The quality and beauty of your ponds water will greatly improve with the correct pond skimmer setup. Pond skimmers play an important role by removing floating debris. Which would otherwise sink to the bottom and strain the pond filter system (causing excess nutrients and algae blooms), or damage or clog your pond pump. Garden pond skimmers also provide a wonderful place to hide your submersible pump.
Below you'll find a wide range of pond skimmers in a variety of prices and sizes. From the large professional heavy-duty skimmers, to a small diy water garden skimmer. We have you covered.
A floating pond skimmer is one of the easiest skimmers to install. You just hookup your plumbing, or power and place into the pond. The great thing about floating pond skimmers is that unlike a traditional garden pond skimmer located in one spot outside of the pond. A floating pond skimmer… like that name says… floats around and can skim areas others can't.
OASE (companies website) SwimSkim floating pond skimmer will continuously and quickly skim large debris and leaves from your pond. Adapts to any water level unlike other skimmers that can run dry when water levels get low. The SwimSkim is designed with a built-in pond aerator that uses a 800 GPH pump. Adding oxygen and cleaning at the same time. Simple installation by just placing it inside the pond and powering it up.
The AquaSkim OASE Pond skimmer is kinda a mix between a in pond skimmer, and a floating pond skimmer. Giving you the best of both worlds.
AquaSkim is a great choice for retrofitting ponds due to the ease of installation.
The floating weir provides up to 6″ of water level changes. Works in ponds up to 270 square feet and 8-22″ deep.
Listed here are diy pond skimmer boxes that are geared towards easy installation and affordability..
These Atlantic pond skimmers are where affordability meets quality. Featuring a removable lid, debris basket, filter mat, silicone, and a weir door with maximum flow for superior surface cleaning. The polyethylene pond skimmer box shell comes with a lifetime warranty. Models PS4000 and PS4500 available.
Normally retails from $254.55 to $283.64.
Mini Pondmaster "in pond skimmer" is a small version of Pondmaster's Pro5000. Engineered for smaller ponds 1,000 gallons and less. Works with pumps in the ranges of 700-1800 GPH. Complete with debris basket, all needed fittings, and filter material.
Eco-Series Easy Pro pond skimmer series are patented skimmers that get installed inside your pond liner. Making them the industries first "in pond skimmer". No chance for leaks since there is no attachment with silicone like other skimmers. Providing a secure and easy install. Available in four different sizes (Tempo, Melody, Prelude, and Ovation).
Normally retails from $87.99 to $309.99.
These Atlantic pond skimmer filter combo packages are the perfect match for pond project. Comes with a FilterFalls waterfall filter and skimmer complete with all the parts you need in one kit. The shells come with a lifetime warranty. Available in three different sizes.
Normally retails from $409.70 to $470.30.
When the professional installers go to select a pond skimmer box, they usually select one of the models below. These skimmers are great if you need high performance, durability, or need a really large pond skimmer.
Atlantic pond skimmers built with the professional in mind. Featuring mechanical filtration using a brush panel, stainless steel debris trap, super-flow weir, and a rolled upper rim for super strength. The shells come with a lifetime warranty. Available in four different sizes.
Normally retails from $406.05 to $752.91.
This Atlantic pond skimmer balances features and benefits for the advanced diy homeowners and professional contractors. It is sized small enough for small installations, but durable and strong enough for contractors to use. Similar to the above heavy-duty skimmers with the addition of labeled drill locations for installing a overflow and auto-fill.
In all styles of pond construction, you can't go wrong with the helix pond skimmer. It's a mix between a floating pond skimmer with the floating weir (self-leveling and keeps fish safe), and a traditional pond skimmer box (allows for different configurations like air-lift). Featuring stainless steel hardware, optional auto-fill valve, no pre-drilled holes for maximum customization, durable HDPE construction, and more. Helix pond skimmers are not cheap, but they're high quality.
This is one versatile Easy Pro pond skimmer! The Axiom skimmers combine mechanical and biological filtration in one unit. Featuring options for an integrated UV option, adjustable overflow, flange to extend inlet, secure and fast liner attachment, and can be used on external or submersible pumps.
Normally retails from $389.79 to $529.99.
Pro-Series Easy Pro pond skimmers featuring separate pump chamber for easy inspection and filter pad installation, one piece heavy-duty debris basket, easy to hide weir opening, and the choice between filter brushes or a vertical filter mat.
Normally retails from $299.99 to $799.99.
The SkimmerFilter Savio pond skimmer combines four types of filtration into one! Providing mechanical, biological, skimming, and UV filtration (sold separately). All wrapped in a durable housing with a cylindrical shape to resist compaction and warping. For ponds up to 1000 gallons. Comes with a 5 year warranty.
Normally retails from $640.00 to $732.00.
Easy Pro pond skimmer designed for external pumps. Featuring the same components as the Pro-Series Easy Pro skimmers, but pre-plumbed for simple bottom drain installation (comes with plug). Where multiple skimmers are needed, you can connect multiple units together and use a single external pump. Max flow 4500 GPH each.
EasyPro skimmer extension tubes are great for improving the looks of your installation. The patented designs allow you to place your Easy Pro pond skimmer further away from the pond edge. Allowing for rocks, or plantings to places where a normal pond leaf skimmer would sit. Works great with concrete walls.
Normally retails from $99.89 to $124.99.
This Atlantic pond skimmer is perfect for areas that are hard to reach. Unlike other koi pond skimmers, this satellite model can go outside or inside of your liner. Also can be used as a single small pond skimmer, or pre-filter bottom drain.
We strive to stock all the parts and accessories needed for every koi pond skimmer on the market. If you need something that you don't see below please contact us.
Danner pond leaf skimmer debris net. Featuring heavy-duty aluminum, sure-grip handle, padded rims to protect from damage and fish, string loop for easy storage, and fish-safe soft nylon netting. A great small pond skimmer net.
What does a pond skimmer do?
Do you have any tips for how I can make a diy floating pond skimmer?
First off, it's awesome that you're trying to learn how to build a pond skimmer. While we do not have any specific set of plans currently we're working on it. In the meantime checkout this diy floating pond skimmer tutorial on Youtube by David Butler. It's labeled as a natural pool skimmer, but works for ponds just the same.
Where should I place my fish pond skimmer?
Your pond skimmer installation will be highly dependent on your overall pond design. In general it is always recommended to place the skimmer on the opposite end of your waterfall (if you have one). That way the water enters the pond and then travels across the entire surface to the opposite end. Creating an endless loop.
If you have some hard to reach areas in the pond you may consider adding an additional skimmer, or a floating pond skimmer / in pond skimmer.
A great article in Pond Trade by Kent Wallace all about koi pond skimmer installation. Which require a different setup than a garden pond skimmer.


Improvise Your Art Life with Music, Visualize Your Musical Life with Art!
Art Roundup from the UA Dept. of Art and Art History: today is Wednesday, April 20, 2016. Films, improvisation plus all the usual exhibitions this week! Everybody, please send us your West Alabama visual arts events – we want to know what you are up to!
HAPPENING NOW OR ENDING SOON!
Look for this e-list each week from the UA Department of Art and Art History. We hope to provide a more or less comprehensive list of exhibits and visual arts events in West Alabama (and sometimes a wider net, esp. if West Alabama folks are showing), with hyperlinks. Follow the links to get more information. To send your exhibition info, unsubscribe to this email, or to change or add an email address, please email: rachel.dobson@ua.edu. Your comments and suggestions are welcome.


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Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery. 50(6):710–713, NOV 2011
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2011.06.012
Nonunion after Arthrodesis of the First Metatarsal-Phalangeal Joint: A Systematic Review
Thomas Roukis;
Attending Staff, Department of Orthopaedics, Podiatry, and Sports Medicine, Gundersen Lutheran Healthcare System, La Crosse, WI
Arthrodesis of the first metatarsal-phalangeal joint (MTPJ) has been proposed for treatment of first MTPJ pathology because of the perceived safety and efficacy. Nonunion of the arthrodesis site has been purported as a common complication. The author undertook a systematic review of the electronic databases and other relevant sources to identify material relating to the incidence of nonunion and other complications after arthrodesis of the first MTPJ. In an effort to procure the highest quality studies available, the studies were eligible for inclusion only if they involved patients undergoing arthrodesis of the first MTPJ using modern osteosynthesis techniques (1980 onward time restriction), included a minimum of 30 feet in the publication, and evaluated patients at a mean follow-up of ≥12 months' duration. The studies were also required to include details of any complications requiring surgical intervention, had not primarily involved only rheumatoid arthritis as an indication, and had not involved the use of a structural bone graft. A total of 37 studies involving a total of 2,818 first MTPJ arthrodesis procedures were identified that met the inclusion criteria. The weighted mean age of the patients was 59.3 years, the follow-up was 34.3 months, and the union time was 64.3 days. For those studies that specifically mentioned the indications for first MTPJ arthrodesis, 2,656 joints were included as follows: severe hallux valgus (47.2%), hallux rigidus (32%), rheumatoid arthritis (11.5%), and revision of failed surgery (9.3%). Osteosynthesis involved 3 main configurations: compression screws, dorsal plate and screws, or staples. The overall nonunion incidence was 5.4% (153 of 2,818), with symptomatic nonunion occurring in 32.7% (50 of 153) of all nonunions (1.8% total incidence; 50 of 2,818). The overall incidence of malunion was 6.1% (39 of 640), with dorsal malunion accounting for 87.1% (34 of 39). The overall incidence of hardware removal was 8.5% (69 of 817). The historical comment that nonunion occurs in approximately 10% of attempted first MTPJ arthrodesis procedures is inaccurate. The incidence of malunion and hardware removal is inappropriately high, and efforts to determine effective methods of decreasing their incidence should be undertaken. Additionally, there is still a need for methodologically sound prospective cohort studies focusing on the use of arthrodesis of the first MTPJ for purely severe hallux valgus and specific grades of hallux rigidus, as well as specific forms of osteosynthesis, because this has only been infrequently reported in small series.

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My business goal for 2010 is…. to begin (note, my qualifier) to write my first (yes, it may not be the last) book (there, I said it). Do you think you have a book in you?
Is the book well written and is it unique?
Is the content already covered in previous books?
What do you, the author, bring to the table that is different?
How big is your 'sphere of influence'?/What is your platform strength?
Are you dynamic enough to sell this book through television, radio and print interviews or your own network?
Will you deliver an audience to the publisher?
Are you passionate enough? Do you have the personality and drive to ensure a best seller's launch?
2. Best Seller List Formula= Distribution + Display (online & in stores) + Media + Marketing + Volume of sales within a one week period weighed against total Volume of sales of all (yes, all!) other books that same week.
Platform Building Activities: blog, establish high visibility across social media, talk radio, internet, tv, webinars, tele-seminars, newsletters, in other words: Be noisy!
4. Identify a 'Top 25 List' of the places your ideal reader is likely to find you. Then, go to those places and get involved in the dialogue, ask to be a guest blogger, and engage the group's leader as a strategic partner whom you can seek feedback on your 'galleys'.
5. Coordinate your book launch for the publishers. Your goal in attaining best seller status is velocity of sales in a short period of time. The less work the publishers have to do the better.
6. Build a incentivizing campaign for your followers when they purchase your book in the first week of launch.
7. Maintain 'Maximum Strategic Visibility' across multiple media channels in order to create the impression that you are everywhere all the time.
And you thought writing the book was 'our' biggest hurdle? I will write more about self-publishing in the new year but for now, happy platform building!
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2018: Shadow Boxer
2017: An Unfocused Lens
2016: Water to the Ocean, Sand to the Beach
2015: Ship of Theseus
2014: Dust to Dust
2013: Nocturnes
JOSEPH KAMEEN
Group Exhibition: 30 Under 30, Viridian Artists, February 26-March 23
My painting, "What I do When You're Not Home", will be on view at Viridian Artists in New York, NY as part of "30 Under 30", curated by Donna Gustafson.
More Info: http://www.viridianartists.com/news-1/2019/2/12/press-release-30-under-30
"Chelsea NY: Viridian Artists is pleased to present an exhibition of artists who are all under 30 years of age. "30 Under 30" continues from February 26th to March 23rd, with two receptions to meet the artists. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 28th, 6-8PM and a closing reception Saturday March 23rd, 4-6PM.
In a world changing culturally and politically more rapidly than ever, these artworks perhaps offer a clue to ways artists will look at their lives and times through art making in the future. The artists in this exhibition were selected from a "call for art" the gallery sent out to discover what young artists are thinking and creating art about in these times.
From a wide range of applicants, the art of 30 artists, all under 30 years of age, was selected by Donna Gustafson, Curator of American Art and Mellon Director for Academic Programs at the Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University.
In her curatorial statement, Ms. Gustafson says: "The themes that repeatedly appeared in the full range of submissions included surveillance, privacy, and private life in a digitally mediated world; interior landscapes and abstract expressions; and the politics of our current moment --civil rights, gentrification, and sexuality in a post binary world. This selection of 30 artists, culled from a much larger group of 174, suggests that artists continue to be "the antennae of the race," as the poet Ezra Pound described them in 1918."
No longer are there large workspaces or showing spaces without huge rents available to artists. The struggle to be an artist full time is a dream few can afford and making art in shared spaces is the rule rather than the exception. Consequently, Viridian has created an affordable membership program for young and gifted artists for we realize not only how expensive space is today both for showing and working, but also, how important it is for artists to live and show their art in a competitive and supportive environment.
Just how difficult is it now is for young artists to achieve their dreams of fame, respect and possibly fortune? What are their concerns? What materials do they work with? How have social media, astronomical rents, and less space changed the way in which artists just beginning their careers express themselves creatively? To learn the answers to some of these questions, gallery visitors are invited to look at the art itself & also to meet some of the artists at the opening and closing receptions."
Current and recent exhibitions, workshops, and press releases.
Solo Exhibition: Balancing Act, North Charleston City Gallery, May 01-May 31
Group Exhibition: Saturated: An Eye For Color, Barrett Art Center, April 06 - May 18


As Amitabh Bachchan turns 76, fans have been showering love on their favourite star on social media. But not just his fans, even Bollywood celebs have wished the veteran actor on social media. From Raveena Tandon to Shraddha Kapoor to Divya Dutta, many B-Towners have wished Big B with a very special message.
Wishing you a very happy birthday @SrBachchan sir :) have a great one.
But, the wishes are not just pouring from B-Town. Even politicians and cricketers have wished Big B a very Happy Birthday via the internet.
Happy Birthday to Indian cinema's most versatile actor, The "Big B" @SrBachchan!
There's no doubt that Amitabh Bachchan is one of the most loved celebs in Bollywood. The actor has been in the industry for more than four decades. From comedy to action to drama, Big B has always nailed it in every role he has done. Even at the age of 76, he has numerous films in his kitty and he is in no mood to slow down.
He will next be seen in Thugs Of Hindostan which will be releasing on November 8, 2018. The movie also stars Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Katrina Kaif. Apart from TOH, Big B will also be seen in like Badla, Brahmastra, Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy and Najraj Manjule's next.


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Q: Swift integrate pattern MVC and Facade pattern I am very confused and would like to have your suggestion about using a powerful architecture.
1) First question
The pattern I am using are mvc end Facade.
In my project all controllers called the Facade class. The facade class calls the Model (business logic)
This process is considered performance from your experiences?
2) Second question
The manual of the Facade pattern suggests using a single class centralized.
Here I go crazy :)
Imagine having a class (A) which contains 20 methods, and a class (B) which contains 20 other methods.
The Facade class instantiates class (A) end class (B)
I'll have to call in the Facade class call 40 methods?
Become a class very very big :(
From your experience what system you have adopted?
Thank you.

A: Before you go into "how do I implement it", you should really think about why to implement it.
Facade design pattern
The Facade pattern is used to make your life easier by creating simpler interface for otherwise complex system. Usually - as you already probably noticed, you use it for management of multiple classes (or even subsystems that you have interface for).
What it means in practice is that you will use facade pattern everywhere where you are doing tasks regularly with the same boilerplate code (which is quite often) so those can be replaced with something shorter or if the facade will provide you with cleaner code that is simpler to manage. Also, you can use it to shield internal implementation, so if some subsystem changes they way how they work, your higher-level function will still remain the same and fill the same role.
How to build facade
There are some great examples on wikipedia, I suggest you to read through them, especially code example of simple computer. I used it as example for Swift version:
// --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
// MARK: - Definitions

private let BOOT_ADDRESS = 0

// --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
// MARK: - Subsystems

class CPU {

    func freeze() { }
    func jump(position : Int64) { }
    func execute() { }
}

class Memory {

    func load(position : Int64, data : NSData) { }
}

class HardDrive {

    func read(position : Int64, data : NSData) -> NSData { }
}

// --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
// MARK: - Facade

class Computer {

    // Create all computer subsystems
    let cpu = CPU()
    let memory = Memory()
    let hdd = HardDrive()

    // Implement reason why you are creating this facade
    func start() {

        self.cpu.freeze()
        self.memory.load(BOOT_ADDRESS, data: NSData())
        self.cpu.jump(BOOT_ADDRESS)
        self.cpu.execute()
    }
}

Now as you can see, you have CPU, Memory and HDD, all complicated stuff internally. But you only care about facade - Computer. This allows you to start computer without thinking about how to do it, like this:
// Create computer object
let computer = Computer()

// Start computer (how is it done is none of your bussiness)
computer.start()

Now how you do it for your particular problem is up to you, but you should follow similar thinking. And don't forget, that you should only use Facade if it actually helps you. Never try to use it just because you know what it is (because it happens quite often that people overuse those patterns and then end up with terrible code).
Hope it helps!

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Oaks Academy | Educating at-risk youth for a successful tomorrow.
Find out more about how we get students to achieve their goal… Graduation!
The Oaks Academy will provide a safe, structured and consistent environment, including a seamless connection to a therapeutic component. It is our goal for all students to benefit from the structured setting so that they can be successful both academically and socially.
RMYA is committed to caring for children and families in crisis. Since 1976, we have provided services to abused, neglected, and high-risk youth through residential and counseling services many of which are offered on a sliding scale to low income families in our community. Children come to us from the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services, the City of San Antonio, Family and Youth Service Bureau as well as various County Juvenile Probation Offices. Our services help children navigate through the trauma of physical and sexual abuse, abandonment, and neglect they have experienced. RMYA provides a safe, supervised residential setting with 24 hour care, an on-campus accredited school, medical care, a nutritious diet, cultural and recreational enrichment programs, individual, family and group counseling services, life skills, and parenting classes. RMYA provides the consistent and comfortable environment necessary for children to significantly improve their behavior and decision-making skills so that they can experience a different way of living and ultimately break the cycle of abuse and violence.


A young boy uses his imagination to have a rollicking good time with his imaginary friends, who just happen to be bugs.
must have for your home library.
Jaimie M. Engle, award-winning author and editor.
A delightful story for the young reader. Children will enjoy the adventures of the boy and his bugs!
Written in rhyme and filled with imagination, this book educates and entertains.
delightful. If bugs could read, they'd choose this book too!
All the joy, magic, and wonder of a child's imagination are captured in this delightful picture book.
The rhyming prose make this a rewarding read-aloud.
A painter for more than 25 years, Debbie loves creating visual stories and encouraging children to open and dive into books. What better way to expand horizons for children everywhere! Books encourage imagination and enable kids to travel beyond borders to learn about the world around them. Debbie's illustrations have been featured in several commercial publications and children's books. If Bugs Were My Friends is a story inspired and written for her grandson, Logan. Learn more about Debbie's work and follow her blog at debbiejohnsonartist.com.


Snuggle Bear Eli: Squirms and screams.
The best part about being a Mom is, you can be completely OBSESSED with your little one, and it's not creepy one bit! So go ahead, take a billion pictures, kiss them a thousand times and cuddle as much as possible. I have to admit, I'm boarder line obsessed with little Eli. I don't think I could be more in love with him then I already am. That doesn't mean sometimes I don't crave a good long selfish time to myself. I do, trust me. But I would never want to miss a second of his new innocent life.
Lately, all he does is scream at the top of his lungs over and over just to hear his own voice.
Roll over, grab toes, and bite everything!!!
and of course... kick kick kick.


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Europe & Central Asia
2019 Tajikistan Global Money Week
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS:
Khorog State University
National Bank of Tajikistan
University of Central Asia SPCE Tajikistan
PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS:
2 Media Organizations, 25 Schools, 35 Schools and Universities, 4 Media Organizations, Accelerator Prosperity, Agroinvestbank in Khorog, Association of Banks of Tajikistan, Badakhshan publication house/newspaper, Child Centre for Creativity Khorog, CJS MDO Humo, CJS MDO Imon International, CJSC "Accessbank Tajikistan", CJSC "Bank Asia", CJSC "Bank Eskhata", CJSC "Bonki Rushdi Tojikiston", CJSC "Commerce Bank of Tajikistan ", CJSC "First Micro Finance Bank", CJSC "International Bank of Tajikistan", CJSC "Kafolatbank", CJSC "Orienbank", CJSC "Sohibkorbank", CJSC "Spitamen Bank", CJSC MDO «Azimi-Finance», CJSC MDO «Hamrov», CJSC MDO «Tamvil», CJSC MDO «Tezinfoz», Community Based Saving Groups in GBAO(CBSG-), Construction company Sokhtmonchi, Construction company "THURAS", Cooperative "Zindagi", De-Pamiri Handicraft company, Energy Company "Barki Tojik" Dushanbe, Entrepreneurship Spirit Development programme, First Microfinance Bank, First Microfinance Bank in Khorog and Dushanbe, German Development Agency (GiZ) in Khorog and Dushanbe, Ismaili Centre Dushanbe;, LCC MDO "Oxus", LCC MDO Finca, LLC MCO "Imconiyat Khovar", LLC MDO "Arghun", LLC MDO "Arvand", LLC MDO "Mehnatobod", LLC MDO Matin, LLC MDO «Fazo S», LLC MDO «Furuz», LLC MDO «Rushdi Oriyon», LLC MDO "Azizi Moliya", LLC MDO "Zudamal", MCF "Microinvest", MDO "Alif-Capital" LLC, Micro loan organization (MLO) in Khorog and Dushanbe, Ministry of Energy Dushanbe, Mountain Societies Development Support Programme (MSDSP) in Khorog and Dushanbe, National Bank in Dushanbe and Khorog, NGO Madina, OJSC "Commerce Bank of Tajikistan", Pamir Energy Company, Public Organization Umedvor, Public organization "Rural Invest", Regional council, Regional finance department of GBAO, Sparkassen Finanzgruppe, SSB RT "Amonatbonk", TCELL, "Pamiri Mountain Ride" company
NUMBER OF CHILDREN REACHED DIRECTLY:
NUMBER OF CHILDREN REACHED INDIRECTLY:
Throughout Global Money Week 2019, the National Bank of Tajikistan, together with its partner organizations, organized a multitude of events and activities. In total, over 9,000 children and youth were reached through the events.
SPCE UCA participated in GMW2019, in partnership with 60 various organizations. 10 lectures were conducted by banking experts for school children in Dushanbe and Khorog. During GMW2019, SPCE UCA conducted various contests including drawing, photography, video creations, essay writing, and business plans. All To celebrate GMW2019 SPCE Khorog, in partnership with the local TV channels, organized competitions on financial literacy for students studying accounting technology and cashier programs. A talk show organized in partnership with KSU and regional finance department of GBAO, involving the contribution of local entrepreneurs, experts and students of economics faculty to debate "Learn.Save.Earn". A concluding ceremony was conducted to disseminate the notion of GMW2019 to wider audiences through mass media and acknowledging the contributions of all partners and winners of various competitions, to further promote financial literacy among the youth. During the concluding ceremony, the work of the schoolchildren (drawings and photos) were displayed and an exhibition was organized to highlight the work of the winners and participants. The ceremony was attended by high-level representatives from local governments, financial institutions, sponsors, school directors, community members, volunteers, and active participants of GMW2019.
GMW2019 was festively launched at the Khorog State University, by students, representatives of the Economic faculty and heads of different departments. Throughout the Week, the University organized a multitude of activities, which included visits to the First Microfinance Bank and financial literacy awareness sessions offered to children, youth and adults. Furthermore, young people explored GMW exhibitions to learn more about money matters. The University students had the opportunity to attend financial institutions and they organized Financial Fairs. The Week was closed with a financial literacy rally, where students performed, and the Dean of the Economic faculty gave a speech.
The First MicroFinanceBank Tajikistan (FMFB-T)
School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE), University of Central Asia
Accelerator Prosperity, AccessBank, Agroinvestbank, Alif Capital, Amonatbonk, Arvand, Azimi Finance, Azizi Moliya, Badakhshan, Bank Asia, Bank Eskhata, Bonki rushdi Tojikiston, Child Centre for Creativity, Commerce Bank of Tajikistan, Community Based Saving Groups in GBAO, Company Parvand, Sokhtmonchi 2010, THURAS, Cooperative "Zindagi", De-Pamiri Handicraft, Barki Tojik, , Entrepreneurship Spirit Development Program, Eskhata Bank, Fazo S, FINCA, Furuz, German Development Agency (GiZ), Hamrov, Humo, Imkoniyati Khovar, Imon International, International Bank of Tajikistan, Ismaili Centre, Kafolatbank, Khorog State University (KSU), Matin, Micro Loan Organization (MLO), MicroInvest, Ministry of Energy, Mountain Societies Development Support Program (MSDSP), National Bank, Oriyonbonk, OXUS, Pakistan Bank in Tajikistan (PBT), Pamir Energy Company, Public Organization Umedvor, Rural Invest, GBAO, Rushdi Oriyon, Sohibkorbank, Sparkassen Finanzgruppe, Spitamen Bank, Tamvil, TCELL, Tezinfoz, TV Khorog, TV Safina, University of Central Asia, Zudamal, Pamiri Mountain Ride, 33 schools
NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED INDIRECTLY:
Throughout Global Money Week 2018, the National Bank of Tajikistan, along with Credit Institutions, AMFOT, and Ministry of Education reached over 10,000 children and youth via visits to schools, universities, kindergartens and museums. Financial literacy awareness sessions were offered for children, youth and adults, including visits to museums. Trainers of National Bank of Tajikistan organized intensive discussions, seminars, and other educational sessions. Additionally, the festival was opened on 12 March by students from High School #5 and high-level representatives from National Bank of Tajikistan.
Throughout Global Money Week 2018, The First MicroFinance Bank, along with its partners, reached over 400 children and youth through visits to Bank branches and competitions. During GMW2018, financial literacy awareness sessions were offered for children, youth and adults, including sessions on money matters. Intensive discussions, seminars, and other educational sessions were organized in partnership with UCA and various schools from Khorog and Garm Valley. Throughout the Week, young people were encouraged to participate in art competitions and exhibitions. Furthermore, university students had the opportunity to attend Bank branches and learn more about money management skills and the benefits of saving. At the end of the Week, an Awards Ceremony was held to congratulate the winners of the various contests.
School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE)
The University of Central Asia's (UCA) School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE) in Tajikistan celebrated Global Money Week (GMW) for the third year, in collaboration with other partners. UCA's SPCE led the initiative and organized many activities with direct financial support from Pamir Energy, the First Micro-Finance Bank (FMFB), Mountain Society Development Support Program (MSDSP), TCELL mobile company, and in partnership with over 50 other partners. Together with the Center of Creativity for Children and Youth, SPCE Tajikistan led 15 events reaching over 5,000 individuals directly and over 40,000 individuals indirectly (20,000 youth) through mass media and TV. In addition, seven lectures were organized for over 150 members of all Community Based Saving Groups (CBSGs) in Khorog, Shughnan and Roshkala districts. More than four lectures on banking were also delivered by bank experts to over 100 schoolchildren. Throughout the week, SPCE organized drawing, photography, best video footage, handicraft and essay writing competitions related to GMW 2018 for Grade 5 to 11 learners. UCA's SPCE in Khorog also led a competition on "Money Matters Matter" between SPCE and Khorog State University (KSU) students in a form of "Brain Ring". Additionally, SPCE organized a mini-business project (BP) competition amongst Grade 9 to 11 students and a "Money Matters Matter" debate competition with expert debaters in Dushanbe. Furthermore, SPCE conducted a 2-3 hours study trip for over 180 schoolchildren to learn about the best financial institutions and businesses in Khorog and Dushanbe. The tour included FMFB, Micro Loan Organizations (MLO), National Bank, Pamir Energy, "Zindagi" Cooperative, Sokhtmonchi 2010 Construction Company, UCA's School of Arts and Sciences, Eskhata Bank, Parvand, and more. Moreover, a talk show was organized with partnership with KSU, the Centre of Creativity for Teenagers and Youth, local TV and local entrepreneurs. Experts and students specializing in Economics debated on the theme "Money Matters Matter". A GMW2018 exhibition was held during the concluding ceremony. Over 300 photos, handicrafts, drawings, video footage and other works related to GMW 2018 made by children were displayed. The closing ceremony was held at the Presidential school to promote financial literacy of youth to a wider audience through mass media, and to acknowledge the contributions of all participants and contest winners. Over 270 people participated in the event and winners and volunteers were recognized during this event.
Association of Microfinance Organizations of Tajikistan
SPCE University of Central Asia, Tajikistan
Association of Banks of Tajikistan
Ministry of Education and Science of Tajikistan
Micro finance and banking institutions all over the country :
(IMON International
Humo, Matin, Mekhnatobod, Microinvest, FINCA, Bank Eskhata, Bank Asia, Bonki Rushdi Tojikiston, First MicroFinanceBank, NBP Pakistan Bank in Tajikistan, Sohibkorbank, Accessbank Tajikistan, Orienbank, Agroinvestbank, Bonki baynalmilalii Tojikiston, Amonatbonk, Alif Sarmoya, Spitamen Bank, Kafolatbank, Arvand, Tijorat, Oxus) GIZ Ministry of Energy DushanbeMountain Societies Development Support Programme (MSDSP) in Khorog and DushanbeCommunity Based Saving GroupsChild and Youth Centre for Creativity KhorogKhorog State University (KSU)Lyceums and schools in all regions of TajikistanEnergy and construction companies, and other corporates and other companies.
The National Bank of Tajikistan once again led in conducting the Global Money Week campaign, urging all banking and microfinance institutions in the country to take part and to organize various financial literacy activities for children and youth throughout the country. The Association of Microfinance Organizations of Tajikistan (AMFOT) actively participated in the Week and coordinated the efforts of the microfinance sector of the campaign. IMON International was the most active institution in the campaign, conducting educational seminars and meetings in schools, colleges and universities. IMON International alone reached more than 3,000 youth across the country, and a significant emphasis was placed on young women and rural youth. Overall, 27 financial institutions in Tajikistan conducted trainings on financial literacy in several schools and universities.
Furthermore, SPCE and University of Central Asia Tajikistan once again had a key role in the campaign, conducting more than 80 various events from 27 March - 2 April 2017. Throughout the GMW, they organized interactive games and multiple sessions on "Learn. Save. Earn.", in addition to an information session, entitled "Types of Deposits and investment," led by a bank expert. Some students were taken on a study trip to financial institutions and businesses in Khorog and Dushanbe. SPCE Khorog and LC Dushanbe organized a drawing competition, an essay writing competition related to wise investment and a handcraft competition.
"This year, thanks to SPCE, many government and non-government organization were involved in celebrating GMW that impacted a large number of children and youth, and today we can see the tangible result, - 30 children and youth got opportunity to open their own bank account and they could deposit there for the first time from their own earning, by winning the competitions… the important point here is that they earned by applying their creativity and skills…" . Head of "Child and Youth Center of Creativity", representative of the government body
The concluding event and the awards ceremony was conducted on the 1st of April to award the winners of the competitions, and to recognize the contribution of volunteers and partners that supported in arranging all activities. The event was attended by local TV and media.
University of Central Asia-School of Professional and Continuing Education
University of Central Asia (SPCE-UCA) and School of Professional and Continuing
IMON International
GIZ Tajikistan
Microfinance and banking institutions
Lyceums and schools in all regions of Tajikistan
Mountain Societies Development Support Programme (MSDSP)
Community Based Saving Groups
Child Centre for Creativity Khorog
First Microfinance Bank(FMFB)in Khorog
Micro loan organization (MLO) in Khorog
Cooperative "Zindagi"
Construction company "Sokhtmonchi 2010"
Construction company "TURAS" at UCA construction site
DATE OF THE EVENT:
14th - 20th of March
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH ENGAGED:
TOTAL INDIRECT REACHED:
The National Bank of Tajikistan once again took the lead in conducting the Global Money Week campaign and informed all banking and microfinance institutions in the country to take part, and to organize various activities for children and youth throughout the country. The Association of Microfinance Organizations of Tajikistan (AMFOT) actively participated in the Week and coordinated the efforts of the microfinance sector of the campaign. On 9 March, the GIZ office in Tajikistan and AMFOT, with the participation of the National Bank, hosted a special training for more than 20 microfinance institutions on conducting financial education activities for children and youth during the Week.
The microfinance organization IMON International conducted its first three-day financial literacy training pilot as part of its SchoolBank program launch in Tajikistan. 25 first-year students of the Institute of Economics and Trade of Tajik State University of Commerce took part in the pilot training that will later be implemented in other institutes and high schools in Tajikistan. Moreover, 27 branches of IMON International throughout the country held "Open Door Days" for youth, group visits to the branches and lectures and seminars on the topic of savings based on the educational "Take part. Save smart!" materials specially created for young people during the Week. Other financial institutions were also very active in Global Money Week celebrations throughout the country; for instance, AccessBank Tajikistan conducted financial literacy trainings, financial games and competitions for students at the universities and bank branches. Overall, 25 financial institutions took part in the campaign and did events in 46 schools and 4 universities throughout the country.
The University of Central Asia (SPCE) in Khorog and Dushanbe conducted multiple events from 14 – 19 March. Amongst the activities, there was a two hour session organized on awakening the entrepreneurial spirit in youth for more than 600 schoolchildren from grades 9 and 10 from nine schools in Khorog city. SPCE Khorog also organized a drawing competition for children aged 7 – 15; this activity was organized in partnership with the Creative Centre of Children by involving the most talented youth artists from all GBAO regions. A session was also conducted on setting financial goals for women that are members of community savings groups (CBSG) in Khorog. Furthermore, a competition on financial literacy and a lecture on "Financial problems of the modern world and its impact on the value on money" was held by Dr. Jonmamad Shermamdov, Rector of KSU. SPCE LC Dushanbe also organized a variety of activities, including sessions on financial planning for women, to First Micro Finance Bank (FMFB) in Dushanbe, essay competitions, lectures and many more.
"I enjoyed the session and realized that saving money matters. I did not pay attention to that before, but from now I started thinking about my spending carefully so that in future when I start my study at university I can have some savings" Student that visited financial institutions and businesses, Tajikistan
It was a very interesting experience to see how businesses are working in reality. I was especially amazed by the way the construction company takes the quality and disciplinary action of its workers very seriously. We were not allowed to visit the site without a special uniform that was provided to each of us. I really felt if I could be part of this one day, so exciting… I really want to become a businessman" Student that visited financial institutions and businesses, Tajikistan
"I think we should continue this good practice with children as they are very motivated, and this is very good for awakening in them entrepreneurship spirit. If we continuously do some sort of business game like we did in two hour sessions, I can say that they will be future entrepreneurs. I really was amazed how children are motivated to learn about business. I myself felt very proud to be part of the GMW process. I felt very good when my work was acknowledged by students and SPCE Management" Active volunteer instructors, Tajikistan
Banking Association of Tajikistan
Commercial banks and microfinance organizations – Agroinvest Bank
, Alif Capital, IMON International, MDO Arvand, Accessbank, Bovari va Hamkori and others
University of Central Asia and Aga Khan Development Network
Technological University of Tajikistan
Institute of Entrepreneurship and Services of Tajikistan
9th - 17th of March
NUMBER OF CHILDREN REACHED:
National Bank of Tajikistan led Global Money Week celebrations in the country for the first time this year. It involved all banks and microfinance organizations in the financial literacy activities for children and youth. Association of Microfinance Organizations actively involved microfinance institutions in planning their Global Money Week activities. As a result, a wide range of events took place across the country, reaching young people from rural and urban areas, schools, colleges and universities.
"Framework and Finance for Private Sector Development in Tajikistan" Program of GIZ Tajikistan conducted numerous training events within the framework of Global Money Week for high school and IHE students. Events were conducted throughout the week in many cities and rural areas of Tajikistan with the support of the following private financial institutions: MDO "Humo", MDO "Arvand", MDO "Matin", MLO "44 Chashma", MLO "Mehnatobod", MDO "Dastras". 689 youth participants benefitted by these events. During the training session, the training materials covering the basic concepts of financial literacy developed by GIZ were used. Further, GIZ provided training and individual couching for trainers of the private financial institutions to ensure high quality of events. Several training events were conducted directly by GIZ employees.
Other events included an open day for a group of youth at Alif Capital office where they attended a seminar addressed by the CEO of Alif Capital on 14 March. Microfinance organizations Arvand, Accessbank, MDO Sarvat and others conducted trainings on different aspects of finance and banking for young people. IMON International organzied a wide range of activities through the week, including financial literacy quizzes in several schools, open days in regional branches, training for youth on planning their future, educational games for school children on budget planning, information meetings with more than 1200 children and young people, placing ads in press and radio and many more.
MDO "Bovari va Hamkori" (National Institute of Refinancing of Microfinance Organizations of Tajikistan) organized a meeting for students at the Technological University of Isfare city where the youth were presented with information about financial and microfinance sectors' development in the country and financial literacy concepts like savings. Young entrepreneurs also shared their experience of starting up business in Tajikistan during the meeting. The launch of the third round of the "Support for youth entrepreneurship" project, the joint project of "Bovari va Hamkori" and the World Bank, was also announced during Global Money Week.
University of Central Asia and Aga Khan Development Network conducted many training sessions on "How to use money wisely" for more than 340 schoolchildren in the grades of 9 and 10. Creative Drawing Competition on the theme of money was launched in the university's School of Professional and Continuing Education in Khorog to promote creativity among children between 7 and 15 years old.
Several lectures on financial literacy were conducted at the Technological University of Tajikistan and the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Services of Tajikistan. Surveys on the level of financial literacy among students were conducted.
DATE FO THE EVENT:
17th of March
Mercy Corps is an NGO that aims to alleviate poverty and oppression by helping people to build secure, productive and just communities. In conjuncture with their regional partner Aflatoun they organized an activity to celebrate International Aflatoun Day at the end of Global Money Week 2014. Aflatoun is a network of organizations who deliver social and financial education to over 2 million children in 100 countries. They organized various entrepreneurial themed financial workshops with youths. The workshops set a foundation of basic financial knowledge and also sparked an interest in savings in the young attendees.
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OSError                                   Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-9-6ccee6a8a438> in <module>
      1 # Simulate hydraulics
      2 sim = wntr.sim.EpanetSimulator(wn)
----> 3 results = sim.run_sim()

/opt/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/wntr/sim/epanet.py in run_sim(self, file_prefix, save_hyd, use_hyd, hydfile, version)
     94         inpfile = file_prefix + '.inp'
     95         self._wn.write_inpfile(inpfile, units=self._wn.options.hydraulic.inpfile_units, version=version)
---> 96         enData = wntr.epanet.toolkit.ENepanet(version=version)
     97         rptfile = file_prefix + '.rpt'
     98         outfile = file_prefix + '.bin'

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    155             except Exception as E1:
    156                 if lib == libnames[-1]:
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    158                 pass
    159         return

/opt/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/wntr/epanet/toolkit.py in __init__(self, inpfile, rptfile, binfile, version)
    148                 elif sys.platform in ['darwin']:
    149                     libepanet = resource_filename(epanet_toolkit,'Darwin/lib%s.dylib' % lib)
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    151                 else:
    152                     libepanet = resource_filename(epanet_toolkit,'Linux/lib%s.so' % lib)

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    457
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    460
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    379
    380         if handle is None:
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Everything worked earlier. I am using MacOS Sierra 10.13.6

A: I came across the same issue both with OWA-epanet and epanet-toolkit python libraries.
I solved this by putting the Epanet .dylib file in ~/lib/
This way MacOS is able to find it without messing with the standard dylibs path.
The other option is to place it within your virtual environment folder


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Tag Archives: WWII
The United States of Hubris
If anyone should have any questions about whether the United States of America is not the most aggressive, warlike, and terroristic nation on the face of the earth, its latest proposed action against the supposed rogue state of North Korea should allay any such doubts.
Last week, the US circulated a draft resolution which it intends to present to the UN Security Council that would give the American Navy and Air Force the power to interdict North Korean ships at sea to determine if they were transporting "weaponry material" or fuel and that US forces would be given "the right" to use "all necessary measures" to "enforce compliance."*
Not surprisingly, Nikky Haley, the blood-thirsty and incompetent American Ambassador to the UN, has enthusiastically backed the resolution, utterly clueless of its ramifications if passed, the most horrific of which would be the igniting of WWIII. Trump's selection of the neocon mouthpiece as UN Ambassador has been a disaster on several fronts: first, it was an early and quite telling sell out of his political base whom he promised an American First foreign policy of less belligerency and intervention. Second, Haley had no foreign policy experience and has made a fool of herself internationally on more than one occasion with her inane statements.
That the US is even considering such a provocative scheme once again shows the hubris which exists within its vast corridors of power. Any other country which would suggest such an audacious act would be rightly condemned, ostracized, and labeled as a rogue state. Yet, it is US lawmakers, policy wonks, and the CIA/NSA-directed American press corps that charge others (mostly those who do not kowtow to US dictates) of "terrorism."
This year, as of yet, North Korea has not been responsible for a single death of a foreign national. Nor has the tiny communist state ever used a nuclear weapon against an enemy like the US did with its immoral and hellish destruction of two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the conclusion of WWII.
On the other hand, since the start of the Trump Presidency, US-backed forces have been responsible for the deaths of some 3700 civilians in Mosul, Iraq.** This is not to mention its murderous armed strikes in Yemen and Afghanistan. Nor is American aggression limited to direct military action, but its arms supply sales to despots and its puppets has escalated tensions and makes conflicts that do break out much more brutal.
Fortunately, for the future of global peace, US hegemony is coming to an end. The nation is hopelessly broke while its welfare/warfare economy is beyond reform and faltering badly which means that when the inevitable collapse does happen, it will mean the end or a serious pull back of the Empire. A similar situation took place in Great Britain in 1945 after it took part in another senseless global conflict which liquidated the British Empire once and for all.
Any sober thinking realist would recognize the deteriorating societal and economic conditions at home, yet because of the collective hubris embedded in the political class, American bellicosity continues.
The last hope of changing US overseas affairs in a peaceful direction was Donald Trump who throughout the campaign spoke of an American First foreign policy which garnered widespread support. Within Trump's foreign policy statements, however, there were many troubling ones: call for increased defense spending, "wiping out ISIS," updating the nation's nuclear arsenal, putting an end to the North Korean "problem." The encouraging words about non-intervention and getting along with Russia were quickly scuttled while the militaristic side of Trump's campaign rhetoric has won the day.
History is replete with examples of hubristic regimes which appeared invincible and everlasting, but quickly fall with severe and quite nasty retribution from their enemies. While the US goes about the world threatening, bombing, and destabilizing those it does not like, it too, possibly in the not too distant future, will face the deserved wrath of those it has humiliated and terrorized.
*David E. Sanger, "U.S. Seeks U.N. Consent to Interdict North Korean Ships." New York Times. 6 September 2017.
**Adam Johnson, "Corporate Media Largely Silent on Trump's Civilian Death Toll in Iraq." Fair. 19 July 2017. http://fair.org/home/corporate-media-largely-silent-on-trumps-civilian-death-toll-in-iraq/
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On the Commemoration of World War I: From Woodrow Wilson to Donald Trump
It is altogether fitting that the US attack on a Syrian airport, the dropping of a MOAB on defenseless Afghanistan, and the potential outbreak of nuclear war with North Korea have all come in the very month one hundred years earlier that an American president led the nation on its road to empire. President Trump's aggressive actions and all of America's previous imperialistic endeavors can ultimately be traced to Woodrow Wilson's disastrous decision to bring the country into the First World War on April 6, 1917.
This month, therefore, should be one of national mourning for the decision to enter that horrific conflict changed America and, for that matter, the world for the worse.
Had the US remained neutral, the war would most likely have come to a far quicker and more politically palatable conclusion, however, the entry of America on the Entente side prolonged the conflict and extended its economic and political destruction to such a degree that the Old Order could not be put back together again. The great dynasties (Germany, Russia, and especially Austria) were ruthlessly dismantled at the conclusion of WWI by the explicit designs of Wilson which left a power vacuum across Central Europe. The vacuum, of course, was filled by the various collectivist "isms" which produced the landscape for another global conflagration even greater than WWI.
For America, after a brief revival of isolationism and non-interventionist sentiment throughout the land, the country, led by another ruthless and power-mad chief executive, provoked and schemed its way into the second general European war within a generation, this time via "the backdoor" with Japan. A second US intervention, making the war global, could not have come about had there been no WWI, or if that war had ended on better terms.
After the Second World War, the US emerged as the world's dominant power with bases across the globe and entered into a string of never ending hot and cold wars, regime changes, destabilizations, assassinations, bombings, blockades, and economic sanctions that have continued to this very day and hour. Quickly after the war's conclusion, the American media, academia, and the security and military industrial complex had to invent the myth that the Soviet Union and the US were of equal military might which turned out to be a blatant lie. After being decimated in WWII and its adherence to unworkable and economic destructive socialistic planning, the Soviet Union could never produce the wealth necessary to maintain a global empire as the US did, and still does. The "Soviet threat" was always a ruse to get gullible Americans to vote for and support greater and greater "defense" spending.
Besides Ron Paul and to a far lesser extent his son, Donald Trump was the only viable candidate who spoke of taking a new, less interventionist foreign policy which is why he was able to garner so much support from millions of empire-weary Americans during the presidential campaign. He rightly called the Iraqi War a "disaster," spoke of getting along with Russia, and the US's commitment to NATO should be rethought, among other refreshing comments on foreign affairs.
In one of the most memorable and hopeful passages of his Inaugural Address, the new president championed non-intervention abroad:
We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world, but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first. We do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone, but rather to let it shine as an example. We will shine for everyone to follow.
Unlike Ron Paul, however, Trump had no grounding in a true America First foreign policy. While critical of his predecessors' foreign policy decisions, Trump was not opposed philosophically to the US Empire or saw it as the greatest threat to world peace which currently exists.
Without an ideological basis against American globalism, Trump was easy pickings against the threats and machinations of the Deep State. Without a refutation of the ideology which drove Wilson and all of his successors to promote military adventurism abroad, Trump will be little different than his imperial predecessors and with a personality that is thin-skinned, impulsive and unpredictable, Trump could, God forbid, become another Woodrow Wilson.
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No Hands! Mind-Controlled Helicopter Flies On Brainwaves
By Denise Chow 10 February 2014
Brad Edelman, a student at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, uses his thoughts to fly a quadcopter (left) through an obstacle course.
(Image: © National Science Foundation/University of Minnesota)
It may seem like science fiction, but researchers are experimenting with a mind-controlled device that enables users to fly a model helicopter with only their thoughts.
Researchers at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis created a brain-computer interface — a system that allows the brain to communicate directly with an external device — that lets participants control the path of a flying object, known as a quadcopter, simply by thinking about specific movements. The futuristic technology could one day help people with disabilities lead more independent lives, the scientists said.
The specially designed interface is non-invasive, which means it does not require any implanted devices. Instead, users don an electro-encephalography (EEG) cap with 64 attached electrodes that pick up signals from the brain. When participants think about a specific movement — up, down, right or left, for instance — neurons in the brain's motor cortex produce tiny electric signals that are then sent to a computer, explained Bin He, a biomedical engineer and the project's lead scientist. [5 Crazy Technologies That Are Revolutionizing Biotech]
"The signal coming from his brain is being picked up by these sensors and then decoded and sent through a Wi-Fi system to control [the] flying quadcopter," He said in a video produced by the National Science Foundation. "The computer is going to read that digital signal and do all the processing and extract out the brain signal and control [the] quadcopter."
He and his colleagues are testing the system on students, who first undergo 10 to 20 hours of training by using their thoughts to virtually fly an aircraft over a computer-generated model of the university's campus. This helps the students develop "mind tricks" to distinguish between different movements. For example, the brain may process movements differently when a person is preparing to throw a baseball with the right hand, as opposed to the left hand.
Next, the participants controlled the quadcopter with their minds and tried to fly it through a real obstacle course made of balloons.
Eventually, He says the technology could be used to help people with disabilities perform basic, everyday tasks, such as making a phone call, turning on a television, or surfing the Internet.
Follow Denise Chow on Twitter @denisechow. Follow Live Science @livescience, Facebook & Google+. Original article on Live Science.


PITTSBURGH, Feb. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- StarKist Co. is proud to announce an addition of flavors to its line of Tuna Creations® single serve pouches: Tuna Creations® BOLD Spicy Korean Style with Gochujang; Tuna Creations® BOLD Red Curry with Coconut, and Tuna Creations® Ginger Sesame. This latest innovation allows tuna lovers to expand their horizons with adventurous new flavors, which are now available on the company's recently launched web store, buy.starkist.com. The new site allows consumers to easily mix and match their favorite flavors for customized multi-packs.
"StarKist is constantly driving innovation when it comes to new flavor profiles. By introducing bold seasonings to our premium tuna, our consumers enjoy the health benefits of seafood with a kick of flavor," said Andy Mecs, Vice President of Marketing & Innovation, StarKist Co. "Our on-the-go pouches have become an everyday staple, and by adding exciting, internationally inspired new flavors, we're providing consumers with a quick and easy way to amplify their meals. At StarKist, we've built on the convenience momentum by launching our web store, where consumers can combine their favorites like the Chicken Creations™ BOLD Buffalo Style flavor, with ones they've never tried before, like the Tuna Creations® Ginger Sesame pouch, into one, personalized multi-pack."
According to Mecs, all StarKist pouches feature a convenient, tear-open and no-drain design, making it easy to enjoy premium, wild caught tuna straight from the pouch or in a simple meal, while giving you the protein you need to stay energized.
This spicy Korean Gochujang red pepper sauce, with a touch of onion and garlic, adds a BOLD punch to StarKist's premium wild caught tuna. These single-serve pouches can be enjoyed with your favorite veggies, crackers or straight from the pouch. Each pouch is 80 calories and contains 13g of protein.
Made with crushed red chilies, garlic, lemon grass and coconut milk, this new BOLD flavor brings an exotic kick to everyday meals. Enjoyed with rice, crackers or by itself, BOLD Red Curry offers 90 calories and 13g of protein per pouch.
Wild caught, premium tuna is now readily available in a zesty ginger, soy sauce and sesame seed seasoning. Tuna Creations® Ginger Sesame gives you the perfect mix of ginger and spices with a hint of lemon, making it a great addition to wraps, on a salad or enjoyed straight from the pouch. This new flavor serves up 100 calories and contains 13g of protein per pouch.
In addition to the new offerings, StarKist's current line of deliciously seasoned Tuna, Salmon and Chicken Creations™ include a variety of flavor options that complement a variety of meals. Consumers can satisfy any kind of craving, as StarKist has a portfolio of 23 flavors, including Tuna Creations® Ranch, Lemon Pepper, Sweet & Spicy, Herb & Garlic, Hickory Smoked, Bacon Ranch, Honey BBQ, Deli Style Tuna Salad, BOLD Hot Buffalo Style, BOLD Thai Chili Style, BOLD Jalapeño, BOLD Sriracha, BOLD Tapatío, BOLD with Rice & Beans in Hot Sauce, Salmon Creations® Lemon Pepper and Mango Chipotle, and Chicken Creations™ BOLD Buffalo Style, Chicken Salad, Ginger Soy and Zesty Lemon Pepper. These convenient, single-serve pouches make it easy to add protein into popular diets such as the keto diet and Mediterranean meal plans. Both the tuna and salmon pouches support the recommended two servings (8 oz.) of seafood weekly.
4 Corn tortilla "taco sliders"
Warm tortillas in oven until just warmed.
Meanwhile, mix salsa ingredients in a small bowl.
Place tortillas on a platter. Top each with a half pouch of tuna. Top with 2 Tbsp. salsa.
StarKist Co. provides trusted, healthy, food products in the United States. An industry innovator, StarKist was the first brand to introduce StarKist single-serve pouch products, which include Tuna Creations®, Salmon Creations® and Chicken Creations™. As America's favorite tuna, StarKist represents a tradition of quality, consumer trust and a commitment to sustainability. StarKist's charismatic brand icon, Charlie® the Tuna, swam into the hearts of tuna fans in 1961 and is still a fan favorite today. StarKist Co. is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Dongwon Industries Co., Ltd.
This entry was posted in Food Trends, News, Newsletter, Product Review and tagged 2019, asian flavors, pouch, starkist, Tuna on February 7, 2019 by Frank.
PITTSBURGH, March 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- StarKist Co., a food company that provides trusted, healthy, and shelf-stable seafood products in the United States, is proud to announce the launch of three new BOLD product innovations that add to their growing StarKist Tuna & Salmon Creations® line of single-serve pouch products. Each BOLD pouch features a convenient, tear-open and no-drain design, making it easy to enjoy premium tuna or salmon straight from the pouch or in a simple meal, while providing protein to help stay fueled. The gluten-free varieties of BOLD flavor pouches are available now: Tuna Creations® BOLD Thai Chili Style; Tuna Creations® BOLD Jalapeño; and Tuna Creations® BOLD Hot Buffalo Style.
"More than ever, consumers are craving bolder flavors and everyday convenience," said Andy Mecs, Director of Marketing & Innovation, StarKist Co. "Through ongoing innovation, our new Tuna Creations BOLD line meets both of these needs — the Thai Chili Style, Jalapeño and Hot Buffalo Style flavors offer that bold 'kick', while the on-the-go-pouch provides the convenience to simply tear, eat and go."
Spicy chili peppers with a touch of sweetness lend a BOLD kick to the new Thai Chili Style premium tuna. With 90 calories and 14g of protein per pouch, BOLD Thai Chili Style can be enjoyed on sliced veggies, crackers or straight from the pouch.
Real jalapeños add a BOLD layer of spice and heat to the premium tuna. StarKist Tuna Creations BOLD Jalapeño serves up 70 calories and 13g of protein per pouch, which can be topped on tacos or consumed straight from the pouch.
StarKist Tuna Creations Hot Buffalo Style is now even spicier, delivering the BOLD taste consumers are looking for. Perfect in a wrap, on nachos or straight from the pouch, the BOLD Hot Buffalo Style offers only 70 calories and 15g of protein per pouch.
In addition to the new BOLD offerings of Thai Chili Style, Jalapeño and Hot Buffalo Style, StarKist's current line of delicious, seasoned Tuna and Salmon Creations pouches include a variety of flavor options to suit everyone's craving and support the recommended two servings (8oz.) of seafood weekly: Ranch, Lemon Pepper, Sweet & Spicy, Herb & Garlic, Bacon Ranch, Honey BBQ, Hickory Smoked and Salmon Creations Lemon Dill and Mango Chipotle.
To help celebrate the launch, StarKist will be holding a StarKist BOLD Pouch Giveaway from March 24, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. ET to March 28, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Five winners will receive one prize package consisting of 15 StarKist Single Serve BOLD Pouches (3oz and under). NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Legal residents of the 50 United States (D.C.), 18 years or older. Enter by: 3/28/17. To enter and for Official Rules, including prize description, visit http://bit.ly/2mMDOK2. Odds depend on number of eligible entries. Sponsor: StarKist Co. 225 North Shore Drive, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Void where prohibited.
Feeling extra BOLD? Keep an eye out for a scavenger hunt on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram beginning April 10, 2017 that just may lead you toward your next BOLD adventure sponsored by StarKist at $500.
StarKist Co. is a food company that provides trusted, healthy, and shelf-stable seafood products in the United States. An industry innovator, StarKist was the first brand to introduce StarKist single-serve pouch products, which include Tuna Creations® and Salmon Creations®. As America's favorite tuna, StarKist represents a tradition of quality, consumer trust and a commitment to sustainability. StarKist's charismatic brand icon, Charlie® the Tuna, swam into the hearts of tuna fans in 1961 and is still a fan favorite today. StarKist Co. is a subsidiary of the Dongwon Group.
This entry was posted in Food Trends, News, Newsletter, Product Review and tagged fish, pouch, starkist on March 24, 2017 by Frank.


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Should Parents Tell Employers About Their Child's Special Needs?
Kids with special needs have, well, special needs. These needs not only present my kid with a lot of challenges; sometimes they mean I need to take unscheduled time off work. (It's just how it is.) Aside from the time I need for standard IEPs, evaluations, school visits, and the like, my kid has also spent a fair amount of time in the hospital. My kid isn't the type you leave and say, "be nice to the nurses." You just don't do that to a minimally verbal kid with intellectual disability. When my kid is in the hospital a parent has to be there. Which means no work during that time.
When my kid was in the hospital, keeping my manager in the loop was not my main priority. I thought leaving a message on his voicemail, such as, "I'm in an ambulance with my son. It's two AM and I'll be out tomorrow" was sufficient, but I didn't think about the fact that these stays might be multi-day stays, so my manager needed updates. I dropped the ball on that a few times. I was somewhat preoccupied and didn't realize that follow up calls were helpful to him.
So when I decided to change to another job, I told my prospective future company about my kid and the fact that it was more likely that I'd take emergency time off than the average employee. That I'd endeavor to communicate well in those events, having learned the importance of communication from my previous job.
In the end no emergencies came up in my relatively short time with my new company. I had almost no lost time due to my kid. In fact, I was so eager to make an impression at my new position that I didn't take as much time to stay in good contact with his teachers. I probably took less time away from work than an average parent would.
The new company and I ended up not meshing well, and I decided to find another job. When I informed my manager I was leaving, he was a bit surprised and clearly unhappy with my decision. But his explanation for why I was unhappy in my job didn't match what I had just told him, which tells you a bit of why I was leaving. As he tried to convince me to stay, he told me he "understood" that the pace of the job was probably more than I was used to (bad enough when my complaint was that there wasn't enough work for me) and that "my family situation" (code for "child with special needs") was affecting my ability to work. I know this guy well enough to understand what he was doing: he was thinking out loud. Thinking of the story he was going to tell his management for why I left. And, of course, making sure he would not be blamed.
As I've said: if anything my job was taking away from my ability to spend time with my kid with special needs, not the other way around. You can imagine at this point pretty much any chance that I might stay with that company was lost.
I know I set the stage for my ex-manager's response by telling the company about my kid, but I never expected my disclosure to be used against me. People who don't have kids with complex needs can't fully comprehend my work situation, just as I don't fully comprehend the situation of parents without a kid like mine. I don't think there's a good excuse for my manager creating the false story that my kid kept me from doing my job, but I relearned an old lesson: don't make a big deal out of having a child with special needs. I usually don't. He's my son, and I'm very proud of him just like any other parent is proud of their kid. I have no intention of pretending he's anything other than who he is, if the subject comes up.
Just like the other parents at any job I have, caring for my child will cause me to miss work. Maybe I'll miss more work than other parents, But what I've learned is that I need to communicate about what is going on when and if it happens. And only then.
I had no idea autism acceptance and understanding in the UK were so much more culturally ingrained than in the US. Granted, there is still much work to do, and government cutbacks in housing for people with disabilities continue, etc. But the disconnect was shocking. And, I was told, much of it had to do with the National Health Service covering autistic people's needs as a matter of course. Families don't need to worry about paying for autism services; they need to worry about getting their kids and family members and selves appropriate services. As a result, according an American parent friend who lives in Yorkshire, there is much less of the catastrophizing of autism than we see in the States.
I witnessed these attitudes and approaches during the National Autistic Society's (NAS) Professional Conference 2014 in Harrogate. I saw an effective national autism organization that includes and supports autistic perspectives and needs and makes those factors primary, while still very enthusiatically supporting and educating parents and professionals. That provides families of newly diagnosed kids with several weeks' of educational classes, plus home visits. That had a large number of autistic speakers at its conference for professionals. It was a revelation.
horizontal red line, reading "Accept difference. Not indifference."
I was there because filmmaker and autism sibling Saskia Baron kindly advised the NAS to invite me to give a presentation on iPads and Apps for Learning and Leisure. I showed up in standard conference mode: excited to be of use in sharing information that attendees would hopefully find helpful. (Autism consultant Dr. Peter Vermeulen tweeted that I told a "Very balanced story about apps for autism: presenting the advantages and opportunities as well as mentioning some caveats.") But I did ever so much more learning than I did educating.
"The role of the #NAS @autism is to challenge misconceptions about #autism." -Mark Lever on the media's "poverty of understanding"
"We need to put the #autistic child/person at the center of what we do. Proper support means happiness, independence, employment."
"The #NAS @autism is working to capture actual numbers of #autistic people in local health authority areas. How else can people be supported?"
The media's misconceptions about "shirkers not workers" is one hurdle in the #NAS's @autism working towards positive #autism representation.
"We shouldn't want #autistic people to be less autistic. We should want them to be autistic and happy. -@Peter_Autisme #autism #NASprof14"
Please feel free to leave comments or questions (or to tell me what a Pollyanna I'm being). But even if I'm mistaken about UK attitudes towards autism in general, I know what I saw at the conference itself: autistic people, and people who accepted autistic people for who they are, and who were working to improve autistic people's quality of life. I hope American autism conference organizers are reading this post, and taking extensive notes, because American autistics, families, and professionals deserve a conference like the NAS Professional 2014.


The two Manchester clubs will go head-to-head at the Etihad Stadium in a highly-anticipated clash as United look to eat into the nine-point gap between themselves and the league leaders.
City are two points clear at the top of the Premier League table having enjoyed an electric start to the season. They have dropped just four points so far having scored a league-high 33 goals in just 11 games.
Across all competitions Pep Guardiola's defending champions have won 14 of their 17 games, losing only once – at home to Lyon in the Champions League.
United have endured a rocky campaign thus far although they seem to have come through the other side of a sticky patch which led to suggestions Jose Mourinho could be sacked.
They have won back-to-back games thanks to late winning goals having been 1-0 down, coming from behind to shock Juventus on their own turf in Europe on Wednesday night following a 2-1 win over Bournemouth.
That will give them good confidence to face City, who they beat at the Etihad Stadium last term.
The Red Devils were the only team in the Premier League to win a top-flight game away at City, coming from 2-0 down to win 3-2 back in April on a day when three points would have secured the league title for the hosts.
And given Mourinho has previous of enjoying upsetting the odds, he may like what he sees from the bookies.
That's because Betway have United at 13/2 to win at City – the biggest price they have ever been made to win a game in the Premier League era.
City, meanwhile, are odds-on at just 4/11 to claim a derby triumph.
Betway spokesman Alan Alger said: "At 13/2, not only has it never been more unlikely for United to win a Manchester Derby, Jose Mourinho's side has also never started a Premier League match with such big odds.
"You can't write them off completely after they shrugged off odds of 9/2 to overcome Juventus on Wednesday night.
United were underdogs in their clash with Juve earlier in the week too and will hope to cause another big surprise, with Mourinho arguably the master at winning games his teams are major outsiders for.
In addition to his shock away win over City last term, Mourinho was the man in charge at Chelsea when they derailed Liverpool's title ambitions in 2013-14 with a 2-0 win at Anfield.
With Chelsea and Liverpool currently hot on the heels of City and poised to pounce on any slip-up, City will be doubly keen to mark the 177th meetings with their neighbours with another three points.
Guardiola has never lost successive home games against a single opponent in his managerial career – though United have won four of the last eight meetings, City claiming just two victories in that time.


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Design and detailing of prestressed concrete beams and slabs. The program's name, Captain, is an acronym for Computer Aided Post-Tensioning Analysis Instrument. Its workings is similar to that of Continuous Beam/Slab Design, but it adds additional design features such as complex sections such as bridge decks, and user-specified load combinations (as an alternative to pattern loading).
You can specify the characteristics of the prestressing tendons/cables, and use parabolic or harped profiles. The program has a function for automatic generation of tendon profiles that is based on balancing a specified percentage of dead load. You can also place of additional (conventional) steel reinforcement to contain cracking, control long-term deflection, and increase flexural or shear capacity at ULS. The program can also perform punching shear design checks for slabs, and include the ability to use column heads (drop panels).
Different to Continuous Beam/Slab Design, Captain can generate tendon profile schedules. Schedules can be edited and printed using Padds or Probar 2D.


For this week's very special Tuesday edition of MP3 Monday, we bring you a new song from Tommy Magik and the Wonderfulls. The band releases its new EP, TMATW III at Club Cafe in the South Side on July 11. Listen to "Bouquet of Scissorkicks" below, or download it if you are so inclined.
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Which of the following is not a part of default Red Hat Linux email system?
. The _____ is a short horizontal line indicating the conclusion of a document.
A resistor has a rated value of 100 ohm and a tolerance of 10%. What is its minimum and maximum allowable resistance value?