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The Jamie Drake Equation by Christopher Edge
Christopher Edge's previous book, The Many Worlds of Albie Bright was science fiction for kids at its best. Christopher effortlessly wove actual science with fiction into a story about a boy's search for his mum across multiple dimensions. It is a fantastic book that the kids at my school have loved and I've certainly enjoyed discussing the story with them. Christopher's latest book, The Jamie Drake Equation, is another brilliant science fiction story that readers young and old will devour.
How amazing would it be to have a dad who's an astronaut?
Rocket launches, zero gravity, and flying through space like a superhero! Jamie Drake's dad is orbiting the Earth in the International Space Station and Jamie ought to think it's cool but he just really misses him…
Hanging out at his local observatory, Jamie picks up a strange signal on his phone. It looks like alien life is getting closer to home. But space is a dangerous place and when his dad's mission goes wrong, can Jamie prove that he's a hero too?
The Jamie Drake Equation tore apart my atoms, shook them up and put me back together again. It made me smile, broke my heart and left me in awe of the universe. The story is narrated by Jamie so you really get inside his head and experience his sadness, embarrassment , heartbreak, wonder and awe.
Ultimately this is a story about a boy and his connection with his father who he just wants to return to him on Earth. Jamie's dad is often away, training for missions or up in space, and Jamie and his family have had to live all over the world for his dad to achieve his dreams. Jamie really misses his dad and just wants him to be home, rather than talking to him on a screen. His dad's latest mission is to launch nano-spacecraft in to space to look for signs of alien life. However, it's Jamie who makes contact with an alien race when he accidentally downloads a transmission to the Hubble Telescope to his phone. Soon Jamie is discovering more about aliens and the universe than he ever thought he would.
Like The Many Worlds of Albie Bright, the thing I love most about The Jamie Drake Equation is the way that Christopher not only tells a fantastic story but also teaches you about the wonders of the universe. I never knew about things like a star's 'Goldilocks zone', or that one of our closest stars, Proxima Centauri, is only four and a quarter light years from Earth. Reading this book made me want to desperately visit an observatory to look at the stars (something I've never done). I'm sure Christopher will inspire kids to want to explore the universe too.
The Jamie Drake Equation is perfect for readers who love adventure, science and space, stories about families, or anyone who just loves a gripping story. It would be a great read aloud for Years 6-8 as it will certainly grab kids (and teachers). I wonder where Christopher Edge will take us next?
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Los Angeles Amublance accident news
There have been several ambulance crashes that got the concern of the public. There was even a study describing the characteristics of these crashes and the difference between emergency & non-emergency crashes differ.
It was estimated that out of 339 ambulance crashes, there were 405 people who died and 838 who were injured. Most of these crashes which led to fatalities happened during emergency run at the intersection of streets. Persons inside the ambulance suffer the burden of the injury especially those who are occupying the rear compartment.
To reduce crash and injury cases, authorities must create programs that improve intersection control, better screening to determine capability of drivers, the use of proper restrains and appropriate design for more secured rear compartment. The risk of ambulance accidents is that it endangers not only the drivers and commuters on the road but also the paramedic and patients at the rear of the vehicle.
An ambulance of the L.A. Fire Department met an accident as it was traveling along the wet-soaked Freeway 101 early this morning. It was transporting a crash victim to an area hospital.
Fire Department spokesperson, Cecil Manresa reported that the mishap happened around 1:26 o'clock in the morning on the vicinity of downtown Los Angeles at the exit in Alameda. The passengers were two paramedics and a female patient who unfortunately sustained no injuries. No other details were provided regarding the accident.
As one of several rescue ambulances, the vehicle had come to ferry a victim from a car accident along the southbound 101. CHP officer said that there were four people from Long Beach injured in the wreck and one of them was in critical condition.
The male driver, age 33, was operating his Infinity DUI of alcohol and nonprescription drugs. He crashed his vehicle into a guard rail while traveling at 60 mph, the CHP stated. The vehicle flipped and alighted on its roof after hitting a big sign post placed at the Freeway's right shoulder. The driver exited through the window but his two women passengers were trapped inside. Firefighters had to extricate them out of the vehicle.
One of the victims was a 26 years old female who sustained major injuries on her head and was considered in critical condition. The other woman passenger, age 27, suffered moderate injuries on the neck and back. There was a fourth passenger, a 27-year old male, who crawled out of the Infinity and was listed in stable condition.
Cecil Manresa, Fire Department spokesperson, stated that the accident involving the ambulance Cesar Chavez Avenue of Boyle Heights. Manresa did not provide more details about the accident happened at about 1:26 o'clock in the morning in the vicinity of.Echandia Street 400 block in nor the condition of the driver.
Accident victims have rights. If you were injured in a car accident, contact our experienced LA car accident lawyers now for free consultation. He will protect the rights of you and your loved ones. You may be entitled to financial compensation for economic damages, as well as pain and suffering.
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Q: apache roller 5.1 link error my apache roller 5.1 installation has some links that work, and some that don't. It's hosted on digitalocean. The 'Home' link starts out with 127.0.0.1:8080 which of course doesn't work, yet the login link is correctly formed starting with the domain name, instead.
I think this is a apache roller configuration error, but I'm not sure how to fix it. What would cause some links to start with 127.0.0.1:8080, and some to start with the sites real domain name?

A: Can you give more details to this issue? Are these misleading links, links to resources like CSS, images, etc. or to blog posts?
In common, this sounds like a misconfiguration of your Java EE server. If your application server is listening to localhost (127.0.0.1), Apache Roller will use this IP address for the URLs.
Let the application server listen to the external IP address and the issue should be solved.

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Winter not in the South. That is all you need to know to realize that it is going to get very cold soon. When that thermometer hits under 50 you get annoyed but, when that needle gets lower and lower and lower, you get very angry. Having to warm up your car and turn the heat up really high; life is crap when it is freezing outside. This funny T-shirt is perfect for anyone who hates the cold and shivers so much they begin to laugh like crazy. Our funny winter T-shirts are perfect for anyone because they relate to anyone and everyone.
Our novelty t-shirts were designed with everyone who has ever thought that life is good is just something people say to make themselves feel better and ignore life's crap. Our novelty t-shirts for winter fails are perfect for people who know they can't hide from reality and instead want to embrace and laugh that crap off.


I published a piece for the R Street Institute Friday on how the NSA's internet spying program is not just harmful to civil liberties, but also harmful to the economy as well. The reason why, companies around the world have lost faith in the security of their data and software from American companies.
Last week, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., hosted a forum in Silicon Valley on NSA spying as a means to drum up support for proposed reform legislation that has been stalled in the Senate.
Attended by executives from Google, Microsoft, Facebook and other tech companies, the forum found a receptive audience, as these companies are worried about their prospects of doing business abroad. A 2013 report warned that American companies could lose up to $180 billion in lost technology sales as a result of the NSA spying allegations. A report in August of last year found that American cloud computer services alone could lose up to $35 billion a year in lost overseas sales as a result of the revelations.


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Gabbert needs help to pull Jaguars out of freefall
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NFL Team Report - Jacksonville Jaguars - INSIDE SLANT
As the Jacksonville Jaguars prepare to play at the Houston Texans on Sunday, they have a daunting task in order to avoid a repeat of the first meeting between the teams this season.
The Texans won that game, 27-7, at Jacksonville in Week 2 in a game that was more lopsided than the score indicated.
Quarterback Blaine Gabbert completed only 7 of 19 passes for 53 yards before leaving with a leg injury and Chad Henne finished up and completed two pass attempts for 23 yards. Running back Maurice Jones-Drew was held to 60 yards in 12 carries.
Jones-Drew will likely miss this game with a foot injury that has caused him to miss three games and all but two plays of a fourth.
The Jaguars do have one thing going for them - they are playing on the road, where they tend to be a better team this season.
Granted, they're 1-8 overall and have lost three of four road games, but all five home games have been lopsided losses. By contrast, the Jaguars beat the Colts on the road - before losing to them at home - and lost overtime games on the road to the Vikings and Raiders. And they played the Packers tough at home before losing, 24-15.
The key for the Jaguars is whether Gabbert will do any better against the Houston defense than he did in the first game.
Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey said he is sticking with Gabbert if he is cleared by the doctors to play after aggravating a left shoulder injury against Indianapolis that he originally injured in Oakland.
It has been reported that Gabbert has a torn labrum, although Mularkey won't give any details except to say it is a shoulder injury and has a policy of not letting the players talk about injuries.
Gabbert also needs better protection as he was sacked three times before leaving in the fourth quarter against the Colts. Henne replaced him and was sacked once.
Gabbert also needs his receivers, who drop too many passes and don't always run precise routes, to step up.
Laurent Robinson, who signed a $32.5 million free agent deal, and rookie Justin Blackmon, the fifth pick in the draft, were both supposed to help jumpstart the offense. But Robinson missed three games with a concussion and Blackmon has only 26 catches.
NFL Team Report - Jacksonville Jaguars - NOTES, QUOTES
TRENDING: The Jaguars used to be noted for running the ball, but haven't been able to get their ground game untracked this year except in the victory over the Colts when Maurice Jones-Drew rushed for 177 yards. With Jones-Drew sidelined, Rashad Jennings has struggled and gained only 27 yards in 11 carries against the Colts in Week 10. For the season, Jennings has only 221 yards on 74 carries for an average of 3.0. Before he was injured, Jones-Drew averaged 4.8 yards per carry with 414 yards on 86 carries.
LINEUP WATCH: The Jaguars have two backups in the secondary, cornerback Aaron Ross, who is usually the nickel back, and safety Chris Prosinski, starting because of injuries. Ross has replaced Rashean Mathis and Prosinski is starting for Dwight Lowery. Mathis has missed two games with a groin injury and Lowery has missed four with an ankle injury. It is uncertain if Mathis or Prosinski will be back for the Houston game.
NFL Team Report - Jacksonville Jaguars - STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL
--RB Rashad Jennings ran for only 27 yards in 11 attempts against the Colts and has only 221 yards on 74 carries.
--WR Laurent Robinson caught nine passes for 77 yards against the Colts and has only 24 catches for 252 yards.
--WR Cecil Shorts caught six passes for 105 yards against the Colts and leads the team with 29 catches for 561 yards.
--WR Justin Blackmon has struggled in his rookie season and has 26 catches for 250 yards.
--K Josh Scobee has made 15 of 16 field goal attempts after having his first miss of the season against the Colts.
INJURY IMPACT
--RB Maurice Jones-Drew missed his third game in a row with a foot injury and probably won't play against Houston.
--S Dwight Lowery missed his fourth game in a row with an ankle injury and it is uncertain if he will be back against Houston.
--CB Rashean Mathis has missed the last two games with a groin injury and it is uncertain if he'll be back for the Houston game.
--FB Greg Jones has missed the last two games with a hip injury.
--QB Blaine Gabbert left the Colts' game in the fourth period when he aggravated a torn labrum in his left shoulder. He will likely be back for the Houston game.
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Greg Walton
GREG WALTON is often heard quoting the tagline, "It's more than just music…It's about community!" What is also evident with this singer, songwriter, and speaker is that his Christian faith acts itself out in charity and that he partners often with the relief and development efforts of organizations such as CRS and Mercy Corps. This commitment can be heard in his 5 Unity Award winning single titled- TUNE OF IGNORANCE.
Greg recalls, "I was inspired to write the song after I started supporting a child in Rwanda through a relief and development organization. By living a Judeo-Christian spiritual life, I believe that serving the poor is central to my understanding of living in love, so I thought writing a song to encourage others to meet the needs of the poor was key."
The song, produced by Jeff Thomas (Matt Maher-Your Grace Is Enough), also features key players including Ken Lewis, Matt Pierson, Scott Dente, and others. In addition to the release of the radio single, which is available through ITUNES and other download distributors, Greg Walton hosts a coordinating "impact project" during his LIVE concert appearances where concert goers can drop a "buck in the bucket" after he performs the song and proceeds will benefit CRS. 100% of the net proceeds from digital sales benefits CRS as well.
Greg's third album is about taking a stand for your faith, a challenge young Christians face more and more often in our world. A high school teacher on the side, Greg is all too familiar with this. I Won't Back Down offers 11 songs that encourage all the faithful to stand strong in their commitment to Jesus and to stay on the narrow way that leads to the Kingdom of God.
A great song made even better, the title track is Greg's excellent cover of the Tom Petty hit. The album also features nine new Walton originals, Christian rock gems, all.
Although he's a solo artist, Greg wasn't alone on this album. "One of the things I've learned is that you can't build something great without a lot of help. A songwriter's journey never ends and there was a lot of distance I wanted to cover for this project, but I knew I couldn't do it alone." Greg sought the coaching of manager, Greg Menza, Polarboy's band leader Pol Buckingham, producer John Pisciotta and master songwriter Bob Halligan Jr. (Ceili Rain).
Greg also had the help of some guest artists in addition to his touring band: Aaron Smith (drums; The 77's & A Ragamuffin Band), Wade Jaynes (bass, Steve Taylor & Over the Rhine, David Teems (flat pickin'), T.J. Klay (harp) and Robin Welty (BGVs).
The end result is good, edgy rock 'n roll with a great message, making it one of "John Boy's" strongest works.
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2022 Delegate Assembly is a Wrap
Boise Education Association members kickoff IEA's 2022 Delegate Assembly at their local caucus breakfast.
Nearly 400 IEA members, staff and guests came together for the Idaho Education Association's 129thDelegate Assembly (DA) in Boise April 22-23.
From every region and representing 52 IEA locals from across Idaho, the delegates came together for this annual business meeting to reinvigorate the IEA spirit, celebrate successes from the past year and set priorities for the year ahead. It was the first in-person DA since the 2019 gathering in Coeur d'Alene before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Throughout the two-day event, delegates caucused with others from their region, proposed the most new business items or IEA policy proposals in recent memory, approved the IEA's budget, endorsed new resolutions and heard updates from IEA leadership and staff.
IEA President Layne McInelly opened the proceedings by noting the 130th anniversary of the founding of the IEA.
"That's 130 years of public school educators — all of you — using their expertise and influence to create public schools Idaho students deserve," McInelly said. "That deserves a big round of applause."
He also recognized the challenges educators faced during the pandemic and in the post-pandemic world.
"The past two years have been a huge challenge for everyone — but especially for our profession," he said. "Many of our colleagues are questioning whether being an educator is even worth it. Today, I'm here to say to each of you: It is worth it. What you do matters."
McInelly and other IEA leaders emphasized the importance of IEA's legislative wins during the 2022 legislative session and the importance of building on that momentum.


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Developing an Australian Trust Index (PhD scholarship)
A scholarship for a PhD student interested in researching in the energy sector.
Australian only
Application dates
Applications close
a living allowance of AU$38,000 per annum for three years
the opportunity to develop advanced research skills, contribute to an important global issue and engage meaningfully with industry
international students will receive a HDR tuition fee sponsorship, if successful in receiving the scholarship.
The scholarship is for full-time study and can be used to support living costs.
A six-month extension to the scholarship is also possible, subject to approval by QUT and the funding organisation RACE for 2030 CRC.
Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, applicants must either be domestic or international students who are on shore in Australia. International, offshore applicants will be considered, provided they are fully vaccinated and able to enter Australia. Learn more about Australia's border restrictions.
meet the QUT academic and English language entry requirements for QUT's Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
have a first-class honours (H1) qualification or equivalent in a relevant social science field, for example, marketing, psychology, management, communication or behavioural economics
demonstrate competence in statistical analysis of quantitative social science data
demonstrate an ability to produce high level literature reviews
have excellent communication skills.
Course commencement is expected to be by Semester 02, 2022.
The provision of a scholarship is conditional on successful application and admission to the IF49 Doctor of Philosophy or IF80 Master of Philosophy course. Eligibility for admission to a research degree is determined by the Graduate Research Centre.
Email the co-director of the Centre of Behavioural Economics, Society and Technology, Professor Rebekah Russell-Bennett at best@qut.edu.au.
Make sure you include:
an academic transcript
a letter outlining your fit with the eligibility criteria.
If your application matches the project's needs, you will be invited to apply for a PhD at QUT.
How to apply for a research degree
You must submit your expression of interest (EOI). Indicate your interest in this scholarship by nominating Professor Rebekah Russell-Bennett as principal supervisor and include the name of this scholarship in the financial details section.
If your EOI is accepted you will be invited to submit a full application including a research proposal to finalise your application.
Applications will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.
The conditions for retaining the scholarship are set out in the rules of the QUT Postgraduate Research Award (Domestic) in conjunction with the conditions developed by the funding organisation RACE for 2030 CRC.
The Development of an Australian Energy Trust Index
This PhD project is a unique opportunity to contribute to both theory and practice as the student will work closely with in the energy sector. The supervisors for this project are Professor Rebekah Russell-Bennett (Principal Supervisor, QUT Marketing), Professor Terry Flew (University of Sydney), Dr John Gardner (CSIRO) and Professor Ian Lings (QUT Marketing).
This PhD will benchmark levels of trust across the energy sector supply chain and from different stakeholder perspectives. The PhD by publication will commence with a rapid review for the purpose of identify existing conceptualisations, metrics and drivers of trust across multiple industries and energy. The second study will involve the development of a rigorous measurement instrument that triangulates data from multiple sources. The third and final study will test the instrument across multiple perspectives to determine nomological validity. This topic aligns with two RACE themes; E1 Trust Building for Collaborative Win-Win Customer Solutions and H4 Rewarding Flexible Demand: Customer.
This scholarship is funded from the RACE for Energy CRC and Essential Energy. RACE for 2030 (RACE) aims to accelerate the transition to Reliable, Affordable, Clean Energy by 2030 through innovation focused on energy end users and the networks that supply them. The Industry PhD Program (the program) is engaging industry and universities to train the future workforce through practical, demand driven research projects. Industry partners, in conjunction with academia, provide the Industry PhD research agenda based on their societal knowledge of pressing needs and issues. RACE PhD candidates (candidates) will have individual and collective passions that can be harnessed to create positive, impactful actions, outcomes, and change.
This scholarship provides the opportunity to develop advanced research skills, contribute to an important global issue and engage meaningfully with industry.
Visit the QUT Centre for Behavioural Economics, Society and Technology for more information about the research centre.
For further information about the scholarship opportunity, please contact best@qut.edu.au
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Sir Richard Everard, 1st Baronet (died 1680) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons  in 1654 and 1656.

Everard was the son of Hugh Everard of Great Waltham, Essex, and his wife Mary Brand daughter of Thomas Brand or Bond of Great Hormead, Hertfordshire. He matriculated from Jesus College, Cambridge at Easter 1617 and was admitted at Lincoln's Inn on 10 June 1619. He was created a baronet, of Much Waltham on 29 January 1629. In 1644 he became High Sheriff of Essex.

In 1654, Everard was elected Member of Parliament for Essex in the First Protectorate Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Essex in the Second Protectorate Parliament.

Everard married Joan Barrington, daughter of Sir Francis Barrington, 1st Baronet. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his sons Richard and then Hugh.

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Modulated neutron initiator
A modulated neutron initiator is a neutron source capable of producing a burst of neutrons on activation. It is a crucial part of some nuclear weapons, as its role is to "kick-start" the chain reaction at the optimal moment when the configuration is prompt critical. It is also known as an internal neutron initiator. The initiator is typically placed in the center of the plutonium pit, and is activated by impact of the converging shock wave.
One of the key elements in the proper operation of a nuclear weapon is initiation of the fission chain reaction at the proper time. To obtain a significant nuclear yield, sufficient neutrons must be present within the supercritical core at just the right time. If the chain reaction starts too soon, the result will be only a 'fizzle yield', well below the design specification; if it occurs too late, there may be no yield whatsoever. Low spontaneous neutron emission of the pit material is crucial to prevent predetonation.
For boosted fission weapons, the size of the centrally placed initiator is critical and has to be as small as possible; replacement with an external neutron source allows for more flexibility, such as variable yields.
1.1 Urchin
1.2 Abner
1.3 TOM initiator
1.4 Flower
1.5 Other designs
The usual design is based on a combination of beryllium-9 and polonium-210, separated until activation, then put into intimate contact by the shock wave. Polonium-208 and actinium-227 were also considered as alpha sources. The isotope used must have strong alpha emissions and weak gamma emissions, as gamma photons can also knock neutrons loose and can not be so efficiently shielded as alpha particles.[1] Several variants were developed, differing by the dimensions and mechanical configuration of the system ensuring proper mixing of the metals.
Urchin was the code name for the internal neutron initiator, a neutron generating device that triggered the nuclear detonation of the earliest plutonium atomic bombs such as The gadget and Fat Man, once the critical mass had been "assembled" by the force of conventional explosives.
The detonator used in the first devices, located at the center of the bomb's plutonium pit, consisted of a 0.8 cm beryllium pellet coated with nickel and then a 0.1 mm layer of gold. The coated pellet was surrounded by a beryllium shell with 2 cm outer diameter and 0.6 cm thick walls, with 15 concentric, wedge-shaped, 2.09 mm deep latitudal grooves in its inner surface that was also coated with gold and nickel. The grooves were filled with 30 curies (1.1 TBq) of polonium-210, which emits alpha particle radiation; the inner sphere was covered with another 20 curie of polonium; its total amount was about 11 milligrams. The hollow sphere is formed from two halves made by hot pressing.[2] The nickel layer is deposited by exposition of the beryllium metal to nickel tetracarbonyl atmosphere.[3] The thin layers of gold and nickel maintained the slight separation between the beryllium and polonium necessary to shield the beryllium from alpha particles emitted from the polonium. The whole urchin weighed about 7 grams and was attached to mounting brackets in a 2.5 cm diameter inner cavity in the pit.[4]
When the shock wave from the implosion of the plutonium core arrives, it crushes the detonator. Hydrodynamic forces acting on the grooved shell thoroughly mix the beryllium and polonium, allowing the alpha particles from the polonium to impinge on the beryllium atoms. Reacting to alpha particle bombardment, the beryllium atoms emit neutrons in a rate of about 1 neutron each 5–10 nanoseconds; these neutrons then trigger the chain reaction in the compressed supercritical plutonium. Placing the polonium layer between two large masses of beryllium ensured contact of the metals even if the shock wave turbulence performed less than expected.
The amount of polonium generated about 0.1 watts of decay heat, very noticeably warming the small sphere.[5]
The grooves in the inner surface of the shell play the role of shaping the shock wave into jets by the Munroe effect, in a way similar to a shaped charge, for fast and thorough mixing of the beryllium and polonium. As the Munroe effect is less reliable in linear geometry, later designs used a sphere with conical or pyramidal inner indentations instead of linear grooves. Some initiator designs omitted the central sphere, being hollow instead; the advantage of a hollow design is its possible smaller size while retaining reliability.
The short half-life of polonium (138.376 days) requires frequent replacement of initiators and continued supply of polonium for their manufacture, as their shelf life was only about 4 months.[6] Later designs had shelf life as long as 1 year.
Since 1945, the US code name for polonium-210 was postum.[7]
Use of polonium for the neutron initiator was proposed in 1944 by Edward Condon. The initiator itself was designed by James L. Tuck.[8]
A different initiator (code named ABNER) was used for the Little Boy uranium bomb. Its design was simpler and it contained less polonium. It was activated by the impact of the uranium projectile to the target. It was added to the design as an afterthought and was not essential for the weapon's function.
TOM initiator
An improved construction of the initiator, probably based on conical or pyramidal indentations, was proposed in 1948, put into production by Los Alamos in January 1950, and tested in May 1951. The TOM design used less polonium, as the number of neutrons per milligram of polonium was higher than of the Urchin. Its outer diameter was only 1 cm. A series of calibration experiments for initiation time vs yield data of the TOM initiators was done during the Operation Snapper, during the Fox test on 25 May 1952.
In 1974, India performed the Smiling Buddha nuclear test. The initiator, codenamed "Flower", was based on the same principle as the Urchin. It is believed the polonium was deposited on lotus-shaped platinum gauze to maximize its surface and enclosed in a tantalum sphere surrounded by uranium shell with embedded beryllium pellets. According to other sources, the design was yet more similar to the Urchin, with a beryllium shell shaped to create beryllium jets upon implosion. The initiator outer diameter is reported as 1.5 cm, or "about 2 cm".[9]
Uranium deuteride (UD3) can be used for construction of a neutron multiplier.[10][11]
Boosted fission weapons and weapons using external neutron sources offer the possibility of variable yield, allowing selection of the weapon's power depending on the tactical needs.
The Polonium used in the urchin initiator was created at Oak Ridge and then extracted and purified as part of the Dayton Project under the leadership of Charles Allen Thomas. The Dayton Project was one of the various sites comprising the Manhattan Project
In 1949 Mound Laboratories in nearby Miamisburg, Ohio opened as a replacement for the Dayton Project and the new home of nuclear initiator research & development. Polonium-210 was produced by neutron irradiation of bismuth. Production and research of polonium at Mound was phased out in 1971.[12]
Polonium from Dayton was used by the G Division of Los Alamos in initiator design studies at a test site in Sandia Canyon. The initiator group built test assemblies by drilling holes in large turbine ball bearings, inserting the active material, and plugging the holes with bolts. These test assemblies were known as screwballs. The test assemblies were imploded and their remains studied to examine how well the polonium and beryllium mixed.[13]
The production of the beryllium-polonium TOM initiators ended in 1953; the initiators were replaced with a different design, which slightly reduced the weapon yield but its longer shelf life reduced the complexity of the logistics.[14] The sealed neutron initiator, brought into inventory in late 1954, still required a periodic disassembly to access its capsule for maintenance checks. The capsules were phased out completely in 1962.[15]
Urchin style initiators were later superseded by other means of generating neutrons such as pulsed neutron emitters that do not use polonium. Another possibility is a boosted fission weapon, using a hollow pit, injected with gaseous deuterium and tritium mixture; tritium, while also radioactive, has much longer half-life (13.2 years) than polonium-210, allowing longer shelf life of the weapons.
Iran was suspected of producing polonium for neutron initiators. Documents proving that have yet to be authenticated, however.[16]
Nuclear weapon design
Dayton Project
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The most effective seamless gutter guard is required to keep your rain gutters totally free and clean flowing if you have heavy tree particles conditions. By what criteria do you pick the finest seamless gutter guard? The finest seamless gutter guard could not be the most costly one. There are 4 types of seamless gutter covers offered. Primitive seamless gutter displays pass sufficient particles to clog the seamless gutter and the most current mini mesh types, also though they could not let any type of particles right into the seamless gutter, lets particles remain on top of the seamless gutter display and keeps water out. Google "Niagara rain seamless gutter cover leaf guards and seamless gutter guards" for the fundamental layout. You will certainly locate this fundamental layout on over a loads different seamless gutter covers. In heavy particles conditions you could be ensured that sufficient particles will certainly stick to the fin or rounded nose and be guided right into the seamless gutter where it will certainly either clog the trough that supplies the water to the seamless gutter or the seamless gutter itself. It restricts the dimension of the particles that could get right into the seamless gutter. Even more particles could get cleaned in from the lip of the seamless gutter than you might wish and can clog the seamless gutter. The 4th kind of seamless gutter guard is the dual row louvered leaf guards with two rows of louvers in the upright surface area. With two rows of louvers, no particles could clean in from the lip of the seamless gutter and you could be certain that the seamless gutter inside will certainly never ever clog. Maintenance is always an issue with all kinds of seamless gutter guards. With displays, they either need to be eliminated to clean up the rain gutters inside or the tops need to be cleaned which usually verifies a large issue. The rounded nose or fin kind (with or without the trough) need to be removed the rain gutters, separated from the roof and after that reinstalled whereas with the louvered products, they could usually be preserved by brushing with a telescopic post and brush assembly. Removal of the seamless gutter guards are never ever needed with the dual row layout, nevertheless, with the single row layout, it could be required to eliminate the seamless gutter cover at the downspout. In summary, the very best seamless gutter guard for heavy particles conditions is the dual row louvered seamless gutter cover which could conveniently be preserved with a telescopic post and brush (as high as two floorings) and never ever blocks inside. A Close Look at both Types of Seamless gutter Guards Among the very best services to the issue of seamless gutter cleaning is to utilize seamless gutter guards. One could not eliminate the role of seamless gutter upkeep all with each other, the seamless gutter guards will certainly play a crucial part so that you keep the seamless gutter clean and you do not have to pull the fallen leaves and dirt two times every single year. In this details, I will certainly supply a close take a look at the two kinds of seamless gutter guards. The seamless gutter guard system is a fantastic option since it covers the top of the rain gutters. This will certainly protect against the twigs, leaves, and other kinds of particles from entering the seamless gutter. It will just enable the water to enter, thus not blocking the flow of the seamless gutter system. As far as these seamless gutter guard systems are concerned, there are two types. Each sort of seamless gutter guard has its own upside and drawback.
The initial kind of guard applies the power of power bond on securing the seamless gutter from strong objects. With simply a little slit, this system has a solid cover all over the seamless gutter. Because this sort of guard does not let particles fail the seamless gutter, you do not need to clean out the seamless gutter system like you would have when you do not have the guard. You simply need to clear away the particles every now and then. The solids like twigs and fallen leaves will certainly accumulate in addition to the guard. This is a basic upkeep with a hands-off system. What is the drawback of this guard system? The issue with this kind is the rate. This kind is fairly costly. The 2nd kind for the seamless gutter is the display kind. The display will certainly divide the solids from the water. The display will certainly have openings that will certainly enable the water however will certainly block the strong particles. This system is more economical that the initial kind however it calls for cleansing the seamless gutter periodically. Make certain you select a screen guard system that can be removed from the seamless gutter. Do not choose the permanent types as this can be tough to clean. In closing, the choice between the types relies on your choices and budget. The most important thing is that you mount a seamless gutter guard for your personal comfort and to prolong the life-span of your seamless gutter systems. Primitive seamless gutter displays pass sufficient particles to clog the seamless gutter and the most current mini mesh types, also though they could not let any type of particles right into the seamless gutter, lets particles remain on top of the seamless gutter display and keeps water out. Google "Niagara rain seamless gutter cover leaf guards and seamless gutter guards" for the fundamental layout. In heavy particles conditions you could be ensured that sufficient particles will certainly stick to the fin or rounded nose and be guided right into the seamless gutter where it will certainly either clog the trough that supplies the water to the seamless gutter or the seamless gutter itself. One could not eliminate the role of seamless gutter upkeep all with each other, the seamless gutter guards will certainly play a crucial part so that you keep the seamless gutter clean and you do not have to pull the fallen leaves and dirt two times every single year. Because this kind of guard does not let particles autumn through the seamless gutter, you do not have to clean up out the seamless gutter system like you would have when you do not have the guard.


The foundation adopted Goal 2025 to increase postsecondary achievement to 60% by the year 2025. We secured planning funds and launched a local access network in collaboration with the Newaygo County Regional Educational Service Agency. This network is cross-sectoral, and engages the local districts around improvements in educational achievement and preparation for college or work. To date our efforts have focused on local high school juniors and seniors, specifically to assist them in understanding the importance of postsecondary achievement and helping them to navigate their educational plans. Efforts are now under way to plan for adult educational attainment, specifically for those with some college but no degree, and to focus on training that meets regional workforce needs now and into the future.


Tips creating the air plant terarium. Decorating the room with green plants is now a practical choice that is environmentally friendly. Unfortunately, not all plants have easy maintenance.
Maintaining the plants inside the house is a bit difficult because the humidity of the room and light are sometimes not ideal. As a result, plants quickly wither.
Alternatively, you can try decorating the room with a terrarium. This is the method of planting in clear glass containers.
This method has been known since 1842 but lately became a trend in the middle of the issue of global warming.
Terrariums are the most natural artificial biosphere because the biological functions that occur in the terrarium are similar to those occurring in nature.
With affordable materials, it turns out you can make this plant aquarium yourself lho. First prepare the materials needed.
Glass containers. Choose a glass container that is large enough to store the plants. This container you can get from the former aquarium, glass bottle or even a teapot.
Decorative materials such as colorful pebbles and natural stone and decorative sand that you can buy at a handicraft shop or an aquarium shop.
Ornaments, can be from miniature parks, shells, small sculptures toys and so forth.
Small shovels, spoons, chopsticks to simplify the application of materials one by one.
Start by putting drainage of small colored pebbles on the bottom layer of the terrarium. This will keep your soil fresh.
Place the soil by giving the slit a hole large enough to put the roots of the plant. Make sure each layer of sand looks neat when viewed from outside the glass container. Make the soil layer the thickest.
To treat terrarium, the way is relatively easy. Flush plants about 1-2 times each week. Make sure the soil remains moist, for the terrarium whose position is open. While a closed terrarium barely needs watering at all.


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HIMSS Chapter
CXO Breakfast
Join the Colorado Chapter of HIMSS for the Annual CXO Breakfast
7:30 – 8am: Registration and Networking
8am – 10am: CXO Breakfast – Ladies Lounge. C-Suite and Alpine Sponsors, Plated Breakfast
Keynote Speakers:
Drex DeFord, Sustainability of Healthcare and How IT Plays a Part in Long-Term Viability of Healthcare
8am – 10am: CHIMSS Breakfast – Dining Room, Buffett
Presentations from CHIMSS Board Members on Scholarship, Advocacy, Professional Development, Membership, HIE, Sponsorship, Programs, Committee Involvement and Volunteer Opportunities
10am – 11:30 am: Keynote and Panel
Dr. Richard Zane, Innovation in Healthcare
Panel – "How Do We Realize the ROI of our IT Investment to Drive Long-Term Sustainability"
11:30 – 12pm: Dismiss
Drexel DeFord
Recovering-CIO & Independent Consultant
drexio digital health (drexio, llc)
Founder at drexio digital health, and Board Director at Best-in-KLAS Security Consulting firm CynergisTek (NYSE: AUXO), Drex has a history of innovation and leadership at top health-systems across the country. As an independent consultant, he now shares his experience in the form of strategic advice, guidance and support to health systems, payers, associations, trusted vendor partners and investors.
Prior to launching his own firm, Drex was co-founder and CEO of NextWave Connect, a healthcare social collaboration solution. He's also been the CIO at Steward Healthcare (Boston), Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Institute, and Scripps Health (San Diego). Before that, he served as a military officer in various healthcare CIO and CTO roles with the United States Air Force during a highly decorated 20-year career.
Drex has led the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) as Board of Trustees Chair, and has been a Healthcare and Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) National Board Member. He is currently a Fellow in CHIME, HIMSS, and the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). He holds Masters' in Public Administration (Univ of Oklahoma) and Health Informatics (Univ Alabama- Birmingham).
Richard D. Zane, MD, FAAEM
George B. Boedecker, Jr. and Boedecker Foundation Professor, Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Professor of Health Administration, University of Colorado Business School
Executive Director, Emergency Services, University of Colorado Health
Chief Innovation Officer, UCHealth System
Dr. Zane has extensive experience in designing and implementing systems of quality, emergency care, access and clinical integration and has developed an international reputation for being able to apply modern industrial engineering and informatics practices to healthcare and science. Dr. Zane recently led a complete care redesign of the new emergency department at the University of Colorado Hospital. This new model of care has revolutionized emergency care delivery and is being recognized nationally and internationally and is being emulated across the United States as well as Asia.
An expert on system of emergency preparedness and mass casualty care, he has been active nationally and internationally on issues related to emergency preparedness, surge and weapons of mass destruction and recently authored the World Health Organization Hospital Emergency Response Checklist. Surge capacity and mass casualty planning and response tools Zane designed were successfully deployed in response to hurricane Katrina and the recent earthquakes in Haiti and Japan as well as the Boston Marathon Bombing. He has also worked with and received funding from the Department of Homeland Security, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Healthcare Resources Services Administration and the World Health Organization for projects on hospital and system emergency preparedness.
Zane comes to Colorado from Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital where he served as vice chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine and chair of the Medical Services Executive Committee and medical director for emergency preparedness and bio-defense for Partners Healthcare and medical director for MDConnect, a system-wide integration, referral, access and transfer program.
Zane received specialty training in emergency medicine at The Johns Hopkins Hospital where he stayed on faculty at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine before joining the faculty at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital in 1998.
Annual Meeting of HIMSS Central PA
January 2021 Program - Medical Devices, Wearables, and Emerging Technologies in Healthcare
How to Improve Patient Outcomes with AI without Perpetuating Historical Biases


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That darn new media
New Media should be obligated to link to alternative political views? Steve Boriss at Future of News write about such a proposal:
U of Chicago law professor and former DC bigwig Cass Sunstein has penned yet another book telling us that the people cannot be trusted with this information. His first book on the subject, Republic.com (2001), is now laughable to the extent one can laugh at those who would be tyrants. Believe it or not, he suggested that the government should consider forcing web site operators to include links or pop-up windows to advertise sites with alternative political views. Apparently feeling he had not done enough in his assault on the free speech clause of the First Amendment, he now has a sequel, Republic.com 2.0, that batters freedom of association. He insists that something must be done to prevent people from giving too much attention and weight to views they already hold, rather than to opposing views.
I suppose Sunstein would argue Hamilton and Franklin and Jefferson should have been forced to include inserts or references to opposing views as well.
And what does Opinio Juris think about this? Or Mr. TDAXP?
Challenge of Change – 1961 Bell Labs film on communication
North Koreans Quietly Open to International Broadcasts
dan tdaxp
Manipulating what is said in a debate is a clever, if difficult, way of determining outcomes. Sunstein, whatever his disdain for the 1st amendment, nonetheless correctly sees a way of winning.


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Black Security Guard Stopped Shooter But Was Killed By Police When They Arr...
Black Security Guard Stopped Shooter But Was Killed By Police When They Arrived
By : Lucy Connolly On : 13 Nov 2018 19:39
A security guard was fatally shot by a police officer while trying to defuse a situation at his workplace where a gun fight had broke out.
Officers from Midlothian Police Department were responding to reports of shots fired just after 4am when they arrived at the bar, but Jemel was working security at the time and had already apprehended the aggressor.
Despite shouts from witnesses explaining he had the situation under control, Jemel Roberson, 26, was reportedly shot and killed in the early hours of the morning on Sunday November 11.
According to Fox32, the security guard was restraining a man responsible for shooting four other people at Manny's Blue Room in Chicago and was holding him down on the floor. He was wearing a hat with 'security' emblazoned across the front, an attorney for Jemel's family said yesterday (November 12) after filing a federal lawsuit.
The 26-year-old was waiting for the police to arrive, witnesses say, all the time holding the man on the ground with his gun pointed at his back, which he was licensed to carry as part of his job.
However, when police arrived at the scene they are said to have ignored people's shouts that Jemel was a security guard diffusing the situation and shot him dead, an attorney for Roberson's family said on Monday.
Witness Adam Harris told Fox32:
Everybody is screaming out, 'He's a security guard.' Just waiting on the police to get there. I guess when the police got there, they probably thought he was one of the bad guys, cause he had his gun on the guy and they shot him.
Jemel, a father to a nine-month-old boy, was pronounced dead shortly after being taken to a hospital after the shooting on Sunday morning.
The security guard, who was black, was the only fatality – four other people were injured but their gunshot wounds were not considered life-threatening, Cook County sheriff's spokeswoman Sophia Ansari said.
No details have been released about the officer in relation to the alleged incident.
The Chicago Sun-Times states that, according to the medical examiner's office, an autopsy revealed Jemel died of multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide.
It was not immediately clear how the other four people had gotten their injuries, but at least one of the wounded was believed to be a shooter during the initial incident, Ansari said.
Midlothian police have since told the Chicago Sun-Times that Illinois State Police are looking into the death of the security guard.
A spokesperson said:
It is the policy of the Midlothian Police Department to utilise the Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force for any officer-involved shootings so we can ensure transparency and maintain public trust.
In a heartbreaking twist, the victim had apparently aspired to be a police officer, with his pastor Patricia Hill telling WGN-TV that 'the very people that he wanted to be family with took his life.'
Jemel graduated from Lane Tech College Prep High School in 2010 and played on the school's basketball team, according to a post from the team's Twitter account.
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the tragic passing of 2010 Lane Tech graduate and Lane Tech Basketball alumn, Jemel Roberson. We pass along our deepest condolences to the friends and family of Jemel. Jemel had a big smile and a bigger heart. You will be missed. pic.twitter.com/gpdrI6qQtc
— Lane Tech Basketball (@LaneTechHoops) November 12, 2018
They wrote, alongside two pictures of the 26-year-old:
We pass along our deepest condolences to the friends and family of Jemel. Jemel had a big smile and a bigger heart. You will be missed.
You can donate to Jemel's burial GoFundMe here.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
If you have experienced a bereavement and would like to speak with someone in confidence contact Cruse Bereavement Care via their national helpline on 0808 808 1677.
Lucy Connolly
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Facebook must satisfy Canada's privacy commissioner by Monday
Following the Commissioner's adverse finding against Facebook, the social networking site's deadling to respond is tomorrowf (See: Canadian Privacy Law Blog: Canadian Privacy Commissioner calls on Facebook to improve privacy practices). I don't expect a big response from Facebook, so we'll have to wait to see if the Commissioner takes them to court. See: Facebook must satisfy Canada's privacy commissioner by Monday.
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Fergal Tully said...
It will be interesting to hear what Facebook has to say as it could affect the way the site operates in the future. As well other social networking sites Facebook holds a lot of private information and this information needs to be stored in a way that is not harmful to the people who are registered on the site. For what it is worth I believe Facebook is a good social networking site as it largely prevents people from connecting that don't know each other.
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From Myra P. Saefong and Rachel Koning Beals: Oil futures headed lower on Wednesday, with U.S. and global benchmark giving up earlier gains as traders weighed uncertainty surrounding global crude production against data from a U.S. government report that revealed the first weekly decline in U.S. crude stocks in a month.
From CNBC.com staff: Oil prices have risen for sixth consecutive weeks, notching an 11% gain for crude during the rally. While a pullback could occur -- the oil trade was close to flat on Tuesday as overseas supply threats balanced higher U.S. inventories -- recent history suggests there are more gains to come, not just in oil but also in stocks.
From Myra P. Saefong and William Watts: Oil futures started the week on a softer note, with prices headed lower Monday on the heels of multiweek gains as a Russian official reportedly questioned his country's participation in the OPEC-led production cut deal on concerns over market share.
From Reuters: Oil prices on Friday as involuntary supply cuts from Venezuela and Iran plus conflict in Libya supported perceptions of a tightening crude market, while upbeat Chinese economic data eased concerns about waning crude demand.
From Myra Saefong: The Energy Information Administration on Wednesday reported that U.S. crude supplies climbed by 7 million barrels for the week ended April 5. Analysts polled by S&P Global Platts expected a rise of 2.8 million barrels, following two consecutive weeks of increases. The American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday had reported a climb of 4.1 million barrels, according to sources. The EIA data, however, also showed that supplies of gasoline dropped by 7.7 million barrels, while distillates declined by 100,000 barrels last week, according to the EIA. The S&P Global Platts survey had shown expectations for supply declines of 1.9 million barrels for gasoline and 1.5 million barrels for distillates. May West Texas Intermediate crude CLK9, +0.95% was up 33 cents, or 0.5%, at 64.31 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, little changed from before the supply data's release.
From Myra Saefong & Rachel Koning Beals: Oil futures prices eased slightly Tuesday, a day after settling at five-month highs, pressured by expectations that U.S. crude supplies climbed for a third straight week. Comments from a Russian official suggesting that supply cuts may not be necessary after the OPEC-led deal expires in June also put pressure on prices.
From William Watts: Oil futures moved higher Friday, finding support after a strong March jobs report, with Brent crude flirting with the psychologically important $70-a-barrel level a day after testing but failing to move convincingly above it. Crude remains on track for strong weekly gains.
From Tom DiChristopher: Oil prices steadied on Wednesday after rallying for three straight days, as rising U.S. crude stockpiles offset bullish support from OPEC supply cuts and U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela.
From Catherine Ngai: Crude advanced for a third day after a further reduction in supply from OPEC signaled that global markets are tightening.
From Rachel Koning Beals: Oil futures rose Monday, boosted by upbeat Chinese economic data, while building on the strongest quarterly percentage rise in roughly a decade.
From Ben Foldy: Oil rose to a four-month high as news of Russian production cuts helped crude continue toward its best first quarter in seventeen years.
From Robert Schroeder: President Donald Trump on Thursday again aimed his fire at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, as he tweeted prices were "too high," and also attacked one of his chief Democratic antagonists in the House.


The official website provided more details on Biomutant as well as plenty of nice looking screenshots and a debut trailer.
Biomutant is the open world "Kung Fu" themed Action RPG THQ Nordic teased a while ago. Today, we learned a lot more on the game thanks to Amazon's listing.
Biomutant is due for release next year on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.


Find your representatives at openstates.org/ks.
Learn about your representatives at www.kslegislature.org where you can get their contact information and how they voted on bills.
Introduced on the Kansas House floor by John Rubin on February 11, 2014 with 24 co-sponsors.
The Pioneers of the Future, those who sponsored and co-sponsored this bill want economic freedom and growth for all business and all citizens instead of a group of Government bureaucrats deciding how jobs will be created by the Government.
The LPA audit report on Economic Development in Kansas released a report showing how funds disbursed have exceeded the statutory limits, companies are not reporting their performance and the Department of Commerce and Department of Revenue cannot manage the programs. This method of creating jobs is not working and needs Legislative investigation for possible termination.
September 2014 Kansas Policy Institute (KPI) 5-year budget plan.
The KPI publication shows how Kansas could balance the budget without increasing taxes and without cutting services. Says "Data from the National Association of State Budget Officers shows that income-taxing states spent 49 percent more per-resident in 2012 than states without an income tax, the last year for which data is available."
The Wall Street Journal reported, on June 3, 2015, that North Carolina reduced state tax rates and increased state tax revenue by 6%. Now, the state has a $400 million budget surplus. In comparison, Kansas has a $400 million deficit and is now considering raising tax rates.
FairTax.org reported that on May 9, 2014, the Florida legislature passed Senate Memorial 118 "urging the U.S. Congress to repeal all taxes on income and enact a national retail sales tax as specified in HR 25, the FairTax Act of 2013."
After the Memorial was passed Ken Detzner, Florida Secretary of State, further codified the legislation by forwarding it to President Obama. The Secretary also encouraged the President and Congress to enact HR 25. View the Secretary's letter to the President and a copy of the Memorial here.
Fair Tax Act of 2017 - This bill is a tax reform proposal that imposes a national sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services in lieu of the current income and corporate income tax, employment and self-employment taxes, and estate and gift taxes. The rate of the sales tax will be 23% in 2019, with adjustments to the rate in subsequent years. There are exemptions from the tax for used and intangible property, for property or services purchased for business, export, or investment purposes, and for state government functions.


Almost 500 thousand Ukrainians have received residence permanent residence permits in the EU in 2015.
In total, EU countries have issued a record number of permanent residence permits in the last year since 2008 - 2.6 million, which is 12.1% more than in 2014. Every fourth residence permit was issued by the United Kingdom, one in five - Poland. Next in the number of permits issued goes France, Germany, Spain and Italy.
Ukrainians mostly received residence permits for the purpose of employment (75.2%), the Chinese - for education (61.2%), Moroccans - for family reasons (70.5%).
Ukrainians are mainly get residence in Poland (86%, or 430.1 thousand people).
In 2014, Ukrainians received 302.7 thousand residence permits in the EU.


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Adam Marshall has been named the first Knight Litigation Attorney at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. This full-time staff position, funded by a grant from the James S. and John L. Knight Foundation, will focus on litigation involving access to courts and public records, particularly at the state level, and on press freedom issues affecting digital media. Marshall joined the Reporters Committee in 2014 as the organization's Jack Nelson-Dow Jones Foundation Legal Fellow shortly after he graduated from The George Washington University Law School. During his time at RCFP, Marshall has focused on freedom of information policy and legal issues, and he led the development of an online map of police body camera access laws and policies. Marshall received his undergraduate degree from Kalamazoo College and studied abroad at the London School of Economics.
First Look Media Technology Fellowship: D. Victoria Baranetsky. Baranetsky, a 2011 graduate of Harvard Law School, has served as legal counsel to the Wikimedia Foundation, as a First Amendment Fellow at The New York Times, and as a clerk for Judge Rosemary Pooler of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She holds an undergraduate degree from Columbia University and graduate degrees from the Columbia University School of Journalism and Oxford University. She will be based in California where she will work on a variety of litigation and policy work involving surveillance, security, press freedom, and other issues affecting the technology community and digital and data journalists. This fellowship is funded by a grant from First Look Media.
Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Legal Fellowship: Ariel Glickman. Glickman is a former research assistant on privacy issues at George Washington University, where she received her law degree in May. She has also worked as a legal intern at The Washington Post and as a judicial intern to Judge Rudolph Contreras of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She was awarded her bachelor's degree from Brandeis University. Her fellowship is a one-year position that focuses primarily on libel, invasion of privacy, and protection of confidential sources and materials. The fellowship is funded by the Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation.
Stanton Foundation Free Press/National Security Fellowship: Selina MacLaren. MacLaren, a 2014 graduate of The University of Chicago Law School, most recently was an associate at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan. MacLaren's previous experience includes working as an intern in the federal public defender's office in Alexandria, Va. She was awarded her bachelor's degree from the University of California at Berkeley. This two-year fellowship is funded by the Stanton Foundation and spearheads the Reporters Committee's work in free press, national security, and surveillance policy.
Caitlin Vogus, a former attorney advisor in the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission, continues in her second of two years as the first Stanton Foundation Media Litigation Fellow, working on a wide range of projects in freedom of information, court access, and First Amendment areas. Vogus is a 2010 graduate of Harvard Law School and a 2007 graduate of the University of Virginia. She clerked for Judge Rossie D. Alston, Jr. of the Virginia Court of Appeals. This fellowship is also funded by the Stanton Foundation.
For complete biographies and staff contact information, go to https://www.rcfp.org/about-us/staff.


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Prince Felix Youssoupoff
Prince Felix Youssoupoff (1886-1967) was born into a Russian aristocratic dynasty more wealthy than the reigning Romanovs. The title came through his mother Princess Zenaide Youssoupoff who rivalled the Empress Dagmar as the arbiter of taste at Tsar Alexander III's court. The Princess Youssoupoff was said to have bowls filled with gemstones in her Moika Palace apartments simply for the pleasure of running her fingers through the treasures. Fabergé, Cartier, Chaumet and Bolin reset her fabulous jewellery collection –including Catherine the Great's Ram's Head diamond and Mary Tudor's La Pelegrina pearl – in Belle Epoque fashion.
Prince Felix inherited his mother's legendary beauty and, at the prompting of his elder brother Prince Nicholas, took to appearing in St Petersburg at night dressed in his mother's gowns and jewels from the age of twelve. As he wrote in his memoir Lost Splendour (1953) 'by day I was a schoolboy and by night an elegant woman'. So convincing was Prince Felix that Imperial Guardsmen would pursue him around St. Petersburg's cafes and theatres. Attending the opera in Paris as a woman he caught the eye of King Edward VII who dispatched an equerry to ask Prince Nicholas whether the enchanting woman in his box would consent to diner à deux with the old philanderer.
Prince Felix's father Count Sumarokov-Elston (who was granted permission from the Tsar to call himself the Prince Youssoupoff) drew the line when it was discovered his son was sneaking out of the Moika Palace in drag after dark and cavorting with gypsies. The Count dispatched his son to England where he read Fine Arts at University College, Oxford. The prince found kindred spirits in Oxford's debauched Bullingdon Club where he met future British secret agent Oswald Rayner with whom he would plan the assassination of 'mad monk' Grigory Rasputin of which more anon.
Lost Splendour tells an amusing tale of Prince Felix's 1903 visit to his first London tailor Davies & Son during which his bulldog Punch tears the seat out of another customer's trousers: this the same dog he acquired in Paris then hired a prostitute to accompany the hound across the channel dressed as a baby. In 1908 the prince's brother Nicholas was killed in a duel by a jealous husband making Felix the heir to the Youssoupoff fortune that included 10,000-acres of Russian land. Much to the court's surprise Prince Felix wooed and won Tsar Nicholas II's niece Princess Irina. They married at the Anichkov Palace in St. Petersburg in 1914.
The couple were returning to Russia having honeymooned in Cairo, Jerusalem and London when war was declared and Kaiser Wilhelm II refused the Youssoupoffs permission to leave Berlin. Arguably it would have been safer for them to stay in Europe but the prince and princess made their escape by train. Their only daughter Bébé was born in 1915. Though Prince Felix converted a wing of the Moika Palace into a hospital for Russian troops, his evasion of conscription due to his now being an only son and heir brought down the opprobrium of the tsar's sister the Grand Duchess Olga. She bemoaned the 'utterly unpleasant impression he makes – a man idling in such times'.
Perhaps stung by the criticism that he was an idle, effete dilettante Prince Felix began to plot with the Grand Duke Dimitri to remove the man they considered the most dangerous in Russia. The charismatic monk Rasputin had, through his faith healing appeared to keep the tsar's haemophiliac only son Alexei alive, warped the mind of the unpopular Tsarina Alexandra. With the tsar serving on the front, the tsarina was acting as regent. Neurotic, shy and chronically ill Alexandra had alienated church, state, army and aristocracy. According to the tsarina's enemies Rasputin ruled in all but name.
On the night of December 30th 1916 Rasputin was lured to the basement of the Moika Palace where Prince Felix and the Grand Duke Dimitri were waiting with pastries and wine laced with poison. The monk ate, drank, danced and sang with no discernible effect so, in Prince Felix's words, 'a shudder swept over me, my arm grew rigid, I aimed at his heart and pulled the trigger'. Even a gunshot failed to kill Rasputin who somehow managed to drag himself into the courtyard where Felix, Dimitri or both beat him to death before disposing of the body through a hole cut in the ice on the River Neva.
The Tsarina ordered the Prince and the Grand Duke to be shot but only the Tsar could sign the death warrants of his own family. The Grand Duke was exiled and the Prince and Princess Youssoupoff retired to their estates outside Moscow. Prince Felix was at his villa in the Crimea – the Russian Riviera in the twilight years of the tsars – when the February Revolution erupted in 1917. The Tsar abdicated for he and Alexei and his immediate family were executed by firing squad the following year. Prince Felix and Princess Irina escaped into exile on board HMS Marlborough; a British warship sent by King George V to rescue his aunt the Dowager Empress Marie.
The Youssoupoff's fared better in exile than many of Russia's displaced aristocratic families. Prince Felix had made a daring raid on the Moika Palace to retrieve two Rembrandts and the best of the family jewels including a pair of diamond earrings that once belonged to Marie Antoinette. The treasures he could not carry were concealed in secret rooms that were only discovered in 1925. Prince Felix and Irina settled in Paris where they established a short-lived couture house christened Irfé. The Youssoupoff jewels were gradually sold-off (many to Cartier) as were the Rembrandts.
Salvation came in 1932 when the Youssoupoffs sued MGM over a defamatory portrayal of Princess Irina in the film 'Rasputin and the Empress'. They were awarded the then huge sum of £25,000 and the case was the landmark that necessitates all films and books to include the get-out clause 'the preceding was a work of fiction, any similarities to a living person…'. Though even Prince Felix's niece Princess Olga Romanoff confirmed that he 'batted for both sides' and dabbled in transvestism, he and Princess Irina lived as a devoted couple for over fifty-years. They died within three months of each other in 1967.
The Prince Youssoupoff listed in the Henry Poole & Co customer ledgers didn't tally with the date (1895) until research confirmed that Prince Felix's father the Count Sumarokov-Elston had permission from the tsar to take his wife's title as his own after the death of his father-in-law. A recent reassessment of two index ledgers in the Poole's archive dated from 1900 to 1921 clearly pertains to Prince Felix though the absence of customer order books that correspond means the trail runs cold. The inclusion of Prince Felix Youssoupoff suggests that the indexes may be two of the few records that survive from the Paris branch of Henry Poole & Co.
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In the face of threats by Amerindian village chiefs that their peoples will vote against the Black-dominated coalition government if a lands Commission of Inquiry is not scrapped, the African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA) has appealed for unity between the two races in addressing land rights.
"ACDA calls on the First Nation Indians in Guyana to unite with African Guyanese to bring land justice to its African Guyanese family, to resist the retelling of lies and misinformation told to them by the Opposition and to say yes to land justice for all Peoples of Guyana," that organisation said in a statement.
ACDA urged Guyanese Indigenous Indians to break with the past in which they were used by White slave masters to help capture African slaves and return their body parts for payment.
Reasoning that such an approach was aimed at promoting division and hostility, ACDA charged that the posture by the National Toshao Council members was politically instigated by the East Indian-dominated opposition People's Progressive Party.
"ACDA views the recent announcement of some of the First Nation Indians reactions to the formation of the COI into land as part of a sinister PPP instigated ploy to continue the slavery era European agenda to keep the two groups from uniting," ACDA said in its statement.
The National Toshao Council, which noted that Amerindians decide the outcome of general elections, called on government to take note that the settling of land rights is catered for in the Amerindian Act and Guyana's constitution.
Separately, in a letter ACDA Executive Member Eric Phillips denied claims by National Toshaos Council Vice Chairman, Lennox Shuman that ACDA had received lands from the Guyana Lands & Surveys Commission.
"ACDA categorically denies it has applied for lands at the Guyana Lands & Surveys or received any. This is a blatant lie for which the NTC should apologize. This lie shows the racist influence Bharrat Jagdeo and the PPP has brought to the Land Titling process as the PPP again desperately tries to divide the country racially as a strategy to win the 2020 elections so they could continue to plunder and steal our oil revenues as they have done to other assets over their 23 years in government," said Phillips.
The ACDA official accused Opposotion Leader Bharrat Jagdeo of lying to Shuman and fuelling racial discord in the Amerindian communities. Phillips warned that it appears that Guyana is heading into another Rupununi Uprising like in 1969 when a group of Amerindians had engaged in violence against the then Forbes Burnham-led administration to secede Essequibo from the rest of Guyana.
"They did not want to be ruled by a Black government that had won Independence just 32 months ago from Britain in 1966. Now Amerindians are being told by Jagdeo to rise up against a Black government because only Jagdeo and Indians should rule Guyana," he said.
He said consideration must be given to the role that thousands of Africans played in the development of Guyana.


This Handbook primarily focuses on issues and themes that arise in the study of Early Christian Apocrypha. Part One consists of authoritative surveys of the main branches of apocryphal literature (gospels, acts, epistles, apocalypses, and related literature) and Part Two considers key issues that they raise.
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Krannert Executive Forum
Papa Charlie's, Inc.
Charlie Martin is President and Chief Operating Officer of Papa Charlie's, a privately held Chicago based company and the leading manufacturer and brand of Italian roast beef, "Chicago's famous beef sandwich". Papa Charlie's family inspired food products are distributed at retail, mass merchandiser, club store and food service channels.
From 2003 to 2011, Charlie was President, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of ACH Food Company's North American Consumer Products Group. ACH is a subsidiary of Associated British Foods, a $15 billion dollar portfolio company based in London, England. ACH is recognized as one of the most significant and diverse edible oils, flavoring, baking brands and specialty food companies in North America. Among its leading consumer brands are Mazola, Capullo and Inca branded oils, Argo, Karo and Fleischmann's baking brands, and Tones, Durkee, Spice Islands, Weber Grill, and French's flavor brands. ACH maintains businesses and offices in the USA, Mexico, Canada and Puerto Rico. Through a combination of acquisitions and internal brand development, Charlie helped lead ACH from $285m to $1.2B in revenues becoming one of Associated British Food's leading profit contributor's.
Charlie has earned a reputation as a highly capable management executive at conceptualizing and implementing strategic business plans and marketing campaigns, as well as building brands and launching new products. Spanning 30 years, his general management and marketing leadership has cut across a diverse set of consumer branded businesses, distribution and supermarket operations, acquisitions and entrepreneurial ventures.
From 2000-2003, Charlie was President and Chief Operating Officer at Five Continents Ltd. where he doubled company revenues, scaling the ethnic food distribution business and launching a new retail supermarket concept, "Food Harbor, World Fresh Super Market." Prior to this, Mr. Martin served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of ASE Consumer Products Company, a major division of ConAgra, leading consumer branded refrigerated businesses including Healthy Choice, Butterball, Armour, Swift, and Eckrich. He was Group Vice President of the Frozen Foods Division of Pet, Inc. where he managed businesses including Van de Kamp Seafood Company, Pet Ritz brands, and Old El Paso frozen Mexican products. He played a significant role in the merger of Pet, Inc. with Pillsbury in 1995.
Mr. Martin's early career included seventeen years with Kraft Foods, Inc., where he held Vice President of Marketing positions for the New Ventures Group, the Frozen Foods Group and the Grocery Products Group. Mr. Martin ultimately achieved the position of Vice President of Corporate Marketing and Promotion for Kraft General Foods, North America.
Mr. Martin serves other businesses and non for profit groups as a strategic and management advisor. In his capacity on the Executive Committee and Board of Junior Achievement of Chicago beginning in 1988, he helped lead the Chicago organization from 24,000 to 450,000 participating students; making it the largest business and educational partnership program in America. He earned a Master's degree in Marketing and Finance from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Science degree from the Krannert School of Business at Purdue University. He and his wife, MJ, have three sons and reside in Western Springs, Illinois.
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As an optimus G owner i think LG is the best brand out there atm.
Hoping g2 is just as awesome as g1.
we will see the real beauty of G2!
Anonymous, 25 Jul 2013LG uGLy. Muhahaha Don't buy LG, it's made of cheap materials, break easily. Thin plastic cra... more LGE is well known for hundreds of innovative products, and BESTS design awards!
go back to school and do some home works.
Anonymous, 25 Jul 2013LGE is sinking...... do you even know the difference between market share and sold? Hi... moredid you read the title of this article?
"LG Q2 2013 report is out, sales and profit "UP" from Q1"
so stop trolling in LG's article.
Don't buy LG, it's made of cheap materials, break easily. Thin plastic crack easily. No updates, no innovation.
do you even know the difference between market share and sold?
do you even know the difference of these two?
so keep on dreaming TROLL!
Anonymous, 24 Jul 20132nd? You must be kidding. Show proof. LG Smart Tv's????
LG follows Samsung with 16 percent of the Smart TV market in Q1 2013, and Sony rounds out the top three at 11 percent.
i know personally lg -philippines is doing good!
Anonymous, 24 Jul 2013No use lg in philippines except you.. lol LG Tv's is doing great in the Philippines.
also the L-II series phones sales good.
Me and five of my Friend bought 14 LG L-II series phones during the event.
why are you so insecure?
Anonymous, 24 Jul 2013Android really can make do without updates because the core functionality is there. Android 1.... moredo u knew the core fundamental of iOS 7?
If not, better not to say about others OS.
Anonymous, 24 Jul 2013Android really can make do without updates because the core functionality is there. Android 1.... moreAnd what about bugs??? Freezes and restarts on my gingerbread??? I didn't get this phone only for hardware purpose. I looked at the software aspect too.. If I wanted a hardware oriented phone.. I could had simply purchased a Nokia lumia.. But I didn't go for Nokia after it ditched Symbian..
AnonD-77171, 24 Jul 2013i heard that before LG Tv's is #1 in Indonesia. You heard! I heard new LG Lee tv's can't even read multi files from a mass storage. Oh my, that's so ugly. Read the report again.
AnonD-77171, 24 Jul 2013he "VOqJ" is from the Philippines he was obviously a TROLL! he can't accept the f... moreNo use lg in philippines except you..
AnonD-78871, 24 Jul 2013Hmm, TV Division LG is the best in my country. My TV http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=ogjlg4&... moreNice proof. Wahahahaha.
Anonymous, 24 Jul 2013Android really can make do without updates because the core functionality is there. Android 1.... moreActually, it didn't take that long to update the L9 from ICS to JB. It took only a matter of months.
They also need to let the users unlock the bootloader!!!!!!
AnonD-164032, 24 Jul 2013True that LG got all these innovations in the industry.. But do u know the sorry state of fir... moreAndroid really can make do without updates because the core functionality is there. Android 1.6 is better than iOS 7. LG are good at hardware updates, not at software ones, and it isn't a serious problem.
Great job, LG! Give the L9 P769 users JB 4.2!!!!
AnonD-78871, 24 Jul 2013Hmm, TV Division LG is the best in my country. My TV http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=ogjlg4&... morei heard that before LG Tv's is #1 in Indonesia.