A companion to our cloud strategy think piece, this infographic shows the ways companies are using the cloud to create business value, and how they are quantifying that success. Our research shows that cloud is increasingly critical to innovation and expansion strategy, but metrics measuring those results may be in short supply. Click below to see the full infographic.
Don't miss the first of four think pieces created for our Path to Value in the Cloud program. This short paper details the way businesses are leveraging cloud in their strategic initiatives, rather than just using cloud as a driver of cost savings and process improvements.
This interactive infographic details some top-level findings from our survey of 350 business and technology executives across the US.
Click through to see what companies expect to gain from their cloud migrations, what functions they're moving to the cloud, and how far along companies are on the path to value.
We've now released all the components of the results from our survey of 350 business and technology executives nationwide. There's a lot out there and many valuable insights for companies pursuing their own cloud migrations. Over the next few posts, we'll be reviewing our output and findings from the study.
This briefing paper outlines the main findings from the survey. Our survey revealed that while cloud is fundamentally changing the nature of business processes and collaboration, companies lack migration strategies and lack metrics to measure their own success in the cloud or the effectiveness of their cloud vendors.
What makes a cloud Trailblazer?
A small group of our survey respondents are farther ahead on the path to value. We know them as Trailblazers, and there are some interesting things they have in common, as seen in the infographic above. Trailblazers are significantly more likely than the rest of the respondents to have already moved applications into the cloud. Strategy is important to Trailblazers; they are far more likely to say that cloud is critical to their strategic visions and they have strategies for migrating to the cloud.
Most importantly, we found that Trailblazers have higher profits and expect higher revenue growth over the next two years. For more on Trailblazers, read our think piece on the topic. For an overview of the survey results, check out our white paper.
This week we're rolling out our final think piece which focuses on the habits and practices of those farthest ahead on the path to value—Trailblazers, as we call them. Trailblazers, who make up 14% of our survey respondents, have significantly higher profit margins and revenues than the rest of the respondents.
Trailblazers have a strategic, forward-thinking approach when it comes to cloud migration. They are significantly more likely to have a migration plan in place (58% vs. 26% of the total), and they leave decision making to a centralized group or committee at the regional or local level. They're also far more concerned about data security in the cloud; to that end, they are significantly more likely to have SLAs in place and conduct internal audits of cloud services.
The path to value can be a tricky one, but following in the footsteps of Trailblazers is a good starting point for cloud migrations. Click here for the Trailblazer think piece.


There are no residency requirements for prospective adoptive parents.
If single, the prospective adoptive parent must be at least 25 years of age. If married, there is no minimum age. There also is no maximum age limit for adoptive parents. However, Ethiopian Government practice is to limit the age difference between the prospective adoptive parent and the adopted child to no more than 40 years.
The Ethiopian Government has shown a preference for placing children with married couples who have been married for at least five years. Ethiopian government policy regarding adoptions by unmarried women is one of the issues being studied as part of the government's overall review of adoption regulations and practices. It is unclear whether Ethiopian government's policy about single adoptive mothers will change, and if so, when it might change. Thus, adoption service providers in Ethiopia may have different policies regarding whether or not they make referrals of adoptable children to unmarried women and under what circumstances. The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa urges adoptive parents to contact their agency to clarify what their current policies are.
Prospective parent(s) must prove financial ability as determined by the Ethiopian courts, although there is no set minimum income requirement.
Ethiopian law prohibits adoption by gay and/or lesbian parents.


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Beloved Brit actor Robson Green is great in the excellent cop series 'Touching Evil'
Posted on January 27, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer
Created by distinguished scribe Paul Abbott, the series is intelligent, exciting, and well-paced.
British cop develops sixth sense.
By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | January 28, 2014
[In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some of his favorite films and TV series that readers may have missed, including TV dramas, mysteries, and comedies from Canada, England, Ireland, and Scotland. Most are available on DVD and/or Netflix, and some episodes are on YouTube.]
The Original British version of Touching Evil aired 16 episodes from 1997-1999, eight of which are available on Netflix. It won three awards (including two TV Quick Best Actors for star Robson Green) and 10 nominations (including three BAFTAs and an Edgar). More than 92.4% of viewers rating it at imdb.com gave it thumbs up, and 28.2% rated it a perfect 10. All demos like it, but it was most popular with females 30-44.
Waldman's film and TV treasures you may have missed
Touching Evil is a crime drama following the exploits of a crack squad on the Organized and Serial Crime Unit, a rapid-response police force that serves the entire UK. Popular British actor Robson Green plays police DCI Dave Creegan, whose injuries after a shooting leave him with strange abilities to sense criminals. Green's co-star was Nicola Walker, playing Creegan's colleague DI Susan Taylor.
Creator and writer of 12 episodes was highly regarded Paul Abbott, who has enjoyed15 award wins and 17 noms, including six BAFTA noms and two wins for Cracker and Clocking Off.) Abbott won the distinguished American Edgar award for the terrific original British version of State of Play and also took home an Emmy for the marvelous TV film The Girl in the Café.
Robson Green won three British awards for Best Actor and Most Popular Actor and got four other noms (including four for Most Popular Actor) for eight different TV series, including the sensational Wire in the Blood. Nicola Walker appeared in 36 British series and films, including Four Weddings and a Funeral and the outstanding spy series MI-5.
Touching Evil was very popular in the UK and U.S. and also aired in Sweden, Finland, Japan, Switzerland, and France.
In season one, Creegan suffers a gunshot wound but gains a sixth sense in this dark serial drama. Relying on this gift, he and his partner go after some of Britain's biggest baddies. In the second season, Dave and Susan bring the city's biggest crooks to justice in cases involving rape, murder, and the sale of children. In the third and final series, the unit is hot on the trail of a serial killer who removes the hearts from his targets and a murderer who burns his victims alive.
In 2004, the USA Network screened a 12-episode American adaptation of the British serial, produced by actor Bruce Willis's production company, and starring Jeffrey Donovan (Burn Notice) as detective Creegan and Vera Farmiga (Oscar nom for Up in the Air, 11 awards and 27 more noms for works including the fine mob film The Departed).
The premise of the U.S. version was somewhat different than that of the UK series. Rather than acquiring the ability to sense criminals, Creegan's recovery from a gunshot wound to the head instead removed his impulse control and sense of shame. While the American adaptation garnered critical acclaim, the USA Network did not renew it.
I had trouble finding an episode of the original series for you on YouTube, but here's one from the U.S. version which I also watched and found pretty good.
[Oregon writer and Houston native Alan Waldman holds a B.A. in theater arts from Brandeis University and has worked as an editor at The Hollywood Reporter and Honolulu magazine. Read more of Alan Waldman's articles on The Rag Blog.]
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i've watched that one several years go – like 10 or so. Long ago, but still remember. So, I highly recommend this series…. But be ready for morbid, although some depressing themes and scenes. For those who become a fan of Robson Green afterall, i recommend watching a nice new documentory with him as a presenter – Flying Scotsman ( http://viooz.one/3438-flying-scotsman-with-robson-green-2016.html ).

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Part of the K. Raheja Corp, Chalet Hotels Limited (CHL) is an owner, developer and asset manager of high-end hotels in key metro cities in India. The Company's hotel platform comprises five operating hotels including a hotel with a co-located serviced residence, located in the key Indian cities of Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru, representing 2,328 keys as of March 31, 2018.
All the hotels are branded with globally recognized brands, such as, JW Marriott, Westin, Marriott, Marriott Executive Apartments, Renaissance and Four Points by Sheraton, which are held by Marriott Hotels India Private Limited and its affiliates. The four hotels properties and a serviced residence which are managed by third parties are JW Marriott Hotel Mumbai Sahar, Bengaluru Marriott Hotel Whitefield, The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace, Renaissance Mumbai Convention Center Hotel and Marriott Executive Apartments.
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1 Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. 2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. 3 Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel. 4 And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth. 5 And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men. 6 And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders. 7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men. 8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. 9 Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off. 10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots: 11 And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds: 12 And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers: 13 Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands. 14 And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities. 15 And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.
1 Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. 2 Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD's controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel. 3 O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me. 4 For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. 5 O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD. 6 Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? 7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? 9 The LORD's voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. 10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable? 11 Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights? 12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. 13 Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins. 14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword. 15 Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine. 16 For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.


All the Hockey fans are awaiting for the upcoming Men's Hockey Champions trophy. 37th Edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for Men will be schedule to played between 23 june to 1 July 2018 which is host at BH & BC (De Bredase Hockey and Bandy Club) in Breda. Total Six team which are Australia, Pakistan, Belgium, Argentina, India and Netherlands are took participating in this Men's Hockey champions Trophy 2018.
First Match of this 2018 Men's Hockey champions trophy will be played between the India vs Pakistan which is schedule to kick off from the 14-00 Local time on 23 June while Final Match of this hockey tournament will be schedule to played on 1 July 2018 from the 16-00 Local time. Check out below the complete Schedule and fixtures of Men's Hockey Champions Trophy 2018.
All the Football Fans around the world want to watch this 37th Edition of Men's Hockey champions trophy Tournament 2018. Star sports tv channels bring the live telecast of this 2018 Men's Hockey Champions trophy while online viewers can watch the live streaming on star sports by visiting starsports.com official website and also on youtube.com/user/fihocky channel.


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Innovations In Robotic Hair Restoration
Advances in Robotic FUE
Commentary on Redefining the "E" in FUE: Excision = Incision + Extraction
Innovation and Quality in Hair Restoration Surgery
What's New in Robotic Hair Transplantation
Robert M. Bernstein, MD, New York, NY, [email protected]; Michael B. Wolfeld, MD, New York, NY, [email protected]; Jennifer Krejci MD, San Antonio, TX, [email protected]
Disclosures: Dr. Bernstein and Dr. Wolfeld hold equity interest in Restoration Robotics, Inc. Dr. Bernstein is a medical consultant to the company and is on its medical advisory board.
Since the introduction of robotic FUE technology over five years ago, there have been numerous upgrades to the system. The current paper describes the most recent advances. These include a more user-friendly interface, the ability to select for larger follicular units, greater range-of-motion of the robotic arm, improved methods for stabilizing the scalp and newly designed needles for more accurate harvesting.
The ARTAS Robotic System, developed by Restoration Robotics Inc., was first available for commercial use in 2011. Continued improvements in both its hardware and software have made it an increasingly valuable tool for physicians performing follicular unit extraction (FUE). Over 180 hair restoration surgeons world-wide currently use robotic technology to assist them in their FUE procedures. Recent advances in the robotic system have increased its speed and precision and new modifications have made it more user-friendly. The robotic system can be used for both harvesting and site creation. This writing focuses on improvements to robotic graft harvesting.
Touchscreen User Interface
Fig 1. Touchscreen user interface
The robotic system is an interactive, computer-assisted suite of hardware and software that uses optical-guidance robotics to identify and isolate follicular units in the donor area and create sites for grafts in the recipient area. In the earlier iterations, doctors used a mouse to control the operations of the robot. This required the physician to be seated with one hand resting on the mouse and slowed down the procedure. A touch screen has been developed to make operating the robot more intuitive and to speed up the ability to make real-time adjustments while the physician is standing and observing the patient. Most of the controls are aggregated to one area on this screen for ease of use. The touchscreen can be used alone or with the traditional mouse and keyboard, depending upon the user's preference. (Figure 1.)
Follicular Unit Graft Selection
Fig 2. Follicular unit graft selection
The follicular unit (FU) graft selection capability of the robotic system has been added to enable physicians to select follicular units based on hair content. The physician now has the option to harvest larger follicular units and skip over smaller ones, particularly one-hair units. The purpose is to harvest the most hair through the smallest number of wounds. FU graft selection has two main benefits: 1) It can generate a greater number of larger FU grafts to maximize the fullness of the restoration, and 2) it can be used to harvest larger FUs that can be microscopically dissected to generate a greater number of smaller grafts with a minimal number of donor wounds. Skipping over one-hair follicular units increases the number of hairs per graft by 11.4% with the one-pass method (selecting for FUs with 2 or more hairs) and 6.6% with the two-pass technique (adding a second pass to harvest 1-hair FUs skipped in the first pass) compared to a random selection of grafts.1 (Figure 2.)
Locking Tensioner Tool
The tensioner is a compressible, polycarbonate device that is used to assist the vision system and to stretch and stabilize the skin prior to extraction. Fiducials, on the top of the tensioner's rectangular surface, are used by the robot's optical system to orient the arm for harvesting and to record the location of previously harvested grafts. (A fiducial is a marker placed in the field of view of an imaging system for use as a point of reference or a measure.) The undersurface has pins that grip the skin. (Figure 3.) The tensioner is compressed with a handle placed on the donor scalp and then allowed to passively expand, stretching the skin. (Figure 4.) It is secured with elastic straps to the patient's headrest. (Figure 5.)
Fig 3. Pins on undersurface of tensioner
Fig 4. Tensioner with locking tool and stand
The re-designed tensioner tool has a thumb-activated catch and release mechanism, so that once the tensioner is grasped, constant pressure is not needed. This makes it easier to operate and places significantly less stress on the physician's hands. It also allows the tensioner and handle to be loaded and placed on a stand that holds the instrument and protects the pins when not in use. This keeps the handle in a position to be grabbed easily. (Figure 4.) The handle can thus be set up in advance, increasing the speed of this step of the procedure.
Improved Halo
Fig 5. Double-notched halo to secure elastic straps
The tensioner is held in place by 1) pins that grip the skin, 2) the recoil of the compressed tensioner, and 3) elastic straps that are stretched and secured in grooves located on the base of the headrest and/or on a halo device. The advantage of a halo is that the forces are lateral (rather than downward) and thus more comfortable for the patient. It also causes less torque on the tensioner, allowing it to better follow the contour of the patient's scalp. A newly designed halo has a double-notch and central protuberance that makes the bands more secure and enables the physician to more rapidly secure the bands using one hand. (Figure 5.)
Arm Spacer to Increase Range of Motion
Fig 6. One-inch spacer to increase range of motion
A one-inch extension of the robotic arm allows the instrument to harvest at a more acute angle than was previously possible. It also increases the range of motion of the robotic arm. It is particularly useful when harvesting on the sides and lower occipital regions of the scalp. The greater reach increases the number of grafts that can be harvested without repositioning the patient, thereby saving operating time and leaving the patient undisturbed. (Figure 6.)
Improved Image Processing for Glare
Glare can interfere with the optimal functioning of the optical system. It may be caused by the light of the needle mechanism or the natural light of a bright operating room. When glare is present, it affects how the system identifies the hair and can prevent the system from recognizing hair that would be eligible for harvesting. With improved digital image processing, the system can better visualize existing hair, even in areas of glare within the grid. As a result, the number of grafts harvested per grid is increased.
Assisted Force-Drag
For the robotic arm to engage with the donor scalp, it must be aligned with the fiducials on the top of the tensioner. In the past, this alignment had to be performed manually. The new "Assisted Force-Drag" technology enables the robot to self-align to the tensioner as soon as the fiducials are detected by the vision system. This feature obviates the need for the manual step and allows for an overall faster workflow.
Puncture Depth (PD) Band Detection
Fig 7. Bands on 2- and 4-pronged needles
The robot uses a two-step, sharp/blunt punch technique based on the ideas of Dr. Jim Harris. Puncture depth bands enable the robot's computer to measure the depth of the needle (punch) in the scalp. The robot then uses this information to improve the accuracy of the subsequent puncture. Puncture depth band detection may be affected by the presence of blood, hair, and shadows from the tensioner. Improved algorithms that guide PD band detection have increased its accuracy by 9% compared to earlier versions, even in the face of these artifacts. (Figure 7.)
4-Prong Needle
The robot was initially designed with a two-pronged, sharp-punch. The advantage of this design was that the long prongs were able to anchor lax skin. A disadvantage was that it was less efficient when the scalp was tighter, or more fibrotic, and when the arm had to operate at a more acute angle to the surface of the scalp. To mitigate this limitation, a 4-prong needle was developed. The 4-prongs allow for cleaner incisions with better anchoring to tissue at acute angles. This advance results in improved yield, especially in areas below the occiput and on the side of the head. It is also more effective in patients with tougher tissue. (Figure 7.) A 3-pronged needle is currently being developed for tight and/or fibrotic skin as well as lax skin.
6-mm Punch
Fig 8. 6-mm punch
The original robotic system used a 4-mm rotating dull-punch to dissect the body of the graft from the surrounding tissue. The limitation of this design is that it was less effective in patients with longer hair follicles (i.e., greater than 4.5mm). With longer hair follicles, the collar of the 4-mm punch pushed on the skin and, as a result, splayed the grafts and/or bent the bulbs.
The new punch is 6-mm tip-to-shoulder so that full dissection of longer follicles can be accomplished with less distortion of the skin. This modification avoids damage to the lower portion of the grafts. (Figures 8, 9.).
Fig 9. Grafts 7-mm in length harvested using a 19-gauge, 4-prong needle and 6-mm dull punch
A host of new modifications are in the pipeline. In addition to the 3-prong needle, a color camera is being developed that allows the robot to read white-light. This will make the operating field easier on the eyes (compared to the current red lights). Other advances include improved dissection, a smaller punch (0.8mm), an automatic scar detector, a 20% increase in harvesting speed, the ability for physicians to harvest at an angle as low as 30 degrees from the scalp, and several advances that will make site creation more user-friendly.
Bernstein RM, Wolfeld MB. Robotic follicular unit graft selection. Dermatologic Surgery 2016; 42(6): 710-14. [↩]
Robert M. Bernstein, M.D., Michael B. Wolfeld, M.D., Jennifer Krejci, M.D.
Hair Transplant Forum International; 27(3) (May 19, 2017) 100-101


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Tell me Why!
The question most asked by children is, arguably, "why?" Children aren't just looking for an answer, they want to know the "why" of the answer. Sometimes adults just give up and say, "because I said so," or "that's just the way it is." I like the way the old ones answered the "whys." They told a story.
One of my favorite childhood animated short story series featured a little Indian boy who was a friend to the animals living in the woods; they could speak to one another. The basis for every show was the question "why?" The boy couldn't answer the great "whys" of his friends so he would go to the wise elder who answered the question with a story; he explained to him "how it all began." We call these tales "porquior stories."
"Porquior" is the French word for "why," and porquior stories answer the whys of life and of nature. The stories offer delightful explanations about such things as: why the rabbit has long ears, why the coyote howls at the moon, and why the bear has a short tail. The stories also provide a warning about the folly of self-pride (trickster tales) and indulgence ("Cluskabe Changes Maple Syrup"). Most of the stories are very old and they all contain three elements: a problem, a solution to the problem and a fair or just ending.
Nearly every culture has a long-standing tradition of the "porquior" story. I like to think of the ancients sitting before the hearth and telling the stories to answer the children's questions. Questions like: how did the stars get up into the sky, where did the moon come from, where does the sun go every night, how did the seasons come to be, and so many more. The explanations that survive to this day are imaginative and delightfully entertaining.
Nashville Public Library has a number of individual books and collections of porquior stories. They are a wonderful addition to any family story time. Some of my favorite are listed below.
Arrow to the Sun
By Gerald McDermott
Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest
Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest
Musicians of the Sun
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
By Verna Aardema
The Story of the Milky Way: a Cherokee Tale
By Joseph Bruchac
Donna Reagan has served as Children's Specialist at the Bellevue Branch Library since 2002. She produces My Storytime Place, a local TV show for young children. The ALA's Every Child Ready to Read initiative forms the foundation of her early childhood programming.
Genre / Topics
Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, and Myths
Early Readers (K-2nd)
Middle Readers (3rd-4th)


The enzymes for galactose metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae are encoded by three tightly linked genes. Data presented in this paper show that, in contrast to enzymes encoded by other gene clusters in yeast, these three enzymes are translated as separate polypeptides. First, two of the enzymes encoded by the cluster, galactokinase and uridylyl transferase. purified to near homogeneity, are separate polypeptides. Second, no precursor polypeptide-containing sequences common to both these enzymes is detectable in extracts from galactose-induced yeast cells. Third, no partial or absolute polarity of expression of the enzymes is observed in strains containing nonsense mutations in any of the genes of the cluster. Expression of the three galactose metabolic enzymes is co-ordinate, both during induction and during steady-state synthesis. This is true both for wild-type yeast strains and for strains carrying the long-term galactose adaptation mutation, gal3. In GAL3+ strains mutations within the galactose gene cluster have no effect on this co-ordinate expression. However, in gal3− strains, mutations in any of the genes of the cluster completely eliminate expression of the other two genes. These results suggest that the GAL3 gene product is responsible for inducer synthesis and that the actual inducer is an intermediate in galactose metabolism.


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Explorations | Operation Deep Scope 2005 | Logs
Geology: Dive Sites
Animal Capture
September 3 Log
Explorer Interviews
Erika H. Raymond baiting the front of the EITS system (called the CLAM) to draw animals in front of the camera. Click image for larger view.
After the EITS has been deployed, only skeletons remain of the bait. Click image for larger view.
The World According to EITS
Erika Heine Raymond
Ocean Research and Conservation Association, Ft. Pierce, FL
A Collection Of Images From Deployment Of The Eye-In-The-Sea (EITS) During The Deep Scope 2005 Expedition
Eye-In-The-Sea Recovery
Two Sharks Of An Unidentified Species Bump Into Each Other
Yesterday was our first day of submersible operations after hurricane Katrina. The ocean was remarkably calm and from the surface it was difficult to make out any discernible differences from before the hurricane. However, upon closer inspection the changes became apparent. The once azure blue water had taken on a greenish tint and the previously abundant mats of sargassum, a free-floating type of seaweed, had become sparse and tattered. I could only wonder what lay beneath the surface, where we left Eye-in-the-Sea (EITS) one week ago.
Preparing an instrument for deployment into the deep sea is a challenging and exciting task. The deep sea is an incredibly hostile environment void of sunlight with crushing pressures, cold, salty water, and pirates. (OK, so I made up the last part about pirates but it would be fun to claim the treasures of the deep with an Arrr-in-the-Sea.) It is nothing short of a miracle that we can even gather data from these depths. Each recovery feels like Christmas. Gifts from the sea packaged in a shiny gray bottle waiting for us to unwrap them on the surface. After recovery, the images are downloaded from the camera bottle to our laptop on the ship. Inevitably a visual feeding frenzy occurs during these events as the scientists gather around the computer waiting to catch the first glimpse of a giant squid or possibly a new species never seen by human eyes. Often it will take hours to view all of the recordings and the crowd ebbs and flows as new images come in. Only the hardcore remain to watch the entire sequence of clips, willing the giant squid to appear.
EITS in its proper "right side up" position. Click image for larger view.
EITS in the upside-down position in which it was discovered after being left at approximately 1,750 feet below sea level when the crew was forced to flee due to the approach of Hurricane Katrina. Click image for larger view.
Yesterday's recovery dive for EITS was a success, largely thanks to Tim Askew Jr.'s superb piloting skills. Typically considered a blue-water location, with visibility up to 100 feet, visibility at Vioska Knoll had dropped to a mere 12 feet. EITS was finally found, upside-down, with its battery knocked out of the rack. With a total battery life of about 36 hours, EITS had stopped recording several days before Katrina passed over. Video analysis revealed that the final recording from EITS was taken while the camera was in an upright position. We will never know what knocked the system over but feel fortunate to have it back on the deck of the ship in working order.
The "charisimatic" deep sea crustacean, Bathynomis giganteus. Click image for larger view.
Images from that last dive exhibited
schools of sharks around the bait, a large 6-gill shark and my favorite, the charismatic crustacean of the deep sea, Bathynomis giganteus. Imagine a pill bug the size of a small dog (like an Italian greyhound) with amazing compound eyes and gnashing teeth flying through the water in search of deep-sea kibbles. They are truly amazing creatures.
As long as there are unexplored regions of the ocean and instrumentation such as EITS to probe the secrets of its depths, we will have the means to fuel our imaginations on what limitations the constantly shifting paradigm of life has to offer.
Revised August 25, 2010 by the NOAA Ocean Explorer Webmaster
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/05deepscope/logs/sep2/sep2.html


Summer 2007 … 6th Summer English Reading Programme.
Greetings from Changjiao. Peace and Joy is within you.
It had been a long, hot and busy summer for us here in Changjiao. Today 20th August we are house bound as typhoon Senpa hit the coastal region of Fujian and send lashing rains into the hills of Fujian and northern Guangdong . All government relief agencies including all village officers are on full alert. The rain is a welcomed change from the heat of the summer where temperature reached 40 degrees Celsius for the first few days of our programme. I wish to put on record our thanks to a Singapore Lasallian who insisted that air-conditioners be installed and paid for all expenses incurred. I could not have taught continuously for four and a half hours if not for the comfort of air-conditioning in the study hall. Volunteers from Malaysia and Hong Kong also enjoyed the comfort of air-conditioned sleeping quarters for siesta and a good nights rest. Our local volunteers also benefited from the air-conditioning as most of them decided to move in after the HK volunteers left.
On 17th August, the main summer activity of LSSC ended on a high note. The growing popularity of our Summer English Reading Programme is evident in the number of outstation students from throughout Guangdong and neighbouring province of Fujian . We registered a record high of 429 students this summer. Those who could not be accommodated asked to be given a chance at the next Winter Holiday Programme in mid January 2008, another annual programme which until now has been exclusively reserved for local Changjiao students and regular weekend students. We foresee a multiple increase in the number of weekend students when LSSC reopens for English tuition classes 22nd September.
During our post-programme evaluation, we concluded that an on-going student-teacher training programme has to be initiated immediately to nurture the human resources necessary to keep up with the rapid development of LSSC as a much sort after English learning centre in Dabu-Huliao. I plan to invite about 20 Junior High school students to participate in this training programme. Selected students will be required to report to LSSC every Saturday evening for training. They will stay the night at LSSC and will conduct the Sunday morning classes for Primary students. They join the High school class at 10 a.m. on Sunday before going home at noon.
This year, registration for local and regular students was scheduled for Saturday and Sunday 7th & 8th July in order to train a group of local students. A total of 97 students were registered in a very orderly manner. Registration for outstation and new students was scheduled for 14th & 15th July. The local authorities, political secretary and village headman, were asked to be on hand to identify the applicants as first preference was to be given to relatives of villagers from outstation who would form one queue and new local students form the other. On paper the plan looked good but on Saturday morning 14th July, it was total mayhem. Our hamlet of Baijiang never ever experienced such crowds. I had to leave my of post interviewing students to intervene twice as some unscrupulous parents got involved and led their children to jump queue. Thank God, in spite of the chaos, registration and interview was successfully completed by 1 p.m. on Sunday 15th. We were able to post up the class list by Tuesday 17th July and thus gave us a breathing space to make final preparations to welcome the Hong Kong student volunteers.
The key personnel for this summer were volunteers from Malaysia . They are the veterans of Summer 2006, Mr. Wang Chee Seng and his wife Ms Ho Poh Lin from Penang . The newcomers are Mr. Martin Lee and his wife Ms Lily Leong from Ipoh. I was greatly relieved when they arrived safely on the evening of Saturday 14th July. With their arrival, I was confident that we could manage although the number of students almost doubled the 2006 figure of 246 students to 429 students. At our first meeting, we decided to rent a double story house for the tutoring classes. After inspecting it we were still apprehensive as to whether there would be sufficient space. Then two families offered their ancestral halls. We decided to accept the offer of one that is near to our tuition house. A massive cleaning operation was organized the next day as both premises were not lived in and had been used as store rooms for many years. Our local students came in strength to help. Many hands make light work. Both premises were ready for use within 3 hours.
The Hong Kong student volunteers arrived in two batches. La Salle College volunteers of 12 students accompanied by their teachers and three parents arrived in the comfort of a specially hired coach on Friday 20th July. They were quartered in a house nearby that was rented specifically for the purpose. Our local students were on hand to welcome them. That very night, Mr. Wang and I realized that something was not right. The LSC volunteers kept to themselves because of the physical separation and were not interacting with our local students gathered at LSSC. We decided to shift all the volunteers to the two air-conditioned rooms at LSSC. When the 9 St. Joseph's volunteers arrived on Saturday 21st July, the moving operation began. Literally speaking, the volunteers had to make their own bed. Each room could accommodate 5 double decked beds. It was a busy afternoon for all as we got organized. The local students were on hand to lend assistance whenever needed. This year, we installed two spin-dry machines to alleviate the laundry problem that we faced last year.
That evening, we held our first combined gathering for all, the adult staff, the HK volunteers and the local volunteers. It was a getting to know you session as well as a getting to know the aim and purpose, the organization structure and methodology of LSSC Summer English Reading Programme. On Sunday morning, I gave an overview of our "PinPhonics" English reading method, developed over the last 5 years specifically to overcome reading problems faced by students in China . It is a method somewhat unique to LSSC. Our local volunteers are familiar with it as they are all LSSC students whereas it is a completely new ball game to the HK volunteers. In the afternoon, Mr. Wang put the volunteers through a dry run for the movement of students from LSSC to the tuition house and the tuition hall.
This year we provided a simple Handbook for all teachers and students. It was a brilliant move suggested by Mr. Wang the day after he arrived. I already had my lessons plans ready for 60 students per class and teach 4 classes 2 hours each. We had to change plans to run 5 classes of one and a half hour each, 3 junior classes of about 100 students each and two senior classes of about 60 students each. I locked myself in one night to pull together the key elements of my teaching materials into a simple and easy to use handbook. We spent two days and nights printing and putting 500 books together. Mr. Martin had to work overtime as he was in charge of the printing but we only have a small three-in-one printer to work with. We certainly require a proper photocopying machine for the future.
On opening day 23rd July, the section leader of Baijiang, Mr. Black, was co-opted to direct traffic to avoid the traffic congestion and confusion that we saw during the previous registration weekend. The atmosphere early in the morning was somewhat festive as on the average each junior student was accompanied by at least two or more adults. Baijiang had never seen so many motorbikes and cars queuing to come in. It was estimated that day and each day following, more than thousand people come into Baijiang in a variety of transport.
Mr and Mrs Wang put a firm hold on discipline from the very start. The students lined up in a quiet and orderly fashion when attendance was taken. The problem was with parents and on lookers who were talking and commenting on what they witnessed. Thank God, we did not have to deal with them as they obediently stayed behind a line we designated as no admittance except for students with our LSSC name tag. The discipline and orderliness of students at LSSC is admired and greatly appreciated by parents. Local teachers as well as our teachers from HK also expressed amazement. In just two days, the pattern was set. Parents and taxi drivers ferrying students knew exactly where to drop off their charges and where to pick them up. Students knew where to wait, when to line up to join the classes and to move in an orderly manner from the study hall to the tuition house and the tuition hall.
This year, of the 429 students accepted, 377 were local and 52 were from outstation. We had a record high of 17 university students following the course. Although we discourage senior high school students from joining, 33 such students, some of whom were with us last summer, attended the course. The other breakdown is 129 junior high school students and 250 primary school students. It is interesting to note that there were 87 students from one particular primary school in Dabu-Huliao. Many of them are children of teachers. Based on past and especially this year's experience, we found that most secondary school students are locked in a mindset that every word must be taught before they can read it. This is because in most schools in China today every English word is taught exactly as a Chinese character is taught i.e. as a separate and unique "pictograph". Most students do not know how to use the vowels to pronounce a word alpha-phonically. Next year we must limit new admissions to primary 4 and 5 students. We found that primary students are free from the mindset of older students and are like sponges readily soaking up the "PinPhonics" method of reading. Secondary school students have already acquired bad reading habits that are difficult to change in just 20 days of summer lessons.
We thank God that in spite of the unexpected increase in the number of students we managed to run a very successful programme. We added line dancing to our evening activities. Lily and Martin were a great husband and wife team for the task, with Lily taking to the floor and Martin in control of the PA system providing exhilarating and pulsating music that made Baijiang come alive. The line dancing evenings not only brought students back to learn and dance but also provide an evening entertainment for villagers young and old who sat around and watch. Alternating with line dancing the Hong Kong volunteers ran the popular evening socials. Both SJC and LSC volunteers came well prepared for the task. It was full house every time. In fact I had to invite different classes for each evening or we would not have been able to accommodate the numbers turning up.
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This year the Hong Kong student volunteers stayed for two full weeks. We record our thanks to the Principals, teachers and PTAs of both schools for organizing and funding this outreach mission to LSSC Changjiao. We record our grateful thanks to Mr. Anthony Ng of SJC who accompanied the SJC volunteers throughout the two weeks and Mr. Robert Wong and Mr. Francis Tse of LSC for bringing the LSC volunteers in and taking them back as well as arranging for a relay of LSC teachers to look after them throughout the two weeks.
We are very grateful and proud of local team of 7 university, 16 secondary students and 3 primary students. After the departure of HK students they ran the tutoring sessions efficiently and effectively. Our student-tutor ratio was 3:1 or less for the first two weeks because of the presence of the 21 HK volunteers. The ratio became 4:1 for the last two weeks. In spite of the heavier workload per tutor, the tutoring was more intensive and better organized as all local tutors are familiar with the PinPhonics reading method.
La Salle Study Centre. Changjiao.
English Reading Programme Handbook. Summer 2007.
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In the fall of 2005, Irene Slotzer and Lucille Lowes decided to call a meeting of would be artists to determine if there was enough interest to form an art club. Members would include people who lived around Murray and Jackfish lakes. As a result, over 15 ladies expressed an interest and the Lakeshore Artists Club was formed.
These are some of their paintings of the Cochin Lighthouse. These images are not exact replicas of the artist's work. Please visit the Lakeshore Artists Art Show & Sale during Cochin Days each August.


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The generalized concept of a physician specializing in cosmetic surgery—or "plastic surgery" as it once was known—is that of a Hollywood wheeler-dealer driving a Maserati from country club to cocktail party to posh offices in Beverly Hills where he confers with his wealthy clientele (usually conceived to be a fabulously rich older woman seeking lost youth). He'll take a tuck here, a snip there, use liposuction to eliminate the cellulite, reduce or enlarge the bustline of an heiress, then meet with his brokers and bankers to clip coupons.
Generalizations, as usual, are largely bogus. It's probably true that many cosmetic surgeons make huge piles of money from their hard-learned craft, but the concept that only the idle rich find need for such artistic surgery is equally bogus.
Imagine, if you will, a relatively young cosmetic surgeon who can work wonders replacing skin for burn victims, improving the physical appearance for folks injured in accidents, repairing unsightly blemishes and birth marks—all in addition to the more enjoyable work of making pretty people even prettier.
We're writing today of Dr. Andrew Wong, London-born, Hong Kong-reared, Japan-educated surgeon whose specialty is plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. Yes, a "plastic surgeon," but one with a difference.
He spends all the time he can spare in overseas locations where the need for people with his skills is most dire. He has worked long, tireless hours, days and weeks in helping to wipe out polio in Africa, providing cataract surgery in India, training medical technicians in the Philippine jungles, performing burn surgery in Mongolia.
Dr. Andy, as he is always called by patients and friends alike, has been quoted as saying: "Improving a person's quality of life is what I do. I enjoy boosting a person's self confidence by cosmetic surgery, whether it be a simple wrinkle-removing collagen injection or a complicated reconstruction.
"It is the same when I go overseas. However, the magnitude of the feeling is quite different. Working in poverty-stricken or war-torn countries such as those in Africa or Bosnia is quite eye-opening. It is shocking. When I make these trips, I know I'm helping people in real need.
"Over the years, I have viewed my medical practice in Tokyo as a means of supporting my humanitarian endeavors. I am a Rotarian who, with other concerned individuals worldwide, working to wipe out polio by the year 2000."
Fluent in English, Chinese, Japanese and German, Dr. Andy has, in his brief life (he will turn 45 this year), made his a globe-trotting adventure in his attempt to help the helpless in out-of-the-way locales where the need for medical attention is most desperately needed. Whether he is treating refugees from Somalia, giving oral polio vaccine to Ethiopian children, attending patients in an Addis Ababa hospital, bringing donated clothing to kids in Ulan Bator, delivering books to youngsters in Mindanao, Dr. Andy follows his own star of altruism.
Born in London in 1953 to a Hong Kong banker and his wife, Andy and his family moved to Hong Kong when he was 9, attending schools there through high school. At age 19, he fulfilled his long-term plan of emigrating to Japan where his dream was to study medicine. He ended up in Nagoya in 1971 when he immediately began full-immersion study of the Japanese language. He took his ""SAT" exams in Japanese and in '74 entered National Gifu University, having passed all his tests in what had quickly become fluent Japanese.
"Since I didn't come from a wealthy family, I had to work my way through school," Andy recalls "My best job was teaching English in a Berlitz school in Nagoya. My worst? Well, it had to be when I was a waiter in a Chinese restaurant…though I later became an apprentice assistant cook. It's funny, but that early training stayed with me. I still love to cook."
He graduated from the Gifu school in 1981, studying on a Rotary Foundation scholarship for three years, 1975-78, then on to gradute school on a Mombusho scholarship for four more, 1981-85. For a while he specialized as an oncologist working with youngsters at a children's orothopedic clinic. Andy interned for a while at Nagoya University learning micro-surgery He achieved his Ph.D. in orthopedic surgery in 1986, then specializing in cosmetic medicine and reconstructive surgery, completing his work in 1988.
He opened his first clinic in Ichinomiya in Aichi-ken before moving to Tokyo's Roppongi district in 1989.
These days, his offices are located behind the IBM Building at 3-4-7 Roppongi. Next December, he will celebrate the 10 anniversary of the establishment of his clinic. His telephone number is 5563-0721.
As for his continuing high medical standards in his practice, Dr. Andy says, "I want my patients to feel perfectly relaxed and safe, so I use only very experienced attending physicians when I perform surgery. Most of them are renowned specialists in their fields. For this reason, I have never had a complication in any of my procedures.
"I believe that my training and work overseas with the most needy of people benefits my Tokyo patients because I am exposed to so many different techniques used throughout the world. We use field dressings, older more traditional procedures and new developments—thus, I feel I can bring the best procedures available anywhere to my patients here at home."
His procedures cover the gamut of cosmetic surgical practices with facial contouring, body sculpting and rejuvenation work.
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Where country programmes are in place with a firm political commitment, IPEC action focusses on targeted projects in specific hazardous sectors or selected industries. These generally include workplace monitoring and social protection components and cover specific industrial sectors or geographical areas. They establish systems that withdraw children from specified workplaces, seek to keep the workplaces child labour-free, and ensure that children withdrawn from work and their families are provided with feasible developmental opportunities.
A yardstick of IPEC's impact is the extent to which it has initiated a process of change in the behaviour and work of governments, local communities and the international community-at-large.
Time-bound programme initiatives have provided further opportunities to strengthen the capacity of principal government agencies to play a critical role in creating an enabling environment for the prevention and elimination of child labour, particularly through collaborative partnerships.


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The term regenerative garden design is not something new or unique to the way of practicing and designing gardens. From the teachings of various men and women, to name a few: John T Lyle, Masanobu Fukuoka, Elaine Ingham: you realise that there is a big difference, both on perception and practical application, between the PROCESS of design and RESULT of design.
What I always seek when consulting with a client, it how to make the PROCESS of achieving the desired RESULT, as ethically respectful to the natural environment as possible, not at the cost of all that is natural and free.
GOOD garden design "aggregates these systems, rather than isolating them" - JT Lyle.
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I met this beautiful family on a very foggy and overcast November afternoon, but despite the grey skies, this session was all about fun, laughter and bright colours (loved the bright blues and oranges!). We met at Gibbons Park and explored some of its more rustic areas. The boys were adorable and Cooper definitely kept me on my toes! Coco the stuffed dog, Cooper's beloved companion, came along too. Here are some favourites from this very sweet family's session.


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Haiti has suffered one blow after another this year. Before a 7.2 magnitude earthquake devastated the country's southern peninsula in August—and a tropical storm caused severe flooding days later— media outlets reported on the July assassination of the nation's president, Jovenel Moïse. Appeals for the United States to send aid to Haiti abounded. Such calls for assistance are not new—and do not reflect any particular interest in "helping" Haitians.
In 1915, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's administration used the death of a different Haitian president, Guillaume Vilbrun Sam, as a pretext to invade. But the U.S. had already seen assassinations of three of its own presidents: Lincoln, Garfield and McKinley. The real reason for the occupation was economic. Fearing that upheaval in the Haitian government might cause them to default on U.S.–backed loans, the U.S. ordered marines to seize $500,000 worth of gold reserves. The U.S. stayed in Haiti for 19 long years, the second-longest military occupation in U.S. history after Afghanistan. More than 15,000 Haitians lost their lives fighting against the United States' seizure of Haitian sovereignty. The memory of this occupation—and those in 1994 and 2004— has cast a shadow over Haiti's glorious past as the first nation to permanently abolish slavery.
Foreign troops again arrived in Haiti in 2010 after another devastating earthquake. Approximately 250,000 people perished— most of them near the capital of Port-au-Prince. During their so-called "stabilization mission," U.N. peacekeepers brought another disaster to the island: a cholera epidemic caused by their improper waste disposal. Nearly 10,000 more Haitians died. Hundreds of thousands became ill. As Haitian nationals saw poverty, violence and corruption increase, billions in stolen or misappropriated aid funds fueled a legendary industry of disaster capitalism. Instead of condemning those seeking to profit from a disaster, Haiti's former president Michel Martelly proudly proclaimed the country was "open for business."
For anyone wondering if the earthquake that hit Haiti's southern peninsula on August 14 of this year means that the country is "cursed," as religious pundit Pat Robertson claimed after the 2010 quake, the answer is no. Haiti sits on two geologic faults—the Septentrional in the north, and the Enriquillo-Plantain in the south, so it is susceptible to earth tremors.
But the country's geopolitical fault lines are also devastating. For two centuries, elites across the world have undermined Haitian sovereignty and impoverished its people. This began in 1825, when the country was forced into an agreement to pay France 150 million francs as the price of the freedom Haitian revolutionaries had already purchased with their spilled blood. As history shows, if natural disasters have been deadly for Haiti, so have the human-made ones.
The horrifying images of U.S. border agents on horseback chasing Haitian migrants makes it all too apparent that, when it comes to Haitians, US foreign policy has never been about "helping."
– Historian Marlene Daut, Ph.D,
While Cuban refugees have historically benefited from blanket humanitarian asylum in the U.S., Haitians seeking the same relief have been routinely expelled. Just in the last week, under Title 42 (which allows expulsion of migrants for reasons of public health) the U.S. began the process to remove thousands of Haitians sheltering near the Rio Grande, which straddles the border between Del Rio, Texas and Ciudad Acuna in Mexico.
Under President Biden many Central American migrants have, in contrast, been granted entry to the U.S. The UN refugee chief has stated that the U.S. government's expulsion of the Haitian migrants is a potential violation of international law, given current realities in Haiti that could put their lives in danger. The horrifying images of U.S. border agents on horseback chasing Haitian migrants makes it all too apparent that, when it comes to Haitians, US foreign policy has never been about "helping."
"Nou nan male ak oganizasyon mondyal (We are in trouble with the world system)," laments Haitian singer Manno Charlemagne in his 1988 album of the same name. Yes, Haiti has been in trouble with the world ever since its revolution against slavery in 1804. With an assassination followed by an earthquake, floods, and inhumane expulsions this year—and with U.S. soldiers leaving behind a disaster in Afghanistan just as others were arriving in Haiti to "help" with a different disaster—nou nan male, indeed.
Marlene Daut, Ph.D, is the author of Tropics of Haiti: Race and the Literary History of the Haitian Revolution in the Atlantic World (2015).
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I remember when being worth a million bucks really meant something, and my parents occasionally pointed out someone who they thought was a millionaire. Now they're a dime a dozen, especially in the United States where there are over 15 million people who are worth $1 million or more (almost half of the 36 million in the world). The wealthiest 1% of the world's population now owns 50.1% of the world's wealth versus 45% in 2001. Certainly the gap between the haves and the have nots is widening as the total wealth in the world grew by 6% over the past 12 months to $280 trillion, marking the fastest wealth-creation since 2012, according to a new report from Credit Suisse. More than half of the $16.7 trillion in new wealth was in the U.S.
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A Southern California independent mortgage banker is seeking a Loan Servicing Manager. Responsibilities will include overseeing the servicing of loans for the Agencies, subservicer oversight, and operational compliance. This Manager (and eventual team) may be able to work remotely from any location in the US, with the possibly of being home-based. An experienced Loan Servicing Manager looking to take on a (temporarily) lesser role (as the transactions and portfolio grows), but not ready to fully step out of earning an income, may be a good fit. This Manager's background & experience must satisfy the FNMA/GNMA requirements of Approved Servicer, including at least 3 years of experience. Experience in Agency Securitization, selling of Loan Servicing, Co-issuing, is a plus. Please send confidential resumes to me for forwarding.
Conventional conforming, F&F changes from the Agencies, lenders, & investors
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) announced updates to the Uniform Loan Delivery Dataset (ULDD) Phase 3 Specification. This includes changes related to the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Final Rule for the collection of borrower demographic information, further aligning GSE loan delivery requirements, and other Phase 3 data point revisions. These updates are reflected in the ULDD Phase 3 Specification (Appendices A – E) and updated FAQs available on the ULDD page, and Fannie's ULDD release page.
The Fannie Mae Servicing Guide has been updated to simplify servicing and streamline processes. For a summary of key updates in Servicing Guide Announcement SVC-2017-10, view the executive perspectives video presented by Jenise Hight, Director of Servicing Policy.
The Fannie Mae EMortgage Calculator is here. "Customize and test scenarios, assess operational and warehouse funding expenses. Explore the possibilities with the eMortgage Calculator and visit the revamped eClosings and eMortgages page for additional resources."
To solve the Emortgage adoption barriers identified via survey, Freddie Mac increased its education and awareness efforts surrounding eMortgage processes and technology. Read the GSE Efforts to Improve eMortgage Adoption: A Follow-up to the 2016 GSE Survey Findings Report for details.
Fannie Mae's new Single Source Validation, a key enhancement to the company's Desktop Underwriter (DU) validation service that is now in pilot, will allow lenders to validate a borrower's income, assets, and employment through one report using source data rather than multiple paper documents – amplifying savings and making it easier to originate loans. "Fannie Mae's new Application Programming Interface (API) platform will make it possible for lenders of all sizes to easily plug into Fannie Mae data and technology solutions so they can quickly access the full set of DU Messages data driving efficiencies in their processes. And, the company's new Servicing Marketplace will connect servicers and sellers interested in partnering with each other for servicing transfers when sellers sell loans to Fannie Mae providing transparency to the system, while removing cost and friction."
The Freddie Mac Sellers Bulletin 2017-23 was recently released and includes updated requirements for calculating the monthly debt-to-income ratio for student loans and contingent liabilities. Pacific Union will not impose overlays to the requirements provided by Freddie Mac.
In preparation of offering the Fannie Mae Day 1 Certainty and Freddie Mac Loan Advisor Suite options, Pacific Union will be discontinuing its Generic Conventional Loan Program. All Generic Conventional Loans must be locked on or before Friday, December 1, 2017 and funded on or before Friday, December 29, 2017.
FCM posted changes to its underwriting guidelines.
Flagstar Bank's Conventional Underwriting Guidelines will be updated to reflect the student loan cash-out refinance feature which allows for the payoff of student loan debt through the refinance transaction with a waiver of the cash-out refinance LLPA effective for loans registered on or after Monday, November 13, 2017. For current loans in process that meet the criteria, please contact the Underwriting or Delegated department after Sunday, November 12, 2017, to have the loan marked as a Fannie Mae Student Debt Payoff loan.
Fannie Mae's announcement on Desktop Underwriter (DU) updates to allow loans when a borrower has placed a freeze on one of the three credit repositories are ineligible for purchase by Wells Fargo Funding including Prior Approval Underwritten Loans with frozen credit.
Mountain West announced the roll out of Fannie Mae's Rate and Term Refinance that includes the pay-off of a student loan.
PennyMac is aligning with the updates announced in Freddie Mac Bulletin 2017-12 regarding rental income and self-employed income changes.
Effective with DU runs on or after the weekend of November 18, PennyMac is aligning with Fannie Mae's update to DU and will allow no more than one credit bureau to remain frozen. DU will issue a message reminding Lenders that they are responsible for ensuring the borrower's identity has been verified and preventing fraud. DU will issue an error recommendation if two or more bureaus are frozen. If the credit must be un-frozen, borrowers must unfreeze all frozen bureaus, and the DU rerun with the updated credit.
Effective for all commitments taken on or after Friday, December 1, 2017, PennyMac will be implementing multiple changes to the rate sheet.
AmeriHome Correspondent has removed the 15-acre, maximum lot size overlay for all Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, VA, and USDA loans.
And AmeriHome's Seller Guide has been updated to clarify that the Wisconsin Tax Escrow Option Notice form or equivalent be included in the Loan delivery file for all Conventional Mortgage Loans secured by properties in Wisconsin, if that Loan has escrows for real estate taxes established.
Another day, more yield curve flattening – usually not a sign of future robust economic growth. (Think of a world when short-term rates were the same as 30-year bond rates.) The 2s10s spread narrowed by a basis point to 70 bps after compressing to 68 bps intraday. One interesting thing to note from overseas: China's 10-yr yield went above 4.00% for the first time since 2014. (Compared to our 2.38%.)
Yesterday there was, once again, much ado about nothing: some intra-day volatility, some shifting among coupons, securities, and maturities, but nothing worthy of me droning on about and nothing dramatically impacting borrower's rate sheets. The risk-free U.S. 10-year note price improved .125 to yield 2.38%, while 5-year notes and agency MBS prices rallied a couple ticks (32nds).
This morning we've had the weekly MBA applications data from last week. Apps were +3.1%; refis were +6% and purchases +0.4%. Refis accounted for 51.3%, the highest since September, and the Purchase Index is higher than year ago by 17%. Of more impact on rates was the October Consumer Price Index which was +.2%, core +.2%, and October Retail Sales: +.2%, ex-auto +.3%. After this initial volley of numbers we find rates down, with the 10-year yielding 2.34% and agency MBS prices better by a solid .125.
His request approved, the CNN News photographer quickly used a cell phone to call the local airport to charter a flight.
He was told a twin-engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport.
Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a hanger.
He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door shut, and shouted, "Let's go!"
The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind and took off.
Once in the air, the photographer instructed the pilot, "Fly over the valley and make low passes so I can take pictures of the fires on the hillsides."
"Why?" asked the pilot.
"Because I'm a photographer for CNN," he responded, "and I need to get some close-up shots."
The pilot was strangely silent for a moment.
Finally he stammered, "So, what you're telling me, is…You're NOT my flight instructor?"
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Streaming video coming to Sears and Kmart products via Sonic Solutions' RoxioNow
By Tim Conneally
Sonic Solutions today announced it will be providing the streaming video platform for connected TVs, Blu-ray players, and mobile phones sold at Sears and Kmart stores.
The streaming video services are expected to launch later this year, and will be built upon Sonic's RoxioNow platform.
RoxioNow was formerly known as CinemaNow, but Sonic changed its name last April to fit in with the company's other products. But new name aside, it's the same streaming video platform that powers Blockbuster on Demand and Best Buy's in-house brands.
"Teaming up with Sonic is a great opportunity for Sears and Kmart to quickly establish a position in digital video entertainment, and offer another great service to our customers," said Sears Holdings President of Home Electronics, Karen Austin in a statement this morning. "With direct access to so many movies and TV shows from a broad range of devices, our customers will have the ability to obtain the latest high-quality entertainment virtually anywhere, anytime."
June is shaping up to be a big month for Sonic Solutions. Early in the month, Sonic Solutions announced it would be acquiring DivX, inc., with the intention of expanding its relationships with retailers and consumer electronics manufacturers. Sonic said DivX would provide "leverage to its strategy of consumer electronics deployment -- the DivX player and DRM is deployed in products from more than 150 different CE manufacturers worldwide on millions of devices."
Last week, popular home media manager Boxee announced RoxioNow would provide premium content to Boxee in time for the launch of the highly anticipated Boxee Box by D-Link.


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II. Fauna
The History and Success of the Wood Duck Nest Box Program at Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge
William H. Hegge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Proceedings of the Back Bay Ecological Symposium
Back Bay Ecological Symposium
Coastal southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina are considered to be within the primary breeding and wintering range of the Wood duck (Aix sponsa). To restore and expand the local Wood duck population, Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge introduced 37 pairs of pen-reared Wood ducks in 1970. Concurrently, 34 nest boxes were erected on the refuge. The total number of nesting boxes has expanded at a moderate pace to where the number of boxes now totals 121. The nest box program during all or part of the 10 year period from 1980 - 1989 was evaluated to: (1) assess general nesting success, (2) determine the extent of nest parasitism by European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), (3) measure habitat preference, and (4) identify whether nest box checks made during the spring versus the winter affected accuracy/reliability of nesting data. The accumulative mean rate of nesting success for 1980 - 1989 was estimated to be 81 percent, while the rate of box use or nest starts for the same period was 77 percent. Between 1983 and 1987, starling use of nest boxes grew from 18 to 54 boxes (200 percent). The corresponding mean rate of success for all nesting boxes with starling use declined from approximately 75 percent in 1983 to below 30 percent in 1989. The mean hatching rate parallelled this decline. Commencing in 1987, a modified nest box design that permitted greater light penetration into the cavity was utilized for all box replacements and additions. The rate of starling use in the modified nest box was 20 percent less overall than that for the standard nest box design. Generally, no distinguishable preference was evident between nest boxes placed in open marsh, wooded/semi-enclosed, and marsh-wood edge habitats. When nest box designs were segregated by habitat type, the proportionate rate of starling use was greatest for those standard boxes in open marsh habitats.
Wood duck nest box inspections occurred during both spring/summer and winter seasons from 1980-1989. The relative reliability of winter checks was determined to be equivalent to spring/summer inspections when the spring/summer data of 1980-1982 were compared to the winter records from 1983-1989. Black rat snakes (Elaphe obsoleta) were determined to be the principal nest predator. It is unlikely that the season of inspection will influence the reliability of the production estimate unless nest box predator populations undergo significant fluctuation.
The data confirms the growth and fidelity of the Wood duck population on the refuge. Despite an inhibition by Wood ducks to pioneer into new territory, the data suggests that the Back Bay, North Landing River, and Currituck Sound watersheds have the nucleus of a breeding population, at the very least. The judicious selection, placement, and maintenance of nesting boxes, within these integrated watersheds, affords an opportunity to expand the breeding population.
Hegge, William H., "The History and Success of the Wood Duck Nest Box Program at Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge" (1991). II. Fauna. 3.
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-Somalia's ministry of education takes 15 % of the government's budget, which now offers free primary school education and salaries for teachers. - Higher education is largely private, with the capital's University of Mogadishu ranking the 29 in Africa's top 100 universities.... Somalia has a total of 544,000 pupils enrolled in primary and secondary education. Of these pupils, about Of these pupils, about 457,000 (84%) are enrolled in primary education.
2011 Drought in East Africa, Famine in Somalia The summer of 2011 produced one of the worst droughts in 60 years in the Horn of Africa, affecting Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.... This paper first looks at the history of education in Somalia, then it describes and analyses the nature as well as the magnitude of destruction, and ends with an urgent appeal to the international community to come to the rescue of Somalia's children, and help resuscitate and reconstitute the country's structures and forms of learning.
background report Al-Shabaab Attack on Garissa University in Kenya On Thursday, April 2, gunmen attacked Garissa University in eastern Kenya, near the border with Somalia.
Somalia OPHI Country Briefing 2010 Incidence of Deprivation in Each of the MPI Indicators Composition of the MPI www.ophi.org.uk Page 3 The MPI can be broken down to see directly how much each indicator contributes to multidimensional poverty.
More information about Somalia is available on the Somalia Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet. U.S.-SOMALIA RELATIONS The United States established diplomatic relations with Somalia in 1960, following its constituent parts' independence from British and Italian administration, respectively.


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May 18, 2017 December 1, 2018 Norman
Why this Rangers fan isn't embarrassed to finish third behind Aberdeen.
Derek McInnes
As a Rangers fan I was interested in Derek McInnes, the Aberdeen manager's words, spoken a day before tonight's (17/5/17) game (Aberdeen beat Rangers at Ibrox for the first time since 1991 winning 2-1) that Rangers should be embarrassed at finishing behind Aberdeen in the league.
I'd agree with McInnes if this was the Rangers of old with better players and realistically expected involvement in a title race with Celtic. In any other season, before Rangers went into administration and were unceremoniously relegated to work their way up from the bottom tier of Scottish football, finishing second behind Celtic would be considered a failure but finishing third, behind Aberdeen, would be tantamount to a crisis with, one imagines, a managerial head rolling. But this isn't that Rangers. We need some context, some perspective.
A few commendable players aside (Clint Hill, the injury sidelined Lee Wallace and the ever dependable Kenny Miller), this is a very poor Rangers side who have been in the lower leagues for the past four seasons and have struggled in their first season back in the rather grandly named Scottish Premiership. Some of the players brought in by previous manager Mark Warburton, who were from the lower English leagues, acquitted themselves well, by and large, in the Scottish Championship where the sole aim was promotion to the Premiership. They led a title charge which, on many occasions, steamrolled other Championship sides out of the way as they claimed the title and promotion.
Sadly, many of these players have proven unable to make a sustained leap to Scottish Premiership level football, which frankly isn't the best in the world itself. While some poor results can be put down to Warburton's stubborn refusal to change failing tactics, blame can also fairly be laid at the door of players like Tavernier, a defender (in the loosest sense of the word) who can't defend, preferring to ply his trade in the opposition half. Also Waghorn, who, injury problems aside, has seemingly lost his scoring boots. If he had been more clinical against Celtic at Parkhead earlier in the season in the 1-1 draw, Rangers could have beaten their fiercest rivals on their home turf. That game was, arguably, Rangers best performance against Celtic all season and Graeme Murty, then caretaker manager, was in charge.
Barry McKay
Home grown talent like Barry McKay has provided much needed inspiration but to the frustration of many fans seems highly selective about when he turns on his game changing skill. Others include defender Danny Wilson, previously a growing starlet with Rangers before leaving to ply his trade with Liverpool. As many who make the journey south do, he found himself washed back up on home shores with points to prove although in the interim period away from Ibrox he seems to have lost the ability to defend. Joe Dodoo has proven himself a diamond in the rough but one wonders if the hustle and bustle of Scottish football will prove too much for him. But a few gems can't carry a team all season.
Nonetheless at the start of the season some of the more realistic Rangers fans accepted this would be a very much 'transitional' season and grudgingly even admitted in hushed tones that their team might finish the season in the top four or even six. So am I embarrassed by getting gubbed by Celtic this season? Yes. Embarrassed at some very lame performances? Yes. Embarrassed by finishing third, behind Aberdeen? No, not this season. Frustrated and disappointed yes, but not embarrassed.
McInnes suggested a team with Rangers financial resources should be embarrassed. The problem with that view is that I'm not entirely sure Rangers do actually have such substantial finances available. In addition, Rangers problems run deeper than first team level. Alex McLeish has stated that while he wasn't officially interviewed for the manager's job, more of an informal chat, he's not sure he'd have taken the post (despite previously saying he'd have found it a hard job to turn down). Many Rangers fans, myself included, would have accepted McLeish, if not with open arms then as a steady pair of hands who knew the club and the league, having been successful with them as their manager previously. But McLeish expressed doubts about the politics 'behind the scenes' at the club just now and whether he really needed that at his time in life. Frankly, who could blame him?
To be fair to McInnes, he was responding to Pedro Caixinha's own comments on Aberdeen. I like McInnes. Many of the Ibrox faithful, including previous manager and club legend Walter Smith (whom some fans would have loved to see return for a third spell in charge – let the man enjoy his retirement for goodness sake!), would have liked McInnes as new Rangers manager before Caixinha was appointed. Indeed, if Rangers flounder badly next season then Caixinha's stay may be cut short (Paul Le Guen revisited?) and the calls for McInnes to take the Ibrox hot seat may grow. McInnes's very success with Aberdeen and with limited finances would make him a hot favourite. In fact one of the things McInnes said made me wonder if he was subtly telling the Rangers board that if Caixinha doesn't work out then McInnes himself knows what it takes to be their next manager. His words will resound with many Rangers fans:
"If he thinks that is doing brilliant at Rangers, being on the up by finishing ahead of Aberdeen, then he's clearly mistaken," added the Aberdeen boss. "His job as Rangers manager is to finish above Celtic and he should be more concerned about that challenge."
Rangers have a long way to go in rebuilding. If they manage to build a team that reaches the giddy heights of yesteryear and finish behind Aberdeen then I might consider being embarrassed but with this poor team having just clambered its way up the lower leagues and at times giving the impression of a swimmer still treading water till a lifeboat comes along, do I feel embarrassed?
No, not embarrassed, just realistic and hoping for a speedy rebuilding process even if that means several more years before challenging again for the title. At that point, if Rangers finish third behind Aberdeen, then I'll considered being embarrassed.
Lee Wallace, Kenny Miller, Clint Hill
Alex McLeish
Pedro Caixinha
Walter Smith
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The <dfn>Viewer</dfn> function allows to invoke the FAR internal viewer.

int WINAPI Viewer (
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  const char *Title,
  int X1,
  int Y1,
  int X2,
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Parameters

FileName

Name of the file to view.

Title

Text string that will be shown in the top line of the viewer window.
      If set to NULL, the file name will be used as the title.

X1, Y1, X2, Y2

Viewer window coordinates. If <var>X2</var>
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      If <var>X1</var> or Y1 is less than zero it is considered as zero.

Flags

Can be a combination of the following values (VIEWER_FLAGS enum):

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VF_DELETEONCLOSE
        Instructs FAR to delete the viewed file after closing the
          viewer. If the directory containing the viewed file contains no other files, it will also
          be deleted. If only the file needs to be deleted use <dfn>VF_DELETEONLYFILEONCLOSE</dfn>.
          The file will not be deleted if the user pressed F6 to switch between viewing
          and editing, or if the same file is open in a different editor or viewer instance.

VF_DELETEONLYFILEONCLOSE
        Similar to <dfn>VF_DELETEONCLOSE</dfn>, but only the file will
          be deleted. This flag has a lower priority than <dfn>VF_DELETEONCLOSE</dfn>.

VF_DISABLEHISTORY
        Disables adding the file name to the viewer history
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VF_ENABLE_F6
        Enables switching from viewer to editor by pressing F6.

VF_IMMEDIATERETURN
        Allows the plugin to receive control immediately after the
          viewer is opened. The newly opened viewer becomes the active window. This flag makes
          sense only if combined with the <dfn>VF_NONMODAL</dfn> flag.

VF_NONMODAL
        Creates a non-modal viewer window. If this flag is present,
          the user will be able to switch to other FAR windows.

The plugin will regain control only after the viewer is closed, or after the user
          switches to a different window (by pressing Ctrl-Tab). If you need to regain
          control immediately after the viewer has been opened, use the
          <dfn>VF_IMMEDIATERETURN</dfn> flag.

Return value

 If the <dfn>VF_NONMODAL</dfn> flag is not specified, the function returns TRUE if
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How to have an erotic Christmas story for kids
With Christmas in the rearview mirror, kids can now relax on their own and make their own family stories at home.The new holiday-themed story house from The Storyhouse of Christmas Story is a fun way to introduce your family to some new holiday traditions.If you're a parent or guardian looking for an adult-friendly Christmas story,Read More
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The ghost story house is on fire.It is on a fire mission.As it continues to burn, so too does its legacy.It will remain there forever. When the story is gone, the house is no longer there.The story is never there.When a ghost tale has been told for over 200 years, its presence will be gone forever.It'sRead More
How to Tell Christmas Stories in the Tokyo Story House
Tokyo Story Houses are the traditional Japanese storyhouses where you can tell your own story.The stories are always told by the people who lived in them and the storytellers are always from Japan.Here are some tips to help you create your own stories in Tokyo Story houses.1.Use the word "story" when talking about the story.ThisRead More


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Stuart Meikle is an agricultural management and agri-food policy specialist, an economist, a writer and an advisor to the farming and food sectors.
He was brought up with agriculture and studied at Wye College, the University of London. He joined the World-leading faculty after graduating with First Class Honours and spent several years teaching, researching and consulting. He specialised in agricultural business management, business analysis, evaluating farming systems, appraising farm and agribusiness investment, and the use of management accounting techniques in agriculture and horticulture.
His career has seen him advising governments, the World Bank and the IFC, NGOs, universities and private businesses in places as far afield as SE and Central Asia, the Caucuses, the Levant, SE Europe and the United Kingdom.
Over the years he has developed a particular focus on agricultural and food sector strategy at the national and regional levels and linking rural development initiatives with the final retail consumer through the food supply chains.
He lived in the old principality of Transylvania for more than a decade from 2002; a location to which he was appointed as the United Kingdom's first British Honorary Consul. Nowadays he and his family live in southern Ireland.


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Gail once lived the disciplined life of a ballerina; but now her house is so full of possessions that the floors are sinking, the gas line is bent and the water pipes are broken. Gail must clean up enough to make repairs before winter.
A mother risks losing her children because of her hoarding; and a beekeeper manages his business, but his home is unkempt.
A woman whose adult children refuse to visit her because of her hoarding; and a man who has been collecting models and various hobby items since childhood.
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Interosseous border on the medial surface for attachment of interosseous membrane. In carnivores, the interosseous border is fused with the cranial border.
Medial surface that faces the tibia.
Caudal surface, between medial and lateral border.