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Pierre Lortie is a Senior Business Advisor at Dentons Canada LLP. He is also a Director of ECN Capital Corp.
Pierre is Chairman of The Schmeelk Canada Foundation; President of the Canadian Ditchley Foundation; Director of the Research Center of the McGill University Health Center; a Director of the Marine Biotechnology Research Center and a Director of the Montreal Cancer Institute.
Pierre served as Governor of the Council of Canadian Academies, President of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and as member of the Asia Pacific Foundation Taskforce on Canada's strategies towards the regional institutional architecture that governs in Asia and of the Advisory Group on Enhancing cooperation between Australia and Canada in the Asia-Pacific of the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).
Pierre held senior executive positions at Bombardier until December 2003 where he served as President and COO of Bombardier Transportation; President and COO of Bombardier Capital; President and COO of Bombardier International; and President of Bombardier Aerospace, Regional Aircraft. He has been Chairman, President and CEO of Provigo Inc.; President and CEO of the Montréal Stock Exchange and a Senior Partner of SECOR Inc.
Pierre held several government appointments. He served as Chairman of Canada's Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing. He was a representative of the Prime Minister of Canada on the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) from 1999 to 2003. He also served as a member of the Panel of Advisors of the China Development Research Foundation of China's State Council (Beijing). In the technology field, he served as Vice Chairman of Canada's National Advisory Board on Science and Technology and as Chairman of the Centre for Information Technology Innovation.
He served as Chairman of the Montréal Demerger Transition Committee and he directed, as the Representative of the public authorities, the PPP procurement of the new McGill University Health Center (MUHC), the Centre hospitalier universitaire de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) and the Research Centre of the CHUM.
He received an M.B.A. with honors from the University of Chicago, a licence in applied economics from the Université Louvain, Belgium and a Bachelor's degree in applied sciences (engineering physics) from Université Laval. He was awarded a Doctorate Honoris Causa in civil law from Bishop's University. He received his certification from the Canadian Institute of Corporate Directors. He was elected Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering in 1988 and appointed Senior Fellow of the C.D. Howe Institute in 2019.
Pierre was appointed member of the Order of Canada in 2001.
Various clients: Providing strategic advice in several sectors, such as major infrastructure projects, mining development, public-private partnerships, negotiation of agreements with Aboriginal communities, financial engineering, financial services, financial market regulation, aerospace and transportation, international trade, municipal affairs and public policies.
Various clients: Leading as an Executive Director the whole P3 procurement process for the design, construction, maintenance and financing (DBOF) of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), the Research Center of the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal and the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM).
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Distinguished Service to Canada, Public Policy Forum
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"Securities Regulation in Canada: The Case for Effectiveness," IRPP Study, Institut de recherche en politiques publiques, October 2011
"Securities Regulation in Canada at a Crossroads," The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, October 18, 2010
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"Les besoins d'investissements en infrastructures publiques sont massifs, en forte croissance et généralisés à travers le monde," Le point en administration de la santé, Vol. 4, no. 2, Summer 2008
"Bibliometric Analysis: Indicators of Relevance and Quality of Research Laboratories," Canadian Journal of Evaluation, 1992 (in collaboration with Dr. R. Miller)
"De l'émergence à la consolidation," Les Guerriers de l'Émergence, 1986
"Fostering Economic Growth," Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, 1984
"Canada's Dilemna: Searching for a Balance between Continentalism and Regionalism," Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, June 1984
"Fostering Economic Growth," Canadian Public Policy, June 1984
"The New Entrepreneurial and Managerial Class in Quebec," Contemporary Quebec, Université du Québec à Montréal, October 1981
"Critères de choix d'une résidence et le transport en commun: une relation ténue," Actualité immobilière, June 1981 (in collaboration with J. Pasquero)
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"The Changing Strains of Federalism," Options, September / October 1980
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"Que réserve à l'ingénieur la prochaine décennie," Revue l'Ingénieur, École Polytechnique de Montréal, August 1979
"Education, Broadcasting, Language Policies and the Provinces," Canadian Confederation at the Crossroads: The search for a Federal-Provincial Balance, The Fraser Institute, Vancouver, 1979
"Economic Integration and the Law of Gatt," Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1975
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"Toward more democratic corporate financing," PwC/FMC report, 2011
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''How to familiarize decision makers with the conclusions of the 'Toward More Democratic Corporate Financing' report regarding the situation in Quebec and their implications", conference presented at Les Carrefours d'influence 2011 of the Fédération des Chambres de commerce du Québec, November 9, 2011
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How do employee connection and community translate into competitive advantage for an organisation? Is focusing on the financials and operations at the cost of employee connect really such a bad idea?
High performing teams that achieve sustained success have connection cultures. The neuroscientist Matthew Lieberman describes connection as a 'superpower' because it makes people more productive, healthier and happier. When people feel connected to their teammates, they have a cognitive advantage and they perform at with greater energy and enthusiasm. In addition, they give their best efforts, align their behaviour with the leader's goals so that everyone is pulling in the same direction, and are proactive when it comes to contributing to innovation and overcoming obstacles. These benefits add up to provide a powerful source of competitive advantage.
In contrast, disconnection sabotages team performance. Leaders need to focus on achieving financial and operational excellence because organisations exist to achieve results. The problem arises in that the positive results are not sustainable unless the focus is on financial, operational excellence and on achieving relationship excellence.
In the book Connection Culture you write that organisations rarely have a uniform culture. In fact, organisations are comprised of many subcultures. In such a scenario, how can a leader recognise the subcultures that are not fit for the company?
To identify the types of subcultures that exist throughout the organisation, management needs to implement an annual employee engagement survey that assesses whether managers are delivering on the organisation's stated core values. Most employee engagement surveys include questions that help identify whether a subculture is connection, control or indifference but many fail to assess core values. A combination of objective and subjective feedback from the survey enables leaders to see which managers need help. It provides evidence to help managers see their blind spots so that training, mentoring and/or coaching can then be provided to develop the managers into leaders people want to follow. People follow managers because they have authority to hire, fire, pay and promote. People follow leaders because they connect. And that makes all the difference when it comes to performance.
Please share examples of leaders who have fostered connection cultures in their organisations?
U2 is a fascinating example of a connection culture. People booed and laughed at U2 in its early days yet it went on to become one of the greatest bands in history with more Grammy awards that any other band and the highest revenue producing tour ever.
Bono, U2's lead singer, lyricist and leader among equals, creates a connection culture by communicating an inspiring vision and living it, valuing people and giving them a voice. The band's vision is reflected in its music, which is about human rights and social justice, issues that Bono and his wife live out through their organisations that provide humanitarian relief in Africa. The members of U2 value one another by backing each other in bad times. They share profits equally among the band members and their manager. Each member of U2 has a voice. They give each other constructive feedback. These are just a few attributes of U2's culture that work to connect them.
How does workplace culture impact employee engagement? Does it have an impact on a company's core competencies and its ability to produce breakthrough innovation?
Connection culture boosts employee engagement whereas cultures of control and cultures of indifference reduce it. Core competences are diminished in cultures of control and cultures of indifference because execution is less effective in such cases.
When it comes to innovation, connection cultures encourage participation and engagement in conversations related to innovation. This creates a robust marketplace of ideas in an organisation that fuels innovation. For example, Google has done a phenomenal job of nurturing connection cultures with its values and practices that encourage connection and spur creativity and innovation such as TGIF and G2G.
Pixar does an amazing job at this, too. Ed Catmull, Pixar's CEO, has pointed to Pixar's connection culture as a primary contributor to its phenomenal success. Everything encourages connection. Practices that nurture connection include the design of space in Pixar's Emeryville, California, campus, Pixar University that gives employees the option of participating in four hours of courses each week with colleagues, and the brain trust practice that gets directors together on a regular basis to provide constructive feedback on their work. Catmull understands that intentionally nurturing a sense of community and shared pride in Pixar's work provides a competitive advantage that attracts, engages and retains the best talent. He encouraged Disney Animation to nurture a connection cultures and now that organisation is flourishing, too.
What are the key takeaways from a connection culture-led organisation for young entrepreneurs (start-ups)? Or is the idea of connection culture more appropriate for big organisations?
The best time to establish a connection culture is at the birth of an organisation. Culture is the predominant attitudes, language and behaviour of a group. The culture established at the birth and early years of an organisation become its DNA, part of its identity.
Start-ups face inevitable challenges as they test, learn and adapt. Absent connection, the people involved in a start-up are more likely to turn on one another when they face prolonged periods of adversity. With connection, however, they pull together and overcome adversity. Think of it this way, connection transforms a dog-eat-dog culture into a sled-dog team that pulls together and wins the race from start-up to survival.


John Richard Randall traded in Plymouth during the last quarter of the 19th century until his death in 1903. He was described as a manufacturer of ointment and/or plasters.
The earliest pots bear the name of J.R. Randall & Co's, Skin Disease Ointment & Plaister, with two prices listed although only one size of pot is known.
The pots bearing the name Randall's Celebrated Ointment were sold by the retailers Breeze, Jackson & Green, a partnership borne following the demise of J.R. Randall.
A couple of variations exist, one of which shows a laurel leaf pictorial to one side of the pot.
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Some introductory gear honing wheel - Blog -Zhengzhou Hongtuo Superabrasive Products Co., Ltd.
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Join us at 2 p.m. Thursday for a LIVE #BetterNJ discussion on Twitter about Random Acts of Art & Community happening right here in New Jersey.
Think flash mobs, participatory art projects, or impromptu music performances on the street. You may think public displays of art like this just happen, but often, there's an arts organization and a plan behind this inspiring work.
During the second installment of our #BetterNJ Twitter chat series, we'll talk to some of the creative people working at nonprofits who put community at the center of their work. Participants, who work in communities across the Garden State, include: CoLAB Arts, Gallery Aferro, Ironbound Community Corporation, Morris Arts, Noyes Museum of Art, Perkins Center for the Arts, and Victory Hall.
Learn about some random acts of art and community they've orchestrated, find out where public art is happening in our communities, and what kind of dream projects you might see happen near where you live.
We know many of you share our belief in the potential of the arts to engage residents, and bring a community together. How participating in a shared communal experience like public art can transform the way you see your own creative self and make you feel more invested in your community.
Why is the Dodge Foundation hosting a Twitter chat? Simply, Twitter chats are about connecting and learning. It's an easy way to hit pause in your work day from where ever you are and share ideas and best practices with peers from across the state. Moreover, you never know what connections you'll make or who's reading, and, if you're like me, you get excited when you try out new tools and ways to reach new audiences.
All are welcome to join the chat. The more voices, the better the conversation!
Don't be afraid to jump in!
Set a reminder on your calendar to join us. I'll see you on Twitter at 2 p.m. Thursday as @grdodge!
Meghan Jambor is the Dodge Foundation's communications manager. Follow her on Twitter @MeghanJambor.
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Ten-X Campground is located 2 miles south of Tusayan, Arizona and 47 miles north of Williams on U.S. Highway 180/State Highway 64. From Williams: Take Highway 64 north. The campground is on the right, just before the town of Tusayan. From Cameron: Take Highway 64 west to Grand Canyon National Park. Continue through the park and exit through the south entrance station. The campground is on the east side of Highway 64, 2 miles south of the town of Tusayan. Note: entrance fees into the Grand Canyon National Park are $25 and are good for seven days.
I was surprised at how forested the campground was. Most of this area is junipers, but this campground is in a nice shady stand of pinon pines. I'd stay here again when going to the Grand Canyon.
I stayed Sunday-Tuesday in early August. I arrived Sunday around 5pm and the place was about 70% full. It was less than half full Monday night. I was in one of the spots furthest from the highway and there was very little highway noise.
-While there's little highway noise, the campground is less than a mile from the airport. Expect near constant air tour airplanes overhead from 6am to sunset. There's hardly any airplane traffic at night though, so once the sun goes down it's not an issue.
-DO NOT pick a site next to a bathroom. They're kept as clean as possible considering they're pit toilets, but OMG that smell….
-I wish the host was a little more proactive in enforcing the night time curfew. Generators are loud.
-Bring tough tent stakes. The ground is very hard below the first two inches (common in northern AZ). I destroyed two of my stakes.
I saw there's a few questions about a confusing check in, so here you go: Drive in and go find a vacant spot. Occupied spots will either have a sign saying that it's reserved, or a yellow slip of paper in a little green box in front of the campsite. Once you find a spot, park, note your site number, and walk back to the pay station to fill out the pay envelope and pay. Detach the flap of the envelope and put it in the green box at your site.
Our visit was very pleasant. Clean campground with good access to hiking.
Quiet and close to the South Rim!
This campsite is so convenient and very close to the South Rim, while being away from the chaos taking place in the Grand Canyon Village. After one exhausting day of dealing with a ton of tourists and another day of hiking, it was wonderful to come back to this peaceful retreat. It has more going for it than meets the eye; although the sites are plain and don't offer much in terms of scenery, the campground is large, which allows campers to be blessed with a good amount of space. I never felt like I was stacked up against anyone else, and it was incredibly quiet. If you use a tent, the ground is covered in pine needles, but the ground is very firm, so bring a hammer for your stakes. The whole campground is filled with trees, which makes each site feel nestled and cozy, and at night the moon is beautiful as it peeks through. Don't expect much in amenities either; there are only pit toilets, water faucets, and campfire pits, but there is a campground in the Grand Canyon Village that has coin-operated showers. Though there are a number of reservable sites, quite a few of the single-family tent sites are non-reservable, which is what I did. Check-in starts at 2pm, so we got there 30-60 minutes early to make sure we could secure a site. The day we arrived it wasn't really necessary to get there that early, but it wasn't a risk I was willing to take. There is an Information stand with maps and camping rules at the front of the campground, and you place the cash for your site in an envelope and slip it in the reservation box ($10/night for tent sites). Campsite hosts were incredibly kind and helpful. One more thing: not only does the campsite get very, very dark at night, but it gets COLD (so bring layers)!! This campsite was very nice and affordable, and it was so worth it to not be amongst the tourist chaos within the park. It is just a quick drive into the Village, and it was great to have this retreat to look forward to after a few busy days exploring the Grand Canyon.
This is such a great location and very chill campground. It filled up quick but was still pretty quiet when I was there. It's only $10 which is a great price, especially considering how close you are to GC.
The bathrooms were clean but don't have any kind of solar light so you'll need a light if you need to go in the dark :) make sure to bring your own hand sanitizer.
The fire pits had cooking grates which is pretty cool if you're traveling light and don't bring your own.
We came at peak season- and so we were in the overhaul section of the campground. It was a good place to rest our heads and super close to the south rim entrance. We were two steps away from our neighbors who were luckally really awesome and fun people who we actually became friends with and chatted until 4 am over smores and a fire! If you have the right attitude this place is great- but I can see where the crowds would get tiring.
Great wooded campground near the grand canyon that is less crowded than mather campground. Lots of elk and deer in the area. Gets you away from the tourists and visitors of the grand canyon.
By far the best camp near the Grand Canyon with a lot of wildlife and you are far away from your fellow campers. I hope I will come again!


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Gene Testing Helps Sort Out Bacterial, Viral Infections
Results could speed up diagnosis, improve treatment decisions, study authors say
By Robert Preidt
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) -- A new genetic test that distinguishes between viral and bacterial infections could help fight antibiotic resistance and quickly detect new diseases, according to a new study.
The immune system responds differently when battling a viral or bacterial infection, and these differences are evident at the genetic level.
This new blood test detects a specific genetic signature that a person's immune system expresses in response to viruses, the Duke University Medical Center researchers said.
They assessed the test in 102 people and found that it was more than 90 percent accurate in distinguishing between viral and bacterial infections in people with respiratory illnesses, according to the study, which was published in the Sept. 18 issue of the journal Science Translational Medicine.
The findings move the test closer to clinical use, where it could help patients get quicker diagnoses and treatments, while reducing the unnecessary use of antibiotics that don't work on viral infections, the researchers said.
"In instances such as pandemic flu or the corona virus that has erupted in the Middle East, it's extremely important to diagnose a viral illness far more accurately and speedier than can be done using traditional diagnostics," study co-senior author Dr. Geoffrey Ginsburg, director of genomic medicine and a professor of medicine, said in a Duke news release.
Current tests rely on evidence of the microbe in a patient's blood and require knowledge of that particular bug to detect it. The new test doesn't have those limitations and could be used to detect new diseases, including potential bioterrorism threats, according to the news release.
"This is important not only in viral pandemics where infection may be caused by unknown viruses but also in routine care where the decision to treat or not with antibiotics is paramount," study lead author Dr. Aimee Zaas, associate professor of infectious diseases and international health, said in the news release.
The researchers plan large studies and say they're trying to reduce the amount of time it takes to get test results. The test currently takes 12 hours.
SOURCE: Duke University Medical Center, news release, Sept. 18, 2013
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A Branson duck boat is pulled from the bottom of Table Rock Lake on July 23, 2018, after sinking and killing 17 people.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The U.S. Coast Guard has found probable cause that the sinking of a duck boat on Table Rock Lake last month that killed 17 people "resulted from the misconduct, negligence, or inattention to the duties" by the captain of the boat, according to a court motion filed Wednesday by federal prosecutors.
The U.S. attorney's office also said in the motion that the captain of a second duck boat that made it safely to shore when the storm kicked up on Table Rock Lake near Branson on July 19 acted in a "grossly negligent manner." The filing doesn't elaborate on those findings.
In the motion, prosecutors asked a Kansas City federal court to issue an order that would delay attorneys involved in lawsuits related to the sinking from sharing information and evidence they gathered until the criminal investigation is complete.
Three federal lawsuits have been filed in the Western District of Missouri against the duck boat operators, including Ripley Entertainment, which owned the Ride the Ducks attraction at the lake.
U.S. Attorney Timothy Garrison and assistant U.S. attorneys Randall Eggert and Casey Clark argue in the motion that much of the same evidence, documents and witnesses will be part of the criminal investigation and lawsuits. They contend that attorneys in the lawsuits are not entitled to know the substance of the government's case while the investigation is underway and sharing of some evidence could undermine the criminal case.
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They say the criminal case takes precedence over civil matters because of the public's interest in knowing if criminal conduct led to the tragedy. The Coast Guard referred the investigation to federal prosecutors on Aug. 13. No criminal charges have been filed.
Robert Mongeluzzi, whose Philadelphia-based law firm has filed two lawsuits on behalf of relatives of nine members of an Indiana family who died on the boat, said Wednesday that the firm supports efforts to bring justice, including possible criminal prosecution, to those responsible for the tragedy. But he said his firm doesn't believe a stay of all civil proceedings is warranted and plans to file a response to explain why the civil cases can proceed without hurting the criminal prosecution.
Prosecutors say their investigation involves people named in the lawsuits and others, including Capt. Kenneth McKee, who was piloting Stretch Boat 7, which sank, and Capt. Barry King, who was piloting Stretch Duck 54, which made it safely to shore. McKee didn't immediately reply to a call seeking comment. A woman who answered King's phone said he had been advised not to talk to the media.
Coast Guard spokeswoman Lt. Amy Midgett said the agency won't comment on the pending criminal investigation. And Suzanne Smagala-Potts, a spokeswoman for Ripley Entertainment, said in a statement that the company continues to cooperate with authorities but won't comment on the ongoing investigation.
Ride the Ducks of Branson offers tours that first drive on land before entering the lake for nearly 20-minute ride. Video and audio recovered after the boat sank showed the lake was calm when the boat went into the water but severe winds up to 70 mph began blowing suddenly and one boat, carrying 31 people, sank within minutes.
In the lawsuits, attorneys contend the duck boat operators ignored weather warnings that day and had long ignored consultants and others who said the boats' design was dangerous and should be changed.
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The R nineT by Bayerische Motoren Werke "or BMW as they are more popularly known" was released in 2014 to coincide with the 90th anniversary (hence its name) of the companies entry to the market of motorcycle manufacturing. In it's simple purity, the R nineT represents many of the styling aesthetics of BMW's most popular motorcycles from the past 50 years or so, bringing a modern twist to iconic european lines and the quintessential twin cylinder flat or as some like to call it "boxer" engine.
Borrowing technology from the existing motorcycle lineup at BMW, the R nineT features many modern comforts such as ABS brakes and a six speed transmission yet omits many features commonly found on contemporary motorcycles that have been said to detract from the purist experience of motorcycling like traction control and adjustable throttle maps. This iconic Deutsch brand definitely knew that a renaissance of motoring was approaching after the success of their twenty-first century retake on the classic Mini Cooper and similarly the Volkswagen Beetle - The R nineT unlike its four wheeled compadres was made with the consumers desires in mind with a host of intentional design features functioning to nurture owners creative customisations and individuality.
This particular example was brought to Gasoline Motor Co in the winter of 2015 by a longstanding exemplary customer with as much style as money - making for one of Gasoline's most ongoing and precise builds to date. In fact, the entirety of this custom job has been an exercise of measurement, evaluation and calibration, starting with changing the standard foot pegs to rear sets, the factory handlebars with a set of clip-ons and a tailored seat pan - all positioned and adjusted specifically to accommodate the owners height and stance.
Once the geometry had been finalised, the team at Gasoline Motor Co got stuck into the design of the whole project from the wheels up, conjuring multiple preliminary concepts whilst looking to various sources from the past, present and future eventuating in a behemoth of a build that took almost and entire year to complete.
Aesthetically speaking, the most obvious beginning point for any custom R nineT build is to address the inverted forks, which are metallic gold upon rolling from the factory, a peculiar design choice indeed. The obvious solution when it comes to changing the colour of any motorcycle component is paint, with powder coating coming in at a close second and the occasional chrome plating but with the precision manufacturing standards of BMW, adding even a couple of microns would have resulted in a difficult task of reinstalling the front end assembly. So, the solution was found in having the fork tubes anodised black to fit in with the overall desired design outcome.
Following the blacked out theme, some additional componentry was sourced from the likes of Roland Sands Designs including one of their signature breast plates (unobscured in clear sight by a custom relocated oil cooling system) and a couple of their RSD emblazoned valve covers which more or less ends the list of purpose built bolt on modifications with the rest of the work performed on 2-SHOT being completely custom one-of-a-kind fabrications skilfully carried out by the various hands of master artisanal craftsmen and women. Beginning with the most distinctive feature of this custom build, the fairing, shark tail section, fender and tank - all of which were hand beaten and rolled out of aircraft grade 6061 aluminium alloy, totalling hundreds of hours (and rivets) to get the design symmetrical and flowing with the lines of the frame.
The finish was left to the manufacturing process with each tooling mark, abrasion and indentation being left visible to the eye with the exception of a narrow GT stripe which was slowly smoothed into the surface with sequentially lessening grades of sand paper and ever trusty Scotch-Brite pads to leave a uniform raw section running the entire body length of the bike. Protection and luster come from several layers of specially formulated matte finish clear coat which offers much needed oxidisation prevention and a smooth feel to the metal of which the body is comprised.
Finishing off the stream line pieces (and ensuring street legality) comes a super bright LED halo headlight precisely integrated in centre position, a set of bar end indicators up front to minimise superfluous protrusions and an all in one LED tail light blinker combination at the business end of the bike with light emitting diodes continuing their presence as a super bright bank above a custom side mounted licence plate bracket.
The metal work and fabrication was far from over with precision welding just getting warmed up on the opposing twins exhaust and intake with laborious measurements being performed to ensure that correct angles were cut and fused to create not only replacement structures for the existing rubber air intake channels but also for the 1170 cubic centimeter engine's exhaust forming a unique two-into-one underbox style, side ported muffler which creates an instantly recognisable primordial rumble that informs all within ear²shot that this R nineT is not here to mess about.
Gasoline's finishing touches for this BMW include perforated black leather for the custom alloy seat pan, once again all hand fabricated and upholstered. A fuel cap designed and milled in house at Gasoline Motor Co. A custom smoke tinted impact resistant perspex windshield and a digital radio-frequency identified keyless ignition integrated conveniently under seat allowing for the rider to simply jump on and go with no need to fumble around in their pocket for a key.
As aforementioned, an almost incalculable number of hours have been spent meticulously ensuring that each constituent of this hand crafted motorcycle surpasses even the most discerning judgements with no element left untouched, unfinished or without methodical attention.
Thanks to Thomas Wielecki for the amazing photos.


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Planning a trip to Boston anytime soon? Here's a tip for you: For Bostonians in the know about sustainable modern design that's unique and tells a great story, Lekker Home is the ultimate destination. And not just for great home décor finds. It's also a place to connect with a smart, passionate team that knows the details and thinking behind every piece in the collection, as if they've met the makers personally (in many cases, they have).
We stopped by the gorgeous showroom – located in Boston's historic South End neighborhood, home to some of the city's best restaurants, shops, galleries, and enchanting streets lined with brick row houses – to meet with Lekker's Co-Founder and Creative Director, Natalie van Dijk. On YUME's mission to foster a global community of like-minded sustainable design pioneers, Lekker turned out to be an ideal first stop – and Natalie a kindred spirit.
The Amsterdam-born founder talked about being on the front lines of modern in a traditional town, how the sustainable design conversation is changing – and what gets Natalie and her team excited to go to work every day.
YUME: What finally prompted you and your husband Curt to close up corporate shop and embark on this new design store adventure?
And so he did! We started really working on our business plan that same day. We opened the store 9 months later and never looked back.
How do you discover and select your products?
It's a combination of things: Trade shows, trips to Holland, magazines, conversations, and inspiration from other shops. Then the decision becomes personal: Does it fit with what we're trying to do? We have a great, diverse portfolio of companies and products now, so we're much more selective about what we add to the collection.
Well, sustainability comes back again and again. We ask ourselves: Is it durable? Honest? And is there a good story? If the designer behind the piece is interesting, that helps the conversation we have with our customers. They want to know who they're aligning themselves with, and we want to learn something from the process. Customization options are of course, important as well. And whether it's unique or available all over. We don't believe in living room sets. Just as we search for unique pieces for our collection, we encourage our customers to cherry-pick what fits with their lifestyles. It needs to be designs that are well-made and will last a long while.
Has the conversation around sustainability changed in recent years?
Sustainable design has definitely become more mainstream. Of course, disposable furniture is doing well, too. It's all part of the conversation – and sustainability is coming up earlier and is more important today. Our customers already know about FSC certification, about green fill. They know to ask specific questions, about topical chemical treatments, for instance. No one wants to bring a chemical cloud into their home.
Boston is modernizing. We're seeing a younger audience, and a changing neighborhood that's more international. It all makes for a diverse clientele that's very savvy, engaged, and receptive to our values.
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international non-profit, multi-stakeholder organization established in 1993 to promote responsible management of the world's forests. The FSC does this by setting standards on forest products, along with certifying and labeling them as eco-friendly. You can learn more here.
What sustainable materials are you most excited about?
Right now, it has to be the recycled PET plastic bottle fibers that are being used to make things like outdoor/indoor rugs. You would never, ever guess – looking at these rugs – that they came from drinking bottles.
Giving back is incredibly important to us – and it's not just about design. It's easy to stay in the bubble of high-end furniture with the small demographic we serve in Boston. We do a quarterly team event in the community, and try to go wherever our help is most needed – primarily doing work that focuses on women, kids, and education. We've worked with the Franklin Park Zoo, the women's shelter Rosie's Place, and More Than Words – a fantastic bookstore run by inner city kids. And we're planning to do a Boston harbor cleanup event in the spring.
I've tried to really take that to heart. We're a team of 11 people now, and intend to keep growing.
You can learn more about Natalie, her team, and Lekker Home's portfolio of sustainable modern design here.
We choose stories for The YUME Edit the same way we choose products for the YUME portfolio: We actively seek out companies, places, products and concepts that make us feel excited about the future of sustainable modern living and design. We look for stories that we think our readers will find inspiring. Stories that educate, excite, and give us all more options for making thoughtful choices in our day-to-day lives. Our goal, first and foremost, is to create a global community of like-minded companies and individuals who feel passionate about sustainable living. So YUME Edit content is never sponsored. We strive only to provide information and spark conversation.
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Erythrocyte transketolase activity in suspected cases of Leigh's disease, or subacute necrotising encephalomyelopathy.
Erythrocyte transketolase activity and the effect of adding thiamine pyrophosphate (% thiamine pyrophosphate effect) were measured in 111 subjects suspected to suffer from Leigh's disease (subacute necrotising encephalomyelopathy). From clinical evidence these subjects were divided into five groups: (1) necropsy-proved cases of subacute necrotising encephalomyelopathy, (2) cases positive for urinary thiamine pyrophosphate: adenosine triphosphate phosphotransferase inhibitor, (3) clinically likely cases of subacute necrotising encephalomyelopathy (patients still alive, or on whom no necropsy was performed), (4) cases diagnosed as diseases other than subacute necrotising encephalomyelopathy (control group), (5) cases for which no diagnosis had been made. Comparison of erythrocyte transketolase activities with and without added thiamine pyrophosphate and of the % thiamine pyrophosphate effect for each group compared with the control group showed no statistically significant differences from normal values for any of these parameters. Similarly, there were no differences between the two sexes in transketolase activity, and no correlation between transketolase activity and age. These results indicate that erythrocyte transketolase activity is not altered in subacute necrotising encephalomyelopathy and is unlikely to be of value for the diagnosis of Leigh's disease.


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A Fijian family from New Zealand surprised the Fiji 7s team yesterday showing up to support the players during a training session at the Bidesi Ground in Suva.
The Raymond family who lives in Taranaki New Zealand are in the country for the holiday season, and they won't miss a chance to meet the players before returning home.
Bruno Raymond, a father and a husband says his family bought their ticket for the 2019 Hamilton 7s last year.
Raymond adds Fijians in New Zealand are looking forward to the tournament on the 26th and 27th of this month.
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working with Carrie Iwema from Pitt's Health Sciences Library System.
High-performance computing resources of the Pitt Center for Research Computing enhance the productivity of Pitt researchers in many areas – in 2018, already as of May, the Center has worked with researchers in fields encompassing economics, political science and linguistics, in addition to researchers with an established history of using high-performance computing in fields such as chemistry, genomics and engineering.
One area of research unites all fields – improving teaching. Pitt CRC serves as a resource for faculty members to explore new methods to enrich student learning while preparing them for careers.
Na-Rae Han, PhD, Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics and Director of the Robert Henderson Language Media Center, steers her students to CRC computing clusters as part of her teaching practice.
Barry Moore ll, PhD, Research Assistant Professor at the CRC, worked extensively with Han to set up her students on the CRC clusters.
Han's students do not need intensive computation power to work with data sets that typically don't exceed 10 gigabytes. Instead, she believes her students need experience working in the command line computing environment to get a taste of Big Data.
"Linguistics students don't necessarily have a good sense of scale when it comes to data size," she explains. "For those students, being able to crunch 10 gigabytes is a big deal. They are excited at the idea using supercomputers. And the CRC works to accommodate projects even at our scale." She assigns student projects involving datamining in the Python language using a CRC cluster.
Experience in high performance computing enhances her students' career prospects.
For the fall 2017 term, Lambrecht developed a model of teaching a mathematics course for chemistry students with the support of a Pitt Discipline-Based Science Research Center's (dB-SERC) Course Transformation Award. CRC provided Lambrecht with a service unit allocation and access to the Center's Jupyter notebook server.
Lambrecht dubbed the project Mathematics on Computers for Chemistry Applications (MoCChA).
Lambrecht wants his students to enjoy multiple perspectives and multiple channels for learning. Students work with the Jupyter notebook in teams of two or three, where students bring in their individual, often complementary skills. A percentage of grades are based on these team projects.
Student responses to the class were overwhelmingly positive, with an 85 percent approval rate among students answering a post-final survey. They described the Jupyter notebooks as helping them solve math problems while also focusing on the big picture. Building on his experience and student reactions, Lambrecht will teach the class using a refined model in the fall of 2018.
Moore at Pitt CRC also worked closely with Lambrecht. He is enthusiastic about the possibilities of incorporating high-performance computing into teaching and learning.


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Румия (; ) — гора, яка знаходяться в південній частині Чорногорії між Адріатичним морем та Скадарським озером. Найвищою точкою гори є пік Румия, який має висоту 1 594 метри над рівнем моря. Румия знаходиться біля міста Бар та є частиною Динарського природного бар'єру, який розділяє Адріатичне море та Скадарський водний басейн. Гірська вершина є найпівденнішою та найбільш відомою в Чорногорії.

Румия має велике релігійне значення. Кожен рік, на Свято П'ятидесятниці, що відбувається в серпні, з маленького селища Велє Микуличі на вершину Румиї виносять хрест Йована Володимира. Традиційно, до православних християн регіону приєднуються і католики з мусульмани. Проща символізує співдружність між релігіями та етнічними групами регіону та відбувається навіть під час важких історичних подій.

Церковна суперечка

18 червня 2005 року на вершину Румиї було покладено гвинтокрилом маленьку, заготовлену раніше, металеву церковну споруду. Здійснила цю роботу 172-га повітряна бригада Збройних сил Сербії та Чорногорії на запит Чорногорської митрополії Сербської православної церкви. Металева споруда відома тепер як Церква Святої Трійці. Це був символічний акт, який мав показати верховенство Сербської православної церкви в регіоні та ще раз затвердити сербську монополію на Чорногорію. Ця подія також показала тісні зв'язки між Сербською православною церквою та сербською армією. Сербська православна церква водночас вказує на те, що на цьому місці до 1571 року існувала вже православна церква, яка була зруйнована османами. Митрополит Амфілохій заявив Мило Джукановичу, що будь-яке перенесення споруди буде розтлумачене як акт вандалізму. Патріарх Павло попросив Светозара Маровича «не руйнувати церкву, як це зробили турки в 1571 році».

Встановлення на горі церкви викликало численні диспути всередині країни і не тільки. Найвагоміше в даній історії те, що будівництво церкви не було погоджено з владою Чорногорії та викликало численні нарікання від людей, які бачать Румию як символ релігійної гармонії. Використання в даній історії гвинтокрила Повітряних сил було сприйнято багатьма людьми Чорногорії як провокація та призвело до оголошення референдуму про незалежність Чорногорії у 2006 році. Етнічні меншини заявили, що гора Румия належить всім релігійним та етнічним групам країни. Чорногорські організації, які виступали за незалежність країни, в тому числі Чорногорська православна церква та численні політичні партії, розцінили подію як загрозу для подальшої суверенності регіону та ознаки декламування Сербською православною церквою верховенства в країні. Дуклянська академія наук та мистецтв видала заяву в якій звинувачувала Амфілохія в присвоєнні священного місця Сербією та розкритикувала церковний акт, назвавши його «вандалізмом» та «клерико-фашизмом».

Інцидент був розкритикований публічними особами Чорногорії. Відомий чорногорський романіст Андрей Ніколаїдіс написав, що в цьому місці ніколи не було церкви, а Амфілохій отримав порцію негативу від чорногорських мас-медіа через недоречність встановлення однієї віри на цьому місці, при цьому виключивши всі інші ― зробивши таким чином релігійну дисгармонію. Газета «Vjesti» підтримала позицію чорногорської влади та публічних осіб. Коментарі в газеті були здебільшого про незаконність встановлення релігійної споруди на вершині гори та порушення релігійного балансу регіону.

«Vijesti» також надали слово меншинам регіону, наприклад, публікуючи албанську реакцію на цю подію, яку представляв чорногорський політик Мегмет Бардхі. Бардхі заявив, що даний акт є найбільшою провокацією проти албанців за останні 50 років. Чорногорська православна церква констатувала, що цей інцидент демонструє неналежне використання Сербською православною церквою власної релігії, і що це все було вчинено в політичних цілях. Водночас газета «Dan», яка виступала проти незалежності Чорногорії, публікувала заяви простих людей та представників Сербської православної церкви, які підтримували даний вчинок та виступали проти знесення церкви політичною владою Чорногорії.

В той час у Чорногорії ходили чутки (досі так і не підтверджені) про наміри СПЦ встановити подібні церковні споруди на вершинах інших гір країни. Указ про потребу демонтування церковної будівлі був прийнятий Чорногорським кабінетом міністрів у «Просторовому плануванні» за 2009 рік. Пропозиція щодо усунення церкви викликала різні відгуки у публічному просторі Чорногорії. Опитування в 2011 році показало, що 43 % респондентів проти демонтування церковної споруди і тільки 23 % за демонтаж. Це ж опитування показало, що проти знесення виступають 71 % респондентів, які ідентифікують себе як сербів, 37 % які вказують себе як чорногорців. На даний момент існує розбіжність у поглядах між позицією держави та великою частиною жителів Чорногорії.

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Рельєф Чорногорії
Гори Чорногорії

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Written by thomasrobertthompson in Uncategorized
Garlic is one of the tastiest and well-used ingredients in a hot sauce and many other types of sauces. The possibilities for its use as a flavoring surpass most spices and ingredients because of its bold and distinctive flavor. There are over 1,000 brands of hot sauce that use garlic in some form or another in their hot sauce recipes for this reason.
Garlic is rarely used raw in a hot sauce because this is when it is strongest, and it can overpower other ingredients. Garlic can be roasted for a deep, rich flavor but this will also remove some of its pungency. Powdered, dried, or flaked are some of the more common forms of garlic found in a hot sauce recipe.
Few people may know that garlic has many different varieties. Each of these varieties is slightly different in size, color, and flavor. These attributes may not be as present or noticed as much as some of the processing that garlic goes through before it becomes a sauce.
How garlic is processed will contribute to how it tastes depending on whether it is cooked, roasted, toasted, pickled, or fermented and this can be reflected in the hot sauce. However, because a hot sauce goes through so much processing or blending the subtleness of these flavors may not be recognized, especially if there is a long list of ingredients.
Garlic powder is one of the more common forms of the spice as it is used in a hot sauce recipe. It is easy to store, doesn't require any processing, and still adds a lot of flavoring. Garlic powder is made by dehydrating whole peeled cloves at low heat to remove the moisture and grinding it into powder form. This is a form of garlic that is easily dissolved in a hot sauce and shouldn't take further processing.
A hot sauce recipe that lists dried garlic, dehydrated garlic, garlic flakes, or garlic powder is all going to have similar reactions and flavoring used in a hot sauce. They are all processed similarly by removing the water or moisture content. Their flavor becomes more intensified and concentrated but there isn't much that distinguishes the flavor within a hot sauce.
All of these forms are found in many successful hot sauce products but any further information on how the sauce is made is their Trade Secret. Because garlic has such distinct flavor chances are manufacturers of hot sauce are probably not using much processing that is "secretive" and just simply throwing it in the hot sauce recipe.
Fresh is best! Fresh garlic has a very strong pungent and almost bitter flavor to it. If fresh garlic is listed as a hot sauce ingredient it most likely goes through some form of a cooking process along with the other ingredients to reduce its pungency but also helps infuse the strong flavor into other ingredients. Using fresh garlic, either chopped, minced, or crushed, and reducing the sauce bring out its rich flavor even further.
Minced, chopped, crushed, smashed, pureed, scrapes or granulated are all forms of garlic that have gone through a step of processing to help release its flavor before it is added to the hot sauce. This preprocessed form could save a step in your process of making sauce but the overall flavor doesn't have much of a different impact within the hot sauce. It is probably listed with the prefix of minced, chopped, crushed, etc. because that is the form it was in before it was blended into a hot sauce.
Fermented garlic or black garlic isn't used very often in a hot sauce recipe and if it is then it probably gets fermented with the hot peppers and other ingredients. It is made by soaking whole garlic cloves in salt and water brine for weeks without letting in any air. Fermented garlic will have a dulled flavor to it and will become as tangy as vinegar.
Roasted garlic is my favorite form of the spice. If it is done right the cloves become a delicious and buttery, spreadable condiment that can be eaten plain. This form of garlic will have a stand-alone flavor but won't overpower the other ingredients. Roasting garlic reduces its pungency but still retains its flavor and brings out its sweetness. This is often combined or roasted along with other ingredients.
Pickled garlic undergoes a similar process as fermentation but uses pickling spices. Instead of a brine mixture, it would use vinegar and spices found here. Although spicy pickled garlic is becoming popular it is not often that it is combined with other ingredients in a hot sauce.
Garlic oil is an oil that is infused with fresh garlic flavoring. Whole garlic cloves are soaked or preserved in a variety of different oils to give the oil a mild garlic flavor. The garlic flavoring will not be as strong, and the hot sauce recipe will contain additional oil that may not be necessary.
Garlic salt is another form of garlic rarely used in hot sauce recipes. It is a simple mix of garlic powder and granulated salt. For many foods, garlic salt is used as a topping or finish and not so much within the recipe. Most hot sauce recipes that use garlic will also use salt as this is also a very common ingredient so garlic salt may not be necessary.
Garlic chives are used in a lot of Asian cuisines but are not found in hot sauce recipes very often. This is a specific form of a chive plant with a garlic flavor. There is a lot of waste using garlic chives because only the tips of the chives are used. Toward the bottom or stalk of the plant will be bitter and tough.
Don't over use
Overusing garlic can ruin a recipe and a hot sauce. Although it seems like the flavor of garlic can't be overused its pungency and strong flavor can easily overpower a recipe. Often the flavor takes days before it is infused completely in a hot sauce recipe as it sits and lets the ingredients permeate together. This is where the garlic may seem to overpower the recipe. Adding salt will only intensify it.
Other garlic forms
Like many ingredients garlic can come in many forms and undergo many different processes before and after it is added to a hot sauce. Some forms will affect the flavor, consistency, and appearance of the sauce more than others.
Smoked garlic will have a strong smoky flavor that will be present throughout the hot sauce. This is often combined with other smoked ingredients like hot peppers to make the flavor even more evident. The only downfall is that the smoking process can take a long time and have added costs.
Sautéed
Sautéed garlic is minced or chopped garlic lightly cooked in a skillet with oil. This will also bring out a strong garlic flavor and will be very aromatic. Like smoking, this can also add an additional process to your hot sauce-making endeavors.
This could be any form of boiling, blanching, or heating the garlic to slightly reduce its strong flavor. Most often if garlic is cooked it is done along with other ingredients on low heat to reduce the contents to a thick and rich sauce, with lots of garlic flavor.
Toasted is a process where heat is applied to one side as opposed to all sides like roasting is. The flavor is similar to roasted but may produce charring. Once blending the charring will appear as "black peppery" speckles that contribute to the appearance.
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