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Scholarly impact of the dissertation requirement for postgraduate medical education and factors affecting transformation into publication: A bibliometric analysis of 2434 dissertations in the field of emergency medicine
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, İzmit, Kocaeli, Turkey
2Department of Medical Education, Institute of Health Sciences, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
3Department of Emergency Medicine, Keşan State Hospital, Edirne, Turkey
Keywords: Academic dissertations, emergency medicine, graduate medical education, research (MeSH database)
OBJECTIVES: In Turkey, conducting research for a dissertation is necessary to obtain a specialist degree, but publication of this research is not mandatory. Previous studies have shown a low rate of publication for dissertation derived research. The aim of this study was to determine publication rates, factors affecting the transformation of the dissertations into high-quality publications, and bibliometric analysis of published articles in the field of emergency medicine (EM).
METHODS: This was a retrospective bibliometric study of EM dissertations submitted between 1998 and 2021 to the National Thesis Center. Research characteristics, publication status, journal characteristics, indexing, citation analysis, and institution characteristics were recorded. Journals indexed in the web of science (WOS) were defined as high quality journals. A logistic regression was performed to identify factors affecting publication in high quality journals.
RESULTS: A total of 2434 dissertations were included. Of these, 864 (35.5%) were published and 474 (54%) were published in WOS indexed journals. The most common area of research was trauma (n = 150, 17%), and the most common journal was the American Journal of EM (n = 74, 8%). Prospective data collection (odds ratio [OR] = 2.5, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.8–2.5), experimental design (OR = 2, 95%, CI = 1.3–3), university type residency program (OR = 1.4, 95% CI = 1.02–2.1), and duration between year of graduation and publication (OR = 0.9, 95% CI = 0.84– 0.95) were associated with publishing in WOS indexed journals.
CONCLUSION: EM is a relatively successful specialty for publishing dissertation derived studies. Prospective and experimental research design, graduation from a university-type residency program, and shorter duration between the graduation and publication may increase the chance of publishing in high quality journals.
How to cite this article: Özturan İU, Sarbay İ. Scholarly impact of the dissertation requirement for postgraduate medical education and factors affecting transformation into publication: Abibliometric analysis of 2434 dissertations in the field of emergency medicine. Turk J Emerg Med 2023;23:219-24.
Institutional review board approval was obtained for this study on October 13, 2022. (Kocaeli University Non‑Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee ‑ GOKAEK‑2022/17.17).
• İbrahim Ulaş Özturan: Conceptualization, methodology, formal analysis, investigation, Writing ‑ Original Draft, Review and Editing, Supervision, Project administration
• İbrahim Sarbay: Conceptualization, methodology, investigation, software, resources, data curation, visualization, writing – review and editing.
We thank Prof. Nurettin Özgür Doğan, MD, and Dr. İsmail Sarbay, MD, for their helps as we were conducting this study.

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View pictures in App save up to 80% data. Tomorrow Saturday October 24th, several teams shall be meeting for various matches. Here are some of the predictions for these matches.
Liverpool vs Sheffield United (EPL)
This game shall start from 10:00 pm at Anfield, London. Liverpool difficult time this season trying to defend it's last season's champions title. 7-2 loss to Aston Villa was unexpected. Another 2-2 draw with Merseyside Derby. Liverpool now ranks at the third position having ten points in all its five matches played this season. Sheffield is the second last in the EPL having one point in the last five matches it has played. For this match, the prediction is Liverpool & Both Teams to Score.
Manchester United vs Chelsea (EPL)
This game is set to start at 7:30pm tomorrow. On July 19th this year, Man U and Chelsea met for FA Cup where Chelsea scored three goals and Manchester United scored only one goal. In all the ten past games between these two English teams, Man U has won five, the Blues won three and two other matches ended as a draw. For this game, the prediction is Over 2.5 and Both Teams to Score.
West Ham United vs Manchester City (EPL)
This game shall kick off at 2:30 pm at London Stadium. These teams have played together several times in the past. In the past ten matches, Man City has won all the games. The prediction for this match is Man City & Over 2.5
PSG vs Dijon (Ligue 1)
This football match shall start at 10:00 pm. In the last ten matches, PSG has won nine while Dijon has won only once. For this match, the prediction is PSG & Over 2.5
Bayern Munich vs Eintracht Frankfurt (Bundesliga)
This match shall be held at Allianz Arena as from 4:30'pm. Bayern has won eight of the past ten matches played with this team and only lost two matches. For this match the prediction is Bayern Munich & Over 2.5
Borussia Dortmund vs Schalke 04 (Bundesliga)
This game is set to start at 7:30 pm. The host team is at the third position having nine points in the four matches played this season. Schalke 04 has only one point for the last four matches played in this season. For this game, the prediction is Home Win & Over 2.5

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An Iranian man reads a copy of Iranian daily newspaper 'Arman' with a picture of US President Donald Trump on its front page with the title in Persian that reads 'Crazy Trump and logical JCPOA' on display in Tehran, Iran, Oct 14, 2017. (EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH)
Iran's protests reflect intense debate about new economic policies and priorities, particularly trade-offs between economic development, political consolidation and regional prestige. Escalation suggests U.S. efforts at regime change, as Iran is increasingly looking toward the east.
At the end of December, a series of protests against economic policies erupted in Iran. As they spread, their scope expanded to include political opposition against the government. As President Trump tweeted his support for the protesters and criticism of the government, pro-government marchers filled the streets. According to Western media, the protests were the result of unfavorable economic policies by Iranian President Rouhani’s administration and popular dissatisfaction with the “theocratic regime.”
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused unspecified “enemies” - reportedly, the U.S., Israel, and Saudi Arabia - for the turmoil. On January 3, the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, announced the defeat of the "sedition" in the country.
Next, the Trump administration placed sanctions on five subsidiaries of the Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group - a defense group that is a key producer of Iran's ballistic missiles and that is already under U.S. sanctions.
Unfortunately, new sanctions and alleged regime change efforts have potential to undermine Iran’s efforts at peaceful stabilization.
Iran’s quest for economic stability
Between 2010 and 2013, the sanctions hurt Iran’s economy contributing to the fall of crude oil exports from 2.5 million barrels per day to 1.1 million by mid-2013. That, in turn, was compounded by the plunge in oil prices since early 2014. Iran’s economy shrank by 9 percent in two sanctions years.
Since 2015, Iran’s economy has been stabilizing. Foreign energy firms have begun making new investments in Iran’s energy. The relief also contributed to the political victory of Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani in the May 2017 presidential election. Growth has begun to broaden to the non-oil sector.
Real GDP growth is projected to reach 4.2 percent in 2017/18 and could even rise toward 4.5 percent over the medium-term if financial sector reform takes hold. However, like many other Arab countries, Iran suffers from relatively high unemployment (13 percent), along with high female (21 percent) and youth unemployment (30 percent). Unlike the 2009 protests in Iran, which were led by urban middle class, recent demonstrations have been fueled by discontent in rural areas and small cities; the core constituencies of former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who seeks a political comeback and who reportedly has been arrested for inciting unrest against the government. Last week, General Jafari attributed protests to Ahmadinejad indirectly.
One of the initial catalysts for the recent protests may have been a leak of a proposed government budget, which suggested that substantial funds were going to the military, the Revolutionary Guards, and religious foundations, even as the budget proposed to end cash subsidies for millions of citizens, while increasing fuel prices.
Despite the long path to sustained growth, there are also signs for economic optimism.
Shifting toward East
Only two weeks before the recent protests, Iran’s media reported that the country would join the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) in early 2018. The region is shifting away from the Brzezinski Doctrine of a U.S.-led Central Asia.
In addition to Russia, the EEU includes Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia. It is meant to guarantee free transit of goods, services, capital and workers among member states. The participation of Iran in the EEU would increase the Union’s population to 260 million and its GDP to close to $1.9 billion - which would make it the world’s eighth largest regional entity, right after India.
Even more important is Iran’s proposed role in the evolving One Road One Belt initiative (OBOR). Through the worst days of the 2010-16 sanctions, major Asian countries remained engaged in Iran’s economy. In the coming years, these countries are likely to support Iran to emerge from the sanctions isolation, to diversify its economy away from oil and gas and to become a major regional trading hub.
Recently, China and South Korea's oil imports have reached or surpassed pre-sanction levels. Iran has regained access to some $115 billion in hard currency held abroad (whose repatriation was restricted by foreign banks to comply with U.S. sanctions). At the same time, China’s share of Iran’s global trade has climbed from 20 percent in 2010 to 31 percent in 2016. Moreover, foreign direct investment in Iran has soared, growing five-fold to 12.2 billion in 2016.
Ironically, these economic advances could be undermined by still new U.S. sanctions and covert activities that seek to reverse the progress of the past half a decade.
U.S. struggle for new sanctions
After years of diplomacy, the comprehensive nuclear accord (JCPOA, July 2015) offered Iran relief from U.S., UN and multilateral sanctions on energy, financial, shipping, automotive and other sectors. These primary sanctions were lifted after the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) certification in January 2016 that Iran had complied with the agreement. Yet, secondary sanctions on firms remained in place, along with sanctions applying to U.S. companies, including banks.
Following the House of Representatives, the Senate unanimously extended the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) for a decade in late 2016. Despite the Obama sanctions relief, most Democrats reversed their positions surprisingly quickly. In turn, Trump’s policy toward Iran is subject to the administration’s effort to benefit from Saudi economic and geopolitical support.
Last May, Trump signed a $350 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia; the largest in U.S. history. Afterwards, he began the push to counter Iran’s regional and strategic weapons programs. In October - two months before the Iranian protests - the administration designated for sanctions additional missile and IRGC-related entities, while threatening to cease implementing the JCPOA.
Along with economic pressures, Trump has seized covert operations, even though Western reports have suppressed the role of the highly controversial Michael D’Andrea; the senior CIA officer was named by the New York Times half a year ago. After Trump made the conservative Iran hawk Mike Pompeo the head of the CIA, the abrasive uber-hawk D’Andrea became the head of CIA's Iran operations.
After the 9/11 attacks, the D’Andrea, known as the “Dark Prince” or “Ayatollah Mike" in CIA, was influential in the capture of Osama bin Laden and deeply involved in the detention and interrogation program that was condemned as inhumane and ineffective in the 2014 Senate report. Reportedly, D’Andrea’s operatives, together with the Israeli Mossad, played key role in the 2008 assassination of Hezbollah’s operations chief Imad Mugniyah. He also ramped up the drone program in Pakistan and later in Yemen, with the support of President Obama. Indeed, it is not difficult to see D'Andrea's covert-operation signature in some of Iran's recent events.
By mid-January, Trump must decide whether to recertify Iran’s compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers (which he decided not to do in October), and whether to waive U.S. nuclear-related sanctions that were suspended under the landmark agreement. If Trump withdraws the U.S. from the JPOA, his administration could revoke waivers, decline to renew waivers, or trigger a provision of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act under which Congress might act on legislation to re-impose sanctions - all of which would penalize Iran’s economy, again.
Ultimately, America's assertive sanctions policy is not just misguided but self-defeating. Since it penalizes rightful compliance, its credibility is crumbling across the Middle East. It is alienating U.S. allies and strengthening U.S. adversaries. It can slow Iran's participation in OBOR initiatives and its reintegration in the world economy but it cannot stop Iran from taking its rightful place in the family of nations.

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Kay is in the other room making a recording of a piece he just wrote for his sound arts class. He was supposed to describe a place where he has taken some sound recordings. His writing has made me want to write. See, while he was making recordings, I was too.
If you haven’t already, tap play above and you can hear what I got while you read this. Very interactive. Very exciting.
We went to the skatepark in Foster City to meet Jeff and skate around. Skating is something I just started doing again. No, I wasn’t one of those awesome skater kids as a teenager, then gave it all up for a corporate life, only to come back to it later in life and take the skating tour by storm. My friends and I used our boards in the late 70’s and early 80’s mostly for transportation. We never built half pipes in our backyards and the ramps we made in the street were pretty low and used mostly for our bikes.
We road our skateboards to the school to play kickball, we road our skateboards to the arcade to play video games, and down to the corner store to buy Reese cups and cream soda. We wiped out in the sand that gathered near the storm drains at the bottom of the hill that was the street where we lived and we flew through the air when our boards stopped beneath us, a pebble too big not to act as brakes. We didn’t wear helmets. We didn’t wear pads. We sanded the skin from our knees and elbows and yelped when those open wounds hit the hot water of the shower.
Since skating was just transportation and not a lifestyle for us, it fell away when we got better bikes and then disappeared completely when we learned to drive.
What brought me back? I don’t know. I like what skating grew into. I always related to the skate culture and was drawn to the laid back lifestyle. I wear the clothes, especially the comfortable shoes, and have had a long board leaned against my living room wall for years.
So when Kay and I walked into Atlas Skate Shop to say hello to one of his buddies that worked there, I felt less intimidated to check out the boards and ask questions. And when I saw the board I eventually bought, again I was drawn in by the style, the art of the board, the simplicity.
I rode it a couple times proving to myself once again how out of shape I am.10 minutes in to pushing myself down the road I was sucking wind, my right thigh was on fire, and the achilles tendon in my left ankle felt near snapping in two.
I probably would have just laid this one against the wall next to the long board if Jeff, and then Kay, hadn’t gotten boards as well. As with all things Jeff takes to, he started geeking out on technique and started to work on tricks, pushing me to at least attempt doing the same. I still cannot do tricks.
But that’s okay. I’m happy to slide along the pavement, my smooth, soft, fat (decidedly non-trick) wheels whirring beneath me. Kay and I will ride downtown once in a while to grab food, we skate over to an elementary school near my house to weave between the lines of the parking lot and fall off curbs, and I’m happy with that.
Since starting again I have fallen off the board plenty of times, but have only hit the ground once. I tried to skate through the narrow space between to curbs in a parking lot. I had gotten cocky. I hit the edge of one of the curbs. The board stopped and I flew again, just like when I was 10 or 11 or 12. I hit the ground harder, much harder than I ever did as a kid. I bruised the meaty part of my palm and took some skin off my knee and elbow. And though I popped back up saying that I was fine, that fall pretty much sealed the deal that I wasn’t about to start trying to do crazy kick flips and rail grinds.
So, what you’ve been hearing in the recording is the creak of my board as I sway gently through the park, Jeff working on tricks in a very methodical way, and Kay going for it, his board sometimes shooting across the pavement. There are people playing tennis in the background, planes heading to land at SFO, motorcycles passing on the street. You hear Jeff giving me tips he learned from hanging out at this park and talking with the small crew of old guy skaters who are there bright and early, before the kids arrive. You hear hesitation maybe. You hear me skating to the far end of the pavement where there are no rails or transoms or drop-ins. You hear me justifying why I don’t feel the need to try to learn tricks. You hear the kid I was still scared to leap for fear of coming down too hard.

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Survival depends on you, your magic and your sword.
What sets Legends of Dawn apart, is the freedom of play expressed in several key attributes that are rarely seen in typical RPG genres. We have poured our passion and creativity into taking you on an enthralling ride away from wearisome reality, by providing you with the choice to be whatever your heart desires, in Legends of Dawn.
Of course, the choices you make during game play does not prevent you from trying something else later, or simultaneously if you wish. You could combine the sword and the magic, be a powerful crafter or anything else. Legends of Dawn liberates from class restrictions unlike real life. Class, race and differences exist within the game but after choosing your own race and gender, all else can be altered without restarting the game.
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text: Trekking in the Annapurna region is Nepal’s second most popular activity. Trekking altitudes are a bit lower than what you see in the Khumbu and logistics in and out of the region are easier as well. Most treks begin in the city of Pokhara, located next to a beautiful lake. This settlement is beautiful. Annapurna Trek options include the longer Annapurna Circuit Trek and the shorter Annapurna Sanctuary Trek. also known as the Annapurna Base Camp Trek, which touches on all of the highlights, including stunning vistas of Annapurna herself. If you’re looking for a less-crowded base camp Annapurna Sanctuary Trek makes a stop at Annapurna Base Camp. For those short on time, the Annapurna panorama trek, also known as the poon hill trek offers an excellent opportunity to trek and enjoy the views without time commitments.

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“Eat the blue poop! It’ll help you!” Sure, it's not really a phrase you ever expect to hear, but it’s exactly the advice Chloe Skew from Turtle Rock gave me while playing as the Kraken on a new map today at Microsoft’s Gamescom Press Conference showcase. “Oh, and don’t eat the Glaciapods – they’ll keep pooping so you can get more health if you need it!”
While there were no new hunters or monsters to play around with today, there were a few new tidbits we learned about Evolve while playing the tight, compact new map: Distillery. In addition to the excrementally-helpful Glaciapods, Distillery adds three other new wonders of wildlife to the Evolve ecosphere: the giant Steamadon, the octopus-influenced Cephalodon and the elusive blitz leopard, which is both a tasty snack for the monster while serving as a nimble, predatory nuisance to the hunters.
The biggest addition to gameplay was weather effects, more specifically snow. During the match you can get hit with random snow storms, which makes it tricky for both the hunters and the creature by reducing visibility during extreme blizzards. However, the creature does gain a slight advantage as its footsteps are covered up as the snow falls, making it harder to track.
It was recently announced that Evolve won’t make it for 2014, but that means the team at Turtle Rock has a little more time to tweak and balance the game before its ultimate release in February 2015. Look for the open beta on Xbox One in January.
Tal Blevins really wanted to use the line "Glaciapods give a new meaning to the term 'analgesics'" in his preview, but he refrained. Follow him on Twitter at @talign.

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Congressional hopeful Dan Koh is claiming a gargantuan fund-raising haul, scooping up more than $805,000 in his first month running to succeed retiring Congresswoman Niki Tsongas.
While his official fund-raising report isn’t due until Oct. 15, the hefty harvest of cash, which included a $50,000 contribution from the candidate, could catapult the 32-year-old Democrat into the top tier of contenders for the seat.
“Early fund-raising success proves he’ll have the critically needed resources to communicate next year,” said Democratic consultant Jesse Ferguson, a former top official at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, “but it’s also proof of a broad base of support to raise this in such a short period of time.”
In a news release, Koh said, “I am humbled by the outpouring of support I have received since I announced I was exploring a run for the 3rd Congressional seat.”
While he has not yet held a public campaign kick-off event, candidates don’t raise that much money if they don’t plan to run.
Koh, who served as Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s chief of staff before launching his bid, has connections to several high-net worth circles. He is a graduate of Phillips Academy Andover, Harvard College, and Harvard Business School. Koh worked closely with Arianna Huffington at the Huffington Post. And he is well-known by the titans of industry and finance in Boston from his time as the mayor’s top aide.
Although the comparison is imperfect, when now-Congressman Seth W. Moulton was running in the Democratic primary against then-Representative John F. Tierney, Moulton raised almost $300,000 in September of 2013. Moulton, who has three Harvard degrees and served in the Marines, was (and is) also well connected to circles of wealth.
Running for an open congressional seat in 2012, Joe Kennedy III — a scion of the famed political family — raised about $500,000 in the month after his formal announcement.
Individuals can give up to $2,700 to a candidate per election, so $5,400 for the primary election and general election combined. Koh’s campaign said the full $805,000 is contributions earmarked for the primary.
Koh, who recently moved back to the district where he grew up, is among several Democrats formally running or mulling a run for the Third Congressional District. They include: State Senators Barbara A. L’Italien and Eileen M. Donoghue; Cambridge City Councillor Nadeem A. Mazen; and former Marty Meehan aide Lori A. Trahan.
The district, which runs along the New Hampshire border from Haverhill to Winchendon, and south to Marlborough and Hudson, leans Democrat.
There are Republicans in the race, too. Rick Green, a wealthy auto-parts-company executive from Pepperell, announced his bid this week.
Tsongas announced earlier this year that she would not seek reelection in 2018.
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In a pre-emptive move against a school safety proposal from the National Rifle Association that is expected to include a call for more people trained and approved to carry guns at schools, a coalition of civil rights groups unveiled its own safety plan Thursday. It seeks the creation of positive school climates, thoughtful and comprehensive crisis plans, and improved safety features that don’t turn schools into fortresses....
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Good rendition of these pieces25 juin 2004
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An interesting collection of pieces presented quite nicely by Viktoria Mullova. Ms. Mullova is a Russian emigre (she defected when she was in Norway, tricking her KGB handlers by leaving her priceless violin in the hotel, and was considered Kogan's finest student. Although her technique pays fitting tribute to her teacher, her temperament, frankly, does not. Still, these solo works are presented with a good deal of aplomb. The Bach partita is played in the contemporary style, and is really quite interesting to hear under Mullova's hands, and the technical twisters of the Bartok are tossed of with ease. The Paganini, although one of my favorite pieces, is given its due. Overall, a good collection, worthy of exploration, and a good way to hear Mullova's sound.


Pack it up, pack it in
Unfurl that blanket, picnic season is upon us, writes Tim Skinner
Let us begin – in bringing you the best picnic spots and experiences that Dubai has to offer. Feel free to jump around
t is the most wonderful time of the year for some marvellously al fresco bites fresh from the hamper. We can’t explain why sandwiches always taste better when they’ve been in a lunchbox for a couple of hours, but they do. So, while the weather is gorgeous, we’ve wrapped up the best places for you to shake off that blanket, get out the cheese and pickle sangers and bust open that punnet of strawberries.*
*Time Out Dubai cannot be held responsible for the presence of any ants at your picnic.
Al Barsha Pond Park
Home to countless winter picnics, this (unsurprisingly) pond-side spot is a brilliant spot to unfurl your blanky and kick back for the afternoon. There’s a huge lawn overlooking the pond – which is more lakesized than pond-sized, really – and once you’re done scoffing your cherry tomatoes and piccalilli you can go and hop on a swanshaped pedalo and hare your way around the pond-lake. It’s a beautiful spot for a winter’s afternoon spent in the sun.
→ Open daily 8am-10pm. Al Barsha (800 900).
Al Khazzan Park
Fun fact: Al Khazzan Park is the first park in the UAE to be entirely solar powered. How about that? This spot, found directly opposite City Walk, is wildly popular with parents and kids alike, thanks to its two playgrounds, a mini cycle path for the little ones and plenty of hills for roly-polies and sunshine frolics.
→ Open Sat-wed 8am-10pm, Thu-fri 8am-11pm. Opposite City Walk, Al Safa Street (800 900).
How about stuffing a picnic hamper full of lovely grub and setting down for the afternoon in front of the Burj Khalifa? We can’t think of many more scenic spots around, because not only can you sit and gawk at the world’s tallest tower, but you’re also sat in view of The Dubai Fountain and The Dubai Mall, so your sarnies can be devoured with some of the most magnificent views around. It’s also home to the odd gig, and you can rent bikes to burn off the calories from those cheese scones.
→ Open Sat-thu 6.30am-8pm, Fri noon-midnight. Downtown Dubai (04 366 1688).
A lovely spot from which to admire Dubai Creek – and an equally lovely spot for settling on down with a hamper and nibbling away at some carrot sticks and hummus. In the shadow (not literally) of the Dubai Dolphinarium, you can get your kicks from the aquatic critters residing next door, then take a ride on the cable car through the park, before downing tools and grabbing a bite to eat, and
soaking up some vitamin D.
→ Open Sun-wed 8am-10pm, Thu-sat 8am-11pm. Oud Metha (04 336 7633).
There aren’t many neighbourhoods in the world where you’ll find a sprawling community park snaking out between skyscrapers. But that’s what you’ll find at JLT Park, where on any given day you’ll find joggers hitting the track, ballers shooting some hoops, exercisers grappling with the free-to-use equipment, cricketers cricketing, fountain fans admiring fountains and picnickers… do we need to say it?... picnicking…
→ Open 24 hours. Clusters O to Cluster R, Jumeirah Lakes Towers (no number).
Pony riding, miniature houses, an “International Village”, an equestrian centre, and even windmills can be found at this charming little spot. It’s the perfect spot for a morning or afternoon stroll, and if you’re looking for a spot to lay out your blanket and open up your hamper, then this place offers up barbecue areas, playgrounds, sports courts and more. Once you’re done digesting, there’s even a swimming pool for taking a dip.
→ Open Sun-wed 8am-10pm, Thu-sat 8am-11pm. Al Khawaneej Road, Mushrif (no number).
Ripe Market at Police Academy Park, Umm Suqeim
If you head to Ripe Market at the weekends, you can trawl through some homemade handicrafts – jewellery, knick-knacks, decorations and the like – as well as second hand books, toys, games, clothes and more. But it’s the fresh food merchants which make this place come alive, in our opinion. If you haven’t packed your own picnic, you can grab
loads of fresh grub – whether it’s from one of the food trucks, the vendors selling fresh fruit and vegetables, or the clean-living baker. A cracking hangout for all the family, open every Friday and Saturday.
→ Open Fri-sat 9am-7pm, until Sat May 4 2019. Dubai Police Academy, Umm Suqeim (04 315 7000).
This park just off Sheikh Zayed Road has endured in its popularity for years, and remains one of the city’s top spots for an afternoon spent in the sun. Grab your hamper and run on over to this place, where you’ll find plenty of families happily enjoying their surroundings. Ornithologists will have a blast here, too, since Safa Park also happens to be home to some 200 species of birds hiding among 16,000 varieties of trees and bushes. See how many you can spot, once you’re done exploring.
→ Open Sun-wed 8am-10pm, Thu-sat 8am-11pm. Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Safa (no number).
Umm Suqeim Park
This is a family-only designated area, and this charming spot sits under the Burj Al Arab, with some lovely views out over the Arabian Gulf. Only women with their families are allowed in during the week, and men are allowed to attend with their kids come the weekend. A wonderful spot to escape the hustle and bustle of city life, without actually having to leave it at all.
→ Open daily 8am-10pm. Jumeirah Beach Road, Umm Suqeim 2 (no number).
In the semi-hollow shadow of the Dubai Frame (to which, if you’ve not yet visited, you should make your way post-haste) is this gorgeous park found just north of Downtown Dubai and Dubai World Trade Centre. There’s so much going on that you can spend the entire day here, quite happily, and still feel slightly resentful when it’s time to go home. It’s equivalent in size to 45 football pitches, and three different technology-driven zones are designed to help entertain and educate the little ones while you can relax in one of the dedicated picnic areas. On top of that, there are boat rides, restaurants, live music and barbecue pits, too. How could this not be the perfect picnic hangout?
→ Open Sat-wed 8am-10pm, Thu-fri 8am-11pm. Sheikh Zayed Road (no number).


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I came to the teaching profession later in life. Several years ago, I purchased a book to read with my daughter, which would change my view on teaching forever. Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls’ Rights, written by Malala Yousafzai, is about her experience as a child living in Pakistan. The heart-wrenching story mesmerized us as we read about Mr. Yousafzai’s school in which all students were welcome to attend, including girls. Malala’s account of her aspiration to be educated, despite Taliban oppression and violence, motivated me to continue on my path to continue my own studies and realize my dream to teach. I became the first in my immediate family to graduate college at the age of 42.
The learning process is what inspires me as an educator. When I personally learn a new skill, I go through an entire cycle. Curiosity is first, a question or wondering prompts me to want to learn more. Then I begin the discovery process, digging deeper into the content. Finally, the practice portion takes place. It is in this space I gain confidence and experience. The skill or information I desire becomes part of me. I will now take it with me as I navigate through new experiences.
So it goes with my students and my peers. We are all learners. The learning that transpires every day inspires me. I take great joy in creating excitement towards learning new skills, discovering new ideas, and practicing for mastery with my students. Each lesson, in every content area, provides an opportunity for my students to connect, wonder, and share with others. Observing my own first graders as they tackle new challenges, take risks, and persist inspires me to do the same. There is nothing better than being witness to new knowledge being activated!
I continue to learn from my peers through the many professional development offerings through our school and district, my grade level team, as well as through alternative resources, such as Twitter chats. Learning from other teachers from around the world while seeing their students’ learning in action inspires me on a daily basis. These shared stories remind me to focus on being inspired when I feel tired. What an incredible time to be a teacher!
Julie Dossantos has been an early childhood educator for over 20 years. Before becoming a public school teacher in 2016, Julie worked as a preschool teacher, preschool director, director of children’s ministry, and enrichment services provider. She also was a storyteller for over ten years at an independent children’s bookstore. Currently, she enjoys teaching first grade and serving as grade co-chair at an amazing elementary school in Vero Beach, FL.
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Shapiro decided to become a minimalist by burning all of his possessions, but was forced to leave his gasoline collection alone due to safety concerns voiced by neighbors.
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'We’re going to be in trouble!' Little Sister wailed, clutching her favorite book to her chest and sobbing. 'This isn’t fun like a story anymore!' But Big Sister was not listening, she was thinking. She grabbed Little Sister’s book from her and ran into town, yelling 'Help! A book made me and my sister hurt someone!'
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After I’ve selected the dates of my trip, is the booking automatic or do I have to wait for a confirmation?
After you’ve made a booking request, Enjoy Agriculture takes responsibility for your request and will give you a confirmation of your booking within 24 hours. It takes us some time (at least a few hours) to verify the availability of our partner organization in order to guarantee you an excellent experience during your travels to Senegal. After our confirmation, the booking is validated and you will be charged.
When do I have to pay? How?
You will be charged after you have selected your desired activity and after your booking has been confirmed. The payment, which takes place via credit card on our platform, consists of partial payment at the time of booking confirmation, with the rest of the payment taking place on-site, at the structure hosting your selected activities.
Who do I have to pay on-site, at the hosting organization?
You will pay part of the fee online and the rest of the fee (as indicated at the moment of online payment) will be paid directly to the hosting organization upon your arrival on-site. More information about on-site payment will be provided after your booking has been confirmed.
What is included in the payment made via the Enjoy Agriculture platform?
The fee paid on our website includes the selected itinerary, and in some cases, may include other services (lodging, meals, activities, on-site excursions, etc) and remote assistance during your experience. Everything that is included in the price is specified item by item in the descriptions of the workshops and trips.
What is not included in the payment?
If you decide to purchase anAgro-workshop, the price does not include food and lodging. Travel to and from the workshop site are also the client’s responsibility.
If you choose anAgriTrip and you do not have your own means of transportation, we can offer you an itinerary and pricing with transportation included. In general, for itineraries of at least two days, food and lodging are included. non sei automunito, possiamo proporti un viaggio con trasporto incluso.
TheAgro Learning Tourincludes transport, food, and accommodation.
Travel and insurance are not included.
What kinds of activities can I do?
In addition to the activities that we offer on our website, we can also organize personalized travel itineraries based on your needs and preferences. For inspiration on the type of travel that you might be interested in, take a look at the different agro-workshops that we offer, choose a specific theme (eg., organic agriculture, cooking, or processing local grains), or choose a variety of different activities to get the most out of your trip.
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How do I get to the location of my selected activity or workshop?
The organization and responsibility for travel logistics depends on the activity that you’ve booked. For agro-workshops, travel logistics are not included, but we do provide the address and contact information of the partner organization, who may be able to support your travel plans. For travel itineraries of at least two days, transportation is included as long as the client does not have their own method of transportation and/or decides to organize their own travel.
Can I purchase products sold by rural partners?
Enjoy Agriculture’s objective is to promote services and products made by rural agriculturalists, and thereby to sell their products both on site, during the activities taking place at our partner businesses or associations, and afterwards, in our Dakar headquarters, where we have a small shop.
Can I sleep in a hotel that you did not recommend?
This depends on which itinerary you have selected. If you’ve selected an itinerary that is more than one day long, accommodation in one of our partner organizations is included. If the activity is one day long or less than a day long, you are free to stay wherever you would like.
Do you provide an airport shuttle service?
We can book a taxi or shuttle bus to or from the airport with a minimum of two days’ advanced notice.
Is insurance included?
Enjoy Agriculture is a business dedicated to promoting the work of local agricultural actors and connecting them with interested parties; we do not provide insurance services. The official site of the Italian Embassy recommends that everyone acquire travel insurance before traveling abroad in order to confront any medical expenses acquired abroad, which may be much higher than at home, particularly at the private institutions that offer high quality services. It is recommended that your insurance cover all medical expenses, including hospitalization, surgery, and repatriation. You may find travel insurance options online and at a travel agent in your respective country.
Is it difficult to purchase a local SIM card?
Most phone companies allow customers to purchase SIMs in selected shops in Dakar and throughout the country. When purchasing a SIM, you must register your phone number with either your passport (for foreigners) or your ID card (for Senegalese nationals). SIMs are very inexpensive (around 1,50 Euros) and the phone company with the best coverage in many rural areas is Orange.
Do I have to get vaccines?
As described on the site viaggiaresicuri.it, the yellow fever vaccine is required for all travelers above 9 months of age traveling from countries in which there is a risk of yellow fever transmission, as well as for all travelers who may have even just had a travel transit or layover in countries where there is a risk of yellow fever transmission. The Senegalese airport authorities may check the passports and travel documents of travelers arriving in Senegal. For more information, we recommend you consult a travel doctor or the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Health section (text in Italian).
Where can I exchange money into local currency (Franc CFA)?
We recommend traveling to Senegal with Euros or dollars, both of which are easily exchangeable in Senegal. Euros are exchanged at a fixed exchange rate. It is possible to exchange foreign currency (Euros and dollars) at the airport, in banks, and at certain exchange agencies.
Do I need a visa to enter Senegal?
As described in the official website of the Senegalese Consulate in Paris,if you are a citizen of one of the countries cited below, you do not need a visa to enter Senegal. However, you must have either a passport of a laissez-passer certificate issued by your home country. These documents must have a validity of at least 6 months.
African countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), Ivory Coast, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Sierra Leone, Togo and Tunisia.
European countries: France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Estonia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Romania, UK, Slovakia, Slovenia e Sweden.
Other countries: Brazil, Canada, China, South Korea, Djibouti, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Mauritius, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore.


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The Innovation Initiative is a subcomponent of the Sport Support Program (SSP) which supports the development of Canadian athletes and coaches. The SSP – Innovation Initiative provides funding to eligible organizations for the testing of innovative programming that supports the goals of the Canadian Sport Policy.
The Sport Canada is looking for organizations that are interested in testing new ways of working in sport, are committed to monitoring and measuring results, have an interest in collaborating with researchers and evaluators, and are willing to share the stories nationwide to improve sport participation experiences for Canadians.
The SSP – Innovation Initiative enables the testing of innovative quality sport approaches, the trial of new programs, strategies, and technologies; in order to develop evidence-based solutions that can be shared nationwide.
- Test new or adapted quality sport approaches (e.g. new programs, strategies and technologies) that align with one or more of the Canadian Sport Policy goals;
- Evaluate and document successes and failures of the approach; and
- Share results for nationwide use and implementation.
The expected result of the SSP – Innovation Initiative is to improve sport participation by piloting new or adapted quality sport approaches that contribute to one or more of the following specific outcomes:
- Increased accessibility to sport programs;
- Increased frequency, rates and retention of participation in sport;
- Reduced or eliminated barriers to participation in sport;
- Increased physical literacy; and
- The achievement of social goals through the intentional use of sport.
The SSP – Innovation Initiative seeks to support pilot projects with either a sport participation or sport for social development outcome. The sport activities employed in the pilot project must be consistent with the principles of quality sport. Eligible projects will pilot:
- A new sport program;
- A new sport for social development program;
- An existing sport program for a new population or purpose; or
- An adaptation of an existing sport program in order to align it with the principles of quality sport.
To be eligible for funding, the organization must be:
- A federally or provincially incorporated not-for-profit organization;
- Have independently audited (if available) and board-approved financial statements for the past fiscal year; and
- Be undertaking a national initiative, a pilot leading to a national initiative or a component of a national program.
For more information, visit https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/sport-support/innovation-initiative.html


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Obit: Graham, John August (1867 – 1950)
Surnames: Graham, Fleming, Davidson
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----Graham, John August (9 Mar. 1867 – 1950)
John August Graham, 83, died unexpectedly at his home here Sunday morning at 5 o'clock of a heart attack.
Funeral services were held at the Swarthout Funeral Home at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning with the Rev. Raymond Fleming, officiating and again at Platteville at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Burial will be made in the Platteville cemetery. The body was at the Swarthout funeral home until time of services Wednesday morning.
Mr. Graham was born March 9, 1867, in Grant County. He married Ruth Davidson on October 17, 1889 in Platteville. He was a farmer before retiring 29 years ago to live in Spencer. Mrs. Graham preceded him in death almost 20 years ago. Survivors include five sons, Otto, Robert, and Douglas, all of Spencer; Charles, Santa Barbara, Calif; Harry Sycamore, Ill. and a daughter Miss Francis Graham, DeKalb, Ill. Six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren are also living.
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United States v. Cornell Steamboat Co., 202 U.S. 184 (1906)
U.S. Supreme CourtUnited States v. Cornell Steamboat Co., 202 U.S. 184 (1906)
United States v. Cornell Steamboat Company
Argued April 20, 1906
Decided May 14, 1906
202 U.S. 184
While a claim for salvage of government property based on services rendered without request of any officer of the government does not arise upon any contract, express or implied, it is properly one for unliquidated damages in a case not sounding in tort, in respect to which the claimant would be entitled to redress in the admiralty court if the United States were suable, and, under the Tucker Act, the Court of Claims, or the proper district court where the claim is for less than $1,000, has jurisdiction of a suit therefor.
The successful salving of undelivered merchandise on which duties have been paid, but which the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized by §§ 2984, 3689, Rev.Stat., to refund if the goods were lost, entitles the salvors to recover from the government a reasonable salvage equal to that recovered on the private property saved at the same time, on the amount of duties which the government would have been under obligation to refund had the merchandise been lost. In such a case, it will be assumed that the duties will be refunded, and the claim therefor will be regarded as a liability, although § 2984 is permissive, and not mandatory, in form.
Although courts of admiralty have no general equity jurisdiction, and cannot afford equitable relief in a direct proceeding for that purpose, they may apply equitable principles to subjects within their jurisdiction.
This was a petition under what is known as the Tucker act, defining the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims, to recover salvage upon the duties on 1,883 bags of sugar, cargo of the lighter Bangor.
The facts agreed upon and found by the court are substantially as follows:
The Steamboat Company, a New York corporation, and owner of the steam tug R. G. Townsend at great risk and peril to the tug, saved a certain lot of 1,883 bags of sugar on board of a lighter called the Bangor, in the waters of the port
of New York, which was in danger of being destroyed by fire. The sugar had been imported from a foreign country, was subject to duty under the laws of the United States, and at the time of the fire had not been delivered to the consignees, and was still in the possession and control of the customs officers. The duties on this sugar, amounting to $6,000, had been paid to the government.
Petitioner filed a libel in the district court against the cargo to recover salvage compensation for services rendered in saving the sugar. The case resulted in a decree awarding the petitioner salvage, amounting to ten percent of the value of the property saved, viz., $1,274.03. 108 F. 277. In fixing this sum, the district court considered the invoice value of the sugar only, excluding salvage upon the duties saved to the United States by the salving services.
Upon these facts, the district court awarded the petitioner ten percent upon the amount of the duties saved to the United States -- namely, $600, with clerk's fees, $3.60. 130 F. 480. The circuit court of appeals affirmed this judgment, 137 F. 455, whereupon the United States applied for this writ of certiorari.

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SIPT - The Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests (SIPT) is a battery used to test the sensory integration processes that underlie learning and behaviour. By showing you how children organise and respond to sensory input, SIPT helps pinpoint specific difficulties.
Sensory Profiles - The Sensory Profile is a standardised tool to help evaluate a persons’ sensory processing patterns in the context of home, school and community-based activities. The forms are completed by caregivers, teachers, Adolescents/adults (independently) who have observed the child’s response to sensory interactions that occur throughout the day.
Sensory Processing Measure - The Sensory Processing Measure (SPM) captures a picture of children’s sensory functioning at home, at school and in the community, recognising that sensory processing problems often manifest differently in different environments. It provides norm-referenced standard scores and within each sensory system, it offers descriptive clinical information on processing vulnerabilities, including under- and over responsiveness, sensory-seeking behaviour, and perceptual problems.
Miller Function & Participation Scales (Mfun) - The developmental assessment tool assesses functional motor skills. It helps to link performance of functional activities to neuromotor foundational abilities.
Ayres' Sensory Integration Clinical observations - In the practice of Ayres’ Sensory Integration, structured clinical neurological observations form part of the comprehensive assessment needed to understand the sensory systems and how challenges to sensory registration, sensory processing and sensory integration contribute to difficulties participating in activities of daily life. The observations are based on a group of physical tasks which look at motor functions some of which include: ocular pursuits, postural control, bilateral coordination, flexion/extension (to test for low tone, hyper-mobility’s etc), and sequencing.


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Filmmaker: Pheasants of Detroit
Birders: The Central Park Effect— Birders: The Detroit Effect (preceded by Pheasants of Detroit)
Cinema Detroit and Detroit Audubon celebrate urban birding with the award-winning short film PHEASANTS OF DETROIT and the feature BIRDERS: THE CENTRAL PARK EFFECT. Ornithologist Pete Blank and PHEASANTS filmmaker and birdwatcher Diane Cheklich will discuss habitat restoration for grassland birds and their connection with other wildlife in the Detroit and southeast Michigan area.
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A diverse group of full-of-attitude New Yorkers reveals how a hidden world of beautiful wild birds in the middle of Manhattan has upended and magically transformed their lives.
This documentary reveals the unexpected array of wild birds that grace Manhattan's Central Park and the equally colorful New Yorkers who plan their lives around the rhythms of migration. Renowned author Jonathan Franzen, an eccentric trombone technician, an amiable fashion-averse teenager, and a bird-tour leader who has recorded every sighting she's made since the 1940s are among the film's cast of characters. Featuring spectacular wildlife footage capturing the changing seasons, Birders reveals the dazzling world that goes all but unnoticed by the 38 million people who visit America's most famous park each year.
About the Speaker
Pete Blank has a bachelor’s in Earth and Planetary Science from the Johns Hopkins University, a master’s in Sustainable Development and Conservation Biology from the University of Maryland, and a Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of Maryland. His graduate research focused on habitat restoration for grassland birds and he now uses that background to restore habitat for birds and other wildlife in the Oak Openings Region of Ohio and Michigan. Pete is originally from Baltimore, Maryland. He is a life-long birder and loves to learn about anything in nature. He also enjoys biking, camping, and kayaking. He and his wife, Erin, moved to southern Michigan in 2018 to be closer to family.
Diane Cheklich is a film producer who lives in Detroit. She enjoys birding and regularly goes birdwatching on Belle Isle. An ardent environmentalist, she believes it’s critical to protect flyways and habitat and is active in promoting solar energy in the Detroit area. She is the chair of the Detroit Audubon Conservation Committee which is working in partnership with Urban Neighborhood Initiatives (UNI) to turn vacant lots into bird habitat as well as partnering on workshops. Under her guidance, Detroit Audubon has taken a stand against car races and for unmowed grasslands, on Belle Isle.

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Health Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has raised concerns at the Cynnydd and Dinas wards in the Ablett Unit at Glan Clwyd Hospital, Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire. The hospital mental health unit has been told to make improvements after an inspection found some issues put patient safety at risk. The former Tawel Fan ward, which was part of the unit, shut in 2013 after reports about patients’ care. HIW said it was also concerned to find that some issues it identified in its previous inspection in 2014 were still apparent, despite Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board developing a clear action plan to resolve them.
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In the wake of Oklahoma's mangled killing of Clayton Lockett, John Oliver took on the death penalty on his show Last Week Tonight . Among the hard questions he asks: Should this be allowed in a civilized society, and why is a comedy show talking about this? "It costs up to 10 times more to give someone the death penalty than life in prison. So what we know now is the death penalty is expensive, potentially kills innocent people, and doesn't deter crime. And here is where it gets hard..."
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Toyota launched a 5.5 kWh household battery storage system using its electric vehicle battery expertise on June 2. When coupled to a photovoltaic rooftop system, the compact system can operate a home day and night, Toyota says. Bidirectional EVs can supply residential power, even during outages. The vehicle-to-grid capabilities will also provide balance in regions where the grid infrastructure supports bidirectional charging, Toyota claimed. Its initial sales will be in Japan. Whether Toyota will boost sales to other nations and challenge Tesla remains to be seen, experts say.
The company said that sales of its new home battery, the O-Uchi Kyuden System, to architects and construction firms will begin in August. As per storage experts, Toyota’s debut into this industry is not surprising given previous entries by Tesla, with its famous Powerwall, and other EV firms, such as BMW.
Toyota’s revelation is just one more sign of a wider trend, said Jason Burwen, vice president of energy storage for the American Clean Power Association. Electric vehicle manufacturers see themselves not only as new stakeholders in the power system but also as newbies in that system as providers of energy storage, whether by selling battery packs straight to property owners, business owners, and utility companies, or by allowing their vehicles to interact with construction activities and the power grid, he continued.
Toyota claims that its new distributed storage system is based on several years of electrified development and testing as well as on-board parts and units. According to Toyota, the system may be charged with solar panels and supplemented with electricity carried in EV batteries at 100V AC, even when the lights are turned off. The price of the house battery is unknown, as is whether the company would be able to recycle EV batteries that have been removed from its cars due to wear and tear from everyday driving. According to the California Energy Commission, while these abandoned batteries do not keep a charge for as many miles as new batteries do, they nevertheless have a long life and are ideal for energy storage. According to CEC-commissioned research, second-life batteries typically have 70–80% of their original capacity left, and energy storage is significantly less taxing on batteries than transportation.
With the surge in electric car and truck purchases, the number of abandoned EV batteries is on the rise, and repurposing them for storage would help to reduce the mountain of thrown batteries. However, NAATBatt International, a non-profit trade organisation’s executive director, Jim Greenberger, dedicated to advancing electrochemical energy storage tech for developing high-tech applications, warned that reuse has significant drawbacks, the most significant of which is cost. He noted that there will eventually be a limit on second-life batteries due to their recycling value, which has increased as a result of the conflict in Ukraine.
The increasing prices of nickel and cobalt, for instance, are encouraging more battery recycling, as is the case with lithium, which is more difficult to remove. Greenberger pointed out that if it costs $100 to permit the recycling of EV batteries in a storage system, the company must profit more than $100 from the reuse. Furthermore, reuse is more complicated, yet Toyota continues to encourage it. Toyota and other major automakers are the only ones who can make second batteries economically viable. Greenberger noted, humongous and recurrent recycling in the same application will save expenses.
Within and outside of Toyota, there is a growing movement to reuse batteries. According to Electrive, China, a key market for Toyota, announced a set of directions in January to develop the battery recycling and reuse businesses. According to Nikkei Asia, Toyota Motors teamed up with a joint fuel-procurement project between Tokyo Electric Power and Chubu Electric Power in May to convert old batteries from EVs and hybrid vehicles into power storage solutions, which will be used primarily in conjunction with renewable energy generation facilities. Toyota and Chubu Electric Power Co. announced a partnership in 2018 to validate huge storage battery packs that reuse and recycle Toyota batteries.
Toyota and other large EV firms not only have a lot of power to reduce the cost of EV battery reuse, but they also keep their batteries’ secret information under lock and key. Toyota’s usage of second-life EV batteries might reduce costs while also preventing the company from having to share its proprietary battery technology with startups and other organisations attempting to reuse EV batteries for power storage, according to Greenberger.


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Schmitt’s Counterstrike is as lucid, clear and comprehensive an explanation of the country’s foreign policy direction as we are ever likely to have in non-government speak. The book is not an apology, defense or condemnation. It begins with a fact – terrorism is a long term threat - and then dissects the difficulty of identifying the sources of threats while simultaneously trying to thwart the inevitable attack attempts. The deterrence strategy of the Cold War era at first seemed like it might not be useful against an enemy with no territory or resources (targets) against which to promise retaliatory strikes. However, in the years since 9/11, deterrence as a strategy has been reconceptualized, and, well, perhaps these stateless adversaries do have valued targets -- just not traditional ones like cities or refineries or land, or the lives of civilians….
Since 2001, major shifts have been orchestrated within the U.S. government to redefine how parts of the foreign policy establishment – highly territorial themselves—would become partners, rather than competitors, in the business of deterrence.
All the while, technological advances are continuously redefining the nature and source of both threats and deterrence options.
I truly appreciated Schmitt’s thoughtful, non-hysterical, counterbalance to the talking heads of the broadcast media.


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Scandinavia’s leading all-lady hard rock/heavy metal outfit, CRUCIFIED BARBARA, has teamed up with Guitar World to launch a guitar playthrough video of a brand new song “I Sell My Kids for Rock’N’Roll”, check it out HERE. The track comes from the band’s upcoming album In the Red, out September 10 on Desptoz Records. In the Red can be pre-ordered now through the Crucified Barbara web-store HERE.
The band’s Despotz debut was recorded at Studio Music-A-Matic, Gothenburg with producer Chips Kiesby and engineer Henryk Lip. Artwork for album number four comes courtesy of Stockholm, Sweden artist Erik Rovanpera.
Dealing with topics like misogyny and animal rights, Crucified Barbara calls In the Red “the best thing we’ve ever done musically. We have always been shocked by injustice and oppression, and this time, our opinions have taken an even bigger place in the songwriting.”
Earlier this year, Crucified Barbara launched a music video for the track “To Kill a Man” on YouTube (watch below), stating “One fifth of all the world’s women have been raped or assaulted in their lifetime. The dark statistics became the basis for the song ‘To Kill a Man’ and our most important message of the video. The production company 11Frames has captured our vision perfectly, and we are proud that we take the opportunity lifting heavy topics such as violence and sexism with a really heavy hard rock video.”
“To Kill a Man” can be purchased on iTunes HERE and streamed on Spotify at:
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When Virginia began preparing for the American Revolutionary War , Madison was appointed a colonel in the Orange County militia. Small in stature and sickly, he soon gave up a military career for a political one. In , he represented Orange County at the Virginia Constitution Convention to organize a new state government no longer under British rule. During his work in the Virginia legislature, Madison met lifelong friend Thomas Jefferson , author of the Declaration of Independence and the third president of the United States.
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He left Congress in to return to the Virginia assembly and work on a religious freedom statute, though he would soon be called back to Congress to help create a new constitution. After the colonies declared independence from Britain in , the Articles of Confederation were created as the first constitution of the United States. The Articles were ratified in and gave most of the power to the individual state legislatures who acted more like individual countries than a union.
This structure left the national Congress weak, with no ability to properly manage federal debt or maintain a national army.
Madison, after undertaking an extensive study of other world governments, came to the conclusion that America needed a strong federal government in order to help regulate the state legislatures and create a better system for raising federal money. He felt the government should be set up with a system of checks and balances so no branch had greater power over the other.
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Madison also had a new development in his personal life: In , after a brief courtship, the year-old Madison married year-old Dolley Payne Todd , an outgoing Quaker widow with one son. Gutzman openly criticizes Madison for his handling of the War of The title of this book is misleading.
While it does focus on Madison, it seems to focus more on the Constitution. Gutzman tends to get bogged down with the ratification process of the Constitution.
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Kamagong is an ironwood from the Philippines, in the same family as Macassar Ebony. Due to its high demand, this wood has become increasingly difficult to obtain. Some of our select Kamagong gets hand carved into decorative training weapons; great for swinging, but not meant for wood on wood contact. Each Kamagong weapon is completely unique, with a variety of distinct colors and patterns.
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Kindergarten has been very busy over the past few months. Here are some of our projects.
A few months back the children decided they wanted to do some planting. We picked lettuce seeds and have been documenting the changes. Our lettuce seeds sprouted, and with time and care grew. The children decided that the best way to use the lettuce was to make a salad. Here is what we learned: there are different food groups, some healthier than others, investigating the benefits of nutrirtious foods, the plant life cycle, fine motor skills (cutting, slicing, dicing), measuring, recipies, making predictions and observations, identifying ways to care for the environment and communicating results.
Another project that was sparked by our end of the year trip is building a water park. Mrs. Ingram has been working with the children during play time to build this waterpark from materials around the classroom. They
had to come up with a plan and design their park as a team. Here is what we learned: problem solving, taking turns, retelling stories of our own waterpark experiences, how to research, making lists, building three dimensional structures and selecting and using materials to carry out own explorations.


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An extra €1 M in grants is now available to community and voluntary groups for older people.
It is a new joint initiative between the Minister for Older People, Jim Daly, and HSE Services for Older People.
Grants range from €5,000 to €20,000.
A total of €250,000 is dedicated to dementia related initiatives.
The closing date for applications is August 15th next, with funding allocated in Aug/ Sept.
What Sort of Project?
Successful projects will aim for sustainability and/or bring some addition to existing services.
The funding will be prioritised for projects where:
- The need for additional or new services has been clearly identified – projects and initiatives should fit with locally identified priorities or plans.
- Reasons are clearly stated as to how the proposed service addresses the need.
- Projects are aimed at those who are not already engaged in their community.
- The benefits of the project for the older person are demonstrated and measurable.
- A focus on integration/cohesion across geographic areas is incorporated.
- Achievable timelines are put forward to start the service.
The funding is open to community and voluntary agencies that currently hold a Service Arrangement or Grant Aid agreement with the HSE.
Non-statutory agencies who aim to provide health and personal social services similar or ancillary to services that the HSE may provide.
- The project must commence in 2019
- Actions must align with the National Positive Ageing Strategy and/or The Irish National Dementia Strategy and/or Carers’ Strategy and/or Loneliness Task Force (see links below).
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The focus is on the Social model of Health & Social services, with the following categories:
- Be-friending services including dementia specific initiatives.
- Meals on wheels.
- Social/ Satellite centres.
- Day Centres.
- Local liaison to signpost/access services.
- Transport for older people to health and social services.
- Monitoring & Technology.
- Support for family carers.
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According to Dr Emer Conveney, National Programme Manager, Age Friendly Ireland, Meath County Council, there may now be an opportunity to apply for funding to deliver an Acorn Smart Age-Friendly Tablet project with other people in this area. ‘Monitoring & Technology’ is one of the categories that is eligible for support and projects can be in line with the Task Force on Loneliness.
IT projects can address isolation and improve social connections with older people.
Acorn was piloted in Meath, Fingal and Limerick and brought a good response from older people.
CSO figures show that 69% of the 55-74 age group do not use the internet everyday.
Over half (52%) of internet users aged 60-74 did not use the internet within three months prior to their CEO interview.
The digital divide can lead to social exclusion, social isolation, loneliness and a decline in physical and mental health.
The HSE and The Department of Health recognise that community and voluntary agencies provide a wide range of services to support older people to continue living in their communities and maintain their social connections.
These services, which contribute to positive ageing and better overall health, include befriending, day care, social centres, meals on wheels, etc. Improving and developing community supports is in line with the vision outlined in Sláintecare, which supports a shift to providing the majority of care in the community and a focus on prevention and early intervention.


2017 Subaru Crosstrek is a new crossover from Subaru that is seemed to be the “cure” for the customers that are disappointed with the 2016 Subaru Crosstrek model. This is because the 2016 model is having the minor changes and it was not suitable with what the customers are expected. Now, Subaru is trying to fix that minor changes in the new Crosstrek. Subaru did not want to disappoint the customers again, now the new crosstrek is coming with the updates and the better features.
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We can say that there are modifications that are done on this car to attract the fans. One of the good news is that the new 2017 Subaru Crosstrek has the cheaper price. It can be a good lure from the company. From the exterior side, the changes are can be seen from the brand new front end style that has the revisited bumper and the brand new grille. This car has 17 inch of aluminum for the wheels and it is available on many color schemes. It can be a perfect option for the customers.
2017 Subaru Crosstrek Interior with Sunroof Cabin
The updates are not stopped only on the exterior. We will see that this new 2017 Subaru Crosstrek is applied with many changes. The interior is also renewed with the better sunroof and the cabin is more convenience with the very sophisticated look as well. The dashboard will use the elegant black color with the metallic accent on it. There will be the unique stitches and the door trims that will be increased the beauty of 2017 Subaru Crosstrek.
2017 Subaru Crosstrek Engine and Detail Specs
So, how about the engine? The 2017 Subaru Crosstrek will use 1.6 liter engine for the base model. Besides that, there will be two other optional engines such as the “2.0 liter DOHC Petrol Drivetrain” and the second engine option is the turbo diesel unit with 2.0 liter displacement. All of these engine options are will be paired with the six speed of automatic transmission. This combination can send the power to all wheels on the car. Now, it depends on the customers on which one they will choose the engine.
2017 Subaru Crosstrek Release Date and Price
Many people are expected and though that the end of 2016 is the perfect time for launching this car. Meanwhile for the price, the estimated price between $26,500 up to $30,000 is the rational price for this new crossover. It means that the 2017 Subaru Crosstrek is ready to compete with the other crossover from the different company. However, we will know all the information about this car until it is launched officially.
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What's my favorite restaurant? I get asked that often by colleagues and friends who guess that I have something to do with these reviews.
The plain fact is that I don't have a favorite restaurant; I have a couple dozen. Which one is it today? That depends on what I'm hungry for, how I feel, what part of town I'm in, maybe even the weather.
Most eaters-out could guess two-thirds of my personal list, but today's favorite is a sleeper. Let me tell you about it.
It's on the edge of open country - indeed, honest-to-goodness farm families are no small part of its business - although urban sprawl is creeping out around it. It's Maggie's Family Restaurant, at the intersection of North Dixie Highway and Roachton Road, three-quarters of a mile south of the Perrysburg-State Rt. 25 exit off I-475.
Maggie's menu is a paper place mat, reprinted month by month, with two or three dinner entrees for each day of the month and the sides that without asking come with the entrees. On the whole, the entrees for each day do not change from month to month, but the time lapse is such that it's not like having the same dinner each day of the week.
There are almost as many preferences as people, I imagine, but many call the Saturday special the pick of the week: prime rib, a thick slab, tasty beef fat ringing the lean heart. Add in a spoonful of golden corn niblets and a serving of sweet potato, and for less than $13 you'll see why most customers believe it to be the best beef bargain around.
Another popular favorite that is as good as I've ever had - there must be a Hungarian in the kitchen - is chicken paprikash. You can look for it two or three Thursdays a month, tender meat falling from the bones, heavenly peppery seasoning, and enough on the plate to serve two appetites as hearty as mine.
Maggie's pot roast, usually just one night a month, awakens a nostalgia for “home cooking” more poignantly than most menus that advertise that by-now hackneyed claim.
Besides paprikash, how could there not be chicken, fried, grilled, or stuffed, in a roadside country eatery? Fish, however, perhaps harkening back to the era when transportation was not a regularly dependable source of fresh seafood, does not figure large on Maggie's menu: shrimp, yes, and Alaskan walleye once a week. But pork chops and ham vary the menu.
Once warm weather comes, if you're hungry for a steak off the list of monthly specials you can order from a permanent menu. The only thing is that the steaks are grilled outside, the way you do it at home, and Maggie's cook is spared that cold weather discomfort; wait til spring!
Pies, fruit or cream, deserve a section all their own; they're fresh and delicious beyond description; if you order early, you may be lucky enough to stake out a claim on the flavor of your choice; when they're gone, they're gone.
There is a full bar, including a tolerable selection of wines, in an entirely separate, small room set aside for as many as two dozen smokers in a window-side row of booths.
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