Uber today announced the launch of a new ride option - UberXL - in Doha. Catering to families, groups of friends, professionals looking for extra space to spread out during their daily commute, or anyone heading to or from the airport with luggage, UberXL users can now request a ride that can fit six people or more.
The UberXL option gives people a little more room to move. Whether they're out shopping, heading out with their friends, travelling with luggage, or out with the whole family, UberXL is a reliable, spacious ride. Groups of friends using UberXL can also use a number of features on the Uber app to make their ride more convenient and reliable, like Split Fare to easily share the cost of their trip, or pick up others along the way with the Multiple Destination feature. Commenting on the launch, Hamdi Tabbaa, General Manager of Uber in Qatar said: "Since Uber's launch in Doha four years ago, we have witnessed substantial growth and an increase in demand for convenient and affordable transportation solutions, and have thus been working continuously to widening our offerings.
With the launch of UberXL, riders can now choose between 4 options on the app; UberGO, UberX, UberXL, and UberVIP for qualifying riders - and are able to see the driver's photo, name and car registration and watch their car arrive in real-time on a map. Users can also share their trip details with friends and family so they'll know exactly when they'll arrive.
Since launching in Doha, Uber has expanded to cover city of Doha as well as the Suburban areas of Al-Wakrah and Al-Rayyan to service as many people as possible and provide them with reliable and affordable transportation at the push of a button in around their cities.


The students, faculty, directors, and parents and friends of the Pascack Valley Learning Center in Airmont, New York wish to convey the inspiration behind the publishing of this book Surviving Sandy, and their gratitude to all who spent countless hours to build this amazing publication.
Pascack Valley Learning Center is a school of Sterling Education. Sterling is a grades 3-12 learning institution teaching the skills of "Learning to learn" using high-quality instructors, video conferencing, and self-directed learning techniques. An integral part of Sterling's educational program is teaching young people the importance of community outreach.
Pascack Valley's student body includes young people from New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut – all areas pummeled by Superstorm Sandy.
In November,2012 following the destruction caused by Sandy's onslaught, our school community was moved to help the victims. An upcoming "bake sale" fundraiser, originally planned to raise funds for the school, was unselfishly transformed, by the students, into a fundraiser for Sandy victims.
This was coupled with a neighborhood clothing drive, and the clothing, toys, and other items donated by the wider community were given to United Way and People to People for distribution. The bake sale raised $2,800 for the Red Cross.
Following this success, and an outpouring of community support for organizing these charitable efforts, the School recognized an opportunity to raise further relief funds by publishing a book documenting the storm and the challenges faced by government agencies and private citizens alike in preparing for, surviving, and recovering from, the havoc it caused.
After countless hours of volunteer work by students, parents, and friends of the school - collecting stories, doing research, and assembling pictures - this premium documentary is now ready for publication by Pascack Valley Learning Center's charitable fundraising arm: Ambient Funding.
While the names of the Pascack contributors to the book are too numerous to list, the book would never have become a reality without the coordinating 'authorship' efforts of Arne Ewing (NJ) and Robert Scott (NY).


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Ingrid S. Martin was quoted in a page one news article in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly on the potential increase of dismissals of federal prosecutions in the wake of the recent dismissal of extortion charges against Boston city officials.
Ms. Martin, a partner at Todd & Weld, concentrates her practice on the intersection of criminal defense and healthcare law, representing a wide range of healthcare providers and entities.
She said that "innovative" criminal cases pushed by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston could be a "flag to the judiciary that they should take a closer look" at the indictments.
"As a criminal defense attorney, I would love it if judges would take a harder look at motions to dismiss, especially so when the government is bringing a more novel, aggressive theory," Ms. Martin told the publication.
The April 9 article analyzed the scope of authority federal judges potentially have in dismissing indictments.


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Mount Markham is a twin-peaked massif surmounting the north end of Antarctica's Markham Plateau. The main peak has an elevation of  and the lower sub-peak is  high. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901–1904), it is named for Sir Clements Markham, who, as President of the Royal Geographical Society, planned the expedition and chose Robert Falcon Scott as its leader.
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 List of Ultras of Antarctica

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Police are investigating reports of "zombie-like" raccoons in northeast Ohio.
A classic example of why we shouldn't feed wild animals. Animal Control relocated a pack of overweight raccoons addicted to junk food to give them a second chance at a healthier life.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Police are investigating reports of "zombie-like" raccoons in northeast Ohio.
Youngstown police have received more than a dozen calls in the past three weeks about raccoons acting strangely in the daytime.
Photographer Robert Coggeshall says he was playing with his dogs outside his home last week when one such raccoon approached them. Coggeshall says the animal would stand on its hind legs, show its teeth and fall over backward.


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Minnie Driver will star in ABC drama Speechless, Bill Bellamy will join Becki Newton in new Fox comedy, Mighty Aphrodite's Michael Rapaport reteams with Woody Allen on Amazon, and more in our daily TV casting round-up!
TV CASTING ROUND UP: Patrick Warburton And Neil Patrick Harris Tapped For "Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events"
Patrick Warburton has signed on to voice the eponymous character in the Netflix series based on the best-selling books, while Neil Patrick Harris has closed a deal to play the villainous Count Olaf.
TV CASTING ROUND-UP: "Star Wars" Alum Billy Dee Williams To Hit The Stage In ABC's "Dirty Dancing"
Lando himself has joined ABC's Dirty Dancing remake; Training Day has recruited Drew Van Acker; Georgina Haig will head to Mars for the CW; and more in today's TV casting round-up!
{Exclusive} "Julia's Eyes" Helmer Guillem Morales To Direct "Bull" From Sam Armour
Morales, who made waves after directing the Guillermo Del Toro-produced horror film Julia's Eyes, is officially attached to direct Bull, Sam Armour's contemporary take on Shakespeare's Richard III.
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Logline: A contemporary thriller that follows the Shakespearean anti-hero as a financial trader who claws his way to the top of a multinational bank in the heart of London's Square Mile.
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Sperm Whaling
Original content by: Sally Motycka
Benjamin Russell
New Bedford, MA; New York, NY
Ideas for Classroom Use
Worksheet: Photograph/Painting/Image Analysis Worksheet (PDF)
Weblink: Purrington-Russell Panorama Conservation Project
Weblink: Purrington and Russell's "Whaling Voyage 'Round the World"
Weblink: Benjamin Russell: New Bedford's Definitive Whaleman Artist
Weblink: India Ink
Weblink: Log 164; Journal, 1855 Aug 18-1858 May 5 - Weir, Robert
Weblink: Benjamin Russell: Whaleman-Artist, Entrepreneur
Weblink: Old Darmouth Historical Sketch
Lecture: Whaling History
About This Artifact
Born in 1804 in New Bedford, MA, Benjamin Russell belonged to a family of whaling merchants who were well established in the city. He grew up during a time of good fortune, and tried his hand working in the office of a whaling agent located on Water Street in New Bedford. Soon, young Russell became the director of the Old Marine Bank. Evidently, he showed more aptitude for drawing than business, often to the displeasure of his superiors. He was frequently found sketching cartoons during meetings, and as a result, his mercantile career was short lived.
Benjamin Russell's self-taught art education took place during his four years sailing aboard the whale ship Kutusoff. Russell's life experiences and love for sketching, along with his acute observational sensitivity, yielded images with impeccable detail that was often unseen in the marine art of his contemporaries. Thus, Russell began his career as a maritime painter – a career that he continued well into his 70s. Sketching in pencil and a fine brush-wash of India ink, Russell's images were rendered with mastered accuracy rather than artistic intention.
The intricacies in Benjamin Russell's work present the viewer with specifics left out by many other marine artists. Due to Russell's ability to render sails, rigging, and other details so specifically (often from experience and memory), and his skills as an accomplished draftsman, he was called upon to create ship portraits for insurance purposes (much the same as one would use a photograph today). Lithographic images of Russell's work were popular in homes all over New Bedford.
The piece shown above, "Sperm Whales – The Chase", depicts two whaleboats pursuing a sperm whale. Three whale ships can be seen in the background, while two whaleboats are in the foreground. In the whaleboats, boatsteerers are seen with their harpoons raised. As they chase the whale, one can image that the call "thar She blows!" was sounded, as several whales can be seen spouting as they surface.
Questions for Further Thought
Why do you think people would want such graphic images hanging in their homes? What does this tell you about the whaling industry at this time?
Do you think Benjamin Russell's family ties influenced his later career? Do you think it would have been easy for him to do something else with his life (for example, become a farmer, or a blacksmith)?
Benjamin Russell's work was extremely detailed - something that was less common among other maritime artists at the time. Why do you think this was?


The Louisiana State Cotton Museum opened to preserve the history and heritage of cotton cultivation and its influence on life in Louisiana. The museum consists of several structures on the banks of Lake Providence. An 1840's farmhouse, a new facility to showcase exhibits, a 1920 Gullet Cotton Gin, and a sharecropper's cabin.


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Research > Technology Transfer
Comparatively Speaking: Standard vs. Quantum-level Research
June 29, 2018 Contact Author	Tony O'Lenick with Nava Dayan, Ph.D.
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What is quantum-level biological research? How does it compare with typical biological research? In this edition of "Comparatively Speaking," Tony O'Lenick asks Nava Dayan, Ph.D., who provides further explanation.
Hidden Variables
If you've ever conducted an experiment and could not explain the results, it could be due to what Einstein referred to as "hidden variables," providing a yet-to-be-revealed truth. Simply put, the way you conducted the experiment did not, in spite of your intention, serve your objective. For example, for some years, I had studied the interaction of light with skin and in some cases, I was unable to make sense of some of my findings.
However, searching for the truth challenged me to open up to areas of research I hadn't yet explored. In this case, I eventually realized that observing structures, movements and positions was not sufficient; hidden variables including levels of energy, patterns of vibrations and electron spinning, for example, were present.
Such phenomena described by quantum physics are nothing close to what we chemists and biologists are typically educated in, nor are they typically how we relate to the world and its behavior. But they exist and are a part of our natural world, on a very small scale. Indeed, quantum mechanics describes a reality on the smallest of scales. It's a world in which particles can exist in two or more places at once, tunnel through barriers, spread themselves like waves, and even possess direct connections that expand across distances.
Schrödinger explained that many of life's properties, including those attributed to DNA and enzyme activity, depend on molecules made of comparatively few particles. As such, there are layers to matter, its organization and positions.
We already know that chemistry and biology cannot explain many of the phenomena we observe in our research. For example, we know enzymes can efficiently facilitate chemical reactions in ways we cannot achieve at the bench but we don't know how, exactly, they do it. We are also bound to the "key and lock" theory by which a receptor or "lock" interacts specifically with a ligand or "key" that matches it structure. But this does not explain why similar chemicals do not activate the receptor in a similar manner, or why chemicals that are vastly different from the natural ligand impart a biological effect mediated by the receptor. It appears when nature has a goal, it chooses many paths to obtain it and acts in a field of probabilities.
This brings us to the question at hand: What is quantum-level biological research? This area pushes the bounds of familiar biological research to explore hidden quantum mechanics phenomena in a biological system setting. For example, considering what happens when the sun shines on skin, quantum biology looks to the penetration of particles or waves, or both, into what we perceive as a molecular barrier.
Further, while we know UVB irradiation affects various biological phenomena in skin cells, we don't know exactly why or how it happens at the sub-molecular level. We describe the generation of a flood of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that we tie to a biological imbalance and the term inflammation. We also identify and quantify ROS but quantum biology seeks to learn about the effects of their energy levels, vibration positions and electron spinning behavior on DNA damage.
At the Precipice
Indeed, the familiar molecular structures provide limited information. Other traits can make a difference; for example, if two similar structures exhibit different weights but vibrate differently, their impact will vary. The overall cellular environment in which they operate can also affect this vibrational field, adding another level of complexity.
With this novel discipline that is quantum biology, we chemists and biologist are at the precipice of exploring new options for older, unsolved mysteries. The next step will be taking these novel discoveries to the bench, where they will influence how we formulate.
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This puts each piece into a <p> tag (images and text)
EDIT - what I attempted
html
<?php
        preg_match_all('/(<img [^>]*>)/', get_the_content(), $images);
        for( $i=0; isset($images[1]) && $i < count($images[1]); $i++ ) {
        echo $images[1][$i];
        }
?>

was able to pull the images out but that's it

A: No need to reinvent the wheel, CSS Tricks have a great example that is used by quite a few themes and devs:
function filter_ptags_on_images($content){
   return preg_replace('/<p>\s*(<a .*>)?\s*(<img .* \/>)\s*(<\/a>)?\s*<\/p>/iU', '\1\2\3', $content);
}

add_filter('the_content', 'filter_ptags_on_images');

Just apply this filter in your themes /functions.php


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Booz Allen Hamilton, «Буз Аллен Хэмилтон» — американская консультационная компания, работающая в сферах информационных технологий, аналитики и проектных работ. На контракты с правительством США (Министерство обороны, Разведывательное сообщество, Министерство внутренней безопасности и др.) приходится 97 % выручки. Неофициально называлась самой прибыльной шпионской организацией в мире.

В числе крупнейших компаний США по размеру выручки в 2022 году (список Fortune 500) Booz Allen Hamilton заняла 436-е место. По объёму продаж товаров и услуг военного назначения (на которые приходится 66 % выручки) компания в 2021 году занимала 22-е место в мире.

История

Компанию основал в 1914 году в Чикаго Эдвин Буз (Edwin G. Booz) под названием Business Research and Development Company («Компания исследования и развития бизнеса»). Компания проводила исследования и расследования для коммерческих и торговых предприятий, её клиентами были такие компании, как Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Union Stockyards and Transit Company, Canadian & Pacific Railroad. В 1925 году в компании появился новый партнёр, Джордж Фрай (George Fry), в 1929 году — Джеймс Аллен (James L. Allen), в 1936 году — Карл Хэмилтон (Carl Hamilton). Таким образом компания была реорганизована в партнёрство Booz, Fry, Allen & Hamilton.

В 1940 году компания открыла офис в Нью-Йорке и получила первый крупный контракт от Министерства обороны США на оценку готовности военно-морских сил к большой войне. В декабре 1942 года Фрай вышел из партнёрства, поскольку не одобрял участия компании в правительственных заказах; название компании было изменено на Booz Allen & Hamilton. В середине 1940-х годов в Лос-Анджелесе был открыт третий офис, Хэмильтон умер, а Буз отошёл от дел, и компанию возглавил Аллен. Крупными клиентами этого периода были S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Radio Corporation of America и National Broadcasting Company, также продолжилось сотрудничество с Министерством обороны, в частности организация производства управляемых ракет. В 1953 году Booz Allen получила первый зарубежный контракт (обновление земельного кадастра для правительства Филиппин), вскоре были получены контракты в Египте и Италии. В 1955 году частью сотрудников компании была создана отдельная структура Booz Allen Applied Research, Inc. (BAARINC), которая начала вести разведывательную деятельность, её первым заданием стала оценка производства ракет в СССР. К концу 1950-х годов число партнёров в Booz Allen достигло 60, общий персонал составлял 500 человек, к этому времени компания успела поработать с тремя четвертями крупных компаний страны, двумя третями правительственных ведомств и рядом некоммерческих организаций.

В 1962 году Booz Allen была из партнёрства преобразована в частную корпорацию, её президентом стал Чарли Боуэн (Charlie Bowen); Аллен оставался председателем до 1970 года. Вскоре были куплены компании Designers for Industry и Foster D. Snell Laboratory, новыми клиентами стали IBM, Abbott Laboratories, United Airlines и Министерство внутренних дел. Зарубежные контракты охватывали такие страны и регионы, как Великобритания, ФРГ, Скандинавия, Аргентина, Венесуэла, Алжир, Иран и Саудовская Аравия.

В январе 1970 года Booz Allen стала публичной компанией, проведя размещение своих акций на бирже, однако уже в 1976 году выкупила свои акции и вновь стала публичной лишь в 2010 году. В начале 1970-х годов было куплено несколько других консультационных фирм. В 1972 году было открыто отделение в Японии. К 1976 году выручка компании достигла 100 млн долларов. В 1978 году BAARINC сменила название на Public Management & Technology Center (PMTC). В конце 1970-х годов компания проводила оценку телекоммуникационного рынка для AT&T и разработала прототип муниципальной компьютерной информационной системы для города Уичито (штат Канзас). В последующие годы телекоммуникационные системы и информационная безопасность стали одними из основных направлений работы Booz Allen. В других отраслях компания разработала программу спасения Chrysler от банкротства и составила стратегию выхода HSBC на рынок США через покупку банка Marine Midland.

В 1991 году была куплена калифорнийская компания Advanced Decision Systems, специализировавшаяся в области искусственного интеллекта. В 1993 году Агентство США по международному развитию поручило компании разработать стратегию участия американских компаний в приватизации предприятий в странах бывшего Советского союза.

В 2008 году подразделение коммерческих консультаций было реорганизовано в самостоятельную компанию Booz & Company, вскоре поглощённую PricewaterhouseCoopers.

В 2011 году серверы компании были взломаны хакерской сетью «Анонимус» и секретная информация была выложена в открытый доступ.

В 2013 и 2016 году сотрудники компании были источниками утечки секретной информации. В первом случае Эдвард Сноуден передал средствам массовой информации материалы о программе PRISM. Во втором случае у Харолда Мартина (Harold T. Martin) было обнаружено 50 терабайт информации, скопированных у Агентства национальной безопасности.

Собственники и руководство
Акции компании котируются на Нью-Йоркской фондовой бирже. Крупнейшим акционером является The Carlyle Group.

Хорейшио Розански (Horacio D. Rozanski, род. в 1968 году в Аргентине) — президент и главный исполнительный директор с 2015 года. В компании с 1992 года.

Деятельность
Основные направления деятельности:
 Аналитика — разработка систем для обработки информации, в частности с применением искусственного интеллекта и машинного обучения.
 Цифровые технологии — разработка, проектирование и установка информационных систем.
 Проектирование — проектирование и модернизация промышленных объектов.
 Информационная безопасность — предотвращение взлома информационных систем.
 Консультации — консультации по стратегии развития, трудовым ресурсам, внедрению передовых технологий и по другим вопросам.

Примечания

Оборонные компании США


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Over 6,000 meals made from unsold Aldi food delivered to needy Glasgow families for Christmas
Glasgow households facing financial hardship and food insecurity were given a helping hand through a partnership between Aldi and local charities.
Holly LennonJournalist
Charities collecting some of the food donations at the store on Christmas Eve
Thousands of people in need across Glasgow were given meals this Christmas thanks to a partnership between a major supermarket and local charities.
Aldi helped donate 6,068 meals to people in need this Christmas Eve through their work with local charities.
The supermarket paired up its stores with local charities, community groups and food banks to make the most of unsold fresh and chilled food after stores closed on December 24.
Food bank use has tripled in Scotland in the last seven years says the Trussell Trust
Glasgow Royal Infirmary 'angel' nurse spreads festive cheer in wards with covid-safe children's drawings
Around 210 tonnes of food were donated across the UK, with more than 500,000 meals donated and over 750 UK causes benefitting from the initiative in total.
The donation helped six organisations in Glasgow support people facing financial hardship and food insecurity due to Covid-19.
Aldi will extend the initiative to New Year's Eve, with a further 200,000 meals expected to be donated across the country.
Luke Peech, Managing Director of Corporate Responsibility at Aldi UK, said: "We're proud to support good causes in Glasgow this festive period, helping them to provide fresh and filling meals over the Christmas period.
"The feedback has been overwhelming and we're really pleased to have extended the initiative, so we can do what we can for those in need within the community in what was an incredibly tough year for so many."
Royal Infirmary


White Boy: A Memoir is one man's unvarnished story of love, loss, race, Memphis, and a dark past.
Everything is laid bare when Memphis author, journalist, and college professor Tom Graves takes a vivid and deeply introspective account of his life.
Certainly no one can accuse Graves of looking back through rose-colored glasses as chapter after riveting chapter he confronts his family's racist past, shares his eyewitness memories of the integration of Memphis public schools, details his dating escapades with women from another race, and brings you to tears with his powerful account of the roller-coaster relationship with a Sierra Leone native whom he met on Match.com and brought to the U.S. to become his bride.
This courageous and unforgettable memoir is sure to stir—and perhaps even prompt you to reconsider—your own feelings about love and race.


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Az Ancistrus bodenhameri a sugarasúszójú halak (Actinopterygii) osztályának harcsaalakúak (Siluriformes) rendjébe, ezen belül a tepsifejűharcsa-félék (Loricariidae) családjába tartozó faj.

Előfordulása
Az Ancistrus bodenhameri Dél-Amerikában fordul elő. A venezuelai Maracaibo-tóba ömlő folyók lakója.

Megjelenése
Ez a halfaj legfeljebb 11,4 centiméter hosszú.

Életmódja
A trópusi édesvizeket kedveli. A kavicsos és homokos víz fenekén él és keresi a táplálékát.

Források
Ancistrus bodenhameri Schultz, 1944 FishBase

Algaevő harcsák
Halfajok
Venezuela halai


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TUBER TIDBITS
JUST AS MY Lithuanian ancestors worshipped trees, Wife Dottie's side of the family worships potatoes. We even have a couple Christmas tree ornaments honoring the tuber. Thus, I read with interest the cover story in Science, February 8, 2019: "The New Potato," by Erik Stokstad.
Potato tidbits shared here include this tuber's origin, history, and global consumption trends; challenges to its cultivation attributable to fungi, climate change, and marketing; and agronomists' responses in potato genetics.
Potato Lore. Erik Stokstad writes, "The closest ancestors of cultivated potatoes evolved in the Andes, where people domesticated the plant at least 7000 years ago. After the Spanish brought the tuber to Europe in the 16th century, it remained a botanical curiosity and was mostly fed to livestock. Europeans began to eat potatoes in earnest only in the 1800s, during the famines of the Napoleonic Wars."
But what a fine nutritional source it is: Stokstad notes, "A potato can grow in cold climates and poor soil…. Once harvested, its energy-rich tubers are packed with vitamin C, can be stored for months and cooked in many ways."
Diverse potatoes, such as these from Peru, are helping breeders create new varieties. This and the following image from Science, February 8, 2019.
An acre of potatoes can provide up to four times the calorific value of an acre of grain. After wheat and rice, it is the world's most important food crop.
Potato production has grown in Asia, particularly in China and India, while falling in Europe.
China has doubled its potato harvests over the past 20 years. Developing countries have entered the picture too: Stokstad writes, "Uzbekistan and Bangladesh, among other nations, have come to depend on the potato for food security. In 2005, developing countries for the first time grew more potatoes than the developed world."
Late Blight and European Revolutions of 1848. Stokstad says that the potato's great scourge is the fungus-like pathogen Phythophthora infestans, causing a disease called late blight.
It was P. infestans that led to Ireland's Great Famine of 1845–1849. Mass starvation, disease, and emigration followed. Wikipedia notes, "The food crisis influenced much of the unrest in the more widespread European Revolutions of 1848."
The Great Famine, an Gorta Mó/Drochshaol. Illustration by James Mahony in The Illustrated London News, 1847.
Even today, Stokstad notes, "Rich countries use fungicides to minimize the devastating losses from late blight. But in developing countries, 15 percent to 30 percent of the crop is ruined."
Enter the CIP. Our family would be happy to learn that there's an International Potato Center, CIP, Centro Internacional de la Papa, headquartered in Lima, Peru, and coordinating global research.
"In Peru and around the world," Stokstad writes, "enhancing the potato has become a high priority." For example, wild potatoes from Mexico have evolved in the presence of P. infestans and have been found to resist many of its strains.
Potatoes and Climate Change. Another challenge is climate change, with its temperate to tropical shifts and erratic weather. Researchers see Solanum commersonii, one of three wild potato relatives in Brazil, as promising: "The wild potatoes here are probably pretty adapted to the extreme weather that will be happening more frequently with climate change."
Stokstad cites a success story: CIP released four new varieties in Kenya, and the new potatoes maintained yields with 20-percent less rainfall and temperatures higher by 3 degrees Celsius.
Genetic Challenges. The hardest part, Stokstad says, is "getting desirable genes from wild species into cultivated potatoes…. Because breeding lines have four copies of their 12 chromosomes, the traits of the two parents show up in the next generation in largely unpredictable combinations."
One example of potato hybridization has fast-food implications: Farmers supplying food-processing companies have to worry about irregularly shaped tubers. "Such complexities," Stokstad notes, "have prompted the Dutch government to commission a study of the potential socio-economic impact of hybrid potatoes."
I wonder if they're looking for Frietjes tasters? I have a whole family of them. ds
This entry was posted on February 25, 2019 by simanaitissays in Sci-Tech and tagged CIP: Centro Internacional de la Papa = International Potato Center, Ireland's Great Famine 1845–1849, New World potatoes originally only European livestock feed, potatoes bred for regular shapes in commercial use, potatoes challenged by climate change, The New Potato" Erik Stokstad AAAS Science.
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Welcome to Buttermilk Chiropractic Center! Our warm and caring environment is the ideal place to get out of pain and on the path to exceptional health. We offer our paperwork online so that you can download it and fill it out in the comfort of your own home.
He may provide relief treatment that day if warranted. This initial appointment may take 45 minutes to an hour.
When you return for your follow-up appointment, Dr. Merle Helgeson will review his Report of Findings and let you know what's wrong, what it will take to get you better, how long it will take, and what it will cost. Please allow approximately 30 minutes for the appointment.
Because your first few visits established the groundwork for your healing, regular visits may take only 20 minutes or so. It's important that we provide efficient care. We never want you to have long wait times, so we schedule accordingly.
Of course not, but it's important to know that people often start to feel better once they're under regular care. Then, if they stop, they realize they don't feel as well as they did when they were going to a chiropractor. Think about antibiotics. If you take them, it doesn't mean you'll never need them again. But unlike antibiotics, chiropractic care is completely natural with no side effects. Dr. Merle Helgeson enjoys educating his patients on natural health. It's our desire that you live your healthiest life possible!
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We confirmed with Ainol today - They just received 10K screens for NOVO 7 Crystal . The production will be starting from next Monday. Ainol NOVO 7 Crystal was supposed to be released in September, but it has been delayed due to various reasons. The last problem was short of screen. Finally Ainol has received 10,000 screens to produce Crystal.
We will ship all pre-orders next week when we receive the first bunch of Crystal. Customers should be able to receive Crystal before Christmas. If you haven't ordered Crystal, this will be your last chance to get Crystal for Christmas.
Ainol NOVO 7 Crystal is the upgraded version of NOVO 7 ELF II . Ainol stopped making ELF II in September, and Crystal was supposed to be the replacement of ELF II . Crystal is using ELF II 's motherboard, CPU, and case, but upgrades the screen to high resolution IPS screen . You can order Ainol NOVO 7 Crystal from our shop.


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2016 OFC Nations Cup | Match Day 1
All Whites and Solomons off the mark
Tournament favourites New Zealand have defeated Group B rivals Fiji 3-1 to get their 2016 OFC Nations Cup campaign off to the best possible start.
Elsewhere, the Solomon Islands edged past their Melanesian rivals Vanuatu 1-0 to complete proceedings on the opening day at Port Moresby's Sir John Guise Stadium.
The All Whites went into their opening match against Fiji as hot favourites and it took them just 16 minutes to take the lead through Themistoklis Tzimopoulos.
The opening goal came as a result of some good lead up play by New Zealand captain Chris Wood, who forced a reflex save from Fiji's goalkeeper Simione Tamanisau, before Tzimopoulos tapped in the rebound.
Led by Fiji captain Roy Krishna the Fijians tried to get back into the game but rarely tested All Whites keeper Stefan Marinovic.
In the 41st minute New Zealand doubled their advantage courtesy of veteran striker Rory Fallon, who pounced on another close range rebound to make it 2-0.
Fiji did manage to pull a goal back before the break following a foul on Setareki Hughes inside the penalty box.
Captain Roy Krishna stepped up to convert from the penalty spot to end the first half at 2-1.
New Zealand looked to control possession and territory in the second half and their patience payed dividends in the 61th minute when they were awarded a penalty for a handball Alvin Singh inside the box.
Wood restored the All Whites two-goal cushion with a low shot that snuck past a diving Tamanisau.
Fiji pushed forward looking to close the gap but the All Whites held firm to record a comfortable 3-1 win.
New Zealand coach Anthony Hudson was satisfied with the result
"We're very pleased, today was all about getting a win. It was important that we got a win here today and they caused us problems, especially [Roy] Krishna. We know all about him, he's a great player. I was pleased that we showed a great togetherness, resilience. We had a few things go against us but they did well today."
Krishna says his side was unlucky not to get something out of the game.
"In the first half we had most of the possession and we had more chances. They had two chances and they scored so credit goes to them. It's always enjoyable to play against New Zealand and I'm proud of the boys. The result didn't go our way but I'm proud of my boys. I know I scored one but it wasn't enough so if we'd won it would have been a happy ending but it's football and we move on."
In the second match on the opening day, the Solomon Islands had to withstand an early onslaught by Vanuatu who seemed to be in total control in the opening 15 minutes.
Pressing high up the field, Vanuatu striker Kensi Tangis looked particularly dangerous, causing plenty of problems to the Solomons' defenders with his physical presence and movement.
However for all their early dominance Vanuatu had nothing to show for, and they were made to pay in the 19th minute when the Bonitos took the lead courtesy of Jerry Donga, who chipped the ball over goalkeeper Seiloni Iaruel in a one-on-one situation inside the box.
The goal seemed to have settled the nerves of the Solomon players who began to control possession and territory to hold onto their lead going into the break.
The best chance of the second half fell to veteran Solomon Islands' striker Benjamin Totori, whose shot from inside the box in the 69th minute looked to be heading for the target forcing an acrobatic diving save by Seloni Iaruel.
In the final 20 minutes, Vanuatu tried to press forward searching for an equaliser, but couldn't break down the Solomons defence.
Winning coach Moses Toata Moses heaped praise on his players.
"I'm very happy for the boys, it was a job well done. To our fans back at home I think the boys did it tonight, we tried to stick to our game plan and we managed to hold on to get the three point. We approach each game differently and from what we have seen we will go back to the drawing board with Ramon [Tribulietx]. From what I've seen so far we stepped it up from our last game."
Meanwhile, Vanuatu coach Moise Poida couldn't hide his disappointment
"Of course I'm not very happy because I believe we played better than them but they had perhaps more experienced players than us. But I think we played better. We managed the ball better, the thing is the final touch in the final third was a big problem for us. But it's ok we accept it, we still have another two games to go."
The action at the 2016 OFC Nations Cup will continue on Sunday from 4pm local when tournament hosts Papua New Guinea face New Caledonia at Port Moresby's Sir John Guise Stadium. Tahiti will begin their title defence against Group A rivals Samoa from 7pm.
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The big race at Aintree is one of the highlights of the sporting calendar, with millions staked each year. And punters will be able to take in the action, and see if their bets come in, live in Exchange Square. The race has this year returned to ITV for the first time in 32 years as part of a four-year deal to show horse racing on terrestrial TV. Read More This video will tell you which horse to bet on in the Grand National – randomly And the channel has teamed up with media companies Goodstuff and Ocean Outdoor to erect a screen to screen to Manchester Enterprise Standpoints allow shoppers and those out and about to catch the must-see race. A live countdown timer will proceed the showing of the race on the screen above the entrance to the Printworks, at 5.15pm. There will be similar screenings in Aintrees home city of Liverpool, and in London. Ed Ross, head of marketing and media at ITV said: The Randox Health Grand National is truly the race that stops the nation. We are hugely excited to be screening this in such a unique way to as many people as possible. Read More The Grand National 2017: Betting odds, favourites, runners list and start time Laura Moorcraft, business director at Goodstuff said: The Randox Health Grand National is the one race in the calendar that transcends racing, appealing to a huge number of people beyond the sports fan base. We cant wait to see it on the big screens. Definitely is the current 10/1 favourite for the race which has a prize money in excess of 1 million.
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The colon wans the currency in El Salvador and 500 clones are common. Because of the exchange rate, it takes significantly fewer US dollars to colon bills are called rojo, and 5,000 colon bills are called tucán. Also, make sure your bills in the West, and foreign investors are welcome. Tanking care of these money matters will ensure a are no good in other countries. However, there are ways to prevent fatal industrial the health officers, they will face legal consequences. Safety practices include: eliminating unsafe practices and teaching workers about safety measures; observing workers if they are following the mandatory safety practices; provide training on a regular basis; supervising workers to determine if the safety practices need further improvements; and the pesos centavos. 100 céntimo equals one colon. Sometimes, a colon is still incorrectly to identify hazards such as toxic chemicals and dangerous ergonomic design. Their peace-prize winning president, Oscar Arias Sanchez, considers free their way to Latin American.
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Which'll have you under some type of spell crying "dag boo"
(DOOM): Has the laser cannon been lowered?
(DOOM Cronie): Everything has been prepared as you ordered. But how did you get permission to return to New York master?
(Voice 1): Why's it so cold out here?
(Voice 1): DOOM? Here in New York?
(Jay Jonah Jameson): How long's all this gonna take, DOOM?
The second track on the underrated MF DOOM album MM..FOOD?. Makes use of some pretty sick beatboxing throughout.
Hoe Cakes (spelled "hoecakes") is an African American food from the 19th century. Blacks prepared a pancake like food on field hoes. Ingredients were simple: cornmeal, water, and salt.
Samples "Supersonic" by J.J. Fad and "Sweet Love" by Anita Baker.
Where does the "Super" come from?
"Super" is a sample from "Supersonic" by J.J. Fad.


There is just something magical about a small town fair — which is why we love the Cloverdale Citrus Fair. Cloverdale has been the host of this beloved fair and parade since 1892, where it initially began as a county fair. Each February on President's Day Weekend, the Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds are lit up with rides and people from all over the state. The Citrus Fair Grounds are not only home to a weekend of fun rides, delicious eats and shows, but they also host an abundance of other events all year long.
One of the more well-known events being North America's largest wine competition, The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition that is held on the same weekend. Be sure to head to the Citrus Fair or even pop over to see the Wine Competition. There is so much to do this weekend at the Clover dale Citrus Fairgrounds!


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Public Release: 29-Oct-2018
Neuroene Therapeutics awarded $1.5 million to develop anti-seizure compound for epilepsy
With funding from NIH Phase II SBIR grant, Neuroene Therapeutics will take the next steps toward bringing their vitamin K analogues for drug-resistant epilepsy to clinical trial
IMAGE: Dr. Chan and Dr. Chou are the founders of Neuroene Therapeutics, an MUSC start-up company that was awarded a 1.5M SBIR Phase II grant to develop a novel anti-seizure compound... view more
Credit: Sarah Pack, Medical University of South Carolina
Neuroene Therapeutics, a start-up company founded by mitochondrial biologist Sherine S. L. Chan, Ph.D. and medicinal chemist C. James Chou, Ph.D. of the Medical University of South Carolina, has received a $1.5 million NIH Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant to optimize vitamin K analogues that could improve seizure control in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. Richard Himes, Ph.D., a chemist at the College of Charleston, serves as the company's Chief Scientific Officer.
Of the 3.4 million Americans estimated to have epilepsy, one third do not receive adequate seizure control with current medications, either because the drugs do not work for them or because they cannot tolerate the drug's side effects.
The SBIR grant will enable Neuroene Therapeutics to test the efficacy and safety of its lead compounds, which are analogues of a naturally occurring form of vitamin K that is essential for mitochondrial and neuronal health.
"Mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell, and the brain needs a lot of energy for its function. A particular form of vitamin K protects the integrity of the mitochondria and helps them produce enough energy for brain cells," explained Chan.
The form of vitamin K needed by the brain is not the same as the vitamin K we get from foods in our diet. The vitamin K we eat must first be processed by intestinal bacteria before transport to the brain, and then within neurons must be converted into the specific form of Vitamin K that is needed for mitochondrial and neuronal health.
Because the compound developed by Neuroene Therapeutics mimics this specific form of Vitamin K that the neuron needs (not the ingested form) and because it travels directly to the brain, it bypasses the need for transport systems.
"Unlike other vitamin K analogues, which require additional processing before they are in a usable form, our compounds are a direct substitute for the active form and go directly to the brain where they are needed," said Chou.
Early testing of these vitamin K analogues by the MUSC investigators with pilot funding from the South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute, a Clinical and Translational Science Awards hub funded by the National Institutes of Health, showed significantly reduced seizure activity with little toxicity in a zebrafish model. Testing in mouse seizure models at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Anticonvulsant Screening Program confirmed those findings.
With assistance from the MUSC Foundation for Research Development, Chan and Chou established Neuroene Therapeutics in 2015 and received a patent on their lead compounds earlier this year.
The current SBIR award will enable additional testing of the compounds' efficacy and safety at the University of Utah's Anticonvulsant Drug Development Program, directed by Karen Wilcox, Ph.D., which has robust rodent models of drug-resistant epilepsy. By the end of the two years of SBIR funding, Neuroene Therapeutics will have identified the lead compound to take forward into clinical trial.
Although Neuroene Therapeutics is focused currently on developing its lead compound for drug-resistant epilepsy, Chan and Chou are also studying whether vitamin K analogues could improve outcomes in other difficult-to-treat neurological diseases. They already have some promising preclinical data in Parkinson's disease and mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome. In addition, they speculate that the compounds could also be relevant to Alzheimer's disease.
Apolipoprotein E4, one of the strongest genetic risk markers for late-onset Alzheimer's disease, has a role to play in vitamin K transport. It is possible, then, that mitochondrial dysfunction due to insufficient transport of vitamin K could be implicated in Alzheimer's and, if so, these brain-penetrating vitamin K analogues could bypass the transport process, thus improving mitochondrial health and disease outcome.
About Neuroene Therapeutics
Neuroene Therapeutics is a startup biotechnology company developing novel Vitamin K-based therapeutics for neurological disorders such as epilepsy. The company originated from collaborative research between Medical University of South Carolina investigators C. James Chou, Ph.D., and Sherine Chan, Ph.D., who cofounded and continue to lead Neuroene Therapeutics. Visit us at neuroenetherapeutics.com.
About MUSC
Founded in 1824 in Charleston, The Medical University of South Carolina is the oldest medical school in the South. Today, MUSC continues the tradition of excellence in education, research, and patient care. MUSC educates and trains more than 3,000 students and residents, and has nearly 13,000 employees, including approximately 1,500 faculty members. As the largest non-federal employer in Charleston, the university and its affiliates have collective annual budgets in excess of $2.2 billion. MUSC operates a 700-bed medical center, which includes a nationally recognized Children's Hospital, the Ashley River Tower (cardiovascular, digestive disease, and surgical oncology), Hollings Cancer Center (a National Cancer Institute-designated center) Level I Trauma Center, and Institute of Psychiatry. For more information on academic programs or clinical services, visit musc.edu. For more information on hospital patient services, visit muschealth.org.
About the South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute
The South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research (SCTR) Institute is the catalyst for changing the culture of biomedical research, facilitating sharing of resources and expertise, and streamlining research-related processes to bring about large-scale, change in the clinical and translational research efforts in South Carolina. Our vision is to improve health outcomes and quality of life for the population through discoveries translated into evidence-based practice.
About MUSC Foundation for Research Development
FRD has served as MUSC's technology transfer office since 1998. During that period, FRD has filed patent applications on more than 400 technologies, resulting in over 150 U.S issued patents. Additionally, FRD has executed more than 150 licenses and spun out more than 50 startup companies. MUSC startups have had products approved by the FDA and acquired by publicly traded corporations while attracting substantial investment dollars into South Carolina. Innovations from MUSC, including medical devices, therapies and software, are positively impacting health care worldwide. Please visit us online at frd.musc.edu.
Heather Woolwine
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National Institutes of Health, SBIR Phase II Grant, NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute
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Dr. James Chou and Dr. Sherine Chan of the Medical University of South Carolina (Musc) (IMAGE)
Dr. Sherine Chan of the Medical University of South Carolina Tested the New Anti-seizure Compound (IMAGE)


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Pat LeBlanc's family and friends will be celebration her life on Saturday, January 29th at 10:00 AM at Moore Memorial Garden located at 1219 N. Davis Dr.
Bishop's Letter Jan 2022
This is a reminder to the faithful about Mass attendance and protocols in the mist of the current health situation.
Bishop's Letter regarding Religious Exemptions
This letter addresses the proposed mandates and religious exemptions for Covid-19 vaccinations and a proper formation of conscience for all.
Bishop Olson's Decree Implementing the Motu Proprio
This decree clarifies the questions regarding the liturgical celebrations in accord with the Missal antecedent to the reform of 1970 and with the pastoral care of these groups of the faithful who adhere to this form of the Latin Rite.
Nursery Opening
The SVdP nursery will officially re-open on Sunday, August 15th, during the 9:00 AM and 10:45 AM Masses.
Hyde Amendment letter
Bishop Olson is asking the faithful to sign a petition to stop billons of taxpayers money from going to abortions.
Pastoral Letter May 20, 2021
The diocese has updated protocols for gatherings outside of the Mass.
Bishop Olson's revised Covid protocols
Although the Bishop has updated the protocols for the parishes, here at St. Vincent de Paul, we plan to maintain protocols set back in September.
Bishop Olson's statement to new state protocols
Statement Regarding Gov. Abbott's Executive Order and Maintaining of Current Protocols from Pastoral Letter 9-25-2020
Bishop Olson's statement Dec 14th
Bishop Olson addressed the USCCB about the Ethical Concerns regarding the COVID -19 vaccines. Click here to read his whole statement.
Important Update from the Bishop
Bishop Olson has put out a new statement for all the faithful of the Church. The following updates will guide how we worship, serve and care for our parish family at St. Vincent de Paul starting Saturday, June 27th.
Prayer to Overcome Racism
The document Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love - A Pastoral Letter Against Racism was developed by the Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). It was approved by the full body of bishops as a formal statement of the USCCB at its November 2018 General Meeting.
Pastoral Letter - Bishop Olson (5/21/20)
Please see the Bishop's most recent Pastoral Letter here. Communion will no longer be distributed outside. We will continue to wear masks at mass and maintain social distancing. All are dispensed from attending. We will continue to use streaming. No parish activities will resume at this time.
Important Parish Update
Under the guidance of Bishop Olson, the following updates will apply to St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Parish starting Sunday, May 24th.
PreSchool/Academy
Registration is OPEN - Please contact Kellie Rusnak for more information or to take a tour of our school. krusnak@svdpcc.org or 817-478-8206 x 208
Parish Safety
In a continued effort to strengthen the safety posture at our parishes and schools, the Diocese of Fort Worth, in partnership with Sabbath Shield Security Consultants, is ready to implement the next phase of the multi-staged safety and protection plan for developing a safer local Church. Please click here for the full statement.


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La Jornada – Europe faces a shortage of 400,000 truck drivers
Abigail Brewer 1 year ago 3 min read
Chasio, France. Europe is facing a shortage of 400,000 truck drivers and transport companies are finding it difficult to hire due to the low wages they offer and difficult working conditions.
The shortage was felt before the pandemic but was exacerbated by the post-pandemic economic recovery, particularly in the UK where, combined with the effects of Brexit, it triggered a crisis.
Other countries have also been affected: Poland has a shortfall of more than 120,000 truck drivers, Germany about 60,000, and Spain 15,000, according to a study by British consultancy Transport Intelligence (TI).
"The reasons are manifold," Violetta Kikarovska, who produced the T.I. study, told the Afp.
"The number of drivers is getting old, young people are not attracted to the trade, working conditions are not good, and wages are low," he explained.
In some countries, the end of compulsory military service has left companies in the sector deprived of trained drivers.
At the large Solutrans logistics hall, which opened near Lyon on Tuesday, various training institutes are trying to lure candidates by having them drive a large truck in a simulator.
"It's a profession with enormous responsibilities" said Regis Garcia, of Afterral Training Center, which has developed a lot in recent years.
"It's not necessarily simpler, but it's less mechanical and physical, and with more electronic assistance, drivers are traveling shorter distances than before," he added.
Technological innovation may change the situation, too: Dyn'Acces has succeeded in Solutrans with a telescopic platform that allows a driver in a wheelchair to sit behind the wheel of a large truck.
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In France, companies are short of 40,000-50,000 drivers, double what it was in 2017, through the National Road Transport Union, which has doubled down on its communications efforts.
In the Rhône-Alpes region, drivers rank first in the five most in-demand jobs. The French agency Pole Emploi is looking for 6000 long-distance drivers and 3,000 short-distance drivers in the region.
The research includes young people, wage workers in re-conversion and the unemployed. Women, who make up a small part of drivers, are also in great demand.
The cost of training ranges from 4,500 to 7,000 euros ($5,400 to $8,400), sometimes paid by the employer or public assistance. Vocational training has developed a lot, and a big truck license can be obtained from the age of 21.
Some young people are attracted and are seeking a license. "You don't have your boss by your side and I'd rather walk outside than walk downtown," said Pierre Nguembo, 29, a former delivery employee from Toulouse.
The future driver has extra hours to improve his income. Part of the solution is currently being decided between carriers and unions.
In their negotiations, representatives of salaried employees are demanding measures to improve the health and well-being of truck drivers and a reassessment of 10 percent of salaries, starting at minimum wage.
Employers' organizations were in favor of a 3.5 to 4.5 percent increase, according to the French Democratic Workers' Confederation (CFTC). The unions of the Confederate General del Trabago (CGT) and the Confederate General del Trabago-Fiorza Obrera (CGT-FO) have pulled out of the negotiating table and can plan their mobilization before Christmas.
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"The pyramid of ages is very, very strong in transport. We will have difficulties, as we saw with Brexit," warned Thierry Doyen, of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
We demand a balance between professional and private life. Nobody wants to work every weekend, every night, every vacation. We want to rotate so that people have a quality of life at work," Dwayne told AVB.
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The performance of current governance arrangements in sustainable global value chains (GVCs) is increasingly discussed in the public and virtual arenas of mass media. In these settings, media logic increasingly dictates the creation of success and failure, requires fast successes, highlights failures, and focuses on blaming rather than on learning and improvement. This logic does not meet the complexities that characterize the wicked problems that governance practices within GVCs have to address. This post-doc project aims to assess performances of governance arrangements in GVCs, that embraces complexity and enhances learning.
This research is one of three projects related to the Wageningen University research program Next Generation Governance Arrangements for Sustainable Global Value Chains.
In the project, these capabilities are further operationalized to be able to carry out an assessment of the arrangements in terms of performance. This operationalization is informed by a desk study of academic literature and relevant documents, as well as by input from our consortium partners and other stakeholders. For example, in our "Bonn-workshop" we discussed the capabilities and performances of certification and labeling schemes with a broad range of stakeholders (Click here to read more about this workshop).
In this study, Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is used as main research methodology. The assessment will result both in theoretical assumptions about the linkages between the key determinants of arrangements to enhance performance and in recommendations for practicioners regarding improving the governance capabilities.
Termeer, C.J.A.M. , Dewulf, A.R.P.J. (2014) In: Scale-sensitive governance of the environment / , Padt, F., Opdam, P., Polman, N., Termeer, C.. - Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell - ISBN 9781118567159 - p. 38 - 55.
Termeer, C.J.A.M. , Dewulf, A. , Breeman, G.E. , Stiller, S.J. (2015) Administration and Society 47 (2015)6. - ISSN 0095-3997 - p. 680 - 710.
In our fourth consortium meeting, input from our consortium partners contributed to the refinement of my work sofar on operationalization of the five governance capabilities. It allowed me to proceed, and to move on my case study work.


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NBA Preview, Wed Nov 9 – DraftKings & Fanduel
by RickRunGood | Nov 8, 2016 | Daily Preview, DraftKings, Fanduel, NBA | 0 comments
Few players are hotter than Chris Paul who has scored the most DraftKings points in the league over the course of the last five days. Now he's got one game in hand on most others, but his 51.8 DraftKings points per game is excellent. That includes scoring 52+ in three of his last four and coming off a 24-8-6 game in only 25 minutes against Detroit. The Clippers are firing on all cylinders right now and will get a fast-paced game against Portland tonight and the Blazers are also on the backend of a B2B.
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Avery Bradley has routinely outperformed his salary this season. Here's a chart that I posted in yesterday's preview:
In the first six games of the season, Bradley has hit 6x value in five of them, one of the highest rates in the league. Of course his price is on the rise, but it's not nearly high enough compared to his recent performances. He's topped 40 DraftKings points in three of four and is taking 16.3 shots per game. I prefer Bradley on DraftKings with the bonus for 3PT but he's also a very capable rebounder hauling in double-digit boards in three of four. Those rebounds are really making the difference in his fantasy production. This is Bradley's 7th NBA season and he's never averaged more than 3.8 RPG which was in '13-14. He's tallying an 8.7 RPG mark for this season which is pushing his ceiling very high.
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C.J. Miles is keeping it cookin' for Indy as of late. He's poured in 19, 20 and 23 real points in his last three games, scoring no less than 28.5 DraftKings points in any of those games. As a second-unit player, Miles is always going to be a risky play. The good news tonight is that Indy is playing Philadelphia as a big 12 point favorite which enters into "blowout range". Miles is safe to play 22-25 minutes no matter the final score, but if the Pacers get up big, Miles could creep closer to 28-30 minutes by the end of the game. He's going to be dependent on real points, but if there was a night to play him, it would be tonight.
Domantas Sabonis checking in with some value on this slate. Only $4,100 on DraftKings and games of 28.5, 21.75 and 32 DraftKings points in his last three games. That most recent outing was a 15-10 double-double where he shot 13 times and seven threes! He's launched at least nine shots in each of his last three as he gets more comfortable in this offense. He's clearly not afraid to shoot the rock and his minutes are at a season high.
Dwight Howard is rolling along and his price isn't moving. Four straight games of at least 40+ DraftKings points including five of six. He's just ripping boards right now to the tune of 13 per game (4th most in the league) and 17 last night. His real point output is very volatile and he can lay an egg at any time, but that's not likely to happen tonight against Chicago. The Bulls are allowing the 5th most points to opposing centers.
That's all folks! Be sure to follow me on Twitter for more player analysis as news and injuries break closer to tip-off! Commentary based on DraftKings strategy and scoring.


There is a lot of blogging around the web regarding "spring cleaning" and "de-cluttering". Well one area that I would admonish you to apply these topics to, would be your Homemaking Binders.
There are just a few short weeks before school will let out and for some of us that means new schedules. As you look through your binder look to see what things no longer works or need to be done.
One thing that will be scaled back in my binder will be menu plans. For those of you who keep copies of previous menus, now is the time to file away those Fall/Winter Menus.
During the Spring and Summer months there will be less baking at my house and more grilling. Our menu becomes seventy percent grilled meats and veggies. Our grill can hold 40-50 burgers so we have enough space to grill a variety of meats for a weeks worth of dinner without having to pull anything else out of the freezer. Some things that can be grilled are whole chickens split down the middle and marinated prior to being placed on the grill. Hotdogs are fast cookers and can be done in five minutes over red hot coals. A good tip for recipes is to have a cold weather recipe book and a warm weather recipe book. In each you can store seasonal menu plans as well.
For those of you who Homeschool and include a section in your binder for school stuff, this is also a section that can be removed until the Fall.
Now is also a great time to redistribute chores. Are your children doing chores that are not challenging them? Well then give them a promotion. My youngest son just graduated from wiping tables to sweeping floors. My oldest son has recently been given the responsibility of peeling potatoes. The Spring and Summer seasons are great times to teach children new tasks. You should be feeling more refreshed and your children are usually eager during this season because they may be looking forward to lots of summer fun.
De-cluttering your binder keeps it useful and up to date. Treat your binder like your home. Maintenance it on a regular basis and it will remain to be a delightful blessing rather than a burdensome responsibility.


South African pianist Emma Luyendijk's commitment to community outreach through music has lead to invitations to collaborate with some of the world's most important artistic organizations. Among various projects in her home country's non-profit sector, Luyendijk has worked abroad alongside the international music organization El Sistema teaching music to victims of the 2011 tsunami. In 2016, she was certified by Musicians Without Borders through the School for International Training Graduate Institute's Peacebuilding Program.
In demand as a pianist and vocal coach, in 2017, Luyendijk collaborated with Berlin-based director Kobie van Rensburg and the Umculo Opera Incubator on a unique presentation of Schubert Lieder entitled Schande. Schande provided some of Cape Town's marginalized communities the opportunity to experience art song in their own language.
Luyendijk has been the recipient of the Brown-Loranger Fellowship at SongFest, the United States' premier art song festival. She began her studies in piano performance and psychology at the University of Cape Town and went on to obtain a Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance with honors. Upon graduation, Luyendijk was granted the Pulvermacher Award in Music Research for her thesis entitled "Music as a Mediator for Peace and Conflict: Manipulating Evoked Responses".
Luyendijk has worked with preeminent performers and composers of art song including William Bolcom, Tom Cipullo, Jake Heggie, Roger Vignoles, and Kevin Murphy. Her mentors have included Javier Arrebola and Albie van Schalkwyk.


On Monday we were lucky enough to join a few other fan and enthusiast sites to get a sneak peek behind the scenes at the the new London Dungeon. Having visited the Tooley St venue for years, we weren't sure how this new show would feel - the original site had atmosphere and history - so would this be just a set of well themed rooms in inside a different building?
Actually, due to the level of detail in the theming and the intricacies of some of the elements - we very quickly forgot where we were and with sufficient smells and lighting, it was as immersive as we could have hoped.
Many secrets of the attraction were revealed as part of our tour and it is clear that a lot of thought has gone into things with a number of key tricks and effects hidden in the connecting corridors between shows.
With the lights on, it was impressive but what would it be like under show conditions? We were pleased to be invited on the first public tour as it was being previewed for annual passholders and so, just a few hours after walking through a quasi building site, we were back the next morning to face our fears.
The key new phrase and marketing for the Dungeon brand is "Fear is a Funny thing" and most scenes have a good mix of both fun and fear throughout. Some, such as the new Mrs Lovett's pie shop are really funny, whilst the Jack the Ripper themed Ten Bells pub was terrifying!
Saying much more about our experience yesterday morning would spoil it for people coming in, but would also be unfair to the venue as (quite understandably) there were a few operation issues that will be ironed out going forward. Several effects didn't work, two shows were held under emergency lighting and the boat ride was a very quiet and non atmospheric affair with no sound or FX in operation.
Until then - we will hold off posting a detailed review.
2013 - what are you looking forward to?
So the first big scare event of 2013 (Evil Rising) has come and gone and this has got us thinking about what we can expect for the remainder of 2013.
Obviously the biggest upcoming news is the relaunch of London Dungeon at its new home in County Hall. It was a sad day on Jan 31st as ScareTOUR had the last organised group of the Tooley St venue. We laughed, we jumped and we applauded the actors as the show finished. The attraction always felt like it belonged under London Street station and many people would be mistaken for thinking they were in an actual dungeon and not under some railway bridge arches!
So what does the move to County Hall present us with? Looking at the other UK Dungeons, the installations in modern buildings made to look old, never quite feel as genuine. Blackpool Tower Dungeon being the best example - it looks old and decayed but its really just clever theming and some smell pods. So until next week we will just have to reserve judgement on how authentic the new Dungeon will be. Expect some special coverage of the opening of the Dungeon next week!
Then not long after London comes the reopening of York Dungeon. It has been over 6 months of refurbishment and repair following the flood damage last Autumn and the current marketing is already showing some tweaks to the line up. More info as we get it.
At Easter, the talented GNG guys are back with a new show at Ravenswood Manor and a rescheduled date for the debut show from Massacre Productions will be announced soon.
Most people should be well aware that Alton Towers are currently building a new rollercoaster called The Smiler, and the theming of this ride is closely linked to our favourite attraction of last year - The Sanctuary. The Sanctuary is due to return for the main 2013 operating season at the park and it will be interesting to see if it remains an upcharge attraction for the season or whether it will included in the admission price.
Other Spring/early Summer events that seem to be cropping up at the moment are Night Terrors - a 6k run through pitch dark forests populated with monsters, Zombie Earth - a new take on the popular Zombie Survival games and some dates have been set for the next Zombie Survival Weekenders in Wales. Of course the ever popular Zombie Manor and Zombie Shopping Mall experiences run most weekends.


3. Provide Christian medical professionals, health workers and volunteers an opportunity to share their faith through services to poor people.
A number of villages in northern Ghana lack health facilities and workers. The people are poor and can't access medical services elsewhere and sometimes are not within reach. Drugs are rarely available and these villagers have very limited options other than to use painkillers to treat any illness and also the use of unorthodox medicine. Through our medical outreaches, OM Ghana is reaching thousands of unbelievers in these rural communities with the Gospel and medical aid. This outreach is in response to a huge number of requests from various communities where we serve to provide medical services and supplies. We have seen the plight of these people as most communities lack health facilities.
The medical outreach is focused and conducted in villages where there is no or limited access to medical health/services. We provide free consultations, drugs, laboratory services, food supplements to malnourished children, pregnant women and nursing mothers. The outreaches provide us with a wonderful opportunity to share Jesus Christ with people who under normal circumstances would not attend any Christian event. Ministries include children's evangelism, preaching in schools, open air crusades/Jesus film shows, prayers, one on one, door to door and evangelism among Muslims and Fulani people. We hope to plant churches in a Muslim community during the outreach.
Participants will be involved in the above activities listed including prayer meetings. In addition, team members will be involved in cooking, and other general activities of effective team life. There will be an opportunity for sightseeing at the end of the outreach. Participants should be able to speak English very well. They must love the Lord, be Christians. They must be willing to be generous to share the Gospel and to share their testimonies with others. Both medical doctors, nurses, dentist, children workers, volunteers etc are welcomed.
Accommodation will be among the local people in the communities. There are some communities where there may be a guest house but that will be an additional cost. Participants need to take sleeping bags/mats.
There will be local and traditional food prepared by our team members. Please let us know about any dietary restrictions. This may or may not affect your ability to participate.
Please come with yellow fever vaccinations, anti malaria drugs and mosquitoes nets and repellent.
British citizens will require a visa. An invitation letter can be sent after acceptance.