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Clearwave Names Saji Rajasekharan as Chief Technology Officer
IT veteran appointed to elevate technology operations and innovation
driving next stage of healthtech leader's growth
ATLANTA, January 12, 2022 – Clearwave, a healthcare technology industry leader in digital patient engagement solutions, today announced the appointment of Saji Rajasekharan as Chief Technology Officer. Saji comes to Clearwave from Premier Inc., where he served as CTO, Cost Management and Supply Chain. In his new role, Saji will lead the technology strategy for Clearwave's award-winning patient engagement solutions and advance its information technology operations. The appointment follows a recent investment from private equity firm Great Hill Partners and support from long-time investor Frontier Growth to help drive innovation and expansion.
"Healthcare providers are demanding constant innovation. As a healthcare technology provider, it's imperative we continuously identify new opportunities for advancement and evolve our solutions accordingly," said Clearwave CEO Mike Lamb. "Saji brings the world-class technology leadership, strategic vision and expertise we need to meet this challenge and ensure Clearwave is always helping practices and patients reap the benefits of healthcare's digital transformation."
Saji brings over 24 years of experience driving technology transformation and overseeing global IT operations, predominantly in healthcare information technology. Prior to his role as the CTO at Premier Inc., he served as the company's Vice President of Software Engineering, Clinical Intelligence, launching its high-impact SaaS products and leading integrations across multiple acquisitions. Before joining Premier, Saji spent a decade overseeing software delivery for marquee client brands at Cognizant.
"The healthcare industry is witnessing extraordinary digital transformation at every turn, giving practices the tools necessary to raise the bar in patient care," said Saji. "This is why providers everywhere are looking to Clearwave. They want a robust, scalable patient engagement platform to help them deliver the best possible patient experience and improve patient outcomes, while driving down operational costs. Clearwave is at the forefront of a better tomorrow in healthcare, and I'm looking forward to doing my part in driving this transformation."
About Clearwave
Since 2004, Clearwave has been the healthcare industry's most comprehensive patient engagement platform. Its technology has empowered specialty practices and health systems to improve profitability, productivity and patient access. Healthcare organizations choose Clearwave for its ability to simplify patient scheduling, expedite intake, automate insurance eligibility verification and create true financial transparency for both patient and practice. Clearwave helps practices accelerate cash flow and improve digital patient access. We've scheduled, checked in and verified eligibility for more than 100 million patients across the US, and those numbers are growing daily. To learn more, meet us at clearwaveinc.com.
About Great Hill Partners
Great Hill Partners is a Boston-based private equity firm targeting investments of $25 million to $500 million in high-growth companies across the software, digital commerce, financial technology, healthcare, and digital infrastructure sectors. Over the past two decades, Great Hill has raised nearly $8 billion of commitments and invested in more than 75 companies, establishing an extensive track record of building long-term partnerships with entrepreneurs and providing flexible resources to help middle-market companies scale. For more information, including a list of all Great Hill investments, visit www.greathillpartners.com.
About Frontier Growth
Frontier Growth provides support for growth – both investment capital and operational expertise – exclusively for software companies with $5-$30 million in revenue. Frontier was founded with an intentional culture to put People Before Numbers, because it's people that lead to real growth. With over 20 years of experience, over $1.5B in AUM, and actively investing its 5th fund, Frontier respects that each of their companies represents someone's life's work and helps them grow without stifling the innovation that's made them successful.
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Гиневичев Груд () — деревня в Осовецком сельсовете Мозырского района Гомельской области Республики Беларусь.

Со всех сторон окружена лесом.

В деревне Гиневичев Груд находится «Дом Охотника» — агроусадьба Мозырского опытного лесхоза.

География

Расположение
В 39 км на запад от Мозыря, 169 км от Гомеля.

Транспортная сеть
Транспортные связи по просёлочной, затем автомобильной дороге Мозырь — Петриков. Планировка состоит из прямолинейной улицы, ориентированной с юго-востока на северо-запад. Застройка деревянная, усадебного типа.

На время дачного сезона — автобус «Мозырь — Осовецкая Буда» вечером по пятницам и воскресениям.

История
По письменным источникам известна со 2-й половины XIX века как село в Слобода-Скрыгаловской волости Мозырского уезда Минской губернии. Поселение основано помещиками Кеневичами в конце первой половин 19 века как Кеневичев Груд, которое затем местные жители переименовали в Гиневичев Груд. В 1913 году - поселок.

В 1932 году жители вступили в колхоз. Во время Великой Отечественной войны в июне 1943 года оккупанты полностью сожгли деревню и убили 1 жителя. 18 жителей погибли на фронте. Согласно переписи 1959 года в составе совхоза «Осовец» (центр — деревня Осовец). Располагалось подсобное хозяйство «Мозырьпромстроя».

Население

Численность
 2015 год — 5 хозяйств, 2 жителя.
 2004 год — 3 хозяйства, 4 жителя.

Динамика
 1908 год — 31 двор, 192 жителя.
 1917 год — 254 жителя.
 1925 год — 62 двора.
 1959 год — 159 жителей (согласно переписи).
 2004 год — 3 хозяйства, 4 жителя.

Примечания

Литература
 Гарады і вёскі Беларусі: Энцыклапедыя. Т.2, кн.2. Гомельская вобласць/С. В. Марцэлеў; Рэдкалегія: Г. П. Пашкоў (галоўны рэдактар) і інш. — Мн.: БелЭн, 2005. 520с.: іл. Тыраж 4000 экз. ISBN 985-11-0330-6 ISBN 985-11-0302-0

Населённые пункты Мозырского района

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Q: Only integer scalar arrays can be converted to a scalar index - but my candidate for scalar index is an array I try to implement function that will select a random picture from tensorflow.keras.datasets.fashion_mnist.
I stumbled upon such error:
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TypeError                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
~\AppData\Local\Temp\ipykernel_3628\3184902278.py in <module>
----> 1 show_image_labels(num_pred=16, model=model_8, data=test_data_norm, labels=test_labels, figsize=(20, 20))

~\AppData\Local\Temp\ipykernel_3628\1430214753.py in show_image_labels(num_pred, model, data, labels, figsize)
      6         plt.imshow(data[random_index], cmap=plt.cm.binary)
      7         pred = model.predict(data[random_index].reshape(1, 28, 28))
----> 8         plt.title(f'Prediction:{class_names[pred.argmax(axis=1)]}\nTrue label: {class_names[labels[random_index]]}\nConfidence: {np.max(pred)}')
      9         plt.axis(False)

TypeError: only integer scalar arrays can be converted to a scalar index

This is the function:
def show_image_labels(num_pred=1, model=None, data=None, labels=None, figsize=(12, 12)):
    plt.figure(figsize=figsize)
    for i in range(num_pred):
        ax = plt.subplot(int(num_pred/round(np.sqrt(num_pred))+2), int(num_pred/round(np.sqrt(num_pred))), i+1)
        random_index = random.choice(range(len(data)))
        plt.imshow(data[random_index], cmap=plt.cm.binary)
        pred = model.predict(data[random_index].reshape(1, 28, 28))
        plt.title(f'Prediction:{class_names[pred.argmax(axis=1)]}\nTrue label: {class_names[labels[random_index]]}\nConfidence: {np.max(pred)}')
        plt.axis(False)

This is the model:
# Set random seed
tf.random.set_seed(42)

# Create a model
model_8 = tf.keras.Sequential([
    tf.keras.layers.Flatten(input_shape=(28,28)),
    tf.keras.layers.Dense(784, activation='relu'),
    tf.keras.layers.Dense(49, activation='relu'),
    tf.keras.layers.Dense(10, activation='softmax')
])

# Compile the model
model_8.compile(loss=tf.keras.losses.SparseCategoricalCrossentropy(),
               optimizer=tf.keras.optimizers.Adam(lr=0.001),
               metrics=['accuracy'])

# Fit the model

history_8 = model_8.fit(train_data_norm,
                        train_labels,
                        epochs=20,
                        batch_size=1000,
                        validation_data=(test_data_norm, test_labels),
                        validation_batch_size=1000)

And most importantly
this is the object: array([3], dtype=int64)
that is produced by:
model_8.predict(test_data_norm[33].reshape(1, 28, 28)).argmax(axis=1).
Looks like an integer scalar array to me. Can anyone explain what I'm doing wrong ;>?

A: Looks like you are trying to index a list with a numpy array:
In [100]: alist = [1,2,3,4]; alist[np.array([1,2])]
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TypeError                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
Input In [100], in <cell line: 1>()
----> 1 alist = [1,2,3,4]; alist[np.array([1,2])]

TypeError: only integer scalar arrays can be converted to a scalar index

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Community fundraisers case study
The Alzheimer's Research UK Shropshire Fundraising Group is one of 20 groups around the UK dedicated to raising money for dementia research. In their first year, the group raised a staggering £20,000 with a range of events from open gardens to supermarket collections.
Group leader Katie Foster's dad died with Alzheimer's in 2007. She said: "It was heartbreaking to watch my dad fade away. A man who used to love chess, difficult crosswords, music and dance and his granddaughters, gradually disappeared to the point where he thought he was back in the prisoner of war camp, where he spent five years after being captured defending Dunkirk in 1940.
"I'm proud to raise money for this great cause and help future generations who, with this research, hopefully won't have to watch a much-loved relative or friend disappear in front of them as dementia takes hold.
"The first year of the Shropshire Fundraising Group has been totally astounding in so many ways. Shropshire people are incredibly generous. The work our group does is only possible because of the really hard work of my colleagues and the good will of so many Shropshire businesses, networks and kind individuals.
"We'd love more people to join us – we do have a lot of fun!"
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Сэр Дэ́вид Э́нтони Э́ндрю Э́ймисс (;  ; ) — британский политик, член парламента от Консервативной партии (1983—2021).

Биография
Родился в Эссексе в семье электрика и портнихи. Изучал экономику и государственное управление в Университете Борнмут, затем непродолжительное время работал школьным учителем, консультантом по набору персонала и андеррайтером. В 1983 году избран членом парламента от округа Базилдон. С 1997 года избирался в парламент от округа Саутэнд-Уэст. В течение 10 лет был личным парламентским секретарём Майкла Портилло.

По вероисповеданию — католик. Придерживался социально-консервативных политических взглядов. Будучи членом парламента поддерживал законопроекты о защите животных, в частности, в 2004 году проголосовал за законопроект о запрете охоты на лис. Участвовал в кампании за увековечивание памяти о Рауле Валленберге и выступал в поддержку больных эндометриозом. Поддержал Брексит и являлся сторонником возвращения смертной казни.

Был женат с 1983 года на Джулии Арнольд, отец сына и четырёх дочерей, в том числе актрисы Кейти Эймисс.

15 октября 2021 года был убит во время встречи с избирателями в церкви в городе Ли-он-Си. Молодой человек сомалийского происхождения нанёс ему множественные ножевые ранения, от которых парламентарий скончался на месте. Полиция заявила, что убийство может быть мотивировано исламистскими идеями. Обвинения в убийстве и подготовке терактов были предъявлены 25-летнему Харби Али Куллане — сыну бывшего советника премьер-министра Сомали.

См. также
 Убийство Дэвида Эймисса

Примечания

Члены парламента Соединённого Королевства (1983—1987)
Члены парламента Соединённого Королевства (1987—1992)
Члены парламента Соединённого Королевства (1992—1997)
Члены парламента Соединённого Королевства (1997—2001)
Члены парламента Соединённого Королевства (2001—2005)
Члены парламента Соединённого Королевства (2005—2010)
Члены парламента Соединённого Королевства (2010—2015)
Члены парламента Соединённого Королевства (2015—2017)
Члены парламента Соединённого Королевства (2017—2019)
Члены парламента Соединённого Королевства с 2019 года
Убитые политики
Убитые в Великобритании
Члены Консервативной партии Великобритании
Активисты защиты прав животных
Жертвы терактов в Великобритании


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Annette Gordon-Reed
Chautauqua Lecture Series • Educational, 19-Jul-2022
Originally broadcast at 10:45 a.m. ET Tuesday, July 19, 2022.
Annette Gordon-Reed is the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University, where her areas of interest include American legal history. She returns to the Chautauqua Lecture Series during a week on "The Future of History" with an exploration of history as a moral enterprise, and how the way we honor our history can change from generation to generation. Gordon-Reed has won 16 book prizes, including the Pulitzer Prize in History in 2009 and the National Book Award in 2008, for The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family, which was a Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle selection in 2009. Other works include Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy; Race on Trial: Law and Justice in American History; and, with Peter S. Onuf, "Most Blessed of the Patriarchs": Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination. Her most recent book is On Juneteenth. Gordon-Reed was the Vyvyan Harmsworth Visiting Professor of American History at the University of Oxford (Queens College) 2014-2015. Between 2010 and 2015, she was the Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. She was the 2018-2019 president of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic. A selected list of her honors includes a fellowship from the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, a Guggenheim Fellowship in the humanities, a MacArthur Fellowship, the National Humanities Medal, the National Book Award, the Frederick Douglass Book Prize, the George Washington Book Prize, and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award. Gordon-Reed was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2011 and was a member of the Academy's Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences. In 2019, she was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society. She is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School.
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Andrew Lih is a technology journalist, digital strategist and the author of The Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World's Greatest Encyclopedia. An expert in online collaboration, digital news innovation and linked ope...
Jon Meacham
Originally broadcast at 10:45 a.m. ET Thursday, July 21, 2022.
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Originally broadcast at 10:45 a.m. ET Friday, July 22, 2022.
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Q: Организация поиска контакта по подстроке Планирую небольшое веб-приложение типа записной книжки. Основной объект доменной модели - контакт с большим числом полей (ФИО, телефоны, емейлы, инстаграммы и жежечки). Хранится это в базе MS SQL.
Есть какой-то удобный способ указать какие поля индексировать (ну скажем, пара полей типа комментарии, город или номер карты сбербанка) и организовать поиск контакта по подстроке сразу по всем индексируемым полям?

Пример. В окошке поиска набирают по буквам текст mar - и как только
  число символов превысит два, то появятся варианты amarao (найдено в
  поле никнейм), marat (найдено в поле ЖЖ) и так далее.

Никакого продвинутого поиска не нужно, только поиск по подстроке. Никаких "начинается с" или "заканчивается на" или "в поле фамилия то-то или в поле емейл то-то".
Пока вижу только вариант "перед сохранением в базу сохранять все данные в специальное поле для поиска".
Я когда думал о том, что не хочу доп. таблицы заводить под телефоны, телеграммы - а просто де/сериализовать в json и обойтись одним полем - готов был даже просто искать по одному этому полю, не создавая отдельное под индекс.
Возможно, есть какие-то другие способы?
На ум приходят слова типа Sphinx/Solr/Elasticsearch, но более детально не копался, т.к. в данном случае на сервере их нельзя поставить, да и не спец я по ним. SQL есть/будет, но не помню, в какие редакции входит полнотекстовый поиск и вообще поможет ли он.
Можно ли какой-то алгоритм использовать для построения индекса, чтобы не перебирать всю таблицу?


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Horror Tree – e-newsletter that posts news on anthologies and magazine call outs for speculative fiction (sci-fi, fantasy, horror) for short fiction.
Authors Publish – lists submission market for short fiction.
The Write Life – a newsletter and site about all things writerly.
Published to Death – a site with a focus on publishing your work.
Writers Market – part of the fantastic Writer's Digest site that keeps subscribers up to date on markets and industry listings.
Ralan.com – website that provides information on speculative fiction markets and competitions.
Submission Grinder – searchable database for speculative fiction markets – can specify genre, word count and pay rate in search.
Pitchwhiz – searchable database containing contact details of commissioning editors and what work they're after. Allows freelancers to pitch ideas.
OPEN CALL: SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY AND PULP MARKETS – Facebook page which regularly posts submission and competition opportunities.
Australian Speculative Fiction Group – a supportive, welcoming community which often has call-outs for submissions.
Vision Writers – a speculative fiction critique group which has launched many Australian writers.
Brisbane Writers Workshop Facebook – we often post up submission and competition opportunities.


If I was holding on to any little piece of Luke still being "little", I feel it is really all gone now. He is a grown boy for sure. This makes me a little sad. Time goes by so quickly....even if you are doing a pretty good job of making the most of each day!
However, I also love watching him grow! I love watching him learn.
It seems like just yesterday I was posting about the first day of school. I went back and read the post and I could not help but smile as my eyes teared up. On the first day of school, Luke read Hop on Pop. On the last day of school, he is in the middle of reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid. He's come a long way! I could not be more proud.
He has learned that you do not talk during the first few minutes of lunch.
Luke has learned how to deal with people who are different than him.
Luke learned that you can take away from zero, and you then have a negative number.
Luke can now read chapter books.
He had his first solo in his PTA program.
Luke has prayed for his friends at school.
Luke has learned how to help others to learn.
Luke has expanded his creativity in ways that I could not have imagined.
Luke has learned to ignore the bad, and focus on the good, in people.
He has learned how to take money to school, not loose it, and purchase books and treats.
I prayed for Luke to have a great teacher this year. And he not only received a great one, but one much better than I could ever have hoped for. Luke has loved being in her class so much and I will forever be thankful for her.
Luke received two awards this year -- All A Honor Roll and Most Improved Reading. Josh and I beamed as we watched our boy receive his awards.
It is so exciting to see him grow and I cannot wait to see what all is in store for him in First Grade.
However, before he returns to school as a First Grader, he will have a fun summer! A summer of fun with friends, trips, and some "firsts" for us all.


Donegal County Museum first opened to the public in 1987. This example of Ireland's museums and galleries is housed in what was once the Warden's house of the Letterkenny Workhouse, built in 1843 and opened in 1845.
The role of this Co Donegal attraction is to collect, record, preserve, communicate and display for the use and enjoyment of the widest community possible, the material evidence and associated information of the history of Donegal.


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The construction of Building H in Bonarka for Business in Krakow has started
The construction of building H, the 8th element of Bonarka for Business (B4B), one of the most popular office complexes in Krakow situated in the Podgórze district, has recently started. At completion, the office building will provide approx. 10,000 sqm GLA and 209 parking spaces for the tenants, extending the B4B complex to a total of 75,000 GLA. Meanwhile, GlobalLogic, an existing tenant in B4B since 2016, signed a lease agreement for an additional 1,274 sqm GLA, and the B4B Facebook page celebrates its 770th follower.
The construction of building H, the 8th element of B4B has recently started with earthworks on the plot managed by Hamer Polska Ltd., while the selection of subcontractors for structural work is currently under process and is likely to be finished mid-November 2017. The structural work is expected to start the beginning of 2018, with prospective occupancy in Q2 2019. Building H will offer its future tenants approx. 10,000 sqm GLA modern office space, having a façade half made of glass and it may be connected directly to building I through special footbridges at a later stage. This building has received, for the current stage of the project, a BREEAM® certificate at the 'very good' level and will receive the final certification after completing the construction and interior design for the individual tenants.
"The BPO/SSC sector in Poland is continuously growing, resulting in stable demand for class A office spaces. As one of Poland's flagship secondary cities, Krakow continues to rank among the top 10 city destinations globally for the BPO industry. We remain optimistic about the future of Krakow's office market and will continue the development of the Bonarka for Business complex first with Building H than followed by Building I" – said Beata Kokeli, Head of Asset Management & Country Manager Poland, TriGranit.
As a specific proof of B4B tenant's satisfaction, GlobalLogic, a tenant of Bonarka for Business Building F since July 2016, has recently signed a lease agreement for an additional 1,274 sqm GLA. The company will lease altogether 3,860 sqm office space in the building occupying the 5th, 6th and 7th floor. GlobalLogic is a full-lifecycle product development services provider, founded in 2000. The company provides full-lifecycle software product development services, including experience design, complex systems engineering, content engineering, and self-contained engineering labs.
Bonarka for Business tenant relationship program
Meanwhile, the Bonarka for Business Tenant Relationship Program that was launched in the summer of 2017 continues with remarkable success. Tenants could recently participate in two morning coffee events and a photo contest. Now, #B4Bnews TV has just started broadcasting with episodes introducing B4B employees helping them to get to know each other. The episodes are planned to be broadcast twice a month in the future. So far, the Tenant Relationship Program along with the B4B social media activity resulted in 770 new followers on the B4B Facebook page.
About Bonarka for Business
The B4B business park is a project consisting of modern class A offices, consistent with the current highest standards, located in the heart of Bonarka City Center – a multifunctional city center in the Krakow Podgórze district, close to the historical center of Krakow, the city's main arteries, the Krakow ring road and the A4 motorway. This city center project is a unique development on the Krakow retail and office market as it is a classic brownfield project – where a 19 ha industrial area had been turned into a modern business area. Buildings A, B, C, D, E, F and G are already completed providing 65,000 sqm GLA to the tenants. Next building (H) is under construction. Due to the active office market in Krakow, a further 2 buildings (I and J) are planned to be built in the coming years. 6 of the B4B buildings (A, B, C, D, E and G) are operating with a 100% occupancy rate since their opening. The complex of modern office buildings creates a compact layout with a central street and square reminiscent of the function and character of the traditional urban market. The well-designed public space has won numerous awards, 'artURBANICA 2012' among others. The main tenants in the complex are Alexander Mann Solutions, State Street, Euroclear, Pegasystems, Herbalife Nutrition, Lufthansa Global Business Services, Innogy, SolarWinds, Global Logic and Luxoft. Ultimately, Bonarka for Business will offer altogether 10 office buildings with a total leasable area of 95,000 sqm with a value of EUR 200 million.
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Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 2 release date: Part 2 set for April 2020! Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen Season 2 adapted Part 2 of the novel series
Thu Jun 25, 2020 at 9:35am ET Sun Jul 12, 2020 at 9:35 am EDT
By Patrick Frye
The Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 2 anime adapted Part 2 of the Honzuki no Gekokujou Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen light novel series. Pic credit: Ajia-Do
The Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 2 release date is coming up soon and anime fans won't have too long to wait for new episodes.
The official website for the Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen anime has confirmed that Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2 will be releasing in 2020!
Based on the wording of the announcement, it's apparent that the second part will not be titled as Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 2.
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Instead, the first season of the Bookworm anime is what is called a "split-cour anime" where the second half is based on half of Part 2 of the light novel series.
What's a "cour," you might ask? For those unfamiliar with the lingo, a "cour" is a three-month block of TV broadcasting based on the physical seasons usually composed of 10 to 13 episodes. A "split-cour" is where a single anime season takes a multi-month break before resuming TV broadcasting.
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For the purposes of this article, we will treat the anime's second cour as if it's Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 2. That means future seasons past Episode 26 will be referred to as the Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 3 anime, which was confirmed to be in production in July 2020.
Still, it's a little bit confusing since the anime is adapting a book series officially divided into five parts. That means the first anime season adapted three books, while Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 2 only adapted the first two books of Part 2
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That means the Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 anime will finish light novel Part 2 and then conclude somewhere in light novel Part 3, which is five books long.
(It should be noted that the third season's announcement was worded as Part 3 (第3期) rather than Season 3 (第3シーズン). Could that mean the third season will multiple cours? (Please see below for more details.)
Director Mitsuru Hongo has confirmed on Twitter that Part 2 will not be delayed at all by the SARS-COV-2 coronavirus pandemic. Although sometimes anime studios will be working on episodes right before they broadcast on TV, in this case, all 26 episodes were submitted for release in advance since the production schedule had already been pushed up "due to various circumstances."
"It's been a tough time, but I hope you enjoy it for a little while," he concluded.
Part 2 will have 12 episodes, so the story will pick up again with Ascendance of a Bookworm Episode 15 and finish with Episode 26 on June 21, 2020.
The Ascendance of a Bookworm English dub, which began streaming in December, didn't catch up with Part 1's ending until the winter of 2020. Part 2 will also have an English dub streaming on Crunchyroll.
The wait for Part 2 wasn't bad at all since an Ascendance of a Bookworm OVA episode also came out on March 10, 2020. The OVA has two parts and was released with the limited edition of light novel Volume 22 (or Part 5: Volume 1).
Crunchyroll eventually began streaming the two OVA episodes with an English dub. For more details, including a story summary, please see our article on the Ascendance of a Bookworm OVA episodes.
Preview clips from the Ascendance Of A Bookworm OVA episode. Pic credit: Ajia-Do
The Ascendance of a Bookworm anime is being produced by animation studio Ajia-Do, which also animated 2018's How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord anime and the 2016 Izetta: The Last Witch. Director Mitsuru Hongo (World Trigger) is helming the project with the help of Assistant Director Yoshiki Kawasaki (episode director for Monster Hunter Stories: RIDE ON).
Writer Mariko Kunisawa is handling the anime's scripts. Yoshiaki Yanagida and Toshihisa Kaiya are the character designers.
The Ascendance of a Bookworm opening (OP) music theme song for the first cour was "Pure White" as performed by Sumire Morohoshi. The ending (ED) theme song music is "Hair Ornament Angel" as performed by Megumi Nakajima.
The opening for Season 2, "Commotion", was performed by Sumire Morohoshi, who also sang the first cour's OP.
Updated July 12, 2020: Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 3 confirmed!
Updated May 5, 2020: No coronavirus delays for Ascendance Of A Bookworm Part 2!
Updated March 6, 2020: Added Ascendance Of A Bookworm Part 2 English dub trailer and Part 2 OP info.
Updated February 10, 2020: Added Ascendance Of A Bookworm Part 2 OP info.
Updated February 6, 2020: Added exact Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2 release date and a new trailer.
This article provides everything that is known about Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 2 (Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen Season 2) and all related news. As such, this article will be updated over time with news, rumors, and analysis. Meanwhile, let's delve down into what is known for certain.
Ascendance of a Bookworm manga, light novels, and web novel compared to the anime
The story for the anime is based on the Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen light novel series by author Miya Kazuki and illustrator Yo Shiina. But the story first came to life in 2013 when the writer began self-publishing the story as a web novel series on the Shosetsuka ni Naro website.
Finished in March 2017, the web novel is 677 chapters and divided up into five parts. Starting in January 2015, the web novel began being adapted into a light novel series by publisher TO Books.
The first four parts, or 460 chapters of the web novel, were adapted by 21 light novel volumes, with the last having released on December 10, 2019. Part 5 has 217 web novel chapters left to cover, so the final part could easily be over 10 books by itself. The light novel adaptation has revised the web novel significantly by adding scenes and shifting some things around.
Artist Suzuka is illustrating the Ascendance of a Bookworm manga adaptation. Began in October 2015, Part 1 has finished with seven manga volumes. Both Part 2 and 3 of the manga started being adapted concurrently in 2018.
Warning: Just reading the titles for Parts 2 through 5 reveals significant spoilers.
Part 1: Daughter of a Soldier
Light Novel Volumes 1 – 3
Web Novel Chapters 1 – 77
Manga Volumes 7
Part 2: Apprentice Shrine Maiden
Web Novel Chapters 78 – 172
Manga Volumes 2+ (unfinished)
Part 3: Lord's Adopted Daughter
Light Novel Volumes 8 – 12
Web Novel Chapters 173 – 277
Part 4: The House of Lords' Self-styled Library Assistant
Light Novel Volumes 13-21
Part 5: Goddess Incarnation
Light Novel Volumes 22+ (unfinished)
J-Novel Club has licensed the official English translation for the Ascendance of a Bookworm manga series and light novel series. The English light novels are only up to Volume 5 (or Part 2: Volume 2) as of January 20, 2020. The English manga is only up to Volume 2 (or Part 1: Volume 2).
The key visual art for Ascendance Of A Bookworm Part 2 teases Myne wearing a blue priestess robe and shows Ferdinand, the priest. Pic credit: Ajia-Do
One massive change that fans of the light novel series might object to is literally the opening scene in the anime. The TV show starts by showing Ferdinand the priest using a magical mindreading crown on Myne, which in itself was a massive spoiler.
When Myne first realizes there is magic in this world, it's a shock to the reader, as well, since up until that point, the world had been depressingly medieval. Since anime audiences were shown from the beginning that magic exists, the big reveal lost all of its shock value.
Otherwise, like all anime adaptations of a book series, the story is condensed, and some content skipped to fit the story within the limited time constraints of the episodic format. The overall pacing is good, diligently telling the story in a fashion that retains the heart of the books.
The first season's Part 1 adapted the three volumes of the book series' Part 1 with 14 episodes. To maintain the same pacing, the anime's Part 2 would need around 19 episodes to adapt the four volumes of the book series' Part 2.
However, since Part 2 is only going to be 12 episodes, the anime studio decided to only adapt half of Part 2. The final scene in Episode 26 corresponds to the prologue of Part 2: Volume 3.
The key visual for Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2 shows new characters Gil, Fran, and Delia. The three grey-robed church servants are attendants to Myne.
The good news is that the source material is set up in such a way that Ascendance of the Bookworm Season 3 could faithfully finish adapting the book series' Part 2 with a single cour, or around 13 episodes.
Since the July 2020 announcement specifically referred to the third season as Ascendance of a Bookwork Part 3 it's possible the anime could adapt the entirety of the books' Part 3, but that would require three cours. Therefore, I'm predicting the third season will be a single-cour, still.
The tricky part is adapting the final three Parts. Part 3 needs at least two cours. The nine volumes of Part 4 would require Ascendance of the Bookworm Season 4 to be at least three cours with 14 episodes each (or 42 episodes in total).
It's hard to say how many episodes Part 5 will require since the light novel series is currently unfinished. Most likely, the final part of the anime series would be split up into multiple seasons, assuming the anime adaptation ever gets that far.
English-only readers who wish to read ahead of the anime can read the second half of Part 2 right now. By the end of 2020, the English light novel series should have reached Part 3. Unfortunately, manga readers will have to wait a while before the manga catches up with the anime episodes.
Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen Season 2 release date
The Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2 release date occurred on April 4, 2020, the spring 2020 anime season.
Historically, Ajia-Do has only produced one or two anime projects per year. Besides Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 2, the only project they've announced for 2020 is the anime adaptation of the Hidden Things (Kakushigoto) manga series.
Assuming the Bookworm anime series is popular enough on streaming platforms, the anime production committee could greenlight an anime sequel. Since anime projects are scheduled years in advance, it's likely the Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 anime won't be produced until late 2021 or 2022 at the earliest.
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A former linebacker for New York Giants and Washington Redskins, Lavar Arrington's career had its highs and lows.
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Lavar Rashad Arrington was born on 30th June 1978, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to parents: Michael and Carolyn Arrington. His father became an ordained minister after retirement from the military, and his mother was a special education teacher.
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Establish a �regular� cleaning routine for both countertops and granite tiles. Immediately clean any spills that may come in contact with your granite tile. Always use a damp cloth or paper towel to blot the spill and avoid abrasive sponges or scrubbers.


Relatively unknown, compared to the other tourist spots in the state Patnitop is no less beautiful or serene. If one is aiming to get away from it all for some time, this place is hard to beat. With all its beauty at a hill station, it is a charming plateau at 2, 024m. The meadow is surrounded by dense woods and lush greenery of Pines. Tracks lead to pockets where time stands still and calm prevails. Trekking Picturesquely situated at a high altitude, there are many pleasant walks around this popular hill station. Patnitop is a good starting place for many short or longer treks into the nearby mountains. An attractive one-day walk is to Shiva Garh, about 11-km from Patnitop at an altitude of almost 3,500 metres. Good bridle paths passing through wooded lanes and fascinating scenery link Patnitop with Kud and Batote. There are three, gushing, ice-cold freshwater springs in the area, which are said to have medicinal properties. The complete tourist circuit covers Jammu-Katra-Vaishno Deviji, Kud-Sanasar, Patnitop-Gourikund, Sudmahadev, Mantali, extending upto Latti-Dhuna.
Patnitop is an ideal place for walks and picnics. Sanasar, 19-km away was chosen by J&K Tourism for major development. Situated in a Gulmarg-like meadow it has picnic spots around. The 6-hole golf course is being expanded to 9-holes.
Pony rides along little known trails, camping and walks can be indulged in by those with a less adventurous spirit. The daring can opt for Para gliding and basic skiing, introduces in recent years. Sudh Mahadev is another sacred spot situated close to Patnitop.
Trekking - A range of trekking options is available here. Summer is the season when all trekking routes are open while some are open in winter too. There are excellent camping sites also enroute. The Sundarani- Jungal Gali-Jasarkote-Sanasar route in Jangal Gali area lets you choose any of three exciting treks. There are Trekking equipment hire shops of tourism Department at Jammu and Kud. They stock imported and local gear. These are available for fixed prices.
Skiing - Skiing courses are conducted at Patnitop in the months of January and Feburary. During winter mionths there are introductory courses for tourists/beginners at gentle gradient slopes of Patnitop. At Madhatop (5/6 Kms from Patni top on Sanasar Road) excellent possibilities for all kind of skiing exist. A ski-lift in the area is also proposed. As for facilities 40 sets of equipment is available at Patnitop and Sanasar. Also available are wooden sledges locally. For beginners Instructors are also available.
Aero sports - Paragliding has been introduced at Sanasar and Jammu. Equipment is available on Hire from tourist office in Jammu city. May-June and Septemer October are best suited for paragliding. Other aero sports like Parasailing and Hotair ballooning are also becoming operational shortly.
Buses and taxis are available from Jammu/Katra/Udhampur. By a taxi it takes about 3 and a half hours to reach Patnitop and bus takes about 5 hours.
Although Patnitop is an 'anytime' place, the best time for a visit are summer, during May-June, and autumn, September-October. If seeking snowboard joys, December to March is the time to be here.


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Coping With Persistent Herbicides In Composting Feedstocks
U.S. EPA's final work plans for clopyralid, picloram and aminopyralid include development of testing methods to detect herbicide residues in compost. And composting facilities fine-tune strategies to protect against impacts.
Craig Coker
BioCycle January 2015, Vol. 56, No. 1, p. 44
(This article references table available in BioCycle Magazine in print.)
Green Mountain Compost (GMC) conducts its own bioassays, testing every 100 cubic yards of compost produced using red clover and fava beans.
Persistent herbicides appeared as a problem for composting facilities when yard trimmings compost produced by the City of Spokane, Washington was found to be contaminated with them in 2000. The four main persistent herbicides of concern are clopyralid, picloram, aminopyralid and aminocyclopyrachlor. (One formulation of aminocyclopyrachlor, called Imprelis, was ordered off the market by U.S. EPA in August 2011 due to evergreen tree damage, but other formulations are still on the market.) These herbicides are designed to be persistent and systemic in their action against broadleaf weeds. They are registered for use on rights-of-way (including roadsides, electric utility lines, railroads, etc.), industrial sites, natural areas, and pastures and grazed areas around these sites. They can end up in composting facilities that take in grass clippings, hay, straw and manures from herbivorous animals that have grazed in pastures or eaten hay or grains containing persistent herbicides. Research in 2013 by Ohio State University (OSU) testing compost samples from 60 composters around the U.S. using green bean bioassay techniques detected persistent herbicides with an adverse effect level of 0.5 parts per billion (ppb) in at least two of the 60 samples (analysis is still underway).
Herbicides are regulated by EPA and the states (usually that state's agriculture office) register or license herbicides for use in their states. EPA receives its authority to register these materials under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), which defines a "pesticide" to include "(2) any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant." States are authorized to regulate pesticides under FIFRA and under state pesticide laws. States may place more restrictive requirements on pesticides than EPA. Pesticides must be registered both by EPA and the state before distribution.
Pesticide Registration Review
In 2006, EPA initiated a new program called registration review to reevaluate all pesticides on a regular cycle. The intent is for EPA to review each registered pesticide at least every 15 years to determine whether it continues to meet the FIFRA standard for registration. Among other things, FIFRA requires that a pesticide generally will not cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment. Registration review is intended to ensure that each pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other knowledge regarding the pesticide, including its effects on human health and the environment. The registration review process for clopyralid, picloram and aminopyralid began in 2013. Pesticides can continue to be sold during this process.
EPA initiates a registration review by establishing a public docket for a pesticide registration review case and opening the docket for public comment. Several composters and the US Composting Council have filed public comments on the dockets for all three persistent herbicides — clopyralid, picloram and aminopyralid — requesting EPA withhold approval of reregistration of these persistent herbicides due to the potentially adverse effects on composting facilities and composts. Based in part on these submitted comments, EPA develops a Preliminary Work Plan (PWP) to lay out its plan for evaluations of pesticides, including updated risk assessments and data needs. These PWPs are available for comments and based on comments received, EPA publishes the Final Work Plan (FWP).
The PWP for picloram (see Table 1) was released in December 2013 and the PWPs for clopyralid and aminopyralid were released in March 2014. Among the anticipated data needs stated are data on environmental chemistry methods for testing soils, water and compost for the presence of the herbicides, and a "Compost Dissipation Study," which should establish degradation rates for the herbicides in composting piles (and prove or disprove a claim that the herbicides actually concentrate in compost due to the faster degradation of organic matter).
During the 60-day public comment periods for each PWP, the EPA received 73 public comments on all three PWPs, many from composters and the US Composting Council. The FWPs were published in May 2014 for picloram and in September 2014 for clopyralid and for aminopyralid. (pages for aminopyralid, clopyralid and picloram) The three FWPs are similar in content and planned direction. The EPA plans to require the development of environmental chemistry testing methods for state agricultural laboratories to use in detecting herbicide residues in compost. Dow Agro-Sciences (DAS), the company that produces these herbicides, distributed a revised laboratory procedure to laboratories in Spring 2014, but only one laboratory could successfully replicate the procedure.
EPA also intends to conduct risk assessments and compost dissipation studies to understand more about degradation rates for these herbicides during composting. The dissipation studies have not yet been designed, but may be based on radiocarbon isotope studies as DAS has been using C-14-labeled herbicides to study their persistence in soils. Radiocarbon analysis using C-14 is used to understand the decay rates of substances containing that radioactive isotope of carbon. (C-14 is formed by the reaction of atmospheric nitrogen with cosmic rays. It then combines with oxygen to form CO2, which is taken up by plants and animals.) Because it has a defined half-life, measuring the amount of C-14 in plant or animal tissue (or soils) defines how old it is.
It is not clear yet that these proposed compost dissipation studies will establish any definitive time period for adequate decay of these herbicides. Tom Moreau, General Manager of the Chittenden (VT) Solid Waste District (CSWD) — and one of the leading composting industry authorities on the persistent herbicides problem — observed: "During the public comment period that ended on May 27, 2104, Dave Barnekow of Dow wrote that Dow had already completed a bench scale analysis of aminopyralid in compost: 'Aminopyralid residues did not decline appreciably during the thermophilic or mesophilic phases of the composting process. These results indicate that composting process is not likely to be a useful technique to mitigate aminopyralid residue in compost inputs.'" Other studies at OSU have shown that although the concentration of aminocyclopyraclor remained nearly constant, up to 50 percent of it was degraded during 200 days of composting when total organic matter loss was considered.
The next major opportunity for public comment about the registration decision for these herbicides will come in mid-2018 with an opportunity to comment on EPA's risk assessments. The schedule for public comment on the proposed reregistration decision will be in late 2018 or early 2019. Given the complexities of the science behind these investigations, it is likely these schedules will slip. Composters who handle, or wish to handle, feedstocks that could potentially contain these herbicides will need to develop programs and protocols for dealing with them. The remainder of this article offers steps that composters should consider.
Feedstock Management
The most effective way to keep persistent herbicides from affecting compost quality is to simply not accept any materials known or likely to be contaminated. However, that may be easier said than done. These herbicides have been found in hay animal bedding and horse and dairy manure (the herbicide is in the grain-based animal feed). Clopyralid was found in compost made from food scraps at 5.2 ppb in 2012 by DAS from samples submitted by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture. Composters should exercise due diligence in accepting new manure feedstocks, inquiring as to sources of hay and as to whether the hay farmer used one of these herbicides.
Unlike testing for heavy metals in feedstocks, testing for the presence of these herbicides is much more complex. Only two or three analytical laboratories have the experience, equipment and staff to accurately detect these herbicides. These include DAS (which is not a commercial laboratory set up to do sampling), Anatek (Moscow, ID) and EPL Bio Analytical Services (Niantic, IL). "During the Vermont Agency of Agriculture investigation of our persistent herbicide problem in 2012, it took a long time to get results from DAS," notes Moreau of CSWD. "I had to wait three to four months for results during the investigation. We now send samples to one of the commercial labs, which have fairly good turnaround times." (CSWD's Green Mountain Compost facility is in Williston, Vermont (see box for BioCycle's coverage of CSWD's persistent herbicide experiences).)
Lab fees for herbicide analysis can exceed $500 per sample for clopyralid, picloram and aminopyralid. Knowing the concentration of a herbicide allows a composter to use recipe algebra to dilute the concentration down to a possibly safe level, but as the herbicides may increase in concentration during composting (due to more rapid decay of organic matter), the recipes need to be very conservatively built.
In 2010, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute for Food and Agriculture issued a grant to a Pennsylvania company to develop a quick field test for the presence of these persistent herbicides. Using a technology similar to home pregnancy test kits (known as ELISA or Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay), it was originally believed this simple yes-or-no test could allow composters to conduct their own testing. However, this research has not yielded a workable testing device to date.
One operational modification that Green Mountain Compost (GMC) is reporting with success is to add high carbon wood ash to its recipe. There is no real definition of what constitutes a high carbon wood ash, but it is essentially an ash from an inefficient wood burning furnace or boiler that has a lot of unburned or partially burned wood in it. GMC is adding ash at a ratio of 2 to 5 percent by volume. "It essentially acts like activated carbon and binds the herbicide to the carbon molecules," explains Frederick Michel, an Associate Professor at Ohio State University, who has been testing the effect of high carbon wood ash on binding persistent herbicides. "Our research is showing that by adding this type of ash at 2 percent by volume, the No-Observed Adverse Effect Level (NOAEL) rises from a concentration of 0.5 ppb to 10 ppb and with activated carbon, the NOAEL rises to 100 ppb." (The NOAEL is the highest tested concentration of a substance (like a drug or a chemical) at which no adverse effect is observed where higher concentrations would show an adverse effect.) Michel has also tested biochar and zeolites (zeolites are microporous, aluminosilicate minerals commonly used as commercial adsorbents and catalysts) and a commercial modified silica product, Osorb®, but with no success to date.
GMC's bioassay greenhouse, attached to the rear of its office building (left) has a concrete floor, automatically operated louvers and internal heat sensors that control louver openings.
The other operational modification that GMC (and others) are doing is to conduct its own bioassays or use a test like Woods End Laboratories' Plant Injury Risk Management tool. GMC has an on-site bioassay greenhouse and tests every 100 cubic yards (cy) of compost produced using red clover (often used in herbicide bioassays) and fava beans, which have large leaves and are quick to show the leaf-curling damage of a persistent herbicide. GMC can see results in the fava bean pots within two weeks of growth. Each test is run in triplicate against a control, also in triplicate. The growth media is two parts compost to one part peat-based growing media (by volume). The controls are just peat-based growing media.
The greenhouse at GMC has a concrete floor, automatically-operated louvers and internal heat sensors that control louver openings. "We spend about 40 man-hours per month on the bioassay testing," notes Dan Goossen, General Manager of GMC, "and with the ash addition, I think it's adding about $1.00 to $2.00/ton to our processing costs."
Restoring Confidence
Losing compost customers is never an enjoyable process for a composting facility, no matter what the reason. Losing one because the customer experienced damage from persistent herbicides in the compost is even harder, because it takes a compelling reason for them to return. "A lot of our customers have returned," adds Goossen. "I think it's because we were forthright, honest and respectful when the herbicide problem occurred in 2012. We explained what we were doing to find the causes, and we've kept them informed on our process management changes to deal with the problem. I don't think customers really blamed GMC for the problem."
Clearly, it is going to be several years before all the research into herbicide persistence in composting is complete. Given the advantages of these herbicides in controlling broadleaf weeds in agriculture, few expect EPA will not reregister these compounds later in this decade. Composters who wish to have potentially contaminated feedstocks in their recipes need to develop a combination of feedstock, operations and product management protocols to minimize the possibility of a bad product getting into the market. And patience will help too. "We tested about 6,500 cy of contaminated product in 2012 and found herbicide concentrations of between 3 and 9 ppb," says Moreau. "We believe it's dropped a little since then and we're arranging for new testing to be done to find out how much it has dropped."
Craig Coker is a Contributing Editor to BioCycle and a Principal in the firm Coker Composting & Consulting (www.cokercompost.com), near Roanoke VA. He can be reached at craigcoker@comcast.net.
Persistent Herbicides In Compost — BioCycle Coverage
BioCycle has reported on persistent herbicides in compost since the first impact arose in Spokane, Washington about 15 years ago. Most recent coverage chronicled the effects of aminopyralid at Green Mountain Compost in Willison, Vermont:
• "Unraveling The Maze Of Persistent Herbicides In Compost," Part I June 2013
• "Composters Defend Against Persistent Herbicides," Part II August 2013
• "Testing For Persistent Herbicides In Feedstocks And Compost," Part III January 2014
In 2012, in response to the national attention on compost and persistent herbicides, BioCycle editors compiled a Special Report:
• Persistent Herbicides In Compost: Conflict and Resolution
A collection of articles and reports published in BioCycle and Compost Science & Utilization, 1996-2011. This report is available online exclusively as a downloadable pdf (3.4 MB requires Acrobat 6.0 or newer). 81 pages, 19 Articles; $29.95.
Registration Review Process
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reviews each registered pesticide at least every 15 years to determine whether it continues to meet the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) standard for registration. Among other things, FIFRA requires that a pesticide generally will not cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment. Registration review is intended to ensure that each pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other knowledge regarding the pesticide, including its effects on human health and the environment.
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