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Carbohydrate-Deficient Transferrin: Validity of a New Alcohol Biomarker in a Sample of Patients with Diabetes and Hypertension
Michael Fleming and Marlon Mundt
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice July 2004, 17 (4) 247-255; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.17.4.247
Michael Fleming
Marlon Mundt
Objective: To test the reliability and validity of a new alcohol biomarker.
Design: Cross-sectional with matched control. Alcohol use, symptoms of alcohol dependence, health status, current medications, carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) levels, and γ-glutamyl transferase levels were assessed. Validity of the %CDT test was estimated using a drinking cutoff of 90 or more drinks in the previous 30 days.
Participants: Sample (n = 799) included 89 patients with type 2 diabetes, 299 patients with hypertension, 209 patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes, and 202 matched control subjects with neither diabetes nor hypertension.
Results: Three hundred ninety-six women and 403 men ages 30 to 60 participated in the study. Six percent (45 of 799) reported drinking more than 14 drinks per week, 2% (n = 17) met criteria for alcohol abuse, and 3% (n = 23) met DSM-IV criteria for dependence. The overall sensitivity of the %CDT test was 61% with a specificity of 85%. A receiver operating characteristic curve was used to determine that the best fit was for persons who reported >90 drinks per month and a CDT level >2.5% with an area under the curve of 0.83. Test-retest reliability (R) was 0.94.
Conclusions: %CDT levels are useful in detecting and/or confirming high-risk drinking in patients being treated for type 2 diabetes and hypertension.
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The Pastoral Advisory Council (PAC) is a representative body of the parish and acts as a source of advice to the Pastor in planning the mission and focus of the parish. The PAC helps the pastor know the needs and wants of the parish; seeks to improve and expand ministries, and explores ways to increase parishioner involvement. The PAC meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month (September-June) in the Parish Center at 6:00 pm.
Julie Maloni, Mary Jo Petersen, Kathy Davies, and John Rudd.
The council was formed in 2014 after several listening sessions were held to find out what the parishioners liked about Saint Patrick's and what they would like to see improved or added.
Eight successful churches in the area were also visited to understand their operation and success.
Early activities included the generation of a charter of operations. One clear objective was to focus on current ministries: becoming better aware of the 30 ministries, their goals, what was working well, and what help they needed to move forward. Another objective was to establish a process to encourage the facilitation and formation of new ministries; a new ministry form was created and a process was implemented to give parishioners the ability to communicate their ideas to start new ministries. Once submitted, the PAC reviews the ministry idea and the pastor will sign the form if approved. Each Council member is assigned a couple of ministries so that they can better know them and represent them. Meetings are held each month to review the ministries and to review recent input from the parish using the newly implemented process. Several new ministries have started since the implementation of this new process with more in the works!


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ThinkProgress: Trump Has Funded Discredited Right-Wing Activist James O'Keefe Through His Foundation
Blog ››› October 20, 2016 4:57 PM EDT ››› MEDIA MATTERS STAFF
ThinkProgress has identified a $10,000 donation from the Donald J. Trump Foundation to Project Veritas, the 501(c)(3) organization run by discredited conservative activist and videographer James O'Keefe.
O'Keefe has a long history of engaging in criminal, misogynistic, ethically dubious, and bizarre behavior related to his video stunts. He has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of entering a government office under false pretenses; sought to set up a video "sting" in which he would lure a female CNN reporter onto a boat filled with sex toys and attempt to seduce the reporter on camera; and had to pay a former video target $100,000 and publicly apologize in a legal settlement. O'Keefe's videos often make a big splash, but they fall apart under scrutiny by reporters and state investigations.
The Trump campaign has used O'Keefe's latest dubious and heavily edited videos to support its baseless claim that the election is "rigged" against the Republican candidate, and O'Keefe attended the final presidential debate on October 19 and pushed his videos in spin room interviews after the debate. But as ThinkProgress explained, Trump may have a more direct connection to O'Keefe's new videos through a $10,000 donation his private charitable foundation made to O'Keefe's Project Veritas in May 2015, barely more than a month before he officially became a Republican candidate for president. Project Veritas' affiliated 501(c)(4) organization Project Veritas Action, which is more free to engage directly in political matters, is the group that released this week's videos. From ThinkProgress:
Trump claimed the videos exposed that a violence at a March Chicago rally was a "criminal act" and that it "was now all on tape started by her."
Trump neglected, however, to mention his own connection to the videos, released by James O'Keefe and his Project Veritas tax-exempt group. According to a list of charitable donations made by Trump's controversial foundation (provided to the Washington Post in April by Trump's campaign), on May 13, 2015, it gave $10,000 to Project Veritas.
Elections, Ethics
Donald Trump, James O'Keefe
Stories/Interests
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Review: Elton at Mohegan Sun Arena
"Pinch me," said a woman in her 60s to her friend as they waited with hundreds of other concertgoers to enter the Mohegan Sun Arena Friday night. "I can't believe I'm actually going to see him live in concert. This was on my 'to do' list before I die!"
The "him" to whom she referred was none other than music legend Elton John, who was playing his first of two back-to-back sold-out shows in the casino's arena.
At promptly 8:15 p.m., the lights dimmed, fog rose from dry ice machines strategically placed around the stage, and the familiar synthesized opening strains of the timeless "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" filled the packed arena. A minute or so later, as thunderous applause erupted, John entered stage right, gave a smile and wave to the crowd, and gingerly made his way to the piano bench to kick off what would be nearly three hours of musical entertainment at its finest.
After the 10-minute classic opener, John kicked things into gear with his hit song "The Bitch is Back," which brought most of the crowd to its feet. Oddly enough, there were pockets of fans in the audience who stayed in their seats during this and other rocking numbers, with some even urging those up and dancing to sit down ("That's the challenge with playing a casino," explained one of the band members after the show.) Apparently, some of the "high rollers" are given complimentary tickets to shows at the arena and may not be big fans of the performers they're seeing.
Party poopers aside, John slowed things down a bit for the next few songs, which included "Madman Across the Water," "Tiny Dancer," and "Levon," which, despite its ballad-like beginning, turned into a rocked-out sing-along and showcased the talents of John's five-piece back-up band, which includes longtime John cohorts Davey Johnstone - often referred to by music industry insiders as one of the best guitarists ever - and Nigel Olsson, the gifted drummer whose energy and enthusiasm are infectious. "I Believe in Love," off the "Made in England" album, came next, followed by a jazz- and rock-infused piano progression into "Take Me to the Pilot" and the classic "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," on which John's vocals were as sweet and inspiring as ever - even if he did need a little bit of help from his bandmates when hitting the high notes.
The popular ballad "Daniel" was followed by an elongated version of "Rocket Man," the funky "Honky Cat," and a slew of slow songs, including "Sacrifice," "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me," "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues," "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word," and the beautiful tribute to Marilyn Monroe - later reworked as an homage to the late Princess Diana - "Candle in the Wind."
John, who at 61 is still an amazing talent - and an energetic one, to boot - then switched gears by launching into a string of rocking hits that included "Benny and the Jets," "Sad Songs," "Philadelphia Freedom," "I'm Still Standing," "Crocodile Rock" - which turned into a karaoke-like sing-along with the crowd joining in on the "la, la, la, la, la, las" - and the first set's closer, the anthem-like "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting," which saw John - wearing a baggy suit and tails adorned with sequined musical notes, an owl, and a caricature of himself as a wizard - atop the piano with his arms raised in a victory cheer.
A steady standing ovation brought John out for two songs that would round out his 24-song playlist: "Pinball Wizard," and the timeless "Your Song," which he dedicated to the audience and to all of the fans in America who have supported him so generously through the years.
There's no question that John delivered a hit-filled set, but as a longtime fan, I would have preferred to hear some of the lesser-known songs that don't often - if ever - make their way to the stage (how about "In Neon," "Grimsby," "One Horse Town," "Amoreena," "Writing," anything from the "Friends" soundtrack or his first album, "Empty Sky").
John was less chatty than usual between songs, but was clearly humbled by the repeated standing ovations, and thanked the fans numerous times during his show. Near the end of the concert, he walked the length of the stage signing autographs for the diehard fans who had made their way to the front of the arena.
John's ivory-tickling was fluid but not tricky as he settled into his show with the combination "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding," his voice prodding its lyrics intently as the tune built to a crescendo accompanied by a seizure-inducing LED light display above the stage.
That was the limit of the show's visual fireworks, but John soon threw out pyrotechnics from his piano, from the hammering he gave the keys in "The Bitch is Back" to the expansive surge with which he decorated the deliberate thump of "Madman Across the Water."
And while seeing John live, or getting his autograph, may not have been on everyone's bucket list, fans streaming out of the arena after Friday night's concert - many of whom were pumped up and singing or humming songs from the performance - most certainly had a grand time.
Elton John's performance Friday night included the following songs:
"Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding,"
"The Bitch is Back,"
"Madman Across the Water,"
"Tiny Dancer,"
"Levon,"
"Believe,"
"Take me to the Pilot,"
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,"
"Daniel,"
"Rocket Man,"
"Honky Cat,"
"Sacrifice,"
"Don't Let the Sun go Down on Me,"
"All the Young Girls Love Alice,"
"I Guess That's why They Call it the Blues,"
"Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word,"
"Candle in the Wind,"
"Bennie and the Jets,"
"Sad Songs (Say so Much),"
"Philadelphia Freedom,"
"I'm Still Standing,"
"Crocodile Rock,"
"Saturday Night's Alright (for Fighting),"
"Pinball Wizard,"
"Your Song."
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The moment that our son, Keegan was born he illuminated such a strong spirit. He was like any other little boy who loved his family, enjoyed playing with his twin brother Wyatt and his big sister, Fiona. While his medical issues did not define who he was as a person, they undoubtedly had an effect on his short life.
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In his short life, Keegan's spirit seemed to shine through to everyone. He taught us to never stop climbing in spite of what seems to be an insurmountable climb, never stop fighting in what seems to be a never-ending battle, never take people or life for granted, and, to do it all with a smile.
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Town officials say the decision could have a cost related to enforcement.
They note that an outright ban will be easier to manage and enforce than allowing cannabis in places such as parks, picnic areas and pathways — as permitted under provincial legislation.
Banff's bylaw aligns with its approach toward alcohol and cigarette smoking.
Council has said it will revisit the rules a year or so after cannabis becomes legal.


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João, O Maestro é um longa-metragem biográfico brasileiro baseado na carreira como pianista do maestro João Carlos Martins, com direção e roteiro de Mauro Lima.

Sinopse
Quando criança, João Carlos Martins (Alexandre Nero) era considerado um prodígio do piano, conquistando a fama internacional. Um dia, no entanto, sofre uma paralisia que o impede de tocar. Ele insiste, mas é obrigado a abandonar a música. João Carlos Martins lança-se na política, carreira que traz problemas quando é acusado de fraudes. Ele retorna à vida de pianista, mesmo quando um problema médico retira parte de seus movimentos. Usando apenas uma das mãos, o músico realiza concertos e depois torna-se maestro.

Elenco

Alexandre Nero como João Carlos Martins (Adulto)
Davi Campolongo como João Carlos Martins (Criança)
Rodrigo Pandolfo como João Carlos Martins (Jovem)
João Pedro Germanos como João Carlos Martins (Adolescente)
João Carlos Martins como ele próprio
Alinne Moraes como Carmem Valio
Caco Ciocler como José Kliass
Fernanda Nobre como Sandra
Alice Assef como Aida
Giulio Lopes como José Martins
Ondina Clais Castilho como Alay
Caio Laranjeira como José Eduardo
Matheus Guerra como Ives
Rennan Rodrigues como José Paulo
Geytsa Garcia como Marina
Júnior Lopes como Abelardo
Neco Vila Lobos como Marido da Secretária
Benjamin Herchcovitch como Médico
Domingos Antônio como Policial
Joca Andreazza como Presidente FIESP
Rafael Trombeta como Persio
Gio Gasparini como Secretária Kliass
Eduardo Guimarães como Vendedor
Marcelo Laham como Âncora TV

Recepção

Críticas dos especialistas

O site Papo de Cinema deu uma nota moderada (4 de 10) ao filme, dizendo que "um dos grandes problemas de João: O Maestro é realmente a ausência de recorte, a subordinação a uma estrutura falsamente engenhosa – pois os excertos de meninice que ressurgem, volta e meia, não possuem efeito considerável –, mas refém da banalidade. O filme é uma coletânea de lampejos das fases do protagonista".

Mario Abbade, do Globo, teceu o seguinte comentário: "tecnicamente, o diretor Mauro Lima é bem-sucedido ao escolher uma linguagem sóbria, que comunga com o estilo da música clássica de João Carlos Martins. É um filme para ser apreciado pelos olhos e pelos ouvidos".

Fabricio Duque, do Vertentes do Cinema, disse: "João, o Maestro", do diretor Mauro Lima, vive o limbo entre a sensação e o sentimentalismo; entre a emoção natural da música clássica e o desdobramento ficcional das situações reais, e busca o significado exato, pela literalidade explícita do dicionário, da etimologia semântica da palavra paixão, que se apossa de guisa arrebatadora, entusiástica e obsessiva na impulsividade extra-física do biografado, o pianista João Carlos Martins.

Principais prêmios e Indicações
O filme recebeu 14 indicações, das quais saiu-se vencedor em 7.

Ligações externas

Filmes baseados em casos reais
Filmes do Brasil de 2017
Filmes em língua portuguesa
Filmes de drama do Brasil
Filmes de drama da década de 2010

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Paris-Nice 1935 est la  édition de la course cycliste Paris-Nice. La course a lieu entre le 26 et le . La victoire revient au coureur français René Vietto, de l'équipe Helyett-Hutchinson.

Participants
Dans cette édition de Paris-Nice, 111 coureurs participent. Parmi les participants, 48 sont des coureurs individuels et 63 sont membres d'équipes commerciales : Alcyon, Helyett, Tendil, Francis Pélissier, Peugeot, Genial-Lucifer, Delangle, France-Sport et Colin.

Étapes

Résultats des étapes

étape
26-03-1935. Paris-Dijon, .

27-03-1935. Dijon-Saint-Étienne, .

étape
28-03-1935. Saint-Étienne-Avignon, .

étape
29-03-1935. Avignon-Marseille, .

étape,  secteur
30-03-1935. Marseille-Toulon, . (CRI)

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30-03-1935. Toulon-Cannes, .

31-03-1935. Cannes-Nice, .

Classements finals

Classement général

Liens externes
 Site officiel
 Guide historique de Paris-Nice

1935
Cyclisme sur route en 1935
Sport en France en 1935
Mars 1935
Paris-Nice à Paris
Paris-Nice dans la Côte-d'Or
Paris-Nice dans la Loire
Paris-Nice en Vaucluse
Paris-Nice dans les Bouches-du-Rhône
Paris-Nice dans le Var
Paris-Nice dans les Alpes-Maritimes


A quirky house-shaped structure and doorway frame the entrance to a boardwalk over the Alviso Marina Park salt marsh. The boardwalk leads to the San Francisco Bay Trail and the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, a favorite location for bird watching, hiking, and bike riding. On this evening visit, the sun's golden glow highlighted the autumnal colors of the marshland. Tall grasses and milk thistle weeds danced to-and-fro under a light bay breeze. A handful of people strolled the boardwalks and trails. Before long, the sun fell to the horizon signaling it was time to go.


One of the most often used mean of transport in Zagreb is the tram. A one way ticket costs about €0.90 and is valid for 90 min. If bought at the tram, though, it can be a bit more expensive – about €1.10. Night fares are double. A ticket that is valid for a whole day is at a price about €2.50, but it gives access to the public transport till early morning hours on the next day, so you do not have to bother about the double night fares.
A bike rent for an hour is about €2-3.00, and for a day is around €11.00.


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Recently we have announced the decision to change the main communications platform from Slack to Discord as the latest provides a much better toolset for community interactions, allowing Exscudo to improve community management, power organic growth and ultimately – create a better experience for community members. You can read in more details about the decision in our blog post.
In the meantime, let's take a look at how community management will be structured and what awesome new features Discord will bring to us.
Marketing ideas – a place to discuss and help Exscudo promotion and marketing worldwide.
Admin chat – a separate chat for community admins.
Role-specific rooms – a closed set of rooms available for acknowledged community members. More on this later.
Contest rooms – more about contests later in the text.
Bounty – a place to discuss bounty.
We are going to introduce Discord-unique events and friendly competitions for the community, along with a reward system. For example, competition can be created to come up with the best slogan for a marketing campaign.
A separate room will be created specifically for this contest, the community will be able to submit their ideas, and the top-3 winners will be awarded special badges and other benefits, granting them access to closed rooms and establishing them in the community.
We hope that this approach will make being in a community even more engaging. Besides, who doesn't like shiny badges?
We are giving you the power to shape your own environment by allowing select community members to become admins and help the team with moderation. If you are active, communicative and positive, you will get a chance to acquire a moderator badge and special permissions, like the ability to delete messages.
To make sure that admin powers are not being abused we will issue a set of rules and make sure that moderation is conducted accordingly.
Team members have full moderation rights and can establish chief admins.
Chief admins are established by the team and have an extended set of rights. They can promote or suspend admins.
Admins can be established by chief admins or team members and can delete messages, kick members.
This approach is future proof and designed to ensure that the Exscudo community can stay organized as it grows bigger.
Exscudo Discord will remain completely open for anybody. Links will be placed on Exscudo websites, in social media and on all currently used communications channels. We want the community to grow. Therefore the easier it is to find us – the better.
All moderation will be made in accordance with community management guidelines. Now, it is important to keep in mind that the guidelines are created solely to make our community a spam-free, and friendly environment as the number of members will be increasing over time. All feedback is always welcome, be it positive or negative.
The guidelines will be released shortly, so stay in touch and keep track of the news!


The City of Marshall and City of Albion have issued a snow emergency with the large amount of snow expected Thursday night and Friday.
The snow emergency will not allow any parking on the street whatsoever, including permitted parking on the street. The emergency runs through 6am Saturday morning.
The City of Marshall announced that any vehicle remaining on the street during that time will be towed or ticketed. The Marshall Police Department welcomes your call if you have questions or concerns at (269) 781-0911.
The Albion Department of Public Safety also says that those parked on the street could be ticketed or towed "without notice".


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Q: Is there a way to add a library using the JAVA_HOME for the current project SDK in intellij a colleague has a slightly different path to a java sdk library and a module uses it
I have had to put in a redundant entry in the .iml file so we both get it.
I would like to effectively use ${JAVA_HOME}/lib/tools.jar so as to remove the redundancy
right now it looks like this:
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A: You should add it to the JDK configuration classpath instead. In IntelliJ IDEA project we also depend on tools.jar and there is a special IDEA JDK defined which has tools.jar in the classpath. All the developers configure JDK under the same name on their systems.
Another option is to use the path variables.

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Ruth Millington
Art historian, critic and writer
Exhibition & Book | Eric Tucker: The Unseen Artist
When Warrington artist Eric Tucker died in 2018, he became the unlikely art sensation of the year. This former labourer, and self-taught artist, had hidden his talent for 60 years. But his family found 400 paintings and thousands of drawings stashed in his attic, under the staircase, and in his shed. National newspapers dubbed him 'Warrington's Secret Lowry' in recognition of his subject matter: working-class life in a Northern town, from smoky pubs to bustling street scenes.
Now, Warrington Museum & Art Gallery are honouring the late artist with a tribute he hardly dared dream of – a full retrospective at the 170-year-old gallery.
And I am excited to reveal that I have worked with the artist's family on a book, telling the incredible story of 'Eric Tucker: The Unseen Artist'.
Eric Tucker painted bustling street scenes. Unlike Lowry, he brings the viewer into the action
The news breaks
It was this time last year that I received emails from editors at several newspapers. They knew the story was going to be big.
"An unskilled labourer, who left school at 14, has produced a secret legacy of 400 paintings. We think they're worthy of L.S. Lowry. Can you take a look and give us an appraisal?".
I took a look, and I was immediately blown away. This was an amazing find for art history. Warrington artist Eric Tucker was a remarkable painter, draftsman and storyteller.
Yes – I could see influences of Lowry. But also British Surrealism and Edward Burra.
This self-taught artist had developed a unique and distinctive style to capture working-class life with evocative realism.
Features appeared in the Daily Express, Daily Mail and i newspaper, amongst others, sharing this exciting story for the art world.
The artist's nephew awoke to John Humphrys on Radio 4 telling the world that the find could be worth millions of pounds!
Eric's final wish
Though he painted for more than 60 years, Eric rarely spoke of his passion for art, and made little effort to show his work. A few months before his death, Eric spoke to younger brother, Tony, of his dream of an exhibition.
Determined to honour Eric's last wish, the family opened his house as a gallery, for a one-off, 2-day exhibition. Younger brother Tony said, "We didn't know how many people would come and have a look, we thought maybe one or two of the neighbours." In fact some 2000 people came from near and far, queuing round the block to see the artist's images of everyday life in an industrial Northern town.
Eric Tucker, 'Ready for Christmas' at Warrington Museum & Art Gallery
Warrington Museum & Art Gallery exhibition
The success of the pop-up exhibition paved the way for talks between the Tucker family and Warrington Museum & Art Gallery, who have been working together since to curate the exhibition – Eric's first at a public gallery.
"Eric's story is so unique and his portrayal of our town is something that really resonates with the Warrington public, so it's a real honour to be finally presenting his work at Warrington Museum and Art Gallery this winter" – Roger Jeffery, Curator at Warrington Museum.
'Eric Tucker: The Unseen Artist' features a broad selection of Tucker's paintings and drawings, including favourites from the house exhibition and many never-before-seen images, alongside a recreation of the small front room in which every painting was created.
Book tells the story of Eric Tucker's life & explains why his art is such an important find
Book tells significant story of Eric Tucker
Accompanying the exhibition is a book: Eric Tucker: The Unseen Artist. It has been an absolute honour to work with the artist's family on this, which explores Eric Tucker's life and the importance of his art.
It explains why Eric Tucker's artworks – painted with authenticity, empathy and a sophisticated innocence – mark a significant contribution to modern British art.
Over 49 pages, it includes beautiful illustrations of his paintings and drawings.
The exhibition 'Eric Tucker: The Unseen Artist' runs from Saturday 23 November 2019 to Sunday 23 February 2020 at Warrington Museum & Art Gallery. It is FREE to visit.
You can buy a copy of the book here.
For more information on Warrington artist Eric Tucker's life and work, please see www.erictucker.co.uk. The website includes a series of prints for sale.
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CAN AN ARBITRATION CLAUSE HAVE AN ENFORCEABLE PROVISION TO THE EFFECT THAT IT IS SUBJECT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW FOR AN ERROR OF LAW?
The Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. 10, provides the grounds on which an arbitration clause can be vacated. These include, primarily, grounds like fraud, corruption, undue means, evident partiality, other gross misbehavior, or exceeding their powers. These grounds have been held to be exclusive. Hall Street Assoc., LLC v. Mattel, Inc., 552 U.S. 576, 578 (2008). Thus, under the FAA, a clause providing that there would be judicial review for an error of law would be unenforceable.
However, such a clause is permissible under the Texas General Arbitration Act ("TAA"). In Nafta Traders, Inc. v. Quinn, 339 S.W.3d 884 (Tex. 2011), the Texas supreme court found that it was permissible to have a clause which forbids the arbitrators from rendering a decision which contains reversible error under either state or federal law or to apply a cause of action or remedy not allowed under state or federal law. Though enforcement of such a clause would have the effect of expanding the grounds available under the TAA for attacking an arbitral award, the court found the clause to be enforceable. The court also found that the TAA had not been preempted by the FAA on this subject.
I have tried a major arbitration that had a clause like the one in Nafta. Although the ground of review sounds narrow, the fact is that in any case of a degree of complexity, a clause like this will almost guarantee courthouse litigation in addition to arbitration. Consequently, a good argument can be made that this sort of clause defeats some of the purposes of arbitration, such as a potentially speedier adjudication and one that will likely avoid the courthouse.
If Fraudulent Concealment Trumps Limitations, What Trumps Fraudulent Concealment?
Fraudulent concealment of a cause of action can toll the running of limitations, but the tolling can end upon proof that the plaintiff has learned of facts, conditions, or circumstances which would cause a reasonably prudent person to make inquiry which, if pursued, would lead to the discovery of the concealed cause of action. This is the holding of the recent Supreme Court of Texas opinion in Etan Industries, Inc. v. Lehmann, No. 10-0318 (Tex. 12/16/2011).
This case continues the trend in the supreme court of increasing the potency of statute of limitations defenses.
In Etan, the plaintiff had secured a judgment based on trespass by a cable and internet provider who did not have a proper easement. The provider had misled the plaintiff by claiming it had a proper easement. The jury found damages for the plaintiff and also found that the defendant had fraudulently concealed the existence of the cause of action. Additionally, the jury also found that the plaintiffs could not have reasonably learned of facts and circumstances that would lead them to the conclusion that a cause of action was being concealed until a time that was within the limitations period. So, the judgment was well supported by the jury verdict.
But the supreme court pointed to earlier evidence that might have led the plaintiff to learn of the concealed cause of action at a time outside of the two year limitations period. The court concluded that this evidence "conclusively established" facts necessary to overcome the fraudulent concealment and thus reversed and rendered the judgment.
In reaching this conclusion, the court also cited its previous precedent of Borderlon v. Peck, 661 S.W. 2d 907, 909 (Tex. 1983).
What Says the Texas Supreme Court About Whether Arbitration Contract Clauses Trump AAA Rules?
No so much, yet. In Americo Life v. Myer (12/16/11), it had before it a case where the AAA had disqualified a party-selected arbitrator (selected by Americo) on the basis that he was not "impartial." After losing the arbitration, Americo sought to set aside the award based on the proposition that the AAA was erroneous in its disqualification of the arbitrator in question, Ernest E. Figari, Jr.
Americo argued to the AAA (1) that Figari was, in fact, impartial, and (2) even if he was not, he satisfied that contractual basis for an arbitrator, that is, that he merely be "a knowledgeable, independent businessperson or professional." Notice that the contractual definition does not include impartiality.
The court of appeals held that Americo had waived its complaint by failing to argue number (2) of the arguments listed above before the AAA. However, the supreme court held that that argument had, in fact, been made before the AAA and was not, therefore, waived. Accordingly, it remanded to the court of appeals for further proceedings consistent with its opinion.
What about the question raised on its merits? I think Americo will eventually prevail on that. Arbitration is a creature of contract. It is quite possible that parties to a contract might, for instance, value the expertise or knowledge of an arbitrator more than his impartiality. If they do, the rules of the arbitration forum should give way to the contract. The rules of the forum are normally viewed simply as "default" rules, to be applied if the parties do not provide otherwise.
You might ask, "why would anyone ever want an arbitrator that was not impartial?"
In the early common law, we did not even have impartial juries. The juries were selected based on their knowledge of the local dispute--not their lack of knowledge of it. The people who knew the parties best and who even knew about the dispute itself were deemed better fact finders than total strangers.
On the international level, disputes between old enemies like Greece and Turkey or Ireland and Great Britain have often been mediated by experienced diplomats who have immense personal knowledge of the participants in the disputes, their background, and the history of the disputes. There is something to be said for knowledge and expertise, even if it might be such that it would affect pure impartiality. Pure impartiality might require a large degree of ignorance of the issues.
Bodies like the AAA should be viewed merely as vehicles to carry out contractual arbitrations. Their rules, when they are supplanted by agreements of the parties themselves, should have no effect.
Now, in this case there is also an argument that by adopting the AAA rules, the parties expanded their definition of the qualifications of an arbitrator. Perhaps, but the better argument is that because the parties spoke to the definition, they spoke fully and in finality.
Is It Ever Permissible For a Law Firm to be Adverse to a Current Client?
The answer in Texas is "yes" in state court but "no" in federal court.
Comment 11 to Texas Disciplinary Rule 1.06 states: "Ordinarily, it is not advisable for a lawyer to act as advocate against a client the lawyer represents in some other matter, even if the matter is wholly unrelated....However, there are circumstances in which a lawyer may act as an advocate against a client, for a lawyer is free to do so unless this Rule or another [disciplinary] rule is violated. For example, a lawyer representing an enterprise with diverse operations may accept employment as an advocate against the enterprise in a matter unrelated to any matter being handled for the enterprise if the representation of one client is not directly adverse to the representation of the other client."
Under this rule, for example, a lawyer practicing in a large multi-office firm likely would not be prohibited from being adverse to a client for whom his firm was doing completely unrelated work in an office of the firm on the other side of the world.
Are Disqualifications Rules the Same For Lawyers and Paralegals?
No. For instance, if a lawyer with personal knowledge of a case is hired by a new firm, his personal knowledge is automatically imputed to the other lawyers in that firm so that the firm cannot be adverse to his former client. Henderson v. Floyd, 891 S.W.2d 252 (Tex. 1995).
However, in Phoenix Founders v. Marshall, 887 S.W.2d 831 (Tex. 1994), the Supreme Court held that where a paralegal with knowledge of a particular matter transfers to another law firm acting adversely to that paralegal's former client on a substantially related matter, the paralegal (and thus the new firm) would not be disqualified if the paralegal were properly screened from participation in the matter. Then-Justice Cornyn, in Conflicts of Interest--Recent Developments in the Texas Supreme Court, 16 REV. LITIG. 515, 528 (1997) stated, regarding this ruling: "Underlying the Court's result is an expressed concern for the mobility of paralegals and other non-lawyers, especially those who work in large firms on massive, complex litigation." This distinction regarding paralegals was re-stated and confirmed in In re Mitcham, 133 S.W. 2d 274, 276 (Tex. 2006).
Of course, from this it does not follow that a paralegal can actually work on the other side of the same case after moving to a new firm. In re Columbia Valley Healthcare Systems, Inc., 320 S.W.3d 819 (Tex. 2010).
It is interesting that the Supreme Court has this concern for the employment mobility of paralegals but does not have the same concern for the mobility of lawyers. The sweeping imputations of knowledge characterized by cases like Henderson v. Floyd, supra, do, in fact, hinder lawyer job mobility.
For that reason, the Restatement (Third) of the Law Governing Lawyers, Section 204, would provide the same solution (screening) for lawyers that the Texas rule allows for paralegals. The Texas Supreme Court would do well to re-examine its position on this issue and to consider adopting that favored by the Restatement.
Do Lawyers Have a Duty of Loyalty to Former Clients?
No. Though one court has said otherwise.
Lawyers clearly have a duty of confidentiality to former clients, that is, a duty not to disclose privileged information learned during the attorney client relationship. And, for that reason, Texas Disciplinary Rule 1.09 prohibits lawyers from being adverse to former clients in matters that are substantially related to the prior representation--recognizing that that situation carries with it too much danger of misuse of confidential information. No actual misuse of confidential information need be shown to disqualify a lawyer or his firm in that situation; rather, the substantial relationship itself is enough.
But what about a duty of loyalty? Certainly, there is a duty of loyalty to current clients. But aside from the duty of preserving confidences, courts generally have not recognized any other sort of loyalty that must be maintained for former clients.
An exception is the Fifth Circuit in In re American Airlines, 972 F.2d 605 (Fifth Cir. 1992). In that case, Vinson Elkins was acting adversely to American Airlines in an antitrust case, and American was a former client. (There was a contention by American that it was even a current client, but that did not appear to be correct based on the evidence and was not a basis of decision of the Court). The Court also did not rely on there having been a substantial relationship between VE's prior representation of American and the case at bar. Rather, the Court stated that VE had violated a "duty of loyalty" to its former client and also invoked the then and now discredited doctrine that a firm should be disqualified when there is even an "appearance of impropriety."
The decision has been strongly criticized by commentators, one of whom was Dean Sutton, who was the principal author of the current Texas Disciplinary Rules. He called the decision's reasoning "unfathomable froth." (Sutton, Introduction to Conflicts of Interest Symposium: Ethics, Law, and Remedies, 16 REV. LITIG. 490, 513 (1997). Another commentator called its reasoning "incoherent." Schneyer, Nostalgia in the Fifth Circuit: Holding the Line on Litigation Conflicts Through Federal Common Law, 16 REV. LITIG. 537, 558 (1997). Shneyer at the time was a professor at the University of Arizona Law School.
I also criticized it in my own article, Boyd Current Trends in Conflict of Interest Law, 53 BAYLOR L. REV. 1 (2001).
Whether the Fifth Circuit would use the same reasoning now is an open question; my guess would be "no."


The trace view is only available if the Collect Program Trace checkbox is activated in the RealView Trace 2 configuration created for the captured analysis file. For more information on how to do this, see Enabling and disabling program trace collection.
If you turn trace data collection on, the ARM Profiler produces a second file in addition to the normal .apa file. It will generate a matching .apb directory. The ARM Profiler generates one or more .part files during execution and places them in this directory. The .part files contain all of the instruction information collected during execution, which it presents in the code view.
If program trace collection was active for the execution captured by the analysis file, its code view will resemble the one pictured in Figure 7.7.


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India, Russia sign pact to implement new civil nuclear projects
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India and Russia on Friday signed a document for cooperation to implement new nuclear power project (NPP). The document was signed following the discussions between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the 19th India-Russia Annual Bilateral Summit in New Delhi.
The document called an 'Action Plan for Prioritisation and Implementation of Cooperation Areas in the Nuclear Field', was signed by Director General of Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation Alexey Likhachev and Secretary of Department of Atomic Energy and Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission Kamlesh Vyas.
The two countries plan to implement the project of six nuclear power units of Russian design at a new site in India, as well as further cooperation in third countries in new promising areas of nuclear technology, apart from the construction of nuclear power plants. At present India and Russia are jointly involved in the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project in Bangladesh. This is the first initiative by India and Russia in a third country. Since India is not a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group it cannot be directly involved in nuclear power reactors.
According to the document, Russia will offer the reference evolutionary VVER-1200 technical solutions of the generation "3+" for the new nuclear project and will increase the level of Indian industry's involvement and localisation. The pact is expected to be a big boost for Make in India as it will lead to manufacturing of nuclear fuel assemblies in India and majority of the equipments and material used for the NPPs will be made locally.
"We are satisfied with our strategic cooperation with India, where we implement the series construction of multiple units of Russian design on the Kudankulam site. We are counting on receiving a contract to implement a series construction of multiple units of our design at a new site in India in the same way. This will significantly increase the localisation of manufacturing the equipment for nuclear power plants in the framework of the policy `Make in India', as well as optimise the timing and the cost of project implementation. In addition, India is a reliable partner, with whom we are already implementing projects in third countries, and we plan to enhance this cooperation," said Alexey Likhachev, DG Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation.
VVER-1200 is a flagship Russian nuclear reactor which has 20 per cent more power generating capacity than VVER-1000 that are used in India's Kudankulam units.


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The office environment is such an important part of the business. It plays a crucial role in how healthily and happily your employees can enjoy working with you. It shapes the culture of the workplace. It can be used as a tool to bring in leads. So, you want to make sure you're getting the most use out of it. Can you say that's the case if you're not using all the building, however? If you have a roof, here are a few reasons you might want to take a closer look up there.
There are plenty of ways to prevent falls, beginning with installing roof fall protection around any roof edges, overhangs, and sunroofs. Drawing attention to the danger is just as important. Make sure there are safety signs highlighting any risks to keep people on guard.
If there any other accesses like ladders, then make sure they're visibly marked, as well. Employees need to have total situational awareness so they don't take a step they may very much regret.
Not all offices have the space to fit in a fully kitted break room. You might have enough space to prepare some food and pour a cup of coffee. But having a real space where employees can relax away from the desk is important. For one, it helps them genuinely take a break.
Employees who eat at their desk stay in 'work mode', which builds on the stress and pressure they can feel without any relaxation from it. Break rooms are a way of showing that you care about how they feel in their work environment. The roof provides a very unique kind of break room and serves as a perk of working there all on its own.
If your business is in the habit of courting its clients and leads, then having a unique way to do that can be even more valuable. As with trade shows, being able to stand out when you host your own business events or invite clients over for a conversation keeps you fresh in their memories.
If it's the spring or summer and the weather is fine, inviting them for a chat on a well-decorated roof can give the pitch or conversation the kind of wow factor that skews their opinions a little more in the direction of a positive light.
If you have a great view from the rooftop of your business, then you are only going to get more use and more benefit from it if you take advantage of that view. You can do that by focusing more on the décor on the area itself. For instance, there are few areas you could consider more relaxing than a well-maintained garden.
Rooftop gardens are exactly what some of the top businesses with outdoor access are starting to invest in. Greenroofing doesn't just create a more pleasant environment, either. It has genuine environmental benefits, as well. If you care about the corporate social responsibility of your business, then greenroofing your office could send a clear message about your values.
Beyond reducing carbon emissions, producing oxygen and changing an urbanized landscape, a well-utilized rooftop also has plenty of health benefits to offer your employees. We've already mentioned how a break space away from the desk can be helpful.
But you can't ignore the fact that many office workers lack the exposure to fresh air they need to stay healthy. Office air quality is something you need to take an interest in, but an alternative area with air as fresh as they can get can be very beneficial to them indeed.
If you go ahead with the idea of a rooftop garden, then you get the relaxing benefits of being surrounded by plant life as well. Even encouraging employees to take the climb up to the rooftop means they're getting more active in their workday.
Not all businesses in all locations are going to have much use for the roof of the business. But it has a lot of unique appeal and utility for those who can. If you need a break room, a venue, or just some healthy space, consider moving up.


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People in a position of authority have long been known to have a tendency to let their authority influence how they treat others. Unfortunately, this influence can have major ramifications for those being treated unfairly. Police brutality has been in the news lately with incidents happening all over the country. In Ferguson, Baltimore and New York, unfair treatment by police officers is being hotly debated. Just like people around the country, Californians too are at risk of being treated unfairly by police officers and others in a position of authority. Also termed as police misconduct or unfair treatment by an officer, this kind of behavior has hurt and put behind bars innocent people who were just trying to stand up for their rights. As of a result of unwarranted brutality and other forms of unfair treatment, some people fight back and can end up with charges of resisting arrest, battery on a police officer and any possible injuries or psychological harm done from being treated unfairly. California law protects police officers; crimes against them are taken more seriously than those against the general population. If you assault a police officer, you face more jail time and more fines and penalties than if you assault a regular citizen. Regular assault results in up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000, or both. Assault against a police officer will result in up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $2,000, or both. Clearly, assaulting a police officer results in harsher consequences simply because of their profession. Because of this, they may be able to get a way with harmful behavior against others because, as regular citizens, we all know it would probably be a bad idea to fight back. Large groups of people often pose threats to both police and general citizens alike. In fighting back and trying to control crows, police may have to resort to violence directed at the whole group, meaning some innocent people, sometimes bystanders, get hurt. In the past, police officers have gone without criminal prosecution after allegations of misconduct. A series of civil-rights investigations resulted in better handling of these cases and stricter prosecution of law enforcement officers found guilty of misconduct. Unfortunately, this doesn't mean those who resist what seems like misconduct won't be criminal prosecuted as well. Just as police are being held to higher conduct standards, those who harm or attempt to harm these protected citizens will face high standards as well and will be prosecuted for their actions. It is important if you are facing charges of assaulting an officer, assaulting an executive officer or resisting arrest to work with a criminal defense attorney on formulating a strategic defense. Don't let police misconduct go unnoticed. You may be able to fight the charges if you can demonstrate the officer you assaulted or resisted was acting in misconduct, acting outside their professional duties in an unlawful way or otherwise not following the guidelines and standards for their professional duties. You may be eligible for a reduction in sentencing or a dismissal of the charges against you if you can prove the officer was handling you unlawfully. If you are ever in a situation where you were being treated unfairly by a police officer, try to talk to any witnesses to the incident. Ask them what they saw and what they heard. A witness of good character may help your case. If you want to bring the matter before the court to either seek retribution or challenge charges you incurred as a result of the incident, make sure you inform yourself first on your rights and how to stand up for them in court. If you feel you may have been treated unfairly by a police officer or have been a victim of police brutality, contact an experienced attorney right away. If you are facing criminal charges associated with this incident, you can take action and fight for your rights as a citizen. Don't let unfair treatment by an officer result in a mark on your criminal record; there may be defenses available to you. All citizens have a right to self-defense. If you were being treated unfairly and police misconduct occurred, you may be able to fight the associated charges you face.
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Thank you for this post. Just a note of awareness. Ian's wonderful repartee during the interviews is stunted do to the unfortunate but necessary translations.
unfortunately I missed this broadcast although I know the broadcasting radio station.
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Nathalie Dubois
Dr. Nathalie Dubois
Department Surface Waters Research & Management
My research spans across the boundaries of sedimentology, paleolimnology, paleoclimatology, inorganic and organic geochemistry. The main reason for this broad spectrum is that I enjoy combining different methods and tools to tackle a question from different angles.
The research projects I have been developing since joining the Eawag in 2013 revolve around two central themes:
(1) The generation of new high-resolution paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental reconstructions using lake sediments, with a focus on first human impacts on aquatic ecosystems.
(2) The translation of water column processes into sedimentary signatures, in particular through the use of sediment traps to track depth-dependent dissolution and sediment focusing in lakes.
I welcome new collaborations both nationally and internationally.
For more, please visit the Sedimentology Group Website.
The MACRO project investigates lake and swamp sediments from Pacific Islands to search for traces of the settlement of Polynesians and Melanesians.
MACRO: Tracking the Polynesian migration
The PALEOFARM project investigates sediments from 3 lakes across Switzerland, Russia and Greenland to search for traces of early farming impact.
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Subaquatic slope instabilities: the aftermath of river correction and artificial dumps in Lake Biel (Switzerland)
River engineering projects are developing rapidly across the globe, drastically modifying water courses and sediment transfer. Investigation of the impact of engineering works focuses usually on short‐term impacts, thus a longer‐term perspective is still missing on the effects that such projects have. The 'Jura Water Corrections' - the largest river engineering project ever undertaken in Switzerland - radically modified the hydrological system of Lake Biel in the 19th and 20th Century. The deviation of the Aare River into Lake Biel more than 140 years ago, in 1878, thus represents an ideal case study to investigate the long‐term sedimentological impacts of such large‐scale river rerouting. Sediment cores, along with new high‐resolution bathymetric and seismic reflection datasets were acquired in Lake Biel to document the consequences of the Jura Water Corrections on the sedimentation history of Lake Biel. Numerous subaquatic mass transport structures were detected on all of the slopes of the lake. Notably, a relatively large mass transport complex (0·86 km2) was observed on the eastern shore, along the path of the Aare River intrusion. The large amount of sediment delivered by the Aare River since its deviation into the lake likely caused sediment overloading resulting in subaquatic mass transport. Alternatively, the dumping since 1963 in a subaquatic landfill of material excavated during the second phase of river engineering, when the channels flowing into and out of Lake Biel were widened and deepened, might have triggered the largest mass transport, dated to 1964 or 1965. Additional potential triggers include two nearby small earthquakes in 1964 and 1965 (MW 3·9 and 3·2, respectively). The data for this study indicate that relatively large mass transports have become recurrent in Lake Biel following the deviation of the Aare River, thus modifying hazard frequency for the neighbouring communities and infrastructure.
Dubois, N.; Råman Vinnå, L.; Rabold, M.; Hilbe, M.; Anselmetti, F. S.; Wüest, A.; Meuriot, L.; Jeannet, A.; Girardclos, S. (2019) Subaquatic slope instabilities: the aftermath of river correction and artificial dumps in Lake Biel (Switzerland), Sedimentology, doi:10.1111/sed.12669, Institutional Repository
Palmitone as a potential species-specific biomarker for the crop plant taro (Colocasia esculenta Schott) on remote Pacific islands
The Pacific Island ecosystems of Remote Oceania were dramatically transformed following the arrival of humans within the last ∼3000 years, as the new settlers required technological innovations and environmental modifications to maintain their populations. These modifications included the introduction of numerous exotic species, including the important crop Colocasia esculenta Schott (taro) and the development of infrastructure suitable for its cultivation. Archeological reconstruction of C. esculenta use in the Pacific has been challenging because of the low-specificity of fossil starch granules and its limited pollen production during periods of intense cultivation. Here, we assess a lipid biomarker approach to trace C. esculenta cultivation in the past. We characterized the neutral lipid compositions of leaf samples from common cultivars and widespread indigenous species from the archipelago of Vanuatu by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC−MS). The compound palmitone (hentriacontan-16-one) was a major leaf wax constituent in C. esculenta cultivar samples (mean concentration of 402 ± 63 µg/g dry wt) and was only detected in one other species, the ornamental tree Cananga odorata (175 µg/g dry wt). The structure of palmitone is favorable for its long-term stability and we demonstrate its preservation potential in a 55 cm sedimentary record from Lake Vesalea on Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, where C. esculenta is grown today. Palmitone concentrations in this core fluctuated up to 4.1 µg/g dry wt. Our results indicate that in appropriate environmental contexts, sedimentary palmitone concentrations could be used to reconstruct C. esculenta cultivation and to provide insights about past horticultural innovations in Remote Oceania.
Krentscher, C.; Dubois, N.; Camperio, G.; Prebble, M.; Ladd, S. N. (2019) Palmitone as a potential species-specific biomarker for the crop plant taro (Colocasia esculenta Schott) on remote Pacific islands, Organic Geochemistry, 132, 1-10, doi:10.1016/j.orggeochem.2019.03.006, Institutional Repository
Lipid compound classes display diverging hydrogen isotope responses in lakes along a nutrient gradient
Compound specific hydrogen isotope ratios (2H/1H) of lipid biomarkers preserved in sediments are used as paleohydrologic proxies. However, several variables, including contributions from different source organisms and their growth rates, can influence 2H/1H fractionation between lipids and source water. Significant uncertainties remain about how these factors combine to produce the net 2H/1H signal exported to sediments.
To assess the influence of phosphorus availability on 2H/1H ratios of lipids accumulating in lake sediments , we analyzed surface sediments and sediment traps from ten central Swiss lakes representing a wide range of trophic states. In agreement with results from laboratory cultures, 2H/1H fractionation for the diatom biomarker brassicasterol (24-methyl cholest-5,22-dien-3β-ol) increased in more productive lakes (0.6 ± 0.1‰ per μg/L total P in sediment traps and surface sediments). In contrast, 2H/1H fractionation for phytol, the isoprenoid side-chain moiety of chlorophyll, decreased with increasing total P (−0.4 ± 0.1‰ per μg/L total P in sediment traps), suggesting that different biochemical mechanisms are responsible for changes in 2H/1H fractionation for each type of isoprenoidal lipid. Opposing changes in 2H-fractionation for sterols and phytol cause their 2H/1H ratios to converge as total P increases. This response may be a new tracer for phytoplankton growth conditions and is not influenced by the source water isotope value.
Interpreting the 2H/1H ratios of short to long chain (C14–C30) n-alkanoic acids and n-alkanols is complicated by likely contributions from heterotrophs and/or vascular plants. These values generally did not correlate with lake water isotopes, nor did their fractionation factors correlate with total P. For most lipids there was no significant difference between sediment trap and surface sediment 2H/1H ratios. However, n-C14–n-C18 fatty acids were 2H-enriched in the surface sediments, most likely due to degradation in the water column. Our results indicate that interpretations of short-chain fatty acid 2H/1H ratios as a water isotope signal likely require supporting information about ecological conditions and community structure, but that paired H isotope measurements of phytoplankton-derived sterols and phytol may be developed as a proxy for phytoplankton growth.
Ladd, S. N.; Nelson, D. B.; Schubert, C. J.; Dubois, N. (2018) Lipid compound classes display diverging hydrogen isotope responses in lakes along a nutrient gradient, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 237, 103-119, doi:10.1016/j.gca.2018.06.005, Institutional Repository
Indonesian vegetation response to changes in rainfall seasonality over the past 25,000 years
The hydrologic response to climate forcing in the Indo-Pacific warm pool region has varied spatially over the past 25,000 years1-5. For example, drier conditions are inferred on Java and Borneo for the period following the end of the Last Glacial Maximum, whereas wetter conditions are reconstructed for northwest Australia4. The response of vegetation to these past rainfall variations is poorly constrained. Using a suite of 30 surface marine sediment samples from throughout the Indo-Pacific warm pool, we demonstrate that today the stable isotopic composition of vascular plant fatty acids (δ13Cfa) reflects the regional vegetation composition. This in turn is controlled by the seasonality of rainfall consistent with dry season water stress6. Applying this proxy in a sediment core from offshore northeast Borneo, we show broadly similar vegetation cover during the Last Glacial Maximum and the Holocene, suggesting that, despite generally drier glacial conditions1,7, there was no pronounced dry season. In contrast, δ13Cfa and pollen data from a core off the coast of Sumba indicate an expansion of C4 herbs during the most recent glaciation, implying enhanced aridity and water stress during the dry season. Holocene vegetation trends are also consistent with a response to dry season water stress. We therefore conclude that vegetation in tropical monsoon regions is susceptible to increases in water stress arising from an enhanced seasonality of rainfall, as has occurred8 in past decades.
Dubois, N.; Oppo, D. W.; Galy, V. V.; Mohtadi, M.; van der Kaars, S.; Tierney, J. E.; Rosenthal, Y.; Eglinton, T. I.; Lückge, A.; Linsley, B. K. (2014) Indonesian vegetation response to changes in rainfall seasonality over the past 25,000 years, Nature Geoscience, 7(7), 513-517, doi:10.1038/ngeo2182, Institutional Repository
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E-Mail: nathalie.dubois@cluttereawag.ch
Office: BU D16
chromatography, isotopes, surface water, sediments, biomarker


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Powered by solar-paneled roofs overhead, these barge farms feature hydroponic space for produce above and support fish farming below, using extant technologies to offshore vast quantities of food to be grown on the water.
Based in Barcelona, Forward Thinking Architecture is pushing its Smart Floating Farms concept to interested cities and investors, boasting the modularity of this system that can start with a single barge or morph into a fleet of connected vessels. Each barge is designed to yield over 8 tons of fruits and vegetables and nearly 2 tons of fish per year.
The barges would be 656 by 1,150 feet and contain its own desalination plant, able to turn saltwater to fresh for farming purposes. Solar, wind and wave power render each platform self-sufficient in terms of energy as well as relatively independent, needing little human interaction or intervention to function.
While there is no set date for launching the first of these floating farms, the feasibility of the system is promising. It does not presuppose any technology that does not already exist, and represents a natural expansion of development beyond land to adjacent open spaces on the water.


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Around the world, almost 85% of people over the age of 65 experiences joint discomfort. And yet this remains a challenging market: in Colombia for example, many people think there is no solution for improving joint function and flexibility. Endo-Met Farma is working to educate healthcare professionals, changing attitudes and highlighting collagen peptide treatments. There is still plenty of potential in this growing market.
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Pink, red, and brown cupcake theme for first a little girls first birthday!
Our love of giant cupcakes from a local bakery and the colors brown and pink from our daughters nursery.
Cupcake crazy! I made the sweets table the centerpiece and decorated around it. I wanted tons of cupcakes and lots of pictures of my little girl. And I'd say I went a little over the top! ;) I had everything decorated, even the bathroom has cupcake stickers on the mirror!
The toppers are super cute, they turned out WAY better than I expected, and I've since started making and selling them for others.
Don't be afraid to try to DIY, sometimes it will turn out better than you imagined!
If you have posted this album on Facebook, I would have pressed the Like button and shared this to my friend. Superb!


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The sale will be coming soon, but HUAWEI has prepared a teaser first. As part of HUAWEI's Flash Deals, you have the opportunity to purchase selected items for as low as RM11. All you need to do is look out for special days leading up to 11.11 online sale day itself, specifically on the 5th, 7th, and 9th of November at 3PM to grab these deals.
So you might wonder what's so special with HUAWEI's 11.11, well on top of all the discounts and rebate vouchers combined used for purchase, HUAWEI has topped it up with another 5% discount upon check out. In total, you could get up to 90% + 5% discount waiting for you.
In addition, HUAWEI users can download and sign up on HUAWEI AppGallery which they can then claim rebate vouchers and e-gifts worth RM100,000.
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The knee is the largest, more weight-bearing joint in your body. It is a complex joint made of bone, cartilage, synovial fluid and ligaments. The cartilage with healthy Synovial fluid in the knee acts as a cushion and gliding surface. Injuries, aging and degenerative conditions such as arthritis can change the quality of synovial fluid that distorts the cartilage surface and causes pain.
One of the most common causes of heel pain is plantar fasciitis. This is caused due to the inflammation of the band of tissue connecting the heel bone to the toes. Pain due to plantar fasciitis can be felt in the heel or the arch and is usually worst in the morning. The first step coming out of bed is usually the most painful one. Common causes of plantar fasciitis include a high level of physical activity; standing for prolonged periods on concrete or hard surfaces; faulty foot mechanics like flat-feet; tight calf muscles; increased weight; and improper footwear. It is a condition commonly seen in distance runners but is also extremely common in the general population.
When plantar fasciitis continues for a long time, a heel spur (calcium deposit) may form where the fascia tissue band connects to your heel bone. Having a heel spur may not cause pain and should usually not be operated.
When you step on a hard object such as a rock or stone, you can bruise the fat pad on the underside of your heel. It may or may not look discolored. The pain goes away gradually with rest.
If you have pain behind your heel, this may be due to the inflammation of the area where the Achilles tendon meets the heel bone. This may happen due to too much running or wearing shoes that rub the heel too much. Such pain typically builds slowly over time, and the skin becomes thick, red and swollen, in this process.
The bursa acts as a lubricant when muscles/tendons slide over bones. Bursas exist around most large joints of the body, including the ankle.
The bursa located at the back of the ankle, by the heel, is called retrocalcaneal bursa. Repeated/excessive use of the ankle may cause the bursa to get inflamed, leading to this condition called retrocalcaneal bursitis.
Achilles tendon connects the calf muscle to the heel. This tendon is used for walking, running and jumping. Achilles tendonitis is a condition in which this tendon gets inflamed due to over use of the foot. This condition is most common in people below 35 years of age and often occurs in runners and other athletes.
Symptoms include pain in the heel and along the length of the tendon when walking or running. The tendon may be painful to touch or move. The area may become swollen, and you may have trouble standing up on one toe.
An ankle sprain is an injury to the bands of ligaments that surround and connect the bones of the leg to the foot. The injury typically happens when you accidentally twist or turn your ankle in an awkward way. This can stretch or tear the ligaments that hold your ankle bones and joints together.
RA is a chronic disease of the joints that occurs when the body's immune system mistakenly attacks the synovium, the thin membrane that lines the joints. The result can be joint damage, pain, swelling, inflammation, loss of function and disability. In about 90% patients with rheumatoid arthritis, the joints of the feet are ankles are affected.
Gout is a form of arthritis that occurs when excess uric acid, a bodily waste product circulating in the bloodstream, is deposited as needle-shaped monosodium urate crystals in tissues of the body, including the joints. For many people, the first symptom of gout is excruciating pain and swelling in the big toe – often following a trauma, such as an illness or injury. Subsequent attacks may occur off and on in other joints, including the ankles. After years with the disease, lumps of uric acid, called tophi, may form beneath the skin around the ankles.


Your Outreach Director (Nathan Grabau) has begun implementing a little of the training we received from the Libertarian National Campaign Committee.
Specifically he designed two styles of tee shirts to be worn by our volunteers.
If the designs are ready (they should be by Wednesday), I will be bringing the designs to our lunch to see which design you like more. Please give us your input.
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It's Tuesday morning as I write this. I have no idea how some of the important races and ballot issues will have turned out.
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These people call all the time. I am sure that I owe something but they have no right to call my home 20 times a day. They are only legally allowed to call one time if they talk to someone on the phone that day and they legally can call again the next day and ask the same questions. However they are not legally allowed to call several times a day once they have spoke to someone on the phone that certain day. These people dont care and will call all day and night. I hope that something will soon be able to be done about bill collectors. I am disabled and can not pay and can not even pay 2 dollars a month to catch up or pay because I would be short on household bills that need to be paid such as water sewer and garbage pick up and house payment and power so that my kids have s safe roof over ther heads or I can get in trouble and loose my kids. Paying these bills is not as important as my kids. I am sorry. I wish that I was not disabled because I would not be in this trouble with debts if I was able to work. I hope that someday Oboma will change this debt collection ways. like make it legally for them to only call once a week so that at least they can get the call out to someone and remind them of the bill and so that those that can not pay and nothing can be done about it that they will get the hint that I have no money to pay and that my social security is protected from garnishment of wages. SO they will just have to wait until I get a large inherritance or free lottery so that I can pay these bills.


The Rev. Dr. Tony Sundermeier is senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, GA.
I approached my pastor friend and curiously asked, "Are you ushering?" John smiled and quipped, "At least I don't have to preach." He then explained how it came to be that he was ushering as a first-time visitor to our congregation. He came into the sanctuary, found a seat, when all of a sudden a member of the church who possessed great ambition and moxie - she approached him and said, "Hey, our usher team is short-handed today. Would you pass out these bulletins by that door and greet people as they come in? Thank you, so much." John read her cue and clearly understood that he was being volun-told to serve. And, being a gracious person, he politely agreed and took his post as an usher for the morning.
While John and I have enjoyed some laughs over the years about his experience, I have come to think about this story in an illustrative way. Here is what I mean: so many in congregational leadership have been burdened by trying to fill gaps within their church's ministries. With dwindling membership rolls, aging congregations, and cultural changes that require new ways of bearing witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, it seems that many churches are short-handed. The refrains go something like this: "We can't get any new Sunday school teachers. We can't find anyone to volunteer for our Habitat build. We don't have anyone to run our Advent festival. We don't have any new recruits for Stephen Ministry. We don't have any ushers lined up for today to hand out bulletins and greet people."
Many in congregational leadership feel as if their ranks are depleted and with numerous gaps to fill, we are happy with just a warm body. The challenge with this approach, I think, is brought to light within our text from Paul's correspondence with the church in Corinth. He asks these questions, "Are all apostles? Are all teachers? Are all miracle workers? Are all healers? Are all prophetic speakers and interpreters?" This section, when placed within the larger point Paul is trying to make, leads us to the realization that the answer to these questions is, "No." "No, not everyone is an apostle. No, not everyone is a teacher. No, not everyone is a miracle worker." And the same can be said of the ministries "we just have to fill" within the lives of our congregations. Are all ushers? Are all Stephen Ministers? Are all Advent festival co-chairs? I think the answer is the same: no.
What happens in so many of our congregations is that we are so desperate to fill the gaps that we fail to have meaningful conversations about call and giftedness. In writing to the church in Corinth, Paul knows that we need each other to be a fuller expression of the Body of Christ because we are all good at (and not so good at) different things. And in some way, do we not undercut the meaning of Paul's teaching on the Body of Christ by making people try to fit into our ministry gaps? To put it another way, wouldn't we more faithfully embody Paul's vision if we stopped asking, "What ministries need to be filled?" and instead asked, "What ministries are our members and friends actually called and gifted for?" I think one of the challenges facing many churches today is that we do not ask people what they are passionate about. We rarely ask people to share the gifts they hold in exile - gifts that are on the margins and perhaps even assumed not to be there at all.
First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, the congregation I currently serve as one of the pastors, has a deep commitment to those living on the streets and to those coming out of prison and to those who find themselves entrenched in systemic poverty. On Sunday mornings, we host a community breakfast and have about 200 guests each week. And following the breakfast, many of our guests stay for a chapel communion service. At that service, we don't pass an offering plate but we do have offering stations for anyone who feels called to give at any point before, during, or after the service. I always invite folks who are gathered (whether they are the CEO of a bank or someone living in our transition center), I always ask them to consider sharing what God has put them in charge of. Many of our friends who are living on the streets take me up on that offer. Like my friend, Josh, who puts a $1.80 in the offering station every week. Or my friend, Mr. Woodson, one of our members who lives on the street (by choice, he is quick to tell you!) who passionately believes in the tithe. Not too long ago I had a well-meaning member say to me, "Why are we asking our guests to give financially when they have so little?" I explained, "We believe that everyone has something to share. We believe everyone has gifts to lend. And to invite people to share those gifts is not only empowering and dignifying, but it brings to center gifts that have been on the margins or have been held in exile. It brings to center gifts that may change the whole trajectory of our faith and life together. It says to people, 'We need you if we are going to be the Body of Christ.'"
You see, I believe we need to ask our members and friends to share their gifts, to share their passions, to share their hopes for a future that is distinct from the past. This is a challenge but we have to be willing to spend more time asking people about what spurs them to action and what they are willing to give instead of spending so much time trying to fill our gaps. Are all ushers? No. So, what are people being called to? What gifts do our church members possess that no one knows about? What gifts exist on the margins that need to be brought to the center of our community life?
A few years ago, during a long-range strategic planning process, our congregation believed we were being called into the ministry of social entrepreneurship. For those of you unfamiliar with the concept, social entrepreneurship describes economic enterprises that meet a social need or fulfill a social good. Our project is called Epiphany: Big Ideas for a Better World. We solicited proposals from social entrepreneurs from around the city of Atlanta who want to address particular social challenges and transform how people participate in God's mission in and for the world.
We received 90 applications and through a screening process, we narrowed down the pool of proposals to 22 semi-finalists. Now, here is the part that connects to the point of this sermon. We asked our congregation, "What are you good at?" We asked about their passions. We asked about what gets their blood pumping and what gifts they might have to offer that are being underutilized in the life of the church. And what we have done is connect over 100 church members who are entrepreneurs or branding experts or who are leaders or developers or who are directors of non-profits or attorneys or CPA's or HR reps or strategists or designers; and through an incubation process, we have matched these gifted church members with these young, burgeoning social entrepreneurs and the projects they are pitching. So, what happens is that we have members in our church who are using gifts they have never used before in a faith-based context and they are helping these big ideas come to life for the Kingdom of God. These are folks who are not necessarily ushers or miracle workers but they are people who have unique gifts from God who can help our church, our city, and the world enter and receive the Kingdom in new and faithful ways. Our church has not only committed these human resources but we have committed a quarter of a million dollars to help launch five of these social ventures into the world.
What we are learning in Atlanta is that our time is well spent not just trying to fill gaps, but by trying to discover the gifts in our congregation that have gone untapped and underutilized. We want to spend more time discerning what gifts have been silenced or held in exile so that we, as the Body of Christ, can participate in what God is doing in and for the world today and into the future. Are all ushers? No. So, what are we? Who are we? What has God called us to be and what has God uniquely gifted us to do? Those are the questions we ought to ask one another and ourselves. For the sake of the Gospel and for the sake of the world, may we ask them! Amen!
Lord, we give you thanks for the diversity of gifts that you have blessed your church with both in its local expressions and in its global form. We pray that we would be courageous enough to ask one another what gifts you have given us. We pray that we would be courageous enough to live out those gifts, to deploy those gifts, to bring them from the margins to the center so that we would be found faithful to your mission in and through Jesus Christ. It's in his name and for his sake that we pray. Amen.


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Adam Simpson | July 13, 2016 | Car Accident
Automobile manufacturers are beginning to find themselves in strange territory. For decades now, Fifth Avenue ad men and women have tried to convince us that the most liberating, exhilarating experience possible is to power down the highway in a nice, new, powerful car. The public's tastes appear to be changing, however, at least according to some auto enthusiasts. Segments of the public now have "switched gears." It's also really cool to ride in a driverless car.
Will robot cars take over the streets in Rhode Island and Massachusetts? Will you flag down a taxi that has no cabbie? No one is sure, but reports say the place to watch for signs of the future is Singapore.
Why Singapore?
One might think that the U.S. would be the testing ground for the robot car phenomenon. Google says it has logged more than 1,000,000 miles in driverless vehicles on American highways. Tesla says its Model S is nearly a driverless car.
Yet, not so fast: driverless vehicles are still a ways off, due to numerous regulatory issues. For example, California—where much of the actual robot car research is done and where most of the required software is written—has proposed laws that would require all robot cars to have steering wheels and brake pedals in case of an emergency. Some robot car experts say driverless cars are actually safer without them, since they allow too much human intervention. At the same time, however, CA is on the forefront of regulating an emerging industry that is fraught with potential safety risks.
Singapore offers the advantage of being relatively small, in terms of geography, relatively benign, in terms of regulations, and extremely enthusiastic, in terms of its government officials. Reports are flowing that the Singapore government, ordinarily known for its stinginess, has actually forked out millions to aid with feasibility studies and other research. Spin-offs from Silicon Valley and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have set up offices on the island nation. Unlike the U.S., with multiple federal governmental offices and 50 separate states competing to set robot car ground rules, Singapore has a simple, federal government structure that can turn on a dime. It's that small turning radius that robot car developers hope to use to their advantage.
Robot Car Legal Issues Linger
Questions remain, of course. Who is responsible if you're damaged due to the "negligence" of the robot? Can a robot be negligent? The issues are not just hypothetical. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating what appears to be the first fatality in a crash of a robot car. On May 7, 2016, an Ohio resident, Joshua Brown, was killed while utilizing the "driverless" characteristics of his Tesla. In a separate incident, on July 1, 2016, another Tesla crashed and rolled over on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Initial reports indicate the vehicle was on Autopilot at the time of the crash. Some critics of Tesla's "Autopilot" say the driverless systems gives you the impression that it's doing more than it actually is.
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