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9th Circuit Court Hearing on Hawai’i GMO Cases
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals announced that they will hear The SHAKA Movements Appeals of Judge Mollway’s decisions at 9:00 AM, on Wednesday June 15th, at the Federal Bankruptcy Court Building in Honolulu. The Court also announced that the same 3 Judge Panel that will be considering the two SHAKA appeals will also hearing the Appeals of the Kauai and Hawaii County – cases as decided by Magistrate Judge Kurren. The oral arguments presented will all be distinct and not combined.
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Sidney Runyan Thomas is a 62 year old Chief United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He was appointed by Bill Clinton. His chambers are located in Billings, Montana. He has a reputation for being even handed.
Consuelo María (“Connie”) Callahan (born June 9, 1950) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Her chambers are located in Sacramento. On February 12, 2003, Callahan was nominated by President George W. Bush to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
On September 20, 2005, the New York Timesnamed Callahan as a possible successor forUnited States Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O’Connor She was supported by someDemocrats and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus as being more moderate than many of Bush’s other appointees.
Mary Helen Murguia (born September 6, 1960) is a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, based in Phoenix, Arizona. Murguia is one of seven children of Alfred and Amalia Murguia, who emigrated from Mexico in 1950. On March 25, 2010, President Obama nominated Murguia to a fill a vacancy on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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I am writing to let you know about an important new petition, asking concerned citizens to stand in solidarity with the People of Hawaii, the SHAKA Movement, The Center for Food Safety and Earthjustice in their historic effort to overturn the democracy-threatening Monsanto Doctrine: which is the shocking new power of agrochemical corporations to do whatever they want in defiance of local laws.
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On June 15 a panel of federal judges from the Ninth Circuit Court will meet in Honolulu to hear oral arguments from four important cases that may result in the most important GMO-related decision in history, the environmental equivalent of a Citizens United decision.
The appellate court will either uphold or overturn four recent decisions by the lower federal District Court in Hawaii that invalidated the power of county governments to enact laws that protect public health and the environment.
In cases involving the islands of Kauai and Hawaii a federal judge struck down local government laws that would have required buffer zones to prevent pesticide spraying near schools, and open air genetic engineering experiments that were seen as threatening to local organic agriculture.
A different federal judge from the same Hawaii court made history last year when in two separate court decisions (involving the islands of Maui and Molokai) the result of a citizen’s initiative, that passed during the 2014 election, was invalidated.
Under this new Monsanto Doctrine (you can watch an animated two minute video about it here), the regulatory agencies created to protect public health and the food supply of our citizens have been reinvented as legal shields to protect the world’s most toxic agrochemical companies from the authority of local government to provide that very protection to its citizens.
If left standing, this same Monsanto Doctrine will be employed as a weapon against common sense health regulations around the world, through international trade agreements like NAFTA, the TPIP and (if unstopped) the TPP, preventing entire countries from safeguarding public health.
Please join the people around the world who are signing this petition to restore the essential human right of the people, through our democratic institutions, to protect public health and our environment.
With gratitude, affection and ALOHA,


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The East Representative Role: A Historian’s Perspective on its Obsolescence
In the ever-evolving landscape of international relations and diplomacy, the role of East Representatives has been a subject of considerable discussion and debate. Historians have played a pivotal role in shaping our understanding of this diplomatic position. In this article, we will delve into the historical significance of the East Representative role and explore how it has become increasingly obsolete in contemporary times. From its inception to the present day, we will trace the evolution of this role and analyze the factors contributing to its waning relevance.
Historians have long been fascinated by the East Representative role, which emerged as a vital diplomatic position in the early 20th century. This article will provide insights into the historical context surrounding this role and examine its gradual decline in the face of modern diplomatic challenges.
The Birth of the East Representative Role
Origins in the Early 20th Century
The East Representative role was first established during a period of significant geopolitical shifts. It aimed to foster diplomatic relations between Western and Eastern nations, particularly in the aftermath of World War I.
Bridge Between Cultures
One of the primary functions of East Representatives was to act as intermediaries, facilitating cultural exchanges, and promoting mutual understanding between East and West.
The Evolution of the Role
The Cold War Era
The East Representative role reached its zenith during the Cold War, where tensions between the East and West were at an all-time high. Diplomats in this role played a crucial role in maintaining communication channels.
Post-Cold War Realignment
With the end of the Cold War, the global diplomatic landscape shifted dramatically. The role of East Representatives began to change as well, with a reduced emphasis on East-West relations.
Challenges Faced by East Representatives
The digital age brought about new means of communication, making traditional diplomatic roles less relevant in a world connected by the internet.
The rise of multilateral diplomacy forums such as the United Nations shifted the focus away from bilateral relationships, further diminishing the role of East Representatives.
Changing Geopolitical Alliances
Global geopolitical alliances and partnerships have shifted, and traditional roles have struggled to adapt to these changing dynamics.
The Obsolescence of the East Representative Role
Redundancy in Modern Diplomacy
In today’s world, diplomatic roles have evolved to meet the demands of complex international relations. The East Representative role is increasingly seen as a relic of the past.
Diplomacy in the 21st Century
Modern diplomacy relies on a network of diplomats and specialized envoys, rendering the East Representative role less essential.
The East Representative role, once a linchpin in international diplomacy, has seen its relevance dwindle over time. As technology, geopolitics, and diplomatic practices continue to evolve, the role faces increasing challenges in adapting to the modern world. While its historical significance remains undeniable, it is clear that the East Representative role is now largely obsolete.
What was the primary function of East Representatives in the early 20th century?
East Representatives aimed to foster diplomatic relations between Western and Eastern nations, particularly after World War I.
How did the Cold War impact the East Representative role?
The Cold War era saw East Representatives play a crucial role in maintaining communication channels between East and West.
What challenges did the East Representative role face in the modern era?
Challenges included technological advancements, the rise of multilateral diplomacy, and changing geopolitical alliances.
Why is the East Representative role considered obsolete today?
The role is seen as redundant in modern diplomacy, which relies on a network of diplomats and specialized envoys.
What can we learn from the historical evolution of the East Representative role?
The role’s decline highlights the need for diplomatic positions to adapt to evolving global dynamics and technologies.

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Israeli authorities have in recent years revoked the status of Arabs living in eastern Jerusalem under the amended Law of Entry for violating their “minimal obligation of loyalty to the state of Israel,” according to a new report issued Tuesday by NGO Human Rights Watch.
“First used against four Hamas members elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006, authorities have, following an October 2015 government decree, invoked this justification against individuals accused of physically attacking Israelis and against the suspects’ families,” according to the report.
On March 6, 2017, the Knesset amended the Nationality Law, 5712-1952, authorizes the Administrative Court, in response to a request by the Minister of Interior, to cancel the Israeli nationality of any person if the nationality has been acquired more than three years earlier based on false information; or if the person has committed a breach of loyalty towards the state, as long as he/she will not become stateless as a consequence of the cancellation; and if he/she becomes stateless, the person will be granted a permit of permanent residence as authorized by the Minister of Interior.
The amendment in question was the focal point of some debate in Israel this month, when a Haifa district judge accepted the request of Interior Minister Aryeh Deri to revoke the citizenship of an Israeli Arab terrorist, who would become stateless following his 25-year prison sentence.
According to the new report, “between the start of Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967 and the end of 2016, Israel revoked the status of at least 14,595 Palestinians from East Jerusalem, according to the Interior Ministry. Authorities have justified most revocations based on a failure to prove a ‘center of life’ in Jerusalem, but in recent years they have also revoked status to punish Palestinians accused of attacking Israelis and as collective punishment against relatives of suspected assailants. The discriminatory system pushes many Palestinians to leave their home city in what amounts to forcible transfers, a serious violation of international law.”
The report spells much hope for Israelis who believe in establishing a Jewish majority in their capital city. Residency revocations, alongside home demolitions and restrictions on building in the city, have increased settlement by Israeli Jewish citizens in eastern Jerusalem while restricting growth of the Arab population, according to the report (after we removed from it the inevitable pejorative terms).
“This reality reflects the Israeli government’s goal of ‘maintaining a solid Jewish majority in the city,’ as stated in the Jerusalem municipality’s master plan (‘Jerusalem Outline Plan 2000’), and limiting the number of Palestinian residents,” the report notes. “Originally setting a target ‘ratio of 70% Jews and 30% Arab,’ planners later acknowledged that ‘this goal is not attainable’ in light of ‘the demographic trend’ and adjusted to a 60-40 target. Palestinians constituted 37 percent of Jerusalem’s population in 2015, according to Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics.”
So, a few more revocations of citizenship, a few more home demolitions, and the 70-30 ration could be within reach, which is all good news if you want a solid Jewish majority in all of Jerusalem.
The report argues that since residency revocations often force Arabs to leave eastern Jerusalem, they constitute a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits forcible transfers and displacement of civilians in an occupied area. It’s an imaginative legal argument that probably couldn’t pass muster in a real court, since it seeks to aggregated many different individual decisions into a fictitious, organized act of government. Also, Israel defies the notion that eastern Jerusalem is “occupied,” since it was taken by war from an illegitimate invader, whose sovereignty there was never sanctioned by the UN.
The report includes interviews with eight Arab families who were “victims” of Israel’s aggressive policy to enhance the Jewish presence in Jerusalem. The most glaring interview, buried among all the others, is with Abed Dawiat, a resident of Sur Baher. By now few of us recall that Dawiat’s was the official first act of terror that started the current on-again, off-again lone-wolf intifada.
On the eve of Rosh Hashanah 5776, September 13, 2015, Dawiat, then 18, threw rocks at the car of Alex Leblovitch, an Israeli citizen, leading to his death. In January 2016, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri wrote Dawiat’s attorney: “The decision to revoke the permanent residency status is made following the murderous terror attack committed by your client […] On that day at noon time, your client met with other activists who have jointly decided to throw stones at vehicles driven by Jewish drivers on a major traffic route in Jerusalem on Rosh Hashanah eve, as a ‘retaliatory action’ and as an act of solidarity with the Temple Mount incidents. Thereafter, your client, together with others, deliberately threw stones at vehicles which were driving along the major traffic route in Jerusalem. As a result of these deeds, an Israeli citizen, the late Mr. Alex Leblovitch, was killed and another person was seriously injured.
“Said terror attack was committed by your client by taking advantage of the freedom of movement in Israel which derives from the fact that he has permanent residency status in Israel and holds an Israeli identification card. A permanent residency status in Israel is based on a material connection between the resident and the state, in the sense that the state regards itself obligated and responsible towards the resident and in the sense that the resident carries the burden associated with said connection and coexistence and is obligated in the most basic sense not to act against the state or take action which undermines its existence.
“In this context, in view of the host of rights and obligations arising from a permanent residency status, the residency status requires basic commitment and loyalty in view of the fact that residency, and all the more so permanent residency, is not a status which only grants rights without any obligations and as such it embodies practices which pertain to the collection of duties and obligations of the person who holds said status and who wishes to continue to hold it.”
The Human Rights Watch report offers only a sketchy mention of the reason for the revocation of residency, and even that is peppered with enough “allegedly” moderators to turn an act of murder into, literally, adolescent mischief. Then the report adds: “Dawiat accepted a plea bargain for a $28,000 fine and an 18-year jail sentence, which he is serving in Nafha Prison. He has challenged his residency revocation in front of the High Court of Justice; if that petition fails, he will not be permitted to live with his family in Jerusalem when he finishes serving his sentence.”


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Innovative Spinal Technologies Inc. Study Demonstrates Benefits of Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion Surgery
12/18/2007 8:59:35 AM
MANSFIELD, MA--(Marketwire - December 18, 2007) - Innovative Spinal Technologies, Inc. (IST), a leading developer of the world's most advanced motion preservation and minimally invasive treatments for spinal disorders, announced positive results of a multi-site study demonstrating the clinical benefits of the Paramount™ Pedicle Screw (PSS). Results of the study show that a minimally invasive fusion procedure with the Paramount pedicle screw procedure results in significantly less blood loss, operative time, and pain as compared to conventional open pedicle screw procedures. These results were presented at the Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery meeting in San Diego, California.
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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Arsenic Global Market Review 2021 and Forecast to 2030 (with COVID-19 Impact Estimation)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The report presents a thorough study of arsenic, covering both global and regional markets. It aims to give a proper picture of the market, its trends, perspectives and opportunities.
Comprehensive data showing arsenic worldwide production, consumption, trade statistics and prices are provided.
Each country's market overview covers the following: arsenic production in the country, major manufacturers, arsenic consumption, arsenic trade. The report offers a 10-year outlook on the reviewed market, including arsenic market volume predictions and prices trends.
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- The market situation is constantly being monitored, the latest developments are being tracked and consequently the most recent data are to be provided in the report
- What is important, the report presents possible scenarios of market development
Key Topics Covered:
1. WORLD ARSENIC MARKET
1.1. General data about arsenic
1.2. Arsenic market trends
- Global reserves
- Production and consumption
- Demand structure
2. ARSENIC INDUSTRY TRENDS IN EUROPE
3. ARSENIC INDUSTRY TRENDS IN CIS
4. ARSENIC INDUSTRY TRENDS IN ASIA PACIFIC
5. ARSENIC INDUSTRY TRENDS IN NORTH AMERICA
6. ARSENIC INDUSTRY TRENDS IN LATIN AMERICA
7. ARSENIC INDUSTRY TRENDS IN AFRICA
8. ARSENIC GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST TO 2030
8.1. Production forecast
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8.3. Downstream industries review
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My big sister, a poet, sent me this really cool CD-ROM called The Amazing Writing Machine. It's perfect for 9-year-olds (which is what I am). The CD gives you lots of choices for writing in different genres such as essays, letters, stories, poems, and journals.
You can use the Write function to do your own stuff or use the Spin function to rewrite funny stories and other stuff they give you. Spin makes word suggestions if I'm stuck. Spin poem suggestions have introduced me to haiku and cinquain (in which I've written a poem about my gerbils). I like combining pictures, sounds, and words. Although you should be able to delete the suggestions if you don't like them.
I also went for the journal because I didn't have a diary of my own. I chose my own password that nobody can look at. (This is especially great if you have a brother who is annoying and nosy!)
The Amazing Writing Machine is a fab piece of work - I love the cool mix of words and graphics for my memoirs, and my sister loves all the snappy poems I send her!
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this was from 2 years ago.
having a hard day already and wanted to remind myself…i have worth. i may be a pile of problems, but who isn’t? difficult people are a product of difficult circumstances.
I am 5’10”. I have broad shoulders and big bones. I have pale, gray eyes—a dark blue ring around the edge of my iris, gold-green rips bursting from the pupil. I have the same down-turned eyes and mouth as my mother, Grandma’s droopy, Buddha-like earlobes and doughy German cheeks. My dad left me his posture, his jaw and his poker face.
I am overweight. I have Shingles scars on my cheek, eye and temple and almost no upper lip. There’s a space in my bottom lash line where the lashes won’t grow. My forehead is beginning to fold. My cheeks are brown and freckled.
My hair is brown. Probably. Inside my head. Probably graying. I color my hair, so I wouldn’t really know. It’s usually blonde on the outside, sometimes red, sometimes pink. Short. Like a man’s would be. I keep it short because I have a deranged, panicky hormonal reaction to wisps of hair brushing the sides of my face. And because I have no thyroid (cancer). My hair misses that organ terribly. Refusing to grow from sadness and grief.
I am odd. Breathtaking. Unique.
I would say my eyes are my kindest feature.
They look deep inside. They search out truth, soft and certain truth. They search for the broken parts of others. They listen and wait. They are patient, sad and silent. They run at the drop of a hat and love so quickly. They never lie. They do not fail. They can always see what’s real.
I am still all these things. I still get sad. I still get mad. I had a hard day today, too. But I’m breathing. 200 lbs lighter. Healthier than I’ve ever been. Ever. And oh-so lavishly, undeservedly loved.
Isn’t it wonderful that we can be so flawed and loved so much. That is hope.


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NA-125 rigging case: SC sets aside tribunal verdict against Saad Rafique
LAHORE: The Supreme Court has annulled the 2015 verdict of election tribunal which ordered re-election in Lahore’s NA-125 – the seat won by PML-N’s Khawaja Saad Rafique.
A two-member bench of apex court led by by Sheikh Azmat Saeed while accepting the petition of Saad Rafique ruled that irregularities did not occur in the constituency during general elections 2013.
Rafique had challenged the verdict of election tribunal’s judge Javed Rasheed who had annulled results of the NA-125 election and ordered a re-poll on the seat won by him.
A three-member bench headed by then Chief Justice of Pakistan Anwar Zaheer Jamali had suspended de-seating of Rafique and ordered re-election in NA-125 in May 2015. Later, the decision on his plea was reserved on March 19 after conclusion of proceedings.
The former Railways Minister had secured 123,416 votes while his opponent Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) Hamid Khan had obtained 84,495 votes from NA-125 constituency.
Khan had challenged Rafique’s victory, alleging that the PML-N candidate had rigged the elections, and a large number of bogus votes were cast in his favour. He had requested the tribunal to declare the election null and void and announce re-election in the constituency.
The PTI has launched a national campaign calling for the investigation into allegations of rigging and staged a 126-day sit-in protest in front of the parliament in 2014.
The party claimed that the results were changed in at least four constituencies — including Rafique’s — through fraud.
A judicial commission was formed in April 2015 under the Supreme Court chief justice to investigate rigging in elections throughout the country. The commission had asked political parties to provide evidence.
The three-judge commission, headed by Chief Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk, had held 39 sittings and completed the hearing on July 3.
The commission — constituted under a presidential ordinance on April 3 after months of tug of war between the PTI and the PML-N — had commenced proceedings on April 9. It recorded testimonies of 69 witnesses, including politicians, government and judicial officers and journalists.
The commission in its 237-page report said despite some lapses on part of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) “the 2013 general elections were in large part organised and conducted fairly and in accordance with the law.”

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...the most inspiring and high-quality musical performance in a long time
In the booklet from her CD featuring two Mozart concertos the young, Japanese-born Yu Kosuge states that Mozart aimed to create „a dialog between orchestra and soloist“. In her recording of his piano concertos no. 9 and no. 21 it seems that no one interprets that statement more believably than herself. Yu Kosuge demonstrates real flair for Mozart, which she plays with lightness and at the same time with full intensity and passion. Apart from technical perfection, which is not that unusual today, she possesses a stunning palette of expression and an exquisite and pearly touch. Conservative pedal usage emphasizes her crystal clear playing. Mozart himself couldn’t have wished for a fresher or more harmonic dialog with the orchestra, as she particularly demonstrates in the „Jeunehomme“ Concert. In the cadenzas, she exploits her freedom to lead a brilliant soloist monologue. Without playing too softly, she draws tremendous emotionality from both concerts’ slow movements. The frequently over-exaggerated romantic andante of the 21st concerto has seldom been heard in such a delicate and rich manner. The NDR Symphony Orchestra under Lawrence Foster is an equal and sensitive „dialog partner“ with the pianist: here, everything fits perfectly and results in arguably some of the most stimulating and high quality entertainment in a long time.


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Relive this year's glittering awards ceremony
Watch all Sky Sports' Heineken Cup matches online
Sky Sports gets the key details and the opinion of expert pundits in reaction to England's World Cup draw.
Download the Sky Sports Ashes podcast to get closer to the Adelaide action!
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Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider has reversed his decision to retire from international cricket.
Zulqarnain Haider is returning to Pakistan after receiving assurances over his future safety from the government.
Zulqarnain Haider has reiterated his retirement from international cricket after receiving death threats in Dubai.
The PCB has suspended the central contract of Zulqarnain Haider after failing to make contact with their absent wicketkeeper.
Zulqarnain Haider is seeking asylum in Britain after confirming he received death threats for defying match-fixing plans.
Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider arrived at London's Heathrow Airport on Monday afternoon.

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ADA website design involves the creation and development of websites that are accessible to individuals with disabilities. ADA stands for the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal law enacted in 1990 to prevent discrimination against people with disabilities in areas such as employment, public accommodations, transportation, and telecommunications. In recent years, the ADA has been expanded to encompass digital technologies, including websites. In this article, we will delve into the significance of ADA website design, the laws and regulations governing it, and recommended practices for crafting accessible websites.
Why Is ADA Website Design Vital?
The internet has become an integral part of our daily lives, offering individuals with disabilities unprecedented access to information, education, and social interaction. However, many websites are not designed with accessibility in mind, creating substantial obstacles for those with disabilities. For example, websites heavily reliant on images and videos may pose challenges for individuals with visual impairments, while websites with poor color contrast may hinder those with color blindness.
By prioritizing accessibility in website design, we can ensure that individuals with disabilities have equitable access to online information and services. This not only fosters inclusivity and diversity but also ensures compliance with the law.
Laws and Rules Governing ADA Website Design:
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the principal federal law governing accessibility for individuals with disabilities. Under Title III of the ADA, businesses and organizations classified as "public accommodations" must ensure that their facilities, services, and programs are accessible to individuals with disabilities. In recent years, the scope of Title III has expanded to include digital technologies, including websites.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued guidelines on web accessibility under the ADA, known as the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. These guidelines establish technical requirements for creating accessible websites, encompassing provisions for text alternatives for non-text content, keyboard accessibility, and color contrast. While the WCAG 2.0 guidelines are not legally binding, they serve as the widely recognized standard for web accessibility and are frequently cited in legal settlements and judgments.
In addition to the ADA, other laws and regulations governing web accessibility include:
- Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act: This legislation mandates that federal agencies ensure their electronic and information technology, including websites, is accessible to individuals with disabilities.
- The Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act: This law requires that television programming, including online video content, be made accessible to individuals with disabilities.
- The Air Carrier Access Act: Airlines are obligated to make their websites and kiosks accessible to individuals with disabilities.
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Creating accessible websites necessitates careful consideration of a diverse array of technical and design factors. Here are some best practices for ADA website design:
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- Employ easily readable color contrast to facilitate reading for individuals with color blindness or low vision.
- Utilize descriptive and meaningful link text to help screen reader users understand the link's purpose before clicking.
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Harrogate Bus Company ex-apprentice turned manager reveals secrets of his success
Sam Cockburn started his career journey in Harrogate as a humble engineering apprentice 21 years ago – and now he is taking the lead as Engineering Manager at The Harrogate Bus Company.
Sam, 38, first walked through the gates of the bus firm’s Starbeck depot in July 2001 as one of its first two apprentices and never looked back.
And now the apprentice turned leader is telling his story during National Apprenticeship Week, taking place across the UK until Sunday, February 13 to encourage others to choose a career on the buses – as The Harrogate Bus Company drives ahead with its 2022 recruitment campaign with the key message “I did it, so can you”.
Sam says: “I would say to anyone that my experience shows how it’s possible to build a great career with us – I started as an apprentice and now I’m Engineering Manager, responsible for providing safe and reliable buses for the community in my home town.
“I’d contacted 27 potential employers without success when my mum, who was an accountant with the bus company at that time, suggested to them that they could offer apprenticeships.
"Thankfully they liked the idea, and in July 2001 I became one of their first two apprentice engineers.”
Sam spent his early years learning every aspect of the job, while studying away from home in four-week blocks at Tile Hill College in Coventry.
Completing his course as the highest performing student, he qualified for the BTEC National Certificate in Engineering – preparing him for the next step up the career ladder back in Harrogate.
Sam says: “Back in Harrogate I worked my way up to become a Shift Fitter, then MoT Inspector, responsible for preparing buses for safety tests.
“In October 2019 I moved to a coach operator near York to widen my experience and see the world of engineering from a different perspective.
"But when the pandemic hit the coaching industry in 2020, I came back to The Harrogate Bus Company as Acting Supervisor, while still working as a Fitter to support the team.”
Last month, Sam completed his Transport Manager CPC qualification, adding to his extensive experience and skills and making him the ideal candidate to lead the Harrogate engineering team.
Parent firm Transdev’s Operations Director Vitto Pizzuti says: “Throughout his career so far with us, Sam has shown the dedication and commitment to become a skilled leader. His eye for detail and focus on safety has taken him from apprentice to manager, and he has a bright future to look forward to in the years ahead.
“As Sam’s story shows, we offer an amazing career to people who share Sam’s determination to succeed. As we now say to everyone thinking of joining us – Sam did it, so can you”.
This week marks the 15th annual National Apprenticeship Week, a celebration of apprenticeships which brings together businesses and apprenticeships across the country to spotlight the positive impact apprenticeships make on individuals, businesses and the wider UK economy.
Details of all career opportunities with The Harrogate Bus Company and Transdev’s nine other bus operators across the North of England, including Step Up, the company’s ground-breaking fast-track people development programme, are online at transdevbus.co.uk/make-your-mark.


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Spain and the Netherlands played out one of the most disappointing World Cup finals in history four years ago. They get a chance to make amends right away in Brazil.
In one of the quirks of the draw for Brazil, Spain opens the defense of its title against the country it beat in the championship decider in Johannesburg four years ago.
But while Vicente Del Bosque's team has stuck to its attacking philosophy, Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal is packing his defense and hoping one of his three star forwards, Robin van Persie, Arjen Robben or Wesley Sneijder, can snatch a goal on the counter-attack in their Group B opener at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador.
"I don't think we're capable at the moment of playing tiki-taka or beautiful football. In the end, it's all about the result," Robben said, referring to Spain and Barcelona's quick-passing style of play. "The counter attack is a very dangerous weapon that we're certainly going to use at this tournament."
The Netherlands disappointed a lot of fans with its tough tackling in the Johannesburg final four years ago, which Spain won thanks to an extra-time goal from Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta. The match was marred by a flurry of cards - eight yellow and one red for the Dutch and five yellow for Spain.
World Cup 2014: Spain team guide
World Cup 2014: Spain team guide
1/5 How They Qualified:
Those who were expecting Spain's qualifying campaign to be a formality were in for a surprise, as Vicente Del Bosque’s side struggled to secure qualification, only doing so with a 2-1 win over Belarus in the final game. Drawn in a group that contained France, it was far from a comfortable campaign for the world champions, despite going unbeaten in their eight games. They finished three points ahead of Les Bleus and topped the group as a result, but they did score fewer goals, with just 14 in total. Pedro’s tally of four in eight games epitomised the lack of firepower in the side as the Barcelona man finished top scorer for La Roja, with Manchester City striker Alvaro Negredo hitting three goals in just four games.
One of sharpest minds and most respected coaches in the game, former Real Madrid coach Del Bosque has transformed the face of Spanish football. Granted, he has had some fantastic players to work with, but leading the nation to the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 is a special feat. He took over from Luis Aragones, who had lost just four of his 54 games in charge, and had just led Spain to their first European Championship title at Euro 2008. But Del Bosque was clearly not fazed by the task, becoming Spain’s most successful coach in their history, with his winning percentage just over 80 per cent. The 63-year-old has encouraged an attractive, attacking style of football which has seen Spain play some of the best passing football ever seen, and while the ‘tiki-taka’ style may have been started by Aragones, Del Bosque has prolonged its effectiveness.
3/5 Star Player
The Barcelona star is regarded as one of the world's top attacking midfielders, and has been instrumental to the dominance of Barcelona and Spain. While goals seem to come in clusters, with Iniesta never managing double figures for his club in a season, his assist tally continues to rise. He managed 18 assists for Barcelona last term, with only Juan Mata and Mesut Ozil reaching the same level of creativity in the top five European leagues last season. He scored the winning goal in the World Cup Final win over the Netherlands three years ago, and remains a pivotal player under Del Bosque.
4/5 Emerging Talent
Koke burst into European football’s collective consciousness last season in Atletico Madrid’s incredible La Liga winning season, which also saw Madrid’s second club reach the Champions league final. Koke, 22, is the youngest member of Spain’s 23-man squad, but his composed head in the centre of midfield belies his years. Koke has been linked with a move to Manchester United, Chelsea and Barcelona, but Los Rojiblancos chief Enrique Cerezo insists he is not for sale.
5/5 Probable Line-up (4-1-4-1)
Casillas, Azpilicueta, Pique, Ramos, Alba, Busquets, Fabregas, Iniesta, Xavi, Pedro, Costa
But Van Gaal is not looking to win friends in Brazil, he wants to win matches and isn't prepared to revert to his favored style of attacking "total football" that once earned the Dutch the reputation of the Brazilians of European football.
To do it, he will likely play five defenders, three midfielders and two men up front - his biggest stars, Manchester United striker Van Persie and Bayern Munich winger Robben.
"We want to make the space narrow" for Spain's attackers, said Van Gaal, whose only previous match against Spain was in his first stint as Netherlands coach when his team won 2-1 in Seville in 2000.
While the Netherlands has undergone major changes since South Africa and is missing key midfielder Kevin Strootman through injury, Spain is largely unaltered, fit and has no plans to jettison a playing style that has won it so many plaudits in recent years.
Del Bosque's men are looking to win their fourth straight major tournament and become the first nation to repeat as world champion after doing so as European champion. The Netherlands is still looking for its first world title after losing in three finals; the country's sole international honor is the 1988 European Championship title.
"We need to keep focused and stick to the philosophy of playing style that has brought us so much success," said in-form defender Sergio Ramos, fresh from his Champions League victory with Real Madrid. "We don't need to change it, we just need to maintain maximum respect toward our opponent, which is something that has helped us reach the top."
One major change for Spain from the teams' meeting in the last World Cup is Del Bosque's likely front man - Diego Costa instead of David Villa.
Costa scored 36 goals in all competitions for Spanish champion Atletico Madrid this season but has yet to make his mark in two appearances for Spain.
Costa said Tuesday he has fully recovered from a nagging hamstring injury that dogged him over the close of the club season and is ready to seize his chance for the defending champions in his native Brazil.
"Every day I feel better. I'm very motivated, I think I'm 100 percent and ready," Costa said. "I can't wait for the competition to start."
The Dutch defense is out to put Costa and the other Spaniards off their game in an attempt to get off to a winning start. Australia and Chile play Friday in Group B's other match in Cuiaba.
"I think they have the better players, we will have to be at the top of our game," Dutch central defender Ron Vlaar told website Nu.nl. "We will play well and aggressively against Spain so they can't find their rhythm."
Spain v Netherlands - Kick-off 8pm, June 13, live on BBC 1

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Despite their impressive capabilities, laser weapons do have some significant downsides. These can be taken advantage of to give the battlefield soldier a measure of defense against them.
Because lasers are basically light, a number of everyday means can be used to diminish their effectiveness. Their performance can be significantly decreased or negated altogether by phenomena like fog, rain, snow, smoke, and so on, which can disperse or refract the weapon’s beam to ineffectualness, depending on how thick it is.
Reflective surfaces also present an obstacle, bouncing the beam off a potential target, but this is not as big an impediment as one would tend to think. Mirrors are usually frequency-specific; one that reflects visible light will not necessarily reflect UV or infrared wavelengths, making them vulnerable to weapons that can easily change their beam wavelength. Also, mirror quality is an issue. Most mirrored surfaces are not 100% smooth, meaning that some of the energy from the laser will be absorbed by it, probably melting or marring the reflective surface. Thus unless the mirror unusually tough and is smooth down to its component molecules, it probably won’t be able to reflect a laser hit in the same spot more than once or twice.
Also, with visible light lasers, objects that happen to have the exact same color as the beam can completely neutralize the laser, no matter what material its made of. Like mirrors, there’s still the problem of energy absorption eventually degrading such a defense, but something as simple as a cotton blanket with the right color can degrade or deflect a tank-destroying multi-megajoule beam. Manufacturers of non-tunable laser weapons would probably go out of their way to make sure the color of their laser beams were not that common in real life.
Reflective surfaces and same-color pigments would be of dubious value against laser weapons with changeable frequencies. Besides, having a highly-reflective or bright surface easily found by enemy sensors would be a profound disadvantage that may significantly outweigh any protection provided.
Tech Level: 9
Lasers can easily, permanently blind a person with unprotected eyesight. Some lasers, called dazzlers, are specifically designed for this. However, any laser of significant power can also cause occular damage by reflection or diffraction off a target surface to any soldier who was unlucky enough to be caught too close.
The most obvious defense against this are high-quality, impact-resistant, full-vision (fully covering the eyes and leaving no gaps for unwanted light to get through) sunglasses whose protection extends both into the infrared and ultraviolet bandwidths.
Tech Level: 12
One unusual but effective defense against lasers would be aerosol dispensers. These come in either a "bomb" form (where a canister of compressed air releases the substance omni-directionally from a casing) or spray-can form. Either way, the aerosol would pump ultrafine but reflective particles into the air around a potential target. The particles would be fine enough to hang suspended in the air from several minutes to up to half an hour, depending on weather and wind conditions. A laser beam hitting these particles would disperse just as if it had hit a thick dust cloud, even though to the naked eye the area would appear only mildly hazy. Again, though, the reflective properties of the aerosol particles may only work against certain wavelengths.
Tech Level: 12
Another defense would be ablative armor, usually made of an array of tightly-clustered gel or foam packs. When a laser hits one of these packs, the heat from the laser instantly boils the gel or foam away, the explosive reaction almost instantly absorbing, dispersing, and redirecting most of the laser energy away from the target. This is much like modern day explosive reactive armor, but carried out on a much smaller scale.
Like reflective surfaces, ablative armor would not be effective if hit more than once in the same spot.
SUPERCONDUCTIVE ENERGY DISPERSIVE ARMOR
Tech Level: 15
If room-temperature superconductors are ever developed, an even more effective defense against lasers becomes available. Fabric interwoven with superconductor wire would instantly absorb the incoming electromagnetic energy of the laser beam and disperse it evenly over its entire surface area. The energy re-radiates almost instantly into the surrounding air as heat. The laser would have to pump enough energy to completely destroy the entire armor all at once before it could penetrate through to its true target. If the superconductor mesh in the armor were cooled via refrigeration unit or a heat sink, even more energy would be required to overcome the armor.
Fire, Fusion, and Steel: The Traveller Technical Architecture
On The Web:
How modern day lasers work:
Report on the US laser weapons program circa 1995:http://www.hrw.org/reports/1995/Us2.htm
Article on the state of modern-day laser weapons:>http://www.icltd.org/laser_weapons.htm
On Laser Blinders:http://www.phys.ksu.edu/perg/vqm/laserweb/Ch-9/F9s3t4p5.htm
Specifics on Dye Lasers:http://126.96.36.199/lapd/General/Diagnostics/LIF/Dye.html
DOE article on laser weapon research:http://www.eurekalert.org/features/doe/2002-04/dlnl-bff053102.php


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Liverpool and Chelsea are monitoring the situation of England midfielder Lewis Cook at Bournemouth.
The 22-year-old returned to action last month having been sidelined since December with knee-ligament damage.
Cook made his Three Lions debut last year and signed a new deal with the Cherries until 2022.
However, Sportsmail understands that both Liverpool and Chelsea have identified the former Leeds star as a target, should he prove his form and fitness this season.
Both Liverpool and Chelsea are said to be in the market for the best of emerging English talent and Cook’s high-energy style in the middle of the park is thought to be the attraction.
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FCL Recordings is the independent music label set up by A.J Moore http://www.ajmooremusic.com to publish, promote and license his music. The company also provides arranging, composing, songwriting, artist development and session musicians for clients both signed, studio based, west end and corporate.


How a new corrosion sensor could detect bridge defects earlier
By Neil Gerrard13 January 2023
A new corrosion sensor could detect defects in bridges and other major structures much earlier than current methods.
That’s the claim from researchers at Bournemouth University in the UK, who have developed and patented the sensor.
The technology involves an electrochemical cell measurement device in an electrically conductive body. The fact that the sensor has a conductive design system means that it works on any type of surface. Most current devices only work on metallic surfaces where the electricity from the sensor must pass through, according to the university.
The sensor is also wireless so that it can give readings to offsite monitoring systems.
Besides detecting corrosion on bridges and major structures, researchers also expect the sensor to be useful in detecting faults in major pipelines and aircraft.
Zulfiqar Khan, professor of design engineering and computing at Bournemouth University, led the research. He said, “Unmonitored failures lead to costly consequences. Scheduled inspections are tedious, time consuming and are mostly limited to visual or surface failures. Our latest sensor technology is a futuristic, much needed solution. It can work remotely, it works on metallic and non-metallic surfaces and can detect defects several millimetres below the surface which are not visible to the naked eye.”
His research began over a decade ago as he developed ways to prevent corrosion in a collection of tanks and military vehicles at the Bovington Tank Museum in Dorset. The work led to the development of a £2.5m conservation for the most at-risk tanks. Professor Khan’s team secured funding in 2016 from infrastructure companies in the US to enhance the technology.
Corrosion sensor testing
Professor Khan and his team have tested the new sensor technology on a pedestrian footbridge and an automobile.
The sensor holds an electrode that connects to a potentiostat or a galvanostat to measure corrosion via linear polarisation resistance (LPR). The sensor can also be used to measure corrosion via electrical impedance spectroscopy.
The portable sensor measures about 1m in length. It contains internal magnets that allow it to attach to metal-coated surfaces without glue or gel.
Professor Khan added: “If we can spot health risks in vehicles and mechanical structures before corrosion reaches an advanced and dangerous stage, we can avoid costly, lengthy repairs and hopefully prevent structures from being scrapped altogether.”


The World Bank approved a $125 million package to support Kerala's preparedness to fight against pandemic, disease outbreak, natural disaster and climate change on Friday, June 25. In 2018, Kerala saw one of the worst floods in a century, which impacted over 5 million people, mainly in the Pamba river basin. The statement issued by the World Bank Board of Executive Directors said the Resilient Kerala will focus on two important areas, including incorporating disaster planning in the master plans of urban and local self-governments. This is to ease financial constraints on the state governments, reported Business Standard.
This program will help make the health, water resources management, agriculture and road sectors more resilient to calamities. The program is part of a programmatic series of bank-financed operation in the state. The First Resilient Kerala Development Policy Operations approved in June 2019 initiated many projects, including helping the state draft a River Basin Conservation and Management Act, introduced climate-resilient agriculture, risk-informed land use, and disaster management planning.
Junaid Ahmad, World Bank Country Director in India, said that in today's context of increased economic,climatic, and health shocks, building resilience of economies is a policy imperative. The programme will be covered across the state and in the Pamba River Basin, Kerala will test a multisectoral approach in Idukki, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, and Alappuzha districts.
"The Bank is therefore investing in Kerala's capabilities to respond to shocks to the state economy and, importantly, prevent as much as possible the loss of lives, assets, and livelihoods. The objective is not to finance schemes but partner with the Government of Kerala to improve the state's financial health; invest in sectors like health, water resources, social protection and agriculture; and address the drivers of natural disasters, climate change, and pandemic risks," said Ahmad.
Also Read: Kerala Women Panel Head Receives Flak For Remarks On Domestic Violence, Resigns


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Prelude to a Queer Money Kiss from a Rose
Prelude to a Queer Money Kiss from a Rose makes absolutely no sense as a Queer Money™ episode title, but it’s the last day of 2017, I’m tired, I’ve had four margs and I’m headed to a NYE party in short order. But, Queer Money™ will be amazing in 2018. Hear’s why.
Prelude to a Queer Money Kiss from a rose in 2018
First, happy new year, and happy 2018! 2018 is a big deal for the Debt Free Guys personally. By January 03, we’ll have sold our condo and moved into an apartment in downtown Denver. On 01/07, we go on the first of many business and personal trips, this one to Los Angeles and Palm Springs. We have several brand partnerships to announce this year. We’ll be in Puerto Vallarta in April, get married in June and travel to Ireland and Spain for five weeks around September 12.
Whew! Now hear what’s in store for Debt Free Guys and Queer Money™:
2018 Prelude to Queer Money Kiss
So, WTF is a prelude to a Queer Money kiss?
We’ve already recorded some amazing Queer Money™ podcasts that we’ll publish in 2018. In January, alone, you’ll hear from Melissa “the Money Coach” Thomas. Though she’s as straight as a straight person, Melissa constantly does the gayest thing ever. She pulled herself and her family out of thousands of dollars of debt and now saves a ton of cash mostly to tour the with Elton John.
Then, we interview Alana Bochum of Ohio Business Competes. Queer people can still be fired, and be denied housing and services in 29 states simply for being queer. Among many problems these injustices cause, they cause undue financial stress for queer people. Alana’s organization’s fighting to change those laws in Ohio.
You’ll also hear from Chad Anderson, a journalist turned self-made documentarian. Chad’s passion is sharing the story of the life and murder of Gordon Church. Church was raped, tortured and murdered in 1988 for being gay. Our country wasn’t ready to talk about such attacks on our community then. It’s important for our community doesn’t forget about them now.
That’s just January! There’s a ton more coming in 2018.
WTF’s in store for Debt Free Guys?
Any day now – and by that, I mean within the next two months – DebtFreeGuys.com will be revamped. We’ve taken your feedback and simplified our website to be easier to understand and find what you want and need when you want and need it.
Early in 2018, we’ll announce some exciting brand partnerships. Queer people consistently say we don’t trust financial services brands to know how to or even want to help us. You’ll soon see that there are a several financial services firms, and other companies, that want to be of service to us.
Towards the end of March, beginning of April, we’re launching the Debt Free Guys Queer Money™ Makeover. We’ve, again, taken your feedback to make something that will give you the help you want with your money.
The Queer Money™ Makeover is an online course (videos, exercises and readings) that’ll first help you pay off your debt, and start living fabulously, not fabulously broke. We’ll add more to the Queer Money™ Makeover, but most of 2018 will be focused on debt. Look out for more info soon.
Finally, join the private Queer Money™ Facebook group
We have big plans in 2018 for the private Queer Money™ Facebook group. First, if you don’t know that we have a private Queer Money™ Facebook group, you’re missing out. This is a group of (mostly) queer people working to live fabulously, not fabulously broke. There are several money pros to help you with any money questions you have and many Queer Money™ Facebook members with the same questions as you. You should join us.
In addition to our weekly #DFGLives on our Debt Free Guys Facebook Wall, we’ll soon start a private #DFGLive in our private Queer Money™ Facebook group. These will mostly be Q&As and one-on-ones with money pros to answer all your money questions.

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If I had a mindful, thinking mind
I’d know the feeling, analyzing,
Thought-processing, wakeful mem’ry-find.
I’d not wonder, in drooling hazing,
What that tragedy, Algernon, had
And if rodentia enjoy mazing.
Instead, here stands a gray-matter man.
His name is Mental Impasse, of course.
There’s his face-glare; there his stoic stand.
I kneel in abject, absent pleading;
Begging him, my boot-toed gatekeeper
For a whiff, glance; or head-bump reading.
But Mental Impasse will not be swayed,
Will not glance down, nor favor bribings.
How then, will mindflow artworks be made?
Expressionless, he stiffly guards me:
Shadowed thought-lights dance beyond his frame.
My feeble entreats shan’t make him see.


Water diffusion in nanopores has attracted considerable attention in the past decades. Recently the coupling between the vibration of pore walls and movement of confined water has been recognized to largely enhance diffusion. However, its impact on water diffusion in graphene oxide membranes remains to be discussed. Here we explore how water diffusion couples with the thermal fluctuation of graphene nanochannels by molecular dynamics simulations. Our finding demonstrates an approximately linear dependence of diffusion enhancement on temperature; i.e., the wiggling nanopore enhances diffusion at low temperature and inhibits diffusion at high temperature. This mechanism is further extended to be applicable for another two typical layered materials, hBN and MoS2. These results offer opportunities to tune surface diffusion by thermal operation or mechanical activation, advancing the application of two-dimensional materials in membrane separations.


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IT was mid-March when President Duterte imposed a community quarantine on Metro Manila. He actually began with an announcement suspending schools for four days – which actually left me wondering where they got the idea of a four-day suspension given the fact that the virus was said to have a two-week incubation period!
But soon enough that four-day furlough for students became a month’s lockdown for Metro Manila. Which caused non-Metro Manilans to flee for their home provinces, some of them bringing the virus along. Soon the lockdown was extended throughout the archipelago as cases of COVID-19 began sprouting in the Davao Region, in Cebu, in Iloilo, even in Baguio. CARAGA also registered a COVID case from a local who had returned from Manila. Barangays started enforcing not just the quarantine but the 8 p.m.-5 a.m. curfew as well. Passes were needed. Supermarkets had lines. Streets were empty.
But the number of reported cases were low. What were we a “model of containment” for?
When a pandemic strikes, however, how things quickly change. The alarm bells started to ring from the healthcare workers who were faced with dealing with an unknown enemy sans necessary protective equipment.
I described our situation as battling an enemy blindfolded.
And because COVID symptoms were like flu symptoms, so many flocked to hospitals at the slightest sign of a bad fever, a cough that didn’t stop, and a throat that was sore. But testing wasn’t available because, contrary to earlier assurances, there were not enough test kits to handle a floor. Far from it. To make things worse, many of the few test kits were being used, it seemed, by politicians who were being tested even sans symptoms, in contravention of the DOH’s own testing protocols.
Unease started to grow. Social media started to be filled with unflattering comments on how the issue was being managed. “Sumunod na lang kayo” started to ring hollow.
A month has passed since the imposition of the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila, and a “state of health emergency” throughout the rest of the country, and we have yet to see the light at the end of the tunnel. This is made more lamentable because of the fawning being done by the Health Secretary every chance he could get, boasting even that the Philippines’ low infection numbers were due to the decisive moves taken by the President himself.
Well, those low numbers are now the highest in ASEAN, and we also have the worst record in recoveries among ASEAN’s five biggest economies. And while I expect Indonesia with a population twice as ours to eventually register more COVID cases, that’s no consolation.
One can even be justified in doubting whether the count of active cases, of recoveries and of deaths is accurate.
Dagdag-Bawas during elections robs the people of their voice and endangers democracy. Dagdag-Bawas in a tally during a pandemic robs the people of the real picture and endangers their lives.
And now comes the President’s statement that the lockdown will be lifted only once a vaccine has been found. Well, guess what: for some diseases caused by viruses (HIV/AIDS, Mers CoV and Ebola come to mind), the medical and scientific community has yet to discover a vaccine. And it took 50 years for a polio vaccine to be found.
Does it mean we might end up having to wait forever for the light at the end of the tunnel?
Or, as I suggested a few weeks back, should we just do a much better job at Trace, Test, Treat (and repeat)?
For if we don’t, this is gong to be a long dark tunnel indeed.


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2014/4/18 · ASME performance test codes also are used to determine efficiency and capacity of boilers and boiler system components, particularly for large, nonresidential equipment. State and municipal building and mechanical codes, and state and municipal boiler and
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Wuxi ZOZEN boiler limited company It is a designated manufacturer of boilers and pressure vessels approved by the General Administration of quality supervision, inspection and Quarantine of the people's Republic of China. It holds a class a boiler manufacturing license, a br class II pressure vessel manufacturing license, an American ASME
6 SR 61/78 WELDING OF BOILERS, PRESSURE VESSELS AND PRESSURE PIPING (b) All P1-F3, P1-F4 or P1-F3 and 4 pressure welder's qualification tests shall be made on 6" (15 cm) A-106B schedule 80 pipe or equivalent. Semi and fully automatic welding
adopting state agency. (1) ActŠThe Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act which was enacted as sections 650.200Š650.290, RSMo. (2) ASME CodeŠThe American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codeas made, approved
Hereafter, relevant extracts from the ASME I Boiler Code which relate specifically to SRVs: 1. Boilers-safety valve requirements (PG-67) Boilers having more than 46.5 m 2 of bare tube and boilers having combined bare tube and extended water heating surfaces exceeding 46.5 m 2 as well as a design steam generating capacity exceeding 1814 kg/h must have two or more safety valves.
Safety valves are widely used in steam plants for boiler overpressure protection. They are classified into three groups based on the amount of travel or lift during the pop-up. Low-lift safety valves have a small capacity and the valve lifts 1/24 th of the bore diameter.
SL / SJ Series is a safety valve for steam service of boiler which is getting higher temperature and pressure year after year for advancing power generation efficiency. This series have been approved by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors as meets all of demanding requirements from ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section I Power Boiler.
ASME B16.34 - Applies to valves with flanged, threaded, and welding ends: This standard covers pressure/temperature ratings, dimensions, tolerances, materials, non-destructive examination requirements, testing and marking. This standard is not specifically applicable to Safety Relief Valves but is often used by manufacturers as good engineering
2021/10/7 · Boilers transfer heat to a fluid, typically through combustion. The most widely used boilers burn fuel to heat water. This heated water is piped to building occupants who then use the thermal energy. Hot water is used to heat buildings or processes.


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SAN ANTONIO—Optical tomography with ultrasound localization has the potential to monitor tumor vascular changes during neoadjuvant chemotherapy, according to a pilot study in which the modality was able to distinguish between responders and nonresponders, and even between complete and partial pathologic responses. Susan Tannenbaum, MD, of the University of Connecticut, Farmington, described the approach at the 2007 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (abstract 45).
Optical tomography uses diffused light in the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum for imaging tissue. As light passes through the body, a quantifiable portion of it is absorbed by blood vessels. Tumors have higher microvessel density or higher blood volumes than nonmalignant tissues, and total hemoglobin (tHb) concentration, as measured by NIR, is directly related to tumor vascular content. Prior studies by the University of Connecticut and Hartford Hospital researchers and physicians have shown that tHb concentration is much higher in cancerous than in nonmalignant breast masses.
“Due to the intense light scatter that occurs when NIR travels through tissue, three-dimensional image localization is poor and quantification of light is imprecise,” Dr. Tannenbaum said. To optimize light localization and quantification, co-author Quing Zhu, PhD, professor of bioengineering, and colleagues coupled NIR with ultrasound (US) to produce an NIR-US imaging modality that simultaneously acquires US images and optical data via a handheld probe
“This volumetric data is then reconstructed tomographically in 5 mm cuts from skin down to chest wall,” Dr. Tannenbaum said. Each slice shows the volume and distribution of tHb concentration (the tHb map).
Patients with stable disease tend to show virtually no difference in tHb maps before and after treatment, she said. Complete pathological responders show marked reductions in tHb maps after treatment. And partial responders demonstrate some degree of volume loss and reduction in tHb concentration, “although it is less pronounced than in the complete responders,” she explained.
The investigators then quantitated these changes in tHb during treatment for each patient in the study to determine whether these absolute changes might reflect pathologic response groups.
To quantify tHb content, they calculated the blood volume index (BVI) (total volume of tHb within the tHb map × average tHb). Then, to measure vascular changes during treatment, they used the percent BVI (PBVI) at any cycle, compared to the pretreatment BVI.


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PhD student named a Beckman Institute Graduate Fellow
Congratulations to Defne Gorgun Ozgulbas who was recently selected as a Beckman Institute Graduate Fellow. Gorgun Ozgulbas is a PhD student in the Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology and expects to graduate in August 2023. She earned her BS in biomedical engineering from TOBB University of Economics and Technology in Ankara, Turkey.
Her research is focused on understanding how antibodies bind to and block contagious respiratory illnesses like the flu from entering human cells. Typically, viruses cross into host cells with the help of a protein functioning like a footbridge, attaching to the host cell on one side and the viral membrane on the other.
A protein called hemagglutinin, or HA, performs this connecting role for the influenza virus. Anti-HA antibodies can interrupt the process by preventing a key conformational change — or a change in shape — that the HA protein undergoes to function as a bridge. Without that conformational change, infection is not possible.
Gorgun Ozgulbas will use advanced computer modeling and molecular dynamics simulations to examine how anti-HA antibodies interact with the viral membrane. Ultimately, her work will help guide the development of influenza treatments.
Gorgun Ozgulbas is one of seven fellows selected for 2022. The Beckman Institute Graduate Fellows Program offers University of Illinois graduate students at the MA, MS, or PhD level the opportunity to pursue interdisciplinary research at the institute. The program is supported by funding from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation.
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