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Post Holdings' $85 million project to create nearly 150 jobs in Norwalk, Iowa
Post Holdings is building a new site in Norwalk, Iowa, that is expected to create around 150 new jobs in the area after its completion. The 150,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility will be part of Post's Michael Foods business, the largest processor of value-added eggs in the United States.
"We looked at numerous locations in the Midwest, and Norwalk had many advantages. We look forward to Michael Foods becoming a preferred employer in the area and being part of the community," said Steve Schonhoff, senior vice president of integrated supply chain.
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On August 2, 2011, the president of Brazil, Ms. Dilma Rousseff, unveiled a new industrial plan named "Bigger Brazil" ("Brasil Maior" in Portuguese). Issued in response to mounting pressure from various sectors seeking improved conditions to compete amid steady appreciation of the Brazilian currency since the beginning of the year, the plan encompasses a wide array of international trade, industrial and technological measures aimed at increasing the competitiveness of Brazilian exports as well as making the domestic industry better-equipped to step up its fight against rising imports.
Increasing the number of investigators at DECOM.
The plan also provides for specific measures to boost the competitiveness of Brazilian exports, including the creation of a new fund to finance exports by large companies and the acceleration of export credit concessions.
Expanding various financing programs by Brazil's state development bank (BNDES) to promote investments and technological innovation projects.
It is yet to be seen how the Brazilian government will choose to implement some of the announced measures and, most importantly, whether the measures will have the desired impact. In any event, businesses, investors and others that may be affected by the "Bigger Brazil" plan should follow this issue closely while further details continue to be unveiled by the Brazilian government. In the meantime, the mere existence of the plan may encourage Brazilian producers to ramp up anti-dumping and other trade remedy complaints.
For more information about "Bigger Brazil" or any other matter raised in this Legal Update, please contact Duane W. Layton at +1 202 263 3811, Paulette Vander Schueren at +32 2 502 5517 or Felipe Berer of Tauil & Chequer Advogados at +55 11 2504 4289.
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Tag Archives: Community-based agencies
LHINs – Funding in a time of scarcity
This spring's provincial budget set aside a three per cent base funding increase for community-based health care agencies this year. That doesn't mean Community Care Access Centres, Canadian Mental Health Association branches or other local agencies will necessarily receive that amount.
The dilemma for the Local Health Integration Networks is whether to pass on an across–the-board increase that amounts to less than this spring's Consumer Price Index, or whether to split that modest increase to address specific problems within the regional health care system? Do you make the situation worse for some agencies by slashing their funding increase to improve the situation for high-priority agencies faced with significant challenges? Either way, you know somebody is going to be unhappy. Worst still, does the absence of adequate funding for some agencies show up in new unforeseen challenges for next year?
The Central East LHIN passed a motion today that effectively cleaved the across-the-board funding increase in half – to 1.5 per cent – while using the remaining funds to address some serious problems within the LHIN. For those receiving only the 1.5 per cent, they will be in good company with the hospitals, most of whom will receive a similar base increase for a second year in a row.
What is important to stress is that these are base increases, not total increases.
As we have seen with the hospitals, while the base was 1.5 per cent, many hospitals increased their bottom line by more than 4 per cent last year thanks to a variety of budget envelopes and increases in own-source revenues. For some agencies, particularly the very small ones, 1.5 per cent could turn out to be the total they do receive. James Meloche, a Senior Director with the CE LHIN, said 1.5 per cent could amount to as little as $900 for some agencies.
The 1.5 per cent the LHIN is reallocating is not a huge amount – about $5 million to support a population of 1.4 million, or about 11 per cent of Ontario's population. That's about $3.50 per resident. This is on a provincial health budget of $47 billion.
While Don Drummond hammers away at unsustainable costs, there are no huge funding increases here at the health care coalface.
Clearly the region has a capacity problem, particularly when it comes to placing seniors into care following a hospital stay.
The LHIN has decided that it will address the problem by targeting the problem further upstream. By providing improved supports in the home, the LHIN hopes to avoid the arrival of seniors in the region's already crowded emergency departments. Keeping people healthy is far more likely to be a winning strategy.
That does not necessarily mean more money for the CCAC – in fact, even with an allocation of almost half the available money, the CCAC will receive slightly less than the three per cent.
The LHIN is betting that more assisted living – including home making and falls prevention, among other services – will help keep seniors healthier in their homes and avoid hospital admissions.
The Oshawa/Whitby area will also be targeted, particularly for increased support for mental health and addictions. With a struggling economy, the communities have been hard hit by the recession, a situation that is putting pressure on health care providers.
"Clearly we have an issue at Lakeridge Health," said Meloche. "People live in the park and they come to the emergency department for care."
Fortunately one of the few mental health agencies in Ontario that will receive patients with concurrent addictions problems is already in the Oshawa community. While several years ago Pinewood/Destiny Manor faced closure from a Ministry that wanted the hospital to cut unfunded mental health services, the service is now considered a major asset for the LHIN.
The LHIN is also trying to take some of the pressure off the Northeast part of its region by providing about $259,000 to establish a rural-based palliative care team.
While these are the priorities of the Central East LHIN, it does not necessarily mean that other LHINs will treat the funding in this manner.
The Central East LHIN used their "Urgent Priority Funding" to increase the volume of MRIs available in the region. Senior Director Paul Barker pointed out that while the government was generously funding new MRI machines in the region, the actual funding for scans had gone down. The LHIN is tapping into this fund to provide $285,327 to buy 1,096 more MRI hours. Most hospitals can conduct about 1.5 scans per hour. The average wait for an MRI scan in the LHIN was 77 days as of July. One board member asked how it was Ontario hospitals could perform MRI scans for $260 an hour when they were charging $1600 for the same service in the United States. Barker pointed out that it may have something to do with the free market and profit-taking.
As part of its planned to establish an umbrella organization to coordinate specialized geriatric services, the LHIN named the Northumberland Hills Hospital the "host agency." A small secretariat will be set up at the hospital to work on a strategy to better deliver services to frail seniors. The immediate task will be to hire a project manager, recruit staff, establish office space and work on governance issues. The LHIN had found service providers, seniors and their families were largely unaware of what services were available in the LHIN. 2,100 seniors account for a third of all acute spending on seniors in the LHIN. By focusing on the needs of this population, it could have a substantial impact on the overall use of acute care services in the LHIN.
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I'm a massive fan of anything I can use my iPhone to earn money from. I stumble across Qustodian a few months ago and I have to say that I've not been disappointed. In simple terms, you earn money for every message you read through the app. You're alerted to new messages once a day if you have push notifications turned on.
Now of course they don't market it as a money making, but rather as a service that send you personalised and targeted adverts. It just so happens that I'm interested in every category they have listed, so I open more messages. You don't even have to click through to earn anything, just read the message.
It is a slow earner – payout is at £10 into your Paypal account. I reckon I'll probably get a massive two cash-outs per year, but the app really isn't intrusive and the messages are not time sensitive, meaning you can wait until you've accrued a few before opening them.
ETA January 2014. I'm still very impressed with Qustodian – I have been paid twice and I'm already up to £9.72 again.
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Artists Pieter Bruegel the Elder Biography
Pieter Bruegel the Elder - Biography and Legacy
Flemish Artist and Engraver
Movement: Northern Renaissance
Born: 1525-30 - Near Breda, Netherlands
Died: September 9, 1569 - Brussels, Belgium
Though he is considered one of the greatest artists of the Northern Renaissance, little information exists about the childhood of Pieter Bruegel. All that is known for certain is that he was born Peeter Brueghel, into what many believe was a peasant family, in or near Breda in the Netherlands, between 1525 and 1530.
Early Training
Bruegel's early artistic training consisted of an apprenticeship with the Flemish artist Pieter Coecke van Aelst. After Van Aelst's death in 1550, Bruegel moved to Antwerp, where he received his first commission, to assist in the creation of a triptych altarpiece for the glove-makers guild. The guild system was important to furthering artistic careers, and Bruegel's own professional life effectively commenced in 1551 when he was elected to the Guild of St. Luke, an Antwerp painter's association.
In 1552, Bruegel left Antwerp for an extended painting and research trip through Italy. Although he was not heavily influenced by the Italian-Renaissance style, the countryside he visited would have a great impact on the young artist, who would become well-known for his landscape works. Of particular significance were the Swiss Alps which Bruegel ventured through on his journey home. His first biographer Karel van Mander notes that the artist "swallowed all the mountains and rocks and spat them out again as panels on which to paint, so close did he attempt to approach nature in this and other respects."
Upon returning to Antwerp in 1555, Bruegel began working as an engraver for the Dutch artist Hieronymus Cock. The engravings which Bruegel produced for his employer often involved humorous themes and motifs, leading to his being known as "Pieter the Droll". Attempting to sum up the artist's engaging personality, Van Mander described Bruegel as "a very quiet and prudent man. He was a man of few words, but he was very droll in society, and he loved to make people jump with the unexpected jests and noises that he thought up."
The complex and fantastical scenarios depicted in many of Breughel's engravings, and in the few paintings which he created during the middle period of his career, led to comparisons with the famous Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516). The mercenary Cock capitalized on this reputation, selling a relatively unknown Bruegel engravings, Big Fish Eat Little Fish (1556), as a Bosch original in order to fetch a better price (Bosch had in fact died 40 years before the work was created).
While he is best known for his paintings, Bruegel did not embrace this medium until relatively late in his career, from around 1557 onwards. It was at this point that he developed his unmistakable compositional style, allowing him to shed comparisons with older Norther Masters such as Bosch, and to secure his status as a significant and in-demand artist. Numerous commissions were forthcoming, mainly from wealthy merchants and members of the church. In 1559, the artist changed the spelling of his name from "Peeter Brueghel" to "Pieter Bruegel."
In 1563, Bruegel married Mayken Coecke, the daughter of his former teacher Pieter Coecke van Aelst. There was a significant age difference between the two, the artist in his thirties and his bride - whom he had known since she was a child - only eighteen years old. Some controversy surrounded the couple's relocation to Brussels in the year of their marriage, with speculation that it might have been at the request of Mayken's mother, in an attempt to stop Bruegel's flirtatious relationship with a maid. The extent of the relationship between artist and servant remains a mystery, though there are accounts of humorous interactions between them, such as the story that Bruegel marked a stick with a notch every time the maid told a lie. She was so deceitful, it was said, that Bruegel ran out of room on his stick.
Despite its rocky beginnings, Bruegel's marriage marked the beginning of an artistic dynasty that incorporated the couple's two artist-sons, Pieter, later known as Pieter Brueghel the Younger, born in 1564, and Jan Brueghel the Elder, born in 1568. The young Pieter would go on to create many copies of his father's paintings, helping to ensure their international reputation long after the elder Bruegel's death, but also resulting in doubt over whether particular compositions were the work of father or son.
Late in his career, in addition to his many landscape paintings, Bruegel created various works depicting religious stories and scenes from everyday life. The latter proved to be more significant and enduringly influential, generating centuries of art-historical debate around the intended message of certain works. Some of the earliest writers on Bruegel, including Van Mander, took his paintings at face-value, as humorous expositions of the lascivious behavior of the serf class. More recent interpretation, however, has emphasized Bruegel's attempts to elevate that class through celebratory representation. As the art historians Rose-Marie and Rainer Hagen put it, "the fact that he should consider such a thing at all worthy of depiction distinguishes him from almost all of his contemporaries [...] The Italians and Romanists emphasized what distinguished man from the animal and plant world. Bruegel, in contrast emphasized their similarities, the nature, 'begotten, not made' element in man." William Dello Russo expands on this idea, writing that "Bruegel's vivid and lusty depictions of rural life can be seen as forming part of a growing sense of national identity."
The fact that Bruegel lived during politically troubling times has also compounded speculation over the interpretation of his work. In the mid-1500s, the modern-day Netherlands, along with Belgium and Luxembourg - collectively known as the Low or Netherlandish Countries - consisted of a series of provinces under the rule of the Hapsburg dynasty. In 1556, possession of the territories passed to King Phillip II of Spain, who attempted to impose a stricter form of Catholic rule, sending the Duke of Alba to lead a brutal military campaign in Brussels to suppress Protestant rebellion. According to art historians Rose-Marie and Rainer Hagen, Bruegel's consistent eschewal of the iconography of Catholic saints and martyrs, in spite of the religious focus of much of his work, can be seen as a coded rejection of the philosophy and bloodthirsty campaigns of the Counter-reformation. One story which suggests that Bruegel was quite conscious of the political significance of his work is told by Van Mander: not long before the artist's death, his biographer states, Bruegel asked his wife to burn certain works, believing that their content might put her in danger.
Little is known about the circumstances of Bruegel's death, though in 1569, the final year of his life, the city council of Brussels released him from the obligation of working with a guard of Spanish soldiers stationed in his home, suggesting that the politically subversive content of his work was well understood. No paintings exist from this year, implying that Bruegel died from illness, but there is no way of ruling out a more sinister explanation. In any case, Bruegel's relatively early demise, even for the period in which he lived, must be viewed as one of the tragedies of Renaissance art history.
During his lifetime, Pieter Bruegel was seen to have made a significant break from the popular Italian Renaissance style, creating works that focused on landscape and contemporary life rather than the grand narratives favored by the Mediterranean masters of the past century. In so doing, he helped to ensure that Renaissance art in Northern Europe would unfold in its own, unique direction, contributing to a Northern Renaissance style that inspired subsequent artists such as Peter Paul Rubens and Rembrandt.
Bruegel's paintings have influenced a range of developments in modern art. The contemporary critic Wilfried Seipel writes that "[b]eyond all psychological and iconological interpretation and independent of biographical and contemporary historical preconditions, Bruegel's surviving paintings form a cycle, indeed an epic of human existence in its helplessness not only in the face of nature but also when confronted with the apparently immutable course of world history." Bruegel's decision to represent common people engaged in everyday scenes of domestic life paved the way for the Dutch Golden Age painters of the following century, and also predicted the socially-minded Realism and Naturalism of the mid-to-late nineteenth century, including the work of Gustave Courbet, Jean-François Millet, and the Russian Peredvizhniki School. During the twentieth century, poets such as W.H. Auden and William Carlos Williams were equally inspired by Bruegel's egalitarian vision, the latter dedicating a ten-poem cycle to Bruegel in his final collection, Pictures from Brueghel and Other Poems (1962).
Landscape with the Fall of Icarus (c. 1558)
The Fight between Carnival and Lent (1559)
The Netherlandish Proverbs (1559)
The Tower of Babel (1563)
The Hunters in the Snow (1565)
The Wedding Dance (1566)
The Conversion of Paul (1567)
The Blind Leading the Blind (1568)
The Magpie on the Gallows (1568)
"If he refused to portray humanity according to some ideal of formal beauty or in a light of a religious view of the universe, this is because he penetrated to the inner being of man and discovered its essential reality."
Arturo Bovi
"In a wonderful manner Nature found and seized the man who in his turn was destined to seize her magnificently, when in an obscure village in Brabant she chose from among the peasants, as the delineator of peasants, the witty and gifted Pieter Bruegel and made him a painter to the lasting glory of our Netherlands."
Karel van Mander
"[Bruegel] painted much that simply could not be painted. All of the works by our Bruegel always imply more than they depict."
Abraham Ortelius
"As a result of his creative power, formed by his own expertise, his own impressions and his own experiences, Pieter Bruegel was to become one of the great poets in the portrayal of landscape, nature, and man."
Wilfried Seipel
"In Bruegel's portrayal of men, diversity has been brought into harmony with nature; the individual has been absorbed into a great whole that stands behind and above everything."


Understanding the key facts and figures about melanoma research.
In Canada, an estimated 7,200 people are diagnosed with melanoma every year. These cancers can affect people of all ages, but often have a pretty good prognosis, with five-year survival rate of 88 per cent. Nonetheless, an estimated 1,250 Canadians died from melanoma in 2017.
Survival often depends on when a melanoma is diagnosed, where it is located and whether it has spread, or metastasized, to other parts of the body. When cancers metastasize, they become extremely difficult to treat, and often lead to death.
Today, the lack of treatment options for patients with metastatic melanoma make melanoma a pressing health issue in Canada.
Given these challenges, the Terry Fox Research Institute has embarked on a multi-pronged strategy to fund the best melanoma scientific teams and programs in the country.


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Montana Rapist Finally Receives Appropriate Sentence
Legal Momentum previously reported (see here and here) on our involvement in the case of Montana rapist Stacy Rambold, which drew international attention because of the one-month prison sentence that Judge G. Todd Baugh imposed on the 42-year old teacher, who raped a 14-year-old student who later killed herself. Judge Baugh also made appalling comments about the victim, saying she "looked older than her years "and "was as much in control of the situation" as the rapist. Legal Momentum joined others in calling for censure of the judge and re-sentencing by filing a censure petition against the judge—which resulted in the Montana Supreme Court taking action—and then an amicus brief in support of the Montana Attorney General's appeal of the illegally lenient sentence.
We are pleased to report that a new judge has re-sentenced Rambold to 15 years with five years suspended. If he violates his probation conditions during the suspension period he will have to serve the five years as well.
Rambold's and his lawyer's words and actions during the appeal process continue to underscore important issues around sexual assault and the language used to discuss it. Prior to sentencing, Rambold sent the judge a letter expressing remorse in an apparent bid for leniency. In the letter, Rambold claims to have "completed the sex offender program." In fact, he was terminated from one program for missing too many sessions, and the one he completed lasted only four months, making it implausible that he could have been fully rehabilitated. Indeed it is clear that he was not. According to his probation officer Rambold violated the terms of his probation while the sentencing appeal was pending by, for example, searching the internet for local massage parlors. In court filings, Rambold's counsel made matters worse by making new statements blaming the victim, which were later struck out by the new judge.
While this notorious case has finally come to a fair conclusion, the attitudes it epitomizes are still all too common in our justice system and throughout society. It is critically important that we use appropriate language about sexual assault. The language of consensual sex and using phrases such as "engaged in sexual activity" instead of "rape" suggests that both parties were willing participants, diminishing the crime and the victim's experience. Legal Momentum's National Judicial Education Program has developed a training module, Raped or "Seduced"? How Language Helps Shape Our Response to Sexual Violence, that is appropriate for a wide range of audiences.


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The Akkari-Laban dossier () is a 43-page document which was created by a group of Danish Muslim clerics from multiple organizations set out to present their case and ask for support from Islamic leadership in Egypt, Lebanon and elsewhere, in the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.

Among the leadership of the Danish-based "European Committee for Prophet Honouring", formed as an umbrella group of Muslim organizations were Imam Ahmad Abu Laban of the Islamisk Trossamfund and Akhmad Akkari, the spokesman of the group. Danish Sheik Raeed Huleyhel was named head of the group and signed the petition letters.

History
The first delegation of five, headed by Mohamad Al-Khaled of The Community of Islam, landed in Egypt on 3 December 2005 and returned 11 December 2005. Among the people the group met on their visit to Egypt were: The General Secretary of the Arab League Amr Moussa, the Egyptian Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa, the Sheik of Cairo's Al-Azhar university Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy and Muhammed Shaaban, an advisor to the Egyptian Foreign Minister. This meeting was arranged by Egypt's ambassador to Denmark, Mona Omar Attia, later criticized by the Danish foreign ministry for adding to the unrest by alleging that Islam was not an officially recognized religion in Denmark, and transferred from her post at Copenhagen.

The second delegation, comprising four Danish Muslims headed by Sheik Raeed Huleyhel, traveled to Lebanon 17 December 2005 and returned to Denmark 31 December 2005. In Lebanon they met the Grand Mufti Muhammad Rashid Kabbani, top Shiite Sheikh Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah, Maronite Church leader Nasrallah Sfeir. During that time, Imam Ahmed Akkari also visited Syria to present their case to Grand Mufti Ahmed Badr-Eddine Hassoun. Furthermore, a smaller delegation traveled to Turkey while individuals visited Sudan, Morocco, Algeria, and Qatar, where Abu Laban briefed Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi of the Muslim Brotherhood.

At a 6 December 2005 summit of the OIC, with many heads of state in attention, the dossier was handed around by the Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit on the sidelines first, but eventually an official communique was issued.

The dossier consists of several letters from Muslim organizations explaining their case, multiple clippings from Jyllands-Posten, multiple clippings from Weekendavisen, and some additional images that, according to the dossier's authors, had been sent to Muslims in Denmark.

The dossier appears to have been assembled and added to until some point after 8 December 2005, with the first lobbying visits to Egypt having taken place before finalization. Several pages contain hand written notes, mostly translations from captions of cartoons. It is unknown if these were already present in the dossier or are later additions.

Content
The dossier contained such statements as the following:
 We urge you [recipient of the letter or dossier] to — on the behalf of thousands of believing Muslims — to give us the opportunity of having a constructive contact with the press and particularly with the relevant decision makers, not briefly, but with a scientific methodology and a planned and long-term programme seeking to make views converge and remove misunderstandings between the two parties involved. Since we do not wish for Muslims to be accused of being backward and narrow, likewise we do not wish for Danes to be accused of ideological arrogance either. When this relationship is back on track, the result will bring satisfaction, an underpinning of security and the stable relations, and a flourishing Denmark for all that live here.
 The faithful in their religion (Muslims) suffer under a number of circumstances, first and foremost the lack of official recognition of the Islamic faith. This has led to a lot of problems, especially the lack of right to build mosques [...]
 Even though they [the Danes] belong to the Christian faith, secularization has overcome them, and if you say that they are all infidels, then you are not wrong.
 We [Muslims] do not need lessons in democracy, but it is actually us, who through our deeds and speeches educate the whole world in democracy.
 This [Europe's] dictatorial way of using democracy is completely unacceptable.

Experts' view
Expertsincluding Helle Lykke Nielsenwho have examined the dossier said that it was broadly accurate from a technical point of view but contained a few falsehoods and could easily have misled people not familiar with Danish society, an assessment which the imams have since agreed to. Some mistakes were that Islam is not officially recognised as a religion in Denmark (it is), that the cartoons are the result of a contest, and that Anders Fogh Rasmussen in his role as Prime Minister gave a medal to Ayaan Hirsi Ali (he gave one in his capacity as party leader of the Liberal Party). The imams also claimed to speak on behalf of 28 organisations, many of which later denied any connection to them. Additions such as the "pig" photograph may have polarised the situation (the association of a person and a pig is considered very insulting in Islamic culture), as they were confused for the cartoons published in the newspaper.

Later, it was discovered that the pig photograph was from Associated Press, from coverage of La Pourcailhade, a French farming festival. The person in the photograph would have been a farmer poking fun at himself. As for the other extra picture and the drawing, the authors of the file have never been willing to say where they came from.

Muslims who met with the group later said Akkari's delegation had given them the impression that Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen somehow controlled or owned Jyllands-Posten.

References

Sources
 The complete dossier (PDF, colour, 11.8 MB file)
 Another source for the complete dossier: monkeydyne.com
 Danish translations of the introductory letter, and a letter to Islamic ambassadors, and a letter to government ministers. Ekstra Bladet
 Complete translation of the dossier into Danish Politiken

Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy

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After negotiations in the labor dispute between Lufthansa German Airlines and the pilots' union VC (Vereinigung Cockpit) failed this Thursday, today's Germanwings flights scheduled between 06:00 and 12:00 at all German airports will be affected by strike measures.
116 of a total of 164 relevant flights have been cancelled. The airports Cologne/Bonn and Stuttgart are affected the most. Overall, some 15.000 passengers cannot take their flight.
Meanwhile, the train drivers' union GDL (German Train Drivers Union) has announced that strikes at the Deutsche Bahn won't take place in this week.
Please be prepared for possible delays in mail processing and delivery.


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David Laborde
Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
Dr. David Laborde Debucquet joined IFPRI, Washington DC, in 2007. He is a Senior Research Fellow and leader of the "Globalization and Markets" research program in the Markets, Trade and Institutions Division.
His research interests include international trade, measurement and modeling of protectionism, multilateral and regional trade liberalization as well as environmental issues (climate change, biofuels). He has developed the MAcMapHS6 and the ADEPTA databases on tariffs as well as the TASTE software. He is a contributor to the GTAP database and a GTAP research fellow since 2005.
Beyond his work on databases, he has developed several partial and general equilibrium models applied to trade policy and environmental issues, including the MIRAGE model and its extensions.
He has participated and organized training sessions for researchers and policy makers in several developing countries, with a special focus on sub-Saharan Africa.
Prior to joining IFPRI, he was an Economist at the Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales (CEPII), Paris between 2003 and 2007 and lecturer at the University of Pau (France). He received his PhD from the University of Pau in 2008. He has also worked as consultant for the European Commission, the Economic Commission for West Africa, the World Bank, USAID, and various UN agencies.
d.laborde@cgiar.org
Environmental Goods and Services (EGS)
Market Access Opportunities for ACP Countries in Environmental Goods
Csilla Lakatos, David Laborde
Looking for a meaningful duty-free, quota-free market access initiative in the Doha Development Agenda
Doha Round
Implications for India of the May 2008 Draft Agricultural Modalities
David Laborde, Munisamy Gopinath
Implications for the European Union of the May 2008 Draft Agricultural Modalities
David Laborde, Sébastien Jean
Implications for the United States of the May 2008 Draft Agricultural Modalities
David Blandford, David Laborde, Will Martin
Volume 9 - Number 6
L'Impact Fiscal de l' APE en Afrique de l'Ouest
La libéralisation commerciale va-t-elle avoir un coût d'ajustement pour les économies et les gouvernements d'Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique (ACP)? Si oui, à combien se monte ce coût et qui va le payer ? Quelles sont les stratégies à mettre en place pour le réduire ou même l'éliminer ? Voici...
Fiscal impact of the Economic Partnership Agreement in West Africa
Will trade liberalisation bear an adjustment cost for ACP countries? If so, how much and who will pay for it? What are the strategies for reducing or even eliminating these costs? These are all sensitive questions facing ACP and European negotiators in the context of the negotiations of the...
Chapters in books, articles, working papers and contributions
Implications of the Draft Market Access Modalities on Bound and Applied Tariffs
In: Tackling Agriculture in the Post-Bali Context: A collection of short essays, 2014.


Is there anything better than getting an excuse to redecorate? Our Emeryville showroom got a makeover for spring, with pastels and prints that are perfect for the season! Showroom partner Bright Event Rentals provided us with some amazing tabletop details and furniture to style with some of our patterned linens on display.
The softer pastel hues that we chose to display are perfect for spring, but that doesn't mean that we had to go traditional for our showroom! Our Anthropologie-esque Brighton Periwinkle unites a swirling, paisley-inspired print with a soft palette of pale blue, violet, and chartreuse. To create a modern, relaxed look that's perfect for an al fresco wine country dinner, we paired the pattern with tone on tone ivory china from Bright Event Rentals and our new Hemstitch Natural Napkins. Rustic wine barrel hurricane lanterns filled in for a centerpiece, while blue glasses and frosted purple votives added colored accents that tied in with the hues in the print.
Double table runners have become one of our favorite new trends, and this modern industrial table is a perfect example. The shifting blues and yellow stripes of our Nantucket Bay runners added a bold accent to the clean lines of the table decor – modern, square place settings, hurricane lanterns, and small potted herbs for a hint of green. The weathered wood table and metal stools added a great, industrial edge to the look!
Our last table is also the most traditional – the medallion design of our Kate Wedgwood linen is a large-scale but elegant print, so clean and simple eggshell place settings were the perfect pairing. In keeping with the upscale al fresco theme of the showroom, rustic wood lanterns and moss balls added an outdoorsy touch.
Luxury Linens for any Wedding Budget!
We often get asked why it is that we focus solely on specialty wedding linens, and to us, the answer is simple. It's not only our abiding love of textiles that sparked this love affair, but the fact that the perfect table linens are the key to a truly gorgeous event! There are so many details that have to come together to create a striking design – from the surroundings, to the color story, to the decor and rentals that grace the tables – but the unifying element falls to the perfect linen choice. Dressed tables occupy the most visual real estate in the reception area, giving linens the ability to personalize and transform a space. Bright colors or a pop of pattern can instantly dress up a simple hall, while luxuriously textured tablecloths look perfectly at home in a grander setting.
When we work with clients on selecting wedding linens, we always begin with their venue. Whether they are getting married in a ballroom, a wine cellar, or a barn, we start with the ambient colors in the space. Working within an existing color palette, like a prominent carpet pattern or wall treatment, is one of the best ways to create a harmonious design that complements the space. We recently collaborated on the San Francisco/Bay Area NACE Gala in San Francisco's historic Sir Francis Drake Hotel – the icy blue and ivory linens with touches of blush and gold in the floral arrangements made a beautiful match with the Ballroom's cream on blue carpeting. Adding colored linens to guest tables is the easiest – and most cost effective! – way to dress up a simple space and leave guests wowed. Of course, we love it when our couples like to get creative with their tables as well! Patterned linens, vibrant runners, or the sparkle of sequins help tables feel full with smaller centerpieces or minimal decor.
We have all sorts of tricks when it comes to working with in a tight budget, of course! We often meet with couples who fell in love with one of our specialty linens and would love to incorporate it in their design. Since all eyes are on the Head Table or Sweetheart Table, as well as the cake, those are the best places to start! Once the eye-catching linen has been placed where it will be seen – and photographed – the most, we can select accent linens in complementary colors and styles to place on Guest Tables. Adding a fabulous linen to accent tables like the Guest Book or throughout the Cocktail Area is another great cost-effective way to create a gorgeous, cohesive design.


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Four Blind Mice
byJames Patterson
November 8, 2002|
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Detective Alex Cross is on his way to resign from the Washington, D.C., Police Force when his partner shows up at his door with a case he can''t refuse. One of John Sampson''s oldest friends, from their days together in Vietnam, has been arrested for murder. Worse yet, he is subject to the iron hand of the United States Army. The evidence against him is strong enough to send him to the gas chamber.
Sampson is certain his friend has been framed, and Alex''s investigation turns up evidence overlooked-or concealed-by the military authorities. Drawing on their years of street training and an almost telepathic mutual trust, Cross and Sampson go deep behind military lines to confront the most terrifying-and deadly-killers they have ever encountered. Behind these three highly skilled killing machines there appears to be an even more threatening controller. Discovering the identity of this lethal genius will prove to be Cross''s most terrifying challenge ever.
On his visits home, Alex must confront another, more harrowing mystery: what''s the matter with Nana Mama? As he explores the possibility of a new relationship with a woman who offers him new hope, Alex must also confront the fact that his beloved grandmother is only human.
James Patterson has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to Guinness World Records. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977 James Patterson''s books have sold more than 300 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels, the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five...
Title:Four Blind Mice
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Published:November 8, 2002
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'A factory of bad ideas': How Scott Pruitt undermined his mission at EPA
By Juliet Eilperin
Brady Dennis
April 21, 2018 at 4:34 p.m. EDT
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt faces rising scrutiny over several ethics issues, including his use of taxpayer money. (Video: Bastien Inzaurralde/The Washington Post, Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
The April 9 gathering in the Oval Office was supposed to be about ethanol policy. But the meeting had barely gotten underway when President Trump turned his attention to Scott Pruitt's "rough week."
The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency had suffered a barrage of negative headlines about his spending on first-class travel, his large security detail and steep raises for two favored aides, as well as his leasing of a Capitol Hill condo from a Washington lobbyist for $50 a night.
As Pruitt, White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly and White House counsel Donald McGahn listened, Trump mused about the size of the raises and whether the lease was indeed market rate, according to two senior administration officials familiar with the discussion. Then he switched to a happier subject, noting that Pruitt had shed "a lot of bureaucrats" from the agency.
Yes, Pruitt assured him. EPA staffing was "down to Reagan-era levels."
"All right, Scott," the president said, approvingly. But of the bad publicity, he added: "Cool it."
Since then, Pruitt has adopted a determined strategy to placate the president and lie low. On his frequent travels, including a trip to the Midwest on Thursday, he has given up first class for coach when possible, according to aides. And he made a point of honoring a White House request for Cabinet officials to stop by a memorial to opioid victims installed on the Ellipse.
But while Trump has tweeted that Pruitt is "doing a great job," the EPA chief is hardly out of the woods, yet.
In the past week, the Government Accountability Office announced a finding that his installation of a $43,000 soundproof phone booth in EPA headquarters had violated federal spending laws. The EPA's inspector general announced that it will probe Pruitt's decision to have his security detail accompany him on personal trips. And more than half a dozen other inquiries are underway within the EPA, at the White House and on Capitol Hill, where Pruitt is slated to testify twice next week about his spending and management practices.
Meanwhile, the Senate has finally approved former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler to be Pruitt's deputy, a development that has been closely monitored in the West Wing. The day Trump signed Wheeler's paperwork, a White House official said, aides in the West Wing called the agency to ask how soon the new deputy administrator would start.
The low-key Wheeler — a former staffer in the EPA and the Senate — was sworn in Friday, and his arrival could make Pruitt expendable should more embarrassing revelations surface, according to people inside and outside the administration. While Pruitt has long been a Trump favorite, he also has acquired a reputation as unresponsive and unwilling to take advice or instruction, according to three current and former White House aides, defiantly insisting that he has done nothing wrong and that Trump supports him.
"He believes in the audience of one," said a senior White House official.
EPA spokesman Jahan Wilcox declined to discuss Pruitt's management practices, saying in a statement that the EPA chief remains focused on policy results.
"Administrator Pruitt has visited over 30 states. We will continue to visit those ignored by the Obama administration and implement President Trump's agenda of regulatory certainty and environmental stewardship," Wilcox said.
This story is based on interviews with 17 current and former officials in Washington and Oklahoma, many of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation. They described Pruitt's predicament as largely self-inflicted, the result of poor decisions by the EPA chief and a small cadre of trusted aides.
Although Pruitt continues to win high marks within the administration on policy, one EPA staffer said his management of the agency has become "a factory of bad ideas."
Before coming to Washington last year, Pruitt was a rising star in Republican circles. Twice elected Oklahoma's attorney general, Pruitt had gained national prominence by challenging environmental policies of President Barack Obama. He once described himself as "a leading advocate against the EPA's activist agenda."
As attorney general, Pruitt displayed hints of his taste for VIP treatment and high-end travel. He ditched his predecessor's aging 2006 Lincoln sedan and spent $88,500 to buy two Chevy SUVs — a 2014 Tahoe and a 2015 Suburban — according to the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety. Pruitt also had an armed agent serve as his driver, shuttling him the 100 miles from his home in Tulsa to his headquarters in Oklahoma City, according to a spokeswoman for the attorney general's office.
Pruitt's two political action committees also raised and spent nearly $1 million over a two-year period starting in 2015, much of it on organizational expenses such as consultant fees and rooms at high-end hotels in Dallas, New York, New Orleans and Washington.
Pruitt, known as hardworking and aggressive, largely avoided the sort of controversy that has defined his time at EPA, an $8-billion-a-year operation that dwarfs the Oklahoma attorney general's roughly $13 million annual appropriation.
In Oklahoma, "there were very few opportunities for an executive officer to engage in profligate or excessive spending," said University of Oklahoma political science professor Keith Gaddie.
Pruitt's arrival in Washington, however, seemed to bring a fixation on symbols of status, according to current and former administration officials. He demanded to travel on private or military jets, like the president and higher-ranking Cabinet secretaries. Aides even investigated a charter plane contract but rejected the $100,000 monthly cost as too high.
More high-profile and polarizing than many of his predecessors, Pruitt immediately became the subject of threats on social media and elsewhere, EPA officials said, causing him to embrace a broad range of security recommendations. Agency officials installed the private phone booth and biometric locks in his new office and, on the advice of his security chief, Pasquale "Nino" Perrotta, spent $3,000 to have the place swept for listening devices. (The agency hired one of Perrotta's outside business partners to perform the task.)
"Similar security sweeps were done for EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy," Wilcox said Friday.
Pruitt also accepted a round-the-clock protective detail, an unusual move for an EPA secretary, which so far has cost taxpayers at least $3 million in salaries and travel costs.
Other ideas were rejected: a plan to install a key card swipe system on the double doors leading to the waiting area outside Pruitt's office. A request for a staffer to hand-deliver news clips about Pruitt to his home before he left for the office each day. A proposal to rent a second unit for Pruitt's security detail in the luxury U Street apartment building where Pruitt was living last fall.
In "the current location security/special agents are not the norm, and as a result, we are now rather conspicuous" parked on the street overnight, Henry Barnet, the head of EPA's Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training, wrote in a Sept. 22 email to senior EPA officials.
The questionable spending quickly alienated many staffers at EPA, including some Trump administration loyalists hired by Pruitt. At least half a dozen political appointees have left the agency, including a longtime Pruitt associate and head of the Office of Policy, Samantha Dravis.
Another departed Trump appointee, Kevin Chmielewski, in conversations with congressional investigators accused Pruitt of excessive spending and ethical missteps.
"When [Chmielewski] refused to support your unethical and inappropriate spending, he was marginalized, removed from his senior position and placed on administrative leave," several Democratic lawmakers wrote to Pruitt in an April 12 letter. Others were "punished, demoted, and retaliated against when they tried to resist inappropriate directions that came from you or through your favored staff," the letter said.
For example, after Pruitt's chief of staff, Ryan Jackson, raised questions about a plan for Pruitt to travel to Morocco in December, Pruitt texted Jackson and disinvited him from future scheduling meetings, according to Chmielewski.
Meanwhile, Pruitt's favorite aides were rewarded. This spring, EPA senior counsel Sarah Greenwalt was approved for a 52 percent pay increase, from $107,435 to $164,200, while scheduling and advance director Millan Hupp was given a boost in salary of 33 percent, to $114,590. Both women had worked for Pruitt in Oklahoma.
The agency reversed the raises after a public outcry, and Pruitt told Trump and disapproving White House aides that he had not known about them in advance.
But a Feb. 27 email obtained by The Washington Post suggests Pruitt was aware the salary increases were in the works. In the email, Greenwalt asks an EPA human resources official whether she will receive "an increase in salary as previously discussed with the Administrator."
Asked about the emails, Wilcox said, "Salary determinations for appointees are made by EPA's chief of staff, White House liaison, and career human resources officials. Salaries are based on work history; and, any increases are due to either new and additional responsibilities or promotions."
Through it all, Pruitt has soldiered on in his campaign to roll back environmental regulations and prioritize traditional EPA roles such as cleaning up toxic-waste sites and upgrading aging water infrastructure around the country.
But Pruitt's personal controversies threaten to overshadow his professional pursuits. This month, the White House canceled an appearance for Trump and Pruitt at which the EPA chief had planned to announce changes to how states must comply with federal air-quality standards. Trump later signed the order without fanfare.
Pruitt has tried to tamp down the bad publicity. Since The Post first reported on his routine use of first-class airline travel in February, he has continued domestic trips but also has postponed trips to Israel, Mexico and China.
But Pruitt has fumed privately about the constraints on his travel and his ambitions. Two agency employees said they recently heard him liken his cloistered, wood-paneled office at EPA headquarters to "a prison."
Aaron C. Davis contributed to this report.
First-class travel distinguishes Scott Pruitt's EPA tenure
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Q: ADFS Encountered error during federation passive request I have an ADFS Farm and 2 ADFS proxy servers. The proxies are NOT members of the domain. This morning the proxy servers stopped being able to serve up FederationMetaData.xml. The FS servers are working fine.
The proxy server event logs are getting filled with errors of Event ID 364 which says "Encountered error during federation passive request" and the details say" An unsecured or incorrectly secured fault was received from the other party."
I have searched and found articles suggesting that if you see this error, you are likely missing an SPN but since they are not domain joined, SPN's don't come into the picture.
The core issue is I am trying to get the Proxies to serve up Federation Metadata again, but I am wondering if the Errors are related. I have gone through the Federation Proxy Configuration wizard successfully and have rebooted (several times) The one other oddity with this server is that when I do an iisreset, it always times out and says the service did not come back in a timely manner, but when I look, IIS is up and running fine.
Are those errors related or should I look elsewhere. If so, where else can I look?

A: It turned out to be an IIS issue. The fix that finally resolved the issue was to delete the "Default Web Site" which also includes the adfs and adfs/ls apps. After that I re-ran the ADFS Proxy wizard which recreated the IIS web sites and the afds apps.  Note that running the ADFS proxy wizard without deleting the Default Web Site did not fix the issue. I had to have ADFS rebuild the web site, which tells me somehow IIS was misconfigured or corrupted.

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Q: implementing block storage for a database For a database class, we are implementing our own database, and I am having trouble how to implement block storage in C++ (where each block is 1024 bytes).
We are to store each database table as a randomly accessible collection of blocks on the hard disk, where the first block is a file header, dedicated to meta data (block 0), and each subsequent block is dedicated to storing the rows of the table.  The blocks are to be written to the hard disk as files.  We are also to have one block as an "in-memory" buffer; we can read and edit the data in the buffer, and when we are ready, we write the in-memory buffer back to disk.
I think I am OK conceptualizing the in-memory buffer, but I am having trouble how to write the blocks of memory to files.  I have two ideas, each with their own difficulties:
Idea 1
Create a class MemoryBlock that is exactly 1024 bytes.  Each MemoryBlock can store arbitrary data (file header or rows of the table).  Store each table as a single file by writing the array of MemoryBlocks to the file.
Difficulty:
Can I update a single block in the middle of the file?  It is my understanding that files must be overwritten or appended to.  If I have a file of 3 MemoryBlocks (blocks 0-2), and I want to update a row that is in block 1, can I just pull the block 1 into my buffer, edit it, and write it back to the middle of the file, or would I have to pull the entire file into memory, edit what I want to, and then overwrite the original file?
Idea 2
Store each block as a separate file on disk.  This would allow me to randomly access any block and write it back to disk without having to worry about the rest of the table
Difficulty: I'm not sure if this is really enforcing the 1024 byte block size.  Is there any way to require that each file does not exceed 1024 bytes?

I am not married to either idea, but I am appreciative of any input that helps me better understand block storage in database management systems.

Edit: As @zaufi points out, 1024 byte block sizes are very atypical.  I meant to type 4096 byte blocks when writing this.

A: ohh man, you definitely need to read smth about databases internals...
here is my 5 cents: both ideas are bad! Why you decided to use 1024 bytes blocks??? Physical sector size for modern HDD is 4096 bytes! Disk controllers have cache 4M-6M-8M-16M-... So writing 1K is just a wasting resources...
and btw, updating smth in the middle of the file is always bad idea... but if performance is not your concern, you can definitely do...
before reinvent the wheel try to research typical approaches used in various DMBS...
one more good (simple) source to read: google about leveldb and firends... -- this will definitely give you ideas!


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Wyatt's World
YUKON QUEST
Alan Fry
Apr 21, 1931 – Mar 23, 2018
Alan was born at Lac La Hache, British Columbia on April 21, 1931. He was raised in the Cariboo region of central B.C. with his youth spent working the family ranch with his brother Roger and his father Julian. Alan had many grand outdoor adventures throughout his years living in the Yukon and B.C. However, he wasn't to be found idling his time away and so found himself employed in a variety of vocations. Alan returned to the Yukon for the second and final time in 1979. His special place was the property at Shallow Bay. Alan continued to live in Whitehorse until his death on March 23, 2018.
Alan was a competent person with skills spanning most of a century. He was a wizard with an axe or a chainsaw or a skill saw or a treadle sewing machine or a wood cook stove or cooking on cast iron over an open fire. Family and friends were often treated to Alan's delicious outdoor cook out favourite, his famous "buckskin bread".
Alan made things better, built things better and baked things better. He built two beautiful log homes, one on Quadra Island, B.C. and one at Shallow Bay in the Yukon. Alan also introduced and built Russell fence around rural Whitehorse which was locally dubbed "Fry fence". Alan dedicated many hours experimenting with new bread recipes, always in pursuit of the perfect loaf of bread. This recently included using a custom made stainless steel bread pan.
He had two families. His first wife Sylvia was a wonderful mother to their children Margery and Lydia. His second wife, Eileen, blessed with determination and a great sense of humour, had two children, Kenneth and Carolyn Frankish, who both graciously loved and accepted Alan as he did them. Eileen's love of travel took Alan and her around the world.
Alan had a long and well developed stubborn streak and was frequently unwilling to let the facts get in the way of his chosen path. These traits notwithstanding, he was affable, loving and generous. Alan, though lacking a university education, performed at a professional level in a variety of fields. Alan worked for Indian Affairs for 20 years, developing a deep respect for the First Nations people.
He was warmly accepted by the Cape Mudge people who gave him among other gifts a superb carving
of the legendary "Junoqua" who roamed the forest at night frightening little boys and girls to their beds where their mothers had told them to stay. He was named "MeGwat" after the harbour seal because the harbour seal was so playful.
Alan received an "In appreciation" gold pan in May, 1996 from the Klondike Placer Miners Association which stated "A better man for a more difficult task could not be found". He was also inducted into the B.C. Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2008 for his artistic achievement. Alan wrote and had published seven
book "Ranch on the Cariboo" has been generating royalties for over 56 years.
He lived frequently in the bush in bush lean-tos, wall tents and tepees which he sewed with treadle sewing machines. Alan also sewed denim and fleece clothing such as shirts, jackets and jeans for the grandchildren.
Alan is survived by Eileen, his loving wife of 37 years, daughters Margery Kay (George) and Lydia Piper (David), brother Roger (Lois), sister Joan (Christine), two stepchildren, Kenneth (Alison) and Carolyn Frankish, grandchildren Andrew (Jessie), Sylvia (Kyler), Julian, Joseph (Amy), Sean (Jenn), Maria-Dulce (Grant), Marion-Rose and Mary-May and great grandchildren Sarah, Laura, Christina, Rebecca, Avalyn, Luke and Melody. Alan is predeceased by his first wife, Sylvia, his parents Julian and Eva Fry and stepmother, Dulce Fry.
The family would like to acknowledge the wonderful support Alan received from Dr. Koltun, Dr. Storey, the staff at Whitehorse General Hospital, particularly the surgical ward, the Yukon Home Care Program, the Thomson Centre and Whitehorse Ambulance Services. Your care, dedication and contribution is sincerely appreciated.
Thank you to our families and friends for the visits, phone calls, cards, flowers and generous support over the past weeks. A celebration of Alan's life will be held at the Shallow Bay property on Saturday July 7, 2018. Further details will be announced in June.
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Ataídes Oliveira (born December 18, 1959) is a Brazilian politician. He has represented Tocantins in the Federal Senate since 2013. He is a member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party.

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A PhD project for the 2019 doctoral clinical fellows programme with Mariia Yuneva (primary supervisor, Crick), Robert Stein (UCL) and Gyorgy Szabadkai (UCL).
Find out more about the work of Robert Stein UCL.
Find out more about the work of Gyorgy Szabadkai UCL.
The overarching aim of our research programme is to understand the correlation between transcriptional regulation of nuclear encoded mitochondrial genes, cancer cell bioenergetics and genome scale metabolic networks and tumour biology, progression, architecture and chemosensitivity. We use (i) unbiased approaches, including bioinformatic analysis of genome sequencing, modifications and gene expression data as well as (ii) high content functional imaging of metabolic function on cellular and patient derived organotypic cultures and xenograft mouse models, (iii) quantify metabolic fluxes using isotope labelled metabolites and mass spectrometry. Overall, we aim (i) to establish gene expression based biomarkers for metabolic stratification of tumours to predict tumour progression and ultimately chemosensitivity, and (ii) to identify therapeutic targets in metabolic pathways to develop novel treatment strategies.
Identification and functional characterisation of metabolic subtypes of breast cancer.
Here we will validate a novel, predictive biomarker tool based on mitochondrial gene expression (mGEP), which reveals fundamental biology of tumours and thus can more effectively predict pathology and clinical outcome. The algorithm effectively predicts the metabolic phenotype of breast tumours, which in turn informs on their chemosensitivity. The identified clusters of metabolic pathways are characteristic of specific tumour types, which can lead to the identification of novel metabolic pharmacological targets, occurring in specific subgroups of tumours. We have tested and functionally verified the prediction tool in cellular models. Accordingly, the principal objective of the project is to perform validation on human tumours. In addition to the aim to stratify breast cancers using mGEPs as biomarkers, we also plan to identify molecular mechanisms underlying the relationship between mitochondrial activity and nutrient requirements of tumours and develop novel mitochondria/metabolism targeting therapeutic protocols for the treatment of these tumours.
a. Classify human breast cancer samples according to their mitochondrial biogenesis patterns driven by specific transcription factors/nuclear receptors and co-regulators.
b. Verify the functional mitochondrial and metabolic phenotype in in vivo human tumour xenograft models and ex vivo organotypic cultures using the biochemical and functional imaging platform (UCL) and metabolomics (Crick) facilities to identify possible metabolic targets.
c. Identify the functional relationship between mitochondrial and metabolic phenotypes using cellular and in vivo models.
d. Identify the correlation between mGEP patterns and chemosensitivity using cellular and in vivo models.
The partner institution for this project is UCL.
Guidance on how to submit your application for the 2019 doctoral clinical fellow programme.
Yuneva MO, Fan TWM, Allen TD, Higashi RM, Ferraris D V, Tsukamoto T, Matés JM, Alonso FJ, Wang C, Seo Y, Chen X, Bishop JM: The metabolic profile of tumors depends on both the responsible genetic lesion and tissue type. Cell Metab 2012, 15:157–170.
Blacker TS, Mann ZF, Gale JE, Ziegler M, Bain AJ, Szabadkai G, Duchen MR: Separating NADH and NADPH fluorescence in live cells and tissues using FLIM. Nat Commun 2014, 5(May):3936.


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Q: struct size 12, struct object align to 8, possible? I would like to define a struct so that sizeof(myStruct) = 12, and __alignof(myStruct) = 8.
struct myStruct{
    int32_t a;
    int32_t b;
    int32_t c;
};

Is this possible?
Currently I have to do it manually as below:
__declspec(align(8)) myStruct str1; // Assume str1 start at 0x00
__declspec(align(8)) myStruct str2; // str2 address is 0x10
__declspec(align(8)) myStruct str3; // str3 address is 0x20
double abc;                         //  abc address is 0x2C
__declspec(align(8)) myStruct str4; // str4 address is 0x38

A: The size of an object must be a multiple of its alignment requirement. 8 is not a factor of 12. Therefore no, you cannot have a type with size 12, and alignment of 8.
You can request for a stricter alignment than the sub objects of the class would require using the alignas specifier, and the size of the class will increase accordingly. Your example class would be padded to 16 bytes.

A: A fundamental requirement of C++ is that the size of an array T[N] is N * sizeof(T), and that each array element is aligned correctly for T. This implied immediately that the alignment of a type must divide its size.


I went to school at Texas Tech. I'm going to let that hang there for a second and will ask you to hold your applause until the end. I know, while mostly famous for being the Harvard of West Texas, we have another reason for notoriety at the moment…we made the NCAA National Championship game this year!
For those of you not overly familiar with college basketball, the pinnacle achievement for all Division 1 college programs is a "berth" into the NCAA tournament consisting of 64 teams (68 if you want to be technical and count the play-in games) playing in a single elimination format until, alas, one is left. More commonly known as "March Madness," this is often considered one of the purest contests in all of sports as it allows equal footing for both blue-chip programs as well as those just happy to be there. This David vs. Goliath pitting creates incredible excitement and sometimes, but not always, sees a "David" emerge victorious.
As the tournament progresses and you whittle from 64 to 32, each subsequent round comes with a catchy name — the "Sweet 16," the "Elite 8," and the "Final Four." Every rung on the bracket brings a new challenge and creates a mash-up of teams that would have no reason to play one another during the course of their regular season. If nothing more, this fight for your survival arrangement helps with the hangover of winter and makes for must-watch TV.
Texas Tech, being a "perennial afterthought" (as Yahoo Sports put it), would fall into the category of just happy to be here. So, how you ask, did we make it to the zenith of college basketball? Defense. Yes — simple, old-fashioned defense. Our coach has spent his short time with our program training the team to focus on protecting the ball and breaking a 40-minute game into 10, 4-minute micro games. Every four minutes, we have goals that consist of limiting turnovers, blocking shots, and capturing offensive rebounds. Rather than putting 40 minutes of play out there, he makes all five players on the court focus on the four minutes they will play. Concentrate and set the pace for those four minutes and, above all, always protect the ball.
This strategy has taken the aforementioned "perennial afterthought" center-stage to basketball's most coveted spot — shutting down some of the country's most elite offenses along the way. And what might you ask does this have to do with the business of healthcare? Seemingly everything.
As we all work to control costs, manage population health, and navigate a tricky (if not blisteringly competitive race for talent), we must focus on the fundamentals. While I prefer offense to defense, having a strategy to defend your balance sheet, your healthcare trend, and your culture against constant threats is critical. Three-to-five-year strategies are wonderful, and we create them often. However, given the warp speed of today's business environment and the albatross that healthcare spend can be to a company's profitability, nimble and purposeful "micro-strategies" to protect your plan are critical.
What is happening in the funding and structure of large claimants? Are you focusing on measurable outcomes on disease specific threats? What's your 12-month pharmacy strategy? How do your people feel today about the benefits you offer? What tools can you use to engage them throughout the year to keep them happy, healthy, and productive? These are all important questions and critical mini-bites at the apple that must be taken to defend your plan.
As a firm, we are bullish on the work we're doing around our data analytics engine CLUE (Clinical Learning and Understanding Engine) and the lens it provides into these micro-segments. I encourage you to connect with your Holmes Murphy team to have dialogue about the longer strategy, while creating a scorecard on your micro-segments. Our hope is the big picture will come into focus with these mini-looks and help the team stay measured in the management of benefits.
As I end this blog, for those of you who tuned into the Texas Tech vs. Virginia match up, you know that Texas Tech lost in OT after a hard-fought battle on the court. It was an amazing (defensive) season, and I'm already looking forward to next year. Can I get a DEFENSE Raiders DEFENSE?


Philipsburg Manor House is a historic house in the Upper Mills section of the former sprawling Colonial-era estate known as Philipsburg Manor. Together with a water mill and trading site the house is operated as a non-profit museum by Historic Hudson Valley. It is located on US 9 in the village of Sleepy Hollow, New York.
Although an English-deeded tract, it is listed by some sources with the patroonships of New Netherland since it incorporated part of that previously owned by Dutch Jonkheer Adriaen van der Donck.


USS Midway is an aircraft carrier, formerly of the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class.
Also known as Oceanfront Boardwalk, this fabulous stretch of white sand is not to be missed.
The "wiggly bridge" (as locals call it) offers beautiful view of green bushy valley. Great experience, unless you're afraid of heights.
Situated in Balboa Park, this botanical building and the adjacent lily pond is one of the most photographed scenery in the park.
Broadway Pier in Downtown San Diego, California, is located on San Diego Bay at the intersection of Broadway and North Harbor Drive.
Cabrillo National Monument is at the southern tip of the Point Loma Peninsula in San Diego, California, United States.
Dating back to 1910, this wonderfully painted carousel offers a fun ride on jumping horses, dragons, dogs and even ostriches.
This gem of a modern architecture will definitely catch your eye. Named for Dr.
The San Diego Convention Center is the primary convention center in San Diego, California.
Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá was the first Franciscan mission in The Californias, a province of New Spain.
Star of India was built in 1863 at Ramsey in the Isle of Man as Euterpe, a full-rigged iron windjammer ship.
Seaport Village is a waterfront shopping and dining complex adjacent to San Diego Bay in downtown San Diego, California.
This shopping village situated in a picturesque waterfront setting has everything you could ask for.
Visit one of the most famous zoos in the world with more than 3500 animals!
Belmont Park is a historic oceanfront amusement park located in the Mission Bay area of San Diego, California.
Sunset Cliffs is a neighborhood in the Point Loma community of San Diego, California.
La Jolla Cove is a small, picturesque cove and beach that is surrounded by cliffs in La Jolla, San Diego, California.
This beach is a popular outing spot both for the locals and the tourists.
Originally known as Mussel Beach, this sandy beach is now a popular swimming and surfing spot.
The El Prado Complex is a historic district in Balboa Park in San Diego, California.
Mount Soledad is a prominent landmark in the city of San Diego, California, United States.
Windansea Beach is a stretch of coastline located in La Jolla, a community of San Diego, California.
Children's Pool Beach is a small sandy beach area located at 850 Coast Boulevard, at the end of Jenner Street, in La Jolla, California.
Mission Trails Regional Park is a 5,800-acre open space preserve within the city of San Diego, California, established in 1974.
Mission Bay is a saltwater bay or lagoon located south of the Pacific Beach community of San Diego, California.
Horton Plaza Park is an outdoor venue located in the heart of downtown San Diego, which had its grand opening on May 4, 2016.
Mission Beach is a community built on a sandbar between the Pacific Ocean and Mission Bay. It is part of the city of San Diego, California.
Fashion Valley Mall is an upscale, open-air shopping mall in Mission Valley in San Diego, California.
San Diego County Credit Union Stadium, commonly known as SDCCU Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in San Diego, California, United States.
The Pechanga Arena is an indoor arena located in Point Loma within San Diego, California.
Triton Ballpark is the home field of the University of California San Diego Tritons college baseball team.
Montgomery - Gibbs Executive Airport is a public airport in San Diego, California, United States, six miles north of downtown San Diego.
Spreckels Organ Pavilion houses the open-air Spreckels Organ in Balboa Park, San Diego, California.


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Čatakovič has signed three years contract
The Bosnian attacker Hamza Čatakovič has signed three years contract with AS Trenčín. A half year hosting of a former striker of FK Sarajevo changed to a long term transfer.
Hopeful youth representant of Bosnia and Herzegovina, after an injury that he brought from Sarajevo, started in a jersey of Nemšová. In a jersey of a third league farm he scored 8 goals. In friendly matches before the start of an actual season, he scored twice. Hamza scored against Maccabi Tel Aviv and also on the second day against MŠK Žilina.
"We want to keep this team we formed together through this transfer period. We'll see what will this transfer period bring. It is only starting," said the general manager Róbert Rybníček.
"In spite of everything, we want to fill the team. We do believe, that the transfer of Hamza Čatakovič was a successful decision. Although, it was a risky decision. We paid a financal compensation for Hamza, even though we haven't tried Hamza in real league matches. He played only for Nemšová. His potential is noticeable. He is a striker and that's why we bought him to Trenčín," added Rybníček.


Everyday we receive data sheets from different countries. There are so many kinds of part NO. for a same material. Mistakes have been occurred due to this question. An idea of collecting all the materials was submit by one of our engineers' assistant. When started the work , we find there is a pioneer have completed it earlier. The author is an electronic enthusiasm. After permitted, we re-publish his work here.
The toroids are NOT suitable for RF!!
formerly Thomson No Ferrite cores, Bobbins, Hardware anymore????
LINK to Ferrite components and accessories.
International page in NL Richco specializes in fasteners, circuit board hardware, wire routing products, cable ties, clips, clamps, fiber optics, and telecommunication accessories.
Direct LINK to the English ferrite page on the NL site.
Germany Manufacturers of magnetic powders, magnets, ferrites and magnet systems.
Micrometals Powdered Iron Cores mostly for Power Conversion Applications, also toroids for RF applications available.
UNAVAILABLE AT THE MOMENT Marque Magnetics Ltd. of New Zealand invested in Tianjin Huigao, forming a joint venture with Tianjin Company.
LINK to Marque Magnetics = Huigao ferrite cores material info.
Taiwan TAK TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd., Taiwan, R.O.C.
LINK to materials PDF download page.
The soft magnetic materials available from CSC include the molybdenum permalloy powder cores (MPP cores), High flux powder cores and Sendust powder cores.
LINK on Infantron Singapore site.
China P.C. Hard Alloy's, Battery's, Hard Ferrite Magnets, Ferrite Powder, and ... Soft Ferrite Core's in high and low permeability.
LINK to MnZn PDF Information.
LINK to NiZn PDF Information.
Factory in China P.C. Out of business??


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Edinburgh's World Heritage Day Festivities & How You Can Explore Scotland's Six World Heritage Sites
CastleHunter Member ✭
April 2017 edited April 2017 in Understanding Scotland
There's a battle on for the hearts and minds of Edinburghers, waged now for almost 250 years and centred upon one defining question: Old Town or New Town?
On World Heritage Day (April 18th) this battle was mercifully fought with instruments rather than slings and arrows as a Battle of the Bands proceeded through iconic Edinburgh locations. Medieval minstrels clad in colourful garments squared off against the understated elegance of Georgian-era musicians, the two groups embodying the duality that has made Edinburgh itself, rather than any individual building within it, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The sheer volume produced by the medievalists won over commuters at Waverley Station, rising above the modern sound of trains departing from their platforms.
That early victory was checked, however, by the Georgians in the Grand Gallery of the National Museum of Scotland, where their refined tunes echoed throughout the vast space to the delight of the crowd. At the grand finale in St Cecilia's Hall, Scotland's first dedicated concert hall which was recently restored to the awe of all who attended, the fates determined that the great debate of Old v New Towns would go on for centuries yet. By raising a card with either a tankard (for the minstrels) or a fine cup (for the Georgians), the crowd diplomatically declared the event a draw.
The great debate rages on, then. The battle itself was a part of the Scotland in Six celebrations, an initiative by Dig It! 2017 which on World Heritage Day saw innovative events take place at Scotland's six World Heritage Sites. While I tagged along with the minstrels in Edinburgh a 5k Picts v Romans race was held at the Antonine Wall, the Heart of Neolithic Orkney came alive with nighttime storytelling illuminated by neon lights, New Lanark knitted up a storm, the Forth Bridge hosted a steampunk spectacular, and people in Stornoway explored St Kilda through the video game Minecraft. This all took place within the context of Scotland's Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology (https://www.visitscotland.com/about/themed-years/history-heritage-archaeology/), a year-long celebration of Scotland's fantastically diverse and inspiring story.
While the World Heritage Day events have now wrapped up, there is no shortage of opportunities to engage with the sites themselves. I'll be taking up Dig It! 2017's Bucket List challenge, a new push to get people out to all six of Scotland's World Heritage Sites (yes, that includes St Kilda!). You can start your Bucket List at http://www.digit2017.com/discover/scotlands-word-heritage-site-bucket-list/.
Another exciting phase of Scotland in Six is the 'Hidden Gems' competition. In Dig It! 2017's own words:
After the (metaphorical) confetti has settled on these famous sites, we'll use this stage to unearth our equally extraordinary best-kept heritage secrets. Sites from across Scotland will vie for your votes, with 6 winners hosting blockbuster events in September as the spectacular centrepieces to Scottish Archaeology Month.
Keep an eye out on social media for all the latest on this, in particular their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DigIt2017/?
If you have any questions about how to get involved, get in touch with Dig It! 2017 or drop me a line. You can find me on Twitter as @TheCastleHunter, and of course I'll be keeping up with this thread too. It was an absolute blast (of the horn) to cover Edinburgh's World Heritage Day, and I hope this has helped to spark your own adventure to discover the extraordinary heritage Scotland has to offer. In the mean time, an unintended consequence of the Battle of the Bands was that the Georgians have discovered selfies, so I'm off to make sure they don't change history too much as a result!
VisitScotlandMuriel Member, Moderator, VisitScotland Staff ✩
@CastleHunter
Thanks for your very detailed post and lovely pictures. For more events in the Year of History, Heritage and Archeology, please check out EventScotland's website. Get digging!!


This extended and converted 3/4 bedroom chalet home is currently being painstakingly refurbished from as far back as its shell and will be provided with an LABC certificate. The 1,101 square feet of accommodation is both flexible and spacious and enjoys great views across the town from both floors.
The accommodation provides a welcoming entrance hall with a storage cupboard, a 21ft triple aspect lounge/diner, a kitchen/breakfast room to include a fitted hob with a glass splash back and extractor, a fitted double oven and an integrated fridge/freezer. Further accommodation to the ground floor includes a study/bedroom 4, double bedroom with a fitted wardrobe as well a stone tiled bathroom to include thermostatically controlled shower facilities. Upstairs provides two double bedrooms to either end of the property and a well-appointed twin access shower room with stone tilled walls and a thermostatically controlled shower. The landing area also provides further generous and handy storage space for the property.
The property also benefits PVCu double glazing, gas central heating and to the outside an enclosed rear garden providing a high level of privacy and a patio area in front of the sitting room. Gated access leads to the front and driveway parking for up to 3 cars. Low rendered pillared walls provide level access to the front entrance as well as steps up to the front entrance from the driveway.


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Adi Litia Qalirea Cakobau est une cheffe autochtone fidjienne.

Biographie
Elle est la deuxième des trois enfants de Ratu George Cakobau, gouverneur général des Fidji de 1973 à 1983 et Vunivalu (grand chef) de la confédération Kubuna, le plus important des titres coutumiers de l'archipel. Elle est ainsi l'arrière-arrière-petite-fille de Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau, premier et dernier roi autochtone des Fidji de 1871 à 1874.

Favorable aux idées du nationalisme ethnique autochtone et à l'institutionnalisation de l'autorité politique des chefs coutumiers, elle soutient le coup d'État militaire de 1987 et accepte les postes de ministre de la Culture et de ministre des Femmes dans le régime militaire qui en résulte.

De 2001 à 2006, elle est sénatrice, aux côtés de son frère cadet George, pour la majorité parlementaire ethno-nationaliste du Premier ministre Laisenia Qarase. En 2004, elle crée une controverse en déposant au Sénat une motion qui interdirait aux citoyens non-autochtones de se dire fidjiens. Elle affirme notamment que les citoyens d'ascendance indienne sont « des Indiens », et que l'usage du terme « Indo-Fidjiens » devrait être un délit car il « envahit » l'identité propre aux Fidjiens autochtones. En 2014, toutefois, elle soutient publiquement le parti Fidji d'abord qui encourage une identité nationale fidjienne par-delà les différences ethniques et qui a fait du mot « fidjien » le gentilé de tous les habitants du pays.

Elle meurt à son domicile à Lautoka le .

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Chef fidjien
Personnalité politique fidjienne
Décès en octobre 2019
Décès aux Fidji


New rail fares have been introduced by Irish Rail. Across the network the average rail fare has increased by 6%. But although these fare increases have been approved by the National Transport Authority, there are some strange faults in the fare structure when comparing different trips.
Twice the fare for the same distance travelled. For example a train journey from Sallins to Dublin will cost twice the price of the similar length trip between Maynooth town and Dublin.
This is stranger still when one considers that the Maynooth train brings the passenger straight into the heart of the City Centre. In contrast the Sallins train, remember twice the price, leaves the passenger at the edge of the City Centre in Heuston Station. See below and click to enlarge.
Try a different route to avoid the high fares. Sallins, unlike Maynooth, does not have a bus service to Dublin. This lack of competition might explain why the train tickets are so expensive. But all is not lost; if the traveller has a car there are options available. In fact for nearly half the price and the same travel time the passenger can drive 24.5km to one of Irish Rail's competitors, the LUAS park and ride at the City West, and travel into Dublin from there. As another alternative route option, the passenger could keep their business with Irish Rail and drive the 17.5km to Maynooth, park there, and take the train. Even allowing for the added petrol expense, although not wear and tear, this would be cheaper but it would take more time. See options in detail below, click to enlarge.
And the routes are mapped out below, again click to enlarge.
Looking at other commuter towns the same problems are apparent. For example, the route Laytown to Dublin experiences a similar price per kilometre travelled as Sallins. In my opinion the fares should be consistent across the rail network and not favour particular areas already served by comprehensive and cheap public transport options.
Click here for fare rates on the Irish rail website.
Hi Bjg. That really doesn't make sense either. A uniform and clear pricing structure is needed throughout the country.
There is free parking for the luas at City West Shopping Centre (under ground car park), plus you don't have to Newlands.
Hi Enda. That's a good point. I forget about the free parking there. That would make the LUAS option even more cost effective. Thanks. I will update the tables in the article.
Hi. I have been outraged be this price increase and have written to NTA asking why such huge increase. It has to do with Sallins being classified as an Express route as it is on the Cork route. I outlined good few wholes in their logic using the information from the report that is the basis for this change, but they didn't even care to address them. To me the only way to deal with this is to petition a change in Sallins designation. Or go with the alternatives outlined by you… I am up for a fight is anyone else is.


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Google Sky Launches Web-Based Version
By Kristen Nicole 2008-03-13 15:25:11 UTC
Google Earth has become a staple of its Maps product, with developments and updates coming out on a regular basis. The project has grown to include Google Mars, Google Sky, and Google Moon, and just as Google Earth went from a downloadable application to a web-accessible visual tool, so too will Google Sky, which used to be solely a portion of the Google Earth application. And Google won't let a little lawsuit stop it from developing its Google Sky efforts.
There's now a web-based version of Google Sky, which doesn't require a download and can be accessed directly through your browser window. There are a few new exploration features that come with the web-based version of Google Sky, including a search tool for browsing named objects in the sky, multiple optical sky surveys for switching views, and galleries that display images from Hubble and other telescopes.
One benefit of having a dynamic web-based version is that you won't have to rely on downloadable updates in order to get the latest information. Google Sky web version now lets you find current planet positions. Google Sky's new web version is available on all web browsers, and is being launched globally, in 26 localized languages.
Topics: Google, Social Media


with a legend underneath detailing the "cheife places in the citie".
showing the year of their foundation, and Elfred, the founder of Oxford.
The towns of Banbury, Chipping Norton, and Henley, famous for it's regatta, are also shown on this map.


Nature's calming effect has allowed my imagination to wander since I was a child.
I remember going on nature walks, running my fingers along the tree bark, blowing dandelion fluff and following butterflies as they flitted about. These paintings are about the freedom to express the natural world in a way that brings forth those feelings of peace, joy and discovery.


Let's celebrate life with Heart to Get Bohemian collection. Rings with some boho spirits. Create your own little Summer ring party with Bohemian collection elastic beads rings, you'll love it. You can wear as many rings as you always wanted. The Bohemian collection elastic beads rings come in a little box with a Boho print in it, without a message. Size of the rings: one size fits all. Available in silver.
Let the boho vibes come in with Bohemian collection rings! These boho rings complete your outfit. What is Heart to Get without a ring collection? Mix and match your favorite rings with a lot more Bohemian collection elastic beads rings, because you can't wear enough Heart to Get jewelry!


Part of the upcoming Hybrid Collection by Clarks Originals, where each design is to highlight a new twist on a timeless classic from Clarks Originals' archive, like the Desert Boots here. Screen printed in geometric graphics that Eley Kishimoto is famously known for, the limited collection is part of Clarks Originals' Spring/Summer 2013 Collection. Set to arrive in stores near you in the coming months.