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We are very proud of our team here at Pediatric Dentistry East PC .
Our staff is specially trained to provide not only the best care, but also the best overall experience for you and your child. All of our staff members are well trained in child psychology and filled with compassion and understanding. They love working with children of all ages. We will do everything that we can to ensure that your child has a good visit.
Our entire staff is dedicated to oral health and giving our patients the very best care dentistry has to offer. We do this by continuing our education and keeping up with the latest developments. We are able to provide the highest quality dental services only because of our amazing staff.
Dr. Sue Nimer
Dr. Sue Nimer is a native of Birmingham, AL. She received her D.M.D from the University of Alabama School of Dentistry and subsequently her Certificate of Pediatric Dentistry from the Children’s Hospital of Alabama and UAB School of Dentistry. She has a master’s degree in Pediatric Dentistry and a PhD in neurophysiology. She taught full-time at UAB’s Department of Pediatric Dentistry for several years, later becoming a part-time Associate Clinical Professor once she began working in a private practice setting. She is certified in the treatment of persons with special needs, in the use of oral sedation and treatment with the aid of general anesthesia. She holds clinical privileges at The Children’s Hospital of Alabama, Stringfellow Memorial Hospital and Floyd Medical Center.
Dr. Nimer is an active member of the Alabama Dental Association, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the American Dental Association and the UAB School of Dentistry Alumni Association. During her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Bruce (also a dentist!), her children, Mark and Leanne, her three grandsons and her German Shepherd. She loves traveling, hiking and reading.
Dr. Bowman is Dr. Nimer’s daughter … we like to keep in it the family here at PDE! She is a native of Birmingham, AL where she attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham, obtaining her undergraduate degree, her D.M.D degree and Certificate of Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Bowman is Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry. During her pediatric training, Dr. Bowman obtained extensive experience in the treatment of persons with special needs, sedation dentistry and general anesthesia. She is an active member of the American Dental Association, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry and UAB School of Dentistry Alumni Association. She currently serves as the president of the Alabama Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and as the secretary of the Alabama Dental Association’s Fifth District.
Dr. Bowman lives in Gadsden with her husband, Brian, their sons, William and Barrett, and their Weimaraner, Lexie. Outside of dentistry, Dr. Bowman enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, reading, spinning and Pilates.
Dr. Amber Martin-Bishop
Like our other doctors, Dr. Amber Martin-Bishop is also a native of Birmingham, AL. Her aspirations for dentistry began with her singing orthodontist at age 12. She followed her dreams to the University of Alabama where she graduated with honors in 2002 with a Bachelor of Sciences in Biology. Dr. Martin-Bishop attended the UAB School of Dentistry. Upon graduation she practiced general dentistry for 6 years where she cultivated a love for kids through work in practice and in her community. She also served 2 years in the National Health Service Corps. In 2013 Dr. Martin-Bishop returned to UAB and Children’s Hospital of Alabama to complete her pediatric dental residency. During this time, she received extensive training in preventive, restorative, and hospital dentistry for children. Dr. Martin- Bishop was selected as a Sparks Center Trainee where she received additional training in treating persons with special needs. She is Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, is a member of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the Birmingham District Dental Society and American Dental Association.
Dr. Martin-Bishop lives in Birmingham her sweet hubby, Fred, and their daughter Charleigh. She is a member of Church Of The Highlands and loves God, her family, and the Alabama Crimson Tide! She loves to read, travel, and cuddle with her sweet girl.


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Dr. Yovanna Pineda, UCF Associate Professor of History will participate in a town hall panel discussion centered on action, freedom and patriotism. This event is in conjunction with the exhibition 2020: Action, Freedom, Patriotism at The Cornell Fine Arts Museum.
The museum is partnering with For Freedoms, a national platform for civic engagement in which art is a vehicle for reflection and action. The exhibition explores the notions of patriotism and civic engagement in our contemporary society. Against the backdrop of an election year, the urgency of democratic participation is of particular importance. By juxtaposing works of art created between 1943 and 2018, this installation places current issues within their historical context. Reinterpretations of Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms posters by Hank Willis Thomas and Emily Shur are shown alongside the original images from 1943, inviting reflection on diversity and inclusivity.
To learn more visit, 2020: Action, Freedom, Patriotism

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1) Energy Saving *: LG’s Inverter Linear Compressor efficiently controls cooling power and reduces internal friction as it evolved from reciprocal drive to piston drive- meaning optimal efficiency and significant energy savings up to 32%.
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3) Longer Freshness : The compressor continuously adjusts its cooling power to maintain optimal temperature to keeps the food fresh under any temperature changes from outside.
4) Durability ** : You can have peace of mind with LG’s Inverter Linear Compressor that guarantees 10 year warranty. Now, LG also assures high-class durability based on the result of ‘accelerated 20-year lifespan test’ by VDE. The VDE is the association for electrical, electronic and information technologies and their related sciences, technologies and applications.
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Based on VDE testing comparing energy consumption and noise level between LGE model GBB530NSCXE and GBB530NSQWB.
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Customer care – from the traditional call center to webchat to social media options – is being transformed almost daily by machine learning and smarter technology, according to a survey of 6,000 consumers by Xerox.
In its report, The State of Customer Service, Xerox concludes that customer care is getting more personal but the leading trends emerging in 2016 indicate that smart machines may be key in driving the pursuit of individualized service.
“It’s clear that the relationships between consumers and brands will change radically over the next five years,” said Tim Joyce, chief innovation officer, Xerox Customer Care. “Customers expect a high quality of service and technology is maturing to the point where brands can efficiently meet those needs.”
Historically, manufacturing was a predominantly manual industry, but today, industrial automation has transformed the way manufacturers operate.
As of 2015, the booming industrial automation industry is worth more than $200 billion globally.
Enabling organisations to mass produce commodities and complete tasks with increased speed and quality, industrial automation has become an unbeatable ally in manufacturing environments. Although automation may reign supreme when it comes to choosing machinery, identifying the right automation software can cause headaches.
The automation of the fourth industrial revolution is accelerating: By 2018, around 1.3 million industrial robots will be entering service in factories around the world. In the high-revenue automotive sector, global investments in industrial robots increased by a record-breaking 43 percent (2013-2014) within one year.
Viewed on a cross-sector basis, the international market value for robotic systems now lies at around 32 billion US dollars. So says the 2015 World Robot Statistics, issued by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).
By 2018, approximately 1.3 million industrial robots will be entering service in factories around the world, according to the International Federation of Robotics.
In the high-revenue automotive sector, global investments in industrial robots increased by a record-breaking 43 percent (2013-2014) within one year. Viewed on a cross-sector basis, the international market value for robotic systems now lies at around 32 billion US dollars.
According to Bharath Kanniappan, lead research analyst at Technavio for robotics, “The top four vendors in the global articulated robots market concentrate on the development of application-specific and industry-specific articulated robots, which help them to have a competitive edge.”
You know we’re in a lot of trouble when the World Economic Forum sees fit to issue a dire warning about the future of global employment, forecasting that more than 5 million people will lose their jobs across 15 developed economies by 2020 as a direct result of robotics and automation technology.
It’s difficult to say whether WEF is being conservative in its estimate, but since it is considered the mouthpiece of the leaders of the world economy, it’s in its interests to try and calm people’s anxieties over the issue.
In its report, The Future of Jobs, WEF says: “The Fourth Industrial Revolution, which includes developments in previously disjointed fields such as artificial intelligence and machine-learning, robotics, nanotechnology, 3-D printing, and genetics and biotechnology, will cause widespread disruption not only to business models but also to labour markets over the next five years, with enormous change predicted in the skill sets needed to thrive in the new landscape.” Continue reading World Economic Forum warns of ‘widespread disruption’ to business by robots
Finding statistics on the install base of robots is not as straightforward as it might be, but RoboticsandAutomationNews.com has compiled its own list of available data and the bar chart below is the result.
Many well known companies are missing from the list and graph, but that’s because we could not find any credible and up to date figures for their install base.
We will of course try and persuade those companies to release that information to us so that we can provide a more complete picture of the market.
We’ve called this list “Top 9”, but that is based on available information.
Update:Fanuc claims to have sold 400,000 robots worldwide. That takes it from fourth on our previous list to first place in the new 2016 list. So, Fanuc is now the world’s largest maker of industrial robots according to the latest information we have. We will update the list as and when we get more information.
Update: Epson claims to have sold 10,000 more robots worldwide since our previous list. The company says it now has 55,000 industrial robots installed worldwide. Our previous list had their install base at 45,000 – this has now been updated (below).
Update:Comau says it has 30,000 robots installed worldwide. In exclusive comments to Robotics and Automation News, a senior executive at the Italian company provided the statistic as part of an extended interview. Our previous list did not include Comau as we could not find the data – this has now been updated (below).
Update: ABB says it has 300,000 robots installed worldwide, up from our previous number of 250,000. We have updated the list, and will update the pie chart at a later date. The new figure places ABB in joint-second place, along with Yaskawa, although our list shows ABB at number 3.
Update: Foxconn says it has installed 40,000 industrial robots in China, according to reports. We had not found this in official company documents, which is why we did not initially include it in the list for now. However, the report was in a reliable publication, so we have decided to include it.
Update: Stäubli is one of the original robot manufacturers, and still one of the largest. We estimate that the company has a large number of robots installed worldwide. However, in the absence of any available data, we have made our estimate as to how many robots the company has installed wordldwide.
Top robot companies in the world – robot install base worldwide
Fanuc – 400,000
Yaskawa – 300,000
ABB – 300,000
Kawasaki – 110,000
Nachi – 100,000
Kuka – 80,000
Denso – 80,000
Mitsubishi – 70,000
Epson – 55,000
Stäubli – 45,000
Foxconn – 40,000
Comau – 30,000
Omron / Adept – 25,000
Universal – 10,000
If new information becomes available, we would be happy to make additions and corrections if appropriate.
We recently found out that Nachi Robotics has a substantial number of industrial robots installed worldwide, which is why we have included it in the list.
We would very much welcome any information that will help us add more companies and more stats to the list.

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The Hybrid Gamma PXL function automatically distinguishes between monochrome and color images pixel by pixel, creating a hybrid display where each pixel has optimum grayscale. As a result, monochrome images such as CR and DR are displayed in the ideal grayscale that corresponds to DICOM Part 14, while color images such as those used in endoscopy, nuclear medicine, 3D rendering and fusion imaging are faithfully reproduced corresponding to Gamma 2.2. This improves the efficiency of viewing both monochrome and color images together on one screen.
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Meira R. | Papuan Observer
Senior Papuan figure Michael Manufandu appreciates the performance of the Special Committee of the DPR RI which has revised Law Number 21 of 2001 concerning Special Autonomy (Otsus) for Papua. According to him, the Special Autonomy Law for Papua is an effort to improve the welfare of the Papuan people within the framework of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI).
“The Special Autonomy Law is a law on reconciliation, a law on peace and is also a law on welfare for the Papuan people”
Manufandu, who is now entrusted with the government’s advisory for Papua affairs, said that all parties must give appreciation and respect for the achievements of the Special Committee of the DPR RI. The material for the revision of the Special Autonomy Law for Papua is considered to have been very well prepared in terms of the government bureaucracy, in terms of government law and in terms of the politics of the Papuan people.
Manufandu, who also joined in drafting the material for Law Number 21 of 2001, said that initially the government only wanted three articles to be revised, namely Article 1 concerning the basis for regional expansion, then Article 34, and Article 76. Number 21 of 2001 became 19 articles, with the addition of two additional articles.
Manufandu said that the revised articles were very democratic. The point is how to improve the welfare of the Papuan people. The essence of the new Papua Special Autonomy Law is to clarify, add and sharpen so that local governments have the freedom together with the central government to build a more prosperous Papuan people.
There is one new thing that is included in the revised Papua Special Autonomy Law, which is to order the President of the Republic of Indonesia to form an advisory body for the development of Papua. The agency is led directly by the Vice President with members from a number of cabinet ministers as well as senior Papuan figures who have long experience in managing the Papuan people.
The names of the members of the Papua Development Advisory Board will be announced directly by President Joko Widodo to coincide with the celebration of the 76th Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia at the State Palace, Jakarta, and this body is directly responsible to the President of the Republic of Indonesia. Manufandu said that no matter how good the revision of the Papua Special Autonomy Law was, its implementation really depended on the leaders in Papua.
Furthermore, Manufandu stated that leadership is very important in the future because the leader must be able to educate and guide the people. Papuan leaders must be able to convince the Papuan people that they are Indonesian citizens from Papua, they are an integral part of the Indonesian population. These leaders are now being held accountable for building Papua in Indonesia and for building Indonesia in Papua.
The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia ratified the revision of the Special Autonomy Law for Papua in a decision plenary session of level II at the DPR RI building, Senayan, Jakarta on Thursday (15/7). The chairman of the Special Committee for Revision of the Special Autonomy Law for Papua, Komarudin Watubun, claims that the ratification of the Revised Papua Special Autonomy Law into a law has heard all inputs from the Papuan people to improve welfare and development in the next 20 years.
Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian said that the ratification of the Revision of the Special Autonomy Law for Papua must be carried out, because Law Number 21 of 2001 concerning Otsus Papua will expire in 2021, while acceleration of development in Papua is still needed.

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Americans buy more used cars than they do new ones and that number has only gone up during this tricky economy as people try to save money. But could you still be paying too much? That's the nagging doubt in every car buyer's mind.
Cars are the second biggest thing we buy after homes, and the process can be so intimidating. After all, unlike in other countries, we don't negotiate for most of our purchases and most of us only buy a car once every few years. But good hagglers save...Full Story


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I'm currently working with Perfectly Organised Parties, and we've just finished an EDM campaign that promoted a recent piece about the company in the October Vogue Magazine, we decided maybe this was a good time to give the company a facelift, so we got busy working on logos.
I've created a logo that's a badge for the company, it's something what can be used in it's above form, or with copy (below), but most importantly we can use the space for patterns and illustrations that can help keep the brand fresh, react to seasonal trends or gear themselves towards a client.
The Logo is like an event, it's a blank canvass, and together we can decorate it and present it exactly the way we want it. It's a mini event, perfectly formed, unique sometimes, functional, when it needs to be.
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The project aims at positively impacting 100,000 rural families by 2020. On...Read more
The project aims at positively impacting 100,000 rural families by 2020. One of the biggest projects at SRIJAN, it reaches out to almost the whole organisation.
Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives
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Smallholder horticulture and community institutions building for replication and policy influence, supported by Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives. This multi-pronged project focuses on smallholder horticulture through nano-orchards demonstration and replication through state governments. There are multiple forums that we engage in various parts of the country like Bundelkhand and Mahakoshal regions of Madhya Pradesh and Mewar region of Rajasthan.
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This project focuses on the tribal parts of the project locations. With an unique component of the project, Innovation Fund- this project gives a ray of hope for the most needy in the remotest parts of the tracking.

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With a small but passionate Board of Trustees, Sidaf Inc. Presents the Carenno Dance Festival annually in August. Young dancers flock to Sarasota to participate, after being accepted through national auditions. Jose Manuel Carreno, the international super star formerly with American Ballet Theatre, is the Artistic Director. He is co-founder with Robert de Warren veteran international director/choreographer, well known for his over 13 years directing Sarasota Ballet, before retirement.
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Central American coffee farmers have struggled with a ravenous fungus, drought and low prices for the last several years, but it looks like the 2014/2015 harvest might start to turn the corner, according to reports from governments across the isthmus. Higher potential production and buoying coffee prices might be the jolt the region needs to kick off its recovery.
Central American countries have spent years battling the crippling coffee fungus known as roya or leaf rust. Now the U.S. Agency for International Development has decided to get involved in fighting the epidemic.
Six months after President Laura Chinchilla’s government proposed ₡20 billion — roughly $40 million — in aid to Costa Rica’s struggling coffee farmers, the Comptroller General’s Office approved the project, according to a statement last Friday.


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Gigabyte GA-6WMM7 i810 Socket-370 microATXby Mike Andrawes on July 21, 1999 12:28 AM EST
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After just a few reviews, Gigabyte has quickly become known as a manufacturer of extremely stable motherboards around here at AnandTech. Their boards always seem to come out as very solid, stable solutions that get the job done without many faults. But what happens when Gigabyte is presented with Intel's i810, a chipset intended for the most cost conscious of markets? Did they make any quality or feature sacrifices in the name of cost? The first i810 AnandTech has looked at from Gigabyte, the GA-6WMM7, shows Gigabyte's strong commitment to what got them where they are.
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The GA-6WMM7 isn't quite your typical i810 board with quite a few features that stray from the normal, barren boards based on this chipset. The first thing that you'll notice is that Gigabyte actually included an ISA slot - quite a rarity in this new market segment. The other biggie is the inclusion of true hardware based sound based on the Yamaha YMF744 PCI chip - most i810's only have software powered AC97 codec's. The addition of true sound adds to the price, of course, something that is quite critical for the target market. Gigabyte realized this as well and the onboard hardware audio is optional with AC97 software sound available in its place.
The 3/1/1/0 (PCI/AMR/ISA/AGP) slot configuration is about as good as it gets in the microATX i810 world. All slots can handle a full length board if necessary. Two DIMM slots, the maximum for an i810 board, round out the expansion options. Intel's 801AA I/O Controller Hub (ICH) was selected by Gigabyte for the GA-6WMM7 and provides full Ultra DMA/66 support. Another version of the board, the GA-6WMMC7 is available with the Intel's ICH0 which only supports UDMA/33 and no hardware audio. Gigabyte also selected the 810-DC100 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) with 4MB 100MHz display cache on the board itself to complete the "high end" version of the i810 on the GA-6WMM7. Two 2MB 7ns SDRAM chips from Goldstar provide the display cache that handles z-buffering for the integrated i752 found on the i810. Interestingly, the GMCH is not topped by a heatsink at all. It did not get hot in AnandTech's testing, however.
Eight 1200uF and four 330uF capacitors surround the CPU socket and provide for excellent stability in overclocked and non-overclocked situations as we've come to expect from Gigabyte. It's nice to see a company up hold their standards of quality in the face of such a cost conscious market that the i810 lives in. Performance was typical for an i810 motherboard - just like the i440BX motherboards out there, all i810 solutions seem to perform within a few percentage points of each other.
The GA-6WMM7 provides for some decent overclocking options, although it can be a bit confusing if you're new to the i810. Fortunately, the Gigabyte manual outlines some of the pitfalls in their section on bus speeds. The default setting is for Auto detection of either 66 or 100MHz based on the state of BSEL (commonly known as B21 on Slot-1 CPU's). A single jumper can be used to force either 66 or 100 MHz operation, but four additional jumpers are required for bus speeds not officially supported by Intel on the i810. These include 66 / 70 / 75 / 83 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 101 / 105 / 115 / 120 / 124 / 133 / 140 / 150. The interesting twist on the i810 is the manner in which the memory speed is derived from the bus speed - Intel intended the memory to run at 100MHz regardless of the bus speed by using a 1:1 ratio when the bus is at 100MHz and a 3:2 ratio when the bus is at 66 MHz. So when overclocking using 70 / 75 / 83 MHz, you end up using the 3:2 ratio and get a memory speed of 105 / 112 / 125, which not all PC100 memory can handle. Speeds above that drop back to the 1:1 ratio. AnandTech's testbed Celeron 366 which normally overclocks just fine to 83 x 5.5 = 458 required CAS 2 memory to even POST at this speed on the GA-6WMM7 and could not boot into Windows. However, the same CPU was completely stable at 90 x 5.5 = 495 using CAS 3 memory.
The ATX specification is also closely followed with all major components strategically placed to minimize cable clutter and provide the most room to work around the board. All HDD/FDD connectors are located where they should be, right at the front of the board, so that no cables are forced to run over the CPU and/or memory. Just about all connectors are color coded, as per the PC99 specifications. Primary IDE is blue, while secondary IDE white to make identification at a glance possible. Of course, the backpanel features the rainbow of colors required for PC99 compliance. The ATX power connector is right behind the DIMM slots, but still far enough forward to allow adequate air flow over the CPU from the power supply. The board is an average sized microATX and should fit fine in any microATX or ATX case.
A nice touch is the inclusion of a header for front USB ports. However, the cables aren't included, but then again how many cases can accept them without cutting a custom hole? When the front ports are enabled, the onboard rear ports are disabled. Gigabyte has also included an upgrade connector that a 34-pin connector that looks surprisingly like a FDD connector (because it is) for TV/DFP LCD output upgrades. A 9 pin header is included for adding the second COM port that is not available on the ATX shield due to the onboard VGA connector. Three fan headers are included, two by the CPU and one at the front of the board.
Complete hardware monitoring is included on the GA-6WMM7 through the Winbond 83782D chip and monitors 3 fan speeds, 9 voltages, and up to 3 temperatures. The 83782D improves upon the older Winbond 83781 by including a provision to read CPU temperature straight from the on-die thermal diode for the most accurate CPU readings possible. The 9 voltages measured include VGTL, +5VSB, and battery voltage, in addition to the standard +/- 5V, +/- 12V, +3.3V, and Vcore.
The reason for "up to 3 temperatures" is that the Winbond hardware monitor can only monitor two temperatures on its own - the temperature of the Winbond chip itself and the CPU's thermal diode (where available, which in the case of Socket-370 CPU's, is always). In order to monitor the other temperature, the Winbond chip requires an external thermistor. There is no place to connect a thermistor, so with this board, you're stuck with just two temperatures - the CPU and system temperatures.
Gigabyte takes things one step further by allowing the system to be shut down if the CPU temperature exceeds a user defined value in the BIOS. This can of course be disabled as well if erroneous readings ever crop up and cause problems. Alarms for overheating and fan failure are also available via the BIOS. To top the hardware monitoring off, the core voltage and CPU ID are proudly announced upon bootup just before the memory check - a nice touch by Gigabyte.
Speaking of that BIOS, Gigabyte has also taken the new Award 6.00PG BIOS found on i810 boards and improved upon it just a bit, starting off with a feature well known on AOpen boards - a set of BIOS options that can be loaded and are already tweaked for performance. These options pretty much are optimal for the majority of users, but if you're a real hardcore tweaker, you'll want to go through and double check that everything set the way you like it. SDRAM CAS latency can be configured to 2 or 3 manually, or just left to be ready off the SDRAM SPD.
Gigabyte's Dual BIOS, first seen on their BX2000, is optional on the GA-6WMM7. The feature is designed to prevent any form of BIOS corruption due to viruses, incorrect flashing, etc. by including a backup of the BIOS on a second flash ROM that can be restored at any time. In theory, it is capable of booting from the non damaged BIOS automatically if something should ever happen. AnandTech's evaluation sample did not include the backup BIOS, so we could not try it ourselves, but the procedure has worked on the BX2000.
Power management consists of pretty much the standard stuff these days. Wake on LAN and wake on modem ring headers are available to allow the system to power on in the presence of network activity or incoming call. The BIOS can be set to turn on the system at a specific time. The CPU fan can be shut off when the system suspends to quiet things down a bit. ACPI support is built into the BIOS for added power management under an ACPI compliant OS like Windows 98 or Windows 2000. The system can be configured to power on via hot key or mouse click as well, but what's interesting here is the option for USB keyboard power-on - a first for this reviewer.
As many other i810 boards are starting to do, Gigabyte has also included Suspend to RAM (STR) as another power management feature. STR uses the +5VSB power from your ATX power supply to continue to power the system RAM while everything else is power down (even the power supply) so that the system appears completely off. When the power switch is hit again, the system is up and running in just seconds. You'll need an ACPI compliant OS that is properly configured to take advantage of this feature. Fortunately, the manual covers the upgrade in Windows 98, the only publicly available OS currently to support ACPI. When enabled, an LED onboard lights up to let you know that the DIMM's are powered. Of course, since they are fully powered while the system is "off," you should completely unplug your ATX power supply before adding or removing memory.
A nice touch is the ability to configure what the system will do when AC power is restored after a power outage - either remain off, turn on, or resume last power state. This is a feature often overlooked since ATX and soft power became available, but is critical for anyone using their system where it must be on 24/7 or as close as possible. It also allows for users to shut the system on and off from a surge protector.
Although lacking details on installing a motherboard, the manual is otherwise pretty good for the experienced user and includes detailed information on all connector pin outs as well as the various BIOS settings. On the other hand, the CD is much better than the manual and includes Intel LANdesk Client Manager (LDCM) for hardware monitoring, Trend PC-Cillin 98 (OEM) anti-virus software, a suspend to disk utility, and even DirectX 6.1. Of course, there's also the traditional chipset patches and drivers. The CD is not board specific and does not include an online version of the manual.
The front panel connectors are not labeled on the motherboard, despite the fact that just about everything else is. A slight annoyance when setting up a system without the manual handy.
Although we're finally seeing it from the likes of AOpen, Soyo, IWill, and Asus, there's still no sign of voltage tweaking options from Gigabyte. Another oversight by many manufacturers is also found here - the ability to assign a specific IRQ to a particular PCI slot. This has been a boon for many users trying to sort out fully loaded situations, but something Gigabyte users will have to do without for now.
As mentioned earlier, the manual is a bit weak in the installation section. Anyone that has never installed a motherboard before will not feel comfortable with the complete lack of information given in the Gigabyte manual on this topic.
Number of Front Universal Serial Bus Root Ports: 2 (rear disabled when front enabled)
Number of Rear Universal Serial Bus Root Ports: 2
USB IRQ Enable/Disable in BIOS: Yes
USB Keyboard Support in BIOS: Yes
Recommended SDRAM: 1 x 64MB Mushkin SEC Original PC100 SDRAM; 1 x 64MB Memory-Man SEC Original PC100 SDRAM
SDRAM Tested: 1 x 128MB Mushkin SEC Original PC100 SDRAM; 1 x 128MB Memory-Man SEC Original PC100 SDRAM
Purchase Web-Site: http://www.memory-man.com
Purchase Website: http://www.mushkin.com
In recent times, choosing a motherboard cannot be completely determined by a Winstone score. Now, many boards come within one Winstone point of each other and therefore the need to benchmark boards against each other falls. Therefore you shouldn't base your decision entirely on the benchmarks you see here, but also on the technical features and advantages of this particular board, seeing as that will probably make the greatest difference in your overall experience.
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|Processor(s):||Intel PPGA Celeron 366 OEM|
x 64MB Mushkin PC100 SDRAM
1 x 64MB Memory-Man PC100 SDRAM
|Hard Drive(s):||Western Digital Caviar AC28400 - UltraATA/33|
|Bus Master Drivers:||Microsoft Win98 DMA Drivers|
|Video Card(s):||Integrated Intel i752 in i810|
|Operation System(s):||Windows 98 SE|
|Motherboard Revision:||Gigabyte GA-6WMM7 Revision 1.3|
Windows 98 Performance
|Intel Celeron 366 (66MHz x 5.5)||18.0|
|Intel Celeron 495 (90MHz x 5.5)||20.4|
The GA-6WMM7 is a fully featured i810 board with rock solid stability, onboard hardware sound, a variety of overclocking options, optional Dual BIOS support, and excellent power management. If you're in the market for an i810 board, the Gigabyte GA-6WMM7 is hard to pass up.
AnandTech Motherboard Rating
|Ease of Use||85%|
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Feb 5, 2024
On Friday, the second session in a months-long labor trial over college athlete employment status concluded at a National Labor Relations Board regional office in Los Angeles.
“I feel like we’re in an extremely strong position,” Ramogi Huma, the executive director of the organization arguing on behalf of athletes, tells Front Office Sports. “I think we’re going to win.”
The case, first filed in 2022 as a labor complaint by Huma’s National College Players Association, argues that USC football and basketball players should be considered employees of USC, the Pac-12, and the NCAA. The NLRB agreed to take up the case on the NCPA’s behalf. A win would spell the end of the NCAA’s amateurism model.
During the two-week session, the NLRB rested its case on athlete employment, and USC began its pro-amateurism arguments.
Source: Front Office Sports


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Hashshashin – Badakhshan
If a musical recording is often referred to as a journey, it is not too far off an idea to turn a journey into music. With “Badakhshan”, Australian instrumental psychedelic/Middle Eastern proggers Hashshashin did just that.
Lachlan R. Dale, who plays the guitar and various other string instruments, travelled the vast area historically known as Badakhshan, which stretches across parts of what today is Afghanistan, Tajikistan and China. Eventually, he turned his experiences in this often barren landscape full of history, a melting pot of different cultures and religions and known for its rich musical tradition, into the Sydney trio’s sophomore album.
Compared to their (stunning) 2016 debut release “nihsahshsaH”, “Badakhshan” appears less rocky and gives space to an almost meditative flow of music, making for quite a different but just as rewarding experience.
The instrumentation used is just as varied as the influences that meet in the land surrounding the Pamir mountains. Dale adds instruments such as Persian setar, Pamiri setor and Afghan rubab to his 6 and 12 string guitars and the Irish bouzouki, and also drummer Evan McGregor enriches his arsenal with Moroccan krabebs, harmonium and didgeridoo. Cam Macdonald’s bass never gets in the way of the other instruments but ties them together with a subtle but ever-present undertone. The violin played by Natalya Bing adds even more atmosphere to several songs.
With the music being as diverse as the Central-Asian landscape, “Badakhshan” is not only a trip across mountains and through valleys but also a spiritual journey. From all-in proggy epics as the dynamic ‘Crossing the Panj’ and the psychedelic, at times post-rocky ‘Shrines Of The Wakhan’, Hashshashin takes us to enchanting melodies as in the almost ritualistic repetitions of ‘Sarhadd’ (with its incredibly tight drumming).
Hashshashin – Crossing the Panj (click here if video doesn’t play)
We feel the incredibly vast expanse of ‘The Taklamakan’, the immense sand desert covering an area roughly the size of Germany, in the album’s longest song. In 12:27 minutes, we can almost see caravans travelling across the endless sand dunes and feel the hallucinatory effect of the ever-burning sun.
The setar-driven closer ‘Then He Hid Himself In The Refining Fire’ is another enchanting stream of melodies and repetition, in a way changing the focus from the outside world to our inner landscapes, in a very satisfying way.
Lachlan Dale performing the opening track ‘Qom’ on rubab.
Dale describes the process of creating “Badakhshan” as a way of finding the path back to spirituality “in a culture that has lost both the tools to induce mystical experience and the language to speak about it”. Turns out, music can still be that language. “Badakhshan” evokes a sense for the threads that hold mankind together since thousands of years, and recall an earthy feeling of an ancient tradition far away from our divided modern cultures.
You can read more about Lachland Dale’s travel through Badakhshan and how it inspired the songs over at killyourstereo.com.
- Qom 1:30
- Crossing The Panj 7:30
- Death In Langar 4:36
- Shrines Of The Wakhan 8:42
- Sarhadd 7:09
- The Taklamakan 12:27
- Then He Hid Himself In The Refining Fire 10:14


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Vermont and New York authorities are still working on the case of a man who was last seen near the state line in 2014.
Members of the Vermont and New York state police scuba teams spent Monday at a quarry on Route 149 in West Pawlet, Vermont. They looked for evidence pertaining to the disappearance of Jonathan Schaff, but didn't recover anything.
The then-23-year-old Schaff, of Fair Haven, Vermont, was last seen early on Jan. 18, 2014, walking on Route 149. Police said he was involved in a fight in a bar in Granville, New York, and suffered a head injury and broken glasses. Police said his cellphone was found in an abandoned vehicle near the river.
Anyone with any information on the case is asked to contact the Vermont State Police.


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What defines the future of a company? It eventually comes down to how well monitoring has planned for both problems as well as opportunities. There are operational plans that deal with just how points need to happen. There are strategic plans that deal with why certain occasions ought to happen. There are tactical occasions that resolve what takes place in the short-term. As well as finally, there are contigency strategies that address possible surprises as well as troubles.
When there is clarity regarding organizational preparation, it makes it much easier for supervisors and decision-makers to respond to data. Every organization needs a thorough strategy that takes into account the embodying vision, function, as well as a SWOT evaluation that precisely acknowledges potential risks and also possibilities. Strategic planning have to involve short term as well as lasting measurable goals that are constantly tracked, gauged and assessed.
Several companies are released upon an impulse as well as a few of the best begun on a coffee-stained paper napkin. Simply put, a market requires a service as well as a service emerges to supply a services or product. As an organization expands, those who founded it get so covered up in production or management and they don't actually have the time or professional insights and also training to objectively assess how to go about strategic planning. Getting a business out of survival mode and right into security is an enormous accomplishment. Expanding a business from stability into success is a various endeavor that 1-CFO can aid you to tackle. Get in touch with us today for additional information.
So what is tactical administration? It is an arranged collection of techniques that a supervisor applies in order to accomplish the firm's calculated and long term vision. Each strategy is geared toward meeting a certain part of the critical vision. It is crucial for a company to have a clear sight of its method purposes and exactly how those purposes relate to the overall instructions of the company.
Strategic monitoring is typically difficult for services since it involves so many various points. From day-to-day procedures to long-term approaches, services must be organized, concentrated, and also versatile adequate to adjust to ever-changing circumstances. Strategic administration also involves evaluating the entire organization to make certain that everything is streaming well, inside out. However what does calculated administration outsourcing concern what is calculated monitoring?
Outsource what is critical monitoring outsourcing is a progressively popular way of resolving service issues because it cuts down on expenses while at the same time keeping businesses fresh and also efficient. Strategic monitoring is the imaginative process of creating long-lasting strategic plans for your firm by identifying how you plan to function within your existing environment. It includes laying out goals, evaluating your sources and costs, developing a goal statement for the company, entrusting responsibilities, and keeping an eye on the status of your development.
Strategic administration also entails carrying out smaller objectives in such a way that unites every one of the various aspects of the bigger vision. It might involve laying out a series of objectives as well as milestones that will certainly help you achieve your lasting objectives. Strategic monitoring is typically used to implement smaller sized methods as part of an approach. Among these smaller sized methods is called a technology approach. A technology technique is a method to gather and collect info on the clients' habits when buying at your company and then develop methods to alter their actions. Later, you can assess what you've done and where you need to go next.
Strategic monitoring likewise involves an assessment of your company's market position. The market evaluation that is performed in order to evaluate your company's market placement need to be done annual or a lot more frequently as needed. Market analysis assists you recognize what sections of the market are expanding and also what section is decreasing. It aids you understand the competition you have and also exactly how you ought to mount your advertising and marketing, sales, procurement, as well as technical projects. You likewise get a far better sense of what your rivals are doing to boost their overall company design as well as placement in the market
Among the primary tasks in the advancement of a business is the company critical preparation process. This includes the recognition of what calculated objectives the business need to accomplish in an offered period of time, along with the ways to achieve those objectives. It is very important for the company to have a plainly specified collection of objectives in position, to make sure that the people involved in the business know where they are headed. Nevertheless, while a business can think of a number of excellent objectives, it may be needed to tailor the company strategic planning procedure to meet specific demands of business. Some business will certainly need a prolonged analysis and study before they can come up with a strong calculated plan.
Others, such as those which have actually sales oriented requirements, will intend to develop the process more quickly, to ensure that they can make changes to their method as the market changes. While each firm will certainly have its very own requirements, there are numerous things that everybody associated with the company tactical planning process can take into consideration. Initially, everyone needs to understand the business's requirements in terms of the calculated planning procedure itself.
The emphasis of the firm calculated preparation procedure ought to be to determine what the firm needs to accomplish in the near future, along with what it has to perform in the long run. Everyone requires to have a plainly specified strategy that outlines what is needed to do these 2 points, as well as how long it will take. Everyone needs to reasonably define their anticipated result as well as to budget plan for this end result. By thinking about all of these elements, a company can develop a sound strategic plan that will certainly help it do well in the future.
Strategic Management is the planning of a business's resources in order to reach its objectives and also goals in the most efficient fashion feasible. It is an action program to guarantee that the company continues to establish, and that optimum efficiency targets are achieved. Strategic management offers overall management by creating policies as well as plans created to achieve objectives and afterwards allocating resources to efficiently execute those plans. The methods of carrying out these strategies make use of several approaches consisting of monetary, individuals, innovation, procedure, and also inner controls. One important concept of critical administration is that it deals with the well balanced requirement of all elements of the company.
All supervisors need to be dedicated to the success of the organization, as they are each responsible for the development of the business's future. Everyone must be included in the formula of the strategy and implementation of the method. This also entails liability. A company that does not have adequate techniques in place may not only stop working to accomplish its brief and also long-lasting objectives, however may also be incapable to attain lasting objectives. The company that adopts a well-developed and implemented calculated administration plan can expect to accomplish its purposes over a duration of time and remain affordable. Strategic Management needs the application of management abilities. Those managers who embrace tactical management and also establish an effective management design can successfully develop value by implementing sound strategies and approaches. This allows them to deal with the fundamental needs of their customers, build partnerships with essential consumers, acquire brand-new customers, broaden markets, as well as lower prices.
A business should have a tactical organization plan in order to function successfully in a significantly competitive worldwide economic climate. Only fifty percent of a strategy is absolutely recognized until it is placed to action, so there is an immediate need to keep up with the changing company world. To guarantee your business stays competitive, it is very important to ensure its calculated business plan stays compatible its goals as well as goals.
The adhering to are some helpful pointers on just how to modify its strategic plan: A critical business strategy that is out-of-date demands to be revised to reflect the current patterns in organization and preparation procedures. Revising its scope and goals permits a business to anticipate changes on the market as well as adjust its procedures appropriately. It likewise places you in the motorist's seat so that you can assist your company with any type of obstacles or obstructions that could stumble upon. The implementation of your tactical company strategy is dependent on the involvement as well as teamwork of essential line managers. Our experts will examine your strategic plan to recognize any type of needed modifications and to establish what strategy can be taken to accomplish your wanted objectives.
Reviewing your strategy regularly keeps you one action ahead of the competition. If there are locations that require alteration, such as the extent of your target market, the number of line divisions, or the sort of items that you plan to offer, they should be dealt with prior to you take the final steps to execute your plan.
Strategic Management is a facility yet needed part of business monitoring. Strategic management is a strategy that combines the theoretical study of people as well as the functional application of that understanding. Strategic Management Processes evolves in feedback to situations that need details decisions based upon prior knowledge. Strategic Management is an important device for choice making in service since it gives managers with details needed to make great choices about concerns facing the firm, as well as it likewise provides them with a structure to work within.
Strategic Management Processes can assist managers make important choices that have the best lasting impact on the business's future. The primary step in a tactical management process is to create a general technique or service goal. This includes specifying the functions and also the approaches for understanding those goals, developing a monitoring technique, identifying the resources of prospective resources, identifying and gauging the costs of attaining those objectives, establishing the techniques for assessing the success of a company's method, and determining the relationships amongst the various aspects of the organization that will certainly influence the achievement of the company's objectives. A vital goal in developing a strategic monitoring procedure is to identify the business goal and also vision, which are the driving force behind strategic choices.
Various other crucial goals are to construct organizational culture, straighten monitoring's vision and mission with the company's goals and techniques, produce a workplace that is helpful of employee efficiency, offer employees with the tools, procedures, and details they need to handle their jobs, and develop a strong, secure and rewarding business. The second step in the strategic management process involves the use of methods to accomplish the company's goals. These approaches might involve in-depth preparation and the application of methods by groups or small systems. These approaches may include complex or easy exercises depending upon the nature of the organization as well as the goals that it wishes to accomplish.
What is planning procedure in organization administration? As pointed out earlier, there are different type of preparing process that a company adheres to. There is also a different type of planning procedure associated with every single service type. Currently, we will certainly discuss the value of service planning process in each and every company kind. Allow's start with a basic instance of how each type of planning process is necessary in each service kind.
If you are preparing to open a brand-new service, then it is really vital for you to have a clear concept or vision of what you wish to achieve from the opening of your new company. Simply put, you must have some concept or conception on what you are mosting likely to do or what you desire from the get go of the business. This is extremely vital specifically if the success of the business relies on having a good concept.
For the same factor, the second action to accomplish success in the company is to establish a system or vision for the company. As well as the 3rd point that you need to consider is that you ought to have some understanding on how business works. You should know how the firm will be constructed, how it will function, who will be its clients and what will be their requirements and more. On top of that, the next thing that you require to remember is the future development of your service. You have to research the market well to make sure that you will certainly have the ability to know the right time when you ought to start broadening your business.
The fourth thing that you should know in your answer to what is preparing procedure in company monitoring is the significance of detailed preparation. Planning is an essential part of any kind of organization operation and also it includes first the analysis and also assessment of the current situation of the company and after that the design and also growth of the system, policies, and approaches of the firm to guarantee that it will be able to proceed serving the clients with good services. Therefore, the planning process likewise consists of the financial aspect too. Every little thing that worries the business operation need to be prepared.
The fifth step in the preparation process is evaluation. You require to figure out the opportunities that the business may encounter in the near future so you have to recognize just how to safeguard them from these unpreventable events. In this situation, the planning process likewise consists of the price analysis which will inform you how the firm can save money. This will aid you identify the costs that you require to incur as well as the things that you require to prioritize in order to have the ability to execute the operations as well as tasks that you need to do. In this way, the preparation will certainly serve as your price quote on just how you will certainly invest your budget.
Finally, the various other point that you need to understand in what is planning procedure in organization administration has to do with the execution. This is considered as the most fundamental part of the whole procedure, as this will inform you the actions that require to be done in order to guarantee the success of the business venture. You need to understand the essential actions to finish the procedure and also this should include the scheduling, managing resources, and also naturally, the manufacturing. This component of the process is a lot more important compared to the other things, it is not as simple as you think. In order for you to make the most effective use of the entire planning, you have to ensure that you will be knowledgeable about things that you need to know.

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ISIS has already announced that they are planning a nuclear tsunami. And now we are hearing the radical Islamists have been actively shopped deadly cesium by smugglers hungry for a quick and deadly payoff. Scary stuff.
The nuclear smugglers, who are suspected to have Russian connections, have sought to sell radioactive material to Middle Eastern extremists. The latest known case came in February.
In the backwaters of Eastern Europe, authorities working with the FBI have interrupted four attempts in the past five years by gangs with suspected Russian connections that sought to sell radioactive material to Middle Eastern extremists, The Associated Press has learned.
The latest known case came in February this year, when a smuggler offered a huge cache of deadly cesium — enough to contaminate several city blocks — and specifically sought a buyer from the Islamic State group.
Criminal organizations, some with ties to the Russian KGB’s successor agency, are driving a thriving black market in nuclear materials in the tiny and impoverished country of Moldova, investigators say. The successful busts, however, were undercut by striking shortcomings: Kingpins got away, and those arrested evaded long prison sentences, sometimes quickly returning to nuclear smuggling, AP found.
Moldovan police and judicial authorities shared investigative case files with AP in an effort to spotlight how dangerous the nuclear black market has become. They say the breakdown in cooperation between Russia and the West means that it has become much harder to know whether smugglers are finding ways to move parts of Russia’s vast store of radioactive materials — an unknown quantity of which has leached into the black market.
“We can expect more of these cases,” said Constantin Malic, a Moldovan police officer who investigated all four cases. “As long as the smugglers think they can make big money without getting caught, they will keep doing it.”
Sure, authorities intervened, but who knows if any nuclear materials slipped through the cracks? What do you think? Sound off below!


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We seem to have one of these water arguments on SSP at least once a year, and as usual, no one seems to really grasp that:
1. There is a huge problem with too much water being used in the southwest
2. This has almost nothing to do with the population of residents increasing, and everything to do with water rights for agriculture negotiated a century ago
I can't seem to find it now, but there is the oft-posted study (don B probably has it filed away somewhere
) showing that in the 90's and 00's when Phoenix was growing at its highest rate, aggregate water use in the metro area was actually DROPPING, as most of the new housing was replacing agricultural land (the real water hog). An acre of housing, at almost any density, uses less water than an acre of lettuce or cotton. And yes, it's absolutely absurd that a water-intensive crop like cotton is grown in Arizona, but that's due to water rights negotiated a century ago never being altered, not because of air conditioning or people moving to the desert to live.


We’ve seen drones and robots used for search and rescue missions, but a group of industrial design engineering and design students from Spain are using FFF 3D printing technology by BCN3D Technologies to make parts for a mountain rescue motorbike; in fact, according to the company, it’s the first rescue motorbike that features 3D printed parts at all.
Even during the pandemic, as BCN3D explained in an email, the multidisciplinary ELISAVA Racing Team at Barcelona’s School of Design and Engineering (ELISAVA) has managed to develop the project, design and 3D print 19 end-use parts for the smart, electric motorbike out of technical materials, and carry out field work with the Emergency Medical Service (SEM) and the Group of Rescue and Special Actions Group (GRAE).
The student team members aren’t just building this for fun: the project is part of their degree work. DAYNA is an intelligent, electric motorcycle specifically meant to deal with mountain rescues in hostile terrains. As BCN3D stated, DAYNA is based on a smart system that features blind-spot and proximity sensors, IoT connectivity, Bluetooth and GPS, and more, in order to help lower the response team in a rescue circumstance.
The decision was quickly made to go with BCN3D’s 3D printing expertise and know-how for the DAYNA project.
As Jacobo Mateos, Project Manager of the ELISAVA Racing Team, explained in a BCN3D case study, “With their knowledge of materials and FFF printing technology, the team at BCN3D helped us to finish defining the shape of the components to facilitate printing, as well as configure the parts to have better quality and reduce supports and problems when printing.
“It allowed us to manufacture plastic parts both in materials with reinforcement and in materials without it, which gave us a freedom when defining the shape of the parts that any other manufacturing process would not have allowed.”
The ELISAVA team chose to use technical materials for most of the 19 3D printed components, and BCN3D engineers offered their advice on said materials, as well as design optimization. ABS, with its thermal and structural resistance and low static charge, was used to print any components that come into contact with electronics or batteries, while PA was used for parts that required wear and frication resistance.
The students selected composite materials with some fiber charge, such as PAHT CF15, to print some of the more mechanically demanding parts, and glass-filled PP GF30, more lightweight than the PAHT, was used 3D print the DAYNA’s fender, which is the motorbike’s largest piece and extremely prone to breaking as a result of friction and shock.
“Thanks to fiber-reinforced materials, in this case, carbon fiber, we were able to implement the pieces we wanted, with the versatility in the shape of the piece that FFF printing allows us to do,” Mateos said.
In order to get the best results from these technical materials, the students used BCN3D’s latest 3D printer, the large-format Epsilon W50. It’s the company’s largest system, and could easily handle printing some of the higher volume parts for the motorbike, like the fork cover and the fender. Additionally, by using the printer’s Mirror Mode, which allowed them to print symmetrically mirrored designs at the same time, and water-soluble BVOH supports, they were able to save time.
“During the development process, it allowed us to iterate quickly, creating pieces that allowed us to evaluate their shape, finish, and functionality, regardless of what material or manufacturing process was used in the final part,” Mateos said about the Epsilon W50.
Development continues on the DAYNA, as the student racing team works to apply rescue functionalities and smart capabilities, and redesign a few components, to make sure the electric mountain rescue bike is up to snuff. As BCN3D explained in its email, if the DAYNA were to be commercially produced, the goal is for it to integrate information from GPS tracking devices and data from rider applications in order to analyze movement, and potentially detect an accident or a need for assistance before a person has even asked for it.
The ELISAVA team also plans to compete in the Barcelona Smart Moto Challenge this summer, and will go up against some of the best student engineering teams in the world, all competing to have their electric motorcycle named #1. The students also hope to improve DAYNA enough that it can be a viable commercial product, and 3D printing is definitely helping them on their way.
(Source/Images: BCN3D Technologies)
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Magazine article American Libraries
Rolling with the Punches
I don't know anybody who hasn't been hurt by this economic debacle that seems to be turning the entire country on its head--any number of countries, in fact. At the American Library Association, we've been hit just like everybody else. It is tempting to do a lot of hand-wringing and tooth-gnashing because it seems as if nothing will ever be the same. But honestly, when has anything ever been the same? And we have to ask ourselves, "The same as what?"
When expenses exceed revenue something has got to give, but after it does, forward is the only viable direction. It's hard to argue otherwise. Responsible employers have to reorganize and adjust during these difficult times. Most managers at ALA, including me, have never lived through an economic situation as serious as the one we face today. In the round of staff reductions that occurred at ALA in May, eight positions were regretfully eliminated (following the elimination of 10 last year). Among them was a senior editor at American Libraries, a post occupied by Gordon Flagg, who had been with AL since 1982.
Moving forward as ALA Publishing reorganizes, our top priority is to continue to deliver the professional content that library professionals need and want, when they need it most. Part of our plan for reorganization involves the shift to web--first publishing, which we undertook in January. In 2011 we will be moving to six bimonthly print issues of AL, which will contain as much to read as ever but will be less costly to produce and mail. …


Reddick, Springer lead Astros over Athletics 11-8
HOUSTON (AP) - Houston manager A.J. Hinch didn't even take a second to think about it when he was asked about how well Josh Reddick has been playing lately.
"We should talk more about how good a baseball player Josh Reddick is," Hinch said. "He is really good at virtually everything ... he does something to help you win every night."
That was on display Wednesday night when Reddick and George Springer had three hits each and combined for five RBIs as the Astros used a five-run third inning to take the lead and hold on for an 11-8 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
Reddick has three doubles, one triple, two homers and seven RBIs in his last seven games since coming off the 7-day concussion list.
"He can flat-out play and I'm glad he's hitting behind us and I'm glad he's on our team now," Springer said of Reddick, who spent five seasons with the Athletics.
Houston rookie David Paulino allowed seven hits with a season-high seven runs in four-plus innings and Michael Feliz (4-1) struck out two in a scoreless fifth for the win. Ken Giles struck out two in the ninth for his 18th save.
Houston was down one after a four-run third by the A's before Brian McCann and Carlos Beltran hit consecutive singles to chase Jesse Hahn with no outs in the bottom of the inning. Josh Smith came in to face Marwin Gonzalez whose RBI double tied it at 5-5. The Astros took the lead when Beltran scored on a groundout by Yuli Gurriel before Springer's run-scoring double with two outs pushed the lead to 7-5.
Reddick, who drove in three runs, hit an RBI single and Carlos Correa drove home another run with a single to make it 9-5.
The Athletics hit a season-high five homers with two from Khris Davis and one each from Ryon Healy, Matt Olson and Jed Lowrie, but they struck out 17 times to end a four-game winning streak.
Oakland starter Jesse Hahn (3-6) allowed a season-high nine hits and six runs in two-plus innings.
"His stuff hasn't been as good the last two times out so he's going to have to make adjustments," manager Bob Melvin said. "That's what pitching is all about. There's something he's going to have to tighten up a little bit."
The solo shot by Olson cut the lead to 9-7 in the fifth, but the Astros added a run on a sacrifice fly by McCann in the sixth to extend the lead. Lowrie's home run came in the seventh before another RBI single from Reddick in the bottom of the inning pushed the lead back to three.
Springer hit a leadoff homer in Houston's two-run first inning before the first home run by Davis made it 2-1 in the top of the second. The Astros added two runs in the second to extend their lead to 4-1.
Lowrie had an RBI single in the third inning before a three-run shot by Davis put Oakland up 5-4.
Healy, who hit his first career grand slam on Tuesday night, had a solo shot to start the fourth inning and Olson began the fifth with a home run to cut the lead to 9-7 and end Paulino's night.
Athletics: 1B Yonder Alonso left the game in the eighth inning after fouling a ball off his right knee. Melvin said he didn't need X-rays and that it was bruised. ... RHP Kendall Graveman (shoulder) and reliever Ryan Dull (knee) will both throw bullpen sessions this weekend, Melvin said. Both threw from flat ground on Tuesday. Both pitchers have been sidelined since a May 19 win over Boston.
Astros: Hinch said they're unsure if RHP Charlie Morton (strained back muscle) will need another rehabilitation start or if he'll come off the DL to make his next start in Houston. Morton threw four scoreless innings in his second rehabilitation start for Triple-A Fresno on Tuesday night.
Springer set a franchise record with his ninth leadoff home run this season. The previous mark of eight was set by Springer last season and Hall of Famer Craig Biggio in 2001. Nine leadoff homers before July 1 are the most in major league history and the most by an American League player in a season since Alfonso Soriano set a major league record by finishing with 13 in 2003.
Athletics: Rookie RHP Daniel Gossett (1-2) will start in place of RHP Jharel Cotton (blister) on Thursday in the series finale. Melvin said Cotton threw a routine bullpen session on Wednesday and is on track to make a Saturday start against Atlanta.
Astros: RHP Brad Peacock (4-1, 2.82 ERA) is scheduled to start on Thursday for Houston. Peacock, who was reinstated from the paternity list on Tuesday after the birth of his first child, allowed four hits and one run in 5 2/3 innings for the win against Oakland in his last start.
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Born: 1949 in Evansville, Indiana
Pen Name: None Connection to Illinois: Havill was raised in Mt. Carmel, Illinois and graduated from the University of Illinois. Biography: Havill is a children's picture book author best known for her Jamaica books. She was born in Evansville, Indiana and raised in Mt. Carmel, Illinois. She attended Université de Rouen, 1969-70 and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she graduated with her B.A. in 1971 and M.A. in 1973. She currently resides in Arizona.
- -- Child Study Children's Book Award, ''Jamaica's Find''
- -- Bank Street College, ''Jamaica's Find''
- -- Ezra Jack Keats New Writer award, ''Jamaica's Find''
- -- Children's Book of the Year award, ''Jamaica's Find''
- -- Children's Choices award, ''Jamaica's Find''
|Brianna, Jamaica, and the Dance of Spring /
ISBN: 0547237685 OCLC: 259258258 Sandpiper, Boston : , Â©2002. When her sister Nikki gets sick, Brianna hopes to play her part as the butterfly queen in the Dance of Spring, but then another disaster strikes.
|Call the horse Lucky
ISBN: 9780940719101 OCLC: 601128129 Gryphon Press, Edina, MN : ©2010. While visiting her grandmother in the country, Mel discovers a neglected horse. Moved by the sight of the rib-thin pinto with the sad, glazed eyes and eager to help him, Mel starts a rescue process that results in the pinto's being moved to a horse rescue ranch to revive him and treat his problems. At the ranch, Mel learns about horse care and continues to bond with the horse she has named Lucky--Page 4 of cover.
|Eyes like Willy's /
ISBN: 0688136729 OCLC: 53355153 HarperCollins, [New York] : Â©2004. While vacationing over the course of several summers in Austria, French siblings Guy and Sarah Masson become best friends with a German boy, until the outbreak of World War I puts them on opposing sides.
ISBN: 1561454419 OCLC: 167763942 Peachtree, Atlanta : Â©2008. Two misfit children and other members of a Minneapolis, Minnesota, neighborhood are brought together by a woman creating a community garden.
|I heard it from Alice Zucchini :
ISBN: 0811839621 OCLC: 55940382 Chronicle Books, San Francisco, Calif. : Â©2006. From the still chill of a winter night to the ra-ta-ta, ra-ta-ta, ra-ta-ta-too of a lively vegetable stew, these twenty whimsical poems celebrate the joys of a garden from start to finish. A tour de force of imagination, I Heard It from Alice Zucchini invites you to join in the Pea Pod Chant, wander through the Rhubarb Forest, dance with the Dainty Doily Dill Weed, gossip with Alice Zucchini, and hold your breath on the pumpkin's enchanted evening. Illustrated with magical paintings, here is a book that will delight gardeners of all ages.
|Jamaica and Brianna
ISBN: 9780736792882 OCLC: 813418729 Zaner-Bloser, Columbus, O.H. :  Jamaica hates wearing hand-me-down boots when her friend Brianna has pink fuzzy ones.
|Jamaica and Brianna /
ISBN: 0395779391 OCLC: 26928862 Houghton Mifflin, Boston : 1993. Jamaica hates wearing hand-me-down boots when her friend Brianna has pink fuzzy ones.
|Jamaica and the substitute teacher /
ISBN: 0618152423 OCLC: 39384995 Houghton Mifflin, Boston, Mass. : 1999. Jamaica copies from a friend during a spelling test because she wants a perfect paper, but her substitute teacher Mrs. Duval helps her understand that she does not have to be perfect to be special.
|Jamaica is thankful
ISBN: 9780545318761 OCLC: 679602657 Scholastic Inc., New York : 2010, 2009. Jamaica's friend Kristin needs to give away her kitten. But Jamaica's brother is allergic to cats. Jamaica assumes this doesn't mean kittens too. But when her brother's allergies bother him before the football game, Jamaica must find a solution to the problem. She wants the kitten, but she also wants her brother to be healthy.
|Jamaica is thankful /
ISBN: 0618982310 OCLC: 313658222 Houghton Mifflin Books for Children/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston : 2009. Jamaica's friend Kristin needs to give away her kitten. But Jamaica's brother is allergic to cats. Jamaica assumes this doesn't mean kittens too. But when her brother's allergies bother him before the football game, Jamaica must find a solution to the problem. She wants the kitten, but she also wants her brother to be healthy.
ISBN: 9780547481050 OCLC: 18327416 Houghton Mifflin, Boston : 1989. When her older brother refuses to let her tag along with him, Jamaica goes off by herself and allows a younger child to play with her.
|Jamaica's blue marker
ISBN: 9780736793193 OCLC: 815649442 Zaner-Bloser, Columbus, O.H. :  Jamaica thinks her classmate Russell is a pest who is always getting into trouble, but then she discovers he is moving away.
|Jamaica's blue marker /
ISBN: 0618369171 OCLC: 31011038 Jamaica thinks her classmate Russell is a pest who is always getting into trouble, but then she discovers he is moving away.
ISBN: 0547119615 OCLC: 276335249 Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston : â„—2009. A little girl finds a stuffed dog in the park and decides to take it home.
|Jamaica's find /
ISBN: 0395453577 OCLC: 12313174 Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston : 1986. A little girl finds a stuffed dog in the park and decides to take it home.
|Just like a baby /
ISBN: 0811850269 OCLC: 233813705 Chronicle Books, San Francisco : Â©2009. Delighted by the arrival of baby Ellen, extended family members describe their plans for the young one, from becoming a fisherman to playing the saxophone, but baby Ellen prefers other activities.
|We the people.
ISBN: 0395776716 OCLC: 39106954 Houghton Mifflin, Boston : ©1997.
|Yes, I love you /
ISBN: 0307101770 OCLC: 21903960 Golden Book ; New York : Â©1990.

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Intellectual property has traditionally been regulated on a territorial basis. However, the protection and commercial exploitation of intellectual property rights such as patents, trade marks, designs and copyright occurring across borders are now seldom confined to one jurisdiction.
This book considers how the introduction of a foreign element inevitably raises potential problems of private international law, ranging from establishing which court has jurisdiction and which is the applicable law to securing the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments.
The Internet has brought a significant increase in the scale of this phenomenon and valuable new chapters have been added to this edition to reflect this. Nationally protected trade marks are now used globally on websites and copyright material is distributed, communicated and copied in a world without borders. Patents have already been licensed on a transnational basis for several decades. All this raises questions of jurisdiction and applicable law.
The well-respected and expert author team address such questions as; which court will have jurisdiction to deal with the issues arising from intellectual property rights and their exploitation in an international context? And which national law will the court with jurisdiction apply? Private international law questions increasingly arise and the two disciplines that previously operated in different spheres are increasingly obliged to co-operate.
Although such issues are becoming increasingly important, a dearth of literature exists on the subject. Fawcett and Torremans remedy that neglect and provide a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the topic that will be welcomed by practitioners and scholars alike.


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Some of the best travel credit card offers are free annual night certificates might be the only reason you own a hotel credit card. In many cases, the value of the free hotel night exceeds the annual fee. Several hotels have recently changed the free night policies, but these hotel credits cards are still worth owning just for the free hotel night.
IHG One Rewards Premier Credit Card
The IHG One Rewards Premier Credit Card lets you redeem your annual reward night certificate at any IHG property that costs 40,000 points or less. In the U.S., that means you won’t be able to stay at many of the high-end InterContinental properties, but you can still find some gems in the Holiday Inn Express and Crowne Plaza brands by staying at properties in major metro areas.
Redeeming your award night certificate overseas can help you stay at high-end brands like InterContinental Madrid or InterContinental Bangkok. As an IHG One Rewards Premier Credit Card cardholder, you’ll get to enjoy a Reward Night after each account anniversary year at eligible IHG hotels worldwide. Additionally, you can enjoy a reward night when you redeem points for any stay of 3 or more nights.
For frequent IHG travelers, the IHG One Rewards Premier Credit Card is a nice option. Cardholders can earn up to 26 total points per $1 spent when they stay at an IHG hotel. Also, earn 5x points per $1 spent on purchases on travel, gas stations, and restaurants. Earn 3x points per $1 spent on all other purchases.
As long as you remain a Premier card member, you can enjoy Platinum Elite status. Platinum Elite Status allows for room upgrades (when available), late check-out, welcome amenities at check-in, and more. Additionally, enjoy a Global Entry, TSA PreCheck, or NEXUS Statement Credit of up to $100 every 4 years as reimbursement for the application fee charged to your card.
New IHG One Rewards Premier Credit Card cardholders can earn 140,000 Bonus Points after spending $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
The annual fee is $99.
Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card
The information for the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card has been collected independently by Johnny Jet. The card details on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer.
The Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card gets you an annual free night certificate after each account anniversary. This certificate is valid at any hotel that costs 35,000 points or less.
Additional benefits include:
- Cardholders can earn up to 17x total Bonvoy points per $1 spent at over 7,000 hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy® with the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Card
- 3x Bonvoy points per $1 on the first $6,000 spent in combined purchases each year on grocery stores, gas stations, and dining
- 2x points for every $1 spent on all other purchases
- Automatic Silver Elite status annually on the account anniversary
Additionally, earn 1 Elite Night Credit towards Elite Status for every $5,000 you spend.
Plus, receive 15 Elite Night Credits annually, automatic Silver Elite Status each account anniversary year, and path to Gold Status when you spend $35,000 on purchases each calendar year.
New limited-time offer! New Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card cardholders can earn 5 Free Night Awards (each night valued up to 50,000 points) after spending $5,000 on purchases in your first 3 months from account opening with the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card.
There are no foreign transaction fees, and the annual fee is $95. Your points don’t expire as long as you make purchases on your card every 24 months.
The World of Hyatt Credit Card
The World of Hyatt Credit Card offers one of the most generous free annual night certificates and valuable World of Hyatt points. Here are the free night opportunities:
Also, each card anniversary year, you’ll receive a free hotel night certificate for any category 1-4 hotel or resort that costs 15,000 points or less. Some of the possible destinations include:
- Hyatt Centric Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco
- Andaz Costa Rica Resort
- Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa
Additionally, you will also earn 9 points total per $1 spent at Hyatt. This breaks down to 4 points per $1 when you use your card at Hyatt hotels & 5 points per $1 earned as a World of Hyatt member. Additionally, you’ll earn 2 Bonus Points per $1 spent at restaurants, on airline tickets purchased directly from the airlines, on local transit and commuting, and on fitness club and gym memberships.
Additionally, cardholders can enjoy complimentary World of Hyatt Discoverist status for as long as their account is open.
New The World of Hyatt Credit Card cardmembers can earn a signup bonus of up to 60,000 World of Hyatt Bonus Points. Earn the first 30,000 points by spending $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. Plus, earn up to 30,000 More Bonus Points by earning 2x Bonus Points total per $1 spent in the first 6 months from account opening on purchases that normally earn 1x Bonus Point, on up to $15,000 spent.
Wyndham Rewards Earner Card
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The Wyndham Rewards Earner® Card offers a unique take on their hotel rewards nights. Reward nights go from 7,500 – 30,000 points per bedroom at over 30,000 hotels, homes, and condos globally. There are two cards available – one with an annual fee and one without.
When you choose a Wyndham Rewards card with a $75 annual fee, you’ll have the opportunity to get 30,000 points as a sign-up bonus. That is equal to up to four free nights!
Wyndham also gives you 6,000 points every card anniversary. Although still 6,000 points short of getting a free hotel night, you can pay with points and cash to get a free night.
To make up the difference, you can earn Wyndham points for:
- 5 points per $1 on eligible Wyndham purchases made at participating properties
- 2 points per $1 for gas, grocery, and utility purchases (excluding Walmart and Target)
- 1 point per $1 on all remaining eligible purchases
As an automatic Wyndham Rewards Platinum member, you can also earn 10 points per $1 or 1,000 points (whichever is more) on each eligible Wyndham stay. With this benefit alone, paying for six separate Wyndham stays and the 6,000 point anniversary bonus gives you enough points to book a free hotel night each year.
Although Wyndham might not be your first hotel preference, some of the quality hotels you can stay at include:
- Landal Sonnenburg, Leiwen, Germany
- Nobu Hotel at Caesar’s Place, Las Vegas
- Wyndham Grand Phuket Kalim Bay, Phuket, Thailand
Summary: Hotel Credit Cards With Free Annual Night Certificates
Most of the free hotel night certificates are awarded as an anniversary bonus. Others might require you to spend a certain amount each year before you receive the bonus. If you have a hotel credit card in your wallet with a free annual night certificate, you have one of the most valuable hotel travel benefits around.

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- Autism Q&A: Introduction to Teaching Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder to Communicate Using Spoken Language
- Beyer, J. (2009). Autism spectrum disorders and sibling relationships: Research and strategies. Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 44(4), 444-452.
- Rivers, J. & Stoneman, Z. (2008). Child temperaments, differential parenting, and the sibling relationships of children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 38(9), 1740-1750.
- Meadan, H., Halle, J. & Ebata, A. (2010). Families with children who have autism spectrum disorders: Stress and support. Exceptional Children, 77(1), 7-36.
- Mancil, G., Boyd, B. & Bedesem, P. (2009). Parental Stress and autism: Are there useful coping strategies?. Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 44(4), 523-527.
- Meirsschaut, M., Roeyers, H. & Warreyn, P. (2010). Parenting in families with a child with autism spectrum disorder and a typically developing child: Mother’s experiences and cognitions. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 4(1), 661-669.
- Orsmond, G., Kuo, H. & Seltzer, M. (2009). Siblings of individuals with autism spectrum disorder: Sibling relationships and wellbeing in adolescence and adulthood. Autism, 13(1), 59-80.
Parents and caregivers everywhere are eager for credible, research-based information on the most effective treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). To address this need, the National Autism Center has released its newest manual, “A Parent's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice and Autism.” The Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting effective, evidence-based treatment approaches for individuals with ASD. The 134-page manual focuses on helping parents as they make decisions about how to best help children with ASD reach their full potential. It begins with a review of the autism spectrum,symptoms, and co-occurring conditions, and identifies and describes effective treatments. Other topics include the importance of professional judgment, the role of family preferences and values in the decision-making process, and factors to consider when choosing a team of professionals to help their child.
VA Parent Resource Centers (PRCs): Linking Families, Schools and Communities Virginia's PRCs are committed to facilitating positive parent-school relationships for the benefit of students. PRCs assist parents with questions, problem solving and planning, and provide resources, information and training sessions.
Centers for Disease Control Autism Case Training (Continuing Education) Course Goal: After completing all three modules, users will be able to: 1.Describe cognitive, language, motor, social, and emotional components of typical and atypical child behavior and development, 2.Identify the diagnostic process and best practices for supporting a family through screening and diagnosis, and 3.Identify early intervention approaches and clinical management strategies for children with autism spectrum disorders Who Should Take this Course? This introductory course was developed for pediatric health care providers. Curriculum Development: Course content comes from the Autism Case Training (ACT): A Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Curriculum. This was written by developmental-behavioral faculty and fellows from 10 Maternal and Child Health Bureau Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship Training Programs and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It has undergone external review by peers and field validation.

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The Groom Room has been serving its furry friends in the Greater Vancouver area since 2007. Our new location in Burnaby is now open. We welcome you to tour our facilities and meet our team.

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