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New Embraer engineering centre opens its doors
Sept. 8, 2014, Melbourne, Fla. - Embraer celebrated the opening of its newly constructed Engineering & Technology Centre on Sept.8 . The 75,000 square-foot state-of-the-art facility is the first of its kind outside Brazil, where the Company is headquartered, and part of Embraer's strategy to expand its global footprint.
The event was marked by a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by more than 250 State, community and elected officials, news media and distinguished guests.
The new Centre will conduct engineering and development activities for both product and technology development across Embraer's business lines with the first assignments primarily focused on executive jet interiors. It will include a laboratory for the development and testing of materials and interior components. Features include 3D Computer Aided Design, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Finite Element Modelling, 3D Virtual Reality Centre, prototype capabilities and sophisticated laboratories and test equipment.
"As we celebrate the 35th anniversary of our North American presence this month, we are once again expanding our longstanding relationship with the State of Florida and the Brevard community with the opening of a cutting-edge Engineering & Technology Centre," said Frederico Fleury Curado, Embraer President and CEO. "With the highly qualified team of engineers that will work in these offices and laboratories, we will bring the most advanced solutions to our customers."
The Centre is located on General Aviation Drive at the Melbourne International Airport on 13 acres of land facing the existing Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 final assembly facility and the Embraer Executive Jets Customer Centre, which were opened in 2009 and 2011, respectively.
Some 70 engineers have already been hired and have been operating in a temporary facility near the airport since 2012. Employment is scheduled to ramp up to a total of 200 by 2016.
According to the company, one of the key drivers for choosing Melbourne was its skilled labor force. Additionally, the availability of land for a green field start-up was important, as were proximity to established operations and the pro-business climate in Florida, Brevard County and the City of Melbourne.
Florida Governor Rick Scott said, "Embraer's commitment to Florida and their creation of 200 jobs will help more Florida families get back to work and live the American Dream. This project is great news for the Space Coast and I'm excited to see this company grow as they open today. Since December 2010, we have created more than 620,000 private-sector jobs and we will continue working hard to create an opportunity where every Floridian who wants a job can get one."
Florida Secretary of Commerce and President & CEO of Enterprise Florida, Gray Swoope, participated in this morning's event and spoke about Embraer's growing presence in Florida. "When Governor Scott and I visited Embraer's R&D centre in Brazil in 2011, we were able to see first-hand what having them here could do for Florida. Because of the strong partnerships between Enterprise Florida, the Space Coast EDC, Brevard County, the Melbourne International Airport and Space Florida, we can bring competitive, game-changing projects like this new Centre of Excellence to Florida. Embraer could have located this new engineering facility anywhere in the world, but they chose Florida and we appreciate their continued commitment to the state."
Space Florida President Frank DiBello said, "We've had the opportunity to serve as a close partner to Embraer over the years, as they've continued to expand and add high-tech, high wage jobs to the area. We were pleased to work with our banking partner – PNC Bank – and the State of Florida's Department of Economic Opportunity to make today's opening of this new, world-class aviation design centre here in Florida possible. We look forward to continuing to partner with Embraer leadership to provide the tools they need to ensure their ongoing growth here in the century to come!"
Melbourne International Airport Executive Director Gregory Donovan said, "Forward thinking: that's the distinctive operating environment at Melbourne International Airport. We applaud Embraer's innovative strategy to expand; taking full advantage of our corporate campuses, abundant runways and expansive infrastructure. We are committed to Embraer's long-term success by providing immediate accessibility to an international airport designed for an impressive future."
"Embraer could have committed to this level of growth at any of their locations, but they chose to do so in Melbourne," said City of Melbourne mayor Kathy Meehan. "There isn't a greater compliment than repeat business and we're thrilled to play host to Embraer's third project in our aviation centric city. Long-term investment from a global leader and model corporate citizen doesn't happen every day. As a community, we're honoured its happening here."
"Today we celebrate another milestone in what has become a strong and thriving relationship between Embraer, a world class company, and Brevard County, a world class community," said Mary Bolin Lewis, District 4 commissioner and chairman of the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners. "The Space Coast is the place for engineering and technology. This innovation focused facility, and the 200 citizens it will employ, will foster next generation technological advancement for the company."
"Embraer opened the door to the rapidly growing aviation sector in Brevard, and as a result, our community's stock has risen," said Lynda Weatherman, president and chief executive officer, Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast. "In a matter of years, the face of the Space Coast's business community has transformed into a hotbed of aviation activity because this dedicated community team was able to show Embraer what we had to offer, our workforce, our lifestyle, our aviation heritage and our forward vision. That message is translating into new opportunities for the Space Coast."
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Funding Partners: Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture - Agriculture Development Fund (ADF), Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC).
Project Description: This project builds on the research conducted at the National Research Council (NRC) that involves the application of physiology, genetics and genomics to identify pertinent genomic regions/genes/markers for traits that impact yield protection under drought stress. The focus will be on roots and stress tolerant photosynthesis in durum, that opens an opportunity to design a crop based on physiological traits, while the genetic underpinnings of these spatially distinct and functionally connected traits are clarified.
Conventional breeding tends to miss out on best root characteristics because it is a challenge to select for them specifically. However validated markers are essential for including phenomenological factors such as root traits (and photosynthesis efficiency) in conscious selections. This project addresses this gap by focusing on roots for water (and nutrient) acquisition and stress-tolerant photosynthesis. Saskatchewan being the largest exporter of durum in global trade, providing a genetic solution to issues of unpredictable moisture stress factors will be a new stepping stone toward yield protection and improvement and it is expected to cross a yield barrier.
The objectives are to derive molecular markers for optimal root development characteristics that are pertinent for grain productivity, to identify the genetic basis of sustained photosynthesis when plants experience drought/heat stress, to develop durum prototypes with advantageous root development and stress resistant photosynthesis and to identify gene targets for future manipulations by maintaining selected grain quality aspects. The genetic resources and knowledge generated in this study will be incremental for not only durum improvement but will also serve at the very minimum as a reference for bread wheat improvement. Any effort to improve wheat farming in Saskatchewan also affords other benefits in terms of crop rotations.


SEATTLE, 2017-Aug-01 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon today (Jul. 31, 2017) announced that small businesses and entrepreneurs on Amazon sold more than 2 billion items in a record-breaking first half of 2017. With more than 300 million active customers, Amazon offers small businesses the opportunity to reach shoppers in more than 180 countries around the world. Small businesses are also able to use Amazon's world-class fulfillment and customer service expertise through Fulfillment by Amazon.
More than half of the items sold on Amazon worldwide are from small businesses and entrepreneurs that offer their products through AmazonMarketplace, many of whom also choose to use Fulfillment by Amazon as a way of making their items Prime eligible.
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This project will see an entirely Direct Current (DC) microgrid system installed at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The microgrid will provide the University with power resiliency, will reduce electricity costs, and will enable new cutting-edge research at the University.
When reviewing the available technologies that could potentially meet the University's requirements for the project, WorleyParsons' Smart & Distributed Energy team identified ARDA Power as the clear leader in the field for Direct Current microgrid systems of this size and functionality.
The microgrid will couple energy supplied by the grid and rooftop solar power with a lithium-ion battery and DC loads. The University of Toronto laboratory will use the microgrid system to develop and test new energy management software for various approaches to Electric Vehicle (EV) charging.
"This project is the first of its' kind in the university research setting and is attributable to the vision of the University of Toronto and the unique microgrid technology provided for the project by ARDA Power," said Michael Cantin, Vice President of Operations, WorleyParsons.
"For WorleyParsons, this contract adds to our list of projects in the renewable energy space which are helping our customers to meet the world's changing resource and energy needs," added Cantin.
The WorleyParsons project team will include highly skilled subject matter experts, including Director of Smart & Distributed Energy, Tristan Jackson, and Director of Engineering, Hariharan Viswanathan.
About WorleyParsons: WorleyParsons delivers projects, provides expertise in engineering, procurement and construction and offers a wide range of consulting and advisory services. We cover the full lifecycle, from creating new assets to sustaining and enhancing operating assets, in the power, hydrocarbons, mineral, metals, chemicals and infrastructure sectors. Our resources and energy are focused on responding to and meeting the needs of our customers over the long term and thereby creating value for our shareholders. WorleyParsons is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange [ASX: WOR]. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.


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There's a little bit of everything going on in the channel as it pertains to new products and services.
The various niches of IT and telecom are diversifying and expanding their portfolios in hopes of attracting you, the partner. Our latest monthly services recap lays out 12 of the most significant announcements.
They all vary. There are carriers, vendors, master agents and distributors. Some of the new offerings help customers, and others are tools and resources for partners. And sometimes the services come in unusual packages. Ingram Micro's new facility is a good example of a very big package.
They've also developed these services in unique ways.
Two stories feature security vendors that added products through acquisition, and a new SD-WAN product hit the market as a result of a partnership between a big service provider and a networking vendor.
Scroll through the slides below to see the new products and services in the channel.
Missed last month's recap? Check out the September edition.
Windstream Enterprise XCaaS service now lets enterprise and midmarket companies link customer contacts across voice, digital and open-media channels. The enhancement uses Mitel's 4.1 version of its unified communications as a service (UCaaS) and contact center as a service (CCaaS) offerings.
Hear from the company's channel chief about the enhancement.
Why just have one SD-WAN offering?
CenturyLink was already working with Versa Networks to offer managed SD-WAN, but it partnered with Cisco to add an SD-WAN service to its portfolio. The company's customers can now deploy Managed Cisco SD-WAN, which Cisco subsidiary Viptela powers with its virtualized network platform and vEdge routers.
Master agent WTG announced a couple of new suppliers that will complement its portfolio and give its subagents more things to sell.
The company partnered with Sprint in order to give partners access to the Sprint "IoT in a Box" solution. WTG also teamed up with Vivial, which provides a SaaS-based marketing platform for customers and partners.
Read about the respective partnerships with Sprint and Vivial.
The carrier announced that its SD-WAN platform can service customers that are located in or have remote offices in Asia Pacific, Latin America, North America and Europe. The announcement lands Sprint squarely among a host of SD-WAN providers touting their international reach to customers.
Sprint's cloud-based offering transports workloads through both public internet and MPLS (private) networks. Sprint first launched the platform in spring 2017.
Learn more about Sprint's SD-WAN efforts.
The distributor laid out several new resources before and during its partner conference, but here's one of the biggest: an 11,000 sq. ft. technical facility.
The facility is a custom Integration Center in Mira Loma, California, designed to help partners protect customers' intellectual property. The building is designed to be CFIUS-compliant, backed with a 1MW diesel generator and to never go down in a power outage. Partners can also can remotely access their onsite products via a secure VPN prior to shipping.
Get details on the new resource.
Reinvent Telecom unveiled Cloud2Edge (C2E) Complete, a network-management tool resellers can deliver as a service.
C2E Complete allows partners to preemptively troubleshoot their customers' problems and up-sell using a bundle of managed network services that add to VoIP and UCaaS offerings.
The data protection provider enhanced its IT management capabilities and added backup solutions.
The Carbonite Server VM Edition now has virtual machines backup, meaning that customers can recover their virtual-machine data without having to visit all of their locations. The company also rolled out a version of the Server Backup VM targeted specifically to managed service providers.
HPE is moving its StoreOnce data protection appliances to the latest "Gen 10" hardware. The enhanced version of StoreOnce is sold as a virtual machine or as the StoreOnce Virtual Storage Appliance (VSA).
HPE announced a few other things, including integration with Commvault for secondary storage and the extension of HPE Recovery Manager Central (RMC) 6.0 to include Nimble Storage.
Lynn Haber has the story.
McAfee partners will get their hands on Skyhigh Networks' new cloud access security software after the former bought the latter.
Skyhigh Networks is known for its Mvision product portfolio, a cloud-native suite that allows customers to deploy security on their terms as they move to the cloud.
McAfee has committed to going cloud-native earlier this year.
Edward Gately wrote about CEO Chris Young's comments and the details of the Mvision portfolio.
AppDirect enhanced its commerce platform to help partners add, bundle, price and distribute new products and services.
The platform enhancements include a next-generation checkout, report-builder tool and a new storefront builder. The AppDirect platform now offers a marketplace with support for a range of products, including those with recurring billing.
AppDirect made the announcement at its digital economy summit.
Check Point Software Technologies enhanced its Infinity architecture and cloud-security offering by buying cloud security startup Dome9.
The Dome9 portfolio will help partners with the adoption of public cloud services on multicloud environments, using advanced active policy enforcement and multicloud protection capabilities.
Dome9 customers use its platform to secure multicloud deployments across Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.
Edward Gately wrote about Check Point and its broadened portfolio in his recent security roundup.
The cloud communications and collaboration provider launched a provisioning wizard for its UC&C platform.
Partners and customers can now more easily provision provision accounts using Intermedia Unite. The UCaaS platform already included a phone system, screen sharing, backup, video collaboration and other features.
Read Intermedia's press release about the update.


To help reduce these risks, The National Fire Protection Association's 1989: Standard on Breathing Air Quality for Emergency Services Respiratory Protection was created in 2002.
NFPA 1989 evolved from three separate standard documents – NFPA 1404, NFPA 1500 and NFPA 1981 – which addressed different requirements for breathing air quality. Since 2003, NFPA 1989 has required quarterly testing of compressed air breathing systems by an accredited laboratory. If the system fails testing, the compressor must remain out of service until the air quality passes laboratory testing.
Testing should also be conducted if contamination is suspected or if any alterations, maintenance, repairs or relocation of the system occur. Additionally, NFPA 1989 requires that air samples must be tested before and after the installation of a new air purification filter.
In 2008, a new chapter on Compressed Breathing Air Systems (Chapter 7) was added, focusing on four areas – installation, compressors, maintenance and Records – to ensure proper functioning of the systems.
Installation: Breathing air compressors must be installed, operated and maintained in accordance with the compressor manufacturer's instructions.
Compressors: Oil-lubricated compressors must be equipped with a tamperproof carbon monoxide (CO) monitor with both audible and visual alarms that shut down the compressor when the CO level exceeds 5.0 ppm and have a resolution of at least 1 ppm.
Maintenance: The breathing air system compressor must be operated at least 30 minutes each week with two condensate drain cycles.
Records: The testing lab must be accredited, and the lab's current designation are included in the air quality test results.
"The addition of Chapter 7 helps to reinforce how essential it is for every aspect of the compressed air breathing system to function properly," said Ochoa.
The most recent edition of NFPA 1989 was issued December 17, 2012. In addition to some editorial revisions, it includes new requirements for air storage cylinders, air sampling requirements, and cylinder recharge areas posting requirements.
Fortunately, implementing NFPA 1989 and testing your system is relatively simple. The first step is to find an accredited laboratory that specializes in testing and analysis of compressed breathing air.
"Trace does not sell compressors, filters, or provide maintenance services. There's no conflict of interest, so you know you'll receive an unbiased third-party analysis," Ochoa explained.
The next phase is to get the hardware or testing kit and take the required samples. Trace Analytics' AirCheck Kit provides step-by-step manuals and online videos to help you get an air sample that is representative of the air used to fill your SCBAs. The kit can be used to test your breathing air quality from your compressor or cascade system. If you prefer, Trace can send a distributor to your station to take samples.
Whether it's on a fireground, a hazmat incident or in confined space, having confidence in your SCBA to provide clean, compressed breathing air is critical. Testing your compressed air with an accredited laboratory, such as Trace Analytics, a leader in compressed air laboratory testing since 1989, will allow you to comply with NFPA 1989 effectively.


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Laura Spinney: Why declining birth rates are good news for life on Earth
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A powerful agency that China's President Xi Jinping set up during his first term to police the internet is taking on a new role: regulating...
Volkswagen, BMW Fined $1 Billion by Europe Over Diesel-Tech Collusion
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2020 Disaster Estimations Reveal at Least $3.6 Billion in Uncovered Losses
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Blimp Comeback: Are Eco-Friendly, Electric-Powered HAVs Here To Stay?
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Today I'm sharing my review for "Hide and Seek" by MJ Arlidge, the 6th instalment of the DI Helen Grace series.
As one of HM Prison Holloway's most high-profile new inmates, Helen Grace has a target on her back and nowhere to hide. She has made a long list of enemies over the course of her career–some are incarcerated within these very walls. When one of Helen's fellow prisoners is found mutilated and murdered in her own locked cell, it's clear that the killer is someone on the inside.
But time is running out for Helen as she races to expose the person who framed her, and the body count in the prison starts to climb. Helen will need to draw on all her investigative skills and instincts to catch the serial killer behind these murders and discover the truth–unless the killer finds her first.
I last read a Helen Grace novel (number 5, Little Boy Blue) in 2016. To be honest I've been putting it off because I wasn't sure how I'd feel about this one. This is a series that you need to start at the beginning, with Eeny Meeny.
As the synopsis states, Helen has been locked up for crimes she didn't commit. Because of this, I didn't fall in love immediately with the plot. It took a while to get going, as a lot of the start is about her new relationships with her fellow inmates. But once the first murder has been committed it does get better. I more enjoyed what was going on outside the prison as her partner and friend, Charlie Brooks, races against time to prove Helen's innocence.
I still think the character of Helen Grace is a fabulous strong woman, but I do personally feel that this is the weakest of all the novels in the series. I gave it 3*.


There is not shortage of forest land in Canada: 347 million hectares, nine percent of the world's woodland.
That's nearly 10 hectares of forest land per person, more than 17 times the world average.
Forty-two percent of Canada is forest.
But how many people take advantage of those forests?
Lots and lots of lumber gets sold.
But there is way more forests can be used for.
As the First Nations people found out eons ago, forest and woodlands are good for a lot more than commerce and construction.
They can provide a slice of sanity, a respite of peace, a place to get your grip.
Asians in many countries have known about the benefits of "forest bathing" for centuries.
Canada's National Healing Forests Project was created in June 2015, just prior to the release the Truth and Reconciliation report that seeks to right so many past wrongs inflicted on the Indigenous people living across what we now call Canada.
There are now five healing forests in Canada, the latest–the first in Quebec–is in the province's Eastern Townships, about 140 kilometres east of Montreal.
It being continually created and updated by Terry Loucks on the two-and-a-half hectares he owns in the village of Fitch Bay.
Loucks grew up in Quebec's magnificent Saguenay-Lac-St.-Jean region and has always loved woods and water.
So after a life in the city–the saw him work various jobs, including as a flight engineer for Air Canada–he felt like he was going home when he left the city rat race nearly 40 years ago..
I spoke to him at his home in Fitch Bay on Monday.
Terry Loucks chats with Terry Haig about opening his land so others may heal.


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Joseph Ori
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Carly Kenny
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John S. Hillock was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Growing up in the South Side, John learned the value of hard work from a young age.
John received his Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Sports Science from the University of Dayton, in Dayton, Ohio, where John was heavily involved in the Pre-Law Society while working with intercollegiate athletics. From there, John attended the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois where he received his Juris Doctor in 2017. While focusing his studies in Civil Litigation, John excelled in his Advanced Torts and Trial Advocacy classes. John also clerked with the Cook County State's Attorney's Office throughout law school in the Criminal Appeals and Traffic Divisions. John gained significant courtroom experience prosecuting DUI's and authoring several Appellate briefs. John also had significant clerking experience at a personal injury firm in the Chicagoland area, where he worked on a wide variety of complex civil litigation issues.
John joined Angelini, Ori + Abate in 2018. Since being admitted to the Bar, John has worked tirelessly to represent individuals and families in their workers' compensation, personal injury, medical malpractice and wrongful death cases.
John is a member of several professional associations including the Chicago Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, American Bar Association, American Association for Justice, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association, St. Ignatius Law Society and the Justinian Society of Lawyers.
In his free time, John remains very involved in the Bridgeport community, enjoys working out, attending sporting events and spending time with his family and friends.
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Founded in September 1910, NICRO is one of the largest, most enduring South African non-profit organisations. The organisation, which specialises in social crime prevention and offender reintegration, boasts a rich, unparalleled history in human rights, juvenile justice and innovative criminal justice reform. NICRO renders life changing services to approximately 12 000 to 15 000 direct beneficiaries and touches the lives of between 40 000 and 50 000 South Africans each year.
NICRO enjoys widespread recognition as the preferred service provider within the criminal justice sector and commands enormous respect for its innovative approach to social crime prevention. All interventions are geared towards creating conditions in which the opportunities and motivation for committing crime are significantly reduced and ultimately eliminated.
Helping families and communities support offenders to turn their lives around and make a fresh, new, healthy start.
NICRO believes in reconciliation and healing, building a democratic society, strengthening a human rights culture and creating a safe South Africa in which crime and violence no longer govern. NICRO is committed to ensuring the advancement of a country and communities in which all South Africans are secure and protected, able to access their rights and have opportunities to prosper. To this end the organisation engages in lobbying and advocacy, capacity building, direct service delivery and research. NICRO adheres to the principles of good governance and sound environmental practices.
Non-custodial sentencing as an alternative to incarceration initiated in Southern Africa for the first time ever in June 2006.
NICRO has, over many years, also contributed substantially towards policy development and legislation in South Africa and made numerous other noteworthy contributions to the criminal justice system. NICRO played a leading role in a wide range of workgroups that culminated in the promulgation of new legislation or the adaptation of existing legislation, including the Probation Services Bill, Community-based Sentencing and the new Correctional Services and Supervision Bill. NICRO was also an active participant and contributed significantly to the development of the Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998 and the Sexual Offences Bill as well as the Service Charter for Victims of Crime (under the leadership of the Department of Justice). In February 2003 NICRO's efforts to entrench the rights of children in South African legislation, which spanned several years, culminated in its submission to the Justice and Constitutional Affairs Portfolio Committee around the Child Justice Bill [B49 of 2002].
NICRO's contribution to the development of the South African criminal justice system is clearly evidenced in the 24 occasions the organisation has been cited in case law, including at the constitutional court level.


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ASICON 2010 Showcases Modern Advancements in Surgery in India
Bobby Ramakant
Mon December 20, 2010
The 70th annual conference of Association of Surgeons of India (ASICON) was held in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) campus in New Delhi. The conference have showcased recent and most modern advancements in surgery. More than 7000 surgeons from India and other countries have participated in ASICON 2010.
Many illustrious surgeons from India were present in ASICON 2010 including BC Roy Awardee and President ASI Dr. NK Pandey, honorary secretary of ASI Dr. RK Karwasra, President-elect of ASI Dr BK Sinha, Treasurer of ASI Dr PS Bakshi and WHO Director-General's Awardee (2005) and former Head of Surgery Dept. CSMMU Professor Dr. Rama Kant.
The 70th annual conference of the Association of Surgeons of India (ASICON) showcased advancements in surgeries in the recent decade.
According to Dr. Pandey, surgery is both an art and science. It is the most vital and critical part of medical science. Numerous types of surgeries and procedures were telecasted live from hospitals in India and abroad to the venue in ASICON city. Basic and advanced procedures were shown live to the audience. Around 1300 research papers were presented too.
More advanced specialities were introduced to surgery. The technique of natural orifice technological endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is one of an extremely critical development in the field of surgery. It will introduce a dynamic shift in the field of surgery by taking surgical precision to a new level and cutting down on recovery time. The evaluation process has already started. In this surgery, not even a stitch is required.
Also the simulator based surgical training which is the latest and very important development, will bring down the rate of mistakes in surgery by almost five hundred percent. The safety aspect for the patient is doubled. Minimally invasive techniques introduced in the recent past have resulted in a drastic reduction of morbidity and mortality occurring due to surgical procedures. Patients benefit by reduced pain and a faster recovery because of the procedure.
"The need of the hour is to develop a comprehensive health plan, so that benefits of modern medicine and good health reach to the remotest of areas, and rural population benefits from these advancements. Unfortunately, health infrastructure needs to develop at a much faster pace in order to meet demands of growing healthcare needs of the population, be it hospital beds, medical education college or universities," rightly said Dr. NK Pandey.
The ASI through it's network of chapters all over the country is working to benefit the poor who need basic healthcare amenities and most importantly need to learn the importance of preventive healthcare practices. The association also through it's chapters has a valuable data bank to suggest the pattern and type of diseases on the rise in different geographical locations in the country.
The ASI also plans to collaborate with various nodal government health agencies to further it's agenda of making India a surgical hub, furthering medical tourism and making latest surgical techniques accessible to the backward and rural areas through it's network. (CNS)
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Bobby Ramakant is a CNS Policy Adviser who writes extensively on health and development, as it affects many countries throughout the world.
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Q: JavaScript to change onmouseover or onmouseout to call a different function? Is it possible to change a function that is called by an existing onmouseover or onmouseout event? For the following example is there a way for me to have ChangeItemAEvent change the "ItemA" onmouseover function from ChangeColor() to ChangeColorBack()? Currently I need to declare an entirely new function that I feel is not elegant because I am repeating code when I should be able to call an existing function.
javascript:
function ChangeColor(elementid)
{
  document.getElementById(elementid).style.background = "Orange";
  document.getElementById(elementid).style.color = "Black";
}

function ChangeColorBack(elementid)
{
  document.getElementById(elementid).style.background = "Black";
  document.getElementById(elementid).style.color = "White";
}

function ChangeItemAEvent()
{
  document.getElementById("ItemA").onmouseover = function() {

    document.getElementById("ItemA").style.background = "Black";
  document.getElementById("ItemA").style.color = "White";

  };
}

html:
<span id="ItemA" onmouseover="ChangeColor(this.id)">
<button id="ButtonB" onclick="ChangeItemAEvent()">

Thanks in advance

A: Attach the events in JavaScript instead of in the markup:
document.getElementById('ItemA').onmouseover = changeColorBack;

Note that capitalized function names are usually reserved for constructors as a convention.
Then on your function use this which refers to the element where is being called:
function changeColorBack() {
  this.style.background = "Black";
  this.style.color = "White";
}

Now you can use these functions on any element by just assigning a new function to the element's event or by overriding the function that was previously set.

A: Another solution is to create a toggleColor(elementId) function:
function toggleColor(elementId) {
    if (this.style.color == "White") {
        this.style.background = "White";
        this.style.color = "Black";
    }else {
        this.style.background = "Black";
        this.style.color = "White";
    }
}

A: Sounds like you need to do some reading on the different methods of registering events. It's important to note that there are 3 different methods for registering events in JavaScript. These are detailed at https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/DOM/event. Also note that the many different JavaScript frameworks add to this by providing their own methods for registering events in a cross-browser compatible way.
The method for setting events such as this <button id="ButtonB" onclick="ChangeItemAEvent()"> in your example is not the recommended way for setting events. Neither is setting the .onmouseover or .onclick of the element.
I would recommend reading the link regarding events at Mozilla, then if you're already using a JavaScript framework then read their documentation regarding events.
Also note there is a removeEventListener method that you may or may not find useful.

A: This works for me:
    function overBtn(btncalling) {
            document.getElementById(btncalling).style.backgroundColor = '#507CD1';
            document.getElementById(btncalling).style.color = 'White';
    }

    function outBtn(btncalling) {
            document.getElementById(btncalling).style.backgroundColor = 'White';
            document.getElementById(btncalling).style.color = '#507CD1';
    }

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Slower China growth will hurt rest of Asia
SINGAPORE: Asian economies may be hurt by a slowdown in China's growth rate as caused by the spread of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus.
China's growth this year may slow by half a point to 7% as its people cut spending on travel and entertainment to avoid contracting the deadly illness, said Pu Yonghao, a Manila-based consultant to the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) macroeconomic monitoring unit.
A drop in growth and consumption in China would compound the woes of a region already hurt by a slowdown in the US and the spread of SARS, which is hitting sales at companies from Singapore Airlines to hotel operator Shangri-La Asia Ltd. The ADB reckons that China would replace the US as the biggest importer of Asian goods by 2005.
"China's growth dropping substantially – below 7% – will reduce demand for overseas-made goods," Pu said. "That will put growth under pressure in the rest of Asia, which is increasingly dependent on exports to China."
If the SARS crisis lingered beyond this quarter, China's growth rate may dip below 7%, compared with last year's 8%, Pu said.
The outbreak of SARS came as a slowdown in the US and disruptions caused by the Iraq war pared exports of Asia's cars, computer chips and other products. The index of leading US economic indicators fell in March for a second straight month, evidence that anticipation of the Iraq war had dimmed the economic outlook for the next three to six months, a US Conference Board report showed on Monday.
Economists had expected China, which posted 9.9% economic growth in the first quarter, to provide a cushion by ordering more Asian products. That may not happen now as many of the 70 million Chinese who travelled and shopped during the May Day holidays last year stay home this year, pulling down retail sales and economic growth, economists say.
"We're trying to factor in how much the loss of Golden Week will cost the Chinese economy," said Tai Hui, economist at Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong. "Before SARS, I was looking at 8% growth for the second quarter. Now, I'm more inclined to adjust it downwards."
China's government said it would cut the May Day holidays to five days from seven. That makes it less likely the Chinese will match the US$3.4bil they spent during 2002 holidays.
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The number may jump again as the World Health Organisation, which pressed Beijing into admitting the city had 10 times more cases than reported, shifts its focus to Shanghai, where only two cases have been disclosed.
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Complementary medicine incorporates complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) and therapies. Traditional and natural medicines can also be described using this term.
energy medicine, including reiki and bioelectromagnetic-based therapies.
Complementary medicine is a burgeoning industry. According to a 2008 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) report, the number of complementary health therapists jumped by 80% between 1996 and 2006. Although some of this increase is attributable to changes in classification, it's still appreciable compared with a 31% increase in the number of health professionals over the same period.
Despite the industry's growth, and some evidence of its use in chronic disease management, complementary medicine enjoys comparatively little research investment in Australia. Dimity Pinto of the National Institute of Complementary Medicine (NICM) says (p.23): "The key issue is identifying how to best bridge the major gap between the high level of use and a limited and confusing body of evidence".
It is no surprise, then, that Dr Ken Harvey of La Trobe University describes a "discrepancy between the number of people who believe in and use complementary medicine and the strength of evidence to support that use" (p.7). Similarly beyondblue (p.43) cites a study finding that 57% of Australians "regarded vitamins, minerals, tonics or herbal medicines as likely to be helpful for treating depression, compared with 29% who regarded antidepressants as likely to be helpful".
Commercial interests also muddy the waters of complementary medicine. During his time as a pharmacy assistant, Stuart Adams (p.26) says he "was instructed to shun peer-reviewed literature and instead consult the literature of supplement companies and other pro-CAM websites". At present, in his opinion, "there is too much room for them [pharmacists] to exercise dishonesty and let their critical thinking lapse".
Changes to regulations regarding efficacy and safety labelling could improve a system in which health advice can be compromised by financial incentive. BrainLink (p.14) warns that "some practitioners you consult (conventional, complementary or alternative) may receive some kind of benefit from supporting a particular treatment or product associated with that treatment". Consumers should be prepared to ask pertinent questions at any type of health consultation.
The 2008 ABS report showed chiropractors to be the second-largest group of complementary health therapists in Australia. The Skeptics Association of South Australia accepts evidence that chiropractic is useful in the management of lower back pain, but not that it is an effective treatment for asthma or headache, or as a preventative or "maintenance" measure (p.33). However, Dennis Richards of the Chiropractors' Association of Australia (p.35) disputes some of the claims made by the Skeptics, and defends modern chiropractic training.
Chiropractors are registered in all Australian states and territories, but variation in registration requirements between complementary health modalities, and between states and territories within a given modality, can be problematic. Without regulation of a given complementary medicine, consumers have no guarantee of education and training, standards of professional behaviour or complaint mechanisms.
Regulation of naturopathy is an example of the clash of industry interests and complementary healthcare practice. Jon Wardle of the University of Queensland (p.10) says that "over 90% of grass-roots naturopathic practitioners do actually want further regulation, despite the vast majority of the large organisations representing the complementary industry (and the practitioners that work in it) actively campaigning against it". Resistance is largely because many of the bodies representing naturopaths also represent other complementary medicine practitioners or the interests of educators and manufacturers.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) regulates complementary medicine products rather than healthcare practitioners or therapies. Among other things, the TGA considers therapeutic claims, toxicity and adverse effects. These considerations extend to post-market audits and to advertising (p.4).
However, Ken Harvey at La Trobe University says that "the current Australian regulatory system neither controls complementary medicine claims nor supports an evidence-based industry" (p.7). Most complementary products are "listed" by the TGA based on a self-assessment by the entity wishing to market the product. A review by Harvey of claims made for weight loss products found that "promotional claims made were often far in excess of the limited scientific evidence available". He says that "because the TGA does not require clinical trial data of efficacy for 'listed' products, nor evidence of therapeutic equivalence with proven products, we can have no confidence that Australian formulations of complementary medicines are efficacious". This is not a trivial matter given the high cost of some of these products and the potential for harmful interaction with conventional medicines.
Trixi Madon and Kristy Roberts of the Complementary Healthcare Council of Australia (p.20) concur that "there is still a critical need for more quality data, from within Australia, which demonstrates the clear health and economic benefit [of complementary medicines]". They say that good evidence exists for the use of complementary medicine in the prevention of osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and mild depression. "Increasing the information base of complementary medicine efficacy and usage could make a positive contribution to Australian health policy," they write.
Research and review may also help the integration of complementary healthcare with its mainstream counterpart. Charlie Xue and colleagues at RMIT University (p. 38) say that "integration requires not only further research evidence but also a well-trained workforce consisting of registered acupuncture practitioners who are able to provide good-quality clinical acupuncture services to the community and who are sufficiently well-educated in biomedical sciences to be able to effectively communicate with mainstream medical professionals". Randomised controlled trials and systematic reviews of acupuncture have been conducted in recent years in Australia.
The challenge for complementary medicine, says Pinto, is the set-up of clinical trials, which "requires infrastructure, skilled researchers and funding". The Federal government has announced over $7 million of research grants to "study the use of complementary medicine by consumers, to research mechanisms of action, and to perform clinical trials to determine efficacy and adverse effects" (p.7), including a $5.3 million initiative by the National Health and Medical Research Council to fund research that will contribute to the body of evidence relating to the use of complementary medicine in Australia. An NICM was established in 2007 with seed funding from the Commonwealth and NSW governments to "provide leadership and support for strategically directed research into complementary medicine and translation of evidence into clinical practice and relevant policy to benefit the health of all Australians" (p.23). beyondblue is currently funding further research into the use of CAM to treat depression (p.43).
On the integration front, Pinto writes that "many medical schools [are] revising their curricula to incorporate a complementary medicine component in courses including nursing and pharmacy". And the Indigenous Bioresources Research Group at Macquarie University is working with Aboriginal elders to preserve cultural knowledge and to test plants used in aboriginal culture for medicinal purposes (p.45).


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import javax.persistence.FetchType;
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import javax.persistence.JoinColumn;
import javax.persistence.ManyToOne;
import javax.persistence.Table;

/**
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