From a design perspective these are very similar to the Porsche cup shifters, but use a standard momentary button for electrical contact.
Designed for the sim racer who enjoys DIY projects & saving money.
NOTE, customer assembly is required, this product is NOT ready to bolt to your wheel assembly!!! If you want ready to race hardware we sell EVO 4 & EVO 5 shifters with paddles.
Add a "touch" of thread lock (LockTire) onto the M4 bolts and screw into the pivot point on both sides. Tighten just enough to prevent binding, DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN!!!
If the arm does not move freely back of the bolt BEFORE the thread lock sets.


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The surfaces used in this scale are reproductions of accurately machined surfaces measured in microinches (millionths of an inch 0.000001"). The numbers engraved alongside each surface are the average deviation from the mean surface expressed in microinches.
The Conventional Machining Microfinish Comparator Surface Roughness Scale provides the industry with established flat surface roughness specimens for visual and tactual comparison.
The Conventional Machining Microfinish Comparator is rectangular in shape (1 3/8" x 6") and is a nickel corrosion resistant electroformed nickel duplicate of actual machined surfaces.
There are twelve replicated machined surface finish specimens with examples of four different machining processes: shape-turn, ground, profiled and milled- ranging from 250 to 2000 microinches.
The Conventional Machining Microfinish Comparator is supplied in a leatherette case with engineering data and instructions.
The Comparator is also available in metric with micrometer designations.
Place the Comparator Surface Roughness Scale alongside your work piece. Slide the scale so that the rectangle with the surface roughness you want is adjacent to the piece you are examining. Compare by drawing the tip of the fingernail across each surface at right angles to the tool mark. The feel of the fingernail contact must be the same if the finishes are identical.


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Voltinia is a genus of metalmark butterflies (family Riodinidae). The genus was erected by Hans Ferdinand Emil Julius Stichel in 1910. Even including Eucorna, which some authors consider a distinct genus, it contains only a few species:
 †Voltinia dramba Hall, Robbins & Harvey 2004 (fossil)
 Voltinia radiata (Godman & Salvin, [1886])
 Voltinia sanarita (Schaus, 1902)
 Voltinia theata Stichel, 1910

References

Riodinidae
Butterfly genera
Taxa named by Hans Ferdinand Emil Julius Stichel

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Recycling of Capacity in a Tough Market
Sweden is a small country with a proud tradition of producing tough, high-end, automobiles. We call these high-end products Performance Leaders. In a hostile market, a Performance Leader usually suffers from scale disadvantages compared to the much larger industry leaders, whom we call Standard Leaders. Often, these Performance Leaders become acquisitions for the industry's Standard Leaders. (See the Symptom & Implication, "The industry is consolidating through mergers and acquisitions" on StrategyStreet.com.) That was the case when GM bought Saab and Ford bought Volvo.
Both of these automobile industry Standard Leaders operated their Swedish acquisitions as separate companies. However, as GM and Ford themselves faltered in the market, they both decided to jettison their foreign high-end products. Spyker Cars NV, a Dutch company, has purchased Saab from General Motors. China's Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. has purchased Volvo from Ford. Both the Saab and the Volvo brands, then, will continue into the future.
These purchases illustrate the sometimes difficult workings of a hostile marketplace. (See "Video #10: Industry Consolidation and Recycling of Capacity" on StrategyStreet.com.) Both Volvo and Saab were failing as stand-alone Performance Leader competitors. But they did not go out of business. Instead, larger industry Standard Leaders bought them and kept their capacity in operation. This is a first example of the recycling of brands, but more particularly, productive capacity in an industry that already had too much of it. Neither GM nor Ford was able to make a go of it with these Performance Leader brands. Rather than shut the brands and their productive capacity down, however, both the Standard Leaders found willing buyers for the brands and their industry capacity. This is the second example of recycling of the same capacity. In each case, the buyer got the company and its capacity for a cost below the book value of the original seller.
We have found this recycling of capacity to occur in virtually every industry that goes through over-capacity and hostile times. Capacity will not go away until it cannot produce cash for any owner. The recent closing of the San Francisco Bay Area Nummi plant, once co-owned by GM and Toyota, is a clear indication that the plant can no longer produce cash as an automobile plant. It may finally stop producing automobiles forever. It is worth noting, however, that this was a GM automobile plant before it became Nummi. It had already been recycled once in the mid-1980s.

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I would appreciate if somebody can clarify my questions on Tables.
1. I would like to have two tables, depending on the R/3 field (Condition like Item type), I want to display some rows in one table and some rows in other table. Can I do this?.
1.a). In this case , Is it possible to not display the second table if there are no records?.
2. Or If I want to display all of them in a single table, can I have different actions for different rows?.
If you need clarifications on the questions, pLease lemme know.
to answer your first question, I think its possble using WDVisibility, by doing it programmatically to not to diaplay the table component.
I am not sure about second answer.
1. The Second table can be hidden/shown according the output size of the table and it can be done using the WDVisibility property.
2. Can u provide for information in second case, so that it can be more clear to us?


From home to get the newspaper – the slow way.
A hop and a skip from my front door and I am on the Sheep's Head Way heading towards Durrus. First stop is the Gorteanish stone circle, looking a little unloved these days with new houses going up behind it, impinging on the sightline from the portal stones over the recumbent to Roskerrig mountain – but one of the advantages of sketching is that details can be left out.
Over the rough ground above Ahakista, across the road and I am out into the peace and quiet above Dunmanus Bay. Rossnacharagh, Baunta, Tullig, Kealties, Brahalish, Gearhameen – the string of townlands running down the southern slopes of the Sheep's Head as it widens towards its apex in Durrus. Ros na Cathrach: 'Headland of the fort'; Na Bánta Buí: 'Yellow grassland(?); Tullach: 'mound'; Caolta: 'narrow strip of land'; Breach Lios, 'spotted fort'; Gaortha min: 'small wooded glen' – the names that invoke the landscape so evocatively.
Through Tullig, the ash-blond grasses are thigh-high. I stop to speak to two Dutch people who are exploring the route and I meet no-one else today until Durrus village.
The route follows a small road as it winds through Brahalish, leaving it briefly to visit a bramble-covered ring-fort before heading off into fields again, over rough ground and past a lonely cilleen, dark under trees and recently fenced off from the path. Back onto the road to a shady stile and more field tracks before Cul na Long ('Nook of the Ships'): a fortified house, dark and ivy-clad. It has an eerily cold feel to it today as the afternoon light begins to fade into evening.
Up the muddy track that is part of the old military road down the peninsula with midges dancing in the few shafts of low sunlight filtering through the trees and then down to St James church where the path leads through the churchyard standing at the head of the bay, curlew and heron feeding on the mudflats at low tide.
Herself arrives to collect me as I enter Durrus village where the Christmas tree is already lit on the small green in front of Ross's pub.
This an easy route on the main Sheep's Head Way. It is well marked although going through Brahalish there are a few turns that are easy to miss if you are not concentrating, including the one that leads up to the ring-fort. It is also worth noting that coming towards Durrus, the path actually goes through St. James churchyard to join the coast road.
Love this post! Especially the fortified manor house – yes, possibly even more than the stone circle.
Sounds a lovely walk too!
Wonderful drawing of Cul na Long, such an important building yet mainly ignored.


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Q: HAAR Cascade in Python 3.6 Open I'm trying to build a Facial Recognition Software in python with OpenCV. I'm using HAAR cascade but every time I run the program I get a traceback error. I'm wondering if I messed up by not typing in the correct file location or if I'm just doing something wrong somewhere else in the code. For File location, I've tried
detectFace = cv2.CascadeClassifier('Desktop/Fall 17/Intelligent System/Final Project/Facial Recognition/haarcascade_frontalface_default.xml')

and
detectFace = cv2.CascadeClassifier('haarcascade_frontalface_default.xml')

My Code:
import cv2
import sys
import numpy as np

cam = cv2.VideoCapture(0)

detectFace = cv2.CascadeClassifier('haarcascade_frontalface_default.xml')

Id= input('enter user id')
sampleNum=0;

while(True):
    ret, img = cam.read();
    gray = cv2.cvtColor(img,cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
    faces = detectFace.detectMultiScale(gray,1,3,5);
    for(x,y,w,h) in faces:

        cv2.rectangle(img,(x,y),(x+w,y+h),(255,0,0),2)

        sampleNum = sampleNum+1;

        cv2.imwrite("dataSet/User."+Id+"."
        +str(sampleNum)+".jpg",gray[y:y+h,x:x+w])

    cv2.imshow('faces',img);
    if cv2.waitKey(100) & 0xFF == ord('q'):
        break

    elif sampleNum>20:
        break
cam.realease()
cv2.destroyAllWindows

Here is the error.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:/Users/claws/Desktop/Fall 17/Intelligent Systems/Final
Project/Facial Recognition/dataSet_Creator.py", line 16, in <module>
faces = detectFace.detectMultiScale(gray,1,3,5);
cv2.error: C:\projects\opencv-
python\opencv\modules\objdetect\src\cascadedetect.cpp:1698: error: (-215)
!empty() in function cv::CascadeClassifier::detectMultiScale

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Deposition Author(s): Hou, C., Rohr, J., Tsodikov, O.V.
Structures of mithramycin analogues bound to DNA and implications for targeting transcription factor FLI1.
Hou, C., Weidenbach, S., Cano, K.E., Wang, Z., Mitra, P., Ivanov, D.N., Rohr, J., Tsodikov, O.V.
Transcription factors have been considered undruggable, but this paradigm has been recently challenged. DNA binding natural product mithramycin (MTM) is a potent antagonist of oncogenic transcription factor EWS-FLI1. Structural details of MTM recognition of DNA, including the FLI1 binding sequence GGA(A/T), are needed to understand how MTM interferes with EWS-FLI1. We report a crystal structure of an MTM analogue MTM SA-Trp bound to a DNA oligomer containing a site GGCC, and two structures of a novel analogue MTM SA-Phe in complex with DNA. MTM SA-Phe is bound to sites AGGG and GGGT on one DNA, and to AGGG and GGGA(T) (a FLI1 binding site) on the other, revealing how MTM recognizes different DNA sequences. Unexpectedly, at sub-micromolar concentrations MTMs stabilize FLI1-DNA complex on GGAA repeats, which are critical for the oncogenic function of EWS-FLI1. We also directly demonstrate by nuclear magnetic resonance formation of a ternary FLI1-DNA-MTM complex on a single GGAA FLI1/MTM binding site. These biochemical and structural data and a new FLI1-DNA structure suggest that MTM binds the minor groove and perturbs FLI1 bound nearby in the major groove. This ternary complex model may lead to development of novel MTM analogues that selectively target EWS-FLI1 or other oncogenic transcription factors, as anti-cancer therapeutics.
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.


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Ina Korter (* 8. Januar 1955 in Nordenham) ist eine deutsche Politikerin (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen). Von 2003 bis 2014 war sie Mitglied des Niedersächsischen Landtages. Zwischen 2014 und 2020 war sie Bürgermeisterin von Butjadingen.

Ina Korter ist geschieden und hat zwei Kinder.

Ausbildung und Beruf
Nach dem Abitur studierte Korter 1974–77 Geschichte und Kunst/Visuelle Kommunikation für das Lehramt an Haupt- und Realschulen. Ihr Referendariat absolvierte sie 1978/79 in Heuchelheim. 1980/81 war sie an der Orientierungsstufe Süd und 1981–87 als Nachhilfelehrerin im St. Vinzenz-Heim in Nordenham tätig. Nach einem Erziehungsurlaub war sie in der Jugend- und Erwachsenenbildung, an einer Krankenpflegeschule und der Volkshochschule tätig und unterrichtete Aussiedlerkinder. Zwischen 1994 und 2000 war sie Leiterin des multikulturellen Kindertreffs des Deutschen Kinderschutzbundes in Nordenham. Anschließend arbeitete sie bis zu ihrer Wahl in den Landtag an der Paddstockschule in Ovelgönne.

Politik
Seit 1982 ist Korter Mitglied von Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. Von 1998 bis 2003 war sie Mitglied im Landesvorstand Niedersachsen. 1991–96 gehörte sie dem Kreistag des Landkreises Wesermarsch an und war Vorsitzende der dortigen Grünen-Fraktion. 1996–98 war sie Mitglied des Stadtrates von Nordenham. Bei den Landtagswahlen 2003, 2008 und 2013 wurde Korter über die Landesliste in den Niedersächsischen Landtag gewählt.

Im Jahre 2014 wurde Ina Korter zur Bürgermeisterin der Gemeinde Butjadingen gewählt. Bereits im ersten Wahlgang setzte sie sich gegen drei Mitbewerber durch. Sie verzichtete daraufhin auf ihr Landtagsmandat; für sie rückte Regina Asendorf in den Landtag nach.

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The Sparta Systems management team recently briefed Axendia on the newly unveiled TrackWise Digital cloud quality management system software platform. The company, founded in 1994, has undergone several key changes as of late such as a recent acquisition by private equity group New Mountain Capital, and new executive leadership in Dana Jones, CEO and Vinit Doshi, COO who both joined the company earlier this year.
In addition to TrackWise Digital, Sparta still offers the solution it is perhaps best known for – TrackWise, an enterprise QMS platform. Although it is a traditional on-prem application, Sparta offers extended cloud capabilities such as quality event intake and supplier collaboration by utilizing a hybrid architecture and seamless user experience.


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Directed by: Neill Blomkamp
Cast: Sharlto Copley, Hugh Jackman, Dev Patel, Sigourney Weaver
UK release: 6 March 2015
Weapons developer Deon (Patel) reprogrammes the titular police robot into self-awareness, but then the robot's kidnapped (by Yolandi and Ninja of Die Antwoord) as part of an underworld scheme. Yolandi is believable but Ninja is awful, and despite dynamic action sequences the approach to big themes is simplistic and badly mishandled.
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Disappointing third film from Neill Blomkamp that melds Short Circuit and RoboCop
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Violence Against Women: The European Union establishes an EU-wide helpline number and calls to end violence against women worldwide
Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November, the European Commission and High Representative/Vice President, Josep Borrell issued the following statement:
"Violence against women happens in every country. The facts are shocking – in the EU and across the world, one in three women have experienced physical or sexual violence. One in five girls today are victims of child sexual abuse. Online violence is on the rise, with one in two young women experiencing gender-based cyber violence.
The EU condemns all forms of violence against women and girls. It is unacceptable in the 21st century that women and girls continue to be abused, harassed, raped, mutilated or forced into marriage.
In March this year, the European Commission proposed new EU rules to combat violence against women, including online. Today, the Commission is also announcing the establishment of a common EU helpline number for victims of violence against women – 116 016.
This year, we pay particular attention to violence against women in conflict areas. In Ukraine, Russian armed forces are committing acts of sexual violence, and the millions of women and children fleeing the Russian aggression into the EU and neighbouring countries require proper support and protection.
In Iran, women are abused, exploited, oppressed, harassed, jailed, fined and flogged for demanding freedom and equality. In Afghanistan, the Taliban have dismantled all protection mechanisms established over the past 20 years to protect women and girls from abuse, violence and forced marriages. Women face violence also in humanitarian crises from Myanmar to northern Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
We remain steadfast in our ambition to end violence against women inside and outside the EU. The EU stands in solidarity with the women and girls, victims and survivors of violence. We will continue to support civil society, women's rights organisations and human rights defenders demanding accountability."
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Eliminate violence against women, the most widespread, pervasive human rights violation
According to the UN, violence against women and girls (VAWG) is not only one of the worst forms of discrimination but also remains the most widespread and pervasive human rights violation in the world, 11 UN entities said on Friday, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
One in three women are thought to experience gender-based violence in their lifetime, according to a statement launching the "UNiTE! Activism to End Violence against Women and Girls campaign."
Moreover, that last year, nearly one in five 20- to 24-year-old women had been married before turning 18 and less than 40 percent who experience violence sought the help of any sort.
Violent triggers
At the same time, global emergencies, crises, and conflict have further intensified VAWG and exacerbated the drivers and risk factors.
The statement reads, "Since the beginning of COVID-19, 45% of women reported that they or a woman they know has experienced a form of VAWG."
Combatting the scourge
While ending gender-based VAWG might seem unimaginable, the UN underscored that "it is not".
The statement continued, "Significant reductions in violence against women can be achieved through intensive feminist activism and advocacy along with evidence- and practice-informed multisectoral action and investment."
Citing evidence suggesting that "strong and autonomous feminist movements" as being "the most critical factor" in ending VAWG, UN Women and its sister agencies are calling upon governments and partners to "act now to end violence against women and show their solidarity to women's rights movements and activists".
Taking steps, making a stand
The UN is requesting more long-term funding and support for women's rights organizations working to prevent and address VAWG through the UNiTE campaign.
It is also advocating for resisting the rollback on women's rights; amplifying the voices of women human rights defenders and feminist women's movements; mobilizing more actors to join movements to end VAGW globally; and promoting the leadership and participation of women and girls in political, policy making, and decision-making spaces.
The statement also underscores the need to strengthen protections to prevent and eliminate violence, harassment, threats, intimidation, and discrimination against women human rights defenders and women's rights advocates/activists.
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According to a study published in Ecommercemag about Spartoo, an online shoe store, 70% of French people have postponed their purchases until January 11, when Winter sales in France are scheduled to start.
Their budget has decreased by half compared to last year, but this is good news for the ecommerce sector, which will recover about 30% of consumers during this period. Indeed, people are looking for the best deals online, which will highly increase the popularity of e-commerce websites. That is why you must be prepared – it would be a shame to miss such opportunity.
HD 360° animations are a considerable advantage in terms of conversion rate. Animations allow consumers to view the product under all angles and examine each and every detail. Enriched animations even bring the consumer a unique virtual experience that is comparable to an experience in a real store. A powerful picture or animation will dispel the consumer's hesitations and pull the trigger the purchase.
How to showcase shoes with 360 products animation? BARTEK is a Polish company, the biggest producer in Poland and the only chain store in the country that has shoes intended for children age 1-10. So far, the company has produced over 10 million pairs and sells products all over the world.
Augmented Reality (AR) is the blending of the real and the virtual. It is when virtual elements are augmented by computer programs and associated with reality. In this article, we will have a look at some of the AR tools used today.


Here are a few early photos of my 28 mm Saxon armyfrom the late Dark Ages, circa 800 to 1000 A.D.This group of 8 horsemen and some various foot soldiersare a mix of various figures I had lying around.
The horsemen are based them on rectangular 25 mm by 40 mm bases. This is 10 mm shorterthan most Warhammer Ancient Battles players use, but I like tight compact formations.All figures are painted with Vallejo acrylic paints.
Shields are done with Little Big Men Studios transfers.Some shields had rivets and small embossings. I was a little lazy and did not file down the bumps,so some of the transfers are somewhat wrinkled.But it is nice to see some colorful designs,for these Saxon nobles.Obviously if they can afford mail, they can afford shield paintings.
The flag is also from Little Big Men Studios,glued to a piece of aluminum foil, and wrapped arounda long spear.White glue and matter varnish holds it all together.
Thanks for reading about my 28 mm Saxons.More miniatures and scenery photos are located at the Miniatures section.There will be more photos placed here as the restof the viking attack force assembles.
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This is one of those yarns I buy on impulse because it is so soft, but I have no idea what I'm going to do with it. I've had this yarn for a few years, I think. Finally, I realized that I am never going to knit a garment in something so fluffy, and I have way too many scarves, already, so I knit up what happened to be on the yarn band – a pillow.
It's a fun, quick, and easy pattern. The pattern calls for it to be knit in two pieces, but I knit half in the cable pattern, then switched to the alternating garter stitch for the other half – only had two sides to stitch up (plus the flange end). This was the pattern that distracted me from the Tranquility afghan.
I actually like how it turned out. Cables on the front, 3-row garter on the back. Yarn is Sensations "Angel Hair" in Dark Brown by JoAnn's. Pattern is Cable Knit Pillow, also by JoAnn's. Now that I've completed one, I will probably do one for each of the teenage kids, who like the softness.


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Sachsenburg var ett koncentrationsläger i Nazityskland, beläget i Frankenberg i Sachsen, nära Chemnitz. Det öppnades i maj 1933 och var i bruk till 1937. Lägret var viktigt som utbildningsenhet för SS-personal inom det nazistiska nätverket av koncentrationsläger.

Sachsenburg var det första koncentrationslägret där SS använde färgade trianglar fastsydda på kläderna för att identifiera olika kategorier av fångar.

Kommendanter
 1933–1934: Max Hähnel
 1934: Max Simon
 1934: Karl Koch
 1934: Alexander Reiner
 1934–1935: Walter Gerlach
 1935–1937: Bernhard Schmidt

Kända interner
 Bruno Apitz
 Herbert Bochow
 Otto Galle
 Walter Janka
 Paul Korb
 Max Sachs
 Hugo Saupe
 Rudolph Strauss

Referenser

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Koncentrationsläger i Nazityskland


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Researchers find association between proximity to fracking sites and low birth weight newborns
By kkrisberg on June 12, 2015.
The science on the health effects of fracking is still very much emerging. Oftentimes, the growing body of research can't make a conclusive link between the drilling technique and negative health impacts, but it certainly makes the case that more research is needed. Earlier this month, another study joined the pack.
Published June 3 in the journal PLOS ONE, the study found that women who lived closer to a high density of fracking activity were more likely to have babies with lower birth weights than women living farther away from such drilling activity. The study is the first of its kind to be conducted in the Southwest Pennsylvania region, where drilling in the Marcellus Shale has grown from 44 wells before 2007 to nearly 2,900 wells drilled between 2007 and 2010. To conduct the study, researchers took data on birth outcomes among more than 15,000 babies born between 2007 and 2010 in the counties of Washington, Westmoreland and Butler and cross-referenced the information with the proximity of the mother's home to unconventional gas drilling, which can include horizontal drilling and high-volume hydraulic fracturing (fracking). The mothers were divided into four groups according to the number and vicinity of wells within a 10-mile radius of their homes.
The researchers, all of whom hail from the University of Pittsburgh, found that women who fell in the top group for proximity were 34 percent more likely to have babies defined as being "small for gestational age" when compared to women who lived furthest from a high density of wells. The findings held even after researchers accounted for other variables that can contribute to low birth weight newborns, such as race, education, age, prenatal care and whether the mother smoked. The study did not find an association between proximity and density of drilling and premature birth.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, low birth weight babies may be at heightened risk for health problems and infections. A birth weight of less than 5.5 pounds is considered low birth weight.
"Findings like ours can't really be used to influence policy or even well intentioned things like patient-doctor interactions," study co-author Bruce Pitt told me. "But hopefully it will lead to more precise research and that will form the evidence base we need to have important conversations between public health and policymakers on how to move forward."
Pitt, chair of the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, told me his study follows similar research conducted in Colorado and which found an association between proximity and density of natural gas wells and congenital heart defects in infants. However, Pitt noted that due to geological differences, the potential effects of fracking will likely differ from community to community, and so research findings from one community aren't necessarily applicable across the board. That's why such fracking-related health research needs to be conducted region by region, he told me. For example, the study noted that previous research has found wide variations in methane emissions and benzene exposures among different drilling sites.
Pitt and his study co- authors Shaina Stacy, LuAnn Brink, Jacob Larkin, Yoel Sadovsky, Bernard Goldstein and Evelyn Talbott write:
In conclusion, a small but significant association between proximity to (unconventional gas drilling) and decreased birth weight was noted after accounting for a large number of contributing factors available from birth certificate data in Southwest Pennsylvania. Although the medical and public health significance of this is unclear, it was noteworthy that there was a significant increase in incidence of (small for gestational age) in the most exposed group. Along with the first published study on the association of increased incidence of birth defects and proximity and density of nearby wells in Colorado, there is a clear need for more complete studies including larger populations, better estimates of exposure and covariates and more refined medical records.
Pitt said while the findings aren't definitive and don't pinpoint the route of exposure — e.g., air or water — the gas drilling process does involve chemicals and contaminants known to be deleterious to infant health, such as benzene, fine particulate air pollution and heavy metals. In fact, he said infant health outcomes are a particularly good way to study the effects of fracking, as developing fetuses are especially sensitive to environmental pollutants.
Pitt said it's time to make fracking-related health research a high priority, so "that we may safely transfer our resources and well-being to the next generation."
"We feel it's inarguable that more research is needed," he told me. "I don't think it's reasonable to feel secure that we know enough about this…we need to look at these issues carefully and make our decisions rationally in terms of how to regulate in the future."
To read a full copy of the Pennsylvania fracking study, visit PLOS ONE.
Kim Krisberg is a freelance public health writer living in Austin, Texas, and has been writing about public health for more than a decade.
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New fracking study finds link between proximity to gas wells, negative health symptoms
As more research is emerging on the potential health effects of fracking, a new study — perhaps the largest to date of its kind — has found that people living near natural gas wells may be at increased risk for adverse health impacts, including skin and respiratory conditions. Published in the…
Maternal health and fracking: Is there a link?
by V. Tinney, J. Paulson, and E. Webb In recent months, spikes in birth defects, and stillborn and neonatal deaths in drilling-dense regions of Colorado and Utah has raised the attention of local communities, researchers, and public health officials. There is still much to be studied to be able to…
Study: Fracking chemicals linked to reproductive health abnormalities in mice
In a new study — the first of its kind — researchers fed water laced with fracking chemicals to pregnant mice and then examined their female offspring for signs of impaired fertility. They found negative effects at both high and low chemical concentrations, which raises red flags for human health…
Frack sand: An easily overlooked occupational hazard
by Elizabeth Grossman Tap water bursting into flame, water sources contaminated with toxic chemicals, once-pastoral rural hillsides turned over to industrial fossil fuel extraction, and unprecedented earthquake activity. These are among the environmental health concerns commonly associated with the…
CDC: Vaccination rates among kindergartners remain stable
In more encouraging public health news, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that vaccination rates among kindergarteners have remained stable, with the median vaccine exemption rate at 2 percent. Some states even reported an increase in immunization rates. In a study published…
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Gun control laws can impact death rates. But we need more research to find what works.
Guns are the third leading cause of injury-related death in the country. Every year, nearly 12,000 gun homicides happen in the U.S., and for every person killed, two more are injured. Whether Congress will do anything about this violence is a whole other (depressing) article. But there is evidence…
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In yet another attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, much of the GOP justification boils down to one argument: that the ACA isn't working. Never mind that we don't really know what constitutes a "working" health care system for Republicans. For a while, Republicans said the ACA…


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User feedback like clicks and ratings on recommended items provides important information for recommender systems to predict users' interests in unseen items. Most systems rely on models trained using a single type of feedback, e.g., ratings for movie recommendation and clicks for online news recommendation. However, in addition to the primary feedback, many systems also allow users to provide other types of feedback, e.g., liking or sharing an article, or hiding all articles from a source. These additional feedback potentially provides extra information for the recommendation models. To optimize user experience and business objectives, it is important for a recommender system to use both the primary feedback and additional feedback. This paper presents an empirical study on various training methods for incorporating multiple user feedback types based on LinkedIn recommendation products. We study three important problems that we face at LinkedIn: (1) Wether to send an email based on clicks and complaints, (2) how to rank updates in LinkedIn feeds based on clicks and hides and (3) how jointly optimize for viral actions and clicks in LinkedIn feeds. Extensive offline experiments on historical data show the effectiveness of these methods in different situations. Online A/B testing results further demonstrate the impact of these methods on LinkedIn production systems.


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New video details Trump's top pro-life achievements, ahead of midterm elections
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October 17, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – President Donald Trump has pursued and delivered numerous concrete results for the pro-life movement, according to a new video by Priests for Life.
The video, released Wednesday, highlights ten of the most important things the president has done during his first two years. "Many pro-life people worked hard to elect President Donald Trump," the narrator argues. "That hard work has paid off for the pro-life movement and the unborn."
The countdown begins with Trump's calls for Congress to send him legislation such as the 20-week abortion ban; staffing his administration with committed pro-lifers such as Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo, Charmaine Yoest, Shannon Royce, and Roger Severino; and eliminating the Obama-era mandate to provide abortifacient contraception.
It goes on to praise the president for cutting off foreign aid to abortion groups; protecting states' right not to fund the abortion industry; and appointing numerous conservative judges to federal courts, shifting the balance of at least two circuits so far.
"The first and greatest thing that President Trump did for the pro-life movement was to keep Hillary Clinton out of the White House," the video concludes. Clinton considers abortion a non-negotiable "human right," and campaigned for effectively unlimited abortion at taxpayers' expense.
But the group warned that such progress could be jeopardized in next month's congressional elections.
"Just as the 2016 election defied political history, this midterm election can do the same, for the same reason: The people who want to make America great again, to make the children in the womb protected again," Priests for Life national director Fr. Frank Pavone said.
"A Democrat takeover of Congress will mean that, instead of the Congress de-funding Planned Parenthood or protecting babies from painful late-term abortions, they will be embroiled in impeachment proceedings that will not in fact result in removing either the president or Justice Kavanaugh from their positions, and will only be a waste of the time and energy of the American people and those whom they elect," he added.
Trump's consistent pro-life performance has pleasantly surprised many pro-lifers, who were originally worried about the 2016 political newcomer's self-admitted "very pro-choice" past. Trump said in 2011 he was inspired to change his mind by the birth of a friend's child.
"We all have a duty to defend the most basic and fundamental human right — the right to life," the president declared in June. "As President I am dedicated to protecting the lives of every American including the unborn."
Many pro-lifers have been frustrated by the Republican majority's failure to defund Planned Parenthood; Trump says expanding the GOP majority is the key to finally doing it.
"The level of hatred, the level of anger is unbelievable. Part of it is because of some of the things I've done for you and for me and for my family, but I've done them," Trump warned evangelical leaders in August. He said that if Democrats retake Congress, "they will overturn everything that we've done and they'll do it quickly and violently, and violently."
That anger has risen to new levels in the wake of Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court earlier this month, with several prominent Democrats encouraging disgruntled liberals to personally confront Republicans.
Planned Parenthood's executive vice president Dawn Laguens and former CEO Cecile Richards called on followers to "unleash your rage and "stay angry," while the abortion giant has threatened that it's "coming for" senators who voted to confirm Kavanaugh.
"In November, Americans must vote, and must vote pro-life," Fr. Pavone concluded. "The lives of millions of unborn babies depend on it."
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Orlando-based veterans nonprofit exploited $20 million in donations across US, AG says
AG Pam Bondi announces effort to combat fraudulent veterans charities
ORLANDO, Fla. – A nonprofit led by former Orlando mayoral candidate Neil "Paul" Paulson Sr. misled people who donated more than $20 million to his charity thinking the funds would go toward helping provide services to veterans, Attorney General Pam Bondi said.
Paulson and his nonprofit Help the Vets Inc. recently settled with Florida, California, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio and Oregon, in a lawsuit that alleges that between 2014 and 2017, Paulson collected donations across the U.S. "based on misleading promises that the donations would assist veterans by providing funding for grants, medical care, a suicide prevention program, therapeutic family retreats and similar programs," according to a news release from Bondi's office.
Paulson lost in a bid for Orlando mayor to incumbent Buddy Dyer in 2015. He ran for Florida Agriculture Commissioner for a short time, but his campaign website, PaulPaulson.org, has since been deleted.
Paulson was a practicing attorney in Orlando, but lost his Florida Bar license in 2000 "after allegations that he appropriated funds from personal injury claims for other legal work without clients' knowledge or consent," Florida Bar records show.
Bondi and Department of Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam announced the settlement Thursday in a donor education campaign kickoff. Bondi said Florida is joining other states and the Federal Trade Commission to combat fraudulent veterans charities, citing Help the Vets Inc. as an example of deception, according to a news release.
Instead of helping veterans, the millions in donations benefited Paulson, according to the settlement.
"It is reprehensible that anyone would prey on the good intentions of people trying to help our heroes and I will not let the immoral actions of a few bad actors taint the good work of our legitimate charities," Bondi said in a news release."
Help the Vets Inc. is required to relinquish its remaining assets of at least $72,000, and Paulson must also pay $1.75 million to legitimate veterans charities as part of the settlement.
Help the Vets, Inc. has a "high concern" advisory for potential donors on nonprofit watchdog website Charity Navigator. That rating is given to charities with "proven or confirmed allegation against a charity or an employee of a charity that is serious both in nature and scope," according to the website.
Another charity watchdog, CharityWatch.org, gave Help the Vets and its Breast Cancer Outreach Foundation an "F' rating, for "spending a paltry 6 percent of its cash budget on program services and incurring $89 to raise each $100 in funds in 2015."
Help the Vets Inc. and Breast Cancer Outreach Foundation were previously investigated by the Michigan Attorney General's Office in 2017. Paulson settled with the state when Help the Vets Inc. withdrew its application to register in the state and agreed not to operate in Michigan for five years, according to Charity Navigator. In a separate settlement with the Breast Cancer Outreach Foundation, the fraudulent charity was required to pay $125,000 toward breast cancer research and the organization was banned from soliciting in Michigan for 10 years.
Paulson is now banned from operating a charity and overseeing charitable assets. Help the Vets Inc. is no longer registered with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer services.


The NH-INBRE Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Nursing at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center provides a 10-week (mid-June to mid-August) research experience for undergraduate nursing students.
The NH-INBRE Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Nursing at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center provides a 10-week (mid-June to mid-August) research experience for undergraduate nursing students. Selected students will work closely with faculty mentors on research and evidence-based practice projects.
Consistent with the objectives of the INBRE Program, the goal of this experience is to expand the capacity for nursing research in New Hampshire and beyond through the development of aspiring nurse researchers. The program will provide undergraduate nursing students the opportunity to experience the research process first hand in collaboration with practicing nurse scientist mentors. The students will participate in all aspects of nursing research including the role of nurses in the conduct and application of research as well as in clinical trials and quality improvement science.
The program is designed to expose students to a wide range of experiences related to clinical and translational research in an academic medical center setting: from proposal development through study implementation and management, to clinical areas where evidence is applied and evaluated at the bedside. It also includes the opportunity to shadow clinical research nurses and advanced practice nurses (nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists) in the clinical setting.
Currently less than 1% of the approximately 3 million nurses in the United States have a doctoral degree. The average age a nurse obtains a doctoral degree is 46, ten years older than other disciplines (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2013). An additional aim of the INBRE program is to promote earlier entry into graduate nursing degree programs as a result of the active engagement of the student as a nurse scientist early in their undergraduate education.
Designed as an intense immersion experience, students will be closely affiliated with the other students in the Dartmouth ISURF program. As such, in addition to nursing research activities, students will learn strategies for successfully applying to graduate school and will participate in a prep class focused on GRE exam preparation. Additional activities to enhance professional development include an interdisciplinary journal club where scientific papers are discussed, and an introduction to bioinformatics through guided discussions and interactive computer modules. There will also be other opportunities to interact with peers and learn about a broad scope of the research taking place at Dartmouth.
At the completion of the 10-week summer immersion INBRE program the student will: Identify various roles for nurses in the research continuum including clinical trials, quality improvement science, conduct and application of research; Demonstrate knowledge regarding the conduct and application of nursing research; Define quality improvement science; Recognize the role of ethics and human subjects protection in the conduct of research; Identify changes in personal research self-efficacy; Summarize the various paths to obtain a graduate nursing degree.
Student support includes up to $4000 in salary, a $1000 food allowance, and free housing. Support is also provided for all participating nursing students to attend the NH-INBRE Annual Meeting at the end of the summer, with each student doing a poster and/or oral presentation of their summer research.
Students are eligible if they will have completed their Junior year in a Bachelors of Science in Nursing program by May/June of the academic year, attend an NH-INBRE Partner institution, and have a high academic standing. Our primary aim is to expose students to nursing research with the hope of inspiring and preparing the next generation of nurses that pursue research as part of their academic and professional careers. The program is not appropriate for students who simply want to strengthen their clinical skills.
January 11, 2019: Phone interviews ~ The student must be available between noon and 5pm on January 11 to participate in a 10 minute phone interview. The interview team will call all applicants during that time window.
Please direct all program inquiries to Nursing.INBRE@Hitchcock.org.


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A former service station shines in Botanical Heights.
You may choose to love Olio because you love old buildings and old neighborhoods. Chef-owner Ben Poremba made his restaurant a savior of both, taking a 1930s-vintage gas station and turning it into an eclectic set of scenes that bear no small resemblance to the painting Nighthawks after dark. Coupled with adjoining restaurant Elaia and the charming Chouquette across the street, Olio has helped Poremba put the Botanical Heights neighborhood back on the map, transforming a previously neglected urban corner from vacant to vibrant.
You also may choose to love Olio for its worldwide adventures in wine. On any given night, by-the-glass offerings are just as likely to be made from Öküzgözü and Bogazkere grapes as from merlot or Shiraz. At one time, Olio also offered one of the best wine flights in modern memory, with glasses of fully mature Bordeaux and California cabernets, something that many wine lovers may never experience properly. (We're hoping that flight will reappear soon.) In addition to the wine list, the beer list is curated exceptionally well, with both hard-to-find imports and aged examples of small-batch bottlings from St. Louis' best craft breweries.
If you go simply for the food, Olio will keep your attention tightly focused, with a series of modestly sized portions, primarily of a Mediterranean bent. The "famous" egg-salad tartine is illustrative of Poremba's approach. The open-faced sandwiches are topped with egg salad that's so finely chopped, it takes on a custard-like consistency. For a $3 upcharge, you can add white anchovies, something we hereby nominate as the new bacon.
Cured meats star in many of the dishes here—not surprising, considering Poremba was one of the founders of Salume Beddu, the cured-meats shop and lunch counter that Forbes once proclaimed the best salami in America. Olio's menu offers Salume Beddu specialties like the acclaimed speck, Gruyère, and preserved lemon sandwich, as well as the best from other providers, such as a finely sliced, nutty-flavored plate of Fermín jamón ibérico (cured Spanish ham from Iberian pigs). Among other notable noshables: a nut-enhanced hummus and an eggplant caponata that uses Sicilian food legend Giuseppe Coria's 500-year-old agrodolce recipe.
Even brunch has its own adventures, such as shakshouka, a North African and Middle East-ern dish with poached eggs atop a stew of chickpeas in a cumin-laced tomato sauce. Olio pushes cocktails for breakfast, and its exotically spiced bloody Mary is bloody marvelous.
In addition to the wine list, there's an exceptionally well-curated beer list that includes both hard-to-find imports and aged examples of small-batch bottlings by St. Louis' best craft breweries.
When you visit, be sure to look for the fixed and in-motion art. And if the weather's nice, don't miss the mobile herb garden and other appointments on the charming patio.
The Bottom Line: Every detail is important—and probably has an interesting story behind it—at this distinctly European-style gathering place.
Average Main Course: Small plates average $10 each.
Reservations: Only make them for six or more.
Acoustics: It's moderately loud at full capacity.


The academic programs at Great Falls College MSU offer the following degrees. For specific program information, follow the links to the right in the navigation bar.
An award for completion of a program designed for one to two semesters. It is awarded to students demonstrating mastery of skills and knowledge against specified performance standards in a specific area or discipline and may lead to a CAS or AAS degree.
The Certificate of Applied Science (CAS) recognizes a short program of study designed to prepare the student for entry-level employment in a specific technical field. The Certificate of Applied Science is comprised of 30 - 45 credits, with rare exceptions. Students should be able to complete the Certificate program in one calendar year or less if they are academically prepared in math and writing. The general education coursework in a Certificate of Applied Science often has an applied, rather than an academic, focus.
The Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree is awarded in specific technical career fields. This degree is designed to prepare students for immediate entry into employment but may be fully or partially transferable to programs at selected four-year institutions.
The Associate of Applied Science degrees must be comprised of at least 60 but no more than 72 credits. For students entering these degrees prepared for the math and writing required, the Associate of Applied Science degree requires at least two academic years to complete. A main difference between this degree and the Certificate of Applied Science is the additional general education coursework required.
Great Falls College MSU offers AAS degrees in both the Business, Trades and Technology and Health Science areas. Specific requirements for each program are listed in the program sections of this catalog.
The Associate of Arts degree is a general transfer degree indicating that the student has completed a course of study equivalent to the first two years of a bachelor's degree. This degree does not officially include a major or minor course of study. For example, a student who plans to emphasize history receives the Associate of Arts degree, not an Associate of Arts in History.
The Associate of Science degree is a general transfer degree indicating that the student has completed a course of study equivalent to the first two years of a bachelor's degree. This degree does not officially include a major or minor course of study. For example, a student who plans to emphasize mathematics receives the Associate of Science degree, not an Associate of Science in Mathematics.
Baccalaureate requirements vary considerably among and within institutions. It is strongly recommended that students pursuing a general program of study for their Associate of Science or Associate of Art degrees carefully select courses that will meet specific institution program requirements for a baccalaureate degree. A current catalog of the selected institution should be consulted. Students should work closely with an academic advisor at the transfer institution.
The Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) is a nursing degree program. Associate degree programs in nursing offer liberal arts and science courses similar to what you would take within any associate degree program at a community college or junior college. Added to the associate degree foundation courses are nursing courses and clinical experiences in local hospitals and health care facilities.


On Friday 21 July 2017 I was walking near Ste. Orse in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.
I published an invitation to call me on that day between 13:00 and 14:00 (CEST).
When the telephone rang I did not answer the call but instead I made a photo of what I was looking at on that moment. I then sent the photo to the number that showed up on my phone.
I got 42 calls and sent 42 photos.
This entry was posted in Performances, Projects on 21/07/2017 by Frans.


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Consumer Health in Hungary
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The categories expected to see the biggest surge in demand in 2020 because of COVID-19 include products aimed at supporting consumers' immune systems, such as vitamins, dietary supplements, and herbal/traditional products. These categories experienced significant stockpiling as consumers panic bought products to ensure the health of their immune systems. Paediatric vitamins and dietary supplements is also expected to see significant growth in 2020 as parents fear for their children's health.
Consumer Health in Hungary report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2015-2019, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. Forecasts to 2024 illustrate how the market is set to change.
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Consumer Health in Argentina
106 pages • By Euromonitor International • Nov 2020
Consumer health value sales will continue to grow in 2020, despite the negative economic impact of COVID-19 on the economy. Lower purchasing power among middle-income consumers and the rising cost of healthcare in Argentina have fuelled a shift towards self-medication in recent years, thus encouraging preventive healthcare. Following this...
Consumer Health in South Korea
The outbreak of COVID-19 in South Korea is not predicted to increase growth in 2020, with value growth of 3% expected for the year, compared to value growth of 5% recorded in 2019. As South Korea did not have an enforced lockdown, sales were not impacted by high levels of stockpiling that was seen in other countries Consumer Health...
Consumer Health in Norway
The outbreak of COVID-19 is not set to increase growth in 2020, with value growth of 3% predicted, compared to value growth of 4% recorded in 2019. Unlike other countries within Western Europe, there was not a high level of stockpiling reported for consumer health products in Norway. However, adult acetaminophen was one area which recorded...
Consumer Health in Sweden
The outbreak of COVID-19 is not expected to increase growth in 2020, with value growth of 2% predicted for the year, compared to value growth of 4% recorded in 2019. Unlike other countries, Sweden did not go into a full lockdown during Q1 and Q2, and this had some impact on the level of stockpiling that took place, which was mainly seen in...
Consumer Health in Singapore
The consumer health market in Singapore recorded a positive performance in 2020, with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic contributing to overall growth. Across the industry, it is clear that some categories outperformed others, namely systemic analgesics, cough, cold remedies and immunity boosting vitamins and dietary supplements, as consumers...
Consumer Health in Brazil
108 pages • By Euromonitor International • Oct 2020
Consumer health is proving to be among the most resilient industries that the analyst covers in terms of COVID-19's impact on it. Many of the products are considered as essential, with consumers not likely to stop using them, even during a global pandemic. Some of the industry's products have actually been seeing stronger sales as they are...
Consumer Health in Germany
125 pages • By Euromonitor International • Dec 2020
2020 has proven to be a fairly turbulent year for consumer health in Germany following the emergence of the pandemic. After the ''hamster'' (stockpiling purchases) period in March due to various lockdown restrictions by the government in an effort to curb the spread of the virus, it was followed by a slump, with the market subsequently entering...
Consumer Health in Vietnam
Overall consumer health is not expected to see a significant difference in its growth rate in 2020 compared with the previous year, with just a marginally higher current value increase. However, the emergence of the COVID-19 virus in the country at the beginning of the year had different impacts on different consumer health categories. Consumer...
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Consumer health is expected to see slower current value growth in 2020 than was seen the previous year. One of the factors dictating growth in this year is expected to be COVID-19. As news about the virus emerged in the country, consumers began panic-buying at the start of quarter two of 2020, stockpiling certain consumer health products,...
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The Malaysian Government implemented the Movement Control Order (MCO) from 18 March to 4 May in an effort to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. There followed the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) – between 4 May and 10 June, and the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) – between 10 June and 31 August. All...


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Finding sweetness among the trees: Cambium can provide a spring treat
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Category: Froggy Foibles
… For a more concentrated shot of springtime sugars, the cambium of lodgepole pines was almost universally treasured throughout our area. It still makes a fun treat to try, especially if you have some lodgepole pine on your property in need of thinning where removing the bark from a few trees will speed the process along. …Timing is everything. The cambium is at its sweet, succulent prime about
the time when new needles are growing and the pollen cones are ripe.
Leading forecaster sees bleak days for Canadian economy
Housing correction to slow economic growth to 1% this year, says Capital Economics
A leading international forecasting firm says Canadians should brace for tough economic times lasting another two years, lifting the jobless rate once again beyond eight per cent and setting back Ottawa's plans to balance the budget. …The only bright spot in the outlook is exports, said Madani, which will benefit from the recovery in the United States, particularly in the auto sector and housing market that support shipments of Canadian lumber.
Owners of destroyed Prince George mill forge ahead with rebuild
Possible legal penalties in wake of Lakeland sawmill disaster creating uncertainty for Lakeland Mills' owners and employees one year after deadly explosion
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The owner of a Prince George sawmill that was destroyed by an explosion and fire says the decision to rebuild it was based on several certainties – and despite one big unknown… But WorksafeBC's investigation of the accident presents a huge unknown
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Government of Canada Supports Forestry Industry
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The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, today announced the awarding of two financial contributions in support of Quebec's forestry industry. "The Government of Canada supports Quebec forest industry aid organizations that, like FPInnovations and the Quebec Wood Export Bureau, promote innovation and market development and contribute to the diversification of the economy and job creation," said Minister Lebel.
Finland: Forestry on the rise
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Better economic trends impact wood consumption and domestic forestry . Increase in commercial roundwood removals improves roundwood trade reports the finnish Pellervo Economic Research Institutes (PTT). Roundwood prices will rise slightly, following the price increases of several forest industry products. The moderate economic uptrend will continue next year. The use of forest chips is spurred by the scarcity of fuel peat.
Liquidators sell Gunns' trees
More than 200,000 hectares of timber plantations established by the collapsed Tasmanian company Gunns are being put on the market.
Gunns' liquidator has abandoned a plan to sell the trees as a single entity, leaving the future of its proposed Tamar Valley pulp mill and millions of dollars worth of investor funds up in the air. Investors, known as growers, are being warned they should not expect to see the kind of returns they were promised when they bought into the timber investments… Liquidator PPB Advisory had previously said it was in talks with parties interested in taking over management of the multi-million dollar investment schemes.
UNBC Waits for Funding Decision for WIDC Program
Prince George, B.C.- The contract for the design build of the Wood Innovation and Design Centre has been awarded, but there is still a great deal of work to be done to ensure there is an engineering program offered on the WIDC premises. The project has two distinct components, "I will be delighted to see construction of the building" says UNBC President Dr. George Iwama, "but, now who I'm after, its about our operating funds."
Mississippi Endorses Inclusive Approach to Forest Certification
State joins Georgia, Maine and Oregon in ensuring green buildings adopt sustainable forest practices.
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has signed legislation specifying that rating systems used in green building projects funded by the state government "shall not exclude certificate credits for forest products certified by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Forest Stewardship Council or the American Tree Farm System." The law positions the state's wood products industry in green building projects while providing a market incentive for landowners to adopt or maintain sustainable forest practices, according to SFI, based in Washington, D.C.
Hardwoods and softwoods take centre stage in Dubai
The regional landmark event for wood trade and investment, popularly known as Dubai WoodShow, is 35 per cent bigger than last year's event as more than 550 global exhibitors from 40 countries will showcase their products until Thursday. It also features 12 international pavilions hosted by participating countries like the United States, Canada, Germany, France, China, Malaysia, Cameroon and Congo, to name a few.
Learn the latest about managing wildfire
Everyone living in this area should attend Wednesday night's meeting about the latest research into managing wildfires in and around urban areas. A FireSmart Town Hall evening has been planned by organizers of the Western Wildfire Conference which begins Wednesday at the Grand Okanagan Resort and runs through Saturday. Hundreds of firefighters and community representatives such as resource managers, real estate developers and subdivision planners from around North America will converge on Kelowna for the conference which features speakers from around the continent.
Lower Mainland cities reach out to hug their trees
It's pretty clear that Vancouver residents feel strongly about their city's trees. Just witness the collective angst on display after a 2006 windstorm levelled hundreds of trees in Stanley Park. Now many Lower Mainland municipalities are making the case that trees do much more than look pretty: they're a vital part of urban infrastructure. …North Vancouver, Vancouver and Coquitlam are three municipalities in the midst of creating urban forest strategies.
Big-game guiding operator, lawyer join BC Liberal team
TheTyee.ca (blog)
The BC Liberals announced two new candidates yesterday — a realtor/tourism business operator and a lawyer… While the NDP candidate for the area has called to ban old-growth logging, DeLuca pledges to support the logging and mining industries in British Columbia, according to a party release. "At this crucial moment, when the forest industry is finally ready to invest in jobs and infrastructure, it is the height of irresponsibility for Scott Fraser to call for the banning of old-growth logging," he said.
BC Liberals lose veteran deputy minister
Doug Konkin, deputy minister of forests, lands and natural resource operations, has left his post. Konkin sent an email to ministry contacts on April 2 announcing his retirement. Dave Peterson, a senior manager in the ministry, has been named acting deputy minister until the provincial election. Konkin previously served as deputy minister of environment under Gordon Campbell, during which time he signed off on a controversial 2009 decision removing the authority of the ministry to block industrial developments.
East Ottawa homeowner questions ash tree diagnosis
A homeowner in Orleans is worried ash trees in the city might fall to chainsaws before they've even been infested by the emerald ash borer. The city has been waging a war against the invasive beetle since it first appeared in Ottawa in 2008. …When Orleans resident Phil Desmarais got a letter in his mailbox telling him his tree was dying, he said he was skeptical.
Harris Sherman leaves the USDA, Forest Service
Harris Sherman is resigning his post the Under Secretary for Natural Resources & the Environment at the USDA. The former head of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources sent a letter to Forest Service personnel on Monday announcing his departure after four years as the top federal official of the U.S. Forest Service….Sherman served as a member of Gov. Bill Ritter's cabinet before heading
to Washington D.C. to serve President Obama. Under
Forest Service change aims to resolve project objections earlier
by Rob Chaney
The Missoulian
In U.S. Forest Service-speak, we're switching from a 215 to a 218. The difference in digits determines how and when someone can protest a timber sale or a road decommissioning, or any other Forest Service project that needs an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment. Under rule 215, you appeal the decision after it's announced. Under rule 218, you object before the decision is made. "The idea is we can sit down together and work out the issues," said Ray Smith, Forest Service Region 1 objections and appeals coordinator. "It's really important – the work together part.
Forest Decides On Eastern Ore. Timber Contract Harvest Figure
Oregon Public Broadcasting
JOHN DAY, Ore. – The Malheur National Forest will put 70-80 percent of the annual harvest volume into its new 10-year stewardship timber contract, due to be awarded in August. Forest Supervisor Teresa Raaf announced her decision on the volume Monday, saying it came after careful consideration. "This amount will guarantee the awardee of the contract a consistent, sustainable amount of volume, which will also offer benefits to local communities by providing a stable economic environment that would support local businesses in Grant and Harney counties," she said.
Rocky Mountain National Park to spray high value trees for bark beetles
Estes Park Trail-Gazette
Bark beetles continue to be active within Rocky Mountain National Park, impacting large numbers of conifer trees. The park's priorities for mitigation of the effects of beetles are focused on removing hazard trees and hazard fuels related to the protection of life and property. For several years, Rocky Mountain National Park has had a proactive bark beetle management program. …Starting in early April and ending by Memorial Day weekend, the park is planning to protect up to 6,700 high-value trees from bark beetles by applying a Carbaryl-based insecticide.
A different take on forest management
Helena Independent Record
There's an old cliché that one can't see the forest for the trees. It is used to describe people who are so focused on some detail that they fail to see the big picture. Nowhere is this failure to see the forest for the trees more evident than the presumed need to "thin" forests to reduce so called "dangers" and/or "damage" from wildfire and beetle outbreaks. Contrary to popular opinion, we probably do not have enough dead trees in our forest ecosystems.
International Paper, forest group announce plan
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – International Paper and a forest conservation group are announcing a plan to protect endangered forests in key paper producing areas of the South. The Memphis-based paper company and Dogwood Alliance said Wednesday that they will map forests around International Paper's southeastern operations to identify endangered forests or areas where conservation of natural resources is critical to environmental health.
Maryland Passes Landmark Forest Legislation
American Forest Foundation
Last week, Maryland's General Assembly passed the Forest Preservation Act of 2013, which now awaits the Governor's signature. As a result of former iterations of this bill, the Department of Natural Resources and Maryland's Sustainable Forestry Council recommended a "no net forest loss" definition of 40 percent state tree canopy land cover—a definition based on satellite imagery of existing tree canopy.
Entire planet will soon have rapid deforestation detection system
Mongabay.com
World Resources Institute today unveiled a long-awaited tool that could revolutionize global forest monitoring, reports the UN Forum on Forests, which is meeting this week in Istanbul, Turkey. Global Forest Watch 2.0 is a platform that combines near-real time satellite data, forestry data, and user-submitted information to provide the most complete picture of the world's forests ever assembled.
Conservancy clarifies carbon talk
Letter from Tom Swann, Nature Conservancy of Canada
Tom Fletcher's column perpetuates factual errors that fail to inform any debate regarding a carbon neutral government. When The Nature Conservancy of Canada purchased Darkwoods in 2008, our expensive, long-term commitment to the conservation lands began. From the outset, revenue from carbon sales was seen as critical to supporting this stewardship effort. Without the possibility of carbon sales, NCC could not have undertaken a project of this size and scope. Yet, those facts are conveniently overlooked by Mr. Fletcher.
EarthTalk: Biomass as carbon-neutral fuel is debatable
Dear EarthTalk: What is "biomass" and why is it controversial as a potential source of energy? – Edward White, New Bedford, Mass.
Biomass is plant matter that is burned as a source of energy. Fallen or cut wood that is burned for heat is one primary form of biomass, but another includes plant or animal matter that is converted into biofuels. According to the International Energy Agency, which was formed during the oil shocks of the early 1970s to help ward off future energy shortages, biomass combustion is a carbon-neutral process because the carbon dioxide released at burning has previously been absorbed by the plants from the atmosphere.
Biomass wood shortage predicted
International Forest Industries
Dwindling supplies of metals, water and biomass could slow the deployment of clean energy technologies by 2035, a study by research organization the Stockholm Environment Institute and by business initiative 3C showed last week. Governments and companies are increasingly developing low-carbon technologies to reduce their dependency on fossil fuel-based energy sources and to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The International Energy Agency forecasts that the share of renewables from non-hydro sources in power generation will increase to 15 percent in 2035 from 3 percent in 2009.


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TransAlt: Congestion Pricing Holds the Key to Vision Zero
Traffic fatalities are falling in New York, but more than 200 people still lost their lives on NYC streets last year. London's experience shows how reducing traffic will be essential to achieving Mayor de Blasio's street safety targets.
By David Meyer
While total traffic deaths fell in 2017, cyclist fatalities increased to a troublingly high level. Image: TransAlt
To achieve his goal of eliminating traffic fatalities by 2024, Mayor de Blasio must do more to get cars off NYC streets, Transportation Alternatives says in its new Vision Zero report card [PDF]. Congestion pricing, which the mayor opposes, has proven to save lives in other cities and opens up possibilities for street designs that further prevent crashes.
New York has made clear progress on traffic safety under de Blasio. Fatalities are declining, and fewer pedestrians were killed by motorists last year than at any time since record keeping began.
Nevertheless, more than 200 people lost their lives in traffic in 2017, including a larger number of cyclists and motor vehicle occupants than the year before. Total traffic injuries also increased, though up-to-date information on the severity of injuries is not yet available.
The city's Vision Zero timetable calls for the elimination of traffic deaths by 2024. With four years left in office, de Blasio can't leave opportunities on the table. TransAlt says City Hall has to pursue "wholesale changes and bold decisions employed to scale, like exchanging car parking for curbside protected space for cycling, and real efforts to reduce the total number of cars in the city."
In London, one benefit of congestion pricing was a substantial reduction in crashes resulting in fatal and severe injuries, which dropped 25 percent per mile driven within the cordon zone. The rate of fatal or severe injury crashes involving cyclists fell even more — 69 percent. Reductions in crashes and fatalities were recorded not only within the charging zone but in the areas ringing the outside of the cordon.
The congestion charge has also cleared the way for London to establish more pedestrianized areas and protected bikeways, further improving safety. Citywide, 116 people lost their lives in London traffic crashes in 2016, the last year for which data is available. That's fewer than half the number of traffic deaths in NYC that year and nearly 100 fewer deaths than in 2017, despite London's slightly larger population.
Here in NYC, despite recent progress, 2017 marked the deadliest year for people biking since Mayor de Blasio took office, with 25 fatalities. More than half occurred within a "Vision Zero priority areas" — streets DOT has identified as especially dangerous. TransAlt calls on the mayor to empower DOT to add protected bike lanes to more of the city's most dangerous streets, expanding the treatments that high-traffic streets like Brooklyn's Fourth Avenue.
In its report card, TransAlt gave de Blasio a B- for his Vision Zero work last year. Subtracting from the mayor's score were his unyielding opposition to congestion pricing, his decisions to dole out 50,000 parking placards, and his crackdown on e-bike delivery workers.
DOT got a B, with TransAlt urging the agency to be less deferential to people who will oppose any repurposing of car space. "The supremacy of safety is not a standard in new projects, and the DOT appears to see their task as rallying community support," the report says. "Bike lane projects are prioritized not by danger, but how easily they will be approved by community boards."
NYPD received a C-, the worst grade in the report. TransAlt singles out for demerits the NYPD habits of leaking false or inconclusive information to the press after fatal crashes, and ticketing cyclists at sites where drivers recently struck and killed someone on a bike. Moving forward, TransAlt says the agency must do a better job of tracking injury severity and "begin measuring progress as other agencies do" — with data documenting the relationship between the department's actions and crashes prevented and lives saved.
The TLC has put genuine effort into preventing driver fatigue, piloting crash avoidance technology, and issuing summonses to TLC-licensed drivers, TransAlt says. But the lack of results bumps its grade down to a B-. The number of TLC-licensed drivers involved in fatal crashes increased in 2017, and the vast majority of for-hire vehicle drivers who have killed New Yorkers retain their TLC licenses.
One highlight of Vision Zero implementation, TransAlt says, is the Department of Citywide Administration Services (DCAS), which manages the city's fleet of non-emergency vehicles. Under de Blasio, DCAS has become a national leader in municipal fleet safety. In 2014, eight people were killed by non-emergency city vehicles. Since then the average has been one fatality per year.
Filed Under: Bicycling, Bill de Blasio, Transportation Alternatives, Vision Zero, Promoted
Vision Zero: Where Do We Go From Here?
By John Petro | Feb 20, 2014
John Petro is a policy analyst for New York City affairs and the co-author of "Vision Zero: How Safer Streets in New York City Can Save More Than 100 Lives a Year." Mayor Bill de Blasio released his administration's Vision Zero Action Plan earlier this week, following up on a high-profile campaign promise just six […]
De Blasio to Stand With Traffic Violence Victims Sunday, and So Can You
Sunday is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. In New York City, Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets will mark the occasion with a memorial walk from City Hall to the United Nations. NYC has seen an unusual string of pedestrian fatalities concentrated in the last two weeks, but the carnage is steady year-round. City drivers […]
Advocates Call on Mayor to Fund Safe Streets After the Loss of Two Children
By David Meyer | Nov 4, 2016
In the wake of two fatal crashes that claimed the lives of children in Queens last week, members of Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets gathered on the steps of City Hall yesterday evening to call on Mayor de Blasio to increase funding for life-saving street redesigns. Traffic deaths in NYC are rising this year after declining […]
Taking Stock of Vision Zero Three Years In
By David Meyer | Feb 23, 2017
The de Blasio administration has reduced fatalities every year -- the first time in more than a decade the city has had a streak of three years with declining traffic deaths. But the pace of improvement leveled off in 2016, highlighting how much work remains to reach the Vision Zero target.
De Blasio Promises "More Visible Impact" on Reducing Traffic Deaths
By David Meyer | Sep 9, 2016
Appearing with WNYC's Brian Lehrer for his weekly "Ask the Mayor" segment this morning, Mayor de Blasio said the city's Vision Zero effort is "still in its infancy" and that "there's a lot more to do." The remarks come at a time when the city's two-year run of reducing traffic deaths seems increasingly unlikely to continue in […]
City Council Proposes Vision Zero Funding Increase — Will de Blasio Agree?
The City Council is proposing a significant increase in funding for street safety projects. Now it's up to Mayor de Blasio to decide whether to devote more resources to get the city closer to his Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic deaths by 2024. The council's budget proposal calls for an additional $52.4 million in FY 2017 […]


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Thai Beverage's 1Q18 Revenue/Adjusted PATMI met 22%/18% of our full year expectations.
Slower-than-expected domestic alcohol beverage, mitigated by improvement in nonalcoholic beverages and food business.
Earnings weighed by lower associates contributions, THB2.3bn non-recurring acquisition expenses and higher finance costs.
Next to watch in 2Q18: First contribution from Sabeco (as consolidated subsidiary basis).
Maintained BUY with lower SOTP-derived Target Price of S$1.05 (previously S$1.18).
Higher net profit of Food business (+2,080% y-o-y) and narrowed net loss of NAB business (-5% y-o-y).
Food margins improved on inorganic growth. Excluding the contribution from newly acquired Spice of Asia and KFC stores, 1Q18 Food Revenue grew 3.2% y-o-y.
Non-alcoholic beverages (NAB) narrowed net loss on lower advertising and promotion expenses, despite additional cost arising from the introduction of an excise tax for sugar.
Strong International spirits sales (+249% y-o-y) buoyed mainly by the contribution from the newly acquired Grand Royal Group.
pickup in sales for OEM brands.
as it coincides with the new Excise Tax Act (in effective since 16 Sep-17). Sales agents' destocking dragged local alcoholic sales in 1Q18.
The Group recorded lower sales from Spirits (-12.8% y-o-y, ex. Grand Royal) and Beer sales (-4.0% y-o-y). On a brighter note, it maintained its market share in beer business at c.38%.
Absence of contribution from Saigon Beer–Alcohol–Beverage Joint Stock Corporation (Sabeco) to 1Q18 results weighed on earnings.
Results from Sabeco was not included in the Group's 1Q18 results due to the timing of its acquisition (29 Dec-17).
THB2.3bn non-recurring acquisitions cost. Except Sabeco's, all acquisition costs are matched with respective earnings contribution. 93.9% of the acquisition costs (or THB2.2bn) is from Sabeco acquisition.
Near term pressures with long-term positive.
Management is cautiously optimistic on a better on-trade consumption for alcoholic beverages in 2Q18, owing to sales agents' lower inventory level seen in Jan-18. Nonetheless, the Group shared that Thailand's demand for Beer and Brown Spirits contracted by 7% and 9% y-o-y respectively in Jan-18, based on a third party survey. In 1Q18 (Oct-Dec17), Beer sales contracted by 9-10% y-o-y.
We maintained our view that on-trade consumption should turnaround in FY18 after the effect of mourning period and excise tax hike in Thailand subside. A broader economic recovery in Thailand would help to support consumer sentiment and purchasing power; while the FIFA World Cup is likely to boost beer sales. In addition, Sabeco's results of operations and cash flows will be consolidated at Group's level starting from 2Q18 onwards.
On the other hand, we expect SG&A expenses to remain elevated, as advertising and promotional activities normalised to pre-mourning period level (before Oct-16). Nonetheless, overall cost trends are stable. Earlier, management guided that it plans to review its pricing strategy in FY18 to expand margins.
On a longer period, the four newly acquired businesses should fuel growth in its three core pillars – Spirits, Beer and Food.
Strong brand equity and market positioning of the acquired businesses could potentially lift the Group's margins. Grand Royal and Sabeco have significant, if not dominant, share in respective market.
Faster access to tapping into high growth Southeast Asian market. This is also consistent with the Group's Vision 2020, i.e. becoming the largest beverage company in Southeast Asia.
Unlocking value from potential synergies with partnership with Yum Thailand, Grand Royal Group, and Sabeco. The Group could leverage on the pervasive network of these three groups to distribute its core products.
we saw a net increase in FY18e Revenue/Core EBITDA/Adjusted PATMI by 17.9%/4.1%/2.6% higher respectively.
We have also adjusted our EV/EBITDAs of respective business segments to be in line with their global/local peers.