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Flintshire company wins from TV consumer protection expert
Rubicon Garden rooms are the first garden room company to be accredited by Don Waterworth ; Pictured John Lyon Managing Director of Rubicon and Don Waterworth. Picture Mandy Jones
A North Wales garden room company has become the first in the UK to win the seal of approval from one of the UK's top expert witnesses, who advises TV shows such as Cowboy Builders and Rogue Traders.
Rubicon Garden Rooms, based in Deeside, is the first company to be accredited by the new Master Garden Room Installers Association, founded by building standards guru Don Waterworth.
Don, an expert witness who advises police forces and councils on rogue trader cases, also advises TV consumer rights programmes, including BBC's Rogue Traders and Channel 5's Cowboy Builders with Dom Littlewood.
He has thirty years' experience vetting traders and advising on trades disputes, and set up the MWCIA accreditation scheme to help consumers choose top quality builders, and protect them from getting ripped off.
Rubicon Garden Rooms is the first garden room company to be accredited by the Master Garden Room Installers Association, a new sub-genre of the Master Window and Conservatory Association, after impressing Don with their excellent track record for high quality work, and services.
The company uses aviation technology to create unique outdoor offices, spas, gyms, hobby and art studios for customers across the UK, and is on track for a record turnover of £1m next year after recently celebrating its 5th anniversary.
Don said: "I was very impressed by Rubicon Garden Rooms.
"All of our members go through a rigorous process to become accredited and we only allow one contractor per post code so it is an elite rating.
"This means if customers choose one of our members, then they will get a first-class service, Rubicon Garden Rooms is the first garden room company we have accredited. and we are delighted to give them our backing."
"The garden rooms that Rubicon do are beautiful. The set up John has got, the way he does business, his knowledge and the interest he has in his customers is exactly what we are looking for from our members.
When you meet John you know this is someone who has got tremendous passion and experience. He goes to every job on the first day an makes sure the customer is going to get what they have been promised. You can see talking to John it's a real passion, and the best companies are like this."
Don said he first started working with TV's Dom Littlewood over a decade ago and has since supported consumer protection programmes to inspect the quality of work, and provide support in prosecutions arising from investigations.
He said: "Dom Liltlewood is absolutely fabulous to work with, one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. His programmes genuinely help people, and he really wants to sort the bad guys out.
"I see lots of cases where people have been let down, sometimes work has been done and it's just a mess, but people don't know what do and where to go for help. Just because someone is advertising their services doesn't mean they are going o do a good job. I saw one case recently where an elderly man had been charged £118,000 for £10,000 of work, and that will end up in court.
"In another case a conservatory roof was collapsing and dangerous, we got all the money back on that through Cowboy Builders, and we got one of our members to put a new roof, but it took a 12 months and a court case to resolve.
"When jobs go wrong it's a very long process, to pursue someone on court is a slow slow process and you don't want to be there.
"You want to choose somebody good in the first place to make sure you choose someone who's going to do a good job. That's why people buy from our members, because they get peace of mind.
Don added: "We work very closely with Trading Standards we are very keen that all of our members retain very high standards, and look after the customers, we have a mediation service in case there is a complaint but these are very rare indeed as the companies we accredit know they need to maintain the highest standards."
"We also have a regular newsletter to educate our members, and we publish a rogues' gallery for consumers to show the disastrous consequences of what can go wrong if you choose the wrong contractor.
"Your home which should be your castle can become a disaster area. Don't assume all tradesmen can do what they say they can do. If people pick the wrong company and they end up going to court that can be an absolute nightmare."
The endorsement comes as Rubicon Garden Rooms has also recently also won a separate Trading Standards award for Most Positive Feedback Received in 2019, as part of the North Wales Buy With Confidence scheme.
Buy With Confidence is a national approval scheme designed to help customers find suppliers which are approved by Trading Standards officers, and the award follows positive comments provided to the scheme by customers.
John Lyon said: "We are delighted to be accredited with the MWICA. Don's credentials are impeccable and his backing is yet another endorsement of the high quality of the work we do, ensuring our customers receive the best possible product, service and value for money.
All of our garden rooms are designed bespoke to suit the individual customers' needs, including space available and budget. We pride ourselves on the excellent quality of our garden rooms, which are all zero maintenance and built to last in excess of 30 years.
"The Buy With Confidence award is a further testament to the excellent work by our staff to ensure the nest possible quality product and service for our customers."
Rubicon Garden Rooms was set up by former Airbus engineer John after he spotted a demand for people who wanted to expand their living space for office or leisure use, without moving home, going through lengthy a applications for planning permission.
The company now builds around 40-50 garden rooms a year for clients across the UK including in Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and further afield in London, Halifax, Leicester and Bristol.
The bespoke, top of the range modular buildings have helped several businesses to expand by creating outdoor office space and meeting rooms which are fully insulated for year-round use, and plumbed in with kitchens and toilets, cutting overheads for company rent.
The rooms are popular with home workers keen to improve their work-life balance, as well as those seeing to expand leisure and exercise space at home with a dedicated area for art, music, crafts, a gym, yoga space or spa.
The Buy With Confidence award for Most Positive Feedback Received in 2019 was presented to Rubicon Richard Powell, Team Leader at Flintshire TraDding Standards department, and Councillor Christopher Bithell, Flintshire Council's Cabinet Member for Community and Business Protection.
Cllr Bithell said: "It is very pleasing to see businesses sign up to the Trading Standards Buy With Confidence scheme, a scheme that makes it easier for consumers to find good reliable local trades people to carry out work or buy goods from. It is also especially pleasing to see a Flintshire company get this award for so much positive feedback from their customers"
Tags: Cowboy Builders, Dom Littlewood, Rogue Traders, Rubicon Garden Rooms
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He will lead the Allgäu Comets in Kempte, Germany, which sits at the base of the Bavarian Alps.
"I'm the energizer bunny of coaching," Scurran said.
Once the 71-year-old Scurran stepped down at head football coach at Tucson Catalina Foothills at the end of this season, the German pro club reached out to Scurran to gauge his interest.
He loves Europe. He loves traveling. He's game for more adventures.
It was announced today in Germany that Scurran will be the coach.
He said the city is close to his family roots and only 45 minutes away from one castle and 30 minutes from another.
This is Scurran's second coaching gig in Europe. In 2012, he led a semi-pro team in Italy to the national championship game.
The league in Germany begins in May and ends in September. He said he plans to visit Germany later this month with his wife.
This will be unusual for Scurran, because he is taking over a program that made the playoffs last year. He is used to resurrecting dead programs.
"Usually, I take over the worst," Scurran said. "I know exactly what to do: hire some of their key people."
Scurran is a former ski racing coach, so he'll enjoy the ski areas. He said Tucson will remain home.
"We're not selling our home," he said. "This is where we want to be. I didn't know this was going to come through be what I hoped. These guys wanted me and made it right.
"When people ask (why he still wants to coach), I'm not dead yet."
This requires recruiting. Scurran said the German teams can have up to six American players on a team. He said that 80 countries are playing American football now, so it's not like he's picking through a bunch of raw football talent in Europe.
Scurran led Catalina Foothills to the state playoffs his first five years. This was the only season he didn't take Catalina Foothills to the post-season.


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Preguntas sobre ejemplos de oraciones con, y la definición y uso de "Version"
El significado de "Version" en varias frases y oraciones
Q: ¿Qué significa highly original version of Peter Pan?
A: It means the story is told in a new way.
The treatment of the story is "original"... not been done before.
Q: ¿Qué significa Just give me the short version.?
A: If someone is telling you a long story, but you are busy, you can ask them to "give you the short version", meaning "please say the story quickly without going into a lot of detail". In other words, it means "give me the quick version".
Q: ¿Qué significa there are soft -top versions of the same design except for having two doors ?
A: Without context, this is difficult to answer.
There are versions with a soft top.
They are almost the same as the versions without the soft top.
The difference between these two versions is that the soft-top version has two doors.
Q: ¿Qué significa I've done versions of that.?
A: Though the person has not done the activity exactly, he has done something similar.
For example: I have not tasted crab, I have tried other seafood.
Q: ¿Qué significa I'm constantly striving to be the best version of myself that I can be?
A: 文は「いつも、もっといい自分になるように一生懸命頑張っている」という意味があると思います。
Ejemplos de oración usando "Version"
Q: Por favor muéstrame oraciones como ejemplos con (If there is a better version, could you please revise it for me?)
Hello (name),
I am really glad to receive your interview invitation. I will attend the interview on time.
Looking forward to seeing you on 7/24.
Davis(my name).
A: To make it a bit more formal you might say-
Dear (name),
Thank you for considering me as a candidate for (job title). I greatly look forward to meeting with you and discussing the position in more detail.
Please let me know if I can provide you with any more information prior to our meeting on July 24th.
Davis ( include full name)
Q: Por favor muéstrame oraciones como ejemplos con version edition (whats the difference?).
A: They are similar in that they both refer to the name or number of a sequence or series of items. "Edition" is more commonly used for books that may get updated over time. The second edition of a cookbook, for example, will have most of the same content as the first, but with a few more recipes, corrected typos, a new introduction, that kind of thing. (If it's a series, like a comic book, where each one is not just an update to the previous but is a continuation, those are referred to as volumes).
A version refers more to other objects, like software, toys or other products. Similar idea to editions of books, but we would never use version for books, or edition for toys or software.
Q: Por favor muéstrame oraciones como ejemplos con it is a new version (of or from) ....
A: "It's a new version of the app"
"This is a new version of the song"
"It's a new version of the game"
Q: Por favor muéstrame oraciones como ejemplos con version.
A: There are many versions of The Sims.
This test is the first version.
Q: Por favor muéstrame oraciones como ejemplos con I want an old version of Facebook chat back!.
A: What do you mean? Like, text chat?
Palabras similares a "Version" y sus diferencias
Q: ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre version y edition ?
A: They're basically the same thing, except you'd use version for things that aren't a product/something you'd buy.
Ex. (with product)
This version of the book is easier to read.
This edition of the book is easier to read.
Ex. (no product)
When Mary is upset, it's like she's a different version of herself.
Q: ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Please accept the corrected version y Please take corrected version ?
A: "Accept" is more polite while "Take" would be more direct.
Q: ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre This is just a downsized version of it y This is just a reducted version of it. ?
A: Both are a little unnatural. It might be better to say:
"This is just a reduced version of it." :)
downsized = to go / shrink to a level smaller
reduce = to make the amount of something smaller
Though they have very similar meanings, they are used differently depending on the subject.
For example, a company "downsizes," they are making the company smaller. You can "downsize" to a small house. You can downsize to a smaller size of clothing if you lose weight (example: "I have downsized to a size 6 pants").
"Reduce" means usually the "smaller amount" of something. For example, you have to reduce the number of employees to downsize a company. You want to reduce the cost of living, etc. You should type more slowly to reduce errors.
"This is just a reduced version" shows that you have a smaller amount of something to make it more simple / easier to understand. "Downsized" version means that you got rid of the older version and made a new, smaller version.
Q: ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Your version of the accident differ from that of the other witness. y Your version of the accident differ from the other witness. ?
A: Your version differ_S_ from that of the other witness. (That = the version)
Your version differ_S_ from the other witness_'S_. (Witness's = possessive)
No difference in actual meaning. The version of the other witness is the same as the other witness's version.
Q: ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre version y copy ?
A: Version - is different in some ways maybe good or bad but it's not an exact copy
Traducciones de "Version"
Q: ¿Cómo dices esto en Inglés (US)? what's the fancier version of words instead of hobby?
ex)what is your hobby? -> ?
A: What are your interests?
Q: ¿Cómo dices esto en Inglés (US)? First-person version of "You're one to talk" or "Look who's talking"
A: You could still say "Look who's talking." Or "I'm one to talk."
Q: ¿Cómo dices esto en Inglés (US)?
(please correct me with more natural version) : You have completed this course with 90 percent of success. so you got 5 points.
A: You could say: You have successfully completed the course with a grade of 90 percent. You will be awarded 5 points.
OR You will be credited 5 points. OR You will receive 5 points.
Q: ¿Cómo dices esto en Inglés (US)? зек (заключенный) - short version of prisoner
A: con
(от convict)
Q: ¿Cómo dices esto en Inglés (US)? What's the full version of "Pop". Is it point of purchase? Or just popular?
A: As in pop music and pop culture, the original word was "popular," meaning "the people's."
Otras preguntas sobre "Version"
Q: ¿Esto suena natural? It supports different version of smart device except for iOS which is disallowed.
A: No problem :)
It supports a variety of smart devices except for iOS because Apple doesn't allow it due to it being a proprietary software.
Proprietary software means computer programs whose source code is not published. The source code is not shared with the public for anyone to look at or change unlike Android operating system :)
Q: ¿Esto suena natural? "So/ many versions which help to know more."
A: "helped me to know more"
Q: Which version is proper: "neither is good" or "neither are good"?
A: In fact, there is a fault in reasoning from the first line of your argument: 'Since you are using "neither", you must be talking about two things, so you should use "are".'
"Neither" in fact makes reference to only one of the two options. Consider the example "neither of us is hungry". It could be explicitly expanded as "neither one of us [...]", therefore demanding the singular. The view that it is plural is common (in this case, "us" is the impetus), but it is not Standard English.
At the end of the day, what matter most in this scenario are the needs of the person who asked this question. In formal contexts, perhaps it should be consistently considered singular, but colloquial usage allows for more leeway.
Q: We have printed versions of twenty or so psychology journals.
What's the meaning of "or so"?
A: After a number like this, it means "or maybe a few more". "20 or so" could be anywhere from 20-29, though it's probably less than 25.
Q: ¿Esto suena natural? could you please send the electronic version to my email? because I cannot download the original text. thanks a million times.
A: "Thanks a million" is enough. No need to add "times"
Overall, you're very good :)
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Medical/Surgical Error and Prescription Drug Adverse Reactions: The 3rd Leading Cause of Death in the US
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Duty to Warn
By Gary G. Kohls, MD – 12-3-2019 (2590 words)
"2.6 million people die annually in low-and middle-income countries from medical errors, and that most of those deaths are related to misdiagnosis and administration of pharmaceutical products…Medication errors alone cost an estimated $42 billion (US dollars) annually. Unsafe surgical care procedures cause complications in up to 25% of patients resulting in 1 million deaths during or immediately after surgery annually…Four out of every ten patients are harmed during primary and ambulatory health care. The most detrimental errors are related to diagnosis, prescription and the use of medicines." — The World Health Organization
Below are summaries of two medical journal articles and one online article that conclude that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the US. The first study, published in 2016 in the British Medical Journal, was authored by researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The authors calculated that medical errors accounted for > 250,000 deaths every year in the US, which made iatrogenic (= physician, drug or vaccine-caused) deaths the third leading cause of death in the US, surpassed only by #1 heart disease (647,457) and #2 cancer (599,108) (2018 CDC data).
It is important to note that medical errors and adverse effects from prescription drugs that have caused deaths or illnesses are rarely listed by physicians on death certificates or in rankings of causes of death or illnesses. The journal articles call for better reporting by physicians.
Also be aware that the two studies – as has been the case of ALL such studies of causes of death, acute illnesses, chronic illnesses or adverse drug effects – did NOT evaluate vaccine-induced deaths or injuries, mainly because virtually every physician, in every country (where powerful, for-profit pharmaceutical/vaccine corporations control the practice of medicine, most medical school curricula and most major media outlets), consistently fails – or refuses to acknowledge – even the most obvious vaccine injuries or deaths as worthy of being reportable diseases or worthy of being listed in their differential diagnostic impressions, discharge diagnoses or death certifications.
Here is the British Medical Journal (2016) article:
Medical Errors are the 3rd Most Common Cause of Death in the US
By Martin Makary, MD and Michael Daniel – May 3, 2016 (1738 words)
(Lead author Makary is a professor in the Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland)
For full article and references, go to: http://iacld.ir/DL/elm/95/medicalerrorthethirdleadingcauseofdeathintheus.pdf
The annual list of the most common causes of death in the United States, compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), informs public awareness and national research priorities each year. The list is created using death certificates filled out by physicians, funeral directors, medical examiners, and coroners. However, a major limitation of the death certificate is that it relies on assigning an International Classification of Disease (ICD) code to the cause of death.
As a result, causes of death not associated with an ICD code, such as human and system factors, are not captured. The science of safety has matured to describe how communication breakdowns, diagnostic errors, poor judgment, and inadequate skill can directly result in patient harm and death. We analyzed the scientific literature on medical error to identify its contribution to US deaths in relation to causes listed by the CDC.
Death from Medical Care Itself
Medical error has been defined as an unintended act (either of omission or commission) or one that does not achieve its intended outcome, the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended (an error of execution), the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim (an error of planning), or a deviation from the process of care that may or may not cause harm to the patient. Patient harm from medical error can occur at the individual or system level. The taxonomy of errors is expanding to better categorize preventable factors and events. We focus on preventable lethal events to highlight the scale of potential for improvement.
The role of error can be complex. While many errors are non-consequential, an error can end the life of someone with a long life-expectancy or accelerate an imminent death. The case in the box shows how error can contribute to death. Moving away from a requirement that only reasons for death with an ICD code can be used on death certificates could better inform healthcare research and awareness priorities.
How Big is the Problem and are all Iatrogenic Deaths Preventable?
The most commonly cited estimate of annual deaths from medical error in the US—a 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report—is limited and outdated. The report describes an incidence of 44,000-98,000 deaths annually. This conclusion was not based on primary research conducted by the institute but on the 1984 Harvard Medical Practice Study and the 1992 Utah and Colorado Study.
But as early as 1993, Leape, a chief investigator in the 1984 Harvard study, published an article arguing that the study's estimate was too low, contending that 78% rather than 51% of the 180,000 iatrogenic deaths were preventable (some argue that all iatrogenic deaths are preventable).
This higher incidence (about 140,400 deaths due to error) has been supported by subsequent studies which suggest that the 1999 IOM report underestimates the magnitude of the problem.
A 2004 report of inpatient deaths associated with the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research Patient Safety Indicators in the Medicare population estimated that 575.000 deaths were caused by medical error between 2000 and 2002, which is about 195,000 deaths a year.
Similarly, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General examining the health records of hospital inpatients in 2008, reported 180,000 deaths due to medical error a year among Medicare beneficiaries alone.
Using similar methods, Classen et al described a rate of 1.13%. If this rate is applied to all registered US hospital admissions in 2013, it translates to over 400,000 deaths a year, more than four times the IOM estimate. Similarly, Landrigan et al reported that 0.6% of hospital admissions in a group of North Carolina hospitals over six years (2002-07) resulted in lethal adverse events and conservatively estimated that 63% were due to medical errors.
Extrapolated nationally, this would translate into 134,581 inpatient deaths a year from poor inpatient care. Of note, none of the studies captured deaths outside inpatient care—those resulting from errors in care at home or in nursing homes and in outpatient care such as ambulatory surgery centers.
Case History: The Role of Medical Error in Patient Death
A young woman recovered well after a successful transplant operation. However, she was readmitted for non-specific complaints that were evaluated with extensive tests, some of which were unnecessary, including a pericardiocentesis. She was discharged but came back to the hospital days later with intra-abdominal hemorrhage and cardiopulmonary arrest. An autopsy revealed that the needle inserted during the pericardiocentesis grazed the liver causing a pseudo-aneurysm that resulted in subsequent rupture and death. The death certificate listed the cause of death as cardiovascular.
A literature review by James estimated preventable adverse events using a weighted analysis and described an incidence range of 210,000-400,000 deaths a year associated with medical errors among hospital patients.
We calculated a mean rate of death from medical error of 251,454 a year using the studies reported since the 1999 IOM report and extrapolating to the total number of US hospital admissions in 2013.
We believe this understates the true incidence of death due to medical error because the studies cited rely on errors extractable in documented health records and include only inpatient deaths.
Although the assumptions made in extrapolating study data to the broader US population may limit the accuracy of our figure, the absence of national data highlights the need for systematic measurement of the problem.
Comparing our estimate to CDC rankings suggests that medical error is the third most common cause of death in the US. Human error is inevitable. Although we cannot eliminate human error, we can better measure the problem to design safer systems mitigating its frequency, visibility, and consequences.
Strategies to reduce death from medical care should include three steps:
making errors more visible when they occur so their effects can be intercepted;
having remedies at hand to rescue patients; and
making errors less frequent by following principles that take human limitations into account. This multi-tier approach necessitates guidance from reliable data.
Deaths Caused by Medical Errors in America are not Measured!
Currently, deaths caused by errors are un-measured and discussions about prevention occur in limited and confidential forums, such as a hospital's internal root cause analysis committee or a department's morbidity and mortality conference.
These forums review only a fraction of detected adverse events and the lessons learnt are not disseminated beyond the institution or department. There are several possible strategies to estimate accurate national statistics for death due to medical error. Instead of simply requiring cause of death, death certificates could contain an extra field asking whether a preventable complication stemming from the patient's medical care contributed to the death.
An early experience asking physicians to comment on the potential preventability of inpatient deaths immediately after they occurred resulted in an 89% response rate.
Another strategy would be for hospitals to carry out a rapid and efficient independent investigation into deaths to determine the potential contribution of error. A root cause analysis approach would enable local learning while using medicolegal protections to maintain anonymity. Standardized data collection and reporting processes are needed to build up an accurate national picture of the problem.
Measuring the consequences of medical care on patient outcomes is an important prerequisite to creating a culture of learning from our mistakes, thereby advancing the science of safety and moving us closer towards the Institute of Medicine's goal of creating learning health systems.
We have estimated that medical error is the third biggest cause of death in the US and therefore requires greater attention. Medical error leading to patient death is under-recognized in many other countries, including the UK and Canada.
According to WHO, 117 countries code their mortality statistics using the ICD system as the primary indicator of health status. The ICD-10 coding system has limited ability to capture most types of medical error.
At best, there are only a few codes where the role of error can be inferred, such as the code for anti-coagulation causing adverse effects and the code for overdose events. When a medical error results in death, both the physiological cause of the death and the related problem with delivery of care should be captured.
To achieve more reliable healthcare systems, the science of improving safety should benefit from sharing data nationally and internationally, in the same way as clinicians share research and innovation about coronary artery disease, melanoma, and influenza. Sound scientific methods, beginning with an assessment of the problem, are critical to approaching any health threat to patients.
The problem of medical error should not be exempt from this scientific approach. More appropriate recognition of the role of medical error in patient death could heighten awareness and guide both collaborations and capital investments in research and prevention.


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Dr Ashvin Thambyah joined the University of Auckland as a lecturer in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering in 2007. Before joining the University, he was employed as a research engineer at the Faculty of Medicine in the National University of Singapore. There he worked closely with orthopaedic surgeons on various aspects of musculoskeletal research and contributed to many clinical projects involving bone and joint disease and pathology.
Ashvin is a recipient of the Albert Trillat Young Investigator Award, presented by the International Knee Society, for his research on knee joint cartilage. His current research is concerned with linking physiologically-relevant macro-level joint mechanics to the microstructural and micromechanical response of the cartilage/bone system. The aim is to provide new insights into the way by which the tissue microstructure and the external load bearing conditions, together, influence the overall mechanobiology of the joint. The downstream application of this research will be to improve our knowledge and understanding of the mechanical factors involved in the joint degenerative process.
Postgraduate Diploma in Academic Practice, The University of Auckland, Auckland 2010
PhD (Orthopaedic Biomechanics), 2005 National University of Singapore, Singapore
MSc (Engineering and Physical Science in Medicine), D.I.C. , 1994 Imperial College, London
BSc (Biomedical Engineering), 1992 Marquette University, Milwaukee (USA)
Research | Current
Mechanical factors of osteoarthritis.
Physiologically-relevant models of joint and tissue loading.
Mechanobiology of musculoskeletal tissues.
Biological Materials Research
Mechanobiology Research Group
Teaching | Current
CHEMMAT 213 - Transfer Processes I - also Course Director
CHEMMAT 232 - Process Design I - also Course Director
CHEMMAT 751 - Research Project - also Course Director
CHEMMAT 753 - Non-Metallic Materials - also Course Director
Distinctions/Honours
Teaching Award, Top 15 in Faculty, School of Engineering, University of Auckland (2015)
Faculty of Engineering Award: Early Career Teaching Excellence Award (2010)
Teaching Award, Top 15 in Faculty, School of Engineering, University of Auckland. (2009)
Awarded the Centre for Academic Development Faculty Fellowship in Academic Practice. (2008)
Teaching Award, Top 15 in Faculty, School of Engineering, The University of Auckland. (2007)
International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS) Prize in basic science for 2016
Spine Society of Australia - Research Prize (2014)
Outstanding Paper - Basic Science - Awarded by the North American Spine Society (2014)
Awarded a Marsden Grant (2011)
The University of Auckland Early Career Research Excellence Award. (2010)
Albert Trillat Young Investigator's Award, 2005. Presented by The International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, in Florida, USA, April 2005
Awarded the Lottery Health Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (2005)
Orthopaedic Biomechanics
Musculoskeletal Tissue Mechanics
Mechanical testing of soft and hard materials
Dynamic testing
Committees/Professional groups/Services
Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (since 1996)
Member, Orthopaedic Research Society, USA (since 2006)
Selected publications and creative works (Research Outputs)
Sapiee, N. H., Thambyah, A., Robertson, P. A., & Broom, N. D. (2019). New evidence for structural integration across the cartilage-vertebral endplate junction and its relation to herniation. The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society, 19 (3), 532-544. 10.1016/j.spinee.2018.08.013
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Neil Broom
Jacob, B., Jüllig M, Middleditch, M., Payne, L., Broom, N., Sarojini, V., & Thambyah, A. (2018). Protein Levels and Microstructural Changes in Localized Regions of Early Cartilage Degeneration Compared with Adjacent Intact Cartilage. Cartilage10.1177/1947603518809401
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Neil Broom, Viji Sarojini
Bilton, M. A., Thambyah, A., & Clarke, R. J. (2018). How changes in interconnectivity affect the bulk properties of articular cartilage: a fibre network study. Biomechancis and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 17 (5), 1297-1315. 10.1007/s10237-018-1027-6
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/41130
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Richard Clarke
Schollum, M. L., Wade, K. R., Shan, Z., Robertson, P. A., Thambyah, A., & Broom, N. D. (2018). The Influence of Concordant Complex Posture and Loading Rate on Motion Segment Failure: A Mechanical and Microstructural Investigation. Spine, 43 (19), E1116-E1126. 10.1097/brs.0000000000002652
Goodwin, M., Bräuer B, Lewis, S., Thambyah, A., & Vanholsbeeck, F. (2018). Quantifying birefringence in the bovine model of early osteoarthritis using polarisation-sensitive optical coherence tomography and mechanical indentation. Scientific reports, 8 (1)10.1038/s41598-018-25982-9
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Frederique Vanholsbeeck
Saggese, T., Thambyah, A., Wade, K., & McGlashan, S. R. (2018). Differential Response of Bovine Mature Nucleus Pulposus and Notochordal Cells to Hydrostatic Pressure and Glucose Restriction. Cartilage10.1177/1947603518775795
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Sue McGlashan
van Heeswijk, V. M., Thambyah, A., Robertson, P. A., & Broom, N. D. (2018). Does an Annular Puncture Influence the Herniation Path?: An In Vitro Mechanical and Structural Investigation. Spine, 43 (7), 467-476. 10.1097/brs.0000000000002336
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Neil Broom, Vonne van Heeswijk
Schollum, M. L., Wade, K. R., Robertson, P. A., Thambyah, A., & Broom, N. D. (2018). A microstructural investigation of disc disruption induced by low frequency cyclic loading. Spine, 43 (3), E132-E142. 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002278
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Personal Drive, Wirtgen Products Help Contractor Grow In Maryland Market
Nov 1, 2010 | News
Personal drive, sales dynamic leadership and attention to performance and customer service are helping a road contractor grow in its local Maryland market…with help from innovative Wirtgen Group equipment.
In the more than 25 years since its launch in 1985, sick M. Luis Construction Co., troche Inc., has expanded aggressively from a one-crew concrete contractor, to providing road construction services throughout Maryland. These services include asphalt and concrete paving, cold milling, maintenance programs and streetscapes.
That the firm thinks innovatively is underscored by the fact that in 2010, M. Luis became the only road construction company in the state of Maryland to create a State Highway Administration approved portable asphalt testing lab, housed in a van.
The firm was founded as a one-crew concrete contractor by Albertina Luis and her husband Manuel. After years of expansion, in 2008, they sold the company to their two daughters, who serve as executive management.
Getting to the 25th anniversary of the business in October was a real milestone, said Cidalia Luis-Akbar, president, M. Luis.
"Mom always was a business-minded entrepreneur 10 in every sense of the word, and Dad always has been the artisan," Luis-Akbar said. "We were never pushed into the business. It was our choice. We studied what we wanted to study. But after we had gone out and experienced the world, we came back of our own choice, which was really key to our success. We made a go of it and now are passionate about our industry and in making a difference, and in becoming mentors to the next generation of young women who really want to get into construction."
Success now comes externally from winning bids, and internally from self-examination of how business is conducted.
"Maintaining our growth has been challenging," said Natalia Luis, vice president. "Change is hard. Every time we go into the winter we take a hard look at our company, at what we've done well and not done well. We get rid of what we're not good at, and do better at what we're good at. We have an established level of risk tolerance, but we've found that we thrive just outside of our comfort zones, and that has kept us energetic and enthusiastic, and enabled us to keep our eyes on the ball."
Milling And Paving Jobs
When visited in October, M. Luis had multiple milling and paving jobs underway in and around Baltimore, Washington D.C., and surrounding Maryland counties, all using Wirtgen Group equipment.
While the concentration of government activity has kept the region somewhat insulated from the recession, working conditions can be difficult, with very heavy traffic, delays in truck delivery of asphalt and turn-arounds, and limited work hours.
In particular, the Washington D.C. suburbs are laced with winding two-lane blacktop roads which connect one suburb or subdivision with another. While the roads are attractive as they twist their way through woods and fields, every day they very rapidly fill up with traffic, and can be backed up for miles, bumper-to-bumper, at rush hour.
"We have four supervisors directly involved with milling and paving operations," said Tony Monteiro, field manager, M. Luis. "All of our work is urban or suburban with very high traffic volumes all day long. Haul trucks often are stuck in traffic. We are limited to working 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on many jobs, and as we don't own our own asphalt plant, it can be hard to control the entire operation."
For example, when visited in October, on Montgomery County, Md.'s Tuckerman Lane between Bethesda and Rockville, a Wirtgen W 2000 was used to remove 2 to 5 in. of aged asphalt, for a total of 7,000 tons. A Vögele Vision 5200-2 then was being used to replace the RAP with PG 76-22 hot mix asphalt with NMAS of 12.5, compacted to 95 or 96 percent density.
"All of our 11 asphalt rollers are Hamm products," Monteiro said. "We use Oscillation compaction; it helps us achieve density a lot faster than with regular rollers. It definitely helps us with Superpave and its tender zone. And if a mix cools down too much, we still can get the numbers that we need with Oscillation compaction."
Moreover, M. Luis still does portland cement concrete work. "We have 15 concrete crews," Monteiro said. "We do everything associated with the roadway; curbs, sidewalks, concrete storm drains, and drainage paving."
Settling On Wirtgen Group
With the exception of concrete slipform paving – for which Wirtgen America, Inc. recently began marketing pavers – all of M. Luis' road work is done with the "Three Amigos" of Wirtgen America, Hamm Compaction Division and Vögele America, Inc. products.
"We've tried many other brands, but seven years ago we rented a Vögele America paver, as it was the only one available," Monteiro said. "I was amazed at what the paver could do, even with it being a very old model. It automated many of the tasks we had to do manually. The configuration of the controls, the whole set-up of the machine, made operation much easier with the Vögele paver. After that, as we began buying more product, we bought all Wirtgen equipment, like our two Vögele America 2116Ts, which we are still using.
"Things have improved even more since then," Monteiro said. "From there we went to the Vision pavers. Our three Vision 5200-2 models are amazing. We have a fourth and fifth Vision paver on rental, for a total of seven Vögele pavers in use this summer. Everybody in the company loves them. The software is improved and the slope controls are outstanding."
In addition to the Vögele pavers, M. Luis has 11 Hamm rollers: five HD 90s, and five HD 120s, some with Oscillation, and some without, and has just acquired an HD 75. They complement its six Wirtgen milling machines: a W 1900, bought four years ago; four W 2000s; and now a new W 210 purchased this year.
"The Wirtgen mills don't break," Monteiro said. "They do a good job. The new W 210 incorporates a lot of changes. It's a bit smaller and that helps as our type of work takes place in the city on narrow rights-of-way. It's also easier to maneuver and the operator's point of view is much improved over the W 2000."
On Avery Road in Montgomery County, M. Luis was rehabilitating the road by milling, doing base repairs, and following with paving a 2-in. overlay. For base repairs, M. Luis mills up to 6 in. down, and fills with 19mm or 25mm NMAS mix, depending on the contract. There, a W 2000 was milling with its 6-ft., 7-in. drum.
Mobile Testing Lab
M. Luis' new mobile testing lab, acquired in spring 2010, is the first of its kind in the state of Maryland. Officially tested and certified by the SHA, it travels from job to job, documenting performance. Not even the state has a mobile testing lab.
"The main reason for the mobile lab is to get a quick answer on the density of the roadway," said Mark Wray, lab manager. "We run a maximum specific gravity on the mixture, and when a core is compared to that, we get the density. Where it would take 24 hours to get that using a consulting testing lab, we can get it in 10 minutes."
The lab work is done in addition to use of nondestructive means such as nuclear density gauges. "We use nuclear density gauges too, but they are not as accurate as the cores," Wray said. "When I'm out on the road, I let the nuclear gauges compare to my results, which are very accurate. That way the gauges can be better calibrated to the cores."
Plus, for pay factors, a core will always override a nuclear density gauge, Wray said. "Density gauges are good for quality control and getting a quick answer, but for pay factors, you want the cores," he said.
Milling Urban Neighborhoods
It's a big leap from the shady lanes of suburban Maryland to the row houses of inner city Baltimore, but it's one that M. Luis makes all the time.
There, on Wilkens Ave., M. Luis was using its first and oldest mill, a W 1900, to remove 2-in. asphalt pavement in advance of base repairs and 2-in. of paving. It's the last phase of a curb-and-gutter streetscape project involving an attractive concrete median, and more. The $2.5 million job is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
"The W 1900 is a smaller machine, which is easier to maneuver in tight urban quarters," Monteiro said. M. Luis will replace with 6,000 tons of 12.5mm NMAS mix with PG 64-22 performance-graded binder, using about 20 percent RAP.
"The W 1900 is our first baby," he added. "We have up to 7,500 hours on it, acquired about five years ago. It still operates in perfect condition. We follow the factory recommendations exactly, replace what has to be replaced, and it has served us well."


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Maryland Basketball
James Padgett pleads guilty to reckless driving, won't miss any Terps games
James Padgett will not miss any games due to suspension stemming from his arrest this summer.
By Matt Brigidi Oct 19, 2012, 3:16pm EDT
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Maryland forward James Padgett will not be suspended by the basketball team stemming from his arrest this past summer for DWI, according to his attorney on Friday. The state of Maryland amended Padgett's charge to reckless driving, which removes all alcohol related charges and will only include a charge of failure to display low lighted front lamps.
Padgett's attorney contested that Maryland police did not wait the proper amount of time between his first and second breath test (the test was administered eight minutes apart instead of the required 20), which did not allow the alcohol to dissipate from Padgett's mouth.
Following his court date on Friday, Padgett plead guilty to the reckless driving charge and will pay a $250 fine, serve one-year unsupervised probation, perform 40 hours of community service and attend one Mother's Against Drunk Driving impact panel.
According to his attorney, the community service will have Padgett involved with Big Brothers/Big Sisters and will be completed within six months. After the one-year probation is completed, his charge will be stricken.


Knowing what kind of personality type someone is can be a major advantage in building rapport, closing a deal, or networking. The hardest part isn't learning about how to tell who is what, but rather how to use subconscious versatility at any given time.
What I mean by this is being able to interact with people, instantly figuring out which personality type they are, then automatically adjusting who you are to communicate with them.
Can you imagine how many new powerful connections you can make? The more people who feel comfortable around you, the more chances you have in-exponentially increasing your business.
People who have the Analytical personality type usually appear to be very intelligent, nerdy, or systematical. I'm not saying that all analytical are smart or technologically advanced, although many of them are, but that most pay close attention to the smallest details.
You'll also find that many Analyticals wear glasses because their eyes are vigorously reading and analyzing data faster than most resulting in their eyes wearing out quicker.
Analyticals are people who, like Drivers, have little to no emotion, yet unlike Drivers or Expressives, make decisions slowly and with much second thought.
Sees overt emotion as a weakness and something to distrust.
Needs facts, numbers, and details. Will seek out more information.
Usually known for being a perfectionist, hates to make errors. Doesn't forgive mistakes easily in themselves or others. Seen as intolerant.
Great problem solving skills. Wants to be admired for their problem solving abilities.
Likes organization and structure. Will sometimes hold to 'rules' even when results suffer.
Soft voice, reserved. Not directly confrontational. Lets the data speak for itself. Expects others to agree based on facts and logical arguments.
Gets frustrated when people don't see 'the right answer' as clearly as they do.
Usually doesn't get bored – internal life (thinking about 'stuff') keeps them occupied when outside stimulus is low.
Analyticals are usually pretty easy to spot because of their neatness, structure, and sensitivity of minute detail. Dealing with an Analytical sounds quite simple, but actually requires you to provide an extensive amount of data, graphs, references, and anything else with numbers, facts, and figures.
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Robert Byrd, Longest-Serving Member of Congress, Died on Monday
David Lightman,
McClatchy Newspapers
Washington – Sen. Robert Byrd was very much a man of his turbulent era and a man of West Virginia, able to dramatically influence and shape policy for more than half a century while bestowing billions on his beloved state.
Byrd died at 3 a.m. Monday after a short hospitalization. He was 92.
On one level, the life of Byrd, who served longer than any U.S. senator in history, is a classic story of a successful American politician, raised in hardscrabble Appalachian coal country, a onetime butcher, gas station attendant and Ku Klux Klansman who rose to become one of Washington's most powerful figures.
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He was the most nimble of politicians, a man who once filibustered the 1964 Civil Rights Act for more than 14 hours, but later became a vocal, influential advocate for the underprivileged.
"He grew with the times, and made a fairly radical transformation," said Jeremy Mayer, an associate professor of public policy at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.
On another level, the fiery Democrat was, as Senate associate historian Don Ritchie put it, "a real Senate institution and an institutional man," one who mastered the nuances of the Senate like no one of his era.
"I'd call him the Senate's most dependable authority on the Constitution of the United States," said former Sen. George McGovern, D-S.D., who served with Byrd from 1963 to 1981. "It's almost as if he memorized the whole thing."
However, his ability to master the Senate's rules, as well as his largesse to his home state and often dour public demeanor, opened him to criticism that he was too ingrained in the clubby, insulated ways of official Washington.
"There's a view of him that says he was a person most interested in narrow, distributive politics and less worried about the grand issues of his time," said Andrew Taylor, congressional scholar at North Carolina State University. "He had a very contradictory Senate career."
Byrd held more leadership positions than any senator, serving at various times as Senate Majority or Minority Leader, chairman of its Appropriations Committee, which makes key spending decisions, and finally President Pro Tempore, or third in line for the presidency.
He was born Nov. 20, 1917, in North Wilkesboro, N.C., as Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr. His mother died when he was 1, and he was raised by Titus and Vlurma Byrd, an uncle and aunt whom Byrd recalled were "very poor," as Titus worked in a coal mine in southern West Virginia.
They renamed the boy Robert Carlyle Byrd. He graduated first in his high school class. He worked a series of menial jobs. Strapped for money, it took Byrd 16 years before he could start college, taking classes at Morris Harvey College in Charleston and Marshall College in Huntington.
He won his first public office in 1946, when he was elected to the state House of Delegates, and won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1952.
He enrolled in American University's law school during his first year in Washington — and would graduate 10 years later &mash; setting a pattern that Ritchie said would persist throughout Byrd's life.
"He would never stop learning,' Ritchie said. He recalled how, during a tour of the congressional cemetery one day in the 1980s, Ritchie saw a copy of "Robinson Crusoe" in the back of Byrd's car.
"I never got a chance to read it growing up," Ritchie recalled Byrd saying.
Byrd, though, was also ambitious, and in his early years that meant an affiliation he later would regret.
He explained in his 2005 autobiography how he helped organize a local Klan chapter, saying it seemed logical because local leaders were members and they were not preaching violence; it seemed more like a social club.
Byrd wrote that he "displayed very bad judgment, due to immaturity and a lack of seasoned reasoning. At the age of 24, I still did not realize what I was really getting into, and my lack of sophistication at the time is painfully apparent."
Once in Washington, he was known as a loyal Southern voice on civil rights, and when the Senate considered the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, Byrd spoke for 14 hours and 13 minutes in an unsuccessful attempt to derail the bill. Three years later, he opposed the nomination of Thurgood Marshall, the first black nominated to the Supreme Court.
The times and Byrd were changing, however, and by the late 1960s he was becoming known more as someone with a knack for legislating. In 1971, he engineered a stunning upset of Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts to become the Senate majority whip, or second-ranking Democrat, and six years later became majority leader.
He won with his passion for detail _ critics said he was short on vision _ as he won over his fellow senators by doing personal and legislative favors they remembered.
Vice President Joe Biden recalled how, after he'd just been elected to the Senate from Delaware in 1972 and his wife and young daughter were killed in a car accident a few weeks later, Byrd sat quietly in the back of the funeral service after waiting two hours in the rain to get in.
"He didn't even know me," Biden recalled. "I was just a young kid." After he took office, Byrd's staff would keep Biden closely informed of the Senate schedule so he could figure out which train to catch to go home to Wilmington each night.
Byrd made his mark in more public ways, as a bridge between the slow Senate ways of doing business and the 21st Century. He pushed to bring television cameras into the Senate in 1986, and would often use slow days to give lengthy speeches on the history of the institution.
At the same time, he wrote a four-volume history of the Senate, rarely held televised press conferences and frowned on senators he caught using BlackBerrys on the Senate floor.
He helped shepherd through Congress the notable legislation of the day: The 1978 Panama Canal treaty and the 1986 tax system overhaul, among others.
Scholars often decry his lack of bold initiatives, however.
"His chief strategy was to acquire power. He doesn't have a good legislative monument anyone would recognize," said Ross Baker, a professor of political science at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J.
Except this: "He was a one-man stimulus program for the state of West Virginia," Baker said.
Byrd stepped down from his leadership post in 1989, among some grumbling from newer members that he wasn't offering an appealing public message or image, to become Appropriations chairman.
He vowed to bring a billion dollars in federal funding to his state in five years. Accounts say he did it in three, and kept bringing more money, and critics haven't let him forget it. Citizens Against Government Waste found that in 2008 alone, Byrd added $386 million in projects for the state.
Others argue that that was his job. Historically, Senate Appropriations chairmen have come from poorer or less populous states, such as John Stennis of Mississippi; more recently, Ted Stevens of Alaska; and currently, Daniel Inouye of Hawaii.
In recent years, Byrd has taken on a senior statesman role, a conscience of sorts.
While Democratic Senate leaders backed giving President George W. Bush broad authority to invade Iraq in 2002, Byrd balked. He tried to launch a filibuster, fell short, and before the final vote, warned, "This is the Tonkin Gulf resolution all over again," a reference to the authority given President Lyndon Johnson in 1964 to wage war in Southeast Asia, a measure that Byrd had supported.
This time, he pleaded, "Let us stop, look and listen. Let us not give this president or any president unchecked power. Remember the Constitution."
Three days after the invasion in 2003, Byrd was angry.
"I weep for my country," he said. "No more is the image of America one of strong yet benevolent peacekeeper. The image of America has changed. Around the globe, our friends mistrust us, our word is disputed, our intentions are questioned."
Byrd passed the late Strom Thurmond on June 11, 2006, as the nation's longest serving senator, but his fire seemed to be ebbing. His high school sweetheart, Erma Ora, whom he'd married 69 years earlier, died earlier that year.
In January, Byrd, under pressure from fellow Democrats, stepped down from his coveted committee chairmanship.
He knew where he stood, as he always had. Perhaps his political coda came in May 2008, when the former Klansman endorsed the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama, who'd become the nation's first African-American president.
"Barack Obama is a noble-hearted patriot and humble Christian, and he has my full faith and support," Byrd said.
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Dr Mahmoud Ashash Art Exhibition
University Management / November 7, 2021 December 7, 2021
Under the auspice of Dr Prof. Ayman Ibrahim, president of the university, and Dr Prof. Ahmad el- Ruby, dean of the faculty of specific education, the art exhibition "Golden Miniatures" by Dr Mahmoud Ashash was inaugurated today, Sunday, November 7, 2021. The main idea of the exhibition is to recycle wood waste resulting from laser reloading; the artist adapted these remains into fine works of art. The inauguration of the exhibition was attended by Dr Prof. Galal Salem. Vice-president of education and students affairs, Dr Prof. Rawia Rizq, vice-president for postgraduate studies and scientific research, Dr Prof. Sherien el Desouqy, dean of the faculty of education, and a number of the university staff and interested in the fine works of art.


It is 11.30 p.m. I am the only one awake in the house. I can hear the snore coming from my husband. Kids are asleep. I have just finished listing out everything I need to address tomorrow in our morning meeting.
I try to be organize eventhough I think most of the time, my thoughts are all jumble up like a bundle of clothes. There are so much that run into my mind and they are too fast. Even I cannot catch up with them.
I just came back from business growth workshop. It opened up my mind to see how far that I can go. I believe my company can grow bigger and the value is going to be 3x more.
As I sit on my desk, analyzing where we are in the market, who we are and our current position… where we are going..
I think there are so much space for me to improve, to touch, to explore in order for us to excel.
We have hit 1.7 millions sale in a month and I am driving us towards 2 millions sale per month. I am aiming for it to happen within 3 months insyaAllah. It is not easy but I believe in myself.
It is not easy to reach this stage even. But I managed within just a year and 10 months of venturing into business.
We have a great team of dedicated leaders and distributors. We are professionals bunch who have passion in building more in life.
Being a business people means you are willing to sacrifice your time in order to achive your dream.
That is why I am still awake. I have just finished scrutinizing my business position. It is important to know where you are at so that you know how long it will take for your to reach your target (where you want to go). With this pace, how long will it take you?
Are there anything that you can change and improve to grow faster?
You need to ask yourself that.
Business for me is not difficult but it is not easy as well. It is not impossible if you are willing to work hard and be consistent and persistent.
Most people failed at the 3 points above.
They want to be rich and successful but they are not willing to be consistent at working hard, and they cannot be persistent to pursue their dreams.
That is the hardest part in business. To handle yourself. Because you are your biggest obstacle to be successful.
If you can pass that. If you can overcome your attitude and all, everything else will come easy.
I personally think that it is worth it. I dun think anyone can give you FREEDOM other than yourself. I work hard for a few years so that I will be free for the rest of my life. You are actually working for your future, not for your present.
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Famous not only for Cristiano Ronaldo nor the sweet Port Wine, Portugal is also well known for producing half of the world's cork. In the past, they ruled the seas as a maritime superpower from the 15th to 18th centuries. Furthermore, they discovered continental passageways and established many African and South American colonies. The impact of this period is still felt in the former colonies and in Portugal itself. Brazil still speaks Portuguese, and Portugal's own culture is heavily influenced by the flavors and styles of Angola and Mozambique. Now on days the fishing and agriculture industry remains the most important in the nation as well as textiles. Explore custom university travel to Portugal.
From 2013 to 2016, Portugal was able to scale its renewable energy usage from 25% to nearly 60% – and continues to set ambitious energy goals. This progressive move away from traditional fuels has opened a whole new economic opportunity. Find out how this small country (approximately the size of Maine) has emerged as a global leader in renewables.
From the lush Azores Islands to the capital city of Lisbon, to the scenic hikes and relaxing beaches, Portugal is near the top of every must-see-destination list. After voting to reject EU austerity measures in 2015, learn how Portugal has taken notes from recent hot spots like Iceland and Thailand to re-energize their economy and boost revenues in industries from service to construction.
Portugal is known for its advantageous port location. Much of the country's GDP has been historically based on exports and trade. Learn how this industry has evolved throughout the centuries into the shipping hub it is today.
Though Portugal's economy badly suffered in the economic downturn and bailout that followed, 2017 has been a year of surprising rebounds. Unemployment is down, wages are up, and entrepreneurial Portuguese emigrants are returning to find a growing economy, record-low national deficit, and strategic modernization. Cobblestoned medieval towns boast high-speed internet access and place priority on renewable energy. Through its economic roller-coaster, Portugal maintained a reputation as an inexpensive and idyllic tourist destination. In 2017, the country reached a record 12.7 million foreign visitors, a 12% increase. This culturally rich country is known for its warm-hearted inhabitants, outstanding cuisine, and locally-minded business climate.
Fado is a popular folk music tradition that has been designated as a UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage. This melancholy music style also appears in everyday speech – fado represents the idea that destiny or fate cannot be escaped.
Over half the world's cork comes from Portugal's cork oak forests (montados). By law, the cork is stripped from the trees once every 9 years to prevent damage to the trees.
In March 2018, Portugal produced more than enough renewable energy to meet the entire country's electrical demand.


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#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

#import <FirebaseAuthInterop/FIRAuthInterop.h>
#import <FirebaseCore/FIRAppInternal.h>
#import <FirebaseCore/FIRComponent.h>
#import <FirebaseCore/FIRComponentContainer.h>
#import <FirebaseCore/FIRDependency.h>
#import <FirebaseCore/FIRLogger.h>
#import <FirebaseCore/FIROptions.h>

#import "FIRDatabase.h"
#import "FIRDatabaseComponent.h"
#import "FIRDatabaseConfig_Private.h"
#import "FIRDatabaseQuery_Private.h"
#import "FIRDatabaseReference_Private.h"
#import "FIRDatabase_Private.h"
#import "FRepoInfo.h"
#import "FValidation.h"

@implementation FIRDatabase

// The STR and STR_EXPAND macro allow a numeric version passed to he compiler
// driver with a -D to be treated as a string instead of an invalid floating
// point value.
#define STR(x) STR_EXPAND(x)
#define STR_EXPAND(x) #x
static const char *FIREBASE_SEMVER = (const char *)STR(FIRDatabase_VERSION);

+ (FIRDatabase *)database {
    if (![FIRApp isDefaultAppConfigured]) {
        [NSException raise:@"FIRAppNotConfigured"
                    format:@"Failed to get default Firebase Database instance. "
                           @"Must call `[FIRApp "
                           @"configure]` (`FirebaseApp.configure()` in Swift) "
                           @"before using "
                           @"Firebase Database."];
    }
    return [FIRDatabase databaseForApp:[FIRApp defaultApp]];
}

+ (FIRDatabase *)databaseWithURL:(NSString *)url {
    FIRApp *app = [FIRApp defaultApp];
    if (app == nil) {
        [NSException
             raise:@"FIRAppNotConfigured"
            format:
                @"Failed to get default Firebase Database instance. "
                @"Must call `[FIRApp configure]` (`FirebaseApp.configure()` in "
                @"Swift) before using Firebase Database."];
    }
    return [FIRDatabase databaseForApp:app URL:url];
}

+ (FIRDatabase *)databaseForApp:(FIRApp *)app {
    if (app == nil) {
        [NSException raise:@"InvalidFIRApp"
                    format:@"nil FIRApp instance passed to databaseForApp."];
    }
    return [FIRDatabase databaseForApp:app URL:app.options.databaseURL];
}

+ (FIRDatabase *)databaseForApp:(FIRApp *)app URL:(NSString *)url {
    if (app == nil) {
        [NSException raise:@"InvalidFIRApp"
                    format:@"nil FIRApp instance passed to databaseForApp."];
    }
    if (url == nil) {
        [NSException raise:@"MissingDatabaseURL"
                    format:@"Failed to get FirebaseDatabase instance: "
                           @"Specify DatabaseURL within FIRApp or from your "
                           @"databaseForApp:URL: call."];
    }
    id<FIRDatabaseProvider> provider =
        FIR_COMPONENT(FIRDatabaseProvider, app.container);
    return [provider databaseForApp:app URL:url];
}

+ (NSString *)buildVersion {
    // TODO: Restore git hash when build moves back to git
    return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%s_%s", FIREBASE_SEMVER, __DATE__];
}

+ (FIRDatabase *)createDatabaseForTests:(FRepoInfo *)repoInfo
                                 config:(FIRDatabaseConfig *)config {
    FIRDatabase *db = [[FIRDatabase alloc] initWithApp:nil
                                              repoInfo:repoInfo
                                                config:config];
    [db ensureRepo];
    return db;
}

+ (NSString *)sdkVersion {
    return [NSString stringWithUTF8String:FIREBASE_SEMVER];
}

+ (void)setLoggingEnabled:(BOOL)enabled {
    [FUtilities setLoggingEnabled:enabled];
    FFLog(@"I-RDB024001", @"BUILD Version: %@", [FIRDatabase buildVersion]);
}

- (id)initWithApp:(FIRApp *)app
         repoInfo:(FRepoInfo *)info
           config:(FIRDatabaseConfig *)config {
    self = [super init];
    if (self != nil) {
        self->_repoInfo = info;
        self->_config = config;
        self->_app = app;
    }
    return self;
}

- (FIRDatabaseReference *)reference {
    [self ensureRepo];

    return [[FIRDatabaseReference alloc] initWithRepo:self.repo
                                                 path:[FPath empty]];
}

- (FIRDatabaseReference *)referenceWithPath:(NSString *)path {
    [self ensureRepo];

    [FValidation validateFrom:@"referenceWithPath" validRootPathString:path];
    FPath *childPath = [[FPath alloc] initWith:path];
    return [[FIRDatabaseReference alloc] initWithRepo:self.repo path:childPath];
}

- (FIRDatabaseReference *)referenceFromURL:(NSString *)databaseUrl {
    [self ensureRepo];

    if (databaseUrl == nil) {
        [NSException raise:@"InvalidDatabaseURL"
                    format:@"Invalid nil url passed to referenceFromURL:"];
    }
    FParsedUrl *parsedUrl = [FUtilities parseUrl:databaseUrl];
    [FValidation validateFrom:@"referenceFromURL:" validURL:parsedUrl];
    if (![parsedUrl.repoInfo.host isEqualToString:_repoInfo.host]) {
        [NSException
             raise:@"InvalidDatabaseURL"
            format:
                @"Invalid URL (%@) passed to getReference(). URL was expected "
                 "to match configured Database URL: %@",
                databaseUrl, [self reference].URL];
    }
    return [[FIRDatabaseReference alloc] initWithRepo:self.repo
                                                 path:parsedUrl.path];
}

- (void)purgeOutstandingWrites {
    [self ensureRepo];

    dispatch_async([FIRDatabaseQuery sharedQueue], ^{
      [self.repo purgeOutstandingWrites];
    });
}

- (void)goOnline {
    [self ensureRepo];

    dispatch_async([FIRDatabaseQuery sharedQueue], ^{
      [self.repo resume];
    });
}

- (void)goOffline {
    [self ensureRepo];

    dispatch_async([FIRDatabaseQuery sharedQueue], ^{
      [self.repo interrupt];
    });
}

- (void)setPersistenceEnabled:(BOOL)persistenceEnabled {
    [self assertUnfrozen:@"setPersistenceEnabled"];
    self->_config.persistenceEnabled = persistenceEnabled;
}

- (BOOL)persistenceEnabled {
    return self->_config.persistenceEnabled;
}

- (void)setPersistenceCacheSizeBytes:(NSUInteger)persistenceCacheSizeBytes {
    [self assertUnfrozen:@"setPersistenceCacheSizeBytes"];
    self->_config.persistenceCacheSizeBytes = persistenceCacheSizeBytes;
}

- (NSUInteger)persistenceCacheSizeBytes {
    return self->_config.persistenceCacheSizeBytes;
}

- (void)setCallbackQueue:(dispatch_queue_t)callbackQueue {
    [self assertUnfrozen:@"setCallbackQueue"];
    self->_config.callbackQueue = callbackQueue;
}

- (dispatch_queue_t)callbackQueue {
    return self->_config.callbackQueue;
}

- (void)assertUnfrozen:(NSString *)methodName {
    if (self.repo != nil) {
        [NSException
             raise:@"FIRDatabaseAlreadyInUse"
            format:@"Calls to %@ must be made before any other usage of "
                    "FIRDatabase instance.",
                   methodName];
    }
}

- (void)ensureRepo {
    if (self.repo == nil) {
        self.repo = [FRepoManager createRepo:self.repoInfo
                                      config:self.config
                                    database:self];
    }
}

@end

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Home In Other Worlds Theatre Tickets Now On Sale For 'All My Sons' Starring Jenna Coleman
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Tickets Now On Sale For 'All My Sons' Starring Jenna Coleman
Richard Swain
Tickets are now on general sale for next year's production of All My Sons at The Old Vic Theatre, starring Doctor Who's very own Jenna Coleman.
It's been a busy old time for Jenna Coleman lately. After travelling through time and space as Clara Oswald, she ascended to the throne to reign supreme in ITV's Victoria. (Indeed, you'll be able to see her again when the show returns for a third season very soon!). She's also tackling psychological drama in new four-part series The Cry, which starts this Sunday at 9pm on BBC One.
Now, from 15th April to 8th June 2019, she'll be treading the boards at The Old Vic Theatre in London, starring in Arthur Miller's blistering drama All My Sons. Directed by Jeremy Herrin, the cast also stars Sally Field, Bill Pullman and Colin Morgan.
Tickets can be purchased HERE from The Old Vic website
'You don't realise how people can hate, Chris, they can hate so much they'll tear the world to pieces…'
America, 1947. Despite hard choices and even harder knocks, Joe and Kate Keller are a success story. They have built a home, raised two sons and established a thriving business.
But nothing lasts forever and their contented lives, already shadowed by the loss of their eldest boy to war, are about to shatter. With the return of a figure from the past, long buried truths are forced to the surface and the price of their American dream is laid bare.
Jenna Coleman stars in All My Sons at The Old Vic, opening 15th April 2019.
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HAMILTON voice coach Danny Worthington reeled like spilled on the classification of the national team of his young Canadian women to the semifinals Pan.
"Sometimes when you do good things, good things happen," he said after the hard-fought 2-0 Sunday night to tournament favorite Brazil. "We brought a young team here. We learn to be actors International. It is good karma. " Canada needed help to reach the semi-finals - against Colombia on Wednesday. Before a 2-0 win against Costa Rica to Ecuador in Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium, it paves the way. The hosts were tied with Costa Rica and Ecuador, with three points for the game in Brazil, with Canadians maintaining the edge in the first tiebreaker: goal difference.
Losing to Brazil for less than five goals and the hosts would move forward. Mission accomplished.
Young Canadians, most of them under 23, set an impressive performance against the team of Pan Am to win, dominate for a long time against the team ranked No. 6, in the world.
Effort Sunday evening after a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Costa Rica last offered valuable information on what the next generation of football players do, the women's midfield in Canada Jessie says Fleming.
"It is very exciting to be on the field with that and I'm sure it's exciting to see sometimes," said the 17-year-old Fleming.
Alignment Sunday was strengthened by the return of goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe suspension more Kadeisha Ashley Lawrence and Buchanan, which are not available against Costa Rica due to school commitments.
Brazil looked dangerous early on against Canada, the defending champion of Pan Am, jumping a low shot just wide of the net in the second minute.
After sustained pressure pushing the first 15 minutes, the hosts began to relax and play a more controlled game back.
This rhythm was the team through the first half, with a single shot Andressa Cavalari near the mark 45 minutes forcing Labbe in action.
Brazilians became strong from the break, scoring a goal in a fight that was recalled for a foul on Labbé before a puncture Toe 55th minute midfielder Andressa Alves in the six-yard line set before Brazil.
Christiane marvels at the last minute sealed the win.
Yet a confident display against a world power bodes well for Canadians who travel to face another team from the World Cup in Colombia.
Worthington expects more of the same of a team that believes it is able to do all the way to the final on Saturday: "On arriving in Colombia will be punished, be tight, but have the option to play the way he wants play. "
easily. A goal right before halftime gave Yuki Ogimi a line of Japanese life and own goal from Julie Johnston at the beginning of the second half really threatened to rekindle the competition as the US lost its early strength. But crucially Americans hit back almost immediately thanks unites well-taken finish Tobin Heath, au Québec stopped the momentum of Japan. After the agony of losing one shootout finale in Japan four years ago, this time pas had the convenience of playing the final minutes knowing that their hands would soon be on the trophy. And that meant Abby Wambach, playing in his fourth World Cup, you have to make one last appearance before a long-awaited triumph apprêt.It was, however, Jill Ellis Wambach decision to release the computer and allow additional freedom Lloyd behind a center forward who was the defining point of the American victory in this tournament. Having been disappointing through the early rounds of the World Cup, the team came to life in the semifinals by beating world number one Germany and even the performance crown to release 2011 winners Japan in a finale endure from file in memory.
The national team of US women will face Japan in the final match of the 2015 Women's World Cup on Sunday at 16:00. This is a rematch of the final of the Women's World Cup 2011. In 2011, the United States dominated the match but eventually fell on penalties to Japan. The É.U is qualified for the final after defeating Germany 2-0 in the semifinals. Japan advanced to the final after beating England 2-1 in the semifinals after a goal downtime by England by Laura Bassett. Americans support on Japan, as they were in 2011, but the US will not be Japan Light outlet. United States. We need their attack and will convert their chances of avoiding once again take the game to penalties.
What: USA takes on Japan in the final.
Where: BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia.
When: Sunday, July 5 at 4 p.m. PT.
Channel: FOX Network (Comcast 12/712) | Live stream is available via Fox Soccer 2GO.
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The Most Important Part Of Obamacare Was Just Declared Unconstitutional
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A judge has ruled that a key part of Obamacare to be unconstitutional...
Specifically, a conservative low-level judge in Virginia ruled that the individual mandate is unconstitutional.
Healthcare stocks like United Healthcare and Aetna are jumping on the news. (Update: But they shouldn't be, because they still have to accept all comers without the benefit of a diversified risk pool. See here for more.)
While the individual mandate to buy insurance is just one slice of Obamacare, it is definitely a crucial aspect to it, since the requirement that everyone be part of it is what ensures a sufficiently diversified risk pool.
The suit was brought by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who just tweeted "HC Ruling is in. Va won this round."
Click here for a guide to what's wrong with American healthcare >
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