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Business Wire: Medical
Infinity Pharmaceuticals Raises $20 Million Through an Innovative Non-Dilutive Asset-Backed Financing from BVF
January 9, 2020 GMT
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 9, 2020--
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: INFI) ("Infinity") today announced a $20 million non-dilutive asset-backed financing with BVF Partners L.P. ("BVF"), Infinity's largest shareholder. This investment by BVF entails no equity to be issued by Infinity and has its sole recourse in potential royalty payments due on future sales of patidegib, a hedgehog pathway inhibitor discovered by Infinity and licensed to PellePharm in 2013. Infinity has the right to repay the $20 million plus interest to repurchase the right to future patidegib royalties during the next three years under certain conditions.
"This non-dilutive financing is representative of our very collaborative relationship with BVF and their tremendous support as a value-added investor. Leveraging our financial interest in patidegib royalties enables us to preserve significant upside for all of Infinity's shareholders," said Adelene Perkins, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of Infinity Pharmaceuticals. "Importantly, with this financing, we now have over $60 million cash on hand to fund all of our current IPI-549 trials to key data readouts throughout 2020 and into 2H 2021. These data readouts include studies of IPI-549 in a randomized, controlled Phase 2 study in bladder cancer and in front line settings with novel triple therapy combinations, including in indications for which we have seen clinical activity, as part of a thoughtful clinical development strategy designed to reveal the potentially transformative impact of reprogramming macrophages with IPI-549."
Mark Lampert, President of BVF, Inc., commented, "In light of our longstanding association with Infinity, the enormous potential of IPI-549 to help cancer patients, which is not currently reflected in the company's stock price, and our admiration for management's dilution sensitivity in advance of data, we wanted to help Infinity raise capital without equity dilution. BVF's large existing ownership stake in the company was fundamental in aligning our interests with the company to preserve IPI-549 upside for all shareholders, and we believe this innovative financing structure accomplishes the objective in a win-win manner."
Within this extended cash runway into 2H 2021, Infinity expects to generate data on approximately 525 patients from the following trials:
In addition to the initial $20 million payment, Infinity is eligible to receive from BVF an additional $5 million payment upon positive data from PellePharm's Phase 3 trial in patients with Gorlin Syndrome. PellePharm announced the completion of enrollment in a Phase 3 trial of a topical formulation of patidegib in patients with Gorlin Syndrome in December 2019. FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation and Orphan Drug Designation to PellePharm for a topical formulation of patidegib in patients with Gorlin Syndrome in November 2017. Infinity retains rights to all patidegib milestone payments from PellePharm of up to $9 million in regulatory and first commercial sale milestones and $37.5 million in sales threshold milestones.
Infinity has the option to repurchase the rights to future patidegib royalties by paying BVF an amount equal to the principal amount received by Infinity plus interest at any time when the 20-day volume weighted average price per share of Infinity's common stock exceeds $5.00 during the next three years.
Furthermore, Infinity retains its approximately 1% equity interest in PellePharm. PellePharm has previously announced that LEO Pharmaceuticals has the right to acquire PellePharm following Phase 3 data for total potential consideration of $690 million.
If, during the period ending three years from the date of the agreement or earlier in the event Infinity has exercised its repurchase option for future patidegib royalties from BVF, Infinity completes future equity financings above a specified share quantity threshold and below a specified price threshold, then Infinity has agreed to provide BVF with 50% warrant coverage at a 50% premium to the price at which such shares in excess of the share quantity threshold were sold.
The terms and conditions of the transaction are described in more detail in a Form 8-K filed by Infinity with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 9, 2020.
About Infinity and IPI-549
Infinity is an innovative biopharmaceutical company dedicated to advancing novel medicines for people with cancer. Infinity is advancing IPI-549, a first-in-class, oral immuno-oncology development candidate that selectively inhibits PI3K-gamma, in multiple clinical studies. MARIO-1 is an ongoing Phase 1/1b study evaluating IPI-549 as a monotherapy and in combination with Opdivo (nivolumab) in approximately 225 patients with advanced solid tumors, including patients refractory to checkpoint inhibitor therapy. Data presented from MARIO-1 to date show that IPI-549 has activity and leads to a reduction in the number of circulating myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) as both a monotherapy and in combination with Opdivo. MARIO-275 is a global, randomized, combination study of IPI-549 combined with Opdivo in I/O naïve urothelial cancer patients for which enrollment is expected to be completed in 2020 with data by mid-2021. MARIO-3 is the first IPI-549 combination study in front-line advanced cancer patients and is evaluating IPI-549 in combination with Tecentriq and Abraxane in front-line TNBC and in combination with Tecentriq and Avastin in front-line RCC. MARIO-3 is also expected to complete enrollment in 2020 with data presentation expected in 2020. With the MARIO-275, MARIO-3 and MARIO-1 studies, Infinity is evaluating IPI-549 in the anti-PD-1 refractory, I/O-naïve and front-line settings. Infinity also has a collaboration with Arcus Biosciences in which we are evaluating a check-point inhibitor free, novel combination regimen of IPI-549 plus AB928 (dual adenosine receptor antagonist) plus Doxil in advanced TNBC patients. For more information on Infinity, please refer to Infinity's website at www.infi.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include those regarding: the expected benefits from the financing, Infinity's expectation that its cash on hand will be sufficient to fund its operations into 2H 2021, the therapeutic potential of PI3K-gamma selective inhibition and IPI-549, alone and in combination with other cancer therapies; clinical trial enrollment and data presentation timelines; financial guidance; and Infinity's ability to execute on its strategic plans. Such statements are subject to numerous important factors, risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from the company's current expectations. For example, there can be no guarantee that IPI-549 will successfully complete necessary preclinical and clinical development phases. Further, there can be no guarantee that any positive developments in Infinity's product portfolio will result in stock price appreciation. Management's expectations and, therefore, any forward-looking statements in this press release could also be affected by risks and uncertainties relating to a number of other factors, including the following: whether any milestones or royalties will become payable or paid by PellePharm under the license agreement; Infinity's results of clinical trials and preclinical studies; the content and timing of decisions made by the U.S. FDA and other regulatory authorities; Infinity's ability to obtain and maintain requisite regulatory approvals and to enroll patients in its clinical trials; unplanned cash requirements and expenditures; development of agents by Infinity's competitors for diseases in which Infinity is currently developing or intends to develop IPI-549; and Infinity's ability to obtain, maintain and enforce patent and other intellectual property protection for IPI-549. These and other risks which may impact management's expectations are described in greater detail under the caption "Risk Factors" included in Infinity's annual report and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and in other filings that Infinity makes with the SEC, available through the company's website at www.infi.com. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof, and Infinity expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Opdivo ® is a registered trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Tecentriq ® and Avastin ® are registered trademarks of Roche.
Abraxane ® is a registered trademark of Celgene.
Doxil ® is a registered trademark of Janssen Products.
CONTACT: Ashley Robinson
arr@lifesciadvisors.com
KEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA MASSACHUSETTS
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: BIOTECHNOLOGY HEALTH PHARMACEUTICAL CLINICAL TRIALS ONCOLOGY
SOURCE: Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


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Martin Herbster (* 29. Januar 1962 in Karlsruhe) ist ein ehemaliger deutscher Ringer.

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Martin Herbster begann in frühester Jugend beim KSC Olympia Graben-Neudorf bei Karlsruhe mit dem Ringen. Er entwickelte sich dort sehr rasch und wurde einem der erfolgreichsten deutschen Nachwuchsringer. Anfangs rang er in beiden Stilarten, griech.-römischer und freier Stil. Zwischen 1972 und 1983 wurde er zwölfmal in Folge deutscher Meister in den damaligen Altersgruppen Schüler (heute C-Jugend), Jugend  (heute A- bzw. B-Jugend) und Junioren. Die internationale Laufbahn von Martin Herbster, der den Beruf eines Chemiefacharbeiters erlernte, begann im Alter von 16 Jahren bei einem Turnier in Athen im freien Stil im Papiergewicht, das er vor dem Briten Mark Dunbar gewann.

In den Jahren 1979 und 1980 wurde Martin Herbster bei den Jugend-Weltmeisterschaften, die jeweils in Colorado Springs ausgetragen wurden, Vize-Weltmeister im freien Stil. 1979 in der Gewichtsklasse bis 52 kg Körpergewicht hinter Bruce Malinowski und 1980 in der Gewichtsklasse bis 56 kg Körpergewicht hinter Kevin Darkus (Ringer), beides US-Amerikaner.

Bei den Senioren kam Martin Herbster 1983 sowohl bei der Europameisterschaft in Budapest als auch bei der Weltmeisterschaft in Kiew im Federgewicht zum Einsatz. In Budapest gelang ihm ein Sieg über den Briten Gavin Beswick, womit er den 7. Platz erreichte. In Kiew unterlag er in seinen beiden Kämpfen gegen die zur absoluten Weltklasse gehörenden Ringer Kazuhito Sakae aus Japan und Wiktor Petrowitsch Alexejew aus der Sowjetunion und kam nur auf den 14. Platz.

Im Jahre 1984 erreichte Martin Herbster bei der Europameisterschaft in Jönköping im Federgewicht mit drei Siegen einen hervorragenden 5. Platz. Im Kampf um diesen Platz besiegte er den Franzosen Gerard Santoro überlegen mit 12:0 Punkten. Bei den Olympischen Spielen des gleichen Jahres in Los Angeles hätte Martin Herbster mit etwas mehr Glück eine Medaille gewinnen können. Er besiegte zunächst den Peruaner Inagaki und unterlag in seinem nächsten Kampf dem Türken Selman Kaygusuz mit 5:6 Punkten. Wie sich noch herausstellen würde, war dies eine verhängnisvolle Niederlage. In seinem dritten Kampf brachte er das Kunststück fertig, den Japaner Kōsei Akaishi mit 8:1 auszupunkten. Er verlor seinen nächsten Kampf gegen den Südkoreaner Lee Jung-Keun auf Schultern, so dass er ausscheiden musste, während Akaishi und Lee das Poolfinale bestritten. Hätte Martin Herbster gegen Kuygusuz gewonnen, wäre er trotz der Schulterniederlage gegen den Südkoreaner Poolsieger geworden und hätte die Silbermedaille schon sicher gehabt. So hatte er nur noch die Möglichkeit gegen den Italiener Antonio La Bruna um den 5. Platz zu kämpfen. Dabei fertigte er diesen Ringer überlegen mit 11:4 Punkten ab. Kosei Akaishi, der von ihm besiegte Ringer, gewann letztendlich die Silbermedaille.

1985 war Martin Herbster bei der Weltmeisterschaft in Budapest im Leichtgewicht am Start. Er gewann seinen ersten kampf gegen den Japaner Goizuka, musste aber danach verletzt aufgeben und blieb unplaziert.

Martin Herbster wurde im Jahre 1984 deutscher Meister bei den Senioren im Federgewicht und errang sechs weitere Platzierungen unter den drei ersten Siegern. Nach der deutschen Meisterschaft 1986, bei der er hinter Ahmet Çakıcı den 2. Platz im Leichtgewicht belegt hatte, startete er, obwohl erst 24 Jahre alt, bei keinen Meisterschaften mehr. Er stand aber seinem Verein, dem KSC Olympia Graben-Neudorf, der Mitte der 1980er Jahre den Sprung in die 1. Bundesliga geschafft hatte, noch bis 1991 für die Mannschaftskämpfe zur Verfügung.

Internationale Erfolge
(OS = Olympische Spiele, WM = Weltmeisterschaft, EM = Europameisterschaft, alle Wettbewerbe im  freien Stil, Papiergewicht, Fliegengewicht, Bantamgewicht, Federgewicht, Leichtgewicht, damals bis 48 kg, 52 kg, 57 kg, 62 kg u. 68 kg Körpergewicht)

Deutsche Meisterschaften

Anm.: F = Freistil

Quellen

 Fachzeitschrift Der Ringer, Nummern:9/1979, Seite 13, 5/1983, Seite 5, 10/1983, Seite 5, 5/1084, Seite 11, 9/1984, Seite 12 u. 11/1985, Seite 5
 Hundert Jahre Ringen in Deutschland, Verlag Der Ringer, Niedernberg, 1991, Seiten 182, 222, 223, 224, 226 u. 227
 Datenbank des Instituts für Angewandte Trainingswissenschaften der Universität Leipzig
 Website "www.sport-komplett.de"

Weblinks

Website des KSC Olympia Graben-Neudorf mit mehreren Bildern von Martin Herbster

Ringer (Deutschland)
Olympiateilnehmer (Deutschland)
Teilnehmer der Olympischen Sommerspiele 1984
Deutscher Meister (Ringen)
Deutscher
Geboren 1962
Mann

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National Property Preservation Conference – Washington, D.C.
For the past 13 years, leaders, servicers and investors from across the mortgage industry have gathered for the National Property Preservation Conference to focus on the issues affecting the industry and formulate solutions. This year's event takes place November 5-7 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, Maryland, and Aspen Grove Solutions was there. Participants were central to a forum that encourages partnership, support, and cooperation across the industry—something that is pivotal to the ongoing success of everybody engaged in mortgage servicing.
The first National Property Preservation Conference was organized by Safeguard Properties founder Robert Klein in 2004 in Washington, DC. The two-day conference attracted leaders from HUD, the GSEs, mortgage servicing, and national property preservation companies. It secured support required to sustain its success throughout the years. Since that first event in 2004, the industry has seen some huge changes. Disasters such as hurricanes Katrina and Sandy razed entire communities, forcing the nation to join forces to help those worst affected. Then the economy and housing market imploded, before launching a path to recovery. Add to that the changes in municipal, state, and federal laws and regulations, and you have an industry that has been completely transformed.
As the industry continues to negotiate its way in this changed landscape, the NPPC remains the only platform for all facets of the industry to work together on the best ways to preserve and protect vacant and abandoned properties. This year's sessions focused on the state of the preservation industry, submitting the perfect bid, mitigating blight, Fannie Mae's pre-sale initiative with Mr. Cooper, and HUD's recommendations for handling common property issues.
Environmental activist and best-selling author Erin Brockovich delivered a speech and Q&A session on November 6.


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RTI > Uncategorized > #IASK Sexual Assault Awareness Month
#IASK Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Violence against women – particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence –
is a major public health problem and a violation of women's human rights.
Sexual Assault and Violence Affects Millions of Women and Girls Globally
Every 92 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted, regardless of gender.1 As of 1998, an estimated 17.7 million American women have been victims of attempted or completed rape.2
Approximately 35% of all women globally have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or sexual violence by a non-partner (not including sexual harassment) at some point in their lives.3 The majority of sexual assault survivors are under the age of 30.
1 in 3 (35%) of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime. 4
Transgender Students Are at Higher Risk for Sexual Violence
21% of TGQN (transgender, genderqueer, nonconforming) college students have been sexually assaulted, compared to 18% of non-TGQN females, and 4% of non-TGQN males.5
Men and Boys are Also Affected by Sexual Violence
About 3% of American men—or 1 in 33—have experienced an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime.2
Sexual Violence Affects Thousands of Prisoners Across the U.S.
An estimated 80,600 inmates each year experience sexual violence while in prison or jail.6
Sexual Violence in the Military Often Goes Unreported
14,900 U.S. military members experienced unwanted sexual contact in the fiscal year ending September, 2016.7
Sexual violence is often used as a weapon of war across many countries.
Child Marriage and Trafficking
Globally, girls who marry before 15 are 50% more likely to face physical or sexual violence from a partner. 8
In Bangladesh, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, around half of married girls are 15-19 have faced violence by their husbands or partners.9
The vast majority of human trafficking victims experience multiple forms of abuse, such as domestic violence and sexual assault.
The likelihood that a person suffers suicidal or depressive thoughts increases after sexual violence.
People who have been sexually assaulted are more likely to use drugs than the general public.
Sexual violence also affects victims' relationships with their family, friends, and co-workers.
Survivors are at risk of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.
Just to name a few:
Reform sexual assault responses
Expand sexual assault kit testing programs
Improve sexual assault kit processing
Research addressing campus sexual assault
Redefining policies and consent definitions
Exposing rape myths and beliefs
Prevention and advocacy programs
Social and post-traumatic stress relief support
Creating safer environments for LGBT+ youth and expanding resources for survivors
Gender-sensitive approaches to sexual assault in the military
Culturally and gender-appropriate multilevel programs
For more information regarding Sexual Assault Awareness Month and S.A. prevention resources visit: www.nsvrc.org/saam
Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey, 2013-2017 (2018).
National Institute of Justice & Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Prevalence, Incidence and Consequences of Violence Against Women Survey (1998).
Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Sex Offenses and Offenders (1997).
World Health Organization, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, South African Medical Research Council (2013).
David Cantor, Bonnie Fisher, Susan Chibnall, Reanna Townsend, et. al. Association of American Universities (AAU), Report on the AAU Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct (September 21, 2015).
Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates, 2011-2012 (2013).
Department of Defense, Fiscal Year 2016 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military, (2017).
Rachel Kidman, Using global data to examine child marriage, IPV and legal protection, Stony Brook Medicine, Program in Public Health, 2017
UNICEF, Hidden in Plain Sight: A Statistical Analysis of Violence against Children, 2014
Christopher P. Krebs
"To fully grasp the prevalence of campus sexual assault, you need survey data that are collected in a reliable and methodologically rigorous manner."
Deborah A. Gibbs
"Each of my studies puts me in touch with people who are working to address trafficking and other forms of abuse, and to improve policies at the state and federal levels. They're the ones doing the hard work, and I hope that our work creates knowledge that supports their efforts."
Wendee Wechsberg
"We must listen to the communities, the local people, to understand culturally what is going to fit and what is going to be the language of the research, and not just say we know what to do here."
Tasseli McKay
"We need more research to better understand how we can ultimately create a larger societal climate that doesn't tolerate persistent, pervasive, lifelong victimization."

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Extensive experience with macromolecule (RNA, DNA, & protein) manipulation, cell-based reporter assays, and immunoassays.
Proficient at DNA/protein sequence manipulation, alignment, and generation of Bayesian and maximum-likelihood species trees or gene trees.
Specialization in resolving issues with an assay, methodology, or experimental approach to generate reliable and robust data.
Over 30 peer-reviewed publications in a wide variety of subject areas.
I'm a research scientist in the laboratory of Dr Josh Snodgrass.
My primary focus is developing and validating assays to measure various health and aging-related biomarkers in dried spots and saliva as part of the World Health Organization's Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE).
In addition, I'm working with PIs Nelson Ting and Kirstin Sterner and their graduate student, Noah Simons, to evaluate the effects of cis-regulatory variation on immune gene expression in red colobus monkeys using RNA-seq and cell line models to gain insight into the mechanisms underlying host-pathogen disease associations.
Read more about my research, publications and professional journey or feel free to get in contact using the contact form provided.


Dr. Bruce Campbell is a recovered ME/CFS patient and former consultant to self-help programs for chronic illness at Stanford Medical School. His nonprofit site (cfidsselfhelp.org) offers articles, low-cost online Self Help courses in moderated discussion group format, and free follow-up programs & support.
The keys to a productive patient-doctor partnership.
I'm tired of push and crash – How can I pace myself?
Like other aspects of long-term illness, intimacy problems can be reduced as well.
Understanding and limiting energy expenditures within tolerable limits supports a spiral of healing.
If you have ME/CFS or FM getting better may start with thinking small.


I added my real estate license to a long list of other qualifications because I enjoy working with people, the unique challenges of the real estate industry and the opportunity to work on beautiful properties in Plumas County. I work closely as an agent with my husband, Bob Lindquist, who has been a realtor in Plumas County for over 15 years. We raised two boys in Walnut Creek and have lived in Plumas County for 20 years near Lake Davis where we enjoy the abundant wildlife and beautiful scenery.
I have over 30 years of experience in environmental science as a technical expert, managing projects in watershed assessment, range management, natural resource planning, stream restoration, erosion control and aquatic ecology. I have extensive experience working with private landowners and resource management agencies on collaborative projects and a strong expertise in preparing federal and state regulatory documents. My experience also includes working with ranchers on natural resource management programs and grazing plans.
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Paratomoxia testaceiventris es una especie de coleóptero de la familia Mordellidae.

Distribución geográfica
Habita en la República Democrática del Congo.

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Testaceiventris
Fauna de la República Democrática del Congo


This is a simple tool using just four Duinotech parts that can sit on your workbench and quickly tell you what WiFi networks are nearby and their relative strengths. If you're always working with different WiFi networks like we are, or even have a few XC4614's running in hotspot mode, it's handy to know which networks are up and which are not.
• Displays 5 most powerful WiFi networks nearby.
• Automatic update every 5 seconds.
Alternatively, if you don't mind soldering, and you'd like the display fixed rigidly to the shield, you can replace the jumper leads with a pair of 8-way headers from HM3207 soldered back-to-back.
As with all project involving shields, wiring is straightforward. The shield is plugged into the top of the Uno, and then eight of the jumper leads are run from shield to the display.
The colour codes are not absolutely necessary, but will make it easier to follow the wiring as it is built. They are also easily separated as a group from the pack of jumper leads. By default, the LED backlight is not set to light up (because it needs 3.3V, but the Uno board runs on 5V). If you would like the LED to light up, connect the LED pin on the LCD to one of the 3V3 pins on the 'ESP13' side of the board.
There are no external libraries to download- everything is included in the Sketch section below (it's a fairly long sketch because it even includes font bitmap data). Once all the connections are made, ensure that the small switches labelled 1 and 2 on the WiFi shield are switched off by moving them away from the ON label. This frees up the Arduino serial port for uploading. Select the Uno board and correct serial port, load the sketch and press upload. If the upload occurs successfully, turn the small white switches back to on, and reset the Uno. If the screen comes up blank, check the wiring between the screen and the shield. If the screen shows 'No Networks...' or gets stuck on'Starting...', and there are networks in range, then double check the switch positions and try unplugging and replugging the Uno power.
The WiFi shield provides most of the smarts in detecting the WiFi networks, the Uno simply tells the shield what to do and displays the results.
Tells the shield to not echo back commands that are issued to it. This just simplifies the serial communication because there is less data going back and forth.
This command to tell the shield to only behave as a station, and not an access point. Again, because the shield isn't busy trying to provide an access point, it has more time to do what we want it to do.
The SSID name is that data between the first and second quote marks, and the SSID strength (RSSI) is between the second and third quote marks, which is how the sketch finds it. The sketch waits for five seconds for whatever data comes from the shield, and then processes it. First it separates the SSID name and strength and stores them, then it converts the strength from a negative number between -99 and -1 to a positive number between 1 and 99, and displays the five most powerful networks in order. If no network is found (which is what it will also think if the white switches are turned off), then the 'No Networks...' message is displayed.
The below photo shows how the WiFi Scanner looks when it is assembled using the HM3207 to give a more compact arrangement. Note how we only use the last seven pins of the header adapter so that the LED pin is not connected.
Note that you still have to run a jumper lead to a 3.3V pin if you want the LED backlight on.
Security type is the first number after the bracket. The number decodes as 0=open, 1=WEP, 2=WPA_PSK, 3=WPA2_PSK, 4=WPA_WPA2_PSK.
MAC address of the access point is between the second pair of quote marks. This can be used to distinguish two access points with the same name.
The channel number and frequency offset are the last two numbers, but we find they aren't really much use in most applications.
You could display more of this information- for example, looking for security=0 so you can sniff out open WiFi hotspots.
This project really only uses the very basic functions of the XC4614 WiFi shield, and we hope to do some more advanced projects soon.


We are looking for volunteers for our art project: Organism. This will be our third project out of five for Urban Play The Hague, a project affiliated with the DCR Guest Studio.
The idea for Organism is inspired by the sound of the country's Luchtalarm which is tested every first Monday of the month at 12 O'clock. During the 1.5 minutes of alarm testing, we want to surprise the city with an action in the heart of The Hague's city centre. In order for the surprise to work, we will need your help. We've included a short video explaining what we would like to do.
We would love for you to join. Please spread the message, the more the merrier.
For questions and/or comments you can contact us through email or phone.


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Also known as 'The Boss', Michael Collins Ajereh with the stage name 'Don Jazzy' is a Nigerian and African Pop, R&B, Afro Pop and Hip Hop singer, songwriter and record producer, the big boss of Mavin Records. He is also an entrepreneur and a businessman. Michael hails from Isoko in Delta State, his mother is from Abia state and his father originated from the Isoko community. As regards his place of birth, he was born in Umuahia, Abia State on 26th November, 1982 (36 years old). Later on, His family moved to Ajegunle, where he was raised.
Around 1994, Ajereh's family moved to Ajegunle, Lagos, where he was brought up. He attended the co-educational high school, Federal Government College Lagos. Don Jazzy found love in music when he was about twelve. He started with playing bass guitar for his church to gaining knowledge of local orchestral instruments. After secondary school, he moved down to Edo state and got enrolled in business management studies at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo state. About six years later, Michael visited London following his uncle's invitation. He continued his musical love and hubby there in London and got associated with Solek, JJC, Kas, The 419 Squad and D'Banj. Don Jazzy learnt most of his producing skills from Emeka Infiniti at O-Town record company. There in London, he worked with McDonald's as one of their security bouncers.
In 2004, long before he started the Mavin Records, Don Jazzy co-founded the now defunct record label 'MoHits Records' with D'banj. In two years time, he released the albums 'No Long Thing and Rundown (Funk You up)'. At the time, he had also started working on his third album, 'Curriculum Vitae'. "It's Don Jazzy Again!" was grounded as his formal introduction. He also contributed to the production of Wande Coal's Mushin 2 MoHits, an album that was said to be one of the bests to ever exist out from Nigeria. He received credits upon D'banj's 'the entertainer'. Don Jazzy doesn't credit himself much as a singer, he mainly like doing background vocals for his clients, like D'Banj, Sauce Kid, Dr SID, Ikechukwu, Kween, D'Prince, Jay-Z and so on. For Kanye West's song 'Lift Off' ft Beyoncé on the 'Watch The Throne' album, he was employed as the producer in 2011 and he also provided vocal performances and assists. As a result of artistic, musical and personal differences, Don Jazzy and D'Banj abandoned their partnership and parted ways in March 2012.
In the same year, Don Jazzy appeared in the movie "The Last 3 Digits", a Nollywood movie by Moses Inwang. He also cast Ali Baba, A.Y., Nonso Diobi and Dr. Sid in the movie.
On 7th May 2012, Don Jazzy started a new record label, Mavin Records. He said "I see Mavin Records being the power house of Music in Africa in the shortest possible time". Later in the year, he released an album, in it was their anthem: 'I am a Mavin Man' and songs like: Amarachi, Forever, Oma Ga, Take Banana, Chocolate and Yola. He featured the artist he signed to his label, Tiwa Savage. Don Jazzy also established a social network platform called "Marvin League" to boost and market his record lebel.
In 2013, Jazzy had issues with one of his artist, Wande Coal and he left the label two days later. By that time, Some artists had moved in to Mavin records and he went on to sign many more artists to the lebel which include: Tiwa savage, Dr. Sid, D'prince (His brother), Reekado banks, Korede bello, Di'ja, Poe, DNA Twins and Johnny Drills (latest signings). The label also houses a roster of producers such as Jazzy (The boss himself), Altims and Baby Fresh. DJ Big N became the label's official disc jockey.
In 2014, he produced a Nigerian social activist song with Reekado Banks and Di'ja called 'Arise'. At the Headies Awards, in 2015, Don Jazzy debated with Olamide as the two bosses disagreed about who should have won the "Next Rated" award. Lil Kesh of YBNL records (Olamide) lost to Reekado Banks of Mavins records. Jazzy's signee received a car as the winner of the award. However, Don Jazzy and Olamide later got reconciled.
i. Nigerian Music Awards (2006) – Producer of the Year.
ii. Nigerian Entertainment Awards (2007) – Music Producer of the Year.
iii. The Headies 2011 – Producer of the Year for Over The Moon, Mr Endowed and Pop Something.
iv. The Headies 2014 – Producer of the Year for Dorobucci.
v. City People Entertainment Award (2015) – special recognition award..
Moreover, with the likes of Samsung, Loya Milk and MTN, Don Jazzy has had endorsement deals. However, on 25 February, 2017, The Cable online media had it that Don Jazzy claimed he is now bigger endorsement deals. He rather does partnership with companies. At the time he said this, he just finalised and announced his partnership with a company Flobyte, a free wifi service company. Flobyte he believed with increase the access of Nigerians to local internet content. The inspiration for Flobyte according to Jazzy was because most people who stream and buy their music are mainly people in US, UK and other African countries and not Nigerians. Flobyte was to make it easy and cheap for Nigerians to have access to the internet and invariably stream and buy songs of their artists.
Don Jazzy, Mavin record boss had made name for himself in Nigerian and African music industry, with his over hundred produced songs, over three albums with the Mohit records, and many with the Mavin records. He has engaged in collaborations with almost all A-list Nigerian hip hop artists, like Psquare, Duncan Mighty, Olamide and so on.
His social media handles have many followers in their millions: Instagram – @donjazzy (5.1m) and @mavinrecords (1.6m), Twitter – @DONJAZZY (3.1m), Facebook – @MavinRecords(1.2m) and @OFFICIALDONJAZZY (1.2m), and his website: www.mavinrecords.com.
Don Jazzy no doubt is very successful in his craft hence he was considered by Forbes among the top three richest Nigerian musicians. With about thirty five million dollars ($35M) net worth, he has a lot of houses and expensive cars; Porsche 911, Bentley Continental, flying Spur, Cadillac Escalade, Range Rover sports among others. As a good, selfless and free minded man, he has signed many talents from grass to grace, raised many stars from nothing to something and is still doing more.


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Tag: River Pilots
Childhood memories of the Cheekpoint pilot boat
A picture paints a thousand words they say, and that was
proven yet again recently when Catherine Heffernan posted to the Cheekpoint
Faithlegg and Coolbunnia Facebook page.
The photo was of the Morning Star II, the pilot boat that operated from
Cheekpoint when we were children and it brought the memories flooding back.
Morning Star II photo from Catherine Heffernan White
My Uncle Sonny returned from sea in the early 1970's and
took up the role of pilot boat officer from the village, servicing the port of New Ross. His boat the Morning Star II was
a familiar feature, and it was rare that you wouldn't find Sonny standing on
the quayside waiting for a boat, or in my Aunt Ellen's house having a cup of tea in between boats.
The Cheekpoint pilot boat serviced ships entering or leaving
New Ross. Because of our location at the point where the three sisters meet, the Barrow, Nore and Suir, and the junction to the two port, Cheekpoint was a logical choice for such activities. I can't say I have yet discovered when the practice started but I do recall a photo, below, which depicts a pilot officer house, where pilots waited on ships from the late 1800's, and I'm guessing it was at least for most of that century. Hobblers would have been to the fore prior to that.
Pilot House in the left corner of photo, AH Poole
New Ross pilots
departed outgoing ships at Cheekpoint, or joined incoming ships to pilot the
ships up through the Barrow Bridge to New Ross. I've blogged about the difficulties caused by the bridge before. It also marked the point where the Waterford
pilots took over. Hence a Waterford pilot relieved his New Ross counterpart and took the ship to the mouth of the
harbour, and was then relived of his duty and taken to Dunmore by the Betty
Breen. They also obviously performed the
reverse role.
Of the pilots themselves I can only remember a few. The New Ross pilots of the time were my Uncle John of course, and Mickey Duffin, Kevin Barry of Fethard and a Dutchman who I can only recall a smiling face and a smell of cigars. Of the Waterford pilots Willie Hearne, Pat Rodgers, John Whitty and the Walsh brothers and come to mind.
What made the whole affair so memorable was that Sonny would regularly take us children aboard the Morning Star II when he was going out to a ship. We'd be hanging around the quay, fishing for flats
with sprat bait, or playing rounders or soccer on the village green. Sonny would give the nod and we would
carefully hop aboard and sit on a small midship deck that housed the inboard
engine. The Morning Star was no more
than 22 feet long, but beamy, and a whole gang of us could easily sit in
Local and visitor alike were taken aboard and away the whole
party went. We were always the happier if the pilot was coming from Ross and had to
be dropped to the Island Quay, at Great Island.
It made for a longer trip. Or
other times the Waterford pilot might be put on an outgoing ship, the New Ross pilot come
aboard, and then away to an incoming ship, which he re-boarded to take to New
Ross.
Pilot boat Crofter working at Cheekpoint this week
The scene was familiar to
me from an early age. Ship sited at
Ballinlaw, coming towards the Barrow Bridge.
Sonny would slip the painter from the ladder at the quay, negotiate the salmon
punts moored at the quay, cursing a floating anchor rope. As the ship came though the Bridge, Sonny
would get into position, lining up with the bow of the ship and approaching at
an angle to close the gap. As we neared there was always
a flutter in my belly, the ship which looked small at the distance, rearing up
and glaring down upon us the nearer we approached. Always a curious smell, particular
to ships a mixture of food, diesel oil and cargo such as fertiliser, oil or
The ladder was down at the ships
side, two deckhands waiting at the gunwale of the ship. We come alongside, Sonny gunning the engine
to maintain position with the ship, the pilot deftly hops upon the jacob ladder and
ascends, something none of us would probably ever choose to do. Sonny casually looking
around, seemingly oblivious to the anxiety we felt, would he fall away from the
ship coming close if not under the churning propeller astern, would we be
sucked beneath the side. Then having being relived
in the wheelhouse, the New Ross pilot would be seen sauntering down the side of
the ship, leg out over and onto the ladder, and waved off by the crew. Once he had a foot aboard, Sonny with a deft
touch on the wheel effortlessly drew the Morning Star II away and departed from
the ship.
Pilot climbing the Jacob ladder
via: newsfromthebow.wordpress.com
My preference was for going alongside tankers, which rather
than a high side, had a railing and you could see much more of the ship and her
fittings. The NO SMOKING sign seemed strangely out of place on a ship, as
everyone I associated with ships and pilotage smoked, well, with the exception
of Sonny.
All in all a magical era. A time when health and safety and all manner
of regulation were yet to be devised and jobs to oversee them yet to be created. In some ways it was a bad time for children. We know that from the various scandals that
have come to light. But it was also a
great time to be a child, when we had freedom, were left to create our own entertainment,
when parental fears, screen time and mobile devices were yet to suck up so much of children's time and
innocence.
A century of Barrow Bridge incidents
The Barrow Bridge was officially opened in 1906 to connect Waterford's train station, and thus the SW of Ireland, to the newly developed port at Rosslare. I've written before about the initial planning and concern about crossing the River Barrow which separates counties Kilkenny and Wexford, across from Cheekpoint. The principal objection was from the Port of New Ross. The concerns were addressed by inserting a swivelled opening span to allow ships access to the River Barrow and thus New Ross. The outside channel was used for ships entering the Barrow, the opposite, on the Kilkenny side, for egress. A manned control tower operated the opening and closing function. Down the years there have been many incidents recorded at the bridge, what follows is a sample.
The Barrow Viaduct Jan 2016
Interestingly, the first incident I could find occured before the bridge was even operational. During construction two sailing vessels struck it on the one day, indeed almost at the same time. The ships were the Conniston and the Ethel under the guidance of pilots Whelan (apparently one armed) and Kearnes, leaving New Ross on an ebb tide. The Harbour Board received a complaint about the matter from the builders, but thankfully not much damage to the bridge had occurred. The master of the Schooner Ethel also wrote alleging damage to his ship. The board interviewed the pilot on the matter who explained that at the White Horse reach (just above the Bridge) he had recommended to the master that the ship should be warped through the opening. He claimed the master of the Ethel refused stating that the wind was sufficient and he could control the passage through. Drawing close to the opening, the wind dropped and the master ordered the anchor dropped, this was done, but as she swung to the anchor she struck the bridge. No details were given as to the incident with the other vessel.
A few months later in 1905 pilot Whelan was again in trouble when a steamer under his control struck one of the cylinder piles and dislodged a concrete coping. Despite the evidence of the harbour master, Captain Farady, who was also aboard, that the accident was completely outside the control of his pilot, Whelan received a caution.
The next incident came almost an exact year from the official opening of the bridge. From the Cork Examiner of 26/7/1907 we learn that "Yesterday the barque Venus, of Hellsingborg, Norway, bound for New Ross, with a cargo of timber, whilst in the tow of the barque Heron, collided with the Barrow Bridge, or Railway Viaduct. The Venus had her whole foremast knocked clean out, and the crew had a narrow escape, the bridge being apparently uninjured."
opening span of bridge
While Dublin was in revolt during Easter 1916, the bridge was one of the pieces of infrastructure considered vital to the interests of the crown forces. Admiral Bayly, commander of the British naval services sea protection detail based at Cobh sent motor launches to secure the bridge and ensure uninterrupted rail travel. (Nolan: p141).
Another curious incident is related in the Munster Express dated 9th June 1923. The opening span was stuck in an opened position for some days following a loss of a "Shaft" or pin, which was central to the operation of the swivel action. The shaft was finally retrieved by dragging the river bed. No explanation is supplied as to why it happened, or indeed why a replacement could not be found.
In the 1930's the issue was trespass. Several men were brought to court owing to what was claimed to be a "tremendous amount of trespass" The defendants were listed as Thomas Dempsey, Campile; Patrick Carew, Ferrybank; Patrick Cashin, Drumdowney; John Black and Richard Atkins of Glasshouse and two Cheekpoint men; Denis Hennerby and Michael Heffernan. Solicitor from the railway stated that the men were putting their own lives at risk by travelling the line either by foot of bicycle. The case against Mikey Heffernan was struck out, and Aitkins was adjourned. The others faced a fine of 6d and costs amounting to 7/-. (Source: Munster Express 3/12/1937)
At the outbreak of WWII and for several months after the bridge continued to see daily use. Both Irish and those with Irish relatives and cousins and some refugees, fled the looming war. Many travellers could only finding standing room on the decks of the ferry boats and seating was a luxury on the train too. (McShane: p11) As the war wore on and shortages deepened, rail traffic was suspended due to a lack of coal, only to be reinstated after the war
My mother like so many others left for England in the 1950's. To her the bridge brought mixed emotions, sadness on leaving, fires burning in the village, the last farewell to the emigrants that would keep families fed. Of course it was also of gladness when she would get to return across it for the following Christmas and it would give her the first view of home.
There were several bridge strikes down the years from ships passing through, generally to enter the Barrow. According to my father, the only surprise about hitting the bridge was that there were not more. I remember hearing one as a child, where the stern of the ship was swept onto the central fender as it passed through, with minor damage to the ship and none to the bridge. The sound reverberated around the village.
On another occasion, the 7th April 1986, the inbound Panamanian registered ship MV Balsa struck and did considerable damage to the opening. She was of 6000 tonnes and was empty at the time (she was chartered to collect a cargo of malt) which probably contributed to the accident. The central span was damaged and the bridge was immediately closed to rail and shipping until an inspection was carried out.
The bridge strike that caused the most severe damage occurred on March 7th 1991. The MV Amy a Dutch registered coaster was again entering port when she collided against the opening span of the bridge and knocked it out of line. The timber fenders and central wharf was also damaged. In fact the damage was so severe that the line and shipping channels were immediately closed.
However, legal writs started to fly as 14 vessels were stranded in the port between the Port of New Ross and the ship owners and shipping companies. Within days an agreement was reached to allow egress and entry via the undamaged side of the opening, but the railway line remained closed. Three months later the railway was again in use, saving motorists the 40 mile road trip, and rail passengers a bus transfer from Campile. The repair was reputed to have cost £3-5 Million, and was carried out by a Cobh salvage company, who operated from Cheekpoint and were as renowned for their long hours of labour as their huge capacity for porter.
By far the most curious incident to close the line occurred on Friday 22nd March 1946. A drifting mine – used during the second world war- was spotted floating close to the bridge by two Cheekpoint men Heffernan and O'Connor (Paddy and John respectively as far as I can recall, John being the father of the Munster Express journalist of the same name). They reported the sighting to the Garda station in Passage East and a unit from the Curragh was dispatched under Comdt. Fynes to deal with the threat. Locally it was always said that the boys had thrown a lasso around the mine and towed it away from the bridge as a train approached, saving countless lives as a result.
A more sober account can be found in that weeks Kilkenny People. The mine grounded between Snow Hill Quay and Drumdowney Point (known locally as the Point of the wood) as the tide went out and once settled on the mud, a rope was tied around it, to prevent it floating away. Although the Boat train departed from Waterford that evening, it was decided to close off the line to rail and shipping on the Saturday.
The bomb disposal unit had to wait for the tide to go out before they approached the mine on the Saturday. It was described as 5′ 4″x 3'4″ and was encrusted with rust and barnacles. It was thought to have been a floating mine, deployed with an anchor and chain that had broken away. The opinion of the army was that it had been deployed on the sea bed several years before, There was no information provided about it's origin. The unit managed to make safe the mine by 4pm that evening, meaning the 5pm train could depart with safety.
CIE had to face a high court injunction in 1991 to carry out the repairs on the bridge to allow trains to run once more, At the time there was speculation that they would prefer to remove the opening and make the railway line redundant. With falling passenger numbers and the rise in private motor use the days of the line were numbered. The closure of the Sugar Beet factories was the final straw. The final train crossed the Barrow Bridge in September 2010.
Many thanks to James Doherty for his help with this piece and in particular loaning me the following books which I referenced in the piece;
McShane. M. Neutral Shores. Ireland and the battle of the Atlantic. 2012. Mercier press. Cork
Nolan et al. Secret Victory. Ireland and the War at Sea 1914-18. 2009. Mercier press. Cork


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High Peak è un distretto con status di borough del Derbyshire, Inghilterra, Regno Unito, con sede a Chapel-en-le-Frith.

Il distretto fu creato con il Local Government Act 1972, il 1º aprile 1974 dalla fusione dei municipal borough di Buxton e Glossop con i distretti urbani di New Mills e Whaley Bridge, con il distretto rurale di Chapel-en-le-Frith e il distretto rurale di Tintwistle.

Località e parrocchie
Tra le località del distretto vi sono:
 Ashopton
 Bamford
 Buxton
 Buxworth
 Castleton
 Chapel-en-le-Frith
 Charlesworth
 Chinley
 Crowden
 Derwent
 Dove Holes
 Edale
 Fernilee
 Furness Vale
 Gamesley
 Glossop
 Hadfield
 Hayfield
 Hope
 Horwich
 New Mills
 Peak Forest
 Rowarth
 Sparrowpit
 Tintwistle
 Thornhill
 Whaley Bridge

Le parrocchie del distretto, che non coprono Buxton e Glossop, sono:
 Aston
 Bamford
 Brough and Shatton
 Castleton
 Chapel en le Frith
 Charlesworth
 Chinley, Buxworth and Brownside
 Chisworth
 Derwent
 Edale
 Green Fairfield
 Hartington Upper Quarter
 Hayfield
 Hope
 Hope Woodlands
 King Sterndale
 New Mills
 Peak Forest
 Thornhill
 Tintwistle
 Whaley Bridge
 Wormhill

Collegamenti esterni

Unità di governo locale del Derbyshire


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Q: wxPython Splashscreen on loading I'm trying to show a splash screen as soon as possible while my app is importing by doing something like this
import wx, wx.lib.agw.advancedsplash as AS, sys, os, matplotlib
matplotlib.use('WXAgg')
from threading import Thread

#some function definitions

class application(wx.Frame):
  #the UI code here

class mod(Thread):
  #blah blah

if __name__ == "__main__":
  app = wx.App(redirect=True, filename="logfile.txt")

  image = wx.Image("splash.png")
  image.ConvertAlphaToMask()
  bitmap = wx.BitmapFromImage(image)
  splash = AS.AdvancedSplash(None, bitmap=bitmap, timeout=4000, agwStyle=AS.AS_TIMEOUT | AS.AS_CENTER_ON_SCREEN)

  import time
  import telnetlib
  import ownmodule
  import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
  from matplotlib.backends.backend_wxagg import FigureCanvasWxAgg as FigureCanvas
  from matplotlib.backends.backend_wx import NavigationToolbar2Wx as NavigationToolbar
  from matplotlib.figure import Figure

  frame = application(None, -1, "AdvancedSplash Test")
  app.MainLoop()

but the only thing I get is the shape in gray of the image I chose, then the UI loads and the actual image fills up the gray shape in a flash and disappears timed out. It's like the splash screen shows but the image doesn't load until the main frame does.
What it should happen is to show immediately the image, not only the shape. Somebody know what is happening and how to solve it?
Also it would be great to not time out the splash screen but destroy it right before the main UI appears.

A: Since the MainLoop is not running then there is no way for events to be delivered to the window, including the splashscreen's EVT_PAINT event that will draw the bitmap.
The wx.Yield function will run a temporary event loop so adding a call to that after creating the splashscreen will let it paint itself and may  be sufficient for your needs. One downside is that if there needs to be another paint event while you are doing your other startup code then it won't happen unless you do another wx.Yield, and depending on what other kinds of events may be triggered in those yields, you may have to worry about possible reentrancy problems.
Another approach would be to go ahead and jump into the MainLoop and then run the rest of your startup code in a CallAfter, or another thread, or whatever makes sense for your application.

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Published October 21
Purple Heart stolen from Vietnam vet returned nearly 40 years later: 'I couldn't believe it'
Veteran Gus Allbritton was wounded three times during the Vietnam War
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A Vietnam veteran is back in possession of his Purple Heart after it was stolen from him nearly 40 years ago during a burglary.
"It said that somebody had found my Purple Heart," Gus Allbritton, 71, recounted about a message that was left for him at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Georgia. "And there was a phone number in Florida for a man named Jamie Bath."
Allbritton is a Vietnam veteran who was deployed with the 173rd Infantry Regiment from 1969-1970. He was wounded three times during the war: when he was shot in the shoulder by an AK-47, when he was shot in the groin, legs and feet, and also when a rocket-propelled grenade was launched into his bunker, Stars and Stripes reported. He was subsequently awarded three Purple Hearts, two of which he gave to his children, and another he held onto.
VIETNAM VET REUNITES WITH JUNIOR HIGH SWEETHEART 59 YEARS LATER
In 1983, while he was working as a sheriff's deputy in Florida, he was the victim of a burglary. He had stored the Purple Heart for safekeeping in a heavy bottle that also contained coins, pocket knives and other valuables.
Vietnam Veteran receives his third Purple Heart – twice (https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage)
His house was ransacked during the burglary, and the bottle containing the medal was taken.
"When I saw that the water bottle – and everything in it – had been stolen, I figured that was it, I'd never see it again," Allbritton recounted. "I reported it missing, but I knew the odds were slim to none that I'd ever get it back."
VIETNAM VETS KILLED DURING SECRET PACIFIC MISSION GET MAINE MEMORIAL NEARLY 60 YEARS LATER
Decades later, an estate sale specialist in Florida named Jaime Bath said he picked up the medal at a yard sale for $2.
Bath noticed an inscription on the medal, reading, "For Military Merit – Gus A. Allbritton."
A United States Military Purple Heart
"It was a war medal, and I knew it must mean a lot to the person who'd earned it," Bath said. "Giving it back was the right thing to do."
Bath tracked Allbritton down at the local VA, where the Vietnam vet volunteers, after a Google search and said he wanted to get the medal back to him.
"I couldn't believe it. How did something as small as that medal turn up after 38 years?" Allbritton said.
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With the 2030 Agenda, the United Nations has defined goals for socially, economically and ecologically sustainable development, known as the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With its research approach, the MDC contributes to SDG 3 - ensure healthy lives for all people of all ages and promote their well-being. In addition, the Center also supports other goals of the 2030 Agenda and wants to fulfill its responsibility towards the environment and society as well as towards its employees*. Therefore, in 2020/21 we developed the concept "Our path to a sustainable MDC", which combines already established activities with newly formulated goals and measures. After all, sustainable action helps to ensure the success and attractiveness of the MDC over the long term.
establish a common understanding of leadership
create scope for creativity and encourage employees to be innovative
promote sustainable development in organizational development, research, human resources, and in the areas of construction and infrastructure and support processes
make the work at MDC as greenhouse gas neutral as possible by 2038
The MDC - represented by the Sustainability Coordinator - contributes to in the Sustainability Forum working group of the Helmholtz Association and maintains networks on sustainability at the local and regional level (including the NUHF network) in order to integrate "best practice" examples and achieve synergy effects.
Sustainable development at MDC - examples
Climate-friendly renovation of the Max Delbrück House
The MDC is planning the climate-friendly renovation of its largest research building, the Max Delbrück House (MDH), and has obtained 13.7 million euros in funding from the Helmholtz Association for this purpose. The biggest challenge is the building's high energy demand: 8,000 MWh per year, 80% for operating the ventilation and air-conditioning systems alone. Renovation is expected to begin at the end of 2024.
2021, Ralf Streckwall, head of the Technical Facility Management (TFM) department, has put together an interdisciplinary project team. In addition to internal specialists, the team includes the sustainability coordinator, laboratory planners Gert Richter (freelance) and Markus Fenner (EUROLABORS AG), and experts in building energy technology Clemens Beutler (DGNB GMBH), Dr. Stefan Brand and Prof. Martin Kriegel (both TU Berlin).
Drastically reducing energy and CO2 emissions
In several workshops with the board of directors, scientists and representatives from administrative departments, the team discussed possibilities for a structural redesign of the laboratories, offices and ancillary laboratory areas. Subsequently, a concept was developed that pursues two central goals: 1. drastic reduction (63%) of energy consumption through optimization of laboratory infrastructure and innovative concepts for air handling systems, 2. transformation of building energy systems to enable campus-internal supply with renewable energy sources. In this way, MDC will save 3,000 tons of CO2 emissions in the future.
The demonstrator laboratory
The first construction phase is designed as a demonstrator lab: "This allows the team to test the effective interaction of new technologies and verify whether the predicted savings potentials are actually achieved," says Ralf Streckwall. The researchers, in turn, can give their feedback and suggest improvements. The knowledge gained will be used for the further construction phases and can provide important impetus for the climate-friendly construction of biomedical research buildings.
MDC business travel form with appeal "train instead of flight"
The MDC business trip form explicitly states that business trips are only permitted if the official business cannot be completed by using digital means of communication. It also receives an appeal to use the train if the business trip destination can be reached within six hours.
Job ticket - save money and reduce carbon dioxide emissions
© Michael Hinz, MDC
The MDC wants to reduce the carbon emissions that employees cause to get to their workplace. From January 1, 2022, employees with an MDC contract will have the opportunity to purchase a new attractive job ticket from S-Bahn Berlin GmbH. This will enable them to save 23 euros a month. Employees who switch from cars to public transport reduce the carbon emissions caused by their daily commute by around 65-75 percent.
Promotion of e-mobility - e-charging stations on Campus Buch
© Peter Himsel/Campus Buch
To improve the expansion of environmentally friendly mobility, the campus has been looking for a solution that is as cost-neutral as possible and can be used flexibly: Campus Berlin-Buch GmbH, together with MDC, FMP and ECRC, is now cooperating with the energy agency E.MAGIS. Currently, three double charging stations for e-vehicles are available to users. There they can fill up with 100 percent green electricity. Further expansion is planned.
100 % green power - 3000 tons less CO2 emission per year
The Buch Campus and the MDC in Berlin-Mitte/BIMSB have been supplied with 100 percent green electricity since 2020. Campus Berlin-Buch GmbH currently purchases certified green electricity from a hydroelectric power plant in South Tyrol. This alone reduces the MDC's annual carbon emissions by about 3,000 tons.
Green MDCampus - working together for a sustainable MDC
© Green MDCampus
All employees can contribute to the sustainable development of the MDC with their ideas. Some employees from science and administration are committed in the "Green MDCampus" initiative, which was already active from 2013 to 2016. They want to create awareness for sustainable working with newsletters, various measures and campaigns. For example, the aim is to produce less waste, use less plastic, use more recycled products and save energy.
The initiative calls on employees to work together to make the sustainable development of MDC lively and comprehensible.
Energy transition at the MDC - Producing electricity, heat and cooling yourself
The MDC departments responsible for technical building management want to make research buildings more energy efficient and establish systems for independent energy production. One example is the photovoltaic systems on buildings 31.1 (30 kilowatts) and 31.4 (7 kilowatts). The largest project to date was the renovation of the energy center with the construction of a combined heat, power and cooling plant (see graphic). Its aim: to secure demand, use energy efficiently and reduce carbon emissions.
Innovative techniques pay off
The energy center was renovated between 2011 and 2013 at a cost of approximately 7.5 million euros. The new high-efficiency plant consists of several elements. In a combined heat and power plant, natural gas is converted into electricity and heat. An absorption chiller, three compression chillers and five hybrid cooling towers produce cooling from some of the heat. Research centers like the MDC require an enormous amount of cooling power for the research buildings, the animal house and the computer center - currently about 3800 kilowatts. In order to be able to respond to even higher demands if necessary, the plant allows for further expansion stages.
This investment will pay off in the long term, and doubly so - both in terms of climate protection and financially. The combined heat, power and cooling plant produces the entire cooling requirement as well as more than a third of the MDC's electricity and heating requirements. Its utilization rate is over 90 percent. Thanks to the short pipeline routes of the local interconnected network on the MDC site, much less energy is also lost than on long supply routes. Compared to conventional combined heat and power plants, this plant reduces annual carbon emissions by about 6,000 metric tons. By producing cooling, heat and electricity independently, the MDC can save approximately 780,000 euros net each year. The plant has therefore paid for itself after ten years.
In the future, MDC will continue to invest in innovative technologies during construction and renovations that further reduce the energy consumption of the buildings or enable independent energy production. The MDC Campus Plan 2030 is currently being discussed. It is intended to set the course for further optimization of the existing facility as well as additional measures for a sustainable energy supply.
Sustainability Officer Michael Hinz on the topic of sustainability at the MDC
Research, animal experiments and the 3Rs
We are committed to engaging in social dialogue on animal experiments in health research and animal welfare
Important contacts, links and guidelines
Dr. Michael Hinz
Building 84: Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Haus Room 1109
m.hinz@mdc-berlin.de
Our path to a sustainable MDC (pdf)
MDC Greenhouse Gas Balance 2021 (pdf)
MDC Greenhouse Gas Balance 2019/2020 & Potential Climate Strategie (pdf)
Sustainability at the Helmholtz Association (only in German)
Sustainability at the Helmholtz Association
1. Helmholtz Sustainability Summit (MDC)
2. Helmholtz Sustainability Summit (DESY)
Helmholtz sustainable active 2018 (pdf)
HGF Guideline Sustainability (pdf)
Commitment of the HGF to its sustainable development (pdf)
Viola Ehrig und Steve Kossack
© Jana Ehrhardt-Joswig, MDC
With patience and a green thumb
Viola Ehrig is the green-fingered gardener who works hard to ensure it's not only science and innovation that flourish at the Berlin-Buch campus, but trees and flowers as well. She and her colleague Steve Kossack provide stimulating surroundings for everyone at the science campus, including employees of the MDC.
The winning team "Shut-Up-Legs" from left to right: Jessica Berlin, Rainer Leben, Holger Gerhardt.
© Campus Berlin-Buch
Institute & Campus November 08, 2021
Campus Buch wins "Who cycles the most?"
The Buch Campus successfully defended its title in the "Who cycles the most?" competition again this year. A total of twenty Berlin state companies competed against each other in August and September 2021.
Bienenvolk am Gläsernen Labor.
Institute & Campus June 24, 2021
Gläsernes Labor receives environmental award
On June 22, the councilors and officials in the Berlin district of Pankow presented the 2020/21 Pankow Environmental Awards.
The best team from Campus Berlin-Buch took sixth place in the entire competition. From left to right: Dr. Ulrich Scheller, Managing Director of Campus Berlin-Buch GmbH; the "Shut Up Legs" Jessica Berlin and Rainer Leben; Professor Heike Grassmann, Administrative Director of the MDC
© Peter Himsel/Campus Berlin-Buch
Rode a Tough Race – and won!
The Campus Berlin-Buch, together with the MDC location in Mitte, has successfully defended its title in this year's competition "Wer radelt am meisten?". A total of 311 cyclists from Buch and Mitte took part.


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