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HEALTH CARE FRAUD DEFENSE ATTORNEYS
Federal Health Care Fraud Criminal Charges
No matter what criminal charges you’re facing, they’re serious. White collar crimes like health care fraud, however, are the generally the most complex and difficult to navigate. They are document intensive, and to fully understand the scope of the allegations, every piece of evidence needs to be combed through and thoroughly processed by your attorneys. If you are convicted, you can expect a significant prison sentence. Therefore, you need a strong team of Boston criminal defense attorneys to fight your health care fraud charges.
What is Health Care Fraud?
Health care fraud includes a number of crimes and actions. One of the most common examples is a doctor billing for services that were not provided, or that were not medically necessary. Other types of health care fraud claims include upcoding claims, submitting duplicate claims, submitting false claims, or receiving kickbacks.
More specifically, in order to be convicted of health care fraud, the prosecution has to prove that you:
- Participated in a scheme to defraud a health care benefit program;
- Had the intent to defraud the program; and
- That the scheme was in connection with the delivery of, or payment for, health care benefits, items, or services.
The United States Attorney’s Office takes health care fraud allegations seriously, and investigations can take months or years to complete. The target of an investigation may not even know they are being watched until an indictment is secured. Other times, the FBI will pay a visit to the target’s home or office to attempt an interview. The potential defendant may also get served with a target letter, or a document subpoena.
Given the complexities of a health care fraud investigation, it is vital to get an experienced attorney on board as soon as possible. Sometimes a good defense attorney can mitigate the consequences or even prevent an indictment from being sought.
Penalties for Health Care Fraud
If you are convicted of health care fraud, the punishment can be severe. The most obvious are the felony conviction(s) on your record and a lengthy prison sentence. Depending on the number and nature of the indictments, the potential prison sentence can vary widely. Under the general health care fraud statute, the maximum prison term for health care fraud is 10 years. If the violation results in serious bodily injury, the maximum increases to 20 years in prison, and if the violation results in the death of the patient, the maximum goes up to life in prison. These are the maximum sentences, but the actual term of imprisonment will be left to the judge at your sentencing hearing.
In addition to the conviction and prison sentence, you will likely be ordered to pay restitution and a fine. If you are a physician, the Board of Registration in Medicine will typically initiate disciplinary proceedings, which could lead to the suspension or revocation of your license to practice medicine.
Health Care Fraud Defense Attorneys
With the severe potential penalties of a conviction, our defense attorneys move quickly to begin preparing a defense. As a first step, we conduct our own investigation, so that we can begin to understand that the federal prosecutors are looking at, and what they might do next.
If we are retained before an indictment is returned, we often meet with the federal prosecutors leading the investigation. Sometimes we are able to prevent charges. If an indictment is inevitable, though, we look toward mitigating risks, and preparing for litigation in court.
Even after the indictment, there is a lot of work to be done to strenuously defend against health care fraud charges. Requesting and reviewing discovery is a monumental task, where there are often hundreds of thousands of papers through which to review and comprehend. Sometimes search warrants or other investigative procedures can be challenged in court. If the law enforcement agents obtained evidence in violation of your constitutional rights, for example, that evidence can be “suppressed,” or kept out of court. In other words, even if the evidence exists, the government can’t use it against you if the agents secured it illegally.
Our defense attorneys often utilize experts of our own in order to fully understand the nuances of your practice. The better we understand your practice and the allegations, the more likely we can help you achieve the best possible outcome in your case.


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Oterway History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The origins of the Oterway name lie with England's ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It comes from when the family lived in the region of Ottway. Oterway is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
Early Origins of the Oterway family
The surname Oterway was first found in Westmorland where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
Early History of the Oterway family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Oterway research. Another 59 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1652, 1685, 1682, 1615, 1692, 1671, 1680, 1680 and 1693 are included under the topic Early Oterway History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Oterway Spelling Variations
Before the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations are commonly found in early Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Oterway were recorded, including Otway, Ottway, Ottaway, Otaway, Otawa and others.
Early Notables of the Oterway family (pre 1700)
Notables of this surname at this time include: Sir John Otway; and Thomas Otway (1652-1685), an English dramatist of the Restoration period, best known for Venice Preserv'd, or...
Migration of the Oterway family to Ireland
Some of the Oterway family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Migration of the Oterway family
To escape oppression and starvation at that time, many English families left for the "open frontiers" of the New World with all its perceived opportunities. In droves people migrated to the many British colonies, those in North America in particular, paying high rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Although many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, those who did see the shores of North America perceived great opportunities before them. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the Oterway family emigrate to North America: Thomas Ottway who settled in Virginia in 1623; James Otway arrived in New York in 1823 with his wife and five children, and his brother William; W.B. Otway settled in San Francisco Cal. in 1852..
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Si Deus nobiscum quis contra nos
Motto Translation: If God be with us who can be against us?.

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"Guinea Pig," a new blog series that will appear periodically in The Missing Link, chronicles the adventures of reporters who participate in studies conducted by Cornell researchers on a variety of topics.
We live in a digital age, one in which access to the Internet has been declared a human right. People exist as screen names and profile pictures. We communicate in “tweets,” “likes” and “reblogs.” And as we surf the web, our personal data becomes widely available. Sometimes that data is put to a convenient use, like whe iTunes’ Genius program recommends songs I might like or when Amazon.com shares the purchases of other users who have similar buying patterns to my own. Other times it’s used in ways that are creepy and invasive, like how Target knew this teenaged girl was pregnant before her father did.
Vera Khovanskaya, a student researcher and designer at Cornell’s Interaction Design Lab, wants us all to think more about our personal data. She designed her forthcoming study, “Xomatics,” to show people a visual representation of their personal data, their Web browsing habits in this case, in a way that makes them think more about it. “It’s an application of critical design to personal informatics,” Khovanskaya told the Sun.
As one of Khovanskaya’s guinea pigs, I agreed to download a Google Chrome extension that would track my Web browsing habits and generate visualizations of that information for two weeks. Fast forward to the end of the period, and Khovanskaya’s program has provided me with an accurate list of my favorite websites and my Facebook stalkees’ names. It knows which day of the week I am online the most and that “based on my ratio of .edu to .com, I must not be a scholar.” It also informs me that in these two weeks, I have been online long enough for the Apollo 11 rocket to have gone to the moon and back 3.02 times.
At the end of the study, I interview with Khovanskaya and, once I’ve gotten my apologetic babbling out of the way, we start to talk about how I would describe the extension. “A visualization of my Web browsing?” I venture. “A pictorial representation of the time I spent online, and where I spent it.”
Like the rest of Khovanskaya’s participants, I focused initially on what the extension had to say about me. But as it turns out, my Web browsing habits, though important, are not the focus of the study. What Khovanskaya is looking for is a subtle shift in the participant’s conversation, when introspection about his or her personal data turns to awareness of the data-mining process itself. “We start to talk about how Chrome works or…what Google knows about you, and suddenly people have these theories that Google knows every mouse movement and click you make…[t]hat Google is doing…things with [your] data,” said Khovanskaya. “But no one really knows.”
“Xomatics” takes a creative first step in the direction of “knowing.” Khovanskaya predicted that personal informatics designs which emphasize the curatorial nature of data visualization -- that someone might be collecting your data -- may serve to heighten personal awareness and knowledge in this increasingly plugged-in world.


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- What are immediate effects of exercise?
- Why does my heart beat so fast during exercise?
- Does physical activity help in prevention of cardiovascular disease?
- Why is it important to exercise your cardiovascular and cardiorespiratory systems?
- How can you improve your cardiovascular system?
- How does exercise affect your cardiovascular system?
- What happens to your heart during exercise?
- What is the best exercise for cardiovascular health?
- How does physical activity benefit the cardiovascular system?
- Can you damage your heart by exercising too hard?
- Is too much cardio bad for your heart?
What are immediate effects of exercise?
When the muscles start to work, they need more oxygen so the respiratory system responds by getting more oxygen into the lungs.
The blood carries greater amounts of oxygen and the heart responds to pump more oxygenated blood around the body.
Immediate effects can be visible in hot, sweaty and red skin..
Why does my heart beat so fast during exercise?
When you are exercising, your muscles need extra oxygen—some three times as much as resting muscles. This need means that your heart starts pumping faster, which makes for a quicker pulse. Meanwhile, your lungs are also taking in more air, hence the harder breathing.
Does physical activity help in prevention of cardiovascular disease?
Regular, daily physical activity can lower your risk of heart disease. Physical activity helps you control your weight and reduce your chances of developing other conditions that may put a strain on your heart, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes.
Why is it important to exercise your cardiovascular and cardiorespiratory systems?
Improving cardiovascular fitness can reduce your risk of developing heart disease by increasing the efficiency of your heart, lungs, and blood vessels. The easier it is to pump blood through your body, the less taxing it is on your heart.
How can you improve your cardiovascular system?
Exercise regularly – Start exercising gradually by including walking, biking, jogging, swimming or any additional movement in your routine. A recent study showed using electric assist bicycles can provide benefits for your cardiovascular system, especially for people who had been sedentary.
How does exercise affect your cardiovascular system?
Just as exercise strengthens other muscles in your body, it helps your heart muscle become more efficient and better able to pump blood throughout your body. This means that the heart pushes out more blood with each beat, allowing it to beat slower and keep your blood pressure under control.
What happens to your heart during exercise?
During exercise, your heart typically beats faster so that more blood gets out to your body. Your heart can also increase its stroke volume by pumping more forcefully or increasing the amount of blood that fills the left ventricle before it pumps.
What is the best exercise for cardiovascular health?
Aerobic ExerciseWhat it does: Aerobic exercise improves circulation, which results in lowered blood pressure and heart rate, Stewart says. … How much: Ideally, at least 30 minutes a day, at least five days a week.Examples: Brisk walking, running, swimming, cycling, playing tennis and jumping rope.More items…
How does physical activity benefit the cardiovascular system?
When done regularly, moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity strengthens your heart muscle. This improves your heart’s ability to pump blood to your lungs and throughout your body. As a result, more blood flows to your muscles, and oxygen levels in your blood rise.
Can you damage your heart by exercising too hard?
Chronic extreme exercise training and competing in endurance events can lead to heart damage and rhythm disorders. People with genetic risk factors are especially vulnerable. That doesn’t mean you should put away the walking shoes, though.
Is too much cardio bad for your heart?
Turns out, too much of it may actually put your heart at risk. According to a new study in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, people who exercise well above the current recommendations—150 minutes of moderate intensity activity a week—may actually be at higher risk of early heart disease.

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"El Diablo," the man behind the threats made to local law enforcement was in Federal Court on Thursday.
Jacob Esparza was indicted on eight charges and we've learned just exactly what he threatened.
Jacob Esparza, better known as "El Diablo," has been formally charged with using the Internet to threaten the lives of several law enforcement agents.
Esparza used the social forum website "Topix," that's where he made some pretty horrendous threats.
One threat was made towards Sergeant Armando Garcia with the Pecos Police Department.
Esparza offered up a reward for Garcia's head and threatened to send Special Forces to "make soup of him."
Another threat was made towards Sergeant Ben Chavez.
Esparza threatened to cut his head off and feed it to his dogs, saying Chavez would be dead at the end of the year with the rest of his family.
He also demanded Midland Police Chief Price Robinson resign or his family would be murdered on video and he would kidnap his daughter.
"El Diablo" goes on to threaten to kill all police officers in Fort Stockton using bombs, chemical weapons and large weapons.
Then he posted violent YouTube videos saying "I don't want to play checkers anymore. I want to start playing chess. Here we go."
"El Diablo" posted these threats back during the week of November 9th.
One IP address used to make the threats was traced to an Apple store in El Paso. Another address was traced across the Border in Juarez and the IP address he used to post the YouTube videos was from the Fort Stockton Public Library.
Esparza was captured on November 28 in Pecos while sleeping in his car at a Flying J truck stop.
Authorities found books on combat war and hazardous materials in his possession.
He also tried to get his hands on radium, plutonium and uranium.

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Two nights of accommodation in Lima; one night in Nazca; two nights in Arequipa; one night in Colca; two nights in Puno; three nights in Cusco; and one night in Sacred Valley.
Breakfast at the hotel starting on day 2.
Lunch on day 6 in Chivay, box lunch on day 7 in Colca – Puno route, lunch on day 8 in Taquile Island, on day 9 in Puno-Cusco route, on day 11 in Sacred Valley and on day 12 in Aguas Calientes.
Private transfers from and to the airport.
Shared transfers from and to the train stations.
Train to Machu Picchu round trip in Expedition service (PeruRail) or Voyager (IncaRail).
ENTRANCE FEES AND ACTIVITIES:
Admission to all major monuments and sightseeing attractions mentioned in the above itinerary: Casa Aliaga, Cathedral and Larco Museum in Lima; Ballestas Islands in Paracas; Regional Museum in Ica, Nazca Lines in Nazca; Santa Catalina Monastery, Society of Jesus Chruch in Arequipa, Condor Cross in Valley and Colca Canyon, Uros and Taquile in Puno; Pucara, Racchi and Andahuaylillas on route from Puno to Cusco; Coricancha, Cathedral, Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay in Cusco; Living Museum of Yucay, Ollantaytambo and Chinchero in Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu on day 12.
Day 1 International Arrival – Lima
Day 2 Lima City Tour
Day 3 Lima – Paracas – Ballestas Islands (270km – 4 hours) / Ica – Nazca (143km – 2.5 hours)
Day 4 Nazca / Flight over the Nazca Lines – Arequipa
Day 5 Arequipa – City Tour & Monastery of Santa Catalina
Day 6 Arequipa – Valley and Colca Canyon
Day 7 Valley and Colca Canyon – Puno (250km – 4 hours)
Day 8 Puno – Lake Titicaca: Uros and Taquile Islands
Day 9 Puno – Cusco (375km – 10 hours)
Day 10 Cusco – City Tour & Nearby archeological sites
Day 11 Cusco – Sacred Valley – Chinchero – Ollantaytambo (75km – 1.5 hours)
Day 12 Sacred Valley – Machu Picchu – Ollanta Station – Cusco
Day 13 Cusco – Departure to Lima

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The Atlantic hurricane season has already gotten off to a flyer, with six named storms already, and according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, may have a pretty hectic second half as well. As a result, the NOAA have updated their hurricane season outlook.
The updated outlook still indicates a 50 percent chance of a near-normal season, but has increased the chance of an above-normal season to 35 percent and decreased the chance of a below-normal season to just 15 percent. (The original stats the NOAA released can be found here.)
Across the entire Atlantic Basin for the season – June 1 to November 30 – NOAA’s updated seasonal outlook projects a total (which includes the activity-to-date of tropical storms Alberto, Beryl, Debbie, Florence and hurricanes Chris and Ernesto) of:
- 12 to 17 named storms (top winds of 39 mph or higher), including:
- 5 to 8 hurricanes (top winds of 74 mph or higher), of which:
- 2 to 3 could be major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5; winds of at least 111 mph)
This is an update on the predictions released in late May of this year of;
- 9-15 named storms
- 4-8 hurricanes
- 1-3 major hurricanes
An average Atlantic hurricane season will produce 12 named storms, six hurricanes, and three major hurricanes.
“We are increasing the likelihood of an above-normal season because storm-conducive wind patterns and warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures are now in place in the Atlantic,” said Gerry Bell, Ph.D., lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at the Climate Prediction Center. “These conditions are linked to the ongoing high activity era for Atlantic hurricanes that began in 1995. Also, strong early-season activity is generally indicative of a more active season.”
Surprisingly, NOAA is also predicting El Niño will likely develop in August or September of this year.
“El Niño is a competing factor, because it strengthens the vertical wind shear over the Atlantic, which suppresses storm development. However, we don’t expect El Niño’s influence until later in the season,” Bell said.
“We have a long way to go until the end of the season, and we shouldn’t let our guard down,” said Laura Furgione, acting director of NOAA’s National Weather Service. “Hurricanes often bring dangerous inland flooding as we saw a year ago in the Northeast with Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. Even people who live hundreds of miles from the coast need to remain vigilant through the remainder of the season.”
“It is never too early to prepare for a hurricane,” said Tim Manning, FEMA’s deputy administrator for protection and national preparedness. “We are in the middle of hurricane season and now is the time to get ready. There are easy steps you can take to get yourself and your family prepared. Visit www.ready.gov to learn more.”


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Korean Paleo: 80 Bold-Flavored, Gluten- and Grain-Free Recipes Paperback – Illustrated, 11 December 2018
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Jean Choi, founder of What Great Grandma Ate, is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner who was frustrated by the lack of paleo options in Korean cuisine. For Korean Paleo, she collected her favourite family recipes and “paleo-fied” them. Korean food is only becoming more trendy - EATER states, “Korean cuisine is no longer America’s ascending Asian cuisine; it has fully arrived.” - and the paleo diet shows no signs of slowing in popularity. This is the perfect time to introduce a book that bridges these two big trends. These 75 recipes will be accompanied by 75 full-colour photographs and include staples like Quick Kimchi, Bibimbap, Bulgogi, and Pork and Kimchi Dumplings.
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We love Korean food, but my daughter has celiac disease and we couldn't go to Korean restaurants in fear of all the gluten-containing ingredients they use. This book has been great to make things that are gluten free! And the recipes aren't ridiculously difficult either. Thank you!
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Asian Paleo--YESReviewed in the United States on 8 March 2019
The recipes are pretty straight forward, I do wish there were pictures for the steps, but there are pictures of every finished meal, so that helps. The variety of the types of Korean dishes is awesome and I love that she created a paleo tofu recipe. I'm excited to try her cauliflower sticky rice recipe and the ramen recipe (of course. Who can say no to ramen?). I was impressed by the affordability of the book as well, since sometimes "specialty" cookbooks can get kind of pricey, and there are a LOT of recipes in the book for the price. I can't rate this from a beginning paleo standpoint because I've been cooking paleo and many other "this free, that free" dishes for a long time so I'm used to doing things different from the conventional way. I would think anyone with a little experience cooking paleo shouldn't have any trouble though. For the novice, maybe check out Nom Nom Paleo, Practical Paleo, or Paleo in 28, if you need more introduction to the lifestyle itself or the different way of cooking.
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Delicious and Mostly PaleoReviewed in the United States on 1 August 2019
The recipes look delicious and the book is very easy to follow! However, potato is not paleo, and I wish there was a substitution option for the potato starch in a lot of these recipes. It is even more important for me because I am allergic to potato. Otherwise, an amazing book!
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The iconic roast ducks hanging the windows of Chinese restaurants once sparked a controversy in California, where legislators chose to accommodate an ethnic minority despite public health concerns.
In the early 1980s, county health inspectors forced restaurant owners in Los Angeles’ Chinatown to toss the ducks and cited them for keeping them at room temperature for too long. The state’s retail food code dictates that, except during preparation cooking and cooling, potentially hazardous food must be kept at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit or at or below 41 degrees.
The public health standard is designed to prevent bacteria growth that can cause food illnesses.
“For years, restaurant owners just accepted the fines as the cost of doing business even though they thought it was insane,” said former Los Angeles City Councilman Michael Woo.
“In general, they didn’t fight about it,” Woo said of Chinatown restaurant owners.
What is Peking duck?
A mainstay in Chinese culture for thousands of years, the crispy roast duck, known as Peking duck, is soaked in boiling water for one to two minutes to tighten the skin. It is then marinated in maltose, a sweetener made from barley, and hung to dry for up to 24 hours before being roasted to a golden brown color.
The Chinese have been eating roast duck since the 13th century, when it was first prepared for an emperor of China. Although the dish has evolved over the years, duck continues to be a symbol of Chinese cuisine.
To this day, roast duck remains a staple in Chinese cuisine and is frequently served on ceremonial occasions.
“It’s one of the most important dishes,” Woo said. “Roast duck is iconic within Chinese cooking.”
Peking duck exception
Eventually, one restaurateur spoke out against the rules that disrupted the sale of Peking duck.
A local activist with experience in the restaurant business, the late-Irvin Lai persuaded Assemblyman Art Torres, whose district included Chinatown, to introduce a bill that would allow restaurants to hang Chinese-style roast ducks at room temperature.
Woo, who was a legislative aid for state Sen. David Roberti, personally drove a roast duck from San Francisco to Sacramento for testing. A food laboratory at UC Davis had offered to measure the growth of bacteria.
“The finding was that the level of bacteria was ‘acceptable’ and not unsafe,” Woo said.
On July 6, 1982, Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill into law exempting Chinese-style roast duck from time and temperature regulations in the retail food code for up to four hours after the duck is prepared. It also exempts raw duck from the prescribed temperature measures for up to two hours if the duck is subsequently cooked at or above 350 degrees Fahrenheit for at least 60 minutes.


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I’m talking about an interesting food today. As you may remember from much much older posts, one of my favorite dishes from a local restaurant is “Braised Gluten with Pepper”. When I went there with my grandma a while ago she tried some and I’m assuming that she is trying to recreate it now.
Sunday she hooked me up with some extra seitan(which is wheat gluten) that she had made. Despite her telling me that it was in my mini fridge, when I got home there was this mason jar filled with very unappetizing looking things in there, and it took me a moment to realize that the jar probably wasn’t full of livers or something else gross, but rather the seitan!
Last night I decided to cook it up, and having never cooked seitan before I did like I always do when trying a new vegan meat; at first I just used a little olive oil and cooked it until both sides looked a little caramelized. That didn’t add a lot of flavor. Seitan not having much flavor of its own surprised me! I hate to say it, but I think it was blander than tofu straight from the package. I added the leftover packet of Gardein gravy to the pan making the seitan turn out much better, then I ground up some pepper to sprinkle on it. I think next time I might prepare it using a gravy by letting it marinate overnight in it and then cooking it up for more flavor.
In the rest of this lunch are mashed potatoes(topped with a little extra gravy), green beans, carrot slices and cucumbers. I’m trying to use up some vegetables before they go bad. I’d say I’m finishing off this carrot in the nick of time!


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The successful transformation of depressed communities in Jamaica may serve as an example for replication in Latin America and other Caribbean countries by the World Bank
The successful transformation of depressed communities in Jamaica may serve as an example for replication in Latin America and other Caribbean countries by the World Bank.
That was the declaration from vice president of the World Bank for Latin America and the Caribbean Region Carlos Felipe Jaramillo during a tour of the community of Barrett Town in St James, which benefited from the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP).
Funded by the bank to the tune of US$42 million, the project saw the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) transforming the lives of residents in 18 communities across Jamaica, including four in St James.
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Jaramillo and a team from the World Bank were in Jamaica for a retreat last weekend and took a timeout to tour several projects in the once troubled community of Barrett Town
The ICDP is designed to enhance access to basic infrastructure and services as well as to increase community safety through targeted and comprehensive violence prevention programmes.
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Producers say Alicia Keys and Jack White have recorded the theme song for the new James Bond film, "Quantum of Solace."
The R&B singer and White Stripes frontman have teamed up for "Another Way to Die," the first duet to be chosen as a Bond theme.
Producers say White wrote and produced the song, plays drums and sings with Keys.
Previous Bond themes have been performed by the likes of Paul McCartney, Duran Duran and Madonna.
"Quantum of Solace" sees Daniel Craig return as suave secret agent 007. It's due for release this fall.

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Chennai: Demands are mounting in Tamil Nadu for the release of seven convicts serving life sentences in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Demanding the release of Perarivalan many celebrities came to the scene through social media and directly.
Prominent figures in the Tamil film world have demanded the release of Perarivalan, who has been in jail for 19 years despite not being directly involved in the case.
Actors Sathyaraj, Prakash Raj, Vijay Sethupathi and Directors Bharathiraja, Vetrimaran, Amin, Paranjith, Ponvannan, Mishkin requested Governor for the release of Perarivalan. The request was made in an online meeting attended by the artists along with Perarivalan’s mother Arputhammal.


The Next Speaker of the House Revealed the Real Reason the GOP Is Investigating Benghazi
In an interview Tuesday night with Fox News, the California Republican congressman likely to become the next House speaker described the investigations into the attacks on Benghazi as a model for future GOP "strategy" because, he said, they were responsible for putting a massive dent in Hillary Clinton's poll numbers.
"Everybody thought Hillary Clinton was unbeatable, right?" Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy told host Sean Hannity. "But we put together a Benghazi special committee, a select committee. What are her numbers today? Her numbers are dropping. Why? Because she's untrustable. But no one would've known any of that had happened had we not fought and made that happen."
For the Clinton campaign, McCarthy's remarks could not have arrived at a better time, with her once-dominant standing in the polls having steadily eroded over the past several weeks. For years, the former secretary of state has condemned the multiple Republican-led probes into the attack, which killed four U.S. foreign service workers.
Now the campaign and fellow Democrats are latching onto McCarthy's comments as proof the Benghazi investigation is a politically motivated witch hunt designed to damage Clinton's prospects for the presidency.
The fight: In an emailed statement, Clinton press secretary Brian Fallon called the episode a "damning display of honesty," saying "Kevin McCarthy just confessed that the committee set up to look into the deaths of four brave Americans at Benghazi is a taxpayer-funded sham."
McCarthy's remark, he continued, "confirms Americans' worst suspicions about what goes on in Washington."
"What you're going to see is a conservative speaker that takes a conservative Congress that puts a strategy to fight and win," McCarthy said. The Benghazi committee, he continued, was "one example" of that.
The select committee McCarthy referenced is chaired by Rep. Trey Gowdy, a South Carolina Republican. Gowdy has repeatedly denied their work was driven by partisan politics.
The background: In a March appearance on Fox News Sunday, Gowdy offered a pointed defense of his investigation.
"If you look back at the three hearings we have had so far, I have mentioned Hillary Clinton's name a whopping zero times," he said. "We were interviewing witnesses that have nothing to do with Secretary Clinton when this story broke. So to the extent that Democrats are frustrated, they should talk to Secretary Clinton, not me."
But by July 8, Gowdy confirmed Clinton had been issued a call to testify — months before his Fox News Sunday appearance. He went public in response to Clinton's claim that she had not deleted any messages "while facing subpoena," which she said during a July 7 interview with CNN centered on her use of a personal email server during her time at the State Department.
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), a Clinton ally, said Gowdy's actions then were "nothing but a stunt." The New York Times story that inspired Gowdy to act had been released March 2. Clinton had turned over 55,000 pages of emails and deleted what her lawyers deemed "personal" months earlier.
Clinton will have a chance to answer further questions in person when she returns to Capitol Hill to testify before Gowdy's committee Oct. 22.


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DramaCallie LOVES being part of her school's drama productions - having fun with friends and working on great productions together. Seventh grade is full of ups and downs for Callie. She's got a huge crush on popular eighth-grader Greg and can't believe he kisses her. But the next day, Callie is devastated when he ignores her and returns to his stuck-up girlfriend, the ever-popular Bonnie. The drama continues as tryouts proceed for the school's production of Moon Over Mississippi. Callie decides that stage crew is definitely the best place for her, and she's determined to make the best set design possible. But life is never simple in middle school. Drama always finds its way in!
by Raina Telgemeier
NY: Graphix / Scholastic, 2012
ages 10 - 14
available from your local bookstore and on Amazon
Here's a great book trailer to get a sense of the story and Telgemeier's style:
Kids will relate to Callie's vulnerabilities, but they're also going to connect to her resilience - how her solid friendships keep her grounded and strong. Callie becomes good friends with Justin and Jesse, twins who have both joined the drama production. Early on in the story, Justin confides in Callie that he is gay. Telgemeier handles this with pitch-perfect sensitivity for tweens, showing Callie and Justin's emotions through this scene. I love how natural their conversation sounds and their expressions look - tentative and uncertain at first, then trusting and supportive.
Telgemeier's artwork draws kids in. She shows the characters' emotions, focusing close in on reactions different characters have. Tweens are acutely aware of social situations and how they feel, as their emotions zoom up and down. They love the way that Telgemeier captures this drama in her artwork, feeling that she is capturing their own emotional reactions to their own school drama.
Want to learn more about Raina Telgemeier and Drama? I loved this review in the New York Times. Check out this interview on the NerdyBookClub. I also love this advice she has for kids who want to create comics: 5 Things To Know About Cartooning.
The review copy was sent by the publishers, Graphix / Scholastic. I've already bought several copies for friends! If you make a purchase using the Amazon links on this site, a small portion goes to Great Kid Books (at no cost to you!). Thank you for your support.
Review ©2012 Mary Ann Scheuer, Great Kid Books

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When You Don’t Believe In Your Partner’s Business Idea
I once dated a man who was in the throws of trying to get his business idea off the ground. He was living in a boat—not like a nice, big yacht but a little tiny boat—because he could only afford a boat slip and not real rent while he put everything (read: money) he had into this idea. I found his enthusiasm and go-getter spirit very attractive, but, in my gut, I worried that he should be dedicating those assets to something else. It was, to say the least, awkward. When someone wants to launch their own business, whether that’s an app, a restaurant, a store, or a jewelry line, the work consumes them. It’s all they think about. It’s all they dream about. Those factors are already hard on a relationship when the business idea is a good one. Now imagine how tough it is when your partner’s business idea is taking over your relationship and you don’t even think it’s a good one.
Large investments worry you
You have to sit quietly while this man puts some of his life savings (or, worse, takes out a loan) to invest in this business. If you aren’t married and your finances aren’t joined in any way, you can’t stop him. But my goodness do you want to stop him.

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All I See Is You
All I See Is You (2017) tells the story of a couple have an almost perfect marriage. However, Gina being blinded after a car accident, Gina now depends entirely on her husband to be able to "see" the world. While visiting Bangkok, Gina regains her sight over a period of time, but after losing her sight again, her start to discover the scary details that have not seen themselves. Please see “All I See Is You (2017)”, to “see” Gina life.
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Penangites love to eat. We eat all the time. I’ve known friends who will drive all the way up from Kuala Lumpur when their cravings take over. Our food connects people, I believe its because of our very colourful history , the blend of spices and herbs as marinate or paste triggers not only your palette but passes through your heart before it settles in your tummy. Watch Anthony Bourdain’s culinary adventures in Penang here 🙂
Our food is influenced by Thailand, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, China, the Portuguese , the Middle East and the British. It’s a crazy mix, but Penangites can identify with this crazy mix. Our food put us on the map!
“If I have to choose the top three places in the world as a food destination, Penang would definitely be the first, followed by Mexico City and London,” James Oseland
Nasi Padang originates from Padang, Indonesia. The steamed white rice is placed in the centre of the plate, like the sun, and condiments are placed around, like planets. Some Nasi Padang restaurants may offer up to 50 different varieties of condiments. Meats, fish, seafood, chicken, and vegetables are cooked in many different styles, and in different types of spice, herbs and marinates. In Padang, Indonesia, tapas type plates are offered to you at your table, in Penang, you’ll have to carry your plate around and scoop up your choices then you will be charged accordingly at the main cashier.
Nasi Melayu, which basically translate to Malay Rice, is the same concept of scoop and pour. The curries and styles of cooking are traditional family recipes of the chef du jour. It’s rare to find authentic Indonesian cuisine here, but authentic to Malay style, none the less. Nasi Campur , is also a term used, it translates to “Rice Mixed”.
Here are some on Nasi Padang / Nasi Melayu / Nasi Campur eats with links to Google maps. We’ll be adding more to this list, so watch this space!
- Mutiara Nasi Padang, Tanjung Bungah $$
- Noor Bee Nasi Melayu $
- Nasi Melayu Lidiana Tanjung Bungah $
- Restoran Nasi Padang Minang $$$
- Ajid Cafe Batu Feringghi $
$ – cheap (average RM6/pax) , $$ – moderate (average RM9/person) , $$$ – moderate to high (average RM15/person)


Microsoft has recently introduced Extensions for Edge browser in Windows 10 insider preview Build 14291. Microsoft’s Jacob Rossi on twitter, today announced that the company is working on the bridge for chrome extensions on Microsoft Edge. This bridge will allow any chrome extension to be ported to Microsoft Edge.
Lots of questions on this: yes we're working on a porting tool to run Chrome extensions in Edge. Not yet finished and not all APIs supported
— Jacob Rossi (@jacobrossi) March 18, 2016
Microsoft has already released a bridge called as protect islandwood that ports ios apps to windows universal apps platform. After buying Xamarin, Microsoft wants new developers to create apps for all platforms using visual studio. Similar to their apps strategy, Microsoft’s Edge browser extensions already work for chrome and now this tool that Microsoft is working on will help to bring chrome extensions to Edge easily.
We can expect Microsoft to talk more about extensions for Edge at Build 2016 later this month.


Laptops are popular because they're convenient. Who wants to stay at a desk when you can take a laptop everywhere you go? The portability and rechargeability of laptops makes this possible but it takes a lot of juice to run them. Because laptops discharge in about two to three hours of use, their batteries and power components go through many charge-discharge cycles. If your laptop won't recharge, knowing what to look for will make it easier to find the problem.
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Bad Laptop Battery
New batteries are rarely defective but if your laptop loses 15 to 20 per cent of its ability to hold a charge within the first few months, your battery might be bad. You can also train a battery to perform poorly by not fully discharging it once a month or by ignoring manufacturer recommendations. An easy way to find out if your battery is the problem is by replacing it with one from another laptop and seeing if the replacement takes a charge. If your battery recharges, but not all the way, you probably need to recalibrate it or to update your BIOS. You can find BIOS updates on your laptop manufacturer's website, and recalibration involves changing your laptop's power settings to prevent it from going into standby or hibernation when the power gets low.
Bad Laptop Power Adapter or Charger
You can check if the adaptor is working by removing your laptop battery and seeing if the laptop runs with just the adaptor plugged in. If it doesn't, the adaptor is probably dead. Even if your laptop runs with just the adaptor, the adaptor might not have enough power to charge your laptop battery at the same time. You can find out by putting your battery back in, plugging in the adaptor and turning your laptop off. If the battery charges with your laptop turned off, your adaptor is defective and needs to be replaced.
Bad Laptop Power Jack
The DC jack, where your power adaptor plugs in, can wear out as you connect and disconnect the adaptor. If that happens you will have a loose or broken connection and little or no power will reach your battery. The symptoms are hard to miss since your adaptor won't fit snugly and your laptop's power and battery LEDs will flicker if you bump the power cord. You might even see sparks coming from the jack. You can confirm that the jack is bad by doing the adaptor checks in Section 2 with a working power adaptor from another laptop that has the same voltage as yours. If your laptop doesn't power up or charge the battery, you probably have a bad jack.
Bad Laptop Motherboard
If your battery, power adaptor and power jack pass inspection, you're looking at a worst case scenario. The charging circuit in your motherboard might have overheated and stopped working. This problem has been reported on Dells and other laptops. When charging problems are caused by bad motherboards, the power from the wall socket doesn't reach the battery or computer. The only solution is to replace your motherboard and it's only worth doing if you have a new laptop that justifies the cost.
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In the afternoon of Saturday, March 25, 2023, Members of Guizhou University Guangzhou Alumni Association and Southwest University Guangzhou Alumni Association visit Sinowon New Factory, which is located in Tongxia Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Pengjiang, Jiangmen, Guangdong.
Sinowon (Guangdong) Innovation Metrology Manufacture Limited. (referred to as Guangdong Sinowon) is a subsidiary of Sinowon Innovation Metrology Manufacture Limited., a national high-tech enterprise. It is a manufacturing enterprise founded in Guangdong by Marshall Zheng Chunping, a graduate of microelectronic technology major of Guizhou University. Sinowon mainly produces composite three-dimensional coordinate, automatic imaging instrument, tool microscope, contour projector and other geometric measurement instruments, products are widely used in 3C, semiconductor, medical, aerospace and other precision manufacturing industries.
Moderator Ms. Wang Weidan introduces the main guests
Mr. Zhou Bo, President of Guangzhou Alumni Association of Guizhou University, delivered a speech to praise the alumni for their spirit and entrepreneurship in Southern China.
Mr. Lei Jianjun, President of the Alumni Association of Southwest University Guangzhou, gave a speech to express his gratitude for the meticulous organization of this event. He also presented Mr. Zheng, the organizer, with a calligraphy inscription of the alumni of Southwest University, " To make subtle and addressed to the general."
Mr. Marshall Zheng, Executive Director of Guangdong Sinowon, delivered a speech to warmly welcome the alumni of the two schools to visit the company for guidance and exchange.
Mr Ben Xiaowei, Chairman of Che Dao Ecological Investment (Guangdong) Co Ltd, gave a speech and introduced Che Dao's business to the alumni.
President Zhou Bo and President Lei Jianbo presented the 120th anniversary commemorative tea of Guizhou University to the organizers and sponsors of the event to express their gratitude.
Mr. Luo Jun, Vice President/Secretary General of the Guangzhou Alumni Association of Guizhou University, gave a presentation on the activities of the Alumni.
Mr. Zhang Qingquan, Secretary-General of Guangzhou Alumni Association of Southwest University, delivered a speech, looking forward to deepening the depth and breadth of cooperation between alumni of the two universities.
The participants witnessed the unveiling ceremony of the core value of Sinowon. “一丝不苟难尽意，微秒必争方安心”, in English it is “It is not enough about meticulous action, we must care about every micron and second for our dimension measuring instruments. ”
After the inauguration ceremony, led by Mr. Marshall Zheng, visit the production and assembly workshop on the ground floor of Sinowon.
After the visit, a friendly tug of war was held between the Guizhou University Guangzhou Alumni Association team and the Southwest University Guangzhou Alumni Association team in the workshop of Guangdong Zhongwang, which brought the whole alumni visit to a climax.
"The school mottos of '明德至善，博学笃行(To be of noble character and virtuous conduct, and to seek knowledge and practice earnestly)' of Guizhou University and '含弘光大，继往开来(Inheriting the grandeur of the past, and carrying it forward into the future)' of Southwest University have blended in the Guangdong region, and the alumni of both universities have experienced a blending and sublimation of their school friendship. The alumni of Guizhou University and Southwest University highly praised and commended the successful organization of this visit and networking event, and expressed their anticipation to meet again and renew the friendship between the two universities during the next activity."
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A creative way to enjoy an old-time classic. Just whip up a batch of cookie dough and let your imagination run wild.
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
Beat margarine for 30 seconds. Add sugars, baking soda, and salt. Beat for 2 minutes, scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally.
Add eggs, corn syrup, and vanilla. Beat in flour.
Divide cookie dough in half. Spread onto two lightly greased 12-inch (30-cm) pizza rounds or three 9-inch (23-cm) round pans. Spread dough to half an inch of edge. Sprinkle with desired toppings and press down lightly to set.
Bake for 10 minutes. Cool in pan. Melt your favorite chocolate bar and drizzle on top. Cut into wedges.


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See for yourself why this mighty fortress is known as ‘the ship that never sailed’ – with its pointed stem, square stern and tall mast.
Cross the moat to find yourself in a fairytale setting, complete twin-towered gatehouse and lofty battlements.
Find out how the fortunes of this fortress – residence damaged by Cromwell were revived by its new owners.
Wander around this medieval ruin nestled in secluded woodland by the River Tweed to grasp the appeal of monastic life.
Admire the unusual mix of architecture in what is one of four great abbeys established in the Scottish Borders in the 1100s.
Visit the final resting place of the heart of Robert the Bruce, a magnificent ruin in the Scottish Borders.
Discover the last of the grand medieval castles, set high on a cliff edge and featuring a massive curtain wall.


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MOD DA PRESIDENTE! Primo episodio su questa MOD che ci permetterà di vivere la vita di Donald J. Trump con tutti i lussi, i problemi e lo stress di un presidente degli Stati Uniti! Potete scegliere voi la storia e come ci comporteremo con il popolo, se essere buoni, cattivi, dittatori o quant’altro! GIVEAWAY G502:…
Democratic Strategist Jessica Tarlov and former President George W. Bush deputy assistant Brad Blakeman on the partial government shutdown over funding for a border wall.
Rep. Darrell Issa, (R-Calif.), on the partial government shutdown over the funding battle for a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico and the fallout from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s calls to bank CEOs.
Washington Examiner staff writer Phil Wegmann on the potential government shutdown due to the border wall funding debate.
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Former Shell Oil President John Hofmeister on the impact of U.S. tensions with Saudi Arabia on the oil market.
NYC Council Minority Whip Joe Borelli, Hillary Clinton campaign adviser Jake Maccoby and Independent Women’s Forum’s Hadley Heath Manning on the political fallout for President Trump from the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings and the allegations in the New York Times report on Trump’s past taxes.
Daily Caller Editorial Director Vince Coglianese on the fallout from the New York Times’ op-ed reportedly from an anonymous Trump administration official.
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Clear Vision Safety System – Highly Autonomous Vehicle (CVSS-HAV)
Summary of Concept/Idea highly autonomous vehicles:
Optical sensors, semi-autonomous or fully autonomous, are a critical enabling system on robotic military reconnaissance platforms. Contamination from environmental factors (rain, dust, dirt, oil, etc.) or enemy action (paint, aerosols) can degrade operational capability. The CVSS-HAV is an integrated sensor cleaning system that detects contamination and removes it in seconds through spray cleaning with compressed air and heated fluid. Various integration options and fluids are possible, depending upon requirements.
SWaP is minimal. An existing pneumatic source, a small add-on compressor, or an appropriately scaled reusable cylinder or vessel that can distribute the compressed air is required. The operation can be autonomous or manually initiated and takes only seconds.
Proprietary nozzle, pulse, and fluid technology ensure optimal cleaning without scratching or degrading sensors for the highly autonomous vehicle. The system is also suitable for any application where manual, Soldier-cleaning is not practical and sensor function is critical, e.g., combat vehicle sights, 360 SA, UAS sensors, or APS systems. CVSS is configurable by platform, meaning it can be adapted to larger recon platform with numerous systems or miniaturized with preloaded air and fluid cartridges for smaller platforms and simpler logistics for the CVSS-HAV.
Describe How the Proposed Concept/Idea and Product/Enabling Technology Meets one or more of the Documented Reconnaissance Mission Needs:
Unlike unmanned aerial systems, Robotic ground vehicles have to operate in a more complex ground environment. Robotic or autonomous ground systems require optical sensors for vehicle navigation and to perform their recon mission. Rain, frost, fog, dirt, dust, oil, or grime frequently occlude sensors. They can also be actively disabled by simple enemy action using paints, aerosols, or dust/powder.
Effective Information Gathering
CVSS-HAV dramatically increases sensor availability and sensor data quality across a range of environmental and operational conditions – ensures effective information gathering from robotic systems by providing sensor image quality and consistency. It permits autonomous recon platforms to function autonomously, without needing operators to recall platforms due to sensor contamination.
Sensor data quality remains consistent for the Highly Autonomous Vehicles
Soldiers don’t need to risk themselves to retrieve sensor-disabled robots. Also, it reduces the overall risk of extended robotic operations and prevents decisive engagement. Consequently, enabling emerging autonomous capabilities by ensuring that sensor data quality remains consistent; assuring accurate, timely recon data to commanders, additionally hardening robotic platforms against simple, low-tech enemy counters. Enabling continuous surveillance for greater periods as environmental contamination accumulates on platforms. With low maintenance and log requirements, and is suitable for integration on a broad range of current or future platforms for these highly autonomous vehicles.


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We went to a junk store on Sunday, to look for some frames for a project we are working on. We didn’t find the kind of frames we need, but we came home with a few other stuff. Cheap and nice pots for the house plants (my friend wants to replace the plastic ones), two scissors for my collection, a cool game that I’ll show in a different post (when we’ll have a sunnier day, now it is very dark), some plastic animals, etc. My favorite finds are these, though. They look like some kitsch tourist “folklore” needle cases from Bulgaria, but when opening one of them, we saw they contain perfume vials. This is the most nostalgic smell, the scent of Bulgarian rose perfume, something so appreciated by our mothers in the eighties. I used to absolutely love as a kid this intense, artificial smelling rose perfume. And I still love it :). Both vials are full and the smell is still very strong.
Another find I really like is this child hanger, from the forties or fifties. I’ll use it to display some of my bags.

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Cairo, Egypt, 21 June, 2015 – Venezuala defeated Kazakhstan 3-2 (25-16, 17-25, 25-19, 20-25, 15-9) to win their first FIVB Volleyball World League match of the year.
Venezuala pulled ahead in the fifth set thanks to a strong attack from Jhoser Rafael Contreras Rangel and Willner Rivas.
Willner Rivas led Venezuela with 17 points, while Alexandr Stolnikov led Kazakhstan with 22 points.
Kazakhstan and Venezuela are tied for third place in Pool H with three points. Kazakhstan’s only victory came against Venezuela.
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Louis Kahn Week
From 1957 until his death, Louis Kahn was a professor of architecture at the School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania. Kahn created a style that was monumental and monolithic; his heavy buildings do not hide their weight, their materials, or the way they are assembled. Louis Kahn's works are considered as monumental beyond modernism. Famous for his meticulously built works, his provocative unbuilt proposals, and his teaching, Kahn was one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. He was awarded the AIA Gold Medal and the RIBA Gold Medal. At the time of this death he was considered by some as "America's foremost living architect."
In remembrance of his life and work, ORO Editions will be celebrating his career every day this week. At the time of his death, Kahn was in debt and on the verge of fading into obscurity. ORO believes his work continues to drive innovative design and reverence. In light of no celebrations occuring this week, we hope to reinvigorate the architectural world with the work and ideas of Louis Kahn.
Today is the 40th anniversary of his untimely death. When he died, he remained a teacher and a writer, but much of his beautiful work had fallen out of favor. Today, we revisit perhaps his greatest work, the National Assembly Building in Dhaka, a classic work of architecture still in use today. To get a scope of the work, this Arch Daily Essay gives a good overview: http://www.archdaily.com/83071/ad-classics-national-assembly-building-of... . In commemoration of this masterful design and the storied career of Louis Kahn, ORO Editions is also releasing a photographic tour of this amazing building. You can see the book here at http://www.oroeditions.com//book/louis-kahn. And if you are looking for more striking photos, visit the book's author and photographer, Grischa Ruschendorf at http://www.rupho.com/#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=0&a=2&at=0 .
Friday, we celebrated Louis Kahn the writer. Not only was Kahn one of the great designers and teachers of the 20th century, but he was an accomplished and diverse writer. Sometimes poetic, often scholarly, and always intriguiing, Kahn contributed a lot of text to the contemporary design dialogiues of his time. Of his texts, many are considered classics of architectural thought and theory: The Nature of Nature, Space and Inspirations, and The Room, the Street and the Human Agreement. There are many books out there that have anthologized his writings. The essay, The Room, The Street, and The Human Agreement, can be read here: https://www.japlusu.com/news/room-street-and-human-agreement .
Thursday, we reignited the work of Louis Kahn the architect. He was known for his ability to create monumental architecture that responded to human scale and his spaces' poetic sensibilities. We covered his poetic abilities on Tuesday, but today we want to pull through his poetics and translate them to the architectural world. A quick google search will yield many headlines like "poetry of light" or "playing with shadow", etc. For a good read on the elemental style of Kahn, check out this essay from archdaily, http://www.archdaily.com/362554/light-matters-louis-kahn-and-the-power-o... or this one http://www.architectural-review.com/louis-kahn-the-space-of-ideas/863750.... We remember him for what he wanted, the structures he left behind, the forms he inspired, and the legacy his buildings continue to have on the people who use them.
On Wednesday, we paid our respects to Louis Kahn the teacher. Kahn's teaching career started at Yale University in 1947. He was eventually named the Albert F. Bemis Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning at MIT in 1956. The next year, Kahn returned to his alma mater, UPENN, where he taught until his death in 1974. In addition to the time he spent pouring over student work and pacing the studio floor, Kahn served as an apprentice to many of the world's most prominent architects, from Moshe Safide and Robert Venturi, to Jack Diamond, Charles Dagit, and Muzharul Islam. In honor of his efforts to nuture the architecture of the future, we present this classic documentary which includes scenes of the studios he taught.
On Tuesday, we celebrated Louis Kahn the Poet. He was known for his international style and his philosophy of using a "poetry of light." But he was a lifetime writer and frequently recorded his impressions and thoughts in lines of poetry. He wrote the poem, here at http://www.phaidon.com/agenda/architecture/articles/2013/october/18/carl..., right before he died. The poem is about the work of Carlo Scarpa.


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LITTLETON, Colo. — Even though it’s just 20 minutes from Denver’s center, this historic suburb’s downtown is a destination unto itself, with art galleries, an epic beer bar, boutique shops and its own art center.
And that’s just one reason why families have been moving to Littleton for generations. It’s something those websites that publish “best places to live” lists have noticed, too.
The 13-square-mile city (which has a population of over 46,000) was ranked the eighth best small city in America by Wallethub; one of the safest places to live in the U.S. as well as a top spot for retirement by Livability.com; one of the best places in the state to visit by Dream Vacation Magazine; and the easiest place to sell a home by SmartAsset.com.
For what it’s worth, all of those accolades have come over the past two years – but people have been living in this Colorado town for more than a century.
This story is part of our weekly #9Neighborhoods series. Join us at noon on Friday for an Instagram tour of Littleton! Know of another Colorado community we should check out? Email us at firstname.lastname@example.org.
The founder named one of the city’s most prominent streets after his favorite horse
Like many cities on Colorado’s Front Range, Littleton can trace its roots to the 1859 Gold Rush, when the original East Coast transplants came to the Centennial State to get rich, and then stayed after realizing how great the area is.
To get more nuanced, though, Littleton can trace its heritage to Richard Little. He was an engineer from New Hampshire who was hired to construct a series of ditches to carry water to the farms and businesses around the “cow town” that would become Denver. While Little was surveying, he grew to love the land where Littleton is now and bought a home stake in 1862. Later, the Littles asked to subdivide much of their property into the town of Littleton, and major growth happened when the railroad reached the area in 1871.
The town was officially incorporated in 1890.
The names of many streets in downtown Littleton are listed in Richard Little’s 1872 plot of the land. Among them is Prince Street, named after his favorite horse, and Curtice Street, named after his close friend.
Littleton defeated Englewood to become the Arapahoe County seat in 1904, and while it was mainly an agricultural community in the early part of the century, that changed after World War II, when many people began moving to the suburb because of its proximity to the Martin Marietta office.
Main Street still has the charm of an old school suburb. The historic Town Hall is still there, though it's been converted into an art center. The town’s 100-year-old former library is still at the end of the street, though it's now serving up fondue as the Melting Pot.
A suburb with a lot to do
One of the draws of Littleton might be the fact that you don’t have to go too far if you’re looking for things to do on weekends.
First off, there’s the downtown area. In addition to being home to both Jake’s Brew Bar and Kate’s Wine Bar (the owners named these businesses after their grandparents), it also has a tea shop, a brewery named after Jackass Hill itself, a place called the Chocolate Therapist and dozens of salons and boutiques.
Near downtown is the Littleton Cemetery, famous for being the final resting place of Alferd Packer – the only convicted cannibal in U.S. history.
Just down Santa Fe Drive is Hudson Gardens, which hosts a summer concert series, beer festival and nature tours. The Platte River trail also happens to connect Littleton with downtown Denver and Chatfield Reservoir, as well as offer runners, walkers and bicyclists pretty cool mountain views.
Spring in Littleton is unique. The mayor proclaimed the town the "Flowering Crabapple Capitol of Colorado" back in 2014, and it makes sense. More than 7,000 crabapple trees grace the Littleton community, and now an organization encourages residents to plant more.
The Littleton Museum, meanwhile, offers a glimpse into the town as it was when it was first settled.
Living in Littleton is a little bit different now. According to real estate website Trulia.com, the median sales price for a property in Littleton has grown to over $400,000. Rent for a one bedroom apartment, though, is less than $1,000 – a bargain compared to the rental market in the city of Denver.
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The American Academy of Actuaries (Academy) is seeking a public policy analyst to oversee its public policy work in the area of risk management and financial reporting for insurance at the federal, state, and international levels. The Risk Management and Financial Reporting Policy Analyst will: Act as the lead staff representative interacting with public policymakers at the state, federal and international levels on issues of key concern to the Academy in the area of financial services reforms and accounting policy affecting insurance. Build new and foster existing relationships with policymakers and regulators to expand the Academy’s role in financial services policy debates. Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, such as the National A
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Forgot someone on your list? These quick-to-make edible gifts are as easy as make, wrap, and give.
This 3-ingredient treat takes only minutes to make, and promises to put you on the nice list.
M&Ms Marshmallow Fudge Bars
Four-ingredient fudge, and two of those ingredients are marshmallows and M&Ms—what's not to like?
So simple, yet so delicious. This easy-to-make gift will start someone's day off right.
Use cookie cutters to shape popcorn balls into stars and drizzle with white chocolate.
Peppermint Hot Chocolate Mix
Give the gift of warmth this holiday season by assembling a jar of hot cocoa mix. For a finishing touch, add a small bag of candy canes or mini marshmallows.
For the Star Wars fans with a sweet tooth...


Union Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Y Naik tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday.
In a tweet, the Minister said, “I underwent Covid-19 test today and it has turned out asymptomatically positive. My vitals are within normal limits and I have opted for home isolation.”
Many top political leaders and public representatives have been infected by the contagion including Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Former President Pranab Mukherjee.
On the other hand, the top countries of the world have embarked upon a race to find a vaccine against the virus. Russia yesterday approved a vaccine for public use without completing the final stage of trial. Countries like USA and India are also conducting human trials for their respective vaccines.


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About two years ago, I started listening to audiobooks on my commute. It made an unbelievable difference to having to sit in Orange County traffic for two to three hours a day. I’ve never been a car reader – I get carsick – and, obviously, I can’t read when I’m the one driving. But listening to audiobooks makes me feel like I’m accomplishing something in that time, and I don’t feel like I’m wasting a huge chunk of my day. If you have a long commute, I highly recommend trying audiobooks – you can listen to fun stories, learn a new language, hear about historical and contemporary events from all over the world, or explore all different genres of fiction. I’ve listened to quite a few audiobooks over the years, and since I recently started working full time, and therefore listening to more audiobooks again, I thought I’d recommend some of my favorite listens. I also love listening to audiobooks while I knit, paint my nails, or just when I feel like reading, but my eyes need a break.
Audiobooks provide an entirely different experience from reading a book. I find my enjoyment of each audiobook depends, not just on the book itself, but on it’s narrator. I’ve experienced narrators who annoy me so badly I have to turn them off, ones who have a magical ability to put me to sleep within five minutes, and others who transform the story into something completely wonderful and unique. Obviously, the books below fit into the latter category.
The audiobook I am currently enjoying, and the one that inspired this post is Gloria Steinem’s My Life on the Road, narrated by Debra Winger and Gloria Steinem. This is not a book I would have picked up on my own. But when I heard Emma Watson had started a feminist book club, I had to join, and this was the first pick. I’m only about halfway through, but I absolutely love it! It’s a great listen, and it definitely has given me a lot of things to think about. I highly recommend it!
When I start to an audiobook and fall in love with it, I tend to get a physical copy of the book as well because it’s a bit faster to read, and then I switch back and forth. That’s what I did with The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North, narrated by Peter Kenney. This book started off a little slow, but turned into something amazing. And the narration is great! I actually spent an hour driving around aimlessly because I wanted to keep listening to it. So good!
One of the most beautifully narrated audiobooks I’ve ever listened to is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, narrated by Allan Corduner. The book is told from the perspective of death, and the narration is just so perfectly haunting! If you haven’t read this book yet, or if you’re thinking about rereading it, you should definitely give the audiobook a shot!
Speaking of perfect narrators, I absolutely love with authors read their own books. Neil Gaiman actually reads most of the audiobooks for most of his books, and he does an incredible job. I’ve listened to Stardust, The Graveyard Book, Coraline, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, and Neverwhere. All of them are amazing (though Neverwhere is my favorite). And, though it’s technically not an audiobook, if you enjoyed Neverwhere, check out the BBC radio full-cast version – it’s perfect!
Some other books I think have great narrators are The Hundred Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais, narrated by Neil Shah; Yes Please by Amy Poehler, narrated by Amy Poehler and a bunch of other awesome people; I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai, narrated by Archie Panjabi; and Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, narrated by Ari Fliakos.
And, finally, my favorite audiobook series is the Red Rising trilogy by Pierce Brown, narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds. I love the books, and have read them multiple times, in both hard copy and audiobook form. I am so excited that Reynolds is doing the final book in the series, because he does such a great job!
I’m sure I will have more favorites soon (maybe I’ll do an updated post in a few months), but these are the best I’ve listened two in the last couple of years. I get all of my audiobooks on Audible – if you listen to a lot of them, I highly recommend it.
If you have any audiobook recommendations, I would love to hear them!


Visual inspection of transparent objects physical basics, existing methods and novel ideas
Various industries, e. g., manufacturers of optical components or medical equipment, use components made out of transparent materials to craft devices for high-precision applications. As this involves the need for fulfilling high quality assurances, any kind of defect like enclosed air bubbles, contaminants or cracks, has to be reliably detected. Much effort has been spent and is currently spent into developing methods suitable for visually inspecting transparent objects. In contrast to opaque objects, transparent materials pose various challenging problems, as any light ray involved in the inspection process can be reflected and refracted by the investigated sample, complicating the design of the setup and of the method used for the inspection. On the one hand, this report gives an introduction to the specific physical properties of interest of transparent objects. On the other hand, it provides an overview over existing methods used for capturing these properties and describes sketches of some novel inspection approaches.


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Get inspired to decorate with the color blue! We've got loads of decoration inspiration for you with 4 blue room décor color stories, dozens of photos showcasing a range of blues and over 10 different designer decorated rooms in a spectrum of divine blues.
At the 15th edition of Design Miami, R & Company created an immersive experience featuring works by Jeff Zimmerman. Rogan Gregory and a curated selection of masterworks by iconic designer Wendell Castle.
Product designer Fernando Laposse creates a playful rose-colored immersive experience at the 15th Edition of Design Miami with his sustainable artistic installation of “Pink Beasts” which showcases the transformative and powerful implications of endemic design.

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Book Review: Cup Football An Exploration by Neil Cotton
Author Neil Cotton is a self-confessed Cup-fanatic, which came about from the first ever football match he attended, which was a 1994 Coca-Cola League Cup at The Dell between Southampton and Huddersfield Town.
Cotton’s proof of this love affair opens his book, Cup Football An Exploration:
“Alone on Platform One of a deserted Fratton Station isn’t a place I’d ordinarily choose to be at 10pm on a weekday night. It’s cold…and salvation in the form of my train home is forty minutes away. Why am I here? The blame lies squarely at my love of cup football in all forms. This was the impulse which brought me to Portsmouth’s Fratton Park to see Gosport Borough taking on Sholing in the Final of the (2014/15) Hampshire Senior Cup, an occasion few football fans – even of the clubs concerned – would cross for.”
This authors dedication and fascination with the cup format comes across in this informative, well researched and thought provoking book. Whilst there will other books which offer definitive guides and records to cup competitions, this is an interesting view across the cup spectrum whether that be County Cups or World Cup Finals.
In the early parts of this book, Cotton talks about the significance of the early County Football Associations and the importance of the County Cups and the World’s most famous competition, the FA Cup, before the formation of the Football League. He also interestingly highlights the social importance of the numerous Hospital Cups that took place, some of which have survived to this day.
As well as detailing the introduction of the League Cup, Cotton also touches on competitions from the 70s and 80s which saw companies such as Texaco and Watney’s become early sponsors of new cups. There are also looks at formats such as the Anglo-Italian Cup (in both its professional and non-league guise), and the Anglo-Scottish Cup, which will be remembered by fans of a certain age.
The study though isn’t confined to these shores, as the author looks at the significance of a post-war Europe and the introduction of the various club competitions, the European Cup, European Cup Winners Cup and Inter-City Fairs Cup and how these have changed in the modern era.
Cotton finishes the book with a chapter titled, The End? It is an interesting conclusion to the book and this review won’t detail here his suppositions, and hope instead that readers will but the book to discover them for themselves. This is a recommended read for anyone interested in the game looking for an overview of the development of Cup Football.
Note: Self-publishing is a brave and sometimes costly enterprise. However, it can lead to some issues with respect to the amount of time attributed to things such as the area of proofreading. In the case of Cotton’s book, a more detailed proofread would have picked up on the typos and, from a personal perspective, the overuse of the semi-colon. In addition, the inclusion of a chapter index and a reference section would have been beneficial.

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Billy Butler (born June 7, 1945, Chicago, Illinois) is an American soul singer and songwriter active principally in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Butler is Jerry Butler's younger brother. He formed the vocal group The Enchanters while at high school. He first recorded for Okeh Records in 1963, and was produced initially by Curtis Mayfield and later by Carl Davis. On early recordings he was backed by The Chanters, a renamed version of the Enchanters; other members were Errol Batts and Jesse Tillman. His first and biggest hit was 1965's "I Can't Work No Longer", which reached #6 on the U.S. Billboard Black Singles chart and #60 on the Billboard Hot 100. The group disbanded in 1966, and after a minor solo hit with "The Right Track" he left Okeh.
He later formed a new group, Infinity, with Batts, Larry Wade and Phyllis Knox. They had three minor R&B hits: "Get on the Case" (#41 R&B, Fountain Records, 1969), "I Don't Want To Lose You" (Memphis Records, #38 R&B, 1971), and "Hung Up On You" (Pride Records, #48 R&B, 1973). He also wrote songs for his brother, as well as for musicians such as Major Lance and Gene Chandler.
Today, Butler plays the guitar in his brother, Jerry's, band.
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Loyal First Books Releases Thought-Provoking Ebook
Loyal First Press has released through Amazon/Kindle a powerful and thought-provoking short collection of essays entitled “Strength To Be Human” by future science writer and Christian bioethicist Mark Antony Rossi.
“Strength To Be Human” clearly demonstrates the dangerous impact of Science and Religion partnered with reckless Technology. Humanity is at a crossroad and needs to decide if it wants to remain free and vital or forever altered by medical enhancements and spiritual deceptions. Rossi bravely maps out an ethical path to personal freedom. About Mark Antony Rossi Mark Antony Rossi is author of several titles include “The Intruder Bulletins: The Dark Side of Technology” a major bioethics paperback and ebook that is highly popular colleges and Latin America after the Spanish-language version was released. He lobbied against Human Cloning Research was congratulated by then President George HW Bush for his ethical writings and principled stand. A USAF combat veteran Rossi devotes much time to supporting veteran causes in his community. Book Information: http://markantonyrossi.jigsy.com http://www.amazon.com Media Interviews: Sy Albright email@example.com


Invest in these stocks to profit from strong demand for chips.
It’s not just the makers of laptops and other consumer electronics that have been facing headwinds from the global semiconductor shortage. Automobile manufacturers have also been a high-profile victim, and the dearth of chips has hit makers of appliances connected to the “internet of things,” among other industries. The demand for chips has increased as the coronavirus pandemic eases, but supply hasn’t caught up. So prices have been rising, and that helps chipmakers. “Cars and phones are costing more because of this single product supply crunch,” says Kunal Sawhney, CEO of Kalkine Group, adding that the “trajectory of semiconductor stocks will be upward in the near to medium term.” With that backdrop of strong supply-and-demand fundamentals, here are seven semiconductor stocks that experts point to as top picks.
Broadcom Inc. (ticker: AVGO)
Broadcom designs and supplies semiconductors and infrastructure software. In its September quarterly report, the company said its revenue rose 16% year on year, while its net income more than doubled. “Broadcom delivered record revenues in the third quarter, reflecting our product and technology leadership across multiple secular growth markets in cloud, 5G infrastructure, broadband and wireless,” CEO Hock Tan said in a press release accompanying the numbers. Allen Thuma, portfolio manager and research analyst with Buckingham Advisors, says Broadcom is benefiting from the move into 5G smartphones — amid a shift to the phasing out of 3G — and has other business segments that provide diversification, strong cash flows and a favorable margin profile.
Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM)
This company makes chips for cell phones and is a supplier to Apple Inc. (AAPL). The iPhone maker said in its most recent quarterly results conference call that supply constraints cost it $6 billion in revenue “driven primarily by industrywide silicon shortages and COVID-related manufacturing disruptions.” Despite that, Qualcomm beat earnings and revenue estimates in its most recent results and issued robust guidance for this quarter. Nancy Tengler, chief investment officer at Laffer Tengler Investments, says the “company is in the sweet spot of 5G build-out.” Qualcomm “has a leading position in the mobile handset market and should get a boost from the ongoing 5G upgrade cycle,” says Anthony Minopoli, chief investment officer with Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors.
Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT)
As a wafer fabrication equipment manufacturer, Applied Materials “directly benefits from the large amount of global pent-up chip demand,” says Thuma. The company “stands to benefit from many long-term semiconductor high-growth trends such as 5G, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, autonomous driving and [the] internet of things because their complex equipment can be used for making any type of chip,” Thuma says. In its most recent quarter, Applied Materials reported record quarterly revenue of $6.2 billion, marking a year-on-year gain of more than 40%. “Applied Materials delivered record performance as long-term trends fueled by the digital transformation of the economy drive strong, secular demand for semiconductors,” CEO Gary Dickerson said in a press release accompanying the earnings.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM)
This company is a contract chipmaker, manufacturing semiconductors for other companies such as Apple and Qualcomm. “By choosing not to design, manufacture or market any semiconductor products under its own name, the company ensures that it never competes with its customers,” the company says. The world’s largest semiconductor foundry is a beneficiary of the tight global chip supply, with strong pricing power enabling it to offset increasing input and shipping costs, Minopoli says. The company is increasing its capacity with new fabrication plants in Japan and Arizona amid “strong ongoing demand” from increasing semiconductor use in industries such as automobile manufacturing, 5G, the internet of things and high-performance computing, he says.
Microchip Technology Inc. (MCHP)
Minopoli likes that this semiconductor company makes it a priority to return capital to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases. “The company is positioned to benefit from some of the fastest-growing semiconductor market segments, driven by artificial intelligence, self-driving vehicles and broad-based device connectivity,” he says. “Indeed, long-range financial plans call for revenue growth of 6% to 8%, or twice that of the overall semiconductor market.” Minopoli thinks the company “could maintain a mid-teens average growth rate over the next several years as key end markets expand.”
ON Semiconductor Corp. (ON)
This company designs, manufactures and markets semiconductor components for the automotive, consumer, computing, industrial, communications, medical and aerospace-defense markets. Its products reduce circuit board space and improve energy efficiency and reliability, notes Minopoli. “On the top line, the company should benefit from strong fundamental support and accelerating demand for the underlying business as semiconductors proliferate into an ever-wider array of items,” he says. “The bottom line should benefit disproportionately as ON continues to execute on its efficiency improvement/cost reduction program.” According to a U.S. News analysis, the company already has above-average operating margins, and gross margins may continue improving amid what Minopoli describes as a “combination of strong pricing environment and structural changes in the overall business, including manufacturing consolidation, portfolio optimization and improved product mix.”
Nvidia Corp. (NVDA)
This chip stock is a “must-own semiconductor name for any tech- or growth-oriented investor,” Minopoli says. Nvidia is a leader in high-growth gaming and data center markets, and it makes chips used in cryptocurrency mining. According to Minopoli, Nvidia “sits at the crossroads of a number of key secular growth trends” including gaming, artificial intelligence, data center computing and autonomous driving. “While the stock is not cheap on any valuation metric, we believe Nvidia will continue its momentum in the gaming and data center markets and is extremely well-positioned to capitalize on … key secular growth trends.”
Add these seven stocks to capitalize on the semiconductor chip crunch.
— Broadcom Inc. (AVGO)
— Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM)
— Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT)
— Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM)
— Microchip Technology Inc. (MCHP)
— ON Semiconductor Corp. (ON)
— Nvidia Corp. (NVDA)
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Long-Range Capital Financial Plan Report
The Office of the Chief Financial Officer has released its 2018 Long-Range Capital Financial Plan Report. The study looks at current assets, their condition, future capital needs, and funding availability, to develop a long-range plan to address all identified capital needs of the District in the shortest possible time period.
The District’s asset management system, also known as the Capital Asset Replacement Scheduling System (or CARSS), contains a detailed inventory of all District-owned assets, including all land, buildings, roads and streets, vehicles and equipment. The system contains full condition assessments on all city-owned vehicles, and similar condition assessments are being performed on all other District assets, which are expected to be completed within the next 12 to 18 months. This system forms the basis to develop the District’s capital improvement plan as part of the budget process and to determine the cost of deferred maintenance for current assets.
It has generally been recognized that the District has the most complete capital asset management system of any city or state in the country! This system has been noted by the bond-rating agencies as a key factor in the recent upgrade of the District’s bond ratings, including the Aaa rating from Moody’s.
- The District has addressed its share of additional capital funds needed for WMATA (approx. $2.3 billion), through legislation passed in 2018 that dedicated a portion of its sales tax base to Metro for its critical capital needs.
- This new dedicated funding, along with continuing existing capital funding (growing at 3 percent annually), should allow WMATA to achieve a state of good repair on all its critical infrastructure within a decade.
- $5.7 billion of unfunded capital needs ($4.2 billion of District needs, plus $1.5 billion of potential public-private partnerships) reduced to $3.3 billion overall. Approximately $1.2 billion of this amount is deferred maintenance, which is also fully addressed.
- Significantly increased capital budget, especially for roads and streets, allows all the District’s capital needs to be addressed by FY 2028.
- Significant borrowing capacity will start to become available by FY 2028, as bonds are paid off and the District continues to grow, that can be used to fund new capital projects needed to support continued growth in the city.
- The lower cost of borrowing afforded the District by its recent bond ratings upgrades to Aaa/AA+/AA+ (Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, respectively) allows for greater amount of borrowing to address capital needs.
- 100 percent of District assets are inventoried in CARSS, and condition assessments on all assets are projected to be completed in 12 to 18 months. Arguably, CARSS is the most comprehensive and detailed capital asset management system of any city or state government in the nation.
- Public-Private Partnerships (P3) projects that might be jointly funded with the private sector as identified by the Mayor’s P3 office total $1 billion to $1.5 billion.
- The District is in the best position of any state or local government in the country to address its infrastructure needs due its strong financial position, strong growth in the economy, strong bond ratings, and fully-funded pensions and OPEB trusts
For more information, view the 2018 Long-Range Capital Financial Plan Report.
The full report can also be found at www.DCbonds.com.


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Ischemia-induced Neuronal Cell Death Is Mediated by Chemokine Receptor CX3CR1
The chemokine fractalkine (CX3CL1) and its receptor CX3CR1 play a fundamental role in the pathophysiology of stroke. Previous studies have focused on a paracrine interaction between neurons that produce fractalkine and microglia that express CX3CR1 receptors in the central nervous system. Recent findings have demonstrated the functional expression of CX3CR1 receptors by hippocampal neurons, suggesting their involvement in neuroprotective and neurodegenerative actions. To elucidate the roles of neuronal CX3CR1 in neurodegeneration induced by ischemic stroke, a mouse model of permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (pMCAO) was employed. In the pMCAO mice, increased CX3CR1 levels, apoptosis-associated morphological changes, and Caspase 3-positive neuronal cells were observed in the striatum and in the hippocampus 24 hours after occlusion. Upregulation of CX3CR1 in ischemic neurons is associated with neuronal apoptotic cell death. In contrast, ischemia-induced apoptotic neuronal cell death was decreased in CX3CR1 deficient mice. Cultured primary hippocampal neurons obtained from CX3CR1 deficient mice were more resistant to glutamate-induced excitotoxicity by blocking calcium influx than those from wild-type mice. For the first time, we reported that neuronal CXCR1 mediates neuronal apoptotic cell death in ischemia. Our results suggest that modulating CXCR1 activity offers a novel therapeutic strategy for stroke.
Medical Subject Headings
Animals; Apoptosis; CX3C Chemokine Receptor 1 (genetics, metabolism); Calcium (metabolism); Cells, Cultured; Corpus Striatum (metabolism, pathology); Glutamic Acid (toxicity); Hippocampus (metabolism, pathology); Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery (metabolism); Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Neurons (drug effects, metabolism); Up-Regulation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
Wang, Jinkun; Gan, Yan; Han, Pengcheng; Yin, Junxiang; Liu, Qingwei; Ghanian, Soha; Gao, Feng; Gong, Guanghui; and Tang, Zhiwei, "Ischemia-induced Neuronal Cell Death Is Mediated by Chemokine Receptor CX3CR1" (2018). Translational Neuroscience. 2219.


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Common Place Book and Sermon Notes
Stoddard, Solomon, 1643-1729
1660 - 1664
Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University
Manuscript on paper
Manuscript Collection (Burke Library, Union Theological Seminary)
“Common Place Book and Sermon Notes,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed February 8, 2023, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/jewels/item/10984.