Could We Visit Earths of Distant Suns?
First Contact: What Will It Mean?
Based on the latest missions results and supported by commissioned artwork, this book explores the possible lessons we may learn from exoplanets. As the number of known Earth-like objects grows significantly, the author explores what is known about the growing roster of "pale blue dots" far afield. Aided by an increased sensitivity of the existing observatories, recent discoveries by Keck, the Hubble Space Telescope, and Kepler are examined. These findings, once thought to be closer to the realm of science fiction, have fired the imaginations of the general public as well as scientists.
All of us are mesmerized by the possibility of other Earth-like worlds out there. Author Michael Carroll asks the tough questions of what the expected gain is from identifying these Earth analogs spread across the Universe and the reasons for studying them. Potentially, they could teach us about our own climate and Solar System. Also explored are the more remote options of communication between or even travel to these distant yet perhaps not so dissimilar worlds.


You were born in the water, into your father's hands, looking at him before you took your first breath. You were calm and content, hardly cried and were alert right from the beginning. Placed upon your mother's chest, the three of us still in the water, you looked up and registered our faces.
We were in the care of midwives at the birth centre in Sherbrooke. When we arrived, we settled into our large private room. They brought us fresh fruit and dates and we played our own soundtrack while I took a warm bath. I asked the midwife if I should be moving, but she reassured me this was not a race, that I should do whatever felt right, and she would be there to help anytime. Reassured, I laid back and submerged my moon belly.
Sometimes I used a birthing ball, a birthing seat, the bed, or material hung from the ceiling on which I could pull myself up. It was a dance with the force of life, pushing its way into this world. After you were born, the three of us slept in the double bed, tired but full of wonder and excitement. The team took superb care of us, providing meals, helping us with your first diapers, and assisting us with the car seat for your journey home the next evening.
We had chosen to have a midwife because we appreciate the approach of these women who trained for over 4 years to be specialists in pregnancy and natural birth. Medical intervention is a wonderful thing when required, but is often applied before necessary. As one nurse told us: one intervention is inevitably followed by more. Since I am in my early 40s, I am considered high risk in every possible category. We weren't comfortable giving birth at home, so the birth centre was the perfect solution.
This is not to say the midwives are less vigilant than doctors or nurses. All of our regular checkups with Annie and Sonya lasted over an hour, tracking my health and yours, and answering all our questions. We built a special relationship with them, including your father in the entire process.
Two days before you were born, during a planned visit with Annie, she expressed concern because the uterus was smaller than it should have been. At nearly 40 weeks, this could mean you had descended into the pelvis, ready to be born, or it could mean there had been a growth stagnation and a problem with the placenta.
Sent off for an immediate echograph, I was faced with the alarmist approach of a doctor handling a "geriatric" pregnant woman. She disapproved of some of the fully informed decisions we had made throughout the pregnancy, spoke about risk of a deficient placenta due to my age, and listed ways you could die in utero! She proposed a stripping to encourage waters to break, and suggested inducing the birth, or even a caesarian, for no other reason than my age. All of this stoked an unnecessary fear in me.
It turned out that you were simply a small baby. But she did still recommend inducing the birth. I thanked her, left with the paperwork, and called Annie who reassured us that the echo showed you were perfectly healthy. The next morning, contractions began and you were born according to your own rhythm, with no intervention.
Sonya and then Annie came to visit us at home many times. They did all the checkups and answered our endless questions. Until you were 6 weeks old we had weekly appointments. It was a sad farewell, having shared a 10-month journey.
We are convinced your calm nature is in part due to such a birth, which was possible because of our experience with the midwives: autonomy, respect, support, intimacy, reassurance. A birth environment is an important choice, and each expecting parent has preferences. If you have a brother or sister in the future, we will happily return to the birth centre.
If you have questions about the service offered by midwives, or about the Maison de Naissance in Sherbrooke, you can call the Service Point in Granby 450 375‑8000 ext. 66319.


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East vs West Coast Earthquakes
Fewer quakes but bigger stakes in the East
Why was an earthquake in Virginia felt at more than twice the distance than a similar-sized earthquake in California? The answer is one that many people may not realize. Earthquakes east of the Rocky Mountains can cause noticeable ground shaking at much farther distances than comparably-sized earthquakes in the West.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake in 2011 in Mineral, Virginia, was felt up to 600 miles from the epicenter. Tens of millions of people in the eastern United States and southeastern Canada felt this earthquake.
For comparison, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake in 2014 in Napa, California, was felt only as far as 250 miles from the epicenter. Despite the Napa earthquake releasing about twice as much energy as the Virginia earthquake and causing much more damage near the epicenter, it wasn't felt nearly as far away.
As another example, the magnitude 4.1 earthquake that occurred in December 2017 near Dover, Delaware, was felt approximately 200 miles from the epicenter. The region that felt this earthquake is about the same size as that of the much larger California event, which released about 700 times more energy.
Scientists are researching a variety of factors that influence regional differences in the intensity and effects of earthquakes. Some of the factors have to do with the nature of the underlying tectonic plates and their geologic history. Others are connected to the size and age of buildings.
Map of USGS "Did You Feel It?" data shows that earthquakes east of the Rocky Mountains are felt over larger areas than earthquakes in the West. Credit: Eric Jones, USGS
This map shows earthquakes above magnitude 4.0 in the eastern United States since 1973, the first year with a complete catalog. There are 184 earthquakes recorded. An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 or greater can cause minor or more significant damage. The circle sizes correspond to earthquake magnitude, ranging from 4.0 to 5.9 (the largest was in the Gulf of Mexico).
Seismic Waves Can Travel Farther in the East
Eastern North America has older rocks, some of which formed hundreds of millions of years before those in the West. These older formations have been exposed to extreme pressures and temperatures, making them harder and often denser. Faults in these older rocks have also had more time to heal, which allows seismic waves to cross them more effectively when an earthquake occurs.
In contrast, rocks in the West are younger and broken up by faults that are often younger and have had less time to heal. So when an earthquake occurs, more of the seismic wave energy is absorbed by the faults and the energy doesn't spread as efficiently.
More Vulnerable Infrastructure in the East
Many of the older structures in the East, such as buildings and bridges built before the 1970s, were not designed to endure earthquakes and therefore may not fare well. The recent earthquakes that struck near Christchurch, New Zealand showed the damage that infrequent earthquakes can do to a region with older structures. With that said, modern buildings are being constructed to newer design standards, and there has been progress in retrofitting many older buildings in the East. In the West, older structures are often retrofitted, and new structures are designed to withstand strong shaking.
Damage at the Sherman Building in Washington, DC, caused by the magnitude 5.8 earthquake in August 2011 in Mineral, Virginia. Credit: EHT Traceries.
Furthermore, smaller structures such as houses could experience stronger and more damaging shaking in the East. Earthquakes in the East tend to cause higher-frequency shaking—faster back and forth motion—compared to similar events in the West. Shorter structures are more susceptible to damage during fast shaking, whereas taller structures are more susceptible during slow shaking.
Surprising Level of Shaking in Washington, DC
This graphic demonstrates that ground shaking from earthquakes is amplified at sites with sediment compared to those with harder bedrock. The upper panel shows ground shaking at bedrock and sediment sites in Washington, DC, from an earthquake in North Carolina. The lower panel shows ground shaking in DC from an earthquake in Alaska.
An example of the earthquake hazard in the eastern U.S. is provided by the surprising level of high-intensity ground shaking that occurred in Washington, DC, during the 2011 Virginia earthquake. This shaking caused well-publicized damage to some historic buildings, even though the earthquake was moderate in size and its epicenter was 80 miles from the city.
To learn more, USGS scientists deployed 27 temporary seismometers throughout DC to study variations in the strength of earthquake ground shaking. The instruments recorded ground motions from 30 earthquakes around the world during the 10 months they were in place.
Scientists confirmed that shaking is amplified in the parts of DC underlain by a thin layer of sediments compared to areas built on more solid, harder bedrock. This is because the energy in the seismic waves can move the lighter, weaker sediments more easily than the harder bedrock, and that energy gets "trapped" and echoes multiple times within the sediments.
While this amplification effect has been well documented in some western cities, including Seattle, Los Angeles and San Francisco, this is the first study that directly measures the effect in the nation's capital. It was previously suspected to occur in Washington, DC, and had been found in other cities such as Boston.
Other major cities in the central and eastern United States with similar geology that could lead to amplified ground shaking include Trenton, New Jersey; Wilmington, Delaware; Baltimore, Maryland; Richmond, Virginia; and Columbia, South Carolina. Similar deposits also underlie cities in the Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast, notably Memphis, Tennessee, near the New Madrid Seismic Zone.
The new results about amplification and the more efficient energy transmission in the East are part of an increased understanding and awareness of earthquake hazards in central and eastern U.S. cities. This information is especially useful to engineers and architects when designing buildings and retrofitting existing structures.
Challenges of Assessing Earthquake Hazards in the East
The geology of the eastern United States and the relatively sparse history of earthquakes to study make it difficult for scientists to assess how frequently earthquakes will occur and how large they can be. Eastern earthquakes are more of a mystery because they do not take place at a plate boundary where most other earthquakes originate. Scientists do not fully understand the state of stress within tectonic plates, and they are studying how stresses accumulate and evolve and how earthquakes are triggered.
Scientists also do not know precisely where most active faults are located in the East. Most faults have not had major earthquakes or movement in the past few million years, and the faults that are active may only have earthquakes every few thousand or tens of thousands of years. Furthermore, any evidence of past earthquakes on the land's surface in the eastern U.S. is often obscured by vegetation or is more subdued because of erosion.
Conversely, the West has more active faults and many areas with sparse vegetation, meaning earthquakes can leave clear markings that inform research on earthquake history, size and effects.
The National Science Foundation and the USGS recently added new seismic stations in the central and eastern United States, creating a more robust network that augments the monitoring by university partners. USGS scientists also are working with university collaborators on several research projects. For example, they are searching parts of Virginia and the Carolinas for evidence of strong earthquake shaking in the past, monitoring earthquakes and studying faults near the 2011 earthquake in Virginia and the 1886 earthquake in Charleston, South Carolina, and conducting detailed studies of the seismically active central Virginia region.
A USGS researcher installs a seismometer in a building in Washington, DC, to study earthquake ground shaking. The sensor that measures the ground motion is beneath the sandbag, and the recording instruments are in the plastic case. Credit: Susan Hough, USGS
Scientists Can't Predict Earthquakes
As far as predicting earthquakes, no reliable short-term earthquake prediction method has ever been developed. Nor do scientists expect to develop a method in the foreseeable future. However, using scientific data—such as fault locations and patterns of earthquakes over many years—probabilities can be calculated for future earthquakes, and that information is used in development of building codes. Furthermore, the USGS and its partners are working to develop a prototype Earthquake Early Warning System for the West Coast of the U.S. called ShakeAlert. The system does not predict earthquakes, but once an earthquake happens, it could provide a few seconds to tens of seconds of warning before seismic waves arrive and cause strong shaking.
More Earthquakes in the West
The western United States lies along the boundaries of major tectonic plates that make up the Earth's crust—the North American Plate and the ocean plates to the west. These plates are moving against each other, breaking up the crust along many faults like the San Andreas Fault. Faults in the East are less active and lie entirely within the North American Plate.
USGS Science
One of the most important takeaway messages is that everyone should know how to protect themselves during an earthquake. Check out FEMA's Ready campaign for tips on earthquake preparedness.
The USGS is the federal agency with primary responsibility for recording and reporting earthquake activity nationwide and assessing seismic hazards to reduce risks to life and property. The USGS has created and provides tools to support earthquake loss reduction, including hazard assessments, earthquake scenarios, comprehensive real-time earthquake monitoring and public preparedness handbooks. Learn more about USGS earthquake science.
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Celebrating the Community Housing Sector
CHRA's National Awards honours the leaders and innovators of the community housing and homelessness sector. It is an opportunity to highlight the exceptional people and programs that go above and beyond to ensure a safe and affordable home for all. The National Awards draw attention to exceptional achievements of the community housing sector on a national stage. This is an opportunity to learn from the best in housing and community development and inspires positive change in the housing sector.
Membership value
Each year, CHRA members are given the opportunity to nominate their colleagues for an Award of Recognition
Awards are bestowed by peers during the awards ceremony at our National Congress on Housing and Homelessness.
Award recipients are featured in CHRA's Annual Report, Congress program, and CHRA's website
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Award Overview
Community Builder Award
Recognizes an individual, a business, or an organization that has had a major impact at the community level in promoting affordable housing and/or preventing and ending homelessness.
Sustainability Award
Recognizes an organization, business or partnership that has undertaken a program, a new build or retrofit project that advances sustainable development, resource conservation or community renewal.
Recognizes an individual who has shown leadership in improving housing in Canada through program innovation, policy change, outreach and/or advocacy efforts.
Recognizes an individual with years of service in the affordable housing sector in Canada.
Biannual Rooftops Canada International Service Award
Recognizes a CHRA member - an individual or an organization - that has actively supported Rooftops Canada's international development work. This biannual award is administered by Rooftops Canada. The next award will be announced in 2024.
A Member-Driven Process
Each year, national award recipients are nominated by CHRA members. Nominations are adjudicated by a volunteer Awards Committee that makes a recommendation to our Board of Directors. Recipients are notified in advance and the awards are presented at CHRA's National Congress on Housing and Homelessness. Nominators of unsuccessful nominations are notified beforehand and will are invited to resubmit a revised nomination the following year.
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Telus is hoping to inspire Canadians to pay it forward with an emotive new campaign highlighting the different ways people can donate their time and/or money to various causes.
#TheGivingEffect campaign is anchored by a 90-second video with short stories ranging from an informal bottle cleanup on a beach to a young woman shaving off her long hair to support a sick friend. The tagline is "every act of giving inspires another," and was done with agency The & Partnership in Vancouver, which began working with Telus in September 2014.
Laura Hearn, senior manager, community investment marketing at Telus, said the campaign was inspired by its own employees and customers who are giving back in various ways, for a wide-range of causes.
"We thought, 'what if we showcased this idea that one act of giving can inspire another and do it in such as way that builds a movement and inspires more people to give back?'" said Hearn.
The video is shot using actors, but the scene at the end where the young woman cuts off her long hair was filmed using her own tresses. The actor donated the hair to a charity called Locks of Love.
"People were gasping on set as she was hacking into the first strands of hair," Sadler said.
The ad drives viewers to an online hub where they can learn more about how to donate to various causes, and about various Telus community initiatives. Sadler said the ad would run throughout the year and possibly into 2017. Apart from digital and social media, there will also be out-of-home and TV spots.
Hearn said the campaign would also involve some of its influencers across social and digital media to help spread the word. For example, she said influencers were being asked to create "pop-up" events across the country on June 1 to raise awareness and support for a cause they're passionate about. Influencers are asked to share their experiences using #TheGivingEffect hashtag and encourage their audience to get involved.
"It's one of the most integrated campaigns that we've done from a community investment perspective," Hearn said.
If Telus wants to "give back" to Canadians, how about they stop conspiring with Bell and Rogers to set the highest prices in the world for cellular service. This is a company that has made a fortune by ripping Canadians off and are now throwing a few crumbs in an attempt to distract people.


SMS kicked off their season the first week of October with employee training. The meetings were 4 days long, with different groupings to accommodate everyone.
Employees were trained on all paperwork, site photos, and client expectations as well as how to operate all equipment safe and effectively.
Nothing is more important than employee training as it sets the foundation for not only happy responsible satisfied employees, but clients as well. Which is the true key to our success.


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HomeCommentEnvisioning the future of HE with Jisc
Envisioning the future of HE with Jisc
Paddy Smith catches up with Jisc CEO Paul Feldman to talk about the company's own development journey, and where tech is taking HE
Most people in HE will have heard the name Jisc. But could you tell us a bit about what you do as an organisation?
It is tough to describe Jisc because we formed from 11 different organisations, now 12, and we're about to have the 13th. Lots of pockets of things have grown up over the years so it's hard to find that coherent thing that links them all together and sees why they should all be in one place.
For me, I talk about us being the digital body for UK research and higher and further education. So it's about supporting the sector through use of technology.
My hope is that over the next few years we will become the single IT body supporting higher education and research. For me that's the thing that brings it together.
The key thing we do and probably the most essential thing we do is running e-infrastructure for colleges and universities and the research councils. The one everybody knows is Janet. That's at the heart of everything we do. It's the biggest thing we do and the most expensive. It's the biggest in the world, it's the best in the world. There's a range of services that are built on top of the fact that we run that network, so we run the cybersecurity that protects the sector (which we can only do because we have the network).
Then we have things like eduroam that is probably one of the most valuable things to academics – their ability to travel the world and get wifi anywhere in the world. Some universities left [Jisc] for the New Zealand equivalent and they soon came back when their academics complained about not having eduroam. It's these little things that actually make some of the biggest differences. It's that range of key IT services that makes researchers' and academics' lives so much better than they would be.
What about all the data that comes from this kind of technology advance in HE? Are we drowning in it?
I don't think there is such a concept as too much data.
I think our ability to manage that data historically has restricted the need to collect data. There's no point in collecting data that you actually can't use, but I think that technology now has got to the point where you can't have too much data, in my view.
Yes, the data needs to be collected well, it needs to have integrity and it needs to be well protected, but our ability to really delve into and mine that data and get the messages the data is giving us have never been greater, and machine learning will allow us to do that in better and better ways. That can only work through having rich data sources.
In terms of the sector, I think HE is behind other sectors. The more commercial sectors, because they've been able to see the payback, have invested much, much more in data than higher education has historically.
Universities up and down the country are doing digital transformation. They have appointed people to do this and I think the leading universities – and there are quite a number of them – are really doing digital transformation properly. To do that they need to be treating their data properly. We're seeing that trend happening. It's happening in individual institutions. As a sector, that data is essential. The OfS [Office for Students] talks about wanting to be data-driven in their regulation so they will be demanding data, and institutions need to understand their data to match the regulatory push that OfS will put on them.
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I think policy decisions have been taken historically based on less good data than we're able to do today. But again, it's understanding the data and what the messages are.
I think there are some quite dangerous assumptions that can get made from data and there are some very bold statements that are made. The LEO [Longitudinal Education Outcomes] data is a really interesting source, but it is a survey at the end of the day and surveys come with a set of health warnings. There's a real opportunity to take that data into places that aren't credible, and I think it's about really understanding the quality of the data collection and how far you can actually rely on that to make decisions. I think it's indicative and useful for taking policy decisions in the DfE [Department for Education], for OfS to help understand the quality of institutions to an extent, but it is to an extent, and it's important not to use it as a gold source of data because every survey has flaws, and understanding those flaws can help take the best decisions.
Jisc has written about a concept called 'education 4.0', and technology's place in it. Can you tell us a bit more about this development?
There's a lot within [Education 4.0] that can help really make the student experience even better than it is today. So there are lots of students getting a great education but it's quite an impersonal education, whereas we believe technology can really transform things and give every student a personal learning journey that's tailored into their needs.
And really, I suppose to modernise the whole piece. It's not an unknown concept that the way we teach at universities hasn't fundamentally shifted almost since the 12th century. The way we do things still has its feet firmly in the way it's always been done, whereas these technologies have the opportunity to really shift that whole educational process, that teaching process, and the learning process, and that's what education 4.0 is about.
It's really getting us to think about what that could be. We are talking about something for 15- or 20-years' time. Some of the technologies we need just aren't there yet, but they're coming, so it's directional at the moment. You think back 20 years: it was the millennium. You just think how different the world is now to what it was then. But actually, it's taken us 20 years to put some of those things in place. We had the internet at that point, we had the world wide web. We are only now starting to see the high street transformed because of things that happened 20 years ago. So you need to start thinking now about the technologies that are going to transform the world in 20 years' time. You need to start aligning yourself.
It takes time to actually train your lecturers and to understand what the lecturing job is. I think the lecturers coming out now, the postdocs that are just starting lecturing, will have a very different experience in 20 years' time and we need to help them understand what that looks like so they can be ready for teaching in 20 years. And help them transform and reinvent themselves through that period. And we need to work together to develop those sorts of capabilities.
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Home News Reports Tim Cook takes a jibe at Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal, Mark Zuckerberg 'bans' iPhones for his employees
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Tim Cook takes a jibe at Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal, Mark Zuckerberg 'bans' iPhones for his employees
In a massive controversy which broke out in April this year, Facebook had stated that the personal data of nearly 87 million users may have been 'improperly shared' with Cambridge Analytica
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Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly ordered his employees not to use iPhones, instead to use only Android smartphones.
What prompted this bizarre decision was when Apple CEO Tim Cook in an interview with MSNBC subtly criticized Facebook for being a service that traffics "in your personal life."
Cook was asked that what he would do if he were in Zuckerberg's shoes dealing with the fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal. He dismissed the question by saying, "I wouldn't be in this situation."
Zuckerberg soon after retorted in an interview with Recode that he found Cook's comments to be "extremely glib."
According to a report by the New York Times, Cook's comments angered Zuckerberg. He later ordered his management to only use Android phones. He argued that the Android mobile operating system had a wider user base compared with Apple's. The report had given a detailed account of what went inside Facebook following the Russian interference. It further spoke about the company's subsequent handling of the Cambridge Analytica controversy.
Facebook's offence against Apple didn't stop right there. According to NYT, the company also promoted negative articles about Apple on a conservative news site called the NTK Network.
In a massive controversy which broke out in April this year, the social media giant, Facebook had stated that the personal data of nearly 87 million users may have been 'improperly shared' with political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had accepted the blame for the data breach.
Cambridge Analytica, a UK based firm with which the data was allegedly shared, had also been amidst a large global scandal. News broke that it had used millions of Facebook users' personal information for targeted political campaigns. CA had managed US President Donald Trump's campaign.
In India, Indian National Congress was also reportedly one of its clients. The Congress party had been in a denial mode over its alleged hiring of CA and the allegations of using voter's personal data to expose social and demographical fault lines to strategise its poll campaign. But several shreds of evidence had emerged showing that it had been in business with the firm.
Prominent Congress supporter turned rebel, Shehzad Poonawalla had also revealed what he claimed was a pitch made by Cambridge Analytica to the Congress party for bagging it as one of its clients.
While Chris Wylie, former director of research at CA had laid bare the data breach scandal and had even named Congress in an affirmation before British lawmakers, a video of Jamie Bartlett, journalist and author, interviewing Cambridge Analytica's CEO, Alexander Nix had also surfaced. OpIndia got in touch with the author to understand the specifics of the controversy.
Failing to protect user data, Facebook was severely criticised worldwide. The Government of India has sent a notice to Facebook to provide details on the data of Indian users leaked to CA and whether the data might have been used to manipulate the electoral process.
In May, however, Cambridge Analytica had shut down its operations along with its parent company SCL Elections Ltd with immediate effect.
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Red card drama at the end of goalless draw
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Published: 8:49 AM February 25, 2015
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Harpenden Town held second in the table Bedford to a goalless draw at Rothamsted Park on Tuesday night.
The match ended in drama when Bedford's Dean Sturniolo appeared to throw a punch at Harpenden striker Harry Hunt and the opposition player manager Luigi Rocco got involved leading to both Bedford players being sent off right on 90 minutes.
There was no time for Harpenden to capitalise with Bedford down to nine men and the game ended goalless. Despite the lack of goals both sides put on a fast paced and entertaining game with several chances each.
Town Manager Danny Plumb said:"We started to match Bedford after 20 minutes and it was a very good end-to-end game. We had plenty of chances but couldn't find the net."
After half-an-hour Tom Collin picked the ball on the right of the box and his shot produced a fine diving save from Bedford keeper Aaron Bodger.
Minutes later right back Tom Warren crossed the ball across the face of the goal but no-one could get on the end of the ball.
In the second half Harpenden's Matt Sutton and captain Jack Cartwright both came close to scoring with headers from corners.
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Bedford also missed several chances with forwards racing through the middle but failing to find the net.
On Saturday, Harpenden are again at home in Rothamsted Park in the quarter-final of the Anagram Records Feeder Leagues Trophy against White Ensign.


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By Scott Powers
CHICAGO -- There would be no rain on the Blackhawks' championship parade Thursday.
The weather threatened the team's Stanley Cup celebration, but rain ceased less than an hour before the Blackhawks boarded 10 double-decker buses at the United Center and made their way through Chicago's downtown and to Soldier Field for a rally.
Blackhawks chairman Rocky Wirtz, who did interviews while carrying an umbrella, was grateful for the fans' support.
"What you see is the outpouring and support of the fans and how great they've been," Wirtz said outside the United Center. "It just shows they're coming down. They know what the weather's like. They're boarding trains at four and five in the morning and camping out all night. It just shows ... how the players have been able to touch a number of people."
The city of Chicago said Friday that about 2 million people attended the parade and rally and that 41 people were treated by the Chicago Fire Department, mostly for heat issues.
Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane appeared exhausted after a few days of nearly nonstop celebration, but he was still excited to take part in his third Stanley Cup parade and rally.
"We've done this a couple times before, but it's still unexpected what's actually going to happen during the parade," Kane said before boarding a bus. "It's always an adrenaline rush and looking forward to it. ... That thing, wherever you bring the Stanley Cup, it's going to draw a crowd and draw attention. Wherever we seem to go, especially with that thing, people seem to flood and try to come out and see everything."
Blackhawks forward Patrick Sharp carried the Stanley Cup out of the United Center and boarded a bus with teammates Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner also joined the parade.
An estimated crowd of more than 2 million attended the Blackhawks' parade and Grant Park rally after winning the Stanley Cup in 2013. The Blackhawks have won three Stanley Cups in the past six years.
"Let's do it again, eh?" Keith said later in the day. "Four sounds better than three."
Keith wasn't the only one with this sentiment.
"Maybe the only way it does get better is if we win four. Let's go," said captainJonathan Toews, who didn't have much of his voice left.
Wirtz was right behind his players.
"You, our fans, are the reason we want to keep the Cup home," Wirtz said. "Our one goal now is 'Let's stay at home. Let's do it again and let's get four.'"
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The Paramount Theater Charlottesville opened on the eve of Thanksgiving 1931. Despite its opening during a time when the popularity of the American movie palace was in a downward spiral, The Paramount Theater Charlottesville went against the grain, thriving in the midst of the Great Depression.
However, in 1974, The Paramount Theater Charlottesville closed. The venue fended off threats of demolition for years before being purchased by the Paramount Theater, Inc. in 1992. With the aid of a grant from the City of Charlottesville, a major restoration project was put into operation.
The Paramount Theater Charlottesville reopened its doors to the public December 15, 2004. This time round however, the venue functions as a regional performing arts center. As well as the movie screenings for which it was first created, The Paramount Theater Charlottesville schedule now boasts a wide variety of live events and entertainment from the worlds of music, dance, theater, and comedy.
For all the latest news and up-to-date event information, check out the Paramount Theater Charlottesville schedule.


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Charter of the European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI) in Munich
Approximately 10% of newborns are born too soon, and about 1% of newborns are born before the 32nd week of pregnancy. These preterm infants have a high risk of developmental disorders, severe mental and physical disabilities, attention deficit disorders and learning difficulties. Former preterm infants are also highly vulnerable to later health problems such as an increased susceptibility to infection. Babies born at term may also develop health problems before and during birth (e.g. stroke, oxygen deficit) with lifelong consequences.
The situation is an enormous challenge for the children concerned and for their parents on a physical, emotional, and also on a financial scale. There is a need for effective organization, assistance and support for the children and their families.
Doctors and scientists are faced with a dilemma in that improvements in intensive care have reduced neonatal mortality, but there has been no concomitant reduction in consequential problems such as neurological disorders. There is an urgent need for new approaches to improve neonatological intensive care and develop new diagnostic and therapeutic measures to protect and promote the brain. Researchers and neonatologists must contend with the lack of a lobby for children in society as a whole, and for newborns in particular. The medical care invested for one additional year of life for a newborn is a mere fraction of the corresponding sum for an adult. At 10%, preterm births account for a large share of total births. More than half of the population of preterm infants with a very low birth weight have various forms of disability. Nevertheless, this issue is barely reflected in national and private (pharmaceutical industry) research funding, compared with the amounts spent on the "major diseases of civilization" such as high blood pressure and heart attack in adults. Public interest in the care of neonates and preterm infants also pales in comparison with the attention devoted to childhood cancer (with an incidence of 1:25000 of all cancers versus 1:100 for extreme preterm births).
There is a need for targeted lobbying for newborns and support for experimental and clinical research, the establishment of quality standards and training opportunities for medical professionals to improve neonatal care, prevent preterm births, and support the parents and children concerned.
This Foundation has been initiated by parents' associations, scientists and the founders.
Name, legal position, headquarters
The Foundation is called "European foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI)." It is a civil-law public foundation having legal capacity, with its headquarters in Munich, Germany.
Purpose of the Foundation
(1) The purpose of the Foundation is
1. to ensure the best possible care for newborns and support for their parents and
2. to promote the research and performance of measures intended to prevent or avoid preterm birth.
(2) The purpose of the Foundation shall be achieved in particular by the following measures:
by providing a platform initiating Europe-wide activities to improve neonatal care and coordinate local, national and European activities
by supporting local, national and European parents' associations and promoting the establishment of such initiatives
by providing understandable and readily accessible information for parents before, during and after a preterm birth
by generating awareness for the issue among the public, social insurance providers and other government institutions
by providing a discussion platform for ethical issues concerning preterm births, care and prevention
by establishing and coordinating a scientific advisory panel for interdisciplinary, transnational, experimental and clinical research to improve the care of premature and sick newborns
by establishing and coordinating a political advisory panel to secure long-term public awareness for the issue
by promoting the training and further education of all medical, nursing and social professions involved in the (after)care of premature and sick newborns in Europe
by promoting effective preventive measures to reduce the incidence of preterm births
by promoting the improvement of the community care of premature or sick children after discharge from hospital.
These measures will be completed successively and depending on the resources available.
(3) Hence, the Foundation is exclusively and immediately devoted to charitable purposes as defined in the "tax-relieved purposes" section of the fiscal code.
(4) The Foundation may provide other tax-relieved bodies, institutions and foundations or a suitable public authority with financial or material resources provided those agencies use these resources to promote the measures pursuant to section 2.
(1) The Foundation is altruistic. It is not primarily devoted to securing its own economic viability. It may not benefit legal or natural persons with disbursements that are not in line with the purpose of the Foundation or provide them with unusually high funding, bestowals or remunerations.
(2) Beneficiaries of the Foundation have no legal entitlement to benefits from the Foundation on the basis of this Charter.
Endowment Property
(1) The endowment property shall be maintained on a permanent basis and shall not be diminished. It amounts to €50 000 in cash.
(2) Contributions to the Foundation (additions to the endowment property) are allowed. Contributions with no stated purpose on the basis of a last will and testament may be added to the endowment property.
Resources of the Foundation
The Foundation shall perform its duties
1. from the revenues of the endowment property,
2. from bestowals, provided they are not stated by the donors as being for the purpose of adding to the endowment property; § 4 (2) (2) applies notwithstanding.
(2) All resources may be used only for purposes in accordance with this Charter.
(3) Reserves may be accumulated if and for as long as required in order to meet the tax-relieved purposes under this Charter, and provided that specific purposes and times exist for the use of the reserves. Surplus revenues exceeding administrative expenses may go to maintain the value of the endowment property in accordance with fiscal terms and provisions.
Statutory organs of the Foundation
(1) Statutory organs of the Foundation are
1. the Executive Board of the Foundation
2. the Board of Trustees.
The activity of the Foundation's organs shall be honorary. Any expenses incurred shall be reimbursed. The Board of Trustees may determine an appropriate lump sum to cover the material and time expended by the members of the Executive Board of the Foundation. To secure fulfillment of the purpose of the Foundation in day to day operations, the Board of Trustees may vote to appoint a member of the Executive Board or a Secretary to work full-time. In either case, the Board of Trustees shall determine a suitable fee which shall expressly not be paid out of the revenues from the endowment property but from other sources (e.g. sponsoring agreements).
Executive Board of the Foundation
(1) The Executive Board of the Foundation is composed of three members with a term of office of four years. These shall initially be appointed by the founders when the Foundation is set up, thereafter appointed for a period of four years by the Board of Trustees.
The Executive Board should be composed of
a representative of a national or European parents' association for neonates or preterm infants – in any case an affected parent,
a representative of a national or European neonatology-perinatology medical association (e.g. Union of perinatal and neonatal societies) – in any case a doctor, and
a person freely elected by the Board of Trustees.
Any exceptions to the above shall be approved unanimously by the Board of Trustees.
If an Executive Board member leaves before the end of a term of office, the new member shall be appointed only for the remainder of the term of office. Re-appointment is allowed. A person leaving the Executive Board shall remain in office – at the Board of Trustees' request – until a successor has been appointed.
(2) The Executive Board shall appoint one of its members to be a Chairperson and one to be a deputy chairperson who shall represent the Chairperson in all matters in the Chairperson's absence.
Representation of the Foundation, duties of the Executive Board of the Foundation
(1) The Executive Board of the Foundation represents the Foundation before the courts and out of court. The Executive Board has the powers of legal representative. Two members of the Executive Board of the Foundation shall represent the Foundation jointly in such cases.
(2) The Executive Board of the Foundation is empowered in lieu of the Board of Trustees to issue urgent directives and conduct business transactions that brook no delay, provided relevant feedback is not obtained from the Board of Trustees within 24 hours of launching a written circular voting procedure. The Executive Board shall notify the Board of Trustees no later than at the next meeting.
(3) The Executive Board of the Foundation shall conduct day-to-day administrative procedures in accordance with the Board of Trustees' guidelines and resolutions. The Executive Board is bound to administer endowment property and other resources conscientiously and economically. The duties of the Executive Board are in particular
to draft the Foundation budget proposal
to present proposals for the use of revenues from the endowment property and any sums donated for use
to compile a report on fulfillment of the Foundation purpose and to give an account of the revenues and outgoings of the Foundation and of its assets (§ 9 subs. 1 clause 2).
(4) The terms of §12 of this Charter apply mutatis mutandis for the conduct of business by the Executive Board.
Management, fiscal year
(1) The Executive Board of the Foundation shall keep records and collect receipts pertaining to the revenues and outgoings of the Foundation. A report on fulfillment of the purpose of the Foundation and accounts of revenues and expenditure and of the endowment property shall be drawn up at the end of each fiscal year.
(2) The Executive Board of the Foundation shall have the Foundation audited by an auditor or other agency authorized to issue an equivalent confirmation in the event of the endowment property. The audit must extend to the preservation of the endowment property and the use in accordance with this Charter of the Foundation's revenues and any monies donated for intended use.
The fiscal year is the calendar year. The year of establishment of the Foundation is hence a short fiscal year, ending on December 31, 2008.
(1) The Board of Trustees has five members. These are appointed for an initial term of five years by the founders upon establishment of the Foundation. Thereafter, the Board of Trustees shall extend its number by electing further members with a period of office of five years. If a member leaves before the end of the appointed term, the replacement member will be elected only for the remainder of the period of office. Re-election is allowed. A person leaving the Board shall remain in office – at the Board of Trustees' request – until the replacement has been elected.
(2) No more than two members of the Board of Trustees may be members of the Executive Board of the Foundation at the same time.
(3) The Board of Trustees shall elect from among its number a chairperson and a deputy chairperson who represents the Chairperson in all matters in the latter's absence.
Duties of the Board of Trustees
(1) The Board of Trustees makes decisions in all fundamental matters and advises, supports and supervises the Executive Board of the Foundation in its activities. The Board of Trustees in particular votes on
the budget proposal, see § 8 subs. 3 item 1,
use of revenues from the endowment property and any monies donated for use, see § 8 subs. 3 item 2,
annual accounts and calculation of net worth, see § 8 subs. 3 item 3,
the appointment of an auditor or firm of auditors, see § 9 subs 2,
appointment of members of the Executive Board
formal approval of the Executive Board's actions
modifications of the Foundation charter and applications for conversion or dissolution of the Foundation.
(2) The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees represents the Foundation in legal transactions with the Executive Board of the Foundation or individual members of the Executive Board.
Conduct of business by the Board of Trustees
(1) The Board of Trustees shall be convened by the Chairperson as needed, but at least once a year, giving the agenda and 8 weeks' notice prior to a scheduled meeting. Meetings shall also be convened if 2 members or the Executive Board so demand/s. The entire Executive Board may attend Board of Trustee meetings, and is obliged to do so at the Board of Trustees' demand.
(2) The Board of Trustees has a quorum if the meeting was properly convened and more than half the members, including the Chairperson or deputy chairperson, are present or, with the chairperson or deputy chairperson present, at least one third party is connected for the duration of the meeting and in full knowledge of all documents on the agenda by telecommunications media (e.g. telephone). Summoning errors are considered remedied if all the members concerned are present and none of them object.
(3) The Board of Trustees makes all decision unless a case according to § 13 applies – with a – simple – majority of the votes issued. In the event of a tie, the chairperson or the deputy chairperson has the casting vote.
(4) If no members object, resolutions may be done in a written circular voting procedure. The written form is fulfilled by telex, fax, email, or other documentable transfer of vote in electronic form. This does not apply to decisions under § 13 of this Charter.
(5) Records must be kept of the results of meetings and resolutions in circular voting procedures and signed by the Chairperson and or Secretary. They must be drawn to the attention of all members of Foundation organs.
Charter amendments, conversion and dissolution of the Foundation
(1) Amendments to the charter are allowed provided they seem necessary as a means of adapting to changing circumstances. They must not impair or cancel the Foundation's tax relief status. If they might have implications for the Foundation's tax-relief status, they must be submitted to the competent financial authority for comment.
(2) Amendments of the purpose of the Foundation are allowed only if its fulfillment becomes impossible or circumstances change to the extent where fulfillment of the purpose of the Foundation no longer seems apposite. Conversion and dissolution of the Foundation shall be in accordance with legal requirements.
(3) Resolutions pursuant to paragraph 1 above require the consent of 4 members of the Board of Trustees. Resolutions pursuant to paragraph 2 above require the consent of all members of the Board of Trustees. The resolutions come into effect only after approval by the Government (§ 15).
Accession of property
In the event of dissolution of the Foundation or cessation of its tax-relieved purposes, the remaining property shall fall to charitable foundations or organizations chosen by the majority of the incumbent Board of Trustees.
These foundations/organizations shall use it directly and exclusively for pro bono publico / charitable / pro bono publico and charitable purposes, in line with the purpose of the Foundation.
Supervision of the Foundation
(1) The Foundation is subject to the supervision of the Upper Bavarian Government.
(2) The supervisory authority for the Foundation shall be informed without delay of any changes in address, representation authorization, and constitution of the organs.
The Charter enters into force upon recognition of the Foundation by the Government of Upper Bavaria (Germany).
You can download the certificate confirming that EFCNI is a non-profit organisation by German public law here.
EFCNI Financial Reports
Referring to the current available financials published for the year 2018, EFCNI received funding from the following sources:
Corporate partners: 97% of funding sources, whereas the highest contribution from a single company represented 21% of the funding sources
Donations: 1,0 % of funding sources
Income from interest and other sources (non taxable income): 2,0% of funding sources
Download Financials 2018
Code of Practice Between Patients' Organisations and the Healthcare Industry*
The valuable and serious work of patient groups and the service they provide needs to be recognised, valued and supported. However, most groups are struggling to find sufficient, diversified resources, to fulfil their mission and objectives likewise remain independent, whether funding comes from corporate or public sources.
Patient organisations are targeting to work constructively together with all stakeholders to ensure that the credibility of patient groups is safeguarded.
For this reason, patient organisations (see list below) have developed the following transparent and robust Code of Good Practice to guide the relations between patient organisations and the industry (including their representatives and consultants). We encourage all patient organisations to adopt this code when engaging in a dialogue, working partnership, joint initiative, and/or when accepting support from any funding source. This code aims at defining a set of basic principles and recommendations.
We fully appreciate and support that European healthcare systems stand for social equity and solidarity. We maintain that access to limited resources is governed by principles of equality. In a democratic society, patient organisations play an increasingly important role. Their work is extremely varied depending on local needs, but generally can be divided into two broad categories: firstly, raising awareness and advocacy about diseases and health policy issues and secondly how to best maintain health providing support for patients, their families and carers, building capacity within their membership, setting up self help/support groups and sensitising society to equitable sharing of healthcare.
Our governments in Europe are committed to protecting the health of their citizens based on social solidarity, irrespective of age, race, gender, domicile and socio-economic status. This is intended to guarantee equality in healthcare and to support the laudable goal of "health for all".
Demographic change, ageing societies and a growing range of medical high-tech treatments existing, will confront our society with difficult decisions on how finite resources are fairly allocated within healthcare systems and budgets. Patient organisations along with other stakeholders need to be involved in those debates to ensure that policy decisions and actions are fully transparent and adopted in a consensual manner.
Many interests and stakeholders interact in our health systems. Patient organisations have the role to warrant that the patients' voice is heard at all levels of decision making, monitoring the implementation of policies and actions that concern health and healthcare and that the existing system achieves the best outcome for our society. Patient organisations take an interest in interacting and communicating with these different stakeholders, including industry representatives, in the interest of their patients. Good communication will embrace trust, integrity, honesty and openness.
Funding support for NGO activities is difficult to obtain. It very much depends on the organisation raising its own financial resources and relying largely on volunteers to carry out the workload.
Credibility, transparency and democracy are the most treasured assets of patient organisations.
Every group aims to be in a position to carry out its work based on the support of purely altruistic charitable contributions. However, there are hardly any non-commercial sources prepared to fund patient groups. This poses an ongoing challenge to patient groups: the need to develop a strategy which will balance corporate funding with a maximum from other sources.
We owe it to our partners, who have placed their trust in us, to act in a fully democratic, independent and transparent manner, according to the highest standards of good governance.
We would like to thank the European Cancer Patient Coalition (ECPC), the European Aids Treatment Group (EATG), the European Organisation for Rare Diseases (EURORDIS) and the International Patient Organisation for Primary Immunodificiencies (IPOPI) for development of this Code.
As EFCNI, we adhere to the following recommendations and invite patient organisations to develop their own Code of Practice along these guiding principles:
1.1 Funding of patient organisation activities
A patient organisation should only accept funds for activities that are consistent with its mission and objectives. Patient organisations that receive funding from any source, including industry or governmental bodies, should at all times remain open, honest and transparent concerning the amounts and sources of such funding. Public documents of patient organisations, e.g. annual reports and websites, should clearly illustrate such information and be fully accessible. For transparency's sake, funders should also receive public acknowledgement for their support. Acknowledgement should be attributed to the funding person or organisation itself, but not to a specific product or project. Patient organisations should indicate the percentage of the overall income that each funder (individual person, government organisations, industry, etc.) represents.
1.2 Core funding
Funds for core activities should always be received on an unconditional basis. To avoid undue reliance on any particular company, such funds should be balanced and diversified as much as possible to avoid conflicts of interest and guarantee independence.
1.3 Project funding
Funds or financial support for projects can only be accepted without any conditions imposed on the design and conduct of the project, guaranteeing full independence of the patient organisation. Any ensuing publication will be the property of the patient organisation and findings may not be used or quoted by the funder without the explicit permission of the patient organisation involved. No information in relation to the project should ever be used to promote the use of any specific product or business of the funder.
1.4 Funding of patient organisation events
Patient organisations may accept financial support or assistance in kind for their own specific events. Funding should ideally come from more than one source, though it is recognised that this will not always be possible. Financial engagement should not exercise any control over the programme's content or choice of speakers at patient organisations' events.
1.5 Funding of communication activities
Patient organisations should mention the names of the corporate partners supporting their website or electronic materials. Corporate logo size and the space dedicated to the mention of the company on the website should be modest in size to avoid being perceived as an advertisement. If logos need to be displayed, their size should be restricted and fully implement national/European legislation into consideration.
1.6 Involvement with industry sourced websites, publications or leaflets
Patient organisations should not be funded for activities aimed at promoting the use of any specific product and/or service. They may contribute to the production of material that relates to the management of a specific condition but should make all best efforts to ensure that no specific product or other treatment can be perceived to be recommended by the patient organisation. In this context we refer to the International Codex of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes.
2. Patients organisations' involvement in activities of the industry or other funders
Regarding activities relating to a healthcare product, device or service, marketed or distributed by the healthcare industry/or still under development, the following measures are highly recommended:
2.1 Promotional activities related to approved prescription medicines
All promotional activities related to approved (prescription) medicines are not permitted within the current EU legislation and respective industry codes of ethics. Patient organisations must ensure that none of their activities can possibly be associated with promotional activities. Genuine interaction/cooperation (e.g. satellite symposiums) is encouraged, provided this is in no way promotional. Patient organisations should be mindful of potential conflicts and unintended consequences and ensure that they strictly adhere to their own independent patient-centred agenda.
Patient organisations should develop a list of the types of activities that can be considered promotional and therefore might cause a conflict of interest and be against the law. The list should include but is not limited to the following:
Disseminating unbalanced, non-validated or partial information about a product/service which is produced, marketed or provided by a company, whether it funds your organisation or not.
Being quoted in the company's corporate communication in favour of, or against a product.
Participating as speaker/participant in a company event for the launch of a pharmaceutical product (see below 2.4).
Participating in an ad hoc meeting sponsored by a single company to inform patients on their products. (see below 2.4).
Appearing in promotional materials for a certain product of the company (e.g. booklets about a specific medicine) or to testify as a "consumer" of that medicine. Contact information to patient organisations can be included in a separate section.
2.2 Industry press releases
Patient organisations and their representatives must be alert and refuse to be quoted in industry press releases that relate to a marketed product or a product under development.
If a patient organisation feels the need to communicate to the media about a product, it should issue its own press release which is clearly independent of industry.
If a company quotes a patient organisation's opinion or refers to the organisation's own communication materials (magazines, publications, web site etc.) without the organisation's written permission, it is important to object to the company by registered letter with a copy to the company's national industry association.
2.3 Training organised by industry or a group of companies
If commercial sponsors offer to provide patient organisations with training and capacity building programmes, either about general themes such as "Diseases and the Media", "Management of a NGO", or on more product related themes such as "Drug Regulatory Process", "Cost/Effectiveness Studies for Pricing and Reimbursement", or "How to Lobby", patient organisations must be aware that not all themes are neutral. Some programmes may influence the patient organisation's or its representatives' way of thinking. The following check points can help to decide whether to participate in such training programmes:
The programme is sponsored by several companies, instead of a single one.
Patient organisations/representatives have been involved in the preparatory phase of the training programme.
At all times it is preferable to find an equivalent programme run by other NGOs or academic institutions and ask the company to sponsor the patient organisation's participation.
2.4 Participation in conferences or seminars held by industry
If a patient organisation/representative participates in an industry launch/promotion of a product, no photos must be taken or released without prior authorisation from the person/s involved. For clarity and to avoid future complications, it is recommended to make arrangements in writing before the event.
If a patient organisation/representative participates in an ad hoc meeting sponsored by a single company to inform patients about their products, the former should insist that multiple sources of information from independent third parties are involved to ensure that the information is more balanced. Information meetings without independent experts present could be considered as an infringement e.g. of the EU Pharmaceutical Advertising Directive or other adequate legislation.
2.5 Guidance for individual compensation
There are several situations where industry may propose honoraria to a patient organisation's volunteers or staff members:
Participation in a meeting or conference organised by the company itself.
Participation in a meeting or conference organised by a third party.
Reviewing industry materials, leaflets, protocols etc.
Consultancy on industry policy, advisory committees etc.
This is current practice for health care professionals. Patient organisations should be considered on an equal basis, and therefore can also receive honoraria for similar circumstances. Patient organisations' internal policies and agreements should be fully transparent.
2.6 Involvement in industry-source web sites or other material (DVDs, printed material, etc)
Patient organisations should refrain from contributing to industry web sites. Any health-related information that a patient organisation provides on its own website or in its printed materials should be free from any commercial advertising. This should also be stated in the information. The accuracy of the information should be checked by an advisory board that is independent from the commercial interests of the company.
2.7 Disease awareness campaigns by industry
Disease awareness campaigns can be considered as an indirect form of advertising in some EU countries and may therefore be against the legislation. Although such campaigns may benefit some patients or the general public, it is unwise of patient organisations to be associated unless the campaign has the backing of the public health authority.
Patient organisations must ensure that any such campaign is not only an industry initiative, but responds to a well characterised public health need, that is agreed and supported by the national and/or European public health authorities.
2.7.1 Disease awareness campaigns by patient organisations
When conducting their own disease awareness campaigns, patient organisations must assure that any information regarding a commercial product mentioned by them must be based on the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) or another commercially independent and validated source. This information can be made available by the patient organisation, provided the following conditions are observed:
Clear statement of how the information was arrived at
Mention of the validated source of information
Mention of health professionals/independent experts who have been consulted
Identification of the editorial board who has control, responsibility and oversight
The patient organisation has a transparency policy in place, disclosing funders
2.7.2 Within industry's editorial responsibility
Commercial organisations wishing to mention the name of a patient organisation should seek prior written authorisation from the latter.
* The healthcare industry is defined as commercial manufacturers of healthcare products, devices and services, including distributors and wholesalers.
Policy of Acceptance/Refusal of Gifts and Donations
The Trustee and Executive Boards of EFCNI take responsibility for decisions relating to whether a donation is accepted or refused. Decisions are made based on the following criteria:
1. It is in the best interests of EFCNI and will assist in the goals of the foundation
2. Do not undermine the key areas of EFCNI's activities according to the statutes
3. Do not damage the reputation of EFCNI and potential future funding
4. Promote any Trustee's or employee's personal moral agenda
EFCNI's Trustee and Executive Boards meet once per year to monitor EFCNI's activities and funding. The Chairs of the Executive and Trustee Board Exchange regularly in-between the annual meetings.
Policy on Acceptance of Gifts
EFCNI will be transparent about gifts accepted in terms of their sources and purposes.
EFCNI will not accept gifts in cases where to do so would, on the balance of risks:
Create unacceptable conflicts of interest
Cause material damage to EFCNI's reputation (including deterring significant numbers of beneficiaries or other donors)
Cause financial loss or any other damage to EFCNI
The source of the donation is unknown
Be directly inimical to EFCNI's mission and objectives according to the statutes
EFCNI will take all reasonable steps, having regard to the size and nature of the donation in question, to ensure that it is aware of the ultimate source of funding for each gift and to satisfy itself that the funds do not derive, directly or indirectly, from activity that was or is illegal or which runs counter to the provisions of this policy. Where necessary EFCNI will look behind charitable trusts and foundations in order to satisfy itself about their ultimate source of funding
EFCNI reserves the right to refuse any donation that it believes is not in the best interests of the Foundation
A gift agreement is required for all gifts of 100 € and above
Policy regarding Donations of Specific Industries
Alcohol Industry
EFCNI will not accept financial donations of any size from an alcohol manufacturer because of the direct link between the use of alcohol and problems in pregnancy and in the newborn.
However, if an employee of an alcohol manufacturer, due to personal circumstances wishes to support and donate to EFCNI from personal efforts, this is acceptable to the Trustees. It is felt by the Trustees that many people who have experienced the heartache of losing a baby often would like to support a charity in memory of their baby and to prevent others from having a similar experience. Not accepting their donations on the basis on who they work for would be unacceptable discrimination.
This policy does not apply companies such as supermarkets where many products are stocked and are not reliant on just alcohol.
We will not accept donations of any size directly from any tobacco company. This decision is made because tobacco plays a key role in problems in pregnancy and undermines our aim to ensure every baby is given the best start in life.
However, if an employee of a tobacco company, due to personal circumstances, wishes to support and donate to EFCNI from personal efforts, this is acceptable to the Trustees. It is felt by the Trustees that many people who have experienced the heartache of losing a baby often would like to support a charity in memory of their baby and to prevent others from having a similar experience. Not accepting their donations on the basis on who they work for would be unacceptable discrimination.
Arms and military industry
The Parties will not accept funding or donations of any size directly from any company involved in the production of or trade with arms or with military. This decision is made because this field of industry hampers neutrality and undermines our aim to ensure every baby is given the best start in life.
However, if an employee of a company active in the above mentioned industry or trade, due to personal circumstances, wishes to support and donate to the organisation from personal efforts, this is acceptable to the Parties. Many people who have experienced the heartache of losing a baby often would like to support a charity in memory of their baby and to prevent others from having a similar experience. Not accepting their donations on the basis on who they work for would be unacceptable discrimination.
Baby Milk Industry
The Trustees strongly support that breastfeeding is necessary for the healthy development of babies, that it is crucial for saving preterm and newborn babies lives and influences a child's development far into the future. Every baby should have access to breast milk. It should be the first choice and should be regarded as best practice.
The Trustees also recognize that, in the case of preterm and newborn babies it is not always possible to follow this best practice and help is required in the form of expressed breast milk from the mother or from a donor, the use of fortifiers or the use of specially formulated preterm infant formula which needs to be research save and of high-quality.
It is research proven that for very small preterm babies; the milk of their mothers needs fortifiers to ensure a healthy brain development of the baby. Consequently, even existing breast milk from mothers of very preterm babies needs to be supplemented with, what we feel is very important, a research and high-quality proven fortifier.
EFCNI is aware of the WHO's code in relation to marketing of infant formulas and will not enter into initiatives which contravene these. EFCNI accepts financial donations from milk manufacturers. EFCNI will not provide direct endorsement of infant milk products e.g. logo on packaging or promotions which promote infant formula instead of breastfeeding.
No infant feeding products or product information will be passed onto any beneficiary of our training grants nor will personal data be passed onto a milk manufacturer. In this matter, we agree with the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes.
The Trustees do not believe this industry contravenes with the cause, vision and mission of EFCNI as stated in the statutes.
EFCNI accept financial donations from pharmaceutical companies. We will not be aligned to any one company and seek collaborations with all pharmaceutical companies who can play a major role aim at improving maternal and newborn health. No pharmaceutical company will have influence over our decisions.
For all financial donations, EFCNI adheres to the Code of Conduct signed by the Trustee and Executive Board and also available on our website.
Munich, 20 December 2013
Trustee Board of EFCNI
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Making laws requires discussions with many stakeholders. However, lobbying should be made transparent as citizens need to be informed about the various interests that play a role in the policy-making process and what budgets are involved. Therefore, the EU transparency register has been set up to offer more transparency; the system is operated jointly by the European Parliament and the European Commission.
EFCNI completely supports transparency and has been registered in the EU Transparency Register since 08/02/2011. Please visit the official EU site to access the EFCNI registration profile.
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Devices ttyUSB0-5 fail to be setup after usb_modeswich is run. I have posted this earlier to the forum.
To try and resolve this, I switched to using the prebuilt firmware images from this site. I had been using trunk.
I flashed backfire/10.03.1-rc4/brcm47xx/openwrt-brcm47xx-squashfs.trx to my D-Link DIR-320.
Then rebooted and plugged USB Alcatel X220D 3G modem.
Without the entries in /dev, the rest of the connection scripts fail.
I examined the config file for the Alcatel modem in /etc/usb_modeswitch.d on both systems and found them to be idendical.
As asked earlier, hotplug2 is running.
Has anybody else been able to get a USB 3G modem that requires usb_modeswitch to actually work recently using this image?
OpenWRT-syslog (1.6 KB) - added by perazim 7 years ago.
802-usb_serial_option_add_alcatel_x220d.patch (859 bytes) - added by jow 7 years ago.
Would you please attach your syslog?
root@serverochek:/dev# ls /dev | grep usb returns nothing.
Elphidium, what is the purpose of that line? should I leave 'exit 0' line?
I have installed BOTH packages. Could this be the cause of my troubles?
I guess it could, you'd better try uninstalling one of those.
After adding this, the ttyUSB0-5 devices appear.
It has been suggested that because I have both the kmod-usb-ohci and kmod-usb-uhci packages installed that this could be a side effect of a possible conflict?
I have just tried all possible combinations of kmod-usb-ohci and kmod-usb-uhci. The D-Link DIR-320 I have has USB hardware that needs kmod-usb-ohci. Therefore I removed kmod-usb-uhci but I still need the above script in /etc/rc.local to operate.
So which module is the culprit in causing this behaviour?
Could it be that something is happening out of order at boot? I would guess not because I get the same behaviour if I plug the modem into an already running system.
I have noticed that the config file 1bbb:f000 in /etc/usb_modeswitch.d does not explicitly define this modem. Could this be a usb_modeswitch bug?
Just thinking because I would like to fix this so that my custom firmware will work out of the box without requiring ssh configuration which the enduser may not be able to complete.
I think the simple truth is that the "option" driver in Kernel 2.6.32 does not feel responsible for 0x1bbb:0x0017, which is also the reason why you need the new_id hack to tie the usb device to the driver.
... which corresponds to 0x1bbb:0x0000 .
In order to properly solve it you have to patch "option" to recognize your unit right away.
Attached is a patch for testing, it adds the X220D to option.c. The patch must be placed into target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.32/ for backfire. Afterwards a rebuild with "make target/linux/clean world" is required.
FYI, Something is different about the port enumeration between OpenWRT and Modem-Manager on Fedora 14. On OpenWRT one sees ttyUSB0-4 with 4 being the ppp port whereas on ModemManager ones sees ttyUSB0-5 with 5 being the ppp port. This caused somewhat of a wild goose chase.
When will this patch be part of backfire as downloaded from OpenWRT?
Jow, could you patch a huawei E173s too, its 0x12d1 0x1c05.
Committed in r26906 and r26907.


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Johannes Aigner, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Austria to the Russian Federation, recently met with students and teachers at HSE Nizhny Novgorod.
At the meeting, Mr Ambassador began by noting that Austria is part of the European Union, shares European values and considers it necessary to continue to develop cooperation with the Russian Federation on all levels.
Mr Aigner worked at the Austrian Embassy in Moscow from 1987 to 1995. He recalled how, in 1991, the collapse of the USSR was officially announced. He and his colleagues had a hard time understanding what would happen next. The Ambassador highlighted that, though the USSR disintegrated, the European Union has emerged, uniting the countries of Western and Eastern Europe. This experiment, according to Mr Aigner, has been a success.
The participants in the meeting were interested in the Ambassador's view on sanctions, how to become a diplomat, what professions are in demand in Austria and whether foreign specialists are sought-after. They were also interested in whether there are opportunities for Russian students to attend Austrian universities.
Mr Ambassador said that there are many Austrian companies in Russia whose business is hampered by sanctions. However, he is convinced that cooperation will continue.
The students were surprised when they found out that Austria is seeking biologists and chemists, and that highly qualified specialists are the most sought-after and well-paid in the country. Students from the humanities realized that finding professional opportunities in Austria would not be easy, but that it is still possible.
Mr Aigner encouraged students to study foreign languages. He himself speaks five languages fluently, including Russian and Serbian.
At the end of the meeting, Mr Aigner explained that Austria organizes free summer schools for Russian students and that it is possible to undertake a Master's degree at a number of Austrian universities.
HSE Nizhny Novgorod has a long-standing cooperation with Johannes Kepler University in Linz. Many HSE students are enrolled there as participants in the academic mobility programme.
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Goalkeeper Jordan Smith 'can still have a future' at Nottingham Forest
The shot-stopper made his debut for Barnsley at the weekend after joining on an emergency loan
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Forest goalkeeper Jordan Smith (Image: Ritchie Sumpter @ JMS Photography)
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It was good to see that Jordan Smith did well for Barnsley on Saturday.
He's not been getting a game for Nottingham Forest, so why not go out on loan somewhere – even if it is only for a short period.
I'm all for players doing that.
Why the next few weeks could be crucial for Nottingham Forest's promotion push
I've said for a long time now, competitive football underneath the first-team is just not there. It's barren. Going out on loan is the best option.
You can go somewhere else, prove a point and get some game time. And maybe give the manager of your club something to think about. You never know what can happen.
Jordan is still young for a goalkeeper and everyone matures at different ages.
Forest keeper Costel Pantilimon rolls the ball out (Image: Joseph Raynor)
There's no reason why he can't still have a future at Forest – he did alright when he got his chance in the last couple of seasons.
The problem is, he's got Costel Pantilimon and Luke Steele ahead of him at the minute.
That's just the nature of football. You need competition in every position at every level.
You've just got to get on with things, don't feel sorry for yourself, just keep working hard and try to prove a point.
There's always a possibility that a chance will come along – someone might get injured, for example. You've just got to be ready to take it.
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