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Government, Regulatory & Internal Investigations
Peter Farrell is a partner in the Firm's Washington, D.C., office, where his practice includes litigation matters before federal and state courts across the country. He has represented clients at all stages of civil and criminal litigation, including complex commercial disputes, civil RICO litigation, product liability matters, civil and criminal environmental litigation, defamation matters, civil and criminal False Claims Act litigation, criminal antitrust matters, and matters related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He also maintains an active pro bono practice.
Peter has represented clients such as BASF, Siemens, Hitachi, ConocoPhillips, BP, and Boeing in a wide variety of significant matters, including:
Product liability matters
Toxic tort and environmental matters
Commercial and RICO matters
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In my previous post, I showed you how to run scripts on the ESXi CLI with minimal intervention. In this episode, I will show you another example, which will also make use of PowerCLI and one of the PuTTY utilities.
The scenario; Now and then servers need all kind of upgrades; BIOS, NIC and HBA firmware to name a few. Hardware vendors usually offer multiple ways and additional tooling to perform those updates. As an example HPE provides packages, called Smart Components which can be installed from the Operating System layer, in the past limited to Windows and some Linux flavours, today also for ESXi.
Smart Components for ESXi come in the form of a .zip file, named CPxxxxxx.zip . The .zip contains an executable called: CPxxxxxx.vmexe, the firmware CPxxxxxx.vmfile, some additional .xml and .json files and a README.txt with installation instructions. Chances are that during an upgrade cycle of a cluster multiple components need a firmware upgrade, it will become clear that this is a time consuming task. So time for some automation!
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5 Observations: Sabres stomp Senators 9-2

BUFFALO, NY - OCTOBER 25: Jeff Skinner #53 of the Buffalo Sabres before the game against the Montreal Canadiens on October 25, 2018 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Kevin Hoffman/Getty Images)

By: Matt Bove
In the third period, KeyBank Center erupted into a "one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, want 10!" chant as the Buffalo Sabres knocked off the Ottawa Senators 9-2 in their most lopsided win since 2009 [01/27/09]. It was just one of those days for the Senators, while the Sabres end a three-game losing streak and improve to 7-5-2 on the season.
5 Observations from Saturday's win:
Starting Fast
It didn't take long for the Sabres to completely take control of Saturday's game. Within minutes it was obvious the Senators were going to have their hands full. Before the first period was concluded the Sabres already had a commanding 3-0 lead.
*Some* Secondary Scoring
Up to this point, one of the Sabres biggest problems has been the lack of secondary scoring. As it currently stands, Jack Eichel, Jeff Skinner, and Jason Pominville have combined for half of the Sabres goals after 14 games. While it's to be expected that the Sabres first line contributes the most offensively, the Sabres need more from guys like Sam Reinhart, Kyle Okposo, Conor Sheary and Casey Mittelstadt.
That said, on Saturday afternoon the Sabres finally got some of the secondary scoring they've been missing thanks to Okposo, Sheary, Mittelstadt, Zemgus Girgensons, and Patrik Berglund. Moving forward the Sabres will need more from their second, third and fourth lines if they are going to continue taking steps in the right direction. Relying on one line isn't going to win a team very many games.
Dahlin Update
Everything was going according to plan until Sabres rookie defenseman Rasmus Dahlin took a shot in the lower leg/ankle in the final minutes of the second period. Dahlin went to the locker room and didn't return for the final 20 minutes. According to Darren Dreger of TSN, "Injury isn't believed to be serious. Sabres play tomorrow as well. Dahlin re-evaluated tomorrow." After the game, Phil Housley declined to provide any further details regarding the injury to Dahlin but said he thinks Dahlin will travel to New York.
Poor Evan Rodrigues
After returning to the lineup Evan Rodrigues was the only forward to not register a point in Saturday's win. Sad! However, Rodrigues made his presence felt and was solid all game. Unless injured, I think Rodrigues should be in the lineup every night.
Good for Pominville
Since the turn of the century few Sabres players, if any, have been as loved by fans as Jason Pominville. Although he skated in his 1,000th game on Thursday in Ottawa, Pominville returned home to a gracious welcome by an arena full of fans holding "Welcome to Pominville" signs. The pregame festivities started with Pominville's parents and family out on the ice while the team played a video of his highlights over the years featuring well wishes from former teammates. How fitting that the former Sabres captain would score twice and would be named the first star in a game where he was honored.

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'One Book a Month' campaign has lift off!
Today I kicked off my 'One Book a Month' campaign. MY MISSION: To support booksellers by buying one book a month from a local bookshop. THE RULES: The book must come from a real life book shop. Amazon and charity shops (my usual haunts) are strictly out of bounds. Today the bookshop in question was… Continue reading 'One Book a Month' campaign has lift off!


News: Endorphin.es BLCK Edition Eurorack Modules!
HomeNewsHardwareEurorackEndorphin.es Goes Black! BLCK EDITION Modules Are Coming Soon!
Endorphin.es Goes Black! BLCK EDITION Modules Are Coming Soon!
The Endorphin.es BLCK Edition are all the best-known Eurorack modules with the same features but in a new black finish instead of gold!
Already for Halloween, something new in black was announced in the lineup of Endorphin.es and there were also clear signs already in their latest videos what this can be. Yes it's right! For Black Friday, all current Eurorack modules will come in a BLCK EDITION on the market, which have the same design as the BLCK_Noir.
If you love the modules of Endorphin.es but never liked gold, now you can get them in black! Very cool, they will offer for purchase also black panels for existing users.
The famous Shuttle System, which is a compilation of the first 5 modules under one single 84 hp faceplate, is of course available in black as well.
Panels for all modules use same technique as BLCK_NOIR module. Two colors: glossy black and custom gold (contains real gold) are screen printed on black matte aluminum faceplates and fitted with black buttons and knobs, (with glow in the dark indicator lines for proper vampire action).
Prices for the BLCK_EDITION modules remain same as for the original ones. Replacement kits with black panels, and black knobs for those who want to change the look of their golden modules, will be available later.


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Ondrej Matej (ur. 9 września 1969 w Bańskiej Bystrzycy) – słowacki inżynier i polityk, od 2010 do 2012 poseł do Rady Narodowej.

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Ukończył studia na wydziale budownictwa Wyższej Szkoły Technicznej w Koszycach (oddział w Preszowie). W okresie rządów Mikuláša Dzurindy był przewodniczącym rady nadzorczej spółki kolejowej Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko. Od 2006 pracował w Boegl a Krýsl, czesko-niemieckiej spółce zajmującej się budową mostów.

Od 2009 był przewodniczącym SDKÚ-DS w kraju proszowskim. W 2010 uzyskał mandat posła do Rady Narodowej z ramienia SDKÚ-DS. Dwa lata później nie został ponownie wybrany. Później stanął na czele partii Hlas pravice.

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ABOUT AUREX GROUP
WHAT SETS AUREX GROUP APART
FACILITY & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
DEVELOPMENT & PROJECT MANAGEMENT
LEASING, SALES & MARKETING
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, EQUITY & DEBT
SPONSORS & DEVELOPERS
CORPORATE FINANCE & ADVISORY
TECHNICAL & OPERATIONAL
NATURAL RESOURCES & COMMODITIES
INVESTMENT & FINANCIAL SERVICES
DIGITAL ENERGY
APAC Renewables Market Review 2019
Aurex Group has released its 2019 'Wash Up' for the APAC Renewable Energy market! Our specialist team has covered the major trends across the Renewables sector for the year and the opportunities this is creating for candidates and operators going forward.
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'Ask Me Anything' with Neill O'Brien, Guggenheim Alvarium
Aurex Group sat down with Neill O'Brien, Guggenheim Alvarium for the latest 'Ask Me Anything' session. Sharing his insight into the multi-faceted realm of Real Estate Investment, Neill delved into his career experiences and the decisions the led him to his current role leading a successful global boutique in Hong Kong.
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Aurex Group Expands Infrastructure & Energy Team to Australia
Aurex Group is excited to announce the expansion of its specialist Infrastructure & Energy search practice to Australia with the appointment of Rory Callow. This newly created role will bolster Aurex Group's team already based in Hong Kong, Singapore and the USA with the addition of a dedicated service offering in Australia.
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US Energy Financial Services - Q3 2019 Market Review
Aurex Group has released its latest Energy Insights - Energy Financial Services quarterly update! For the latest commentary on hiring trends, industry events and notable market moves impacting the sector, read the full report below.
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US Digital Energy - Q3 2019 Market Review
The latest quarterly Digital Energy report by Aurex Group is now available! Find your tailored overview of the major market movements and events influencing the industry in Q3 below.
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Aurex Group is supporting 'Dress Pink Day' in Hong Kong!
Aurex Group is supporting 'Dress Pink Day' in Hong Kong! As part of the Pink Revolution of the Hong Kong Cancer Fund, wearing pink on Friday 18 October helps to raise awareness and show care to the women touched by breast cancer.
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'Energy 101' Session at the National University of Singapore
Aurex Group was invited to speak at the National University of Singapore (NUS) this month as part of an 'Energy 101' session – presenting to working professionals from diverse industries who have embarked on an MBA. The seminar was arranged by the university's Energy cohort to raise awareness of the industry.
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US LNG Practice - Q3 2019 Market Review
Aurex Group has released its latest quarterly report for the US LNG market - bringing a recruitment lens to major market events and highlighting the notable market moves for Q3.
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Aurex Group's new Hong Kong HQ
Aurex Group's Hong Kong headquarters was recently given a new lease of life with an extensive refurbishment delivered by Greater Group. The multi-disciplinary design and build specialists have featured Aurex Group's new Hong Kong office in their 'Office Design Trends' commentary which showcases the latest thinking in workplace design. See a snapshot and link to the full article above.
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'Ask Me Anything' with Carol Law, Fidelity International
Aurex Group has launched its 'Ask Me Anything' series – an exclusive sit-down between Aurex Group and leading professionals to gain experienced insight into Property & Construction sector. The inaugural session was hosted in Hong Kong where the team welcomed Carol Law, Real Estate Director at Fidelity International for an intimate discussion into the world of Corporate Real Estate.
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Energy Financial Services - Q2 2019 Market Review
Welcome to the latest edition of our Energy Insights – Energy Financial Services quarterly update. In this issue we will be providing anecdotal market commentary and highlighting notable market moves from the last quarter.
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APAC Real Estate Half Year Market Review
Welcome to Aurex Group's market review for Real Estate professionals across APAC. With our leadership team now based in Sydney, Singapore and Hong Kong, we have on-the-ground relationships and impact with capital providers, investors, occupiers, agents and developers, ensuring we bring you a balanced and informed assessment of the opportunities in the market.
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Aurex Group appoints Chris Kiernan as Director - Property & Construction in Singapore
Aurex Group announces today the appointment of Chris Kiernan as Director of Property & Construction in Singapore. With more than half of his career spent on the ground in Singapore, Chris will lead Aurex Group's presence in the sector across the Southeast Asia region.
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Energy M&A and Private Equity - Q1 2019 Market Review
Published March 2019. Welcome to the latest edition of our Energy Insights – Energy Private Equity and Financial Services quarterly update. As expected, we will be providing anecdotal market commentary through the lens of an energy recruitment specialist and highlighting notable market moves from the last quarter.
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Congratulations to all the winners of 2019 National Innovation & Excellence Awards
We are pleased to have had the opportunity to be a key sponsor at the 2019 Property Council of Australia Innovation and Excellence Awards. The caliber of projects and developments across all categories were exceptional. Congratulations to all for a great night, it's a truly exciting time to be working in the Australian Property & Construction market we are delighted to be part of it!
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Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure - Q1 2019 Market Review
In Q1 2019, we have witnessed several companies further fortify their positions as leading vendors in the ICS industry. This is demonstrated by significant hiring within a couple of key players, an acquisition, increased funding and the creation of the industry's first fully integrated automation solutions provider. Additionally, we were reminded of the significance of the ICS industry by the increasing number of threats and large-scale breaches that have received media coverage.
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Aurex Group sponsors the 2019 National Innovation & Excellence Awards
Aurex Group Australia, launched earlier this year, has joined forces with the Property Council of Australia to sponsor the 2019 National Innovation & Excellence Awards. It is a great opportunity to celebrate innovation and leading practice within Australia's property development and investment industries. Good Luck to all the projects, businesses and professionals across the country at the awards!
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ANREV and Aurex Group first partnered event in Beijing
We are excited to have partnered with ANREV this week to host their first networking event in Beijing. It was a great opportunity to meet-and-greet and connect real estate investment professionals. We look forward to hosting and sponsoring more ANREV events in Asia Pacific.
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Aurex Group Celebrates 9th Anniversary
Today we are celebrating Aurex Group's 9th Anniversary! It has been quite a journey since we were founded back in 2010, from transforming our brand to opening new offices in Asia, the USA and most recently, Australia.
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Aurex Group is proudly sponsoring Goodman Magic Mile 2019
For the fifth consecutive year, we have proudly sponsored and taken part in the Goodman Magic Mile. Our Hong Kong team and their families participated in the Magic Mile 2019, helping to raise over HK$1.27 million for the The Fred Hollows Foundation.
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Aurex Group proudly supports International Women's Day
A majority of female staff, women in leadership and ownership positions; read more about Aurex Group's commitment to gender diversity.
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Aurex Group launches Property & Construction Practice in Australia
Aurex Group is excited to announce its entry into Australia with a newly opened office in Sydney. The specialist recruitment firm will now operate from a truly Asia Pacific platform with its team in Sydney working alongside the established Hong Kong and Singapore offices.
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Aurex Group (formerly Capstone Recruitment) welcomes Iris Luo
Aurex Group is proud to welcome Iris Luo to the Asia Real Estate Practice, based in Hong Kong. Iris brings over fifteen years of professional experience to the team and will take a leadership position for our China platform.
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Aurex Group acquires recruitment firm Proven Talent Group in USA
Aurex Group is excited to announce the acquisition of Proven Talent Group in Houston, TX. This expanded business unit will cover highly specialized mandates across the Chemicals and Industrial Software markets in North America.
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Ben Watt appointed Director & Partner of Aurex Group in Greater China
Aurex Group today announces the promotion of Ben Watt to Director & Partner of the Greater China Practice, based in Hong Kong. Ben will take a lead role in growing the Property & Construction practice across Asia with a particular focus on the Greater China region.
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Aurex Group expands market coverage to Energy Private Equity and Financial Services in North America.
We are proud to announce the build out of Aurex Group to now offer Energy Private Equity and Financial Services in the North America market.
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Aurex Group (formerly Capstone Recruitment) appoints Oliver Li as Principal Consultant, Property & Construction
We are proud to welcome Oliver Li as Principal Consultant - Property & Construction. Oliver brings over 11 years of recruitment experience and will deliver mandates across the Design, Engineering & Construction sector for us.
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Aurex Group (formerly Capstone Recruitment) appoints Katie Ng as Head of Real Estate Development Practice
We are proud to welcome Katie Ng as Head of Real Estate Development Practice in Asia. Katie has a strong track record and impeccable reputation in the industry.
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Aurex Group is sponsoring the Inaugural Knock Out Child Abuse fundraiser
Aurex Group is a proud sponsor of the Inaugural Knock Out Child Abuse fundraiser for the Children's Assessment Centre in Houston, Texas.
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Property Development Market Report and Salary Survey
Our real estate specialists have compiled a market report for 2018, click here to read more or contact us today to receive the property development salary survey.
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Aurex Group (formerly Capstone Recruitment) celebrates 8th Anniversary
Today marks the Eighth year of business operation for Aurex Group (formerly Capstone Recruitment). The recruitment firm was formed in Hong Kong on 3 May 2010 and over the last eight years has evolved to become one of the leading specialist recruitment firms in Hong Kong and its new regions abroad.
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Capstone Recruitment Hong Kong Rebrands as Aurex Group
Leading industry recruitment firm Capstone Recruitment in Hong Kong has announced today the rebranding and renaming of the company to 'Aurex Group'. The launch of the new identity comes at a time of energetic expansion for the firm as it officially opens in the USA and Singapore.
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Aurex Group Launches Global Commodities Team in USA and Singapore
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Toward a Universal Theory of 'Cool'
The concept of "cool" seems to resist definition. In a paper published this week, two business and psychology professors just defined it.
What makes things cool? What penumbral principle explains not only the marketing campaigns of Harley Davidson, Apple, and Dos Equis, but also the appeal of cowboys, James Dean, and Jennifer Lawrence?
A new paper in the Journal of Consumer Research takes a stab at answering what might be an unanswerable question by studying how brands and companies become cool in the eyes of consumers. And, to my surprise, it's decently plausible.
To understand their theory of cool, compare it to another possibly undefinable concept: humor. What makes something funny? Plato and Aristotle offered what we now call the Superiority Theory. Basically, we laugh at other people's misfortunes, or when we feel superior. This theory explains physical humor, most of Family Guy, and a joke like this:
A woman gets on a bus with her baby. The bus driver says: ''Ugh, that's the ugliest baby I've ever seen!'' The woman walks to the rear of the bus and sits down, fuming. She says to a man next to her: ''The driver just insulted me!'' The man says: ''You go up there and tell him off. Go on, I'll hold your monkey for you.''
But Superiority Theory doesn't do much to explain why we recognize other jokes as jokes. For example: "There are two fish in a tank; one says 'How do you drive this thing?'" Puns are funny (some of them, anyway, theoretically) for reasons besides superiority. They need a broader theory. As Shane Snow explained in the New Yorker, academics are coming around to a more sophisticated idea called Benign Violation.
Benign violation means your expectations are subverted—obvious jokes aren't funny—in a way that poses no threat or sadness to the audience. "A priest and a rabbi walk into a bar and order a beer" isn't a joke; "a priest and a rabbi walk into a bar and die right there on the floor" isn't a joke; but "a priest and a rabbi walk into a bar—ouch!" is recognized as a joke (let's ignore its quality) because it subverts expectations in a way that doesn't feel menacing. Snow writes:
Benign Violation explained why the unexpected sight of a friend falling down the stairs (a violation of expectations) was funny only if the friend was not seriously injured (a benign outcome). It explained Jerry Seinfeld's comedic formula of pointing out the outrageous things (violation) in everyday life (benign), and Sarah Silverman's hilarious habit of rendering off-color topics (violation) harmless (benign) in her standup routines. It explained puns (benign violations of linguistic rules) and tickling (a perceived physical threat with no real danger).
Like humor and beauty, coolness seems to defy definition. The literature tells us that coolness is subjective rather than universal (is U2 cool?), and we know that it changes over time (is smoking cool?). But a new paper by Caleb Warren and Margaret C. Campbell applies a more constrictive definition that proves surprisingly workable: "Coolness is a subjective, positive trait perceived in people, brands, products, and trends that are autonomous in an appropriate way."
If funny is a benign violation of expectations, cool is a measured violation of malign expectations.
Cool means departing from norms that we consider unnecessary, illegitimate, or repressive—but also doing so in ways that are bounded. The 1984 Apple ad that said, essentially, "you have a choice; don't buy IBM!" was considered one of the coolest commercials of all time, because it was, in the researchers words, "autonomous in an appropriate way." But a 1984 Apple ad saying "you have a choice; don't pay federal income taxes!" wouldn't be cool, because taxes are legitimate; and a 1984 Apple ad saying "burn IBM's headquarters to the ground!" wouldn't be cool, because that's just overdoing it. Cool requires a bit of Goldilocks.
It also requires something worth rebelling against. In my high school, as in many high schools, one of the clearest ways to show classmates that you were cool was to violate the dress code in clever ways. Isn't violating a repressive clothing regime sort of inherently cool when you're 14 years old? I would think so. In one study from the Warren and Campbell paper, participants saw ads asking them to follow or break a dress code. Some learned that the code existed to honor a dictator. Others were told it honored war veterans. Although both groups considered breaking from the dress code a sign of autonomy, it only seemed "cool" to be autonomous in the former example, when they were breaking from a norm that was clearly absurd.
Where this definition of cool—iconoclastic, legitimate, and bounded—runs into trouble for me is the concept of success. Some people who break rules but don't achieve success are seen as losers or failures. For others in the business world—Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Mark Zuckerberg—it's precisely their thrilling success more than their "bounded" "autonomy" that's the real source of their coolness. They accomplished something. Warren and Campbell could argue that the real source of these CEOs' cool factor is that they confront pre-existing norms. But every business confronts norms: You're either creating market share or you're stealing it. Autonomy is cool. But so is power and money, even when it creates or supports norms that iconoclasts want to destroy.
One of the most interesting implications of this research is what it means for marketing—particularly when trying to persuade young people who are more caught up in the race to be cool. For example, rather than browbeat teenage consumers with earnest pleas to not smoke or drive drunk, the paper recommends aligning negative behavior with a loser mainstream. In fact, that was the thesis behind The Truth's famous campaign against smoking: Associate teenage smoking with an idiot conformity. In 2010, the American Journal of Public Health published a study which concluded that these ads significantly reduced teen smoking around the turn of the century. Now that's pretty cool.


An important American modernist painter, John Phillip Hultberg was born in Berkeley, California in 1922, and was a pupil of Mark Rothko and Clifford Still while attending the San Francisco School of Art and the Art Students League.
He is best known for his abstract and semi-abstract landscapes. He was a member of the National Academy of Design and was part of the new artist talent show of 1952 at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA). His works are in several museum collections including the MOMA, the Metropolitan Museum of New York and the Whitney Art Museum. He died in 2005.


None at time of submission.
The Building Commission Sustainable Facilities Policy, and Division of State Facilities (DSF) Sustainable Facilities Standards (Standards) prescribe the minimum sustainable requirements for state construction and leased facilities and they apply to all DSF projects without exception, regardless of size or budget. The fundamental purpose is to improve the overall quality and usability of state owned and leased facilities and optimize monetary, material, environmental and human resources.
The Building Commission Sustainable Facilities Policy sets goals and direction. It does not prescribe a level of "performance", but makes reference to and relies upon "guidelines and minimum standards". DSF developed the Sustainable Facilities Guidelines and Minimum Standards following the Building Commission policy statement and prescribed how the Policy was to be implemented.
DSF already had policies, guidelines and standards established in the areas of energy conservation, air quality, water conservation, daylighting, recycling construction waste, use of recycled materials, commissioning, erosion control or within the DSF master specifications. Wisconsin Statues and DSF policy and procedures also address sustainability. In some cases, there were conflicts within our policies and standards. This became an opportunity to align everything, eliminate discrepancies and make our standards clearer. Other policies include DOA/DSF Statement on LEED-EB for DOA Managed Buildings, DOA/DSF Energy Use Policy, and Wisconsin Executive Order 145.
A policy was developed but DSF did not take the Policy to the Building Commission until guidelines and standards were identified. DSF reviewed what was available throughout the industry and after careful consideration, chose to write DSF Sustainable Facilities Guidelines and Minimum Standards, basing them on LEED-NC Version 2.1 Rating System.
WDNR MS4 Stormwater permit specifies how building stormwater must be handled and is monitored for compliance.
Continual modifications and adjustments are made by electricians to ensure our overall power factor remains in the 97-98% range.
Feedback forms are available online for indoor air quality monitoring.
Efficient water and electric fixtures are always used where operationally and financially feasible.
TMA Workorder system is implemented for all academic areas and any operational deficiencies or necessary repairs can be handled through this software and properly expedited in a timely fashion to avoid inefficient operations.
Responsibilities for Building Managers and Physical Plant Staff is a document that outlines specific procedures for addressing issues.
Hyland Hall (187,085) is currently undergoing LEED O&M Certification and will led to a future increase for this credit.
Starin Hall (207,900) and Laurentide Hall (82,581) are exempt from this submission due to LEED for New Construction certifications that are within the five year acceptable window.
Excluded buildings include storage or strictly facility-related buildings, park shelters, and General Services Greenhouse. Upham Greenhouse was kept in these calculations since it would be considered part of Upham Hall's overall footprint for certification purposes. Excludes Observatory and White Hall for having less than 1 FTE assigned to the building.


2. Basic Mechanics of the Common Law System.
3. Legislation in Common Law Systems.
4. Equitable Powers of the Courts.
5. The Role of the Court and Judges in the Common Law System.
6. Summary of Common Law System.
1. Roman Origins and the Corpus Juris Civilis.
2. Revived European Study of the Corpus Juris Civilis.
3. The Rise of the Nation-State, the Revolution, and the Advent of National Codes.
4. Codification Efforts in England and the United States.
5. The Code in the Modern Civil Law System.
6. The Judicial Function in the Modern Civil Law System.
7. The Status of Judges in the Civil Law System.
8. Summary of Civil Law System.
1. Uniform Laws on Sales of Goods (ULIS, ULFIS, and CISG).
2. Principles of European Contract Law and the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts.
Associate Professor, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law. Some of the ideas in this article were originally presented at the conference celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Hadley v. Baxendale: "The Common Law of Contracts as a World Force in Two Ages of Revolution," which conference was held on June 7-8, 2004, in Gloucester, England, at the University of Gloucestershire, Oxtalls Campus. I benefitted from discussions I had with many of the conference participants, including Joseph M. Perillo, Andrew Tettenborn, Dr. Florian Faust, and Joe Spurlock. I also benefitted from the input and suggestions of my colleagues Frank Snyder, Paul George, Cynthia Fountaine, and Susan Ayres, who reviewed prior drafts of this article and/or provided valuable suggestions.
The international community has worked toward a global law of contracts for the last century. These efforts include the Uniform Law on the International Sale of Goods, the Uniform Law on the Formation of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts, the Principles of European Contract Law, and the Vienna Convention for the International Sales of Goods (CISG). These texts are all tremendous achievements in their own right. The CISG, especially, is a monumental achievement, testifying to the increasing willingness of modern nations to cooperate toward a unification of commercial law.1 However, they reflect a delicate juxtaposition of the twoPage 679 primary legal systems of the world-the civil law and the common law. A consequence of this tension has been that the texts are full of compromises between the two systems. The excessiveness of these compromises has resulted in confusion and lessened effectiveness of the resultant provisions.2 The hybridized legislation is devoid of interpretational methodologies which accompany statutes in the common law and civil law systems, respectively. The international effort at a unifying law of contracts is therefore at a relative impasse because of this tension between the two systems.3 A solution is needed.
Suggesting the solution to this tension is the purpose of this article. That is, this article seeks to determine, between the two great and dominant legal systems of the world-the common law and the civil law-which of the two is more workable as the model on which any future regime of international contracts law should be based. The purpose is not to argue for the superiority of one system or another in the abstract sense, or in the sense of superiority as applied to a single nation's domestic system of laws.4 Rather, this article's narrow focus is to decide whether a common law or civil law model is more efficacious in implementing any future effort at such a sophisticated system of international contracts law. For reasons I shall expound, I believe that in this narrow sense, the civil law may prove a more pragmatic and politically expedient solution to this dilemma.
Section II demonstrates that the common law and the civil law are easily the most widely practiced legal systems in the world. It will also provide a comprehensive historical overview and basic description of both the common law system and the civil law system. Particular emphasis is placed on the civil law. Section III describes the perceived need for an international law of contracts, the history of the efforts to attain such a regime, and the problem of uniform international interpretation of the current such law, the Convention for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). The effects of having participating nations from both legal systems is also discussed. Section IV asserts that a civil law model would provide a more pragmatic and efficacious solution for a future international contracts code, for the following reasons: (1) the civil law would be more distinctly unifying of the international law of contracts, (2) the civil law would minimize the surrender of nations' sovereignty to an international regime of contract law, primarily by promulgating a comprehensive code and eliminating stare decisis, (3) the characteristics of the international contract law-in excess of one thousand years old, and simultaneously a new supranational regime in the embryonic stages-are such that codification is especially appropriate for immediate implementation of any such regime, (4) common law jurisdictions have evidenced increasing amenability to codification of existing law and have also revealed an observable trend away from strict adherence to stare decisis, whereas there is no discernible converse trend in civilian jurisdictions, and (5) other considerations-including the sheer population numbers which weigh in favor of the civil law-point toward implementing a civilian international contracts code as the logical and pragmatic solution. Section V presents a brief conclusion. Section V, therefore, concludes by recommending that any future attempt at promulgation of a comprehensive international commercial code be done in the form of a civil code.
Today's world is comprised of approximately 190 individual nation states.5 There are a host of differing legal systems in such nations. Included among these systems are very regionalized,Page 681 indigenous systems of customary law, and also various types of religious law.6 At first glance, it would appear that today's nations have decentralized into a veritable potpourri of legal systems, as scattered and irreconcilable as were the peoples in the aftermath of the biblical account of the Tower of Babel.7 In some respects this is doubtlessly true. In another important respect, however, there have really developed only two major, dominant systems of legal structure-the civil law and the common law.
Based on these categories, the University identifies the nations of the world by the appropriate category of legal system.14 The jurisdictions are divided into "pure" legal systems of only one of the categories, and also various combinations of "mixed" jurisdictions. All but three15 of the one hundred ninety-one nations of the worldPage 684 have some form of either civil law or common law. This represents 98.43% of all nations of the world.16 The population measure is even more impressive-99.56% of the population lives in a jurisdiction which utilizes a civil law system, common law system, or combination of the two, with some nations having other elements of indigenous customary law, or Muslim law, mixed into the system.17Hence, literally all corners of the earth have been touched by either the Common Law or Civil Law systems.


The Six Values of the Konica Minolta Philosophy are meant to be practiced by employees as a cornerstone of their daily activities. The Group believes this can lead to a continual supply of new value for society and customers, as indicated in the Philosophy.
Through its global award system (Business Contribution Awards, Transform Awards), Konica Minolta singles out cases worthy of commendation and seeks to share the same values Group-wide. This creates a culture of recognition and fosters a willingness to take up challenges. In particular, the Transform Award not only recognizes employee initiatives that provide new value to society and customers, but also encourages a global groundswell in which other employees acquire the same expertise and utilize it in their workplaces. For example, sessions to share Transform Award examples are held within departments and in different regions so that good examples can be shared widely among employees, and Transform Award participants take the lead in networking using internal social media and get-togethers to share opinions across divisions and take up the challenge of creating new innovations.
Konica Minolta, Inc. reflects these principles in its human resources system so that employees always consider the Six Values in their actions.
The Group is transforming its corporate culture to foster employee practice of the Six Values.
Konica Minolta, Inc. actively recommends the use of company facilities to provide a place in which diverse groups of employees can gather together, share ideas and create innovation.
The company helps to cover the cost of gatherings planned by employees with the aim of encouraging employees who want to break through organizational barriers and expand internal networking. The young mid-level employee community and cross-division engineering network that use this system are creating new ties within the company.
Konica Minolta has established Konica Minolta Online (Japanese) and Online Global (English) on its intranet, each of which plays a central role in intra-Group communication. These sites are designed to promote the sharing of Group-wide policies, as well as information regarding individual Group companies. They also serve as a tool to facilitate the direct exchange of information and communication between top management and employees.
The content of these sites includes a message board for the president of Konica Minolta, Inc., which enables the president to send messages directly to all the employees of all of the Group companies.
The Konica Minolta Group publishes a quarterly journal entitled Global Magazine (in Japanese, English and Chinese) and distributes it to its employees around the world. This publication presents information relevant to the entire Group from a worldwide perspective, extending beyond the borders of companies, organizations, and regions. It includes special articles introducing the Group's direction and innovative initiatives. Also, together with the publication of the journal, the Group is strengthening its bilateral communication through the use of such tools as the intranet and employee surveys.
Communication coordinators are assigned to each Group company around the world and serve to communicate information relevant to their departments to the Group, and Group-wide information to their departments. By essentially acting as spokespersons for their workplace and company, these coordinators support the cultivation of a sense of Group unity, the assimilation of multiple vectors, and the demonstration of synergy by promoting communication.
Percentage of employees who showed a positive opinion (upper two choices out of five options) on questions related to employees' enthusiasm at work and their desire to take on challenges (sustainable engagement).
In April 2017, 79 new graduates joined in Konica Minolta, Inc. With a turnover for fiscal 2016 of 0.9%, the company maintained a high retention rate. The turnover rate within three years of the employees who joined the company in 2014 was 8.8%.


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Family, Sexuality, and Communication Research Initiative
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Parents' Communication with Teens About Dating is Changing During the Pandemic
Jennifer Grossman
Women Change Worlds
The pandemic has altered family life in unexpected ways. Some kids are happier now that they've gotten a chance to slow down; more people are cooking; and men have discovered housework. Parents' conversations with their teens about dating and relationships, and their monitoring of their teens' behavior, have also changed.
My research team — which included WCW Associate Research Scientist Lisette M. DeSouza, Ph.D., WCW Research Associate Amanda M. Richer, and Alicia Doyle Lynch, Ph.D., of Lynch Research Associates — surveyed 328 parents of high school students throughout the U.S. between March and June of this year. We asked questions about how they communicated with their teens about dating and relationships before schools closed due to COVID-19 as compared to afterwards. We also asked questions about their stress levels and whether and how they monitored their teens' behavior.
What we found was a significant drop in parent-teen communication about dating and relationships once COVID hit. This makes sense: parents reported higher stress levels as many deal with sick family members, essential work requirements, financial difficulties, and the general anxiety of the pandemic, which likely leads them to focus on the immediate day-to-day needs of their families and put off these types of conversations. And with many teens stuck at home, parents may assume that relationships and physical intimacy in particular are on hold, so the need to talk about them is not as critical.
For example, one parent explained, "Having the added stress of constantly being together, and now having to not only be his parent, but his makeshift teacher, and then trying to talk about serious things too, has all been just too much." Another parent shared, "The fact that kids are not interacting, thus there is no "dating" taking place, which is a little bit more difficult to talk about and put in context when it isn't happening."
We also found an interesting change in gender roles among heterosexual parents. Mothers reported having fewer conversations with their teens about dating and relationships, and fathers reported monitoring their teens' behavior more closely than before the pandemic. This increase in fathers' monitoring may in part reflect fathers' shift from working outside the home to being at home during the pandemic (61% of fathers made this transition compared to 39% of mothers). While mothers are still monitoring and communicating more than fathers, it may be that since many fathers are spending more time at home, parents' roles have shifted, and fathers are taking a more active part in their teens' lives.
More research is needed to delve into what this data means, but it's an important reminder that parenting roles aren't set in stone. Sometimes a crisis can prompt unpredictable and even positive changes. The way parents have communicated with and monitored their teens in the past doesn't necessarily dictate their future actions. Thinking outside the box can help; though mothers are often assumed to be the ones in charge of having these conversations, my research has shown that fathers play an important role, as do extended families.
October is National Family Sexuality Education Month, which is as good a time as any to reassess family communication about dating and relationships. Even if teens are at home, they're likely chatting with peers online, and may be forming new relationships or continuing existing ones. They may have different questions now about what's appropriate or comfortable in a relationship. Maybe it's time to start a conversation with them, and consider with fresh eyes who might have that conversation.
Jennifer Grossman, Ph.D., is a senior research scientist who leads the Family, Sexuality, and Communication Research Initiative at the Wellesley Centers for Women.
Project: Parent-teen communication and monitoring, before and during COVID-19 Sexuality Adolescent Development Parenting Family Family Sexuality and Communication Research Initiative People: Jennifer M. Grossman covid19 WCW
Reflections from an Undergrad at APA Convention
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My name is Anmol Nagar and I'm a junior at Wellesley College, originally from the California Bay Area. Over the past year I've done research at the Wellesley Centers for Women with Jennifer Grossman, Ph.D., through The Class of 1967 Internship Program. Our research was a qualitative analysis of how teens talk with their extended family members about sex and relationships. As a psychology minor and an older sister to a young teen, this topic is incredibly relevant and personal to me and our research has been highly rewarding.
In early August, I had the opportunity to go to the American Psychological Association convention in Chicago, IL, because Dr. Grossman's and my research was chosen to be presented in a symposium called Enhancing At-Risk Teens' Resilience -- Extended Family's Role in Promoting Teens' Sexual Health. Dr. Grossman, Dr. Judith B. Cornelius of UNC Charlotte, and Dr. Emma Sterrett-Hong of the University of Louisville shared their research at the symposium.
At the end of the presentation, Dr. Gary W. Harper, another prominent researcher in the field at the University of Michigan, gave a summary statement. Then, a Question and Answer section allowed the audience to give their thoughts and ask questions. One question about the applicability and implementation of the work was particularly interesting and sparked questions about policy making and action programs -- potentially a space for future collaboration!
After the symposium, the presenters discussed potential connections and room for future collaboration. Besides our symposium section, Dr. Grossman and I attended a couple of other presentations about aging and dementia and explored the different booths. I had the opportunity to talk to interesting people about everything ranging from graduate school options to healthcare technology working to improve mental health diagnoses.
Apart from the conference, I was able to explore Chicago on my own for a couple of hours! I walked along the waterfront, saw the very famous Bean, and sat in Grant Park for a while. It was my first time in the city, and I can definitively say that Chicago pizza is the best.
Overall, my experience was an exciting chance for me to see the research that I've worked so hard on make it to the "big stage" and talk to people who were interested in similar things. I also learned so much about the plethora of post grad options to continue in this field and similar ones. I'm so grateful to the Lloyd family and the Class of 1967 for funding my internship at the Wellesley Centers for Women and for making it possible for me to attend this conference!
Anmol Nagar '21 was the Linda Coyne Lloyd Intern at the Wellesley Centers for Women during the 2018-19 academic year. She studies economics and psychology at Wellesley College and will be studying at the London School of Economics for her junior year.
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October is Let's Talk Month, part of a national campaign to encourage families to talk with teens about sex and relationships. In March 2013, I shared tips on how parents can talk with their teens about sex. Today, I'm going to pass on some reasons why talking with middle schoolers about sex is important and how this may support younger teens' health.
Here's what's important to know:
Almost one-third of teens have sex by 9th grade. A recent nationwide study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 28% of girls and 32% of boys reported having had sex by the 9th grade.
Early sex puts teens at risk for poor school and health outcomes. Teens who have sex at an early age are more likely to drop out of school, get a sexually transmitted infection, or have an unintended pregnancy than teens who wait until they are older to have sex.
Talking with teens about sex can make a difference. Parents talking with teens about sex and relationships can make it more likely that teens will wait to have sex and, when they do have sex, that they will use protection.
It's important to talk with teens before they have sex. Research tells us that it is critical for teens to learn about sexual issues from a trusted adult before they have sex.
Here's what we learned from our evaluation of Get Real,* a comprehensive middle school sex education program:
Sex education that supports parent-teen conversations about sex and relationships can help to delay sex. In schools where the Get Real sex education program was taught, 16% fewer boys and 15% fewer girls had sex compared to boys and girls in schools that taught sex education as usual. This means that sex education during middle school can support teens' sexual health.
Don't forget to talk with your sons about sex! Boys who completed Get Real family activities in the 6th grade—which focused on a wide range of issues, from anatomy to relationship values—were more likely to delay sex in 8th grade than boys who didn't complete them. Many parents talk with their daughters about sex earlier and more often than their sons. Talking with sons early and often can help to support their sexual health, too.
Communication is key! Let's Talk!
Jennifer Grossman, Ph.D. is a research scientist at the Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College. She co-directed an evaluation of a middle school sex education curriculum and leads a project investigating sex communication in the nuclear family and beyond and the implications for health interventions.
* Get Real: Comprehensive Sex Education That Works is a middle school program, developed by the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, that delivers accurate, age-appropriate information and emphasizes healthy relationship skills and family involvement.
Family Sexuality and Communication Research Initiative Child & Adolescent Development Education Family Wellbeing Sexuality Project: Measuring the Impact of a Middle School Comprehensive Sex Education Curriculum People: Jennifer M. Grossman WCW
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The Birds, the Bees, and the Stomach Butterflies
March is Talk with Your Teen about Sex Month. Why talk about sex with our kids?
In her recent talk at Wellesley College, Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, reminded us that parents are the most important source of sex education for their children. National studies agree. When parents talk about sex with their kids, it can help them postpone having sex and make it more likely teens will use protection when they do have sex. Our research at Wellesley Centers for Women found that this is particularly important in delaying sex for boys.
Here are some take-home messages from our own and others' research on how parents and teens talk about sex and relationships. The quotes are from our interviews with parents of middle school students.
"I'm willing to go there with her (talk about sex), because I know that I had trouble speaking with my mom about it when I was younger. So I know I need to be there and play that role. And if I don't talk to her about it, she'll find out on her own, and that's not the way that I want that to happen."
Why is it so hard for us to talk to our kids about sex?
"It's hard for me to say, 'Well this is how your penis works.' You know? Okay, I'll try to figure it out and I don't want to sound stupid in front of the kid."
- Parents often feel embarrassed and may not know how to start conversations about sex
- Parents don't know where to get accurate information to share with their kids
- Kids are embarrassed too, but it's important for them to hear from you
- Once you start (even with a small conversation), it will get easier
How do we do it? Tips on talking with teens about sex
"You're basically informing them and, you know, letting them know that you're there. And then you kind of just have to take it as it comes, because you never know what's going to happen."
- Figure out what's important to you and share it with your kids
- Listen to what your kids have to say (or what they may have trouble saying)
- Keep the door open – sometimes the first conversation is just an icebreaker
- Give your kids medically accurate information about sex
- Talk with your kids before they have sex
"He still talks about things that he learned in (sex education) class. He still makes a reference to it when we're talking about things. One of the funny things that doesn't happen anymore is any reference to sex, we don't shy away from it if it does come up. He's just more accepting that it's a part of life at this point."
- Just because you didn't talk about sex growing up with your own family, doesn't mean you can't talk with your own kids about sex
- Even when you're embarrassed, you can still have good conversations with your teens about sex
- You are not alone
o Think about friends and family you trust who can be part of the conversation (e.g., aunts, uncles, older siblings, godparents)
o Find out if your teen has a sex education class at school and ask your teen about it
o Here are some resources for information and support to talk to your teens about sex:
10 tips for parents (The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy)
Communicating with Youth: Themes for Parents to Remember (Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts)
Help your teen make healthy choices about sex (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Jennifer Grossman, Ph.D. is a research scientist at the Wellesley Centers for Women. She co-directs an evaluation of a middle school sex education curriculum and leads a project investigating what works and what gets in the way of family communication about sexuality among diverse families.
Project: An in-depth look at teen/parent sexual communication People: Jennifer M. Grossman Child & Adolescent Development Sexuality Wellbeing Prevention Education WCW Family Sexuality and Communication Research Initiative


Unanimous Board Approval for By-law changes and Officer election. Farm Rules updated per R Dillard, Monica to post changes for both By-laws and Farm Rules on Farm website.
Asset Replacement Account transferred to Online Savings Bank, Live OakBank. The amount of $20,000 was placed in a 6 month CD to earn a better interest rate. This move was Board approved at the January meeting.
2019 Budget Approval: Discussion, need for modification determined, Advertising Budget decreased from $900 to $450. The $900 in roads and paths will remain as records indicated an amount near that number for pine straw delivery and installation done in October.
M. Kahn, Jane will enlist K Smith and Linda will ask J Duren to participate.
Spring Festival set for May 1, 2019, Monica will blast to save the date. Ticket price set at $35 per person, increase noted to be needed as this is Farms only fundraiser and farm revenues are down.
Grant application for irrigation cost sent, result should be known by April..
Work party 3/9/2019, 10am-??, Monica will send blast and Jane will post on message board at the farm.
L Dillard looking into community business support for a raffle at the Spring Festival.
Next meeting, 3/27 4pm at the farm. Report from Nominating Committee is expected regarding folks willing to run for vacant Board positions. Monica will send a blast to Farmers to solicit interest in running for the Board.


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New Marvel's Avengers Skin Takes Hulk Back in Time
Crystal Dynamics' Marvel's Avengers goes back in time for its latest costume. The team announced that it is adding an Incredible Hulk skin from 1,000,000 BC to the action RPG.
The latest outfit takes players back millions of years, and introduces another look at The Incredible Hulk. This time, the outfit is Hulk's "1,000,000 BC" outfit, and it comes from the Marvel Legacy comic book, specifically the first issue, which was published in 2017. Marvel Legacy was introduced as a kind of relaunch to many in Marvel's comic books, and thus began a group of Avengers that appeared in the year 1,000,000 BC
For those looking to play as the caveman-esque Hulk, his costume will be available in the game market on January 12. While there is no official confirmed price, the comic book costumes are likely to cost around 900 credit (about $9).
This week on Marvel's Avengersplayers can take advantage of the Rooskaya Protocols limited-time event, which returned to the game last week and will be available until January 12. For those looking to earn a free outfit, Crystal Dynamics also recently which is added Kate Bishop's "Hawkingbird" dress to the Amazon Prime Gaming rewards page, which allows service subscribers to earn a costume, a nameplate, and some boosts at no extra cost.
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Here is the characteristics of a single pulse.
The voltage rises very rapidly from zero to its maximum value.
It stays steady at the maximum value for a time.
It then falls very rapidly back to zero.
The duration of a pulse can be anywhere from a very long time (days) to a very short time (picoseconds or less).
Pulses do not rise and fall instantaneously but take time (which may be very short).
They are called the RISE and FALL times.
If pulses occur one after another they are called a PULSE TRAIN.
The duration time of a pulse is called the MARK.
The time between pulses is called the SPACE.
The relative times are expressed as the MARK/SPACE RATIO.
Fig. 3 has a 50:50 mark/space ratio.
This is a special case called a SQUARE WAVE.
Note that the last three waveforms are of the same frequency. All the pulses start at the same instant.


The Tallahassee Community is committed to supporting people with cancer. There are people who care and who want to help.
One event designed to support those with cancer is the annual Golf Skills Challenge that helps to raise money for the Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Foundation. Founded by Steve Rogers, a cancer survivor, the event is comprised of several golf challenges that use the different skills needed for golf. The challenges range from the "Sand Save" to the "Putt Until You Miss" to the popular "Hole in One" shot.
Each challenge is unique and helps to create a fun-filled environment that raises money for a great cause with all of the proceeds going to the TMH Foundation.
"We raised $25,000 for the Foundation this year alone," said Rogers. "We raised enough money for them to purchase an additional Omnibed for the neonatal intensive care unit. We were also able to donate $12,000 to the TMH Cancer Center.
Rogers came up with the idea for a golf skills challenge when he was in the hospital fighting pancreatic cancer. He felt as though God helped him battle and survive cancer for a reason, which was to help others who had also been diagnosed with cancer.
"Over the seven years that we have held the challenge, we have donated close to $150,000 to the TMH foundation," said Rogers.
The event has become a hit among the Tallahassee community and is growing in popularity each year.
The Florida State Department of Athletics, including the men's and women's golf teams and the men's and women's swimming and diving teams, have been involved in the event throughout its history.
"There is no way that I could do the challenge without the great FSU volunteers from the golf team and swimming and diving teams," said Rogers.
The Seminole student-athletes were grateful to be able to help raise money for such a good cause.
Gumm, who worked the "putt until you miss" challenge, said that she enjoyed meeting new people and the opportunity to work alongside the student-athletes from the swimming and diving teams.
Other Seminole student-athletes enjoyed their time as well.
Kendall McIntosh of the women's swimming team was grateful to participate in the event.
Golfer Anna Sophia Bohmer said that her favorite challenge was the "Glass Breaker". Bohmer's favorite part about the event was being able to interact with all of the golfers and demonstrating the shot for them.
Overall, the Seminole student athletes enjoyed spending their time helping run the challenges and they plan on participating in the event again next year.
The Golf Skills Challenge will continue to raise money for the Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Foundation, and does not show signs to be slowing down in the donations it raises any time soon.
The event is not only an opportunity to raise money, but thanks to Rogers and help from the Seminole student-athletes and some tremendous sponsors, it also an opportunity for the golfing participants to get out, forget about their challenges, and enjoy playing golf for fun.


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KGF/FGF-7, Mouse, Recombinant
422426 Sigma-AldrichKGF/FGF-7, Mouse, Recombinant
KGF/FGF-7, Mouse, Recombinant MSDS (material safety data sheet) or SDS, CoA and CoQ, dossiers, brochures and other available documents.
Synonyms: FGF-7
≥90% by SDS-PAGE
422426-25UG
Glass bottle 25 μg
Overview Recombinant, mouse keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) consisting of amino acids 32-194 and expressed in E. coli. KGF plays an essential role in development, tumorigenesis, angiogenesis, morphogenesis, and wound healing. Mature mouse KGF amino acid sequence is 96% identical with rat, bovine, ovine, equine, and human forms and is active across species.
Catalogue Number 422426
Synonyms FGF-7
References Belleudi, F., et al. 2007. Traffic 8, 1854.
Finch, P.W. and J.S. Rubin. 2006. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 98, 812.
de Georgi, V., et al. 2007. Dermatol. Clin. 25, 477.
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Hsu, YR., et al. 1999. Biochemistry 38, 2523.
Qiao, J., et al. 1999. Development 126, 547.
Werner, S., 1998. Cytokine Growth Factor Rev. 9, 153.
Guo, L., et al. 1996. Genes Dev. 10, 165.
Mason, I.J., et al. 1994. Mech. Dev. 45, 15.
Form Solid
Formulation Lyophilized from 0.2 µm sterile-filtered MOPS, Na₂SO₄, EDTA, DTT BSA.
Biological activity ED₅₀ = 10-50 ng/ml as measured in a cell proliferation assay using 4MBr-5 monkey epithelial cells.
Contaminants Endotoxin: <1.0 EU/µg protein
Storage -20°C
Special Instructions Following reconstitution refrigerate (4°C) for short-term storage or aliquot and freeze (-20°C) for long-term storage. Stock solutions are stable for up to 1 month at 4°C or for up to 3 months at -20°C.
KGF/FGF-7, Mouse, Recombinant SDS
KGF/FGF-7, Mouse, Recombinant Certificates of Analysis
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Reference overview
Belleudi, F., et al. 2007. Traffic 8, 1854.
Revision 21-Sepmtember-2011 RFH
Description Recombinant, mouse keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) consisting of amino acids 32-194 and expressed in E. coli. KGF plays an essential role in development, tumorigenesis, angiogenesis, morphogenesis, and wound healing. Mature mouse KGF amino acid sequence is 96% identical with rat, bovine, ovine, equine, and human forms and is active across species.
Solubility Reconstitute to 250 µg/ml in sterile PBS containing at least 0.1% human or bovine serum albumin.
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The Stetten Diakonie, the biggest welfare organization in the Stuttgart area with a revenue of 190 million euros and just under 4,000 employees, used the SuperSyntegration® method to develop new solutions for its organization between July 12 and 15, 2010 under the leadership of Malik. A group of key decision-makers from the Stetten Diakonie succeeded in turning round the culture of the entire organization within a very short time.
Clear targets and projects for various issues, including structures and processes, employee responsibility, data security, professional standards, and a more accurately defined profile and image for the organization are the result of 3.5 days of SuperSyntegration in Stetten.
Participants gained insight into areas of the organization they knew nothing about. CEO Heiderose Maaß emphasizes that SuperSyntegration increased identification with the Stetten Diakonie as a whole. A collective corporate ethos was created.
Since the Stetten Diakonie has steadily expanded and branched out, "it is vital that the individual departments should now understand each other and not grow away from each other," said Maaß. According to Press Officer Eberhard O. Brachhold, issues had been broached that "had been festering in the background for years but had never been brought out in the open." SuperSyntegration had given people the self-confidence to lay their cards on the table and tackle the issues.


with his own oil excavation outfit out in Denver, and she's a Cornell alum administrative law judge up in Anchorage, doing a lot of work for the local native American tribes. In any other world, they'd be natural enemies. In the past, when he worked for the oil megagiant BP, she'd sometimes get home from work and tell him, "I can't tell you what happened at work today — but I can tell you you're not going to like it." Their Hiline home is a gorgeous place, with all kinds of wildlife bustling around the area. I remember the last time I was at their house in Anchorage 15 years ago, when my sister-in-law Blythe — who once won the Alaska Iron Man triathlon — and I took a long bike ride out to see if we could spot a moose. After a long ride down a winding path, lo and behold, there was a 2,000-pound bull moose just lounging right at the end of the track. Though we didn't have a close encounter like that on this visit — or like the time Gordon got chased out of his own backyard by one of the gigantic animals — we did get a chance to see a couple. They're just huge ; seeing them on TV doesn't do them justice. While it was a fantastic, relaxing trip, full of incredible sights and a lot of fun, it is nice to be back in the muggy Texas weather again, where the sun actually sets and you don't need to bundle up at every moment. But if you get a chance to check out Alaska, definitely do it. I can't think of any other place with such staggering natural beauty.


Bit of false advertising, don't you think? After all, if each story takes even one scant minute, it'd take 11,407.9 years to tell six billion of them- and SBS TV has only been with us since 1979. Regardless, SBS Managing Director Shaun Brown is presently trying to work out how to slot in ad breaks between each of those six billion stories- without alienating the remainder of SBS viewers. Fat chance.
Well, strictly speaking, I don't think the "Six Billion Stories" refers to SBS… but yeah, I'm pretty disappointed that they've decided to spend that money on Top Gear. Maybe the program will be good, but I defy anyone to give me a measure of its multicultural value without resorting to vague sophistry of the "all Australians are fans of x" that surrounds SBS's latter-day programming efforts.
The capitalisations of 'Six Billion Stories' in the 'official' version would probably be a clue, Flash.
However, you're right, the 'all Australians like x' excuse is transparent. There's the BS in SBS.


Rummy is a popular game in our nation. Most people who are in India know how to play Indian Rummy. The game is a part of most festivities and we enjoy playing the game with friends and relatives. There are several variations of the game. However, some of these variations are very popular and when we refer to rummy, most of us mean one of these variations. Read along to know how each variation differs from the other. This way you can chance to play any of the variants with ease.
Gin rummy is one of the most popular variant among rummy games played. In this game, the competition is held only between 2 players. Ten cards are distributed to each player. Then, the first 21 cards from the deck are placed as discard pile. The remaining are left as deck from which one may pick cards during his turn. The objective of the gin rummy game is same, to make melds and sets. Here, one thing you need to keep in mind as a player. The A is counted as a low point card with just one point. That is why a sequence of A, K and Q is not acceptable here.
Another popular variant of rummy game which seems to have its origins in China is the Shanghai Rummy. The game is similar to contract rummy variant. In this variant, two decks of playing cards are used. The game maybe played between two to four players.
In this variant of the game, you can use jokers only in a set of 3 cards or a sequence of 4 cards. In this game, you also have a chance to buy cards, which means exchanging a card you possess with another card in the deck when it is not your turn. You are allowed to do this just twice in one round of the game. The game becomes exciting because of the limited use of jokers and the stringent rules.
The game of dummy rummy is pretty similar to Indian rummy. Even this game makes use of 13 cards per player. The game however differs in the fact that it ends as soon as the deck of cards is over. While the objective here is making sets and melds just like in Indian Rummy, the points too are counted differently. The cards from 3 to 9 are each having 5 points. All jokers and cards with 2 points are regarded as jokers. These maybe substituted in place of the real cards to complete the set.
You can play rummy online on sites like Khelplayrummy and get an idea how to play with skilled players. Once you have grasped the key tactics, you may even try participating in some tournaments and make a few quick bucks by winning them. These days, there are several means to enhance your rummy playing skills online. Start today and enjoy the game online.


Lily is our third dachshund, and I affectionately refer to her as our happy accident. Unlike the others whom were methodically planned; Lily was a foster failure that just happened when we least expected. My love for her is equal to the others, if not more as our precious little Lily Blossom, but… as is often the case, I have been much more relaxed with her upbringing. I believe it's same with human children based on what all my friends tell me. With Rufus, I was systematic with his crate training, daily walks and weekly play dates. Eight years later when Emily arrived, I was less regimented but still focused. By the time Lily arrived, I was much more carefree. If you include Milo, Lily was my third puppy in the span of four years. Rufus and Emily both got a grand 1st birthday party, but with Lily I was so busy and tired after my gallery show, that we simply met informally at a local dog park with a few friends. I'll occasionally feel bad for my little Lily – as though perhaps I have failed to deliver the same magnificent grandiose as I have the other two, but from the looks of it, I don't think she really cares. She's a very happy dachshund enjoying life, but to give me peace of mind, I finally got Lily her first big girl collar courtesy of our friends at LuxeMutt. She was previously wearing one of Emily's hand-me-down collars (also from LuxeMutt). I believe she wears it well. What do you think friends!? Now both of my girls have their flower collars.
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She is a beautiful girl and looks so much like my little Molly Ann, who was also a happy surprise. She was a retired breeder dog and had not had a very good life prior to coming to be our baby. We've spent much time making up for the unhappy years of her life.
She looks perfectly content. Love the collar Lily!!


As rain rarely pours Riau Province many fires hotspots found recently including in timber concessions and protected areas. At least 613 hotspots detected within three weeks in this month as the total of hotspots in the province are 1573. There are 613 fire hotspots were totally found in several concessions of acacia plantation or industrial timber plantation during period of June 1-20 where the most hotspots detected were on concession of Asia Pulp & Paper's timber supplier PT Satria Perkasa Agung (ex- HPHTI PT. Intipalma/ affiliated to APP) with 225 spots.
It is followed by PT Sumatera Riang Lestari Blok 3 (Asian Pacific Resources International Limited/APRIL) with 101, PT Dexter Timber Perkasa Indonesia (APP) 44, PT Rimba Rokan Perkasa (APP) 35, PT Rimba Lazuardi (APRIL) 22, PT Arara Abadi – Duri (APP) 21, PT Bina Daya Bentala (APP) 17, PT Rimba Rokan Lestari (APRIL) 17, PT Artelindo Wiratama (already split from APP) 11, and PT RAPP Baserah (APRIL) 11.
Other concessions that also significantly hit by hotspots are PT Suntara Gaja Pati (APP), PT Arara Abadi Pelalawan (APP), PT Perawang Sukses Perkasa Industri (APP), PT RAPP Pulau Padang (APRIL), PT Sumatera Riang Lestari Blok 4 (APRIL), PT Selaras Abadi Utama (APRIL) and PT Ruas Utama Jaya (APP). By affiliated companies, APP has 408 hotspots while APRIL 205.
The monitoring of forest and land fires hotspot is conducted based on satellite of Modis Terra Aqua that managed recently by NASA and it is analyzed by Eyes on the Forest.
By HPH selective logging concession, PT Hutani Sola Lestari in Tesso Nilo landscape has 38 spots followed by PT Siak Raya Timber in Tesso Nilo with 13 spots, and PT Diamond Raya Timber in Senepis with 7 spots.
By protected and conservation areas, Tesso Nilo National Park is the most hotspots detected with 108 and followed by Giam Siak Kecil biosphere reserve with 8 hotspots.


The best way of learning how to code is by coding. During a Contribution Day, you will get guidance on Magento testing procedures and you will get that help from the best developers available.
This Contribution Day is different from others, because of its focus of testing. We have a lot of things for you ready to help you get the most out of this day: Magento core developers are present to help you improve your coding skills. There will be a set of pre-defined tasks to create unit tests and integration tests for existing or new code. And thus, by putting great minds together, you can learn how to improve the Magento 2 core and your own code.
We aim to work through various formats during the day: People can work together (pair programming, crowd programming) on various tasks. There will be popup sessions on specific topics. We can have specific discussions on quality. We can make this work in the way we want.


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Horizons: Cruising Alaska is the Perfect Holiday
Elissa Garay
Like everything in larger-than-life Alaska, the cruising possibilities in the region reach far and wide. While there are plenty of major-player, big-ship cruise lines to choose from (such as Princess and Holland America), there's a lesser-known network of small-ship cruise companies well worth considering. Carrying anywhere from just over a dozen to up to 500 passengers, these lines provide the opportunity for onboard intimacy with like-minded guests, as well as unrivaled access to the off-the-beaten-path wilds of Alaska, with its dramatic scenery, abundant wildlife, and indigenous cultures.
While you'll trade out most of the onboard bells and whistles common to larger ships (such as casinos, spas, and Broadway-style shows), you'll instead get immersive itineraries that are heavy on active excursions (kayak tours, nature hikes, etc.), uncrowded deck time (to spot whales and calving glaciers without bumping elbows), and enrichment programming highlighting Alaskan history, culture, and wildlife.
Just be prepared to splurge — small ships mean fewer paying passengers onboard to offset the costs of the journey, though you'll get, in return for your investment, wonderfully personalized service along with shore excursions and other good-value extras typically bundled in.
While peak cruising season won't roll around till summer, now's the time to look ahead to your 2015 Alaskan cruise vacation, since the best cabins are often snatched up as far out as six to nine months in advance. (Tip: Consider utilizing the expert booking services of an Alaskan small-ship cruise specialist such as AdventureSmith Explorations.)
For smooth sailing to the Last Frontier, take a look at these leading small-ship Alaska cruise operators:
Un-Cruise Adventures (operating since 1997) provides nine active itineraries, ranging in length from seven to 21 nights, through Alaska's Inside Passage and Glacier Bay National Park. Spirited guests tackle Alaska while out kayaking, paddleboarding, hiking, snorkeling, or riding skiffs. The company's fleet of a half-dozen ships range in capacity from just 22 to 84 guests, and they tout such perks as hot tubs, saunas, and massage. Itineraries run between Juneau, Ketchikan, Sitka, and/or Seattle from April through September; rates (from $1,895/person) include ground transfers, most activities, and alcoholic beverages (on some ships).
Alaskan Dream Cruises
Four-year-old, Native-owned Alaskan Dream Cruises brings together personalized service executed by lifelong Alaskans, a laid-back onboard atmosphere, expert scientific and cultural expedition leaders, and culturally intensive itineraries. Sailings typically incorporate a stop or two in larger Southeast Alaska ports (e.g., Juneau or Ketchikan) but otherwise heavily focus on wilderness and cultural encounters (often via pontoon boats) in off-the-beaten-path Native villages like Kake, Kasaan, and Petersburg. Their three-ship fleet, accommodating 43 to 56 passengers, operates six different seven- to 12-night Inside Passage itineraries in 2015 from May through September (rates from $2,749/person, including ground transfers and excursions).
With more than 30 years' experience plying Alaskan waterways, Lindblad Expeditions, in partnership with National Geographic, runs two 62-passenger expedition ships in the region. Each comes staffed with four onboard naturalists, who lead guests through Alaska's wilds, along with an undersea marine specialist and a photography pro. Cruise to spots like Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site, including the totem-pole-lined UNESCO site at SGang Gwaay. Embarkations leave from May through September on two itineraries (a seven-night run between Juneau and Sitka or a 14-night option between Seattle and Sitka). Rates start from $6,290/person, including all excursions (kayaking, zodiac runs, hiking, etc.).


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Jean Winters: Building sector needs women to thrive
Irish Construction needs to employ more women if the industry is to have a sustainable future. The CSO estimates that only 5.5pc of the workforce across all construction-related sectors are women. And a recent survey of CIF members showed that only one in 10 employees in their organisations is female.
Unsurprisingly, 99pc of employees working on construction sites are male. However, offsite, in construction offices, gender balance is better at 56pc male and 44pc female.
However, this balance is not reflected at the top of construction companies where only 3pc of CEOs and 10pc of company directors are women.
Addressing these imbalances is more than a moral issue. It's good business for our industry in the face of its ongoing productivity challenge and an imminent skills shortage.
For example, in 2016, the CIF and Further Education and Training Authority Solas identified the need for an additional 112,000 workers to meet Ireland's housing and infrastructure requirements. We cannot do this only drawing from the 50pc of the population in the male talent pool.
Our failure to attract, retain and develop female talent also has implications for Irish society and its economy.
Without female talent, the industry's efforts to deliver critical Government strategies in housing and infrastructure such as Rebuilding Ireland, the National Development Plan and the National Planning Framework will most likely fall short.
Our industry recognises that it is in a war for talent against other professions that are considered more female-friendly. In 10 years, millennials will account for nearly 75pc of the Irish workforce and young people expect diversity and inclusion.
It is not just some lofty goal for them, it encourages them to join one company over another, or indeed one industry over another. In other words, the inherent gender imbalance in the construction industry is switching off this generation of younger people, both male and female.
Our survey shows that construction companies are aware of this threat to their medium-term future. Almost three-quarters (71pc) of respondents believe that the construction sector would benefit from attracting more women into the industry.
However, it is not enough to simply recognise the problem. While 91pc of those surveyed see adopting a gender-inclusive environment as important, only 61pc are taking steps to do so. While 80pc of respondents believe that is important to have gender-bias training for all staff engaged in recruitment, just 13pc have this in place.
We all need to do more to proactively facilitate women in the industry and to influence young girls to choose construction as a career. This includes addressing the education system where we believe young girls are dissuaded from considering any form of career in construction at primary and secondary level. The CIF has been working with several schools, industry leaders and state agencies to address this type of gender stereotyping as it diverts 50pc of future talent from our industry.
The impact of this stereotyping at primary and secondary levels follows through into the workplace. Almost half – 44pc – of respondents believe gender stereotyping is the main contributing factor in the shortage of women in construction, while 40pc suggest that the industry is simply not viewed as attractive to women.
The industry is trying to communicate the benefits and rewards of a career in construction to young women considering their options at second level.
Careers in construction have changed dramatically over the past 10 years. Better health and safety and increased use of technology are two trends making construction more attractive to young people, male and female.
Offsite, in the offices and boardrooms of construction companies, we should be able to address gender imbalance at senior management level more rapidly than on sites, with concerted efforts over the next three years.
Throughout 2018, the CIF will bring industry leaders, key policymakers, and key stakeholders in the education system, such as the career guidance counsellors, together to address gender imbalance in construction.
Working together and with the Government, we should aim to increase the proportion of women in the workforce to 25pc by 2030. This will be very challenging. However, we have met similar challenges in the past. Together, we can achieve this essential goal to the benefit of our companies, our industry and Irish society generally.
Last week, the CIF gathered with male and female leaders and role models from across the industry to mark International Women's Day.
And we have launched an awareness campaign, #BuildingEquality, to highlight the fact that there are high-quality careers available for women in the industry.
Throughout the year, we will be calling on industry leaders, male and female to be role models, to work together, and to collectively bring about the changes needed to attract more women into the industry. Simply put, the industry's future depends on our building equality.
Jean Winters, Director of Industrial Relations, CIF
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"We are going to win this war and the peace that follows. And in the difficult hours of this day � and through dark days that may be yet to come � we will know that the vast majority of the members of the human race are with us."
Although only about 49,000 soldiers were discharged from the U.S. Army during World War II through �Section 8� proceedings (i.e., by reason of metnal illness), nearly 11,000 of them were African-Americans, who comprised only 6.5-percent of the troops.
The �Honourable Artillery Company� of London, part of Britain�s Territorial Army, was founded on August 25, 1537, and is thus older than nearly all active military units in any army in the world.
The first woman military pilot to be wounded in action was the Russian Nedeshda Degtereva, who was hit during a reconnaissance mission over the Austrian lines in Galicia in 1915.
At the outbreak of the Pacific War, about 90-percent of Japan�s military aviators were enlisted men.
Eton, Britain's "Blessed College", sent 5,768 of her sons into the British armed forces during World War I, of whom 1,160 (20.1%) died and 1,467 (25.4%) were wounded, for a total of 2,629 casualties (45.4%), while garnering 13 awards of the Victoria Cross, 548 of the Distinguished Service Cross, and 744 of the Military Cross, for a total of one high decoration for every 4.4 alumni in the service.


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Gather your mates and come cruise with San Diego's best local breweries for a beer lovers event of a lifetime.
Every Friday night, we host our Hops on the Harbor craft beer dinner cruise, featuring a different San Diego brewery each month. Chef Brian Gist collaborates with the brewers to create an exciting dinner menu that pairs perfectly with the distinctive flavors of each brewer's beer selections.
Throughout the month of February we are collaborating with Burgeon Beer Co. The result of three ambitious men with a passion for nature and sense of adventure. Their cultural travel experiences have inspired Burgeon's creativity towards craft beer. Known for their Treevena American IPA, this award - winning brewery offers an extensive beer list and rotating seasonal brews at their Carlsbad tasting room.