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Havas Media China announced the appointment of Manfred Tsang as the Managing Director of their Shanghai office.
Manfred joins the agency with 19 years of experience in China's media industry spread across Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. He has held senior planning roles at MediaCom, OMD and ZenithOptimedia. Most recently he was the General Manager of Optimedia and Equinox at ZenithOptimedia Shanghai.
In his new role, Manfred will lead Havas Media's fast growing Shanghai operations and will be responsible for delivering the agency's brands proposition to clients by further assimilating it in planning and buying mechanism. He remit includes P&L delivery, new business and staff development.
Manfred will report to Elizabeth Zhou, GM of Havas Media China and work closely with Thomas Wong, CEO of Havas Media, Greater China to propel the agency's Shanghai operations in the next stage of its growth.
Omnicom Media Group announced the acquisition of market leading, search engine optimisation (SEO) company Bruce Clay Australasia, which joins the Group's Resolution global search network. The coming together of the two entities will create a holistic, search and digital marketing business with over 70 employees servicing Omnicom Media Group Australia and existing Bruce Clay Australia clients.
Omnicom Media Group, Asia Pacific completed the consolidation of its search brands under Resolution Media in the region in 2012. The move unified all search operations running under OMD, PHD and the flagship search arm FLOW under the single Resolution Media brand and created a leading global search marketing and optimisation platform to effectively leverage scale, data and knowledge on behalf of clients.
Leigh Terry, CEO of Omnicom Media Group, Australia and New Zealand commented, "Combining Resolution Media's expertise with Bruce Clay Australia's achievements is not only exciting from a shared service ethic and cultural alignment perspective but it also complements the overall philosophy of our organization. I am truly excited at the power of the potential of this supercharged Resolution. This will be a flagship operation for us globally and we look forward to welcoming Des Odell and Jeremy Bolt (both co-founders of Bruce Clay Australasia) and their whole team into the wider Omnicom Media Group family."
OMD Australia appointed Gavin Gibson to the role of National Head of Strategy. Gavin is a globally renowned Strategic Director with over 15 years experience across Client and Agency roles in Australia and Asia.
He joins OMD from his current role as Global VP of Marketing at HTC. Prior to that Gavin held a number of roles across OMG including Head of Ignition Factory APAC and Regional Strategic Planning Director OMD. Gavin's role will encompass oversight of all Strategic product nationally including management of the OMD Insights team. He will join OMD Australia on September 16th and also join the OMD Executive Board.
Gavin will take the reins from former Head of Strategy, Alistair Henderson. Alistair has been with OMD for nine years working previously as Head of Fuse, OMD's Branded Content and Engagement team. During his time at OMD, Alistair has overseen award winning work including V Raw, The Party Garden for Yates, and 2012's most awarded campaign for Wrigley 5X, which secured 11 Awards including 2 Cannes Lions and the MFA Grand Prix. Alistair is leaving OMD to pursue other interests and leaves with OMD's gratitude and best wishes.
3radical, the company behind Radical Realms, has appointed Chris Tew as Executive Vice President for Asia Pacific.
In this role, Chris will lead all sales, marketing and operations in the region, which has been identified as a key market for Radical Realms.
Chris joins as Radical Realms launches globally in Singapore beginning with the Radical Weekend held over 12-14 July 2013 at 313@somerset. Radical Reams is an innovative games platform which combines mobile gaming with offers to benefit both shoppers and retailers. Asia Pacific has been identified as a key market for Radical Realms because mobile gaming, shopping and dining, and social media – all at the core of the 3radical proposition – are extremely popular in many parts of the region.
Through Radical Realms, retailers get to engage in a new and innovative way with shoppers that extends the conversation beyond the store in the form of virtual rewards alongside real world offers. These virtual rewards help their customers succeed in the games and win prizes. Shoppers will find the experience compelling because they can play a range of fun mobile games – alone or together with their friends - and have their favourite brands give them great offers that help them succeed in the game. Top scorers have the opportunity to win great prizes including a top prize of S$5,000 in cash.
Chris previously set up the Australian operations for web content management company Mediasurface, winning key clients such as Westpac. When Mediasurface was acquired by Alterian plc in 2009, Chris led the operations for the combined customer engagement business, relocating to Singapore and building operations across South East Asia, making it the fastest growing region for the company. Following Alterian's acquisition by SDL in 2011, Chris became Executive Vice President for Asia Pacific for SDL.
Michael Lee, currently President and COO of Saatchi & Saatchi Greater China, has been promoted to CEO Greater China.
Michael is an industry veteran with more than 20 years agency experience, mostly in China. In this new role he will lead the Saatchi & Saatchi offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong and Guangzhou with a stellar client roster including P&G, Mondelēz, Coca-Cola, Huawei, Lenovo and Lexus.
Michael, who is based in Shanghai, will report to Chris Foster, Chairman and CEO for Asia-Pacific, based in Singapore.
Current CEO and Chairman of Greater China Justin Billingsley will become Chief Operating Officer for Saatchi & Saatchi across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and will relocate to London in August to take up the role. Justin will work in partnership with EMEA CEO Robert Senior to drive growth in this very challenging region.
The reunification of Saatchi Asia Pacific with Saatchi & Saatchi's four offices in Greater China will lead to greater integration and synergy with global clients across the region.
Michael has played a key role in growing Saatchi & Saatchi with a range of new business wins and most recently being awarded 'Creative Agency of the Year' by China Advertising Magazine and R3.
At the 2013 Cannes Festival of Creativity last week, Saatchi & Saatchi China won the only film Lion awarded to China that has been one of only two film Lions awarded across all Asia.
Silver Peak Systems, the leader in accelerating data over distance, announced that founder and CTO David Hughes has been named CEO. Hughes will build on the company's rapid growth and market leadership in virtual WAN optimization software, which has propelled Silver Peak to record year-over-year performance and six consecutive years of double-digit revenue growth. Hughes succeeds Rick Tinsley who was hired by Hughes in 2004 to build out the organization.
David Hughes launched Silver Peak Systems in 2004 after a year as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Benchmark Capital. From 2000 to 2002, Hughes was a vice president and general manager at BlueLeaf Networks, where he led a team developing a unique network switching and transmission system. From 1996 to 2000, Hughes held several positions at Cisco Systems, including director of system architecture for the BPX and MGX product lines, and was senior director of product management for the Multi-Service Switching Business Unit. Prior to Cisco, Hughes was a key engineering contributor at StrataCom, an early pioneer in frame relay and ATM equipment which was acquired by Cisco in 1996. Before StrataCom, David worked as an engineer for BNR Japan/Northern Telecom Japan Inc.
Hughes has been awarded more than 40 patents in areas including data acceleration, packet switching, control and scheduling algorithms. He earned his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Wollongong University, Australia, and holds a BE in Electrical Engineering from Auckland University, New Zealand.
The International Advertising Association (IAA) Board of Directors and Executive Team gather during the annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. Under new IAA Chairman and World President, UAE-based Faris Abouhamad, the Association will be announcing a number of new initiatives this week.
To mark the association's 75th anniversary, the IAA is re-launching "The Case for Advertising" - a global pro-bono communications program that last ran in the 1990's. The initial phase of creative from Bucharest based agency GMP will launch with outdoor posters and LED digital displays on the Croisette during the festival.
In making the announcement, IAA Chairman and World President Faris Abouhamad stated, "In many markets, the IAA is the "voice of the industry" as we represent the interests of the marketing communications community and, when necessary, we are able to speak out with one voice. In light of recent ad bans and attacks on advertising, the IAA is once again prepared and poised to dare and demonstrate to consumers and governments, the vital role of marketing communications in all economies. Something has to be done, and the IAA will act."
He continued, "As the only global partnership of advertisers, agencies, media and specialized services, the IAA is the sole professional association equipped with the knowledge, experience, perspective and importantly, the membership network, to undertake this formidable challenge. In 2009, the IAA teamed with the United Nations to lead the largest pro-bono initiative in advertising history. The campaign, known as "Hopenhagen," raised awareness for climate change COP 15 Conference and brought the world advertising industry together resulting in some 350+ media partners in over 50 countries donating an estimated US$400M of free advertising on virtually every media channel."
Headquartered in New York and founded in 1938 to champion responsible marketing, the IAA, with its 56 chapters in 76 countries, is a one-of-a-kind global partnership whose members comprise advertisers, media, advertising and public relations agencies, media companies, and academics. The IAA is a platform for industry issues and is dedicated to protecting and advancing freedom of commercial speech, responsible advertising, consumer choice, and the education of marketing professionals. For more information please visit www.iaaglobal.org.
Opera Software announced its further expansion into the Asia Pacific (APAC) region with the opening of a regional head office in Singapore. The new office will be home to Opera's operator and advertising business, technical support, and marketing activities across the region. It will act as a hub for Opera's operations in Asia Pacific, including greater China, Korea and Southeast Asian countries.
Known for bringing innovations to the browser industry for more than 17 years, Opera browsers are now used by over 300 million people in the world each month. The company offers sophisticated browser products that adapt to the needs of different markets and a wide range of connected devices. Opera is also a driver of connecting people to the internet, especially for mobile-only consumers in Southeast Asian countries, such as Indonesia, India, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The company has partnered with 17 top-tier mobile operators in Asia, rolling out co-branded Opera Mini browsers with competitive data plans to bring more people online through their mobile phones.
The Opera Singapore office will be led by Fabrizio Caruso, Opera Software's Senior Vice President for Asia. His responsibilities include working with operators and brand advertisers to help them reach more mobile internet users, as well as developing Opera's advertising business in Asian markets.
Opera Software's business has been expanded to the recent launch of its fully-owned subsidiary Opera Mediaworks, the world's largest mobile ad platform that provides end-to-end mobile advertising and monetization services to brands, agencies, publishers and operators across the globe. The company is now able to generate more than 60 billion monthly impressions through 13,000+ sites and apps, reaching more than 300 million mobile consumers. With the opening of the Singapore office, Opera now has a total of 17 offices around the world. The company has over 900 employees worldwide.
Monterosa Buick Encore Mobile App was awarded Bronze at Clio in NYC. The idea behind the campaign was to create the world's largest Hide and Seek game. An Augmented Reality game was released in 16 cities in China. The user had to locate the hidden car, using Augmented Reality, take it and hide it somewhere else. The person keeping it hidden the longest won a brand new Buick Encore car - 16 cars were given away. The game also had its own online TV-show where you could follow the game and get live results.
There were over 480.000 downloads of the App making it on the Top 20 in China for 7 weeks running. The campaign received more than 4 million comments and re-tweets.
"We are delighted to have won this award and are thankful to our intrepid clients here in Asia. It´s the first time we have received recognition in the US award shows for our work in the People's Republic of China." says Carl Norberg, Co-Founder of Monterosa from the Singapore office.
Watch the case video here: http://vimeo.com/64527503
Havas Media Group announced the appointment of Riadi Sugihtani as CEO for Indonesia.
Riadi joins with over two decades of experience in Southeast Asia and China. He has significant experience in FMCG and telecommunication industry, where he has lead marketing and innovation functions.
In his new role, Riadi will spearhead consolidation and expansion of Havas Media Indonesia, ranked # 1 media agency in the country by the latest RECMA Profile Report. In line with Havas Media's "digital at the core" philosophy, Riadi will also facilitate further integration of the agency structure with an aim to provide clients greater value through digital fluency and a new level of storytelling. He has also been charged with enhancing the capabilities of specialist units in data, sports and entertainment.
Prior to joining Havas Media, Riadi was the Regional Marketing Director of Huawei Device South Pacific. He spent the first 13 years of his career with Unilever working in Indonesia, Thailand and China, where he was promoted to lead the oral care marketing. His success saw him assume the role of Regional Innovation Director at Colgate Palmolive heading innovation centres in China, India, Eurasia and South East Asia. He headed back to Indonesia in 2008 as Marketing Director for Nokia before moving to his most recent assignment at Huawei.
Havas Media Indonesia is a partner to many prominent brands such as Danone, XL telecom, AXA, Reckitt Benckiser and Viva. The agency began 2013 with a major new business momentum having acquired clients like H&M, LPS and Kakao Talk.
Havas Media Singapore announced the appointment of Jeremy Heng as Director, Strategy and Content. Based in Singapore, Jeremy will work closely with Melvin Lim, CEO for Singapore and Malaysia, and SK Biswas, Chief Strategy Officer for APAC, to build the integrated strategic planning capabilities of the Singapore hub, as well as service global and national clients. He will also play a pivotal role in shaping Havas Media's content and creative capabilities to deliver innovative engagement solutions to regional and local clients.
Jeremy comes with over 10 years of experience in Integrated Marketing Communication and Brand Management and has held leadership roles in regional MNCs such as Asia Pacific Breweries and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. He was most recently Associate Director of Communications for the Digital Consumer Group in SingTel.
MOL AccessPortal Sdn. Bhd. (MOL), Asia's leading e-payment service provider, has entered into a partnership with Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., a premier developer and publisher of some of the most popular games in the world, including World of Warcraft®, Diablo® III, and StarCraft® II, to provide MOLPoints as a payment option on Blizzard's Battle.net® gaming service.
Gamers can now take advantage of MOL's network of convenient physical and online payment channels in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines to obtain MOLPoints for their purchases on Battle.net. MOL is one of Asia's leading e-payment service providers for online games and social payments. The company's flagship product, MOLPoints, is an online micropayment system used by gamers and online consumers to purchase online games, products and services. Players can from now on benefit from the convenience of the new wallet-to-wallet integration to purchase Blizzard games and other Blizzard products with MOLPoints.
McLaren Automotive, the British manufacturer of high-performance sports cars, marks the official launch of its new global brand website. Offering unparalleled inside access and introducing a new global audience to the iconic British brand, the exclusive content can be viewed at cars.mclaren.com.
In the 50th anniversary year of the McLaren brand, the new website explores the story of its founder Bruce McLaren, his vision and the creation of the company. Detailed insights into the technological and engineering expertise behind the iconic McLaren F1, and ground-breaking 12C, 12C Spider and McLaren P1™ are presented by the engineers and designers integral to their development.
Customers and fans can also explore and interact with McLaren's range of high performance vehicles, by creating their own bespoke 12C or 12C Spider using the new "customiser" tool. This allows a global audience to enjoy an exclusive luxury experience through rich video and engaging content, while learning about the stories behind the McLaren brand.
HEINEKEN, the world's most international brewer, has chosen Orange Business Services to unify the majority of its global communications infrastructure connecting 60,000 employees across 1,100-plus sites in 53 countries, under a 5-year, multimillion euro contract.
A secured, flexible network to support HEINEKEN's global operations and expansion Relying on its direct presence in 166 countries, Orange Business Services will deploy a highly secured and scalable private network to HEINEKEN's existing locations around the world including a wide range of countries such as: Belarus, Brazil, Ethiopia, La Réunion, Poland, Russia, St. Lucia, and South Korea. The network solution has been designed to support HEINEKEN's international expansion and will enable rapid deployment to new locations especially in high-growth regions such as Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America where the global brewer has a strong presence.
The network connectivity will provide a robust platform for Orange Business Services to integrate:
• remote access solutions to allow HEINEKEN's employees to securely access their work environment;
• application and network optimization solutions to ensure communication fluidity and prioritization of business critical applications; and
• audio conferencing and global voice services to enable reliable, enterprise-class call quality for more productive meetings.
Plans are underway to deliver video conferencing and telepresence services in the near future.
Elsevier, from publisher Reed Business Media, has organised an agency pitch for their new brand activation campaign and decided to work with brand activation agency BrandBase that will immediately start on this new campaign for the different products Elsevier carries, visible as from the beginning of July.
Christine Lim joins Bloomberg Businessweek as Account Manager overseeing advertising sales for Southeast Asia, based in Singapore. Previously, Christine was Senior Advertising Sales Manager for New York Times Global covering Singapore and IndoChina and Senior Account Manager at MediaCorp Radio Singapore. She brings with her over a decade of regional media sales and digital experience. Christine will work closely and report to Lucy Hemming, Bloomberg Businessweek's Asia Managing Director.


Phloem: Molecular Cell Biology, Systemic Communication, Biotic Interactions is a timely collection of research on the cellular and molecular biology of this plant vascular tissue. Recent advances in phloem research have revealed the centrality of this plant tissue to whole plant development and physiology. Building on advances made through developments of new analytical technologies, this book will provide readers with a current and comprehensive reference on the role of phloem in plant growth and development. Collecting the work of a global team of leading researchers, Phloem will provide the reader with a valuable synthesis of the latest research in a single volume.
Gary A. Thompson is the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, Director of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station, and Professor of Plant Sciences in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Pennsylvania State University.
Aart J. E. van Bel is Emeritus Professor and Head of the Department of General Botany and former Director of the Botanical Garden at Justus-Liebig-University.


As our first step toward making the Society's rich educational programming available to you wherever you are, we are delighted to introduce one of three pilot online courses. Join us as we explore New England's plant life. In this online and field course you will learn what plants are, how they function, and why they are essential to all life on earth. You'll also discover many of the region's native and non-native plants. This course includes four self-paced online modules offered over the course of four weeks, followed by a visit to a field site to be arranged by the student and a mentor. These pilot courses are offered at no charge initially thanks to funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and a generous donor.


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What 'suicide awareness' means to the parent of a suicidal child
A harrowing account of what it's like trying to save your child from suicide, and the toll it takes on everyone involved.
By A Mother
5th April, 2019
What it's like parenting a child with severe anxiety
We asked a mother to share what it's like when your child is severely anxious.
9th May, 2018
When Mother's Day hurts…
For many, Mother's Day isn't a day of celebration. Here, a mother explains why she finds Mother's Day so tough.
A letter to my son's birth mother
Today, the Sunday before Mother's Day, is recognised by some as 'Birth Mother's Day'. Here a mother writes in celebration of the woman who gave birth to her son.
Loving and leaving my drug addicted partner
A mother writes of her journey of love and loss in this beautiful personal essay about trying to raise children around addiction.
'Go to the police and tell your parents': A sexual assault survivor's story
Whenever the media covers a high profile case of sexual assault there's a chorus saying the survivor should have gone to the police or their parents. The latest example: the sexual assault allegations in relation to last month's Labour Party youth camp. Writing anonymously, a survivor explains why such comments are so unhelpful.
A mum begs Pasifika and Māori parents and friends to join the school board
The only Pasifika woman on a school board talks about the dangers of a lack of diversity on school boards – and makes a plea for other parents to support their schools.
22nd February, 2018
What it's like to parent a child with severe anxiety
Behind closed doors, and in public facing judgement and contempt, mothers and fathers are doing their best to support their children through anxiety and other mental health issues. Here is one mother's story.
My abortion wasn't a choice
While you are reading this a mother somewhere in the country is making the heartbreaking decision to terminate a wanted pregnancy. Continuing our series of real stories of abortion, one mother shares what it's like to have a termination for medical reasons.
My parents were stoners – and I'm a parent who uses too
A mother shares her story of growing up around marijuana, and using marijuana now she is a parent herself.

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We are very lucky to be able to introduce you to Bug Club, an online reading programme that we have recently purchased. Bug Club will complement our existing reading scheme so your child will still bring home their home/school reader and reading record. Books will still be changed as they are currently.
Teachers have been busy this week allocating books to your child's log in so that when you access Bug Club you can jump straight into reading and explore a range of books. Any books allocated to your child will be stored in 'My Stuff'. Throughout the books there are quiz questions for your child to complete. To answer a question, just click on the bug icon. Your child does not need to finish all the quiz questions in one sitting and can come back to a book later.
When your child has finished all the quiz questions in a book, he or she will earn 'Active Learn Coins'. By reading more books, your child will earn enough coins to 'buy' a reward in one of the many reward zones online. The answers to the quiz questions will be sent back to our teacher site so that we can see how your child is progressing.
We will also be able to assign more books for your child to read if the virtual book bag is running low. This will be done on a half termly basis, so if your child finishes the books allocated before the May half term holiday we would encourage them to go back and re-read their favourite books that they have read, these will be stored in 'My Library' within the Bug Club programme. They will also still have their reading books sent home from our reading scheme to read alongside those accessed through Bug Club.
You will get some more information sent home with your child today that further explains the programme, how to access it and get logged on. When you are logged on please explore the 'grown up section' for some ideas for how you can support your child's reading at home.
We will organise information sessions for parents to further explore Bug Club after the Easter Break. Dates and times will follow.
When we return from the Easter break we will be focusing on developing our reading skills using our phonetic knowledge. We will begin by exploring books written by Eric Carle.
Firstly we will be sharing the story of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'.
reading simple words, captions and sentences in order to gather and record simple facts about caterpillars and butterflies.
creating our own stories and posters that can be read by ourselves and others.
This week we have shared and sequenced the Easter story. We have also been learning about different Christian ceremonies including weddings and christenings. The children have been discussing their own religions and beliefs and comparing similarities and differences in appearance, families and interests.
Over the next few weeks we will be exploring the concept of number.
forming our numbers in fun and exciting ways.
investigating the value of numbers.
exploring addition in the indoor and outdoor environment.
exploring different ways to find the answers to maths questions such as using objects, number lines and counting on in our heads.
creating our own board games.
Thank you to everyone who dressed up as their favourite book character and to all the parents who joined us to share stories with their children.
We have received some fabulous 'books in a box' which are now displayed around the school and being admired by many.
We also had a special visit from some beautiful princesses who shared some of their favourite tales and stories.
Here is the 'Tricky Word Song' that we enjoy singing in Phonics.
We're making soup that's silly.
To make it nice and chilly.
Children to have a picture card or an item. If their picture starts with the initial sound you have called, they can attempt to cross the river. The adult is the crocodile who is very hungry and attempts to catch the children.
Have a grid with four or six words. Children to cross the words as they are called. When all the words off, children call 'bingo'. This game can also be played with sounds or tricky words.
Have a selection of words or sounds in the middle. When a sound or word is called, it's a race to splat it as quick as possible. The first player to splat the word or sound is the winner.
Tricky words are words which we can not use our phonics to decode. We must learn them by sight. The Phase 2 tricky words are; I, no, go, the, into.
At school we learn these by playing games, such as bingo, splat and snap.
Tweenies: Me First - A game about caring for each other and sharing.


There is no doubt that the Apple Watch works well for short workouts, but how about longer events? This past week I got to find out. I just completed my 3rd [Bike Across Kansas (BAK)], a week long 500 mile cycling event that goes from the Colorado border across the state of Kansas all the way to the Missouri border. For a week you cycle from town to town on your bicycle and then each night you either sleep in the local school gym or in the tent your brought along. Each day you bike between 50 and 100 miles, which means you spend a lot of hours on the bike.
I was very surprised how well the Apple Watch performed. Most days I spent between 4 and 6 hours on the bike and not once during the week did I need to charge my Apple Watch before it was time to call it a night. I brought along a battery backup and was prepared to charge my watch for small chunks of time while I was taking a break off the bike, but I never had to. The iPhone also did really well while on the bike. I was expecting a lot of battery drain from GPS usage tracking my mileage but I only averaged 30%-40% of my battery used or less for each 4-6 hour ride (I have an iPhone 6 Plus...bigger battery).
Having the Apple Watch on while on the bike came in handy for several reasons during this past week.
Quick Glances at Workout Stats: This was nice because I wanted to see how many calories I had expended and used this as a way to gauge when I needed to consume more. It's easy to forget to eat while on the bike. Once you get your heart rate up your appetite goes down so you really have to pay attention. Apple Watch made this easy.
Timer: This saved me several times. I always set a timer to remind me to re-apply sunscreen so I don't get off the bike at the end of the day looking like a tomato. But more often than not I forget to re-start the timer after I re-apply. No problem. With the Apple Watch I can easily and safely set a new timer by just raising my wrist for a few seconds and asking Siri to set a timer.
Maps: On the last day when I was riding into our destination city I had a pretty complicated route to get the school we were ending at. It was raining and I really didn't want to stop and pull my iPhone out in the rain and the route map just isn't usable while riding the bike. So I just asked Siri for direction to the High School while I was still riding my bike and my Apple Watch would tap my wrist when it was time to make a turn.
I don't wear my Apple Watch while I sleep, but during this event it was a bit different. I would typically charge my Apple Watch in the tent while reading before bed and then switch over to charging my iPhone off the battery backup either before going to sleep or later in the night when I woke up. At that point I would put on the Apple Watch because I sleep with earplugs in (it can get noisy camping with 850 other cyclists on school grounds). With earplugs in I was concerned I might not hear my alarm. Sure enough it woke me up, but not quite as well as I hoped. The very first time it ended up waking me up in my dream and it took me a while to realize the alarm was "real" and not part of the dream. That was really strange. You see the whole "waking up in your dream" in movies and on TV all the time but this was a first for me. The taptic engine on the Apple Watch really is quite subtle, but after that first morning the watch woke me up rather efficiently.
I'm running Watch OS 1.01, which includes an update that is supposed to make heart rate and calorie tracking more accurate. I found that the calories burned being calculated were quite accurate. On days where we were climbing a lot of hills my average heart rate was much higher and the calories burned per hour was higher than the typically 500-600 calories per hour spend on a road bike. I also got to test out the Apple Watch without using the Workout app. I was pretty short on battery one day because the night before I was not able to fully charge my watch and iPhone so I opted to just let the watch track my activity rather than turning on the "Outside Bike" activity with the workout app. The difference is that if you don't activate the workout app the watch checks your heart rate much less frequently and assumes your activity is just a normal walk. In my case it was still very accurate. Since I tend to keep a pretty constant pace and heart rate, when the watch checked my heart rate (I think it's like once every 5 minutes or so) it really hasn't changed much. My calories burned for that ride was lower than if I had turned on the Workout App and selected "Outdoor Cycle", but it got me through a long workout with virtually no battery.
Despite all the hype about abysmal battery life, the Apple Watch performed extremely well in an endurance sport event and I didn't have to charge the device other than at night. There was one more nice surprise benefit to the Apple Watch. I had just finished a long ride and stopped into a MacDonald's for a salad and a cold drink. Since I was wearing my Apple Watch I didn't have have to remove my cycling gloves and fish through my jersey pockets for my wallet to pay. Nope, just a quick clip of the wrist and I was off with my food and drink...slick.


With all the great recipes and ideas available here at the Evermine blog, I wanted to be sure that you know about a really great way to use labels and tags available at the Evermine shop–in case you haven't figured it out already.
I call this strategy a "product line," though you can use it for holiday gifts, wedding favors, a brand for your own kitchen as well as for business products. Here's the gist of it: use the same style label in different colors to relate—and differentiate–your various favors, gifts or products. See, the colors of Evermine labels within a single style are designed to look good together, so you can make that work for you.
Pictured here are the products: Bakin' Bites, Grain-Free Nut and Seed Granola, and Duqqa (recipe forthcoming from the Evermine blog). Maybe you can imagine how these various kitchen ideas would make a sweet batch of holiday gifts, a clever set of wedding favors or a snappy small business product. Of course, this collection of recipes is just an example. There are so many great ideas to peruse at this blog, or maybe you have your own killer recipes to make into a sweetly packaged batch like this.
Another quick idea: put your name front and center! Why not? Show your pride in your product.
Circle Labels • I chose the "Floral Baby" style in purple, aruba and pink.


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Charlie Flowers
Title: Charlie Flowers
Subject: Marianna, Arkansas, List of College Football Hall of Fame inductees (players, A–K), 1959 NFL Draft, Ole Miss Rebels football, Members of the South Dakota State Senate, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, 1959 College Football All-America Team
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Charlie Flowers (born June 28, 1937) is a retired American football player. He played for the University of Mississippi and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997. In December 1959, he was signed by the National Football League's New York Giants. However, in order to retain his eligibility to play in the Sugar Bowl, he requested to keep the contract a secret until January 2, 1960. Wellington Mara accepted this request and the team did not submit the contract to Pete Rozelle for approval. Later in December, the American Football League's Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers offered him more money to play for them. He accepted their offer and withdrew from his contract with the Giants. The Giants attempted to enforce the contract, but their plea was rejected due to their unclean hands.[1] He later played for the New York Titans.
Other American Football League players
Los Angeles Chargers 1960 Inaugural Season Roster
Ben Agajanian
Al Bansavage
Al Barry
Hubert Bobo
Ron Botchan
Charlie Brueckman
Dick Chorovich
Howard Clark
Bob Clatterbuck
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Christie's plods to a sturdy end to Frieze week
Post war, contemporary and Italian art sale notched up £89m, topped by a £7.4m Jean-Michel Basquiat
Riah Pryor
5th October 2019 12:30 GMT
Christie's auctioneer Jussi Pylkkänen sells Jean-Michel Basquiat's Four Big (1982) Courtesy of Christie's
Friday night of Frieze Week is the graveyard slot for auctions and, with no Sotheby's-style Banksy thrill, Christie's evening sale of Post War and Contemporary art was a plodder—but key works still performed and the Thinking Italian sale that followed rounded numbers off nicely.
The £54m (£64.5m with fees) total was safely within the pre-sale estimate of £52.4m-£73.8m, but down from last year's £71.1m—though remember there were only two post war and contemporary sales last year, but Christie's reintroduced the London July sale this year. Add in the £20m (£24.6m with fees) from the Italian lots at the rear end of the sale and the total was a healthy £74.3m (£89m with fees). Worth the effort then.
A bit of a slog
Given that Christie's had already held the sale of Jeremy Lancaster's collection earlier in the week, last night's sale relied on offerings from two consignments that are being spread throughout multiple sales; the Belgian Mathys-Colle Collection and that of the UniCredit Group. The big name artists were all there but only seven works had a lower estimate over £3m.
The top seller of the night was Jean-Michel Basquiat's Four Big (1982), which Cristian Albu, Christie's co-head of the Post-War and Contemporary Art, Europe department describes as having: "All the elements you would want from the artist". It sold for just under its £7.5m-£9.5m estimate, at £7.4m (£8.6m with fees), reportedly to Aquavella Gallery.
Sigmar Polke's Alpenveilchen/Flowers (1967) sold for £4.8m (£5.6m with fees; estimate £5m-£7m) and four lots by Gerhard Richter sold well. His haunting (Bride and Groom (blue)) from 1966 went for a £2.6m (£3.1m with fees) to Anthony Grant; Wiese (Meadow, 1983) for £2.8m (£3.4m with fees); Abstraktes Bild (1984) for £6m (£7m with fees) and 7.3.86 (1986) to the London advisers Beaumont Nathan, for £880,000 (£1m with fees).
There were records set by Roman Opalka's 1965/1—Detail 1330516-1348651 (1965), which made a record for a single panel painting by the French-Polish artist, and the minimalist Bob Law at £65,000. On the flip side, there were a few passes, including a Mark Tansey estimated at £1.2m-£1.8m, while a work by Roy Lichtenstein with a £3m-£5m estimate was withdrawn.
Christie's £54m post war and contemporary art evening sale was 24% down on the total in 2018, according to ArtTactic Courtesy of ArtTactic
The closest the room came to a buzz came was with four lots nestled into the middle of the sale, by the fresher names of the night.
Numerous phones and a persistent online bidder pushed Nicolas Party's Portrait (2016) to £160,000 (£200,000 with fees; est £80,000-£120,000) and Loie Hollowell's Lady in Green (2014) made impressive £290,000 (£359,250) against a £50,000 to £70,000 estimate.
The buyer of the latter moved on to secure a piece by the other rising star of the week, Nathanial Mary Quinn (whose auction debut was at Phillips this week) and Tschablalala Self again performed well, with her Sapphire (2015) fetching £320,000 (£395,200 with fees ) and making a mockery of the £100,000-£150,000 estimate in the process.
The average price in Christie's Thinking Italian sale was £699,310 Courtesy of ArtTactic
Italian strength
"We feel a bit unlucky" said Mariolina Bassetti, Christie's chairman of Post-War and Contemporary Art, Continental Europe, after the annual Thinking Italian evening slot. Perhaps not the line the press team will ultimately go with, but a good show of modesty around a sale with just two passes in a 33 lot sale; "We were so close to a white glove sale".
The star of the show was Lucio Fontana's (Concetto spaziale, 1954), a steel beauty which attracted two or three persistent bidders and eventually went for £3.1m (£3.7m with fees;) to a bidder in the room. Alberto Burri's Sacco (1953), from a private Japanese collection, prompted the only round of applause of the evening, bringing in £3.9m (£4.6m with fees; estimate £3m-£5m). Giorgio Morandi continued to do well, with the classy Fiori (1950) more than doubling its higher estimate at £650,000 (£791,250 with fees; estimate £200,000-£300,000).
Brexit unease undoubtedly thinned consignments for this week's sales but, for now, London seemed to be breathing a sigh of relief that it was dealing with a weak pound, not a significantly weakened art market.
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Written by: Sara Kugler
Editor's note: Each year the AJC Project holds a youth essay competition for students in Orleans Parish. The theme of the competition changes each year and asks students to reflect on a historic or current topic. This year is the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of Tulane University. Students were asked to respond to the question: What do you think is valuable about having integrated classrooms and learning environments? Below are the full essays from our first place winners, and essay excerpts from our second place winners. Winners were announced on March 14th at the second annual Anna Julia Cooper lecture on gender, race and politics.
6th Grade Category
1st Place: Dorothy Corrigan, "Integration: Why It Is Beneficial"
How would it feel if you were to walk for long miles even though there was a better school nearby? The reason was because the school was for whites only. This is how it was for Linda Brown. One day, her father decided to do something about this discrimination.
Fifty years ago, in the case known as Brown vs. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled segregation illegal. After this ruling, schools became integrated, and no discrimination of race, religion, or nationality was allowed. Today, public schools include all races. Having an integrated classroom has many values such as you become more accepting of others, and no one will be denied of having the same opportunities of education as everyone else.
By being in an integrated classroom, you can learn and appreciate other people. When schools were segregated, people didn't have the chances to get to know people who might've not looked like them, but really weren't that different from them. In the book, Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges, there is a picture of Ruby with the other white first graders that had come back to school that year. In the photograph, Ruby and the four children look happy and like they were all friends. This shows that by being with each other in the same classroom, the children saw Ruby as the same as one of them. I know this because in the photo they are all hugging. In my classroom, there are lots of different people. I'm Chinese; there are African-Americans; there is a boy from India, there are people that are Hispanic, whites, and probably even more. By being in a class together, you learn more about them and even become friends. I am friends with people that might look different from me or come from different places, but they are still my very best friends.
Everyone will also have equal opportunities and have access to equal education. In the case Plessy vs. Ferguson, the Supreme Court decided that public facilities could be "separate, but equal". In the south the buildings were separate, but not equal. Ruby Bridges stated, "My segregated school was fairly far from my house. . . . ." Then, she talked about the white schools and how if she went, she would ". . . . receive better education. . . ." This means that black schools just weren't as good as white schools. In the novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry, there was a chapter in which the black kids received old, tattered, torn textbooks from the white school. From these two pieces of evidence, you can see that African-Americans didn't get equal education. When children are taught together though, they will all have the same opportunities to learn.
Becoming more accepting of others and everyone getting the same education, are two of the many values of having an integrated classroom. We've come a long way to get equal rights for everyone, and the first step was to integrate. By doing this, you learn that the people you might've hurt before for being different, are now your friends. Plus, no one will be denied of their education or anything else for that matter. As Brown vs. Board of Education stated, "Does segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race, even though the physical facilities and other 'tangible' factors may be equal, deprive the children of the minority group of equal education opportunities?. . . To separate them from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone." Even though there might be a little more we can do about the prejudice, we are taking big steps in the right direction.
2nd place: Eva Coman, "Integration"
"With integrated classrooms, everyone will feel included and have equal opportunities to learn and succeed. School is the #1 place where children learn, and without adequate learning materials, students will not be able to function properly in the outside world."
7th & 8th Grade Category:
1st place: Julia Simon
Schools in America have gone through a long journey when it comes to racial segregation. From the mid-1800s until the mid-1900s, there were separate schools for white kids and black kids. Some students didn't receive many opportunities because of their skin color, and their education wasn't as beneficial as the education a white student would get. Black school conditions were mediocre considering that the classes didn't have good facilities and few materials including books. However, when educational policies began to change due to trials like Brown vs. Board of Education, lawsuits against segregation, or students integrating schools like Ruby Bridges and the Little Rock Nine, all kinds of students were allowed to go to the same school. I attend a school with integrated classrooms and I believe that learning in an integrated environment is a valuable experience for three reasons: access to diverse cultures, learning to show empathy, and appreciation for others.
Integrated classrooms introduce students to different cultures, teach students to show empathy, and students learn to have appreciation for others. In my school career, I have been in many schools. For example, one had mostly black kids and another hadwith a majority of white kids. I currently attend a school with integrated classes. I have made Jewish, Asian, Caucasian, Irish, Muslim, and African American friends and learned about all kinds of different world cultures. At schools with all white or black children, the majority of the students all had the same basic lifestyle. I could appreciate the culture those schools had, but learning about many more cultures is not something those students have access to. Integrated classes have taught me about Chinese New Year, Yom Kippur, Ramadan, Kwanzaa, and St. Stephen's Day. Not only are the cultures diverse, but integrated classrooms have students from different economic classes, so you learn about all kinds of people and experience different personalities. The experience of meeting people many diverse cultures makes integrated classes valuable.
Another valuable aspect of integrated learning environments is learning empathy. Since all of my friends are different, they all have different problems and because of that, we have found that it is easy to talk to each other. In that way, we have learned how to feel sympathetic for others and sometimes empathy can come through, too. At my previous schools, everyone had the same problems and for that reason, empathy and sympathy seemed like a sarcastic act since it felt like a joke to help one person who had the same problem as everyone else. So learning empathy there was not exactly an option. But an integrated classroom teaches you empathy in the best way possible, through others' problems, and gives you a skill you can use in life in the future.
And another reason integrated classrooms create a valuable experience for students is because it teaches you to appreciate others. When I attended a majority black school, the learning resources were definitely better than schools during the times of segregation, but the shadow of segregation hung over the school since the students never experienced learning other cultures, and it truly felt like we were separated. Students there couldn't appreciate the problems of another race since they were separated from them. In an integrated classroom, you get to see different issues from many points of view based on experiences and you learn to appreciate how other people see things. If there aren't other people that you can learn about, then it is harder to truly appreciate someone else later. The experience of appreciating others and their opinions at a young age prepares students for the future when we have to work with other people and we will already be able to appreciate their outlook on something, so working as a team will be an easier experience, and being able to listen and appreciate other opinions prepares us for leadership. Appreciation for others is a valuable lesson to learn from integrated classrooms that can prepare us for the future.
My experience in an integrated classroom has truly affected me as a person. Before, I was an ignorant girl without a single care for others, but meeting all kinds of people and learning to accept them has made me more understanding and empathetic towards others, qualities that will help me in the future. The fight for integrated school was a rough one and I believe it led to a great outcome, creating better people that will carry the values of integrated schools with them into the future.
2nd place: Ari Broussard
"Integration in classrooms is an important thing. It is not just important, but it is a necessity. We could not grow as a community or even as a country if we didn't evolve to accept other races. Separating students is not healthy and it teaches them to always be divided, that separation is good. In the world today you can see that the integration of schools has led to a more successful world."
High School Category:
1st place: Seandre' Napoleon
Centuries ago, the bitter roots of segregation paralyzed a nation, as African Americans were denied equal access to a quality education, voting rights, and acceptance into the political arena like their White counterparts. All across America, African Americans fought tirelessly to integrate public school systems and public buses, end segregated seating in theaters and restaurants, and desegregate colleges and universities in the Deep South. In the education arena, laws were purposely applied to ensure that African American students received substandard books, inferior school buildings, and very little resources to thrive academically. However, their White counterparts were the recipients of superior resources, and high quality schools. But, in spite of the tragic discriminations forever intertwining in the past, there were a large number of forerunners that fought relentlessly to ensure that the unjust draconian laws were not passed down to their children's children. Therefore, they picketed, and integrated schools in Little Rock Arkansas, Montgomery Alabama, and challenged the laws on the very campuses of Tulane University in New Orleans Louisiana. Over fifty years ago, Mrs. Pearlie Elloie, and Mrs. Barbara Guillory Thompson were two majestic leaders that were influential in transforming the discriminatory practices of the past on the campus of Tulane University. Today, African Americans will have the benefit of attending Tulane University, because they were unafraid to illuminate their candle in the dark to light a brighter future for generations to come.
The opportunity of attending an integrated classroom would not have been possible if it were not for the activism and fervent social justice movements of dynamic leaders of the past. In the 21st century, an integrated classroom and learning environment provides students with an avenue to appreciate the unique and stimulating portrait of another student's culture. The beauty of diversity is ever present in an integrated classroom where the learning environment encourages critical thinking skills, and nurtures logical reasoning in the History and English classroom. Students have the opportunity to respectfully dialogue with their classmates and develop an everlasting friendship beyond the classroom when they have the privilege to work on group projects and assignments together. In addition, the artistic expression of the arts, music, literature, history, customs, and traditions of other classmates are willfully embraced when students have the advantage of sitting in a classroom with students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, ethnic groups and other cultures. The learning environment and educational gaps in the education arena closes, because students have the ability to gain knowledge from a group of students that share various experiences, and are able to study on a particular core curriculum. Therefore, learning is balanced, and students all have the chance and opportunity to compete equally.
Collectively, integration provides our humanity with an inspirational diverse perspective in society, in the workforce, and allows us to build relationships with students and other nations globally. We grow intellectually, and spiritually, because we produce innovate ideas, and build a stronger economic climate. Classrooms and individuals are strengthen positively when we are afforded the opportunity to experience, value, and welcome the enriching traditions, backgrounds, and new cultural perspective from someone that doesn't share in a skin color, but in the core belief of humanity. Communities strengthen, because integration fosters acceptance and unity in the neighborhoods. Together, we learn how to deflate stereotypes, and not align ourselves with misconceptions about another race. We learn from the experience that we are all citizens, making great strides to unify and build a stronger world for our children. More importantly, integration enriches the soul and inner beauty of an individual directly and indirectly. Together, we all benefit because when we interlock our views, and are openly willing to share in the cultural beliefs of someone that doesn't share our lineage or experience. Together, we rise socially and economically. Together, friendships are cultivated, and respect for our fellow man is admired. Together, in an integrated classroom, and learning environment, decades of injustices wash away when we are allowed the opportunity to link our hands together in a collective fist, and not judge a person by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
2nd place: Ellen McCusker
"In all honesty, who is to say that if that barrier was never broken and schools were never integrated, we would not be in the same situations we were in over fifty years ago? Culture, knowledge, and life-long friendships is exactly why integrated learning environments are valuable to me. I have formed bonds with so many people of some many different backgrounds that no one could ever put a price on. I have read life changing poetry by beautiful, strong men and women such as Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes. And I have formed my own culture by learning about all of my friend's backgrounds and traditions that formed their person. Integrated schools make us more knowledgeable and open to the world around us."
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The Desegregation of New Orleans Public Schools
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These miniature craft deer came in with factory flaws and various quality issues. Selling as-is in packages of 50 pieces at a deep discount!
Each deer in this 50-piece set will have problems that may include: uneven or mis-molded legs causing the deer to not stand up on its own, sticky adhesive residue on the bottoms of the feet, misshapen antlers or legs, messy paint, scrapes, discolorations, or other flaws from the manufacturing process.
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Вильгельм (Гульельмо, Гийом) Длинный Меч Монферратский (, ; ок. 1135/1145 — июнь ) — граф государства крестоносцев Яффы и Аскалона (как приданое от жены), сын монферратского маркграфа Вильгельма V Старого и Юдифи Австрийской, старший брат Конрада Монферратского и Бонифация Монферратского, муж Сибиллы Иерусалимской, отец короля Иерусалима Балдуина V.

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Имел прямой и твердый характер, однако был вспыльчив и склонен к насилию. Был отважным бойцом, и умелым военачальником, чем и заслужил в бою прозвище Длинный Меч. Он был вторым представителем рода Алерамичи, получивший это прозвище. Первым был Гульельмо II (Вильгельм II) Длинный Меч, соправитель в Монферрате в 960—961.

В ноябре 1176 года Гульельмо женился на сестре Иерусалимского короля Балдуина IV — Сибилле. Так как молодой король оказался больным проказой, то подразумевалось, что после смерти короля трон Иерусалимского королевства займут Сибилла и Вильгельм. Но в июне 1177 года Вильгельм неожиданно умер от малярии в своем графстве Аскалон. Его брак продлился только 7 месяцев, однако Сибилла была беременна. После его смерти Сибилла родила сына — будущего короля Иерусалима, Балдуина V.

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Former NHL player who won two Stanley Cups during the Wayne Gretzky era of the Edmonton Oilers. He is an occasional actor who has appeared in films like Bad Boys and Con Air.
He was born in Hamilton, Ontario and made his NHL debut with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1983.
His NHL ended abruptly after he hit Donald Brashear in the head with a stick near the end of a game in 2000. Brashear was concussed and McSorley was convicted in court for assault with a deadly weapon.
He married and had children with beach volleyball player Leanne Schuster.
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Evaluation of Climatological Mean Surface Winds over Korean Waters Simulated by CORDEX-EA Regional Climate Models
Choi, Wonkeun;Shin, Ho-Jeong;Jang, Chan Joo 115
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Surface winds over the ocean influence not only the climate change through air-sea interactions but the coastal erosion through the changes in wave height and direction. Thus, demands on a reliable projection of future changes in surface winds have been increasing in various fields. For the future projections, climate models have been widely used and, as a priori, their simulations of surface wind are required to be evaluated. In this study, we evaluate the climatological mean surface winds over the Korean Waters simulated by five regional climate models participating in Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) for East Asia (EA), an international regional climate model inter-comparison project. Compared with the ERA-interim reanalysis data, the CORDEX-EA models, except for HadGEM3-RA, produce stronger wind both in summer and winter. The HadGEM3-RA underestimates the wind speed and inadequately simulate the spatial distribution especially in summer. This summer wind error appears to be coincident with mean sea-level pressure in the North Pacific. For wind direction, all of the CORDEX-EA models simulate the well-known seasonal reversal of surface wind similar to the ERA-interim. Our results suggest that especially in summer, large-scale atmospheric circulation, downscaled by regional models with spectral nudging, significantly affect the regional surface wind on its pattern and strength.
Improvement of Vegetation Cooling Effects in BioCAS for Better Estimation of Daily Maximum Temperature during Heat Waves - In Case of the Seoul Metropolitan Area -
Lee, Hankyung;Yi, Chaeyeon;Kim, Kyu Rang;Cho, Changbum 131
On the urban scale, Micro-climate analysis models for urban scale have been developed to investigate the atmospheric characteristics in urban surface in detail and to predict the micro-climate change due to the changes in urban structure. BioCAS (Biometeorological Climate Impact Assessment System) is a system that combines such analysis models and has been implemented internally in the Korea Meteorological Administration. One of role in this system is the analysis of the health impact by heat waves in urban area. In this study, the vegetation cooling models A and B were developed and linked with BioCAS and evaluated by the temperature drop at the vegetation areas during ten selected heat-wave days. Smaller prediction errors were found as a result of applying the vegetation cooling models to the heat-wave days. In addition, it was found that the effects of the vegetation cooling models produced different results according to the distribution of vegetation area in land cover near each observation site - the improvement of the model performance on temperature analysis was different according to land use at each location. The model A was better fitted where the surrounding vegetation ratio was 50% or more, whereas the model B was better where the vegetation ratio was less than 50% (higher building and impervious areas). Through this study, it should be possible to select an appropriate vegetation cooling model according to its fraction coverage so that the temperature analysis around built-up areas would be improved.
Performance Assessment of Monthly Ensemble Prediction Data Based on Improvement of Climate Prediction System at KMA
Ham, Hyunjun;Lee, Sang-Min;Hyun, Yu-Kyug;Kim, Yoonjae 149
The purpose of this study is to introduce the improvement of current operational climate prediction system of KMA and to compare previous and improved that. Whereas the previous system is based on GloSea5GA3, the improved one is built on GloSea5GC2. GloSea5GC2 is a fully coupled global climate model with an atmosphere, ocean, sea-ice and land components through the coupler OASIS. This is comprised of component configurations Global Atmosphere 6.0 (GA6.0), Global Land 6.0 (GL6.0), Global Ocean 5.0 (GO5.0) and Global Sea Ice 6.0 (GSI6.0). The compositions have improved sea-ice parameters over the previous model. The model resolution is N216L85 (~60 km in mid-latitudes) in the atmosphere and ORCA0.25L75 ($0.25^{\circ}$ on a tri-polar grid) in the ocean. In this research, the predictability of each system is evaluated using by RMSE, Correlation and MSSS, and the variables are 500 hPa geopotential height (h500), 850 hPa temperature (t850) and Sea surface temperature (SST). A predictive performance shows that GloSea5GC2 is better than GloSea5GA3. For example, the RMSE of h500 of 1-month forecast is decreased from 23.89 gpm to 22.21 gpm in East Asia. For Nino3.4 area of SST, the improvements to GloSeaGC2 result in a decrease in RMSE, which become apparent over time. It can be concluded that GloSea5GC2 has a great performance for seasonal prediction.
Prospect of Climate Changes for the Mid and Late 21st Century Using RegCM4.0 over CORDEX II East Asian Region
Kim, Tae-Jun;Suh, Myoung-Seok;Chang, Eun-Chul 165
In this study, the regional climate model, RegCM4.0 (25 km), with the HadGEM2-AO data as boundary conditions, was used to simulate the mean climate changes in the mid and late 21st century for CORDEX Phase 2 East Asian region. 122 years (1979~2100) of simulation were performed, and RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 were used for the simulation of future climate. In the mid-21st century, the temperature is expected to increase by about 0.5 to $3.0^{\circ}C$ in all regions of East Asia, regardless of season and scenario. The increase in temperature is greater in summer and winter, especially in the northern part of simulation domain. Interannual variability (IAV) is expected to decrease by 25% in summer for RCP 8.5, while it is expected to increase by more than 30% in autumn for both scenarios. Regardless of the scenario, the precipitation in South Korea is expected to increase in late June but decrease in mid-July, with an increase in precipitation greater than $100mm\;day^{-1}$. In RCP 4.5 of the late 21st century, relatively uniform temperature increase ($1.0{\sim}2.5^{\circ}C$) is expected throughout the continent, while RCP 8.5 shows a very diverse increase ($3.0{\sim}6.0^{\circ}C$) depending on season and geographical location. In addition, the IAV of temperature is expected to decrease by more than 35% in both scenarios in the summer. In most of the Northwest Pacific region, precipitation is expected to decrease in all seasons except for the summer, but in South Korea, it is projected to increase by about 10% in all seasons except autumn.
Effects of Network Density on Gridded Horizontal Distribution of Meteorological Variables in the Seoul Metropolitan Area
Kang, Minsoo;Park, Moon-Soo;Chae, Jung-Hoon;Min, Jae-Sik;Chung, Boo Yeon;Han, Seong Eui 183
High-quality and high-resolution meteorological information is essential to reduce damages due to disastrous weather phenomena such as flash flood, strong wind, and heat/cold waves. There are many meteorological observation stations operated by Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) in Seoul Metropolitan Area (SMA). Nonetheless, they are still not enough to represent small-scale weather phenomena like convective storm cells due to its poor resolution, especially over urban areas with high-rise buildings and complex land use. In this study, feasibilities to use additional pre-existing networks (e.g., operated by local government and private company) are tested by investigating the effects of network density on the gridded horizontal distribution of two meteorological variables (temperature and precipitation). Two heat wave event days and two precipitation events are chosen, respectively. And the automatic weather station (AWS) networks operated by KMA, local-government, and SKTechX in Incheon area are used. It is found that as network density increases, correlation coefficients between the interpolated values with a horizontal resolution of 350 m and observed data also become large. The range of correlation coefficients with respect to the network density shows large in nighttime rather than in daytime for temperature. While, the range does not depend on the time of day, but on the precipitation type and horizontal distribution of convection cells. This study suggests that temperature and precipitation sensors should be added at points with large horizontal inhomogeneity of land use or topography to represent the horizontal features with a resolution higher than 350 m.
Sensitivity Analysis of Polarimetric Observations by Two Different Pulse Lengths of Dual-Polarization Weather Radar
Lee, Jeong-Eun;Jung, Sung-Hwa;Kim, Jong-Seong;Jang, KunIl 197
The observational sensitivity of dual-polarization weather radar was quantitatively analyzed by using two different pulse widths. For this purpose, test radar scan strategy which consisted of consecutive radar scan using long (LP: $2{\mu}s$) and short (SP: $1{\mu}s$) pulses at the same elevation angle was employed. The test scan strategy was conducted at three operational S-band dual-polarization radars (KSN, JNI, and GSN) of Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). First, the minimum detectable reflectivity (MDR) was analyzed as a function of range using large data set of reflectivity ($Z_H$) obtained from JNI and GSN radars. The MDR of LP was as much as 7~22 dB smaller than that of SP. The LP could measure $Z_H$ greater than 0 dBZ within the maximum observational range of 240 km. Secondly, polarimetric observations and the spatial extent of radar echo between two pulses were compared. The cross-polar correlation coefficient (${\rho}_{hv}$) from LP was greater than that from SP at weak reflectivity (0~20 dBZ). The ratio of $Z_H$ (> 0 dBZ) and ${\rho}_{hv}$(> 0.95) bin to total bin calculated from LP were greater than those from SP (maximum 7.1% and 13.2%). Thirdly, the frequency of $Z_H$ (FOR) during three precipitation events was analyzed. The FOR of LP was greater than that of SP, and the difference in FOR between them increased with increasing range. We conclude that the use of LP can enhance the sensitivity of polarimetric observations and is more suitable for detecting weak echoes.
Contingent Valuation Survey on Changes in Citizens' Perception on Atmospheric Pollution in Seoul, Korea
Hong, Je-Woo;Hong, Jinkyu;Kim, Junghwan 213
A valuation of air pollution is critical for relevant policy-making for the public and research direction. This study conducted a willingness-to-pay (WTP) survey using contingent valuation method (CVM) in Seoul Korea. In detail, this study puts an emphasis on its temporal changes referred on two surveys conducted in 2014 and 2019. In reference to the previous studies in 2002, our survey indicated that the public awareness of air pollution and interests on its sources and solutions increased noticeably. Our survey showed that WTP increased significantly from 2588 to 4827 and 8240 Korean Won $month^{-1}$ in 2002, 2014, and 2019, respectively. Moreover, the percentage of respondents to pay the WTP also increased from 48% to 68% and 79% in 2002, 2014, and 2019, respectively. Our analysis based on the number of Google search on particulate matters (PMs) strongly suggests that such the noticeable increases of the public attention to air pollution is well accorded with the moment of the announcement of a standard for ultra-fine particles and the start of PM prediction in late 2013. But the Google search rate grew about 16.7 times in 2009 compared to 2014, which is much larger than the growth rate of interest and WTP between 2014 and 2019. Our results shed light on policy decision for the right person in the right place on the right time in the era of air pollution.
Application of Weakly Coupled Data Assimilation in Global NWP System
Yoon, Hyeon-Jin;Park, Hyei-Sun;Kim, Beom-Soo;Park, Jeong-Hyun;Lim, Jeong-Ock;Boo, Kyung-On;Kang, Hyun-Suk 219
Generally, the weather forecast system has been run using prescribed ocean condition. As it is widely known that coupling between atmosphere and ocean process produces consistent initial condition at all-time scales to improve forecast skill, there are many trials on the application of data assimilation of coupled model. In this study, we implemented a weakly coupled data assimilation (short for WCDA) system in global NWP model with low horizontal resolution for coupled forecast with uncoupled initialization, following WCDA system at the Met Office. The experiment is carried out for a typhoon evolution forecast in 2017. Air-sea exchange process provides SST cooling and gives a substantial impact on tendency of central pressure changes in the decaying phase of the typhoon, except the underestimated central pressure. Coupled data assimilation is a challenging new area, requiring further work, but it would offer the potential for improving air-sea feedback process on NWP timescales and finally contributing forecast accuracy.
Bulk-Type Cloud Microphysics Parameterization in Atmospheric Models
Lim, Kyo-Sun Sunny 227
This paper reviews various bulk-type cloud microphysics parameterizations (BCMPs). BCMP, predicting the moments of size distribution of hydrometeors, parameterizes the grid-resolved cloud and precipitation processes in atmospheric models. The generalized gamma distribution is mainly applied to represent the hydrometeors size distribution in BCMPs. BCMP can be divided in three different methods such as single-moment, double-moment, and triple-moment approaches depending on the number of prognostic variables. Single-moment approach only predicts the hydrometeors mixing ratio. Double-moment approach predicts not only the hydrometeors mixing ratio but also the hydrometeors number concentration. Triple-moment approach predicts the dispersion parameter of hydrometeors size distribution through the prognostic reflectivity, together with the number concentrations and mixing ratios of hydrometeors. Triple-moment approach is the most time expensive method because it has the most number of prognostic variables. However, this approach can allow more flexibility in representing hydrometeors size distribution relative to single-moment and double-moment approaches. At the early stage of the development of BMCPs, warm rain processes were only included. Ice-phase categories such as cloud ice, snow, graupel, and hail were included in BCMPs with prescribed properties for densities and sedimentation velocities of ice-phase hydrometeors since 1980s. Recently, to avoid fixed properties for ice-phase hydrometeors and ad-hoc category conversion, the new approach was proposed in which rimed ice and deposition ice mixing ratios are predicted with total ice number concentration and volume.


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Dumbo (1941) Review
To fully review and understand a film like Dumbo, one must first preface with a bit of historical understanding of the art of animation during the 1940's. I say this because you can't break down and analyze a classic kids movie like Dumbo the way people dissect modern animated flicks. With vicious fervor movies are torn to shreds on the basis of having too much … Continue reading Dumbo (1941) Review
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Five Feet Apart Review
Five Feet Apart starts off as a strong, competent look at the life of a young girl named Stella (Haley Lu Richardson) hospitalized with Cystic Fibrosis (an incurable, life-threatening disorder that causes the lungs to be filled with mucus). Despite her restricted life activities and reduced lifespan, she remains optimistic about life and its many possibilities. An interesting premise that grabs your attention fast, but then … Continue reading Five Feet Apart Review
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Captain Marvel Review: A Fem'meh'nist Action Flick
The latest of Marvel's films to be politicized to no end is their self-proclaimed magnum opus, feminist action film Captain Marvel. Like most Marvel releases, there's been a certain level of buzz surrounding Captain Marvel since its production was first announced. We got a hint of what's to come at the end of Avengers: Infinity Wars and immediately speculation went wild as to who the newest edition … Continue reading Captain Marvel Review: A Fem'meh'nist Action Flick
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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Review
I've always been very vocal about my love of DreamWorks Animation, and their willingness to take chances on creative ideas that companies like Pixar would never consider doing. Films like Monsters vs. Aliens and Kung Fu Panda are bizarre concepts you'd think would fail miserably. Yet, both were highly praised and financially successful. DreamWork's release of How to Train Your Dragon in 2010 was, to me, their "play … Continue reading How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Review
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Alita: Battle Angel Review
Going into Alita: Battle Angel, I had no preconceived notion of what to expect, or what it was even about. All I saw in the previews was a wide-eyed, CGI girl kicking butt and taking no names, so I figured it was the perfect flick for me. Alita: Battle Angel is based on a Japanese manga series Gunnm, and directed by a true filmmaker's filmmaker, … Continue reading Alita: Battle Angel Review
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part Review: A Creative Flick for an Unenthusiastic Audience
Everything is awesome! Everything is cool when you're part of a team! At least, it was in the first LEGO Movie. Now, things have changed drastically five years in the future, especially since the outer space invaders of LEGO DUPLO have taken over their home of Bricksburg. It seems the entire LEGO world has succumbed to bitterness, negativity, and chronic brooding. All except for Emmet … Continue reading The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part Review: A Creative Flick for an Unenthusiastic Audience
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They Shall Not Grow Old Review
They Shall Not Grow Old is as deeply humanizing and empathetic as a documentary about World War I can get. The film is told through the voice over narration of dozens of actual veterans of WWI, most of whom fought for the British Empire. The narration is organized in such a way as to give the audience the full experience of a soldier who served in … Continue reading They Shall Not Grow Old Review


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Three-Week Shut-Down for Indoor Dining, Gyms, Indoor Recreation, Casinos, School Sports, & More
HARRISBURG (DEC 10 2020) - Sounding at times like a patient, if a slightly exasperated parent, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf today recounted several weeks of pleads, warns, and threats designed to encourage Pennsylvanians to adhere to the existing and seemly simple measures of mask-wearing, social distancing, and staying home to avoid overtaxing health services and workers amid the "exponential" growth of COVID cases in Pennsylvania.
Saying the situation in Pennsylvania has grown dire -- nearly half of all COVID cases in the state have come within the last thirty days -- Wolf announced what he called "targeted, measured, and restricted" temporary measures to take effect at 12:01 am Saturday morning, December 12, and to remain until at least 8 am Monday, January 4, 2021. "We all hoped it would not come to this," Wolf said, "but the current surge in Pennsylvania will not allow us to wait."
"I am taking these measures," said the governor, addressing the press from his home where he is quarantining after testing positive for COVID himself, "for three reasons." Wolf identified those goals as stopping the spread of the virus, preventing hospitals and health care workers from excess demand, and to help Pennsylvanians get through the holidays safely. Wolf noted that no one anticipated that so many nationally and in the commonwealth would ignore public health officials warnings to stay within household groups and not to travel over Thanksgiving. The numbers the state is seeing now is a result of the failure to heed the warnings.
So this afternoon, the governor and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, imposed the following measures: 1. All extracurricular scholastic activities are suspended.
2.	All indoor gatherings are limited to ten people; outdoor gatherings are limited to 50.
3.	Indoor dining and in-person alcohol sales are suspended.
4.	Indoor gym, entertainment, casino, and recreation facilities must close.
5.	In-person businesses are limited to 50% of capacity.
"It's not the government putting businesses at risk," Wolf said, "it's the virus. We are concerned if we do not address this directly, right now, we are going to be faced with a much bigger problem." Levine pointed to the projections by The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), of the University of Washington. The IHME, know for conservation projections, estimated that, if no action were taken, total COVID deaths in Pennsylvania would more than double between today and the end of March. Pennsylvania just passed the 12,000 mark for deaths; IMHE projects that with no further mitigation actions, the total deaths could exceed 28,000 by April.
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According to public health experts, and the IMHE projections, the reduction in deaths is dependent, more than any other factor, including the vaccine rollout, on adherence to the universal masking rules. Levine noted that the vaccines, which are expected to begin to roll out in Pennsylvania next week, would be targeted to health care, front line, and at-risk Pennsylvanians, with general availability not even projected to begin until after April. IMHE projects that the case and eath rates could be reduced by over 20% by universal adherence to masking -- even with no vaccine. Wolf noted that the measures he is taking now would not be effective if Pennsylvanians failed to follow universal masking, social distancing, personal hygiene, and avoidance of non-essential travel. But, "if we do this and people wear masks everything will be much better," he said at the briefing.
Wolf again urged Congress to pass the "Restaurant Act", which would provide financial relief to the restaurant industry, which is one of the hardest hit by the virus. Wolf was joined at the briefing by Levine, and Dr. Meda Higa, an immunologist with York College, Dr. Jaewon Ryu, CEO of Geisinger Health System, and Dr. Chris DeFlitch, Vice President and Chief Medical Information Officer for Penn State Health, who had just completed a 12-hr shift in the Emergency Room before signing on to the Zoom briefing.
Higa said that the characteristics of the virus made it especially able to take advantage of indoor dining settings to spread. She referred to recent studies showing that 50% of people at the same table as an infected person subsequently tested positive for COVID, while 75% of those at an adjacent table also were infected. Higa said there wasn't any question that restaurants and bars spread the disease very efficiently, telling Levine and the Governor, "the evidence is clear." Levine noted that the evidence wasn't new, "this evidence goes back several months." "Believe in the science," Higa implored.
Ryu, of Geisinger Health, said that front-line health workers "are feeling like they are just bailing water with a big hole in the bottom of the boat." Public cooperation with mitigation efforts is the only way to prevent the disastrous outcomes universally projected if there is no change now. Following the late afternoon presser, the Wolf administration issued the formal order with greater detail on the nature of the restrictions and types of businesses covered. Among other things, the order shutters all indoor entertainment, including "theaters, concert venues, museums, movie theaters, arcades, casinos, bowling alleys, private clubs, and all other similar entertainment, recreational or social facilities." While the order does not ban collegiate or professional sporting events, it does prohibit spectators. Wolf revealed that he first tested positive on Tuesday, has had no symptoms, and his last test was negative. The first lady has tested negative for the disease.
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4 Ways to Avoid Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging
Despite what the industry will tell you, BPA is toxic. NRDC scientist Veena Singla wants it—and its equally poisonous replacements—out of our products.
August 12, 2015 Perrin Ireland
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To start with, can you tell me what BPA is and where it's used?
BPA is a manmade industrial chemical. It's a key building block in polycarbonate (no. 7) plastic, which is used to make a wide variety of products: water and juice bottles, food containers, CDs, DVDs, eyeglass lenses, and more. It's used in the lining of food and soda cans to prevent the contents from corroding the metal. BPA also serves as a "developer" in thermal paper receipts. These receipts aren't actually printed with ink; they're coated with chemicals that react to heat and change color to create the appearance of printed type.
Wow. BPA is in a lot of stuff. So how is it harmful to human health?
BPA is an endocrine disruptor. Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that are not naturally produced in our bodies but can mimic or block the action of our own natural hormones. BPA has been shown to mimic the female hormone estrogen. This upsets the normal processes of development (for growing babies and young children) and the functions necessary for maintaining an adult body.
In lab tests on animals early in life, BPA has been shown to cause altered brain development, reproductive abnormalities, and obesity, among other conditions. There is strong evidence that BPA is toxic to the ovaries and the uterus.
In May 2015, at the urging of state scientists and public-health advocates, including NRDC, California decided to add BPA to the list of chemicals known to cause harm to women's reproductive health. Congratulations on a great science-based win! What happens next in that process?
Warning labels may be required on products that contain BPA, allowing consumers to make informed choices. And we'll probably see less BPA use in the future: When California lists a chemical as toxic, national companies that sell products there often just remove it from their manufacturing process to avoid having to develop two lines. For example, a common flame retardant was completely phased out of furniture after California added it to the toxic list.
I know NRDC previously helped get BPA out of a lot of baby products, such as bottles and sippy cups. But I've heard about a replacement called BPS. Is that just as bad? Where is it found?
Bisphenol S (BPS) and F (BPF) are chemicals similar to BPA that are sometimes used as substitutes. We don't have many studies on them, but the existing data shows that BPS in receipts and BPF in food packaging (like can liners) are just as toxic as BPA.
It seems like we're constantly playing whack-a-mole with toxic chemicals: Evidence shows one is really bad, and with help from groups like NRDC it gets phased out, but then the replacements are equally toxic. Is there any big-picture solution?
The root of the problem is an inadequate regulatory and policy framework for examining these chemicals before they're put on the market. NRDC is pushing to reform and strengthen the Toxic Substances Control Act, or TSCA, to require the chemical industry to show that a substance is safe before putting it in everyday products. Real reform would also phase out toxic chemicals and ensure their replacements are safer. California is taking the lead on this at the state level with its Green Chemistry Initiative for consumer products, which was launched in 2013. That effort requires more data from manufacturers to ensure chemicals are safe and asks them to look for alternatives. The idea is to spark innovation in designing and promoting better chemicals to replace the toxic ones we use today.
For a consumer who wants to know more, it can get really overwhelming. Even the dust in my house has toxic chemicals in it! What do you suggest for people trying to avoid these toxics while staying sane?
You can't really shop your way out of the problem, and it's unfair to put all that responsibility on consumers. The change needs to happen at the policy level. We shouldn't have to worry about whether what we buy is safe or not. But here are a few general rules of thumb.
Buying food stored in glass jars is a good way to avoid BPA. Many products like soup broth now also come in BPA-free boxes.
Instead of plastic reusable water bottles, use unlined stainless steel or glass.
Say no thanks to paper receipts—a lot of stores will e-mail your receipt now.
Wash your hands frequently and always before you eat. Chemicals in dust or on thermal paper receipts can get on your hands, and you don't want that stuff in your mouth. It's the same with your kids—try to wash their hands often throughout the day and always before they eat.
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Sorin Daniel Strătilă (* 20. Oktober 1986 in Brașov) ist ein rumänischer Fußballspieler. Der Mittelfeldspieler spielt seit Oktober 2014 für UTA Arad.

Karriere
Die Karriere von Strătilă begann beim FC Brașov in seiner Heimatstadt. Im Jahr 2005 wechselte er zunächst zu Euro Africa Bușteni, ehe er im Sommer 2008 zur zweiten Mannschaft von Steaua Bukarest in die Liga III kam. Am Saisonende stieg er mit seiner Mannschaft auf. Anschließend nahm ihn Erstligist Astra Ploiești unter Vertrag. Bei Astra konnte er sich von Anfang an als Stammkraft im Mittelfeld behaupten. Nach zweieinhalb Jahren verließ er Anfang 2012 den Klub und schloss sich dem Ligakonkurrenten Dinamo Bukarest an. Mit Dinamo gewann er den rumänischen Pokal 2012, kam aber im Finale nicht zum Einsatz. Im August 2013 wechselte er für ein Jahr auf Leihbasis zu CS Concordia Chiajna. Nach dem Ende des Leihgeschäfts wurde sein Vertrag bei Dinamo im Sommer 2014 aufgelöst. Im Oktober 2014 wechselte er zu UTA Arad. Am Ende der Saison 2014/15 stieg er mit seinem Team in die Liga II auf. Dort verpasste er in den Spielzeiten 2015/16 und 2016/17 mit seiner Mannschaft jeweils in den Relegationsspielen den Aufstieg ins Oberhaus. Seit 2018 spielt er in unterklassigen Ligen.

Nationalmannschaft
Strătilă bestritt ein Spiel für die rumänische Nationalmannschaft, als er am 10. August 2011 im Freundschaftsspiel gegen San Marino in der 73. Minute für Gabriel Torje eingewechselt wurde.

Erfolge
 Rumänischer Pokalsieger: 2012

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 Sorin Strătilă auf romaniansoccer.ro (englisch)

Fußballnationalspieler (Rumänien)
Fußballspieler (Steaua Bukarest)
Fußballspieler (Astra Giurgiu)
Fußballspieler (Dinamo Bukarest)
Fußballspieler (CS Concordia Chiajna)
Fußballspieler (UTA Arad)
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61 infants die at Indian hospital in just 2 weeks
CUTTACK – Sixty-one infants have died at an Indian children's hospital in just two weeks, sparking protests and forcing the state government to launch an investigation.
The deaths highlight the challenges faced in India's underfunded public health system, where successive governments have failed to address the acute shortage of staff and clinics.
Those problems are compounded by the stark poverty and poor sanitary conditions in many villages. Cases of shoddy medical treatment are also regularly reported throughout the country.
A criminal probe was under way into the conduct of three staff at the Shishu Bhawan, or Children's Home, in the city of Cuttack in eastern Odisha, state health minister Atanu S. Nayak said on Wednesday. Five workers have been suspended.
Opposition parties, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), staged protests outside several government hospitals across Odisha, waving flags and shouting slogans against state government officials.
"Infants have died but the chief minister has yet to visit the hospital," said Samir Mohanty, one of the BJP protesters.
"A preliminary inquiry found (the staff) had neglected their duty that contributed to the deaths," state's health minister Nayak said, without elaborating on the causes of death.
Doctors at the hospital blamed the deaths on overstretched facilities, not negligence.
Niranjan Mohanty, a senior official at the hospital, said it was overburdened, admitting up to 50 critically ill children and treating up to 500 outpatients daily.
Last year, at least 13 women died after being sterilized in central India. In 2013, more than one million children died before the age of five and 50,000 maternal deaths were recorded.
India is the world's second most populous country after China.