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13% Rise in Iran's Non-Oil Trade With Italy
Iran traded 21,156 tons of non-oil commodities worth $83.93 million with Italy during the first Iranian month (March 21-April 20), registering a 1.14% and 13.11% growth in tonnage and value respectively compared with the year before, latest data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration show.
Italy was Iran's 12th biggest trading partner during the period under review.
Iran's exports to Italy stood at 13,087 tons worth $7.66 million to register an 8.47% rise tonnage and a 39.62% decrease in value year-on-year.
Italy was Iran's 25th export destination in the world.
Iran exported non-alloy iron and steel ingots, polyethylene, casting products, polyethylene film grade, animal skins and heating packages to Italy during the one-month period.
It exported 8,069 tons of commodities worth $76.27 million to Iran, down by 8.86% in tonnage and up 23.98% in value YOY. Italy was the seventh exporter of goods to Iran during the month under review.
Iran mainly imported gas turbines, AC generators, turbojet parts and machinery from Italy.
Iran Foreign Trade Statistics
Iran-Italy Relations
Iran's Non-Oil Trade With Bangladesh Crosses $110m
Iran's Non-Oil Trade With South Korea Tops $3.7 Billion
Iran's Non-Oil Trade With Colombia Falls
Iran's Non-Oil Trade With Zimbabwe at $6.6 Million
Rise in Iran's Non-Oil Trade With Germany Meager
Iran's Non-Oil Trade With Mexico Declines

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Orla Fallon has become known as the premiere vocalist for the Celtic music genre. She was the leader of the Celtic Women vocal group. Even though she still retains an association with that group, Orla has embarked on a solo career.
Orla recorded a holiday special that is now being shown on American public television. The special is called Orla Fallon's Celtic Christmas. This special features a guest performance by a Celtic Women alum, Meav. Also making a guest appearance is American Idol runner-up David Archuleta.
Along with the special, The Elevation Group is releasing a companion CD and DVD. Both have the title of Orla Fallon's Celtic Christmas. I got a chance to listen to the CD and was very impressed. Not only does Orla have a beautiful voice, her guests made this an even better listening experience.
The special, as well as the DVD and musical album were produced by Dan Shea. He has a long list of credits including producing for greats such as Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Jim Brickman and even Savage Garden. He previously produced Orla's album Distant Shore.
Along with producing the album, Dan Shea provided music on piano, keys, guitars, bass, percussion, accordion, and whistle and did the programming. Grammy nominee Illya Toshinsky was in the band Bering Strait. She plays acoustic guitar for Orla. Illya is also on the new Keith Urban album, Bullets In The Gun. Fionan DeBarra, who has played on albums by other Celtic Women alum also plays acoustic guitar here.
Peter Wahlers has been the bassist for the faith based Irish duo the Getty's. He plays bass for Orla along with much sought after Nashville session player Mark Hill.
One very special guest is multiple Grammy winner Vince Gill.
Eric Darken, who also plays on the new Keith Urban album, shares percussion duties with Ken Lewis and Riverdance veteran Noel Eccles. Mary Pitchford, Stuart Duncan and Andy Leftwich played fiddle for Orla. Skip Cleavinger, who has done things with a lot of people, including Steve Green, plays the Uillean pipe and whistle on songs on the album.
Chance Scoggins has worked with Point of Grace and Sandi Patty. He was the choir director for the music for Orla and was the co-arranger for her rendition of Joy To The World.
Besides singing on film soundtracks, Felicia Wolfe has lent her backing vocals to performers like Sarah Brightman and John Tesh. She lends her vocal talents on backing vocals for the songs on the album. Lisa Cochran has been on albums such as Faith Hill's Faith. She joins Felicia on backing vocals here. Other people lending their talents on backing vocals are Michael O'Brian, Terry White, Craig Swift, Michelle Swift and Ronnie Freeman.
As for Orla, besides singing she plays the harp on the album.
On the technical side of things, the music was recorded by Billy Whittington, Brian Masterson and Dan Shea. The entire album was mixed by Billy Whittington except Away In A Manger, which was mixed by Brian Masterson.
Joy To The World is one my all-time favorite Christmas songs. Orla has beautiful vocals on her rendition of the song. There is some wonderful fiddle music and terrific backing vocals.
I Saw Three Ships has a definite Celtic turn to it. I couldn't help but keep tapping my feet while listening to this one.
Soft, gentle and almost haunting, Orla is joined by Meav in a great rendition of Do You Hear What I Hear?
Angelic vocals and beautiful music are in It Came Upon A Midnight Clear / The First Noel.
A nice surprise on the album was the guest performance by Vince Gill on Little Drummer Boy. They had separate pieces on the song and very touching duet segments.
Then there is a great duet with David Archuelta on Silent Night.
A head bopping, toe tapping piece is A'Soalin (Soul Cake). The chorus is pretty tough with great backing vocals. The music is really cool on the song too.
Smooth and gentle is the rendition of Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas. I have heard many versions of this song over the years. Orla's is one of the best I've ever heard.
There is an original tune on the album. Written by Dan Shea and John Betts, Bells of Christmas has velvety yet almost haunting vocals.
Anuna is an Irish choral group known for their work with Riverdance and now call themselves Anuna, Ireland's National Choir. Orla was a member of this group for a short time. They join Orla for a very special rendition of Away In A Manger.
The album ends with a beautiful and endearing rendition of Emmanuel.
I am a fan of Celtic Women. I am also a fan of Orla Fallon. I love both Celtic and Christmas music. So I was extremely pleased that there is an album out that has Christmas music with a Celtic influence and performed by one of the top Celtic vocalists of all time. Orla Fallon's Celtic Christmas has just become my favorite holiday album.
The album is out in stores now and is available online through outlets like amazon.com.
You might also want to check out her record label's web site for other great music. Their site can be found at at www.elevationgrp.com.


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Marguerite-Hélène Mahé est une femme de lettres française née à La Réunion en 1903 et morte en France métropolitaine en 1996. Elle est surtout connue pour Sortilèges créoles : Eudora ou l'île enchantée, son unique roman, paru en 1952 dans la Revue des deux Mondes puis réédité à deux reprises en 1955 et 1985 : dernière production du roman colonial, cette œuvre est charnière pour la littérature réunionnaise, où elle introduit le fantastique.

Marguerite-Hélène Mahé passe son enfance à La Réunion puis quitte l'île pour étudier l'histoire. Elle enseigne ensuite en Indochine française avant d'écrire son roman. Celui-ci paru, elle se replie hors de la littérature, distraite de celle-ci par les autres occupations de sa vie. Par la suite, elle conserve cependant une mémoire précise de son univers enfantin, celui de La Réunion, durant de nombreuses années.

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Richard Dawkins inflamed the British internet last night when he suggested that it would be "immoral" to continue carrying a fetus to full term, if genetic screening proved that it carried the gene for Down's Syndrome.
With the advent of genetic screening, the practice is fairly common in England and Wales: The Telegraph estimates that nearly 1000 abortions due to Downs Syndrome are performed per year.
There's a profound moral difference between "This fetus should now be aborted" and "This person should have been aborted years ago."
If you don't understand the point, look up "The Great Beethoven Fallacy" in The God Delusion.
So, is anyone who doesn't follow Roman Catholic "morality" on abortion beyond the pale? Well I'm proud to be beyond that particular pale.
Down syndrome screening is NOT eugenic. Almost always caused by non-hereditary chromosomal abnormality, heavily influenced by maternal age.
I do not for one moment apologise for approaching moral philosophic questions in a logical way. There's a place for emotion & this isn't it.
A woman whom I know & like said she'd be uncertain what to do if pregnant with Downs. I said what I'd do & why. Happens to be what most do.
Woman said she wouldn't know whether to abort. I told her what I would do & why. I OBVIOUSLY wouldn't TELL a woman what to do. Up to her.


SvN completed the full renovation of their offices in January 2014. Located on the fourth floor of a historic building in downtown Toronto, this 7,770 sf project provides an open, collaborative working environment. The renovation, part of a broader building improvement, includes a plan centred around natural light, a new high efficiency mechanical system, and a respect for the building's structural heritage.
Schematic plans were evaluated through group discussion about ergonomics, working environments. The outcome of this collaborate process is a space with strong visual transparency that allow for simultaneous connectivity and working privacy. Studios are organized around existing sources of daylight, and all office services and amenities are consolidated to maximize efficiency. The provision of a standing hotel station and a quiet room for focused work provide a variety of physical and acoustic environments. A combination of formal and informal meeting spaces are distributed throughout the office.
The brushed oak floor is FSC certified and was harvested from sustainably managed forests. Work surfaces are locally sourced maple butcher block, while countertops are formed from highly compressed recycled paper. The carpets are 100% recycled and are designed to feed back into the material cycle at the end of its life. A full LED luminaire schedule provides comfortable lighting using with remarkably low power demands, surpassing ASHRAE standards by 50%.
The office is punctuated with vigorous colours and deliberate material choices. A continuous planter lines the north end of the space, providing vibrant green life adjacent to the largest studios. Together, these items speak to a holistically conceived space that is imaginative, responsive to the requirements of a sophisticated working studio, and responsible to its historical and environmental context.


The team got rather emotional as they began to tell me how a common request from a senior leader quickly turns a 10 hour day into a 17 hour day. They often get a request to compile a "run of show" of all the content that is going to go out across the brand's channels over the next few weeks.
With different accounts across several global and regional media channels, the task of showing the content for a single day, let alone two weeks, was colossal. Before the team adopted Opal, all of their content was scattered across a galaxy of different spreadsheets. The status of content in various states of completion was hidden in various email strings. Each team had a slightly different process and a slightly different view of the world, so with no real way of knowing what's the most up to date, what's approved and what's not approved, the team would get to work, pulling together the best report they could.
For that day, the team would find themselves missing crucial meetings, skipping the gym, and canceling dinner with the important people in their lives. Wait… What lives???
Making best guesses, they compile what they think the right pieces of content are into a keynote presentation, which takes hours unto itself. Next they mock up the content as it will look on the native channels. Now bleary eyed after a 17 hour day they send that presentation to their boss and get to bed… way past their bedtime. They awake four hours later only to find an email thanking them for compiling the information but learning that a change has been made to the strategy that leaves the information they pulled out of date and no longer accurate.
It never gets easier to hear the pains my customers share as we are getting started. But it always feels great to watch their pain shed away as they begin working together in Opal. In a way, I feel like I'm giving people their weekends back. By giving teams the ability to generate and share presentations effortlessly using the work they've already done, I feel like I'm saving my customers from their worst fears.
If any of this feels like a day in your life, know that there is a better way. Check out Opal and take back your nights and weekends. Spend your energy focused on the fun creative work that gets you out of bed in the morning. We'll be happy to help show you the way.
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Sally Mauk: Welcome to Campaign Beat, our weekly political analysis program, I'm Sally Mauk and I'm joined by University of Montana Political Science Professor, Rob Saldin, and veteran Capitol Reporter Chuck Johnson. And Rob, we'll start with you, the Cook Political Report has moved this Senate race between Jon Tester and Matt Rosendale from leaning-Democrat to a toss-up. And there are a lot of factors influencing why this race is tightening, not the least of which, is the controversy over Brett Kavanaugh getting on to the Supreme Court.
Rob Saldin: That's right Sally, you know, some of these national ratings, I think, have been a little too bullish on Tester. The Cook Political Report probably has it at about right now, this race always had the hallmarks of a close one, but, in terms of what's changed in the last week, I mean I think the one thing you can obviously point to is the Kavanaugh nomination. Just here, over the last several days, on the national level, we've seen Republican enthusiasm come into line with what had previously been a big Democratic advantage in enthusiasm, heading into next month's midterms. And that shift almost certainly has to be a reflection of the view of many Republicans—that the Kavanaugh nomination has devolved into a political witch-hunt on the part of Senate Democrats. So Republicans are more fired up now than they have been at the national level. And there's good reason to think that whatever trends of this sort that we're seeing nationally are going to be more pronounced here in Montana where I suspect support for Kavanaugh's confirmation is pretty solid. So I suspect that Cook is looking at some of those trends that we're seeing at the national level and extrapolating down from that, that Republicans are more fired up and here in Montana and that that's good news for Rosendale.
SM: Well, the two Senate candidates' debate last week, and issues both sides have been hammering, came up in that debate. Here's Senator Tester talking about campaign finance reform.
SM: This is a tough issues, it seems to me for both Tester and Rosendale, Rob, because of that outside, dark money that Tester decries is being spent on him, and a lot is being spent on Rosendale; they're both getting washed over with that.
RS: Sure and that's not a surprise. You know, the one thing that strikes me is that Tester has made campaign finance one of his chief issues. So these attacks on him, in a way, have more power than trying to push it back on Rosendale, just because this is something Tester has seen as one of his core strengths, and so it not only threatens to take away on of the feathers in Tester's cap, but also threatens to portray him as a hypocrite.
SM: The vulnerable issue for Matt Rosendale centers on whether or not he supports federal ownership of land in Montana, and here's what he said at the debate.
Rosendale: "There was a time when I thought they could be better managed by the state, all of the lands, but we have about 35 percent of our state that is federal public lands and I have since talked to people across the entire state and they have made it exceedingly clear that they do not want those lands transferred and I not only understand that, I agree with that."
SM: This is a recent flip-flop on this issue, Rob, and not everyone believes that Mr. Rosendale is being entirely sincere, when he says he agrees with that.
RS: Well, right, you know, Rosendale, as we just heard, addressed it directly, saying he used to support a transfer of public land to the state, but now after talking with people, he realized people don't support that and he changed his mind. And I guess on one level, he deserves some credit for being so forthright about it, you know, sometimes candidates will go to these ridiculous lengths to try to smoke screen a flip-flop and try to make it appear as though it's consistent, you know, Rosendale owned it. And I think we do need to give politicians space to change to their minds after they gather new information but that said, you know, Tester obviously sees a vulnerability here, he hit him hard on it, and quite reasonably so, his basic point was, you know, look, okay fine, Rosendale has changed his mind but who are you really going to trust with our public lands, this guy who just, very recently was ready to give them all the way, or me who has been a strong advocate from day one and has never wavered, right, and so I think this is a real strong point of Tester's campaign.
SM: Chuck, the campaign ads in this race are getting nastier as Election Day gets closer, here's a new one from Rosendale, attacking Sen. Tester.
Rosendale: I'm Matt Rosendale and I approve this message.
Narrator: The liberal smear released allegations to the press, without proof, the media declares guilt, a reputation destroyed for politics. Admiral Ronny Jackson had an honorable career, 12 years, serving three presidents and Jon Tester destroyed it all. He leaked allegations, the media ran with it, but it wasn't true. Now they're doing it again, it's what we hate most about Washington. And it's why you can't trust Jon Tester.
SM: And Chuck, although this ad is mostly referencing the failed nomination of Ronny Jackson to be head of the V.A., the last face you see in the ad is Brett Kavanaugh.
CJ: Yeah it's a pretty effective ad, Sally. It re-hits Tester on the Ronny Jackson situation, and then says hey, and it's happening again with Kavanaugh. I think it's a tough ad and a pretty good one. It's an anti-Washington ad and of course, Tester's the incumbent, so I think it works fairly well. Although I think some of the later information about Jackson showed there were some problems there but maybe not to the extent that Tester originally said.
SM: And the ad says, I believe, that the allegations against Dr. Jackson are not true and in fact, as far as I know, the investigation into those allegations is ongoing.
CJ: I think that's correct. One of the allegations was that he had been in several drunk driving accidents using a government car and I saw a story that Jackson had been in a couple of accidents, but alcohol wasn't involved in them.
SM: Then there's this new ad from Sen. Tester attacking Mr. Rosendale.
Tester: I'm Jon Tester and I approve this message.
Narrator: We bought a house in Matt Rosendale's real estate development in Great Falls. Like our neighbors, we were excited to raise our family there. We were promised a lot but Matt Rosendale didn't deliver. Homes were even built with weak foundations. Matt took zero responsibility, just wanted to make a quick buck. Now Rosendale's making more promises to Montanans, but he is and all he'll ever be is an east coast developer, looking out for himself.
SM: And this ad features a Montana accusing Rosendale of building a shoddy housing development and being greedy. It's also an effective ad.
Chuck Johnson: I think it's quite effective, as well, and this guy was the president of the homeowners association in this development that Rosendale built. It hasn't been covered much in the campaign; it was covered at the time by the Great Falls Tribune. I haven't seen any recent stories about it but I think it's a very powerful ad. And the closing line, especially, all he'll be is an east coast developer looking out for himself. And that reinforces the point that Tester's made repeatedly, and Democratic groups, about Rosendale. It's an effective ad.
SM: Both these ads focus on the character of the candidates and not on public policy, per se, and I guess that's because it's an effective attack.
CJ: I think it is, and I think both of these work and hit their opponents pretty hard.
SM: Rob, the three U.S. house candidates, Republican Greg Gianforte, Democrat Kathleen Williams, and Libertarian Elinor Swanson also debated last weekend, and Gianforte was in with President Trump.
Gianforte: Having a seat a table at the table with President Trump is delivering results for Montana. Ultimately though, this election is about competing ideas. Do you want someone who is going to work with President Trump to deliver results or someone who will join the resistance and stand with Nancy Pelosi?
SM: And Rob, I think during the debate, he mentioned at least twice that he's met with Trump on Air Force One.
RS: Right, well, that little clip, that's a good summation of the Gianforte campaign. He's the Trump guy, and his opponent is a democrat who will lock arms with Nancy Pelosi. Now of course, as we've said before, Kathleen Williams has said that she will not vote for Nancy Pelosi, but I think the point is clear enough, in the country, in, presumably, the state of Montana is very polarized right now, and that's going to be a pretty effective message, I suspect in rallying people in the state that Trump won by 20 points.
SM: Kathleen Williams, Rob, was asked specifically about how she would regulate assault rifles, regulation she supports, but here's how she answered.
Williams: "Children deserve to feel safe in school and parents deserve to know that their children are going to come home safe from school. So I am not cowed by special interests and I'm not afraid to have a discussion, a public discussion about how to keep kids safe in school.
SM: That's a pretty vague answer, Rob, to what was a specific question.
RS: Yeah, hard to imagine anyone disagreeing with keeping kids safe in school, yes, it wasn't specific. It was I think something that indicates a real shift from the way she talked about guns during the latter stages of the primary, when she was really able to set herself apart from the other democratic candidates, and I think there's good reason to think that really helped her to get that nomination and define her as a candidate. It's the kind of thing that works very well in democratic primaries, the question that was always out there, was well, what about in the general. And I think we're seeing that calculation that being aggressive on guns, especially in a state like Montana, is potentially a liability.
SM: I'm not sure either debate last weekend moved the needle much in either race. What do you guys think? What do you think, Rob?
RS: Well, I think as a general rule, in these debates, the debates, especially the first one, has a way of elevating the challenger and this is more true when you're up against a longtime incumbent, like Jon Tester, to be able to stand there on the stage, right next to someone who's very well-known and has been around for a longtime. It has a way of elevating that challenger, making them look more plausible in that role. And I think, on the Senate side, Rosendale did pretty well and that that played out. I think that general dynamic is a little bit less strong on the House side just because Gianforte is a newer figure, yes, it seems like he's running all the time, right, this is his third election in three years. But he hasn't been on the scene nearly as long; I think Montanans also perceive there are some question marks hanging over the head of Gianforte. You know, he won that special election against not a particularly strong candidate by a relatively narrow margin as far as these house races have gone recently. And of course, he had the assault issue.
SM: Chuck, the Libertarian candidate in the House race, Elinor Swanson, and the Libertarian running the Senate race, Rick Breckinridge, could impact the outcome if either or both those races are close.
CJ: That's true, Sally, the Libertarian's typically get two, three, four, five percent of the vote here and I think it's widely thought that they don't hurt the Democrats, they hurt the Republicans. Had there been a Green Party candidate in the race, the Green Party candidate would have hurt the Democrats. So I think none of the polls we've seen today have included Libertarians, so I think you can probably deduct a couple of points from the Republicans vote percentage with the Libertarian and so, I think Democrats love to see Libertarians enter races, and Republicans aren't so happy about it. And likewise, Republicans would love to see the Green Party in there, and they were taken off the ballot this time.
SM: One thing we do want to note, too, is Kathleen Williams had a good fundraising quarter. She raised over $2 million.
CJ: That was impressive, Sally, and we haven't seen what Greg Gianforte raised during the quarter, yet, but that was a really strong performance by her, raising that money. We don't have the report, yet, so we can't see where the money is coming from, but I'm guessing some of that had to do with the poll that showed her ahead in the race in June and showing up on some national democratic lists as someone who had a chance to win a race that had been in Republican hands for a couple of decades.
SM: Absentee ballots go out soon, next week, and there are also some important initiatives on the ballot and we will talk about those next week. You've been listening to "Campaign Beat," our weekly political analysis program, I'm Sally Mauk, and I've been speaking with veteran Capitol Reporter Chuck Johnson and University of Montana Political Science Professor, Rob Saldin. Thanks guys, and I'll talk to you next week.
In the first of two televised debates Saturday night, Democratic Senator Jon Tester and his Republican challenger, State Insurance Commissioner Matt Rosendale clashed over campaign contributions, health care and Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme court nomination.
The event was broadcast live by Montana PBS from a closed set in Missoula.


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Solido wins Latin Grammy for Best Tejano Album
Solido took the win for Best Tejano Album at the 16th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas on Thursday night.
by Jaime Solis, Jr.
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Solido took the win for Best Tejano Album for their latest album Sentimientos, at the 16th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas on Thursday night.
I was glued to my smartphone watching a live stream of the Latin Grammys all for only one category, the Tejano category of course. So, here I was rooting for two of the greatest groups I'm so honored to know personally.
On one end I had Solido, on the next Elida Reyna Y Avante. We all know and understand that at the awards, there is no tie, someone is taking it home the others are not. That's exactly what happened last night, Solido won the Grammy, and here my friends is where you know when someone is a professional.
"Felicidades a Solido!! Que viva el Valle!!," Elida Reyna posted on Facebook after Solido's win. Translation: "Congratulations Solido!! Long Live The Valley!!"
I contacted Solido as soon as I saw this on my smartphone, I was excited about the news.
"We feel super excited! Finally made it back to the Grammy's and bringing this Latin Grammy back to the Valley," Solido lead vocalist Ben De Leon told TejanoNation.
This is Solido's second Grammy win.
"This one is extra special. We won back in 2002, it was early in our career and I guess we thought it was going to be like that all the time. But we found it's not easy to win a Grammy," De Leon added.
This win caps off a very successful year for the band from Rio Grande City, Texas.
"Our album debut #1 on the Billboard charts, also a first for us. And now we won the Grammy. What else could we ask for" De Leon said. "We want to thank God for always protecting us on the road and providing us with talent to do what we love, music. Also we would like to thank the Martinez family from Freddie Records, thanks for always believing in us."
Freddie Records also had three other artists nominated in the category, including Elida Reyna Y Avante, La Fiebre and Alazzan. Ruben Ramos and the Mexican Revolution and Los Gallitos rounded out the Best Tejano Album category nominees.
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About Jaime Solis, Jr.
Solis has been in the Tejano industry for five years, beginning as an on-air personality at Tejano radio station Majic 95 FM in Victoria, Texas. He soon added television hosting duties at Que Pasa Victoria? showcasing Tejano music and culture in the Victoria area on the local TV show. Solis has also been a major part of the biggest events in the Victoria area teaming up with Salazar Promotions. Solis, who also has his own blog, TejanoMax.com, is excited to join the Tejano Nation team.
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using WebExtensions.Net.Notifications;
using WeihanLi.Common.Data;

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        _logger = logger;
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UConn Champion Men to Be Honored at Fenway Today
Published Apr 17, 2014 at 10:16 AM | Updated at 1:57 PM EDT on Apr 22, 2014
The 2013-14 Huskies basketball teams, fresh off their national championship wins last week, were supposed to be honored together at Fenway Park on April 22 before the Yankees-Red Sox game.
However, the UConn women's basketball team will not be participating because of an unforeseen conflict, according to a statement from the UConn athletics department.
"The team feels awful as it would have been a great moment for UConn and we have apologized to the Red Sox. The men are still scheduled to head up there and hopefully the Red Sox will consider having us at a later date," the statement says.
UConn senior guard Shabazz Napier, of Roxbury, Mass., will throw out the ceremonial first pitch for the game, which starts at 7:10 p.m.
Junior forward Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis was also scheduled to join him.
Gov. Dannel Malloy, who happens to be a New York Yankees fan, will also attend and participate in the ceremony.
Fenway isn't the only team to extend the Huskies an invite, however. More via the New Haven Register's David Borges.
Invitations have also come from the Yankees and Mets. This makes things even more intriguing. The 2011 team did the honors at Yankee Stadium. Kemba Walker, the New York native (and non-baseball fan) threw out the pitch, but he was joined by Roscoe Smith, Alex Oriakhi and several other teammates. Not Jim Calhoun, however -- he threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park a few days later. Just as he'd done in 2004, after saying that he had rejected the Yankees' offer (this was later found to be an embellishment, at best).
Now, the question is -- does UConn, which is trying to strengthen its foothold in New York and will be playing a football game next November in the Bronx, go with Yankee Stadium? What about CitiField -- let's not forget, SNY broadcasts both UConn and Mets games.
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Does Perth have day light savings?
Does Western Australia observe daylight savings?
Why does Perth not have daylight savings?
When did daylight savings stop in WA?
Does WA change time?
Does WA have daylight Savings 2021?
Which Australian states don't have daylight Savings?
When did daylight savings start Australia 2021?
What places do daylight Savings?
What is the time difference between Melbourne and Perth during daylight savings?
What is the point of daylight savings in Australia?
Why did daylight saving start in Australia?
What's the time difference between Perth and Sydney during daylight savings?
Did they pass the daylight savings bill?
Is Washington DC on daylight Savings time?
Is daylight savings going to be permanent?
Australia currently observes 6 time zones all year. DST is no longer in use. Clocks do not change in Perth, Australia. The previous DST change in Australia was on March 29, 2009.
Daylight saving is not observed in Queensland, the Northern Territory or Western Australia.
Western Australia is actually always on permanent daylight saving of 30 minutes. The reason for this is to reduce the time difference between East and West. Apart from the daylight saving already in place Western Australia doesn't need and doesn't profit in any way by more daylight saving.
Western Australia adopted daylight saving time in 1974, but abandoned it following a referendum in 1975. It then reintroduced it in 1983–84, only to abandon it again following a referendum during 1984.
FASCINATINGLY: How much is train from Brisbane Airport to Gold Coast?
Washington state lawmakers overwhelmingly approved legislation to keep the Evergreen State on daylight saving time and "ditch the switch" back in 2019. … Patty Murray (D-WA) renewed her push to pass the Sunshine Protection Act, federal legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent across the country.
Daylight Saving Time (DST) Not Observed in Year 2021
Clocks do not change in Western Australia.
New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and Norfolk Island observe daylight saving. Queensland, the Northern Territory, Western Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos (Keeling) Islands don't follow daylight saving, so their time won't change.
Daylight saving for all future summers in New South Wales begins at 2.00 am on the first Sunday in October and ends at 3.00 am on the first Sunday in April.
Future dates of daylight saving in NSW.
Daylight saving begins
Daylight saving ends
4 October 2020 4 April 2021
Most areas of the United States observe daylight saving time (DST), the exceptions being Arizona (except for the Navajo, who do observe daylight saving time on tribal lands), Hawaii, and the overseas territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.
Melbourne, Victoria is 3 hours ahead of Perth, Western Australia.
FASCINATINGLY: How far is Sydney to Brisbane?
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is when clocks are set forward one hour from ST, in order to make better use of natural daylight. In Australia, DST moves clocks forward one hour in the summer, and back one hour when returning to Standard Time (ST) in autumn.
Daylight saving was introduced in Australia during World War I, in an effort to conserve power, with the process reintroduced during WWII for the same reason. Tasmania adopted it on a regular basis in 1968, with Queensland, NSW, Victoria, South Australia and the ACT all leaping forward in 1971.
Time in Perth vs Sydney
Perth is 3 hours behind of Sydney. If you are in Perth, the most convenient time to accommodate all parties is between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm for a conference call or meeting. In Sydney, this will be a usual working time of between 12:00 pm and 6:00 pm.
The bills passed with overwhelming majorities, 103–11 in the House and 33–2 in the Senate, receiving clear bipartisan support. That same week, Sen. Marco Rubio led the Sunshine Protection Act of 2018, or S. 2537, which proposed making DST permanent across the country, not just Florida.
Does Washington DC Time observe Daylight Saving Time? Like most states in the USA, Daylight Saving Time (DST) is observed in Washington DC Time , where the time is shifted forward by 1 hour to Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), which is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-4).
FASCINATINGLY: Are Cairns and Brisbane in the same time zone?
In California as well, voters authorized the end of DST in 2018, but likewise they are awaiting federal action. The issue has gone back and forth in Texas over whether to change daylight saving time, but so far no action has been taken in the state. More:Alabama passed a bill to permanently adopt Daylight Saving Time.


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Wang, X., Egan, C. E., Zhou, M., Prince, K., Mitchell, D. RG. and Caruso, R. A. (2007). Effective gel for gold nanoparticle formation, support and metal oxide templating. Chemical Communications, 2007 (29), 3060-3062.
Gold nanoparticles were synthesized using agarose as a reducing agent, which gelled to support the gold nanoparticles, then readily functioned as a template to produce a porous, evenly-distributed Au/TiO2 nano-hybrid.


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Gregory Breeden became a notable character in the mid 90's when he was sought in connection with the deaths of seven women over a period of twelve years in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1996 he had been charged with the murder of a woman, Viola McCoy, whose body was found in the Missouri River with her legs severed at the hips. However, because a witness would not testify, the charges were ultimately dropped.
Breeden ultimately spent ten years in prison for writing bad checks. He was paroled in 2002 but was sent back to prison shortly thereafter for soliciting a prostitute. He was again released in 2004, and soon after was charged with threatening a judge who had ruled against him in a court case. The jury in that case acquitted him of any crime. He was most recently arrested in October of 2013 for public indecency after urinating in the street outside his home in Raymore, Missouri.
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It was recently announced that Big Foot High School students Harry Melges IV and Finn Rowe have been named to the 2019 US Sailing Team Squad.
US Sailing created the US Sailing Team Squad in an effort to support potential US Sailing Team athletes. By identifying athletes as Squad members, US Sailing will more formally recognize individuals striving for a place on the Olympic podium and competing at the highest levels of the sport.
Sailors who have been named to the Squad will work alongside the USST athletes and will have opportunities to represent the USST brand. They will also receive USST support for coaching, fitness, fundraising, and logistics.
The creation of the Squad ensures that deserving athletes are captured and supported along their journey to the Olympic podium. The Squad is designed to create a collaborative effort to raise overall U.S. performance, which in turn meets the athletes' objectives of standing atop the Olympic podium.
"The Squad members have not yet got the results to be named to the current 2019 US Sailing Team, but these talented athletes need to be recognized for where they are on the pathway to Olympic podium. As an organization, we need to ensure a united push from the U.S. to maximize 2020 and 2024 medal winning potential," said Malcolm Page, Chief of US Olympic Sailing.
In order to be eligible for the Squad, sailors must have a multi-quad commitment to an Olympic campaign. They must also demonstrate the requisite talent and effort to become a medal winner.
The following athletes have been named to the 2019 US Sailing Team Squad, pending official athlete agreement.
The US Sailing Team is managed by the United States Sailing Association – the national governing body for the sport of sailing and sailboat racing.
US Sailing names the top Olympic class athletes to the team annually, through both event qualification and at the discretion of team leadership. US Sailing helps these elite athletes with financial, logistical, coaching, technical, fitness, marketing, and communications support.
Team sponsors include partners Helly Hansen, Harken, McLube, Groupe Beneteau, and Marlow Ropes.
For more information visit ussailing.org/olympics.
The United States Sailing Association, the national governing body for sailing, provides leadership, integrity, and advancement for the sport in the United States.
Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Bristol, Rhode Island, US Sailing is non-profit organization.
US Sailing offers training and education programs for instructors and race officials, supports a wide range of sailing organizations and communities, issues offshore rating certificates, and provides administration and oversight of competitive sailing across the country, including National Championships and the US Sailing Team.


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The Advocate has been called the great mystery. In the darkest hour, as the last of us were to be consumed by evil, a voice spoke and our world was saved. Though so much was destroyed some of us survived, and here we remain.
The Path of the Advocate describes the woven fates of those who seek the redemption of our world. These men and women advocate for the people and intercede against the forces of evil. Among these heroes are those who choose the path, as others wander onto the path by chance or by fate.
Mighty heroes and bold adventurers travel ancient roads and assail terrible evils on the righteous quest to redeem a fragmented world.
Dukes and Lords often train an elite fighting force from among the upper class. These knights study a wide variety of martial disciplines in service of their liege. However, there are a select few who are overcome by the plight of the world and disappear into the wild lands. Questing Knights are powerful fighters bearing castle forged arms and armor. Formally, the lords are required to respect the Path of the Advocate for any of their Knights. However, individuals are often met with scorn by their brothers and chastised for foolishness. This only serves to harden the resolve of those who truly walk the Path.
Of unmatched martial prowess, Questing Knights wander the lands seeking their true duty. In this world glory and death await just beyond the walls.
The Justice Clerics are organized to seek the path of the Advocate and resist the Adversary in every way. Bearing the sigil of the Advocate, the clerics travel from city to city on the dangerous roads through the wilds. The innocent adore the Order of Justice, as the wicked tremble.
The Clerics of Justice are armed with shields and powerful war-hammers. Blessed with the ability to summon the might of Justice in the form of a spirit-weapon: a spectral hammer that fights along their side to deadly effect.
The Handrak, people of the dragon, were once hated and distrusted by other races. After the sundering the Order of Justice took in a handful of orphans. Now these half-dragon clerics are their most fearsome agents. The Clerics of Justice are among the most dedicated opponents of the Adversary, and often gather others on The Path to their cause as they resist the forces of evil.
The Wild Elves chose to embrace the changed world in their own way. Rather than retreating into walled cities, as many other survivors chose, they became part of the new wilderness. As nature persists through cataclysm, so shall the Elves.
The way of the Druid is a solitary existence. The druid is in communion with nature and abides within the savage laws of the wild. They are able to take the shape of a wild beast and the druid may spend years in this form without ever encountering civilization.
The shape of the mighty cave bear is among the most fearsome shapes a druid may choose. These powerful beasts can contend with the horrors and monstrosities that plague the land on equal terms. With tooth and claw these creatures are horrors in their own right.
But even the wild heart of the druid is not immune from the Path of the Advocate. Some are chosen by the great mystery and find themselves as powerful allies in the fight against the perversion of evil upon the world.
Rogues of every kind inhabit this world of uncertainty. While many in pursuit of nefarious lifestyles do so to take advantage of their fellow man, some have been driven into the profession as a last resort. In these dark times Justice is a rare luxury, and many find themselves struggling to survive under harsh rulers.
Nimble, clever, and rightly suspicious of authority. The Thief is a valuable member of a Seeker's team. She is able to quickly dive into situations keeping a keen eye out for danger and an aptitude for claiming valuable treasures.
Legends dating back to the sundering tell of how a single individual with righteous purpose can make a difference in this cruel world. The Lone Guard are built on this very foundation. They say the first was a simple shield bearer who lead eighty refugees to safety. In harsh winter conditions he boldly protected the people against all odds. To believe a single low-born soldier could protect eighty grants faith in hope for today.
The Lone Guard are an ancient order of ever vigilant rangers and warriors. These frontiersmen travel hidden paths with deadly purpose to forge a new destiny. They have stood for centuries as the main hope for small villages and larger strongholds alike. Tracking the movements of larger threats and bringing low monstrous beasts.
The inspiring work of the Lone Guard attracts aid from beyond the sworn brotherhood. These intrepid warriors are aided by brave companions. Both the stalwart Billman and the savage Sabertooth lend aid to the noble cause.
The Adversary was worshipped for a millennia before his true power took shape. Walking among his worshippers he created abominations in his image, and gathered every evil thing to his banner. He may be bound now, but his call still rises from the darkness. The Adversary's beckoning call festers like an infection in the hearts of the wicked.
The Path of the Adversary conspires to dominate and destroy. Followers of the Adversary harness the fury of trecherous villains and terrible monsters to carve their rightful domain in a world of chaos.
Formed centuries ago by the dark will of the Adversary, the Pig Men possess a cruel mockery of intelligence. In ages past, the Pigs were organized into vast armies that conquered powerful kingdoms. Like so many monstrous creations, the Pigs were abandoned after the world was destroyed. These twisted creatures now gather in feral tribes and war bands that survive by foraging in the vast ruins that cover our broken world.
These fierce warriors crave nothing more than destruction and snacks. Our fortified farmsteads and frontier outposts are under constant threat of Pig raiders. The allure of a merchant caravan is too great for any Pig to resist. Smashing open boxes to reveal the treats hidden inside is the greatest pleasure a Pig can experience. Survivors of these raids often describe the ecstatic squeals and tears of joy as they discover the contents of each package.
The Pig menace has been akin to bad weather: a harsh reality that destroys crops and kills the unwary. But since the Call of the Adversary the pigs have become more organized and bold than before. These foul creatures are an ever present danger, and as common as weeds.
Mysterious evil beings have been spotted in the wilderness. Dark Wanderers are a threat unlike anything we've seen before. Wielding horrible bone-magic, a new form of necromancy, the dark lords spur unnatural growth to create mutated skeletal monstrosities. The resulting horrors are rabid living-bone creatures of unrelenting fury.
These skull faced villains appear to be heralds of a dark truth. The harsh reality that the world is changed. They bare the terrible visage of this cruel transformation on their skeletal masks. They are visions of unnatural beasts created through perverse mutation rather than shaped by natures careful hand. It may be impossible to truly understand the finer details of their mission, but their brutal scheme and sinister methods are perfectly clear.
As the ashes of the sundering settled, six unknown champions sought their place in the world. In their quest for hope they came across a gaping hole where a proud capitol once stood. For nine days they camped at the edge of the abyss. Observing uncountable corpses smoldering in the darkness below. On the tenth day a macabre stair grew from the depths.
Descending into cruel ash choked catacombs, the companions resisted the horrors they beheld. At once the grim silence was broken and terrible mutated creatures assailed their advance. With axe, bow, and spear the warriors gritted their teeth and pushed ever deeper into the stygian depths.
With bone-crushing might the champions entered the final chamber, a dark shrine both beautiful and terrible to behold. Unimaginable rituals and dizzying writings lined the great cathedral of bone in this womb of death and darkness. At the center of it all lay a minuscule shard. As the bold heroes approached the altar, their lore-maiden began to sing in guttural tones. The new song vibrated the air and a grim reality settled upon their minds. This was a fragment of the adversary itself, and from that moment forward nothing would ever be the same.
Somewhere along the jagged coasts a cursed fortress stands crumbling into the sea. Antediluvian mysteries lie hidden in its darkest chambers. As you make your way deeper into its treacherous belly the tide abates to reveal a coral encrusted dungeon. Frothing saltwater rushes through the living catacombs echoing otherworldly sounds.
The creatures here are twisted and transformed by an unimaginably ancient power. The fortress was once the seat of a proud royal lineage. The foundations were built on foundations older than the very continent, and as the world shifted and fractured the dizzying discoveries changed the royal lineage forever.
Eldritch powers course through the veins of completely inhuman creatures. Unimaginably brutal sharkmen and slithering eel-like beings are powerful allies to the path of the Adversary. However these servants are submitted to an troubling force, and are not to be trifled with.
The Wretched Hive is a sinister underworld that exists on the fringes of society.
Nomadic iguan have formed strange alliances in their bid for survival. One such partnership is with the mangrove basilisk. A long snouted sub-species endemic to the brackish badlands.


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Sofia Pádua Manzano, née le  à São Paulo (Brésil), est une économiste et femme politique brésilienne.

Elle représente le Parti communiste brésilien (PCB) aux élections présidentielles de 2014 et de 2022, d'abord comme candidate à la vice-présidence de la république (obtenant 0,05 % des voix), puis comme candidate à sa présidence (obtenant 0,04 % des voix).

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Sunday, 17.01.2021
First hand accounts.
Introduction – Samuel Gershon
Introduction - Carlos Morra
Jules Angst, editor: Classification and Prediction of Outcome of Depression (1974)
Barry Blackwell's review of Katherine Eban's Bottle of Lies. The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom. New York: Harper Collins; 2019.
Ban's Conditioning and Psychiatry (1964)
Ban's Psychopharmacology (1969).
Ban's Depression and the Tricyclic Antidepressants.
Thomas A. Ban and Heinz E. Lehmann: Experimental Approaches to Psychiatric Diagnosis
Ban's Recent Advances in the Biology of Schizophrenia
Ban & Silvestrini's Trazodone
Thomas A. Ban: Nicotinic Acid in the Treatment of Scizophrenias. Canadian Mental Health Association Collaborative Study. Introduction. (1971). Reviewed by Thomas A. Ban
Ban's Schizophrenia. A Psychopharmacological Approach
Per Bech: Clinical Psychometrics.
Per Bech: Measurement-based care in mental disorders. Reviewed by Per Bech
Walter A. Brown - Lithium: A Doctor, a Drug, and a Breakthrough. Reviewed by Walter A. Brown.
Daniel J. Carlat. Unhinged. New York, London, Toronto, Sydney Free Press; 2010 Barry Blackwell's Review
Lawrence Edelstein, John Smythies and Denis Noble, editors:Epigenetic Information – Processing Mechanism in the Brain (2014) Reviewed by John Smythies
Edmundo Fischer, Gustavo E. Poch and Ronaldo Ucha Udabe: Psychopharmacology (1964). Reviewed by Carlos Morra
Friedman RJ, Katz MM, editors. Psychology of Depression. Contemporary Theory and Research. Reviewed by Martin M. Katz
Samuel Gershon and Baron Shopsin, editors: Lithium Its Role in Psychiatric Research and Treatment
David Healy, Joanna Le Noury and Julie Wood: Children of the Cure: Missing Data, Lost Lives and Antidepressants. Toronto: Samizdat-Health; 2020. Reviewed by David Healy.
Hanfried Helmchen's review (Hanfried Helmchen: The Janusz Face of Psychiatry. Benefits and Risks of Psychiatric Actions. Stuttgart, Kohlhammer, 2017)
John R. Hubbard and Peter R. Martin, editors. SUBSTANCE Abuse in The Mentally Ill and Physically Disabled
Jon Jureidini and Leemon B. McHenry: The Illusion of Evidence Based Medicine: Exposing the Crisis of Credibility in Clinical Research. Adelaide: Wakefield Press; 2020. Reviewed by Leemon McHenry.
Lothar Kalinowsky and Paul Hoch: Shock Treatments and Other Somatic Procedures in Psychiatry (1946) Reviewed by Carlos Morra
Katz's Depression and Drugs.
Martin M. Katz: Clinical Trials of Antidepressants: How Changing the Model Can Uncover New, More Effective Molecules. Reviewed By Martin M. Katz.
Martin M. Katz, Jonathan O. Cole and Walter C.Barton: The Role of Methodology of Classification in Psychiatry and Psychopathology
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In mathematics, an inner form of an algebraic group  over a field  is another algebraic group  such that there exists an isomorphism  between  and  defined over  (this means that  is a -form of ) and in addition, for every Galois automorphism  the automorphism  is an inner automorphism of  (i.e. conjugation by an element of ).

Through the correspondence between -forms and the Galois cohomology  this means that  is associated to an element of the subset  where  is the subgroup of inner automorphisms of .

Being inner forms of each other is an equivalence relation on the set of -forms of a given algebraic group.

A form which is not inner is called an outer form. In practice, to check whether a group is an inner or outer form one looks at the action of the Galois group  on the Dynkin diagram of  (induced by its action on , which preserves any torus and hence acts on the roots). Two groups are inner forms of each other if and only if the actions they define are the same.

For example, the -forms of  are itself and the unitary groups  and . The latter two are outer forms of , and they are inner forms of each other.

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NIMML Director Wins 2018 Research Excellence Award
Recipient(s): Josep Bassaganya-Riera
For advancing a cutting-edge scientific agenda and fostering a transdisciplinary work environment, Dr. Josep Bassaganya-Riera has been recognized with the Biocomplexity Institute's 2018 Research Excellence Award. As director of the institute's Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory, he has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles in reputable and has been a project lead on over 32 grants and contracts. More infor.... .
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Distinguished members of the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) were nominated for their exemplary research as well as outstanding service to the community. Through their contributions, SIAM Fellows help advance the fields of applied mathematics and computational science. More infor.... .
Outstanding New Faculty Award
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2016 SuperNova Award: Data to Decisions
The Biocomplexity Institute has dramatically increased the speed, scalability and accuracy of its analytical modeling and simulation environment while extending access to non-technical users. The results were so impressive – and so important to the health and security of the U.S. – that a panel of five judges unanimously awarded BI-VT Constellation's 2016 SuperNova Award in the Data to Decisions category. More infor.... .
Achla Marathe - Virginia Tech Scholar of the Week
Recipient(s): Achla Marathe
The Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation recognizes Achla Marathe, a professor of agricultural and applied economics with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech, for her work modeling and simulating social behavior. More infor.... .
Citizen Scholar Award
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The Virginia Tech Graduate School recently recognized 23 students as Citizen Scholars for their work combining scholarship with community service and outreach. Fourteen were members of the Flint Water Crisis Study team. The rest of the scholars' projects ranged from developing and sharing curricula in nearby high schools to surveying the needs of nontraditional students to evaluating the effectiveness of leadership training programs. More infor.... .
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The Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation recognizes Anil Kumar Vullikanti, an associate professor of computer science in the College of Engineering and the Biocomplexity Institute, who develops methods to forecast significant societal events, such as disease outbreaks. More infor.... .
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Do you like zombies? Then you are going to love Virus Tracker, my nomination for Best Use of Social Media or User Generated Content. Virus Tracker is an educational app designed by researchers at the Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech to educate the public about how infectious diseases are spread and the importance of vaccination. More infor.... .
Josep Bassaganya-Riera - Virginia Tech Scholar of the Week
The Office of the Vice President of Research and Innovation recognizes Josep Bassaganya-Riera, a professor and a director at the Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech, for his work at the interface of immunology and nutrition. More infor.... .
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Virginia Bioinformatics Institute's (VBI) data analytics platform can simulate the entire US population in seconds versus an hour, helping to contain influenza outbreaks and optimizing placement of treatment centers for the Ebola outbreak. More infor.... .
Daniel Capelluto - Virginia Tech Scholar of the Week
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Jean Peccoud - Virginia Tech Scholar of the Week
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The Kosciuszko Foundation (NY)Collegium of Eminent Scientists recognized Pawel Michalak as a Distinguished Fellow of the Collegium of Eminent Scientists, for outstanding achievements and contributions to the Polish scientific community. The goals of the Collegium are to: "(i) to honor eminent scientists of Polish origin and ancestry who have achieved recognition in the USA; (ii) to recognize, highlight, and publicize their achievements and important contributions to the respective fields of science. Significant achievements by Polish scientists will be provided to news media and made accessible through the internet; (iii) to identify, record, and catalogue eminent Polish scientists and scientists of Polish descent residing in America. This compendium will be of interest to future historians in Poland and elsewhere and to Polish organizations in the USA." More infor.... .
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The Office of the Vice President for Research recognizes Raquel Hontecillas, an assistant professor of immunology at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, who works to understand how gut and respiratory pathogens modulate the human immune system. Hontecillas leads immunology experimentation as a co-director of the Center for Modeling Immunity to Enteric Pathogens. Her main area of expertise is in mucosal immunology related to infectious and immune-mediated diseases. More infor.... .
Dennis Dean named AAAS Fellow
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VBI startup chosen for prestigious entrepreneurship program
Recipient(s): David Mittelman
A Virginia Tech start-up company, Arpeggi, may have the answers health-care professionals have been seeking to better utilize genomics in the clinic. More infor.... .
Madhav Marathe named 2013 ACM and IEEE Fellow
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Department of Defense Science Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMaRT) award
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Caitlin Rivers, a doctoral student in the Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology program, has been awarded the Department of Defense's Science Mathematics and Research for Transformation grant to continue her studies in computational epidemiology. More infor.... .
Army Patriot Award
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Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense operational committee, announced today that Professors Chris Barrett, Bryan Lewis, and Stephen Eubank of Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, and Professors John Robertson and Brian Kleiner of Virginia Tech were honored with a Patriot Award in recognition of extraordinary support of their employee, First Lieutenant (Promotable) Jose M. Jimenez, serving in the United States Army Reserve. More infor.... .
Jubilee Professorship in Computer Science and Engineering, Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden
Recipient(s): Christopher Barrett
Christopher Barrett, scientific director of the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, has been awarded a prestigious Jubilee Professorship in Computer Science and Engineering from Chalmers University in Gothenburg, Sweden. More infor.... .
American Mathematical Society Fellow
Recipient(s): Reinhard Laubenbacher
Reinhard Laubenbacher has been named an inaugural Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. More infor.... .
George A. Michael Distinguished Scholar, Livermore National Laboratory
Madhav Marathe, deputy director of VBI's Network Dynamics and Simulation Science Laboratory (NDSSL) and professor of computer science at Virginia Tech, has been named the first George A. Michael Distinguished Scholar by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). More infor.... .
Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Initiative Fellowship
Caitlin Rivers, a doctoral student in the Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology program at Virginia Tech, has been selected as a Fellow in the 2015 class of the Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Initiative. The fellowship program recognizes the critical need for innovation and expertise in the field of biosecurity for the future.


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American Security Project » About
To communicate our vision for security in the 21st century by developing and sharing new ideas and critical analyses on the most important national security issues of our time;
To forge a bipartisan consensus on a new national security strategy that will restore America's leadership and ensure our security;
To raise the American public's understanding of critical national security issues through direct engagement and dialogue.
VISION – STRATEGY – DIALOGUE
The American Security Project (ASP) is a nonpartisan organization created to educate the American public and the world about the changing nature of national security in the 21st Century.
Gone are the days when a nation's security could be measured by bombers and battleships. Security in this new era requires harnessing all of America's strengths: the force of our diplomacy; the might of our military; the vigor and competitiveness of our economy; and the power of our ideals.
We believe that America must lead in the pursuit of our common goals and shared security. We must confront international challenges with our partners and with all the tools at our disposal and address emerging problems before they become security crises. And to do this we must forge a bipartisan consensus here at home.
ASP brings together prominent American business leaders, former members of Congress, retired military flag officers, and prominent former government officials. ASP conducts research on a broad range of issues and engages and empowers the American public by taking its findings directly to them via events, traditional & new media, meetings, and publications.
We live in a time when the threats to our security are as complex and diverse as terrorism, nuclear proliferation, climate change, energy challenges, and our economic wellbeing. Partisan bickering and age old solutions simply won't solve our problems. America – and the world – needs an honest dialogue about security that is as robust as it is realistic.
ASP exists to promote that dialogue, to forge that consensus, and to spur constructive action so that America meets the challenges to its security while seizing the opportunities that abound.
What makes ASP different?
The American public understands the complexities of today's global challenges, but has too often been misled by empty rhetoric and cherry-picked facts. ASP is organized around the belief that honest public discussion of national security requires a better-informed citizenry–one that understands the dangers and opportunities of the 21st century, the spectrum of available responses, and the benefits and drawbacks of each course of action.
Understanding and articulating American beliefs and values related to U.S. foreign policy and national security is crucial to creating effective policy that builds consensus. ASP was formed to help Americans–from opinion leaders to the general public–understand how national security issues relate directly to them, and to explain challenges and threats in a way that spurs constructive action.
To accomplish this, ASP is dedicated to building collaborative communities, exploring divergent viewpoints and engaging Americans where they live.
About ASP by The American Security Project on Scribd
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Composers Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez created new lyrics to the original Frozen film songs, and all of the original voice talent from the film returned and recorded dialogue and songs for the attraction.
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