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For instance, you can join the company valuation class which helps you to learn the basic company valuation technique London to appraise the equity value, enterprise value, The " Cap Table" and also pre and post money valuation. Learning these concepts is very much useful for the entrepreneurs who seek finance or offering equity to their partners. As a start up businessman the company valuation class that teaches different methodologies of valuation and how to perform valuations on book value, comparable and discounted cash flow really helps in assessing the value of your shares and determine your credibility in the market.
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This is like The Six Million Dollar Soup—better, stronger, faster than any other version you've had. Once the onions caramelize, the broth only needs to simmer briefly to dissolve the Marmite. Look for Marmite in the international aisle or baking section of the supermarket. We've also streamlined the cheese-topped bread element: Broiling the bread and cheese on its own takes less time than toasting it as it floats in individual crocks, with the added benefit of keeping the crouton crispy longer.
Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high. Add onions; sauté 10 minutes or until tender. Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir in thyme, salt, and pepper; cook 40 minutes or until golden-brown, stirring occasionally.
Increase heat to medium-high. Add vermouth, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Cook until liquid almost evaporates. Stir in stocks; bring to a simmer. Stir in Marmite; cook 5 minutes or until Marmite dissolves.
Preheat broiler to high with rack in top position. Place bread on broiler pan; top each slice with 2 tablespoons cheese. Broil 3 minutes or until cheese bubbles and browns in spots. Ladle 1 cup soup into each of 8 bowls; top each with 1 cheese toast, and garnish with thyme.


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Q: Google play services (Leaderboards) with AndEngine I'm trying to integrate Google Play Services into my Andengine Game. Everything is working perfectly and my Leaderboard loads up however my problem is when returning to the game.
When I go back from Leaderboard to my game, onResume is called my default. When onResume is called my game doen't crash it gives this error:
    E/Adreno200-ES20﹕ <qgl2DrvAPI_glUseProgram:1319>: GL_INVALID_VALUE

and the screen goes black.
I have done the changing classes stuff like decribed here:
 AndEngine with Google Play game services
and here:
Issues in integrating Google Play Game Services Leaderboard in AndEngine Game
I read somewhere about Overriding OnBackPressed, but I dont know how I can implement this as I have to call startActivityForResult(Intent,string) - where the intent is complied called from google.
However I read in android API that onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) gets called when exiting the Leaderboard activity. my returned values are:
  I/requestCode﹕ 1337
  I/resultCode﹕ 0
  I/Intent﹕ null

when these are clearly incorrect values, any pointers on the issue would be great.

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On Sunday night's episode of Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver tried to make mass surveillance a more relevant issue for Americans. During a sit-down interview with Edward Snowden in Russia, Oliver showed him a segment of Americans in Times Square who had no idea who Snowden was or what he did, as a way to illustrate how little the country cares about the government's invasive spying programs. However, if we look at broader statistics, it seems that that apathy goes much deeper: most Americans know very little about politics in general, let alone the wider implications of mass surveillance on a free society.
Reassuring that he had not "cherry-picked" the people his team interviewed in Times Square, Oliver showed random tourists and New Yorkers admitting that they had no idea who Edward Snowden was. Those who recognized his name couldn't say what he was known for, while some gave incorrect answers. One woman thought he had sold information while a few people confused him for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The message here is clear: many everyday Americans are not familiar with perhaps the biggest case of whistleblowing in American history. If Oliver's segment had been on the Iran nuclear deal, or the 2016 presidential race, or even basic, fundamental elements of the American political system, it's entirely possible that the same individuals in Times Square would have been just as unsure about those topics as well.
Although surveys reflect disapproval of the way Congress, the President and the Supreme Court are conducting their affairs, the Annenberg survey demonstrates that many know surprisingly little about these branches of government. This survey offers dramatic evidence of the need for more and better civics education.
Perhaps one reason why so few Americans know which party controls what in Congress is because so few citizens are voting in midterm elections these days. Analyses of last November's midterm elections show that it had the lowest turnout in 72 years, with a paltry 36.4 percent of eligible voters showing up to the polls. And even those who are voting might need a refresher course. A Pew Research poll from last July showed that only half of registered voters know the party of their congressional representative, while 22 percent incorrectly identified their representative's party and 26 percent didn't answer.
While presidential elections bring out many more constituents, a large portion of the country does not participate in electing our commander-in-chief either. In 2012, more than 40 percent of the eligible population did not bother voting for president.
If Americans don't care who leads our country, then it's only natural they won't know the names of some of our most important political leaders. A 2010 FindLaw.com survey found that two-thirds of Americans can't name a single Supreme Court justice, while a Pew Research survey from the same year saw that 40 percent of Americans couldn't name the current vice president in an open-ended (non-multiple choice) question. Nearly half the country couldn't answer Joe Biden more than a year into his term as VP.


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We Just Added Two Lullabies
We'd like to thank Jane Wilcox Hively for sharing two lullabies with us with her recordings. One is a version of Dance to Your Daddy from England. The other is an Irish lullaby called The Gartan Mother's Lullaby. (Click links for songs.)
Jane sings a lot of lullabies and plays harp. You can learn more about her music on her site Mountain Streams Music.
Thanks for sharing these lovely lullabies with us Jane!
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People everywhere love Christmas – but we don't all celebrate it the same way.
Mama Lisa's Christmas Around The World is a celebration of the diversity and love with which many different cultures mark this joyful time of year.
You'll read about:
How in Italy it's not Santa Claus who gives gifts to all the children. It's La Befana, a friendly witch!
How Scandinavians mark the end of the season by "plundering" the Christmas Tree on St. Knut's Day. That's a fun way to get children to help with the post-holiday clean-up!
How in Colombia, in the Southern Hemisphere, it's usually warm in December. So Christmas is celebrated like a giant outdoor block party!
The first part of the book covers some of the traditions that take place on days other than Christmas itself, like St. Nick's Day and Epiphany. The history and meaning of these holidays is discussed, often with examples of traditional songs.
The second part presents beloved traditions and songs from many different nations. The songs are given in the original languages and with English translations.
What makes the book really special is the many comments from Mama Lisa's correspondents who have shared stories and memories from their own lives. The memories of childhood touch us forever!
Many of the songs featured also include links to the Mama Lisa website, where you can find recordings, videos and sheet music.

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Dandy is an 18-month old Standard Poodle. Last month X-rays revealed minor hip dysplasia in her left hind. The revelation was bitter-sweet for foster parent Liz Toop. Dandy was a part of the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides program in Oakville, Ontario and was scheduled to begin training for her new life as a service dog. This dysplasia in her hip meant that she was no longer a candidate to begin training. The news came as a surprise to Liz, who couldn't help but feel saddened that the dog she had grown to love had a condition that would require lifelong management. The prospect of seeing an animal you love in pain is heartbreaking. However, with this, she also had the opportunity to adopt Dandy as a pet and a lifelong friend. She jumped at the opportunity and although Dandy's life path had taken a turn, she will now enjoy the rest of her life in the loving home of her new pet mom.
The Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides program started in the early 1980s with a focus on serving Canadians with visual impairments. It has since evolved and grown to include Hearing, Service, Seizure Response, Autism Assistance, Diabetic Alert and newly introduced, Support Dog Guides. To do this, the Foundation operates Dog Guides Canada, a preeminent national training school and charity that assists individuals with disabilities through specialized Dog Guide programs.
Sometimes, health factors disqualify candidate dogs from continuing in the program. Hip Dysplasia is one of those conditions. This condition occurs when the joints don't set properly during the development. Sometimes there are genetic factors and certain breeds may be more predisposed to developing the condition. Standard Poodles are certainly not among the most likely breeds to develop this condition, however it's estimated that 12% of all Standard Poodles have a dysplastic condition. While it is news no pet owner wants to hear, many dogs can enjoy a long, happy, healthy and pain-free life with the right combination of a healthy diet, a quality joint supplement, weight management, and the right kind of exercise.
Liz now uses TRI-ACTA to supplement Dandy's diet and provide the support she needs.
The product is designed to repair cartilage, prevent breakdown and reduce inflammation. There is also an option that has a highly therapeutic form of Hyaluronic Acid to increase the supply and viscosity of the joint fluid. The product is pure and concentrated and does not contain any fillers. This means the servings are small and the product is extremely easy to administer. While she likely doesn't realize it, Dandy's unfortunate circumstance has landed her in a family that loves her. She may not have had the opportunity to be a service dog, but she will continue to enhance the lives of those in her new permanent family.


All those who purchased advertisement spots and tickets; these represent our primary source of revenue, which funds all our show and activity expenses.
The Parents and Guardians of all the cast and crew who drive them to and fro, and also help in so many other ways: the hemming, the trips to Savers, the meals delivered at the random times we pause to eat, and so on.
THS Art Teacher Mrs. Ritchie, who lets us wash all of our paintbrushes in her room and gives us artistic support.
THS Music Director Mr. Keane, who graciously does not mind us staging from his room or having our stuff all over the place, with the exception of concert days... we clean up nice for those!
We try to clean up after ourselves, but when you have a big mess, or need a light bulb forty feet off of the ground changed, you need to call the best professionals around: the Maintenance and Custiodial Staff of the Plymouth Public Schools.
The Business Office of The Plymouth Public Schools - they send out the checks for the supplies we use, and process all of the incoming money for shows and field trips; they really are the best!
Mrs. Malootian, for being there all of the time and helping us with whatever we need.
A huge, standing ovation in my heart for the adults who did so much behind the scenes with sets, costumes, painting and such. All of your help has made this show really come together.
Mrs. Michelle Perkins - you are the very best! Letting Mr. Perkins be here with us is so very appreciated, as are the cookies that you send to us from time to time. Plus, we really like it when Lambert the Dog visits us during practices.


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The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization...
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat organized the world premiere of "Be Free"
a 27-minute documentary that depicts the role of the plastic artist art and his / her role in the creative process, through a portrait of the ceramic artist Heba Helmy, a lover of ceramic art and the creator of a unique ceramic style that evokes the elements From the Egyptian heritage. The film is translated from Arabic into English, and it was shown in the Museum Theater, which is one of the distinctive components of the Museum


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The women's tournament in volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held at Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium from 9 to 23 August 2008.

The twelve competing teams were split equally into two pools of six teams. Each team played all other teams in their pool with the winning team gaining 2 points and the losing side 1 point. The top four teams from each pool progressed through to the quarterfinals. The rest of the tournament was a single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match held between the two semifinal losers.

A total of 38 matches were played: 15 in each group, 4 quarterfinals, 2 semifinals, 1 bronze medal match, and 1 gold medal match.

Qualification

* The Asian Olympic qualification tournament and the World Olympic Qualification Tournament are combined into one event. The top 3 teams at the tournament will qualify as the medallists of the World Olympic Qualification Tournament while the best Asian team outside the top 3 will qualify as the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament champion.

Pools composition
Teams were seeded following the Serpentine system according to their ranking as of January 2008.

Twelve qualified nations were drawn into two groups, each consisting of six teams. After a robin-round, the four highest-placed teams in each group advanced to a knock-out round to decide the medals.

Roster

Pool A
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Pool B
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Preliminary round
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

Pool A

Pool B

Knockout stage
The first four teams in each Preliminary Round pool advanced to the quarterfinals, eight teams in total. The format was as follows:
A1 vs. B4 (first place in pool A vs. fourth place in pool B)
B1 vs. A4
A drawing of lots determined the pairings among A2/A3 and B2/B3. The purpose of this drawing was to prevent a second-place team in a pool from deliberately losing the last game in pool play in order to select an "easier" opponent (in the sense of matchups) in the quarterfinals.

Based on a drawing of lots after the group stage, the United States faced and defeated Italy, while China drew and won against Russia in their quarterfinal matches. The other quarterfinal match-ups were determined by the pool standings. Brazil (pool B winner) played Japan (pool A 4th place). Cuba (pool A winner) played play Serbia (pool B 4th place). Both top seeds went on to defeat their opponents 3–0, thus reaching the semifinals.

In the semifinals, Brazil defeated the host nation and defending champion China, while the United States defeated Cuba. Both semifinal matches were won 3–0.

In the final, Brazil, for the first time in the tournament, lost a set but was able to win the next two sets from the United States to claim the match and the gold medal.
In the third-place match, China defeated Cuba for the bronze medal.

Bracket

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Award ceremony

21:50, 23 August 2008

Statistics leaders
Only players whose teams advanced to the quarterfinals are ranked.

Source:

Final standings

Medalists

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player

Best Scorer

Best Spiker

Best Blocker

Best Server

Best Setter

Best Digger

Best Receiver

Best Libero

Fair Play Award:

Most Popular Player:

References

External links
FIVB official page
Beijing 2008 at FIVB
Official results (pgs. 2273–2334)

Olympics
Women's tournament
2008 in Chinese women's sport
Women's volleyball in China
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The craft beer boom of the last decade has led to an explosion of new breweries. In such a crowded market, how do you make your beer stand out from the crowd? For many of the best brewers, the secret is to have an eye-catching design, something that reflects the quality of the product within and the values of the brewer who made it.
Harvey Shepard is a writer, blogger, and graphic designer based in Seattle, Washington. A longtime beer (and label) enthusiast, he keeps a blog of his favorite designs at ohbeautifulbeer.com.


Zambia said on Saturday its 2009/10 white maize output rose by 42.1 percent from the previous year, making it the highest crop harvest in about 22 years which will help to maintain low inflation....total maize production rose to 2.7 million tonnes, beating last season's harvest of 1.9 million, to leave the surplus at 1.1 million tonnes....Zambia initially planned to export between 50,000-80,000 tonnes of maize this year, with commercial farmers urging the immediate export of up to 178,000 tonnes of 2009 carry-over stocks to ensure better local prices for this season's crop.Industry officials say exports could now be much higher.
Its not all doom and gloom and we must congratulate government and our hard working farmers (including the traditional leaders) for this historic achievement. One hopes that this will provide a measure of confidence for the government to push for further reforms especially with regards to exports and FRA. More on this year's achievement via Reuters.


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La Cumbre es una estación de ferrocarril ubicada en la localidad de La Cumbre del Departamento Punilla, provincia de Córdoba, Argentina.

Ubicación
Se encuentra en el Km 559.4 del Ramal A1 del Ferrocarril General Belgrano. Este ramal sólo presta servicios de pasajeros entre Cosquín y Alta Córdoba dentro de la Ciudad de Córdoba.

Servicios
No presta servicios desde principios de la década de 1990.
Actualmente en sus instalaciones funcionan la oficina de turismo de la localidad y la sala de reuniones del consejo deliberante.

Vuelta del tren
Según el intendente de La Cumbre, y en reunión con referentes de Trenes Argentinos, se estipuló la llegada de un coche motor hasta La Cumbre tras el análisis de infraestructura para la extensión del servicio del Tren de las Sierras. Se estimaba que el servicio comenzaría durante el mes de diciembre de 2021, pero problemas con las lluvias y faltantes de rieles y durmientes en la zona de Villa Giardino, han postergado la extensión hasta La Cumbre para fines de 2022.
El 7 de julio de 2022, se publicó el tarifario, donde se anunció que entre cabeceras (La Cumbre es una) sería de apenas 25 pesos.

Imágenes

Enlaces externos

Referencias

La Cumbre
La Cumbre
Departamento Punilla


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Appearing in The Chamber on July 16
July 16, 2021 by phil795	in Announcements and tagged announcement, Announcements, news
New issues appear Fridays at 10:00 a.m. CDT/ 4:00 p.m. BST/ 8:30 p.m. IST/ 1:00 a.m. AEST (Saturdays).
Five Poems by Jack Harvey
Jack D. Harvey's poetry has appeared in Scrivener, The Comstock Review, Valparaiso Poetry Review, Typishly Literary Magazine, The Antioch Review, The Piedmont Poetry Journal and elsewhere. The author has been a Pushcart nominee and over the years has been published in a few anthologies.
"Some Who Wander" Fiction by Doug Hawley
The author dabbles in sci fi, horror, crime, non-Hallmark romance, essay, humo(u)r, and memoir with not a trace of style or nuance published in the UK, USA, Canada, Iran, Netherlands, India, Germany, and Spain. After actuarial work he writes, volunteers, hikes, snowshoes and collects music with editor Sharon and cat Kitzhaber in Lake Grove Oregon. https://sites.google.com/site/aberrantword/
Three Flash Fiction Stories by Thomas Elson
Thomas Elson's short stories, poetry, and flash fiction have been published in numerous venues, including Ellipsis, Better Than Starbucks, The Cabinet of Heed, Flash Frontier, Short Édition, Journal of Expressive Writing, The Selkie, The New Ulster, The Lampeter, and Adelaide. He divides his time between Northern California and Western Kansas.
Interview with Author James Hanna
James Hanna is a retired probation officer and a former fiction editor. Due to his background, the criminal element figures strongly in much of his writing. James' stories have appeared in over thirty journals, including Sixfold, Crack the Spine, and The Literary Review. His books, four of which have won awards, are available on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/-/es/James-Hanna/e/B00WNH356Y?ref_=dbs_p_ebk_r00_abau_000000
"dream eater" Poem by Brian J. Alvarado
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Looking Forward to the Future!
Before Covid-19 restrictions began in Los Cabos, during the last half of March 2020, we had three initiatives canceled; we had been working toward each of these for over four years. We are now looking forward for the favor of the Lord to bring each of these to fruition as soon as our Covid-19 restrictions are lifted.
Please be praying for each of these initiatives to begin and thrive in 2021:
The first two programs were training events for Avanza sin Tranza (Thrive Without Bribes). The Mexican people are actually taught from an early age that if you don't insist on bribes or use methods we might call 'corrupt,' then you will not succeed in Mexico. Avanza sin Tranza is a Biblically based values program (without chapter and verse), which was created by Daniel Valles of Ciudad Juarez.
Ninety educators were signed up for this training, which was schedule to take place at the end of March 2020―until the training was canceled by Covid-19. The school systems in most of Mexico are in need of a value-based program at all levels of education. Beyond Los Cabos, Avanza sin Tranza was to be considered as a possible solution for this need.
The second initiative was Avanza sin Tranza training for 50 law enforcement officers working for the Municipality of Los Cabos―just imagine! This training was scheduled for the end of April of 2020.
The third initiative involves the Quinta Real Property. The Lord led us to this property several years ago. The vision for this property is being developed with the help of our dear friends from Australia, Neil and Lee Woollacott. The vision for the property is to eventually be owned through a trust, which is being established by Neil Woollacott. The property would then be developed for several different ministry uses (see previous articles for details). In the meanwhile, New Life Outreach was given sufficient funds in 2020 to be able to rent part of the property for a year. Richard had several conversations with the brother in charge of the rental of the family property. He and the family representative were narrowing down a figure when the Covid-19 restrictions went into effect. This agreement had to be tabled until Los Cabos is released from crowd-size limitations.
All things are possible with God. None of the delays in programming took God by surprise. He stills has grand plans for Los Cabos. We want to thank each of you for your continued prayers, encouragement, and support of what the Lord is doing in Los Cabos. May the Lord bless each of you!


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Spezzano Piccolo, jusqu'en 2017 une commune, est une frazione de Casali del Manco de la province de Cosenza, dans la région de Calabre, en Italie.

Administration

Hameaux
Macchia, Acqua Coperta, Croce di magara

Communes limitrophes
Casole Bruzio, Longobucco, Pedace, San Giovanni in Fiore, Serra Pedace, Spezzano della Sila

Notes et références

Hameau dans la province de Cosenza
Casali del Manco


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#pragma once

#include <array>

#include "util/blitz_typedefs.hpp"
#include "util/global_config.hpp"
#include "angular_quadrature.hpp"
#include "constants.hpp"

namespace mocc {

typedef std::array<int, 3> BC_Size_t;
typedef std::array<Boundary, 6> BC_Type_t;

typedef std::pair<int, real_t *> BVal_t;
typedef std::pair<int, const real_t *> BVal_const_t;

/**
 * This defines a general boundary condition container, which can store an
 * angular flux condition as a 1-dimensional collection of values for
 * each dimension-normal, angle, and energy. It is the responsibility of the
 * sweeper itself to determine what the indices of the actual conditions
 * mean.
 *
 * This class shall make one important guarantee; that all faces of the BC
 * in an angle/group are stored consecutively. This potentially allows
 * client code to eschew the concept of surface normals entirely. See \ref
 * moc::MoCSweeper for an example of this.
 */
class BoundaryCondition {
public:
    /**
     * \brief Construct a simple boundary condition, where there are the
     * same number of conditions per face/angle (Sn case).
     *
     * \param n_group the number of groups
     * \param angquad the \ref AngularQuadrature to use for reflections and
     * such
     * \param bc the \ref Boundary condition to enforce at each domain
     * boundary
     * \param n_bc the number of conditions to store for each direction
     * normal.
     * \param dim the dimensionality of the associated sweeper. Default=2
     *
     * To cut down on code duplication, just expand the scalar \p n_bc into
     * a vector and call the general case (below).
     */
    BoundaryCondition(int n_group, const AngularQuadrature &angquad,
                      BC_Type_t bc, BC_Size_t n_bc, int dim=2);

    /**
     * \brief Construct a more complicated boundary condition, where each
     * angle can have a different number of conditions (MoC case).
     *
     * \param n_group the number of groups
     * \param angquad the \ref AngularQuadrature to use for reflections and
     * such
     * \param bc the \ref Boundary condition to enforce at each domain
     * boundary
     * \param n_bc a vector containing the number of BCs needed for each
     * angle.
     * \param dim the dimensionality of the associated sweeper. Default=2
     */
    BoundaryCondition(int n_group, const AngularQuadrature &angquad,
                      BC_Type_t bc, std::vector<BC_Size_t> n_bc, int dim=2);

    /**
     * \brief Replace the default copy constructor to avoid aliasing of the
     * underlying data
     */
    BoundaryCondition(const BoundaryCondition &rhs);

    /**
     * \brief Return the total number of boundary condition points.
     */
    int size() const
    {
        return data_.size();
    }

    /**
     * \brief Initialize all BC points with a given value
     */
    void initialize_scalar(real_t val);

    /**
     * \brief Initialize the boundary conditions with an energy spectrum.
     */
    void initialize_spectrum(const ArrayB1 &spectrum);

    /**
     * \brief Return a const pointer to the beginning of a boundary
     * condition face
     */
    BVal_const_t get_face(int group, int angle, Normal norm) const
    {
        assert(angle < n_angle_);
        assert(group < n_group_);
        int off = bc_per_group_ * group + offset_(angle, (int)norm);
        return BVal_const_t(size_[angle][(int)norm], &data_(off));
    }

    /**
     * \brief Return a pointer to the beginning of a boundary condition face
     */
    BVal_t get_face(int group, int angle, Normal norm)
    {
        assert(angle < n_angle_);
        assert(group < n_group_);
        int off = bc_per_group_ * group + offset_(angle, (int)norm);
        return BVal_t(size_[angle][(int)norm], &data_(off));
    }

    /**
     * \brief Copy boundary values to external array
     */
    void copy_face(int group, int angle, Normal norm, real_t *out)
    {
        int n              = size_[angle][(int)norm];
        const real_t *face = this->get_face(group, angle, norm).second;
        std::copy(face, face + n, out);
    }

    /**
     * \brief Return a const pointer to the beginning of the boundary values
     * for the given group and angle. Includes all faces
     */
    BVal_const_t get_boundary(int group, int angle) const
    {
        assert(angle < n_angle_);
        assert(group < n_group_);
        int size = size_[angle][0] + size_[angle][1] + size_[angle][2];
        int off  = bc_per_group_ * group + offset_(angle, 0);
        return BVal_const_t(size, &data_(off));
    }

    /**
     * \brief Return a pointer to the beginning of the boundary values for
     * the given group and angle. Includes all faces
     */
    BVal_t get_boundary(int group, int angle)
    {
        assert(angle < n_angle_);
        assert(group < n_group_);
        int size = size_[angle][0] + size_[angle][1] + size_[angle][2];
        int off  = bc_per_group_ * group + offset_(angle, 0);
        return BVal_t(size, &data_(off));
    }

    /**
     * \brief Update the boundary condition for all angles for a single
     * group using a passed-in "outgoing" condition.
     *
     * \param group the energy group to update
     * \param out the "outgoing" angular flux boundary condition to use in
     * the update. It should only have one group of storage
     *
     * This would be used for a Jacobi-style iteration on the boundary
     * source.
     */
    void update(int group, const BoundaryCondition &out);

    /**
     * \brief Update the boundary condition from a single outgoing angle for
     * a single group using a passed-in "outgoing" condition.
     *
     * \param group the energy group to treat
     * \param angle the angle index of the outgoing angle. See below.
     * \param out a single-group \ref BoundaryCondition object storing the
     * outgoing boundary values to use.
     *
     * This would be used for a Gauss-Seidel-style iteration on the boundary
     * source.
     *
     * The passed angle indicates the angle of the outgoing angle. Depending
     * on the various domain boundary conditions, corresponding boundary
     * values may be updated on \c this
     */
    void update(int group, int angle, const BoundaryCondition &out);

    friend std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os,
                                    const BoundaryCondition &bc);

private:
    // Number of energy groups
    int n_group_;

    // Number of angles to track
    int n_angle_;

    // Boundary conditions
    std::array<Boundary, 6> bc_;

    // BC_Size_t for each angle, size_ is the same for all energy groups
    std::vector<BC_Size_t> size_;

    // Angular quadrature used to do angle index reflections
    const AngularQuadrature &ang_quad_;

    // Number of BCs per energy groups. Essentially the sum of the BCs on
    // all faces for all angles
    int bc_per_group_;

    // Large vector containing all of the boundary conditions for all
    // angles, groups and faces
    ArrayB1 data_;

    // An array of index offsets to get to an angle/face. Needs to be
    // incremented by bc_per_group_*group to yield final starting index of a
    // face of BCs
    blitz::Array<int, 2> offset_;

    // A factor to scale the incoming boundary flux based on 2D or 3D
    real_t factor_;
};
}

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La provincia de Buenaventura fue una de las provincias del Estado Soberano del Cauca y del Departamento del Cauca (Colombia). Fue creada por medio de la ley del 15 de junio de 1857 y ratificada por medio de la ley 81 del 11 de octubre de 1859, a partir del territorio de la provincia neogranadina de Buenaventura. Tuvo por cabecera a la ciudad de Buenaventura. La provincia comprendía el territorio de la actual región vallecaucana del Occidente y la región caucana del Occidente.

Geografía

Límites

La provincia de Buenaventura en 1859 limitaba al sur con las provincias de Barbacoas y Popayán; al oriente con la cima de la cordillera Occidental hasta las cabeceras del Anchicayá, de allí al río Dagua por la cadena de montes que divide las aguas del río Pepita con los que van al riachuelo de Sombrerillos y atravesando el Dagua en este punto a tomar el ramo de cordillera que divide las aguas del Dagua con el Calima hasta su conclusión en el arrastradero del Guineo, y de allí al océano Pacífico en la última boca oriental del delta del San Juan; al sudoeste las riberas del océano hasta los límites de Barbacoas, comprendidas las islas de Palmas, Gorgona, Gorgonilla y las demás que formaban los deltas de los ríos Anchicayá, Raposo, Cajambre, Yurumanguí, Naya, Micai, Saria, Timbiquí y Guapi.

División territorial

En 1876 la provincia comprendía los distritos de Buenaventura (capital), Anchicayá, Cajambre, Calima, Guapi, Micay, Naya y Timbiquí.

En 1905 la provincia comprendía los distritos de Buenaventura (capital), Anchicayá, Centro, Micay, Naya y Timbiquí.

Véase también
 Organización territorial de los Estados Unidos de Colombia
 Provincias de Colombia

Referencias

Buenaventura
Buenaventura


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Global Branding May 08th, 2009
The Impact Of Culture On Branding
by Martin Roll
Culture is the cumulative concept that encompasses knowledge, belief, customs, practices and any other habits acquired by people as members of society.
A culture operates primarily by setting loose boundaries for individual behavior. Culture, in effect, provides the framework within which individuals and households function. A major consequence of culture is its impact on consumption patterns of individuals and institutions. Depending on the underlying cultural philosophy consumers tend to follow certain consumption patterns. Successful brands have been able to adopt their branding strategies in line with this dominant cultural philosophy and weave their brands into the cultural fiber.
One of the underlying premises of branding is its ability to reduce customers' search cost and perceived risk by standardization of images, messages, communications, attributes and features. As such brands generally strive to maintain their defining brand identity, brand personality, brand images and brand elements across markets. This standardization which forms the fundamental building block of a brand itself poses the first challenge in cross cultural situations. Many a times, brands will need to adopt their offerings to different cultures and this violates the standardization principle. Therefore deftly handling the standardization and adoption issue becomes extremely crucial.
One of the biggest implications of globalization for brands seeking to expand to foreign shores is the task of balancing standardization with customization. When some of the world's biggest brands expand beyond their home markets, they are tempted to repeat their tried and tested formula in the new market as well. In fact this has been the path followed by many brands. The assumption in such a case is that customers would be too eager to consume the great brand because of its authenticity, heritage and associations. But this tendency is gradually changing as global companies are learning about the unique needs of the customers in different markets along with the pressures of lifestyle, economic and cultural conditions.
Consider the success of global brands in the Indian market.
One of the booming economies in Asia, India offers tremendous opportunities to global companies. A brief look at the Indian landscape would prove why – an estimated 1.2 million affluent households that is expanding at 20% a year, 40 million middle income households (earnings of US$20,000 to US$45,000 adjusted for PPP) growing at 10% a year, more than 110 million households with earnings of US$7,500 to US$20,000 (adjusted for PPP) and more than 70% of the population below the age of 36. It is no wonder then, that global brands are making a bee line to the Indian market to grab a share of the growing pie. This alluring face of the Indian business landscape has another facet to it and that is the highly discerning and demanding customers. In spite of the booming economy and the increasing disposable income, Indian consumers are very cautious and clear in their priorities. Consumers are still not ready to splurge on branded goods at premium prices. Added to this is a growing number of Indian brands that offer superior quality at affordable prices. In such a scenario, global brands can win only if they attune themselves to the local conditions.
Unilever is a classic example of a global brand which has pioneered serving the locals with products that address the local sensitivities. Unilever's Indian subsidiary Hindustan Level Limited (HLL) has been the leader in recognizing the tremendous opportunity lying at the bottom of the pyramid – customer base that aspires to consume products but in smaller quantities and at lesser prices. HLL literally invented the shampoo sachets – small plastic packets of shampoo for as less as INR 1 (USD0.022). This became such a rage among the rural consumers that many other brands started offering products such as detergent, coffee and tea powder, coconut oil and tooth paste in sachets. Even though the unit price was higher, rural consumers were able to afford to purchase the smaller quantity at their convenience.
Another example is the mobile brand Nokia. Nokia also recognized the growing importance of rural customers in the Indian mobile telephone market which grew from a mere 300,000 subscribers in 1996 to a whopping 55 million subscribers in 2004. Nokia introduced its dust-resistant keypad, antislip grip and an inbuilt flash light. These features, albeit small, appealed to a specific target of truck drivers initially and then to a broader segment of rural consumers. These features endeared Nokia to the Indian consumer as Nokia displayed a genuine commitment in responding to local customer needs.
Disneyland launched Euro Disney and maintained its standard tried and tested formula with the assumption that customers would seek the authentic Disney experience. But shortly into the launch, Euro Disney was declared a failure. Of the many reasons that were attributed to Euro Disney's failure, the one that stood out clearly was Euro Disney's lack of localizing the brand experience. Euro Disney followed the brand policies to the word – English-only instructions, no wine consumption on park grounds, high ticket prices, and standardized merchandise and food items. This resulted in wide spread dissatisfaction among the customers. But Euro Disney was just following the golden rule of branding – consistency in its brand elements.
These examples illustrate the consequences of culture on brands. In all the three examples, the brands were global brands with operations in multiple markets. Nokia and Unilever recognized the different customer needs and adopted the brand to the preferences of customers. Disney on the other hand followed the classic branding rule of maintaining consistency across markets. As can be seen from these examples, cultural differences mandate that brands be sensitive to different cultural facets. Further, these cases offer some very important points that should be fully appreciated by any brand manager that aspires to be successful in cross cultural settings.
1. Cultural Differences Impact Branding: Cultural differences are indeed a major factor that has an impact on the success or failure of a brand. As brands enter different cultures, it becomes imperative for them to carefully tread the standardization-customization continuum wherein they not only manage to retain the inherent brand identity which is the very reason for their acceptance across markets, but also adopt the brand elements (images, advertising, channels, and others) to appeal to the local tastes and preference of customers.
2. Weave The Brand Into The Cultural Fiber: The increasing popularity of the Internet offers brands a very powerful tool to involve customers and bring the brands closer to the local culture by providing them a platform to interact with the brand in their (customer's ) terms. Creation of online discussion groups, and online brand communities is a firm step towards co-creating brand value with the customers. By weaving the brand essence into the societal fiber, brands can leverage cultural differences to their advantage
3. Understand The Consumption Patterns: Individualistic and collectivistic cultures tend to be the two ends of a continuum. Individualistic cultures support customers to make consumption decisions based on their personal choice, at an individual level. On the other hand, collectivistic cultures support customers to make consumption decisions on a group level (family, extended family, network of friends and even community).
These differences hold the key to many a branding strategy when entering new markets. Even though globalization and integrated markets offer brands a very lucrative deal in terms of untapped market potential, greater number of customers, and broader reach, it also poses certain challenges such as cultural differences and the resulting consumption patterns. To maximize the opportunities brands should be sensitive to the cultural subtleties and adopt accordingly. Cultural differences can be morphed from a challenge to an opportunity when brands learn from the many best practices in the industry and adopt their branding strategies to adequately reflect the consumer preferences.
Bhavana Jaiswal on May 20th, 2009 said
Lovely piece. You are absolutely spot on regarding Unilever India. They have indeed revolutionized marketing in India, and you can safely credit them with making Indian companies take the rural markets seriously. Today, amidst global expenditure slowdown, Indian rural markets remain attractive to marketers since they are still growing.
While I agree with the concept of adapting to local markets, there are also cases of Brands actually introducing new habits into the local culture. A classic example is the onslaught of Japanese car-makers in the American automotive market. It is very widely known that American car-makers did not consider fuel efficiency to be an important aspect. The Japanese car-makers made their inroads into the American market and changed all this. Today, with soaring fuel costs, the American consumer considers fuel-efficiency to be an important aspect while purchasing a car!
While I'm at it, another classic example from the Indian market: Kellogg's. When it first made inroads into the Indian market, it flopped. Reason – Indians value their hot, freshly-prepared breakfast. An Indian mother would literally consider it to be a crime to send her kid to school without a glass of hot milk. Kellogg's on the other hand was marketing something which was totally opposite to this – ready-to-eat corn flakes, to be eaten in COLD milk. If you'd pour hot milk on it, it'd turn soggy. Result – the brand flopped.
Thankfully, Kelloggs realized their error and re-entered the market later, this time, better-prepared. They had re-engineered their flakes to be crunchy even in hot milk. And they marketed it to the right audience – urban, dual-income households – where breakfast time was usually chaotic, with the mother being pressed for time. This time, it worked.
The example just goes to show that a failure need not necessarily spell death for a brand. Realizing your error and rectifying it in good time can still work wonders for your brand.
John Mann on August 20th, 2009 said
Great piece, re Euro Disney, but how much do you think the launch failure was down to 'standardised branding' or simply that Disney is American, and the French, (possibly the majority of Europeans), resent the Americanisation of Europe, or the world? So, even if they'd re-branded Donald Duck to La Donald Canard, and allowed wine to be sold in cafe's and restaurants, would it have worked. I remember going to Euro Disney in '96 and hating it – as everyone spoke French, (I'm English), and the kids working there were so typically French, e.g., arrogant, non-bothered, slow and almost boarding on the aggressive if you asked them anything in English or pigeon-French.
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THE CAMPAIGN TO UNDERMINE TVN CONTINUES
Posted on March 28, 2013 by RacingB*tch
The relentless campaign to undermine TVN from within and without continues unabated. Last week came the revelation that Chairman in waiting John Hartigan had jilted the TVN Board at the altar. He gave TVN a five start spray which has reverberated through the upper echelons of the NSW and Victorian racing industries and sent the "rats" on the TVN Board into overdrive as they continue their strategy to undermine and ultimately dismantle TVN as a separate entity and gift it to its sparring partner in one of racing and sports most bitter "marriages of inconvenience".
In racing, in particular, divisions and hatreds run deep. They will resort to the lowest forms of behaviour to exact vengeance from their perceived opponents. The duelling is primitive, memories are long and feuds are never forgotten. It's straight from the handbook of the underworld – the rules of the Godfather is supreme. Dissent in any form cannot and will not and will never be tolerated.
The odds against TVN remaining an independent broadcasting entity with the prized broadcast rights safely ensconced with the racing industry was always going to be as difficult as convincing EL Qaeda that the USA and the free world was its friend and not foe.
The end game has always been the same, and the Australian Financial Review, not a regular commentator on matters racing got it bullseye right on Wednesday in an editorial piece entitled "TVN turmoil means SKY has the upper hand".
The crux of the article could prove prophetic. "There is a growing feeling in the industry that the internal turmoil coupled with several highly publicized scandals surrounding TVN gives weight to the argument for the industry owned channel to roll its operations into Sky, not the other way around".
The Fin Review has nailed it. The campaign to undermine and ultimately derail TVN has been in place for a very long time, and there are a host of influential heavy hitters in the NSW racing industry and their allies across the border in Victoria who sole aim is to "gift" TVN to Sky and its owner Tabcorp. But that is just a part of their end game. Rolling TVN into Sky, undermining the authority of the ATC and Racing Victoria and the Race Clubs across the border would be ramped up to the next level and these separate and important entities in Australian racing would buckle and roll over. A revamped Australian Racing Board under a name change and new constitution would take over the decision making for Australian racing, and the centre of gravity which has been gradually shifting, according to plan, to NSW would be fast tracked.
Under this scenario, the new ARB would be a newer and more powerful offspring of Racing NSW. Forget the power and authority of race clubs. These vestiges of the antiquated notions of independence will be exorcised from the landscape. If they are spared the sword of the executioner and exist at all it will be along the models that we are already seeing installed in Newcastle and Kembla where their survival is conditional on a radical restructure and Board positions are allocated to nominees of the regulator. Can't let democratic principles ever get in the way of authoritarian ones can we?
The strategy is simple and it is no surprise that the NSW and Victorian Race Clubs and Racing Victoria have not come out swinging. When it comes to gutter tactics, their opponents have got it all over them But then again, let's not forget where they come from.
RACING ATTENDANCES – FROM ONE EXTREME TO ANOTHER
The two feature race meetings last weekend in Sydney and Melbourne, told very different stories, and yet provided a very revealing and somewhat disturbing insight into the future of horse racing as a mainstream spectator sport in Oz.
Moonee Valley's spectacular Victorian farewell to Black Caviar night had everything that horse racing could wish for, in this, the twenty first century. It was racing under lights at its absolute best. Grandstands and lawns chock full of racegoers – die hards and the not so regulars. Every demographic came through the turnstiles in numbers not seen since the inception of night racing. They came from near and far – from all over Melbourne and Victoria and from interstate and across the Tasman.
The lawns and grandstands were a sea of salmon pink and black, so many embraced the spirit and wore the Black Caviar colours. Looking up from the lawns into the grandstands Moonee Valley was lit up like Happy Valley on a Wednesday night. And there were people, 25,000 of them. For once it seemed Moonee Valley night racing was populated. It appeared to have more people last Friday night than Happy Valley. And that most certainly is a one-off.
As exciting and spectacular as Moonee Valley was last Friday night, and let's give credit where it is well and truly deserved, it was very successfully marketed and promoted – for months prior to March 22; let's not stray too far away from the reason and the sole reason for its success. It's USP was Black Caviar. And she did what she has continued to do for racing over the past two years in particular – she has made horse racing a headline again, and for the right reasons. Black Caviar has taken the stench out of the race fixing and administration of drugs allegations that have plagued racing over the past year or so.
And Black Caviar has singularly transcended everything negative about racing in the community. She has brought people to racing, she has introduced people into. She has been subject of conversation across a wide demographic range. She has also proven that racing promotions and marketing can only work if it based around champion racehorses, special and themed racing carnivals and events and the female gender.
While the atmosphere at Moonee Valley on Friday night was electric and memorable, Rosehill the next day was almost the polar opposite. Despite having an outstanding race card, far superior to Moonee Valley and two absolute champions in Pierro and More Joyous and some wonderful Group One races, a disappointing 11,438 people went through the turnstiles. The ATC deserved better and so did NSW racing. As one prominent racing identity observed, when More Joyous and Pierro find it difficult to get the turnstiles buzzing, Oz racing is really struggling.
For Sydney racing, the one saving grace is the sense of anticipation and excitement that the "new" Randwick has generated ahead of its grand re-opening. It will have Sydney and Sydney racing buzzing for quite a while. And heaven knows how desperate we are for an X-factor for Sydney racing. With the expected presence of Black Caviar in the TJ Smith on April 13, the ailing Sydney Autumn Carnival may yet get the X-factor it needs.
But the problems for racing extend far beyond the Autumn carnival and Black Caviar. The wonder mare is a heartbeat away from her permanent exit, and then where to for racing? We read somewhere that Victorian racing's font of wisdom and intellect Racing Victoria CEO Bernard "the plodder" Saundry declared that racing had now look to its next set of equine heroes to take over from Black Caviar. Really, Bernard?
Have you ever thought that colts like Pierro and All Too Hard, arguably the next band of racing heroes, may exit the racetrack for the breeding barn before Black Caviar? And the next set of colts will also have a limited career on the race track because of the reality of maximizing their residual value?
Black Caviar, Bernard, is once in a lifetime. Neither you nor I, nor any of the current crop of ageing racing administrators will live to see the next Black Caviar race, if there is one. In the meantime mate, just keep plodding away and keep your trap shut. Leave the marketing and strategy to those that are capable of chancing their arm at it. Then again, Australian racing is completely devoid of such creatures, so the likes of you and your mate in NSW drive into territory that you know sweet fuck all about.
CAVIAR CONNECTIONS GET A RAW DEAL
The "tall poppy" syndrome and Australians can never be separated at birth. The ridiculous bile thrown the way of Neil Werrett and his fellow owners of Black Caviar by sections of the racing community over their alleged demands for free ticketing and a separate space to entertain their families and friends at Randwick, demonstrates the enormity of the challenge facing Australian racing to develop its own set of heroes and reach out to mainstream Australia.
The mentality is simple: if a tall poppy emerges then he nor she or they must be cut down, humiliated and ridden into the Randwick turf or the turf at any race track for that matter. Allegedly Werrett and his fellow owners "demanded" 220 tickets to Randwick for their families and mates and a separate space to entertain them. The impertinence of it all! Forget that their wonder mare has singularly kept the turnstiles ticking over and bequeathed racing tens of millions of dollars in publicity and headlines. Forget the millions of dollars generated from admission, hospitality, wagering on race programmes when she has competed, forget the publicity for Australian racing and for Australia itself when she competed at Royal Ascot! No lets just quibble about 220 lousy fucking admission passes to Randwick and setting up a marquee or proving a room gratis and throwing in some food and beverages for connections of this world champion mare to enjoy with their families and mates! Yes, how fucking petty, small minded and cheeky.
Does it also not demonstrate how the racing community is clueless when it comes to promoting racing? Should not the ATC and Race Clubs elsewhere, for that matter, go out of their way to make Black Caviar's connections feel a tad special?
Contrast this scenario with Moonee Valley last week. Clearly, the Race Club went out of its way to make heroes of everyone connected with Black Caviar. They had a procession through the famous Moonee Valley tunnel with banners separating Black Caviar's owners and Peter Moody and his family following the field for the race being announced on to the track. And with the sea of salmon and black spots, it was an uplifting sight for racing, something that racing seldom experiences if ever. Sadly, racing has an appetite to devour itself, as we keep constantly getting reminded.
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Toxicity, pharmacokinetics, and dose-finding study of repetitive treatment with the humanized anti-interleukin 6 receptor antibody MRA in rheumatoid arthritis. Phase I/II clinical study.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetics of multiple infusions of a humanized anti-interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor antibody, MRA, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: In an open label trial, 15 patients with active RA were intravenously administered 3 doses (2, 4, or 8 mg/kg) of MRA biweekly for 6 weeks, and pharmacokinetics were assessed. Patients continued on MRA treatment for 24 weeks, and were then assessed for safety and efficacy. RESULTS: The treatment was well tolerated at all doses with no severe adverse event. Increased total serum cholesterol was detected as an MRA related reaction in 10/15 (66%) patients. There was no statistically significant difference in the frequency of adverse events among the 3 dose groups. There were no new observations of antinuclear antibody or anti-DNA antibody, and no anti-MRA antibody was detected. The T1/2 increased with repeated doses and as the dose increased. T1/2 after the 3rd dose of 8 mg/kg reached 241.8 +/- 71.4 h. In 12/15 (80%) patients whose serum MRA was detectable during the treatment period, objective inflammatory indicators such as C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and serum amyloid A were completely normalized at 6 weeks, although there was no statistically significant difference in efficacy among the 3 dose groups. Nine of 15 patients achieved ACR 20 at 6 weeks. At 24 weeks, 13 patients achieved ACR 20 and 5 achieved ACR 50. CONCLUSION: Repetitive treatment with MRA was safe and normalized acute phase response in patients with RA. Optimal dosing schedule was not defined in this small study, but maintenance of serum MRA concentration seemed important to achieve efficacy.
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The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) seek to achieve health equity, and they apply to all countries. SDG contraceptive use estimates for the United States are needed to contextualize U.S. performance in relation to that of other countries.
Data from the 2011–2013 and 2013–2015 waves of the National Survey of Family Growth were used to calculate three SDG indicators of contraceptive use for U.S. women aged 15–44: contraceptive prevalence, unmet need for family planning and demand for family planning satisfied by modern methods. These measures were calculated separately for married or cohabiting women and for unmarried, sexually active women; differences by sociodemographic characteristics were assessed using t tests from logistic regression analysis. Estimates for married women were compared with 2010–2015 estimates from 94 other countries, most of which were low- or middle-income.
For married or cohabiting women, U.S. estimates for contraceptive prevalence, unmet need and demand satisfied by modern methods were 74%, 9% and 80%, respectively; for unmarried, sexually active women, they were 85%, 11% and 82%, respectively. Estimates varied by sociodemographic characteristics, particularly among married or cohabiting women. Five countries performed better than the United States on contraceptive prevalence, 12 on unmet need and four on both measures; seven performed better on demand satisfied by modern methods.
There is a need to continue efforts to expand access to contraceptive care in the United States, and to monitor the SDG indicators so that improvement can be tracked over time.
Brittni N. Frederiksen and Katherine A. Ahrens are health scientists, Susan Moskosky is deputy director and Loretta Gavin is senior health scientist, all at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Population Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Rockville, MD.


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Almost 6,000 drivers have licences torn up because they cannot SEE the road properly
Posted byadminlebanon December 30, 2012 December 30, 2012
Almost 6,000 drivers have licences torn up because they cannot SEE the road properlyNumber of motorists banned from driving for poor eyesight jumps 10 per cent in a yearLabour MP Meg Munn calls for 'robust measures' to ensure road safety
In 2010 poor eyesight caused 2,874 road accident causalities
Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor
10:53 GMT, 29 December 2012
Almost 6,000 drivers have been banned from the road because they cannot see properly, new figures show.
The number of licences revoked or blocked soared by 10 per cent higher in 2011, amid growing fears about the eyesight of thousands of people who climb behind the wheel.
Officials tore up 5,285 licences for cars and motorbikes and 685 lorry and bus drivers last year because holders could not pass a standard eye test.
In 2011 almost 6,000 people had their driving licences revoked or blocked because of their eyesight, a 10 per cent rise on 2010
In 2010, 4,906 car and motorcycle licences were revoked or refused, along with 493 lorry or bus applications.
Among lorry and bus drivers the increase was a shocking 39 per cent.
Transport minister Stephen Hammond revealed the figures for 2011 in response to a series of parliamentary questions from Labour MP Meg Munn.
Mr Hammond told MailOnline: 'Licensing rules have an important part to play in keeping our roads safe. We must make sure that only those who are safe to drive are allowed on our roads while at the same time avoiding placing unnecessary restrictions on people's independence.
All drivers must meet certain minimum eyesight standards. There are additional checks for drivers of large goods vehicles and passenger carrying vehicles, which we strictly enforce.
'This is to protect the driver and other road users given their size, the number of passengers and the likely additional distance and time spent on the road.'
Driving with defective eyesight is an offence and a driver who does not meet the required standard could be prosecuted. They may also invalidate their motor insurance.
Ms Munn said: 'A recent report showed that in 2010 road accidents caused by poor driver vision resulted in an estimated 2,874 casualties.
'These figures provide information on how many drivers who have come forward and reported problems with their vision to the DVLA had their licenses revoked or refused.
'I will be continuing to seek further information to ensure that robust measures are in place to check drivers' vision, so we can continue to improve road safety. For most people it is simply a matter of getting their eyes tested to ensure they have glasses or contact lenses if required.'
Under Department for Transport rules, all drivers should be able to read a number plate from 20 metres away, with glasses or contact lenses if necessary. They should also be able to pass an eye test with an optician and have an adequate field of vision.
The government has ruled out introducing formal eyesight testing whenever a driving licence is renewed. Instead, it is up to drivers to ensure that they are able to meet the appropriate vision standards while driving.
Police officers are able to carry out roadside eye tests if they think a driver does not meet the minimum requirements. If the driver fails the roadside test, the police can inform the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency who will revoke the driving licence.
Last month a survey by Specsavers found one in three drivers were putting themselves and others at risk by failing to meet the legal vision standard required for driving.
Labour MP Meg Munn said she was worried about road safety
Experts predict the number of older drivers will soar to record levels as the post-war 'baby-boom' generation reaches retirement.
By 2032 the number aged over 70 will have risen to 5.8million, and the total will include almost two million over 80, the Institute of Advanced Motorists said.
Earlier this month 87-year-old Peter Cole was released from jail on appeal, after pleading guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and making a false statement to obtain a driving license after twice lying to the DVLA about his eyesight.
Cole of Abridge Homes, Abridge in Essex, ran over and killed war veteran Ambrose Skingle, 86, in January. Cole was jailed for 18 months, but the Court of Appeal said it was 'wrong in principle' for the frail pensioner to remain behind bars.
The court heard how after the accident Cole was seen using a magnifying glass to use his mobile phone even whilst wearing glasses.
It was later found that he could only read a number plate from just eight metres.
On appeal Cole's jail term was quashed and he was handed a 51 week suspended sentence, with a 12-month supervision requirement.
Two years ago Raymond Hampshire, 87, escaped serious punishment after fatally injuring a disabled woman while she was riding a mobility scooter. Sheffield Crown court heard he had cataracts in both eyes and was unfit to be on the road because everything appeared 'foggy' to him.
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Vironova acquires NOW Electronics
The acquisition of NOW is part of a long term plan of Vironova of building a strong technology platform to enable further development of electron microscopy based analysis tools for nanoparticle characterization. Vironova has together with NOW developed a camera specialized for electron microscopy use.
"By a closer integration of the expertise of NOW and Vironova the technical synergies can be further exploited to support our plans to become an established global supplier of electron microscopy technology for nanoparticle characterization" says Mohammed Homman, CEO of Vironova.
NOW, a company of 18 employees has been in business since 1985 and are situated in Kista north of Stockholm, Sweden. NOW offers consulting services focused on product development where electronic construction, embedded programming and/or image analysis is involved. NOW will continue as an independent consultancy company keeping unchanged level of service to existent customer base.
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MD Biomedical Joins Senzime
Umeå spin-off and medtech company MD Biomedical has been acquired by Swedish company Senzime as a subsidiary, according to Biotech Umeå. MD Biomedical has developed a probe called Onzurf, which can be used to monitor the status of an organ from the surface. The development was based on MD Biomedical's…
Getinge acquires Applikon Biotechnology
Just before Christmas Getinge announced an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Applikon Biotechnology. Applikon Biotechnology is a company in the area of advanced bioreactor systems for biopharmaceutical production and research, with an annual net sales of approximately SEK 450 million. "Applikon Biotechnology has a strong portfolio of…
Actavis in billion dollar deal
Generic drug maker Actavis Inc recently announced the purchase of specialty pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott Plc. Under the agreement, Actavis will acquire Warner Chilcott in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at approximately $8.5 billion. If successfully completed, the transaction will create a global specialty pharmaceutical company with approximately $11 billion in…
AZ Books UK–Sweden Flight
Beginning in March, AstraZeneca will pay for Scandinavian airline Sun Air to make the one-hour flight from Cambridge to Gothenburg's Landvetter airport Monday to Thursday mornings, and return in the early evening, to link the company's two research hubs. AstraZeneca has agreed to pay for 20 seats on each flight, but the…


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What do the following items have in common? A workbench, golf clubs, a fridge, winter boots, paint cans, trash bins and cars—oh my! These are just a few examples of things we might store in our garage. With so many must-haves in this important storage area, it's easy to see how it can look and feel like a tornado has ripped through it and over time grow into a place you don't recognize. Keeping your garage organized and efficient is not for the faint of heart, but there are steps to take and storage systems available that will give you an efficient and stylish space that is simple to use and easy to love.
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In a previous series, I talked about all the free ebooks you can get on the Kindle, include an entire assortment of Horror, Science-Fiction, and Fantasy. But as many people know, I'm an avid audiobook fan. For this series of posts, I'm going to cover a whole archive of free audiobooks, brought to you by the site, Librivox with particular attention to horror, science-fiction and fantasy.
Librivox is an amazing site that is entirely run by volunteers. People find works that are in the public domain and create narrations for those works. The collection continues to grow by leaps and bounds. It is filled with a lot of great material for your listening enjoyment or even to use in teaching. All of them are downloadable as MP3 and free to use. Each entry has some background information, a CD cover you can print out, and the options to download individual chapters or stories or the entire collection as a Zip file.


The prediction was it would be sunny this morning and tomorrow. But it turned out to be the opposite. It rained so hard that it was such a struggle to get out of bed.
The traffic into work was understandably heavy. Luckily today was a no clinic day, hence I could take my own sweat time enjoying the carpark that was Federal Highway.
The Boss is back!My senior colleague would also be back from conquering Mount Kinabalu. I spent the morning doing rounds with him before leaving for Ara Damansara to see a referral there.
Heavy rain while seeing my referral at Ara DamansaraBack for lunch before doing an early round to enjoy an early afternoon. The boys would be having a long weekend so we planned to go out tonight after their Quran class. Maybe dinner outside.
In the meantime, it was best to enjoy some down time. I would be on call Saturday.


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Let's Build a Base for Digital Personnel Development
A continuation of my presentation from the joint governmental/CoolJapan personnel development research conference.
KMD, Keio University's Media Design Lab, which has been participating in the CiP planning for the Pop & Tech SEZ, is a graduate school established in 2008 which takes as its motto a commitment to an interdisciplinary fusion of design, technology, management, and policy.
At the same time KMD takes the approach of working with sponsors through various industry-academia collaborations in the laboratory-style creation of various services and businesses. It's a method of education that works by throwing students into various industry-led projects, improving results.
We'd like to incorporate those KMD educational/research techniques. KMD already has various collaborations with overseas art schools such as England's RCA, and America's Pratt, as well as with the National University of Singapore, but we've invited Stanford University to share space with them in Takeshiba as well.
However, Takeshiba is merely a launching point for digital development in Tokyo. As part of the government's CoolJapan concept, there's also emphasis being placed on developing an area on the grounds of Haneda International Airport in addition to Takeshiba. Going forward, we plan to incorporate more planned collaborations.
In addition to the Takeshiba/Haneda areas, there's a lot of development going on around JR Shinagawa Station. With ten times the space at Takeshiba, it promises to be an excellent region for the social implementation of the SEZ's cutting edge developments. Moving farther north, locations can also be found in Akihabara and Todai. We're sketching out plans for a Digital Belt that will wind through the bay area.
Redevelopment has also stepped up in Shibuya. Last year, a corporation called Shibuya Creative Town was created, aiming to move Shibuya in a more media/content oriented direction.
The dream is to connect Tokyo in all directions, and see if it might not be possible to create a broad digital base.
Korea can serve as a model. Content Korea Lab, or CKL, a personnel development organization, and the startup support organization Creative Economy Leader, or CEL. They're operated using a budget provided by the Korean government. There's also the DCM, or Digital Media City, a gathering place for media created through a collaboration between industry, government, and the city of Seoul.
We've recently concluded an agreement in Seoul for the purpose of setting up a collaboration between the CiP council and the Korean government/ Content Promotion Institute.
In Singapore's neighboring country Malaysia, in the development region of Iskandar, located in Johor Bahru, the government is setting up a base for media education and research. Although the central role in the effort is being played by London University, CiP has also concluded an agreement and entered into collaboration with them.
In this way, we're conceiving hubs that will link together Tokyo with America, Europe, and Asia.
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Juraj Beneš (* 2. März 1940 in Trnava; † 1. Oktober 2004 in Bratislava) war ein slowakischer Komponist, Lehrer und Pianist.

Beneš studierte an der Hochschule für Musische Künste Bratislava unter anderem bei Ján Cikker, der zu den bedeutendsten slowakischen Komponisten zählt. Seit 1983 unterrichtete er als Dozent an derselben Hochschule.

Beneš orientiert sich in seinen Werken an aktuellen kompositorischen Richtungen. Sein Œuvre umfasst sämtliche Genres, wobei Beneš' Opern eine herausragende Stellung einnehmen. Die menschliche Stimme setzt er zuweilen in Verbindung mit ungewöhnlichen Instrumentenkombinationen ein.

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Developer Explains Thinking Behind "Buckhead Atlanta"
Developer OliverMcMillan caught a lot of grief when it changed the name of Streets of Buckhead, a $1 billion mixed-use project that stalled during the recession.
When OliverMcMillan took over the development in 2011, it renamed the project "Buckhead Atlanta." The new moniker wasn't an immediate hit. Some called it boring.
Others said it was confusing. This week OliverMcMillan CEO Dene Oliver explained why the developer picked "Buckhead Atlanta." Once again, he said he wanted the project to blend into the existing fabric of intown Atlanta.
"The Streets of Buckhead, to us, tended to have a connotation of a certain finite area of these particular streets," Oliver told the Buckhead Business Association on Thursday. "You don't go to Madison Avenue or the Gaslamp (Quarter) and suddenly take one part of an area you're developing and create this whole new identity. Buckhead is the identity. The city is Atlanta."
Oliver, who said the new name was more inclusive of the entire urban district that had already been developed, went on to say the change also helped European markets better identify with Buckhead. Many of the retailers OliverMcMillan has landed are new to the city, such as luxury Italian label Etro.
The retailers further validated Buckhead Atlanta, a long-awaited redevelopment of a former bar district in the Buckhead Village. Last summer, OliverMcMillan struck a deal with its first anchor office tenant — the $1 billion, underwear company Spanx Inc. The Atlanta-based business also plans to open a flagship retail store there.
Construction continues to pick up speed. More than 800 workers are on the site, up from about 600 last month. Oliver also gave a nod to former Streets of Buckhead developer Ben Carter, who assembled the land at Peachtree, Pharr and East Paces Ferry roads in 2006. Carter eventually had to walk away from the development after the economy undermined its momentum. Construction was halted for more than a year.


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A.	"Siting" is a process consisting of a series of steps conducted by a regulatory agency in determining whether to allow a facility to be located and operated on a site.
A.	If the documents submitted are insufficient to comply with the requirements of the law, regulations and stipulations, the Chairperson of the Siting Board will issue a letter to the applicant advising of the deficiencies that must be corrected before the documents can be deemed a complying application. The Chairperson of the Siting Board may also require the filing of any additional information needed to supplement an application before or during the hearings.
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