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The ETF Securities Partner Series joins with Australian and international investment professionals to discuss the big issues of the day and what these mean for investors.
The Australian ETF market has grown rapidly in recent years, with current market capitalisation at $56.63bn across 212 products . Like other investment products, it has also been affected by COVID-19 driven market volatility.
ETF Securities spoke to Martin Dinh, Senior Product Manager at the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) to explore his insights on the Australian ETF market and what has happened in recent months.
The increasing popularity of ETFs
The first Australian ETF was launched in 2001 and while growth in assets and available products was initially slow, taking nearly 16 years to reach $30bn in assets under management, the Australian ETF market doubled in value between 2017 and 2020.
Investors often consider ETFs for characteristics like liquidity, ease of access and cost efficiency. Mr Dinh views part of their popularity being driven by offering access to a wider audience.
“ETFs have democratised investing, by opening up investment strategies and entire asset classes that were only historically available to the largest investors. Now a retail investor like you or me can get diversification in a single trade to virtually every asset class and investment strategy, improving our ability to diversify our portfolio and express our market views. ETFs have also performed as advertised, and even in the toughest of times, have provided investors with the ability to enter or exit their investment, or purchase their chosen ETF as and when required, with years of trading data showing that the ETF wrapper works,” he says.
Mr Dinh still views there being a long way for the ETF market to go, particularly in terms of education. ETFs started as broad-based simple passive investments but have become more sophisticated over time. While there is still some confusion over how even basic forms trade, many investors are also trying to grapple with leveraged and inverse forms as well, not to mention newer active ETFs.
Financial risks and regulation
ETFs are regulated under an ASX system called the AQUA rules, which covers who can create an ETF, the structures for ETFs, assets which can be included in ETFs, along with other standards. ETFs are actively monitored for compliance with the rules after being admitted.
“The objective of the AQUA rules is to ensure that investors are protected from the financial risk of the ETF provider, and that the ETF wrapper creates an ecosystem where investors can enter or exit the investment or purchase their chosen ETF as and when required,” says Mr Dinh.
Has this held up in the recent market volatility?
ETFs have continued to be accessible in the recent volatility, even experiencing increased levels of trading, but there’s no question these investments have been affected, just as any other products.
“First, we saw FUM fall from $63.6 billion to $59.6 billion, marking the largest ever monthly drop in FUM, mainly driven by adverse price moments. Now, for as bad as March was, you expect to see millions of dollars worth of outflows. But in reality, ETFs actually brought in $300 million of assets,” says Mr Dinh.
He notes flows largely went into broad-based Australian equities, with $919 million into the three largest Australian broad-based ETFs but was also surprised to see flows into poorer performing ETFs, including oil-related, property and domestic financial sector ETFs.
These were not the only areas to experience trading growth as Mr Dinh noticed surges in trading activity for equity leveraged and inverse ETFs, equity and commodity currency hedged ETFs and gold-related products.
“ETF trading activity increased exponentially. ETFs on average traded 770 million dollars a day, which was an astounding more than four times higher than its previous peak. We also saw an uptick in the number of transactions, with ETFs seeing approximately 748,000 transactions for the month, which was more than two and a half times higher than its previous peak,” says Mr Dinh.
Mr Dinh views this trading activity as testament to investor confidence in ETF liquidity.
Future development in ETFs
Mr Dinh sees any continued volatility in markets as providing a case for fixed income ETFs, inverse and leveraged ETFs and currency hedged ETFs.
He says, “On average, fixed income ETFs were only down 4.2% compared to the S&P/ASX 200 which was down 21%”.
Many investors have also viewed ETFs as a short-term trading tool, which has accounted for some of the recent flows.
“I think investors out there will see the COVID-19 pandemic, or at least some of them will see it, as a great buying opportunity, as they say, to take advantage of cheaper prices, or maybe take a swing at beaten down areas, hoping for a big rebound should the COVID-19 fears fade,” Mr Dinh says.
Educating investors on the ETF market
There is still a lot of misunderstanding around ETFs and how they work in the retail investment space.
Investors seeking more information can access education on the ASX website, the education and research sections of the ETF Securities website, as well as by contacting our team.

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Ok, my kitchen sweep for High fructose corn syrup (herafter referred to as 'the offending ingredient' or simply 'crap') proved to be not nearly as painful as I thought it would be. Here are all the products in our house that contain the offending ingredient. The stack is actually smaller than I thought it would be and several of these products we don't use that often anyway. It shouldn't be too hard to replace most of these items with healthier versions. In fact, I think I'll let this be the guide for my pantry replacement challenge.
I'm planting pickling cucumbers in the garden this year, so I will add relish to my list of 'things to can' as well as pickles. Strawberry season starts in a couple weeks and we live about 3 blocks from the field where they are grown and sold. Only problem with that plan is that we all LOVE strawberries and I'll have a hard time making jam before they get eaten. I guess I'll just have to buy 3x as many and make the jam immediately.
I found a recipe for ketchup and we're growing loads of tomatoes this year. Hopefully, we'll get a better crop than we got last year. Not sure about the Apricot pineapple jam, which I use in one of our kids favorite recipes (along with the dried onion soup mix). I guess I can buy apricots at the Farmers market and settle for non-local pineapple (aren't they grown in Hawaii?). I'll get back to you on that idea, as well as the enchilada and Worcestershire sauces.
We are taking a road trip on Sunday to visit Brad in Fresno, so we'll stop by Trader Joe's and Whole Foods to see if we can find REAL chocolate syrups...did you know Hershey's is made with Genuine Chocolate flavoring?
Finally, hiding in the back there is the ever popular health food - Cocoa Puffs, which on any given day could be replaced with Fruit Loops, Cocoa Pebbles or Captian Crunch (known as 'the Captain' to our youngest son - who is 17yrs. old BTW:). That particular food item may not be off the shopping list until said child moves out of the house. But hey, he will eat an entire bag of carrots (withOUT Ranch) in one sitting (I know cause he leaves the bags all over the house). So I guess I can cut him some slack when it comes to his breakfast cereal choices. Besides, his older brother gets on him enuf already about his diet; at 20yrs. old Sam has discovered the benefits of eating healthy and is intent on 'converting' his little brother.
So there you have it....at least 4 items I can replace with homegrown or local produce...several more that I will search out recipes for homemade versions to least 'clean up' the ingredient list and a couple we can replace with healthier versions. I'll keep you posted.

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The BG30 gas detector is an extremely versatile tool for commercial use to detect gas leaks in pipes and fittings. This gas detector is an absolute must for use in the home, on camping sites, on boats or simply everywhere where flammable gases are stored or in use.
Quick and easy detection of gas leaks
This gas detector is an absolute must for use in the home, on camping sites, on boots or simply everywhere where flammable gases are stored or in use. It’s always better to play it safe and check your camping gas capsules, liquid gas bottles or gas soldering irons regularly to see whether they are air-tight or not.
The BG30 is also a versatile measuring device for detecting gas leaks in piping or fittings.
An acoustic alarm sounds with increasing volume and frequency to signal the intensity and source of the leak. A headset can be worn to eliminate any interference from surrounding sources.
The lower explosion level (LEL) for the BG30 is only 10 % making it even more sensitive than the arithmetically designated alarm threshold as laid down in many norms and regulations. LEL stands for lower explosion level and defines the minimum gas concentration in the air in which an explosion can occur.
Benefits in practice:
- Gas warning meter and gas detector-in-one meter
- Optic and acoustic alarm
- Alarm frequency and volume in relation to gas concentration
- Individual calibration via infinitely adjustable sensitivity controls
- Easy one-handed operation
- Excellent value for money
- Semi-flexible, 40 cm long swan neck probe for hard-to-reach or otherwise inaccessible places
The BG30 is able to reliably detect natural gas, methane, ethane, propane, butane, acetone, alcohol, ammoniac, petrol, LPG, engine fuel, hydrogen sulphide, industrial solvents, paint thinners and other combustible gases.
Technical data of the BG30:
- Accuracy: 50 ppm
- Standard calibration: Methane
- Alarm threshold / Alarm level max.: 10 % UEG / 40 % UEG
- Warm-up time: approx. 60 seconds
- Reaction time: < 2 seconds (up to 40 % LEL)
- Functions: Optic and acoustic alarm (alarm frequency and volume in relation to gasconcentration), individual calibration via infinitely variable intensity controls, headphone jack
- Surrounding conditions of the operation: 0 to +50 °C, 10 to 90 % RH (non-condensing)
- Surrounding conditions of the storage: -30 to +60 °C
- Swan neck probe: Length approx. 40 cm
- Battery lifespan: approx. 8 hrs
- Dimensions: 221 x 72 x 24 mm
- Weight: 520 g
- Scope of supply : Meter, batteries, carry case, operating instructions


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McKinney will join the nation in celebrating the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 1. A citywide prayer & worship event, the public is invited to gather at Town Lake Park at the West Pavilion at 5:45 p.m. The event will and end at 6:45 p.m.This year’s theme is “One Voice, United in Prayer”, which according to the National Day of Prayer website emphasizes “the need for individuals, corporately and individually, to place their faith in the unfailing character of their Creator, who is sovereign over all governments, authorities, and men. To further highlight our theme, we’ve chosen Romans 15:6 as our Scripture for this year: “So that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Mayor Brian Loughmiller will give the proclamation and there will be a multi-church worship band and choir.
The National Day of Prayer was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress, and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. People of all faiths are invited to pray for the nation. Celebrated my millions of Americans, the event has transformed into an annual national observance held on the first Thursday in May.

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HuiYing was just one year old when she arrived at The China Care Home. A few days after her arrival, she was sent to hospital for surgery to repair her bilateral cleft lip and palate. However, during her hospitalization, her doctors discovered that she had a heart defect that needed to be surgically prepared. But HuiYing’s heart surgery also had to be postponed because she developed pneumonia and a high white blood cell count. Her surgery has been postponed several more times because of chicken pox or a cough or a high blood cell count. Meanwhile, HuiYing’s nannies at The China Care Home have been taking good care of her so that she will be able to heal and get strong for her surgeries.
When HuiYing first arrived at The China Care Home, she couldn’t sit steadily by herself. Her nannies helped her do a lot of exercises every day to improve her physical condition. Now, she can stand and walk by holding on to the bars of the crib. She is a very active girl and never stops crawling or turning over on the gym mat. Sometimes, she is mischievous. She crawls to the nanny who is bottle feeding a baby and wants to grab the bottle.
HuiYing is a good mimic. When she sees a nanny clap her hands, she also claps her hands immediately. Her appetite is quite good. She can eat a whole bowl of baby food. In order to prepare for the coming lip repair surgery, her nannies use the bottle with a cleft spoon to feed her milk so she can get used to it because cleft babies have to drink milk in this way after their surgery. Soon HuiYing will undergo heart surgery and then after she recuperates, lip repair surgery. HuiYing will then have a healthy heart and also more beautiful smiles.

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I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Football unites. It unites people, it unites peoples, and it even unites divided countries. That’s exactly what’s happened with England over the last three and a half weeks.
The semi-final last night against Croatia was devastating – for the first time during this World Cup, this great young team just didn’t seem to be able to stand up to the pressure; or maybe Croatia was just that tiny bit better. Anyway, nobody here in England blames them or holds a grudge against them; they gave their best in this tournament, which was much more than anybody had expected. Throughout the competition, they gave a wonderful display of unity and comradeship, something we hadn’t seen from an English National Team in a while.
Gareth Southgate, who had taken over the English National Team two years ago, has done an incredible job – he transformed a mediocre and somewhat listless bunch into an eager young squad hungry for victories and willing to give everything. And that was exactly what England needed right now: something to celebrate, something to believe in. For England has always been a great football nation; the rules of modern football were devised in England, and they won the World Cup in 1966 – a triumph of which people still keep talking and dreaming, because ever since, there hasn’t been any such success. Last night, though, Southgate’s team came SO close – if they’d beaten Croatia, they’d have played in a World Cup final for the first time since Wembley 1966, 52 years ago.
So, today’s newspapers all over the country sing the praises of our defeated heroes – we love them, we adore them, and we’re looking forward to seeing more of them as they’ll mature and get even better. England has got new idols – ALL of England, not only the football fans. Southgate and his boys are everybody’s darlings, they’ve united the country that has been divided for two years now, ever since the Brexit referendum.
The UK is on his way out of the European Union after the narrow victory of the Brexiteers; half the country wants to stay in Europe, the other half wants to leave it. Even the English flag had become a symbol for English nationalism, for Brexit fans, for anti-Europeans. But now? During the past three weeks, lots and lots of English flags have made their appearance on England’s streets, in shops, in pubs, everywhere – and certainly not as a political symbol, but as a tribute to our National Team; and to just feeling English, not better than others, just different.
I’ve honestly seen things here in London lately that I’d never expected to see – even in our Irish pub, right next to all the Irish flags, there’s a huge St George’s flag on the wall now! The English and the Irish have been bitter enemies for centuries; but the spirit of this great new English team has managed to reconcile even them, and to make even the London Irish feel a bit English.
And, of course, the new team is a wonderful example of a multi-cultural and multi-racial family: almost half of the 23 lads who really seemed like brothers all throughout the competition are black; racism doesn’t stand a chance against such unity. We’ve got to know and love them all; they’re all English, and we’re all English. (And this from someone who was born in Germany, has lived in Greece for 20 years, and only just started living part-time in London two years ago!)
It was a heart-breaking night yesterday for everybody, the manager, the boys, the fans; but there were also very touching moments that made us love them even more – how Gareth comforted them one by one, like a father, how the fans in Moscow gave them standing ovations; even the TV presenters were moved to tears.
Yes, those are the new heroes of England – the heroes of a peaceful game that unites, that brings joy to the world, that brings people together; football, the Beautiful Game.


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Simple and stylish and I found it really appealing
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Apocynaceae wood evolution matches key morphological innovations
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Proposed Symposium Title: Apocynaceae wood evolution matches key morphological innovations
Vicky Beckers1,2, Mary Endress3, Pieter Baas1, Erik Smets1,2 and Frederic Lens1,2
Affiliations: 1 Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, The Netherlands 2 Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands 3 University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Apocynaceae are a wonderfully diverse group, widely studied for their variable evolutionary processes. The stem is one of the most functionally important plant parts, yet a wood anatomical overview of this family is missing. Here, we present a wood anatomical overview of the Apocynaceae, including reconstructions of wood evolution. To do so, we revised over 200 published wood anatomical descriptions and made original sections and light microscopic descriptions for another ~50 species. Changes in wood anatomical characters through time were visualized with ancestral state reconstructions on a selection of 26 informative traits for 147 woody species included in the family's most recent molecular phylogeny. We performed tests for correlated evolution on a combined dataset of anatomical and published morphological traits to identify potential synnovations and key traits associated with growth form adaptations. The most important finding was a shift towards a syndrome of derived wood anatomical traits within the paraphyletic apocynoid grade that include an increased presence of vessel multiples, vessel dimorphism, laticifers, cambial variants, and paratracheal axial parenchyma. These traits separate the grade into early- and later diverging tribes, and continue in the monophyletic Periplocoideae, Secamonoideae, and Asclepiadoideae. When we compared these trait reconstructions with morphology traits evolution, we found that key morphological innovations co-occur with wood characters on consecutive nodes in the family’s phylogeny. In contrast to these abrupt trait changes, vessel elements and fibers gradually shorten along the phylogenetic backbone of the family. This correlates to a general plant size reduction, regardless of the many transitions towards (phylogenetically) derived woodiness and a scandent or erect growth form. In conclusion, there are clear evolutionary transitions in the wood anatomy of Apocynaceae –many associated with climbers – representing structural adaptations that are part of a cascade of morphological evolutionary changes across the family.

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Aspirin & asthma
One in five asthmatic patients are sensitive to aspirin. Yet, many are unaware.Updated: Feb 20, 2004 20:18 IST
One in five asthmatic patients are sensitive to aspirin. Yet, many are unaware that they are at risk of a potentially life-threatening reaction known as aspirin-induced asthma, warn researchers in this week's BMJ.
Aspirin-induced asthma is a severe reaction to aspirin and other commonly used painkillers, but controversy exists over its prevalence.
The researchers analysed 21 studies of asthmatic patients and found the prevalence of aspirin induced asthma to be 21 per cent in adults and five per cent in children.
Most of these patients were also sensitive to over the counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen, naproxen, and diclofenac, but only seven per cent of them were sensitive to paracetamol.
Since aspirin and NSAIDs are often self prescribed, patients diagnosed with asthma should be alerted to the possibility of aspirin induced asthma by their healthcare professional, say the authors.
They recommend including simple, standardised warnings on packs of aspirin and NSAIDs, alerting asthmatic patients to the potential risks.
First Published: Feb 20, 2004 20:18 IST


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Dance clue to Book of Kells
The folk-dance enthusiast hit upon the discovery when he compared designs in the manuscript with ancient folk dances performed in parts of the British Isles. Nowell has even recreated lost devotional dances he believes have lain hidden since the 9th century.
In an article in the summer issue of Archaeology Ireland, Nowell explains his interpretation of the designs in the Book of Kells, as well as similar ones on the Togherstown Bronze and Kells Market Cross, two high crosses from the same period. The circular designs represent interlocked groups of three or four dancing men, known as roundels. Nowell believes that Irish monks may have performed the dances while spreading the Christian message across Europe.
One dance, which is still performed and may have its

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Good news, everyone: the U.S. House actually voted to keep the National Security Agency from fiddling around with encryption standards -- specifically, the House voted to de-fund NSA efforts to influence the National Institute of Standards and Technology. It's just one amendment to a huge defense appropriations bill, and the Senate might strip it out, or the amendment might get conferenced out -- and don't think all of that didn't enter into many House members' calculations as they voted "yea" -- but this is still progress.
Big railroad corporations publicly support better government rail safety regulations -- but argue against better regulations when meeting with our government. They don't want electronically-controlled brakes, they don't want to slow down speeds, and they don't even want to put a crew on trains so that maybe the trains don't crash (or, if they do, someone's there to do something about it). Well, it's not like train crashes have been all over the news or anything.
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) suggests he'll work around the state legislature's attempts to stop him from expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. He exerted a line-item veto on a section of the state budget that would have permanently banned a Medicaid expansion, but I disapprove of line-item vetoes -- they expand Executive branch power, a power of which we should always be suspicious. And a line-item veto is no substitute for politicians who actually do the will of their constituents -- or for Executives who embarrass legislators into doing the will of their constituents.
Nestled in the middle of Friday's Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest -- which I read every day, and which I highly recommend -- was this item, describing how right-wing SuperPACs have thus far spent over $1 million in New York's 21st House district either supporting one Republican primary candidate (and ex-Bush Mobber) or trashing the other. Is this why the rich need low taxes? So they can throw away seven figures conning NY-21's primary voters into selecting the candidate who would serve big corporate power more efficiently? And not so they could create jobs and change the world for the better?
Finally, yet another right-wing Congressman suggests that since he doesn't need maternity coverage, the Affordable Care Act shouldn't mandate such coverage. Punchline: he said this to a pregnant doctor testifying before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. (Clearly the Committee committed an oversight when they put him on it, amirite? Thank you! I'll be here all night!) It doesn't matter that he's against it not because he's a man, but because he and his wife are in their fifties and aren't contemplating having more children -- he's still acting like he's the center of the universe, which is, in my cosmology, a nearly-unforgivable sin.


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PASA (Publishers’ Association of South Africa) is the largest publishing industry body in South Africa. PASA is committed to creativity, literacy, the free flow of ideas and encouraging a culture of reading. The Publishers’ Association of South Africa aims to promote and protect the rights and responsibilities of the publishing sector in South Africa PASA Membership offers support and networking within the industry, access to information relating to the industry, inclusion in the PASA directory and on the PASA Website. Copyright lies at the heart of the publishing industry. Book publishers (creators, acquirers, custodians and managers of intellectual property rights) have a responsibility to exploit such rights to the best advantage of themselves, authors and users and in the interests of cultural advancement and the flow of knowledge and information.
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3505 Pacific Ave. Forest Grove, OR, 97116
Sunday, August 23, 2020
Grand Lodge - Pat's Corner
5:30 pm doors, 6:30 pm program
All ages welcome
Due to COVID and staffing changes, this event has been postponed indefinitely.
5:30 pm doors, 6:30 pm programAll ages welcome
Presented by Cece Otto, classically trained singer, composer, and historian
In 1920, the United States ratified the 19th Amendment, officially granting women the right to vote after over 70 years of protests, conventions, and rallies. Music was a pivotal component of the movement in getting the word out about the cause, as well as boosting morale for women who were on the front lines. Hear the songs that capture the mood of Americans on both sides of the suffrage debate, and learn about the iconic women who fought for their most fundamental political rights. Centennial of Suffrage reaches back more than a century, to when pioneering women launched a wide-ranging reform movement that would bear fruit in many aspects of American life, most notably in the struggle for women's enfranchisement. Hear how the movement began by adopted familiar tunes with new lyrics reflecting the suffrage cause, such as "Keep Woman in Her Sphere," set to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne." By the 20th century, Tin Pan Alley began turning out suffrage-themed songs, leading to a wave of popular tunes like "I'm Going to Be a Suffragette" and, on the other side of the debate, "The Anti-Suffrage Rose." Through a mix of story, song and humor, Cece Otto shines a new light on an important period of history, and commemorates some of our country's most determined and bravest women. About the Speaker:Cecelia "Cece" Otto is a classically trained singer, composer, international best-selling author and historian who has performed in venues all over the world both as a soloist and in ensemble. In 2013, she completed her cross-country musical journey, An American Songline, performing 30 concerts of historic vintage music on venues along the Lincoln Highway. Cece then went on to create other historical programs such as The Songs of World War I. She is currently touring with a program about the women's suffrage movement and developing a concert program about Prohibition, which will debut in 2021. She lives in Portland, Oregon, and has written books and recorded albums based on her research.
These monthly, free events are open to everyone interested in Oregon and Pacific Northwest history. Co-sponsored by like-minded historical and civic organizations, we bring you experts, scholars, first-person experiencers and historians who expound on topics from Lewis and Clark to shipwrecks, hop growing to women pioneers and far, far beyond. It's like being back in the classroom - except this time you get to settle into comfortable seats and enjoy a drink or two with dinner while you listen and learn.
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This is a free listing for an animal in the community who is in need of a new home. This animal is not available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society, but is being re-homed by members of the community. For more information, you can contact the animal's current guardian using the contact information below. Thank you!
Age: 8 weeks
Animal Weight: 2 lbs 4 oz.
Animal Color: Tortoise
Rehoming Fee: $100
My two favorite things about Bettie Jo: Very sweet and loving kitten who needs a family to share snuggles with.
Contact Info: 262-227-5219
Current Location: Saukville, WI
Is Bettie Jo spayed or neutered? yes
Is Bettie Jo up to date on vaccinations? yes
Why the animal is being rehomed: Bettie jo is a foster kitten who is now old enough for her furever home
What are your two favorite things about Bettie Jo? Very sweet and loving kitten who needs a family to share snuggles with.
How long have you had Bettie Jo? Since she was 17 days old. She is now about 8 weeks.
Where did you get Bettie Jo? Referral from MADDAC IN Milwaukee.
Has Bettie Jo ever bitten someone? No
What, if any, medical or behavioral concerns does Bettie Jo have? None
Has Bettie Jo lived with other animals? Yes
If yes to the above, which animals has Bettie Jo lived with? 8 weeks to 13 years
Has Bettie Jo actively fought with other animals in the home? No
Does/did Bettie Jo hide from other animals in the home? No
How does Bettie Jo interact with animals outside of the home? Cautiously Inquisitive.
Are you requiring that Bettie Jo not go into a family with certain types of pets? No
Has Bettie Jo lived with any children under 18? No
Does/did Bettie Jo hide or avoid children in the home? No
Does/did Bettie Jo display any forms of aggression toward children in the home? No
Are you requiring that Bettie Jo not go into a family with children under a certain age? No
Does Bettie Jo have any fears? None
Bettie Jo's overall activity level: Very active/high energy
How does Bettie Jo usually get exercise? Frequent Runs, Running loose outside, Playing indoors,
What should the next family should know about Bettie Jo: She is a gorgeous little kitten that is very social.

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New Leader for Pulmonary Biology: Jichao Chen, PhD, MHS
Post Date: June 1, 2023 | Publish Date:
Jichao Chen, PhD, MHS, a distinguished leader in the area of lung development, single-cell genomics and cell signaling, has been selected as the new division director of Pulmonary Biology at Cincinnati Children’s.
Chen was selected after an extensive search chaired by Rashmi Hegde, PhD, vice chair for basic research and education, and Aaron Zorn, PhD, director of the Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine (CuSTOM) and future division director of Developmental Biology.
He will officially begin his new role in Jan. 2024 and succeeds Jeffrey Whitsett, PhD, who has served in the role for 36 years. Whitsett—who was recently named a “Giant in Medicine” by The Journal of Clinical Investigation—will continue to serve as co-director of the Perinatal Institute.
As one of the largest lung research centers in the nation, the Division of Pulmonary Biology is comprised of researchers who are collectively focused on understanding the molecular and cellular events in lung development and diseases. Through this work, they hope to enable therapies to be developed for lung diseases in both children and adults.
“We are grateful to Dr. Whitsett for his dedicated service, leadership and commitment to the Division of Pulmonary Biology and are looking forward to seeing how Dr. Chen builds upon his vision for the division,” says Tina Cheng, MD, MPH, chair of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, director of the Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation, and chief medical officer for Cincinnati Children’s.
Chen’s vision for the division includes the dawn of the computational genomics era in science and medicine, characterized by the exponential accumulation of genome-wide data across each cell type in any species and synergistic infusion of computational analysis to perceive, synthesize, and infer biology. In medicine, he envisions three paths of translational research to define, model and treat diseases, which will also become increasingly genome-wide and computer-assisted. He also expects an urgency to facilitate the transition to the new era of computational genomics and prepare Cincinnati Children’s leaders and employees on how to leverage this new technology and knowledge.
Chen has spent the first 12 years of his career as a faculty member at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and is currently associate professor within their Department of Pulmonary Medicine – Research, Division of Internal Medicine. His research focuses on understanding the normal developmental processes that build the lung and how such processes go awry during lung malformations, injury and tumorigenesis.
He attended Johns Hopkins University for his graduate education, where he obtained a PhD in molecular biology and genetics from its School of Medicine as well as a Master of Health Science degree in bioinformatics from its School of Public Health. He also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in biochemistry at Stanford University.

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Plot A - Nine Elms Park secures unanimous approval
29 Apr 2021
We are delighted to announce that Plot A – Nine Elms Park has been granted unanimous approval by Wandsworth Borough Council.
Described by the planning committee as ‘a great leap forward’ in workplace design, our proposals for the contemporary 230,000ft2 office scheme deliver an exemplar of sustainability, wellness and post-Covid design; incorporating extensive flexible amenity space and aspiring to achieve a BREEAM rating of Outstanding, WELL Certification Platinum and WIRED Certified Platinum.
The development will enrich this new neighbourhood — a 14-acre park nestled between the Battersea Power Station and the new US Embassy — by making an important contribution to the local community and economy.


Sc’s Senator Lindsey Graham the most prominent ‘jokers’ on the PPA’s target list of anti-online gambling proponents.
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has created a list of 22 politicians that the corporation is referring to as ‘jokers,’ highlighting lawmakers who are up for election in and who also oppose Internet poker november. The people on record consist of candidates for the Senate, House of Representatives and gubernatorial positions, and feature both Republicans and Democrats who have compared online gambling.
‘Over the previous year, these ‘jokers’ have actually advocated for federal and/or state prohibitions for Internet poker. Some have actually even sought to criminalize those who perform,’ the PPA’s statement says. ‘We wish you will need the time to get hold of these lawmakers before Election and let your voice be heard day. It’s the perfect time to take the ‘jokers’ out of the deck!’
Most on List Are Likely to Win Elections
Most targets are expected to cruise to reelection victories this year. Those include big names, such as for example Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), who sponsored bills favored by Sheldon Adelson which would redefine the Wire Act to ban most kinds of on line gambling.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A spokesman for the U.S. military says it has opened an inquiry into allegations that Cameroonian troops carried out torture at a base where American troops were present.
Amnesty International last month said it had documented 80 cases of abuse by Cameroonian troops at their Salak base in the country's Far North region. Amnesty alleged the abuses were carried out between 2013 and 2017 against people suspected of involvement with Nigeria-based Boko Haram extremists.
Amnesty said U.S. troops were present at several locations within the Salak base, headquarters of Cameroon's Rapid Intervention Battalion.
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'I need someone to write me a script!': Only Fools And Horses star Sir David Jason, 81, says he 'would love' to reprise his iconic character Del Boy - 40 years after comedy debuted
Sir David Jason has said he 'would love' to reprise his role as Del Boy, 40 years after Only Fools And Horses premiered.
Before that, he starred in a 2014 Sports Relief sketch called Beckham in Peckham, which saw Del try and sell underpants called Golden Balls which were endorsed by David Beckham - with the footballer starring as himself.
Return? Sir David Jason has said he 'would love' to reprise his role as Del Boy, 40 years after Only Fools And Horses premiered; pictured on last week
Sir David has now said to The Sun that he wants to don his flat cap once more and revisit his role as the wheeler-dealer.
He said: 'I’ve always loved Del Boy, who is such a wonderful loser. I would love to revisit him, I need someone to write me a script.'
The show ran for a decade between 1981 and 1991, and the show has had multiple specials since it aired.
Character: The actor last appeared in character back in July of 2021 to wish Gareth Southgate and the England team good luck in the Euro 2020 final; pictured in the show
He also said: 'As a show it’s very important we don’t forget about it, it has a huge following, it fills in that need for an awful lot of people.'
The creator and writer of the hit series, John Sullivan, died in 2011 aged 64, with his sons Jim and Dan Sullivan using the icon's previously unused material in 2014's Beckham In Peckham.
The TV star recently revealed that he was never supposed to play the famous part of Derek Trotter, better known by his nickname Del Boy.
Speaking on BBC Breakfast last month, he explained that the director had originally assumed he was there to audition for Grandad due to his acting background.
He explained: 'When I went into the interview with the director and (writer) John Sullivan, because I'd played so many silly old fart parts, like Blanco in Porridge and the 100 year old gardener in Hark at Barker, they thought I'd come up for the grandad part.'
'When I said no, I wanted to read Del Boy, that's the part, that is the part that I want, and so they said, well go on see if you can read that and the rest I suppose is history.'
Making a comeback? He said of the role: 'I’ve always loved Del Boy, who is such a wonderful loser. I would love to revisit him, I need someone to write me a script' (above with Lennard Pearce as Grandad and Nicholas Lyndhurst as Rodney in 1981)
In David's memoir A Del of a Life, published on October 29, he claimed he was fifth in line for the part, with Enn Reitel and Jim Broadbent first being offered the role.
He said that he was also told that both Robin Nedwell and Billy Murray were considered before the part was handed to him.
Despite this, David still managed to grab the role of Del Boy and starred alongside Nicholas Lyndhurst, who played his impressionable younger brother Rodney.
And Lennard Pearce instead starred as the hilarious Grandad, whose full name was Edward Kitchener Trotter, until his death in 1984.
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I am pleased to report that yesterday’s federal Budget committed $16M towards the building of an alternative pay system to replace the disastrous Phoenix.
I see this as a glimmer of hope in a long two years of constant stress and financial worry for our members. We told the government that our members had lost confidence in Phoenix. We told it to Nix Phoenix and they listened. We deserve better!
The project promises to engage experts and unions in the development of a new system. PIPSC will work hard to ensure that our own government IT professionals are tasked with building a pay system that works.
The Budget also made significant investments in the current system, promising to hire more pay and compensation staff in the pay centre and within departments and agencies. While we know that more people are needed to make the system work, we are worried that the funding appears to be only for a year, and we remain concerned that the bulk of these funds may be going to Phoenix developer IBM.
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The Evansville Police Department is investigating a theft report from an Evansville equipment business.
Back on July 18, officers were called to Hopf Equipment on E. Morgan Avenue for a report of a stolen excavator.
Officers say the reporter believed the theft happened on July 15 around 8:30 p.m.
In the business’s surveillance video, a man was seen walking up to the excavator before driving it off the lot.
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For top corporate executives, 2009 was a tough year to ask for a raise
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High unemployment, an economy still reeling from the Great Recession and continued public outcry over multimillion-dollar CEO pay combined to make 2009 a year in which many executives saw their compensation packages reduced.
That national trend is reflected in this year’s edition of the Baltimore Business Journal’s list of the 100 highest-paid executives at public companies in the Baltimore area. The list was compiled using the total compensation figures — salary, bonus, stock options and awards and other compensation — the companies reported in their 2010 proxy statements. The Securities and Exchange Commission filings reflect how much the companies paid their top executives in 2009.
Last year, 59 of the 100 executives on BBJ’s list received $1 million or more. That may sound like a lot, but that is down sharply from 2008, when three-quarters of the executives on BBJ’s list earned that amount. Of the 10 highest-paid executives in 2009, seven saw their pay packages slashed from 2008.
“There are some people who say that executive pay never goes down, but last year disproved that,” said Jon Weinstein, who heads the executive compensation practice for consulting firm Towers Watson’s Eastern U.S. division.
Constellation Energy Group CEO and Chairman Mayo Shattuck III, for example, saw his total compensation fall 46 percent, to $10.9 million. That was down from $20.25 million in 2008. At T. Rowe Price Group, CEO James A.C. Kennedy and three of the company’s other top executives each took a pay cut in 2009.
T. Rowe Price’s revenue, earnings and assets under management all rebounded sharply in 2009. But, as Heather McDonold, a company spokeswoman, said in a statement, “The severity of the financial crisis and its aftermath led to our extra vigilance on expense controls and the reduction in our compensation program last year, particularly for top executives.”
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Hey guys and girls I know I haven’t posted in a while, here’s a throwback from Youtube of one of my buddy’s strokes smoking a friend’s face. Get some!
Fuckin worth it.
This pipe sniffer obviously got that shit into his lungs as he coughs and wheezes. He got polluted!
Probably wanted that white tip to show off the dirty soot
Shows it off while it’s running
Dedicated to the soccer mom who got offended by an axle dump.
Kevintamu’s 2006 F-350 waking up and releasing that puff of soot you get from starting a heavily fueled diesel and the idle haze you get from a cold startup. The great part of this video is the view of the dirty side dump pipe between two spaces in a parking lot where the exhaust gets trapped and the kids in the minivan next to it breathe in the nasty pollution!
2006 F-350 King Ranch 4X4 – 63K miles
– Jl 13w7 powered by 1000/1v2 — 2 Yellow Tops
– Jl 8w7 powered by 250/1 — 220 Amp HD Alternator
– JBL performance components powered by Jl Amp
– All ran by Double Din Pioneer — ARP STUDS
– 30 Farad Stinger Capacitor
– 4.5 Don. Rac. Lift Kit — Eric’s Custom Tunes
– 35X13.5 Dick Cepek — 4 Guage Pillar Mount
– 18 inch Mazzi chrome rims
– Excalibur remote start alarm
– 5 inch custom exhaust
– Many more cosmetic mods and SCT custom tune.
SOOT LIFE was a brand here in Orlando a few years back started by Brad Cox. Brad drove a 2001 Platinum Edition Powerstroke 7.3 which like the name says put out some good soot from the stacks.
Their slogan was “If you’re blowin’ the black smoke, then you’re livin’ the soot life” which was awesome with their logo
Their logo was a gas mask showing how nasty the exhaust was from their dirty diesels. Anybody behind the soot life gang without a mask had to breathe that toxic soot right in
This is Brian Cox’s truck showing the soot life exhaust on the Florida roads
From the last post of Terry Knapp’s friend that drives a smoker, another video where he checks out the inside and under the hood. The best part is we get to see the driver idling his dirty diesel to charge his phone. He’s uninterested in the video or the exhaust his nasty diesel is putting out because he’s texting his truck sluts who he’ll be fucking tonight.
cooltruckstartup on Youtube has a bunch of videos showing the dirty diesels that companies drive and the exhaust they release into the neighborhoods!
After dropping off a mattress, this Isuzu drops off a load of black soot. He knows the pipe is ready to jizz some smoke and he’s ready to film it.
Here’s a video of a school bus driving by, walks right into the smelly cloud of fumes it leaves behind.
The driver left the bus idling so the soccer team is hanging out by the tailpipe and breathing it in!
From Youtube, claydoheater1221 shows his buddy taking a load of black diesel exhaust up his ass! His Fox bro loves it. More of the nasty white Powerstroke coming soon!


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Small Seagull Jug
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Partners for Pianos raising funds to replace high school’s worn-out piano
Park Rapids High School’s 45-year-old baby grand piano is on its last pedals.
Partners for Pianos, a newly formed nonprofit group, hopes to raise the pitch for a new one to a crescendo. “The school’s grand piano has been literally falling apart and wearing out beyond repair,” co-chair Roz Pederson wrote in a letter seeking donations from individuals and various community organizations.
Pederson played piano accompaniment at the high school for the past 20-plus years. She resigned last December. “I just decided now was the time I wanted to give something back. I’m just hoping people will be generous,” she said. Her husband, Garnett, is the other co-chair of Partners for Pianos. Current school expenses, structural repairs and activities budgets prevent the school district from purchasing a new piano, Roz said.
Partners for Pianos wants to rally a symphony of individuals, clubs and businesses to raise the $48,000 necessary to buy a grand piano and a smaller, upright studio piano. An additional studio piano for rehearsal use would help preserve the grand, say the Pedersons. The goal is to purchase both pianos before the end of this year. The grand piano is top priority. In addition to reaching out to the community for funding, Roz said Partners for Pianos has applied for various grants. High School Choir Director LouAnn Dierkhising agreed the need for a new piano is very strong. The sound on the current onehas deteriorated, she said.
“By the serial number, it looks like it was made with a limited number of pianos for Story and Clark around 1969-1970,” Dierkhising said. Based on references from owners of similar pianos with close serial numbers and several phone calls, Dierkhising estimates the piano is 45 years old. “You can sometimes find home pianos of that age and older, but usually a school piano or college piano of that wear has become their second or rehearsal only piano. School pianos like ours are generally used so much more frequently,” Dierkhising explained.
The piano is heavily used year ‘round for school, community and arts events. “That’s the main piano for the town. It has served the community well. It’s been a workhorse,” Dierkhising said. A good piano will last decades, she noted, serving several generations of music students. Muff Magelssen, a piano technician, wrote, “Park Rapids has an extraordinary choral department. We need an extraordinary piano. The current grand piano has aging parts and an aging sound, and is more of a living room piano. A new performance piano would enhance accompaniment capabilities and sounds as well as serve as a solo instrument for the Heartland Concert Association.” “The piano has been difficult to achieve a fine tuning because of the aging strings.
Hammer felts have been worn down and even replacing them wouldn’t give a fine tuning because of the string situation,” Magelssen said. “I believe the piano reached its full potential long ago!” Bill and Bobbi Zigmant voiced their approval of the effort, writing, “The piano is used by world-class artists that perform as part of the Heartland Concert series. Members of the series and artists have commented on the poor piano quality.”
Paul Dove, Northern Light Opera Company’s music director, also wrote a testimonial: “The PRAHS choral music program has a great need for a quality piano; music students need to establish high aural standards. New pianos at the high school would be a gigantic gift to the community.” Donations to Partners for Pianos fund are 100 percent tax deductible as a charitable contribution. For more information, contact Roz or Garnett Pederson at 732-5225.


Montreal’s podcasts for book lovers cover a wide range of the literary landscape
by J.B. Staniforth
While Montreal is home to a number of English-language literary podcasts (including Sruti Islam and Alex Nierenhausen’s Weird Era, recently profiled here), the main thing they have in common is they’re produced in this city. Beyond that, the subjects of Montreal literary podcasts vary dramatically. Here are capsule introductions to four Montreal literary podcasts, covering a wide range of subject matter.
Apples to Giraffes
A creative exploration of literary adaptations
This podcast, hosted by award-winning graphic novelists François Vigneault and Jonas Madden-Connor, is about cinematic adaptations of literary works. Subjects for discussion, Vigneault explains, include, “What it takes to turn a book into a film, and the opportunities and challenges that are inherent in taking a narrative from one medium to another.” Most episodes also include a novel twist: Vigneault and Madden-Connor often talk about how they would approach developing as-yet unadapted narratives for TV or movies.
Less than a year into their run, Apples to Giraffes’ creators have released new episodes biweekly (not counting smaller bonus episodes), with 12 episodes in the can to date. Vigneault says that on a podcast this young, the format is constantly developing: “We’re definitely still making plenty of tweaks to the format as we go, seeing what our listeners respond to and what makes for the most fun experience for everyone, ourselves included. For instance, we’ve recently started experimenting with cordoning off plot spoilers into their own section, so that listeners who haven’t already read the book we’re discussing can still tune in without fear.”
Luckily, Vigneault notes, “the subject matter is basically inexhaustible. There are more and more literary adaptations happening all the time,” and there’s plenty of room for Apples to Giraffes to take off in any number of directions.
Recommendation: Vigneault recommends Apples to Giraffes to “folks who love both literature and cinema—anyone who’s ever finished a book and either thought “Wow, that would make a great movie!” or “They could NEVER make a movie out of that!”
As a starting point, he recommends Episode 7: “We discuss The Tripods by John Christopher, a cult-classic sci-fi adventure series that both Jonas and I adore. It’s an underrated series that was already adapted as a BBC TV series in the 1980s, but it’s definitely ripe for a modern adaptation.”
Getting Lit with Linda: The Canadian Literature Podcast
An intimate discussion of the Canadian literary scene
A scholar of archival theory and Canadian women’s writing, Bishop’s University professor Linda Morra says her podcast Getting Lit with Linda celebrates the best in Canadian literature, with an expert guide. Morra uses her own personal narratives to power discussions of Canadian literature that highlight the intimacy of the reading experience.
“Each episode,” she explains, “invites listeners to consider how literature both reflects and extends their experiences, guiding them toward some key insights derived from the work under discussion.” Yet she balances the emotional engagement with the works she discusses with her academic perspective, making learning as important a goal as entertaining.
Since dropping her first episode in 2020, Morra has released 40 episodes, many of which featured guest stars like poet Stephen Collis, novelist Shani Mootoo, and comedian Ali Hassan. Morra says, “I promised at the outset that I would deliver the widest range of writers possible in Canada—in terms of genre, temporal period, geographical location, race, sexual orientation, and so much more—and I keep to that commitment with every episode.”
Recommendation: While Morra offers her podcast as a means to take a “‘time-out’ from the chaos of the world,” she says Getting Lit with Linda is right for “anyone who is keen on learning more about books, arts, and culture, or who wants to know about the literary scene in Canada but doesn’t know where to start.”
She recommends her episode discussing Thomas King’s One Good Story, That One (Season 2, Episode 13), which she notes “speaks to the importance of forging real relationships, the building blocks of sustainable communities, especially crucial when approaching Indigenous persons.”
An exploration of the sound of literature
Podcasts are an audio medium, and SpokenWeb takes advantage of that characteristic in celebrating what literature and discussions about literature sound like. The podcast has set out to sound different from episode to episode, by including basic interviews and conversations, audio editions of literary works, archival recordings of Canadian writers, and audio projects and soundscapes from Concordia students.
SpokenWeb released its first episode in 2019. It is currently based in Montreal thanks to its host and task-force lead Concordia affiliate professor Katherine McLeod, and its sound designer Miranda Eastwood. It also includes producers affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, though the podcast is open to outsiders beyond Montreal and Vancouver.
“We are developing the pedagogical side of podcasting in order to encourage more SpokenWeb researchers, both students and faculty, to feel ready to make an episode,” McLeod explains. “We hold monthly Creator Session workshops and teach podcasting workshops throughout the year for students and faculty from across the SpokenWeb network.” SpokenWeb is also expanding the notion of whether a podcast can be “scholarly,” and considering possibilities for how to make it more similar to material produced in academic settings (such as peer-reviewed episodes).
Recommendation: McLeod says the ideal listener to SpokenWeb is someone interested in literary sounds, “whether those sounds are archival recordings, poets reading, writers talking, finding out about archival work behind-the-scenes, the affective impact of sounds of the past heard in the present, stories of environmental soundscapes, or sonic experimentation.”
For new listeners, she recommends the episode: “‘The archive is messy and so are we’: Decoding the Women and Words Collection” (Season 3, episode 7, produced by Kate Moffatt and Kandice Sharren). “That episode shows what you can do with an unwieldy archive that one is still learning about,” McLeod says. “A podcast episode can be a place for thinking out loud, together.”
An independent podcast celebrating diversity in literature for young adults
Teffer Adjemian is likely correct when they say YA Podcast is the only independent podcast to take on the subject of literature for a young adult readership. (Naturally, these books are enjoyed by readers of all ages as more and more adult readers discover a passion for well-wrought YA literature.) At the same time, YA Podcast may also be the premier program focusing on the issue of diversity in YA literature.
Adjemian says they and their team’s independence allows for a focus on the books that resonate most with them. “We’re a diverse team, in race, gender, and ability, and we’re passionate about amplifying historically underrepresented voices in the genre,” they say. Though the team started with simply discussing their favourite novels, after producing an episode on Angie Thomas’s The Hate You Give, Adjemian says, “we quickly realized that there was a growing movement towards representation in YA Lit and we wanted to be a part of it. That’s how our focus on underrepresented voices was born. Young Adult literature is on the front lines of diversifying literature, and it’s our goal to highlight that diversity.”
Since its founding in 2018, YA Podcast has released 173 episodes, featuring discussions of works and interviews with authors, some of whom have gone on to successful careers. However, the stress of producing an independent podcast weighed heavily on Adjemian and their team of volunteers, whose production costs are just met by Patreon donations. Accordingly, the team took an unplanned hiatus this year to deal with widespread burnout.
“It’s scary to take a break from making content when you’re used to doing it regularly,” Adjemian says. “But our listeners stayed with us, our patrons were supportive, and we’ve adjusted to a biweekly release schedule, which much to our surprise ended up being more popular because our listeners can keep up with the reading list! It was a great lesson, remembering that ultimately we do this project because we love it, and we have to make sure we can continue to love it if it’s going to stay good.”
Recommendation: Adjemian says YA Podcast appeals to an array of listeners, including “educators, librarians, parents, or just adults who love YA. While we’re always delighted to hear from our teen fans, ultimately we are a bunch of folks in our thirties and we end up talking about growing up in the 2000s a lot!” They recommend “Dystopian Smackdown” (Episode 11, about Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games novels and Veronica Roth’s Divergent series) as a great YA Podcast starting point.
J.B. Staniforth is a Montreal writer and reporter.
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Staff Software Engineer
Solution study and development for realizing automated driving using Renesas' Radar devices
Develop core technologies that meet customer requirements and technology trends, and design system-level reference designs
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In the field of in-vehicle driving support and autonomous driving, the realization of Level-2 and 2+ driving support systems
by combining cameras and RADAR is becoming the standard. We are aiming to shift to system solutions in the period of
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and MMICs for RADAR.
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We are looking for system architects who can create new value, and define and realize products and services from the customer's
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We have great colleagues and an environment globally where we respect each other's abilities and ideas and actively exchange
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Raavanan. The Story of a Tribal Leader (Vikram) who takes revenge on Superintendent of Police (Prithiviraj) for the death of his Sister(Priyamani).
This post is not actually a review of that movie but the matter which Mani Ratnam tries to say about. Mani Ratnam had designed only a Revenge of a Single Person against the government. But the fact is that the same thing happens in Northern part of India.
For example Let’s take Naxlalite who are basically tribal’s who fights against Government for saving Our Natural Resources from selling them to the Multi National Companies. Our Indian Government actually planned to move the Tribal’s from their place Naxalbari a Village in West Bengal where lots of natural chemical resources are present. Government selled those lands to some billion or trillion crores to MNC’s. When the MNC’s tried to occupy those villages tribal’s who live there fought against them. Now government declared them as Terrorist Groups. Same case happened to the Maoists. A Dialogue in Raavanan ” Avanga Adichanga Naama thiruppi adichom, avanga thupaaki eduthanga naama kambu eduthom” that’s the case of tribals present situation not only in India but all over the World .
Each and every Government creates a Terrorist group for their safety and once their need get over they declare hem as terrorist groups and try to murder all. Laksher-e-thoiba very famous terrorist group was created by U.S Government. Now they are tracing out the Leader of that Group. Does any 1 knew the story of laksher-e-thoiba and about Bin laden?
…….Will be Continued……