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El Estoque
MV Bhangra deals with numerous cancelled and possibly postponed shows
COVID-19 concerns lead to the cancellation of upcoming dance showcases
MV Bhangra after performing at Tashan, one of their earlier shows this semester, that took place during February. It will likely be their last show of the season. Photo used with permission of Janani Pandurangan
Oishee Misra
On Friday, March 6, MV Bhangra received the news that their show for that weekend — Sundayam — had been cancelled due to FUHSD's COVID-19 concerns. In quick succession, Nazaara, an upcoming show hosted at Bellarmine HS and Silsilay, another event hosted at Lynbrook HS, was also cancelled.
"Honestly, I was really bummed out, but I wasn't surprised because the circumstances are pretty grave," junior and MV Bhangra team member Anand Kathardekar said. "And I knew that if all the events in the county were being cancelled, and all of our shows are pretty much within the county, then I knew that there had to be a correlation."
Sophomore and officer Sahil Goel explains that despite the disappointment the team is experiencing right now, all of them are still clinging on to hope that some shows, instead of being cancelled, will be postponed to April or even May.
Similarly, while senior and officer Janani Pandurangan understands the public safety rationale behind the decision, she still feels upset and continues having hope for possible postponement.
"We were almost about to cry because these are our seniors' last shows," Pandurangan said. "And especially being on the team for over three years, it was very upsetting to me because it's my last year and it would have been my last performances."
Although Kathardekar, Goel and Pandurangan are all hoping for a postponement, they all anticipate a variety of new challenges if that does occur.
"I think that postponement always comes with issues, especially since April is a very hectic time since it's leading up to AP testing and so is May," Pandurangan said. "I do anticipate some availability issues or some kind of scheduling issues, but we're just hoping for the best and that the show goes on despite any issues that may come up."
Kathardekar, also being an officer for Indian-American Student Association (IASA), which is in charge of Spotlite (the dance show hosted by MVHS that was postponed), explains that postponement is already causing challenges. People in charge of hosting and running Spotlite have to take into account the band and choir schedule. Currently, they are waiting on the office for further instructions.
Due to the scheduling issues that postponement in question will inevitably cause, Goel predicts smaller show rosters. Although he doesn't believe that MV Bhangra will drop out of these shows entirely, he thinks the rosters will be cut down from 12 to around 10 dancers to accomodate for the needs of all their members.
Goel's biggest hope is that Spotlite is not cancelled, since it is the most anticipated show and highlight of each year. If Spotlite is cancelled, however, Goel says that the team will probably start to plan something new, such as team bonding, in order to lift spirits.
"I mean obviously right now, we're just saying it'll be fine and for Spotlite, we're still planning it, and we're all still supporting each other and really just hoping it'll still happen," Goel said. "We're talking about how Spotlite's going to go, how fun it's going to be, just hoping it'll stay."
Pandurangan explains that the team has dealt with this upsetting situation in a mature way, keeping in mind that none of this was under their control. They've continued to have hope, stay calm and not get angry or riled up about the unfairness of having to work incredibly hard throughout the year, yet not being able to perform.
"We haven't really come to terms with it, because everyone's still in kind of a shock right now," Pandurangan said. "We're just trying to still process it, and as captains we're trying to make our practices more fun so it kind of takes peoples' mind off of all the shows that got cancelled."
MV Bhangra
Oishee Misra, Editor-in-chief
Oishee is currently a senior and the co-editor-in-chief for El Estoque. She's an artist, and the walls of her room are plastered with artwork. She loves listening to music and obsessively creates Spotify playlists and plays the piano. She's also a total foodie (although her cooking attempts are usually disastrous). She loves reading the Opinion section of New York Times, and hopes to live in New York City and be an NYT columnist someday.
Yes, she can.
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If you have crooked or misaligned teeth, it not only affects the way your smile and mouth look, but it can also affect your bite, cause you headaches, and create unnecessary wear on your teeth.
However, if you are like most people, the thought of going to the dentist to get a mouth full of metal in order to realign your teeth is not particularly appealing.
However, with Invisalign clear braces, available from your dentist in Brooklyn, you can have properly aligned teeth and a beautiful smile without any metal at all.
Invisalign is great for adults who want to have their teeth realigned but who have personal and professional reasons for not wanting traditional braces. However, adults are not the only ones who can benefit from a visit to a dentist in Brooklyn for Invisalign. Adolescents get picked on enough without having to add "metal mouth" or "tinsel teeth" to the list of social awkwardness that they have to deal with. That is why Invisalign is perfect for all ages. Invisalign can be just as effective as traditional braces at realigning the teeth, but Invisalign is much more comfortable and convenient for you. When you want an alignment procedure that will not interfere with how you live, check with your dentist in Brooklyn to see if Invisalign is for you.
With Invisalign, obtaining a beautiful smile in a comfortable way also contributes to your overall oral health because you will be able to clean your teeth better once they are properly aligned. This means that your teeth and your gums will be healthier and less prone to plaque buildup or tooth decay. Invisalign is a win-win-win situation for your smile, your oral health, and your comfort. Talk with your Brooklyn dentist about Invisalign today to determine if Invisalign is right for you.


1. I have lived in California all my life, and I hope to one day move away, and experience a new place. I have traveled all over, and it has made me the person I am today. (Stay tuned, super excited for my 2017 travel plans!) Although, I do believe you don't truly know a place, or know yourself, until you've picked up and moved somewhere new.
2. I'm obsessed with Disney. If you haven't noticed from my instagram/blog/pinterest/twitter, I go to Disneyland at least once a month, and I'm obsessed with it. The obsession includes, but is not limited to, princesses, Star Wars, and churros (obvi). If anyone's interested, I posted a guide all about how I navigate Disneyland on my monthly trips.
3. I have a boyfriend who's in the military. Being a military significant other has been a huge learning experience, and I honestly have found that it has made our relationship stronger being able to make it through those tough deployments and times apart from each other. He leaves again soon, and I would love to connect with any of you that are also going through something like this!
4. If you like dogs, you should probably follow me on snapchat (clarissairaci). Or don't, because I'm literally obsessed with my dog, and super annoying about it. Most of my snaps are of my dog trying to tear my boyfriend and I apart for her ultimate goal of having him all to herself. Her and Taylor (my boyfriend) have a mild obsession with each other. And I'm not at all bitter about the fact that I bathe her, feed her, take her on walks, etc… and she loves him for doing NOTHING. Lol in all seriousness I love both of them, and they are my world.
AlSO! LILLY PULITZER HAS ANNOUNCED THE APS (After Party Sale)!! It begins January 5th! During their last sale, I put up all my tips and tricks on the sale HERE. Happy shopping!


In this lesson, your tutor will help you go over this topic: Arguing. First, go over the following vocabulary and expressions with your tutor. Read the word/expression and definition out loud, and your tutor will go over anything you do not understand. Practice creating a sentence or two to make sure you know how to use the word/expression properly.
e.g. We had to discuss all the pros and cons before we bought a house.
Devil's advocate During a discussion or debate, if you play devil's advocate, you pretend to be against an idea or plan in order to determine the validity of the arguments in favor of it.
e.g. She decided to play devil's advocate just to see how strongly people felt about the project.
e.g. Employees have to conform to company rules.
e.g. The witness contradicted herself when she insisted she could identify the thief even though she had said that the night was too foggy to see clearly.
e.g. He is a controversial author because of his political opinions.
e.g. Many people are antagonistic to the idea of making major changes to the building.
e.g. The teacher offered constructive criticism to improve the short story.
bone to pick If you have a bone to pick with someone, you are annoyed with them and want to talk to them about it.
e.g. Mark wants to see the boss. He says he's got a bone to pick with her.
e.g. Our new neighbor seizes every occasion to pick a fight.
What do you argue the most about with your family or friends?
What are some things people argue intensely over?
Do you often impose your beliefs on others? Why or why not?
Do you think it's better to argue or just walk away? Why?
What are some things that you cannot compromise on?
How do you feel when someone disagrees with everything you have to say? What about someone who is the opposite?
Do you think it is disrespectful to argue with elderly? Why or why not?
At work, do you often voice your opinion on controversial issues? Describe your experience.
Occasionally, do you enjoy "playing the devil's advocate" (debating for the fun of it)?
Dale Carnegie said, "The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it." Do you agree? Share your thoughts with your Cambly tutor!


This detailed video describes the deformity of bunions, including their causes, risk factors, symptoms, and treatment. Wearing high heeled shoes, and wearing shoes that are too tight or too narrow increases your risk for developing bunions. Bunions have also been linked to problems with the structure of your foot, and to arthritis.


The Parish Council operates a number of committess and subcomittees to allow a a smaller number of councillors to focus on specific topics. Some committees are permanent or standing and others are set up to focus on a particular short-term project.
Committees are designated as advisory or executive. Executive committees have delegated power to make decisions on behalf of the council, where as advisory committees report back to the full council for a decision to be made.
The Chairman (Councillor Bell) and Vice Chairman (Councillor McDonald) are ex officio members of the above committees.


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Il sughero è un tessuto vegetale di rivestimento di origine secondaria, che riveste il fusto e le radici delle piante legnose nelle quali sostituisce l'epidermide, che viene lacerata dall'accrescimento secondario dell'organo. Particolarmente pregiato commercialmente è quello della sughera.

Il sughero viene prodotto dal fellogeno, un meristema pluristratificato, con cellule regolarmente e precisamente distribuite in file sovrapposte e privo di spazi intercellulari. La parete secondaria delle cellule è costituita da strati alternati di suberina e cere. A maturità le cellule del sughero muoiono, il protoplasto degenera e viene sostituito da aria (diventando così anche un buon isolante termico).

Le cellule del sughero possono apparire colorate (in giallo, bruno) a causa di tannini e/o resine presenti nel lume cellulare.
Il sughero con la sua struttura compatta e impermeabile rallenta gli scambi gassosi fra esterno e strati profondi del fusto: sono presenti delle strutture dette lenticelle il cui tessuto non è suberificato, che sono zone di passaggio dei gas.

L'estrazione

L'estrazione avviene solo nel periodo che va dai primi di maggio a fine agosto, quando il sughero distacca più facilmente senza causare danni alla pianta.
La prima decortica di una giovane quercia, la demaschiatura, si effettua quando la pianta ha circa 25-30 anni e una circonferenza non inferiore ai 60 cm, e se ne ottiene un sughero da macina detto sugherone o maschio. Le successive estrazioni avvengono a intervalli di almeno dieci anni, come previsto dalle normative, ma anche 12-13 se il sughero non ha raggiunto un calibro accettabile, e il prodotto ottenuto è detto sughero gentile e viene utilizzato, se di buona qualità, per la fabbricazione dei tappi.
Gli operai specializzati nella decortica sono gli estrattori o scorzini il cui attrezzo di lavoro è un'accetta affilatissima che usano per effettuare alcuni tagli: uno orizzontale attorno alla pianta, chiamato corona o collana, a un'altezza da terra di circa 2-3 volte la circonferenza della quercia, e altri due o tre (ma anche di più se l'albero è particolarmente grosso) verticali detti righelli o aperture.È questa la fase più delicata del lavoro in quanto, pur dovendo imporre parecchia forza all'accetta per tagliare il sughero, bisogna al contempo evitare assolutamente di incidere il fellogeno sottostante, il cui danneggiamento porta alla rovina della pianta.Uno scorzino di valore deve saper usare forza e sensibilità, e riconoscere bene le caratteristiche fisiche del sughero che deve estrarre per poter operare di conseguenza.
La fase successiva è quella del distaccamento del sughero: il manico dell'accetta, che ha l'estremità sagomata a cuneo, viene infilato tra il sughero e la pianta a partire dai righelli, e usandolo come leva si riesce ad ottenere le diverse porzioni di sughero, così come tracciate dall'accetta.Queste porzioni vengono chiamate plance e altri operai sono incaricati di raccoglierle, quasi sempre a spalla perché raramente si riesce ad accedere con mezzi di trasporto all'interno delle sugherete, e ammucchiarle dove poi verranno caricate sui camion che le porteranno in sugherificio.

Diffusione e lavorazione del sughero

Le principali aree di diffusione della quercia da sughero (tutte localizzate nel mar Mediterraneo occidentale) sono il Portogallo, la Spagna, la Sardegna, la Sicilia, la Maremma grossetana, la Corsica, il sud della Francia e il Nordafrica. Attualmente su circa  km² di sugherete nel Mediterraneo ne vengono economicamente sfruttate circa  km² e vi vengono estratte circa  tonnellate di sughero l'anno, di cui circa  in Italia ( solo in Sardegna).

Le industrie per la lavorazione e la trasformazione del sughero sono invece localizzate in Portogallo (nelle regioni dell'Alentejo e dell'Algarve) e nel nord della Sardegna (distretto industriale di Tempio Pausania-Calangianus). Proprio Calangianus ha ricevuto il titolo di "Uno dei 100 comuni della piccola grande Italia", https://www.sardegnaturismo.it/it/esplora/calangianus per la produzione del sughero (Calangianus "Capitale del sughero"). La ricerca scientifica sulle sugherete e sulle applicazioni del sughero è fondamentalmente concentrata presso l'agenzia AGRIS Sardegna - Dipartimento della Ricerca per il sughero e la silvicoltura (ex Stazione sperimentale del sughero) di Tempio Pausania (certificata FSC). A Calangianus (via S. Francesco 3) vi è il "Museo del Sughero"; anche presso la "Civica Siloteca Centro Studi Molfettesi" di Molfetta (piazza municipio) è illustrata la filiera del sughero con materiale donato dalla Stazione sperimentale del sughero di Tempio Pausania.

Utilizzo del sughero

Il sughero, per le ottime caratteristiche isolanti, viene utilizzato nella produzione dei tappi per vini di qualità, nell'edilizia (sia in forma naturale che come agglomerato) e nell'industria calzaturiera.

L'industria dei tappi in sughero per vini di pregio costituisce ancora oggi oltre il 70% del mercato mondiale del sughero, corrispondente a circa 15/20 miliardi di tappi l'anno, dei quali circa la metà in sughero pregiato monopezzo per vini di qualità e l'altra metà in agglomerati per vini di media qualità. La tendenza è comunque alla riduzione della produzione in favore dei tappi sintetici (materiali plastici) per la loro economicità. Al fine di promuovere l'immagine e la qualità del prodotto e sostenere il mercato del tappo in sughero di pregio è stata introdotta la Certificazione di Qualità FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) sulle sugherete.

Proprio per sostenere la produzione del tappo di sughero e per salvaguardare le sugherete italiane e mediterranee, importanti habitat ecologici per la biodiversità, sono nate in tutta Europa esperienze di raccolta e di riciclo dei tappi di sughero.

Il sughero viene utilizzato, per le sue proprietà di materiale fonoassorbente, anche in ambito di audio professionale.

Per le sue proprietà termiche e di combustione il sughero viene talvolta usato in ambito aerospaziale come scudo termico.

Note

Bibliografia
 Margarida Pi i Contallé. 2006. Responsabile de laboratorio de Manuel Serra Hongos y micotoxinas en tapones de corcho. Propuesta de límites micológicos aceptables

Voci correlate
 Riciclaggio del sughero
 Sughero autoespanso
 Quercus suber

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Legnami

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End of Life Care Campaign
Over three million people will die over the next Parliament with millions more people bereaved. We are campaigning together to call for better quality care and support for those approaching the end of their lives.
Click on a logo below to see how we are each campaigning for better end of life care
Click here to read the End of Life Care Coalition's priorities.
Click here to read the Government response to the independent review of choice in end of life care.
Click here to read our Coalition report On the brink - the future of end of life care
Click here to read our paper on The emergency bed crisis: high quality end of life care as a critical part of the solution
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Joint Statement on long-term planning in the NHS
The End of Life Care Coalition has issued the following joint statement on long-term planning in the NHS.
Statement on End of Life Care and the Long-Term Plan for the NHS
The case for improving end of life care
Improving end of life care must be a prominent part of the NHS Long Term Plan. It will help the health and care system deliver its broader system priorities, increase efficiency in the use of finite resources, and deliver better outcomes for people and families.
Too many people experience poor care as they approach the end of their life. Many dying people spend their last months and weeks in hospital – even though most of them do not want or need to be there. On average, people in their last year of life are admitted to hospital 2.28 times and have over 30 bed days in hospital – some have many more.Not only is this distressing for patients and their carers, but it also drives up costs for the NHS.
Good end of life care is a high value intervention: it improves outcomes for patients and carers, at the same or lower overall cost to the NHS.
The NHS Long Term Plan presents a crucial opportunity to address the unmet need of people approaching the end of life, while improving costs and efficiency for the NHS. The need for high quality end of life care over the next decade is projected to increase dramatically, so this opportunity must not be missed.
Community-based end of life care plays a critical role
Community end of life care is one of the few interventions shown to be effective in reducing reliance on emergency and acute care, largely through preventing avoidable emergency admissions. In England there were over 1.5m Emergency Admissions for people in the last year of life in 2016, accounting for 9 million days spent in hospital at a cost of £2bn to the NHS. Emergency admissions for people approaching the end of life are increasing.NHS costs are projected to double in the next 20 years. High quality palliative care could result in 60,000 fewer deaths in hospital, saving over £180 million each year.
Despite this, community end of life care is still under-resourced, poorly coordinated and a low local priority for those planning future health and care services.There is a critical need for better out of hospital care to ensure every person approaching the end of their life, and their family and carers, has access to appropriate care, treatment and support. Without the right investment, strategic planning and prioritisation, the NHS will continue to see unnecessary rising emergency admissions and delayed transfers of care – with negative impacts across the health and care systems.
The NHS Long Term Plan work presents an excellent opportunity for workstreams within NHS England to support the delivery of improvements in end of life care for everyone, reducing people's reliance on acute settings for care.
Read the statement in full here: End of Life Care Coalition LTP joint statement
End of Life Care in Sustainability and Transformation Plans: an analysis
Given the critical role that good end of life care can play in improving performance across local health systems, at the beginning of 2017, the End of Life Care Coalition decided to analyse plans to understand whether end of life care was being widely considered.
To access the full analysis, please go here.
© 2019 End of Life Campaign
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QUEBEC CITY, April 1, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - iA Financial Group today announces that the 2018 Annual Report and the Proxy Circular in respect of the Annual Meeting to be held on May 9, 2019, are now available online at ia.
Investors in IAMGold Corp saw new options begin trading this week, for the May 17th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the IAG options chain for the new May 17th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.
QUEBEC CITY, March 18, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - iA Financial Group (Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc.
QUEBEC CITY, March 1, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - iA Financial Group announced today that Michel Tremblay, Executive Vice-President and Chief Investment Officer, will retire on May 31, 2019.
QUEBEC CITY, Feb. 14, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - The Board of Directors of iA Financial Corporation Inc.
Strong delivery on objectives for the quarter and the full year Q4/2018 Highlights Reported EPS of $1.
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that IAMGold Corp is the #27 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index is comprised of the top fifty global leaders from the metals and mining sector.
QUEBEC CITY, Jan. 31, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - iA Financial Group (Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc.
Advisors mine for value among Canadian stocks and pick their favorites for this year.
Common shares will trade under new holding company - trading symbol TSX: IAGOutstanding preferred shares and debentures remain under operating company QUEBEC CITY, Jan.
QUEBEC CITY, Dec. 21, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc.
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that IAMGold Corp is the #26 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index is comprised of the top fifty global leaders from the metals and mining sector.
QUEBEC CITY, Nov. 7, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - The Board of Directors of Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc.
Favourable policyholder experience continues to drive earnings growth Q3/2018 Highlights Reported EPS of $1.
QUEBEC CITY, Nov. 7, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - With the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the board of directors of Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc.
QUEBEC CITY, Oct. 30, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc.
23% After-tax Internal Rate of Return Payback 3.4 years Net Present Value $261 million All amounts are in US dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
Investors in IAMGold Corp saw new options become available this week, for the November 16th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the IAG options chain for the new November 16th contracts and identified the following call contract of particular interest.
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that IAMGold Corp is the #29 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index is comprised of the top fifty global leaders from the metals and mining sector.
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that IAMGold Corp is the #25 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index is comprised of the top fifty global leaders from the metals and mining sector.
In addition to the yellow metal itself, there has also been positive activity in these 3 sector stocks.
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that IAMGold Corp is the #19 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index is comprised of the top fifty global leaders from the metals and mining sector.
Iamgold: Will Westwood Layoff Serve As A Catalyst?


Today, New York City comptroller's office released a scathing report about lack of maintenance by Citi Bike, which would come as no surprise to riders frustrated by broken docks or busted bikes. Why is Citi Bike a mess when bike shares in other cities—operated by the same parent company even—are going along swimmingly?
The ultimate reason is, surprise surprise, money, and it all has to do with how Citi Bike was initially set up. Unlike bike shares in other major cities, Citi Bike is meant to pay for itself with corporate sponsorships (that would be the Citi in Citi Bike) and subscription fees from users. Now contrast that to Washington D.C.'s Capital Bike Share—perhaps the most successful one of them all—which has taken advantage of millions in public money from the federal and local transportation departments.
Money is at the root of some of the troubles highlighted in the comptroller's report. In this past November, December, and January, according to the audit, only 28 percent, 34 percent and 38 percent of bikes, respectively, were inspected, when 100 percent of bikes are supposed to be inspected each month. New York City Bike Share, the subsidiary of Alta Bike Share that operates Citi Bike, had laid off 16 maintenance workers in the winter. Even when they were rehired in the spring, bike maintenance levels fell below the requirement.
There's also a bit of a chicken and egg problem. With maintenance problems and cleanliness complaints (another major problem highlighted by the audit), Citi Bike won't easily attract the casual users that would make it profitable. The bike share's pricing structure is set up so members pay one big annual fee that comes out to very little per minute of riding, while casual users like tourists pay much more for short-term rentals.
But change (e.g. more money) may be around the corner. Alta Bike Share is getting an infusion of cash after it was acquired by a group of investors in October. And Citi Bike is planning to raise its annual membership fees from $95 to $149.


Supplies: Scissors or Xacto-knife/Ruler/Cutting Mat, Bone Folder, & Paper (with or without existing artwork).
Start with your sheet of paper, in your choice of size, a letter size template is available for sale here. A package of 10 printed templates is for sale here, it has a mix of blank and text included options for you to create your own original and mad lib comics.
Fold your paper "hot dog" style, long and skinny, this seam will be the top of the booklet. Then fold it again "hamburger" style, short and squat, this second fold will become the guide for your next series of folds.
Using your first "hamburger" style fold as a guide, fold the far edges of your paper in to meet it. You will end up with your paper divided into 8 even parts.
Along your first fold, the "hot dog" style fold, cut along the seam separating the tops of the interior four parts. This will leave only the furthest sets of pages still attached at the top, and a neat little hole in the center of your paper. You can use either a pair of scissors or your knife/box cutter to make this cut.
Now you will refold the paper along that "hot dog" fold, which should only be connected on the furthest sets of pages. This fold, with the slit you cut into the paper, is the top orientation of your booklet. Holding the outside pages push inward so that the hole closes on itself and you have an "X" if you look directly down on your project. Then you will find the side with your cover art on it and slowly wrap the pages with cover information around the interior ones.
Don't forget to check out our store for some handy single page fold books or starter templates!


Easy peasy tuna fishcakes kids love!
These are cheap quick and tasty, plus they help give your kids omega three found in oily fish, fibre and vitamins!
1. Boil potatoes, drain and leave to dry out. Cook the peas and sweetcorn.
2. In a blender put the potatoes peas and sweetcorn and blend till pureed, empty into bowl.
3. Mix in the tuna cheese and salt, form into round burger sized cakes, dip in the egg then breadcrumbs and shallow fry till golden brown.


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Black Veil Brides Unleash Anthemic Bruiser 'The Last One'
Photo by Jonathan Weiner
One year ago today, Black Veil Brides sent fans into a frenzy as they issued the new track "The Outsider," teasing what appeared to be a 2017 album. The successor to 2014's self-titled record, Vale, will be out early next year and once again, the band has a holiday surprise for the Black Veil Brides army as they've just unleashed "The Last One," which can be heard below.
Over the opening moments, it feels like Black Veil Brides are poised for a tender piano-driven ballad, but twin harmonies unfold as the energy builds in the background, giving way to a muscular, mid-tempo verse. The rigid drumming sets up the chorus, pushing forward with an arena beat to back soaring vocal melodies. Returning to the more somber moments over the mid-section, "The Last One" utilizes the song's energy flow to build to a climactic ending.
Speaking about Vale, frontman Andy Biersack commented, "The central narrative once again finds 'The Wild Ones' characters facing the challenge of moving on from the pain and anguish of their past and looking to a new chapter in their lives. This concept is one that is near to my heart and I believe will resonate with those that find themselves cast on the fringe of society."
Vale is out Jan. 12 and can be pre-ordered here. Black Veil Brides will already be on the road supporting the album by the time it's out, kicking off their co-headlining trek with Asking Alexandria on Jan. 10 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The run will conclude on March 2 in Las Vegas and you can go here to see a complete list of stops.
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The Lab's instruments surpass $2 billion in sustainable investment
With many leaders calling for climate action at scale, since 2014 the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance's instruments have collectively mobilized $2 billion in investments from public and private investors.
The Lab's instruments surpass $2 billion in sustainable investment
The Call for Ideas is now closed and applicants will be notified in February
The call for ideas for the Lab's 2020 cycle has closed. All applicants will be notified in February. For the 2020 cycle, the Lab had a special call for ideas that target sustainable energy access, cities, agriculture, and nature-based solutions, and that target India, Brazil, and Southern Africa. The Lab also welcomed ideas that target other climate mitigation and adaptation sectors and developing countries.
The Lab launches six new sustainable investment vehicles
In the margins of the UN Climate Action Week, Lab members formally endorsed and launched the six innovative instruments in the Lab's 2019 class, which aim to accelerate investment for sustainable cities, blue carbon, energy access, and sustainable agriculture.
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Five Years of the Lab
Since 2014, the Lab has launched 41 innovative solutions that collectively have mobilized $2.07 billion in investment for action on climate change and sustainable development. Our new impact report highlights the key milestones and progress achieved so far.
The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance
Nations, businesses, and investors are working to move toward a low-carbon, climate resilient economy. Many of the measures underpinning this transition, including energy efficiency, renewable energy, sustainable transport, climate smart agriculture, and curbing deforestation, face specific barriers to attracting investment.
By identifying, developing, and supporting transformative sustainable finance ideas, the Lab aims to drive billions of dollars of private investment to the low-carbon economy.
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Iracema do Oeste é um município brasileiro do estado do Paraná. Ocupa uma área de 81.538 km² e sua população, conforme estimativas do IBGE de 2021, era de  habitantes, sendo o 384° município mais populoso do Paraná.

História

O origem do município iniciou-se em 1952, quando famílias ocuparam terras na região. Em meados da década de 1950 já na condição de vilarejo, com uma quantidade considerável de casas, loteamentos e comércio, a localidade foi ligado administrativamente a cidade de Cascavel. Com a emancipação política de Formosa do Oeste, em junho de 1961, a vila passou a pertencer a esta nova cidade. Em 1964 foi oficializado o nome de Vila Iracema, como já era conhecida a localidade, sendo uma homenagem dos pioneiros a Iracema Tricário, filha de Paulo Tricário, o primeiro a comprar um loteamento na região. Em 26 de novembro de 1973, a "Vila de Iracema" é elevada a categoria de "Distrito Judicial" com a condição de eleger seus representantes. O primeiro vereador que ficou responsável para representar o distrito foi Gregório Eugênio da Silva.

Em 1988 foram eleitos dois vereadores representantes do distrito: Lourival Bernadino e Dirceu Celestino Machado. Lourival retomou uma pauta criada em 1986 sobre a emancipação do distrito e com a ajuda do deputado estadual e presidente da ALEP, Aníbal Khury, e líderes da comunidade, conseguiu marcar um plebiscito para março de 1990 com o objetivo de determinar se os moradores do distrito desejavam sua emancipação política. Com 96% dos votos pelo "sim" da emancipação, em 4 de julho de 1990 (data do aniversário da cidade) foi assinada, pelo governador Álvaro Dias, a lei estadual n.° 9.310 que elevou o distrito para a categoria de município com o nome de "Iracema do Oeste". Ainda levou-se dois anos e meio para a sua instalação oficial, ocorrido em 1 de janeiro de 1993, depois da criação da Câmara, do Fórum e da Prefeitura Municipal. Em 3 de outubro de 1992, Dirceu Celestino Machado foi eleito o primeiro prefeito do município.

Economia
O predomínio econômico do município sempre foi da agricultura. Na época da colonização da região, a cultura que mais representava a economia era o café e o milho, arroz, feijão, porém, na atualidade é o plantio de soja que mais se encontra nas fazendas locais. A pequena indústria, concentrada em fabricantes de bolachas, biscoitos e roupas, também ajudam no produto interno bruto local.

Turismo
Em Iracema do Oeste ocorre a "Festa da Leitoa Desossada", prato típico do município, que ocorre anualmente entre os meses de julho e agosto. Em alguns anos a data da festa acontece junto com as festividades do aniversário da cidade, 4 de julho, mas quando isso não ocorre,  a festa gastronômica também comemora a emancipação política local.

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FaxTalk includes color fax support which provides you with the ability to send or receive high quality color, grayscale or black and white faxes. Faxes can be created directly from Windows applications in just a few simple steps. The process of creating and sending a fax from a Windows application is as easy as printing to the installed FaxTalk printer. You can also use a WIA or TWAIN based scanner to scan printed documents and send them as faxes. With the advanced color fax support you can create fax documents containing pictures, drawings and text and be confident that they will be received crisp and clear. In addition to the option of sending faxes in full color you can also choose to send faxes as "photo quality" grayscale images.
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BBI and GUDC Chairman Peter Blanck to Certify First Universal Designed Building in Ecuador
Posted on Friday 1/11/2019
Metropolitan Convention Center of Quito, Ecuador
On Jan. 17, 2019, the Global Universal Design Commission (GUDC) will deliver—through GUDC Chairman Professor Peter Blanck of the Burton Blatt Institute—its first certification in compliance with commission standards outside the United States, to the Metropolitan Convention Center of Quito, Ecuador.
GUDC is a non-profit corporation created under the laws of the state of New York in 2008. It develops and promotes the understanding and use of Universal Design (UD) in buildings, products, and environments that are used by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptations, improvements, or specialized design. GUDC's Universal Design Standards for public use buildings seeks their adoption and application in public and private buildings for institutional and commercial use.
Delivered to the city by Quito Mayor Mauricio Rodas in August 2018, the Metropolitan Convention Center holds conventions and cultural events. GUDC carried out an analysis of the building's plans through its representative in Ecuador. The analysis examined the building's entrances and exits, surfaces, stairs and elevators, bathrooms, and doors and windows.
Recommendations led to improvements in the building's accessibility for people with physical, visual, auditory, and intellectual disabilities; people with reduced mobility, such as the elderly; those at extremes of height; and pregnant women and people with young children.
UD certification was made in three categories: infrastructure, public space, and equipment. The Quito convention center is the first to be certified in Latin America.
About the Global Universal Design Commission, Inc.
GUDC, a not-for-profit corporation, was established to develop Universal Design (UD) standards for buildings, products, and services. GUDC is currently developing UD voluntary consensus standards for commercial buildings, which will expand access to buildings for all people, regardless of physical stature and varying abilities. The approved UD standards will guide corporations and government entities in the creation of barrier-free facilities, providing diverse users with access to commerce, public services, entertainment, and employment opportunities. Buildings and products designed according to UD standards will benefit everyone, including the 650 million people living with disabilities worldwide and the growing aging population. Businesses stand to reap enormous benefits from the implementation and utilization of UD, including an increase in consumer base, customer loyalty, and an expanded labor pool. globaluniversaldesign.org


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What brands can learn from YouTube brandcast 2018
Published Date : 28 March , 2018
Updated Date : 29 April , 2019
To mark its 10 year anniversary in India, YouTube hosted Brandcast 2018, an event to help marketers understand how Indians consume video content. Since it first launched in 2008, YouTube's rising popularity has been inextricably linked with India's own growth story, giving it a special understanding of the Indian internet audience. Today, around 225 million Indians actively use YouTube every month just through their mobile phone. This number is set to increase to 500 million by the year 2020. With such a rapidly expanding audience base, YouTube is becoming increasingly more important for brands to effectively leverage. Interestingly, YouTube's reach is over 80% amongst the 55+ segment.
Brandcast 2018 provided invaluable insights into who is accessing YouTube, what content they are watching and how they are consuming it.
Opportunities for Brands on YouTube
YouTube has become one of the most important platforms for brands to engage with their consumers. The most remarkable feature of YouTube is that ads here have a very high reach and a viewability rate of as high as 95%. The viewability rate refers to the number of audience members who have actually viewed the ad. YouTube's audience is one of the most engaged across all platforms and is also the best way to create a brand story. Brandcast 2018 revealed how actively users consume content on YouTube:
65% of YouTube viewers subscribe to their favourite channels while 85% of them watch newly uploaded videos within two days.
7 out of 10 viewers watch ads on YouTube with the sound on.
More than 50% of female professionals watch YouTube videos for more information before making a purchase in categories like beauty, automobiles and real estate.
Clearly, YouTube can be extremely effective for brands to capture the attention of their audiences. You can learn more about creating videos that rank on YouTube in our in-depth article: YouTube SEO Tips: The Secret Sauce to Ranking Your Videos in 2019.
Case Study: On1y #ForkTheBananaLeaf Campaign
The use of creativity and engaging content works very well on YouTube since audiences are more inclined to spend a long time viewing your video. For the #ForkTheBananaLeaf campaign, On1y created a funny, unusual video to advertise their brand and to keep their viewers engaged. On1y is a premium spice brand with a signature grinder to ensure you get maximum flavour. They chose to speak about their product USP in an unusual way and effectively use humour to capture the attention of their audience.
The Concept:
On1y wanted to steer away from the predictable storylines and advertise their product in a way that would increase brand recall among their audiences. To do this, they depicted a traditional South Indian wedding with the couple waiting to be served food on a banana leaf. However, instead of traditional South Indian food, they are served international dishes like pasta and pizza. While confused at first, they begin to love the food once they sprinkle seasonings by On1y over them. The idea of food with a twist was a unique play on the 'twist' of the grinder that is one of On1y's biggest USPs.
The Results:
This video worked phenomenally well for On1y and went viral in a very short time. The overall reach for the video was over 10,000,000, the total views on YouTube were over 480,000. Capitalising on the huge success of the video, they also release a 'Behind the Scenes' video which also garnered a high number of views. This clearly showed that audiences were so engaged by the original video that they were willing to watch the second video about the same product.
Special Features on YouTube to increase brand presence
YouTube has a number of different features and advertising options to help brands achieve their business goals.
Bumper Ads: 6-second videos which can increase brand reach
TrueView: In-stream ads which play when a viewer is watching another video
Video Ads Sequencing: A customised video funnel brands can create to take viewers through a journey
Director's Mix: Make different versions of background copy on the same video based on various parameters of the target audience.
These tools allow brands to increase brand awareness, brand recall, physical store visits and ultimately, sales.
Livon (Marico Industries) got a 7X conversion rate through the TruView Ad format with 65% increase in modern trade and e-commerce.
Duracell created a Trust is Power campaign and used six-second bumper ads to complement their longer hero ads to increase brand awareness.
Uber saw a 63% increase in first rides at an 18% lower cost/first trip after a YouTube Director's Mix campaign. Additionally, Australia's Campbell's Soup used the tool to generate customised creative for different audiences, leading to over 1.5M total views and a 55% increase in Campbell's Simply Soup sales.
Zain, a leading Saudi mobile and data services provider, achieved a 50% increase in brand search queries through video sequencing
Influencer Marketing - A growing trend on YouTube
Influencer marketing has emerged as one of the most effective strategies brands can use to build brand awareness and credibility. India has witnessed a growing number of powerful influencers in many different categories. Many of the biggest influencers today across all categories can be found on YouTube. From just 16 YouTube channels in India with over a million subscribers in 2014, there are now 300 channels. Indians today are using YouTube as a way to gain more information, rather than just for entertainment. They turn to YouTube influencers they trust to provide them with reviews, tips and tutorials. The Brandcast 2018 event revealed very important figures about how powerful influencers on YouTube really are.
7 out of 10 people relate to YouTube influencers more than celebrities
76% of businessmen who regularly consume video content say that YouTubers shape their perception of culture
65% of audiences who view videos have brand opinions which have been strongly influenced by a YouTube influencer they follow
More than 75% of moms' brand opinions have been shaped by YouTube influencers
These numbers prove that YouTube is an indispensable platform for brands trying to widen their consumer base.
Rising Importance of Regional Content
The biggest avenue for growth is going to be regional audiences in tier 2 and tier 3 cities in India. While English-speaking audiences have almost peaked, regional language users online are only going to grow from here. Access to the affordable high-speed internet as well as the availability of low-cost smartphones has made the internet more accessible than ever before. Brandcast 2018 also revealed figures which prove that multilingual marketing is going to be becoming increasingly important for brands.
90% of time spent on digital videos in India is not on English videos
60% of video content is consumed by cities outside the top 6 cities in India
It has almost become a necessity for brands to explore regional language content in their marking strategy.
Case Study: Murugappa 'Update Azhagi'
At Social Beat, we have witnessed first-hand the power of regional content on YouTube. For the 'Good Netizen Good Citizen' campaign by the Murugappa Group, we conceptualised ideas for a video that would resonate with their audience base. As they are based out of Tamil Nadu, their target audience would be able to better understand and relate to Tamil language content.
The goal of the video was to effectively utilise humour to spread a message about responsible sharing on the internet and to be a good 'netizen'. They created funny, yet thought-provoking series of videos on internet etiquette. From a young woman who over-shares every mundane detail of her life with strangers to the way Whatsapp rumours are spread, these informative videos are aimed at raising social awareness on the responsible use of social media and the Internet.
These Tamil videos performed incredibly well on YouTube with one of the videos even getting over 570,000 views. Users also actively engaged with the video, leaving comments and sharing it on various social media platforms. Undoubtedly, the fact that the video was in Tamil, played a very important role in the fact that it went viral. You can watch the entire series of the Good Netizen Good Citizen videos here.
According to the latest numbers, Tamil is currently the most used regional language in India among internet users with 42, while Hindi follows with 39 percent. Clearly, unless brands incorporate a strong regional language strategy in their marketing, they will be unable to engage with India's next billion internet users.
YouTube is one of the biggest platforms for brands to reach out to their consumers. As its reach in India continues to grow, brands will need to learn how to effectively utilise it to grow their presence.
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I was searching for this one for quite a while, so it seems like a good fit for the first birthday of the Psychedelic Garage. The cover art and the title is what got my attention. Art was an early version of Spooky Tooth, although I have to admit that I know pretty much next to nothing about that relatively renown band. Thus, I'm coming at this one with no particular expectations.
Supernatural Fairy Tales is what we might refer to as a slightly above average acid rock album. The title track could pretty much end up as a dictionary definition of that sub genre. The band is pretty tight and blends just the right amount of weirdness into their production. They didn't quite have that flash of inspiration that blows you away, but this is the perfect band for your late 60's film bar scene.
For the most part, Art does best when they're rocking their balls off. The louder the track, the more immediate they are. Fortunately, this album has plenty of full-tilt psych rockers, often adorned with harpsichord, or backward cymbals, or some other tired and true but totally groovy production trick. "I Think I'm Going Weird," "Come On Up," "Brothers, Dads, And Mothers," and "Alive Not Dead" all win a few points using this criterea. That said, my favorite moment on this album veer somewhere else with the wild wall of percussion that we're presented with on "African Thing." They don't fare quite as well on their Buffalo Springfield cover.
Art might have not had the pure talent to put out a total winner, but they had the drive to catch your attention. This is the rare UK garage punk album that has the meddle to compete with the Chocolate Watchband or the Electric Prunes. It's not what the British did best, but this psychedelic early heavy metal mesh is among the best that the British managed at the time.
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Spooky Tooth was more hard rock than this. Their keyboard player was Gary "Dream Weaver" Wright.
Ah, I can finally hear this! Darn hard to find! Thanks Doc !!
Very interesting write up you gave there which made me want to listen to this....Im familiar with spooky tooth so this will be interesting to hear what they were up to in 67'....thanks for the share.
I think you need to revaluate this album it may have to grow on you,but once it does grow on you after a few listens under each successful play new things get revealed that make you sit up,and say hey I need to change my reveiw of this record.It's a bonifide (true not a masterpiece),but a classic.


This tutorial is useful if you are a computer technician (like me) and have to constantly be reinstalling Windows 7 on various client's computers. It prevents you from having to search for each edition of windows 7 and also helps to save you money.
Get two copies of windows 7 a 32bit version and a 64bit version. If you have the iso image it will help you out greatly. I used windows 7 ultimate 32 and 64 bit you can use whatever copies you have.
The ei.cfg Removal Utility is a simple tool that will disable the ei.cfg from any Windows 7 ISO disc image, thereby converting the image into a "universal disc" that will prompt the user to select their preferred edition during setup. The ei.cfg Removal Utility works directly to patch the ISO image, by toggling the deletion bit in the UDF file table to instruct the operating system to ignore and remove ei.cfg, or treat it as if it does not exist. Best of all, the ei.cfg Removal Utility can reverse the patching to restore the ISO disc image to its original state when the tool is been used to apply on a disc image that previously been patched by the utility.
The ei.cfg Removal Utility is a standalone portable app, and requires no installation. In fact, the program does not have much of a user interface at all. Simply selecting the target Windows 7 ISO, and the disc image (ISO) will be patched right away. So make sure abackup copy of your ISO is created beforehand.
An application that can extract the files from an ISO (if using a downloaded ISO). I use WinRAR, but many apps can do this extraction.
An application that allows you to build a new iso or create a bootable DVD/USB. I use UltraISO for this.
Single Layer DVD, compatible DVD Burner and, of course DVD burning software… or a 4GB USB flash drive.
We will merge the four Windows 7 x64 editions into the Windows 7 x86 DVD contents, because Windows 7 x64 DVD has 64-bit content that can't run some of the Win32 installation components.
Make two folders, in my examples I use Win7_64 and Win7_32. Now copy both Windows 7 x64 and x86 DVDs contents into their respective folders. Or extract your downloaded ISO's into their respective folder.
We will use the Imagex /export command to move our x64 WIM entries into the x86 wim file.
Now execute the following commands with appropriate INDEX number. to export a copy of the specified image to the Windows 7 32bit (x86) WIM file.
Imagex/export G:Win7_64Sourcesinstall.wim 1 G:Win7_32Sourcesinstall.wim "Windows 7 Home Basic (x64)"
Imagex/export G:Win7_64Sourcesinstall.wim 2 G:Win7_32Sourcesinstall.wim "Windows 7 Home Premium (x64)"
Imagex/export G:Win7_64Sourcesinstall.wim 3 G:Win7_32Sourcesinstall.wim "Windows 7 Professional (x64)"
Imagex /export G:Win7_64Sourcesinstall.wim 4 G:Win7_32Sourcesinstall.wim "Windows 7 Ultimate (x64)"
After execution of above commands Win7_32's WIM file will be the universal WIM file that contains all version of Windows 7. You can export only desired versions into the image. For example you could make a Windows 7 DVD, which includes Windows 7 Ultimate x86 and x64 version only.
Be sure to do Part 1 before doing Part 2 otherwise you will get an error of missing files.


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SoundBite Hearing System for Deaf Transmits Sound via Teeth
Sonitus Medical, Inc.
Synopsis : SoundBite hearing system is a non-surgical removable device to transmit sound via teeth to help people deaf in one ear regain spatial hearing ability.
First Peer Reviewed Article on SoundBite Hearing System Published in Otology & Neurotology Journal - Article Features Preliminary Evaluation of the Novel Removable Device Intended to Undetectably Transmit Sound Via the Teeth
Sonitus Medical, Inc., a medical device company developing the world's first non-surgical and removable hearing device to transmit sound via the teeth, today announced the publication of the first peer reviewed article on its SoundBite hearing system. The article entitled "Preliminary Evaluation of a Novel Bone-Conduction Device for Single-Sided Deafness" was published in the most recent issue (31:492-497, 2010) of the esteemed Otology & Neurotology professional journal.
"The data presented in this initial publication shaped the development of our non-surgical bone conduction device," said Amir Abolfathi, CEO of Sonitus Medical. "It laid the groundwork necessary to complete our SoundBite hearing system, which has since been investigated in a clinical trial whose findings have been submitted to the FDA. As part of our sustained commitment to generate good clinical data, we look forward to sharing our clinical trial results in a future publication."
Lead author of the article was Gerald R. Popelka, Ph.D., Professor of Otolaryngology and Chief of the Division of Audiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Popelka, who serves on the company's Scientific Advisory Board, and his co-authors, reported on key measurements of the hearing system related to oral function and oral health, calibration, auditory performance, speech intelligibility, and overall comfort.
Following a review of existing treatment approaches for SSD, Dr. Popelka noted that his team's evaluations of the new device showed:
A very wide frequency bandwidth that was confirmed to be adequate for reproducing speech (n=12) and improving speech intelligibility in noise (n=5 SSD subjects);
No detrimental effects on oral function or oral health of the teeth, and no evidence of wear to the tooth surface after 1.5 years of simulated use (n=4). In fact, forces applied by the device were found to be several orders of magnitude lower than an electric toothbrush; and
High satisfaction with the physical comfort of the device as it was rated equal to or better than both behind-the-ear and in-the-ear hearing aid devices in terms of overall comfort, ease of insertion and removal, and visibility (n=12).
SoundBite hearing system is the world's first and only non-surgical and removable hearing solution designed to imperceptibly transmit sound via the teeth to help people who are essentially deaf in one ear regain their spatial hearing ability and rejoin the conversation of life. It employs a well-established principle called bone conduction to deliver clear, high quality sound to the inner ear. Nearly invisible when worn, the SoundBite system consists of an easy to insert and remove ITM (in-the-mouth) hearing device "which is custom made to fit around either the upper left or right back teeth "and a small microphone unit worn behind the ear. No modifications to the teeth are required. This system is currently for investigational use only with a pivotal clinical trial now complete as intended to support an initial filing for FDA 510(k) clearance to treat single sided deafness. Intended future indications include conductive and mixed hearing loss.
Sonitus Medical Inc. is a privately held medical device company developing the SoundBite hearing system, a non-surgical and removable hearing solution that imperceptibly transmits sound via the teeth. Relying on the principle of bone conduction, this nearly invisible ITM (in-the-mouth) hearing and communication platform is currently for investigational use only and is initially intended as a simple and non-invasive treatment for hearing disorders such as single sided deafness, conductive and/or mixed hearing loss and tinnitus. Potential future applications include consumer and covert communications. Founded in June 2006, Sonitus Medical is headquartered in San Mateo, California. To learn more about Sonitus Medical, please visit www.sonitusmedical.com
Journal: Disabled World. Language: English. Author: Sonitus Medical, Inc.. Electronic Publication Date: 2010/05/05. Last Revised Date: 2010/05/05. Reference Title: "SoundBite Hearing System for Deaf Transmits Sound via Teeth", Source: SoundBite Hearing System for Deaf Transmits Sound via Teeth. Abstract: SoundBite hearing system is a non-surgical removable device to transmit sound via teeth to help people deaf in one ear regain spatial hearing ability. Retrieved 2019-07-15, from https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/soundbite.php - Reference Category Number: DW#167-3806.


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Fowlerville schools shelter in place while police seek suspect
Lisa Roose-Church
Fowlerville Community Schools students and staff sheltered in place for about 25 minutes earlier today while village police searched for a fleeing suspect.
Chief John Tyler of the Fowlerville Police Department confirmed officers caught the suspect, identified as a 22-year-old Fowlerville-area man, in the area of North Ann Street within an hour of the search, which began around 12:10 p.m.
Tyler said officers are seeking domestic violence charges against the suspect for allegedly "punching" a 21-year-old woman as the two sat in a vehicle at the intersection of South Grand Avenue and Grand River Avenue, otherwise known as the "main four" in the village.
Officers also took a second man and a woman into custody for allegedly trying to help the domestic violence suspect hide from police. The chief did not identify the second pair, but said officers are seeking charges against them for attempting to harbor a fugitive.
Tyler said witnesses reported seeing the Fowlerville-area man strike the victim as they sat in a vehicle. He said as officers approached, the man fled on foot toward the school district campus, prompting officers to recommend the school take proactive action because the suspect has a "violent" criminal history that includes a drug-related offense and armed robbery.
Schools Superintendent Wayne Roedel confirmed the school implemented the shelter in place around 12:10 p.m. as a precaution while officers conducted their search at the main four corners, which is about six blocks from the district's campus.
Shelter in place means no one can come in or out of the school buildings but teachers and staff go about their daily business.
Roedel said it was lifted at 12:35 p.m.
Contact Livingston Daily justice reporter Lisa Roose-Church at 517-552-2846 or lrchurch@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @LisaRooseChurch.


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Q: Why and how is state being set this way inside `getDerivedStateFromError`? I'm learning about ErrorBoundaries in React and was wondering why and how in the getDerivedStateFromError method, is state being set this way?
// REACT
import React from 'react';

export class ErrorBoundary extends React.Component {

  state = {
    isThereError: false
  }

  static getDerivedStateFromError(error) {
    return {
      isThereError: true
    };
  }

  // ...

};

Shouldn't it be:
// REACT
import React from 'react';

export class ErrorBoundary extends React.Component {

  state = {
    isThereError: false
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The 2nd chapter in Elio Petri's 'Trilogy of Neurosis' following the excellent Investigation of a Citizen above Suspicion, The Working Class Goes to Heaven was a highly divisive film on account of its untempered, cynical and downbeat commentary on workers' conditions. On one front it garnered appreciations for its temerity and radical stance, while on the other it earned the wrath of some for its blistering agitprop filmmaking and its savage portrayal of all concerned – not just the high-handedness of the authority, but also self-centeredness among the unionists, short-sightedness within the labour class and their perpetual friction with activists. Lulu (Gian Maria Volonté), the best worker in the plant, is hated by his colleagues because of his high productivity; he's oblivious to the discomfiture he's causing to those who can't match his standards and basks in the bonuses that he earns through his machine-like dedication. However, while recuperating from an accident, he experiences a dramatic shift in his political consciousness, and by the time he rejoins work, he has become the single-most vocal and alienated employee. His potency, or lack thereof, reflected through his volatile relationship with his unsatisfied wife, provided the perfect allegory for the film's point of view, while his delicate liaison with the vociferous agitators outside the plant added to its caustic perspectives. The characters were always hollering which made for a jarring experience, while the film's propagandist nature was too obvious, but the tar-black depiction of the uneasy troika of management, unionists and activists, within which the regular blue collar workers are stuck, made for incendiary viewing. The grimy and gloomy workers' condition was also aptly captured.


Tantrumming is perhaps one of the most common types of behavior seen in children. Episodes can occur in virtually any context and serve any of the four functions of behavior, depending on the situation. When most of us see tantrumming children, we might be inclined to offer them toys, activities, or attention, in a well-intentioned effort to comfort the child and end the episode. However, without an understanding of the functions of the tantrum, our well-intentioned efforts could actually make tantrumming more likely in the future, even though we may have ended the episode for the time being.
In a recent video by Brett Dinovi & Associates, Heather Nunziato, BCBA, walks us through a clip of a boy having a tantrum at school, and provides insight as to how a behavior analyst might view such episodes. In the clip, the tantrum followed the conclusion of computer time. A teacher subsequently started to bargain with the boy in an effort to end the episode.
Heather noted that without a proper functional analysis, it is impossible to say for sure what the functions of the behavior might be. However, for educational purposes, Heather makes an assumption that the tantrum is maintained either by attention from others or access to tangibles (i.e., access to the computer).
Another option could be Functional Communication Training (FCT). Using FCT, a teacher might teach the boy a more appropriate way to ask for computer time or for attention, depending on the function. Heather noted that the teacher could prompt the boy to say "Can I have five more minutes please?" as a more appropriate response. The key here is to teach a functionally equivalent response to the original tantrum. Thus, if your functional assessment suggests the tantrum is maintained by attention, then the FCT should focus on more appropriate ways to request attention, and so on for other functions.
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Beating third-term-itis — the renewal challenge
Margaret Thatcher once famously said she intended to "go on and on and on". She didn't. Before the voters could throw her out, her party did. Having renewed their leadership, the Conservatives went on to win a fourth term.
Helen Clark is seven years into the job and she wants a fourth term badly. Can she get it without renewal? And if with renewal, how is that to be done?
First, set aside any thought Clark will be dumped. She is as in charge as ever and set to lead Labour into the 2008 election.
Moreover, some of her advisers reckon renewal is not needed. Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Queensland Premier Peter Beattie won fourth terms without a lot of renewal. They banked a comfortable economy, a connection with "values" and competence at the job.
This is appealing to a deeply cautious Prime Minister who says her government is based on "values" which (she says) broadly reflect those of the voters (save for a bit too much PC for the provinces in 2005). She is seen as very capable at home and abroad (setting aside gripes with particular policies and occasional lapses). Her cabinet's misdemeanours pale besides those of Howard's and Beattie's. And the economy is still not too bad.
Her advisers add that the buildup of public niggles and annoyance which erode a mature government's acceptability can be offset by an effective Prime Minister's accumulation of adherents through networking, gladhanding and doling out of cash.
Clark is effective at that. She attends and speaks at very wide range of events, which brings her in direct contact with large numbers of people of all ages, types and persuasions. Up close, she is not the severe figure of the 6 o'clock news. Her steeltrap memory for myriad facts enables her to give people a sense that she knows them (which in a sense she does) and so she winds into her orbit people who should be her enemies.
She thereby generates for herself a variant of the one-of-usness every truly successful leader in a popular democracy such as ours must exhibit. Clark is not the folksy sort. Still, once a corner-hugger at gatherings, she now works a room as if it is second-nature and consequently has built up a large number of fellow-travellers, many of them self-declared Tories and some of whom vote for her or at least give Labour some campaigning money.
So expect Clark to be, if anything, more out and about over these next two years.
To go with that Clark has ordered up a new communications strategy. If there is one, it has yet to show. The fact that her October conference climate change speech was a surprise told of an absence of skilled communicators who would have got much more air time over a much longer period beforehand and afterwards.
But are people-harvesting and slick communications enough? After the 2005 election Clark's inner circle talked much about renewal. Clark herself let it be known she wanted MPs to step down so new blood could come in off the list mid-term.
Sir Keith Holyoake set the paradigm for that. After his third win in 1966 Holyoake brought into his cabinet five "young Turks", as some were already known. They made a public impression and offset just enough third-term-itis for Holyoake to get a fourth term.
Can Clark match that?
She doesn't have the same wealth of material: of Holyoake's five newcomers one was eventually Prime Minister, one Deputy Prime Minister and another No 3. Nevertheless, she does have two saleable 40-somethings, David Parker and David Cunliffe, whom she could bring on to her front bench and bustling 40-something Clayton Cosgrove of whom she could make more.
Parker and Cunliffe are in portfolios which could be given high profile. Parker has climate change and energy which Clark in October elevated to a national mission and part of our "unique national identity". Cunliffe has immigration, which could also be advertised as a definer of national identity.
Clark thereby potentially could project policy renewal along with renewal of personnel and chart a forward path instead of succumbing to the policy staleness that stifles many long-lived governments.
When to bring the new boys up front? Logically before Christmas or early next year. That would give them nearly two years to make a mark (or fail).
Will — can — Clark be so bold? Her habitual supercaution says no. But she badly wants a fourth term.
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2015-16 NBA Preview – New York Knicks
October 24, 2015andy
2014-15 Record: 17-65
2014-15 Offense: 91.9 (30th)
2014-15 Defense: 101.2 PPG (21st)
Key Additions: Robin Lopez (C), Arron Afflalo (SG), Kristaps Porzingis (PF), Jerian Grant (PG), Kevin Seraphin (PF)
Key Losses: Jason Smith (PF), Shane Larkin (PG), Andrea Bargnani (PF), Cole Aldrich (C)
2015-16 Outlook:
The Knicks suck. They're so bad they couldn't even figure out how to get a top three pick, even with the second worst record in the league. Their coach sleeps with his former teammates' ex wives. The guy who runs the team is a 70 year old man who spends most of his time in Montana. Their star player is Carmelo Anthony. This franchise is pathetic. Lucky for them, the only franchise that's worse than them plays in the same city.
After a 17 win season they had to make some changes. The Knicks entered free agency with a bunch of money to spend. Most thought they would get one of the top players. Instead they ended the free agency period with a pair of former Blazers, center Robin Lopez and guard Arron Afflalo. Both guys are solid veterans but neither is even close to being a star. In the draft they added Kristaps Porzingis, an exciting center prospect from Latvia, with the fourth pick.
I don't think Lopez, Afflalo, and a twenty year old European will make much of a difference. The good news for the Knicks is that they didn't experience any big losses. Losing Andrea Bargnani is addition by subtraction. It's not enough for a return to the playoffs though, even in the awful Eastern Conference.
2015-16 Projected Record: 29-53
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GERD Complications
Constant, long-term acid reflux disease can lead to complications like peptic strictures, Barrett's Esophagus, and esophageal cancer. Esophagitis refers to the inflammation of the esophagus caused by prolonged esophageal acid exposure. (1)
Erosive Esophagitis
Medical literature has identified two kinds of esophagitis, erosive (ERD) and nonerosive (NERD). (2) Erosive esophagitis is more serious and is characterized by red sores, lesions, and ulcerations on the esophagus, known as mucosal breaks. Mucosal breaks are identified with a scale of A-D which is called the Los Angeles criteria. (3)
Small single erosions that are classified smaller than 5cm are identified as grade A.(1) Erosions that are more than 5cm long are grade B. Erosions that connect between two or more mucosal folds are grade C. (4) Severe erosions involving the circumference of the esophagus are Grade D. A study showed that patients with esophagitis experienced nocturnal acid reflux which can lead to peptic strictures or Barrett's esophagus. (5) Only about 30% of GERD/LPR patients have erosive esophagitis. (6)
Non-Erosive Esophagitis
Most GERD patients have non-erosive esophagitis. (1) (6) Non-erosive esophagitis (NERD) patients show no signs of injury to the esophagus in endoscopic examinations but still suffer refractory GERD/LPR symptoms and an impairment on quality of life similar to ERD patients. (3) (7)
Non-erosive esophagitis is somewhat of a mystery to the medical community and its pathology is not fully understood. For decades NERD was seen as a disease that progressed to ERD, if left untreated, but recent research has indicated that NERD and ERD may be two distinct diseases. (2) (3) A study showed that NERD patients taken off of reflux medication do not progress to ERD but relapse back to NERD symptoms. (3)
A progression from NERD to severe ERD however, is possible and well known but this represents a minority of patients. (2) A study of NERD patients reported 24.9% progressing to grade A/B ERD and only .6% to grade C/D ERD. (2) Most NERD patients remain stable long-term. (2)
Peptic Strictures
Chronic esophagitis can lead to complications like peptic strictures. A peptic stricture is a narrowing of the lower esophagus caused by a thickening and scarring of tissue due to long-term ERD and acid damage. (8) (9) Peptic strictures can narrow the diameter of the esophagus by up to 13mm. The condition is typically found in older people with a long history of ERD. (10) (11) Heavy users of alcohol are also known to have a higher risk of peptic strictures. (9)
Though peptic strictures are usually only 1-4cm long and are typically benign, bigger strictures can cause difficulty swallowing solid foods. (9) (11) Patients typically complain of difficulty swallowing when the stricture narrows the esophagus to less than 12mm in diameter. (9) A normal esophagus is about 30 mm in diameter. (11)
Peptic strictures can be separated into two categories: simple and complex. Simple strictures are short, straight, symmetrical and have a diameter greater than 12mm. (9) Endoscopes can easily pass through simple strictures for examination and treatment. Complex strictures are longer, crooked, more narrow, and have a diameter less than 12 mm. Passage through complex strictures is usually difficult. (1)
Peptic strictures are treated with a combination of esophageal dilation and anti-reflux medication. Esophageal dilation stretches a peptic stricture out and makes the esophagus bigger so patients are able to swallow food easier. This is achieved with endoscopic tools that break or shear open thickened scar tissue in the esophagus. PPI therapy is administered with dilation to heal strictures long-term and prevent them from worsening. (9)
Dilations are performed gradually with a slightly larger dilator each time to minimize the risk of esophageal rupture. Strictures are generally dilated no more than 3 times per visit. (9) 80% or more of patients will experience relief from dysphagia but up to 30% may need another dilation within a year. (9)
There are two types of esophageal dilators used to treat peptic strictures: balloon dilators and mechanical dilators. (8) (9) A balloon dilator is a tubular tool with a deflated balloon attached to the end. It is passed through the mouth with an endoscope and inflated with air or water once inside the stricture. Balloon dilators work by breaking open thickened scar tissue and pushing the entire structure out towards the walls of the esophagus.
Mechanical dilators are also tubular but are tapered on one end. They work by applying longitudinal and radial pressure as they are pushed through the peptic stricture to open the esophagus. (9) The most commonly used dilators are the Mahoney and Savary-Gilliard dilators.
The Mahoney dilator is made out of rubber and is filled with mercury or tungsten. (8) It is used for simple strictures that are relatively easy to dilate.
Savary-Gilliard dilators are made of hard plastic and are passed through over a thin guide wire that guides the dilator through the stricture. A Savary-Gilliard dilator is used for complex strictures that are difficult to treat. (8) (9)
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CEOs rake in huge sums when their companies go bankrupt
By Martha C. White
When companies go bankrupt, the misery is shared among many: Bond holders are wiped out, retirees see their pensions and benefits vanish, and employees lose their jobs.
But some feel no pain at all: CEOs and other top executives of companies that go through Chapter 11 receive robust compensation in the form of salary, stock grants and other benefits.
In some cases, they earn even more money than they did before the filing, even while other stakeholders suffer. It's the most unlikely fast-track to a fat payout ever, and it goes on in spite of federal legislation meant to crack down on corporate honchos feasting while everyone else fights over crumbs.
It wasn't supposed to be like this. In the wake of corporate catastrophes such as Enron, Congress passed legislation aimed at preventing companies from paying retention bonuses to executives at firms going through Chapter 11.
"You can't pay someone for just staying at a bankrupt company," said Robert Jackson, an associate professor at Columbia Law School at Columbia University, and former advisory to senior Treasury officials on executive compensation during the financial crisis. "But that's different from paying them from doing well at a bankrupt company," he said.
That distinction has become a loophole. Since the law allows performance-based incentives, huge executive payouts have morphed over the years to be little more than retention bonuses by another name, according to critics who say executives net outsized payouts even when they negotiate agreements that leave stakeholders out in the cold.
"There seems to be no sense of accountability at this level," said Steven Kropp, a professor at Roger Williams University School of Law. "In most of these cases, the unsecured creditors aren't being paid back in full, employees are being laid off, and in addition, they're finding their health insurance and pensions diminished." An investigation by The Wall Street Journal found that median compensation of CEOs at 21 companies that filed for bankruptcy was $8.7 million, just $400,000 less than the median compensation earned by CEOs at healthy companies.
Companies are required to go to court and argue their case for big bonuses with the bankruptcy judge, explaining why the CEO deserves the set level of compensation and what targets they must meet in order to earn their bonus. The problem is that often the bar is set so low that even lackluster performance will be measured as success.
"It's all fine and well to say you're going to pay people for performance, but the key is what kind of performance," Jackson said. "It's very hard for a judge to know if an earnings target is easy or hard to hit. Are they just window dressings?" To make this determination, the court has to rely on evidence from the company's executives and lawyers, who may have an incentive to give themselves easy assignments.
Judges also have to rely on the input of compensation experts — also hired by the company — to know if the bonuses being proposed are appropriate for the industry and the task at hand, which also raises the prospect of manipulation.
To keep companies from taking advantage of this, Jackson said, bankruptcy courts could have their own industry-specific experts to vet the numbers being proposed by people on the company payroll.
Critics of the current status quo say there are other legal ways to patch the ballooning-bonus loophole. "You could simply amend the bankruptcy code to preclude a company in bankruptcy from paying bonuses in excess of prior salary to its existing executives," John Coffee, a professor at Columbia Law School, said via email. "Or you could limit the amount of any additional income in excess of their prior compensation from the firm to some reasonable percentage."
Kropp suggests using clawback provisions to cap executive compensation in the event of bankruptcy and funneling the recovered funds into employees' investment accounts. Even advocates of reforms like these, though, admit that they're a political no-go for lawmakers in today's contentious legislative environment.
The argument in favor of big bonuses, even when they come at the expense of employees, retirees and other unsecured creditors, is that successfully guiding a company through bankruptcy and emerging on the other side is a challenging, risky job, and most CEOs would bolt without the promise of millions in cash and stock for their trouble.
But research done by Ethan Bernstein, a Kauffman Foundation Fellow on leave from Harvard Law School, shows that CEOs of financially troubled companies quit or are ousted at the same rate whether or not they file for bankruptcy or muddle through with private restructuring.
For some, this raises the troubling possibility that Chapter 11 has become a back door for CEOs to grant themselves raises, especially in light of the fact that the Journal's research found CEOs at some troubled firms actually earned more after filing for Chapter 11.
"My belief is that CEOs and other senior executives can panic a board with the implied threat that they might desert the sinking ship if some formula is not found to give them extraordinary pay for their service in a crisis," Coffee said.
Pulling a teetering company back from the brink is hard, and it's an increasingly specialized job, which Bernstein said contributes to the high number — 37 percent — of CEOs brought on either during a bankruptcy reorganization or in the year leading up to it.
He said key stakeholders want a "bankruptcy guru," and they're willing to shell out enormous sums for the services of a CEO they think can pull the most money out of a troubled company. The catch is that this slate of decision-makers increasingly includes big creditors, negotiating with the kind of clout once limited to shareholders. What a creditor sees as the best return on its investment may very well be a bloodbath for the company's rank-and-file.
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