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Admirals Snap 32 Game Franchise Win Streak With 3-2 Loss To IceCaps
All good things must come to an end. The St. John's IceCaps handed the Admirals their first loss of the season and the franchise's first regular season loss since February 10th.
By shawndubstep Oct 28, 2012, 3:45pm PDT
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[Ed. Note: We're a little late on the Admirals recaps. Shawn is single-handily saving the rail system in Virginia against the storms on the East Coast. Stay safe, everyone!]
The Admirals started off very slow on a night that many will now remember as 'The Streak Killer'. The Norfolk Admirals franchise had won 32 straight regular season games since February 10th of last season up to this point.
I listened to the game on the radio, so I can't give info on how they looked, but it sounded like they were sloppy and not trying real hard. The St. John IceCaps', affiliates of the Winnipeg Jets, quickly jumped ahead in shots on goal, after the Admirals gave them three power plays opportunities to start the period. Norfolk was out-shot a crazy 16-5 in the first. Frederik Andersen's strong goaltending kept the poor performing team in it.
The second period contained a majority of the game's offense. St. John's Zach Redmond started off the scoring 11:33 minutes into the second period with Jason Jaffray providing the assist. Jaffray was diagnosed with a severe concussion last season after a giant, legal hit by then-Admirals defenceman Radko Gudas. Maybe Jaffray wanted revenge on the logo on the Norfolk sweaters this night. [Ed. Note: Jaffray became a member of the Ducks organization in a trade with Calgary (for Logan MacMillan and future considerations) the summer prior to the 2010-11 season. He blew out his knee in a pre-season scrimmage and was out the entire year. Jaffray became a free agent at the end of the season and signed with Winnipeg.]
Jaffray picked up his second point of the night on the power play just under two minutes later, putting the Admirals down 2-0. Alex Burmistrov and Redmond were credited with the assists. Shortly after the goal, Peter Holland received a 10 minute misconduct for "Abuse of Officials", more on this later.
With 36 seconds left in the second period, Young forward Devante Smith-Pelly cut the score in half with his first goal of the season; it was a bit of a surprise that he hadn't netted one yet. Hampus Lindholm and Patrick Maroon provided the helpers on the play. Once again, the Admirals were out-shot in the period, 14-9.
Going in to the third period, the Admirals were losing 2-1 and being out-shot 14-30. Eight minutes into the period, Will O'Neil put the IceCaps back up by two goals with Hunter Tremblay and Ben Maxwell getting assists. [Ed. Note: Ben Maxwell was with the Ducks about three minutes last season after being picked up on waivers from Winnipeg. Maxwell played around a half-a-dozen games with Anaheim before being put back on waivers; Winnipeg did not implement 'no give-backs' and swiped him back.]
After O'Neil's goal, thing sounded pretty grim. On Twitter, fans were kinda sad. Highly touted prospect Sami Vatanen would have none of this. The Admirals went on the power play with 4:55 minutes remaining in the game. Holland won the face off and DSP sent a quick pass to Vatanen, who was lined up on the blue line. Sami unleashed his now famous - in my mind, at least - cannon of a slap shot to easily beat goalie Mark Dekanich.
It wasn't enough, though. The game ended 3-2 in favor of St. John's, breaking the 32 game franchise win streak. The IceCaps out-shot the Ads 43-30 in the game. Both teams went 1-for-5 on the power play.
Before the power play goal for Norfolk, the Ads' Maroon and the IceCaps' Eric O'Dell both received 10 minute misconducts for "Unsportsmanlike Conduct". There was a total of 32 minutes in unsportsmanlike conduct penalties in the game.
This season, the refs seem to be using unsportsmanlike conduct just call whatever they want, whenever they want. Admiral Gabe Guentzel was very, very clearly hooked in the third, and he was called for a two-minute minor of unsportsmanlike conduct; the call was later changed to diving. [Ed. Note: I watched the game and the misconduct calls were ridiculous. If Corey Perry played in the AHL right now, he'd be kicked out with a game misconduct within the first 30 seconds of every game.]
The good news from the contest is that Vatanen is a freaking beast. Norfolk fans were treated to the offensive talents of Mark Barberio the last couple of seasons, but in my opinion, Vatanen probably has equal, or greater, talent now than Barberio did in his tenure here. Sami's vision on offense is fantastic. He has great speed and showed it off multiple times by beating forward and d-men constantly into the zone; on defense, he can be physical and take control of the puck.


Shopping was done. Decorations had been up for weeks. Gifts were finally wrapped and ready to be torn into. I was nestled all snug in my bed ready to enjoy the peaceful slumber of a silent winter's night.
At 2 a.m., that peaceful slumber came to an abrupt halt when the phone rang.
I buried my father on Christmas Eve that year.
The holiday season was never particularly bright for my family. Years of family discord and physical and emotional distance didn't exactly make for season of merriment, but the death of my father darkened even the last little bit of holiday twinkle. That year, Christmas was spent unwrapping gifts labeled "dad" and having a quiet dinner—party of 3—at a table for 4.
Every December brings mixed emotions—it's hard not to get swept up in the festive lights, the manic energy, repetitive harmony of "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," and the myriad Santas loitering on every street corner. There's a buzz in the air that's contagious, and most likely you'll catch it no matter how often you wash your hands. But in the few days before Santa makes his deliveries, it's hard not to let my mind go back. On the wintery days when I wake to white-tipped grass and a frost-laden car, I slip into remembering exactly when my dad's permanent absence was hitting home—the night the three of us sat, grief-stricken, staring at our egg rolls while the rest of the world jingled and jangled the hours away.
When the call came at 2:04 a.m., I dashed out of bed. I headed out into the cold, quiet still air. The earlier evening snow had hardened into a crisp shell insulating my car and I frantically and futilely began scraping at the glass windshield. Defeated, I drove all the way to the hospital with my head out the window.
The ER receptionist twisted and turned me down hallways toward a closed door. I braced myself for what I might see—ventilators, machines, tubes. My thoughts raced. Was he in a coma? Would he only have days to live? Would we have to sign a DNR order? Could he go home by Christmas?
I didn't think about what it was like for her that night because my parents had been separated for 14 years. I never considered her heartbreak or pain until years later after I'd married and had a child of my own. It's one thing to lose a marriage. It's another thing to lose a life—especially the life of your children's father.
And as hard as it was to hear that sentence come out of my mother's mouth, watching my "little brother" crumble into his bed sheets as I told him the news stopped my heart, too. His face turned ashen as he quickly came to the realization that perhaps it hadn't been the best of nights to have cancelled plans with my father. I don't know if he's ever forgiven himself. I could never bring myself to ask.
Not until after his death did it occur to me that he—despite the laughter and the nonstop jokes—he was not a happy man. His small condo had been taken over by stacks of mail and newspaper, Chinese takeout menus and candy bar wrappers. It took me days to even notice the torn screen door and tubing left by the EMTs in the chaotic struggle to save his life. I finally understood why I had never been allowed into his space—physically or emotionally.
My father was more than a father. Sometimes we forget our parents are people, too. They were once children themselves who may or may not have had loving, supportive and attentive parents. My father lost his father at 16, and I think it may have changed him forever. I'll never really know, but it doesn't matter. His passing brought me a sense of closure and acceptance of what had been. And it had never been about me. He did the best he could with the story he lived and with the lessons he'd learned. He was not perfect, but I believe he had the intention of being a good dad. He just didn't know how. And that was something I could empathize with and let go of.
In forgiving him for not being the dad I needed, I was able to begin loving and accepting myself. I now know I was always enough, and will always be. I can remember his silly laugh and his rosy red Irish cheeks without feeling the sadness of what we didn't have. Instead, I focus on what we did have and those last few years when we finally had some peace together. My dad was never going to be like Father Christmas, but on every Christmas now, I can fondly remember the father he was. And, that is enough.
Erica Donahue is a mom, writer, psychotherapist, triathlete and sleepaholic who's fallen off the wagon since her son was born.


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Brexit minister David Davis admits UK has not done an economic analysis of no EU deal
Labour says the UK government is talking up recklessly crashing out of the bloc.
By Ian Silvera
March 15, 2017 10:54 GMT
The UK government has not conducted an economic assessment on what impact splitting from the EU without a deal would have on British business, David Davis admitted on Wednesday (15 March).
"We could not quantify the outcome of [a final Brexit deal]...we can manage [no deal] to be better than a bad deal," the Brexit Secretary told a group of MPs.
EU Council President Donald Tusk: No Brexit deal scenario hurts everyone
Ukip dips to single digits in opinion polls as Paul Nuttall faces fresh in-fighting
UK government dodges question on cost to Scottish economy from IndyRef2
The top Tory's remarks to the cross-party Exiting the EU Committee, chaired by Labour's Hilary Benn, came just minutes after EU Council chief Donald Tusk warned against a no deal scenario.
"We will not be intimidated by threats that no Brexit deal is good for UK [and] bad for [the] EU. No deal bad for everyone, above all for UK," he said on Twitter.
"[I] will do everything in my power to make sure that UK, EU are close friends after Brexit and stress that EU's door will always remain open."
Theresa May has told the EU that "'no deal is better than a bad deal for Britain". Davis, meanwhile, said that potentially trading on default World Trade Organisation rules with the EU "it's not as frightening as some people say".
"The presumption of no deal is literally that it would be a presumption of most favoured nation status under the World Trade Organisation arrangements, which means there will be tariffs," he added. "It doesn't say very much about non-tariff barriers, but the presumption you are making is probably right."
The exchange comes after the Article 50 bill passed through parliament on the evening of Monday 13 March. Davis said the draft legislation will receive Royal Assent and pass into law on Thursday.
The bill gives May the legal authority to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty and trigger Brexit talks, which she is expected to do at the end of March.
Labour's Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer accused the government is "recklessly talking up the idea of crashing out" of the EU. "They have repeated the mantra that 'no deal is better than a bad deal'," he said. "But we now know they have made no assessment of the economic impact of the Prime Minister failing to secure a deal.
"What's clear, from the CBI [Confederation of British Industry] and others, is that there is no result that would be worse for the British economy than leaving with no deal; no deal would be the worst possible deal. The government should rule out this dangerous and counter-productive threat before Article 50 is triggered."
Theresa May's 12-point Brexit plan
Government will provide certainty and clarity to politicians and businesses
UK will 'control our own laws' by quitting the European Court of Justice
Strengthen the 'precious union' between England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland
There will be no 'hard border' between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
UK will 'control' EU immigration, while recruiting the 'brightest and the best' from around the world
Government will seek a reciprocal residency rights deal for EU and UK workers 'as soon as possible'
To protect workers' rights
Ministers will seek a 'bold' and 'comprehensive' free trade agreement with the EU
UK will seek a customs agreement so that it can broker its own trade deals with non-EU nations
Maintain European science and innovation ties in bid to keep the UK a 'world leader'
UK will continue to work with the EU to combat the threat of terrorism
Ministers will seek to avoid a 'cliff edge' and seek a smooth split from the EU
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Xinhua New Media
Pakistan's remittances stay strong in August
ISLAMABAD, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Foreign remittances sent by overseas Pakistanis remained above 2 billion U.S. dollars for the third month in a row in August this year, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Monday.
The country received remittances of 2.466 billion U.S. dollars in June, 2.768 billion U.S. dollars in July, and 2.095 billion U.S. dollars in August, according to the SBP.
Over the last three months, remittances reached an unprecedented level of 7.3 billion U.S. dollars, 37.2 percent higher than the same period of last year, according to statistics released by the SBP.
The remittances reached 2.095 billion U.S. dollars during the month of August 2020, showing a 24.4 percent increase over the same month of last year, according to the statistics.
The central bank said that the top three originating countries for remittances in August were Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Britain.
On a month-on-month basis, remittances were 24.3 percent lower than the record level of remittances of 2.768 billion U.S. dollars posted in July, mainly reflecting the usual seasonal decline in the post Eid al-Adha period.
Efforts under the Pakistan Remittance Initiative and the gradual reopening of businesses in major host countries contributed to this increase, said the central bank. Enditem


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Has any country/region other than Malaysia declared public holidays for sporting wins?
Defending FT public holiday, minister says 'greatly pressured' by KL folks after Malaysia Cup win
A region in Malaysia recently declared a public holiday after their team won the Malaysia Cup, which is a national soccer competition.
Has this happened anywhere else in the world? I haven't found anything for sporting event wins via Google, although there was a public holiday in Venezuela in response to an elections win.
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Looks like all the examples so far are at international level, making Malaysia the only country to have declared a public holiday for a subnational competition.
I do wonder what search terms people are using though. I used "unplanned public holiday" and didn't find anything.
My school district declared a free absence day when our team won the Super Bowl for the first time ever, does that count? Trying to find if any larger jurisdictions did.
– Azor Ahai -him-
In 2016, the Prime Minister of Fiji announced a public holiday, following Fiji's win in rugby sevens which gave the country its first ever gold medal at the Olympics.
Bainimarama later announced a public holiday for Aug. 22, the day after the team returns home, adding Fiji is "a tiny little dot" but the Olympic victory would put it on the map.
In 2021, the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda declared October 18 as "Flora Duffy Day" to recognise Bermuda's first Olympics gold medalist Flora Duffy's "extraordinary success at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics".
The Government announced that October 18 would be Flora Duffy Day in recognition of the triathlete's success at Tokyo 2020 and the World Championships.
David Burt, the Premier, said: "It is a fitting tribute to have a day to recognise and honour Flora Duffy's historic accomplishments.
answered Dec 5 '21 at 7:18
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It's common I guess, as pointed out in another answer.
International (Country declares holiday after victory in International sports event)
Bit old. After the victory of Uruguay over Argentina in the 1930 FIFA World Cup, the next day was declared a holiday in Uruguay.
Following the first victory of India in Cricket World Cup in 1983, the then Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi declared a public holiday.
In the opening match of 2002 FIFA World Cup, Senegal defeated France following which a holiday was declared.
National (A state/region declares holiday after victory in a national sports event)
Mizoram, an Indian state declared a state holiday after victory over Railways in Santosh Trophy, 2014. Kerala, another Indian state did the same.
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Yes, this is quite common, especially in smaller countries. Some examples:
In 2017, the President of Panama declared a one-off public holiday after their national football team qualified for the World Cup for the first time. This was then replicated in Peru later that year, and was also the case in Trinidad & Tobago in 2005.
Colombia had a half-day public holiday in 2014 after beating Uruguay to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup, so that public employees could watch the match.
Similarly, in 2018, the Maldives declared a public holiday after their national football team's success in the SAFF Cup.
For Olympic success - @Panda has mentioned Fiji & Bermuda's national holidays for their Rugby Sevens team and for the triathlete Flora Duffy respectively - similarly, in Grenada, a half-day holiday was held to celebrate Kirani James' success in the 400m in 2012. Again in Trinidad & Tobago, a public holiday was declared in 2012 after their team's success - especially that of Keshorn Walcott's gold medal in the men's javelin.
Also in Malaysia, the Prime Minister announced a public holiday after the medal target was surpassed in the 29th SEA Games.
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Not quite "declared" but when, in 1983, an Australian boat won the America's Cup for the first time then Australian Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, declared on TV
Any boss who sacks anyone for not turning up today is a bum!
To put this in context the boat race was taking place during daytime on the East coast of the USA and so Aussies watching at home would have spent a good part of the night out of bed to watch it.
Short video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8mdHO2_Zo8
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Every year the goal posts get moved and more money is needed to put on such a big event such as Bonfire Night. The cost of fireworks are the same cost as insurance cover, believe it or not and safety requirements; barriers, road signs, far and wide, publicity and legal notices are matched by the expenses of visiting marching bands and entertainment. The whole night cannot be put on for less than ten thousand pounds.
On Bonfire Night itself we publish our programme which makes a profit from advertisers after print costs and very favorable help from Adams of Rye yet again, to say nothing of the sale of close to 1,500 copies each year.
We are getting much more skilful at executing a collection buckets strategy (emptying and restarting is imperative here). Thanks over the years to Marion Buss and more lately Patsy Hughes and her gang of well-coached volunteers. Though many citizens of Rye constantly bemoan not seeing buckets at all, a good collection (and a long counting session on the following Sunday) will be rewarded by over three thousand pounds.
We have some regular sponsors and individual or corporate donors too, but rarely have sought support from Rye Town, or Rother District Council and we are proud of that.
Rother District Council do assist with the event on Health & Safety and the loan of the Salts for which we are most grateful.
Why not join us and help keep the traditions of Sussex Bonfire alive for future generations to enjoy?
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I don't think many people order damsels from LA. Only if they need a few dollars to reach certain total.
That's probably correct but I have to imagine tons of stores order them from QM. My damsels are probably my favorite fish in my tank aside from the Choati wrasses. Hawaiian flame angels, copperband, latz clowns, moyeri wrasse and the damsels are my favorite. Have a couple tuxedo damsels on the way from LA now.
I've actually never kept azures - though LA notes them as larger than the YT (though not by much ). Maybe I will try them instead.
Fishbase lists them both as 7.0cm TL but I've never seen an azure much bigger than 2" whereas I've seen plenty of yt nearer 3". They are still basically the same damsel in a slightly different colour scheme but I prefer the slightly smaller, more yellow appearance of the azure (that and I've never had anything approaching a 450 gallons so space is limited).
In my experience you would be fine adding a large number of that genus without issue. I have 2 talbots, 1 springeri, 1 tracy, 1 cyanea, and 1 roland's damsel in my 100g. In my 360 I have a similar mix with a tuxedo as well. They are hardy, colorful fish that are usually pretty inexpensive. The captive bred ones are pretty reasonably priced too, I have 2 of the talbots and 3 of the azure and they've all done really well for me so far.
Yea, I'm really impressed they are captive breeding them for the price they are charging. No chance they are making much, if any, profit on them. If live aquaria is selling them for $10 I can't imagine the breeder is getting more than $2-3 for them.
I picked up a captive bred rabbitfish for $40-50 on DD as well. It seems like some breeders are starting to achieve some pretty impressive economies of scale with their operations.
Must be. I guess once you get the system down it probably gets pretty streamlined. Still seems like it would cost them more in food than what they are making on the damsels.
Was on business travel today so didn't see ..... thx for the heads up.
If you end up with a good sized group, keep us updated please. I'm setting up a 210 and was wanting to try a group of Anthias as well, but the yellow tail damsel route is very intriguing. I really like my little yellow tails.
I have 3 yellow tails in my 40 breeder and they get along fine, though I'm not sure how much of that is because my Coral Beauty Angel tries its hardest to terrorize them. The damsels barely even acknowledge each others existence.
I have 15 in quarantine. Will see how they do.
So I ended up getting 13 of them through QT. One stayed in my son's tank and the other 12 were added to the display. Content the long time resident, that makes for a baker's dozen. We shall see how they do. If sucessful, will probably look to add more.
What did you end up putting in or did I miss the damsel type/family?
Interestingly LA now lists azures and yellow tails as the same size -- both 2.75.
I guess I never actually said. I went with the standard yellow-tail damsels because that's what LA had.
I've often wondered where LA (or anybody really) gets their "Max. size" numbers from. Or now, what makes them change one? Overall, my stocking plan is to stick with smaller fish -- mostly because of my philosophy that I'm trying to create a small model of a real reef. I feel that smaller fish help create that illusion. So when deciding which damsel to have a group of, I was leaning towards the yellowtail -- mostly because they were listed as smaller, even if only slightly. Now I guess I can go with the Azures which I love!
Thanks. I had three azures in my 40 breeder. They got along for a while then I think two paired up and that was it for the 3rd. Those two stayed together for over 2 years then one day I had a bacteria bloom or something and both almost died. Once everything recovered (I didn't actually lose anything) they started to fight for some reason and that lead to another death. Odd really because they became a pair/mated. Go figure.
In my 210 that I just started the cycle once it is done and ready to go I'll be adding some damsels at the same time. I'll be going with a mix of Talbots, Tracey's, and Azures. I may add a Tuxedo in there since they are all members of the chrysiptera family which I believe are typically more mellow. At least with the Azure and Talbots I've owned in the past.
I have come to believe that the 'secret' to a sustainable group of damsels, chromis or pseudoanthias is to feed the tank a lot. Mine get fed 3-4 times a day not including the sheet of nori for the herbs. When one of my QT tank becomes available again I probably will add a group of azures also. Right now all six of them are inhabited.
I'll have to see what or how many fish I have that have blue and yellow in them. I'm considering Starcki's also in lieu of Azures maybe. More expensive though and sometimes hard to find. They are larger and somewhat remind me of a pygmy angel and I'm already taking / moving my coral beauty in.
All starcki lost bright colours in my tank and they are may be more aggressive than others.
I've had aggression problems with Starki also. YT (never kept azure) are the only damsel I have kept that i still will.
Starki are aggressive huh? That is good to know - especially around the color fading.
i got 6 starckis. Will update the progress.


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Magali Di Marco Messmer (* 9. September 1971 in La Chaux-de-Fonds als Magali Messmer) ist eine Schweizer Langstreckenläuferin, die als Triathletin bis 2010 auch bei Rennen über die olympische Distanz (1,5 km Schwimmen, 40 km Radfahren und 10 km Laufen) startete.

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Im Alter von zehn Jahren begann sie mit dem Schwimmsport und gewann mehrere Schweizer Meistertitel auf Juniorenebene. 1995 nahm sie erstmals an einem Triathlon teil und wurde im selben Jahr sogleich Schweizer Meisterin. Sechs weitere Meistertitel folgten in den Jahren 1996, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006 und 2007. In den Jahren 1999 und 2000 wurde sie bei den Triathlon-Europameisterschaften jeweils Zweite.

Olympische Spiele 2000
Ihren grössten Erfolg feierte Messmer bei den Olympischen Spielen 2000 in Sydney, als sie hinter der Schweizerin Brigitte McMahon und der Australierin Michellie Jones die Bronzemedaille gewann. Sie erklärte danach ihren Rücktritt, kehrte jedoch nach drei Jahren wieder zum Spitzensport zurück und etablierte sich erneut an der Weltspitze. 2005 bis 2007 gewann sie dreimal in Folge die Schweizer Meisterschaft.

Olympische Spiele 2008
2008 startete sie erneut bei den Olympischen Spielen in Peking für die Schweiz und belegte den 13. Rang. In den 15 Jahren von 1995 bis 2009 nahm Magali Di Marco an 73 ITU-Wettkämpfen teil und errang 43 Top-Ten-Platzierungen, im Jahr 2009 war sie Nummer 8 unter den 106 weltbesten Triathletinnen im World Championship Ranking. In Frankreich nahm Magali Di Marco 2010 an der Club-Meisterschaftsserie Lyonnaise des Eaux teil und vertrat dort den Triathlon Club Châteauroux. Im August 2010 wurde sie Dritte bei den Schweizer Triathlon-Meisterschaften und gewann den Lausanne-Marathon. Im April 2014 qualifizierte sie sich in Zürich beim Marathonlauf für die Leichtathletik-Europameisterschaften 2014, wo sie im August den 44. Rang belegte.

Persönliches
Magali Messmer ist seit 2001 verheiratet, Mutter eines Sohnes und lebt in Troistorrents. In Zusammenarbeit mit der Schweizerischen Unfallversicherungsanstalt (SUVA) organisiert Messmer Trainingslager für Anfänger und Jugendliche.

Als Kandidatin der Grünen Partei kandidierte sie am 7. März 2021 für die Staatsratswahlen im Kanton Wallis.

Sportliche Erfolge
Triathlon
Marathon
(DNF – Did Not Finish)

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Not that long ago, an IT professional had to hunt for mobile application management (MAM) tools that would properly govern and secure his or her company's burgeoning mobile application environment. Now, the market is flooded with options. The good news is that there's a likely a solution for virtually every requirement you can think of; the not-so-good news is it can be difficult to figure out which one is the best for your organization. Here are some tips on how to choose the right MAM tool for your business.
MAM is typically grouped alongside other enterprise mobility management (EMM) tools that are commonly referred to as mobile device management (MDM) and mobile content management (MCM). You can buy all these solutions in a single, unified EMM package, but it is also possible to select and use each tool separately. MDM focuses on deploying, administering, and securing mobile devices in the workplace. MCM, for its part, is a specialized content management system that delivers content and services to a range of mobile devices, from smartphones to tablets. MAM, as the name implies, focuses on delivering and maintaining apps on devices that touch the company in some way—whether that's bring your own device (BYOD) or company-owned devices.
So, when would you want to choose MAM alone rather than as part of a complete package that includes EMM and MDM, as well? For starters, MAM can come in especially handy if you have a BYOD policy for the staff or if your business has a lot of contractors, for example. In those cases, you may need to gain more granular control over your business apps, any licenses associated with them, and the data they handle without fully commandeering the devices themselves. MAM tools do provide significant flexibility for updating apps as well as creating app stores that are tailored to your business needs. They're also a bit more customizable than EMM solutions, which assume a broader mandate of managing the security of an entire mobile device fleet. If cost is an issue, that may also be a point in favor of going with a stand-alone MAM solution—unless you also need the broader feature set that a complete EMM suite offers. If you need integration with other business systems, then EMM may also be a wise choice from this perspective.
If your business knows it either currently needs or will soon need a fuller package of capabilities that goes beyond just MAM, then it might be wise to consider investing in a more complete EMM solution—it might even be more cost-effective to do so in that event, too. You will benefit from having an integrated system that provides a single view, through a unified console and policy set, at the entire mobile environment and how it is being governed. If you require a premise-based option, that may be another reason to go with a full EMM solution because most MAM tools come in only cloud flavors.
To be sure you're making the right call, it's wise to prepare a list of requirements that you can refer to when evaluating options for managing your mobile application environment (and, if applicable, your mobile devices and mobile content delivery, as well). What you need will depend on the way your company works—for example, some businesses are completely mobile and virtual, whereas others are more traditional brick-and-mortar environments with a little bit of mobility needed to coordinate after-hours work. And, of course, your requirements will necessarily be shaped by the types of apps the business deploys and how it needs to manage their integrity and security. This is why it's wise to first define which issues take priority in your mobile environment, and then use that information as a north star, guiding how you evaluate potential solutions.
It can be tricky to suss out which option, among the many available in today's crowded market, will perfectly fit the bill for your company's mobility needs now and into the future. But, that's a good problem to have, all things being equal. All it requires is advance legwork and a careful, thoughtful evaluation process. From there, you will be well positioned to pick the right MAM tool for your business.


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'Never did Urdu journalism face as difficult a time as today'
Yousuf Katpar
Speakers at a session on the second day of the Annual Urdu Conference were unanimous in their opinion that though it had been a downhill journey for the Urdu journalism, it was to stay. They called...
Speakers at a session on the second day of the Annual Urdu Conference were unanimous in their opinion that though it had been a downhill journey for the Urdu journalism, it was to stay. They called for improving the professional standards of Urdu journalism and infuse new ideas, blood and technology to bring it on a par with the international standards.
Moderated by Dr Tauseef Ahmed Khan, the session titled 'Urdu Sahafat Ki Do Sadyan' had some prominent journalists – Mehmood Shaam, Suhail Warraich and Mazhar Abbas – sharing the stage at the Arts Council of Pakistan on Friday evening. Indian journalist Saeed Naqvi joined the discussion through a video link.
Dr Khan started the session by sharing a brief history of the Urdu journalism in the Sub-continent. "The Urdu journalism started in the time of the [East India] Company. Jam-i-Jahan-Numa was the first Urdu newspaper that started publishing from Kolkata in 1822," he said, adding Urdu dailies played an important role in keeping people posted about different pre-Partition movements, including the Khilafat and Pakistan movements, and shaping their opinion.
Shedding light on the journey of Urdu journalism, Shaam said that as they celebrated the two hundred years of Urdu journalism, the difficult times it was facing these days had no precedent in the past. "Newspapers are shutting down and workers are being laid off," he lamented, adding that Urdu was struggling under English dominance.
However, he opined that there had been some progress in terms of technology as newsrooms had gone paperless and online. He said that newspapers were unable to fulfil their role of telling the truth and ensure people's right to know.
Shaam remarked that newspapers' owners played into the hands of the establishment or political parties. He opined that reporters were more loyal to their beats than their organisations and readers because they paid them more than their organisations.
Naqvi said the region where he grew up and which was known for figures like Wajid Ali Shah, Firaq Gorakhpuri, Josh Malihabadi and Israrul Haque Majaz was now being ruled by Hindu nationalist Yogi Adityanath. "I don't want to talk about the politics but this will make you realise the state of Urdu here," he added.
He lamented that local newspapers relied on the BBC and other external sources for global developments like the Ukraine-Russia war or those taking place in next door Iran, Afghanistan and Myanmar.
"A country that will not see the world from its own point of view and see it from the perspective of the US, the UK and Europe won't be able to make it to the world's high table ever." He said the positions of editors had been undermined and they did not enjoy the reputation they had in the past.
Speaking on the state of op-ed pages of Urdu newspapers, Warraich said that columns were now written to either eulogise or condemn somebody instead of having high-quality arguments to appeal to readers. He added that the topics of columns had been relegated to the subjects of marriages and how much somebody ate at a marriage ceremony, which needed to be changed.
He was of the view that columns and opinion pieces played an important role in shaping the public opinion on political, social and other issues of significance. He said newspapers' editorial pages reflected the country's future politics and stressed the need for improving their standards.
"An opinion piece of a newspaper was reflective of general public thinking, and the standard of columns has gone down as the intellectual standards of public have gone down," he said, calling for raising the standards of Urdu columns to those published in the New York Times and Washington Post.
He said the media should have one agenda that is to spread awareness. Abbas said a distinction was created between the English and Urdu journalism in the country as the establishment decided from day one to keep the Urdu newspapers under control because they were opinion makers. He added that the powers that be were not bothered much by the English dailies as they had limited readership.
Due to this, Abbas said, the Urdu newspapers had historically toed the establishment's line and if any dared to resist, it had to face consequences. The journalist further said that the important institution of editor that controlled the editorial policy of a newspaper had been done away with and replaced by the owners who introduced policies that suited their business. He said that investigative reporting was also on the decline and the culture of forwarding press release had been thriving.
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I try my best to create meals for my family that include more whole ingredients and fewer canned and processed foods. A lot of nights, I'm successful.
There are plenty of nights, though, that I'm mostly concerned with just getting something on the table. For the nights when I don't have anything to pull from the freezer, I try to keep a tube of crescent roll dough in the fridge.
While crescent rolls may not be the most nutritious choice, they're a super convenient way to pull a meal together quickly. Here's a roundup of some of my favorite crescent roll recipes.
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Could a similar comment not be made about the various British arms manufacturers who continue to, with the full support of our government, sell arms to Saudi Arabia, a state that has played and is playing such a disastrously central role in Yemen's civil war?
UK aid to Yemen is eclipsed by the billions brought in through the bungling, deceitful sale of British weapons to Saudi Arabia.
Britain and the US have been the key supporters of the Saudi-led coalition, providing arms, intelligence, logistics, military training and diplomatic cover.
This has provoked criticism: in the US, a Democrat congressional resolution invoked the 1973 War Powers Act to end US involvement in the war in Yemen, but was blocked by a Republican procedural rule change to a resolution about … wolves. More recently, an attempt to push through a UN resolution calling for a ceasefire was stalled by the US and other countries, reportedly after a lobbying campaign by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Since the bombing started, the Saudis have bought from Britain £2.7bn worth of aircraft, helicopters and drones; £1.9bn of grenades, bombs and missiles; and £572,000 worth of tanks, CAAT figures showed.
Last month, UN experts said there was evidence indicated both sides in the Yemen war had committed crimes under international law.
Yet the financial value of aid is a drop in the ocean compared with the value of weapons sold to the Saudi-led coalition licenses worth at least £4.7bn of arms exports to Saudi Arabia and £860m to its coalition partners since the start of the war. Relatively speaking, aid has been little more than a sticking plaster on the death, injury, destruction, displacement, famine and disease inflicted on Yemen by an entirely manmade disaster.
The kingdom is the British government's largest arms customer, with the UK licensing more than £4.6bn worth of arms to the country since the beginning of its bombing campaign in Yemen in March 2015, according to the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT).
The UK government claims to have one of the most rigorous arms control regimes in the world, yet evidence of attacks on medical facilities and schoolchildren in Yemen is clear.
Brokering is facilitating (rather than directly supplying) the transfer of weapons from outside Britain to a third country.
Since 2012, in the counter-revolutionary backlash against the Arab spring across the Middle East and north Africa, the Saudis and the UAE, alongside Jordan and Turkey, have purchased weapons worth €1.2bn (£1.08bn) from eastern and central European countries – notably the former states of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, and Serbia, Croatia and Bulgaria – for onward re-transfer to allied proxy forces in Yemen, Syria and Libya.
War is the primary cause of death, injury, famine and disease in Yemen; and the coalition is causing twice as many civilian casualties.
The war in Yemen has killed upwards of 57,000 people since March 2015, left 8.4 million people surviving on food aid and created a cholera epidemic.
As calls grow for an embargo on Saudi Arabia and a peace process in Yemen, this litany of British deceit, mistakes, bureaucratic malfeasance, and political maneuvering – all to support a friendly yet wantonly reckless regime – will not be judged kindly by history.
Starvation is also being used as a weapon of war in the country, according to Save the Children, with some 400,000 children under the age of five so severely malnourished they are fighting for their lives. A further 1.8 million children are also starving, according to United Nations children's agency.
According to United Nations Human Rights Office, between March 2015 up to 23 August 2018, 6,660 civilians were killed and 10,563 injured, although the real figures are likely to be significantly higher.


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Q: Changing variables across methods I have my GUI set up so that if the button b1 is pressed:
 public class CubeCalc  {

 static int next = 0;

 public static void MakeTitlePage()
 {
  final JFrame window = new JFrame("Cubic Feet Calculator"); //Creates Frame

  JButton b1 = new JButton("Start");
  b1.setBackground(Color.decode("#5A20DF"));
     b1.setForeground(Color.WHITE);
     /*b1.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());*/
     b1.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(150,50));
  b1.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { // action when button is pressed
            int pressCount=0;
            @Override
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {

                window.dispose();
               next = 1;

            }
        });

then it will dispose of the title page and and next will equal one, and on the Event Dispatch Thread, it creates a new page that does other things:
public static void main(String[] args) {

        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() { // launch frame on the Event Dispatch Thread
            @Override
            public void run() {
                 MakeTitlePage();

                 if (next==1)
                 {
                   MakeCalcPage();
                 }

                 System.out.println(next);
            }
        });
 }

The problem is that the variable next remains equal to zero even though I have changed it in the method MakeTitlePage(). How do I change the variable across all the methods, and not just that one?

A: I think you might have misunderstood how the event dispatch thread works. When you add a listener to a component then you are telling Swing to listen for certain events and invoke the associated listener on the event dispatch thread. If you are using the static variable next to communicate between threads then, firstly, that's not the way to do it and, secondly, you are communicating to the same thread anyway.
If you want the button to close the current window and open a new one then you should do that directly in the actionPerformed method:
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
    window.setVisible(false);
    showCalculationFrame();
}

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AstraZeneca enters Phase III clinical trials using antibodies found on the Berkeley Lights Beacon® system
How Vanderbilt University used the Berkeley Lights Platform to rapidly select high-performing antibodies that are currently being used by AstraZeneca to develop a COVID-19 therapeutic.
This Spring, scientists at Vanderbilt University used the Berkeley Lights Platform to quickly identify lead molecules that bind and block the interaction of SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein with the human ACE-2 receptor. Two of these antibodies are part of the long-acting antibody (LAAB) combination, also known as AZD7442, which is now part of two of AstraZeneca's Phase III clinical trials (1).
Finding the neutralizing antibodies that make up AZD7442
Using Berkeley Lights' Opto™ Viral Neutralization workflow, scientists at Vanderbilt University functionally characterized tens of thousands of individual B cells recovered from patient samples in a single day. Following B cell activation, scientists used the Berkeley Lights' Beacon system to:
Clone tens of thousands of B cells into pico-liter sized chambers on a microfluidic chip;
Perform multiple fluorescence-based assays to determine antigen specificity, cross-reactivity, and function;
And recover high-value, functionally characterized lead candidate sequences.
Completing these tasks in one day allowed scientists to deliver the confirmed neutralizing antibody sequences to AstraZeneca in only 18 days (2).
In a May 2020 GEN webinar, Vanderbilt researchers described their experiences working with the Beacon system and stated that the antibodies were selected based on their ability to bind to the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein and their ability to block the binding of the Spike protein to the human ACE-2 receptor (an essential interaction for infection of human cells). The selected antibodies were then further characterized to demonstrate their ability to block and neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Becoming part of AstraZeneca's antibody treatment
In June 2020, AstraZeneca announced licensing COVID-19-neutralising antibodies discovered in the Vanderbilt study with the goal of advancing the top two monoclonal antibody (mAb) candidates to clinical evaluation (3).
Those two antibodies were combined to create AZD7442, the antibody cocktail that is currently undergoing two final Phase III clinical trials consisting of over 6,000 participants. Both of these antibodies were discovered on the Beacon system. Lonza Group, a chemicals and biotechnology company, recently agreed to manufacture the combination treatment for the participants.
Take a look behind the scenes and watch the GEN webinar to learn more about how Vanderbilt characterized these antibodies.
https://www.astrazeneca.com/media-centre/press-releases/2020/covid-19-long-acting-antibody-laab-combination-azd7442-rapidly-advances-into-phase-iii-clinical-trials.html
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0998-x
https://www.astrazeneca.com/media-centre/articles/2020/advancing-our-discovery-of-novel-coronavirus-neutralising-antibodies-against-covid-19.html
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Lineen looks for bumper backing
23 December 2007 12:56pm
Glasgow Warriors head coach Sean Lineen has challenged his players to continue their Heineken Cup form into their next game - the all-Scottish derby against Edinburgh at Murrayfield.
Lineen is looking for the Warriors show their class and to prove their standing as the top professional side in the country.
He said: "I'm looking for a big crowd to come and watch Scotland's two professional teams go head-to-head. Both Edinburgh and Glasgow are teams that are making people all around Europe stand up and take notice.
"Glasgow haven't won in Edinburgh in a long time. Andy Robinson has done a fantastic job with them and they've won their last few games at Murrayfield so they'll definitely be the favourites going into this one.
"I just want a bumper crowd along to see this game. I know there are quite a few people coming through from Glasgow and if our boys are to take anything from their experience in Biarritz, we have to win this game."
Glasgow Warriors team to compete for the 1872 Challenge Cup against Edinburgh Rugby Club in the Magners League at Murrayfield on Friday 28 December (kick-off 7:30pm)
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The land is in Gerani, a region west of the town of Rethymnon that has seen much growth in recent years. The area, which is becoming a luxurious suburb of the town, has a beautiful small sandy beach, along with direct access to the highway that crosses the north side of the island. The land is slope, it faces northeast and offers excellent unobstructed sea views. The distance to the center of Rethymnon is approximately 10 minutes' drive.


Inspired by the Baghdad Battery, a research team at Vanderbilt University have devised a novel method transforming common junkyard metals and household chemicals into batteries.
As reported on Vanderbilt University's Research News website, an interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers have successfully devised a way to use reclaimed scrap metals of brass and steel along with potassium hydroxide commonly found in laundry detergent to create rechargeable batteries. The new battery reportedly stores energy at levels comparable to the inexpensive lead-acid batteries used in automobiles or for backup power supplies in cell phone towers, hospitals, and high availability power systems. Additionally, the new battery benefits from charging rates comparable to ultra-fast charging supercapacitors.
Using two of the most commonly discarded metals – brass and steel – this innovative approach fosters local recovery of landfill materials and offers a simplified method for remote populations to assemble power storage systems.
"Imagine that the tons of metal waste discarded every year could be used to provide energy storage for the renewable energy grid of the future, instead of becoming a burden for waste processing plants and the environment," said Cary Pint, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt University.
Using a room temperature chemical process containing common materials, the goal was to produce a "recipe" that individuals or communities could follow.
"We're forging new ground with this project, where a positive outcome is not commercialization, but instead a clear set of instructions that can be addressed to the general public. It's a completely new way of thinking about battery research, and it could bypass the barriers holding back innovation in grid scale energy storage," Pint said.
Commercially available products and technologies such as batteries are typically refined over time through incremental improvements. Focusing on limitations or constraints in the status-quo, engineers and scientists can deliver greater efficiency, performance, and economy. However, incremental changes that push the envelope of materials can also risk failures such as those recently experienced by Samsung in their Galaxy Note lithium ion batteries. Thinking functionally or changing the ground rules can lead to breakthrough innovation opportunities like that experienced by the Vanderbilt University team.
Where have you drawn inspiration for your innovation process? Tell us about your quest for unconventional knowledge and what it could mean for the future of your products or companies. Share your thoughts in the comments section below and don't forget to follow us on your favorite social media channel.


Each and every single one of you was integral in making this campaign a success and in bringing our project to life! Knowing that we had an army of 687 people rooting for us to cross the finish line was so encouraging, pushing us to press onward in moments of doubt and exhaustion.
We spent two years laying down the foundations for the launch of Axel. Still, during this past month, we've learned more about ourselves, our project, and our potential than we could have ever imagined. Raising over 200K in one month for a team of 5 is no small feat, and we could not have done it without your kind words and generosity.
Now that this first chapter of our story has come to a close, we're excited to plan for the coming weeks and months; we'll be making improvements, developing new ideas, and finding better ways to serve you -- our first users.
Again, thank you so much for sticking with us throughout this campaign. As we build this company, we'll always remember how important you -- our first supporters -- have been. Without you, none of this would have been possible. We're incredibly excited to bring our Soundscapes to you later this summer. In the mean time, feel free to drop a line at support@axelaudio.com or across our social media channels if you have any comments or suggestions! We'd love to hear from you.
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Many of us are pretty good at making ourselves look pretty magnificent when it comes to attending a party, but then are those people who seem to look fantastic every day. Whether they're at work, running errands, or just sitting around the home, they're working it. So what's their secret? Nope, they haven't been blessed with the "eternally good looking" gene; it's just that they've taken steps to look their best. And the good news is that anyone can adopt these practices into their own routine, too. Below, we take a look at things that'll have you on your way to your radiant best, all day every day.
You might think that the key to looking your best lies in that flattering dress or killer makeup routine. And sure, those things aren't going to hurt your case. But when you're trying to look your brilliant best, it's best not to think about the big hitters, and instead focus on getting the basics taken care of. For example, if your nails and hair aren't looking good, then you're going to be making things all the more difficult for you.
Of all the things that can affect our beauty, none are quite as influential as our skin. If it looks good, then we'll have that natural glow; it can more than make up for areas in which we lack. As such, it's important that you're developing a solid routine for ensuring healthy looking skin. Use anti-aging creams from Nefera, so that your skin always looks healthy and vibrant. You should also make sure that you're drinking plenty of water, and avoiding substances that can make your skin look lifeless, such as alcohol and nicotine.
Now, we know, we know: you don't always have as much time as you'd like to get ready, especially in the mornings. However, it's worthwhile trying to make up time elsewhere (deleting Instagram would be a good start) so that you dress your best. The thing that differentiates people who always look good from those who only sometimes look good is their clothes. They dress with a sense of purpose; there's little passive about the items they're putting on. If your current clothes are looking a bit tired, then think about hitting the shops and investing in some new threads.
It's not just the quality of the clothes that are important; how we wear them matters too. If you're not overly happy with your body shape, then join the gym. You'll hate going the first few times, but once you begin to see the positive effect it's having on you, you'll find it easy to get out of the bed and onto the treadmill.
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Conor Washington, the Queens Park Rangers centre-forward, is expected to join Sheffield United after his contract at Loftus Road was terminated by mutual consent.
Washington, aged 26, is understood to have opened talks with Chris Wilder's side last night; before their Championship rivals cut short his deal.
Previously of Peterborough United, Washington has struggled for opportunities in West London this term.


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Marta Volonteri, est une astrophysicienne et directrice de recherche italienne spécialiste des trous noirs supermassifs. Elle dirige ses recherches à l'Institut d'astrophysique de Paris. En 2022, elle reçoit la médaille d'argent du CNRS.

Biographie
En 2003, Marta Volonteri soutient sa thèse de doctorat à l'Université de Milan. Elle effectue ensuite ses recherches postdoctorales à l'Université de Californie à Santa Cruz aux États-Unis puis à l'Institute of Astronomy (Cambridge) au Royaume-Uni. En 2007, elle est nommée assistant professor à l'Université du Michigan, puis en 2010, elle y devient professeure associée. En 2012, elle entre au CNRS en tant que directrice de recherches à l'Institut d'astrophysique de Paris. Elle est responsable du groupe de travail Astrophysique de la mission LISA, le grand observatoire spatial des ondes gravitationnelles de l'Agence spatiale européenne, dont le lancement est prévu pour 2032.

Elle reçoit la médaille d'argent du CNRS en 2022 pour ses travaux sur les trous noirs supermassifs situés au centre de nombreuses galaxies. Elle utilise la simulation informatique pour construire des prédictions théoriques de la formation et de l'évolution de ces trous noirs.

Distinctions et récompenses
 2022 :
 Médaille d'argent du CNRS
 Prix Émilie du Châtelet de la Société française de physique
 2014 : Bourse Consolidator Grant du Conseil européen de la recherche pour son projet sur la formation et l'évolution des trous noirs massifs

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Astrophysicienne
Lauréat de la médaille d'argent du CNRS
Étudiant de l'université de Milan
Naissance en 1974


Alzheimer's may in some cases be as manageable as HIV/Aids by 2025, the head of Britain's new Dementia Research Institute (DRI) predicts.
Speaking after the announcement of his appointment as director of the £250 million UK DRI, the world-renowned Belgian neuroscientist told the Press Association: "We won't be celebrating in 2025 that dementia is cured, but I hope that by then there will be groups of patients who can be treated in much the same way HIV-Aids is treated today.
Prof De Strooper, who is putting together a multi-disciplinary team of doctors, biologists, engineers and data specialists working from centres across the UK, said he hoped to see "real surprises".
He added: "I'm a scientist so I don't look into crystal balls but I would put a lot of money on saying that the next generation will have a completely different view of dementia disorders.
"In just the same way Aids in the 1970s and 80s was seen as a terrible doom or punishment of the gods, but is now manageable and treatable. Cancer has gone through a similar process – the way we look at cancer today is quite different from what it was a generation ago.
In a key shift to previous approaches he intends to broaden research beyond the "amyloid hypothesis" on which so much work up until now has focused.
The hypothesis places clumps of sticky protein fragments in the brain known as beta-amyloid at the heart of Alzheimer's.
Beta-amyloid "plaques" are recognised as a key hallmark of the disease, but precisely what their role is remains unclear.
Prof De Strooper said: "The amyloid hypothesis is an old hypothesis from 25 years ago. Since then we have acquired so much information that can't fit into the simple amyloid hypothesis.
"It would be an over-simplification to reduce Alzheimer's to amyloid. The main problem is not that the hypothesis is untrue, but it is very old-fashioned, simplistic and linear.
"Dementia is likely to be much more complicated, in a similar way to cancer, which we now know is caused and driven by a multitude of factors. I hope progress in tackling dementia will go faster than it did with cancer.
"At the Institute we will approach dementia as a complicated, multi-factorial disease. Inflammation, biochemistry, cellular changes – all these things are likely to have an influence.
However, he was in no way dismissive of the new wave of amyloid-targeting drugs now undergoing clinical trials.
So far none of these drugs have proved their ability to alter progress of the disease in large-scale patient studies.
Last month, scientists suffered a serious setback with poor results from solanezumab, an antibody drug designed to halt the build-up of beta-amyloid, in a Phase III trial.
Prof De Strooper said: "People see the failure of these drugs, but I think they have a very good rationale. In a couple of years it's possible that we'll be able to define what categories of patients these therapies will work for.
The accent on bringing together talent from different sides of science would see mixtures of experts working together in the same team, he said.
Prof De Strooper added: "My priority in the first year will be to improve our mechanistic understanding of the disease. We'll be taking a multi-disciplinary approach to the problem.
He stressed that the Institute would not just be looking at Alzheimer's but would investigate the whole range of neurodegenerative diseases, including disorders such as Parkinson's and Huntington's. It would also search for common factors linking the conditions.


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Sports And Sustainable Resources Management
The staging of professional sporting events and the large amount of money that is generated by them and the large numbers of fans which they engage means that there is the capacity to innovate shares Mumbai based writer and film professional Aliya Curmally
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The fracas over #FarmersvsIPL in the State of Maharashtra is a good time to review how sports infrastructure in different parts of the world adapts itself to better resources management in the hopes that sports leagues will be sustainable enterprises that are not draining key resources from other critical needs.
The staging of professional sporting events and the large amount of money that is generated by them and the large numbers of fans which they engage means that there is the capacity to innovate. This has resulted in a series of small and large significant design modifications and sustainable practices by arenas all over the world.
Venue Greening, which is exploring ways to design the construction and maintenance of the facilities to be smarter and have less environmental impact, will become integral to all architecture and can be applied most interestingly in the arena of sports stadiums and playing fields. Recycled food waste, for example, was used to build the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Stadium, which is a building practice from green building techniques that will become more common in the future for all kinds of buildings as it is also cost-effective.
The Football World Cup (2014) made a strong clean-energy statement as it was played in a stadium built specifically for the event that was powered by solar energy and also generated and sent excess energy into households in Brazil. Along with this infrastructure commitment by the host nation there was a turnkey approach undertaken where other schemes were put into place to engage Brazil's stakeholders to act collectively and ensure that FIFA 2014 was a low-carbon event.
Along with clean energy generation, the idea of architecturally rethinking the value of big structures altogether and optimizing the expense and scale needed for a large stadium structure is to turn it into a resource for rainwater harvesting. Two examples of this are the bioframe roof of the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium and, in a no less fascinating iteration of the concept, PITCHAfrica's Waterbank Campus in Kenya. In both cases these large structures aid in the harvest and storage of potable water in use in the region.
Even a sport like Car Racing is holistically moving towards a more sustainable model. Five years ago the American NASCAR racing event switched to Sunoco Green E15, a fuel blended with 15 percent American Ethanol. Formula E, the Electric Car Grand Prix, had its inaugural race in Beijing in September this year and there is now a possibility of bringing it to India in 2016-17. All this technology, which is being developed and perfected in the realm of sport, will be knowledge that one day will be affordable enough to be transferred to the consumer sector to benefit everyday life on this planet.
And finally, a small, significant adjustment but no less exciting, has been made to keep American football sustainable. The San Francisco 49ers in their new Levis Stadium where the use of a type of sturdy grass called Bermuda Bandera that is naturally greener, needs less replanting, and uses 50% less water than regular grass means that over time the overall water footprint at this stadium will be far less than if another grass was used.
With India facing impending drought conditions the various outdoor sporting leagues around Cricket, Hockey and Football which require pitches to be maintained must consider how they will arrange for affordable, usable water for their games in the future. Along with the stadiums the amount used for laundry of team uniforms should be considered in the overall water consumption for a team as well. The handful of examples above illustrate how many different solutions can be tailored for each league and by each team or by each venue.
Aliya Curmally is a Writer from Mumbai with a keen interest in how people engage with the environment and who otherwise works in the film industry. Follow her on @toxiccitydotco for environment and sustainability stories.
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2017 Satellite Healthcare Norman S. Coplon Extramural Grant Program Now Accepting Applications
Grant Program Aims to Inspire Research That Tangibly Impacts the Lives of Kidney Disease Patients
January 03, 2017 09:00 ET | Source: Satellite Healthcare Satellite Healthcare
San Jose, California, UNITED STATES
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 03, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Satellite Healthcare, a leading not-for-profit dialysis care provider, is pleased to announce that the Norman S. Coplon Extramural Grant Program is now accepting applications for 2017.
Named after the Stanford University nephrologist who founded Satellite Healthcare, the Norman S. Coplon Extramural Grant Program has become one of the nation's largest private research endowments for kidney disease treatment. Since 2000, the program has funded over $15 million in research to improve the lives of patients. Each 2017 grant recipient will be awarded $200,000 over two years.
The Satellite Healthcare Norman S. Coplon Extramural Grant Program is no longer limited to young researchers, and calls for applications by clinicians and scientists with a passion and expertise in the applied pragmatic clinical research arena focused in two areas:
Home Dialysis Dropout Reduction: Opportunities for improving care to reduce dropout rates in home dialysis
Dialysis Delivery Process Improvement: Procedural improvements aimed at optimization of dialysis delivery to enhance patient capabilities, patient experience and reduce hospitalizations/re-hospitalizations
Satellite Healthcare invites qualified United States researchers to apply for the 2017 Norman S. Coplon Extramural Grant Program. The application period is open until 5:00PM PST on February 10th, 2017. Applications and further details on the application process, criteria and qualifications are available online at: www.satellitehealth.com/research. Grant winners will be announced in August, 2017.
About Satellite Healthcare:
Satellite Healthcare, Inc. has been among the nation's leading not-for-profit providers of kidney dialysis and related services since 1974. Through its affiliated services, Satellite WellBound, Satellite Dialysis, and Satellite Research, Satellite Healthcare provides unparalleled early patient wellness education, personalized clinical services and a complete range of dialysis therapy choices. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Five-Star Quality Rating System, Satellite leads the industry in four to five stars rating among the 10 largest national dialysis providers. In addition, Satellite Healthcare has a well-recognized, enduring commitment to philanthropy and community service, from funding millions of dollars in research grants to sponsoring kidney programs nationwide. Satellite is committed to advancing the standard of chronic kidney disease care so patients can enjoy a better life.
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DATING AMBER: Director David Freyne's Love Letter To Other LGBQT Kids (Interview With Actors Fionn O'Shea And Lola Petticrew
By christine on	 December 2, 2020 0 Comments
Interview By Paul Salfen
FROM DIRECTOR DAVID FREYNE:
DATING AMBER is my story or, at least, as autobiographical as it will ever get. Alas, all the really cringingly funny moments in the film are the most truthful bits; desperately failing to touch a girl's breast, nun led sex-ed (the unbelievable video is verbatim based on the real thing) or my mother finding my self-created gay pornography.
As a younger man, I was so wrapped up in the depression and anxiety of being gay that I failed to see the funny side of, well, being wrapped up in the depression and anxiety of being gay.
It didn't help that all I ever saw on TV or in the movies were gay characters dying of aids or being beaten to death. And as worthy as those stories are, I yearned to see an honest funny depiction of growing up being awkward and closeted.
As much as I wish my teen years resembled Call Me By Your Name, I didn't look like Timothée Chalamet. And Armie Hammer was definitely not holidaying in the vicinity. Gays and lesbians didn't exist in separate worlds and toxic masculinity made everyone miserable. Amidst the pain, I realized that there was also so much humour, warmth and love.
DATING AMBER is the film I wanted to see when I was younger. It's a film about first love (albeit platonic) that is brimming with hope. Eddie and Amber give each other the courage to be who they need to be. They shape who the other is to become.
The film is my love letter to all those kids who felt different and needed to escape in order to be themselves. But while I was making this deeply personal story, I never realized how much the film would resonate with kids today. The outpouring of love, not just from older people, but teenagers, has been phenomenal.
While we may have come a long way, we still live in a straight world. These queer kids, struggling to come to terms with their gender and sexuality, are still everywhere. They are in every small town across Ireland, just as they are in America. They are there today just as much as they were there in the past. And they deserve to see their stories shaped by love and laughter. They deserve their own coming of age story like Superbad and Lady Bird.
Eddie and Amber mean more to me than any characters I've ever created. DATING AMBER is their great love story.
Coming Out Fionn O'Shea Interview LGBQT Kids Lola Petticrew Interview


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