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Thunder Point
9 books in series
The Wanderer Publisher's Summary
Audie Award Finalist, Romance, 2014
Nestled on the Oregon coast is a small town of rocky beaches and rugged charm. Locals love the land's unspoiled beauty. Developers see it as a potential gold mine. When newcomer Hank Cooper learns he's been left an old friend's entire beachfront property, he finds himself with a community's destiny in his hands. Cooper has never been a man to settle in one place, and Thunder Point was supposed to be just another quick stop. But Cooper finds himself getting involved with the town. And with Sarah Dupre, a woman as complicated as she is beautiful. With the whole town watching for his next move, Cooper has to choose between his old life and a place full of new possibilities. A place that just might be home.
©2013 Robyn Carr (P)2013 Recorded Books
Thunder Point, Book 1
By: Robyn Carr
Narrated by: Therese Plummer
Nestled on the Oregon coast is a small town of rocky beaches and rugged charm. Locals love the land's unspoiled beauty. Developers see it as a potential gold mine. When newcomer Hank Cooper learns he's been left an old friend's entire beachfront property, he finds himself with a community's destiny in his hands. Cooper has never been a man to settle in one place, and Thunder Point was supposed to be just another quick stop. But Cooper finds himself getting involved with the town. And with Sarah Dupre, a woman as complicated as she is beautiful.
Bad language!
By Janet on 10-31-17
The Newcomer
Single dad and Thunder Point's deputy sheriff "Mac" McCain has worked hard to keep his town safe and his daughter happy. Now he's found his own happiness with Gina James. The longtime friends have always shared the challenges and rewards of raising their adolescent daughters. With an unexpected romance growing between them, they're feeling like teenagers themselves - suddenly they can't get enough of each other. And just when things are really taking off, their lives are suddenly thrown into chaos. When Mac's long-lost ex-wife shows up in town, drama takes on a whole new meaning.
Needy, Hungry, Claimed and Length; One Man's View
Robyn Carr is a number-one New York Times best-selling author known for stories blending romance, warmth, and heartfelt charm. In The Hero, Devon McAllister takes her daughter and flees to the tiny, coastal town of Thunder Point, Oregon. There, she meets high school football coach Spencer Lawson, a widower focused on raising his young son. Neither of them are looking for love, but they may be the only ones who can heal their wounded hearts.
A Stepford Campfire Tale
By D. Richardson on 05-20-16
The Chance
A Thunder Point Novel
With its breathtaking vistas and down-to-earth people, Thunder Point is the perfect place for FBI agent Laine Carrington to recuperate from a gunshot wound and contemplate her future. The locals embraced Laine as one of their own after she risked her life to save a young girl from a dangerous cult. Knowing her wounds go beyond the physical, Laine hopes she'll fit in for a while and find her true self in a town that feels safe. She may even learn to open her heart to others, something an undercover agent has little time to indulge.
Just boring.
By Kristin on 06-16-14
Scott Grant has a bustling family practice in the small Oregon community of Thunder Point. The town and its people have embraced the widowed doctor and father of two, his children are thriving, and Scott knows it's time to move on from his loss. But as the town's only doctor, the dating pool is limited. That is, until a stunning physician's assistant applies for a job at his clinic.
First of Robyn Carr's books that I couldn't finish
By Irma on 09-30-14
At the age of 19, Seth Sileski had everything. A superb athlete and scholar, handsome and popular, he was the pride of Thunder Point. Destined for greatness, he lost it all in a terrible accident that put an end to his professional football career when it had barely begun. The people in his hometown have never forgotten what might have been. Seth has come to terms with the turns his life has taken.
Excellent story!!
By Vickie Dever on 08-29-14
Grace Dillon was a champion figure skater until she moved to Thunder Point to escape the ruthless world of fame and competition. And though she's proud of the quiet, self-sufficient life she's created running a successful flower shop, she knows something is missing. Her life could use a little excitement.
Left me hanging
By Reba on 03-29-15
After losing her child, Ginger Dysart was lost in grief. But since moving to Thunder Point, a small town on the Oregon coast, Ginger is finally moving forward. Her job at the flower shop is peaceful and fulfilling, and she's excited to be assisting with the Lacoumette wedding.
COMFORTS OF CARR AND PLUMMER
By Artkeep on 07-03-15
Get swept away with Wildest Dreams, an all-new story by number-one New York Times best-selling author Robyn Carr. Filled with honesty, humor, and heartfelt emotion, Carr's latest installment in her beloved Thunder Point series should not be missed!
Not A Terribly Likable Female Lead
By Me & My Girls on 03-12-16


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Home > Press Releases > ASTRI's iGem Guard Raman spectrometer and Electronic Road Pricing system win Hong Kong ICT Awards 2020 Back
ASTRI's iGem Guard Raman spectrometer and Electronic Road Pricing system win Hong Kong ICT Awards 2020
[Hong Kong, 6 December 2020] The Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) has won a Silver Award for Smart Living for its iGem Guard Raman spectrometer, and a Bronze Award for Smart Mobility with its gantry free Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) from the Hong Kong Information and Communications Technology Awards (ICT Awards) 2020.
Dr Lucas Hui, ASTRI's Chief Technology Officer, was very pleased with the outstanding achievement of the winning teams. "Our technology can be applied extensively to improve quality and efficiency of enterprises while benefiting the lives of our citizens. One of the significant benefits is about enhancing the quality of products which helps strengthen consumer confidence and trust which is a key factor that sets Hong Kong apart and builds its reputation. We are deeply honoured to receive the awards and I would like to thank our R&D professionals for their endeavours and perseverance to make this significant breakthrough. They certainly are living up to ASTRI's mission and values."
The cost-efficient and portable iGem Guard can distinguish the category, authenticity and rank of more than 3,000 different kinds of gems in just three seconds.
Dr Chun Zhang, ASTRI's Director of Sensing Devices and Integration, IoT and Sensors, who led the research, said: "We will continue to strive for innovative ways to expand the application of the Raman spectrometer for other purposes, such as food and health product safety, installing it on mobile devices for public usage, testing the quality of surgical masks, hand sanitisers, herbal medicines and cosmetics, or detecting any substance change in water sources."
Applying state-of-the-art mini three-band laser spectroscopy technology, the iGem Guard is equipped with adaptive and accurate sensors and intelligent algorithms. Through the process of one-touch optical inspection, the device can swiftly determine whether a diamond is natural or synthetic; whether a jadeite is classified as "Grade A" or chemically-processed ("Grade B" or "Grade C"); whether a pearl is formed in freshwater or saltwater.
ASTRI has taken advantage of its expertise to select suitable and fine optical components, developing a spectrometer that would fit in the palms of two hands, which is about 20 times smaller than conventional ones. The relevant patented mini-spectrometer technology was awarded a Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury at last year's International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva.
The team used a variety of jewellery samples from the industry to build a database consisting of a great variety of gems and minerals. Each device costs between HK$100,000 and HK$200,000. Provided that only a single type of jewellery is tested, the price can be further reduced to HK$50,000. Meanwhile, it can store spectral information, photos and descriptions of jewellery in a classified manner to facilitate inventory management.
The judging panel praised the iGem Guard for bringing promising influence to the local jewellery industry. The roadmap in tailoring the devices in mini and micro sizes could further benefit a larger group of users, assisting small-scaled jewellery shops and individual jewellery collectors for identification and management purposes.
The award-winning ultra-wide broadband (UWB) + vehicle-to-everything (V2X) ERP System did not require setting of the enormous gantries to detect vehicles passing by to initiate charges during rush hours, with an aim to tackling traffic congestion in central business area through diversion.
Dr Billy Chan, ASTRI's Deputy Director of cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) and coordinator of this project, said "It is our honour to receive the support and affirmation of the panel, providing lots of professional and valuable opinions. Our system has also been recognised by the industry, which helps pave the way for ASTRI and its industry partners, Hong Kong Telecommunications and Genvict, to further develop smart mobility and the C-V2X technology." ASTRI has successfully tested this system with its partners. Trial runs have been conducted in several cities in the Greater Bay Area. ASTRI will explore with stakeholders on the feasibility of implementing this system in Hong Kong.
ASTRI is a market pioneer in combining C-V2X and UWB technology to enable the precise estimation of position. ASTRI uses existing roadside infrastructure, thereby eliminating the need to build expensive gantries and laying of optical fibres as well as reducing the number of sensors required, with a view to effectively reducing the time and cost in adopting the ERP system. In addition to this, the system is easy to install and transfer, and can be adjusted when necessary.
The advantageous nature of V2X and UWB allow the system to perform real-time and reliable smart transport management to accurately locate the vehicles with low battery consumption, which can also ensure data security and protect user privacy.
The judging panel praised the UWB+V2X roadside system in achieving breakthrough in ERP, providing a cost-effective, brand new and flexible solution for areas with long-term traffic congestion problem. The system can facilitate in-city traffic management with a view to enhancing the mobility of Hong Kong.
Established in 2006, The Hong Kong ICT Awards aims at recognising and promoting outstanding Information and Communications Technology (ICT) inventions and applications.
ASTRI Sensing Devices and Integration team members involved in the development of the iGem Guard include: Ms Chow Yeung-ming; Ms Cheung Hoi-ching; Ms Wu Meng-ting; Ms Cheung Siu-lai; Dr Wong Ka-chun; and Mr Woo Ka-ki.
Team members involved in the devise of the ERP system include: Mr Mui Kai-ho, Mr Hou Xiao-jia ; Dr Cheung Yin-ping; Ms Xia Hua; Ms Lee Yik-tung; Mr Wong Long-hei; Mr Chai Yu-liang; Mr Su Dong-zhe; Mr Chen Hang; and Mr Zhou Zi-gan.
001: Dr Chun Zhang's team develops a device to distinguish gems in three seconds.
002: ASTRI's gantry-free Electronic Road Pricing System operates by sensors on roadside facilities such as the white device on the lamppost in the background and the device being held by Dr Billy Chan which is installed in vehicles.
ASTRI Wins Award for 4K2K AR/VR Compatible Head-Mounted Display (HMD) with Sensing at Hong Kong ICT Awards 2022
[Hong Kong, 21 November 2022] The Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) has won a Smart Business (Emerging Technologies) Silver Award for its 4K2K AR/VR Compatible Head-Mounted Display (HMD) at the Hong Kong Information and Communications Technology Awards (ICT Awards) 2022 ...
ASTRI Opens Application for Two Summer Internship Programmes Boosting Global Enrollment to Enlarge Talent Pool for the Development of Hong Kong I&T Industry
[Hong Kong, 17 November 2022] The Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) has always strived to fulfil its mission of nurturing the next generation of I&T talents ...
ASTRI Establishes "Microelectronics Technology Consortium" to Develop Microelectronics Ecosystem and Facilitate Hong Kong's Re-industrialisation
[Hong Kong, 9 November 2022] The Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute ("ASTRI") today announced the establishment of the "Microelectronics Technology Consortium (METC)", with the aim of building a microelectronics and semiconductor technology ecosystem, and providing a top-notch regional and world-renowned platform for microelectronics technology and product development ...
Proud of "Invented and Made in Hong Kong", Professor Raymond Yeung of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and his team have spent over 10 years to successfully develop the world-class communication technology "Batched Sparse Code" ("BATS code")
[Hong Kong, 4 November, 2022] n-hop technologies Limited, founded by Professor Raymond Yeung, has currently partnered with Hong Kong's largest government founded R&D company Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute ("ASTRI") to jointly implement and leverage BATS code based solution to enhance the performance of Integrated Access & Backhaul ("IAB") network deployed in the latest 5G ...
Memorandum of Understanding signed by ASTRI and Deloitte to Foster Long-Term Joint Efforts Developing Technology Ecosystem
[Hong Kong, 26 October 2022] ASTRI and Deloitte announced a new cooperation in the form of The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ...

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Picture bright, playful koi swimming through its shallow depths.
So close... Can you touch them?
You run your fingers across the cool surface of the pond.
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The koi, disturbed, dart away.
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37 33.9 13.6 4.2 5.5 43.5
Ty Jerome, Virginia
By CBS Sports Staff
Jun 11, 2019 at 10:07 pm ET • 1 min read
Draft Prospect Outlook
Elite spot-up shooter; crafty dribbler and playmaker; efficient scorer
Subpar athlete; could struggle defending against quicker, more explosive guards; shot-creation could be an issue as such at the next level
Deeper Dive:
• Pro comparison: Malcolm Brogdon
• Named to All-ACC Third Team as a sophomore and All-ACC Second Team as junior
• Key piece of Virginia's first team to ever win men's national title in 2019
2016-17 Virginia 34 473 52 110 47.3 29 73 39.7 14 18 77.8 147 4.3
2017-18 Virginia 34 1046 133 316 42.1 58 153 37.9 38 42 90.5 362 10.6
TOTAL 105 2775 363 835 43.5 166 424 39.2 119 151 78.8 1011 9.6
2016-17 Virginia 34 473 55 1.6 50 1.5 15 0.4 2 0.1 30
2017-18 Virginia 34 1046 106 3.1 132 3.9 55 1.6 1 0 54
TOTAL 105 2775 317 3 384 3.7 127 1.2 4 0 145
11/06 vs. Towson W 73-42 29 6-10 6-9 2-2 0 3 3 4 1 0 2 2 20
11/11 vs. George Washington W 76-57 31 7-9 4-5 2-3 0 6 6 7 1 0 4 2 20
11/16 vs. Coppin State W 97-40 25 4-6 1-2 2-3 0 4 4 6 1 0 2 1 11
11/21 at Middle Tenn. W 74-52 31 2-5 0-2 3-4 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 2 7
11/22 vs. Dayton W 66-59 27 3-10 2-6 7-10 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 15
11/23 vs. Wisconsin W 53-46 38 5-17 1-6 0-0 1 3 4 5 3 0 3 0 11
11/28 at Maryland W 76-71 31 6-14 3-7 2-3 2 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 17
12/03 vs. Morgan State W 83-45 27 3-8 2-5 0-0 0 3 3 5 0 0 5 1 8
12/09 vs. VCU W 57-49 37 4-13 3-9 3-4 0 8 8 3 1 0 2 1 14
12/19 at South Carolina W 69-52 36 9-15 3-8 4-4 1 5 6 7 1 0 0 2 25
12/22 vs. William & Mary W 72-40 28 3-9 1-2 1-2 0 9 9 4 2 0 2 1 8
12/31 vs. Marshall W 100-64 28 4-9 1-4 5-6 1 2 3 4 3 0 3 5 14
01/05 vs. Florida State W 65-52 30 2-11 0-4 2-2 1 3 4 6 0 0 0 1 6
01/09 at Boston College W 83-56 31 4-9 2-5 3-4 1 3 4 4 3 0 1 2 13
01/12 at Clemson W 63-43 33 3-9 2-4 0-0 0 3 3 5 0 0 1 2 8
01/15 vs. Virginia Tech W 81-59 34 5-10 4-7 0-0 1 3 4 12 0 0 2 3 14
01/19 at Duke L 70-72 35 6-13 1-5 1-3 1 3 4 4 2 0 0 1 14
01/22 vs. Wake Forest W 68-45 34 4-13 2-5 0-0 0 3 3 5 2 0 1 0 10
01/26 at Notre Dame W 82-55 28 6-10 1-2 0-0 0 9 9 6 3 0 1 0 13
01/29 at NC State W 66-65 41 5-11 2-4 0-0 0 6 6 6 3 0 1 4 12
02/09 vs. Duke L 71-81 37 6-11 2-5 2-2 1 2 3 4 2 0 3 3 16
02/11 at North Carolina W 69-61 37 5-9 2-3 3-5 0 4 4 11 3 0 0 2 15
02/16 vs. Notre Dame W 60-54 38 2-9 2-3 2-2 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 8
02/18 at Virginia Tech W 64-58 39 6-10 3-6 1-1 0 3 3 6 2 0 1 2 16
02/23 at Louisville W 64-52 38 2-12 0-6 0-0 1 3 4 5 3 0 0 1 4
02/27 vs. Georgia Tech W 81-51 26 8-13 1-2 2-4 1 4 5 4 0 0 0 1 19
03/02 vs. Pittsburgh W 73-49 25 4-5 1-1 4-4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 13
03/04 at Syracuse W 79-53 35 5-9 5-6 1-2 0 3 3 14 2 0 4 2 16
03/09 vs. Louisville W 73-68 39 8-14 3-8 5-7 0 4 4 6 2 0 2 1 24
03/14 vs. NC State W 76-56 35 1-11 0-6 0-0 0 5 5 10 3 0 4 2 2
03/15 vs. Florida State L 59-69 37 4-13 2-9 0-0 0 2 2 2 3 0 2 1 10
03/22 vs. Gardner-Webb W 71-56 37 5-10 2-6 1-2 0 3 3 6 2 0 3 4 13
03/24 vs. Oklahoma W 63-51 40 5-10 2-3 0-0 0 2 2 3 1 0 3 0 12
03/28 vs. Oregon W 53-49 39 5-12 3-8 0-0 1 5 6 6 2 0 2 2 13
03/30 vs. Purdue W 80-75 45 7-18 4-10 6-7 2 3 5 7 3 0 0 1 24
04/06 vs. Auburn W 63-62 33 8-16 4-9 1-3 0 9 9 6 4 1 0 2 21
04/08 vs. Texas Tech W 85-77 42 6-16 2-6 2-2 1 5 6 8 1 0 1 1 16


The Residential Tenancies Act 1987 (RTA) and regulations have recently been passed, giving people who rent greater protection under the law. The Department of Commerce, working with local community legal centres (as a tenancy network), recognised the need to update the RTA and have been advocating for these changes since 7 September 2011. These welcomed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act 1987 came into effect on 1 July 2013.
The Midland Information, Debt, Legal, and Advocacy Service (MIDLAS) Tenancy Advocates are positive that tenants will benefit from these changes to the law. Tenancy Advocates work with people who rent privately, as well as those who rent through public and community housing. Maintaining a tenancy is a high priority for everyone and Tenancy Advocates aim to prevent people from becoming homeless. MILDAS empowers individuals to gain a full understanding of their rights and responsibilities as renters.
So what effect will the changes have on people who rent? What are the new rights and responsibilities? Here is a brief summary of some of the changes.
This makes it easier for renters to be able to understand the rental contract. The agreement is a standard templated form that cannot be changed, but there is an area (C) for additional information to be included. The Residential Tenancy Agreement form can be found on the Department of Commerce website.
Property Condition Reports are now compulsory and two completed copies must be given to the tenant within seven days of the tenant moving into the premises. The tenant must return one amended, or agreed, copy to the lessor/agent within seven days after receiving it. The tenant should keep the second copy. The lessor/agent should complete a property condition report within 14 days after the termination of the tenancy agreement. The property condition form can be found on the Department of Commerce website.
All bonds (including pet bonds) must be lodged with the bond administrator NOT the agent/lessor. Additionally, at the end of the tenancy the bonds must be released within 14 days of vacating the property.
The agent/lessor must ensure that problems relating to essential services, such as water and electricity, are arranged within 24 hours. Non-urgent repairs need to have organised arrangements in place within 48 hours.
The agent/lessor must notify in writing any tenant who has been added to the national tenant database. A tenant can only be added to the list if their debt was more than their bond amount and/or the matter has been before a Magistrate. Additionally, the tenants name must be removed 3 years from the listing date.
Option fees have now been capped.
To learn more about the changes to the RTA visit the Department of Commerce Website which includes a video showing information about the new tenancy laws.The MIDLAS tenancy service endeavours to assist individuals who are experiencing tenancy issues. The service provided includes legislation and policy information, referral and some court representation. The recent amendments made to the RTA improve the rights and safety of the tenant. If you need assistance in understanding the recent changes to the RTA, or dealing with any other tenancy matter, please contact MIDLAS.


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Along the way, Chris picked up an MBA, is a California CPA and holds five NASD securities licenses. He has authored ten books and over 100 articles and columns on the subjects of finance, management, strategic and tactical planning, corporate governance, insurance and treasury operations.
With over 4 million words in print, Chris has the experience to work directly with editors, publishers and printers to pull complex projects together quickly, accurately and present them in the format that best communicates your intent.
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Neoclasico Isabelino is an architectural style that applies to houses and other buildings in Puerto Rico. These include a number of buildings in Ponce that are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places:
Albergue Caritativo Tricoche
Antiguo Cuartel Militar Español de Ponce
Antiguo Hospital Militar Español de Ponce
Casa Alcaldía de Ponce-City Hall

Manuel V. Domenech, an architect from Isabela, Puerto Rico, was one of the architects who designed in this style, having designed, among others, the Puerto Rico Courthouse for the Ponce judicial district.

See also
 List of architectural styles
 Ponce Creole

References

External links
 Furniture in Puerto Rico, discussed the architectural style of furniture to accompany that of the building.

Architectural styles
Puerto Rican architecture

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Rab El Thalathine  (رب الثلاثين) is a village in the Marjeyoun District in southern Lebanon.

Name
According to E. H. Palmer, the name Rubb Thelâthin comes from  rubb meaning syrup;  and thelâthin meaning thirty.

History
In 1875, Victor Guérin found it to be a village inhabited by Metawileh. He further remarked that the mosque was constructed out of parts from an old  church.

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP)  found here "several lintels and cisterns."

They further described it: "A small village, built of stone, containing about 100 Metawileh, situated on a hill-top, surrounded by figs and arable land; water supply from cisterns and spring near, and a small birket.

Modern era
During the 2006 Lebanon War, on the 10th of August, Israeli missiles killed five women in the village, aged from 31 to 82 years of age. There were no indications that Hezbollah fighters were present at the time of the strikes.

References

Bibliography

External links
Rabb Et Talatine, Localiban
Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2:   IAA, Wikimedia commons

Populated places in Marjeyoun District
Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon


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Sweet potatoes have a relatively low glycemic index, meaning they release sugar into your system at a slower rate – which ultimately gives you a steady flow of energy. They are also high in Vitamin C, D, B6, Iron, Magnesium & Potassium!
So in other words gimme all the damn Sweet potato fries you can find because they are good for me! Right?!! Not exactly! In all realness, "fries" essentially are considered un-healthy because of how they are cooked, not what is being cooked. So if you ordered Sweet Potato chips that were deep fried… let's not kid ourselves… it would still be "un-healthy" because of all the oil it's being soaked in and all the nutrients that are being lost in the process! BUT, if we bake them… ahh HA, there's our answer!!!!
Cut your sweet potato into long strips (the size of your rude finger) and about a centimetre wide! While you're at it, chop up your garlic!
Pop in the oven. After 15 minutes flip your fries over/ mix them around. Leave in oven for another 15 minutes. You'll know they are ready when they are a little crispy on the outside! Let them rest for about 5-10 minutes to crispen up!
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Technology similar to what people see in the "Avatar" movie series has reached the MTSU classroom—and "it brings science to life," said Dr. Anatoliy Volkov, who has helped bring it to campus.
MT 3-D hyperwall grand-opening presenters Julian Harbehband, left, Olukemi "€œKemi"€ Jolayemi, front, and Chris Irwin are joined by Dr. Anatoliy Volkov at the VizLab unveiling. Presenter J.J. Lay is not pictured. (MTSU photos by News and Media Relations)
Student researchers are touting new advanced 3-D visualization and GPU-based high-performance computing—affecting medical images such as CT and MRI scans—that is setting MTSU apart from other universities.
The new MT 3-D VizLab, short for the Stereoscopic 3-D Visualization Laboratory, is located inside Kirksey Old Main. The historic building, with its signature eight columns, is home to the computer science, mathematical science and geoscience departments.
During the recent unveiling of the VizLab facility, MTSU administrators learned— with the help of students—how technology designed for computer gaming can be used to perform high-level research in scientific disciplines.
"I am excited to see such technology become available to MTSU students," biochemistry undergraduate student Julian Harbehband said. "With the creation of the 3-D VizLab and supercomputing center, MTSU has established itself at the forefront as a research-oriented university."
The laboratory is equipped with the latest 3-D technology available from NVIDIA and includes a stereoscopic 3-D projector and a 16-display 3-D hyperwall, said Volkov, an associate chemistry professor and one of the guiding forces behind the research room.
A hyperwall is an array of liquid crystal display monitors, Volkov said, adding that 20 pairs of 3-D shutter glasses are part of the equipment used by students in their research.
NVIDIA is the company that invented the GPU, or graphics-processing unit, in 1999.
VizLab applications can be applicable in the areas of engineering, health care, chemistry, economics, physics, biology, geoscience and more.
Particularly since MTSU added doctoral programs in computational sciences and molecular biosciences in recent years, faculty and administrators said the university also needed high-performance computing and an advanced 3-D visualization facility to be competitive in research-intensive scientific disciplines.
Irwin, who helped set up the hyperwall used in the MT Steroscopic 3-D Visualization Lab, stands next to the computers that produce the video signals to drive the hyperwall's monitors.
With hyperwall technology, Volkov said that users can "visualize a single image across all 16 monitors" in the "power mode," with each monitor displaying a piece of the image.
In the hyperwall mode, he continued, "each monitor has a programmable relationship to the others. A stereoscopic 3-D can be enabled in any of the modes."
Volkov credited Dr. Preston MacDougall, an MTSU chemistry professor, with inspiring his MTSU colleagues to get a hyperwall. MacDougall was introduced to hyperwall technology in 1999 while working as part of a summer research fellowship at NASA Ames Research Center.
The presentations included demonstrations by MTSU faculty and students as well as one from Dr. Christian Weitholt, a representative of Visage Image Inc. Visage is a global provider of enterprise imaging and advanced visualization solutions for diagnostic imaging and clinical research.
Weitholt discussed a collaboration between MTSU and Visage Imaging that included establishing the University as a beta site for their flagship 3-D visualization tool called Amira.
Students used the opportunity to showcase their research to MTSU administrators and their peers. They included:
Chris Irwin, a recent chemistry graduate and new doctoral program applicant, who assisted Volkov in setting up the hyperwall and shared his findings in drug-related computational research;
Olukemi "Kemi" Jolayemi, a biotechnology graduate student who is interested in using computational techniques to study the mechanism of the action of antibiotics;
J.J. Lay, a computational science doctoral student, who demonstrated how the new facility will be used for high-performance GPU computing; and
Harbehband, a potential medical-school candidate after graduation, who showed how the lab can be used for advanced 3-D visualization of medical images, such as CT and MRI scans, and how this relates to numerous academic disciplines.
"The amazing part of this new area is its dynamic ability to appeal to the many different departments at MTSU: architecture, anthropology, aerospace, forensics, physics, biology and chemistry," Harbehband said. "I could go on and on. The only limiting factor is our imaginations.
"With close collaboration with these departments, we not only can provide theoretical evidence to back research but can visualize the information by a new interactive method that allows a much clearer understanding by students and researchers alike."
Recent Fulbright Scholar recipient Daniel Gouger and recent Goldwater Scholar Jordan Dodson also attended the presentation.
"Both work with state-of-the-art computational modeling tools in their chemistry research," said MacDougall, who serves as a mentor to both scholars.
Students using the technology for their research will be wearing $300 3-D glasses.
"You can have 3-D technology without glasses, but you definitely need shutter glasses to see in 3-D," Volkov said. "With both your eyes, shutter glasses give you a stereoscopic view."
As for how the technology can be used with medical images, Volkov said MTSU alumnus and MTSU Foundation board member Dr. Walter Chitwood Jr., a Murfreesboro dentist, "saw the advantages and was very impressed and excited to see it. He performs sophisticated surgeries. He felt 3-D gives a better perspective than 2-D."
The 3-D VizLab has been funded primarily by an external earmark grant from the Department of Energy awarded to chemistry faculty MacDougall, Volkov and Dr. Tibor Koritsanszky in 2010. Contributions also have come from the doctoral program in computational sciences and its director, Dr. John Wallin.
Start-up funds helped the University obtain an 80-core computer cluster and computational chemistry software. An MTSU Foundation special-projects seed award Volkov received in 2009 provided the advanced 3-D visualization and 3-D software.
In addition to the doctoral program in computational sciences and MTSU Foundation, other partners include the U.S. Dept. of Energy's Office of Science, the MTSU Office of Research and Dr. Mike Allen, vice provost for research and dean of the College of Graduate Studies, and the Office of the University Provost, Dr. Brad Bartel.
— Randy Weiler (Randy.Weiler@mtsu.edu)
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How did Christianity first spread and become popular all over the Roman world?
i read that it spread very very slowly, since whenever the Jewish revolt was in 67? a.d. and then the diaspora spread jews out around the Mediterranean and into provinces of the Roman Empire and THEY? spread the new belief in Jesus? why they would do that and how? & did Christianity really not spread until the... show more i read that it spread very very slowly, since whenever the Jewish revolt was in 67? a.d. and then the diaspora spread jews out around the Mediterranean and into provinces of the Roman Empire and THEY? spread the new belief in Jesus? why they would do that and how?
& did Christianity really not spread until the printing press came out? or how it spread before?
Best Answer: Christianity did indeed spread slowly throughout the Roman world and Europe. it started, as you note, as a Middle Eastern religion. It had certainly spread to almost all of Europe by the time that printing became a method of communication. But printing enabled the rapid spread of Protestantism in its various forms. Previously the version of Christianity in western and central Europe had been solely Roman Catholicism.
A religion which spread much faster was Islam. Within about 200 years of its beginning it was all across Arabia, and the Middle East, and all across North Africa, and most of Spain. Not much later it was well-established in many parts of Asia, especially south-east Asia, and in parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
John P · 5 months ago
There were a number of disciples spreading the word for hundreds of yrs. but the single most influential event was Constantine converted.
"During the reign of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great (AD 306–337), Christianity began to transition to the dominant religion of the Roman Empire. Under Constantine's rule, Christianity expanded throughout the Empire, launching the era of the Christian Church's dominance under the Constantinian dynasty."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantin...
Once it spread to proliferation, the church resorted to convincing measures to maintain the fold including the Inquisition.
blu · 5 months ago
Christianity was spread by missionaries such as Paul. They traveled around, spreading the "good news" of Christ's Resurrection. Those who chose to believe often did so in secret because it was in defiance of Roman Gods.
By the time of Constantine, Christianity had become so widespread that he had no choice but to support it, Some suggest he was never truly a Christian himself so you cannot impugn Christianity on the basis of his actions. He was, after all, a Roman Emperor who like all his predecessors, struggled to keep power and maintain the support of the people.
Paul speaks of some 500 brothers to whom the risen Christ appeared, most still being alive when he wrote that around 55 AD (1 Corinthians 15:6). Further, Paul adds that they were witnesses of the risen Christ before his own Damascus road conversion. This means that, before that day of Pentecost in A.D. 33 when the witness of the new church kicked off Big Time, there were over 500 Christians, at the very least. But all the believers who were daily in Jerusalem's temple waiting on the promised outpouring of the Spirit at Pentecost numbered 120. (Acts 1:12-14, 2:1) Then, the very day the Spirit was poured out on them, Peter's preaching resulted in about 3,000 converts that same day! (Acts 2:41) Here's a list of Acts references of more converts:
2:47 – Daily conversions.
3:4 – Total now about 5,000 men but not including women and children. Perhaps 10,000 total?
5:14 – More and more believed and were converted.
5:42 – What converted people was the message, "Jesus is the Messiah".
6:1 – The believers "rapidly multiplied".
6:7 – The believers "greatly increase" in Jerusalem and MANY Jewish Priests converted too before Stephen was martyred. Then began great persecution and the believers were scattered.
8:4-7 – Philip in Samaria city – MANY converted.
8:12 – MANY men and women were baptised.
8:36 – The Ethiopian chancellor was converted, baptised and went to Ethiopia.
8:40 – Philip then preached from Azotus to Caesarea.
Ch. 9 – Saul converted – days later preached Christ in synagogues, could not be refuted (9:22).
9:31 – The Church had peace, growing stronger in numbers and in faith.
9:35 – Peter in Lydda & area – HUGE NUMBER of conversions.
9:42 – In Joppa, the WHOLE TOWN believed in Jesus.
10:47 – Cornelius and his household believed and were baptised.
11:21 & 24 – Peter again, MANY people believed and were baptised.
Ch 12 – Persecution in Jerusalem. 12:24 – "MANY new believers".
13:12 – Governor Sergius Paulus of Paphos became a Christian.
13:43 – Antioch (Pisidia) MANY believers.
14:1 – Iconium – a GREAT NUMBER of Jews and Greek believers.
14:21 – Derbe – MANY disciples made.
16:5 – The churches grew larger EVERY DAY.
16:14 – Philippi – Lydia and her household converted.
16:31-34 – Philippi jailer and his household believed and baptised.
17:1-4 – Thessalonica – some Jews, MANY Greek men and prominent women converted.
17:10-12 – Berea – MANY Jews and MANY prominent Greek men and women converted.
17:22-34 – Athens – "Some", including Dionysius and Damaris and others.
18:1-3 – Corinth – Priscilla and Acquilla, Jews.
18:7-8 – Crispus, a Jew; his household and MANY others.
18:9-11 – After 18 months ministry, MANY converts.
18:24 – Ephesus – Apollos's preaching – 12 men converted (19:1-7).
19: 8-10 – Asia – 2 years ministry.
19:18-20 – MANY became believers due to powerful effect of the preaching. [20:7 met on Sunday]
21:20 – "How many THOUSANDS OF JEWS have also believed".
28:17-31 – Paul in Rome with a church already established there plus some Jewish leaders believed, then 2 year's ministry.
One year into Christianity, the believers had increased from around 1000 to 10,000. Perhaps by AD 60 there were 100,000.
Many of them were in the Roman army and so they took the Christian message with them all over the Empire. Then came persecutions of the Christians, which caused many of the survivors to scatter, to escape it. There were 40,000 martyrs that died in the year 95 A.D. alone, but that left very many more Christians who escaped. Halleys Bible Handbook (Henry Halley) Zondervan reprint 2012 heading: The Age to Come (page 843): "The second Imperial persecution was under Emperor Domitian (A.D. 95). It was short but extremely severe. More than 40,000 Christians were tortured and killed." McClintock & Strong Biblical Cyclopedia (online) confirms this.See also "History of the Church" by Eusebius and his description of early persecution of Christians under Domitian. Then, in the province of Egypt, there were 144,000 Christian martyrs during one of ten bouts of persecution. Another 700,000 died as a result of fatigues encountered in banishment or under enforced public works.
Converts to Christianity in those times were never forced. It was only much later, after the Church got mired in politics that the sword was used to threaten people's lives if they didn't convert - utterly against everything Jesus said and stood for. The printing press was not used in Europe until the late 1400s, by which time there were many millions of Christians all over the world.
Annsan_In_Him · 5 months ago
- They killed you if you did not convert.
Ricardo · 5 months ago
It is written in the Bible how Christianity spread in first century.
Study the Bible and find the truth.
Source(s): Bible
Otto · 5 months ago
The Christian faith had begun to spread prior to 67 AD. All of Paul's writing except for 2 Timothy (his last letter) were penned before 67 AD. With his earliest letters be written and 50 or 51 AD. (Note that Paul also quotes from the gospels as early as 55 AD, meaning that they already existed before that time.)
There was a persecution against Jewish Christians in Israel between 48 AD and 52 AD which caused them to leave Israel. The largest group formed the Coptic church in Egypt and began to spread the Christian faith from there. Especially across northern Africa as it was not under the control of Rome at that time.
By 55 AD, the majority of the church had already changed from Jewish believers to gentile believers. The influence of Christianity was already high enough that when Rome burned in 64 AD, the officials under Nero blamed it on the Christians. If they were no already a growing influence then (well before 67 AD) no one would have known who they were to blame them. The first persecution against the Jewish faith happened BEFORE 67 AD under Nero.
How did it spread? By word of mouth. Those who were converted told their families, friends and neighbors. Before there was any social media or instant communication, the message when across the Roman Empire (and much of Africa, and into India and China) in a single generation. A remarkable feat.
The major event that "Christianized" the word was the Edict of Milan issued by Constantine in 313 AD which made it legal to practice the Christian faith. While his son would outlaw the Christian faith again and conduct the largest persecution against Christians in history. The next generation would make Christianity the official religion of the Roman empire.
dewcoons · 5 months ago
Emperor Constantine embraced Christianity in order to hold the remains of the Roman Empire together, and imposed it by decree and by force.
Handsome Devil · 5 months ago
SOJ · 5 months ago
i read that it spread very very slowly, since whenever the Jewish revolt was in 67? a.d. and then the diaspora spread jews out around the Mediterranean and into provinces of the Roman Empire and THEY? spread the new belief in Jesus? why they would do that and how?
What was the old name of centerpoint?
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Causal explanation is tricky. I have in mind what I think is the Aristotelian distinction between Formal Cause and Efficient Cause. Of course I interpret these from the standpoint of a soggy philosopher/scientist in 2009, so Aristotle would probably not concur. Efficient Cause is closest to folk usage of the word. A causes B iff A precedes B, A necessarily gives rise to B, etc. Let us not get into necessary and sufficeint conditions, but suffice it to acknowledge that often, this kind of causation is what we mean by 'cause'. Formal Cause is completely different. A full dynamical description of, say, a pendulum, that captures essential properties of the system (typically position of the bob over time) is a formal causative account, but it does not contain any notion of efficient cause. With a full dynamical description, we have determinism, but, critically, you can run time backwards or forwards, and the lawfulness remains the same.
Now fans of efficient cause like to distinguish between explanation and mere description. Formal cause, as I interpret it here, is description. But I claim that it is as full a causal story as one can have. The notion of mere description sugests that description is theory neutral. It is not. In providing a description of the movement of the pendulum over time, I have selected some properties of the world as relevant (idealized bob position) and some as irrelevant (pendulum colour). Description is never theory neutral. Efficient cause fans seem to suggest that a causative account takes a theory neutral description and improves on it by adding causal relations within a theory. I would argue that one can do no better than describe, and that description is the building of a theory.
Most of the time, the desiderata of a full formal dynamical description are not available to us. System boundaries are unclear, knowledge is incomplete, the objects of our attention are subject to too many uncontrolled influences, etc. That is just the everyday messy world of observational science. Efficient causal stories try and limit this complexity by positing hypothetical idealized entities A and B, which stand in causal relation.
By preferring formal causal accounts, we are acknowledging that any selection of A and B is the imposition of a theory, and full description is the best we can do. Efficient causal stories are just that: stories. They need langauge for expression (which formal causal accounts do not: they are captured by equations). Language gives us causal stories. They are important in coming to grips with the world in a common sense way. But they are not privileged. Nor do they trump formal causal accounts.
Chomsky points out that we have lost all consensus and intuition about what should count as physical. That may be so for the theoretician, but for joe soap, when he bangs on the table and insists "this is real, this, this", what does physical mean for him? If asked, he will insist that something is real if he can see it with his own eyes. But there's a big haptic element too: Doubting Thomas had to dip his fingers into Jesus's wounds. Presumably there is an acoustic element to it, as the big trio of vision/audition/touch are inseperable and almost interchangeable (haptic-visual sensory substitution is possible, but haptic-olfactory never would be). The evolving fake reality of the video game is a good place to look: there's all three there, and no attempt to do smell or taste.
Music is collective. The body collective.


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To Strike or Disrupt? (take 2)
On 17 February, 2020
In Academia, General
In November and December 2019, members of the University and College Union (UCU) – the trade union that represents many academics and other university staff in the UK – went on strike. On that occasion, in his post To Strike or Disrupt, Liam Shields discussed whether people not doing any teaching during the strike should go on strike or not, seeing that their striking does not result in significant disruption.
At the end of this week, the UCU will embark on a new wave of 14 days of strike spread over four weeks because the dispute remains unsettled. It therefore seems a good occasion to recall Liam's argument and to flesh out some implications a bit further.
An Interview with Marc Stears (Beyond the Ivory Tower series)
In Academia, Beyond the Ivory Tower, Democracy, Public Philosophy
This is the second interview in our Beyond the Ivory Tower series, following Onora O'Neill. Back in November, Aveek Bhattacharya spoke to Marc Stears about his experiences in politics, focusing on his time as a close adviser to then leader of the opposition, Ed Miliband.
Prof Marc Stears is Director of the Sydney Policy Lab. Stears was Professor of Political Theory at the University of Oxford in 2010 when his university friend Ed Miliband was elected leader of the opposition Labour party. After a secondment to the think tank Institute for Public Policy Research, Stears left academia in 2012 to become Chief Speechwriter for Miliband. He was a co-author of the 2015 Labour election manifesto and a member of the party's general election steering committee. In 2013, the Telegraph ranked him the UK's eighth most influential left-winger. After Labour's election defeat in 2015, Stears joined another British think tank, the New Economics Foundation, as Chief Executive, before his move to Australia in 2018.
An Interview with Baroness Onora O'Neill (Beyond the Ivory Tower series)
On 6 January, 2020
In Academia, Beyond the Ivory Tower, Governance, Public Philosophy, Technology, Work
Aveek Bhattacharya and Fay Niker recently interviewed Baroness Onora O'Neill, asking her about her wide-ranging experiences combining being a professor of philosophy and a member of the House of Lords (among many other things).
Baroness Onora O'Neill of Bengarve is Emeritus Honorary Professor at the University of Cambridge and has been a cross-bench (i.e. not aligned with any political party) member of the British House of Lords since 2000. She has written widely in ethics and political philosophy, and is particularly known for her work on bioethics, trust and the philosophy of Kant. She was Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge from 1992-2006, President of the British Academy from 2005-9, chaired the Nuffield Foundation from 1998-2010 and chaired the Equality and Human Rights Commission from 2012-2016.
Conference Announcement: Ethics in a Global Environment
On 19 December, 2019
The Centre for the Study of Global Ethics is pleased to announce its Sixth Annual Conference on 28 and 29 May 2020.
We welcome abstract submissions addressing the central theme Ethics in a Global Environment, as well as a wide range of topics within global ethics.
Submission deadline is 1 February 2020.
https://globalethics 2020.weebly.com
To Strike or Disrupt?
In Academia, Education, General, Public Philosophy
In this post, guest contributor Liam Shields discusses an important dilemma related to the strike in UK higher education institutions.
Members of the University and College Union, the trade union that represents many lecturers and other university staff in the UK, at 60 universities will be called upon to withdraw their labour from their employers from 25th November to 4th December. However, some are on research leave, or will not be doing any teaching on some or all strike days, so their striking will go unnoticed. The question then is: should they go on strike or not?
Announcement: MOOC on 'Inequality and Democracy'
On 7 November, 2019
In Academia, Democracy, Distribution, Economics, General
This is an announcement on behalf of the Private Property and Political Power project at Utrecht University. Its members have developed a freely-available Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) entitled "Inequality and Democracy" that may be of interest to our subscribers, readers, and/or their students.
Most countries are getting more and more unequal. But the core of democracy is political equality: that everyone should have an equal say in how their country is run. Can we really expect these things to go together? Can people have equal political power while economic inequality grows and grows? Take this course and decide for yourself.
Call for Applications: Stanford Center for Ethics Postdoctoral Fellowships
In Academia
Applications are now open for several Postdoctoral Fellows at the McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society, Stanford University. The application deadline is 9th December 2019. Below is the call:
"For 2020-21, the McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society seeks to appoint up to two postdoctoral fellows. Selected fellows will be designated as either General Ethics Fellows or Interdisciplinary Ethics Fellows. The two types of fellows have some distinct training opportunities and responsibilities, but they form a common community at the Center and participate together in the Center's intellectual life. The programs are described in detail below. All applicants will be considered for both types of fellowships and do not need to tailor their application for one or the other fellowship.
From the Vault: Good Reads on Public Philosophy
In Academia, Public Philosophy
Here are three good reads on issues relating to Public Philosophy that you may have missed or be interested to re-read:
In "Dumbed down for the masses?" Public philosophy in different keys, and why it matters for justice, Lisa Herzog reflects on some of the challenges involved in writing for a broader audience.
Tim Meijers and Ingrid Robeyns on Philosophical experiment about inequality: the authors report on an experiment they did to engage the public in a participatory "veil-of-ignorance" thought experiment.
John Tillson's post addresses the question: Why isn't ethical approval required for television shows?
From the Vault: Good Reads on Justice and the Academy
On 22 July, 2019
In Academia, Education
Here are five good reads on issues relating to justice and/in the academy that you may have missed or be interested to re-read:
Matthew Adams on Justice and 'Contingent Faculty', which explores whether permanent university faculty have responsibilities to their colleagues holding (much) less secure positions, and if so, what these could be.
Mirjam Muller's post entitled Who Cares: Emotional Labour in Academia, which persuasively highlights three reasons why we should care about a more equal distribution in providing emotional labour within our universities.
David Yarrow on Grade Inflation, Market Ideology, and the Contradictions of UK Higher Education Policy, which responds to politicians blaming academics for lowering standards by arguing that these effects are caused by their own ideologically-driven market reforms.
Lisa Herzog's post addressing the question: What, if anything, is wrong with private money in political philosophy?
Robert Simpson's essay, published as a two-part post, on Universities and Democratic Legitimacy.
Grade Inflation, Market Ideology and the Contradictions of UK Higher Education Policy
By David Yarrow
Politicians blame academics for lowering standards, but it is caused by their own ideologically driven market reforms. A version of this post was published in the Guardian on Friday 12th July.
The Education Secretary Damian Hinds has followed in an illustrious tradition of governments' blaming Universities for the phenomena of grade inflation. Responding to findings by the Office for Students of an 80% rise in first class degrees (that the body claimed was 'unexplained'), Mr Hinds attributed this problem to 'unfair practices' by universities. It follows his comments last year that 'institutions should be accountable for maintaining the value of the degrees they award', with the threat of fines for institutions who fail to comply.


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Libya Government Resigns after Wide Protests in Benghazi
September 14, 2020 Flash News, Viral News, World News
Protesters calling for better living conditions in Libya's Benghazi set fire to Al-Thinni government's headquarters
Wide street protests in Libya finally led to the resignation of its rival government.
Libya has been torn by violence since long-time ruler Col Muammar Gaddafi was deposed in 2011 by Nato-backed forces.
At the weekend demonstrators in the city of Benghazi set fire to the government's headquarters.
Prime Minister Abdallah al-Thani submitted the resignation of his government to Aguila Saleh, speaker of the eastern-based House of Representatives, said the government's spokesman, Ezzel-Deen al-Falih.
Abdallah Abaihig, a spokesman for the parliament, confirmed the government's resignation, saying lawmakers would review it in their next meeting. No date set for the session.
They also clashed in strongman Gen Khalifa Haftar's stronghold of Al-Maj for the first time.
A spokesman for Gen Haftar said the administration backed peaceful protests but would not allow "terrorists and the Muslim Brotherhood" to hijack them.
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The Kyoto Convention & Visitors Bureau has Moved Offices!
The Kyoto Convention & Visitors Bureau has moved to a new location as of January 28th, 2019.
Please note that our address, telephone, and fax numbers have changed.
E-mail addresses remain the same as before the move.


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Thread: Transportation in WNY
September 2nd, 2006, 09:02 AM #1
Schumer, Clinton Secure Millions Of Federal Dollars In Transportation Bill For Western New York
Senators Announce Money for Peace Bridge, Outer Harbor Road, Erie Route 219 and Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Funded Through Transportation Authorization Bill
Schumer, Clinton Deliver Over $230 Million for New York In Bill Just Passed By Senate-House Conference Committee
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton today announced that the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill, entitled the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), was approved by the Conference Committee on which Senator Clinton served, includes an additional $59.75 million for Western New York projects, out of over $230 million in special projects for New York. Senators Schumer and Clinton announced a substantial increase of approximately $3 billion in additional funding coming to New York State for highways and transit for a total of over $16.5 billion in total federal spending for New York. Specifically, the legislation includes $10.07 billion in highway funds and $6.5 billion for New York State's transit systems, a 19 percent increase in annual average highway spending and a 30 percent increase in public transit funding compared to the previous six year transportation authorization bill. The bill also contains funding for research, safety, environment, transportation planning and security that will benefit all New Yorkers.
Senator Clinton served as a member of the Conference between the House and Senate due to her role as a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee Senator Schumer is a member of the Banking and Finance Committees, which control the transit funding and tax portions of the bill. Both Senators fought hard to ensure that provisions important to New York were retained in the Conference Report.
"This is great news for Buffalo and Western New York. These transportation funds keep New Yorkers moving quickly and safely, while creating jobs across the state," Schumer said. "Buffalo has waited for years to get things moving at the Peace Bridge and Outer Harbor, and these federal dollars will go a long way towards getting these projects done. Funds for the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and putting Cars back on Main Street will be a huge shot in the arm for bringing jobs and new like to downtown Buffalo."
"After two years of hard work, we have achieved a bill that will create jobs and bring significant resources to Western New York. These funds will go a long way towards helping communities make the infrastructure improvements needed to keep their economies moving," said Senator Clinton, who served as a Senate conferee in negotiations on the bill. "I am proud that our efforts have resulted in New York's share of funds growing to meet the ever increasing transportation demands on our state. We have made a substantial contribution to the future of Western New York by investing in these critical road and transit projects. I am especially pleased that we were able to secure funding for the Peace Bridge. The people of Buffalo have been waiting a long time for this and I am pleased that we are finally on the path to getting this bridge built. I am also pleased that we secured these funds to expand and improve Route 219, the gateway from Toronto to Buffalo and beyond and I am pleased that we secured these funds for the Outer Harbor Project which I believe will help energize Buffalo and the entire region. Finally, I am thrilled that we were able to secure language that will officially designate Interstate Highway 86 in the Southern Tier, as the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Interstate Highway. It is a most fitting tribute to his work, that this highway bear his name."
The funding approved in the bill today includes:
$17 million that Senators Schumer and Clinton secured for the continued progress in the construction of the Peace Bridge, the US Border inspection plaza, an expressway, and various local street connections, bringing the total Peace Bridge funding secured in the bill to approximately $25 million. The project will expand the capacity and relieve congestion along the US-Canada border crossing. The Peace Bridge carries about $20 billion worth of trade annually, and is the busiest crossing on the US – Canada border with 6.6 million passenger vehicles and nearly 1.4 million commercial vehicles crossing annually. The current project, which is a part of the NAFTA Corridor Program, will modernize border inspection facilities and reduce reoccurring bottlenecks and severe congestion at the border crossing.
$8 million that Senators Schumer and Clinton secured for Southtown Connector Improvements on NY Route 5 from the Coast Guard Base to Ohio Street, Buffalo, NY/Buffalo Outer Harbor Road Improvements, increasing total funding in the bill for Outer Harbor projects to more approximately $18 million. Funds will be used for the Southtown Connector Improvements on NY Route 5 from the Coast Guard Base to Ohio Street. This funding is important for the continued development of Buffalo to ensure that it becomes a thriving economic engine for Western New York.
$9.25 million that Senators Schumer and Clinton secured for the University of Buffalo's Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER). Clinton and Schumer secured approval for $1.25 million per year, over the next five years, in funding for research on the impact of seismic activity on the federal highway system and the nation's transportation network as well as ways to reduce our vulnerability from earthquakes. In addition, the Senators provided an additional $3 million to support ongoing research activities. The funding will also help improve earthquake simulation facilities. This is an important economic generator in Western New York and will keep the University of Buffalo at the forefront of this important research. Senator Clinton promised to fight hard to include the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) in this version of the bill. MCEER is a national center of excellence in advanced technology applications dedicated to the reduction of earthquake losses nationwide. MCEER is headquartered at the State University of New York at Buffalo. The Center was originally established by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 1986 and has been included in every reauthorization bill since its creation.
$9 million that Senators Schumer and Clinton secured for I-86/Route 17 Upgrades for Broome, Delaware, Chemung, Orange, Sullivan, and Cattaraugus Counties and $1 million for I-86/Route 17 Upgrades for Tioga County. The upgrade and designation of NYS Route 17 as Interstate 86 will make the Southern Tier, the Catskills, and the Lower Hudson Valley more competitive and able to attract substantial growth in business, industry, and tourism.
$5 million that Senators Schumer and Clinton secured for the expansion and improvements to Route 219 in Cattaraugus and Erie counties, which aid in the construction of an expressway from the Village of Springville to the City of Salamanca, increasing total funding in the bill for the Route 219 project to $13 million. The project is divided into eight segments, and this funding is for a portion of Section V and all of Section VI. This will extend the expressway from Route 39 in Springville (Erie County) to Snake Run Road in Ashford Hollow (Cattaraugus County).
$6 million that Senators Schumer and Clinton secured for roadway, streetscape, pedestrian, and parking improvements to the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus in addition to the approximately $3,200,000 included by the House for a total of approximately $9,200,000. The funding will be used for roadway, streetscape, pedestrian, transit, and parking enhancements to the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. These improvements will assist in creating a sustainable urban environment and improve access to medical services. The total cost of this project is $16 million and is critical to downtown Buffalo's downtown strategic plan. These enhancements will link multi-modal facilities together. In particular, increased transit access and ridership on the Metrorail will be completed and links between Allen Hospital Station will increase access to the campus.
$2 million that Senators Schumer and Clinton secured for road improvements that will help with the restoration of vehicle traffic to Main Street in downtown Buffalo in addition to the approximately $4 million included by the House for a total of approximately $6 million.
$1.5 million that Senators Schumer and Clinton secured in additional funding for the construction of pedestrian and bike trail campus improvements at St. Bonaventure University, bringing the total funding to approximately $2 million. These funds will enhance pedestrian and vehicle access to St. Bonaventure's campus and permit public access to key parts of the campus.
$1 million that Senators Schumer and Clinton secured for Erie Community College Road Improvements. The funds will go towards the development of an intermodal facility to be located on a parcel adjacent to the proposed expansion of Erie Community College, two blocks east of the Metro Rail station and presently utilized by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority as a local metro bus terminus serving the entire transportation service area of the Authority. The facility will consist of the local bus terminus, a structured parking facility and ground level commercial/retail space to complement the operations of the college.
$1 million that Senators Schumer and Clinton secured for the design and construction of the downtown Jamestown Connector Trail. These funds will be added to funding provided by the House for a total of approximately $4.2 million. Jamestown Gateway Station is the transformation through adaptive re-use of the abandoned, historic former Erie- Lackawanna Railroad Station into a new, multi-modal, civic and visitors center that unites urban downtown Jamestown with the natural Chadakoin River waterfront and the planned Riverwalk park at the center of the city of Jamestown, Chautauqua County, NY. This center welcomes, orients and educated residents and visitors to the past, present and future of Jamestown's and the surrounding region's natural and cultural bounty. As well, the Jamestown Gateway Station will again serve the community as a transportation facility through its vehicular, pedestrian, trailhead functions and passenger trains.
Senators Schumer and Clinton today also announced the approval of several of their own provisions, including: Daniel Patrick Moynihan Interstate Highway – Senators Clinton and Schumer secured language in this bill renaming all of I-86 after the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a fitting tribute to a man who once chaired the Environment and Public Works Committee and who fought hard in previous transportation reauthorization bills for the needs of New York. Senator Clinton introduced an Amendment last year that was accepted by the Senate during consideration of the surface transportation reauthorization bill. The provision was retained in this year's bill and will now become law.
Amo Houghton Bypass – Senators Clinton and Schumer secured approval to rename a portion of Route 86 near Corning, NY, after former Congressman Amo Houghton who was primarily responsible for securing the funding that made construction of this bypass possible. Senator Clinton offered an Amendment, and it was accepted, during the Environment and Public Works Committee's markup of the surface transportation reauthorization bill. This provision was also included in the House bill sponsored by Rep. Randy Kuhl.
.High Priority Corridor Amendment - Clinton and Schumer worked to secure approval for Route 219 in Western New York, I-86/I-99, I-87 from the Quebec border to New York City, the East-West Corridor from Watertown to Vermont, and I-95 from New York to Connecticut to be designated as high priority corridors, making them eligible for specific high priority corridor funding. These roads are important routes within the State of New York and this amendment makes single and two corridors eligible for federal funding to assure long-term stability. Senator Clinton proposed this amendment during the Environment and Public Works Committee's markup. Both roads were originally designated as High Priority Corridors in 1991, but language in this bill originally removed two-state or single-state corridors. The Clinton amendment makes all single state and two state corridors eligible because they can be just as vital as multi-state corridors.
National System Study Commission - The Conference Report contains a provision creating the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission that Senator Clinton authored as a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee. This Commission will determine the future transportation needs of New York and the nation. This Commission will combine the National Transportation System Study and the Commission on Future Revenue Sources to Support the Highway Trust Fund into one single commission. Senator Clinton worked with former NYSDOT Commissioner and current Federal Railroad Administrator Joe Boardman to push this idea forward. The objective of combining these two bodies into a comprehensive evaluation of the future of transportation and its financing provides a roadmap for better allocation of transportation funding resources in the future. A better allocation will mean funding based on needs, which can only help New York. It will hopefully result in rewards for New York because of high transit use, which contributes to a more sustainable transportation network.
CargoWatch Technology – the Senators secured $3.5 million for PAR Technology's CargoWatch Transportation Management Program. This funding is in addition to funds added in the House. These funds will be used to identify, track, and manage cargo within containers along with associated over-the-road assets from point origin until destination. Tracking container shipping supply chains will provide essential national security and efficient transportation management. The tracking system is being developed by PAR Technologies, based in New Hartford, NY.
The Conference Report is now scheduled to be considered by both the Senate and the House sometime later this week. After passing each house, the approved Report will then go to the President's desk to be signed. The bill originally passed the House on March 10 and the Senate on May 17. The new project funding is in addition to any money already approved by the House.
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Trypsin-1, also known as cationic trypsinogen, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PRSS1 gene.  Trypsin-1 is the main isoform of trypsinogen secreted by pancreas, the others are trypsin-2 (anionic trypsinogen), and trypsin-3 (meso-trypsinogen).

Function

This gene encodes a trypsinogen, which is a member of the trypsin family of serine proteases. This enzyme is secreted by the pancreas and cleaved to its active form in the small intestine. It is active on peptide linkages involving the carboxyl group of lysine or arginine. Mutations in this gene are associated with hereditary pancreatitis. This gene and several other trypsinogen genes are localized to the T cell receptor beta locus on chromosome 7.

Clinical significance

Its malfunction acts in an autosomal dominant manner to cause pancreatitis.  Many mutations that can lead to pancreatitis have been found. An example is a mutation at Arg 117. Arg 117 is a trypsin-sensitive site which can be cleaved by another trypsin and becomes inactivated.  This site may be a fail-safe mechanism by which trypsin, when activated within the pancreas, may become inactivated.  Mutation at this cleavage site would result in a loss of control and permit autodigestion, causing pancreatitis.

See also
Trypsin

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Further reading

External links
  GeneReviews/NCBI/NIH/UW entry on PRSS1-Related Hereditary Pancreatitis

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Buckleya is an Asian and American genus of hemiparasitic shrubs in the sandalwood family.
It is named for Samuel Botsford Buckley. Buckleya is also known as Piratebush. Plants of this species are dioecious, meaning they are either bear either male and female flowers.

Species
Buckleya angulosa S.B.Zhou & X.H.Guo – eastern China
Buckleya distichophylla (Nutt.) Torr. – southeastern United States
Buckleya graebneriana Diels – central China
Buckleya lanceolata (Siebold & Zucc.) Miq. – Japan, China

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Santalaceae
Santalales genera
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Phillip Shinn, Seasoned Trial Lawyer Joins Lim Ruger
On behalf of LimNexus LLP | Apr 22, 2016 | Firm News |
Phillip Shinn is joining Lim Ruger's trial team as a partner in its San Francisco office. Mr. Shinn is a career trial lawyer with numerous jury trials and arbitrations under his belt. In addition to years of private practice in California and two and a half years in Korea, Mr. Shinn is also a former Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal Staff Attorney. He has broad business and commercial litigation experience, including litigation of matters involving products liability, employment, construction, insurance coverage, intellectual property, white collar defense, and cross-border matters, as well as international arbitration work. Mr. Shinn has been a speaker and written numerous articles on topics ranging from the law on unmanned aircraft systems to the role of experts in litigation.
Mr. Shinn's accomplishments underscore Lim Ruger's commitment to the community and leadership in the legal profession. He has held many leadership positions, such as President of the International Association of Korean Lawyers (Overseas Chapter), President and member of the Board of Governors for the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Northern District of California Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, President of the Asian American Bar Association-Greater Bay Area, member of the Board of Directors of the Asian Law Council-ALC, and member of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation.
Mr. Shinn received his J.D. from UC Berkeley's School of Law, and his bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley.


A 50-year-old Philadelphia man, father of five and grandfather of three, won a $1,500,000 settlement from injuries he sustained in a Philadelphia warehouse when he fell more than 20 feet, injuring his head and back. William Davis, of the trial-lawyer firm of McMonagle, Perri, McHugh & Mischak, led the effort to help the man from North Philadelphia.
The life-long HVAC repairman was servicing heaters that were mounted near the ceiling of a warehouse, 30 feet above the floor. An improperly rigged and negligently operated fork lift, used by the company to raise the client to the height of the heaters, caused him to fall to the floor below, causing serious injuries. His injuries made it impossible for him to continue working in the only field he ever knew.
While the defense initially denied liability, Davis' investigation proved that not only was the warehouse company at fault, but that the company had been cited by OSHA for multiple violations. The defense later tried to resolve the claim for a minimal amount, but Davis' persistence and reputation as an aggressive and successful trial lawyer allowed the client to win the $1,500,000 settlement.
The settlement allows his family to live comfortably and for the worker and his wife to leave something for their children and grandchildren.