The IT world is changing fast, and staying abreast of new developments as well as across issues such as security and energy consumption is a constant concern for IT executives.
The full or partial failure of an IT system would constitute an enormous cost to a business but assessing levels of risk – and pre-empting any threat – is a challenging task, not least because updating legacy systems can be very expensive.
Help is at hand, however, with the launch of a new consultancy service from market leaders Rittal which will provide complete and impartial advice on the best solutions for IT and data centre managers to deliver optimal service for their business.
Rittal's wholly independent network of experts can help, providing a comprehensive report ranging from lowering energy consumption to opportunities for greater system efficiencies. These reports can be used to create a compelling business case that can underpin any plans around future cap ex.
team when replacement equipment is being considered. In this instance, the advice provided is based on best practice in the industry drawing from Rittal's comprehensive catalogue of solutions, from racks to power distribution and climate control systems for optimal performance.
Rittal will be out in force, showcasing its top-of-the-range PADS and LUL-approved range of enclosures at RAILTEX 2015, on stand N41.
Among the products on show will be a range of double- walled CS enclosure systems used extensively in Long Line PA applications as well as on level crossing controls. Made of the lightweight aluminium alloy, AlMg3, which offers exceptional corrosion resistance, the CS enclosure has many built-in features include fan and filter cooling, and anti-graffiti Ri-Nano paint finish, 19" angles front and rear, fan trays, light units and door mounted switches, telescopic shelves, heaters and temperature controllers.
There will also be a chance to review the TS IT. These fast, simple and flexible enclosure systems feature snap-in technology, flexible internal configuration, intelligent cable management system, vented doors and multi-functional roofs.
As well as enclosures, the stand will feature Rittal's pre-cast concrete base/plinths, custom-built for its outdoor free-standing enclosures, they remove the need to mix concrete and remove waste from site.
Other key products will include wall-mounted boxes and pole-mounting kits to fasten metal and non-metal enclosures to round and square poles.
Computer Multi Control solutions (CMCs) have been widely embraced by IT managers. A CMC provides real-time monitoring and remote management of data centres, delivering significant benefits including lower costs, increased up-time, the protection of manufacturer's warranties, and system longevity. Now, the latest generation of CMCs – Rittal's CMC III solutions -have been launched with updated firmware to allow a moreuser-friendly experience along with better access to data storage and greater data storage capacity. This makes reviewing data centre performance over time and mapping trends far easier. CMC sensors can detect and alert the user to changes in temperature and humidity as well as detecting smoke or security breaches. The CMC III system can be pro-grammed either to respond appropriately when an alert is raised – for example a rise in temperature within the racks could automatically lead to their doors opening to cool the servers. CMC III can also be used to monitor the DET-AC III extinguisher system via the CAN (computer area network) bus. Alternatively, CMC III will simply raise an alert with management who can then intervene manually, and take the appropriate action. This flexibility makes the CMC a system of choice for on-site or off-site remote monitoring. All sensors from the previous CMC II system can be connected directly to the CMC III unit without an adapter.
There are many and varied benefits to automation which a large number of industry sectors have clearly embraced. It seems strange then that so many panel builders, given they are regular suppliers to these sectors, have been slow to embrace the clear benefits of automation themselves.
Rittal's acquisition of Kiesling in 2013 was a milestone in the company's ability to support its customers.
The machines and solutions from Kiesling now facilitate the optimisation of the complete work-flow in panel building manufacture, from machining of the panel parts and automated wiring of the panels to testing of the finished panel, supported by a diversity of handling systems such as the Assemblex.
This joint expertise aligned with Rittal's other subsidiary companies Eplan (design) and Cideon (technical IT integration) means that automating the production of control panels has now become far more accessible.
It means panel builders can, if they wish, provide end to end services and solutions throughout their value chain, while optimisation of the whole work flow is possible, from the design to the technical IT integration.
As if to underline this point, Rittal's sales in automation equipment and software are up year on year, indicating some, if not all, panel builders are taking advantage of the opportunities automation presents.


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require "robotanks/version"
require 'celluloid'
require 'celluloid/io'

require 'active_support'
require 'active_support/core_ext'

require 'state_machine'

module Robotanks

  autoload :Runner,     'robotanks/runner'
  autoload :Server,     'robotanks/server'
  autoload :Client,     'robotanks/client'
  autoload :RTSocket,   'robotanks/rtsocket'

  autoload :World,     'robotanks/world'
  autoload :Geometry,   'robotanks/geometry'

  autoload :Message,     'robotanks/message'
  autoload :CommandReader,     'robotanks/command_reader'

  autoload :BotRunner,     'robotanks/bot_runner'
  autoload :TankoBot,     'robotanks/tanko_bot'

  def self.run(argv)
    Runner.run(argv)
  end

  def self.run_bot(argv)
    BotRunner.run(argv)
  end

end

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Fungal bloodstream infections associated with a compounded intravenous medication at an outpatient oncology clinic--New York City, 2016.
On May 24, 2016, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene notified CDC of two cases of Exophiala dermatitidis bloodstream infections among patients with malignancies who had received care from a single physician at an outpatient oncology facility (clinic A). Review of January 1May 31, 2016 microbiology records identified E. dermatitidis bloodstream infections in two additional patients who also had received care at clinic A. All four patients had implanted vascular access ports and had received intravenous (IV) medications, including a compounded IV flush solution containing saline, heparin, vancomycin, and ceftazidime, compounded and administered at clinic A.
E. dermatitidis (previously known as Wangiella dermatitidis) is a neurotropic, dark pigment-forming fungus that is found in the environment (1). Health care-associated infections have been reported and include catheter-associated fungemia (1) and an outbreak of E. dermatitidis meningitis associated with contaminated injectable steroids prepared by a compounding pharmacy (2).
A case was defined as any non-Candida species yeast or mold identified on culture of blood or central venous catheter (CVC) (implanted port or peripherally inserted central catheter) from a patient who received care at clinic A during January 1-May 31, 2016. Case finding included microbiology record review, medical record review, and requests for screening blood and CVC cultures for all patients who had received an IV medication at clinic A during this period.
During January 1-May 31, 2016, a total of 153 patients were seen at clinic A, 38 (25%) of whom received an IV medication. Among these 38 patients, six were deceased before the investigation began with case status undetermined, and three declined to be evaluated, leaving 29 patients for analysis. Seventeen (59%) of the 29 patients met the case definition, including 13 whose cultures yielded E. dermatitidis, two with Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, and two with both fungi. No cases were identified among patients who did not receive IV medications. Five of the 17 cases were identified in symptomatic patients who sought medical care for infection or underlying medical conditions, and the remaining 12 were identified by screening blood or CVC culture. Two of the infected patients died at 10 days and 12 weeks after positive culture, respectively; it was unclear whether the deaths were related to the infections.
The 17 patients with a positive culture (by blood or CVC culture) did not share a common chemotherapeutic exposure or a common adjunctive IV therapy (e.g., dexamethasone or ondansetron). However, all patients with or without a positive culture were exposed to the compounded IV flush solution. Patients with a positive culture received a median of 12 flushes (range = 2-20) during the study period compared with a median of four flushes for those with a negative culture (range = 1-12) (p = 0.004, Kruskal-Wallis test).
Twenty-four of the 29 patients had a CVC, and five received IV medications through a peripheral line; all 17 patients with a positive culture had a CVC (attack rate of 71% compared with 0% among those with a peripheral line). After the screening blood culture was obtained, all patients with a CVC had their venous access removed and began 4-6 weeks of antifungal therapy. The five patients who received IV medications through a peripheral line had negative screening blood cultures, and antifungal treatment was not recommended.
Assessment of clinic A revealed failures to meet CDC infection control standards for outpatient oncology settings (3) as well as standards for sterile medication compounding and handling of hazardous drugs as outlined by U.S. Pharmacopeia chapters 797 and 800 (4,5) and the Food and Drug Administration (6). Investigators learned that IV flush bags containing saline, heparin, vancomycin, and ceftazidime had been compounded under substandard conditions, stored in a refrigerator, and accessed daily for multiple patients over approximately 4-8 weeks until the solution was depleted.
Upon issuance of an order by the commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on May 31, 2016, the provider ceased treating patients at clinic A until it became compliant with medication preparation and infection prevention standards. This outbreak highlights the gaps in both awareness and enforcement of national and state pharmacy and infection control standards in outpatient settings that perform parenteral medication compounding and infusion services (3-6).
(1.) Nachman S, Alpan O, Malowitz R, Spitzer ED. Catheter-associated fungemia due to Wangiella (Exophiala) dermatitidis. J Clin Microbiol 1996;34:1011-3.
(2.) CDC. Exophiala infection from contaminated injectable steroids prepared by a compounding pharmacy--United States, July-November 2002. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2002;51:1109-12.
(4.) US Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc. Chapter 797. Pharmaceutical compounding--sterile preparations. In: United States Pharmacopeia 39--National Formulary 34. Rockville, MD: US Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc.; 2016:626-70.
(5.) US Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc. Chapter 800. Hazardous drugs-handling in healthcare settings. In: United States Pharmacopeia 39-National Formulary 34, First supplement. Rockville, MD: US Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc.; 2016:7721-39.
 Epidemic Intelligence Service, CDC;  Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, CDC;  New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene;  Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Enteric Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, CDC;  Laboratory Leadership Service, CDC;  New York State Department of Health;  Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health System, New York, New York;  Northwell Health Laboratories, Northwell Health System.
Vasquez, Amber M.; Lake, Jason; Ngai, Stephanie; Halbrook, Megan; Vallabhaneni, Snigdha; Keckler, M.
Global routine vaccination coverage, 2015.
Cardiac dysrhythmias after loperamide abuse--New York, 2008-2016.


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Brian J. Matz Augustine in the Predestination Controversy of the Ninth Century: Part I: The Double Predestinarians Gottschalk of Orbais and Ratramnus of Corbie
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A debate over whether God predestines to make some people reprobate broke out in the ninth century. No one taught this view, but it was presumed by several churchmen at the time to be the position of those who called themselves double predestinarians. In part, this article explains why two double predestinarians, Gottschalk of Orbais and Ratramnus of Corbie, were mistaken for proponents of this view. They had been trying to explain Augustine's phrase, "those predestined to punishment", which they found in no fewer than ten of Augustine's texts. Gottschalk points out Augustine used the phrase interchangeably with the term reprobate. Thus, to Gottschalk, it is not a statement about what God predestines; rather, it is a statement about the effect of predestination (i.e., God predestining to judge sin) on certain people. Likewise, to Ratramnus, the phrase referred to the effect of God's ordering of both the good and evil acts of persons. That Gottschalk and Ratramnus identified Augustine's use of the phrase with a belief in double predestination was due to their reading Augustine through the lens of Isidore of Seville's Sententiae II.6.
Andrea Nightingale Augustine on Extending Oneself to God through Intention
This essay examines Augustine's notion that a person can transcend temporal "distention" by "extending" his soul to God by way of "intention" (intentio). Augustine conceived of intentio as an activity of the will that functions to connect the soul to beings and objects in the world (thus allowing one to perceive, remember, think). Augustine links his notion of "intention" to the activity of "extending oneself to God" (based on Paul's Philippians 3:13). How do the soul's "intention" and "extension" work together to combat temporal "distention"? Augustine suggests that Paul extended himself to God but could not fully overcome distention. In his vision of God in Confessions 9, by contrast, Augustine (briefly) transcends distention. Here, Augustine's memory and self have been transcended as his soul "extends itself" to God "through intention." Even in this state of self-transcendence, his intentio directs and connects his soul to God.
Erika Kidd Making Sense of Virgil in De magistro
Toward the beginning of De magistro, Augustine and his son undertake a brief philosophical exercise using a line from Virgil's Aeneid. That exercise seems to end in failure when father and son jokingly give up on their task. In this essay, I show that neither the selection of the particular line nor the failure of the exercise are accidental. I unpack the context of the Virgilian line, showing its resonance with Augustine's own life, and I explain how the content of the line stands as a challenge to the very argument Augustine seems to want to use it to make. On the basis of this analysis, I argue the dialogue is best read as a dramatization of a false idealization of words—an idealization Augustine hopes his son (and, presumably, the reader) might be freed from. I conclude with the suggestion that interiority functions in the dialogue as a way of describing an intimate, shared space of meaning.
John Sehorn Monica as Synecdoche for the Pilgrim Church in the Confessiones
Many have observed that Augustine casts Monica, both in the Cassiciacum dialogues and in the Confessiones, as a representative of Catholic piety and/or a figure of the church. But what is the relationship between Monica the type and Monica the individual? This article suggests that the literary trope of synecdoche supplies the most adequate answer to this question. Reading Monica as an individual who, precisely in and through her individuality, represents the church as a whole also illumines Augustine's ecclesiology, both in its early stages at Cassiciacum and in a more developed state in the Confessiones. In the latter we find Augustine fully embracing an understanding of the pilgrim church as a community that knows itself, not as an aggregation of spiritual adepts, but always and only as "on the way," i.e., in the process of being redeemed, and for just this reason as the privileged vehicle of transformation by the grace of Christ.
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Joel Elowsky Christianity in Roman Africa: The Development of its Practices and Beliefs
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James J. Buckley Aspiring to Fullness in a Secular Age
Mark W. Elliott Cyril of Alexandria's Trinitarian Theology of Scripture
Nicholas Kahm Ethics as a Work of Charity: Thomas Aquinas and Pagan Virtue
Andrea Sterk Doctrine and Power. Theological Controversy and Christian Leadership in the Later Roman Empire
10. Augustinian Studies: Volume > 46 > Issue: 2
R. J. Snell A Theology of Higher Education
Joseph Krylow Free to Say No? Free Will and Augustine's Evolving Doctrines of Grace and Election
Adam Ployd Augustine's Confessions: Philosophy in Autobiography
Gregory K. Hillis Patristics and Catholic Social Thought: Hermeneutical Models for a Dialogue
Jeffrey S. Lehman St. Augustine's Interpretation of the Psalms of Ascent
Sean Hannan The Cambridge Companion to Augustine
Frederick Van Fleteren Unterwegs zu einer Sprachontologie. Augustin als Schlüssel für die Interpretation der Sprachreflexionen von Heidegger und Gadamer
Frederick Van Fleteren Augustinus. Genie und Heiliger
Benjamin H. Dunning Language for God in Patristic Tradition: Wrestling with Biblical Anthropomorphism
Gerald W. Schlabach The Story of Original Sin
Robert P. Kennedy A Companion to Augustine

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Q: trying to configure next-auth signin page, but having a problem with getProviders() Hello fellow programmers,
I am building a nextJs app using next-auth for user sign-in. I have created the [...nextauth].js file in "pages/api/auth" and a signin.js file in "pages/auth/", the code for these files is written below for reference. the problem I am having is that I am constantly getting the following error when I try to access to signin page: "TypeError: Cannot convert undefined or null to object"
below is a list of the dependencies in the project and their corresponding versions:
"dependencies": {
"@heroicons/react": "^1.0.5",
"@tailwindcss/forms": "^0.3.4",
"faker": "^5.5.3",
"firebase": "^9.4.0",
"next": "latest",
"next-auth": "^4.0.0-beta.7",
"react": "^17.0.2",
"react-dom": "^17.0.2",
"tailwind-scrollbar-hide": "^1.0.4"
},
[..nextauth].js code:

import NextAuth from "next-auth";
import GithubProvider from "next-auth/providers/github";

export default NextAuth({
  // Configure one or more authentication providers
  providers: [
    GithubProvider({
      clientId: process.env.GITHUB_ID,
      clientSecret: process.env.GITHUB_SECRET,
    }),
  ],

  pages: {
    signIn: "/auth/signin",
  },
});

signin.js code:

import { getProviders, signIn as signIntoProvider } from "next-auth/react";

function signIn({ providers }) {
  return (
    <>
      {Object.values(providers).map((provider) => (

          <button
            onClick={() => {
              signIntoProvider(provider.id);
            }}
          >
            Sign In with {provider.name}
          </button>

      ))}
    </>
  );
}
export async function getServerSideProps(context) {
  const providers = await getProviders();

  return {
    props: {
      providers,
    },
  };
}

export default signIn;

Error Code
console logging "providers" displays "null" so I believe getProviders is not working properly for some reason. Any idea why this is happening?
Thank you very much.

A: I've fixed that by moving getProviders into state...
const SignIn = () => {
  const [providers, setProviders] = useState(null);

  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      const res = await getProviders();
      setProviders(res);
    })();
  }, []);

  return (
    <>
      {providers &&
        Object.values(providers).map((provider) => (

            <button
              onClick={() => {
                signIn(provider.id);
              }}
            >
              Sign in with {provider.name}
            </button>

        ))}
    </>
  );
};

A: I had the same issue. I tried console logging the result of await getProviders and it couldn't fetch as it was trying to fetch https://localhost:3000/api/auth/providers instead of http://localhost:3000/api/auth/providers.
I had the wrong NEXTAUTH_URL in my .env.local. It should be http://localhost:3000 not https://localhost:3000.

A: I use the following and have no problem pulling in the providers to display them on my custom signin.
export async function getServerSideProps(context) {
  const providers = await getProviders(context)
  return {
    props: { providers },
  }
}

As you can see the getProviders is also being passed the context.

A: I encountered same error. It was due to having other react application running on the same port ...

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"Even in pregnancy, I think it well worth the little pinprick to really protect ourselves," said one mom who got vaccinated Thursday.
Pregnant women who got a flu shot were 40 percent less likely to end up in the hospital with a serious influenza infection, researchers reported Thursday.
The study of women around the world adds to a large body of evidence that shows the flu vaccine protects women and their babies both before and after birth.
"Expecting mothers face a number of threats to their health and the health of their baby during pregnancy, and getting the flu is one of them," Allison Naleway of the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, who worked on the study, said in a statement.
Pregnant women are high on the list of people who should get a flu shot every year.
"It is very important for pregnant women to get the flu shot," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
When you get your flu vaccine, should you ask for one in particular?
Pregnant women are often worried about getting vaccines, especially as they are cautioned against taking many medications that may affect the unborn baby.
"I've never got a flu vaccine. I know they push it a lot when you're pregnant. Being I've never had one before I feel like I probably wouldn't benefit from it & would have side effects.. idk I'm just nervous & don't know what's best," one expectant mother wrote in an online forum hosted by "What to Expect".
But the CDC notes that pregnant women are more likely to end up in the hospital or even to die from influenza, and also points out that vaccination during pregnancy can help protect a newborn too young to get a flu shot.
Nicole Harrington, a pharmacist at Christiana Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware, didn't hesitate to get a flu vaccine Thursday as part of a mass vaccination event. She's six months pregnant.
"I got the vaccine not only to protect myself but, more important, to protect my peers who I work with, and of course, my baby too," Harrington told NBC News.
It's Harrington's second pregnancy. "Even in pregnancy, I think it well worth the little pinprick to really protect ourselves," Harrington said.
Yet last year, just 35 percent of pregnant women in the U.S. recieved a flu vaccine by the beginning of November, the CDC found.
Naleway, along with Dr. Mark Thompson of CDC's influenza division and others looked at medical records covering 2 million pregnant women in the U.S., Canada, Australia and Israel between 2010 and 2016.
They found 1,000 women who had been hospitalized with flu-like symptoms and who had also been given an influenza test to confirm the diagnosis. Of those, about half actually tested positive for flu. Just 13 percent of them had been vaccinated, the study found.
In comparison, 22 percent of the pregnant women who tested negative for flu had been vaccinated.
After adjusting for age, season and other factors, the researchers said the vaccine lowered the risk of being hospitalized by 40 percent.
They also found a very low vaccination rate. Just 16 percent of the pregnant women overall had been vaccinated against flu, they reported in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Pregnant women are more vulnerable to several flu complications because their immune systems are suppressed, and because pregnancy affects the heart and lungs.
"Flu also may be harmful for a pregnant woman's developing baby. A common flu symptom is fever, which may be associated with neural tube defects and other adverse outcomes for a developing baby," the CDC says.
One 2017 study suggested that some pregnant women who got flu vaccines two years in a row might have had a higher risk of miscarriage. The CDC says it is still analyzing that study, which involved two specific flu seasons.
That study is an outlier, the CDC said.


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Train Collides with Tractor-Trailer North of Knox County
Knox County Community Rallies to Support Teenager Injured in ATV Crash
Blue Room Staff Send Heartfelt Thank You Cards to Chamber
Knox Co. Boys Advance With Win Over La Plata
CANTON BOYS COACH INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME
Eagles Rally For LCC Win Over Fayette Boys
USB Donates $10K to Culver-Stockton College
KTVO TV Executives Visit Knox County
Knox County Eagles News
Judge Alberty Grants Continuance in Knox City Homicide Case
By Editor | January 9, 2008
By Crystal Howerton
The Knox County Associate Circuit court convened at approximately 9:45 a.m. on Friday, December 28, 2007, in the preliminary hearing of Shane Colby Roberts, 28, of Kirksville, MO, having been slightly delayed due to inclement weather.
Roberts was charged with Murder in the First Degree and Armed Criminal Action in the October 5 or 6 homicide of Larry G. Callahan, 57, of Knox City, MO on October 30, 2007.
Judge William E. Alberty announced that Corporal David Johnson with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, who was scheduled to attend the hearing, would not be present due to an illness, therefore it was possible that the hearing would be continued.
First called to the stand was Angela D. Knowles, 27, of Kirksville, MO, sister of Roberts, who was charged with Murder in the Second Degree, also in connection with Callahan's death.
Shortly after Prosecuting Attorney David Brown began questioning Knowles, she stated that she was refusing to testify as Roberts, her brother, was present. Brown then requested a continuance explaining that without the testimony of Knowles on behalf of the state, Cpl. Johnson's presence was absolutely necessary to the case.
Following a short recess, in which Knowles' attorney requested to consult with his client, it was confirmed that Knowles would not testify against her brother on that day, and the hearing was rescheduled for Friday afternoon, January 11, 2008 at 1:30 p.m.
Prior to adjournment, Roberts' council requested that Roberts be released on an OR (Own Recognizance) bond on behalf of his client, who would be under the supervision of his probation officer and volunteered to be placed under house arrest. However, Judge Alberty denied the request because there would not be a significant wait until the next hearing.
Tiger Boys Beat Mustangs
The Edina Sentinel


Electronic soul band Shapeshifter is one of the NZ acts whose songs were covered by international artists in Nick Dwyer's Making Tracks TV series. Dwyer takes that relationship a step further with this infectious music video for one of the singles from their fourth album Delta. He accompanies their lyrics, about putting aside the pressures and problems of everyday life, with a series of vibrant images from around the world. Gathered during his globetrotting, they celebrate human connection and the simple pleasures afforded by music (and a NZ 1990 t-shirt).


You pick and choose the size and configuration of your dream band. Starting from a three-piece band, you can go right up to a full twelve piece band depending on the sound and look you want for your wedding. Your configuration may include the full Bentley Boys brass section or female vocalists, the choice is yours!
Come and see the Bentley Boys Wedding Band playing live at one of our showcases! We've many showcases all over Ireland throughout the year. If you are looking to book a wedding band or corporate/event band, then you'll want to see them first, talk to the band, and ask any questions you might have. Showcases are also a great night out – remember The Bentley Boys play 'Music for your Feet' so dancing is encouraged!!
Google, Amazon, Barclay's Bank, Pfizer, Kerry Group, Leinster Rugby, KPMG, Merck Sharpe & Dome, Galway Oyster Festival, McDonalds, Intel, Liberty Insurance, Wedding Journal, Leo Pharmaceuticals, Bord Gáis, Moran Hotel Group, Royal College of Surgeons, University of Limerick, Weddings Online and many more….


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Saudi Arabia admits missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in 'fistfight' in Turkish consulate
Pro-government Turkish media have repeatedly claimed that Khashoggi was tortured and decapitated by a Saudi hit squad.
By AFP Friday 19 Oct 2018, 11:57 PM
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A man enters Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul today.
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SAUDI ARABIA HAS admitted that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside its consulate in Istanbul, according to reports from state media.
"The discussions between Jamal Khashoggi and those he met at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul … devolved into a fistfight, leading to his death," the Saudi Press Agency said, citing the public prosecutor.
Yesterday, Turkey widened its investigation into Khashoggi's disappearance following his visit to the Saudi consulate, searching a forest in Istanbul and interviewing the mission's staff.
Ankara denied giving any audio recording to US officials from the investigation about Khashoggi, a former royal insider who moved to the United States after becoming a critic of the current House of Saud leadership.
US President Donald Trump acknowledged that Khashoggi was likely dead, even as his fate remained unclear 17 days after he vanished.
Pro-government Turkish media had repeatedly claimed that Khashoggi was tortured and decapitated by a Saudi hit squad inside the consulate, although Turkey has yet to divulge details about the investigation.
But the controversy already put the kingdom – for decades a key Western ally and bulwark against Iran in the Middle East – under unprecedented pressure amid reports it was scrambling to provide an explanation to take the heat off its rulers.
It is also a major crisis for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a favourite of the Trump administration who has portrayed himself as a modernising Arab reformer, but whose image and even position at home could now be gravely undermined.
Close ally the United Arab Emirates warned that the controversy should not be exploited to "destabilise" Saudi Arabia.
'Turkish employees testifying'
Fifteen staff, all Turkish nationals, were testifying today at the chief prosecutor's office, state-run news agency Anadolu said.
It has been reported Turkish employees were given the day off on 2 October, the day Khashoggi disappeared.
Among those giving statements inside Istanbul's main courthouse were the consulate driver, technicians, accountants and receptionists.
Istanbul's Belgrad forest became a target of the investigation after police focused on the vehicles which had left the consulate on the day Khashoggi disappeared, NTV television reported. At least one vehicle is suspected to have gone to the forest.
The forest, a vast area and sufficiently remote for even locals to regularly get lost there, is nearly 15 kilometres from the consulate.
Investigators already conducted two searches of the consulate and a nine-hour search of the consul's residence this week.
Pro-government daily Sabah today published new CCTV images of some of the Saudi team arriving in Istanbul and reported that two of the men landed in the city on 1 October.
Previously, local media said the 15 men arrived in Turkey on 2 October on two private planes.
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu did not reveal probe details but promised to share information in due course "in a transparent manner".
"It is out of the question for us to share this or that information with any country," he said.
'No tape given'
The key potential piece of evidence in the investigation is an alleged audio tape whose existence has been reported by pro-government media. They say it proved Khashoggi was tortured and then killed.
ABC News yesterday quoted an unnamed Turkish official saying US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo heard the audio tape and was shown a transcript of the recording during his visit to Ankara.
But Pompeo said he had neither "seen" nor "heard" a tape and had not read a transcript while in Ankara where he met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Cavusoglu.
Cavusoglu today also denied the claims and said it was "out of the question for Turkey to give any kind of audio tape to Pompeo or any other US official".
Trump had iterated his belief that Khashoggi was dead and warned of "very severe" consequences should Riyadh be proven responsible.
'More time'
The New York Times reported that Saudi leaders could blame General Ahmed al-Assiri, a top intelligence official close to the crown prince.
Previously US media said Saudis were preparing a report that Khashoggi's death resulted from a botched interrogation.
As Washington seeks to avoid a long-term rupture with its ally Riyadh, Pompeo told Trump the Saudis should be given "a few more days to complete" an official probe.
The furore has also blown a huge hole in next week's Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh.
It was meant to showcase Prince Mohammed's plans for reform but has now been hit by a stream of big name cancellations including US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
But the UAE state minister for foreign affairs, Anwar Gargash, tweeted that Abu Dhabi was "firmly" opposed to "politicisation (of the case) and efforts to destabilise Saudi Arabia."
'Wide range'
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also warned today of a "wide range" of responses should Washington determine that Saudi Arabia is behind Khashoggi's disappearance and apparent death.
"We'll certainly consider a wide range of potential responses, but I think the important thing to do is that the facts come out," Pompeo told Voice of America radio.
The United States is Saudi Arabia's biggest backer and the feared murder of Khashoggi has presented President Donald Trump with one of the most acute foreign policy crises of his nearly two-year-old presidency.
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Today's Home Office-related stories include new proposals to stop people viewing terrorist material online and a year of the National Cyber Security Centre.
In today's Daily Mail the Home Secretary announced potential tougher measures for those viewing terrorist content online. The article notes that those who repeatedly view or stream terrorist content online could face up to 15 years in prison, to close a gap in the law where people could only be prosecuted if they had downloaded and kept the terrorist material.
The Mail, Times and BBC report on the first year of the National Cyber Security Centre. The papers report that there were 1,131 incident reports to the centre in the first year, with 590 classed as 'significant'.
For more information on the first year of the National Cyber Security Centre click here and below find a comment from the Security Minister.
The National Cyber Security Centre is doing a crucial job in providing world-class expertise and rapid response in the face of cyber threats that are increasing in volume and sophistication.
We are determined to tackle these threats and that is why we are investing £1.9 billion to support the National Cyber Security Strategy to deter adversaries, boost the UK's resilience and protect our citizens, organisations and infrastructure.


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Ramon Gener Sala (born in Barcelona, 1967), known simply as Ramon Gener, is a Spanish musician, pianist, humanist and writer. A BA in Humanities and Business Sciences, he also studied piano and singing. After some years working as a baritone he left the profession and started his new stage as a lecturer and musical communicator. In 2011 he became the host of the television program Òpera en Texans (Opera in jeans). Later he directed and hosted This is Opera (2015), This is Art (2017, 2018) and 200; una noche en el Prado (2019).

Early life and education
Gener Sala began studying music at the age of 6 at the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu in his hometown of Barcelona where he studied piano until he was 11 years old. After a break in his teens, he resumed his piano studies at the age of 18 with the pianist Anna Maria Albors and began studying opera singing under the supervision of the famous soprano Victoria de los Ángeles. He completed his studies with the baritone  in Warsaw and in Barcelona with the tenor . While studying piano and singing, he graduated in Humanities and Business Sciences from the Open University of Catalonia.

Career
Gener Sala debuted as a singer at the Palau de la Música Catalana in the role of protagonist in the opera Noye's Fludde by Benjamin Britten. Thereafter he worked as a baritone in oratorios including Fauré's Requiem, Stabat Mater by Franz Schubert and Bach's Magnificat and operas such as Le nozze di Figaro, Così fan tutte (Guglielmo) and The Magic Flute (Sprecher). In the 1999/2000 season he made his debut at the Gran Teatre del Liceu with Sly, ovvero La leggenda del dormiente risvegliato by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari. In the 2000/01 season he returned there to sing at the opera Billy Budd by Benjamin Brittten.

Later he stopped singing but continued giving courses and lectures on music history and opera. The impact of these conferences took him to television.

In 2011, the program  (Opera in jeans) premiered on channel 33, where Gener Sala explained and analyzed opera informally. The program was on air for three seasons and was awarded at the XVII Zapping Awards 2011 edition granted by "Telespectadors Associats de Catalunya" – TAC (Mix Partners Viewers of Catalonia) in the category of best informative program / cultural / documentary.

In 2014, Gener Sala published a book written in Catalan, Si Beethoven pogués escoltar-me (If Beethoven could listen to me). A year later the book was published in Spanish.

In 2015, Gener Sala directed and led the program This is Opera: an international production (Brutal Media TV, RTVE and Unitel Classica) with 30 episodes recorded in Spanish and English. He is master of ceremonies, expert, pianist and animator. In Spain it was broadcast on La 2 of RTVE. The program has also been issued in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (Servus TV), Italy (RAI5), Portugal (RTP2), Latvia (LTV and Lattelecom), Croatia (HTV3),  Australia (Foxtel Arts) Mexico (Channel 22 Film & Arts) Colombia, Chile and Argentina (Film & Arts), South Korea (NATV), Mongolia (MNB), Singapore (Channel 5) and Czech Rebublic (CT art). The program was awarded at the XXI edition of the Zapping Awards as the best informative program / cultural / documentary and Ramon Gener won the award for best presenter.

In 2016 Sala published, in Catalan and Spanish, his second book L'amor et farà immortal (Love will make you immortal).

Bibliography
Si Beethoven pogués escoltar-me (2014) In Catalan. Editorial Ara Llibres
Si Beethoven pudiera escucharme (2015) In Spanish. Editorial Now Books
El amor the hará inmortal (2016) In Spanish. Editorial Plaza & Janés
L'amor et fará immortal (2016) In Catalan. Editorial Ara llibres
Se Beethoven pudesse ouvir-me (2017) In Portuguese. Editora Objectiva

TV Shows

 Òpera en texans (2011, 2012, 2013). Host. Producded by Brutal Media for TV3
 This is Opera (2015). Director and host. Produced by Brutal Media, RTVE y Unitel Classica.
 This is Art (2017 y 2018). Director and host. Produced by Brutal Media, TV3 y Movistar+
 200; una noche en el Prado (2019). Director and host. Produced by Brutal Media for RTVE

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by George Bangham
The ReCivitas project has paid an unconditional basic income to members of a small community in Quatinga Velho, in the state of São Paulo in southern Brazil, since 2008. In early February Basic Income Oxford hosted a talk by the NGO's co-founder Marcus Brancaglione, at an event introduced by Oxford University professor of geography Danny Dorling. Brancaglione spoke about the history of the project and its significance for basic income trials in Brazil and around the world.
Brazil adopted a national law mandating unconditional basic income in 2004, after a long campaign led by Senator Eduardo Suplicy. It was the first country in the world to pass such a law. But an easy political pledge proved hard to turn into reality. To date, the ReCivitas is the only project in Brazil to have succeeded in paying a basic income. While the 10 year-old national Bolsa Familía programme shares some features with basic income policies, it is neither universal nor unconditional. Its mixture of conditional and unconditional cash transfers and education initiatives is aimed only at the poorest quarter of Brazilian families, and they can only qualify for payments by demonstrating their children have attended school and participated in vaccination programmes.
ReCivitas pays its participants 30 reais per month (about €15), a small but significant sum in a poor community where many residents have little security against starvation. It is paid to a self-selected group of 27 residents of the small rural village of Quatinga Velho, who voluntarily signed up to the project initially for 1–2 years at a public meeting attended by around 100 people. Brancaglione said the community was at first sceptical about the project, having learnt from experience to distrust the outside forces of the state and organised crime, but it soon saw that an unconditional basic income could improve people's lives. There was more interest in the project from women than from men, a difference that Brancaglione attributed to them being more comfortable discussing politics in public meetings, and the project had least success in engaging with men under 30.
The ReCivitas basic income is paid in cash, since few members of the community have access to banks. There is no bureaucracy involved in the payments, which are distributed by hand, and the community itself determines who is a resident and so eligible to receive money. For the first few years the project was funded by Brancaglione and his co-founder Bruna Pereira, but it has since gathered funding from donors around the world. The first round ran for 5 years and finished in2014.
What effects did the project have? Brancaglione described it as small yet powerful. It 'changed the dreams' of people in the community, he said, giving some of the poorest a basic security, and it allowed them 'the capability to project in to the future', rather than living and budgeting without ever being certain that their income was secure. The money and the terms of payment gave citizens the power to change their relationship with the outside authorities. Rather than having to prove the extent of their poverty in order to receive social security, they were freed to assert their citizen's right to a basic income. The payment was symbolic beyond its low level, as it allowed each citizen a share of the overall social wealth. As Brancaglione summarised, 'a Basic Income means you take back your commons'.
Politicians have had little interest in the ReCivitas project in the seven years since it began.
Brancaglione explained that the idea of Basic Income has had little political currency since the original law was passed by President Lula in 2004. It is specially unattractive to many local and national politicians as it disrupts the clientelist relationships on the backs of which many rose to power. It would also be much harder to trial similar projects in cities — as Pereira and Brancaglione had originallly hoped to do — as the projects would need to be larger and they would need to cope with the complex forces of crime and politics.
But Brancaglione is hopeful that ReCivitas will inspire others in the future, in Brazil and beyond. It was the first example of a Basic Income project in a country in the global south; similar trials have since taken place in India and Namibia. It has been studied by academics from Germany looking at economic development and the development of individual capabilities, and academics from Switzerland looking at basic income's effects on social capital. It is hard to imagine ReCivitas and basic income being ignored by Brazilian politicians forever.
Last January the project moved in to its second phase, as Pereira and Brancaglione began a more ambitious scheme to pay 14 people a basic income for a 21-year period. This scheme will be permanent enough to study in unprecedented detail how a basic income affects citizens' ability to participate in work, training and the community over the long term. This time the project is funded by the interest from an endowment fund, which gathers together donations from Brazil and around the world, so it is likely to be financially sustainable throughout its lifetime.
Brancaglione's talk was listened to by a packed audience of activists, academics and interested citizens in Oxford. Brancaglione and Pereira have given talks around the world and inspired many audiences with their project. Of course, the direct relevance of ReCivitas to basic income projects in the UK and Europe lies more in its general features than in the specific effects of very small payments in a poor rural community.
But the project nonetheless teaches powerful lessons about the practical potential of unconditional basic income. It proves that a partial basic income is workable and helps a small community living a precarious life. It proves that the effects of basic income go beyond the simple increase in spending power; it provides psychological security and empowers people to take a greater role in community and political life. Most importantly perhaps, the project shows that citizens can take action and enact a basic income themselves, providing an example to others. If such projects continue to spread, governments will one day surely follow.
To learn more about the project visit http://www.recivitas.org or contact recivitas@gmail.com
Text by: George Bangham is an independent writer and political campaigner interested in economics, the politics of work and in ecology. He is based near Oxford. Contact georgebangham@gmail.com.
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Baltensperger A.P., J.C. Hagelin, P.A. Schuette, A. Droghini, and K. Ott. 2022. High dietary and habitat diversity indicate generalist behaviors of northern bog lemmings Synaptomys borealis in Alaska, USA. Endangered Species Research 49:145-158. Wildlife Ecology 2022 Peer-reviewed Journal
Droghini, A., K.S. Christie, R.R. Kelty, P.A. Schuette, and T. Gotthardt. 2022. Conservation status, threats, and information needs of small mammals in Alaska. Conservation Science and Practice 4:e12671. Wildlife Ecology 2022 Peer-reviewed Journal
Schuette, P.A., S. Ebbert, A. Droghini, and T.W. Nawrocki. 2022. Small mammal diet indicates plant diversity, vegetation structure, and ecological integrity in a remote ecosystem. Biodiversity and Conservation 31:909-924. Wildlife Ecology 2022 Peer-reviewed Journal
Reimer, J.P., L.A. Kaupaus, and P.A. Schuette. 2016. Little brown myotis maternity roost surveys: Copper River basin, 2016. Alaska Center for Conservation Science, University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska. 28 pp. Wildlife Ecology 2016 Unpublished Report
Aycrigg, J., G. Beauvais, T. Gotthardt, F. Huettmann, S. Pyare, M. Andersen, D. Keinath, J. Lonneker, M. Spathelf, and K. Walton. 2015. Novel Approaches to Modeling and Mapping Terrestrial Vertebrate Occurrence in the Northwest and Alaska: An Evaluation. Northwest Science 89:355-381. Wildlife Ecology 2015 Peer-reviewed Journal
Gotthardt, T.A., J.P. Reimer, T.W. Nawrocki, C. Greenstein, and K. Walton. 2015. Prince of Wales Island Amphibian Surveys 2013 and 2014. Alaska Natural Heritage Program, University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska. 55 pp. Wildlife Ecology 2015 Unpublished Report
Gotthardt, T., S. Pyare, F. Huettmann, K. Walton, M. Spathelf, K. Nesvacil, A. Baltensperger, G. Humphries, and T. Fields. 2014. Predicting the Range and Distribution of Terrestrial Vertebrate Species in Alaska. University of Alaska. Anchorage, Alaska. 42 pp. plus appendices. Wildlife Ecology 2014 Unpublished Report
Gotthardt, T.A., and K.M. Walton. 2014. An update on the status and occurrence of small mammals on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Alaska Natural Heritage Program, University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska. 17 pp. Wildlife Ecology 2014 Unpublished Report
Reimer, J.P., C.L. Lausen, R.M.R. Barclay, S. Irwin, and M.K. Vassal. 2014. Bat activity and use of hibernacula in Wood Buffalo National Park, Alberta. Northwestern Naturalist 95:277-288. Wildlife Ecology 2014 Peer-reviewed Journal
Tessler, D.F., M.L. Snively, and T.A. Gotthardt. 2014. New insights on the distribution, ecology, and overwintering behavior of the little brown myotis (Myotis lucifugus) in Alaska. Northwestern Naturalist 95:251-263. Wildlife Ecology 2014 Peer-reviewed Journal
Wilson, J.M., J.P. Reimer, D. Allaire, and C.L. Lausen. 2014. Diversity and distribution of bats in the Northwest Territories. Northwestern Naturalist 95:197-218. Wildlife Ecology 2014 Peer-reviewed Journal
Gotthardt, T., S. Pyare, F. Huettmann, K. Walton, M. Spathelf, K. Nesvacil, A. Baltensperger, G. Humphries, and T. Fields. 2013. Alaska Gap Analysis Project Terrestrial Vertebrate Species Atlas. University of Alaska. Anchorage, Alaska. 766 pp. Wildlife Ecology 2013 Unpublished Report
Gotthardt, T.A., K.M. Walton, and T.L. Fields. 2012. Setting priorities for Alaska's Wildlife Action Plan. Alaska Natural Heritage Program, University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska. Wildlife Ecology 2012 Unpublished Report
Walton, K.M., and T.A. Gotthardt. 2012. Inventory of breeding birds of the Alagnak Wild River. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/SWAN/NRTR 2012/623. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado. Wildlife Ecology 2012 Technical Report
Gotthardt, T.A., and K.M. Walton. 2011. Prioritizing the Risk of Invasive Animal and Aquatic Invertebrate Species in Alaskas National Forests. Alaska Natural Heritage Program, University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska. 109 pp. Wildlife Ecology 2011 Unpublished Report
Walton, K.M., J. McGrath, and T.A. Gotthardt. 2011. Archiving Southwest Alaskas National Park bird survey data in the Avian Knowledge Network (AKN) database: Project overview. Natural Resource Data Series NPS/SWAN/NRDS-2011/207. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado. Wildlife Ecology 2011 Technical Report
Gotthardt, T.A. 2010. European black slug risk assessment for the Copper River Delta Area, Alaska. Alaska Natural Heritage Program, University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska. Wildlife Ecology 2010 Unpublished Report
Gotthardt, T.A., K.M. Walton, and J. Stein. 2010. Archiving historic bird checklists from Southwest Alaskas national parks into eBird and Avian Knowledge Network databases. Natural Resource Data Series NPS/SWAN/NRDS 2010/085. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado. Wildlife Ecology 2010 Technical Report
Gotthardt, T.A., T. Fields, K.M. Walton, K.W. Boggs., and S. KC. 2010. Database support for the Alaska comprehensive conservation strategy planning effort. Alaska Natural Heritage Program, University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska. 38 pp. Wildlife Ecology 2010 Unpublished Report
Carlson, M.L., and T.A. Gotthardt. 2009. Reconnaissance survey for threatened, endangered and sensitive species at Clear Air Force Station, Alaska. Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Environment and Natural Resources Institute, University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska. 56 pp. Wildlife Ecology 2009 Unpublished Report
Gotthardt, T.A., T. Fields, and J. McClory. 2009. Biogeography of select avian species in Alaskas National Parks. Alaska Natural Heritage Program, University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska. 155 pp. Wildlife Ecology 2009 Unpublished Report
McClory, J., and T.A. Gotthardt. 2008. Non-native and invasive animals of Alaska: a comprehensive list and select species status reports. Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Environment and Natural Resources Institute, University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska. 64 pp. Wildlife Ecology 2008 Unpublished Report
Gotthardt, T.A., J. McClory, T. Fields, A. Jansen, C. Coray, M. Booz, H. Weigner, E. Davies, and R. Pattison. 2007. Partnership in Nongame Wildlife Research and Data Management for the State of Alaskas Wildlife Conservation Plan, 2004: 2007. Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Environment and Natural Resources Institute, University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska. 138 pp. Wildlife Ecology 2007 Unpublished Report
Tessler, D.F., T.A. Gotthardt, K. Larson, and T. Mills. 2007. The Alaska Bat Monitoring Project: Utilizing Citizen Science to Map the Distribution of the Little Brown Bat (Myotislucifugus) and its Habitats in Alaska. Western Canada Bat Working Group Newsletter. Issue 11, Fall 2007. Wildlife Ecology 2007 Unpublished Report
Gotthardt, T.A., J. McClory, A. Jansen, H. Weigner, and T. Fields. 2006. Species status reports and range maps for selected fish species featured in the Alaska Department of Fish and Games Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy. Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Environment and Natural Resources Institute, University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska. 48 pp. Wildlife Ecology 2006 Unpublished Report
Gotthardt, T.A., J. McClory, A. Jansen, S. Schoen, T. Fields, and H. Weigner. 2006. Species status reports for selected bird, mammal, fish, invertebrate and reptile species featured in the Alaska Department of Fish and Games Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy. Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Environment and Natural Resources Institute, University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska. Wildlife Ecology 2006 Unpublished Report
Ostrand, W.D., S. Howlin, and T.A. Gotthardt. 2005. Fish school selection by Marbled Murrelets in Prince William Sound, Alaska: responses to changes in availability. Marine Ornithology. 32:9-16. Wildlife Ecology 2005 Peer-reviewed Journal
Ostrand, W.D., T.A. Gotthardt, S. Howlin, and M.D. Robards. 2005. Habitat selection models for Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Northwestern Naturalist 86:131-143. Wildlife Ecology 2005 Peer-reviewed Journal
Smith, S., N. Foster, and T.A. Gotthardt. 2005. The distribution of the freshwater mussels Andonta spp. and Margaritifera flacata in Alaska. Alaska Natural Heritage Program, University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska. 26 pp. Wildlife Ecology 2005 Unpublished Report
Gotthardt, T.A. 2004. Limnological and fishery investigations concerning sockeyesalmon production in Six-Mile Lakes, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Environment and Natural Resources Institute, University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska. 24 pp. Wildlife Ecology 2004 Unpublished Report
Gotthardt, T.A. 2004. Monitoring the distribution of amphibians in the Cook Inlet watershed 2003. Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Environment and Natural Resources Institute, University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska. 23 pp. Wildlife Ecology 2004 Unpublished Report
Gotthardt, T.A. 2003. Inventory and mapping of Six-Mile lakes sockeye spawning habitat on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Environment and Natural Resources Institute, University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska. 38 pp. Wildlife Ecology 2003 Unpublished Report
Gotthardt, T., J. Lenz, S. Klein, and C. Coray. 2002. Fisheries database, literature review, and study site mapping for Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve,Denali National Park and Preserve, and Yukon-Charley Rivers National Reserve. Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Environment and Natural Resources Institute, University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska. 38 pp. Wildlife Ecology 2002 Unpublished Report
Gotthardt, T.A., and R. Lanctot. 2002. Status report on the Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis). Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Environment and Natural Resources Institute, University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska. 49 pp. Wildlife Ecology 2002 Unpublished Report
Gotthardt, T.A., C. Heaton, J. Michaelson, and C. Coray. 2002. Range and habitat use by species of concern on southwest and southcentral Alaska National Wildlife Refuges. Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Environment and Natural Resources Institute, University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage, Alaska. 22 pp. Wildlife Ecology 2002 Unpublished Report
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Halifax dumping 75 tonnes of 'unusable' film plastic in another province's landfill
By Steve Silva Global News
Posted January 3, 2018 7:52 pm
Updated January 3, 2018 9:37 pm
Plastic shopping bags pictured in Halifax on Dec. 7, 2017. Steve Silva / Global News
Roughly 75 tonnes of film plastic collected in Halifax to be recycled will now be heading to a landfill in another province that the municipal government won't disclose.
The figure is a portion of the 300 tonnes that has been stored for months but is now so degraded the materials are unrecyclable.
#Halifax is sending 75 tonnes of "unusable" film plastic to a landfill in an undisclosed province. Matt Keliher, #HFX's solid waste manager, said he's hoping the province will allow the other 225 tonnes to be dumped in #NovaScotia: https://t.co/NJh4yKbPiL #HFXPoli #NSPoli pic.twitter.com/N8CwpBv1KU
— Steve Silva (@SteveCSilva) January 4, 2018
The municipality would be able to dump the plastic for a cheaper price at the Green For Life (GFL) landfill in West Hants, N.S., but the provincial government has yet to approve the application asking for permission.
The application was submitted last year.
"We don't want other recyclers to know where we're moving our material for possibly they can get a better deal than us or they can undercut our price, or lots of reasons," Matt Keliher, Halifax's solid waste manager, said in Dartmouth on Wednesday.
"At this point, we're not revealing where that material is being moved to, it's just being moved outside of Nova Scotia where it's permitted to be put into a landfill."
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The film plastic, which includes shopping bags and food wrap, has to be disposed of so that the municipality can "continue to process all the materials that arrive at [the] facility every day."
When more space is needed, more film will be sent to the undisclosed province to be disposed of, and that's coming with an extra cost.
The municipality is now paying to have all of its recyclable film plastic processed.
The recycling troubles stem from China's new import ban on certain wastes, something which is affecting many other communities in North America.
In the last fiscal year, $1,660,000 of the $2,166,000 in Halifax's recycling revenues came from selling materials to China.
Now, the government expects little, if any future money, to come from China.
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Nova Scotia's regulations don't currently allow film plastic to be dumped in landfills.
Dumping the material in the municipality's Otter Lake Waste Facility would cost Halifax about $125 per tonne, though no request has been made for that, Keliher said.
Dumping the material in GFL's landfill would cost about $100 per tonne.
"It's more expensive to export this material to the other province," Keliher, who wouldn't disclose that specific cost, said.
"It's better economically for HRM, and environmentally, to landfill it in Nova Scotia than it is to transport it to another province, and the greenhouse, the gas carbon emissions, and then the additional cost to export it is not in the best value of taxpayers."
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He said Miller Water Systems requested permission to put the film in a landfill last August but the company was told GFL had to. GFL made the request a month or two later. Keliher asked about the request from the provincial government in early December.
"The department will be making a decision early in the new year," Chrissy Matheson, a provincial government spokesperson, said in an email in November.
Representatives from Nova Scotia districts, including a local councillor, will meet with the province's minister of environment next week at Halifax City Hall.
According to Keliher, the landfill request, China's import changes, among other topics, will all be discussed.
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MADISON, Wis. -- When you're on the go and your smartphone battery is low, in the not-so-distant future you could charge it simply by plugging it into your shoe.
An innovative energy harvesting and storage technology developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineers could reduce our reliance on the batteries in our mobile devices, ensuring we have power for our devices no matter where we are.
In a paper published Nov. 16, 2015, in the journal Scientific Reports, Tom Krupenkin, a professor of mechanical engineering at UW-Madison, and J. Ashley Taylor, a senior scientist in UW-Madison's Mechanical Engineering Department, described an energy-harvesting technology that's particularly well suited for capturing the energy of human motion to power mobile electronic devices.
"Human walking carries a lot of energy," Krupenkin says. "Theoretical estimates show that it can produce up to 10 watts per shoe, and that energy is just wasted as heat. A total of 20 watts from walking is not a small thing, especially compared to the power requirements of the majority of modern mobile devices."
However, traditional approaches to energy harvesting and conversion don't work well for the relatively small displacements and large forces of footfalls, according to the researchers.
The researchers' new energy-harvesting technology takes advantage of "reverse electrowetting," a phenomenon that Krupenkin and Taylor pioneered in 2011. With this approach, as a conductive liquid interacts with a nanofilm-coated surface, the mechanical energy is directly converted into electrical energy.
The reverse electrowetting method can generate usable power, but it requires an energy source with a reasonably high frequency -- such as a mechanical source that's vibrating or rotating quickly.
"Yet our environment is full of low-frequency mechanical energy sources such as human and machine motion, and our goal is to be able to draw energy from these types of low-frequency energy sources," Krupenkin says. "So reverse electrowetting by itself didn't solve one of the problems we had."
To overcome this, the researchers developed what they call the "bubbler" method, which they described in their Scientific Reports study. The bubbler method combines reverse electrowetting with bubble growth and collapse.
The researchers' bubbler device -- which contains no moving mechanical parts -- consists of two flat plates separated by a small gap filled with a conductive liquid. The bottom plate is covered with tiny holes through which pressurized gas forms bubbles. The bubbles grow until they're large enough to touch the top plate, which causes the bubble to collapse.
"The high frequency that you need for efficient energy conversion isn't coming from your mechanical energy source but instead, it's an internal property of this bubbler approach," Krupenkin says.
The researchers say their bubbler method can potentially generate high power densities -- lots of watts relative to surface area in the generator -- which enables smaller and lighter energy-harvesting devices that can be coupled to a broad range of energy sources.
"The bubbler really shines at producing high power densities," he says. "For this type of mechanical energy harvesting, the bubbler has a promise to achieve by far the highest power density ever demonstrated."
Their harvester could directly power various mobile devices through a charging cable, or it could be integrated with a broad range of electronic devices embedded in a shoe, such as a Wi-Fi hot spot that acts as a "middleman" between mobile devices and a wireless network. The latter requires no cables, dramatically cuts the power requirements of wireless mobile devices, and can make a cellphone battery last 10 times longer between charges.
"For a smartphone, just the energy cost of radio-frequency transmission back and forth between the phone and the tower is a tremendous contributor to the total drain of the battery," Krupenkin says.
Additional authors on the Scientific Reports paper include UW-Madison mechanical engineering graduate students Tsung-Hsing Hsu and Supone Manakasettharn.


Should I be counting macro's?
Macro's…what are they and how do I track them? You might have had this exact thought at some point in your life. Macro-nutrients (Macro's) are simply tracking the amount of protein, carbohydrates and fat that you are consuming. Learning what works for your body and how to balance them, I believe is crucial in understanding how much of what foods you are eating. I ask my clients to track their macro's a couple of times a year. For sure in the beginning of their weight loss journey and again when they plateau.
How do I track my macro's?
I like to use a couple of different app's. "My Fitness Pal" app is one way to track your macro's. This app allows you to customize what percentage of protein, carbs and fat you want to play with in your diet. A lot of body builders I've talked to, might try out a 40-40-20 (40% carb, 40% protein, 20% fat). They'll eat low fat foods, drink protein shakes, eat meat and egg whites, eat oatmeal and vegetables. You'll need to put whatever it was that you ate, in the app so it can be calculated. I know it's a lot of extra work but I ask that you do this for 2 weeks straight just to get a picture of what you're eating.
This might blow your mind, but I like to start my clients on a 70-20-10 ratio (70% fat, 20% protein, 10% carb). I do this for a couple of reasons. 1. It really makes them become aware of just how many carbs they were eating before. While it might feel restricting at first, it produces some quick results for most of them so they decide to keep on going. 2. It eliminated unnecessary sugar and flour from their diet and gives them a focus on healthy fats and whole foods. Understanding that they need to be eating more healthy fats like avocados, olives, coconut oil, walnuts, olive oil etc, greatly helps their brain (and body) feel satiated and reduces cravings. Once they are on a split like this for a couple of weeks, I might allow a little more carb back into their diet by taking it to 60% fat, 25% protein, 15% carb and inching it up from there if needed. I want to always make sure they are getting 90g of healthy, clean protein each day.
there is another app called "Stupid Easy Keto" which is quick and easy when tracking. See which one works best for you. Both are FREE unless you upgrade.
Well, I haven't yet met a client who was willing to go all in on this, that's its failed on. Having said that, I think it's always best to discuss any dietary changes with your doctor before changing anything you're doing. They know your body better than I do. I don't feel that this way of eating is dangerous in any way though, in fact, a lot of diabetes and cancer patients will eat this way to help heal their bodies. Make sure you're eating enough food until you are full but not stuffed.
What kinds of foods will I be eating?
Protein (grass-fed, organic, wild caught fish), nuts & seeds (assuming you don't have an allergy), healthy fats (as mentioned above), lots of fresh organic vegetables and fruits (preferably low glycemic like berries and apples), whole raw dairy (if tolerated). You need to understand that a lot of people are actually sensitive to dairy even though they claim they are not and their doctor has checked them out as okay to eat dairy. I would still cut dairy out of your diet if you're not getting the results you want. I know it'll be hard but I can't think of anything more important than your health. You have nothing really without it.
What if I refuse to track macro's but still want to lose weight?
Okay then…here's what you do…GIVE UP FLOUR, SUGAR & DAIRY. That should do the trick. (Did I lose you?). Be extremely diligent about not putting either of those three things in your diet. You can still use maple syrup or swerve as a sweetener for some foods, but certainly don't use it everyday. You won't need to. Your palette will soon be trained to be satisfied with veggies, fruits, protein & fats.
Still having problems after doing all that? Go get your blood tested. Do a food allergy panel, thyroid panel, hormone panel. Talk to a Naturopath doctor. I know for sure you'll get the answers you're looking for.
If you need someone there to hold you accountable, hire a health coach. I know a good one wink wink!


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As a leader, you are courageous because you believe the One who called you is greater than the challenge to which you are called. Work is a gift from a gracious God. If you're called to work, do so with excellence and passion. If you're called to be an entrepreneur, pursue your calling with conviction and freedom.Entrepreneurs tend to be leaders, and not always good followers. It's not a fault; it's the way you're wired.
In the tension in between live those who want to live by faith and do work that matters, following their Lord and leading with the gifts and insights they have been given.We all struggle; we all yearn for success. There has to be more to the journey of faith and lifestyle of entrepreneurship than prosperity: EntreWorship will help you align your purpose, passion, and prosperity.
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Our Purity Story
Vital Choice fish and shellfish are exceptionally pure and safe. Here's the story:
Vital Choice seafood is very low in mercury
All of our fish are free of hazardous levels of mercury, for two reasons:
We feature species that are inherently low in mercury: salmon, sablefish, sardines, scallops, prawns, and crab.
We offer only younger, smaller (therefore, minimal-mercury) members of predatory species (halibut and albacore tuna).
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was very conservative in setting the legal limit for mercury at 1 ppm (parts per million), which is 10 times lower than the very lowest level associated with mercury poisoning.
The minuscule amounts of mercury in our fish fall well below to very far below this conservative safety level.
We recommend that pregnant or nursing women, and parents of young children, read the joint EPA-FDA advisory for pregnant/nursing women and young children, the news report "Feds Advise Kids and Pregnant Women to Eat More Fish", and our Healthy Mom & Baby page.
Mercury matters, but most seafood is very beneficial
Concerns about mercury in fish rest on understandable concerns, given the element's known risks.
But the benefits of almost all ocean fish are proven to far outweigh the rare risk of harm.
The form of mercury found in fish (methylmercury) harms the nervous system and brain because it attaches to selenium in the body.
Every molecule of methylmercury you consume makes one molecule of selenium unavailable to antioxidant enzymes that protect your brain against free radicals, and require this essential mineral to function.
Yet, children and adults who consume far more fish than Americans do show no signs of harm from mercury.
This appears to be because almost all ocean fish contain more selenium than mercury.
(You'll find links to more about selenium and seafood safety in the sidebar at right, titled "New science exposes most fish-mercury fears as baseless".)
Shark, whale meat, swordfish, tilefish, and king mackerel are the few exceptions to the rule that ocean fish — but not most freshwater fish — contain more selenium than mercury. (Our Portuguese "chub" mackerel, which has very little mercury and ample selenium, is a different species from king mackerel.)
Pregnant or nursing women and women seeking to conceive should consult the joint EPA-FDA advisory for pregnant/nursing women and young children.
The two studies cited as evidence that seafood-rich diets can cause developmental harm involved children who either ate lots of shark (New Zealand) or lots of pilot whale (Faroe Islands).
Shark and pilot whale are highly unusual, in that both contain much more mercury than selenium — while pilot whale is also high in PCBs and other manmade industrial contaminants proven to impair brain development.
Despite the relatively high risks of eating shark or pilot whale frequently, the signs of developmental harm detected in chlidren who ate them routinely were (fortunately) very small and subtle.
[Note: Some people may be more vulnerable to harm due to genetic or other factors, which remain unknown. To date, there is no evidence that anyone needs to avoid the vast majority of ocean fish species sold in stores, which have more selenium than mercury.]
You may wish to read our summaries of major population studies that compared fish intake to child development and safety:
Benefits of Fish to Kids Found to Outweigh Risks (Seychelles study)
Findings Verify Safety and Value of Higher Maternal Fish Intake (ALSPAC study)
FDA Analysis Supports More Fish for Moms and Kids, which covered the major studies — including the Faroe Islands and New Zealand research — published through 2008.
We highly recommend the Prairie Public Broadcasting documentary, "Fish, Mercury & Nutrition: The Net Effects", which conveys the latest findings and features the leading scientific experts on these subjects.
And we recommend these articles by nutrition/health writer Chris Kresser, which accurately summarize the available evidence: "Is eating fish safe? A lot safer than not eating fish!" and "5 Reasons Why Concerns About Mercury in Fish Are Misguided".
More data is needed on selenium/mercury ratios
Scientists who remain hesitant to adopt the Se-HBV measure as a reliable gauge to the safety of commercial fish species note that the ratio can vary within a species, depending on the catch location (Burger J et al. 2011).
That is likely true, and the lack of selenium/mercury data on some major commercial species must be remedied by testing samples from every species' harvest regions, regularly.
That said, all of the available evidence — including lab studies and large population studies from diverse seafood-loving countries — supports the safety and child-development value of nearly all seafood, except shark, whale, swordfish, tilefish, and king mackerel.
How much fish is safe to eat?
The answer to that varies by species and consumer. You can consult the fish intake calculator at howmuchfish.com, which shows the amount of each species people can safely eat, based on US government mercury-intake guidelines.
If anything, the intake limits provided there are conservative, because they do not take into account the fact that almost all ocean fish contain far more selenium than mercury.
The organization behind howmuchfish.com, called the Center for Consumer Freedom, is funded in part by industry, but the fish-intake advice in its calculator directly reflect the limits set by official U.S. mercury-intake guidelines.
Note: The descriptive text that howmuchfish.com provides about farmed salmon says that wild and farmed salmon offer nearly identical nutritional profiles.
In reality, while wild and farmed salmon are equally high in omega-3s, farmed salmon is much higher in omega-6 fatty acids (due to its grain/soy-based diet), which tend to block absorption of omega-3s and exert pro-inflammatory effects in the body.
See Farmed Salmon's Diet Yields Unhealthful Cardiovascular Effects and the Omega-3 / Omega-6 Balance section of our News Archive.
In 2014, the U.S. Government change their advice to children and pregnant women, from a focus on upper limits on seafood consumption, to minimum healthful amounts of seafood. For more on that change, see Feds Advise Kids and Pregnant Women to Eat More Fish.
Vital Choice seafood is very low in pollutants
As is the case with mercury, our fish are inherently low in PCBs and other "persistent organic pollutants" (e.g., pesticides, dioxins, furans, and organobromides), probably because Alaska has never been a significant production site for these chemicals.
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are synthetic organic compounds that (unlike organic compounds from natural sources) resist chemical degradation and can "bioaccumulate" in in animals near the top of the ocean food chain, such as fish. They also accumulate in beef, pork, poultry, milk, and butter.
The species we sell are less likely to accumulate POPs, either because they are naturally short-lived and eat fairly low in the food chain (salmon, cod, sablefish, and shellfish) or because we pick only younger, smaller members of longer-lived species (halibut and tuna).
The traces of PCBs in wild salmon are so minuscule that, according to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines, it is completely safe to enjoy these fish freely and frequently.
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation monitors levels of PCBs and other persistent organic pollutants in Alaskan salmon and other commercial fish. As the agency reported in 2008, "Levels of PCBs measured in Alaska fish are far below those measured in fish from other parts of the world."
Specifically, the levels of PCBs in wild Alaskan and Canadian salmon – one to 12 parts per billion – are 1,000 times lower than the safety limit of 2 parts per million set both by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the U.S. FDA. (To learn more, see our About PCBs page.)
The levels of dioxins and furans detected in wild Alaskan and Canadian salmon are very low, averaging less than three parts per trillion.
Likewise, wild Alaskan salmon and other wild Alaskan species are very low (0.1 to 0.5 parts per billion) in fire retardants (organobromides).
Japan Accident Updates
Click here for an overview of this subject, and for links to the reassuring results of six rounds of radiation tests on potentially affected Pacific seafood products, conducted by independent labs through April of 2016. You'll also learn why radionuclides from the 2011 Fukushima accident are very unlikely to affect their safety in the future.
Our certified-pure Sockeye Salmon Oil
Thanks to the inherent purity of the source fish, our Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon Oil contains no detectable mercury (<0.01 ppm) and minuscule traces of PCBs that are comparable to the traces found in standard, chemically refined fish oils.
To learn how our Salmon Oil is produced, click here.
The purity and potency of our Sockeye Salmon Oil are tested and certified by NSF International.
EPA/FDA advice on mercury in fish and shellfish
US EPA: Mercury Study Report to Congress
FDA Report on Mercury in Seafood Species
Alaska Division of Public Health
Results of two year study of Alaskan Seafood
EPA Mercury Update (PDF file)
PCB levels in common foods (chart)
Interpreting the 2005 CDC Biomonitoring Data for Dioxins look at where the flock is as


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Grants will be targeted to the young people who need assistance the most, particularly disadvantaged youth in urban slums. Projects promoting gender equality, or involving partnerships with the government, the private sector or civil society are especially encouraged.


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