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Adoption Medicine Brings New Parents Answers and Advice
Black, White and the Cornrow In Between
Written by David Tuller on 01 Jan 2006
Ann and Stanley Reese were thrilled last summer when they adopted two toddlers from Romania, Ileana and Tratan, and brought them home to Rye, N.Y. But two days later, Ms. Reese noticed that Ileana was limping badly and took her to the emergency room. The doctors determined that Ileana had broken her ankle in two places. Then they delivered the really bad news: she had an advanced case of osteoporosis, a bone-thinning condition that primarily affects older people. Unnerved, Ms. Reese called Dr. Jane Aronson, a New York City pediatrician who is an expert on the health problems of children adopted from abroad.
"Jane laughed and said, 'It's not osteoporosis. It's rickets, but they've never seen a case of rickets in Rye,'" said Ms. Reese, who found out about Dr. Aronson through an adoption Web site.
Rickets, a treatable bone ailment caused by malnutrition and a lack of vitamin D, is usually seen in developing countries. A decade ago, only two or three doctors in the United States had extensive experience inn the medical problems of children born abroad and adopted into North American families.
Today, more than a dozen physicians in the United States and Canada are considered specialists in the emerging field, known as adoption medicine. These doctors offer parents pre-adoption counseling and evaluation based on a child's medical records, as well as post-adoption consultations. Often, the doctors provide the child's primary care. The field attained greater visibility last year when a leading journal, Pediatric Annals, devoted an entire issue to adoption medicine.
Dr. Aronson became intrigued with the field during her pediatric training nine years ago when she sometimes received phone calls from worried adoptive parents. "They would say, 'My kid has parasites, my kid has a positive TB test, and my pediatrician doesn't know what to do,' said Dr. Aronson, whose clinic is called International Pediatric Health Services. "It became clear to me that this was a big population that had nowhere to go for information." That population has only increased since then. In the late 1980's, Americans adopted fewer than 10,000 children annually from abroad, many from Korea. Last year, the figure topped 18,000 with large numbers from China, Russia and other former Soviet bloc nations, India and Guatemala. The emotional and behavioral problems of some of these children, particularly those arriving from Russian and Romanian orphanages early in the 90's, received wide-spread attention because of some high-profile cases of alleged child abuse.
In 1997, an adoptive mother in Colorado, Renee Polreis, was convicted of killing her Russian-born son, who had serious behavioral disorders. But much of what specialists in adoption medicine look for is more mundane. They focus on infections and ailments like hepatitis B and C, tuberculosis, intestinal parasites, scabies and lice. They look for signs of fetal alcohol syndrome, which can cause cognitive and emotional problems, and malnutrition, which can impair growth and motor skills. The run tests on the children to determine whether their record of vaccinations, if one is even available, is accurate.
"A surprising number of internationally adopted children do not receive proper evaluation and follow-up," Dr. Laurie Miller, a pediatrician at the New England Medical Center in Boston, wrote in an editorial last year in The New England Journal of Medicine. Her editorial continued: "Some physicians make the mistake of accepting the results of screening tests performed in the child's country of birth, even though the laboratories there may be unreliable or the child may have become infected after the testing was performed." In parts of the United States where immigrants are uncommon, Dr. Miller added, physicians may be unaware of the need for screening tests. The editorial accompanied a case study of a 9-year-old boy in North Dakota who was found to have tuberculosis two years after he arrived from the Marshall Islands. The child's disease was diagnosed only after one of his guardians contracted it. They study reported that 20 percent of 276 people who had come into contact with the boy showed evidence of tuberculosis exposure.
In another case, New Jersey health officials discovered three years ago that several children adopted from China had elevated levels of lead in their blood, which can cause brain damage. A study of 452 Chinese adoptees that was published last year in the Journal Pediatrics found hat 14 percent had elevated lead levels. In the same study, 35 percent of the Children suffered from anemia, 9 percent from intestinal parasites and 10 percent from abnormal thyroid function. Many of the adoptees also lagged behind American-born children in height, weight and head circumference.
Much of what adoption specialists do, said Dr. Jerri Ann Jenista, a pioneer in the field, is evaluate as thoroughly as possible - before the adoption is final - the medical conditions of children that a family is thinking of adopting. Dr. Jenista, a pediatrician at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich., as well as the adoptive mother of five children from India, said she had performed thousands of such pre-adoption consultations in the past few years. Wide variations in the amount and accuracy of the records can complicate the task. "From Korea, we get extensive information, including how many doses of cough syrup they've been given," said Dr. Jenista. "From Guatemala, we typically get a one-line statement saying the baby was seen, is healthy and has all major body parts." Some countries send videos of the children, which can offer a great deal of information about developmental issues, she said. In making her evaluations, Dr. Jenista said, she outlines what she perceives to be the child's main health risks and explains what resources the parents may find useful. But even when she believes a child has major disabilities, she said, she presents the situation frankly to the parents but stops short of advising them about whether to proceed.
Recently, Dr. Jenista said, she evaluated the pre-adoption records of a Russian 3-year-old, who was the 10th child born to chronic alcoholics and was the size of a 1-year-old. She explained to the boy's prospective parents that he was likely to improve but would probably continue to have major developmental difficulties and require support for the rest of his life. "So I tell them, if that's what you envisioned as a parent, then adopt him," she said. "But if you envisioned that he would just need some early intervention in school, speech therapy, and better nutrition and would then be indistinguishable from al the other second graders, and you'd all live happily ever after, that isn't going to happen." But some problems are hard to predict.
Nancy and John Crotty, a couple from Rye, were excited when they adopted 5-month-old Anna from Hungary four years ago. But because her pre-adoption medical records gave her a relatively clean bill of health, they were completely unprepared when she repeatedly suffered from asthma attacks ad other respiratory ailments, most likely from poor orphanage conditions. "We were in and out of hospitals," Ms. Crotty said. "I took for granted that the medical record given to me was true, and I had no idea then that there were special doctors that took care of these children." When the couple adopted another Hungarian child this year, they consulted with Dr. Aronson before and after bringing the boy home. For some new parents, the children's medical problems can feel overwhelming.
Thais Tepper of Washington, Pa., adopted an 18-month-old boy from Romania in 1991 and quickly realized that he had severe problems. He did not start talking until he was 3 and ½, had severe trouble tolerating touch, sound and other stimuli, and he engaged in repetitive behaviors like flapping his hand in front of his face for long periods. Ms. Tepper finally found a specialist who said her son, Drue, had reaction attachment disorder, a condition in which children have difficulty bonding with others because of early deprivation. Drue started receiving six sessions of therapy a week for physical, speech, psychological and other problems. Though he still has some learning disabilities, he now attends a regular fifth-grade class. In response to her difficulties, Ms. Tepper helped to start the Parent Network for the Post-Institutional Child, an organization offering parents the chance to compare notes and information on medical and developmental issues. "We developed the network because the only real support you had were other people," she said. "It was horrible because you would think you were doing something wrong if you didn't know other parents." Despite the obstacles, the specialists and parents say that most of the children's medical problems are treatable and even those with more serious developmental difficulties generally recover.
Dr. Jennifer Ladage, director of the Foreign Adoption Clinic and Educational Services in St. Louis, estimated that only 3 to 5 percent of foreign adoptees continued to have major long-term behavioral and emotional problems. For children adopted after 2, however, some studies indicate that as many as a third may have lasting problems. Dr. Ladage became interested in the field in 1996 when she adopted a boy from China. Alex, her son, had an unrepaired cleft lip and palate, and at 14 months was not walking or even sitting up by himself. But within six months he had developed motor skills appropriate for his age, she said. He also recovered well from surgery to his lip and palate. "In most cases these children catch up, and some of them show such rapid growth and developmental milestones that it's pretty amazing," she said.
Now, Dr. Ladage added, she cannot imagine her life without Alex - and she is waiting eagerly for approval to return to China and adopt another child.
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On Friday 14 December, Treasury released for consultation an Exposure Draft of the Corporations Legislation Amendment (Remuneration and Other Measures) Bill 2012 and accompanying Explanatory Memorandum. Submissions on the Exposure Draft are open until Friday 15 March 2013.
Click here to access to the Explanatory Memorandum and Exposure Draft, and here to access the Treasury's media release.
Overview of changes
This Bill makes a number of amendments to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Act) in two key areas – remuneration disclosure requirements and the test for dividend payments.
The changes to the dividend payments test resolve some of the confusion flowing from the previous 2010 reforms in this area – although they do not resolve the issues regarding tax treatment. We also have significant concerns regarding the proposed executive remuneration disclosure reforms. According to Treasury these amendments are aimed at enhancing executive remuneration disclosures and reducing the regulatory burden on companies. In our view the reforms are unlikely to achieve either of these objectives. In particular, the government could have taken the opportunity to meaningfully streamline the content of the remuneration report, and to clarify how the requirements relating to options apply in respect of performance rights and other forms of equity incentives.
The Exposure Draft effectively confirms that dividends cannot be paid out of capital without shareholder approval, in line with the existing provisions of Part 2J.2 of the Act. It also recognises that most companies resolve to pay dividends rather than declaring them, and confirms that for those companies the relevant time at which the test must be applied is immediately before payment of the dividend. Where companies declare dividends the test need only be applied immediately before the dividend is declared.
The current three limb test under section 254T will be replaced by a simpler, two-limb test. Assets must exceed liabilities and the directors must be satisfied that the dividend will not compromise the company's solvency. The Explanatory Memorandum confirms that the new dividends test is not designed to change taxation arrangements for dividends.
The changes are unlikely to result in any significant changes in practice for most companies, who had already been adopting a conservative interpretation of the existing provisions, particularly in light of comments made by the ATO in respect of dividend franking.
The proposed changes to the dividend laws are intended to take effect as soon as the Bill receives royal assent, however transitional provisions apply the current law to dividends declared before the Bill receives royal assent but paid after that time.
Remuneration disclosures
In short, there is no reduction in the reporting burden on companies, but a change in what will be required to be reported. While two minor reporting requirements will be removed from the Act, a handful of new requirements will be inserted in their place. The remuneration disclosure changes are intended to take effect for financial years commencing on or after 1 July 2013 (and so will apply for remuneration reports released in the second half of 2014).
(a) Remuneration outcomes disclosures
New requirements to disclose remuneration outcomes are likely to be the most problematic of the changes proposed. Remuneration outcomes for each member of the KMP will need to be disclosed in the following categories (in addition to the existing statutory disclosures):
Past pay – amounts granted before the start of the year and paid during the year
Present pay – amounts granted and paid during the year
Future pay – amounts granted but not yet paid during the year
No guidance is given as to the meaning of the term 'paid', however the Explanatory Memorandum suggests that the intention is to capture amounts that have crystallised. This is likely to result in a variety of approaches to disclosure of equity grants that form a significant proportion of remuneration for CEOs and senior executives of ASX listed companies.
As currently framed, the proposed new requirements are more likely to create confusion than clarity. The requirement to disclose past pay, present pay and future pay will result in the same remuneration being double counted in successive remuneration reports. Similarly, STI bonuses that are earned in respect of the financial year being reported on, but not paid until after the finalisation of accounts, will be disclosed as future year pay. This is counterintuitive and will result in the loss of the current links between performance and pay in respect of the year being reported on. For companies that already disclose 'actual remuneration' figures in their remuneration reports, these voluntary disclosures are likely to be superseded by the new outcomes table. This is unfortunate given the actual remuneration tables are typically designed by those within the company to convey the most accurate picture of the actual take home pay of executives in respect of the financial year being reported on.
(b) Clawback disclosures
The clawback changes have been introduced in the form of 'if not, why not' requirements, as foreshadowed by the government earlier this year. These are far less intrusive than what they could have been, and only apply in the event of a material misstatement or omission in the company's accounts in the previous 3 financial years. Where an executive has been overpaid as a result of the material misstatement, the company will need to disclose whether a clawback has been applied, and if not, explain why no clawback has been applied. Discretion as to whether clawback measures are introduced, and the form such measures will take, remains with the directors. Most large listed companies already make disclosures around their ability to clawback bonuses and their remuneration governance arrangements in the remuneration report, so the main impact of these changes will be to bring the smaller listed companies into line with some of the 'best practices' already in place among larger listed companies.
(c) Remuneration governance disclosures
The remuneration report will now need to include a description of the company's remuneration governance framework, or a cross-reference to the location of that information in the annual report (e.g. the corporate governance statement). Remuneration governance framework is not defined (to give companies flexibility as to how they interpret it), however the Explanatory Memorandum suggests that this should cover the role, membership and experience of the remuneration committee and how conflicts of interest are managed.
(d) Termination benefits disclosures
The Exposure Draft proposes expanded disclosure around termination benefits paid to KMP, as well as post termination arrangements such as consultancy agreements and paid restraints. The applicable definition of 'benefit' will be linked to the provisions in sections 200A-J of the Act. Ex gratia payments and damages for breach of contract will require specific disclosure, as will statutory entitlements paid out on termination. The expanded requirements to disclose benefits on termination will help flush out instances where outgoing executives receive paid restraints or enter into consultancy arrangements post-termination. As many companies already voluntarily disclose such arrangements, we would not expect this to be a significant concern for companies.
(e) Changes to disclosure of lapsed options
Requirements to disclose the value of lapsed options and the proportion of remuneration consisting of options have been removed and replaced with new requirements to disclose the number of options lapsed and the year in which they were granted.
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Record-breaking endurance cyclist Lee Fancourt has died.
Lee, who had changed his name to Lee Ridgway, achieved his record breaking feats when he was known as Fancourt but his family say he recently changed his name to Ridgway.
Tributes have been paid by friends, charity groups and some of the many people Lee knew and whose lives he touched through his super-human efforts after the shock news of his death spread this evening.
Graham Foot, managing director of Gloucester store Slam69, wrote on Facebook that the 40-year-old, father-of-two had lost consciousness and passed away.
"My memories of him will stay with me, the hours I spent following him over crazy hills and roads in all conditions, no matter what he wouldn't give up," he said.
"I know this will be a massive shock to all his thousands of followers when he rode around the world, when he smashed the 12, 24 and 48 hour off road world record, he then went on the smash the trans-Europe north to south record."
Lee raised thousands of pounds for various charities with his travels and s believed to hold several world records for crossing countries, regions and even continents in unparalleled times on his bike.
Mr Foot recalled seeing the endurance athlete's efforts on the Trans Europe challenge and the ill-fated John o' Groats journey which Lee was forced to give up on after falling ill.
Mr Foot added: "That was the Lee I knew and he made a lasting impression on both myself and my wife, we often called him parts of the family as we got so involved.
"I trust he's now at peace and we will miss him. RIP Lee Fancourt. Endurance Athlete and World Record breaker.
Gloucester campaigner Delroy Ellis, who worked with and supported Lee on several trips, also gave his tributes to his friend in a Facebook post this evening.
On the charity Increase the Peace's Facebook page he said: "All of us at Increase the Peace are devastated to hear the news of Lee Fancourt, hard to find words but we all know what a great guy Lee was - he will be truly missed by so many people. Our thoughts are with Lee's family and friends at this difficult time.
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Waldner: Paul Pierce faces Clippers offseason full of questions
After 17 seasons in the NBA, Paul Pierce, 38, has two years left on his contract with the Clippers. (Keith Birmingham/Staff Photographer)
By Long Beach Press Telegram | presstelegram@dfmdev.com |
PUBLISHED: May 9, 2016 at 4:38 p.m. | UPDATED: September 1, 2017 at 12:54 p.m.
It was late in March.
The gathering storm, aka the NBA postseason, was on the mind of Clippers coach Doc Rivers and other inquisitive parties.
The conversation topic this particular evening at Staples Center was Paul Pierce, the Lion in Winter in his first season of a three-year contract with the Clippers, who valued his veteran leadership, game and moxie.
The leadership had been there. Not the game. And without game, moxie is not much a factor, if a factor at all, in the NBA.
Could Pierce ratchet up his game in the playoffs?
"We'll watch and see," Rivers said.
The opportunity would be presented.
"But I also am very realistic, too," Rivers felt obligated to add.
Realistic is 38-year-old Pierce never found his groove during the regular season.
Realistic is the former Inglewood High star was not a positive factor as the Clippers, hobbled by injuries to stars Blake Griffin and Chris Paul, were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by upstart Portland.
When Rivers held his end-of-season briefing with reporters, it did not take long into the half hour before Pierce was mentioned.
"How much input will you have with Paul with his decision?" he was asked.
It was not necessary to expand the question. Everyone knew the decision involves the real possibility Pierce may retire.
Granted, beyond (1) return to battle once again or (2) retired, there is a third possibility. He could request his release or a trade to a team without the firepower of Griffin, Paul, J.J. Redick, Jamal Crawford and associates, a team that would give him more touches and shots.
That is very unlikely. He signed with the Clippers because he saw a chance to win a second NBA championship with Rivers, the first coming in Boston, and to finish his career at home.
The direction in which Pierce is headed is a mystery. He did not speak when Rivers did, preferring to keep his thoughts to himself, quite probably because he wants to sort things out and make his decision when he no longer is in the emotional low of the early end to the season.
"He'll ask, and I'll give him what I think, and very little of that, because I think players, as far as thinking of retirement, have to come to that conclusion (themselves)," Rivers said.
Because of their history with the Celtics, Rivers and Pierce have more than a player-coach relationship.
"I don't ever want him sitting at home thinking, 'Why I did or didn't,'" Rivers said. "That's the hard one. I was never a great player, so I don't get that part of it."
Some feel the great player must not linger too long on the court because he should not tarnish our memories of him. This tells the player, no matter how much he still enjoys playing the game, he is obligated to go home.
"Do you think he has another season in him?" came the question.
"Yeah, I do," Rivers said.
This is a sign of the coach retaining trust in his basketball senior citizen. It also is a sign of a coach who remembers how players past their prime have helped win championships. Think Ron Harper with the old championship Lakers.
"I think the whole key is where he wants to be health-wise and how did he feel through the season," Rivers said.
Clearly, one key is health. The NBA is a game for relatively young men. How much pounding does Pierce want to subject his body to for another six to seven months?
There are other questions he no doubt is asking himself.
Does he feel he still has enough game in that aging basketball body to contribute?
Having now played a season in whch he was not a go-to scorer, a first for him after 17 seasons in which he was The Man, can he make the necessary adjustments and reclaim his lost groove, his lost rhythm, in a secondary role?
Does he want to deal with that situation?
What are his thoughts on living out of a suitcase for half of those six to seven months?
Is ego a factor in the decision?
Paul Pierce will tell us the answers when he's ready.
Clearing out the mini-notebook
It's happening — Old friend Rich Perelman sends info about an 11:30 a.m. luncheon Sunday at University High, a Western League opponent of Westchester, honoring the late Mel Patton and Dick Kampmann. Uni grad Patton won two gold medals (200 meters and 4×100 meters relay) in the 1948 London Olympics. Kampmann coached post-Patton Uni track and cross country teams, winning won eight Los Angeles City team championships. Speakers will include Patton classmate Craig Dixon, a bronze medal winner in '48 (110 meter hurdles), Patton's widow, Shirley, and 91-year-old Kampmann. May 10 is deadline for luncheon tickets ($60 per person), available only online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2533630. No tickets will be sold at the door. …
Expansion dept. — Redondo High reportedly will be next up to add a rugby team. …
For the record — Text message is the new slang for a home run. No, I do not have a clue where that came from. …
Bottom line — When Luke Walton assembles his Lakers coaching staff, he will not find a better veteran voice than his old Manhattan Beach neighbor Jim Cleamons, an assistant with the Lakers during the 1992-04 and 2006-11 seasons.
— Mwsptcol@aol.com
Paul Pierce
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Sanderella es un género con dos especies de orquídeas. Es originario de Sudamérica.

Distribución

Sanderella tiene sólo dos especies de orquídeas en miniatura de hábitos  epífitas y de crecimiento cespitoso. Se encuentra en el sureste y sur de Brasil y el norte de Argentina donde se presenta en húmedos y umbríos bosques, a menudo en los pantanos o humedales, sobre las ramas de los árboles o arbustos cubiertos de musgo.

Descripción

Las plantas se parecen vegetativamente a Warmingia, con rizoma corto, y con pequeños pseudobulbos monofoliados tetragonales y cortos, de color verde oscuro, a veces con manchas color marrón, adornado con dos vainas en forma de  cono y una hoja plana apical, subcoriácea, oblongo elíptica y delgada, con los márgenes revolutos y un tanto color violeta o verde claro. La inflorescencia surge de las vainas que se superponen parcialmente en el pseudobulbo, racemosa, en arco, con pocas o muchas flores pequeñas, blanquecinas, rayadas de violeta o no, agrupadas al final de las panículas, más o menos como en el género Trizeuxis.

Las flores tienen los sépalos diferentes, el dorsal es carnoso,  más bien cóncavo y cae sobre columna El  lateral es libre o semi y más estrecho y más largo que el dorsal. El labio es carnoso, ligeramente trilobulado con  lóbulo subcordado medio blanco con callos duros que se dividen en dos quillas largas y los lóbulos laterales verdes y redondeados, que ocupan aproximadamente la mitad de longitud del labio. La columna sin alas, en forma de maza, muy corta y gruesa. La antera con dos polinias apicales.

Evolución, filogenia y taxonomía
Fue propuesto por Kuntze en Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 649 en 1821 en sustitución del género Parlatore, ilícitamente descrito por João Barbosa Rodrigues en 1877. Sanderella decolorar (Barb. Rodr.) Cogniaux es la especie tipo de este género.

Etimología
El nombre del género es un homenaje al inglés Luis Sander, propietario de un famoso orquidario.

Especies de Sanderella
 Sanderella discolor  (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. (1905)
 Sanderella riograndensis  Dutra (1959)

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Data Analytics Engineer
Company: Dialpad Location: Argentina
Posted: Monday, July 11, 2022
*ONLY RESUMES IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE WILL BE CONSIDERED*
*AT THIS TIME WE ONLY ACCEPT APPLICANTS THAT RESIDE IN ARGENTINA*
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At Dialpad, work isn't a place you go, it's a thing you do. And we don't just build products for everywhere workers—we are everywhere workers. With offices in the Bay Area, Austin, Raleigh, Vancouver, Waterloo, Tokyo, London, Sydney, and Bangalore, along with remote workers around the world, we are dedicated to building a diverse workforce, where each individual is welcomed and valued for their personhood and contribution.
With a $1.2 billion valuation and over $250 million in funding from Google Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, OMERS Growth Equity, ICONIQ Capital, Felicis Ventures, Work-Bench, Scale Ventures, and other top VCs, Dialpad attracts top talent from leading tech companies, and every member of our team plays an essential role in creating dynamic products that enable workers to collaborate and be productive from anywhere.
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In your first 30 days:
Understand the data landscape at Dialpad.
Partner primarily with Product, Engineering and Business Technology teams to define data engineering requirements. Support other business areas as needed.
Build your first Pull Request and have it deployed to production.
Learn about the technology that powers Dialpad.
Have a good understanding of Dialpad's business.
Design data schemas and structure for datasets. Validate and reconcile data from multiple sources to build complete datasets to be consumed by applications or used for analysis.
Become a valued, proactive thought partner that articulates opportunity areas and next steps in partnership with the business partners you support.
Create and maintain data pipelines that power up business and analytics processes that enable stakeholders to make data-driven decisions across the organization.
Communicate analysis and decisions to high-level stakeholders and executives in verbal, visual, and written media.
By 90 days:
Be well versed in Dialpad's core data sets.
Understand the business, key drivers, and be able to articulate a data engineering strategy to help the business do better.
Have a vision for how to evolve data engineering practices.
Deliver value in a regular cadence.
Get comfortable in your daily work within your team.
- You love data and you love answering the hard questions that cannot be solved in a spreadsheet. While others may wait for problems to be solved...you are the one that solves them
- Hard skills (they will be tested):
You have experience working with Python and Pandas.
You use SQL on a daily basis at your current job and are able to write highly optimized queries.
You have experience using version control systems (e.g Git)
You understand data warehouse design, development, and best practices
You are familiar with distributed computing and data modeling.
Working experience with Airflow is a big plus.
Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (e.g. GCS and BigQuery) is a plus.
Working experience with Dimensional Modeling is a plus.
- You believe that data accuracy is absolutely critical
- You have extremely strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to build strong relationships and influence stakeholders
- You are experienced leading cross-functional projects that depend on the contributions of others in a variety of disciplines
- BA/BS in a technical field or equivalent work experience
- Fluency in English is required


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Howard Genealogy of Bridgewater and New Bedford Mass.
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The ancient town of Bridgewater, the first interior settlement of the Old Colony, has been the birthplace and the home of many who have made the history of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts rich in stories of good lives devoted to the development and uplift of the community, and not the least among these may be mentioned the late Capt. Benjamin Beal Howard, philanthropist, whose name is perpetuated in Howard Seminary, which he founded, and his son, the late Francis Edward Howard, philanthropist, statesman and upright, patriotic and useful citizen.
Chandler Family of Boston and East Bridgewater MA
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This Boston – East Bridgewater Chandler family, the head of which was the late Hon. Peleg Whitman Chandler, long one of the leading counselors of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and one of a family of lawyers, comes of a Massachusetts-Maine branch of the ancient Duxbury family whose progenitor was Edmund Chandler. The branch just alluded to for several generations at New Gloucester and Bangor, Maine, and at Boston in this Commonwealth, has been one of liberal education, college-bred men, men who have adorned the legal profession, and it has allied itself through generations with a number of the ancient and first families of the Old Colony. There follows in chronological order from Edmund Chandler, the first American ancestor of this branch of American Chandlers, and in detail the family history and genealogy.
History of Littleton New Hampshire
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The History of Littleton New Hampshire is comprised of three volumes, two volumes of history, and a final volume of genealogies. Considered one of the best examples of local history written in the early 20th century, is your ancestors resided in Littleton then you need these books. Read and download for free!
Descendants of John Ames of West Bridgewater MA
The Ames surname is of early English origin, and the family living at Bristol bore the following coat of arms: Argent, on a bend cotised sable, three roses of the field. Motto: Fama Candida rosa dulcior. Crest: A white rose. (I) John Ames was buried at Bruton, Somersetshire, England, in 1560. (II) John Ames (2), …
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M. A. Angier
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1st Lt., Infantry, Co. C, 1st Prov. Reg. Born in Durham County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Angier. Entered the service April 14, 1917, at Durham, N.C. Was sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., and from there to Camp Jackson, S. C., then to Camp Sevier, S. C. Commissioned as 2nd Lt. July …
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Ancestors of William J. Rotch of New Bedford, MA
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At New Bedford, this Commonwealth, a point so long famous the world round for its whaling industry, a business carried on to an extent and success that made it the wealthiest place in proportion to its population of any point in New England, and a city that has since been hardly less conspicuous as a cotton manufacturing point, there still reside representatives of the Rotch family; here where, since the middle of the eighteenth century, have lived seven or eight generations of Rotches, than whom as a family perhaps no other has had greater influence in developing New Bedford's character and prosperity and shaping its history.


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The company is determined in its mission to transform the lives of the homeless by providing housing for those sleeping rough, something which it points out is not an entitlement, 'it is a right'.
Per the company website: "Unlike many homeless charities, our ethos is that housing must come first, and then everything else comes after.
"Many complex factors can lead to homelessness, and while it is true that these issues need to be resolved to keep people off the street, we believe that the priority must be to get people into safe, stable and comfortable accommodation.
By providing housing, it's hoped this will allow those who are sleeping rough with the opportunity to find employment.
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Diana del Olmo
Media Strategist
LucidWeb
This speaker was invited to present by a paid sponsor of the ONA19 conference.
Diana del Olmo leads marketing and communications at LucidWeb. She has spent over a decade working in marketing and communications for the private sector and international organizations such as Google, the United Nations and The World Bank. She has landed coverage in media outlets around the world, including the New Yorker, the Atlantic and VentureBeat. Her own articles have been featured in El Pais, Condé Nast Traveler and Freunde von Freunden. Diana holds a Masters in International Affairs with a specialization in Technology, Media, and Communications from Columbia University.
Website: https://www.lucidweb.io/
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Discussion in 'Questions (Windows Mobile)' started by Cableguy, Jan 4, 2009.
How can I use an event in a module were the Object was NOT created?
As agraham wrote you can use AddEvent to use a sub in a different module as the event sub.
I will post this in wish list...The possability of turning an event "Public"..
You can put initialisation code in Globals in each module - works quite well for me. As far as I know there is no limitation on what you can do there.


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UFC Announces TUF 30
Andrew Harbaugh | 16:06 13/11/21
The Amazing Race, The Simpsons, and 60 Minutes are just some of the shows to reach the 30 seasons mark, and now the UFC will be adding The Ultimate Fighter to that list as well, as they announced it would be renewed and streaming another season in 2022.
The Ultimate Fighter has been renewed for a 30th season, set to stream in 2022. It'll feature men's heavyweights and women's flyweights. Coaches TBD.
— Nolan King (@mma_kings) November 13, 2021
TUF 30 Announced
The show's 30th season will be made up of a fighter roster of heavyweights and women's flyweights, both divisions with a need of some injection. Both weights have had a presence on the show before with heavyweight being on seasons 2, 10, and 28, with women's flyweight being represented on Season 26 exclusively, crowning the inaugural champion of the division in Nicco Montano.
As far as who the coaches could be, many people on social media are pandering for a Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal season. Covington as a coach in of itself would be a site to see. Other ideas across the board include Israel Adesanya and the winner of Jared Cannonier and Derek Brunson, or maybe they highlight a trilogy fight between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor by having them be coaches?
The bottom line is that Dana White has always seemed to love his original baby that helped grow not just his brand of the UFC but the sport of mixed martial arts nearly 16 years ago. The insane TUF 1 Finale fight between legends Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar with celebrities like Kevin James and Michael Clarke Duncan cheering in the crowd will forever be etched in the sport's history.
Since then, though, the show has seen its ups and downs with the focus turning from fighting to The Real World angle of things, thanks to fighters acting out and the challenges they have competed in. The show would throw some curveballs along the way to get things back to the fighting angle, with seasons focused on other champions returning, introducing weight divisions, and bringing in YouTube stars to compete.
A new crop of talented, young fighters will have their chance to earn a contract with the UFC next year and once more details become available then MMA Sucka will keep fans updated as well.
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Before he was the starting left guard of the Chicago Bears, Matt Slauson was an overweight kid in elementary school, which "made for an obvious target." There was also something else that made him an obvious target for bullies, something that would make him run home from school crying.
One autumn day in fifth grade, he walked by one of the town fields in Sweet Home, Ore. when he was stopped by the head coach of the local team. He was asked by the coach if, based solely on his size, if he'd be willing to play football. The thought instantly appealed to him.
"I definitely used it to my advantage to get a little revenge on a lot of those kids – a lot of those kids were the jocks, the athletes," Slauson told Yahoo Sports. "The majority of them played football. The reason I went out for football and I was never pushed into football at all was when I had the coach come up to me and say, 'We should have you out there, you're a big kid. You can help us.' At the time I wasn't really sure. Then I found out who was on the team, I knew I was going out to play football. I was going to get a chance to finally hit those kids who made fun of me.
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But in fifth grade, at the same time he started playing football, a teacher started to spend some extra time with him.
The causes of stuttering are unknown. According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, it is believed that the trait is passed down genetically but as for what creates stuttering, that is unknown to researchers at this time.


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package it.geosolutions.jaiext.errordiffusion;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
import it.geosolutions.jaiext.iterators.RandomIterFactory;
import it.geosolutions.jaiext.range.Range;
import it.geosolutions.jaiext.range.RangeFactory;
import it.geosolutions.jaiext.stats.Statistics;
import it.geosolutions.jaiext.stats.Statistics.StatsType;
import it.geosolutions.jaiext.stats.StatisticsDescriptor;
import it.geosolutions.jaiext.testclasses.TestBase;
import it.geosolutions.jaiext.testclasses.TestData;
import it.geosolutions.rendered.viewer.RenderedImageBrowser;

import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.awt.Transparency;
import java.awt.color.ColorSpace;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.awt.image.ColorModel;
import java.awt.image.ComponentColorModel;
import java.awt.image.DataBuffer;
import java.awt.image.RenderedImage;
import java.awt.image.WritableRaster;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.IOException;

import javax.media.jai.ColorCube;
import javax.media.jai.JAI;
import javax.media.jai.KernelJAI;
import javax.media.jai.LookupTableJAI;
import javax.media.jai.ParameterBlockJAI;
import javax.media.jai.PlanarImage;
import javax.media.jai.ROI;
import javax.media.jai.ROIShape;
import javax.media.jai.RasterFactory;
import javax.media.jai.RenderedOp;
import javax.media.jai.iterator.RandomIter;

import org.junit.Test;

/**
 * Test class for the ErrorDiffusion operation
 *
 * @author Nicola Lagomarsini geosolutions
 *
 */
public class ErrorDiffusionTest extends TestBase {

    private static final double TOLERANCE = 0.01d;

    /**
     * Synthetic with Short Sample Model
     *
     * @throws IOException
     */
    @Test
    public void testSyntheticShort() throws IOException {
        // Create simple lookuptable
        float[] data = new float[256];
        for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
            data[i] = i;
        }
        LookupTableJAI lt = new LookupTableJAI(data);
        // Create the Kernel
        KernelJAI k = KernelJAI.GRADIENT_MASK_SOBEL_VERTICAL;

        final BufferedImage image = getSyntheticShortImage();

        ParameterBlockJAI pbj = new ParameterBlockJAI("ErrorDiffusion");
        pbj.addSource(image);
        pbj.setParameter("errorKernel", k);
        pbj.setParameter("colorMap", lt);
        RenderedOp finalimage = JAI.create("ErrorDiffusion", pbj);

        if (INTERACTIVE)
            RenderedImageBrowser.showChain(finalimage, false, false, null);
        else
            finalimage.getTiles();
        // Check NoData and ROI
        checkNoDataROI(finalimage, image, null, null);
        finalimage.dispose();

        // ROI creation
        ROI roi = new ROIShape(new Rectangle(image.getMinX() + 5, image.getMinY() + 5,
                image.getWidth() / 4, image.getHeight() / 4));

        Range nodata = RangeFactory.create((short) 5, (short) 5);

        // ROI
        pbj = new ParameterBlockJAI("ErrorDiffusion");
        pbj.addSource(image);
        pbj.setParameter("errorKernel", k);
        pbj.setParameter("colorMap", lt);
        pbj.setParameter("roi", roi);
        finalimage = JAI.create("ErrorDiffusion", pbj);

        if (INTERACTIVE)
            RenderedImageBrowser.showChain(finalimage, false, false, null);
        else
            finalimage.getTiles();
        // Check NoData and ROI
        checkNoDataROI(finalimage, image, roi, null);
        finalimage.dispose();

        // NODATA
        pbj = new ParameterBlockJAI("ErrorDiffusion");
        pbj.addSource(image);
        pbj.setParameter("errorKernel", k);
        pbj.setParameter("colorMap", lt);
        pbj.setParameter("nodata", nodata);
        finalimage = JAI.create("ErrorDiffusion", pbj);

        if (INTERACTIVE)
            RenderedImageBrowser.showChain(finalimage, false, false, null);
        else
            finalimage.getTiles();
        // Check NoData and ROI
        checkNoDataROI(finalimage, image, null, nodata);
        finalimage.dispose();

        // NODATA AND ROI
        pbj = new ParameterBlockJAI("ErrorDiffusion");
        pbj.addSource(image);
        pbj.setParameter("errorKernel", k);
        pbj.setParameter("colorMap", lt);
        pbj.setParameter("roi", roi);
        pbj.setParameter("nodata", nodata);
        finalimage = JAI.create("ErrorDiffusion", pbj);

        if (INTERACTIVE)
            RenderedImageBrowser.showChain(finalimage, false, false, null);
        else
            finalimage.getTiles();
        // Check NoData and ROI
        checkNoDataROI(finalimage, image, roi, nodata);
        finalimage.dispose();
    }

    /**
     * Method for checking if ROI and NoData are properly set
     *
     * @param finalimage
     * @param image
     * @param roi
     * @param nodata
     */
    private void checkNoDataROI(RenderedOp finalimage, RenderedImage image, ROI roi, Range nodata) {
        // Ensure the dimensions are the same
        assertEquals(finalimage.getMinX(), image.getMinX());
        assertEquals(finalimage.getMinY(), image.getMinY());
        assertEquals(finalimage.getWidth(), image.getWidth());
        assertEquals(finalimage.getHeight(), image.getHeight());

        boolean roiExists = roi != null;
        boolean nodataExists = nodata != null;

        // If ROI and NoData are not present we only check that maximum and minimum are not equals
        if (!roiExists && !nodataExists) {
            StatsType[] stats = new StatsType[] { StatsType.EXTREMA };
            RenderedOp calculated = StatisticsDescriptor.create(finalimage, 1, 1, null, null,
                    false, new int[] { 0 }, stats, null);
            Statistics stat = ((Statistics[][]) calculated.getProperty(Statistics.STATS_PROPERTY))[0][0];
            double[] result = (double[]) stat.getResult();
            final double minimum = result[0];
            final double maximum = result[1];
            assertTrue(minimum < maximum);
            return;
        }
        if (nodataExists) {
            nodata = RangeFactory.convertToDoubleRange(nodata);
        }
        RandomIter roiIter = null;
        Rectangle roiBounds = null;
        if (roiExists) {
            PlanarImage roiIMG = roi.getAsImage();
            roiIter = RandomIterFactory.create(roiIMG, finalimage.getBounds(), true, true);
            roiBounds = roi.getBounds();
        }
        // Else check ROI and NoData
        RandomIter sourceIter = RandomIterFactory.create(image, null, true, true);
        RandomIter destIter = RandomIterFactory.create(finalimage, null, true, true);
        // Start the iteration (we iterate only the first band)
        int w = image.getWidth();
        int h = image.getHeight();
        int minX = image.getMinX();
        int minY = image.getMinY();
        int maxX = minX + w;
        int maxY = minY + h;

        for (int y = minY; y < maxY; y++) {
            for (int x = minX; x < maxX; x++) {

                double src = sourceIter.getSampleDouble(x, y, 0);
                double dest = destIter.getSampleDouble(x, y, 0);

                boolean valid = true;

                // ROI Check
                if (roiExists && !(roiBounds.contains(x, y) && roiIter.getSample(x, y, 0) > 0)) {
                    valid = false;
                }

                // NoData Check
                if (nodataExists && nodata.contains(src)) {
                    valid = false;
                }
                if (!valid) {
                    assertEquals(0d, dest, TOLERANCE);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Synthetic image with Short Sample Model
     *
     * @return {@linkplain BufferedImage}
     */
    private BufferedImage getSyntheticShortImage() {
        final int width = 256;
        final int height = 256;
        final WritableRaster raster = RasterFactory.createBandedRaster(DataBuffer.TYPE_USHORT,
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        for (int y = 0; y < height; y++) {
            for (int x = 0; x < width; x++) {
                raster.setSample(x, y, 0, (x + y));
            }
        }
        final ColorModel cm = new ComponentColorModel(ColorSpace.getInstance(ColorSpace.CS_GRAY),
                false, false, Transparency.OPAQUE, DataBuffer.TYPE_USHORT);
        final BufferedImage image = new BufferedImage(cm, raster, false, null);
        return image;
    }

    /**
     * Spearfish test-case.
     *
     * @throws IOException
     */
    @Test
    public void testTiff() throws IOException {

        ColorCube lt = ColorCube.BYTE_496;
        KernelJAI k = KernelJAI.ERROR_FILTER_FLOYD_STEINBERG;

        final RenderedImage image = getTestTiff();
        ParameterBlockJAI pbj = new ParameterBlockJAI("ErrorDiffusion");
        pbj.addSource(image);
        pbj.setParameter("errorKernel", k);
        pbj.setParameter("colorMap", lt);
        RenderedOp finalimage = JAI.create("ErrorDiffusion", pbj);

        if (INTERACTIVE)
            RenderedImageBrowser.showChain(finalimage, false, false, null);
        else
            finalimage.getTiles();
        // Check NoData and ROI
        checkNoDataROI(finalimage, image, null, null);
        finalimage.dispose();

        // ROI creation
        ROI roi = new ROIShape(new Rectangle(image.getMinX() + 5, image.getMinY() + 5,
                image.getWidth() / 4, image.getHeight() / 4));

        Range nodata = RangeFactory.create((byte) 5, (byte) 5);

        // ROI
        pbj = new ParameterBlockJAI("ErrorDiffusion");
        pbj.addSource(image);
        pbj.setParameter("errorKernel", k);
        pbj.setParameter("colorMap", lt);
        pbj.setParameter("roi", roi);
        finalimage = JAI.create("ErrorDiffusion", pbj);

        if (INTERACTIVE)
            RenderedImageBrowser.showChain(finalimage, false, false, null);
        else
            finalimage.getTiles();
        // Check NoData and ROI
        checkNoDataROI(finalimage, image, roi, null);
        finalimage.dispose();

        // NODATA
        pbj = new ParameterBlockJAI("ErrorDiffusion");
        pbj.addSource(image);
        pbj.setParameter("errorKernel", k);
        pbj.setParameter("colorMap", lt);
        pbj.setParameter("nodata", nodata);
        finalimage = JAI.create("ErrorDiffusion", pbj);

        if (INTERACTIVE)
            RenderedImageBrowser.showChain(finalimage, false, false, null);
        else
            finalimage.getTiles();
        // Check NoData and ROI
        checkNoDataROI(finalimage, image, null, nodata);
        finalimage.dispose();

        // NODATA AND ROI
        pbj = new ParameterBlockJAI("ErrorDiffusion");
        pbj.addSource(image);
        pbj.setParameter("errorKernel", k);
        pbj.setParameter("colorMap", lt);
        pbj.setParameter("roi", roi);
        pbj.setParameter("nodata", nodata);
        finalimage = JAI.create("ErrorDiffusion", pbj);

        if (INTERACTIVE)
            RenderedImageBrowser.showChain(finalimage, false, false, null);
        else
            finalimage.getTiles();
        // Check NoData and ROI
        checkNoDataROI(finalimage, image, roi, nodata);
        finalimage.dispose();

    }

    /**
     * Building an image based on Spearfish data.
     *
     * @return {@linkplain BufferedImage}
     *
     * @throws IOException
     * @throws FileNotFoundException
     */
    private RenderedImage getTestTiff() throws IOException, FileNotFoundException {
        File spearfish = TestData.file(this, "test.tif");
        RenderedOp image = JAI.create("ImageRead", spearfish);
        return image;
    }

}

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New Zealand Relief
Show your support and stand in solidarity the families affected by this tragedy
New Zealanders across the nation have come together in a show of solidarity for the victims and families of the March 15th, 2019 mosque shootings that resonated across the globe. HHRD Chairman of the Board Dr. Mohsin Ansari along with HHRD Director of International Programs and Emergency Response Br. Irfan Khurshid are in Christchurch with HHRD Youth for Jordan mentor Imam Omar Sulieman to attend the funeral prayers of the victims and show solidarity with the families.
HHRD USA launched its "Christchurch Solidarity Fund" for the families affected by this tragedy as a heartfelt gesture of sympathy on behalf of our generous donors.
Islamic scholars, imams, and leaders from across the world made their way to Christchurch to attend many the funerals took place on Friday, a week after the deadly attacks.
HHRD representatives met with Muslim community leaders of Christchurch in the Crisis Management Center set up in Hagley Sports Center to provide support and conduct needs assessment.
Dr. Mohsin Ansari met with senior officials from the foreign ministry of the New Zealand Government. He conveyed our solidarity with victims and our gratitude to the government for their support in this difficult time.
HHRD team members are with Taj Mohammed (center), who was injured during the Christchurch shooting and attended the funeral prayers.
Dr. Mohsin Ansari and Br. Irfan Khurshid met Br. Abdul Aziz who save many lives at the second mosque by confronting the attacker.
The hearts and prayers of the entire Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) team are with the victims and families of the senseless Al Noor and Linwood mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand. We stand in solidarity with the people of New Zealand, especially the Muslim community, during this difficult time.
We urge you to contribute however you can.
Our team members are in contact with people on ground in the region. We ask for your patience as the details are finalized. In the meantime, please continue your prayers for all of humanity and show your love by contributing.


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Founded by Dr. Phil Bosserman in 1992, the Center for Teaching Peace was the Center for Conflict Resolution's precursor. It was designed to support the 1992 launch of the Peace Studies minor in Salisbury State's Sociology Department. As the Peace Studies minor grew in popularity and the need for mediation and other conflict resolution services in the local community became apparent, the Center slowly started to grow. In 1995 under Dr. Bosserman's continuous leadership, the Center for Teaching Peace was renamed the Center for Conflict Resolution and relocated to a large old house directly across the street from Salisbury University's Holloway Hall.
The Center for Conflict Resolution became incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1997 and experienced even more growth and success in the late 1990's.
In 2000, Dr. Brian Polkinghorn took over as Executive Director of the Center from Dr. Bosserman and in the same year the Center started operating under its own budget separately from the University through grant and contracts. In 2001 through collaborative and joint efforts with the University, the Center was reconstructed along with the development of one of the first conflict analysis and dispute resolution majors at a public university in the United States.
In 2008, the Center had grown to a staff of eight and the Department of Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution was created as a separate entity from the Sociology department where it was previously housed. The Department for Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution welcomed its first cohort into the newly formed Master of Arts degree program in 2009.
The Center's reach and programs were expanded further in 2010 with 14 staff members and 12 professional affiliates making it one of the largest academic, practice, and research based centers in the United States. The Center's work continues through major grant research, ongoing graduate and undergraduate education; and innovative and impactful training at the local, national, and international levels.
In 2012, the Center for Conflict Resolution changed its name to The Bosserman Center for Conflict Resolution in recognition of our founder's lifelong dedication towards building a more peaceful world.
In the fall of 2001, with cooperation and guidance from the Center for Conflict Resolution, Salisbury University began offering ...
The Department of Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution (CADR) is a unique "program of distinction" that awards a Bachelors ...
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The Center participates in Research and Practice projects both Nationally and Internationally. Explore our two sections to see the various subjects we work in throughout the World.
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The 3D-printing technology, or additive manufacturing as it is often called, has long made the step out of scientific research laboratories into industrial applications. For example, the fabrication of dental crowns or implants is just as much within the additive manufacturing application field as the printing of aircraft components is. This does not mean that the scientists may take a break, but rather exactly the opposite! "The huge potential promised by additive manufacturing can only be utilized, if science and industry cooperate. Presently we are using only a fraction of the potential which process- and materials technologies offer", explains Prof. Christoph Leyens, head of the AMCD. The materials scientist is a professor at TU Dresden and a director of the Fraunhofer IWS.
The AMCD ranks among the largest centers of its kind in Europe. It has been supported by means of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and the Free State of Saxony. The center offers the most important and industrially relevant manufacturing technologies for metals, ceramics and plastics. Its unique feature is the comprehensive expertise of all involved scientists with respect to process- and material know-how. Only the combination of process development and material expertise enables the production of innovative 3D-printing products, which are cost-effective and reliable as well. For example, a rocket nozzle (Fig. 1) developed for the space industry must resist the highest loads during operation. During the additive manufacturing of the nozzle even the smallest defects or cracks have to be avoided, since they would lead to the complete rejection of the part. Our AMCD laboratories offer comprehensive techniques for non-destructive or load tests in order to detect defects or to test materials. The AMCD unites the excellent basic research expertise of TU Dresden with the comprehensive IWS application-oriented research under one roof.
"The establishment of the Center for Additive Manufacturing Dresden has an outstanding relevance for Saxony, explains Dr. Fritz Jaeckel, Minister of State, in his speech. Cutting-edge research and the development of innovative technologies are the most important prerequisites for the positive development of our Free State, our society and our companies". Prof. Gerhard Rödel, Vice Rector of the TU Dresden highlights the enormous significance of the cooperation between the university and Fraunhofer IWS: "With the foundation of the AMCD it becomes widely visible how our research alliance DRESDEN-concept works: namely, by scientific cooperation and networking of our greatest minds." DRESDEN-concept is an alliance of TU Dresden and non-university research partners in Dresden. It was an important element for the successful application of TU Dresden as an Excellence University.
The inauguration of the AMCD took place on the eve of the 2nd International Symposium Additive Manufacturing, being held at the International Congress Center Dresden on February 8 - 9, 2017. Invited by the Fraunhofer IWS Dresden, more than 250 experts in the field of 3D printing meet to discuss the latest developments in this rapidly advancing research field. All participants will be actively involved in discussions by means of a "World Café" – a kind of speed dating for scientists. Here, they are invited to exchange their experiences in research and application in small groups with changing discussion partners.


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ONCAMPUS London South Bank
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About ONCAMPUS London South Bank
ONCAMPUS London South Bank is based on the campus of London South Bank University (LSBU), one of the leading modern universities in the UK. For more than 120 years, London South Bank University has focused on providing professional opportunities for students with potential from any background and helping them achieve career success.
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Sizzle, salsa, and samba! That seemed to be the theme on Latin night at Dancing With the Stars, where I was backstage to talk with all the celebs post-show. I had them all take photos representative of their mood post-dance (and scores), and I gotta say, I think some of these faces should wind up in the pages of Glamour soon, don't you think? ;) INGO & KYM (25/30 points) Although Kym and Ingo beat Sean and Peta in the dance-off (hence the elated pose), Kym couldn't make sense of Carrie Ann Inaba's comments saying that Ingo "lacked connection because he was thinking too much" in his dance. "Yeah, that made no sense to me," Kym admitted. "I think this was a good week for us." If the couple is safe tonight, then next week should be a doozy because it's the fox-trot, Kym's favorite. JACOBY & KARINA (27/30 points) For the record, I really don't know what's going on in this picture, except Karina kept wanting to jump on Jacoby's back, but he wasn't going for it. Either way, the couple had to have been happy with all nines. After all, Carrie Ann said Jacoby "could fart the salsa!"
Although Kym and Ingo beat Sean and Peta in the dance-off (hence the elated pose), Kym couldn't make sense of Carrie Ann Inaba's comments saying that Ingo "lacked connection because he was thinking too much" in his dance. "Yeah, that made no sense to me," Kym admitted. "I think this was a good week for us." If the couple is safe tonight, then next week should be a doozy because it's the fox-trot, Kym's favorite.
For the record, I really don't know what's going on in this picture, except Karina kept wanting to jump on Jacoby's back, but he wasn't going for it. Either way, the couple had to have been happy with all nines. After all, Carrie Ann said Jacoby "could fart the salsa!" Um, what? "When she first said it, I was like, 'Did she just say that?'" Karina told me. "Can I just say it's not as easy as farting. It took blood, sweat, and tears to get that salsa to where it got tonight!"
Aly was obviously conflicted backstage. For one, poor Mark was in so much pain that he was unable to walk the press line.
On the other hand, they got two 10s and one nine. That's plenty to celebrate!
Meanwhile, there was a lot of talk backstage that it wasn't fair that Aly and Mark picked Sharna and Andy for the dance-off because one would assume they picked them to ensure they'd easily dance away with the three bonus points. According to Aly backstage, that simply wasn't the case. "Andy and Sharna wanted to do the cha-cha, so that's why we picked them. We all thought of it together, and Ingo and Sean wanted to do rumba because they did that tonight, and Jacoby and Zenda did [the jive]. I didn't want people to think we went with Andy [just because we would have the best chance of winning the dance-off]."
Andy later confirmed what Aly told me and said, "We wanted to pick the cha-cha. When Aly picked us first, she knew that gave us the opportunity to pick our dance. She did us a favor." Another reason I love that girl.
Poor Sean and Peta were not feeling it backstage even though they got all eights on their rumba. It was the dance-off with Ingo and Kym that left them feeling defeated (and with the second-lowest scores of the night).
But Sean wasn't the only one with animosity against the judges. When the press room gasped when Carrie Ann gave Andy and Sharna a five, Andy admitted he was just as shocked as we were. "So were we. We thought she was our friend."
Still, Andy and Sharna couldn't keep their pouty faces for long. This is a couple who truly love and appreciate every moment on the show.
Mr. Intensity finally let his guard down post-show to reveal, what?! Only that he's been in a lot of pain. This guy could be a football player the way he plows through everything and masks it.
Glamour: Have you guys been able to joke around and at least have a few lighter moments?
Zendaya: In rehearsals I get the intense Val, but there are times I can pull out that inner 16-year-old. He's really cool.
Val: I'm hilarious. One of the funniest people you'll ever meet in your life.
Glamour: Well, then let's all go to Six Flags or Disneyland when this whole thing is over, and we can bring that 16-year-old out of him!
Val: I'm in! I'm a funny dude.
Tom Bergeron told them they were safe, but they didn't quite understand it.
But then they did! And partied like rock stars.
And then Aly joined in on the fun too!
Meanwhile, over the weekend, Jake Whetter, a DWTS Pre-Show field correspondent, and I went to the rehearsal studios and participated in Spray Tan Sunday!
Here's Peta getting ready to spray us!
And here's our after, which really should be called the half-way photo because I am about 10 shades darker as I write this. And it's AWESOME. Special thanks to Julie Nostrand from South Seas for the incredible tan.
Wait till you see the hilarious video of how this all went down! Tune in to the ABC Pre-Show next Monday night on abc.com prior to the live show to see Jake and I strip down (yikes!).
By the way, in case you missed our pre-show last night, here's all the hilarity with Kyle Massey, Ro Shon, Elena Grinenko, and Marc Istook. Oh, and if you want to see me really embarrass myself, don't pass up clip #4. Oy.
See ya next Monday night!
Who do you think is going home tonight on DWTS?