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Profile: Ray Martin
Ray Martin began his 55 year career in journalism at the ABC.
After a decade as their North American Correspondent he joined the Nine Network as one the three original 60 Minutes reporters. He went on to host The Midday Show, A Current Affair, Sunday and a wide range of network specials, including coverage of Federal & State elections.
Martin was awarded an Order of Australia for his journalism & his lifetime work in aboriginal reconciliation, an Honorary Doctorate from Sydney University, along with an unmatched five Gold Logies.
Since leaving Channel 9, he has done a number of television documentaries for the SBS and Prime networks, as well as writing three best-selling books, including a collection of his photographs over half a century.


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Ha studiato cinema all'INSAS di Bruxelles dove si è diplomata nel 1997. Nello stesso anno ha scritto la sceneggiatura del lungometraggio L'enfant endormi che ha vinto numerosi premi tra cui il Trophée du 1er scénario jeunes talents CNC/Paris nel 2003.

Nel 1995 ha scritto e diretto il cortometraggio Chiens errants, nel 2000 il mediometraggio Quand les hommes pleurent, per il quale ha vinto numerosi premi tra cui Miglior documentario cinematografico al 4° ZIFF di Zanzibar, e nel 2002 il cortometraggio Lynda et Nadia.

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UNPRPD Analytical Framework – Covid 19
Comparative Case Study on the Impacts of COVID-19
Mainstreaming Strategies
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Al Harah Theater
63 Days of sit-in
Inclusive Media
63 Days of Sit-In – Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center
Hussam Ghosheh
Director, Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center
Sabine Saadeh
Resource Development Coordinator
Project Outline
In October 2021, amid the pandemic, people with disabilities in Palestine initiated a movement to administer their right to have a just and an inclusive health insurance. 63 days after their sit-in in the Palestinian Legislative Council under difficult circumstances, the social movement of people with disabilities were able to realize their first goal of providing an inclusive health insurance for the people with disabilities. "63 Days of Sit-In" is a project that aims to creatively document and reflect on the powerful experience of the movement led by people with disabilities in Palestine. A series of talks and workshops with people with disabilities from the movement will be conducted, followed by a collaboration with artists and activists to participate in intensive workshops to conceptualise and implement the project. The main output will be a creative documentation of the sit-in, through an artistic recollection of visual and auditory material, which will be accompanied by a story-telling performance. The work will be presented live to the public and will be filmed later-on. Collectively, KSCC with the leaders of the movement, brought this idea to life, with a shared belief in this project's capability of providing an added value to the field
"63 Days of Sit-In" aims to provide a space for people with disabilities to share their expertise with the community, raising awareness, and reactivating the topic of the right to have an inclusive and just health insurance to people with disabilities and to all. We believe that documenting a powerful experience and strengthening the partnerships and networking with the movement and its extended community, will allow us to spread their messages in different forms and to reach a wider audience, which will on the longer run force governments to act. This project and collaboration is of great importance not only to reflect on the experience but to also follow up on the current situation, and further understand and discuss the challenges and obstacles from the perspective of the people with disabilities themselves.
Overall, this project is relatable to the objectives of the Disability Under Siege Network, as from our previous work with the movement and perceiving the circumstances of the sit-in, we believe that this is a historical event to the people with disabilities in Palestine and it provides a realistic and field-view of the situation and context. The documentation and the reflection on the movement will provide researchers on the topic of disability rich material that will help further understand the Palestinian context for people with disabilities. Moreover, it is intended that throughout the project we provide a space for knowledge and expertise exchange with the community, which we believe can also be inspiring to the youth and to other movements and artistic collectives.
Through the period of the sit-in, KSCC with the collaboration of Basta Theatre collective, was able to closely observe the experience, and supported the initiative to work on employing artistic interventions to address socio political issues. In this project, we also aim to strengthen the collaborations that have been already built and work more collectively on ways of giving arts a socio-political layer to increase its impact on the people, and to spot the light on issues people with disabilities are faced with in Palestine.
Disability Under Siege Network
Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the Global Challenges Research Fund

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Civic Tech Could Be the Key to More Inclusive Budgeting
Denver-area planners are using innovative tech solutions to open civic engagment up to new voices and ideas.
Innovations Tech
Social engagement platforms are helping planners hear from a wider range of community voices. Illustrations by Jason Schneider.
Part of the Disruptors Series
By Jake Blumgart
Michelle Stephens has had two front-row seats to the pandemic-fueled revolution in public participation. First, she's head of planning practice at Bang the Table, a company that provides communities across the country with a variety of tools to orchestrate public engagement. Stephens is also on the planning commission in Lafayette, Colorado, a small municipality between Boulder and Denver.
In the Denver area, as in much of the country, lockdowns, and social distancing requirements forced public meetings to go online. But the pandemic has also opened up civic engagement in unexpected ways, allowing that critical aspect of community planning to blossom over the last year and a half. Decision makers are hearing new voices and ideas when it comes to planning and budgeting — and they're engaging differently, too, thanks in part to some innovative solutions in civic tech.
Making (digital) space
Connecting with a broad, representative swath of community members has long been a struggle, which means resources often fail to make it to the people who need them the most. According to 2019 research from Boston University, in-person neighborhood meeting participants in that region tended to be older, whiter, and wealthier than the average resident — and that group has successfully wielded its influence to delay change, like attempting to block affordable housing construction, for instance. Researchers there found that the disparities between meeting attendees and everyone else are even more vast than those between voters and nonvoters. Stephens can relate, having seen the older, affluent, squeaky-wheel stereotype in public meetings before. But online engagement offers a powerful shift.
"We're seeing a downward trend in the age of people attending local government meetings, like participatory budgeting workshops with city councils," she says. "We're starting to see under‑45 crowds show up, instead of mostly people who are retired or those who are very passionate in one way or the other."
This change in who is attending meetings during the pandemic has been evident in Denver, where policy makers are using Bang the Table and other tools to give residents a voice in how to spend American Rescue Plan Act funds. In a series of digital town halls, residents could vote on policy goals in three categories: community, business, and infrastructure. The poll, run in conjunction with the meetings, asked participants to prioritize values that related to each of those recovery areas. Then a more in-depth survey allowed them to provide deeper feedback about why they wanted to prioritize, say, housing or mental health in the "community" category.
Further Impacts: Civic Tech
Wearable tech is maturing, with most products related to health, finance, and communication. Through monitoring and location-based services, data from wearables can provide insights on local activity patterns.
To try to avoid the pitfalls of the digital divide, the city also pushed engagement via texts and phone calls, contacting 120,000 residents in lower-income communities to encourage participation and ensure people knew about the events. About 6,200 of those people remained on the call for longer than 10 minutes. Callers could then press zero to speak with an operator and provide comments to the larger meeting. Meanwhile, polls were also available via text message.
This isn't participatory budgeting in the classic sense, where a small pot of money is set aside for direct spending based upon community preferences. Instead, the engagement campaign was meant to ensure policy makers understand the priorities of residents, and the recovery areas that matter most to them, when it comes to the hundreds of millions in federal rescue funds Denver received.
"I was a little nervous going into the outreach efforts, and I really worried about whether or not we would have diverse voices show up," says Kiki Turner, deputy director of public affairs at Denver's Department of Finance. Historically, she says, white residents have been heavily overrepresented at in-person meetings.
To Turner's surprise, the demographic makeup of participants "almost exactly matched Denver's demographics," she says. "Digital outreach eliminates some of the barriers that our more vulnerable residents face to civic engagement, whether it's childcare or timing or transportation to events."
Turner also says these outreach events didn't dissolve into acrimony, as is so often the case at in-person public meetings. Instead, planners were surprised by how vulnerable attendees were. At one telephone town hall, she recalls, the first resident who called in said she wanted to ensure stimulus funds were allocated to mental health care. Her son recently died by suicide, a tragedy she believed was due to a loss of support structures during the pandemic.
One of the municipal employees on the call suffered a suicide in his family as well, and he shared his story. It resulted in valuable discussions on the topic, with other people calling in to talk about their experiences of suicide and mental health crises in their families. Turner says mental health support is "a top priority" for funding in the wake of the town halls (although an exact allocation of the rescue money hasn't been decided yet).
"We saw people being really vulnerable and candid during this community outreach phase," says Turner. "People were really eager to tell their stories and to connect with each other," and with city staff.
Building upon the success of this effort, Denver will take its experiments with new forms of community outreach during the pandemic into a formal participatory budgeting framework this fall. The feedback sessions regarding CARES Act funding priorities were meant to give planners and other policy makers a sense of how the public wanted money to be spent, but it was not required that they follow community guidance exactly.
Now the city has allocated $1.7 million in capital funds that will be spent on projects approved by a series of community votes, much like the forums held about the recovery funds. Community stakeholder groups will begin by considering capital proposals, and voting will commence later this year.
Bang the Table's Stephens says Denver is not alone in using new technology-based forms of engagement popularized by the pandemic. And there are other civic tech solutions on the market that suit a variety of community sizes, types, and needs.
"This has brought budgeting into the hands of people who are not typically in the process," says Stephens. "[The pandemic] made it so government agencies became aware of the importance of a digital-first approach."
More Civic Tech Options
These engagement platforms offer tools that can help meet a variety of community needs.
Balancing Act: Models budgets, collects resident input, provides tax estimates, and shows participants how funds are spent.
CitizenLab: Offers open source surveys, participatory budgets, and idea collection.
Social Pinpoint: Provides customizable info pages, forums, mapping, budgeting, surveying, and more.
Public Input: Manages resident relationships with communications and database tools.
The Hive: Facilitates participatory budgeting, mapping, virtual reality, surveying, and more.
Jake Blumgart is a senior staff writer at Governing magazine. He lives in Philadelphia.
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What are Catholic devotions called?
What is the Catholic worship called?
What is a Catholic novena?
What are the 5 Marian devotions?
What is a religious devotion?
What is a Catholic bishop called?
What is the back of a Catholic church called?
Can Catholic use condoms?
Can Catholics get cremated?
Why do Catholics genuflect?
Do Catholics pray to Mary?
What religions venerate Mary?
What are the 9 types of bhakti?
Is devotion and loyalty the same thing?
What is the difference between devotion and devotional?
Common examples of Catholic devotions are the Way of the Cross, the Rosary, the Angelus and various litanies, devotions to the Blessed Sacrament, the Sacred Heart, the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Holy Face of Jesus, pilgrimages, observing the month of the Rosary in October and the month of Mary in May.
mass, the central act of worship of the Roman Catholic Church, which culminates in celebration of the sacrament of the Eucharist. The term mass is derived from the ecclesiastical Latin formula for the dismissal of the congregation: Ite, missa est ("Go, it is the sending [dismissal]").
novena, in Christianity, a term designating a spiritual devotion consisting of the recitation of a set form of prayer for nine consecutive days, in petition for a divine favour or in preparation for a liturgical feast or as participation in an important event such as a Year of Jubilee. rosary.
Hail Mary.
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Catholic Marian veneration. Rosary. Marian consecration.
Definition of devotion
1a : religious fervor : piety. b : an act of prayer or private worship —usually used in plural during his morning devotions. c : a religious exercise or practice other than the regular corporate (see corporate sense 2) worship of a congregation.
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Bishops are collectively known as the College of Bishops and can hold such additional titles as archbishop, cardinal, patriarch, or pope. As of 2020 there were approximately 5,600 living bishops total in the Latin and Eastern churches of the Catholic Church. Bishops are always men.
In most older churches, a sacristy is near a side altar, or more usually behind or on a side of the main altar. In newer churches the sacristy is often in another location, such as near the entrances to the church. Some churches have more than one sacristy, each of which will have a specific function.
Catholic church teaching does not allow the use of condoms as a means of birth control, arguing that abstinence and monogamy in heterosexual marriage is the best way to stop the spread of Aids.
The Vatican announced Tuesday that Catholics may be cremated but should not have their ashes scattered at sea or kept in urns at home. According to new guidelines from the Vatican's doctrinal office, cremated remains should be kept in a "sacred place" such as a church cemetery.
Genuflection is a sign of reverence to the Blessed Sacrament. Its purpose is to allow the worshipper to engage his whole person in acknowledging the presence of and to honor Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist. … When genuflecting, making the sign of the cross is optional.
Catholics do not pray to Mary as if she were God. Prayer to Mary is memory of the great mysteries of our faith (Incarnation, Redemption through Christ in the rosary), praise to God for the wonderful things he has done in and through one of his creatures (Hail Mary) and intercession (second half of the Hail Mary).
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The Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran churches believe that Mary, as mother of Jesus, is the Theotokos (Mother of God; Θεοτόκος). There is significant diversity in the Marian beliefs and devotional practices of major Christian traditions.
The Navaratnamalika (garland of nine gems), nine forms of bhakti are listed: (1) śravaṇa (listening to ancient texts), (2) kīrtana (praying), (3) smaraṇa (remembering teachings in ancient texts), (4) pāda-sevana (service to the feet), (5) archana (worshiping), (6) namaskar or vandana (bowing to the divine), (7) dāsya ( …
As nouns the difference between loyalty and devotion
is that loyalty is the state of being loyal; fidelity while devotion is (uncountable) the act or state of devoting or being devoted.
As nouns the difference between devotion and devotional
is that devotion is (uncountable) the act or state of devoting or being devoted while devotional is a piece of music or writing about or pertaining to devotion.


Whether it's starting a business, making a film or creating an edible forest garden, there's a crowdfunding site trying to raise the money to get it started. But how does it work, and who really benefits?
Crowdfunding is a way to gather small investments (or donations) from a wide range of people in order to fund a bigger project.
This used to happen in all kinds of ways, from baking sales to angel investors and private equity funds. Now the internet has democratised the process, with a huge range of websites popping up to enable entrepreneurs, dreamers and charities to harness social media to bring in vast numbers of contributors.
Where can I crowdfund a project?
There are hundreds of websites dedicated to crowdfunding - just check CrowdFunding Guide's directory page to see for yourself. How you start depends on what you're raising money for, and what you're offering investors.
Kickstarter and Indiegogo are the big names in creative crowdfunding, for example, if you're making a film or album. Generally you offer incentives, or perks, to people for contributing to your project.
In business, crowdcube and Seedrs are well-known examples, but each site attracts a different crowd and calibre of investor, and expects different requirements from you in order to list your business venture. Raising funds this way is normally equivalent to selling stakes in your company.
Charitable giving through sites like JustGiving is a bit different. Generally you just need your charity's registration number to prove the money will go to a good cause.
Most crowdfunding sites will take a percentage of your total funds as payment for using their platform. Crowdfunding is a tool that developed from the business world, and operates as such. It's vital to be clear about the terms and conditions before launching a project.
It's also important to have a business plan, with all the numbers laid out. Most investors will need to know you're serious. You can use Money Dashboard's budget planner to organise you finances and expenses, and to manage your money once your project gets off the ground.
Reasons to invest will vary from project to project. It could be about supporting good causes, and being a part of something bigger. Or you may want to fund and own a small business as a long-term investment.
Each crowdfunding page will outline the benefits you'll gain as an investor: whether you'll share in profits, own shares in a newly created company, or whether you can expect repayments on your stake, with pre-agreed interest rates. You'll need to fully assess the value, and risks, of your investment before signing up.
The Financial Conduct Authority, which begins regulating the market on the 1st of April, says no.
Incoming regulations will cap individuals investments' in business ventures (where they become stakeholders) to 10% of their savings, unless they are provably 'sophisticated' investors, high-net worth individuals or advised by professionals. Charities and creative projects are unaffected by these rules.
There's no doubt there's a great risk to investing in businesses this way, but as long as you understand them before you enter, manage your finances sensibly, and keep track of regulator rules, you can take advantage of crowdfunding to invest, or even gather your own funds.


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Plans afoot to ease minibus congestion in Georgetown – M&CC
January 18, 2020 adminLeave a Comment on Plans afoot to ease minibus congestion in Georgetown – M&CC
In an effort to ease congestion in the city, plans are afoot by Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to have several minibuses relocated to permanent parking lots. This is according to Public Relations Officer (PRO) of M&CC, Debra Lewis, who elaborated on the plans to provide minibuses of routes 41, 45 and 46 with permanent parking lots.Lewis indicated on Monday that a plan to facilitate the minibuses on a long-term basis is currently being formed with the intention of making it ''convenient and accessible''.The PRO disclosed that it is more than likely parking facilities will be provided for these minibuses at three locations: "We have identified three areas in which the buses can be relocated that is convenient and accessible. The three locations would be Industrial Site, Ruimveldt, one will be in North Cummingsburg and one in Kingston.'' Lewis highlighted however, that only a few of the minibuses from each route will be provided for as the intention for this relocation is to ''free up the congestion in the city.''She explained that the minibuses that do not get transferred to the future parking facilities will continue to operate at their current station within the city. "It's not everybody we're going to relocate, in terms of the buses, just a few of them. It's just to free up the congestion in the city. The ones that don't get relocated will stay at their current parking area.'' Commenting on when this change will take effect, Lewis said a decision will be made on Thursday where the entire administration will come to a resolution. read more
Gunmen rob Sun Valley bank
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AD Quality Auto 360p 720p 1080p Top articles1/5READ MOREWhy these photogenic dumplings are popping up in Los Angeles160Want local news?Sign up for the Localist and stay informed Something went wrong. Please try again.subscribeCongratulations! You're all set! SUN VALLEY – Three or four gunmen got away with an unknown amount of money during a takeover robbery this afternoon at Mission Valley Bank, authorities said. Police and the FBI were investigating the 1 p.m. heist at the bank, 9116 Sunland Blvd. No other information was immediately available. read more
Daily News Endorsements To Date
December 25, 2019 adminLeave a Comment on Daily News Endorsements To Date
AD Quality Auto 360p 720p 1080p Top articles1/5READ MORESurfer attacked by shark near Channel Islands calls rescue a 'Christmas miracle'U.S. Senate: Dianne Feinstein City measures: Measure R: Lengthening term limits for Los Angeles City Council members: No State measures: Proposition 1b: Yes Proposition 1c: No Proposition 1d: No Proposition 1e: Yes Proposition 84: No Proposition 90: No160Want local news?Sign up for the Localist and stay informed Something went wrong. Please try again.subscribeCongratulations! You're all set! THANKS to gerrymandering and the overwhelming power of incumbency, there are many races in the Nov. 7 election that are either noncompetitive or irrelevant. These include legislative and congressional campaigns in which "safe" districts guarantee victory for one party or the other. As a matter of policy, the Daily News endorses only in campaigns that are truly contested – that is, races in which your vote will make a difference. Below is a list of our picks so far. Statewide offices: Governor: Arnold Schwarzenegger read more
Mistrial declared for man accused of slaying relative
December 25, 2019 adminLeave a Comment on Mistrial declared for man accused of slaying relative
AD Quality Auto 360p 720p 1080p Top articles1/5READ MORESurfer attacked by shark near Channel Islands calls rescue a 'Christmas miracle'The two were found guilty in June 2000 of the same charges, but a state appellate court overturned their conviction in May 2003, ruling that their Fifth Amendment rights had been violated during their first trial. The conviction of Jose Quezada's brother, Alvaro, was upheld and he is serving a life sentence in prison. Jose Quezada and Cleland have remained in prison pending the outcome of the retrial. Following three hours of closing arguments Thursday, during which Cleland's attorney, Edward Murphy, repeatedly fingered Quezada as the killer, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert E. Perry told attorneys that he was "extremely concerned" that Quezada's due process rights had been violated. Wary of another potential reversal by the appellate court, Perry granted a request by Quezada's attorney, Gary Maestas, for a mistrial. LOS ANGELES – A mistrial was declared Thursday for a man accused, along with his cousin, of murdering her husband so she could collect $1 million in life insurance. Jose Quezada and Rebecca Cleland are charged with murder and conspiracy in connection with the July 26, 1997, shooting death of Cleland's husband, Bruce, who was shot four times, including three times in the head. His estranged wife had taken out two accidental death policies on him worth $225,000 the month before he was killed, adding to previous life insurance policies that totaled $1 million. Maestas asked for a mistrial after Murphy said his client "didn't know" Quezada was planning to murder her husband when she drove her husband to Boyle Heights. Murphy argued that Cleland thought she was driving her estranged husband – with whom she had earlier been out to a "reconciliation dinner" – to a confrontation with her cousin, and nothing more. Perry interrupted Murphy and told the jury of four men and eight women not to consider the attorney's statements as evidence regarding Quezada's guilt or innocence. "My interpretation of the evidence is it was Mr. Quezada," Murphy told jurors, resuming his closing argument. "She was surprised by how far the confrontation went. She knew she brought him there and she didn't know he was going to be killed." When jurors recessed for lunch, Maestas asked for the mistrial. In addition to the possibly prejudicial comments Murphy had made against his client, he noted that during opening statements, Cleland's attorney had also implicated his client in the killing and said she would be taking the stand to testify. When she didn't, Maestas had no opportunity to cross-examine her, he said. Deputy District Attorney Craig Hum disagreed. "I don't believe it's a reversible error or that it's an error at all. The evidence from the witness stand was that he was the shooter," Hum said. However, the judge declared a mistrial for Quezada, who was noticeably absent from the courtroom when the jury returned. Although Murphy requested a mistrial for his client as well, the case against Cleland continued, with Hum arguing Cleland had the motive to kill her husband. Jury deliberations in Cleland's case was expected to begin today. Prosecutors said they will try Quezada a third time.160Want local news?Sign up for the Localist and stay informed Something went wrong. Please try again.subscribeCongratulations! You're all set! read more
Everton vs Tottenham: Confirmed line-ups and talkSPORT live commentary stream
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ADVICE Which teams do the best on Boxing Day in the Premier League era? Where Ancelotti ranks with every Premier League boss for trophies won MONEY no dice Top nine Premier League free transfers of the decade Berahino hits back at b******t Johnson criticism – 'I was in a dark place at Stoke' Harry Kane is stopped by Michael Keane when the two sides met last season. shining REVEALED Tottenham Hotspur's festive schedule continues on Sunday as they travel to Goodison Park to face Everton – live on talkSPORT.Playing a game every three days for the foreseeable future, its likely to be another rotated side for Mauricio Pochettino as his team take on a Toffees side who are winless in four games. BEST OF Oxlade-Chamberlain suffers another setback as Klopp confirms serious injury 2 What the managers are sayingMarco Silva (Everton): "Football is a party for everyone to enjoy and be part of the sport and we as a club want every type of racism out."What I can tell you is our fans love our players, they love Yerry Mina as well and they respect all the nationalities. That is what I can say."Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham): "Now it's the toughest period and more than ever we're going to use the squad. I feel so sorry for people who don't like rotation. It's so important all are going to be ready to compete. We need to whole squad." REVEALED RANKED huge blow Every time Ally McCoist lost it on air in 2019, including funny XI reactions 2 A large piece of Christmas cheer will be demanded by the Everton faithful but can Marco Silva deliver the three points needed?Where can I listen?You can listen to exclusive radio commentary of the huge clash live on talkSPORT, with kick-off at 4pm on Sunday. Ronaldo warned Lukaku how hard scoring goals in Serie A would be before Inter move Forbes list reveals how much Mayweather, Ronaldo and Messi earned this decade Premier League Team of the Season so far, including Liverpool and Leicester stars Latest Football Stories REPLY Son ban confirmed as Tottenham fail with appeal to overturn red card Tottenham manager Pochettino is currently being linked with the Manchester United job. Confirmed line-upsEverton: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Zouma, Digne, Davies, Andre Gomes, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Calvert-LewinSubs: Baines, Mina, Tosun, Schneiderlin, Niasse, Bernard, StekelenburgTottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Trippier, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Davies, Sissoko, Winks, Son, Eriksen, Alli, KaneSubs: Rose, Lamela, Walker-Peters, Foyth, Gazzaniga, Lucas Moura, Skipp read more
Road links a hot topic at Donegal Dublin business event
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Regardless of how Brexit affects the North West, the Irish government must continue to prioritise the improvement of Donegal's connectivity with the rest of the country, a business meeting in Dublin has been told.The importance of following through on commitments to the proposed A5 dual carriageway transport corridor through Northern Ireland to Dublin was a recurring theme at the event, titled "Brexit for Donegal: Trick or Treat?".The breakfast discussion was organised recently by the Donegal Dublin Business Network (DDBN) at the legal practice Matheson with Karen Reynolds, a partner in Matheson from Letterkenny. The event featured a panel discussion between three leading members of the Donegal business community – Deirdre McGlone of Harvey's Point Hotel, Rosy Temple of Magee 1866 and Ian Ireland of the Donegal Investment Group plc.Event Panel: Padraic Roche, event moderator (Matheson), Deirdre McGlone (Harvey's Point), Rosy Temple (Magee 1866), Ian Ireland (Donegal Investment Group plc)Although operating in different sectors, all speakers anticipated a very significant impact on their business if a hard Brexit was the outcome of negotiations between the UK and the EU. Each panellist reiterated that Donegal's unique rural setting and culture would remain key to the county's success when the dust on a Brexit agreement had settled.Deirdre McGlone said that support from State agencies to businesses operating in the tourism sector in Donegal was improving. The hotel believes it will be able to manage their supply chain but the consequences in terms of UK customers is a concern. She said Harvey's Point would continue to focus on what they do really well and broadcast a message that Donegal is open for business, all year round. Karen Reynolds (Matheson), Deirdre McGlone (Harvey's Point Hotel), Ian Ireland (Donegal Investment Group plc).Elaine Caffrey (Capita), Majella Ellis (Staines Law), Rosy Temple (Magee 1866).Rosy Temple stated that the most difficult scenario would be a hard border with duties on goods. Rosy commented, 'We operate through various channels as a manufacturer of fabric and across wholesale and retail with our Magee 1866 clothing range – any duties on this complex flow of cross border goods would have a serious impact on our business. In addition, like a lot of Donegal companies, we have many employees who travel across the border to work on a daily basis – any restrictions to this freedom of movement could cause disruption. Whatever the Brexit outcome, we very much hope that the Common Travel Area remains in force. We hope that the numerous uncertainties will be resolved in time, allowing for cross border & UK trade to continue to prosper.'Grainne Boyle (Matheson), Ian Ireland (Donegal Investment Group plc)Ian Ireland shared a number of examples with the audience that illustrated the reliance of Irish and Donegal food sector businesses on UK markets, including the fact that 20% of all Irish milk is converted to cheese and exported to Britain. He added that proper solutions were missing from the debate. At the moment, Ireland and the UK have a slick, well-defined supply chain but a border would increase cost and reduce the quality of food. Ian also had fears on the possible long-term implications for Ireland within the EU on the departure of its nearest neighbour. "We need to consider carefully how Ireland will be viewed in the EU after Brexit. It may be that we have lost our closest traditional ally. Ireland is the Aran Islands of Europe – we are 1% of the EU. 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Journal of Modern Physics
Vol.07 No.16(2016), Article ID:72940,9 pages
10.4236/jmp.2016.716204
New Expansion Dynamics Applied to the Planar Structures of Satellite Galaxies and Space Structuration
Jacques Fleuret
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Received: November 15, 2016; Accepted: December 20, 2016; Published: December 23, 2016
Recent observations of Dwarf Satellite Galaxies (DSG) show that they have a clear tendency to stay in particular planes. Explanations with standard physics remain controversial. Recently, I proposed a new explanation of the galactic flat rotation curves, introducing a new cosmic acceleration due to expansion. In this paper, I apply this new acceleration to the dynamics of DSG's (without dark matter). I show that this new acceleration implies planar structures for the DSG trajectories. More generally, it is shown that this acceleration produces a space structuration around any massive center. It remains a candidate to explain several cosmic observations without dark matter.
Dwarf Satellite Galaxies, Dark Matter, Expansion, Flat Rotation Curves, Galaxies, Structure, Gravitation, Symmetry
Dwarf Satellite Galaxies (DSG) have been discovered in the vicinity of Milky Way, M31 [1] - [7] and also near low redshift galaxies [8] . Recent observations have shown that these DSG and other globular clusters tend to stay in thin plane structures [5] [9] [10] , which seem to be co-rotating with the host galaxy [11] [12] . Most of these are orthogonal to the galactic plane, but some have been found with different angles [11] . In any case, they are clearly not isotropically distributed, and correlations are widespread [11] .
Several attempts have been made to explain these observations, introducing tidal effects [11] , past accretion processes [4] [10] [11] [12] , etc. But for several others, these observations seem to be inconsistent with the expected distributions deduced from classical standard cosmological models [5] [9] [13] [14] [15] . More precisely, the assumption of quasi spherical Dark Matter (DM) around galaxies implies the presence of hundreds of DSG's which should be isotropically distributed around large galaxies. This is in conflict with observations. Other proposals have also been imagined, such as DM haloes, filaments or "superhighways" [11] [16] [17] to attempt to answer the question. But is-it not too ad-hoc to suppose linear DM structures having similar patterns than the observed patterns to be explained?
The problem has also been addressed without Dark Matter by the MOND theory [15] .
I propose here a new attempt to provide a model without DM.
In a recent paper [18] , I have introduced a new Expansion Cosmic Acceleration (ECA) to explain the galactic flat rotation curves. This acceleration is proportional to the local expansion rate and to the velocity:
Then I showed [19] that this acceleration can be seen as a consequence of a rest-mass erosion theory, where space, time and mass are inter-dependent. It can also be considered as a consequence of SEC theory [20] [21] .
In the present paper, acceleration (1) is supposed to be applied to dwarf galaxies of a given host-galaxy. Solving the dynamics equations with this additional acceleration will give the DSG trajectories. It will then be seen that they remain in co-rotating thin plane structures. Finally, space structuration will be shown to result from the fundamental consequence of the ECA hypothesis, and is no more due to assumed DM structures.
3. The Dynamics Equations
Let-us choose a classical 3D coordinate system, with the host (plane) galaxy centered in the plane.
The velocity of a DSG located in is made of three components (Figure 1):
-radial component:
-z-axial rotation:
-transverse rotation:
Then the well-known 3D dynamics equations can be written, for a DSG submitted to both Newtonian gravitation and to the cosmic acceleration (1):
The DSG is supposed to be far away from the center of the host galaxy and the total mass M, up to radius , is approximately constant. Furthermore, attraction forces from other DSG's are neglected here.
Obviously, the purely Newtonian equations (without the last terms in (4), (5) and (6)) lead to the classical elliptic orbits, with no reason to stay in single planar structures.
With the cosmic acceleration terms, Equations (5) and (6) can be rewritten as:
We then observe that:
Or equivalently:
where is constant.
Consequently, Equation (4) can be rewritten as:
This equation has the same form as the corresponding eq. for the trajectory of a star within the host galaxy plane, due to gravity and cosmic acceleration [18] . This "inside host-galaxy" case can be considered as a particular case of (11) when or the flat rotation curve velocity.
More generally, from (10), the two components of the constant velocity depend on an angle , such that:
Figure 1.A small satellite galaxy is represented as a point, with its velocity vectors (the host-galaxy is in the xy plane).
4. The DSG Trajectories
From (12), (13) and (2), (3):
Then, derivating (13) and using the two Equations (7):
The relationship can then be deduced from (12) and (3):
Whose integration leads to:
where C is a constant ( ).
The evolution can also be related to , from (15) and (17):
Let us introduce a constant k such that:
(18) can be integrated into:
where the integration constant has been chosen in such a way that corresponds to
From (17) and (20), it is easy to obtain the relationship:
And, using (19), we get:
Incidentally, we observe that not all angular values are valid. As an instance, we have:
with (23)
5. The DSG Planar Structures
The Cartesian coordinates of a DSG are:
From (22), it can be immediately deduced:
Physically, Equation (27) means that the DSG's stay in a plane, cutting the galaxy plane along Oy (Figure 2). Its apex lies in the xz plane, where , , is maximum, and is minimum (Equations (22)-(23)). When the DSG crosses the galaxy plane in Oy, is minimum, and is maximum.
It results that any DSG must have its apex in the same plane (xz), and it must cross the galactic plane along the same line (Oy). All DSG trajectory planes must cut the galactic plane in Oy.
In particular, two important cases can be considered, depending on the initial conditions:
1) .
In this case, from (17), and . This describes the case of a star in the
galactic plane. Then, and is the galactic flat rotation velocity.
2) C is small.
In this case, for a non-z coaxial trajectory ( ), the angle α remains close to
according to Equation (17). Velocity is much smaller than , and from (20),
is also approximately equal to .
Figure 2. For a given C value, any DSG must stay in the plane Oyξ, where its velocities are shown, at apex and at intersection with the galaxy plane on Oy.
Clearly, from (27), the DSG stays in a plane, which is quasi-perpendicular to the galactic plane and intersects it along Oy.
An individual orbit is mainly driven by and , but the small velocity forces it to stay in a quasi-perpendicular plane to the host galaxy (Equation (27)).
Since is much smaller than , the DSG will go thru the galactic plane. But the whole planar structure is seen to rotate with respect to the plane, with velocity , which is the galactic flat rotation velocity : the quasi-planar structure is co-rotating with the host galaxy.
Finally, the DSG orbit parameters r and can be deduced from (11), (3) and (17).
As an instance, in the case:
and if is supposed not to depend explicitly on time, Equation (11) can be written
and integrated into:
(only valid for large r and large t, according to (28)).
Then, from (3) and (13):
can be integrated, using Equations (17) and (19). In the simple case , we obtain :
which describes the falling motion of a DSG from at time to at
More generally, Equation (27) describes a couple of planes, whose orientations depend on the C value.
To resume, there are several situations, depending on the initial ratio .
If predominates, a spiral z-rotation will pull down the DSG into the host galactic plane. If predominates, the DSG will fall towards the galactic plane. In any case, it stays in the planar structure (27), which is co-rotating with the galaxy at velocity .
If we recall that the host-galaxy mass has been considered to be constant (for large r), the whole preceding development is the same "as if"' the whole galactic mass M had been concentrated in its center. Then the question arises why preferential planar structures do happen? They do not happen in the purely Newtonian case.
In fact, introducing a cosmic force proportional to velocity creates a symmetry break (Figure 3).
The figure made of a probe mass m at a distance r from a centered mass M is highly symmetrical. But, when the velocity vector of m is added, the new figure is modified under planar symmetry: the probe mass does not turn in the same direction any more. (In the above development, changing into needs to be changed into ,as shown by Equations (15) or (31)).
This symmetry break does not allow any motion: it tends to give a structure to space (planar structures as described by Equation (27), and forbidden orientations such as (23)).
This conclusion is not only valid for planar host-galaxies, but for any massive attractive center. Consequently, our developments could be applied to any "small" massive objects in the vicinity of a huge massive center.
In this case, space structuration due to ECA can be seen in another way (Figure 4). Starting from a given unique massive center M placed at the point O, if a small probe mass is added, with velocity , its trajectory will stay in the plane . A second probe mass , with another velocity , will stay in plane . These two planes intersect along a straight line D. Any further probe mass planar trajectory is no more allowed: all other orbit planes must include D.
Since planar structures are predicted in the vicinity of one "host" massive center, linear filaments (2 plane intersects) should be obtained around two massive centers. And in the vicinity of more than two hosts, matter accumulation in spots should happen (plane and line intersect). Could it be that the new ECA give some insight to the structure of the universe at larger scales?
In any case, the ECA hypothesis engraves a fundamental structuration into space. Whenever, for the DM hypothesis, this structuration had to be assumed to come from the DM repartition itself.
Figure 3. Symmetry break due to the cosmic acceleration. Left: Newtonian gravity is highly symmetrical. Right: with the additional cosmic force proportional to velocity, the mass probe and its image do not turn the same way.
Figure 4. Space structuration around a massive spot: the orbit plane of the 3rd mass does necessarily include the intersection (D) of the two first orbit planes.
I have shown that the hypothesis of the new cosmic acceleration (1) not only explains the flat rotation curve problem, but also leads to the conclusion that the DSG's do stay in co-rotating planes with the host galaxy. Whenever their "falling down" velocity ( ) is large, the planar structure is quasi-perpendicular to the host galaxy plane. This seems to be in correct agreement with most observations.
More generally, I have shown that the cosmic acceleration proportional to velocity introduces a symmetry break around any massive spot. This implies the formation of planar, linear or concentrated mass repartitions in space.
Of course, further observations and experiments will be needed to test the ECA hypothesis.
Close observations of DSG planes will have to be correlated with the proposed model. I also suggest introducing ECA into simulations of galaxy formation, galaxy collisions and also higher-level universe structures.
Fleuret, J. (2016) New Expansion Dynamics Applied to the Planar Structures of Satellite Galaxies and Space Structuration. Journal of Modern Phy- sics, 7, 2357-2365. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jmp.2016.716204
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Abney put on a new roof for us and had to replace some of the decking because of rot. Covered the vent to the furnace and never opened it back up so the furnace could be vented. Roof looked good but when the weather got cold and the furnace came on we noticed that our upstairs hallway was leaking out of the light fixture. My son opened the attic and it was completely wet and had mold on the attic boards from condensation also the gas company told us ofcourse that this was dangerous because the gas was not leaving the house and should be taken care of immediately. Called Abney and instead of coming out quickly to fix the problem they put us on the list of things to do and didn't seem to care if we were in a dangerous situation of gas fumes.
Mr. Edwards was very honest in that he said exactly what could be done to fix the situation for less money than we had anticipated. Would definitely recommend.
I contacted this company and the said they would be out within 24hr. They came out and saw the property and I had an estimate within 3 days.


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Home>Music> The Game Reveals He Almost Signed To Diddy Prior To Dr. Dre Deal
The Game Reveals He Almost Signed To Diddy Prior To Dr. Dre Deal
By Aida C.
That would have been interesting.
The Game just sat down with HipHopDX for a brand new interview where he revealed some interesting information about his 15-year career. The LA native took the time to reflect on the ups and downs of it all and explained the reasoning behind the title change of his upcoming album The Documentary. He shared: "I said I wanted to film a documentary for the album… and Jimmy Iovine and Dre, they weren't really in tune with shooting a documentary. Nobody was doing that shit. But I kept asking about 'the documentary.' And I asked about that shit so many times, they just thought I was talking about the album. So they just started calling it The Documentary. When are you going to finish The Documentary? Fuck it, I guess everybody wants it to be called The Documentary."
Hence, The Game seems content with the title change. Moreover, in the interview, he also spoke about the most memorable moments of his career including how he almost signed to Diddy prior to taking his deal with Dr. Dre. He also shared hilarious stories and chronicles about his career which includes a slew of famous individuals. You may watch the full interview in the video above.
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// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

using System.Globalization;

namespace System.Net
{
    internal static class HttpDateParser
    {
        private static readonly string[] s_dateFormats = new string[] {
            // "r", // RFC 1123, required output format but too strict for input
            "ddd, d MMM yyyy H:m:s 'GMT'", // RFC 1123 (r, except it allows both 1 and 01 for date and time)
            "ddd, d MMM yyyy H:m:s 'UTC'", // RFC 1123, UTC
            "ddd, d MMM yyyy H:m:s", // RFC 1123, no zone - assume GMT
            "d MMM yyyy H:m:s 'GMT'", // RFC 1123, no day-of-week
            "d MMM yyyy H:m:s 'UTC'", // RFC 1123, UTC, no day-of-week
            "d MMM yyyy H:m:s", // RFC 1123, no day-of-week, no zone
            "ddd, d MMM yy H:m:s 'GMT'", // RFC 1123, short year
            "ddd, d MMM yy H:m:s 'UTC'", // RFC 1123, UTC, short year
            "ddd, d MMM yy H:m:s", // RFC 1123, short year, no zone
            "d MMM yy H:m:s 'GMT'", // RFC 1123, no day-of-week, short year
            "d MMM yy H:m:s 'UTC'", // RFC 1123, UTC, no day-of-week, short year
            "d MMM yy H:m:s", // RFC 1123, no day-of-week, short year, no zone

            "dddd, d'-'MMM'-'yy H:m:s 'GMT'", // RFC 850
            "dddd, d'-'MMM'-'yy H:m:s 'UTC'", // RFC 850, UTC
            "dddd, d'-'MMM'-'yy H:m:s zzz", // RFC 850, offset
            "dddd, d'-'MMM'-'yy H:m:s", // RFC 850 no zone
            "ddd MMM d H:m:s yyyy", // ANSI C's asctime() format

            "ddd, d MMM yyyy H:m:s zzz", // RFC 5322
            "ddd, d MMM yyyy H:m:s", // RFC 5322 no zone
            "d MMM yyyy H:m:s zzz", // RFC 5322 no day-of-week
            "d MMM yyyy H:m:s", // RFC 5322 no day-of-week, no zone
        };

        // Try the various date formats in the order listed above.
        // We should accept a wide variety of common formats, but only output RFC 1123 style dates.
        internal static bool TryStringToDate(string input, out DateTimeOffset result) =>
             DateTimeOffset.TryParseExact(
                 input,
                 s_dateFormats,
                 DateTimeFormatInfo.InvariantInfo,
                 DateTimeStyles.AllowWhiteSpaces | DateTimeStyles.AssumeUniversal,
                 out result);

        // Format according to RFC1123; 'r' uses invariant info (DateTimeFormatInfo.InvariantInfo).
        internal static string DateToString(DateTimeOffset dateTime) =>
            dateTime.ToUniversalTime().ToString("r");
    }
}


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Q: Luatex pass variable amount of arguments from tex to lua (comma separated and escaped) How can you pass multiple arguments from a tex command to a lua function, whilst also escaping them
Or how do I modify
(imports)
\usepackage{luacode}

\newcommand{\example}[1]{
    \directlua{
        function debug(...)
            local arr = {...}
            for i, v in pairs(arr) do
                print(v)
            end
        end
        debug(#1)
    }
}

such that
\example{\notDefined, aNilValue, 5}
produces standard output of
\notDefined
aNilValue
5

instead of throwing

*

*Undefined control sequence (latex error)

*or printing nothing because the variable aNilValue is not defined

I've tried using \luastring{\unexpanded{...}} with \docsvlist but i keep getting runaway arguments
EDIT
Clearification, all passed arguments should be strings so local arr = {...} should equal in the example {"\\notDefined", "aNilValue", "5"}

A: It could take more care of white space but this makes a lua string of the whole list then splits on commas so every item is interpreted as a string.
\newcommand{\example}[1]{%
    \directlua{
        function debug(s)
            for v in string.gmatch(s,'[^,]*') do
                print(v)
            end
        end
        debug("\luaescapestring{\detokenize{#1}}",",")
    }%
}

\typeout{}

\example{\notDefined, aNilValue, 5}

\stop

produces terminal output

\notDefined
 aNilValue
 5

A: This solution uses LaTeX3's comma separated list. The arguments of \example will be written to the log file.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{expl3}

\directlua{
  function debug(...)
      local arr = {...}
      for i, v in pairs(arr) do
          texio.write_nl(v)
      end
  end
}

\ExplSyntaxOn
\newcommand{\example}[1]{
  % construct comma separated list
  \clist_set:Nn \l_tmpa_clist {#1}
  % construct lua string for each component
  % and store them in a sequence
  \seq_clear:N \l_tmpa_seq
  \clist_map_inline:Nn \l_tmpa_clist {
    \str_set:Nn \l_tmpa_str {##1}
    \seq_put_right:Nx \l_tmpa_seq {"\luaescapestring{\l_tmpa_str}"}
  }
  \directlua{debug(\seq_use:Nn \l_tmpa_seq {,})}
}
\ExplSyntaxOff

\begin{document}
\example{\notDefined, aNilValue, 5}
\end{document}

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"Making the choreography isn't that easy [as compared to when there were 9 of us]. But we will do our best."
During the Girls' Generation's comeback showcase on July 7, the members addressed the burning issue about Jessica's departure from the group and how they are dealing with promoting as an 8-strong band.
As this is their first time promoting in Korea with just 8 members, leader Taeyeon shared that they held on together so as not to disappoint fans. "We didn't want to disappoint our fans, so we braved through it and got closer even more as we prepared. We've come to realize that this is a chance for us to become stronger together. We prepared so hard for this and thought it would be shame if we just showcased one song, so we decide to pick three songs as our title tracks," Taeyeon said.
Yuri also commented on how the loss of one member somehow affected the group's performance and routines particularly when it came to dance formations. "Since each member trained for a long period, we're all fairly good at singing and dancing. But when we were dissected into [three groups of three] the members had no time to stand out. It was a shame, but I think now [with 8 members] we've gotten more opportunities to present each member's individual charm."
The group also shared that while they can discuss the changes in their choreography and singing parts, the members did admit that it's a lot easier to dance with an odd number of members (such as 9). "Eight is an even number, so the making the choreography isn't that easy [as compared to when there were 9 of us]. But we will do our best."


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Global Good and Motic Introduce AI-Powered Microscope to Fight Drug-Resistant Malaria
By Business Wire | 11.14.17
Partnership announced at Medica 2017 will create, distribute the EasyScan GO.
The EasyScan GO AI-powered microscope is currently being trained to recognize all species of malaria. Image courtesy of the CDC.
Advanced microscope designer and manufacturer Motic China Group Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Motic (Xiamen) Electric Group Co Ltd., announced at Medica 2017 that it has partnered with the Global Good Fund, a collaboration between Intellectual Ventures and Bill Gates to develop technologies for humanitarian impact. This new collaboration will create and distribute the EasyScan GO, an AI-powered microscope to fight the spread of drug-resistant malaria and assist in case management. Using custom image recognition software, EasyScan GO is capable of identifying and counting malaria parasites in a blood smear in as little as 20 minutes.
"This collaboration, combining Global Good's impact invention focus with Motic's engineering, manufacturing and distribution capabilities, represents the type of healthcare solution that is needed to improve health in emerging and low-income markets," said Maurizio Vecchione, Intellectual Ventures' executive vice president of Global Good and Research. "By distributing and commercializing an intelligent microscope, Global Good and Motic are creating a future where quality diagnosis of multiple diseases is within reach for everyone everywhere."
"Malaria is one of the hardest diseases to identify on a microscope slide," said David Bell, director of Global Health Technologies supporting Global Good. "By putting machine learning-enabled microscopes in the hands of laboratory technicians, we can overcome two major barriers to combating the mutating parasite—improving diagnosis in case management and standardizing detection across geographies and time."
Every year, malaria kills almost half a million people, and researchers estimate nearly half the world's population is at risk of contracting it. The rapid spread of a multidrug-resistant strain in parts of Southeast Asia is a particularly alarming development detailed by researchers in a letter published recently in The Lancet.
Accurate detection of severe and drug-resistant cases requires analysis of a blood smear by a WHO-certified expert microscopist, which takes roughly 20 minutes per slide. Automating the process with an intelligent microscope can alleviate the shortfall of trained personnel in under-resourced countries.
Field tests of an early prototype of the microscope presented at the International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV) showed the machine learning algorithm developed by Global Good is as reliable as an expert microscopist.
"Our goal in integrating Global Good's advanced software into Motic's high-quality, affordable digital slide scanner is to simplify and standardize malaria detection," said Richard Yeung, vice president of Motic China. "Success with the most difficult-to-identify disease paves the way for the EasyScan product line to excel at almost any microscopy task and to detect other major diseases that affect developed and emerging markets alike."
The EasyScan GO is currently being trained to recognize all species of malaria and other parasites and traits commonly found on a blood film, including Chagas disease, microfilaria and sickle cell. The team will also explore its application to other sample types, such as sputum, feces and tissue, as well some forms of cancer.
Global Good is dedicated to inventing technology for humanitarian impact. Millions of people suffer and die each year in poor countries from causes that humanity has the scientific and technical ability to solve. Funded by Bill Gates and focused on a shared vision with Nathan Myhrvold, Global Good invents technology to solve some of humanity's most daunting problems. Global Good does this by collaborating with leading humanitarian organizations, forward-looking governments, research institutions, and corporate and private sector partners that bring our inventions to market.
Motic is a company specializing in manufacturing conventional compound microscopes.


What happens to an impoverished developing nation town when you flood it with 20,000 bicycles? You lift three times that number of people out of poverty.
That is the premise of The Bicycle City – a feature length documentary film by Director/Producer Greg Sucharew.
"The Bicycle City is the story of the struggle, determination, idealism, and hope that has brought about the transformation of an entire society.
Crippled by decades of military dictatorship, civil war, and environmental catastrophe, Nicaragua is the second poorest country in Latin America, having one of the region's lowest GDPs and the second highest Human Poverty Index, behind only Haiti. Economic opportunities are few and those born into the lower classes tend to remain in poverty for life.
Over the past 20 years, more than 20,000 bicycles have been brought into Rivas, a city on Nicaragua's Pacific coast, by the non-profit Pedals for Progress, which collects donated bicycles in the United States and distributes them in impoverished communities worldwide. Since the first was unloaded in Rivas in 1991, the bicycle has become an integral part of daily life.
I caught up with Director/Producer Greg Sucharew today and asked a few questions about the background of the film.
He told me the film has largely been funded by Sucharew himself and his Director of Photography Frank Trotta, with a small portion of the funding being provided by donations.
Sucharew expects to be in post production for 6 to 9 months before the film is ready to be distributed (also depending on funding). At that point he will submit the film to the festival circuit in order to sell it to distributors.
I sincerely hope Sucharew is successful in distributing this film to a wider audience to bring greater exposure to this story of how bicycles can transform an impoverished community.
You can help support this film by sharing it on your own blog, following Greg on Twitter and Facebook, or making a donation to support the production of the film.


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IJshoofdpijn of brainfreeze is een vorm van hoofdpijn die ontstaat als men koude drankjes of voedingsmiddelen te snel tot zich neemt. Een voorbeeld hiervan is het eten van consumptie-ijs of ijsblokjes.

IJshoofdpijn kan ook ontstaan als men enkele seconden met het hoofd onder een ijskoude douche staat, of met het hoofd door een golf gaat bij een ijskoude zeetemperatuur.

Een ijshoofdpijn wordt veroorzaakt doordat het gehemelte in contact is geweest met een koude substantie, de koude substantie irriteert de zenuwen, met als gevolg een ijshoofdpijn. De pijn is waarschijnlijk het gevolg van samentrekkende kleine bloedvaten, de pijn gaat echter meestal na enkele seconden weer weg, door de tong tegen het gehemelte aan te drukken.

In 2012 ontdekten Amerikaanse en Ierse wetenschappers de oorzaak van ijshoofdpijn. Het zou komen door plotselinge versnelling van de bloedstroom in de hersenen na het contact met de koude materie, waardoor hogere bloeddruk ontstaat die men als pijn ervaart.

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iPad 2 review – Why do you need one?
We received our first iPad a few days ago and our ready to post our first impressions.
In windows, there a quite a few reasons to have multiple ip addresses. Whether you are setting up new equipment or just running connectivity tests.
Many people recommend setting up multiple NICs and either bridging the or running them seperately.
There are quite a few different software applications that do a great job at finding software keys in the Windows registry.
We found this as the easiest, quick and dirty way to scrounge up our Office 2007 key and a few others that we already had to verify.


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Accounting Implications of Tax Reform
The GOP Tax Reform was signed into law on December 22, 2017. While tax reform provides opportunities for tax planning, it also has significant impacts on companies' financial statements. Since the regulation was signed into law in 2017, current accounting standards require that the impact from the changes in tax laws be reported in the period it was enacted. Companies are required to use reasonable efforts to account for the impact from the new law. However, given the scope and the timing of these changes, companies may not have all the necessary information to meet the current requirements. The SEC has issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (SAB 118) to provide public companies with more guidance. The FASB also stated that it would not object to private companies and not-for-profit entities applying SAB 118 and they would be in compliance with GAAP. The FASB staff believes, however, that if these entities apply SAB 118, they should apply all relevant aspects of the SAB in its entirety.
Here are some of the changes that could have significant impact on companies' financial statements.
Reduction in Corporate Income Tax Rate
The most significant change in this tax return package is the reduction of corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%. Current accounting standards require companies value their deferred tax assets and liabilities using the enacted income tax rate. This would require companies to re-measure their 2017 deferred tax items using the new tax rate and the re-measurement will be part of income tax expense in continuing operations.
Fully Expense of Qualified Property
Companies placing qualified property in service between 9/27/17 and 12/31/22 can expense fully the cost of the assets. This will increase companies deferred tax liabilities due to accelerated depreciation expense under tax reporting.
Changes in Net Operating Loss Utilization
Previously, NOL can be carried back 2 years and carried forward 20 years. New rules state that NOL carry back is no longer allowed but it can be carried forward indefinitely. Companies with deferred tax asset may need to reassess whether a valuation allowance is necessary. In addition, new rules also limit the utilization of NOL to 80% of taxable income. As such, companies will owe tax in profitable years and will need to record a tax payable on the 20% of taxable income that cannot be offset by carrying forward NOL.
Limit on Interest Expense Deduction
Interest expense deduction will be limited to 30% of tax EBITDA through 2021. Any non-deductible interest expense can be carried forward indefinitely and therefore will generate a deferred tax asset. Companies will need to determine the likelihood of utilizing the deferred tax asset and whether a valuation allowance is necessary.
Entertainment Expense Deduction
Previously, entertainment expense was treated as 50% deductible, much like business meal expense. However, new rules prohibit deduction of entertainment expense all together. Companies should consider tracking entertainment expense separately from business meal expense on their books. The new rules do not change the deductibility of business meal expense which remains at 50%.
If you have questions as to how these changes may impact your companies' financial statements, CFO Connections can help. You may contact us at [email protected].
Hurricanes Related Accounting and Report Issues
New Lease Accounting Standard – Taking a Cue from Adoption by Public Companies


Recently, I was asked to participate in an amazing series by the local financial advisor team at InvestEd. Over the past few years, I've gotten to know some of the team and they are true champions not only of financial education but of their hometown community. The team has truly invested (pun intended) in Baltimore, offering constant education opportunities, space for growth events and workshops, support for local events/charities and much more.
However, when they asked me to be in their #WomenCrushingItWednesday series, I hesitated. Not because I didn't want to support, but because I'm still growing in my financial relationships. I've made budgets and can handle myself, but I have definitely always been timid when talking about money, thinking I needed to have it "all figured out" because "everyone knew what they were talking about but me." SMH…Sound familiar?
From what I've learned (from the INCREDIBLE BOOK You Are a Badass At Making Money and elsewhere), I'm not alone. Like any relationship, the one you have with money and your financial freedom is a journey! Ups, downs, confusion, learning, love, all the things! So, with all of that in mind, I was happy to shut down my doubts and share my stories for this special interview.
What does it mean to you to be a woman crushing it?
In today's world, I feel like we're constantly reminded that we're 'not doing enough.' But there's a growing push for vulnerability, understanding, and support – and that is where I find amazing women 'crushing it'. They are working to unsubscribe from what society has told them it takes to be successful, and are figuring out what works for them and then sharing that wisdom! I work hard every day to chase after my dreams, but I make sure to look around to see if anyone is running with me. Knowledge is power and that power is never diminished by sharing it.
What is the best piece of financial advice you have received?
Get friendly with money! For a long time, I was uncomfortable talking/thinking/discussing money and finances. It always seemed like you were supposed to KNOW what you were doing. Numbers have never been my strong suit and I associated the two together, creating the limiting belief that I would never understand. But, I've learned that nobody wins when you refuse growth (duh!). The more you get involved, ask questions and build a relationship with your finances, the better you'll be.
From where do you draw your "Crushing it" strength?
I can be fiercely driven, but not always on my own. I am fueled by the strong, brilliant women around me. I grew up with a mother who rocked her own business (and continues to rock it). I've surrounded myself with friends and colleagues who support each other, who are always extending a helping hand or participating in a helpful business brainstorm. Their grit, optimism, courageousness, empathy, passion, and vibrancy keep me going every day.
What habits/actions have you employed in order to reach your financial goals?
I'm working on demystifying my relationship with my finances. I have gotten clear on short term and long term goals and desires, all of which require money. So, I've worked to get specific on how much those things will cost and I'm taking action to get there. The first step has been a better understanding through awareness. I keep a daily journal that keeps track of my financial transactions, making sure I see when and where I have money going in and out.
So far, I'd say one of my greatest triumphs has been starting my own business. But it's not as simple as that – what I'm really proud of is that I recognized there was a change to be made, and actually made it. After I had my cancerous blob removed, all I wanted to do was go back to work…get back to "normal life." But when I got there, the page had already turned. I could have easily stayed working on my amazing job with my amazing team. I wasn't sure if I was 'ready' or if I could do it or if it would work out. But, with the support of my family and friends, I followed my gut, pushed through the doubt and made the change.
Somewhere along the line, I've figured out that I'm the only one who's in control of my dreams and I have the power to push forward with purpose. So I keep going. And hopefully, I and all of us will continue to update our 'greatest triumph' answer as we grow.
Q&A originally published on InvestEd blog.


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Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Kalia M. Reynolds
"...our students make great progress and show growth in meeting and going above grade level expectations. Our goal is to ensure that every student is on the path to being college and career ready!" -- Dr. Kalia M. Reynolds
K-12 educator Kalia Reynolds was the guest speaker April 5 for the 2012 UMES Honors Convocation in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts. The program started at 11 a.m. The 59th annual event honors dean's list students as well as those identified for special recognition by the faculty of their respective departments. One of the event's traditions is inviting a UMES graduate to deliver the convocation address. Reynolds graduated with a bachelor's degree in special education with honors in 2000 and currently is principal of Harry O. Eisenberg Elementary School in New Castle, Delaware. She describes herself as a life-long learner who "leads and participates in a number of professional development programs." For the past two years, Reynolds has served as a presenter and teaching fellow at Harvard University. Her master's degree in counseling psychology is from Temple University and she completed her doctoral work in 2010 at the University of Delaware by earning an Ed.D. in educational leadership for
Minority Participation in the College of Science and Technology. More recently, she has been a leader in Delaware public schools developing a focus on instruction in science, technology, engineering and math.
Reynolds has been a special education teacher, assistant principal and for the past five years, an elementary school principal. She led West Park Place Elementary School to earn the coveted Blue Ribbon School recognition from the U.S. Department of Education. As an administrator, she also has shaped curriculums targeting ways to close the achievement gap experienced by students with disabilities and those who speak English as a second language. Reynolds is credited by peers for building education and community partnerships, improving school climate and parent involvement and extending learning opportunities for students. Married to Shanta Reynolds, a 2000 UMES alumnus and a school administrator, she credits him for
being a "valuable thought-partner and encourager." They have a son, Christian, and reside in Middletown, Del. The couple calls UMES an "empowering school" that helped them achieve personal and professional success.


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Оскар Ксавер Шлёмильх (; 13 апреля 1823, Веймар — 7 февраля 1901, Дрезден) — немецкий математик, член Саксонской академии наук.

Биография

С 1842 года, когда он получил степень доктора философии, по 1849 год был сначала приват-доцентом, а потом экстраординарным профессором Йенского университета. С 1849 — профессором высшей математики и аналитической механики дрезденского политехникума. С 1874 года — тайный советник по делам школьного образования в министерстве королевства Саксонского.

Весьма многочисленны его труды по математическому анализу, теории функций и геометрии. Перечень сочинения по чистой и прикладной математике можно найти во II и III томах Poggendorff's «Biogr.-Literarisch. Handwörterbuch».

В 1857 году Шлёмильх ввёл название «бесселевы функции», сделал первую попытку построить теорию бесселевых функций.

В 1860 году Шлёмильх доказал теорему: три прямые, соединяющие середины сторон треугольника с серединами его соответствующих высот, пересекаются в одной точке. В 1937 году советский математик С. И. Зетель показал, что эта теорема верна не только для высот, но и для любых других чевиан.

Некоторые достижения в математике

Существует ряд Тейлора с остаточным членом в общей форме (форма Шлёмильха — Роша).
Существует классический ряд Шлёмильха по по j-функциям Бесселя

Примечания

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