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Q: new or revised data made to a local sqLite are not appearing in app My app is a quiz that has 33 stages and 25 categories, quiz data are in a LOCAL sqlite database that has three tables (Stages + Categories + Questions), users scores are saved to the Stage/Category tables in the database upon successful completion of each level.
I need from time to time to revise the data OR add new stages, categories and questions; I do so in the sqlite database itself, then I copy the database and paste it the Asset folder thus replacing old one, and the incitement version number.
These changes appear to new users after first installation BUT DO NOT appear to existing users after update.
I would like to reflect all changes and STILL PRESERVE user data (scores) that are already stored in the database.
I have tried the following:
1- copyDataBase onUpgrade - RESULT: changes and not reflected and user data is preserved.
2- Create a new_sqlite_database, copyDataBase onUpgrade using the new_sqlite_database - RESULT: changes are reflected, app crashes onclicklistner of a stage only once and works thereafter, user data is not preserved.
3- Alter Table with temp names, Drop old tables, create new tables with same old names, copyDataBase, update new tables records using temp tables -  RESULT: Blank screens.
QuizDbHelper
class QuizDbHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {

    private static final String DATABASE_NAME = "qa_sqlite.db";
    private static String DATABASE_LOCATION = "/data/data/packagename/databases/";
    private static final int DATABSE_VERSION = 12;
    private final Context mContext;
    private SQLiteDatabase mDatabase;
    private final Handler handler = new Handler();

    public QuizDbHelper(Context context) {
        super(context, DATABASE_NAME, null, DATABSE_VERSION);

        if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 17)
            DATABASE_LOCATION = context.getApplicationInfo().dataDir + "/databases/";
        else
            DATABASE_LOCATION = "/data/data/" + context.getPackageName() + "/databases/";
            this.mContext = context;

        copyDataBase();
        this.getReadableDatabase();
    }

    @Override
    public void onCreate(SQLiteDatabase db) {
        copyDataBase();
        Log.w("POSITIVE ... ","onCreate Called - Database Copied");
    }

    @Override
    public void onUpgrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {
        if (newVersion > oldVersion) {
            copyDataBase();
            Log.w("POSITIVE ... ", "onUpgrade Called - Database Copied");
        }
    }

    private boolean checkDataBase() {
        File dbFile = new File(DATABASE_LOCATION + DATABASE_NAME);
        return dbFile.exists();
    }

    private void copyDataBase() {
        if (!checkDataBase()) {
            this.getReadableDatabase();
            this.close();
            try {
                copyDBFile();
            } catch (IOException mIOException) {
                throw new Error("ُCopy Database Failed");
            }
        }
    }

    private void copyDBFile() throws IOException {

        InputStream mInput = mContext.getAssets().open(DATABASE_NAME);
        OutputStream mOutput = new FileOutputStream(DATABASE_LOCATION + DATABASE_NAME);
        byte[] mBuffer = new byte[1024];
        int mLength;
        while ((mLength = mInput.read(mBuffer)) > 0)
            mOutput.write(mBuffer, 0, mLength);
        mOutput.flush();
        mOutput.close();
        mInput.close();
    }

 private void openDatabase() {
        String dbPath = mContext.getDatabasePath(DATABASE_NAME).getPath();

        if (mDatabase != null && mDatabase.isOpen()) {
            return;
        }
        mDatabase = SQLiteDatabase.openDatabase(dbPath, null, SQLiteDatabase.OPEN_READWRITE);
    }

    private void closeDatabase() {
        if (mDatabase != null) {
            mDatabase.close();
        }
    }
}

Database should be created or updated using onCreate or onUpgrade in QuizDbHelper after calling mDBHelper.getReadableDatabase(); onCreate in Mainavtivity.java ... example:
Mainavtivity.java
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        QuizDbHelper mDBHelper = new QuizDbHelper(this);
        mDBHelper.getReadableDatabase();

       SOME OTHER CODE
    }

I NEED Two thing::
1. Reflect all changes after users update the app
2. PRESERVE user's data (scores) that are already stored in the database.

A: I haven't ever had to do this for one of my apps, but if I did, I would have a method to merge the new version of the database with the old one. The basic flow would be to see if the local database were present, if not, copy the new database to the local folder.  If it does exist, check the db version.  If the db version is less than the new database version, then copy the new database to the local folder with a temp name, then call doMerge().
doMerge would open the new database and select all rows from one of the tables into a cursor.  Then, it would iterate through the cursor and do a select query on the old database to see if that record already exists in the old database, if so, skip it.  Say, the new database has a cursor of all of the Stages records, you take each record's Name or Description value and "SELECT * FROM old.stages WHERE Name = '" + newName + "'"
If not found, insert the values from the new database into the old database.  Repeat this for all three tables.
The trick will be managing the primary keys in each table.  What if the user has inserted 50 records in one of the tables, and those keys match the primary keys in the new rows in the new database?  If you have primary/foreign keys in your other tables, you would have to sync them, which would get hairy.

A: I managed to achieve the first objective
reflecting all changes after app upgrade ... here is what I have done:
**// 1. Check database version:**

private Boolean checkDataBaseVersion() {
    Boolean Upgrade = false;

    SQLiteDatabase db = mContext.openOrCreateDatabase(DATABASE_NAME, Context.MODE_PRIVATE, null);
    Integer CurrentdbVersion = db.getVersion();

    if (CurrentdbVersion < DATABSE_VERSION) {
        Upgrade = true;
    } else {
        Upgrade = false;
    }

    Log.w("POSITIVE ...", "checkDataBase - Database Upgrade = " + Upgrade + " ... CurrentdbVersion: "
    + CurrentdbVersion + " DATABSE_VERSION: " + DATABSE_VERSION);

    db.close();
    return Upgrade;
}

**// 2. change copy database code:**
    public void copyDataBase() {
        if (!checkDataBase()) {
            this.getReadableDatabase();
            this.close();
            try {
                copyDBFile();
                Log.w("POSITIVE ...", "copyDataBase - Database does not exists ... db copied");
            } catch (IOException mIOException) {
                throw new Error("حدث خطأ في نسخ قاعدة البانات من الملف");
            }
        } else if (checkDataBaseVersion()) {
            //this.getReadableDatabase();
            //this.close();
            try {
                copyDBFile();
                Log.w("POSITIVE ...", "copyDataBase - Database exists - new version exists ... db copied ");
            } catch (IOException mIOException) {
                throw new Error("حدث خطأ في نسخ قاعدة البانات من الملف");
            }
        } else {
            Log.w("POSITIVE ...", "copyDataBase - Database exists - no new version ... nothing done ");
        }
    }

    private boolean checkDataBase() {
        File dbFile = new File(DATABASE_LOCATION + DATABASE_NAME);
        Log.w("POSITIVE ...", "checkDataBase - Database exists = " + dbFile.exists());

        close(); /// NEW
        return dbFile.exists();
    }

**// 3. remove copy database code from public QuizDbHelper(Context context) and place it where it is needed:**

  public QuizDbHelper(Context context) {
        super(context, DATABASE_NAME, null, DATABSE_VERSION);

        if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 17)
            DATABASE_LOCATION = context.getApplicationInfo().dataDir + "/databases/";
        else
            DATABASE_LOCATION = "/data/data/" + context.getPackageName() + "/databases/";

        this.mContext = context;
}

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The 18-minute film is intended to educate the public on the need to protect the remaining corridor of undeveloped land between two of the state's largest metropolitan areas.
The free screening and panel discussion at the Tampa Theatre is an interfaith community event sponsored by Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church in conjunction with Hyde Park United Methodist Church, Bayshore Baptist Church, Congregation Schaarai Zedek, and the 34th Street Church of God.
The panel discussion after the screening will include U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, the Florida Wildlife Corridor President Mallory Lykes Dimmit, Florida Wildlife corridor founder and National Geographic Explorer conservation photographer Carlton Ward, Tampa Estuary Program Executive Director Ed Sherwood and Wellman.
On April 25, doors will open at 6:30 p.m., with the documentary starting at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. More information can be found at the Tampa Theatre website.


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ANCA Urges Close Congressional Scrutiny of President Trump's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Nominee
September 7, 2018 at 1:12 pm ANCA ANCA News 0
Earle D. Litzenberger
WASHINGTON, DC – Armenian Americans, friends of Armenia, human rights activists, and advocates for peace are calling on their U.S. Senators to carefully scrutinize President Trump's nomination of career Foreign Service Officer Earle Litzenberger to serve as Ambassador to Azerbaijan, as part of an Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) nationwide advocacy campaign.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is set to begin consideration of Litzenberger's nomination to fill the currently vacant posting, a process that will include a hearing, responses to written questions, and then, potentially, votes in committee and by the full Senate. President Obama's nominee for the post, Matt Bryza, was twice denied Senate confirmation as U.S. Ambassador to Baku, over concerns regarding his evident bias on Azerbaijan, Turkish and Armenian issues, ultimately only serving one year in this position under a recess appointment.
The ANCA website provides concerned individuals an opportunity to directly request that both of their U.S. Senators ask questions during the Litzenberger confirmation process.
"There's never been a more urgent need for clarity regarding the nature and scope of American relations with the Aliyev regime," said Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA. "This confirmation process provides a much-needed opportunity for substantive Congressional oversight of an increasingly troubled U.S.-Azerbaijan bilateral relationship, characterized by escalating aggression against Armenians, a worsening crackdown on dissent, and a well-funded campaign to manipulate the American political process."
Traditionally, U.S. Senators have focused their questioning of U.S. Ambassador-designates to Azerbaijan on an array of regional priorities, including the peace process, investigative mechanisms, and strengthening the cease-fire, as well as domestic concerns regarding the Aliyev regime's crushing of dissent.
According to the White House, Litzenberger, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, currently serves as Senior Advisor in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs at the Department of State. During his career in the Foreign Service, he has served as Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund; Deputy Chief of Mission to the United States Mission to NATO; NATO Deputy Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan; Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia; and Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Litzenberger earned a B.A. from Middlebury College and M.S. from the United States Army War College. He is the recipient of the Matilda W. Sinclaire Language Award. He also speaks French, Russian, Serbian, and Bulgarian
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) is the largest and most influential Armenian-American grassroots organization. Working in coordination with a network of offices, chapters and supporters throughout the United States and affiliated organizations around the world, the ANCA actively advances the concerns of the Armenian American community on a broad range of issues. To learn more, visit www.anca.org.
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Lolenga Mock vs. Dmitrii Chudinov headlines the Danish Fight Night boxing show in Copenhagen along with four title fights.
Mogens Palle, who was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008, celebrates his 60 year anniversary as a boxing promoter with an action-packed program in Copenhagen, Denmark on Friday January the 5th.
Together with popular Danish former heavyweight fighter Brian Nielsen the 83-year old promoter now runs the Danish Fight Night boxing shows, which they started two years ago with mainly all new talents billed as "Tomorrow's Champions".
The show on January 5th, however, marks the 60th anniversary since Mogens Palle began his long career in professional boxing back in 1957. A stint that has produced numerous European champions and world champions like Ayub Kalule, Johnny Bredahl, and Mikkel Kessler.
In the main event, Lolenga Mock (41-14-1) is chasing a world title bout and his 11th victory in a row, when he takes on former WBA interim champion Dmitrii Chudinov (20-1-2) in a super middleweight contest.
Dmitrii Chudinov is currently ranked #15 by WBC and #8 by WBA and is best known in Denmark for outpointing fellow Danish fighter Patrick Nielsen in a title bout in Moscow.
The now-Danish citizen Mock used to fight all over the world as an opponent, going up against the likes of David Haye (at cruiserweight) and Lucian Bute among others.
Despite setbacks early in his career, the now 45-year old fighter is in the best form of his career. He continues to impress the experts by winning his last 10 fights due to his extraordinary discipline. Also, at this time in his career, he has the proper backing from a promoter.
In one of the four title bouts, Swedish light heavyweight Sven Fornling 12-1 (6 KO) defends his IBF Baltic title against Danish southpaw fighter Jeppe Morell 8-1 (3 KO) in an interesting Danish-Swedish collision dubbed "The Battle for the Nordic Crown".
Slick and fast handed Enock Mwandila Poulsen 6-0 (2 KO) battles for the vacant IBF super lightweight title against Mexican Guadalupe "El Lupe" Acosta 13-2 (8 KO).
The undercard will feature heavyweight fighter Pierre "Pretty Ricky" Madsen 10-0 (9 KO), talented welterweight Oliver Meng (1-0), who is only 18 years and a European youth bronze medalist as an amateur, plus Danish "Dancing with the Stars"-winner Sarah Mahfoud 4-0 (1 KO) in a featherweight contest over 6 rounds (females).
All fights will be televised live on YouSee TV (the eventchannel), the largest television service provider in Denmark.


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SXSW 2014: CHOCOLATE HEART, ONE ARMED MAN, RANDOM STOP Shorts Reviews
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Below the jump you'll find capsule reviews for three of the shorts we checked out at this year's SXSW Festival. The films are Chocolate Heart directed by Harrison Atkins, Random Stop directed by Benjamin Arfmann, and One Armed Man directed by Tim Guinee.
Harrison Atkins' Chocolate Heart is sure to raise eyebrows as most viewers will be wondering just what it was they were watching. Is it a comedy? Is it a metaphorical tale? Was it a satirical allegory? Is it all the above? Well, in the end the only reaction it elicited from this viewer was a sigh and a "huh?" Through voiceover, Owen describes how his parents turned into cats and that there was nobody around to tell him about sex. He finds that when he thinks about it all he can envision is a beating, chocolate heart. One day Mary offers and he is unprepared for the feelings and emotions welling up inside him and he runs off. The events that follow can either be perceived as funny, peculiar or just plain dumb. It's certainly a short where what is taken away from it will be different for each viewer. For this viewer it was intended to be all of the above but ultimately it didn't leave any sort of impression, wasn't that funny and raised more questions than it probably should have.
Editor's Note: This had one of the best posters at the SXSW poster gallery, which was a shadow box that contained a glass etching of a heart. It was badass.
Random Stop
Wow! What starts as a trivial gimmick turns into a powerful piece of filmmaking. Benjamin Arfmann's Random Stop tells the story of a Sheriff's Deputy and a traffic stop he makes at the end of his shift. The entire film is done in first person point of view. You are seeing the events through the Deputy's eyes as they happen in real time. The events that transpire in the beginning are rather banal and perhaps that was intentional because it seems to lull the viewer into a false sense of security and they let their guard down. When the traffic stop occurs viewers may not be prepared for the range of emotions, tension and shock that may arise from the film's final minutes especially when you read certain facts about the story. The use of first person POV takes the "you are there" experience to the next level. You may even find yourself talking, or yelling, at the screen. The film will hit you in the gut, it may very well leave you with a pit in your stomach and it will stay with you after the end credits conclude.
One Armed Man
Director Tim Guinee's early 20th century drama is a slow-burning rumination on debt. The monetary debts we owe, the monetary debts owed to us, the metaphorical debts owed to or by us, ie a debt to society. The characters in One Armed Man all believe they owe or are owed a debt. A cotton gin executive is confronted by a disgruntled worker who lost his arm to the cotton gin machinery. For days he has visited the office and would ask for his arm back. The executive would kindly give him some money to go away and that was that. However, this time there's something different and this man wants to collect. This is a well-acted and sometimes tense drama featuring solid performances by Charles Haid as the executive and John Magaro as the One Armed Man, Ned. Adapted from the late playwright Horton Foote's early eighties play it proves to be a topical examination into how debt can eat away at one's soul. Even a generation later his words sill resonate today. Of note, this film was executive produced by the late Philip Seymour Hoffmann.


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Q: Changing background color of md-autocomplete I am trying to implement md-autocomplete using Angular Materials.
How do I change the background color to white?
Approach 1: I tried to use $mdThemingProvide but it is changing the background of the input box.
Approach 2: I also tried to change color of the form.
Both the approaches didn't work. You can see the code for both below.
What i want to do is to change the background of the md-autocomplete form to white.
How do I do this?
Codes:
Aprroach 1:
.config(function($mdThemingProvider) {

  $mdThemingProvider.theme('default')

})

Approach 2:
<form ng-submit = "$event.preventDefault()"  style="background:White;">

The output can be seen here.The arrow indicates the background whose color i want to change to white.


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        self::AMP_ACTION => 'AMP_ACTION',
        self::AMP_CONTENT => 'AMP_CONTENT',
    ];

    public static function name($value)
    {
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CNBC's Jim Cramer said Monday he was surprised by Deutsche Bank's downgrade of Macy's.
"I find this shocking," Cramer said on "Squawk on the Street." "They're saying 'forget about the real estate issues, they've got real issues on earnings.'"
The bank downgraded the retailer's stock from buy to sell in order to "reflect low confidence that the company can bust out of its SSS rut, sales deleverage, and increasing pressure from shipping, healthcare, and retirement expenses," it said in a note.
"While we acknowledge that real estate monetization is a key risk to our Sell rating, we think the probability of a significant event is low," Deutsche Bank added. It also cut its price target from $71 a share to $63.
Macy's shares were down more than 2 percent in early trading.


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PA'S Redistricting Overhaul Crumbles Under Hundreds Of Amendments
By Katie Meyer | June 22, 2018
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HARRISBURG, PA (WSKG) — Efforts to overhaul the state's redistricting process are faltering. Earlier this month, the legislature looked like it might be on track to approve a sweeping plan to establish a citizen's commission to draw the maps — plus change how Pennsylvania elects judges.
It passed the Senate, but the House never seemed to find any consensus on how to approach the issue.
Now House Republican Leader Dave Reed, who supports an overhaul, is saying the issue has been buried under hundreds of amendments filed this week.
"I knew there would be some amendments," he said. "I never, in my wildest dreams, would think folks would come up with 700-some amendments. It's disappointing, in my mind."
The amendments piled up quickly—ballooning from six Thursday morning to hundreds Friday.
Reed has spent the last two months insisting enough House lawmakers are unhappy with the redistricting process that they might reach consensus on the issue.
But he acknowledged, they haven't gotten there.
"It seems there are certain individuals who don't want to see this process move forward," he said.
It's not uncommon for lawmakers to use amendment-overload to bury contentious bills.
Reed expressed optimism the measure might get revived eventually—but it looks unlikely to happen in time for it to take effect before the next redistricting process in 2021.
The bill would have to pass by July 6 for that to happen. And with lawmakers on the verge of finishing a budget, they're unlikely to schedule enough sessions before Fall to take up other issues.


My son Jefranne Richardson is urgently in need of your very kindhearted assistance to have the following CT Scan done this Friday, August 12, 2016, as outlined in the appointment as seen in the attached picture.
He was first diagnosed with acute kidney failure, He was taken back to the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital again on Friday, August 05, 2016, where he was told that he has Anesthetic Seizure,and that he needs a scan by Friday morning at a cost of EC$865.00.
Your help can save a life by being a cheerful giver.
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Kyōwa , 5 februari 1801–11 februari 1804) är en period i den japanska tideräkningen under kejsar Kōkaku. Shogun var Tokugawa Ienari.

Namnet är hämtat från en aforism ursprungligen ur en klassiska kinesisk essäsamling av prins Xiao Tong (501–531), ungefär "lyd ditt öde, ena folket"

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eTeknix > News > The Division Beta Has Already Been Hacked
The Division Beta Has Already Been Hacked
by John Williamson- 5 years ago
The Division is a third person cover shooter set in a mid-crisis New York City and the latest entry in the highly acclaimed Tom Clancy's franchise. Developed by Ubisoft Massive, the studio decided to grant access to the game prior to release, and launch a fairly extensive beta. Ubisoft's history on the PC platform when it comes to optimization isn't great, so this provided a valuable insight into the game's performance. While it's far from perfect, the overall picture is pretty good and should work well providing you turn off NVIDIA's advanced effects. Unfortunately, I really don't like the game's dull, dreary hue which makes the open world appear lifeless. Perhaps, that's the idea to properly depict a world in chaos, but I'd like to see more vibrant colours.
Despite this, the gameplay is really fun especially when you team up with a few friends. However, according to initial reports, the game hasn't got an effective anti-cheat system and hackers have already found a number of exploits. Reddit's member 'division_throwaway' explained:
"However, without stating anything specific on how to 'cheat' in this beta. It's scarily simple.
Everything from ammo count, level XP, Dark Zone currency, player speed are all CLIENT trusted, and take time to sync via server time.
For example. Infinite ammo is possible by removing the instruction that's responsible for adding/subtracting ammo into your player structure.
Speedhacking is possible by modifying the delta time used in the game's update."
Here we can see clear video evidence of the terrible anti-cheat system in operation:
Hopefully this is restricted to the beta because the game will just become a mess, and gain a reputation for having a terrible community. Surely, Ubisoft is aware of the impact of cheating on a multiplayer focussed game and has measures in place to protect players. If not, then The Division really could struggle to maintain a loyal player base after a few months of being released.
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COMMICZAR says:
playing the beta , okayish, If it gets hacked about , then will dump it fast, cannot understand why idiots want to do this ,


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Students give real donation dollars to charities as part of new NUS course
Priscilla Goy
https://str.sg/3KUe
SINGAPORE - Which charity would you donate to if your team had $5,000? It was not a hypothetical question for undergraduates taking a new course at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School.
About 30 undergraduates had to think through this question, and give actual dollars to charities they deemed worthy of donations, under the course titled Measuring Success in Philanthropy and Impact Investing, which NUS Business School offered in August this year.
The total amount of $40,000 given to the charities was donated by philanthropist Keith Chua, who chairs the advisory board of the school's Asia Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy (ACSEP).
The charities were recognised at an event on Wednesday, in which some students also gave presentations on what they had learnt in the course.
Students had learnt frameworks to assess the performance of charities, such as their relevance, social impact and financial sustainability.
Armed with the knowledge, they studied a sample of 77 charities with revenues of $1.5 million to $10 million, as these usually had more public information available.
Each of the seven teams of students then donated $5,000 to its top-rated charity, based on what the group learnt, though there was room for individuals' subjective preferences. Out of the seven charities, the class also chose one that is most "donation-worthy" - Home Nursing Foundation - and it received an additional $5,000.
The course is inspired by a Learning By Giving programme funded by American investor guru Warren Buffett's family, and was taught by Dr Tan Jee Peng of ACSEP, who has worked in the World Bank for about 30 years.
Said Dr Tan: "Thoughtful philanthropy is becoming an increasingly relevant topic because there is a lot of wealth in this country."
Undergraduate Tiffany Kong, 25, said she was grateful for the opportunity to apply what she learnt. "Benjamin Franklin once said - 'If you tell me, I'll forget. If you teach me, I may remember. But if you involve me, I'll learn.' And that's what this course has done for us."


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Eleven huge new waste incinerators are being planned across Scotland, prompting warnings they will endanger health, pollute the environment and breach government recycling policy.
Controversial new plants proposed in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Lothian, Fife, Aberdeen and elsewhere could burn nearly two million tonnes of waste a year, more than a third of all Scotland's household and business refuse.
But community and environmental groups fear that plumes of pollution will put children's heath at risk. They warn that Scotland is "sleepwalking away from recycling" and failing to abide by its "zero waste" strategy.
Developers, however, argue that recycling has "stagnated" and that incinerators are needed to get rid of "residual" waste. The latest technology will ensure that waste burning is "safe, reliable and environmentally beneficial", they say.
The Scottish Government policy for a "circular economy" in 2016 stressed that the role of 'energy from waste' incinerators should be limited. It was important to ensure that all other options were exhausted first, it said.
But an investigation by The Ferret has found that there are four new incinerators already under construction, four that have planning permission and three that have made planning applications. This is in addition to the two operational incinerators in Dundee and Shetland.
If all the proposals come to fruition, they will have the capacity to burn nearly two million tonnes of waste annually. The total amount of waste produced every year by Scottish households and businesses is around 5.5 million tonnes, not including construction debris.
Friends of the Earth Scotland called on ministers to block the building of so many incinerators. "We are about to be locked into decades of having to feed incinerators instead of doing something more sensible with our resources," said the environmental group's director, Dr Richard Dixon.
"The choices we make in the next few years will determine whether we spend the next three decades in a polluted, wasteful Scotland or change to the kind of resource-efficient, recycling society we deserve in the 21st century."
The Scottish Government has fine plans but they will come to naught unless they stop this rush to incineration before it is too late Dr Richard Dixon, Friends of the Earth Scotland
The choice was to go for incineration or for less waste and high recycling, Dixon argued. "The Scottish Government has fine plans but they will come to naught unless they stop this rush to incineration before it is too late."
Shlomo Dowen, coordinator of the UK Without Incineration Network, accused the Scottish Government of putting its zero waste ambitions at risk. "Existing incinerators in Scotland are already burning material that could and should be recycled or composted," he said.
Hargreaves Services, the company behind two of the proposed incinerators in Fife and Falkirk, pointed out in a planning submission that Scottish recycling targets had been missed. "The rate of increase has effectively stagnated," it said, suggesting that recycling rates were unlikely to increase significantly.
The company argued that there was "a significant structural shortage of residual waste disposal" in Scotland. It also contended that not every incinerator that had planning permission would end up being built.
"The few plants that will both receive permits and be financed will be the ones that are well conceived, well financed and that use proven technology that achieves the highest levels of efficiency and environmental standards," said Hargreaves group financial director, Iain Cockburn.
"Even with the most aggressive re-cycling rates, there will still be residual waste that needs long term disposal solutions. The challenge is to dispose of it to the highest environmental standards in an efficient and cost effective fashion, and plants such as the ones we are developing will achieve that."
The Scottish Government stressed that it was illegal to incinerate waste that could be recycled. Many of the plants currently under consideration were "unlikely to be built", said a spokesperson.
"Energy from waste schemes have a role to play but only when efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle have been exhausted. These schemes are required to meet strict environmental standards and are subject to rigorous monitoring and enforcement activities."
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) also doubted whether all the proposed plants would be built. "Scottish waste policy recognises a small but important role for energy from residual waste," said waste manager, Rebecca Walker.
"Where new facilities do come forward, Sepa will ensure they are designed and operated to high technical standards and meet strict emission limits to protect the environment and human health."
Opposition to incinerators
A plan for a new £150 million waste incinerator at Westfield in Fife is facing fierce opposition from local residents as the council prepares to decide whether or not to give it the go-ahead .
Hargreaves Services is applying to build a plant capable of burning up to 200,000 tonnes of waste a year on the site. It also plans another £150m incinerator capable of burning 236,000 tonnes of waste a year at Grangemouth.
But community groups are objecting. "I think Scotland is sleepwalking away from recycling and down the incineration route, which is now being dressed up as green and beneficial," said local resident and former BBC Scotland environment correspondent, Louise Batchelor.
"At Westfield, not far from me, we're being offered the vision of a solar energy park with cycle paths and greenhouses growing herbs. In reality, we're looking at a big, dirty development including an incinerator and over 500 lorries a day along the B9097 beside Loch Leven."
She added: "As well as bringing waste, the developers want to bring ash from another incinerator planned for Grangemouth. I'm extremely concerned about the impact of all the noise and pollution on people living near the site."
She was backed by the Green MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Mark Ruskell."It would worry me greatly if the renewable generation at the site was merely greenwashing to try and push through the incinerator."
Neither proposal has given rise to any material level of local concern in respect of health or environmental impact Iain Cockburn, Hargreaves
Hargreaves, however, insisted its incinerators would use the latest "grate combustion" technology. This had been widely used elsewhere and "in a number of government studies has been proven safe, reliable and environmentally beneficial," said the group's chief financial officer, Iain Cockburn.
"We have engaged widely with local communities as part of the planning processes for the Grangemouth and Westfield facilities. Neither proposal has given rise to any material level of local concern in respect of health or environmental impact."
There is also controversy over a 150,000-tonne waste incinerator being proposed by Aberdeen City Council and other local authorities at East Tullos. "We firmly believe that there is no need or place for incinerators in Scotland or elsewhere," said David Fryer, a member of Torry Community Council.
"Mounting independent and academic evidence points to the cumulative and harmful effects of plumes from incinerators for our children's and our children's children future health."
Aberdeen City Council argued that burning waste locally would provide heat and power here, instead of exporting it to plants heating other northern European communities. "These plants are accepted and recognised by their communities as energy production plants," said a council spokeswoman.
"There is no evidence that their operation has caused any risk to health despite numerous and continuous studies and the new plant in Aberdeen will be no different."
Photo thanks to Antoine Taveneaux, GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0, CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0, via Wikimedia Commons. A version of this story was published in the Sunday Herald on 22 October 2017.
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Philter Brewing Brewing Company
Few breweries have burst onto the craft beer scene quite as triumphantly as Philter. A mere four months into existence, with only two beers to their name, the brewing company took home one of the most coveted titles in Australian beer – Champion Pale Ale at the 2017 Craft Beer Awards. It turned out the fun, retro-style cans that had just begun appearing on bottleshop shelves (and which saw Philter collect a second, tongue-in-cheek, award on the night) actually had some serious stuff going on inside of them.
Perhaps that shouldn't come as too much of a surprise considering the brewer behind the beers is Samara "Sam" Füss. Over more than a decade and a half in the industry as one of Australia's first female head brewers – and one of its most colourful characters, she's held brewing positions across the country, including stints at Little Creatures in Fremantle and Young Henrys in Sydney and a couple of roles in Melbourne too.
It was Sam's mates Michael Neil and Stefan Constantoulas who first proposed the idea of Philter over a few beers in a Marrickville backyard. Both men happened to be neighbours with a wealth of business and marketing knowledge accrued at large companies – Mick at surf lifestyle brand O'Neill and Stef at liquor giants Lion and Beam Suntory. They just needed a brewer to complete the story and, conveniently enough, they knew one.
Wanting to hit the ground running, the beer Sam pitched first was a sessionable, easy-drinking XPA. With the idea of the end product in mind, recipe development took place in Tasmania, shared equally between days in a mate's 300 litre brewhouse and those spent fishing (beer needs time to ferment, after all). The trio was after something quaffable for a lazy afternoon, but also something of high enough quality that it could be professionally critiqued. In other words, they wanted a beer that could be deeply thought about, but didn't have to be.
That ethos has held true through the rest of the beers in the Philter brand, which, although the name may suggest otherwise, are and always will be unfiltered. Rather, the name comes from an archaic name for a medieval elixir, like a love potion or aphrodisiac. Hence the brewery's tagline that adorns every can: "Seductively Beer."
The biggest step taken since launching occurred in August 2020 when they shone a little light into what's been a rough year for the beer world and opened their Public Bar in Marrickville, the suburb that's the heart and soul of the brand.
The former yoghurt factory is also home to their own brewery – you can read about their search for it here – and comes with a fit-out was designed with a nod to the building's mid-60s design and heritage as well as the 80s Australiana that has driven Philter's can designs.
The space uses some of Sydney's colourful hotel history to evoke suburban pub nostalgia: hand-painted signage and handmade tiles inspired by the iconic inner west bars of days gone by; a bar top rescued from a pub that was redecorating. There's a deck area connecting the Public Bar to the state-of-the-art brewery where you can view brewers at work.
"This is our home," Michael says. "It's where the heart of the brand has always been, and now where the bricks and mortar can showcase a great immersive encounter with Philter."
In October 2021, Philter Brewing decided to start a new chapter in the book of good vibes by opening their upstairs storage space to the public (sans pallet crates). The Miami Vice-reminiscent upstairs area dubbed Marrickville Springs takes inspiration from 80s kitsch culture, offering an exciting new food and drinks menu all in the warmth of the Sydney sun.
All Philter beers are available either on tap or in cans in Marrickville Springs, alongside a range of cocktails by Jacoby's and flashback foodie favourites such as prawn cocktail and a cheddar and cabanossi cheese board (both locally sourced, this is still the inner west here).
Crafty adventurers might also get a kick out of the watermelon sour slushies which, like the cocktails and menu, are exclusive to the white cinderblock bar of Marrickville Springs.
There's seating for about 30 with no bookings taken, so get in quick if you happen to be in Marrickville on an absolute day for it.
Philter Brewing
92-98 Sydenham Road
Wed & Thurs: 5pm to 9pm
Fri & Sat: midday to 10pm (reservation only)
Sunday: midday to 6pm (reservation only)
It was an eclectic collection of winners at the 2018 Australian International Beer Awards, with WA's Beerland taking out Champion Australian Beer and other major trophies for Mountain Goat, Green Beacon, Black Hops, Fixation, Brownstone, Philter and even one of our own.
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Three years on from launching their first beer, Philter have found a site for their own brewery. It's in Marrickville, the home suburb of the brewing company's founders, and will add to the area's vibrant indie brewing scene.
Crafty's Advent Calendar: Sam Füss
If you've been involved in the local beer industry over the past decade or two, you'll have a story or three to tell involving Sam Füss. The multiple trophy-winning brewer from Philter joins us for day 19 of out Advent Calendar.
Best New NSW Beers Of 2019
Fruit sours, hazybois, coffee beer, barrel-aged blends and breakfast in a glass... You'd never accuse this roundup of the best new beers from NSW brewers in 2019 of being boring.
Back To The Bar, Sydney
Many businesses across Sydney and New South Wales opened to customers for the first time in more than three months yesterday. Two members of The Crafty Pint team were among those heading back to the bar.
If you ignore the 107 day lockdown – or even if you can't – there's been much to enjoy and embrace in the NSW beer scene in 2021. Here, Judd Owen looks at the standout beers and highlight moments from the past 12 months.
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Philter Henson Park Draught
Philter Marrickville Nights
Philter IPA
Philter XPA
Philter Red
Philter Lager
Philter Double Red Ale
Philter IIPA
Philter & M/SF/T Beloved Brew
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Philter Brewing Regulars
When you think of beer at the footy you don't tend to associate it with the types of beer typically featured on The Crafty Pint. Personally, the term "footy beer" reminds me of tastes that are flat and soapy, often mid-strength and nearly always in a plastic cup. I'm not a snob, however. I know there is a time and place for footy beer but can a beer still be crafty if it's made for gulping at the footy? Luckily, Philter have answered the question with a frothy "Yes!" Henson Park… Read more
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The Philter brand was born in Marrickville, during a neighbourly backyard chat over beers. And Philter's new brewery has just opened in Marrickville, with a public bar to give locals a way to drink Philter beer fresh from the source. So it's only fitting the first beer to come out of the brewery pays homage to the suburb where it all started. Marrickville Nights is called a hoppy dark ale, but don't expect it to be black - it's more the golden brown of a lion's mane, sitting in the glass… Read more
Hoppy Dark Ale
Philter set out from the start to make drinking beers. Sure, beers with flavour and character but, more than anything, that you'd want to put away then have another. A stack of awards would suggest they're doing a pretty good job of making such beers well and it's likely this IPA, the fourth addition to the core range, will see the brewing company headed by Sam Füss continue in that vein. It's a beer that does what it promises on the tin – passionfruit, grapefruit and orange aromas welcome you… Read more
When a new brewery launches, they can only hope their first beer is one that helps them hit the ground running. It has to establish the ethos of the brand and stand out from the rest, both in terms of the quality of the beer and its appearance on the shelf. Safe to say, when Philter XPA launched in early 2017, it met those expectations. Like most first born children, it's an overachiever, winning the coveted Champion Pale Ale title at the 2017 Craft Beer Awards at the tender age of four and a half… Read more
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The second beer to be released as part of Philter's core range arrived just in time for winter 2017 and came in the form of a red ale. Although nothing could top the success of the XPA, the first batch of Red still managed to score two silvers at the same awards at which its older sibling took out Champion Pale Ale. The copper-hued Red displays its sessionability with just the right amount of crystal malt character. There's enough to give it a bready profile – even touch of berry that lingers… Read more
Before the launch of Philter's third beer, the rumour around town was that this was going to be a "classic Aussie" kind of beer. The previous two can designs featured bands of blue and gold, then red and gold, so it seemed almost a given that this was going to be green and gold. What could be more Aussie than that? Instead, it was a totally new colour scheme, as if someone had put the XPA through the "inverse colour" option on MS Paint, featuring a thick gold band and a dark blue colour… Read more
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Red IPAs might have mostly fallen by the wayside in craft beer over the last decade, but for whatever reason, double red IPAs remain one of the only original American IPA variants to survive to great IPA hazening of the last four years. Philter's latest special release is officially labelled a Double Red Ale but I'll be buggered if I can see how the two styles can be differentiated? Cast in the precise mould of one of Australia's original Hype Beers™, Modus Operandi's Former Tenant, Philter's… Read more
Double Red Ale
Philter take pride in making easy-drinking, sessionable beers, and they've built themselves a great reputation doing so. Head brewer Sam Füss isn't a fan of huge bitterness herself, and the beers she makes encourage you to enjoy several in quick succession. But that hasn't stopped her from making this beautiful beast of a double IPA. The aroma is all sweet comfort – tropical and citrus hops combine with golden syrup malts promising to give you a big, warm hug. But take a sip and you'll… Read more
If there's anything more typically Australian than a tinnie of beer, it's our surf culture. Better yet, it's swigging from a tinnie of beer after an afternoon of surfing. Combining these two great Australian pastimes is what inspired Mona Vale-based surf movement M/SF/T, makers of custom surfboards and apparel, to team up with Philter to create this post-surf summer smasher. In true blue fashion, it's a no bullshit beer that allows the hops to shine, like the glistening afternoon sun on the… Read more
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Philter have joined the haze craze and done so in the typical fashion, calling their new IPA, simply, Haze and giving it a lively retro feel with cans inspired by 80s soft drinks but also recalling a casino. And, as is their wont, they've aimed to produce a beer that checks the boxes you'd expect from the style. Double dry-hopped with Mosaic, Galaxy, Simcoe and Citra, it's golden and hazy with a dense head that crawls down the glass. There's paw paw and passionfruit aplenty in a beer that sits in… Read more
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If you'd drawn one conclusion from the first 12 months of Philter, the Sydney based brewing company that snaffled a trophy for its XPA within months of launching, it's that here was an operation with a penchant for creating flavoursome beers in tight, approachable packets. (Alternatively, you might have looked at the cans and assumed they were NASCAR-following, Stuyvies-smoking bogans who just happened to love craft beer.) So the choice of beer to mark their first anniversary may have come as something… Read more


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Characterization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains from spontaneously fermented maize dough by profiles of assimilation, chromosome polymorphism, PCR and MAL genotyping
Hayford, A. E. & Jespersen, Lene, 1999, In: Journal of Applied Microbiology. 86, p. 284-294 11 p.
DNA typing methods for differentiation of Debaryomyces hansenii at subspecies level
Munk Petersen, K., Jespersen, Lene & Jakobsen, Mogens, 1999. 1 p.
Evaluation of crispness in food systems: an example using meringue made with egg or milk protein
Ipsen, Richard, Andersen, R. V., Jespersen, Lene, Lao, M. L. & Lohman, V., 1999, In: Annual transactions of the Nordic Rheology Society. 7, p. 39-42 4 p.
Function and diversity of yeasts involved in fermentation of West African indigenous foods
Jespersen, Lene, 1999. 4 p.
Highly induced proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae during lag phase and growth initiation
Brejning, J. & Jespersen, Lene, 1999. 1 p.
Multiple alfa-glucoside transporter in brewer's yeast
Jespersen, Lene, Cesar, L. B., Meaden, P. G. & Jakobsen, Mogens, 1999, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 65, 2, p. 450-456 7 p.


The Debris Removal Solution is a ready-to-use density gradient reagent. It allows for the fast and effective removal of cell debris from viable cells after dissociation of various tissue types while applying full acceleration and full brake during centrifugation.
Cell debris often occurs after tissue dissociation and impairs downstream applications. The Debris Removal Solution allows for the fast and effective removal of cell debris after tissue dissociation for high quality downstream applications, including cell separation, flow analysis, and cell culture. It has been particularly tested for debris removal from dissociated rat and mouse heart tissue and human and mouse tumor tissue.
Analyzer based on scatter signals to demonstrate absence of debris after debris removal.


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According to a new market report published by Persistence Market Research, titled "Global Market Study on Industrial Greases: On-Road Vehicle Segment to Dominate the Consumption by 2021", the global industrial greases market is estimated to reach US$ 1,905.9 Mn by 2021 from US$ 1,384.7 Mn in 2015.
Industrial greases are an incumbent part of machine maintenance operations around the world. Unlike other lubricants which are amalgamations of base oils and additives, greases contain another component called 'thickeners' to provide them the necessary tribology for their effective utilization in machines. Due to their semi-solid state, greases have a higher viscosity index and, thus, are used in applications with higher torque. There are various types of greases used in numerous applications based on the combination of thickeners, base oil, and additives.
Among the regions, the market in Asia Pacific is expected to account for 41.5% volume share of the overall industrial greases market, followed by North America and Europe, by 2015 end. Due to increase in manufacturing activity in Asia Pacific, the industrial greases market in the region is projected to expand at a higher than average CAGR of 6.3% between 2015 and 2021 in terms of revenue. The market in China, which is anticipated to account for 35.94% revenue share of the overall market by 2015 end, is expected to be driven by the rise of the manufacturing sector in the country. The industrial greases market in North America and Europe is estimated to witness an average increase in revenue due to maturing market conditions.
As of 2014, global industrial greases production is dominated by Mineral oil based greases, and similar trend is expected to continue during the forecast period. Consumption of mineral oil based greases is expected to be the highest in Asia Pacific due to higher application of Group I base oils in the region, as compared to North America and Europe where Group I base oil production has been declining. Semi-synthetic and synthetic base oil production in the market is anticipated to increase at a promising double digit CAGR, respectively, from 2015 to 2021 in terms of volume.
On road vehicles, application segment is expected to be the largest application segment by the end of the forecast period and is expected to expand at significant CAGR as compared to other applications during the same period. Increasing Vehicle Park coupled with the moderate performance of industrial sector across the globe are the major factors driving growth in global industrial greases market. Owing to rapid industrialization, urbanization and stable economic conditions, developing economies are expected to witness high revenue growth during the forecast period when compared with developed economies.


A research team at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel has discovered an protein family that plays a central role in the fight against the bacterial pathogen Salmonella within the cells. The so called interferon-induced GTPases reveal and eliminate the bacterium's camouflage in the cell, enabling the cell to recognize the pathogen and to render it innocuous. The findings are published in the current issue of the science magazine Nature.
Bacteria have developed countless strategies to hide themselves in order to evade attack by the immune system. In the body, Salmonella bacteria use macrophages as host cells to ensure their survival and to be able to spread within the body. Their survival strategy is to nestle into a vacuole within the cytoplasm of a macrophage, hiding there and multiplying. While they are hidden there, the immune cells cannot detect the bacteria and fight them.
The macrophages, in which the Salmonella hide, however, have also developed a strategy to unmask the disguise of the bacterium and uncover its hiding place. Prof. Petr Broz's research group at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel has discovered a protein family called interferon-induced GTPases in host cells invaded by Salmonella. "They are responsible for destroying the hiding place of the pathogen and to initiate the immune response of the cell," explains Etienne Meunier, first author of the publication.
Once the hiding place has been discovered, GTPases are transported to the vacuole and destabilize its membrane. The bacteria are left behind unprotected in the cytoplasm where their surface molecules are easily recognized by the intracellular defense. "The GTPases are the key to the hiding place of the bacteria. Once the door has been opened and the protective vacuole destroyed, there is no escape. The bacteria are immediately exposed to the defense machinery of the cell", says Meunier. Receptors in the cell identify the pathogen, which then activate special cellular enzymes to destroy the bacteria. In addition, the cells own proteases, so-called caspases, are activated and trigger cell death of the infected host cell.
Salmonella still remain a feared pathogenic agent, as they can cause life threatening diarrheal disease. The findings of Broz and his team enable the better understanding of the strategies of the immune cells and to perhaps model this in the future. The deeper understanding of the immune response of our cells also paves the way for new approaches in using drugs to support the body's fight against pathogens. In order to further elucidate the mechanisms of the immune response to Salmonella infections, the research team plans to investigate how cells detect the hiding place of the bacteria, the vacuole in the cytoplasm of the macrophages, and what initiates the recruitment of GTPases to the vacuole.


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Bank of Scotland plc v. Kimisis III (Ship)
In Maritime Liens, Mortgages & Priorities on February 9, 1999 (Updated July 05, 2012 )
This was a motion by a mortgagee for an order that the owner of a cargo of wheat on board the "Kimisis III" remove the cargo at its expense. The motion was denied on the grounds that it was premature as the mortgagee had not entered into possession of the vessel and had not applied for a court ordered sale. However, during the course of his reasons, Prothonotary Hargrave noted that there was a difference between the English approach to the removal of cargo from a ship under arrest and the American approach. The English approach is that the costs of discharging the cargo should fall upon the cargo owner whereas the American approach is that the costs of discharging cargo are in the nature of custodia legis and are therefore recoverable from the fund in priority to other claims. (Note: It would appear to be an open question which of these two approaches a Canadian court will follow.)


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Provided that a company is publicly rather than privately held, it is possible for outside investors to buy stocks in it through the offices of a stockbroker. Generally speaking stocks available for public sale in this way are known as common stock.
Investing in stocks brings the purchaser a direct share in the ownership of the company in question. Any profits generated by the company result automatically in a corresponding growth in the investment amount. However there is a down side as it is common for companies to fail, and in the event of liquidation the first legal obligation of any business is to pay out creditors and holders of preferred, rather than common stock. Owners of the latter can expect to receive only what is left thereafter, if indeed that is anything.
A shareholder in common stock has voting rights and is therefore able to exert some influence on that company's financial policies and strategies. He or she will also be entitled to dividends, a benefit issued by the board of directors after consideration has been made as to what proportion of the company's profits are to be reinvested into the business.
Those directors are elected by shareholders, providing them with every incentive to keep them happy through good company performance and the turning of a healthy and consistent profit.
The risks associated with investing in stocks are typically higher than those involving bonds or the money market, but returns on successful investments are generally higher, especially when held for longer periods. Most serious shareholders minimize their risk by diversifying, that is investing in a varied portfolio rather than staking everything on the fortunes of one particular enterprise.
Diversification will often also involve spreading capital over several investment streams, as well as simply purchasing a range of stocks.


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A balancing act where you seek the credit you deserve (but not more!)
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David G. Jensen, Contributing Editor05.06.15
There's a balancing act you are going to play when you are in the job market. More than at any other time in your life, you've got to ensure that you are promoting yourself properly, and not in an unethical way. Instead, your CV and your in-person presentation must reinforce all that you do and have done in the employer's area of interest. This must be done "straight," without exaggeration and of course, fabrication.
Sadly, recruiters, hiring managers, and human resources (HR) staffers regularly uncover falsified claims and misinformation on resumes and CVs. There have always been a bald-faced few who fabricated details on their resumes—a degree added here, employment dates manipulated there—but their numbers weren't large. Recruiting firms and professional background checkers were generally able to discover these flaws before that person went further in the process.
But now their numbers are getting larger. Today, more people than ever seem to be trying to perpetrate a bit of subterfuge just to get a foot in an employer's door. Accomplishments are blown out of proportion, details are added, or, during interviews, stories are embellished, all in the name of seeming more hirable. It's not clear why this is happening. Maybe it's because the job search has become so much more competitive. Or, it might be that the number of high-profile examples including journalists and commentators has made people think lying has become routine.
Scientists, who really ought to know better, are generally not the blatant types with the falsified diplomas. But they can certainly be prone to exaggeration. After all, this isn't rocket science. The best advice could hardly be simpler: Emphasize your strengths—you have to. Sell your credentials. But don't make anything up, ever. In presenting your credentials just as in presenting your science, always be meticulously accurate. Always assume that even small misstatements will be uncovered.
Self-promotion as embellishment
Anyone can make a mistake, but that's why we always check our work, right? Recently I was asked to write a biosketch. While reviewing it, I caught myself tying two career experiences together as if they happened one after the other. It really wasn't intentional; at the time it felt like I was just trying to write in a more powerful way. But if it had gotten through in that form, it could have been embarrassing for me. What matters is that I read it with a critical eye. My mistake never made it to the outside world.
What happens if a mistake does get through? Usually nothing—because most job applications aren't looked at seriously.
Companies aren't going to bother fact-checking a CV from a candidate they're not interested in anyway. But the further along you get in the process—the closer you get to being hired—the more likely it becomes that your CV will find its way to a fact-checker. When that happens, your errors, intentional or not, will probably get caught. And if you get caught in an act of deception, or even exaggeration, you'll immediately be out of contention for that job and potentially for others as well.
Here are some areas where people often make errors, not only on their CVs but also in interviews. I'll start with the most egregious.
CV Infractions. The CV or resume is the place where the most outright fabrication shows up. Occasionally an applicant will fake a degree. More common is to tweak it a little. A biology degree with a chemical focus conveniently becomes a biochemistry degree when needed for a particular application. Feel free to emphasize the chemistry connection in the description of your work, but don't even consider changing the degree field! It's not worth it.
One of the easiest things to do is to fudge the dates to cover up a resume hole. If you left a job in 2013, it can be tempting to extend it into 2014 to cover a brief period of unemployment. More subtle still, you might be tempted to be imprecise in your employment dates, say, 2012 to 2014. When an HR person or contracted resource finds out that you left that job in January 2014, the employer may conclude that you're trying to cover something up. It's hardly unusual to be out of work for a few months—but why introduce the potential for suspicion, and a question from the employer that needs to be probed?
If you've got a problem-free record, be proud of that and show the full dates on every element of your CV. If you don't, it's best to be up-front about it. Brief periods of unemployment are common. Longer periods spent caring for young children or aging parents are common, too. Properly presented, such things will not pose much more than a moment or two of conversation, and often less.
Describing your accomplishments. In companies, people work on teams, so what your team accomplishes is what matters most. But your own credit must be established as well; interviewers need to understand your personal contributions to the team effort. In my seminars, I often describe an accomplishment using "we" in order to show my audience how the very academic "we" does little to help their case. For example, "In the Smith lab, we do work in the blah-blah field, and we've published in several high impact journals a series of papers showing that blah-blah and blah-blah are interrelated."
If you are still using this academic "we" approach, make sure you also emphasize your own personal contributions. What was your role in that story? You may not have given it much thought up to now, so now's the time, before you start interviewing. You don't want your responses to seem canned, but you do need to be prepared to say what precisely you contributed to the effort—how "I" fits into "we." So rehearse these stories and ensure they give an accurate account of your individual contributions and of what your team accomplished. Claiming credit for yourself doesn't mean denying credit to the team.
Name Dropping. Many of us are linked on social networks to hundreds or even thousands of other people, and your interviewers probably know some of them. If in the past you've worked with a leader in your field, that fact can help you get hired, especially with a good recommendation from that person. But a LinkedIn connection is not a real professional relationship. So be careful not even to imply a closer relationship than really exists. And don't even bother mentioning a connection if you've never really worked with them. In this as in all things, be meticulously accurate in how you characterize your relationships. Name-droppers usually get caught, and it can be embarrassing.
Recently, I was offered an opportunity to recruit a VP who would work for a very well known general manager, and of course I knew the name of that GM and all about his background, as I'd tried to recruit him numerous times for other assignments. But my very mention of the fellow's name led my HR contact to think that I was well acquainted personally with their GM. That was the wrong message to send, because to that fellow, I was just one of hundreds of headhunters he'd heard from over the years. Without knowing it, I sent the wrong signals. My lesson was to always clarify your relationship when you use a well-known person's name in your interview.
Can this stand up to scrutiny?
Job seeking is tough. You have to promote yourself, but self-promotion is an art and unless you are a salesperson, we're all just beginners. Many scientists tend to be bad at this, and they lean toward reticence and caution—but they sometimes overcompensate and go too far in the other direction.
Instead, stick to what you know. Set aside your aversion to self-promotion, but retain your scientists' commitment to data integrity even, or especially, when the data in question is about yourself. Be accurate in the written materials you submit, and be prepared to cast yourself in the most positive light in interviews—cautiously. Pull out examples that highlight both the "me" and the "we," selling yourself as a talented hands-on expert and a dedicated team player. Integrity is a scientist's most important asset, so show it off.
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David G. Jensen is an executive recruiter working in the life sciences with more than three decades of biotechnology experience. He can be reached at (928) 274-2266 or via davejensen70@gmail.com
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