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Home Leadership NEW BATTERY PUTS NEW LIFE IN FIRE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
NEW BATTERY PUTS NEW LIFE IN FIRE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
L. Grant Hector
Newest Development May Have Marked Effect on Fire Service Communications . . . Ignition . . . Lighting . . . Power
Editor's Note: Over the years, the problems of fire service communications, response and operations of fire apparatus of all categories, lighting the scene of emergencies, and powering electrically operated fire and rescue equipment, have grown apace.
Each advance in these vital elements of fire suppression has placed added importance, and added load, upon an alltoo-frequently overlooked fire service essential—the common storage battery.
It is possible that a new type battery, recently placed on the market, will have a major place in meeting the increasing demands of the fire service for electricity required for the growing list of applications, we are told. Checking on its possibilities and limitations, the editors requested Dr. L. Grant Hector, a highly qualified electrical scientist, to prepare a brief story of this product, its implications and its applications. ,
Dr. Hector has done just that. Shorn of scientific technical terms, Dr. Hector has presented his message as "an old fire fighter, who tackles new problems."
VOICES shout, feet hammer on the old board sidewalks, a big gong sounds, two men race frantically for valves that will turn high-pressure water from a spring-fed reservoir in the hills into the water lines. Two hose carts, one a two wheeler, one a four, tear down the street, first slowly as they start with one or two men, then faster as more men come flying to the carts to help push or pull them. The writer is a young kid on the two wheeler. We are the Independent Fire Company of Clarendon, Pennsylvania, and we must beat the Brown Hose to the fire. This time we do and, together, by sheer man (and boy) power, we do get the fire out without losing more than a house or two. Yes, was forty years ago in a small town in Western Pennsylvania.
In 1955 an unpredictable hurricane shifts course and wipes out the electric power system of a large metropolitan area. The city is in darkness; the telephones are out; flash floods sweep through the streets; part of the water system is disrupted. But miraculously the fire engines, the hook-and-ladder trucks, the big combinations appear, water and chemicals pour on the places where they will be most effective, fire fighting machines are released and dispatched to other emergency areas as conditions better at this disaster point and worsen at another—all with the speed, smoothness and effectiveness that you would expect to see on a practice run on a sunshiny day in May.
Not a fair comparison, you say. One was a small town forty years ago, the other a great metropolitan area today. Right, but the facts are nevertheless true, and even that small town in Western Pennsylvania is not far behind the big city in fire fighting effectiveness today.
The difference is due to the development of many, many things. Improvement in communication systems permitting the transmission of the alarm from either fire box or telephone to fire alarm headquarters. Development of automobiles and adaptation to trucks and thence to all the mobile fire fighting vehicles. Portable gasoline engine-driven electric generators to provide power and light on location. Self-powered water pumps to pull water from local streams and reservoirs and to boost pressure on water from remote water systems that escaped damage. Two-way radio systems between the central fire control systems and every vehicle both at the disaster and in transit, and between the chief at the point of disaster and key men close to the fire front.
Every piece of equipment listed above either starts or operates from batteries. Let someone go through the system and steal all the batteries, and the fire department will be a dead duck.
What a good many of our fire fighters have overlooked is the fact that nowadays we are expecting an awful lot from batteries for modern fire apparatus.
Originally batteries were designed for one purpose—to furnish ignition for the gasoline engine. They were not even required to furnish current for illumination. Every old timer will remember the carbide lights. He will remember, also, the hand-cranked siren.
These were the days, BG, before gadgets. It wasn't long before another heavy load was dumped on the battery —the task of kicking over the motor. It was bad enough with the Model T, but it was potential disaster on the cld heavyweight pumpers and the tractors.
But those were only trial days for the battery. From that time on came the electric siren, the flashing red lights, the steady front and the red rear lights, the stop light. The old dash search light, carbide-powered, gave way to the perky but powerful electric spot and search lights. And then many fire fighters fondly hoped that the end of the insatiable demand upon the battery had been reached.
How wrong they were. First came additional lighting, for compartments, for backing, for signaling between driver seat and rear end and, most momentous of all, came radio. Not just receiving, but two-way mobile radio, really powered to receive and push out messages ever long distances.
Then came changes in chargers and the introduction of alternators. And the little old battery took on importance to the point where this aspect of fire apparatus specifications took priority when the manufacturers, fire chiefs, and insurance rating people and underwriters got together. (Committee on Fire Department Equipment—Ed.)
Out of these meetings came general agreement that the apparatus battery should have "capacity commensurate with the size of the motor." The committee also added this qualification— "Where apparatus batteries will be used in conjunction with radio operation, consideration should be given to additional generator and battery capacity." Many detailed specifications were proposed in an attempt to insure adequate performances for all purposes.
New demands will continue to be made on fire fighting vehicles, and in turn on their batteries. Already electronic traffic control is being tried out, and electrically operated small tools and devices are being introduced; such, for example, as the powered hose-reel.
So we check through every piece of equipment in our fire fighting arsenal for battery requirements and for battery maintenance and then we write a list of ideal goals.
At the moment that service is needed, the battery must be capable of giving the required current, large or small, at the proper voltage. This may mean low internal resistance. Great ability to hold charge will be needed for jobs where frequent recharging is not practical. The ability to take charge rapidly without damage to the battery, "hotshot charging," is needed where batteries are based hard at high rates. The battery must perform adequately at both high and low extremes of temperature. Use of the battery should be as foolproof as possible.
A newly introduced battery appears to be particularly fitted to meet these requircmems. It uses new construction even though it is based on chemical operations that were known fifty odd years ago. Its active ingredients are nickel and cadmium with caustic potash for the electrolyte. Chemically it is similar to the Edison battery which uses nickel and iron for active materials. When the chemistry of the system was discovered around the turn of the century, nickel-cadmium batteries were built using a construction similar to that of the nickel-iron batteries. The nickelcadrniuni system had better voltage characteristic but was somewhat more expensive than the nickel-iron. Both batteries have been sold in limited quantities for the past fifty years, both in the United States and in Europe, but their virtues as compared to lead storage batteries were not great enough in many applications to offset their higher initial costs.
Then in the late 30's, German engineers, looking for new fields in which to exploit their newly developed art of sintering metal powder, spread out a thin sheet of nickel powder, passed it through an oven and so produced a porous grid for holding the active material of a storage battery plate. To the naked eye, the plate looks solid. Pick it up and you find it very light—it is 80 per cent porous. The holes are irregular and too small to be seen without powerful magnification. By electrochemical means, active nickel can be placed into one of these grids to produce a positive plate, or active cadmium to produce a negative plate. The active material is literally plated on the inside walls of the millions of microscopic cavities in these plates. Electrolyte touches the material on an area many, many times greater than the apparent surface of the plate. The plates arc very smooth and can be placed within a few thousandths of an inch of one another without touching at any point. The resulting structure is mechanically strong; the electrical performance remarkably good.
Basically, the problem was to get the battery out of the laboratory and into production. The Germans did make many good batteries, but it was hardly more than on a laboratory scale. They had these batteries in their V2 rockets and in their jet fighters that appeared near the end of the war. They also had some battery failures at critical times. The problems of production of a quality product turned out to take much more time and effort than the development of the original basic idea. Had the Germans won the Second World War, they would undoubtedly have solved many problems shortly thereafter. Actually, several years elapsed before very extensive work began on the production problems, although some work by both individuals and corporations, both in Europe and the United States, gradually got under way.
Successful production came into sight in the United States just previous to the start of the Korean War, and very small quantities of batteries found their way into the civilian market. (The first civilian application was to operate a strobe light for photographic use.) At about this time, the first of the missiles in our guided missile program was in need of better battery supplies, and special sintered-plate nickel-cadmium batteries were developed and supplied for this purpose. The new battery is just now beginning to be supplied for aircraft, both military and commercial. General commercial and industrial distribution could not start until after the Korean War ended and is just now gaining impetus. Batteries are going into trucks and buses, boats, mining machinery, railroads, industrial equipment, farm implements and, needless to say. fire fighting apparatus.
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A homeless Persian cat walked up to a man during a house inspection, looking for love. The kitty may have a grumpy face, but he is an extremely friendly fella.
Paul Tateosian from Sarasota, Florida was doing an inspection of an empty house with his colleague when he suddenly heard a meowing kitty. The ginger ball of fluff approached them looking for attention. The poor thing was on the property all alone, without food or water.
Paul tried to feed him with a mango he found lying on the grass. The cat hated it. From the look on the kitty's face, he wasn't too impressed with the visitors either, though he kept sticking around throughout the whole inspection.
"At the end of it all, owing to the fact that the tenants were out, all their stuff was gone, and the owner had never lived in the house, the inspector decided to take him home," Paul told Love Meow. "In Florida, alligators/hawks/eagles/owls/snakes can take these little guys in a flash and he needed a home." The grumpy kitten was named Garfield and, even though he looks like he despises everyone and everything around him, we're pretty sure that deep down his grumpy heart he is happy to have a human to own.
Now Garfield is in the comfort of a loving home with his forever family and is loved and spoiled like he should be.
Responses to "Homeless Cat With Grumpy Face Found During House Inspection Gets Adopted"


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Posted on 2017-06-23 at 17:55:58.
Well, why didn't you say so? -40 GM is colder than x#!&$#!!
Posted on 2017-06-23 at 18:20:13.
Well there did seem to be some things worthwhile in the search.
Maybe Eol can clear it with Tann to identify some of items, his character may have seen them used. That would save some time not needed to meditate to discover what they are.
Too bad the book was ruined but the stones are interesting.
Any ideas what to do about the clock?
Posted on 2017-06-26 at 11:58:47.
...if Talca spent any time adventuring with Scandrick, at all, surely he has some notion as to what at least a bit of that gear does.... Tann?
As to the clock... does it seem to be "stopped" at a specific "time"? Is it more sundial than mechanical style clock? Are there places among the carvings that seem to be depressions that might very well seat a collection of small stones?
We need details! We need clarification! We need answers!
Posted on 2017-06-26 at 12:25:04.
Yeah Eol I'll send you what you know about the items from seeing them in use. However you don't know the actual ID of each as Scandrick never told you.
As for the "clock" your not sure, it could very well be some type of summoning circle or a way to decipher magic etc.... Also no there are no stone shaped holes matching the ones found in the chest.
Posted on 2017-06-26 at 15:32:05.
Still waiting on that item info... juuuuust sayin'.
Posted on 2017-06-29 at 10:53:13.
Maybe it's not a clock...it's a Thermostat!!!!
Posted on 2017-06-29 at 11:26:49.
Posted on 2017-06-29 at 12:25:10.
...blame the elf with the funny hat! I see how it is!
Posted on 2017-06-29 at 12:36:24.
Aren't we looking for a magic source to use to travel in time? So, uhm, a clock?? Just sayin'.
And if it does relate to time that does open up possibilities for why a new/old type of beholder might be around.
Posted on 2017-07-01 at 00:22:33.
The last two weeks have been very stressful at work and I haven't been very inspired and very brain fried. I will try very hard to get a post up.
So you know the gist of it Ulthok will gather the things from the Wizard and display them on the table. He'll ask Talca if he can tell what they do. Those not guessed at will go into the bag of holding. Ulthok will claim the wand. The other may be claimed. The stones will go into the bag too. The only ring Ulthok would want now is one that gives him more spells.
Does someone have a way to read the runes on the clock?
Posted on 2017-07-01 at 15:18:14.
If you can't post you have given me enough to go on for your character.
Posted on 2017-07-02 at 02:39:21.
Posted on 2017-07-02 at 18:31:55.
...just need to get it typed up.
Got the set up for Prometheans done and the game in motion, so that's out of the way. Now, I just need to go do this fireworks thing with my family and, when i get home, I can jump back into posting for everything else to which I owe posts.
Posted on 2017-07-03 at 17:06:12.
If it's not horribly obvious, Talca didn't end his last life with a high opinion of ol' Scandrick.
Posted on 2017-07-04 at 10:23:17.


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David Schrader appointed Sotheby's Head of Private Sales for Contemporary Art, New York
David will join Sotheby's after nearly two decades on Wall Street, most recently as a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan. Photo: Sotheby's.
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby's announced the appointment of David Schrader as Head of Private Sales for Contemporary Art, New York. David will join Sotheby's after nearly two decades on Wall Street, most recently as a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan dealing with some of the world's largest financial institutions. During that time, he also established himself as a respected collector of Post-War and Contemporary Art. In his new role, David will work with Sotheby's global Contemporary art team and bring his perspective and acumen as a sophisticated collector.
"David successfully combined a passion for art and business to build an enviable collection," said Amy Cappellazzo, Chairman of Sotheby's Fine Art Division. "Over a 20 year period, he systematically refined his collection through thoughtful acquisitions and sales, gaining the respect of prominent dealers and collectors. His talent as a seasoned market player and collector is a formidable addition to our team and his appointment is another step forward as we continue to harness the dynamic changes impacting the art world today."
David Schrader began on Wall Street at Bear Stearns in the late 1990s and bought his first work of art around that same time. His professional path took him to Credit Suisse before spending the past five years at JP Morgan. David's interest in collecting grew as he built a successful career in finance, and his market intelligence is particularly deep on artists including, Josef Albers, Mark Grotjahn, Yayoi Kusama, Sol Lewitt, Gerhard Richter, Ed Ruscha, Rudolf Stingel, Andy Warhol, and Christopher Wool, among others.
Cappellazzo added, "Research has always played a significant role in David's collecting journey – from visiting galleries every weekend and traveling to fairs, to the analysis of data on artists and individual works. The quick pace of technological development presents even more transparency and access to data in today's market, and David's approach is a seamless fit into Sotheby's ethos."
David will begin at Sotheby's in the near future.
Ashmolean Museum raises £1.35 million to acquire the hoard of King Alfred the Great
Anders Wahlstedt Fine Art exhibits nine exceptional intaglio prints by Bernard Childs
Works by 100 artists offered in support of the Saatchi Gallery's free entry and education programme
Harn Museum of Art displays European prints that are "Meant to Be Shared"
Jack Shainman Gallery exhibits Yoan Capote's Isla and Palangre series
Twelve works from original collections discovered in Los Angeles estates to be auctioned
Helen Frankenthaler Foundation announces Douglas Dreishpoon as Director of Catalogue Raisonné
Barbara Kasten's first solo presentation in the UK opens at Thomas Dane Gallery
Tim Noble and Sue Webster present pairs of giant self-portraits at Blain/Southern London
Collecting Europe opens at the V&A with 12 new artistic commissions
Artist Jim Condron awarded $30,000 Pollock Krasner grant
A Concrete Atlantis Revisited: Museum of Architecture opens new exhibition
Cleve Carney Art Gallery receives major year-end gifts of artwork
Metro Pictures opens exhibition of works by André Butzer
Seattle Art Fair announces dealer committee and sponsors; Laura Fried returns as Artistic Director
Park Seo-Bo's signature 'Ecriture' series of paintings on view at White Cube
Alan Turing's cryptic 'Josephus Problem' postcard to be auctioned
Cooper Gallery hosts first major retrospective of one of Cuba's most prominent artists
Exhibition by Brazilian artist Fernanda Gomes on view at Alison Jacques Gallery
Acclaimed local photographer Langham turns lens on Tylerites with TMA's Brickstreet Anthology
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac opens its fifth solo exhibition of works by artist Marc Brandenburg
Works from Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Collection come into new focus with "Close Up" program
Art Wynwood honors Shepard Fairey & spotlights Cuban art for 6th edition

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ACOTNEWS
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ACOTNEWS has recently been edited to resolve some technical issues related to sizing of the pages. At this time any image 'size' problems you have should be easily and quickly resolved by using the 'zoom' feature of whatever browser you are using.
In editing the pages we also addressed some 'readability' issues.
Our members and other visitors enjoy our 'Members and Cars' section. That page has also been edited. We encourage all members to submit images of their cars that have not be included. In other cases, a photo used might not be the owner's favorite. We encourage you to provide your preferred image. The image can be either a regular hard copy photo or an image transmitted through email.
The addresses are:
Jeff Waples, 70 Ives Road, East Greenwich RI, 02818
john.waples@att.net
Track History:
'Midgets at Cherry Park'
Car History:1939 Hillegass #43 Midget
ACOT Spotlight, a bit of history on one of 'ACOT's cars'.
1939 Hillegass Midget - V8-60 Ford Engine Owner: Alan Preliasco
This was the first car that I purchased after joining ACOT in 2006. It raced in the Northeast in the 1930's and 1940's and was driven by many different drivers, some of whom are listed in the historical information below. I have run the car at many ACOT events, and also at Thompson Vintage and New Hampshire Motor Speedway Vintage events.
It has a rail frame with a Hillegass aluminum body. The engine is a Ford V8-60 with a single Stromberg carb, aluminum heads and manifold, and total loss ignition. It has an in-out box transmission, so it must be push started. It has been a very reliable car, although it tends to overheat a bit, which is typical for the V8-60 engine.
1939 Hillegass Midget History
1939 - 1946 Built/owned by Robert Koneokie
Hamburg NY
1946 - 1948 Owned by Leonard Lorber & Don Bauer
Eddie Roberts
John Hoover
George Flemke
1948 - 1981 ????
1981 - 1991 Owned & Restored by Robert Grant
Bob & Ted's Vintage Tin
Antique Auto Restoration and Working Museum
1991 - 1993 Owned by Bobby Albert
1993 - 2006 Owned by Ron Nowicki
East Pachogue, LI, NY
2006 - Present Owned by Alan Preliasco
This picture was taken in 1947 at Hilltop Speedway, Myerstown PA. The driver is Eddy Roberts, who was 18 years old at the time.
Alan Preliasco and Eddy Roberts at the 2008 NHMS Vintage Celebration.
I had the midget in the pit garage at the NHMS Vintage Celebration in 2008. Just by coincidence, Eddy Roberts and his wife were in attendance. This is Eddy in the car 60 years after the original picture was taken!
We found a racing suit that fit him, and he drove exhibition laps around the Speedway. His wife said that she made him quit racing because she felt it was too dangerous. How true!
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Scroll down to see images of ACOT 'points' events as the 2017 season progressed.
The final event of the year was our banquet held at the I84 Diner in Fishkill, New York. This year's event was notable as it marked the retirement of our president, Bill St. George. Bill can be proud of his service to the club with his 21 years in that office. He has successfully presided over an evolving and challenging vintage racing environment . He has been a tireless promoter of the club and the sport. Among the many assets he brought to the position was an always calm and even approach to issues at hand. Sometimes not an easy task when the membership appeals to and includes many ex-racers and would be racers. His knowledge, experience, and network of friends in the racing community will continue to be a huge asset for ACOT.
Over 40 members and guests enjoyed an afternoon of presentations, conversation, several slide shows and videos. Of course, there was plenty of bench racing. The I84 diner is centrally located for the convenience of our 'geographically challanged' membership (NY, NJ, PA, MA, CT, and more). The food and service is first rate, the function room is modern and well equipped for our meetings and social gatherings.
Presentation clock is given to Bill St. George (on right) at 2017 ACOT banquet. Bill has retired as club president after 21 years of leadership in that position. Club vice president Bill Goodfellow (center) and incoming club president Keith Majka are making the presentation.
One of the club's favorite events is the Kutztown fair where they serve wonderful breakfasts and also an Amish specialty 'shoo-fly pie'. Bill just loves shoo-fly pie. Mary Jo Waples made one for Bill in rememberance of Kutztown. For those of us who can push away from the table, there is also track time at the fair.
Each year ACOT recognizes levels of participation at our events through out the season. Here, Rusty Pinney receives his award along with a few choice comments from some of his friends in the room.
The top ten points scores for 2017 were:
1. Keith Majka 1600 points
2. Dennis White, Jeff Waples (tie) 1100
3. Bill Goodfellow, Allan Wiltse (tie) 1000
4. George Edwards, Paul Weisel Jr Leah Majka (tie) 900
5. Alan Preliasco, Rusty Piney (tie) 800
The 2017 raffle winners were:
First Ernest Marshall $300
Second William Force $200
Third Robert Noll $100
Our May 6 display at the Rhinebeck car show represented ACOT well. The photos show some of the many cars our members presented.
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, May 19 & 20 Vintage event. Excellent facilities, two very full days of on track fun. ACOT was well represented and we met some new folks that are joining the vintage open wheel family.
Afton Motorsports Park, July 14 and 15. We had a very good turnout in spite of the poor weather. Friday evening was a rain out but ACOT members enjoyed a fine Italian meal at a local resturant. A fun evening of bench racing. Saturday was cloudy but rain free. There was an abundance of track time for everyone which was enjoyed by our club and members of a vintage stock car club that also participated in the day.
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ACOT had a great turn out for the Pocono event Aug 18 to 20. Our display cars were front and center in the prime paddock viewing area. Not evident in these photos because of the times they were taken, thousands of people enjoyed our display. We had many great conversations with interested fans who stopped to chat or have their picture taken with our cars.


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on February 5, 2023 February 5, 2023 By Yoga With Brian
We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person. -William Somerset Maugham
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1. A sense of purpose or something that gives a sense of purpose; a reason for living.
2. Something that brings fulfillment or enjoyment.
"The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds." -Dalai Lama
To move freely you must be deeply rooted. -Bella Lewitzky
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"Although you may not always be able to avoid difficult situations, you can modify the extent to which you can suffer by how you choose to respond to the situation." -Dalai Lama
"The beginning is the most important part of the work." –Plato
"And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been." Rainer Maria Rilke
One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don't come home at night. -Margaret Mead
"A face that has the marks of having lived intensely, that expresses some phase of life, some dominant quality or intellectual power, constitutes for me an interesting face. For this reason the face of an older person, perhaps not beautiful in the strictest sense, is usually more appealing than the face of a younger person who has scarcely been touched by life." -Doris Ulmann
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Washington, D.C.,June 9 — For the third consecutive year, a week of activities about Cuba is being held in the U.S. capital. The activities focus on the case of the Cuban Five, unjustly imprisoned by U.S. imperialism, and on U.S.-Cuba relations. The organizing group is the International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban Five.
Though it is still ongoing, one can report that this conference was the best attended ever, and had the most ambitious agenda. Representatives and/or delegations from 31 countries attended the meeting, demonstrating Cuba's worldwide importance.
Cuba is a relatively small island in the Caribbean Sea, buffeted by hurricanes and the criminal U.S. blockade. It is poor in economic resources but a giant in generosity and internationalism.
International delegates joined U.S. activists to demand the U.S. government end the blockade of Cuba and immediately release Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero and Ramón Labañino. Two of the Cuban Five, Rene González and Fernando González, served their sentences and are back in their homeland.
Lead banner as march steps off.
Among the participants were authors, intellectuals, reporters, artists, trade unionists, teachers, political activists, students from the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM), lawyers, other legal experts and parliamentarians.
The conference theme was "The Cuban Five and the future of U.S.-Cuba relations." Stephen Kimber, author of "What Lies Across the Water: The Real Story of the Cuban Five," and lead attorney Marcus Garbus reported on the current status of the case.
Both delved into the history of U.S. aggression against Cuba, including U.S. government payoffs to reporters in Miami to influence the jury against the Five. Never before, Garbus said, had the U.S. government paid so much to silence a case. He explained how the Cuban right-wing residing in Miami covered the entire region with anti-Cuban propaganda, making it impossible to learn the truth and arousing intense prejudice against the Five.
What is important now, said Garbus, is getting the convictions invalidated and exposing the agencies involved in the cover-up. So far the only verified fact is that millions of dollars have been paid to the counterrevolutionary Radio Martí.
New era in U.S.-Cuba relations?
The next day Alicia Jrapko, U.S. coordinator for the International Committee, opened the conference on U.S.-Cuba relations. After video messages from René González and Fernando González, Jrapko proceeded to read solidarity messages from Rigoberta Menchu and Adolfo Perez Esquivel, both Nobel laureates. Well-known liberation theologian Frei Betto also sent a message.
Cuban Ambassador to the U.S. José Ramón Cabañas and actor Danny Glover spoke in the opening plenary. Glover shared moving experiences, thanking Cuba for its valuable role in Africa and the Cuban people for their courage and strength.
The two-day conference had many panels covering various aspects of relations between the two countries: Prospects for U.S.-Cuba relations and USAID secret programs against Cuba, History of terrorism against Cuba: The case of the Cuban 5, Cultural exchange during the Obama administration, Legal update on the case of the Cuban 5: What else can be done?, The Cuban 5, Oscar López Rivera and other political prisoners, and Books dispelling misinformation against Cuba. These panels will soon be available in online video.
Puerto Rican hero Rafael Cancel Miranda traveled from the island to participate in this day of international solidarity. Cancel Miranda spoke about Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar López, who has been imprisoned 33 years. He highlighted the crimes committed by the U.S. empire against Puerto Rico, which is still a Yankee colony, but whose people, despite continued repression, have not stopped fighting for freedom.
Other speakers included anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan; former political prisoner Linda Evans; Jose Pertierra, lawyer for Venezuela in the extradition case against terrorist Luis Posada Carriles; attorney Rafael Anglada; Francisco Letelier, Chilean artist and writer and son of the murdered Orlando Letelier; Graciela Ramirez, of the International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban Five; Sofia Clark D'Escoto from the office of former Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Miguel D'Escoto, and Spanish journalist Ignacio Ramonet, among many others.
On June 7, some 500 people gathered outside the White House to demand President Obama release the Five immediately. Two dozen young men on bicycles who had traveled throughout the city distributing information about the case joined the demonstration as it marched to the Justice Department. There some of the well-known people who took part in the conference addressed the crowd, including Cancel Miranda; parliamentarians from El Salvador, Brazil and Germany; representatives of Haiti and Chile; trade unionists from Australia and Britain; an ELAM student; and a young artist from the city of Washington.
On June 10, there is a meeting with parliamentarians, a visit to the place where Orlando Letelier was assassinated and visits to Congress. For a complete schedule and more information, visit 5daysforthecuban5.com.


Togo is a member of the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA). Cocoa, coffee, and cotton generate about 40% of export earnings with cotton being the most important cash crop. Togo is among the world's largest producers of phosphate and seeks to develop its carbonate phosphate reserves. The government's decade-long effort, supported by the World Bank and the IMF, to implement economic reform measures, encourage foreign investment, and bring revenues in line with expenditures has moved slowly. Progress depends on follow through on privatization, increased openness in government financial operations, progress toward legislative elections, and continued support from foreign donors.
Subsistence agriculture is the main economic activity in Togo; the majority of the population depends on subsistence agriculture. Food and cash crop production employs the majority of the labor force and contributes about 42% to the gross domestic product (GDP). Coffee and cocoa are traditionally the major cash crops for export. In the industrial sector, phosphates are Togo's most important commodity, and the country has an estimated 60 million metric tons of phosphate reserves.
Togo is a known exporter of crops such as coffee, cocoa, maize and cotton (50 percent of total exports). In recent years, limestone, marble and phosphate became important part of Togo's exports.
Togo's main export partners include Burkina Faso, China, France, Germany, Niger and Ghana.
The economy of Togo depends heavily on both commercial and subsistence agriculture, which provides employment for a significant share of the labor force. Some basic foodstuffs must still be imported.
Togo's main imports are oil, natural gas, foodstuffs, machinery, motorcycles, petroleum coke, light pure woven cotton and palm oil.
Togo's main import partners are France, China, Burkina Faso, Niger, Ghana and Japan.
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After ICE Raid, Immigration Limbo in Mississippi for a Jackson Family
Immigration officers took a young woman's brother (left) and father (right) from their home in Jackson on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Arielle Dreher/Photo of Family Photo
By Arielle Dreher Wednesday, February 22, 2017 9:53 a.m. CST
JACKSON — Daniela Vargas was asleep early on Feb. 15 when she felt her father kiss her goodbye, as he did every morning. It was around 6:30 or 7 a.m., a seemingly normal Wednesday morning—until it wasn't. Just a few minutes later, her father came back, waking her: "Dani, immigration is here!"
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Panicked and sleepy, the 22-year-old didn't know what to do. By the time she got up and looked outside, her brother's truck was parked haphazardly up in their front yard, a sign something was not right. There were immigration officers in her father's room asking to see his passport. Vargas began translating; her father does not speak English.
The officers asked to see her I.D., which was out in her car. They escorted her to her car, and she told them she was a DACA student, and then before she knew it, they brought her father out of the house in handcuffs. When the officers kept questioning her about her status, Vargas got scared, went inside and locked all the doors. She still hadn't seen her brother, and she assumes he was already in one of the several ICE vehicles with tinted windows.
Vargas barricaded herself in her closet, knowing she couldn't run away. The agents were around the house, and eventually they came back inside. She still does not know how the immigration officers got into her house, but once they found her, they showed her a search warrant with her brother's name on it.
They were looking for weapons. Did they have any? Vargas knew about the gun. They had one for protection, she says. Her father got the gun only when they moved to Jackson last May because they didn't feel safe in the neighborhood, she said later. Immigration officials searched the house for the weapon. Vargas crouched in her bedroom, calling friends and her mother who lives out of state. She had no idea if the immigration officials would take her, too.
She later said it seemed like she got some sort of pass because she told them about the gun, which they eventually found. Around 1:30 p.m., several men, maybe seven, streamed out from the back of the house. They got into two sedans and two SUVs, and rolled out of the driveway.
Vargas burst out of the front door a few minutes later. A lawyer from the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance and a gaggle of reporters greeted Vargas, who was clearly scared and seemed in a state of shock. Bill Chandler, the executive director of MIRA, said his organization was familiar with Vargas and her family, which is why they knew to be there.
Vargas had the search warrant ICE officials gave her, and her passport was on the entry-room table.
Safe for Now
Vargas is a tax-paying worker and former student on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals plan, known as DACA, which the Department of Homeland Security back in 2012 during the Obama administration. The program allowed children of undocumented immigrants, who are technically undocumented themselves, to request deferred action on their removal from the country as well as become eligible to work in the country.
The young woman came to the United States when she was 7, and never returned to Argentina. The family settled in Morton, Miss., where Vargas graduated from high school. She applied and was granted DACA twice, and her current application for renewal is still in process.
With her father and brother gone, Vargas had no idea what she would do. The three of them lived in a house in west Jackson, where they moved in May from Morton, after her parents divorced, Vargas said. Her mother lives out of state.
Inside the house that day, Vargas' father's room was a mess with clothes bunched on the floor, a huge shelving unit pulled from the closet, clothes and other household items strewn across the floor.
"It's weird seeing his room like this, he is such a neat person," Vargas said, looking at the ICE officials' handiwork.
Old photos of the family, tacked onto a large vanity, looked down on the mess of her father's room, and afternoon light streamed in through blinds. Vargas' room, just a few paces from her father's, was neat. She had written a message on her vanity mirror to her mother, and she repeatedly told her friend on the phone to tell her mother that she loved her, thinking she would be taken away, too.
Vargas thought they would take her, and seemed both relieved and confused as to why they didn't on Feb. 15. She is still in the state, now represented by Abigail Peterson, with Elmore and Peterson attorneys.
No Word from Father, Brother
Vargas thinks ICE came to their house because of her brother Alan's past. She said a woman brought charges against him for kidnapping and rape years ago. Alan was sent to jail and then released when they figured out she was lying, Vargas said, and the girl who lied moved out of state.
"We never saw her again so because of that, the record was not wiped away," Vargas said. "But he wasn't guilty, so he got to walk and she left, and that's what follows him everywhere."
Alan's case in the U.S. District Court is sealed, so it is not clear whether or not officials used those charges to justify the search warrant. Vargas said her brother was not guilty of anything and that the woman had lied. Her brother framed houses and worked in construction.
Vargas said her father, who paints houses for a living, had no criminal history. He was on a U-Visa, which is for non-immigrants who are victims of crimes. Vargas said her father was harassed at a previous job, and was in his re-application for the visa. As a DACA recipient, Vargas is not eligible for scholarships or federal student aid for college, so most of her father's paycheck went toward her schooling, she said. She most recently studied journalism at the University of Southern Mississippi. She had to take this semester off because they couldn't keep up with the bills. She said she is considering teaching math and wants to go to Mississippi University for Women.
By Arielle Dreher
Alan's truck was parked on the grass, a sign to Daniela that something was wrong on Feb. 15.
Mississippi has no official immigration detention facilities, so when ICE officials pick up Mississippians, they are eventually sent to a facility in Alabama or Louisiana, ICE spokesman Tom Byrd said. "(ICE) Fugitive Operations teams arrest criminal aliens and other individuals who are in violation of our nation's immigration laws," he wrote in an email to the Jackson Free Press.
"ICE conducts targeted immigration enforcement in compliance with federal law and agency policy. ICE does not conduct sweeps or raids that target aliens indiscriminately."
In a further interview, Byrd said all individuals in ICE custody are afforded due process, and they will go before an immigration judge to make their case. Byrd could not confirm where Alan or Daniel currently are due to privacy issues, he said. Sometimes, they are held in county jails, but to get to an immigration judge, they would likely go to one of the ICE Louisiana facilities, Byrd said.
If you commit a crime as an undocumented immigrant, the process becomes much more complicated. Byrd said outstanding criminal charges, whether federal, state or local, will also change how the process works for those detained. Peterson, who represents Vargas, says her client had not heard from her father by press time.
Trump and DACA
Before November when the U.S. elected Donald Trump as president of the U.S., immigration officials had a sort of preference system in place when it came to deporting undocumented immigrants. The Obama administration prioritized those who had committed crimes, were caught near the border and those arriving after 2014, an August 2016 NPR report says.
Deportations spiked at more than 400,000 by 2012, but then those numbers dropped in the last several years.
With Donald Trump's election and Jan. 25 executive order, the pendulum is set to swing in the opposite direction. The new president's order goes beyond the much-debated wall he plans to build.
"The Secretary shall immediately take all appropriate actions to ensure the detention of aliens apprehended for violations of immigration law pending the outcome of their removal proceedings or their removal from the country to the extent permitted by law," Trump's order reads.
This means the end of "catch and release" policies for undocumented immigrants and the possibility of the federal government and taxpayers paying for additional detention facilities to house undocumented immigrants. Trump's order cites drug and human-trafficking concerns as reasons to secure the border, but he fails to prioritize undocumented immigrants or mention DACA, putting a group of undocumented immigrants potentially in jeopardy.
"We don't know what's going to happen with DACA, one of the concerns is that because of the change in priorities, it seems as though you would be eliminating any type of preference system," Peterson told the Jackson Free Press.
DACA recipients are mainly millennials working or going to school in the country. To be eligible, recipients had to be under age 31 in 2012 and to have come to the U.S. before they turned 16 years old. Legislation pending in the U.S. Senate could protect DACA recipients and prevent them from deportation at least through the expiration date of their status.
Vargas is one of many DACA recipients in Mississippi in limbo currently, and not all of them will have access to legal representation. Peterson says Vargas' plans will depend a lot on what happens to her brother and father, but that she deserves to stay in America.
"She pays her taxes ... and is working a full-time job and went to school," Peterson told the Jackson Free Press.
UPDATE: On March 1, ICE arrested Daniela Vargas after she spoke out at an immigration rally in Jackson, Miss.
Last names of the family have been omitted for privacy and security reasons. Read more about immigration raids, facts and reality at jfp.ms/immigration.
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I go out for lunch with friends from the office, and when I return, I focus on two side projects that I've been working on – one is evaluating an existing strategy and seeing if there are ways to enhance it. The other is constructing a portfolio from a new dataset of corporate events. The latter is greatly simplified by all the software tools that have been developed for analysing data and constructing strategies that trade any signals that the data might contain; my contribution is mostly the optimisation of this strategy's parameters, and back-testing it rigorously. The actual implementation in C++ will be done by our software engineers, after which it will go live – my first actual contribution to the firm's PnL!


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2. Add 6 – 8 cloves minced garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for an additional 30 seconds. With a slotted spoon, transfer the shrimp to another dish and keep it warm.
3. In the same large skillet, combine 1/2 cup reduced sodium chicken broth, 1/2 cup white wine, 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, 1/4 cup parsley, salt, and fresh ground pepper to taste. * Shrimp scampi is traditionally made with butter. The combination of chicken broth and wine makes for a much healthier option.
4. Bring the broth to a boil and let cook uncovered until it is reduced by half.
5. Pour the sauce over the shrimp (and pasta if you desire) and garnish with a little extra chopped fresh parsley.
By now it is not a surprise that our very own Lauren is pregnant with identical twin girls, and as the day they are born quickly approaches, Lauren finds herself wondering more and more how to prepare for this huge change in her family dynamic / home. Of course, she and Scott feel extremely blessed and can't wait to meet their girls, but that doesn't stop them from also feeling freaked out and trying to seek out "experts" who can shed some light on this topic. Our friend Erin happens to be a mom of twins herself and has offered so generously to share some advice for preparing both your mind and home for two babies to come. So, without further ado, we introduce to you … our guest blogger, Erin!
When Tami and Lauren asked me to contribute a post about twins, I spent a lot of time reflecting back to what feels like decades ago, when my twin girls, Addie and Ella, were born. It has only been 2 1/2 years, and it has absolutely flown by, but for some reason those early first few weeks seem like a lifetime ago! Maybe it was because I was in a consistent vegetative state of exhaustion for the first few months ….. Or, maybe it's because we have come SO SO far since then. It couldn't possibly have been a part of recent history. Never the less, I'm honored to share some advice about having twins. Whether you have twins, are pregnant with twins, or just know someone having twins, this is an effort to pass the good news along …. You WILL survive, and so will your babies ….. but these things should make life a bit easier for you!
All women whether young or old, married or single, mother or not will think they know the "right" or "best" way to raise a child. There will be an overload of information placed upon you. Your mom will say this and your mother-in-law will say that. Your best friend will tell you this and your neighbor will tell you that. Take it all in, but in the end do what is best for you and your little family and throw the rest of the advice out the window. Your way IS the "right" and "best" way.
You may find yourself on bed rest while carrying these little ones. Eat your favorite meals. Watch your favorite movies. Binge watch an entire series of a television show on Netflix. Sleep! While it seems inconvenient in the moment, there will be a time when you wish you were still on bed rest. Make the most of it!
Often times twins have to stay in the NICU. From the outside looking in the NICU can be very frightening. So many tubes and monitors, alarms and beeps. I can assure you that the NICU is the most nurturing place to be. In fact, I learned some of my best parenting skills from the nurses who cared for my little ones.
There is always time to take a shower. This is especially true when your babies have just come home from the hospital. Start the day with a shower and you will feel like you can conquer the world. Well, the world of raising twins!
Babies sleep A LOT. It might not be the same time you would like to sleep. My suggestion is to sleep when babies are sleeping. You will feel rested if you sleep on their schedule.
Speaking of schedule …. Have one and stick to it. It's important to keep the twins on the same schedule too. This may require you to wake a sleeping baby from time to time. It will pay off in the end.
Don't be afraid to ask for help. Ask a co-worker to bring dinner. Have a friend dust and vacuum. It takes a village!
Join a Moms of Multiples group in your area. These women are a great support system. From the best twin baby gear to how to get one twin from biting the other. These women have all the answers. Plus they will become your closest friends.
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If you are going to get a Pack and Play, I would first recommend getting two, and having at least one of them have a bassinet / changing table option. We kept one Pack and Play in our family room for diaper changes. Diaper changes happen very VERY often with twins! I found it exhausting running both girls back and forth to the bedroom changing table each time they needed a change. I always wanted to keep them both in sight. So, I would place one in the large part of the Pack and Play while I changed the other right there.
It is my personal preference that your double stroller be a front and back rather than side by side. There are many store aisles that your side by side stroller will not fit through.
We had two swings, and also two bouncers. It is a good idea to have a variety of places for them to sit, lay, and play. Our swing had the mobile on the top that they loved and played music. That was one of the only places we could put them and they would stay content for a while while we ate a meal.
The important thing is to know, you were chosen for this job for a reason. You CAN handle this, and you WILL be amazing! You can plan and prepare as much as you want, but nothing will prepare you for the overwhelming love you will feel!
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In our previous post, Spotlight on our Faux Painter, we talked about Angel and the various types of projects we have worked on with her. She is truly incredible and there is not a project we have thrown her way thus far that she hasn't been able to exceed our expectations. Lauren was working on this particular kitchen and knew that the missing piece was a large piece of art to fill the empty wall in the breakfast area. She looked into many options and decided that the best way to get exactly what she wanted would be to have a piece custom made. She asked Angel if she was up for the challenge and she happily accepted. She has since created four additional custom pieces of art in various genres for several of Lauren's clients, and we continue to be more and more impressed each day.
This is the first piece we were speaking of. We love the rich colors, amazing textures, and the touches of copper she included. The white gallery frame gave this piece an even more polished look.
She then created this abstract piece for the dining room in the same house. Its large scale gave Angel the opportunity to really play with texture giving this piece an almost concrete-like visual effect. We added in a few touches of silver leaf in key spaces to dress it up just a bit, and the beautiful silver frame completes the look.
She just completed two of these amazing pieces for another client. They compliment each other but are not exactly identical. They are currently being framed and will be hung soon for all to see. We can't wait to share this Monochromatic Mediterranean hallway and the rest of its details with all of you.
Just this past weekend, Angel was at Lauren's in-laws (while they were out of town celebrating her Father-in-Law's 60th birthday) creating a custom mural in their game room. This gift from Robyn to Joel was not the only surprise. Lauren had Angel make this custom "love" canvas as a gift for Robyn for her birthday from all of her kids, and we just "love" how it turned out!
We absolutely enjoy the fact that we can come up with an overall concept for a piece of art, select the colors that we love best, and make any special requests that we or our clients have, making this the perfect art option for so many of our projects. We have already begun working on the next piece and this is the inspiration image our client found and loved. Stay tuned to see how her amazing bedroom is transformed and how this gorgeous focal piece of art ties the entire space together.
Lauren has worked hard to fine tune this process and feels like it has been working out really well. We select the size and inspiration image or two to guide Angel in her artwork. She creates her masterpieces in the client's own home, which allows the clients and Lauren the opportunity to give their feedback as she paints. When the piece is completed, it is taken to our framer, and we select the perfect frame to complete the look. This service even includes delivery and installation and is very cost effective. For your own custom piece of art by Angel contact us at info@sbsdesignla.com.
1. Cook one pound of spaghetti in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring often (about 8 minutes).
2. Drain but hold onto 1 cup of the cooking liquid.
3. Heat 1/4 cup EVOO in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add 1 chopped onion and 4 cloves minced garlic and saute until translucent (about 5 minutes).
4. Add 1 peeled and finely chopped carrot and 1 stalk finely chopped celery until all vegetables are tender (about 5 minutes).
5. Add 1 package cooked ground turkey and sautee for 1 minute.
6. Cover all ingredients in the pan with 3 cups marinara sauce and decrease the heat to medium-low. Let simmer for 15 minutes stirring often.
7. Stir in 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves and season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
8. Add the pasta to the sauce and toss to coat. Stir in enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten as needed.
9 Serve with grated parmesan and enjoy!
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In our previous post, Preschool Library Inspiration, I shared the inspiration for a special space that I have been working on. The Parent Association at my daughter's preschool have decided to take on a couple of renovation projects per year to freshen up the look of the school, and I couldn't be more excited to be helping with this process. When I first heard about the library renovation, I knew it could be a special project for me to assist with and I was right. I met with the preschool director and asked her to share with me her wishes for this space both functional and aesthetic and found that she already had an overall direction that she wished to take the entire school in design-wise. The library was the perfect place to start as it is a common area right in the middle of the school, and I know it will be used as inspiration for the rest of the school as we redesign each space room by room.
For this space, we wanted to give the room a more cohesive feel with lots of natural and organic elements while keeping things relatively simple and not over-done. As you enter the room, you are immediately greeted by a famous Dr. Seuss quote (print from Etsy) explaining the importance of books that also happened to match quite nicely.
The first thing we did was to reorganize all of the books and categorize / code them to make it easy for parents and teachers to find what they are looking for as well as return them to their shelves when they are done. We were so lucky to have a great group of parent volunteers to help with this process as it made this project go by rather quickly and more enjoyable.
The preschool director requested a tiered seating unit for kids to sit on, and I had it custom made to fit the space by my dad (Jackie Bitton Fine Woodworking). We selected this green fabric due to its fun texture, color, and durability. Above the bench, I had my custom muralist paint these adorable trees. I love how unique they are with their modern silhouettes and ombre effect.
I custom designed this rug with help from my sales rep at Flor. We selected several different green textures to give the overall look a fun and playful (grassy) vibe, and we ordered these cool bean bags with memory foam to use as extra seating from Overstock.com in the perfect accent colors.
This space is also used to house the drums for the school's new music program as well as the music class itself. I had the muralist add small trees above all of these low bookcases as well to complete the space.
I couldn't have completed this project without the help of Abbi Hertz, Allison Schwartz, and the two directors of our school. They put in countless hours organizing this space, making labels, and donating un-needed items that were being stored here to local charities. I am looking forward to helping out with the next project and know we can make this school a beautiful and calming environment for our children to grow and learn.


Omega Mu is a company specializing in the technical management of buildings. All of the technical installations (air conditioning, heating, lifts, lighting, alarms, and video surveillance) of the buildings being managed are equipped with automatic measuring systems. Omega Mu would like to collect the data output of these systems automatically, in order to facilitate the management of the different buildings.
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Bobcats and Humans Swap Diseases in Urban Areas
Largely unseen, the secretive bobcat is in fact our next-door neighbor. (Image credit: USDA Forest Service)
Updated Nov. 7 at 6:40 p.m. ET.
Bobcats that take up residence in urban areas not only share turf with humans but also diseases, a new study shows.
Researchers collected bobcat fecal samples from rural areas in Colorado as well as more densely populated regions on the Colorado Front Range, which includes cities such as Denver and Boulder, and in California's Ventura County, outside of Los Angeles. The samples were analyzed for disease-causing parasites, such as the mind-altering Toxoplasma gondii and two other bugs, Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp., which can upset the stomach and cause diarrhea.
Test results showed that bobcats from the more densely populated regions were more likely to carry parasites than their country counterparts.
Areas in California and Colorado where bobcats frequent were studied by scientists. (Image credit: Scott Carver et al.)
"The growing interaction of humans and wildlife means that we now share our diseases with each other at an ever-increasing rate," said Sam Scheiner, of the National Science Foundation's Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) program. "This study demonstrates that we and our wild animal neighbors are closely interconnected in ways that affect the health of us all."
The researchers believe the bobcats were first exposed to the parasites from human water supplies around cities. Now the pathogens can travel from human to bobcat and bobcat to human almost as quickly as a virus that runs through an entire household, the scientists said.
"Along these boundaries, close living quarters make it easy for one species to transmit diseases to another," researcher Sue VandeWoude, of Colorado State University at Fort Collins, said in a statement.
Bobcats are not the only wild animals moving in to North America's cities and suburbs. Coyotes are thriving in big numbers around urban areas like Chicago, which some researchers warn sets the stage for larger predators like wolves, mountain lions and bears to follow.
The study, which was funded by the EEID and led by Scott Carver, now at the University of Tasmania, was detailed in a recent issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology. (The work was completed while Carver was at Colorado State University.)
Editor's Note: This article was updated to add the fact that Scott Carver was at Colorado State University when the research was conducted.
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While establishing a business in Asia has always been a consideration for global brands, it is now becoming imperative for the biggest companies to develop a strong presence within the continent. This shift is a consequence of economic prosperity in many Asian countries, with consumers having unprecedented sums of money to be channelled into retail spending. Governments and regulatory bodies have also made legislations that are amenable to setting up retail businesses, making this an attractive time to be buying and selling in Asia.
The main contributors to Asia's retail boom are those that form influential parts of retail markets across the world. The automobile industry has become increasingly prominent in parts of Asia. Between 2005 and 2016, the share of retail sales accounted for by automobiles in China swelled from 18.3% to 27.8%, while India enjoyed a similar boom. Considering the scale of those two countries' populations and economies, this trend will continue to convince global automobile companies to concentrate more attention on Asian markets.
With rising salaries naturally driving a desire for improved living conditions, there has been an increase in home ownership. A need to fill those new houses has proved lucrative for creators and sellers of furnishing-related items. This desire for house items, both necessary and luxurious, has contributed significantly to the expanding range of global brands available in retail hubs of Asian cities. Visitors to many Asian cities are now likely to instantly recognize a raft of global retailers.
The development of retail markets in Asia is not confined to the physical, however. Online retail has rapidly swelled at a rate that surpasses that of the United States. E-commerce sites have increased their share of the retail markets across the continent, with China and India unsurprisingly leading the way for Asia. Hot on their heels is Indonesia, with government ministers predicting their e-commerce industry to reach $130bn by 2020. Indonesia is becoming one of the continent's leading financial powers, with the high level of internet connectivity within its populace making it ripe for online retail success.
This extends beyond e-commerce into the world of retail forex trading. Indonesia originally proved highly attractive for forex brokers, but strict regulations imposed by the Bank of Indonesia and economic inconsistencies had combined to reduce trade. However, many of those regulations have been modified in recent rulings. This has reintroduced the incentive for domestic traders to keep their business local, as well as attracting more global investment.
Indonesia now looks poised to become one of the leading nations in the retail forex trading market, marking a trend of economic growth across many markets in the country. Indonesia is well-established to fend off economic competition; sales turnover from retail in the country increased by around 12% in 2017, with the food and clothing industries thriving off the augmented spending power of the middle class. Indonesia's GDP per capita has trended upwards in the last decade, giving consumers greater scope for spending in retail. The nation has become one of Asia's rising economic powers, an appealing proposition for overseas investors in trading markets and retail markets alike.
Like Indonesia, countries across Asia that have widespread internet connectivity are witnessing an increase in e-commerce sales. South Korea is a notable example; the country has one of the fastest Wi-Fi connections in the world, with the ease of access ensuring that e-commerce accounted for almost 10% of total retail sales in 2017. E-commerce has been an under-utilized retail market in Asia in recent years, but retailers are beginning to act on its vast potential.
Other places are enjoying a retail boom in more traditional forms. Cities like Shanghai, Hong Kong and Dubai remain among the world's most appealing cities to visit, in part because of their retail options. Tourism is a huge part of many nations' economic growth and is the lifeblood of many independent retailers. Japan, in particular, is celebrating the impact of tourism, with discount retailers benefiting from increased footfall.


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HMS Diamond deploys to Mediterranean to help tackle arms trafficking
31 August 2016 Topic: Fighting armsSurface Fleet
The Royal Navy warship HMS Diamond will sail to the southern Mediterranean to join an operation aimed at countering arms trafficking.
The Type 45 destroyer left Portsmouth on Wednesday evening and will replace the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship RFA Mounts Bay during a planned maintenance period.
Meanwhile her sister ship HMS Daring will sail on Friday to the Gulf to support US aircraft carriers launch strikes against Daesh.
Diamond will join Operation Sophia for around two months, which is focused on tackling the human smugglers and arms traffickers who endanger the lives of innocent people. Her focus will be on tackling the movement of arms. She will provide a picture-building capability to help enforce the UN Security Council Resolution prohibiting the trafficking of arms to Libya.
HMS Diamond's Commanding Officer, Commander Marcus Hember, said: "I'm proud that we will join the operation and make a contribution to tackling the movement of illegal arms around the region."
The UK has also played a leading role in the counter-smuggling aspect of Operation Sophia and has committed to building the capacity of the Libyan coastguard, so the Libyans are better able to stop boats in their own territorial waters. Earlier this week HMS Enterprise rescued more than 700 people while serving on the operation.
The UK has also provided humanitarian aid to Syria and Africa, supported stabilisation in Libya, and continues to play a key part in the coalition campaign against Daesh, all of which help prevent people making the perilous migration journey.
I'm proud that we will join the operation and make a contribution to tackling the movement of illegal arms around the region.
Cdr Marcus Hember, Commanding Officer of HMS Diamond
Surface Fleet HMS Diamond


Context: C-cell hyperplasia (CCH) is characterized by increased mass of C-cells and has been identified as a precursor condition for medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). Varying proportion of MTCs is associated with CCH in different studies. This could be due to the lack of uniformity of the definitions and techniques used to identify CCH in these studies. Aims: This study aims to study the occurrence, clinicopathological, and immunohistochemical features of CCH in MTC diagnosed during a 22-year period at a tertiary care center in North India and to review the available literature on CCH. Materials and Methods: Eighty-seven consecutive cases of MTC were included in the study. Histological evaluation for the presence of CCH and neoplastic CCH was performed. Confirmation of CCH was done by immunohistochemistry for calcitonin and chromogranin. The presence of neoplastic CCH was correlated with clinical factors and prognostic factors. Results: Of 87 cases of MTC included in the study, 71 (82%) patients were sporadic and 16 (18%) had familial MTC. Neoplastic CCH was seen in 12 (75%) familial and in 9 (13%) sporadic MTC. Patients with familial MTC were more frequently associated with neoplastic CCH than sporadic MTC (P < 0.001), were younger (P < 0.001), and had more often bilateral and multifocal tumors (P < 0.001). However, there was no significant difference in mean survival time and progression-free survival in patients with and without CCH. Conclusion: CCH, though more common in familial MTC, can also be seen in sporadic tumors. CCH is not associated with patient survival and disease progression.


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a Historic Building in the town of Basingstoke, in the county of Hampshire
Take a picture tour of The Vyne..
About The Vyne
This house stands on a spot where once there may have been a Roman inn or villa. The name means "house of wine" which is a very old name, stretching back to long before this beautiful Tudor house was built.
The house was built between 1500 and 1520, it is a long low building with a classical portico entrance (added at a later date) flanked by two and three storey wings. It is of red brick with diamond patterning, and windows dressed with stone. The Vyne was built as the home of the first Lord Sandys, Chamberlain to Henry VIII. It is a superb example of Tudor architecture, its windows at the time were highly innovatory, but drew much admiration and attention.
Inside the house there is a long gallery, this is thought to be one of the first in an English country house, here visitors can see outstanding oak craftsmanship thought to be the work of foreign craftsmen. The foreign influence continues into the chapel where there is use of Flemish stained glass, the floor tiles are probably from Antwerp, and the choir stalls have Renaissance motifs.
The house was sold in 1650, and this is when the handsome classical portico was added, again this was one of the first in the country and was built by John Webb who had been commissioned to enhance the house by Chaloner Chute, the new owner. Further improvements were made by John Chute, descendent of Chaloner, and friend of Horace Walpole. It was John Chute who designed the tomb chamber, and the magnificent Palladian staircase.
This house is extraordinary for the vast oak gallery which has remained untouched since Tudor times, it shows superb linen-fold panelling from floor to ceiling and is carved with the initials of Henry VIII, Sandys himself, his relations and friends.
Vyne House overlooks a beautiful lake, in a lovely parkland setting. In the house there are exceptional Tudor portraits to be seen, and some fine furniture.
There is a gift shop, and a restaurant. Guided tours can be arranged, and throughout the season there is a programme of events including; crafts fairs and plays.
The house is open to the public between April and November.
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1. Will the real Lewis Hamilton please stand up?
Hamilton proved again last year that when in the mood he is simply too quick to catch, his total dominance at times driving Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to despair. But since clinching his third world title in Texas last October, the Briton has gone completely off the boil, allowing Rosberg to rack up five successive wins since the back end of last season. He needs a win in Shanghai this weekend to stop the German's surge. Also in focus will be Hamilton's attire, after he caused a stir at the Bahrain Grand Prix by turning up in traditional Middle Eastern clothing — topped off with designer sunglasses and a thick gold chain.
Fans and teams alike will be relieved that F1 is returning to last year's qualifying format in Shanghai after the failed experiment with 'progressive elimination' caused red faces in Australia and Bahrain. The new, one-by-one knock-out system left tracks embarrassingly empty at times and was much maligned by spectators and drivers alike. Teams pushed hard for a return to the old format immediately after the first season's race in Melbourne — and now it's a case of better late than never after governing body the FIA relented.
Growling menacingly during pre-season testing, Ferrari's engines suddenly resemble a second-hand Skoda's — and for no apparent reason. Sebastian Vettel's Bahrain hopes went up in smoke when the engine of his Ferrari blew on the warm-up lap, after Kimi Raikkonen's engine caught fire in the season opener in Australia. Ferrari mechanics will be working overtime to solve the mystery as they look to mount a challenge to the dominant Mercedes.
Frenchman Romain Grosjean turned heads when he snatched a creditable sixth place for American team Haas on their Formula One debut in Australia. But he went one better in Bahrain, steering the newcomers to fifth to fire a warning at the likes of Williams and Force India that their early results were no fluke.
Former world champion Fernando Alonso will be hoping to be passed fit to make his return for McLaren after being sidelined since his horror crash in the season-opener in Australia. Ruled out of the last race in Bahrain two weeks ago, the Spaniard will undergo further tests before being given the all-clear by Formula One's ruling FIA.


Steel and wood knife, leather scabbard. Late19th to early 20th century, collected within 350 miles of Nairobi, Kenya. Ethnology, Hughes Collection. UMMAA 14527.
The vast majority of the Museum's collections come from scientific expeditions—systematic archaeological and ethnographic research projects conducted around the world. For a few collections, though, their story may be more important than their scientific value. This East African knife was collected by U-M alumnus Charles A. Hughes, writer and secretary for the African Balloonograph Expedition of 1909. Led by Chicago newspaper publisher (and founder of the Boy Scouts in America) W.D. Boyce, the expedition sought to produce a photographic record of African wildlife from a hot air balloon. Boyce spared no expense in funding and promoting his expedition. It launched with great fanfare—and miserably failed, the victim of inadequate equipment, poor planning, and strong winds. After Boyce returned to Chicago, Hughes remained in Kenya (then British East Africa) to assure that at least some photographs were produced. In 1910, Hughes offered his collection of photographs, hunting trophies, and curios to Head Curator Alexander Ruthven at the U-M University Museum. The artifacts were transferred to the Museum of Anthropology in 1929.
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Once the primary master and standby master are synchronized, the standby master is kept up to date by the walsender and walreceiver replication processes. The walreceiver is a standby master process. The walsender process is a primary master process. The two processes use Write-Ahead Logging (WAL)-based streaming replication to keep the primary and standby masters synchronized. In WAL logging, all modifications are written to the log before being applied, to ensure data integrity for any in-process operations.
Note: WAL logging is not yet available for segment mirroring.