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Japan s defence and security policy reform and its impact on regional security
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1 Japan s defence and security policy reform and its impact on regional security March 22 nd, 2017 Subcommittee on Security and Defense, European Parliament Mission of Japan to the European Union
2 Japan s Legislation for Peace and Security 1 Approved on September 19, 2015, and took effect on March 29, The legislation enables (1) seamless responses to any situations to secure the lives and peaceful livelihood of the Japanese people. (2) Japan to contribute to the peace and stability of the international community = Proactive Contribution to Peace Enhance the deterrence provided by the Japan-U.S. Alliance. Deepen trust and cooperative relations with other partners. For example, (1) Japan can participate in a wider range of U.N. PKOs and other international peace cooperation activities including the protection of civilians & the use of weapons for the defense of mandate. (2) The SDF can provide necessary support activities in a situation that has an important influence to Japan s peace and security or threatens international peace and security. (3) The exercise of the right of collective self-defense is permitted under the Three New Conditions. Three New Conditions for Use of Force as Measures for Self-Defense (1) when an armed attack against Japan occurs or when an armed attack against a foreign country that is in a close relationship with Japan occurs and as a result threatens Japan s survival and poses a clear danger to fundamentally overturn people s right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, (2) when there is no other appropriate means available to repel the attack and ensure Japan s survival and protects its people, (3) use of force limited to the minimum extent necessary *No changes in Japan s basic posture and orientation as a peace-loving nation.
3 Regional Affairs: Vicinity of Japan s Air Space 2 (Times) 1000 Number of Scrambles by Japan Air Self-Defense Forces since the Period of the Cold War and Its Breakdown 944 Russia China Taiwan North Korea Others Total 943 Example Flight Patterns of Chinese and Russian Aircraft to Which Scrambles Responded Cold War * (FY) *The peak of the cold war Source: Defense of Japan 2015 Source: Defense of Japan 2015
4 Regional Affairs : Korean Peninsula 3 Chronology of ballistic missile(bm) launches and nuclear tests by North Korea Kim Jong-Il Regime Kim Jong-Un Regime 15 yrs 5 yrs 1 year
5 Regional Affairs : Korean Peninsula Range of North Korean Ballistic Missiles 4 The figure above shows a rough image of the distance each missile can reach from Pyongyang for the sake of convenience. Source: Japan s Defense White Paper 2016
6 The South China Sea Issue In the South China Sea, there are features whose sovereignty has not been determined. 5 Spratly Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan, Viet Nam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei. Paracel Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam. China has had de facto control of the Paracels since Pratas Islands are claimed by China and Taiwan. Taiwan has had de facto control of the Pratas since Macclesfield Bank is claimed by China, the Philippines and Taiwan. China has de facto control. Japan's Position The South China Sea issue is directly connected to the peace and stability in the region and is therefore a matter of justifiable interest of the international community, including Japan. Japan has consistently supported adherence to the rule of law in the South China Sea, and emphasized the importance for all parties concerned to make efforts for peaceful resolution of disputes in the South China Sea in accordance with international law. The Philippines v. China Award rendered on 12 July 2016 by the Arbitral Tribunal is final and legally binding on the parties to the dispute. Japan strongly expects that the parties compliance with this award will lead to the peaceful settlement of disputes in the South China Sea.
7 A New Foreign Policy Strategy: Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy 6 Diplomacy that takes a panoramic perspective of the world map Proactive Contribution to Peace based on the principle of international cooperation Based on the accomplishments of the Abe Administration, Japan intends to further improve and expand these diplomatic concepts Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy A key for stability and prosperity of the international community is dynamism that is created by combining Two Continents : Asia that is rapidly growing and Africa that possess huge potential of growth; and Two Oceans : Free and open Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean broaden the horizon of Japanese foreign policy by envisioning the above as an overarching, comprehensive concept Africa Full of potential population around 1.1 billion (15% of global population) around 2.5 billion in 2050 account for 30,000,000 km2 (22% of global area) high economic growth rate (4.2% on average ( )) rich in natural resources and promising markets progressing as a developing continent whereas still challenged by poverties and terrorism etc. Japan will provide nation-building support in the area of development as well as politics and governance, in a way that respects the ownership of African countries, and not by forcing on or intervening in them Improve connectivity between Asia and Africa through free and open Indo-Pacific, and promote stability and prosperity of the region as a whole Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy The Indian Ocean The Pacific Ocean To make the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy into shape, Japan will strengthen strategic collaboration with India, which has a historical relationship with East Africa, as well as the US and Australia. Asia Increase of awareness of confidence, responsibility and leadership, as well as democracy, rule of law and market economy taking root in South East and South Asian countries Currently expanding its success to Africa and bring out the potential of Africa as a global main player through a free and open Indo-Pacific Japan will expand infrastructure development, trade and investment, and enhance business environment and human development from East Asia as a starting-point, to the Middle East and Africa
8 Regional Affairs: Japan and Maritime Security Policy 7 Cyber Security Suez Canal Persian Gulf Japan Strait of Hormuz East China Sea Route of Oil Tanker South China Sea MDA/ Outer Space Gulf of Aden CTF151 (Counter-Piracy Operation) Route of trading vessels Indian Ocean Strait of Malacca ReCAAP (Counter-Piracy Cooperation) Reference: Agency for National Resources and Energy HP( The Japanese Shipowners Association shipping now ( )
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ACI 318-14 Building Code Requirments for Structural Concrete & Commentary, 2014.
ACI, 01/01/2014. Referenced by the 2016 California Building Code: The code portion of this document covers the proper design and construction of buildings of structural concrete. The code has been written in such form that it may be adopted by reference in a general building code and earlier editions have..... More
The Way Things Work Now.
David Macaulay
Houghton Mifflin, 10/1/2016. From Levers to Lasers, Windmills to Wi-Fi, a Visual Guide to the World of Machines. From Builders: Revised and expanded to include lots of "digital age" stuff, this book is my favorite (how does it work) reference for kids ages 9 to 90. Macaulay's explanations are second only..... More
For Pros by Pros: Foundations and Concrete Work.
Editors, Fine Homebuilding
Taunton Press, 10/10/2018. Best of Fine Homebuilding: Completely Revised and Updated February 2018. From the Publisher;Foundation work is not the glamorous side of home building. It is hard, dirty work. But it's also the work upon which all other work rests, and so a good foundation is critical to every..... More
To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design.
Petroski
03/01/92. How did a simple design error cause one of the great disasters of the 1980s - the collapse of the walkways at the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel? What made the graceful and innovative Tacoma Narrows Bridge twist apart in a mild wind in 1940? How did an oversized..... More
Working with Concrete.
Rick Arnold
Taunton Press, 04/01/2003. From the Publisher: Concrete is magical mud. This mixture of sand, stone, Portland cement and water is an essential ingredient in just about any building project. Whether you're pouring a concrete walkway or staking out the excavation for a basement foundation, doing the job right demands a...... More
Why Buildings Stand Up.
Salvadori
W. W. Norton, 01/01/1990. The Strength of Architecture. Between a nomad's tent and the Sears Tower lies a revolution in technology, materials, and structures. Here is a clear and enthusiastic introduction to building methods from ancient times to the present day. B/W line drawings.	More

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Is it possible to import .ftw files created in Family Tree to Family Tree Maker 2012?
I have .ftw files created in old Family Tree software. Can I import them to Family Tree Maker 2012 (German version)? Thanks in advance, Mathias.
I transferred files from PC to my new laptop. How can I get a copy of the backup file to open data base?
I receive an error: "No combination of intermediate filters could be found to make the connection".
I receive an error: "No combination of intermediate filters could be found to make the connection" when trying to import an AVI file. I am using DesignXpress Full Color on a Windows XP machine.
How to convert a Word document to CorelDraw 12? To copy - paste each page will be tedious as it's a 300-page document.
How to convert a Word document to CorelDraw 12? To copy - paste each page will be tedious as it's a 300-page document. Please help!
I currently have My Advanced Invoices version 3.0.0 1995. If I purchase the new version, will everything be able to import properly? Customer list, invoices, etc.
Is there a simple way to convert a Microsoft Word document with a flowchart to Microsoft Visio?
I have a Microsoft Word document with a flowchart containing some rectangular shapes and lines which end with arrows. Is there a simple way to convert them to Microsoft Visio?
How can I import objects in Photoscape? Whenever I click the object, no object imports, there's only blank screen.
Can Oracle IBM DB2 connect to IBM DB2 on mainframe to allow data importing from DB2 to Oracle?
I need to connect to a DB2 on a mainframe in order to import data to Oracle.
I recorded 4 hours at the EP setting. To my surprise, the camera or program split it into 2 two hour segments.
I have a database written in SQLite 3 with OpenOffice 3.1 base front-end. To make it suitable for multiuser I tried cubeSQL connected to OpenOffice (now I am using Libreoffice) with the ODBC driver.


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Our own Games Professor outlines 5 steps to making a great Kahoot! quiz with the right mix of questions and answers for ultimate learning impact.
Focusing on what's most important for students to learn, maximizing how much and how deeply they learn and helping them put knowledge into practice – I think most teachers agree on these key goals. The journey you take towards these goals, however, varies a lot, as well as the tools, processes and teaching practices.
With Kahoot!, you can go on a learning journey through questions and answers in a fun, interactive environment. Children start exploring through asking questions from an early age, so it's a natural way for us all to learn.
When you create a Kahoot! quiz, coming up with the right questions around a topic and having a good combination of correct and incorrect answers is an exciting challenge. You need a dash of creativity to find the optimal mix that will make the game fun and engaging for your learners.
So what is the process of making a good, impactful educational Kahoot! quiz to take students on a quest for knowledge?
Start by outlining the expected outcome. Find or determine the key knowledge students should retain after playing the quiz. What practices and/or theories would you like them to take out of the class?
Then, split that knowledge into sizeable chunks and format it into short, easy-to-understand questions. Depending on the goal and expected learning, the types of questions can vary a lot. E.g. it can be a question with a goal to remember or revise something from a lecture or a textbook, or it can be question where students have to do some analysis, computations, or evaluations to get to the correct answer. The goal of the question will determine the time students need to find the answer, as well as how the question and answers are phrased.
Step 3: Come up with relevant answers – incorrect ones, too!
True or false, one correct answer or many, maybe even all of them being correct – there are many choices here. This step requires both analytical skills, as well as creativity, and it's probably the most critical for making your quiz a success.
If the incorrect answers look completely implausible, answering will be too easy and the question won't make an impact. Try to find a good balance of relevant correct and credible incorrect answers.
By the way, when students create quizzes on their own, step three is probably where most of the learning takes place. Not only do they need to find the correct answer, but also apply their knowledge to coming up with incorrect answers that look "real".
Use an image to elaborate on the question. For example, it can show detailed text, figures, tables, formulas or charts.
Find a picture that gives associations or hints to the question and/or the answers.
Add a relevant YouTube video that enhances the question in some way. It can be a hint or, on the contrary, a way to trick the players and test their attention.
My favorite way of using media in a kahoot is to create an illustration of your own – a photo, a drawing or maybe even an animation. If your students create their own games, I recommend to make this step a part of the assignment. Not only it'll give their quizzes more of a personal touch, but will also give them an opportunity to train their creative skills.
Finally, place the questions in an order that would give a nice progression through the quiz. Try starting the quiz with some easy questions with more than one correct answer, to give players confidence and time to warm up. As the game progresses, the difficulty level of the quiz can increase. However, you can also try rounding up the quiz with a couple of easier questions to maintain the competitive mood.
Placing questions in order of difficulty is just one example. As an option, you can arrange them by subtopic or place hints in questions for the next ones. It's all up to you and your creativity!
Playing the quiz with the same students for reinforcement? Then you can tweak the order of questions to make the game less predictable, and also use the option to "Randomize order of answers in each question" before you launch your kahoot.
In addition to playing Kahoot! in class, I recommend you to let students take the lead and create their own games. When they do their own research of a topic, they acquire new knowledge, learn how to pick out what's most important and how to phrase that in a question. Working on questions and answers, they train both their analytical and creative skills!
Enjoy creating your new quests for knowledge and stay tuned for my next article where I'll focus on different ways to ask questions.


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About Nutrition and Forage
Honey bees are naturally adapted to have their nutrition needs met by blooming flowers. For this reason, the relationship between bees and plants is often complex, which can present challenges to understand the relationship between nutrition resources and stress, to develop supplemental nutrition resources for managed honey bees, to optimize supplemental forage on the landscape, and to facilitate agricultural pollination.
Current Nutrition and Forage Research
Please click on titles for more information about research projects
Phytochemicals as Management Tool for Sustainable Honeybee Colony Health and Productivity
Principal Investigator: Arathi Seshadri, Colorado State University, 2016
We are exploring the benefits of floral chemicals on honey bee health. The findings will allow beekeepers to supplement bee diet with chemicals in floral nectar that would otherwise be absent in sugar syrup or become unavailable when bees forage on a single crop
Developing a Rapid Assessment Technique to Understand the Effect of Forage Quality on Nutritional Status and Honey Bee Health
Principal Investigator: Dr. Matthew Smart, US Geological Survey Northern Prarie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, ND, 2016
The status of the bee nutritional system may be viewed as the point from which the health trajectory of colonies initiates, ultimately leading to the successes or failures of colonies. Relatively recently, nutritional status has been shown to moderate the impacts of common honey bee parasites and diseases in the lab. Further, the environmental stress of pesticide exposure has been shown to be both chronic in agricultural landscapes, and to impact colony and bee nutritional state. Ultimately, these stressors are known to interact to weaken honey bees and colonies. Add to the known interactions between these factors (nutrition, parasites, and pesticides) the fact that suitable beekeeper habitat and pollen quality have declined over time, and there is much to be concerned about regarding the future availability of abundant and quality forage to sustain and meet the nutritional demands for healthy colonies. Since 2015 my colleague, Dr. Clint Otto, and I have been engaged in a large-scale field study across three critical commercial beekeeping states (ND, SD, MN) to examine the impacts of land use on colony health, productivity and survival. This region, the Northern Great Plains (NGP), of the US hosts a large proportion of commercial honey bee colonies each spring through fall for honey production and colony population growth. Most of these colonies go on to pollinate almonds in early spring. As such, the presence of abundant, diverse, clean, and nutritionally complete forage across the region is absolutely key for setting the nutritional stage for successful overwintering and robust, healthy colonies to meet early spring pollination service demands.
In collaborations with some of the largest commercial beekeepers in the US, and likely the world, we have a unique opportunity to thoroughly examine the nutritional status of honey bees given varying land use conditions in this important part of the country. We propose to lay the groundwork for establishing and utilizing a robust diagnostic tool that will aid beekeepers in determining the nutritional status of their colonies. The technique, which involves quantifying the protein, lipids, and stored carbohydrates (glycogen) in samples of adult honey bees, has been previously utilized to examine the impacts of pesticides found in contaminated pollinator forage near agricultural fields. Here, we propose to leverage another research study to collect and analyze the nutritional status of adult honey bees within the context of land use quality. Specific Objectives: Determine the 'complete' (lipids, proteins, glycogen = stored carbohydrates) nutritional profiles of adult honey bees from a large sample set of apiaries. Analyze the data in the context of land use surrounding the sampled bees to determine the differential impact of land use quality on honey bee nutrition. And determine final outcomes of sampled colonies in relation to fall nutritional state (honey production, survival, population size for almond pollination).
Molecular Identification of Bee-Collected Pollen
Principal Investigator: Rodney Richardson, Ohio State University, Columbus, 2016
Rodney Richardson, Ohio State University, Columbus, is the PAm-Costco Scholar Runner-up.
For his Scholar Fellowship, Rodney is presently working on two research projects: "Molecular Identification of Bee-Collected Pollen, and "Investigation of Immune Functions in Honey Bee Hemocytes" (See also: PAm directed pesticide research).
Many studies of bee health, forage and nutrition aim to know what plants bees are foraging on. Using novel DNA sequencing technology to "fingerprint" pollen can improve our capacity and efficiency to study honey bee pollen and nectar foraging behavior.
Evaluating the Potential Benefits of Native Prarie Flowers for Honey Bees
Principal Investigator: Morgan Carr-Markell, University of Minnesota, 2016
The PAm-Costco Ph.D. Scholar 2016-2018 is Morgan Carr-Markell, a continuing grad student under Dr. Marla Spivak's lab at the University of Minnesota. She is receiving a $50,000/year scholarship for three years.
Morgan plans to determine how honey bees use native flowers in restored prairies in Minnesota, using two approaches: 1) determining the floral diet breadth of honey bee colonies through collection and identification of pollen gathered by colonies located near large tracts of restored native prairies; and 2) "eavesdropping" on the distance and direction information encoded in the dance-language communications among honey bee foragers to determine whether they perceive the native forbs as high enough in quality to recruit foraging nestmates.
Click Here to read more about Ph.D. Scholar Morgan Carr-Markell's research
What is the Value of a Livestock Forage Legume (Sainfoin; Onobrychis Viciaefolia) As Honey Bee Forage?
Principal Investigator: Ralph Cartar, Universtiy of Calgary, 2016
This project has two objectives: to quantify the value of sainfoin for honey bees (nectar production, flower density, flower phenology, and pollen production and nutritional value), and to quantify the interactions of competing pollinators visiting sainfoin, to explain their observed densities.
Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciaefolia) is a perennial forage legume recognized for its nutritional value to livestock, and agronomic interest in this plant is increasing. The word 'sainfoin' comes from the French words for "healthy" and "hay", as sainfoin contains moderate concentrations of condensed tannins, which help cattle process plant protein efficiently. Sainfoin is therefore of particular appeal as a livestock forage plant, as it is less likely to induce bloat than other forage crops. Importantly for dryland agriculture, sainfoin is relatively heat and drought-resistance. With climate change, this dryland-productive plant is seen as an increasingly valuable forage plant in the warming, drying prairies of Western Canada. However, sainfoin is not only of value as forage for mammalian livestock, it is also highly attractive to bees. Honey bee colonies with access to this plant produce can produce copious amounts of high quality honey.
There was a large volume of Canadian research on sainfoin in the 1960-1970's, however sainfoin was found to perform poorly in mixed stands (with alfalfa or other standard forage plants), reducing stand longevity, and increasing the cost and labour required to maintain forage managers. Thus sainfoin has been hitherto been considered too costly to be worthwhile as an addition to forage stands for livestock. Recently however, interest in sainfoin has been rejuvenated with the development of a new variety AC Mountainview by one of us (Acharya). This variety has proven to have excellent longevity and productivity, as well as the nutritional and agronomic qualities that make it a good livestock forage plant.
Alberta alone contains more than 11.6 million ha of forage land, with 6.5 million ha of native range (natural land for pasture), 2.5 million ha of tame/seeded pasture, and over 98,900 ha of forage seed. Thus forage land in Western Canada represents a large potential forage source for honey bees, if livestock producers are encouraged to include crops with value to honey bees, such as sainfoin, in their seed mixes. Our goal is to evaluate the potential of this new variety of sainfoin as a bee forage crop, both alone and in mixed stands, with the ultimate goal of increasing the amount of forage available to bees in Western Canada.
While sainfoin is noted for producing copious quantities of honey-suitable nectar, and early flowering, there are no quantitative descriptions of its nectar production in the dry climates of the Canadian prairies. Without this information, we are constrained in our ability to estimate the value of sainfoin to honey bees and other managed pollinators. In particular, we plan to measure the plant's rate of flower and nectar production across time, and to relate these measurements to concurrent climate (particularly temperature, humidity, and wind), soil moisture, plant density, and phenology.
Bee Integrated Demonstration Project. Pragmatic Beekeeping, Forage and Farming Practices
Principal Investigator: Honey Bee Health Coalition, 2017
Honey bees support approximately one-third of the food we eat – and more than $15 billion annual in American agriculture. Yet winter honey bee colony losses average one-third each year in the U.S., creating a significant challenge for pollination and honey production. A broad consensus has emerged in the scientific research and beekeeping communities that there are multiple interacting stressors that impact honey bee health. Primary risk factors associated with the current high rates of colony loss are: honey bee pests and diseases including the Varroa mite, poor nutrition due to losses in quality forage, and pesticide exposure.
Multi-factor problems require multi-factor solutions. The Honey Bee Health Coalition's Bee Integrated Demonstration Project is a one-of-a-kind effort that will leverage and integrate existing, effective programs and best practices into a common project and agricultural landscape to improve bee health. Bee Integrated will bring together beekeepers, farmers, and diverse private and public sector partners in the upper Midwest to demonstrate how a portfolio of best practices can be used together to address bee health risk factors including pests, poor forage, and pesticide exposure. Bee Integrated provides a bridge between research and implementation by demonstrating and validating best management practices and widely promoting solutions for sustainable beekeeping. Bee offers an innovative, collaborative, pragmatic and important approach.
The overarching goal of the Bee Integrated Demonstration Project is to demonstrate how honey bee health can be improved by using a portfolio of tools together in the same agricultural landscape to address the primary risk factors affecting bee health.
This project will:
Demonstrate and evaluate the capacity of Honey Bee Health Coalition projects, tools and recommendations to enhance beekeeping in the agricultural environment by improving health outcomes for honey bees.
Specifically, demonstrate how existing best practices for forage and nutrition, crop pest control, varroa management, and farmer/beekeeper cooperation can be effectively combined and implemented into an integrated program.
Completed Nutrition and Forage Research
Testing HFCS Bee Feed for Contaminants and Determining Adverse Effects on Honey Bee Health and Longevity
Principal Investigator: Dr. Diana Sammatro, USDA, 2007
Dr. Sammataro and colleagues from the Carl Hayden Bee Research Center in Tucson, AZ took part in the first ever PAm-sponsored research grant. The team researched contamination and adverse affects on honey bee health and longevity in the use of High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) bee feed. The research provided beekeepers with guidelines for the use of HFCS as a supplemental feed for honey bees.
Supplemental carbohydrates are commonly fed to managed honey bee colonies in times of inadequate food storage. Longevity, productivity and physiology were compared between individual worker honey bees and between honey bee colonies fed HFCS or sucrose syrup. Worker honey bees tended to live longer when maintained on sucrose syrup in laboratory analysis. Productivity comparisons between colonies maintained in a closed foraging arena were inconclusive in terms of brood production; however, trends towards increased wax production and food storage were observed in colonies supplied with sucrose syrup. Free-foraging colonies supplemented with sucrose trended towards significantly greater brood production when compared to those supplemented with HFCS. Though sucrose syrup appears to sustain a slight increase in productivity over HFCS in apiculture, the mechanism and economic impact for this effect remain unresolved.
The researchers also surveyed hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) contamination of HFCS supplied by manufacturers and HFCS stored by beekeepers. HMF is a problematic contaminant for beekeepers, and though the mechanism of its toxicity is unknown, it has been shown to cause dysentery in honey bees. This is particularly an issue in beekeeping because HMF is known to form in both honey and HFCS. HFCS supplied directly from manufacturers did not have substantial HMF contamination, and on average was found to be well below the international standard for allowable amounts of HMF contamination in honey. On the other hand, HMF contamination of HFCS stored by beekeepers was found to be, on average, above the acceptable level according to international standards. It seems highly likely that variable successes and failures that beekeepers are experiencing when using HFCS as a supplemental feed are attributable to this variable rate of contamination. Most likely during the steps of procurement and storage of HFCS there are opportunities for high heat exposure which is rendering the syrup unsuitable as a feed for bees. Beekeepers should reflect on their manner of procurement and storage of HFCS.
Click here for more information on HFCS Storage Guidelines for Beekeepers.
The Effect of Colony Size and Composition on Almond Pollen Collection
Principal Investigator: Dr. Frank Eischen, USDA-ARS, Weslaco, TX, 2007
Dr. Frank Eischen and colleagues from the Honey Bee Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Weslaco, TX, monitored US and Australian honey bee pollen collection of various colony sizes on a large almond orchard near Shafter, CA. After 20 days of continuous pollen collection, 11 colonies were evaluated for strength, broodnest size and stored pollen.
Click here to view Dr. Eischen's 2006 WAS PowerPoint Presentation.
Click here to view Dr. Eischen's 2007 CSBA PowerPoint Presentation.
The list of treatments in ascending order of pollen collected was:
US 4-frame; US 6-frame; AUS colony established Dec 06 from 4-lb pkg; US 4-frame + 4 lb AUS pkg; US 8-frame; US 4-frame + US 4-frame (2 united 4-frames); US 10-frame; and US 14-frame.
Dr. Eischen's conclusions are as follows:
-Colonies should have been fed protein supplement prior to bloom.
-Colonies increased pollen collection as their size increased to about 12 frames.
-The addition of an Australian package improved pollen collection by 4-fame colonies.
-The addition of the AUS package greatly improved brood rearing.
-When two US 4-frame colonies were united they collected more pollen than two separate 4-frame colonies.
-Large colonies begin foraging earlier than small colonies.
-Colonies facing east begin foraging earlier than those face west.
-The addition of brood decreased pollen collection.
-Australian colonies collected more pollen than their size would indicate, but the researchers suspect this was due to their behavior in handling pollen traps differently.
The Effects of Varying Landscapes on Honey Bee Colony Health, Nutritional Physiology, and Immune Function
Principal Investigator: Dr. Marla Spivak, University of Minnesota, 2011
Click Here to view research publication
Dr. Marla Spivak, University of Minnesota, is currently conducting research to correlate land use with honey bee colony health and survival in North Dakota. Project Apis m. provided funds towards the characterization of the health of commercial honey bees in response to agricultural land use patterns.
Primary findings of the project related to PAm funding:
– Nurse bees from colonies positioned in the best quality landscape (composed of less than 25% corn, soybeans, and wheat within a 2-mile radius) exhibited significantly higher levels of abdominal vitellogenin stores than nurse bees in colonies from the least bee-friendly landscape (~75% of the land in corn, soybeans, and wheat within 2-mile radius).
– The same nurse bees with higher vitellogenin showed significantly lower levels of immune gene transcripts in at least one of the years, 2010-12.
These preliminary results indicate that the broad scale management of agricultural lands has a significant impact on the nutritional status and immune responses of honey bees, and ultimately, on overwinter survival and the number of colonies available for almond pollination. The physiological differences found due to land use are most likely due to differences in forage availability (abundance and/or quality) between landscapes. Current work is under way to explain plant species significantly contributing to different outcomes of colonies positioned in the landscapes involved in the study.
RECENT IMPACT OF THIS WORK:
PAm funding went toward graduate student salary and molecular lab materials/analysis that was part of a much larger study that identified land use conditions and colony/individual bee metrics associated with productivity and survival. We relayed data and findings to beekeepers at numerous beekeeper conferences and to gov't agency personnel at gov't science and policy meetings. This research has also set the stage for larger-scale land use and honey bee health research that is ongoing at USGS.
Implementation of a Remote Monitoring Network of Hive Scales to Predict Hive Health and Productivity
Principal Investigator: Jonathan Engelsma, Grand Valley State University, 2014
Jonathan and his graduate students at Grand Valley State University have been working with the Bee Informed Partnership to automate the monitoring of live honeybee colonies via electronic sensor platforms. In particular, we are interested in automatically capturing the weight of colonies. Currently, there are two commercial scale offerings (BeeWatch and SolutionBee) that can be purchased and configured to forward weight, temperature, and humidity to BIP. You can read more about the project in this really excellent article published by Rapid Growth Media.
Visit the Bee Informed Partnership's Hive Scale Program Page to learn more
Habitat and Forage Study
Principal Investigator: Reed Johnson, University of California, Davis, 2015
Research Quicklinks:
Honey Bee Health
CCD, Pathology, and Viruses
Varroa and Varroa Control
Honey Bee Helps
Nutrition and Forage
Long Term Stock Improvement
Queen Quality
Germplasm and Breeding
Pollination and Almonds
Pollination
Grand Funded Project Apis m. Projects
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Doctor separates COVID-19 fact from fiction
By Allison Harris and Hanna Battah
DALLAS - With all the uncertainty about the coronavirus, one North Texas expert is answering the questions many people have.
Dr. Diana Cervantes teaches at the University of North Texas Health Sciences Center. In 2014, she was the state's chief epidemiologist during the ebola response.
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Q. Why are we seeing such a drastic response to the virus?
A. We have never seen this virus before, so that makes us completely susceptible, meaning we don't have any immunity.
Q. How many people are asymptomatic carriers?
A. Unknown, which is why we've seen such an emphasis on social distancing.
Q. What counts as an underlying condition?
A. There are several things like diabetes, hypertension, high blood pressure, chronic lung disease, asthma, chronic cardiovascular disease and smoking.
Dr. Cervantes also talked about the risks this virus poses to young people.
"So, with this virus, you hear a lot people saying, 'Okay, 80-85% of the cases show mild to moderate disease.' Now I want to make it very clear, that that still means people with pneumonia when we talk about moderate disease. And as with any other disease, people who are young, yes, they're more likely to have less severe symptoms. But you will have very severe reactions to an infection and that immune response can be overwhelming and it can cause death. So, it is definitely still very critical for people of any age to be very, very careful," she said.
Finally, the doctor confirmed the best way for people to wash their hands is with good old-fashioned soap and water. Hand sanitizer is the next-best option.


At the 2017 World Economic Forum (WEF) we announced our intention to raise USD 5 billion in client assets over the next five years to help plug funding gaps needed to reach the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In that time, we've made huge strides and learned a lot, most importantly the indispensable role of partnerships in reaching these targets. That's why at the 2018 forum we decided to follow up the 2017 white paper1 with an update focusing specifically on the 17th SDG "Partnerships for the Goals". The paper explains how we are working with partners to create 100% sustainable impact investing solutions (see image below) to fulfil our promise to "mobilize private wealth for public good."
First of all, the world is falling well short of the annual USD 5-7 trillion target to reach the UN SDGs. We currently estimate a minimum USD 1.5 trillion shortfall per annum. And yet, there is still USD 250 trillion worth of private wealth that has been barely tapped: just one percent of this would cover these gaps. But even as the world's largest wealth manager, at UBS we soon realized that in order to create the kind of sustainable investing solutions to mobilize private wealth we needed help.
In addition to teaming up with the World Bank, we are working with organizations that include PwC, Linklaters, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Hamilton Lane to support Align174, an independent, open-architecture, impactful direct investment platform initiated by the WEF's Young Global Leaders.
We recognized that private clients have different passions and affinities for solving particular SDGs with their capital. They have varying appetites for different types of investment vehicles, whether traditional or sustainable. To enable private wealth to optimally fund sustainable development, we believe it is essential to abandon the widespread use of "one-size-fits-all" ESG screening or exclusion approaches. Achieving maximum impact means offering a full suite of next-generation sustainable and impact investment solutions.
Finally, we decided we needed new industry-leading benchmarks to assure investors their investments match their sustainable investing goals more closely to avoid the problem of "green washing." Moody's Investor Services found that 10 of the 17 green bonds it surveyed had insufficient reporting and disclosure about their green commitments. To ensure transparency, UBS is partnering with Solactive in developing new-generation fixed income benchmarks for institutional and corporate investors to define target asset allocations along three dimensions – financial return, financial risk and sustainability.
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There is no doubt in the world of work that the best work is done by effective and productive teams. This training program teaches individual participants how to be more effective and efficient team members. If you have a team that you would like to be more effective, or are part of a team you'd like to cooperate with more effectively, then this is the program for you.
In the introduction to our program, we do an interactive exercise to determine the dynamics of how the team works together, and then do a debrief of the exercise to understand the dynamics of how the project went. We have an in-depth discussion about what makes great teams possible.
In this portion of the training, we talk about the team-building process and determine where the team is in that step-by-step model. We then do a behavioral style assessment to determine the behavioral style of each person on the team. Finally, we talk about the strengths and weaknesses of each behavioral style and how to adjust your style to other team members.
In the fast-paced world that we live in, it seems that change is a constant force, every single day. Because of the rapid nature of change, teams need to learn how to be resilient and how to respond during a period of change to be successful. We talk about the change cycle and where the team is in the change cycle, how to handle change as a team and how people feel about change.
Many people are not aware of this, but many world-class organizations are highly successful because they have something called behavioral standards. Having a team that has behavioral standards ensures that you'll have consistency and predictability, and get better results. We then help the team learn how they can develop and implement behavioral standards, in order to greatly increase the chances of success as a team and to get better results for the organization. We also talk about how behavioral standards can be measured, and how team members can hold each other accountable going forward.
In the final exercise of our training program, we talk about what people should start, stop and continue doing as individual contributors, and also as a team. This leads to a very in-depth discussion and, ultimately, agreement on what they are going to do and not do in the future. What's revealing about this exercise is that often, teams never had this discussion, because no one ever even brought the topic up. The team never thought about what was working and what wasn't.
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MALVERN, Ark. (KTHV) - If you visit Malvern and ask the locals for a good place to eat, chances are, they'll point you in the direction of Keeney's.
It's a place with deep roots in the community where everyone knows your name.
During lunchtime at CK Keeney's restaurant in Malvern, the menu is just as full as the restaurant.
"We make this gravy from scratch in a skillet."
Locals know this is a great place to get a down-home meal, at a bargain price. Keeney's feeds as many as 150 people for lunch in a small space.
If you call Keeney's to place a to-go order like so many in Malvern do, you'll probably speak with Maureen, CK's wife of 60 years. She keeps the store running by bagging orders, counting change, and sending customers on their way with her small-town charm.
But before CK and Maureen opened the restaurant, they only had Keeney's Food Market.
Business boomed, until several decades later when Walmart came to town.
"We went broke like the rest of them little ones. Time changed on us."
In the year 2000, CK Keeney changed with the times to save his business.
"When I turned 65, we started cookin'."
It started with BBQ and a smoker out back, but he quickly realized the potential of a restaurant.
"We had $45,000 to retire on, so we went to town and borrowed $45 more and spent it back there on the kitchen."
It was a fresh new beginning for Keeney's as the food market shrank, the restaurant grew. They started with only 36 seats, and that quickly doubled to 76 seats. Now, the restaurant is filled with customers new and old.
From personal collections in the store, to pictures of neighborhood kids on the wall, it's hard not to feel at home there.
But after 60 years of running things, CK knows he's not getting any younger.
"I'll be 80 in December…my knees are worn out."
But there is one thing that makes him feel young again.
"We bought a '06 Corvette convertible. Red, burgundy."
So for now, Keeney's remains Malvern's hidden gem. It's a little piece of American heaven at the corner of Dyer and Mill.
Keeney's is open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 6 to 3 on Saturdays.


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A Fonte da Amoreira é um fontanário no concelho de Monchique, no distrito de Faro, em Portugal.

Descrição
A Fonte da Amoreira está situada junto à Estrada Nacional 266. Faz parte do Sítio de Interesse Comunitário de Monchique, no âmbito do Plano Sectorial da Rede Natura 2000.

A estrutura é composta por uma fonte com um tanque, ladeada por dois bancos, formando um conjunto semi-circular. O espaldar da fonte e as costas dos bancos foram decorados com painéis de azulejos em tons azuis e brancos, produzidos na Fábrica Lusitânia, e que representam obras dos cantoneiros e da instalação da estrada. Apresenta uma mistura de estilos regionalista e  Art Déco, sendo este último visível nas linhas direitas e nas formas geométricas, principamente os degraus escalonados, enquanto que os painéis de azulejos e os rebocos do tipo tirolês apresentam uma maior feição regionalista.

História
Durante cerca de meados do século XX, a Junta Autónoma de Estradas iniciou um vasto programa para o desenvolvimento da rede rodoviária nacional, que incluía igualmente a construção de fontanários ao longo das estradas, para apoio dos viajantes, e que se tornaram importantes monumentos a nivel regional. O concelho de Monchique foi um dos abrangidos por este programa, tendo sido construídas ou beneficiadas várias fontes, incluindo a da Amoreira. De acordo com a data presente nos azulejos, a fonte terá sido instalada em 1934.

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Património edificado no concelho de Monchique

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Património edificado em Monchique
Fontes e chafarizes de Portugal

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DOI:10.1016/S0375-9601(00)00186-9
On the relation between a zero-point-field-induced inertial effect and the Einstein-de Broglie formula
@article{Haisch1999OnTR,
title={On the relation between a zero-point-field-induced inertial effect and the Einstein-de Broglie formula},
author={Bernard Haisch and Alfonso Rueda},
journal={Physics Letters A},
volume={268},
B. Haisch, A. Rueda
Physics Letters A
It has been proposed that the scattering of electromagnetic zero-point radiation by accelerating objects results in a reaction force that may account, at least in part, for inertia [1,2,3]. This arises because of asymmetries in the electromagnetic zero-point field (ZPF) or electromagnetic quantum vacuum as perceived from an accelerating reference frame. In such a frame, the Poynting vector and momentum flux of the ZPF become non-zero. If one assumes that scattering of the ZPF radiation takes…
Inertial mass and the quantum vacuum fields
B. Haisch, A. Rueda, Y. Dobyns
Even when the Higgs particle is finally detected, it will continue to be a legitimate question to ask whether the inertia of matter as a reaction force opposing acceleration is an intrinsic or…
Gravity and the Quantum Vacuum Inertia Hypothesis
A. Rueda, B. Haisch
In previous work it has been shown that the electromagnetic quantum vacuum, or electromagnetic zero-point field, makes a contribution to the inertial reaction force on an accelerated object. We show…
Vacuum charges within a teleparallel weyl tensor: a new apporach to quantum gravity
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A comparison is given between the Newtonian and Einsteinian frames of gravitation. From this it is shown that there exist a weak connection to gravitation and electromagnetism. This connection is…
Vacuum charges within a teleparallel Weyl tensor
The quantum vacuum, fractal geometry, and the quest for a new theory of gravity
In this letter recent developments are shown in experimental and theoretical physics which brings into question the validity of General Relativity. This letter emphasizes the construction of a…
Can zero-point phenomena truly be the origin of inertia?
C. T. Ridgely
A current approach to the problem of inertia suggests that the origin of the inertial properties of matter is the interaction between matter and vacuum electromagnetic zero-point radiation. Herein,…
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Geometrodynamics, Inertia and the Quantum Vacuum
Bernard HaischCalifornia Institute for Physics and Astrophysics, 366 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306 Associate Fellow, AIAA — haisch@calphysics.orgAlfonso RuedaDepartment of Electrical…
Planck-Einstein-de Broglie relations for wave packet: the acoustic world
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In this paper we study the relations of Planck-Einstein-de Broglie type for the wave packets. We assume that the wave packet is a possible model of particle . When studying the behaviour of the wave…
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There appears to be three, perhaps related, ways of approaching the nature of vacuum energy. The first is to say that it is just the lowest energy state of a given, usually quantum, system. The…
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A. Kirilyuk
A system of two initially homogeneous, physically real fields uniformly attracted to each other is considered as the simplest basis of the self-developing world structure. It is shown that the system…
Inertia as reaction of the vacuum to accelerated motion
Abstract It was proposed by Haisch, Rueda and Puthoff that the inertia of matter could be interpreted at least in part as a reaction force originating in interactions between the electromagnetic…
Inertia as a zero-point-field Lorentz force.
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Physics, Medicine
Physical review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics
The interpretation that inertia is an electromagnetic resistance arising from the known spectral distortion of the ZPF in accelerated frames is proposed and suggests a physically rigorous version of Mach's principle.
Contribution to Inertial Mass by Reaction of the Vacuum to Accelerated Motion
We present an approach to understanding the origin of inertia involving the electromagnetic component of the quantum vacuum and propose this as a step toward an alternative to Mach's principle.…
Derivation of inertial forces from the Einstein-de Broglie-Bohm (E.d.B.B.) causal stochastic interpretation of quantum mechanics
J. Vigier
The physical origin of inertial forces is shown to be a consequence of the local interaction of Dirac's real covariant ether model(1) with accelerated microobjects, considered as real extended…
The present status of the quantum theory of light : proceedings of a symposium in honour of Jean-Pierre Vigier
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Stochastic electrodynamics with particle structure part II - towards a zero-point induced wave behavior
A. Rueda
A previously derived Brownian behavior (paper I) induced by the zero-point field is assumed to hold for a more realistic model. The statistical description of the particle in our model leads…
On the Zitterbewegung of the Dirac Electron
Kerson Huang
The detailed motion of a free Dirac electron is investigated by examining the expectation values of the position r and of r×ṙ in a wave packet. It is shown that the well-known zitterbewegung may be…
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Preface. Part I: Prelude. 1. Quantum mechanics and the real world. 2. Quantum mechanics as a stochastic theory. 3. Elements of electrodynamics. Part II: Theme. 4. The zeropoint radiation field. 5.…
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Średnie Duże [] es un pueblo ubicado en el distrito administrativo de Gmina Nielisz, dentro del condado de Zamość, Voivodato de Lublin, en el este de Polonia. Se encuentra a unos 23 kilómetros al noroeste de Zamość y a 55 kilómetros al sureste de la capital regional Lublin.

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First decision from the French Patent Office on a patent opposition
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Publié le 30 June 2022
On May 23, 2022, the Director General of the French Patent Office issued the first decision on an opposition to a patent. This procedure was created by the PACTE law of May 22, 2019 and allows a third party to request the total or partial revocation of a granted French patent, based on a number of grounds listed in article L.613-23-1 of the French Code of Intellectual Property (CPI).
The opposition filed by Krones AG against a patent entitled "Process for forming a container made of thermoplastic material by biaxial stretching" owned by Sidel Participations is recognized as justified and the patent is maintained in a modified form.
In this decision, the French Patent Office considers that the ground of opposition according to which the claims n° 1 and 8, as well as the dependent claims n° 2 to 7, 9 and 10, lack novelty is thus not founded.
With regard to the inventive step, the person skilled in the art is defined by the Office. Upon examination of the documents filed by the opponent against the patent application, the Office admits the inventive step with respect to part of the claims but recognizes the validity of the opposition with respect to another part of the claims.
The applicant has the possibility to modify the set of claims of the patent during the opposition procedure subject to compliance with article L.613-23-3 of the Intellectual Property Code.
The patent is therefore maintained in an amended form.
Other decisions will soon refine the practice of the French Patent Office regarding patent opposition and we will keep you informed of any significant developments. In the meantime, it may be appropriate to set up a technological or competitive watch based on your patents. Do not hesitate to contact us on this subject, which falls within our areas of expertise.
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Chester Cathedral has a rich and fascinating heritage. It is a living community of prayer and worship, a centre of excellence in Church Music, andplays a key role for the Christian community across Chester, the Wirral and Cheshire. We welcome thousands of visitors from all over the world.
Chester Cathedral is dedicated to Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Chester Cathedral's mission is to celebrate God's presence in the world by, offering worship and prayer, welcome and hospitality, pastoral care and education, and a creative use of our heritage. An establishment such as this means many different things to many different people. We aim to embrace all sectors of the community whilst ensuring the survival of this magnificent Cathedral for future generations.
As the Cathedral Church of the Diocese of Chester we hold 1,200 regular services throughout the year; three services every weekday and up to five each Sunday. In addition the Cathedral hosts major community services for the Council, military organisations, charities, the Scout and Guide Associations, and local schools. The Cathedral holds major diocesan services and many special services such as those to remember the fallen from the wars, and to provide comfort to those who have lost children and babies.
We provide the largest venue in the city for orchestral performances, concerts, and charitable fundraisers. We welcome thousands of primary and secondary school children for educational visits and hold an annual sixth-form conference. Chester Cathedral is a centre of musical excellence with its weekly Organ Recitals. The Cathedral hosts some of the finest choirs in the country. The Cathedral is a site of extraordinary historical significance as it is one of the best preserved monastic sites in the United Kingdom.
Chester Cathedral is an ancient abbey and is a treasure of international importance that has played a significant part in shaping the history of the City. It still plays an important part in the spiritual, cultural and civic life of Chester and beyond. The site stretches from the Cathedral, with the most complete set of monastic buildings in the country, through the Georgian square and streets, to the Roman barracks on the Dean's field and includes the largest green spaces within the walls.
The estate comprises many listed properties of historic and architectural importance. The city is designated as an area of Archaeological importance, one of only five such designations in England. The North part of the site is a scheduled ancient monument, the Southern part of the site is subject to the Care of Cathedrals Measure and the entire estate lies within a Conservation Area.
Chester Cathedral is primarily a Christian community and a place of worship, prayer, mission and ministry. Our aspiration is to express this in a generous and creative way. We seek to celebrate our faith through worship, mission, pastoral care, education and music: and reflecting our Benedictine spirituality, offer welcome and hospitality to visitors and pilgrims through our shop, refectory, grounds and tours.
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