLS interviewers and staff, I want to say thank you for sticking with us, and we’ll see you soon.
Chuck Pierret, Director
National Longitudinal Surveys
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Migration: Order of Malta at the Marrakech Summit to Adopt the Global Compact. Grand Chancellor: “An important milestone for the international community”
“Migration is a global phenomenon requiring a joint and multilateral approach,” said Albrecht Boeselager, Grand Chancellor of the Order of Malta, from Marrakech in Morocco during the conference to approve the Global Compact, an agreement prepared under the auspices of the United Nations that establishes the guidelines for global migration management politics and strategies. The agreement comprises 23 objectives, developed over two years of negotiation to arrive at a joint document, to which the Order of Malta has contributed from the start through its diplomatic mission to the United Nations in New York.
The promotion of legal access routes, the defence of international human rights and humanitarian laws, the eradication of human trafficking, the creation of policies for fostering the integration of migrants also in the labour market and in education for minors, the development of policies for family reunification, involving not only state institutes but also civil society and the voluntary sector: these are just some of the Order of Malta’s proposals for the “Global Compact for safe, regular and orderly migration”.
“With the unprecedented figure of over 40 million slaves in the world, we cannot ignore the fact that the non-management of migration strengthens the criminal networks that exploit migrants and refugees. We’re not just talking about trafficking in persons but also in organs, weapons and drugs,” said Boeselager, referring to the efforts of the two Order of Malta ambassadors responsible for maintaining the focus on human trafficking.
“The militarization of borders leads to a militarization of traffickers and a strengthening of criminal infrastructures,” the Grand Chancellor said, pointing out that it is precisely in the interests of the main recipient countries to sign an agreement that guarantees “an orderly management of flows through sharing information for the identification and repatriation of irregular migrants”.
The Order of Malta is present in the main countries of origin, transit and arrival of migrants and refugees. It develops health and social projects for refugees in Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq and since 2008 it has been present on the Italian vessels operating in the Mediterranean Sea, providing first aid to migrants attempting the crossing on rubber dinghies and makeshift boats. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the Order also runs numerous healthcare projects. In Germany, it manages some 150 centres for migrants and refugees where it offers legal, social and psychological assistance as well as courses for fostering integration.


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Humble Gluten-Free Flour Beginnings
In 2004, when I first started baking gluten-free, I was a grateful disciple of Bette Hagman, the Gluten-Free Gourmet. I pored over her books, trying desperately to understand enough to enable me to bake something—anything—familiar for my very young, very hungry gluten-free son.
Bette’s many cookbooks were among the very first to make gluten-free baking even possible. To approximate wheat flours in baking, she preached lots of different multi-ingredient blends of gluten-free flours, each for its specific purpose. It was cumbersome and often confusing, but it was a lift raft for me all the same. I purchased the component flours, I made the blends, and I baked my little heart out.
Over time, craving simplicity, I began purchasing ready-made blends that mimicked one particular Bette Hagman blend that seemed most versatile. It was a bean-based flour, and although it was relatively versatile, it smelled awful and limited my baking repertoire severely. When I finally learned (from some of my blog readers!) of Better Batter’s all-purpose gluten-free blend, I cried tears of joy.
Better Batter’s all-purpose blend
For years after discovering Better Batter, I didn’t touch even a single component gluten-free flour, preferring to leave the high cost and confusion of those days behind entirely. I periodically purchased other companies’ all-purpose gluten-free flour blends, but that was as far as I strayed.
No one gluten-free flour is comparable to conventional all-purpose gluten-containing flour, but I feel strongly that gluten-free baking should be accessible to everyone. Not precious or out of reach. And requiring the use of lots of different flour blends for basic baking recipes like muffins and cookies is just too hard.
It is for that reason that I formulate all of my recipes for my blog and cookbooks for use with a high-quality all-purpose gluten-free flour like Better Batter. For more specialized recipes like pastry and yeast breads, somewhat specialized blends make sense. But early success in gluten-free baking fuels confidence, which leads to more gluten-free baking, which leads to a sense of satisfaction and control. And a return to normalcy. All good things.
More recently, with my bean flour days long behind me and a couple cookbooks under my belt, I have begun to experiment with my own blends—mostly as my readers have demanded it. I have broken down a couple popular blends into their component parts in what I find are the proper proportions to get comparable results. But I’m always seeking at least a multi-purpose blend.
When deciding whether you would like to blend your own flours, start small. And assume that, at least for most purposes, you will need xanthan gum or guar gum to hold your gluten-free baked good together. Unless you have a rice allergy or intolerance, avoid bean flour blends. And remember that multi-ingredient gluten-free baking mixes that contain ingredients such as baking powder, baking soda and salt are not intended to be all-purpose gluten-free flours. They will not work in gluten-free recipes that are not specially formulated for them (which means that they will not work in any of my recipes).
So start simple, be successful and then get complicated, if you like. And then let me know how it goes!

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Explore Botswanas most popular National Park in one day.
A day full of excitement and experiences.
The Riverfront in Chobe National Park is counting the highest numbers of visitors of all parks in Botswana. Famous for its large numbers of elephants Chobe attracts animal lovers from all over the world.
You start the day with a morning game drive in an open 4×4 safari vehicle. During lunch break you have the possibility to order a proper meal and to share the experiences of the morning. When the heat of the midday sun is slowly going down and the animals come out their hiding places you get a different angle of the park on a 3-hrs Boat-Safari. Before the sun sets you are back at your lodge with plenty of pictures and unforgettable memories.
Optionally you can skip the boat-safari and spend the whole Day Trip on road in the 4×4 vehicle. The Trip will be slightly shorter than the 4×4 + boat version. This is a good alternative, if you plan to book a boat cruise separately from the Day Trip.
The Chobe Day Trip is definately the most affortable way of visiting our wildlife.
If you only have little time or you are travelling on a budget the Chobe Day Trip is a must do!
(inclusive water, but lunch is excluded)

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Thai stocks fell on Monday while Malaysian equities tumbled to a seven-month low, leading a selloff across many of southeast Asia’s markets, after the government in Kuala Lumpur extended a nationwide lockdown due to elevated Covid-19 infections.
The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index dropped as much as 1.3% on Monday, while Indonesia’s stock benchmark fell the most in six weeks. In Thailand, the key index sank by as much as 1.1% to the weakest since late May, although it later pared losses and was down 0.2% at the close.
The baht and Philippine peso led declines among Southeast Asian currencies, weakening 0.3% each versus the dollar. Indonesia’s rupiah dropped 0.1%.
Nations across Southeast Asia are struggling to contain the pandemic, clouding recoveries in their economies. Indonesia reported fresh records in daily cases while the Thai goverment suspended dine-in services for a month at restaurants in Bangkok and nearby provinces.
“The tightening in restrictions in some parts of Southeast Asia to curb rising Covid-19 cases will hurt domestic demand and hold back economic recovery,” said Khoon Goh, head of Asian research in Singapore at Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. “Given the need for more policy support, especially on the fiscal side, this is weighing on domestic asset prices in those countries.”
A gauge of Southeast Asian stocks tumbled as much as 0.9% to the lowest level since May 21. The measure is down 7% from a January high.
The Philippines will likely shed light on whether to keep or relax its current restrictions as early as Monday night when President Rodrigo Duterte holds a recorded televised weekly press conference. The Manila capital region and neighboring Bulacan province are under “general community quarantine” with “some restrictions” until June 30. The benchmark index was down as much as 0.6%.
In Malaysia, the government expects that its economy will bounce back in the final three months of the year, as the ongoing lockdown poses risks to its growth trajectory. The World Bank on Wednesday slashed its 2021 growth forecast for the nation to 4.5% from 6%.
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will unveil a stimulus package to protect the people and restore the economy at 5pm local time on Monday, according to a tweet from the premier.
”Stricter controls in several countries will hurt the market sentiment,” said Kitpon Pripisankit, an analyst at UOB Kay Hian Securities (Thailand) Plc. “This should push downside pressure on the equities, whose valuations are stretched on optimism about economic reopening.”
The movement restrictions will stay in place until daily cases falls below 4,000, the official Bernama news agency reported on Sunday, citing Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin. The government will announce more comprehensive assistance programmes for all groups on Monday or Tuesday, he said during a visit to a vaccination center in the state of Selangor.
The Malaysian stock index is down more than 8% from a Dec. 11 high amid concern over the government’s handling of the pandemic and rising political risks. The country returned to a hard lockdown this month after new cases topped a record 9,000 by end-May.
The closing of all but essential sectors is costing the economy 1 billion ringgit (7.7 billion baht) a day, Muhyiddin said earlier this month while unveiling a recovery plan. The prime minister announced a 40 billion ringgit package at the end of May, the government’s third this year.

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Komplify- Simplifying Compliance for Growing Businesses
The complex nature of compliance and the perils of avoiding it have been discussed at length in the previous two blogs. We are sure that many of you have experienced this first hand in your day-to-day business dealings and wondered what the solution is. At Lexplosion Solutions Pvt Ltd, it has been our constant endeavour over the past decade to help Indian businesses with finding simple but efficient solutions to their compliance problems. Our latest innovation is Komplify, a digital compliance kit tailored to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) manage their compliances without involving lawyers, chartered accountants or a dedicated compliance team.
Komplify has more than 5000 critical compliances in its master checklist applicable to SMEs across industry clusters and states. These cover registrations; approvals; consents; clearances; renewals; filings and record maintenance matters across the following modules:
- Taxation: Income Tax; Service Tax; Customs; Excise; VAT; Entry tax; Entry tax etc.
- Corporate Compliances: Companies Act; SEBI; FEMA; LLP Act; Cooperative Societies Act etc.
- Labour and Employment: Provident Fund; Contract Labour; Minimum Wages; Payment of Wages; Prevention of Sexual Harassment etc.
- Environment Health and Safety: Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise Pollution etc.
- Industry-specific: Factories Act; Legal Metrology Act; Information Technology Act; Drugs and Cosmetics Act; Food Safety Act etc.
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As explained earlier, every business has to function within the paradigms defined by Central, State and Municipal Act as well as many Central Acts read with the Rules of the state in which the business is located. By responding to a simple online questionnaire, Komplify allows you to access these laws â€“ classified into the ones that are definitely applicable to your business and ones that may apply to your business. You can read the summary of the laws; the key compliances; and the penalties associated with you and take a call on which ones you want checklists for. All this for free! Once you select your laws, you can on a payment of a small annual fee, get all your associated compliances in simple language in the form of an online checklist. And that is just the beginning.
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Even if your business is spread across multiple states, managing the compliances for each unit is a cakewalk through Komplify, as it shows the applicable compliance checklists by business unit. You can define your compliance users online and allocate compliances to them accordingly, simply with a few clicks of the mouse. Once done, getting alerts; doing ongoing internal audits; and generating management reports hardly take any time. The software also features a calendar that manages your compliances, leaving you free to focus on operational optimizations.
Ahead of Time Alerts
Keeping in mind the busy schedule of entrepreneurs, we have included the feature of ahead-of-time alerts. It allows you to receive email alerts well before the compliance date. You can keep track of the compliances due, thanks to the alerts shown on the calendar. Any changes to existing compliances or implementation of new laws would be intimated to you, thereby helping you stay up-to-date on legalities.
Real Time Compliance Status
Komplify allows you to generate customized compliance reports, which would be of great help when you compile the compliance report to be presented with the Annual Report of your company (as per the Companies Act, 2013). You can slice and dice it according to operating units and the nature of compliance users. Procuring compliance certificates online without having to spend hours and a lump sum on it is also possible through Komplify.
Apart from being a multi-benefit tool, Komplify is easy-to-use and time saving. All it takes is 10 to 15 minutes for you to fill out a form with your company details, and your user account will be created. Thereafter, you can view all the compliances applicable to you.
You can get started for free and pay a nominal subscription fee to get your compliance management system in place and have your business running like clockwork.

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ancient foundation (672 a.C.), rises between Foligno
and Spoleto, 425 meters
on the seaa level on Monte Serano and enjoys a panoramic position
on the plain of the Clitunno river cultivated with olive trees
and on the hills of Montefalco.
To the visitor interested in art Trevi offers the Gothic church
of Saint Francesco (XIII sec.) which keeps one of
the most ancient organs, the Palazzo Comunale hosting the
Pinacoteca where a Madonna of the Pinturicchio
can be admired, the church of San Emiliano
(XII sec.) and the Madonna delle Lacrime
embellished by a Perugino's fresco.
Trevi then means also good olive oil and
biological products that adorn the tables
of the restaurants and the wine cellars of the city.


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Death from sepsis or severe infections occurs commonly in low income countries. Many die in the hospital despite receiving antibiotics and other forms of treatment. Now, a new study has reported that infusing a combination of three cheap medicines- Vitamin C, Vitamin B (thiamine) and steroids- can really reduce the number of deaths from severe infection.
The study was published in the June, 2017 issue of CHEST journal.
According to a statement by the authors, ’’results suggest that early use of intravenous vitamin c, together with corticosteroids and thiamine may prove to be effective in preventing progressive organ dysfunction, including acute kidney injury , and reducing the mortality of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock.’’
The authors observed that generally persons with severe infection have low levels of vitamin C and thiamine too. Therefore replacing these body nutrients rapidly during infection prevents damage to organs and death. Remarkably, all three agents have been found to be safe even in high doses. In view of these the authors recommended that this treatment strategy could be adopted till additional trials confirm their effectiveness.
Why is this information important?
The number of deaths from sepsis is high worldwide. It accounts for up to 300 million deaths annually. Most of these occur in developing countries because of limited resources, shortage of health care workers and late presentation to the hospital. In Nigeria, sepsis was recently reported as the leading cause of death in children less than 5 year old.
There are already measures and protocols in place to treat sepsis. Nevertheless, the mortality remains high. Some of the laboratory investigations and medicines needed to effectively fight the germs are beyond the reach of millions of patients in low income countries who are expected to pay out of their pocket. Many require critically ill patients require care in Intensive care unit which is quite expensive too.
Therefore, access to a cheap cocktail of effective medicines may really boost efforts to reduce the burden of sepsis in low income countries. Nevertheless, it is important to note that this study was involved a small sample of patients, so it is still difficult to confidently conclude if the treatment is reliable or effective. Hopefully further research would shed more light on this.
In the meantime, what can you do to prevent sepsis?
The most important thing you can do to prevent sepsis is to take steps to prevent infection:
- Good personal hygiene: Washing hands regularly and properly
- Proper care of wounds
- Ensuring your vaccinations are up-to-date (confirm with your doctors )
- Stopping the inappropriate use of antibiotics. The wrong use of antibiotics makes it more difficult for the medicines to fight germs. Therefore, only use antibiotics on prescription.
Know the warning signs of sepsis and Get proper treatment immediately.
Apart from the signs of a specific infection, according to the Centers for disease control and prevention, look out for the following
- Shivering or fever
- Clammy, sweaty skin
- Confusion or disorientation
- Breathing difficulties
- Rapid heart beats
All infections can lead to sepsis. Sepsis usually occurs with infections of the lungs, skin, gut and guts. Several germs cause sepsis, but bacteria are the most common. Therefore, if you have an infection, don’t take it lightly. Get help from reliable sources immediately.
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Dwight E. Matthews
Bioanalytical Chemistry, Mass Spec., Omics
Research Description: Prof. Matthews has been an analytical chemist and mass spectrometrist for over 30 years developing new methods for measurement of stable isotopically labeled biomolecules by mass spectrometry. The focus of his work has been use of the stable isotopes as tracers for measuring kinetic rates of metabolic processes in vivo and in vitro. Many of the methods developed have become standard methods in a variety of investigator laboratories and have been applied world-wide.