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AWG to mm2 equivalences for electrical cables and conductors
With this tool you will know what is the equivalence of AWG (North American dimensions) to mm² (European dimensions) for cables and electrical conductors.
In reality there is no exact correspondence between these two types of measurement since the specifications of both systems differ in terms of specification and resistance, however with the following application you can have a very good reference.
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Definitions of AWG and mm²
AWG – American Wire Gauge.
How AWG dimensions are calculated.
Kcmil definition
Definition mm²
AWG and mm² standards
AWG (norma ASTM B 258)
mm² (standard IEC 60228)
Commonly electrical cables and conductors are expressed in two AWG standards – American Wire Guage (American) and mm² (European).
It is an American standard for the size of conductors and cables. The "gauge" is related to the diameter of the cable.
At larger numbers, smaller diameters, for example a No 8 AWG has a smaller diameter than a No 2 AWG, this can be clearly seen in the following image:
The AWG standard includes copper, aluminum, and other wire materials. Typical household copper wiring is AWG number 12 or 14. Telephone wire is usually 22, 24, or 26. The larger the gauge number, the smaller the diameter and the thinner the wire.
Since the thicker cable carries more current because it has less electrical resistance over a given length, the thicker cable is better for longer distances. For this reason, where extended distance is critical, a utility that installs a network may prefer a thicker, smaller AWG gauge electrical cord, for example a No 4 AWG rather than a No 8AWG.
In the American Wire Gauge (AWG) system, wire size diameters can be calculated by applying the formula D (AWG) = .005 × 92 ((36-AWG) / 39) inch. For measures 1/0, 2/0, 3/0, etc., use -1, -2, -3, which makes more mathematical sense than "double anything."
This means that in the American wire gauge each 6-gauge decrease doubles the diameter of the wire, and each 3-gauge decrease doubles the cross-sectional area of the wire. Similar to dB in signal and power levels. An approximate but precise enough form of this formula provided by Mario Rodríguez is D = .460 * (57/64) (awg +3) or D = .460 * (0.890625) (awg +3)
AWG is sometimes known as Brown and Sharpe Wire Gauge (B&S).
The diameter of a solid and stranded wire with the same AWG is not identical. The diameter of a braided cable is greater than the diameter of a solid cable.
In the North American electrical industry, conductors greater than 4/0 AWG are generally identified by area in thousands of circular thousandths (kcmil), where 1 kcmil = 0.5067 mm².
A circular millimeter is the area of a wire one millimeter in diameter. One million circular thousandths is the area of a rod 1,000,000 = 1 inch in diameter.
This is the metric definition of cables in Europe, wire and cable sizes are expressed in cross-sectional area in mm² and also as the number of wire strands of a diameter expressed in mm.
For example, 7 / 0.2 means 7 strands of wire every 0.2mm in diameter. This example has a cross sectional area of 0.22 mm².
The American Wire Gauge (AWG), also known as the Brown & Sharpe Wire Gauge, is a logarithmic staggered standardized wire gauge system used since 1857, predominantly in North America, for round, solid, non-wire diameters. ferrous and electrically conductive.
The dimensions of the cables are given in ASTM B 258. The cross-sectional area of each meter is an important factor in determining its current carrying ampacity.
It is the International Electrotechnical Commission or international standard on the conductors of insulated cables. The current version is the Third Edition 2004-11. Among other things, it defines a set of standard cross-sectional areas for cables.
This International Standard specifies nominal cross-sectional areas, in the range of 0.5mm 2 to 2,500mm 2, for conductors in power cables and wires of a wide range of types. Also included are requirements for wire numbers and sizes, and resistance values. These conductors include solid and stranded copper, aluminum, and aluminum alloy conductors in cables for fixed installations and flexible copper conductors.
In engineering applications, it is often more convenient to describe a cable in terms of its cross-sectional area, rather than its diameter, because the cross-section is directly proportional to its strength and weight, and inversely proportional to its strength. The cross sectional area is also related to the maximum current that a cable can safely carry.
Examples of using the AWG to mm² conversion tool
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To survive the harsh conditions, the vegetation in the region employs savvy adaptations to make the best use of the water when it is available. Hydraulic redistribution is one such technique and refers to a plant's ability to relocate water from wet to dry soil layers using its roots as conduits. Scientists have observed this water redistribution phenomenon in plants spanning climates and ecosystems around the world. In the savannas of Santa Rita, mesquite trees are masters of the practice.
Lee et al. explored how water in the savanna ecosystem is partitioned throughout the year and how mesquites use hydraulic redistribution to sequester some of that water for their own use. The researchers developed a "shared resource model" to evaluate how the trees and bunchgrass in the understory compete for the limited soil moisture. They validated the model with sap flow data collected in the field. The heat flow between sensors embedded in the roots serves as a proxy for flux of water in the tree, which is a measure of hydraulic redistribution.
The research showed that 83% of the water entering the ecosystem evaporated from the soil or escaped from plants as they absorbed carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, a process known as transpiration. The rest of the water was stored in the soil and used during the following dry season.
Of the water in the soil, 13% was transported to deep soil layers through hydraulic redistribution in the mesquite roots. More than half of that water later returned to the shallow soil layers during the dry season. The researchers found that the return of the water to the surface soil did not significantly benefit the understory grass, however, which indicated that mesquites use hydraulic redistribution to gain a competitive advantage over the neighboring bunchgrass.
Citation: Sidder, A. (2018), How mesquite trees gain a competitive edge in arid Arizona, Eos, 99, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018EO100591. Published on 06 July 2018.


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OSTI.GOV Conference: Code cases for implementing risk-based inservice testing in the ASME OM code
Title: Code cases for implementing risk-based inservice testing in the ASME OM code
Historically inservice testing has been reasonably effective, but quite costly. Recent applications of plant PRAs to the scope of the IST program have demonstrated that of the 30 pumps and 500 valves in the typical plant IST program, less than half of the pumps and ten percent of the valves are risk significant. The way the ASME plans to tackle this overly-conservative scope for IST components is to use the PRA and plant expert panels to create a two tier IST component categorization scheme. The PRA provides the quantitative risk information and the plant expert panel blends the quantitative and deterministic information to place the IST component into one of two categories: More Safety Significant Component (MSSC) or Less Safety Significant Component (LSSC). With all the pumps and valves in the IST program placed in MSSC or LSSC categories, two different testing strategies will be applied. The testing strategies will be unique for the type of component, such as centrifugal pump, positive displacement pump, MOV, AOV, SOV, SRV, PORV, HOV, CV, and MV. A series of OM Code Cases are being developed to capture this process for a plant to use. One Code Case will be for Component Importance Ranking.more » The remaining Code Cases will develop the MSSC and LSSC testing strategy for type of component. These Code Cases are planned for publication in early 1997. Later, after some industry application of the Code Cases, the alternative Code Case requirements will gravitate to the ASME OM Code as appendices.« less
Rowley, C W
22 NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; VALVES; RISK ASSESSMENT; IN-SERVICE INSPECTION; WATER PUMPS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; TESTING
Rowley, C W. Code cases for implementing risk-based inservice testing in the ASME OM code. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Rowley, C W. Code cases for implementing risk-based inservice testing in the ASME OM code. United States.
Rowley, C W. Sun . "Code cases for implementing risk-based inservice testing in the ASME OM code". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/402015.
title = {Code cases for implementing risk-based inservice testing in the ASME OM code},
author = {Rowley, C W},
abstractNote = {Historically inservice testing has been reasonably effective, but quite costly. Recent applications of plant PRAs to the scope of the IST program have demonstrated that of the 30 pumps and 500 valves in the typical plant IST program, less than half of the pumps and ten percent of the valves are risk significant. The way the ASME plans to tackle this overly-conservative scope for IST components is to use the PRA and plant expert panels to create a two tier IST component categorization scheme. The PRA provides the quantitative risk information and the plant expert panel blends the quantitative and deterministic information to place the IST component into one of two categories: More Safety Significant Component (MSSC) or Less Safety Significant Component (LSSC). With all the pumps and valves in the IST program placed in MSSC or LSSC categories, two different testing strategies will be applied. The testing strategies will be unique for the type of component, such as centrifugal pump, positive displacement pump, MOV, AOV, SOV, SRV, PORV, HOV, CV, and MV. A series of OM Code Cases are being developed to capture this process for a plant to use. One Code Case will be for Component Importance Ranking. The remaining Code Cases will develop the MSSC and LSSC testing strategy for type of component. These Code Cases are planned for publication in early 1997. Later, after some industry application of the Code Cases, the alternative Code Case requirements will gravitate to the ASME OM Code as appendices.},
Development of a Risk-Informed IST Program at Palisades Using Top Event Prevention
Conference White, Robert A ; Blanchard, David P
At the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, a review of systems, structures and components is being performed for a variety of risk-informed applications. Among these applications is the In-Service Testing program developed under Section XI of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. In reviewing the scope of the IST program, a relatively new risk ranking technique is being utilized called Top Event Prevention (TEP). TEP differs from more traditional methods of risk ranking in that it uses defense-in-depth methods to select what SSCs are important to safety. The results of the TEP analysis are also somewhat unique as compared tomore » more traditional approaches in that combinations of equipment important to safety are identified as opposed to determining importance one component at a time. In addition, entire paths or trains of equipment are identified as being required to manage safety. Furthermore, the components identified in the selected trains are minimal. That is, TEP identifies the minimum set of equipment modeled in the PRA that is necessary to manage safety. Because TEP provides a structured, deterministic approach to selection of components that are important to managing safety, consideration is being given to classifying pumps and valves into one of three safety categories; high safety significant components, low safety significant components and a third non safety significant category. The first two categories of safety significance are similar to those already defined in Regulatory Guide 1.175, and will identify where current testing methods remain appropriate while suggesting those components for which testing intervals can be extended. The third or non-safety significant category has been established to identify those pumps and valves to which the PRA and safety are insensitive. Preliminary results from the TEP analysis of the Palisades IST scope suggest that of the more than 500 pumps and valves modeled in the PRA, just under one third are not important from a defense-in-depth perspective. Probabilistic testing of these approximately 140 components shows that risk as modeled by the PRA is not dependent on the reliability of these components. This suggests that the PRA is relatively insensitive to the reliability of these components collectively and that they can be considered as candidates for significant relaxation of testing requirements, possibly including exclusion from the formal IST program. (authors)« less
Risk-ranking IST components into two categories
The ASME has utilized several schemes for identifying the appropriate scope of components for inservice testing (IST). The initial scope was ASME Code Class 1/2/3, with all components treated equally. Later the ASME Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Committee decided to use safe shutdown and accident mitigation as the scoping criteria, but continued to treat all components equal inside that scope. Recently the ASME O&M Committee decided to recognize service condition of the component, hence the comprehensive pump test. Although probabilistic risk assessments (PRAs) are incredibly complex plant models and computer hardware and software intensive, they are a tool that canmore » be utilized by many plant engineering organizations to analyze plant system and component applications. In 1992 the ASME O&M Committee got interested in using the PRA as a tool to categorize its pumps and valves. In 1994 the ASME O&M Committee commissioned the ASME Center for Research and Technology Development (CRTD) to develop a process that adapted the PRA technology to IST. In late 1995 that process was presented to the ASME O&M Committee. The process had three distinct portions: (1) risk-rank the IST components; (2) develop a more effective testing strategy for More Safety Significant Components; and (3) develop a more economic testing strategy for Less Safety Significant Components.« less

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Renderings of conceptual designs for the Rancho Santa Fe Villas on Del Dios Highway.
The Rancho Santa Fe Association's Covenant Design Review Committee (CDRC) recommended the denial of a Covenant modification to increase the density of the Rancho Santa Fe Villas development. The modification for the Villas, a proposed development of 35 casita homes on 39.42 acres off Del Dios Highway near El Camino Del Norte, will go on to the Rancho Santa Fe Association board for review in the coming months.
Back in 2011, the RSF Association denied a Covenant modification for a previous version of the project.
The developers Quantum Estates, are requesting a modification from Class A single family homes to Class B, to allow a maximum of 35 casita homes on the property, an increase over the potentially seven legally buildable lots on the property.The modification would effectively change the 2.86 minimum lot size in the Covenant to accommodate for the higher density, according to Association Building Commissioner Tom Farrar, as well as change the property's site coverage from 20 percent to 50 percent coverage.
Modifications require 2/3 approval from the adjacent property owners by land area—Quantum has received 66.66 percent approval from the surrounding acreage. There were a total of 11 votes with one property representing over 40 percent. In order for the CDRC board to recommend approval of the modification, the board must make the findings that the property has adequately-sized building areas and suitable topography; the rural character remains protected; the welfare of the community is protected; and all of the lot lines conform to the regulatory code.
At the Sept. 25 hearing, all five members of the CDRC could not make any of those findings, voting 5-0 to recommend denial on each point, citing that there are no other lots this small in the Covenant and that the "cluster development" did not represent adequately-sized building areas on the challenging topography of the site.
"This (project) absolutely does not protect the rural character," said CDRC board member Shaunna Salzetti-Kahn said.
Matthew Peterson, a land use attorney representing the developers, said with the Villas they are proposing more than just homes but a lifestyle for residents who are seeking step-down style housing in the Covenant.
The smaller estate homes would range from 3,700 to 4,700-square- feet, predominantly one-story in the Lilian Rice and Wallace Neff architectural style with three-car garages. A multitude of services will be provided for the community's residents, including landscape maintenance and housekeeping services—they will even wash residents' cars.
Peterson said ideally they would place the project in the village area but there is not 40 acres anywhere else in the Covenant for Class B uses.
With the Villas, the developers will also privately fund the Del Dios and El Camino del Norte roundabout that has been approved for the intersection, remove the existing sewer pump and landscape the hillside with trees— investing $95 million into the Covenant.
During the CDRC hearing, people spoke both in favor and in opposition of the Covenant modification, although more voices were in opposition.
Resident Scott Carl said this type of development is "abhorrent" to anyone who enjoys and appreciates living in the Covenant, as he has done since 1967. Longtime resident Holly Manion agreed.
Those in opposition said that the development negatively impacts the rural ambiance of the community and will set a precedent for more developers to seek increased density.
"We have very limited resources with land and once we go into higher density development, our rural character is gone," said resident Beth Nelson.
A representative from the Sahm Family Foundation who owns the adjacent property on Del Dios Highway spoke in favor of the development as did Doug Mulvey, who has been building homes in Rancho Santa Fe for over 35 years: "I do think there is a demand for this and it will be utilized in a reasonable fashion," he said.
Villas neighbor Rick Manoogian said when he first heard about the project he was against it but after meeting with the developer and considering the improvements such as the roundabout, he changed his mind.
"I think it would be a big boost to the Ranch and I actually think it will help traffic," Manoogian said.
The modification will now move on to the Rancho Santa Fe Association board for consideration—five of the seven Association members would have to vote against the CDRC's recommendation for it to be approved. If the modification is approved, a petition of 100 signatures from Association members could force a Covenant-wide vote on the project.
Opponents said if the Association board does not follow the CDRC's recommendation, a vote would be likely—278 residents signed a petition this summer to stop densification in Rancho Santa Fe, which included the Villas project as well as any increases proposed on the Mabee property on Calzada del Bosque and the Sahm property.


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1 January 2010 Effects of Prior Detections on Estimates of Detection Probability, Abundance, and Occupancy
Jason D. Riddle, Rua S. Mordecai, Kenneth H. Pollock, Theodore R. Simons
Jason D. Riddle,1,2 Rua S. Mordecai,3 Kenneth H. Pollock,4 Theodore R. Simons5
11Department of Biology, North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, North Carolina S
25Present address: College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, Stevens Poi
32Southeast Partners in Flight, 1216 Neilson Court, Cary, North Carolina 27511, USA
43Department of Biology, North Carolina State University, Campus Box 7617, Raleigh, North Carolina 27
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The Auk, 127(1):94-99 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1525/auk.2009.09062
Survey methods that account for detection probability often require repeated detections of individual birds or repeated visits to a site to conduct counts or collect presence-absence data. Initial encounters with individual species or individuals of a species could influence detection probabilities for subsequent encounters. For example, observers may be more likely to redetect a species or individual once they are aware of the presence of that species or individual at a particular site. Not accounting for these effects could result in biased estimators of detection probability, abundance, and occupancy. We tested for effects of prior detections in three data sets that differed dramatically by species, geographic location, and method of counting birds. We found strong support (AIC weights from 83% to 100%) for models that allowed for the effects of prior detections. These models produced estimates of detection probability, abundance, and occupancy that differed substantially from those produced by models that ignored the effects of prior detections. We discuss the consequences of the effects of prior detections on estimation for several sampling methods and provide recommendations for avoiding these effects through survey design or by modeling them when they cannot be avoided.
© 2010 by The American Ornithologists' Union. All rights reserved. Please direct all requests for permission to photocopy or reproduce article content through the University of California Press's Rights and Permissions website, http://www.ucpressjournals.com/reprintInfo.asp.
Jason D. Riddle, Rua S. Mordecai, Kenneth H. Pollock, and Theodore R. Simons "Effects of Prior Detections on Estimates of Detection Probability, Abundance, and Occupancy," The Auk 127(1), 94-99, (1 January 2010). https://doi.org/10.1525/auk.2009.09062
Received: 27 January 2009; Accepted: 1 July 2009; Published: 1 January 2010
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Jason D. Riddle, Rua S. Mordecai, Kenneth H. Pollock, Theodore R. Simons "Effects of Prior Detections on Estimates of Detection Probability, Abundance, and Occupancy," The Auk, 127(1), 94-99, (1 January 2010)


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This Chemical Can Impair Fertility, But It's Hard to Avoid
Hormone-disrupting phthalates can be found in everything from plastics and household goods to personal care products. Studies have shown they may be harmful to women's reproductive systems.
Phthalates dangers: Hormone-disrupting phthalates can be found in everything from plastics and household goods to personal care products. Studies have shown they may be harmful to women's reproductive systems.
Kaci Aitchison Boyle always thought getting pregnant would be easy: just plan some romantic evenings and let nature take its course. So when Boyle and her husband decided to start a family in 2011, she expected to be snuggling a newborn by year's end.
Boyle, then 32, ditched the birth control pills she had started taking as a teenager to regulate her "incredibly irregular" and painful periods, thinking it might take a while to start menstruating again. Instead, her wildly erratic schedule returned. She tried every ovulation test she could find to predict fertile days, but none worked for her.
Phthalates dangers: It's a chemical that can impair fertility, but hard to avoid | (Yukai Du/The New York Times)
After about eight months without a positive pregnancy test, Boyle sought help from her doctor. She learned she had polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the most common cause of female infertility. A healthy woman has about a 1 in 5 chance of getting pregnant every month until age 32, when the odds begin to decline. PCOS, a health condition marked by excess androgen hormones and irregular menstrual cycles, reduces those odds by impairing ovaries' ability to release eggs. That meant Boyle would likely have a harder time getting pregnant than other women her age.
Clearly, a woman can't get pregnant naturally with her own eggs if she doesn't ovulate, but what's less clear is what causes PCOS and other conditions that reduce fertility. However, mounting research implicates prenatal exposures to synthetic chemicals that affect hormonal activity. And few have received more attention than phthalates, which are industrial chemicals with a history of reproductive toxicity found in hundreds of products, from plastics to cosmetics.
Phthalates are well-known hormone-disrupting chemicals, said Jodi Flaws, Ph.D., a professor of comparative biosciences and the director of the Interdisciplinary Environmental Toxicology Program at the University of Illinois. "They can interfere with the production, elimination or binding of any hormones in the body. And the reproductive system in particular is extremely sensitive to these compounds."
Phthalates are added to a dizzying array of plastics, household goods, drugs, cleansers and personal care products to make them flexible, durable and fragrant. They easily escape from these products as vapors or particles, and are found in the urine of nearly every American, as well as in blood, sweat, breast milk, semen and ovarian fluids.
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We consume phthalates that leach from food and beverage processing and packaging materials and that coat drugs. Our skin absorbs the compounds via lotions, makeup and shampoos and we even inhale particles that off-gas from blinds, shower curtains and linoleum floors.
"Here's a class of chemicals we have a problem with and they're ubiquitous," said Tracey Woodruff, Ph.D., who directs the Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment at the University of California, San Francisco. "They're used everywhere."
Hormone-disrupting chemicals like phthalates change how reproductive organs develop in the womb in animal studies, with harmful effects that play out over a lifetime and even across generations. Scientists think prenatal exposures to phthalates and other toxics may set the stage for gynaecological disorders like PCOS and may make women more sensitive to other chemicals that impair fertility.
Studies by Dr. Flaws and her colleagues over the past few years have shown that female mice exposed in the womb to the same phthalate mixtures detected in pregnant women are born with fertility problems that they pass on to their female offspring. "Some problems will be evident at birth and some might not show up until puberty or later in life," Dr. Flaws said. "We're starting to think the same thing happens in humans."
Scientists don't have long-term human data on phthalates yet, Dr. Flaws said. But they know from the tragic consequences of giving pregnant women diethylstilbestrol, or DES — a synthetic estrogen prescribed to prevent miscarriage — that a mother's exposures to hormone disrupters can harm her baby's development with repercussions that span generations.
Millions of women took DES until 1971, when doctors realised it caused a rare vaginal cancer and the Food and Drug Administration advised against its use. Since then, scientists have learned that DES caused several reproductive problems, including infertility, in both boys and girls. "When the ones who could get pregnant had kids, their children had some of the same problems," Dr. Flaws said.
The children you carry in your womb carry the seeds of their future children, Dr. Woodruff said. "So if you expose my future daughter or son, you're also exposing their future daughter or son," she said. "If the machinery that guides development gets mucked up, once you change it, it's really hard to change it back."
A history of neglecting research on women
Unlike some toxics that build up in fat cells, phthalates quickly pass through the body. But, since they are constantly replaced by other phthalates in our plastics and personal care products, scientists call them "pseudo-persistent." Studies show that women have higher levels of phthalates than men, which they link to products like perfumes, hair spray and cosmetics, all tools of the trade for on-air broadcast journalists like Boyle.
Yet scientists understand less about how phthalates disrupt reproduction in females. That's partly because it requires special imaging techniques to study women. And while problems like undescended testicles are visible in males at birth, problems with ovaries often aren't apparent until puberty or later.
Nearly two decades ago, scientists showed that exposing pregnant rats to phthalates disrupts testosterone in their male offspring, leaving them with a suite of genital deformities and semen problems, dubbed "phthalate syndrome."
"The whole process of making eggs and sperm is completely controlled by hormones," said Patricia Hunt, Ph.D., a reproductive biologist at Washington State University. "In experiments, we can screw things up really, really badly with toxic exposures in developing males and females and permanently change an animal's reproduction."
Studies of phthalates' effects on women have found problems. A 2018 study, for example, found an association between phthalate exposure and poor egg and embryo quality in women undergoing fertility treatments. But generally, the field of women's health research is underfunded, Dr. Woodruff said.
Early clues to phthalates' reproductive risks to women surfaced in 1975, when researchers found that Russian factory workers who were exposed to high phthalate levels on the job had fewer pregnancies and more miscarriages than unexposed women. In a study nearly two decades later, scientists found that phthalate exposures in rats targeted the ovaries, the primary regulator of reproduction and fertility in women.
Phthalates dangers: Reducing exposures
Couples, like the Boyles, don't usually read studies about rat infertility before trying to start a family. And Boyle wasn't thinking about hormone-disrupting chemicals during her 20s, when she worked at radio stations in Seattle or when she landed a job as co-host for a TV morning show at the age of 31. It wasn't until she went through several rounds of in vitro fertilisation transfers that she started wondering if environmental chemicals, like those in the foundation and eye makeup she wore on camera, could affect fertility.
Boyle's fertility doctor at Pacific NW Fertility clinic, Lora Shahine, M.D., had always told her patients to focus on exercising and eating well to boost fertility. She started advising them to reduce their exposures to phthalates and other hormone-disrupting chemicals after she read about "overwhelming evidence" linking them to gynaecological and pregnancy problems when researching the 2015 book she co-wrote, "Planting the Seeds of Pregnancy."
Doctors typically can't know for sure whether phthalates are causing an individual's fertility problems, but they can point to a growing body of research that links higher levels of the chemicals to a higher miscarriage risk, lower fertility and difficulty conceiving. "This is not something that was taught in medical school," Dr. Shahine said.
It's challenging to study women with fertility problems, Dr. Woodruff said, because it's hard to disentangle chemical exposures from other potential contributors, including gynaecological conditions. And doctors are taught to think about immediate causes of disease, like infection, not chemical exposures that cause chronic conditions, she said.
"We're one of the first medical schools to have a lecture on environmental reproductive health for medical students," Dr. Woodruff said. "Most medical schools don't have that."
It wasn't until 2013 that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, working with the University of California, San Francisco, issued a statement urging clinicians to identify and reduce patients' exposure to toxic environmental chemicals, based on "sufficiently robust" evidence linking them to adverse reproductive and developmental health outcomes.
Studies over the past several years have linked higher phthalate levels to lower levels of successful IVF outcomes and increased miscarriage risk with and without IVF. In April, researchers warned that mothers' phthalate exposures before conception may be an overlooked risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Fertility clinics don't test for phthalates so Boyle didn't know her levels. And she couldn't always tell which products contained phthalates because companies can avoid disclosing them by citing proprietary claims and simply listing "fragrance." But many cosmetics sold in the United States contain phthalates that are banned in the European Union. And she worried that the makeup she slathered on her face for TV was seeping into her skin and possibly getting into her lungs.
Dr. Shahine advised Boyle to make changes bit by bit. It's possible to reduce exposures by choosing "phthalate-free" personal care products and avoiding scented soaps, air fresheners, fabric softeners and other cleansers. And it's best to choose "fragrance free" rather than "unscented," Dr. Woodruff said, because companies can use other chemicals to hide scent.
Cutting down on takeout food can also reduce exposures. "If you eat a higher diet of food prepared outside the home, you're going to have higher exposure to phthalates," Dr. Woodruff said. A 2018 study by Dr. Woodruff and a team of researchers found that eating more takeout or restaurant food, especially cheeseburgers, was associated with higher phthalate exposures than eating at home. It's not clear whether the chemicals are leaching from processing equipment, packaging materials or food-handling gloves, she added, "but it's better to eat fresh fruits and vegetables prepared in your home."
Still, it's hard for an individual to stop all their phthalate exposures because they're so pervasive. Dr. Woodruff advocates for government policies that switch from toxic to safer alternatives. "Otherwise you're really at the mercy of the industry."
Nearly three years ago, after enduring several more rounds of IVF transfers and two painful miscarriages, Boyle gave birth to her daughter, Scarlett. She'll never know why her body had so much trouble ovulating and holding onto her pregnancies. And there's no way of knowing whether her efforts at avoiding products with phthalates and other toxic chemicals helped her get pregnant.
Then, out of the blue, she learned some other news this year. "We're expecting in September, and I'll be 41 in October. This was a complete surprise."
"This Chemical Can Impair Fertility, but It's Hard to Avoid" by Liza Gross © 2020 The New York Times Company
Liza Gross is a science and health journalist and author of "The Science Writers' Investigative Reporting Handbook."
This story was originally published on 25 August 2020 in NYT Parenting.
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Everyone is looking forward to the critically acclaimed sequel to Hellblade, which was unveiled at The Game Awards 2019 with a trailer and re-released at The Game Awards 2021 with an amazing gameplay trailer that takes full advantage of the new Unreal Engine 5. The only thing we have so far don't know if that's a release date that could be revealed at the next Xbox event in early 2023, but it looks like it's leaked ahead of time again.
Thanks to insider Sn0w1n via Twitter, it looks like we now know the release window for the new Ninja Theory game. According to the latest reports from Sn0w1n's sources, it appears that a decision has been made within Microsoft that Hellblade 2 will be released in late 2023. Of course, "end of the year" sounds rather vague, but the insider could not name a more accurate release date.
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Growing up I remember that although my mother did all the cooking at home, my father would always make sure there was healthy snack food around, like carrots, celery and fresh fruit. On weekends I'd sometimes sit at the kitchen table with him while he peeled and sliced the fruit and vegetables he'd bought from the market that morning.
This was before the days of television as we know it today. Sure, we all had a TV, but it was black & white and showed not a lot more than the news. At least, nothing that was interesting to a six-year old child.
So to pass the time, I'd sit and watch my father cutting up apples, peeling oranges, slicing celery. Of course, I wanted to help, but he wasn't so sure about placing a knife into the hands of a six-year old. Eventually he'd give me the parer and say that I could help him peel the carrots.
Now I was never the sort of kid who could stay sitting in one place for long. I had way too much energy for that. So, as much as I genuinely wanted to help, there was little chance that I would take care to peel the carrots with as much attention to detail as my father had. He was an engineer, and so by definition, a perfectionist. I was a restless kid.
It's funny how we remember these little incidents in our childhood. My father (who passed away 11 years ago) had an astonishing memory, but I'm quite certain he would never have remembered this event. I wonder why I've never forgotten it.
In retrospect I realise that this time of food preparation would have been a mindfulness activity for my father. He would sit by himself at the table in silence, no television or music, not even talking, just being. He would carefully and meticulously peel, cut, slice, and place everything in containers that would go in the fridge, ready to snack on when desired. I didn't know it at the time (and I sincerely doubt that he was aware of this either) but he was probably stilling his mind through this mechanical, thought-less activity.
I could have learned much about patience from my father, if only I could have sat still long enough to learn!
As an adult I've learned that patience is not something we need to endure but that it can be pleasurable in its own right. The pace of our lives is too fast. We do everything quickly – eat, work, exercise, drive. We seem to be so focused on the destination that we don't take the time to enjoy the journey. And then we wonder why we feel stressed. Frequently and with some amusement, I've watched drivers speed ahead, zigging and zagging through the traffic, just to get to the red light only one car ahead of the drivers they cut off. And I wonder if they feel it was really worth it – though, of course, they're probably completely unaware, just mindlessly doing what they've always done.
The funny thing is that the more rushed you are for time, the more likely it is you'll get through everything you need to do more effectively if you slow it all down. Like peeling the carrots once slowly and carefully instead of twice quickly.
Jon Kabat Zinn says "Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept that sometimes things must unfold in their own time".
Nowadays I peel the carrots like my father used to and enjoy watching the skin wrap around the parer and then fall into the sink, the bright orange slowly falling against the stainless steel. And I think of him every time.


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This is another book I am gutted I was not able to read in time for the tour, instead, I am glad I have had the opportunity to have Belinda on my blog writing about the inspiration behind "A Recipe for Disaster". Hope you enjoy!!
When people ask authors where their stories come from, the answer can range from sprawling holidays along the Amalfi coast to a sleight of conversation overheard in a bar. For me, A Recipe for Disaster started in my very own kitchen.
As a wee bit of background for you, I left full-time employment five years ago. It wasn't a spur of the moment decision, but it certainly wasn't a well thought out decision borne of long hours of number crunching. Suddenly, our household income had halved. That meant getting creative in the kitchen.
Armed with nothing more than an internet connection and my new uniform of pyjamas, I set about diving into the world of cooking. And, while I'd always cooked family dinners as a teenager, this was a different kind of learning. It was economising, experimenting, and making dollars stretch further.
I taught myself to make pasta (which is simple and fun), different breads, and cakes. And, while my baking is nowhere near as elaborate as the wedding cakes, desserts, or geometric beauties my character Lucy likes to whip up, they're still a lot of fun. And my husband doesn't complain when he gets to take a slab cake to work with him to share with co-workers. This week's favourite flavour is orange cake.
From late 2016 to early 2017, it felt like I was making cakes continually. At Christmas, I got from the very subtle, 'B, my mum really loves that baklava cheesecake you make, and she'll be at Christmas lunch if you want to bring one with you', to a simple, 'Do you think you can whip up a birthday cake for my husband?'. There was a raft of other desserts thrown in, it was Christmas after all, but the cakes were something that stuck with people.
Around the table at the birthday party, conversation turned to my writing. I'd been through a bit of a dry period and wasn't entirely sure what 2017 held for me. 'You should just write about a girl who bakes cakes,' was the suggestion from my neighbour. While the idea had crossed my mind, it wasn't one that had stuck particularly well. Again, I put it to the back of my mind for the time being.
A few days later, I came across an old rhyme. I think I was working through old childhood books at the time, rereading old favourites, and finding homes for them as I rearranged bookshelves. The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker stood out like a sore thumb, and A Recipe for Disaster was born.
My first draft was titled The Butcher, the Baker, the Single Male Caterer. It was fun and catchy, and I was quite in love with it. By the time we'd finished editing, it didn't quite suit the book anymore, so it was changed to what it is now, A Recipe for Disaster.
So, I had my book. I had the husk of three characters: Seamus (the butcher), Lucy (the baker), and Oliver (the kind of single male caterer). What I needed now, was a scenic backdrop.
My favourite local bookshop, The Bookshop at Queenscliff was holding an event for a local author. I was particularly keen to chat to her, as she'd set her books in her hometown. It was something I'd always shied away from.
Ninety minutes south-west of Melbourne, Inverleigh is a bustling little hub of food and wine goodness, and while I'd often thought about setting a book there, I often wondered if the idea would gel with anyone else. Did anyone want to read about Inverleigh? And, gasp, what would the locals think? All it took was five minutes with another author to decide that A Recipe for Disaster needed to be set in Inverleigh. After all, we had all the perfect ingredients: food, wine, a casual environment, and the ever-present prospect of change. I went home that afternoon and opened a new Word document. Lucy and Oliver were coming to life.
Fun Fact: Oliver got his name from the Number 8 tram in Melbourne. I was on the tram heading towards Lygon St with some friends, and a lovely young lad from Melbourne University boarded the tram. He was carried a large yellow envelope that bore his name: Oliver Murray. I liked it so much, I wrote it down. Thus, a character was born.
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A Possibly Amazing Update Web-Slings To Gameloft's The Amazing Spider-Man
by Aldrin Calimlim
Gameloft's The Amazing Spider-Man has just received a new web-slinging update. The open-world adventure game, which is the official iOS game of the film of the same name released last June, has received only a couple of updates so far. The first one was issued a week after the announcement of the iPhone 5. Unsurprisingly, that update brought iPhone 5 support to the game. Now, the new update is decidedly more feature-packed than that. As Gameloft puts it, "With great updates comes great content." If you can't see the video embedded above, please click here. This so-called "great content" includes a new suit for you to unlock. Dubbed the Human-Spider suit, it allows you to play the game as Peter Parker on the verge of his arachnid amazingness. The new update also introduces the Spider Pass. This special pass lets you skip missions that are, not unlike a spiderweb, rather sticky. Naturally enough, the Spider Pass may cost you a certain amount of in-game "spider" currency every time you use it. Compatible with both iPhone and iPad, and optimized for iPhone 5, The Amazing Spider-Man is available in the App Store for $6.99. New Urban Acceleration challenge missions and the ability to take and share screenshots from the game are also featured in the new version of The Amazing Spider-Man. [gallery link="file" order="DESC"]
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Nature gave us a treat today in Dubrovnik with a stunning rainbow lighting up the otherwise grey sky. The weather has been certainly April showers over the past week, although the forecast shows that of Monday the sun will finally return to the wider region.
However, this afternoon nature gave us a display of its beauty with a colourful bright rainbow over the otherwise dull skies.


Costa Rica Real Estate Makes Cents!
It never fails. When I meet someone who has read any of the articles that I?ve written about Costa Rica, the number one question is ?Why are you always raving about Costa Rica real estate That?s usually followed up by ?What does Costa Rica have that other places don?t have? or ?It just seems like it wouldn?t be a good idea to invest in real estate in a foreign country.? The questions surprise me every time?but not because of what you?d think.
I?m never surprised that the questions are asked but rather at the fact that people still feel the need to ask the question. Though I?m a huge proponent of Costa Rica, I?m not the only person who knows about the great real estate opportunities there. I?m certainly not the only one who has made significant profits from investing in Costa Rica land either. Still, when I come across a person with a question or comment like that above, I just tell them the truth. I say, ?I do it because right now, in this first decade of the 21st century, there is no better, safer place to invest money.? You know what they say next ?Tell me more!? Here?s how I explain it to them?
Costa Rica has a lot of undeveloped land. About one quarter of it is protected to maintain the nation?s unique biodiversity but much of the land is earmarked for development purposes. Demand for land is strong, and steadily growing, but it doesn?t outweigh the supply YET. Therefore, prices for Costa Rica land lots are low. Inevitably, the person I?m speaking with asks, ?How low?
I usually give them an example. For instance, what comes to mind right now is a community in the southern Pacific of Costa Rica that I?ve heard about. There, an investor can purchase a half-acre to 1.25 acres of golf course or waterfront land for under $80,000. Add a four bedroom, three and half bathroom house to the mix and they could spend less than $200,000 for both. Property in any other similar location?Hawaii, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Mexico, etc.?would cost two to three times that much. Next, I tell them that property taxes one quarter of one percent of the value of the property, and then they?re really interested. (For those who aren?t math wizards, that?s about $250 for every $100,000!) After that, I give them my top financial reason for investing in Costa Rica real estate The fact that returns of 100% or more in the first two years of ownership are common!
Once people learn about all of the financial perks of investing in Costa Rica real estate, they understand why I rave about Costa Rica and why investing in a foreign country is a good idea. It makes financial sense and millions of cents. The thing is, that conversation leads to a whole new conversation. It usually begins with, ?Can you help me ________,? but I don?t mind. Makes me feel good to help others get on the path to financial freedom and knowing what it feels like to own a piece of paradise.


On 11, September from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dale Oxygen hosted a public showcase event at their Johnstown, PA location to celebrate their 75th Anniversary of serving the welding and cutting industry. The event took place at the scenic downtown PNG (Peoples Natural Gas) Park in Johnstown, PA. Hands on demonstrations of the latest equipment in the fabrication industry were exhibited by 19 key vendors. Bug-O Systems' Terry Bolinger, Regional Manager, displayed many Bug-O products including: Modular Drive System, DC-IV, Uni-bug III, Go-fer III, K-Bug 1200 and K-Bug 6000. Other participating vendors included: the American Welding Society, Rexarc, Fein Power Tools, Hypertherm, Lincoln Electric, Linde Gas, Select Arc and Revco. Over 200 visitors were in attendance to interact one-on-one with industry experts. Additionally, 110 door prizes were raffled off thanks to the support of Dale Oxygen and their many vendors. We extend our thanks to Dale Oxygen for inviting us to demonstrate Bug-O products at this historical anniversary showcase and would like to personally congratulate them on 75 years of servicing the industry. We look forward to 75 more years of outstanding service!


Traditional loose cover sofa's available directly from the manufacturer in a wide choice of fabrics and colours as well as sizes. Also shown is the elegant fully upholstered Club Sofa and Regency ottoman which are also available to be made to order in selected fabrics or leather. All designs are exceptionally comfortable besides being made to Export standard. We are experienced exporters, shipping to clients, both locally and world wide.
Deep and generous seating for the taller person.
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Styled with synthetic duck-down seat and back cushions. Ideal for quick change of décor if one purchases an extra set of covers - which is also an easy route instead of re-upholstering sofa's.
Please note that these covers are custom made to fit this range and are zipped for easy removal and replacement. Valentino sofa's are available fully-upholstered as well i.e. more tailored appearance without the loose covers If required, the seat cushions can be filled with solid "lifetimer" foam rubber filling instead of the loose fill inner which is also very comfortable although firmer.
Valentino standard depth corner sofa. 2.50 x 2.50 m with corner ottoman and fabric "Zinnia" with a wonderful selection of scatter cushions. Cotton removable covers are teflon coated and washable. Sofa frames are fully inner sprung and wonderfully comfortable! with the freedom and fun of being able to change one's covers to different colours at will.
Corner sofas in this design are available too.
Custom sizes available on request. Please e-mail your requirements to us.
Elegantly styled, gentleman's Club chair and sofa with turned wooden feet and optional antique bronze studs along arms. Only fully upholstered, in fabric or leather.
Seat cushions are filled with duck-down synthetic loose filling. Any other scatter cushions to be ordered separately.
Classically sculptured scrolled arm sofa on wooden turned legs - only fully upholstered. Firm yet comfortable seating especially suited to those preferring a more upright and formal posture.
Delightful, neat yet still comfortable sofa especially designed with the smaller spaces of today in mind - narrower in width yet maintaining the depth essential for comfort - a cosy two seater or generous curl-up-with-a good-book-and-cat, sofa! Available in loose cover option with attractive feature bows on three scatter cushions and at skirt of cover on corners. Covers are zipped for easy removal and replacement.


Ulu o Tokelau, Aliki Faipule Siopili Perez opens the Budget Committee meeting.
The Ulu o Tokelau, Aliki Faipule Siopili Perez officially opened Tokelau's budget committee yesterday ahead of the Second Sitting of Tokelau's 9th Parliament.
The meeting was also updated on New Zealand's perspective on key capital developments and relationship between the two countries from Tokelau's Administrator, H.E. Mr David Nicholson.
Administrator of Tokelau, HE David Nicholson addresses delegates. The Administrator commended Tokelau for providing a balanced budget for 2017/18 after three years of deficit budgets as he provided the Committee with more details of New Zealand's assistance in the areas of governance, connectivity: transport and ICT solutions, core services: education and health, law and justice, fisheries, and gender.
One of the highlights is work to overcome Tokelau's isolation by fast-tracking the 'ship to shore infrastructure project' now set for completion for Atafu and Nukunonu in 2018, and Fakaofo in 2019.
He also added, that majority funding for submarine-cable enabled internet and ICT connectivity will be a New Zealand commitment.
In concluding, the Administrator announced he has committed $10,000 to be divided equally to each Women's committee in each village for gender related initiatives and maintaining culture. He further committed to providing trophies for the upcoming youth national sports tournament which received a lound round of applause from delegates.
progress of the new Budget and Policy Concept developed by the Finance Department last year.
50% increase in cigarette and tobacco duty from 195% to 295%. It will increase the cost of a packet to $9.50 and bring in extra revenue of approximately $250,000 annually.
In November 2015, the General Fono tasked the Department of Finance to further develop its new Budget Policy Concept in consideration of historical budgetary concerns from the villages.
The Policy concept is aimed at promoting and supporting Tokelau's development aspirations. To better align development aspirations and their expected achievement within the timeframe of the 2016-2020 National Strategic Plan, the 'Team' worked closely with Council of the Ongoing Government; and seek funding assistance from development partners for specific key capital development projects.
At the Budget Committee meeting that started today, delegates are aware that more work is required to better align development priorities with the expected outcomes.
u is a non-self-governing territory of New Zealand. It is located in the Pacific Ocean north of Samoa and south of the Equator (9 00 S, 172 00 W).
There are approximately 7000 Tokelauans living in New Zealand, and smaller communities in Australia, Samoa, American Samoa, and Hawaii.


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Reuniting Families and Children: Peace's Story
Peace*, 13, RWANDA
Save the Children does whatever it takes to protect children from harm. In Mahama Camp, Save the Children has provided child protection interventions and case management including family tracing and reunification for children at risk since 2015. As the voluntary repatriation of Burundian refugees continues, Save the Children has intensified its efforts and reunited 115 children in and outside the country.
Peace*, 13, is one of the children that Save the Children has helped through family tracing and reunification. Though Peace is not a Burundian refugee, as a child in Mahama Camp, she should still feel safe and protected.
In 2016, Peace's mother and father died and left her with her grandmother in Nyanza District. After a year, Peace's half-sister, who was married to a Burundian man in Mahama Camp, took her from Southern Province to live in Kirehe District. Peace was not registered with UNHCR as a refugee, so it was difficult for her to get support from humanitarian agencies working in the area, including for education and other types of assistance. Committed to all children regardless of their status, Save the Children supported Peace to find health care services and other essential non-food items.
Save the Children, in collaboration with the National Council for Children (NCC) in Nyanza District, made it possible for Peace to reunite with her grandma and 7-year-old brother. After an 8-hour drive traveling 200 km from Mahama Camp to Kibirizi Sector, Nyanza District, Save the Children reunited Peace with her grandmother, Epiphanie, 65, on December 7th, 2020.
Epiphanie, smiling and hugging her granddaughter, said, "I'm truly happy to find my grandchild again." "I have been sitting here and wondering, am I really going to die without seeing my granddaughter again?" the 65-year-old confessed.
The entire family was excited to welcome Peace back. After three years of separation, Peace reacclimated to her home quickly. By the time Save the Children departed, Peace was already peeling bananas.
"I'm happy to meet my Granny again. I thank Save the Children for all the support to make it possible to reunite with my grandmother. I'm happy," revealed Peace, while sitting with other family members. "I missed my brother. I missed my friends here and I missed my Grandma too," she added.
"I'm making sure my child goes to school. I will do whatever possible to find books and clothes for her, so that in January, she will go to school," Epiphanie promised.
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Since 2015, Save the Children has strived to protect and keep safe more than 31,000 children in Mahama Camp. In collaboration with UNHCR and MINEMA, Save the Children supported family reunification of children and their families in Burundi and Rwanda.
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That Revok piece is out of control.
That does not look like BZEE. Hmmmm, but SCAR was there so I guess so.
Ohh yes you are...Just like Guliani you're here to stay. You appear in all the commercials and is always in the news.
Ghetto Blaster is way better than While You Were Sleeping..
nice post. who is that in the 6th pictures in the first post?
not usually my style but the "abstract" with the face is amazing.
at least someone is catching our stuff...i figured that train fell off the face of the earth.


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Take only what you really want and need, you can sell the rest.
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Anything that needs to be repaired or cleaned outside your existing home, or any new items to be bought, should be timed so that delivery is to your new home.
Involve all family members. Not only does it lessen the workload, but it involves them and gives them input into their new life. A simple thing as taking their input into decorating the new home can make them feel better about the move.
Notify all those that need to be notified and update your records – post-office, doctor, school etc.
Start packing and label everything clearly on the boxes. Also, make a complete list to hold on to.
Mark down the boxes on your complete list as they go into the moving truck. Don't forget to do a final check on your old home before leaving.
Two boxes should go with you –overnight supplies and valuable – this will alleviate concern of the items missing and searching for necessities.
Check your new home for existing damage before the movers enter. And when they arrive, mark down the boxes on your complete list as they are taken off and put into your new home. Get the movers to put all items into the rooms that they are supposed to be in.


Honolulu, HI – Strategies 360 (S360) – the leading public affairs, research, communications and digital marketing firm in the West – is honored to officially welcome Shan Tsutsui as Senior Vice President to the firm's office in Hawaii.
With last Wednesday marking his last day in public office, Tsutsui officially begins the next chapter of his 15-year career of public service to Hawaii.
Tsutsui was appointed to lieutenant governor by Gov. Neil Abercrombie in 2012 and won the seat outright in 2014. During his time as one of Hawaii's top elected officials, Tsutsui earned a reputation as a respected consensus-builder, working effectively and cooperatively with leaders in the public and private sectors. He championed programs to help Hawaii's youth, such as the Resources for Enrichment, Athletics and Health (REACH) Initiative which has invested nearly $3 million in Hawaii's schools, and the Farm to School Initiative to help make school lunches healthier and locally sourced. Tsutsui also represented Maui in the Hawaii State Senate and served as Senate President.
Tsutsui will be joining the S360 Hawaii team led by veteran public affairs and economic-development strategist John White. The firm opened its Hawaii operations in 2016 and has grown to include Public Affairs Director Khara Jabola, Government Relations Director Will Kane, and Campaigns and Initiatives Manager Molly Pierce.
The announcement in Hawaii comes on the heels of several other major expansions across the S360 footprint: in the month of January alone, S360 announced a new office in Sacramento and dramatic expansions in its California operations, as well as the addition of 14 new employees firm-wide.
S360 is the first public affairs firm in the West to offer a complete in-house digital, communications, and public opinion research practice. S360 combines its suite of unmatched service capabilities with a team of experts drawn from the worlds of government, politics, the news media, marketing and creative design to craft and execute strategies that help clients drive change throughout the West.


Many different stretchable electronic components are being developed. For instance, low-cost stretchable conductors and electrodes are being made from silver nanowires and graphene. An urgent technical problem is a need for stretchable energy conversion and storage devices, such as batteries. Zinc-based batteries are promising candidates; however, more work is required to make them commercially viable.
By integrating multiple stretchable components, such as temperature, pressure and electrochemical sensors, it is possible to create a material resembling human skin that could use signals from sweat, tears or saliva for real-time, non-invasive healthcare monitoring, as well as for smart prosthetics or robots with enhanced sense capabilities. However, at present, the fabrication of artificial skin remains time-consuming and complex.
Currently, there are two main strategies for manufacturing stretchable electronics. The first is to use intrinsically stretchable materials, such as rubber, which can endure large deformations. However, these materials have limitations, such as high electrical resistance.
The next step after laboratory tests is to bring stretchable electronic devices to market. This requires cheaper materials and faster, scalable manufacturing methods, concluded the review author.


On Australia's Phillip Island, these Little Penguins have an adorable habit. Hundreds emerge from the ocean at sunset, shaking off water and waddling home to their burrows. But it was this very cuteness that endangered them — until the locals came up with an ingenious solution.
As their name implies, Little Penguins (also known as Fairy Penguins) are the smallest of the penguin species. They're about a foot tall as adults, and their dark feathers have a blue sheen that appears black during the sunset and pre-dawn hours when most people observe them. Little Penguins nest in shallow, cozy burrows beneath mats of vegetation, sometimes wiggling as much as 2 km inland to reach their territory — squawking greetings and territorial warnings to their fellow birds along the way. As I discovered when I visited Phillip Island earlier this month, the entire spectacle is like witnessing a herd of humans coming home from work, only with a lot more feather cleaning, wing pinwheeling, and general OMG-I-want-to-cuddle-now-ness.
And that's the problem. Since the early twentieth century, people have been flocking to Phillip Island for both its natural beauty and the so-called Penguin Parade. Vacation homes were built in the areas where penguins dug their burrows. Excited humans would run around picking up Little Penguins as they came in from the sea, sometimes destroying the waterproof seal on their feathers. So many people crowded the beaches to witness the cuteness that the penguin population on Phillip Island was threatened. In the 1970s, their numbers were plummeting.
Though the Little Penguin species wasn't going extinct throughout the world, they were going to disappear from Phillip Island — and this endangered the species as a whole. Scientists predicted there would be no more Little Penguins on Phillip Island by the time the twenty-first century rolled around. Until local park rangers, scientists, and the Australian government came up with a penguin-saving strategy that seemed crazy — until it worked.
In the mid-1980s, the state of Victoria announced a new kind of park reserve would be created in the Little Penguins' territory. An environment would be created where humans could watch the penguins, but the penguins' territory would be completely protected from harm. Even more innovative was the funding model: This park it would be funded almost entirely by private money that came from tourism. The government, for its part, would buy back all the vacation homes that had been built in penguin territory, demolish them, and give the penguins back their burrows.
The penguins also love to shake water off and preen in sheltered, dark places when they emerge from the water. So the park managers created elevated boardwalks that serve a dual purpose: people can watch the birds from there without disturbing the parade, and the birds can go underneath them to get that nice sheltered spot when they need it. As you watch the birds come in from the water, you'll often see them duck underneath your feet on the boardwalk, only to emerge in a more stately, de-mussed fashion.
This year, the last of the vacation homes was bought back from a private owner and demolished. So now when you visit Phillip Island, the entire park is full of small mounds that house penguin burrows. And the penguin colony has bounced back from under a thousand individuals in the 70s, to the current number of 30,000. It didn't take much to do it — it was just a matter of giving the penguins their territory back. And thinking sensibly about how to accomodate the human tourists and the penguins at the same time. Every day, hundreds and sometimes thousands of people visit the Phillip Island Nature Park to see the penguins. They get an eyefull of adorableness, and the price of their admission helps maintain the park.
Hundreds of scientists have worked in the park over the years, learning more about the penguins as well as nature preservation strategies. They've learned that these penguins often venture out into the ocean for weeks at a time, sleeping out on the water, before returning home. They'd discovered that Little Penguins are so territorial they often burrow in the same place where they were born, creating family legacy burrows. And they know that these penguins often get "remarried" at some point, with female penguins switching burrows to pair up with a new mate every few years.
Most of all, they've learned that it's possible to bring a colony of animals back from a near-extinction level event just by changing how we behave and how we inhabit the landscape. Little Penguins were never endangered as a species, but their colonies on Phillip Island were almost destroyed. And now they are back in strong numbers.
Think of it as one of humanity's first successful experiments in preserving an environment by observing both animal and human behavior and coming to a compromise. We still get our cute penguins, and the Little Penguins can now thrive in their habitat.
You can learn more about Phillip Island Nature Park on their website. And if you are visiting Victoria, I urge you to take a trip out there. It's off the coast of Melbourne.