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I personally love being able to hear the tyre noise, etc. rather than the engine blaring over it all
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I am not sure. I mean I have never used an electric car to really get a feel for the differences in sound or anything. I would imagine hearing the engine and everything gives a different feel to the overall driving experience.
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I prefer the silence at low speed and the rather undefinable whirring noise when you put your foot down and the motors kick in. Pulling in to a parking slot at Fully Charged the car next to me, arriving just before, was a Mini Cooper S, the owner said he’d never heard such a silent approach!
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I think I listen to music too much these days to notice any engine noise! However just think how quieter streets and roads will be once everyone is electric…
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I am not sure. I do like the sound of an engine but having been in an EV several times this past year, the minimal noise is almost relaxing. I can actually hear the outside world and it feels less stressful being in a car.


The recent rumors regarding the Nexus 10 2 release and feature suggest that just like the new Samsung Tablets Pro line, Nexus 10 2 may sport a 12-inch screen.
Though all the rumors regarding Nexus 10 2 are exciting, Google fans are tired of waiting for the release of the Tablet. None of the rumored release dates of Nexus 10 2 have deemed true. Recent reports said that Google would be launching Nexus 10 2 at CES 2014; however, there was no sign of the tablet throughout the event.
Now that Samsung has launched its Note Pro and Tab Pro line, it may happen that Google will add more features to its offering. According to reports by IBTimes.com.au, “Since reports stated that Samsung will be the maker of the second generation of Nexus 10, there were talks that the tablet may come with a bigger screen display and may ditch the menu button similar to what Samsung did to its new devices.
Meanwhile, it has also been rumored that now that Samsung has come up with its new line of tablet, Google may consider it other partners like Asus and LG to create the device. The features of Nexus 10 2 can now change but previously it was rumored that Nexus 10 2 will have an 10-inch screen display with 2,560 x 1,600 pixel resolution, 3 GB RA, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chip processor, 8 MP rear camera and 16 GB and 32 GB storage variants.
For further updates on Nexus 10 2 stay tuned.


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Lloyd Austin’s secret hospital stay went unnoticed for days FILE PHOTO © Win McNamee / Getty Images
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since the start of the year, with his deputy handling “routine business,” Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder revealed on Friday.
Austin was admitted to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Monday, for what Ryder described as “complications following a recent elective medical procedure.” The 70-year-old retired general is “recovering well and is expecting to resume his full duties today,” Ryder added.
The Pentagon would not disclose the sort of “elective procedure” that Austin had undergone, or what the complications might have been. Ryder told the MIlitary Times that the decision to keep Austin’s hospital stay secret was made “taking privacy into account” and due to the “evolving situation.”
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks was “prepared to act for and exercise the powers of the secretary, if required” and has in fact “conducted some routine business for the department on his behalf,” Ryder told reporters.
The non-disclosure came in “stark contrast” to how the Marine Corps handled its commandant’s heart attack in October, the Military Times noted. The USMC sent out an email to reporters the very next day, letting them know that General Eric Smith had survived and was recovering from the medical episode.
Austin is the historic first African American to head the Pentagon, having been nominated by President Joe Biden in January 2021. Upon retiring from the military in 2016, Austin joined the board of the military contractor Raytheon Technologies. He received a congressional waiver to be able to lead the Pentagon, since he had not been out of active service for seven years as required by law. (RT)
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ALLOFE SOLUTIONS UNVEILS NEWEST VERSION OF eCURRICULUM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
AllofE Solutions has released the newest version of eCurriculum, an innovative curriculum management solution that helps teachers work faster and smarter, and gives districts the ability to manage, map and report on curriculum information.
The latest development initiative of eCurriculum offers a user-friendly experience and modernized system upgrades such as advanced reporting dashboards and data warehousing, while still preserving the easy of use and custom mapping capabilities.
The new eCurriculum system integrates a custom and personalized user home page allowing users to quickly and easily access their courses, unit maps and lesson plans. The home page centralizes all of the user's curriculum management functionality into an easy to navigate menu structure. The home page also includes an interactive, advanced search tool allowing users to search for curriculum by subject area, course, unit map or keyword. From this home page, users are also able to access the curriculum web site that is automatically generated by the system as curriclum information is updated.
Other updates to eCurriculum include: lesson planning, system messaging, unit exporting, unit map scheduling, and data reporting. The eCurriculm system continues to incorporate the management of courses, subject areas, and unit maps.
With eCurriculum, districts are able to define the What, When, and How of classroom instruction. It allows teachers to create curriculum maps and align the units to GLE's, state standards and goals. It assists teachers by providing them with a guide to what to teach, when it is taught, and how to conduct activities and assessments. The system delivers real time curriculum guidelines and course information to teachers giving them a road map to successful classroom instruction.


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We bought some grass-fed beef from Burgundy Pastures Farm in Grandview and I finally had a chance to use one of the steaks. At $25.00 a steak, this bone-in rib-eye was a bit pricey so I wanted to make something tasty. I’ve had it with expensive restaurant steaks that have no flavor, no texture, and no juiciness but cost a small fortune. I was pleased with the end result, a very nicely seasoned, juicy, tender steak. You can’t see the smashed red potatoes underneath but they were carmelized, seasoned with a little butter, salt and pepper. The baby carrots were tender and sweet with a nice bite.
Here’s what I did:
Rub the steak with 1 tsp kosher salt, a tsp brown sugar, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper.
Heat a cast iron skillet until very hot. Add 1 T olive oil and sear steak for 4 minutes, each side. At this point it will probably be medium rare, depending on the thickness. To cook a little more, put steak, pan and all, in 350 degree oven and cook until desired doneness, 6 minutes or more depending on thickness of steak. Allow steak to rest tented by foil for 5 minutes before serving.
After removing steak from pan and 2 T chopped shallots, 3-4 sliced cremini mushrooms, salt, 2 T red wine, and 1 cup beef stock. Simmer until reduced by almost half. Add 2 tsp butter.
For the carrots, peel and trim a pound of baby carrots, leaving a bit of the green top on. Place in saute pan and cover with low sodium chicken stock, add 1 T brown sugar, dash of cinnamon, dash of cayenne, squeeze of lemon and simmer until sauce is reduced to a thick glaze. Carrots will be done by then.
For the potatoes, cut red potatoes into 2 inch pieces and simmer until fork tender. Drain. Heat saute pan, add olive oil and saute potatoes until brown. Season with salt and pepper. Smash down with a large spoon.
To plate, cut bone off rib-eye and set the bone aside. Slice steak into several pieces. Place mound of potatoes on plate, place pieces of steak and bone on top of potatoes. Add a few carrots on the side. Spoon sauce over steak.
Enjoy with a glass of Blackbart Syrah from Stagecoach Vineyards, Napa Valley.

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Since it's launch in January, the Marks and Spencer (M&S) and Oxfam 'Clothes Exchange' has raised an extra million for the charity.
The money was generated by the sale of extra Marks & Spencer clothes donated to Oxfam shops through the Clothes Exchange, which encourages donations of unwanted M&S clothes to Oxfam by providing a £5 M&S voucher in return. The voucher is redeemable against a £35 spend on clothing, home or beauty products at M&S.
Promoting the 'clothes exchange' in Enniskillen in the final run-up to Christmas is Brian Quinn, manager of the Marks and Spencer store in Erneside and Loretta Cullen, manager of the Enniskillen Oxfam shop.
The extra revenue that is generated through the Clothes Exchange partnership is enough to;
* to pay for Oxfam's entire Rwanda programme for a year (it includes improving agricultural livelihoods, working to tackle the spread of HIV and working to improve governance in a way that helps national reconciliation), or;
- To help provide safe clean water, healthcare and other lifesaving services for around 200,000 people displaced by conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo for six months, or;
- To fund Oxfam's mobile schools for children of nomadic farmers in Kenya for four years.
The positive impact of the partnership – which initially ran for a six month trial – means that the Clothes Exchange will now continue indefinitely. People across the UK will be able to keep picking-up an M&S voucher each time they visit their local Oxfam shop with a donation of M&S clothing.
The Clothes Exchange has also supported one of Marks & Spencer's Plan A environmental objectives to encourage the recycling of clothes, and reduce the one million tonnes of clothing sent to landfill in the UK each year. Barney Tallack, Oxfam's Deputy Director of Trading said: "An extra million pounds is amazing. The partnership has been a fantastic success, and we would like to thank the people who have donated all the great clothes that helped us raise this money.
"Please keep bringing them in as the extra money raised will help Oxfam to make a real difference to the lives of many thousands of the world's poorest people."Richard Gillies, Director of Plan A, Marks & Spencer said the success of the Clothes Exchange showed that it was possible to be responsible and save money at the same time.
"Thousands of people have saved on their M&S shopping by donating M&S clothing they no longer need to Oxfam, which has helped the charity to raise more money to fight poverty. It's also helped to reduce the amount of clothing sent to landfill by 1,000 tonnes over the last six months. We hope the campaign will continue to go from strength to strength in future."
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What rank abuse committed by Ingraham as Gomez was double dipping in the public purse.
Nassau, Bahamas – A Public Inquiry must be called to look into the Job Readiness Program where we can confirm clear evidence of abuse, bribery and victimization was practised by the Free National Movement Government in North Abaco.
Damning information now in the hands of BP confirms the FNM candidate, who was ordered out of the US after living in the community “ILLEGALLY”, was hired in 2011 under the disguise of the Job Readiness Program, where he collected government money and never showed up for work.
Many would remember the program was revealed by former Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes in July 2011 where he noted: “Job readiness is primarily aimed at young unemployed Bahamians age 30 and under. They will have an opportunity to gain basic work force experience through workshops and job placement.”
The information shown to BP by our sources in the Administration’s Office also revealed that Gomez was assigned under Group 1 of the program, where he was to work at F.E.S Construction [a company which received millions in government contracts].
But while he collected $210 from the public treasury of the Bahamas, the Murphy Town descendant never showed up to work, but worked instead in the FNM constituency office during the period!
And while Gomez was hired, the decision to do so proved that the then FNM government VICTIMIZED some young Bahamian in Abaco who had met the requirements for the program. Compelling evidence proves that Gomez was 37 at the time he was placed on the program, however this was contrary to the program announced by the government itself.
We repeat, the job assistance initiative, made it clear that it was to be only afforded to young person between the ages of 18 – 30 who were unemployed!
Reports in Abaco confirm no one ever saw Gomez at work, but public documents prove the candidate was paid fully as he was assigned to FES Construction [Owned by Fletcher McIntosh].
What is worse is this: Bahamas Press also noted that while being paid by the public purse, Gomez had no registration with the National Insurance Board and therefore, was paid off the books – the same way he operated while living in the United States: “ILLEGALLY”.
Many would remember Hubert Ingraham was the Minister for National Insurance at the time.
And there’s more, as this is just the beginning!
Evidence also confirms Gomez was assigned to the 52 week program and attached to the Government Administration Office in Marsh Harbour where he collected a second cheque from the government. HE WAS DOUBLE DIPPING IN THE COOKIE JAR while he paid not a dime to the National Insurance Board!
The shocking details now in the hands of BP conclude that the Job Program was abused to the max for political purposes, while ambitious youths desperately in search of work were overlooked and victimized by the Ingraham government.
It also proves that officials by instruction pillaged the treasury of the Bahamas while breaking every rule to facilitate operatives and campaign workers of the former administration.
And since F.E.S Construction is alleged to hold shares for the former leader of the FNM, we wonder if this abuse of the public purse for Gomez offers an idea that he has some relations to the deposed leader of the Party?
Young Bahamians were VICTIMIZED so that Greg Gomez could have two jobs on Job Readiness!
An Abaco resident told BP, “Gomez must have been a hologram as we never saw him on the job, yet he collected his pay check every week. Man it is wrong to be paying a ghost!”
We report yinner decide!


Slaying near Hartsville triggers extensive weekend manhunt
Officers from at least five law-enforcement agencies used bloodhounds and a helicopter in a weekend manhunt for three suspects sought in the slaying of a man near Hartsville Saturday night. The victim’s name had not been released by press time Monday. No arrests had been announced by press time. Darlington County Sheriff James Hudson told local media the shooting took place in the Lakeview Boulevard area near the Hartsville airport. He said the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office, SLED, and the U.S. Marshals Service assisted in the manhunt, which made use of bloodhounds and a helicopter. It was not clear what led to the shooting, but officers believed that three suspects were involved. If you have information about the case, contact the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office.


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Harkirat told us about this super cool vending machine at The Monkey’s Paw Book Shop in Toronto. Now we NEEEEED one. See how it works here:
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Winter break is upon us! It’s a time for relaxing, spending time with family and friends, and most importantly: fruit cakes. Just kidding about the last part. This week we’re having our annual holiday Book Club, where students and teachers share what they plan to read over break. Here’s some of what the faculty/staff shared with us so far.
Season’s readings, everyone!
- Andy Cunningham – Spider’s House by Paul Bowles (He’s rereading this book and looking forward to time in front of the fire with it.)
- Wayne Strumpfer – Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick
- Patty Fels – Man Walks into a Room by Nicole Krauss (Esquire Magazine calls Krauss “one of America’s best young writers.”)
- Dan Neukom – A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (When Ms Fels had him listen to this NPR author interview he decided to read it. http://www.npr.org/2014/12/10/369616513/wwii-by-the-books-the-pocket-size-editions-that-kept-soldiers-reading); Real England: The Battle Against the Bland by Paul Kingsnorth (It’s the most inspirational book he’s read in 10 years, “it raises deep questions about globalization and creeping commercialization. An absolutely wonderful read.”)
- Ron Bell – Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov; Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami; The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann (He’s rereading this one and suggests that you often go back and revisit classic works. In Dr. Bell’s words “Reading major literature isn’t a “checklist” kind of thing.”)
- Laura Monahan – The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd (She’s looking forward to reading this over break.)
- Dana Vargo – I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes (She read it after seeing Jimmy Fallon’s tweet saying it was like Gone Girl in terms of its “all-consuming nature.”)
- Cade Grunst – Kingkiller Chronicles (Name of the Wind and Wise Man’s Fear) by Patrick Rothfuss; Gulp by Mary Roach (He’s currently reading this one and describes it as “absolutely delightful and supremely fascinating!”)
- Jane Batarseh – Theologies of Liberation in Palestine-Israel: Indigenous, Contextual, and Postcolonial Perspectives by Nur Masalha (“varies in quality, but Lisa Isherwood’s essay is superb.”); A History of Islamic Philosophy by Majid Fakhry (“Fakhry is kind to explain clearly how Greek philosophy greatly affected early Islamic thinkers.”); Orientalism by Edward Said (“Said’s book is a classic. His style is engaging and his observations profound.”); An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine (“Alameddine is a riot.”)
- Michael Covey – Best American Short Stories 2013 (“I’ve read other BASS annual collections and have always enjoyed them. The BASS 2014 is already out but it will have to wait.); New Organic Grower by Eliot Coleman. (“What would you expect” from our Garden Guru?); Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet by Bill McKibben. (“The title is not misspelled.”)
- Joanne Melinson – Jerusalem: a Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi; All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (“This was my favorite book this year and a strong contender for my top 5 book list, which consists of many more than 5 books!” I recommend it now because it’s a bit longer, but so worth your time over winter break.)
- Richard Day – Dernière Donne by Jean-Michel Guenassia (“It’s a fairly quick read (only 187 pages) and could probably be read by anyone with an intermediate level of French.”); Etranges rivages by Arnaldur Indridason (Written by an Icelandic author, this book won a French prize for the best police novel of 2014.)
- Michelle Myers – The Smartest Kids in the World by Amanda Ripley
- Mollie Hawkins – In Praise of Messy Lives: Essays by Katie Roiphe; The Localist by Carrie Rollwagen (Carrie is my friend—she devoted an entire year to exclusively shopping “small”/locally and wrote a book about it. It’s making me not want to shop at Target anymore…)
We’ve had a flurry of activity (see what I did there?) in the library this week with the annual winter craft! Last year we made snowflakes, and this year we decided to make snowman ornaments using tea lights. We’ve had a couple of Middle School advisories make their own little snow-dudes, and during lunch today we had various Middle Schoolers make them. Pretty cute, huh? We think so, too.
This week is the Hour of Code to celebrate Computer Science Education Week. It’s a global event to encourage anyone (and everyone) to learn how to do coding. The rules are pretty loose: just find an hour this week sometime to work on code. Some of you will get to do things in your classes and others can do this on your own. You can try some of the activities on the Hour of Code website and then try a few activities on the Khan Academy site. On Khan Academy, you can do an Hour of Drawing Code and design your own animal; try an Hour of Webpages learning CSS and HTML to make a card for someone; or try an Hour of Databases to learn how to manipulate date and make your own store. Spend an hour this week to teach yourself something interesting! Let us know how it goes!
The winter craft is coming!

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As you all know, Inquisitor - Martyr will be released on June 5th, 2018 on PC.
On this day, we will have a live countdown stream at some point on all our social platforms like Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. So make sure to subscribe to all of them or choose your favourite, and let's countdown together till Inquisitor - Martyr's Release Trailer and its actual release on Steam.
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To overcome the limitations of FFS reimbursement schemes, various pay-for-performance (P4P) models have been implemented in a number of LMIC countries. These models are usually based on special financial payments for a dedicated performance. However, both the structure of the financial rewards as well as the definition of performance (including its quantification and measurement) differs significantly between the models. It is therefore difficult to compare and transfer results between different countries. In general, P4P programs need to acknowledge that incentives have to be valuable enough to stimulate investment in improving cancer care. Their impact relies exquisitely on high-powered incentives that directly target improved cancer care processes and enhanced patient experience, as well as on the availability of achievable benchmarks for improved outcomes.
It is important to recognize that the value of an incentive has to be seen from the perspective of its receiver, which is not necessarily the same as the perception of those who design the respective incentivizing framework. In addition, the perception of incentives can vary over time, as well as between age groups, generations and different professional groups. This necessitates the continuous adaptation of the underlying schemes. P4P incentives need to focus on a limited number of reliable performance indicators to motivate cancer care providers into changing delivery processes, and require a design that enables clinical and organizational leaders to sustainably use the system for performance improvement. This is a highly challenging task, particularly in the context of cancer care. Furthermore, adequate risk adjustment, such as for differences in underlying patient populations (for example, curable cancer stages versus palliative care situations) or catchment structures (for example urban versus fare remote areas), are important design aspects. High impact performance indicators will motivate providers to develop better cancer care and reorganize efficient delivery processes. However, there is always the inherent danger of stimulating untargeted effects, such as the avoidance of patients with clinically complex conditions or economically less attractive care seekers, such as individuals with metastatic cancer stages. Overall, the effective implementation of P4P for patients with cancer, and particularly those with advanced stages, remains an enormous unsolved task, and therefore is currently not recommended for LMIC, as considerable public health research into the implementation P4P in the cancer care arena needs to be carried out.
Classic P4P models may be modified or combined with incentives, and applied across entire delivery processes that are mainly used for chronic diseases. For example, disease management programs (DMP) with standardized care for certain cancer entities are a combination of FFS and P4P, which commonly integrate structural, process and outcome parameters. If these programs are used for cancer preventive strategies, such as HPV immunization, population coverage and outreach can be improved. In addition, these short-term treatment programs may achieve economic effectivity and positive cost–benefit ratios . However, their success is exquisitely related to the availability of resources and the motivation of healthcare providers. Furthermore, the effects achieved by incentivization are determined in part by patients’ acceptance of and participation in cancer care structures, and on the cultural and religious environment in which the cancer care is embedded. In addition, the education of both the health care providers (in terms of their professional knowledge) and patients (in terms of their understanding of the provider and access models) impacts on the efficacy of incentivization. Accordingly, counterproductive effects of DMP that worsen inequalities in healthcare delivery may occur, especially in remote regions.
Implementation of DMP and other P4P models is frequently impeded by a variety of barriers. Clinical care processes need to be clearly defined that have a limited need for individualization of care. This means that these models are only suitable for a small number of diseases or medical conditions that require highly standardized and comparable medical approaches, which is not usually the case for cancer. Mechanisms are also required that allow for the dynamic adaptation of care plans based on recent innovations and new clinical evidence, especially if care plans are legally regulated. Furthermore, these models demand high management, reporting and controlling efforts, as well as the definition of reliable and measurable quality indicators. Accordingly, poor availability of the high data quality and data management processes that are required limit implementation of these models.
Overall, implementation of DMP in LMIC for specific chronic diseases and acute intervention programs may provide an opportunity to improve the quality of care through standardization of delivery processes and performance feedback, if implemented as part of the DMP. However, there is also a high risk that quality improvement will fail, and that enhanced accessibility for patients will not materialize. Reasons for this include the complexity of DMP, the need to intensively integrate patients into the program, the high requirements for education of involved staff and patients, as well as the requirement for adequate reporting structures. These issues can also be accompanied by unexpected increased costs. In summary, when the potential risks and benefits for cancer care offered by P4P models are weighed against each other, such approaches cannot be recommended for LMIC.
In addition to the frequently used economically-driven performance parameters incorporated into typical P4P designs, there is increasing interest in the advantages offered by value-based financing. The primary goal of value-based payment in the management of cancer patients is to achieve improved care that is not immediately measured as an increased delivery performance by cancer care providers, but rather as a better cancer patient experience, improved clinical quality and health outcomes, or lower overall costs of cancer care. In contrast to performance-based financing, the theoretical background of value-based financing includes a less restrictive perspective on achievable advantages, fewer constraints on management decisions, as well as a reduced need for measurement and reporting. Various forms of value-based financing (such as shared savings and risk, reference pricing, and bundled payment), combined with adjunct incentives for quality and efficiency may be tailored according to the prevailing market conditions and organizational frameworks. However, translation of broadly accepted and comparable values into economic categories and reimbursement schemes is highly controversial. For example, there are a number of ethical considerations due to the great potential of value-based financing to increase inequality in population coverage especially for poor people, to worsen cancer care availability in underserved regions, and to impair its acceptability for certain population groups. In addition, assessment of values such as “health outcomes” is widely used, but significant differences in understanding the meaning of such terms exist between healthcare professionals and managers, making universal applicability challenging. To date, little evidence is available concerning the relative effectiveness and underlying mechanisms of value-based purchasing designs compared to other financing systems, including for LMIC. The very limited current experience suggests that value-based systems require complex management, infrastructure and human resources, as well as functioning referral and effective reporting pathways, if adequate UHC is to be achieved. These observations appear to exclude the use of value-based models for cancer care in LMIC, at least in the near future.
Healthcare economists have advocated the use of cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) in several (mainly industrial) countries. The principle of CEA is to rank healthcare interventions on the basis of their incremental costs relative to their incremental benefits. This approach invariably leads to the prioritization of treatments, resulting in inequality of healthcare coverage based on criteria such as age, chronic conditions or treatment costs. In CEA systems, benefits are predominantly considered from the economic view of the society as a whole, and the individual patient’s interests are more or less excluded from financial evaluations. The authors share many of the political and ethical concerns regarding CEA approaches, especially for cancer care, under the conditions and healthcare frameworks that prevail in LMIC.

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- 100% Natural & Healthy Dry Dog Food
- Contains AATU's ‘SUPER-8’ of Fruits, Vegetables, Herbs, Spices & Botanicals, Which Deliver An Excellent Source Of Nutrients Vital For Your Dogs Health
- A Single, Named Source Protein Which Can Help To Minimise Food Reactions & Help With Food Elimination
- Free Of White Potato, Grain & Gluten
- Aatu Foods Contain No Artificial Preservatives, Colours Or Flavours
- Made In The UK
Featuring 80% Chicken, the high meat content provides your dog with large amounts of good quality protein. This balanced kibble combines the best natural ingredients to ensure that your dog receives all of the nutrients that it needs.
The food contains 50% freshly prepared meat and 30% dried chicken meat; all from high quality British free range chicken. 20% of the kibble is made up of a combination of natural herbs, beneficial plant extracts, fruit and vegetables. Chondroitin and Glucosamine are added to help your dog to maintain healthy joints, whilst prebiotics help to support a healthy digestive system.
The high-quality free-range chicken is the only source of protein in this single protein dry dog food, making it suitable for dogs with food sensitivities or those with delicate digestion. The recipe is also gluten and grain free, using sweet potato instead of grains or white potatoes so that it can be fed to dogs with allergies or food intolerances.
The specially adapted composition is further enhanced with AATU's Super 8 complex with 8 types of fruit and vegetables, 8 herbs and 8 plant extracts - to provide your pet with comprehensive nutrition. The combination includes cranberries, peppermint, lingonberries, aniseed and spirulina to bring the power of mother nature into your dog's daily nutrition.
A modern, intelligent, completely natural and additive-free dry food solution, to satisfy the highest demands!
Ingredients: Chicken 80% (50% cooked, boneless chicken, 30% dried chicken), sweet potatoes, chickpeas, peas, alfalfa, chicken broth, salmon oil, carrots, tomatoes, chicory, cassava, apples, pears, cranberries, blueberries, mulberries, oranges, blueberries, lingonberries, parsley, peppermint, Spirulina, seaweed, oregano, sage, marjoram, thyme, chamomile, rose hips, nettle, yucca, marigold, aniseed, fenugreek seeds, cinnamon, hip and joint care (glucosamine 350mg/kg, MSM 350mg/ kg, chondroitin 240mg/kg).
Additives (per kg):
Vitamin A (17310 IU), vitamin D3 (1540 IU), vitamin E (480 IU).
AATU 80/20 Chicken Complete Grain-Free is a complete dry dog food.
Please note that these are only guidelines. Actual feeding amounts depend on your pet's age, activity levels and other individual circumstances. Monitor your pet's weight and adjust feeding amounts as required.


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Paoletti Stratospheric Loft HSS aged sunburst, roasted maple neck.
Paoletti handmade instruments
"Paoletti instruments® was established in 2005 as the natural evolution of my guitar luthier and amplifier tech activities." Inspired by the shapes of the most iconic guitars in rock history, we started handcrafting guitars using 130-150 years old chestnut woods, coming from Paoletti Family's Chianti wine barrels reserve.
Like many of the best creations, Paoletti Guitars grew out of a strong understanding of the past and an artist’s active imagination for the future. Based in Tuscany, Italy, where from the end of the 19th century the Paoletti family once produced Chianti red wine, much of that thirst has been past down to Fabrizio Paoletti. In the spirit of paying reverence to the past and at the same time making the best use of the materials at hand, Paoletti began to make use of the ancient wine barrels left from the old family business. With many of these being made of 130-170 year old chestnut wood, it was soon realised that this gave the instruments a unique and impressive sound.
This is a Paoletti Stratospheric Loft Series which features their signature chestnut body, ROASTED Maple neck, and Paoletti handmade pickups. Includes hardshell case and signed COA. Made in Italy.
3 - tone classic sunburst color, which recall the old Italian style. 2017 LOFT Design by Fabrizio Paoletti, OEM certification Made in ITALY
- BODY MATERIAL Chestnut
- BODY FINISH 3-tone aged Sunburst
- NECK MATERIAL Roasted quartersawn Maple Neck with black dots
- NECK DIMENSIONS (THICKNESS) 21,0 mm first fret 22,5 mm 12th fret
- NUT BONE
- FRETS Medium width: .103” - Crown: .046”
- NUMBER OF FRETS 21
- FINGERBOARD RADIUS 12"
- SCALE LENGTH 648mm
- BRIDGE Paoletti vintage style bridge with GOTOH block
- TUNING MACHINES Kluson tuners
- PICKUP Paoletti Pickup Neck/Middle 7.50k
- PICKUP Bridge: 7.80k - Push/Push for coil tap.
- ELECTRONIC CTS 250 K + CRL 5 WAY SELECTOR
- PICKGUARD Aged Brass OEM production
- WEIGHT 3,6kg
- CASE Hard-case
- MISC Certificate of warranty & authenticity

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 – The Bush administration acknowledged on Friday that it had paid a third conservative commentator, and at least two departments said they were conducting internal inquiries to see if other journalists were under government contract. via Third Journalist Was Paid to Promote Bush Policies Something to think about then you read about […]
Worth watching. This is clear evidence that this administration was running tax payer funded covert propaganda campaign on US soil in clear violation of US law. Screw impeachment, it’s time for a war crimes tribunal.


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Date of Award
PhD Leadership Studies
Christopher B. Newman, PhD, Chairperson; Lea A. Hubbard, PhD; Gavin W. Henning, PhD
student affairs culture of assessment, organizational change, culture of assessment
Student affairs professionals have long been strong contributors to college student learning and development and supporters of the perspective that holistic postsecondary learning is critical for not only the individual but society as well. With more attention focused on the value of this learning, student affairs has taken steps to foster and establish cultures of assessment by creating positions for individuals to coordinate assessment efforts across the division – a student affairs assessment leader. Most of the literature focusing on student affairs is informed by valuable practitioner experience and can be strengthened by empirical study. This explanatory single case study explores how a student affairs assessment culture at a four-year public institution has been sustained for over two decades. By examining the structural, cultural, and agentive factors, as well as their interaction and by applying organizational change theories to the maturing student affairs assessment literature, this study provides a more complex analysis of this important phenomenon of fostering and sustaining a culture of assessment in student affairs. This case study utilizes process tracing to understand the change process and gathers multiple sources of evidence through interviews, observation, and document analysis to explore causal relationships among the factors influencing the change process.
This study’s findings suggest that specific structural, cultural, and agentive factors, their interaction, as well as recognition and external influences were involved in fostering and sustaining a culture of assessment in the student affairs division under study. This research builds on the theoretical work of Datnow, Hubbard, and Mehan (2002) by extending the usefulness of their Culture, Structure, and Agency as a Mediational System model to the higher education setting, which embodies unique organizational features. These distinctive features may account for the modifications suggested in this study for applicability in the higher education setting.
Dissertation: Open Access
Digital USD Citation
Leary, Margaret, "Tracing the Change Process: Fostering and Sustaining Student Affairs Cultures of Assessment" (2018). Dissertations. 120.


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Tuesday, 2 March 2010
My Debut Guest Blogger - Cate Masters!
Please give warm welcome and whopping round of applause to my very first guest blogger, the lovely Cate Masters! YAY!! It's lovely to have you here, Cate and I'm looking forward to reading your post and checking out your (many!) releases.
Unearthing Treasures through Research
Hi, my name is Cate, and I’m a research junkie. I admit it. I get carried away with research—or vice versa. Sometimes it’s hard to tell. Case in point: a few years ago, my family vacationed at Key West, Florida. The island’s surrounded by a clear aqua-green sea and is so steeped in history, its streets almost seem like characters. While visiting a maritime museum, a story flashed in my head, and I spent the next two days in the Key West library copying articles and letters from the 1800s while my family went parasailing and snorkeling. Do I regret it? Not in the least. I knew I wouldn’t be getting back there any time soon, so finding that information felt like unearthing sunken treasure. I was fascinated by the history of the wreckers, men who salvaged wrecked ships long before any diving equipment had been invented. All the careful research paid off. Soon Freya’s Bower will publish Angels, Sinners and Madmen, my historical romance adventure novel.
No matter what genre I’m writing in, I always research some aspect of the story. Authenticating details help bring the setting into the reader’s imagination. A few stories are set in cities I know well, but others are in places that fit the story, or I wish I could go! Such as Hawaii, or in my last novel, Malibu. Adding authenticating details for locations I’ve never visited is easy. If the Internet doesn’t provide all the information I need, I send for a Visitor’s Guide to the city to learn its restaurants, museums, clubs and other hot spots and get a feel for the place. For my contemporary Wilderness Girl, I had to brush up on my camping info, and learn a bit about recycled art.
Having a myriad of jobs surrounding the media gave me insight into inner workings of government press offices, television stations, newspapers and their related association groups. This experience came in handy for my contemporary novella, Picture This, which I also set in Pennsylvania’s capitol, where I worked for many years. Two other stories, Seventh Heaven and The Bridge Between, I set in my hometown of Lambertville, New Jersey, so adding accurate setting detail was much easier. :)
Sometimes you can find details in unlikely places. A recent issue of National Geographic Traveler unearthed a golden nugget of information about guitars, which I gladly snapped up for my latest novel, too – about a rock star.
One of the worst pieces of advice to writers is: write what you know. How would anyone ever stretch the limits of their imagination following that adage? There would be no speculative fiction, no fantasy, no scifi. The writer would get bored silly in a hurry. And when the writer’s bored, so will the reader be.
So I say: Let your writing take you to places you only dreamed of visiting, or that might never exist if you didn’t create them. Your readers will thank you! And your imagination will reward you with more ideas.
Great post, Cate! Any comments from readers or writers alike will be appreciated - check out everything about Cate at www.catemasters.com
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Margot Robbie’s striking ponytail look at the highly anticipated ‘Barbie’ Movie World Premiere in Los Angeles was nothing short of a masterpiece. Created by Celebrity Hairstylist, Bryce Scarlett, her look was made possible by the extraordinary Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate line.
The Acidic Bonding Concentrate line, celebrated for its revolutionary hair care science, was key in preparing Robbie’s hair for its big moment. Known for its power to significantly improve hair’s strength, smoothness, shine and overall health, Redken’s Acidic Bonding Concentrate was the perfect tool in the hands of Scarlett to bring the iconic Barbie hair to life.
Scarlett was able to beautifully tame and enhance Robbie’s strands by prepping hair with Redken styling products, including Quick and Big Blowout to maximize volume. Locked in for the night with Redken Max Hold Hairspray, this effortlessly chic ponytail style perfectly encapsulates the spirit of Barbie for the World Premiere.
“I was inspired to do this doll-like ponytail from the 1960s to coordinate with her stunning 60s-inspired custom Schiaparelli gown.” – Bryce Scarlett on Margot Robbie’s premiere look
GET THE LOOK
- First, prep Margot’s dry hair by detangling with Tangle Teezer’s The Wide Tooth Comb, which has a dual-sided design for quick, gentle detangling with reduced breakage. Follow by shampooing with Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo, then misting hair with Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate Lightweight Liquid Conditioner. Before rinsing, brush Redken product through hair using Tangle Teezer’s The Ultimate Detangler for even distribution.
- On freshly washed and detangled hair, apply Redken Quick Blowout from roots to ends to decrease blow dry time and add heat protection layer on top of that with Redken Big Blowout for maximum volume.
- Dry hair in large sections and set in Velcro rollers. Once cooled, section out a ponytail leaving out the 2 inches of her hairline around the entire head using the Tangle Teezer’s The Ultimate Styler, which gave her hair a smooth and shiny finish. Smooth back and secure the inner ponytail with hair ties. Set the entire ponytail into 2-inch curls, as well as the hairline sections we left out of the ponytail. Once cooled, use Tangle Teezer’s The Ultimate Styler to brush out curls gently and start to shape the bang area and the ponytail into a polished yet full finish. Set the entire look with Redken Max Hold Hairspray for a flexible hold that shines
Ever wonder how Barbie’s perfect blonde hair is achieved? Look no further as we are working with colorist, Jacobschwartzhair, who was responsible for creating Margot Robbie’s iconic Barbie Blonde COLOR using BLONDME for the ‘Barbie’ Premiere! He finishes the look with BLONDME All Blondes Rich Shampoo & Conditioner to maintain and protect the color.
“I really wanted Margot’s blonde to embody Barbie on the red carpet without it being so obvious and over bleached. When the light hits her hair I wanted to sparkle and bounce like those legendary blonde supermodel and actresses of the 90’s” – Expert Celebrity Hair Colorist, Jacob Schwartz
GET THE LOOK
- Using fine weaves, highlight using a babylight technique with BLONDME premium lightener 9+ with 20 volume BLONDME premium developer to create even lift while protecting the bonds in the hair. I like that the BLONDME developers have higher level of care ingredients inside the bottle (oil) so it helps to also protect the cuticle during development & the Schwarzkopf IGORA VIBRANCE has Aquaxyl which helps maintain / add moisture in the hair while toning)
- Lift to a golden light blonde (#SchwarzkopfUSA #spunwithgold) and then cleanse the hair using the BLONDME All Blondes Rich Shampooand BLONDME All Blondes Rich Conditioner.This will help to build new bonds in the hair and prepare it for an even toning application.
- On Damp hair apply Schwarzkopf IGORA VIBRANCE to tone the blonde and add shine. Use 9-0 around the hairline to maintain brightness and 7-0 for a shadow root on the top half of the head and 6-0 underneath the crown for extra depth at the base mixed with 6-Volume gel activator. I like that IGORA Vibrance is Alkaline as I find it gives better penetration and longevity.
- For the mid-lengths and ends, apply a mixture of IGORA VIBRANCE 9-0+9-4+8-46 with equal parts 1.9% / 6-Volume gel activator to create a beautiful lived in warm blonde tone. I love that Demi offers longevity without the commitment of build-up.
- Develop for 15 to 20 minutes
- Carefully rinse the deeper base color first while holding the lighter pieces up to maintain brightness on the ends. Finish with another shampoo and condition with the BLONDME All Blondes Rich Shampooand BLONDME All Blondes Rich Conditionerto seal the color and rebuild strength in the hair.

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Dr Brady has kept a relatively low profile since new allegations emerged of the handling of child abuse concerns raised about notorious paedophile cleric Fr Brendan Smyth.
With just weeks to go to the 50th Eucharistic Congress, Archbishop Martin said the challenges facing the church were not about just one person.
"Cardinal Brady has said that he is staying and that he has lots of support from people; I've never commented and I don't know any thing of those details," he said.
Asked if he supported Cardinal Brady, Dr Martin replied: "I've made no comments on other bishops."
Earlier this month, Dr Martin said it would not be "appropriate" to comment on the Cardinal's position.
The beleaguered leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland has faced calls to consider his position after the broadcasting of a BBC documentary focusing on Smyth.
It revealed how, in the mid-1970s, the then Fr Brady and two other priests had been given crucial information by 14-year-old abuse victim Brendan Boland concerning Smyth, but church authorities did not pass it on to parents of other victims of Smyth.
Archbishop Martin has called for an independent international inquiry into the crimes of Smyth to be carried out.
Dr Brady, who has publicly apologised to Mr Boland, had claimed he received a lot of support from within the church to stay on in his role.

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Introduction: Myocardial ischemia is a pathological condition initiated by supply and demand imbalance of the blood to the heart. Previous studies suggest that ischemia originates in the subendocardium, i.e., that nontransmural ischemia is limited to the subendocardium. By contrast, we hypothesized that acute myocardial ischemia is not limited to the subendocardium and sought to document its spatial distribution in an animal preparation. The goal of these experiments was to investigate the spatial organization of ischemia and its relationship to the resulting shifts in ST segment potentials during short episodes of acute ischemia.
Methods: We conducted acute ischemia studies in open-chest canines (N=19) and swines (N=10), which entailed creating carefully controlled ischemia using demand, supply or complete occlusion ischemia protocols and recording intramyocardial and epicardial potentials. Elevation of the potentials at 40% of the ST segment between the J-point and the peak of the T-wave (ST40%) provided the metric for local ischemia. The threshold for ischemic ST segment elevations was defined as two standard deviations away from the baseline values.
Results: The relative frequency of occurrence of acute ischemia was higher in the subendocardium (78% for canines and 94% for swines) and the mid-wall (87% for canines and 97% for swines) in comparison with the subepicardium (30% for canines and 22% for swines). In addition, acute ischemia was seen arising throughout the myocardium (distributed pattern) in 87% of the canine and 94% of the swine episodes. Alternately, acute ischemia was seen originating only in the subendocardium (subendocardial pattern) in 13% of the canine episodes and 6% of the swine episodes (p<0.05).
Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the spatial distribution of acute ischemia is a complex phenomenon arising throughout the myocardial wall and is not limited to the subendocardium.
Keywords: Acute myocardial ischemia; Spatial organization; Subendocardium; Subepicardium.
Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.


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British pledge extra army help for Ukraine
UK authorities guarantees an extra £1 billion ($1.2 billion) value of weapons to Kiev
Britain will present “refined air protection methods,” drones, digital warfare tools and “1000’s of items of important equipment” value £1 billion ($1.2 billion) to Ukraine amid its battle with Russia, London introduced on Wednesday.
The deliveries will signify the “first step” to permit Ukrainian forces to transcend their “valiant protection” efforts and transfer in direction of “mounting offensive operations” to regain territory misplaced to Russia, the UK authorities claimed.
“UK weapons, tools and coaching are remodeling Ukraine’s defenses towards this onslaught. And we’ll proceed to face squarely behind the Ukrainian folks to make sure Putin fails in Ukraine,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson was quoted as saying within the assertion.
The brand new provides will deliver London’s total army help to Kiev to £2.3 billion ($2.8 billion). The UK, which has been one of many strongest backers of Ukraine because the begin of the Russian offensive 4 months in the past, has additionally supplied £1.5 billion ($1.8 billion) to the nation in financial and humanitarian help.
Through the NATO summit in Madrid on Wednesday, the US-led army alliance declared Russia a “direct risk” to Western safety.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the gathering through video hyperlink, demanding extra assist from member states, together with trendy weapon methods to “break the Russian artillery benefit.”
He claimed the combating is costing Kiev round $5 billion each month, and that – in contrast to Russia – Ukraine doesn’t have oil and gasoline income to cowl the deficit.
Moscow has repeatedly warned towards provides of weapons to Ukraine by the US, UK and different allied nations, saying it’ll solely delay the combating, whereas growing the danger of a direct army confrontation between Russia and the West.
Russia despatched troops into Ukraine on February 24, citing Kiev’s failure to implement the Minsk agreements, designed to offer the areas of Donetsk and Lugansk particular standing inside the Ukrainian state. The protocols, brokered by Germany and France, had been first signed in 2014. Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has since admitted that Kiev’s important aim was to make use of the ceasefire to purchase time and “create highly effective armed forces.”
In February 2022, the Kremlin acknowledged the Donbass republics as impartial states and demanded that Ukraine formally declare itself a impartial nation that can by no means be part of any Western army bloc. Kiev insists the Russian offensive was fully unprovoked.

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Echelon Expands Presence in Outdoor Lighting With Acquisition of Established Player, Lumewave
|By Business Wire
|August 19, 2014 08:07 AM EDT
Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ:ELON), open-interoperable control networking
pioneer for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), announced that it
has acquired Lumewave Inc., a wireless outdoor lighting control system
provider with a strong track record selling its solution to U.S.
municipalities, universities, medical facilities and enterprises.
Echelon will sell the Lumewave products—which include individual
lighting controllers, gateways, and management and maintenance
software—and will incorporate Lumewave’s established sales channels in
North America into its existing channels worldwide. Terms of the
transaction were not disclosed.
“With this acquisition of Lumewave, Echelon is enriching our product
portfolio and sales channels in outdoor lighting control, for both city
street lighting and the compelling market for enterprise and commercial
outdoor lighting,” said Ron Sege, CEO and chairman, Echelon Corp.
“Lumewave’s products, combined with Echelon’s own, will give our
customers tremendous flexibility in controlling their outdoor lighting
assets. The expanded product offerings and sales coverage will enhance
Echelon’s revenue stream and allow us to better address the fast-growing
North American market.”
The outdoor lighting market—which encompasses streetlights as well as
lighting for parking areas, walkways and other outdoor spaces—is growing
significantly. According to the Northeast Group, the market for street
lights with smart controls is forecast to grow from less than 2 million
units today to more than 100 million units in the next 10 years. The
value of installed controls is expected to rise from less than $250
million to more than $10 billion by 2024, with 40 percent of that
investment expected in North America.
Echelon plus Lumewave expand options for outdoor lighting customers
“Echelon’s pioneering leadership in control networking technologies, and
its strong success in outdoor lighting markets outside the U.S., make
this an ideal match for our wireless outdoor lighting solutions,” said
Mark Keating, president of Lumewave. “Adding Lumewave’s proven radio
frequency (RF) solution and our established North American channels to
Echelon’s capabilities in wired control systems will enable more
customers to be served more quickly.”
Lumewave’s standards-based wireless solutions for outdoor lighting will
continue to be available through its established manufacturer’s rep
channel and will now also be sold through Echelon’s direct sales and
manufacturer reps and integrators in the U.S. The combined product
portfolio will target streetlighting and other outdoor lighting
installations, such as parking lots and structures, university and
corporate campuses, hospitals, large retailers such as shopping malls
and auto dealerships, parks and recreational facilities.
Lumewave has established a presence in a number of high-profile
locations in the U.S., including the University of California campuses
at Davis, Irvine and Santa Barbara; the California State University at
Fullerton; the city of San Francisco; and the VacaValley (Calif.)
Hospital. The benefits of Lumewave adaptive LED street and area lighting
solutions have been promoted by SPEED (State Partnership for Energy
Efficient Demonstrations), a program supported by the California Energy
Commission and managed through the California Institute for Energy and
Environment (CIEE). The cited benefits include saving energy, cutting
electricity and maintenance costs, and providing better-quality lighting
to enhance safety and aesthetics.
Lumewave provides innovative, standards-based wireless solutions for
control and monitoring of outdoor lighting. Its customers include cities
and municipalities responsible for outdoor lighting (roads, streets,
parks, etc.) as well as commercial entities (e.g., car dealerships, mall
operators) responsible for outdoor lighting, typically parking lots and
parking structures. Customers use Lumewave solutions to set lighting
dimming/on/off schedules, monitor light fixture operation and health,
and measure and control energy usage. Privately held Lumewave has its
headquarters in Sacramento, Calif. More information is available at www.lumewave.com.
About Echelon Corporation
Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON), a pioneer in developing
open-standard control networking platforms, delivers all the elements
necessary to design, install, monitor and control industrial-strength
‘communities of devices’ within the lighting, building automation, grid,
Internet of Things, ‘maker’ and other markets worldwide. Echelon
develops and sells complete systems and subsystems for target
applications, plus system-on-chips (SoCs), embedded software, and
commissioning and management tools for OEMs. With more than 100 million
Echelon-powered devices installed worldwide, the company helps its
customers easily and safely migrate existing control systems to the most
modern platforms, while bringing new devices and applications into an
ever-growing global Industrial Internet. Echelon helps its customers
reduce operational costs, enhance satisfaction and safety, grow revenues
and perform better in both established and emerging markets. More
information about Echelon can be found at http://iiot.echelon.com,
or echelon.com and at the company's blog at blog.echelon.com.
Echelon and the Echelon logo are registered trademarks of Echelon
Corporation registered in the United States and other countries. Other
product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their
This press release may contain statements relating to future plans,
events or performance. Such statements may involve risks and
uncertainties; the risk that Echelon's product and service offerings by
themselves or combined with other applications or offerings do not
perform as designed or do not offer the expected benefits and savings;
and other risks identified in Echelon's SEC filings. Actual results,
events and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not
to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date hereof. Echelon undertakes no obligation to release
publicly the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements
that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date
hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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The vision of a connected smart home is becoming reality with the application of integrated wireless technologies in devices and appliances. The use of standardized and TCP/IP networked wireless technologies in line-powered and battery operated sensors and controls has led to the adoption of radios in the 2.4GHz band, including Wi-Fi, BT/BLE and 802.15.4 applied ZigBee and Thread. This is driving the need for robust wireless coexistence for multiple radios to ensure throughput performance and th...
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SYS-CON Events announced today the Kubernetes and Google Container Engine Workshop, being held November 3, 2016, in conjunction with @DevOpsSummit at 19th Cloud Expo at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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Enterprise IT has been in the era of Hybrid Cloud for some time now. But it seems most conversations about Hybrid are focused on integrating AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google ECM into existing on-premises systems. Where is all the Private Cloud? What do technology providers need to do to make their offerings more compelling? How should enterprise IT executives and buyers define their focus, needs, and roadmap, and communicate that clearly to the providers?
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SYS-CON Events announced today that SoftLayer, an IBM Company, has been named “Gold Sponsor” of SYS-CON's 18th Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York, New York. SoftLayer, an IBM Company, provides cloud infrastructure as a service from a growing number of data centers and network points of presence around the world. SoftLayer’s customers range from Web startups to global enterprises.
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Last night we were watching a movie, eating pizza with our friend Leah when she got a text message about a plane crash near St. Mary's. St. Mary's isn't technically part of our district any more (they are their own district) but we play each other in games and it's very close to Pitkas Point, which was part of our district up until last year (when they got too small to sustain a school).
The plane was headed from Bethel to Mountain Village (our district headquarters) which is just past St. Mary's. It had nine passengers and one pilot on board. Somehow things went wrong, and just four miles from St. Mary's runway the plane went down.
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Our hometown news in Washington even had a blurb on the accident. It is devastating any time a plane crashes, but this was especially horrific because of the fact that it happened in our school district, and Terry was a pilot many people knew.
Our hearts are broken for the families and their loss.
It is a sad, sad day in rural Alaska.

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My parents are definitely the biggest influence on my personality and philosophy. We were always careful with waste, for environmental and financial reasons. One of the things that I’m thankful for is that they never let us spend money on meaningless things. From very young, I was aware of the value of money and the value of everything I use. That’s why my brand always has a sustainable side to it. I always try to inflict less harm on the environment.
I always admire people that go against the stream and stand for what they are doing, whether that is professionally or personally.
I think the most fundamental difference between men and women (I’m generalizing here) is that women tend to be very careful with their decision making and think things through, while men tend to go with their first instincts; much more daring but also much more risky. I think the perfect balance is to have those two facets in a relationship and in a professional situation.
There’s this perception that some people are so fundamentally different that it’s impossible to solve our differences. I think that’s lazy. Everything is solvable.
Some people think this is a bit worrying, but I love reading about serial killers. I have this big obsession. It’s curiosity; I want to know the why, the how, and the why of the how.
What people wear is how they want others to perceive them; they’re trying to put a message out there. Even if it’s just a t-shirt and jeans, you’re still saying you’re someone who likes to keep things simple. So for me the ultimate form of expression is designing clothes. It just feels very rewarding. There’s this indescribable feeling when I look at my completed collection for the first time.
The school I went to was one of the most boring and strict schools in Lebanon. Everybody dressed the same. I wanted to stand out, wanted to look different. I started to wear these strange DIY outfits I’d cobble together. I was so bored on a daily basis, both visually and mentally, that I felt the need to start experimenting. So I guess you could say that boredom was my major inspiration to start designing. More people should allow themselves to get bored these days.
Sheikha Alyazia’s ‘mishmash’ of ancient and modern
Inside the Emirati artist’s inaugural solo exhibition in London, ‘I Met a Traveler From an Antique Land’
Updated 23 July 2019
LONDON: You are searching for treasure. Several potential locations are marked with an ‘x’ on your map. You move methodically from site to site, always to be met with disappointment — never striking gold. Are you, in following trails set by others, missing the treasure ‘hidden’ in plain view?
This is one of the conundrums posed in the artworks of Sheikha Alyazia Bint Nahyan Al-Nahyan, whose inaugural solo exhibition in London presented a thought-provoking range of work fusing the ancient past with modern life.
Her “Mishmash Trails” featured cave-like shapes cut in marble, with the treasure taking the form of imagined ancient eastern coins, reflecting Arab, Roman and Phoenician influences. She described the coins, embedded in the marble, as symbolic of the great treasures buried in secret locations that were sought out and fought over by many.
Al-Nahyan named her exhibition — held at Pi Artworks from June 25 to July 7 — with the opening line of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s famous poem “Ozymandias”: “I met a traveler from an antique land.” (Ozymandias is the Greek name for the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II.)
The poem, published in 1818, imagines a meeting between the narrator and a traveller who describes a ruined statue lying in the desert. The description of the statue is a meditation on the fragility of human power and on the effects of time: “My name is Ozymandias, king of kings/Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!/Nothing beside remains: round the decay/Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare/The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
“Maybe a positive thing from looking to the past is that it proves it is only human to repeat the mistake and the lesson,” Al-Nahyan told Arab News. “Studying the past is a realization of human nature, individually or in groups, right or wrong. This natural feeling of connectivity is something I usually aim for.”
There is humor in some of her work — particularly the depictions of old commercial airline advertisements from the 1950s and 60s with ancient figures superimposed in the frames. They certainly give the viewer pause for thought about how much our world has changed in the short time since air travel became widely available.
The exhibition’s curator, Janet Rady, said of Al-Nahyan: “She has been practicing art from a very young age and is self-taught. She is incredibly talented, and you see this in the wide range of her work, which uses all sorts of different media. I can’t necessarily call her a pop artist or a collage artist or an installation artist; she is in fact all of these things, but it is the concept behind her work — connecting the past with the present — which is important.”
The UAE’s UK ambassador, Mansoor Abulhoul, was present at the opening and he particularly admired Al-Nahyan’s works based on the classic wooden board game Carrom paired with a modern video game.
“I first played Carrom with my cousins as a boy, and she has combined it with modern computer games, which is very creative,” he said. He pointed out that her innovative work ties in well with the dynamic of the UAE.
“Next year we have EXPO 2020, with its theme ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future.’ It’s very much about our roots and how we take them forward, how we develop the mind and global cooperation,” he said.
The exhibition included a short clip from Al-Nahyan’s upcoming film “Athel,” written by Al-Nahyan’s sister, Sheikha Shamsa. It centers on a strange encounter in the desert between a pre-Islamic poet and a modern-day TV presenter. “Athel” is set for release later this year and stars Hala Shiha and Mansour Al-Fili.
“The idea behind it all is taken from the tradition of Arabic poetry — its wisdom and, sometimes, risks,” Al-Nahyan explained. “And ending with a realization of one tribal law putting redemption and family before all.” She added that there are some “light-hearted” moments in the film too.
Arabic poetry is an ongoing inspiration for Al-Nahyan’s work, adding another layer of meaning to many of her pieces.
“The Arabic language is poetic, and Arabs and other cultures around the world have documented their lives through poetry,” she said. “So, for example, when tackling the topic of what is considered treasure, we found different meanings in various verses. Like when (pre-Islamic poet) Zuhair Bin Abi Salma refers to glory as the only true treasure.”
There is a much to absorb and reflect on in this exhibition which opens windows into many facets of Arab history and culture and poses universal questions about humanity and what constitutes real treasure.


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The 3 financial giants Citadel, Fidelity and Charles Schwab will jointly launch a cryptocurrency cryptocurrencies are digital currencies that use cryptographic technologies to secure their operation. trading platform a place to buy, sell and store cryptocurrency in a few months.
- Citadel, Fidelity y Charles Schwab hacen alianza
- Crypto trading platform to be launched
- Sequoia Capital and Paradigm join the project.
- Project is still in its initial stage
Trading firms Citadel Securities y Virtu Financial Inc are collaborating on a “ecosystem” of cryptocurrency trading that will allow retail brokerages to offer cryptocurrencies to their customers, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
The consortium of firms behind the project includes venture capital firms. Sequoia Capital capital is most commonly defined as the large sum of money you would use to invest. y Paradigm, as well as some retail brokerages, the source said.
The project, which was first reported on by CoinDesk, is still at a very early stage of its development. the source added.
Afterwards, Bloomberg reported that the companies were developing a cryptocurrency offering with the help of Fidelity Investments y Charles Schwab Corp that would expand access to digital assets. He quoted people familiar with the matter, but no named spokesperson.
In the first stage
Likewise, Charles Schwab he told Reuters yesterday in an emailed statement from spokeswoman Mayura Hooper, that the company had realized “a minority passive strategic investment in a new digital digital technologies are these electronic tools that have the ability to generate, store or even process data. asset company”. He also expressed:
“We recognise that there is considerable interest in cryptocurrencies… and we will consider introducing direct access to cryptocurrencies when there is more regulatory clarity.”
The product, still in early development, could be available late this year or early next year, according to the report of Bloomberg.
According to a report by Finbold, Virtu Financial In c will join these three financial giants Citadel, Fidelity y Charles Schwab to develop a crypto-trading ecosystem that will allow cryptocurrencies to “retail brokerages offer cryptocurrencies to their clients” . In addition, as we said, the project will also bring “venture capital firms Sequoia Capital and Paradigm, as well as some retail brokerages.”
The report of Bloomberg, also quotes Susan Coburn, a spokesperson forFidelitywho said the company “supports efforts within the industry that provide the option a contract giving the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset or instrument at a specified strike price. of obtaining liquidity how easily a cryptocurrency can be bought and sold without impacting the overall market price. for our customers.”
These companies and crypto
It is worth remembering that in March of this year, the billionaire investor and CEO of Citadel, Ken Griffin, who had been one of the greatest detractors of Bitcoin, seemed to have changed his mind and made a big shift in his stance on the digital asset industry. In an interview with Bloomberg, the founder of Citadel admitted to being wrong about the asset class, and even went so far as to say that he Citadel was interested in entering crypto-space.
Likewise, Fidelity has caused controversy over its plans to allow Bitcoin the biggest and most popular cryptocurrency in the world. It is a decentralized digital currency that enables users to make trustless peer-to-peer transactions. into their 401(k) retirement plans, and the U.S. Department of Labor has said they pose a danger to Americans’ financial security.
For its part, Schwab is currently not considering offering direct crypto trading. However, spokeswoman Hooper said it will consider it when there is more regulatory clarity.
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AuthorBecker, Julian, 1969-
AdvisorWendt, Jost O. L.
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AbstractThe destruction of nitric oxide (NO) in overall fuel lean axial diffusion flames of natural gas and air doped with NO has been investigated in order to test the applicability of this flame type for a combined reburning and fuel burnout stage. Reynolds numbers, based on burner conditions, were varied between 500 and 3000 for the fuel stream and between 1100 and 6750 for the air stream, so that laminar as well as turbulent diffusion flames could be studied. In addition, the following parameters were also varied: concentration of NO in the incoming combustion air, velocity difference between the reactant jets, overall stoichiometry, stand-off distance, and presence of additional species. NO reductions of more than 70% could be observed at an overall stoichiometric ration of 1.2, with only ca. 0.02% (dry) carbon monoxide in the exhaust.
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Chemical and Environmental Engineering


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I wanted to share a free crochet pattern for a stump teapot. I searched on Ravelry and just couldn’t find one so I created a basic one and wanted to share it with you.
- ~40m of worsted weight yarn
- I used Cascade 220 in two colours (blue and green)
- 5mm hook
- Darning needle to sew the ends in
- The stump teapot you’re making the cosy for
This pattern uses UK terminology and the chain 2’s at the start of each round don’t count as a stitch. Should fit a small teapot of size: 17cm from tip of the spout to the end of the handle, 8.5cm diameter across the top (not including spout and handle), 11cm diameter across the bottom.
Notes for colour changing: There are various options to change colour.
1) Easy way: Fasten off each round and join the new colour with a slipstitch.
2) Hard way: do a jog-less change by using the new colour to make the joining slipstitch (when working in the round) or by using the new colour to do the final part of a treble crochet – pulling a loop of the new colour through 2 remaining loops (of the previous colour) that are on the hook. Don’t fasten off and pull the yarn up to the next row that needs it. You’ll find this is easy when working in the round but when you’re not working in the round, you’ll have to go back to the start of the row to go over the top in the second colour. (I.e. two consecutive rows will start from the same end of the row). To not have random loops that will unravel, the final treble of the second row should go through the stitch as normal and also through the loop from the stitch that is waiting to start again.
I’ve done Rounds 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15 in blue and Rounds 2, 4, 7, 9, 11 in green.
Abbreviations (UK terminology)
Ch – chain
Dc – double crochet
Ss – slipstitch
Tr – treble crochet
Tr2tog – treble crochet two together
Round 1 – Make a magic ring, ch 2 and make 12 tr into the ring. Pull the ring tight and join with a ss. (12 tr)
Round 2 – Ch 2, make first 2 tr in the same place as join, continue round circle with 2tr in each st, join with a ss (24 tr).
Round 3 – Ch 2, make first tr in same place as join, 2 tr in next, [1 tr in next st, 2 tr in next st]. Repeat the part in [brackets] till end, join with a ss (36 tr)
Round 4 – Ch 2, make first tr in same place as join, 1 tr in next 2, 2 tr in next st, [1 tr in each of next 2 sts, 2 tr in next st]. Repeat the part in [brackets] till end, join with a ss. (48 tr)
You’ve finished the flat circle part for the top! Check it against your teapot. Add extra rounds in the same way if you’re using a bigger teapot (so the next row would be [1 tr in each of next 3 sts, 2 tr in next st] and would have 60 tr total, you’re increasing 12 sts every round to make a flat circle).
Now we need to make the holes for the spout and handle. We stop working in the round for a few rows now.
Round 5 – Ch 2, 1 tr in join, and 1 tr in each of next 18 sts. Ch 2, ss in each of next 7 sts (spout hole). Ch 2, 1 tr in each of next 18 sts. (38 tr, split over two sides – feel free to adjust the gaps to fit your teapot). Turn work.
Round 6 – Ch 2, 1 tr in each of next 9 sts (including same place as ch 2), 3 tr in next st (should be in the middle of the side), 1 tr in each of next 9 sts. Ch 7 to join up around the spout, continue along other side with 1 tr in each of next 9 sts, 3 tr in next st, 1 tr in each of next 9 sts to end. (42 tr, 7 ch). Turn work.
Round 7 – Ch 2, 1 tr in each st (including where the ch 2 is) up to chain sts. In chain sts: 1 tr, tr2tog, 1 tr, tr2tog, 1 tr. continue along other side with 1 tr in each st to end. (47 tr (including tr2tog)). Turn work.
Round 8 – Ch 2, 1 tr in each of next 21 sts (including where the ch 2 is). This should take you up to the 5 centre sts under spout hole. Tr2tog, 1 tr, tr2tog. 1 tr in each st along other of side. (45 tr) Turn work.
Rounds 9 – 11 – Ch 2, 1 tr in each st (including where the ch 2 is) (45 tr). Turn work.
Round 12 – Ch 2, 1 tr in each st (including where the ch 2 is). When reach end, make ch 4 and join into round with ss. Do not turn work.
Rounds 13 – 15 – Ch 1, 1 dc in each stitch round, join with ss.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
I hope you enjoy your teapot cosy, let me know if you find any problems by either commenting below or contacting me on Ravelry from the pattern page!


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Fall 2018 and Winter 2019 Research Celebrations
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Australia's "peak" internet connection speed is hovering above 26 Mbps for the first time, new figures by Akamai show.
The company's latest State of the Internet report (pdf) shows Australia's "peak" internet connection speed increased by 2.9 Mbps between the fourth quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013, to 26.3 Mbps.
The "peak" speed number is an average of the "highest connection speed calculated from each unique IP address" that hits up an Akamai HTTP/S platform for web content.
Akamai positions the metric as being "more representative of internet connection capacity" than real-world user speeds, as top connection speeds are likely reached late at night and only when downloading large files. The metric covers only fixed-line users.
Aside from an anomaly between 2011 and 2012, the peak connection speed has been slowly increasing over time, according to past Akamai reports.
Average connection speeds are also up over time, but have been fairly stable over the past year.
The latest report pegs the average speed experienced by Australian fixed-line internet users at 4.7 Mbps. Three years ago, the average was closer to 2.5 Mbps.
Further comment was being sought on Australia's results from an Akamai spokesperson at the time of publication.


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Since I'm taking on a big project with two new-to-me skills--quilting and sewing leather--I thought I'd share a bit of my learning process with y'all. I rarely publish whole posts about works-in-progress--it's not as pretty or glamorous as completed outfits--but it's nice to do so every once in a while, especially when it's something a bit tricky! I also changed a lot when it comes to the construction of this pattern--so much that it would totally take over another post.
Below the cut, there is a very long, very wordy post with lots of in-progress pictures, so if you're just here for the outfits, you've been forewarned! I'll post my finished jacket next Monday, or subscribe to my newsletter for a sneak peek Friday!!


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Anew by Jane Denton
YOUR MESSAGE TO US - FOR FABRIC SAMPLES PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR FULL POSTAL ADDRESS.
This Artwork has been delicately hand-stitched with premium cotton thread.
The artwork will come mounted onto white board ready to be framed.
Colors - Tan, Navy, Pale Pink + Nude
73cm x 63cm

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TV follow-up to the 2001 film 'Training Day' about a rookie cop partnered with a corrupt officer.
Did You Know?
Nick Chinlund who appears in this show appeared in the film Training Day as Tim. He could possibly be reprising the role since his character in the show is named Tim Wallace See more
Follows Training Day


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WASHINGTON — The U.S. population has grown by 12.2 million, or 5.4 percent over the past five years, with Southern and Western states gaining more than 90 percent of the increase, the Census Bureau reported Sunday.
The newly released figures indicate a continuing migratory trend toward the Sun Belt states of the South and West, which began shortly after World War II and picked up dramatically during the 1970s.
California maintained its position as the most populous state, with 26,365,000 residents as of last July 1.
It was followed by New York, with 17,783,000; Texas, with 16,370,000; Pennsylvania, with 11,853,000; and Illinois with 11,535,000.
Florida moved into the No. 6 slot since 1980, with 11,366,000, displacing Ohio, with 10,744,000 residents.
Population figures for the country as a whole reached 238,740,000 as of July 1, up from the 226,546,000 people counted in the census on April 1, 1980.
Alaska continued to be the fastest-growing state, with a 29.7 rate of growth over the five-year period.
Others topping the list of states with the fastest growth rates include Arizona, which grew by 17.2 percent; Nevada, with a 16.9 percent growth rate; Florida with 16.6 percent growth; Texas, growing by 15 percent; Utah with a 12.6 percent rate of growth;
Colorado, growing by 11.8 percent; California, with 11.4 percent, New Mexico with 11.3 percent and Georgia with a 9.4 percent growth rate over the past five years.
Five other states - Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, Pennsylvania and West Virginia - and the District of Columbia have lost population since 1980, according to the bureau statistics.
Population in the West as a whole grew by 4,654,000, or 10.8 percent, double the national average.
Eleven of the 13 Western states outstripping the national growth rate during the 1980-85 period.
The South as a whole grew by 6,486,000, or 8.6 percent, according to the census statistics.


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Here are some ways to earn bitcoins – without investment Earn Bitcoins by viewing websites.
Cryptocurrency Documentary: “Inside the Cryptokingdom”, Episode 4: “The Machine Ordered Universe”.
See a very positive bitcoin video.
Daniela Cambone is talking to Raoul Pal (CEO, Global Marco Investor). Will Bitcoin be worth

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