The subject's chair is built to orthopedic standards to ensure proper posture and back support. T-frame legs provide maximum stability while adjustable armrests are a one-piece design making this section solid, requiring less hardware. The height of chair arms is easily adjusted depending on the height and size of the examinee. Thanks to the optimal chair design, the arm cuff placed around the subject's arm does not touch her body, which maximizes the obtainment of an objective polygraph examination result. The chair comes with all the tools that are required and is easily assembled in a matter of minutes.
Instead of purchasing a standard vinyl Adjustable-Arm Subject's Chair, polygraph examiners now have an option of buying a polygraph chair with built-in and pre-wired activity sensors for detecting movements of the subject during a polygraph examination. Polygraph examiners can select any of the configurations below.
For added hygiene we suggest optional Washable Cloth Arm Covers for Subject's Chair, model 76871RAC, offering a clean and sanitary option for polygraph examiner office use (hospital use). This hygienic armrest (chair arm) slipcover is easily removable and washable, and can be changed between examined subjects to keep clean.


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Once the holiday chaos is done it is a great time to sit down with holiday photos and scrap. Surround yourself with some special holiday themed papers (DCWV was used here), fun embellishments and plenty of Therm O Web adhesives and get those holiday memories into layouts! The different types and sizes of embellishments work best with different Zots and Sticky Lines. Large Zots for the brad with die cut shape and Zots Bling for the sequins. Sticky Lines are perfect for a sequin trim. And medium Zots for the snowflakes and wood veneer. It is great to have a whole arsenal of Therm O Web adhesives when sitting down to do an embellishment heavy layout! :) Rebecca Supplies: Therm O Web Zots (Medium, Large and Bling), Sticky Lines 1/4", Memory Runner XL, DCWV "The Evergreen Stack"
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Lenovo and Qualcomm show off Project Limitless, the first Snapdragon 8cx PC
Qualcomm announced a partnership with Lenovo to make a strong push in the 5G-connected PC space with Project Limitless. Unlike the other 5G laptops, Project Limitless will shun traditional x86 silicon from Intel and AMD in favor of Qualcomm's Snapdragon system on a chip and Qualcomm's 5G modem. Lenovo's Project Limitless will be an Always-Connected PC that uses Qualcomm's ARM-based Snapdragon 8cx processor and Snapdragon X55 5G modem. Though Project Limitless was announced at Computex in Taipei, the platform won't be available for consumers until an unspecified date in 2020.
The laptop itself doesn't look all that different from any of Lenovo's other machines. It's a convertible, 2-in-1 notebook with slim bezels and a standard Lenovo laptop. This particular model includes a bump above the screen where the webcam is located. Ports are fairly limited, just two USB-C ports on the left side and a headphone jack on the right. The real test will be in the 8cx's performance, as no ARM-based Windows laptops have really been able to compete with x86 chips.
Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8cx processor late last year, and the Snapdragon X55 5G modem was introduced earlier this year. Project Limitless may be one of the first systems to debut with Qualcomm's 7nm silicon, and always-on 5G connectivity will likely give Qualcomm's Windows on ARM platform an edge against traditional laptops and notebooks from Intel.
"Our collaboration with Lenovo will deliver transformative PC user experiences for both consumers and the enterprise via the low-latency connectivity made possible by 5G," Alex Katouzian, Qualcomm's senior vice president and general manager of the mobile business unit, said in a prepared statement. "Bandwidth-intensive tasks that involve downloading and uploading large files over a wireless connection can be exponentially faster, thanks to the platform's impressive performance and power efficiency, this will change the way users interact, connect and communicate with their computing devices."
Details about Project Limitless are still light, but Lenovo's platform should continue to deliver on the strengths of the Always-Connected PC ecosystem, including more than 20 hours of battery life, a thin and light design, and compatibility with Windows programs. For its part, Qualcomm and Lenovo stated multi-day battery life for Project Limitless. And coupled with 5G connectivity, users in 5G coverage areas can experience up to 10 times the performance of 4G LTE network speeds and even lower latency. In areas where 5G is not available, users can also fall back on 4G LTE networks.
Pricing details about Project Limitless were not disclosed. The device will compete in the same space as previous Always-Connected PC efforts, including the HP Envy x2 and Samsung Galaxy Book 2.
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Albert Donnay says:
Why is NCBI announcing "The New PubMed" when it still lacks many features of the classic version? On my Samsung S10 mobile device, the Chrome browser can no longer even open the NCBI PubMed home page (it hangs up on a blank screen) while Firefox can open it and I can toggle between the new and classic views. But searches run in classic (default) view from Firefox lack check boxes so the results can't be selected, while searches run in new view can't be sorted. Also in new view, adding to collections is very time consuming since the list comes up in random order (maybe date created?), instead of alphabetical as in the classic version.
Switching to Dell laptop, both Chrome and Firefox can access PubMed and the classic view works as expected, with checkboxes next to sortable results, and when "add to collection" is selected, an alphabetical list is presented. The new view also gives checkboxes and sortable results, but when I try adding results to collections, I get error message: "Unable to load your collection due to an error."
another problem: searches run from the new and classic views on full site give different results. I searched for (carbon monoxide intoxication) and and got 865 results in classic view versus 1192 in new view
they got rid of the "export to citation manager function". or else it's hidden and i cannot find it
Benjamin Nicotera says:
Agreed, this is a major problem! I wonder if a primary database must have switched or taken off line, rather than just a change to the interface, because I am seeing this problem on a private site that retrieves citation data as well as on the new vs old views.
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I am receiving a '404 page not found' error whenever I try to access the NIH manuscript submission portal. Is there a bug in the system?
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Susy, please send us an email at info@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov so we can help you.
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Like many others, I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of RSS feeds/alerts in the new PubMed.
The "Create RSS" feature — fortunately, still available in legacy PubMed — needs to be integrated into the new PubMed before legacy is retired.
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Lagoon Tower 1101 is a three bedroom, three bath condo located on the 11th floor just across a two-lane road to the Gulf. Lagoon Tower only has two units on each floor.
• Access to balcony from the living room and master bedroom with incredible views of the Gulf and Little Lagoon.
• Tile in the living area, carpet in bedrooms.
Fully equipped kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Dining room table that seats six with a bench and with two additional bar stools.
• Living room has Queen sofa sleeper and a flat screen TV.
• Second bedroom has Queen size bed with a flat screen TV.
• Third bedroom has a set of bunk beds with a Twin on top and Full on bottom and a pull-out twin size trundle with a 15" TV.
No waiting in long lines for check-in or check-out with keyless entry!
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Tucked in under The Remarkables mountain range on the north-eastern shores of Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown, Remarkables Residences fits centrally within the evolving district of Frankton Flats.
Bayleys Realty Group we're heading up the marketing of the new greenfield development and required a full Realspace interactive experience to help homebuyers understand the design and layout including views beyond from a typical 4 storied home.
A comprehensive Realspace 3d model was created of the full interior of a complete home which presented every room with accurate fittings, and fixtures. Both light and dark scheme finishes could be switched in real-time.
The remainder of the marketing package consisted of a full virtual reality tour, interior animation, mobile friendly 360 image tour and a handful of conventional rendered still images.
Realspace allows home buyers to be guided through every inch of a development and tailor scenes and finishes to suit their tastes and truly connect with their future home.
Available to all developers large or small, Realspace is priced similarly to a set of traditional 3d still renders.
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A 360 image tour captured directly from Realspace allows anyone to explore each of the spaces using their mobile, tablet or desktop browser.
Recording over 2500 visits within a single week and an average engagement time of just under 2 minutes the 360 image tour proved to be a highly watchable addition to Bayleys Realty Groups's suite of sales tools.
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MedPage, the online medical journal of the University of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine reviewed an article published in the British Medical Journal concerning a relationship between consumption of marine fish oil from fish and a reduction in the risk of developing breast cancer. The study was published by Duo Li, MD, a professor of nutrition at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China. They reviewed data from 21 "prospective cohort studies involving nearly 900,000 people". According to their data, eating just one or two portions a week of salmon, sardines, mackerel or other fish rich in marine n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids is associated with a 1 % reduced risk of breast cancer in later life. Their data came from questionnaires that asked about patients' intake of fatty acids and from blood levels measured in several studies. When they looked at similar fatty acids which come from plants not fish, such as alpha linoleic acid, they could not see a similar protective effect.
The study was critiqued by Alice H Lichtenstein, DSc, director for the cardiovascular nutrition lab at Tufts University. She had numerous questions and concerns about the methodology and conclusions but did support the need for future prospective studies to examine this question. While I have neither the credentials nor experience of Dr. Lichtenstein in evaluating this type of data I believe strongly in the KISS (keep it simple stupid) principle. Fleshy fish provides fish oils which are felt to be beneficial to our health. The same cannot be said for fish oils which you receive in pills and preparations.
My advice is to eat fish two or three times per week. Prepare it simply in a Mediterranean diet style and obtain the benefits that research seems to consistently show for this eating pattern.
Heartburn and dyspepsia are common conditions exacerbated by being overweight, eating too much, eating certain types of foods (red sauces, berries, alcohol, fatty foods, caffeinated beverages, chocolate) reclining after eating, wearing constrictive clothing at the belt line and a host of other items. The heartburn is supposed to be due to the reflux of acidic digestive juices from the stomach into the gullet or esophagus. There is no true physical barrier between the stomach and the lower esophagus like a trap door but there are a group of muscles known as the lower esophageal sphincter. These muscles are supposed to recognize that the stomach contains food and acidic digestive juices and contract and prevent the stomach contents from kicking back up the esophagus and producing heartburn symptoms.
The treatments of choice are; avoiding those foods that produce the heartburn, wearing less constrictive clothing and, medications. The gold standard of medications is the PPI's or proton pump inhibitors. These would be medicines like Prilosec, Nexium, and Prevacid. The product inserts suggests we take these medications for eight weeks and no longer. Most patients continue to take the medications long after the recommended eight weeks.
In an interview in MedPage, the online journal of the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine, David Kleiman, MD of Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City proposes that at eight weeks patients be given a pH test or what used to be called the "Bernstein Test".
With the pH test, a thin plastic tube is inserted through the nose and placed so the tip is at the lower portion of the esophagus adjacent to the stomach. You then sample and test the fluid for acidity by measuring its pH. The test costs under $700 and is fairly accurate and safe.
According to Dr. Kleiman, he examined patients with GERD who continued to take PPI's beyond eight weeks and almost 1/3 of them did not have any signs of acidic material refluxing into the esophagus. When looking at the lower dose PPI's sold over the counter, versus the prescription items, the average weekly cost of PPI's varies from $29 to $107. This translates to a cost of between $2000 and $7,300 a year on medicines not needed.
While the idea of inserting a tube to measure acidity as a way to distinguish who should continue PPI's has its merits, the practical question is "How available is the test and who is doing it?".
It is always a good idea to discontinue medications you do not need – especially expensive ones. The availability of the testing in local communities may preclude this approach.
It is no secret that for decades men and women have been drinking caffeinated beverages to wake up or stay awake. This is especially pertinent when it comes to driving an auto or a truck and trying to stay alert and awake. Researchers in Australia decided to take a look at the question of whether ingesting caffeine in the form coffee or tea led to fewer accidents. Lisa Sharwood, PhD, of the University of Sydney reported in the British Medical Journal that long haul truckers who reported consuming caffeine to stay awake had a 63% reduced likelihood of crashing than control subjects. Their study looked at 530 long-haul truck drivers who had an accident between December 2008 and May 2011 in Australia. They compared them to 517 controls that had no accidents in the same 12 month period.
Case drivers drove about 1,700 miles in the week before their accident. Controls drove somewhat more, about 2,400 miles, in the week before their interview. 43% of the case drivers admitted to drinking caffeinated beverages specifically to stay awake. Only 3% admitted using illegal substances such as amphetamines or cocaine to stay awake.
The practical side of the study is that if you must operate a motor vehicle and you feel fatigued then stopping for a caffeine containing beverage definitely helps reduce the likelihood of a crash.
The Physicians Health Study II (PHS II), a randomized controlled study, followed 14,641 male U.S. patients initially aged 50 or older for a median of 11.2 years. Their results showed that "daily multivitamin supplementation modestly but significantly reduced the risk of total cancer." The study could not clarify or specifically define which nutrient or nutrients in their supplemental multivitamin were responsible for the effect in reducing cancer.
The study used the multivitamin Centrum Silver. However, it did not examine the effect of multivitamins in women. Nor, did it did allow participants to consume additional vitamins, minerals, supplements or herbs.
The message to individuals is clear. Eat a healthy and balanced diet that is prepared in a manner that does not destroy the nutrients. A multivitamin such as Centrum Silver will reduce your risk of cancer minimally. There is no proof that taking additional products with the multivitamin will have a more positive effect.
The University of Pennsylvania Department Of Medicine online magazine Medpage Today published a synopsis of an article that appeared in the October 9th issue of the Journal of Neurology. Written by Jouni Karppi, PhD, of the University of Eastern Finland, and colleagues, it discusses how tomatoes and tomato based products may lower the risk of strokes in men. The key ingredient seems to be lycopene. Lycopene is a carotenoid that acts as an antioxidant.
The study looked at 1,031 Finnish men between the ages of 42 and 61 who were followed for 12 plus years. The researchers used statistical techniques to eliminate the influence of variables such as hypertension, tobacco usage, lipid levels and other risk factors of strokes. The research showed that the individuals with the highest levels of lycopene in their serum had the lowest risk of stroke compared to individuals with lower levels. Tomatoes do contain several types of carotenoids such as alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, alpha–tocopherol and retinol, but it is the lycopene that is the difference maker.


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Academics from an ethnic minority background tend to earn less than their white colleagues at UK universities, according to a BBC research unveiled Friday.
The research involved freedom of information (FOI) requests to all 24 universities in the Russell Group of highly-selective, research-based universities of the country, out of which 22 responded.
It found that black and ethnic minority and Arab academics at the UK's top universities earn an average 26 per cent less than their white colleagues. And female academics fare even worse, with an ethnicity pay gap on top of the gender pay gap.
"I feel like everyone else is running a 100m sprint and I'm running a steeplechase alongside them. It's not an equal race," Indian-origin teaching Fellow at Leeds University Meenakshi Sarkar told the BBC.
She landed the job after a successful business career in India, but the university put her on the lowest possible academic pay band, leaving her struggling financially.
Leeds University said it took the issue "very seriously".
"This is why we are committed to ensuring that black and minority ethnic staff are employed at all levels and to reducing any pay gap arising from our current representation across the grades," a spokesperson said.
There are roughly 3,000 Indian and South Asian-origin academic staff employed across the UK's Russell Group universities, an association of the country's top educational establishments including Oxford and Cambridge.
Pay gaps can be caused by unequal pay, which is illegal, or by a group of staff tending to be in lower paid jobs or in part-time work. The new data suggests that ethnic minority academics are less likely than white men or women to be promoted to better paid, senior positions. They also tend to be in lower pay bands, the study notes.
The data shows the gender pay gap is more pronounced for ethnic minority women at Russell Group universities where white male staff are on average annual salaries of 55,000 pounds.
Former Universities Minister and Labour MP David Lammy said the figures showed universities needed to "take a look in the mirror and realise that more needs to be done to both widen access at undergraduate level and to keep and retain a diverse cohort right through to PhDs, professorships and the very top of these institutions".


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Combine 1 tsp. of the tarragon and 1 tsp. of the salt and sprinkle it over cleaned and dried chicken.
Pour 1 cup of water in a 12 in. skillet, place a 10 in. rack in the skillet and put chicken on the rack.
Bring water to a boil, turn down heat and steam chicken for 20-25 min.
Layer carrots on top of chicken and steam for another 8 min. Layer the bell pepper and zucchini on next, sprinkle the other tsp. of tarragon and salt over the top and steam for another 5 min.
Serve this colorful dish right away so as not to over cook the vegetables.
Lightly steamed vegetables provide the body with vitamins, minerals and enzymes. The carrots and red bell pepper also deliver beta carotene to fight free radicals. Organic chicken provides a healthy protein and the tarragon promotes bile production to aid digestion. Tarragon also calms nerves and aids with sleep. This is a good meal to have for dinner.


I am happy to have met you and want to thank you for your great work. In the last month since you worked on my leg I no longer have the pain and limited extension that was a problem for some months. Professional basketball is very demanding and yes we do fall and sometimes get hurt in ways that take time to heal. My cousin told me about you and met you in Atlanta after a game he was in. Being a professional athlete himself I knew his back was a problem that warranted therapy and massage almost daily to keep him in the game. I must admit when I was told you could heal and help people via a telephone I was surprised. You somehow were able to get me into a state on the telephone that was like being under anesthesia.That in itself was amazing but what was more impressive was my leg was very warm and then cool when you were working on me. At the end of our time together you suggested that since the pain was about 60% gone I should consider your 4 session option and have the appointments all in 1 week. Well the appointments are all done and I am happy to tell you I no longer have any problems with my leg. I no longer need any therapy and the pain hasn't at all come back. You my friend are a very blessed man. As you know I have spoken to the staff, and we look forward to having you available for my fellow players.


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The 2017 WFTC will be hosted by Wales between the 19th and 23rd of September 2017. The venue will be the Glanusk Estate which is situated in one of Wales designated areas of outstanding natural beauty.
Situated on the river Usk the Glanusk park covers 400 acres(160ha) and consists of woodland and open parkland with mature Oak trees.


U16 Football Championship Final takes place this Saturday at 3.30pm in St Pereginnes, it's been a long time since a Crumlin team made a championship final so we hope you all get out to support the lads. Then you can make the short hop to St Vincents to watch the Senior Hurlers in action at 6.30pm.
Joker Poker was not won next weeks jackpot will be €2,250.
Dates for the 2017 summer camp are in and they will take place on the 10th-14th and 17th -21st of July in Lorcan O'Toole Park for more information and to book your spot be sure to contact Luke Early on 086 122 9005 to avoid disappointment.


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Accepting award and money in recognition of community service
You are a justice of the Trial Court who has requested an opinion from the Committee as to whether you may receive a monetary award through an awards program recognizing service to the community. You also ask, if you cannot accept the award yourself, whether you may designate a charitable organization to receive it.
I. The Award
According to the brochure you provided to the Committee, the program from which you will receive the monetary award "is an awards program that provides recognition and direct financial support to individuals of creativity, vision and leadership who work in community service in a particular area. . . . [and that] celebrates the builders of the community; the social entrepreneurs who often go unrecognized, but who make a vital contribution to our quality of life." The program "provides an opportunity to identify and support the best practices of community service" and one of its goals "is to be a highly visible mechanism for public recognition of excellence in community service." To that end, "[p]ress coverage of the awards presentation is encouraged." "[A] not-for-profit organization offering philanthropic design and management services to individuals, foundations and corporations" administers the program. (Emphasis omitted).
Possible recipients of the grant are nominated "by a group of `spotters,' individuals representing diverse parts of the community. They serve for a two-year period. During that time, the spotters agree to identify individuals who, by virtue of their leadership and service qualify for this award. The spotters serve on a voluntary basis." To be eligible, "[n]ominees must be engaged in some form of community service. They may work for a government agency or a community organization, or they can be doing volunteer work." Nominees cannot be "individuals who hold public office." Once the spotters make their nominations, "[a] small selection committee reviews the nominations and makes the final selection. [The administering organization's] staff conducts a complete review and reference check on all finalists. Selecting a group of fellows [i.e., award recipients] that represents the diversity of the community is a prime consideration."
The program honors six individuals each year, and each of those six fellows "receives a grant of $10,000 each year for three years." The donor funding the program "wishes to remain anonymous." The funds the fellows receive "are absolutely unrestricted. The recipients may use them to stabilize their personal finances, to take time off for special projects or a sabbatical. Some might choose to go back to school or obtain some skills training. Others might choose to use the funds as social venture capital to seed new projects. Recipients will not be required to continue in their present work." Additionally, "[n]o reports will be required of recipients on their activities. Other than appearing at an initial presentation, they will not be required to work together or attend meetings. Fellows are invited to share their experiences and discuss their work over the course of the year, but participation is not mandatory."
II. Code Application
A. Scholarship or Fellowship
Given that the program refers to recipients as "fellows," the logical Code provision with which to start is Section 4D(5)(g). This subsection provides that "[a] judge shall not accept . . . a gift, bequest, favor, or loan from anyone except for . . . . a scholarship or fellowship awarded on the same terms and based on the same criteria applied to other applicants . . . ." Section 4D(5)(g); see Canon 5(C)(4)(b) (setting forth pre-October 2003 version of this rule). Neither the CJE Opinions(1) nor the Commentary to Section 4 discusses this provision directly, but the terms' dictionary definitions provide guidance. A "scholarship" is "[f]inancial aid awarded to a student, as by a college." The American Heritage Dictionary 1098 (2d ed. 1985); Webster's II New College Dictionary 988 (1999) (same). Similarly, a "fellowship" is "[a] scholarship or grant awarded a graduate student in a college or university." The American Heritage Dictionary 496 (2d ed. 1985); Webster's II New College Dictionary 411 (1999) (same). In both instances, the implied understanding is that the recipients will use the awarded funds towards their education in some way.
Here, however, the use of the awarded funds is "unrestricted" and unmonitored; the recipients may use the $30,000 in any way they choose, even in a manner unrelated to the program's goal. In this sense, the award is similar to a gift, i.e., "`something voluntarily transferred from one person to another without compensation.'" CJE Opinion 2001-9, quoting Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary 517, 268 (Merriam 1987). Further, the use of the word "applicants" in Section 4D(5)(g) suggests that the recipient sought the award, whereas here, the recipients are nominated by a group of volunteers who identify deserving individuals in the community. The American Heritage Dictionary 121 (2d ed. 1985) (defining "apply" as "[t]o request or seek assistance, employment, or admission[,]" and "applicant" as "[a] person who applies, as for a job"); Webster's II New College Dictionary 55 (1999) (same).
CJE-Opinion 99-11 demonstrates the inapplicability of Section 4D(5)(g) to this situation. There, the Committee considered whether a judge could attend a program if his travel expenses were funded by the grantees of the federal grant under which the program was presented. The program was presented by the National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence; "[t]he grant funds [were] made available by the Violence Against Women Office through local grantees. The grantees [were] police departments and district attorneys' offices, which have some discretion as to how those funds are spent." CJE Opinion 99-11. The Committee concluded "that the payment of travel expenses [did] not fall within any of the listed exceptions" in Canon 5(C)(4). Id.
Specifically, the Committee found that "[t]his is not the kind of award that falls under the general notion of a scholarship or fellowship. Those are awards made available to a wide group for a program of scholarly study. What [was] involved in this inquiry [in CJE Opinion 99-11] [was] a grant to judges to pay travel expenses to a single conference. That seems to [the Committee] quite different from the ordinary understanding of `scholarship or fellowship.'" Id. (emphasis added). The $30,000 award is not intended "for a program of scholarly study" thus it does not fall within the "scholarship or fellowship" exception to Section 4D(5).
B. Gift
This award is accordingly a gift, and you cannot accept this gift unless it falls into one of the two other exceptions in Section 4D(5) that arguably apply to this situation. First, if the gift is "incident to public recognition of the judge," he or she may accept it as long as its value does not exceed $350. Section 4D(5)(a). This award is in recognition of your contributions to the community, and the program's desire for press coverage establishes the intended "public" aspect of the recognition, as does one of its goals - "to be a highly visible mechanism for public recognition of excellence in community service." The award, however, certainly exceeds $350, thus this exception does not apply.
The second exception that may apply is Section 4D(5)(h), which allows a judge to accept "any other gift, bequest, favor or loan, only if: the donor is not a party or other person who has come or is likely to come or whose interests have come or are likely to come before the judge; and, if its value exceeds $350.00, the judge reports it in the same manner as the judge reports compensation . . . ." This exception, however, does not apply to "a gift, favor, or loan of the type set forth in Sections 4D(5)(a), 4D(5)(b), 4D(5)(f) or 4D(5)(g) that does not meet the requirements set forth there . . . ." This provision distinguishes Section 4D(5)(h) from its precursor, Canon 5(C)(4)(c). See CJE Opinion 98-17 ("We think that the difference between the categories mentioned in subsections 4(a) and (b) on the one hand and subsection 4(c) on the other is the difference between gifts that may be accepted without reporting and gifts that may be accepted if reported . . . .").
As the amount of the award here precludes it from meeting the requirements of Section 4D(5)(a), it "may not be accepted under the authority of this Section 4D(5)(h)." Section 4D(5)(h) (emphasis added); see Preamble ("When `may' is used, it denotes permissible discretion or, depending on the context, it refers to action that is not covered by specific proscriptions."). The Commentary to this section explains:
"Under the last sentence of Section 4D(5)(h), some gifts may not be accepted even if they meet the requirements of Section 4D(5)(h). For example, a gift incident to public recognition of the judge in excess of the reporting amount in Section 4D(5)(h). . . may not be accepted even though the donor or lender is not a party or other person who has come or is likely to come or whose interests have come or are likely to come before the judge . . . ."
Commentary to Section 4D(5)(h).(2)
The exceptions to Section 4D(5) therefore do not make acceptance of this gift permissible. The Committee also notes that the total amount you would receive is almost ninety times the maximum unreportable amount of $350. The Committee believes that $10,000 per year for three years with no conditions on or stated purpose for the use of the funds raises questions as to whether such a gift is consistent not only with Section 4D(5), but also with the spirit of various provisions of the Code, including Sections 2A, 4A(1), and 4H.
Acceptance of this monetary award would therefore violate the Code.
C. Designation to a Charity
Finally, you ask whether you may designate a charitable organization to receive the gift. Even though you would not be the ultimate recipient of the funds under such an arrangement, the gift would still be passing through your hands. For this reason, this designation would not be a simple private donation to a charity, see, e.g., CJE Opinion 09-2 (finding "periodic donation or sale of the fruits of [judge's] creative labor [i.e., photographs judge took] . . . does not produce the dangers against which Section 4D(1) is designed to guard"); CJE Opinion 95-4 ("[N]othing in the Code would prohibit you from making contributions to the not-for-profit corporation."); instead, the donation would be more akin to a fund-raising activity that is impermissible under the Code. Section 4C(3)(b)(i) (prohibiting judges from "personally participat[ing] in the solicitation of funds or other fund-raising activities"); see, e.g., CJE Opinion 08-11 (agreeing with judge's decision to return to probation officer in judge's court an unsolicited contribution officer made to charity in which judge participated).
Designation of the gift to a charity does not mitigate any of the prohibitions of Section 4D, and it is thus inappropriate.
(1). With one exception, discussed below.
(2). Here, the donor is anonymous, therefore it is unknown if the donor or his/her interests will likely come before you. In that respect, acceptance of the award would satisfy Section 2A - that a judge act "in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary" - and Section 4A(1) - that a judge conduct his "extrajudicial activities so that they do not . . . cast reasonable doubt on the judge's capacity to act impartially as a judge . . . ." See CJE Opinion 98-17 ("There appears to be no danger of this donor organization conveying the impression that it occupies a position of special influence over you as a result of your receipt of this award. . . . [and] [y]our acceptance of this award, including the substantial monetary components, . . . does not call into question the integrity or the impartiality of the judiciary . . . .").


I have interrogated cities and event-led cultural policy-making since 1999. I started by revisiting the cultural legacy of the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games to inform my work on the Sydney 2000 Olympic Arts Festivals. This was followed by research on the legacy of Glasgow 1990 as European Capital of Culture; the experience of Cultureshock – cultural programme for the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games; the five-year Impacts 08 programme on the multiple impacts of Liverpool as European Capital of Culture 2008; and the assessment of how London 2012 could deliver a four-year Cultural Olympiad throughout the UK.


Starting this blog is part of the learning curve I am on at the moment, trying to focus my energy, prioritise projects, and improve my means of communication. I have lost touch with so many valuable friends and acquaintances over the years, and even family members, while busy with this or that project. Reconnecting and at least starting to catch up, albeit in a small way, is an exciting and rewarding aspect of the internet, as is making new contacts and friends.
As a teacher and editor I tended to be a kind of back-seat driver, keeping quiet about my own activities as a photographer to concentrate on helping others, except in an emergency. And, because good work deserves an intelligent and informed audience, and should speak for itself, I have encouraged many students, friends and colleagues to promote their own work more than they had - because it seemed significant. I enjoy stepping up for a cause like improving photo education, and sharing the excitement of engaging in detective work on aspects of the history of photography. Or encouraging personal growth through self-revelation via art and social commitment.
What I did not like about academia was how commercially obsessed with its own image it had become, and how little it really cared for the traditional ideals of a university, like encouraging truly independent thought and challenging the status quo. The ideal of academic freedom, of teachers and students becoming the critics and conscience of society (intellectual whistleblowers), has been grossly undermined. Public discussion of the failings or potential failings of one's university, is taken as a threat, rather than an opportunity for all points of view to be considered before it is too late.
Artists and art academics who vie for the positions of power are expected to become amateur bean counters, and the art of bean counting, as exemplified by the PRBF (Performance Based Research Funding), tightens the noose around academic freedom. Planning (not "forward planning" - is there such a thing as "backward planning") for improved PRBF results has become more important than encouraging self-revelation through making art, testing it with different audiences, and honing one's craft. Little time is scheduled for reflection or trying again to extract the essence of what one is trying to say, through critical analysis of the first stumbling steps, that when, and if, understood, lead to work of greater depth and elegance.
That's enough about art politics, at least for the moment. It is what our students make of their talents that really matters. Though, occasionally I wonder about how far we have come without progressing when it comes to photographic education.
The point I want to make is that in "retirement", ironically, my usual aversion to blowing my own trumpet is being tested. Instead of grazing my life away, I decided on a radical change requiring not a little reorientaton and reinvention. I've got 50 years of my own involvement in photography to investigate and some interesting stuff to share. They include experiences and memories not yet committed to the public record, and, not least, thousands of my own photographs made, largely, for posterity, or just for myself to ''scratch an itch", as David Vestal put it.
Although now living in Beijing, I'm still involved in PhotoForum Inc, New Zealand, as PhotoForum's co-editor with Haru Sameshima. Among other things, we are working on my book of Te Atatu Peninsua photographs, and on 'PhotoForum at 40' (working title), a book and exhibition due out in 2014. More about this later.
I have just started my own web site, www.jbt.photoshelter.com designed to function as a kind of train station, with a gallery and museum attached, on this wwwonderful public transport system. I had to blow my trumpet to get it started, but it is not running properly yet.
To paraphrase an early Shanghai photo studio's motto I have just seen: Tell your friends if you find my blog and web site worthwhile. Tell me if you have any complaints or suggestions for improvement.


In this week's Abundance Insider: Checkout-free grocery stores, detect-and-avoid drones, and a biofabrication institute that's creating the hospital of the future.
What it is: Amazon formally announced Amazon Go, a grocery store without cashiers, lines, cash or credit cards. The shopping process is simple: select your items, and then walk straight out the door. While Amazon hasn't released the precise sensor, deep learning and computer vision technologies underpinning this futuristic store, it has opened a pilot in Seattle open to employees. The plan is to open to the public and then expand to nearly 1,800 stores across the U.S.
What it is: HIRO AI -- Arago's flagship product designed to learn from and amplify human knowledge -- can now beat around 80 percent of the humans playing the building simulation game Freeciv. For an AI to succeed in this game, it requires a very plastic AI to accurately learn how to negotiate twists and turns. The purpose of HIRO playing video games is to offer the AI service to businesses that seek to improve their IT automation, but Arago's long-term goal is to create a more general AI tool capable of learning and performing a broader range of tasks.
What it is: Echodyne Corp announced its recent success in the world's first airborne Detect and Avoid radar test on a small unmanned aerial vehicle. The radar was secured on a small drone -- the kind of drone designed for tasks like package delivery and agricultural monitoring. The radar tests were conducted with Echodyne's developer kit radar with its Metamaterial Electronically Scanning Array (MESA), enabling electronic scanning delivered in a smaller, lighter and less costly form than before. These tests successfully scanned up to 120° x 80°, which resulted in the radar tracking a small UAV, a Beechcraft Bonanza and an ultralight aircraft -- in addition to vegetation, barbed wire fences and other obstacles that the radar provided in a 4D data cube. This test's results brings Echodyne one step closer to fulfilling the company's mission to make the world a safer place using cars, drones and other vehicles to accurately sense the world around them.
What it is: In Marrakech, more than 45 countries -- including those most vulnerable to climate change like the Philippines or the Marshall Islands -- pledged to switch to 100% renewable energy by 2030 to 2050 at the latest.
What it is: In an effort to advance 3D printing as applied to biological systems, Queensland announced the creation of the Herston Biofabrication Institute, set to open in 2017. The Institute will bring together an interdisciplinary team spanning clinicians, scientists, mathematicians, and engineers to create next-generation biofab techniques in data acquisition and 3D clinical imaging, computational medicine, 3D modeling and visualization, 3D cell culture and advanced manufacturing.
What it is: Nikola Motor Company recently unveiled its zero-emissions, hybrid-electric Class 8 tractor -- officially the most advanced semi-truck ever built. The unveiling took place at the company's Salt Lake City headquarters and via a livestream on the Nikola website. The company also announced its new partnership with Ryder System as the exclusive distribution and maintenance provider for all Nikola trucks moving forward. In addition to Ryder as a partner, founder and CEO Trevor Milton said Nikola has already started discussing plans to seek out a partner focused on technology to reduce fossil fuel consumption in the U.S. trucking industry. Milton also shared the company's plan to launch hydrogen fueling stations across the U.S. and Canada beginning in January 2018.
What it is: Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans to invest 19.5 billion yen -- about $173 million USD -- to develop the world's fastest supercomputer as early as next year. Its engineers plan to build a machine capable of 130 petaflops, or 130 quadrillion calculations per second, according to Reuters. Japan hopes to use this computer to accelerate artificial intelligence and deep learning, while also serving the data mining needs for Japanese corporations (currently, most outsource this task to organizations like Microsoft or Google).
What it is: Alphabet Inc.'s AI division Google DeepMind recently opened up their training environment's entire source code on GitHub. The publicly available AI test bed, DeepMind Lab (previously known as Labyrinth), allows anyone to download and customize the Lab's code to help train their own AI systems. In addition to downloading the code, the public now also has the opportunity to create new game levels and upload them to GitHub. Google DeepMind hopes that opening up its Lab code to the public will allow researchers to analyze their developer's breakthroughs, and see how their own AIs measure up to DeepMind's performance.


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Scientists Have Built a Real Star Trek 'Replicator' That Builds Objects With Light
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The Risks of Advanced AI Are Real. We Need to Act Before It's Too Late, Warn Experts
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Study Reveals The Types of Human Twitter Users Most Likely to Spread Fake News
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This Not-at-All-Creepy New Computer Program Lets Any Camera See Around Corners
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MIT Has Invented Slightly Eerie Lasers That Transmit Whispers Only You Can Hear
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For the first time, scientists have successfully demonstrated a 'gene drive' in mammals, using genome editing techniques to affect the way genetic traits are inherited in a population of mice. Gene drives have been developed before in previous animal experiments, but so far their use has only been demonstrated on insects. By showing the
You Don't Even Need to Be on Social Media, The Companies Still Have Data on You
We've all thought about it. Maybe it's time to flick Facebook. Terminate Twitter. Silence social for good, and just be a person again. Sadly, if this dream of going off the grid is about reclaiming your lost privacy, that might not actually be possible, according to new research. A new study by researchers at
Change Your Phone Settings So Apple And Google Can't Track Your Movements
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New OnRamp Schedule
Last Updated: Monday, 22 July 2019
A new OnRamp starts every month.
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CrossFit Level 1 Certification Course
Last Updated: Thursday, 11 June 2020
We are proud to announce, that we are hosting the next CrossFit Level 1 Certification Course in Munich, Germany.
When: 13.06.2020 - 14.06.2020 - Still available
Where: CrossFit F2
Sign up: training.crossfit.com
Hotel: The hotel called "Bunker" is about 400m away and if you reserve via email or phone you should get a discount by mentioning that you attend a seminar at "CrossFit F2".
Why you should participate in the CrossFit OPEN 2017!
Last Updated: Monday, 20 February 2017
1. BECAUSE IT'S FUN
This reason is pretty simple and speaks for itself. Just enjoy the experience and give the 2017 CrossFit Open a go.
2. IT IS SUITABLE FOR ALL FITNESS LEVELS
Since 2015 there has been a scaled division in the Open. This is great because whatever level you are, each workout can be scaled to suit you, yet still lets you compete. Whether that means working with an empty bar or doing jumping pull ups instead of muscle ups it doesn't matter. You still get the chance to workout, enjoy the atmosphere, sense of international community and measure your times against others of your level (if you want).
3. RECONTEXTUALISE TOUGH MOVEMENTS
Do you have any exercises that you still struggle with? Double unders, muscle ups, handstand push ups or walks for example? Sometimes its easy to put these movements on a pedestal, which often makes them even harder to achieve. The Open can help to change that framework.
4. LEARN FIRST HAND JUST HOW GOOD THE TOP ATHLETES ACTUALLY ARE
Additionally, for the fun of it, it can be very interesting to measure own your score against the top athletes in Crossfit. This gives a powerful impression of just how fit and talented they actually are! Watching Camille Leblanc Bazinet clean and jerk twice her bodyweight on Instagram is impressive and motivating, but very different from comparing times when you've both just finished the same workout!
5. TRAIN YOUR COMPETITIVE SPIRIT
We are all competitive in different ways and to varying degrees. If you are one of the top athletes in your Box, then the open lets you compete against the best from your area, country and other potential Regionals athletes. If you are very new to Crossfit, the Open will enable you to see how you are doing against many other newcomers from all around the world.
6. BECAUSE YOU MIGHT SURPRISE YOURSELF!
Stepping out of our comfort zone is always easier said than done. Humans are wired to seek balance and safety and familiar surroundings, but signing up for the 2017 CrossFit Open will give you 5 new workouts to try, and allow you to test yourself against some of the best athletes in the sport.
7. CONNECT WITH THE WORLDWIDE CROSSFIT COMMUNITY
Undoubtedly you have a great community at your Box, which is why it's fun and productive to train there. The CrossFit Open 2017 gives you the opportunity to expand that community internationally. Instead of your small group of fellow Crossfitters that go through the shared suffering of each workout, you will now be working out with the world! There are hundreds of thousands of other Crossfitters experiencing the same hardships, triumphs, and sense of achievement that you will.
8. UNCOVER NEW WEAKNESSES
One of the best parts of Crossfit is its constant ability to help you uncover personal weaknesses that need to be improved. This is true for athletes of all abilities, from CrossFit Games winners right through to complete newbies. Look at Katrin Davidsdottir and Rich Froning on rope climbs. Each of these CrossFit Games athletes met an exercise that they had not mastered, and severely struggled with it during each respective workout.
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What is Fitness?
Last Updated: Wednesday, 23 May 2018
What Is Fitness and Who Is Fit?
Outside Magazine crowned triathlete Mark Allen "the fittest man on earth." Let's just assume for a moment that this famous six-time winner of the IronMan Triathlon is the fittest of the fit, then what title do we bestow on the decathlete Simon Poelman who also possesses incredible endurance and stamina, yet crushes Mr. Allen in any comparison that includes strength, power, speed, and coordination?
Perhaps the definition of fitness doesn't include strength, speed, power, and coordination though that seems rather odd. Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defines "fitness" and being "fit" as the ability to transmit genes and being healthy. No help there. Searching the Internet for a workable, reasonable definition of fitness yields disappointingly little. Worse yet, the NSCA, the most respected publisher in exercise physiology, in their highly authoritative Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning doesn't even attempt a definition.
Crossfit's Fitness
For CrossFit the specter of championing a fitness program without clearly defining what it is that the program delivers combines elements of fraud and farce. The vacuum of guiding authority has therefore necessitated that CrossFit's directors provide their own definition of fitness.
To continue reading about CrossFit's approach to defining Fitness have a look at the following Article
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About Town Magazine: Daniel Grier Continues to Push Birmingham Fashion Forward
by Daniel Grier August 24, 2021
The founder of Splashed by DKG and Magic City Fashion Week shares what got him to where he is today.
Creativity has been a crucial part of Daniel Grier's life since his days as an only child with two working parents. "I was never bored," the designer remembers while reflecting on Lego-built cities with Hot Wheels cruising the streets. He'd often make up scenarios to act out like being a magazine editor or school principal. As he grew older, Daniel turned dreaming of idealistic careers into a reality – he's the founder of a successful clothing brand Splashed by DKG and one of Birmingham's largest fashion events, Magic City Fashion Week.
Just like creativity, fashion was deeply ingrained in Daniel's life from an early age. His grandmother instilled many of these values, even if a young Grier didn't always appreciate the lessons. "She to me is a style icon. Our grandma would have me at every thrift store in the city of Birmingham. Every yard sale, estate sale. If she knew about it she was going, and she was only looking for vintage items that she could flip. I hated that at the time. I thought 'Oh my God, she hates us. She has no regard for kids wanting to play'." Daniel claims he's the perfect hodgepodge of his grandmother and his dad's lessons on ironing shirts, pressing pants, keeping your shoes clean, and always taking care of your smile and your haircut. The values instilled by these two family members still clearly shines in him today.
Daniel knew he wanted to dress differently than everyone else at an early age, and he still cringes at the thought of seeing something he's wearing in a store's display window. His earliest solutions to this problem involved going to stores like Michael's to find cool things to add to jeans and shirt pockets to make them stand out. When he was finishing his junior year of college, he started thinking more seriously about a life working behind a desk and decided to turn his fashion interest into a serious endeavor. He took the first step towards entrepreneurship by tie-dyeing jeans after deciding he was bored with how they looked. He put his work on Facebook, and the calls he got made him realize that he could turn this into something.
The latest release from Splashed by DKG brings new looks to the Magic City. Models are Jamilah Little and Charles Meadows. Photo: Tez Davenport .
These loose formations in 2013 turned into a serious business two years later – and a lot has changed in the years since. The growth has surprised Daniel himself at times, as he's now in rooms with NBA stars, TV show executives, musician stylists, and more. But it's also introduced him to some of the more challenging aspects of the industry that makes him miss the days where he was creating just for the fun of it - where if someone happened to buy something he'd be overjoyed. Now it's accounting, keeping up with trends, looking for growth and funding opportunities, and facing the competitive challenges that come with moving his homebase to a large fashion market in Atlanta.
While these growing pains have certainly been a challenge, Daniel has embraced the path forward while helping younger business owners become aware of these realities. He's also found a new focus on using his platform to create a message. Yes, it's great to have cool clothes, but "what's behind that? That's when it started to become a business for me. Now I can put out clothes that mean something, that stand for something, that have a message, that people can wear and feel better about themselves. Gain more confidence."
The latest version of this was the June release of the Reflections Collection 2021. Daniel had been sitting with himself and reflecting during the pandemic–something many of us can relate to–and was able to turn this into a visual message. He wants people to understand that just like with jeans, there are thousands of ways humans can better their situations even when they think they're worn down. As long as you still have your breath and your hope, there is an opportunity to turn things around. And people shouldn't underestimate clothing's ability to uplift the human experience. "Fashion is your livelihood. It's how you feel about yourself."
From tie-dyeing jeans to meetings with NBA stars. Splashed by DKG has seen a lot of growth in recent years. Model - Jamilah Little. Photograph: Tez Davenport.
In addition to his work with Splashed by DKG, Daniel operates one of Birmingham's most spectacular events in Magic City Fashion Week. The event is currently looking ahead to it's fourth season, which is planned for Spring 2022. The festival is taking on a new focus and bringing on exciting partners like basic., Bibb and Tucker Sew-Op, and the Birmingham Museum of Art.
While he's accomplished a lot since he began his fashion journey, Daniel is quick to notice he couldn't have done it alone. When thinking of those who earliest supported him, the designer states "without those people even imagining and dreaming for me in the very beginning, I wouldn't be nowhere near where I am today. And those people keep me going even to this moment." Moments nowadays include international superstars like Prince Royce wearing Splashed by DKG and showing it off on their social media accounts. Daniel is humble about his growth, but also notices how it compares to Birmingham's recent rising. "This has definitely evolved into something that was way bigger than I ever imagined and what I thought it could be. That's the same way that I feel about the city." While he continues to expand his fashion presence, Daniel is forever grateful for the Magic City's ability to throw support behind a cause they believe in–and we're just as thankful for him.
Lead Photo: Daniel Grier
Article by Tim Majors


Can you leave a boundary condition undefined?
I am doing a project at university currently. It is a simple water tank with an outlet pipe, I am wanting to know what pressure I must apply to the volume of water at the top of the tank in order to produce an outlet pressure of 60 PSI. However I can not figure out how I would find this when the flow simulation requires that I define both inlet and outlet conditions? Any help would be greatly appreciated, please ask for any more detail that is needed.
Re: Can you leave a boundary condition undefined?
Really? Maybe I am missing something but you might try Pressure=rho*g*h.