The GT27™ Soybean Performance System is a collaboration between MS Technologies, BASF and Mertec LLC. Created using high-yielding, elite soybean genetics, GT27™ will give growers exceptional performance coupled with outstanding weed control. GT27™ soybeans will be tolerant to both glyphosate and a new HPPD/Group 27 herbicide (pending EPA approval). The GT27™ system will give growers the benefit of two modes of herbicide action to combat a broad spectrum of grasses and broadleaves, including a number of herbicide-resistant weeds. Additionally, a weed management program based on the new HPPD/Group 27 herbicide (once approved) will provide long-lasting residual control with reactivation technology. When combined with supplemental post-emergence applications of glyphosate, the system will control weeds through canopy closure. Glyphosate and the new HPPD/Group 27 herbicide (once approved) will be excellent choices for burndown in no-till applications. Both chemistries are proven, non-volatile and will provide outstanding ease of use.
GT27™ will be the first step in a foundational system that will grow to include a triple-stacked herbicide tolerant soybean, providing tolerance to glyphosate, the new HPPD/Group 27 herbicide (once approved) and Liberty®.
MS Technologies, Bayer and Mertec LLC have been working together for more than a decade to develop products that improve the future of farming for growers. Through this research, the GT27™ Soybean Performance System was created to usher in the next era of soybean performance and control.
MS Technologies LLC is a leading trait, technology and soybean genetics provider. MS Technologies LLC features a portfolio of in-house traits, as well as wide access to other traits and technologies through collaborative agreements with other parties. Follow MS Technologies on Twitter, visit their Facebook page or view the website at www.mstechseed.com.
Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, agriculture and high-tech materials. Bayer, the subgroup of Bayer AG responsible for the agricultural business, has annual sales of EUR 7.255 billion (2011) and is one of the world's leading innovative crop science companies in the areas of seeds, crop protection and non-agricultural pest control. The company offers an outstanding range of products including high value seeds, innovative crop protection solutions based on chemical and biological modes of action as well as an extensive service backup for modern, sustainable agriculture. In the area of non-agricultural applications, Bayer has a broad portfolio of products and services to control pests from home and garden to forestry applications. The company has a global workforce of 21,000 and is represented in more than 120 countries. This and further news is available at:www.press.bayercropscience.com.
Mertec LLC, based in West Point, Iowa, is a leading breeder and developer of soybean germplasm for the seed trade. Mertec has an extensive lineup of soybean germplasm for the maturities in the United States. Mertec has entered into strategic relationships with biotech and life science companies to deliver the latest traits and technologies to farmer growers in Mertec's high-yielding soybean germplasm.


Cotton wool/buds/pads continues to enjoy strong demand from South African consumers as a result of the affordable prices charged for these products. Strong demand in the category can also be attributed to the widening distribution of economy brands, coupled with the increasing expansion of private label products, which has influenced the leading players to implement price promotions in an effort to maintain volume share.
Accantia (South Africa) Ltd continued to lead cotton wool/buds/pads in 2014 with a value share of 45%. The company's value share continued to increase over the course of the review period due to the increasing use of price promotions. Moreover, Accantia remains a highly trusted company thanks to the fact that it has the rights to Unilever's Dove brand.
Cotton wool/bud/pads is expected to increase in value by 1% over the course of the entire forecast period. Value growth in the category is expected to be negatively affected by the increasingly wide availability of high-quality private label products and economy brands in the category.
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1. Coconut oil can actually boost your immune system.
One of the biggest advantages of cooking with natural products is that they naturally have good-for-you properties like both antiviral and antimicrobial components that help protect you from viral illnesses. It also helps promote your white blood cell counts as well!
2. It revs up your metabolism.
This is not a gimmick! Coconut oil is comprised of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs), which are stored in your body as energy and not fat. This is what we call a "good fat" as it propels your metabolism 3x more than low-chain fatty acids.
3. It can be added to pretty much anything.
Give yourself an extra boost in the morning and put some coconut oil in your protein shake (or coffee, or smoothie). It will not only make whatever you're making taste tropical, but it will also keep you fuller, longer and give you all the benefits that you get from cooking with it.
Yes, you read that right. Due to the fact that coconut oil boosts your metabolism, it helps you burn more fat throughout the day. It also keeps you fuller, longer so that you're not scrambling for a morning, mid-afternoon, and late-night snack.
With so many benefits, both in and outside of the kitchen, you'll quickly start to wonder how you ever lived with out it. Give it a shot today and see what the benefits of coconut oil can do for you!


Nilo Houses is a residential project completed by Alberto Burckhard + Carolina Echeverri.
It is located in Girardot, Cundinamarca, Colombia.
A Single Family House For a Painter is a residential project completed by DTR_studio Architects.
The home is located in Gaucín, Málaga, Spain and was finished in 2015.
House Extension in Nantes is a project completed by Mabire Reich Architects in 2015.
The home is located in Nantes, France.
A'tolan House is a private home located in Taiwan.
It was designed by Create + Think Design Studio and was completed in 2015.
Gransden Avenue is a private residence located in London, England.
It was designed by Scenario Architecture in 2014.
Bamboo House is a home located in Brno, Czech Republic.
It was designed by Atelier Stepan in 2009.
Seungmo Lim has shared with us images of his work completed at the Hotel The Designers, located in Seoul, South Korea.
The project includes a private room named "Libertango," an Aerial Rooftop Lounge consisting of a roof garden, and a public open space called Urban Cabin.
Espace Panet is a private home designed by Anne Sophie Goneau.
Graafjansdijk House is a private residence located in Knokke, Belgium.
The spacious contemporary home was designed by Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects.
Beautbureau have designed this contemporary home for an interethnic family of four in 2015.
The home is located in Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand and covers an area of 2,906 square feet.


I just recently purchased an HE-10 factory assembled receiver on eBay. Fortunately, it was a very clean looking and well taken care of receiver. So, I took my chances and purchased it. This was my first LaFayette purchase of any sort and I am glad now that I did. It arrived in great condition and after much inspection, I brought up the AC voltage very slowly on my variac. As the voltage approached 120 VAC, all looked well, no smoke, no sparks etc. By this time, I was a happy camper an new I had a fighting chance with this receiver.
The receiver picked up signals on all bands very well. I have a long wire (80 ft antenna) and a Godar FM DXR-1000 AM-FM SW vertical whip antenna (which I highly recommend) both mounted on the roof of my house which are at least 20 feet high off the ground level. They both pick up AM and SW signals very well but that Godar antenna is something else. It's like a giant magnet - it picks up signals from all around the world with good signal strength. I use it more than my long wire!!
The HE-10 is a really well built receiver. It is a 9 tube receiver and, has an RF amplifier stage which, unlike some other brands of receivers of this vintage do not include and, makes a whole lot of difference in the sensitivity and selectivity of the receiver. The more tubes on the front end of the receiver, the better.
I haven't even replaced a tube or the capacitors yet and this receiver is working wonderfully for it's age. I can't wait to experience it's performance after I replace all those old capacitors.
All I need now is a nice 100 Watt LaFayette transmitter to compliment this nice receiver and I should have a nice XMTTR/RCVR combination. If any of you out there reading this knows of a nice LaFayette vacuum tube transmitter for sale, please let me know. I would appreciate it.


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Las válvulas del corazón o válvulas cardíacas se encuentran en los conductos de salida de las cuatro cavidades del corazón, donde cumplen la función de impedir que la sangre fluya en sentido contrario, lo cual se consigue al mantener aislado el flujo sanguíneo por un instante en alguna de las cuatro cavidades. Las cuatro cavidades del corazón se contraen según una secuencia determinada, primero las aurículas y después los ventrículos, para poder bombear la sangre en una dirección. Sin las válvulas, la sangre volvería a la cavidad después de la contracción, con lo cual el corazón no cumpliría su propósito de enviar sangre al resto del cuerpo.

Composición de las válvulas cardíacas
Las válvulas están formadas por unas membranas finas que son resistentes a la presión. Están constituidas por tejido endotelial, que es el mismo que recubre el interior de los vasos sanguíneos y el corazón.

Tipos de válvulas

Las válvulas cardiacas principales son cuatro y se clasifican en dos grupos:

Válvulas atrioventriculares

 Válvula mitral también llamada  válvula bicúspide. Impide que la sangre retorne del ventrículo izquierdo a la aurícula izquierda. Está formada por dos valvas, las cuales reciben cuerdas tendinosas de los músculos papilares anterior y posterior, situados en la pared interna del ventrículo izquierdo.
 Válvula tricúspide. Impide que la sangre retorne del ventrículo derecho a la aurícula derecha. Está formada por tres valvas, las cuales reciben cuerdas tendinosas ancladas a los músculos papilares situados en la pared del ventrículo derecho. Del músculo papilar septal o interno sale de forma independiente el músculo papilar del cono arterial o de Lushka, que contribuye a delimitar el infundíbulo o cono arterial, conducto por el que circula la sangre desde ese ventrículo derecho hasta la arteria pulmonar.

Válvulas semilunares
 Válvula sigmoidea aórtica: impide que la sangre retorne desde la  arteria aorta al ventrículo izquierdo. Está formada por tres valvas, dos anteriores y una posterior, con una morfología similar a la de un nido de golondrina. Esta válvula se ubica entre el ventrículo izquierdo y la arteria aorta.
 Válvula sigmoidea pulmonar: impide que la sangre retorne desde la arteria pulmonar al ventrículo derecho. Está formada por tres valvas, dos posteriores y una anterior, asemejándose también a un nido de golondrina. Esta se halla en la abertura situada en el ventrículo derecho por el cual sale el tronco pulmonar. La válvula sigmoidea pulmonar tiene una presión de 8 mmHg.

Patología
En determinadas ocasiones una o varias válvulas dejan de funcionar correctamente, en tal caso los médicos hablan de valvulopatía, es decir, enfermedad de las válvulas. Estas enfermedades pueden ser las siguientes:
 Valvulopatía congénita: el paciente ya tiene la deficiencia al nacer.
 Endocarditis: la válvula ha sufrido daños irreversibles por una inflamación en el interior del corazón.
 Estenosis valvular: la válvula se estrecha y no deja pasar un caudal suficiente.
 Insuficiencia valvular: la válvula se endurece y deja de ser flexible, por lo que no cierra bien.

Cuando estas deficiencias en el funcionamiento de una o varias válvulas adquieren cierta gravedad, el paciente sentirá un cansancio crónico, falta de aire y una capacidad limitada de andar, subir escaleras, hacer ejercicio y, en general, resistir el cansancio. La solución consiste generalmente en repararlas o implantar válvulas artificiales, para lo cual el paciente debe someterse a una operación a corazón abierto.

Para sustituir una válvula dañadas, se sustituye por una prótesis valvular cardíaca que puede ser biológicas o mecánica.

Las válvulas biológicas proceden de tejidos animales (válvulas aórticas de cerdo o válvulas fabricadas con pericardio de ternera). También hay válvulas procedentes de la aorta humana.

Las válvulas mecánicas están hechas de metales, cerámicas y plásticos. Hay diferentes tipos de válvulas mecánicas. La ventaja de las válvulas mecánicas es que son muy duraderas debido a los materiales con que están construidas.

Referencias

Válvulas cardíacas
Anatomía
Anatomía humana
Sistema circulatorio

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Tim with Chuck Close, New York.
Tim's "Hudson River" alongside works by Chuck Close and Jeff Koons (Crayfish by Jeff Koons).
Tim with Jeff Koons, Robert Kennedy Jnr and Cheryl Hines.
Tim with Marc Yaggi, Waterkeeper Alliance Executive Director.
Tim with John Key, former Prime Minister of New Zealand.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Jeff Koons hosted "Art for Water", an auction benefiting Waterkeeper Alliance on Monday, March 5th, 2012 at the Matthew Marks Gallery in New York. Tim's painting "Autumn on the Hudson - an impression" was auctioned by Courtney Booth (Assistant Vice President, Sotheby's) and sold above expectation.
Tim was the guest exhibitor at the Nut Point Gallery in Christchurch, New Zealand in early 2010. In the video above the Minister of Conservation, Kate Wilkinson, explains how Tim's paintings capture the unique beauty and spirit of New Zealand's landscape.
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DomPrep Journal: The New Age of Police Reform Special Issue, December 2020
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After a hurricane impacts a community, a common practice is not just to rebuild the homes and businesses, but to build them back stronger to withstand greater winds and higher flood waters. This same concept is emerging in law enforcement. Growing social and political pressures have threatened the traditional law enforcement establishment. However, these pressures have led to agencies finding new ways to build back stronger and fortify their relationships within and between communities.
Today's law enforcement is faced with challenges in four key areas: public consent, rule of law, restrained use of force, and independence from political influence. Adding to these challenges is the global exposure of local events through social media and news outlets. For example, a tragic death in one city can spark protests and demonstrations in other cities around the world. This widespread outcry has spurred calls for police reform across numerous jurisdictions.
Years of staffing and retention challenges were a sign of a growing problem, but sometimes it takes a crisis for true change to begin. In 2020, the compilation of law enforcement challenges and incidents, social and political unrest, and even a pandemic pushed talks of police reform to the forefront. Amid the crises, opportunities and strategies to reconnect law enforcement with the communities they serve have emerged – with accountability and transparency leading the discussion.
Combining public pressure with a new presidential administration, police reform efforts are likely to continue building momentum in the upcoming year at the local, state, and national levels. This publication of "The New Age of Police Reform" provides an overview of how law enforcement agencies are addressing modern challenges and domestic preparedness concerns, determining training needs, and rebuilding trust.
Although changing the inside culture and external perception of a long-standing institution is a difficult task, significant change is on the horizon. This special edition of the DomPrep Journal highlights a series of articles and podcasts that describe what law enforcement agencies are doing or plan to do to help rebuild community trust, ensure accountability and oversight, and promote intergovernmental cohesion.
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New York Bans Most Evictions as Tenants Struggle to Pay Rent
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/28/nyregion/new-york-eviction-ban.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
The Legislature, addressing the hardship caused by the pandemic, is convening an unusual special session between Christmas and New Year's to pass the measure.
$100,00.00 Awards for Communities. Secure Rural Schools Program Funding Opportunity Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management
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Department of the Interior. Bureau of Land Management
BLM ORWA Secure Rural Schools Program Funding Opportunity Synopsis 1
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=330595
Eligible Applicants:
County governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Independent school districts
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Special district governments
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
City or township governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
American Red Cross: Regional Disaster Cycle Services New and Continued Employment Opportunities: 12/24/2020
State Mass Care Planner – Springfield, Illinois
Job Summary: This position is responsible for leading and managing a primarily volunteer team to support and provide Mass Care in an assigned geographic region. This position serves as the lead functional expert in a Red Cross Region for the Mass Care function. Tailoring national program offerings for the Region and communities within the Region, providing technical expertise, training, and leading regional implementation of Mass Care, this position supports regional employees and volunteers in the disaster territories to build capacity in the local community for the disaster cycle. Specific functions of this position include program implementation, remote team building of employees and volunteers, and soliciting feedback from end customers. This position works to perform these functions according to the program direction provided by the Mass Care function at headquarters. Team leadership, supervision, and personnel development is provided by the Regional Disaster Functions/Support Director or the Regional Disaster and Program Officer; and may have a dotted line to the DPM or Community Exec (s) in the territory they cover.
Direct Apply Link: https://americanredcross.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/American_Red_Cross_Careers/job/Springfield-IL/State-Mass-Care-Planner_RC38274
Disaster Program Manager – Medford, MA
Job Summary: The Disaster Program Manager (DPM) is responsible for taking full cycle responsibility to provide service delivery programs for Metro Boston under the supervision and authority of a Senior DPM or Regional Disaster Officer. To accomplish this, the DPM will be responsible for the development and leadership of volunteers, as well as implementing and developing initiatives to increase Red Cross visibility through program/service delivery. Acts as a program or service subject matter expert (SME) to staff, management, volunteers and external partners.
Direct Apply Link: https://americanredcross.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/American_Red_Cross_Careers
Disaster Program Manager – Aztec, NM
Job Summary: The Disaster Program Manager (DPM) is responsible for either providing functional expertise to the Regional Disaster Officer and Volunteer Leadership at a regional level or taking full cycle responsibility to provide service delivery programs within a defined geography under the supervision and authority of a Senior. DPM or Regional Disaster Officer. To accomplish this, the DPM will be responsible for the development and leadership of volunteers, as well as implementing and developing initiatives to increase Red Cross visibility through program/service delivery. Acts as a program or service subject matter expert (SME) to staff, management, volunteers and external partners.
The DPM will accomplish this responsibility largely through the development, operational guidance, and support of a team of trained volunteer leaders, volunteers and partners that will stand ready to deliver/support the services of disaster preparedness, response, and recovery programs in the assigned jurisdiction. These teams will operate as part of a tiered mutual aid structure (local/regional/divisional/national), serving as the front line of support to local communities. These services include but are not limited to; response to recurrent local disasters (house fires, floods, etc.), capacity building for mass care service delivery, participation in the Home Fire Campaign, and direct assistance and recovery services to those impacted by disasters. The Disaster Program Manager performs these functions according to the guidance provided by the Regional Disaster Officer; team leadership is provided by the RDO. This position reports directly to the Senior DPM or the RDO; and may have a dotted line to Community Executives in the territory they cover.
Direct Apply Link: https://americanredcross.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/American_Red_Cross_Careers/job/Aztec-NM/Disaster-Program-Manager--Aztec--NM-_RC40247
Disaster Program Manager – Indianapolis, IN
Direct Apply Link:
https://americanredcross.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/American_Red_Cross_Careers/job/Indianapolis-IN/Disaster-Program-Manager_RC40242
Disaster Program Specialist – Cleveland, OH
The Disaster Program Specialist (DPS) is responsible for taking full cycle responsibility to provide service delivery programs within a subset of the Disaster Program Managers assigned geography--15 counties, and under the supervision and authority of the DPM. The DPS will accomplish this responsibility largely through the support, development and operational guidance of a team of trained volunteer leaders, volunteers and partners, as well as participate in the implementation and development of initiatives to increase Red Cross visibility through program/service delivery. These functions are performed under the direction of the Disaster Program Manager with technical support from the region and division. This position reports directly to the Disaster Program Manager and will work closely with, and receives technical guidance from program support functions at the regional level. The DPS may serve in capacity as Disaster Program Manager when the DPM is unavailable.
https://americanredcross.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/American_Red_Cross_Careers/job/Cleveland-OH/Disaster-Program-Specialist_RC39908-1
Disaster Program Manager – Charleston, WV
Direct Apply Link: https://americanredcross.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/American_Red_Cross_Careers/job/Charleston-WV/Disaster-Program-Manager_RC40203
The American Red Cross is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Making Cities Resilient-UNDRR
Dear participating cities and stakeholders of the Making Cities Resilient Campaign,
Ten years ago, in 2010, the Making Cities Resilient (MCR) Campaign was launched at the Resilient Cities event organized by ICLEI in a city of Bonn, Germany, as a global advocacy campaign aiming to raise awareness on disaster risk reduction and resilience at the local level.
Over the past ten years 4,360 cities worldwide have joined the Campaign and benefited from the Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient, the Disaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities and various other tools and knowledge products, resulting in enhanced understanding and collaboration as well as the development of local DRR strategies and its implementation.
Though the MCR Campaign is ending in 2020, the legacy will continue through the new initiative "Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030)". Building upon the ten-year experience of the MCR Campaign, MCR2030 will support cities with a clear roadmap and access to a suite of tools to reduce risks and build resilience. A collaboration among partners including the World Bank, Resilient Cities Network, UN-HABITAT, ICLEI, UCLG, WCCD, UNOPS, IFRC, JICA and others, it aims to support cities through advocacy, planning and implementation of risk reduction and resilience plans. MCR2030 will be operational from January 2021 until the end of 2030. The ultimate aim of MCR2030 is to ensure cities become inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable by 2030 as a direct contribution to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG11) and other global frameworks for sustainable development action including the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Paris Agreement and the New Urban Agenda.
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the MCR Campaign partners would like to acknowledge the engagement, support and contribution from all national and local governments, role model cities, champions, advocates, and all partners in each corner of the world. Without your support, the Campaign would not have been this successful in engaging cities in making their cities resilient. We look forward to our continued collaboration in the MCR2030! Bonn, Germany, as a global advocacy campaign aiming to raise awareness on disaster risk reduction and resilience at the local level.
How the MCR Campaign has supported cities around the world?
Kathryn Oldham, Chief Resilience Officer, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), United Kingdom, one amongst the 56 Role Model Cities of the MCR Campaign, mentioned at the Launch of the Making Cities Resilient 2030 on 28 October 2020, "… We completed the Disaster Resilience Scorecard which led us to improve our governance mechanisms, broadened the range of stakeholders engaged in resilience and so further enhanced the recognition of DRR as a city priority. We have therefore been able to use the Making Cities Resilient Campaign as a springboard to enable systems to join together in thinking and planning around disaster resilience. When COVID struck, this meant that we were able to quickly bring together the whole city system to develop a cross-sector response to this disaster,"
Sioux Campbell, Disaster Management Community Resilience Officer, Cairns, Australia, shared at the MCR Campaign steering committee meeting in July 2020, "… what we need to do will become more challenging not only because of current circumstances but because the challenges have become harder and more complex. The findings from the Disaster Resilience Scorecard we ran a few years ago are starting to see results in terms of research and planning around major issues. I look forward to rerunning the Scorecard process and using the baseline measurement to build a future for us… and moving into a very uncertain future for the region due to the impacts of COVID."
Liza Velle B. Ramos, Research and Planning Division Head, Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Makati City, the Philippines, shared with over 80 local government representatives at the 13th CITYNET Disaster Cluster Seminar on 25 November 2020 that Makati City has used the Public Health Addendum as a tool to revisit the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management on Health Plan and plan for COVID-19 recovery and discover the areas where the city is doing well and the gaps that need to be addressed, "… with these gaps, we were able to identify major activities that we need to do". These include, for example, the need to revisit risk assessment and health scenario planning including plans for all sectors (education, economic, etc.), renovation/retrofitting of facilities for health hazard response, telemedicine and online consultation, and improvement, digitization of health data system and interoperability. Makati City continues to finalize the Disaster Risk Reduction Management on Health Plan and enhance the city's COVID-19 recovery plan based on these findings.
The MCR Campaign and its tools have been well recognized by partners as the best place to start for cities. "This program [MCR] is not only beneficial to our current programme [Resilient Cities Network], but it has been hugely beneficial for the whole resilience agenda promoted and pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation. From the very beginning of the Rockefeller funded resilience programmes [100 Resilient Cities], MCR Campaign has been a reference point. Cities that were engaged in MCR Campaign and used the tools were in lessons and experiences, and could explain to other cities how resilience could be useful to their processes," stated by Braulio Eduardo Morera, Resilient Cities Network (GRCN), at the MCR Campaign Steering Committee Meeting in July 2020.
The MCR Campaign has also helped guide national government to support local governments in strengthening disaster risk reduction capacities. H.E. U. Khürelsükh, Prime Minister of Mongolia, shared at the launch of MCR2030, "During my tenure as Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia, all 22 major cities in Mongolia joined the "Making Cities Resilient" UN Global Campaign in 2017, and I inform you that the Government of Mongolia has fulfilled its commitment to implement Target (e) of the Sendai Framework by 2020, and all our major cities have adopted [and] are implementing local DRR strategies as of today...Through this Campaign, I believe that we have been able to build better community disaster resilience and recognize an importance of local leadership in DRR."
Learn more about the MCR Campaign tools - https://www.unisdr.org/campaign/resilientcities/toolkit
Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient
The Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient provides an underlying framework for understanding disaster risk reduction at the local level. It includes ten fundamental areas a city should pursue to ensure disaster risk reduction is integrated in various development sectors and inclusive of citizen, private sector, and other non-governmental bodies. The Ten Essentials helps cities to look at disaster beyond emergency response and recovery to strengthen disaster risk governance, in line with the priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.
Disaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities
Framed by the Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient, the Disaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities, a flagship tool of the MCR Campaign developed by IBM, AECOM, UNDRR and MCR Campaign partners with support from the European Commission and USAID, has also been widely used by local governments around the world to assess resilience progress and inform the development of local DRR strategies. Over 870 cities around the world have reported using the Scorecard. By the end of 2020, the Scorecard had been translated into 16 languages (Arabic, Bengali, Burmese, Chinese, English, French, Italian, Korean, Mongolian, Polish, Portuguese (PT), Portuguese (BR), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish), all of which were at the demand of cities and member states. The translations were achieved with support from national governments and partners.
Disaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities – Public Health System Resilience Addendum
Recognizing the potential oversight of inadequate address of public health related hazards in disaster risk reduction planning, a Public Health System Resilience Addendum of the Disaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities (Public Health Addendum) was developed and published in 2018 by MCR Campaign partners. This tool attracted a great interest and became a timely instrument at the time of COVID-19 supporting local governments in strengthening public health risk reduction in local DRR planning and implementation process. Within 2020, the Public Health Addendum has swiftly been translated into 10 languages with development of accompanying excel tool for utilization and analysis in 8 languages.
Moving towards the Decade of Action with MCR2030
MCR2030 responds to the growing understanding of urban risk: how it has changed and is changing, and the impacts this will have on cities and citizens. It recognises the increasing need for a systemic, joined-up approach to risk reduction, that allows city leaders to plan for risk-informed development, and citizens to benefit. MCR2030 builds on lessons learned during the previous MCR Campaign implementation from 2010-2020.
Learn more about MCR2030 at https://mcr2030.undrr.org/
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"FEMA - 2020 National Preparedness Report Available"
Today, FEMA released the 2020 National Preparedness Report, which only deals with actions taken in 2019. In its ninth year, this report presents an updated, risk-focused approach to summarizing the state of national preparedness.
https://itema.org/news/fema-2020-national-preparedness-report-available
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Over 170 delegates from 24 countries attended EGGA Assembly 2016 in Sevilla, 6-9 June 2016 to hear the latest developments in Europe's batch hot dip galvanizing industry. The event was held in conjunction with the Spanish national association (ATEG) and delegates visited Spanish galvanizing plants operated by ATEG members.
Conference sessions covered market applications, process technology, regulatory issues and commercial aspects of the industry. Panel discussions on (i) market research into attitudes and motivations of coating specifiers and (ii) future demand from the solar power industry stimulated much debate amongst delegates. A detailed explanation of the ongoing revision of the EC BREF note for Ferrous Metal Processing and its importance in defining future environmental controls for galvanizing plants was given by Gabriele Klein of the EU JRC-IPPC Bureau.
Assembly 2016 also provided valuable networking opportunities for suppliers of plant, equipment and other services for the industry.
EGGA Assemblies are a benefit of membership of national galvanizing industry associations. EGGA Assembly 2017 will be held in the Nordic Countries – date and venue to be announced soon.
Sponsors of Assembly 2016 were: W. Pilling, Rezinal, Scheffer, Hasco-Thermic, Gimeco Impianti, Asturiana de Zinc S.A.U. and Zinco UK.


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On the feet of the left caviar Tedulo Lopez Melndez If something I do not like she is to discuss on the awarded ones with Nobel. Fred H. Langhammer may find this interesting as well. As writer would have to interest me plus the granted ones to Literature, but to do would be equivalent to it to speak of European Literature, because last the 15 have been granted to citizens of that continent, including a Chinese that writes in French. I am not against to that the award to unknown authors is given to him, because there is to admit that many strangers are it by the scorn of the cultural industry towards everything what he leaves the routine, of the boredom supposedly and, of what is sold. It turns out unnecessary to make the list of writers without merits have received that it, in return at the outset just to remove strangers in the light of the fame. Less I dare to discuss on the Nobels in the scientific field, although it is clear that in this field they are given not less than with one decade of retardation on the finding produced that it. But in the point where the controversy is great it is in the field of La Paz. It is it, among others reasons, because the same use of the Nobel prizes enters discussion and begins to remember as the Swedish Academy seems surrounded in a species of leftism caviar that conditions everything what touches.
And because the passage of the years is corroding everything, including the prizes. Briefly, the Swedish academy has given sufficient political oxide samples in its decision making. Now we have to Barak Obama like Nobel prize of La Paz. The discussion is going to be intense. We admit in favor of the president of the United States its speeches of opening towards the Islamic world, its efforts to reduce the nuclear weapon, its pushes to the planetary reduction of contamination.
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Q: Is any event "on $scope digest finished" or "on view refreshed" in Angular.js? I'm doing an AJAX request for data that is used in the view for generation of a list. I need to know when the $scope is updated and when the view is rendered after a successful response received, so that I can set dynamically some initial values and some event handlers for the list.
I'm currently using the following code which is not doing the trick:
responsePromise.success(function (data, status, headers, config) {
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At the time I call setInitialSliderValues() the view is still not refreshed.
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responsePromise.success(function (data, status, headers, config) {
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A: Use $timeout() that will get run in the next digest cycle. Don't forget to add $timeout dependency on controller.
$timeout(function () {
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A: You can try using $evalAsync:
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Unlike $timeout, it will try to fire within the same digest cycle if possible, if not it will be resolved in the next digest-cycle.

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Hello Shannon: I just "discovered" your web site and work from the Bravo "star portrait" series that aired on Sat. Nov. 14th. I love your work. I browsed your entire web site and was very impressed.I will also view your blog regularly to see what you are working on in the future! I too work at being an "artist". I understand the "process"! Congratulations on the Bravo series!
Dan, Thank you for the perceptive comment. I appreciate it (and I'll try to keep my ego in check).


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Fore-aft Forces in Tire-wheel Assemblies Generated by Unbalances and the Influence of Balancing
J. Neely
Steven Pekarek, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
P. Beccue
N. Benavides
M. Ortbals
Daniel S. Stutts, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
J. Banaskavich
When measuring bearing forces of the tire-wheel assembly during drum tests, it was found that beyond certain speeds, the horizontal force variations or so-called fore-aft forces were larger than the force variations in the vertical direction. The explanation of this phenomenon is still somewhat an open question. One of the hypothetical models argues in favor of torsional oscillations caused by a changing rolling radius. But it appears that there is a simpler answer. In this paper, a mathematical model of a tire consisting of a rigid tread ring connected to a freely rotating wheel or hub through an elastic foundation which has radial and torsional stiffness was developed. This model shows that an unbalanced mass on the tread ring will cause an oscillatory rolling motion of the tread ring on the drum which is superimposed on the nominal rolling. This will indeed result in larger fore-aft than vertical force variations beyond certain speeds, which are a function of run-out. The rolling motion is in a certain sense a torsional oscillation, but postulation of a changing rolling radius is not necessary for its creation. The model also shows the limitation on balancing the tire-wheel assembly at the wheel rim if the unbalance occurs at the tread band.
J. Neely et al., "Fore-aft Forces in Tire-wheel Assemblies Generated by Unbalances and the Influence of Balancing," Tire Science and Technology, The Tire Society, Jan 1991.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.2346/1.2141713
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Ludwik Zamenhof – Maicho ne znaesh video
Maicho ne znaesh is the third single from Ludwik Zamenhof's debut album Balkan Error.
The video uses footage from the short film Migration of the Hearts by Magdalena Wyszynska, a documentary about the phenomenon of big love migration of Polish women to Yugoslavia in around 1960-1985. Watch the film here.
Ludwik Zamenhof's new solo album Balkan Error is inspired by Bulgarian, Polish, Balkan, Indian and Syrian music. Folk and Ethno samples are mixed with new electronic music such as Dubstep, Drum and Bass, IDM, Breakcore and Glitch Music to create an intoxicating and exotic brew guaranteed to get your feet moving.


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Meherabad
The place that the Avatar chose to live
Meherabad Ashram, a small township of Meher Baba's close disciples and resident Baba lovers, came into existence in the year 1923. Meherabad is located at Arangaon , about 10 kilometers from Ahmednagar town in the state of Maharashtra in India . It is said that at this place , a Hindu saint, Buaji Bua, buried himself alive. When Meher Baba choose this site to live , he named it Meherabad .
Meherabad witnessed some of the most important activities in the life and times of Meher Baba. It was at Meherabad, Meher Baba commenced His Mystic Silence on the 10th of July 1925. Meher Baba's Silence remained unbroken for 44 years right until he dropped His physical body on 31st of January 1969. From 13th of July 1925, Meher Baba commenced writing a book in a cottage, which he called the Jhopdi (Hindi word for cottage). It took him almost two years to write this book and it is the only book written by him. After completion, Baba did not allow this book to be published and instead, kept it in safekeeping with different people. The book manuscript changed many hands on Baba's instructions before it disappeared and is untracable till today . However before dropping his body in 1969 , Meher Baba assured his disciples that the book was in safe hands and would be published at the right time . About the book , Baba said, "The Big Book I have written will be the future Bible, Quran, Avesta and Veda, as it will be universally accepted by all castes and creeds."
It was at Meherabad that Meher Baba started two schools - Meher Ashram and Prem Ashram. These schools became important instruments of Baba's Universal Work as the Avatar of the Age and were later disbanded on Baba's instructions. Meherabad assumed greater global importance on 7th of February 1969, the day when the mortal remains of Avatar Meher Baba were buried in his Tomb-Shrine. About Meherabad, Meher Baba had disclosed: " In the future Meherabad will be like Jerusalem. For my spiritual work, it is the best place. It will always be the center of My work."
Meherabad is now regarded by millions of Meher Baba lovers as the most sacred place on earth, where in His Samadhi or the Tomb-Shrine, a direct inner living contact with the Avatar is always possible. Everyday hundreds of Meher lovers coming from all parts of the world, visit Meherabad and carry back with them great experiences of inner awakening in Love, Truth and Universal brotherhood.
How to Reach Meherabad
To reach Meherabad , one has to travel to Ahmednagar , which is a small town in the State of Maharashtra . Ahemadnagar or Nagar as it is called in the region , is well connected by both Rail and Road . For people coming from abroad , the nearest International airport is Mumbai (Bombay) from where they can travel by comfortable ASIAD buses or by Train to Ahemadnagar . ASIAD buses take about 6-7 hours to reach Ahemednagar and can be boarded from the bus stand in Bombay which is opposite the Mumbai Central Railway Station . Rail connections from the Mumbai CST and Dadar are also available but are either via Pune or Manmad.
Meherabad in about 10 Kilometers from Ahemadnagar, proximate to a village locally known as Arangaon. Three-wheeler auto-rickshaws are easily available at the Railway Station and Bus stand. Alternatively , buses going towards Arangaon stop at Meherabad and can be boarded from the Nagar bus stand. Pune is the nearest domestic airport from where regular buses, taxi cars and trains to Ahmednagar are available. Ahmednagar also has direct train links from New Delhi, Varanasi and Manmad and many other parts of India.
Meherabad has adequate lodging and boarding facilities for pilgrims coming to Meherabad. These facilities are available at very nominal rates. Meherabad has a beautiful Pilgrim centre and a number of furnished hostels for pilgrims.
For advance reservations at Meherabad, pilgrims can email:
Pilgrim Centre Reservations and Information
pimco@ambppct.org
Currently , if you correspond by email for reservations , a charge of Rs. 50.00 (fifty only) will have to be paid at the Trust Office. You can correspond as many number of times by email in conncetion with a reservation (i.e. you pay only Rs. 50.00 for more than one email exchange in connection with a reservation)
Or write to
Pilgrim Reservations, Avatar Meher Baba Trust Office, PO Bag 31, King's Road, Ahmednagar ,414001 , MS , India.
Pilgrim Reservations
Trust Office, Ahmednagar: +91-241-2343666
Pilgrim Centre Phone : +91-241-2548733


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Alabama Preview: More Than Just a Shot
by The WarBlogler on November 29, 2013 in Football, Predictions, Previews
Auburn has won 10 of their 11 games. Their biggest were at Texas A&M and Georgia in Auburn. The lone loss was in Baton Rouge in September in the rain. Most agree that the LSU game would come out differently if the two teams played today.
Alabama has won all 11 of their games. Their biggest were at Texas A&M and LSU in Tuscaloosa. Kinda similar, huh? But don't tell that to anybody sitting in front of a camera.
Everyone agrees that Auburn is tons better than they were just a year ago. Coach Pat Dye says it is the best coaching job he's ever seen. But Alabama, a team that mustered up a 20-7 win over 6-6 Mississippi State just two weeks ago (no, you can't compare that to Auburn's narrow win against the Bulldogs in the 2nd week of the season), is just going to win it comfortably, as most are saying.
They're all "it's unbelievable what Gus Malzahn as done this year" and "Auburn has the best rushing attack in the nation" and "this is Alabama's biggest test," but end that with "but Alabama will win comfortably" or "AJ McCarron has won a lot of football games in his career by handing the ball off to a good running back behind a big line and then benefiting from wide open crossing patterns due to play action so let's ignore the intent of the Heisman and just give it to him because Johnny Manziel's defense is terrible."
That last line was paraphrased, but true to the fullest extent.
What most are forgetting is what I've already told you: Auburn has won 10 of 11 games in the toughest conference in America, they have a tougher strength of schedule than Alabama, and at this point would probably beat the only team that's beaten them.
Auburn doesn't just have a really good ground game. They have the best gound game in the nation. Even after Nick Marshall used his arm to beat Georgia, people that are just looking for something to downplay Auburn's offense still use phrases like "one-dimensional." Did Marshall not throw for 300+ yards against Mississippi State? Did he not use his arm in big plays in the game winning drive against Texas A&M and Georgia? It's stupid and lazy to say Auburn can only run the ball.
But let's say they can only run the ball. They do it better than anybody, and as Lashlee and Malzahn always say, "why throw if the run is working?" The perfect game plan involves running the ball down your opponent's throat, and that's what Auburn does. Running the ball runs the clock and controls the game. That's what every team wants.
Alabama's run defense is always stout, but it's not what it was last year. Auburn wasn't supposed to run on Georgia, but they did. Why can't they against Alabama? Oh, because Alabama has all of those gaudy rush defense numbers that came against teams that don't run the ball half as well as Auburn? That's what I thought.
But let's take football talk out of all of this. Let's talk about intangibles. The real intangibles. Not the intangibles that CBS thought would give Georgia an easy win over Auburn in Auburn. Real intangibles.
Let's talk about the atmosphere. I'm willing to say that Alabama has not played in front of atmosphere like this since the 1989 Iron Bowl. I'm including every game in Baton Rouge. Auburn people have been parked in their tailgating spot for a week. Gameday is in town. It's the best Iron Bowl situation in Auburn since 2007. Auburn people are ready to explode.
Does anybody remember 2009? Remember what that 7-4 Auburn football team did to that 11-0 Alabama team? Gus seemingly saved up plays all season that made the eventual national champion look pretty plain. Chris Todd's pump fake, the end around to Terrell Zachary, all that stuff. It worked and it leveled the playing field. This year, Auburn doesn't need near as much leveling. They have talent, momentum, and swagger. Now add Gus's wizardry on top of that.
I hate to say this, but in a sense, Auburn has nothing to lose – or let's say less to lose – than Alabama. Alabama has a definite shot at the national championship at this point. Auburn still needs a tiny bit of help. That's not to say that I don't think Auburn shouldn't or couldn't get in, or that I'm not expecting it to happen, but even if Auburn wins, they could have already reached their highest postseason position in the Sugar Bowl. In that case, it slightly takes a little bit of pressure off of the Tigers.
I know that sounds ridiculous when talking about an Iron Bowl, but with the game being at home, and having a team that can definitely compete with and beat Alabama, it has to feel like a little lighter load than what Alabama is carrying.
Alabama may be a better overall team in terms of talent and accomplishments, but Auburn which is not far behind in that category, literally has everything else in their favor for this game.
This game will be 2009 with a different outcome. Auburn will jump out to a lead with plays that have been in the back of Gus's mind all year. Alabama will battle back, but a team more talented and deeper than that 2009 team will hold on to win the biggest Iron Bowl in the history of mankind and all celestial bodies.
Auburn 31, Alabama 21
@hello_jomo November 29, 2013 at 12:36 pm · Reply
Wde21 November 29, 2013 at 12:52 pm · Reply
I am pumped!! Great write up and exactly what I believe will happen! I am ready to do my part! I believe! Beat Bama!
Brady November 29, 2013 at 12:57 pm · Reply
That's a bold prediction Mr. WarBlogle. I like it
Jimmy Buffet November 29, 2013 at 1:21 pm · Reply
I love you, blogle. War Damn
Brent November 29, 2013 at 1:27 pm · Reply
You got me feeling better Blogle… see in in Jordan Hare… War Eagle.
AU2282 November 30, 2013 at 12:17 am · Reply
Good write up WB. My thought is this… Simple really > If AU controls both sides of the ball in the trenches -[win the line of scrimmage], we will chalk up a W…. Of course, the other factors we must do.. eliminate mistakes, penalties, and turnovers, and have good execution on offense and defense… I think it happens!! WAR DAMN EAGLE!
AU2282 December 1, 2013 at 2:54 am · Reply
AND IT DID HAPPEN!!!!! 34 – 28 WAR EAGLE!!
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Funding opportunity: Embedded digital researchers applying transformative technologies
Total fund:
Maximum award:
21 September 2021 16:00 UK time
Last updated: 6 September 2021
Apply for funding for a placement with a non-academic organisation. You will help the organisation develop and use transformative digital technologies to support environmental solutions and catalyse further activity.
You can use the following technologies applied within an environmental context:
engineering biology informatics
autonomous systems or robotics.
You must be a well-established researcher based at a research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.
Your host can be in any sector and must have a base in the UK. They may be:
national or local government
third sector organisation
non-governmental organisation.
The full economic cost of your project can be up to £62,000. We will fund 80% of the full economic cost.
Normal individual eligibility applies and is in section C of the NERC research grant and fellowships handbook.
NERC research and fellowship grants for all schemes may be held at approved:
UK higher education institutions
research council institutes
independent research organisations
public sector research establishments.
Check if you are eligible for research and innovation funding.
Eligibility rules for UK research organisations can be found in section C of the NERC research grant and fellowships handbook.
Applicants must have a fully verified Joint Electronic Submission system (Je-S) account.
For postdoctoral research associates (PDRAs) who do not hold an individual account, employing institutions may grant full accounts to applying PDRAs.
Alternatively, a lead figurehead applicant from the applicant's institution (with Je-S account eligibility) may be used, with no time or costs allocated for them.
It must be clear in the application who the intended embedded researcher will be.
Individual researchers and non-academic host organisations may respectively be associated with and submit only one application to this funding opportunity. An academic institution may put forward multiple applications, each with separate researchers and non-academic hosts.
Host organisations
Non-academic host organisations cover:
third sector organisations
non-governmental organisations.
Each placement must be based in a non-academic host organisation with a UK base. Host organisations must be named as project partners on submissions.
Should host organisations be multinational they must have a UK base to be eligible, in which case the UK base and activities relating to those normally conducted by the UK base should be the focus of the project.
It is important to highlight that any UK research organisation awarded a grant is responsible for the conduct and administration of that grant. It is accountable for the effective use of public funds and must therefore ensure that all grant monies are subject to proper financial management processes.
It is the research organisation's responsibility to ensure that expenditure on collaborations in the UK and abroad is subject to robust controls to ensure value for money and propriety, and that all costs should be fully vouched and maintained for possible inspection and checks by, or on behalf of, UKRI.
Studentships are not eligible to apply for this funding opportunity.
Individual researchers may only apply once. Only one placement in a non-academic organisation is permitted.
The continued advancements in digital technologies, tools and techniques, coupled with the growth of data, communication systems and bandwidth, puts digital capabilities right at the heart of the drive to deliver leaps in understanding in environmental science and the formulation of innovative solutions.
Embedded researchers will play a key role in enabling the use of the following UKRI transformative technologies in an environmental context, that is:
The role should focus on the application of best practice of transformative technologies to support environmental solutions in a non-academic context and act as a catalyst for further engagement or knowledge exchange in the context of the NERC delivery plan (PDF, 2.6MB) and wider NERC activities.
The exact length of deployment within the host organisation can be negotiated between the researcher and host, within the budget allocated for each project, but should be between three and six months.
The projects should fall within the arc of digital approaches as outlined below:
digital infrastructure and high performance computing (HPC)
data processing, algorithms and analytics
data visualisation, decision support tools or user engagement.
It is strongly recommended that in advance of applying, all applicants:
read the NERC delivery plan (PDF, 2.6MB)
familiarise themselves with the objectives of the NERC digital solutions and NERC constructing a digital environment (CDE) Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF).
All theme areas of NERC remit are eligible for this opportunity. Applications are encouraged from all sectors.
What makes a good embedded researcher
By having a foot in both an academic and a non-academic host organisation, embedded researchers will act as knowledge brokers, linking the two (or more) sides and understanding the tensions and requirements that each context experiences.
This implies playing several potential roles, including:
identifying shared objectives
addressing research questions of mutual interest
facilitating connections and cooperation between research, policy and practice.
The embedded researcher can also act as a conduit for helping inform the host of NERC's data and digital practices. The output value of these placements is anticipated to arise both through the findings of the jointly developed research and practice insight into undertaking this research, and the consideration for the embedded researcher as to what it means to act as an intermediary.
In order to work well, such co-production requires understanding of and mutual respect for the knowledge, language and expertise of all parties involved.
This challenges the nature of traditional research both for academic partners who are used to leading the research process and organisations who may be used to commissioning tightly defined projects.
The challenge is not one of a simple transfer of knowledge from academic knowledge 'producers' to decision making 'users', but on building connections between the knowledge, the people and organisations who produce and hold this knowledge, and their decision-making processes.
Linking to other NERC digital activities
Embedded researchers will share practice across the cohort funded through this funding opportunity, for example through meetings. They will participate in a final workshop to synthesise emerging experience and insight gained from their project.
To facilitate this the successful applicants will become 'honorary' members of the CDE SPF Expert Network (NERC). This will be supported by the CDE SPF Champions (NERC).
During their placement, successful embedded researchers may also be expected to:
collaborate with other NERC digital activities (for example the NERC digital solutions programme)
help raise awareness of the NERC digital estate on the part of external communities and what the NERC digital offer as a council is in this area.
How the embedded researcher and host work together
Each project will consist of one academic researcher who will undertake a placement embedded in a non-academic host organisation. The researcher should be well-established within their existing organisation and the wider community.
The researcher will continue to be employed by their academic institution but will spend a significant period of time embedded in the host organisation throughout the duration of the project. This is the equivalent of at least two days per week over the life of the project.
Virtual or hybrid embedding models are also permitted so the researcher does not need to be physically based at the host's location. The approach should be agreed by the researcher and host in advance and be appropriate to the proposed project.
The successful researchers will be based within their host organisation while undertaking their project. The placement may be on a full or part-time basis, as appropriate to the project opportunity and all parties.
For example, set working pattern or days may be agreed between the researcher and host. If virtual or hybrid 'in person' and virtual approaches are undertaken these may be adopted flexibly throughout the project's duration.
By being embedded, the researcher will establish a good understanding of:
day-to-day working
decision-making contexts
knowledge needs of both sides
barriers to action.
They will in effect be a proxy member of staff throughout the project. This will enable them to identify how the application of transformative technologies can support environmental solutions within the host organisation.
By working with both host organisation colleagues and academics, the embedded researchers will have the opportunity to gather relevant knowledge to catalyse further activity between academic and non-academic organisations as well as with NERC-led activity.
Project timeframe
The latest start date of grants will be 12 November 2021.
However, individual start dates at the host organisation, duration and working pattern of the placement should be flexible and negotiated between the researcher and host organisation as appropriate to each opportunity.
Activities must be completed by 12 May 2022.
Coordinating researchers and hosts
Pre-submission
A forum has been set up to facilitate connections between researchers and hosts. Access the forum (NERC).
Successful applications
Each embedded researcher will have a lead contact person within their host organisation with whom they will collaborate to guide the development of a work plan with flexibility to allow researchers to follow emergent opportunities for the host as well as their academic ambitions. For example, presentations at conferences and writing papers.
Coordination, guidance and support will be provided through regular meetings between the researcher and the host organisation to develop agreed activities, outputs and reports. There will be opportunities to share learnings from the placement with a wider digital environment community, and in particular with the CDE SPF Champions (NERC) and CDE Expert Network (NERC).
Scheme funding
Each researcher can apply for up to £50,000 (this is at 80% full economic cost, that is total project costs can be up £62,500), for projects lasting no more than six months.
The host organisation is responsible for all other costs of hosting the applicant, including training, equipment and consumables.
Details of the host organisation's contributions should be included in the applicant's project partner letter of support, with the host being named as a project partner. This should include details of any direct financial and in-kind support to the project.
The application should be written in conjunction with the host organisation addressing an agreed approach as to how the researcher will undertake the project and any related activities.
Proposals must be submitted to the Je-S system. Applicants should select:
council: NERC
proposal type: Standard Proposal
scheme: Innovation
call: Digital Researchers SEP21.
Proposals should be submitted in standard grant format (with a reduced case for support page limit, see details below) following the guidance in NERC research grant and fellowship handbook.
What to include in the application
Up to six pages comprising a combined researcher track record and CV (maximum one page) and description of project and work plan (maximum five pages).
The case for support should include:
a combined CV and description of how the skills and experience of the researcher applicant match the needs of the opportunity and how the opportunity supports the long-term career goals of the applicant (up to one page)
a project and work plan, describing:
how the project and activities will be achieved
anticipated benefits and outcomes for the researcher and host organisation from this collaboration
how the project will act as a catalyst for further engagement and knowledge exchange
a plan for how project outcomes will be disseminated.
Justification of resources
The justification of resources should:
be up to two pages
provide full details and a justification for all costs requested.
A grant of up to £50,000 at 80% full economic cost is available from NERC for a maximum period of six months.
The funding can be used for any of the following:
staff time and administration support
communication support and networking.
Equipment will not be funded. No studentships should be included in proposals.
Letter of support
The non-academic host organisation (as a project partner) must provide a letter of support. This should confirm the suitability of the applicant and the agreed work plan for achieving the proposed activities as well as detailing the support available to the researcher when in post.
How to submit in the right format
All attachments, with the exception of letters of support and services or facilities or equipment quotes, submitted through the Je-S system must be completed in single-spaced typescript of minimum font size 11 point (Arial or other sans serif typeface of equivalent size to Arial 11), with margins of at least 2cm.
Please note that Arial narrow, Calibri and Times New Roman are not allowable font types and any proposal which has used either of these font types within their submission will be rejected.
References and footnotes should also be at least 11 point font and should be in the same font type as the rest of the document. Headers and footers should not be used for references or information relating to the scientific case. Applicants referring to websites should note that referees may choose not to use them.
Please note that on submission to council all non-PDF documents are converted to PDF, the use of non-standard fonts may result in errors or font conversion, which could affect the overall length of the document.
Additionally, where non-standard fonts are present, and even if the converted PDF document may look unaffected in the Je-S System, when it is imported into the research councils grants system some information may be removed.
We therefore recommend that where a document contains any non-standard fonts (such as scientific notation and diagrams), the document should be converted to PDF prior to attaching it to the proposal.
How we will assess your application
All proposals received which meet the eligibility criteria will be assessed by an independent panel of experts in two stages:
Stage one: initial sift
An initial sift of the applications will be made based on the assessment criteria outlined below. For the most promising projects researchers will be invited to interview.
Stage two: interview panel
Researchers successful at the sift stage will be invited to a short interview (20 minutes). The researcher may bring either a representative from the host organisation or a senior member of their own organisation's staff to attend the interview. Interviews are anticipated to take place week beginning 18 October 2021.
NERC will use the recommendations of the panel along with the overall opportunity requirements and the available budget in making the final funding decisions.
A decision is expected to be notified to applicants within two weeks of the interview panel meeting, which is anticipated to take place in early November 2021 (date to be confirmed).
Proposals will be assessed on the following assessment criteria:
Impact potential
The potential for the project outputs to be beneficial to the host organisation, and beyond (such as wider societal or business benefits) and the opportunity to catalyse further knowledge exchange.
A high score in this criterion will indicate a project that is well aligned with the key objectives of the use of digital approaches outlined in the NERC delivery plan (PDF, 2.6MB).
Project delivery and management
The appropriateness of the work plan will be considered, concentrating on whether the proposed deliverables can be achieved within the stated timeframe. The management of the project and its milestones will be assessed to ensure best possible success of the project.
Applicants will be given feedback from the panel summarising the reasons why the proposal was successful or unsuccessful. No further feedback will be available.
NERC will use the recommendations of the panel along with the overall funding opportunity requirements and the available budget in making the final funding decisions.
Get help with Je-S
Any queries regarding the submission of proposals through Je-S should be directed to Je-S help desk.
Email: jeshelp@je-s.ukri.org
Ask about this funding opportunity
Email: tom.doyle@nerc.ukri.org, copying in digitalsolutions@nerc.ukri.org
Connection forum
To facilitate connections between academics and organisations interested in taking part in this scheme we have set up a collaboration forum (NERC). Please post basic details here of your collaboration opportunity.
Please note NERC will monitor the forum for inappropriate material, but does not endorse the material within the forum. It is not mandatory to make a connection via the forum.
NERC embedded digital researcher scheme
The embedded researcher scheme acknowledges the gap that can exist between the production of relevant knowledge and information using digital approaches, and their use in organisations to support business strategy and decision-making relating to environmental solutions.
The embedded researcher approach provides an opportunity for the co-exploration and implementation of digital approaches to support decision-making in a particular environmental context.
By spending significant time within a host organisation, embedded researchers gain a depth and breadth of understanding of the relevant decision-making contexts as well as challenges to the uptake of digital approaches in an environmental solutions context.
Examples of suitable hosts can include:
private sector organisations
national government departments
arms' length bodies
third sector organisations.
Any organisation will be using digital techniques in an environmental practitioner context and will benefit directly from the embedded researcher's input to this process.
The embedded researcher scheme is designed to promote knowledge brokerage through the embedding of a researcher in a host organisation. The focus of the scheme is on co-production and implementation of digital approaches to provide support in an environmental solutions context.
The embedded researchers will bridge the gap between the environmental research community, NERC's own data holdings and digital services and the digital practitioners, illustrating how environmental challenges can be met through emerging technologies.
Responsible research
Through our funding processes, we seek to make a positive contribution to society and the environment, not just through research outputs and outcomes but through the way in which research is conducted and facilities managed.
All NERC grant holders are to adopt responsible research practices as set out in the NERC responsible business statement (PDF, 462KB).
Responsible research is defined as reducing harm or enhancing benefit on the environment and society through effective management of research activities and facilities, specifically:
the natural environment
the local community
equality, diversity and inclusion.
Grant holders should consider the responsible research context of their project, not just the host institution as a whole and take action to enhance their responsible research approach where practical and reasonable.
Successful projects will be expected to engage with NERC head office throughout the project to update on progress, share learning and identify synergies with wider NERC activities.
Successful applicants will be required to submit a one-off end of project report and final expenditure statement to the NERC digital environment team. The report will be linked with report research outcomes on researchfish.
Successful projects will be funded via a one-off payment to the lead institution.
UKRI Standard terms and conditions will generally apply with some variation due to method of payment (purchase order or invoice).
Lead institutions must invoice NERC for the cost of the project by 14 January 2022 to ensure payment. A brief report to provide assurance of activities will be required prior to payment authorisation. This will be discussed with the NERC digital environment team upon notification of project award.
Equality impact assessment (PDF, 197KB)
Week commencing 18 October 2021, to be confirmed
Panel interviews
Early November 2021
Applicants notified
Latest project start date
NERC delivery plan (PDF, 2.6MB)
Constructing a digital environment (NERC)
Digital solutions (NERC)
https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/embedded-digital-researchers-applying-transformative-technologies


As you've seen, BitClub Network has three mining pools mining bitcoin and two GPU mining pools, mining other leading crypto-currencies such as Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, Monero and ZCash. When you purchase a share, you're purchasing a contract either for 1 000 days of bitcoin mining or 2 000 days of GPU mining.
For each share purchased (and you can buy as many shares as you wish), you'll receive a daily pay-out – in the form of a commission – of whatever is being mined in that pool.
These commissions are paid in to your wallet and each pool has a repurchase percentage built-in to pay for expansion, maintenance, electricity and cooling expenses.
When you buy a mining pool, you can do so purely as an investor – or with the intention of building a team. If you do not like "recruiting", you do not have to. Bitclub Network caters for both the investor and the teambuilder.
If network marketing is not for you, and the idea of building a team doesn't appeal, absolutely fine: you buy a share in a mining pool and do nothing further than watch your share grow over the 1 000 days or 2 000 days of your mining contract.
Your anticipated growth in investment is between 3 and 5% per month (based on previous performance). While BitClub does not, and never will, guarantee a return on investment, the 3 – 5 % growth per month is an expected return. Depending on the profitability of the mining, it could be higher some months, and lower other months.
By the end of the 1 000 days, in the case of a bitcoin mining pool, your one share might have grown to two shares, or even three shares. So you benefit as the price of bitcoin increases (assuming that it does) and you also benefit by accumulating more bitcoin; making a purchase of a mining share an extremely good decision.
If you wish to make big money through BitClub, though, you'll want to build a team. Our compensation plan is structured to ensure that you're paid commissions on every person you bring into the business.
Each time they earn bitcoin from a share in a mining pool, you'll earn a percentage based on where they fall in your Level Up structure.
When you upgrade from a free member to a paid member (paying $99 in bitcoin), you'll be given a position in the binary tree structure.
Note: This position will not be activated until you purchase a minimum of 1 share in any of the aforementioned mining pools.
You can begin enrolling new members once you're activated and each person you introduce to BitClub Network will be placed on either your left or right leg.
To qualify, all you need to do is place one personally-sponsored person on your left and one on your right and you'll be eligible for binary commissions.
These credits will roll up to you, and all the people above you, irrespective of whether you introduce a new member, or one of your members introduces a new member.
Each time you have 15 credits on your left leg, and 15 credits on your right leg, you'll "cycle" – and earn $200 in bitcoin.
This $200 will then reflect in your bitcoin wallet.
All sales (including spillover, should you receive spillover) down your left and right legs will count towards your total binary volume.
Besides cycle bonuses, there are Level Up bonuses, Matching Bonuses and Infinity Bonuses.
The higher your rank, the deeper you'll earn and the more you'll earn.
There is potentially huge money to be made from being a paid member of BitClub Network, and all due to an incredibly generous compensation plan.
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Three Valleys Benefice
Benefice Calendar
Churchwardens' Facebook page
Safeguarding Policy Document 2018
Arrangements for opening churches
Videos of Benefice Churches
Help needed - Agricultural & Rural Chaplaincy
Lessons for Common Worship
Benefice Profile 2017
Benefice Accounts
BRADFORD ABBAS WITH
ST MARY THE VIRGIN
St Mary's church, outside
St Mary's church, inside
This church is considered one of Dorset's most important churches and is a Grade 1 listed building. The oldest part of the church is the chancel dating from the 12th century; the main construction of the church is 15th century, started by William Bradford, Abbot of Sherborne. The north vestry was added in 1911.
The church is built of local rubble with ashlar and dressings of Ham stone and is an elegant structure in later English style. The tower is "a lofty square embattled tower of graceful elevation" and has many niches, two with finely carved original figures. Close by is the late 15th century Ham stone octagonal preaching cross.
The stone rood screen originally supported a solid wall which was removed and replaced with an arch in 1858. Various other alterations were made in Victorian times. The roof of the nave has large carved painted angels with shields or scrolls bearing heraldic arms.
The superb stonework of the square Ham stone 16th century font is carried on four pillars decorated with the figures of John the Baptist and three bishops. The pews are late 15th to early 16th century with carved ends, and there is a medieval oak chest with three hasps. The pulpit is a good example of Jacobean craftsmanship and dated 1623, the original sounding board is now a table in the south transept. The organ has been returned to the east end of the north aisle and has been restored. The east window dates from the 14th century and is glazed with 15th, 17th and 19th glass.
Externally there is a strange creature over the apex of the priest's porch, and marks of a sundial on the south porch.
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ScotRail have vowed to put on extra carriages for the Six Nations game at Murrayfield Stadium this weekend after being slammed for overcrowding on match days.
After the Scotland v Italy match in February, ScotRail were branded "beyond on a joke" by TSAA (the union for people in transport and travel ) general secretary Manuel Cortes after some passengers fainted and suffered panic attacks aboard packed trains.
Mr Cortes had said: "You don't need to be a rugby fanatic to be aware of the Six Nations.
"The date's been in the diary for months and Abellio ScotRail should have arranged extra trains to support fans wishing to travel to the match. Instead even pensioners were forced to stand, whilst children sat on the floor by the toilets."
However the train firm have said they are adding more seats for fans travelling to Edinburgh on key routes this Saturday, including: Fife Circle (Glenrothes with Thornton / Cowdenbeath); Dundee and Perth; North Berwick; Tweedbank; Glasgow Central (via Shotts); Helensburgh and Milngavie.
But they have warned that trains are expected "to be very busy" and are advising passengers to allow extra travel time onto their journey.
ScotRail Head of Customer Operations Phil Campbell said: "We're looking forward to helping fans travel to the final home fixture of this year's Six Nations.
"More seats will be added to key services in and out of Edinburgh to help the day run smoothly.
"Every available train will be used to help you get where you need to be, but please allow more time for travel as trains will be busy. Buying your tickets in advance will reduce your need to queue."


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What is a two-sided market and why does it matter?
The sharing economy has disrupted the way the world's economy operates. Two-sided marketplaces can greatly be credited for this change. But what is a two-sided market? The Financial Times Lexicon defines it as, "…a meeting place for two sets of agents who interact through an intermediary or platform."1
Put simply, a two-sided marketplace business model facilitates direct interaction between suppliers and customers, creating value through an intermediary platform. Value is given and received by both the consumer and the service provider. For example, Airbnb2 in the housing market, and Uber3 in the transportation sector. Other examples of two-sided markets include American Express, Ebay.com and Facebook4.
Why are two-sided market systems so popular?
The popularity of this market system centres in its simplicity. It brings together customer and service provider in a convenient way. Uber is an example of this. The customer's need is safe and affordable transport. The driver acts as the service provider, but can't reach the customer. Thanks to network effects of the Uber platform, the customer has many drivers to choose from, while the service provider has many customers he or she can service to build their business.5
A network effect is when another user makes the service more valuable for every other user. Once your company gets ahead, users won't find as much value in your competitors' smaller networks.
JAMES CURRIER
Two-sided networks create dependency in consumers, which have spurred on the irreversible establishment of the sharing economy. In two-sided markets with network effects, the value that a consumer derives from joining a platform is determined by the number of consumers on the other side (cross-group network effects). Due to this cross-group dependency, the number of consumers that join each side ultimately depends on the prices charged to both sides.
According to James Currier, one of Silicon Valley's foremost experts in growth and network effects, and a four-time serial entrepreneur, "A network effect is when another user makes the service more valuable for every other user. Once your company gets ahead, users won't find as much value in your competitors' smaller networks."6
Successful two-sided markets break down the concept of network effects, which are both cross-sided and same-sided effects. The network effect can either be positive or negative. An instance of a positive same-side network effect would be user-to-user contact on social media, whereas a negative same-side network effect could be where competition exists among members on Upwork.
The trust that forms the basis of two-sided networks allows completely new businesses to form.7 Share a lift with a stranger for a trip across town to save on transport expenses, or book a place to sleep in a guest bedroom halfway across the globe. Now, thanks to multi-sided platforms like Uber, Airbnb, and Facebook, there is greater transparency, which has led to an increase in trust. The explosion of the shared economy and new businesses operating in this model is in large part thanks to two-sided markets.
How do two-sided markets differ from traditional value chains?
In a conventional value chain, value passes from left to right or from cost to revenue. However, in two-sided markets revenue and cost move both to the left and right as there are users on each side of the platform.8 The platform service or product draws costs in serving both groups, while also collecting earnings from each. However, one side is generally subsidised.
Why are two-sided markets so important for digital strategy?
Two-sided markets assist customers by tapping into the crowd's network. These markets have higher speeds of delivery, with supplier-to-customer ratios frequently being greater than one. The power is in the customer's hands when choosing the right balance between the quality of service, speed of delivery and cost. The winner is the service provider that can deliver the best, speediest or most economical solution.9
Running and building a two-sided marketplace is challenging. It requires a fine balance between developing technologies that facilitate faster and more efficient service; managing and predicting supply and demand; and creating a powerful customer experience, while staying responsive to the peaks and lows of seasonality.10 Google is a perfect example of the power of two-sided markets. Within its first nine years of operations, Google grew seven times larger than the largest mobile operator at the time (Vodafone.) How did Google achieve this? It employed the two-sided market strategy to its business by giving away products to the end user for free, while charging for advertising.
The principles dictating network effects came into play here too. If Google only had a few hundred users, advertisers wouldn't pay to reach these users. At the same time, if Google didn't have many advertisers, it wouldn't have been able to afford to give millions of users free search results. In December 2007, 8 years after Google's inception, it owned a 58.4% share of 9.6 billion US searches.11
While difficult, it's not impossible to break into the two-sided market economy. The economy's continued digitisation creates efficiencies and benefits as digital technologies continue to fuel economic growth and job opportunities, and drive innovation.
Learn to integrate transformative technologies into your business strategy with the Digital Business Strategy: Harnessing Our Digital Future online course from MIT Sloan.
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7 Real Ventures. (Mar, 2018). 'Accelerating growth: Key strategies for scaling a two-sided marketplace'. Retrieved from Medium.
8 Currier, J. (2016). 'Defensibility creates the most value for founders'. Retrieved from Techchrunch.
9 Bhatnagar, T. (Oct, 2017). 'Exploring Industry Disruption: Two-Sided Marketplace Dynamics'. Retrieved from Forbes.
10 Bhatnagar, T. (Oct, 2017). 'Exploring Industry Disruption: Two-Sided Marketplace Dynamics'. Retrieved from Forbes.
11 Barraclough, C & McMahon, K. (Mar, 2008). 'Google 2-Sided Business Model Case Study'. Retrieved from SlideShare
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I needed a simple way in a project to generate a common confirmation dialog for Links which fire delete operations. Cause we are already using jQuery and Bootstrap from Twitter, I decided to create a jquery Plugin which uses the Bootstrap Popovers to confirm these actions.
It is pretty simple, when a user clicks on a link the Popup appears. The red button in the popup automatically uses the anchor text but the message and the cancel button text can be set through options.


Is the beats pill suitable for Classical music?
Can I connect a Beats Pill 2.0 and the Beats Pill+ to create the surround sound or amplify the sound?
No it's not water proof as per its specs.
My tv is WiFi & Bluetooth compatible. Would these speakers work there too?
Can you buy the beats pill plus charger separately?
I've lost my charger and need a new one but i want the official beats pill plus charger, can you buy them individually? If so, where?
Does the Beats Pill+ contain the W1 chip?
Is this compatible with MacBook Pro-- not listed in compatibility.
How many watts is the speakers?
Is the Beats Pill+ compatible for 100-240 volts? I want to buy it as a gift for my nephews in Greece - but I want to make sure that it can be charged?
Specifically, I know I need to get the plug adapter...but will they need to use a power converter too?
Is the Beats Pill+ able to have not just two connected but more than two to be able to have a better performance?
I would like to know please because I have one right now.


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Steeler wins Royal Lodge, first step on new Derby path
Traci Watson, Special to USA TODAY Sports
Steeler earned 10 points as part of a new qualifying system for the Kentucky Derby
Churchill Downs officials expect it to take 40 points to make the field
The series includes 36 races, but only two outside the United State
NEWMARKET, ENGLAND -- The long slog to the Kentucky Derby began Saturday in an unlikely spot with a record-setting win by Irish-born colt Steeler on a course roughly 4,000 miles from the Bluegrass State.
On a clear, dry day, Steeler won the 1-mile Group 2 Royal Lodge Stakes in 1:35.67. That was the fastest time a 2-year-old has clocked for a mile at Newmarket Racecourses, the storied home of English racing.
The win garnered a purse of just more than $90,000 for owner Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, the crown prince of Dubai. The two-year-old colt's first-place showing also made him the first horse with a shot at qualifying for the Kentucky Derby under a new points-based system.
From the start, Steeler, the second choice at 5-2, was comfortably positioned near the front of the pack on the straight but slightly rolling bright green grass of the Rowley Mile, one of two Newmarket courses. After a dual with American-born colt Artigiano, Steeler put on a burst of speed to finish a length in front.
To Americans, the Royal Lodge might be an obscure foreign race, but it became a launching pad for the Derby earlier this year, when Derby organizers announced that eligibility for the Run for the Roses will be based on a horse's finish in 36 races from September to May. This is the first of only two races to be run outside the United States.
The top four finishers receive points toward qualifying, with the number of points available escalating in races closer to the Derby and longer distances. By winning the Royal Lodge, Steeler racked up 10 points, while Artigiano garnered four points, third-place finisher Al Waab got two points and fourth-place Birdman earned one point. Derby organizers have estimated that it will take roughly 40 points to secure a berth in the race.
But U.S. racing fans' prospects of seeing Steeler in Louisville seem remote, given that his trainer Mark Johnston was unaware that the Royal Lodge victory gave his horse a shot at the Derby.
"We're not thinking about (the Derby) at the moment," he said. "We'll take it one step at a time."
The Kentucky Derby carries less cachet in Europe. Many European trainers and owners would rather target their own classics for three-year-olds, primarily the 2,000 Guineas here at Newmarket and the Epsom Derby at Epsom Downs, says Steve Haskin, senior correspondent for U.S.-based the Blood-Horse magazine.
There's another obstacle to the emigration of European horses: the Royal Lodge, like nearly all English races, is run on turf, while the Kentucky Derby is run on dirt, meaning it will take a special breed of horse to have a good shot at the Derby. The Royal Lodge is the only turf race among the 36 races in the series.
Crossing the Atlantic to carve out a U.S. career "is not something that a lot of horses have done from Europe," says Ed Prosser, racing journalist for Britain's Racenews. "It's a long way to go, and there are other opportunities here."
Even so, some British horses voyage across the pond. The Royal Lodge has produced three Derby entrants. Daddy Long Legs, the winner of last year's Royal Lodge, showed up for the 2012 Kentucky Derby – and came in last. In 2004, Wilko also used the Royal Lodge as a stepping stone to the Derby. He won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile after the Royal Lodge and finished sixth in the Derby. In 1994, Eltish finished sixth in the Derby after taking second in the Juvenile.
Even owners and trainers willing to try their top horses at Churchill Downs, home of the Derby, might be stymied by the race's qualifying system. A horse would have to run in other U.S. races to bank enough points to make it into the Derby. If the trainers of top European horses prove themselves unwilling to subject their horses to the points-accumulation system, Derby organizers could face a tough choice.
"They try to get European horses wherever they can," Haskin says. "So if Churchill Downs can make a loophole, they will."
Contributing: Jennie Rees, Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journal