Agents know they need to make their recommendations suitable for all consumers, but especially for seniors. To help them, many companies have provided forms that collect information that allow the agent to document the circumstances of the case and also allow the company to review suitability. Some companies have even provided tools or sales aides to help the agent determine suitability.
However, many agents are unaware of the need to document the basis for their recommendation beyond the required forms. When questions arise about suitability, it is the agent's documentation that often spells the difference between successfully defending an accusation against the agent or company that a recommendation was unsuitable.
Regulators seem less willing to accept the defense that the client signed the application or a suitability form and, therefore, was fully aware of the suitability of the product he or she purchased. The proliferation of forms and required signatures sometimes creates a reasonable doubt that the consumer knew what he or she was signing. Questions about the basis for the recommendation and whether or not full disclosure was provided are often difficult to answer without supporting documentation.
In some cases, the consumer does not want to disclose information and "opts out" by signing a form to that effect. However, consumers then claim afterward that they never understood what the "opt out" form referred to and that the agent never explained what the form meant.
Agents need to know the minimum standards needed to document the basis for their recommendation if they are to be fully protected from claims that they failed to recommend a suitable product.
What documentation is needed
To be able to answer questions that might arise, agents should have documentation that they not only collected appropriate information, but that they also properly analyzed the information, matched it to the product's features, benefits, advantages and costs, and disclosed it to the consumer. This documentation should include:
1) The information collected on the consumer's personal and financial goals, objectives, needs, and the consumer's financial situation, including other life insurance, annuities, etc. owned by the consumer.
2) The information collected on the consumer's personal situation, including outstanding personal, family and health issues.
3) Copies of any important client information, such as listings of investments, assets, etc. that were used in reaching a recommendation.
4) The names and responsibilities of any consumer advisors involved in the sales process and copies of information provided by the consumer's advisors.
5) Information on tax implications that were included in the analysis used to reach a recommendation.
6) The source of any information about product features, benefits, etc. used by the agent in his or her analysis to reach a recommendation.
7) A description of the analysis process–how the consumer's needs and situation were matched with product features, benefits, etc. If more than one product was considered, then this description should answer the question of why one product was chosen over another.
8) When and how the recommended product's features, benefits, advantages and costs were shared with the consumer, including the specific sales material shared with the consumer.
9) Any questions the consumer asked or information he or she requested.
10) The consumer's decision on which product to purchase if more than one was presented.
Some agents collect this information, but they do not maintain it properly in their files. They are not conscious of the process they use and often their documentation is incomplete. The documentation process needs to become conscious. Agents can develop a simple checklist of what needs to be documented and use it during the sale. Some agents include in their checklists reminders about company required suitability forms and product guidelines.
The first place we go when there are accusations about suitability is the agent's files and documentation. Often it proves to be a dead end and we must search for another basis to defend the agent and company. Sadly, sometimes the lack of information causes a company to settle a case that it should have won and hold the agent accountable.
Dennis Groner, PhD, CLU, ChFC, is a consultant to U.S. and international financial services companies on compliance and market conduct. He can be reached at [email protected]


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Here are some ideas to make a fun and challengeing Treasure Hunt for your kids' next birthday party: 1. Plan a treasure hunt with each clue leading to the location of the next clue. You can buy a set of plastic Easter eggs, but you don't need them. Just make the clues easy to identify (use orange paper). Children as young as 2 can play this game by using pictures instead of words. (e.g. Put a picture of a bathtub in an egg. The next clue should be in the bathtub.) The final clue would lead to the treasure (plate of cookies, invitation to go to water slides, movie pass, lemonade). For older children, the clues could be riddles they need to solve. In the beginning, limit the number of clues to the age of the child (7 year old could follow seven clues to the treasure). 2. Make a treasure map (or list of directions) that would lead to the treasure. 3. Use a single type of paper to make the letters that spell out the location of the treasure (e.g. guest bed). The kids need to find the letters, than unscramble the word to find figure out where is the treasure. 4. Write up a list of common objects and have the kids find every item. If there's lots of kids, divide them into teams, and then give each team a list. 5. Get a roll of 100 pennies or any collection of coins. Either hide the change around the house, or toss it on the lawn or a gravel driveway. Kids will spend lots of time making sure they've found every coin. 6. Clues could be short poems with missing words to figure out.
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Our documentation provides a lot of good information for those of you who have been working with ePublisher and want to get specific information about a topic, but admittedly it can be a bit overwhelming, so I thought I would try to distill this information for a quick-start guide in using ePublisher. By no means is this a comprehensive guide, for that we offer training.
Lesson 1 – Creating and Modifying a Designer Project
1. Go to File -> New. This will bring up the following window:
2. You can chose whatever name you want for the Project and the Target (covered more in depth by training). This window also lets you choose what kind of Format you want to use, for the purposes of this demonstration, we are going to use WebWorks Reverb (which, by the way is the output that our documentation uses). Click Next
3. Click Add put source files for this document. For the purposes of this demonstration, we are going to use FrameMaker:
3. In the next window, we are going to navigate to the following directory:
C:\Users\[yourusername]\Documents\ePublisher Express Projects\Source\Adobe Framemaker
4. We are going to add the book file located in this folder. Click the Open button to add this file, and then you are going to click the Finish button on the next screen.
5. Now you will see something like this in the Document Manager:
6. With the first document selected, as you see in the above image, Go to Project -> Display Preview and you will select the "Heading_1" style by clicking "About the Sample Exploring ePublisher Source Documents (FrameMaker)" paragraph style. Again more in depth coverage of this is done in training:
7. We are going to change the color of this heading by going to Text -> Color in the Style Designer pictured below Notice that now the Text heading is bolded, this indicates that we have made a change to something in the Style Designer:
8. You can actually see the changes by clicking the green Refresh Preview button on the top corner:
9. For the purposes of this small demonstration, we are going to generate with just heading 1's changed, Go to the 3 blue gears in the toolbar to do a generation:
10. Once you click this, you will see logs that will indicate that you are generating and then you may get a message like this, go ahead and click Yes, and you can also select this message not to come up again as pictured below
11. Once you click yes you should be able to view the output and it will look like this when you click the right navigation button on the top.
12. Click File -> Save to save your project for the next lesson
So, this was a very basic example of output that is possible from our sample source files. Right now we have navigation in our Reverb output, but we do not have a table of contents, breadcrumbs or any other bells and whistles that Reverb offers. In the following lessons, I will go over how to get cool features and settings in the output, but for now I hope this gives you a good starting point.

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The cover of this book shows an example of Australian Aboriginal rock art from the Kimberley region of Western Australia, and is reproduced here by courtesy of Graham Walsh of the Takarakka Rock Art Research Centre. The paintings were first reported by the explorer Joseph Bradshaw (1891). Because they are unusual and the details are unique there has been some speculation as to their origin. And because these paintings have no direct connection with the traditional owners of the land they have not been retouched as part of tribal ceremonies as is often the case. They are deteriorating as the rock substrate ages and organic binders and pigments oxidize and polymerize, which demands that some conservation measures be initiated for their preservation for future generations.
The rock art paintings illuminate the twin aims of this book: the use of archaeometry to determine the age, and perhaps some of the forensic details about the artefacts under examination; and the use of scientific techniques of analysis to determine the most appropriate strategy for their conservation.

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EXTRACTION ACTIVITY: quarries and mines
The Italian legislation classifies the mining activity, according to the type of "cultivated" material, as:
1. Quarrying activity: when it concerns the removal of construction materials, for industry and ornamental stones of local importance;
2. Mining activity: when it concerns the removal of materials of high value and strategic importance such as metal ores and fuel.
In common parlance, mining is associated with an underground activity and quarrying as an open-cast activity; in reality nowadays, thanks to the availability of new technologies for excavating and supporting voids, environmental recovery interventions and a different sensitivity towards the landscape, quarrying is increasingly taking place underground.
EXTRACTION ACTIVITY in the Geopark area
The Geopark area has been exploited to obtain raw materials since ancient times, probably already during prehistoric times and in Roman times, but mining activities became significant in the Middle Ages.
The oldest written testimony relating to a mining exploitation concerns the mines of Monte Avanza (Forni Avoltri), when in 778 the Duke Franco Masselio donated a village called Forno with all its pertinences, including the mines of iron and copper. Other concessions followed in the thirteenth century in the area of the Canale di Gorto and in the area of Forni Avoltri. Considerable boost to mining research was given by the Venetian Republic which, in Carnia, procured minerals to supply the arsenal. Minerals were also sought to be used for minting.
Today all the mines are exhausted or closed because they are not very profitable, but important traces of this activity have remained in the area, which have become the object of research by many scholars. The toponyms (such as Rio Malinfier, Rio Miniere, Rio Pistons) and the legends also testify to a millenary mining activity.
On the other hand, several open-air quarries are still active for the extraction of limestone of great commercial value and chalk.
In Carnia there are numerous areas where minerals or fuels were extracted in the past.
The extracted materials were mainly: galena (PbS), blende (or sphalerite) (ZnS), fluorite (CaF2), manganesiferous siderite ((Fe, Mn) CO3), siderite (FeCO3), tetrahedrite (Cu (Sb, AS) S3 ), hematite (Fe2O3) and barite (Ba-SO4). The mineralisations developed mainly in the Silurian and Devonian rocks. The mining activity, in addition to metal ores, also involved fuels such as coal (Monte Corona near Pramollo and Cludinico di Ovaro).
In most of the areas being exploited, only small and mostly superficial excavations and tunnels can be seen; however, there are sites where the activity has continued, albeit occasionally, for centuries and therefore in these places more important structures can be noticed even if rarely well preserved.
Monte Avanza (Forni Avoltri)
Among the metal mines, that of Monte Avanza is the oldest evidence of mining exploitation in the whole Friuli Venezia Giulia region. Its activity is indeed documented as early as 778. The mineralisations are localised along the contact between the Devonian limestones and the clayey-schist complex of the Carboniferous. The extracted minerals were silver and copper as a by-product. The war events of 1944-45 put an end to research and exploitation, also due to the reduction of the mineral available and the high extraction costs.
Timau (Paluzza)
The mining activity in the mountains around Timau, where silver and copper were extracted from the Paleozoic rocks, can be traced back to the late Middle Ages. The only remaining testimony of this mining activity is a tunnel in the area of the Pramosio Quarry where today the "Grigio Carnico" is extracted.
San Giorgio (Comeglians)
The historical evidence of the mining area of San Giorgio di Comeglians is rather scarce. Traces of medieval activity were found in 1940, when investigations were carried out to estimate the potential of the deposit. The mineralisations are localised in the belt between the Silurian deposits and the Devonian limestones. The most abundant mineral that was extracted was barite (mineral containing barium).
Val Aupa (Moggio Udinese)
Fluorite (a very common mineral composed of calcium fluoride) was extracted from the mineralisation of Val Aupa, present in Rio del Fous and Rio dell'Andri. There is no certain evidence of a mining activity, although probably occurring, prior to 1872; on the other hand there is a reliable and continuous documentation from 1925, when the low mines were abandoned and the works were concentrated at higher altitudes. Over time, periods of production and research have alternated with periods of complete inactivity.
Monte Cocco (Malborgetto-Valbruna)
These mines, located near the hamlet of Ugovizza, were of great importance for the development of the Val Canale from the 15th century to the First World War. During the period of domination of the Venetian Republic, the iron extracted was imported and worked for the production of tools for logging and agriculture, and for the production of weapons. During the Second World War, the strategic importance of the Monte Cocco mines was such that Germany kept this portion of the territory under its direct control.
The end of the activity of these mines occurred in 1946 with the dismantling of all the plants. Only a brick building remained of the mining village. In the following years, new studies were conducted but with unsatisfactory results. Now many tunnels have collapsed, some can be entered with difficulty and danger because the beams are in poor condition and the debris is pressing on the infrastructures.
There are eight active quarries in the Carnic area; two in common of Forni Avoltri (Naguscel's Avanza and Clap), three in common of Paluzza (Pramosio, Valcollina-Portocozzi and Koul Troten), one in the municipalities of Paularo (Plan of Zermula), Verzegnis (Monte Lovinzola) e Ovary (Entrampo).
District of Forni Avoltri
Cava Avanza is characterized by the production of "Carnic peach blossom", Commercially called, erroneously, marble; in fact it is not a metamorphic rock but a sedimentary rock dating back to 400 million years ago. It has a light gray-whitish color, with delicate pinkish-purple spots due to hematitic-manganese-bearing pigmentation. In the district is also mined the "Gray Carnic, consisting of compact limestone, slightly metamorphosed, with a basic shade from gray to light gray with numerous light veins of calcite and dark carbonaceous material.
Paluzza district
In the quarries of Pramosio and Valcollina-Portocozzi the "Grigio carnico" is extracted. The Valcollina-Portocozzi quarry was opened in the early 1960s and closed after about 25 years of activity. In 2010 it was re-authorized and mining resumed.
In the Koul Troten quarry, located in Laghetti di Timau, the "Onyx red", Consisting of a limestone belonging to the formation of" Pelagic limestone with climenias and goniatites ", therefore rich in ammonoids and dating back to the Upper Devonian - Lower Carboniferous. It owes its name to the presence of well-developed bands of reddish color alternating with bands of gray color, all crossed transversely by veins of white calcite. It is a material that differs from all other materials extracted in the region due to its chromatic characteristics.
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Also at the Cava Pian di Zermula the "Carnic gray ". In the area of the current quarry there was a previous mining activity which ended in the 60s, 70s of the last century. The authorization for the reactivation and environmental restoration of the old disused quarry dates back to 2015.
Cava Monte Lovinzola (Verzegnis)
One of the best known products in the Carnic region is extracted in the Verzegnis mountain range, near the top of Monte Lovinzola, at 1700 m asl. It is a clearly stratified red-brown limestone from the lower - middle Jurassic, rich in fragments of crinoids and ammonite and belemnite shells. The strong colour is due to hematitic or limonite pigmentation. In the past, different varieties of marble were extracted: "Bruno Vermiglio", Fiorito Porphyry, Bruno Porphyry and "Noce Radica". Currently, only the latter is extracted, known also with the commercial name "Rosso Verzegnis".
Entrampo Quarry (Ovaro)
In the Entrampo Quarry (in the Municipality of Ovaro) no ornamental or construction stones are extracted, but rather gypsum for industrial use; these gypsums belong to the Bellerophon Formation of the upper Permian.
Geosites in the Carnic area related to mining sites
 1. Medieval silver mine of Pramosio (Paluzza): it is the only medieval mine tunnel still intact in its original form in the Eastern Alps.
 2. Cludinico coal mine (Ovaro): a


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are functionally organized and implemented. Although dual-task paradigms are widely used in human studies, they are seldom used in nonhuman animal studies. We propose a novel dual-task paradigm for monkeys that requires the simultaneous performance of two cognitively demanding component tasks, each of which uses an independent effector for behavioral responses (hand and eyes). We provide a detailed description of an optimal training protocol for this paradigm, which has been lacking in the existing literature. An analysis of behavioral performance showed that the proposed dual-task paradigm (1) was quickly learned by monkeys (less than 40 sessions) with step-by-step training protocols, (2) produced specific behavioral effects, known as dual-task interference in human studies, and (3) achieved rigid and independent control of the effectors for behavioral responses throughout the trial. The proposed dual-task paradigm has a scalable task structure, in that each of the two component tasks can be easily replaced by other tasks, while preserving the overall structure of the paradigm. This paradigm should be useful for investigating executive control that underlies dual-task performance at both the behavioral and neuronal levels. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
New challenges require new approaches and many of the suggested solutions are in conflict with how we were taught in our formative years. Team work in high school and college was mostly found in sports-related activities. Collaboration in a classroom was not encouraged and could be viewed as cheating. We did not learn to share knowledge in a group nor to group problem solving, yet we are told that those are the very skills we need to have to survive in today's workplace. The first step to success is to look at how we were taught to learn and make the shift to learning in a different manner.
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An alternative paradigm for nutrition and fitness education centers on understanding and developing skill in implementing a play approach to learning about healthful eating and promoting active play in the context of the child, the family, and the school. The play approach is defined as a process for learning that is intrinsically motivated, enjoyable, freely chosen, nonliteral, safe, and actively engaged in by young learners. Making choices, assuming responsibility for one's decisions and actions, and having fun are inherent components of the play approach to learning. In this approach, internal cognitive transactions and intrinsic motivation are the primary forces that ultimately determine healthful choices and life habits. Theoretical models of children's learning--the dynamic systems theory and the cognitive-developmental theory of Jean Piaget--provide a theoretical basis for nutrition and fitness education in the 21st century. The ultimate goal is to develop partnerships of children, families, and schools in ways that promote the well-being of children and translate into healthful life habits. The play approach is an ongoing process of learning that is applicable to learners of all ages.
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This study examines the effect of project based learning on 8th grade students' statistical literacy levels. A performance test was developed for this aim. Quasi-experimental research model was used in this article. In this context, the statistics were taught with traditional method in the control group and it was taught using project based…
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Full Text Available Tropical biologists study the richest and most endangered biodiversity in the planet, and in these times of climate change and mega-extinctions, the need for efficient, good quality research is more pressing than in the past. However, the statistical component in research published by tropical authors sometimes suffers from poor quality in data collection; mediocre or bad experimental design and a rigid and outdated view of data analysis. To suggest improvements in their statistical education, we listed all the statistical tests and other quantitative analyses used in two leading tropical journals, the Revista de Biología Tropical and Biotropica, during a year. The 12 most frequent tests in the articles were: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA, Chi-Square Test, Student's T Test, Linear Regression, Pearson's Correlation Coefficient, Mann-Whitney U Test, Kruskal-Wallis Test, Shannon's Diversity Index, Tukey's Test, Cluster Analysis, Spearman's Rank Correlation Test and Principal Component Analysis. We conclude that statistical education for tropical biologists must abandon the old syllabus based on the mathematical side of statistics and concentrate on the correct selection of these and other procedures and tests, on their biological interpretation and on the use of reliable and friendly freeware. We think that their time will be better spent understanding and protecting tropical ecosystems than trying to learn the mathematical foundations of statistics: in most cases, a well designed one-semester course should be enough for their basic requirements. Rev. Biol. Trop. 59 (


Power Generation Using Speed Breakers Seminar Report PDF | 2018
Electricity Generation from Spead Breakers
Power Generation Using Speed Breakers Seminar Report PDF
These seminar reports explain the mechanism of electricity generation from speed breakers. Speed breakers could actually light up small villages off the highway. The number of vehicles passing over speed breaker on road is increasing day by day. Beneath speed breaker, setting up an electro-mechanical unit known to be power hump, could help us conserving this energy and use it for power generation. The rotor (rotating shaft) is directly connected to the prime mover and rotates as the prime mover turns. The rotor contains a magnet that, when turned, produces a moving or rotating magnetic field. The rotor is surrounded by a stationary casing called the stator, which contains the wound copper coils or windings. When the moving magnetic field passes by these windings, electricity is produced in them. By controlling the speed at which the rotor is turned, a steady flow of electricity is produced in the windings. These windings are connected to the electricity network via transmission lines. A vehicle weighing 1,000 kg going up a height of 10 cm on such a rumble strip produces approximately 0.98 kilowatt power. So one such speed-breaker on a busy highway, where about 100 vehicles pass every minute, about one kilo watt of electricity can be produced every single minute. The figure will be huge at the end of the day. A storage module like an inverter will have to be fitted to each such rumble strip to store this electricity. The cost of electricity generation and storage per mega watt from speed-breakers will be nearly Rs 1 crore as opposed to about Rs 8 crore in thermal or hydro power stations. The functioning will be as follows:
 1. The speed breaker on a busy road will be lifted to some height from one side and fixed to the road from other side.
 2. Then there will be a shock absorber kind of mechanism beneath the speedbreaker. The arrangement will be as in a cam and shaft arrangement.
 3. The shaft of the generator placed below will be attached to the cam and the rod connected to the speed breaker vertically will be on cam. This arrangement will make one rotation of generator shaft as soon as a vehicle moves over speed breaker.
 4. The rotations can also be increased using certain mechanism, like gears and all.
 5. Then there will be a circuit storing the electricity generated during day time and the power generated will be used during night.
According to concept it is known as "reciprocating bump". The speed breaker designed is supported on springs. When a vehicle mounts the speed breaker, the load on the springs causes movement which is converted to a rotary motion by using a rack and pinion mechanism. The energy is generated and can be stored in batteries.
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Suppose $f$ is a $C^\infty$ function from the reals to the reals that is never negative. Does it have a $C^\infty$ square root? Clearly the only problem points are those at which $f$ vanishes.
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A natural extension of the question is whether every non-negative smooth function is the sum of finitely many squares of smooth functions. The standard anwser from the literature seems to be "there is an unpublished counterexample by S.Cohen and D.Epstein". Does anybody know what this counterexample look like? – Guillaume Aubrun Aug 27 '12 at 15:11
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The answer is "no". This is covered in great detail here:
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There is a famous open problem, whose solution is attributed to Paul Cohen, but no published paper seems to be available: there exists $f\in C^\infty(\mathbb R,\mathbb R_+)$ such that $f$ is not a finite sum of squares of smooth functions. That could be a relevant question for MO. – Bazin Aug 31 '12 at 20:18
The function $$f(x) = \begin{cases} \sin^2 \left(\frac{1}{x} \right) e^{-1/x} + e^{-2/x} & \text{if $x > 0$,}\\ 0 & \text{if $x \leq 0$,} \end{cases}$$ is $C^\infty$ but has no $C^2$ square root. I found this example in the paper Choosing roots of polynomials smoothly by Alekseevsky, Kriegl, Losik, and Michor (available freely here). This example appears to have come from Frank Warner's (unpublished) 1963 dissertation.
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Yes, and functions of this type are discussed in section 2 of the reference I gave in my answer. – Dick Palais Aug 25 '12 at 4:17
Both answers were helpful. It appears that the answer is yes if you add the additional assumption that $f^3$ has a square root. Of course, a square root of $f$ is a square root of $f^3$ divided by $f$, but while you can easily show such a function is continuous, it is not so easy to show it $C^\infty$. But thanks to both of you. I wish I could check both. – Michael Barr Aug 25 '12 at 11:15
See also the follow-up mat.univie.ac.at/~michor/roots2.pdf – Andres Caicedo May 20 '13 at 3:47
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These are some of the most common questions applicants to the Landscape Urbanism Post Graduate Programme sed. Please feel free to contact us for further information at _EMAIL_
What types of projects are produced within the AA Landscape Urbanism programme?
A distinct feature of The AA Landscape Urbanism program is the production of a comprehensive yearlong Design/Research project which goes beyond short-term design studios and exercises. The project/research outcome is design based and has a multi-scalar scope, meaning that students develop design strategies and scenarios of large-scale landscape/territorial projects at continental, regional, local, and architectural scales. Projects are developed as 'policy proposals' meaning they are proposals that can be applicable to the UK planning framework and have the capacity ( speculative capacity) to transform the landscape of the country. As the programme operates within contemporary conditions and understands urban environments as interconnected and related territorial landscapes, the envisaged projects within the Master have far-reaching implications at local (architectural) and global (territorial) scales and thus, the various design outcomes are very ambitious and challenging. Have a look at some examples of the type of Design Thesis developed over the past years.
What is the difference between MArch and MSC degrees?
Both degrees share the main conceptual framework and design-based platform for research during the first 3 terms. During this time, students learn the basic skills (principles, concepts, tools, critical thinking, etc.) and establish the framework for the yearlong research project. The MSc degree focuses on the development of projects through design guidelines, at strategic levels, that can be used as a design methodology to deploy transferable projects ( prototypes) in similar landscapes/territories with alike conditions. The MArch takes on board the design guidelines developed by the MSc degree to design and develop the tectonics of a specific project in a given context at a local and architectural scale. It includes the research of innovative building and landscape techniques to construct the project.
I don't have a background in design—can I still apply?
The Landscape Urbanism program encourages a multi-disciplinary approach. The staff themselves come from a variety of backgrounds including architecture, landscape architecture, civil engineering, geology, spatial analysis, critical thinking and scomputing sciences. As a result, while the course is specifically geared towards advanced-level research students in architecture, landscape architecture and urbanism, we encourage students from any related discipline such as engineering, earth science, political economy, planning, geography etc.
What are some of the computer programs used within the course?
Students are encouraged to explore a range of different tools relevant to their project. Alongside some of the more common 3D modelling and drafting software such as Rhinoceros or CAD, we explore the potentials of GIS mapping techniques in addition to some scripted simulations using firstly Grasshopper and later moving into the Python programming language. We also explore the potential of videos, online maps, engagement tools and websites, and the use of drones to collect and manipulate information. Parallel to the course is the use of physical modelling and fabrication techniques, making use of the AA's excellent Digital Prototyping Lab.
I would like to buy a laptop that meets the requirements of the Landscape Urbanism Porgamme. Can you recommend the minimum specifications my laptop would need? There is not a particular requirement as long as the laptop is relatively recent and has dedicated graphic card with dedicated RAM. Generally, the following specs would be the minimum to perform most jobs: – CPU quad core (intel)
I saw that a lot of the studio work done seems to require knowledge of computing software like GIS, Rhino, Grasshopper, etc. Are these taught as part of the programme or is prior knowledge necessary? Students aren't expected to have any prior experience using the software. Throughout the year, computational support is provided by the technical tutors. In Term 1, workshops will be undertaken with the intent of bringing everyone to an equal base level. Of course, prior knowledge of the software is beneficial. Throughout term 1, on the weekends, the AA runs seminars in a variety of different software which are open to the whole school.
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The Landscape Urbanism studio is an internationally regarded laboratory for tools and mechanisms for landscape and territorial design and research. You will learn highly relevant technical skills along with an approach that fosters critical thinking, collaborative skills and above all the ability to consider issues and processes through time, something fundamental to the contemporary urban condition. Landscape Urbanism graduates have found employment around the world. Some have worked in established practices such as Groundlab (AA Design Laboratory), ARUP, Heatherwick Studio, Foster and Partners, Gustafson and Porter, Marth Schwartz Partners, Plasma Studio, Zaha Hadid others have become involved in academia ( worldwide), and some have started their own practices: LyonBosch, Jorge Ayala, Amphibious Lab among others or teach at renowned institutions such as the Royal College of Arts of the Bartlett School of Architecture.


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This book consists of 8 pages, with each single page holding 4 different characters, each divided into thirds (head, body, and legs). The matching sections are tied together with great ingenuity with greater combination possibilities than is usually found in books of this sort.
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The gravity in ZDoom works as normal in the Doom engine: it corresponds to a value which is added to a thing's vertical velocity linearly each tic. During the first tic of free fall, that value is added twice.
However, ZDoom offers multiple ways in which the gravity value is affected, instead of being a constant as in vanilla Doom. An actor's gravity factor is the product of the following factors:
- The level's overall gravity, as defined in MAPINFO with the gravity map property. Note that this value is set on a scale of 800.
- The sector's own gravity, as defined in UDMF with the gravity sector property and in Hexen format with the Static_Init special; possibly modified with Sector_SetGravity.
- The actor's own Gravity property in DECORATE, possibly modified through ACS with the APROP_Gravity property.
Internally, the default values are all 1.0, so a fall lasting one second (35 tics) gives an accumulated speed of 36 in the default conditions.
In addition, being underwater also affects gravity depending on the depth of immersion: a waterlevel of 1 divides it by 16; a waterlevel of 2 or 3 divides it by 8.
Although you are advised to use MAPINFO for it, level gravity can also be affected with FraggleScript with either gravity on a scale of 100 or with consolecmd gravity on a scale of 1.


text: Instead of conventional steel making and continuous casting followed by hot and cold rolling, strip casting technology modified with the addition of a continuous annealing stage (namely, modified strip casting) is a promising short-route for producing ferrite-martensite dual-phase (DP) and multi-phase transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP) steels. However, at present, the multi-phase steels are not manufactured by the modified strip casting, due to insufficient knowledge about phase transformations occurring during in-line heat treatment. This study analysed the phase transformations, particularly the formation of ferrite, bainite and martensite and the retention of austenite, in one 0.17C-1.52Si-1.61Mn-0.195Cr (wt. %) steel subjected to the modified strip casting simulated in the laboratory. Through the adjustment of temperature and holding time, the characteristic microstructures for DP and TRIP steels have been obtained. The DP steel showed comparable tensile properties with industrial DP 590 and the TRIP steel had a lower strength but a higher ductility than those industrially produced TRIP steels. The strength could be further enhanced by the application of deformation and/or the addition of alloying elements. This study indicates that the modified strip casting technology is a promising new route to produce steels with multi-phase microstructures in the future.


game meats at 165 degrees F (74 degrees C) is the most effective way of killing the larvae in the meat and, thus, blocking transmission. Freezing pork (but not game meats) can also kill T. spiralis, however freezing must occur at 5 degrees F (-15 degrees C) for at least 20 days, or -4 degrees F (-20 degrees C) for at least 3 days, in cuts of meat that are less than 6 inches in thickness. Other species of Trichinella are much more resistant to freezing and, thus, this method is not useful for game meats.
 1. It is really interesting to find a disease that is not overwhelmingly found in developing areas, but which is also found in developed areas (due to gaming practices) and arctic indigenous communities. One aspect, however, that should also be taken into account is that because the symptoms of trichinellosis infections are relatively diffuse and benign, there may be a significant underestimation of the prevalence of trichinellosis infections. Then again, because its effects are not as serious as some other infections, that may not be as big of an issue. It would still be interesting to see if an education program promoting safe cooking practices in the indigenous arctic community would have any significant health benefits.
 2. This worm seems suspiciously easy to control compared to many other worms that have more than one means of transmission. Although the ability of the larvae to form nurse cells and be viable for long periods of time in the host can pose a problem in identifying cases.
 3. An interesting thought regarding the education program for proper cooking technique, Caleb. Even if the education campaign were not identified as particularly important for Trichinellosis, a lot of the principles in designing that kind of an education program could be carried over into other diseases as well.
 I also really like how the science of this disease contributes to the design of its public health policy. For example, the difference in freezing tolerance of different species would necessitate an understanding of which species were most prevalent in a community before really undertaking a public health effort like the education campaign. If, for example, 99% of cases occurred with a freezing-sensitive species, it may be financially more effective to educate populations on how to freeze meat properly as opposed to cooking it properly. This saves money and may make the intervention better accepted among the population. But, it requires laboratory work to identify the species in question and design policy accordingly.
 4. In response to Caleb and Zach,
 You both mentioned educational campaigns and wondered about cost-effectiveness of different prevention techniques. I wonder, frankly, if there is no intervention for this disease which is cost effective. If there are only 10,000 cases annually, and many are asymptomatic, I wonder if even the cheapest intervention would simply not be worth it. A cheap intervention that I could think of would be warning labels on raw pork products. However, I could see there being a lot of push back from industry on such a move.
 I am also skeptical that freezing would be an effective technique. There seem to be too many caveats with this approach, such as the exact pathogen, the temperature and timing, the thickness of the meat etc. I think that for any intervention to work, it needs to be as simple as possible. I also think that the lengthy freezing time required makes freezing difficult to implement effectively.
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 I think any form of increase awareness would be beneficial especially since one of the main ways of prevention for Trichinellosis is by food preparation (1). Understanding to avoid undercooked pork, walrus, horse and bear and other wild game meat by cooking at least to 145F (63C) can help. Moreover, not only would freezing help but also irradiation will kill these parasites. However neither irradiation or freezing is needed if the meat is thoroughly cooked as indicated in the article. Moreover, just smoking and pickling don't kill the trichinella and clean sanitary conditions for where the meat is processed would be another prevention method. Also in response to your comment about the real life impacts of this method and the feasibility can be seen in Europe. Pork, horse and wild boar meat from East Europea accounted for many of the Trichinelosis cases and it was proposed for Switzerland to implement a meat control program for Trichniella for entire slaughter pig population of the country (2). They did say it would lead to an a huge increase in costs in order to implement and create the infrastructure necessary along with the veterinary services needed.
 1. Mayo Clinic, Tricinosis Prevention _URL_
 2. Müller N1, Sager H, Schuppers M, Gottstein B. [Methods for investigating Trichinella infections in domestic and wild animals]. Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd. 2006 Sep;148(9):463-71 _URL_


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SAN MARINO, CA.- The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
announced the acquisition of 13 important pieces of furniture designed by seminal American architect Frank Lloyd Wright (_PHONE_). The highlight of the group is a nine-piece dining room suite designed in 1899 for the Husser House (which since has been destroyed) in Chicago, a commission that marked a crucial turning point in Wrights career. With that project, Wright began to conceive of interior space that was more open and flowing than in his earlier commissions, breaking down the notions of architecture that had prevailed until that point.
The Huntington also acquired four chairs from four other signature Wright houses in Illinois: the Avery Coonley House, the Arthur Heurtley House, the Little House (which also has been demolished), and the Ward W. Willits House. All 13 pieces of furniture have been on view in the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art at The Huntington since 2009, on long-term loan from the Joyce and Erving Wolf family.
Its difficult to measure the significance of this acquisition, said Kevin Salatino, Hannah and Russel Kully Director of the Art Collections at The Huntington. Wrights work is indispensible to understanding the history of modern architecture and design in this country. And since many of his important early projects, like the Husser House, have been demolished, the need to make their design components available to the public has become pressing. Consequently, were thrilled to have been able to add these works to the permanent collection at The Huntington.
Wright is considered one of the greatest architects of the 20th century. In the 1890s, when heavily ornamented Victorian tastes still dominated the interiors of the day, Wright was at the forefront of a group of architects who were beginning to design structures in which furnishings with a more streamlined design played important roles. In addition to developing plans for more than a thousand buildings of various types, Wright designed furniture, leaded-glass windows, light fixtures, metal ware, and textilesobjects made to harmonize with the buildings for which they were intended.
While Wright went on to design innovative buildings from New York to Los Angelesincluding Hollyhock House and the Ennis House in Los Angeles, and the Millard House (La Miniatura) in Pasadenamany of the themes that characterize his achievement were laid down in his early work. The Chicago-area designs reflect most strongly his philosophies of using natural materials and the integration of architecture and interior furnishings with the site. All of the objects acquired by The Huntington date to this pivotal period in Wrights career.
The desire for beauty in commonplace objects, respect for natural materials, and interest in simplicity link Wright to the Design Reform and Arts and Crafts Movements, strongly represented at The Huntington by its William Morris Collection, selections of which are on view in the Huntington Art Gallery, and by the work of Charles and Henry Greene, displayed in the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art. The Huntington also holds dozens of images of Wrights later work by midcentury architectural photographer Maynard L. Parker.
The Husser House dining suite and these four distinctive chairs by Frank Lloyd Wright are as stunning today as they were a hundred years ago, said Jessica Todd Smith, chief curator of American art at The Huntington. They have become a favorite, dramatic feature in the American art installation here.
The Huntingtons American art collection will expand into 5,400 square feet of additional gallery space in 2014. To know the Wright furniture is now ours allows us to move forward with plans for the reinstallation of the galleries with confidenceknowing these historically significant, top-quality examples of turn-of-the-20th-century design will be here in perpetuity, she added.


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FDA Finds Lead in All Lipsticks Tested
by Kim Evans
(NaturalNews) According to a report from Florida's Department of Health there's no amount of lead in the blood that's safe. Yet last year, the FDA tested for lead in 22 brands of lipstick and found lead in every single one of them. It's estimated that the average woman inadvertently consumes four pounds of lipstick in her lifetime and even low levels of lead in the body have been linked to developmental delays, aggression, hyperactivity, irreversible brain damage, being antisocial, and having attention and learning problems. Newborns are regularly found to have lead in their umbilical cord blood, so this neurotoxin is affecting them long before their blood brain barrier has even formed. All this, and the FDA says the lead in lipstick isn't a problem.
One study found that children with higher levels of lead in their blood were more apt to be arrested later in life. This is because having lead in the body regularly makes people violent and aggressive. But who'd think that by applying lipstick each day while you're pregnant you'd be even slightly increasing the chances that your child will behave aggressively with playmates - or increasing the chances that your child will end up behind bars later in life? It sounds farfetched, but if you connect the dots, it's really not.
To be fair, lead in lipstick is far from the only source of lead that most people are exposed to. Lead is found in paints, plastics, PVC, inks, dyes, building materials, fishing tackle, and consumer products - and it also makes its way into our bodies from these sources. But, lipstick is a product that women apply directly to their lips and our lips are porous. In fact, our lips may be more porous than our skin. So, in addition to the four pounds of lipstick that most women inadvertently consume, they're likely absorbing much more. And if you're absorbing lead into your body before becoming pregnant or while pregnant, you're exposing your child to this known poison at a critical stage in his/her development.
The lipstick with the highest level of lead had 34 times more lead than the lipstick with the lowest level - and the highest lead levels came from common, well-known brands that are often purchased at drugstores. Lead is known to build in the body with time and some of it is incorporated into our bones. Because it's stored in our bones, blood lead levels have been found to be higher in pregnant women because their bodies are breaking down the calcium in their bones to provide it to their children. But at the same time, pregnant women are also releasing their stored lead.
It's interesting to watch the FDA's position on lead when it's in toys from China and how it flips dramatically when it's brought to us from U.S. companies. But the truth is: A poison is a poison, no matter who's manufacturing it.
About the authorKim Evans is a natural health writer and author of Cleaning Up! The Ultimate Body Cleanse. Cleaning Up! offers deep cleansing and using methods in this book, people have gotten rid of dozens of different types of health problems, as well as just losing excess weight, thinking more clearly, and feeling better.
Kim's next book chronicles events in her life that happen to match patterns in the Bible. She's also found three places in the Bible that tell us its about these patterns and even asking you to match them.
Here's a little from the upcoming book...
In Isaiah 22:20, it says, "And it must occur in that day that I will call my servant, namely Eliakim." But, because these prophecies are cryptic and they aren't meant to be understood until they are understood, it's only the last three letters.
A few lines later, it says, "From the land of Kittim it has been revealed to them."
Here, you just take out any three middle letters, and again, it's the name of the person bringing you this message, or the sacred secret of the prophecy. Actually, if you take those two passages, Kim is about the only name you can get from both of them.
In Numbers 1:1 – 1:18, it's talking about "the family" and mentions Pagiel. It also twice mentions February 1st, (Kim's birthday) and then says that the youngest is 20 years old. Kim's little sister Paige is currently 20 years old.
In Chronicles 1 11:20 it mentions the brother of Joab and then in the same sentence uses the word brandishing. Kim's middle name is Jo and her older sister's name is Brandi. There are other patterns to her sisters too but these sort of mention them by name.
Of course, it helps if you know that there is a magical spiritual reality available that comes deep cleansing and often major dietary upgrades. It's also why Jesus was teaching the same thing, if you find his teachings in the Essene Gospel of Peace. In this text, he even says things like, "You'll never see the father unless you clean your colon." But, this is paraphrased...
In the Bible Jesus says things more like, happy are those who wash their robes, as they can enter the tree of life. The tree of life is elsewhere explained as God's paradise. He also said, first clean the inside of the cup and then the outside will also be clean.
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Today I tried shortening an if statement like this:
if (fruit == "apple" || type == "pear" || type == "orange"){
to this:
if (fruit in ["apple", "pear", "orange"]){
It doesn't work. Jonathan Snook has a different solution here where he essentially uses a map like this, which does work:
if(fruit in {"apple":"", "pear":"", "orange":""}){
Why does that work and my simple array doesn't, when usually in Javascript an object's presence makes that object return true? Is a string a different type of object than a key? I thought the string's presence in my array would return true as well.
y = "Stackoverflow";
y && console.log('y is true') // y returns true, so console logs the message
I interpreted my original solution as "if the value of variable fruit is in this array." That's clearly not the case. Does it instead say "if the variable fruit itself is in this array?" No, because this doesn't work either:
if (fruit in [fruit, "apple", "pear", "orange"]){
So what is Snook's version with the key=>value map asking that's correct? My best guess is, "if a key under the name of the value of variable fruit in this map returns true?"
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x in y returns true if the object y has a property with name x (so yes, your guess is correct).
Arrays are objects too. The properties of an array are the indexes, which are numerical. This works:
if(0 in ["apple", "pear", "orange"])
because the array has an element at index 0. This array is similar (but not the same!) to this object:
{0: "apple", 1: "pear", 2:"orange"}
(of course an array has further properties like length, push, slice, etc)
In your object example ({"apple":"", "pear":"", "orange":""}), apple, pear etc. are the properties of the object, not the values of properties.
How to find out whether an element is contained in an array is described in array.contains(obj) in JavaScript.
†: Strictly speaking, every property is a string, so even if you use numbers (as it is the case with arrays), they are converted to strings.
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Right, but I'm trying to check the value of a variable against the strings in the array. Your statement will always be true, but fruit might not be apple, pear, or orange. – Artur Sapek Aug 28 '11 at 21:43
I don't get your point. You wanted to know why it does not work and I answered that. You can replace 0 with 5 and it will return false. – Felix Kling Aug 28 '11 at 21:46
Yeah I get it, I thought you were suggesting your code as an alternative to mine, but I see now you were just making a point. Thanks – Artur Sapek Aug 28 '11 at 21:47
Ah ok, no, I did not suggest this as alternative (you did not ask for it ;)) And if you did, I'm pretty sure it was already asked. – Felix Kling Aug 28 '11 at 21:49
Yeah I know about indexOf. Thank you for your time. The array to map comparison helped me understand – Artur Sapek Aug 28 '11 at 21:52
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To check if a value is within an array, use indexOf:
if (["apple", "pear", "orange"].indexOf(fruit)!= -1){
Note: IE < 9 does not support indexOf on arrays, but you can add support easily.
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That's a good strategy, but you meant indexOf(fruit), instead of indexOf('fruit') didn't you? – Artur Sapek Aug 28 '11 at 21:45
_USER_ Sapek: correct. Thanks. – Joseph Silber Aug 28 '11 at 21:46
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Inter Alia
The phrase inter alia is a term commonly used in legal writing to mean "among other things." It may be used, for instance, in referring to a court decision, to indicate that there were other rulings made by the court, but only a specific part is being cited. To explore this concept, consider the following inter alia definition.
Definition of Inter Alia
in-ter ah-li-ah
 1. – among other things
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The Use of Latin in Legal Writing
Ancient Rome is considered to be the father of many languages spoken on Earth today, as is their system of law. The English language is full of words, phrases, and idioms that have their roots in the Latin language, though they have certainly evolved over the centuries. British colonists of the United States brought their system of law, and the Latin terms, with them.
Modern times find law professors and legal professionals alike replacing Latin, which is incomprehensible to most laypeople, with plain English in their writings. This began in creating contracts and agreements, as these are meant to be read and understood by laypeople, who are the parties to the agreements. Gradually, legal professionals have largely left the Latin behind. It is, however, still taught to most law students, as law schools teach 19th and 20th century case law, which is filled with Latin terms.
How is Inter Alia Used
When using Latin phrases in English writing, they are usually inserted where another common English phrase might be used, though they are commonly italicized. The phrase inter alia is used in sentences in place of the phrase "among other things," to indicate that what is being discussed is just one of a number of items or possibilities.
For example, "The judge said, inter alia, that the original contract did not appear to be valid." This would indicate that the apparent invalidity of the contract is just one issue brought up by the judge.
What is Inter Alios
While inter alia refers to "other things," the term is modified when speaking about people or entities to "inter alios." One might say, "John's favorite flavors are, inter alia, chunky chocolate banana, and French vanilla." If, however, the sentence refers to John's favorite actors, it would more properly be said, "John's favorite actors are, inter alios, Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise."
In a legal context, one might say, "Anita Smith has filed lawsuits against, inter alios, Maxwell Electronics." This indicates that Ms. Smith is not only suing the Maxwell Electronics company, but other people or entities as well.


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Back to Tap Water
The Back to Tap Water campaign was a joint effort by ESAC, the Environmental Proctors, and the Environmental Club. It grew naturally out of a recycling campaign which was intended to raise awareness of our recycling program and encourage community members to recycle. The analysis of the One Week's Worth of Containers that showed that 40% of recycled containers were disposable water bottles led to our subsequent efforts to reduce the unnecessary and wasteful use of disposable water bottles, hence, the Back to Tap Water Campaign.
One Week's Worth of Containers
During one week in November 2009, Deerfield set up large bins in front of the Dining Hall to display all the metal, glass, and plastic containers we captured for recycling during one week. At the end of the week, students from the Environmental Studies classes helped to count and categorize these containers. The result showed that 80% of the containers recycled were plastic and that 40% of the containers were disposable water bottles such as Dasani® and Poland Springs® bottled water. It was clear that there was an opportunity to make a meaningful change.
Blind Water Taste Test
To begin to understand the prevalence of bottled water usage, we looked at two things–taste and perceptions. One hundred sixty-eight members of the Deerfield Academy community participated in the blind water taste test set up in the Dining Hall during a Wednesday walkthrough lunch. Participants were given a score card to rank in order of preference four unlabeled pitchers of water. The only information given them was that there was both bottled and tap water among the four. The clear winner was filtered tap water from the Dining Hall. Last in preference was unfiltered tap water, which is the water available in the dorms and water fountains around campus.
Drinking Water Survey
To explore what barriers might prevent Deerfield community members from using our tap water, two student members of ESAC compiled a list of questions to survey community members. Two hundred twenty-one people responded to the questions. Key results are highlighted below:
How often do you drink bottled water?
- Rarely to never: 34%
- At least once a day: 32%
- At least once a week: 54%
If you knew that Deerfield's unfiltered tap water as safe to drink as bottled water, would you then drink tap water as opposed to bottled water?
If faucets with filtered water were present in all dormitories, would you be more likely to give up bottled water in favor of refilling a reusable bottle?
- Yes: 71%
- No: 9%
- Not in Dorm: 20%
Following water quality testing of our tap water that confirmed it was of fine quality, ESAC forwarded its recommendations to the community.
Given the community's taste preference for filtered tap water, the perception that bottled water is safer than tap, and the exceeding overuse of bottled water on campus, the Academy implemented ESAC's recommendation that one sink per floor per dorm be outfitted with an under-the-sink filtration system to improve the taste by removing chlorine. The Academy also followed ESAC's recommendation and installed Hydration Stations (as opposed to water fountains) at key locations around campus.
The Dining Services outlets on campus ceased all sales of bottled water. Parents are reminded as part of the back-to-school announcements that the use of bottled water is actively discouraged on campus.


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With the news that Mitsubishi Electric has been breached by criminals taking advantage of a zero-day exploit in its anti-malware software, Dr Simon Wiseman, CTO, from Deep Secure asks what lessons can be learnt and how best to defend a cybersecurity defence from a determined attacker.
Mitsubishi Electric says cybercriminals have taken advantage of a zero-day in its anti-malware software, prior to the vendor issuing a patch. Details of what was stolen are still unclear but are thought to include email messages between the company and the Japanese Defense Ministry and Nuclear Regulation Authority, as well as documents relating to projects with firms such as utilities, railways and automakers plus the personal data of more than 8,000 people.
The use by the criminals of a vulnerability in anti-malware software to attack a target, raises important questions about both the efficacy of signature-based anti-malware and how best to secure the defence itself from being exploited.
Can I Be Sure My Malware Detection Defence Can't Be Exploited?
You can't be sure. Looking for malware means handling the complex protocols and data formats that make up the modern world. Applications struggle to cope with this functionality, which is where vulnerabilities creep in. But the same problem faces security software that goes looking for malware.
Detection-based anti-malware must match the data bytes in a file against the long list of signatures that identify known malware. But simple detection-based anti-malware, is defeated by the way complex applications operate. To remain effective, it must dig deeper into the file data before it can check for signatures, and so it becomes vulnerable to mistakes made when handling the complexities. One easy example – to look for macros in a Microsoft Office document the defence has no option but to open up the complex file structures, which leaves the checker itself exposed.
So, if you can't know whether your malware detection software can be compromised, what can you do? The answer lies in adopting a zero-trust cyber security defence that is not based on trying to detect malware but on eliminating it.
Zero Trust Cyber Security
With a cybersecurity defence based on zero trust, the focus moves to treating everything as dangerous. Regards malware, data can only be trusted if it is built by software that can be trusted, so data received from the outside world can never be delivered. Instead, the information carried by received data must be extracted and new data built to carry it forward.
Instead of checking data for malware, we now have a two-step process. First information is extracted from the original data, and second new data is built to carry the information. The first step handles complex data supplied by potential attackers, and so is not to be trusted. But the second step handles the extracted information, which is in a much simpler form making it possible to trust the software. In addition, it becomes possible to independently verify that the information is structured as expected to make sure the built software only gets what it can handle safely.
That means every piece of data is rendered totally safe by extracting valid business information (for example, extracting just the necessary words and formats from a Word document) from it and delivering new data that means the same, instead of trying to detect what is bad in the original. The process works by 'transforming' all data into something new that's known to be safe.
Deep Secure's Threat Removal Platform uses this "extract, verify, build" approach. It trusts nothing. Everything is transformed. There's no attempt to detect malware, the software isn't trying to understand all the complex ways malware could exploit the data formats and protocols but prevents all malware attacks by ensuring there's no need to deliver the unsafe data. There are two advantages. First it defends against unknown malware, second it defends itself against malware which attacks it, which seems to be how Mitsubishi was breached.
Hardsec – Defending the Defence!
The extract-verify-build process makes it possible to trust the defence. The extract step handles the complex data that's likely to hide malware, but it isn't trusted to handle this correctly. If it falls victim to malware, the verify step will stop damage spreading to the build step. But suppose there's a common fault in the implementation of the verify and build software. A sophisticated attack could now exploit this to spread from one step to the next. Unlikely, but not impossible. And for some applications, nothing short of impossible is acceptable. In these cases the only answer is to replace the software by hardware logic, an approach called Hardsec.
Hardsec is the implementation of security controls in hardware. Not the conventional hardware that uses CPUs capable of a near-infinite number of tasks. Rather, the use of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) designed for the purpose, with the controls programmed into the firmware so they can't be changed or exploited without direct physical access to the hardware itself.
Deep Secure's Threat Removal platform can be deployed with FPGA hardware performing the verification function, eliminating the software attack surface entirely. With this in place, the most determined and sophisticated attacker will fail because they have no software to attack. It is the ultimate in zero trust security, as the data received is never trusted and the software that ensures the data is made safe is not trusted either, completely eliminating the risk of a Mitsubishi-style breach.
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Deep Secure's Threat Removal platform can be deployed wherever untrusted data is handled, from conventional network perimeters to cross-domain solutions and cloud interconnections. For more in-depth analysis, read the new report from London based corporate advisors Peel Hunt looking in detail at zero trust security, Hardsec and how transforming data to render it safe has the power to redefine the future of cybersecurity.
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Healing 'Brick City': A Newark Doctor Returns Home
A physician who overcame a difficult upbringing meditates on the nature of his career and the relationship between medicine and public service.
When and How to Pair: Provide students with this article after they have read Chapter 7, in order to explore the themes of heroism and overcoming adversity that are contained within both the article and novel. In the novel, Ponyboy and Johnny have been deemed heroes, and act that seemed as unlikely for them as it was for Sampson Davis to succeed in the article. Ask students to consider how Ponyboy and Johnny's heroic act can possibly change the community? How does this contrast with Sampson Davis' views and experience? Using Sampson Davis' life story as a reference, how did Ponyboy and Johnny's life experiences prepare them to be heroes?


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- 1 What is the purpose of daggering?
- 2 Who started twerking?
- 3 What is the Jamaican dance?
- 4 What Twerking means?
- 5 Why are there so many Jamaicans in London?
- 6 What does it mean to twerk on a guy?
- 7 What language do Jamaicans speak?
- 8 What type of music do Jamaicans listen to?
- 9 What is the most popular dance in Jamaica?
- 10 What does God say about twerking?
- 11 Why is it called twerking?
- 12 Is twerking a slang word?
What is the purpose of daggering?
The Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation defines daggering as "a colloquial term or phrase used in dancehall culture as a reference to hardcore sex or what is popularly referred to as 'dry' sex, or the activities of persons engaged in the public simulation of various sexual acts and positions." Therefore, "There shall not
Who started twerking?
The term twerking was actually coined in the city of New Orleans during the early '90's bounce scene. According to journalist Nik Cohn, "it started in the late 1980s, a wild mix of rap and Mardi Gras Indian chants and second-line brass-band bass patterns and polyrhythmic drumming and gospel call-and-response".
What is the Jamaican dance?
Bruckins, burru, dinki-minni, ettu, gerreh, gumbay, jonkunnu, kumina, maypole, myal, quadrille, tambu and zella. Dance is such a wonderful artistic expression, influenced by history and culture. Jamaica has a rich heritage of traditional dances, but today many of them are hardly known.
What Twerking means?
The dictionary describes twerking as dancing "in a sexually provocative manner, using thrusting movements of the bottom and hips while in a low, squatting stance". It says the word in its current form has its roots in the early 1990s New Orleans "bounce" music scene, but the exact origin of twerk is uncertain.
Why are there so many Jamaicans in London?
Jamaicans have been present in the UK since the start of the twentieth century; however, by far the largest wave of migration occurred after the Second World War. The British government looked to its overseas colonies for help and encouraged migration in an effort to fill the many job vacancies.
What does it mean to twerk on a guy?
1. To move the body in a sexually suggestive twisting or gyrating fashion. verb.
What language do Jamaicans speak?
The official language is English, which is "used in all domains of public life", including the government, the legal system, the media, and education. However, the primary spoken language is an English-based creole called Jamaican Patois (or Patwa).
What type of music do Jamaicans listen to?
The music of Jamaica includes Jamaican folk music and many popular genres, such as mento, ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub music, dancehall, reggae fusion and related styles. Reggae is especially popular through the international fame of Bob Marley.
What is the most popular dance in Jamaica?
Jamaica's Heritage in Dance
- Bruckins. Bruckins, as a member of the creolised group of traditional dances, reveals a unique mixture of African and European influences.
- Burru. This particular form of dance is a fertility masquerade found in Lionel Town and Hayes (Clarendon).
What does God say about twerking?
The Bible says to flee sexual impurity and immorality. Twerking is a dance form designed to stimulate sexual thoughts and feelings. The Bible may not specifically use the word "twerking" but it addresses the attitudes behind it.
Why is it called twerking?
The term twerking comes from the New Orleans' early 90s bounce scene. Modern day twerking is very similar to the Mapouka dance, and has existed for centuries. Twerking is also prevalent throughout the reggae and dancehall culture.
Is twerking a slang word?
A slang term for a booty-focused dance style that involves shaking and gyrating the rear end.


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Synopses & Reviews
The Caryophyllales are one of the few higher taxa of the flowering plants ofwhich the size and delimitation against other taxa is undisputed. However, their derivation from other taxa and the evolution of families within this order in unsettled. "Systematics and Evolution of the Caryophyllales" reviews the important characters of this taxon emphasizing their contribution and influence towards a new proposal for both the putative origin of the order and the classification of its families. New results in molecular genetics, phytochemistry, ultrastructure, and morphology are provided and discussed in relation to both the classical and molecular systematics of the order. In addition, characters like betalains and sieve-element plastids, which have played a major role in shaping the size of the order, and others like DNA-data or flower morphologythat can be useful to discuss the position of the Caryophyllales within higher plants are critically evaluated.


NVIDIA NetQ 3.3 User Guide
NVIDIA® Cumulus® NetQ is a highly scalable, modern network operations tool set utilizes telemetry for deep troubleshooting, visibility, and automated workflows from a single GUI interface, reducing maintenance and network downtimes. It combines the ability to easily upgrade, configure and deploy network elements with a full suite of operations capabilities, such as visibility, troubleshooting, validation, trace and comparative look-back functionality.
This guide is intended for network administrators who are responsible for deploying, configuring, monitoring and troubleshooting the network in their data center or campus environment. NetQ 3.3 offers the ability to easily monitor and manage your network infrastructure and operational health. This guide provides instructions and information about monitoring individual components of the network, the network as a whole, and the NetQ software applications using the NetQ command line interface (NetQ CLI), NetQ (graphical) user interface (NetQ UI), and NetQ Admin UI.


, Volume 138, Issue 3, pp 325-332
Date: 19 Dec 2003
Trophodynamic linkage between river runoff and coastal fishery yield elucidated by stable isotope data in the Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean)
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The link between climate-driven river runoff and sole fishery yields observed in the Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean) was analysed using carbonand nitrogen stable isotopes along the flatfish food webs. Off the Rhone River, the main terrestrial (river POM) and marine (seawater POM) sources of carbon differed in δ13C (–26.11‰ and −22.36‰, respectively). Surface sediment and suspended POM in plume water exhibited low δ13C (–24.38‰ and −24.70‰, respectively) that differed more from the seawater POM than from river POM, demonstrating the dominance of terrestrial material in those carbon pools. Benthic invertebrates showed a wide range in δ15N (mean 4.30‰ to 9.77‰) and δ13C (mean −23.81‰ to −18.47‰), suggesting different trophic levels, diets and organic sources. Among the macroinvertebrates, the surface (mean δ13C −23.71‰) and subsurface (mean δ13C −23.81‰) deposit-feeding polychaetes were particularly 13C depleted, indicating that their carbon was mainly derived from terrestrial material. In flatfish, δ15N (mean 9.42 to 10.93‰) and δ13C (mean −19.95‰ to −17.69‰) varied among species, indicating differences in food source and terrestrial POM use. A significant negative correlation was observed between the percentage by weight of polychaetes in the diet and the δ13C of flatfish white muscle. Solea solea (the main polychaete feeder) had the lowest mean δ13C, Arnoglossus laterna and Buglossidium luteum (crustacean, mollusc and polychaete feeders) had intermediate values, and Solea impar (mollusc feeder) and Citharus linguatula (crustacean and fish feeder) exhibited the highest δ13C. Two different benthic food webs were thus identified off the Rhone River, one based on marine planktonic carbon and the other on the terrestrial POM carried by the river. Deposit-feeding polychaetes were responsible for the main transfer of terrestrial POM to upper trophic levels, linking sole population dynamics to river runoff fluctuations.


Adopt a school
Adopt a school
Adopt a school is a campaign designed to foster and build a relationship between Minnesota public schools and ARAHA. Through the campaign, the school will get an opportunity to connect to the Horn of Africa region through different projects.
Many schools have service learning project that their students take as a requirement or as an optional course. This is a great opportunity to engage students on a project that will show them that they can make an impact not just on a community level, but on a global scale.
Opportunity for the school:
These campaign will provide the school students, teachers, and staff an opportunity to learn cultures from the Horn of Africa, raise awareness about different issues pertaining to the region, or raise funds. The school and students will be able to choose the focus of their campaign; In the end, the feeling the students gets from sense of accomplishment, inspiration, motivation, knowledge, teamwork, and increase in cultural competence far weights any funds they generate.
Some Benefits:
Sense of accomplishment for students and staff participating; knowing that their efforts will make an impact in the Horn of Africa, no matter how small or large it may be.
Opportunity for students to get their credit for service learning project.
Students and staff will gain a better understanding, and knowledge of these countries where many students in Minnesota public schools come from. Thus, building bridges of understanding and care.
Based on the campaign, students will be able to unite and rally behind a cause.
The concept:
As you know, School meals play a large role in keeping students in school, fighting malnutrition, and keeping them focused. For many students across the world, school lunch will be the only wholesome meal of the day that they will have. And in many places in the Horn of Africa region where poverty is the norm, most schools can't afford to provide meals for their students.
Our goal is to partner with your school to provide lunches for students in schools in the Horn of Africa, Specially from schools in rural, IDP, or refugee camps. Where student in that part of the world don't have the privilege, we have here of having a healthy, nutritional meal for breakfast or lunch while they are at the school. Most of the children they come to school without a decent breakfast that if they have one. ARAHA initiate a pilot project to help change the situation by providing a lunch or breakfast to students especially in the remote areas in the Horn of Africa. Last year we, at ARAHA, established this program as a pilot project in 2 schools, then this year we were able to expand it into a total of 7 schools. We are hoping that together we can help more schools to start providing healthy breakfast or lunches to their students.
The school with its student body will adopt a school in the Horn of Africa to provide daily breakfast or lunches in schools where none of these two meals are provided.
This will help the students to focus on schooling and follow their teachers during lecture, increase retention and attendance in the school and improve the academic achievements for each student.
We are hoping each student can save 50 cents a day, up to $10 a month to help a fellow student in the Horn of Africa to have breakfast/lunch while in school like him or her.
Action plan:
ARAHA will Make a 5 minutes presentation about the lunch program including a short video in the cafeteria during the students' lunch time.
The Appeal:
 - For only 50 cents a day, you can help a student not to go hungry for the entire day while he/she is in school.
 - School with 200 students needs only $100 a day. Each student in the sponsoring school brings $ 2.50 a week or $10.00 a month. It works on an honor system.
 - ARAHA's Representative empties the box once a month and share the collected amount with the administration.
ARAHA will:
 - Place A donation box in the cafeteria (in a convenient location)
 - Clearly display the adopted school name,
 - Number of students in the adopted school,
 Grads, Girls or boys' school,
 - The city and The country.
The adopted school will:
 - Display the name and information of the adopting school,
 - Students will send Thank you letters to their peers in the adopted school
 - Exchanged letters between students of the two schools
 - Can exchange civic/cultural information.
The achievements:
 1. This will improve the student's health by giving them a daily nutritious meal.
 2. Increase the enrollment of students from many poor families whose children are deprived from education due to malnutrition.
 3. Enhance academic performance by preventing children from being stunned.
 4. Reduce the dropout rate.
 5. Make the teacher's job relatively easier.
 6. Children stay where they belong in the classroom, not the streets
 7. Creating a more positive community and educated youth.
 8. Provide ongoing employment to some of the poor families as well.
 9. Your students will feel the sense of accomplishment of helping and connecting with other fellow students like them in other parts of the world especially the Horn of Africa.
ARAHA was established in the year 2000 as a not for profit organization in Minnesota with tax-exempt No. 41-_PHONE_. ARAHA has 5 field offices (2 in Somalia, 1 in Kenya, 1 in Ethiopia, and 1 in Sudan). Each office is fully staffed. In addition, the highly acclaimed Charity Navigator rated ARAHA among the top 8% of US charities in transparency and accountability. The Charities Review Council also awarded ARAHA their prestigious "Meet the Standards" seal for accountability and transparency.
We are hoping to partner with your organization on this healthy and educational effort to help the new generations in the Horn of Africa region to gain a quality education and turn their lives, as well as the lives of their families, around. In a generation, we can move a population from being reliant on aid to providing for themselves, their families, communities, towns and villages, and their country.
Thank you.