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Q: iPadOS Keyboard CMD+Z calls UndoManager's undo selector twice? I'm having an issue with UndoManager which might be an iPadOS bug, but could also be my mistake.
I have a simple test app. One button performs an action, which increments an int by 1 and registers an undo with the system UndoManager. Another button manually calls undoManager.undo(), which undoes the last action until no more actions on the undo stack remain. And the overall app is a first responder with the system, so hitting CMD+Z should also trigger the undoManager to call undo() once per CMD+Z press.
Here's some code.
The UIHostingController subclass that allows becoming first responder:
class FirstResponderHostingController<Content: View>: UIHostingController<Content> {
    override var canBecomeFirstResponder: Bool { true }
}

SceneDelegate, where I pass in the system undo manager:
class SceneDelegate: UIResponder, UIWindowSceneDelegate {
    var window: UIWindow?

    func scene(_ scene: UIScene, willConnectTo session: UISceneSession, options connectionOptions: UIScene.ConnectionOptions) {
        if let windowScene = scene as? UIWindowScene {
            let window = UIWindow(windowScene: windowScene)

            let model = MyObject(undoManager: window.undoManager)
            let contentView = ContentView(model: model)

            window.rootViewController = FirstResponderHostingController(rootView: contentView)
            self.window = window
            window.makeKeyAndVisible()
        }
    }
    //...
}

And my SwiftUI view and associated model:
class MyObject: ObservableObject {
    var undoManager: UndoManager?
    var state: Int = 0

    init(undoManager: UndoManager? = nil) {
        self.undoManager = undoManager
    }

    func registerAction() {
        state += 1
        undoManager?.registerUndo(withTarget: self, selector: #selector(performUndo), object: nil)
        print("registered action - state is \(state)")
    }

    @objc func performUndo() {
        state -= 1
        print("performUndo called - state is \(state)")
    }

    func undo() {
        print("undo() called")
        undoManager?.undo()
    }
}

struct ContentView: View {
    @ObservedObject var model: MyObject

    var body: some View {
        VStack(spacing: 16) {
            Button(action: {
                self.model.registerAction()
            }) {
                Text("Register an Action")
            }
            Button(action: {
                self.model.undo()
            }) {
                Text("Manual Undo (Not from Keyboard)")
            }
        }
    }
}

So for example, if I tap "Register Action" twice, and then "Manual Undo" three times, the output is what I expect - the state was incremented twice, then decremented twice, and the last undo() does nothing because the undo stack is empty:
registered action - state is 1
registered action - state is 2
undo() called
performUndo called - state is 1
undo() called
performUndo called - state is 0
undo() called

But if I tap "Register Action" twice, and then hit CMD+Z on the iPad keyboard, I expect the state to be incremented twice and decremented only once, with one call to performUndo, but instead performUndo is still called twice:
registered action - state is 1
registered action - state is 2
performUndo called - state is 1
performUndo called - state is 0

Am I using the system UndoManager incorrectly somehow, or is this a bug?
Update: The above is with Xcode 11.3.1 and iPadOS 13.3. Using the latest Xcode 11.4 beta 2 and iPadOS 13.4 beta 2, the double-undo no longer occurs. Seems fixed!


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WASHINGTON – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III raising concerns about the Defense Department (DoD)'s frequent approval of high-ranking retired military members' work for foreign governments. The senators' concerns follow recent investigative reporting by the Washington Post detailing scores of retired U.S. servicemembers who took lucrative jobs with foreign governments.
"These findings are concerning and demand explanation. The DoD must ensure that former servicemembers don't run afoul of their constitutional oath and that they follow applicable filing and reporting requirements. While statutory enforcement is limited, the DoD may withhold retirement pay and benefits from those former servicemembers who flout the filing and approval requirements for employment by foreign powers … The apparent lack of internal policing in this matter is gravely troubling given the national security interests at stake," the senators wrote in their letter.
The Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution and federal law require approval by the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense before a retired servicemember can take a job with a foreign government to prevent any conflicts of interest and to preserve national security. Reporting indicates that these arrangements were approved 95 percent of the time. It remains unclear how many retired servicemembers never sought necessary approval prior to working for foreign governments.
Senator Warren has led efforts to fight government corruption and the revolving door that lets former government officials cash in on their service.
Senator Warren's Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act is sweeping anti-corruption legislation that would rein in corruption, strengthen ethics, end lobbying as we know it, improve the integrity of the judiciary, and reform campaign finance law.
Her DoD Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act (S. 2396) would require the explicit approval of the Secretary of State for all former senior officials of the White House and Departments of State, Defense, and Treasury who seek paid work for a foreign government or non-governmental foreign entity, and bans former senior Pentagon officials from lobbying and behind-the-scenes lobbying DoD for four years.
Senator Warren has introduced legislation that would ensure compliance with the Constitution's Emoluments Clause by requiring the President and Vice President to disclose and divest any potential financial conflicts of interest, and requiring presidential appointees to recuse themselves from any specific matters involving the President's financial conflicts of interest that come before their agencies.
On October 3, 2022, Senator Warren sent a letter to the Brookings Institution, seeking answers about how Brooking ensures its funding agreements from foreign governments do not undermine the independence of its research and expressing concerns that the organization is not able to ensure its leaders are avoiding illegal or inappropriate lobbying.
On July 15, 2022, Senator Warren sent a letter to the Brookings Institution following reports that former Marine Corps General John R. Allen, the former President of the Brookings Institution, is under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for making false statements and withholding documents about his role in possible illegal lobbying for the government of Qatar.
On November 29, 2018, Senator Warren sent letters to 23 U.S. lobbying firms regarding past and present contracts for lobbying work for the Saudi government.
On November 15, 2018, Senator Warren sent a letter to three private consulting firms requesting information about services provided by the three companies to the Saudi government. The senator's letter asks the firms about their relationship with the Saudi government and questions their business with the Kingdom in the wake of its apparently premeditated assassination of journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi.
In October 2018, Senator Warren sent a letter to McKinsey & Company requesting information about the scope of its consulting services to, or for the benefit of, the Saudi government and requesting that a full, transparent accounting of how McKinsey's work may have enabled the Kingdom to repress critics and commit other human rights abuses.
In 2015, Senator Warren sent a letter to Brookings questioning financial conflicts of interest and previously undisclosed financial industry editorial input into a report questioning the Department of Labor's Conflict of Interest rule.
Senator Warren has also worked to secure commitments from nominees — including Secretary Austin and other Department of Defense nominees — on ethics standards.
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Ryan Van Wagenen has been with Global Private Equity for nearly a decade and is no stranger to the cryptocurrency movement. Since being promoted to Director within GPE in 2011, Van Wagenen has been covering the firm's technology coverage and has seen a lot of growth in the sector. The question one must ask about crypto is what role it will play in digital currency going forward.
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The popularity of this virtual coin over the previous year represents the legalization of the new type of assets rising alongside the typical global economy, this is according to Doctor James Canton working at the Institute of Global Futures. He also stated that we could look forward to an exponential rise of new investment mediums to appear from crypto finance.
For sure there are currencies or fiat money that will be gone in the virtual currency market. On the other hand, James Canton believes that there is also chance to earn huge riches.
In many ways, cryptocurrencies are a misnomer. Joined and connected to a safe blockchain online, a virtual coin is free of the relationship to nations which conventional currencies have. James named it as a "blockchain economy." At present, the IRS treats virtual coins as assets or property, instead of actual money or currency.
Bitcoin, one of the premier cryptocurrency is selling like real estate, this is according to Thomas Frey. As if you change rights and possession of the asset, selling this kind of virtual coin signifies giving up a distinct digital chunk to somebody else. Visa and other renowned agencies that offer payment modes have made it simpler to utilize crypto for their daily transactions. Crypto is not something you would normally consume at the grocery store or supermarket.
Crypto like Bitcoin might have taken a dip, at the same time as many other virtual coins compete for the attention. But that does not mean virtual currency is about to collide.
According to Dr. James Canton, he sees cryptocurrency investment the same how he sees typical investments in the stock market that goes in cycles. While there's more instability in crypto, it is a worthy part for everyone to try out with their investment portfolio carefully, he added.
Bitcoin provides something groundbreaking. The increasing numbers of banks, which include FR or Federal Reserve, are engrossed in utilizing blockchain system to power centralized national currencies. The most significant part that specialists agree is that someday countries will resort to virtual currency, as fiat money is moving from the physical to the digital realm. Therefore, a method which secures digital transaction is a needed investment, and the top contender is blockchain system.
Ryan Van Wagenen notes that according to experts, the whole scheme is perhaps sickening for the crypto people. However, it is the decisive forerunner of success if the one you are trying to overcome co-opts your plans and turn them next to you.
The definite success is where the bank co-opts their system and makes it the grounds of their operation. Experts also stated that financial policy as well as monetary stability, they believe that those issues will be precisely alike in fifty years. On the other hand, in fifty years, crypto that is alleged countrywide can put out fiat money of place.
With regards to the outlook of fiat money, the influence of crypto will be sensed in its enhanced capability to keep away from technical issues like hacking. Regarding the concerns of cybersecurity, the expert believes that the blockchain system will change the currency of the future.
Cryptocurrencies are disruptors to the banking business that must not be taken for granted. When people such as Christine Laragde, managing director of International Monetary Fund say, virtual coins can put out of place in international band central banks, which is extremely significant, Thomas Frey commented.
Ryan Van Wagenen points out that oversight in crypto and short of intermediaries, which works on peer to peer transaction, makes it amazingly attractive for traders, who can shape fee for financial advisers and banks.
The outlook of business and trade will be formed by the cryptocurrency supply chain that will have a reduced amount of friction and further exponential price between sellers and buyers of all goods, James Canton said. While it is difficult to bet on single crypto at this point, funds like Apex bundle manifold tokens for people who are planning to enter into this kind of market.
Owning crypto could feel like dishonest or cheating. While transaction of the virtual coin is alleged to be taxed, lots of people have stopped doing their public duty, assisted by the reason that the blockchain system makes users mainly anonymous. That is likely to alter or modify.
The administration is likely to play their part. Canton thinks that the FCC can give the prudent rule to accept as well as encourage improvement with cryptocurrencies. He also added that there is an essential role for the government to participate. On the other hand, he believes that too much rule will be invasive and disturbing.
Today some of the most popular cryptocurrencies available out there are Ethereum, Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ripple and many others.


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Hoxie: The First Stand (Arkansas Educational Television Network and WKNO-TV, Memphis, Tennessee)
2003 | The University of Memphis
Hoxie: The First Stand presents the story of a small Arkansas town whose school board chose to integrate its classrooms in the summer of 1955. In the previous year, the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. Rather than fight the decision, rather than taking a stand against integration, the Hoxie school board made their radical decision simply because "it was the right thing to do." When Life magazine published a feature story on Hoxie, however, white supremacists and politicians attacked their position. Even though their effort was threatened by legal battles and violence, the board refused to back down. Because Hoxie was one of the first schools in the south to open its public schools to all its citizens, the town's commitment drew a very reluctant United States Department of Justice into the legal battles for civil rights. Remarkably, this story has been all but overlooked, even by historians of the Civil Rights Movement. But it has not been forgotten by those who lived through it. Producer, writer, director David Appleby with associate producer Allison Graham, gives voice to many of them—the citizens of Hoxie, black and white, who offer their accounts of those troubled times. For discovering and presenting a story of remarkable bravery lived in a time of conflict and a context of violence, a Peabody Award goes to Hoxie: The First Stand.
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Masters of Innovation
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Residents And Fellows
How to Become the Best Ophthalmologist
Cataract Surgery: Complex Case Management
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Best Practices Volume 2, No. 6
September 2016 Insert
September 2016 Supplement
Practice Profiles | Sep 2016
A passionate, committed leader shepherds a patient-focused practice through decades of steady growth.
Rochelle Nataloni, Contributing Editor
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Matossian Eye Associates (MEA) started with one ophthalmologist, one exam lane, one technician, one receptionist, and one goal: patients come first. In 1987, when Medical Director Cynthia Matossian, MD, set out to open her own practice in a traditionally male-dominated specialty, she knew patients' satisfaction had to be priority number one to adequately gain the trust and loyalty necessary to grow a patient base. What she did not realize was that, despite all of the strides that women had made professionally by the late '80s, her buying power would be deemed insufficient without the help of a man.
She recalls, "I purchased the ophthalmology section of a practice from two brothers who were retiring and selling their EENT (eyes, ears, nose, and throat) practice. On the closing day, the selling physicians did not acknowledge my signature on the contract, stating that a man had to countersign to make the transaction official and valid. They demanded that my husband countersign the documents, despite the fact that he was not a physician nor an attorney." She capitulated to that demand and found that she had to work hard to prove to her colleagues that she was competent and could build a successful practice as a female ophthalmologist.
That hard work paid off. Today, the almost 30-year old, vertically integrated, multispecialty practice comprises three facilities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and employs a staff of 75, including seven ophthalmologists and seven optometrists. "The practice has continued to grow at a steady, healthy pace year after year since its inception," she says, attributing the progress, in part, to a good old-fashioned work ethic. Dr. Matossian founded MEA after just 1 year as an associate ophthalmologist at someone else's private practice. "When I launched MEA, initially, I worked every Saturday to make myself available to patients and to the medical community," she recalls.
Accessibility to patients and relationship building with health care stakeholders throughout the community helped the practice flourish. "I actively worked on building relationships with local internists and family medicine practitioners by visiting them at their offices, and I regularly spoke on eye health at various clubs, organizations, and senior living communities," explains Dr. Matossian. Facilitating physician lectures to local senior centers and university infirmaries remains a mainstay of the practice's in-house marketing department.
"Our strategy eschewed advertising in favor of community outreach and the provision of outstanding patient care," she says, "and after almost 3 decades, it is clear that our instincts were on point." Community outreach remains pivotal to the practice's marketing efforts. Recently, Marketing Coordinator Daniel Rue performed vision screenings at the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles to promote eye health and awareness. "These events are a great way to give back to the community and promote eye health," Dr. Matossian remarks, adding, "Our patients who attend these events are often excited to see us and are proud to have an eye doctor who is involved in their local area."
The marketing department also manages the practice's website, blogs, and e-newsletters. It also stays abreast of and involved in social media trends such as online reputation management and search engine optimization, ensuring that MEA is always a lead listing when consumers search for key words such as LASIK, refractive surgery, cataract, glaucoma, cornea, retina, and blepharoplasty.
Cynthia Matossian, MD, discusses a study she did that investigated possible gender differences in conversion to premium services, including toric IOLs, limbal relaxing incisions, and options for presbyopic correction.
ENGAGING EMPLOYEES
MEA offers a complete range of preventive and corrective eye care, detection and treatment of eye diseases, and eye surgery using the most advanced technology available. "Fellowship-trained specialists in refractive cataract surgery, glaucoma, cornea, retina, and oculoplastics strive to meet our patients' ocular needs," explains the surgeon who personally shepherded the practice from its humble beginnings to the model of success that it is today.
She says the practice model is like a triangle with the pinnacle's being her passion and dedication. It starts at the top, she says, but it is the continuum through the entire staff that supports the practice's ongoing success. Staff's education is paramount, and weekly 1-hour training sessions include all departments. "These interactive learning venues help keep staff current while encouraging confidence and leadership. This, in turn, empowers employees to foster more effective teamwork," she says.
Connecting with health care providers throughout the community is integral to MEA's success. The physicians attend hospital networking functions and regularly make one-on-one visits to primary care physicians and optometrists to build and maintain professional relationships. "In addition to these visits, MEA hosts continuing education seminars for area optometrists," says Dr. Matossian. "This creates opportunities for additional relationship building with the optometric community."
An important element of nurturing relationships with area optometrists is the choice to stay out of the business of dispensing spectacles. "MEA does not have an optical dispensary," says Dr. Matossian. "Nor do we have plans to add one; however, we do offer a vast selection of contact lenses, including the most hard-to-fit rigid gas permeable and scleral lenses." MEA also hosts semiannual educational and networking events for area ophthalmologists.
Establishing a dedicated site for clinical trials and staffing it with a full-time coordinator of clinical studies are also among the strategies that Dr. Matossian believes have been instrumental in the practice's progress. "MEA has been engaged in a wide array of investigations, from novel intraocular devices to postmarket pharmaceutical products, all with the aim of staying current and providing the most up-to-date technologies and treatments to patients," says MEA Marketing Supervisor Cait Hutton. "Dr. Matossian recognizes that a productive clinical studies department requires close ongoing collaboration with industry. She works with a wide range of pharmaceutical and ophthalmic device companies and is a speaker and/or consultant for many of these groups through which she has created strong business relationships."
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Matossian Eye Associates
• 2016 Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Awards for "Best Multi-Specialty Ophthalmology Practice—Pennsylvania" and "Best Multi-Specialty Ophthalmology Practice—New York Metropolitan Area"
• 2016 Spectrum Award for Excellence in Customer Service
Cynthia Matossian, MD
• 2016 Smart CEO New Jersey Brava Award
• 2016 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Scientific Paper award by Bausch + Lomb
• One of New Jersey's Top Doctors (2015) based on peer nomination and review by a physician-led team (Castle Connolly, published by Inside Jersey)
• One of the top 25 female entrepreneurs in New Jersey. She was the only physician among the group (New Jersey Monthly)
• One of the top 50 women in business in Pennsylvania and New Jersey (The Central Penn Business Journal and NJBIZ)
SURVEYS AND WAIT LOSS
MEA places tremendous emphasis on patients' education through videos, handouts, and personalized online follow-up. "Unless patients fully understand the rationale behind a recommended procedure or the purpose of an implant feature, they do not feel empowered to make an educated, informed decision, especially when out-of-pocket costs are a factor," says Dr. Matossian, "so providing patient-friendly educational materials every step of the way is critically important."
MEA also uses surveys to keep the lines of communication open with patients. Surveys are distributed electronically after each encounter, and approximately 10% to 15% generate responses. "The goal is to continually improve the services that MEA provides," explains Ms. Hutton. A key example of an effective use of the patient surveys emerged after multiple negative comments were made about the overall length of the office visit. "We hired a nationally recognized consultant to evaluate our patient throughput and flow processes, and in response to their findings, we revamped our templates, adjusted appointment slots, and staggered physician start times to address the wait time issues," says Dr. Matossian. "Since implementing these changes, we have seen a significant drop in survey comments about wait time," she adds.
Listening to patients also inspired the practice of selling ancillary eye care products. Artificial tears, microwaveable masks, lid scrubs, and omega-3 supplements are among the items available to patients at checkout. "This ensures that the patients get the most appropriate product for their condition," says Dr. Matossian.
EXCELLENCE IS IN THE DETAILS
MEA's practice management punch list reads like a road map to excellence. "This practice is a transparent, well-organized business with clear policies and procedures, strategic plans, and systems for follow-through," says Dr. Matossian. "The overarching commitment to patient care and success in surgical outcomes drives each member of the team." For example, she explains, "We track surgical outcomes through a variety of methods, including Holladay IOL Consultant Software & Surgical Outcomes Assessment, and we also update our surgically induced astigmatism for each left and right eye, per surgeon, on a quarterly basis."
The practice also engages in chart audits three to four times per year in an effort to identify billing and coding issues. One of these in-house audits revealed that modifier 59 (distinct procedural service) had to be added to the code "sensory motor evaluation" to receive payment.
When asked what pearls she would like to share with her peers regarding effective methods of operation, Dr. Matossian says, "For any new diagnostic equipment or service to succeed, the practice must have a detailed integration plan with an identified project leader and a realistic timeline." Given that new technology has always been an integral part of MEA, the practice has integration down to a science. "For example," she says, "when we integrated ORA Intraoperative Wavefront Aberrometry [Alcon] into MEA, we had 28 separate steps, each of which required a unique action and input from members of the integration team."
A thriving practice cannot rest on its laurels; it has to continually evolve to accommodate ongoing growth. What is ahead for MEA? "We're expanding the surgical scheduling area at the Hopewell, New Jersey, office and remodeling the reception room to accommodate more seating, even though this office is only 3 years old," says Dr. Matossian. The marketing and billing areas are also being redesigned, and the clinical studies space is being expanded as well.
The earliest goal of MEA was to put the focus on patients, and while the practice has mushroomed into an entity that bears little resemblance to its shoestring beginnings, its goal, says Dr. Matossian, remains the same: "MEA's unwavering commitment to provide patients with the best possible care during every encounter has always meant investing in new technologies, getting involved in clinical studies, and continually training staff to exceed patient expectations." She says this philosophy distinguishes MEA from its competitors, and she believes "the difference is instantly noticeable to patients."
Rochelle Nataloni
• freelance medical writer with 25 years' experience specializing in eye care, aesthetics, and practice management
• (856) 401-8859; rochellemedwriter@gmail.com; Twitter @JustRochelleN; www.linkedin.com/in/rochellenataloni


Alexandra (Alix) Martin was born not far from potato fields and the Canadian border but grew up on the coast of Maine being surrounded by waves, art and fisherpeople, all of which have inspired her much of her life. Alix graduated from the University of Maine in Orono with a major in Art Education and a minor in Art History. Aside from earning a degree in Art-related things, Alix has facilitated in a variety of settings and to children ranging from 2 to adulthood. The first place she worked as an assistant teaching printmaking, drawing and painting was when she was sixteen at The Summer Festival of The Arts in Southwest Harbor. Alix was the Art facilitator at the Riley School for two years before becoming a mom. Since becoming a mom life has been an inspired storm of diapers, quick sketches, projects with toddlers and a shifting of perspective in many aspects of life. She has begun an arts program at The Farnsworth with toddlers and has volunteered and been involved with the Bash events at the museum with other area artists for the past few years. She has attended Haystack on Deer Isle and taken other arts related courses. She has been getting excited about new art projects and she is very excited to be back at Riley, a place she loves dearly.


One area of concern in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is that students from underrepresented groups do not pursue degrees in these fields with the same frequency as other groups. This has led to a STEM workforce that does not reflect America's diversity.
In other words, the pipeline to STEM careers needs repair. Many organizations are working to patch the STEM pipeline in order to ensure more diverse STEM workplaces. One organization, the 1Million Project Foundation, is focusing in particular on students without the financial means to access high-tech resources. Read on to learn more.
The creation of the 1Million Project Foundation was announced in 2016 by Marcelo Claure, Executive Chairman of Sprint Corporation. In 2015, he had learned that more than 5 million children in the United States could not complete their homework because they lacked Internet access at home. Inspired to make a change, he launched the 1Million Project Foundation because he believes that every student deserves access to the Internet and the accompanying electronic devices they need to succeed. His hope is to provide 1 million high school students with home Wi-Fi access and a mobile device with which to access the Internet.
According to the 1Million Project Foundation, 70% of U.S. high school teachers assign online homework. Without reliable, high-speed Internet and a device to access it, many students are unable to complete these assignments at home. The 1Million Project Foundation recognizes that while their more financially secure classmates are able to do their homework in the comfort of their homes, less advantaged students must seek free Wi-Fi at fast food restaurants and coffee shops, endure long lines at public libraries, or arrive hours early or stay hours late at school to finish their online homework assignments. These barriers are unacceptable. It is the mission of the 1Million Project Foundation to change this situation by providing economically disadvantaged students with the technology they need to succeed in school.
As Executive Chairman at Sprint, Claure was able to recruit the corporation as the founding organization and lead supporter of the 1Million Project Foundation. Other corporate sponsors that serve as device supporters are Alcatel, American Network Solutions, Coolpad, Franklin Wireless, Kyocera, LG, and Motorola. Supplier supporters include J.P. Morgan, Morrison Foerster, Nokia, and QuadGen. Organizing supporters are EveryoneOn and MBK Alliance.
In addition to these sponsors, the 1Million Project Foundation benefits from collaboration with the State Educational Technology Directors Association. Further, 18 representatives from school districts around the country act as the district advisory council for the 1Million Project Foundation. Many of these representatives serve as information technology leaders in their school districts and are able to provide insights into the practicalities of implementing technology-related initiatives in public schools.
In the first year of the program, 120 school districts in 31 states, including the District of Columbia, participated. In the second year, an additional 65 school districts participated, some in states already represented the first year and some in newly participating states. This brought the total number of participating school districts to 182 and the total number of states represented to 34. The 17 states not yet represented by participating school districts are Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The program is currently accepting applications for its third year, though, so perhaps these unrepresented states will join the list with a participating school district in the 2019-2020 school year.
According to the 1Million Project Foundation, the benefits of the program are many. Its statistics show that 91% of participating school administrators reported improvements in student attitudes toward learning, 78% reported improved student attendance, and 90% reported improved homework completion rates. Additionally, the 1Million Project Foundation is collaborating with the College Board to encourage participating students to use their free Internet access and mobile devices to study for the SAT. The program provides free access to SAT test preparation materials from Khan Academy and extra high-speed data access for students who participate in practice SAT tests for the recommended number of hours.
All participating students can receive a tablet, hotspot, and/or smartphone, depending on their particular needs. Some school districts allow participating students to keep their free device after they graduate from high school. Using the device they receive, students are able to access 3GB of high-speed LTE Internet for free every month. Once this allotment is used, students can obtain unlimited 2G mobile Internet for free. Students who receive a smartphone can use it as a hotspot and for unlimited domestic calls and texts as well. No matter which device they receive, all students can access free Sprint wireless service for up to four years, depending on the grade they are in when they join the program. Roaming is not available.


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Richardson Fintech Launches Credit Building Solution in Response to COVID-19
The duo behind ImpactX Partners has developed a credit-building loan service making it easy and affordable to prop up lagging credit scores without going into further debt.
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Millions across the U.S. are struggling to meet financial needs following unemployment brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. But a Richardson-based tech startup sees a larger—and less sought-after—problem looming, and has come up with a solution to fill a growing gap.
For those with less-than-perfect credit score, options are starting to dry up. And, things are about to get a lot harder, according to Frank Santoni, co-founder of ImpactX Partners. Santoni and his fellow co-founder, Nathan Pinto, are working on fresh solutions to take on the looming credit crisis, which they say "customers are about to face on top of everything they are already dealing with."
What Santoni and Pinto are doing is essentially a pivot. They hadn't intended to go in this direction at the start of 2020.
ImpactX Partners is a two-year-old startup behind a digital bank that helps users avoid predatory loans. Last September, the duo completed the successful launch of their first product, TrustFund, which gained traction through February from customers looking for a clean slate approach to credit.
But when the global pandemic hit, Santoni and Pinto knew they had to do something—and fast—to help improve credit scores dogged by the ongoing economic upheaval.
That meant pausing any further work on TrustFund and setting an ambitious goal to research, design, and launch their first solution in 90 days.
"We were impacted by the COVID shut downs like everyone else. We had limited resources and our prospects of raising more were severely diminished during the early days of the quarantine," Pinto says. "We decided to put our full energy and remaining resources into developing this solution anyway."
What they developed is called CreditClimber. The credit-building loan service aims to make it easy and affordable to prop up lagging credit scores without going into further debt. It focuses on establishing a history of positive payments through a unique "rebatable membership" model that facilitates the building up of payment history.
Customers are able to borrow a small amount to cover the service's annual fee, then get a rebate after each monthly loan payment. The monthly loan payments are reported to the major credit bureaus, and Credit Climber automatically rebates the payment minus interest fees back to the customer. For the customer, the net monthly cost is a flat $5.
"Our goal from the beginning was to create a mission-driven company that reduces financial stress for our budget-strapped customers and helps them achieve their goals," Pinto says. "When we realized where things were headed with tightening credit markets, we knew we had to add a solution to directly help people's credit profile."
The team describes it like this:
A CreditClimber customer takes out a small $360 loan to cover the cost of an annual membership fee. The loan is not paid out to the customer right away, though.
Instead, the loan proceeds are held by CreditClimber. Each month, after the customer makes a loan payment of $35 to the lender, CreditClimber instantly rebates $30 back to the customer's account. That makes the total monthly cost only $5.
After 12 months, the customer will have added 12 positive payments to their credit report and have received $360 back to their account.
"Credit scores are a chicken/egg problem," Pinto says. "To improve it, you need to borrow money and pay it back. But you can't get access to credit—at least fair credit, if you don't already have a healthy credit score. Credit Climber makes it simple to add positive, on-time payments to your credit report immediately."
The duo decided to focus on payment history for the project given that it makes up 35 percent of a person's credit score, per MyFico. Santoni sees access to fair and affordable credit becoming an increasingly difficult issue for those with a credit score below 700.
As the economy continues to decline amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the reliability of credit scores to assess creditworthiness are undermined, he says.
"Scores that were considered 'good' 6 months ago will likely get treated as 'fair' or worse. Lenders naturally avoid risk. So when in doubt, they will gravitate toward higher credit scores," Santoni says. "That means it will become tougher for anyone with no credit or poor credit to access fair and affordable loans next time they need to borrow for a car or a mortgage—or worse, leaves them with only predatory, high-interest options."
According to Santoni, credit health will continue to make people vulnerable to debt traps, especially throughout the pandemic.
He and Pinto are familiar with the sector—they founded ImpactX Partners in 2018 to help stop predatory "payday" loans. Pinto is a catholic seminarian turned serial entrepreneur and Santoni is a local social innovation veteran.
ImpactX has launched a temporary website with more information on Credit Climber, which they say has already gained interest from prospective customers. The first 500 to join the waitlist will get early access slated for late August.
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Adam joined Watsi on April 17th, 2013. Seven years ago, Adam joined our Universal Fund, supporting life-changing treatments for a new Watsi patient every month. Adam's most recent donation traveled 8,300 miles to support Zaw, a 45-year-old from Burma, to fund surgery on his infected foot so he can return to working.
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Zaw lives with his mother, two sisters, two nephews, and two nieces in Mon State in Burma. His mother is retired, and his youngest niece and nephew go to school. His niece works as a betel nut cutter with his two sisters, while his nephew works as a day laborer. Zaw cannot work right now due to the pain in his foot. In his free time, he enjoys praying to Buddha and watching movies, which also helps him feel better. Around the end of September, Zaw developed pain in his left foot. A few weeks later, three of his toes turned black. Eventually, all of his toes, and his forefoot turned black too. When he went to Mawlamyine Christian Leprosy Hospital (MCLH) a couple weeks ago, he was diagnosed with gangrene and was admitted to the hospital straight away. At first the doctor tried to treat him with oral medication, injections and physiotherapy exercises to increase the blood supply in his left foot. When this did not work, Zaw was told that the best option is to amputate his foot. Unable to pay for surgery, the doctor referred him to our partner Burma Children Medical Fund for assistance accessing further treatment. Currently, Zaw is in a lot of pain. His left forefoot is black and swollen. As the pain is worse at night, he cannot sleep properly. He also has difficulty sleeping because he is worried about his foot and their financial situation. "Once I have recovered from surgery and I have received a prosthetic foot, I want to support my family and become a taxi driver," he said. "Thank you so much to the donors for supporting me. Every day I pray for them."
Sambath is a 42-year-old soldier who now lives in a rural province of Cambodia with his mother. In his free time Sambath enjoys reading books, watching TV, listening to music, and meeting with friends. One year ago Sambath began experiencing pain in both hips. Now he has difficulty walking. Sambath was evaluated by doctors and due to the osteonecrosis in his hips, where his bones break down due to lack of blood flow, a total hip replacement surgery is recommended to restore his mobility. Fortunately, Sambath learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre. At CSC, surgeons can perform a total hip replacement to relieve Sambath of his pain and allow him to walk easily. Treatment is scheduled for November 23rd, and Sambath needs help raising $1,087 to pay for this procedure. Sambath says, "I really hope that the pain will go away and I can walk easily again."
Vin is a 39-year-old farmer. She and her husband have been married for 10 years and he is also a farmer. In August, Vin fell and fractured her left tibia. After the accident she received Khmer traditional medicine treatments but her pain remained. Her neighbor told her about our medical partner Children's Surgical Centre (CSC) with hopes that she could finally heal. It is difficult for her to walk and she is in chronic pain. Fortunately, surgeons at Children's Surgical Centre can help. On October 26th, Vin will undergo a fracture repair procedure, which will cost $465. This procedure will heal her fracture and allow her to walk again. Vin said, "I hope I can walk easily again so I can be helpful to my family."
Rebecca is a 27-year-old married mother of two children. She delivered both of her children via Caesarean section and now she is pregnant with her third child. She works as a teacher at a local school, but with schools closed due to the pandemic, she has been tutoring children at home to make ends meet. Her husband operates a motorcycle taxi business and the family lives in a single rental house. Rebecca has carried her third pregnancy to term and her doctor has recommended that she deliver her baby via C-Section. This will reduce the risk of uterine rupture and will ensure a safe delivery for her and her baby. The delivery is planned for September 22nd and now, she needs help to raise $252 to fund her procedure and care. Rebecca shared, "if am given your support, I will be relieved of my surgical cost and hope for a good delivery outcome."
Mercy is a 28-year-old subsistence farmer from Malawi. She lives in a grass-thatched house with her husband and their three children. Her oldest child is nine years old and attends school, while her youngest is five years old. She and her husband also take care of her 93-year-old grandmother who depends on them. Mercy and her husband farm together and their farm produces enough food to feed the family, but not enough to sell a surplus. To supplement their income, she and her husband also work on other people's farms. In 2018, Mercy noticed a small lump on the left side of her neck. Over the years, the lump has grown and is hard and painful. After having several appointments rescheduled, Mercy finally got a scan and was referred to a lab for thyroid tests and to a surgeon. The lab tests and transportation costs have greatly impacted her family's income, and it has taken her three years to have all of the required testing. She was finally diagnosed with an enlarged thyroid and surgery was recommended to heal her condition. Fortunately, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare (AMH) is helping Mercy to receive treatment. On September 2nd, she will undergo a thyroidectomy at AMH's care center. Now, she needs help raising $1,015 to fund her procedure and care. Mercy shared, "this condition is not only affecting me, but mainly my helpless 93 years old grandmother and also my family. I can no longer draw water for my grandmother and my children are too young to help. My husband is now getting exhausted combining farm work and household chores. Please assist me with this surgery so I can start helping my family again."
Sam Oeun is a 41-year-old bus driver. He is married and has one son and two daughters. His wife is a food seller. At home, Sam Oeun enjoys watching boxing on TV. Two years ago, Sam Oeun developed a pterygium in his left eye, causing him burning, itchiness, and discomfort with his appearance. Pterygiums are non-cancerous growths of the conjunctiva, a mucous layer that lubricates the eye. The growths occur when the conjunctiva is exposed to excessive sun damage and the cells grow abnormally over the pupil. When Sam Oeun learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre (CSC), he traveled there hoping for treatment. Sam Oeun needs a surgical procedure to remove the abnormal growth and replace it with a conjunctival graft to prevent recurrence. The total cost of his procedure is $216. This covers medications, supplies, and inpatient care for two days. The procedure is scheduled for June 16th. Sam Oeun shared, "I hope after surgery my eye feels comfortable so I can go back to work and not worry about my eye anymore."
Guadalupe is an one-year-old baby from Colombia. She is an only child, so she is regarded as the little princess of the family, which consists of her mother, grandma, and uncle. She is already sympathetic and friendly, and loves to play with stuffed toys and with other kids. Guadalupe has clubfoot on her right foot. Clubfoot is a condition in which the foot is twisted out of shape. This causes difficulty walking and even wearing shoes. Fortunately, Guadalupe's family traveled to visit our medical partner, Clínica Noel, where they can offer treatment. There, surgeons will perform clubfoot repair surgery on August 13th. Our medical partner is requesting $1,422 to fund Guadalupe's clubfoot repair. After treatment, she will be able to start walking and running without pain. Her mother shares a story and her hopes for Guadalupe, "I would really love to see her walk and run normally, she is not the first person with this condition in our whole family, I have a cousin who received treatment when he was 8 years old and it was really hard to see him asking why he couldn't run like the other kids."
Nary is a 50-year-old mother of two with one son and one daughter. Nary lives with her husband, who works as a policeman. When she has free time, Nary enjoys listening to traditional music and watching the news. Five years ago, Nary developed a cataract in her right eye, causing her photo phobia, tearing, and blurry vision. She has difficulty seeing things clearly, recognizing faces, and going anywhere outside. When Nary's family learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, she traveled there with her sister seeking treatment. On May 28th, doctors will perform a phacoemulsification cataract surgery and place an intraocular lens implant in her right eye. After recovery, she will be able to see clearly. Now, she needs help to fund this $229 procedure. Nary shared, "I hope after surgery that my eye can see well so I can cook good food for my family and go to the market by myself."
Joseph is a 28-year-old gardener from Western Kenya. He is married and has two young children including one who is four years old and another who is five months old. His wife takes care of their home and children, and he is the breadwinner of the family. On April 4th, Joseph was involved in a road accident on his way home from work. He was knocked down by a speeding motorbike and fractured his right tibia/fibula. Joseph cannot walk on his own. He is ambulating using crutches and experiences a lot of pain. Fortunately, surgeons at our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare (AMH), can help. On May 6th, Joseph will undergo a fracture repair procedure called an open reduction and internal fixation. This procedure will help him walk easily. Now, AMH is requesting $1,500 to fund this procedure. Joseph shared, "I am the breadwinner of the family and this accident is affecting my work and life. I, sadly, am unable to raise the amount required for the surgery and treatment."
Kome is a 15-year-old student and his parents fish to earn a living for their family. In December of 2020, Kome's left leg became swollen and later ruptured exposing the bone. He has since developed a severely infected wound. He is in pain, unable to walk, and has since stopped walking to school. He was undergoing treatment and wound cleaning in his hometown, but unfortunately, his condition has worsened. After being examined by both general and orthopedic surgeons, he is now scheduled for surgery as an urgent case. Kome requires debridement and a possible sequescretomy to avoid amputation of his infected leg. Fortunately, our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is helping Kome receive treatment. On April 2nd, surgeons will perform a debridement and skin graft procedure. After treatment, Kome will no longer be at risk for a severe bone infection and possible amputation. Now, Kome's family needs help to fund this $1,185 procedure. Kome's father shared, "Kome has not been going to school or playing because of the wound. The best we could do is the herbal treatment, but it seems it wasn't working. He can lose the leg if it is not treated, and that is very sad."
Hear is a 28-year-old rice farmer who married with one young child. Hear is the main breadwinner of his family and works hard to support them. In his spare time, Hear likes to read the newspaper and play games with his kid. Three years ago, the retina of Hear's left eye detached, causing him partial blindness, and affected his self-esteem due to an inability to see or work. When Hear learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre, he traveled for three and a half hours with his wife seeking treatment. On March 4th, eye surgeons will perform a retinal detachment repair procedure in his left eye. After recovery, he will be able to see clearly. Now, he needs help to fund this $648 procedure. Hear shared, "I hope after surgery I can see out of my eye again. I need to plant rice and raise animals to support my family. I want to fix my vision so I can work, and can read again without hurting my eyes."
Navy is a 49-year-old rice seller. She's been married for 15 years and has 2 daughters who are in school. Navy sells rice in front of a factory, but has been unable to work for over a year. Her husband is currently unemployed. Four years ago, Navy started to have pain in her back and on both hips, and she was given steroids to ease the pain. Doctors have diagnosed her with avascular necrosis in both hips. Avascular necrosis, or osteonecrosis, is the death of bone tissue due to a lack of blood supply. Navy cannot walk and is confined to a wheelchair. She is in constant pain, and is depressed because she cannot work to support her family. Fortunately, Navy learned about our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre (CSC). At CSC, surgeons will perform a total hip replacement to relieve Navy of her pain and allow her to walk easily. Treatment is scheduled for February 5th, and Navy needs help raising $1,087 to pay for this procedure. Navy shared, "I hope that I'll feel better soon, and will be able to walk again without pain. I am anxious to return to work to help my family."


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Biotechnology has become an integral part of various industrial sectors. This dossier introduces the concept of bioeconomy and gives insight into the economic potential of bio-based industries in Europe and Germany.
1. Bioeconomy as a sustainability and innovation strategy
If you want to take a closer look at the topic of bio-based industry, one has to deal with the term bioeconomy. In short, the bioeconomy refers to those parts of the economy that produce and use biogenic resources and are based on biological knowledge. Biogenic resources include plants, animals and microorganisms, but also organic residues.
Fossil resources such as oil or natural gas, on which industry is still predominantly based, are finite, and their use continues to drive global warming. To meet current global challenges such as climate change, the increasing world population and loss of biodiversity, the raw material base of industry and also the way we do business must change. One contribution to structural change of the economic system towards sustainability can be offered by the bioeconomy.
Since the concept of the Knowledge Based Bio-Economy (KBBE) was first published in Europe in 2005, the vision of the bioeconomy has found its way into the economic and innovation strategies of numerous countries worldwide. According to the Global Bioeconomy Policy Report of 2020, 19 countries worldwide have adopted a dedicated bioeconomy strategy, and 13 or so other countries had signaled that they wanted to create a dedicated bioeconomy strategy. More recent strategies are increasingly aligned with the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of 2015.
In Europe, both the EU member states and the European Commission have made far-reaching commitments toward a sustainable bioeconomy. In the EU, the first European bioeconomy strategy was published in 2012. An updated strategy was published in October 2018.
In the definition of the European Commission 2018,
"the bioeconomy covers all sectors and systems that rely on biological resources (animals, plants, micro-organisms and derived biomass, including organic waste), their functions and principles. It includes and interlinks: land and marine ecosystems and the services they provide; all primary production sectors that use and produce biological resources (agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture); and all economic and industrial sectors that use biological resources and processes to produce food, feed, bio-based products, energy and services (except biomedicines and health biotechnology)".
Bio-based resources and processes not only provide solutions that help reduce the use of fossil raw materials. At the same time, they enable scientific and technological advances to be translated into innovative applications that go far beyond replacing petroleum and create added value.
Bioeconomy therefore now plays an essential role in various EU strategies and implementation guidelines and is an integral part of European research funding. It also has a driving role in the development of a circular economy. With the "European Green Deal" adopted in December 2019 as a sustainable growth strategy, Europe aims to become the first greenhouse gas-neutral continent by 2050 - not least through contributions from the bioeconomy.
2. Bioeconomy and bio-based industry in the EU
How big is the bioeconomy in Europe today? Which sectors are particularly relevant? On behalf of the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC), the nova-Institut publishes economic data on the macroeconomic effects of the bioeconomy in the European Union. The Eurostat databases serve as a resource. The analysis is based on the industry classification NACE.
Currently, the most recent published figures on the bioeconomy in the EU are for 2018. If the fully bio-based primary sectors of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, and the food and beverage sector are included, turnover in the bioeconomy in the EU member states including the UK amounted to €2.43tn (€2430bn). The primary sector is responsible for 20% of the turnover, while the food and beverage sector is responsible for 50%.
The biobased industries in the narrower sense in the nova study include the biomass-processing sectors of the wood processing industry, bioenergy and biofuels, textile industry, paper industry, chemicals and pastics, and the pharmaceutical industry. Some of these sectors are only partially biobased (such as textiles, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals), so their proportional contribution to sales is based on estimates. According to these estimates, the bio-based industries generated sales of €780bn in 2018. This is about 30% of the total turnover in the EU bioeconomy. The paper industry and the wood processing industry accounted for the largest share of turnover.
The number of employees in the bioeconomy amounted to 18.4 million in 2018. The primary sector - especially agriculture - recorded the largest share here with 54% of the employees in the EU bioeconomy (10 million employees). 4.9 million people were employed in the food and beverage sector. Among the biobased industries in the narrower sense, the wood processing industry is the most important employer, followed by the textile and paper industries.
The European Commission is also strongly committed to partnerships with companies from the bio-based economy. To this end, the public-private partnership "Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking" (BBI JU) was launched in 2014 with a budget of €3.7bn. Here, public research institutions, small and medium-sized enterprises and industrial groups cooperate along the entire value chain to bring sustainable innovations to market quickly. The initiative will be continued in the future in the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking, for which an initial budget of €2bn is available.
3. Bioeconomy in Germany
In Germany, the bioeconomy concept was anchored in the Federal Government's research policy at an early stage. Under the leadership of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the National Research Strategy Bioeconomy 2030 was launched in 2010. €2.4 bn were invested in bioeconomy research within this framework. It was followed by the National Policy Strategy on the Bioeconomy in 2013, which was prepared under the leadership of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL).
As a further milestone, the German Federal Government published the new National Bioeconomy Strategy in January 2020. With this overall strategy, the German government is setting the framework for sustainable development and use of biological resources and for environmentally and nature-friendly production processes in all sectors of the economy. At the same time, the German government is aligning its bioeconomy policy even more closely with the overarching goal of sustainable and climate-neutral development.
According to the definition adopted by the German Federal Government,
bioeconomy refers to the production, exploitation and use of biological resources, processes and systems to provide products, processes and services in all economic sectors within the framework of a sustainable economic system.
Since 2009, an independent expert body – the Bioeconomy Council of the Federal Government of Germany - has been advising the government on the implementation of bioeconomy strategies. Some German federal states have also launched their own bioeconomy strategies and research programs - for example in North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria.
What are the key economic figures for the bioeconomy in Germany? Two different sets of figures provide answers here. The European Commission's Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy provides figures on the bioeconomy and bio-based sectors for the EU and its member states, compiled by the JRC and the nova-Institute. The latest figures are for 2019 and have been compiled for this dossier.
According to the figures, the sectors relevant to the bioeconomy generated sales of €464bn in 2019. More than half of the turnover was attributable to the food and beverage industry.
A total of 2.17 million people were employed in the bioeconomy in Germany. Three quarters of the employees in the German bioeconomy work in primary production and the food sector.
Further figures on the economic significance have been determined by the German Bioeconomy Monitoring program, which was jointly launched by the three federal ministries of education and research, agriculture and economic affairs. More than a dozen research institutions have developed tools for this purpose that can be used to measure and evaluate a bio-based economy. According to the "Pilot Report on the monitoring of the German Bioeconomy" published in 2020, about 4.4 million people were employed in the German bioeconomy in 2017, which is about 10% of the total workforce in Germany.
Depending on the delineation of the bioeconomy and the modeling approach, the gross value added in the bioeconomy in 2017 was between €165bn and €265bn. This is just under 6 % of the German gross domestic product. More than two-thirds of the value added is attributable to traditional sectors such as agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture, wood furniture, paper manufacturing, as well as food, feed and beverage production and the hospitality industry.
4. Spotlight on the chemical industry - bio-based trends
On the way to more sustainable and climate-neutral production processes, biological resources and biotechnological processes are also playing an increasing role in the chemical industry.
The chemical industry currently uses fossil raw materials based on crude oil and natural gas for the vast majority of its production. Biomass as a raw material plays only a minor role (e.g. oleochemicals for surfactants and lubricants, bioplastics, sugar-based surfactants). The total share of biobased raw materials in total raw materials nationwide is estimated at 10 to 15%. According to the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI), 2.6 million tons of renewable raw materials were used in the chemical industry in 2019.
At the same time, in addition to the food industry, the chemical and plastics industries will potentially become the most important consumers of biomass and alternative carbons for the future, for example for the replacement of established raw materials and products (drop-in solutions for existing plants, for example through bionaphtha or biotechnological production) and for new products with their own production routes and properties (bioplastics, organic acids, biosurfactants).
Unlike the energy industry, organic chemistry cannot be "decarbonized" because it relies on carbon for its molecular syntheses. Therefore, it is necessary to develop other renewable carbon sources besides biomass. Here, organic residues and wastes and CO2 from exhaust gases are moving into the focus of research as a resource. One promising approach that can be used biotechnologically is microbial gas fermentation.
Bioplastics on the rise
In the plastics segment, manufacturers are increasingly turning to bio-based alternatives. Currently, around 1% of the plastics produced globally are manufactured on the basis of renewable raw materials. According to figures obtained by European Bioplastics e.V. and nova-Institut, this figure was around 2.4 million tons in 2021. So-called drop-in solutions currently predominate among biobased plastics on the global market. This means that bio-based basic chemicals, which are almost identical in structure to the petroleum-based version, are integrated into the chemical synthesis. However, the resulting plastics, such as bio-polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or bio-polyethylene (PE), are not biodegradable.
In addition to drop-in solutions, novel bio-based plastics are on the rise. One example is polylactic acid (PLA). This bioplastic is created by linking molecules of the microbially produced platform chemical lactic acid. PLA is both biobased and biodegradable and is used in particular in films and packaging.
Biorefineries reach market maturity
The discussion on the establishment of biorefineries also relates primarily to the chemical industry and plastics production. Here, biotechnological and process engineering processes play a central role. Biorefineries are the industrial factories of the bioeconomy. Comparable to a petroleum refinery, here the raw material biomass is broken down into its individual chemical components and utilized. As a rule, the material and energy recovery processes are coupled with each other. This results in a wide range of new materials or biobased chemicals.
Various biorefinery concepts are being researched and commercialized at several locations in Germany, including Leuna (Fraunhofer CBP), Straubing (Clariant demonstration plant) and Aachen (Center for Next Generation Processes and Products (NGP²) at RWTH). The construction of such plants is supported by the EU and the German Federal Ministries of Education and Research, Food and Agriculture, and Economic Affairs and Climate Action.
The Finnish forestry and paper group UPM is building the world's first large-scale industrial biorefinery for the chemical processing of beech wood in Leuna at a cost of €550m. The refinery breaks down waste from sawmills and forestry operations into its constituent sugars and lignin. From the sugars, UPM extracts ethylene glycol, for example, which is used to produce polyester and PET, among other things. In the fall of 2021, Clariant started up a commercial plant in Romania based on the sunliquid process. Up to 250,000 tons of straw will be converted into 50,000 tons of cellulosic ethanol here annually.


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Native American Rare Historic Tohono O'odham Cooking Olla, Ca early 1900's. #1141 Sold
Rare Historic Tohono O'odham Cooking Olla,
Ca early 1900's. #1141
Description: #1141 Native American Rare Historic Tohono O'odham Cooking Olla, Ca early 1900's.
Dimensions: Size: 11" wide x 8.5" tall
Condition: Good for its age, has a couple of chips on the rim. Please note, that I normally do not acquire items with chips or cracks, but this piece is so rare, I acquired it.
Historically, the O'odham inhabited an enormous area of land in the southwest, extending South to Sonora, Mexico, north to Central Arizona (just north of Phoenix, Arizona), west to the Gulf of California, and east to the San Pedro River. This land base was known as the Papagueria and it had been home to the O'odham for thousands of years.
From the early 18th Century through to the present, the O'odham land was occupied by foreign governments. With the independence of Republic of Mexico, O'odham fell under Mexican rule. Then, in 1853, through the Gadsden Purchase or Treaty of La Mesilla, O'odham land was divided almost in half, between the United States of America and Mexico.
According to the terms of the Gadsden Purchase, the United States agreed to honor all land rights of the area held by Mexican citizens, which included the O'odham, and O'odham would have the same constitutional rights as any other United States citizen. However, the demand for land for settlement escalated with the development of mining and the transcontinental railroad. That demand resulted in the loss of O'odham land on both sides of the border.
Following the Plan de Iguala, O'odham lands in Mexico continued to decrease at a rapid rate. In 1927, reserves of lands for indigenous peoples, were established by Mexico. Today, approximately nine O'odham communities in Mexico lie proximate to the southern edge of the Tohono O'odham Nation, a number of which are separated only by the United States/Mexico border.
On the U.S. side of the border, the Gadsden Purchase had little effect on the O'odham initially because they were not informed that a purchase of their land had been made, and the new border between the United States and Mexico was not strictly enforced. In recent years, however, the border has come to affect the O'odham in many ways, because immigration laws prevent the O'odham from crossing it freely. In fact, the U.S.-Mexico border has become "an artificial barrier to the freedom of the Tohono O'odham. . . to traverse their lands, impairing their ability to collect foods and materials needed to sustain their culture and to visit family members and traditional sacred sites." O'odham members must produce passports and border identification cards to enter into the United States.
On countless occasions, the U.S. Border Patrol has detained and deported members of the Tohono O'odham Nation who were simply traveling through their own traditional lands, practicing migratory traditions essential to their religion, economy and culture. Similarly, on many occasions U.S. Customs have prevented Tohono O'odham from transporting raw materials and goods essential for their spirituality, economy and traditional culture. Border officials are also reported to have confiscated cultural and religious items, such as feathers of common birds, pine leaves or sweet grass.
The division of O'odham lands has resulted in an artificial division of O'odham society. O'odham bands are now broken up into 4 federally recognized tribes: the Tohono O'odham Nation, the Gila River Indian Community, the Ak-Chin Indian Community and the Salt River (Pima Maricopa) Indian community. Each band is now politically and geographically distinct and separate. The remaining band, the Hia-C'ed O'odham, are not federally recognized, but reside throughout southwestern Arizona. All of the groups still speak the O'odham language, which derives from the Uto-Aztecan language group, although each group has varying dialects. (Source Tohono O'odham Nation)


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Blake Shelton Takes Us Behind the Scenes of 'Hell Right' Video [Watch]
Sterling Whitaker Published: September 26, 2019
Blake Shelton takes fans behind the scenes of his new video for "Hell Right" in a new clip that he shared online.
Shelton turned to Instagram on Wednesday (Sept. 25) to post the clip above, telling fans that it was the second day of filming the video for his latest collaboration with Trace Adkins.
"We're getting ready to do some horsin' around," Shelton quips with a laugh before sharing footage of some of the actors from the video shooting horseback scenes.
Shelton's girlfriend, Gwen Stefani, makes an appearance in the behind the scenes footage, though she does not appear in the video for "Hell Right" itself. Shelton shares that they are shooting in Oklahoma, where the couple live part-time when they are not on the road or in Los Angeles working on The Voice.
Shelton released "Hell Right" in early August as his follow-up single to his 26th No. 1 hit, "God's Country." "God's Country" co-writer Hardy teamed with David Garcia and Brett Tyler to co-write the new song, which Shelton wound up going back into the studio to cut after believing that he was done recording for a while. Released in early September, the video for Shelton's newest hit depicts a nighttime bonfire tailgate party, complete with drinking, dancing, horseback riding and rope tricks.
The country singer and star of The Voice worked with director Sophie Muller on the new clip. Muller previously directed Shelton's dramatic video for "God's Country."
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function [lh_rot, rh_rot] = CBIG_spin_test_rotation_surf(mesh, num_rotations, seed, sym_flag)
% [lh_rot, rh_rot] = CBIG_spin_test_rotation_surf(mesh, num_rotations, seed)
%
% This function is used to compute the new vertex points of the left and right
% hemisphere after rotation, relative to the original vertex points in the mesh.
% To compute this, the function will obtain the vertices of the surface mesh,
% and then obtain the rotation matrix. Finally, linear interpolation will be
% performed using the vertices of the surface mesh and rotation matrix as inputs.
%
% INPUT:
%       - mesh:
%         'fs_LR_32k','fsaverage5','fsaverage6', or 'fsaverage'.
%
%       - num_rotations:
%         A scalar value used to indicate the desired number of rotations.
%         The default value is 1000.
%
%       - seed:
%         A scalar value used to define the random seed for the purpose of
%         producing random rotation.
%         The default value is 1.
%
%       - sym_flag: (default = 1)
%         The flag to specify if the the rotation will be symmteirc between
%         hemispheres. If sym_flag is 0, the left and right will rotate the
%         same amount with the same rotation matrix. If sym_flag is 1, the
%         rotation matrix of left hemisphere will be refelected across the
%         y-z panel for right hemisphere. By default, people should use
%         sym_flag = 1.
%
% OUTPUT:
%       - lh_rot, rh_rot:
%         A num_rotation x #vertices matrix, the vertex points after
%         rotation, relative to the original vertex points in the mesh
%
% Example:
% mesh = 'fsaverage6';
% num_rotations = 5000;
% seed = 2;
% [lh_rot, rh_rot] = CBIG_spin_test_rotation_surf(mesh, num_rotations, seed);
% lh_labels_r = lh_labels(lh_rot(n,:));
% rh_labels_r = rh_labels(rh_rot(n,:));
%Written by R Kong, T Tan and CBIG under MIT license: https://github.com/ThomasYeoLab/CBIG/blob/master/LICENSE.md

%% Defining the Default Values

    if nargin == 1 % If no input for num_rotations, set default num_rotations as 1000
        num_rotations = 1000;
    end

    if nargin <= 2 % If no input for seed, set default seed as 1
        seed = 1;
    end

    if nargin <= 3 % If no input for sym_flag, set default to 1
        sym_flag = 1;
    end

    I1 = eye(3,3);
    I1(1,1)=-1;

%% if fsLR space
    if strcmp(mesh,'fs_LR_32k') == 1
        % Reading in surface mesh for left hemisphere
        lh_avg_mesh = CBIG_read_fslr_surface('lh',mesh,'sphere','medialwall.annot');
        % Reading in surface mesh for right hemisphere
        rh_avg_mesh = CBIG_read_fslr_surface('rh',mesh,'sphere','medialwall.annot');
    end

%% if fsaverage space
    if contains(mesh,'fsaverage') == 1
        lh_avg_mesh = CBIG_ReadNCAvgMesh('lh',mesh,'sphere','cortex'); % Reading in surface mesh for left hemisphere
        rh_avg_mesh = CBIG_ReadNCAvgMesh('rh',mesh,'sphere','cortex'); % Reading in surface mesh for left hemisphere
    end

    verticesl = lh_avg_mesh.vertices; % Reading in vertices of mesh for left hemisphere
    verticesr = rh_avg_mesh.vertices; % Reading in vertices of mesh for right hemisphere
    % Executing CBIG_uniform_rand_rotation function to obtain
    % 3x3xnum_rotation matrix
    rotation_mat = CBIG_uniform_rand_rotation(num_rotations,seed);

    for i = 1:size(rotation_mat,3)
        verticesl_rot = rotation_mat(:,:,i)*verticesl; % Obtain vertex points on left hemisphere mesh post-rotation
        if(sym_flag == 1)
            verticesr_rot = I1*rotation_mat(:,:,i)*I1*verticesr; % Reflect rotation matrix from left hemiphere
        else
            verticesr_rot = rotation_mat(:,:,i)*verticesr;
        end
        % Execution of linear interpolation function to obtain interpolated
        % value(s) of data at vertex points on left hemisphere mesh
        lh_rot(i,:) = MARS_NNInterpolate_kdTree(verticesl_rot, lh_avg_mesh, 1:1:length(verticesl));

        % Execution of linear interpolation function to obtain interpolated
        % value(s) of data at vertex points on right hemisphere mesh
        rh_rot(i,:) = MARS_NNInterpolate_kdTree(verticesr_rot, rh_avg_mesh, 1:1:length(verticesr));
    end
end

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Real Life steht für:

 Real Life, einen Begriff der Netzkultur
 Real Life (Band), eine 1981 gegründete australische Band
 Real Life (Film), einen US-amerikanischen Film aus dem Jahr 1979
 Real Life (Simple-Minds-Album), ein Album der schottischen Band Simple Minds
 Real Life (Magazine-Album), ein Album der britischen Band Magazine
 Real Life (Emeli-Sandé-Album), ein Album von Emeli Sandé
 Real Life (Crown-of-Creation-Album), ein Album der deutschen Band Crown of Creation

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