MIAMI COUNTY — Three inmates are facing felony charges for reportedly using another inmate's identification and money to make personal phone calls in August, including one suspect who attempted to make over a hundred personal calls.
Devin A. White, 19, of Piqua; Austin W. Schwartz, 22, of Greenville; and Jeremy A. McInturff, 35, of Union, each reportedly used the same inmate's account to make phone calls while incarcerated in the Miami County Jail, according to Miami County Municipal Court records.
White attempted 98 phone calls, but only three of them were connected, according to court records. White was charged with three counts of fifth-degree felony identity fraud and three counts of first-degree misdemeanor theft on Aug. 10, and was in Miami County Municipal Court on Tuesday for a pretrial conference. A time waiver was filed by defendant.
This was also reportedly the fourth time that White had used someone else's account to make phone calls, prompting jail staff to segregate White from other inmates due to other inmates wanting to harm White for stealing from them.
Schwartz attempted to make five phone calls, but only two of those calls were completed. Schwartz was charged with two counts of fifth-degree felony identity fraud and two counts of first-degree misdemeanor theft on Aug. 10, and also appeared in Miami County Municipal Court this week.
McInturff, who is no longer incarcerated, reportedly made 11 phone calls on the victim's account. McInturff was charged with six counts of fifth-degree felony identity fraud and four counts of first-degree misdemeanor theft. McInturff is scheduled to be arraigned on Sept. 11.
White is continuing to be held in the jail on a total bond of $4,500, and Schwartz is being held on a total bond of $5,000.
A local man was arraigned on multiple charges this week, including theft and menacing.
Mark A. Wood, 33, who has previous addresses in Ansonia and Piqua, was arraigned on fifth-degree felony aggravated menacing, second-degree misdemeanor resisting arrest, fifth-degree felony harassment by inmate, fifth-degree felony breaking and entering, and fourth-degree felony theft in Miami County Municipal Court on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Wood was charged with breaking and entering as well as theft in connection with a break-in on the 1000 block of Covington Avenue on Aug. 27, some time between 1-5 a.m. According to Piqua police reports, a detached garage was broken into and a dirt bike was stolen, along with a power tool. The dirt bike was recovered, but the tool was not.
Wood was charged with menacing and resisting arrest when he was was picked up on a warrant on the 8400 block of North County Road 25-A on Aug. 30, at approximately 8:30 p.m. Wood reportedly became combative before getting into the police cruiser and began resisting. The subject sustained head injuries from slamming his head into the police cruiser divider. He was then transported to the hospital, where he was treated for his injuries, then incarcerated.
Wood is being in the Miami County Jail on $12,000 bond. A pretrial conference is scheduled for Sept. 12.
• An Arcanum man received two years of probation for stealing a package from UPS.
Jeremy L. Gilliam, 37, was originally charged with fourth-degree felony theft in connection with a package being stolen from UPS on Industry Park Drive in Piqua on Aug. 24, at 7:40 a.m. Gilliam was found guilty of an amended charge of first-degree misdemeanor theft and was sentenced to two years of probation, a fine, and suspended jail time.
• Myriah C. McKay, 28, of Alcoa, Tennessee, received suspended jail time and a fine for first-degree misdemeanor possession of drugs, amended down from fifth-degree felony possession of drugs.
• Misty M. Kraus, 43, of Troy, received one year of probation, a fine, and suspended jail time for second-degree misdemeanor obstructing official business, amended down from fourth-degree felony assault.
• Edward D. Kuykendall, 50, of Piqua, received 180 days in jail for first-degree misdemeanor theft. Kuykendall was originally charged in connection with a report of a male subject being found naked on the floor of a bathroom at Walmart on Aug. 11, at 5:30 p.m. It was determined the subject had stolen property from the business.
• Tyler M. St. Myers, 25, of Piqua, received 90 days in jail and a fine for second-degree misdemeanor attempted receiving stolen property and 30 days in jail for fourth-degree misdemeanor disorderly conduct, amended down from first-degree misdemeanor assault.
• Thomas E. Maxon Jr., 21, of Troy, received one year of probation, a fine, and suspended jail time for fourth-degree misdemeanor disorderly conduct, amended down from first-degree misdemeanor assault.
• Aaron J. Covault, 24, of Troy, received 90 days in jail for second-degree misdemeanor criminal damaging, amended down from fifth-degree felony vandalism and 180 days in jail for first-degree misdemeanor making false alarms.
• Ashley D. Kline, 32, of Ludlow Falls, received 30 days in jail for fourth-degree misdemeanor disorderly conduct, amended down from second-degree misdemeanor possession of a drug abuse instrument.
• Felicia D. Bourne, 30, of Piqua, received two years of probation, a fine, and suspended jail time for first-degree misdemeanor possession of drugs and fourth-degree misdemeanor disorderly conduct, amended down from first-degree misdemeanor child endangering.
• William J. Goudy, 57, of Troy, received a fine and suspended jail time for fourth-degree misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
• Staci L. Sampson, 33, of Covington, received a fine and suspended jail time for fourth-degree misdemeanor disorderly conduct, amended down from first-degree misdemeanor possession of drugs.


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A Fear Effect remake is in the works for PC, consoles
Square Enix Collective presents: Fear Effect Reinvented
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Fear Effect Reinvented, a remake of the cult classic action game, will launch on PC and consoles in 2018. Indie developer Sushee is working on the project with publishing help from Square Enix Collective, which focuses on smaller games.
The first teaser for Fear Effect Reinvented shows that Sushee is preserving the first game's unique visual style. Expect an upgraded take on Fear Effect's celebrated cel-shaded graphics and fixed camera angles, as well as the original's clunky controls.
The original Fear Effect was a PlayStation exclusive that launched in 2000. The story followed a trio of mercenaries as they went on global missions, intent on rescuing their boss' daughter. Eidos Interactive published the title, which was developed by Kronos Digital Entertainment. A single sequel followed in 2001.
In an interview with GameIndustry.biz, various members of Sushee explained that this remake is looking to the Fear Effect fandom community for guidance. The studio is joined by fellow fans Forever Entertainment for additional help on the project.
It helps that Sushee is also working on the crowdfunded Fear Effect Sedna, a new, isometric installment of the game that trades the action gameplay for a tactical focus. Fear Effect Sedna is expected to launch in 2018.
We should see Fear Effect Reinvented — which won't rely on Kickstarter for financial assistance, unlike Sedna — sometime after that. It's due out on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One in 2018.

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Wizz Air's operations from Bucharest's Henri Coandă are 93% larger than what it flew from Aurel Vlaicu; Blue Air offers heavy competition
At Routes Asia in Manila in March celebrations were had for the new connection between Bucharest and Birmingham. Denisa Fulger, Route Development Specialist, Bucharest Airport; Alexandra Nicolae, Deputy Head of Route Development, Bucharest Airport; William Pearson, Aviation Development Director, Birmingham Airport; Tom Screen, Head of Aviation Development, Birmingham Airport; and Razvan Boldor, Commercial Director, Bucharest Airport, celebrated with a toast of Romanian Bran the new connection between the UK city and Wizz Air's third largest airport, a route which Wizz Air launched in May this year. In total Wizz Air has opened up seven routes from Bucharest during the past year, with LCC rival Blue Air launching competing services on five of the seven city pairs within the same 12 months.
Wizz Air first commenced operations from Bucharest's Henri Coandă Airport (OTP) on 1 June 2012, with its first flights from the airport that day being to London Luton and Milan/Bergamo. Before it operated from Bucharest's main airport Wizz Air flew to the Romanian capital's Aurel Vlaicu Airport (BBU), a facility nine kilometres south of Henri Coandă.
This summer Bucharest is Wizz Air's third largest airport (based on seat capacity), and second largest base after Budapest. The carrier's number one airport is still London Luton, although this is not a base for the airline. Luton has nearly 11% of the carrier's monthly departing seats this summer, with Budapest occupying 7.8% and Bucharest 5.8%. Warsaw Chopin in fourth place currently has 4.4% of monthly seats. In relation to Bucharest at present, Wizz Air is the airport's largest carrier, with the ULCC having 23% of monthly departing seats. The airline is just ahead of TAROM which has 21% while third placed airline Blue Air has 15% of seats.
Wizz Air launched its first flights from Romania on 15 January 2007, 15 days after the country, along with Bulgaria, joined the EU. The ULCC's first routes from the capital were: Barcelona, Budapest, Dortmund, London Luton and Rome Ciampino. By W07/08 the carrier had also added flights to Liverpool and Valencia. By S08 the carrier had ended services to Liverpool from Bucharest. However, operations to Brussels Charleroi, Cluj-Napoca, Milan/Bergamo and Venice Treviso had been added. By the time the carrier had reached S11, its last summer at Aurel Vlaicu before moving to Henri Coandă, it was operating 20 routes.
Route count doubles since airport switch
Since that last summer of operation at Aurel Vlaicu Wizz Air has doubled its route count from the Romanian capital. It has grown from 20 to 41 routes, while weekly flights have risen from 102 to 162. However, despite this growth, it has resulted in the average weekly frequency of Wizz Air's Bucharest routes going from 5.1 in S11 to 3.9 this summer.
Source: OAG Schedules Analyser data for first week of August each year.
In S12, when the carrier moved to Henri Coandă, the only route which was not transferred was Venice Marco Polo, with the carrier moving its Italian operations in the city to Venice Treviso instead.
This summer the carrier is operating seven more routes and 25 additional weekly flights when compared to S15. In the past year the airline has added Birmingham, Cluj-Napoca (operated in S08), Glasgow, Lisbon, London Gatwick, Pescara and Stockholm Skavsta to its second largest base. Of these routes, Blue Air, the third largest carrier from Bucharest, has also opened services to five of these seven destinations, namely Birmingham, Cluj-Napoca, Glasgow, Lisbon and Stockholm (Arlanda). Blue Air operates 34 routes from Bucharest this summer. Of these routes 17 compete directly with Wizz Air, nearly half the number of the latter carrier's total route count from Bucharest. As well as the four direct competed routes mentioned, the following are operated by both carriers: Barcelona, Bologna, Catania, Larnaca, London Luton, Madrid, Malaga, Milan/Bergamo, Naples, Paris Beauvais, Tel Aviv, Turin and Valencia. Blue Air also competes indirectly with Wizz Air to Brussels (Zaventem), Milan (Linate) and Rome (Fiumicino).
Italy is leading country market
Italy is Wizz Air's strongest country market from Bucharest, with it being home to 14 of the carrier's destinations from the Romanian capital. The country market currently occupies just over 37% of monthly seats. The second largest market is the UK (five destinations) with 22% of seats. Spain (six routes) is the only other country market to have a double-digit percentage of seats (11%). In total the carrier serves 16 country markets from Bucharest, with Switzerland (Geneva and Basel), Sweden (Skavsta and Malmö) and Germany (Dortmund and Nuremberg) being the only other markets with more than one destination.
Six routes dropped since being at Henri Coandă
Looking at the airline's history since it moved operations to Henri Coandă, anna.aero has identified six routes that the carrier has started or inherited from its Aurel Vlaicu operations, but are no longer operating. Of these, two (Budapest and Memmingen [S12]) operated for just one season. Cuneo and Forli in Italy, routes which were operated by the carrier at Aurel Vlaicu, were last operated in S14 and S12 respectively. Since moving to Henri Coandă, the airline has also opened routes to Palma de Mallorca (S12) and Girona (S13), with both of them last operating in S14.
More to come for W16/17
Looking ahead to the upcoming winter season, Wizz Air will open routes to four destinations, namely Budapest (launching 19 September), Tenerife South (2 November), Hannover (13 December) and Billund (16 December). The most significant of these launches is Budapest, as this will be the second route that links Bucharest to another Wizz Air base. Currently Wizz Air has 23 bases in Europe with Cluj-Napoca being the only other base Bucharest is connected to, with that having launched just a few weeks ago. The capital connection between Bucharest and Budapest was last operated by the ULCC in 2012, ending a near four-year hiatus on the route. This will be the carrier's third attempt at operating the Budapest route, as it was also operated by the carrier from its former Bucharest airport when it first launched from Romania in 2007.
Wizz Air's Bucharest route map for August 2016. During the past year the airline has opened routes to seven destinations, with the carrier now serving a total of 41 routes from Bucharest in S16, up from the 20 it operated in S11.
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Georgia's new "hands-free" driving law goes into effect July 1. But drivers who get pulled over for holding an electronic device might not get a ticket immediately. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety says there will be no 90-day grace period for enforcing the law. However, some law enforcement agencies say they will observe a short period where they'll focus on educating drivers about the new rules.


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The children in second class are really enjoying their reading experience with the volunteers from Generali. The children are especially looking forward to their site visit on Wednesday, 5th December. We are very grateful to the Generali volunteers who give so generously of their time for this wonderful opportunity for the children in second class. Thank you!


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President Clinton to Speak at Career College Association Convention
Washington, DC, Oct. 13 2009 – President Bill Clinton, founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States, will be the keynote speaker at the Career College Association Annual Convention and Exposition, June 9-11, 2010, at the Palazzo in Las Vegas, Nevada.
"I am delighted to welcome President Clinton to this event," said CCA President Harris N. Miller. "President Clinton has been a true champion of higher education, creating the HOPE Grant program, and increasing federal aid to Pell Grants and the Federal Work Study Program. This will be a truly extraordinary moment for the career education sector, our institutions, the work we perform, and the students we serve. Career education is coming to the fore. President Clinton's appearance at our Convention is certain to make this big tent gathering the biggest and best ever."
President Clinton's appearance at the Convention is sponsored by Blackboard ProEd.
"As a governor, president and world leader, President Clinton has spent his career focusing on education and the importance it has on our position as a world leader," said Tim Hill, President of Blackboard Learn, Professional Education. "Increasingly, non-traditional learners are going back to school — at career colleges and institutions — to sharpen their skills enabling them to remain competitive in the work-force and impacting the health and future of our economy. No one is better positioned to address the needs of the CCA members then President Clinton."
President Clinton will appear at the General Session and Awards Lunch on Friday, June 11, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
At the event, the CCA will welcome more than 1,500 attendees from postsecondary schools, institutes, colleges and universities across the country to build knowledge, share best practices and business challenges across the career education sector.
The Career College Association (CCA) is a voluntary membership organization of accredited, private postsecondary schools, institutes, colleges and universities that provide career-specific educational programs. CCA has more than 1,600 members that educate and support over one million students each year for employment in over 200 occupational fields. CCA member institutions provide the full range of higher education programs: masters and doctoral degree programs, two- and four-year associate and baccalaureate degree programs, and short-term certificate and diploma programs. Visit CCA at www.career.org.
Blackboard Inc. is a global leader in enterprise technology and innovative solutions that improve the experience of millions of students and learners around the world every day. Blackboard's solutions allow thousands of higher education, K-12, professional, corporate, and government organizations to extend teaching and learning online, facilitate campus commerce and security, and communicate more effectively with their communities. Founded in 1997, Blackboard is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
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It came as something of a surprise a few years ago to find, by chance (due to Nick getting lost), a steam winding engine still in everyday use in Germany so myself and Nick Kelly have done some digging into what else may survive with the following results. This is an update of my original 2000 report based on repeat visits in September 2002 and one (non winding engine) discovery. These visits took place on a trip mainly meant to find the remaining working (fireless) locomotives in Germany (see separate report) .
The engine we first saw is at the Grube Warndt - Grube Luisenthal combined mine, on a subsidiary shaft located at Grube Velsen. This is in the middle of nowhere between Petit Roselle in France and Völkingen in Germany. As the site is no longer used for extraction the engine house is outside the main gates and we were able to visit without difficulty. The engine (Dingler 4986 of 1916) is huge - we don't know the cylinder dimensions but it is reputed to be 5000Hp which must make it the largest still in service (or does anyone know better?). Our repeat visit (2-9-02) found the shaft out of use for repair and (although we had permission to visit) we were unable to get in. The engine remains in service.
The staff at this engine told us that there were others on the Saar coalfield still in use and pointed us to the pit at Grube Duhamel at Ensdorf. The engine house is inside the security fence at this site, so official permission to visit was obtained. The engine house turned out to contain two engines, both of which are still in everyday use. The older one (Dingler 5012/1918, Duhamel schact östl) was installed after the completion of the shaft (begun 1913) to level 12 in 1916. In 1935-6 the shaft was deepened to level 14 and widened to allow installation of the second engine (Dingler5980/1935, Duhamel schact west). The shaft was further deepened to level 16 (1030m) in 1965. The 1918 engine has cylinders 905mm x 1800mm and is 3000Hp, the 1935 one has 1100mm x 1800mm and is 4780Hp. Both engines are two speed: 8m/s for man-winding and 16m/s for materials. This mine uses a drift to extract the coal. This information was taken from a board presumably done for an open day that the staff ceremoniously extracted and dusted off for us. Our visit on 3rd September 2002 found the 1918 engine working but sadly the 1935 engine is now out of use (conserved in working order) having ceased work in July 2002.
All three of the above engines are two cylinder simples and are in superb condition. Both sites have modern boilers, that at Duhamel being a coal gas (from the coke works some miles away) burning device looking more like something from the star-ship Enterprise than a colliery. The Grube Velsen engine has clearly had a period out of use (in the 80's?), the restored driving position is a huge mahogany and glass palace where the driver sits on what is best described as a throne. There is also clear evidence of repairs (done to a very high standard) on the valve gear and some of the auxiliary equipment. The Grube Duhamel engines on the other hand are in a condition showing many years of continuous dedicated care by their operators. All the engines are fitted with (1960's?) electric controls and depth indicators in addition to the original mechanical ones but are still operated by means of bell signals.
From a photographic point of view these engines are problematic, they are in typical tall narrow mine engine houses that make getting far enough back very difficult. Similarly video tends to be of the 'hose-pipe' variety as it is difficult to do them justice from a fixed vantage-point.
All the above mines were part of Saarbergwerke AG until the formation of Deutsche Steinkohle (DSK) in 1998. DSK took over all the hard coal pits both in the Saar and (from Ruhrkohle AG) in the Ruhr as well as one private anthracite mine (see below). The total of 13 sites (pits and combined mines) has already been reduced to 9. The working life of these engines must be limited by pit closures or changes underground rendering them redundent rather than modernisation.
The ex-private anthracite mine at Zeche Ibburnburen has a winding engine (no 4025 LH cylinder and 4026 RH cylinder) built in 1913 by Maschinenfabrik-Bukau.Akt still at work on Von Oeynhaussen I Schact. This engine was second hand in 1928 from a potash mine (Kalibergbau Elisabeth Gewerkshaft Wilhelmshall at Oschersleben, near Magdeburg). We visited this pit on 2-9-02 and saw not only this engine but the colliery's private museum (occasionally open to the public although we got a personal guided tour). The museum is housed in the former power station generating hall and contains much other equipment including the 'Kaiser Machine' - a bizarre device used to wind submersible pumps up and down the shaft, supplied by the Kaiser personally after a disastrous flood caused by breaking into a flooded iron mine in 1894 threatened to shut the colliery. The machine was self propelled on rails so it could move away from the shaft and was walled up and forgotten in 1898 once the flood was cleared. Rediscovered many years later it has been restored and is demonstrated (along with a wide range of mining equipment) using compressed air. We also visited the main coal winding shaft - from the rate coal was being produced the claimed annual output of 3 million tons of anthracite seemed if anything an understatement.
A visit to Sodawerk Strassfurt Gmbh (near Sonderhausen) to see their fireless locomotive turned up a most surprising discovery - on asking what was in the shed from which a most odd noise was emanating we were told 'dampfmachine'. This turned out to be three steam compressors of unknown make (they carry no plates at all) built with the works in 1936 - two were in steam and the third under repair. Although the fireless locos here have been reported many times before these have not been mentioned and, of course, this begs the question what else survives in Europe that has not been reported.
There was another (Dingler?) engine at Grube Reden that finished in 1997, the mine is now closed (September 2000), but the engine is not thought to be under threat of scrapping. A 1922 Gutehoffnugshutte at Grube Anna I (at Allsdorf near Aachen) worked until 1992 and has been preserved on site.
There are other engines preserved on both the Saar and Rhur coalfields, does anyone know if any are still working on the Rhur?


Chinese company initially at the cheap end of the market though around 2006 pushed hard to make an impact in the UK market especially with the Walkera 36. This was basically a poor mans zoom and the quality was not that good. The '400' can motor it was sold with along with the heavy blades meant that it could barely hover however, with a set of lighter 'Zoom' blades it was OK and with a brushless motor had more than enough power. Many other models followed on and the quality improved such that by 2010 they had captured a large part of the 'small' end of the market for Contra-Rotation and miniature full function helicopters.
Walkera 36 Parts - Listing of parts and diagrams.
An upgraded 36 with ECCPM control system. Built and test hovered plus figure of eights and proved to have reasonable control.


This gingerbread is lightly sweetened, tender, moist and dense!
It has that classic, down-home gingerbread flavor and aroma that will have your entire home smelling all merry and Christmasy!
Don't skip the glaze!! It's a must and makes it oh so lovely paired with the spices!
Throw some vanilla bean ice cream and caramel sauce on top, and I'm a happy girl! Or a nice sprinkling of powdered sugar and a steaming mug of coffee would lift my skirt for sure!
Feel free to adjust the spices to your liking. Some people like it SPICY with lots of cloves, black pepper, and ginger. I'm not one of those people. I prefer a stronger cinnamon-ginger taste, so if you're with me, you'll enjoy this recipe!
It indeed has all of those holiday feels!
⏩Grease and flour a 9 x 5 glass loaf pan. Set aside.
⏩In a large bowl cream together brown sugar, butter, and oil.
⏩Mix in egg and vanilla extract.
⏩Mix in molasses. Set aside.
⏩In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, thoroughly.
⏩Whisk in cinnamon, clove, and ginger.
⏩Mix dry ingredients into the wet ingredient, alternating with the water and buttermilk.
⏩Pour into prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
⏩Once the pan is warm, remove bread and let cool completely on a cooling rack.
⏩To make the glaze, combine all glaze ingredients until silky.
⏩Drizzle glaze over completely cooled bread and allow to set before serving.
⏩Store in an airtight container.


Announcing a project to unite Liverwort Taxonomy, Nomenclature, & Geography.
Megalembidium insulanum (W.Martin & E.A.Hodgs.) R.M.Schust.
Announcing a new project funded by the Global Biological Information Facility (GBIF).
We are excited to announce the launch of a project entitled Early Land Plants Today: Uniting Liverwort Taxonomy, Nomenclature, & Geography.
Project Summary: Liverworts (Marchantiophyta) are pivotal in our understanding of early land plant evolution. They form a conspicuous and important component in many terrestrial ecosystems throughout the world. The objective is to unify the vastly scattered biological literature on liverwort taxonomy, nomenclature, and geography. We have already developed a preliminary dataset, derived from over 3000 publications and contributions from the bryological community. This represents the most comprehensive catalogue of liverworts worldwide, including systematic and taxonomic information for approximately 30,000 names and synonyms representing over 9000 taxa, coupled with over 360,000 distribution records derived from almost 450 geo-political units. The unification of nomenclatural, taxonomic, and geographical data has many implications and useful applications, including the study of species richness, patterns of diversity, and conservation. GBIF funding will allow the first phase to be completed and data to be migrated into the Field Museum's Collection Database (KE EMu). New data will be recorded and added as they are synthesized, and, combined with the extensive information already gathered, it will all be made public through the internet. Significantly, our databasing efforts will contribute data to other international databasing activities such as GBIF, Species 2000, MoST TROPICOS, NSF and other scientific programs, as well as the Encyclopedia of Life project.
Community Participation: In recognition that the documentation of synonymies and distribution ranges on a global scale is a massively challenging task, we actively seek and encourage contributions from the bryological community to improve the quality of the data and to reach a consensus on "accepted" taxa. The quality of the data lies strongly on collaboration between institutions and the bryological community in general. Through an earlier phase of the project we received contributions from over 20 colleagues throughout the world, providing valuable feedback and contributing towards synonymy and distributional data. We wish to continue to foster this endeavour, inviting and encouraging community participation. We have a variety of media to provide feedback and the provision of data, including pass-word protected web access to aspects of the data and a google group/message board.
Acknowledgements: The compilation and maintenance of the data is being directed by Anders Hagborg (The Field Museum, Chicago) and Lars Söderström (Department of Biology, NTNU, Norway). John Engel (The Field Museum, Chicago) is a leading consultant and contributing vast resources. However, acknowledgement of the broader community is warranted because it has been their contributions that have helped create this opportunity. Primary collaborators include: Robbert Gradstein (University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany); Rui-Liang Zhu (East China Normal University, Shanghai, China); Matt Renner (University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia). Critical participants have included: Elizabeth Brown (University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia); Barbara Crandall-Stotler and Raymond Stotler (Southern Illinois University, Illinois, U.S.A.), Gregorio Dauphin (Missouri Botanical Gardens, Missouri, U.S.A.), David Glenny (Landcare Research, New Zealand), Jochen Heinrichs (University of Göttingen, Germany), Aino Juslén (University of Helsinki, Finland), Robert Magill (Missouri Botanical Gardens, Missouri, U.S.A.), David Meagher (University of Melbourne), Sinikka Piippo (University of Helsinki, Finland), Tamás Pócs (Eszterházy College, Hungary), Elena Reiner-Drehwald (University of Göttingen, Germany), Li Zhang (The University of Hong Kong), and Dulip Daniels (Scott Christian College, India).


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An Innovative Patient-Room Lighting System
Mario Prieto el 27 septiembre, 2017 en English Corner
Among the changes taking place in healthcare is a trend in hospitals toward designing larger, single-patient suites that consist of a bedroom and bathroom, rather than the traditional shared rooms.
A recently completed DOE-funded R&D project carried out by Philips Lighting Research North America sought to redefine lighting for healthcare patient suites by developing an innovative LED lighting system that not only was 40% more energy-efficient than traditional fluorescent incumbent technologies, but also met all of the visual and non-visual needs of patients, caregivers, and visitors while improving the overall patient experience.
The system of more than 10 luminaires was comprised of state-of-the-art multichannel LED platforms and Power over Ethernet drivers, along with control technologies that provided spectral tuning and became part of an intelligent connected lighting system. Complex and nuanced software was written to set behaviors for a variety of lighting scenes in the patient suite throughout the course of a 24-hour day, including a dynamic tunable-white program, three color-changing automatic programs that simulated sunrise-to-sunset palettes, and an amber night-lighting system that offered visual cues for postural stability to minimize the risk of falls. All programs were designed to provide visual comfort for all occupants, enable critical task performance for staff, support patients' circadian rhythms, and allow override via manual controls. In addition to spectral tuning, the system makes use of occupancy, daylight, and user controls, with intuitive user-control interfaces for patient, family, and caregivers.
Four independent color channels make it possible for the lighting system to produce a wide range of tunable-color and tunable-white combinations. When the system is operated in tunable-white mode, it provides CRIs ranging between 80 and 85, with CCTs that can be tuned from 2700K-6500K. The advanced controls enable the system to give patients and staff a very different lighting experience, not only adjusting the lighting intensity based on the availability of outside light from the windows when appropriate, but also adjusting the CCT of the luminaire located directly above the bed, and adjusting the color points of the luminaires located around the bed's perimeter, over the course of the day. These CCTs change from warm in the morning to cool at midday and back to warm in the evening. When the bathroom lights are turned on the middle of the night, their output increases gradually in order to let the patient's eyes adjust. With all of this functionality combined into a complete solution, the lighting system uses 40% less energy compared to incumbent fluorescent systems.
At a full-scale mockup at Philips' lab in Cambridge, MA, the lighting system was found to meet visual criteria (confirmed by calculations, simulations, and in situ measurements) as well as non-visual criteria (confirmed by in situ measurements of spectral power distribution and illuminance, and calculations of circadian stimulus levels). Additionally, human-factor evaluations were conducted with eight healthcare professionals, who represented a range of job functions. The overall response to the lighting system was positive, with requests to pilot it at multiple healthcare facilities in recognition of its energy efficiency and value to patient and staff well-being, and unanimous agreement that a tunable lighting system is desirable in a patient room
Publicado en English Corner | Tagged DOE, LED, lighting, Lighting System
Estado actual y áreas críticas de desarrollo de las tecnologías de desinfección UVC→
El Departamento de Energía de los Estados Unidos analiza el rendimiento y fiabilidad de los actuales LED UV para aplicaciones germicidas→


A gift economy is an economy based on giving in the context of relationship rather than making transactions for profit or personal material gain.
This is in contrast to barter or commercial economies which rely on exchange of goods or labor for money - or for goods and labour of equal monetary value. Altruism is sometimes viewed as the basis for spreading wealth throughout a gift economy. However, the individual giver actually benefits indirectly. For example, social status and support in times of need may be obtained by those who give to others in the group or community. Most economies rely on both commercial aspects such as paid work and gift aspects such as volunteer or unpaid work.


The Standard & Poor's 500 Index is heading for a decline, according to strategists at Royal Bank of Canada and JPMorgan Chase & Co., who disagreed on the timing for the dip in reports today.
Higher-than-forecast U.S. jobless claims this week and China's measures to cool its economy may spur a "correction" in the benchmark gauge for U.S. equities in the first quarter, according to Myles Zyblock, chief institutional strategist at RBC Capital Markets. Thomas Lee, his counterpart at JPMorgan, said the S&P 500 Index will continue to gain before peaking at about 1,333 in March or April.
The S&P 500 Index is poised to advance for the seventh straight week, the longest streak since 2007, as stronger-than-expected corporate earnings have tempered concerns that a slowdown in the global economic recovery will hurt stocks. U.S. first-time jobless claims rose to the highest level since October in the first week of the year, missing economists' estimates. China's central bank said on its website today it raised lenders' reserve requirements to rein in liquidity.
"The market set-up is already there for a correction," Zyblock wrote in his note. The decline will create a "buying opportunity" in "economically sensitive and globally centric" shares, he said.
The proportion of investment newsletters that anticipate a correction, or 10 percent decline in the market, rose to a two- month high of 25 percent in the week ended Jan. 4, according to Investors Intelligence.
The S&P 500 rose 0.3 percent to 1,287.79 at 12:05 p.m. in New York today. The benchmark measure has advanced 1.2 percent this week.
U.S. fourth-quarter earnings season started this week. Lee wrote in today's note earnings results have been better than forecast for 61 percent of the S&P 500 companies to report so far. He estimated earnings growth will fall to 9 percent from a year earlier in the first quarter before accelerating to a "double-digit" rate, boosted by an expansion in gross domestic product.


Yes, believe it or not, spring and summer is fast approaching. Unfortunately, the summer months are often referred to trauma season. If you do not believe me pass by Sunnybrook. The hospital has a sign out that warns people not to end up on their stretchers. Surprised? Thought the winter was bad? Most people do. I think as Canadians we learn to drive in winter weather and we tend to be more cautious. While we certainly see more fender benders, in my experience the most serious injuries occur now.
What are the causes, simple, speeding, drinking and the sun. Clearly the sun (not the newspaper) is not preventable. It gets in your eyes and blocks the vision of the most experienced drivers. Try to wear glasses, keep your visor in place and just proceed cautiously.
While it is fun to take out our convertibles and cruise around the truth is the speed limits are limits for a reason. The limits have to do with braking. You need to be able to slow your car down quickly in a residential area if a child is in the street. It is clearly more difficult to do that if you are travelling at an excessive rate of speed. You do not want to be the one responsible for an injured child.
Of course the final one is drunk driving. Like I have repeated over and over again in this column, just don't do it. It's not worth it. Never mind the death and destruction it causes, imagine the humiliation of having to breath into your ignition to get it started. Or explaining to your friends and family why your license is suspended.
In short, be careful. Sunnybrook is looking forward to a slow night.


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ANS Group lends support to women returner programme
Manchester based Cloud Service Provider, ANS Group has announced it will support women looking to return to roles in technology as part of the organisation's Women in IT campaign which will connect with women and young girls to give them the opportunity to lead a fulfilling and reward career in technology.
To support female returners, ANS has partnered with fellow Manchester organisation Tech Returners and their ' Your Journey Into Tech' programme which aims to empower returners and enable opportunities into technology by creating accessible routes into business.
The 15-week programme which offers flexible and part-time study takes individuals through the fundamentals of software development alongside personal development and career support in a positive learning environment. Partners of the programme have the opportunity to hire from the cohort of 16 hand-picked individuals identified as having the drive and passion to succeed in a career in technology.
ANS join Manchester Airport Group and Lloyds Banking Group in supporting the programme which has also worked with brands including the BBC and AutoTrader and has supported more than 25 individuals into tech roles since its inception in 2017.
Paul Shannon, CEO at ANS said, "recent research indicates that the technology industry will need around 750,000 workers with digital skills to meet the rising demand in the coming years, and that talent can quickly be found in returners. Almost two million women are inactive due to caring commitments in the UK, and 76% professional women on a career break want to return to work.
In joining this inspiring programme, we hope to encourage and empower exceptionally talented individuals to continue furthering their career by perusing fulling and rewarding careers in a supported environment."
Beckie Taylor, Founder of Tech Returners added, "we're really pleased to welcome ANS as partners for the ' Your Journey Into Tech' Programme it's amazing to see more and more businesses not just committing to develop tech talent but that recognise the talent and ambition of the returner market"
Tech Returners has also recently announced the appointment of Harriet Ryder as Tech Coach to assist with delivery of a growing programme of initiatives and that it will work with University of Manchester to deliver first of it's kind research on returners in the UK.
For more information on the Your Journey Into Tech programme visit www.techreturners.com


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Nicoline Broeckx, (Breda, 15 maart 1953) is een voormalig Nederlands fotomodel.

Ze won de Miss Holland verkiezingen in 1974, werd vervolgens first runner up bij de Miss BeNeLux en eindigde buiten de top 10 bij de Miss Universe verkiezing op de Filipijnen.

Ze behaalde in Eindhoven een diploma operatiekamer-assistente. Ze werkte in de jaren zeventig als fotomodel. Ook kreeg zij in de jaren zeventig twee kinderen. Na haar modelloopbaan werkte ze als gastvrouw, vertaler en schoonheidsspecialist.

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Nutrition & Cataracts
The impact of diet on overall health has been documented increasingly in recent years. At New England Eye Center/Tufts University School of Medicine, The Nutrition and Vision Research Laboratory has been studying the causes of age-related eye lens cataract and age-related maculopathy for 16 years. These research findings should help diminish risks for the onset or progress of these debilities.
"While this research will help reduce impairment or loss of sight, it will also help reduce costs associated with treating ophthalmological conditions.
Cataract treatment costs comprise the largest line item in the Medicare budget, some $5 billion annually.
It is estimated that if cataract can be delayed by 10 years, we can eliminate the need for half of the cataract extractions," notes Allen Taylor, Ph.D., Senior Scientist and Director of the Laboratory for Nutrition and Vision Research, USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University.
Avoiding surgery would also enhance life quality for our elderly. Moreover, delaying the requirement for treatment is essential in many parts of the world where there is a dearth of ophthalmologists.
Several projects are currently underway at the Nutrition and Vision Research Laboratory. One study found that persons who consumed vitamin C supplements for over 10 years have a 60 to 80% decreased risk ratio for cataract.
Other studies are currently reviewing diet-eye tissue relationships to determine the minimum intake of various antioxidants (i.e., Vitamin C and Vitamin E) which may provide the most useful levels of these nutrients to diminish the risk for cataract.
"Recently, we published a study which documented the first success in delaying later life cataract in laboratory animals which were developed for this study. This was done by restricting calorie intake.
Also associated with reduced calorie (but nutritionally complete) diet was a diminished risk for cancer and many other age-related phenomena," adds Dr. Taylor. "We are trying to understand the etiology of these diseases and the mechanism by which diet alters the risk of developing them.
Such an understanding would enable us to achieve extended health without the undesirable requirement of severely restricting calorie intake."


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Photo:Agustin Rafael Reyes on Flickr
Tazawa-ko: Akita's Deep Blue Jewel
Kevin Kato
Facts, Logistics & Fun
Tazawa Lake in Akita Prefecture is a near-perfect circle – and a perfect representation of Akita itself: unassuming, unspoiled and sublimely spectacular. Surrounded by mountains and laced with legend, this million-year-old volcanic crater offers the comfortable beauty of natural Japan without all the crowds.
Photo: macchi on Flickr
Upon closer examination, we also see that unassuming Tazawa is quietly decorated with quirky details. But first…
A FEW FACTS
Initially thought by some to be an impact crater from a meteorite, research into the lake's depths uncovered geological evidence of a tremendous volcanic eruption 1.4 million years ago that led to the lake's present form. With no natural inflow or outflow, Tazawa's waters consist entirely of eons of rain and snow.
Snowy scene: Tazawa-ko Never Freezes
Photo: bittegitte on Flickr
With a surface area of roughly 10 square miles (26km2) Tazawa-ko sits well down the list of Japan's largest lakes. But at 423 meters (1,388ft) she is Japan's deepest. Drop Tokyo Tower into the lake and the top would still be 90 meters below the surface. Lake Tazawa sits at 249 meters above sea level, which means the deepest parts of the lake reach down lower than the waves crashing into the shores of Honshu. This translates into the lake never freezing over, no matter how harsh the Tohoku winter.
SOME LOGISTICS
Both the Akita Shinkansen and the local Tazawako Line stop in Tazawako Station, just east of the lake. A quick bus ride from the station brings you right to the water and a modest oasis of convenience sprawling lazily around the lake area's sole traffic light. The Tazawako Youth Hostel, the Tazawa Lodge and the Kashintei Shirahama Hotel can all be reached on foot in the time it takes to unwrap a store-bought rice ball. If you need something a bit more substantial look around for the ubiquitous ramen, soba and udon flags.
Head to the Dock for a Ride on the Lake
Photo: Wei Hao Tsai on Flickr
Here on the eastern shore you'll also find the Senboku Shiei Tazawako Campground, complete with concessions, canoe and kayak rentals and as much grass as you'll find anywhere this side of Yoyogi Park. It is also interesting to note that this campground is located in the perfect spot, geographically speaking; whether you take the road around the north side or the south side of the lake, you are 10 kilometers away from Tatsuko, the star of the western shore (we'll talk about her in a moment). If you prefer a room with a view of the lake head north from the traffic light to the Tazawa Lakeside Hotel, located across Route 38 from the actual side of the lake.
This eastern shore area is also the jumping off point for most of what Tazawako has to offer. Bicycles are available for rent; lake cruises embark from the dock halfway between the traffic light and the campground; or jump on a bus and set off on a semi-circumnavigation of what the Ainu called Tapukopu, the 'hill with a raised circular top'.
AND NOW FOR THE FUN
A well-kept and relatively flat road runs around the 20-kilometer perimeter of the lake. If you want to make your way around Tazawako's entirety you'll need a bicycle or a car; the buses pull a U-turn at Tatsuko and return the way they came. There is always the (illegal) option of sticking out your thumb but chances are walking would be faster.
Find a Spot to Get Your Feet Wet!
Photo: かがみ~ on Flickr
Making your way toward the northern side of the lake brings you first to the 300-year-old Horai-no-Matsu pine tree. 300 years doesn't break any records but it's a really nice tree. Route 38 itself is nice too, running through patches of forest that give way to wide views of Tazawa and, if the weather is cooperating, the mountains beyond.
The View from Gazo-no-Ishi
Photo: simon pascoe on Flickr
Goza-no-Ishi Shrine sits along the north shore on a small wooded hill, separated from the lake by the road. On the grassy banks of the lake stands an orange torii. Take in the serenity and the same view of the surrounding mountains that the feudal lords of centuries past enjoyed. If you've opted for the sightseeing boat to get around, this will be your first stop on the route.
Continuing around to the western shore you'll see a lot more forest than lake until reaching Katajiri and the famed golden statue of Tatsuko, the central figure in the Legend of Tatsuko which, after many generations of oral tradition, has become shrouded in mystery; only the common theme of a beautiful girl-turned-dragon persists across the many variations in existence. Make sure, by the way, to have your camera ready. A shot of Tatsuko with the lake behind her and Mt. Komagatake rising up in the distance is perhaps the penultimate Tazawako panorama.
The Penultimate View
Photo: Hiroaki Kaneko on Flickr
As the de facto symbol of Tazawa, Tatsuko comes across as rather diminutive, moreso when you consider the tourist trappings that have risen up around her – or, to be more exact, to her left. Tatsuko stands off to the side, appearing to gaze in wonder over at the tour buses rumbling into the vast parking lot of the Rose Park Hotel, tourists stumbling in and out of the Sakurada Noodle Shop, Saito's Filial Piety Liquor Store (there's got to be a story behind that) and the 'Rose Food & Gift', which is approximately twenty times the size of her neighbor, the waterside Ukuki Shrine.
If you've taken the bus, this is where your tour ends as your coach will do a U-turn and head back around the north side of the lake and back to the traffic light. If you are touring by boat you will be headed back as well. Only by bike or car will you see the southern half of the 20-kilometer loop around Tazawako and, since Tazawa Lake is surrounded by mountains, plenty of lightly-trodden hiking options.
Onsen: Relax High Above Tazawa
If you are at the mercy of the boat or the bus, don't despair. The most popular high-altitude destination is Komagatake, accessible by buses running from the eastern oasis right up into the hills – and then up a winding 12% grade that, while possible by bicycle, is recommended only with some hesitation. As you near the trailhead – which doubles as Tazawako's ski area in winter – you'll find more overnight accommodations as well as several onsen, with a rotemburo at Mizusawa Onsen. Jump off the bus at the parking lot terminus and head on up the trail for some views that will make you glad you came all this way.
As long as the weather is cooperating.
15 Things to Do in Akita
German Village on Miyako Island
Rock Climbing at Jogasaki on the Izu Peninsula
The Mount Kinka Ascent
16 Things to Do in Izu
Fun Facts About Sake
Hanami at the Castle
Katsura Imperial Villa
Rishiri Island: Paradise in Northern Hokkaido
Chrysanthemum Doll Shows and Autumn Colors


If I wasn't a parent, being on call wouldn't be so bad.
Except for these pathetically outdated pagers with the visually challenging black-on-green screens. One is forced to squint — painfully — in order to read the message.
There was an effort to switch over to text pages, sent directly to our smartphones, which would ease my strained eyeballs and simplify callbacks. But a tiny minority within the practice objected: they still use flip phones and couldn't deal with the ultra- advanced technology.
Sigh. So at a children's birthday party this Saturday I sported this old clunker on my waistband, and surely other parents wondered What the heck is that throwback accessory for? Part of a Halloween costume?
Then I spent half of the event at the fringes, huddled over pen and paper, finger in one ear and cellphone crammed up against the other, negotiating first with the patient demanding codeine for his smokers' cough, then with the annoyed diabetic whose refill request hadn't been filled the week prior, and then with the pharmacist who wouldn't dispense insulin needles with my verbal order for "insulin needles".
What brand, syringe capacity, gauge, number? How often does the patient test exactly? They interrogated.
I didn't even know there were options. We have 1cc teensy-gauge orange-tipped insulin needles in our office. A box of those would be great, please.
That didn't fly. I had to call the patient back, and she didn't know either. The ones I usually get, okay? Why is this so freaking complicated?
Poor Babygirl kept looking for me, and other parents tended to her needs. But, at least she got to go to her friend's party. We used to cover our inpatients, and a typical Saturday was spent rounding at the hospital… I'll take home call any day.
Sundays are usually quieter. But the morning was peppered with pages, and the afternoon, worse. As soon as the football game ended– literally, the minute it was over– four pages came over, all at the same time. That last one was a doozy, a half- hour rant of an uncomfortable unhappy unpleasant patient, where my job was simply to listen.
Meantime the kids ran wild. Hubby works weekends, and I was solo with the kids. Thank goodness we live in a neighborhood where modest homes are set close together, yards run into yards, and neighbors know each other. The wonderful mom next door escorted Babyboy home, and sat with him on the couch while I listened– and listened– to the uncomfortable unhappy unpleasant patient. Poor kid, he had a stomach ache, and she fussed over him while I was trapped on the phone. When I could extract my ear from the call I thanked her profusely, and she let me know that another mom had brought Babygirl over to so-and-so's for a play date.
It was almost dark when Babyboy and I crossed the street to retrieve her. The kids are so comfortable in these people's houses, they just run in and out and all around, for which I both apologized, and am grateful. I stood chatting with assorted moms, and thanked everyone for helping out.
I definitely have conflicting emotions about home call. Yes, it's easier than rounding. But, call and kids compete, and it's hard. Yes, I like my job; it's a privilege. But, it's hard — impossible, really — to provide decent care to patients while concomitantly parenting, and vice- versa. These are competing responsibilities, and neither can win. Thank goodness for friends, family, and neighbors!
I have no conflicting emotions about these ridiculous pagers, however. They have to go.
Again? And what can/ should I do about it?
Ohmygosh! Flip phones, really? But to the pagers…they were state of the art when my kids were young. I was just tickled they had messages instead of those squawky voice ones we had first. The kids hated the pager. They had many, many fantasies about possible fates for the pager, drowning in the potty being one of the favorites. I think (since we covered the hospital –for 30 LONG years, but that's another story) they figured out that when that thing went off Mama went away. Even though Mama always came back. They are now in their mid 30s, have their own kids and are pretty well adjusted. Neither of them, however work in health care. In any capacity.
Love this! Yes, my kids want to sit on/ turn off my laptop when I'm working — haven't heard about putting it in the potty yet though!
Only because it won't fit in the bowl I bet….hang in there, they will be OK and so will you.
Ok…I remember as a doctors kid in 80's only having a single land line in the house. And call waiting had not been invented yet. So poor teenage me was NOT ALLOWED TO TALK ON THE PHONE in case my dad got a phone call from the hospital. Also, he had a AUDIBLE VOICE PAGER—imaging that going off in church—"please call 5th floor burning station" Or , if he got the phone call when he was out he would have to get his bag of quarters out and find the nearest payphone.
So, flip phones and digital pagers are a huge improvement.
That said, now as he doctor/parent I try to keep time off time off. For instance, if someone is calling in an "emergency" refill of albuterol or other chronic med ovation I say I don't have access to their chart (and I don't—especially if I am driving or cooking dinner) and they need to call back during regular business hours. If they are that sick and need albuterol then hey need to gonti the ED.
Sometimes patients do need to be trained. Just because you "can" do it does not mean you "should ". And if there are screwups from you staff—ignoring refill requests—that needs to be taken care of at that level, not you putting out fires on call.
LOL my dad's a doctor too, and well I remember the issues around the one land line and pay phones!! SO much better now, even with the damned cluncky pager!


Neil comes from the Highlands and grew up in a family where participation in Scottish culture was greatly encouraged. By the age of 5, he was competing in music festivals with Gaelic Singing and Highland Dancing.
Neil discovered his passion for bagpipes when he was just 8 years old. He was taught by Pipe Major Ian Fraser who had himself studied under many of the great piping teachers. One of these was Donald MacLeod from whom the line of tutorage can be traced back to the legendary McCrimmons of Skye. This ancient line of pipe tuition, combined with his Gaelic musical heritage, is reflected in Neil's style of playing today.
In 1979, Neil was one of the co-founders of the City of York Pipe Band and has taught both schoolchildren and adults of all ages.
Neil has played in some unusual venues. In Penang, he entertained the officers on board HMS Ark Royal. He has performed as solo piper for "The Orkney Wedding" with the York Symphony Orchestra. He has played with the Jive Aces, Britain's leading swing band. At the European Arts Festival, he jammed on stage with an opera singer.
In 2007, Neil played the pipes as part of the 2 man house band in the successful stage show "Johnson and Boswell, Late but Live", at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. When the show went on a 5 week tour of the Highlands in 2008, he became the one man house band, playing both pipes and drums.
Neil has been playing at weddings, funerals, Burns suppers, ceilidhs and charity events for over 40 years and he is still as passionate about playing the bagpipes as he was when he was 8 years old. At Burns Suppers he recites some of the more famous poems of Robert Burns.
Based in Edinburgh, Neil enjoys giving his clients the best possible service to make sure that their special occasion is truly memorable.


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Q: Plotly colorscale always on the right Using Plotly in Python but I am having trouble moving the colorscale next to the map. For some reason it doesn't move with the map.
This is what it looks like:

Here are the important parts of the code:
fig = make_subplots(
    rows=1,
    cols=2,
    specs=[[{"type": "mapbox"}, {"type": "table"}]],
    horizontal_spacing=0.1,
)

Note that the mapbox is the first one in specs. Then
plt = go.Scattermapbox(
    lat=lats,
    lon=lons,
    mode="markers+text",
    marker=go.scattermapbox.Marker(
        size=10,
        color=scores,
        showscale=True,
        cmin=-1,
        cmax=1,
    ),
    text=texts,
    textposition="bottom right",
)
fig.add_trace(plt, row=1, col=1)

table = go.Table(
    header=dict(
        values=["NOTAM_REC_ID", "SCORE", "TEXT"],
        fill_color="lightsteelblue",
        align="left",
    ),
    cells=dict(
        values=[matches_df.NOTAM_REC_ID, matches_df.SCORE, matches_df.E_CODE],
        fill_color="white",
        align="left",
    ),
)
fig.add_trace(table, row=1, col=2)

fig.update_layout(
    autosize=True,
    hovermode="closest",
    mapbox=dict(
        accesstoken=mapbox_access_token,
        bearing=0,
        center=dict(lat=lats[3], lon=lons[3]),
        pitch=0,
        zoom=10,
    ),
)

fig.show()

A: The color bar can be moved by specifying a positioning parameter called colorbar_x to go.Scattertermapbox(). I wrote the code by looking for similar data from the official reference.
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
from plotly.subplots import make_subplots
import plotly.graph_objects as go

lat=['38.91427','38.91538','38.91458','38.92239','38.93222','38.90842',
     '38.91931','38.93260','38.91368','38.88516','38.921894','38.93206',
     '38.91275']

lon=['-77.02827','-77.02013','-77.03155','-77.04227','-77.02854','-77.02419',
     '-77.02518','-77.03304','-77.04509','-76.99656','-77.042438','-77.02821',
     '-77.01239']

name = ["The coffee bar","Bistro Bohem","Black Cat","Snap",
        "Columbia Heights Coffee","Azi's Cafe","Blind Dog Cafe",
        "Le Caprice","Filter","Peregrine","Tryst","The Coupe","Big Bear Cafe"]

score = np.random.randint(0,25,len(lat))

df = pd.DataFrame({'lat':lat,'lon':lon, 'names':name, 'scores':score})

mapbox_access_token = open("mapbox_api_key.txt").read()

fig = make_subplots(
    rows=1,
    cols=2,
    specs=[[{"type": "mapbox"}, {"type": "table"}]],
    horizontal_spacing=0.1,
)

fig.add_trace(go.Scattermapbox(
    lat=df['lat'].astype(float),
    lon=df['lon'].astype(float),
    mode='markers+text',
    marker=go.scattermapbox.Marker(
        size=10,
        color=df['scores'],
        showscale=True,
        cmin=0,
        cmax=25,
        colorbar_x=0.45
    ),
    text=df['names']
),row=1, col=1)

fig.add_trace(go.Table(
    header=dict(
        values=["lat", "lon", "name"],
        fill_color="lightsteelblue",
        align="left",
    ),
    cells=dict(
        values=[df.lat.tolist(), df.lon.tolist(), df.names.tolist()],
        fill_color="white",
        align="left"
    )),
    row=1,col=2
)

fig.update_layout(
    autosize=True,
    hovermode="closest",
    mapbox=dict(
        accesstoken=mapbox_access_token,
        bearing=0,
        center=dict(lat=df.lat.astype(float).mean(), lon=df.lon.astype(float).mean()),
        pitch=0,
        zoom=11,
    ),
)

fig.show()

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MU Students Gain Experience with Advanced Weather Tracking Technology
By Guest Post September 29, 2012 Education, Environment, Scienceadvance, atmospheric sciences, brett williams, bridge creek, columbia, data, doppler, dow, dow system, eric brewster, hinkson creek, jason hubbard, job market, kansas city, kayla flamm, map, measure, meteorology technology, missouri, mobile, neil fox, nicole hoban, North America, on, predicting storms, rainfall, raw data, sediment transport, severe, soil erosion, st. louis, stationary, storm research, student, tracking device, university, weather, weather radar, wheels
Students use tornado-chasing technology to research rain's impact on stream
COLUMBIA, Mo. – With advances in meteorology technology, predicting storms is becoming easier than in the past. While most meteorology students learn about these new technologies in the classroom and don't get a chance to use sophisticated equipment until they are on the job, a group of University of Missouri students were able to test a mobile weather tracking device, Doppler on Wheels (DOW), made famous by shows such as Discovery Channel's Storm Chasers.
The DOW visiting MU is one of a fleet of radar trucks maintained by the Center for Severe Storm Research. Each radar truck is mounted with a Doppler weather radar dish. The fleet also consists of a support vehicle and three trucks that deploy instruments to track weather patterns in tornadoes and hurricanes. One of the radar trucks was brought to MU so that students could learn about the technology first-hand.
Kayla Flamm, a geography major and atmospheric sciences minor at MU, looks at the radar inside the DOW. The radar is scanning the reflectivity of the clouds, which shows how much moisture the clouds contain. Image credit: University of Missouri
"The opportunity that these students had with the DOW is something that most undergraduate students in the country don't usually get," said Neil Fox, associate professor of atmospheric sciences. "This DOW system is the same technology that scanned the most intense tornadic winds ever recorded in North America at Bridge Creek, Okla. on May 3, 1999. MU is lucky that we have access to these resources. Opportunities like this give our students a competitive edge when they enter the job market."
The MU students have been using the DOW to map rainfall on the Hinkson Creek watershed in Columbia, Mo. Because the DOW is able to drive close to rain shafts, which are isolated columns of rain, the radar gives a more unobstructed view than stationary weather radars, allowing the students to get a precise location of rainfall.
Many atmospheric science students came to explore the DOW vehicle while they had the opportunity. The truck will only remain at MU for three weeks. "Having a DOW in our possession is a big deal," Brett Williams, a atmospheric science major, said after his turn inside the truck. Image credit: University of Missouri
The data collected from the radar will be combined with information from other devices. Jason Hubbard, an assistant professor of forest hydrology and water quality at MU, will measure soil erosion and sediment transport on Hinkson Creek with these devices. With the results, the group hopes to gain a better understanding how rainfall impacts the creek and soil erosion.
"The DOW provides more detail than fixed radar sites in Kansas City and St. Louis," said Nicole Hoban, an atmospheric science student that took part in the DOW project. "The data is live, and I can direct the DOW's radar to individual rain shafts that could fall on important areas, something conventional radars can't do. The DOW's radar is unique in that it can scan vertically and detect very small raindrops in the air, allowing us the ability to gather even more raw data."
Gathering data from the Doppler on Wheels were Kayla Flamm, enviornmental geology senior; Eric Brewster, soil, enviornment and atmospheric science senior; Nicole Hoban, soil, enviornmental and atmospheric science junior; and Neil Fox, soil, enviornmental and atmospheric science senior director of undergraduate studies. Image credit: University of Missouri
The Department of Soil, Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences is a part of the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.
*Source: University of Missouri
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Microsatellites are short tandem repeat DNA sequences of one to tetra base pairs distributed throughout the human genome, both in coding and non-coding regions. Owing to their repeated structure, microsatellites are particularly prone to replication errors that are normally repaired by the Mismatch Repair (MMR) system. MMR is a very highly conserved cellular process, involving many proteins, resulting in the identification, and subsequent repair of mismatched bases, likely to have arisen during DNA replication, genetic recombination or chemical or physical damage. Proteins within the MMR system include MLH1, PMS2, MSH2, MSH6, MLH3, MSH3, PMS1, and Exo1. Deficient MMR (dMMR) results in a strong mutator phenotype known as microsatellite instability (MSI), characterized by widespread length polymorphisms of microsatellite sequences due to DNA polymerase slippage. MSI is recognized as one of the major carcinogenetic pathways of colorectal cancer (CRC): it represents a molecular hallmark of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), also known as Lynch syndrome (LS); moreover it is detected in 15% of sporadic colorectal cancers, more often due to an epigenetic inactivation of MLH1. Identification of MSI CRC is important, as MSI may serve as a screening tool for detecting LS, a prognostic marker for patient outcome, and a predictive marker for response to chemotherapy and to immunotherapy.


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DECKERT DISTRIBUTION GMBH
STAEDTEBEWOHNER
STÄDTEBEWOHNER
By Thomas HEISE
DECKERT DISTRIBUTION GMBH - as SALES All rights, World
A quiet observation of the everyday life of the residents of the "Comunidad San Fernando", a prison in Mexico City.
Visions du Réel Nyon 2014
Edinburgh IFF 2014
Lussas IDF 2014
DMZ Docs 2014
DocBsAs Buenos Aires 2014
Viennale 2014
DOK Leipzig 2014
DEFA Sponsoring Prize for an outstanding German documentary film
Duisburger Filmwoche 2014
ARTE-Dokumentarfilmpreis
MEXICAN, GERMAN
Thomas HEISE
The beginning shows a dusty landscape somewhere on the outskirts of the city accompanied by a poem from 1921, written by Bertolt Brecht and spoken by a young woman. It is about the disappearance of a man, how waiting for him fades and eventually the memory there of.
STAEDTEBEWOHNER tells the story of everyday life in the "Comunidad San Fernando", a prison in Mexico City. About 200 prisoners are currently living here, offenders who were sentenced as juveniles for a maximum of 5 years to San Fernando in order to leave it as men not older than in the age of 23. In quiet observations the film portrays the life of the residents of San Fernando.
It is December. We get to know 3 of those 200 better. There are Samuel and Ever, still children when they were judged guilty of murder. "It's complicated but I didn't do it" says Samuel. "Now I'm in here." "I shot him in the head", Ever says, and what does his glance say when adding "I was 14". And there is Irving, who was a robber and fears the outside, his liberty, when spring will come. On the afternoon of Christmas Eve his father explains him where to aim accurately in order to best shoot someone dead. People act just as they are pleased to do. Encountering someone around here is a constant and edgy changing between closeness and distance. As is the city where the prison is at.
Who is talking of stones?
in cooperation with Film and Television University "Konrad Wolf" (HFF) Potsdam, with the support of Goethe Institute Mexico
Guadalajara FICG 2015
Documental Internacional
ZagrebDox 2015
@Cannes 2014 (Video library)


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UMC Home / Career Development / Guide to Helping Students
Guide to Helping Students
Welcome Faculty & Staff
UMC Career Development offers career development services to all students.
Our staff offer assistance with such things as career exploration, graduate and professional school advising and preparation, health careers, legal careers, internship and full-time job searches, fellowships, and specialized advising. We also maintain a library of career-related materials, including general information and specialized resources.
Our goal is to help students apply their education and experiences toward advancing their career goals over a lifetime. We invite you to become familiar with Career Development so that you can encourage your advisees and other students to explore our resources and services.
As a UMC faculty member, you play an important role in directing students to our services, and you can also help enrich some of these services. Faculty members serve as mentors and participate in mock interviews for students applying for prestigious fellowships. They also provide a critical service to UMC students applying to Veterinarian School, Law School, medical school, and other graduates schools, by interviewing applicants and writing letters of evaluation.
"Faculty Involvement in the advising program make a significant difference in the success of helping UMC students in their graduate application process. The University and the students assisted through these programs appreciate and value your participation."
Handling Employer Calls
Providing a Reference
Classroom Visits
Handling Employers Calls
Faculty members may receive phone calls from employers requesting names of top students in their fields. It is important that you understand your responsibilities to maintaining a fair and equitable process for all students when faced with such requests.
The Career Center at UMC is a member of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), and follows NACE's Guide to Ethical and Legal Standards in Student Hiring.
If you receive an inquiry from an employer, please let us know. Career Development staff are always eager to pursue new ways to reach students, and would be happy to collaborate with you on ideas for programs or class presentations.
Employers are also often interested in meeting with faculty members to learn more about current fields of study and to discuss trends and needs in the workplace. Please let us know if you're interested in meeting with employers, and we will help to facilitate these discussions.
Many students at the University of Minnesota Crookston will ask faculty and staff members to act as references during their job search process. It is important for faculty and staff to be knowledgeable of legal implications of serving as a reference for a student. For those unfamiliar with these legal issues, the tips and web sites below offer some guidance.
Tips for References:
You are not obligated to serve as a reference for a student -- if you do not feel comfortable doing so, be direct with the student and tell them no
If contacted by an employer to give a reference, only do so if you have written permission from a student (i.e. signed application form, signed letter from student)
Information that you share should be based on fact and your experience with the student
Do not share personal information that is basis for discrimination even if you believe it might benefit the student (such as marital status, race, religion)
NACE has extensive articles and guidelines to help faculty and staff understand the comprehensive legal issues involved when serving as a reference. These articles are linked below for your convenience.
Reference Resources:
Suggested Guidelines for Reference Givers
Writing a Reference Letter (Discussion of Legal Issues)
Sample Faculty Reference Letter
Classroom Visits - Don't Cancel Your Class! We can help!
The University of Minnesota Crookston Career Development Office is committed to helping faculty and instructors incorporate career development into their work with students. One way we do this is via classroom or student organization visits that can take a variety of forms:
Customized classroom presentations, 20 minutes to an hour in length, on career specific topics such as resumes & cover letters, mock interviews, job & internship searching, networking, and more.
To schedule a classroom visit, please contact our department. We will work to find a time when we can schedule a presentation for your class that will best meet your student's needs.
*Please allow two weeks notice for all classroom presentations.
In addition to conducting classroom presentations, we are eager to visit faculty or department meetings to give an overview of the University of Minnesota Crookston Campus Career Development services. We enjoy the opportunity to dialog with faculty about current career issues and concerns facing undergraduate students. To schedule a visit to a staff meeting or for assistance in answering a career related question, contact our office where you will be referred to a career professional for assistance.
Annual reports, company literature and profiles, videotapes, and brochures supplied by organizations that recruit on campus help students research employers and prepare for interviews.
UMC Career Development, in collaboration with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, conducts annual surveys of graduates on Career Outcomes.


On November 28, 2019, several Chinese authorities, including the Ministry of Commerce, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the General Administration of Customs (GAC), the State Administration of Taxation and the State Administration for Market Supervision, jointly issued a Circular on Improving Supervision of Crossborder E-Commerce Retail Imports, effective from 1 January 2019. GAC subsequently issued a Circular  No. 194 to implement the aforementioned regulation, also effective from January 1, 2019 (both circulars are collectively referred to as the "New CBE Regulations").
The New CBE Regulations reflect the longstanding policy objective of the Chinese government to divert cross-border e-commerce sales from the less regulated, shady channels, such as the commonly-known "Daigou", to the closely supervised CBE channel. The policy tools for achieving this objective include the increased incentives for the relevant parties to transact through the CBE channel. Meanwhile, to clamp down on the possible abuse of these incentives, the New CBE Regulations show clear commitment to strengthening enforcement against illicit operations, in particular, those aimed at exploiting the tax reduction benefit of the CBE program. In addition, in order to provide greater protection to Chinese consumers in terms of product quality and safety, the New CBE Regulations explicitly hold the overseas sellers and their designated Chinese "responsible parties" jointly and severally liable. Having regard to these changes, all participants in the CBE supply chain, including the overseas sellers, will now need to take prudent and compliant measures, such as due diligence on designated Chinese parties, to avoid being subject to enforcement against illicit business activities and eliminate potential legal liabilities under the New CBE Regulations.
"Safe harbour" against retaliatory tariffs.
If you have any questions on the topics covered or need further clarification on any particular issue, please do not hesitate to get in touch with your usual contact at Baker McKenzie FenXun, or any of the lawyers listed: Zhenyu Ruan, Frank Pan or Tina Li.


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Manchester City v Crystal Palace Match Preview, 5/6/17
V. Kompany (49)
K. De Bruyne (59)
R. Sterling (82)
N. Otamendi (90+2)
Manchester City v Crystal Palace Betting: Potential banana skin on cards for Pep's men
William Duncan
5:52 AM EDT 5/6/17
Our tipster is expecting goals at both ends in a high-scoring game when the Eagles travel to take on Pep Guardiola's charges on Saturday afternoon
Manchester City will look to get their bid for a top four finish in the Premier League back on track when they play host to Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon.
Pep Guardiola's men have failed to win any of their last three matches in all competitions, after being held to draws in their last two Premier League games against Manchester United and Middlesbrough respectively, while the men from Manchester also crashed out of the FA Cup after being beaten by Arsenal at the semi-final stage at Wembley.
Failure to secure a top four finish would be considered disastrous for Guardiola's side in what has been a difficult debut season in English football for the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss, but City are 2/9 (1.22) favourites with Betfair Sportsbook to return to winning ways this weekend.
The Eagles had enjoyed a fine run of form, winning six of eight Premier League matches - a run of results that included victories at Stamford Bridge and Anfield, as well as a thumping 3-0 win against Arsenal at Selhurst Park; momentum, though, appears to have been lost, for Sam Allardyce's side have been beaten in both of their last two matches against Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley respectively.
Both of those defeats came at Selhurst Park and the Eagles will hope that a return to the road will revive their flagging fortunes; the south London side can be backed at 11/1 (12.0) to take all three points, with 6/1 (7.0) that the match remains level at the end of 90 minutes.
Manchester City failed to find the net in their most recent home match - a dismal 0-0 draw with Manchester United - but, with the exception of that fixture, Guardiola's men have been in decent form in front of goal, scoring two or more goals in four of their last six league games.
Palace have drawn a blank in their last two league games, but Allardyce's charges have scored in five of their last six matches away from home and there is plenty of potential for the goals to flow once again when these two teams lock horns in Manchester.
As such, it is unsurprising that the offer is just 3/10 (1.30) that there are more than two goals scored in this game and 13/20 (1.65) that there are goals at both ends.
Better value, though, may lie in backing both teams to find the net in a match in which at least three goals are scored - that particular play would have landed in four of City's last six league matches and, as such, the 17/20 (1.85) quote for the trend to continue could offer decent value ahead of Saturday's showdown.
Over 2.5 goals and both teams to score at 17/20 (1.85) for a 2pt stake with Betfair Sportsbook
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City dominate PL Team of the Week
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