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Part 5 — Work
Chapter 1 — Employment, etc.
A reference to conferring a relevant qualification includes a reference to
renewing or extending the conferment of a relevant qualification.
A competence standard is an academic, medical or other standard applied for
the purpose of determining whether or not a person has a particular level of
competence or ability.
Employment service-providers
A person (an "employment service-provider") concerned with the provision of
an employment service must not discriminate against a person—
in the arrangements the service-provider makes for selecting persons to
whom to provide, or to whom to offer to provide, the service;
as to the terms on which the service-provider offers to provide the
service to the person;
by not offering to provide the service to the person.
An employment service-provider (A) must not, in relation to the provision of
an employment service, discriminate against a person (B)—
as to the terms on which A provides the service to B;
by not providing the service to B;
by terminating the provision of the service to B;
by subjecting B to any other detriment.
An employment service-provider must not, in relation to the provision of an
employment service, harass—
a person who asks the service-provider to provide the service;
a person for whom the service-provider provides the service.
An employment service-provider (A) must not victimise a person (B)—
in the arrangements A makes for selecting persons to whom to provide,
or to whom to offer to provide, the service;
as to the terms on which A offers to provide the service to B;
by not offering to provide the service to B.
an employment service, victimise a person (B)—
A duty to make reasonable adjustments applies to an employment service-
provider, except in relation to the provision of a vocational service.
The duty imposed by section 29(7)(a) applies to a person concerned with the
provision of a vocational service; but a failure to comply with that duty in
relation to the provision of a vocational service is a contravention of this Part
for the purposes of Part 9 (enforcement).
This section applies for the purposes of section 55.
The provision of an employment service includes—
the provision of vocational training;
the provision of vocational guidance;
making arrangements for the provision of vocational training or
vocational guidance;
the provision of a service for finding employment for persons;
the provision of a service for supplying employers with persons to do
work;
the provision of a service in pursuance of arrangements made under
section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 (c. 50) (functions of
the Secretary of State relating to employment);
the provision of a service in pursuance of arrangements made or a
direction given under section 10 of that Act (careers services);
the exercise of a function in pursuance of arrangements made under
section 2(3) of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990
(c. 35) (functions of Scottish Enterprise, etc. relating to employment);
an assessment related to the conferment of a relevant qualification
within the meaning of section 53 above (except in so far as the
assessment is by the qualifications body which confers the
qualification).
This section does not apply in relation to training or guidance in so far as it is
training or guidance in relation to which another provision of this Part applies.
This section does not apply in relation to training or guidance for pupils of a
school to which section 85 applies in so far as it is training or guidance to which
the responsible body of the school has power to afford access (whether as the
responsible body of that school or as the responsible body of any other school
at which the training or guidance is provided).
This section does not apply in relation to training or guidance for students of
an institution to which section 91 applies in so far as it is training or guidance
to which the governing body of the institution has power to afford access.
"Vocational training" means—
training for employment, or
work experience (including work experience the duration of which is
not agreed until after it begins).
A reference to the provision of a vocational service is a reference to the
provision of an employment service within subsection (2)(a) to (d) (or an
employment service within subsection (2)(f) or (g) in so far as it is also an
employment service within subsection (2)(a) to (d)); and for that purpose—
the references to an employment service within subsection (2)(a) do not
include a reference to vocational training within the meaning given by
subsection (6)(b), and
the references to an employment service within subsection (2)(d) also
include a reference to a service for assisting persons to retain
employment.
A reference to training includes a reference to facilities for training.
Trade organisations
A trade organisation (A) must not discriminate against a person (B)—
in the arrangements A makes for deciding to whom to offer
membership of the organisation;
as to the terms on which it is prepared to admit B as a member;
by not accepting B's application for membership.
A trade organisation (A) must not discriminate against a member (B)—
in the way it affords B access, or by not affording B access, to
opportunities for receiving a benefit, facility or service;
by depriving B of membership;
by varying the terms on which B is a member;
A trade organisation must not, in relation to membership of it, harass—
a member, or
an applicant for membership.
A trade organisation (A) must not victimise a person (B)—
A trade organisation (A) must not victimise a member (B)—
A duty to make reasonable adjustments applies to a trade organisation.
A trade organisation is—
an organisation of workers,
an organisation of employers, or
any other organisation whose members carry on a particular trade or
profession for the purposes of which the organisation exists.
Local authority members
Official business of members
A local authority must not discriminate against a member of the authority in
relation to the member's carrying out of official business—
in the way the authority affords the member access, or by not affording
the member access, to opportunities for training or for receiving any
other facility;
by subjecting the member to any other detriment.
A local authority must not, in relation to a member's carrying-out of official
business, harass the member.
A local authority must not victimise a member of the authority in relation to
the member's carrying out of official business—
A member of a local authority is not subjected to a detriment for the purposes
of subsection (1)(b) or (3)(b) only because the member is—
not appointed or elected to an office of the authority,
not appointed or elected to, or to an office of, a committee or sub-
committee of the authority, or
not appointed or nominated in exercise of an appointment power of the
In subsection (4)(c), an appointment power of a local authority is a power of the
authority, or of a group of bodies including the authority, to make—
appointments to a body;
nominations for appointment to a body.
A duty to make reasonable adjustments applies to a local authority.
a county council in England;
a district council in England;
the Greater London Authority;
a London borough council;
the Common Council of the City of London;
the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
a parish council in England;
a county council in Wales;
a community council in Wales;
a county borough council in Wales;
a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc.
(Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39);
a community council in Scotland.
A Minister of the Crown may by order amend subsection (2) so as to add, vary
or omit a reference to a body which exercises functions that have been
conferred on a local authority within paragraph (a) to (l).
A reference to the carrying-out of official business by a person who is a
member of a local authority is a reference to the doing of anything by the
as a member of the authority,
as a member of a body to which the person is appointed by, or
appointed following nomination by, the authority or a group of bodies
including the authority, or
as a member of any other public body.
"Member", in relation to the Greater London Authority, means—
the Mayor of London;
a member of the London Assembly.
Enquiries about disability and health
A person (A) to whom an application for work is made must not ask about the
health of the applicant (B)—
before offering work to B, or
where A is not in a position to offer work to B, before including B in a
pool of applicants from whom A intends (when in a position to do so)
to select a person to whom to offer work.
A contravention of subsection (1) (or a contravention of section 110 or 111 that
relates to a contravention of subsection (1)) is enforceable as an unlawful act
under Part 1 of the Equality Act 2006 (and, by virtue of section 119(8), is
enforceable only by the Commission under that Part).
A does not contravene a relevant disability provision merely by asking about
B's health; but A's conduct in reliance on information given in response may
be a contravention of a relevant disability provision.
Subsection (5) applies if B brings proceedings before an employment tribunal
on a complaint that A's conduct in reliance on information given in response
to a question about B's health is a contravention of a relevant disability
provision.
In the application of section 135 to the proceedings, the particulars of the
complaint are to be treated for the purposes of subsection (2) of that section as
facts from which the tribunal could decide that A contravened the provision.
This section does not apply to a question that A asks in so far as asking the
question is necessary for the purpose of—
establishing whether B will be able to comply with a requirement to
undergo an assessment or establishing whether a duty to make
reasonable adjustments is or will be imposed on A in relation to B in
connection with a requirement to undergo an assessment,
establishing whether B will be able to carry out a function that is
intrinsic to the work concerned,
monitoring diversity in the range of persons applying to A for work,
taking action to which section 157 would apply if references in that
section to persons who share (or do not share) a protected characteristic
were references to disabled persons (or persons who are not disabled)
and the reference to the characteristic were a reference to disability, or
if A applies in relation to the work a requirement to have a particular
disability, establishing whether B has that disability.
Chapter 2 — Occupational pension schemes
In subsection (6)(b), where A reasonably believes that a duty to make
reasonable adjustments would be imposed on A in relation to B in connection
with the work, the reference to a function that is intrinsic to the work is to be
read as a reference to a function that would be intrinsic to the work once A
complied with the duty.
Subsection (6)(e) applies only if A shows that, having regard to the nature or
context of the work—
the requirement is an occupational requirement, and
the application of the requirement is a proportionate means of
achieving a legitimate aim.
"Work" means employment, contract work, a position as a partner, a position
as a member of an LLP, a pupillage or tenancy, being taken as a devil,
membership of a stable, an appointment to a personal or public office, or the
provision of an employment service; and the references in subsection (1) to
offering a person work are, in relation to contract work, to be read as references
to allowing a person to do the work.
A reference to offering work is a reference to making a conditional or
unconditional offer of work (and, in relation to contract work, is a reference to
allowing a person to do the work subject to fulfilment of one or more
conditions).
The following, so far as relating to discrimination within section 13 because of
disability, are relevant disability provisions—
section 39(1)(a) or (c);
section 41(1)(b);
section 51(1);
section 55(1)(a) or (c).
An assessment is an interview or other process designed to give an indication
of a person's suitability for the work concerned.
For the purposes of this section, whether or not a person has a disability is to
be regarded as an aspect of that person's health.
This section does not apply to anything done for the purpose of vetting
applicants for work for reasons of national security.
Occupational pension schemes
Non-discrimination rule
An occupational pension scheme must be taken to include a non-
discrimination rule.
A non-discrimination rule is a provision by virtue of which a responsible
person (A)—
must not discriminate against another person (B) in carrying out any of
A's functions in relation to the scheme;
must not, in relation to the scheme, harass B;
must not, in relation to the scheme, victimise B.
The provisions of an occupational pension scheme have effect subject to the
non-discrimination rule.
The following are responsible persons—
the trustees or managers of the scheme;
an employer whose employees are, or may be, members of the scheme;
a person exercising an appointing function in relation to an office the
holder of which is, or may be, a member of the scheme.
A non-discrimination rule does not apply in relation to a person who is a
pension credit member of a scheme.
An appointing function is any of the following—
the function of appointing a person;
the function of terminating a person's appointment;
the function of recommending a person for appointment;
the function of approving an appointment.
A breach of a non-discrimination rule is a contravention of this Part for the
purposes of Part 9 (enforcement).
It is not a breach of a non-discrimination rule for the employer or the trustees
or managers of a scheme to maintain or use in relation to the scheme rules,
practices, actions or decisions relating to age which are of a description
specified by order.
An order authorising the use of rules, practices, actions or decisions which are
not in use before the order comes into force must not be made unless the
Minister consults such persons as the Minister thinks appropriate.
A non-discrimination rule does not have effect in relation to an occupational
pension scheme in so far as an equality rule has effect in relation to it (or would
have effect in relation to it but for Part 2 of Schedule 7).
A duty to make reasonable adjustments applies to a responsible person.
Non-discrimination alterations
This section applies if the trustees or managers of an occupational pension
scheme do not have power to make non-discrimination alterations to the
This section also applies if the trustees or managers of an occupational pension
scheme have power to make non-discrimination alterations to the scheme but
the procedure for doing so—
is liable to be unduly complex or protracted, or
involves obtaining consents which cannot be obtained or which can be
obtained only with undue delay or difficulty.
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12 Metre World Championship, winners announced in four divisions
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It couldn't have been any more exciting on the fifth and final day of the 2019 12 Metre World Championship hosted by Ida Lewis...
Newport – It couldn't have been any more exciting on the fifth and final day of the 2019 12 Metre World Championship hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht Club and organized by the International Twelve Metre Association's (ITMA) Americas Fleet. With Nyala (US-12) having clinched her series early in the Vintage Division after a sweep of yesterday's two races, it came down to today's single race to determine World Champions in Grand Prix, Modern and Traditional Divisions. A 12 Metre Spirit Division also sailed, but with no World Championship at stake. Competing in total were 21 historic 12 Metres from six countries – the largest fleet ever gathered in North America.
In the fiercely contested eight-boat Modern Division, the stakes were high today for Challenge XII (KA-10), owned and skippered by Jack LeFort of Jamestown, R.I. Last night the team was disqualified after a protest hearing with Courageous (US-26), sailed by a Newport contingent led by Ralph Isham, Steve Glascock, Alexander Auersperg, Ward Marsh and Art Santry (helmsman). Falling from first overall to second, Challenge XII was tied on point score with third-place Courageous and two points behind Enterprise (US-27), helmed by Clay Deutsch of Newport. Going into today's race LeFort knew that to win his division, he had to beat Courageous and put a boat between his team and Enterprise. He did that and more, closing out Courageous at the start and going on to win the race with a buffer of three boats on Enterprise. (Enterprise and Courageous wound up second and third, respectively.)
"We were obviously pretty low after getting thrown out last night (for tacking too close to Courageous at a mark)," said LeFort after racing. "We had to get everybody focused to keep doing what we've been doing." With today's victory, Challenge XII counted five first-place finishes in its nine-race series.
In the Grand Prix Division, where four boats from three countries competed, Denmark's Legacy (KZ-5), helmed by Thomas Andersen with Jesper Bank serving as tactician, took the World Championship title with a one-point lead over New Zealand (KZ-3), owned by Gunther & Maggie Buerman of Newport, R.I. and co-helmed by fellow Newporter Brad Read and Lexi Gahagan of Wilmington, Del. As close as it was, however, Legacy had the series pretty much wrapped today. "We had to be very calm, enjoy the race and not be too hard working," said Andersen, who counts this as his first time ever sailing a 12 Metre. "Even if we finished fourth we'd still win; we just couldn't get disqualified or break down."
Andersen said that Legacy, New Zealand and Kookaburra II (KA-12), owned by Patrizio Bertelli and helmed by Brazil's Torben Grael, all seemed to be the same speed. "They were very fast, and we were lucky to beat them," he said. "We could have easily been in third place."
Columbia (US-16), chartered by Anthony Chiurco of Princeton, N.J., and helmed by owner Kevin Hegarty of Newport took the World title in the Traditional Division after winning today's final race. "We only had to make sure we beat Nefertiti (US-19) today, but before racing we talked about whether we should cover Nefertiti or just try to win," said Hegarty. "We voted on going for it all and getting a first-place finish. We're pretty psyched; we made many improvements to the boat over the winter and really prepared for this championship. It paid off." Nefertiti, owned and helmed by Jon Sears Wullschleger of Sarasota, Fla. finished third overall, while American Eagle (US-21), sailed by the Eagle 2019 Syndicate of Middletown, R.I., finished second.
Even though she didn't have to sail today, Italian Patrizio Bertelli's Vintage Division entrant Nyala took to the racecourse to post her eighth victory in nine races. "We sailed a proper race, fought hard and learned something more in today's bigger winds (13-16 knots) and waves," said helmsman Mauro Pelaschier. "It was great training for next week at the New York Yacht Club's 175th Anniversary Regatta (serving as the 12 Metre Jubilee).
The oldest 12 Metre in the regatta was Onawa (US-6), built in 1928 and sailed by a syndicate led by Jim Blanusha, Steven Gewirz, Louis Girard, Earl McMillen and Mark Watson of Newport, R.I. She finished second in the Vintage Division.
In the 12 Metre Spirit Division America II (US-42), skippered by Michael Fortenbaugh of Jersey City, N.J. won by one point over America II (US-46), its stable mate from the New York Harbor Sailing Foundation, skippered by Scott Curtis of New York, NY.
An awards ceremony, held at the International Yacht Restoration School in downtown Newport, gave sailors one last chance to enjoy each other's company. Trophies and gifts from sponsors were awarded to top finishers in each class, and the coveted old Road to the World Waypoints Series trophy was saved for last. The series, which culminated at the Worlds, started three years ago and included 28 regattas sailed in five countries. Based on participation and performance, Courageous accumulated 102 points to finish first, while Challenge XII took second with 99 points and Victory '83 (K-22) followed in third with 98 points.
This morning before racing, the International Parade of 12 Metres looped through Newport Harbor, giving shore-side fans a close view of the historic fleet and their teams. With battle flags flying and crew members in uniform, the parade finished at Ida Lewis Yacht Club where the cheering crowds were especially appreciative. Each 12 was given a cannon salute as it turned and headed out to the racecourse on Rhode Island Sound.
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Home / Smarter Living / This Popular Chain Is Closing 145 Stores This Year
This Popular Chain Is Closing 145 Stores This Year
A major company just announced plans to shutter several locations.
By Kali Coleman
No matter where you are in the U.S., you've likely come across a number of "Going Out of Business" signs or newly abandoned buildings over the past two years. The COVID pandemic has turned store closures into an epidemic of its own, with supply chain issues, changing shopper patterns, and overall financial uncertainty exacerbating the problem. In 2020, retailers such as Lord & Taylor and Stein Mart were forced to shutter all of their locations permanently, and 2021 brought about store closures from companies like Bed Bath & Beyond and Disney. But the damage is far from over. Another retailer has just announced that it's planning to close nearly 150 stores in 2022. Read on to find out what popular chain is paring down its U.S. locations.
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Drugstores have been struggling over the past few years.
Despite being a pivotal player in the fight against COVID through vaccinations and testing, drugstores have struggled amid the pandemic with product shortages, reduced store hours, cancelled customer appointments, and even store closures. According to The New York Times, there are a number of reasons for this. One of the major issues right now is a pharmacist labor shortage, which has been made worse by "intense strain as their jobs shift from filling prescriptions and counseling patients to administering COVID-19 vaccines and tests, handing out masks and dealing with increasingly angry customers," the newspaper explained.
But some experts also say that drugstore companies have an added complication contributing to their ongoing troubles. Walter Schubert, PhD, a professor of finance at La Salle University, told WLVR in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, that some consumers have stopped going to physical pharmacies in favor of ordering their prescription medications online.
"People are finding cheaper ways to get their drugs online," Schubert said. "Governments negotiate the price of the drugs in other countries, we do not. So our prices are much higher."
And now one major drugstore is closing nearly 150 locations.
These struggles have hit one of the most popular drugstore chains: Rite Aid. On April 14, the company revealed that it is planning to close 145 stores this year. That is 82 more Rite Aid locations than shoppers were already expecting to lose, after the company previously announced in Dec. 2021 that it would be closing locations in 2022. According to the new announcement, Rite Aid said it is getting rid of "unprofitable stores" in order to help "significantly reduce costs" for the company.
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The company said it is working "amid continuing challenges" of the COVID pandemic.
Alongside the added store closure announcement, Rite Aid also released company earnings for its last fiscal year, which ended in Feb. 2022. According to the report, Rite Aid experienced a net loss from continuing operations of $389.1 million in its last quarter. But the drugstore chain's report still indicates some progress, as Rite Aid's full year revenue rose from $525 million to $24.6 billion—largely aided by a 12 percent increase in its pharmacy sales.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb
"We exceeded our 2022 plan amid continuing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. As we look forward to the year ahead, we are ready and energized to compete in a new post-pandemic normal," Heyward Donigan, president and CEO, said in a statement. "We demonstrated the important role that pharmacists play in the everyday health of our customers and are well positioned to grow in a trillion-dollar pharmacy market through our continued leadership as a full-service pharmacy company."
Another major drugstore chain is closing stores this year.
Rite Aid is hardly the only drugstore chain having to pare down its operations in 2022. In Nov. 2021, CVS announced that it plans to close around 300 stores this year, starting in the spring. That's only a fraction of the 900 locations CVS expects to shutter by 2023. This will reduce the company's nearly 10,000 U.S. stores by roughly 9 percent.
According to a release from company, CVS said it has been "evaluating changes in population, consumer buying patterns and future health needs to ensure it has the right kinds of stores in the right locations for consumers and for the business," and the store closures play a part in this initiative. The drugstore chain still plans to have a large physical presence, but it is shifting to more of a digital strategy.
"Our retail stores are fundamental to our strategy and who we are as a company," CVS CEO Karen Lynch said in a statement. "We remain focused on the competitive advantage provided by our presence in thousands of communities across the country, which complements our rapidly expanding digital presence."
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Home Education A global connect for Indian Students
A global connect for Indian Students
In an increasingly unstable environment, the movement of students across the world is heartening
November 17 was International Students Day — a time to celebrate the multiculturalism of universities around the world. The mobility of international students is a worldwide phenomenon, and one which is for the good of the world as young people learn together and address challenges which require global solutions. Whether it's taking action on climate change or tackling acute healthcare problems, as common in Delhi or Shanghai as Sheffield, the people who will help us address them, building the skills of the future, and creating its technologies, will come from all over the world.
In the U.K., we know the contribution international students from countries, including India, make to our universities and cities, and that the world-class education they gain greatly benefits their home countries.
At the University of Sheffield, we have students from 140 countries with 2,300 graduates in India alone now working in senior positions as leaders, doctors, judges, architects and engineers. We have been welcoming students from India for many decades and we are deeply proud of all they achieve.
That is why we founded the #WeAreInternational campaign, which has seen more than 100 universities and organisations across the U.K. unite to advocate for international students, staff, research, and collaborations.
Supportive steps
Today, around the world we see the politics of nationalism and the threat of xenophobia. The origins of International Students Day itself lie in remembering the victims of atrocities committed by the Nazis against students in Czechoslovakia during World War II.
If there is any great movement likely to help us overcome prejudice which leads to conflict, it is this great movement of international students. Now, young people travel not to fight but to study, and what a wonder that is. We are lobbying the U.K. Government for international students to be removed from immigration caps and for the reintroduction of a period of post-study work that will allow international students to offset the cost of their studies and increase their employability when they return to their home countries.
Recent reports suggest the Home Secretary Amber Rudd is leading a new push to take students out of net migration targets. This is good news and we are hopeful of progress, but our campaign continues.
We know we must not risk the precious connection between U.K. universities and Indian students and to needlessly alienate such an important group of talented young people by mistaken policies would be a tragedy.
There is no technological or research connection without human connection and bringing together talent. We're proud of what we've achieved so far with #WeAreInternational, but we know there's more to do. We'll continue to promote the message that anyone studying in the U.K. will receive a warm welcome and a world-class education.
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The man who shot for the moon
Neil Armstrong, astronaut, Purdue alum, and the first man on the moon died Saturday. There's not much I can say about Neil Armstrong that hasn't already been said, more eloquently, by people who knew him or were lucky enough to interact with him at some point. And the link list by Ed Yong is not to be missed -- the truth about his most famous quotes, articles about the man himself, the story of the moon landing, the best obituary on the internet -- it's all there, and worth a look or twenty.
Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on the moon.
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And what comes out of it is that he was a rarity -- a very good man. I think the first man who walked on the moon would be excused a lot of things, but he never had to be excused.
I mentioned that Armstrong was a Purdue alum because it is what he and I have in common. Previously, that hadn't made a huge impact on me personally, but he was the name of names in astronaut lore, and as I mentioned before in my post Starhawk and the Mars Curiosity Rover, Purdue is immensely proud of its astronauts. And I suspect that going to a university where an astronaut speaking on campus is old hat may be somewhat...well, not the typical university experience.
Purdue is best known for being an engineering school, although of course it has many other programs as well. I wasn't an engineering student, though; I was in the College of Agriculture for two and a half years before officially transferring to the College of Liberal Arts. As an Ag student, I spent most of my time on the Ag campus, south of State Street and the main campus -- physically separated from the rest of the university by traffic. As a LA student, I spent most of my time in the building that housed the Professional Writing department.
What I'm getting at is that I spent most of my time at the university in more-obscure buildings, in dedicated department computer labs seeing the same relatively-small group of people. I didn't get up to the engineering campus often except for my physics class and recitation, meeting up with my sister (who had the good sense to study engineering), and once for a flash-mob type of thing with my swing-dancing club.
Astronauts on campus wasn't something that was cool to me. Astronauts on campus meant increased foot traffic on the sidewalks, longer lines in the food court, and less available seats to camp and study. At first, I tried to attend some talks out of mild curiosity, but mostly the turnout was so immense it was impossible to get in. (I did get to attend one by Andrew Feustel.)
"Good night, Neil." A picture via the Purdue Alumni Association. This is the statue of Neil Armstrong on the
north side of Purdue's campus, near the Engineering buildings. It depicts Neil Armstrong as a student.
After his death was announced, people left items in tribute to the famous and inspirational alum.
And at some level I had been overexposed to the space program. I'd become jaded. I'd grown up in a world where people had walked on the moon -- firmly in the past. Every third kid wanted to be an astronaut, but I can't recall ever wanting to be an astronaut. I love science fiction, but all the best stories seemed several lifetimes away from fruition. And I realized that the lucky few chosen to be astronauts had to be among the best of the best. So yes, I resented the inspirational posters plastered all over classrooms and school hallways from my fifth to eighth year of schooling as a child. The one I hated the most was one that read "Shoot for the moon...Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars!!"
If you're trying to land on the moon, what good does it do you to land among the stars? You will die. Probably painfully. I don't know if it would be of starvation or oxygen deprivation, but I don't see this ending well if you miss the moon.
Neil Armstrong shot for the moon. I know he would say that it was the product of years of labor of many, many people, and that would be true. But they did shoot for the moon, and damn it they got to the moon. They didn't miss the moon. They didn't land among the stars.
Frankly, as inspirational posters go, that one was a bit of a dud.
But you know what would be awesome? Intentionally landing a bit...further out...than the moon.*
*Hint: like Mars.
In fact, no American has walked on the moon in my lifetime. The last American to walk on the moon was in December 1972, over a decade before I was born. I'd love to see us move to putting a human on Mars in my lifetime. I mean, if we're going to become a serious spacefaring civilization, we need to do more than have a spurt of getting a few dozen people on the moon and then put nobody anywhere new for the following four decades. Amiright?
Maybe we need another space race to inspire us? (First country to Mars wins all the Olympic medals for the next decade! Just to raise the stakes in some healthy competition.)
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This easy Spicy Beef Noodle Soup recipe will satiate your cravings for a flavorful soup without having to spend hours cooking. Certainly, if you have the time, there's no substitute for making soup stock from scratch. With our busy lives today, often we just need to prepare a quick meal to feed our hungry family and friends. I hope you give this simple Spicy Beef Noodle Soup recipe a try and share your comments with me.
Shrimp paste is often added to this Spicy Beef Noodle Soup but the paste makes the broth quite salty. If not serving this Spicy Beef Noodle Soup with shrimp paste, you may want to add salt or more fish sauce to the broth. At my house, we add fish sauce to our bowls individually, depending on one's preference, rather than salting the entire soup pot.
Cut off a 6-inch section of lemongrass and set aside for now. Mince the remaining lemongrass by hand or using a food processor.
Chop the tops of green scallions. Cut the onion into thin slices. Coarsely chop the cilantro. Combine the scallions, onions and cilantro together and set aside in a small bowl.
Dice the shallot and set aside in small bowl.
Cut the tomatoes into wedges, approximately 8 wedges per tomato. Set aside on a plate.
Cut the beef into thin strips and place in a medium bowl. To marinate, add ground black pepper, 1 tsp minced garlic, 1/3 Tbsp olive oil, 1 Tbsp minced lemongrass, 1 Tbsp diced shallots, 1 Tbsp fish sauce and mix well. Allow to marinate while continuing to next steps.
In a medium saucepan, add the broth and water. Add the lemongrass section to the broth. Add the remaining 2 Tbsp fish sauce. Cover and allow the broth to slowly come to a boil over Medium heat.
Heat a wok over High heat and add 1 Tbsp olive oil. Add the remaining 1 Tbsp diced shallots and stir fry quickly for 5 seconds. Add the remaining 1 tsp minced garlic and 1 Tbsp minced lemongrass and stir fry for 5 seconds. Add the mixed chili seasoning and stir fry for another 10-15 seconds. Transfer this seasoning mix into a small bowl and set aside.
Heat the same wok over High heat and add the remaining 1 Tbsp olive oil. Add the marinated beef and stir fry quickly for a 2-3 minutes and remove from heat. The meat should still be pink.
To the just boiling broth, add the tomato wedges and cook for 3-4 minutes or until they start to soften. Add the stir-fried beef. Stir in the seasoning mix. Cook for another 2-3 minutes.
Ladle the hot soup over the cooked rice vermicelli. Garnish with the onion and cilantro mix prepared earlier.
Serve with fresh herbs, bean sprouts, and red chilies. Optionally serve with shrimp paste. Enjoy!
Hi! Just curious; wouldn't using beef broth instead of the chicken make more sense?
It does! Funny thing is I've always used chicken broth for this shortcut recipe. I find most canned beef broths to be a bit too strong. Please feel free to use beef broth if you like it. Good Luck!


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* How did Tata Group diversify into different domains?
* Which are philanthropic enterprises related to Tata Group?
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| 1944 || || Renaming || The Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work is renamed as {{w|Tata Institute of Social Sciences}}.<ref name="Historyvvv">{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.tiss.edu/about-tiss/overview/ |website=tiss.edu |accessdate=19 September 2019}}</ref> || Education ||
| 1944 || || Trust launch || The J.R.D. Tata Trust is established. It gives research grants and scholarships, provides relied in the wake of natural calamities, and backs social welfare projects among other philanthropic activities. By way of institutional donations, it supports the advancement of learning.<ref name="The Tata Trusts"/> || {{w|Philanthropy}} ||
| 1945 || || Subsidiary launch || Tata Group establishes the {{w|Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company}} (TELCO) to manufacture engineering and locomotive products. It would be later renamed Tata Motors.<ref name="Tata Group"/> "The group's rapid business expansion continues with the establishment of Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company. By 2003, it is rechristened Tata Motors."<ref name="The Complete Story"/><ref name="Tata Group history is"/> || {{w|Locomotives}} || {{w|Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company}}
Which are philanthropic enterprises related to Tata Group?
1944 Trust launch The J.R.D. Tata Trust is established. It gives research grants and scholarships, provides relied in the wake of natural calamities, and backs social welfare projects among other philanthropic activities. By way of institutional donations, it supports the advancement of learning.[15] Philanthropy
1991 Trust launch The J.R.D. and Thelma J. Tata Trust is established by J.R.D. Tata with his and his wife's personal wealth, with the purpose to uplift women and children.[15] Philanthropy
↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 "The Tata Trusts". ngosindia.com. Retrieved 8 December 2019.


MP Julian Huppert is to return to the science lab to learn more about cyber security as part of a scheme to pair MPs with scientists.
He will join Dr Jatinder Singh, a Senior Researcher at Cambridge University's St John's College.
The Royal Society's MP-Scientist pairing scheme aims to build bridges between parliamentarians and some of the best scientists in the UK. It is an opportunity for MPs to become better informed about science issues and for scientists to understand how they can influence science policy.
Over 200 pairs of scientists and MPs have taken part in the scheme since it was launched in 2001.
Dr Singh will join Julian in Westminster this morning (Monday, December 2) for a four day visit. And in the New Year Julian will spend time with Dr Singh in the science lab.
Julian said: "This initiative helps MPs and scientists to have a greater understanding of each other's roles. This is vitally important so that scientists can help MPs to be better informed and that in turn, helps them to make evidence-based decisions.


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Lantern Festival of Hoi An and Dates
• July 8, 2020 July 8, 2020
You look up the sky and watch multi-colored lamps swaying above in the wind, you look down for a moment and the water too, is twinkling in sparkling shades.
Once in every lunar month when it's a full moon night, Hoi An becomes a city beyond your wildest imaginations.
Straight out of a fairytale, the old town of Hoi An.
History of the Lantern Festival
Legend has it that in Vietnam, where a majority of the locals follow Buddhism, celebrate the full moon as it remarks the birth of Lord Buddha. They even believe that during the full moon only, he achieved the enlightenment that he is revered for. In popular culture, the festival is more than a page back in time, today people find it an amusement, a way of showing love to the deceased and connecting themselves to their deities.
Hoi An Old Town and the Lantern Festival
In HoiAn, the yellow houses dim their lampshades that hang out of their homes when the sun sets and light up fluorescent lanterns out of their homes. No bikes or cycles in the evening are allowed in the city, so you'd walk on a bright open street beaming with all colors and the dim subtle moonlight taking a backstage.
The decorated boats waiting for their turn.
The city takes a fresh blow when the river glistens in golden with the thousands of floating lanterns that the locals suspend into it. The Japanese bridge gleams from every nook and corner, which just brings a lovely charm and mood with it.
You'd watch locals playing board games out in their front yards and moon cakes being baked, those you'd see from out of their kitchen's backyard. If you're the lucky one to get on a boat, you would probably be able to capture the best of Hoi An's sky and land when it all bursts with light and energy.
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The glittering town of Hoi An, on a full moon night.
Street shows and music performances, delicious Vietnamese street food, and roaming in beautiful old quarters when all matched together, make up for a perfect festival in HoiAn.
Hoi An Lantern Festival dates 2020 and 2021
Lantern festival dates for 2020 and 2021, if you are around Hoi An don't miss.
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Is Hoi An lantern festival crowded?
Yes, the streets are full of people on the full moon festival, and there are even more lanterns in the sky and on the boats, but there is a rhythm to it. Since the old town is a vehicle-free zone, you can walk freely and enjoy the festival.
p.s: Be careful while clicking pictures from the Japanese bridge or while you are on the riverside. We saw a girl losing her phone in the water while getting off the boat. And to lose your phone, on your travels, in a foreign country is a nightmare!
Street view of Hoi An old town.
The lantern sellers particularly sell the lanterns during these times at multifold the original prices, so that's one big heads-up if you're planning to buy one yourself. Also, the lanterns are plastic-based, flowing them up in the river doesn't sound like a good plan, or does it? You decide before doing it!
The town becomes a magnum-opus set, and the festive mood goes on for a couple of hours, after which around midnight, it finally ends. The town sleeps, with the lanterns, still swinging in the wind and riding on the rippled waters, the moon watches the entire show!
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The ministry of domestic trade and consumer affairs (KPDNHEP) has taken delivery of 16 units of the Honda Civic 1.8 S for use as fleet vehicles. The handing over ceremony took place at the ministry's headquarters in Putrajaya.
It's the first time the ministry is officially utilising Honda vehicles. "On behalf of Honda Malaysia, we are honoured that the ministry of domestic trade and consumer affairs has chosen the Civic as its preferred car in accomplishing its tasks and duties," said Honda Malaysia MD and CEO Toichi Ishiyama.
"We are also appreciative of the ministry's crucial role in promoting and sustaining domestic trade in Malaysia, which is important as we are still facing challenges to boost the Malaysian economy which has been greatly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic," he added.
The 1.8 S variant is the baseline model in the local Civic line-up, and is powered by a 1.8 litre naturally aspirated engine producing 141 PS at 6,500 rpm and 174 Nm of torque at 4,300 rpm. This is paired with an Earth Dreams CVT gearbox, sending drive to the front wheels.
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Radioactivity, property exhibited by certain types of matter of emitting energy and subatomic particles spontaneously. It is, in essence, an attribute of individual atomic nuclei.
An unstable nucleus will decompose spontaneously, or decay, into a more stable configuration but will do so only in a few specific ways by emitting certain particles or certain forms of electromagnetic energy. Radioactive decay is a property of several naturally occurring elements as well as of artificially produced isotopes of the elements. The rate at which a radioactive element decays is expressed in terms of its half-life; i.e., the time required for one-half of any given quantity of the isotope to decay. Half-lives range from more than 1,000,000,000 years for some nuclei to less than 10−9 second (see below Rates of radioactive transitions). The product of a radioactive decay process—called the daughter of the parent isotope—may itself be unstable, in which case it, too, will decay. The process continues until a stable nuclide has been formed.
The emissions of the most common forms of spontaneous radioactive decay are the alpha (α) particle, the beta (β) particle, the gamma (γ) ray, and the neutrino. The alpha particle is actually the nucleus of a helium-4 atom, with two positive charges 4/2He. Such charged atoms are called ions. The neutral helium atom has two electrons outside its nucleus balancing these two charges. Beta particles may be negatively charged (beta minus, symbol e−), or positively charged (beta plus, symbol e+). The beta minus [β−] particle is actually an electron created in the nucleus during beta decay without any relationship to the orbital electron cloud of the atom. The beta plus particle, also called the positron, is the antiparticle of the electron; when brought together, two such particles will mutually annihilate each other. Gamma rays are electromagnetic radiations such as radio waves, light, and X-rays. Beta radioactivity also produces the neutrino and antineutrino, particles that have no charge and very little mass, symbolized by ν and ν, respectively.
In the less common forms of radioactivity, fission fragments, neutrons, or protons may be emitted. Fission fragments are themselves complex nuclei with usually between one-third and two-thirds the charge Z and mass A of the parent nucleus. Neutrons and protons are, of course, the basic building blocks of complex nuclei, having approximately unit mass on the atomic scale and having zero charge or unit positive charge, respectively. The neutron cannot long exist in the free state. It is rapidly captured by nuclei in matter; otherwise, in free space it will undergo beta-minus decay to a proton, an electron, and an antineutrino with a half-life of 12.8 minutes. The proton is the nucleus of ordinary hydrogen and is stable.
The early work on natural radioactivity associated with uranium and thorium ores identified two distinct types of radioactivity: alpha and beta decay.
Given for this and subsequent reactions are the energy released (Q) in millions of electron volts (MeV) and the half-life (t1⁄2). It should be noted that in alpha decays the charges, or number of protons, shown in subscript are in balance on both sides of the arrow, as are the atomic masses, shown in superscript.
In the above reaction for beta decay, ν represents the antineutrino. Here, the number of protons is increased by one in the reaction, but the total charge remains the same, because an electron, with negative charge, is also created.
The letter m following the mass number stands for metastable and indicates a nuclear isomer.
The main features of radioactive decay of a nuclear species are often displayed in a decay scheme. Figure 1 shows the decay scheme of beryllium-7. Indicated are the half-life of the parent and that of the excited daughter state, as well as its energy 0.4774 MeV. The spins and parities of all three states are provided on the upper left-hand side of the level. The multipolarity of the gamma ray (magnetic dipole, M1, plus 0.005 percent electric quadrupole, E2) is indicated above the vertical arrow symbolizing the gamma transition. The slanted arrows symbolize the electron-capture decay with labels giving the percentage of decay directly to ground state (89.7 percent) and the percentage of EC decay going via the excited state (10.3 percent). The boldface numbers following the percentages are so-called log ft values, to be encountered below in connection with beta-decay rates. The overall energy release, QEC, is indicated below. The QEC is necessarily a calculated value because there is no general practical means of measuring the neutrino energies accompanying EC decay. With a few electron-capturing nuclides, it has been possible to measure directly the decay energy by measurement of a rare process called inner bremsstrahlung (braking radiation). In this process the energy release is shared between the neutrino and a gamma ray. The measured distribution of gamma-ray energies indicates the total energy release. Usually there is so much ordinary gamma radiation with radioactive decay that the inner bremsstrahlung is unobservable.
Only one of several product sets is shown. A few neutrons are always emitted in fission of this isotope, a feature essential to chain reactions. Spontaneous fission is not to be confused with induced fission, the process involved in nuclear reactors. Induced fisson is a property of uranium-235, plutonium-239, and other isotopes to undergo fission after absorption of a slow neutron. Other than the requirement of a neutron capture to initiate it, induced fission is quite similar to spontaneous fission regarding total energy release, numbers of secondary neutrons, and so on (see nuclear fission).
In addition to the above types of radioactivity, there is a special class of rare beta-decay processes that gives rise to heavy-particle emission. In these processes the beta decay partly goes to a high excited state of the daughter nucleus, and this state rapidly emits a heavy particle.
(Note: the asterisk denotes the short-lived intermediate excited states of oxygen-17, and Emax n denotes the maximum energy observed for emitted neutrons.) There is a small production of delayed neutron emitters following nuclear fission, and these radioactivities are especially important in providing a reasonable response time to allow control of nuclear fission reactors by mechanically moved control rods.
In 1980 A. Sandulescu, D.N. Poenaru, and W. Greiner described calculations indicating the possibility of a new type of decay of heavy nuclei intermediate between alpha decay and spontaneous fission. The first observation of heavy-ion radioactivity was that of a 30-MeV, carbon-14 emission from radium-223 by H.J. Rose and G.A. Jones in 1984. The ratio of carbon-14 decay to alpha decay is about 5 × 10−10. Observations also have been made of carbon-14 from radium-222, radium-224, and radium-226, as well as neon-24 from thorium-230, protactinium-231, and uranium-232. Such heavy-ion radioactivity, like alpha decay and spontaneous fission, involves quantum-mechanical tunneling through the potential-energy barrier. Shell effects play a major role in this phenomenon, and in all cases observed to date the heavy partner of carbon-14 or neon-24 is close to doubly magic lead-208 (see below Nuclear models).
Some species of radioactivity occur naturally on Earth. A few species have half-lives comparable to the age of the elements (about 6 × 109 years), so that they have not decayed away after their formation in stars. Notable among these are uranium-238, uranium-235, and thorium-232. Also, there is potassium-40, the chief source of irradiation of the body through its presence in potassium of tissue. Of lesser significance are the beta emitters vanadium-50, rubidium-87, indium-115, tellurium-123, lanthanum-138, lutetium-176, and rhenium-187, and the alpha emitters cerium-142, neodymium-144, samarium-147, gadolinium-152, dysprosium-156, hafnium-174, platinum-190, and lead-204. Besides these approximately 109-year species, there are the shorter-lived daughter activities fed by one or another of the above species; e.g., by various nuclei of the elements between lead (Z = 82) and thorium (Z = 90).
Another category of natural radioactivity includes species produced in the upper atmosphere by cosmic ray bombardment. Notable are 5,720-year carbon-14 and 12.3-year tritium (hydrogen-3), 53-day beryllium-7, and 2,700,000-year beryllium-10. Meteorites are found to contain additional small amounts of radioactivity, the result of cosmic ray bombardments during their history outside the Earth's atmospheric shield. Activities as short-lived as 35-day argon-37 have been measured in fresh falls of meteorites. Nuclear explosions since 1945 have injected additional radioactivities into the environment, consisting of both nuclear fission products and secondary products formed by the action of neutrons from nuclear weapons on surrounding matter.
The fission products encompass most of the known beta emitters in the mass region 75–160. They are formed in varying yields, rising to maxima of about 7 percent per fission in the mass region 92–102 (light peak of the fission yield versus atomic mass curve) and 134–144 (heavy peak). Two kinds of delayed hazards caused by radioactivity are recognized. First, the general radiation level is raised by fallout settling to Earth. Protection can be provided by concrete or earth shielding until the activity has decayed to a sufficiently low level. Second, ingestion or inhalation of even low levels of certain radioactive species can pose a special hazard, depending on the half-life, nature of radiations, and chemical behaviour within the body. For a detailed discussion on the biological effects of radiation, see radiation: Biological effects of ionizing radiation.
Nuclear reactors also produce fission products but under conditions in which the activities may be contained. Containment and waste-disposal practices should keep the activities confined and eliminate the possibility of leaching into groundwaters for times that are long compared to the half-lives. A great advantage of thermonuclear fusion power over fission power, if it can be practically realized, is not only that its fuel reserves, heavy hydrogen and lithium, are vastly greater than uranium, but also that the generation of radioactive fission product wastes can be largely avoided. In this connection, it may be noted that a major source of heat in the interior of both the Earth and the Moon is provided by radioactive decay. Theories about the formation and evolution of the Earth, Moon, and other planets must take into account these large heat production sources.
Desired radioactivities other than natural activities and fission products may be produced either by irradiation of certain selected target materials by reactor neutrons or by charged particle beams or gamma ray beams of accelerators.
Consideration of the energy release of various radioactive transitions leads to the fundamental question of nuclear binding energies and stabilities. A much-used method of displaying nuclear-stability relationships is an isotope chart, those positions on the same horizontal row corresponding to a given proton number (Z) and those on the same vertical column to a given neutron number (N). Such a map is shown in Figure 2. The irregular bold line surrounds the region of presently known nuclei. The area encompassed by this is often referred to as the valley of stability because the chart may be considered a map of a binding energy surface, the lowest areas of which are the most stable. The most tightly bound nuclei of all are the abundant iron and nickel isotopes. Near the region of the valley containing the heaviest nuclei (largest mass number A; i.e., largest number of nucleons, N + Z), the processes of alpha decay and spontaneous fission are most prevalent; both these processes relieve the energetically unfavourable concentration of positive charge in the heavy nuclei.
Along the region that borders on the valley of stability on the upper left-hand side are the positron-emitting and electron-capturing radioactive nuclei, with the energy release and decay rates increasing the farther away the nucleus is from the stability line. Along the lower right-hand border region, beta-minus decay is the predominant process, with energy release and decay rates increasing the farther the nucleus is from the stability line.
The grid lines of the graph are at the nucleon numbers corresponding to extra stability, the "magic numbers" (see below Nuclear models). The circles labeled "deformed regions" enclose regions in which nuclei should exhibit cigar shapes; elsewhere the nuclei are spherical. Outside the dashed lines nuclei would be unbound with respect to neutron or proton loss and would be exceedingly short-lived (less than 10−19 second).
In this cycle, energies from two of the alpha decays and one beta decay are measurable. The unmeasured beta-decay energy for bismuth-211, Qβ−(Bi), is readily calculated because conservation of energy requires the sum of Q values around the cycle to be zero. Thus, Qβ−(Bi) + 7.59 − 1.43 − 6.75 = 0. Solving this equation gives Qβ−(Bi) = 0.59 MeV. This calculation by closed energy cycles can be extended from stable lead-207 back up the chain of alpha and beta decays to its natural precursor uranium-235 and beyond. In this manner the nuclear binding energies of a series of nuclei can be linked together. Because alpha decay decreases the mass number A by 4, and beta decay does not change A, closed α−β-cycle calculations based on lead-207 can link up only those nuclei with mass numbers of the general type A = 4n + 3, in which n is an integer. Another, the 4n series, has as its natural precursor thorium-232 and its stable end product lead-208. Another, the 4n + 2 series, has uranium-238 as its natural precursor and lead-206 as its end product.
In early research on natural radioactivity, the classification of isotopes into the series cited above was of great significance because they were identified and studied as families. Newly discovered radioactivities were given symbols relating them to the family and order of occurrence therein. Thus, thorium-234 was known as UX1, the isomers of protactinium-234 as UX2 and UZ, uranium-234 as UII, and so forth. These original symbols and names are occasionally encountered in more recent literature but are mainly of historical interest. The remaining 4n + 1 series is not naturally occurring but comprises well-known artificial activities decaying down to stable thallium-205.
To extend the knowledge of nuclear binding energies, it is clearly necessary to make measurements to supplement the radioactive-decay energy cycles. In part, this extension can be made by measurement of Q values of artificial nuclear reactions. For example, the neutron-binding energies of the lead isotopes needed to link the energies of the four radioactive families together can be measured by determining the threshold gamma-ray energy to remove a neutron (photonuclear reaction); or the energies of incoming deuteron and outgoing proton in the reaction can be measured to provide this information.
Further extensions of nuclear-binding-energy measurements rely on precision mass spectroscopy (see spectroscopy). By ionizing, accelerating, and magnetically deflecting various nuclides, their masses can be measured with great precision. A precise measurement of the masses of atoms involved in radioactive decay is equivalent to direct measurement of the energy release in the decay process. The atomic mass of naturally occurring but radioactive potassium-40 is measured to be 39.964008 amu. Potassium-40 decays predominantly by β-emission to calcium-40, having a measured mass 39.962589. Through Einstein's equation, energy is equal to mass (m) times velocity of light (c) squared, or E = mc2, the energy release (Q) and the mass difference, Δm, are related, the conversion factor being one amu, equal to 931.478 MeV. Thus, the excess mass of potassium-40 over calcium-40 appears as the total energy release Qβ in the radioactive decay Qβ− = (39.964008 − 39.962589) × 931.478 MeV = 1.31 MeV. The other neighbouring isobar (same mass number, different atomic number) to argon-40 is also of lower mass, 39.962384, than potassium-40. This mass difference converted to energy units gives an energy release of 1.5 MeV, this being the energy release for EC decay to argon-40. The maximum energy release for positron emission is always less than that for electron capture by twice the rest mass energy of an electron (2m0c2 = 1.022 MeV); thus, the maximum positron energy for this reaction is 1.5 − 1.02, or 0.48 MeV.
By combining radioactive-decay-energy information with nuclear-reaction Q values and precision mass spectroscopy, extensive tables of nuclear masses have been prepared. From them the Q values of unmeasured reactions or decay may be calculated.
Alternative to the full mass, the atomic masses may be expressed as mass defect, symbolized by the Greek letter delta, Δ (the difference between the exact mass M and the integer A, the mass number), either in energy units or atomic mass units.
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On this special Shabbat, the Friday before we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday and impact on social justice, we're joined by a leader in the Jewish Community, Robin Washington, in partnership with Be'chol Lashon.
Introducing: #WhyIPause with Robin Washington: Honoring MLK's legacy, being a leading voice in the news industry, and why turning off and tuning out matters.
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Robin Washington grew up in Chicago in a family of black and Jewish activists during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Participating in sit-ins and protests when he was three years old, he recalls those events fondly as "family outings." A nationally award-winning journalist, Washington has appeared on National Public Radio, MSNBC, Fox News, ABC News, CNN and the BBC. He was most recently the top editor of Minnesota's Duluth News Tribune and was previously a columnist for the Boston Herald.
A 1987 Fellow in Science Broadcast Journalism at WGBH–TV Boston, his broadcast work includes "You Don't Have to Ride Jim Crow!"—a national public television documentary that rewrote history books to tell the story of the first Freedom Ride in 1947—and the radio documentary "My Favorite Things at 50," an audio portrait of John Coltrane's recording of the jazz standard. Washington's commentaries have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Baltimore Sun, San Jose Mercury News and the Minneapolis Star Tribune, among many other newspapers.
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Tuition Exchange Program
The University of Scranton will accept applications for FACHEX, Council of Independent Colleges, and Tuition Exchange Program from its full-time faculty and staff (full-time staff who have four full years of service at the beginning of the academic year for which they are applying). The submission deadline for tuition exchange applications for dependents of University of Scranton employees is December 1.
We will accept tuition exchange applications from other participating schools until December 15; these applicants must be accepted to the University of Scranton before January 1.
FACHEXplus or minus
FACHEX is an undergraduate tuition exchange program sponsored by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU). Dependents of University of Scranton full-time faculty and staff (full-time staff who have four, full years of service at the beginning of the academic year for which they are applying) are eligible to apply for FACHEX scholarships to the participating Jesuit institutions according to the policies governing tuition remission benefits. Normally, FACHEX scholarships cover full tuition for up to eight semesters. FACHEX does not cover room and board or other fees and expenses. Since the program is competitive and the number of awards offered by participating institutions is limited, applicants are not guaranteed an award at any institution.
Submit a complete application for admission to a participating institution by the appropriate date.
Submit an application of intent for FACHEX to the Office of Financial Aid, Jonathan Kirby, FACHEX Coordinator, by December 1. The FACHEX Coordinator will notify the participating institution of your interest in a scholarship.
Submit a complete application for admission to the University of Scranton by December 1.
Jonathan Kirby, FACHEX Coordinator, Financial Aid, 570-941-7563
FACHEX Participating Schools
Le Moyne College
Loyola University, Maryland
Loyola University, Chicago
Loyola University, New Orleans
Rockhurst College
Saint Peter's College
Spring Hill College
Wheeling Jesuit College
NOTE: Georgetown University does not participate in FACHEX.
The Council of Independent Collegesplus or minus
The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) is an undergraduate tuition exchange program. CIC is an association of over 300 independent, liberal arts colleges and universities. Dependents of University of Scranton full-time faculty and staff (full-time staff who have four, full years of service at the beginning of the academic year for which they are applying) are eligible to apply according to the same policies governing tuition remission benefits. Normally, TE scholarships cover either a portion or full tuition for the term of the award and must be re-certified each academic year for up to four years or eight semesters. Normally, a CIC-TEP scholarship covers either a portion or full tuition only for the term of the award. CIC does not cover room and board or other fees and expenses. Since the program is competitive and the number of awards offered by participating institutions is limited, applicants are not guaranteed an award at any institution.
Submit a complete application for admission to the participating export institution by the appropriate date.
Submit an application of intent for a CIC-TEP to the Office of the Financial Aid, Jonathan Kirby, Tuition Exchange Liaison, by December 1. The Tuition Exchange Liaison will notify the participating institution of your interest in a scholarship.
Jonathan Kirby, Tuition Exchange Liaison, Financial Aid, 570-941-7563
CIC-TEP list of participating schools
Tuition Exchange, INC.plus or minus
Tuition Exchange (TE) is an undergraduate tuition exchange program. TE is a non-profit consortium of more than 400 colleges and universities. Dependents of University of Scranton full-time faculty and staff (full-time staff who have four, full years of service at the beginning of the academic year for which they are applying) are eligible to apply according to the same policies governing tuition remission benefits. Normally, TE scholarships cover either a portion or full tuition for the term of the award and must be re-certified each academic year for up to four years or eight semesters. Tuition Exchange does not cover room and board or other fees and expenses. Since the program is competitive and the number of awards offered by participating institutions is limited, applicants are not guaranteed an award at any institution.
Submit an application of intent for a TE Scholarship Certification and Application to the Office of Financial Aid, Jonathan Kirby, Tuition Exchange Liaison, by December 1. The Tuition Exchange Liaison will notify the participating institution of your interest in a scholarship.
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Tuition Exchange, INC list of participating schools
Opportunities for Dependent Students from Other Institutionsplus or minus
The University of Scranton participates in three tuition exchange programs as follows:
FACHEX- The Jesuit College Tuition Exchange Program. Dependents from participating Jesuit Colleges and Universities are eligible to apply for consideration in this program.
CIC-TEP- Council of Independent Colleges Tuition Exchange Program. Dependents from participating CIC-TEP participating Colleges and Universities are eligible to apply for consideration in this program.
TEP- Tuition Exchange Program. Dependents from participating TEP participating Colleges and Universities are eligible to apply for consideration in this program.
Application requirements vary slightly, so potential candidates should confirm the specific requirements at the certifying college or university. Requirements for the University of Scranton are as follows:
Receipt of eligibility from the candidates' home institutions' tuition exchange liaison by December 15 prior to the next academic year
Completed application for admission for full time study to The University of Scranton Office of Admission by January 1 prior to the next academic year
Completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by February 1 prior to the next academic year
Selection Policy and Procedures
Selection of tuition exchange recipients is not automatic. The selection is competitive and is conducted by the University of Scranton Tuition Exchange Committee as follows:
The deadline is January 1 for applications to be received by the University of Scranton.
Committee will generally meet in late January to review how many openings are expected to exist for the next academic year
First consideration for any expected openings will be given to continuing students in good academic and social standing who have been certified by their home institution, but not previously awarded a tuition exchange award
All new accepted applicants who have been certified by their home institution will be considered for expected openings that exist after continuing students have been reviewed
Applicants' academic achievements and potential, extracurricular activities and how they may enhance the University of Scranton community will be considered by the committee
Notifications will be mailed to each applicant informing them of the committee's decision
Accepted candidates must submit their acceptance deposit by May 1
After May 1 the committee will determine if any additional offers can be made and will notify any selected candidates
The decision of the selection committee is final and no additional input from officials at the University of Scranton or the home institution will be considered in the selection process.
Awarding Policy and Procedures
The awarding policy and procedures for tuition exchange awardees mirrors the general policy and procedures of our own dependent tuition program with some exceptions. A review is as follows:
Tuition Exchange awards are provided for a maximum of eight semesters of undergraduate education
Students must be enrolled as full time students beginning the fall term after the award is made
Awards are only for remission of University of Scranton courses and cannot be used for any study abroad or domestic exchange programs. Students participating in any non approved coursework will be eligible for consideration of University merit and need-based assistance in accordance with our general policy
Awards will continue for each year of eligibility provided the awardee's home institution continues to certify eligibility for participation in the tuition exchange program
If for any reason the student no longer qualifies for tuition exchange, they will be given consideration for University merit and need-based assistance in accordance with general policy
All previously awarded University of Scranton scholarships and grants will be canceled upon receipt of the tuition exchange benefit and no future institutional controlled financial assistance will be awarded for any semester that is covered by tuition exchange
A Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which covers both state and federal aid, must be filed each year prior to May 1 for the subsequent academic year. The FASFA can be completed online at www.fafsa.gov. The tuition exchange scholarship will not be paid to a student's account until all required financial aid forms and applications are officially filed. If all applicable financial aid forms are not completed in a timely manner, the actual amount of state and/or federal grants that the student would have been eligible for will be deducted from the University's tuition exchange scholarship. As a result, the student or parent will be responsible for paying the portion of the financial aid package that was forfeited.
The amount is the difference between the full tuition cost and the financial aid secured, except that, when combined, the total value will be extended to cover the cost of books and academic fees. The maximum allowance for books and academic fees is $250 per semester. Bookstore charge forms up to this amount will be issued by the Treasurer's Office. Requests for authorization above $250 will be handled on a case-by-case basis by the Bursar.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that it continues to expand its use of passenger screening canines, which are trained to detect explosives and explosive components, in security checkpoints across the country including Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC).
Passengers traveling this summer can expect to see canines and their handlers working at many airports. The canines are an additional layer of security and can be used to assist TSA with expediting the screening process for travelers at security checkpoints. This is one of the most effective tools TSA has to increase security while also cutting wait times at airports.
TSA uses layers of security – both seen and unseen by the public – to protect passengers and the nation's transportation system. Passenger screening canines are an effective tool in detecting explosives, which are known to be the greatest threat to the aviation system.
Canine teams, which include a handler and a canine, have been through 12 weeks of intensive training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. Once the canine team arrives at an airport, it undergoes additional training and assessment to help the team acclimate to the local airport environment. Teams are regularly tested and must maintain their certification.
Passenger screening canines are sociable, but they are working canines so they should not be petted or fed by anyone except their handlers. Nationwide, there are currently more than 140 passenger screening canine teams in use at airports across the country. TSA continues to train canines in explosive detection so it can add to the existing number of passenger screening canines working across the country.
One of the ANC-based passenger screening canines is a five-year old male, yellow lab named Jjackman. He is named in memory of Brooke Jackman who died in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Jackman, age 23, was working on the 104th floor of Tower 1 of the World Trade Center where she was employed as an assistant trader at Cantor Fitzgerald.


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Parker Christian Posey (born November 8, 1968) is an American actress and musician. Following her role in Richard Linklater's 1993 cult hit Dazed and Confused, she became known during the 1990s after a series of roles in independent films such as Party Girl (1995) and The House of Yes (1997) that gained her the nickname "Queen of the Indies".
Also known as Television Actor, Film Actor, Singer, Mandolinist, Character Actor, Musician
You know, it's a really adult thing, for some people, to choose to not be with the one that you love.
How movies are financed, it's a world market now... I feel like, you know, the independent film way of working is something that was in my bones. It's like being a part of a punk band, but no one's singing punk rock anymore. Only a few bands are able to play, and Woody Allen is one of them.
Being in a Woody Allen film. I cherish it.
I approach these people from a standpoint of love. How were they loved? How do they love? What's going on in their heart? There's that that I think about with every role.
I like trying different foods. I've done vegetarian stuff, and I've gone through meat phases, and then I do no bread, and then I eat bread. I'm really all over the place in the way a lot of actors are.
I think people probably think I self-start, but I don't... I'm an actor, and I like to be of use to the director. To be a muse.
Every time I do something, I worry it's my last job.
I don't Twitter, although sometimes I think that I should.
There have been periods of my career that I haven't worked for a really long time, like seven or eight months.
I love 'Fishing With John' so much.
I like sitting close to windows.
They're like a weird couple. If you were to personify the artichoke and the oyster, they would have a great date. They would totally get along.
I'm trying to work in studio movies, but they won't hire me.
They love putting me in the 'indie queen' box. I had some high standards in my 20s that I don't have anymore.
People have more dimensions to them than we give them credit for. The person you meet on the street that you think is someone, and it's someone else. I'm mistaken for someone else all the time.
Being an indie queen, people think I have all these choices. Like I've just been sitting around waiting for the best indie film that I deem acceptable.
Acting is a really strange thing to do; it's very strange.
It was just such a demeaning thing to do, being in silent movies. They'd call you up and tell you, 'Hey, jump off this building!' and they'd give you a hundred bucks, and you'd do it.
I just want to balance myself holistically and see what different foods do what to me.
Holistically
I really like this trend of songwriting that is honest and intelligent and serious and longing.
Everything has its own kind of theatricality and its own drama.
Chris Guest has his own form. It's a way of working that is really intense, and you can commit a lot, and you focus a lot. You get to bring a lot. You get to bring things maybe you haven't seen before. You're asked to care a great deal for these people who you're playing and create heart and empathy.
How can we have our privacy? How can we have our independence now in these times with these cameras? Because I think privacy and our solitude is really important.
You really don't get paid in these independent movies, no matter how many people see them.
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25 years after the initial commission, OvS returned to a courtyard garden in Georgetown, reinterpreting the site to reflect the new residents' lifestyle: outdoor entertaining and social activity.
The encore design expands the limestone and brick terrace, accenting the primary paving pattern by reversing the use of materials. Whereas the original red bricks are accented with limestone stringers, the new terrace's limestone slabs are bordered by thin bands of red brick. The visually divided spaces set apart the dining terrace from the pool terrace, avoiding a sense of monotony that might result from repetition of the original paving pattern. The terrace renovation allows for 50 seated guests in the garden of an urban rowhouse.
The interior of the swimming pool, repainted with ultramarine paint, causes the water's surface to draw in light by reflecting the sun and surrounding scenes. Generous plantings spill over edges and climb skyward, softening the garden's masonry and enhancing the interplay between shadow and light. These visually-assertive perennials brighten a space that is shaded by surrounding neighborhood trees.
Fountains, strategically placed at the garden's entrance and within the pool, buffer the garden from the din of a bustling neighborhood.


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What you need is easily accessible and permission-ready photos, a word counter, style and design choices, and a so-simple-it-hurts toolbar for posting, editing and archiving. You should also have free time, because building a following requires spending some time reading, following and commenting on industry blogs so that they'll do the same for you.
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