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This year we have grown to around 125 local trucks and have some great equipment to host pulls. we are really excited for the 2018 pulling season and want to thank everyone for the support.
We have updated the calendar with our events for the season. We will also be adding in a few Club pulls open to members. These pulls will be test and tune format with no vehicle limit and you will be allowed multiple hooks. These pulls will have a $10 track free per family. If guys want do cash shootouts they can decide the amount and pot split. Club pulls members will be allowed to hook any vehicle it doesn't have to be a designated puller.
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1 The RAAS
1.1 Renin Release
1.2 Production of Angiotensin II
1.3 Binding of Angiotensin II
2 Effects of Angiotensin II
2.1 Cardiovascular Effects
2.2 Neural Effects
2.3 Renal Effects
3 Aldosterone
4.1 ACE Inhibitors
4.2 Renal Disease
The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS) is a hormone system within the body that is essential for the regulation of blood pressure and fluid balance. The system is mainly comprised of the three hormones renin, angiotensin II and aldosterone. Primarily it is regulated by the rate of renal blood flow.
This article will describe the system, discuss how the system is regulated and outline some clinically relevant points around it.
The RAAS
Renin Release
The first stage of the RAAS is the release of the enzyme renin. Renin released from granular cells of the renal juxtaglomerular apparatus (JGA) in response to one of three factors:
Reduced sodium delivery to the distal convoluted tubule detected by macula densa cells.
Reduced perfusion pressure in the kidney detected by baroreceptors in the afferent arteriole.
Sympathetic stimulation of the JGA via β1 adrenoreceptors.
The release of renin is inhibited by atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), which is released by stretched atria in response to increases in blood pressure.
By OpenStax College [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Fig 1 – The juxtaglomerular apparatus demonstrated as a diagram, accompanied by an electron micrograph of it in situ
Production of Angiotensin II
Angiotensinogen is a precursor protein produced in the liver and cleaved by renin to form angiotensin I.
Angiotensin I is then converted to angiotensin II by angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE). This conversion occurs mainly in the lungs where ACE is produced by vascular endothelial cells, although ACE is also generated in smaller quantities within the renal endothelium.
Binding of Angiotensin II
Angiotensin II exerts its action by binding to various receptors throughout the body. It binds to one of two G-protein coupled receptors, the AT1 and AT2 receptors. Most actions occur via the AT1 receptor.
The table below outlines its effect at different points. These will be discussed in more detail below.
Site Main Action
Arterioles Vasoconstriction
Kidney Stimulates Na+ reabsorption
Sympathetic nervous system Increased release of noradrenaline (NA)
Adrenal cortex Stimulates release of aldosterone
Hypothalamus Increases thirst sensation and stimulates anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) release
Effects of Angiotensin II
Angiotensin 2 acts on AT1 receptors found in the endothelium of arterioles throughout the circulation to achieve vasoconstriction. This signalling occurs via a Gq protein, to activate phospholipase C and subsequently increase intracellular calcium.
The net effect of this is an increase in total peripheral resistance and consequently, blood pressure.
Angiotensin II acts at the hypothalamus to stimulate the sensation of thirst, resulting in an increase in fluid consumption. This helps to raise the circulating volume and in turn, blood pressure. It also increases the secretion of ADH from the posterior pituitary gland – resulting in the production of more concentrated urine to reduce the loss of fluid from urination. This allows the circulating volume to be better maintained until more fluids can be consumed.
Further information on ADH can be found here.
It also stimulates the sympathetic nervous system to increase the release of noradrenaline (NA). This hormone is typically associated with the "fight or flight" response in stressful situations and has a variety of actions that are relevant to the RAAS:
Increase in cardiac output.
Vasoconstriction of arterioles.
Release of renin.
Angiotensin II acts on the kidneys to produce a variety of effects, including afferent and efferent arteriole constriction and increased Na+ reabsorption in the proximal convoluted tubule. These effects and their mechanisms are summarised in the table below.
Target Action Mechanism
Renal artery and afferent arteriole Vasoconstriction Voltage-gated calcium channels open and allow an influx of calcium ions
Efferent arteriole Vasoconstriction (greater than the afferent arteriole) Activation of AT1 receptor
Mesangial cells Contraction, leading to a decreased filtration area Activation of Gq receptors and opening of voltage-gated calcium channels
Proximal convoluted tubule Increased Na+ reabsorption Increased Na+/H+ antiporter activity and adjustment of the Starling forces in peritubular capillaries to increase paracellular reabsorption
Angiotensin II is also an important factor in tubuloglomerular feedback, which helps to maintain a stable glomerular filtration rate. The local release of prostaglandins, which results in a preferential vasodilation to the afferent arteriole in the glomerulus, is also vital to this process.
Finally, angiotensin II acts on the adrenal cortex to stimulate the release of aldosterone. Aldosterone is a mineralocorticoid, a steroid hormone released from the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex.
Aldosterone acts on the principal cells of the collecting ducts in the nephron. It increases the expression of apical epithelial Na+ channels (ENaC) to reabsorb urinary sodium. Furthermore, the activity of the basolateral Na+/K+/ATPase is increased.
This causes the additional sodium reabsorbed through ENaC to be pumped into the blood by the sodium/potassium pump. In exchange, potassium is moved from the blood into the principal cell of the nephron. This potassium then exits the cell into the renal tubule to be excreted into the urine.
As a result, increased levels of aldosterone cause reduced levels of potassium in the blood.
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Fig 2 – Diagram outlining the RAAS and its actions on the body.
ACE inhibitors are a class of drug typically used in the treatment of hypertension and heart failure. Examples include; ramipril, lisinopril and enalapril.
They inhibit the action of angiotensin converting enzyme and so reduce the levels of angiotensin II within the body. This means that it reduces the activity of the RAAS within the body. The physiological effects of these drugs therefore, include:
Decreased arteriolar resistance
Decreased arteriolar vasoconstriction
Reduced potassium excretion in the kidneys
These actions help to lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients and also help to improve outcomes in conditions such as heart failure.
Typical side effects include dry cough, hyperkalaemia, headache, dizziness, fatigue, renal impairment and rarely, angioedema.
The two most important prognostic factors in chronic kidney disease are hypertension and proteinuria. ACE inhibitors are therefore important in the management of diabetic nephropathy and other forms of chronic renal impairment. This is because they both reduce systemic blood pressure, and reduce urinary protein excretion.
The mechanism by which they reduce proteinuria, is likely related to the inhibition of the preferential vasoconstriction that occurs in the efferent arteriole in the glomerulus, thus reducing GFR and reducing urinary protein excretion.
It is important to note that ACE inhibitors must be used in caution in patients with bilateral renal artery stenosis and should often be withheld in instances of acute kidney injury, as the reduction in GFR can pronounced and harmful.
[caption id="attachment_16112" align="aligncenter" width="799"] Fig 1 - The juxtaglomerular apparatus demonstrated as a diagram, accompanied by an electron micrograph of it in situ[/caption]
Angiotensin II acts at the hypothalamus to stimulate the sensation of thirst, resulting in an increase in fluid consumption. This helps to raise the circulating volume and in turn, blood pressure. It also increases the secretion of ADH from the posterior pituitary gland - resulting in the production of more concentrated urine to reduce the loss of fluid from urination. This allows the circulating volume to be better maintained until more fluids can be consumed.
It also stimulates the sympathetic nervous system to increase the release of noradrenaline (NA). This hormone is typically associated with the "fight or flight" response in stressful situations and has a variety of actions that are relevant to the RAAS:
[caption id="attachment_16111" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Fig 2 - Diagram outlining the RAAS and its actions on the body.[/caption]

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Remote/distant energy healing is just as effective, as an in-person session. As, a practitioner I use the same intention, spiritual insight and energy awareness techniques to connect with the client. As all matter is energy, with different rates of vibration. Based on Quantum Physics that energy is not restricted to time and space, and everything is energy with a frequency. Distant energy healing is possible with the intention to connect with the client, as stated in Quantum Entanglement. I'm able to connect no matter what the distance, if it's across town or the globe, in providing an energy healing session. An example of how with intention to connect with the client, is the Quantum Entanglement theory from 1935 by Albert Einstein, Boris Podolsky and Nathan Rosen was scientifically proven in November 2015. In short, the theory is "there is no distance between objects, it's the intention of connecting. The effect where one object gets connected to another, even separated at a large distance, action performed on one will affect the other" by Brian Greene from Nova Cosmo's Series that covered Quantum Entanglement. "Quantum entanglement is a physical phenomenon which occurs when pairs or groups of particles are generated or interact in ways such that the quantum state of each particle cannot be described independently of the state of the other(s), even when the particles are separated by a large distance—instead, a quantum state must be described for the system as a whole…."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_entanglement
Over the years there has been some interesting research into the human energy field and energy frequency, in determining the optimal rate of frequency for a healthy body. Including work from Dr. Royal Raymond, who developed a frequency generator in the 1920's, Dr. Robert O. Becker, MD began research in the 1960's as head of the research laboratory at Veterans Administration Hospital, Syracuse New York, studied the "role of bioelectrical phenomena in growth, healing and tissue regeneration. Health of the body is determined by the frequency rates." Later in his career he published several books, including The Body Electric. In 1992 Bruce Tainio built the first frequency monitor, his research states that the average frequency for a healthy body is between 62-78 MHz and when the frequency drops the immune system is compromised.
Light Star Healing method works on the subtle energy centers within and the energy fields surrounding the body by raising the energy frequency for the client, with conscious and spiritual awareness to create a space for optimal healing to take place and a sense of wellbeing on all levels. There is currently a group of scientist and engineers that are researching consciousness, it's called the "Global Consciousness Project" by Princeton University and the Institute of Noetic Sciences."
"Coherent consciousness creates order in the world. Subtle interactions link us with each other and the Earth"
http://noosphere.princeton.edu/index.html
"no•et•ic sci•ences: A multidisciplinary field that brings objective scientific tools and techniques together with subjective inner knowing to study the full range of human experiences"
"The term noetic sciences was first coined in 1973 when the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) was founded by Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who two years earlier became the sixth man to walk on the moon. Ironically, it was the trip back home that Mitchell recalls most, during which he felt a profound sense of universal connectedness—what he later described as a samadhi experience. In Mitchell's own words, "The presence of divinity became almost palpable, and I knew that life in the universe was not just an accident based on random processes. . .. The knowledge came to me directly."
"It led him to conclude that reality is more complex, subtle, and mysterious than conventional science had led him to believe. Perhaps a deeper understanding of consciousness (inner space) could lead to a new and expanded understanding of reality in which objective and subjective, outer and inner, are understood as co-equal aspects of the miracle of being. It was this intersection of knowledge systems that led Dr. Mitchell to launch the interdisciplinary field of noetic sciences."
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The advances of science going beyond Newtonian Physics to Quantum Physics, that is now working to qualify and quantify the study of the behavior of matter and energy. Along with the research of consciousness from Noetic Sciences, I believe we are on the cusp of major scientific advancements in recognizing we are so much more than the human body with unlimited potential of the spiritual beings that we are it is the "non-physical phenomena " that energy healers have been working with for centuries.
"The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena; it will make more progress in one decade than in all previous centuries of its existence." ~Nikola Tesla
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On Thursday at Dammam - Al Khobar Wader Roost South I got the tide slightly wrong as I only had the very early morning available for birding due to having to get the car serviced and other family commitments. The tide was coming in but was not as far in as I would have liked but there were still quite a few good waders about including three Crab Plover, six Broad-Billed Sandpiper, 20+ Bar-tailed Godwit, eight Eurasian Oystercatcher, four Terek Sandpiper, three Greater Sand Plover and plenty of Whimbrel, Eurasian Curlew, Dunlin, Little Stint and Common Redshank. The waste ground behind the wader roost had a lot of wheatears including three Isabelline Wheatear, eight Pied Wheatear and a single Desert Wheatear. There were probably more than this about but I was limited on time. This wader roost is an excellent site for Crab Plover and I have seen birds here every time I have visited since June. Hopefully birds will remain through the winter but only time will tell.


Great post this week in the New York Times about a new curling club starting up in Brooklyn: "In the Borough of Beards, Lay Down Some Ice, and Out Come the Brooms".
Congratulations to the folks there on the launch of their new club!
If you'd like to help us bring curling to the Monadnock region of New Hampshire, please fill out our form and let us know! Thanks!
This entry was posted in About Curling on December 12, 2014 by Dan York.
What makes curling ice so different than other ice? What extra preparation has to be done to the ice? And how does sweeping really work?
Curling stones weigh 44 pounds. They are concave, on bottom, which limits the contact they have with the ice. The curling stone's concave bottom, which limits how much it comes into contact with the ice, and the pebbles reduce friction. Essentially, the pebbles melt a bit when the heavy stone runs across them, creating a micro-layer of water upon which the stone can glide.
The pebbles create the "spin" (or curl, hence the sport's name) of the stone after it's released, at least in part; physicists contend that something called "wet friction" also accounts for the curl. Sweepers—those furious ice brushers who've become fodder for Olympic memes and GIFS—use a broom to brush the pebbles, thereby changing how the stone spins. Specific techniques melt the pebbles, reducing friction and helping the stone travel even farther and straighter. Naturally, the game changes as the pebbles erode, and sweepers have to constantly compensate.
The article goes on to talk about the efforts made by professional ice-makers (and yes, there are those people) to prepare the ice for events such as the Sochi Olympics. It's well worth a read to understand why curling ice is different!
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Walter Kimberley (28 September 1884 – 22 April 1917) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa as a left back and right half.

Personal life
As of 1901 and 1904, Kimberley worked as an engraver and a packer respectively. While playing for Coventry City, Kimberley worked at the Coventry Ordnance Works. An army reservist since 1904, Kimberley rejoined the Coldstream Guards in August 1914, after Britain's entry into the First World War and was appointed lance corporal. The following month, he was captured by the Germans at Maubeuge during the First Battle of the Marne and spent two years as a prisoner of war in camps at Döberitz, Dyrotz and Cottbus. Beginning with a six-month stay in hospital with laryngitis and bronchitis, Kimberley's health declined during his internment and he was repatriated to Britain in August 1916 with pulmonary tuberculosis. He was immediately discharged from the army and fell into severe ill heath, permanently losing his voice and dying at home in Aston on 22 April 1917. Kimberley was buried in Witton Cemetery, Birmingham. He was married and had two children, one of whom died in infancy.

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Big changes are happening at www.ccriley.com, and I hope my readers are as excited as I am! I'll be posting some new directions within the next couple of days, but first this is a recounting of an experience at the beginning of Desert Storm. This is from my Uncle-in-law, and I thought that it was more than worth sharing. My favorite part of this is that Mr. Jerry Cummins remembers not just a war, but individuals. I found this inspiring and enlightening, and I hope you do as well. Please comment and let me know what you think, but remember, despite your view of war, this is a personal reflection, and any negative or deriding comments will be deleted. Also, this has been copyrighted, so don't steal. Ask first. =)
For some, perhaps, today is just another day, but for many Buds, including myself, it is the USAF's 20th anniversary on the initiation of DESERT STORM. Though many broad and glowing words may be expressed today, my perspective was of the people involved, our sweat and intensity.
So, from the "cockpit trenches"… a war story:
I stood by my jet, 17 Jan 1991, at Oh-dark-thirty and watched the first package of F-4Gs takeoff. We were right behind them. Afterburning jets are always impressive to watch at night as the blue flame extends twenty feet behind the jet and the vibration seems to shake your whole body with intensity.
Our package of eight was to protect the first strike package to Baghdad. The George boys taking off in front were purposed to "give a black eye" to those Iraqi IADS (Integrated Air Defenses) before we got there ( On a side note, George AFB is now closed). We shook hands with our crewchiefs, sort of saying, "Goodbye, thanks for everything, hope to see you soon," and climbed into the jet, our minds on a hundred different things.
AF folks need to remember that in 1990, we fully respected Iraq as the fourth largest and most experienced army in the world. They had a huge, battle-hardened air defense net that was up to date with some of the latest threats. Our perspective then was vastly different from what it is now. In 1990 and early '91, I was staring down the guide rails of a Soviet SA-6 and had a healthy amount of respect for their capabilities. I had the day prior even told my flight lead that several of our flight were probably not going to make it back (of course, I had excluded myself from that tally).
Takeoff, rejoin and tanker rendezvous were uneventful and we pressed up north to cross the border. Although the F-4G had a digital inertial navigation system there was no moving map display like the sexy jets of today, so the old "time-distance -heading" applied for when we crossed into Iraq. I can't quite remember what I said at that point. It was either "Well, we're in," or "We are now entering the Mutari Nebula…" Spock's famous quote as the Starship Enterprise entered a gas cloud in "Wrath of Kahn". I looked down to see if anything could possibly look different in the pitch black and was surprised to see a series of glowing red "dashes" arcing behind and well below us. "What could those be… shoulder-fired SA-7s?" I always thought AAA would look like dots not dashes. Everybody was yaking on the radio, to the point where I finally transmitted, "BREVITY!!" The com word for keeping your radio transmissions minimal. "What? Have we not briefed, re-briefed, practiced and chairflown this mission a hundred times??" I thought. We were sneaking up on Saddam with a loudspeaker.
I was number eight of the eight-ship. A great place to be for an Iraqi gunner. Fuel was so tight to get to Baghdad and do our business that it was more or less a straight line north from our refueling tanker orbiting in Saudi Arabia to the target area. The F-111s and F-117s we were protecting had enough gas to offset behind us and enter from the east. AWACS, I later learned, had offset itself so far to the south that we were out of its coverage; in other words, they couldn't help us if an Iraqi MiG aircraft tookoff after us. HHQ had also decided there would be no F-15 Eagle coverage for our mission either- they were back protecting the HVA's (Higher Value Assets). We were on our own. Each jet was armed with 2 AIM-7 radar guided air-to-air missiles, 2 AGM-88 HARMs and a jamming pod. No one turned the jamming pod past standby because it interfered with our ranging-location system for taking out the Iraqi IADS.
Almost there, my pilot, Capt. Pat "Curly" Pence and I remarked how crazy it was that the airfield we were nearing still had all its lights on. Someone said over the radio "Hey, I think someone taking off down there!" The USAF Thunderbirds couldn't have coordinated a better maneuver as 8 jets, in pitch black, single file behind each other, flipped upside to take a look. There we were, hanging in our straps straining to look at our impending predicament. "Uh no, it's just a truck" [driving down the runway] Somebody else said. I reached over and turned the Adrenaline switch from overload back to max.
My attention returned to my ranging display to see what was up ahead. The F-4G has (notice the tense) an unmatched tactical radar detection capability that gives it a 360 degree FOV (Field Of View) for launching HARMs against enemy radars. To my amazement, my system was picking up an SA-8 100 miles away! "Why would that [short range] guy be radiating now? We're the closest thing coming" What I had forgotten was that an elite squad of AF folks (affectionately known as "Pumba's Party"), close to the Iraqi border, had launched a number of BQM-74 drones (like the one sitting in front of this building) especially for our package. They were just now starting to stimulate those Iraqi SAMs. Their "sacrifice" gave us the look that we needed to start targeting. My priority was an SA-6 and an SA-8 providing point defense for the Salman Pak nuclear/bio facility. The big guys at the top wanted the strikers to take these kind of sites out first so that Saddam would have a tougher time responding with weapons of mass destruction.
Up in front, the first HARM I heard being fired was announced by Capt. Derrick "Bo" Knight as he transmitted "M-m-m-magnum!" I knew others had fired before him, he was just the first to say it over the radio. "Whew, I think he's nervous!" I thought. Our targets were coming into range. It is difficult at this point to write about how busy it was. Everybody was blabbing on the radio. AAA/SAMs were flying everywhere, and I was having a, shall we say, intense time with my higher tasks at hand. They were, in no particular order:
– maintaining radar trail with my flight lead (5-7 mile in front)
– navigating to/keeping SA on the target area
– opening up radar search for incoming Iraqi MiG aircraft
– ranging on the prioritized Iraqi SAMs to ultimately fire HARMs at them
– talking to what's-his-name in the front seat
In the F-4G, an EWO cannot see out the front because his electronic gear takes up the entire front panel. He sees only "historical events". The front seat, tasked to do that pilot thing gets an eyeful. Eight ship lead, Maj. "Black Bart" Quinn remarked to me later, "I had taped my flight glove over the repeater scope of what the EWO was seeing enroute to Baghdad because the display was too bright at night. In the target area with everything flying about, I lifted up my glove once and peeked to see what was going on. Shuddering, I returned that glove to its rightful position…"
It was my turn to fire, but as we swung our jet to fire face on, the computer dumped all the information I had gathered. Mystified, I redirected our flight path to regather necessary information for launching a high quality shot. Closer to the threats now, we turned hard to face them again. Just as my thumb closed over the red pickle button on the stick the information dumped again! (Reminds me of our network here). I yelled to Curly that we had a problem and directed him to offset again. This time, just before the threat came to the nose I fired off the missile. Now, an 800 pound, Mach 3 missile does not leave its home of residence politely. But, at that moment, I was concentrating more on our next threat. My secret handshake with Curly was that he would get to fire the second missile. With the known malfunction of our system I knew we could trust that the Iraqi radars were still up and active, besides, we had traveled in closer to Baghdad than the other 7 Weasels and had to get out of there ASAP. I toggled to the next priority target and yelled, "PICKLE CURLY!" The next HARM ignited and chunked off the rail into the black and fire below. We had no time for BDA (Battle Damage Assessment); it was time to go. In retrospect I suppose I could have carefully waited for missile time of flight flyout to see if the impact brought down the SAM, but we were busy. Lead was somewhere in front, and stuff was still flying up at us. We had expended all of our chaff and our fuel state was lower than expected. I had never seen so many SAMs up and illuminating as that night. Two SA-2s were up and looking at us as we turned to head south/home. "Don't mind us!" If it was possible for 55,000 pounds of steel to just sneak by something… well, we attempted to do just that. As we passed out of their threat rings Curly and I let out a collective sigh of relief. It was then that I noticed that my arms were almost violently shaking! Curly had turned the air conditioner to Full Cold and it was only now that I realized I was freezing! "C-C-Curly! T-t-turn up the heat!"
4.5 hours after takeoff we returned- all unscathed. The maintenance folks were jumping up and down, waving their arms. I unbuckled and stood up on the ejection seat and waved back at them. We were delirious with exhaustion and joy. I remember pumping hands with my maintenance officer and thanking him profusely as we all laughed and said what words we could. The next mission was only 6 hours away…
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\section{Introduction}
The goal of doing quantum computation and quantum information processing reliably in the presence of noise and decoherence has been pursued since the
advent of quantum error correction, which was independently discovered by Shor \cite{Shor95} and Steane \cite{Ste96a}. Later on, several different
approaches to this goal have been studied. Error-avoiding codes \cite{Zan97} depend on existence of subspaces free of decoherence due to special
symmetry properties, and bang-bang type control strategies \cite{Lord98}, including the recent protocol using super-zeno effect \cite{Grover06},
achieve the suppression of decoherence by suitably coupling the system strongly to an external system for short intervals.

Hosten, et al, in their recent paper \cite{Hosten06}, proposed a novel protocol for counterfactual computation using chained quantum zeno effect.
They showed that in certain circumstances, their protocol could also eliminate errors induced by decoherence. However, Mitchison and Jozsa
\cite{Jozsa06} argued that the actual benefit of this protocol seemed quite limited, in that one could resort to much simpler procedure of just
running the computer for many times, which might even eliminate the errors more effectively in most situations. Reasonable as it is, Hosten, et al
\cite{Hosten06'} then pointed out a key benefit of their protocol that truly outruns its rival. Based on their view, one of the potentially important
aspects of any quantum computing protocol involves sending the output \textit{coherently} to another stage of a quantum computer. The simple method
of running the computer for many times cannot output an extremely pure answer easily, because it needs some sort of \textit{majority voting}
\cite{Nilsen} schemes to yield the final answer, whereas the protocol using counterfactual quantum computation can make this benefit by cycling a
single photon many times before sending it to the next processing stage with a low error probability.

Their interesting discussion therefore enlightens one to have a try of combining the profits of both protocols: the simplicity and efficiency of
repeatedly running the computer and the coherent state transmission characteristic of error-suppression protocol with counterfactual computation.
Here we propose a new error suppression scheme that may achieve this nirvana. We noted that the error suppression protocol introduced in
\cite{Hosten06} made use of the adjoint of Grover's search algorithm, which could undo the search process. Unlike their classical counterparts, many
quantum computation processes are unitary, since quantum circuits are fundamentally reversible. One would then ask, naturally, that is it possible to
take the advantage of the reversibility of quantum computers to help fighting against errors? The answer is yes.

\section{A first look at the simplest case}
First we'd like to show the big picture of our scheme in the simplest case. Consider the Grover's search algorithm (GSA) \cite{Grover97} for two
database elements, which is apparently a unitary algorithm if there's no error:
\begin{equation}
|0\rangle \xrightarrow{GSA} |x\rangle\qquad   |x\rangle \xrightarrow{GSA^\dag}|0\rangle
\end{equation}
where $x\in\{0,1\}$ is the marked element. In our theoretical model, decoherence causes depolarization. Assume that, with probability $p\in[0,1]$,
the search algorithm becomes entangled with the environment, and outputs a mixed state:
\begin{equation}
|0\rangle \langle 0| \xrightarrow{GSA}(1-p)|x\rangle \langle x|+p\frac{I}{2}=(1-\frac{p}{2})|x\rangle \langle x|+\frac{p}{2}|1-x\rangle \langle 1-x|
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
|x\rangle \langle x| \xrightarrow{GSA^\dag}(1-\frac{p}{2})|0\rangle \langle 0|+\frac{p}{2}|1\rangle \langle 1|
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
|1-x\rangle \langle 1-x| \xrightarrow{GSA^\dag}\frac{p}{2}|0\rangle \langle 0|+(1-\frac{p}{2})|1\rangle \langle 1|
\end{equation}

As a result, if we first run Grover's search algorithm, and then run the algorithm adjoint, we can get the original state $|0\rangle \langle 0|$ with
a probability: $(1-\frac{p}{2})^2+(\frac{p}{2})^2\in[\frac{1}{2},1]$. Note that the first term $(1-\frac{p}{2})^2$ means that both algorithms are
running correctly, while the second term $(\frac{p}{2})^2$ denotes that both have wrong outputs.

We could separate these two terms into orthogonal parts to reduce the depolarization error to $(\frac{p}{2})^2$ by adding an ancillary qubit that
does not enter either algorithm. This will change the process into:
\begin{eqnarray}
|0\rangle \langle 0|\otimes |0\rangle \langle 0| &\xrightarrow{GSA}& (1-\frac{p}{2})|x\rangle \langle x|\otimes |0\rangle \langle
0|+\frac{p}{2}|1-x\rangle \langle 1-x|\otimes |0\rangle \langle 0|\\
&\xrightarrow{CNOT2}& (1-\frac{p}{2})|x\rangle \langle x|\otimes |x\rangle \langle x|+\frac{p}{2}|1-x\rangle \langle 1-x|\otimes |1-x\rangle \langle
1-x|\\ &\xrightarrow{GSA^\dag}& (1-\frac{p}{2})^2|0\rangle \langle 0|\otimes |x\rangle \langle x|+(\frac{p}{2})^2|0\rangle \langle 0|\otimes
|1-x\rangle \langle 1-x| \nonumber
\\&&+(1-\frac{p}{2})\frac{p}{2}|1\rangle \langle 1|\otimes |x\rangle \langle x|+\frac{p}{2}(1-\frac{p}{2})|1\rangle \langle 1|\otimes
|1-x\rangle \langle 1-x|\label{7}\\&\xrightarrow{ABSORB}& (1-\frac{p}{2})^2|0\rangle \langle 0|\otimes |x\rangle \langle x|+(\frac{p}{2})^2|0\rangle
\langle 0|\otimes |1-x\rangle \langle 1-x|\\&\xrightarrow{CNOT1}& (1-\frac{p}{2})^2|x\rangle \langle x|\otimes |x\rangle \langle
x|+(\frac{p}{2})^2|1-x\rangle \langle 1-x|\otimes |1-x\rangle \langle 1-x|\label{9}
\end{eqnarray}
where the operation CNOT1(2) means that the target qubit is 1(2), with the control qubit 2(1), and ABSORB is to terminate the amplitude of both
qubits unless the first qubit is in state $|0\rangle$. This process can be carried out by the simple experimental set-up through optical approach in
Fig. \ref{fig1}, which uses two different paths (upper and lower) as the first qubit of a single photon, and two orthogonal polarization directions
(Horizontal and Vertical) as the ancillary qubit.
\begin{figure}[here]
\includegraphics[width=0.6\textwidth]{fig1}
\caption{\label{fig1} \textbf{Experimental set-up for the simplest reversible quantum algorithm.} The half-wave plate (HWP) at $45^\circ$ rotates the
polarization of photon by $90^\circ$ and polarizing beam splitter (PBS) transmits photon in $|H\rangle$ and reflects $|V\rangle$.}
\end{figure}

\section{Reducing the error rate to zero}
Of courses, we are not to stop at the stage of just reducing the error probability from $p$ to $p^2$. What we aim for is to cut the output error rate
down to an arbitrarily small amount. To achieve it, we \textit{only} need to run $GSA^\dag$ again and again, \textit{i.e.} repeating the process in
Eq.(\ref{7})-(\ref{9}):
\begin{eqnarray}
&&(1-\frac{p}{2})^2|x\rangle \langle x|\otimes |x\rangle \langle x|+(\frac{p}{2})^2|1-x\rangle \langle 1-x|\otimes |1-x\rangle \langle 1-x|\nonumber
\\&\xrightarrow{GSA^\dag}&(1-\frac{p}{2})^3|0\rangle \langle 0|\otimes |x\rangle \langle x|+(\frac{p}{2})^3|0\rangle \langle 0|\otimes |1-x\rangle
\langle 1-x|\nonumber\\&&+(1-\frac{p}{2})^2\frac{p}{2}|1\rangle \langle 1|\otimes |x\rangle \langle x|+(\frac{p}{2})^2(1-\frac{p}{2})|1\rangle
\langle 1|\otimes |1-x\rangle \langle 1-x|\\&\xrightarrow{ABSORB}&(1-\frac{p}{2})^3|0\rangle \langle 0|\otimes |x\rangle \langle
x|+(\frac{p}{2})^3|0\rangle \langle 0|\otimes |1-x\rangle \langle 1-x|\\&\xrightarrow{CNOT1}&(1-\frac{p}{2})^3|x\rangle \langle x|\otimes |x\rangle
\langle x|+(\frac{p}{2})^3|1-x\rangle \langle 1-x|\otimes |1-x\rangle \langle 1-x|\\&\xrightarrow{\ldots\ldots}&(1-\frac{p}{2})^k|x\rangle \langle
x|\otimes |x\rangle \langle x|+(\frac{p}{2})^k|1-x\rangle \langle 1-x|\otimes |1-x\rangle \langle 1-x|
\end{eqnarray}

Accordingly, we find that by running the quantum algorithm (or its adjoint) for a total of k times, we can reduce the probability of getting the
wrong result to $(\frac{p}{2})^k$. And the output error rate $\frac{(\frac{p}{2})^k}{(\frac{p}{2})^k+(1-\frac{p}{2})^k}$ will become near to zero
when $k\rightarrow\infty$ and $p<1$.

\section{General Cases}
Now let's consider a general reversible quantum computer: Suppose this computer has an output register consisted of N qubits that represents the
binary result of the computation, which is initialized to $|0_10_2\ldots0_N\rangle$ at the beginning. We'd also like to assume that the output
register is always in computational basis. (For Grover's search algorithm acting on more than two qubits, one could achieve this by simply replacing
phase inversion operations with phase rotations of angles smaller than $\pi$ \cite{Long01}) Given that without decoherence and noise, the quantum
algorithm (QA) will do the unitary transformation to the output register, and the adjoint algorithm will undo this process: (Here we ignore the extra
qubits the computer will generally require for its input and programming)
\begin{equation}
|0_10_2\ldots0_N\rangle \xrightarrow{QA} |y_1y_2\ldots y_N\rangle\qquad |y_1y_2\ldots y_N\rangle \xrightarrow{QA^\dag} |0_10_2\ldots 0_N\rangle
\end{equation}

When decoherence causes depolarization with probability p, the algorithm will work as:
\begin{equation}
|0_10_2\ldots 0_N\rangle\langle 0_10_2\ldots 0_N| \xrightarrow{QA}(1-\frac{2^N-1}{2^N}p)|y_1y_2\ldots y_N\rangle\langle y_1y_2\ldots
y_N|+\frac{p}{2^N}\sum_{i_1i_2\ldots i_N
\\\neq y_1y_2\ldots y_N}|i_1i_2\ldots i_N\rangle\langle i_1i_2\ldots i_N|
\end{equation}

Applying the error-suppression scheme above with the assistance of an ancillary register consisted of N qubits, we obtain:
\begin{eqnarray}
&&|0_10_2\ldots 0_N\rangle \langle 0_10_2\ldots 0_N|\otimes |0_10_2\ldots 0_N\rangle \langle 0_10_2\ldots 0_N|
\nonumber\\&\xrightarrow{QA,CNOT2}&(1-\frac{2^N-1}{2^N}p)|y_1y_2\ldots y_N\rangle \langle y_1y_2\ldots y_N|\otimes |y_1y_2\ldots y_N\rangle \langle
y_1y_2\ldots y_N|\nonumber\\&&+\frac{p}{2^N}\sum_{i_1i_2\ldots i_N \neq y_1y_2\ldots y_N}|i_1i_2\ldots i_N\rangle \langle i_1i_2\ldots i_N|\otimes
|i_1i_2\ldots i_N\rangle \langle i_1i_2\ldots i_N|\\&\xrightarrow{QA^\dag,ABSORB}&(1-\frac{2^N-1}{2^N}p)^2|0_10_2\ldots 0_N\rangle \langle
0_10_2\ldots 0_N|\otimes |y_1y_2\ldots y_N\rangle \langle y_1y_2\ldots y_N|\nonumber\\&&+(\frac{p}{2^N})^2\sum_{i_1i_2\ldots i_N \neq y_1y_2\ldots
y_N}|0_10_2\ldots 0_N\rangle \langle 0_10_2\ldots 0_N|\otimes |i_1i_2\ldots i_N\rangle \langle i_1i_2\ldots
i_N|\label{17}\\&\xrightarrow{CNOT1}&(1-\frac{2^N-1}{2^N}p)^2|y_1y_2\ldots y_N\rangle \langle y_1y_2\ldots y_N|\otimes |y_1y_2\ldots y_N\rangle
\langle y_1y_2\ldots y_N|\nonumber\\&&+(\frac{p}{2^N})^2\sum_{i_1i_2\ldots i_N \neq y_1y_2\ldots y_N}|i_1i_2\ldots i_N\rangle \langle i_1i_2\ldots
i_N|\otimes |i_1i_2\ldots i_N\rangle \langle i_1i_2\ldots i_N|\label{18}\\&\xrightarrow{\ldots\ldots }&(1-\frac{2^N-1}{2^N}p)^k|y_1y_2\ldots
y_N\rangle \langle y_1y_2\ldots y_N|\otimes |y_1y_2\ldots y_N\rangle \langle y_1y_2\ldots y_N|\nonumber\\&&+(\frac{p}{2^N})^k\sum_{i_1i_2\ldots i_N
\neq y_1y_2\ldots y_N}|i_1i_2\ldots i_N\rangle \langle i_1i_2\ldots i_N|\otimes |i_1i_2\ldots i_N\rangle \langle i_1i_2\ldots i_N|
\end{eqnarray}

Here the operation CNOT1(2) is a group of CNOT gates working respectively on each target qubits in register 1(2) and ABSORB will absorb all the
qubits unless the first register is in the state $|0_10_2\ldots 0_N\rangle$.

The final output error rate, after running the algorithm and its adjoint for k times altogether, can be written as
\begin{equation}
\epsilon(N,p,k)=\frac{(2^N-1)(\frac{p}{2^N})^k}{(2^N-1)(\frac{p}{2^N})^k+(1-\frac{2^N-1}{2^N}p)^k}=\frac{1}{1+\frac{[2^N(\frac{1}{p}-1)+1]^k}{2^N-1}}
\end{equation}

Fig. \ref{fig2} shows a possible set-up for a two-qubit (two-photon) reversible quantum algorithm. It makes use of optical cycles to conveniently
repeat the error-suppression process in Eq.(\ref{17})-(\ref{18}).
\begin{figure}[here]
\includegraphics[width=0.7\textwidth]{fig2}
\caption{\label{fig2} \textbf{Experimental set-up of general error-suppression scheme for reversible quantum computer.} The mirrors in gray color are
inserted after the first cycle and removed right before $k^{th}$ cycles so as to get the final output. The conditional absorber takes effect only if
the detector controlling it has detected a photon.}
\end{figure}
\section{Discussions}
To check the effectiveness of our error-suppression scheme, we have plotted the function $\epsilon(N,p,k)$ with the case N=2 in Fig. \ref{fig3}. We
can see that as the number of cycles increases, the final output error rate is decreasing to zero exponentially. Even for relatively large p, we only
need to run the quantum computer for a few times to effectively eliminate the errors. (\textit{e.g.} For $N=2, k=10$ and $p=0.5,\epsilon\approx
3\times 10^{-7}$).

\begin{figure}[here]
\includegraphics[width=0.7\textwidth]{fig3}
\caption{\label{fig3} \textbf{Final output error rate function $\epsilon(N,p,k)$ with the case N=2} }
\end{figure}

Moreover, the efficiency of our scheme is not compromised by the scale of the reversible computer. Conversely, we show in Fig. \ref{fig4} that when
the number of qubits N increases, the error rate of our final output actually drops down with exponential speed.
\begin{figure}[here]
\includegraphics[width=0.55\textwidth]{fig4}
\caption{\label{fig4} \textbf{Relation between final output error rate $\epsilon$ and the number of qubits $N$}}
\end{figure}

On the other hand, however, it is necessary to mention that with $\epsilon>0$, we always have a probability
$\zeta=1-(\frac{p}{2^N})^k-(1-\frac{2^N-1}{2^N}p)^k$ of failing to obtain a final output, which means that the photons (for optical set-up) are
absorbed during the process of the scheme. Consequently, we have to run the whole algorithm for a second time or more until we obtain a result. (Note
that the majority voting scheme has the same problem). Fortunately, this drawback does not put a high toll on our scheme, since for reasonable values
(relatively small) of p and k,\textit{ e.g.} $p=0.1,k=5,N=4$, we only need to run the whole algorithm 1.6 times on average while the output error
rate is already below $3\times10^{-10}$. Fig. \ref{fig5} gives more in detail.
\begin{figure}[here]
\includegraphics[width=0.7\textwidth]{fig5}
\caption{\label{fig5} \textbf{Average number of times needed to run the whole scheme / Corresponding final output error rate.}}
\end{figure}

Another interesting point is that for any $p\in (0,1)$, our error-suppression scheme can give an extremely correct result after enough number of
cycles, but if $p=1$, that is, the quantum computer gives no information in its output (a completely mixed state, $I/2^N$, with the mutual
information being zero), then it is natural to deduce that by whatever means, including our scheme, it is simply impossible to generate any useful
information in the final output. Our scheme acts as an \textit{information amplifier}, but it cannot produce any information from nil.

The process of suppressing errors step by step gradually is analogous to fault tolerant quantum logic using concatenated codes
\cite{Shor96}-\cite{Pres98}. The fault tolerant quantum logic generally consists of three sub processes: encoding, syndrome measurement and recovery,
which might be more complicated to be experimentally carried out compared to our scheme. Additionally, as the threshold theorem for fault-tolerant
computation holds, each component gate of fault-tolerant logic should fail with a probability below the threshold $p_{th}$, the typical value of
which is approximately $10^{-4}$ \cite{Nilsen}. Our scheme puts no limit on the threshold of $p$, except for the extreme case of $p=1$.

There are, nevertheless, a set of limitations for our error suppressing scheme. First, it is best applicable to quantum computers that are
reversible. For quantum algorithms that involve measurement to yield final output, such as Shor's factoring algorithm, we need to take further
measures to make it run in a totally reversible way (This can be achieved in principle, by using some extra registers and unitary operations);
Second, we have to emphasize another premise, that the output of the quantum computer must be in computational basis, \textit{i.e.} it does not allow
superpositions (Note that within the quantum computer, there is no such limit.\textit{e.g.} Grover's search algorithm). It is our hope that this
error-suppression scheme can be of use to a wider scope of quantum computation processes, as well as stimulating further discourse on related topics.

\begin{acknowledgments}
The author would like to thank Professor Richard Jozsa and Professor Robert Griffiths for helpful discussion and suggestions during ICQFT'06 and
AQIS'06, and to thank Professor Ying Wu for kind support and encouragement. The project is supported in part by National Natural Science Foundation
of China under Grant Nos. 10575040 and 90503010, and National Fundamental Research Programme of China under Grant No 2005CB724508.
\end{acknowledgments}

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Review: Marana (2020)
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Different people, different perceptions of the world around them. Some are privileged to be considered mentally healthy, the others are not. In their documentary Marana, the Italian first-time filmmaking duo Giovanni Benini and Davide Provolo take us on a journey to the worlds that are not theirs. The film had its world (physical) premiere at the recently wrapped Beldocs in Belgrade, Serbia.
Opening with a teen boy in a slightly mischievous mood who's trying to draw on a rusty barrel with a piece of brick, it isn't easy to pinpoint what the film is about straight away. When the boy is joined by another one about the same age as him, as they begin to wander through the forest, we can't help but asking ourselves what are they actually doing apart from idling in that late-summer landscape. The games they play might seem a bit aggressive or infantile for their age, and their plans for revitalizing the crumbling and at least temporarily abandoned touristic complex, are somewhat delusional. In that unique moment in the film with its context-free observational mode, and which could pass as an interview, the bigger lad says he wants to become a famous singer although his singing and rapping skills are not exactly stellar. He even has a name for his future stardom ready: Max Divine.
The two free-wheeling guys serve as the protagonists of the film's first of three chapters. In the first chapter's finale, we learn about other boys of their age living in the same place as they do, but also that the place might be some sort of a closed institution for teens with special needs. As the observations move to the other characters, some of them forlorn and uncommunicative, the nature of the institution and the world(s) they all live in becomes more clear. It is a facility for teens with autism. Since it is a spectral disease, its manifestations vary greatly.
Benini and Provolo succeed in their intentions and Marana never feels staged, manipulative or exploitative. The absence of those who take care of the young patients is a bit surprising and can lead to an illusion that they are simply left there to take care of themselves and provide therapy for one another. The filmmakers use that kind of setting in order to explore the nature of the desease, but also to examine genuine interactions among the youth and their reactions to different stimuli from the outside world.
Benini and Provolo's camera always stays close to the "action", usually revolving around the protagonist of the scene, the person the directors singled out for some specific event. Thanks to Pierpaolo Filomeno's precise editing, not a single frame outstays its welcome, and the gentleness and genuine interest never turns towards something with questionable ethics. Another component that could be singled out is the score written and performed by Matias Campaci and Thomas Pizzini of Lite Orchestra, that perfectly fits with the subjects' preferred musical choices and the fact that music can play a great part for the rehabilitation and the inclusion of persons with some form of ASD.
Marana lets their voice, sometimes not quite understandable for the outside world, be heard in a gentle and genuine fashion.
Directed by: Giovanni Benini, Davide Provolo
Cinematography by: Giovanni Benini, Davide Provolo
Editing by: Pierpaolo Filomeno
Music by: Matias Campaci, Thomas Pizzini
Sound by: Giovanni Benini, Davide Provolo, Matias Campaci
Colourist: Stefano Bellamoli
Produced by: Giovanni Benini, Davide Provolo
Director of production: Ginevra Gadioli
Production companies: Diplomart Club Ambasador, Puma Punka, Ezme Film
Supported by: MEA – Mosaicoeais, A.I.A.S. Valdagno Onlus, Famiglie Mosaico
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San Marzano Tomatoes: No question these will go into another batch of oven roasted tomatoes for snacking. They are a fantastic condiment; my favorite is adding them on top of pita and hummus.
Red Beets: Roasted and tossed with balsamic vinegar.
Yellow Carrots: As I've mentioned over the past few weeks, the carrots are stacking up. We now have three and a half pounds waiting... We will certainly make baked carrot fries and some form of carrot soup, my absolute favorite recipe can be found here. We also decided to try a carrot custard, to warm-up (pun intended) our pots de creme muscles for the winter season.
Bring milk/cream mixture to a simmer, add ginger slices, cover and remove from heat. Let sit for 1 hour.
Meanwhile, clean and trim carrots (peel if desired) and slice. Boil until tender in a small amount of salted water; drain and mash, then set aside. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a large bowl, mix yolks and salt until integrated but not foamy. Add mashed carrots and mix well. Strain milk/cream mixture to remove sliced ginger; slowly whisk into the carrot mixture.
Divide the custard among eight pots de creme cups and cover with lids. Set the cups in a baking dish and add hot water to the baking dish to reach halfway up the sides of the cups. Bake in the center of the oven for 40 minutes, but watch carefully. Ovens vary and you may need to cook for more or less time; you want the edges set, but the custard should still be trembling in the center.
Remove from oven and allow the custard to fully set before serving, about 15 minutes. These can be made ahead of time and served warm or at room temperature.
A lighter, yet similar, recipe for carrot custard can be found here.
Rugosa Squash: this is one homely piece of fruit. It looks like a large, withered butternut squash. I'll likely halve, seed, bake and peel it, freezing the roasted flesh for future use.
Romaine and Butter Lettuce: I'm still not a lettuce fan. Hoping to pass the romaine onto my friend Teresa and to use the butter lettuce in an apple/walnut salad.
Leeks: We used the leeks from last week in a Pasta e Fagioli, so still waiting to try the NYT Braised Leeks recipe.
Apples: We'll either eat these out of hand or attempt this Apple Walnut Gorgonzola Tart.


This is course is designed to prepare the students who wish to take Academic module of International English language Testing System (IELTS). This course will enhance your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills that you need for the exam. The course covers all exam question types, as well as key grammar and vocabulary that will be useful to candidates needing to achieve a high band score in the test.
This course is designed for students who are planning to attend college or graduate schools in the United States. This course is designed with practice questions, English vocabulary, dialogues, written expressions and short conversation to help you maximize your understanding of words and errors in grammar expressions and comprehend spoken American English that will be useful to candidates needing to achieve high TOEFL score.
This course is designed focusing on developing the life skills of students need to deal with situations that they will encounter in the job market. The course will also help the students to be prepared in different scenarios in sales issues, doing marketing and product plans, finance, economics and global concerns in Business. Each lesson in this course is designed to present, develop and practice job related skills.
TOEIC course is designed specifically to prepare the students to adapt in real-life situations that are relevant to the global workplace (meeting, travel, telephone conversation, etc). The course will be focused on enhancing the students' ability to recognize vocabulary in different context and respond appropriately in different situations. The students will be trained to be familiar with the test format, instructions and questions type and managing their time in taking the test. As for enhancing the students' speaking proficiency, the course will prepare the students to be familiarized with the different speaking accents and to understand conversational English comfortably.
English as a Second Language (ESL) is an English language study program for non-native speakers.
It is designed to improve the students' level of English. The course teaches different language skills, depending on students' English abilities, interests, and needs. The course will be focusing on the following: conversational English, grammar, reading, listening comprehension, writing, and vocabulary.
It is also designed to teach you firsthand about the culture and customs of the host country.
It will help you immerse in a new language and culture, providing many opportunities to practice English both at school and in the local community.
It will also usher you to meet many new and different people both in and outside of school.
The center-based program offers Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels wherein we have listening, speaking, reading, writing and grammar classes. It also provides comprehensive classroom instruction and interactive and functional application of the English language to achieve their personal needs in continuing education. Progress through levels will be measured by an approved standardized test like IELTS/TOEFL and documentation of attainment of competencies. Course duration runs for 40 hours, but students of beginner level are encouraged to go for 240 hours of English class.
This course is designed to prepare learners with limited English proficiency to increase their ability to communicate in English and to correspond effectively in a multi-faceted society.
This course is designed to prepare learners with level higher than beginner English proficiency to increase their ability to communicate in English and to converse effectively in a wider variety of contexts. The content will be compatible with principles of language acquisition for learners of English and includes skills useful in daily social, educational and work-related life experience.
This course is designed to prepare learners with level higher than intermediate English proficiency. At the end of the course, they should have the skills required to communicate effectively, appropriately, accurately and fluently in most contexts, topics and situations, from predictable to unfamiliar, and from general to professionally specific, in the most communicatively demanding situations of daily social, educational and work-related life experience, and in predictable contexts.
3.Carry on business correspondence by understanding and replying to simple incoming e-mails, faxes.
5.To adapt to new work environment, interact with unfamiliar people in unfamiliar situations by providing relevant materials.
Standardized tests are given to students who want to pursue higher education or get successful future employment locally and abroad. These tests are used to effectively measure the English proficiency of learners and match appropriate jobs.
The Free Teach is a 30-minute class offered to learners who wanted to expose themselves to the English Language. This is offered for FREE. Interested students are welcome every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the Month in Love China Fellowship, 4th Floor of Makati Hope Christian School at 1:10 to 1:40 in the afternoon and at 3:30 to 4:00 pm at Makati Hope Language Center in Ortigas Center.
MH Language Center aims holistic development to our students. To enhance students' ESL skills, city tours help them apply skills beyond the corners of the classroom.
Early exposure to the Philippine Education System is essential for foreign students pursuing education here in the Philippines. MH Language Center in partnership with Makati Hope Christian School seek to provide engaging activities and higher level of education to ESL Students.
Dorms at the BSA Twin Towers are available for students distant from their institutions. Dorms are available from 1:1- 1:4 sharing.
This is for incoming college/ university foreign students here in the Philippines who aim to hone their advanced English skills in line with the universities' skills and discipline requirements.


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Immigration in Denmark
"I like the idea of migration in general because I myself do not like to settle down in one place. I like to be on the move and see new places," the young Nicolai Thomsan, a student at Krogerup High school, said when asked about immigration. "There are a lot of problems about immigration in Denmark, and most of them are caused by Danes," Mr. Thomsan continued, but at the same time he made it clear that both immigrants and the Danes are responsible for the issue. Immigration in Denmark is a heated topic that has pros and cons. Those who support immigration mostly do that on the basis of a humanitarian responsibility to help those who are in need, but those who are against immigration in Denmark argue that immigrants cannot be integrated into the Danish society easily.
Nevertheless, there are still so many puzzles about this issue and so many questions about whether there is hope and solutions for it. This article looks into the perspectives of some young students from Krogerup high school and tries to offer a new perspective, shared by the young people against the mainstream media, to help the Danish society be more open to immigration and for immigrants to be better integrated.
First, we need to understand the problem. One of the most sensitive issues in Europe in general and Denmark in particular in recent years has been the issue of immigration. Immigration in Denmark has been used by the political parties to influence people in times of elections. In the past, when Denmark opened the door to immigrants, many people from Palestine and other conflict-affected areas came here. However, these people were not well-integrated into the society.
Mr. Thomsan explained, "We have a lot of second and third generation immigrants from ex-Yugoslavia and the Middle East. Some of these guys have gotten into big trouble while joining gangs, and this of course has gotten a lot of mention in the media. But, then the Danes make the problem even bigger because some of Danes come to say this is all Muslims that are bad people and they just come here to get our money, fuck our women, and kill everyone else and overtake our country, and I think this has ruined all the good parts that these people have come with, especially the food (laughing)!"
That is why the immigration issue today in Denmark is also charged with history. When Danes see that immigration did not work in the past, then they think it will not work in the future either.
Katja Rottensten, a Danish young lady who is a 21-year-old studying in Krogerup, stated that, "Immigration is something positive, especially for cultural exchanges. However, I would rather my country not go to war. I think these people should come and stay in Denmark who are in need, but at the same time we should do something else."
Ms. Rottensten's statement is the wish of many, but politicians have a different idea. For many politicians, war is politics by other means. War is actually one of the main causes of creating refugees and, ultimately, immigration. However, to be realistic, wars will never end and so immigration, so what is the solution? If immigration is inevitable, then how can the issue of immigration be solved in Denmark?
Anna Osowo, also a student from Krogerup, spoke about her experience in London: "I think the solution for the issue of integration is to live together. I used to live in London, and I just liked the way so many different people lived together peacefully. And I hope we here in Denmark have a society like that."
A relevant and interesting discussion about immigration
Perhaps London is a good example of integration, but why has Denmark not been able to have the same?
Therefore, before jumping to the prescription, we have to diagnose the disease. Anna Stawtz, a student from Krogerup who is interested in psychology, described the problem, "I don't think immigration works the way it should in Denmark. Most immigrants are separated from Danish people, and most of them live in ghettos and are not integrated with Danes. Also, most Danes have negative perspectives on immigrants, and that is really sad."
Nicolai Thomsan shared his views regarding this, "Yes, I would like more people to be allowed to come here to Denmark as long as they do not come here for getting money from the government and living in shitty apartments. I think that is not the reason why you should come to Denmark. But, if you come to Denmark to work, to get an education, and to help the society in Denmark, then I think everybody should be welcome. Of course some of the kindest people I know are from the Middle East, so why not?"
Both Ms. Stawtz and Mr. Thomsan speak about the reality on the ground. But what is really the reality on the ground?
On the one hand, the immigrants blame the Danish society and government for the immigration issue. They say that the Danish society is not open to outsiders and do not like people from outside to become citizens in their countries. Some even go further and blame the Danish society for racism. On the other hand, the Danes blame the immigrants for the issue. They say the immigrants should have integrated more because according to them the immigrants have tried to keep their culture and values without getting to integrate with the Danish way of life.
For now the reality looks dim and as if there is no hope, but is there any hope left that a new reality can be built? Mr. Thomsan said it all: "Everyone is responsible for good integration. Of course, the people who come here have to be ready to be integrated. If they don't want that, then it is a tough way to help them. Of course they do not have to live like a Dane. I am personally not thinking it is not the best way to force them to eat pork, force them to celebrate Christmas and force them to do other 'Danish things.' But it is also their (the immigrants) responsibility because if they come to Denmark, and they have thoughts, (if I come from Turkey for example), and in that we have these and these ways to live our lives, and they want to get all of that into Denmark and want us to live that way, then I think it is not the proper way to do it. But of course, celebrate the Ramadan, celebrate Eid. If you don't want to celebrate Christmas, it is fine, but don't tell us that we are not allowed to do it. Even if you live in a Muslim area and you say we do not want a Christmas tree, which was a problem last year, then why not? That is our way of life, and of course maybe you don't want to celebrate it, but the tree is for the Danes who are living in these areas. Help each other. Talk with your neighbors. If you are a Dane and have a Muslim neighbor, invite them over. Invite them for Christmas. Of course you don't have to give them pork, but especially if they have kids, let them come in. Let them see how we celebrate Christmas. Maybe you can come to their home at Eid and see this is how this is. And exchange the different cultures. That is the best thing about integration."
Whether the advice of Mr. Thomsan is taken or not depends ultimately on both the Danes, politicians and also the immigrants as Ms. Rottensten and Ms. Osowo held all of these responsible. For now, a good start is to do what Ms. Anna Stawtz suggested, "I also think it is the responsibility of all citizens of Denmark and the world to be nice to immigrants in the everyday life, talk nice to each other, try to understand each other, and help each other. I think dialogue is very important." Indeed, dialogue is the key.


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Survival Tips for Private Medical Practices
Aubrey Westgate
How some private practice physicians are thriving despite decreasing reimbursement, increasing overhead, and hospital acquisition pressures.
Across the country, private practices are closing up shop. But with a little creativity and ingenuity, some physicians are hanging on - and expect to keep hanging on - for the long haul.
A white paper recently released by the Physicians Foundation, "Survival of the Fittest: A Review of Promising Models for the Maintenance of Independent Private Medical Practice," identifies a number of tactics physicians are using to keep their practices independent and thriving.
"There is a range of financially viable options that allow physicians to remain in private practice and achieve a high level of personal satisfaction in their practice, even in today's very challenging healthcare environment," the report states.
Here's a brief overview of four of the "survival tactics" highlighted in the report:
Form an IPA or merge with other practices. Though forming an IPA or merging with other practices could cause physicians to lose some autonomy, physicians within such organizations are still technically independent, and they are definitely more independent than employed physicians.
The reason these options are so effective for physicians, is that they give physicians and their practices strength in numbers, which is crucial to remaining financially successful.
For instance, the report notes Atlanta pediatrician Norman Harbaugh, who is part of a pediatric group includes 13 physicians, two physician assistants and four nurse practitioners. Harbaugh said forming a physician-owned IPA, which is made up of more than 200 pediatricians in more than 30 practices, provided him with important negotiating leverage.
Keep in mind that negotiating leverage can benefit practices and physicians both when in talks with payers (think higher reimbursement), and when in talks with vendors (think EHRs).
Become a micropractice. Micropractices operate with the bare minimum of staff members, likely just a physician working in a practice with no administrative or clinical support. By cutting down costs as much as possible, micropractice physicians can retain more revenue and therefore stay independent, according to the report.
The report notes Seattle-based family physician L. Gordon Moore, who left a hospital-owned practice to form a micro practice. Moore employs no other staff members and his overhead costs are only 35 percent, compared with 60 percent at other small primary-care practices.
Go the concierge route. Though controversial for some, concierge practice is an attractive option for physicians looking to spend more time with patients and thrive financially.
Typically concierge physicians cut back on their patient load and require that patients pay an additional fee for services. In exchange, concierge physicians promise patients additional perks, which can include things like 24/7 access to care, same-day appointments, and house calls.
The report notes Manchester, Vt.-based solo internist Keith Michl who, with a patient panel of only 600, charges patients an annual fee of $1,500. Michl said the model allows him to practice high-quality medicine and survive financially, according to the report.
The report points to several other ways private practice physicians can remain independent. And though otolaryngologist Lawrence Braud, a Physicians Foundation board member and a private practice physician himself, said he knows how hard a road it is for private practices, he also said he agrees with the report that there is reason to hope for an independent future.
"There are people who are surviving, who are thriving," he told Physicians Practice.
Many of the "survival tactics" included in the report take a lot of hard work and effort. Do you it's worth making such changes in order to remain independent?


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Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities in New Bedford, MA
Child and Family Services Inc
Child and Family Services Inc is a drug and alcohol treatment facility found at 1061 Pleasant Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
The center uses primary approaches to treatment of Individual Addiction Counseling, Marital Therapy, Group Drug Counseling. The center also offers these services in the following settings: Inpatient Treatment, Outpatient Recovery.
Child and Family Services Inc also provides people with a number of special programs designed specifically for the needs of clients, such as: Drug and Alcohol Rehab for Persons with Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Use Disorders, Drug and Alcohol Rehab for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Or Transgender (LGBT) Clients. Finally, Child and Family Services Inc also accepts the following types of payment: Cash Payment, Medicaid for Drug Rehab, Insurance Through Medicare.
High Point Treatment Center Inc
High Point Treatment Center Inc is a drug and alcohol treatment facility found at 68 North Front Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
The center uses primary approaches to treatment of Individual Addiction Counseling, Marital Therapy, Group Drug Counseling. The center also offers these services in the following settings: Outpatient Recovery.
High Point Treatment Center Inc also provides people with a number of special programs designed specifically for the needs of clients, such as: Court Ordered Outpatient Addiction Rehab. Finally, High Point Treatment Center Inc also accepts the following types of payment: Cash Payment, Medicaid for Drug Rehab, Private Insurance for Addiction Treatment.
Seven Hills Behavioral Health Inc
Seven Hills Behavioral Health Inc is a drug and alcohol treatment facility found at 589 South 1st Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
The center uses primary approaches to treatment of Group Drug Counseling, Cognitive Based Therapy.
Seven Hills Behavioral Health Inc also provides people with a number of special programs designed specifically for the needs of clients, such as: Drug and Alcohol Rehab for Persons with Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Use Disorders. Finally, Seven Hills Behavioral Health Inc also accepts the following types of payment: Cash Payment, Medicaid for Drug Rehab, Insurance Through Medicare.
Community Substance Abuse Centers
Community Substance Abuse Centers is a drug and alcohol treatment facility found at 8 Kilburn Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
The center uses primary approaches to treatment of Cognitive Based Therapy, Services to Reduce the Risk of Relapse, 12-Step Facilitation Approach. The center also offers these services in the following settings: Outpatient Recovery, Outpatient Substance Detoxification.
Community Substance Abuse Centers also provides people with a number of special programs designed specifically for the needs of clients, such as: Drug and Alcohol Rehab for Persons with Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Use Disorders, Aftercare Plans, Drug Abuse Evaluation. Finally, Community Substance Abuse Centers also accepts the following types of payment: Cash Payment, Medicaid for Drug Rehab, Insurance Through Medicare.
New Chapters is a drug and alcohol treatment facility found at 33 South Sixth Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
The center uses primary approaches to treatment of Cognitive Based Therapy, Services to Reduce the Risk of Relapse, 12-Step Facilitation Approach. The center also offers these services in the following settings: Inpatient Treatment, Long Term Rehabilitation.
New Chapters also provides people with a number of special programs designed specifically for the needs of clients, such as: Drug and Alcohol Rehab for Persons with Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Use Disorders, Drug and Alcohol Rehab for Adult Men, Aftercare Plans. Finally, New Chapters also accepts the following types of payment: Cash Payment, Little to No Fee Payment.
High Point Relections Court Alternative Program
High Point Relections Court Alternative Program is a drug and alcohol treatment facility found at 497 Belleville Avenue in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
High Point Relections Court Alternative Program also provides people with a number of special programs designed specifically for the needs of clients, such as: Drug and Alcohol Rehab for Persons with Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Use Disorders, Drug and Alcohol Rehab for Adult Men, Aftercare Plans.
Steppingstone Inc Womens Program
Steppingstone Inc Womens Program is a drug and alcohol treatment facility found at 979 Pleasant Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Steppingstone Inc Womens Program also provides people with a number of special programs designed specifically for the needs of clients, such as: Drug and Alcohol Rehab for Persons with Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Use Disorders, Drug and Alcohol Rehab for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Or Transgender (LGBT) Clients , Drug Rehab for Adult Women. Finally, Steppingstone Inc Womens Program also accepts the following types of payment: Cash Payment, Little to No Fee Payment.
Harmony House
Harmony House is a drug and alcohol treatment facility found at 234 Earle Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Harmony House also provides people with a number of special programs designed specifically for the needs of clients, such as: Drug and Alcohol Rehab for Persons with Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Use Disorders, Drug and Alcohol Rehab for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Or Transgender (LGBT) Clients , Drug and Alcohol Rehab for Adult Men. Finally, Harmony House also accepts the following types of payment: Cash Payment, Sliding Fee Scale Payment, Little to No Fee Payment.
Gifford Street Wellness Center LLC Opioid Treatment Program
Gifford Street Wellness Center LLC Opioid Treatment Program is a drug and alcohol treatment facility found at 34 Gifford Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
The center uses primary approaches to treatment of Cognitive Based Therapy, Services to Reduce the Risk of Relapse. The center also offers these services in the following settings: Outpatient Recovery.
Gifford Street Wellness Center LLC Opioid Treatment Program also provides people with a number of special programs designed specifically for the needs of clients, such as: Drug Rehab for Adult Women, Aftercare Plans, Drug Abuse Evaluation. Finally, Gifford Street Wellness Center LLC Opioid Treatment Program also accepts the following types of payment: Cash Payment, Medicaid for Drug Rehab, Insurance Through Medicare.
Monarch House
Monarch House is a drug and alcohol treatment facility found at 252 County Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
The center uses primary approaches to treatment of Services to Reduce the Risk of Relapse, 12-Step Facilitation Approach. The center also offers these services in the following settings: Inpatient Treatment, Long Term Rehabilitation.
Monarch House also provides people with a number of special programs designed specifically for the needs of clients, such as: Drug Rehab for Adult Women, Aftercare Plans, Substance Abuse Evaluation. Finally, Monarch House also accepts the following types of payment: Cash Payment.