p and n-type bismuth telluride based materials prealloyed by bulk mechanical alloying are directly hot pressed with one-step to yield thermoelectric pn junction. Variation of constitutional element concentrations across the pn interface is characterized by EPMA to determine the interface thickness of pn junction. Electrical resistivity of the interface layer is greater than that of both p and n semiconductor materials. Analytic expressions for Seebeck coefficient and figure of merit versus interface layer size are deduced. Seebeck coefficient of the pn junction is inversely proportional to the ratio of interface layer length to pn junction height (hi/h). It agrees well with experimental result. As for a pn junction with a certain thickness of interface layer, there is a maximum figure of merit at the optimal hi/h; and with a decrease of the thickness of the interface, the maximum increases, correspondingly the optimal hi/h decreases. In other words, pn composite billet with a thinner interface layer can attain larger figure of merit at the same hi/h than the one with a thicker interface. Adjusting process parameter, with proper cutting, thermoelectric properties can be improved greatly, this method for pn junction is feasible.


Sometimes, organisations suffer from not having adequate corporate introspection. As Ghalib once said, Umr bhar Ghalib ek hi bhool karta raha, dhool chehre pe thi aur aayna saaf karta raha. (His entire life, Ghalib made one mistake, the dust was on his face, but he kept cleaning the mirror). It's fair to say that this kind of introspection or measurement - of where you stand and where you think the organisation should go to - must not just involve what the competencies, strategies and evolution of the company is. There are inherent primal forces within the organisation that are much larger, more powerful and compelling for the future, if you let it be. The problem is that we don't let it be; we always worry about our legacy. But if you truly introspect, then it mirrors what you can and cannot do well.
I have a simple mantra, I want the organisation to have three behaviours - be fast, meaning empowerment and taking a few risks; get focussed, to know what you do well and not ape what others are doing; and to be flexible in terms of market outcome, future market share and evolution. If these three behaviours are unleashed into the business, we will not only run it better, we will also come up with newer business models that will be more compelling for the future.
There is no greater moment to kick-start an organisation than post a crisis. If crisis is looked at positively, it is the greatest opportunity to recalibrate, redefine, reenergise, refocus yourselves.
Disruption is not just competitive, but it could be what our organisation has faced - a full-blown crisis. There are a few things that interest me in this process. One, the core values of the organisation, as that's going to define the future. Second, the core execution competencies that we have. Third, credible leadership, and that's hard to come by. Whether it's disruption by competitors or whether it's about handling issues you face in the course of business, credible leadership and how it transitions in terms of the talent profile is going to be key in determining who are going to be the men and who are going to be the boys in my industry.


When you want to take advantage of the robust and reliable expression that's possible from the AAVS1 Safe Harbor Site, SBI offers a series of HR Targeting Vectors (also called HR Donors) that already have homology arms specific for the AAVS1 site. Simply clone your gene or miRNA of interest into this first generation AAVS1 HR Targeting Vector—pAAVS1D-PGK-MCS-EF1α-copGFPpuro—and co-transfect with Cas9 and gRNA delivery constructs, such as our All-in-one Cas9 SmartNuclease & AAVS1 gRNA Plasmid.
Delivering consistent, robust transgene expression, the AAVS1 safe harbor site is a preferred target for gene knock-ins. Insertion at the site has been shown to be safe with no phenotypic effects reported, and the surrounding DNA appears to be kept in an open confirmation, enabling stable expression of a variety of transgenes.
The pAAVS1D-PGK-MCS-EF1α-copGFPpuro AAVS1 HR Targeting Vector features dual GFP and Puromycin-resistance markers driven by a constitutive EF1α promoter, enabling easy monitoring of successful recombination by GFP fluorescence, as well as rapid selection for integration using the puromycin antibiotic marker.


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namespace Sukaldaris\InfoBundle\Entity;

use Doctrine\ORM\EntityRepository;

/**
 * PasoRepository
 *
 * This class was generated by the Doctrine ORM. Add your own custom
 * repository methods below.
 */
class PasoRepository extends EntityRepository
{
	public function getPasosForReceta($idReceta)
	{

    $qb = $this->createQueryBuilder("c");
    $qb
        ->leftjoin("c.id_receta", "p")
        ->where("p = :idReceta")
        ->setParameter("idReceta", $idReceta)
        ->addOrderBy('c.numeroPaso', 'ASC');

    return $qb->getQuery()->getResult();

	}
}

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Midland Zoo's oldest polar bear was found dead at 7 a.m. this morning.
Homer was 16 years old and died in his exhibit where he lived with two other polar bears. The bears served as ambassadors for their species, raising visitors' awareness of their threatened status.
Chris Bacon, the zoo's director, said the exact cause of death is under investigation.
The zoo's senior staff veterinarian, Dr. Shanda Lear, said that it will be several weeks until any more information will be available.
Midland Zoo has been a home for polar bears since 1985. The animals have thrived in the zoo's natural exhibit that replicates their arctic habitat. The artificial environment allows the polar bears to practice the same natural behaviors as their wild relatives, such as playing in snow, digging in gravel, and hunting for trout.
Zookeeper Sara Getty, who discovered the floating body, worked closely with Homer and the other polar bears.
"Homer was a very curious and playful polar bear and we will miss him terribly," said Getty.
Homer is the third animal death at the Midland Zoo in recent weeks. Previous loses this past month are a 10-year-old bobcat and a 6-year-old giraffe. The deaths are unrelated, zoo officials say.
Homer's exhibit-mates, 9-year-old Yukon and 10-year-old McKenzie, have been relocated and are currently under observation by veterinary staff.


One of the steps that we take before a stable release is to push the latest build into our own production servers, and see what happens. By far, this has been a pretty pleasant process, and mostly served to increase our confidence that we can go to production with that version. But sometimes it does what it is supposed to do and finds the sort of bugs that are very hard to run in production.
In this case, after several hours (8 to 12, I'm guessing), we discovered that we would start getting errors such as EsentOutOfSessionsException on some of our sites. Esent sessions are the main way we access Esent, and we are pretty careful about managing them. Previously, there wasn't really any way that you could get this error, indeed, that is pretty much the first time we saw that outside of the lab. The difference in 2.5 is that we allowed detached sessions to be used along with DTC calls. This gave us the ability to have a commit pending between the Prepare and Commit phases of the operation.
Reviewing the code, I found some places where we weren't properly disposing the sessions, which could explain that. So I fixed that and pushed a new version out. It took a bit longer this time, but the same error happened.
The good thing about having this happen on our production servers is that I have full access there. Of course, it is in production, so not outright debugging it out, but taking a dump and transferring that to my machine was easy enough.
Now, open it with WinDBG, run ".loadby sos clr" and start investigating.
First command, as always, is !threads. And there I could see several threads marked with Microsoft.Isam.Esent.Interop.EsentOutOfSessionsException. That was interesting, and said that we caught the problem as it was happening, which was great.
My reaction was, "Huh!!! There is absolutely zero justification for that."
In other words, we have 8 loaded DBs, each of them holding their in-flight transactional state, and we have 317 opened transactions and 35 thousand sessions. That is pretty ridiculous. Especially given that I know that we are supposed to have a max of single-digit concurrent DTC transactions at any one time. So somehow we are leaking transactions and sessions, but I am still very unhappy with just "we are leaking sessions." That is something that I knew before we started debugging everything.
Sessions are finalizable, sure, but I am very careful about making sure to dispose of them, especially after the previous code change. There should be just 317 undisposed sessions, and having that many items in the finalizer queue can certainly explain things. But I don't know how they got there, and the numbers don't match, either. We are missing about 7K items from the WinDBG numbers.
This gave me 28,112 sessions in the finalizer queue and 7,547 session that are still live. So something is creating a lot of instances, but not using or referencing them?
Now, what I think is going on is that the concurrent dictionary, which is what transactionContexts might be calling the createContext multiple times inside the GetOrAdd method, because those create values that have to be disposed… Now, in the normal course of things, the worst-case scenario would be that we would have them in the finalizer queue and they would be disposed of in due time. However, under load, we actually gather quite a few of them, and we run out of available sessions to operate with.
So, if my value wasn't created, I'll properly dispose of it. I'll be pushing this to production in a bit and seeing what is happening. Note that there isn't locking, but we might be generating multiple sessions. That is fine, as long as only one of them survives.


Distinct functional sites for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and stromal cell-derived factor 1alpha on CXCR4 transmembrane helical domains.
The entry of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) into the cell is initiated by the interaction of the viral surface envelope protein with two cell surface components of the target cell, CD4 and a chemokine coreceptor, usually CXCR4 or CCR5. The natural ligand of CXCR4 is stromal cell-derived factor 1alpha (SDF-1alpha). Whereas the overlap between HIV-1 and SDF-1alpha functional sites on the extracellular domains of CXCR4 has been well documented, it has yet to be determined whether there are sites in the transmembrane (TM) helices of CXCR4 important for HIV-1 and/or SDF-1alpha functions, and if such sites do exist, whether they are overlapping or distinctive for the separate functions of CXCR4. For this study, by employing alanine-scanning mutagenesis, (125)I-SDF-1alpha competition binding, Ca(2+) mobilization, and cell-cell fusion assays, we found that the mutation of many CXCR4 TM residues, including Tyr(45), His(79), Asp(97), Pro(163), Trp(252), Tyr(255), Asp(262), Glu(288), His(294), and Asn(298), could selectively decrease HIV-1-mediated cell fusion but not the binding activity of SDF-1alpha. Phe(87) and Phe(292), which were involved in SDF-1alpha binding, did not play a significant role in the coreceptor activity of CXCR4, further demonstrating the disconnection between physiological and pathological activities of CXCR4 TM domains. Our data also show that four mutations of the second extracellular loop, D182A, D187A, F189A, and P191A, could reduce HIV-1 entry without impairing either ligand binding or signaling. Taken together, our first detailed characterization of the different functional roles of CXCR4 TM domains may suggest a mechanistic basis for the discovery of new selective anti-HIV agents.
CXCR4 as a functional coreceptor for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection of primary macrophages.
Viral entry through CXCR4 is a pathogenic factor and therapeutic target in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 disease.
Baseline resistance of primary human immunodeficiency virus type 1 strains to the CXCR4 inhibitor AMD3100.


Time for a Little Cortisol Chat!
Hormones! Yep, everything is right with the world when our hormones are working in concert and maintaining balance. But, when things go haywire. It can be pretty darn ugly.
Meet cortisol. Cortisol is such a big player in our system that it deserves to have its own TV show.
Cortisol is the hormone that helps us deal with stressful situations including physical (inflammation, disease), external and emotional stressors. It is not surprising that up to 80% of Americans are out of balance on this one. Unfortunately, when one hormone gets out of whack it can impact others, and cortisol isn't an exception. It likes to steal from hormones like estrogen and progesterone, especially when in over production mode.
Good question! You care because having too much cortisol pumping through your body can lead to weight gain. Here's another reason: it can age us prematurely. Ugh.
Before we all start hating on cortisol, it does have its purpose. We want you to appreciate its good side. It's the hormone tied to the "fight or flight" response. It's how adrenal is triggered and released into the body. There are times when this response can save your life or the life of another. It has even been shown to give us superhuman strength and endurance. According to researchers, when we are faced with danger or saving another, our adrenal glands dump both cortisol and adrenaline into our blood stream. When this happens, a biological effect takes place that makes us stronger. A side benefit, is for a short period of time, you almost might feel less pain. See, I told you there is a good side.
You know what it feels like. You are minding your own business driving down the road and a car honks its horn. Your heart starts racing. You might even let out a little yelp. You feel yourself jumping out of your skin, as the expression goes. Let's face it. We live in a high stimulus, noisy world that causes us undue stress. You get surges of cortisol before you meet a new person or when having a disagreement with a friend. There's the external pollutants too. Then, what about our emotional reactions to the circumstances of our life? It all adds up and can put us on adrenal overload. There's a popular term to describe the condition: Burnout!
Now that you know the rest of the story. There are ways to make it better.
1. Pay attention to what you eat. Specifically, avoid processed foods and stick to whole foods containing essential nutrients and fiber.
2. Exercise regularly. There are tons of research articles out there that support this recommendation. The fact of the matter is ... when you do, you are better equipped to manage stress. Not only that you tend to sleep better (restorative sleep is the key to healing many inflammatory or immune challenges) and your overall bodily functions and regulatory systems are more likely to remain healthy.
3. Be with nature as often as you can. Take nature walks. Sit by a cluster of trees. Walk barefooted. Lie in the grass.
4. Add a meditation practice to your routine. To learn more about ways to do that, click here.
Remember, we need cortisol. Cortisol is not the bad guy. We just need to take steps to keep our cortisol levels balanced and working properly. Managing our stress, which in turns leads to cortisol production, is a means to maintaining optimal health. Eat well. Exercise and take time to relax. Oh, and add water to this stress reduction recipe. Drink 3-4 liters of water a day for good measure and your health!
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If you know me, you know I love a bite-sized treat! And, I especially love a chocolatey bite-sized treat, like these healthy no bake chocolate hazelnut truffles. They are just the right amount of savory-sweet goodness.
In addition to loving small, bite-sized treats I also love no bake and super easy recipes. These chocolate hazelnut truffles are pretty much where all my desires meet. They only have about a handful of ingredients, require no baking (only melting chocolate), and you make them in a mixing bowl with no special kitchen gadgets or tools. I mean, does it really get much easier than that?
There is a chocolate hazelnut spread you can buy at grocery stores that I maybe used to have a slight addiction to that is SOOOO full of sugar and other not so great ingredients. Once I started buying real foods, reading ingredients on labels, and just generally making better decisions about my health this indulgent treat and I broke up and parted ways. I do sometimes miss that sweet and savory combination of flavors though. And now that my tastebuds have changed so much, I actually prefer savory with a little bit of sweet. These chocolate hazelnut truffles have these familiar flavors of that unnamed spread I referred to, but with real food ingredients you can pronounce and WAY less sugar! Plus, I managed to sneak avocado in them, so they've got good-for-you fats!
I love it when I can make a treat with ingredients I almost always have one hand. It makes it easy to whip up a little something when I have the desire or a craving. These chocolate hazelnut truffles have six ingredients in them, all of which you will recognize and can pronounce.
First, there are chocolate chips. We get dairy-free dark chocolate chips or a dark chocolate bar with clean ingredients to melt. Then, there is a large, ripe avocado, which gives these truffles that velvety texture where your teeth just sink right in and the center feels like it's just going to melt away. After the chocolate and avocado, it's just vanilla, cinnamon and sea salt to make the truffle base. Mix it all up and the let it set in the fridge! Once set, roll them into balls and then in chopped up hazelnuts, and bam – you've got a bite-sized indulgence that is just the right amount of savory and sweet!
If you've thinking about an old favorite chocolate hazelnut spread and want to try a real food treat, make a batch of these velvety chocolate hazelnut truffles. They are the perfect simple, no bake treat to satisfy your sweet tooth. Let us know how it goes by leaving a comment below. Also, take a photo and tag us on Instagram @realsimplegood, so we can check it out!
These Paleo chocolate hazelnut truffles are pretty much where all my desires meet. Only a handful of ingredients and no baking required.
Melt chocolate chips in a double boiler on the stove or in a microwave safe dish in the microwave. If using the microwave, heat in 30 second increments, stirring in between to prevent the chocolate from burning.
Mash avocado with a fork in a medium sized mixing bowl getting as many of the clumps out as possible. Add the rest of the ingredients, except the hazelnuts, and mix until smooth and velvety.
Place mixture in fridge to harden for about an hour. Once firm, remove from fridge and roll into tablespoon sized balls. Then, roll in chopped hazelnuts. I like to add a little more sea salt all over, too. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
But chocolate chips have refined sugar in them, don't they?


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September 23, 2011 by J.B.
As I mentioned earlier, we've been putting forages out on the hill to encourage the chimps to go out. Negra will do anything for lettuce, so we've been using trails of lettuce leaves to lead her across the log bridge to the lowest platform. Tonight she climbed to the top of the platform for what I think was the first time.
On her way back she heard something that startled her. Determined to stay with her lettuce, she sought reassurance from a caregiver from afar, and then from Jamie who approached from below.
Negra amazes me. Imagine the courage that it takes to venture out into the wide open after living 35+ years in cages scarcely bigger than your own body. I am thrilled to see her on that hill.
Chimpanzee BehaviorNegraYoung's Hill
Teresa in TN says
awww, I'm so glad Jamie came and reassured her. I love Negra 🙂
Marcia Douthwaite says
Thank you so much for all of the updates. Amidst all of the changes, they still are kind to each other. All of these stories are so sweet–wonderful to see them outside and hopefully Jody will join them when she is ready.
Ryan says
Does a caretaker have to stay outside and watch them/ be there for encouragement?
J.B. says
We don't need to be there for encouragement, necessarily, but we do have staff outside at all times observing the chimps on the hill for security reasons and to see how the chimps are reacting to the new environment.
Linda Butcher - Tacoma, Wa. says
This is all just fascinating. Thank you for the editorial comments on what transpires on these new adventures for them. It's so amazing :~)
marie cross (uk) says
lovely info thank you xxx
leslie sodaro says
love these pictures of neggy and her friend … made my heart sing … neggy and the others are NOT alone anymore …
Kathy B says
It is so wonderful to see them outside, and helping each other through this new change in their lives.
Ritamo says
What are friends for if not to lean on when you need comfort and assurance? Negra is a lucky girl. Love the pics and updates!!
Jeani Goodrich says
Thanks again for the wonderful updates. It is such a thrill to see Negra out there. With the caregiver so far away, does the reassurance work at all from you?
Yes, Negra will often extend an arm towards a caregiver for reassurance, and she does seem to respond positively to a head nod or similar gesture from us, even from afar. We are happy to reassure her in a situation like this, however, we are careful not to inject ourselves into a conflict within the group. If a chimpanzees asks for reassurance during a fight, we must not respond, otherwise we may unwittingly alter the dynamics of the conflict. In those situations, the chimps have to work things out for themselves without our involvement.
Sara Lissabet says
I love the expression you caught in profile on Negra's face in the first photo. I too am surprised by her willingness to venture out. I would have thought from her behavior these past few years she would have been one the last ones to venture out.
Speaking of being startled, what wild animals live there that they might see around the enclosure? Large birds? Mice and chipmunks? Any deer? Have any of them had any kind of encounter with another animal during their time at the sanctuary?
The chimps will be able to see many birds, including red-tailed hawks and bald eagles. There is a large group of deer that lives on the property, numbering as many as 13 individuals in the fall. Our neighbors horses can get to within 100 feet of the enclosure, and I swear I have never seen such a puzzled group of horses as I did the day the chimps were let out onto the hill. They probably thought they were hallucinating.
Very small animals are able to get into the enclosure (with the exception of snakes, we hope). I saw Missy and Jamie run after a squirrel the other day, and they chased it for about 300 feet. Going uphill, the squirrel was much faster. There should be mice out there as well.
Candy (Tyler, TX) says
I loved the fact that Negra sought reassurance, from a caregiver, shows that the caregiver is part of the troop. Did Negra touch her hand or give her a hug? Does Jamie even hug, I don't know if I've ever seen a picture of her hugging another chimp.
I have seen Jamie hug other chimps, but I can't remember if there was any physical contact between Jamie and Negra after these photos were taken.
Go Annie!

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About SAP SE / SAP News Center / Uncategorized
SAP Bolsters Social Startup Program
April 7, 2014 by Friederike Orths
How can you give a voice to those who are forced to stay silent? In an era when more people have access to smartphones than to clean sanitation, the answer could not be clearer: use video material from eyewitnesses which can be uploaded anonymously and securely. After all, the media in repressive regimes in particular often tend to distort the reality, while eyewitnesses risk being persecuted if they report on events locally.
This is where the Irrepressible Voices (IV) video platform comes in. "Empower people, raise awareness, create change!" is the basic proposition behind the portal. It aims to support citizen journalists and local people. IV was set up by Linda Walter and Isabel Gahren. Both have been involved with the issue of human rights for many years: Isabel was a documentary filmmaker with TV broadcaster arte for many years; Linda gained her doctorate in Internet and Human Rights, and has been actively involved with the human rights organization Amnesty International for many years.
Security Experts Ensure Sources Remain Anonymous
IV works together closely with security experts to ensure its sources remain anonymous. The authenticity of the videos is checked by means of contextualization: each video can be confirmed, forwarded or even marked as inappropriate by other witnesses. The number of witnesses provides a sort of trend indicator for media. The stream frequency can be used to verify the place and time of the recording. Organizations such as Reporter ohne Grenzen (Reporters without Borders) are now supporting the project.
SAP's Social Impact Start program is supporting Irrepressible Voices and other social startups. Over a period of up to eight months the entrepreneurs receive grants, access to regional offices, and mentoring through SAP employees. In 2013 alone, SAP incorporated 56 new grant recipients in the program and set up two new locations in Vienna and Zurich. For Stefanie, the mentor of the IV founders Linda and Isabel, collaboration with the two was a wholly positive experience: "While IV had already made a great deal of progress with developing the portal, they were looking for someone from outside to look at the project and discuss a few issues. The concept for the homepage and facilitating contacts were two major issues where I could help. Generally I'd simply describe myself as a contact for everything, though – irrespective of whether it was with the business plan or providing content to the media."
The mentor benefited from the experience too, as she herself admits: "For IV, data privacy is an enormous issue. Before, I had no idea of the lengths you had to go in order to stay on the safe side. Generally, it was fantastic to watch how a startup developed and be able to actively support them. We are also going to keep in touch."
Irrepressible Voices: "Individual Videos Often Get Lost on YouTube"
We talked to Linda and Isabel, the founders of Irrepressible Voices:
Q: How did you come up with the idea of setting up Irrepressible Voices?
A: We got to know each other as part of the Internet & Society Collaboratory initiative on "Human Rights and Internet" in Berlin. There, we asked bloggers from around the world how the Internet can help enforce human rights. The feedback from the video answers was so overwhelming that we noticed there was a huge demand for publishing stories. Individual videos tend to get lost on platforms like YouTube though; as viewers we have very little influence on what the media does and doesn't report. We wanted to create a platform on which you can specifically find this information. And give people locally the opportunity to be heard without putting themselves in danger. This security aspect is paramount for us. Of course, our personal motivation also plays a major role. We've both been looking at this issue for many years and want to give people a voice.
Q: How did the collaboration with SAP come about and how did the Social Impact Start program manage to help you specifically?
A: We found out about the program via a social startup (dotHIV) run by some friends. We then applied for the Social Impact Lab in Berlin and were selected. The opportunity to discuss problems with other startups is definitely an advantage. The networking within SAP has also helped us. In particular we had help with the web design and managed to make valuable contacts as well as scaling up the infrastructure. We of course gain credibility by having a company like SAP backing us. This reputation helps bolster our project.
Giving human rights issues the attention they need
Q: Where are you now and what are your plans for the future?
A: The first beta version of the site is online. The final version has been thought-out and planned, but has not been implemented or programmed. And there are numerous other aspects we are working on. Financing and the issue of the legal form are just two issues. Then we must of course secure financing so we can carry on devoting ourselves full-time to the project long term. And ultimately we aim to enlarge our community and get content onto the site: the more videos, the better. The next major milestone is getting as many media partners onboard as possible; by publishing the videos, they ultimately focus international attention on the issues faced by the local people.
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The HorseWhisperer
Christi Schweninger Animal and Nutritional Sciences
Southampton, New Jersey
The Cave Photographer
The Performer
Christi Schweninger always loved horses and dreamed of working with them. But she didn't know how to make that dream a reality until she discovered WVU's Equine Studies Program. Her classes opened her eyes to new career possibilities—and a horse industry tour in Ireland inspired her to plan a future nurturing new generations of thoroughbreds.
As a girl, Christi Schweninger would get too homesick to spend the night at a friend's house. Four years at WVU have given her a new home—and the confidence and skills to embark on a career in the global thoroughbred industry.
What is your career goal?
My career goal is to be a reproductive specialist for thoroughbred racehorses.
When you have 30 minutes of free time, how do you pass the time?
There are few things in life I like more than my bed with my one million pillows, so with 30 minutes of free time you can find me curled up in my bed.
What's your quote to live by?
You do not become strong or graceful because things worked out. You get that way because things went wrong and you handled them. You handled it a thousand different ways on a thousand different days, but you handled it.
Where is your favorite view in West Virginia?
My favorite view is from the top of the student section at Mountaineer Field on game day.
Favorite Morgantown restaurant?
I have worked at Morgan's High Street Diner since they opened so I am a little biased toward them and their chicken and waffle sandwich, but I would also do just about anything for a DP Dough Mac and Cheese Zone.
Movies are always a tough category for me, but I have seen "How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days" over 100 times so I guess that's a contender.
Favorite song?
Anything old-school Taylor Swift on a rainy day.
Fictional character who is most like you?
My horse girl-ness is really going to come out on this one, but Hayden Panettiere in "Racing Stripes" because I would totally rescue a baby zebra and race it if I could.
What surprised you most about WVU when you got to campus for the first time?
What surprised me the most was all the hills!
If you could only visit one more place on campus, where would you go?
I think if I could only visit one more place on campus I would go to the stadium and play "Country Roads" on my phone and just sit.
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
If I could travel anywhere I would go to Australia. I went to Ireland this past summer and checked that off my bucket list, so Australia is the next stop!
If you were to title your own autobiography, what would it be?
I polled my friends for what they think my autobiography would be called since they know me best. The unanimous answer was "A Series of Unfortunate Events" but since that is already taken, I think I'll go with "Christi Schweninger: Enjoy the Ride."
What couldn't you live without?
I couldn't live without my mom and my grandparents. They do so much for me and are the best people I think I will ever know.
Most valuable skill you have?
I think my most valuable skill is that I am a people person. I can strike up a conversation with anyone about just about anything.
What about any hidden talents?
I can wiggle my ears; does that count?
& WVU
Why did you choose to come to WVU?
I came to WVU because of the equine department. It was unlike anywhere else that I looked into because it was the only university that offered more than just a track for vet school. I felt like I had options here, and that was the most attractive quality to me.
Why is WVU special to you?
WVU is special to me because I grew up exponentially here. I was the girl who couldn't stay overnight anywhere without needing my mom to pick me up in the middle of the night, and then I came to school five hours away and that wasn't an option anymore. I faced things here that I thought were the end of the world and also had some of my greatest triumphs here. I learned so much about myself and met some of the most amazing people that I wouldn't trade for the world. There are no words to describe how thankful I am for this university and the decision my 17-year-old self made to spend four years here.
What's your favorite class you've taken at WVU?
All of the horse classes I have taken here have been amazing, but my favorite of all was the Ireland Horse Industry Tour that I went on this summer. We toured Ireland, going to some of the biggest thoroughbred breeding farms and also had plenty of cultural experiences as well. I also am pursuing an internship at one of the farms we visited, so fingers crossed — maybe I'll be going back after graduation!
Who has been your favorite professor so far?
Crystal Smith has been my favorite professor by far. She has been my teacher for all of the equine classes and is my adviser as well as my boss at the Reedsville Farm. Crystal has an unlimited knowledge bank and always has the best advice — educational or otherwise. She has been essential in my time here and also for my future, and I can't thank her enough.
What's the most challenging course you took?
The most challenging course for me has been chemistry. I put if off until the last minute.
What class did you learn the most from?
I learned the most from the Careers in the Equine Industry class. We did sample resumes, sample applications, cover letters, etc., all of which will be super helpful for getting jobs after graduation.
What's your most memorable moment at WVU?
I actually think that being featured on Project Me is pretty memorable! I am so honored to be able to share my experiences with incoming students!
What is WVU's hidden gem nobody knows about?
I have lived in Sunnyside for the past two years, and there is a hidden gem of a parking spot that I know about. ;)
What advice would you give to a student thinking of coming to WVU?
The best advice that I can give incoming students is find someone who is as homesick as you and it will make it so much easier. That is how I met one of my best friends and I am forever thankful for her getting me through that first few weeks. On the same note, make it work for at least a month, use that as your goal, and I promise you by the time that month comes you will be having the time of your life and won't even think about missing home anymore.
When I'm on campus, you can most likely find me …
When I'm on campus you can most likely find me feeding my coffee addiction somewhere.
When you come to visit campus, you must visit…
You must visit Woodburn Circle. I know it sounds cliché but it is an iconic piece of WVU and is beautiful lit up at night.
Where do you do your best studying?
I do my best studying on my couch.
What advice would you give for surviving finals?
My advice for surviving finals is to take good notes throughout the semester and stay organized. Come the end of the semester, you will thank yourself for keeping all your exams, homework assignments and quizzes to look back on easily. Oh, and make sure you have a coffee pot that can keep up with the demand.
What's your proudest accomplishment so far while at WVU?
Just knowing that I am going to graduate on time. There were times when it wasn't easy and times that I wanted to lower my course load and maybe stay an extra semester but I am so proud of myself for powering through and never giving up!
Best thing about college life?
The best thing about college life is being able to make your own schedule — school and social. I'm always caught off guard when I am home and leave to go out somewhere and my mom asks me where I'm going.
Worst thing about college life?
The worst thing about college life is having to take care of yourself when you are sick.
How has WVU changed you?
WVU has changed me in many ways, but I think the most significant is my independence.
What do you look forward to most as an alum?
I look forward to coming back to campus for football games and seeing how much campus has improved, even though I'll probably be extremely jealous.
How has WVU impacted your passion?
WVU has impacted my passion a lot. I came into college knowing that I wanted to work with horses, but I didn't know what exactly I wanted to do. I got my off- the-track thoroughbred, Sushi, my sophomore year. That definitely helped to sculpt my interests, but so did all of the trips we took as part of the Collegiate Horsemen's Association. The Equine Program that highlighted thoroughbreds and put equine reproduction on my radar.
If you could do one thing differently in your time at WVU, what would it be?
If I could do one thing differently I would space out the equine classes. I took them all in my first two years, and now I'm a senior taking chemistry and there is no fun in my schedule anymore.
What will you miss most about WVU when you graduate?
As said by the great Asher Roth in the anthem "I Love College": " Do I really have to graduate or can I just stay here for the rest of my life? I will miss everything about WVU (except math class). WVU has a one-of-a-kind atmosphere with one-of-a-kind people that I don't think I would find anywhere else in the world. Morgantown will always have a place in my heart, and I will never stop correcting people that West Virginia is in fact its own state.
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The Microbiology Society is a membership charity for scientists interested in microbes, their effects and their practical uses.
What is microbiology?
Microbiology is the study of all living organisms that are too small to be visible with the naked eye. This includes bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi, prions, protozoa and algae, collectively known as 'microbes'.
75th anniversary of the Microbiology Society
To celebrate our 75th anniversary in 2020, we are launching a wide-ranging programme of events and activities to showcase why microbiology matters and demonstrate the impact of microbiologists past, present and future.
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious global challenge for public health, food security and sustainable development.
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The Microbiology Society is working with the scientific community to engage with policy-makers on the issue of Brexit. The Microbiology Society's Council's Statement on Brexit can also be found here.
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The Microbiology Society holds and supports conferences and events to disseminate research knowledge and provide a forum for communication between microbiologists.
Our Annual Conference takes place over four days and consists of symposia, workshops, forums, offered oral presentations, poster viewing sessions, Prize Lectures from eminent microbiologists and a trade exhibition. It offers ample opportunities for formal and informal networking for both early career and established microbiologists.
FIS 2019
The Microbiology Society are delighted to be hosting the Federation of Infection Societies 2019 Annual Conference (FIS 2019) in Edinburgh between the 11 and 14 November 2019.
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JMM Editor's Choice: Shotgun sequencing to detect respiratory disease
The Journal of Medical Microbiology (JMM) is a journal published by the Microbiology Society, focused on providing a comprehensive coverage of medical, dental and veterinary microbiology and infectious diseases, including bacteriology, virology, mycology and parasitology. This month, Professor Roberto La Ragione has selected an outstanding paper from the July issue to highlight as Editor's Choice. The paper, titled 'Detection of respiratory pathogens in clinical samples using metagenomic shotgun sequencing,' discusses a pilot study to assess whether metagenomic sequencing could be a useful alternative to PCR to detect respiratory pathogens.
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JMM Editor's Choice: Developing vaccines against Staphylococcus epidermidis
The Journal of Medical Microbiology (JMM) is a journal published by the Microbiology Society, focused on providing a comprehensive coverage of medical, dental and veterinary microbiology and infectious diseases, including bacteriology, virology, mycology and parasitology. This month, Dr Kim Hardie has selected an outstanding paper from the May issue to highlight as Editor's Choice. The paper, titled 'Synthesis of conjugated PIA-rSesC and immunological evaluation against biofilm-forming Staphylococcus epidermidis' discusses strategies researchers are using to develop a conjugate vaccine against S. epidermidis.
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JMM Editor's Choice: Mutations causing antimicrobial resistance in Helicobacter pylori
The Journal of Medical Microbiology (JMM) is a journal published by the Microbiology Society, focused on providing a comprehensive coverage of medical, dental and veterinary microbiology and infectious diseases, including bacteriology, virology, mycology and parasitology. This month, Dr Arunaloke Chakrabarti, has selected an outstanding paper from the April issue to highlight as Editor's Choice. The paper, titled 'Comparison of new and classical point mutations associated with clarithromycin resistance in Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from dyspeptic patients and their effects on phenotypic clarithromycin resistance' discusses the factors contributing to resistance in H. pylori.
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JMM Editor's Choice: drivers of persistent Pseudomonas infection in cystic fibrosis
The Journal of Medical Microbiology (JMM) is a journal published by the Microbiology Society, focused on providing a comprehensive coverage of medical, dental and veterinary microbiology and infectious diseases, including bacteriology, virology, mycology and parasitology. This month, Professor Vincent Cattoir has selected an outstanding paper from the March issue to highlight as Editor's Choice. The paper, titled 'Agmatine accumulation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates confers antibiotic tolerance and dampens host inflammation' discusses the role of agmatine, a molecule produced by P. aeruginosa, on antibiotic resistance and the host immune response.
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JMM Editor's Choice: Emerging resistance to Fosfomycin in the UK
The Journal of Medical Microbiology (JMM) is a journal published by the Microbiology Society, focused on providing a comprehensive coverage of medical, dental and veterinary microbiology and infectious diseases, including bacteriology, virology, mycology and parasitology. This month, Kalai Mathee, Co-Editor-in-Chief of JMM, has selected an outstanding paper from the February issue to highlight as Editor's Choice. The paper, titled 'Experiences in Fosfomycin susceptibility testing and resistance mechanism determination in Escherichia coli from urinary tract infections in the UK', discusses the prevalence of resistance to the broad-spectrum antimicrobial Fosfomycin in the UK.
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JMM Editor's Choice: The changing face of diphtheria in Malaysia
The Journal of Medical Microbiology (JMM) is a journal published by the Microbiology Society, focused on providing a comprehensive coverage of medical, dental and veterinary microbiology and infectious diseases, including bacteriology, virology, mycology and parasitology. This month, Norman Fry, Co-Editor-in-Chief of JMM, has selected an outstanding paper from the January issue to highlight as Editor's Choice. The paper, titled 'Molecular characterisation of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolates in Malaysia between 1981 and 2016', discusses the changes in the microbial populations that cause diphtheria in Malaysia.
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Best of the Journals 2018
As we approach the end of 2018, this week on Microbe Post we will be looking back at some of our achievements from the year. Today, we are looking at the Microbiology Society's journals portfolio and some of the amazing microbiology research that was published in 2018.
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A history of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14
This month, the first paper describing Pseudomonas aeruginosa UCBPP-PA14 has been re-printed in the Journal of Medical Microbiology. Pseudomonas aeruginosa UCBPP-PA14 is a unique strain. It can cause severe disease in both plants and animals. Because of this, it is becoming increasingly popular in pathogenesis research.
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On July 27, 2018, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Alta Wind v. United States, reversed and remanded what had been a resounding victory for renewable energy. The US Court of Federal Claims had ruled that the plaintiff was entitled to claim a Section 1603 cash grant on the total amount paid for wind energy assets, including the value of certain power purchase agreements (PPAs).
In reversing the trial court, the appellate court failed to answer the substantive question of whether a PPA that is part of the sale of a renewable energy facility is creditable for purposes of the Section 1603 cash grant.
The Court of Federal Claims awarded the plaintiff damages of more than $206 million with respect to the cash grant under Section 1603 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Section 1603 Grant). The court held that the government had underpaid the plaintiff its Section 1603 Grants arising from the development and purchase of large wind facilities when it refused to include the value of certain PPAs in the plaintiffs' eligible basis for the cash grants. The trial court rejected the government's argument that the plaintiffs' basis was limited solely to development and construction costs. Instead, the court agreed with the plaintiffs that the arm's-length purchase price of the projects prior to their placed-in-service date informed the projects' creditable value. The court also determined that the PPAs specific to the wind facilities should not be treated as ineligible intangible property for purposes of the Section 1603 Grant. This meant that any value associated with the PPAs would be creditable for purposes of the Section 1603 Grant.
The government appealed its loss to the Federal Circuit. In its opinion, the Federal Circuit reversed the trial court's decision, and remanded the case back to the trial court with instructions. The Federal Circuit held that the purchase of the wind facilities should be properly treated as "applicable asset acquisitions" for purposes of Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 1060, and the purchase prices must be allocated using the so-called "residual method." The residual method requires a taxpayer to allocate the purchase price among seven categories. The purpose of the allocation is to discern what amount of a purchase price should be ascribed to each category of assets, which may have significance for other parts of the IRC. For example, if the purchase price includes depreciable plant equipment and non-depreciable property (e.g., cash and marketable securities), the residual method asks the taxpayer to allocate the total purchase price between the property classes.
The Federal Circuit remanded the case back to the Claims Court to determine the proper allocation of the purchase prices of the wind facilities.
If you are in the renewable energy industry, this decision is likely very important. Indeed, there are numerous taxpayers who did not receive the full amount of their Section 1603 Grant based upon the government's reduction of the claim for the value of a PPA. This case will have precedential effect on those taxpayers' claims. Moreover, the decision will affect how the industry prices deals for renewable facilities. These transactions have historically involved substantial financial modeling based upon cash flows.
The Federal Circuit left the primary issue in the case, whether the PPA is creditable for purposes of the Section 1603 Grant, to the trial court to decide on remand. Accordingly, if the trial court determines that the PPAs cannot be divorced from the wind farm facilities assets, they will be correctly allocated to "Class V" in IRC section 1060, and will be credit able for purposes of the Section 1603 Grant. Implicitly, this is what the trial court had already decided, and the result would obtain the same economic result for the plaintiff as its original ruling. We will continue to follow this matter to see whether the trial court follows the prevailing thinking on this issue and of a decade of legal support.


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JHR Volume 20
The Journal of Historical Review, Volume 20 (2001)
Volume 20 number 1 (January/February 2001)
Richard J. Evans. Lying About Hitler: History, Holocaust, and the David Irving Trial. reviewed by Samuel Crowell. Vol. 20 No. 1 (January/February 2001), p. 47.
Robert Faurisson. "The Shoah: Fictive Images and Mere Belief?," Vol. 20 No. 1 (January/February 2001), p. 6.
Norman Finkelstein. The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering. reviewed by Samuel Crowell. Vol. 20 No. 1 (January/February 2001), p. 41. Make room for the revisionists.
Peter Novick. The Holocaust in American Life. reviewed by Greg Raven. Vol. 20 No. 1 (January/February 2001), p. 36.
Peter Novick. The Holocaust in American Life. reviewed by Samuel Crowell. Vol. 20 No. 1 (January/February 2001), p. 41. Make room for the revisionists.
Ted O'Keefe. "From the Editor," Vol. 20 No. 1 (January/February 2001), p. 2.
MacKenzie Paine. "At the [Simon Wiesenthal] Tolerance Museum," Vol. 20 No. 1 (January/February 2001), p. 7.
Charles D. Provan. "New Light on Dr. Miklos Nyiszli and His Auschwitz Book," Vol. 20 No. 1 (January/February 2001), p. 20.
Greg Raven. "The Thought Heard 'Round the World," Vol. 20 No. 1 (January/February 2001), p. 5.
John Sack. "Behind An Eye for an Eye," Vol. 20 No. 1 (January/February 2001), p. 9.
Michael Shermer and Alex Grobman. Denying History: Who Says the Holocaust Never Happened and Why Do They Say It? reviewed by Samuel Crowell. Vol. 20 No. 1 (January/February 2001), p. 45.
Mark Weber. "World Revisionist Conference Banned in Lebanon Under Jewish Pressure," Vol. 20 No. 1 (January/February 2001), p. 3.
Ernst Zündel. "Waging and Winning the Information War," Vol. 20 No. 1 (January/February 2001), p. 30.
Volume 20 number 2 (March/April 2001)
Jean-Jacques Annaud. Enemy at the Gates [film]. Reviewed by Scott L. Smith. Vol. 20 No. 2 (March/April 2001), p. 45. D for history, A for entertainment.
Angelo Codevilla. Between the Alps and a Hard Place: Switzerland in World War II and Moral Blackmail Today. Reviewed by Daniel Michaels. Vol. 20 No. 2 (March/April 2001), p. 43. In the name of the Holocaust.
Samuel Crowell. "The Basement Showers of Crematorium III," Vol. 20 No. 2 (March/April 2001), p. 17.
Samuel Crowell. "Beyond Auschwitz," Vol. 20 No. 2 (March/April 2001), p. 26. New light on the fate of the Hungarian Jews.
Gregory Douglas. Gestapo Chief: The 1948 Interrogation of Heinrich Müller. Reviewed by Mark Weber. Vol. 20 No. 2 (March/April 2001), p. 40. Not quite the Hitler diaries.
Phil Eversoul. "Nothing to It [letter]," Vol. 20 No. 2 (March/April 2001), p. 48.
Michael J. Neufeld and Michael Berenbaum. The Bombing of Auschwitz: Should the Allies Have Attempted It? Reviewed by Samuel Crowell. Vol. 20 No. 2 (March/April 2001), p. 38. An exercise in futility.
Ted O'Keefe. "From the Editor," Vol. 20 No. 2 (March/April 2001), p. 2.
Germar Rudolf. "A Brief History of Forensic Examinations of Auschwitz," Vol. 20 No. 2 (March/April 2001), p. 3.
Richard A. Widmann. "Transfers to the Reich," Vol. 20 No. 2 (March/April 2001), p. 21. The unregistered inmates of Auschwitz.
Volume 20 number 3 (May/June 2001)
"A Conversation With Dr. Ibrahim Alloush," Vol. 20 No. 3 (May/June 2001), p. 7.
Ibrahim Alloush. "Between Public Relations and Self-Alienation: Arab Intellectuals and the 'Holocaust'," Vol. 20 No. 3 (May/June 2001), p. 23.
Michael Bay. Pearl Harbor [film]. Reviewed by Scott L. Smith. Vol. 20 No. 3 (May/June 2001), p. 45. Disney's $140 million dud.
Samuel Crowell. "Hungarian Jews at Auschwitz and Beyond: an Exchange," Vol. 20 No. 3 (May/June 2001), p. 48.
Robert Faurisson. "The [Fredrick] Töben Affair, Seen by Voltaire," Vol. 20 No. 3 (May/June 2001), p. 37.
Robert Faurisson. "It's Time the Arab Leaders Ended Their Silence on the 'Holocaust' Imposture," Vol. 20 No. 3 (May/June 2001), p. 13.
Jürgen Graf. "Hungarian Jews at Auschwitz and Beyond: an Exchange," Vol. 20 No. 3 (May/June 2001), p. 48.
Jan T. Gross. Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland [book]. Reviewed by Samuel Crowell. Vol. 20 No. 3 (May/June 2001), p. 41. The debate about Neighbors.
Ted O'Keefe. "From the Editor," Vol. 20 No. 3 (May/June 2001), p. 2.
Fredrick Töben. "To the Mannheim Jail: Justice and Truth in Contemporary Germany," Vol. 20 No. 3 (May/June 2001), p. 29.
Mark Weber. "An Anti-Holocaust Intifada Grows Among the Arabs," Vol. 20 No. 3 (May/June 2001), p. 2.
Mark Weber. "No to Censorship! No to Bigotry!," Vol. 20 No. 3 (May/June 2001), p. 6.
Volume 20 number 4 (July/August 2001)
"A Brief Chronology of the 'Special Relationship' [With Israel]," Vol. 20 No. 4 (July/August 2001), p. 6.
"Doug Collins Dies at 81," Vol. 20 No. 4 (July/August 2001), p. 12.
"Mufti and the Holocaust," Vol. 20 No. 4 (July/August 2001), p. 11.
"Oblivion in the Land of Memory," Vol. 20 No. 4 (July/August 2001), p. 10.
"Our Mission and the New War," Vol. 20 No. 4 (July/August 2001), p. 3.
Samuel Crowell. "Defending Against the Allied Bombing Campaign: Air Raid Shelters and Gas Protection in Germany, 1939-1945," Vol. 20 No. 4 (July/August 2001), p. 15.
David Irving. Churchill's War: Triumph in Adversity (Volume II). Reviewed by Mark Weber. Vol. 20 No. 4 (July/August 2001), p. 43. An unsettled legacy.
Theodore J. O'Keefe. "From the Editor," Vol. 20 No. 4 (July/August 2001), p. 2.
Mark Weber. "Learning From the September 11 Attacks," Vol. 20 No. 4 (July/August 2001), p. 8.
Costas Zaverdinos. "Unanswered Challenge [Letter]," Vol. 20 No. 4 (July/August 2001), p. 48.
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Robert Faurisson. "An Imaginary Holocaust May Lead to a Real Holocaust," Vol. 20 No. 5/6 (September/December 2001), p. 52.
Michael Gannon. Pearl Harbor Betrayed: The True Story of a Man and a Nation Under Attack. Reviewed by Theodore J. O'Keefe. Vol. 20 No. 5/6 (September/December 2001), p. 70. Pearl Harbor: Case closed?
Gabriel Gorodetsky. Grand Delusion: Stalin and the German Invasion of Russia. Reviewed by Daniel W. Michaels. The Journal of Historical Review, volume 20 No. 5/6 (September/December 2001), p. 59. Revising the twentieth century's 'perfect storm': Russian and German historians debate Barbarossa and its aftermath.
Jürgen Graf. The Giant With Feed of Clay: Raul Hilberg and His 'Standard Work' on the Holocaust. Reviewed by Theodore J. O'Keefe. Vol. 20 No. 5/6 (September/December 2001), p. 77. 'Destruction' destroyed.
Joachim Hoffmann. Stalin's War of Extermination, 1941-1945: Planning, Realization and Documentation. Reviewed by Daniel W. Michaels. Vol. 20 No. 5/6 (September/December 2001), p. 59. Revising the twentieth century's 'perfect storm': Russian and German historians debate Barbarossa and its aftermath.
Paul N. McCloskey Jr. "Machinations of the Anti-Defamation League," Vol. 20 No. 5/6 (September/December 2001), p. 13.
Mikhail Meltiukhov. Upushchennyy Shans Stalina [Stalin's Lost Opportunity]. Reviewed by Daniel W. Michaels. Vol. 20 No. 5/6 (September/December 2001), p. 59. Revising the twentieth century's 'perfect storm': Russian and German historians debate Barbarossa and its aftermath.
Theodore J. O'Keefe. "From the Editor," Vol. 20 No. 5/6 (September/December 2001), p. 2.
Theodore J. O'Keefe. "In Other Journals," Vol. 20 No. 5/6 (September/December 2001), p. 9.
Theodore J. O'Keefe. "'Real History' in Cincinnati," Vol. 20 No. 5/6 (September/December 2001), p. 6.
Theodore J. O'Keefe. "Review and Revision," Vol. 20 No. 5/6 (September/December 2001), p. 3.
Theodore J. O'Keefe. "Trieste Meeting," Vol. 20 No. 5/6 (September/December 2001), p. 8. 'Revisionism and dignity'.
Theodore J. O'Keefe. "Was Holocaust Survivor Viktor Frankl Gassed at Auschwitz?," Vol. 20 No. 5/6 (September/December 2001), p. 10.
Brian Renk. "Convergence or Divergence?," Vol. 20 No. 5/6 (September/December 2001), p. 33. Recent evidence for Zyklon induction holes at Birkenau Crematory II.
Robert B. Stinnett. Day of Deceit: The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor. Reviewed by Theodore J. O'Keefe. Vol. 20 No. 5/6 (September/December 2001), p. 70. Pearl Harbor: Case closed?
Viktor Suvorov. Samoubiystvo [Suicide]. Reviewed by Daniel W. Michaels. Vol. 20 No. 5/6 (September/December 2001), p. 59. Revising the twentieth century's 'perfect storm': Russian and German historians debate Barbarossa and its aftermath.
Mark Weber. "Wilhelm Höttl and the Elusive 'Six Million'," Vol. 20 No. 5/6 (September/December 2001), p. 25.
Paul Weindling. Epidemics and Genocide in Eastern Europe, 1890-1945. Reviewed by Samuel Crowell. Vol. 20 No. 5/6 (September/December 2001), p. 75. Typhus and cholera, Nazis and Jews.


Source: High values (short stories for children) Muhammad `Adnan Ghannam, Printed by the University of Imam Muhammad, 1407AH, p. 20 - 22.
Mr. Muhammad Ghannam tries in the following story to explain a high value for children and a good manner that the righteous always do, which is (Giving charity in secret).
It is a a proof on the truthfulness of the one who tries to draw nearer to Allah and drives its doer away from hypocrisy; following the example of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) in the Hadith of the seven types of people whom Allah shall cover with His Shade on a day where there will be not shade but His: "A person who practices charity so secretly that his left hand does not know what his right hand has given (i.e., Nobody knows how much he has given in charity)."
In Islamic upbringing, an instructor has to note that there are some situations during which a person should pay charity publicly, that is when he intends to make his children and students follow his example and compete in goodness.
He has to explain to his children and students the worldly and Hereafter benefits which are advantageous to the charity giver such as: A charity cures some diseases, a charity prolongs ages and increases good deeds, Allah accepts charity and takes it with His Right Hand to grow it as someone breeds his colt.
Charity does not decrease money but rather increases it, the nearest kinship are more entitled to take charity as it contains a bigger reward, and charity has certain times during which the reward will be doubled.
Whoever gives in charity should give it in secret.
Hazim and Mundhir entered the house quickly.
• Hazim shouted: O mother, where are you?
• Mundhir shouted: O mother, I want to tell you something.
• The mother came in a hurry and said: What is wrong with you two? What happened to you?
• Hazim said: O mother, Allah will love me very much.
• Mundhir said: I am too, O mother.
• The mother said: Calm down, what is it all about?
• Hazim said: Few minutes ago, I have seen our neighbor Himdan in the street, he is poor and blind.
He wanted to cross the street but there were many cars which prevented him from crossing the street.
• Of course, you helped him, asked the mother?!
• Mundhir said: I helped him too, mother, and I gave him the Riyal which was in my pocket because he is poor and has many children.
• Hazim said: Yes, mother, what he has said was true, he gave him one Riyal and I also gave him another Riyal.
• The mother laughed and said: Both of you deserve the pleasure of Allah and his love but you have made a mistake.
• Hazim and Mundhir said quickly: What is that?
• The mother said: You should have helped that man without telling anyone about it because one of the proprieties of Islam is to give charity in secret and to conceal all goodness because that brings the pleasure and reward of Allah.
Both children got ashamed because of what they have done.
They both decided to do righteous deeds, endeavor to do anything that brings benefits to Muslims provided that everything should be done secretly.


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Religious nutbaggery of the week
It's a marquee week for unintentional comedy among the religious.
1. Pat Robertson warns Christians of "witchcraft" in Harry Potter:
During a May "Bring It On" segment, a viewer wrote that "my pastor says we shouldn't read the 'Harry Potter' series because it contains magic. But how is that different from the Narnia series, which contain the same?"
"Well, Narnia is different. It's not glorifying magic and the occult," Robertson replied. "The lady who wrote Harry Potter [J.K. Rowling], I understand, was deeply involved in some of the occult things."
2. It's been pretty dry here in Oklahoma, so our Governor, Mary Fallin, has asked us all to pray for rain. Since, as we all know, science has proved that prayers come true! Notably, Fallin's request comes only a few months after Texas Governor Rick Perry did the same thing, which – shockingly! – didn't work. I guess drought is part of God's perfect divine plan.
"I encourage Oklahomans of all faiths to join me this Sunday in offering their prayers for rain," Fallin said. "For the safety of our firefighters and our communities and the well-being of our crops and livestock, this state needs the current drought to come to an end. The power of prayer is a wonderful thing, and I would ask every Oklahoman to look to a greater power this weekend and ask for rain."
3. Speaking of Rick Perry, he's being challenged by the Freedom From Religion Foundation over his prayer rally to fix America, cleverly entitled "The Response: a call to prayer for a nation in crisis."
"Right now, America is in crisis: we have been besieged by financial debt, terrorism, and a multitude of natural disasters. As a nation, we must come together and call upon Jesus to guide us through unprecedented struggles, and thank Him for the blessings of freedom we so richly enjoy."
You have to love the prayer-rally mentality. I mean, how does it work? Do prayers get amplified when everyone says them together? Would God not really notice if everyone just prayed in their homes? Some might say that this sort of religious pageantry bears a striking resemblance to the Pharisees in the New Testament. Others might say that prayer rallies are really just a way to reinforce groupthink. But not me – no, I know that what the economy really needs is a good laying on of hands. That'll fix the debt crisis in a jiffy!
4. Another creationist museum is in the planning stages, this one called the "Northwest Science Museum". Planned exhibit include the totally scientific evidence that God made all the animals fit on the Ark with magic, and that they didn't have to eat or poop for over a month. Praise! Of course, these intrepid scientitians need your help. Well, mainly your money:
"As you may know, our goals are beyond what we, as individuals, can do on our own. This means that we must rely on our mighty God to accomplish the task that he has set before us. This also means that we must ask you for help."
Yes! We must rely on God, who of course is all-powerful, to carry out his perfect divine plan. But the Lord needs some cash to get it rolling.
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I have a good job. I really like my job. I just got promoted at my job. And it's okay that I'm not doing the type of job that I thought I'd grow up to do. Welcome to our economy.
The job market is fairly small. And sometimes it seems that people have forgotten that. A lot of people go to college, but most people don't get jobs in their field after they graduate, and that's not for lack of trying.
A month or so ago, I was having a conversation with someone I work with who also has a degree. People come through all the time and act like we're dumb because we work at Starbucks, even though Starbucks will actually give tuition reimbursement to their partners who are trying to get their bachelors if they go to ASU. Starbucks cares about education, so why would someone assume that only stupid or uneducated people would work a job like that? No, you don't need a degree, but I never wanted to get a job in my field anyway.
But I digress. I was talking with my coworker about working at Starbucks and about how college isn't for everyone and having your degree doesn't really make you any better than anyone else, because in this economy, it's usually pretty hard to get a job in your field unless you're either top tier or you have a lot of connections where there are openings. It's luck and who you know, not necessarily intelligence or capability.
An hour after our conversation a very loud man walked and announced that he had a question. But he then went on to say that his question required intelligence, and that was pretty hard to find in Starbucks. Both my coworker and I looked at him with obvious offense on our faces. He began to laugh and told us to take a joke, then my supervisor came up front and he got to ask her his question.
During their conversation though, he told her she should go back to school, because she dropped out when she realized it wasn't for her. He was trying to force his worldview on her. And she was annoyed. We were all annoyed.
It's fine to value education. I'm currently planning on possibly going back and getting my masters degree next fall. And that's not because I think my current job is beneath me. It's not because I'm dying to do something else. Even if I do get my masters and find a job in that field, I might still work a few days at Starbucks, because I enjoy it, and I like the benefits.
A degree does not necessarily mean a career. And a lack of a degree does not equate stupidity.
It's okay that I have a degree and am a barista. Welcome to the real world.


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The primary objective of this study is to compare overall survival (OS) in patients with progressive PSMA-positive mCRPC who receive 177Lu-PSMA-617 in addition to best supportive/best standard of care versus patients treated with best supportive/best standard of care alone. Key secondary objectives are an arm-to-arm comparison of the following: - Radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) - Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST) response - Time to a first symptomatic skeletal event (SSE) Additional Secondary Objectives: - Safety and tolerability of 177Lu-PSMA-617 - Health-related quality of life (HRQoL; EQ-5D-5L, FACT-P and Brief Pain Inventory - Short Form (BPI-SF)) - Health economics - Progression-free survival (PFS) (radiographic, clinical, or prostate-specific antigen [PSA] progression-free survival) - Biochemical response as measured by PSA. Alkaline phosphatase [ALP] levels and lactate dehydrogenase [LDH] levels will also be measured.
Patients with PSMA positive scans will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to receive either 177Lu-PSMA-617 plus best supportive/best standard of care or to receive best supportive/best standard of care only. Best supportive/best standard of care will be determined by the treating physician/investigator but will exclude investigational agents, cytotoxic chemotherapy, other systemic radioisotopes, and hemi-body radiation therapy. Novel androgen axis drugs [NAADs] (such as abiraterone or enzalutamide) are allowed. The study is open-label and patients will be monitored throughout the 6 to 10-month treatment period for survival, disease progression, and adverse events. A long-term follow-up period will include the collection of survival and treatment updates, adverse events assessment, as well as blood for hematology and chemistry testing. During follow-up, patients will be contacted every 3 months (±1 month) via phone, email, or letter for 24 months or until the the overall censoring rate for survival reduces to a level identified in the SAP. An End of Treatment visit should occur once a patient is to enter the long term follow up. This visit should occur approximately 30 days from the last dose of 177Lu-PSMA-617 or best supportive/best standard of care, but before the initiation of subsequent anti-cancer treatment, outside of what is allowed on study. The planned enrollment for this study is 750 patients.


Get into the Christmas spirit with Omagh Golf Club as they host a special concert entitled 'Christmas at The Opera Cafe,' on Friday, December 22 at 8pm.
The concert will feature local tenor Brian McNamee from Sixmilecross and the stunning Magherafelt soprano Rebecca Murphy.
On the evening the pair will present a concert of some of opera's best-loved arias and duets, songs from the stage and screen and, seeing as it's the festive season, a selection of beautiful Christmas music for the audience to enjoy. Christmas at the Opera Café is the perfect introduction to some operatic classics.
Brian's good humoured approach creates a light-hearted and fun evening and his special guest on the night, Rebecca Murphy is a stunning lyric soprano who has performed all over the world and is currently based in Glasgow at The Royal Scottish Conservatoire.
Tickets, limited to only 120, are on sale now and will be available from Omagh Golf Club or by contacting Brian directly on 07922699892. Tickets are £15 and include a light supper and some Christmas treats.


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Feel the emotion of the blues in this great collection of tracks. With world-class musicians and authentic recordings, the blues aren't just for January.
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Barnhowe here in Elterwater is now available for a short break from Monday 1st April 2019 for £650.00.
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Three years ago I published the historical version of this soup on Coquinaria, from a seventeenth-century French cookbook. For that soup you needed partridges and cockscombs (not mushrooms, but the real thing), so I do not expect many people to have prepared that soup. That may be completely different with the modern version of Dutch Queen's Soup, which is actually a very rich Cream of Chicken Soup. The soup is popular in the Netherlands because of the associations with the Queen, and at fairs on Queen's Day (30 April) plastic cups filled with an undetermined white liquid are sold as Queen's Soup. On this page is the recipe for real Queen's Soup. Just as with all kinds of soup, its taste depends on the quality of the stock you use to prepare it. If possible, make your own stock from chicken and veal, and you'll know why this soup is fit for a queen.
First course, for six portions; preparation in advance 15 minutes (+ 4 hours to prepare the stock); preparation 10 to 20 minutes.
The first thing to do is preparing stock. Stock can be kept in the freezer for weeks, so just do this at any moment you want. Blanch chicken and veal for a minute in boiling water. Then put the meat in a large pan with 2.5 litre (4.5 pints) cold water, bring to the boil and add vegetables, herbs and spices. Alternatively skip the blanching, but then you'll have to skim well before adding the greens and spices. Let the stock simmer on very low heat for three hours. Then strain and degrease the stock and concentrate to 1.5 litre (3 pints). How to do this can be found here. NOTE: No salt is added until the stock is used for making a soup, sauce or other dish.
Set 100 gram (3.5 oz) of the whitest chicken meat aside, purée the rest of the chicken meat in a blender with a little of the concentrated stock. Use the veal for some other dish, like veal ragoût, which in its turn can be used for making croquettes. Discard vegetables and herbs.
This Cream of Chicken Soup is triple-thickened: 1 – With the pureed chicken meat; 2 – With a roux; 3 – Just before serving with cream and egg yolk. To simplify matters, you can choose to use just two of the methods (1+2 or 1+3).
1 – Add the pureed chicken to the stock. You can do this before freezing the stock. This method will thicken the soup, but when you leave it standing for a while, chicken and stock will separate.
2 – Melt the butter in a pan that can contain at least 2 liters (4 pints). Do not burn the butter, just melt it. Than add all the flour at once and stir with a wooden spatula or a whisk to a smooth paste. Temper the heat and let this 'sweat' for a couple of minutes. Add one tablespoon of chicken-enriched stock and stir. The paste has now become a dough. Add a little more stock, stir until no lumps are visible, and continue until you have used all the stock. When more stock has been added to the roux, you can also add more stock to it in one go. But keep stirring until the soup is smooth and starts to boil again before adding the next batch. The soup can be prepared in advance up to this point.
3 – Because the soup must not boil anymore when cream and yolk are added, this is done just before serving. Heat the soup until it is almost boiling (if you have made soup so fare in advance that is cooled). Stir the cream with the egg yolk. Add one spoon hot soup, stir or whisk well, add another spoon, stir or whisk, and so on. If you do this too quickly, the mixture will curdle in stead of emulsifying with the soup. When the mixture is about the same temperature as the soup, stir it in. Temper the heat and warm for another five minutes without boiling, while you keep stirring.
Use preheated soup plates or bowls. You can add the diced white chicken meat to the individual serving dishes, or have added them already in the pan.
In Dutch industrial versions of Koninginnesoep or Queen's Soup there are always garden peas and little cubes of carrots. I have not found these additions in twentieth century-cookbooks, but as a reflection of the original seventeenth-century garnish (pistacchio's and pomegranate seeds) it is a nice find. Use frozen peas (thawed) and diced carrot, 100 gram (3.5 oz.) of each and cooked for a couple of minutes.
In The Netherlands Cream of Chicken Soup is called Koninginnesoep (Queen's Soup). The delicious, rich taste comes a good stock with chicken and veal.


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Last remote emission sensing campaign of the CARES project successfully completed
The Prague city demonstration campaign of the Horizon 2020 EU project CARES was a huge success. The campaign was running from 5th-23rd Sept. 2022. During this period three remote emission sensing techniques were measuring the emissions of vehicles in and around Prague to detect high-emitting vehicles. Besides cross-road remote sensing and point sampling, plume chasing was employed. During the last years this technique has been further developed within the CARES project with a leading role of the Institute of Environmental Physics and its high-tech spin-off Airyx GmbH. Plume chasing is now easily applicable by authorities. This was tested during the Prague CARES campaign with truck measurements on the highway and police enforcement. About 1000 heavy-duty vehicles were measured by Plume Chasing. Over 11% showed very high NOx emissions. A fraction of those vehicles were pulled over for further inspections by the police. Several defects and manipulations could be found. Further information about the plume chasing method and the Prague campaign can be found on the Airyx and CARES website.