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Yucca Mountain es una cadena montañosa y rocosa situada en el condado de Nye, Nevada, Estados Unidos, entre las montañas áridas del desierto de Mojave, a aproximadamente 140 km de Las Vegas. Está formada por rocas volcánicas (principalmente de toba volcánica) expulsadas por un volcán hoy apagado. La montaña es conocida por el proyecto de almacenamiento de residuos radioactivos en capas geológicas profundas, un proyecto del Departamento de Energía de los Estados Unidos para el combustible nuclear usado y otros residuos radioactivos de alta actividad, que ha sido objeto de numerosas polémicas.

Antecedentes
El año 1982 el Congreso de los Estados Unidos estableció una política nacional para resolver el problema del almacenamiento de residuos nucleares. Esta política culminó en una ley federal denominada Acta de política de residuos nucleares. El Congreso basó esta política en lo que la mayoría de científicos a nivel mundial acordó que era la mejor opción para almacenar los residuos nucleares de alta actividad.

Esta ley hacía responsable al Departamento de Energía estadounidense (DOE) de encontrar un emplazamiento, construir y mantener la operación de un almacenamiento bajo tierra, llamado almacenamiento geológico. La recomendación de utilizar un yacimiento profundo data de 1957, cuando la Academia Nacional de Ciencias señaló que la mejor manera para proteger al medio ambiente, la salud y la seguridad de las personas sería almacenar los residuos en un lugar profundo en la roca.

En 1978, se comenzó a estudiar Yucca Mountain para determinar si era adecuada para situar el primer almacenamiento geológico para más de 72.000 toneladas de combustible nuclear gastado y otros residuos de alta actividad que aún hoy permanecen dispersos en 126 emplazamientos por todo Estados Unidos. En el 2007 el DOE anunció que estaba modificando el diseño para duplicar la capacidad prevista.

El 19 de diciembre de 1984 el DOE había seleccionado 10 lugares que podían ser considerados como adecuados para este almacenamiento, tras la recopilación de datos durante 10 años. Los primeros estudios preliminares de estos lugares se realizaron en 1985. Basado en estos informes, Ronald Reagan aprobó 3 de los lugares para realizar estudios científicos más intensivos (la caracterización de los emplazamientos). Estos lugares eran Hanford (Washington), el condado de Deaf Smith en Texas y Yucca Mountain.

En 1987 el Congreso restringió los estudios del DOE sólo a Yucca Mountain, que está situado cerca de un antiguo lugar de ensayos nucleares. Además el Congreso obligaba a detener el proyecto si en cualquier momento de los estudios se hallaba inadecuado el lugar.

El 23 de julio de 2002, George W. Bush firmó la Resolución 87 que permitía al DOE tomar el siguiente paso para establecer un almacenamiento seguro donde almacenar los residuos nucleares. Actualmente el DOE se halla en el proceso de preparar la solicitud para obtener la licencia de la NRC para proceder a la construcción del almacenamiento.

En 2005, el Departamento de Energía (DOE) preveía que la futura instalación de Nevada abriese sus puertas en 2012.

El año 2006 el DOE convino que el 31 de marzo de 2017 se abriría la instalación y comenzaría la aceptación de residuos.

Tras las elecciones del congreso de 2006, el senador por Nevada Harry Reid, un opositor del almacenamiento, se situó en un puesto en el que podría afectar el futuro del proyecto. De esta forma llegó a decir "Yucca Mountain está muerto. Nunca sucederá." El año 2008 el presupuesto destinado a Yucca Mountain se redujo a 390 millones de dólares.

Los principales responsables políticos de Nevada, tanto republicanos como demócratas, se oponen a la creación de este cementerio nuclear. Temen que espante a los turistas de Las Vegas, uno de los primeros destinos turísticos de EE. UU., y que ello aminore el desarrollo de la ciudad del juego por excelencia, que es la primera de todas las ciudades de Estados Unidos en lo que respecta a crecimiento urbano. Numerosos grupos locales se oponen al proyecto, como los indios Shoshone. Las asociaciones ecologistas antinucleares están en contra de este proyecto, ya que consideran que es necesario parar la producción de residuos radioactivos, no ocultarlos y dejar los residuos ya producidos en los lugares donde se encuentran para evitar un transporte inútil y peligroso.

Sin embargo, si no se posee un lugar donde almacenar esos residuos en la fecha prevista, el gobierno federal americano deberá indemnizar a las empresas propietarias con una cantidad entre 300 y 500 millones de dólares anuales como compensación por el incumplimiento del contrato que firmó con esas empresas en 1998.

Uno de los puntos de oposición era el uso de un límite de 10 000 años para los estudios. El 9 de agosto de 2005 la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los Estados Unidos (la EPA) propuso un límite de 350 milirem al año para los miembros del público. En octubre de 2007 el DOE emitió un borrador donde demuestra que la dosis al público en los primeros 10 000 años sería de 0,24 mrem al año, mientras que al cabo de un millón de años la dosis media al público sería alrededor de 0,098 mrem al año, ambos valores significativamente inferiores al límite impuesto por la EPA.

También se prevé más espacio entre los contenedores, lo que requerirá cavar más galerías. En febrero de 2006, el Secretariado de la Energía admitió que el presupuesto inicial previsto (60.000 millones de dólares) sería probablemente insuficiente.

Clausura del proyecto
El proyecto se detuvo oficialmente el 3 de marzo de 2010 cuando el Departamento de Energía presentó una moción conjunta con la Comisión de Regulación Nuclear para retirar el permiso para construir y operar el almacén nuclear permanente en Yucca Mountain.

El único dinero que se está gastando en la Montaña Yucca ahora es para desmantelar el proyecto e investigar alternativas para el desecho. Además, la Administración Obama prometió eliminar completamente el proyecto de la Montaña Yucca en el presupuesto del año 2011.

Véase también
 Almacenamiento geológico profundo
 Yucca Mountain Johnny
 Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

Referencias

Enlaces externos

En inglés
 Yucca Mountain Project
 The Monumental Task of Warning Future Generations
 Fotos del Departamento de Energía
 Yucca Mountain Resource Book
 Official website for The State of Nevada Nuclear Projects
 Earthquakes in the vicinity of Yucca Mountain
 Yucca Mountain Could Face Greater Volcanic Threat

Montañas de Nevada
Energía nuclear en Estados Unidos
Volcanes de Nevada

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'BAGRU' a small village near Jaipur very well known for its Natural Dyes and Hand block printing. The people belonging to the 'Raiger' and 'Chippa' community of Rajasthan, are involved in the convention of printing tradition for past 100+ years where Chippa communities are masters of traditional printing, the Raiger community is involved in processing leather products.
I am a fashionista and I was looking for some inspiration for quite a long time. Since travel is considered to be one of the greatest option to explore and for creative thinking, I chose Bagru and it turned out to be a milestone in my life. Starting from one of the most adorable things in Bagru I came across Block Printing which was more elegant and eye catchy then digital printing. As they were telling us the story that "How this block printing started?" they told us that its origin in India traces the roots to Gujarat and the art of hand block printing is as old as 2000 years. Bagru has so much to offer to artisans, fashionistas and anyone who wants to know about the roots of traditional printing. The village of Bagru will be definitely like icing on a cake for craft lovers. Bagru a place which is especially known for 'Natural Dyeing', 'Indigo Dying' and Wooden 'Hand block printing' over textile articles, Bagru prints are more famous for their exceptional quality of being eco-friendly. The three-centuries-old tradition of block printing in Bagru is kept alive with the efforts of Bagru artisans.
Well, you know what, that this is not the end. Bagru is also internationally acknowledged for the traditional Pickles (Aachar) manufactured by Jhalani family (Jhalani Food Products Pvt. Ltd.) for five generations. We had some lip-smacking pickle and we also took some with us which was packed in a jar called 'bharni'.
As an old saying goes 'SMALL THINGS CAST LONG SHADOWS', let us get that straight away synonymous to a small town called 'Bagru' as the theory that holds good to the vast dying fields all the way on the streets of Bagru.
We invites you all to at least visit this place of artisans ones and know how art is like a meditation to them.
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Located on Cheshire Street just steps away from Brick Lane, you'll find Ben Lawrence, a bespoke gentlemen's tailor and shirt-maker shop. Founded by Ben Wheeler and Stephen Lawrence Garvey, the duo create unique, modern garments that incorporate Italian and British tailoring. In addition to their quality menswear creations, their relaxed atmosphere sets them apart from other tailors – they even stock beer in the shop!
Steven and I met at university, we both studied fashion design and menswear, and we learned tailoring through the years. About two years ago we decided to go our own way and create our own tailoring company.
What attracted you to this location?
It was a mix of things, we're very near to the financial district and city professionals, but the area is also really quite a creative hub so it allows us to blur the two together. This shop came up and we loved the front and the street as well – it's a very independent street. It's the perfect shop for what we do. We get a nice mix of clients which is great.
Are there any particular local businesses that have supported you that we can give a shout-out to?
Cheshire Street as a whole. Everyone on this street is a little bit of a community and supports each other. We all look out for each other and send people to each other's shops.
Do you have a favorite local business?
Forest Road Brewery – we're friends with those guys. We met them in a pub and they like to drink!
We'll take it as it comes, I think. We just want our shop to thrive and to meet new people, new clients. We'd also like to bring in a bit more of a ready-to-wear collection. The idea is to be able to fully style a gentleman's wardrobe – not just suits.
We joined for the opportunity to be part of a network of local businesses. I use the app myself and it's been good. I've been able to use the ten percent extra on top-ups wisely, so I like to pass it onto our customers. If your seeking quality menswear – or just curious about Ben Lawrence's tailoring process – stop by the shop and say hey today! Follow them on Instagram to see what they're up to next!


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Don't be surprised if four or five years from now there will be a number of on-line articles or news network features on the vast differences between how New Orleans recovered from Hurricane Katrina and how Houston bounced back from Hurricane Harvey. Much will be made about how the "Crescent City" continues to feel the effects of the devastation in 2005--while "H Town" will be back to the bustling metropolis it was before this week.
The biggest advantage that Houston has is that it is the hub of America's energy industry. Giant oil and natural gas companies are based there--employing hundreds of thousands of people in both production, processing and administration. America runs on cheap energy and those companies need to be working at all times to prevent this from becoming a national disaster. That urgency alone will ensure that resources needed for infrastructure, housing and supply chain restoration will take place--and take place quickly.
While it is an important shipping and port city, New Orleans does not have that "corporate" attitude. Anyone who's been there can tell you "The Big Easy" lives up to that moniker--as the folks there aren't going to bust their butts to get something done that can't wait until tomorrow--or next year. New Orleans is really a dumpy tourist town. What were the first areas to be "restored" after Katrina? The French Quarter, the Superdome and the Convention Center area--so that the people who don't live there could "return to normalcy".
Add to that the fierce independence of Texans. Houston officials and residents would be embarrassed if five or ten years from now they weren't back to being the "biggest and the best". And they won't be blaming "the Government" for not doing enough to help the recovery.
That doesn't mean that everything will go back to exactly the way it was before. Like low-income parts of New Orleans, depressed sections of Houston will likely never bounce back. Those that are displaced by Harvey will never come back--set adrift like many that came to Houston from New Orleans in the wake of Katrina--and never had a reason to return. Hopefully, they will move on to places not along the Gulf Coast this time.
While the scenes of devastation after the flood waters recede will look the same, the paths that America's two latest disaster zones will take from here couldn't be any more different.
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The Skar Audio EVL-65 D2 subwoofer was designed to be the most responsive, powerful, and efficient 6 inch subwoofer on the market. Don't be fooled by it's size, the EVL-65 is one monster of a subwoofer, featuring a 2" pure copper voice coil, and a powerful 39 Oz single slug ferrite motor. The small size of this driver allows it to be very versatile, and can be used in a variety of applications where adding a woofer might not otherwise be possible. Conservatively rated at 200 watts RMS Power, and 400 watts maxpower. Dual 2-ohm voice coil. Sensitivity: 83.1 dB, Fs: 61 Hz, Xmax : 6.25mm one-way.
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Surprise your little one with Victorian Lady Dollhouse to make all her dreams come true! This beautiful assembled house features a beautiful Victorian design with a turret on the left side, dozens of windows, a covered porch on the second floor, and a shingled roof that looks just like the real thing. Add dolls, furniture, miniatures, and more to personalize it and make it your own!
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Shell has seen no impacts to its operations in the Gulf of Mexico as a result of the Morganza Floodway and Bonnet Carre Spillway openings. However, as a precautionary measure, Shell has taken steps to re-route all offshore flights out of its Amelia, LA heliport with partner PHI, Inc. to Lafayette, LA and our existing heliport at Boothville, LA.
Additionally, Shell is preparing its Morgan City terminal for any potential flood impacts. The safety of our employees and contractors remains our top priority and we will continue to monitor the situation.


I will be the first to admit – I have way too many makeup brushes. The excuse, "I have a lot because I'm a makeup artist," is normally what I say, but really, it's a problem (and waste of money and product). When I am doing client makeup, I constantly reach for the same brushes over and over again, while the other hundred or so (not exaggerating) get left lying in my Zuca bag and brush cups.
So, this leads me to share my opinion with you on the only makeup brushes you really need. Because let's face it: you don't need them all. I will say that the brushes you use do make a huge, and I mean Billy Fucillo "HUUUUUGE!" difference in the way your makeup products apply and look on your skin, both on the eyes and face. My favorite brands for brushes include Sephora PRO, MAC Cosmetics, Morphe, and Real Techniques. In today's blog post, I'm just focusing on brushes from the Sephora PRO brand since those are my all-time favorites. Let's dive in, shall we?
Do you have a favorite brand of brushes that you like to use? I would love to hear!
OMG I am so glad I stumbled upon your Facebook which brought me to your website! I absolutely love makeup but was never honestly taught or shown anything about what really needs to go into the whole process of making your face turn out as beautiful and healthy looking as it does on the daily! I always assumed that the more products that are used (assuming the mixing of serums and moisturizers etc) all on the face at once would be a bad thing! But no wonder my face is always dry or way too oily…but after watching your videos I so thankful and maybe for once the routine you have may work for me! Also, I have been using the wrong brushes for the wrong make up ugh! And lastly, I have been dying to find a self Tanner that doesn't turn me orange or stain certain parts of my body darker than others regardless of how well blended it is in my skin but I am definitely going to try that express self Tanner you had s video of because that's exactly what I'm looking for!! You helped sooo much in so many ways you are really great at what you do and your skin really is beautiful! Thank you so much!!! And I definitely will keep you in mind for whenever a friend of mine or even I need makeup done for any event if it's before you move!


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Lack of rule of law - especially poor performance of judiciary and persistent corruption - is the most serious shortcoming of the Ukrainian post-Maidan democratization process. Citizens perceive this as exhausting for the economy and for their living standards, more than the war in the east. In judiciary, the improvements have been meager. In September 2016, constitutional changes and new legislation, adopted in June, went into effect, providing for a comprehensive reform of the judiciary system, promising more independent and competitive selection of judges to various courts, merger and rationalization of some courts, higher remuneration of judges, broader evaluation of their work and better control of their (and their families`)
assets so as to decrease corruption in courts. Longer term effects of those changes are yet to be monitored. As for public prosecutors, situation is more complex and their dependency on political power is still huge and hardly even touched.
Russia and Ukraine are still the most corruption-struck countries in Europe. In the world, they share the place 131 (of 176 countries ranked by the Transparency International`s Corruption Perceptions Index 2016), with Iran, Kazakhstan and Nepal. According to Global Corruption Barometer 2016, the bribery rate in Ukraine averages 38% (highest in Europe). An example of extension of corruption in universities or elsewhere in education was provided by Kyiv sociologists: 49% people surveyed said they had offered bribes, while 57% education workers said they had been offered. There was little improvement during the past year, whereby Ukrainian CPI score rose from 27 to 29. During 2015 and 2016, the newly created anti-corruption bureau NABU
has brought 50 cases to courts and had 12 decisions implemented. Changes in the public procurement system, introduction of e-government in various fields (especially e-declarations by public officials, or opportunities to monitor much of the public spending online), as well as abolition of various subsidies (such as in the energy tariff system), might bring down corruption, because economic liberalization has in similar countries (e.g. Georgia, Estonia, or even post-2000 Serbia) already proved as key to narrowing the ground for high level corruption. Former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili - upon his adoption to Ukrainian citizenship - had tried to help fighting high level corruption and misuse of power, by transferring some of his past experience, but in November 2016 he resigned his post in Odessa region over the lack of support by national authorities.
Respect and awareness of human rights are the field of rule law which has most advanced after the Euromaidan. As Freedom House noted, "civil society remains the strongest element in Ukraine`s democratic transition". It is mainly based on massive volunteering. It "plays a crucial role in driving reforms" aimed at establishing and strengthening of the rule of law. It also plays a vital role in implementing reforms - in countering corruption, reforming the administration, decentralization, etc. As FNF has found out through our own field research, the role of CSOs is also vital in organizing and running independent, on-the-spot, efficient and informative media, in humanitarian aid to the refugees and in community building in the
spirit of democratic values as opposed to the hybrid war launched from the east. However it is suspicious or hostile towards some critical media, the government mainly allows civil society to function autonomously, while being aware of its vital role in the post-2014 democratic development. Newly gained pluralism includes also some far right or ultranationalist groups, while also the organized crime is still present on the public scene. Thus, attacks on journalists are numerous. In July 2016, a journalist was murdered in Kyiv. LGBT rallies, tolerated and protected by the police, are occasionally attacked by extremist groups, such as in Lviv in March 2016, while otherwise police managed to keep the events uninterrupted, such as in Kyiv in June 2016 and 2017, and Odessa in August 2016. In two eastern regions held by Russia-backed separatists, Luhansk and Donetsk, human rights are in the worst shape. Disappearances are common, local elections are rigged and there are no free media or critical NGOs at all. Human Rights Watch accused both the Ukrainian government and the rebels in the east of arbitrary detention and degrading and cruel treatment of the detained political opponents (or suspected agents of the other side), noting that Ukrainian secret services held a secret detention center in Kharkiv, while local security forces in rebel-held territories held several scattered ones which operated completely outside the rule of law.
Elections in Ukraine are executed in a free and fair manner, with some minor irregularities in the electoral process which cannot influence the outcome. Large degree of funding political parties by wealthy oligarchs could influence fairness of the process, although government adopted measures which sought to raise transparency of campaign financing. After resignation of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in April 2016, the new government was formed and Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman managed to stabilize political situation in the country. Under a mixed electoral system, whose efficiency and need for change was discussed in public throughout the observed period, one half of the Ukrainian parliament Verkhovna Rada has been chosen through proportional representation while
another half via single mandate constituencies. Due to inability to conduct elections in several occupied and conflict affected constituencies, some seats in the parliament remained empty. Changes in the electoral law at the beginning of 2016 allowed political parties to remove candidates from their list after the elections and before Central Elections Commission verified their mandate. On the ground that it incited hatred, Communist Party has been restricted from operating and running at elections. During the last year, by-elections in 7 constituencies and local elections in 185 newly merged territories were held.
Ukrainian elected authorities have effective power to govern the country, although there are several possible threats to the country`s democracy, rule of law and sovereignty. Government doesn't have control over some of its territory, due to Russian occupation of Crimea and conflicts in the Donbas region. Despite that executive authorities are shared between Prime Minister and President, the latter one, namely Petro Poroshenko, allegedly started to enjoy significant influence and control over executive and legislative branch. Shift of Prime Ministers in 2016 and appointing his close ally for the leader of Government was a move largely perceived as Poroshenko's intention to strengthen the power. Undermining threat to democracy is also coming from number of wealthy oligarchs
and their close ties to political elites, whose relations can influence decision making process on some issues. Also, corruption among public officials is widespread. It remains one of the most serious problems in Ukrainian society.
Freedom of the press is granted by Ukrainian legislation, but this freedom is only partly upheld in practice. Traditional and online media landscape is pluralistic and diverse, offering citizens wide range of views. However, this diversity is rather a result of different interests of wealthy owners and businessmen who dominate on the media market than of independent and objective journalism. Politicians often seek to influence reporting on certain issues in public media, such as on corruption, but likewise in the private outlets through their connections with the owners. Also, journalists increasingly practice "patriotic" reporting on the sensitive issues and publishing of fake news for money. Both trends seriously threaten objectivity of media reporting. Physical or verbal
violence against journalists is not rare, whereby political journalist Pavel Sheremet was murdered by a car-bomb in July 2016. Therefore, an environment of fear made self-censorship present among reporters as well. Russian channels remained restricted in Ukraine due to its animosity towards the "pro-Russian propaganda", in the light of recent conflicts. A positive move towards more freedom of the press was a government decision as of November 2016 to privatize a number of printing media outlets, as a part of broader reforms.
Private property rights in Ukraine are not sufficiently protected. The most serious problems are in functioning of the judiciary, which is connected to political parties or could be under influence of vested interest groups such as oligarchs. Therefore, judicial independence and impartiality is not guaranteed. Enforcement of contracts is obstructed also through very high costs. However, there are specialized commercial courts and cases are assigned to judges automatically. Recent changes allowed court fees to be paid electronically. Insolvency procedures are extremely long, lasting up to 3 years on average, with low recovery rates of just 7.5%. Registering property in the country is a long process, due to inefficient land cadastre but also because of complicated valuation rules
for determining the transfer tax. Although restrictions on foreign investment are mostly lifted, mandatory state registration of foreign investments was only recently abolished, i.e. in June 2016. Foreign nationals still cannot own land, but they could lease it or acquire it through locally registered companies. The privatization process has been plagued with different problems and is not considered transparent, nor fair, while Russian and off shore companies are banned from participation in it, due to political concerns.
The scope of government in Ukraine is comparable to other European countries, with government expenditures reaching 40% of GDP in 2016. High public deficits since 2012, as well as the recession and political turmoil, led to an elevated public debt of more than 80% of GDP, which is dangerously high for a country on such a level of development. Ukraine exited the recession in 2016, with a modest growth of 2.3% amidst tight fiscal and monetary policies, which put public finances on a more sustainable path and inflation within the National bank's target. However, unreformed and unsustainable pension fund will continue to pose a drain on public expenditures. Inflation is still in double digits. High level of corruption remains a significant problem for the functioning of government
institutions. Reforms regarding this have been limited, apart from electronic government procurement becoming mandatory in August 2016, through the ProZorro platform. State owned enterprises (SOE) in Ukraine are numerous and active in many fields - from utilities to transport, energy, infrastructure and machine building. Their operation is mostly inefficient, leading to high losses and subsequent state subsidies. Recently, the government made significant changes in the energy sector prices in order to reach full cost recovery and lower the sector's reliance on subsidies. The bad management practices were tackled through the setting of new corporate management standards and making independent advisory boards mandatory, but SOEs are still considered to be under political influence, serving as a tool for corruption and political financing. Privatization has been very slow, due to different political obstacles, e.g. there were delays in transferring SOEs from respective Ministries to State Property Fund that is in charge of privatization. The reorganization of SOEs is slow. Both corporate and personal income tax rates in Ukraine are set at moderate 18%. VAT rates are 20% (general) and 7% (preferential).
Business environment in Ukraine has been rapidly changing, but still it is not conducive to entrepreneurial activities. Regulation is often complex and outright contradictory, while corruption and vested interest groups are present in many areas and industries. Broad deregulation policies are currently being implemented, but their reach is not always satisfactory or deep enough to deliver good results in a limited time. The new Action Plan for Deregulation of Business Activities lists more than 100 measures to improve business environment by introducing international standards. Starting a business is easy and quick, done within a couple of days, and without a paid-in minimum capital. On the other hand, this is not true for getting electricity, which is a process plagued with
slow procedures and high costs stemming from inefficiencies within the public utility company. Obtaining a construction permit is very costly, although not time consuming. Tax regulations are complicated, although there are just a few annual payments which are usually done electronically. Most burdening tax regulations are those regarding VAT, so the Ministry of Finance finally launched an electronic VAT refund registry in April 2017, which was expected to bring transparency and efficiency to the refund system. Corruption, policy instability and inefficient bureaucracy are considered as the biggest obstacles to a more business friendly environment in the country. Labour regulations are a mixture of flexible and inflexible solutions: fixed-term contracts are prohibited for permanent tasks, but their length is not limited. Redundancy and reassignment rules pose stringency in determining staffing, but severance payments and notice periods are flat and do not rise with years in tenure. Collective bargaining agreements are numerous, covering numerous industries across the economy. Trade unions, which are included in the social dialogue, are connected to political parties and use their influence as a bargaining chip for dealings other than worker rights. The minimum wage was sharply increased in January 2017, almost doubling and now reaching 50% of the average wage.
Freedom to trade internationally in Ukraine is generally upheld. Ukraine has been a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) since 2008, which supported trade liberalization. Trade questions have always been politically relevant, especially as regards the relationship with the Russian Federation. Ukrainian government declined the offer to join the Eurasian Economic Union and signed a trade agreement with the EU, under implementation since 2016. The Russian ban on imports of agricultural products from Ukraine and transit ban for other products following the political clashes severely hit the economy, but trade flows shifted towards the EU. In March 2017, the government of Ukraine banned commercial trade with eastern regions controlled by the separatist forces, which again hit
the economy, as imports of coal for energy and heavy industry sectors plummeted, which translated to lower exports. Low quality of transport infrastructure provides hurdles to international trade, increasing costs and time; quality of roads is especially worrisome. Custom procedures are slow and demand long hours in document processing, both for import and export. The National Bank of Ukraine has recently been carefully easing some of its capital controls that were put to action after the 2014 crisis in which the national currency, the hryvnia (UAH), had plummeted. However, those controls are still widespread even though the national currency is stable. Mandatory foreign currency sales to the National Bank were decreased from 65% to 50% in February 2017. Ukraine became member of the WTO Government Procurement Agreement in June 2016, further liberalizing the sector for foreign competition. Main Ukrainian trade partners are the EU, Russia, China and Turkey, followed by other CIS countries.
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Toshiba faced a difficult design problem: their TransferJet™ technology was embedded in a customer cell phone, and when the next rev of the phone came around, they learned that they needed to shrink the board from 8mm x 8mm to 4.5mm x 6mm, and they had to shrink the module thickness from 1.7mm to 1.0mm. The original design was a simple board with a wire bond package and several peripherals. Competitive pressures required a significant reduction in size and thickness. On top of that, they had to add RF matching to simplify the adoption of the module. This post describes how Toshiba used Zuken's CR-8000 Design Force with ANSYS analysis tools to accomplish the project.
The overall goals were to shrink the size and thickness, provide RF matching and power stabilization, and to minimize noise. The system block diagram plus the design goals are shown in the image below.
Toshiba soon discovered that Zuken and ANSYS were the only vendors who could provide tools to meet all of the functionality requirements. They began by doing some feasibility studies, taking advantage of the 3D design and embedded design functionality in CR-8000 Design Force. They embedded the die and explored putting it face up and face down and also explored the effects of adding test pins. What resulted is the configuration shown below – the die had the extra test pins, it was placed face down, embedded within the substrate, and employed ultra-thin shield coating on the package and an ultra-thin IC component.
The module was then combined with the board to form a 3D chip-module-board design view. Each device had its own design rules. Zuken's CR-8000 Design Force enabled engineers to easily and quickly switch design context as they proceeded through the design process. When they needed to design the package in 3D, a click of a button switched to 3D mode, with another click, they were back in 2D, and with another click of a button they could design in the IC.
The IC RDL routing was done natively in an OpenAccess design environment using IC design rules, and generated mask-ready RDL routing. Package routing was completed with package design rules. Pin assignments were updated as needed to create the simplest and most optimal routing in both the die and the package.
CR-8000 Design Force then generated an ANF file for use in Siwave for power stabilization. A port was set for each power and ground terminal of the IC and power and ground impedance analysis from the IC terminals was run. From this analysis, the optimum number and value of the decoupling capacitors required was calculated.
In order to minimize noise, engineers performed a static resonance analysis on a 3D model of the module. They found a strong resonance at 9 GHz, and were able to find the source of the resonance.
Once the resonating wire was corrected it was time to re-create the 3D model, and re-run the resonance analysis to confirm the problem was fixed.
Finally, after analyzing dynamic noise, engineers found it exceeded their constraints. So from there, they built up a series of 30 possible solutions, and ran the analysis on each while applying a stimulus at the source of the noise on the IC. The software was able to identify the solution that gave the best results. reducing noise to 1/30th of the original measurement.
Now that they found good package results, they combined the module with the board for a final waveform, noise, and thermal analysis of the product and confirmed that it met the requirements.
Toshiba was able to use CR-8000 Design Force to combine their chip, package, and board into a 3D design structure for their co-design feasibility studies to meet their physical design requirements. Tight coupling with ANSYS analysis tools enabled them to find and correct problems and complete the project.
CR-8000 Design Force is the only tool that can tightly integrate semiconductor, package, and PCB devices, and provide the tight links to ANSYS tools for quick and accurate analysis results.
For more details about the flow, see the attached file.
Tom Whipple is a Solutions Architect in the Zuken SOZO Center. He has been with Zuken since January 2017. He previously worked for Cadence and VLSI Technology. He has Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Arizona and Brigham Young University respectively.


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What Happens to Your Car When You Trade It In
Isabel Roy
When you trade in your old car for a brand new model, one of three things can happen.
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By the time you invest in your second or third car, chances are you've been around the block enough to know that when it comes time to buy a new vehicle, one of your options is to trade in your old one. But what actually happens to your well-loved minivan that you can't quite get the smell of french fries out of?
According to Gregg Fidan, founder of RealCarTips.com, traded in cars generally go one of three places.
Recondition and resale
Unless you're trading in a car that is in nearly perfect condition, with low enough mileage, and a close to recent manufacturing date—in which case, why are you trading it in again?—this is not the road that car is going down. A car that is being traded in after a few small dings, or after the owner gets sick of it and wants something a few years newer, is easy enough for the dealership to fix up, put in some of that new car smell, and resell it to someone looking for a nice car at a slight discount. If you're looking to buy one of these reconditioned cars, take note of the 12 best used cars to buy according to the experts.
Say you're trading in your old trusty truck for a smaller, more environmentally and pocketbook friendly sedan. The dealership you would choose to go to is probably pretty well known for its smaller, more environmentally and pocketbook friendly sedans, which means not a lot of people are walking in looking for a used truck. So instead of taking a loss and letting it sit around in their lot for years, depreciating in value and standing out from their pristine line up, the dealership will drive it down the road to the lot with all the other trucks, and sell it to them wholesale, or trade for the nice used sedan someone just traded in for a truck. According to experts at The Drive, most cars that are traded in will end up here. The fact that your salesman got the car from another dealership's trade-ins may not be a secret, but he certainly won't want you to know these 34 car buying tips.
Public auction
The third direction for a trade-in to head is to a public auction. "Most of the cars at a public auction are the worst trade-ins or very rough repos," Steven Lang, owner of a used car dealership told Popular Mechanics. Cars at public auction can be in extremely rough shape. "I've personally seen cars with over 300,000 miles on their clocks rolled back to 120,000 and sold as 'Miles Exempt' meaning no guarantee of mileage," Lang said. This is the destination of cars that look like they are a few miles away from spontaneously catching fire. Dealerships and even the general public can take advantage of the dirt cheap cars here, but Lang generally recommends against it unless you are a seasoned mechanic. For the most part, these cars sell for less than a thousand dollars but if you're really looking for a steal on a nice car, find out what happens to all of the new cars at dealerships that never get sold.
Isabel Roy has been a writer and editor for RD.com since February of 2019. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin La Crosse with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Writing and Rhetoric. She is thrilled to be living and working in the Big Apple although she misses the easy access to freshly made Wisconsin cheese curds and Kopps Custard. When not at the Reader's Digest office, you can find her downing too many chai lattes and rereading her favorite Harry Potter books.
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Here's my list of the most underrated countries in Western Europe. Basically, I took away the largest, most well-known countries — England, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, etc., and listed some of the ones that get less publicity. Of course, no countries are "better" than any other countries – this is just a fun list, not meant to be taken too seriously. In fact, I haven't been to Portugal or Iceland. I guess I just like making lists. Also, even though I like Sweden and Scotland more than Belgium, for example, Belgium ranks higher because it's more underrated.


Deborah Turner, a 2017 Manor College graduate, is a driven, fast-talker, with the perfect combination of professionalism and savviness. A current student at La Salle University, she is studying accounting and is set to graduate in 2019. She's completed her research on the field and important job prospects in the Philadelphia area.
When she begins to talk about the 'Big Four' accounting firms– PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC), Deloitte, KPMG, and Ernst & Young, she gets a serious and ambitious look in her eyes. She has a spark for her intended trade that is rare to find in someone so young. Turner is scheduled to begin an advanced internship with PwC this summer.
Diontae Dupree is Turner's younger brother, and a 2018 Manor College graduate. Dupree will graduated with an associates degree in Business Administration. He will continue on to La Salle University in the fall to study finance. Obviously, strong math skills run in the family. Interestingly, their taste in college majors and music are similar, but their personality types are largely different. Dupree is reserved and humble about his accomplishments. With every question he waits for his sister to answer first and digests the topic before explaining his own personal thoughts. During his time at Manor, Dupree acted as the president of Alpha Beta Gamma, Manor's business honors society, and vice president of the Manor Sports Management Association, a student club overseen by professor JP Lutz.
Dupree has received the Legacy and Founders scholarship at La Salle University.
We sat down with Dupree and Turner to delve deeper into their future goals and shared path in education.
Question: Why La Salle University?
Dupree: It's more of a family thing [for me], my mom went to La Salle [for nursing]. So basically I wanted to follow in that tradition.
Turner: Once I started comparing schools [for finance and accounting], I had to figure out how each school was going to be the best to prepare me for what I was going to do in the real world. When I compared several large universities in the Philadelphia area, La Salle was the best option for me.
Question: What are your future career goals?
Dupree: I want to work in sports. It doesn't matter what I'm doing, just as long as it's sports related. My favorite sport is basketball.
Question: Deb, what about you– career goals?
Turner: I'm going to be studying for the Certified Public Accountant exam so I can become a certified auditor.
Question: What do you value most about your Manor education?
Turner: I value the fact that my classes were small. I knew my professors. I actually still remain in contact with many of them. I frequently talk to President Peri– he's actually coming to La Salle to meet with some of our business students and have lunch with us. I like that. I like that for most of my previous professors, I can consider them as mentors. A lot of them are still active in their fields so they can give me advice on how to maneuver through certain avenues.
Dupree: I think the thing I value most is the professors and how they have given us [students] life lessons– their experience and how they talk about what they've done in their lives and tips to help us achieve better in our own lives.
Question: What is the best tip you've received?
Dupree: My finance teacher, she gave us tips about stuff we're going to have to deal with– like mortgages and car payments. Things you're actually going to need in life. Learning those things, that's important to me.
Turner: Yeah, I think finance, accounting… for business students, those are the most practical courses you'll ever take. If you could walk into a car dealership or into a bank and be able to calculate interest yourself, knowing how much you need to put down on a car or knowing how much to put into a 401K plan before your employer matches, that's important stuff.
Question: What do you value most about one another?
Dupree: I value that she keeps me focused. You see that she's on the path towards getting a job and she already has an internship. I feel like I have to meet those expectations and be right with her. She keeps me motivated to better myself and to achieve higher.
Turner: His ability to listen, and not take things personally. He understands that if I tell him something, I'm telling him from my own experience and I want him to do better. I want him to do well because I know that he can. I honestly believe that he is smarter than me. He's better at math than I am. He really has the ability to become anything that he wants to become in life and I know that when he gets to La Salle he's going to make his way and he's going to do extremely well there. He's smart and he knows how to adapt to be flexible.


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Disruption is inevitable, but also deeply feared. We've seen this with every significant technological leap -- from the printing press to automobiles to computers. But, as we enter the next iteration of technology with AI, we know it will have a profound, transformative effect on global business and society. However, we must reflect on how we want this transformation to occur.
Early adoption has already begun: AI is transforming everyday activities and processes such as virtual assistants, fraud detection and driverless cars. Various forms of AI solutions are already in the market, including automation, speech recognition, machine learning, decision-making and natural language processing. Organizations that are already investing in these technologies are better positioned for long-term success.
As a society, we must accept the fact that AI is here to stay, and realize thoughtful adoption of the technology is critical.
But, what does this mean for the workforce? For software developers, data scientists, engineers and the full spectrum of information technology workers, AI is perceived to either be putting their jobs at risk, or changing their responsibilities to accommodate its rapid advancement. While it's difficult to predict the pace of AI adoption, some of the technology's most influential leaders and early adopters agree that it's advancing faster than anticipated. As AI's development accelerates and implementations spread, it raises the question for workers in tech and other industries: Are my skills still relevant?
A positive, counterintuitive side effect of early AI adoption is that it's requiring companies to invest in their employees. Bringing AI into the enterprise calls for investments in software and technologies that support its implementation, but also in the training and skill building for employees working alongside it. Companies can't go all-in on AI without balancing the investment ratio between technology and human workers.
Recent research by Infosys revealed that globally, 76 percent of decision makers agree AI is fundamental to the success of their organization's strategy. More optimistically, 80 percent of respondents say they'll retrain or redeploy employees whose roles are replaced or plan to be replaced with new technologies. This is why it's essential to rethink our approach to education and employee development and lay a foundation for continuous lifelong learning.
This shift in learning is necessary not only for the workforce today, but for future generations. We are developing and deploying AI systems that will become so advanced they will become part of the fabric of every industry. Students, academics and workers will need the skills and expertise to work intimately with AI systems. This new mentality requires a curious mindset and a thirst for knowledge and learning.
Decades from now, AI may replace cognitive tasks such as identifying and solving problems. Today, AI can identify patterns and anomalies in environments and production and notify humans about that information, which may not have been uncovered otherwise. However, human creativity and ingenuity will always be required to find the problems AI can solve in the first place.
After all, humans do not simply endure technological disruption -- they help shape it as part of our future. The advent of the automobile didn't just help us travel faster and further; rather, it led to roads, highways and entirely new industries.
Similarly, AI can be a great enabling force that amplifies and empowers people, improves the quality of life for all and opens up opportunities for the underprivileged. It's not a question of man versus machine, but man and machine.
Providing employees with the opportunity to pursue learning and training programs to enhance their careers and help them understand new AI applications benefits employers as well. It encourages a more knowledgeable workforce that's inspired and motivated. It also creates the type of employees that become "problem-finders" seeking out the "unknown unknowns," and begin the work of turning these problems into solutions. Increasingly, this will involve the aid of AI.
To reach the full human potential offered by AI, education and training must be a priority. For this to happen, digital literacy is fundamental for every future generation. Each child must have access to computer science courses. But, doing this requires a new perspective on education by both government and the private sector -- otherwise the education and skill sets of employees now and in the future won't rise to meet the rapid adoption of AI.
This also means rethinking education, recasting it as a life-long process, and deemphasizing rewarding memorization and routine in favor of curiosity and experimentation. We must modernize courses to encourage creative problem finding and solving, and learning through doing, with mandatory computer science learning as the bedrock for enabling digital literacy. Organizations also need to make life-long learning resources available for employees to enhance skills development and can dedicate a percentage of their annual revenue to reskilling staff.
It's a pivotal point in human history. AI is under construction before our eyes as the next great technological evolution, and we must be prepared to evolve alongside it.


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Clutch performance in victory
Chris Barnett, sports writer|May 13, 2014
Allison Rhine
Mia Fiore, attack, charges to the net against Ladue, May 12.
The Girls Varsity Lacrosse Team faced off with the Ladue Rams and, with two goals in the final 45 seconds, came out victorious, 8-7, May 12.
The Wildcats led 2-0 after the first 11 minutes behind goals from Mia Fiore, attack, and Shea McCrary, attack, shutting out the Rams offense early.
"We possessed the ball well early. We needed to play a full 50 minutes though," Ms. Ellen Wright, head coach, said. "They could get those two goals back very easily."
The Rams were able to take the lead, scoring three unanswered and taking a 3-2 lead, 5:46.
"I think we got too complacent," Coach Wright said. "After we got the first two goals the girls kind of sat back."
In the final 5:31 in the first half the Wildcats put two goals back on the board taking a one goal lead into the half, 4-3.
"We needed to win our ground balls," Fiore said. "We needed to realize when we were open in the second half."
A quick start to the second half resulted in two goals for the Rams and one for the Wildcats with 19:39 left, tying the game, 5-5.
However, following the early second half scoring the game went into a 14-minute scoring drought.
"Ladue controlled the ball a lot," Coach Wright said. "They were running their settled attack and killing a lot of clock."
After a back-and-forth next four minutes, the Wildcats trailed the Rams, 7-6 ,with 1:54 remaining.
Fiore took control late, though, and she put two shots past the Ladue Goaltender, her first coming with 45 seconds left, tying the game, 7-7.
"Mia's just incredible," Coach Wright said. "She plays so well and with style. I'm really glad she's on our team because I would hate having to play her."
Fiore capped the Wildcats' victory with her second goal in the last minute and her third of the game with just 22 seconds left.
"I felt great to score," Fiore said. "I love my team, and I would do anything for them."
After the game the Wildcats honored their 11 seniors, ending a strong regular season in which the girls went 9-5 with still one game remaining.
"Senior Night was exhilarating," Elizabeth Darrow, attack, said. "Everyone put in so much work and it was really special."
The Wildcats' final regular season game will be at home against Villa Duchesne, May 13.
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Betting on DotA: how to make fans of the popular game
Long gone are the days when the fascination with computer games did not bring anything but banal relaxation. Now fans of the popular game Dota 2 unable to convert their knowledge about the game world in real money. Thanks to the site dotacraft.rubetting on DotA is available to everyone.
You can combine pleasant with useful. Watch the live stream with the most interesting fights and popular tournaments, just react to changes in the game space and winning bets based on their knowledge!
Why choose Dota 2
ESports involves a large number of exciting games, each of which is potentially profitable. However, Dota 2 in this respect stands alone. This multiplayer game is very well developed in the CIS. It is difficult to find a youth representative who would have not heard about it.
To bet on the Bunker is convenient, because the game has a live-line sportsbooks are not greedy, offer high limits and great odds. Big tournaments attract thousands of fans from around the world. At this time, to be part of this community particularly interesting.
Another advantage is that you can bet not only on real money but in game things.
On what options you can bet
In order not to lose money in vain, do not blindly rely only on luck. It is important to connect the logic to find the optimal rate. In Dota 2 you can make the following bets:
The main outcome. Will choose the team most likely to win;
The number of murders on the game map;
Bet with cash rates;
Handicap murders on the map. To bet will have to start an epic battle.
Betting strategy in DotA
Of course, before you risk real money, is to understand the important aspects that will help not to do anything stupid. The analysis will be subjected to the following aspects:
The level of team play, its a game;
How often we play a team;
Statistics of success and failure of teams, etc.
We should distinguish this aspect as the style of play. It is especially important for those who bet on the total of murders and odds. Thus, countries from Eastern Europe and South-East Asia play a more aggressive and spontaneous. They are characterized by a greater number of murders on the map. Which is not true of the countries of Western Europe. Teams from this region once again not going to risk and stick to a predetermined plan. Often the first half of the game they spend the most relaxed.
It is important to understand that outcomes of events are myriad. Sometimes even the best analysts can more or less accurately predict the outcome of a virtual fight. Especially when they play two relatively equal forces command.
Inexperienced punters should not rely on luck and the fact that "beginners luck". The more you know about the game, the more chances you have to get out of it a winner. Of course, beginning to be difficult to understand all the subtleties. Will help to start with profits the experts who share their predictions and analyses of the teams. All the details about the features of Bunkers can be found on dotacraft.ru.
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