When you have an idea that you believe belongs in the marketplace, what do you do with that knowledge? Do you tell your closest friends? Write it out? Draw a sketch? Do a quick Google search? More importantly, what should you do? What is the process of bringing an idea to market? And what is the process that makes the most sense for you? This is what I am going to cover today bo comparing notes with, engineer, author and design for manufacturing expert, Dennis Shaver.
Sure, there are a few routes you can take to bring your idea to fruition, and eventually market, but I am all about efficiency. I want to know what's the most effective, most efficient, most cost-conscious, most time-saving method... and DFM is all of those things.
What does DFM mean for the inventor/creator?
When you are designing for manufacturability, you are beginning with the end in mind.
You are taking into consideration every element of creation of your idea/product, to understand how you can most effectively build this product.
You are reducing part production cost, and iteration cost.
You are identifying flaws early in the process, which is the cheapest time to find flaws and address them.
Because of this, your development cycle becomes shorter, which reduces the cost of time in, materials, and any other overhead you may have.
Short answer- this design process saves time and money.
What does design have to do with this?
An engineer or industrial designer, can provide quality design and production insight that is limited to the scope of knowledge engineers generally have. You know I always recommend working your strengths and hiring your weaknesses, and in this case: you don't know what you don't know, and that could hurt your design process. An expert can come in and get you brainstorming on elements you hadn't considered, or can get you iterating sketches from angles you didn't think were important. And when you take all of those pieces and put them together pre-production of prototypes or samples, what you will have is a more refined first iteration.
If you decide the DFM process is right for you (it probably is) then the next step is to choose the expert or firm you will work with. PSA: Don't pick an engineer or designer with no product design experience. You need someone who will work with you the entire way, and when you get to manufacturing, that person should stick around, in case there is a flaw or something that won't work. They should be reviewing with vendors before the final product file is complete. There have been so many times I've turned over a final file and the manufacturer has come back to me and said something like, "If you just do this, we can reduce the cycle time, which reduces the cost." And we take that knowledge back, and makes those small tweaks, and the result of this process and the result of collaboration is a more refined, higher quality, more cost efficient product.
You have to be open to feedback + change.
The most important is to be open to feedback. Without that, you'll have limited success. You might get lucky and hit the home run, but it's so important to be very open to modifying that idea so it does become successful. And that feedback will come from multiple directions, whether it is marketing, design, engineering, manufacturing... all of those add up to the most important feedback, which is from the end user. I have experienced a number of inventors who have not been flexible and none of those people that I know have gone anywhere with that.
To be successful, so many things have to come together. Design is so important, the research is so important, the intellectual property is so important, the marketing is all important and it's not just one of these being successful, all of these things have to be successful. Don't let fear keep you from iterating and growing what you dream of building. If you can go into this with an open mind and an open heart and be open to growth, the sky is really the limit on where you can go as an inventor.


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Technology 1 hour ago
Government, Private Sector Need to Work Together to Advance Tech Innovation and Enhance Security
The U.S. has not kept up with other countries when it comes to investing in new technologies and it's having an impact, especially in the rivalry with China.
Technology 7 hours ago
Password management app 1Password says it has raised $620 million at a $6.8 billion valuation, making it one of Canada's most valuable tech firms.
United States Jan 18
From 6G to Big Data, China Is Looking to Boost Tech's Share of Its Economy
The ambition highlights China's push to get ahead in new technology as it continues a rivalry with the U.S. in areas from semiconductors to AI.
Technology Jan 15
This Rarely Used Tax Loophole Is Helping Some Bitcoin Holders Save Tons of Cash
The HIFO (short for highest in, first out) accounting method can significantly slash an investor's tax obligation.
Jack Dorsey's Payments Company, Block, Is Building a System for Bitcoin Miners
The company, formerly known as Square, wants to make bitcoin mining more efficient.
Donald Trump Jan 14
Trump White House Had a Secret Crypto Booster in Jared Kushner, New Mnuchin File Dump Shows
Files show that Jared Kushner, one of ex-President Donald Trump's most trusted and senior advisors, was secretly pushing White House to lean into crypto.
jobs Jan 13
Here Are the Top Jobs in the US — and How to Land Them
Health-care jobs dominate U.S. News' latest rankings of the 100 best jobs in America, but it's a tech job that comes out on top.
Crypto Scams Are the Top Threat to Investors 'by Far,' Say Securities Regulators
Investments related to cryptocurrencies and digital assets are the top threat to investors "by far," according to a survey of securities regulators.
Tesla Inc. Jan 10
This Tesla Owner Says He Mines Up to $800 a Month in Cryptocurrency With His Car
Tesla owners speak to CNBC about how they've used the internal computer and battery power of the car to mine cryptocurrencies.
Technology Jan 7
Iranian Immigrant Lost $53,000 in Crypto Hack, Says He Faces Ruin If BitMart Doesn't Pay Him Back
Victims of the $200 million BitMart hack say that five weeks have passed since the crypto exchange vowed to return their money.
China's Next Regulatory Target — Algorithms, the Secret of Many Tech Giants' Success
Investors will be watching whether China's algorithm rules will affect the business models of companies like Alibaba and Tencent.
Kazakhstan's Deadly Protests Hit Bitcoin, as the World's Second-Biggest Mining Hub Shuts Down
The second-biggest country for bitcoin mining lost its internet access, taking as much as 15% of the network offline.
Crypto Scammers Took a Record $14 Billion in 2021
Scammers around the world took home a record $14 billion in cryptocurrency in 2021, thanks in large part to the rise of DeFi.
China Says Apps That Could Influence Public Opinion Require a Security Review
The latest rules are part of a draft regulation issued by China's cyberspace regulator which seeks to lay out a framework for how app makers should operate.
Upskilling, Better Training Keys to Increasing Cyber Talent Pool
One of the greatest challenges facing tech companies today is finding and retaining workers with the technology skills they need to succeed.
China to Make Some Firms Undergo a Data Security Review Before Listing Overseas
China's rules, which will come into effect on Feb. 15, are aimed at companies that carry out data processing activities which could affect national security.
Technology Dec 21, 2021
We're Starting to See a National Response to Ransomware, Says Mandiant CEO
Companies are beginning to go on the offensive, actively seeking out cyber threats and disabling them before they can wreak havoc on systems and networks.
Inside China's Underground Crypto Mining Operation, Where People Are Risking It All to Make Bitcoin
Miners explain how China's underground crypto mining operation works.
Meta Says 50,000 Facebook Users May Have Been Spied on by Private Surveillance Firms
Facebook owner Meta said Thursday that around 50,000 Facebook users have been targeted by private surveillance companies.
cybersecurity Dec 15, 2021
EXPLAINER: Behind the 'Log4j' Security Flaw That's Freaked Out the Internet
Security pros say it's one of the worst computer vulnerabilities they've ever seen.

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China Seeks Uranium Supplies for Nuclear Power Growth
China is today pursuing the acquisition of nuclear generating and fuel processing technology as it plans an aggressive nuclear energy expansion plan. Its domestic uranium resources, however, fall short of the forecast requirements needed to fuel commercial reactors slated for construction over the next two decades, Dr. R. Gene Clark, chief executive officer of TradeTech, explained in a recent presentation to the Nuclear Industry Congress in Shanghai, China.
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"China's currently identified domestic uranium resources are not sufficient to meet future demand, which has led the country's nuclear industry to pursue foreign sources of uranium through exploration and production joint ventures. In addition to foreign joint ventures, China is negotiating commercial contracts that will secure uranium imports for its long-term nuclear power expansion goals," Clark stated.
Clark's presentation, entitled Uranium: China's Quest for Secure Supplies, highlighted options that Asia's largest nation can pursue to fulfill future uranium supply for nuclear electricity generation. Presently, China has a production capacity of approximately 850 tU annually, which could be expanded through commissioning of new mines, expansion of existing mines, and uranium recovery from coal ash. In addition, Chinese joint ventures in Kazakhstan have the potential to add significantly to China's annual uranium supply, according to Clark.
Clark also outlined the relationship between uranium and enrichment as it relates to China's nuclear fuel supply. "China could effectively decrease its mined uranium requirements by increasing its purchases or production of uranium enrichment services, although there is a technical limit to savings from this option," Clark stated. There is rapid planned growth in enrichment capacity around the world, from expansion of existing facilities and construction of new plants in Russia, China, Japan, Europe, and the USA.
(Note to Editors: Uranium enrichment is a key step in transforming natural uranium into nuclear fuel for electricity production. It involves the process of increasing the concentration of U-235 and decreasing that of U-238. Uranium enrichment is sold as separative work units (SWU), the level of effort required to increase the concentration of U-235 in natural uranium. Uranium tails consist of depleted uranium with about 0.2-0.3% U-235, compared to about 0.7% for newly mined uranium.)
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TradeTech publishes the Nuclear Market Review (NMR) each Friday evening, which reports the weekly uranium spot market price, uranium trading activity, industry news, and market data. The monthly edition of the NMR, published on the last day of each month, includes TradeTech Market Values (Exchange Value, UF6 Value, Loan Rate, Conversion Value, SWU Value, and Transaction Value) and Mid- and Long-Term Price Indicators, as well as analysis related to these price determinations, supply/demand information, and industry news. TradeTech also publishes The Nuclear Review, a monthly trade publication dedicated to the international uranium and nuclear energy industry.
TradeTech, and its predecessor companies–NUEXCO Information Services, CONCORD Information Services, and CONCORD Trading Company–has supported the uranium and nuclear fuel cycle industry for more than 40 years, and is widely recognized for its expertise in trading activities and its comprehensive knowledge of the technical, economic, and political factors affecting this industry. TradeTech provides expert market consulting, participates in the buying and selling of uranium products and services, and maintains an extensive information database on these industries.
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Q: Alternative Android Image Loading Libraries that can use Uri or String with Japanese Characters? I'm currently doing some preliminary work on seeing if I can get and load data from this Api https://github.com/SchoolIdolTomodachi/SchoolIdolAPI/wiki/API-Songs#get-the-list-of-songs for a capstone Android App.
Right now, I can get the json data, but here comes to issue when it comes to image loading. I want to get the thumbnail for each song so I can place it into a grid of images. I've used Picasso before on a previous project so I attempted that first, unfortunately, it doesn't appear to be able to parse uris or strings with Japanese characters in them.
 try {
        String pic2 = "http://i.schoolido.lu/songs/Music_S.T.A.R.T.jpg";
        String pic = new String("http://i.schoolido.lu/songs/これからのSomeday.jpg".getBytes(), "UTF-8");
        Picasso.with(this).load(pic).into((ImageView) this.findViewById(R.id.imageview));
    } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException exception) {

    }

Something like this, the first String pic2 can load an image with Picasso, but the 2nd string pic cannot; there would be no image instead.
Unless I'm totally approaching how to parse Strings with Japanese characters incorrectly, I would like to ask if there are alternative libraries that can load images into an Android App ImageView that can handle Japanese character uris and strings.

A: I use Glide for everything. I loaded that URL into one of my apps and it handled it without any issues.
ImageView coverImg = (ImageView) this.findViewById(R.id.imageview);
Glide.with(YourActivity.this)
                .load("http://i.schoolido.lu/songs/これからのSomeday.jpg")
                .crossFade()
                .into(coverImg);

You don't need .crossFade() but it'll fade it in nice and pretty for you with that.

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All The Best Blossom Magic Salt is a sweet and sour blend of flavors and fits perfectly with cream cheese, white fish, pasta and many more dishes.
This blend combines a salty sea breeze, the scent of fresh roses and a magnificent sea of flowers. This intensive blend is complemented by a delicate fruit flavor.
Conjure up something extra special by using the spice mix to refined sweet treats containing vanilla or chocolate. White meats also taste particularly tasty with this spice. It is important that only add the spice after the food has been cooked so as not to lose its fine taste.


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Nasdaq Megacaps Go Careening Off Course
EghtesadOnline: A crack has finally formed in the foundation of the U.S. bull market. Now investors must decide if any structural damage has been done.
This year's hottest stocks, companies from Facebook Inc. and Apple Inc. to Netflix Inc. and Nvidia Corp., buckled Friday, spurring losses that sent the Nasdaq 100 to its biggest rout relative to the Dow Jones Industrial Average since 2008. Accounts of what spurred it ranged from bearish tweets by a short seller to a cautious note from Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
In its most benign interpretation, the selloff was merely a rotation, counterbalanced by rallies in industries such as banks, energy producers and retailers. But the reversal was enough to spur soul searching among bulls who have watched the market value of Apple, Alphabet Inc., Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com Inc. and Facebook increase by $500 billion since December, according to Bloomberg.
"We are probably going to see additional selling pressure on some high-momentum stocks that have spearheaded the rally," said Chad Morganlander, a money manager at Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. "Stocks have become overbought."
Even with the decline, the Nasdaq 100 remains up 18 percent in 2017, more than twice as much as the S&P 500, and trading at a significant valuation premium. The index's price-earnings ratio was 26.1 as of Friday's close, more than four percentage points above the broader gauge. That's the widest gap in more than a year.
One recent bull withheld judgment on whether the rout foretold worse pain to come. Kim Forrest, a senior equity analyst at Fort Pitt Capital Group whose bullish call on semiconductor shares in April came true, said a single day of losses didn't mean the market had turned.
"It's too early to tell," she said. "I am watching what happens on Monday."
Friday's losses were significant in the tech space. Even as the Dow eked out an 89-point gain in New York, the Nasdaq 100 slid 2.4 percent, trimming a decline that at one point reached 3.8 percent, the most in a year. The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor Index slumped 4.2 percent and at one point was down 6.1 percent, the most since 2014.
Within the S&P 500, tech shares also trailed the full index by the most since 2008 as investors took profit in an industry whose gains this year through Thursday had almost tripled the S&P 500. Traders cited a rotation out of technology and into banks and energy, the biggest losers in 2017, driving up those groups up at least 1.9 percent.
Perhaps the worst moment for bulls came just before 3 p.m. in New York, when already-weakened shares of Amazon.com plunged almost 5 percent in a matter of seconds, only to quickly recoup their losses. Less pronounced swoons were visible around that time in charts of Apple, Netflix and Facebook.
Some heavily shorted companies and industries rallied. Kohl's Corp., down 28 percent through Thursday, rose 7.2 percent, while Nordstrom Inc. capped its biggest three-day advance since August. Transocean Ltd. trimmed its year-to-date loss to 43 percent with a 4.6 percent advance. Fifth Third Bancorp rallied 3 percent.
Sentiment was shaken early in the day when Robert Boroujerdi, Goldman's global chief investment officer, warned that low volatility in Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Alphabet may be blinding investors to their risks. Those include cyclicality, tech disruption and regulation, which could exacerbate downside volatility should market conditions change.
It didn't help when Andrew Left of Citron Research tweeted about "frenzied casino action" in Nvidia. The Santa Clara, California-based chipmaker, up 50 percent year-to-date through yesterday, lost 6.5 percent and was earlier down almost 11 percent, the most since May 2011. It ended the day with the worst loss in the S&P 500.
Julian Emanuel, a strategist at UBS Group AG, was more optimistic. Despite the potential for a summer setback for technology shares, the long-term picture remains upbeat, Emanuel, who is overweight tech stocks, said in a note Friday. What could give investors pause is a surge in inflows, expanding multiples, he said.
Still, concern remains that the valuations of technology firms have gotten too rich. Amazon, Facebook, Apple have added at least 29 percent this year, compared with a 8.6 percent gain in the S&P 500.
"People have focused too much on market-share gains of the largest names but have forgotten that technology is cyclical," said Ilya Feygin, senior strategist at WallachBeth Capital. "Valuations in the tech sector are too high. It has a long way to go in underperformance."
Nasdaq US bull market
Nasdaq launches machine intelligence-enhanced data service
Nasdaq tops 6,000 as earnings boost Wall St; U.S. tax code eyed
Wall Street steady after Yellen signals rate hike this month
Nasdaq hits record; bank earnings validate Wall St. rally
Boosted by Apple, Wall Street parties like it's 19,999


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USA: Miller is launching a hard seltzer … into space
Molson Coors Beverage Company will launch a hard seltzer into space as part of a livestreamed event on May 13. The event is part of a campaign of Miller Genuine Draft (MGD), featuring the beer as a brand that will never have a hard seltzer with the Miller name on it.
"Hard seltzers are a cultural phenomenon, and people have asked if Miller has plans to launch a seltzer," says Sofia Colucci, global vice president for the Miller family of brands in a news release today. "We want to be clear: We will never launch a seltzer. Miller is unapologetically about beer. The only way we will ever launch a seltzer is if we're launching it into oblivion."
On Thursday, May 13 at 4:00 PM EST, Miller's MGD will affix cases of hard seltzer to a rocket and send the oh-so-trendy beverage hurtling into the atmosphere. Beer fans can suggest online the seltzer brand that most deserves to be propelled from the planet.
Molson Coors shot a 60 second commercial for the campaign, which will be broadcast on social media channels before the event.
Bianca Guimaraes, Partner and Executive Creative Director at Mischief @ No Fixed Address, the agency that has developed the event, said: "Every beer brand is launching a seltzer, so it only felt right to do the same. We spent a lot of time debating if we should bury seltzers, shoot them off into space or drop them into the mouth of an erupting volcano. But sending them into a black hole seemed to make the most sense."
Miller Brewing Company was founded in 1855 by Frederick J. Miller when he purchased the Plank Road Brewery in Milwaukee. The brewery's oldest enduring beer is Miller High Life. Known as the Champagne of Beers, it was introduced in 1903 and still is brewed with the same yeast strain that Miller carried in his pocket from Germany.
Miller Lite was introduced nationally in 1975 and is among the top-five selling beers in the United States. Miller Genuine Draft (MGD), introduced in 1986, is the original cold-filtered, packaged draft beer. Miller Brewing Company is part of the North America business unit of Molson Coors Beverage Company.
In 1966, the conglomerate W. R. Grace and Company bought Miller from Lorraine John Mulberger, Frederick Miller's granddaughter, who objected to alcohol, and her family. In 1969, Philip Morris (now Altria) bought Miller from W. R. Grace for USD 130 million, outbidding PepsiCo. In 2002, South African Breweries (SAB) bought Miller from Philip Morris for USD 3.6 billion worth of stock and USD 2 billion in debt to form SABMiller, with Philip Morris retaining a 36% ownership share and 24.99% voting rights. On July 1, 2008, SABMiller formed MillerCoors, a joint venture with rival Molson Coors to consolidate the production and distribution of its products in the United States, with each parent company's corporate operations and international operations to remain separate and independent of the joint venture. SABMiller owned 58% of the unit, which operated in the United States but not in Canada, where Molson Coors is strongest. Molson Coors owned the rest of the joint venture, but the companies had equal voting power. On September 2015, Anheuser-Busch InBev announced that it had reached a full agreement to acquire SABMiller for USD 107 Billion. As part of the agreement with U.S. Justice Department, SABMiller agreed to divest itself of the Miller brands in the US and Puerto Rico by selling its stake in MillerCoors to Molson Coors. Consequently, on October 11, 2016, SABMiller in the U.S. sold its interests in MillerCoors to Molson Coors who had been its partner in the joint venture, for around USD 12 billion. Molson Coors gained full ownership of the Miller brand portfolio outside the US and Puerto Rico, and retained the rights to all of the brands that were in the MillerCoors portfolio for the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
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USA: Molson Coors stops production of Saint Archer and sells brewery
"We tried to do everything to keep the brand going" ... read more... read more
CEE: Molson Coors to distribute Diageo beer brands
Guinness, Kilkenny and Hop House 13 are part of the deal ... read more... read more
Europe: Sergey Yeskov named new head of Molson Coors Europe
Simon Cox retires after 16 years with the company ... read more... read more
USA, Canada, Europe: Molson Coors finds its way back to the growth path
"Growing beyond the beer aisle is no longer an aspiration" ... read more... read more
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Molson Coors is moving back to full activity" ... read more... read more
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USA: Molson Coors to enter category of full-strength spirits
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In 1917, French artist Marcel Duchamp trotted down to the local iron works in New York City to purchase a porcelain urinal. Settling on the title 'Fountain' he submitted it to the Society of Independent artists and unwittingly launched an artistic revolution.
The piece challenged the very notion of what constitutes art and paved the way for a long line of comedy concerned artists such as John Baldessari and David Shrigley. The latest exploration of art and comedy comes from Bluecoat, Liverpool's centre for the contemporary arts.
In Double Act: Art and Comedy, a group of artists including Sarah Lucas and BANK explore how comedy helps us to shape meaning and negotiate the complexities of everyday life. The exhibition runs until Sunday 19 June.
Here, comedian Top Joe takes us on a short journey through his favourite double acts.
After a tiring sojourn in Liverpool I insist promoters book me into the Aigburth Travelodge and Toby Carvery so I can fully wind down. I like to take a few days to explore all these two venues have to offer. Being on the periphery of the A561 and Speke Retail Park, they make the perfect choice.
These neighbours are a match made in heaven. What the Travelodge lacks the Carvery makes up for in abundance. If in need of shower gel then you can visit the Carvery for access to multiple soap dispensers. And if hair drying is your thing then you have the 'Xcelerator' hand dryers - new kids on the block in the hand dryer market.
Also lacking at the Travelodge is hot food - something more than made up for at the Carvery. Many people opt for a three-meat roast with all you can eat veg. However, being a staunch buddhist, I opt for a meat-free roast, which in essence becomes an unlimited meal. Soft drinks also come as free refills at the Carvery - however this is not a deal clincher for me as my tipple of choice is tap water.
What the lodge lacks in heat can more than be made up for at the Carvery, where a gas fire is lit 11am-11pm, Sunday-Tuesday, during Wintertime. And if you feel the chill during the Summer then you are welcome to stand near the hot plates, as long as you don't talk to the chef continuously.
It must be remembered that the Carvery is also lacking in some areas, i.e. beds and private washing facilities – this is where the Travelodge excels. The rooms are clean and the floor serves as the perfect resting space, a welcome alternative to the beds, which I find decadent.
For half a century this duo took the British comedy scene by storm. They first met in 1932 at what is now the site of Birch Services. Little did they know that this chance meeting would change the lives of both men forever. It wouldn't be until 1937 that they met again, where they found themselves classmates at Crossley Heath Grammar School, where they became known for their love of pranks.
It was during their time at Crossley Heath that they started developing their famous 'Tease Me' routine, a highly original piece with Pliers playing the perfect comedy foil to Chaka Demus's po-faced straight man.
The rest, as they say, is history. Chaka Demus and Pliers went on to become household names throughout the 60's and right up to the present day.
One anecdote that comes to mind is Chaka's famous retort to a reporter in 1962; after playing a month of sell-out shows at the London Palladium the reporter asked "What's next?" to which Chaka replied "Blackpool!" – the in joke being that the Palladium held 2,286 seats whilst the Opera House in Blackpool had a superior 2,813 - true music hall performers through and through.
Double Act: Art and Comedy is curated by David Campbell and Mark Durden.


As we cannot keep every puppy, occasionally we may have some available.
So, if you are interested for a Mystic Legion puppy or adult, you may check under our Available> Puppies or Adults section. Alternately please contact us either by e-mail or telephone.
If a puppy given as promising obtains severe faults and due to them cannot be shown or breed, we will try to find a solution which will satisfy both parts.
A pet puppy is a healthy puppy and could be a great member of a family. Pet puppies are also very beautiful and only an experienced eye could tell the difference from a show quality puppy.
All puppies are born and raised in our home, with lots of love.


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RedDot Brands Enhances Distributor Network
RedDot Brands, a U.S.-based manufacturer of custom, proprietary dispenser systems, announced that it has signed a marketing, sales, and distribution agreement with Independent Medical Co-Op, Inc. (IMCO), one of the United States' premier associations for independent medical distributors.
IMCO is a cooperative of 143 medical supply distributors that serve the physician, hospital, nursing home, home health, EMS, and industrial markets.
"RedDot Brands provides unique dispenser solutions for healthcare facilities," says Steve Dennison, IMCO's director of vendor relations. "Our customers count on us to partner with quality manufacturers, and RedDot Brands is strongly positioned to bring their new line of dispenser products to the marketplace."
Andy Ahrens, vice president and general manager of RedDot Brands, commented that this new relationship is an important strategic agreement that will further broaden the company's distribution network, while addressing certain growing market segments.
"We are very excited to be partnering with IMCO to distribute our custom products," says Ahrens. "IMCO has a long history of world-class service and dedication to their customers. Their market focus is centered in areas where we want to gain traction and ultimately lead us to a well-established position within the healthcare industry."
IMCO notes that new agreement is a first step to bringing in-demand products to their customers through their distribution channels.
"Over the years, we have seen an increase in customer demand for custom products that reinforce brands and messaging," continues Dennison. "RedDot Brands has an extremely flexible product line and we expect them to grow alongside the point-of- care industry. They are a welcome addition to our portfolio."
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Russia was a part of the global IGF since its first meeting. In 2010, Russia joined the group of regionally held IGFs. The Russian Internet Governance Forum hosted by the Coordination Center for TLD RU/РФ and supported by the Ministry of Mass Communications of the Russian Federation became a groundbreaking event for both Russia and Eastern Europe.
In 2013, the Fourth Russian Internet Governance Forum gathered over 500 attendees from Russia and other countries. The members of the international IGF community were able to exchange experience and information to further facilitate Internet governance processes worldwide.


Help! Can you identify this bug eating my tomatoes?!
I's appreciate any help and what to do about them!!
you should plant some eggplants. Flea beetles love them so much more than tomatoes.
Are you going to vacuum those little darlings up? Get the shop-vac out!
Radishes are a great trap crop for flea beetles.
Either plant them in front the of the important crop of give them their own permanent bed near by wher they can become weeds. They will reseed themselves every year and provide pretty pink flowers. The green seedpods are edible so if you like to eat radishes you are not losing much by letting them bolt and go to seed.
At this point I would suggest spraying with something like insecticidal soap/Pyrethrin/Pyrethrum to stop any more damage.
Are you sure that is a flea beetle?
I have eggplant and they have been cursed with the flee beetles to no end. But the seem MUCH smaller for me and black that is almost brown. My flea beetles haven't attacked my mators as of yet in fact I think they are dwindling at this time.
I could be wrong but it looks different than the ones I have, I'm sure there are different breeds of them.


I had a really odd assortment of Norton clutch bits hanging around from previous projects and other stuff I had purposely bought from eBay and Norvil. It had, like a lot of this bike, never been assembled as a fully working unit, so I turned my attention to making the best clutch I could, without just going out and buying everything. The gearbox is actually from an early Commando, which was in an Atlas frame I got via the late Tony Proud, so the main-shaft is slightly different in length and has a circlip groove machined in it to position the diaphragm clutch body. New main-shafts are available, so I will have to get one of those and then the Commando one will end up on eBay to reduce the impact of the new one. I am using the older multi-plate clutch with a single row primary chain - it's only a 350 single! The gearbox shell mountings are narrower on the Commando, so all that is then needed is a spacer to make up the gap next to the engine plate - a simple alloy plate top and bottom, perhaps requiring machining to thickness - unless there is a piece of scrap of the right thickness somewhere under the bench!
The clutch centre spider I had was really tight on the main-shaft, caused by a few burrs and bruises, but a brief session with a needle file sorted that problem. I decided to make a centre extractor before nipping the centre nut on to the shaft, as it is really difficult to remove without one, you certainly can't use a conventional puller on the clutch basket! The previous owner of this spider had damaged the internal extraction thread slightly - probably by having a sloppy socket on the centre nut when tightening it. I measured the internal thread and as far as I could tell, it was 1-1/4" 20TPI. It would take me ages to alter all of the change wheels and gearing on the lathe to produce this - it was all set up for metric pitches since the last job I did, so I figured that as there are only about 9 threads inside the spider (a bit less than half an inch of thread length), then I could get away with selecting a 1.25mm pitch (The maths - 20 ˟ 1.25 = 25mm, 1" = 25.4mm, error 0.02mm per pitch) - its only for an extractor on a bruised thread at that and will barely bind up over that distance. I did use a 55 degree tool though to allow the flanks to sit close.
The headed pin on the right slips down inside the gearbox main-shaft (where the clutch push-rod goes) to protect it from the jacking screw end, even though the shaft is hardened.
I used a 7/16" UNF bolt in the centre (because I had one!) although I must admit I do prefer UNF for extractors, with their relatively fine pitches to produce high wedge forces. I know you can get metric fine stuff, but that's yet another box of taps and dies needed!
With everything cleaned and checked, it was a relatively easy job to assemble the clutch - bearing in mind I will have to dismantle it all again into big bits after the build up, so that I can paint it all!
It's now time to turn my attention to the alternator, which is a 12 volt 2 wire one which I had some place in a box. The wires on the stator have been cut short, but I can re-loom those - the big problem was that I had no mounting cage and no spacers/bolts/mounting hardware. The cages are available at a price, but I'm on a roll at the moment and enjoying some time in the workshop using the lathe and miller. I'm also spending time on the house in between all of this - no wonder I've no time to go to work!!
I had some 1/2" Dural plate and thought that would do for a mounting ring to which I could attach 3 turned posts to hold the stator plate in the correct position. I band-sawed a disc from the scrap dural sheet with it's centre marked with a dot punch. This was then mounted in a 4 jaw chuck with the jaws reversed and a 'dummy' centre placed between the tailstock centre and the dot punch on the plate.
The cross-slide back cover on my machine is of cast aluminium alloy and consequently makes mounting a DTI (dial test indicator) with magnetic base rather difficult - if you mount it on the section just behind the tool-post, there is little room to work. A while back I made this very simple mild steel plate and simply stuck it on with Sikaflex - it's still stuck fast 10 years on!
This shows the 'dummy' centre positioned between the tailstock centre and the alloy plate, prior to true-ing using the DTI - one important word of caution when employing this method is that you MUST get the job fairly close by eye before adding the loose centre. If it was used when the job was a long way out of true with a noticeable angle on the dummy, then as it is brought central it will put undue axial load on the job and the tailstock.
With the DTI plunger resting on the 'dummy' centre, preferably a bit nearer the work-piece than I have shown it here to get the maximum accuracy, it's a normal 4-jaw setting job from now on. When the job is accurately centred, the dummy centre is removed and the centre drill mounted in the tailstock. Next job will be large centre hole with a register to locate on the chain-case mounting adaptor.
The internal diameter is not critical, but the register diameter and depth are - the alternator stator has only a small clearance over the rotor and this clearance should be equal all round (the 'Air-Gap') with no possibility of the two touching.
I have seen many alternator rotors (and stators) on British bikes with all kinds of surface damage - it could be from careless assembly, bent crank ends or distorted mounting cages - which are quite flimsy anyway, or a combination of any of these. I have said many times during this build-up that I am trying to 'engineer' out as many faults as possible, and this is just another example. These bikes might have had the very best handling frame available, an almost bomb-proof engine and other desirables, but the fit of some of the stuff was very hit and miss - o.k. I will concede that they were produced without modern materials or cad/cam, but there is no harm in seeking achievable improvements where possible. I realise that any rivet counting purists reading this might be offended by these deviations from standard, but it's MY bike and I want to enjoy it and not have to carry my bus-pass with me whenever I venture out on it!
All fitted and checked, complete with spacers. It just needs a groove machining in the face to give a bit of clearance to the primary chain.
This was done on the miller, but typically I had to remove the horizontal arbor and fit the vertical head - why is everything the wrong way around when I want to do a job!
This shows the turned spacers to keep the stator in the correct position.


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PLEASURE: The Raw Truth About Getting What You Desire!
How many times have you achieved something and then realized you STILL weren't satisfied or it was too overwhelming to sustain?
Such an experience can be frustrating!
You wonder how you could have chosen it, as it now seems like it's not worth the effort.
This is true and not true – all at the same time.
Instead, what if you'd live in the ESSENCE of having that desire.
If it's now time to uncover the energy behind your desires, keep reading – if not, this isn't for you.
I like to think our desires aren't just things we want, but a greater calling from the Universe. In fact, the word itself comes from the Latin phrase "de sidere," or from the stars.
First, unlock your Knower! It's that space inside where you know that you know. I have found in working with hundreds of pleasure monsters this requires space, connection and the allowance for vulnerability to guide you.
From that space ASK: What you I desire to have and be?
You know what it is. You think about it all the time, but maybe you don't think you can do. Maybe you pre-concluded it would be too much effort and you aren't up to the take.
But it's there…You crave it. You hunger for it. It's that thing that you really want. And you really, really want it! So you set out and try to figure out what it will take to actualize it.
And maybe you keep making big plans to "get it." Except… you don't "get" it. It lays there like a big empty hole in your heart. Why is this?
When you make a deep choice within, instead of thinking, hoping, wanting and doubting that you can because of your limiting stuff, you'll find it guides.
It's this undefined frequency that seems to guide us to more and more desire, pleasure and so much more than that! All we need to do is allow it to MOVE us.
Here's the thing, when you're unclear, this energetic heartbeat isn't strong. It's like a radio signal. When there are other frequencies between the signal and you, you can't hear clearly. However when you clear out the disturbance, it's as clear as a beautiful spacious day.
Anyway, I don't need to say it, but you know when you must clear out the disturbances (especially those in your head) and really chose your desires you HAVE IT!
When you become that clear, you know it's coming, it's yours and you can follow those guide posts to have it. When that happens all the moves and choices are there.
You simply show up, be you and create the change you desire to make! It's not rocket science!
When we use our energetic fields to communicates in Hertz, vibrations, frequency, and pulses with the quantum entanglements we create so much faster. Like a radio transmission that's going out into the world and making a re-QUEST.
Too many people create a vision board and think… that it would be nice to have so I'm going to put the skinny girl with the perfect body on the board and maybe I'll have it someday. That's not how this works. The SECRET SAUCE is true heart-desire CHOICE! You have to CHOOSE it first.
We try to bring something into our lives by simply "wanting" it. We try, think, hope, and yearn for it instead of putting the heart into it and choosing to have it.
Is it time to choose something different?
Is it time to stop wanting it? Is it time to BE something different when it comes to creating? Is it time to be the frequency of having and knowing it's yours?
Try 3 calming Oxytocin breath.
Breathe in and completely fill your lungs.
Breathe out slow and let out a low, rumbling sound. This will stimulate your vagus nerve, a known stress reducer.
Now, let's follow the energy with some key questions.
How many other people's wants and desires are you using to create my life?
What feeling, sensation, or energetic perception will you have when it's yours?
What energy can you BE that would allow that core desired feeling to be me?
What do I what to have, be or receive next?
I'd like to take you on a desire intensive creative journey with me? Would you like to play and create the life you desire with me? I'm starting a new course called The Pleasure Project – Friday, June 1st, 2018. The course runs for 6 months and includes 6 holographic energy frequency meditations and live Q & A with me each month. Wanna play?


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Elotuzumab, sold under the brand name Empliciti, is a humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody medication used in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone, for adults that have received 1 to 3 prior therapies for the treatment of multiple myeloma. It is also indicated for adult patients in combination with pomalidomide and dexamethasone, who have received 2 prior therapies including lenalidomide and a protease inhibitor. Administration of elotuzumab is done intravenously. Each intravenous injection of elotuzumab should be premedicated with dexamethasone, diphenhydramine, ranitidine and acetaminophen. It is being developed by Bristol Myers Squibb and AbbVie.

Common side effects of elotuzumab with lenalidomide and dexamethasone includes fatigue, diarrhea, pyrexia, constipation, cough, peripheral neuropathy, nasopharyngitis, upper respiratory tract infection, decreased appetite, and pneumonia. The most common side effects of elotuzumab with pomalidomide and dexamethasone includes constipation and hyperglycemia. There is no available information for the use of elotuzumab in pregnant women.

Elotuzumab is an immunostimulatory antibody that targets the Signaling Lymphocytic Activation Molecule Family member 7 (SLAMF7) through two mechanisms.

In May 2014, it was granted breakthrough therapy designation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (for multiple myeloma). The initial FDA approval of elotuzumab in 2015 in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone was carried out through the results illustrated in the ELOQUENT 2 study. In May 2016 the EC/EU gave a similar approval. Furthermore, the results of the ELOQUENT 3 study led to the FDA approval of elotuzumab in combination with pomalidomide and dexamethasone in 2018.

Medical use

Multiple myeloma
Elotuzumab is indicated for adult patients in combination treatment for multiple myeloma in patients that have received 1 to 3 prior therapies. For medical use in multiple myeloma patients, elotuzumab can be combined with either lenalidomide and dexamethasone or pomalidomide and dexamethasone.

Dosage and administration

In combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone
The package insert advises that intravenous administration with 10 mg/kg every week for the first 2 cycles (each cycle is 28 days) and every 2 weeks thereafter, with the appropriate doses of lenalidomide and low dose dexamethasone is acceptable for treatment. For additional information on dosing dexamethasone and/or lenalidomide, refer to the package inserts.

In combination with pomalidomide and dexamethasone
Elotuzumab is recommended through intravenous administration at 10 mg/kg each week for the first 2 cycles (each cycle is 28 days). At the start of cycle 3, administer 20 mg/kg every 4 weeks, while administering the recommended dose of pomalidomide and low dose dexamethasone. For additional information on dosing dexamethasone and/or dexamethasone, refer to the package inserts.

Adverse effects
To evaluate the adverse reactions in the Eloquent 2 trial, elotuzumab was combined with lenalidomide and dexamethasone and compared with lenalidomide and dexamethasone alone. The most common adverse reactions (20% or higher) denoted in the elotuzumab treated patients in the study were:

 Fatigue, diarrhea, pyrexia, constipation, cough, peripheral neuropathy, nasopharyngitis, upper respiratory tract infection, decreased appetite, and pneumonia

Similarly, the adverse reactions in the Eloquent 3 trial were examined by comparing the elotuzumab combined with pomalidomide and dexamethasone with the pomalidomide and dexamethasone alone.

 Constipation and hyperglycemia

Mechanism of action
Elotuzumab is an immunostimulatory antibody that targets signaling lymphocyte activation molecule family member 7, also known as SLAMF7. SLAMF7 is a cell surface glycoprotein that is present on myeloma cells, natural killer cells, plasma cells, and subsets of immune cells of the hematopoietic lineage.

Elotuzumab works by activating the natural killer cells through the SLAMF7 pathway. Along with that, the SLAMF7 of the myeloma cells are targeted and flagged, for natural killer cell-mediated destruction through antibody-dependent cellular toxicity.

Clinical trials

Eloquent 2 trial
The trial, Elotuzumab Therapy for Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma, also known as the Eloquent 2 trial, studied the efficacy and safety of elotuzumab. The objective of the study was to determine if the addition of elotuzumab with lenalidomide and dexamethasone would increase progression- free survival in patients with refractory multiple myeloma. This randomized, open-label, phase 3, multicenter trial studied patients 18 years and older with multiple myeloma and measurable disease. With 321 patients designated to the elotuzumab group and 325 to the control group, the elotuzumab group had a significant relative reduction in the risk of disease progression or death. The median progression-free survival for the elotuzumab group was 19.4 months compared with 14.9 months in the control group. Additionally, the response rate for the etoluzumab group was 79%, compared to the control group with 66%.

Eloquent 3 trial
In the Eloquent 3 trial, also known as Elotuzumab plus Pomalidomide and Dexamethasone for Multiple Myeloma, 117 patients with refractory or relapsed multiple myeloma, and were refractory to lenalidomide and a protease inhibitor, were randomized to either the elotuzumab group or the control group. The elotuzumab group, with 60 patients, received elotuzumab with pomalidomide and dexamethasone and the control group, with 57 patients, received pomalidomide and dexamethasone alone. Among patients that had failed treatment with lenalidomide and a protease inhibitor, death or risk of progression was significantly lower in the elotuzumab study arm. The median progression-free survival in the elotuzumab study arm was 10.3 months compared to 4.7 months in the control study group, after a 9.1 month follow up period.

References

External links

Monoclonal antibodies for tumors
Breakthrough therapy
Bristol Myers Squibb
AbbVie brands
Orphan drugs

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Sustainometrics represents a way to describe the interconnectedness of five domains of human activity -- environmental, socio-cultural, technological, economics, and public policy -- and their interplay with regard to achieving the goals of sustainability. Taken together, the five domains of sustainometrics can guide holistic solutions balancing human needs with the depletion of natural resources.
In Sustainometrics, authors W. Cecil Steward and Sharon Kuska present a method to define progress toward sustainability goals in the form of a new assessment tool called EcoSTEPSM. EcoSTEPSM can be applied at any scale of design, planning, or sustainability problem-solving. This method has been effectively used in pre-design programming, neighborhood and regional assessments, post-occupancy evaluations of industrial buildings, and comparative analysis of similar buildings.
Altogether, the process will result in better, conservation-based decisions and the avoidance of many unintended consequences suffered through past trials and errors of judgment about the livable conditions we all desire.
W. Cecil Steward is a professor and dean emeritus of the College of Architecture at the University of Nebraska, where he served as dean for 27 years. In 1996, he founded the Joslyn Institute for Sustainable Communities, where he currently serves as president and CEO.
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Heavenly Father, thank You for these reassuring words of comfort from Paul, knowing that the ungodly, who oppress Your children unjustly, will one day be punished.. and that a day of rest and rewards is planned for all who live godly in Christ Jesus, and suffer persecution for righteousness sake. I pray that I may exhibit faith and patient endurance in the difficulties that I face, for Your greater glory... and when reviled by evil men, I pray that I may demonstrate the same God-given grace, the Lord Jesus Christ showed, when He was despised and rejected by men. Thank You that You are a righteous God, and I pray that I am able to rejoice in all my suffering, and to learn the lessons of patience and faith, that You desire to teach me, in Jesus name I pray, AMEN.


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The Hashemite University was established in 1991 a four-year coeducational institution committed to excellence in teaching and research. Its grand mission is to offer service and consultation to the local community in addition to the larger society, and to be a cornerstone in the accumulative efforts with other sister universities in Jordan to enhance academic cooperation between Jordan and Arab nations and between Jordan and the world. HU actively participates in achieving the goals of the comprehensive national development through preparing men and women who are not only technically competent in their professional fields, but also life-long learners who have a breadth vision, loyalty to their nation, and a sense of civic and moral responsibility and a devotion to the fundamental values of human life. HU is The total number of students in HU currently stands at 20,000 distributed over 11 faculties. Website.
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Bashar received B.S. degree from University of Jordan in 1997, M.S. degree from University of Texas at Arlington in 2003, both in Mechanical Engineering, and PhD in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech (VT) in 2008. He received the Graduate Teaching Fellowship at VT in 2007. He focused on solar energy in his undergraduate study and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) in his postgraduate research. He joined the Hashemite University (HU) as an assistant professor in the Mechatronics Engineering Department. His current teaching and research interests are in solar photovoltaic systems, and energy harvesters. He served as assistant dean and is currently the director of Academic Quality Assurance Center at HU since February 2011. He is the contact person (at HU) for two Tempus projects; EQuAM and T-MEDA, and a member of the scientific committee of another Tempus project; MUREE.
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Dr. Ahmad Al-Khasawneh is an associate professor of computer information systems. He holds the PhD and M.Sc. of information and software systems and technology from Newcastle University, Australia and B.S in computer and automatic control engineering. Dr. Khasawneh has 22 years of experience in ICT field and in ICT applications and acts as technical advisor to the Royal Jordanian Airlines (NDC Jordan) director on issues related to the development of travel industry and ICT strategy. Prior to joining the Hashemite University of Jordan, he held several key positions with major international ICT consultancy and solutions firms and lecturer in IT related topics at Newcastle University, Australia. One of his key positions is the founder and director of eLearning center and currently, he is the dean of the Prince Hussein Bin Abdullah II for Information Technology at Hashemite University.
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Haneen Hijazi is Computer Lab Supervisor at Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II Faculty of Information Technology at Hashemite University, Jordan. She is pursuing research on the fundamental principles of Software Engineering with an emphasis on projects and risk management, quality assurance, e-learning, neural networks, decision support systems and natural language processing. She holds a M.Sc. Degree in Computer Science with a concentration in Software Engineering from Al-balqa Applied University and B.Sc. degree in Software Engineering from the Hashemite University, Jordan, in 2006.
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EDITORIAL: It Is Mission Accomplished For Brigadier-General Kurusiga
Brigadier-General Apakuki Kurusiga must be commended for his contribution to the clean-up of the Ministry of iTaukei Affairs. He was recruited by the ministry in 2008 to do an audit
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Brigadier-General Apakuki Kurusiga must be commended for his contribution to the clean-up of the Ministry of iTaukei Affairs.
He was recruited by the ministry in 2008 to do an audit and to report to Prime Minister and Minister for iTaukei Affairs Voreqe Bainimarama.
This is because of allegations of abuse of office and corruption. It is understood that he discovered that accountability and transparency were seriously lacking. This affected the overall performance of the ministry and the service delivery to the iTaukei.
Part of his recommendations that has been implemented is the strengthening of the positions of the turaga-ni-koro (village headmen) and the Roko Tui. At the same time, capacity building took place at the tikina (district) and provincial council level to empower the officials who sit there to deal with the modern changes and challenges facing the iTaukei from a development perspectives. There has been on-going training workshops to develop skills and build capacity.
As a result, there is better co-ordination between the ministry and the provincial councils and the monitoring of performance.
Abuse of office has dramatically been reduced. Before the audit, there was a lack of monitoring of what went on in the provinces. Now the Roko Tui(s) are required to submit a regular report to the ministry of their activities. These are assessed to see the need for improvement and training.
Permanent Secretary Naipote Katonitabua has stressed that "there is no place for corruption in the ministry."
According to a Fiji Independent Commission against Corruption (FICAC) analysis, bribery and abuse of office continues to be widespread in Fiji's public sectors.
The report said weak policy statements, together with inadequate work processes and procedures contributed to corruption.
For the iTaukei Ministry its audits have revealed cases of abuse of office. It probably explains why there were no audited reports for a number of years.
So it was a major breakthrough that the ministry was able to submit the 2007 annual accounts of the iTaukei Affairs Board (TAB) and the 14 Provincial Councils to the Office of the Auditor-General.
Now TAB has prepared its 2008 – 2015 annual accounts and the 14 Provincial Councils. Altogether a total of 92 annual reports are ready to be submitted to the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG). In addition the ministry has:
Special taskforce set up to work on the backlog.
Regular meeting with Office of the Auditor-General office to review work plans.
Set up a new finance/payroll/human resource system.
Introduce an integrated system that will connect TAB Headquarters and the 14 provincial offices.
Strengthen internal control and review of business.
Recruit qualified accountants at Headquarters and qualified treasurers.
A Board that has an internal audit department to conduct surprise audit visits to the provincial offices.
The Board has also set out disciplinary measures on abuse of funds which include:
(i) Termination
(ii) Demotion
(iii) Salary recovery
In a recent case, five officers were disciplined for abuse of office. Four had been terminated and one demoted.
The Ministry of the iTaukei Affairs has set a good example. It has even recruited non- iTaukei to important positions on merit to lift standards and improve performance.
For Brigadier-General Kurusiga, it's mission accomplished.
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A guy who thinks that it's the state and city's responsibility to heavily subsidize his entertainment – John G. Morgan, of Burnsville – wrote an op-ed for the StarTribune that the StarTribune published. Morgan writes a counterpoint to the anti-stadium (ah-hem, pro-Vikings fans finding their checkbooks) arguments he's heard.
Wrong. The NFL is the most popular sport for at least the 30th year in a row.
If it's such a popular sport, why does it need to rely on billions in public subsidies every year?
While there certainly will be expensive seats, many will be $50 or less, about midrange for entertainment options. Many concerts cost well more than $100 to attend these days. It costs more than $30 just to see a small production at the Ames Center for the performing arts in Burnsville, where I live.
I totally agree with this one. The tickets are far too cheap. They should include a $100/ticket fee on top of today's prices to allow fans to cover the public's stadium obligations.
Just flat-out false. There is not, nor has there ever been, a connection between funding a stadium and not funding roads, schools, hospitals, charities, etc. By the way, how many millions do the team and players contribute to charities every year?
It has been brought to my attention that public money collected to subsidize Vikings fans is not fungible. Yes, this makes no sense, but don't let that stop a StarTribune op-ed from being published.
How many millions do the team donate to charity every year? Millions? The Vikings don't even contribute a million to their primary charity per year. Seriously. We're converting $30 million in taxpayer dollars per year into less than $1 million for sick kids. You know what would work better than that? Devoting more tax dollars to sick kids rather than subsidizing Vikings fans in Burnsville.
Again, saying it or believing it doesn't make it true. A Super Bowl would bring tens of millions to the local economy.
Superbowls have costs and benefits. Just look at what the last Superbowl did for Minnesota's economy! Wait a second. We didn't hear much about what it did for our economy during the last stadium debate. Strange, eh? By the way, have you watched that halftime show?
I'm pretty sure of two things: (1) These people knew about the stadium before moving across from it and (2) no one forced them to do so.
At least he's willing to admit that NFL stadiums do nothing for a neighborhood.
Yes, because they're the first out-of-state entity ever to receive a subsidy. Sheesh. At least the public will get a return on this one.
I saw a lot of "The government wastes money on all kinds of things, so us Vikings fans deserve our share of waste too!" arguments during the stadium debate. As you can imagine, they normally came from people who consider helping people with nothing wasteful government spending.
Again, it's amazing that the StarTribune would publish an op-ed with an unsubstantiated claim like "At least the public will get a return on this one." That doesn't seem to pass the reality check. Perhaps the StarTribune was thinking of their own return when they read that?
Again, simply not true. A vast majority didn't want to lose the Vikings. The issue was how to pay for the stadium, not whether it was needed or wanted. The majority favored a penny-a-drink tax or some other common-sense, statewide solution.
The vast majority of of Minnesotans didn't want to lose the Vikings until asked to pay to keep them. Were Vikings fans knocking on doors at the state capital offering to help pay for it? Nope. They were lobbying to have other people cover the costs for something they claimed to value.
I, like most Minnesotans, would probably support a penny-a-drink tax if it went toward improving the education of young Vikings fans so they don't grow up to think that subsidizing the NFL is the government's role.
The same thing was said about the gutsy people who made Target Field happen, and they subsequently were re-elected. Target Field is a gem and a smashing success, regardless of whether the same can be said of the team that plays there.
A case can be made that some Minneapolis city council members lost their seats due to the stadium vote. RT Rybak said that, rather than holding a referendum on the Vikings stadium – as required by the Minneapolis city charter – voters should use the next mayoral election as their referendum. Then he decided not to run again for mayor. And, the city voted for a candidate who voted against the stadium while a candidate who voted for the stadium finished way back.
As was suggested by the comment by US Bancorp President and CEO Richard Davis that led to Friday's letter, it's time to get over it. Or at least bring facts to the argument.
He brings up a good point. Bring facts to the argument. That could have been done in that op-ed but he through out easily challenged statements instead.
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I forgot to put () after the if on line 8. Thanks to @tadman.
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November 18, 2016 Mosman Symphony Orchestra
There are some lovely concerts of Christmas music coming up at the Cardinal Cerretti Chapel in Manly.
On Dec 2nd at 7.30 Music at Manly is presenting a fun-filled concert and a sing-a-long, to start your festive season. There will be brass and solo vocals, culminating with the Hallelujah Chorus from the Messiah. For more details click here.
Dec 3rd & 4th sees the Manly Warringah Choir with orchestra & soloists performing Karl Jenkins' Stella Natalis and Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, as well as carols for choir & audience. The conductor will be Carlos Alvarado, who conducted our recent Movies concert to great acclaim. For more details click here.
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From the Guest Book
Here's what some people had to say after our Northern Lights concert last night:
'What an absolute gem we have on our doorstep! Thank you for a stupendous evening.' Bettina
'Loved the concert as usual. Bach was an absolute treat. Can't wait till next one.' Jan
And from Sunday:
'Fantastic – Tears flowed. Thank you.' Ruth
'I have enjoyed the 2016 Season, looking forward to next year. Great performances.' Anne
And this was sent to us from Edward who attended the concert on Nov 11, Remembrance Day:
In the dark of remembrance I rested, mesmorised by the complex "Concerto for Two Violins in D-minor" – a divine concertante: and blossoming from the Mosman Symphony, it delivered my mortality to the sweetest glimpse of infinite Grace.
Three cheers for all those sonorious gems that have ever poured from your vat of loveliness, Richard Wagner: your vintage continues to intoxicate classical culture-vultures everywhere. "Siegfried Idyll" was a very satisfying selection from the orchestra's music cellar, and we quaffed on that rare beaujolaise enough to quench a sailor's thirst. Pour me another damn it – and another! "Sorte' Sobriete"! And why not? It caused the earth to move for me, and apparently did wonders for the enraptured juices of Cosimo, until Richard flogged-off this beloved gift to her, presented with some ritual and ceremony, to all and sundry; and that's men for you!
Was it a mere rush of blood to the head on sighting the panorama of a new century, that sparked pleasant and optimistic harmonies in the first movement of Jean Sibelius' second symphony? – I think not! They're a mask for what was to come – and it wasn't pretty! – MoSO you nailed it! This great work is no walk-in-the-park, and should not be misunderstood or underestimated: its calibre is on par with Beethoven, however, the similarity ends there. Beethoven was on the whole a reactionary for his time, Sibelius channelled the future with dark tones, warning of the disaster that was to unfold onto a humanity flawed with the deadly emotions of pride and greed – "Art" with a capital 'A'! His carefully considered timings, intricately designed-rhythms and sumptuous harmonies? – Well, we can surmise their veiled or implied meanings, and argue the toss infinitum – but we're bound to enjoy the ride, as we did! By the way, it was the best interpretation I've heard.
Reflect at this time.
PS: Looking forward to more of your great performances.
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A Night of Magic
September 10, 2016 Mosman Symphony Orchestra
Apart from wonderful classical music in a lovely venue, one of the really great things about Mosman Symphony Orchestra concerts is the champagne and nibblies afterwards, when the players get to relax and chat to the audience. When people talk about music that has stirred them they are often very eloquent – sometimes poetic.
We thought it was about time that we had a permanent record of some of the lovely things that people say to us after our performances, so we now have a Guest Book.
Here are some of the first comments after the Friday night performance of Mosman Symphony Orchestra goes to the movies:
'A wonderful night of magic music. Thank you so much!'
'I was absolutely enthralled by the guest conductor and loved the choice of music, a wonderful night!'
If you're coming to our Sunday performance, we'd love you to share your thoughts in the guest book. There are still some seats available, but you'll need to be quick!
And from Sunday…
'Wonderful. Thank you to the conductor for "bringing in the audience". Fabulous selection of music and professional and talented musicians.'
'Yet another wonderful performance. Congratulations. Looking forward to the next event'
'Can't wait for the next concert! Fabulous!'
'It was a fabulous concert, my first time at a concert of the Mosman Symphony, and I couldn't have enjoyed it more. My spirits needed lifting, and Mosman Symphony Orchestra most certainly did that! The music choices were perfect, the order of play was so well organised and the acoustics were fabulous!
I would really appreciate being placed on the mailing list and am really looking forward to attending the next concert and into the future.
My thanks to you and, to the entire orchestra.'
This last piece is not in our Guest Book, but was emailed to me. Thank you to Edward for taking the trouble to write such a lovely review:
Spring arrived when the flowers bloomed last week, and as the charming conductor, Carlos Alvarado took to the rostrum, raising his baton elegantly to lead our sublime Mosman Symphony Orchestra through a selection of music from cinematic history.
Composers Johann Strauss and Edward Elgar to "Harry Potter's" themes of haunting mysticism were on the program, and the orchestra confidently performed for an appreciative audience that yearned for more.
A memorable arrangement from the movie, "Schindler's List" elevated my mind to a space where only tolerance and peace prevail. Anny Bing Xia achieved a seamless, sweet hypnotic interpretation in that violin performance, and blew me away. Anny, you're a "Musician's Musician" – play on!
"Jaffas" were not rolled down the aisles, and precedents can't be tolerated I'm sure – however, it wouldn't have taken much for exemptions to be brought forth as the exhilaration of "Radetzky's March" raised the house, and closed a fabulous evening of block-buster music.
See you at the next concert.
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Gliding Maidens, Leaping Lads & Wild Men
August 3, 2016 Mosman Symphony Orchestra
The exotic, exciting Polovtsian Dances form the best known scene in Borodin's opera, Prince Igor. In this scene, the Russian Prince Igor has been taken prisoner by the Polovtsian chief, Khan Konchak. When the Khan sees his noble prisoner is feeling miserable, he orders his slaves to cheer him up with a performance. There are 3 main themes to the dances, which appear in various combinations:
Gliding Dance of the Maidens
The Dance of the Boys
Wild Dance of the Men
The entertainment begins with the Gliding Dance of the Maidens & tender memories of their homeland:
Fly away on the wings of the wind.
Fly away, our native song, to our homeland.
To where we sang you in liberty,
where you and we were so free.
There under the sultry sky
the air is full of bliss.
There to the murmuring of the sea
the mountains half slumber in the clouds.
With the entry of the Men and their Wild Dance, things start to heat up and the timpani ushers in unstinting praise for the Khan:
Sing songs of glory to the Khan! Sing!
Glorify the might, the honour of the Khan! Praise him!
Glorious is Khan! Khan!
Glorious is he, our Khan!
In the gleaming of his glory
Khan is like the sun.
There are none equal in glory to Khan! None!
Khan's slave girls praise Khan!
Khan is clearly pleased with this and offers Prince Igor the choice of any of his slaves:
Do you see the captive girls from a distant sea?
Do you see my beauties from beyond the Caspian
O say it, friend, say just a word to me
If you want, I'll give you any one of them!
Then with whistles and whip cracking on come the leaping lads and more praise for the Khan:
Our Khan, Khan Konehak, is equal in glory to his forefathers!
The grim Khan Konehak is equal in glory to his forefathers!
Glory, glory to Khan Konchak!
Khan Konehak!
With your dancing entertain the Khan!
Dance to entertain the Khan, slaves!
Your Khan!
Entertain with dancing!
Our Khan Konchak!
It's hard to believe that even Prince Igor would not be thrilled by the rousing performance, but he decides that enough is enough and he takes advantage of loose Polovtsian security and escapes. He returns home in triumph ready to unite his people & defend his homeland.
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From an audience member
June 15, 2016 Mosman Symphony Orchestra
It was 1979: how far back is that? – Of course, it depends on who one asks. When I'm conversing with the young I'm bound to see – and feel the numerous time posts that created my world back to then. I cop it with both barrels through youthful cynicism. But youth is wasted on the young? – Or so they say!
Where did the time go? But then again, "A lot of water has flowed under the bridge" – so they say!
Boeing 747s were the way to travel back then; and as a 25 year old they were to marval at. They're still flying, and so are many more wonderful aircraft that take to the air.
The amazing thing about those time posts that mark important occasions in our lives is that they can be triggered by music.
The Mosman Symphony Orchestra did exactly that for me as it performed Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony last Friday night in the Mosman Art Gallery.
We can't mistake the earthy strengths of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony, blending with the fun of the instrumental dynamics and haunting clouds of sadness.
Congratulations Andrew! It certainly did it for me.
My five months in Russia in the 1970s was but a memory. You and your beautiful orchestra brought some of that magical time back again for me.
Picnics, cray fishing and Neptune-plays while cruising the Volga River, the mysterious lights of St Petersburgh, Volgagrad and the immovable characteristics of Moscow.
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That Horn Tune
May 12, 2016 Mosman Symphony Orchestra
One of the most wonderful and best loved moments of Tchaikovksy's 5th Symphony, which the orchestra will play on May 20 & 22, is the noble horn tune from the 2nd movement:
It is one of the greatest horn solos in the orchestral repertoire and has inspired a great many adaptations and imitations since it was first composed in 1888. Frank Sinatra performed his version, Moon Love, with the Harry James Orchestra in 1939.
The opening of John Denver's Annie's Song follows the same progression and rhythm:
Less obvious is the aria Vesti la giubba, from Leoncavallo's 1892 opera, Pagliacci. The same melody, but a different rhythm creates a very different effect:
That dramatic piece was used by the advertisers of Kellogg's Rice Bubbles to depict the tragedy of running out of their product. Here's the American (Rice Crispies) version:
For the advertisers of Winfield cigarettes in the 70's, Tchaikovsky's music was the epitome of classys sophistication, with 'Boris and the band' setting the scene for a tuxedo clad Paul Hogan to extoll the virtues of the cigarettes with 'a bit of polish – a touch of class'. Let her rip, Boris!
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World Premiere Performance
March 14, 2016 Mosman Symphony Orchestra
Mosman Symphony Orchestra's first concert for 2016 at Mosman Art Gallery was an exciting blend of well-loved orchestral classics with a touch of exotic spice.
As well as Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony and Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2, the program featured the world premiere of Danza Arabica by Sydney musician, Kim d'Espiney. Kim has played oboe with the orchestra for several years. She also plays saxophone and clarinet and teaches all three instruments. This is her first composition for orchestra although she has written many arrangements for her students.
Kim says that the main reason she decided to compose Danza Arabica is because she wanted to celebrate Arabic culture.
"Like many people, I abhor the carnage and slaughter that is happening right now, from Iraq and Syria to Palestine, and I feel a tremendous sense of helplessness for all the innocent people caught in the cross-fire. An example that springs to mind is the current global tragedy: where thousands of refugees are being turned away by the rest of the world, as they flee war-torn countries to seek asylum."
Kim comes from a Portuguese background and she feels that this may well have influenced her musical style:
"The most famous Portuguese folk music is the 'Fado' (meaning 'destiny' or 'fate'). It has sorrowful melodies and lyrics with a rich Arabic/Moorish influence. The songs often tell stories about life of the poor or the harshness of the sea, with feelings of passion and intense longing. Having listened to a lot of Fado, I've no doubt this has had at least a subconscious influence on my composition.
"The inspiration for this piece was both melodic and rhythmic. The main theme grew from trying out different ideas on my clarinet – I like the smooth, mellow sound of the low register, and thought it might also work well on the bassoon. The rhythmic ideas were influenced by my love of Arabic music, with its vibrant rhythms and interesting textural effects. Once I had the basics, the rest flowed naturally."
Kim was thrilled to have the opportunity to have her music performed by a symphony orchestra.
"It is an incredible experience: hearing the notes I have written coming to life through the efforts and skills of the players in the orchestra. It is also exciting to think that others may interpret my music in their own way."
When asked if there were any more pieces in the pipeline, Kim's response was
"Absolutely… watch this space!"
Kim d'Espiney
Only 10 More Sleeps…
March 1, 2016 Mosman Symphony Orchestra
There's only 10 more sleeps to go before our first concert of the year, and we're very excited to announce the addition of a touch of exotic spice to our program. The orchestra will be performing the world premiere of our very own Kim d'Espiney's Danza Arabica.
Kim says that her work reflects her love of Arabic music with its vibrant rhythms and interesting textural effects:
"The main reason I decided to compose 'Danza Arabica' is because I wanted to celebrate Arabic culture. Like many people, I abhor the carnage and slaughter that is happening right now, from Iraq and Syria to Palestine, and I feel a tremendous sense of helplessness for all the innocent people caught in the cross-fire. An example that springs to mind is the current global tragedy: where thousands of refugees are being turned away by the rest of the world, as they flee war-torn countries to seek asylum."
There are currently only 14 seats available for Sunday afternoon, but there are still good seats for Friday.
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Concerts, romance
Romantic Pastorale
February 13, 2016 Mosman Symphony Orchestra
Single tickets are now on sale for our first concert of the year, and what a concert it promises to be!
As part of our ongoing Beethoven series, we'll be performing his evocative 6th Symphony – the Pastoral.
"How happy I am to be able to walk among the shrubs, the trees, the woods, the grass and the rocks! For the woods, the trees and the rocks give man the resonance he needs." Beethoven: letter to Therese Malfatti
Beethoven had a deep love of nature and he poured that love into a wonderful evocation of landscape. The 6th Symphony, with its depiction of nature in its various guises, from a gentle creek to a tumultuous storm, is one of Beethoven's best loved. I can't tell you much the orchestra is enjoying rehearsals!
We're also thrilled to welcome back audience favourite Gregory Kinda who will play the rapturously lovely Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2. You can't help but swoon to the lush harmonies and heart-stoppingly lovely melodies of this most romantic of works.
Book online to choose your seat.
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2016 Subscription Season Now Open
February 3, 2016 Mosman Symphony Orchestra
This year you can buy tickets to all 4 of our major concerts at discounted rates and ensure you get your favourite seat at each concert.
Delight in Beethoven's evocative Pastorale Symphony, swoon to the romance of Rachmaninov, & thrill to the exciting rhythms of Tchaikovsky's Capriccio Italien.
We'll be joined by some outstanding soloists. Two audience favourites return to the orchestra in 2016, with violinist Ron Thomas playing Brahms and pianist Gregory Kinda the Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no. 2, and Rachel Tolmie, a newcomer to the orchestra, but very well known to Australian audiences, will play the Donizetti Concerto for Cor Anglais.
The Mosman Symphony Chorus will feature in our main concert program with Borodin's stirring Polovtsian Dances as well as in a special Christmas performance of Handel's Messiah (not included in the subscription series.)
Online subscriptions close on February 12. Don't miss out!
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Nov 21 and 22nd
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Tickets on sale Saturday Nov 7th
New members are welcome, especially French horns, trumpets & violins. Contact Dan: membership@mosmanorchestra.org.au .
Potential choristers, especially tenors & basses, should contact Rufina: mosmanchorus@gmail.com
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Q: Detecting plant disease by remote sensing I want to develop a workflow to detect a specific disease in potato plants by remote sensing.
I have acquired the images of the potato field by mounting a multispectral camera on a drone that flew at an altitude of 5m above the plants.
The multispectral camera has 5 bands namely: Blue,Green,Red,NIR and RedEdge.
I have converted the DN(raw digital number) values of all bands in reflectance values.
I have first trained SVM to segment soil from plants and then also applied SAVI(soil adjusted vegetation index) to refine soil segmentation from plants.
Now, I want to apply NDVI(normalized difference vegetation index) to determine the heath of plants pixel wise.
Is it the right approach to follow? Will NDVI be resonable to apply on images taken at just 5m height? Or is there any better approach?
Best regards...

A: Assuming that the vegetation mask you created is doing a good job of distinguishing between non vegetation and vegetation in the scene, I recommend that you create a vector file such as points or lines which correspond to individual potato plants or rows of plants in your scene. Once you have done that, you can buffer the geometry you have created in order to facilitate the calculation of zonal statistics within each polygon. If you tabulate the mean for a given layer in your multispectral raster file, that will give you the mean reflectance for a given band on a per plant or per row basis.
Because the reflectance values for the raw bands from multispectral sensors are sensitive to the lighting conditions (incident light) of the scene, it is more repeatable to use ratios of these bands such as NDVI to predict plant vigor (or stress in the case of diseased individuals).
I have developed a workflow that might help you extract the data you want:
http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/geog566spatialstatistics/2017/06/01/processing-multispectral-imagery-unmanned-aerial-vehicle-phenotyping-seedlings-common-garden-boxes-part-1/
http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/geog566spatialstatistics/2017/06/02/processing-multispectral-imagery-unmanned-aerial-vehicle-phenotyping-seedlings-common-garden-boxes-part-2/


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