High-end sunglass brands have built an industry around getting us to spend an extra hundred bucks for fancier plastic. But the helmets made by Smith Optics actually happen to be worth it. Instead of traditional EPS foam, the Rover uses the Koroyd honeycomb structure, whose energy-absorption properties are designed to reduce impact to the brain in a crash.
Until now, Smith's $220 Forefront was the least-expensive way to wrap this technology around your head. The Rover is priced at $120. Our size large weighs in at 380 grams, and for another $30 and a few more grams you can have a Rover with MIPS.
Smith's Rover offers up a lower-cost option for riders wanting a helmet with Koroyd paneling.
The new lid looks more traditional than the Forefront because most of it is more traditional. But a generous region along each front side of the helmet is filled with a Koroyd panel. The now heavily studied science of brain injury shows these regions are the most sensitive and most likely to suffer an impact, so we'll take it where we can get it.
The rest of the helmet is remarkably breathable and comfortable. Its large vents are fed by deep, cross-ventilating channels, and the retention mechanism can be adjusted especially low for a deep fit. The also-low-but-non-adjustable visor was our only complaint. If you value seeing the trail far ahead of you, the Rover looks pretty sleek visor-less.


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Implementing an Electronic Medical Records System-You Can Do It
by Sue Pondrom • January 1, 2007
Physician Support Essential
Another barrier to EMR usage is lack of support from practice physicians, according to a study by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) Center for Research, University of Minnesota School of Public Health. In addition to cost worries, some doctors are concerned about loss of productivity during the transition, whereas others are uncertain about the ability of physicians to use the technology.
Electronic Health Records: The National Perspective
Do Electronic Health Records Deserve to Get a Bad Rap?
Deadline Looms for ENTs to Put Electronic Health Records to Meaningful Use
Communicating with Patients and Staff via Electronic Office Communication Systems
The first step starts at the top, with buy-in among the practice leaders, Dr. Upchurch said. In today's business world, such a 'top-down' attitude may seem anachronistic, but the scale of an EMR's implementation and the emotional magnitude that can accompany it require steadfast direction from those who have made the decision.
D. Thomas Upchurch, MD
I purposely did not pick the product myself, Dr. Kuppersmith said. I made sure that every doctor-we had four at the time-looked at a variety of products and made the decision. There has to be buy-in from everybody or you end up in big trouble.
He added that people don't like to change. An EMR not only changes what the physician does, but also what most people in the office do.
Although physician buy-in may be more difficult in a larger practice, Ms. Eddy said that all 27 members (25 doctors and two physician assistants) of her practice came on board. You have to have 100 percent physician buy-in and intimate physician participation in the integration process. There has to be a designated implementation team that includes physicians, and is empowered and supported by the rest of the group.
Why Go to All the Trouble?
There are hundreds of EMR systems available. An excellent source that describes EMRs and what they do is BuyerZone.com (www.buyerzone.com/software/electronic-records/buyers_guide1.html ). This site and other references note the many advantages of EMRs: they reduce mistakes; replace paper patient charts with computer records; automatically capture each and every service; store physician notes, X-rays, prescriptions, and other medical information; remove time-consuming dictation and transcription; and seamlessly move data from the back office to the billing staff.
In written testimony about EMRs to the US House of Representatives in April 2006, Jack Price, Vice President of Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Analytics, said, Simple things such as replacing the bad handwriting of harried physicians move health care providers toward more accurate treatment of patients while reducing the time staff and pharmacists devote to dealing with drug interactions or prescribing issues.
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Brouilla  est une commune française située dans l'est du département des Pyrénées-Orientales, en région Occitanie. Sur le plan historique et culturel, la commune est dans le Roussillon, une ancienne province du royaume de France, qui a existé de 1659 jusqu'en 1790 et qui recouvrait les trois vigueries du Roussillon, du Conflent et de Cerdagne.

Exposée à un climat méditerranéen, elle est drainée par le Tech, le ruisseau du Dilouby et par deux autres cours d'eau. La commune possède un patrimoine naturel remarquable : un site Natura 2000 (« le Tech ») et deux zones naturelles d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique.

Brouilla est une commune rurale qui compte  en , après avoir connu une forte hausse de la population depuis 1962.  Elle fait partie de l'aire d'attraction de Perpignan. Ses habitants sont appelés les Brouillanencs ou  Brouillanencques.

Géographie

Localisation

La commune de Brouilla se trouve dans le département des Pyrénées-Orientales, en région Occitanie.

Elle se situe à  à vol d'oiseau de Perpignan, préfecture du département, à  de Céret, sous-préfecture, et à  de Thuir, bureau centralisateur du canton des Aspres dont dépend la commune depuis 2015 pour les élections départementales.
La commune fait en outre partie du bassin de vie de Saint-Cyprien.

Les communes les plus proches sont :
Ortaffa (), Banyuls-dels-Aspres (), Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines (), Saint-Jean-Lasseille (), Bages (), Villelongue-dels-Monts (), Palau-del-Vidre (), Montescot ().

Sur le plan historique et culturel, Brouilla fait partie de la région des Aspres. Compris entre les sillons de la Têt au nord et du Tech au sud, ce minuscule territoire roussillonnais tire son nom de la nature caillouteuse de ses sols.

Géologie et relief
La superficie de la commune est de . L'altitude varie entre .

La commune est classée en zone de sismicité 3, correspondant à une sismicité modérée.

Hydrographie

Climat
Le climat qui caractérise la commune est qualifié, en 2010, de « climat méditerranéen franc », selon la typologie des climats de la France qui compte alors huit grands types de climats en métropole. En 2020, la commune ressort du type « climat méditerranéen » dans la classification établie par Météo-France, qui ne compte désormais, en première approche, que cinq grands types de climats en métropole. Pour ce type de climat, les hivers sont doux et les étés chauds, avec un ensoleillement important et des vents violents fréquents.

Les paramètres climatiques qui ont permis d'établir la typologie de 2010 comportent six variables pour les températures et huit pour les précipitations, dont les valeurs correspondent à la normale 1971-2000. Les sept principales variables caractérisant la commune sont présentées dans l'encadré suivant.

Avec le changement climatique, ces variables ont évolué. Une étude réalisée en 2014 par la Direction générale de l'Énergie et du Climat complétée par des études régionales prévoit en effet que la  température moyenne devrait croître et la pluviométrie moyenne baisser, avec toutefois de fortes variations régionales. Ces changements peuvent être constatés sur la station météorologique de Météo-France la plus proche, « Tresserre », sur la commune de Tresserre, mise en service en 1983 et qui se trouve à  à vol d'oiseau, où la température moyenne annuelle est de  et la hauteur de précipitations de  pour la période 1981-2010.
Sur la station météorologique historique la plus proche, « Perpignan », sur la commune de Perpignan, mise en service en 1924 et à , la température moyenne annuelle évolue de  pour la période 1971-2000, à  pour 1981-2010, puis à  pour 1991-2020.

Milieux naturels et biodiversité

Réseau Natura 2000

Le réseau Natura 2000 est un réseau écologique européen de sites naturels d'intérêt écologique élaboré à partir des directives habitats et oiseaux, constitué de zones spéciales de conservation (ZSC) et de zones de protection spéciale (ZPS).
Un site Natura 2000 a été défini sur la commune au titre de la directive habitats : « le Tech », d'une superficie de , héberge le Barbeau méridional qui présente une très grande variabilité génétique dans tout le bassin versant du Tech. Le haut du bassin est en outre colonisé par le Desman des Pyrénées.

Zones naturelles d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique
L'inventaire des zones naturelles d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique (ZNIEFF) a pour objectif de réaliser une couverture des zones les plus intéressantes sur le plan écologique, essentiellement dans la perspective d'améliorer la connaissance du patrimoine naturel national et de fournir aux différents décideurs un outil d'aide à la prise en compte de l'environnement dans l'aménagement du territoire.
Une ZNIEFF de  est recensée sur la commune :
la « vallée du Tech de Céret à Ortaffa » (), couvrant  du département et une ZNIEFF de  :
la « rivière le Tech » (), couvrant  du département.

Urbanisme

Typologie
Brouilla est une commune rurale, car elle fait partie des communes peu ou très peu denses, au sens de la grille communale de densité de l'Insee.

Par ailleurs la commune fait partie de l'aire d'attraction de Perpignan, dont elle est une commune de la couronne. Cette aire, qui regroupe , est catégorisée dans les aires de  à moins de .

Occupation des sols

L'occupation des sols de la commune, telle qu'elle ressort de la base de données européenne d'occupation biophysique des sols Corine Land Cover (CLC), est marquée par l'importance des territoires agricoles (84,7 % en 2018), néanmoins en diminution par rapport à 1990 (87,1 %). La répartition détaillée en 2018 est la suivante :
cultures permanentes (64,2 %), zones agricoles hétérogènes (19,3 %), forêts (7,7 %), zones urbanisées (7,6 %), terres arables (1,2 %).

L'IGN met par ailleurs à disposition un outil en ligne permettant de comparer l'évolution dans le temps de l'occupation des sols de la commune (ou de territoires à des échelles différentes). Plusieurs époques sont accessibles sous forme de cartes ou photos aériennes : la carte de Cassini (), la carte d'état-major (1820-1866) et la période actuelle (1950 à aujourd'hui).

Voies de communication et transports

La ligne 572 du réseau régional liO relie la commune à la gare de Perpignan depuis Banyuls-dels-Aspres, et la ligne 573 relie également la commune à la gare de Perpignan.

Risques majeurs
Le territoire de la commune de Brouilla est vulnérable à différents aléas naturels : inondations, climatiques (grand froid ou canicule), mouvements de terrains et séisme (sismicité modérée). Il est également exposé à un risque technologique,  le transport de matières dangereuses.

Risques naturels
Certaines parties du territoire communal sont susceptibles d'être affectées par le risque d'inondation par crue torrentielle de cours d'eau du bassin du Tech.

Les mouvements de terrains susceptibles de se produire sur la commune sont soit des mouvements liés au retrait-gonflement des argiles, soit des glissements de terrains. Une cartographie nationale de l'aléa retrait-gonflement des argiles permet de connaître les sols argileux ou marneux susceptibles vis-à-vis de ce phénomène.

Ces risques naturels sont pris en compte dans l'aménagement du territoire de la commune par le biais d'un plan de prévention des risques inondations et mouvements de terrains.

Risques technologiques

Le risque de transport de matières dangereuses sur la commune est lié à sa traversée par une infrastructure ferroviaire. Un accident se produisant sur de telles infrastructures est en effet susceptible d'avoir des effets graves au bâti ou aux personnes jusqu'à , selon la nature du matériau transporté. Des dispositions d'urbanisme peuvent être préconisées en conséquence.

Toponymie
En catalan, le nom de la commune est .

Les premières mentions du nom sont Brulianum en 944, Ebrullianum en 981, Brulliano en 1271.

Histoire

Politique et administration

Canton
En 1790, la commune de Brouilla est incluse dans le canton d'Elne. Elle est rattachée en 1801 au canton de Thuir, qu'elle ne quitte plus par la suite.

À compter des élections départementales de 2015, la commune est incluse dans le nouveau canton des Aspres.

Administration municipale

Tendances politiques et résultats

Liste des maires

Population et société

Démographie ancienne
La population est exprimée en nombre de feux (f) ou d'habitants (H).

Démographie contemporaine

Enseignement

Manifestations culturelles et festivités
 Fête patronale : 15 août ;
 Fête communale :  de mai.

Santé

Sports

Économie

Revenus
En 2018, la commune compte  fiscaux, regroupant . La médiane du revenu disponible par unité de consommation est de  ( dans le département).

Emploi

En 2018, la population âgée de  s'élève à , parmi lesquelles on compte 80,5 % d'actifs (69,7 % ayant un emploi et 10,8 % de chômeurs) et 19,5 % d'inactifs. En  2018, le taux de chômage communal (au sens du recensement) des  est inférieur à celui du département, mais supérieur à celui de la France, alors qu'en 2008 il était supérieur à celui du département.

La commune fait partie de la couronne de l'aire d'attraction de Perpignan, du fait qu'au moins 15 % des actifs travaillent dans le pôle. Elle compte  en 2018, contre 126 en 2013 et 123 en 2008. Le nombre d'actifs ayant un emploi résidant dans la commune est de 606, soit un indicateur de concentration d'emploi de 20,6 % et un taux d'activité parmi les 15 ans ou plus de 59,4 %.

Sur ces 606 actifs de 15 ans ou plus ayant un emploi, 70 travaillent dans la commune, soit 12 % des habitants. Pour se rendre au travail, 91,5 % des habitants utilisent un véhicule personnel ou de fonction à quatre roues, 1,7 % les transports en commun, 3,8 % s'y rendent en deux-roues, à vélo ou à pied et 3,1 % n'ont pas besoin de transport (travail au domicile).

Activités hors agriculture

Secteurs d'activités
177 établissements sont implantés  à Brouilla au . Le tableau ci-dessous en détaille le nombre par secteur d'activité et compare les ratios avec ceux du département.

Le secteur de l'industrie manufacturière, des industries extractives et autres est prépondérant sur la commune puisqu'il représente 59,9 % du nombre total d'établissements de la commune (106 sur les 177 entreprises implantées  à Brouilla), contre 8,7 % au niveau départemental.

Entreprises et commerces
Les trois entreprises ayant leur siège social sur le territoire communal qui génèrent le plus de chiffre d'affaires en 2020 sont :
 Jean Negre, activités de soutien aux cultures ()
 L'asmourzade, débits de boissons ()
 Albutaxi, transports de voyageurs par taxis ()

Agriculture
La commune est dans la « plaine du Roussilon », une petite région agricole occupant la bande cotière et une grande partie centrale du département des Pyrénées-Orientales. En 2020, l'orientation technico-économique de l'agriculture  sur la commune est la culture de fruits ou d'autres cultures permanentes.

Le nombre d'exploitations agricoles en activité et ayant leur siège dans la commune est passé de 55 lors du recensement agricole de 1988  à 28 en 2000 puis à 20 en 2010 et enfin à 16 en 2020, soit une baisse de 71 % en 32 ans. Le même mouvement est observé à l'échelle du département qui a perdu pendant cette période 73 % de ses exploitations. La surface agricole utilisée sur la commune a également diminué, passant de  en 1988 à  en 2020. Parallèlement la surface agricole utilisée moyenne par exploitation a augmenté, passant de 6 à .

Culture locale et patrimoine

Monuments et lieux touristiques
 Église Sainte-Marie de Brouilla : église du , avec son portail roman en marbre blanc de Céret. L'édifice a été classé au titre des monuments historiques en 1972.
Église Saint-Jean de Brouilla.
Chapelle de Darnac.
 Il ne reste rien de l'ancien château, mentionné en 1271 (castrum de Brulliano).
 Gare de Brouilla, fermée au service ferroviaire elle dispose toujours du bâtiment construit par la Compagnie du Midi en 1889.

Personnalités liées à la commune

Héraldique

Voir aussi

Bibliographie

Articles connexes
 Liste des communes des Pyrénées-Orientales
 Liste des anciennes communes des Pyrénées-Orientales

Liens externes

 Brouilla sur le site de l'Institut géographique national

Notes et références

Notes et cartes
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 Cartes

Références

Site de l'Insee

Autres sources

Commune dans les Pyrénées-Orientales
Commune dans l'arrondissement de Céret
Aire urbaine de Perpignan
Aire d'attraction de Perpignan

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Quick hits: Brandon Brooks
Name: Brandon BrooksPosition: GuardCollege: Miami (Ohio)Hometown: Milwaukee, WITemperature in Milwaukee today: 71Temperature in Houston today: 96 (feels like 102)
What was your first impression of Houston?: "First and foremost, if anything it's the heat. Coming down here from Wisconsin, it's like 50 degrees hotter and a lot more humid. Also to go along with that, everything's bigger is Texas. The Southern hospitality, all that stuff. All of it's true."
Do you have a morning routine before training camp?: "I like to get here early, probably about 6:15, 6:20 and just take my time and relax. Slowly get my mind right and prepared before practice."
What songs are you embarrassed to admit are on your iPod?: "I don't know, I have a lot of slow songs, I guess. Boyz II Men, got the new Justin Timberlake album. I'm a big supporter of Justin Timberlake."
Italian or Mexican food? "Mexican. Mexican for sure."
Unique fact about himself: "I like to read a lot. That's a fun fact."


Freedom. What a dense word, no? We throw it around so casually almost every day, but I often don't stop to think how complex it really is and just how dependent our understanding of it is on what we are living in a particular moment in time.
Some days I wake and feel I can be all I want to be, free to do as I choose with this life. Other days, I rise from bed and feel suffocated, like an animal in a cage. So much is out of my control, from the food I can eat to the shelter I can occupy to the land on which I am allowed to step.
To even begin discussing freedom, we must discuss independence. How can I be free if I cannot independently gain access to the basic necessities of life? One may say this freedom comes from our work. We earn money and use it to do as we please. Sometimes I feel this, other times this path to freedom makes my life feel structured and rigid.
From this confusion I found this thought: to be free is to be free from this question, to not have to think about it. Freedom escapes a definition with words. In its purest form, it can only be felt with something more precise. Love is very similar. Both love and freedom are transcendent states that connect you to another reality. When you're in it, you don't question what it means, you simply live it and bask in its glory. Questioning if you are in love, if you are free, in many ways is direct proof you are not.
So by posing this question, I was in many ways professing my own feeling of being trapped. To me, freedom manifests itself as freedom from thought. When we think about something, we are removing ourselves from that experience, for thought is delayed. To put a twist on a famous saying, I think therefore I am, but I think about therefore I am not.
However, I started answering this by saying there are moments when I do feel free. On many occasions I have experienced this level of present moment awareness required to feel larger-than-life states such as freedom, love and compassion.
We must remember, though, that it requires work to reach this state. Liberating ourselves from ourselves requires dedication, commitment, discipline and many other strengths we have but often aren't sure how to use. This confusion is largely because we, as humans, are imperfect. We make mistakes, do irrational things, get distracted easily, follow impulses and ignore instincts. These imperfections make it difficult to get where we want to go. This is often why I think I consider there to be limitations to my freedom. I have felt it and know it exists, but my imperfections make it extremely hard to attain.
Why do I live the way I live?
In many ways, I have answered both questions at once. Being imperfect is what makes life interesting and is what gives color to our experience. Things would be too easy and too boring if we just always had them. I may lament what I feel to be a lack of freedom, but as I said earlier, freedom is totally moment-dependent, for almost every instance where I feel trapped, there is another moment where I can grab the helm and set my course in whichever direction I choose.
This flip-flopping between freedom and containment is gut-wrenching. However, it is also invigorating, for knowing I am the only obstacle to my freedom, and knowing what is at stake for overcoming this gives life meaning more than any other pursuit. In this sense, living this quest to overcome the imperfections blocking my freedom is why I live the way I live.
This is just my version of how to answer these questions, and every answer is going to be just that—its own unique version. That's the beauty of reflecting like this. There is no wrong answer, and each thought adds something new to our understanding of what it means to be human.
This is the heart of this project; to create a space to swap stories, experiences, reactions and whatever else we feel like sharing. Doing this will allow us to get little snippets of each others' lives so that we can begin the long process of understanding each other a little better, a vital first step in coexisting on this planet.
So, if you have something you'd like to share, send it in to: thetimehascome.bethechange@gmail.com, or simply comment below. You can answer these questions, or you can simply share a meaningful experience. It could be a funny story, a happy memory or a sad reflection. Whatever it is, we'll be listening.
Looking forward to hearing what you have to say. As always, if you found this to be thought-provoking or remotely interesting, share it with others and let the discussion begin.


a Godparent and guardian of the Church by pledging to its Consecration!
As members of St. Demetrios, the fullness of the Church is manifested through the expansion of a vibrant spiritual life, the creation of ministries that are responsive to the needs of the faithful, and programs that enrich the mind, body, and soul. We invite you to participate in this once in a lifetime holy event of our community.
We invite each and every one of our faithful members and friends to be a Godparent of St. Demetrios by consecrating ourselves and one another and our whole life unto Christ our God, through prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
Together, we will walk towards Holy Consecration, following the Saints, and His Eminence around a perimeter that will forever receive God's holy love. We invite you to participate in the special ceremony by becoming a Godparent of Saint Demetrios. The funds donated for consecration are dedicated to the expenses of the Holy Consecration as well as the necessary parish improvements.
Join us today as a Saint Demetrios Godparent, to help us honor God and Saint Demetrios' forefathers as we build upon the foundation that Christ built for the many generation to come.


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Arsenal send scouts to watch exciting Atalanta man Gianluca Mancini
According to TransferMarketWeb, Arsenal have sent scouts to observe Atalanta's Gianluca Mancini after a string of impressive performances.
The Italian has been a revelation for the Serie A outfit this season; scoring and stopping goals with equal effect, the big centre-half has bagged three in seven starts and also chalked up an assist to help his side to eighth in the standings.
Meanwhile, Unai Emery's start at Arsenal has seen the London club take 24 points from 12 games so far as they challenge for a tightly contested top-four spot, but the old problems at the Emirates under Arsene Wenger are rearing their ugly heads.
The Gunners still look vulnerable at the back as they have been hit with injuries and seen the likes of Shkodran Mustafi experience dips in form, and therefore the 2004 Premier League champions have been linked with a number of defensive targets in recent weeks – the latest of which being Mancini.
But what will the number 23 bring in red and white?
Behemoth in both boxes
At 6ft 3in tall, the 22-year-old is a force to be reckoned with in the air and is a magnet to the ball in both boxes.
WhoScored lists his aerial duels as 'very strong' and his tackling as 'strong', also, and this is backed up by the numbers behind his game – the former Fiorentina man wins 2.9 balls in the air per game.
Adept at playing out from the back, the big man has an average passing success rate of 84.4% – an attribute nigh-on essential to featuring in an Arsenal back four, as the club are renowned for their fluid, possession-based style. Also capable of stepping out from the back to pick off a forward pass, the left-footer completes 1.4 interceptions per game (WhoScored).
Valued at just £1.8m by Transfermarkt, it is likely that Emery would have to stump up a fair bit more than that to acquire the player.


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Q: SQL DataTable not returning SQL DataSet values C# I am trying to import an XML file to SQL table using C#. The problem is that the SQL DataSet is returning a value but for some reason it is not putting the values into the SQL DataTable. Here is my code:
using(SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(connString))
{
     ds.ReadXml(Server.MapPath("~/state.xml"));
     DataTable dt = new DataTable();

     dt = ds.Tables["state"];
     con.Open();

     using(SqlBulkCopy bc = new SqlBulkCopy(con))
     {
           bc.DestinationTableName = "StateIncorporated";
           bc.ColumnMappings.Add("name", "State");
           bc.ColumnMappings.Add("abbreviation", "Abbreviation");
           bc.ColumnMappings.Add("country_id", "Country_ID");
           bc.WriteToServer(dt);
     }
}

I have used this same exact code about a couple hours ago with another XML file and it worked perfectly. This new XML file is written the same way as the one before it. When I debug in Visual Studio and I check the values in the DataSet, it is correct. So everything is correct yet not working and it is frustrating. Any help is much appreciated.

A: ds.ReadXML(Server.MapPath("~state.xml"), XmlReadMode.InferSchema);
dt = ds.Tables[0];

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We dedicate this International Snow Leopard Day 2017 to Community. Most importantly, to the communities who are on the front lines of snow leopard conservation in Central Asia. But also to our own community here in Boyes Hot Springs where the Snow Leopard Conservancy is based. We are so grateful that our small office, our home, and indeed the whole neighborhood were saved from the wildfire inferno this past two weeks. We grieve with our larger community for what was lost, more than 5,700 homes and businesses. Not to diminish the human toll, our thoughts go out to our Sonoma County bio-community, the magnificent Manzanita chaparral, the venerable oaks, bay laurel, and big leaf maple, the birds, black bears, and bobcats, deer, squirrels, and skunks, raccoons, foxes, coyotes, and mountain lions—the toll on our wild spirits and wild places remains unknown. We celebrate the signs of hope where we know there are unburned patches that would serve as refuge, and in this little burrowing owl who emerged from burned grassland in southern Sonoma County, photographed by Don Brubaker, USFWS – Refuges. Thanks to all of you who sent us words of encouragement and support…..Dr. Rodney Jackson and the Snow Leopard Conservancy Team.


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What's In Season: Fava Beans
A Favorite Ingredient in Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Asian and South American Cuisines
Sources: Field Guide to Produce by Aliza Green; On Food and Cooking by Harold McGee
Fava beans are one of summer's best treats. They start appearing in our produce stores in late spring and last through most of the summer and peak in July. The beans grow inside large, light green pods that are usually 8 to 10 inches in length. The pods themselves are lined with a fuzzy, spongy material that protects the beans, keeping them tender. Besides the pods, the beans also have a thick, outer skin that must be removed before the bean is eaten.
A lot of work just for a little bean? Yes, but they're so worth it. Their flavor is delicate, a little nutty, slightly bitter, yet fresh. Unlike a lima bean that can be starchy, a fava bean is very tender and adds beautiful color and texture to salads and when mixed with other ingredients.
Fava beans are eaten in Europe, along the Mediterranean, in the Middle East, in Asia and South America. Oddly, they've not had the same popularity here, perhaps because of the labor needed to get to the tender, inner bean. But every season more home cooks buy and cook with fava beans, encouraging our produce stores to sell them.
How to Buy Fava Beans
While most markets here call them fava beans, they're also known as broad beans, Windsor beans, English beans, horse beans and pigeon beans. Whatever they're called, look for shiny firm pods that feel heavier than they look. This is a sign that the pod is full of beans. Bigger isn't necessarily better, but don't buy pods that are too small because the beans inside will be small as well. When you get the pods home, keep them in a plastic bag and refrigerated until you use them, which is best to do in a few days.
The ratio of beans to pod can be low which means you may need to buy 2 pounds of fava bean pods in order to end up with 1 cup of peeled beans.
Prepping and Peeling
Pull on the stem of the pod and pull to open like a zipper. If a pod doesn't open easily, just use a paring knife, slit the bean pod entirely open, exposing the spongy insides and the beans.
Remove the beans and discard the pods.
In a pot of salted boiling water, blanch the beans for 2 minutes.
With a slotted spoon, remove the beans from the hot water and immediately plunge into a bowl filled with iced water. This stops the cooking and makes the beans cool enough to handle.
With your fingers, and helped with the tip of a paring knife if necessary, slip the outer skin off of each bean, revealing the inner bright green fava. Discard the outer skin.
How to Cook With and Eat Fava Beans
Once the beans have been blanched and peeled, they are cooked and tender enough to eat. Without any further cooking, the beans can, at this point, be combined with other vegetables or added to a salad.
There are many ways to cook with and eat fava beans. For example:
Eat with only a sprinkle of olive oil, lemon juice and sea salt and maybe a slight touch of hot pepper flakes.
Added to a farro or other whole grain or pasta salad.
In a salad with other green summer vegetables, such as asparagus and baby arugula.
Combined with rice, couscous or orzo or added to a summer vegetable risotto.
Add to sautéed scallops or shrimp.
Pureed into a dip with lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil -- a dish called ful medames in Egypt.
Sprinkled on top of pieces of toasted bread spread with ricotta or pieces of oil-packed tuna to make a crostini.
Tossed with pasta and shavings of pecorino cheese.
Serve with a sprinkle of sea salt alongside an antipasto of salami, cheese and sliced tomato.
A Health Note
There is a rare condition called favism which is an allergic reaction some people of Mediterranean descent have to eating raw fava beans or breathing the pollen of a fava bean plant. People who are taking certain medications, including MAOI inhibitors, are also advised to not eat fava beans because the beans are rich in tyramine. Consult your doctor.
On the other hand, the beans also are rich in L-dopa, a substance used in treating Parkinson's disease and some say, in boosting libido. Again, consult your doctor.
As to nutrition -- fava beans have no cholesterol but lots of protein, are high in fiber, iron and calcium, are low in fat, and probably fit the criteria for being a super food. A cup of shelled and peeled fava beans contains 512 calories, not a low number but remember that they are rich in protein, they are small, and we usually eat them in small quantities, not by the cup.
Fava Bean as Punchline
Since I don't like scary movies, I refused to see "Silence of the Lambs." So I'm relieved to say that the association of fava beans with liver and Chianti does not give me bad dreams at night.
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There really are a variety of available processes for representing the pharmacokinetics of the drug. No, not the canned meat variety - spam is much like the junk mail that you receive inside the mail box, just in the electronic form. An impartial pharmacy near by accepts prescription and through-the-counter orders and delivers them discretely to our office.
At the age of 18, her brother married one with the children of an existing bookstore owner in Manila; hence, she was capable of land a job as a salesgirl a single of its stalls. Leading pharmacies are licensed and certified and you also get affordable prices, privacy, medical information and convenience whenever you shop. Just like brand products, these prescription medication is thoroughly reviewed with the FDA.
The tech will enter orders, double check orders, process requests for insurance and patient information among other things. This is the place a large amount of problems are encountered yet it's important to remember it is almost always never the pharmacy's fault a claim may be rejected. Meadow's Pharmacy is also a great shopping spot year-round.
Most patients were paying good money for their insurance and were often upset when their prescriptions required a $50 co-pay, or they had not met their $4,000 deductable and must pay the entire cost out-of-pocket. In Oklahoma, pharmacists are forced to obtain a valid photo identification before dispensing any controlled, dangerous substance. Instead, I simply copied the web link and pasted it into my browser window, and invented exactly what I knew I would- another "Canadian Pharmacy" web site.
This sort of offerings is shown on the second site the POI Directory. Using these details, after this you carefully craft a sales presentation. In addition to holding you back hydrated you'll be able to use h2o for other things.


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An Honored Warrior Woman
Terrance Guardipee Depicts an Honored Warrior Woman
In the Homelands of the Blackfeet Indian Tribe lies the Backbone of the World. Travel the Going to the Sun Road, and you've entered the sacred landscape called Badger-Two Medicine. We might know it as Glacier National Park in Montana. Each peak, waterfall, hidden valley has an Indigenous name and particular significance. One such beautiful valley and waterfall honors a great Blackfeet woman. Her warrior society and leader name was Running Eagle.
Brown Weasel-Running Eagle, born in the early 1700's in the heartland of the Amskapi-Pikuni, became one of the most famous women in Blackfeet history. As a young girl, she asked her father for a bow and arrow and to teach her to hunt bison. During one such hunt, an enemy war party injured her father and killed his horse. Brown Weasel turned back, picked up her father and escaped, considered one of the bravest deeds a warrior could perform; facing the enemy and rescuing a person left behind.
Later, the death of her parents made her the head of the family lodge, and Brown Weasel knew she must take full responsibility for her brothers and sisters. She became one of the few women who participated in war parties, protecting horses from raiders and bison hunts. Her bravery in the face of newly-arrived guns in the hands of her tribal enemies, her success as a hunter gained her deep respect and honor. Her name was granted as Running Eagle, a name carried by several famous warriors before her. She was a member of the War Bonnet and Crazy Dog Society. Alas, Running Eagle was killed at age 27, struck down by Flathead warriors during a raid over the Continental Divide. Her place of vision quest and final burial is named for her, and considered a holy place for Blackfeet.
Award winning Blackfeet Ledger Painter Terrance Guardipee records this leader in traditional pictorial fashion; instead of buffalo hide, he uses antique ledger papers.
When tribal members became prisoners of war, and the buffalo were killed to near-extinction, a few storytellers and keepers of the history of the Plains Peoples persevered with the narratives. They were granted old ledger paper--pages from role books, trading posts, bank accounts or mining records-- crayons or charcoal. The evolution of this art form of historical and cultural documentation was revived in the 1990's and now still continues--a glimpse of the past into the present, "back to life and shining."
Terrance uses spiritual images, correct symbolism, and depicts his tribe's and family's history with pride and gratitude. In these two pieces at Raven Makes Gallery, Terrance depicts Running Eagle as a member of the War Bonnet Society, and as the Leader of the Crazy Dog Society.


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According to a new press release from Square Enix, Dissidia Final Fantasy NT pits heroes and villains from the Final Fantasy universe against each other in 3-on-3 team battles. The game is set to arrive on PlayStation 4 in North America on January 30th, 2018. Here's the latest tutorial video they've released for the game:
If you are planning to preorder the game, you have multiple options open to you. The most rewarding, but very expensive option is the Ultimate Collector's Edition, which will set you back nearly $200 with its price tag of $189.99. You can only pre-order this edition from the Square Enix Online Store. It comes with all of the following goodies:
Warrior of Light bust figure (8.25" tall)
Official soundtrack with 15 tracks selected from the DISSIDIA series and newly recorded music
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Season Pass that gives access to six new playable characters and content post launch
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Collector's Box featuring legendary FINAL FANTASY characters
For players who don't want the Ultimate Collector's Edition, or simply aren't willing to shell out quite that much, there are a few other options. The other physical option is the Steelbook Brawler Edition. You can pick up this edition at participating retailers when the game launches in January.
With this edition, the game comes in a steelbook case adorned with one of three sets of iconic heroes and villains from the Final Fantasy universe. Which design will be on your steelbook case is random, so you won't know which one you got until you pick up the game from the retailer at launch. Here is a picture of all three designs:
If you're looking to pick up Dissidia Final Fantasy NT in digital format, then you have two options. The basic option is the Digital Edition, which will sell for a price of $59.99. The fancier Digital Deluxe Edition will sell for $84.99. You can get both in the PlayStation Store and they both come with a mini soundtrack featuring five songs, as well as the 'Nameless Warrior' character skin for Warrior of Light. The Digital Deluxe Edition adds in the season pass for DLC, as well.
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With more than a million visitors a year, St. John's population is hundreds of times greater than the number of residents. Tourism is good news economically but there are consequences to being a "Tropical Paradise." Solid waste is a major threat to the VI National Park and the island as a whole. The absence of an island-wide recycling program and the significant cost of trash disposal have long been issues that endanger St. John's fragile eco systems.
In order to create awareness and community commitment toward a solution, Eco Serendib agreed to match donations toward the Preserve St. John recycling efforts established by IGLA (Island Green Living Association) in partnership with the St. John Community Foundation. In honor of Earth Day 2015, the villa contributed a total of $25,000 to the fund, matching $20,000 in community donations plus providing a $5,000 bonus. The first step was the purchase an aluminum can crusher. The can crusher uses 59,000 lbs. of compaction force to crush 600 cans at a time and provides a vital start to recycling St. John's waste. Once operational, the income from the aluminum will help fund the program including logistical and operational systems to collect refuse, and IGLA will then start recycling plastic, paper and glass.


The Victoria Junior A coaching staff and players will be hosting a two day Bantam/Midget Camp in January 2018.
This camp will help all Bantam and Midget players get the rust off their sticks and prepare themselves for the upcoming Midget Assessments with their respective associations.
The camp will be run by this years coaching staff and players, and some members of the Shamrocks Senior Lacrosse team. Learn from the best and improve all aspects of your game.
Please email to register. Space is limited and registrations will be on a first come first served basis.


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A must for the mb750s. Doesnt hurt to have an extra pair on hand either!
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The venue was chosen to provide the best possible setting for such an event. No other show could have the unique advantage of taking place at the most famous and historical shooting grounds in the world.
For those who knew Bisley, it had its' own special atmosphere.
With plenty of parking and ease of access for exhibitors, public and less able bodied persons, the show venue offered everything an organizer or visitor could hope for. Food & drink was available in the form of breakfast, lunch and even a licensed bar.
The initial reaction has been constantly echoed over the years as more & more people discovered the event.
The Bisley Antique & Classic Arms Fair was, until its' sad demise, a showcase for a complete range of items to suit every level of interest brought to Bisley by the UK's top dealers.
It is with great regret that we announce that our October show has been cancelled and there will be no future ones.
Although we had known that the lease on the Bisley Pavilion was to end in 2017 we had been told that our October date was safe and on that basis planned for it.
On Tuesday 12th April we had an urgent meeting with the CEO and Operations Manager of the NRA to discuss the future.
As a result of the meeting we have reluctantly decided that it would not be possible to continue with the Bisley Antique and Classic Arms Fairs in the same way as we have successfully for the last twenty one years.
All good things must come to a close, and we would rather leave now with, we hope, happy memories for our exhibitors and visitors. Thank you all for your support, and for making the Bisley Antiques and Classic Arms Fairs a unique experience.
HE WAS A NOTED ECCENTRIC WHO, ON INHERITING A FORTUNE, SPENT IT ON HIS FAVORITE OCCUPATIONS OF SHOOTING & COLLECTING CURIOSITIES.
UNFORTUNATELY FOR HIM, HIS COLLECTION WAS BY THE STANDARDS OF THE TIME, JUNK, THOUGH IT IS POSSIBLE THAT NOW WE WOULD FIND VALUE IN IT, & HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND BUYERS WHEN HE TRIED TO LIQUIDATE IT.
EVENTUALLY HE WAS IMPRISONED FOR DEBT, DYING IN GAOL.
Just to let you know, this is a website is simply a tribute to those who worked on the original Bisley Classic Arms Fair – sadly now no more.


It's hard to believe we're approaching Labor Day weekend here in the U.S. — the unofficial "end" of summer — but alas, here we are, with another recap of the month's top Google news items.
Larry Page, CEO of Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc., has been formally invited by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to testify at a September hearing on foreign influence on social media.
Should Page accept, he will testify alongside Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on the topic.
This visit to Washington, D.C. is the latest for many Silicon Valley executives over the past year, especially since it was discovered that social media sites were weaponized by Russian actors to spread misinformation and influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Since then, Facebook has uncovered similar election interference activity on its site — and all three companies (Google, Twitter, and Facebook) recently purged several accounts from their sites after discovering coordinated misinformation campaigns based in Iran.
Earlier this month, The Verge reported that Google is likely to release the latest generations of its Pixel smartphones — the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL — and that it's rumored to do so a major press event this fall.
The official product announcement, it's speculated, will take place on October 9 in New York.
But for reasons unknown, the Pixel 3 XL has been plagued with leaks ranging from product photos to an official "unboxing" video.
Earlier this week, Google announced a number of updates to its Cloud Text-to-Speech and Speech-to-Text technologies — namely, that its WaveNet machine learning capabilities can now translate written text to spoken work 17 new (less robotic-sounding) voices, as well as new languages.
Another update: the ability of users to optimize the audio output for wherever it'll be played — like speakers or headphones.
Want to take it for a spin? You can do so right here.
Google Assistant has a new skill — and it's sharing news that's a bit more, well, feel-good than some recent dominating headlines.
See you next month, and until then — have a fabulous rest of the summer.


I'm sorry you missed the cozy event, but if you had to miss one of them, I'm glad it wasn't one of your grandkids' concerts! I hope you're able to rest up this week, and that you have a good week.
Sorry you missed your author event but at least you managed the others!
You had a full week, even without attending the author event. I am sad you didn't get to go to that one, as I love hearing about author events, and this is an author that is new to me.
Enjoy all these wonderful mysteries.
The high school where I grew up hasn't changed that much either. They did add on, but some of the old parts of the building still look like they did 30 years ago. Sorry you missed the one event, but were able to go to all the others.
A shame to miss the author event, but I'm glad you enjoyed your grandchildren's concerts. I hope you are feeling better.


I wish there was a way to convert multi currency into one home currency to square off debits.
Currency change - this will simply change the currency on ALL your bills/expenses to a desired currency. For example if you have an expense between 3 friends for USD 100 and you use this feature, the bill amount will simply change it to EUR 100. This feature is useful for cases where you or your friend made a mistake while setting the currency earlier and now simply want to correct that mistake.
To use this feature, simply click on your name on the top right on our website and navigate to the 'Your account' section. Here, you'll find an option to 'Set all bills to EUR' in the 'Advanced' section at the bottom. This feature is free to use for all Splitwise users.
Do note that this change is IRREVERSIBLE. Once you choose to change your currency, there is no way to revert it should you change your mind later.
Currency conversion – In general, Splitwise keeps your balance in each currency separate (e.g. "You owe $12.45 and you are owed £8.72"). However, Splitwise Pro includes the ability to do currency conversion via our website. In one click, you can convert all your transactions with a given friend or group using the current market exchange rate.
To do so, just click on a friend or group in the left sidebar, then click the settings icon at the top of the right sidebar. If you have any transactions with your friend/group that are not already in your default currency, you should see a button to convert all transactions to your default currency. This will update all past expenses to use the new currency.
Please note that if you add additional expenses in the future, those expenses will not be automatically converted – you'll need to come back and click the "Convert" button again, and then those items will be converted at the current exchange rate.
Can you add a feature to Close a Group instead of deleting it?
All participants have to be Settled up to close a group. People cannot add expenses to a closed group. Show these groups is a separate section. It will help keep the history of groups.
Update: Android now also hides groups that have been settled for more than 40 days.
While we don't have plans for implementing a feature to close a group, we do have a feature on the web and iOS (coming soon to Android) where we hide groups and friends that have been settled up for more than a month automatically from your summary view.
This is already available on all three platforms – on Android under the menu, and on iPhone on the "more" button, and on the web in the charts tab.
When working in big groups and specially with some people in the group who you do not know too well, it would be good to have a option where in while entering the amount there is an upload bill option. With this all people in the group can see where the money was spent and is the claim genuine.
This feature is already available on both iOS and Android.
While adding a bill, look for a camera icon or receipt option, this allows you to take a picture of the bill and attach it along with the transaction. This picture is then permanently recorded with the expense, and is available to all users involved in the expense.
Please introduce a way to view total spend - individually, within the group and in total. Currently the app does not help track expenses.
A basic version of this feature ("View group totals") is now on all platforms: iPhone, Android, and web! You can also analyze more details group totals by exporting your group expenses to a spreadsheet, which is also available on all platforms.
We hope to keep improving this feature over time, so feel free to make suggestions below. Thanks!
Update: this is now available on iPhone. To enable, go to the Me tab and click on Passcode. Once you've added a passcode, you will be able to use Touch ID or the passcode to unlock the app.
Yep, great idea, it's on our list of cool things we'd love to do :) Thanks for submitting.
We now have totals available for groups on all three platforms.
To see how money was spent and make critical reviews.
Update: This is now available on iPhone and Android!
We hear you loud and clear! Spreadsheet export will soon be available on iPhone, and a bit later on Android.
In All expenses field we can see the expenses for the month but it doesn't have the total expenses.
Instead of manual calculation if you could provide total expenses for every month then it would be great!
This is now available on all of our platforms!
If you have debts in multiple currencies you can't see how much you owe if the debt go beyond two lines. You also cannot chose what order you want to settle up currencies. This is inconvenient.
Both mobile platforms should now display balances in multiple currencies more completely and should show more options when settling up to handle these cases.
It would be very simple if the login form had the 1Password integration, this way, users who believe in strong passwords can login conveniently.
Update: this is now available on iOS!
Thanks for the suggestion – I can definitely see how this would be useful! I'll add this to our list of possible improvements on iOS.
I couldn't find Whiteboard option in Android App.
It it is there, kindly guide me to it.
Whiteboard is now available in both our Android and iPhone apps!
Android: tap the menu icon in the top right corner of your group page.
I need to be able to export group balances to email directly to everyone via email since not everyone can pay via Paypal. I can do screen grabs, but it'd be easier to have a table to copy and paste or an easy export feature.
Hi Greg, Have you tried clicking on "View printable summary" on our website? It will appear in the month header on every group. I don't think we have this feature for mobile apps yet, but it does exist in some form. I hope this helps!
Sometimes I EARN money, and I owe that money to my 3 roommates.
A bill is when they OWE ME money. A Reverse bill is when I OWE THEM money.
You can solve this by letting us do a negative amount for a bill. Thanks!
We'd love to add this kind of bill to our mobile apps as well, but it's not on the roadmap yet. Apologies for the inconvenience!
Hope that helps! Let us know if you encounter any bugs, or if you have any other suggestions.
In a large group, it is difficult to see which transactions you paid for. You need to scroll back through all the transactions to find the specific transaction you are looking for, and even this doesn't quite solve the use case. It would be nice to select a user to see all the transactions he/she recorded (or, optionally, were involved in).
This is now available in Splitwise Pro. You can sign up for Pro from your Account Settings page on the web.
Thanks for using Splitwise and have a great day!


Southfield (CW50) – This week on STREET BEAT, our host Amyre Makupson sits down with CEO and Pastor Kent W. Clark from Grace Centers of Hope to discuss their legacy as one of the oldest, largest shelters in Southeast Michigan.
Next, she speaks with Reverend Karen Gates, Co-Founder of The Ark Association, about her mission to meet everyone at their point of need.
In the second half of the show, Amyre interviews Christopher Ivey, Director of Marketing and Communications at Forgotten Harvest, about their vision for feeding everyone in the community.
In her last segment, Amyre discusses the work of Haven with their Director of Social Action Karen Dekett and Therapist Marcia Scott.


This is a spot where you could easily park and run in for some smokes. They have a very limited selection - probably six or seven different types. They do not smoke inside the establishment. This is a great spot if you don't want to try to find parking in downtown St. Augustine but want a place to pick up a couple of sticks. While their selection is limited they do have a couple Rocky's and Padron's.


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Sights set on record-breaking transmission speed
Thomas Emanuelsson, adjunct professor, Ericsson; Vessen Vassilev, associate professor, and Herbert Zirath, professor of high-speed electronics, aim to set a record for transmission speed.
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Work is at fever pitch at the Microwave Electronics Laboratory at MC2. Their goal? To find solutions for high-speed wireless communication. "We're aiming for record speed in the field," says Professor Herbert Zirath, head of the research team.
The information society is well and truly here. Transmission speeds continue to increase, with no end in sight.
"People want faster downloads, while at the same time more and more people are connecting to the Internet," Zirath says. "They say there are 50 billion connected devices today. That means an ever greater need for transmission speed, quality of service and latency."
Software development is much talked-about in this context, but if all of our future visions are to come to fruition, we also need to develop new, energy-efficient hardware.
"We're developing the electronics needed for data communications in the future," Zirath explains. "Our 100 G project is about developing fully electronic transmitter and receiver modules for spectrum and energy-efficient wireless communication and transmission speeds of up to 100 Gbps."
Higher frequency band
After two years, the research team is at a halfway point, and has already demonstrated half of the target transmission speed.
"We've been able to integrate the necessary features to build this type of radio components," Zirath says.
"One key challenge is the encapsulation of the chip itself. Usually wire bonding is used for encapsulation, but that reduces the bandwidth, which makes it impossible to transfer the desired amount of data. Our goal is to create a microwave hop of about a kilometre."
He points out that the development of new hardware also paves the way for a frequency band of over 100 GHz.
"These frequency bands have not yet been regulated for radio links, but Ericsson and other telecom companies are working hard at it. In that context, our results are critical. We've shown that you can make hardware, electronic circuits, that can achieve the features of a high-frequency band."
Within three years, Zirath is convinced that the project will have met its goal of delivering transmission speeds of up to 100 Gbps.
"By then we will have managed to develop the circuits, antennas and signal processes necessary to investigate completely new applications in the 100 GHz–500 GHz frequency band," he concludes.
Microwave Electronics Laboratory
Hundreds of gigahertz of bandwidth are currently unused and available for wireless communication, radar and sensor applications in the 100 GHz–500 GHz frequency band (called the THz range). Traditional components for this frequency range are expensive, unwieldy and require significant amounts of energy. This multidisciplinary project is developing a whole new technological platform that combines the expertise to design complex circuitry for this frequency range with the design of antennas, encapsulation and systems. The project is supported by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research.
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Published: Wed 19 Oct 2016.