Note: all object strings are activated using the progid4: URL protocol.
Some things can be done in "unusual" ways in WSH (as well as the other hosts for VBScript/Jscript). In fact, some things have to be done in unusual ways to do them at all! This page documents a few of the more baroque workarounds using WSH-hosted VBScript.
The original concept of a scripting host and scripting languages was that the scripting engines would simply supply a language and interfaces - providing a way to do things using the operating system and applications is the responsibility of the people who work on operating systems and applications. This is a fundamentally sound idea because it completely modularizes scripting at its very foundation. Microsoft provided some hosts which can work in various environments: WSH, IE, MSHTA, and the Microsoft Script Control are examples. They also provided two scripting languages: Jscript and VBScript. Finally, they provided objects which could be manipulated by hosts natively OR by the scripting languages via run-time binding.
The true brilliance of the idea was the modular architecture with well-defined interfaces. Do you want to take advantage of Windows scripting with Perl, Python, Ruby, Haskell, REXX? You can write plug-in engines that can use everything; no need to define capabilities (and people have done this). Would you like to make your application a host so it can use Windows scripting languages? Write it, and you can host anything - including the Perl interpreter that you didn't know someone was going to write; several of the X.10 developers can do this. Do you want to make your application externally controllable? Give it COM interfaces and you're done! In fact, someone running that X.10 application you have never seen or heard of can control it in HaskellScript using the interpreter that neither you nor the X.10 developer ever heard of.
This brings us to the fundamental problem: if an application has refused to learn COM, COM-based scripting languages can't natively converse with it.
When I finally understood this, it turned several of my questions about scripting upside-down. I went from asking "Why can't the Wscript.Network object do much?" to "Why did the core OS people never make netapi32 accessible from script?". I also began to see why some of the crude appendages to WSH were actually clever ways of getting you to the point where you can at least partially automate a process that is utterly inaccessible otherwise. The Run method is a no-brainer since it was available in VB and VBA. Exec was a very nice enhancement enabling shell access and capture in a way which is not natively available anywhere else in the OS. Finally, the native COM support is what really makes life easy. Wrapping API calls has become an advanced science in VB circles, and VB classes which can be quickly compiled into instantly scriptable solutions are available all over the Internet. To see some local examples, check out my own COM wrappers for WSH use, as well as some ports of other people's classes to ActiveX.
As for Scripting.FileSystemObject, Wscript.Network, and the other shell objects... The scripting designers had no reason to do any of them other than end user demand. They are completely above and beyond the call of duty if you look at functional areas of development. So the next time you find yourself frustrated by Windows interfaces being difficult to access from script, just remember that the WSH developers provided all the tools and all the interfaces needed to make the OS scriptable.
Now on to the goldbergisms!
Checking NumLock state is a classic example of "special workaround required". If you do a Google search on "NumLock" in the scripting hierarchy, you will run across some very bizarre methods for getting and setting the Numlock state of the keyboard. They are methods which are used are totally unacceptable in terms of good application design, but in my opinion are quite fine for scripting.
One of my theories about scripting is that for ad-hoc tasks, you don't necessarily need to have "optimized" solutions. I know, you don't want to drag a machine to its knees - but the point about scripting is that it emphasizes speed of design first and foremost. If you want "optimal" you can go write an app from scratch in a programming language (if you're really serious, prototype in C and write the final product in assembly language yourself).
Since you never make it visible or add a document, runtime is more rapid than an actual launch - but not that much more rapid. It can take between 0.7 and 5.5 seconds to run that routine on a P3-550 with 320 MB of RAM and Office XP.
This one is better - it usually only takes about half a second on the above platform.
A common query with a short, negative answer: there is no automation model for Microsoft Outlook Express.
There _is_, however, a method for doing this with a couple of ugly hacks. The process involves allowing the shell to handle and parse a "mailto" URL, then uses SendKeys. Two problems with this approach are somewhat resolved, as detailed below. Tom Hingston posted a partial fix using the "mailto" protocol in one of the scripting newsgroups, with some questions about why he couldn't get white space and other delimiter characters to work; I extended it to do the complete process.
(1) The shell stops cold when it hits a space or other ambiguous character in the string it is processing. This can be worked around by use of the "escape" function, which escapes special characters (NOTE: You won't find escape in the VBScript documentation - it's been overlooked since it was introduced for VBScript in about version 5.1). This allows spaces, line feeds, and any other ASCII character you need. If you send email in UTF-8, it can even handle those characters.
(2) The best way to deal with enhancing the reliability of SendKeys is to not use it. SendKeys was designed for "last-ditch-efforts" in automation, and just wraps around the raw shell SendKeys API. Barring that, the best you can do is to ensure you allow time for a window to activate and get focus, then write your SendKeys to use the minimum number of actions possible - which is what this does.
sSubj = "Test in body"
sMsg = "This is a test." & vbcrlf & "This is ONLY a test."
This topic of producing a colored console window when running WSH scripts with cscript.exe was apparently the source of a raging controversy a long time ago in microsoft.public.scripting.wsh. The conclusion was that it couldn't be done within WSH - which is correct.
The full path to the actual WSH script you will run if it is not in the current directory.
Would launch myscript in a console with white letters and blue background; and the title "running the script...". Since I dropped it into a boilerplate CMD script I use, it also has a simple help menu if run with no parameters or with a help switch such as "/h" and will pass up to 5 command line parameters on over to the WSH script.
It does appear that a simple DLL which gets a handle to the parent console window might be able to do this on the fly by exposing portions of the WriteConsole API call - but then again, I'm not exactly a console API guru, so I'm just waiting for the "you can't do that!" emails.
This is a fairly simple trick once you've seen it, and to me seems to be a classic example of leveraging scripting. Sure, you could write your own tiny HTML parser, but why bother when you have the mother of all HTML parsers on your system?
and there you are. This is of particular interest within an HTA; one of the many things you *cannot* do reliably, across all platforms, without use of a 3rd-party component is sleep. The following scriptlet wraps up Clay's method for use in WSH or an HTA (or IE, if security settings allow) and demos how precise it is on your system. On mine I noted about a .2 second variation over the run time, due to the final round of ping responses.
cmd = "%COMSPEC% /c ping -n " & 1 + seconds & " 127.0.0.1>nul"
You cannot use VBScript or ActiveX within Netscape. In a rather ironic twist, you can automate recent versions of either externally as long as you host them within Internet Explorer. The following snippet of code will work if you embed it in an Internet Explorer page and have the correct Mozilla DLL registered.
To reiterate the problem of scripting the unscriptable: if there is no external interface designed for something, how do you get to it?
As a matter of fact, there are interfaces to almost everything on Windows: the APIs. Unfortunately, you can't call an API from script.
Another way to do this -a more "generic' approach - is an ActiveX DLL that will act as a wrapper for any API. This is much more work, and has been implemented by Jim Warrington in his WSHATO object.
The following example is in the form of a WSF file - save it as, say, APICallViaXL.wsf and run it. Note that this may require temporarily lowering Microsoft Office's macro security settings. After you do it, this should also motivate you to push them right back up, since if you can poke around with a system API from WSH this way, so can any other script that runs on the system.
This is not strictly a Rube Goldberg solution; I'm just documenting the quirks in how the ByVal and ByRef calls in VBScript work. Basically, they are an absolute mess in terms of order due to requirements for backwards compatibility. Eric Lippert of the Windows Scripting team covered this in excruciating detail in a post to a scripting newsgroup in 1999, and I am simply linking to a local copy of his post.
And you can immediately reference functions such as Jscript's encodeURI directly from your VBScript routines. The price you pay is that you have additional overhead from also loading the Jscript language engine.
This should in no way be considered a "hack". It's a very simple, elegant method of doing an include which requires a minimal amount of extra coding effort using Scripting.FileSystemObject and the GlobalExecute statement. In fact, I have it written here as a simple function which just returns the number of the error if there is a failure accessing or using the file. Note that you don't need to have a traditional extension for the filename. VBScript processes the text, not the file, so you simply need to have valid VBScript within the file.
' to write an empty file, give it a ' and carriage return).
This is not strictly a workaround, and is not really a goldbergism. I've seen this question pop up occasionally, though - "Why doesn't VBScript have Pi defined?"
My answer is: because pi is a calculated value - we really don't "know" the value of pi. If you want it in your script, calculate it using the trig functions provided!
In reality, there is some justification to my claim that you don't want it in the core language - after all, they did include all of the trig functions, so it can be calculated accurately. Furthermore, if you toss in an arbitrary non-terminating constant such as pi, you introduce a host of potential problems if the core language is ever changed to increase precision. Not a likely possibility with a scripting language never intended to do heavy math work, but still possible.
For a look at a wide variety of bookmarklets, check out the Bookmarklet site.


7 Tips for Decorating a Small Space — Stevie Storck Design Co.
One question I get a lot is how to make the most of a small space. When square footage is limited, there are a few tried-and-true tricks that I turn to maximize the functionality and comfort of the room.
When I'm designing a small space, I focus less on decorating every wall and more on establishing key focal points. When you have limited square footage, a little bit goes a long way. The goal is to make a small room feel large and expansive. If there is art on every wall, your eye just stops there. Instead of shopping for art for a whole room, find one large-scale piece for the main wall and let the other walls stay relatively quiet. The same goes for area rugs. One large rug in a multi-functional room is much better than a series of smaller rugs that make the floor plan feel choppy and disconnected. It might seem instinctual to size down on artwork, rugs and even furniture in a small room, but doing so will actually make the room feel even smaller. You want to choose pieces that fill the space well and prioritize comfort. I would much rather spend time in a small living room with one deep and cozy sofa than one with a small loveseat and two chairs that are too small to be really comfortable.
Choose furniture that can pull double duty. Instead of a console table, try a writing desk and tuck two ottomans underneath for flexible seating. Or if storage is more of a concern than seating, use a decorative chest or small dresser in your front entry or as a media cabinet in your living room. You can always use a few extra drawers! Same goes for end tables and nightstands. If you have enough room, always opt for pieces with hidden storage. I love putting a storage ottoman at the foot of the bed in a small bedroom. It adds a luxurious feeling, a place to sit and provides overflow storage for extra linens, shoes, off-season clothes, etc.
3. Choose silhouettes & materials that add visual "lightness"
So we already talked about scale and function, but another important thing to keep in mind when designing a small room is visual weight. A piece of furniture might be the right scale for a space, but if it is too bulky or heavy looking, it can quickly weigh the whole room down. Opt for upholstery and wooden pieces that feature raised legs. It might seem like a small detail, but that strip of open space between the bottom of a sofa and the floor does wonders for the openness and flow of a room. Another trick for making a room feel bigger is to use glass or mirrored finishes. You can get away with using a larger coffee table if you opt for a glass topped version that keeps the space feeling airy. A well proportioned mirror can instantly make a small room feel bigger. A beautiful, leaning floor mirror looks good in just about any space! To maximize the impact, you want to think about what the mirror will be reflecting. Putting a mirror across from a window will bounce more light into the room and double up the views of the outdoors. If your room has a pretty feature, like a fireplace or exposed brick wall, try placing the mirror so it reflects that and not just an empty corner or your television set.
Wall shelves are a functional solution for storage and display that can make a big impact in a small footprint. In our last apartment, we had zero storage in the bathroom (pedestal sink) so we installed 3 floating shelves in an empty niche to hold extra toiletries. We disguised our storage items in stylish containers and filled in with accessories to give a more polished look. A simple wall shelf is also a great option for DIY nightstands in a tiny bedroom, or as a way to fit a small desktop into an empty corner. You can have your shelf material cut to size at a home improvement store and install in just a few minutes with L-brackets and a power drill. Our DIY wall shelves are probably my favorite part of our living room! I wanted ours to be mostly for artwork and display, so we just used 1 x 6's that were precut to 48" long. For holding books or storage baskets, I would use boards that are between 10-12" wide and use larger L brackets drilled into studs to support the weight.
Most people think to make a small space look bigger, you have to paint it a light color. While that can be a great look too, color theory actually tells us that white and light colors come towards the eye while dark colors visually recede. Have you ever noticed how some stores and restaurants will paint their dropped ceilings tiles black? Doing so deemphasizes the starkness of the white tiles and makes the ceiling look like it just goes on forever, kind of like looking up into the night sky. A good example of this is our living room (jeez, I REALLY need to take updated photos!) and our front bedroom, directly above it. They are exactly the same size and shape, but I think the living room's black walls make it feel much bigger than the cream walls upstairs. Since I also recommend choosing one main focal wall for a smaller spaces, choosing a dark, dramatic paint color can add interest to the room and help the other walls stand on their own.
When table space is at a minimum, wall sconces are a great space saving solution versus bulky table lamps. Direct wire sconces feel luxurious, but if you don't already have (or want to install) the electrical hook ups there are plenty of plug-in options on the market. I often use them over a desk or end table to keep the surface area clear. I just ordered a pair for a client project to use above their nightstands! I can't wait for everything to be delivered so I can share this room transformation with you guys. These clients are amazing and their bedroom design is going to be soooooo good!
My best space saving tip is to learn to live with less. So often, we spend our time and money on organizational solutions for items that we maybe pull out and use once per year, if that. There is something very appealing to me about a more minimalist lifestyle, and giving your home some room to breathe. I love the quote by William Morris that says "Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful". I've been working really hard this year to purge the things we no longer love or need, and to be much more selective about what I bring into our home. Anthony is on board for the most part, except when I tried to get him to pair down our record collection. I was really impressed with how small the pile was he was setting aside to keep, until he told me those were the ones I was allowed to donate... He lets me do whatever I want with the rest of the house though, so he deserved to win that one.
What are your best tips for making the most of a small room?
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The E-3 classification applies only to nationals of Australia. Nationals are individuals who were born in Australia rather than naturalized Australian Citizens. Under this classification an individual must be coming to the United States solely to perform services in a specialty occupation. The specialty occupation requires theoretical and practical application of a body of knowledge in professional fields and at least the attainment of a bachelor's degree, or its equivalent, as a minimum for entry into the occupation in the United States.
To qualify for an E-3 visa, you must demonstrate that you:
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Will fill a position that qualifies as a specialty occupation
Applying for an E-3 Visa from Within the United States:
A Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker must be filed with U.S.C.I.S. together with a Labor Condition Application (LCA) to obtain E-3 nonimmigrant temporary worker classification and change status.
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A Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker must be filed with U.S.C.I.S. together with a Labor Condition Application (LCA). Once the Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker is approved by U.S.C.I.S., the Australian National will apply for a U.S. visa at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate, generally in your country of residence abroad (note: it does not need to be in Australia if you are a resident of another country).
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The rookie left-arm seamer took two for 37 to leave the visitors on 82 for three in the 28.3 overs that were possible.
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Disenchanted with the movie business, Debra Winger (below) was 40 when she took a leave from acting to focus on the rest of her life. But after David Mamet sent her the script for The Anarchist, his latest play (opening December 2), set in a women's prison, she decided it was time to make her Broadway debut. "When I was offered plays early on in my career, I always said no because I felt that I'd be elbowing somebody out of the role just because I had a movie star's name," Winger, 57, told me. "But now I thought, Really? At my age? I should be allowed to do a play!" The star of such memorable films as Terms of Endearment and An Officer and a Gentleman, Winger couldn't resist tackling "Mametian," as she called the playwright's famously trenchant dialogue. The actress takes on a role that's a combination of "warden, parole officer, and governor," she said, in this drama about a prison inmate with a radical past (Patti LuPone) who is seeking parole. "I read it and thought, Is Mamet crazy?" Winger said.
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"He thinks I can do this? In school, my first interest was in criminal rehabilitation and counseling. I didn't want to be an actor. And I've since become interested in spiritual matters—how they screw people up and yet how essential they are. So all these things came crashing on me in this work. It was like the top of my head came off." When asked whether Mamet writes better roles for women or men (check out the revival of his Glengarry Glen Ross, starring Al Pacino, which opened November 11 on Broadway), Winger only allowed, "He has human things to say." Regardless of the role, she has rarely failed to make herself heard: "I have this career based on being an independent woman. Even when I felt like I was being strangled, it was still my voice yelling out."
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The Atelier all-star town-building RPG spinoff Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists was expected to release in Japan next month but Gust announced that it has been delayed by over a month.
The game was previously expected to release in Japan on December 13, 2018, but it has since then been delayed to a new release date of January 31, 2019 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Nintendo Switch. Gust says the reason for the delay is to further improve on the game's quality, and deeply apologize to fans for any inconveniences.
Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World releases in North America and Europe in early 2019 for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
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Green Mountain Power Partners with Customers to Exceed Carbon Reduction Goals by 40% in 2019, Delivering Affordable Ways to Cut Carbon and Costs
Rebates on Electric Vehicles, Heat Pumps, Electric Bikes and More Are Renewed for 2020
COLCHESTER, Vt. – Green Mountain Power (GMP) is building on the success of its customer programs to cut carbon and costs by renewing rebates for 2020 – helping customers find affordable options on electric vehicles, bikes and lawnmowers, heat pumps, and more. GMP launched the rebates in 2019 to reduce costs and customers' carbon footprints, and customers responded by making thousands of purchases – offsetting 156 million lifetime pounds of carbon, equal to taking 15,000 fossil-fueled vehicles off the road for a year.
Vermont's two biggest sources of carbon emissions are driving and heating, and rebates focus on helping address those two pollution problems, enabled through the state's renewable energy standard. Switching to electric power is cleaner than driving or heating with fossil fuels because GMP's power supply is 90% carbon free and 60% renewable, with a commitment to be 100% carbon free in five years, 100% renewable by 2030.
"I so appreciate Green Mountain Power's commitment to going green and giving incentives to those who choose to buy, or in my case lease, electric vehicles. I feel proud to live in Vermont, where our power company and the state are working together to prepare for climate change," said customer Alison Macrae in a thank-you note.
Macrae received a $1,500 GMP rebate when she switched to an electric Nissan Leaf Plus. She also got a free Level 2 home charger through GMP. All of GMP's customer programs are designed to help reduce costs for all customers, including non-participants.
The rebates helped GMP, working with customers, exceed aggressive 2019 carbon reduction goals by 40 percent. Other key factors were partnerships with business customers, which helped those customers cut carbon emissions and their operating costs. GMP business partnerships completed in 2019 will offset 91.3 million pounds of carbon by switching from fossil fuels to electricity to run key parts of the businesses.
"Going with electricity over propane is an important way we are saving money. This project regulates the pool temperatures better, makes our customers happy, and we couldn't have done this without GMP," said Joe Major, executive director of the Upper Valley Aquatics Center, which hosts 300,000 visitors each year in White River Junction. GMP worked with Efficiency Vermont on the project to install new electric boilers.
Mocha Joe's Roasting Co. in Brattleboro switched from a propane-fueled air filtration system for its coffee roasting operation, to an electric one, which will save money, offset 1.8 million pounds of carbon, and reduce the coffee company's fossil fuel consumption by about 84 percent. They will use the savings to invest in their business and employees.
"We really care about our carbon footprint and try to do everything we can to reduce waste and our impact on the environment. This wouldn't have happened without GMP, and now we can put that savings toward salaries for employees, and not fossil fuel," said Pierre Capy, Mocha Joe's owner.
In all, GMP's 2019 rebates and business innovation programs will offset more than 269 million pounds of carbon – the equivalent of taking 25,000 fossil-fueled vehicles off the road for a year.
A new state report just out also shows Vermont's electric utilities are helping make a difference cutting carbon. The Department of Environmental Conservation Vermont Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Analysis says utilities are responsible for 40 percent of a newly-verified statewide carbon emissions reduction between 2015 and 2016, and the analysis predicts even greater ongoing reductions due to work by Vermont's utilities.
GMP's Business Innovation Team is also expanding its suite of EV offerings for business customers, helping them save when they electrify their fleets and install charging stations. GMP's rebate for electric forklifts is also going up to $3,000. The team offers free consultations for businesses plus expert advice, custom plans to help companies reduce energy use, carbon and costs, and financial incentives to get the work done.
GMP's rebates will continue until June 30. More details are available on GMP's website or customers can call (888) 835-4672.
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Businesses interested in free consultations to see how they can reduce carbon and costs with GMP's expert advice should call (888) 835-4672 and ask for the Business Innovation Team.
We really care about our carbon footprint and try to do everything we can to reduce waste and our impact on the environment.
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New State Electric Vehicle Rebates Combined with Utility Rebates and Tax Credits Stack Up to Big Savings...
GMP Partners with Vermont Businesses to Help Them Cut Carbon Output and Costs


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So far, there has not been an official word of a PC release for the (hopefully) final part of the Kingdom Hearts franchise. Many people keep saying it's not going to happen, and many others are saying it's possible that it will eventually. Me personally, I see it happen. Many gaming companies...
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The Trope of Border-Crossing Journeys
The Trope of Border-Crossing Journeys: Ethics of Hybrid Encounters in J. M. Coetzee's "Waiting for the Barbarians" and "Age of Iron"
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Kamel Abdaoui
Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Sousse, Tunisia
self/other
(post)colonial identity
hybridity
ethical transformation
Abdaoui, Kamel. 2018. "The Trope of Border-Crossing Journeys". Brolly 1 (3), 7-26. https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/Brolly/article/view/286.
The present paper examines the spatial and metaphorical representation of border-crossing experience and its ethical significance in (re)shaping the hybrid subjectivity in J. M. Coetzee's Waiting for the Barbarians and Age of Iron. Along with their encounters with the racially and culturally different Other(s), many Coetzeean protagonists undergo an identity crisis that leads them "to be rid of old self" (Coetzee 2002, 111). These characters respectively undertake perilous journeys to the other's territories for the sake of not simply escaping what they deem as dysfunctional and autochthonous forms of identity but above all-embracing a hybrid identity capable of offering an enabling space of belonging. In Waiting for the Barbarians, the Magistrate encounters a captive barbarian girl, and probably out of human compassion, he takes it upon himself to return her to her tribe across the border. After the trip, he faces disgrace and imprisonment as he openly expresses his disavowal of the colonial discourse of the Empire which denigrates and dehumanizes the so-called barbarians. In Age of Iron, Mrs Curren endures a series of violent incidents that compels her to leave the safe white suburbs and venture into Guguletu, a squatter camp for blacks, in Cape Town. Witnessing the violent and almost inhuman conditions in which the majority of black people are doomed to live, she renounces the dominant discourse of apartheid propagated by the state-monitored mass media.


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A Alfabetização Solidária (Alfasol) é uma organização da sociedade cívil sem fins lucrativos e de utilidade pública (organização não governamental, ONG), que adota um modelo de alfabetização inicial de baixo custo, baseado no sistema de parcerias com os diversos setores da sociedade. A Organização trabalha desde janeiro de 1997 pela redução dos altos níveis de analfabetismo no Brasil (da ordem de 13,6% segundo o censo demográfico de 2000 (Brasil) do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística - IBGE) e pelo fortalecimento da oferta pública de Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA) no Brasil.

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Since 2011, we have funded the MRC-Asthma UK Centre. The Centre is a based jointly at King's College London and Imperial College London.
The Centre is a world-leading hub of asthma research, investigating a range of areas of asthma, working to understand the biology underlying the condition and working towards better ways to treat it.
The Centre supports asthma research leaders and the next generation of asthma research leaders, all working on challenges at the cutting-edge of asthma research.
The Centre aims to tackle five major research areas related to allergy and asthma:
Airway inflammation and function
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Better understanding of the underlying biology of these aspects is crucial in our progress towards better treatments and, ultimately, a cure for asthma. Despite our increasing awareness that asthma is not one condition and that everyone's asthma is different, we still only have treatments that follow a 'one size fits all' approach. Investigating the above different areas will give us a much better understanding of different types and causes of asthma, and so give us the key to developing specific treatments.
And it's not just scientists working to better understand asthma; some of the researchers across the two sites of the Centre are also clinicians, supporting research that involves people with asthma and observations of real people to influence and support research.
The researchers at the Centre have already been behind breakthroughs in our understanding of asthma, including identifying the structure of the molecule behind allergic reactions in asthma, IgE, which has since led to the development of new treatments such as Xolair, as well as other research avenues that have the potential to create new treatments for people with asthma.
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"The Well of Ascension" redirects here. For Preservation's Perpendicularity, see Well of Ascension.
The Well of Ascension is the second volume of the Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson. It is preceded by The Final Empire and followed by The Hero of Ages. The book follows the remaining members of Kelsier's crew as they try to bring stability to Luthadel and the rest of the Final Empire in the chaos following the death of The Lord Ruler. Faced with armies laying seige to the city outside the walls, political factions and unrest among the newly-freed skaa within, and a new, sinister change in behaviour from the mists themselves, Vin, and the rest of the crew, along with the newly crowned King Elend Venture, must find a way to protect the fledgling empire they have created.
Almost a year has passed since the revolution that deposed the Lord Ruler. Elend Venture has transformed the ancient empire's capital city into a democratic kingdom over which he presides. Elend's own father, Straff Venture has brought an army from the north to take control of the city, but the arrival of another army led out of the west by Ashweather Cett — tricked into coming by Breeze forces the city into an extended seige. Elend and the crew decide to play a dangerous game, trying to incite the two armies to attack one another by convincing each that Luthadel will ally with them in the battle. The later arrival of a third, even more dangerous army of koloss led by Elend's once-friend Jastes Lekal strains the tensions in the city even farther. In addition to this, Vin and Elend find that a kandra—most likely sent by one of the armies—has killed and replaced someone within the walls, though they have no idea who it might be.
Within the city, Elend's new Assembly is quickly getting out of hand as political factions among the nobility, merchants, and working skaa members each vie for their own solutions to the problems of the armies, in most cases, a call for surrender to Straff or Cett and a wish for things to go back to the way they were before the Collapse. Elend's lack of training in leadership allows the Assembly members to dismiss him, and his preoccupation with other issues forces his attention away from keeping them in line. Under the tutelage of a Terriswoman Keeper named Tindwyl, Elend starts to become the king his people need. However, not quite quickly enough, for the Assembly deposes him and chooses Ferson Penrod as king instead.
Meanwhile, Vin struggles with trying to protect Elend from the growing threats against him and his kingdom, while facing personal issues of doubt and insecurity over who she is. The contract of OreSeur has passed to her with Kelsier's death, and while she dislikes the kandra greatly and has him wear the body of a wolfhound instead of a human, they grudgingly learn to work together. In her nights out in the mists, she begins encountering someone whom she names "The Watcher." She later learns that he is Zane, Elend's half-brother by one of Straff's mistresses and a mistborn of great skill. Vin does not trust him or his intentions, but she is intrigued by the possibility he offers: a relationship with someone who could understand who she is in a way Elend cannot.
Outside of Luthadel, Sazed travels the land, trying to teach the skaa the knowledge he has carried for a time such as this, though he is disheartened by their apathy for it. Marsh finds him and the two travel to the Conventical of Seran, an abandoned Inquisitor stronghold. There, Sazed finds a large metal plaque written in ancient Terris and takes a rubbing of it to study. Concerned with the importance of this work, Sazed decides to return to Luthadel to work on the project, though on the way Marsh mysteriously disappears one night, and he begins encountering skaa who tell of the mists coming in the daytime and killing people.
Sazed's tales of mists that kill corroborate feelings that Vin has begun having that the mists are no longer her friend. She has begun seeing a figure made from mists, whom she calls "the mist spirit," out in the night. She has also started hearing a strange, powerful thumping like an allomantic pulse that she cannot explain. Sazed and Tindwyl begin working on translating and understanding the rubbing, an ancient message from a Terrisman named Kwaan. (Quotations from this message provide the epigraphs for the entire book.) The two Keepers work to cross reference the rubbing with other texts they have, attempting to understand the prophecies concerning the Hero of Ages and the Well of Ascension. Sazed and Vin come to the same conclusion: they believe she may be the Hero of Ages.
Vin's conflict of interest with Zane comes to a head as he convinces her to attack the keep within the city where Cett is camped with him, a devastating act of slaughter. Vin keeps herself from killing Cett at the last moment, but with his forces hit so hard and his gambit for the throne failed, he pulls out of the city and his army retreats. Zane attempts to convince Vin to run away with him, but she decides to choose Elend over him, causing him to attack her in fury. He reveals that the enemy kandra named TenSoon was his, and that he has been impersonating OreSeur from the beginning. However, over the course of his time spying on her, TenSoon has come to be loyal to Vin and betrays Zane and his contract to help her instead. Vin wins the fight, using her ability to control TenSoon with emotional allomancy and the exploitation of a weakness in atium, and manages to kill Zane. She then runs to Elend and tells him everything that has happened and the two are married by Sazed that night.
Now convinced that she is the Hero and that it is her duty to release the power at the Well of Ascension, Vin heads north with Elend and Spook to Terris, the historical location of the Well. However, as they get farther from Luthadel, the thumpings in Vin's head grow fainter. They are convinced to turn back, but as they do, they discover Jastes Lekal and a few of his attendants following them. Elend realizes that Jastes has left the koloss to attack Luthadel after he lost his means of controlling him. For this, Elend executes him. Now convinced that the Well is in Luthadel and that the city is about to fall, the three make for the city with all speed; Vin traveling ahead with allomancy, Spook and Elend following farther behind.
Not long after they leave, Straff pulls his army back from the walls, allowing the koloss to take the city in a bloodrage and hoping to bring his army back to "save" Luthadel at the last moment. Tindwyl, Dockson, and Clubs are killed in the battle. Vin manages to make it back and figures out how to control the koloss using the same trick that she used on TenSoon; a duralumin-enhanced burst of emotional allomancy. Cett returns with his army, persuaded by his daughter Allrianne to come to Luthadel's aid. Straff returns with his army as well, to "liberate" the city. Vin kills Straff as soon as he arrives, and then forces his second-in-command Janarle, King Penrod, and Cett to all swear fealty to Elend as emperor.
When Elend returns, he and Vin find the Well of Ascension hidden underneath Kredik Shaw. As they go, Sazed is confronted by the mist spirit, who convinces him that something is wrong and that he needs to try to stop Vin from taking the power—though he is not sure what the problem is. He finds Marsh guarding the entrance to the Well now, and Marsh attacks him to keep him from interfering. The mist spirit then appears in the chamber with the Well and stabs Elend. Vin enters the Well, intending to use its power to heal Elend, but the voice she hears convinces her to follow the instructions of the prophecies and give the power up instead. Convinced that she is doing the right thing, she releases the power, freeing Ruin from his prison. Afterwards, the mist spirit gives her a bead of lerasium and shows her how to use it to turn Elend into a mistborn and save his life.
Finally, Sazed returns to the Conventical of Seran confirming his suspicions: Ruin changed the words of the prophecy and the rubbing to trick Vin into releasing him.
She struggles with her love of Elend whilst she protects him from enemy Allomancers, fighting with Zane until finally choosing to believe she is the Hero of Ages, she finds the Well of Ascension and lets the powers contained there dissipate, releasing Ruin.
He attempts to rule his new kingdom fairly, by the constitution he created. He is eventually deposed.
Spends his time deciphering Kwaan's inscription, to later discover that Ruin was altering it. Falls in love with Tindwyl.
A kandra of the Third Generation, contracted to Zane and ordered to impersonate OreSeur so he could spy on Vin.
Also a Keeper. Her specialty of study is leadership. She comes to Luthadel at Sazed's request to train Elend to be a king. After Elend is deposed, she devotes her time to deciphering Kwaan's inscription with Sazed.
A Mistborn sent from one of the other armies. Later it is revealed that Straff Venture sent him, and that he is actually Straff's son.
Elend's father, king of the northern dominance and leader of the first army to arrive at Luthadel.
King of the western dominance and leader of the second army to arrive at Luthadel.


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Runs 4 Research
By Luke BlackmoreJune 30, 2022December 30th, 2022Websites
An organisation raising invaluable funds to help tackle dementia through a shared love of cricket.
After losing his grandad to dementia, Jake wanted to do something to help raise funds towards battling it. Using his and his grandad's mutual love for cricket, he set up Runs4Research.
The idea is simple; cricketers commit to a donation based on the numbers of runs scored by the end of the season.
After setting a target to sign up 100 players in the first year, Jake more than doubled that total, raising just shy of a staggering £6000 for Alzheimers Research.
"The Runs4Research cause is very close to my heart. I've learned first-hand how much dementia can impact on the lives of those facing it as well as the effect it has on friends and family supporting them. When Jake approached me for assistance in building his website I was more than happy to lend a hand.
Even though the part I've played in the success of Runs4Research is very minimal – I'm extremely proud to have contributed in some way in helping support those facing dementia and Alzheimer's disease. I look forward to offering my support to Jake in the years to come."
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3 suspects in drive-by shooting appear in court
By: Elyse Maccabee
Three suspects of a drive-by shooting faced a judge on Friday afternoon.
16-year-old Joan Zavaleta, 17-year-old Alejandro Hernandez, and 17-year-old Angel Vasquez were in Brown County court Friday. The three teens are facing charges of attempted 1st-degree intentional homicide.
They were arrested after more than 10 shots were fired in the 1400 block of 14th Avenue around 7:15 on Thursday evening.
Green Bay Police say the home was targeted and the people involved knew each other. No one was hurt in the shooting.
The owner of the home that was hit says she believes her house was targeted because of her son's relationship with a girl.
"The bullet actually glazed past me. I just immediately got to the phone and called 911,' says Karen Williams. "I'm gonna further press charges because he almost killed me in my kitchen," she adds.
In court, Friday bonds were set between $200,000 to $250,000 for each of the three suspects. They will be back in court on the 19th.


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TCU Position Preview: Defensive Line
A very deep defensive line is a major strength for TCU's defense in 2016.
By Jamie Plunkett@FrogPreacher Aug 8, 2016, 5:19pm CDT
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TCU's defense is expected to be dominant in 2016 thanks to a lot of returning talent, plus an injection of new blood to bolster the depth chart. The defensive line is no exception, as the Frogs see a wealth of talent, both young and old, filling up the depth chart. Here's how the chart stacked up at the end of spring practice.
String Left End Tackle Tackle Right End
1st String Josh Carraway Aaron Curry Breylin Mitchell Mat Boesen OR
2nd String Tipa Galeai L.J. Collier Joseph Broadnax James McFarland
2015 First Team All-Big 12 defensive end Josh Carraway anchors one end of the line, looking to improve on his nine sacks from a season ago. 2015 was a "growing up" year for Carraway, who saw his playing time increase dramatically, especially with the injury to James McFarland. Carraway was far and away the most effective end for TCU in 2015, but he also had a tendency to take unnecessary penalties, which put TCU's defense in tough situations from time to time. For Carraway, 2016 should be about eliminating the mental mistakes while continuing to be a sack machine.
Fortunately for Carraway, the guy set to play across from him is a beast in his own right. James McFarland missed all of the 2015 season due to a broken toe, suffered over the summer. McFarland used his redshirt in 2015, which allowed him to come back to TCU this year.
McFarland has been an integral part of TCU's rotation at defensive end ever since stepping foot on campus in 2012. As a freshman, McFarland appeared in all 13 games, and he didn't miss a game until 2015. He has 64 tackles, 17.5 TFL, and 10.5 sacks for his career.
Mat Boesen, a transfer from Long Beach City College (and before that, Boise State) will push McFarland for playing time on the right side of the line. Boesen is a terrific pass rusher, and he will absolutely find himself on the field as a rotation guy this fall.
Other defensive ends who should be seen regularly include Tipa Galeai, who saw a good amount of playing time as a true freshman in 2015, freshman Isaiah Chambers, and redshirt freshman Semaj Thomas.
The middle of the line will be anchored by senior Aaron Curry. Who starts beside him is the big question right now, but it might be a name that's not on the chart above. Freshman Ross Blacklock is an absolute monster of a human being, and his raw ability may be enough to see him get some starts early in the season.
Behind Curry and Blacklock are a whole host of tackles, including Chris Bradley, L.J. Collier, Joseph Broadnax, and Breylin Mitchell, all of whom should see a lot of time on the field as a part of a very deep rotation.
The defensive line is just one of three very stacked units for TCU's defense, and if they play like they're capable, they'll be an absolute nightmare for opposing offenses.


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South Shields eased into the first round of the FA Vase with a 4-0 success at Esh Winning on Saturday.
The Mariners enjoyed complete domination against their Northern League Division Two opponents, and goals from Robert Briggs and Leepaul Scroggins handed them a half-time lead.
After the break, Ewan Simpson and Gavin Cogdon scored the goals to secure Shields' passage into the next round, the draw for which will take place on Monday.
Shields handed debuts to Liam Connell and Luke Hannant at West Terrace, while 18-year-old Simpson started for the first time after being called up from the Mariners' reserve side.
Stephen Ramsey was also in from the start as he made his 300th appearance for the club.
With Esh defending with real determination, Shields struggled to break through in the opening exchanges.
Dillon Morse headed wide from a corner, while Briggs curled a free-kick not far over and David Palmer was denied by a good save from home goalkeeper Mark Hodgson.
Shields played the resulting corner short, and this time Palmer saw his effort cleared off the line.
On the left flank, Simpson and Hannant – who joined on a dual-registration deal with Gateshead on Friday – linked up well, and the latter was the next to be denied by Hodgson.
He could do nothing to prevent the Mariners opening the scoring on 34 minutes, though.
Some good one-touch play on the right eventually led to Barrie Smith playing Briggs through, and he dinked the ball over the goalkeeper to score his fifth goal in his last four starts.
The second goal arrived four minutes before the break, with Hannant retrieving an overhit ball from the right before clipping in a superb low cross which captain Scroggins converted.
Briggs looked destined to make it three on the stroke of half-time, but his shot hit the leg of a defender.
Carl Finnigan replaced the injured Ramsey at half-time, and the Mariners could have gone three up quickly, with David Carson hitting over from a good position after a corner was played short.
Simpson was the next to run at the home defence as he brought the ball inside from the left, and when he released Palmer, he looked sure to score.
However, after beating his man by cutting inside, he could only fire over.
Finnigan was also off target before Simpson deservedly got on the scoresheet to mark his man of the match display.
Hannant burst down the right and delivered a superb cross to the back post, and Simpson headed it across goal and into the bottom corner.
Briggs and Finnigan were both denied by blocks on the line, while Hodgson made a stunning point-blank save from Palmer as the hosts succeeded in keeping the score down.
Shields introduced Cogdon from the bench just before the hour mark, and he got in on the act soon after.
Simpson carried the ball inside from the left and then played in the striker, who drilled low into the net before celebrating with his trademark handstand.
Cogdon almost scored a goal of the season contender soon after when he spotted the goalkeeper off his line from 40 yards and smashed an incredible effort which struck both posts before bouncing to safety.
Palmer and Cogdon both failed to add to the scoring from decent opportunities in the closing stages, but Shields settled for a 4-0 victory as they got their FA Vase campaign started.
They return to league action on Tuesday, with Jarrow Roofing visiting Mariners Park for a South Tyneside derby.
SOUTH SHIELDS: Connell, Smith, Simpson, David Carson, Morse, Shaw (Riding 72), Palmer, Scroggins (c) (Cogdon 59), Ramsey (Finnigan 46), Briggs, Hannant. Subs not used: Carmichael, Phillips.
Goals: Briggs (34), Scroggins (41), Simpson (54), Cogdon (76).
South Shields make their entrance into this season's FA Vase on Saturday with a trip to Northern League Division Two outfit Esh Winning.
The Mariners reached the third round of last season's competition, before losing on penalties to eventual winners Morpeth Town following a thrilling 3-3 draw.
They will be coming up against familiar opposition on Saturday, having played Esh twice in the league last season, winning on both occasions.
Shields go into the tie as leaders of Northern League Division One, while their opponents are bottom of Division Two.
However, having seen off Division One's bottom-placed side West Auckland Town on Tuesday, joint manager Lee Picton wants his side to show the same attitude on Saturday.
He said: "It's not a game we can take lightly.
"Esh Winning might be struggling a bit in the Second Division, but we've got to go out and do exactly what we did on Tuesday, start the game with a good tempo and hopefully our quality will shine through."
On the competition itself, Picton added: "We hope it's the first game of a long run for us in the FA Vase this year.
"We've certainly got the attributes and qualities to go very deep into the competition.
"Every team needs a bit of luck along the way, and hopefully we'll get a bit of that this season.
"The club didn't have much luck in it last year in the defeat to the eventual winners Morpeth on penalties."
Shields go into the tie without defender Louis Storey, who suffered a broken leg and ankle ligament damage in Tuesday's game.
They are also likely to be missing David Foley, Ben Riding and Julio Arca, while there are doubts over Craig Baxter, Jon Shaw and Gavin Cogdon.
Striker Carl Finnigan is confident, though, that the Mariners' squad is strong enough to come through a testing period.
He said: "There are a lot of injuries and a few are playing who are struggling with knocks as well, so it's key that we prepare right and make sure we're all ready for the next game.
"We've got a fantastic squad and a great group of players. Players have stepped in and we're confident with the squad we've got."
Finnigan is set to make his FA Vase debut on Saturday, having played in the past for the likes of Newcastle United, Falkirk and Gateshead.
He added: "I've heard a lot about the FA Vase, but I've never been involved in it.
"I've heard it's a special cup competition, so I'm looking forward to playing in it and we want to go all the way.
"That's the end goal. We want to win trophies and that's one that's definitely on the list."
On the trip to Esh Winning, Finnigan said: "It's another scenario similar to Tuesday.
"We need to take it with the same attitude, 100mph, don't give them anything early on and kill their confidence."
Kick-off at West Terrace, which has a post code of DH7 9BQ, is at 3pm. We would very much appreciate your support at the game.
Meanwhile, Esh Winning have posted the following ahead of the match…
"An update for all fans attending Esh Winning vs South Shields FC:
"Tickets: £5 for adults and £3 for concessions, all kids in their Deerness Valley Shirts get free entry with a paying adult.
"Parking: Obviously we are expecting a big crowd so parking will be at a premium, there is a fairly decent sized car park, and our overflow car park is the grass field behind this one. Please note that parking on the overflow car park would be at your own risk, especially if it rains. We will have someone in the car park to help park you, however we advise you to get there early to ensure you get a space. If you are a blue badge holder please contact us via email at ewfc1913@outlook.com.
"Clubhouse: The clubhouse will be open from 1pm, and of course the bar will be open from that time as well. Please be aware that as per league and FA regulations no alcoholic drinks are to be taken outside. Everyone at the club is a volunteer so please bear with us whilst we try and cope!
"Most importantly we hope you all have a fantastic time in our beautiful location and that we all enjoy the game."
South Shields will travel to Esh Winning later this month in their opening match of this season's FA Vase campaign.
The Mariners are starting at the second qualifying stage of the competition after reaching the third round last season.
Their opponents are Esh Winning after they triumphed 2-1 at Crook Town on Saturday in the first qualifying round.
The tie will see Shields travel to West Terrace on Saturday, September 24, for a 3pm kick-off.
Their last visit there was last October, when the Mariners won 4-0 with goals from Lewis Teasdale (2), Ben Riding and Julio Arca.


If you're considering an Access to Higher Education (HE) Diploma but not sure if it's for you, read Aaron's story to hear his experience.
"The Access course is an essential stepping stone in allowing me to go on to university, and ultimately fulfil my career aspiration which is to work in the field of Forensic Science.
The course is fast paced and challenging, but the tutors are approachable and happy to answer any questions I have.


AXIS has the features you need to manage all aspects of your staffing firm. It keeps you organized, informed, and efficient. Now you, and your clients, will know everything that's happening and where everyone is.
No more shuffling duplicate-copy paper time sheets, hoping they're accurate while you waste time double-checking to be sure. With AXIS you can easily see a list of all your time cards, their status, and the stages of the time sheet. You'll receive notifications when they are ready, submitted, and approved; allowing you to track their progress all the way through the process, ensuring clients and employees can see the accuracy and status.
Resolve timesheet issues by removing the error and keep everyone in the loop.
Our jobs features allows you to track your upcoming, current, past, and cancelled jobs. You can search them by name, by client, location, or status. You can see what jobs are opened, closed, or inactive as well all the open work orders for each and every job. And with powerful sorting, search, and filter capabilities, you'll stay on top of it all.
Have a real clear picture of who's working on what.
Have you ever wanted an immediate, real-time snapshot of how many open positions you have for each client and each job? With AXIS, you can. Filter work orders by trade, start date, or location. Fill jobs that urgently need replacements and get an at-a-glance view of individual work order information.
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You've got the info on your employees. But, can you access it quickly? Do you know who's currently working, where, and for how long? Do your clients know who to expect to show up for work, when, and what their skills are? With AXIS, you'll have a complete list of employees, placements, and details allowing you and your clients to see what's happening.
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Get a live view of all your active and inactive clients. See how many jobs you have with each client, how many people are working, and how many users are in their company. Control client portal user permissions to adjust what they can and can't have access to. Then, search, sort and filter to see exactly what you want, when you want.
Know who your clients are and what they need.
Remove the hassle of manually creating invoices and wondering about their payment status. Automatically create invoices from approved time sheets; individually or in batches. You can create and send a single invoice to a client or all invoices for a client. Batch multiple invoices with just a few clicks. AXIS also sends clients automatic aging reports.
Easily create, track, and monitor all invoices and their status.
Tired of tallying hours and rates and manually submitting the information for payroll? Let AXIS streamline your payroll process by easily exporting directly to your payroll provider. AXIS will take approved timesheets, calculate pay rates, and send them on in the custom format your payroll provider requires, removing hours of manual work and double-checking.
Process your entire payroll in just minutes!
Have you ever wondered if one of your employees is going to the right job, with the right pay rate, and the right skill level? Now you can quickly double-check all your placement and dispatch details – including approval status – for all past, current, and future jobs. Manage who is scheduled to start work this week and see it all in the sorted, filtered or searched view selected.
You'll never have to guess who is working where and when.
Do you need a clean and vibrant dashboard with powerful filter features? Snag a glance at all your hours and sales for this week, last week, this month, this quarter, and this year. Or, filter hours by date range or search by client to hone in on the exact data you're looking for.
Always be in the know and optimize your performance.
To make sure AXIS supports and improves the way you already do business, the settings section gives you the ability to define company-specific information such as bill rate multiplier, trades or occupations, positions, skill levels, invoice information, and more. You can also create and manage AXIS users and permissions, controlling who has access to what.
Take control and customize AXIS to fit your specific staffing needs.
And if all the features of AXIS aren't enough, or if you need some custom integration with existing systems, we're happy to develop custom implementation to create just the right fit for your staffing agency. Contact our development team to discuss custom options.
It may sound too good to be true, but AXIS really does shave days off your work week while improving your client experience and removing the headaches and hassles of the staffing industry.
AXIS is an online software solution created by staffing professionals who understand the needs of the staffing industry. It's designed to save you time as it streamlines and organizes the critical processes required for managing your staffing enterprise.


There has been a lot of news lately on genetically modified organisms (GMOs), but what exactly are GMOs?
The USDA defines genetic modification as the "production of heritable improvements in plants or animals for specific uses." In short, genetic engineering transfers specific traits, or genes, from one organism into another.
How extensive are GMOs in farming? Soybeans provide a good example. In 1997, herbicide-tolerant soybeans were planted on 17 percent of acreage. That figure has jumped to 94 percent in 2015.
The potato industry is following suit. J.R. Simplot hopes to have a variety resistant to the Irish potato famine pathogen ready for commercial production by 2017.
Many wonder, with such explosive growth what is the government doing to ensure these crops are safe?
Genetically modified crops fall under the offices of the USDA, EPA and FDA. These agencies have shared responsibility to make sure crops are safe. The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service tests to make sure GMO crops do not pose a "plant pest risk" to the environment through field trials and certification programs. The EPA's Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division checks to make sure that pesticide resistant plants are tested and fall within tolerance limits. The FDA then tests the food or feed to make sure it is safe for human and animal consumption.
The state of Idaho also places restrictions on GMO crops entering the state. The Idaho Department of Agriculture maintains a database of USDA-approved GMO crops that have entered the state. The law requires that people wishing to bring GMO crops into the state to first obtain a permit.
Botton line, Idaho farmers are using GMOs to compete in today's market. Check the law and obtain a permit before bringing new GMOs into the state.


Magnificent maple trees, surrounded by meadows and woodlands with miles of panoramic views of Vermont and New Hampshire hillsides with views of mountains in the distance - these are a few of the tranquil scenes at Meadowlark Inn, a Brattleboro, Vermont bed and breakfast .
The inn's Vermont lodging offers the comfortable coziness of a lovingly restored 1870's farmhouse on a quiet country road, yet is close to all area attractions . Eight individually appointed rooms, all with private bathrooms, have modern amenities guests have come to expect with old fashioned attention to detail that will delight you. Chef owners prepare a full breakfast with a choice of entrees each morning of your stay.
the night skies from the hammock.
Beautiful perennial gardens with a water fountain and natural stone altar.
Embark on a 2.2 mile walk on a country lane with plenty of bird and wildlife watching or simply sit on one of the large porches in a rocking chair and watch the sunset. We often see deer and wild turkeys strolling through the yard at dawn or dusk and a nearby pond offers a spring symphony of peepers that is wonderful to listen to while drifting off to sleep.
The inn is certified as a Backyard Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation, so look for activity at the bird feeders and the many bird houses situated throughout the grounds.
The pastoral setting invites enjoyment on the walking loop, miles of cross country skiing or snow shoeing, and a nearby 18-hole golf course at the Brattleboro Country Club. Sleigh and hayrides at local farms, maple syrup collecting, an indoor skating rink in the fall and winter, tennis courts, ski slopes, swimming pool at Living Memorial Park and swimming holes, fishing, canoeing and kayaking on the West and Connecticut Rivers, hiking Mt. Wantastiquet , are all just moments away ! Take some time to meander through the shops, antique and artist galleries in Downtown Brattleboro.
Sample fine food and pastries in our local restaurants. micro breweries, wine bars and cafes. Enjoy the Outdoor Farmer's Market every Saturday May- October. Marlboro Music, Yellow Barn and the Bach Music Festivals all happen nearby. The first Friday of the month year round brings Gallery Walk featuring open studios with works of local artists. Every March brings the Brattleboro Women's Film Festival.
Make plans to enjoy an excellent Brattleboro, VT hotel alternative at the Meadowlark Inn if you plan to visit Landmark College, Marlboro College, The Putney School, and the School for International Training (SIT), or Vermont Technical College.


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Disengagement
Author: Daniella Levy
In other times, they would never have met. They come from different corners of Israeli society, rooted in their own beliefs, busy with their own troubles. Farmers and fishermen, skeptics and believers, immigrants and natives, children and grandparents struggle with faith, loss, jealousy, hope — and the turmoil around them only deepens the rifts that divide them.
But when the Israeli government orders all Jewish communities in the Gaza Strip destroyed, Neve Adva — the settlement some of them call home — becomes the unlikely crossroads where all their worlds collide and all their lives are changed forever.
Authors: Yael Shahar, Nathan Lopes Cardozo
Tags: Holocaust, Jewish History, Sonderkommando, T'shuvah
At seventeen, Alex was torn from his home and deported to Auschwitz. He outlived his family, his faith, and his culture. His memory filled with the death of a people, unable to speak of what he had done to survive, he was locked in the silent prison of his guilt. This unforgettable and breathtakingly powerful book follows Alex on his journey from the flames of Birkenau to atonement, transformation, and redemption.
Returning is a haunting and compelling exploration of the choices we make in a choiceless time, the terrifying strength and burden of the will to survive, and the power of the human spirit to transcend even its own destruction. It will leave you changed forever.
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In the Wake of the Glacier – New Selected Poems
Author: Charles Fishman
A new poetry collection by Charles Adès Fishman
In the Wake of the Glacier: New Selected Poems brings together work from eight earlier books, including poems written as long ago as 1968 and as recently as 2017. This timely and far-reaching collection also includes 41 previously uncollected poems and 9 entirely new ones that underscore the poet's passionate love of nature, family, history, and justice.
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By Light of Hidden Candles
Genres: Historical Fiction, Jewish, Romance
Tags: Inquisition, Jewish History
In a mud hut in the Jewish Quarter of 16th-century Fez, a dying woman hands her granddaughter a heavy gold ring—and an even heavier secret.
Five hundred years later, Alma Ben-Ami journeys to Madrid to fulfill her ancestor's dying wish. She has recruited an unlikely research partner: Manuel Aguilar, a young Catholic Spaniard whose beloved priest always warned him about getting too friendly with Jews. As their quest takes them from Greenwich Village to the windswept mountain fortresses of southern Spain, their friendship deepens and threatens to cross boundaries sacred to them both; and what they finally discover in the Spanish archives will force them to confront the truth about who they are and what their faiths mean to them.
At times humorous, at times deeply moving, this beautifully written and meticulously researched book will appeal to anyone interested in the history of Inquisition-era Spain, Sephardic Jews, or falling in love.
Moral & Religious Dilemmas in the Holocaust – Free Download
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Authors: Yael Shahar, Nathan Lopes Cardozo, Ovadya ben Malka
Genres: History, Holocaust Education, Jewish
Tags: Holocaust, Jewish History
Where was God during the Holocaust? What are the limits of human responsibility in the face of overwhelming coercion? These are just some of the question faced by Jews—particularly religious Jews—during the Shoah. This guide explores these questions and more through a series of dialogues between Ovadya ben Malka, a former member of the Birkenau Sonderkommando and the rabbi to whom he turned for judgment.
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Reflections and Resources on Teshuvah – Free Download!
Genres: Inspirational, Jewish
Tags: Healing, Jewish holidays, Self-Improvement, T'shuvah
This discussion guide explores some of the difficulties and dilemmas facing those who seek to heal the wounds of their own souls—especially self-inflicted wounds. These topics are explored through a series of dialogues between Ovadya ben Malka, former member of the Birkenau Sonderkommando and Rabbi David Ish-Shalom. The discussion topics are supplemented with sources from Jewish texts and sample questions. To download the free pdf version, formatted for home printing, press "Sample" below.
The Seudat Hodayah: selections for hosting a thanksgiving meal (Hebrew)
Author: David Mescheloff
Tag: Jewish holidays
A Seudat Hodayah is a special meal to held by Jews to commemorate the occasion of a near miss—healing from an illness, returning from a dangerous trip, or narrowly escaping an accident—or just to give thanks for some important milestone. We tell gather around the dining table, recount our brush with ill fortune and give thanks for our delivery. And because it's a Jewish meal, we learn a bit of Torah, say Birchat HaGomel, and sing (not recite, sing!) some choice bits of Tehillim. The Seudat Hodayah includes selections for group study, psalms, and songs—everything you need to hold your own festive meal in the time-honored tradition.
Veils, Halos & Shackles: International Poetry on the Oppression and Empowerment of Women
Authors: Charles Fishman, Smittah Sahay
Genres: Poetry, Women's rights
Tags: Poetry, Women's Studies
VEILS, HALOS & SHACKLES, the first-ever anthology of international poetry specifically addressing the oppression and empowerment of women, includes over 250 poems by poets from dozens of countries – from Brazil to Bangladesh, from New Zealand to Nigeria – many of them among the world's most accomplished living poets.
In addition to extraordinary poems, VEILS, HALOS & SHACKLES includes testimony by the poets explaining what moved them to address this subject in their work. This volume is an important and timely contribution to the cause of women's empowerment and freedom, speaking to a global audience and giving a voice to the millions whose outcries have been silenced.
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In the Shadow of God
Author: Chaya Rosen
Genres: Jewish, Poetry
In the Shadow of God is a unique collection of poetry from a child of holocaust survivors. Chaya Rosen, allows us to accompany her through a myriad of encounters, reflections, and insights as she weaves together her own journey of human experiences into meaning.


When people in startup ecosystems speak of "friends and family" rounds, they are typically referring to a very early round of financing – often the first round – of a startup in which all the people putting in money have very close, personal ties to the founders; which makes them more willing to take on a level of risk that a true investor may not.
Because so much of the wealth circulating in Silicon Valley was created in tech, "angels" in SV tend to be more more risk-tolerant relative to angels elsewhere in the country. They trust their ability to judge vision and team, independent of traction, and are therefore willing to invest much earlier. In other parts of the country, however, there is far less of that truly angelic angel money. Much of the wealth available outside of SV for angel investment originated in non-tech industries, and the investors are therefore more conservative in their risk tolerance; often expecting more traction and milestones before they'll invest.
That means that in ecosystems like Colorado, friends and family rounds are a vital part of helping entrepreneurs jumpstart their companies. The most common F&F structure that we see is a convertible note, with a discount on a future funding round. The note should have a very long maturity date, like 3 years.
We advise that you avoid placing a valuation/valuation cap in a F&F note (most angel/seed convertible notes have valuation caps), however, because friends and family investors usually aren't experienced enough to properly value the company. If you place it too high, you can create unrealistic expectations for the future. If you place it too low, it will "anchor" the valuation expectations of future investors, weighing the valuation down.
While we advise against putting valuation caps in F&F notes, we will include a provision giving your friends and family investors a discount (often 20%) on the future valuation or valuation cap that your angels/seed investors get. Say, for example, a year after your F&F round you do an angel/seed round at a $5 million valuation cap in a convertible note. This provision will amend your F&F notes to then give them a $4 million valuation cap; with the discount being the reward for additional risk they took on. And if your seed round is an equity round, the F&F note will simply convert into the seed equity, at a $4 million valuation.
This dual discount structure ensures that, whatever investment structure your seed investors get, your friends and family end up with the best deal, which they deserve because they invested the earliest.
Important point: There's a common misconception among first-time founders that friends and family investors do not need to be accredited investors. This is incorrect. There is no such thing as a "Friends and Family exemption" from securities laws. To avoid serious problems down the road, startups expecting to eventually take on more experienced, institutional investors should steer clear of all non-accredited investment and only take money from people, friends and family or otherwise, who have sufficient income or assets to qualify as accredited investors.


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Home › Blog › Electric Bike Touring The Netherlands?
I'm one of those with 'legs' who poo-pooed e bikes, but I've so changed my mind.
I've just completed a three-week tour of the Netherlands. Magical and such an uncomplicated and enjoyable trip. I cycled from my house to DFDS ferry in North Shields, fully loaded and prepared with a tent, cooking gear, food, sleeping bag, mobile phone external battery and bravado. Had a great dinner on board, nice sleep, woke up in Ijumdien and cycled off for the first leg on the North Sea cycle route.
People invariably laugh at the idea of cycling in the Netherlands – it's so FLAT they say. Seems like a bit of a sissy cycling holiday. But on the first day, with the Dutch mountains rising hard ahead (the wind in face) and with a full load, it's not so easy, or at least it wasn't for me on my super slick bike with road tyres and light frame. I was in first gear pushing hard and aching with it.
Just before I left I was at the Fish Quay and I met a lovely ex-Whitley Bay woman who was hiring a touring 'e bike' from Craig and she had plans to zip around the north of England. She was so nice I suggested she come with me for a bit. Annette and I ended up spending two weeks discovering the wonder of the well-routed 'green' cycle paths through villages and forests, stopping off at art galleries and camping in 'mini-camps', farm stays and 'nature parks'. She met me on the second day of the trip. She had a Scott e-touring bike, also fully loaded with tent and gear. Her bike was much heavier than mine because of the battery, but with all the camping equipment we were not different at all weight-wise but oh my were we cycling under different conditions.
In the Dutch mountains, Annette was whistling a happy tune in 'eco-mode' and enjoying the scenery. I wasn't.
When we set off together, I was not sure it would work. I've cycled with others before who weren't the pushy 'I'm going to wipe myself out' types. I push myself, I don't enjoy going slow. I'd told Annette that this was the case and that if it didn't work we could go our own way and she was fine about it. But it did work; and over the course of the following few weeks we heard many similar stories from others – the lovers who cycled together with blokey bloke busting his gut and non-cycle fanatic partner tootling along with him (and the other way around); the older couple off on a trip with their young enthusiastic chatty teenage grandson; the retired gent who just came along with me for a bit because he had time (and an e bike). The thing I realised is that e-bikes make cycling with others enjoyable and fun – whatever the fitness and strength and Hutz-pa level. But there was more to it than that.
About one-third of the Netherlands is below sea-level, keeping the flood water out and creating 'new land' through reclamation has resulted in a complex and fascinating system of dykes, sand-dunes and water management systems unparalleled anywhere in the world. One of our first-week encounters was the Afsluitdijk (dyke), built in the 1930's to contain the North Sea. With the wind in your face, it's a very long 30km (particularly after an already long day in the saddle, and frustratingly knowing that the best campsite is at the other end).
Despite my 'legs' wanting to work, I'm nowhere near tour de France experience and it proved challenging – until Annette cycled off ahead and provided a slip-stream that made the dyke a whole lot easier to cross. On several long days, she rescued me when I was flailing.
This 'commensal' experience is one of the key benefits of electric bikes for me. I've ridden a lot with different people over the years but often end up riding with people who cycle at the same cadence and speed. Electric bikes make cycling with others so much more enjoyable. And the Netherlands is so well set up for a cycling holiday – traffic free cities and tracks, camping or bike huts, e-bikes or not. And I can't not mention the stroopwaffles and apple cake.
The other benefit, of course, is when you don't have the legs you once did. Lots of comments on my facebook posts about the trip whereof this ilk. 'I'll get one when I get older', 'my mother has one and she loves it', 'fred had to give up cycling but he could do it again with an e-bike'. As we were touring we met lots of older people on e-bikes. There were news stories about the increase in cycling accidents when people who hadn't ridden bikes for a while found themselves racing along at 25km an hour and couldn't quite handle the speed. Good caution for doing some training before heading out. But there is something else to consider here for me.
I live 12 miles from work. I do cycle to work, but not every day. It's just too much time and effort. If its rainy or windy, it's really not the most pleasurable experience. If I had an e bike I wouldn't need to worry. With four modes available (eco, tour, sport and turbo) I can choose what level of effort I want, how fast I want to get there, and it's quicker than metro door to door. Riding to Newcastle from the coast is a bit long for a regular commute for me on my current bike. So I pay for transport, I have a car. I've calculated the cost savings – it makes sense to ditch the car for an e-bike and with the savings, I could have a cycling holiday in the Netherlands every year.


Hedging, usually done through the use of derivative securities, is an important way for banks to manage risk in their investments. If, say, interest rates were to rise and the value of mortgage securities fell, it would have a serious impact on the bottom lines of lenders or those who hold mortgage securities, making interest rate derivatives an attractive mechanism for hedging.
The theoretical question of whether better- or worse-capitalized banks would hedge more is an open one. On the one hand, a bank with more capital would have "skin in the game," and thus would want to guard against future risk. On the other hand, since it has a better loss-absorbing cushion, it may choose to lend, which is more profitable.
The empirical findings of the paper point to the former case as being true.
One interesting finding of the paper: regulatory capital does not have an effect on these findings.
Given these findings, one way to encourage hedging by financial institutions would be to make the cost of capital cheaper relative to that of debt. The most efficient way to do so would be to eliminate the preferential tax treatment of debt through the deductibility of interest payments.