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Guidelines for the management of hypertension recommend using drugs with different mechanisms of action in antihypertensive regimens that include simple single-pill fixed-dose combination (FDC) products.
The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy and tolerability of the FDC of azilsartan (AZI) and amlodipine besylate (AML) with those of AZI monotherapy and AML monotherapy in Japanese patients with grade 1 to 2 essential hypertension.
This was a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group study. After receiving placebo during a 4-week run-in period in a single-blind manner, patients were randomized to receive 1 of the following 5 treatments for 8 weeks: FDC containing AZI 20 mg and AML 5 mg (AZI/AML 20/5 mg), FDC containing AZI 20 mg and AML 2.5 mg (AZI/AML 20/2.5 mg), AZI 20 mg, AML 5 mg, or AML 2.5 mg once daily in a fasting or fed state. The primary end point was the change from baseline (week 0) in the seated trough diastolic blood pressure at week 8 (last observation carried forward [LOCF]), and the secondary end point was the change from baseline in the seated trough systolic blood pressure at week 8 (LOCF). Tolerability was assessed based on adverse events, vital signs, and physical examination findings.
Of the 800 patients who provided informed consent, 603 were randomized to receive AZI/AML 20/5 mg (150 patients), AZI/AML 20/2.5 mg (151 patients), AZI 20 mg (151 patients), AML 5 mg (75 patients), or AML 2.5 mg (76 patients). The mean baseline systolic/diastolic blood pressure was 160.7/100.3 mm Hg. The mean change from baseline in seated blood pressure at week 8 (LOCF) was −35.3/−22.3 mm Hg in the AZI/AML 20/5 mg group and −31.4/−19.2 mm Hg in the AZI/AML 20/2.5 mg group, indicating a reduction significantly greater than that in corresponding monotherapy groups (−21.5/−13.9 mm Hg in the AZI 20 mg group, −26.4/−15.5 mm Hg in the AML 5 mg group, and −19.3/−11.6 mm Hg in the AML 2.5 mg group; p < 0.0001 for all contrast tests). No remarkable difference was found in the incidences of adverse events, vital signs, and physical examination findings among the treatment groups.
This study found that the FDC of AZI/AML 20/5 mg and 20/2.5 mg exhibited greater antihypertensive effects compared with each monotherapy. The FDC of AZI/AML had a similar safety profile to that of each monotherapy and was tolerable to Japanese patients with grade 1 to 2 essential hypertension.
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Spin Rhythm XD is a promising and unique rhythm game in a genre that rarely changes, it’s a welcome change.
Developer: Super Spin Digital
Publisher: Super Spin Digital
Release date: 22 October, 2019
Spin Rhythm XD is a new rhythm game that’s currently making it’s way through it’s Early Access stage for the remainder of it’s development. It’s soundtrack is 100% electronic music, but this is pretty common among rhythm games, but if it’s a genre you’re not a fan of then you’ll likely be kinda disappointed. Onward to the preview!
Spin Rhythm XD has a pretty varied selection of songs already. Even though they’re all some form of Electronic music, they’re all unique from each other and none of them sound like repeats of other songs. As of writing this preview there are 18 songs featured in the game with a planned track list of 30. You can also create your own custom tracks using the licensed music included. There’s a planned feature that will allow you to use your own music but this feature hasn’t been added as of writing this.
Spin Rhythm XD’s gameplay is pretty unique compared to many other rhythm games. It puts a new “spin” on the genre, so to speak. To score points you must move the pink and blue wheel at the bottom of the screen to line up with the colors that flow towards it. This is really simple on easy but when you get to expert it proves to be an immense challenge due to how fast it moves as well as the crazy amount of things you have to do. It’s a multi-tasker’s paradise but I had quite a bit of trouble getting used to it. This is my first rhythm game in years so I’m pretty rusty. That said, I know a quality game when I see one and Spin Rhythm XD’s gameplay is not only unique but really fun too.
One really nice thing about the game is that it supports a fairly wide range of control methods. You can use just a mouse, your mouse and keyboard together, a controller, or even a midi DJ’s turn table. Which is pretty impressive, and I can only imagine how it plays with a turn table, but it’s a pretty fitting method of playing the game, considering. I noticed there are videos of people using one on YouTube though.
The game features 4 difficulty levels to play and each one not only increases the difficulty but also increases the length of the song. As an example, the first song in the game is 1 minute 30 seconds on easy but on expert it’s 2 minutes and 9 seconds. Hard and expert are the same length of time. The difficulty level also adds more things to the track that you’ll need to work through.
There’s also a full leaderboard for each song, a daily challenge, and a weekly challenge with modifiers added to the song.
Overall, Spin Rhythm XD is an incredibly promising rhythm game in a genre that very rarely changes. It already feels incredibly polished and has enough content to make it a worthwhile purchase right now. It even has a very positive rating on Steam, so it’s already pretty popular. I’m looking forward to seeing how the game turns out when it officially launches out of Early Access in the future. Definitely one to keep an eye on if you’re a fan of rhythm games.

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The University of Stuttgart has tested an optimised reactor that allows the splitting of CO2 in Direct current atmospheric pressure discharges at very high efficiency and conversion.
The use of plasma technologies in CCU is not new, but their ability to convert CO2 at atmospheric pressure has, up until now, remained low. This improved reactor facilitates the splitting of CO2 with up to 43% energy efficiency in the plasma at a high CO2 conversion of 27%. Furthermore, while the road to industrial exploitation of such technologies is usually paved with obstacles, the scaling up of this new reactor is feasible with minor challenges.
The research provides further insights into the wide range of potential applications of plasma technologies to convert CO2 into valuable products (CCU)
Read the full article here.


Rescue crews searching for snorkeler off Maui
U.S. Coast Guard and Maui Fire Department crews said they are searching for a snorkeler who went missing near the Aston Kaanapali resort on Maui about 11:30 a.m. Thursday.
Rescue crews are looking for Bryce Esler, a 20-year-old Caucasian man who was wearing black shorts. Esler is on vacation and was snorkeling alone.
A rescue helicopter crew from Air Station Barbers Point, a Coast Guard Station Maui boatcrew, and Maui Fire Department personnel are searching offshore near the resort.
Coast Guard crews were on scene at noon after receiving a call from the Maui Fire Department about 11:45 a.m. and plan to search throughout the night.
Anyone with information should contact Coast Guard Sector Honolulu at 842-2600.


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text: After a pause Cranly asked: --What age is your mother? --Not old, Stephen said. Cranly, picking up the broken stave of a cask from the grass at his feet, turned swiftly and said sternly: --Temple, I declare to the living God if you say another word, do you know, to anybody on any subject, I'll kill you SUPER SPOTTUM. Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, Vice President Nixon, President Truman, reverend clergy, fellow citizens, we observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom - symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning - signifying renewal, as well as change. Quint was so clever--he was so deep.

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LG X 120 Netbook
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-- Written by Meredith Longo in New York

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Shashank Vyas wants actors’ names to be included in the credits of shows
The actor has kind of started a debate in the television industry. Shashank Vyas has recently raised the issue of how actors’ names should be included in the credits of their shows.
The actor has kind of started a debate in the television industry. Shashank Vyas has recently raised the issue of how actors’ names should be included in the credits of their shows. The actor, who is always known to speak his mind, said, “I noticed this like 3-4 months back when I was watching something on television. I was reading the credits part and suddenly I saw the closeup and I wondered why actors’ names are not part of it. I spoke about this to every actor who is working on television. Actors are working rigorously for 13-14 hours a day and meeting the deadlines of the telecast on a daily basis, and their names are not mentioned. Why has this question not been raised till now?” he asks.
The Roop — Mard Ka Naya Swaroop actor feels that while their fans love their characters, knowing their real identity is also important. “It’s true and it’s not wrong also. When people know you by your character, this means that you have done justice to your character and you have given the best of your efforts to play the role. I have done a big show and I am working in this industry, so people know my name. People also know Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan because their names are mentioned in the credits of their films. But why is it that this is not happening on television. People recognise us by our character, which is fine, but our real names are also important. The character’s name will exist until the existence of the show. When the show is big, people will remember the name for 6-8 months. But if the show doesn’t work, then the name will not be known,” he says.


A 13-year-old girl with Cerebral Palsy has been given a new lease of life thanks to a portable hoist.
Jodie Martinez, who lives in Coventry, was diagnosed with Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy after contracting meningitis at just three-weeks-old.
The youngster also has epilepsy and very limited mobility so relies on a wheelchair to get around.
Although she has the equipment at home to go to the toilet, day trips and family visits would have to either be nearby or cut short to get Jodie back for calls of nature.
But now, thanks to the leading charity Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children, Jodie can travel far and wide in comfort after being given a portable hoist.
The battery-powered hoist can be folded into an easy-to-carry case and when assembled, stands alone to lift Jodie from her wheelchair.
Mum Bev Jones said the hoist, which cost £2,095, has made a “huge difference.”
Bev said: “Both Jodie and I absolutely love it. It’s so quick and easy to use and means we can go on days out and visit relatives again.
“Jodie is a growing girl so it was getting harder and harder to help her out of her wheelchair when we were out. You do really need two people and this hoist is like having another pair of hands. It’s absolutely amazing.”
Bev said the equipment means Jodie no longer has to miss out on fun activities.
“As a family we were becoming more and more restricted,” she said.
“Jodie was missing out on activities she loves. I can now take her on days out that she really enjoys. We are even thinking of going away as a family for a little holiday which we haven’t done for years.”
Bev turned to Newlife after being refused funding for a portable hoist by statutory services. Newlife has funded 142 pieces of specialist equipment for disabled and terminally ill children in Warwickshire costing £183,973.
However, a recent surge in demand for services has prompted Newlife to call for ‘local heroes’ to come forward to fundraise or donate towards the cost of specialist equipment for children in the county.
If you would like to donate or raise money to help fund these urgently needed items, the Newlife Community Fundraising Team can be contacted on freephone 0800 988 4640. Any individual or organisation thinking of running a fundraising event is asked to contact the team, who can offer support and guidance. Pictured: Jodie Martinez
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The latest BVI Business Companies (Amendment)Act 2022 will come into effect from 01/01/2023 and was seeking to address existing issues in company dissolution, bear share abolition and statutory keeping measures. All in all, the measures proposed were intended to simplify the way how offshore companies are operated in the BVI.
The key takeaways of the legislation are the following:
1.Restoration of dissolved companies
The Amendment Act streamlines the way to restore a dissolved company by filling an application to the Registry within 5 years of the date of dissolution.
A registered agent has agreed to act on the restoration application and holds updated details on the directors, shareholders, ultimate beneficiary owners in line with AML regulations.
2. Company Strike-offs and dissolutions
In order to reduce the number of strike-off companies in the BVI, companies that have been struck off will automatically be dissolved after 6 months, from which the first date the companies were struck off the register.
The below are the scenarios where companies can be struck off:
2.1 The company fails to appoint a registered agent
2.2 The company is inactive or operates with the appropriate licenses
2.3 The company fails to pay its annual renewal payments
2.4 The company defaults on its debt and has a wind-up request initiated by third parties
2.5 The company fails to deliver require documents for annual renewals
Any assets in a dissolved company will go to the Crown, the British Monarchy. The directors, shareholders and beneficiary owners cannot act on behalf of the company and its assets until the status of the company has been fully restored.
3.The Register of Directors
The names of company directors will be searchable to paying individuals or firms under the VIRRGIN system, which stands for Virtual Integrated Registry and Regulatory General Information Network.
The VIRRGIN is only manageable by an authorised administrator of a licensed business service provider resident in the BVI.
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) holds privacy of the register of directors to the highest standard. Only the names of directors can be searched , but not dates of birth , addresses, nationality and other particulars. Former directors names will not be shown even though a search has been initiated by an administrator. It is important to understand that the search must be checked against a specific company’s name rather than an individual’s name.
4.New Financial Reporting Rules
Under the new rules which will take effect in January 2023, BVI companies are obliged to file an annual financial statement with their respective registered agent. The details on the financial statement format have not been finalised by the BVI, but it is anticipated that this will include a simple balance sheet and profit and loss account. Audit will not be required.
5.Residency requirements for liquidators
Under the new rules from January 2023 onwards, a qualified liquidator is only able to conduct the liquidation procedure if that person has been resident in the BVI over a period of 180 days.
This article should not be construed as legal advice and is not intended to be relied upon in relation to any tax or legal advice. The information and opinions we provide do not address your particular requirements and are for informational purposes only. They do not constitute any form of legal advice and should not be relied on or treated as a substitute for specific advice relevant to particular circumstances and is not intended to be relied upon by you in making any decisions that may arise from reliance on materials contained on our website or in this email.

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A rumbling stomach is the body’s reminder that humans need food, much like a rumbling volcano is the earth’s reminder that humans are needed as food. Sacrifice your hunger with this Groupon.
Choose Between Two Options
- $5 for $10 worth of Mongolian cuisine
- $10 for $20 worth of Mongolian cuisine for groups of four or more<p>
Entrees of fresh-carved meats and all-you-can eat options range $8.45–$10.95 for adults and $4.95–$5.95 for kids.
Lee’s Mongolian Grill
Noticing few options for Mongolian cuisine in the region, Lee of Lee’s Mongolian Grill decided to give the area a taste of what it was missing. Mongolian fare, derived from the influences of Russian and Chinese cuisine, features grilled and stewed meats along with veggies and dumplings, with a conservative use of spices and a liberal use of shizzam. To sate a hearty appetite, diners can dig into all-you-can-eat options with meats carved fresh daily, all served in a casual family-dining environment.

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Admission to Temple Museum of Religious Art in Cleveland is free.
- Museum tours are available by appointment Mondays through Fridays from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Location: (Map It) Temple-Tifereth Israel, a national landmark building in University Circle at Silver Park in Cleveland, Ohio
- Phone: 216-831-3233
- Web: Click here
Temple Museum of Religious Art in Cleveland is the fourth oldest museum of Judaica in the country. Founded in 1950, it now has one of the most prominent and comprehensive collections of religious and Judaic art. Its collections include antique Torah hangings used in European synagogues that date to the seventeenth century; silver Torah ornaments, antiquities and household pottery from the Holy Land region dating from 2000 B.C.E. to Roman times; fold art objects made and used by Jews in many countries; many historic documents, manuscripts and bibles; and a collection of sculptures, paintings and lithographs by famous Jewish artists.


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Relic - an ethereal view of West Pier in Brighton, West Sussex.
The Pier was designed and engineered by Eugenius Birch to attract visitors and survive the relentless and hostile environment of the English Channel. Opened in 1866, it was a simple and functional structure built using dozens of cast iron threaded columns screwed into the seabed.
I had driven past this imposing structure countless times over the years and had an idea of the composition I wanted for my image. The strength of the four imposing columns which led the eye to the remaining section, isolated and surrounded by the constantly attacking waves.
I arrived on a cold, bleak March morning around 5.45am. Spent some time deciding on the perfect location which gave me the the opportunity to have every aspect of the pier enveloped by water. I framed the shot and waited, counting the rolling waves as they crashed in on the shore. To give the ethereal feel to the image a long exposure was required. I set the timer and fired the shot as the next set of breakers arrived.
All prints will be shipped 1st class recorded delivery.
Each print is made and signed by me in my studio in West Sussex and is supplied with a Certificate of Authenticity.
All images are printed on archival papers from Fotospeed. These papers last for more than 75 years and under glass much longer.

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Dic King of Plymouth, Massachusetts, asks:
Last year several friends and I used a product called PropSpeed from West Marine to protect our props and shafts against fouling. One $300 kit covered about 10 to 12 sailboat props and shafts, and worked very well. Another boater we know treated his prop and shaft with a zinc spray paint (93 percent zinc) that he bought at Home Depot for $10. The zinc spray sounds like a good deal, but before using it I want to know if there is any downside to using a product like this in a marine environment.
Don Casey replies:
A zinc coating should not have any detrimental effect. To the contrary, it should protect the underlying bronze or steel from corrosion, although it should not be used on an aluminum prop. There are a lot of anecdotal reports from boaters who believe zinc coatings keep their props relatively barnacle-free. Results may vary depending on how much time is spent underway, the rotational speed of the prop and the specific fouling environment. If it doesn’t work out, you can always go back to PropSpeed.
As an aside, I keep my prop clean in the tropics with a heavy application of paste wax. I have also heard that surfboard wax works well. It reportedly lasts longer and can be reapplied underwater.


Chloe is a senior at West Career and Technical Academy in Las Vegas, Nevada. There she majors in Environmental Science, where she was first exposed to the concept of climate change. From then on, her mind has been enveloped by the dynamics of the issue and the politics behind it.
Deeply compassionate, Chloe has dedicated her life to reducing suffering. She understands reducing climate change would do just that. She is particularly interested in the industry of animal agriculture and its detrimental effects on our environment and, in turn, us. She wishes to raise awareness for this major cause of climate change and address some possible solutions in her time with the Fellowship.
In her free time, Chloe likes to hike, take pictures, do shenanigans with her friends, and take pictures of her friends doing shenanigans. Overall, though, she’s happiest with the simplest joys of life such as stumbling upon a funny-looking tree or being outside when the sun is setting in cotton candy hues. She believes these simple joys should be available to anyone and everyone, and these joys are threatened by climate change. She’s confident in her ability to create change. It’s up to us, the youth, to preserve the joy of our world for generations to come.


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You can sign up by clicking any of the green buttons on the homepage, which will ask you to confirm what type of treatment you’re interested in, Gifting Betterhelp… though as we said prior to if you click anything besides talk treatment, you’ll be rerouted to one of’s other websites.
As pointed out above, I’ve experienced therapy as both a company and a client. After I received my Master’s in Social Work, I spent six years making a living as a medical social worker. I never ever rather accumulated enough monitored hours to get my license, so I worked under the guidance of a certified supervisor at the sites where I supplied therapy. In numerous settings, I provided individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, assessment and medical diagnosis. Over time, I learned what worked and what didn’t work for a variety of various clients.
I’ve likewise found out about what works in therapy and what doesn’t from the point of view of a client. I had my first formal experience as a therapy customer from 2015 to 2016, when a Jungian therapist helped me survive a period of significant profession and basic life shift. I went to standard treatment sessions in her gorgeous downtown office full of mid-century furnishings and antique carpets. The work I finished with her assisted me better comprehend myself, launch unhealthy relationship patterns, and end up being more positive, innovative, and meaningful.
I know from having been on both sides of the treatment room that the subtleties of interacting in the moment are what make therapy work. Over time, as you develop trust with your therapist, you share more with them, entering into deeper and much deeper realms of catharsis.
Therapists are more than just expert problem-solvers. They’re detectives, too, using the clues you offer them to get beyond your cover story and to the much deeper realities you require to find to grow as an individual and enhance your life.
You grew up at the exact same time as the tech and the internet market if you’re an older millennial like me. You keep in mind the Wild West days when the internet had not yet been taken control of by corporations. You remember having the ability to visit without needing to browse a concealed temple’s worth of challenging ad traps and pop-ups.
The phrase “dot-com bubble” sits somewhere in your brain next to mental images of Bill Clinton, Tupac, and Beavis and Butt-Head. If someone points out a 56k modem, you remember the sound immediately. You keep in mind when Google made a name on their own with the basic motto, “Don’t be evil,” and what it was like prior to they stopped working to measure up to that motto.
If BetterHelp was going to change my mind, they needed to show me that they might remain true to what makes treatment work.
As you think about registering for’s service, you require to know how its quality of treatment compares to standard in-person therapy in addition to the services of its online competitors. Who are the therapists, and how qualified are they? Do the healing methods lend themselves well to a teletherapy format?
In screening and in discussions with other clients, it became clear to us that the quality of therapy is very high. For many people, the business will be able to offer you with a broader and more diverse set of therapist alternatives than you might reasonably access nearby in a standard, in-person setting. When it comes to certifications, licensing, and experience, we find that sets a good, aggressive bar for its therapists to satisfy. The majority of these therapists depend on strategies that have shown reliable in clinical studies.
Excellent, attentive service and a healthy commitment to client personal privacy are two procedures of a company’s respect for its consumers. Does it supply devoted client service specialists who use timely and efficient help when issues develop?
You can further safeguard your personal privacy using a nickname with your therapist. Because does not work with insurance or companies, there isn’t even a basic level of information-sharing in between such entities, which means maximum personal privacy for you.
At the very bottom of the page, you’ll find a location to purchase a present membership for somebody else, as well as a link to resources for people in crisis who are bad candidates for’s services.
There is likewise a footer navigation, which connects to details about its service, a “About” page, FAQs, Evaluations, Professions, Discover a Therapist, Online Treatment, Contact, and For Therapists pages. You can likewise discover links to its social
The sign-up process for is really pretty long: it took me about 20 to thirty minutes to finish, so make certain you reserve time to complete it because if you stop mid-sign-up and leave your browser, it will not conserve your responses and you’ll have to begin all over again.
From there, you’ll be asked a series of questions in an intake survey about your gender identity, age, sexual orientation, and relationship status. It is worth noting that the business provides a range of options for describing your gender identity and sexual preference. For example, you can choose from female, man, non-binary, transfeminine, transmasculine, agender, “I don’t know”, “Choose not to say”, and “Other” for describing your gender identity. Comparatively, offers users more choices to explain their gender than Talkspace does. In detailing your sexual preference, you are provided the choices of straight, gay, lesbian, bi/pan, “Prefer not to state”, “Questioning”, queer, asexual, “I do not know”, and “Other”.
Surprisingly enough, users will discover below this question in the form a highlighted reality: “Therapists on the platform have diverse backgrounds. You’ll have the ability to request a Christian therapist if needed”. So, during the intake questionnaire, if you respond to that your religion is Christian, you will be asked “Would you like to be matched with a Christian-based therapist?”
Nevertheless, if you respond to that you relate to a various faith, you won’t get asked if you wish to match with a therapist of that faith. I tried addressing this question 3 times, each time stating I was from a different religious beliefs, and never ever got that very same follow-up. That being stated, the only options for “Which religion do you relate to?” consist of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Other.
After the questions about your identity and spiritual affiliation, you will be asked to finish questions about your psychological health history, such as whether you have ever been in therapy prior to and what led you to therapy today. Options for what led you to therapy consist of “I have actually been feeling depressed”, “My mood is hindering my job/school performance”, “I am mourning”, and 10 other options. Then, you will be asked what your expectations are from your therapist, such as a therapist who listens, explores your past, teaches your brand-new abilities, designates you homework, and more.
The platform will ask you to rank your current physical health and eating habits from great, fair, and bad.
It will ask you if you are experiencing overwhelming sadness or depression. Following this, there will be a few questions from the Client Health Survey, or the PHQ-9, an assessment used to evaluate for anxiety.
If you are presently employed as well as how often you drink alcohol, you will be asked. Other screening questions towards completion include if you have any problems with intimacy and when the last time you thought about suicide was– if ever.
In addition to depression, it asks you if you are experiencing anxiety or anxiety attack, or chronic pain. Other demographic concerns consist of how you would rate your current financial status on the very same great, fair, or bad scale.
I discovered the questions to be a bit random as I went through the questionnaire. Next, will ask you to rate your sleeping routines and respond to if you are comfortable with your identity.

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Except you reside in a third world country or under a rock, everybody is aware of what a automobile is. By definition, a automobile is a road vehicle, usually with 4 wheels, powered by an exterior combustion engine, and able to carry a small number of individuals. One more reason that’s that, just as in some communities ‘keeping up with the Jones’ is a method of figuring out resident status in the neighborhood, members of the higher-Echelon of companies are supplied with company vehicles as a result of in addition they must ‘keep up appearances’.
However superior monitoring units can report back on rather more, as they can plug right into a vehicles on-board electronics system and pull data from tyre pressure, to gasoline consumption, to doors being opened and closed and even the temperature ranges within refrigerated vehicles.
As a commercial and privatized space flight specialist company, it obtained money from NASA underneath the area agency’s Business Orbital Transportation Providers (COTS) to develop and perfect industrial cargo transport to the Worldwide Space Station (ISS).
You may have most likely heard stories that vehicles might be bought on the dealer auctions for unreasonably low prices. For instance, if there are too many cars in the left hand lane ready to make a left hand flip at an upcoming intersection, the goal vehicle may make a U-turn at the subsequent accessible authorized point to avoid site visitors.
New, more aggressively tuned BilsteinÂ® dampers, developed at Virginia Worldwide Raceway with Subaru rally driver David Higgins, work with further bracing and a revised multi-mode VDC system to put the power down and supply observe-worthy efficiency.
This car is priced somewhat extra family pleasant than the above two vehicles and nonetheless gives nice worth. The Lemon Laws defend customers who buy NEW cars that turn out to have FIXED issues and require them to be within the repair store extra usually than it can be pushed.


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all starts with the Trans- Atlantic Slave Trade. The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade is a significant part of the history of slavery, mostly because of its duration, the horrible way the Africans were treated and because of the forced migration of the African people.
The Middle Passage was the stage of the triangular trade in which millions of Africans were forcibly transported to the New World as part of the Atlantic slave departed Europe for African markets with manufactured goods, which were traded for purchased or kidnapped Africans, who were transported across the Atlantic as slaves; the enslaved Africans were then sold or traded for raw.
The narrative follows his journey from childhood, when he is kidnapped from his home in Igboland. He is handed off to several different owners until he is taken across the Atlantic, experiencing the horrific Middle Passage. He is taken to the West Indies, but not long after he is sold to an English naval officer.
Between and approximately million African men, women and children were transported across the ocean to be worked as slaves. Roughly 65% were men, about 15% were women, and a shocking 20% were children.
The enslaved people’s journey across the Atlantic is known as the Middle Passage. Middle Passage, the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World.
It was one leg of the triangular trade route that took goods from Europe to Africa, Africans to work as slaves in the Americas and the West Indies, and items produced on the plantations back to Europe.
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What percentage of the total slaves did this nation transport. Portugal was the largest transporter of slaves, transporting 46% of the total slaves. Middle Passage African canoes and European sailing vessels, Corisco Island, Equatorial Guinea, midth century.
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31, p. ] Africans Packed into a Slave Ship, [The Illustrated London News (J The Middle Passage is the name given to one of the most tragic ordeals in history: the cruel and terrifying journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean. In this seminal work, master artist Tom Feelings tells the complete story of this horrific diaspora in sixty-four extraordinary narrative.
In he accompanied Irving on a polar expedition in search of a northeast passage from Europe to Asia. Equiano published his autobiography, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, in as a two-volume work. It went through one American and eight British editions during his lifetime.
The most striking examples of this evidence can be found in Central America. The existence of massive Negroid and Caucasoid stone statues constructed by the Olmec civilization strongly suggests contact with Afro-Phoenician peoples between BC and A.D. (simultaneously raising questions about the kind of advanced technology such construction required).
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nor did it only include the Atlantic Slave Trade. The selling of enslaved Africans crossed the Sahara Desert, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, marking the very beginning routes of the Middle Passage The infamous Middle Passage spanned across the Atlantic and into the New World, usually lasting more than seven weeks.
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Yesterday. The final chapter, “A Tide of Bodies,” ingeniously reconceives the familiar narrative of resale upon reaching American harbors.
Most accounts depict this as the end of the story, and indeed, the very term “Middle Passage” suggests a clear break prior to the beginning of a new saga of enslaved Africans in the New World.
Inhe took part in an expedition to try to discover the Northwest Passage, a route through the arctic to the Pacific Ocean.
Back in England, Equiano became an active abolitionist. As the narrative follows the progress of the newly enslaved across the Middle Passage, Smallwood’s use of quotes brings to life the everyday horror experienced by ‘Saltwater Slaves,’ as Africans first arriving in the Americas were described at the time.
” —Kathryn V. Stewart, Library Journal. Aphra Behn published Oroonoko ina time when the Atlantic slave trade and African slavery in the Americas were becoming consolidated as a transnational, economic system.
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Let La La Live
Ok so we all know and have heard about the pictures that were reported to a website of La La Vasquez-Anthony. There has been a lot of buzz and speculation about the televison
personailty "selling out" and becoming "just like the rest." What people fail to realize is the pictures were found in her husband NBA star Carmelo Anthonys phone which he allegedly lost. In the pictures Vasquez is not naked she has on undergarment and they were taken for her husband. In my opinion she has done nothing wrong, Can u blame her for trying to keep it spicy? La La keep doing your thing!

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This week the Bento of the Week (BOTW) theme at the Bento Blog Network is “Beach”.
My inspiration was Maine vacations my family took when I was a kid. I loved to walk the beach and find sand dollars. This is what the Maine sand dollar looks like.
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Rajan, who has also served as Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said he had no idea what statistics are pointing at currently and "a revamp" was needed "to really figure out what India's true growth rate is".
"I know one minister (in the Narendra Modi government) has said (that) how can we be growing at 7 per cent and not have jobs. Well, one possibility is that we are not growing at 7 per cent," he told CNBC TV18.
He did not name the minister.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been stoutly defending the growth data saying an economy cannot be growing at 7-8 per cent without creating jobs. He has also stated that no major social agitation indicates it hasn't been jobless growth.
Rajan, who was Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor between September 2013 and September 2016, said a stronger broad-based growth is needed that creates more jobs.
On doubts being raised by some over economic data after revision in growth rate, he said a clean up act is needed and an impartial body appointed to look at the numbers.
"I just think that we need now to essentially clean up, find out what in fact is the source of confusion with the new GDP numbers, with the revisions etc. I would say setting up an impartial body to look at it is an important step to resorting confidence," he said.
The impartial body may throwback the same numbers but "we absolutely need better confidence in our GDP numbers now given the back and forth we have had".
In November 2018, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) lowered the GDP growth for previous Congress-led UPA by recalibrating national accounts. After this, the four years of the current government showed higher average growth than that achieved during the UPA.
Last month, the government revised the economic growth rate upwards to 7.2 per cent for 2017-18 from 6.7 per cent estimated earlier.
Questions have been raised about the government not making public the NSSO labour survey that reportedly put unemployment rate in 2017 at a 45-year high.
Earlier this month, a group of 108 economists and social scientists said that lately, the Indian statistics and the institutions associated with it have however come under a cloud for being influenced and indeed even controlled by political considerations.
"In fact, any statistics that cast an iota of doubt on the achievement of the government seem to get revised or suppressed on the basis of some questionable methodology," the group had said in a statement.
Jaitley had countered them saying 70 per cent of them were compulsive contrarians, a term he had coined to thrash opponents of Prime Minster Narendra Modi-led government earlier.
Rajan, who is on a tour to promote his new book 'The Third Pillar', said a broad-based growth that creates meaningful jobs for people was needed.
"We need stronger broad-based growth, which primarily for most people means good jobs. What we need to do is focus on how do we create good jobs for the vast number of people who are leaving schools, who are leaving agriculture, who are leaving universities, in such a way that they can expand India's growth," he said.
"Lot of people have said the population dividend should not become a population curse. This is the time when we need to make sure that in fact doesn't happen," he added.
Speaking to NDTV, he suggested that the government should introspect on some of its decisions like the controversial note ban.
"Enough time has now passed by for us to look back at demonetisation and ask what the learning has been from it? Did it work or not? And what were the positives and negatives... Self-examination is something that every government must do for better governance and efficiency," the renowned economist was quoted as saying by NDTV.
On the question of lack of jobs, indicated by the data of the NSSO (National Sample Survey Office) recently, he said there was a need for credible data.
"Given that kind of anxiety, it is important, just to convey to the world, that we are not manipulating anything... this is our data, to actually have an independent group look into it and certify that our data indeed is fine or suggest the changes needed," he said.
Rajan said India has had a good record with credible data.
"We need to take a fairly clean, independent look at our statistics process. What I would think might be useful is to get a panel of independent experts to go through that... and think very carefully about the processes we follow," he said.
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European health officials are warning that three recently reported cases of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) gonorrhea highlight an emerging global threat and indicate a need for action to preserve the last remaining effective treatment for the infection.
In a Rapid Risk Assessment published yesterday, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said the three cases of XDR Neisseria gonorrhoeae reported in the United Kingdom and Australia are the first global reports of gonorrhea with resistance to ceftriaxone and high-level resistance to azithromycin, along with resistance to several other antibiotics. The dual therapy of ceftriaxone and azithromycin is the recommended first-line treatment for gonorrhea, which has developed resistance to most other antibiotics.
"These events give significant cause for concern considering the lack of alternative treatments for gonorrhoea," the authors of the report wrote.
Concerns about treatment failure
The three cases, one in the United Kingdom and the others in Australia, were initially reported in March and April. In the UK case, an isolate with resistance to ceftriaxone and high-level resistance to azithromycin was identified in a heterosexual man with a regular female partner who had sexual contact with a woman in Southeast Asia a month prior to symptom onset. The two Australian cases also involved men, one of whom reported having acquired the infection from a sex worker in Southeast Asia.
In all three cases, which were not epidemiologically linked, the bacterium was susceptible to other drugs. The UK patient was cured after 3 days of treatment with intravenous ertapenem. The isolates from the Australian patients were reported to be susceptible to gentamycin and spectinomycin. But the ECDC report notes that there is limited evidence on the efficacy of gentamicin and ertapenem in treating gonorrhea, and that N gonorrhoeae has the potential to develop rapid resistance to spectinomycin.
Gonorrhea strains with either high-level ceftriaxone resistance or high-level azithromycin resistance have been reported in a handful of countries in recent years, but the identification of strains that don't respond to either drug raises the level of concern about treatment failure, given that N gonorrhoeae has developed resistance to most other antibiotic classes. Serious complications from gonorrhea infection, including pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility, could increase without adequate treatment.
The agency warned that the spread of these XDR strains would threaten the effectiveness of the currently recommended dual therapy, would increase the reliance on antibiotics with limited data of effectiveness, and would ultimately lead to more cases of gonorrhea, since effective treatment is one of the main methods of control. Gonorrhea is the second most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in Europe, with more than 75,000 cases reported in 2016.
Options for response
To prevent the spread of XDR strains and preserve ceftriaxone and azithromycin as effective treatment options, the ECDC report concluded that clinicians, microbiologists, epidemiologists, and public health officials need to collaborate better.
The authors said the response should start with prevention efforts focused on measures to reduce the overall number of gonorrhea cases, including the promotion of safer sex practices. Since two of the cases were travel-related, they also suggested information on safer sex practice should be considered as routine advice for travelers.
Other recommended steps include ensuring that all gonorrhea cases are promptly diagnosed and managed according to national and international guidelines and tests-of-cure are performed, communicating results from antimicrobial resistance surveillance to increase awareness of the threat of drug-resistant gonorrhea, and reminding gonorrhea patients of the importance of partner notification. The ECDC also urged clinicians to pay more attention to the effective detection and treatment of pharyngeal gonorrhea, which is more difficult to eradicate than urogenital infections.
On an international level, the ECDC called for stronger antimicrobial resistance surveillance for N gonorrhoeae and more timely sharing of treatment failure data. "Timely antimicrobial resistance profiles with sufficient epidemiological information will enable early detection and investigation of treatment failures, and will inform national and international treatment guidelines," they wrote.
The ECDC said the cases highlight the need for the development of new antibiotics and an effective vaccine for gonorrhea treatment and prevention. Three antibiotics are currently in clinical development, but a vaccine remains a long way off.
The World Health Organization warned in July 2017 that widespread gonorrhea treatment failure will emerge in the coming years unless new antibiotics are developed. The agency has identified the bacterium as a high-priority target for drug development.
May 7 ECDC Rapid Risk Assessment
Mar 28 CIDRAP News story "In world first, UK reports high-level gonorrhea resistance"
Apr 20 CIDRAP News scan "Good news about UK 'super gonorrhea' case—but 2 new infections noted"
Jul 6, 2017, CIDRAP News story "Global officials warn of pan-resistant gonorrhea"


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B&M are giving away £250 worth of vouchers to shoppers just in time for Christmas.
Fans of the bargain brand have gone wild on social media after it announced the giveaway and it comes not long after B&M announced it was now selling gift vouchers - something shoppers had been desperate for.
B&M has been able to remain open during the second lockdown as it was deemed as 'essential' and has been keeping shoppers on their toes by revealing new releases and collections on social media including everything from sweet treats to ideal festive gifts.
The giveaway was announced on Instagram and thousands of B&M fans rushed to the post for their chance to win.
The post on their social media reads: "We've teamed up with Coca-Cola to giveaway a massive £250 worth of B&M vouchers to ONE lucky winner!"
According to the post, all you have to do is follow their Instagram page, like that post and then 'tag someone you'd share the vouchers with.'
The competition ends at 9am on Friday, December 4 and shoppers have shared their reactions to the news in the comments section.
One person said: "Imagine B&M vouchers!" along with some smiley face emojis.
While another added: "If I win I can go on a B&M spree!"
You can find your local B&M shop through their store finder here.


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Listen: Total Giovanni - When We Break
The synth-pop force is strong with these ones.
While you might want to label Total Giovanni Italo-Funk (hey Donny Benet and Touch Sensitive) people can get a little hung up on genres and in many ways the five-piece edge onto the sonic touchstones of the likes of Miami Horror and Cut Copy. And the lyrical content (love) combined with a thumping beat alongside clean guitar licks definitely give us a dashing 2015 re-make of nu-disco sounds of yester-year. However, Total Giovanni ain't no copycats, their music has a deep groove to it and when you get to that wailing guitar riff at the end of the song it makes sense to imagine them at a tropical beach resort in white suits sipping cocktails with Client Liaison.
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Elizabeth Vocasek (M.Ed. in Youth Development Leadership, 2013) contributed this blog entry about using sources in the Social Welfare History Archives and Kautz Family YMCA Archives for a class project for the Organizational Approaches to Youth Development course in the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota. Her entry reflects on the challenges and inspirations of her time at the archives. She also reveals how her experiences using the archival collections influenced her when preparing her M.Ed. degree portfolio. Inspired by her archival research to reflect on the “artifacts” of her time at the University, she framed her portfolio as an historical narrative and retraced her steps through the degree program by looking at various artifacts that were produced over the course of her studies at the University. Her essay is a wonderful example of how the impact of using archival sources spreads beyond the classroom setting.
Linnea M. Anderson, Interim Archivist, Social Welfare History Archives
By Elizabeth Vocasek, .Ed. in Youth Development Leadership 2013
As I entered the Andersen Library Reading Room a little over a year ago with nothing but my pencil, notebook, and the instructions to look for something related to youthwork within the Social Welfare History Archives, I felt more than a little bit daunted. I stared at the boxes full of reports, photos, memos, pamphlets, flyers, and books, and I thought back to the advice I had received: Let the materials speak to you. So, I started digging, sorting, scouring, trying to make sense of it all. Yet, after what felt like hours, days, years of rummaging through folders and boxes looking for an ambiguous something, the only “speaking” I heard was not from the materials, rather from my project partner as we exasperatedly whispered across the table clueless as to what we were supposed to be finding.
Yet, as all things eventually do, the project slowly but surely began to take form. The bits, pieces, memos and reports that had originally seemed stale and pointless began to weave together into a vibrant story that neither my project partner nor I could validate nor discredit. Though at first we felt confident that we had truly found something real and concrete, we eventually began to question that which we were finding. Moreover, we began to question that which we weren’t finding.
It soon became clear to us just how much our thoughts, feelings, perspectives, and premonitions could shape the story we were “reading” from the archive materials. Was the story we had devised actually fact? Was it fiction? Were the images in our minds, the history we were to present an accurate glimpse or even a slightly muddled snapshot of life in years past? We had a few concrete answers, but more than that we had questions.
Eventually, the project came to an end. We finished it feeling both enlightened, confused, and curious not only about the process but the outcome as well. Just how much had our perception and our own histories influenced what we called “truth?” I didn’t know, my partner didn’t know, and we didn’t know if we ever would. The narrative we concocted was not right or wrong, it just was―or it seemed to be anyway.
Days went by and the year continued on. From time-to-time, I would think about the project. I would reflect on what I had gleaned from the content as well as the experience exploring history in an entirely new way. A story had been written, a construct developed, and yet I still wondered if reality was anything like the vision that was dancing in my brain.
I finished my coursework, moved out of the Twin Cities, and months later faced the challenge of creating a final portfolio for my degree. As I sat in my brother’s house surrounded by boxes of belongings which I had brought with me, I began to think back to my experience in the Social Welfare Archives. These boxes―they weren’t just boxes; they were more that. They didn’t contain notes, papers, cards and trinkets that I had haphazardly tossed into boxes during my departure. No, these were artifacts―the artifacts of my life.
As I looked back over the objects, bit-by-bit, piece-by-piece as I had done back in Andersen, I started to see my life in a different way. I thought about my final portfolio, about everything I had learned over the past fifteen months, and it was evident that my education was not just that which had occurred under the guise of the University. I had a story to tell, something to share, and I needed to do it using both narrative and artifacts alike.
So, I sat down at my computer and scribbled the tale not only of my time in Minneapolis but the years before and the experiences which had led me to that place. I pieced my life together, venturing along the timeline of my past, and added mementos and words that attached me to a life beyond the classroom walls. When all was said and done, I narrated my history while the artifacts told theirs.
I finished sooner than expected, and I sat there wondering if I had done justice to the project, to me, to my fifteen months, to the people who would uncover these silly bits, pieces, and ramblings in years to come. I did not know if what I shared was authentic or just merely a flawed perception of a series of events linked together by one common thread: me. I told the truth from my perspective, but I knew within the contents of those boxes and the portfolio I prepared a different truth may very well exist.
As I reflect now, my projects all completed and my diploma packed away―it is evident how relevant to me that experience grasping history in the Andersen Library Reading Room was and is. I can’t help but wonder what else was in those boxes that went undiscovered―what artifacts were missing, where they went, and why. I think about my own life, the sort of picture my collection of artifacts will paint about me. I don’t know what it will say or how, and I don’t think we are meant to know. What I do feel is a gratefulness for experiences such as these, those which make us stop and question ourselves, our truth, our lives, and that which we think we know. The fact of the matter is―rather something I believe―despite the attempts we make to define, record, and present ourselves in a certain manner, a story is being written that goes far beyond our touch and influence. At the end of it all, that glimpse of an uncertain reality may be the only piece of history that the world ever knows.


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The Internal Revenue Service, which estimates that more than 1 million people cheated on their taxes last year, is about to do what private...
The Internal Revenue Service, which estimates that more than 1 million people cheated on their taxes last year, is about to do what private businesses have been doing for years: hire collection agencies to go after the nonpayers.
The plan has angered the federal employees who now do the work and have seen their ranks cut in recent years, and also has raised complaints from privacy advocates.
Especially worrisome to critics is a provision that calls for private contractors to receive up to 25 percent of the money they recover — something that could encourage aggressive tactics.
Deputy IRS Commissioner Rich Morgante said that outside collectors will not steal government jobs but rather build on the agency’s existing efforts.
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“We have a backlog of cases and not enough people to do this work,” he said.
Morgante, who is leading the project that is set to start by the end of the year, said the IRS would use outsiders on the easiest cases — ones in which, for example, a taxpayer has admitted owing money but hasn’t paid.
That would free federal employees to take on more complicated cases that require enforcement action, such as seizing property and filing liens.
And although the collection firm’s compensation will be tied to collections, the pay of individual employees will not, according to the plan, which is being completed.
“The company will get paid that way, but the workers won’t,” he said. “They are going to be held to the same standards as government employees.”
Since the late 1980s, the IRS has struggled to catch cheats and collect unpaid taxes as the volume of returns has risen and its staff has shrunk.
From 1988 to 2003, the number of individual returns grew by 26 percent, while the IRS’ permanent staff dropped 31 percent, according to a research group affiliated with Syracuse University. Consequently, audit rates reached record lows.
During this period, the IRS tested a privatization program. Private companies earning flat fees were hired to contact about 125,000 tax evaders and remind them of their overdue bills but not arrange payment.
Morgante said 81 companies have shown interest in the federal work.
Using the Education Department’s student-loan recovery program as a model, contractors could expect to pocket about 17 percent of what they collect, a debt-recovery expert said. The rate could be higher initially to help lessen start-up costs.
But Colleen Kelley, the president of the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents IRS workers, said that any plan that ties collections to profit will spur aggressive tactics and undo reforms Congress enacted in 1998 to curb abuses.
In 1997, the Senate held hearings, stretching over three days, on IRS “horror stories.” Leading segments on the evening news showed agency employees, hidden behind screens with their voices disguised, accusing management of targeting the poor.
Internal audits released the next year found that the IRS had improperly seized property from taxpayers in more than 25 percent of cases studied from 1997.
Responding to the outcry, President Clinton launched a campaign to make the IRS more “taxpayer-friendly.”

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Nonlinear Stochastic Control and Filtering with Engineering-oriented Complexities presents a series of control and filtering approaches for stochastic systems with traditional and emerging engineering-oriented complexities. The book begins with an overview of the relevant background, motivation, and research problems, and then:Discusses the robust stability and stabilization problems for a class of stochastic time-delay interval systems with nonlinear disturbancesInvestigates the robust stabilization and H control problems for a class of stochastic time-delay uncertain systems with Markovian switching and nonlinear disturbancesExplores the H state estimator and H output feedback controller design issues for stochastic time-delay systems with nonlinear disturbances, sensor nonlinearities, and Markovian jumping parametersAnalyzes the H performance for a general class of nonlinear stochastic systems with time delays, where the addressed systems are described by general stochastic functional differential equationsStudies the filtering problem for a class of discrete-time stochastic nonlinear time-delay systems with missing measurement and stochastic disturbancesUses gain-scheduling techniques to tackle the probability-dependent control and filtering problems for time-varying nonlinear systems with incomplete informationEvaluates the filtering problem for a class of discrete-time stochastic nonlinear networked control systems with multiple random communication delays and random packet lossesExamines the filtering problem for a class of nonlinear genetic regulatory networks with state-dependent stochastic disturbances and state delaysConsiders the H state estimation problem for a class of discrete-time complex networks with probabilistic missing measurements and randomly occurring coupling delaysAddresses the H synchronization control problem for a class of dynamical networks with randomly varying nonlinearitiesNonlinear Stochastic Control and Filtering with Engineering-oriented Complexities describes novel methodologies that can be applied extensively in lab simulations, field experiments, and real-world engineering practices. Thus, this text provides a valuable reference for researchers and professionals in the signal processing and control engineering communities.
Nonlinear Stochastic Control and Filtering With Engineering-Oriented Complexities
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BSW has acquired the Building and Supply Solutions division of SCA Wood UK, which includes the manufacture and distribution of timber and associated products to the home improvement and builders merchant sectors.
This heralds the beginning of BSW’s growth strategy under the ownership of Endless LLP.
Tony Hackney, CEO of BSW, said: “We are very pleased to have agreed a common approach with SCA to acquire the UK operations, which will significantly strengthen our position with our expanding customer base.
“The opportunity to add value to our established products and widen the products we offer and distribute is extremely exciting. This major milestone in the timber industry provides our customers with a strengthened and broader range and will extend our excellent service provision.
“Through this acquisition, we will deliver a combined package of timber solutions adding to the security of supply for the market.”
Jerry Larsson, President of SCA, said: “I believe the business will further develop under the ownership of BSW. We will continue to supply raw materials into the UK market via BSW Timber, in addition to our existing Industrial Solutions import and distribution operation.”
Approximately 280 SCA employees in the UK will join BSW Timber as part of the transaction.
Units now joining BSW Timber from SCA are the headquarters and distribution centre in Stoke-on-Trent, planing and distribution centre at Welshpool, production and distribution facilities in Melton and distribution centre in Cumbernauld.
The combined turnover of the BSW Group will exceed £500m after the completed transaction.


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Integrating genomic-enabled prediction and high-throughput phenotyping in breeding for climate-resilient bread wheat
Genomic selection and high-throughput phenotyping (HTP) are promising tools to accelerate breeding gains for high-yielding and climate-resilient wheat varieties. Hence, our objective was to evaluate them for predicting ...
Genomic prediction in CIMMYT maize and wheat breeding programs
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Genomic selection (GS) has been implemented in animal and plant species, and is regarded as a useful tool for accelerating genetic gains. Varying levels of genomic prediction accuracy have been obtained in plants, depending ...
Genomic prediction in biparental tropical maize populations in water-stressed and well-watered environments using low-density and GBS SNPs
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One of the most important applications of genomic selection in maize breeding is to predict and identify the best untested lines from biparental populations, when the training and validation sets are derived from the same ...
Additive genetic variance and covariance between relatives in synthetic wheat crosses with variable parental ploidy levels
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What is Gum Disease?
Gum Disease is an infection of the gums – the tissue surrounding and supporting your teeth.
It will usually start with a buildup of plaque. This sticky film forms when the bacteria naturally found in our mouths interacts with the starches and sugars in our food. When not removed by regular twice-daily brushing and once-daily flossing, plaque can harden into tartar. Tartar is going to be much more difficult to remove than plaque. When built up below the gum line, it can cause irritation and inflammation of the gums around the base of the teeth. This first, mildest form of gum disease is known as Gingivitis. Continued and chronic inflammation of the gums can eventually lead to advanced gum disease or Periodontitis. At this stage, it can lead to the loss of tissue and bone supporting your teeth, causing the teeth to feel loose and move around in your mouth.
Periodontitis can cause additional health complications, including tooth loss. The bacteria causing Periodontitis can also enter the bloodstream through your inflamed gums and possibly affect other parts of the body.
Gum disease – both early-stage Gingivitis and advanced stage Periodontitis – is, unfortunately, one of the major causes of tooth loss in adults. And it is more common than you might think. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost 50% of adults in the United States over 30 suffer from chronic Periodontitis and over 70% of those 65 and older.
What are some warning signs that might suggest a bigger problem?
- Red or purplish gums
- Swollen or tender gums
- Receding gums – when the gums pull away, exposing more of your tooth, including part of the root
- Gums that bleed easily
- A lingering bad taste in your mouth or persistent bad breath
- Permanent teeth that are loose, separating, or otherwise moving
- Changes to how your teeth fit together when biting or closing your mouth
- Changes in the fit of partial dentures, if you have them
Your gums should be pale pink in color, firm, and fit snugly around your teeth.
If you are suffering from any of these symptoms or otherwise suspect you may have signs of gum disease, please contact us to make an appointment to check your teeth and mouth. The sooner these symptoms are treated, the better. Gum disease is usually reversible when caught in its early stages. Gingivitis can typically be eliminated with a combination of professional teeth cleaning in the office to remove the buildup of tartar followed by regular brushing and flossing by you at home. How often you need in-office teeth cleanings will depend on any risk factors you may have that increase your chance of developing Periodontitis, such as dry mouth, smoking, or certain medications or diseases. However, usually, you should come in for dental visits every six to twelve months.
Treatment Methods/What to Expect
Early treatment is vital for stopping gum disease in its tracks before more severe damage to the tissue and bone supporting your teeth and to your teeth themselves can occur. For the best chance at a successful outcome, it is crucial to adopt or maintain a daily routine at home of brushing and flossing, in addition to an in-office treatment that your periodontist, dentist, or dental hygienist may perform.
If your Periodontitis is in the earlier stages, treatment non-surgical, less invasive treatments may be all that is needed. These may include:
Scaling: Removing the tartar and bacteria from the surface of your teeth and below your gums.
Root Planing: Smoothing the surface of your roots to remove buildup that may be causing inflammation or delaying the healing and reattachment of your gums to your teeth.
Antibiotics: Either topical antibiotics, in the form of mouth rinses or gels applied between your teeth and gums after deep cleaning, or oral antibiotics prescribed to you.
Advanced and chronic periodontitis may require more invasive dental surgery procedures by a periodontist, such as:
Flap or Pocket Reduction Surgery: Small incisions are made in your gum to allow for more effective scaling and root planing, and if necessary, recontouring of the underlying bone. This will allow your gums to heal and make it easier to clean your teeth to maintain healthy gums going forward.
Soft Tissue or Bone Grafts: A soft tissue graft will help to reinforce the damaged soft tissue of your gums, covering exposed roots and preventing further receding of the gums. This is usually done using either a small amount of tissue from the roof of your mouth or from a donor source. A bone graft will help prevent tooth loss when Periodontitis has progressed so far that the bone surrounding your tooth root has been destroyed. This is usually done using small fragments of your own bone or synthetic or donated bone fragments.
Guided Tissue Regeneration: When the bone surrounding and supporting your tooth root has been destroyed, a special type of fabric placed between the remaining bone and your tooth will help prevent any healing complications. This will prevent the soft tissue of the gums from entering the area and preventing the bone from growing back where it is needed.
Gum Disease Prevention
Good oral hygiene really is the key to good oral health and the basis for gum disease prevention.
Brush your teeth twice and floss once daily. Brushing after meals and snacks is also good. These are essential for removing plaque and minimizing the buildup of tartar.
Schedule in to get regular in-office teeth cleaning to remove tartar and keep your teeth and gums healthy. Regular dental cleanings will help break the plaque → tartar → gum disease progression.
Contact us today to schedule an appointment to help you keep your teeth and gums healthy for years to come. At New York Dental Solutions, our practice includes a team of dentists, including a periodontist and orthodontist, and a dental hygienist. As a result, we can offer a full range of coordinated dental care, both preventative and curative, in a compassionate and caring setting.

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The park that includes the Triennale
used to be a "piazza d'armi", i.e. a training ground for the armed forces. Turned into a public recreation area in 1893, it was named after a nearby thoroughfare, starting point of the route to the Simplon
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The Triennale has left some testimonials of its past exhibitions amidst the greenery: the most interesting is the Torre Branca
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The Centre welcomes a delegation from Bangladesh
On 11 August, a delegation from Bangladesh will visit the campus to learn how the Centre operates.
The delegation will consist of:
- Mr Jabed Ahmed, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment
- Mr Abdul Hai, (Additional Secretary), Additional Director General, Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET)
- Mr Mizanur Rahman, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment
- Dr Mohamed Nurul Islam, Director, Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET)
The delegation will meet officials of the Training Department, Administration and ICTS.
Advanced Course in Social Innovation: Entrepreneurship for Social Impact
World Food Day (WFD) at the Centre
First ever Decent Work Academy in Johannesburg
ILO 2017 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration
The Centre welcomes the Minister of Labour of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
The Centre at the 10th ILO European Regional Meeting
NEW! Global Estimates on Modern Slavery (Forced Labour and Forced Marriage) and on Child Labour