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Regulator volunteers to take part in COVID vaccine trial
By James Whittaker
Cayman Compass
The chair of Cayman's medical regulator has explained the decision to approve a COVID-19 vaccine trial on the island and volunteered to take part himself.
Dr. Joseph Marzouca, chair of the Health Practice Commission, confirmed that Perseus Cayman Ltd has been granted approval for a small-scale human trial of a coronavirus vaccine, as reported by the Cayman Compass earlier this week.
He said the commission had conducted a comprehensive assessment of the science behind the proposed trial and was satisfied that it was safe.
Perseus is looking for 20 volunteers to test the vaccine, which has shown promising results in mice.
Marzouca released a statement Friday saying he had high confidence in the safety of the trial and has volunteered to take part himself.
He said the company involved, Perseus Cayman Ltd, had a strong track record of holding successful clinical trials on the island. The company's previous research has involved 'medical tourists' and has been linked to immunotherapy for certain types of cancers.
Marzouca said in a statement Friday, "The Commission has done everything that it can to ensure safety and efficacy as it relates to this trial. We also have the legal power to change or halt the trial should a need become evident."
The trial is the first in Cayman to focus on local volunteers.
The Health Practice Commission said that over the past few years it has granted around one licence a year for clinical trials related to medical tourism. Such approvals involve extensive vetting by the HPC itself, as well as international experts, the commission stated in a press release.
It stated, "In addition to a comprehensive assessment of the science involved in the proposed COVID-19 trials, the Commission also weighed a number of key factors. Among these were: past successful trials by the same company, the involvement of highly respected local physician, Dr. Sook Yin, as the primary investigator, and the fact that the approach that the company is taking to the trial means that there is no risk of onward transmission of the viral disease."
The Health Practice Commission is an eight-member independent body of medical practitioners, which includes representatives from the local professional healthcare associations, from local healthcare facilities and the Department of Planning.
The Department of Health Regulatory Services, which is responsible for registering healthcare entities, serves as a secretariat for the HPC. Only healthcare providers registered in the Cayman Islands may apply to operate medical trials on island.


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Spotlight on Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni or Programs!
Teachers honored for dedication to Catholic education
Teachers in the Washington Archdiocese attended the Opening of Schools Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. on August 28th. Members of the Bishop McNamara High School faculty were in attendance and received recognition for their years of devotion to Catholic education.
Presented with honors for their years of dedicated service to Catholic education were Mr. Paul O'Brien for his 25 years and Mrs. Mary Mitchell-Donahue for her 35 years. Also recognized but not in attendance were Anthony Johnson and Patricia Imes for their 25 years in Catholic education.
Our congratulations to these educators devoted to not only Catholic education but devoted to the education of our students at Bishop McNamara High School.
For more on the Bishop McNamara faculty and their dedication to their students, go to About BMHS and A Holy Cross Teacher.

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Changing How We Think What kind of thinking leads to better outcomes? That's the question that Roger Martin addresses in his wonderful book Diaminds: Decoding the Mental Habits of Successful Thinkers. The world is awash in complexity. Nearly every decision we make is uncertain. Successful thinking integrates several radically different models while preserving the thinker's ability to act decisively. Integrators attempt to hold two, often contradictory, ways of seeing the world. This is reminiscent of F. The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. But that view is not out of reach to the layperson. In following a single hypothesis, the mind is presumably led to a single explanatory conception. Martin believes that "thinkers who exploit opposing ideas to construct a new solution enjoy a built-in advantage over thinkers who can consider only one model at a time." Thinking is Habitual Habits are not all burdens.
ToegepastPsycholoog.nl Anatomy of the Brain The anatomy of the brain is complex due its intricate structure and function. This amazing organ acts as a control center by receiving, interpreting, and directing sensory information throughout the body. The brain and spinal cord are the two main structures of the central nervous system. There are three major divisions of the brain. Anatomy of the Brain: Brain Divisions The forebrain is responsible for a variety of functions including receiving and processing sensory information, thinking, perceiving, producing and understanding language, and controlling motor function. The midbrain and the hindbrain together make up the brainstem. The hindbrain extends from the spinal cord and is composed of the metencephalon and myelencephalon. Anatomy of the Brain: Structures The brain contains various structures that have a multitude of functions. Basal Ganglia For additional information about the brain, see Brain Basics.
Science Classroom Microscope Mania (T. (Trimpe) Tomm, Havana Junior High, Havana, IL) After learning about the basic parts of a microscope and an overview of the proper procedures for using them, my students visit 5 lab stations to learn more about the world of microscopes. I allow at least 15-20 minutes per station and provide all the materials needed to complete the activities. Download the Teacher Notes below for a description of the station activities as well as a list of materials students need. NOTE: I developed this lab to deal with increasing class sizes and a limited amount of microscopes. Microscope Mania Unit Materials: • Teacher Notes (pdf) - Provides an overview of the unit as well as a description of the station activities and materials needed. • Station Cards (pdf) - Provides information cards for each station as well as materials for two review games - Parts & Pieces and Vocab Challenge. • Mystery Pictures Cards (pdf) - A set of 24 cards with mystery images and clues for each one.
The Argumentative Theory "Reasoning was not designed to pursue the truth. Reasoning was designed by evolution to help us win arguments. That's why they call it The Argumentative Theory of Reasoning. "Now, the authors point out that we can and do re-use our reasoning abilities. Dan Sperber, an influential French social and cognitive scientist, is widely recognized as being among the most brilliant cognitive scientists writing about reason, language, culture, and human evolution. Their Argumentative Theory has already generated much excitement in the academic community. Gerd Gigerenzer finds this view on reasoning is most provocative as "reasoning is not about truth but about convincing others when trust alone is not enough. And Jonathan Haidt says the "the article is one of my favorite papers of the last ten years. Dan Sperber came up with the argumentative theory because he was taking stock of what was happening in the world of psychology at large. That's what we did. And they never challenge that intuition.
Loket Gezond Leven Re-creating the brain with a $1.6-billion supercomputer project There are seven billion human brains on the planet, but even the best minds in neuroscience aren't really sure how they work. How does a network of a hundred trillion neural connections generate thoughts and feelings and motivate action? An international team of researchers is taking a crack at finding out by building a brain of its own. Boosted by a massive funding commitment from the European Commission, announced on Monday, the Human Brain Project is a $1.6-billion effort that will draw on a growing body of research about brain structure and function and aim to translate it into a multilayered supercomputer simulation. While it is by no means the first effort to approximate the brain "in silico," the scope and scale of the project is beyond anything attempted to date. Skeptics question whether it can succeed. Co-ordinated from Lausanne, Switzerland, the project is expected occupy about 200 researchers at dozens of institutions around the world for a decade or more. Two ways.
Threshold Theory: How Smart Do You Have to Be to Succeed? How smart do you have to be to succeed? What about to become a creative genius? Did Picasso and Mozart use superhuman intelligence to create their masterpieces? And similarly… How intelligent do you need to be to become a successful entrepreneur? These are questions that we don't often ask ourselves, but they are built into our beliefs and actions about many phases of life. Perhaps that is true. "The Termites" In 1921, there was a psychologist at Stanford University named Lewis Terman who set out on a mission to conduct a research study unlike any before it. Terman began by finding the 1,000 smartest students in California between the third grade and eighth grade as measured by IQ. [1] After much testing and searching, Terman gathered a final sample of 856 boys and 672 girls. Terman and his team began testing the children in nearly every way you could image. Threshold Theory According to Threshold Theory, not necessarily. Threshold Theory in Everyday Life Some examples…
Kennislink.nl In de thema's behandelt NEMO Kennislink onderwerpen die wetenschappelijk en maatschappelijk in ontwikkeling zijn of interessant zijn om vanuit verschillende invalshoeken en vakgebieden te benaderen. Graag betrekt NEMO Kennislink bij de thema's relevante kennisinstellingen als partner. Marion Koopmans Thema: Virussen te lijf Hoe je lichaam omgaat met virussen en artsen daarbij helpen Ebola in West-Afrika, mazelenparty's in Amsterdam-Zuid, MERS in de woestijn en Zika in Zuid-Amerika. Thema: Er vroeg bij zijn Slimme kijkers detecteren ziekten sneller Bij sommige aandoeningen merk je pas dat je iets onder de leden hebt als het eigenlijk al te laat is: de schade is dan groot, of zelfs niet meer te overzien. Michael Mees Thema: Ziek brein Als het mis gaat tussen de neuronen Hersenziekten scoren in de overlijdensstatistieken ver onder kanker en hart- en vaatziekten. Thema: Herstellen met Stamcellen Je eigen unieke medicijnen of reserveonderdelen Wat kapot gaat, moet gerepareerd worden. Thinkstock
€2 billion in European funding goes to Graphene and Human Brain projects Awards €2 billion in European funding goes to Graphene and Human Brain projects Research aims to revolutionize computing and better understand the human brain Large-scale interdisciplinary projects titled Graphene and the Human Brain Project will receive up to €1 billion each ($1.4 billion or £8.5 million) over 10 years as the winners of the European Commission's Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Flagships Initiative. The winners were announced today by Neelie Kroes , Vice-President of the European Commission and High Commissioner for the Digital Agenda for Europe, at a press conference in Brussels. "We are bringing science and technology together to answer Europe's challenges," Kroes said, "and we are working across borders because we achieve more when we work together." Jari Kinatet, PhD Who's in the Graphene consortium? Led by Dr. Artistic impression of a corrugated graphene sheet (Jannik Meyer) What is Graphene? View the project papers and videos Dr. Who's in the Human Brain Project?
Why "Psychological Androgyny" Is Essential for Creativity by Maria Popova "Creative individuals are more likely to have not only the strengths of their own gender but those of the other one, too." Despite the immense canon of research on creativity — including its four stages, the cognitive science of the ideal creative routine, the role of memory, and the relationship between creativity and mental illness — very little has focused on one of life's few givens that equally few of us can escape: gender and the genderedness of the mind. In Creativity: The Psychology of Discovery and Invention (public library) — one of the most important, insightful, and influential books on creativity ever written — pioneering psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi examines a curious, under-appreciated yet crucial aspect of the creative mindset: a predisposition to psychological androgyny. Illustration by Yang Liu from 'Man Meets Woman,' a pictogram critique of gender stereotypes. Click image for details. Illustration from the 1970 satirical book 'I'm Glad I'm a Boy!
Commons Psychology - open acces articles Resilience As A Mediator Of The Relationship Between Negative Life Events And Psychological Well-Being, Anna L. Faircloth 2017 Georgia Southern University Resilience As A Mediator Of The Relationship Between Negative Life Events And Psychological Well-Being, Anna L. Electronic Theses & Dissertations The relatively young field of positive psychology serves to redirect the focus of common psychological investigation and intervention on factors that deplete well-being, toward characteristics and experiences that promote happiness and well-being (Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000). Examining Anxiety Schemas Through The Context Of A Stress-Intrapersonal Model, Kayla M. Examining Anxiety Schemas Through The Context Of A Stress-Intrapersonal Model, Kayla M. Explicating vulnerability factors to anxiety difficulties is important as the National Comorbidity Study (NCS) lists anxiety as the most common and costly class of mental health disorders in the United States. University of Richmond Scott T.
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TMD Friction with new training materials for Textar
Leverkusen, 22 February 2018. For its global training programme on brake services, the brake specialist TMD Friction will draw on its comprehensively updated training materials from February on. In order for workshops to correctly and efficiently test and fit the most modern braking devices, it is crucial that they stay up to date concerning recent developments in advanced engineering. TMD Friction is therefore devoted to consistently assessing and developing the content of its training programmes for its workshop, service hotline and sales employees. The latest update to the training documents for the Textar brand is not only focused on making the presentations more visual so as to make the training content quicker and easier to understand, but also presents a number of comprehensive updates to the content itself. The training programmes include topics such as general information on how to work on the brakes and legal guidelines concerning processes such as damage assessment and noise emissions.
Both the graphics and the content of the new materials were developed by the in-house team at TMD Friction. The content has been created with the close cooperation of TMD Friction Groups team of internationally active, technical trainers so that it takes all of the global technical expertise into account. The target: Every participant should benefit from the global pool of knowledge and be trained according to the same high TMD Friction standards no matter where in the world they are based. As the trainers have direct contact to the customers, they consistently know exactly what the wants and needs of the training participants are.
"Thanks to our training programmes we can pass on our brake industry expertise to our customers. It is therefore very important to us that the information we provide our participants with corresponds to the technical specifications of the brake industry as industry challenges are constantly increasing. Workshops in particular have to be informed about technical changes in due time as this is the only way they can ensure they offer their customers the best possible brake pad fitting service and can identify the causes of noises or other defects early on and correctly assess and prevent them," explains Hartmut Kiessling, Technical Sales Manager & Trainer at TMD Friction.
TMD Friction places great importance in detailed technical consultation and training programmes concerning brakes and safety and offers training programmes all over the world. With its Professional Website TMD Friction is expanding its range of in-service training programmes online and posts up-to-date, detailed knowledge and tips for repairing and maintaining brakes presented in the form of checklists, instruction guides and video tutorials.
Caption: In close cooperation with the technical trainers, the Textar in-house team has developed the new training materials with the aim of training participants all over the world to the same high TMD Friction standards.
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New Zealand: International Socialist Organisation glorifies deceased Council of Trade Unions leader
The October 14 death of Helen Kelly, who led the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (CTU) from 2007 to 2015, has been followed by glowing tributes from the entire political establishment, the corporate media, and business organisations such as the Employers and Manufacturers Association.
Prime Minister John Key told TV3 on October 31 that Kelly "would have been one of the most worthy candidates" for the New Zealander of the Year award, had she survived. Several members of the opposition Labour Party noted that she was seen as a future party leader.
Kelly's death at the age of 52 was a personal tragedy, but this fact must not be allowed to obscure an objective appraisal of her record. For more than a year, her protracted struggle with lung cancer was exploited in the media, with countless interviews and articles portraying Kelly as a champion for workers' rights and as a national icon. In fact, Kelly is being glorified because she was a highly-valued servant of the ruling elite. She led the CTU as it collaborated with major attacks on the jobs and living standards of the working class.
In the light of the numerous accolades, the reaction of the pseudo-left International Socialist Organisation (ISO) to Kelly's death was highly revealing. It published a three-paragraph statement on October 16 describing Kelly as a "brave" leader who "rejected the dominant narrative of bosses as society's benefactors, and workers as beneficiaries, properly grateful for the boss's largesse, insisting that workers' contribution be acknowledged and rewarded and that their interests both in and out of the workplace be promoted."
The statement completely falsified the role played by Kelly, whose career illustrates how unions have worked hand-in-hand with employers and the government to defend capitalism and suppress and betray the working class.
Kelly first became a union official in 1993 in the Early Childhood Union, which later merged with the New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI), the primary schoolteachers union. She then served as national secretary of the Association of University Staff (AUS) for five years before becoming CTU president in 2007.
The NZEI and the AUS played critical roles in subordinating teachers and university staff to the pro-business agenda of the 1999-2008 Labour Party government of Prime Minister Helen Clark. Its education minister Trevor Mallard oversaw the closure of approximately 200 schools, mainly in rural areas. The NZEI never organised any political and industrial campaign against the closures.
As AUS leader, Kelly developed a close working relationship with Mallard and other government ministers. Under Labour, universities were systematically starved of funds and became increasingly reliant on private sponsorship and constant increases in student fees. In real terms, government funding per student fell from $10,932 in 1991 to $9,098 in 2006, according to the Vice-Chancellors' Committee. Total student debt ballooned under Labour from $3 billion in 2000 to $10 billion in 2008.
The role of the AUS was to contain the growing anger among academics and other staff, and enforce the Labour government's pro-market restructuring. When 79 percent of union members voted for a nationwide strike in April 2004 for better wages and more government funding, the AUS cancelled the industrial action and negotiated minimal pay rises, of about 4 percent, that were acceptable to the universities and the government. By 2006-2007, NZ academics' salaries were still 44 percent lower than those in Australia and 14 percent below their British counterparts. The AUS took no action from 2006 to 2008 as job and course cutting began in response to the funding crisis at a number of universities.
After becoming CTU president, Kelly supported the Labour government against workers who opposed its austerity measures in response to the 2008 global financial crisis and recession. In April 2008 she denounced a 48-hour strike by junior doctors for giving unions "a bad name." In July, the CTU refused to support a mass protest by 4,400 truck drivers against Labour's increase to road user charges.
After the National Party won the 2008 election, Kelly and the CTU collaborated with the new government's anti-working class agenda. Kelly had strongly supported Labour's draconian Employment Relations Act 2000, which had been drawn up with input from the CTU. The National government retained the legislation, which enshrined the union bureaucracy as enforcers of "productivity" and outlawed strikes except during contract negotiations overseen by the unions.
The CTU accepted job and wage cuts as a necessary "sacrifice" to keep businesses profitable. In February 2009 a dozen union leaders joined a "Jobs Summit" with the new National government and corporate representatives to discuss how to impose the burden of the economic crisis on the working class. Kelly declared that workers and businesses had a "mutual interest in each other's survival" and assured the ruling elite that the unions were willing to "make some hard decisions and dedicating significant resources to working with employers, the Government and members to generate solutions."
In their tributes to Kelly in parliament on October 18, Prime Minister Key and Labour leader Andrew Little both praised her role in negotiating a nine-day working fortnight scheme to cut costs for several businesses. This was falsely promoted as a means to prevent redundancies. Little also took part in the Jobs Summit as then-leader of the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU).
As tens of thousands of jobs were destroyed by the government and private sector, the unions suppressed industrial action by the working class. Work stoppages fell to record lows of 18 in 2010, 12 in 2011, and just 6 in 2013, compared with more than 200 in 1986. The government also privatised power companies and introduced laws making it easier to sack workers during a 90-day "trial" period. By the end of 2012, unemployment had nearly doubled since 2007 to 170,000 people or 7.3 percent.
Most workers see no reason to join the unions, which have ceased to function as workers' organisations in any meaningful sense of the term. In New Zealand, as in every country, the trade unions responded to the globalisation of production by ditching any reformist pretences. They have evolved into the open instruments of big business.
Under Kelly's leadership, union membership declined from 376,769 in 2007 to 357,120 in March 2015, just 17.7 percent of the workforce. Membership has almost halved since 1985 as a result of the CTU's acceptance of job cuts, pro-market restructuring and austerity under successive Labour and National governments.
The ISO's statement made no reference to Kelly's record of collaboration with the business elite. Instead, it hailed her involvement in prosecuting forestry businesses for workplace deaths and the ongoing case against Pike River Coal CEO Peter Whittall for his role in the 2010 mine disaster that killed 29 men. According to the ISO, Kelly fought employers who "put profits above the lives of workers" and "shined a light onto failed business practices which made these deaths inevitable and demanded and worked for change."
This falsifies the role of the unions in both cases. In response to 10 deaths in the forestry industry in 2013, union officials appealed to the government for better regulation and joined a business-led Forest Industry Safety Council, whose main activity is distributing safety advice to businesses.
The CTU's strategy was hailed as a success when in 2015 there was just one death in the industry. As the WSWS explained, however, the decline in deaths coincided with a downturn in logging and the closure of dozens of small contractors. This year, following an upswing in the sector, there have been five more deaths.
The tragedy at Pike River mine occurred because the EPMU took no action to stop work at the site, despite numerous warnings about flagrant safety violations. Even after several workers walked out of the mine to protest the lack of safety equipment just months before the explosion, the union refused to call any strikes or even criticise the company. Following the disaster, then-EPMU leader Little immediately defended Pike River Coal, praising its health and safety practices and telling the New Zealand Herald there was "nothing unusual about Pike River or this mine that we've been particularly concerned about."
One further falsehood should be noted. The ISO claims that Kelly "fought for … new migrant workers." In reality, the unions, along with the Labour Party and its allies, have sought to divide the working class and divert attention from their own role in job cutting by scapegoating immigrants and promoting nationalism. While mouthing concern for exploited migrants, Kelly repeatedly demanded cuts to foreign worker visas and attacked what she falsely labelled an "open door migration policy."
The ISO whitewashes the CTU's betrayals because it represents the same comfortable middle class layer as the union bureaucracy, which benefits at the expense of the working class. The pseudo-left organisation is hostile to the independent political mobilisation of the working class based on a socialist program. As workers and youth move to the left in response to surging social inequality and the build-up to war, the ISO seeks to chain them to pro-capitalist organisations including the unions, the Labour Party and the Maori nationalist Mana Party.
The glorification of Helen Kelly by the pseudo-lefts is aimed at preventing workers from drawing decisive lessons from decades of bitter experience with the unions. To fight against austerity and militarism, workers must carry out a rebellion against these organisations by establishing new rank-and-file committees that workers themselves control. These must forge links with workers in Australia, Asia and throughout the world, who are facing similar attacks, on the basis of a socialist and internationalist program.
New Zealand Order of Merit for trade union head
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New Zealand's first Labour Party leader was no socialist: A reply to the pseudo-left ISO
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Q: Table in struct initialisation in C How to initialise the table DetectionSensors in this structure:
typedef struct
{
    DetectionSensor *DetectionSensors[];
    unsigned char nbSensors;

}  SENSOR_STRUCT;

SENSOR_STRUCT my_var = { } ?

This table contains just some DetectionSensor pointers;

A: You can't; the structure definition shown shouldn't compile.
typedef struct
{
    DetectionSensor *DetectionSensors[];  // Not C
    unsigned char nbSensors;
} SENSOR_STRUCT;

If you're trying for a flexible array member (FAM), that has to be the last field in the structure and you can't write initializers for structure containing a FAM.
Otherwise, you need to use an explicit size for the dimension of the array, or lose the array notation and use DetectionSensor *DetectionsSensors; (or conceivably, but it seems implausible) DetectionSensor **DetectionSensors;.
typedef struct
{
    DetectionSensor *DetectionSensors[10];  // Use an enum or #define
    unsigned char nbSensors;
} SENSOR_STRUCT;

With this, you need some DetectionSensors around:
DetectionSensor ds[10];

SENSOR_STRUCT my_var = { { &ds[0], &ds[1], &ds[2], &ds[3] }, 4 };

In general, reserve ALL_CAPS for macros (FILE and DIR notwithstanding).

A: If your intention is to initialise the structure with a predefined set of Detectionsensor, you can do like this.
DetectionSensor sample [] = {sensor1, sensor2];

my_var.DetectionSensors = sample;

A: You should reserve some memory for the DetectionSensors, e.g. this way:
#define MAX_SENSORS 10

typedef struct
{
    DetectionSensor *DetectionSensors[MAX_SENSORES];
    unsigned char nbSensors;

}  Sensor_Struct;

Sensor_Struct my_var;
myvar.DetectionSensors[0] = somePointer;
my_var.nbSensors = 1;

btw: CAPS_LOCKED_NAMES are by convention for preprocessor variables (#define SOMETHING abc)
You could provide functions to add a new sensor and even make the memory use dynamic, if you need that.

A: There's no automatic constructor for C structs, first you need to build the DetectionSensors array and then assign the value of that array to the DetectionSensor variable in your SENSOR_STRUCT.
typedef struct
{
    DetectionSensor * DetectionSensors;
    unsigned char nbSensors;

}  SENSOR_STRUCT;

DetectionSensor * sensors = ...; //get your detection sensors.
SENSOR_STRUCT my_var = {sensors, ... };

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Everybody lives busy lives and making time for home tasks can be hard. Spending an afternoon watching college football or going apple picking is a lot more fun than doing maintenance.
But, as a homeowner, the consistent upkeep of your home helps to preserve your home's value and prevent some avoidable and costly damage. Which can translate to more money in your pocket!
Maintenance in the fall is essential since it's sandwiched between the hot days of summer and winter's harsh freezing weather. It can be a productive time for you to complete certain tasks that are better suited for its cooler days.
Plus, these projects in the early and late fall can prepare your home and yard for the harsh days of winter ahead. Many homeowners are hit with expensive damage that could have been prevented in the first place. Don't let that happen to you!
Now is a good time to look at your calendar and schedule some must-do projects over the next couple of months.
Even if you live in a condo unit, there are still some yearly tasks that you should check off your list, such as HVAC maintenance. Your condo association should handle common areas but each association can vary on unit owners' responsibilities. Double check on this and keep the tips below in mind.
Some projects can be DIY jobs but others may require a professional. For some tasks, it's better to sign up for a yearly service contract (i.e., HVAC, chimney, pest control). We can provide you with a list of reputable contractors!
Don't feel overwhelmed with our list of fall tasks below. It is longer than other seasons and many might not pertain to your particular home. But if you stay organized, it won't be too hard to handle.
We recommend creating a maintenance binder or downloading a maintenance app for your iPhone or other device so you can schedule and record your repairs and upkeep.
That way, you'll know exactly what you have to do each month and how to budget for it. On certain apps you can even set up alerts to remind you.
Having a system in place means you'll be able to store information on repair dates and costs, contact info for contractors, any receipts from purchases, warranties, model numbers and manufacturer materials.
You can customize our list below for your own home and put it in your binder/app for fall maintenance. You can also download our handy PDF sheet.
Add or replace weather-stripping around doors and windows to keep out drafts.
Caulk around windows where cold airs gets in.
Get a good storm door for your entrance.
Consider getting plastic shields to protect basement window wells.
Insulate your attic and look at the benefits of cellulose insulation over fiberglass.
Give your windows one more thorough cleaning (it's still warm enough to do this and have nice clean windows before winter hits).
Hire a professional to inspect and clean your chimney.
Check to make sure the damper works properly. Close the damper when not in use, but don't forget to open it before lighting a fire.
Examine for loose bricks and mortar and get it repointed. The earlier you catch this, the better. You want to avoid water damage and rebuilding a new chimney.
Make sure your chimney is lined, even if you don't have a fireplace. Many gas hot water heaters and heating systems are vented through a chimney.
Cap or screen the top to keep out rodents and birds seeking refuge.
Buy firewood but store it away from the exterior of your home (it can attract rodents!).
Consider installing a gas fireplace if you have a gas line nearby. More natural-looking logs and ease of use make them ideal for many homeowners.
Furnace, Ducts, AC Unit & Etc.
Hire a HVAC professional to inspect and clean your furnace. Also check your whole-house central humidifier unit to make sure you'll have the right amount of moisture in the air (can help prevent winter colds).
Stock up on furnace filters and change or clean them monthly depending on which type you use. Dirty filters make it more difficult for your HVAC system to work efficiently and will also limit the amount of dust, lint, airborne molds that go through your system.
Drain air conditioning pipes and turn off its shut-off valve if you have one. Your HVAC professional may do this for you.
Hire a professional to inspect air ducts for leaks in their joints; and have them cleaned if necessary.
Ducts in cold spaces such as attics, basements, or crawl spaces should be insulated.
Remove and store window AC units if you have them.
Clean dryer vent by vacuuming the tube that leads to the vent and then vacuum from the outside dryer vent. This should be done every six months so include on both your fall and spring maintenance schedules.
Clean and disinfect your portable humidifier if you have one in order to prevent mold and bacteria growth in the standing water.
Buy a programmable thermostat (so many less expensive ones to choose from now!) that allows you to set temperatures lower when you're not at home or sleeping. You'll save money!
To prevent pipes from bursting, never set your thermostat below 55 degrees.
Clean out gutters and downspouts of leaves and debris. Depending on where you live, you may have to clean your gutters several times in the fall.
Blocked gutters can cause water damage to your home at any time. But in the winter, blocked gutters will trap water that can freeze, causing gutters to detach from your home.
Many homes in DC have area drains near back doors or in their yards; make sure you clear those out of debris too.
Make sure your gutters are directed so that they drain as far away from the house as possible and on a downslope. Check on this regularly during rainstorms to prevent major water damage.
Inspect roof for any damage to shingles and double check seals around vents and chimney to prevent any leaks.
Seal foundation cracks to prevent mice from sneaking in.
Drain outdoor faucets and winterize in-ground watering systems so you don't get burst pipes inside your walls. Your plumber can show you how.
Inspect your driveway for cracks. Seal it now to prevent winter damage.
Rake leaves regularly in yard so you aren't overwhelmed with one big job at the end of the season. Check your community's leaf pick-up services, requirements, and schedule.
Remove and weed any dead plants, especially those summer and early fall annuals.
Prune shrubs before they go dormant. Cut back perennials; divide and transplant as needed.
Aerate, fertilize, and seed your lawn in early fall.
Plant bulbs now for springtime flowers. Look at catalogs and the internet for some ideas for your garden. Perennial flowers are less costly and time consuming in the long run, making your yard look nice with less work each year.
Trim tree branches that hang too close to your home or electrical wires. You don't want any surprises during a storm so hire a professional company to care for your trees and trim where necessary.
Drain garden hoses and store them inside.
Clean and then cover outdoor furniture (or store it inside).
Winterize sensitive plants such as roses, and stake any shrubs or young trees.
Buy and store flashlights, batteries, candles, and matches in easy-to-reach locations. Get those battery operated candles too if you're worried about matches and small children!
Keep extra water bottles, nonperishable food (for pets too!), blankets and necessary medications on hand.
Buy that snow shovel before it snows! Don't forget bags of ice-melt (pet-friendly ones) and sand.
Find the phone numbers for your utility companies and put in your phone's contact list and any alert apps/text services that your community provides.
Download our handy PDF sheet to print out or store on one of your devices. Let us know if you have any questions and if you need any suggestions for contractors that could help get your list of to-do's done.


One of the most important IT trends happening in construction right now is that of data analytics. The practice of analyzing stored company data to help make business decisions, is gaining ground in companies of all sizes. Even a contractor with several pieces of earth moving equipment, for example, can collect data from the equipment's recording devices and use it to determine which operator or crew is most productive.
The challenge is that collected data is not necessarily usable data. If the data is of poor quality, that is, it contains errors, redundancies, or variations in how it is stored; this can lead to users receiving incomplete or wrong information.
Such discrepancies can be difficult to detect – data is an intangible and invisible entity that can only be properly visualized by highly specialized IT professionals. The unseen, however, can be dangerous – data quality issues account for some of the thorniest IT problems.
No contractor should try to become an expert in this highly technical area, but everybody should be aware of the high level issues. Here, based on the advice of experts, are a few best practices for managing some of the more mysterious aspects of data.
Not all databases are created equal. A big trend to be aware of is the rise of NoSQL, which is an alternative to the traditional relational databases such as the familiar Microsoft SQL Server, which have been the industry standard for decades. The difference from a business owner perspective is that NoSQL is more flexible in terms of inputting and storing diverse forms of data, while relational databases are more rigid in that respect, but have much more flexible and powerful reporting capabilities.
A smaller contractor with a portfolio of diverse applications and minimal reporting requirements might find NoSQL a better choice; while a larger company operating an integrated software suite might be better off with a relational database.
Diverse applications tend to store data in different formats, and this makes it difficult for companies to share common data such as employee information and financial numbers. This necessitates a lot of manual re-entry work, and increases the chances for errors. It is also one of the strongest arguments for purchasing an integrated construction software suite, or working with a vendor that can integrate various components to provide a reasonable degree of integrated functionality.
Probably the most important thing to remember is that data, depending on how it is used and managed, can become very valuable, or a serious liability.
"It's important to recognize that data is an asset, and you have to take the same type of attitude towards data as you would any other asset of the company," says Jagodich.


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Der Grande Prêmio Presidente Medici war ein am 3. Februar 1974 ausgetragenes Formel-1-Rennen in Brasilien, das keinen Weltmeisterschaftsstatus hatte. Es gab nur eine Auflage des Rennens.

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1972 wurde erstmals ein Formel-1-Rennen in Brasilien ausgetragen. Seit 1973 hat der Große Preis von Brasilien Weltmeisterschaftsstatus. 1974 unternahmen die nationalen Organisatoren mit Unterstützung Bernie Ecclestones den Versuch, ein weiteres Formel-1-Rennen im Land zu etablieren. Sie schrieben den Grande Prêmio Presidente Medici aus, der eine Woche nach dem Großen Preis von Brasilien in der Landeshauptstadt Brasília angesetzt und nach dem damaligen brasilianischen Präsidenten Emílio Garrastazu Médici benannt war. Das Rennen diente im Allgemeinen der Profilierung Brasílias als Sportzentrum und im Besonderen der Einweihung des erst Ende 1973 fertiggestellten Autódromo Emílio Medici. Anders als der Große Preis von Brasilien, zählte der Grande Prêmio Presidente Medici nicht zur Formel-1-Weltmeisterschaft.

In den britischen Medien fand das Rennen vor allem deshalb Beachtung, weil sich der sogenannte Postzugräuber Ronny Biggs zur Zeit des Rennens im selben Hotel aufhielt wie die meisten Fahrer und Teammitglieder. Der Grande Prêmio Presidente Medici war außerdem das Rennen, bei dem der spätere Weltmeister Nelson Piquet erstmals in der Boxengasse einer Formel-1-Veranstaltung erschien.

Sechs Wochen nach dem Rennen verlor Emílio Médici das Präsidentenamt. Unter seinem Nachfolger Ernesto Geisel gab es keine weitere Auflage des Rennens. Die Rennstrecke wurde noch 1974 in Autódromo Brasília und später in Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet umbenannt.

Teams und Fahrer
Die Organisatoren versuchten, die Teams der Formel 1 durch ein außergewöhnlich hohes Startgeld zur Teilnahme an dem Rennen zu motivieren. Gleichwohl war das Starterfeld in Brasília schwach besetzt. Während eine Woche zuvor am Weltmeisterschaftslauf in Interlagos noch 14 Teams mit 28 Autos gemeldet waren, erschienen beim Grande Prêmio Presidente Medici lediglich acht Teams mit 12 Fahrern. Alle gemeldeten Teams kamen aus Großbritannien. Die Scuderia Ferrari und das Lotus-Werksteam erschienen gar nicht, McLaren, Tyrrell und Williams brachten jeweils nur ein Auto an den Start. Mit Ausnahme von Hesketh Racing trat kein Kundenteam an.

Die Fahrerbesetzung entsprach weitestgehend der des Großen Preises von Brasilien. Lediglich bei Brabham gab es einen Wechsel: Anstelle von Richard Robarts fuhr Wilson Fittipaldi für das Team von Bernie Ecclestone. Fittipaldi bestritt hier sein einziges Formel-1-Rennen der Saison.

Rennstrecke
Der Grande Prêmio Presidente Medici war das erste Rennen aus dem Autódromo Emilio Medici. Es ging über 40 Runden zu je 5,476 km und hatte eine Gesamtdistanz von 219,03 km.

Training

Das erste Training fand bei feuchten Wetterbedingungen statt. Der Brasilianer Emerson Fittipaldi im McLaren fuhr die schnellsten Zeiten. Beim zweiten Training herrschten trockene Bedingungen; im Vergleich zur ersten Sitzung waren die Rundenzeiten nun bis zu sechs Sekunden schneller. In der Qualifikation fuhr Carlos Reutemann (Brabham) die Poleposition heraus, gefolgt von Emerson Fittipaldi, Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell) und Carlos Pace (Team Surtees). Die ersten vier Fahrer lagen alle innerhalb einer Spanne einer Viertelsekunde, der Rest des Feldes hingegen hatte zu ihnen einen Abstand von mindestens zwei Sekunden. Letzter Qualifikant war James Hunt, dessen Team Hesketh Racing anfänglich geplant hatte, hier den neu konstruierten Hesketh 308 an den Start zu bringen. Aufgrund technischer Probleme des neuen Autos fuhr Hunt hier allerdings erneut den March 731, den das Team bereits in der vorherigen Saison eingesetzt hatte.

Rennen
Das Rennen wird in der Berichterstattung allgemein als eintönig ("drab") beschrieben: Da es nicht um Weltmeisterschaftspunkte ging, fuhren die Piloten mit wenig Engagement. Jody Scheckter machte in einem Interview deutlich, dass er das Rennen anders angegangen wäre, wenn es ein Weltmeisterschaftslauf gewesen wäre. Die Teams waren zudem bemüht, Reifen zu sparen, und drängten auf eine bedächtige Fahrweise. Sieger war – wie schon eine Woche zuvor beim Großen Preis von Brasilien – Emerson Fittipaldi, der mit einer Zehntelsekunde Vorsprung vor Jody Scheckter ins Ziel kam. Dritter wurde der Williams-Pilot Arturo Merzario, Vierter Jochen Mass (Surtees).

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Weblinks
 Statistik des Grande Prêmio Presidente Medici auf der Internetseite www.silhouet.com
 Geschichte des Grande Prêmio Presidente Medici des auf der Internetseite http://en.espn.co.uk

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Formel-1-Rennen ohne Weltmeisterschaftsstatus 1974
Motorsportwettbewerb in Brasilien
Sportveranstaltung in Brasília

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After the blame game has been passed around after Mariah Carey's New Years Eve performance, her ex-husband has a theory of what went wrong.
It's safe to say that her ex-husband and former manager Tommy Mottola would be doing things differently. The former Sony Music chairman wrote in a letter published by Page Six that he thinks Carey should hire "more seasoned and respected professionals" to guide her career after her disastrous New Year's Eve performance.
Read more about Mottola's letter to Page Six; click here.
In other Mariah Carey news, she's ready to change the conversation. The diva, who has weathered several headline-making moments through the years, worked to do just that on Wednesday by posting a photo of her annual hot tub plunge in a gold bathing suit.


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Russian Cultural Centre honours graduates, media figures
Director of the centre reviewed the programme celebrating the Egyptian-Russian Culture Year 2020, initiated by presidents Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Vladimir Putin
Reham El-Adawi , Wednesday 27 Nov 2019
(L-r) Director of the Russian Centre Aleksey Tevanyan (in the middle) next to him Professor Makarem El-Ghamry and the rest of honoured graduates (Photo courtesy of the Russian Cultural Centre)
The Russian Cultural Centre, directed by Aleksey Tevanyan, held a graduation day celebration, in cooperation with the Egyptian Society of Russian and Soviet University Graduates, to honour its graduates on 25 November.
In attendance were a group of media figures and diplomats, led by Russian Consular Abakarov Yusub.
In his speech, Tevanyan reviewed the programme of the Russian Cultural Centre to celebrate the Egyptian-Russian Culture Year 2020, initiated by presidents Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Vladimir Putin.
The programme includes the unveiling of three statues of iconic Russian figures: Yuri Gagarin, the first astronaut in history; ballerina Anna Pavlova, and writer Mikhail Sholokhov.
The programme will organise a conference titled, "Egyptian-Russian Relations through the Ages and Future Prospects" in April 2020 with the participation of a large number of Russian writers and Orientalists at the Supreme Council of Culture.
The Russian Film Week will be held in cooperation with the General Organisation of Cultural Palaces and the National Council of Cinema and in coordination with the Ministry of Culture's foreign cultural relations sector.
Tevanyan stressed that the graduates play an integral role in boosting Russian-Egyptian relations, and cooperating with them is not only the concern of the Russian Centre but of the Russian government as well.
President of the Egyptian Society of Russian and Soviet University Graduates Sherif Gad said he appreciates the cooperation between the centre and the society aimed at developing bilateral relations between the two countries.
He thanked his colleagues at the society, the pioneers and youth, and celebrated the two most important alumni events that took place last month: that of professor of Russian Literature Makarem El-Ghamry, who was honoured by Russian President Vladimir Putin with the Pushkin Medal; and the success of Fathi Toughan, a professor at Al-Tebin Institute for Metallurgical Studies, for establishing the first Faculty of Engineering between Belarus and Egypt.
Gad concluded by stressing the readiness of the graduates to work on the Egyptian-Russian Culture Year 2020. He also confirmed the crucial role the media plays in conveying the message of the Russian Cultural Centre and the graduates' society.
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As a digital artist for many Hollywood blockbusters, Gela Kalaitzidis has made Robert Downey Jr. fly, Brad Pitt age backwards, and Johnny Depp sink in numerous pirate ships. She has exploded just about everything on screen. Gela's imagination is limitless, and now – with her focus on children's illustration – you'll be blown away by her talent!
Gela's love for the fantastic began in her native Sweden, a country so far north that the summer sun never sets, and the winter darkness feels eternally long. There, Gela grew up an only child among the trolls, elves, and other Nordic mystical creatures, and she developed an affection for drawing, reading, and dreaming. Following her childhood passions, Gela earned a degree in Fine Art. Then she discovered digital art and was immediately mesmerized – so much so that Gela went on to study Digital Media at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles.
After becoming a mother, Gela found her way back to her childhood dream of illustrating and storytelling. She replaced her computer with watercolor pencils and hasn't stopped drawing since. She now lives in Venice Beach, CA, with her husband, three children, too many cats, and an endless number of stories to share.
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Jefferson Basss Cut to the Bone, the long-awaited prequel tohis New York Times bestselling mystery series, turns the clock back to reveal the Body Farms creationand Dr. Bill Brocktonsdeadly duel with a serial killer.In the summer of 1992, Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton and Tennessee Senator Albert Gore begin their long-shot campaign to win the White House. In the sweltering hills of Knoxville at the University of Tennessee, Dr. Bill Brockton, the bright, ambitious young head of the Anthropology Department, launches an unusualsome would call it macabreresearch facility, unlike any other in existence.Brockton is determined to revolutionize the study of forensics to help law enforcement better solve crime. But his plans are derailed by a chillingmurder that leaves the scientist reelingfrom a sense of dj vu. Followed by another. And then another:bodies that bear eerie resemblances to cases from Brocktons past.But as the body count rises, the victims fatal injuries grow more and more distinctivea spiral of death that holds dark implications for Brockton...and everyone he holds dear.


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