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For years, this close-knit military family struggled to decipher what was making their daughter suffer from debilitating leg pain and an odd, tiptoeing walk. But then a friend—a nurse who worked in a children's hospital—encouraged them to dig deeper. Kendall's mom, Keesha, shares their story about limb-girdle muscular dystrophy.
"We have three kids, and I'm pregnant with my fourth. Kendall is our oldest. She'll be nine in October. We're a military family, so we move a lot. Kendall was born in Hawaii, and ever since she was two, I've told every doctor we've seen that something was going on with her.
When we lived in Germany, Kendall couldn't go on family walks with us. She couldn't walk even a couple of blocks. We knew something was wrong, and everywhere we went, we saw different doctors. And every year it got worse.
She got her MRIs done, but doctors weren't looking for muscular dystrophy. They thought she had a fracture, or something wrong with her tendons. She probably saw 10 or 15 pediatricians and specialists. We tracked everything except her CK [creatine kinase] and her blood work. It was crazy. We tried for seven years but hit a wall everywhere we went.
Keesha describes her family's journey in three words:
"Knowing my daughter has LGMD definitely puts things into perspective. We don't sweat the small stuff."
When we moved to Colorado, Kendall couldn't even go up stairs. I started demanding answers from our doctor, who said, 'Maybe she's a complainer. Maybe she doesn't like exercise.'
Finally, I had a friend, a nurse at a children's hospital, who suspected muscular dystrophy. She said, 'I don't want to scare you, but you need to get answers.' So I called our primary-care physician, who told me: 'Girls can't get muscular dystrophy.'
But I demanded the bloodwork, and they finally did it, and after that we got the call. In my heart, I already knew. I'd put it all together. It was February when my husband, Matthew, and I did our own genetic testing, and it came back that we are both carriers and that Kendall has limbgirdle muscular dystrophy, type 2E.
It was a relief to finally know and put a name to it, but it was a huge heartbreak, too. We'd been trying to figure it out for so long. I felt sad, angry, and hurt—and guilty, too, for things we had made Kendall do.
The doctors and neurologists tried to ease our minds that we probably didn't progress it, but we used to go on six- or seven-mile bike rides as a family. We walked on the beach all the time. Back then, every doctor told us: 'Push her. She's just being lazy.' But she couldn't. She'd be in tears. Matthew would have to carry her home on his shoulders.
Now, Kendall knows she has a muscle problem, but she doesn't know it's a debilitating disease. We try to tell her, 'Slow down; you're going to make it worse,' but she pushes herself. She's strong. She's a tomboy and could have been a really great athlete. She loves art—drawing, crocheting, painting, playing with beads—so anytime she's outdone herself playing basketball, we have her come in and sit down so she can prop her legs up and crochet.
I've apologized to her: 'I know now that you really couldn't do it—I should've never tried to make you.' I guess we've managed pretty well. If I'm having a bad day, Matthew knows to pick up the slack. We can't both be a puddle on the floor. I'm due in October, and because we're both carriers, we'll obviously be testing the new baby. There's a chance the baby could have LGMD, too.
It's shocking to me how little education there is about LGMD, even for doctors. They don't know about it. And ours was a pediatrician! Too many of them don't know what to look for. For us, though, we're moving forward. There's no turning back or giving up. We're in it for the long haul."
With a houseful of children and a new baby on the way, Keesha and Matthew are feeling relief to have received the information they needed about their eldest daughter. As for Kendall? She can usually be found creating something special for her favorite school subject: art.
Other LGMD Stories
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Caring for LGMD
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LGMD Advocates
A family persists amid multiple diagnoses
Living 16 years with a misdiagnosis
Living with LGMD
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Protecting the Premier Biodiversity Hotspot of New Caledonia
Within the montane cloud forests of Mount Panié, the highest mountain in the Pacific island chain of New Caledonia, resides the Mount Panié Kauri pine. This narrow range endemic tree is a long-lived conifer species of high cultural value for local Melanesian communities. Despite this species being found only on this mountain and nowhere else in the world, only 31 percent of its natural range is included within the existing Mount Panié Wilderness Reserve.
Rainforest Trust and partner Dayu Biik seek $818,090 to expand Mount Panié Wilderness Reserve by 50,000 acres to create Thoniê Wilderness Reserve. This will encompass the entire natural range of the Mount Panié Kauri and safeguard habitat for other threatened species including the Critically Endangered Crow Honeyeater, Endangered Panié Litter Skink and Bold-Stripe Gecko. Mount Panié is considered to be a top biodiversity hotspot, as it contains more species with limited ranges than anywhere else in New Caledonia.
Grande Terre, New Caledonia
Mount Panié Kauri (CR), Mount Panié Clinosperma Palm (Clinosperma macrocarpa – CR), Crow Honeyeater (CR), Panié Litter Skink (EN), Bold-Stripe Gecko (EN), Ornate Bavayia (EN), White-Lipped Forest Skink (EN), Red-crowned Parakeet (VU), Horned Parakeet (VU)
Tropical cloud montane forest, low altitude tropical rainforest
Forest disturbance, invasive species, poaching
Create Thoniê Wilderness Reserve
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With 46 threatened species, Mount Panié is recognized as a priority Key Biodiversity Area in New Caledonia.
Within this mountainous landscape, there are 434 plant and animal species endemic to New Caledonia, with 55 plants species restricted to the Mount Panié range. This area holds the highest microendemism rate for New Caledonia, which means that there are more narrow range species on this mountain than anywhere else within this island chain. The Critically Endangered Mount Panié Kauri is restricted to Mount Panié, and the Mount Panié Clinosperma Palm (Clinosperma macrocarpa) is known from a single population within this same range. Glossy black Crow Honeyeaters flock in small populations restricted to this mountain and limited ranges in southern New Caledonia, while vibrant Red-crowned Parakeets and Horned Parakeets take refuge in the region's forests. Endemic reptiles such as the Panié Litter Skink, White-Lipped Forest Skink, Bold-Stripe Gecko and Ornate Bavayia reside here as well.
Forest disturbance on Mount Panié is mostly due to invasive deer and pigs.
Poaching is a threat to some species; an example of this is international amateurs collecting geckos and rare plants such as palms. Erosion is also a concern in the region.
Most people living around the Mount Panié range are indigenous Kanak (Melanesian) people.
There are seven tribes and over 1,500 inhabitants residing in the vicinity of the current reserve, and the expansion will concern 22 additional tribes and 2,500 people. The majority of these community members depend on subsistence activities such as small-scale agriculture, hunting and fishing.
Rainforest Trust and partner Dayu Biik seek $818,090 to expand Mount Panié Wilderness Reserve by 50,000 acres to create Thoniê Wilderness Reserve and encompass the entire natural range of the Mount Panié Kauri, a Critically Endangered pine.
The most vulnerable parts of the mountain at high elevations will have strict protection status, while lower elevations will have a protection status that allows for the sustainable hunting of invasive species such as pigs and deer (while hunting of native species will be carefully regulated to prevent overharvest). Local communities and public authorities will be involved in discussions regarding the reserve's low-elevation buffer zone, where sustainable development will be encouraged along with larger regional conservation efforts within New Caledonia.
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Simple Burden is a hard rocking band hailing from Southern Maine. Founded by front man Dylan Sinclair and bassist Ryan Beagan in September of 2011, the band was filled out with addition of guitarist Joey Clayton (who was also a guitarist in the founders previous project, SHIFT) and drummer (and school mate) Josh Medrano one month later.
The band is currently gearing up for a busy spring and summer gig schedule, as well as working on new original material for the band's first EP, to be released in the fall of 2013.
In September 2012, Simple Burden was the first runner up in Gorilla Music's Portland Battle of the Bands, in which they competed against more than 35 other area bands.


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Written by FTSC on 05 February 2015 .
A mandatory scheduled firmware update is soon the be made available to all FLARM devices. The new firmware will have version 6.00.The update is required for all Classic FLARM devices, all 3rd party FLARM devices (as manufactured by e.g. Ediatec, Flytec/Bräuniger, LX, Garrecht/AirAvionics and OzFlarm), and all PowerFLARM devices.
The update will be released for free by end of February 2015 on this website. The update includes safety features that will increase the effectiveness and robustness of collision warnings and simultaneously decrease nuisance warnings. The update also includes new features to warn about temporary danger areas (sky diver drop zones, RC flyer zones, etc.). The system for obstacle databases has also been redesigned to be able to handle additional obstacle areas. All old obstacle database files will need to be either deleted or replaced. New obstacle databases, as well as extension licenses, can be purchased on shop.flarm.com.
This scheduled update has been announced with the last major firmware update in 2011, and has been part of the FLARM safety concept since FLARM was invented in 2004.
If a FLARM device is not updated, the device will no longer be operational and stop to work as of April 1, 2015. Every FLARM device must always be updated to the latest firmware version at least once per calendar year, as part of the aircraft maintenance program. Failure to do so may render the device inoperable.
More information will be available on the FLARM website at the beginning of February.


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Upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel for overnight at Jakaranda Hotel.
After breakfast and a brief safari orientation, commence safari and drive through the rich agricultural country towards the Mount Kenya region, arriving at your lodge in time for lunch. In the afternoon you will proceed on a nature walk guided by a lodge naturalist returning for a game viewing from the balcony of your lodge. Dinner and overnight at SERENA MOUNTAIN LODGE.
Mountain Lodge is located in indigenous forest 7,200 feet up in the foothills of the Mount Kenya National Reserve. The lodge overlooks a natural waterhole and salt lick surrounded by dense forest. On a clear day you can see the jagged peaks of Mount Kenya through the trees. Game is watched from the balconies facing the flood lit waterhole.
DAY 3: – SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE
After breakfast drive through the Equator – a clear day will show you the snow-capped peaks of Mount Kenya, Africa's second highest mountain at 17,057 feet or 5,199 meters above sea level, to the northern frontier country arriving in time for lunch at your camp. In the late afternoon proceed on a game viewing drive returning for dinner and overnight at SAMBURU INTREPIDS.
A place of dust-red plains and palm-fringed rivers, Samburu National Reserve lies on the fringes of the vast and arid desert once known as the Northern Frontier District. Physically dramatic, the 104 sq kilometer landscape features rocky battlements, dry riverbeds and thorn scrub. As for wildlife Samburu offers sanctuary to the endangered Grevy's zebra, the rare beisa Oryx and the blue-shanked Somali ostrich whilst large herds of elephant roam the gaunt hills during the day before returning to bath on the banks of the river in the evening. It is also famously referred as the "Born-free Country", where Elsa the Lioness was brought up by Joy Adamson the wife of George who was a game warden. Following the death of their mother, Joy became their foster parent bringing them up and later the Born-free Movie series was produced. More recently Samburu was also the venue where "Survivor Africa" movie series was shot.
DAY 4: SAMBURU NATIONAL RESERVE
Early start tea and coffee will be served at the lounge, thereafter proceed on a pre-dawn game viewing drive returning to your lodge for a full breakfast. Later in morning you will have an option to visit a local samburu village, returning for lunch. In the late afternoon proceed on a game viewing drive returning for dinner and overnight at SAMBURU INTREPIDS.
DAY 5: SWEETWATERS GAME SANCTUARY
After breakfast drive to Mt. Kenya town of Nanyuki, arriving for lunch at your camp. In the late afternoon proceed on a game viewing drive returning for dinner and overnight at SERENA SWEETWATERS CAMP.
DAY 6: – SWEETWATERS GAME SANCTUARY
Early start tea and coffee will be served at the lounge, thereafter proceed on a pre-dawn game viewing drive returning to your lodge for a full breakfast. The rest of the morning will be spent at leisure, lunch. In the late afternoon proceed on a game viewing drive returning for dinner and overnight at SERENA SWEETWATERS CAMP.
DAY 7: – LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK
Today you will drive into the Great Rift Valley the most beautiful scenery in Kenya as you descend down the escarpment of the Great Rift Valley. The highlights of your stay here is to visit Lake Nakuru National Park special for the ornithologist as it has some of the biggest bird-life species; when water levels are low, millions of flamingos color the lake pink. You will also get a chance to see the white Rhino, Rothschild giraffe, Buffalo and the cat family. All meals and overnight at LAKE NAKURU SOPA LODGE.
DAY 8 – MAASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE
After breakfast and a brief safari orientation about the tour, drive into the world-renowned Maasai Mara National Reserve which is justifiably the best global game sanctuary there is with abundant game concentration in the smallest area. Technically an extension to Tanzania's renowned Serengeti National Park, the Mara Constitutes of only 4% of the entire Serengeti ecosystem but its rolling grasslands, meandering rivers and towering escarpments offer one of the world's most rewarding and evocative wildlife arenas. Activities will include game viewing drives, all meals and overnight at MARA SERENA SAFARI LODGE.
DAY 9 – MARA
On the second day in Mara; Early start, tea and coffee will be served at the lounge, thereafter proceed on a pre-dawn game viewing drive returning to your camp for a full breakfast. After breakfast the rest of the morning will be spend at leisure, Lunch. In the late afternoon proceed on a game viewing drive returning for dinner and overnight at MARA SERENA SAFARI LODGE.
DAY 10 – MARA
The last day in Mara you will be spend on a full day game viewing drive. All meals and overnight at MARA SERENA SAFARI LODGE
DAY 11 – SYOSAMBU CONSERVANCY
After breakfast drive and descend into the Great Rift Valley arriving in time for lunch at your luxury camp. The rest of the afternoon will be spent at leisure or viewing game from the local sanctuary. Dinner and overnight at LAKE ELMENTAITA SERENA CAMP.
DAY 12 – AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK
Today you will continue through Nairobi and drive southwards into the Mount Kilimanjaro Country home of the highest free standing mountain there is at 5,895 meters / 19,341 feet above sea level; the best view of this magnificent snowcapped peaks mountain is from Amboseli side. This game sanctuary is one of the greatest parks we have in Kenya where you are most guaranteed to see the big five – elephant-buffalo-lion-leopard-rhino amongst the abundant game in this park which is one of the highlights of a Kenya safari vacation. Activities will include game viewing drive, all meals and overnight at AMBOSELI SERENA SAFARI LODGE
Early start, tea and coffee will be served at the lounge, thereafter proceed on a pre-dawn game viewing drive returning to your camp for a full breakfast. After breakfast the rest of the morning will be spend at leisure, Lunch. In the late afternoon proceed on a game viewing drive returning for dinner and overnight at AMBOSELI SERENA SAFARI LODGE
DAY 14 – DEPART
Today marks your last day in Kenya. After breakfast drive back to Nairobi arriving in the late afternoon and thereafter you will be transferred to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your outbound flight.


Did you know during the course of a professional basketball game, a player's foot can expand by nearly a half-size? We know, it's a bit freaky – right?
Since comfort and movement are the acmes of top-notch performance, Nike has been hard at work developing smarter, more customizable sneakers.
Nearly a month ago we first reported that the Portland-based company was planning to release an all-new smart sneaker. Now we can report that the Adapt BB is here.
Designed to offer a "truly customized fit for every basketball player," the Adapt BB is a Bluetooth-connected 'smart' shoe that benefits from Nike's FitAdapt technology.
According to Nike, the Adapt BB basketball sneaker will be just the first shoe to feature this sophisticated tech. We've learned they're also planning to roll out FitAdapt tennis/running shoes and soccer/football cleats in the near future.
These are expected to go for $350 when they hit stores next month.


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US Dollar store has been one of the peculiar reasons and one of the beneficiary factors due to which many people have got the chance to live the life of their dreams since its commencement. And it is due to the business growth of this profitable retail brand that many wannabe entrepreneurs have got this tremendously fulfilling opportunity of doing so simultaneously harnessing the huge amounts of profits.
Buying an US Dollar store retail franchise outlet is one of the most wise business decisions one can make and owing to which one can really create a financially bright future for himself. It is one of the most affordable business opportunities which can really trigger the luxury of golden opportunities into one's life making him his/her own boss. It is also one of the fastest growing business with a promise of offering unique concept, business strategy along with the history of garnering profits for more than a decade now.
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The investment budget required for opening an US Dollar store franchise is from 3lakh-20 lakhs and the area requirement is of about 100-1000 sq ft.


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Telecom services are in demand and rapidly growing, but the sector is prone to volatility. Here's what investors should know before pouring money into the telecommunication sector.
Telecommunication services stocks belong to the telecommunications sector of the stock market. In total, there are 11 stock sectors as defined by the Global Industry Classification Standard. Each sector contains a distinct slice of the market.
The telecommunication sector is made up of companies that facilitate global communication — think telephones, mobile devices and the Internet. While the industry got its start in the 1830s with the invention of the telegraph, it's since grown to encompass telephones, radio, computers and more.
What subcategories does it include?
The telecom sector can be broken down into three primary sub-sectors:
Telecom equipment. Companies that produce the hardware used for telecommunications, including computers, telephones, radios, transmission lines and transceiver stations belong to this sub-sector.
Telecom services. Major players in the telecom services sub-sector include telephone service providers and cable companies.
Wireless communication. Mobile network operators, Internet service providers and cloud-based services make up a majority of the wireless communication sub-sector.
There are two ways to invest in telecom stocks, each with its own set of benefits and drawbacks. Individual stocks within the sector offer the opportunity for targeted investing for those who want to support individual companies. ETFs track the entire sector and bring diversification to a limited portfolio.
Stocks tend to be more profitable but are also more volatile. ETFs, on the other hand, offer stability but are accompanied by fees that typically range from 0.03% to 2.5%.
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American Tower Corporation REIT (AMT.US)
American Tower Corporation, one of the largest global REITs, is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate with a portfolio of approximately 219,000 communications sites. For more information about American Tower, please visit the ?Earnings Materials? and ?Investor Presentations? sections of our investor relations website at www.americantower.com.
Dividend yield: 0.0222%
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AT-and-T (T.US)
AT&T Inc. provides telecommunication, media, and technology services worldwide. The company operates through Communications, WarnerMedia, and Latin America segments. The Communications segment offers wireless voice and data communications services; video and targeted advertising services; broadband, including fiber, and legacy telephony internet and voice communication; and wireline telecom services. It also sells handsets, wirelessly enabled computers, wireless data cards, and IP-based set-top boxes, as well as various accessories, such as carrying cases and hands-free devices through the company-owned stores, agents, and third-party retail stores. This segment markets its communications services and products under the AT&T, Cricket, AT&T PREPAIDSM, AT&T TV, AT&T Fiber, and DIRECTV brand names. The WarnerMedia segment primarily produces, distributes, and licenses television programming and feature films; distributes home entertainment products in physical and digital formats; and produces and distributes mobile and console games, and consumer products, as well as offers brand licensing services, and advertising services. It also operates cable networks; video on demand streaming platform under the HBO Max and HBO GO names; multichannel pay television services under the HBO and Cinemax; and digital media properties, as well as licenses its content to television networks and over-the-top services. The Latin America segment offers video entertainment and audio programming services under the DIRECTV and SKY brands primarily to residential customers; pay-TV services, including HD sports video content; and postpaid and prepaid wireless services under the AT&T and Unefon brands, as well as sells various handsets through company-owned stores, agents, and third-party retail stores. The company was formerly known as SBC Communications Inc. and changed its name to AT&T Inc. in November 2005. AT&T Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
P/E ratio: 210.6977
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China Mobile (CHL.US)
China Mobile Limited provides mobile telecommunications and related services in Mainland China and Hong Kong. The company offers local calls; domestic and international long distance calls and roaming services; and value-added services, such as caller identity display, call waiting, conference calls, and others. It also provides wireless Internet service, as well as digital applications comprising music, video, reading, gaming, and animation; wireline broadband services; and wireline voice services. In addition, it offers dedicated line and IDC services to corporate customers in a range of industry sectors; and basic corporate communication products comprising corporate VPMN and SMS, and tailor made solutions. Further, the company provides international telecommunications services, which includes IDD, roaming, Internet, MNC, and value added business services. Additionally, it offers telecommunications network planning, design, and consulting services; roaming clearance, IT system operation, and technology support services; value-added platform development and maintenance services; mobile data, and system integration and development services; network construction and maintenance, network planning and optimizing, and training services; electronic communication products design and sale of related products; and non-banking financial services. It also provides mobile cloud research and development services; call center services; e-payment, e-commerce, and Internet finance services; and mobile Internet digital content services, as well as operates a network and business coordination center. The company serves 950 million mobile customers and 187 million wireline broadband customers. The company was formerly known as China Mobile (Hong Kong) Limited and changed its name to China Mobile Limited in May 2006. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Central, Hong Kong. China Mobile Limited is a subsidiary of China Mobile Hong Kong (BVI) Limited.
P/E ratio: 6.3241
Comcast Corporation (CMCSA.US)
Comcast Corporation operates as a media and technology company worldwide. It operates through Cable Communications, Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment, Theme Parks, and Sky segments. The Cable Communications segment offers cable services, including high-speed Internet, video, voice, wireless, and security and automation services to residential and business customers under the Xfinity brand, as well as sells advertising. The Cable Networks segment operates national cable networks that provide various entertainment, news and information, and sports content; regional sports and news networks; international cable networks; and various digital properties, including brand-aligned Websites, as well as engages in the cable television studio production operations. The Broadcast Television segment operates NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, NBC and Telemundo local broadcast television stations, broadcast television studio production operations, and various digital properties. The Filmed Entertainment segment produces, acquires, markets, and distributes filmed entertainment under the Universal Pictures, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features names. It also develops, produces, and licenses stage plays; and distributes filmed entertainment produced by third parties. The Theme Parks segment operates Universal theme parks in Orlando, Florida; Hollywood, California; and Osaka, Japan. The Sky segment offers direct-to-consumer services, such as video, high-speed Internet, voice, and wireless phone services; and content services comprising operating entertainment networks, the Sky News broadcast network, and Sky Sports networks. The company also owns the Philadelphia Flyers, as well as the Wells Fargo Center arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and provides streaming service, such as Peacock. Comcast Corporation was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Discovery (DISCA.US)
Discovery, Inc., a media company, provides content across various distribution platforms in approximately 50 languages worldwide. It operates in two segments, U.S. Networks and International Networks. The company owns and operates various television networks under the Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, Science, MotorTrend, Discovery en Español, Discovery Familia, Eurosport, TVN, Discovery Kids, Discovery Family, American Heroes Channel, Destination America, Discovery Life, DIY Network, Cooking Channel, Great American Country, ID, the Oprah Winfrey Network, Eurosport, DMAX, and Discovery Home & Health brands, as well as other regional television networks. Its content spans genres, including survival, natural history, exploration, sports, general entertainment, home, food, travel, heroes, adventure, crime and investigation, health, and kids. The company also operates production studios that develop and produce content; and digital products and Websites. It provides content through various distribution platforms comprising pay-television, free-to-air and broadcast television, authenticated GO applications, digital distribution arrangements, content licensing agreements, and direct-to-consumer subscriptions, as well as various platforms that include brand-aligned Websites, online streaming, mobile devices, video on demand, and broadband channels. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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Electronic Arts (EA.US)
Electronic Arts Inc. develops, markets, publishes, and distributes games, content, and services for game consoles, PCs, mobile phones, and tablets worldwide. It develops and publishes games and services across various genres, such as sports, racing, first-person shooter, action, role-playing, and simulation primarily under the Battlefield, The Sims, Apex Legends, Need for Speed, and Plants vs. Zombies brands; and license games from others, including FIFA, Madden NFL, UFC, NHL, Formula 1, and Star Wars brands. The company also provides advertising services; and licenses its games to third parties to distribute and host its games. It markets and sells its games and services through digital distribution and retail channels, as well as directly to mass market retailers, specialty stores, and distribution arrangements. Electronic Arts Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.
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Major funds that track the telecommunication services sector include:
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC)
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iShares Global Telecom ETF (IXP)
iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF (IYZ)
SPDR S&P Telecom ETF (XTL)
Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX)
The graph below tracks the performance of the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC). Tracking the performance of ETFs is one way to monitor the overall trend of stock sectors.
The global economy relies on telecom services now more than ever before. This pushes telecom services into staple territory — a service that can remain in high demand, regardless of global, political or socioeconomic change.
As the telecom industry continues to rapidly evolve, investors have the opportunity to get in on the ground floor with low-cap companies on an upward trajectory. Growth is an inherent part of this stock sector, and investors that select their securities wisely have the opportunity to turn a sizable profit.
Rapid technological change puts pressure on seasoned providers while promoting ferocious competition among startups. This sector is prone to volatility due to the fast-paced nature of the industry. There's plenty of room for profit, but during a bear market, losses can be sizable.
Knowing how to assess telecommunications companies can help you understand which companies are succeeding and choose stocks more wisely. Metrics to evaluate include:
Size. Companies in this sector need to be large enough to weather the costs of service and network expansion. Low-cap stocks may be less expensive, but smaller companies are more likely to fold in an economic downturn.
Price-to-sales ratio. A company's price-to-sales ratio compares its stock price to its revenues and can help investors gauge how much other investors are willing to pay per dollar of sales for a particular stock.
Average revenue per user. Assess a company's growth performance with its annual revenue per user: A calculation of a company's total revenue divided by its number of active users. For telecom companies, this can help you assess mobile service providers and cable companies by tracking their revenue generated per user.
Churn rate. The churn rate is the rate at which customers terminate their service or abandon their provider for a competitor. A high churn rate means the company is likely experiencing difficulty retaining its user base.
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The telecom sector offers investors the opportunity to back companies that facilitate global communications. While rapid growth is an attractive perk, investors should be wary of losses during a down market. Review your brokerage account options across trading platforms for the account best suited to your investment needs.
Which indexes follow the telecommunications sector?
The S&P Telecom Select Industry Index tracks communications equipment providers, telecom services and wireless services.
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Left: A tray of Turkish Delight.
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Equipment for Biology
Resource ID: BM0L8
Grade Range: 9 - 12
Let's Get Started Equipment for Biology: Case Study: Blue Mussel Equipment for Biology: Mussel Size Equipment for Biology: Mussel Mass Equipment for Biology: Mussel Volume Equipment for Biology: Mussel Dissection Equipment for Biology: Mussel Cells Equipment for Biology: Field Observations of Mussels Equipment for Biology: Molecular Biology of Mussels—Gel Electrophoresis Equipment for Biology: Check Your Understanding
Let's explore some of the equipment commonly used in laboratory and field investigations in biology. Before you get started, don't forget to print out your OnTRACK Biology Journal.
TEKS Standards and Student Expectations
B(2) The student uses scientific methods and equipment during laboratory and field investigations. The student is expected to:
B(2)(F) collect and organize qualitative and quantitative data and make measurements with accuracy and precision using tools such as calculators, spreadsheet software, data-collecting probes, computers, standard laboratory glassware, microscopes, various prepared slides, stereoscopes, metric rulers, electronic balances, gel electrophoresis apparatuses, micropipettors, hand lenses, Celsius thermometers, hot plates, lab notebooks or journals, timing devices, cameras, Petri dishes, lab incubators, dissection equipment, meter sticks, and models, diagrams, or samples of biological specimens or structures
Identify laboratory and field equipment commonly used by biologists.
Describe when and how laboratory and field equipment are used.
Associate a given measurement with the equipment used to make that measurement.
What equipment is commonly used in laboratory and field investigations in biology?
What types of measurements do biologists make during investigations and what type of equipment do they use to make these measurements?
Micropipette
Dissecting Kit
Dissecting Microscope
Compound Microscope
Hand Lens
Equipment for Biology: Case Study: Blue Mussel
To take a close look at equipment commonly used in biology investigations, let's imagine we are studying the growth, development, and overall health of blue mussels.
Blue mussels are shellfish found along shorelines in coastal waters. Biologists often study blue mussels because they are sensitive to marine pollution (which makes them a good indicator species) and because they are a common food source for many other organisms. Blue mussels attach to rocks and feed by filtering small organisms (plankton) from water.
Blue Mussels (Mytilus edulis)
Cite Source
Inductiveload. A clump of blue mussels, Mytilus edulis, on a rock in Cornwall, UK. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_mussel_clump.jpg
Equipment for Biology: Mussel Size
Like all living organisms, mussels grow. So how can we measure the growth of a single mussel?
One parameter that we can use to assess growth is to measure the length of the mussel. To do this, we can use a couple of of different devices, such as the metric ruler and the vernier caliper.
You have probably used a ruler to measure before. If you look at the ruler below, you will see that it has both metric measurements (centimeters and millimeters) and U.S. standard units (inches). Scientists use the metric system, so let's focus on the metric measurements on the ruler. The basic unit of measurement for length in the metric system is the meter. The meter can be broken down further by powers of 10 into centimeters (cm), which are 1/100th of a meter, and millimeters (mm), which are 1/1000th of a meter.
Directions: Look at this illustration of a mussel placed next to a ruler and determine the mussel's length.
Did you get 2.5 cm? Perhaps, you found the mussel to be 25 mm long. Both answers are correct.
Another device that can be used to measure length is a vernier caliper. As seen in the photo below, a vernier caliper has a set of jaws for measuring the outer dimensions of an object, another set of jaws for measuring the inner dimensions of an object, and a stem for measuring the depth of an object. There is also a sliding scale called the vernier scale.
Let's take a look at how the vernier caliper is used to measure the length of the mussel.
Place the mussel within the jaws of the caliper and slide it to hold the mussel in place.
Look at the left edge of the vernier scale and see where it aligns on the main scale. We see that the left edge lies between 2.4 cm and 2.5 cm. So the mussel is greater than 2.4 cm long but less than 2.5 cm.
Look for a line on the vernier scale that directly lines up with a line on the main scale. This happens at 7. So the last digit is 0.07 cm.
Therefore, the mussel is 2.47 cm long.
*Note that the vernier scale is 1 digit more precise than the metric ruler.
Images derived from Microsoft Word 2010 clip art.
Equipment for Biology: Mussel Mass
Another way to measure mussel growth is to measure the mass of the mussel. In the metric system, the basic unit of mass is the kilogram (kg). The kilogram can be divided further, by powers of 10, into smaller units. For example, one gram (g) is 1/1000th of a kilogram.
A balance is used to measure the mass of an object. Look at the balance shown below.
When the balance is turned on, the display should read zero. If it does not, you should press the TARE or ZERO button to set the balance to zero. This ensures that the mass measured does not include any dust or debris that might be on the surface on the balance. Next place the object you want to measure on the scale and read the mass, which is usually shown in grams, from the display.
The photo below shows how a balance is used to measure the mass of a mussel:
This mussel has a mass of 4.08 g.
Equipment for Biology: Mussel Volume
Mussels are three-dimensional, so you can also assess the size of a mussel by determining its volume. In the metric system, the basic unit of volume is the liter (L). The liter can be divided by units of 10. The milliliter (mL), which is 1/1000th of a liter, is a commonly used volume in biology investigations.
A graduated cylinder can be used to measure the volume of a liquid. Graduated cylinders come in a variety of sizes. The graduated cylinder shown below is a 50 mL graduated cylinder.
When a liquid is poured into a graduated cylinder, the surface will curve and the lowest point of the curve is called the meniscus. To read a graduated cylinder, your eye should be level with the meniscus to determine the correct volume. When done in this way, the volume of liquid in the graduated cylinder is 23 mL.
Though graduated cylinders are designed to measure the volume of a liquid, they can also be used to measure the volume of a solid by displacement of the liquid. Look at the volume of liquid displaced by the mussel in the images below.
The volume of liquid in the graduated cylinder was 23 mL before the mussel was introduced (left - before). Next the mussel is placed in the graduated cylinder (right - after). The new volume is 30 mL. The difference between the two readings is the volume of the mussel, which is 7 mL.
Dispensing Liquids
Sometimes biologists need to add chemicals or make solutions, such as artificial seawater, in which mussels can live. To deliver precise volumes, scientists often use glass or plastic pipettes, like the one shown to the right, to dispense liquids. Pipettes come in a variety of sizes and are often used with either a manual or motorized pipette pump.
10 mL Pipette
To transfer smaller volumes, scientists use a device called a micropipettor. Micropipettors measure volumes in microliters (1/1,000,000th of a L or 1/1000th of a mL). A micropipettor is shown below.
Micropipettors come in several ranges (e.g., 0-10 microliters, 10-100 microliters, 100-1000 microliters).
Directions: Watch the video Using a Micropipettor to see how a micropipettor is used to dispense small volumes of liquid.
Crharrison. Micropipette Use. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0ZH68lQhwo
Equipment for Biology: Mussel Dissection
Biologists may choose to examine the internal structure of an animal like a mussel. What organs does it have? Where are various organs located? To do so, biologists must dissect the mussel. This requires a dissection kit like the one shown below.
A dissection kit usually consists of the following instruments:
knife or scalpel
scissors (straight blades, curved blades)
forceps, or tweezers (straight tip, curved tip)
dissecting needles (straight, curved)
dissecting pins
dissecting probes (straight tip, curved tip)
Directions: Watch Mussel Dissection to see how a dissecting kit is used to dissect a mussel.
Home Science Tools. Dissecting Kit.
Biologybyme. Mussel Dissection. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-IxHCPif9c
During a dissection, scientists may use a dissecting microscope to view the specimen in greater detail. Dissecting microscopes are used to study objects in three-dimensions at low magnification. A dissecting scope has a stage where the specimen is placed. There may be a light source built in, or an external light source may be used. There is a single objective lens that can be zoomed in for a closer look by using the zoom adjustment knob. The specimen is viewed through binocular eyepieces.
Equipment for Biology: Mussel Cells
Like all animals, mussels develop from single cells (fertilized eggs). Mussels then develop into small larvae. A biologist who is studying mussel development will need to see the mussel larvae at all stages. Similarly, a biologist who is studying the anatomy or physiology of a mussel may want to see the cells that make up the mussel's tissues. To do so, the biologist will need a microscope.
Source: Image derived from Microsoft Word 2010 clip art.
This is a typical microscope that you may encounter in a biology classroom. It has a stage upon which a glass slide containing the specimen (cells, larvae, etc.) is placed. The mirror underneath is adjusted to shine light upward through the specimen. Some microscopes have a built-in light source or illuminator. The light is gathered by the objective lens on the nosepiece and transmitted through the tube to the eyepiece. The coarse and fine adjustment knobs help focus the image as you look through the eyepiece. This particular microscope is a monocular (one eyepiece) microscope, but there are also binocular (two eyepieces) microscopes as well.
Top Right Image: NOAA Fisheries/Renee Mercaldo-Allen. Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) larvae at day 17, spawned at the NEFS. Retrieved from http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/rcb/photogallery/mollusks.html
Equipment for Biology: Field Observations of Mussels
Investigations in biology often cannot be done in the classroom or in the laboratory. They must be done in the field. For example, mussels do not live alone but grow in communities or beds on the shoreline. To monitor populations, biologists measure the density of mussels on the shoreline (i.e., the number of mussels per unit area). One way to do this measurement is to use a quadrat. A quadrat is a square device of known area that is randomly placed throughout the muscle bed. The biologist then counts the number of mussels that lie within the quadrat. The photo below shows a biologist counting the mussel density on the shoreline with a quadrat.
Other devices that might be used in the field include a compass or global positioning satellite (GPS) receiver to note the precise location of mussel beds. Biologists might also use cameras to document their observations with photographs, hand lenses to magnify objects so that more details can be viewed, or binoculars to make observations from far away.
Calamari. National Park Service. Retrieved from https://www.nps.gov/articles/mussel-monitoring.htm
Equipment for Biology: Molecular Biology of Mussels—Gel Electrophoresis
In some studies of mussels, biologists may want to track genetic traits or specific mussel proteins. These types of studies involve molecular biology techniques like gel electrophoresis. Gel electrophoresis separates strands of DNA, RNA, or proteins from a mixed sample, based on size. It uses a gel, a chamber or box, and a power supply as shown below.
Directions: Explore how scientists use gel electrophoresis equipment by working through a virtual Gel Electrophoresis Lab. Follow the written steps by clicking the "Forward" arrow on the lower right of the graphic. Note how each piece of equipment is used.
Jeffrey M. Vinocur. Gel Electrophoresis Apparatuses. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gel_electrophoresis_apparatus.JPG
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The event is the largest leaders' climate meeting since the 2009 Copenhagen summit, which failed to reach an agreement to avoid catastrophic climate change.
"As an actor, I pretend for a living. I play fictitious characters often solving fictitious problems," DiCaprio, a UN Messenger of Peace, told the summit.
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"This is the most urgent of times and the most urgent of messages. Leaders of the world, I pretend for a living, but you do not," he said.
"Now it is your turn, the time to answer humankind's greatest challenge is now. We beg of you to face it with courage and honesty."
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Teen Witch
Louise is not very popular at her highschool. Then she learns that she's descended from the witches of Salem and has inherited their powers. At first she uses them to get back at the girls and teachers who teased her and to win the heart of the handsome footballer's captain. But soon she has doubts if it's right to 'cheat' her way to popularity.
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
This retelling of the classic tale of James Hilton's Utopian lost world plays out uneasily amid musical production numbers and Bacharach pop music. While escaping war-torn China, a group of Europeans crash in the Himalayas, where they are rescued and taken to the mysterious Valley of the Blue Moon, Shangri-La. Hidden from the rest of the world, Shangri-La is a haven of peace and tranquility for world-weary diplomat Richard Conway. His ambitious brother, George, sees it as a prison from which he must escape, even if it means risking his life and bringing destruction to the ancient culture of Shangri-La.
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Gary Faulkner is an ex-con, unemployed handyman, and modern day Don Quixote who receives a vision from God telling him to capture Osama Bin Laden. Armed with only a single sword purchased from a home-shopping network, Gary travels to Pakistan to complete his mission. While on his quest, Gary encounters old friends back home in Colorado, the new friends he makes in Pakistan, the enemies he makes at the CIA – and even God and Osama themselves.
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Comedy
An elderly, yet young-at-heart man, moves in with his grandson, and both their lives turn upside-down.
Dr Liebenstein
When a menacing vampire is summoned from the darkness and begins terrorizing couples in Chicago, a doctor with a haunted past is determined to confront and destroy him.
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Foreign Land
Life changed for Alejandro Reis – Alex – in just a few brief moments when he discovers that he is not an American citizen. His parents brought him across the Mexican border when he was just months old. Flora Hendricks, on the other hand is born in Missouri. She decides to run away from home. Alex finds himself deported to Mexico On a seeming parallel track, Flora is arrested for shoplifting. And put in the same deportation bus with Alex. Once on Mexican soil Alex and Flora find out quickly that they are way out of their depth. They learn quickly that Tijuana and most of the other border towns are ultra violent places that are overrun by dangerous, warring criminal factions.
Country: Mexico, USA
Genre: Drama, Family
So You Said Yes
A woman who avoids relationships opens a vintage bridal shop, and goes head-to-head with the snobbish owner of the town's classical bridal shop—only to find out her rival is the mother of her new boyfriend.
Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot
Enzo Ceccotti comes into contact with a radioactive substance, then accidently discovers he has superpowers. A touchy, navel-gazing introvert, he's sure his new capabilities will do wonders for his life of crime, but that all changes when he meets Alessia, who's convinced he's the hero from the famous Japanese comic strip, Steel Jeeg Robot.
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Y2K is approaching fast, but Abbie can't get off the couch until he beats an unbeatable level on Pac-Man.
Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da
In the rural area around the Anatolian town of Keskin, the local prosecutor, police commissar, and doctor lead a search for a victim of a murder to whom a suspect named Kenan and his mentally challenged brother confessed. However, the search is proving more difficult than expected as Kenan is fuzzy as to the body's exact location. As the group continues looking, its members can't help but chat among themselves about both trivia and their deepest concerns in an investigation that is proving more trying than any of them expected.
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey
Two Nova Scotian teens who hit the road in July 1976 accompanied by the laconic ghost of (the still-living) Andy Warhol.
A legendary American war veteran is recruited to hunt a mythical creature.
Genre: Adventure, Drama


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Milan to jump the queue in signing former Chelsea legend?
Of course, the Ivorian seems to be in a 'will he, won't he' situation with Juventus – one day a deal is about to be signed and the next Antonio Conte claims the Italian club cannot afford the forward. However if the press are to be believed, AC Milan certainly feel they can afford the forward and want to take him on loan come January.
Drogba of course is so unhappy in China that he would probably accept an offer of a tenner a week to do kick-ups in Fernando Torres' back garden and show him how it's done, yet a tug of war between two Italian giants looks set to form and with Juventus chasing the treble and a deal for Fernando Llorente failing in the summer, it seems back up is desperately needed for Conte and the club.
AC for their part literally only want Drogba for Christmas with a loan move until they can secure their top target in the summer – Mario Balotelli who may not love life in Manchester but was pictured on more than one occasion during his time at Inter wearing an AC shirt and even went on a shopping spree in the club store!
Who will win this tug of war, if anyone? Where will Drogba end up? Vote in our polls below.


Thoughts of crashing yet again haunted my mind, causing me to worry and overthink as I prepared to let out the clutch and give it some gas.
It was March of 2006, and I just had the pins removed from my right wrist after spending three months with a cast all the way up my arm. I couldn't wait to ride again.
I hadn't ridden my Yamaha Road Star for over three months. In fact, I hadn't ridden at all for over three months. I wondered if I had lost anything from the hiatus.
But it wasn't the Yamaha I crashed. My first wife had fallen in love with a Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic because of how luxurious the passenger amenities were. The seat was comfy, the foot positioning was ideal, and the back padding provided great support. On top of that, there was a spacious Tour-Pak and hard bags for all of her stuff. So I decided to buy it.
That bike lasted only a week before I totaled it in January 2006. It was black cherry in color. I didn't even think to take a photograph of it, that's how new it was.
I had ridden it just outside of Pioneertown, CA, just near the intersection of Pioneertown Rd and Pipes Canyon Rd, when I came to a dip. There was about 6 inches of water flowing through it due to snow melt from the nearby San Bernardino Mountains. I didn't expect to find water. When I came upon the dip, I was startled by it, and applied the brakes too hard. I hit the water and lost control of my bike, and flew off high side.
The nice thing about having two motorcycles is that when one of them gets totaled, you still have a backup to ride. So after the cast had finally come off of my arm, and the insurance company took the Harley away, there was still the Yamaha Road Star wagging its tail with its tongue sticking out, waiting to go for a ride.
But after having nursed a broken wrist for three months, and having replayed the motorcycle crash in my head a few dozen times, I wondered if I could still ride with confidence.
It didn't take long. Just a few of miles riding through town, and it seemed as if I hadn't lost a thing.
It was just my own doubts that had plagued me.
You never lose your ability to ride, you only lose your confidence. The fear clouds your thinking and causes you to overreact. You find yourself fumbling over a mental checklist of things to do, trying so hard to not forget something. All the while, you could have believed in your abilities, believed in success, and allow that belief to guide you.
Memory of that day I took my first ride following the accident was with me yesterday when I watched Sash ride her Kawasaki Ninja 500R through a parking lot in downtown by Petco Park. She was practicing still. She actually has her motorcycle endorsement, and is already legally allowed to ride on public roads. However, after crashing my Yamaha Road Star, and taking a 6-month hiatus from riding, she was concerned about still being able to ride.
And she dropped her Ninja twice the first time she tried riding it, injuring her knee. So, imagine how tense and worried she was practicing at the parking lot.
She did awesome! She spent quite some time just idling along while feeding the clutch and finding the friction zone. Then I had her ride the bike in first gear for a few loops, and practice stopping smoothly.
Sash was still tense, of course.
But it was she who taught me that if you believe in success, success will come.
And that's the Law of Attraction. If you believe it, the Universe will make it happen. If you want it badly enough, you'll seize the opportunities.
I've always been of that mindset: that if you push and stay focused on a goal it can be achieved. It's a way of thinking they don't really buy into in the UK and in my years here I think I've let that affect me. People here believe that everything is awful all the time. I was thinking about this today - my change in thinking since moving here. I hold myself back.
Uhm, I have no idea where I'm going with this comment.
I think in societies that rely on government to take care of the people, people tend to be more numb about their needs, and at the same time, lack any sense of their own individual. The United States began its roots with disenfranchised people who wanted a new life so badly enough, that they believed in it, and overcame obstacles to get here. Everyone else simply remained in Europe.
Thanks for the praise. I know I have the ability to ride; I've always believed I could. Now I have my own mindset to overcome. I give it 10 more days. . . that's it. By then it needs to get the Hell out because I have riding to do!
Wow Steve, this is a great read! Especially for someone like me who is just beginning! If you believe in success, success will come. Love it!


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Baby loss counselling and support charity Held In Our Hearts receives £3,000 VINCI UK Foundation grant
Held In Our Hearts will use the £3,000 donation from the VINCI UK Foundation to replace its older IT equipment, which is essential given the Edinburgh-based charity is currently operating its services online.
(from left) Elizabeth Millar, HR Business partner at Omexom and Angie Alexander, Chief Operating Officer at Held In Our Hearts
The VINCI UK Foundation has granted Held in Our Hearts £3,000 to replace its old laptops and ease its mission to support families through the death of a baby through specialised bereavement services, including befriending and counselling.
As sponsor, VINCI Energies UK & RoI employee Elizabeth Millar, who is a HR Business Partner at Omexom, will also provide practical assistance to the charity.
"Held In Our Hearts is an incredible charity that provides invaluable support to families suffering the loss of a child. The compassionate staff recognise that everyone's journey after loss is different and offer flexible services to reflect this. It is an honour to be able to support their compassionate work in our own small way," Elizabeth said.
Angie Alexander, Chief Operating Officer at Held In Our Hearts, said: "We are very grateful for the support of the VINCI UK Foundation. Like many organisations over the past 18 months, we've had to take our services online, so replacing our laptops will make it easier for us to provide families with quality, personalised support even when we can't be face to face.
"We are also pleased to have the support of Elizabeth as sponsor. As a small charity, we do not have a formal HR role within the team so we would love to draw on her professional knowledge and experience, such as how to do an HR audit of our policies and procedures, identify any gaps and create new ones where needed."
The VINCI UK Foundation, established in 2016, aims to combine financial donations with the practical expertise of VINCI employees to support charities tackling social exclusion. Since then, the Foundation has helped 169 charities across the UK and Ireland with almost £1.2 million in grants, strengthening the communities surrounding VINCI businesses.
More details can be found at heldinourhearts.org.uk and www.vinci-uk-foundation.co.uk.


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Q: Smallest $r$-regular graph with girth at least $n$. For a reason non-related with graph theory, I need to construct a family of graphs (acyclic, without loops) $\langle G_n:n\in \mathbb{N}\rangle$ satisfying the following:

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*Each $G_n$ is regular (say $r_n$-regular)

*$\lim_{n\to\infty}r_n=\infty$

*$\lim_{n\to\infty}\operatorname{girth}(G_n)=\infty$
Here, the girth of a graph is the length of the smallest cycle in the graph (I am not sure if this notation is standard).
I am already familiar with the procedure of lifting, that for an $r$-regular graph $G$ of girth $n$ produces an $r$-regular graph $L[G]$ of girth 2n. So, I can put $G_n$ to be the graph obtained by applying $n$-times the lifting to the graph $K_{n+1}$, which is $n$-regular. The only issue is that the size of $L[G]$ is $|V(G)|\cdot 2^{|E(G)|}$, and so the size of the graphs grows as an exponential tower.
Is there a more effective way to obtain a family with a slow growth in the number of vertices and with the desire properties?
Even more generally (but possibly more difficult), what is the size (if known) of the smallest $r$-regular graph of girth $n$?

A: If $G$ has girth $g$, then for a given vertex $x$ the induced subgraph consisting of vertices of distance $< (g-1)/2$ from $x$ forms a tree.  If the graph is $r$-regular, the number of vertices in this subgraph is
greater than $(r-1)^{(g-3)/2}$.  So it's unavoidable to have the number of vertices grow exponentially.
EDIT: It seems a smallest $r$-regular graph of girth $g$ is called an $(r,g)$ cage.  See OEIS sequence A054760 and links there.

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Why Threats of Fascism Don't Scare Me
Thank you for this great, honest piece, and for taking the time to write about your experience. I completely agree: the fundamental backdrop of the nation is fascist/white supremacist. One of our biggest problems — and one of the reasons it's survived — is because the cloak of deception called 'equality' allows the dominant group an excuse when forced to face reality. So, it is the deception that allows this to continue, and this actual deception is negotiated psychologically as 'ignorance.'
Naming continuation of white supremacy through purported unknowing 'ignorance' is YET ANOTHER form of white privilege — it allows white people to feel that they're not really guilty of participating in white supremacy because, as Tommy Curry puts it, they're just innocent angelic 'cherubs.' They just didn't know. This attitude allows for the continuation of white supremacy just as does active exclusion, and it's a deformation of the word 'ignorant,' which most people perceive as a true 'not knowing' due to lack of information or education. 'Ignorance' as we use it in reference to white people is not simply not knowing, or not having the educational material to make the proper conclusion, it is an active need to maintain power AND maintain one's own benevolent perception of self. It's multilayered deception that protects oneself from one's own immoral choices.
I'm so glad that you brought out the long-standing reality of white supremacy, and the fact that Hitler praised overt white supremacists, because it locates the collective deception so well. The collective deception of white Americans is that 'we are the good people eliminating fascism in Europe,' when as you point out, Hitler turned to American books for his education. Specifically, he referred to Madison Grant's The Passing of the Great Race, published in 1924 as a reaction to the increase in immigration that was happening at that point, and Hitler called it an American 'Bible' in Mein Kampf, which he published several years before he came into power. He referred to Grant and American white supremacy as a sort of mentor to him.
Again, it is collective ignorance that allows white people to feel like America is 'suddenly' fascist. A long list of American leaders have made white supremacy and the maintenance of white collective power their priority, and they continue to do so. As you point out, Trump is only bringing it out.
Thank you again for digging into what must be very painful memories to bring your embedded, authentic experiences to the public. I've benefited so much from hearing your lived experience. These stories are so important!


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Q: MySQL setup on Ubuntu 18 on Google Cloud I have just setup a VM instance on Google Cloud and want to run LAMP.The system i use is Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
When installing MySQL server and PHPmyadmin I dont get a question to set password (usaly do on other setups like DigitalOcean).
I run command: mysql_secure_installation and set a password.
When try login on PHPmyadmin i get:
1698 - Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'

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mysqli_real_connect(): (HY000/1698): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'

Since i dont use a password when login to putty but a keyfile, i guess no password is set as default?
How would i get remote access to PHPmyadmin?

A: I'm migrating from a traditional, stand alone LAMP box using Ubuntu to GCP, and I had this issue, which drove me insane for a few hours.
Each time I would use mysql -u root -p and provide what I know was the proper credentials, always access denied.
To fix this, I simply had to put SUDO in front of the command, which is a bit counterintuitive to what I was used to. Using sudo is the only way I could finally log in on the command line.

A: If you are running MySQL 5.7+, that means for you, that root login is not possible to connect to phpmyadmin.

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*Connect to MySQL:
sudo mysql --user=root mysql

*Create user for phpmyadmin:
CREATE USER 'phpmyadmin'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'pass';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON . TO 'phpmyadmin'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;


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PROVIDENCE - Providence College recruit Kris Dunn will have surgery on his injured right shoulder next week and will be out anywhere from 4-6 months. No decision on a potential season-ending redshirt will be made until Dunn's progress is measured in the fall.
PC coach Ed Cooley said he is concerned for Dunn's mental welfare while he goes through this difficult time but he's "not as crushed as other people seem to be."
"My program is in great shape," Cooley said. "I feel for the young man but I'm real excited about our program."
Cooley was hoping to combine backcourt recruits Dunn, Ricardo Ledo and Josh Fortune with returnees Vincent Council and Bryce Cotton in an explosive guard corps. Now Dunn may be lost for the year and Ledo's academic status remains unresolved with the NCAA.
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José de Ribamar Costa Alves, conhecido politicamente como Ribamar Alves e Dr. Ribamar () é um político brasileiro, ex-prefeito de Santa Inês.

Deputado estadual pelo PMDB de 1997 a 1998. Foi Deputado Federal do PSB pelo Maranhão em três legislaturas: 2003 a 2007, 2007 a 2011 e 2011 a 2015. Renunciou ao mandato de deputado em 2012 para assumir o cargo de prefeito.

Eleito prefeito de Santa Inês, foi preso em flagrante pelo estupro de uma estudante de 18 anos, e afastado da prefeitura. A vítima, missionária da Igreja Adventista teria sido atraída à casa do prefeito com a promessa de comprar livros. O prefeito foi recolhido ao Complexo Penitenciário de Pedrinhas. Em fevereiro de 2016 o ex-deputado Chiquinho Escórcio procurou a ajuda do ex-presidente e ex-senador José Sarney para tirar Ribamar da prisão, interferindo junto aos desembargadores do Tribunal de Justiça do Maranhão, Sarney prometeu um "aceno".

Em 2013 Ribamar Alves teria tentado beijar à força a juíza Larissa Tupinambá, que trabalhava em Santa Inês na época, chegou a ser autuado por assédio sexual. Em 2014, teve o crime desclassificado como contravenção penal de importunação ofensiva ao pudor, tendo que pagar uma multa fixada pela Justiça.

Naturais de Santa Inês (Maranhão)
Deputados federais do Brasil pelo Maranhão
Estupradores do Brasil
Membros do Partido Socialista Brasileiro
Membros do Partido Social Cristão
Membros do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro (1980)
Membros do Partido Socialista Brasileiro do Maranhão

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