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Offshoring and firm innovation Sunday, 10 March 2013
by Justin Jansen
Offshoring has been one of the most enduring themes in the corporate world in recent times. It still splits the opinion of fans and opponents in a manner that is usually the preserve of obscure religious disputes.
Believers in offshoring will argue intensely that the only true corporates are those that embrace offshoring from here till eternity. Doubters will question the wisdom of transplanting activities to far-flung areas of the world. The cultural and physical distances involved will inevitably, they say, create at least as many new problems as they solve old ones.
As one of the authors of the paper entitled Offshoring and Firm Innovation: the moderating role of top management team attributes, I take a close interest in the subject. The prime goal of that study was to increase the understanding of how offshoring influences the introduction of new products and services, but the subject needs to be placed firmly in a longer-term context.
When the trend towards the outsourcing of low-value non-core activities to a specialist supplier first began to seize the imagination of the corporate world there was one key aim: to cut costs. A secondary benefit, almost an accidental by-product, was found to be the possibilities it offered to achieve increased operational efficiencies. As outsourcing became more established it began to be applied to higher-value activities.
Offshoring - the relocation of activities to another country or countries - followed a similar trajectory, driven by similar ambitions. However, offshoring today has a look all of its own.
The international financial crisis that began unfolding in the summer of 2007 created a new environment, forcing companies of all sizes across the globe to find new ways to grow. The imperative is to find new ideas, establish a presence in new markets and create new products, while achieving operational excellence to increase efficiencies and cut costs still further.
"Innovation needs liberation and decentralisation. Efficiency needs tighter controls and greater centralisation. Combining the two requires a high level of corporate ambidexterity."
Offshoring challenges
This in itself presents a new challenge: the balancing of exploration of the future through research and development with delivering enhanced performance in the present. The paradoxical choices involved make it difficult to do both at the same time. Innovation needs liberation and decentralisation. Efficiency needs tighter controls and greater centralisation. Combining the two requires a high level of corporate ambidexterity.
Some research suggests that offshoring to geographies such as India and China can be an important element in helping management to solve the apparently impossible equation, by helping to bring in new ideas and knowledge. Other research suggests the opposite, simply because it can be difficult to integrate such ideas and knowledge into the parent company in its domestic market, partly because of the cultural and physical distances involved. Offshoring can be beneficial, yes, but it can be difficult to implement successfully.
Our paper takes a positive view: it shows that the offshoring of R&D and other knowledge-intensive functions can help a company renew and refresh itself to face the future. There is a clear caveat, however. Companies that offshore R&D must continue to conduct R&D in the home location in order to be able to integrate the results of the offshored R&D into the parent company.
We suggest that the extent to which organisations offshore primary functions enables them to unleash unrealised potential for firm innovativeness as they may leverage specialised knowledge sources from foreign locations and utilise wage-differentials. Yet, we argue that the relocation of primary functions to foreign countries will exhibit a pattern of diminishing returns, eventually reversing itself at high levels when organisations may become detached from most of their primary operations and, consequently, experience difficulty in recognising and responding to environmental changes.
Our study also contributes to establishing the link between upper echelon and innovation literatures by highlighting and clarifying the role of top management teams in how firms may enhance innovativeness through international sourcing.
To advance a deeper understanding of the relationship between offshoring and innovation, we provide an upper echelon contingency perspective that analyses the strategic importance of attributes such as informational diversity and shared vision.
Key lessons
Stripped down to absolute basics, the study offers three key lessons on the offshoring of knowledge-intensive functions for senior managers to take from our research. One, take your time in the initial decision-making process. Think twice before you start. It might be a good idea for the company, in terms of reducing costs and increasing potential profits, but it can be difficult to manage.
Two, offshoring can undoubtedly be profitable, but not everything can, or should, be outsourced. You need to retain and grow an R&D capability in your established markets.
Three, you need the right management team. In particular, you need a balance of diversity in the team in order to understand and negotiate cultural differences. You can lower some costs somewhere, but you need to invest elsewhere to derive the maximum total benefit available to the company.
Justin Jansen is Professor of Corporate Entrepreneurship, Department of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. Email: jjansen@rsm.nl
This article draws its inspiration from the paper Offshoring and Firm Innovation: the moderating role of top management team attributes, which was written by Oli R. Mihalache, Justin J.J.P. Jansen, Frans Van Den Bosch and Henk W. Volberda. The paper was published in Strategic Management Journal, Strat. Mgmt. J. (2012) DOI: 10.1002/smj.
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Die Spezialisierung als Jugendarzt war im Gesundheitswesen der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik (DDR) eine auf einem zweijährigen Zusatzstudium basierende Form der ärztlichen Weiterbildung.

Die Möglichkeit zur formalen Qualifizierung zum Jugendarzt bestand ab 1982 und folgte Lehrgängen mit freiwilliger Beteiligung, die ab den 1970er Jahren an der Akademie für Ärztliche Fortbildung der DDR angeboten wurden. Spezielle fachliche Schwerpunkte der Ausbildung, die sich insbesondere an im schulärztlichen Bereich tätige Ärzte richtete, waren präventivmedizinische Aspekte, die Einschätzung des altersbezogenen Gesundheits- und Entwicklungsstandes von Jugendlichen, die Verhütung, Bekämpfung und epidemiologische Erfassung von Infektionskrankheiten, die Umsetzung von Hygienemaßnahmen in den Sanitäreinrichtungen von Kindergärten und Schulen, die Gesundheitserziehung von Jugendlichen sowie die Notfallversorgung im Jugendalter.

Fachlich und organisatorisch zuständig für die Weiterbildung zum Jugendarzt waren die Sektion Kinder- und Jugendgesundheitsschutz der Gesellschaft für Pädiatrie der DDR, die Akademie für Ärztliche Fortbildung der DDR und das Ministerium für Gesundheitswesen. Nachdem zunächst eine eigenständige Facharztanerkennung geplant war, erfolgte die Ausbildung in der Praxis als funktionsbezogene Qualifizierung nach vorher abgeschlossener Facharztausbildung, für welche die Fachrichtungen Pädiatrie, Allgemeinmedizin oder Sozialhygiene empfohlen wurden. Die Weiterbildung zum Jugendarzt wurde in der DDR von nahezu allen im Bereich des Gesundheitsschutzes von Kindern und Jugendlichen tätigen Ärzten genutzt.

In der Bundesrepublik Deutschland existierten in den 1980er und 1990er Jahren an der Universität Bielefeld vergleichbare Lehrgänge, die jedoch nicht auf bundeseinheitlichen Fortbildungs- und Anerkennungsregelungen basierten.

Literatur
 Ursula Boßdorf: Jugendarzt in der DDR – eine staatlich anerkannte, spezifische Form ärztlicher Weiterbildung. In: Veröff. Med. Ges. 10/2004 (Doppelheft 48/49B). Herausgegeben von der Interessengemeinschaft Medizin und Gesellschaft e. V., S. 48–50,

Siehe auch
 Kinder- und Jugendärztlicher Dienst

Kinderheilkunde
Bildung in der DDR
Gesundheitswesen (DDR)

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High pressure study of crystalline material by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction using DAC (Diamond Anvil Cell) apparatus mounted on point detector and area detector diffractometers (i.e. Oxford diffraction – Agilent, Bruker and Huber systems). In particular these experiments have a wide variety of applications from Earth's mantle elastic response (e.g. publications 2, 4, 9, 11 etc..) to industrial/commercial (e. ceramic industry, gemstone industry etc…) development and applications (e.g. publications 6, 8, 10, 17).
High temperature study of crystalline material in situ by single-crystal X-ray diffraction using micro-furnace mounted on conventional diffractometer (e. Philips and Bruker systems). In particular those experiments have a wide variety of applications from Earth's mantle elastic response (e.g. publication 3, 21) and the planetary bodies spectral analysis (e.g. publication 15) to industrial/commercial (i.e. ceramic industry, gemstone industry etc…) development and application (e.g. publications 3, 14, 16). Recently, I have been developing a new apparatus for high-temperature measurements. The considerably improved performances with respect to its predecessors allows determining lattice thermal expansion on single-crystals by means of X-ray diffraction up to 1200K with much higher precision and accuracy than before, using the same methods adopted for high-pressure measurements (e.g. 8-position centring).
Low temperature study of crystalline material in situ by single crystal X-ray diffraction (i.e. using cryojet system mounted on area detector diffractometer). In particular these studies are devoted to the investigation of crystalline materials with ferroelectric and magneto-electric properties (e.g. publication 7). Few more applications recently on development regards the analysis of spectroscopic data at low temperature in order to apply the results to the shadow zones on planetary bodies.
Elasticity: All the experimental methods above mentioned are fundamental tools for the characterization of any crystalline material under non-ambient conditions. Analysis of these experimental results requires knowledge of linear and non-linear elasticity. To this aim most of my latest research had been devoted to further extend and simplify elasticity theories to be applied to crystalline material (e.g. publications 18, 21). The recently developed EoSFit7c program allows users with basic knowledge on elasticity to expand their capabilities for data analysis including linear and non-linear elasticity in a simple manner.
Kinetic and equilibrium study of crystalline material at high temperature conditions ex situ by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (i.e. Philips and Bruker systems) and using oven for the annealing experiments. In particular, these experiment are relevant for planetary and Earth's processes studies such as cooling rate and history of terrestrial and extraterrestrial rocks (e.g. publications 1, 5, 12, 23).
Host-inclusion systems: Expanding the limits for linear and non-linear elasticity intrinsically means dealing with more complex system such as "host-inclusion system" where the elastic response of the single phase component needs to be combined to allow the evaluation of the elastic response of the multicomponent system (e.g. publication 19, 22, 26, 27). Such multicomponent systems are among the most common cases on several disciplines going from earth sciences to material sciences (i.e. from mantle minerals to cements). Within the framework of the recently developed EoSFit7c program (publication 18) the "isomeke tool" has been developed and is still currently under development. Such tool will allow to retrieve the entrapment pressure by means of linear and non-linear elasticity of two isotropic spherical components (host-inclusion) system also accounting for elastic relaxation effects. Furthermore, current development is aimed to expand to program capabilities to handle anisotropic and non-spherical inclusion-host systems.
16. Gatta G.D., Comboni D., Alvaro M., Lotti P., Cámara F., Domeneghetti M.C. (2014) Thermoelastic behavior and dehydration process of cancrinite. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 41(5), 373-386 (DOI: 10.1007/s00269-014-0656-2).
17. Alvaro M., Nestola F., Ross N.L., Domeneghetti M.C. and Reznitsky L. (2014) High pressure behavior of thiospinel CuCr2S4. American Mineralogist 99(5), 908-913 (DOI: 10.2138/am.2014.4689).
19. Angel R.J., Mazzucchelli M.L., Alvaro M., Nimis P., and Nestola F. (2014) Geobarometry from host-inclusion systems: the role of elastic relaxation. American Mineralogist, 99 (10), 2146-2149 (DOI: 10.2138/am-2014-5047).
20. Dobson D., Lindsay-Scott A., Wood I.G., Nestola F., Alvaro M., Casati N., Liebske C., Knight K.S. (2014) Time-of-flight neutron powder diffraction with milligram samples: the crystal structures of NaCoF3 and NaNiF3 post-perovskites. Journal of Applied Crystallography (47) 1-9 (doi:10.1107/S1600576714021803).
22. Angel R.J., Alvaro M., Nestola F., Mazzucchelli M.L. (2015) Diamond thermoelastic properties and implications for determining the pressure of formation of diamond inclusion systems. Russian Geology and Geophysics, 56, 225-234.
23. Alvaro M., Domeneghetti M.C., Marinangeli, L. (2015) A new calibration to determine the closure temperatures of Fe-Mg ordering in augite from nakhlites. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 50: 3, 499-507.
24. Malaspina N., Alvaro M., Campione M., Wilhelm W., Nestola F. (2015) Dynamics of mineral crystallization from precipitated slab-derived fluid phase: first in-situ synchrotron x-ray measurements. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 169: 26, 1-12.
25. Scandolo L., Mazzucchelli M.L., Alvaro M., Domeneghetti M.C., Nestola F. (2015) Thermal expansion behavior of orthopyroxenes: the role of the Fe-Mn substitution. Mineralogical Magazine, 79(1), 71-87.
26. Milani S., Nestola F., Alvaro M., Mazzucchelli M.L., Domeneghetti M.C., Geiger C.A. (2015) Diamond-garnet geobarometry: The role of garnet compressibility and expansivity. Lithos, 227, 140-147.
27. Angel R.J., Nimis P., Mazzucchelli M.L., Alvaro M., and Nestola F. (2015) How large are departures from lithostatic pressure? Constraints from host-inclusion elasticity. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 33 (8), 801-813 (doi: 10.1111/jmg.12138).
28. Periotto B., Anzolini C., Andreozzi G., Woodland A., Lenaz D., Alvaro M., Princivalle F. (2015) Equation of state of hercynite spinel, FeAl2O4, and high-pressure systematics of Mg-Fe-Cr-Al spinels. Mineralogical Magazine, 72(2), 285-294.
29. M. Alvaro, R.J. Angel, C. Marciano, S. Milani, G. Zaffiro, L. Scandolo, M.L. Mazzucchelli, G. Rustioni, M.C. Domeneghetti, F. Nestola (2015) A new micro-furnace for "in situ" high-temperature single crystal X-ray diffraction measurements. Journal of Applied Crystallography, 48 (4), 1192-1200.
30. Angel R.J., Milani S., Alvaro M., Nimis P., Nestola F. (2015) OrientXplot: A software for processing host inclusion orientation data. Journal of Applied Crystallography, 48 (4), 1330-1334.
31. Nestola, F., Burnham, A.D., Peruzzo, L., Tauro, L., Alvaro, M., Walter, M.J., Gunter, M., Kohn, S.C. (2016): Tetragonal Almandine-Pyrope Phase, TAPP: finally a name for it, the new mineral jeffbenite. Mineralogical Magazine, 79, (in press).
32. M. Murri, L. Scandolo, A. Fioretti, M.C. Domeneghetti and M. Alvaro (2016). Fe-Mg equilibrium behaviour in augite: implications for the thermal history of terrestrial and extraterrestrial rocks. American mineralogist (submitted).
33. P. Nimis, M. Alvaro, F. Nestola, R.J. Angel, K. Marquardt, G. Rustioni, J. Harris (2016) First evidence of hydrous silicic fluid films around solid inclusions in gem-quality diamonds. Lithos, (submitted).


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Facing problems in Pakistan, Afghans return home in droves
World Mar 10, 2017 12:13 PM EST
For years, Afghans have fled the violence in their country, seeking asylum in Europe or elsewhere in the Middle East. But over the past year, about 600,000 Afghans have crossed the border back into Afghanistan, coming from Pakistan, Iran and Europe when they are denied asylum.
Human Rights Watch says Pakistan is using a UN incentive program that gives refugee families a cash grant of $400 to voluntarily return home as a way to pressure Afghans to go back to Afghanistan. But Afghanistan is unprepared to absorb them.
They are returning to "no homes, no land and no jobs, schools or clinics" and are forced to join the 1.5 million people already displaced by conflict, said Gerry Simpson, senior researcher and advocate with HRW's Refugee Rights Program.
Some 10,000-15,000 people use the border crossing in Torkham, Pakistan, each day. Photo by Fayaz Aziz/Reuters
United Nations High Commission for Refugees spokeswoman Ariane Rummery said at a press briefing last month the organization is concerned that the pace of those returning is outstripping the country's ability to accept them. She urged donor countries to follow through on their pledges to support the Afghan government.
Matthew Graydon, a spokesman for the International Organization for Migration's Afghanistan office, said this week from Jalalabad that some of the returning Afghans have been living in neighboring Pakistan for 20 or 30 years, having left during the Soviet conflict and later the Afghan civil war.
"Many were born in Pakistan or have children who were born in Pakistan. They have a lot of roots there," Graydon said.
A Pakistani soldier stands guard at the Friendship Gate border crossing in the town of Chaman, Pakistan. The porous border between Afghanistan and Pakistan has long been a source of tension between the two countries. Photo by Saeed Ali Achakzai/Reuters
But whether they are looking for better economic opportunities in their home country or feeling pressure to leave Pakistan, they all have basic needs once they cross the border. IOM tries to help by providing food, medical help and a temporary place to stay, he said.
IOM also is equipping Afghans with mobile phones for a new pilot project, called the Community Response Map. It allows returning Afghans to send text messages or phone calls to indicate whether they need food, shelter, jobs or a place to settle. More than 1,200 people have responded so far.
"It's one of the tools that lets us get a clear picture of the returnees. We know when they arrive, but we also want to know where they're going," Graydon said. He said IOM shares the information with other organizations so they can work together to provide services, shelters, and infrastructure like schools and clinics.
This week, the organization has helped provide shelter and winter items to 2,000 families, he said.
"If people don't have access to what they need, they'll move to another place," and possibly strain the resources of the local communities, Graydon continued. IOM hopes to preempt that by providing them what they need at their chosen destination, he said.
An Afghan woman holds her passport as she waits at the border crossing at Torkham, Pakistan. Pakistanis have increased security at this entry point, now requiring Afghans to show their passports and visas. Photo by Fayaz Aziz/Reuters
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Left: Afghans wait to cross into their home country at the border post in Torkham, Pakistan, on March 7. Photo by Fayaz Aziz/Reuters
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Sometimes you have to wonder where it all went wrong. I can only imagine how good things looked for Rob Reiner at the start of the '90s, when he'd had an almost-interrupted near-decade-long run of acclaimed movies in the director's chair: This is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, Misery, and finally this. 'Finally' being the operative word however, as it all seems to have gone down hill from there, to the extent that I actually felt the need to look him up on IMDb to check if he was still working/alive. (He's both, having recently directed The Bucket List, a bit of a hit if I recall correctly.) Reiner is a recognisable name, and if he'd stopped making films after A Few Good Men perhaps he'd find himself bandied about on lists of Great Directors (at least in certain circles/magazines), but the fact I had to check what he's been up to (and had forgotten how many acclaimed films he'd made in the first place) shows what a 15-year run of nothingy films can do for your reputation. Even the career of Spinal Tap themselves seems to be in better condition.
All that said, A Few Good Men isn't really Reiner's show. It's not that he does a bad job — far from it — but courtroom dramas primarily depend on two things, even more so than most films: the quality of the writing and the quality of the performances. When you have scene after scene in which a handful of people battle with words alone, often in one-on-one confrontations, then those two elements are virtually all you've got. Of course camerawork, editing, music and the rest still have their part to play, but without the underpinning of good writing and good performances the technical attributes are merely fighting to cover for significant shortcomings. Fortunately, A Few Good Men has those underpinnings.
In this case the screenplay is by Aaron Sorkin, adapting from his own play, who would go on to create and write a great deal of The West Wing (which, incidentally, was inspired by leftover ideas from a later Sorkin/Reiner collaboration, The American President). The seeds of that show's influential style are in evidence here, although the sheer pace and famous 'Walk and Talk' scenes aren't yet part of the formula. As in The West Wing, Sorkin's writing is both intelligent and witty, a hallmark of high-quality writing that's able to rise above the shackles of "it's not real drama unless it's all grimly serious". His characters and their personal story arcs may be straight from the stock pile — Tom Cruise is the hot-shot young lawyer who's actually trying to live up to his daddy (and comes through in the end); Demi Moore is the goody-two-shoes woman trying to make it in a man's world (who learns to work with her colleagues); and so on — but the plotting of the central case remains undiminished, and Sorkin thankfully avoids such obvious subplots as a romance between Cruise and Moore's initially-mismatched-but-ultimately-mutually-respectful good guys. Nonetheless, the occasional lapses into extreme, often patriotic, sentiment that would later mar the odd episode of The West Wing are also on show here, most notably at the climax, though they fail to do any serious damage.
It's in the all-important court scenes that Sorkin's writing really shines. Dialogue flies back and forth like bullets, full of protocol and technical jargon — like in The West Wing — that we either understand or, when we don't, get enough of the gist to follow the key plot points — like in The West Wing. The biggie is the final confrontation between Lt. Kaffee and Col. Jessep, an interview that's the courtroom equivalent of a high noon showdown. It's true that Tom Cruise plays Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson plays Jack Nicholson, just as they almost always do, but it makes for a grand act-off. It's fair to say that Nicholson comes out the victor, gifted with material that guides him from cocksure commanding officer to angry thug in just a few minutes, but it's the bravado of Cruise's questioning — undercut with uncertainty and genuine surprise when he pulls it off — that pushes Jessep there.
There are plenty of other good performances — typically competent work from Kevin Pollak doing the best friend thing and Kevin Bacon doing the friend-turned-rival thing, while Kiefer Sutherland's 'head bully' role is memorable and Demi Moore holds her own better than the rest of her career might suggest — but this is undoubtedly a showcase for Nicholson and Cruise, and through them Sorkin's writing. Not to mention that there are some nice directorial flourishes from Reiner. I wonder what happened to him?
A Few Good Men is showing on Five tonight at 10pm.
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Patrick is back in Ohio, where over 3.0" of rain has fallen in the past 48 hours. A quarter of the way through the 40 Days of Sunshine, Patrick selects food that can handle cooking over many hours. Battling the clouds, this is his first hot meal in days.


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Indigenous Knowledge Learning Outcomes
As part of Mohawk College's commitment to meaningfully advance Truth and Reconciliation, the Indigenous Education Team at Mohawk College is seeking your guidance about their drafted Indigenous Knowledge and Learning Outcomes (IKLOs).
All employees are invited to drop in and join them in person or via Zoom on:
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RSVP by January 27, 2023 to cirkl@mohawkcollege.ca
If you cannot attend the live event the team has also created an online method for you to share your thoughts.
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Vaganova Ballet Academy. Alexandra Khiteeva, Vaganova PRIX.
Alexandra Khiteeva was awarded the first prize in the competition Vaganova PRIX (senior group, girls).
Le Réveil de Flore (The awakening of Flora), Variation of Flora.
Music by Riccardo Drigo, choreography by Yuri Burlaka on Marius Petipa.nSpecial thanks to the channel of Mariinsky Theater.


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Cavaglio-Spoccia é uma comuna italiana da região do Piemonte, província do Verbano Cusio Ossola, com cerca de 309 habitantes. Estende-se por uma área de 18 km², tendo uma densidade populacional de 17 hab/km². Faz fronteira com Cannobio, Cursolo-Orasso, Falmenta, Gurro.

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Mike Duffey of Penn State joins us for episode 102 of Breaking Par with Bernard Sheridan. Mike is a expert in biomechanics and instructor at Penn State. Mike teaches in the PGM program along with the Department of Kinesiology. Mike let's us in on understanding how the best golfers produce power and ground force.
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Mörder ahoi! ist ein britischer Kriminalfilm aus dem Jahr 1964. Als einziger der vier Miss-Marple-Filme mit Margaret Rutherford basiert er nicht auf einer Romanvorlage der englischen Autorin Agatha Christie. Es wurden allerdings Motive aus Fata Morgana (im Original: They Do It with Mirrors) verwendet.

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Nach dem Tod ihres Onkels erbt Miss Marple dessen Mandat in der von ihrem Großvater gegründeten Stiftung zur Besserung der Jugend in Milchester. Während der jährlichen Kuratoriumssitzung bricht das Vorstandsmitglied Ffolly-Hardwicke, gerade als er endlich zu Wort kommen will und eine Prise Schnupftabak nimmt, mit Herzversagen tot zusammen. Miss Marple, das neue Kuratoriumsmitglied, glaubt nicht an einen natürlichen Tod, denn kurz vor seinem Ableben hatte der Verblichene ein dringendes Anliegen vorzubringen, das die Stiftung betraf. Der Hobbydetektivin fallen zwei merkwürdige Umstände auf: Der verschwundene Inhalt der wertvollen Schnupftabakdose des Toten und ein offenes Fenster im Raum zur Feuerleiter hinaus. Inspektor Craddock jedoch glaubt trotz Kenntnisnahme der seltsamen Ereignisse nicht an ein Verbrechen.

Miss Marples Verdacht bleibt dennoch bestehen. Mit gezielten chemischen Giftnachweisen findet Miss Marple schließlich Spuren von Strychnin in einem Rest des Schnupftabaks, den der Täter übersehen hatte. Als eifrige Kriminalroman-Leserin erkennt sie auch, dass der Mord dem Schema des Buches Die Todesbüchse (im Original: The Doom Box) folgt, welches sie aus ihrer hauseigenen Bibliothek kennt. Da das Kuratoriumsmitglied zuletzt einen Inspektionsbesuch auf dem stiftungseigenen Segelschiff HMS Battledore durchgeführt hatte, beschließt nun auch Miss Marple, mit Unterstützung von Mr. Stringer, der jedoch vorerst an Land bleibt, an Bord der Battledore nach dem Motiv für die Ermordung zu suchen.

An Bord ist sie jedoch nicht gern gesehen, und insbesondere ihr Wunsch, auf dem Schiff zu übernachten, um dort ihre Ermittlungen heimlich fortzusetzen, wird nur widerwillig geduldet. Nach ersten Ermittlungen wird schnell klar, dass sich an Bord eine Diebesbande befindet, die an Land Einbrüche verübt. Auch geschehen zwei weitere Morde. Schließlich gerät sogar Mr. Stringer, der die Pläne der Einbrecher durchkreuzt, indem er ihnen ihr Beiboot entwendet, zeitweilig unter Verdacht.

In der Schiffsbibliothek findet Miss Marple bei ihren Recherchen auch eine Ausgabe des Buches Die Todesbüchse, welches anscheinend als Anleitung für den ersten Mord gedient hatte. Der Kreis der Verdächtigen beginnt sich einzuschränken. Dennoch tappt Inspektor Craddock, der mittlerweile aufgrund der beiden weiteren Morde offiziell ermittelt, bei seinen Ermittlungen ohne die Mithilfe von Miss Marple im Dunkeln. Erst als Miss Marple durch Zufall das Motiv für die erste Tat erkennt, kann sie dem Mörder eine, wenn auch für sie lebensgefährliche, Falle stellen und Commander Breeze-Connington überführen. Er hatte über all die Jahre hinweg die Anzahl der Jungen an Bord zu hoch angegeben, um von der Stiftung zusätzliche Mittel zu erhalten und diese zu unterschlagen. Diesem Betrug war der ermordete Ffolly-Hardwicke auf die Schliche gekommen.

Trivia
 Mörder ahoi! ist die letzte von insgesamt vier Miss-Marple-Verfilmungen mit Margaret Rutherford in der Hauptrolle. Margaret Rutherford und Stringer Davis traten in ihren Rollen noch einmal in einer kurzen Sequenz im Poirot-Film Die Morde des Herrn ABC (The Alphabet Murders, 1965) mit Tony Randall in der Hauptrolle auf.
 Das Drehbuch stammt von den beiden Autoren David Pursall und Jack Seddon, die auch für Bearbeitung der Vorlagen zu 16 Uhr 50 ab Paddington und Vier Frauen und ein Mord verantwortlich waren.
 Der Darsteller des Lt. Compton, Francis Matthews, wurde später Hauptdarsteller in der Fernsehserie Paul Temple, nach Romanen des Schriftstellers Francis Durbridge.
 Gerald Cross, Darsteller des Lieutenant Commander Dimchurch, spielt in 16 Uhr 50 ab Paddington die Rolle des Albert Ackenthorpe.
 Gordon Harris, der in den ersten beiden Verfilmungen dieser Reihe Sergeant Bacon dargestellt hatte, ist hier durch den wesentlich jüngeren Terence Edmond ersetzt worden.
 Das für die Handlung wichtige Buch The Doom Box des Autors J. Plantaganet Corby, in welchem die Morde beschrieben sind, wurde für den Film erfunden. Weder Titel noch Autor existieren tatsächlich.
 Der Name Dusty Miller wurde in der deutschen Synchronisation in Heller Miller geändert. Die Namensänderung fällt in der deutschen Fassung besonders in der Szene auf, in der Miss Marple eine durch Lichtzeichen erhaltene Nachricht auf ein Stück Papier niederschreibt. Der Zuseher sieht in der Szene den Text "Job Must Be Done Tonight, Dusty" groß eingeblendet, während man vom deutschen Ton "Ding muß heute gedreht werden, Heller" hört.
 Im deutschen Fernsehen gab es Mörder ahoi! erstmals am 21. März 1970 um 20:15 Uhr im ZDF zu sehen.

Musik
Die Filmmusik zu diesen Miss-Marple-Filmen stammt von Ron Goodwin. Die Titelmelodie ist auf verschiedenen LPs und CDs erschienen. Eine Suite aus den Filmen ist auf der CD The Miss Marple Films, Label X LXE 706 vorhanden. Musikalisch bemerkenswert ist die Nachtszene an Bord, in der zuerst Miss Marple, danach verschiedene andere Crewmitglieder ihre Kabinen verlassen und verstohlen andere Räume aufsuchen (die Szene endet mit dem Tod eines weiblichen Crew-Mitgliedes): Die Begleitmusik hat hier die Form einer Fuge, bei der jedes Erscheinen einer neuen Person durch den Einsatz eines neuen Instrumentes untermalt wird. Der Mörder wird dabei gesondert behandelt und so hervorgehoben. Beim Erscheinen von Commander Breeze-Connington spielt die Querflöte den 3. Themeneinsatz. Sie ist in der Exposition der Fuge das einzige Blasinstrument. Miss Marple flüchtet nach der Kontrolle des Giftschranks hinter einen Vorhang. Der Arzt tritt ein, mit dem Themeneinsatz gespielt vom Vibraphon. In dem Moment, wo der Medizinschrank mit einer Flasche Gift zu sehen ist, erklingt ein Scheineinsatz des Themas in der Flöte, die zuvor eindeutig Breeze-Cunnington zugeordnet wurde.

In diesem Film ist auch in der deutschen Fassung die Originalstimme von Margaret Rutherford zu hören, wenn sie, etwas eigenwillig, bei der Aufführung von Rule, Britannia! mitsingt.

DVD
Miss Marple: DVD-Box mit allen vier Filmen mit Margaret Rutherford (mehrere Ausgaben). In einer ersten Viererbox von Warner Home Video aus dem Jahr 2003 sind die Filme jedoch alle nicht in der Original-Breitwandversion auf den DVDs. Einzig Mörder ahoi! ist annähernd im Originalformat von 1,66:1 enthalten. In einer Neuauflage der Viererbox von Warner im Jahre 2006 sind die Filme digital überarbeitet und dieses Mal – abweichend von der Angabe auf der Verpackung – im Format von 1,78:1. Der Unterschied zwischen den beiden Auflagen liegt darin, dass das Bild der Erstausgabe (und der vorangegangenen Fernsehausstrahlungen) seitlich beschnitten ist, dafür am oberen und unteren Bildrand mehr Informationen enthält (was auf eine Open-Matte-Version hinzuweisen scheint), während das Bild der Neuauflage am oberen und unteren Bildrand beschnitten ist, dafür an den Seiten mehr Bildinformationen bietet. Beide Versionen weichen also vom Originalformat ab.

Kritiken
 "Humoristisch getönte und spannende Unterhaltung, leider allzu routinehaft inszeniert (…)." – "Lexikon des internationalen Films" (CD-ROM-Ausgabe), Systhema, München 1997
 "Ein Pluspunkt, (…): der absolute Mangel an Dilettantismus in Besetzung und Regie. Von der Verkäuferin in der Anfangsszene bis zum Vagabunden findet man Typen, von denen jeder einzelne einen Film allein tragen könnte. (…) Fast noch überraschender als die Lösung des Falles wirkt die Bekanntgabe des vierzehnjährigen Liebesverhältnisses zwischen dem lispelnden Kapitän und der Chefstewardeß." – Süddeutsche Zeitung, München
 "Ohne harten Realismus und ohne raffinierte Konstruktion, gestalterisch insgesamt nur solides Handwerk, lebt der Film ganz von der Zentralfigur. Margaret Rutherford, eine angelsächsische Sandrock-Type, ist aber in der Tat ein Genuß für sich! Sehr geschickt hat man ihr auch diesmal unter den austauschbaren Rollen einen schauspielerisch ebenbürtigen Partner gegeben, nach James Robertson Justice und Robert Morley jetzt Lionel Jeffries." – Filmbeobachter
 "Die Handlung kann getrost albern und wenig logisch sein – wer Miss Marple mag, amüsiert sich trotzdem." – Hamburger Abendblatt
 "(…) hat nur stellenweise mit Motiven aus Christie-Geschichten zu tun. Dennoch amüsiert (…) [der Film] dank der köstlich schrulligen Protagonistin wie gewohnt." – Berliner Zeitung
 "Margaret Rutherford als Miss Marple in den gewohnt mysteriösen Umständen (…)." (Wertung: durchschnittlich) – Adolf Heinzlmeier und Berndt Schulz in Lexikon "Filme im Fernsehen" (Erweiterte Neuausgabe). Rasch und Röhring, Hamburg 1990, ISBN 3-89136-392-3, S. 585
 "Der Film hat einige tote Stellen, doch liegt am Ende die Langeweile auf den Planken eines verrückten Schiffes, erschlagen von der Komik." – Abendpost (Frankfurt am Main)

Synchronisation
Die deutsche Synchronbearbeitung entstand 1965 im MGM-Synchronisations-Atelier, Berlin nach dem Dialogbuch von Michael Günther, der auch die Dialogregie führte.

Literatur
 Georg Seeßlen: George Pollock und die britischen Miss Marple-Filme. In ders.: Mord im Kino. Geschichte und Mythologie des Detektiv-Films. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1981, ISBN 3-499-17396-4
 Klaus F. Rödder: Die haben ihre Methoden – wir die unseren, Mr. Stringer: Dame Margaret Rutherford – Auf den Spuren von Miss Marple. Bösche Verlag, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-923809-87-5

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To help keep you abreast of changing conditions, Caltrans operates the Caltrans Highway Information Network which motorists may telephone for up-to-the-minute information (800) 427-7623. 7623 sr 36 [in the northern california area] is closed from 12 mi east of bridgeville to 3. BIG SUR RETROSPECTIVE FOR PROMINENT CALIFORNIAN ARTIST & POET. The project site which is the former Caltrans office buildings is located at the southwest corner of Juan and Taylor Streets, immediately adjacent to Old Town San Diego SHP. Please check this site periodically before finalizing any travel plans. The Division of Design provides the procedures, policy, standards, guidance, technical assistance, and training needed to facilitate California transportation improvements and system integrity. Caltrans > Contact Us > Mail Addresses Caltrans Mail Addresses To see what district your county is in, consult the map of Caltrans district boundaries below. TCRs are scheduled for update on a 5 year cycle and may also be updated if warranted by changing conditions or as new information is obtained. Caltrans Mission and Goals; Departmental Organizational Chart; Executive Biographies; Events in Caltrans History; Contact Us. due to a large vehicle fire sparked by a vehicle accident between Sacramento and Rancho Cordova. Traffic events, speeds, and cameras. Lin International, Caltrans District 11, Caltrans Structures Local. The I-5 Express Lanes Project is part of a comprehensive program of highway, rail, environmental, and mobility enhancements along the North Coast Corridor that stretches 27 miles and connects the cities of Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solana Beach, Del Mar and San Diego. It's quick and easy to apply online for any of the 78 featured Caltrans jobs in San Diego, CA. Improvements will enhance safety, add traffic lanes, encourage ride sharing through new HOV lanes, decrease surface street traffic and help improve air quality. I have been trying to work out the tolls but do not know to name of the freeways I would be going on. Please note that Caltrans does not save traffic video and is unable to provide archived footage. conditions cause a steeper minimum grade to be required in accordance with City of San Diego Drainage Design Manual. — The San Diego Association of Governments and Caltrans will begin five more nights of road work on Interstate 805 Sunday from 9 p. Clean Water Starts with Clean Highways. Visit Response. Click on any marker to get project details as of October 1, 2019. "Be Alert, Our Mom/Dad's at Work" - Caltrans Families' Work Zone Safety Awareness Campaign Caltrans News Flash Informative and interesting videos about Caltrans' latest efforts to provide a safe, sustainable, integrated and efficient transportation system to enhance California's economy and livability. Visitors planning to cross the border should plan extra time for their travels. This regional interchange connects two of San Diego's most critical north-to-south and east-to-west freeways. The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) is a cabinet-level agency focused solely on addressing the state's transportation issues. The first Traffic Management Center in California was constructed in 1971 in Los Angeles, providing management of the Santa Monica, San Diego, and Harbor freeways. Participants may perform the work themselves or hire a service contractor to perform the work on their behalf. For Caltrans information, go to Caltrans homepage. 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The Department of Transportation does not forecast weather conditions or provide weather information in our Highway Information Files. STREAMLINED MAP. The old road is known as County Route S21 (CR S21) or Historic Route 101 in northern San Diego County. "Be Alert, Our Mom/Dad's at Work" - Caltrans Families' Work Zone Safety Awareness Campaign Caltrans News Flash Informative and interesting videos about Caltrans' latest efforts to provide a safe, sustainable, integrated and efficient transportation system to enhance California's economy and livability. Caltrans Mission and Goals; Departmental Organizational Chart; Executive Biographies; Events in Caltrans History; Contact Us. Side streets will be crowded as a result, according to Caltrans, which is advising. by Caltrans San Diego via twitter 2/20/2015 10:31:07 PM #SDTraffic I-5 NB south of La Costa backed up after a motorcyclist was hit by a car. Caltrans also inspects over 12,200 local bridges. org! As of August 19th, the Google Trip Planner has been discontinued. Caltrans' 12 districts are headquartered in Eureka, Redding, Marysville, Oakland, San Luis Obispo, Fresno, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Bishop, Stockton, San Diego, and Santa Ana. Subscribe to thetollroadsblog. Please take care of sensitive vegetation and bundle up if heading out this evening!. Sunrise Highway (S1) and other San Diego County Roads. (JPCP), drainage facilities, traffic closures. It's quick and easy to apply online for any of the 104 featured Caltrans jobs in San Diego, CA. This year, we will be paying special tribute to William "Cas" Casdorph, District 11 Highway Maintenance Leadworker, suffered fatal injuries after falling 60 feet off a transition ramp while. The TCR is developed with Caltrans Mission, Vision, and Goals in mind in addressing the transportation network, including highway, transit, pedestrian, bicycle, freight, and operational improvements. County line. Caltrans provides the information about road closures caused by construction, faxing the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department and other regional emergency responders a detailed closure list each afternoon. current state route 299 conditions. Caltrans District 11 / San Diego Real-time Traffic Conditions; Caltrans Live Traffic Cameras; Other Government Travel Information Links: California Highway Patrol Traffic Incident Information; Los Angeles City Traffic Conditions; Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park Road Conditions; Ventura County Traffic and Road Condition and Other. A Mobile App for the Caltrans HeliPlates is now available at the App Store or Google Play. The i-15 corridor connects a number of larger cities located along it's route, including; Butte, MT , Escondido, CA , Las Vegas, NV , Provo, UT , Salt Lake City. Email Addresses; Postal Addresses; Traffic Problem Form; Maintenance Service Request; Damage Claim; FAQs. Dispatchers also provide advice, warning about any major road closures in the way. 09) This web-based tool calculates both deterministic and probabilistic acceleration response spectra for any location in California based on criteria provided in Appendix B of Caltrans Seismic Design Criteria. Resources Choose One Communications Center Auto Refresh Off. Planning, study and environmental review were all part of the road to paving for the roads. Northwestern California cameras Sacramento cameras Tahoe cameras Stockton cameras San Francisco - Bay Area cameras San Bernardino and Riverside cameras Los Angeles cameras Santa. Caltrans > Public Notification Form Reporting Inappropriate Use of Caltrans Vehicle and/or Driver If you wish to report an inappropriate use of a Caltrans vehicle or driver action, please fill out this form as completely as possible, providing all the relevant information. The California Highway Patrol says all lanes of U. A retaining wall built for the new car-pool lane was collapsing, the gray concrete panels. When traffic signals are out, treat them as a stop sign. Many reported conditions on Highway 1 may be outside the Big Sur region. San Diego Jewish World is intended as a forum for the. com You're just a click away from appropriate state DOT sites that provide up to the minute data and webcams, state and local weather radar, and the National Weather Service forecasts so you can plan your travel safely. View current road conditions in the US, get more travel information usroadconditions. 7 reviews of Caltrans District 11 Office "The workers from Caltrans in San Diego have always been courteous and friendly. 5 billion of improvements to the state highway system through 542 completed contracts in 2013 while also awarding 433 major highway construction contracts with a value of more than $2. Published: Oct 18, 2019. /Mexico border is being closely monitored by officials. New link to Cooperative Agreements. 15-09-013 Proposed Pipeline Safety & Reliability Project (Proposed Project). The 13-member California Transportation Commission (CTC) is responsible for programming and allocating funds for the construction of highway, passenger rail, transit and active transportation improvements throughout California. Because Highway 1 ("SR1") is very long, Caltrans groups conditions by geographic region in its report for this highway. Caltrans does not own the San Diego Coaster, Southern California Metrolink, S. San Diego, CA. Before driving, check with the Caltrans Highway Information Network (CHIN) 800. Chilly temps tonight for much of the area. Caltrans provides the information about road closures caused by construction, faxing the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department and other regional emergency responders a detailed closure list each afternoon. A brush fire near San Diego State led to the closure of the I-8 eastbound offramp onto College Avenue, according to Caltrans. Stretches of state Route 163 will be closed beginning Monday night and continuing through Friday morning for maintenance work and to reduce the height of the overpass at Friars Road, Caltrans. The Department of Transportation. com and never miss what's happening behind the scenes, recent news reports and fun facts about the 73, 133, 241 and 261 Toll Roads. Some districts post the week-ahead road work schedule on-line, and others you will need to call or e-mail for the information. Dangerous conditions fueling a wind driven fire in Waterman Canyon. A construction project will close the southbound lanes of the freeway from from Riverford Road to Mapleview Street for 55 hours, from 10 p. UPDATED TODAY. The Department of Transportation. CHP Traffic Incident Information Page. (JPCP), drainage facilities, traffic closures. Sunrise Highway (S1) and other San Diego County Roads. Caltrans officials urge you to check Big Bear road conditions often. 9 mi east of whiskey springs /at county road 50/ (mendocino co) 24 hrs a day 7 days a week - due to slide removal 1-way controlled traffic at various locations from 1. road & highway map about 2000 pixels wide and 2400 pixels in height - map graphic-images courtesy of Weller Cartographic Services at MapMatrix. Several on- and off-ramps will be closed overnight Monday. Caltrans also would look at alternatives to closure, such as partially blocking access to the ramp by allowing only drivers coming from the southbound San Diego Freeway onto the westbound Ventura Freeway to exit on Haskell. "Be Alert, Our Mom/Dad's at Work" - Caltrans Families' Work Zone Safety Awareness Campaign Caltrans News Flash Informative and interesting videos about Caltrans' latest efforts to provide a safe, sustainable, integrated and efficient transportation system to enhance California's economy and livability. 9 mi west of helena (trinity co) 24 hrs a day 7 days a week thru 1800 hrs on 10/31/19 - due to construction 1-way controlled traffic at various. Partial listings for some parts of Orange and Riverside Counties and I-8 in Arizona. Get the latest traffic info for San Diego, including traffic reports, directions, road conditions, bus updates, and maps from NBC San Diego. (Caltrans District 8 / Associated Press) the scenic getaway spot is about two hours from both Los Angeles and San Diego. View the real time traffic map with travel times, traffic accident details, traffic cameras and other road conditions. The I-5 Express Lanes Project is part of a comprehensive program of highway, rail, environmental, and mobility enhancements along the North Coast Corridor that stretches 27 miles and connects the cities of Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solana Beach, Del Mar and San Diego. California Rest Areas. The map below shows current Santa Clarita traffic conditions. San Diego - District 11. Yahoo Maps, Driving Directions, Satellite View and Traffic. The Interstate 5 (I-5)/Genesee Avenue Interchange Project replaced the existing six-lane Genesee Avenue overpass with a ten-lane structure that is able to accommodate current and future traffic demands in this job intensive community. operated by the City of San Diego. Participants may perform the work themselves or hire a service contractor to perform the work on their behalf. Caltrans: Three Major Freeway Closures This Weekend. 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A GROUP of Gladstone photographers with a disability, who often find it difficult to communicate, have found a voice in their photos.
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A MAN who fought on the street with the occupants of a Breslin St home was later found to have a hunting knife strapped to his leg.
GROWING his own marijuana and failing to return a rental vehicle has landed a Gladstone man in court this week.
FALLING asleep in Yarroon St has cost a Gladstone man, who pleaded guilty to one count of public nuisance, a hefty fine.
A 21-YEAR-OLD man, who was fined $800 after being caught carrying a quantity of speed in Tannum Sands, was warned of the dangers of the drug by a magistrate.
A DROUGHT, plummeting cattle prices and a high Australian dollar have put the cattle industry into crisis, but local producers have a survival strategy.
NEARLY 300 residents against the sale of land set aside for a high school in Calliope took to the streets in a peaceful protest on Sunday.
THE pain of losing their unborn baby has forced Emma Green and Eldean Blake to leave Gladstone to start a new life in Ipswich.
LIVING on a hill, the McClure family property was never in danger when the floods hit in January – but their income was.


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Home » Health News » Your Traditional Cholesterol Treatment May Be Getting an Upgrade
Your Traditional Cholesterol Treatment May Be Getting an Upgrade
Written by Devon Andre
Researchers have made a breakthrough that could give traditional cholesterol treatment an upgrade. The researchers at the University of New South Wales Sydney uncovered how cholesterol is transported in cells, shedding light on a potential new treatment method that would allow the body to create more HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol).
The most prescribed drugs for cholesterol are statins. They work by blocking the synthesis of LDL cholesterol in the liver. Although statins are effective at stopping LDL cholesterol, they do little to help the production of HDL cholesterol. There is currently no drug on the market which can help increase HDL cholesterol.
This is where the new research findings come into play. The researchers uncovered a protein called ORP2, which takes cholesterol from the cell's organelles and delivers it to the surface membrane. From there, the cholesterol can be used as structural material to provide strength and flexibility.
Professor Rob Yang explained, "HDL is produced by the plasma membrane of the cell. When there is an abundance of cholesterol produced in the cell, some of it leaves the cell via the plasma membrane to form HDL, which is then transported around the body. Knowing the molecules that deliver cholesterol to the plasma membrane itself is a huge step forward. The transport of cholesterol to the plasma membrane is the key to the generation of HDL. ORP2 can increase the amount of cholesterol that leaves the cell, a process called cholesterol efflux. We think this pathway will be very important for the development of a drug to increase this good cholesterol."
Professor Yang explained that his findings help answer the question of how cholesterol reaches the plasma membrane. He suggests we need to increase the amount of OPR2 proteins in the cell or enhance their efficiency in order to improve the amount of cholesterol delivered to the cell.
Yang suggests that if a drug could be developed to improve ORP2, it would be a complementary treatment to statins, making them more effective and further reducing LDL cholesterol in those with high levels.
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Devon Andre has been involved in the health and dietary supplement industry for a number of years. Devon has written extensively for Bel Marra Health. He has a Bachelor of Forensic Science from the University of Windsor, and went on to complete a Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh. Devon is keenly aware of trends and new developments in the area of health and wellness. He embraces an active lifestyle combining diet, exercise and healthy choices. By working to inform readers of the options available to them, he hopes to improve their health and quality of life.
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A great number of dose reduction features are now available on modern CT scanners. Manufacturers provide a variety of iterative reconstruction software algorithms, allowing for dose reduction while at the same time providing diagnostic image quality. Further features allow for dose optimisation according to patient size and the diagnosis required.
All COCIR CT manufacturers provide a display of dose metrics and export capability, allowing software programs to produce dose statistics for a scanner or a collection of scanners at a site. Additionally, standardised features have been developed which provide the ability for institutions to set dose values which should not be exceeded for each CT protocol. These give the user feedback when a dose is exceeded and tools for effective patient dose management and reporting.
The CT manufacturers provide specific training programs on existing and new dose reduction techniques and on the use of these product features in daily practice. The provision of specific training curricula ensures that the CT user is well trained on dose optimisation and facilitates dose awareness in daily practice.
While dose reduction is extremely important, diagnostic image quality is just as important. For this reason, dose measurement and image quality assessment need to be done simultaneously. The CT industry is working on the design of reference phantoms for assessing Low Contrast Detectability and the associated dose level.
Sigurdur Magnusson, Chairman of HERCA, and Nicole Denjoy, COCIR Secretary General, encourage CT users to use available dose reduction features, dose management tools and CT manufacturer-provided training. These steps will help to ensure appropriate and effective use of CT imaging equipment with continued dose reduction while maintaining diagnostic image quality.
HERCA and COCIR are committed to continuing their fruitful collaboration in the field of CT dose reduction and dose management, and intend to extend this activity to other important stakeholders in the area of medical radiation protection.
HERCA is a voluntary association of the Radiation Protection Authorities (RPA) in Europe where they work together in order to identify common significant radiation protection issues and propose harmonization and/or practical solutions towards a common approach for these issues, whenever possible. The goal of HERCA is to contribute to a high level of radiological protection throughout Europe. HERCA currently brings together 51 RPA from 31 European countries.
COCIR is the voice of the European Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry. COCIR is a non-profit trade association, founded in 1959, representing the medical technology industry in Europe. COCIR''s members play a driving role in developing the future of healthcare in Europe and worldwide.
HERCA and COCIR have constructively worked together since February 2010. As an important result of this process, HERCA regulators and COCIR with CT manufacturers underline their commitment to work together on patient dose reduction. COCIR with CT manufacturers initiated a voluntary self-commitment by 13 May 2011 and continue to progress as time goes.


Audrey Elisabet: Happy new year.
So I decided to make a blog. I'm not yet sure what I will do with it, but I thought it might be a good idea and a perfect timing to start something new. Here I will post my daily adventures with my baby wolf - my daughter Ylfa, the process of making a new apartment a home, my illustration projects, cooking/baking and a lot more! Hopefully this will be the start of something wonderful.


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Q: Fast searching a Pandas dataframe column I have a Pandas dataframe with one column containing string IDs. I am using idxmax() to return the index of the found IDs but since the data is over a million rows, it takes a lot of time to search. Is there any efficient way to search which can reduce time. I have not sorted the IDs currently.

A: please add a sample of the data you are working on.
the following code snippet will sort the dataframe based on the column and select the first row:
df.sort_values('column_name').iloc[0,0]

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In the world of content marketing, there are a few 'golden rules' that you'll read in almost every guide to online strategy. One of these is to never duplicate content, in order to avoid Google penalties that can harm your website's visibility and make it more difficult for potential customers to find you.
While it's certainly true that duplicate content can have a negative effect on an organisation's ranking on search engines, there are a few situations where reposting content can be an effective tactic for lead generation. This approach is known as content syndication, and if used correctly the strategy can boost your leads and industry reputation, without hampering SEO efforts.
However, syndicating content for use in multiple locations is a fine line to toe, and any misunderstandings of how the process works can lead to Google-imposed penalties.
To avoid this, it's absolutely critical to understand what content syndication is, and how to use it for your business' digital marketing strategy.
If used correctly, content syndication can boost lead generation and industry reputation, without hampering your SEO efforts.
Content syndication is the practice of reposting your blog posts (or any other form of content) on a third-party website. This could be one of your business partners, an industry news site, or anywhere else your material will be seen by potential customers. You may choose to republish the piece in its entirety, or just a small portion, but in either scenario it's important to understand how content syndication differs from content distribution.
When you distribute your content, you are disseminating is across multiple channels in order to ensure your target audience sees it. This could mean pushing it out via an automated email, or publishing on a social media platform such as Facebook or LinkedIn. Content distribution is an incredibly common (and important) part of an online marketing strategy, but it's not the same as syndication. The key difference is that when you syndicate content, you are placing it on an external business' platform, as opposed to somewhere that is controlled by your business.
While a lot of the buzz around content syndication revolves around where to syndicate your content, and what that can do for your organisation, it's also important to keep in mind that the process works both ways. If you want to align yourself with a certain company or individual, inviting them to republish content on your blog as a 'guest post' can be a great way to reinforce your business as a well-connected industry leader.
While there are all sorts of different benefits to content syndication, one of the most valuable is the ability to reach a larger audience. In turn, this can lead to increased website traffic, improved lead generation, and ultimately, more sales.
Expanding your audience is particularly valuable if you manage to have your content published on a site with a good reputation – such as an industry blog or well-known user-generated content curation hub. For example, you may be able to syndicate a blog post on Medium or Business 2 Community, both of which pull contributions from a variety of sources in order to provide readers with a range of opinions and expert analysis.
In addition to reaching a larger audience, having your content on a reputable third-party website implies that your business' product or service is high quality. After all, if your content is being republished, you must know what you're talking about! At the same time, when creating content for syndication, it's a good idea to keep things relatively informative, rather than simply pushing your business, which often comes across as too 'salesy' for readers who aren't on your website.
Last but not least, syndicated content can have a positive impact on SEO. Yes, it's true! Despite everything you've heard about the dangers of duplicating material online, following content syndication best practices can boost your visibility on search engines via author bylines and links back to your business' website.
Despite everything you've heard about the dangers of duplicating material online, following content syndication best practices can boost your visibility on search engines.
So, if syndicated content is so beneficial, why isn't everyone doing it? The answer is, because it's easy to get wrong. Aside from the possibility of falling foul of Google, a few other potential risks include inadvertently outranking your own content, accidentally posting on a website with a bad reputation or generating low-quality leads that will never turn into sales.
Luckily, there are a few simple content syndication best practices that you can use to ensure you don't have to deal with these issues when republishing on a third-party website.
The first of these is to always publish syndicated content on a site that you trust and is appropriate for your message. That could mean working with a business partner that you have prior experience with, or sticking to the well-respected names such as Medium, Mashable and Business 2 Community. This will ensure your work is always linked back to you, represents your brand in the right light, and will be viewed by the right type of audience.
Secondly, you'll need to make sure that syndicated content is uploaded in such a way that it won't annoy Google's algorithms, while still keeping your business' website as the highest ranking source for your own content. The most important part of this is ensuring syndicated content has what's known as a 'canonical tag,' sometimes referred to as the 'rel=canonical tag.' This is a piece of code that tells search engines which version of an article is the original (known as the 'canonical URL'). In addition, you should make sure that any syndicated content is always uploaded to your own website first, in order to ensure it is indexed by search engines before any duplicates appear on other sites.
Perhaps the best way to understand syndication is to see it in action. The example below (taken from SEO maven Neil Patel) underlines one of the most common ways that businesses syndicate their content – by reaching out to reputable, popular websites. In this case, Lifehacker.
By reaching out to Lifehacker and submitting this article for syndication, The Simple Dollar (a financial resource site) was able to expand its reach to an audience interested in its content – according to Lifehacker's parent company Allure Media, 68 per cent of the site's readership have investments worth nearly US$500,000.
By matching syndication partner to content, The Simple Dollar has ensured its material is reaching an audience with an interest in what it has to say, leading to not just more leads, but the right type of leads.
Of course, not every business will have a wide enough appeal to post on large platforms like Lifehacker. Others may not have partner businesses available as republishing platforms. Luckily, content syndication can also be done by individuals, with one of the very best examples of this being via LinkedIn.
Consider reaching out to an expert within your industry – or even a former customer who will have connections with prospective clients – and asking them to republish a piece of your business' content on their LinkedIn page. Not only will you reach a larger audience, but you'll also benefit from close association with either an industry leader, or a satisfied customer.
Ultimately, the best way to ensure your syndication practices are going to help, rather than harm, your overall content marketing efforts is to align yourself with the right strategy team. They'll be able to ensure each piece of content is tagged appropriately, helping you get the best out of the process without having to worry about suffering in search.


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1. Classic transgenesis by P-element mediated random insertion of DNA.
The relevant DNA fragment should be cloned into a plasmid containing P-element inverted repeats for integration and a mini-white gene to screen for positives.
About 10 micrograms of DNA are needed in a maximum volume of 100 microliters. Please, provide only high quality DNA preps (Qiagen kit or similar) in TE buffer or water. There is no need for you to include the helper DNA.
2. Targeted transgenesis mediated by PhiC31 integrase.
This technique allows the insertion of transgenes into well-defined docking sites available at several chromosomal locations. You can find information about this methodology for example in this paper and also in FlyC31.
Transgenes should be cloned into attB containing plasmids that also carry a mini-white or a vermilion gene for identification of positives. We require high quality DNA preps obtained with the Qiagen kit or similar. Dissolve the DNA in water at 300 nanograms/microliter and a minimum volume of 10 microliters.
3. Injection of nucleic acid cocktails for CRISPR/Cas9 aided genome editing.
We can inject nucleic acid mixtures containing gRNAs, gRNA coding plasmids, targeting vectors and ssDNA templates for CRISPR/Cas9 aided genome editing. The recipient strain we use expresses Cas9 under the nanos promoter (see table below). Unfortunately, we cannot provide support regarding experimental design or the multiple available technical approaches. The user should provide the nucleic acid mixture ready to be injected. The number of injected embryos should also be defined by the user. In our experience, about 500 embryos are needed for a knock-in experiment.
We recommend Qiagen plasmid purification kit or similar for DNA purification. DNA must be quantified by the user before shipment.
For P-element or PhiC31 mediated transgenesis, we inject 150-200 embryos for each construct. Surviving larvae (50-100) are shipped 3-4 days after injection and the user is responsible to screen for positives. In case no transformants are obtained, we will inject the sample a second time with priority and free of charge.
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