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Sustainability has become an increasingly vital topic of discussion in modern society. Various businesses and their professionals have begun adopting environmentally friendly practices and continue to search for new ways to incorporate sustainability into their protocol.
Managerial Strategies and Green Solutions for Project Sustainability is an essential reference source for the latest scholarly research on core concepts of project sustainability and its applications. Featuring extensive coverage on a broad range of topics and perspectives, such as energy systems, climate change, and human capital, this publication is ideally designed for managers, researchers, and students seeking current information on structured managerial strategies for planning, executing, and assessing project sustainability performance.
The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:
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Gilman Tam is a Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 30 years' experience in the power plant business, covering project development, plant construction, commissioning, operation, and maintenance. Recently, Gilman has worked on power assets portfolio management in China and South East Asia, which lead projects in energy saving, sustainability, and management enhancement. With background in electrical engineering specializing in power generation, Gilman holds the MSc degree with distinction in Energy from the Heriot-Watt University, UK, and an MBA degree from the Newport University, U.S. He is a doctoral candidate researching project sustainability at the London South Bank University, UK. Gilman is a member of The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in the UK; a member of The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE); and a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) in the U.S. Gilman is an independent researcher with interest in energy, project success, and project sustainability. He has published articles in academic and professional journals, book chapters, and conference papers. Gilman has focused extensively on sustainability in both academic research and managerial practice. He has developed practical sustainability tools for project managers and promoted awareness of managing project sustainability in the project management community.
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Did you know that the Old Testament contains more than 2/3 of the text of the Bible? Did you realize that the Old Testament timeline covers thousands of years of history and tells us the stories of people whose lives still affect world events today? Are you familiar with the Old Testament prophets that describe in detail the characteristics of the Messiah and the events that happen when he comes, hundreds of years before they take place? Have you ever read the Old Testament books of poetry and wisdom literature that contain inspirational and instructional passages that we still use today to inspire, comfort and inform our lives during life events, and are ubiquitous in both classic and contemporary literary works?
In Dr. Stuart's Old Testament Survey class, he guides you through each of the Old Testament books by giving you the historical background, major themes and insight into the stories, characters and teaching of the book. In the historical books, you will become familiar with Old Testament Names like Adam, Noah, Abraham, Joseph and David. In the Old Testament prophets, Dr. Stuart will introduce you to the lives and messages of Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jeremiah and others. When you study the Old Testament books of wisdom literature, Dr. Stuart will give you insights into the teachings, structure and creativity in Proverbs, Psalms and other books in the Writings.
From the description of Creation in Genesis, to the last book of the Old Testament, the book of Malachi, the Old Testament contains stories and teachings that can inform, inspire and transform your life. Dr. Stuart's years of training and his skill in communicating, provides you with this opportunity to study and learn from one of the best. Now it's up to you!
You may download a syllabus for the class including the Course Outline by clicking on the link in the Downloads section. We do not have access to the notes or the 130 exam questions that he mentions in the lectures. The Syllabus is from the SemLink class that was originally offered online through Gordon-Conwell Seminary so you can see the class outline and suggested readings. The links are not active. If you want to participate in the assignments and tests and earn credit, you may contact Gordon-Conwell Seminary to find out if they still offer this class.
Thank you to Charles Campbell and Fellowship Bible Church for writing out the lecture notes. Note that they do not cover every lecture.
The purpose of this overview of the Old Testament is to focus on the content of each of the Old Testament books, the historical events that give context to the books, and specific questions that help draw out the overarching principles contained in the Old Testament. There is also an emphasis on identifying ways to use this material that can help people in their daily lives.
Genesis tells ten stories that describe origins or beginnings. These include the origin of the "heavens and earth," and the origin of specific families that are significant in God's dealings with humans.
Themes from selected passages in Genesis about which there are interpretations that differ greatly. These include Genesis 2 regarding creation of women and their roles, Genesis 6 about the "Sons of God," and Genesis 9 about the "curse of Ham." Other themes are the story of Abraham, and God as a punisher of evil.
The three major themes in Exodus are Israel's deliverance from Egypt, establishment of the Covenant and the Tabernacle. Other themes are how name repetition in a sentence is significant throughout Scripture, and how humility in the Jewish culture affects the actions and responses of many biblical characters.
Exodus contains both apodictic and casuistic laws. There are also paradigmatic laws which are designed to give broad guidance for specific situations that arise. The first part of Exodus is mostly stories, and the second part is mostly a record of the laws which are the basis for how they interact with God and other people.
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Saudi Arabia to Allow Movie Theaters to Open for First Time in 35 Years
Saudi women attending a short-film festival at a cultural center in Riyadh in October.
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In the latest in a series of gestures toward modernization that would once have seemed improbable, Saudi Arabia announced on Monday that it would allow commercial movie theaters to open for the first time in more than 35 years.
The moves to allow access by early 2018, part of a broad campaign by the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, to transform Saudi society, followed measures that would give women the right to drive and to attend soccer games, and that would allow concerts and other forms of public entertainment.
Although satellite television and video downloads have made the ban on commercial theaters all but irrelevant, the announcement highlights the diminishing power of the kingdom's conservative clerics. The grand mufti, Saudi Arabia's highest religious authority, publicly called commercial films a source of "depravity" and opposed the opening of movie theaters as recently as a few months ago.
And opening the door to such changes raises suspenseful questions about how far they will go, beginning with the issue of what movies will be shown and how they may be censored.
Taken together, the loosening of the restrictions is "very real and quite significant," said Jane Kinninmont, a scholar at the British research organization Chatham House who studies Saudi Arabia, adding that "maybe there will be some jobs created in a new agency to censor the movies" along the way.
The social overhauls are part of a broad plan to open up the kingdom's economy and to reduce its near-total dependence on oil. To that same end, the crown prince has simultaneously embarked on a broad crackdown against corruption, holding members of the Saudi elite in a luxury hotel, in what has been described as an effort to force them to repay billions of dollars diverted into personal coffers from other transactions.
Critics say the detentions were intended, in part, to neutralize potential challengers.
Prince Mohammed, the 32-year-old favorite son of King Salman, 81, has amassed a degree of personal power without precedent in Saudi Arabia, and he has indicated no interest in political reforms to parallel his program of opening up the economy and social rules. The most prominent cleric the crown prince has jailed, Salman al-Awda, was known for advocating loosening social rules while putting in place democratic political changes, and he appears to have been detained for the latter.
The prince has promised that he will use his power to move Saudi Arabia toward a more tolerant form of Islam than its religious establishment has promoted in the kingdom and around the world for decades.
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Safa Giray (, صفا گرای; ) was three times khan of Kazan  (1524–31, 1535–46, 1546–49). He was the nephew of the previous Kazan Khan Sahib Giray and brother of Moxammat Giray.

First reign 1524–31: In 1524 a large Russian army approached Kazan and Sahib Giray fled. His 13-year-old nephew Safa Giray took his place. The Russian siege of Kazan failed and they withdrew. In 1530 another Russian army burned part of Kazan and Safa Giray fled to Arsk. The matter was settled when a faction deposed Safa Giray and enthroned the pro-Russian Jan Ali.

Second reign 1535–46: Four years later, in 1535 the Kazan nobility expelled or killed the pro-Russian Jan Ali and Safa Giray returned to the throne. He married Jan Ali's wife or widow Söyembikä of Kazan. The pro-Russian faction wanted to enthrone Jan Ali's brother Shah Ali, but they were unsuccessful. The choice of an anti-Russian khan led to border fighting around Nizhny Novgorod. In 1537 or 1538 Safa Giray burned the outskirts of Murom and withdrew on the approach of a Russian army. In 1546 two Russian armies raided near Kazan and withdrew. In 1546 a Kazan faction revolted and Safa Giray fled to his father-in-law Yusuf of the Nogai horde. He was replaced by the pro-Russian Shahghali (Shah Ali).

Third reign 1546–49: Shah Ali soon found his position impossible and after a few months slipped out of town. Safa Giray returned with a Nogai army but Shah Ali's flight made the army unnecessary. Leaders of the pro-Russian faction fled. In late 1547 Ivan the Terrible in person led a winter campaign against Kazan, but an early thaw made the roads and rivers impassible, so he returned to Moscow. Part of the army continued, won a few battles and withdrew.

Safa Giray died in 1549. Reason of his death is unclear, but it is said that he was poisoned by his enemies. After his death his infant son Utamesh ascended the throne. His wife, Söyembikä became Regent.

See also
Giray dynasty
List of Kazan khans

References
 Henry Hoyle Howorth, History of the Mongols, 1880, Part 2, pp 388–392, 400-403, 404-405

1510 births
1549 deaths
Khanate of Kazan
16th-century monarchs in Europe

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2009-present: Associate Professor, University of Chicago, Department of Comparative Human Development, Institute for Mind and Biology, Committee on Evolutionary Biology and The College
2002-2009: Assistant Professor, University of Chicago, Department of Comparative Human Development, Institute for Mind and Biology, Committee on Evolutionary Biology and The College
1996-2002: Research Associate, Department of Psychology, Cornell University
1995: Ph.D. Biopsychology, Evolution of Animal Behavior, University of Michigan
1990: M.S. Biopsychology, University of Georgia
1988: B.S. Psychology, Manhattan College
2005-2008 National Science Foundation, "Integrating functions and mechanisms of kin recognition: are there parallels between inbreeding avoidance and nepotism?" (IOB 05-17137).
2002-2008 National Institutes of Health, "Effects of Stress and Adrenal Functioning on Cognition". (R01 MH63921-01A1).
1998-2000 National Science Foundation, "Mechanisms of Social Recognition in Belding's Ground Squirrels". (IBN 98-08704).
1999 National Science Foundation, Research Experiences for Undergraduates. (IBN 98-08704).
1994-1995 University of Michigan Rackham Thesis Grant, "The Development of Alarm-call Responses in Spermophilus beldingi".
1993-1994 American Society of Mammalogists Grant-in-Aid of Research, "The ontogeny of alarm-call responses in Spermophilus beldingi".
1993-1994 Sigma Xi Grant-in-aid of Research, "The ontogeny of alarm-call responses in Spermophilus beldingi".
1993-1995 National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant, "Development of alarm-call response behavior". (IBN -9311508).
Schell, C.J., Young, J.K., Lonsdorf, E.V., Mateo, J.M., & Santymire, R.M. 2018. It takes two: Evidence for reduced sexual conflict over parental care in a biparental canid. Journal of Mammalogy, 99, 75-88.
Mateo, J.M. 2017. The ontogeny of kin recognition mechanisms in Belding's ground squirrels. Physiology & Behavior, 173, 279-284. View abstract View article
Schell, C.J., Young, J.K., Lonsdorf, E.V., Mateo, J.M., & Santymire, R.M. 2017. Investigation of techniques to measure cortisol and testosterone concentrations in coyote hair. Zoo Biology, 363, 220-225. View abstract
Schell, C.J., Young, J.K., Lonsdorf, E.V., Mateo, J.M. & Santymire, R.M. 2016. Olfactory attractants and parity affect prenatal androgens and territoriality of coyote breeding pairs. Physiology and Behavior, 165, 43-54. View abstract View article
Mateo, J.M. 2015. Hamilton's legacy: Mechanisms of kin recognition in humans. Ethology, 121, 419-427. View abstract View article
Dosmann, A.J. Brooks, K.C. & Mateo, J.M. 2015. Evidence for a mechanism of phenotypic integration of behaviour and innate immunity in a wild rodent: implications for animal personality and ecological immunology. Animal Behaviour, 101, 179-189. View abstract View article
Dosmann, A. , Brooks, K.C., and Mateo, J.M. 2015. Within-individual correlations reveal link between a behavioral syndrome, condition and cortisol in free-ranging Belding's ground squirrels. Ethology, 121, 125-134. View abstract View article
Mateo, J.M. 2014. Development, maternal effects, and behavioral plasticity. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 54, 841-849 . View abstract View article
Dosmann, A. & Mateo, J.M. 2014. Food, sex, and predators: Animal personality persists with multidimensional plasticity across complex environments. Animal Behaviour, 90, 109-116. View abstract View article
Brooks, K.C. & Mateo, J.M. 2013. Chronically raised glucocorticoids reduce innate immune function in Belding's ground squirrels (Urocitellus beldingi) after an immune challenge. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 193, 149-157. View abstract View article
Coffin, H.R., Watters, J.V. & Mateo, J.M. 2011. Odour-based recognition of familiar and related conspecifics in Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti). PLoS One, 6, e25002. View abstract View article
Mattarella-Micke, A., Mateo, J.M., Kozak, M.N., Foster, K. & Beilock, S.L. 2011. Choke or thrive? The relation between salivary cortisol and math Performance depends on individual differences in working memory and math anxiety. Emotion, 11, 1000-1005. View abstract View article
Mateo, J.M. 2010. Self-referent phenotype matching and long-term maintenance of kin recognition. Animal Behaviour, 80, 929-935. View abstract View article
Mateo, J.M. 2010. Alarm calls elicit predator specific physiological responses. Biology Letters, 6, 623-625. View abstract View article
Blumstein, D.T., Ebensperger, L.A., Hayes, L.D., Vasquex, R.A., Ahern, T.H., Burger, J.R., Dolezal, A.G., Dosmann, A., Gonazalez-Mariscal, G., Harris, B.N., Herrera, E.A., Lacey, E.A., Mateo, J.M., McGraw, L.A., Olazabal, D., Ramenofsky, M., Rubenstein, D.R., Sakhai, S.A., Saltzman, W., Sainz-Borgo, C., Soto-Gamboa, M., Stewart, M.L., Wey, T.W., Wingfield, J.C., & Young, L.J. 2010. Towards an integrative understanding of social behavior: new models and new opportunities. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 4, 1-9. View article
Bruck, J.N. & Mateo, J.M. 2010. How habitat features shape ground squirrel navigation. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 124, 176-186. View abstract View article
Mateo, J.M. Under revision. Seasonal variation in glucocorticoids of free-living Belding's ground squirrels (Spermophilus beldingi). General and Comparative Endocrinology.
Mateo, J.M. 2009. Development of anti-predator behavior. In: Handbook of Developmental and Comparative Neuroscience: Epigenesis, Evolution, and Behavior (Ed. by M.S. Blumberg, J.H. Freeman & S.R. Robinson). Oxford University Press.
Mateo, J.M. 2009. The causal role of odours in the development of recognition templates and social preferences. Animal Behaviour, 77, 115-121. View article View abstract
Maestripieri, D. & Mateo, J.M. (Eds.) 2009. Maternal Effects in Mammals. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Available now in hardcover, paperback and e-book!
Mateo, J.M. 2009. Maternal influences on habitat selection, social relationships and survival behaviors. In: Maternal Effects in Mammals (Ed. by D. Maestripieri & J.M. Mateo). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. View chapter
Reyes, T.L. & Mateo, J.M. 2008. Oxytocin and cooperation: cooperation with non-kin associated with mechanisms for affiliation. The Journal of Social, Evolutionary & Cultural Psychology, 2, 234-246. View article
Mateo, J.M. 2008. Inverted-U shape relationship between cortisol and learning in ground squirrels. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 89, 582-590. View article View abstract
Mateo, J.M. 2008. Kinship signals in animals. In: Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. (Editor-in-Chief, L. R. Squire et al.). Oxford: Academic Press.
Mateo, J.M. 2007. Ecological and hormonal correlates of anti-predator behavior in Belding's ground squirrels (Spermophilus beldingi). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 62, 37-49. View article View abstract
Mateo, J.M. 2007. Ontogeny of adaptive behaviors. In: Rodent Societies (Ed. by J.O. Wolff & P.W. Sherman), pp. 195-206. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Holmes, W.G. & Mateo, J.M. 2007. Kin recognition in rodents - critical issues, empirical evidence and model systems. In: Rodent Societies (Ed. by J.O. Wolff & P.W. Sherman), pp. 216-228. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Ables, E.A., Kay, L.M. & Mateo, J.M. 2007. Rats assess degree of relatedness from human odors. Physiology & Behavior, 90, 726-732. View article View abstract
Holmes, W.G. & Mateo, J.M. 2006. Fostering clarity in kin recognition designs: reply to Todrank & Heth. Animal Behaviour, 72, e5-e7. View article
Mateo, J.M. 2006. Developmental and geographic variation in stress hormones in wild Belding's ground squirrels (Spermophilus beldingi). Hormones and Behavior, 50, 718-725. View article View abstract
Mateo, J.M. 2006. Development of individually distinct recognition cues. Developmental Psychobiology, 48, 508-519. View article View abstract
Mateo, J.M. 2006. The nature and representation of individual recognition cues in Belding's ground squirrels. Animal Behaviour, 71, 141-154. View article View abstract
Mateo, J.M. & Cavigelli, S.A. 2005. A validation of extraction methods for non-invasive sampling of glucocorticoids in free-living ground squirrels. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 78, 1069-1084. View article View abstract
Mateo, J.M. 2004. Recognition systems and biological organization: The perception component of social recognition. Annales Zoologici Fennici, 41, 729-745. View article View abstract
Mateo, J.M. & Holmes, W.G. 2004. Cross-fostering as a means to study kin recognition. Animal Behaviour, 68, 1451-1459. View article View abstract
Mateo, J.M. 2003. Kin recognition ground squirrels and other rodents. Journal of Mammalogy, 84, 1163-1181. View article View abstract
Mateo, J.M. & Johnston, R.E. 2003. Kin recognition by self-referent phenotype matching: weighing the evidence. Animal Cognition, 6, 73-76. View article
Mateo, J.M. 2002. Kin recognition abilities and nepotism as a function of sociality. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 269, 721-727. View article View abstract
Sih, A. & Mateo, J.M. 2001. Persistence and punishment pay: a new model of territory establishment and space use. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 16, 477-479. View article
Mateo, J.M. & Johnston, R.E. 2001. Self referencing in hamsters. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 16, 74-75. View article
Mateo, J.M. & Johnston, R.E. 2000. Kin recognition and the 'armpit effect': Evidence of self-referent phenotype matching. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 267, 695-700. View article View abstract
Mateo, J.M. & Johnston, R.E. 2000. Retention of social recognition after hibernation in Belding's ground squirrels. Animal Behaviour, 59, 491-499. View article View abstract
Mateo, J.M. & Holmes, W.G. 1999. How rearing history affects alarm-call responses of Belding's ground squirrels (Spermophilus beldingi, Sciuridae). Ethology, 105, 207-222. View article
Mateo, J.M. & Holmes, W.G. 1999. Plasticity of alarm-call response development in Belding's ground squirrels (Spermophilus beldingi, Sciuridae). Ethology, 105, 193-206. View article
Holmes, W.G. & Mateo, J.M. 1998. How mothers influence the development of litter-mate preferences in Belding's ground squirrels. Animal Behaviour, 55, 1555-1570. View article
Mateo, J.M. & Holmes, W.G. 1997. Development of alarm-call response behaviour in juvenile Belding's ground squirrels: The role of dams. Animal Behaviour, 54, 509-524. View article
Mateo, J.M. 1996. The development of alarm-call response behaviour in free-living juvenile Belding's ground squirrels. Animal Behaviour, 52, 489-505. View article View abstract
Mateo, J.M. 1996. Early auditory experience and the ontogeny of alarm-call discrimination in Belding's ground squirrels (Spermophilus beldingi). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 110, 115-124. View article View abstract
Mateo, J.M., Holmes, W.G., Bell, A.M., & Turner, M. 1994. Sexual maturation in male prairie voles: Effects of the social environment. Physiology & Behavior, 56, 299-304. View article
Hetts, S., Clark, J.D., Calpin, J.P., Arnold, C.E., & Mateo, J.M. 1992. Influence of housing conditions on beagle behaviour. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 34, 137-155. View article
Mateo, J.M., Estep, D.Q., & McCann, J.S. 1991. Effects of differential handling on the behaviour of domestic ewes (Ovis aries). Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 32, 45-54.
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Humans · Technology
Smart jackets that diagnose pneumonia faster than a doctor
Mama Ope, pneumonia, Royal Academy of Engineering Africa Prize, smart jacket, Uganda
For 26 year old Olivia Koburongo a telecommunication engineer at Uganda's Makerere University, the death of her grandmother to Pneumonia was been the spark that has seen her develop smart jackets together with her colleagues, that are able to detect pneumonia three times faster than a doctor.
This now provides timely diagnosis to a disease that kills 24,000 Ugandan children under the age of five every year. It is a revolutionary technology, coming at a time when the number of global infections has risen, with over 2 million children dying from the disease each year accounting for almost 1 in 5 under five deaths according to the World Health Organization.
But the jackets are also addressing the problem of widening doctor to patient ratio especially in Africa that has taken a toll on the continent's healthcare. Olivia spoke to fairplanet about the revolutionary technology.
fairplanet: Why did you pick on pneumonia for your innovation?
Olivia Koburongo: The smart jacket innovation is inspired by a personal story. I lost my grandmother and best friend to pneumonia in June of 2014.
Seeing my superstar helpless on life support got me thinking hard and blaming anyone I could afford to. I thought to myself that if pneumonia had been identified fast at the very first health Centre she visited, then maybe she wouldn't be in that terrible state. I felt that something better could have been done to save her life. After her passing on as I was going through the flow of events I realized that there was a gap. The gap was in how the diagnosis process was done. So I decided to find ways of bridging that gap
In a nutshell how does Mama Ope work?
Mama Ope is the name we have given to the jackets, meaning mother hope. Once the jackets are worn, the sensors pick signs and symptoms to identify pneumonia in young children. The technology involves a stethoscope which is embedded in a wearable jacket. The jacket is then connected to an android app in a mobile phone via Bluetooth.
The application then monitors a patient's chest and listens for the sound of the lungs. It also checks one's breathing rate and temperature. Analysis of the audio can lead to an early and accurate diagnosis of pneumonia.
The jacket can diagnose pneumonia up to three times faster than a doctor and reduces human error. Tell us more about that?
Yes, technology has made it easier and faster to diagnose pneumonia, at least three times faster than a doctor would. With this, the health workers are empowered to do their work faster and more accurately despite the large numbers awaiting them on a daily basis considering the high patient to doctor ratio of 24,700:1 and patient to nurse ratio of 11,000:1 in my country. This also eliminates the possibilities of costly misdiagnosis.
MamaOpe also standardizes medical results as opposed to the traditional method where results vary and are dependent on the level of medical expertise of various doctors.
How is the uptake of the jackets?
We are still testing the jackets so we haven't rolled them in the market but based on the inquiries we are getting so far from across the country and beyond, we envision brisk uptake. We however need to make sure that the jackets are up to the highest possible standards.
What is the most exciting thing about working on this project for you?
The most beautiful moments for me are when people who have lost loved ones to this threat commend our work. I remember my former teacher at Kings College Budo who confided in me that she had lost her mother under the same circumstances as my grandmother. She was so excited about what we were doing.
Second was a friend from Cameroon who had lost a niece too and was actually seeking collaboration to have these jackets in his country. The fact that when all is said and done it will bring hope to millions of people has made this journey thrilling for me despite the hurdles.
Having embraced technology in this pursuit, what do you feel is the space of technology in addressing African problems?
I think technology and not globalization is the solution to 70 per cent of African problems. We have already seen how innovations are solving some of the problems we never imagined in Africa we would find solutions to while also opening up the continent to a world of new opportunities and possibilities. From feeding a growing population, to finding quicker and sustainable healthcare solutions, technology is at the heart of African renaissance.
How important are the smart jackets to the Ugandan health sector?
Simply put, they are revolutionary for our health sector. Pneumonia kills up to 24,000 Ugandan children under the age of five every year, many of whom are misdiagnosed as having malaria With this, we live to see one of the Sustainable development goals of reducing infant mortality rates fulfilled.
You are among the finalists in the prestigious 2017 Royal Academy of Engineering Africa Prize. What does this mean to your project and resolve?
It is such a huge honour and pleasure to have the world recognize us for such a life changing innovation. We look forward to win, but the greatest win is in knowing that we are making our contribution in defeating pneumonia and giving humanity a reason to live.
In your journey between concept to actualization of this idea, what would you say stood out as the biggest hurdle to the project?
Delays concerning component/material shipping, which sometimes were never delivered. Getting the right partners who understand that this being a medical product will not be out there in the market the following month but has to go through series of stages and iterations before it's validated. But amidst all this we are happy to have surmounted the odds and are still on course with our resolve.
What's next for Mama Ope going forward?
We now want to validate the engineering function of the device to ensure that it meets the highest standards, keep on with clinical trials and product validations then roll it out in the market for commercial use. We are really humbled and excited to be part of this historic feat and look forward to the day the world will bid pneumonia goodbye.
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It is a revolutionary technology, coming at a time when the number of global infections has risen, with over 2 million children dying from the disease each year.
The technology involves a stethoscope which is embedded in a wearable jacket. The jacket is then connected to an android app in a mobile phone via Bluetooth.
We are still testing the jackets so we haven't rolled them in the market but based on the inquiries we are getting so far from across the country and beyond, we envision brisk uptake.
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적색파시즘은 스탈린주의와 마오쩌둥 사상 그리고 호치민 사상과 선군정치 등을 파시즘에 비유하는 경멸적인 용어다. 스탈린주의 아래서 소련의 지도자들이 "붉은 파시스트"가 되었다는 비판은 평의회주의자, 좌파공산주의자, 사회민주주의자, 민주사회주의자, 아나키스트, 그리고 우익 세력들 사이에서 보편적으로 언급되었다.
독소 불가침 조약이 실행되는 동안 베니토 무솔리니는 스탈린주의가 소비에트 볼셰비즘을 동슬라브 파시즘으로 변형시킨것으로 간주하고 긍정적으로 평가했다. 아돌프 히틀러는 스탈린과 그의 정치에 경의를 표하며 스탈린이 소비에트 볼셰비키를 나치즘의 한 형태로 변형시키고 있다고 생각했다.
↑ Norman Thomas, "Which Way America—Fascism, Communism, Socialism or Democracy?", Town Meeting Bulletin, XIII, March 16, 1948, pp. 19–20.
↑ Les K. Adler and Thomas G. Paterson, "Red Fascism: The Merger of Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia in the American Image of Totalitarianism, 1930's–1950's", The American Historical Review, April 1, 1970, 75 (4): p. 1046, footnote 4.
↑ A. James Gregor, The Fascist Persuasion in Radical Politics, Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton University Press, 1974, p. 193.
↑ Otto Rühle, "The Struggle Against Fascism Begins with the Struggle Against Bolshevism", the American Councillist journal Living Marxism, 1939, Vol. 4, No. 8.
↑ "Editorial: The Russian Betrayal", The New York Times, September 18, 1939.
↑ MacGregor Knox, Mussolini Unleashed, 1939-1941: Politics and Strategy in Italy's Last War, pp. 63–64.
↑ François Furet, Passing of an Illusion: The Idea of Communism in the Twentieth Century, Chicago, Illinois; London, England, University of Chicago Press, 1999, pp. 191–192, ISBN 0226273407.
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A well-presented three bedroom semi-detached house in a sought-after central location, within walking distance of the mainline railway station and city centre.
The property includes: entrance hall, cloakroom, living room, dining room, three bedrooms (master with en suite) and family bathroom. Outside there are attractive gardens and allocated parking.


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the road to peace
Look at this: not only has Tom Waits gone political, but he's written a truly great protest song that you can download for free from his record label's website at anti.com:
"Once Kissinger said 'We have no friends,
America only has interests'.
Now our president wants to be seen as a hero
and he's hungry for re-election,
But Bush is reluctant to risk his future
and the fear of his political failure,
So he plays chess at his desk
and poses for the press,
Ten thousand miles from the road to peace."
(download mp3…)
I don't think Tom Waits has ever written a lyric that didn't carry at least a whiff of genius. There are six other tracks for download there, too. Bargain!
I've been going to see a lot of bands lately — I'm excited about live music to an extent that I probably haven't been since I was about nineteen. Two days ago I saw (occasional Tom Waits collaborators) Sparklehorse at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. They played a great selection from their four albums, including their first album, vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot — one of my favourite records of all time. But hearing their other stuff played alongside it reminded me how much good stuff there is on their other records too, which has prompted a bit of a Sparklehorse revival for me the last few days.
Another reason to be cheerful: my old friend Rich's truly excellent band Lana. They're one of the best live bands I've seen in ages, and the fact that I'm linking to their myspace page despite my profound, visceral loathing of myspace should be taken as an indicator of just how much I think you should listen to them.
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Hello. This website is not dead — it's only sleeping. As a travel journal and account of life on a tiny Okinawan island it's really served its original function, and since I'm now back in the UK and don't really want to be writing one of these 'what-I-had-for-breakfast-today' web logs I did consider putting a last full stop to it all, but actually it's quite nice to have a little place on the web so that increasingly widely-scattered friends and acquaintances around the world can, if they want to, periodically get at least an approximate idea of where I am now and what I'm doing.
And besides, occasionally I do go somewhere and do something other than have breakfast. A couple of weeks ago, for example, I went to Paris: a city that is notable for many things, including — perhaps most famously — being the capital of France.
Getting off the bus (the bus from London is extremely reasonable (£35 return) and takes a mere eight hours or so including the ninety minute ferry journey, during which you can get off the bus and walk around, have a coffee and a sandwich and a look at the sea), getting off the bus I realised that it has probably been about 15 years since I was last in Paris, despite the fact that Paris is brilliant and getting there and back from London costs less than it used to cost to get from my little island to Naha on mainland Okinawa.
I went to visit Alex, who was briefly back from Hokkaido. While there we finally got to go to Dans Le Noir — a restaurant where you eat in total darkness, and where all the waiters and waitresses are blind. It was a very interesting experience — for me the complete darkness oscillated unpredictably between relaxing and oppressive, so it's very hard to say overall how much I liked it, but the food was excellent and it was certainly an exercise in empathy as well: I'd never considered the practical difficulties of eating things you can't see. How do you make sure a forkful of salad goes into your mouth neatly? How do you pour yourself a glass of wine? And how do you know when you've finished? I'm sure in all cases there are more elegant solutions than the ones I found (I was careful to wipe all traces of sauce off my face before returning to the light).
We also watched an almost entirely deranged 1970s Japanese B-movie with the superb title of Terrifying Girls High School: Lynch Law Classroom. The title pretty much sums it up: a sort-of Japanese Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (surely the greatest film title of all time…?)
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Historic train depot in Yarmouth is on the market
The asking price for the 1906 Grand Trunk Railroad Depot on Main Street is $165,000.
By Megan GrayPortland Press Herald
Visitors attended an open house Tuesday at the Yarmouth Grand Trunk Railroad Depot. The historic 1906 building still has many of its original features, including the ceilings, light fixtures and a ticket window. It is is being offered for $165,000 with a preservation easement through Maine Preservation's Protect and Sell Program. Staff photo by Brianna Soukup
YARMOUTH — A historic train depot in Yarmouth Village is for sale for the first time in 50 years.
Potential buyers scoped out the 1906 Grand Trunk Railroad Depot on Main Street at an open house Tuesday. The Yarmouth Village Improvement Society has owned the building for five decades and is working with the nonprofit Maine Preservation to sell it.
"It's ready for a new steward," said Sarah Hansen, real estate manager for Maine Preservation.
The asking price is $165,000. The train depot is part of the Protect and Sell Program at Maine Preservation, which connects sellers with buyers who want to rehabilitate historic properties. Maine Preservation will also hold preservation easements on the property, so it will review any proposed changes and protect the building from demolition. Hansen said the easements will still allow for renovations that would make the building more functional, like updates to the bathrooms or the installation of a small kitchen. The organization will also be available for technical help, like working on plans or hiring a contractor.
"Our goal is not to have this be a museum," Hansen said. "It should be a living, breathing building."
The train depot needs some repairs to the floors and windows. But it has many of the original details, like bead board walls and a ticket window.
"Maine has a lot of really fantastic train stations, but I think this one is particularly iconic," Hansen said. "It's so intact, and it's rare."
The Canadian National Railway built the train station in 1906 and owned it for more than 60 years. When the company stopped running trains to Yarmouth, it proposed tearing down the depot. The Yarmouth Village Improvement Society bought the building for $500 in 1968 to save it from demolition. Starting in 1976, local florists have leased the space. In 1979, the train depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
An original train schedule sits above the fireplace in what used to be a waiting room at the old Yarmouth Grand Trunk Railroad Depot. Visitors attended an open house on Tuesday afternoon to view the property which is being offered at $165,000 with a preservation easement through Maine Preservation's Protect & Sell Program. Staff photo by Brianna Soukup
Over the years, the Village Improvement Society has paid for repairs and maintenance to the building. Recently, that work has included a new furnace and weatherization projects. But Village Florist & Company did not renew the lease last year, and President Linda Grant said the Village Improvement Society could no longer afford upkeep on the building. They turned to Maine Preservation because they still wanted to protect the building in some way.
"We feel it is our responsibility to do that in perpetuity," Grant said.
Grant said potential buyers have proposed everything from an interior design studio to a bicycle shop. Property records show the first floor is about 1,400 square feet. A steady stream of people strolled through the train depot Tuesday afternoon, inspecting the hardwood floors and the stone fireplace.
One of them was Kevin Bunker, a founding principal of the Developers Collaborative. He said the space could be right as an office for a small business, and a trip to the basement was reassuring.
"Things look pretty plumb and level," Bunker said. "I've been through a lot of old buildings, and a lot of them are in worse shape."
Marc Bagala, the owner and president of Bagala Window Works, said he had visited the property in the past to inspect the windows. He envisioned a recording studio there.
"It does have a lot of history," he said. "That's what's drawing so many people here."
Russ Pearce of Pearce Builders had questions about the easements, as well as the surrounding land owned by the town and the state. But he said he was familiar with the unique building as a resident of Yarmouth.
"I could see turning it into a coffee shop or even a small restaurant," he said.
Maine Preservation will accept offers for the train depot at its office until 5 p.m. March 6. The group will review those offers March 7 with the Yarmouth Village Improvement Society. A preferred buyer will be notified by noon March 8.
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Team The Blood Community attended Momentum Tech Conference, 2018 held in Karachi. It was a moment of immense pleasure to show presence on the platform that was shared by big international names like Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Amazon and many more. The team had a productive interaction with entrepreneurs, freelancers, innovators, and educators and to talk about the social cause that we are running in Pakistan for saving lives.


These diamond hexagon chandelier earrings (3.00TW) are available in 18K White and Rose Gold. These statement earrings look beautiful on the ear, and are great for any special occasion!
*The earrings are 2.5" Long.


Ivan Voras posted word on his FreeBSD development blog that he built a FreeBSD 7 LiveCD. This is part of his 2007 Google Summer of Code project, finstall, a graphical FreeBSD installer that's also a live CD.
I think this is great. Booting the installer as a live CD lets a user see if FreeBSD recognizes hardware before committing to an installation. The user also gets to play with FreeBSD without making any changes to the production system. I downloaded the .iso and booted it in VMware to take the screen capture at left. Right now the system doesn't do much, and the keyboard mapping isn't English. (For example, obtaining the - key required me to hit the / key.) I am excited to see this and it would be great to have it ready for FreeBSD 7. I do not think it will happen, but we'll see.
IP can easily be tunneled over a plethora of network protocols at various layers, such as IP, ICMP, UDP, TCP, DNS, HTTP, SSH to name a few. While a direct connection may not always be possible due to a firewall, the IP packets could be encapsulated as payload in other protocols, which would get through. However, each such encapsulation requires the setup of a different program and the user has to manually probe different encapsulations to find out which of them works in a given environment.
The aim of this project is to implement the Super Tunnel Daemon, a tunneling daemon using plugins for different encapsulations and automagically selecting the best encapsulation in each environment.
That sounds like a nice capability for malicious users.


This Condo for Sale The Cliff is located at Kasetsin 2 Alley, Na Kluea, Pattaya, Chon Buri 20150.
The Cliff is a new 27 storey condo building in Pratumnak between Pattaya and Jomtien within walking distance to Cosy Beach. The building has approximately 426 rooms in 6 different sizes and floor plans. Condo comprises of a single building, having 27 floors and includes 426 units. There are many amenities to make residents of condo feel like they are in a luxury resort.


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1990 - 1999 A historical review
"Technical transformation"
The 1990s marked the biggest technical transition for Volvo in terms of how Volvo cars were to be designed and built for the future. A modular family of engines was the first result, initially as a six-cylinder engine in the new 960 model in late 1990 and appearing less than a year later in a five-cylinder version in the completely new Volvo 850 GLT - the car with four world firsts: one at the front, one at the rear and two in the middle. These were the transverse five-cylinder engine with its transmission and front-wheel drive integrated into a compact unit, the delta-link rear suspension, the SIPS side impact protection system and the ARH belt reel with its automatic height adjustment. The 850 became the basis for most Volvo models of the 1990s, expanding the range as usual with entry-level models as well as prestige versions, even convertibles. Other new cars from Volvo were the Dutch-built S40/V40 and the prestigious S80 in 1998 which again marked a new era of technology and innovation. Discussions during the decade about staying independent or not resulted in a proposed merger with Renault which fell through in 1993, but became reality in 1999 when Ford Motor Company acquired all the Volvo Car Corporation shares from AB Volvo.
Bullet points: 1990 -Launch of luxury Volvo 960 and Volvo 940. Volvo and Renault conclude alliance with view to eventual merger. 1991 - Volvo 850 - the company's safest and most advanced model so far - is launched and becomes a world success. 1992 - Asbestos was eliminated from car production. 1993 - Production of Volvo 240 ceases after 19 years and over 2.8 million cars. Collapse of proposed merger with Renault. 1994 - SIPS, Side impact protection system - (side-impact airbags) was launched. 1995 - Volvo S40 and V40 - from Volvo's Dutch plant NedCar in Born were launched. 1996 -Volvo C70 Coupé was launched - built in the Uddevalla plant. Volvo 850 updated and renamed Volvo S70/V70. 1997 - Launch of Volvo V70 XC (later the name was changed to Volvo XC70) and C70 Convertible. 1998 - The sedan Volvo S80 becomes first model in large-car range to be based on global shared technologies. 1999 - Volvo Cars was bought from AB Volvo by Ford Motor Company (FMC) in 31 March.
In the autumn of 1990, Volvo presented the 940/960.
The Volvo 960 had a newly-developed driveline with an in-line, six-cylinder, three-litre engine and an electronically controlled automatic transmission. The new engine, the B6304F, with double overhead camshafts, 24 valves and a power output of 150 kW (204 hp), meant that Volvo was able to advance its position in the high-performance sector. The Volvo 960 replaced the 760 as the top-of-the-line model in the Volvo product range.
The Volvo 940 has the same styling as the Volvo 960 and is equipped with a choice of four-cylinder engines. It is available in GL, GLT and Turbo versions. The Volvo 940 replaced all versions of the Volvo 740 except for the basic variant, the Volvo 740 GL.
The safety belts in the front seats of the Volvo 960 have mechanical belt tensioners as standard. The car can also be fitted with an integrated airbag in the steering wheel, and the three-point safety belt and adjustable head restraint are standard in the saloon. A unique and practical integrated child booster cushion was also presented as an alternative to the conventional armrest.
The Volvo Car Corporation received yet more distinctions for its work on safety, in the form of the Prince Michael Road Safety Award for the best technical innovation in the field of safety and the Autocar & Motor award for the best safety feature. Both awards were for the integrated child booster cushion in the Volvo 940/960.
An agreement was signed between Volvo and Renault on cooperation in the car, truck and bus product areas.
In June 1991, the Volvo Car Corporation unveiled a completely new car, the Volvo 850 GLT, under the banner of "a dynamic car with four unique innovations".
The four unique innovations were: the transverse inline five-cylinder engine;
the Delta-link rear axle, which unites the advantages of the live rear axle with those of individual suspension; the
integrated side impact protection system SIPS, and the self-adjusting belt reel.
The Volvo 850 GLT represents Volvo's greatest industrial project over the years and is the first step in a new industrial generation.
Other Volvo news during the 1992 model year included a side impact protec-tion system for the Volvo 740, 940 and 960 a new head restraint, a new and even safer steering column and longer service intervals.
The high safety level of Volvo cars was confirmed once again during the year: two American surveys of injuries in collisions - by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the Highway Loss Data Institute - cited Volvo as the safest car on the market.
The Volvo Car Corporation plant in Ghent, Belgium, received the prestigious Japanese "Productive Maintenance Excellence Prize" for its successful work on streamlining quality and productivity.
During the autumn, the final agreement was reached between the Dutch state, the Volvo Car Corporation and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation on NedCar, a new joint company in with each party holds 33.3% of the shares, to replace Volvo Car B.V.
Despite recession and fierce competition on the car market, 1992 was an eventful year for Volvo, one in which the Volvo 850 GLT played a prominent part. Volvo's most extensive marketing campaign ever was held in conjunction with the introduction of this new car in the USA - and the reception it met with was very positive.
During the summer of 1992, just one year after the Volvo 850 GLT was first introduced, the Volvo 850 GLE was launched. This was the next member of this new and highly acclaimed car series - an exciting family car featuring the same advanced technology as the Volvo 850 GLT.
A fully driveable experimental car, the Volvo ECC (Environmental Concept Car) was unveiled at the Paris Show.
The 1993 Volvo 940/960 Estate had a completely newly-designed rear seat with three-point inertia-reel safety belt and head restraints on all three positions - as well as the option of an integrated child safety seat.
The Volvo-Renault Alliance continued to develop. Two new joint organisations were created, one for quality and one for purchasing. A joint organisation for stra-tegic product planning also began to take form.
Several new products appeared during the year. In February, the Volvo 850 Estate was introduced, featuring the same sophisticated technology as the Volvo 850 GLT/GLE. One major item of news was the retractable safety net for the folding rear seat. The vertical tail lamp array was the most noticeable exterior feature.
The Volvo 850 Turbo appeared in August, with Volvo's most powerful engine to date. The power output was a full 225 hp and maximum torque was 300 Nm at only 2,000 rpm.
A number of changes were made in the Volvo 400 Series, bringing these models more closely into line with the Volvo 850. CFCs were eliminated from all new airconditioning units and thereby from the entire Volvo product range.
The recession deepened, particularly in Europe, bringing declining purchasing power and weak demand for cars. Extensive rationalisation and streamlining at Volvo necessitated the closure of the assembly plant in Uddevalla.
More than 2.8 million cars in the Volvo 240 Series had been built by the time the last Volvo 240, an estate, left the
production line in May.
The main principles for a merger with Renault were presented in September but it was subsequently called off, mainly as a result of growing doubts among shareholders and employees.
PG Gyllenhammar and the Volvo Board of Directors resigned and a new Board was elected in January 1994.
The world began to pull out of recession and demand for cars increased again. Volvo concentrated its manufacturing resources in Torslanda and Ghent and the rate of production increased sharply to meet rising demand. The Kalmar Plant closed and the Torslanda Plant was converted to handle the Volvo 850 and the new Volvo 960. This involved major investments in the body shop, to enable several models to be built in one and the same flow.
Volvo's most powerful car yet was presented at the Geneva Car Show: the Volvo 850 T-5R, with a five-cylinder, 250 bhp turbo engine. A simpler version of the five-cylinder engine was introduced on the 1995 model of the Volvo 850: the 2-litre, 10-valve B5202. This engine generates 126 bhp at 6500 rpm. The Volvo 850 is now available in versions ranging from 126 bhp to almost 240 bhp.
The Volvo 850 was also the first car in the world to be fitted with a side airbag to supplement the structural side-impact protection system (SIPS). This "SIPS bag" is fitted into the side of the front seat and is activated in a side-on collision.
Since its introduction in 1991, the Volvo 850 has earned more than 40 international awards. One of the most coveted ones in 1994 was the Good Design Grand Prize, presented by MITI, the Ministry of Trade and Industry in Japan.
A new version of the Volvo 960 was presented during the summer, with a completely new chassis, and new engine and transmission variants.
After a slight rise in 1994, worldwide demand for cars stagnated. Volvo Cars enjoyed a good year in terms of sales, however, a year that was both exciting and eventful. As competition became ever fiercer, Volvo unveiled a completely new vehicle family while stepping up development efforts on new products.
The compact Volvo S40/V40 - the first cars to emerge from the joint venture with Mitsubishi - were presented during the year. The Volvo S40, a four-door sedan, was shown for the first time at the Frankfurt Show in September, while the Volvo V40, a versatile and practical five-door tourer, was put on display in Bologna towards the end of the year.
The Mitsubishi Carisma had already been unveiled earlier in the year. Volvo and Mitsubishi were now building completely different car models at the Born Plant, using the same production equipment.
With softer, more sweeping lines, the front-wheel drive Volvo S40/V40 represented a departure from the styling of Volvo models in recent years. They were available with a choice of three engines: two four-cylinder petrol engines of 2.0 and 1.8 litres and a turbocharged 1.9-litre diesel. These two cars set a completely new standard of safety in the compact class - pioneering side-impact airbags as standard equipment, for instance.
In order to release capacity at the Born Plant, production of the Volvo 480 was discontinued.
A total of 80,000 of this model had been made since its introduction.
Volvo's best-seller, the Volvo 850, was upgraded with a number of new features during the year. A new diesel version, the Volvo 850 TDI, was introduced - a turbocharged 2.5-litre unit with electronic direct injection and a power output of 140 bhp, combining the comfort of a petrol engine with the fuel economy of a diesel. The 250 bhp Volvo 850 R was the strongest and fastest standard production Volvo model in the company's history. The side-impact airbag, which was a world inno-vation in the Volvo 850 in 1994, became standard equipment in both the Volvo 850 and the Volvo 960.
1995 was also the year that Volvo made its breakthrough on the British racetracks with a sedan version of the Volvo 850 known as the Volvo 850 Racing.
NEW MODEL DESIGNATIONS
The system consists of three letters and two figures:
S = sedan
V = Versatility
C = Coupé or convertible
The figures following the letter indicate the size of the car - the higher the figure, the bigger the car.
A year which brought a whole host of new models and variants. Production of the Volvo S40/V40 was now in full swing, and the two models grew quickly in popularity in Italy, Germany and the UK, amongst other markets. The last of the Volvo 400 series were built in November, bringing the grand total for this range to almost 700,000 units since the start of production.The number of Volvo 850 variants continued to grow. New this year were the Volvo 850Bi-Fuel, which could run on either petrol or CNG, and the Volvo 850 AWD
(All Wheel Drive).
The luxury Volvo C70 coupé made its debut at the Paris Motor Show. This was the first car to emerge from Volvo's partnership with TWR (Tom Walkinshaw Racing), and was to be hand-built at the AutoNova plant in Uddevalla. It derived much of its engineering and its safety systems
from the Volvo 850.
The successors to the Volvo 850, the Volvo S70 and V70, were ready to go on show in November. Their exterior styling had been revised to match Volvo's new design idiom with its softer, rounded lines, and the interior was also fully remodelled. The safety level had been raised still further, for instance through an upgraded side-impact protection system, improved seat belts and a three-section collapsible steering column. In line with the new system for naming Volvo models, the Volvo 960 Sedan became the Volvo S90 and the estate became the V90,in conjunction with an upgrade of their interiors. The ten-millionth car made by Volvo since the start of production in 1927 was built in the Volvo plant in Malaysia. It was a dark green Volvo 960 Royal.
In the beginning of the year the C70 Convertible was ready for launch. Initially sold in Europe only, the Volvo S40/V40 was now launched in certain other markets, including Japan and South Africa. Two powerful turbo versions were also introduced: the 1.9-litre T4 delivering 200 bhp, and the 2.0T of 160 hp. The Volvo S40/V40 was now available with petrol engines of between 105 hp and 200 hp, plus a turbodiesel of 90 hp.
No other car-maker has been more clearly associated with estate cars than Volvo. Volvo estates combine versatility with stylish design, driving pleasure and good performance. This reputation was further reinforced by the new variants launched in the course of 1997: the
Volvo V70R, the Volvo V70R AWD and the Volvo V70 XC.
The Volvo V70R AWD was launched early in the year. AWD stands for All Wheel Drive, the system which automatically distributes power to the front and rear wheels as surface conditions dictate. The Volvo V70 XC (Cross Country) followed at the Frankfurt International
Motor Show in September. This car was launched with the
choice of either a 2.5-litre light-pressure turbo of 193 hp with automatic transmission, or a 2.0-litre high-pressure turbo developing 225 hp with a manual gearbox. With its high ground clearance, its advanced all-wheel drive and its sporty good looks, the Volvo V70 XC rapidly became a success in North America and elsewhere.
In the course of 1997, Leif Johansson was appointed President and CEO.
The introduction of the new Volvo S80 at the end of May was, without doubt, the climax of the year. In the late spring and summer, the new challenger on the saloon market was driven by motoring journalists from all over the world - and their reviews were very enthusiastic.
The Volvo S80, the first car to be built on Volvo's new large platform, contains a number of major technological innovations which make it the most complete Volvo ever. These include the Inflatable Curtain, WHIPS (Whiplash Protection System), a straight transverse six-cylinder engine, integrated GSM telephone, sophisticated IT technology and the first-ever environmental declaration with any car.
In the first year, the new Volvo S80 had already earned a number of awards, including the Prince Michael Road Safety Award for the Inflatable Curtain. It was also acclaimed "the Most Beautiful Car in the World" by the Italian motoring organisation and magazine Automobilia. These awards emphasise the fact that the Volvo S80 is a typical Volvo, particularly in terms of safety, quality, reliability and environmental awareness, but it is just as much a very unusual Volvo in terms of emotional values such as interior and exterior styling. The Volvo S80 is, in other words, a unique saloon, developed without being limited by the special demands involved in manufac-turing a saloon and an estate on the same basic platform.
The model is made at the Torslanda Plant in Gothenburg and 21,800 units were sold in the first year.
The tremendous demand for the Volvo S40 and V40 in Europe meant that production was stepped up at the NedCar plant, from 115,000 to over 150,000 units. The already strong model programme was extended with the direct-injection petrol models Volvo S40 1.8i and V40 1.8i. Direct injection of the fuel in the combustion chamber makes more efficient combustion possible and thereby promotes lower fuel consumption. Volvo Cars and Mitsubishi became equal shareholders in the NedCar plant after acquiring the 33% shareholding formerly held by the Dutch state.
At the Paris motor show, Volvo's all-wheel drive estates, the Volvo V70R AWD, the Volvo V70 AWD and the Volvo V70 XC, found company in the all-wheel drive sedan, the Volvo S70 AWD. All these models are fitted with Volvo's sophisticated All Wheel Drive system, which automatically distributes the power between the front and rear wheels depending on the road conditions.
Sales of the Volvo C70 convertible began during the year. This is the first open Volvo since the Volvo Sport in 1956.
The assembly plant in Halifax in Canada was closed. This plant was Volvo's first assembly plant outside Sweden and was opened in 1963.
1998 was also the year that the last rear-wheel drive Volvo left the Torslanda Plant. Production of the Volvo 940, Volvo S90 and Volvo V90 (formerly the Volvo 960) ceased at year-end. A total of 667,000 of these models were manufactured over the years.
In 1999 Volvo Cars' marketing communications focused strongly on all the new features incorporated in the Volvo S80. Several systems for increased safety and better comfort were presented. These included WHIPS (Whiplash Protection System), a new development in car seat design to improve protection in rear-end collisions, and the IC (Inflatable Curtain) system designed to protect the head in side-on collisions, which represents the third development phase of SIPS, Volvo's comprehensive Side Impact Protection System. The revolutionary Multiplex electrical system uses two main cables, twenty or so computers and digital technology for its communications network. The result is less wiring, increased capacity, better reliability and easier retrofitting of extra equipment.
Even more variants of the Volvo S80 became available during 1999: for example the T6, which has a six-cylinder 2.8 litre engine delivering 272 bhp (200 kW). Then there is the S80 2.9, which has a six-cylinder 2.9 litre engine rated at 204 bhp (150 kW) and 280 Nm. Two new five-cylinder models with the 2.4 litre engine offered the choice of 140 bhp or 170 bhp. The S80 T5 has a fivecylinder 2.0 litre engine developing 226 bhp. The S80 2.0T has a 163 bhp, five-cylinder, two-litre engine.
The S80 2.5 D is a diesel-engined model. The S80 Bi-Fuel has a five-cylinder, 2.4 litre engine (140 bhp). Here the driver can switch back and forth from running on petrol to either methane or LPG according to the option fitted. PremAir(r)â is a catalytic coating for car radiators which converts potentially-harmful ozone in the air outside the car into oxygen. As from the end of 1999, all Volvo S80 radiators incorporated PremAir(r)â coating, for the benefit of the environment at large.
The Volvo C70 Convertible was launched in Europe, with the United Kingdom quickly emerging as its biggest market.
A new 165 bhp non-turbo engine option was introduced for the C70 coupé. In the course of 1999 over twenty different awards and prizes were won by the Volvo S80, C70, S70/V70, 850, S40/V40 and 940/960.
For the Volvo S80, actual sales exceeded sales targets in Sweden, the US, the Netherlands and Spain. The Volvo S40 and V40 were launched in the US market with availability from September. Both proved a resounding success.
The sales target for the year was 7,000 cars, but actual sales of the S40/V40 reached 11,800. Volvo Cars took the decision to sell the North Plant at the Olofstršm Component factory.
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The efficacy of an iterative "sequence of prevention" approach to injury prevention by a multidisciplinary team in professional rugby union
- Tee, Jason, Bekker, Sheree, Collins, Rob, Klingbiel, Jannie, van Rooyen, Ivan, van Wyk, David, Till, Kevin, Jones, Ben
http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/165565
Tee, Jason; Bekker, Sheree; Collins, Rob; Klingbiel, Jannie; van Rooyen, Ivan; van Wyk, David; Till, Kevin; Jones, Ben
vital:13334
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2018.02.003
ISBN:1440-2440
Objectives: Due to the complex systems nature of injuries, the responsibility for injury risk management cannot lie solely within a single domain of professional practice. Interdisciplinary collaboration between technical/tactical coaches, strength and conditioning coaches, team doctors, physical therapists and sport scientists is likely to have a meaningful impact on injury risk. This study describes the application and efficacy of a multidisciplinary approach to reducing team injury risk in professional rugby union. Design: Observational longitudinal cohort study. Methods: Epidemiological injury data was collected from a professional rugby union team for 5 consecutive seasons. Following each season, these data informed multidisciplinary intervention strategies to reduce injury risk. The effectiveness of these strategies was iteratively assessed to inform future interventions. Specific examples of intervention strategies are provided. Results: Overall team injury burden displayed a likely beneficial decrease (−8%; injury rate ratio (IRR) 0.9, 95%CI 0.9–1.0) from 2012 to 2016. This was achieved through a most likely beneficial improvement in non-contact injury burden (−39%; IRR 0.6, 95%CI 0.6–0.7). Contact injury burden was increased, but to a lesser extent (+18%; IRR 1.2, 95%CI 1.1–1.3, most likely harmful) during the same period. Conclusions: The range of skills required to effectively manage complex injury phenomena in professional collision sport crosses disciplinary boundaries. The evidence presented here points to the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary approach to reducing injury risk. This model will likely be applicable across a range of team and individual sports.
Elsevier Ltd
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport Vol. 21, no. 9 (2018), p. 899-904
Copyright © 2018 Sports Medicine Australia
1106 Human Movement and Sports Science; 1116 Medical Physiology; 1117 Public Health and Health Services; Complex systems; Injury prevention; Multidisciplinary; Rugby


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Éric McCabe, Alan Chauvin, Daniel Fiset, Martin Arguin, Frédéric Gosselin; The use of spatial frequency through time in face identification. Journal of Vision 2005;5(8):988. doi: 10.1167/5.8.988.
Face perception has received much attention since it became obvious that something special characterizes this stimulus class (e.g. Bodamer, 1947; Farah et al., 1998 ; Yin, 1969). One promising avenue for the study of face perception involves psychophysical procedures that can determine the information effectively used by human observers. Here we studied the effective use of spatial frequency information through time in face identification using Bubbles (Gosselin & Schyns, 2001; Vinette, Gosselin & Schyns, 2004). We submitted five subjects to 3000 dynamic grayscale faces (6 × 6 deg of visual angle × 180 ms) sampled by dot multiplying their Fourier spectrum with a 2D white Gaussian noise convolved with a Gaussian function (Std's = 0.156 of the Nyquist frequency and 79 ms). The subjects performance was maintained at 75% of correct identifications by adjusting, on a trial by trial basis, the surface under the sampling noise. Using multiple linear regression on response accuracy and sampling noise, we revealed that subjects tend to use a narrow band of low spatial frequency (about 5.8 cycles per face) throughout and, from 100 to 150 ms after stimulus onset, a broader frequency band centered on 15.6 cycles per face. These results suggest that face identification occurs in a two-step process : an initial sweep mainly interested in low spatial frequencies and a later one focussing on mid to high spatial frequencies, which appears particularly important for the efficient resolution of the perceptual task. This two-sweep process is compatible with the proposal of Liu, Harris and Kanwisher (2002) that face identification at an individual level follows a more global categorization of the stimulus as a face. Results are also in agreement with studies that showed a natural bias in face perception for spatial frequencies between 5.62 and 22.5 cycles per face (e.g. Nasanen, 1999; Schyns, Bonnar & Gosselin, 2002 ; Vuilleumier et al., 2003).


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GE Responds to Public Outcry - Will Donate Entire $3.2 Billion Tax Refund to Help Offset Cuts and Save American Jobs
Fairfield, CT, 13th April, 2011 - GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt has informed the Obama administration that the company will be gifting its entire 2010 tax refund, worth $3.2 Billion, to the US Treasury on April 18, Tax Day, and will furthermore adopt a host of new policies that secure its position as a leader in corporate social responsibility.
"We want the public to know that we've heard them, and that we know many Americans are going through tough times," said GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt. "GE will therefore give our 2010 tax refund back to the public and allow the public to decide how to spend it."
Immelt acknowledged no wrongdoing. "All seven of our foreign tax havens are entirely legal," Immelt noted. "But Americans have made it clear that they deplore laws that enable tax avoidance. While we owe it to our shareholders to use every legal loophole to maximize returns - we also owe something to the American people. We didn't write the laws that let us legally avoid paying taxes. Congress did. But we benefit from those laws, and now we'd like to share those benefits. We are proud to be giving something back to America, and we are proud to set an example for all industry to follow."
Over the coming weeks, GE will conduct a nationwide survey to determine how the company's $3.2 billion returned refund is to be allocated. The survey will be conducted both online and offline, and will permit the public to weigh in on which of the recently-enacted budget cuts they would like to see reversed.
In tandem with the gift, the company is also announcing a host of new policies to restore public faith in the GE brand, including a commitment to keep American jobs in America, and to create one U.S. job for each new job created abroad. The ambitious plan will overhaul accounting systems to allow public transparency and phase out the use of tax havens in five years. "Given my recent appointment as President Obama's Chairman of the Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, it is no longer appropriate for GE to engage in practices that, whether by fact or perception, are at odds with the greater good of the nation," Immelt said.
Immelt outlined several concrete steps he would take to push for modernized tax policies that reflect the realities of the global economy. "I will personally ask President Obama to work with Congress to require country-by-country reporting by multi-national corporations of the sales made, profits earned and taxes paid in every jurisdiction where an entity operates. Instead of moving money via 'transfer pricing,' corporations ought to pay taxes in the jurisdictions where profits are actually made. If Congress is able to establish standard industry-wide solutions, GE will close our tax haven operations abroad, including our subsidiaries in Bermuda, Singapore and Luxembourg."
Further details on GE's new policy will be released in the coming weeks.
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GE (NYSE: GE) is an advanced technology, services and finance company taking on the world's toughest challenges. Dedicated to innovation in energy, health, transportation and infrastructure, GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs about 300,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.ge.com.
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