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FDA and industry reach agreement in principle on medical device user fees
The FDA and representatives from the medical device industry have reached an agreement in principle on proposed recommendations for the third reauthorisation of a medical device user fee programme.
The recommendations would authorise the FDA to collect US$595 million in user fees over five years, plus adjustments for inflation. Details of the agreement, such as the fee structure, are expected to be finalised soon.
Under a user fee programme, industry agrees to pay fees to help fund a portion of the FDA's device review activities while the FDA agrees to overall performance goals such as reviewing a certain percentage of applications within a particular time frame.
The agreement in principle is the result of over a year of negotiations between the FDA and industry. It strikes a careful balance between what industry agreed to pay and what the FDA can accomplish with the amount of funding proposed. It would result in greater accountability, predictability, and transparency through such improvements as a more structured pre-submission process and earlier interactions between FDA and applicants. With the additional funding, the FDA would be able to hire over 200 full-time equivalent workers by the end of the five-year programme. The FDA and industry expect that the agreement in principle would result in a reduction in average total review times.
"I want to commend my staff and representatives from industry for their tireless work and commitment to achieving an agreement in principle on medical device user fees," said FDA commissioner Margaret A Hamburg. "Reauthorisation of this important programme is an essential component for advancing medical device innovation."
The industry associations who have reached an agreement in principle with the FDA include the Advanced Medical Technology Association, the Medical Device Manufacturers Association and the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance.
Congress first established the user fee programme 10 years ago with the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002 (MDUFA I), prompted by growing concerns about the capacity and performance of the medical device review programme. The five-year programme was reauthorised with the Medical Device User Fee Act of 2007 (MDUFA II) and is set to expire on 30 September.
MDUFA II authorised FDA to collect user fees for certain medical device applications, for the registration of certain medical device establishments, and for certain other purposes. Small businesses may qualify for a waiver from fees on certain submissions or may qualify for a reduced fee.
In September 2010, prior to beginning negotiations with regulated industry, the FDA held a public meeting on the device user fee programme attended by a variety of stakeholders including industry, scientific and academic experts, health care professionals, and representatives from patient and consumer advocacy groups. Stakeholders provided their assessment of the overall performance of the MDUFA programme and their opinions about which aspects of the programme should be retained, changed, or discontinued in order to further strengthen and improve the programme.
Once the final details of the agreement with industry is completed, FDA will develop a package of proposed recommendations and give the public an opportunity to comment before they are submitted to Congress.
The date of the public meeting has yet to be determined.
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Why CEOs Are Pushing for Community Prosperity
Kate Isaacs
Last month, JP Morgan Chase announced plans to invest $40 million in Chicago to battle poverty and violence through economic growth. This sum – the bank's second-largest investment in a single city – will fund job training, small businesses expansion, neighborhood revitalization and personal financial health programs in Chicago's South and West sides.
This move marks an expanded wave of corporate community involvement, in which companies reach beyond their walls to partner with public, private, and nonprofit organizations to build local prosperity. The business case? "If the economy is growing for everyone, that's a good long-term bet for our shareholders," says Peter Scher, head of Corporate Responsibility at Chase.
"We're not arrogant enough to think that we're going to come in and solve a problem," says Scher. Change happens through influence rather than fiat, only after trust and good working relationships have been established with community partners. Community solutions must go beyond symptom relief to understand and alter the root causes of social ills. Change efforts must be sustained over decades, not just quarters.
Collaborative community work to solve "wicked" social problems requires a different kind of leadership than running a single company. These are the four common qualities we see across successful CEO-led community prosperity initiatives.
Leadership for Long-Term Community Prosperity
Set the Right Tone
Successful business leaders forge relationships with established community groups. They seek to understand what people are already doing to address local issues, honoring their priorities, and working to identify shared goals. They are humble, respectful, and inclusive.
In 2016 Rush University Medical Center launched the Chicago West Side Total Health Collaborative, inviting 120 people representing 47 community-based organizations to an inaugural meeting. The Collaborative is a cross-sector partnership that aims to build community health and economic vitality on Chicago's West Side. Collaborative members are now embarking on a listening tour across West Side communities, with the view that residents are the experts who are best able to define problems and solutions.
"Companies bring critical business discipline to community change: a relentless focus on results."
Similarly, Chase learned that writing large checks didn't have much impact, and so changed its approach in Chicago and Detroit, another investment region, to partner more closely with established community groups.
Setting the right tone of leadership often starts at home. CEOs who lead the Itasca Project, an employer-led civic alliance working on economic vitality and community well-being in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul region, wanted to close gaps in employment and labor force participation between whites and people of color. They began by convening CEO members to examine their own attitudes towards diversity, and to improve their companies' hiring and workplace practices. Each CEO was tasked to reach out to local citizens of color, meeting informally over coffee to better understand their workforce experiences. Says Brad Hewitt, CEO of Thrivent and co-chair of Itasca, "CEOs have to commit personally to diversity as a strategic and business-critical issue."
Committed Caring
Company leaders earn convening power only if they demonstrate a commitment to a larger purpose beyond their own business success. This means separating community investments from business profit, and investing for the long term.
Chase won't directly profit from their Chicago investment, at least not in the short run. Opening bank branches in the target communities is not part of the plan, and Chase won't profit from grants to partner organizations.
Rush University Medical Center elevated the achievement of community health and economic vitality as one of its four key strategies. A new senior leadership position with a focus on community health equity was established. In the next fiscal year, for the first time, a community focused performance goal will be on the corporate dashboard.
"This kind of work has to go beyond the CEO. It has to be embedded in the organization's strategy and mission, and supported by the leadership team, the board, and the entire organization," said Larry Goodman, CEO of Rush.
Pragmatic, Not Partisan
Companies bring critical business discipline to community change: a relentless focus on results. "The key is to have a learning agenda, always be evaluating, and if something's not working, move on," said Whitney Smith, executive director of Chase's global philanthropy for the Midwest region.
Talent 2025, a consortium of over 100 CEOs working on talent development in West Michigan, uses a structured community change process modeled on lean manufacturing and design thinking used by firms like IDEO. The process relies on high quality data to understand complex community problems, identify good ideas that can be scaled, and stop pursuing bad ideas that aren't producing results.
A data-driven results focus means that rather than becoming mired in ideological and political debates, business leaders can focus on launching pilot innovations, collecting data, and measuring impacts to test whether early efforts are achieving desired outcomes.
Passionate Championship
Community partnerships run on volunteer energy, and this is especially true for business leaders. CEOs get engaged and stay engaged when they can pursue their personal passions.
Itasca launches new initiatives only when at least one executive is committed to leading it, in collaboration with regional partners. "Our model isn't a chamber of commerce, where you pay your dues, and in return you get access, lobbying, and maybe an event. We expect people to lead action on the ground," say Justin Freiberg and Julia Silvis, McKinsey partners who work closely with Itasca.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and his wife got engaged with the issue of family homelessness after they read a local news story about a homeless boy named Rudy. The Benioffs were alarmed to learn that approximately one in every 25 public school students in San Francisco was then homeless. In 2016, the Benioffs joined with other businesses leaders, local government agencies, school districts, and nonprofits to launch the Heading Home campaign, a $30 million partnership. The aim is to eliminate family homelessness in San Francisco by 2019.
In the hands of some visionary CEOs, a new wave of corporate citizenship is directed towards building local prosperity at home. With the right tone of leadership and business focus, they are exerting significant impact on the communities they serve by working in partnership with other community leaders.
Dr. Kate Isaacs is the Director of Research and Practice Development at the Center for Higher Ambition Leadership and a Research Fellow at the MIT Sloan Leadership Center. She has spent the last fifteen years helping companies and multi-stakeholder collaboratives create social and economic value through trust-based relationships. Dr. Isaacs holds a PhD in Organization Studies from the MIT Sloan School of Management and an M.S. degree in Technology and Policy from the MIT Engineering Systems Division.
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Chapter 4: Importance of developing a strong pro bono culture
Following on from relationships, the strength of the pro bono culture within an organisation providing pro bono assistance is the next most important factor determining whether a pro bono program or project will work well.
The culture of a firm is more of an issue than size and resource constraints. There can be resistance within firms to doing pro bono work. (PBRO manager)
While some partners have a strong personal commitment to pro bono, there are varying levels of support from firm management for pro bono work. Pro bono hours do not count towards billable targets and are discounted by 25% in the timesheet system. It can be seen as one of the many non-billable demands on lawyers. Pro bono opportunities have not been centrally advertised. There are some lawyers at the firm who are not interested in pro bono and would not necessarily welcome unsolicited emails about it. (Mid-sized law firm pro bono coordinator)
4.1 The importance of leadership support
4.2 Large firms and the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs
The absence of support from a firm's leadership can not only make it very difficult to obtain resources, but can also affect relationships and the quality of work: for example, because work is de-prioritised and therefore not completed in a timely manner, or because the junior lawyers doing pro bono work are not properly supervised.
Ensuring the quality of pro bono work is an ongoing and universal challenge for pro bono practices. The message needs to come from the partner level down given they are supervising the work. We try to entrench a culture of quality within the firm, drumming it into our grads that work for pro bono clients needs to be at the same level of quality as for commercial clients and requiring lawyers undertaking pro bono work to complete a closure report in the same way they would for a commercial file. (Large law firm pro bono coordinator)
Many firms do not have a culture that embraces or prioritises pro bono work. Some pro bono coordinators struggle to obtain approval from partners in the firm to take on matters/projects that they would like to do. (CLC coordinator)
Some junior lawyers have said that they do not hear anything about pro bono opportunities (despite it being part of the promotion that has attracted them to the firm) and do not have any opportunities to do it. (PBRO manager)
Some secondees have been told by partners in firms that are not supportive of pro bono that doing a secondment will be a black mark in their career. We recently lost a secondee this way. (PBRO manager)
Consultations with law firms indicate that the culture of a law firm often follows the attitude of its leadership, and therefore having or cultivating the support of the firm's leadership is very important. For example the Director of the National Children's and Youth Law Centre (NCYLC), Matthew Keeley, explained that their Cyber Project works well because there is support for the project within King & Wood Mallesons (K&WM) at a senior management level (see case study at 26.5.1). One large firm pro bono coordinator suggested that it was helpful to understand the personal interests of the firm's partners when trying to build support within a firm for particular areas of need.
Building and continuing to encourage a culture that is supportive of pro bono within a firm is easier if strategically targeting the personal interests of partners. Ask partners about the causes they feel passionate about. (Large law firm pro bono coordinator)
The positive impact of having leadership that is supportive of pro bono and a strong pro bono culture is equally relevant for smaller firms. For example, Ern Phang, the solicitor director of Phang Legal, a small law firm in Parramatta, was awarded the Law Society President's Award at the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW's 2010 Justice Awards1 in recognition of his success in building a firm culture with a strong focus on community service. Over the years, his small team of lawyers has assisted the Law Society Pro Bono Scheme by providing advice and representation to disadvantaged individuals, and has supported social enterprises in partnership with the Australian Pro Bono Centre and Parramatta City Council. Ern also supports various community and not for profit organisations with legal advice and representation, as well as being a volunteer director. 'With an interest in good corporate governance, Ern has been the catalyst behind the culture change in several organisations, guiding them towards a more self-sustainable model with a focus on improving the social dividend.'2
Where support does exist at a leadership level, and the partners and managers are actively involved and interested in the pro bono practice, this can lead to innovative projects with successful results. Solicitors at Caxton Legal Centre Inc, for example, have observed that individual leaders who are committed to pro bono and have innovative ideas can really influence the development of pro bono.
Several pro bono coordinators explained that there can be different cultures in different offices of the same firm and that it was important to take the time to develop a program that fits not only the firm's culture, but the culture of the particular office.
A national program needs to have common features but needs to suit the size of the office and work with the culture in the specific office, eg what might work in the Sydney office will not necessarily work in the Canberra office. (Large law firm pro bono coordinator)
Ultimately it is essential for a pro bono coordinator to understand what works for the culture of the firm, to have a central coordination and reporting point for senior people in the firm. (Large law firm pro bono coordinator)
Special Counsel, Pro Bono and Community at K&WM, Jane Farnsworth, explained that having charitable targets has helped to build that firm's pro bono culture. K&WM surveyed staff across core areas to find out the areas of need where staff had an interest and would therefore be a good fit for the firm, following up with one-on-one meetings with a staff consultant. Staff nominated children and young people at risk, and alleviating poverty and improving community welfare, as being the areas of need that they felt were a good match for the firm and should be a consistent focus.
The firm's pro bono program is embedded into the culture of the firm by having focus areas, which make it clear to everyone within the firm what the pro bono program is trying to achieve. (Large law firm pro bono coordinator)
There are differing views in the pro bono community regarding whether pro bono legal and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs should be kept separate. Many are concerned about the risk that limited firm resources will be spent undertaking community service work, rather than providing pro bono legal assistance which is a need that only lawyers can address. However, other pro bono coordinators, including Jane Farnsworth, expressed the view that the synergy between pro bono and CSR programs can result in a greater impact than either program separately. She explained that, in her experience at K&WM, not only does CSR not detract from professional responsibility, but in fact 'the longevity of a pro bono program depends on being able to embed a culture of pro bono, which is something that CSR assists with'.
See also Part 3 Understanding your potential partner, particularly the discussion of helping pro bono coordinators to make the business case for pro bono in Chapter 10 Large law firms.
Australian Pro Bono Centre, Australian Pro Bono Manual, LexisNexis, Sydney, 2016, Chapter 1.4 Promoting a pro bono culture.
1 Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales, 2010 Justice Awards (14 October 2010) Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales http://www.lawfoundation.net.au/ljf/app/5D46D54268F6F251CA2577BC001FA511.html.
2 http://www.conveyancing-parramatta.com.au/2010234/ern-phang-receives-2010-law-society-presidents-award/.
https://www.probonocentre.org.au/whatworks/part-2/chap-4/


Millistream, leading provider of real-time market data feeds, continues to extend the supply of Scandinavian Content.
The company today announced that company descriptions for the Swedish, Danish, Norwegian- and Finnish market, are now standardized in size and content.
A Millistream description will be standardized in the form of 350-500 signs, regardless of company size, stock list or country. The new descriptions will also exclude year to year information. Focus will be on giving our customers and investors a concise and up-to-date description.
– Our vision is to create a new standard for company descriptions. We experienced that the supply of company descriptions varied on the market, both in size, quality and depending on where the company is listed. As an independent market data provider, we will continue with yearly quality checks, providing the latest updated information about each company in Scandinavia, says Tomislav Nizic, Content Manager at Millistream.


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Targeting the audiences that matter
In an effort to increase brand awareness and attract top industry talent, Vulcan Technology was the headline sponsor at the very first SIFFX, a four-day festival within the Seattle International Film Festival. The event showcases the newest advancements in creative storytelling through the medium of virtual reality, augmented reality and 360°immersion. Working closely with Vulcan, Nyhus developed a dynamic presentation highlighting the company's exceptional work and positioning Vulcan as the destination for technology workers seeking to use their skills as a force for good in the world.
Targeted Marketing Campaign encouraged top Seattle talent to explore unparalleled opportunities available at Vulcan Technology.
With hundreds of screenings taking place across participating SIFF theatres, Nyhus saw a perfect opportunity to create a promotional reel showcasing Vulcan Technology's philanthropic efforts. Utilizing footage of Vulcan Technology's unique global work, Nyhus cut together a fast-paced "sizzle reel" featuring Vulcan Technology's achievements and inviting top industry talent in attendance to explore career opportunities at Vulcan.
The reel was played before various audiences over the course of the festival and is currently part of a broader tech recruitment and brand awareness campaign.
The video has been repurposed by Vulcan Technology's executive leadership, will run as a targeted pre-roll campaign and will continue to be a foundational story telling piece for Vulcan Technology.
The video lives on the Vulcan Technology YouTube channel, where it continues to attract applicants by demonstrating the unparalleled opportunities that exist for prospective Vulcan Technology employees.
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has released six reports on data from California hospitals on a range of healthcare-associated infections, including central-line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and surgical site infections (SSI), among others.
The intent of this data collection program is to enable hospitals to find areas in need of improvement, as well as allowing healthcare purchasers a better method of determining value of care, and to provide patients with the tools to make more informed choices.
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Through our strategy session, we created a messaging ladder that went to the heart of the matter — gratitude. Our client needed to communicate its thankfulness to its benefactors. So we combined this thoughtful appreciation with entertaining and informative content in the form of an oversize-format coffee-table book. The multi-award-winning book was housed in a textured slipcase designed with gripping imagery inspired by the building itself.


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FACT OR FICTION? WHAT CAN IT DO?
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By Amy Baxter | February 13, 2018
Family Tree In-Home Care Acquires CareTemps
Houston-based Genova Health, LLC has added CareTemps, LLC, a home care and care management services company, to its family of companies. Genova Health's portfolio company is Family Tree In-Home Care, a home care agency with four offices in Houston, Austin, The Woodlands, and Clear Lake, Texas.
Family Tree closed on the acquisition of all of the assets of CareTemps. The combined company operates under the Family Tree In-Home Care name, and the entire CareTemps team and management have joined Family Tree.
The acquisition is part of Family Tree's strategy to add leaders with significant home care expertise to the company in the markets it serves. CareTemps was founded more than 20 years ago by Marilyn Drane, a certified geriatric care manager and advocate for seniors in Houston.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Traditions Healthcare Holding Co. Acquires ProCare Hospice Corp.
Traditions Healthcare Holding Company, LLC, a portfolio company of Dorilton Capital Advisors LLC, has acquired ProCare Hospice Corp., a hospice services provider based in Oxnard, California.
Traditions Health Care is a home health and hospice provider, offering skilled nursing, therapy services and physical and spiritual end-of-life care. The company has nine locations throughout Texas, and the acquisition marks the first regional expansion for Traditions.
Advanced Home Care Adds Home I.V. Care and Nutritional Services
Advanced Home Care, a not-for-profit, hospital-affiliated home health care company with more than 30 branch locations in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, has merged with Home I.V. Care and Nutritional Services.
Home I.V. is based in Waynesboro, Virginia, and serves infusion and enteral patients in Virginia and surrounding states.
The Braff Group originated the transaction and served as the exclusive mergers and acquisitions advisor to Home I.V. Care and Nutritional Services.
Nevada-based Kindred Hospice Acquired by Nathan Adelson Hospice
Nathan Adelson Hospice, the largest non-profit hospice in Nevada, has entered an agreement to acquire Kindred Hospice, based in Southern Nevada. The organization is owned by Kindred Healthcare (NYSE: KND).
The transaction is expected to close by March 1, 2018. The details of the deal are still being finalized, according to a press release.
The deal comes as Kindred Healthcare is undergoing a major deal to be acquired by Humana (NYSE: HUM).
Nathan Adelson Hospice has been operating since 1978 and serves an average of 400 hospice and palliative care patients daily.
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require 'rails_helper'

RSpec.describe CorsSupport, type: :concern do
  let(:cors_controller_class) { Class.new(UnauthenticatedApiController) { include CorsSupport } }
  subject { cors_controller_class.new }

  before(:each) do
    # HTTP_ORIGIN includes protocol and host
    allow(subject).to receive(:origin).and_return("https://my.domain.tld")
  end

  def allow_hosts(hosts)
    allow(subject).to receive(:whitelisted_hosts).and_return(hosts.join(','))
  end

  describe "cors_support" do
    it "allows from identical URI" do
      allow_hosts %w(https://my.domain.tld)

      expect(subject.send(:cors_allowed?)).to be_truthy
    end

    it "allows from identical host" do
      allow_hosts %w(my.domain.tld)

      expect(subject.send(:cors_allowed?)).to be_truthy
    end

    it "allows from matching, partial host" do
      allow_hosts %w(.domain.tld)

      expect(subject.send(:cors_allowed?)).to be_truthy
    end

    it "allows if any one domain matches" do
      allow_hosts %w(no.domain.tld nope.domain.tld .domain.tld)

      expect(subject.send(:cors_allowed?)).to be_truthy
    end

    it "denies if no domain matches" do
      allow_hosts %w(no.domain.tld nope.domain.tld)

      expect(subject.send(:cors_allowed?)).to be_falsey
    end
  end
end


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Moglix launches internship programme for children of armed forces personnel
It is a three-month programme called 'Shaurya'
HRK News Bureau
Celebrating 75 years of Independence, Moglix, a B2B e-commerce platform has launched an internship programme called 'Shaurya.' This is a three-month internship programme in supply chain and procurement, for the children of armed forces personnel from all three wings —Indian Army, Indian Air force and the Indian Navy.
The internship programme is open to all children who have their parents or immediate family member(s) either still working in any of the three Armed Forces or retired from the same. The applicants should have either completed their 12th grade this year or be pursuing an undergraduate degree. The prerequisite for this internship is that the applicant should have a copy of the certificate showing they have passed Class 12 and an ID proof of their immediate family member either serving in or retired from the Armed Forces.
"We have envisaged this internship programme to give back to the community of Armed Forces personnel by enabling access to career opportunities in the supply-chain industry for their children. Candidates with relevant educational backgrounds and a zeal for the supply chain industry will become future ready through this programme," shared Rahul Garg, founder & CEO, Moglix.
Applicants will be granted an entry-level role based on their merit and will get exposure to diverse departments of Moglix, across multiple office locations in India.
"We salute the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force, and the Indian Navy for their exceptional services to the nation and providing us an impregnable safety cover against all odds," concluded Garg.
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Video: The absolutely genius way to sneak drink into a music festival this summer
We expect to see a lot of babies at Electric Picnic, Sea Sessions and Longitude.
The first of this year's music festivals kicked off last weekend with Slane, Forbidden Fruit and Life taking place around the country.
There are loads more coming this summer, but if you want to go to a few of them, you have to keep the cost down, and one way of doing that is by getting your own drink into the venues.
We have found something that will help you sneak water in passed security because it's important to drink a lot of water, and we know water can be expensive at festivals.
What with the water charges now and everything...
The contraption that will get that delicious H2O into the site is called a Baby Flask, it's the weirdest and cleverest invention we've seen in quite some time.
The doll holds a refillable drink bladder that lets you sip from a straw hidden in the top of the head, it's mad.
Here's a step-by-step guide on how you can make one using one of your sisters old dolls.
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All What You Should Know About Canada
Canada is located in the continent of North America. If you are travelling from London, a non-stop flight would take around 8 hours 15 minutes to get to Toronto. If you are coming from New York, you can either go by air or by land....
Canada Countries Tourism
What You Need to Know About The Netherlands
Introduction The Netherlands is also known as another name Holland which comes under the European Union. It is a nice place to travel comprising a lot of heritage in itself. Earlier ruled by its emperors is now a Unitary Parliament Constitutional Monarchy. The most spoken...
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Reasons of Why France Still Experiences The Colonization Outcomes even Today
France is one of the greatest countries in Western Europe whose influence, not only in the continent but also all over the world cannot be overstated. It has extended to many continents through some practises and left their cultural heritage in these regions. For example,...
Overview and Geography of The Kingdom of Aksum
Axum also was known as present-day Eritrea is located near the red sea and is close to Ethiopia's northern border. Aksum had a region of high central plateaus that differ from 1,290 to 3,000 ft above sea level and the highest mountain reaching at 14,872...
Evaluation of The Financial Difference Between India, Korea, and Guyana
Abstract The economics of countries around the world varies significantly in growth and equality. Economic disparity will be explored in three different countries. These countries include India, Korea, and Guyana. The effects of the inequality of growth and economic performance is far reaching to even...
Countries Economic Inequality
All You Need to Know About India
India, A country with a population of over 1.3 Billion people. When a civilization grows to be this size a lot of things can happen, some good and some bad but only one thing is promised, and that is the large impact on the rest...
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The Attitude to Abortion in Different Countries
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Some Reasons to Visit Greece in The Future
Greece is more than what it seems. Have you ever thought that just maybe, even if it's for a second that you could got to Greece. Thinking about it why wouldn't you want to go there. Atlas once that sec on is over you think...
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Geopolitical and Economical Review of Argentina
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The Geographical Features of Nicaragua
Nicaragua is located on the continent of Central America which covers 119,990 square kilometers of land and 10,380 square kilometers of water. Nicaragua borders the Caribbean Sea which is also known as the Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Costa...
Review on The Eastern Europe History
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Fear: The Foundation of Every Government's Power
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The Aspects of Cultural Paradoxes in Different Countries
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The Role of Institutions in Growth and Development of a Country
Over the last few years, institutions have come to the front of the discussions regarding economic growth. Many researchers, most famously Daron Acemoglu and Jim Robinson, have argued that institutions are key to understand why some nations grow while other stagnate. However, institutions are not...
Countries Development
The Possibility of Countries in The Middle East to Ever Become Democratic
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Countries Democracy
Issues Arising from The Analysis of The Gross Domestic Product of Different Nations
Although comparing the GDP of different countries is naturally problematic due to various cultural differences, there are two main difficulties that arise; there is no common legal tender, necessitating currency conversion, and the GDP is only a rough reflection of a population's true measure of...
The Current Situations and Practice of Sdi in Nepal
Abstract The term "Spatial Data Infrastructure" (SDI) is often used to denote the relevant base collection of technologies, policies and institutional arrangements that facilitate the availability of and access to spatial data. SDI describes the overall methodology, process, existing practice, terms, policies of Nepal. This...
Countries Information Age
The French Resistance in World War Ii
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The World War Ii in History and Its Consequences
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Kenya's Most Difficult and Persistent Problems
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Prospects for Armenia's European Integration
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Prerequisites of The Establishing The United States of America
The Battle of Yorktown The final battle of the American Revolution, the war that proved the thirteen colonies were fierce fighters, the war that proved young and weak could beat old and strong. The Battle of Yorktown showed and proved all of these things and...
American History Countries World History
World Neighbors and Neighborhood Today
A bad neighbor is a misfortune, as much as a good neighbor is a blessing. Neighbors are the people who live near us, and their behaviour influences our daily life. Good neighbors can make us feel comfortable and help us in many ways, and everyone...
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Relations Between India and Afghanistan
India and Afghanistan have close technical, economic, cultural and political relations. The relations between India and Afghanistan can be traced back to the Indus valley civilization. The relationship is not limited to the governments in New Delhi and Kabul, and has its foundations in the...
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"The Belt and Road" Strategy of The Main Content
One, "The Belt and Road" strategy of the main content strengthening policy communication among countries. We should strengthen intergovernmental cooperation, actively build multi-level mechanism of macro government policy communication, deepen interest integration, promote political mutual trust and reach a new consensus of cooperation. All countries...
Indo-us Relations for a Symbiotic World Order
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The Effects of World War Ii in The World
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Aakash has been an entrepreneur since the age of 17. His firm Entrepreneur Private Limited has been relentlessly developing low cost housing for the middle class & low income families of India. The entire mission of his entrepreneurial ventures is to create housing & jobs for people in dire need.
His construction firm built a group housing project in Noida sector 62. Despite paying the top price for acquiring the land Aakash sold 10% of the flats to families Below Poverty Line at 50% cost.
Aakash continually searches for new techniques & technology to build housing at the lowest cost as he has a dream to build houses for the lowest strata of society. He believes that only after housing is secure for the poor further development efforts can be successful.
He understands that it will never be possible to run a successful business until the needs of many underprivileged in the society are being fulfilled. A young new vision along with intelligent execution of plans is something that is mission & vision of the organisation.
Aakash has founded the Nagori foundation. The Nagori foundation is an NGO which works for women empowerment & education of underprivileged children. In the year 2018, over 5000 kids were fed by his efforts & contributions. Anytime there is a major event being organised by the NGO's Aakash makes it his top priority to not only make the contribution but also to be present at the event so he can personally oversee the proceedings & enjoy the company of the children.
Akash uses the new age digital media to bring forward the problems of the farmers & their solutions. The news channels are ignoring the villages while giving unprecedented coverage to major cities. In such an environment more than half the population living in rural areas are never able to get their voice through.
The dream project for Aakash is a bank that will provide interest free loans to farmers in India without collateral. These loans will be able to provide a much needed support for farmer to create a livelihood & reduce farmer suicides.
Aakash has been actively involved in uniting the farmers and making them aware of their rights. He organizes and takes part in farmers protest and tries his best to help them solve their problems.


At Saint Maroun's College, we cater to a diverse range of interests and abilities, giving every child the opportunity to develop their musical talents beyond the classroom. We encourage our students to push beyond their comfort zone in a supportive and encouraging environment.
Quality music education has a range of benefits including positive social, cultural and educational outcomes. The benefits of music education have been proven time and again by decades of research, and they're experienced every day by our teachers and students who actively engage and participate in music making.
The students enjoy learning various musical instruments at St. Maroun's College from recorders to keyboard and drums. Students not only learn musical skills and language but they also form ensembles that encourage team play.
It is our goal at St. Maroun's College to ensure that students' talents and abilities are celebrated and nurtured. Music classes encourage students to develop discipline, social skills, creativity, time-management, resilience, and personal expression.
We believe that all students should have the opportunity to develop their ensemble skills with like-minded students and these students can be across different year groups i.e. Primary or Secondary.
I like Music because we can sing songs and use the drums.


More coverage for Honey, our famous canine cast member in the Blackmore Vale this week.
The old adage 'never perform with children or animals' is one that Wimborne Musical Theatre Society (WMTS) are happy to ignore. That's because in their forthcoming concert, Sounds of the 50s and 60s, at the Tivoli Wimborne on Saturday 12th November, Honey, a pedigree Cavalier King Charles spaniel features in a big party scene in the show.
The show features songs made famous from the early rock n rollers through to the 'flower power' groups, plus a few world famous songs from musicals of the time that have become standards today.
Once again WMTS have put together a strong team of local performers for their show which they will be performing at the Wimborne Tivoli Theatre on Saturday 12th November with a 2.30pm matinee and a 7.30pm evening performance.
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← Porto Venere – A Jewel in the very South of Liguria
San Gimignano – City of Towers in Tuscany →
She is one of the two patron saints of Italy – together with Saint Francis of Assisi – and one of the six European patron saints: Saint Catherine of Siena. In her life she was a theologian, a scholastic philosopher and a tertiary of the Dominican Order.
She was born in March 1347 as Caterina di Giacomo di Benincasa as a child of a cloth dyer. Her grandfather has been a poet. Catherine had a twin sister who died in early life and she lost her mother as well at only two years age.
Siena is her birthplace and the house of her early life is still here, incorporated into the sanctuary.
Saint Catherine had her first vision of Christ when she was around six years old. It was then she voted herself to give her life to God. Those times the Christian religion and believe were much stronger than today.
At only sixteen she lost her sister in childbirth and had to marry her sister's widower. She didn't want this marriage because of her dedication to God and after a massive fasting her father gave up and let her live the live as she wanted. She wanted an active life out of a convent but following the model of Dominicans. She joined the order of the Third Order of St. Dominic and continued to live her live at home as a tertiary, most in silence and solitude.
After a mystical marriage and talk with Christ' she became again a normal family member and helped the poor and ill in hospitals and homes, also continuing giving food and clothes to them.
Later she began also to travel, to take influence in political questions and more. She founded a women's monastery in Siena later. But because of eating less and less she got sick over the years ans eventually died in 1380 in the age of only 33 years after a stroke.
Saint Catherine's body lies in the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Siena, but her head is inserted in a gilt bust of bronze. Her feast is on 29th/30th April.
The Sanctuary of Saint Catherine is just in the center of Siena not too far away from the cathedral. I loved the calm and not at all over crowded church which gives a lot of peace and not that kind of 'sensation-feeling' that comes in others, also beautiful churches but very much visited. Going to Siena the sanctuary is a 'must go' where to take some relaxing moments from the bustle of the streets.
Sanctuary of Saint Catherine in Siena:
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2 Responses to Saint Catherine of Siena
Christina Conte says:
Darn! Was just in Siena in June and missed this! It's terrible not to have time to research a place before visiting. Will go next time, thank you!
crumbs on travel says:
There is sooo much to see everywhere… it's amazing how much beauty Italy has. No research means: come back and find out more 😀
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Wow, it seems just like yesterday that I was opening the GolfPunk Clubhouse at the Rule in St Andrews with World Number 23 Bernd Wiesberger. The last week has flown by like the mini hurricanes that sabotaged play at the Open last week. I also heard that GolfPunk Editor Tim's tent (camping? In Scotland in Open week?!) got blown halfway to Dundee in the middle of the night! Meanwhile, I was safely tucked up in a nice warm bed, thank you very much!
It's been a brilliant week for me. It was my first outing as the GolfPunk Golf Nurse and my job was to challenge the patrons to 'Nearest The Pin' and 'Longest Drive' competitions on the golf simulator (only got beat a couple of times all week!), and then generally have a great time dancing the night away.
We had a lot of V.I.P visitors over the week including Scotland football captain Craig Brown, Olympic curler Eve Muirhead, lots of tour players including Open Champions Darren Clarke and Tom Lehman, plus the Scottish rugby stars Duncan Weir and Greg Laidlaw. They all came down to see us, enjoy a nice drink and a chat.
When I wasn't at the Clubhouse I was up early and down to the golf course and, when I walked into the entrance at the 17th on the final day, I couldn't have been more excited.
I'd already witnessed some incredible golf and, despite the fact that I've never been to an Open which has been so 'stop start' with all the weather delays (it was often difficult to remember quite what day it was!) – when the players got back out it was a veritable birdie fest, and by the time the leaderboard was set on Sunday night, it couldn't have been tighter.
It was so amazing to see Paul Dunne at the very top of the leaderboard alongside Jason Day and Louis Oosthuizen and, of course, everyone was wondering if Paul could hack it if it came down to the wire. I guess we got our answer, but it was a wonderful week for the Irishman.
When I headed out onto the course, 27 players were within five shots of the lead.
As the day began to unfold, it seemed anyone of the 27 could win.
The fact that we ended up with a three-way play off was no surprise, given how close and classy the leaderboard was.
The fact that the play-off was between Marc Leishman, Zach Johnson and Louis Oosthuizen was more of a surprise.
Many of the big names such as Jordan Spieth, Padraig Harrington, Jason Day and Sergio challenged at one stage or another, but couldn't force their way into the play off.
By the time Zach Johnson was crowned Open Champion 2015, after a terrific performance on the last day, many of us could be forgiven for being a little snow bind. This was, seemingly, the Open that didn't want to end. It has ended, eventually!, and I personally can't wait for Troon 2016!!
I have to say that the biggest thrill of the week, was meeting one of my heroes Tom Watson. It was sad to think it was his last Open as a competitor but, at the same time, the incredible outpouring of emotion and appreciation that encapsulated Tom on his walk up the 18th on Saturday was testament to the wonderful career he enjoyed, and the stunning moments he gave us. It is a moment that will stay with me and inspire me forever.


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Zafrani is nothing but Saffron and this pulao uses a good amount of saffron giving it a beautiful color, fragrance and flavor. Use the best saffron you can find and this dish is sure to be a crowd pleaser. I served the pulao with Shahi Arvi, another rich and delicious Mughlai dish.


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Reconstructing the early electronic computers
Image credit: Getty Images
By James Hayes
Published Thursday, April 19, 2018
Reconstructions of early electronic computers are giving us new insights into how they worked and the software that ran on them.
Computer science is well-established as a field of academic study, but its initial development went almost unnoticed in the midst of the Cold War and social movements such as Flower Power and feminism. However, it's done more to transform the way we live and work more than anything else. Albeit a defining feature of modern society, the electronic computer and the scarcity of actual apparatus from the early days has left gaps in our knowledge of how early hardware and software really worked. It also means that the full extent of the contributions made by computer pioneers to the rise of information technology remains incomplete.
Growth of interest in technology heritage has spurred a succession of early computer restorations and reconstructions, especially in the UK and Germany. This has been motivated in part by a desire to raise awareness of the IT industry's lineage, and to honour past pioneers of computing whose work has been undervalued because so little evidence of their achievements survives.
"Reconstructions and rebuilds [of early computers] can add an alternative and fascinating level of understanding," says Dr Jochen Viehoff, director at the Heinz-Nixdorf MuseumsForum in Germany. "A deep understanding of the basic computer functionality requires [an understanding of] the lowest level in terms of logic gates, transistors or – more historically – relays and valves. A hands-on approach to this level of electrons, signals and physics can improve the learning process significantly."
The Heinz-Nixdorf MuseumsForum's recent reconstruction of part of the US ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer) system from 1946 uses original components combined with contemporary technology to represent a scaled-down recreation of two original ENIAC accumulator units. The interactive exhibit allows visitors to try their hand at ENIAC programming and better understand complexities faced by its original operators 70 years ago.
Early computer reconstructions "can help put today's computer technology into a historical perspective/framework," says Silicon Valley veteran Robert Garner, who oversaw the IBM 1401 Demo Lab restoration/exhibit at the Computer History Museum in California. Looking at how far computers have come in the last 50 years can help technologists forecast how far computers might advance in the next half a century, Garner adds.
Although many aspects of early computing – theory and practice – were recorded in books and journals, the possibility that future generations of technologists and engineers would be interested in their outdated computers, and the programs they ran, was not of overriding concern to experts back in the day. They were more preoccupied with developing better versions of their inventions, and seeing them change the world as computers moved out of the rarefied realms of military R&D and academia, and into business and applied sciences.
'Giant brains' of the 1940s and 1950s were usually one-offs or limited editions at best, and often devised and discarded by project groups with no formal archival procedures. When they reached the ends of their useful lives, they were decommissioned and dismantled. Some components would be recycled into successive versions, other parts might have been boxed-up and forgotten about while a few pieces were kept as souvenirs. Everything else was discarded.
Programs and system documents – code, chassis blueprints, circuit diagrams – were similarly thrown away or haphazardly stored.
Since it opened in 2007, the UK National Museum of Computing, working with the Computer Conservation Society, has facilitated several restoration and reconstruction projects: they include the Harwell Dekatron (WITCH), the ICT 1301 (Flossie), and, most famously, wartime codebreaker Colossus. This year sees the culmination of one of the Museum's flagship conservation programmes, the EDSAC Replica Project, which has reconstructed one of the most important digital computers built and operated in the UK in the mid-20th century.
Due for completion later this year, the reconstruction of the EDSAC – Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator – holds particular significance in the evolution of information technology because, in several respects, EDSAC started the scientific and business computing that has shaped human discovery and economic progress over the last six decades.
Built in the Cambridge University Mathematical Laboratory by a team led by the late Professor Sir Maurice Wilkes, EDSAC was the first practical general-purpose stored program electronic computer. One goal of the Replica Project is to build an authentic working reconstruction of the EDSAC machine and run programs on it as was done when the original was demonstrated. The project also aims to provide a tangible demonstration of the achievements of the team that devised and operated it between 1949 and 1958.
Wilkes' team worked to a specific brief: to provide 'mechanical' aids that would enable mathematicians, engineers and scientists at the university to perform complex, time-consuming calculations for a variety of fields of research and study, and alleviate the necessity for research workers to perform arduous computations using mechanical desk calculators and mathematical tables. Wilkes' vision was to create a common resource which could be used by a wide range of university researchers, instead of the few 'high specialists' who tended other early electronic computers. He wanted a computer that "was accessible and practical".
EDSAC soon established its reputation as an invaluable computational resource for researchers at Cambridge University during the early-to-mid 1950s. Arguably, this 'service model' could be viewed as a primitive form of the computer time-sharing concept which, decades later, developed into what now forms the basis of cloud computing: versatile shared compute and storage resources.
"As director of the Mathematical Laboratory, Maurice Wilkes was responsible for providing 'computing services' to the University," says Martin Campbell-Kelly, professor at the University of Warwick's Department of Computer Science. "Before EDSAC, this meant mechanical calculators of different kinds, and advice on numerical methods for hand or calculator use to solve practical problems from science and engineering. The scale of problems that could be solved by hand or calculator was limited, so when Wilkes was introduced to the possibility of electronic computers he was keen to build one for Cambridge University to use. His goal was entirely practical – build a simple machine quickly, and see how people used it, in the expectation it would be replaced by improved designs in the light of experience."
A core aspect of the contribution made by early computers to scientific advancement was the huge acceleration of basic calculations necessary for several fields of research. These days, such step-changing acceleration would be jargonised as a 'paradigm shift', but back in the 1950s it was hailed as a labour-saving marvel. Yet it wasn't just that EDSAC processed big numbers faster and more accurately than humans. The opportunity that computers like EDSAC offered also influenced the way in which their end-users thought about their requirements and approach to work.
The change for academics was they could process much larger amounts of data than was possible by hand or mechanical methods and get the results more quickly, says Campbell-Kelly. "Also, EDSAC didn't make errors – it either worked or didn't," he continues. "It was rare for programs to run and produce incomplete results, and if you were really concerned it was fast enough you could rerun the program a number of times to check for consistent answers."
By using numerical techniques, academics were less restricted in the types of mathematics they could use to model physical phenomena, because numerical techniques can be applied to solve equations that don't have analytical solutions. Campbell-Kelly adds: "Similarly, a computer could quickly search for optimal parameter settings, and so forth. In turn, this allowed for new approaches to science."
The Replica Project is not the first attempt to resurrect EDSAC: the EDSAC simulator – software 'evocation' of the original with a user interface – has all controls and displays of the original machine, and the system includes a library of original programs, subroutines and debugging software.
"Where hardware cannot be recreated, a thorough software reconstruction can still teach valuable things about the machine in question, and it allows the software to be re-run from the time – [and thereby ensures that] the algorithms survive," says artist and computing historian Dr David Link. "Software emulation has also sometimes been a very good first step towards a physical reconstruction, as in the case of Colossus. Re-running scientific software is important because it allows re-evaluating results of scientific experiments in the past."
Although simulators can 'run' programs in a virtual environment, they cannot convey a fully authentic recreation of how it was to operate computers like EDSAC as physical entities, claims EDSAC project leader Andrew Herbert. Practicalities of handling paper tapes [the physical media on which programs are stored], checking them, and reading them in to the machinery, provide additional insights into how far we have come with regard to user interfaces. Herbert says: "Using the replica will recreate the hands-on experience of putting programs together on [punch hole] tape, operating the machine, keeping it running, doing fault diagnosis when it fails, and so forth. Unless set on 'real-time mode' the simulator runs faster than [the physical] EDSAC, so [when the replica is operational] its users will have to learn patience. They'll be pushing real buttons, and looking at real CRT monitors, rather than driving a modern display.
"They will also get to experience how hot it was in the EDSAC room, especially in the summer: it consumes around 11kW of electric power, most of which is emitted as heat."
EDSAC programs written to help Cambridge researchers could be thought of as 'applications', although they were usually to a specific requirement. As operations progressed over time, parts of programs could be re-used for different requirements. EDSAC was the first computer to have a library of subroutines and an assembler built into its program loading system.
"There may [still] be some yet-to-be-discovered test programs or programs for some of the later experimental facilities – such as magnetic tape – which will take both the simulator and the replica EDSAC by surprise," Herbert suggests.
Another area where early computer recreations can add to our understanding is origins of software applications. According to Link, it is possible that program writers of the early 1950s developed (albeit in nascent form) some of the standard task-oriented applications now commonplace on our PC desktops – including applications that are often assumed to have been put together by computer companies of the 1960s and 1970s.
"The usage of early computers was certainly mostly science-oriented, although there were programs for the calculation of wages, for example, or life assurances," Link says. "It depends on the type of application. You will not find a word-processor program on the Ferranti Mark 1 [for instance; however,] for all scientific disciplines like meteorology, engineering, x-ray crystallography, [and more], we find quite advanced software."
Historian David Link's art gallery installation 'LoveLetters_1.0', based on a replica of a 1951 Ferranti Mark 1 computer with reconstructed software that generated texts to express and arouse emotions, won the 2012 Tony Sale Award for computer conservation. LoveLetters_1.0 executes recovered software by computer scientist and programming pioneer Professor Christopher Strachey (1916-1975). In his research, Link discovered that some of Strachey's Ferranti Mark 1 code had been sitting in archives, such as the Bodleian Library in Oxford, unexamined for 60 years, and was not documented to the extent that we can fully understand how it performed.
Link has argued that the history of computing will have to be revised if surviving early programs developed by pioneering software engineers for the Ferranti machines, and their close successors, can be made to run again on reconstructed hardware: "In other cases, we have some documentation about programs that have not survived. Most engineers involved, that might be able to cast light on the software's purposes, have now sadly passed away.
"Some histories assume software for scientific and business applications was first developed by big commercial computer giants of the later mainframe era – but that is not entirely the case... My discoveries lend support to the suggestion that pioneering software engineers connected to Manchester University's computing department [such as Strachey, for instance] were arguably the 'first to market' with customised programs. But we need more rebuilds so that we can validate these claims with standard scientific rigour."
EDSAC's wider significance in the establishment of the UK computer sector past and present is perhaps more concretely evidenced as a progenitor of business software applications via the LEO I computer, first used by caterer and food manufacturer J Lyons & Co in 1951. J Lyons executives had shown unique foresight with their realisation that electronic computers could do much to improve the administration of large and extensive business enterprises, such as their own.
Impressed by EDSAC, J Lyons invested some £3,000 – equivalent to around £75,000 in 2017 – in the EDSAC project (and seconded an electrical engineer to help speed-up development), with a view to using it as a prototype for its more commercially-oriented solution. Following EDSAC's successful commission, J Lyons constructed its own purpose-made computer based on it – LEO (Lyons Electronic Office) I – which became the first computer designed specifically for company back-office applications.
According to IT pioneer and businesswoman Dame Stephanie Shirley: "Business computing is dead simple compared with the science and engineering calculations that computers had previously done – but there's an enormous amount of it, and it is [also] time-critical." LEO was "not only the very first business computer, but its designs also had a massive influence on later machines", Shirley added, speaking at a LEO commemoration in 2016. "Basically, it seeded the British computer industry."
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EDSAC was a reliable machine that did significant work through its nine-year operational lifespan. Like all computers of its era, it was based on 3,000+ thermionic valves which generated 12 kilowatts of heat, along with warmth from other components such as teleprinter and CRT screens. Its construction was led by project chief engineer Bill Renwick. Research student David Wheeler, meanwhile, was responsible for many features that made the machine practical for non-specialist users.
The machine ran its first program on 6 May 1949, after which EDSAC ran 35 hours a week on average. During daytime operations, engineers managed problems as they occurred. In the night-time operations, approved users could work on the computer, but if it malfunctioned they had to wait until morning before problems would be remediated.
EDSAC was modest in terms of today's computing power. There were only 18 operation codes and initially just 512 words of memory, later extended to 1,024. Instructions were executed at a rate of approximately 650 per second. Input was by punched paper-tape, and output by teleprinter.
It's been estimated that EDSAC introduced a 1,500x productivity increase to Cambridge University research projects that it worked on: researchers became able to solve problems that were previously considered impractical or impossible.
A substantial number of users had the scope of their research transformed and extended through increase in computer power that EDSAC provided. Among them were future winners of three Nobel Prizes – John Kendrew and Max Perutz (Chemistry, 1962) for the discovery of the structure of myoglobin; Andrew Huxley (Medicine, 1963) for quantitative analysis of excitation and conduction in nerves; and Martin Ryle (Physics, 1974), for the development of aperture synthesis in radio astronomy.
(Source: National Museum of Computing)
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Edvard Munch (12. december 1863 – 23. januar 1944) var en norsk maler og grafiker og en af de tidlige repræsentanter for ekspressionismen. Han var brodersøn af Peter Andreas Munch. Over halvdelen af hans værker er på Munch-museet i Oslo. Han startede med at male som 17 årig. Hans mor døde af tuberkulose efter en række børnefødsler, da Edvard var fem år. Ni år senere døde storesøsteren Sophie, og Edvard var også selv flere gange alvorligt syg.

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A Brief History Of Russian Violence Against LGBTs
By Matthew February 12, 2014 at 6:02pm
Russia has never been considered a trailblazer for human rights issues, as this powerful PSA makes clear, but cases of shocking and brutal violence against the LGBT community in particular dominated global headlines last year following the State Duma's passing of a bill prohibiting the promotion of "homosexual propaganda."
Armed with the government's consent to commit heinous acts of violence, gangs of antigay civilians and police officers have made Russia one of the most dangerously antigay places on Earth. With Sochi Winter Olympics underway, it's time to take a look back and remember the stakes and the victims of the government.
Below, our brief timeline of Russian violence against LGBTs in the past year:
March 29, 2013 — Video surfaces showing gay activist Artem Kalinin brutally assaulted for attempting to hold a gay pride rally in the city of Syktyvkar.
May 13, 2013 — 23-year-old Vladislav Tornovoi is brutally tortured and killed for being gay in the Russian town of Volgograd. He is reportedly "raped with beer bottles" and has his skull smashed amidst "the promotion of homophobic hysteria in Russia." Elton John later dedicates a concert to his memory.
May 27, 2013 — More than 30 participants are arrested at Moscow Pride, including noted LGBT activist Nikolai Alekseev. They were released the following day.
June 6, 2013 — Nikolai Alekseev is physically and verbally attacked by a gang of skinheads in Kostroma. He alleges the hit was ordered by the city's mayor.
June 11, 2013 — The Russian State Duma votes 434-0 to approve a bill which bans the promotion of "homosexual propaganda" to minors. Gay rights activists call the legislation an "incitement to genocide."
July 22, 2013 — Four Dutch tourists accused of spreading "gay propaganda" in Russia are arrested and banned from the country for three years. They were filming a documentary about gay rights.
July 26, 2013 — Russian Neo-Nazi group Occupy Pedophilia makes headlines for the first time. It is revealed that by using Russian social network VK, the ultranationalist group headed by former skinhead Maxim Martsinkevish tortures and humiliates gays on film by luring them under false pretenses.
July 30, 2013 — Russian authorities call the parents of activist Dmitry Isakov to assist in his arrest. The 24-year-old is taken into custody for holding a sign that read "being gay and loving gays is normal. Beating gays and killing gays is a crime."
August 6, 2013 — A gay teen kidnapped, bullied and tortured by Occupy Pedophilia dies as a result of abuse. Russia reacts by doing nothing.
August 20, 2013 — A video showing five men brutally attacking a transgender woman in broad daylight surfaces on Russian social networking site VK.
September 6, 2013 — A BBC documentary follows Russian woman Yekaterina, leader of her local Occupy Pedophilia branch, on safari hunting gays.
October 18, 2013 — Russian Thugs attack 60-year-0ld Dutch diplomat Onno Elderenbosch in his Moscow home, allegedly to send a message that "Dutch tolerance is not welcome" in Russia.
November 3, 2013 — Activists attending a social gathering organized by Russian HIV/AIDS group LaSky are attacked by two masked men with air guns and baseball bats.
November 7, 2013 — Russian group Occupy Pedophilia lures 20-year-old South African student David Smith to be humiliated before their cameras.
November 14, 2013 — Ahead of the 2014 Olympic Games, a state-funded Russian documentary paints LGBTs as a threat to the country.
November 25, 2013 — As many as 500 gay clubgoers at Moscow's Central Station seek medical attention after a harmful toxic gas fills the club. The club's owner Andrew Leszczynski claims this is the fourth attack of its kind.
December 2, 2013 — Former Ukranian X Factor contestant Alexander Bohun becomes the latest victim of vigilante group Occupy Pedophilia. After responding to a personal ad on Russian social media site VK, OP films Bohun while shaving his head, painting his skull rainbow and forcing him to drink and bathe in urine.
December 13, 2013 — Russian actor Ivan Okhlobystin calls for all gays to be burned alive.
December 23, 2013 — Dmitry Isakov, the 24-year-old activist arrested in September 2013 for holding a sign reading "being gay and loving gays is normal," becomes the first to be convicted under Russia's "gay propaganda" laws. He is fined $120.
January 10, 2014 — Violent homophobe Maxim Martsinkevich, leader of the Occupy Pedophilia movement which filmed the torture of gay teens he solicited for sex, flees to Cuba after his arrest warrant is issued.
January 14, 2014 — Sir Ian McKellen joins 27 Nobel Laureates to "express abhorrence for the Russian government's actions against its gay citizens."
January 25, 2014 — The first anti-LGBT arrest directly related to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi is made. Video surfaces showing a struggle between Russian law enforcement and activist Pavel Lebedev before being arrested for unfurling a rainbow flag during the Torch Relay. Coca-Cola approves.
February 2, 2014 — Three Russian men are convicted for murder after they brutally stab and set a fellow villager on fire for "believing" he was gay.
February 3, 2014 — VICE News launches a multi-part web series documenting the struggle of being "Young and Gay In Russia." Much of the violence against Russian LGBTs caught on video is included in Part 1.
February 4, 2014 — Human Rights Watch releases disturbing video showing Russian law enforcement and antigay mobs brutally attacking LGBT people in public. According to reports, much of the violence can be traced back to an ex-con neo-Nazi called "The Cleaver."
February 5, 2014 — After months of calls to action from LGBT activists across the globe, AT&T becomes the first Olympic sponsor to condemn Russian homophobia.
February 7, 2014 — Russian police arrest more than a dozen LGBT activists in Moscow and St. Petersburg for holding rainbow flags and singing the national anthem. According to reports, organizers in St. Petersburg were also holding a banner that read "Discrimination is incompatible with the Olympic Movement."
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Russia is a first world, rich, developed country, yet it's easily giving the worst of the worst (Uganda, Jamaica, etc.) a run for their money. I guess it still is a whit better than Iran, which hangs or stones gay people to death. But not by much.
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Appalling! I hate to think of what has not been reported or what will happen when the olympic spotlight is turned off of Russia.
Where is "Mel"? He will probably said that Queerty is doing Russia bashing !!!
@Stefano: That's what I was wondering. I'm surprised we haven't heard on of his strongly pro-Russia rants where he demands gay men travel to Russia (because the violent beating and possible death is sooooo worth the scenery, yall!)
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Russia has never been a democratic country in its life. Its all pretence. In Russia extremes are the norm. Human Rights , Equal Rights have never existed.
LGBT will always have a precarious existence as the Law makers a have proven
with the "Stalinist "weapon "propaganda ". Yet Tzar Putin is not averse to show his "beautiful " body in various situations. How perverse. There is little pressure from the West for change, the Sochi Olympics proved that, The public flocked to Sochi.
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