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Question: What Type Of Muscle Tissue Is Important In Digestion?
1 What type of muscle is used in digestion?
2 What types of tissues make up the digestive system?
3 Which type of muscle tissue helps food through the digestive system?
4 What are the three major types of muscles in the body?
5 What are the 2 types of digestion?
6 What are the 3 tissues in the stomach?
7 What are the layers of the digestive tract?
9 What type of muscle tissue is found in the heart?
10 What is the important of digestive system?
11 What is the function of smooth muscle in the digestive system?
12 What is an example of muscle tissue?
13 What is the major function of muscle?
14 What are the 4 functions of muscles?
What type of muscle is used in digestion?
In the mouth, stomach, and small intestine, the mucosa contains tiny glands that produce juices to help digest food. The digestive tract also contains a layer of smooth muscle that helps break down food and move it along the tract.
What types of tissues make up the digestive system?
The wall of the alimentary canal is composed of four basic tissue layers: mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and serosa.
Which type of muscle tissue helps food through the digestive system?
Peristalsis is a series of wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract. It starts in the esophagus where strong wave-like motions of the smooth muscle move balls of swallowed food to the stomach.
What are the three major types of muscles in the body?
There are about 600 muscles in the human body. The three main types of muscle include skeletal, smooth and cardiac.
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What are the 2 types of digestion?
What are the 3 tissues in the stomach?
The stomach is made up of several layers of tissue:
The mucosa (mucous membrane) is the inner lining of the stomach.
The next layer that covers the mucosa is the submucosa.
The muscularis propria (or muscularis externa) is the next layer that covers the submucosa.
What are the layers of the digestive tract?
All segments of the GI tract are divided into four layers: the mucosa (epithelium, lamina propria, and muscular mucosae), the submucosa, the muscularis propria (inner circular muscle layer, intermuscular space, and outer longitudinal muscle layer), and the serosa (Figure 1).
Anatomy of the Stomach
Mucosa. This is the first and innermost layer or lining.
Submucosa. This second layer supports the mucosa.
Muscularis. The third layer is made of thick muscles.
Subserosa. This layer contains supporting tissues for the serosa.
Serosa. This is the last and outermost layer.
What type of muscle tissue is found in the heart?
Cardiac muscle cells are located in the walls of the heart, appear striated, and are under involuntary control. Smooth muscle fibers are located in walls of hollow visceral organs, except the heart, appear spindle-shaped, and are also under involuntary control.
What is the important of digestive system?
Why is digestion important? Digestion is important for breaking down food into nutrients, which the body uses for energy, growth, and cell repair. Food and drink must be changed into smaller molecules of nutrients before the blood absorbs them and carries them to cells throughout the body.
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What is the function of smooth muscle in the digestive system?
The action of smooth muscle in the intestinal wall produces tonic contractions that maintain organ dimension against an imposed load such as a bolus of food, as well as forceful contractions that produce muscle shortening to propel the bolus along the gastrointestinal tract.
What is an example of muscle tissue?
skeletal muscle (or the striated voluntary muscle) tissue. smooth muscle (or the non-striated involuntary muscle) tissue. cardiac muscle (or the heart muscle) tissue.
What is the major function of muscle?
The muscular system is composed of specialized cells called muscle fibers. Their predominant function is contractibility. Muscles, attached to bones or internal organs and blood vessels, are responsible for movement. Nearly all movement in the body is the result of muscle contraction.
What are the 4 functions of muscles?
The main functions of the muscular system are as follows:
Mobility. The muscular system's main function is to allow movement.
Stability. Muscle tendons stretch over joints and contribute to joint stability.
Posture.
Circulation.
Respiration.
Digestion.
Urination.
Childbirth.
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Argyll and Bute is a place like no other in Scotland - it is an area of outstanding beauty, with mountains, sea lochs, 23 inhabited islands, six main towns and more than 3,000 miles of coastline. It is one of the largest and most sparsely populated local authority areas in Scotland and has a population of 88,050 scattered across an area of nearly 2,700 square miles. It stretches from Helensburgh in the East, part of the Glasgow commuter belt, to the remote island of Tiree in the west and from the Mull of Kintyre in the south to the growing town of Oban in the north. This mix of urban communities, remote rural villages and a significant island population makes Argyll and Bute one of the most diverse local authority areas anywhere in the UK, bringing a wealth of culture as well as challenges to delivering services.
NHS Highland and Argyll & Bute Council have brought together all health services and all adult and children/families social work services, as the Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP). Our vision is to deliver services that help people in Argyll and Bute to live longer, healthier, happier and independent lives.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Associate Medical Director to lead, coordinate and support the organisation, quality and effectiveness of all clinical services within Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership.
You will be responsible for developing and ensuring the delivery of the overall clinical vision of the HSCP and for Clinical Quality and to undertake the role of Deputy Responsible Officer for NHS Highland, liaising with GMC referrals.
You will play a key role in assisting the Chief Officer in achieving the financial performance targets of the HSCP and setting our corporate vision, strategy and performance standards with other Strategic Management Team colleagues.
You will lead the planning, redesign, delivery and governance of all clinical services across the HSCP including any hosted or contracted out services. You will chair and also participate in a range of other key groups and committees and contribute to the Clinical and Care Governance committee of Argyll & Bute Integrated Joint Board and NHS Highland along with acting as professional advisor to the IJB.
You will be responsible for the management of the Locality Clinical Leads and indirectly the Service Leads and Clinical Leads to provide them with leadership and assistance and have Line management of Primary Care Manager and Lead Pharmacist of A&B HSCP.
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A high level of interpersonal, strategic and technical skills combined with a supportive and visible leadership style is required. A commitment to developing a culture that encourages initiative, individual and team accountability is essential.
Completed applications should be returned by 21st April 2019.


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Полумаратон е състезание по бягане на дистанция 21.0975 километра (13.1094 мили), което е точно половината на маратон. Полумаратоните често привличат дори по-голям брой участници от маратоните, поради факта, че представляват сериозна дистанция, но не изискват високо ниво на подготовка както маратона. Обикновено полумаратоните се провеждат заедно с маратоните като алтернативна дистанция, но има и не малко състезания, които не предлагат по-дълга дистанция от полумаратон.

Най-посещавания полумаратон в света е проведен през 2000 година между градовете Копенхаген и Малмьо, като общият брой финиширали състезанието е 79 719 души. Маратонът е проведен в чест на откриването на моста Йоресунд.

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В България полумаратони се провеждат заедно с маратоните в големите градове като София, Пловдив и Плевен. Обикновено дистанцията е 21 или 20 километра. Съществуват и отделни полумаратонни състезания като Маратон Съединение, Толе Рън, планински полумаратони и други.

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Q: How interface works in this code? I am trying to understand how interfaces work. I have read basic interface tutorials online and watched a few videos so i do have a good idea of what a interface is and its advantages. However i came across this piece of code that is utilizing interface feature and am having trouble getting my head around some of it. So i needed someone to just breakdown what exactly is happening. I will also write down what i understand of it so far so if i am wrong you can correct me.
Here is the Code.
Bank Account Class
package Interface;

public class BankAccount implements Measurable {
    private double balance;

    public BankAccount() {
        balance = 0;
    }

    public BankAccount(double initialBalance) {
        balance = initialBalance;
    }

    public void deposit(double amount) {
        double newBalance = balance + amount;
        balance = newBalance;
    }

    public void withdraw(double amount) {
        double newBalance = balance - amount;
        balance = newBalance;
    }

    public double getBalance() {
        return balance;
    }

    public double getMeasure() {
        return balance;
    }
}

Coin Class
package Interface;

public class Coin implements Measurable {
    private double value;
    private String name;

    public Coin(double aValue, String aName) {
        value = aValue;
        name = aName;
    }

    public double getValue() {
        return value;
    }

    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    public double getMeasure() {
        return value;
    }
}

Interface
package Interface;

public interface Measurable {

    double getMeasure();

}

Data Set Class
package Interface;

public class DataSet {
    private double sum;
    private Measurable maximum;
    private int count;

    public DataSet() {
        sum = 0;
        count = 0;
        maximum = null;
    }

    public void add(Measurable x) {
        sum = sum + x.getMeasure();
        if (count == 0 || maximum.getMeasure() < x.getMeasure())
            maximum = x;
        count++;
    }

    public double getAverage() {
        if (count == 0)
            return 0;
        else
            return sum / count;
    }

    public Measurable getMaximum() {
        return maximum;
    }
}

Test Class
package Interface;

public class Test {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        DataSet bankData = new DataSet();

        bankData.add(new BankAccount(100));
        bankData.add(new BankAccount(100000));
        bankData.add(new BankAccount(10));

        Measurable max = bankData.getMaximum();

        System.out.println("Maximum :" + max.getMeasure());

        DataSet coinData = new DataSet();

        coinData.add(new Coin(0.25, "Quarter"));
        coinData.add(new Coin(0.10, "Dime"));
        coinData.add(new Coin(0.05, "Nickel"));

        max = coinData.getMaximum();

        System.out.println("Maximum : " + max.getMeasure());

    }

}

What i understand so far
I completely understand the bank class, the coin class and the interface. My problem is i don't quite understand a few things in the DataSet Class. First of all i do not get
the use of private Measurable maximum; My understanding is after the specifier you usually declare a variable type such as int or double but in this case its assigning a variable name to the interface.  I guess if someone can explain me this then it will help me clarify my understanding of the DataSet class methods like its add method where Measurable parameter is passed.
Lastly i have difficulty understanding the Test class. I don't get how  bankData.add(new BankAccount(100)); quite works. From what i understand we created a new object of dataset type but i don't get how a new bankaccount object is being created inside it.
If someone can please help me clarify this it would really help me understand interfaces a lot better. i have looked at a lot of simple examples that show very basic code like a car interface with a few methods which are then implemented by specific cars. However those primitive examples don't really help one in understanding the true essence of a interface. I believe this example is more practical and it will help. I apologize if this question is poorly worded as i am new to this java.

A: To answer your first question, the code private Measurable maximum; is simply declaring a variable named maximum which is of type Measurable.  What this means is that any object whose class implements the Measureable interface can be assigned as a value for the variable.
To answer your second question, any time you see the new keyword, an object is being created, so when you see this:
   DataSet bankData = new DataSet();
   bankData.add(new BankAccount(100));

...the first line is creating a new DataSet object, and the second is running the add() method on that object, and passing in as an argument a new BankAccount object.
In this case, the new object hasn't been assigned to a variable in the main method, since we don't have any use for it apart from passing it in to the BankAccount.
EDIT
So, regarding this bit of code:
    Measurable max = bankData.getMaximum();             // get the max being store by the bank data
    System.out.println("Maximum :" + max.getMeasure()); // run the appropriate getMeasure method, depending on the actual type of max

What's going on here is that we first want to get the maximum from the bankData object, and then run the getMeasure() method on it.  Note that the type of the max variable is Measureable, just like the type of the argument to the add() method above it.
When we are adding Measureables to our bank data, we don't know the true type, just that it's some class which has implemented the appropriate interface:
public void add(Measurable x) {
    sum = sum + x.getMeasure();
    if (count == 0 || maximum.getMeasure() < x.getMeasure())
        maximum = x;  // here maximum gets set to the object passed in, but we don't know its type at this point
    count++;
}

When we get max out of our bankData, we can run getMeasure() on it, even though we don't know the type of the object at compile time (this is something referred to as polymorphism).
Depending on the actual type of the object, the appropriate getMeasure() method will be called.  In this case, since we add()ed BankAccounts, then BankAccount's method will get called.  But if we had added Coins instead, then the getMeasure() method of the Coin class would have been called.

A: First question:
In terms of variables and parameters, an interface can be used like any other class. Think of an interface an a contract. Declaring a variable of the interface type is like saying "whatever is in this pointer will fulfill this contract". You don't really care if it is a coin or a bank account, as long as it fulfills the Measurable interface.
Second question:
bankData.add(new BankAccount(100));

is similar to
BankAccount newAccount=new BankAccount(100);
bankData.add(newAccount);

now lets add the implict cast
BankAccount newAccount=new BankAccount(100);
Mesurable bankAccountAsMeasurable = (Mesuarable)newAccount;
bankData.add(bankAccountAsMeasurable);

Does that clear things up?

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The Best Hiking Trails In Greece
Samaria Gorge, Crete | © Lapplaender / WikiCommons
With 80 percent of its area covered in hills and mountains, Greece is a hiking and trekking paradise. Even the islands offer scenic trails that allow you to discover and explore the land from another perspective, so if you want to find out where to hike on your next trip, Culture Trip has put together a list of some of the best trails in this beautiful Mediterranean country.
The Menalon Trail
Seventy-five kilometers long, the Menalon Trail is a mountain hiking path that runs through Gortynia, in Arcadia, the heart of Peloponnese. With a diverse landscape of rugged mountains, canyons, and verdant valleys, the trail passes through picturesque villages, such as Nymfasia, Elati, and Dimitsana, and includes eight sections varying in difficulty level and length, all of which are worth exploring.
Panorama of Dimitsana │ © FunPhotoFan/Flickr
The Viros Gorge
Another hiking gem in Peloponnese is the Viros Gorge, which begins at the Taygetus summit and reaches all the way to Kardamili Bay. Since the trails are quite rough without many markings, be sure to go only as far as the Viros river springs; if you go any farther, the routes become more difficult. The trail starts at Old Kardamili and follows the river bed into the gorge. Once you've reached the valley, make sure to make a stop at the monastery of Lykaki, which deserves a look, especially its frescoes from 1783. The hike to the springs takes about 2.5 hours, and along the way, you will see caves, cliffs, and wildlife in their natural setting.
On the easternmost point of the Halkidiki Peninsula lies the mountainous area of Mount Athos, the Holy Mountain (or Agio Oros in Greek), a monastic state that is home to 20 imposing monasteries. Known for its stunning beauty, the sacred mountain is a secluded place and an ideal destination for hiking aficionados as it is blessed with numerous paths – in varying lengths and difficulty levels – incredible fauna and flora, and unspoiled beauty. Remember, however, that this religious state does not allow women and young children to visit.
The Holy Mount Athos © World Public Forum Dialogue of Civilizations/Flickr
Samaria Gorge Trail
A World's Biosphere Reserve, the Samaria Gorge is a magnificent national park in southern Crete. The trail is 13-16 kilometers in length and allows you to explore the whole park while following the river. It is a very scenic path that passes through many beautiful Byzantine ruins and breathtaking nature, but if you do not feel like traversing the whole trail, a few alternative routes are possible.
Samaria Gorge © Tim Dobbelaere/Flickr
Halfway between Athens and Thessaloniki stands the Pelion Peninsula, a very green area where the old mule paths, called kalderimis, that once connected one village to another have been cleared and signposted to serve as scenic hiking routes. Accessible to all experience levels, the trails start from several villages, including Kala Nera, Milies or Tsagarada. According to Greek mythology, the area was home to the Centaurs, mythical creatures that were half man, half horse; however, today, the area is blessed with a rich eco-diversity, boasting beautiful sceneries where old stone buildings, churches, monasteries, and ruins silently rest near the water springs.
Papa Nero beach, Pelion © Dan Taylor-Watt/Flickr
Pindos/Vikos
Humble Epirus is one region in mainland Greece that is often overlooked, but it has some of the most scenic landscapes in the country. One of the highlights is the Vikos Aoos National Park in Zagori, a region with many traditional, stone villages and magnificent vistas of the Pindos Mountains. Rising 2,000 meters, the peaks of the mountain range and the dragon lakes will attract you with their beauty. Hiking in the Vikos Gorge, recorded as the deepest gorge in the world by the Guinness Book of Records, is a memorable experience, as is visiting the small, picture-perfect villages in the region.
Vikos gorge © Costas Tavernarakis/Flickr
Corfu Trail
Established in 2001, the Corfu Trail, a 220-kilometer walking route, meanders through the island's often forgotten, untouched central landscape. The scenery along the way is stunning, complete with beaches, olive groves, and rugged gorges. Before setting out on your hike, check out the Corfu Trail's official guide book, The Companion Guide to the Corfu Trail, which is available as a pdf file and allows you to discover the less explored part of the island.
Corfu Trail │ © Luc Coekaerts/Flickr
As the highest peak in the country, Mount Olympus is another hiking paradise. Mythology has it that Olympus' peaks (52 in total) were known to be the seat of Zeus, the god of gods. Home to diverse flora and birds, it became the country's first ever national park in 1938, and with an extensive network of trails exceeding 160 kilometers, Mount Olympus is a magnificent destination for hikers, offering glorious vistas of the surrounding areas. You can even take advantage of the refuges located in the mountain and plan a two- or three-day trip. You will be amazed.
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Fender pushes out a new update to its Mustang GT line of amplifiers, featuring some much-requested new amp models. Words By Peter Hodgson.
I'll admit to having a little bit of a brain-jam over the fact that Fender offers a very traditional, longstanding guitar model called the Mustang, as well as a very modern digital modelling amp of the same name. But the Mustang guitar has its roots in Fender's early student guitars, and the amp line has a bit of the same 'make it easy for everyone' spirit, so in another way it totally makes sense.
The Mustang amp line is designed to take new firmware updates, which can be as simple as changing the taper of the control knobs in response to player feedback, right on up to entire new amp models; an update pushed out in September adds a variety of new amps inspired by models by brands like Mesa Boogie and Friedman, as well as a handy tube preamp model for recording.
Out of the box, the Mustang GT features 21 different classic amp models based on legendary Fenders like the '59 Bassman, '65 Twin, Princeton and Deluxe, right on up to high-gain, metal-voiced models like the Metal 2000 (based on the EVH 5150III) and '90s American (based on the Mesa Dual Rectifier). There's even one of my favourite Fender amps, the Super-Sonic, which offers some intriguing cascading gain opportunities.
There are also over 45 different effects covering all the expected categories, including delays, reverbs, chorus, specific overdrives and distortions based on classics like the Ibanez Tube Screamer and MXR Distortion+, and even a Ranger Boost based on the Dallas Range Master treble booster – a key ingredient for early metal tones of the Iommi variety.
But the new update adds much more: IIC+ clean and lead models, three Bassbreaker 15 models, an Acoustasonic model for use with piezo equipped electric and acoustic guitars (based on the preamp from Fender's Acoustasonic amps), an Acoustic Simulator for making your electric guitar sound like an acoustic through an Acoustasonic, a Dual Showman model, and the aforementioned Tube Preamp model.
That's still not all, though. There are two new modulated reverbs, Mythic Drive (based on the Klon Centaur), Sustain, a 2290 Delay, Memory Delay (inspired by the EHX Deluxe Memory Man) and Metal Gate (inspired by the ISP Technologies Decimator II G String pedal).
There are also 10 new cabinet sims, backup and restore of presets and setlists via the Fender Tone app; advanced tuner view; Bluetooth icons for tone and streaming; tap tempo subdivisions; footswitch effects assignment; quick-save of presets to a setlist; a new setlists shortcut; new FX categories; improvements to the keyboard for entering text; and a newly reorganised menu. Setlists are now limited to 24 setlists and a 'favourites' setlist (25 total), and 50 presets per setlist.
The optional MGT-4 Footswitch gives you four special Mustang GT modes: Quick Access, Presets, Effects and Looper. On first glance, it looks like a pretty complicated footswitch, with multiple labels in order to allow the switches to multitask. But you'll get the hang of it.
There's also an optional EXP-1 Expression Pedal, which lets you control the master volume or any number of amp and effect parameters from the obvious (like wah) to the out-there.
We've reviewed the original Mustang GT release in the past, so let's take a look at the new models. First up, I have to say, the model based on the Friedman BE-100 (called FBE-100 here) is so good that it would be worthy of being packaged separately as its own combo amp.
It nails that chewy upper-mid, hairy treble, tight bass Friedman vibe with amazing precision, and can be configured to unleash all your Jerry Cantrell fantasies. It's incredibly reactive to pickup selection and guitar volume changes, and it'll adapt to your phrasing like nobody's business. It's really a new high watermark in Fender's amp modelling.
The IIC+ Lead sounds great, too: the classic Metallica and Dream Theater sounds are lurking in here, but just like a real Mesa, so is your own sound. It might take some tweaking to find it, but all the elements are here, right down to the weird Mesa midrange vibe that feels a little bit odd on its own, but sits perfectly in a band mix.
The Acoustasonic and Acoustic Sim models are really handy, especially for those who use Mustang GT amps live with a footswitch and the Setlist function – zip in and out of acoustic mode and full-on metal mayhem as you please. And the Tube Preamp model is great for those '70s 'clean guitar straight into the desk' tones, but you can also use it for vocals, keys and bass with great results.
The Modulated Large Hall Reverb is a great standout for shimmery ambient effects, and the Mythic Drive is very responsive and detailed, as you would expect from a Centaur model. The Metal Gate is also going to please a lot of players, since it can help tame the Mustang GT's potentially lethal levels of gain under extreme metal and djent conditions.
The new update adds some serious functionality improvements to the Mustang line, but what it's really about is that sweet new suite of amps.
The FBE-100 model is good enough to be your go‑to sound for all rock and metal needs, and acoustic modes really enhance the utility of the amplifier. The new effects don't revolutionise the amp quite as much, but they're still very welcome additions to the fold.
And this update shows that Fender is nowhere near done with continuing to develop new and interesting sounds for this amplifier, so if you already have a Mustang GT, you now have some great new tones and textures to work with. And if you don't have one yet, Fender is really demonstrating their commitment to enhancing the experience long into the future.
Fender has found that women make up half of its customer base.


British Airways now using the No 1 Traveller lounge at Gatwick North – feedback?
In early January, the British Airways lounge complex at Gatwick closed. This is part of the preparation for the terminal switch which is due to take place in November, with easyJet moving everything to the North terminal and BA moving to Gatwick South.
My thoughts on the Gatwick North lounges have been published here. I found the British Airways lounges to be pretty awful (see my comments here) and the No 1 Traveller lounge (review) and its sister My Lounge (review) facilities to be pretty good.
When it was announced that BA would be 'moving in' with No 1 Traveller for 11 months, I thought it would be an improvement!
At peak times, the No 1 lounge is now overcrowded. There are some reports of long waits for food (although, to be honest, not so many that it seems to be a major problem).
British Airways has decided not to issue vouchers for free champagne to First Class and Gold Card ticket holders who would otherwise have been able to get it in the old Galleries First lounge. No 1 charges £8 per glass. This is a fair point, although I was surprised that missing champagne had inflamed so many people.
I get a feeling that some of the bad feedback is from people who had never visited the old BA lounge and so were unaware of what was on offer before. Last time I checked, the BA Gatwick lounge did not have a table football table, for example, unlike No 1. The No 1 lounge buffet is also substantially better than anything BA offered.
What we can say is that I wouldn't bother turning up at the No 1 lounge at peak times clutching your Priority Pass card, as your chance of getting in is low. You can pay £5 in advance to guarantee entrance with a Priority Pass via this website.
Whilst this has not been announced, it seems that BA and No 1 may be taking over the old Delta lounge which is two floors beneath the No 1 lounge, next to the Aspire lounge. This may be run as a separate facility for BA Gold and First Class ticket holders, although they will struggle to get it up to much of a standard in the time available.
There are also rumours that the move to the South Terminal will be delayed until next Spring, which may account for the Delta lounge conversion.
If you have been in the No 1 Lounge at Gatwick as a BA passenger in the last 2-3 weeks – and I haven't – do let us know your thoughts via the comments below.
Triple points for UK Accor weekend stays - should apply to Happy Mondays too!
No 1 lounge is terrible. BA should be ashamed. Not enough toilets, waiting 15 mins for a coffee, 40 mins for a terrible bacon roll and even the Diet Coke on tap is undrinkable. I mention people complain about the old terraces lounge, well sorry but a million times better than No 1!!!
No 1 was totally fine before it was overrun by BA passengers …. in the same way that the BA lounges would have been a nightmare if No 1 had been shut and all the passengers sent up there!
It's a real shame as No1 does a great job normally, they are normally excellent. Sounds like they took on the BA relief business & can't cope.
If I were in charge I would be making a lot of changes, why can't No1 mgt & BA mgt see this?
Start the self pour service same as old BA to relieve barhops.
Recruit more barstaff & cleaners.
Limit numbers to what is manageable.


Abstract: Today there is hardly any electrical gadget around us in which principles of electromagnetism are not used. Electromagnetics therefore is a core subject in electrical engineering in almost all the institutes across the world. The course is generally taught at sophomore or junior level. In spite of its importance in foundation of electrical engineering, the students invariably take the subject as a burden and therefore develop dislike for it. What is the reason for this dislike? Here we investigate some of the aspects of the subject and its development to make the teaching-learning process effective and enjoyable.
A course is liked by the students when it meets some or all the criteria like, (1) inherent interest in the course, (2) skills of the students match with that required by the course (3) the course finds wide applications in contemporary sense (4) the course is high scoring in exams (5) the course enhances employability (6) the course is taught in an inspiring manner etc. It is the responsibility of the teacher to make the electromagnetics course qualify on these criteria. It is important that a teacher builds positive bias about the course among the students and kindles their curiosity in the subject.
Electromagnetics is a subject founded on the experimental laws that have been captured with vector calculus. It has been observed however, that invariably the physical concept of the subject is not well presented by a teacher and the course reduces to mere manipulation of equations. In absence of proper understanding of the physics behind the equations the students develop dislike for the subject. Today with excellent computing facilities, the physical aspect of electromagnetics can be demonstrated very effectively by simulations and numerical modelling. A visual representation of the EM phenomenon then not only makes the subject interesting but also creates a long lasting impression on the students' minds. Also showing the applications of the concepts in the systems in our day to day life like, electrical machines, telephone lines, microwave ovens, radio and TV, satellite, fibre optic and mobile communication etc., make the subject exciting and relevant for the students.
In electrical engineering curriculum, students develop a good understanding of electrical circuits and circuital laws that deal with voltages and currents. A sudden exposure of the time varying electric and magnetic fields that is dealt with in electromagnetics, creates a disconnect between the circuit theory and the field theory. The circuit theory deals with scalar quantities in frequency and time, whereas the field theory deals with vector quantities in frequency, time and space. To reduce the disconnect, the 'space' can be brought in circuit analysis through the introduction of transmission lines. If transmission lines are taught before the time varying fields, the abrupt change from the circuit theory to the field theory is reduced and the circuit theory appears as a limiting case of the field theory. The transmission line still deals with the scalar quantities like voltage and current, but develops concepts of EM waves in one dimension. Extension of the concepts in three dimension with vector fields, then becomes more manageable for the students.
It has been observed from the students' feedback that, a logical development of electromagnetics supported by relevant mathematics (in that order) makes the subject more enjoyable for the students. It is also observed that a proper examination system that tests the conceptual understanding of the subject rather than just her/his algebraic manipulation skills, plays an important role in enhancing students' involvement in the course.
In an electrical engineering curriculum, electromagnetics is a subject that has maximum number of concepts relative to any other subject. It is therefore important that this conceptual nature of the subject is highlighted with due analytical skills while conduct of the course.


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Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
Energetic studies of two oxygen heterocyclic compounds Xanthone and tetrahydro-γ-pyrone
Authors: Vera Freitas 1 , José Gomes 2 , and Maria Ribeiro da Silva 1
1 Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Química, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências Rua do Campo Alegre, 687 4169-007 Porto Portugal
| 2 CICECO, University of Aveiro Campus Universitário de Santiago 3810-193 Aveiro Portugal
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-009-0233-y
Calvet microcalorimetry; Combustion calorimetry; Enthalpy of formation; Enthalpies of transition; G3(MP2)//B3LYP calculations; Heat capacities
The present work reports an experimental thermochemical study supported by state of the art calculations of two heterocyclic compounds containing oxygen in the ring: xanthone and tetrahydro-γ-pyrone. The standard (pº = 0.1 MPa) molar enthalpies of formation in the condensed phase, at T = 298.15 K, were derived from the measurements of the standard molar energies of combustion in oxygen atmosphere, using a static bomb calorimeter. The standard molar enthalpies of sublimation or vaporization, at T = 298.15 K, of the title compounds were obtained from Calvet microcalorimetry measurements. These values were used to derive the standard enthalpies of formation of the compounds in the gas-phase at the same temperature, which were compared with estimated data from G3(MP2)//B3LYP computations.
Manuscript Submission: HERE
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Geopolymers
Inorganic polymeric new materials
Author: J. Davidovits
Application of differential scanning calorimetry in food research and food quality assurance
Authors: J. Farkas and Csilla Mohácsi-Farkas
Effect of different solvents on poly(caprolactone) (PCL) electrospun nonwoven membranes
Authors: Xiaohong Qin and Dequn Wu
Influence of toasting on the nutritious and thermal properties of flaxseed
Authors: P. S. Epaminondas, K. L. G. V. Araújo, A. Lima de Souza, M. C. D. Silva, N. Queiroz, A. L. Souza, L. E. B. Soledade, I. M. G. Santos, and A. G. Souza
Thermal decomposition of potassium hexacyanoferrate(II) trihydrate
Authors: J. I. Kunrath, C. S. Müller, and E. Frank


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Wed, March 05, 2008 SUBJECT: WHAT'S THE CHANCES
This is an after Vietnam story that will really hit hard. I was the base education counselor at Charleston AFB in 2004 to 2006 and I was counseling a young SrAmn named FIKE. When I advised him about his education issues we got talking and he seen all my helicopter pictures on my wall and I asked him if he had any relatives in Md and he stated " he had relatives in Ohio and Md. I asked if they lived in Friendsville, Md and he said " his grandmother lived there". I also asked him if he had an uncle named Thomas Fike and he got this faraway look and said yes he had an uncle named Thomas and that he was killed in Vietnam. I looked him straight in the eyes and said yes I know, because I flew with him the day he was killed. He was the last Green Hornet to be killed and it was outside of Saigon. Another friend Richard T. King was the other door gunner and he got shot up pretty bad and was med-evacted out of Vietnam. (BILL KASEMAN)
Fri, 22 Feb 2008 SUBJECT: SUPERSTITIONS
When I went back in 72 to Nam for a Special Ops mission, I found one day that only several of the older crewmen, I had known before, were flying with me. When I asked Sgt West why, he told me that the younger guys were superstitious about this being my third time over. But he would take care of it! And several days later everyone was rotating on my schedule. When I asked how he did it, he said that he told them, I'd never been hit, nor lost a man on my crew. AND that as long as I had my good luck hat (a beat up Go-to-Hell type you couldn't wear anymore by regulation, that I figured was better than a baseball cap if I had to E & E) with me I couldn't be hit! Now thats a crock as you well know! But just as I was taxiing for what was to be my last combat mission up at AnLoc, Tower called me and told me to Hold! Thinking "Thank God! Its called off!" A jeep came up beside us and threw something aboard and Tower cleared me for takeoff. Now thinking, "I'm getting too old for this shit!", I asked the FM what that was all about! "Hell Maj! You forgot your hat and they brought it out to you!", as he stuffed it behind my seat where I always carried it. So superstitions work many ways! Got three pickups, didn't take a hit, and the hats hanging above my desk right now! (JOE BALLINGER)
Fri, 22 Feb 2008 SUBJECT: ENGINE FIRE
And an interesting engine fire on an H-3 at Hill in 1972. The first winter after the school was moved there was a real bad one. So some of us Ops guys went down to help Maintenance burn out engines after waterwashes. On this day when I cranked # 2 first, it went BOOOM and blue fire flew out the intake and exhaust (and the Crew chiefs eyes did get big and he ran for a fire extinguisher). The EGT didnt go up much, but I shut it down and stood by fire handles for an engine fire. Since nothing happened I decided to try # 1 with the Crew Chief now standing by with the extinguisher. The same thing happened with another big BOOOM and I did another shutdown. By this time there is a fire truck, the Wing DCM & Wing Co staff cars there too, with guys crawling all over both engines. After both engines were inspected finding nothing, with the Wing DCM and Co leaning over my shoulder in the cabin asking me what I'm going to do. I told them, "Try it one more time!" They both departed and I hit the # 2 start and it lit off like advertised. So why not! I lit off # 1 and it was fine too. After burnout I shut down and signed off the machine. The next day, the DCM called me and told me what they had found out! It seems the young airman in charge of the water cart got tired of it freezing up and put antifreeze in the water. And that sure makes for an exciting water burnout!
(JOE BALLINGER)
Thu, 21 Feb 2008 SUBJECT: ENGINE FIRE
In 1972 I was at Hill AFB at a Wing Staff meeting when the question was asked, "What is the hand signals for engine fire?" Believe it or not, there wasnt one! So no one gave an answer except one wise ass Major. "Its when the Crew Chiefs eyes get the size of saucers, and he runs like hell for a fire extinguisher!" (JOE BALLINGER)
Mon, 4 Feb 2008 SUBJECT: H-3 SALVAGE
Picture of the left side of CH-3E 64-14228 I took when my Peace Jolly (H-3 Foreign Military Sales for Tunisia) team salvaged it at Sheppard AFB in 1996. I've been TDY to Sheppard since, found out about 228 at this junk yard, and visited it. Probably bought thru the base DRMO. When we parted it out, we did not take the engines, and the owner probably sold them for a nice profit. As well as 228, we parted out HH-3E 67-14712 that was there as a maintenance trainer, as well as the ole silver bird, 63-9677. The only thing we took off 677 was the J-4 gyro in the nose elect. compt., as we needed it for one of the Peace Jolly H-3's. Prior to parting those 2 H-3's out, I went TDY to evaluate the condition of the 3 H-3's at Sheppard and wrote a report. I recommended that 677 be made available for the Air Force Museum program, but that fell on deaf ears. If my memory serves me right, I believe 677 ended up at the White Sands Missile Range (and I think I heard that it's setting on it's side)
(CHUCK RUTH)
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 SUBJECT: H-53 MEMORIES
Sad to see the 53 go. One of my 43 pilots, Covey Campbell, was in the first or one of the first group of pilots to cross over to the HH-53 and went to Udorn with them in 1968. When I was at NKP in 1974-75 I often sat outside the Fire Dept and watched the HH-53 and CH-53 flying around the yard. Since I was an Assistant Fire Chief with my own pickup I also drove out to an area where the 53s did some transition work. I finally got several rides on a CH-53 in Dec of 74. Just being in the the helicopter when it lifted off to a hover and flew around the NKP area it was exciting to feel and sense the awesome power the 53 had. I really wanted to rock and roll with guns, but, they would not let me do that. I have very fond memories of those two flights mainly due to the crew that I was priviledged to ride with, Capt Hall, Capt Rye, Sgt Hermanson, and SSgt Hurley. They died in a CH-53, 70-1628, crash near NKP on 24 Jan 75. I also assisted in recovering their bodies.
I got to know them quite well during training exercises for the Fire Dept. They were the crew that seemed to always be picked to be available to provide training to my Crash Rescue Crews in the event of a serious emergency involving the CH/HH-53. These are good and bad memories mixed together. They were great guys and warriors.
I was also there when the CH-53 loaded with Security Police crashed on 13 May not to far from where the one crashe don 24 Jan. Both were nasty tragic events for sure, but, the 13 May crash was the worst because of the higher number of causalities, 23. The wreckage was upside down and had to cool before we could cut into the aircraft to remove the remains. The Buffalo Hunter CH-3s flew the bodies back to NKP and placed them in some large cooled storage containers they had.
In todays AF where actual gunners are assigned to Rescue and AFSOC Helicopters I am sure I would try to train to be a gunner. With helicopters going away in AFSOC I guess I would be in Rescue, however, the Osprey might be exciting to fly on. But, the big old 53 was a thrill for me to catch a ride on.
All together I have flown on HH-43s, Hueys (Army gunships) out of Long Bhinh, HH-3s, CH-53s, Civilian Bell Ranger, and believe it or not a Cobra in 1967 out of Bien Hoa which was a ride for sure. Almost hitched a ride on a CH-47 Chinook out of Bien Hoa once, but, flight was cancelled due to maintenance problems. Also, have time in AC-47s, HC-130s, HU-16s, C-123s, O1E Bird Dog, T-37 and T-38. Guess you could say I was a Hitchhiker at a time in my life.
More good memories than bad to be sure. (GARY PRUITT)
Wed, 07 Nov 2007 SUBJECT: AIR PARK PAVE LOWS
I mentioned before that we have a Pave in our air park here at Hurlburt. A sad sentry at the gate as you drive in. Sad because it seems to know that it has a lot of infils, exfils, and oher heated missions remaining in it. Sad further knowing that it represents a national capability that will not be fully replaced, if ever, if at all. CV-22 considered, IMHO.
The dedication for that air park Pave Low will be either 30 Nov or 14 Dec. I'll forward some pictures. It sure is clean with a high gloss coating. There is now an older "J" model Pave Low (#433) in the air park at Kirtland AFB, outside Brimms Hall, named after Maj Dick Brimms, sole fatality in a Pave Low crash in Nevada. (TOM GREEN)
Wed, 7 Nov 2007 SUBJECT: I RECALL
I started in the H-3 by attending the first Factory School at the Sikorsky Plant in Stratford CN while I was still assigned to Malmstrom. I was at the factory when they announced over the factory PA that President Kennedy had been killed in Dallas.
I returned to the Sikorsky Plant at least twice to ferry new H-3 C's to Eglin AFB. The new birds were slick silver with a gloss clear top coat. As soon as we got them to Eglin TAC sent the silver birds to the depot at Mobile to have them painted olive drab. The hydraulic fluid and engine oil used in the H-3 was a perfect solvent for the green paint they used. The H-3's were streaked in slimy green paint that ruined your flight suits, gloves and boots just doing a preflight. This is where the "green giant" name and some less complimentary names got started.
The FOD shield was added to the aircraft early on after it was discovered that ice would build up on the cockpit overhead windows and cockpit roof and shed as the temp dropped taking out the engines.
The rescue hoist was added because the electric cargo handler turned hoist was too slow for combat and only had 100 ft of cable which was too short for the trees in SEA. The new hoist would overheat the utility hydraulic system so they added a small electric hydraulic system cooling fan and radiator.
I went to Bangkok to ferry back a newly overhauled (IRAN) bird. The radar altimeter and doppler fiberglass antenna covers under the nose were clearly marked "Do Not Paint" so they taped the signs and painted the covers.
The relief tube funnels were used to service the damper reservoirs. Pulling the funnel on and off the hose ruined the end of the hose so a few inches of hose would get cut off. After several cut offs over time some pilot would enter a write up that the relief tube hose was too short. That write up was always cleared as ops checked by maintenance and found OK.
I recall torturing one of the best and hardest working crew chiefs at NKP. In SEA we always wrote with grease pencil the many call signs and frequencies on the inside of the wind screen so both pilots could see them. I knew our crew chief always jumped into the cockpit and wiped off the markings as soon as we got out of the cockpit. On our way back from a mission I reached out and wrote half the letters of some of the data on the outside. We were all standing watching him trying to figure out why he couldn't get all the letters to clean up. I can see him reading this now and thinking "So you're the SOB that did that." (JAY MERZ)
WEBMASTER NOTE: THIS EMAIL WAS RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO AN EMAIL SENT TO THE MEMBERSHIP CONCERNING THE FIRST RESCUE MISSION THE OSPREY WAS INVOLVED IN. (read here and decide for yourself) THERE ARE A LOT OF STRONG FEELINGS WITHIN THE MEMBERSHIP CONCERNING THE MEDIA HYPE AROUND THE OSPREY BEING ABLE TO PERFORM SAR/CSAR OPERATIONS IN CONDITIONS AND SITUATIONS THAT HELICOPTERS HAVE PERFORMED ON COUNTLESS OCCASIONS WITH OUTSTANDING RESULTS.
Tue, 23 Oct 2007 SUBJECT: H-43 CAPABILITY
The irony of all this is the H-43 now in the boneyard. In 1964, we came up out of Kirtland to make a pickup off Buffalo Mtn (it peaked at 13,326), west of Colorado Springs , south of Leadville. Then we had a fuel cache near Raton Pass and made one stop there. A Piper Super Cub had crashed and was found by an USAF jet pilot. The downed pilot was a VIP local developer with some valuable documents with him, so it was given a high rescue priority! The original plan was to bail out some PJ's for recovery, but the winds being over 40 Kt were too high for that. The Army Hueys at Ft Carson said they couldnt get that high After refueling at Peterson, I followed a gutsy CAP woman pilot in moderate to severe turbulence to the site and found it on a ledge at about !0,500 ft with the pilot laying outside near the wreckage. There wasnt enuf room to land, so I hovered OGE at 10,500 for nearly twenty minutes while our medic and another crewman recovered the body (minor injuries, but he had frozen to death while in shock) and brought him up in a stokes litter! Then my two crewmen with the briefcase and back to Peterson! Lets see the Osprey or ANY of our helicopters today try that! (JOE BALLINGER)
Wed, 3 Oct 2007 SUBJECT: TECH REP
We had a Sikorsky Tech Rep at NKP in 65 by the name of Reuben Hardy. Wore fatigues like us and had a patch made "Civilian Advisor-Non Combatant" He got us jeep fan belts from Bangkok to use on the H-3 transmission oil cooler when we couldnt get AF belts. Just cut the time down to 25 hours until we could get the MilSpec ones and many other things to keep our two H-3 going!
Sun, 30 Sep 2007 SUBJECT: H-19 SLING WORK
When I was with the school at Stead they did quite a bit of sling work with the students. On the days I went to the sling work area I would fly out on one of the birds and be dropped off at the pad. I worked two pads with two birds. I would marshal one over the weight, hook them up and run out front and marshal them off, theN high tail it to the other pad just as the second bird was on final. Didn't take long to get worn out. Some of the students couldn't hover well so I would run back out and move them back over the weight. This got old and I finally resorted to picking up the weight and moving under the bird and hooking it up. I also discovered that by grabbing the gear you could put the aircraft over the weight. Oh yeah as the FNG on the first sling work no one mentioned the static electricity jolt. Learned that real quick! (JIM MOORE)
Sat, 29 Sep 2007 SUBJECT: PAVE LOW
A little history next week as I take one of the last two J-Models to the boneyard. The guys from ARINC (some of whom flew them since the 70s) will take the other one. (VINCE DEPERSIO)
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 SUBJECT: AIRCRAFT TAIL NUMBERS
I dug out my form 5's today and did the research. It sure was a stroll down memory lane. I did learn that the form 5 is not full of all the information we would like. In the early days they did not put tail numbers on the form. I don't know if anyone has sent you the tail numbers from the 703rd TASS Shaw AFB Sumter SC. These are from my form 5. They should sound familiar to some Dustys; 234, 695, 692, 679, 707, 700, 720, and 718 CRS says wow did we have that many there?? I guess when you are having FUN it all runs together. (HARVEY MELTZER)
Tue, 25 Sep 2007 SUBJECT: DO YOU SMELL SOMETHING?
While flying out of Dak To, I had an opportunity to attach a "Sniffer" to my helicopter. It was a test of the device to see if it could pick up readings from enemy troop concentrations should we happen to fly over them. The sniffer measured the amount of ammonia given off by urine. Returning from a recon mission in the Prairie Fire area at a comfortable 3000 feet AGL, I saw the needle on the sniffer peg out. I did a 270 degree turn to try to identify the area, and the needle pegged out again as I crossed a draw on the side of a hill about five clicks east of Dak To. Several more turns were done to confirm the location. At Dak To, I checked with our Intel, who suggested I talk to someone in the 173rd, just moving into the area. I did, and was told "There isn't anything out there! Now, go away." We did not have any teams in the field at the moment, so I asked SOG for permission to test fire my rocket pods, since they might be out of alignment. Permission was granted, so my flight headed out to the east. Over flew the draw again, this time a little lower, and the sniffer pegged out again. This was a good place to check sight alignment. I fired a few rockets into the draw, and the small arms fire that resulted convinced me to go home. I reported the small arms fire to SOG. Two days later, we responded to a request for help from a company from the 173rd that was in danger of being over run by NVA. The company was on a hillside, just to the south, overlooking Dak To. The NVA had come from an area about five clicks east of the base, and were getting set to hit the base that night. Guess there wasn't "anything out there" after all. (BOB STROUT)
Tue, 25 Sep 2007 SUBJECT: BATTLE DAMAGE UH-1F/P
While deployed to Dak To, RVN, in support of the MAC-SOG mission, we got caught in the "Roles and Mission" battle going on between the AF and the Army regarding armed helicopters. We were scheduled to escort a VNAF H-34 carrying a SOG team leader to look for landing zones for an upcoming mission, when we were ordered to remove the Mini Guns. The SF guys are very resourceful, and soon I had two M-60 machine guns in my cabin doorways hanging from bungee cords. My wingman had one M-60, however his second gun was an M1919A4, .30 caliber gun they scrounged from the RVN army unit assigned to guard the Operating Base. We were armed, so off we flew. In route, the guns, which had been charged, were bouncing up and down on the bungee cords. On the .30 caliber gun, the cord began to work back towards the trigger assembly, which did not have a trigger guard. The door gunner saw what was happening, and reached for the gun. Before he could grab it, the bungee cord reached the trigger and the gun started to fire, swinging towards the inside of the huey. He caught the gun and pulled the bungee cord off of the trigger, but not until several rounds had penetrated the fuel cell. Mission was over. We returned to Dak To, and called home for a new cell. The 14th ACW assigned C-47 brought fuel cell to us, and a message that when the aircraft was fixed, both helicopters were to return to Nha Trang until the "Roles and Missions" situation was resolved. (BOB STROUT)
Tue, 25 Sep 2007 SUBJECT: MOSQUITO CONTROL H-19 STYLE
I was assigned to Missile Site Support at Plattsburg AFB in upstate New York. The Base Ops Officer came into the section one day and asked if anyone had ever done any aerial spraying. The silence said it all. He pointed to me and said, "You are flying to Pease tomorrow, check in with the Base Ops Officer". The next morning I fired up one of our H-19s, and with a crew chief, headed for Pease AFB, NH. I landed at Pease and was directed to a hangar to park. There I was met by a Maintenance Officer. He looked over the 19 and told us to check in at the Guest Quarters and then come back. When we returned, a locally fabricated 100 gallon tank had been installed, complete with a jet engine fuel pump to pressurize the spray boom. The fuel pump was connected by a hose to a 20 foot boom that a team was trying to strap to the rear landing gear struts. I don't remember how they finally got it attached, but the struts were free and the boom was securely fastened. A couple of test runs and we found out we could get a pretty good spray pattern about 30 to 50 feet off the ground and flying at speed less than 30 knots. We spent the next two days spraying all the marshes surrounding the base, as well as the area around the housing area. I don't know what insecticide was used, but DDT was still acceptable in 1964. Must have worked pretty well, for I heard later that there were not too many mosquitoes that summer at Pease. I now consider myself a self qualified Aerial Spray Applicator. With all the restrictions in effect these days, I doubt if a base CO could get away with this today. (BOB STROUT)
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What is the main role of a recruitment agency?
The recruitment agency is there to offer a placement service to both client (the company) and job candidate. This service is not merely one of bringing together like-minded people who share a similar vision, but also to enrich the client's overall performance as a business with the right "fit" for the position, thereby adding value, and aiding the candidate's career development. The agency is there to sift through talent and provide the client with the right candidate and, in turn, provide the candidate with an opportunity to develop their careers.
Should recruitment agencies provide interview training?
Interview preparation, or informal training, is an imperative step in the recruitment process. It's the responsibility of the agency to ensure that the candidate is well prepared with the necessary information for their interview, including the clients' interviewing technique. Often, successful and lasting placements have nearly not happened because a candidate or client is not prepared for the interview process (they haven't studied the job description or have been incorrectly briefed) when, in fact, they are a perfect fit.
When approaching a recruitment agency, how do you differentiate yourself from other candidates?
Funnily enough this is not a difficult thing to do and many candidates are successful at this because they pay attention to the finer detail. A recruitment consultant is trained to have an eye for detail, because even the smallest thing can have an effect on the candidate's success in being placed with a client and vice versa.
How often should you follow up with your agent?
If you are in a process with the agent (ie you have been interviewed and your CV is being assessed by a client), stay in touch at least once a week if you have not heard from the recruiter. If you have nothing on the go, contact them at least once or twice a month. Perhaps alternate between a call and an email – this is less intrusive and keeps you "top of mind", should anything come available that would be suitable for you. Keep an eye on your recruiter's website and if you see something you are interested in, email them and let them know your interest.
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Assarel Medet Wins Bulgaria's 2015 Investor of the Year Award
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Bulgarian copper mining and processing company Assarel Medet has won the 2015 Investor of the Year award of the government's investment promotion agency, capital.bg has reported.
Assarel Medet and its majority-owned Asarel Panagyurishte Health company were awarded the prize for their BGN 55 M (EUR 28 M) project for a medical complex with 268 beds in the town of Panagyurishte in central Bulgaria, which will create 520 jobs.
The annual prize was awarded at an official ceremony held by InvestBulgaria Agency (IBA) in Sofia on Wednesday evening.
Asarel Panagyurishte Health is a joint venture of Assarel Medet, Panagyurishte Municipal Hospital and Panagyurishte Municipality.
Each year IBA awards its prizes to companies that had made sustainable investments, opened new jobs and introduced high technologies.
Climbing walls manufacturer Walltopia was awarded the prize for innovative business. Last year, Walltopia attracted new investors who injected EUR 11.4 into the company's business, according to capital.bg
Kostal Bulgaria, part of German producer of automotive components Kostal Group, won the award for investment in business expansion for the opening of its second plant in the city of Smolyan, in southern Bulgaria, in 2015.
Woodward IDS Bulgaria, a supplier of innovative power electronic systems, predominantly for photovoltaic plants and wind turbines, was awarded the prize for greenfield investment. The company rented warehouse space in Sofia Airport Center last year.
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Moving to Switzerland | pros, cons, experiences
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is situated right between West, central and south Europe. It borders Germany to the North, Liechtenstein and Austria to the East, Italy to the South and France to the West. Switzerland also has a German and a Italian enclave, called Büsingen am Hochrhein and Campione d'Italia. With an area of just over 41'000 square kilometers, Switzerland is a very small country. In fact it is the world's 132nd largest country - but in spite of its very small size, Switzerland is surprisingly diverse in culture and nature. Switzerland is my home country so that's why I really have a lot to share with you today.
Since there are so many facts that make Switzerland unique not only among European countries but also among all countries worldwide, this video might get a bit longer than usual. Switzerland is famous for its cheese, chocolate, watches, banking industry, the alps, for its political neutrality, strong economy, high degree of globalization and for the fact that it has four official languages despite being just about half the size of Bavaria or about a tenth the size of California. But as we will find out soon, Switzerland has much more than that to offer. Switzerland is a federation of 26 cantons.
There even is a Swiss term "Kantönligeist", which stands for the canton's spirit. In my opinion, it is great that Switzerland has so many cantons, since each canton enjoys a certain degree of autonomy and also the cantons compete with each other which makes Switzerland as a whole a more competitive country. But there are also some downsides to having so many cantons, as we will discuss that later.
Switzerland's official languages are German, French, Italian and Romansh. Romansh is spoken by about 60'000 people mostly in the alpine regions of Switzerland. The largest canton by area is the canton of Graubünden, whereas the largest canton by population is the canton of Zurich.
Switzerland's largest cities are Zurich, with a total population of 420'000 people in its city district and about 1.3 million people including its metropolitan area. Next comes Geneva with a bit over 200'000 inhabitants, followed by Basel with about 180'000 inhabitants, Lausanne, Bern and Winterthur. In total, Switzerland is home to about 8.5 million people. Officially, Switzerland doesn't have a capital city in order to not favor any canton. However, the de facto capital of Switzerland is Bern, where one can find the Federal Palace of Switzerland.
Switzerland's top-level domain is ".ch" which stands for Confoederatio Helvetica and is the Latin term for Switzerland. One can find the CH abbreviation in some other context as well, and one reason behind using the Latin term for Switzerland is the fact that Latin is no official language of Switzerland.
Because using one of Switzerland's four official languages would be unfair to the remaining three languages. So you see that Switzerland puts a lot of effort into making sure to treat all four cultural regions of Switzerland equally. Switzerland is not part of NATO nor the European Union.
The Swiss have consistently rejected membership to the European Union since the early 1990s. However, Switzerland is a member of the Schengen Area. Switzerland's flag shows a white cross on a red squared background. As of the Swiss Federal Council in 1889, the cross is a symbol of Christianity and was the field sign of the Old Confederacy.
It is not known what the red color stands for, some historians think the color comes from the Blood of Jesus while others think it comes from the flag of Bern that always had some red parts. A unique feature of the Swiss flag is its square shape. Switzerland and the Vatican are the only two countries that have square flags. So technically, this flag here is wrong as it is not a square. Here you can see the flags of all 26 cantons and I also would like to quickly mention the historic military flag of the former republic of Berne, and also the very distinct flag of the Swiss Guards in France in the 17th and 18th centuries.
You might also have heard of the Swiss Guards in the Vatican. They act as the armed forces of the Vatican which kind of sounds ridiculous but is true. The Swiss Guard is among the oldest military units in continuous operation, established in 1506. Switzerland's national flower is the Edelweiss, its national dish is fondue and Switzerland also has a national instrument which is the Alphorn.
However, Switzerland doesn't have a national animal. In Switzerland, people pay with the Swiss Franc. One Euro is equivalent to 1.11 Swiss Francs and one US dollar to .94 Swiss Francs. Switzerland has one of the world's most diverse and developed economies. Just in Zurich and its metropolitan area, there are 150'000 companies registered and with banks like UBS and Credit Suisse, Zurich is one of the most important economic centers in the world.
Furthermore, the city of Geneva hosts - together with New York City - the most international Organizations worldwide. Some examples are the United Nations Organization, the World Health, Trade, Intellectual Property and Migration Organization. In Basel, Roche and Novartis are headquartered, two of the world's largest pharma companies. Basel is the Swiss capital of the pharmaceutical industry, which by the way accounts for 38% of all Swiss exports worldwide.
The geographic position of Switzerland is one of many factors, why Switzerland has become one of the world's most developed countries. It benefits from the fact that it borders economically strong countries like Germany, France, Italy and Austria. Switzerland is ranked as the wealthiest country in the world per capita in multiple rankings and apparently is ranked as one of the least corrupt countries. However its banking sector has been rated as "one of the most corrupt in the world". In spite of its small size, Switzerland has the 20th largest economy worldwide and is the 17th largest exporter of goods. Switzerland ranks first among all European countries in the Index of economic freedom, and as of The World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report, Switzerland's economy is the most competitive worldwide, while Switzerland is ranked by the European Union as Europe's most innovative country.
Switzerland's largest industries are machinery, chemicals and watches which are also Switzerland's main export goods. The tourism, banking and insurance industry are other industries of significant size. Switzerland's main export partners are Germany, the USA and China, whereas its main import partners are Germany, the USA and Italy. Why does Switzerland have such a strong economy? For sure there are many reasons, but I think that the five most significant ingredients of Switzerland's recipe of success are its political stability, political neutrality, high degree of globalization, low taxes and a good education system. Political stability is guaranteed by distributing political power. Switzerland doesn't have a president but instead a federal council with seven members each representing one of Switzerland's seven departments: The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, of Home Affairs, of Justice and Police, of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport, of Finance, of Economic Affairs and of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications.
But political power is also distributed between the Federation, the cantons and the municipalities. Finally, direct democracy gives the will of the people a high priority, which makes Switzerland kind of a Bottom-Up-Country, and not a Top-Down one, which comes with some up and downsides. Since Switzerland is not part of the European Union, it must make sure to build up relations with other countries on its own.
This is why Switzerland is among the countries with the strongest network of embassies and consulates, especially compared to its small size and small population. Political neutrality allows Switzerland to act as a negotiator between countries that do not have diplomatic relations or have very different political views. Switzerland acted or still acts as a negotiator between the US and Iran, Armenia and Turkey or Russia and Georgia.
Switzerland and Sweden also play an important role as negotiators between North and South Korea. Furthermore, economic and trade barriers between Switzerland and other countries are minimal, apart from the agricultural industry, and Switzerland has free trade agreements with many countries worldwide. We'll talk soon about the low taxes and education system.
Later in this video there will be an interview with Erika and Mike from the YouTube channel "Our Swiss Adventure". Erika originally is from Latvia, but has lived in the UK for some time and moved to the French speaking part of Switzerland in January 2020. They will talk about their journey as well as provide useful tips to people who may consider moving to Switzerland.
If you have an idea which country I should cover next, please let me know down in the comments. This video is part of a video series that covers informative facts and the migration procedure of many countries worldwide. I've created a video for many countries around the globe - you can find the playlist linked in the video description down below. But let's return to Switzerland. What are the main upsides of moving to Switzerland? And what needs to be considered? As of the 2019 UN report, Switzerland ranks 26th among the countries with the largest foreign-born population. About 2.4 million people living in Switzerland were not born there, but moved to this country
during their lifetime. The biggest foreign populations are the Italians with 317'000 residents, the Germans with 304'000, the Portuguese with 266'000 and the French with 313'000 inhabitants. But what are the advantages of moving to Switzerland? As mentioned before, Switzerland is at the cutting edge when it comes to quality of life.
People value low criminality rates and the fact that every European country is within close travel distance. Therefore, one can schedule spontaneous holiday trips in order to explore different European cultures, without having to travel thousands of kilometers. Another big upside is Switzerland's direct democracy. Unlike in other democracies, every Swiss citizen has the ability to start a so-called people's referendum. If 100'000 signatures can be collected within 18 months, all Swiss citizens will be able to vote for that initiative and - if accepted - a new law gets implemented.
For instance, in the year of 2001, an initiative was launched asking the Swiss if they want to join the European Union. The clear majority voted against this initiative. The Swiss could also vote on whether they should buy new fighter jets, however sometimes, some ridiculous initiatives appear, for instance whether farmers who don't cut off the horns of their cows should be financially supported by the state.
Moreover, Swiss citizens have the ability to vote on initiatives from the canton or even from the municipality. As mentioned previously, Switzerland is politically neutral. In fact, it was the 190th country worldwide to join the UN - one of the last countries to do so.
In 2002, 54.6% of the Swiss voted in favor of entering the UN. Because of its neutrality, and because of the fact that Europe kind of is a messy place when it comes to wars and conflicts, it is not surprising that Switzerland needs a military to remain as sovereign as possible in case of war. In the past, Switzerland's neighboring countries have fought in dramatic wars, which is why throughout its history, Switzerland has invested billions of Swiss Francs in building cutting-edge bunkers. All bunkers combined easily have enough capacity not only for all Swiss citizens, but for all people living in Switzerland.
So it's true to say that the Swiss alps are as riddled with holes as Swiss cheese. As you can see here, I am wearing an official military pullover today, as I also joined the Swiss armed forces for about ten months. By law, every Swiss male must serve the military, but luckily there are tons of different functions out there, from driving tanks to cyber security or from parachute soldier to paramedic.
There also is a possibility to join the Swiss civilian service or the Swiss civil defense service. Because of mandatory military service, Switzerland is one of the countries with the most weapons per person. There are anywhere from 31 up to 61 weapons per 100 inhabitants. Another upside of moving to Switzerland is its strong economy and high wages. All kinds of services are by far more expensive than in neighboring countries, but in relation to how much people earn, it still financially makes sense to live and work in Switzerland.
Here's an example: In Switzerland, Big Macs are the most expensive among all countries worldwide. One would need to pay about 6.54 US dollars for a Big Mac, but an average person working in Zurich would just need to work for about 15 minutes to afford one, whereas the world average is at 37 minutes. The education system is another upside of Switzerland. Perhaps you've heard of ETH Zurich, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. In 2020, ETH was ranked sixth worldwide among all universities, which makes it the best university in continental Europe.
In engineering and technology, ETH is ranked even better, at fourth place worldwide. Even Albert Einstein studied at this university. So it is not surprising that hundreds of international students come to Switzerland just because of the great education system. The EPFL in Lausanne is also a well-known university.
In the international PISA education index of 2015, Switzerland ranks 15th worldwide, which to me seems improvable giving Switzerland financial resources. Public transportation in Switzerland is yet another upside. Basically it's not necessary to own a car in Switzerland because you'll get a public transport connection to every tiny village. In terms of punctuality, Switzerland can almost compete with Japan. As the Alps separate the country, building public transportation lines to Switzerland's south has always been a challenge. That is why the Gotthard railway tunnel was built in 1882, which was undoubtedly one of the largest human infrastructure projects of that time.
In 2016 - after 17 years of construction - the Gotthard Base Tunnel was opened. It has a length of 57 kilometers and is the longest railway tunnel worldwide. At its deepest point, the tunnel is 2450 meters below the earth's surface, which is simply mind-blowing.
These projects clearly show that public transportation has always been a priority of Switzerland. Another impressive infrastructure project is the Mauvoisin Dam. Switzerland has the tallest dams in Europe mostly located in the Alps, which results in the fact that hydroelectricity is the most important domestic source of energy in the country. Although the amount of taxes a resident of Switzerland has to pay varies greatly from canton to canton and municipality to municipality, the taxes - on average - are significantly lower than in neighboring countries.
In 2017, childless single people in Switzerland had to pay an average of just under 17% of their gross wages to the state for taxes and social security contributions. Compared to the average tax of all OECD countries which is at a whopping 25.5%, 17% seems to be quite low. Employees in Belgium and Germany for instance need to pay 40% of their gross wages to the state. Generally speaking, In the canton of Zug the taxes are the lowest, while in the French-speaking part of Switzerland taxes are higher.
In the municipality of Baar in the canton of Zug, a married person with 2 children and an annual income of 100,000 Swiss francs has to pay taxes of just 1.66%. Furthermore, there are some cantons where one is taxed on a flat rate basis. You see, here the competition of the 26 cantons comes into play again. Cantons with low tax rates attract people from cantons with higher tax rates which means that these cantons would need to offer some other benefits if they don't want their population to move away. In the description you'll find a link to an interactive tax calculator where you'll be able to see which canton is the cheapest for you. Despite its small area, Switzerland has a great variety of flora and fauna.
Switzerland can be geographically divided into three parts: Jura, the Central Plateau and the Alps, which all three regions having their own uniquenesses in nature. The Alpine region is truly impressive and definitely worth a visit. The mountains located there are not only among the largest in Europe but also just look terrific.
There are 48 mountains in Switzerland with a height of more than 4000 meters above sea level, the most famous one probably is the Matterhorn. The canton of Ticino, offers a warm Italian climate and a more relaxed Italian lifestyle. Throughout Switzerland there are idyllic lakes, mostly hilly landscapes and a lot of rivers. Although Switzerland does not even occupy half a percent of the total European area, around 5% of the freshwater reserves on the European continent are located in this country. By the way: water quality is very good, and thanks to the high density of public drinking fountains, you'll never be thirsty again on a hot summer day. Let us talk a bit about Switzerland's culture.
Three of Europe's major languages enjoy official status in Switzerland - German, French and Italian. This also means that Switzerland up to a certain degree is influenced by German, French and Italian culture. Therefore, Swiss culture is characterized by diversity, which is reflected in a wide range of local traditions. Switzerland is home to many notable contributors to literature, art, architecture, music and sciences.
In addition the country attracted a number of smart and creative brains during times of unrest and war in Europe. Some 1000 museums are distributed throughout the country; the number has more than tripled since 1950. Alpine symbolism has played an essential role in shaping the history of the country and the Swiss national identity. Many alpine areas and ski resorts offer winter sports during the colder months as well as hiking or Mountain biking in summer.
While some dishes such as fondue, raclette or rösti are omnipresent throughout the whole country, each region developed its own local specialties according to the differences of climate and languages. In traditional Swiss cuisine, Potatoes, Meat, milk products but also fruits and vegetables play an important role. Some other traditional dishes are Älplermaccheroni, Bierchermüesli or the delicious mouthwatering Nutcake from the canton of Graubünden.
There are many world famous Swiss brands that you might even have heard of. Some examples are Kägifred, Rivella, Aromat, Ricola, Lindt, Ovomaltine and Toblerone. Wine is the most popular alcoholic beverage in Switzerland, and sadly there are too many people drinking too much of it. All these upsides contribute to the fact that Swiss cities rank among the cities with the highest quality of life. Depending on which index you consider, Zurich ranks either first or second worldwide, and as of the Mercer quality of life index, Geneva ranks 9th worldwide, Basel 10th and Bern 14th.
What is the cost of living in Zurich? According to Numbeo, if you live off 3000 Euros a month in Berlin, you'll need about 5640 Euros for the same quality of life in Zurich. And if you need 3000 us dollars a month in Denver colorado, you'll need about 4770 US dollars a month in Zurich, which means that the cost of living is about 60% higher. Apparently, Zurich even is about 2% more expensive than New York City. In spite of all these upsides, there are also some drawbacks when it comes to moving to Switzerland. I have even uploaded a whole separate video about the 9 biggest downsides of living in Switzerland, but let me quickly summarize.
The climate of Switzerland is a bit of a drawback in my opinion. Even though summers are very nice and there is a lot to do, winters are long, cold and gray. In winter, it feels like the city of Zurich is constantly covered by fog which kind of is depressing. As mentioned before, cantons play an important role in Switzerland. Although I think that having cantons is a big strength of Switzerland, it also comes with some downsides.
The school system for instance is not standardized which means that in every canton the number of school years and the paths a student can go are a bit different. If you have friends living in other cantons than you, it might even be that you don't share the same holidays. Switzerland also is home to many speed cameras.
I assume that in no other country, these cameras are so cleverly hidden as in Switzerland. You really get the impression that the police not only has a lot of fun setting up the radars, but you also feel like their main intention is to maximize profits. Switzerland is a very densely populated country. Even though Switzerland has an incredible variety of nature - especially considering its small size - you will find a small village every few kilometers.
Sadly, one will not really find huge areas of untouched nature in Switzerland, like this is the case in Russia, Canada or the US. Furthermore, Switzerland is one of 44 landlocked countries worldwide. This certainly is a downside, because not only are the Swiss denied activities that are related to the sea, but there is also a disadvantage in terms of international trade and the economy.
Let's continue with interviewing Erika and Mike. Erika and Mike, when did you move to Switzerland and which city did you move to? What do you enjoy most about your life in Switzerland? What do you miss most about the UK? What are the Swiss like? Was it challenging for you to learn French? What advice would you give people who are interested in moving to Switzerland? Thank you both for taking time to join this interview! Please make sure to check out their channel linked in the description below for more informative videos about their life in Switzerland. What needs to be done in order to move to Switzerland? For residents of a county that is part of the European Union or for residents of Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Canada and the USA there is no visa required to visit Switzerland for a maximum time of 3 months. During these three months, you are not permitted to work. Residents of other countries need to apply for a visa in order to visit Switzerland. The first time you apply for a residence permit in Switzerland, you will receive either a Permit B or Permit L. They are both issued for one year initially, but Permit B can be
renewed annually whereas Permit L can only be renewed once. Citizens from the European Union and countries mentioned previously can get a Swiss permanent residence permit after living in Switzerland for five continuous years with the B-Permit. Citizens from the remaining countries must have been living in Switzerland with a Permit B for 10 continuous years before they can apply for a Swiss Permit C. As a general rule, in order to be eligible for the Swiss Permit C, you will have to prove that you are sufficiently integrated in Switzerland and that you can speak the official language of the canton in which you live in. You need to demonstrate level A2 in oral language skills and A1 in written language skills.
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A Arquidiocese de Mount Hagen (Archidiœcesis Montis Hagensis) é uma circunscrição eclesiástica da Igreja Católica situada em Mount Hagen, Papua-Nova Guiné. Seu atual arcebispo é Douglas William Young, S.V.D.. Sua Sé é a Catedral da Santíssima Trindade de Mount Hagen.

Possui 25 paróquias servidas por 39 padres, contando com 689 350 habitantes, com 29,7% da população jurisdicionada batizada (204 720 batizados).

História
O vicariato apostólico de Mount Hagen foi erigido em 18 de junho de 1959 pela bula Prophetica vox do Papa João XXIII.

Em 15 de novembro de 1966, o vicariato apostólico foi elevado à diocese com a bula Laeta incrementa do Papa Paulo VI. Originalmente era sufragânea da Arquidiocese de Madang.

Por força da bula Qui Divino Consilio de 18 de março de 1982, emitida pelo Papa João Paulo II, cedeu parte do seu território em vantagem da ereção da  Diocese de Wabag e é elevada à categoria de arquidiocese metropolitana.

Recebeu a visita apostólica de João Paulo II em maio de 1984.

Prelados
 George Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. † (1959 - 1987)
 Michael Meier, S.V.D. (1987 - 2006)
 Douglas William Young, S.V.D. (desde 2006)

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Program to identify dead and missing across US put on hold
By Emmanuel Martinez	/ April 1, 2017
A scientist picks up unidentified human remains to analyze in the missing persons lab at the University of North Texas.
Credit: Courtesy of the University of North Texas
The largest lab that tests DNA for missing people and unidentified dead no longer will accept DNA samples from law enforcement agencies and crime laboratories across the country because of a nearly $1 million cut to its funding.
Without the funding, which came through a federal grant, the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification cannot afford to process DNA samples that come from agencies outside Texas. The lab estimates that it received more than 1,200 out-of-state samples last year, which accounted for nearly 80 percent of its work.
The lab analyzes samples from criminal investigations to try to identify human remains and find those who have gone missing. To date, it has made connections with family DNA samples to more than 2,200 unidentified cases. The lab, along with Kentucky authorities, helped identify Sonja Kaye Blair-Adams, a woman who had been killed and discovered outside Harlan, Kentucky, and remained unidentified for 47 years. Until last month, the lab provided this service free of charge through a grant from the National Institute of Justice.
"The real consequence isn't directed to us; it's directed to the community," said Bruce Budowle, a professor at the University of North Texas and the lab's director. "We won't be helping people solve cases, identify victims, have interdiction on criminal acts. That's a huge economic impact and even greater humanitarian or social impact."
Instead, the National Institute of Justice, an agency under the U.S. Department of Justice, will increase funding to process rape kits. Many crime labs across the country have significant backlogs of the kits.
"It's a very important issue, and you can fully understand why sexual assaults are given such a high priority, because they are such a heinous crime," Budowle said. "However, I wouldn't dismiss the human remains one because many of these people have been through the same, if not worse, abuses."
Since 2008, the National Institute of Justice has awarded more than $23 million toward helping universities, medical examiners, law enforcement agencies and private laboratories analyze DNA samples for the purposes of identifying the missing and unidentified dead. The University of North Texas center has received nearly $13 million since 2008.
The federal institute says it will continue to fund the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, or NamUs, a national repository for information about missing people and unidentified dead. But NamUs relies on the university's work: The results of its analyses feed into the database.
Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting built a tool, The Lost & The Found, using NamUs data that allows for side-by-side searching of databases for missing persons and unidentified remains. Since the tool's launch in September 2015, users have submitted more than 675 potential matches.
Some agencies have asked Budowle to create a fee-for-service model, but he said the lab isn't set up to operate that way, and it would leave out agencies that can't afford DNA analysis. Budowle said the cost of analysis varies depending on the case, but usually starts at $2,000 to $3,000.
"A lot of these agencies, they don't have a lot of money for these kinds of things, especially the small police departments or sheriff's (departments), where there are a few people in a small area," Budowle said. "One case can burn out their entire budget."
The National Institute of Justice said there are other sources of federal funding for law enforcement agencies for DNA testing in criminal investigations that involve missing and unidentified persons.
Dental records and fingerprints are other methods used to identify human remains, but they aren't always available, especially for cases in which bodies have been found in a decomposed state or only partial remains were found. DNA may also link cases that have been unsolved for many years with distant relatives.
Budowle does not know whether the grant might be renewed in the future, but said short-term funding cuts have consequences on the types of DNA testing his lab can offer.
Emmanuel Martinez can be reached at emartinez@revealnews.org. Follow him on Twitter: @eman_thedataman.
By Emmanuel Martinez Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting April 1, 2017
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