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Akwa Ibom faces scarcity of oil palm seedling
Hard times await oil palm farmers in Akwa Ibom State this farming season as the state government has no seedlings for farmers.
The farmers said the situation had persisted for over three years, and a visit to the state's nursery at Ntak Inyang showed that the place was empty, with only a handful of seedlings, which allegedly belong to some civil servants.
They noted that before now they could source seedlings from the state, but it appears the government is shifting emphasis from palm oil to other agricultural produce like coconut, cassava, poultry, and others.
Confirming the development, the Managing Director, Atlantic Imperial Farm, Bassey Essien, said: "before now, I used to source my seedlings from the state nursery.
"But of late, I have to source it directly from the Nigerian Institute For Oil Palm Research, NIFOR, and we also import some from Thailand as well as Indonesia directly.
"So I strongly believe that Akwa Ibom for instance, is a major player, and in fact the biggest producer, because when you look at it from the point of view of a smallholder unit, and also the produce from the wild groove, we cultivated up to 60 percent of the total palm produce in this country.
"So it is a very serious economic set back to the people and players in the sector, and the government needs to do something about it. In fact, I was reliably informed by a relevant authority in Ministry of Agriculture that the planting season will start next month between March and April, but in the state nursery we don't even have a seedling there.
"The State Government traditionally normally brings in sprouting nuts from NIFOR to start raising them against the planting season of March and April when we have our first rainfall."
Essien further argued that "the situation is bleak because that sector provides a lot of employment to our youths especially in the rural areas, and it still has the capacity to employ more. But if we harness this properly, I think it can give us much more money than even the money we have from the derivation revenue from the federal level as well as other sources of income."
He also cited lack of credit facility from banks as another challenge facing farmers in the state, decrying that "the banks don't give us loan.
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Five ways tier 2 retail banks are responding to the fintech threat
No industry is safe from the fast march of digital progress, and the banking sector is no different. In Europe alone, well over a thousand fintech companies have launched in the last decade and, as of 2016 according to Accenture, these same fintechs make up almost 7% of the industry's overall annual revenue.
Add to this the fact that the big tech firms are making their own waves in the financial services sector, with Amazon and Facebook both dipping their toes into the pot, and it becomes clear that fintech is a legitimate looming threat to the 'old ways' that we've all become accustomed to. As Accenture financial services leader Richard Lumb says himself: "The message is out there that new digital players are in town and the banks are under attack."
Sweeping technological change has presented a competitive threat to banks across the globe and many of those banks are responding to this threat. However, whilst top-tier banks are certainly doing their part, it's the tier 2 banks that are really leading the charge.
"Technological innovations will be the blood of the banking industry for years to come and if big banks don't make the most of it, the new fintech players and large tech companies surely will."
David Brear, former head of the UK Digital Banking practice for Gartner Consulting
With so many potential fintech threats waiting in the wings, the offence is the best form of defence. In order to meet these threats head-on, many legacy banks have launched their own digital platforms, which offer the convenience and power of fintech solutions coupled with the security of a name that people know and trust. Top tier investment banks like Goldman Sachs have made tangible advancements, with their Marcus platform generating over $1 billion in revenue and offering the highest interest rate in the UK. Singapore's largest bank DBS has also launched a number of mobile-first banks in the APAC region in recent years (including India's first mobile-only bank), signing up over 2.6 million people in the process and outperforming European rivals like Barclays.
It's the tier 2 banks, however, that have been making real fundamental concessions to the fintech threat. Because it's the tier two banks that arguably have the most to lose. TD Bank was the first bank in Canada to launch a chatbot and even created its own Amazon Alexa 'skill' to allow customers to the bank by voice. Indeed, AI is one area where legacy banks have been more aggressive. Accenture's Banking Technology Vision 2017 report found that four in five bankers believe that AI will "revolutionise" the industry. As Accenture's banking practice chief, Alan McIntyre notes: "AI gives people the impression that the bank knows them a lot better, and in many ways, it will take banking back to the feeling that people had when there were more human interactions."
In APAC, meanwhile, investment bank Credit Suisse decided to launch a digital private banking platform back in 2015 to give clients round-the-clock access to their accounts, bespoke trading tools and personalised market insights according to the user's portfolio. These tools were leagues ahead of the digital applications offered by competitors in the region. Francois Monnet, Credit Suisse's head of private banking for Greater China, said: "Clients' experience, feedback and usage of the digital platform so far indicate that we have been able to meet their evolving needs for an integrated digital and direct channel experience."
The most obvious move for banks that don't already have the existing infrastructure in place to launch their own fintech solution is to acquire a start-up that has already laid the foundations for a workable digital platform. This is comfortably the more expedient option. It's also killing two birds with one stone by turning a potential competitor into an asset.
Despite the obvious advantages of fintech acquisition, the top tier banks only just appear to be picking up on the benefits. Goldman Sachs acquired the team behind credit card startup Final this year, but overall, since 2013, 80% of the top 50 US banks have not acquired a single fintech startup. Indeed, it's a little further down the ladder that real developments appear to reveal themselves. BNP Paribas, for example, was rather prolific in 2017. It acquired its first fintech in April in the form of online bank Compte Nickel and followed that up in September by buying a majority stake in the robo-advisor firm Gambit.
The Canadian TD Bank, meanwhile, acquired AI prediction and personalisation platform Layer 6 earlier this year in a move that highlighted the ever-increasing importance of AI in modern banking. Swedbank also acquired fintech company PayEx in 2017. A privately-owned group that offers payments solutions for internet, mobile and commerce services, PayEx was purchased for an undisclosed amount by Swedbank, whose president Birgitte Bonnesen stated that PayEx was brought into the fold because she believes there is "great competence and knowledge" within the startup.
"In 2016, the average return on equity (ROE) for the largest 200 global banks was just over 7.1%. Banks can increase their ROE by collaborating with fintechs, which has the joint benefit of driving down cost while accelerating innovation."
Matt Hatch, partner and Americas FinTech Leader at EY
Whilst some banks might not like the idea that tech companies are allowed to offer unregulated financial services, many more have decided to leverage this fact by partnering with their big tech rivals. In theory, these partnerships serve both sides equally well, giving the banks access to the technology and expertise of the fintech startups, and giving the startups access to the necessary capital to advance their operations. The big headline grabber is, of course, the potential partnership between Amazon and JPMorgan Chase; a fintech supergroup partnering the biggest bank in the US with the biggest online retailer in the world. There are, however, more subtle deals being made.
The key is in banks finding startups that will help them 'fill in the gaps' in areas where they might otherwise be lacking. The Spanish bank Bankia has teamed up with the invoicing platform Eurobits to digitise the invoices it receives from the 33,000 SMEs it currently manages. By using the Eurobits electronic system, Bankia was able to drastically reduce the cost of sending and receiving an invoice and was also able to reduce average payment periods. German bank Commerzbank, meanwhile, found that EU laws required their customers to physically sign up to the bank, which would make virtual signups impossible. They teamed up with IDnow, which was able to offer them access to a system that could verify customer identity via video stream. As a result, the bank saw a 50% increase in conversions.
Even fintech banks themselves are partnering with other tech companies to embolden their positions. Mobile-only bank Monese, for example, found that, without the expertise offered by a physical bank branch, they were struggling with their customer service, and they also didn't have the right tech in place to allow them to handle global transactions.
So, they partnered with AlphaBlues, which built a virtual assistant for them, and with CurrencyCloud to allow them access to an existing global payment network with up to a 10x reduction in forex fees. This helped the bank soar past the 1.8 million transactions mark. Many banks in Singapore have also partnered with fintechs to launch apps that use their publicly available APIs. Standard Chartered's "Good Life" service, for example, provides its customers with an ecosystem of merchants that offer deals, alternative payment methods and reward-point options.
Diversification is always an option for banks that feel like their core business practices might be under threat from digital disruptors. Using the power of the brand to branch out into other connected areas can be a powerful tool, particularly when customers would prefer to keep all of their financial affairs in one place. The Royal Bank of Canada recently announced its intention to start offering a range of diverse services such as helping customers register a company or rent out their rooms on Airbnb, as a means of avoiding being sidelined by the likes of Facebook and Google.
In 2017, NatWest became the first bank in the UK to launch an automated investment advice service. The NatWest Invest online investment advice service offers fast, low-cost and fully regulated investment advice for its customers. It's a service that was developed, according to Managing Director of NatWest Premier Banking, Phil Northey, as a result of the fact that customer needs and expectations are changing, largely as a result of the options and services offered by fintech innovators. Northey explains: "At NatWest, we are very focused on meeting our customers' needs and it is clear that too many of our customers are not able to get the investment advice they need. NatWest Invest will help our customers to get on in their lives and to achieve their financial goals."
Other examples of banking diversification include the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, which has launched a Daily IQ tool to offer SMEs access to daily insights on its customers' spending habits. Barclays has also branched out into the field of cloud storage with its Barclays Cloud It service, which allows customers to store important documents on a secure server that can be accessed from any smart device or desktop computer.
"What is important is for banks to focus on customer experience and use technology and digital solutions cleverly. The risk is that banks don't do this well enough and others do."
Dennis Khoo, head of regional digital banking and strategic initiatives at UOB
With a sea change imminent, some banks are deciding to completely alter their business models in order to change with the times without losing custom. Many banks have turned to in-house digital transformation to smooth out the digital edges with comprehensive software suites designed to offer many of the same services innovative startups built their businesses and their brands on. Others, however, have gone a lot further. In some cases, that means launching an offshoot brand to run alongside the primary banking brand, as was the case with BNP Paribas, which launched the digital bank Hello Bank 5 years ago and attracted over 3 million new customers across Europe.
The Royal Bank of Scotland is also exploring the possibility of launching its own standalone digital bank, which is planned to trade under the name "Bo" and take on the likes of Monzo and Atom Bank. A spokesman for RBS said: "As part of the bank's wider investment in digital and innovation, RBS is working on a range of projects to better serve our customers in the era of digital and open banking. One of the projects we are looking at is building a separate, digital-only bank for personal customers."
In other cases, however, the changes are more deeply rooted. Many Asian banks, for example, are evolving their branches to keep up with the evolving digital needs of their customers by utilising tech to turn traditional bank branches into 'smart branches' and improving their online platforms. Jan Bellens, EY's Asia-Pacific and emerging markets banking and capital markets leader, said: "Given that the popularity of branches as a distribution channel of choice is declining, their footprint is also shrinking in parts of Asia Pacific, as selected outlets get shuttered." Bellens also cited an EY Global Consumer Banking Survey, which revealed that 41% want to interact with their banks online and 33% via mobile channels in the next 12 months. This shows that global customers are ready to go digital-first (eventually even mobile-first) and the banks that are willing to brace for that inevitability will be the ones still standing when the concept of a brick and mortar branch becomes little more than a memory.
Beating Them at Their Own Game
Many tier 2 banks have underestimated the fintech threat. Indeed, even the Bank of England agrees as much, with Governor Mark Carney admitting that fintechs could disrupt the "stability of funding of incumbent banks" - potentially forcing the central bank to "ensure prudential standards and resolution regimes for the affected banks are sufficiently robust to these risks."
Ultimately, if anything can be learned from the banks above, however, is that fintechs should be seen not as a threat, but as an opportunity. Peter Wong, deputy chairman and chief executive at HSBC Asia-Pacific, explains: "Fintech complements rather than threatens banking institutions. In my experience, banking has always been about technology, so today's fintech innovation boom represents evolution rather than revolution for traditional banking. It is supplementing and diversifying the existing financial system - not replacing or disrupting it."
Banks have two major advantages over their more innovative fintech siblings; data and (perhaps more importantly) trust. Indeed, one report from Bain and Company and Salesforce found that "78% were willing to share with their primary bank, while 63% said they would share with another bank and just 43% would share with a non-bank."
Banks should be using their wealth of data to build a more complete picture of customer needs. Couple this with the trust they have managed to develop over many years (and in many cases, decades) and they could not only be competing with their fintech rivals but beating them at their own game.
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This prize-winning project is located in Ramlet el Baida, one of the most expensive real estate districts in Beirut. The urban fabric here consists mainly of luxury high-rise residential buildings. The design strategy was enabled by the favorable beachfront location, considerable plot area (9000 sqm), and the high expectations of the client regarding the concept and program of the project.
High-rise buildings surround the plot on three sides; the fourth faces Beirut's seashore. The challenge here was to include all of the client's requirements while providing enclosure and privacy within this specific urban context.
The design consists of a series of solid boxes opening onto two internal courtyards. These act as a sort of 'urban window', allowing the project to breathe and connecting it to the environment. Each of the various boxes has a specific function. On the ground floor the reception and living spaces face a large, landscaped garden that ends in an infinity pool. The request for the presence of water occasioned a 'water path' from the entrance to the swimming pool, creating flow between the interior and exterior.
Given the varying heights of the different boxes, the architectural design needed a mid level to shield the bedrooms and guest areas of the house. The master bedroom takes up the first floor. Bright local stone and glass were chosen for the façade to merge the project with its surroundings and emphasize the volumetric composition.


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Meleças é uma localidade da freguesia portuguesa de Belas, concelho de Sintra. Segundo o censo de 2011 tinha 235 habitantes.

Segundo Adalberto Alves, no seu Dicionário de Arabismos da Língua Portuguesa, a origem do topónimo Meleças é a palavra árabe mâlîsa, «terra plana». Existe, contudo, outra versão que indica que o topónimo "Meleças" parece derivar do latim vulgar "mellitia", que designava algo relativo ao mel.

A história deste local é tão antiga quanto a nacionalidade portuguesa. Em 1158, D. Afonso Henriques doou uma herdade em Meleças ao Mosteiro de Santa Cruz de Coimbra. Com o passar dos anos, esta quinta tornou-se local de vilegiatura dos priores-mores deste mosteiro, quando se deslocavam a Lisboa.

Sabemos que, durante o século XVII, Meleças situava-se na Estrada de Sintra e Colares e possuía duas quintas. Esta aldeia não foi grandemente afetada pelo terramoto de 1755, realizando-se ali uma feira franca no 3º e 4º domingo de outubro.

Desde 1887, aquando da inauguração da Linha do Oeste, que os comboios passam por esta aldeia. Contudo, só em 2004, é que os comboios passaram a parar na estação de Mira-Sintra/Meleças, servindo esta população. Hoje, Meleças é um pólo de educação e turismo no concelho de Sintra.

Referências Bibliográficas

Ligações externas
Andreia de Almeida (2022). Aldeias de Portugal: Meleças, Sintra. In Caldo Verde Blog.
Informações geográficas

Localidades de Portugal
Belas (Portugal)

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So I have a 2014 500L that needs it wipers so I to parts store and get the front blades but no listing for the rear. Oh here we go! I had the day off today so down to the dealership I go. I was told that the arm has to be replaced. I placed an order for one. And when it comes in I will hide a way how and why this is.
I also have an Abarth and there was a rear wiper blade listed. They look the same to me. anyone have any thoughts?
Advanced Auto Parts (in my area) have the complete rear wiper assemblies. Autozone does not in my area.


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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has stated that preventative measures are one of the best ways to combat workplace discrimination and harassment. Saying that, however, is easier than accomplishing it. Here are some tips on how to create a "friendly" workplace, where discrimination and harassment cease to exist.
Establish an anti-discrimination and an anti-harassment policy that complies with federal and state laws. Provide the policy to your employees, and be prepared to abide by and enforce the policy.
Invest time and expense into diversity training and awareness. Many types of harassment and discrimination spring from ignorance.
Inform supervisors and other managerial personnel that they are under strict orders to immediately report to you any complaints of discrimination or sexual harassment that they receive or any acts of harassment or discrimination of which they are aware.
Designate a managerial or personnel employee to be in charge of receiving discrimination and sexual harassment complaints.
Take any complaints of discrimination and harassment seriously, no matter how trivial or unbelievable they may seem at first glance. Employers have an affirmative duty to promptly investigate all complaints of discrimination and harassment.
When investigating a claim, keep written documentation of your investigation efforts. Records should include the names of individuals with whom you spoke to and the gist of their conversations about the matter.
Maintain levels of confidentiality and respond to discrimination and harassment claims in a discreet manner. The alleged victim deserves to be spared further embarrassment and harm, and the accused parties (particularly if they dispute the complaint) deserve some privacy as well. Limit the dissemination of information about the complaint to people who are on a need-to-know basis.
Do not discourage or threaten employees who decide to seek the assistance of a federal or state human rights or employee rights agency or commission. They have a legal right to seek the counsel and assistance of the government, and if you try to prevent them from seeking that help, or penalize them if they do, you can face serious legal consequences.
Consider the appropriateness of making interim decisions, while your investigation is proceeding, to prevent further harassment. For example, you cannot fire the accused harasser, or take away all of his or her job responsibilities while the investigation is being conducted. However, you may be able to move him or her to a different area of the office, or change his or her work hours so that the victim and harasser do not have further, potentially harmful, exposure to each other.
If you find that discrimination or harassment has occurred, make sure to take appropriate measures. For example, it may be appropriate to immediately terminate an employee who sexually attacked another employee. However, it may not be appropriate to fire an employee who brought one pornographic picture to the office that was seen or given to a person who was offended by it. If you over-penalize an employee, or under-penalize them, the rest of your workforce may receive mixed messages about your commitment to fairly and appropriately handle matters of discrimination and harassment.
Take steps to prevent future episodes of discrimination and harassment. Hold annual meetings with supervisors to remind them of their obligations to report incidents of discrimination or harassment that they observe or are told about.
Consider conducting an annual anonymous questionnaire for employees that asks whether they have experienced any discriminatory or harassing behavior in the past year. This questionnaire will allow you to have a better idea of what is happening day-to-day with your company and will also show, should it be needed in the future, that you were aware of the potential for improper workplace behavior and that you were taking steps to inform yourself about it and look for ways to prevent it.
As an employer, it's important for you to take steps to create an environment free of discrimination or harassment. Having anticipatory policies in place can help you now and into the future. If you need legal assistance in making sure you are complying with federal, state, or local laws, contact an employment law attorney today.


It is hard to imagine catching the conditions at Tassajara better. As the first retreat of the season everything was fresh. From the freshly cleared trails, to the high water in the creek, from the many shades of green to the excellent meals served with such kindness, from sitting in the Kaisando, to sitting in the hot springs, from clear blue skies to no mosquitoes yet (we were lucky), the weekend was so fresh. Good inspiration to wake-up.
Gratitude to the Santa Lucia Mountains, Tassajara Hot Springs, Leslie, Michael, and especially to all of you that participated.


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HomeTwo IS supporters planned Independence Day terror attacks in Jerusalem
Two IS supporters planned Independence Day terror attacks in Jerusalem
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Two Palestinian men were indicted Sunday for planning a terror attack targeting Israeli revelers during the nation's upcoming Independence Day in April.
The two, 21-year-old Ahmad Ja'abis and 19-year-old Basel Abidat, are residents of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber.
According to the indictment filed by Jerusalem prosecutors, they became interested in the Islamic State terror group in 2016, studied bomb-making and rocket construction online, and tried to join the organization's "Sinai Province" branch in Egypt earlier this year.
Abidat attempted to cross into Sinai through Jordan in June, but was stopped by Jordanian border police, the indictment said.
Ja'abis, meanwhile, raised NIS 2,000 ($576) for IS and sent it to the group through an unnamed third party.
In September, with their attempts to join IS in Sinai stymied, the two discussed ways to carry out terror attacks against Israelis instead.
They considered shooting attacks at popular public venues on Independence Day, such as Jerusalem's Safra Square and Sultan's Pool, or more limited stabbing attacks if they failed to obtain firearms. They also discussed a shooting attack against a military base in the Jordan Valley. Independence Day 2020 begins on the evening of April 28.
The attacks, the indictment charges, were intended "to kill as many Jews as possible in the name of Daesh [IS]."
The two are charged with membership in a terror organization and planning terror attacks.
Only a few dozen of Israel's roughly 1.56 million Arab citizens and permanent residents have joined the ranks of Islamic State since it declared its self-styled "caliphate" in 2014, according to the Shin Bet security service. Most were either killed in action or have since returned to Israel and been arrested.
On July 31, one Arab Israeli, Sayyaf Sharif Daoud, was interviewed on Al Arabiya asking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to work to repatriate him from a Syrian prison.
In April, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri moved to strip another IS fighter of his Israeli citizenship for traveling to Syria to join the group six years earlier. Deri instructed ministry officials to take action in absentia against Abdallah Hajleh at the recommendation of the Shin Bet.
Read more: The Times of Israel


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Time to make Gunnedah merry and bright
Ho! Ho! Ho! It's time to light up Gunnedah for the Gunnedah Shire Christmas Lights Competition 2019.
Entries are now open for this popular competition which helps the Shire sparkle during the festive season, but make sure you put your nomination form in – and remind your neighbours!
There are six categories for the Christmas Lights Competition, including the hotly contested title of Santa Street, awarded annually for the street with the best and brightest light displays. The Santa Street award comes with a winners' plaque and a $100 Gunny Money Gift Card.
Other categories are:
• Best Decorated House for a prize of $200 Gunny Money Gift Card
• Best Nativity Scene for a prize of $50 Gunny Money Gift Card
• Best Christmas Theme in a Village for a prize of $50 Gunny Money Gift Card
• Judges' Choice Award for a prize of $50 Gunny Money Gift Card
• Best Dressed Shopfront Window for a prize of $50 Gunny Money Gift Card.
The competition closes at 5pm on Friday, December 13, and will be judged by Councillors on Tuesday, December 15, with the winners to be announced on Wednesday, December 18.
Entry forms are available online and hard copies can be picked up from Gunnedah Shire Council, Gunnedah Shire Library or the Gunnedah Visitor Information Centre.
Completed nomination forms can be submitted in person to Gunnedah Shire Council at 63 Elgin Street, Gunnedah, via email to council@infogunnedah.com.au, or by mail to Gunnedah Shire Christmas Lights Competition, PO Box 63, Gunnedah NSW 2380.
Photo caption: Who will win the coveted Santa Street title in 2019?
Media contact: Eliza Gallen (02) 6740 2100.


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What is Carnipure®?
What is L-Carnitine
Sports: Exercise & Recovery
Carnipure® L-Carnitine plays an important role in facilitating the recovery process in response to physical activity. In this role, Carnipure® L-Carnitine helps to protect the endothelial cells from an L-Carnitine deficiency (thereby positively influencing the markers of purine catabolism), reduce tissue damage and muscle soreness and facilitate the overall process of recovery. Therefore, Carnipure® L-Carnitine is emerging as a key ingredient in exercise and recovery type formulations across the globe.
Specifically, Carnipure® L-Carnitine provides benefits in this application ranging from increasing blood flow, reducing markers of metabolic stress, decreasing muscle soreness and improving recovery time.
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L-Carnitine Supplementation Results in Improved Recovery after Strenuous Exercise. A Preliminary Study: http://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/12825
L-Carnitine L-tartrate supplementation favorably affects markers of recovery from exercise stress: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11788381
The effects of L-carnitine L-tartrate supplementation on hormonal responses to resistance exercise and recovery: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12930169
Androgenic responses to resistance exercise: effects of feeding and L-carnitine: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16826026
Responses of criterion variables to different supplemental doses of L-carnitine L-tartrate: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17313301
Effects of L-carnitine L-tartrate supplementation on muscle oxygenation responses to resistance exercise: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18545197
L-Carnitine L-tartrate supplementation favorably affects biochemical markers of recovery from physical exertion in middle-aged men and women: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20045157
Endurance Exercise Training and L-Carnitine Supplementation Stimulates Gene Expression in the Blood and Muscle Cells in Young Athletes and Middle Aged Subjects
Insulin stimulates L-carnitine accumulation in human skeletal muscle: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16368715
An acute increase in skeletal muscle carnitine content alters fuel metabolism in resting human skeletal muscle: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16984983
Carbohydrate ingestion augments L-carnitine retention in humans: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17138832
A threshold exists for the stimulatory effect of insulin on plasma L-carnitine clearance in humans: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17047160
OCTN2 is associated with carnitine transport capacity of rat skeletal muscles: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20219053
Chronic oral ingestion of L-carnitine and carbohydrate increases muscle carnitine content and alters muscle fuel metabolism during exercise in humans: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21224234
Vegetarians have a reduced skeletal muscle carnitine transport capacity: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21753065
Skeletal muscle carnitine loading increases energy expenditure, modulates fuel metabolism gene networks and prevents body fat accumulation in humans: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23818692
Carnitine supplementation to obese Zucker rats prevents obesity-induced type II to type I muscle fiber transition and favors an oxidative phenotype of skeletal muscle: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23842456
Supplementation of carnitine leads to an activation of the IGF-1/PI3K/Akt signalling pathway and down regulates the E3 ligase MuRF1 in skeletal muscle of rats: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23497226
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March, 19 2010, 09:59am EDT
Trip Pollard, Land & Community Program Director,
Morgan Butler, Senior Attorney, 434-977-4090.
Cat McCue, Senior Communications Manager 434-977-4090
Environmental Groups Go to Court to Counter Virginia Attorney General's Effort to Block Action on Climate Change
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's
challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's finding that
greenhouse gases endanger human health and welfare is an unwarranted
stall tactic, and a dangerous distraction from grappling with the
damaging impacts of climate change already in evidence in coastal
Virginia, said two environmental groups in a filing with the
U.S.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the Norfolk-based
Wetlands Watch, late yesterday filed a motion to intervene on the side
of the EPA in the attorney general's lawsuit against the agency, filed
last month. The overwhelming body of scientific evidence going back
several decades supporting EPA's determination that carbon dioxide and
other greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health, coupled with the
long-standing practice of courts deferring to agencies on matters
within their areas of expertise, render the legal merits of
Cuccinelli's challenge highly questionable, said SELC senior
attorney Morgan Butler.
"It's disturbing that our state attorney general chooses to challenge
the mountain of evidence, considering the number of Virginia
businesses and residents experiencing firsthand the consequences from
rising sea level and other impacts of a changing global climate,"
Butler said.
"Ask anyone trying to get insurance on their home or business in
tidewater if something is changing. Ask long-time residents how
high the floodwaters rose in their grandparents' time, and where the
last floods reached," said Skip Stiles, executive director with
Wetlands Watch. Stiles said that over the last century, Virginia has
had the highest rate of sea-level rise of any Atlantic coast state,
according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Virginia stands to lose 50-80% of its remaining tidal wetlands, much
of its oceanfront, and hundreds of square miles of low-lying land from
predicted rates of sea level rise, he said.
Clay Lory, a long-time owner and resident of tidal waterfront property
on a peninsula surrounded by the waters of the Lafayette River in
Norfolk, is a declarant in the motion. "The scientific calculations of
the rise of water levels this century does not bode well for my
property, Norfolk, or for eastern Virginia. I am very concerned about
the actions of Attorney General Cuccinelli in his attempt to stall and
prevent the EPA from taking immediate action to reduce the levels of
manmade greenhouse gases."
Following a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that greenhouse gases meet
the Clean Air Act definition of air pollutants, the EPA began the
process of determining whether they endanger public health and
welfare, as required by the law. The agency reviewed a voluminous
amount of scientific data and considered some 380,000 public comments
on the issue, and in December announced a final determination that
greenhouse gases contribute to a changing climate, with consequences
such as severe flooding from sea level rise, more intense storms, and
increased ground-level ozone that threaten public health.
At his press conference last month, Cuccinelli made much of being
among the first states to file a legal challenge against the federal
government on this issue, and cited the controversy over leaked emails
of a handful of climate scientists as his reason for questioning the
EPA's endangerment finding. In so doing, Cuccinelli is undercutting
his own state's effort to examine how climate change is affecting
Virginia's citizens and economy, and to identify actions the state and
localities should take to address it.
"Mr. Cuccinelli is taking a politicized, polarizing position, when we
should be focusing on solutions," said Trip Pollard, director of
SELC's Land & Community Program and a member of the 2008
Governor's Commission on Climate Change. "We may not know every detail
about climate change, but the evidence we have makes it clear we must
act-especially since reducing these emissions will also promote energy
independence, a healthier environment, and new jobs."
The last time Virginia took EPA to court to challenge its authority
under the Clean Air Act, it lost, at taxpayers' expense. In the
1990s, the state attorney general sued EPA in an attempt to preserve
unlawful restrictions on citizens' right to challenge certain state
permitting decisions. The attorney general's office lost in the
4th Circuit Court of Appeals, and its petition for U.S. Supreme Court
review was denied. Such legal fights can cost between
$350,000and $500,000.
Prior to Cuccinelli's lawsuit on February 16, the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce and others had already challenged the EPA finding, and more
than a dozen states and several environmental groups have moved to
intervene on EPA's side. Texas and Alabama also filed challenges the
same day as Virginia, and now numerous states have asked to intervene
on that side. Yesterday was the deadline to file motions to intervene.
The cases have been consolidated by the DC Circuit. If granted
intervenor status by the court, SELC and others will be full parties
to the litigation.
The Southern Environmental Law Center is a regional nonprofit using
the power of the law to protect the health and environment of the
Southeast (Virginia, Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Georgia, and
Alabama). Founded in 1986, SELC's team of 40 legal experts represent
more than 100 partner groups on issues of climate change and energy,
air and water quality, forests, the coast and wetlands,
transportation, and land use.
Ilhan Omar Says GOP 'Not OK With Having a Muslim' on House Foreign Affairs Panel
The Minnesota Democrat argues that the Republican effort to boot her from the panel is "motivated by the fact that many of these members don't believe a Muslim, a refugee, an African should even be in Congress, let alone have the opportunity to serve on the Foreign Affairs Committee."
Jessica Corbett
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Sunday contended that some of her Republican colleagues—led by U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy—are trying to oust her from the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee because she is a Muslim refugee from Somalia.
"Let me ask you, Congresswoman Omar, about what Republicans are saying about you, that there is a pattern of antisemitic and other controversial statements that make you unfit to sit on, in your case, the House Foreign Affairs Committee," CNN's Dana Bash said on "State of the Union."
Omar (D-Minn.) first addressed a pair of February 2019 tweets in which she tied U.S. politicians' support for Israel to money from lobbyists. "It's all about the Benjamins baby," she said at the time, using slang for $100 bills. Asked who she thought was paying American politicians to be pro-Israel, Omar replied, "AIPAC!" referring to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
"These people are OK with Islamophobia. They're OK with trafficking in their own ways in antisemitism."
The congresswoman said Sunday: "Yeah, I might have used words at the time that I didn't understand were trafficking in antisemitism. When that was brought to my attention, I apologized. I owned up to it. That's the kind of person that I am. And I continue to work with my colleagues and my community to fight against antisemitism."
After countering some other criticisms from the GOP, Omar argued that the campaign to remove her from the panel "is politically motivated. And, in some cases, it's motivated by the fact that many of these members don't believe a Muslim, a refugee, an African should even be in Congress, let alone have the opportunity to serve on the Foreign Affairs Committee."
Bash then said that "it sounds like you're accusing Kevin McCarthy of racism," to which Omar responded: "I mean, I'm not making any accusations. I'm just laying out the facts."
\u201cTrump dined with Nazis, said \u201cJews have to get their act together, and said to a group of Jewish leaders, \u201cYou\u2019re brutal killers. Not nice people at all. But you have to vote for me; you have no choice.\u201d He never apologized.\u201d
— Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan Omar) 1675040474
\u201cMcCarthy is following a well worn playbook: pit minority groups against each other in order to further marginalize them. It has been used by demagogues throughout history and it won\u2019t work. \n\nWe will continue to out-organize and outwork the hate.\u201d
Omar pointed out when then-President Donald Trump went to Minnesota in October 2019 and criticized the state for welcoming "large numbers" of refugees from Somalia. She also highlighted Islamophobic remarks from Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.).
"These people are OK with Islamophobia. They're OK with trafficking in their own ways in antisemitism," Omar charged. "They are not OK with having a Muslim have a voice on that committee."
Omar appeared on CNN alongside Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell, both California Democrats whom fellow Californian McCarthy barred from the House intelligence panel. Because that is a select committee, the speaker could unilaterally block the pair from being on it; however, kicking Omar off the foreign affairs panel requires a vote by the full chamber.
\u201cRepublicans say they believe in freedom of speech and debate. But if you don\u2019t agree with their policies, they will try to forcibly remove you from a committee you serve on. \n\nMy joint op-ed with @AdamSchiff and @ericswalwell \nhttps://t.co/XOBcvHaUvs\u201d
— Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Rep. Ilhan Omar) 1674783300
Republicans only narrowly control the House, and McCarthy ultimately may not have the votes to oust Omar. Reps. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) and Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) have publicly said they oppose the attempt to remove Omar and Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) has openly criticized the effort. Additionally, Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) said Monday that he will be "sidelined in Sarasota for several weeks" to recover from an injury.
Omar was also appointed to the House Education and the Workforce Committee. She said in a statement Friday that "as a child survivor of war living in a refugee camp, I would never have imagined that I would one day have the opportunity to serve on these important committees."
"Our democracy, and our governing bodies, rest on a healthy and vibrant debate," she stressed. "Our strength lies not in our perfection, but in the diversity of our voices and our openness to a civil discourse."
"Whatever our disagreements may be as members of Congress, policy differences alone have not and must not be cause for eliminating someone from serving on a committee," she added. "I am grateful for the confidence my constituents and my caucus have shown in me to lead this work, and I look forward to continuing to work for a more just and peaceful world."
Investigation Reveals Top George Santos Donors 'Don't Seem to Exist'
The potential campaign finance law violations were exposed amid reporting that the DOJ asked the FEC not to take action against the Republican congressman while prosecutors conduct a criminal probe.
A pair of Mother Jones journalists revealed late Friday that more than a dozen people identified as top donors to GOP Congressman George Santos' campaign who collectively account for over tens of thousands of dollars raised from individual donors in 2020 "don't seem to exist."
That revelation came as The Washington Post reported Friday night that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) asked the Federal Election Commission (FEC) "to hold off on any enforcement action" against the first-term New York Republican "as prosecutors conduct a parallel criminal probe, according to two people familiar with the request."
Since his November win—which followed an unsuccessful 2020 run—Santos has faced intense scrutiny and pressure to resign over his mounting "lies and misdeeds," from dishonesty about his education, employment, family, religion, and residence; to concerns about his net worth soaring; to claims of fraud in Brazil and the United States.
\u201cSomehow, George Santos's campaign finance scandal just got a lot worse https://t.co/R8IFNFIGYo\u201d
— Citizens for Ethics (@Citizens for Ethics) 1674868219
The Mother Jones reporters attempted to contact "dozens of the most generous donors" to Santos' 2020 campaign. While several people confirmed their contributions, the investigation also uncovered various "questionable donations, which account for more than $30,000 of the $338,000" raised from individuals that year.
As the magazine detailed:
During Santos' first run for Congress, only about 45 people maxed out to his campaign during the primary and general elections. In nine instances, Mother Jones found no way to contact the donor because no person by that name now lives at the address listed on the reports the Santos campaign filed with the FEC. None had ever contributed to a candidate before sending Santos the maximum amount allowed, according to FEC records. Nor have any of these donors contributed since. The Santos campaign's filings list the profession of each of these donors as "retired."
Two other donors who contributed $1,500 and $2,000, respectively, were listed in Santos' FEC filings as retirees residing at addresses that do not exist. One was named Rafael Da Silva—which happens to be the name of a Brazilian soccer player.
Another suspicious donation was attributed to a woman who shares the name of a New York doctor who has made dozens of donations to Democrats. The Manhattan address listed for this donation does not exist. The doctor did not respond to a request for comment.
The outlet noted that "Santos did not respond to a detailed list of questions Mother Jones sent to his lawyer and his congressional office that included names of donors whose identities could not be verified."
Highlighting the report on Twitter Saturday, Brendan R. Quinn of the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) shared a "general reminder (that is apparently needed) that it is illegal to donate money using a false name or the name of someone else."
\u201cThis violates campaign finance laws & harms democracy. The integrity of the electoral process depends on transparent public disclosure of who is spending money on elections. \n\nLearn more about this issue and what @CampaignLegal is doing you fight it, here: https://t.co/c2cPn2OpkH\u201d
— Brendan R. Quinn (@Brendan R. Quinn) 1674915720
As Common Dreamsreported earlier this month, on the same day that the CLC filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission regarding Santos' 2022 campaign, the group Citizens United filed complaints with the DOJ, FEC, and Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE).
The Post on Friday framed the DOJ Public Integrity Section's request that the FEC refrain from taking action against the congressman and turn over any relevant documents as "the clearest sign to date that federal prosecutors are examining Santos' campaign finances."
As the newspaper explained:
The FEC ordinarily complies with DOJ requests to hold off on enforcement. Those requests arise from a 1977 memorandum of understanding between the agencies that addresses their overlapping law enforcement responsibilities.
"Basically they don't want two sets of investigators tripping over each other," said David M. Mason, a former FEC commissioner. "And they don't want anything that the FEC, which is a civil agency, does to potentially complicate their criminal case."
The request "indicates there's an active criminal investigation" examining issues that overlap with complaints against Santos before the FEC, said Brett Kappel, a campaign finance lawyer at D.C.-based Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg.
According to the Post, Santos and his attorney did not respond while an FEC representative said the agency "cannot comment on enforcement" and a DOJ spokesperson declined to weigh in.
However, critics of the embattled congressman—who is also being investigated by the offices of Democratic New York Attorney General Letitia James and the Republican district attorneys in Nassau and Queens counties—had plenty to say.
\u201cIt's been said before, but winning this election was the basically worst thing that could have happened to Santos. At this point, there's pretty much no one in DC or NY who is *not* looking into him and his web of lies: https://t.co/g4LPPzsIH1\u201d
— Chris \u201cSubscribe to Law Dork!\u201d Geidner (@Chris \u201cSubscribe to Law Dork!\u201d Geidner) 1674940654
"Mr. Santos has one existential reason to remain in office: to gain enough leverage to secure a plea bargain with the U.S. attorney," said Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.), who has urged the Republican to resign and advocated for federal investigations into him.
'Just the Next Step' Toward Justice for Tyre Nichols: Memphis Police Shutter SCORPION Unit
Attorneys for Nichols' family called the move "appropriate and proportional" in response to his death and urged other cities to follow suit but also stressed that "misconduct is not restricted to these specialty units."
The family of Tyre Nichols and others appalled by his death—for which five fired Memphis cops now face murder charges—welcomed the police department's decision on Saturday to disband a unit created in 2021 to patrol high-crime areas.
The move came a day after the Tennessee city put out videos of the former Memphis Police Department (MPD) officers—Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith—brutally beating Nichols following a traffic stop on January 7. The 29-year-old Black man was hospitalized and died three days later from cardiac arrest and kidney failure.
The MPD's Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods (SCORPION) Unit hasn't been active since Nichols' January 10 death, according to the mayor. The five ex-officers, who are all Black, were part of the unit and on assignment with it when they pulled over Nichols, police spokesperson Maj. Karen Rudolph confirmed to multiple news outlets on Saturday.
In public comments leading up to the footage being released Friday night—which sparked nationwide peaceful protests—Nichols' family along with Memphis residents and people across the United States called for the unit to be shut down.
The MPD said in a statement that members of the unit met with Chief Cerelyn "C.J." Davis on Saturday "to discuss the path forward for the department and the community in the aftermath of the tragic death of Tyre Nichols."
"In the process of listening intently to the family of Tyre Nichols, community leaders, and the uninvolved officers who have done quality work in their assignments, it is in the best interest of all to permanently deactivate the SCORPION Unit," the statement continued. "The officers currently assigned to the unit agree unreservedly with this next step."
\u201cBig. \n\nMemphis Police have shut down the so-called SCORPION Unit. The officers that beat Tyre Nichols to death were all part of that unit. \n\nSeveral Memphis City Council members have called for it to be disbanded permanently.\u201d
— Gabriel Elizondo (@Gabriel Elizondo) 1674942545
In response, attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci said in a statement that "the Nichols family and their legal team find the decision to permanently disband this unit to be both appropriate and proportional to the tragic death of Tyre Nichols, and also a decent and just decision for all citizens of Memphis."
"We hope that other cities take similar action with their saturation police units in the near future to begin to create greater trust in their communities," the pair added. "We must keep in mind that this is just the next step on this journey for justice and accountability, as clearly this misconduct is not restricted to these specialty units. It extends so much further."
Memphis City Council Member J.B. Smiley Jr. told the Commercial Appeal that shutting down the unit was "essential for the family" of Nichols, but "my ultimate concern is just, it may just be surface level," because "the police department has the ability to create other units and just call it something else."
Fellow Memphis City Council Member Patrice Robinson told CNN's Jim Acosta that "the community has a lot more questions and a lot more demands."
"We have gotten emails from many citizens in our community, they're all concerned and they're expressing exactly what they see and what they want to see in our police department," she said. "We really need to investigate and find out what's going on."
Rolling Stone reported on institutional changes that some locals want, according to Memphis organizer Amber Sherman:
They're calling for widespread reforms in the Memphis police: dissolving similar task forces in the city, ending the use of unmarked cars and plainclothes officers, and banning traffic stops without probable cause. All three help escalate police violence, Sherman tells Rolling Stone. "We can't just get rid of one of them. We have to do all three."
The SCORPION Unit was only 14 months old when it was disbanded. Founded in late 2021 during a rise in the city's murder rate, it was touted by local officials for its high number of arrests and a decline in violent crime, but locals say the unit quickly developed a reputation for its policing tactics. "Here in Memphis we call them the Jump-out Boys," Sherman says. "They're in unmarked cars, and they jump out of them and assault people."
Activists in Memphis emphasized that this type of policing is not a new phenomenon. "It's not just the SCORPION Unit. We've had these task forces for years," Sherman continues. "I'm born and raised here, in my 20s, and this has always been a practice."
National leaders also responded to the development on Saturday by warning that much more must still be done at all levels.
"This is what immediate action looks like in the face of crisis and traumatic events on behalf of a community," NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson declared of the department disbanding the unit, while also wondering why local leaders can "move to address the needs of the people faster than elected officials throughout the halls of Congress."
Meanwhile, Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson tweeted: "This is good. And not enough. And we've seen this happen before only for these units to pop back up when the world isn't watching."
\u201cAs news spreads the Memphis PD will disband the murderous \u201cScorpion\u201d Unit, it is important to know that back in 2020 NYC disbanded its own \u201canti-crime\u201d unit responsible for shootings, brutality, & Eric Garner\u2019s murder. \n\nNYC Mayor Eric Adams revived & expanded the unit last year.\u201d
— Scott Hechinger (@Scott Hechinger) 1674949043
"I must reiterate that this is not the win they want you to think it is. Cops have and will continue to be brutal despite not being in a cool 'special taskforce,'" coder, organizer, and YouTuber Sean Wiggs warned.
Legal reform advocate Dyjuan Tatro similarly argued that "the problem with this statement is that the SCORPION Unit should have never existed. It's well documented that police special units are violent, reckless, and racist. Furthermore, the rest of the officers of this violent unit are still on the police force, armed and ready to kill."
Strategist and writer Jodi Jacobson took issue with another element of the department's statement, telling the MPD: "It was NOT a 'tragic death.' It was murder at the hands of our department. What you say matters, and you clearly are not taking responsibility."
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"Thurmond Clarke Memorial Library and mall, Chapman College, Orange, Ca"
Thurmond Clarke Memorial Library and mall with Bet Price sculpture, Chapman College, Orange, California. The first building constructed under the Chapman College Master Plan, this 32,000 square-foot concrete block building was dedicated March 5, 1967. Designed by architects Powell, Morgridge, Richards & Coghlan of Los Angeles and constructed by the Beatty Brothers Corporation of Tustin. March 27, 1972, the library was named in honor of Judge Thurmond Clark, Chief U. S. District Judge of the Central California District, for his lifelong commitment to education. The mall was completed in November, 1979 and dedicated May 18, 1980.


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Man 'critical' after fire in Yonkers vacant home
The man was discovered on the second floor as firefighters extinguished smoky blaze
Man 'critical' after fire in Yonkers vacant home The man was discovered on the second floor as firefighters extinguished smoky blaze Check out this story on lohud.com: http://lohud.us/1wvdZgQ
Greg Shillinglaw, gshillingl@lohud.com Published 10:57 a.m. ET Oct. 27, 2014 | Updated 8:22 p.m. ET Oct. 27, 2014
Firefighters at 37 Dunbar St. in Yonkers, where a man was found unconscious on the second floor, Oct. 26, 2014.(Photo: Greg Shillinglaw/The Journal News)Buy Photo
YONKERS – A man was in critical but stable condition on a ventilator after firefighters found him unconscious inside a vacant home when they searched the property during a fire Sunday night, officials said.
"It looked like (this man) may have been squatting," said Assistant Chief Robert Antulov said Sunday. "Luckily we were able to find this person and get him out."
The man, approximately 60 years old, suffered respiratory burns and burns to his hands, Deputy Chief Thomas Fitzpatrick Jr. said Monday. He is being treated at Westchester Medical Center.
Firefighters got a call at 8:32 p.m. about a fire at 37 Dunbar St. They quickly extinguished the blaze on the second floor of the 2-story wood-frame building, which had no power or gas service. They discovered the man during a search on the second floor.
One firefighter suffered an ankle injury.
Officials said they were investigating whether the fire was intentionally started. Antulov could not say if there were indications of arson.
Approximately 40 firefighters from 10 companies responded to the fire, which took about 10 minutes to knock down and possibly burned itself out. Antulov said there wasn't much fire but a "heavy smoke condition."
A group of residents gathered down the block as firefighters worked the scene. Neighbors said the home near the Saw Mill River Parkway had been rented but the tenants moved out last year. Dead flowers, an empty bottle and a DVD tray could be seen in the front window.
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A 26 x 20mm pre-built module which will charge a single Li-ion or LiPo cell from a 4.5-5.5V source (eg, USB).
Charges at up to 1A. Charge current can be changed by switching out one of the SMD resistors. Thermal regulation protects the device before it overheats, reducing charging current if necessary.


6:30 p.m: Doors open - Cocktail bar (cash only) and complimentary food available.
In this piece, Soulier seeks to explore actions motivated by a practical purpose such as hitting, avoiding or reaching. Unlike movements determined geometrically or mechanically, dancers share a vocabulary of gestures with the audience. The result is a fascinating composition interlaced with organized solos and duos. Soulier's gesture approach is always puzzling, questioning one's perception and certainties.
At 29, Noé Soulier is considered one of the most innovative contemporary artists in his field. Both a dancer and a choreographer, he has already showcased his work all around Europe and has brought his work to some of the most unique of spaces, from the contemporary art foundation of Louis Vuitton in Paris to the streets of London, the stages of Vienna, Versailles and more. His experimental and intellectual approach aims to leave the viewer with a sense of intrigue.
Recently appointed Associated Artist of the Centre de Développement Chorégraphique in Toulouse, France, Noé Soulier is coming to Atlanta for a much-anticipated US debut with a special version of his latest performance: REMOVING Remixed.


for rapid improvement of wave solder repeatability and defect reduction.
This study appeared in Circuits Assembly magazine.
Production and process engineers have learned new insights to board-wave interaction, leading to dramatic changes in wave solder procedures. When using technology that can directly measure your board's experience in your solder wave, immediate and sharp improvements in board quality have been the result, propelling widespread acquisition and daily use. This article discusses concepts of board-wave measurement and reports study results that employed commercially available technology to measure and respond to the key parameters of wave soldering. The purpose of the study was to determine the importance of dwell time and immersion depth measurement in wave solder quality.
Your wave machine was built for only one purpose: To cause your boards to interact with your solder wave. You know this to be completely true; because when you look in your reflow oven you see no wave. In the reflow oven, chemistry supports your boards as they experience temperatures. However, this is not true for wave soldering.
In your wave machine, chemistry and temperatures are only supporting actors as they deliver your boards to your solder wave. That is why your process window for temperatures in a wave machine is wide and forgiving in comparison to that of the surface mount oven, and why precise control of your board-wave interaction produces such large benefits.
Your leads are in the solder wave for only a few seconds or less. Soldering is supposed to be achieved in a single pass and emerge defect-free. Since this event is so brief and today's boards are so complex, your board must pass through your wave with precision. Thoughtful engineers have learned that seemingly slight board-wave process variations can cause large quality variations.
Many continue to adhere to the notion that wave solder process control is primarily about temperatures, and therefore choose to rely strictly on temperature stickers, pyrometers or thermal profiling. While temperatures are important, they do not and cannot by their very nature address your board's interaction with your solder wave.
Wave soldering without accurate board-wave data is a sure prescription for consistent defects, production crises and downtime. Experientially, production professionals understand this – they see the rework staff at their workstations and bear the brunt of management's goals for throughput and quality.
This is true despite Herculean efforts in thermal management, wonderful progress in wave solder machine quality, and the continuous development of flux and solder chemistries. Yet ask a manufacturing engineer from where the majority of his assembly defects come and more often than not he'll point to his wave machines.
So, legions of rework staff work every day, every shift, solely to correct defects off the production line. Rather than being viewed as compensatory activity for production failures and therefore something to be exorcised, current levels of rework are often deemed "acceptable" as part of the production process itself. The net result, as we shall see here, is significant exaggeration of production costs and serious under performance in wave soldering.
For example, adjusting your preheaters can never eliminate bridging caused by too long a dwell. Likewise for skipping caused by too shallow an immersion depth. The study results presented here show that the majority of existing wave solder defects can only be eliminated through accurate, direct measurement and control of your board's interaction with the wave.
Dwell Time – The amount of time a lead is in the solder wave. This needs to be controlled in one-tenth second increments.
Immersion Depth – How deep your board immerses in the solder wave. Since the very best waves have a wave height variation between 10 and 20 mil, this parameter is optimally gauged by its passage through a process window. The device used for this study employs 12 mil increments for this purpose.
Contact Length – The distance in which a lead passes through a wave.
Figure 1 illustrates the interrelationship of immersion depth and contact length for your boards, showing that in fact your immersion depth directly determines contact length.
What this means to the wave solder engineer is that your conveyor speed setting will not on its own control your dwell time in the wave. You must in fact have a means of accurately measuring and controlling your immersion depth as well.
Many of us have experienced the frustration of running an assembly on two different wave machines and seeing two very different board qualities emerge. Why do your wave machines produce different results when both are set at the same pump speed, conveyor speed, conveyor angle, solder pot height, preheat and solder temperature, are using the exact same chemistry, have the same maintenance schedules and show the same thermal profile?
As an industry, we have often retreated to accepting that "different wave machines have different personalities." Others blame operators. Yet the answer is often simple and measurable: All wave machines produce waves that are different shapes.
Figure 2 shows the impact of wave shape on contact length. A wider wave will mean a longer contact length – and therefore a longer dwell – at the same immersion depth.
What this all means is that in order to control your wave process you need to directly measure what your board actually experiences in the wave. Wave machine settings can never assure repeatability. Your board does not see a conveyor speed; it does experience a dwell time. Likewise, your board does not know your pump speed; it experiences an immersion depth.
Also, your wave machine settings do not tell you the wave machine's variability. Therefore, parameters for wave soldering must be based primarily on guidelines for board-wave interaction, not wave machine settings.
Assembly plants need no longer blame their wave solder machines, flux or personnel when their real challenge is the wave solder process itself. Your wave machine does not even purport to measure your board-wave interaction.
Good equipment does not compensate for uncontrolled process. The best wave solder equipment in the world still requires a sound approach to process optimization and control.
A major consumer electronics company tasked one of its North American facilities to perform a month-long study to assess the significance of dwell time optimization and repeatability. The assembly with the greatest volume, representing 19% of all the boards produced at that location, was selected for the study.
Step 1 Parallelism was measured and established.
Step 2 Measurement of the board's current dwell time, which was 1.0 seconds.
Step 3 Measurement of the board's current immersion depth, which was 24 mil.
Step 4 Assessment of board quality, showing a defect rate at 312 ppm, considered normal at the facility despite substantial rework being performed, and excellent by industry standards.
Step 5 Steps 1 through 3 were easily performed for three shifts in a row, twice per shift, since all data was obtained in a single run of the device through the wave machine. Step four was performed at the end of each shift.
If, prior to running the assembly, measurements showed a disparallelism, or a dwell time more than 0.1 second away from 1.0 seconds, or an immersion depth other than 24 mil, adjustments to the wave machine were made and additional measurements were taken to confirm that the desired board-wave experience was occurring. Areas unrelated to board-wave interaction were maintained throughout. These include, for example, flux types, preheat settings and solder temperature.
At the end of each shift, a ppm tally was made. Ppm's for this board were consistently at the 312 range. Hence, repeatability of board quality was achieved.
The next goal was to determine if the board's defect rate was affected by running it at different dwell times. This was achieved by running the same board type at different dwell times in half-second increments, from 0.5 seconds to 5.0 seconds, and correlating each dwell time with the defect rate it produced. Steps 1 through 5 above were followed at each dwell time.
The blue line of figure 3 shows the results. It was determined that the dwell time which produces the lowest defect rate for this particular board was between 2.5 and 3.0 seconds. Further study of this board was then performed. It was determined that defects are consistently lowest at 2.8 seconds. As a result, this board is now only run at the 2.8 second dwell time with 24 mil immersion depth. Machine settings are now incidental regardless of the wave machines being used. Optimization of dwell time was achieved, as was the flexibility to assemble the board on virtually any wave machine with predictable quality.
For the consumer electronics company, this has meant meaningful wave solder process documentation, clearer instructions to operators, greater flexibility since the board can now be run reliably through any wave machine, fewer spikes in the process control chart since measurements are made before boards are run, less downtime, higher throughput, reduced pressure on process engineers and happier management. As we all know, these are the natural results whenever specific process improvement procedures are successfully implemented.
1. What was discovered to be the optimal dwell time was significantly different than that which had been occurring but was heretofore unmeasured.
2. Defect rates vary sharply with different dwell times.
3. Controlling immersion depth was critical to this study, since varying immersion depths mean varying contact lengths and, as a result, uncontrolled dwell times.
Prior to this study, yield loss was tracked on a monthly basis as a measure of the cost of production failures. Production volume for the board studied was 11,000 per month.
With the implementation of optimal dwell time procedures using the described device, yield loss went from 3.0% (330 boards) to 1.6% (176 boards) in the first month of daily use.
This meant a reduction in yield loss of 154 boards per month. For a 30 day month, this means 5.13 boards per day.
At $300 for the cost of each board, cost reduction based on improved yield loss alone was $46,200 per month, which annualizes to $554,400.
That means that the return on investment on the device used in the study was less than five days.
Conclusion: A seemingly small daily improvement in wave solder quality meant fast, very large, measurable monthly and annual cost savings. These figures do not even account for the valuable savings from benefits like reduced rework and field failures, less downtime and increased throughput, each of which in its own right can be more valuable than the rapid savings on yield loss.
Just as each board type enjoys its own thermal profile in your surface mount oven, each board type also enjoys its own board-wave parameters in your wave machine. Hence, the above study was also performed for a second board type.
The results are recorded as the red line in figure 3. The optimal dwell time for that board was found to be 3.6 seconds, in contrast to 2.8 seconds for the first board. As you can see, the "dwell time profiles" of the two boards are different. This process resulted in dramatically lower defect rates for the second board studied (which had also been previously run at 1.0 seconds), although never quite as low as the new baseline which was attained for the first board. This strongly indicates the presence of sources of defects unrelated to dwell time, for example non-optimal immersion depth or design problems.
Changing your immersion depth changes your contact length and dwell time. This makes the direct and accurate measurement of immersion depth critical. Your pump speed produces a wave height (although this can diminish as your solder pot empties of solder), but the actual immersion depth of your boards depends on several factors, including solder pot height, how they sit in the fingers, if your fingers are bent, broken or crooked, the angle of your conveyor and whether or not pallets are used.
Yet controlling your immersion depth – measuring it and keeping it consistent – is only one piece of the puzzle. Another is: At which immersion depth is your board quality optimized?
This point is illustrated by figure 4 above. See that the defect rate of the board represented by the blue bars is optimized over a different range (48 mil, or even 36 to 60 mil) than the board represented by the yellow bars (at 24 to 36 mil). So, different board types benefit most from different immersion depths.
The benefits of board-wave optimization are significant, and call for a board-by-board assessment when determining wave solder guidelines. Direct measurement and management of what your boards are actually experiencing is the key. Using the same wave machine settings for all boards can never produce optimal wave solder results across a range of assembly types, and reliance on wave machine settings does not ensure repeatability of board-wave interaction.
Optimization requires adjustments that are correlated with the actual defects on the board. Just recording the machine setting will not produce the results you want; neither will exclusive focus on your board-wave data. As we already know, wave machines are not necessarily repeatable. If they were we would have already found the right settings and have no defects or even spikes in defect rates.
Set your wave machine as you always would for the board with which you are concerned.
Once you have established board-to-wave parallelism, make note of your dwell time and immersion depth readings by using a device like the one described in this article.
Run one of your boards and make note of its wave solder quality.
As a first step toward identifying your optimal dwell time, decrease your conveyor speed 0.75 feet per minute and run the device again to obtain your new dwell time reading.
Run one of the same board types again and make note of its wave solder quality.
If your board quality improved that means that you have identified a dwell time that is superior to that at which your have been running your boards. You can now take dwell time readings every day prior to each run of this board type, to ensure that your wave machine is delivering the desired, superior experience to your boards. Hence, you use the data to assure and document BOTH repeatability AND optimization.
If your board quality became worse, then increase your conveyor speed and follow the same procedure. You will quickly identify your optimal board-wave interaction parameters. To assess the impact of immersion depth on your wave solder quality, vary your pump speed and otherwise perform the same procedure.
Another critical aspect to understand is process windows. All wave machines have their own normal range of data variance and repeatability. This can only be identified by repeating direct measurement of dwell time and immersion depth while the machine is kept at each setting you use. Understanding your wave machines' process windows for dwell time and immersion depth (and parallelism for that matter) will help you to optimize your wave solder process for each board you run.
If you are a high mix shop, start with your most common or most troublesome boards. For high volume, low mix operations, you have the opportunity to optimize each board you run. For both types of facilities, there is the added flexibility of reliably moving production of a particular board between different wave machines and even plant locations.
Numerous facilities have combined commercially available technology with simple procedures to optimize their boards' dwell times, control immersion depth and enjoy true repeatability of their wave solder process. Facilities that want to cut costs quickly and keep pace with industry norms for wave solder quality will embrace the technology and implement the procedures reported here.


Sad news in Cloutierville, Louisiana: The home of Kate Chopin, the author of The Awakening and one of the first major American women fiction writers, burned to the ground early this morning.
History dates construction of the house by slave labor to 1805 to 1809. Alexis Cloutier was the original inhabitant. Oscar Chopin bought it in 1879 and, years later, moved his wife and their six children to the plantation.
Oscar Chopin died in 1882. Kate Chopin, known as a free-spirited woman, tried to keep it up but moved away in 1884. She sold the property and moved to St. Louis, where she began her literary career. "The Awakening" was published in 1899, and a host of short stories followed, many of which were based on people she had known from the Natchitoches Parish community of Isle Brevelle.
The Chopin House, home to the Bayou Folk Museum, was only twenty minutes from Alexandria.
The Rachals continued to own the property until Oscar Chopin bought the house in 1879 at a sheriff's sale. Chopin was a cotton factor in New Orleans who decided to move his family to Cloutierville after his business had failed. His wife, Kate, was an assertive twenty-nine year old woman who had lived her entire life in St. Louis and New Orleans. She had already had five children, and she was pregnant with their sixth child.
Kate Chopin refused to conform to local traditions for women. She smoked, wore the latest fashions, had "Yankee" mannerisms, and reportedly flirted with other women's husbands. Oscar's relatives complained that he gave her too much freedom. When Oscar died of "swamp fever" in 1882, Kate continued to live in Cloutierville, despite being an unwanted outsider. She ran the general store and allegedly had an affair with Albert Sampité, a married man. In 1884, she left Cloutierville and sold the property five years later. Over the next fifteen years, Kate Chopin launched a literary career that culminated with the publication of The Awakening in 1899. Unappreciated as a writer in her own time, Kate Chopin is now regarded as one of the most important American writers of the late nineteenth century.
When I was in high school, I wrote for The Town Talk as a member of their Youth Council, and one of our more interesting assignments was to write about spending a night at the Chopin House. They told us that house was rumored to be haunted– I believe the name of the ghost was Gabrielle (please correct me if I am wrong).
Allegedly (or so we were told), a young girl died in the house during the late 19th century, and the old plantation was apparently haunted by her spirit. Now, to be sure, I don't buy into any of that, but I must admit: The house did make some strange noises that night, enough evidence for those of us on the Youth Council to work with. I distinctly remember the sound of a piece of furniture being skirted across the floor of a room upstairs (it startled all of us), but then again, old houses are prone to make weird noises.
I've been told by one of my great aunts that my family can count Kate Chopin as a relative. I've never confirmed this, but hey, who knows?
Either way, this is very sad news, not only for the people of Central Louisiana but also for the literary world.
What a sad loss. Too much of our history is disappearing bit by bit.


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Andrew Evans
Andrew Evans is an author, travel writer, and TV host for National Geographic. He shares stories from around the globe on pixel, paper, and screen. Andrew has completed some 50 assignments for National Geographic, reporting live from all seven continents and over 100 countries. He was the first person ever to live tweet his ascent of Mt. Kilimanjaro and gained a worldwide following when he broadcast his 12,000-mile overland journey from National Geographic headquarters to Antarctica using public transportation. In 2017, he thru-hiked The Jordan Trail, reporting in real time as he walked 400 miles from Syria to Saudi Arabia. Andrew is a regular contributor to National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, Afar, BBC Travel, Outside, and The Chicago Tribune. He is the author of five books, including two bestselling guidebooks, and his award-winning memoir The Black Penguin. Andrew has received five Lowell Thomas Awards from the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW). Andrew's television work highlights people and places around the world, including his tech-centered series "World's Smartest Cities," which still airs in more than 65 countries. A renowned influencer in the world of travel media, he calls for responsible and respectful storytelling that promotes local culture and environmental welfare. Andrew holds degrees from Brigham Young University and Oxford University. He lives in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains.


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Crime blotter for April 18 to April 24
Erik Luna
A black marker was used to write graffiti in the Sierra Hall third floor men's restroom.
A bicycle was stolen from the University Student Union. The bike was secured with a cable lock.
An unknown suspect crashed their vehicle into a parked car at the E9 Parking Lot. The suspect left the scene without reporting the incident.
An unknown suspect crashed their vehicle into a parked car on Zelzah Avenue. The suspect left the scene without reporting the incident.
Two residents of the University Park Apartments 13 were referred for drug law violations.
CSUN officers arrested a suspect by Etiwanda and Nordhoff for two outstanding bench warrants as well as giving false information to a police officer. The officers took the suspect to the LAPD Van Nuys jail for booking.
A sexual assault was reported from September 2015. The assault took place at the University Park Apartment complex, according to the crime log.
A student at Santa Susana Hall was referred for a drug law violation.
A CSUN officer arrested the suspect for displaying an unauthorized disabled placard at the B3 Parking Structure. The suspect was cited and released.
Two suspects were arrested for violating a stay away order they had been given earlier in the evening. One of the suspects was also in possession of marijuana. Both suspects were transported to the CSUN jail for booking.
An unknown suspect shattered the windshielf of a vehicle in the G4 Parking Lot.
An unknown suspect stole snacks from a table in the hallway of Manzanita Hall.
A CSUN officer arrested a suspect for possession of stolen bicycle parts, burglary tools and a controlled substance and paraphernalia. The suspect was taken to the CSUN station for booking.
An unknown suspect pulled a fire alarm at the UPA 15 and fled the area. Officers arrived at the scene and found that there was no smoke or fire. Another fire alarm was pulled two hours later at the UPA 8 with the same result.
Erik Luna, Author


Dean Williams is managing director, Williams United.
Australian metal products manufacturer Williams United is launching a new business unit - Williams 3D.
The new unit will provide 3D printing services - additive manufacturing - to Australian businesses.
Williams United recently rebranded and sees a huge potential for rapid prototyping and digital manufacturing services in Australia.
Dean Williams, managing director, Williams United said: "3D printing has the potential to completely change the face of manufacturing.
Williams 3D will offer clients a full concept to production service, including a dedicated designer and project management.
The Syney-based company offers a range of 3D services including design, scanning, concept models, functional prototypes, manufacturing tools, end-use parts and surface finishing.
"Australian businesses are just starting to see the potential 3D printing offers. It is still a relatively new concept but I believe it will quickly become a go-to technology," says Williams.


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Prism Sound Acquires SADiE
Prism Sound has acquired the business and intellectual property rights of SADiE, formerly owned by Studio Audio & Video Ltd. Prism Sound directors Graham Boswell and Ian Dennis negotiated the deal after learning that SADiE Studio Audio & Video Ltd. had gone into administration in February. The SADiE brand name will be retained as part of the Prism Sound business.
The SADiE brand has long been held in high regard by the pro audio and broadcast industries for the quality and performance of its PC-based digital audio workstation products. Prism Sound is best known by this market for its high-end A/D and D/A converters for mastering, tracking and post-production.
"Along with many people in the industry, we were very saddened to hear that SADiE had run into problems," says Boswell. "The company's reputation for innovation and creativity is truly remarkable and its digital audio workstations are rightly considered to be the best in the world. SADiE has always insisted on the highest standards of engineering and this is reflected in the quality of its product range and the tremendous loyalty of its customers.
"Prism Sound is financially secure and in an ideal position to take on the SADiE brand," Boswell adds. "By combining two complementary product ranges with overlapping customer bases, we are confident that we can create a formidable and highly competitive business for the future."
Prism Sound states that its initial aim is to place the existing SADiE product range on a secure business and financial footing. Existing customers will have full access to product support as before using the same telephone numbers and e-mail addresses as previously, and new orders are once again being accepted by Prism Sound's sales offices in New Jersey and Cambridge, UK. The company states that deliveries will resume almost immediately, although availability of certain products may be limited initially as a result of reduced stock levels during the period of administration.
Lastly, Prism Sound states that over the next few months it will search for a new location that will allow it to combine both businesses in one premises. During this transitional period, the Prism Sound team will operate from SADiE's old headquarters in Stretham, Cambridge, UK, as well as the current headquarters at Cowley Road. However, all enquiries relating to SADiE products should be directed to Prism Sound's head office at William James House, Cowley Road, Cambridge, UK; 011-44-1223-424-988 or sales@prismsound.com.
For more information visit www.prismsound.com and www.sadie.com.
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